THUNDERBIRD SOCCER SOUTHERN UTAH 2014 GAME NOTES Southern Utah University Athletics Media Relations •Kyle Newhouse, Assistant Director • (435) 586-7758 • [email protected] 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SUU Hosts Dixie State in 2014 Opener Overall: 0-0-0 Big Sky: 0-0-0 Game 1 AUGUST (0-0-0) Southern Utah 22 Dixie State 4 p.m. (0-0-0) 24 at UCSB 1 p.m. vs 31 CSU Bakersfield 1 p.m. Dixie State (0-0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0-0) Cedar City, Utah • Friday, Aug. 22, 4:00 p.m. • Live Stats • Live Video 5 at UTEP 6 p.m. 8 at Utah Valley 7:30 p.m. THUNDERBIRDS AND RED STORM SET TO MEET ON THE PITCH 12 vs Grand Canyon # 5 p.m. The Southern Utah soccer team will open its 2014 season by hosting 15 vs Wright State # 12 p.m. Dixie State on the pitch this Friday at 4:00 p.m. The contest marks the 26 Sacramento State * 4 p.m. 28 Portland State * 12 p.m. first time the two teams will meet in a regular season contest for the Thunderbirds. Live stats for the match will be available at suutbirds.com OCTOBER (0-0-0) with streaming video broadcast on WatchBigSky.com and the Watch Big 3 Idaho * 4 p.m. Sky downloadable app. 10 at Northern Colorado * 7 p.m. 12 at North Dakota * 11 a.m. ABOUT THE DIXIE STATE RED STORM 17 Eastern Washington * 4 p.m. The Red Storm finished with a record of 7-7-2 last year and return 19 Montana * 12 p.m. leading scorer Jennifer Mason for her season season. The forward from 24 at Idaho State * 4 p.m. Springville, Utah put up 17 points on seven goals and three assists in 26 at Weber State * 12 p.m. 31 at Northern Arizona * 7 p.m. 2013 on her way to earning all-conference honors in the PacWest. Head Coach Kacey Bingham returns for her second season with a team that NOVEMBER will include 14 freshmen. 6-9 Big Sky Tournament TBA Team Comparison (2014) Team Goals Shots SOG Fouls Saves GAA SHO * Big Sky Match Dixie State 21 240 121 164 81 1.68 4 # NAU Tournament (Flagstaff, Ariz.) Thunderbirds 15 199 92 164 108 1.54 2 All Times Mountain Home matches in BOLD played at Thunderbird Soccer Field LOOKING AHEAD Select Games streamed live on Southern Utah takes to the road for its first away contest at the WatchBigSky.com and the Watch Big Sky app University of California, Santa Barbara this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (MT). The Thunderbirds will then return home to host CSU Bakersfield on August 31 in another one o’clock showdown. BIG SKY TOURNAMENT EXPANDS For the first time in league history, six teams will advance to the Big Sky soccer championship. At the end of the conference season, the top six teams will advance to the Big Sky Championship which is Nov. 6-9, and hosted by the regular-season champion. THUNDERBIRD SOCCER 2013 SUMMARY BIG SKY TEAM LEADERS (2013 SEASON) Shots per Game 2013 FINAL BIG SKY STANDINGS 1. Montana 19 games 16.00 League Overall 2. Weber State 20 games 14.55 3. Southern Utah 18 games 12.61 Team W L T W L T GF GA Goals per Game Portland State 8 0 1 12 4 3 31 15 1. Portland State 19 games 1.63 Northern Arizona 7 2 0 11 5 3 28 20 2. Weber State 20 games 1.50 3. Northern Arizona 19 games 1.47 Weber State * 5 2 2 10 5 5 30 22 4. Southern Utah 18 games 1.44 Northern Colorado 5 2 2 9 6 5 25 23 Assists per Game Idaho State 4 3 2 7 8 2 21 28 1. Northern Colorado 20 games 1.30 2. Northern Arizona 19 games 1.32 Montana 3 5 1 7 8 4 25 25 Portland State 19 games 1.32 Sacramento State 3 5 1 7 9 2 22 24 6. Southern Utah 18 games 0.94 Southern Utah 3 5 1 6 11 1 26 45 Goals Against Average 1. Portland State 19 games 0.76 Eastern Washington 1 8 0 3 15 0 12 33 2. Northern Arizona 19 games 1.00 North Dakota 1 8 0 2 16 1 15 52 3. Weber State 20 games 1.03 9. Southern Utah 18 games 2.42 Idaho (WAC) 4 8 0 4 16 0 17 48 Corners per Game *2013 Conference Tournament Champion 1. Montana 19 games 4.74 2. Northern Colorado 20 games 4.45 3. Sacramento State 18 games 4.83 BIG SKY OUTLOOK 5. Southern Utah 18 games 3.72 The Big Sky soccer coaches have selected Portland State as a slight favorite over Weber State to win the 2014 championship. BIG SKY LEADERS (2013 SEASON) Points 1. Eryn Brown PSU 21 Portland State returns 10 starters and 17 letterwinners from the 2013 2. Mackenzie Harrison WSU 19 Three tied with 15 points squad, including three players who received All-Big Sky first-team Goals honors. The 2014 Big Sky Defensive MVP, Kayla Henningsen and the co- 1. Mackenzie Harrison WSU 20 2. Eryn Brown PSU 19 Goalkeeper of the Year Caitlin Plese are among those returning. 