2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Weekly Notes Patrick McCoy (@ASun_Patrick) - 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 30 Time W L T Pts. Home Away W L T Pct. H A N UNC Asheville at USC Upstate 7 p.m. ETSU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000 2-0 2-0 0-0 FGCU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 .625 2-1-1 0-0 0-0 Friday, August 31 Time Mercer 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 .625 1-0-1 1-1 0-0 Jacksonville State vs Stetson 1 p.m. Northern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech 3 p.m. Lipscomb 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 .500 1-0 1-2 0-0 Georgia Southern at North Florida 6 p.m. North Florida 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 .500 2-0 0-2 0-0 Navy at Jacksonville 6 p.m. Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 .333 0-0 1-2 0-0 Chattanooga at Lipscomb 7 p.m. CST Kennesaw State 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 .333 1-2 0-0 0-0 No. 21 Tennessee at Kennesaw State 7 p.m. Northern Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 .333 0-0 1-1 0-1 FIU at FGCU 7 p.m. Alabama A&M at Mercer 7 p.m. Stetson 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 .333 1-1 0-1 0-0 USC Upstate 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 .250 0-1 1-2 0-0 Sunday, September 2 Time Mercer at Alabama 1 p.m. ETSU at MTSU 1 p.m. #ASunWSoc Notes Navy at North Florida 1 p.m. * For only the second time in program history, ETSU has started the season with four- Stetson at Troy 1 p.m. straight wins. The previous occurrence came in 2003 when the Buccaneers fi nished with a Georgia Southern at Jacksonville 1 p.m. 12-6 record. ETSU has never started 5-0. Kennesaw State at Arkansas 8 p.m. * With three assists on the season, FGCU’s Ashley Ciesielczyk moved her career total to Tuesday, September 4 Time 21, which is fi ve away from moving her into a tie for the eighth-best career mark in A-Sun Xavier at Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at USC Upstate 7 p.m. history. Wednesday, September 5 Time * With a goal and three assists over the weekend, North Florida’s Carolina Lencina took Treveccca at Lipscomb 7 p.m. CST over the top spot for active career leaders in points with 37. The junior’s 12 goals and 13 assists ranks ahead of FGCU’s Ciesielczyk (33P; 6G, 21A) and her teammate Lauren Hop- Thursday, September 6 Time fensperger (33P; 15G, 3A). UNF’s Michelle Larrinaga and ETSU’s Ramey Kerns rank fourth Jacksonville at Presbyterian 7 p.m. and fi fth with 32 and 31 points, respectively. Friday, September 7 Time Mercer at Georgia State 4 p.m. * ETSU’s Ramey Kerns, the A-Sun Player of the Week, tallied three goals in wins vs. Pres- Kennesaw State at Eastern Kentucky 5 p.m. byterian and Radford to earn the conference distinction. Her 13 career goals is tied for Tulsa vs FGCU 6 p.m. third-most amongst active players. Western Carolina at ETSU 7 p.m. North Florida at Charlotte 7 p.m. * North Florida’s Rachel Beninati, the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week, stopped 10 USC Upstate at Francis Marion 7 p.m. shots in two shutout wins for the Ospreys to return UNF to a .500 record. Beninati re- corded a season-high six saves vs. Gardner-Webb. Past Results * After two weeks of play in the 2012 season, A-Sun teams own a 10-5-2 (.647) record in Tuesday, August 28 Location home non-conference matches, while posting a 7-11 (.389) mark in road contests. This Lipscomb 1, Austin Peay 0 Clarksville, Tenn. week, A-Sun teams have 12 total home non-conference contests and only fi ve true road Sunday, August 26 Location matches. In 2011, league teams combined to go 19-9-5 (.651) in non-conference home Illinois State 2, FGCU 2 (2OT) Fort Myers, Fla. games and 13-31-2 (.304) in road contests. Western Kentucky 2, Northern Kentucky 1 Muncie, Ind. North Florida 3, Gardner-Webb 0 