FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 2013 North Dakota State Bison Soccer Women’s Soccer Contact: Ryan Anderson l [email protected] Office: (701) 231-5591 | Cell: (701) 412-6788 GoBison.com | @NDSUAthletics | @NDSUSoccer The week ahead: Weekly Data Overall ................................... 7-8-0 Bison Soccer Treks to Denver for Summit League Showdown with No. 14 Summit League...................... 3-2-0 Pioneers Current Streak ................... lost one After falling to South Dakota State Saturday, Oct. 19, 1-0, the North Dakota State women’s soccer team will look to bounce back when they travel to Denver to face the 14th-ranked Pioneers in a Summit League match Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. CT. AUGUST 17 ^ vs. Creighton (Exh.) L, 2-1 20 BEMIDJI STATE (Exh.) W 2-0 The Series against Denver 23 $ Belmont W 2-0 Sunday’s 1 p.m. match with the Pioneers will be the first-ever meeting. 25 $ Minnesota L 4-1 30 at Hofstra L 3-1 Against Summit League Opponents SEPTEMBER The Bison have an all-time record of 33-21-5 against Summit League opponents. 1 at St. John’s L 5-0 6 IDAHO W 3-2 8 MINNESOTA-DULUTH W 3-1 About the Denver Pioneers 11 at North Dakota L 4-2 Denver enters the week at an impressive 14-1-1 overall and are an unblemished 5-0 in 13 BOISE STATE L 1-0 (2OT) Summit League play. The Pioneers are a perfect 7-0 at home, 6-1-1 on the road and 1-0 at 20 & COLORADO STATE W 1-0 22 & EASTERN WASHINGTON L 3-0 neutral sites this season. This is the Pioneers’ first season in The Summit League. Denver 28 ALUMNI MATCH (Exh.) W 5-1 is ranked 14th in the latest NSCAA Division I Coaches Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 22. The Pioneers are paced in scoring by Kristen Hamilton with 10 goals and 11 assists for October 4 * at IUPUI W 2-0 a team-high 31 points. Hamilton leads the league goals, assists and points (31). Nicholette 6 * at Western Illinois L 1-0 DiGiacomo is second on the team in scoring with nine goals. She is the reigning Summit 11 * NEBRASKA-OMAHA W 2-1 (OT) League Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Nine other Pioneers have tallied at least one goal 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA W 1-0 (OT) 19 * at South Dakota State L 1-0 on the season. 27 * at Denver 1 p.m. Defensively, Denver is led by starting goalkeeper and Summit League Defensive Player of the Week, Cassidy Rey. She has started 13-14 matches and has only allowed six goals NOVEMBER 1 * FORT WAYNE 5 p.m. the entire season for a goals-against average (GAA) of 0.46. Rey has 56 saves and is 11- 8-10 Summit League Tournament TBA 1-1 in goal with six shutouts. She is ranked second in NCAA Division I in save percentage, saving 90.6 percent of shots-faced. Home games in BOLD CAPITALS * Summit League Games As a team, Denver averages 2.5 goals-per-game while limiting its opponents to just 0.44 $ Gopher Tournament - Minneapolis, Minn. per-game. The Pioneers pace the league in goals with 40 and assists with 39. They lead ^ Exhibition played in Rosemount, Minn. all of NCAA Division I in save percentage (0.913) and are second in W-L-T percentage & Doublewood Inn Classic - Fargo, N.D. Summit League Tournament held in Fort Wayne, Ind. (0.906). Catching Up with the Bison The Bison went 0-1 in Summit League action last week, falling to South Dakota State Oct. 19 in Brookings, 1-0. NDSU is now 7-8 overall and 3-2 in The Summit League. Caylee Costello netted the game-winner for SDSU in the 76th-minute. The Bison nearly equalized in the 84th-minute but Anisha Kinnarath’s shot glanced off the right-post and Lauren Miller’s rebound shot was saved by Jackrabbit goalkeeper Nicole Inskeep. Sierra Bonham went the full 90 in goal for the Bison, making five saves, but took the loss to fall to 6-7 on the season. NDSU was outshot in the match by SDSU, 15-8. A Look at the Numbers Through 15 matches, NDSU is paced offensively by Kinnarath and Lauren Miller. Miller has team-highs in goals scored (7), assists (4) and points (18). Anisha Kinnarath is second in goals scored for the Bison with six and has one assist. Katie Tallas has two goals and an assist while Tristyn Walczak, Meghan Johnston and Mikayla Jacobson each have one goal. Amy Yang has two assists. Olivia Norman, Steph Jacobson and Jaclyn Scanlan each have an assist through 12 matches. In goal, Sierra Bonham has made 14 starts in 15 matches. She has 81 saves in 1205 minutes between the pipes and has allowed 22 goals for a goals-against average BISON SOCCER 2 (GAA) of 1.64. Bonham has a record of 6-7-0 with four shutouts. Fellow NDSU goalkeeper Katie McCormick has seen action in three matches, making one start. She has nine saves in 168 Roster Breakdown minutes in goal and has given up four goals for a GAA of 2.14. McCormick’s overall record is 1-1-0. ALPHABETICAL No. Name 17 Gaby Arnquist NDSU in The Summit League Statistics 1 Sierra Bonham The Bison are fourth in goals (18) and tied for fifth in assists (11) in The Summit League 5 Alex Boucher entering the week. NDSU is sixth in shots, attempting 158. North Dakota State leads the league 21 Hannah Butzlaff 16 Natalie Fenske in saves with an average of 6.13 per-match. 