United States Air Force Academy Women's Soccer 2020-21
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
United States Air Force Academy Women’s Soccer 2020-21 Air Force Athletic Communications • 2169 Field House Drive • USAFA, CO 80840 • goAirForceFalcons.com Soccer Contact: Dan Whitaker • [email protected] • 734-478-8114 @AF_WSOC Air Force Falcons vs. Colorado College Tigers (0-0-0, 0-0-0 MW) Saturday, March 6, 1 p.m. MT Air Force Women’s Soccer Lacrosse Practice Field - USAFA, Colo. 2020-21 SCHEDULE BROADCAST INFORMATION - Video Stream: MW Network TEAM RECORD: 0-0 - Live Statistics: Statbroadcast - Twitter updates at @AF_WSOC Date Opponent Time/Outcome M 6 COLORADO COLLEGE* 1 p.m. Series History vs. Opponents (Full Series Info on Page 9): M 12 WYOMING* 1 p.m. - Friday will be the 19th meeting in a series that dates back to 1992 M 14 COLORADO STATE* Noon - CC leads the all-time tally, 15-3 M 19 Utah State* 1 p.m. - Last season, CC edged out the Falcons in the season finale, 3-2, inside the HAC M 21 New Mexico* 1 p.m. - Air Force’s last win came in 2003, a 2-1 win at the Academy M 26 Colorado State* 2 p.m. M 28 Wyoming* 1 p.m. - Colorado College have won the last nine match ups A 2 NEW MEXICO* 1 p.m. - The Falcons are 3-5 at home against the Tigers all-time A 4 UTAH STATE* Noon A 10 Colorado College* 7 p.m 2019 Records: A 17 MW Championship TBA Air Force - 10-7-1 overall, 5-6-0 MW (T-7th) Colorado College - 10-7-0 overall, 5-6-0 MW (T-7th) * Denotes Mountain West match All home games at the Cadet Soccer Stadium Falcons Open Regular Season With Three Game Homestand All times are MT and subject to change. The Air Force Academy women’s soccer team opens its 29th season of competition by Log on to: www.goairforcefalcons.com for up-to-date info. playing host to the Colorado College Tigers, Saturday, March 6, at the Lacrosse Practice Field. Kickoff of the abbreviated spring 2021 season is set for 1 p.m. MT. MOUNTAIN WEST The game can be followed via live stats at airforcestats.com, as well as via a free live 2020-21 STANDINGS stream on the Mountain West Network. For all up to date information, be sure to follow (UPDATED 3/4) @AF_WSOC on Twitter. Spring 2021 Mountain West Conference Schedule Format Mountain Division With the 2020 fall season delayed into the spring of 2021, the Mountain West released Place/School MW Pts. Overall an abbreviated and altered schedule for the season. The Falcons will play a 10-match 1. Air Force 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 Conference-only schedule in a divisional double round-robin format taking place over a 1. Colorado College 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 1. Colorado State 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 six-week period (March 5-April 11). 1. New Mexico 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 With the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the MW decided to reduce 1. Utah State 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 the schedules to divisional play only, with no non-conference opportunities. A single 1. Wyoming 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 match will take place on Sat., April 17, at a campus site between the two division winners to determine the Conference automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. West Division Place/School MW Pts. Overall Home Games Closed to General Public 1. Boise State 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 In consultation with USAFA public health professionals, Air Force is allowing a limited 1. Fresno State 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 number of player guests for intercollegiate home events. USAFA and all intercollegiate 1. Nevada 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 athletic events remain closed to the public. 1. San Diego State 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 1. San Jose State 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 1. UNLV 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 It’s Been Awhile When Air Force and Colorado College take the pitch on Saturday, it will mark the first varsity competition for the Falcon women’s soccer team in 491 days. The last time AF played a match was November 1, 2019, the season finale which also came against the CC Tigers. 2020-21 Falcons - Air Force returns 16 letterwinners and eight starters from last season, while welcoming in seven freshmen. - The Falcons have a solid five-member senior class, led by team captains Emma Nelson and Alex Giggie - Air Force lost just three primary starters from 2019, including team captains Kasey Stavig and Erin Speer. - The returning letterwiners have combined for 221 starts and 409 games played. 