GAME 14 WOMEN’S SOCCER QUICK HITS INSIDE THE SERIES QUOTING HOBSON: “” Overall FRND Leads 7-3-5 Home LAST TIME OUT: The Falcons took care of business at Away Adair-Austin Stadium Saturday (Mar. 20) taking down Neutral Site the Sterling College Warriors 2-0. Yaya Mendoza and Current Streak FRND, 5W at Madison Edwards each tallied their second goal of Longest FRND Winning Streak BETHEL COLLEGE FRIENDS UNIV. the season in the win. Longest BC Winning Streak Wednesday • March, 24, 2021 • 6:30 p.m. Last Meeting 10/12/19 - FRND W, 3-1 Twitter: @FriendsFalcons SHOOTING STARS: The Falcons tallied a school-record LAST MEETING: The Falcons won the 2019 Instagram: @FriendsFalcons 40 shots in the 2-0 win over Sterling College, with 19 meeting at Adair-Austin Stadium 3-1. Paige Achey Facebook: @FriendsFalcons on-goal which was the most since 2017. Junior Emma scored twice for the Falcons while Willow Corliss RECORD BREAKDOWN Girtz recorded ten shots, 6 on-goal, both career-highs. tallied the third goal to extend the Falcons win streak Overall Conf. Overall Conf. over Bethel to five games. 5-4-1 5-4-1 Overall 5-5-3 2-4-3 PRESEASON HONORS: Junior defender Lea 4-0-1 4-0-1 Home 3-2-2 Coccetella was selected to the KCAC Preseason Team. 1-4 1-4 Away 2-3-1 Coccetella provided the Falcons with a stout defensive 0-0 0-0 Neutral 0-0 0-0 effort last season and served as a key component in - - Rank - - the team finishing tied for first in the KCAC in shutouts STATISTICAL COMPARISON (10). Rank* Total Category Total Rank* Overall Conf. Home Away Neutral 4th 1.7 Goals/Game 1.0 10th POLLS: The Falcons were tied for second with Kansas Oklahoma Wesleyan 12-2 9-0 5-0 5-1 2-1 2nd 1.5 Assists/Game 0.6 10th Wesleyan in the KCAC Preseason Poll and received Kansas Wesleyan 10-4 8-2 7-1 3-3 0-0 Avila 9-4-1 7-4 6-0 3-4-1 0-0 9th 9.6 Shots/Game 13.5 5th one first-place vote. Defending KCAC Regular Season 9th 5.2 SOG/Game 7.8 3rd Southwestern 9-4 6-4 5-3 3-2 1-0 and Conference Tournament champions, Oklahoma York 6-4-1 5-4-1 3-1 3-3-1 0-0 10th 2.0 GAA 1.0 3rd Bethel 5-4-1 5-4-1 4-0-1 1-4 0-0 5th 5.8 Saves/Game 3.8 11th Wesleyan received the other 12 first-place votes. Tabor 7-7 5-6 3-4 4-3 0-0 8th 3 Shutouts 5 Bethany 4-6-1 4-5-1 1-3-1 3-2 0-1 5 Wins 5 SCOUTING THE THRESHERS: Bethel enters the contest with a 5-4-1 record overall and an identical Friends 5-5-3 2-4-3 3-2-2 2-3-1 0-0 * Out of 13 KCAC Teams McPherson 3-6 3-6 2-3 1-3 0-0 FALCON STAT LEADERS mark in the KCAC. The Threshers have played well Ottawa 3-7-2 1-7-2 1-4 2-3-2 0-0 in North Newton with a 4-0-1 record, but hold a 1-4 Goals 3 — Emma Girtz Sterling 0-13 0-10 0-7 0-6 0-0 record on the road. Katy Ponce leads the Threshers Saint Mary 1-5 -- 0-3 1-2 0-0 Assists 3 — Yaya Mendoza Points 8 — Emma Girtz with four goals and three assists. Jazlyn Reese and 2020-21 SCHEDULE Sydney Brown each add three assists. Shots 39 — Emma Girtz Date Opponent Location Time Shots on Goal 26 — Emma Girtz Sep. 5 at SW Christian Bethany, Okla. W,1-0 UP NEXT: The Falcons will close the regular season GAA 0.50 — Ana Waren Sep. 12 York* Adair-Austin Stadium T, 1-1 Saves 26 — Maria Smyth on Saturday (Mar. 27) when they take on the Tabor Sep. 19 McPherson* Adair-Austin Stadium W, 2-0 Shutouts 3 — Maria Smyth College Bluejays in Hillsboro, Kan. Sep. 26 at Bethany* Lindsborg, Kan. T, 1-1 Oct. 3 Bethel* Adair-Austin Stadium PPD Wins 3 — Maria Smyth Oct. 17 Kansas Wesleyan* Adair-Austin Stadium L, 1-2 Oct. 24 at Avila* Kansas City, Mo. PPD Oct. 31 at Oklahoma Wesleyan* Bartlesville, Okla. PPD Nov. 6 Ottawa* Adair-Austin Stadium T, 1-1 Nov. 11 Bethel* Adair-Austin Stadium PPD Nov. 13 at Southwestern* Winfield, Kan. PPD FALCON RECORD WHEN Nov. 17 at Oklahoma Wesleyan* Bartlesville, Kan. PPD Scoring First......................................................5-1-2 Feb. 22 Bethany Stryker Complex W, 2-0 Opponent Scores First.......................................0-4-1 Feb. 25 Benedictine Stryker Complex L, 0-2 Leading at Halftime............................................3-1-1 Mar. 6 at Oklahoma Wesleyan* Bartlesville, Okla. L, 0-3 Trailing at Halftime.............................................0-4-0 Mar. 9 at St. Mary Leavenworth, Kan. W, 2-0 Tied at Halftime..................................................2-0-2 Mar. 12 at Southwestern* Winfield, Kan. L, 0-1 Mar. 17 at