2020-21 Media Guide
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2020-21 MEDIA GUIDE Women’s Soccer Record Book 1 Table of Contents Facts / History ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Head Coach Casey Wilson ...........................................................................................................................................................4-5 2020-21 Coaching Staff .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2020-21 Roster / 2020-21 Schedule ..............................................................................................................................................7 Year-By-Year Results .....................................................................................................................................................................8-14 All-Time Series Records .............................................................................................................................................................15-17 Individual Honors ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18-19 Individual Career Records ..............................................................................................................................................................20 Individual Season Records .............................................................................................................................................................21 Goalkeeper Records ........................................................................................................................................................................22 Team Season Records ....................................................................................................................................................................23 Team / Individual Game Records .................................................................................................................................................24 Individual Career Statistics ......................................................................................................................................................25-34 Individual Career Goalkeeper Statistics ...............................................................................................................................35-36 Wildcats By Name ............................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Wildcats By Number ..................................................................................................................................................................38-39 Senior Dylan Owens matches up against Central Arkansas in the 2018 Southland Conference Tournament Semifinal game. The Wildcats would go on to win 1-0 on their way to their first NCAA Division I Tournament berth. 2 www.ACUSports.com | #ACU4C | #GoWildcats Facts / History Quick Facts Location ................................................................................. Abilene, Texas Founded .................................................................................................. 1906 Enrollment ..............................................................................................5,293 Nickname ..........................................................................................Wildcats Colors ................................................................................Purple and White Home Field (capacity)................................. Elmer Gray Stadium (1,000) Affiliation ..............................................................................NCAA Division I Conference ................................................................................... Southland President .......................................................................... Dr. Phil Schubert Athletics Director ........................................................................Allen Ward Senior Woman Administrator ................................................Sarah Shipp Team Facts 2017 First Team All-Southland Conference honorees Head Coach ..................................................Casey Wilson (14th Season) Christina Arteaga and Dylan Owens. Overall / School Record ..............................................................156-97-23 Southland Conference Record .................................................... 55-26-8 Lone Star Conference Record ...................................................... 41-22-6 Associate Head Coach ................................Neal Ozmun (2nd Season) Assistant Coach ............................................Natalie Rigney (1st Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach ..........................Aleah Dillard (4th Season) History First Season of Soccer .........................................................................2007 All-Time Record | Seasons ..................................................156-97-23 | 14 All-Time Southland Record | Seasons ...................................55-26-8 | 7 All-Time Lone Star Record | Seasons .....................................41-22-6 | 6 Southland Conference Tournament Appearances ................................. .......................................................................4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21) Southland Conference Tournament Record ...................................3-1-2 NCAA DI Tournament Appearances ............................................1 (2018) NCAA DI Tournament Record ............................................................ 0-1-0 Lone Star Conference Tournament Appearances .................................. ................................................................5 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Lone Star Conference Tournament Record .................................. 3-4-0 2018 All-Southland Conference honorees (from left to right): Michelle NCAA DII Tournament Appearances ............................... 2 (2010, 2011) Mulrooney, Shay Johnson, Christina Arteaga, Sophie Standifer, Alyssia NCAA DII Tournament Record .............................................................3-1-1 Anuat, and Rachel Johnson. ACU Athletics Media Relations Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations ................................ .................................................................................................Chris Macaluso Media Relations Coordinator .............. Zach Carlyle (Soccer Contact) Media Relations Coordinator ............................................. Cassie Kelley Athletics Video Coordinator ...............................................Glenn Losoya Social Media Website ................................................................................ACUSports.com Facebook ......................................................................................ACUSports Twitter ................................................................ ACUSports | ACU_Soccer Instagram ......................................................................................ACUSports YouTube ....................................................................................ACUAthletics Credits Edited by Zach Carlyle and Chris Macaluso. Photography provid- ed by Shawn Best, Steve Butman, Jeremy Enlow, Kim and David ACU honors its seniors before the game against Incarnate Word on Leeson, and Gary Rhodes. Oct. 26, 2018. Women’s Soccer Record Book 3 Head Coach Casey Wilson Casey Wilson enters his 14th year Acosta on the All-Academic Second Team. in 2020-21 as the only head coach the program has known. Wilson is 2019 was a fun season for the Wildcats as well. ACU followed up the architect of an Abilene Christian a championship season with a 12-5-2 record and an 8-2-1 mark in University women’s soccer team that has the Southland Conference. ACU finished tied for third overall in the more than proved its worth at both the league standings, and earned the No. 3 seed in the conference NCAA Division I and II levels. tournament. A couple injuries and odd timing caused a loss to No. 6 McNeese in the opening round of the tournament, but the Shortly before the school announced season was full of fun moments. It was one of the top scoring its intentions to move into the DI ranks teams in the country, scoring 2.4 points a game, ranking in the of the Southland Conference, Wilson top 15 in America. The defense was once again stellar, allowing guided a four-year old program to its first 1.3 goals per game, the third-best mark in the conference. It was Lone Star Conference Championship and a wonderful year that featured the fourth straight Southland first of two appearances at the NCAA Conference Freshman of the Year in Natalie Jones. Fellow rookie Championship. Then in 2011, the team Caylen Wright had her own argument for the award; in fact, the reached the heights of its DII prowess by two split votes for the honor. Shay Johnson was named the winning 20 matches en route to reaching Midfielder of the Year in the league too. ACU placed eight on the the national quarterfinals. all-conference teams, and had three all-region players too. Sophomore Andrea Carpenter was one of two All-Americas on The