2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Weekly Notes Patrick McCoy, Women’s Soccer Contact • [email protected] • O: 478/474-3394 • C: 859/537-1355 Twitter: @AtlanticSun • Hashtag: #ASunWSOC • Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org Upcoming Schedule Conference Overall Thursday, August 23 Time W L T Pts. Home Away W L T Pct. H A N Mercer at South Carolina 7 p.m. ETSU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 0-0 2-0 0-0 Northern Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 .000 0-0 1-0 0-0 Friday, August 24 Time Mercer 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 .750 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 Lipscomb at Central Arkansas 4 p.m. CST Northern Kentucky at Ball State 5:30 p.m. FGCU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 .500 1-1 0-0 0-0 South Carolina State at North Florida 6 p.m. Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 .500 0-0 1-1 0-0 Georgia State at Kennesaw State 7 p.m. Kennesaw State 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 .500 1-1 0-0 0-0 Wisconsin-Green Bay at FGCU 7 p.m. Lipscomb 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 Presbyterian at ETSU 7 p.m. USC Upstate 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 .500 0-1 1-0 0-0 USC Upstate at Navy 7 p.m. North Florida 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 Saturday, August 25 Time Stetson 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 Mercer at Charleston Southern 3 p.m. Embry-Riddle at Stetson 7 p.m. #ASunWSoc Notes Sunday, August 26 Time * ETSU sits atop the A-Sun standings with a 2-0 record. The last time the Buccaneers opened Northern Kentucky vs Western Kentucky 12 p.m. the season with two wins was 2008. Illinois State at FGCU 12 p.m. Gardner-Webb at North Florida 12:30 p.m. * Northern Kentucky (1-0) is vying to become the fourth team in A-Sun history to own a Radford at ETSU 1 p.m. winning record in their fi rst season with the league. Kennesaw State owns the best mark for Jacksonville at South Carolina 1 p.m. a program’s debut with the A-Sun at 13-4-1 in 2005. FGCU (11-7; 2007) and Campbell (10-9; Liberty at USC Upstate 2 p.m. 1994) also achieved the feat. Jacksonville and North Florida both owned .500 records in their Tuesday, August 28 Time fi rst years in the league. Lipscomb at Austin Peay 7 p.m. CST * Lipscomb goalkeeper Erin Zerio has 249 career saves, which puts her only 28 away from Thursday, August 30 Time the 15th-most in A-Sun history. The senior keeper has averaged 80 saves for her fi rst three UNC Asheville at USC Upstate 7 p.m. seasons and could fi nish as high as 11th-best all-time if she stays on that average in 2012. Friday, August 31 Time Jacksonville State vs Stetson 1 p.m. * FGCU’s Ashley Ciesielczyk added two assists to her career total in a 7-0 rout of Lynn in the Northern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech 3 p.m. season opener. Her career total of 20 is now only six away from moving her into a tie eighth- Georgia Southern at North Florida 6 p.m. best career mark in A-Sun history. Navy at Jacksonville 6 p.m. Chattanooga at Lipscomb 7 p.m. CST * Four contests in the opening week went into extra periods as A-Sun teams recorded a 3-0-1 Tennessee at Kennesaw State 7 p.m. mark in overtime matches. ETSU, Jacksonville and USC Upstate all tallied wins, while Mercer FIU at FGCU 7 p.m. Alabama A&M at Mercer 7 p.m. notched a tie with Southern Miss. In 2011, the A-Sun was only 5-6-6 in overtime matches in non-conference play including four ties to start the season. Past Results * All three of the new A-Sun women’s soccer head coaches earned wins in the opening week- Monday, August 20 Time end with Lipscomb’s Kevin O’Brien and USC Upstate’s Abby Minihan taking wins on Friday Charleston Southern 2, USC Upstate 1 Spartanburg, S.C. and Mercer’s Tony Economopoulos picking his up on Sunday. Xavier 2, Lipscomb 1 Cincinnati, Ohio Sunday, August 19 Time * Kennesaw State’s Danielle Gray picked up the A-Sun Player of the Week honors after record- Kennesaw State 9, Alabama A&M 0 Kennesaw, Ga. ing three goals and two assists in a 9-0 victory vs. Alabama A&M. Her eight-point