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2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Weekly Notes Patrick McCoy, Women’s Soccer Contact • [email protected] • O: 478/474-3394 • C: 859/537-1355 Twitter: @AtlanticSun • Hashtag: #ASunWSOC • Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org Upcoming Schedule Conference Overall Friday, August 17 Time W L T Pts. Home Away W L T Pct. H A N Northern Kentucky at Canisius 12 p.m. ETSU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 ETSU at Tennessee Tech 4 p.m. FGCU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 USC Upstate at VMI 5 p.m. Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jackson State at Lipscomb 7 p.m. CST Kennesaw State 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Alabama at Kennesaw State 7 p.m. Southern Mississippi at Mercer 7 p.m. Lipscomb 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Stetson at FIU 7 p.m. Mercer 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jacksonville at FAU 7 p.m. North Florida 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lynn at FGCU 7 p.m. Northern Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 North Florida at Furman 8 p.m. USC Upstate 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sunday, August 19 Time Stetson 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Alabama A&M at Kennesaw State 1 p.m. South Alabama at Mercer 1 p.m. ETSU at UNC Asheville 1 p.m. #ASunWSoc Notes Georgia Southern at Stetson 1 p.m. * FGCU was picked to win its third-straight Atlantic Sun Women’s Soccer Regular-Season No. 12 UCF at FGCU 1 p.m. title by the league coaches in the preseason poll. The Eagles tied with ETSU and Jacksonville North Florida at Clemson 1 p.m. for last year’s title with identical 7-1-1 conference records. Since joining the league in 2007, Jacksonville at FIU 4 p.m. FGCU leads the A-Sun in conference wins (33), fewest A-Sun losses (9) and most conference ties (8). Monday, August 20 Time Charleston Southern at USC Upstate 6 p.m. Lipscomb at Xavier 6 p.m. CST * Kennesaw State’s Katrina Frost was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year by the league coaches after scoring 11 goals as a freshman in 2011 along with two assists. Frost’s Thursday, August 23 Time 0.65 goals per game is the highest ratio since 2007 when two Owls (Caitlin Dingle - 0.81; An- Mercer at No. 24 South Carolina 7:00 p.m. nie Phillips - 0.76) and Jacksonville’s Keri Zwikker (0.80) posted a better ratio. Friday, August 24 Time * Mercer’s Nikki Atkinson earned the nod as the Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year after post- Lipscomb at Central Arkansas 4 p.m. CST Northern Kentucky at Ball State 5:30 p.m. ing a 0.74 GAA in 12 appearances in 2011. Atkinson started in the fi nal eight games of the South Carolina State at North Florida 6 p.m. season and allowed only seven goals, while making 27 saves - including three with fi ve or Georgia State at Kennesaw State 7 p.m. more saves. Wisconsin-Green Bay at FGCU 7 p.m. Presbyterian at ETSU 7 p.m. * FGCU’s Ashley Ciesielczyk was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year by the USC Upstate at Navy 7 p.m. league coaches. Last season, the Eagles only allowed one goal in nine conference matches and posted 12 shutouts on the season - good for third-best in A-Sun history. Ciesielczyk Exhibition Results added to the FGCU attack with 12 assists - the most in the A-Sun since 2006. Tuesday, August 14 Location USC Upstate 5, Converse 0 Spartanburg, S.C. * North Florida owns the top-three returning career point producers in the A-Sun with Lau- ren Hopfensperger (33P - 15G, 3A), Carolina Lencina (32P - 11G, 10A) and Michelle Larrinaga Monday, August 13 Location (32P - 14G, 4A). Kennesaw State 5, Clayton State 1 Kennesaw, Ga. Sunday, August 12 Location * USC Upstate, Lipscomb and Mercer all open the season with new head coaches. Abby Mini- Jacksonville 5, The Citadel 0 Jacksonville, Fla. han (USC Upstate), Kevin O’Brien (Lipscomb) and Tony Economopoulos (Mercer) all make North Florida 4, FIU 0 Jacksonville, Fla. their debut on Friday. Appalachian State 1, ETSU 1 Johnson City, Tenn. * FGCU won the A-Sun Championship title to earn an automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Saturday, August 11 Location Tournament last season. There hasn’t been a repeat tournament champion since 2003 when FGCU 0, FAU 0 Boca Raton, Fla. UCF accomplished the feat. Only Kennesaw State has won