1 2020-21 Air Force Women’s Soccer Fly, Fight, Win! Positions & Career Games Played/Started Jamero 43/22 Lee 18/15 Bakken 12/3 Limon 5/0 Nelson 52/32 Colandrea 32/17 Karras 17/0 Gutierrez 23/4 Larkin 12/2 Milford 18/18 Osoba 34/16 Giggie 54/52 McKean 9/1 McFadden 16/0 Mahowald 44/22 Katz 20/18 2020-21 Starting Lineups Opponent GK F F F M M M D D D D Colorado College* Wyoming* Colorado State* Utah State* New Mexico* Colorado State* Wyoming* New Mexico* Utah State* Colorado College* 2 2020-21 Air Force Women’s Soccer Fly, Fight, Win! Air Force Women’s Soccer 2020-21 Roster Number Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Danielle Katz GK 5-6 Sr. Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill 2 Jordi Ives F/M 5-5 Fr. Tucson, Ariz./Mountain View 3 Faith Lee F/M 5-4 So. Oakton, Va./Madison 4 Juliana McKean M/D 5-5 So. Richmond, Va./Freeman 5 Grace Sublette M 5-6 Fr. Greenwood Village, Colo./Cherry Creek 7 Audrey Colter M 5-5 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Academy 8 Brittany Mahowald D 5-9 Sr. Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge 9 Keelyn Osoba D 5-5 Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Rock Canyon 10 Catherine Bakken F/M 5-5 So. Denver, Colo./George Washington 11 Kayla Milford D 5-9 So. Draper, Utah/Corner Canyon 12 Jillian Jamero F 5-2 Sr. Ripon, Calif./Ripon 14 Ryley Tanner D 5-8 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Louisville 15 Jennifer McFadden D 5-11 So. San Juan Capistrano, Calif./San Juan Hills 16 Natalia Gutierrez M 5-4 Jr. Edinburg, Texas/St. Stephen’s Episcopal School 17 Bella Colandrea M/D 5-7 Jr. McKinney, Texas/International Academy of North Texas 18 Cam Karras F/M 5-4 So. Pleasant View, Utah/Weber 19* Emma Nelson M 5-7 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Marian 21* Alex Giggie D 5-5 Sr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Holy Spirit Catholic 23 Tatiana Limon F/M 5-3 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X 27 Cammi Bych GK 5-8 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista 28 Cassi Bych D 5-5 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista 29 Micah Larkin M 5-4 Jr. Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall 30 Sydney Davis GK 5-10 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral *Team Captains Head Coach: Larry Friend (12th year) USAFA, 1985 Assistant Coach: Kiha Sutta (11th year) Northern Colorado, 2003 Assistant Coach: Missy Strasburg (5th year) Gonzaga, 2001 Vol. Assistant/GK’s: Brian Bronowski (4th year) Pronunciations Falcons By State (11 States) #5 Grace Sublette – sublet Alabama (1) Maryland (1) Utah (2) #8 Brittany Mahowald - muh-HO-wald Tuscaloosa - Giggie Potomac - Katz Draper - Milford Pleasant View - Karras #10 Catherine Bakken - bock-in Arizona (4) Minnesota (1) #12 Jillian Jamero – juh-MARE-oh Phoenix - Bych X2 Woodbury - Mahowald Virginia (2) #17 Bella Colandrea - colan-DRAY-uh Scottsdale - Davis Oakton - Lee #21 Alex Giggie - GIG-e Tucson - Ives Nebraska (1) Richmond - McKean Omaha - Nelson #23 Tatiana Limon – lee-moan California (3) #27/28 Bych - byeshh Los Angeles - Tanner New Mexico (2) Kiha Sutta – sutta like butta Ripon - Jamero Albuquerque - Limon, San Juan Capistrano - Colter McFadden Texas (3) Colorado (3) Edinburg - Gutierrez Denver - Bakken McKinney -Colandrea Greenwood Village - Rockwall - Larkin Sublette Highlands Ranch - Osoba 3 2020-21 Air Force Women’s Soccer Fly, Fight, Win! GENERAL INFORMATION Season Openers Location ................2169 Field House Drive Air Force is 10-17-1 all-time in season openers. The Falcons are 10-13-1 all-time in . .USAF Academy, CO 80840 home openers. Last season, the Falcons opened with a 2-0 win over Siena. Colors ..........................Blue & Silver Nickname . Falcons Multiple Team Milestones in 2019 At the conclusion of the 2019 campaign, the Falcons reached a number of program Enrollment ............................4,000 milestones. First, the 10 wins were the most for AF since reaching 11 back in 1999. Founded .............................. 1954 The five conference wins are the most for an AF team in MW play all-time (since Affiliation .........................NCAA Div. I 1999). Air Force clinched a winning record, their first since 1999 and fourth all-time. Conference.................... Mountain West The 36 goals scored as a team were the most since 2000, and the seven shutouts Home Field .............. Cadet Soccer Stadium were the most since 2010. Capacity/Surface . 1,000/Grass Superintendent .........Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark Potent Offense Athletic Director ............... Mr. Nathan Pine The Falcons presented one of the most potent offenses in the Mountain West Associate AD/SWA ...............Linda Huggler Conference in 2019. They finished first in the MW in scoring offense, second in points per game, total goals and total points, and third in assists per game and total Website................ goAirForceFalcons.com assists. The Falcons’ scoring offense was 46th in the country. TEAM INFORMATION Katz The Brick Wall 2019 Record..........................10-7-1 Junior goal keeper Danielle Katz, who came into last season with just two games Conference Record/Finish ............5-6-0/T-7th played and no starts, was a force in net in 2019.