3. Amanda Ellsworth ISU 17 Alyssa Anderson SAC 17 Assists Weber State was picked to finish second with five first-place votes and 1. Chansi Crompton WSU 8 Five tied with five assists 92 total points, just one point shy of first. Weber State finished the Shots 2013 season with a 10-5-5 overall record and returns the 2013 Big Sky 1. India Watne UM 60 2. Mackenzie Harrison WSU 53 Offensive MVP and co-Golden Boot award winner, Makenzie Harrison. 3. Cassie Black EWU 51 Goals Against Average 1. Caitlin Plese PSU 0.65 Northern Arizona was picked to finish third with one first-place vote and 2. Lauren Weaver NAU 1.01 3. Natalie D’Adamio UNC 1.04 86 total points. In 2013, Northern Arizona finished 7-2-0 in conference Saves and earned the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky Championship. 1. Kristi Hestdalen ND 131 2. Kimberly Mata SAC 90 3. Sheridan Hapsic ISU 86 Shutouts Northern Colorado was picked to finish fourth with 69 points. Northern 1. Caitlin Plese PSU 11 Colorado finished the 2013 season tied for third overall with a 5-2-2 2. Lauren Weaver NAU 8 3. Ryann Waldman WSU 7 conference record, giving it the No. 4 seed in the Championship. T9. Tessa Christensen SUU 1 Big Sky 2014 Preseason Coaches Poll Montana was picked to finish fifth, Idaho State finished sixth and 1. Portland State 93 (5) Sacramento State was picked seventh. 2. Weber State 92 (5) 3. Northern Arizona 86 (1) Southern Utah finished eighth with 32 points. The Thunderbirds finished 4. Northern Colorado 69 the 2013 conference season with a 3-5-1 record. Having only been in the 5. Montana 62 6. Idaho State 52 league for two years, SUU is looking to make the conference tournament 7. Sacramento State 51 for the first time. 8. Southern Utah 32 9. Idaho 29 Idaho, the newest member of the conference, was picked to finish ninth 10. Eastern Washington 27 and Rounding out the poll are Eastern Washington and North Dakota. 11. North Dakota 12 Eastern Washington. THUNDERBIRD SOCCER HEAD COACH BECKY HOGAN UNIVERSITY Southern Utah University women’s soccer Name of School: Southern Utah University enters its third season under the direction of City/Zip: Cedar City, Utah 84720 Becky Hogan, who is only the second head Founded: 1897 coach in the program’s history. Enrollment: 8,066 Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Scarlet and White A native of West Jordan, Utah, Hogan returned Field: Thunderbird Soccer Field to her home state for her first collegiate Capacity: 500 head coaching position. Her debut season at Affiliation: NCAA Division I SUU saw forward Stacey Brinkman become Conference: Big Sky Conference the program’s all-time leading scorer while transitioning to the the Big Sky Conference. ADMINISTRATION President: Scott L Wyatt The 2012 Thunderbirds went into the record books with one of the best Athletic Director: Ken Beazer goals against averages in team history while also putting up one of its Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine: Ricky Mendini highest totals in corner kicks and shutouts, which included a 3-0 victory Assoc. AD/Compliance: Todd Brown at North Dakota to deliver the T-Birds their first conference win in the Asst. AD/Business Manager: Kyle Hosler SWA: Jenna Ayers Big Sky. FAR: Deborah HIll Asst. AD/Media Relations: Kyle Cottam Her second season saw Southern Utah capture six victories for its highest Asst. SID (Soccer Contact): Kyle Newhouse win total since 2008. The team also exhibitited tremendous balance as Address: 15 different players recorded a goal during the year, the highest total 203 Harris Center, 351 W. University Blvd in program history. SUU also posted top-five historical performances Office Phone: 435-586-7758 in corner kicks, shutouts, 26 goals, 69 points as well as penalty kick Fax: 435-865-8037 attempts and conversions. Cell Phone: 801-336-8959 Hogan has proven herself to be a relentless recruiter, bringing a total Coaching Staff of 28 freshman into the program in her first three years, many of which Head Coach: Becky Hogan represented some of the top athletes in the state of Utah. Alma Mater, Year: Nebraska, 1998 Record at SUU, Years: 9-22-3, 3rd Career Record, Years: Same A distinguished player herself, Hogan was a three-time All-Big 12 Soccer Office: 435-865-8513 selection for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1995-98 and was named to Assistant Coach: Kristen Gay the All-Big 12 Tournament team following her senior season.