multiple A-Sun Championship Furman 5, USC Upstate 1 Spartanburg, S.C. Indiana 6, Northern Kentucky 3 Bloomington, Ind. titles (2) during the nine-year span. Friday, August 10 Location * Under fi rst-year head coach, Adam Sayers, ETSU posted the most successful season in pro- USF 1, Jacksonville 0 Tampa, Fla. gram history in 2011 as the Bucs set records for wins (12), conference wins (7), goals (43) and Belmont 2, Lipscomb 1 Nashville, Tenn. points (118). However, the Bucs returning players only accounted for 35 percent of the team’s MTSU 1, Mercer 0 Murfreesboro, Tenn. goals in 2011 and 53 percent of the assists. North Florida 4, The Citadel 2 Jacksonville, Fla. Wednesday, August 8 Location * Northern Kentucky opens its fi rst NCAA Division I contest at noon ET with a match at USF 3, FGCU 2 Tampa, Fla. Canisius. Last season, the Norse fi nished 16-2-2 and advanced to the NCAA D-II Midwest Regional Final. Tuesday, August 7 Location ETSU 1, VMI 0 Lexington, Va. * Stetson’s Alyssa Welsh is one four current A-Sun student-athletes to rank in the top-eight Indiana State 2, Northern Kentucky 1 Highland Heights, Ky. of both goals and assists. Her eight goals and six career assists rank her eighth and seventh, respectively. UNF’s Lencina, JU’s Eva Leeper and FGCU’s Jessica Swartzentruber also are on the short list. @AtlanticSun // #ASunWSOC Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Weekly Notes Twitter: @AtlanticSun • Hashtag: #ASunWSOC • Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org ETSU Buccaneers Preseason Player of the Year Head Coach: Adam Sayers (12-5-1) • Field: Summers-Taylor Stadium Katrina Frost, Kennesaw State 2011 NCAA RPI: 133 • Regional Ranking: N/A (F – So. – Fayetteville, Ga. – Interna- Season in A-Sun: 8th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: T-1st (2011) tional Aff airs) Team Single-Game Season Highs Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A • Finished freshman campaign in 2011 with 11 goals, 24 points FGCU Eagles • Added three game-winning goals Head Coach: Jim Blankenship (57-25-10) • Field: FGCU Soccer Complex • Ranked in the top-two of the conference 2011 NCAA RPI: 71 • Regional Ranking: N/A for goal, points and game-winners Season in A-Sun: 6th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2010, 2011) • One of two Owls selected to preseason Team Single-Game Season Highs all-conference team Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A Date Name, School (Accomplishment) 8/20 JACKSONVILLE Dolphins 8/27 Head Coach: Brian Copham (41-26-12) • Field: Southern Oak Stadium 9/3 2011 NCAA RPI: 120 • Regional Ranking: N/A 9/10 Season in A-Sun: 16th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2000, 2011) 9/17 Team Single-Game Season Highs 9/24 Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A 10/1 10/8 KENNESAW STATE Owls 10/15 Head Coach: Rob King (180-91-20) • Field: KSU Stadium 10/22 2011 NCAA RPI: 204 • Regional Ranking: N/A Season in A-Sun: 8th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2006, 2007, 2009) Defensive Player of the Year Team Single-Game Season Highs Ashley Ciesielczyk, FGCU Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A (D – Sr. – Oregon, Ohio – Marketing) • Helped the Eagles to a share of the LIPSCOMB Bisons A-Sun Regular-Season crown for the Head Coach: Kevin O’Brien (0-0-0) • Field: Lipscomb Soccer Complex second-straight season 2011 NCAA RPI: 295 • Regional Ranking: N/A • Racked up the most assists in the league Season in A-Sun: 10th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 9th (2011) with 12 Team Single-Game Season Highs • One of two Eagles selected to preseason Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A all-conference team MERCER Bears Head Coach: Tony Economopoulos (10-41-0) • Field: Bear Field Date Name, School (Accomplishment) 2011 NCAA RPI: 164 • Regional Ranking: N/A 8/20 Season in A-Sun: 20th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2008) 8/27 Team Single-Game Season Highs 9/3 Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A 9/10 9/17 9/24 NORTH FLORIDA Ospreys 10/1 Head Coach: Linda Hamilton (39-66-9) • Field: Hodges Stadium 10/8 2011 NCAA RPI: 176 • Regional Ranking: N/A 10/15 Season in A-Sun: 8th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: T-3rd (2006) 10/22 Team Single-Game Season Highs Goalkeeper of the Year Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A Nikki Atkinson, Mercer NORTHERN KENTUCKY Norse (GK – Jr.