2010 HUSKER SOCCER Nebraska Media Relations L One Memorial Stadium L Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 L Phone: (402) 472-2263 L [email protected]
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NEBRASKA2010 HUSKER SOCCER Nebraska Media Relations l One Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 l Phone: (402) 472-2263 l [email protected] 2010 Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent Time Aug. 22 at New Mexico L, 0-3 Aug. 27 Loyola University Chicago $ W, 2-0 Aug. 29 Loyola University Maryland $ W, 2-0 Sept. 4 at Indiana (Big Ten Network) W, 3-1 Sept. 6 IUPUI W, 4-0 Game 6 Record: 1-2-1 Sept. 10 Arizona # 6:30 p.m. Nebraska vs. Arizona Coach: Lisa Oyen Sept. 12 #25 Arizona State # 3:30 p.m. l l Record/Season Sept. 17 Cal State-Fullerton 5 p.m. Sept. 10, 2010 Tempe, Ariz. 6:30 p.m. Career: 5-17-2/2nd Sept. 19 Iowa 1 p.m. Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium Sept. 24 Texas^ 4:30 p.m. Capacity: 1,050 UA: Same Sept. 26 #7 Texas A&M^ 1 p.m. Series History: NU leads, 3-1 Oct. 1 at Baylor^ 7 p.m. Record: 3-1-0 Live Stats: thesundevils.com Oct. 3 at Texas Tech^ 1 p.m. Coach: John Walker Oct. 8 Iowa State^ 4 p.m. Record/Season Game 7 Oct. 10 Missouri^ 1 p.m. Career: 240-92-21/17th Nebraska at No. 25 Arizona State Oct. 14 at Oklahoma^ 7 p.m. NU: Same Oct. 16 at #14 Oklahoma State^ 1 p.m. Sept. 12, 2010 l Tempe, Ariz. l 3:30 p.m. Record: 3-0-1 Oct. 22 Kansas^ 3:30 p.m. Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium Coach: Kevin Boyd Oct. 29 at Colorado^ 4 p.m. Capacity: 1,050 Record/Season Nov. 3-7 Big 12 Championship* TBA Series History: Tied, 0-0-1 Career: 154-87-30/14th Live Stats: thesundevils.com -All times listed are Central ASU: 30-24-10/4th -Home games in bold played at Nebraska Soccer Field -Rankings are current NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll $ - adidas Husker Classic # - Sun Devil Desert Classic in Tempe, Ariz. ^ - Big 12 Conference game Nebraska Travels to Sun Devil Desert Classic * - Big 12 Championship at San Antonio, Texas Riding the momentum of a four-game winning streak, the Nebraska soccer team travels to Arizona for its toughest weekend yet, as the Huskers face Arizona and No. 25 Arizona State at the Sun Devil Desert Classic in Nebraska Media Relations Tempe. Live stats for the Nebraska-Arizona State match will be available on www.thesundevils.com. Mailing Address The matchup between Nebraska and Arizona (1-2-1) Friday evening will be a meeting of old foes, as the One Memorial Stadium Huskers’ first win in program history came against the Wildcats on Sept. 9, 1994 in Missoula, Mont. Nebraska P.O. Box 880123 Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 leads the all-time series, 3-1. The Huskers will then meet a talented Arizona State (3-0-1) squad Sunday Shipping Address: 600 Stadium Drive afternoon that entered the NSCAA/HendricksCars.com national rankings this week at No. 25. The Sun Devils Phone ......................................................... 402-472-2263 (3-0-1) qualified for the 2009 NCAA Tournament and tied Nebraska in Lincoln last season, 1-1. FAX ............................................................. 402-472-2005 Nebraska (4-1-0) has won its last four games, including a 3-1 road victory at Indiana last Saturday. All-Big 12 Media Relations Soccer Contact ............... Brandon Gries Office Phone ............................................... 402-472-7781 selections Morgan Marlborough and Molly Thomas have heated up on offense by combining to score eight (four Cell Phone .................................................. 308-289-2286 each) of the team’s 11 goals. The NU defense has been solid as well with three shutouts behind senior goalkeeper E-Mail [email protected] Tara Macdonald, who leads the Big 12 Conference with a 0.30 goals against average and .944 save percentage. Following this weekend, the Huskers return to Lincoln for the beginning of a four-game homestand. Nebraska Huskers.com hosts Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Sept. 17 and then closes non-conference play against Big Ten opponent Iowa l Huskers.com is the official site of Nebraska Athletics and includes updated statistics, game notes, video on Sunday, Sept. 19. highlights and more to assist in your coverage and following of Husker soccer. Scouting Arizona The Wildcats (1-2-1) picked up their first win of the season last Sunday with a 4-2 triumph over Cal Poly. Arizona opened the campaign at the San Diego Tournament with a pair of losses to San Diego and Pepperdine before tying Northern Arizona at home. Despite the 1-2-1 record, the Wildcats have averaged 1.5 goals per game. HUSKERS.COM Arizona was 4-15-1 last season and finished ninth in the Pac 10 standings with a 1-8-0 record. The Wildcats lone conference win was a 2-1 double-overtime home thriller over rival Arizona State. Arizona returns six starters this fall, including top scorer Renae Cuellar. The sophomore led UA with six goals in her first collegiate season, 10 NCaa TOUrnaMenT APPearanCes 240 ALL-TIME VICTORIes 8 BIG 12 CHAMPIOnsHIPS 68 ALL-BIG 12 SELECTIOns 16 ALL-AMerICans 108 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 HONOrees 2010 Nebraska Soccer four more than any teammate. Cuellar is off to a fantastic start this season with four goals and two assists in the first four matches. The Wildcat defense has allowed 2.75 goals per game while rotating its goalie position between junior Ashley Jett and freshman Lorena Aragon. Head Coach Lisa Oyen (Montana, 1998) is in her second season at Arizona and holds a 5-17-2 record with the Wildcats. Oyen spent time as an assistant coach at Washington State and Arizona before becoming a head coach. She helped the Wildcats win its first Pac-10 championship in 2004 and then reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2005. Oyen was a two-year captain and four-year letterwinner as a starting defender for the Montana Grizzlies from 1994 to 1997. 