Jacksonville, Fla. * Early in the season, the A-Sun as a whole owns a .500 or better record against eight of the ETSU 1, Radford 0 Johnson City, Tenn. 17 conferences it has faced thus far. A-Sun teams have racked up six wins vs. the Big South South Carolina 3, Jacksonville 0 Columbia, S.C. Conference and are 17-17-2 (.500) overall in non-conference play. Liberty 4, USC Upstate 0 Lynchburg, Va. Saturday, August 25 Location * Kennesaw State’s Danielle Gray continues to lead the A-Sun in points with 10 (4G, 2A) Mercer 2, Charleston Southern 0 Charleston, S.C. just ahead of ETSU’s Kerns at nine (4G, 1A). UNF’s Thea Linkfi eld, Mercer’s Lauren Gassie Stetson 2, Embry-Riddle 1 (OT) DeLand, Fla. and ETSU’s Sarah Zadrazil are tied for third with six points. Friday, August 24 Location * Lipscomb goalkeeper Erin Zerio has 262 career saves, which puts her only 15 away from Central Arkansas 1, Lipscomb 0 Conway, Ark. the 15th-most in A-Sun history. The senior keeper has averaged 80 saves for her fi rst three Ball State 2, Northern Kentucky 1 Muncie, Ind. North Florida 2, South Carolina State 0 Jacksonville, Fla. seasons and could fi nish as high as 11th-best all-time if she stays on that average in 2012. Georgia State 2, Kennesaw State 1 Kennesaw, Ga. FGCU 2, Wisconsin-Green Bay 1 Fort Myers, Fla. * Currently fi ve A-Sun teams own a .500 record or better with ETSU (1.000), FGCU (.625), ETSU 3, Presbyterian 2 (OT) Johnson City, Tenn. Mercer (.625), North Florida (.500) and Lipscomb (.500). Navy 6, USC Upstate 0 Annapolis, Md. * Through two weeks of play, A-Sun teams recorded a 5-0-2 mark in overtime matches. Thursday, August 23 Location South Carolina 2, Mercer 0 Columbia, S.C. ETSU owns two overtime wins, while Jacksonville, USC Upstate, Stetson claimed one. In 2011, the A-Sun was only 5-6-6 in overtime matches in non-conference play including four ties to start the season. @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 (16-5-1) • Field: Summers-Taylor Stadium Ramey Kerns, ETSU 2011 NCAA RPI: 133 • Regional Ranking: N/A (F – Jr. – Kings Mountain, N.C.) Season in A-Sun: 8th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: T-1st (2011) • Second Career A-Sun Player of the Week Team Single-Game Season Highs honor; fi rst this season Goals Scored: 3 (Presbyterian - 8/24) • Goals Allowed: 2 (Presbyterian - 8/24) Assists: 2 (PC/UNC Asheville) • Tallied three goals this weekend in wins Points: 8 (Presbyterian - 8/24) Shots on Goal: 13 (UNC Asheville - 8/19) • Shots Saved: 15 (UNC Asheville - 8/19) over Presbyterian and Radford • Scored both regulation goals for ETSU in FGCU Eagles Head Coach: Jim Blankenship (300-97-22) • Field: FGCU Soccer Complex the 3-2 OT win against PC 2011 NCAA RPI: 71 • Regional Ranking: N/A • Registered game-winning goal in 1-0 Season in A-Sun: 6th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2010, 2011) victory over Radford • Recorded three of ETSU’s last four goals Team Single-Game Season Highs • Ranks tied for fi rst in the A-Sun in goals Goals Scored: 7 (Lynn - 8/17) • Goals Allowed: 4 (UCF - 8/19) Assists: 8 (Lynn - 8/17) • Points: 22 (Lynn - 8/17) Shots on Goal: 14 (Lynn - 8/17) • Shots Saved: 6 (Illinois State - 8/26 / Green Bay - 8/24) Date Name, School (Accomplishment) 8/20 Danielle Gray, Kennesaw State (3G, 2A vs. Alabama A&M) JACKSONVILLE Dolphins 8/27 Ramey Kerns, ETSU (3G in two games with game-winner) Head Coach: Brian Copham (42-28-12) • 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: 3 (South Carolina - 8/26) Assists: 2 (FIU - 8/19) • Points: 4 10/1 (FIU - 8/19) Shots on Goal: 8 (FAU - 8/17) • Shots Saved: 6 (South Carolina - 8/26) 10/8 KENNESAW STATE Owls 10/15 Head Coach: Rob King (181-93-20) • 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 Rachel Beninati, North Florida Goals Scored: 9 (Alabama A&M - 8/19) • Goals Allowed: 2 (Georgia State - 8/24) Assists: 6 (Alabama A&M - 8/19) (GK – So.