outing is Mercer 1, South Alabama 0 Macon, Ga. the most in the A-Sun since Stetson’s Heather Berg tallied 10 on Oct. 25th, 2009. ETSU 2, UNC Asheville 1 (OT) Asheville, N.C. Georgia Southern 2, Stetson 0 DeLand, Fla. * The Defensive Player of the Week went to ETSU’s Sierra Campbell after the freshman goal- No. 12 UCF 4, FGCU 0 Fort Myers, Fla. keeper went 2-0 in the opening weekend and stopped 14 shots on frame vs. UNC Asheville. Clemson 2, North Florida 0 Clemson, S.C. FIU 2, Jacksonville 1 Miami, Fla. The 14 saves is the most by an A-Sun keeper since Oct. 23, 2010 when Lipscomb’s Erin Zerio totaled the same number. Friday, August 17 Location Northern Kentucky 2, Canisius 0 Buff alo, N.Y. * Kennesaw State’s Katrina Frost and FGCU’s Ashley Ciesielczyk gained ground on the A-Sun ETSU 2, Tennessee Tech 0 Cookeville, Tenn. active career points list in the opening weekend. Frost tallied two goals and an assist to push USC Upstate 1, VMI 0 (2OT) Lexington, Va. her two-year point total to 29 (5th-best), while Ciesielczyk’s two assists tied her for second- Lipscomb 2, Jackson State 0 Nashville, Tenn. Alabama 1, Kennesaw State 0 Kennesaw, Ga. best with UNF’s Michelle Larrinaga and Carolina Lencina at 32. The Ospreys’ Lauren Hopfens- Mercer 1, Southern Mississippi 1 (2OT) Macon, Ga. perger still is in the lead at 33. FIU 4, Stetson 0 Miami, Fla. Jacksonville 1, FAU 0 (2OT) Boca Raton, Fla. * Seventeen contests are schedule for play this week including nine on A-Sun turf. The con- FGCU 7, Lynn 0 Fort Myers, Fla. ference will be looking for its fi rst win against a 2011 NCAA Tournament participant as Mer- Furman 2, North Florida 0 Jacksonville, Fla. cer and Jacksonville take on South Carolina, FGCU hosts Illinois State in the Embassy Suites Classic and ETSU welcomes Radford to Johnson City. A-Sun teams are 0-3 after the fi rst week of play vs. 2011 NCAA Tournament teams. @AtlanticSun // #ASunWSOC Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Weekly Notes Twitter: @AtlanticSun • Hashtag: #ASunWSOC • Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org ETSU Buccaneers Player of the Week Head Coach: Adam Sayers (14-5-1) • Field: Summers-Taylor Stadium Danielle Gray, Kennesaw State 2011 NCAA RPI: 133 • Regional Ranking: N/A (F – Fr. – Peachtree City, Ga. ) Season in A-Sun: 8th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: T-1st (2011) • First Career A-Sun Player of the Week Team Single-Game Season Highs honor Goals Scored: 2 (2x - UNCA/Tennesse Tech) • Goals Allowed: 1 (at UNC Asheville) Assists: 2 (at UNC Asheville) • Tallied three goals and two assists in 9-0 • Points: 6 (at UNC Asheville) Shots on Goal: 13 (at UNC Asheville) • Shots Saved: 15 (at UNC Asheville) rout of Alabama A&M • Her eight-point eff ort is most in A-Sun FGCU Eagles Head Coach: Jim Blankenship (58-26-10) • Field: FGCU Soccer Complex since Stetson’s Heather Berg 10 points on 2011 NCAA RPI: 71 • Regional Ranking: N/A Oct. 25, 2009 Season in A-Sun: 6th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2010, 2011) • The three goals came on only fi ve shots Helped the Owls to 1-1 start after a nar- Team Single-Game Season Highs row 1-0 loss to Alabama Goals Scored: 7 (vs. Lynn) • Goals Allowed: 4 (vs. UCF) Assists: 8 (vs. Lynn) • Points: 22 (vs. Lynn) Shots on Goal: 14 (vs. Lynn) • Shots Saved: 4 (vs. UCF) Date Name, School (Accomplishment) 8/20 Danielle Gray, Kennesaw State (3G, 2A vs. Alabama A&M) JACKSONVILLE Dolphins 8/27 Head Coach: Brian Copham (42-27-12) • Field: Southern Oak Stadium 9/3 2011 NCAA RPI: 120 • Regional Ranking: N/A 9/10 Season in A-Sun: 16th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2000, 2011) 9/17 Team Single-Game Season Highs 9/24 Goals Scored: 1 (2x - FAU/FIU) • Goals Allowed: 2 (at FIU) Assists: 2 (at FIU) • Points: 4 (at FIU) Shots on Goal: 10/1 8 (at FAU) • Shots Saved: 3 (at FAU) 10/8 KENNESAW STATE Owls 10/15 Head Coach: Rob King (181-92-20) • Field: KSU Stadium 10/22 2011 NCAA RPI: 204 • Regional Ranking: N/A Season in A-Sun: 8th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2006, 2007, 2009) Defensive Player of the Week Team Single-Game Season Highs Sierra Campbell, FGCU Goals Scored: 9 (vs.