Avila* Kansas City, Mo. L, 0-3 In Regulation.....................................................5-5-0 Mar. 20 Sterling* Adair-Austin Stadium W, 2-0 In Overtime........................................................0-0-3 Mar. 24 Bethel* Adair-Austin Stadium 6:30 PM Mar. 27 at Tabor* Hillsboro, Kan. 1:00 PM * KCAC Conference Game Friends University Athletics is excited to have Home2 Suites by Hilton as an official sponsor this season! For more on what they can offer, click HERE to visit their official webpage. FRIENDS FALCONS (5-5-3, 2-4-3 KCAC) Head Coach: Brent Hobson (Friends University) Assistant Coaches: Logan Glock, Kevin Ten Eyck Record at Friends: 67-51-6 (7th Season) / Career: N/A Graduate Assistants: Kristie Helmers NO NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN COACHING BIO 1 Maria Smyth GK 5-8 Fr. Fairplay, S.C. Brent Hobson begins his seventh season leading the Falcons women’s soccer team in 2020. 3 Mackenzie Greer D 5-7 Jr. Wichita, Kan. Hobson guided the Falcons to a breakthrough 2019 season, finishing second in the legue and 6 Lea Coccetella M/D 5-10 Jr. Wichita, Kan. advancing to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in 15 years to earn KCAC Coach 7 Vanessa Aguilar M/D 5-8 Fr. Valley Center, Kan. of the Year honors. 8 Emma Girtz M 5-8 Jr. Valley Center, Kan. He coached eight All-KCAC performers last season, including two-time Goalkeeper of the Year 9 Sydney Wilson D 6-0 So. Valley Center, Kan. Lauren Ferguson while guiding the team to the conference tournament championship game. 10 Ana Waren D 5-6 Sr. Maize, Kan. In the 2018 campaign, Hobson led the Falcons to a fourth-place in the KCAC for the second 11 Koryn Brookshire M 5-6 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas straight season and a home postseason tournament match for the third consecutive year. 12 Hailey Stiverson D 5-5 Fr. Wichita, Kan. He also coached six Falcons to all-conference honors in the 2018 season, including KCAC 13 Eliya Deckinger D/M 5-4 Fr. Andover, Kan. Goalkeeper of the Year Lauren Ferguson. 14 Yajaira Mendoza M 5-5 Jr. Arlington, Texas The Falcons also soared off the pitch last season under Hobson, with a conference-high 18 15 Bayli Waters D 5-9 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. student-athletes receiving KCAC Scholar Athlete honors. 16 Maritza Cabrales MF/F 5-6 So. Wichita, Kan. During the 2018 campaign, Hobson guided the squad to a fourth-place conference finish and a 19 Kaitlyn Still M/F 5-7 Sr. Mustang, Okla. KCAC quarterfinal home match, with five Falcons earning all-conference recognition. 20 Jackie Ireland D 5-10 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Off the pitch, the Falcons placed four student-athletes on the NAIA Scholar Athlete list while a 25 Sophie Benson M 5-5 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa whopping 10 team members received the KCAC Scholar Athlete award. 27 Caytlyn Schmuhl M 5-2 So. Aliso Viejo, Calif. In 2016, the Falcons matched the 11 wins from a year before, but improved to an 8-3 record 28 Madison Edwards D/F 5-5 Jr. Wichita, Kan. in KCAC play for a third place finish in the conference standings. Cuda repeated her CoSIDA 30 ShiAmber Boyer F 5-6 Fr. Derby, Kan. award, and was named the Academic All-America of the Year, the top academic award in all of 31 Rylee Veach MF/F 5-6 Fr. Wichita, Kan. college sports. 32 Sophia Botello MF 5-5 So. Wichita, Kan. Hobson played all four years at Friends University then was hired on as an assistant coach for 33 Kinley Coward F 5-8 So. Braswell, Texas the men’s and women’s soccer teams. During his career he tallied a total of 33 goals and 21 assists, along with eight game winning goals. Hobson earned 2nd Team All-KCAC honors his junior year and 1st Team All-KCAC after his senior season. He also received numerous team awards. The Falcons were 24-10-3 in the KCAC and 47-27-5 overall in Hobson’s four seasons on the team. In 2013-2015, Hobson played professionally for the Wichita B-52’s in the PASL & MISL Indoor Soccer League. Hobson received his degree in health management from Friends in 2011. Hobson and his wife, Whitney, live in Wichita. TICKETING INFO: With the recent order from Sedgwick County, there will BETHEL THRESHERS (5-4-1, 5-4-1 KCAC) now be limited tickets available for Friends University home athletic events.