2010 Nebraska Quick Facts Husker History Against the Wildcats General Information Nebraska leads the all-time series against Arizona, 3-1. The teams met twice in NU’s inaugural 1994 season, Location .................................................Lincoln, Neb. the first in which the Huskers earned their first win in program history, a 2-1 victory in Missoula, Mont., on Sept. 9, Population ..................................................... 251,624 1994. Nebraska then ended that season with a 3-1 win over the Wildcats in Tucson. The following year, Arizona Founded .............................................................1869 defeated the Huskers in Lincoln (2-1), while NU won the most recent matchup in 2001, a 4-2 home win. Enrollment .......................................................23,573 Nickname ...............................Cornhuskers, Huskers Scouting No. 25 Arizona State Colors ...........................................Scarlet and Cream The Sun Devils (3-0-1) have picked up where they left off from last year’s NCAA Tournament berth by winning Home Field ............... Nebraska Soccer Field (3,500) three of its first four games in 2010. Arizona State has defeated Northern Arizona, Baylor and Charlotte, while Conference .......................................................Big 12 tying South Carolina on the road to earn a No. 25 national ranking in the latest NSCAA/HendricksCars.com poll. Athletic Director ....................................Tom Osborne The Sun Devils were 9-7-4 last season and earned an at-large NCAA bid before their run was ended in the first 2009 Season Information round with a penalty kick loss at Wisconsin. 2009 Record ................................................... 11-5-4 Arizona State has brought back a strong group of players from last season as it returns eight starters. Home Record .................................................... 9-0-2 Among the returnees is senior midfielder Alexandra Elston, a 20-point scorer in 2009. This season, Elston Away Record ......................................................2-3-2 has just one assist while senior forward Karin Volpe leads the team with seven points on three goals and an Neutral Record .................................................. 0-2-0 assist. Sophomore forward Sierra Cook is the second-leading scorer with two goals and an assist. Defensively, 2009 Regular-Season Big 12 Record ............... 5-3-2 sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Gilmore has been solid in the net by playing all 380 minutes, giving up five goals 2009 Regular-Season Big 12 Finish .....................4th (1.18 GAA) with a .722 save percentage. 2009 NCAA Tournament....................................DNQ Head Coach Kevin Boyd (Tri-State Univeristy, 1990) is in his fourth season at Arizona State, where he has a 30-24-10 record. Boyd has been in the collegiate ranks for 14 seasons as he holds a 154-87-30 career record. 2010 Season Information 2 Prior to Arizona State, Boyd spent 10 seasons as the head coach at California, where he led the Bears to the Starters Returning/Lost .........................................9/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................. 13/8 NCAA Tournament eight times. He has reached back-to-back NCAA Tournaments with Arizona State. All-Americans Returning/Lost ...............................0/0 Newcomers .............................................................. 9 2010 Nebraska Roster No. Student-Athlete Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Coaching Information 0 Stevens, Emma RFr. 5-7 GK Corona, Calif. (Santiago) Head Coach ...........................................John Walker 1 Macdonald, Tara* Sr. 5-10 GK Austin, Texas (James Bowie/Oklahoma) Alma Mater/Year .................Queen’s University/1987 2 Romero, Ari Fr. 5-3 MF/D Surprise, Ariz. (Willow Canyon) Record at Nebraska .............238-92-21 (16 seasons) 4 Goetzmann, Colleen*** Sr. 5-7 MF Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) Career Record...................................................Same 5 Goetzmann, Katie** Jr. 5-7 D/MF Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) Soccer Office Phone ......................... (402) 472-0456 6 Slapper, Blair** Jr. 5-8 D Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) Assistant Coach ..................................... Dan Bassett 7 Bartels, Stacy RFr. 5-6 MF/F Omaha, Neb. (Skutt) Interim Assistant Coach .................... Marty Everding 8 Thomas, Molly** Jr. 5-5 MF/F Omaha, Neb.