13 Sheri Fitzsimmons Individually, Lauren Miller is third in the league in goals scored (7) and tied for fourth in assists 2 Mikayla Jacobson (4). She is third in total points with 18. Anisha Kinnarath is tied for fourth in total goals with six. 20 Steph Jacobson Both Kinnarath and Miller are tied atop the league in game-winning goals with three each. Sierra 4 Meghan Johnston 19 Genna Joyce Bonham leads the league in total saves (81) and saves-per-game (5.79). She is third in shutouts 10 Tiana Khamvongsa with four. 11 Anisha Kinnarath 6 Bailey Lervick NDSU against ranked opponents 3 Lizzie Lukas 18 Montana Martinez The match against 14th-ranked Denver Sunday, Oct. 27 will be the Bison’s first match against 0 Katie McCormick a ranked opponent since a 1-1 draw in double overtime (fell 4-3 in PK shootout) against then No. 23 Lauren Miller 9 Texas A&M on Nov. 12, 2010 in the NCAA tournament first round. NDSU’s only other contest 25 Autumn Muckenhirn against a ranked opponent as a Division I soccer program was Sept. 6, 2009 at Minnesota, a 14 Olivia Norman 9 Jaclyn Scanlan match that saw the Bison fall to the 19th-ranked Golden Gophers, 4-0. 8 Katie Tallas 22 Tori Veth Home Sweet Home 7 Tristyn Walczak The Bison have compiled an overall record of 97-26-5 in Fargo since the program began in 15 Amy Yang 1995. NDSU went unbeaten at home in 1996 (8-0), 2005 (7-0) and 2011 (7-0-1). This season By Position marks the Bison’s first season playing on historic Dacotah Field. NDSU has compiled an Goalkeepers ............................. 2 impressive 5-2 record at home so far this season. Forwards................................... 6 Midfielders ................................ 8 Defenders ................................. 9 Following the Herd By Year of Eligibility For the latest information on NDSU Bison soccer visit www.GoBison.com. All home Bison soccer Freshmen ............................... 12 matches have live statistics provided by Stat Broadcast. Please check the soccer “schedule” page Sophomores ............................. 6 for live stat links. In addition to live statistics, live video is available online on a pay-per-view basis Juniors ...................................... 3 Seniors ..................................... 3 at www.GoBison.com/showcase for every NDSU home match. State / Province Minnesota ............................... 18 Up Next Manitoba ................................... 2 The Bison return home to Dacotah Field for the final match of the regular season against Fort Alberta ...................................... 2 California .................................. 1 Wayne. First kick is set for Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. Illinois........................................ 1 2013 Bison Numerical Roster Team Info No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Head Coach: Mark Cook 0 Katie McCormick GK 5-7 So. Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port HS Alma Mater: Alfred University, 1993 1 Sierra Bonham* GK 5-8 So. Red Deer, Alberta/Lindsay Thurber HS NDSU Record: 15-18-0 (Second Season) 2 Mikayla Jacobson F 5-4 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS Career Record: same (Second Season) 3 Lizzie Lukas* F 5-2 So. South St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul HS Assistant Coach: Chris Logan 5 Alex Boucher D 5-2 Fr. Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area HS 6 Bailey Lervick D 5-7 Fr. Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS Alma Mater: Notre Dame College, 2006 7 Tristyn Walczak** D 5-7 Jr. Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS Assistant Coach: Karli Kopietz 8 Katie Tallas*** F 5-6 Sr. Sherwood Park, Alberta/Bev Facy HS Alma Mater: North Dakota State, 2006 9 Jaclyn Scanlan** F 5-6 Jr. East Grand Forks, Minn./East Grand Forks HS Dir. of Soccer Operations: Katie Luce 10 Tiana Khamvongsa MF 5-5 Fr. Savage, Minn./Burnsville HS 2012 Record: 8-10-0, 5-3 Summit (3rd) 11 Anisha Kinnarath** F 5-6 Jr. Winnipeg, Manitoba/Kelvin HS 8/3 12 Meghan Johnston* D 5-10 So. Winnipeg, Manitoba/River East Collegiate Starters Returning/Lost: 13 Sheri Fitzsimmons** D 5-4 Sr.