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Soccer Notes Week 5

Kevin Cross
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    WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    Cortney Sobrero, a sophomore from Las Vegas, Nev., recorded Fresno State's first hat trick in four years to help lead the Bulldogs to a 4-2 victory over New Mexico on Sept. 19. She tallied three shots on goal in the win, all for scores and is Fresno States leading goal-scorer with seven goals in five games played this year. Sobrero joins former Bulldog standouts Jill Pearson and Cheryl Gano as the only players to score three goals in a single game.

    Megan Tarpenning, a junior from Roseville, Calif., recorded the first shutout for the Wolf Pack since Sept. 9, 2002, posting a, 1-0, win over Utah State. Tarpenning had five saves in the match and has played all but one half this season. The win over the Aggies is the first for Nevada this season.

  • Other offensive nominees included: Natasha Kai, Hawaii; Sarah Yoder, Rice; Erin MacCallum, SMU and Christine McCartney, UTEP.

  • Other defensive nominees included: Erin Chow, Hawaii; Erin Droeger, Rice; Amanda Clark, SMU and Heather Clark, UTEP.

    POLLS
  • NSCAA/adidas
  • SoccerBuzz.com
  • SoccerTimes.com
  • Soccer America

    STATS
  • NCAA
  • WAC

    KEY MATCHES OF THE WEEK
    Fresno State has a pair of matches with in-state rivals, facing Pacific and No. 14 California ... Tulsa travels to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on Northern Iowa ... Boise State faces its two in-state rivals Idaho and Idaho State ... Hawaii takes to the road, traveling to Missoula, Mont., for the Montana Fall Classic and matches with Gonzaga and New Mexico ... Nevada is looking for win No. 2 as it heads south for a match with Northern Arizona, then faces rival UNLV ... in Rices lone match of the weekend, the Owls set off for the Arch, and a battle with Saint Louis ... San Jose State faces off with area rival San Francisco ... SMUs lone match this weekend is with North Texas, a team they have an 8-2-2 record against ... UTEP looks to keep its seven-match win streak alive in Orem, Utah where they face Utah Valley State.

    SOBRERO AMONG LEADERS IN NATIONAL SCORING
    Fresno State sophomore Courtney Sobrero ranks fourth in the nation in both points and goals per game. Her 3.20 points-per-game and 1.40 goals-per-game lead the WAC as well. Sobrero has posted seven goals in just five games, while registering 16 points. Both of her totals are also tops in the confrerence.

    RICES BAKERS DOZEN RANKS THIRD IN NCAA
    The Rice Owls racked up 13 goals against Texas Southern Sept. 7. The total is third in the country for single-game highs. In that game, eight Owls scored, including a hat trick by Angela Aaker.

    SMU IN THE NSCAA/ADIDAS TOP 25
    SMU, which has one of the toughest schedules in the WAC, is ranked 17th in the Sept. 21 NSCAA/adidas poll. The Mustangs are 4-2-1, with their only losses coming at the hands of 12th ranked Santa Clara in double overtime and No. 20 UCLA. After opening the season with a win over cross-town rival TCU, the Mustangs tied 2004 NCAA Tournament member, Oklahoma. This week, SMU faces in-state foe, North Texas

    FOUR TEAMS CRACK SOCCERBUZZ.COMS REGIONAL RANKING
    SMU maintained its No. 3 ranking the SoccerBuzz.coms Central Region rankings. Joining the Mustangs are 12th-ranked Rice, who is off to its best start in its young, four-year history at 5-1-2. UTEP, who has registered seven-straight wins, comes in 15th. Hawaii is the lone WAC team ranked in the West Region, coming in 14th, as they own a 5-2-1 record.

    UTEP STREAK CONTINUES AT SEVEN STRAIGHT
    After losing its first match of the year, UTEP is currently on a seven-match winning streak. The streak is the second best in school history since the 12-game start held by the 2002 Miners. UTEP is ranked in the top 15 of the Central Region by SoccerBuzz.com, coming in 15th. The Miners lead the WAC in each offensive category, are seventh in the nation in scoring offense and are 10th in the NCAA with a .875 winning percentage.

    SOBRERO POSTS FIRST HAT TRICK FOR BULLDOGS IN FOUR YEARS
    Sophomore forward Cortney Sobrero recorded Fresno States first hat trick in four years to help lead the Bulldogs to a 4-2 victory over New Mexico. Sobrero, Fresno States leading goal-scorer with seven in five games played, joined former Bulldog standouts Jill Pearson and Cheryl Gano as the only players to score three goals in a single game. Pearson, who scored four times against Weber State on Sept. 17, 2000 for the most recent hat trick, and Gano each accomplished the feat three times during their careers. Sobreros three-goal effort is symbolic of Fresno States offensive turnaround, as the Bulldogs have now scored 11 goals over the past three games. In the first three games of the year, the Bulldogs could only produce two goals.

    SHOCKLEY MOVES INTO FIRST ALL-TIME IN GOALS-AGAINST-AVERAGE
    The Owls have had five complete game shutouts thanks to the senior goalkeeper Lauren Shockley. Shockley moved into sole possession of first place on the WACs all-time list for career goals-against-average with a league-shattering mark of 0.82 (24 goals allowed in 2645:19 career minutes). Shockley has been playing at an all-conference pace. The standout from Indianapolis has allowed three goals in 708:44 minutes of action this season, a total of eight games of which four have gone into double-overtime.

    SMU FAVORED TO WIN 2004 CROWN
    SMU has been picked to win its fourth-straight WAC title, as selected by the conference coaches. SMU, who finished 7-1 in conference play in 2003, defeated Rice in the final minute of the conference championship match, taking home its third title in as many seasons. The Mustangs are led by head coach John Cossaboon who returns eight starters from his championship squad. Leading the way for the Mustangs will be midfielders, Jill Heinemann and Olivia ORear, defender Amanda Jordan and goalkeeper Amanda Clark. ORear was tabbed the WACs 2003 Freshman of the Year. Jordan, Heinemann (the 2001 freshman of the year) and Clark have all been main stays on the all-WAC teams. SMU has a tough non-conference schedule, including matches against Santa Clara, Stanford, Oklahoma, UCLA and Texas, preparing them for a title-defense run.

    KAI LEADS 2004 PRESEASON ALL-WAC TEAM
    The WAC announced its 2004 Preseason all-WAC team and Player of the Year as voted on by the coaches. SMU, the 2004 conference favorite, leads the team with five players. Rice placed three on the team, while Hawaii has two and UTEP one. The 2002 and 2003 WAC Player of the Year, Hawaii junior Natasha Kai, was named the 2004 Preseason Player of the Year.

    Kai, the nations top goal scorer from a year ago, was named the 2004 Preseason Player of the Year after earning the 2003 Player of the Year. The junior from Kahuku, Oahu, posted 30 points in conference, including 14 goals to lead the conference. In her rookie campaign in 2002, Kai became the first WAC player to win both Freshman and Player of the Year.

    There are 11 selections on this seasons preseason squad. At the forward position is Kai, Rice senior Sarah Yoder, and SMU sophomore and 2003 Freshman of the Year, Olivia ORear. In the midfield, there are SMU seniors Jill Heinemann and Erin MacCallum, Hawaii senior Joelle Sugai and junior Kaletia Roberts of UTEP. In defense, SMU junior Amanda Jordan and Rice senior Caitlin Currie and junior Erin Droger were selected. SMU senior Amanda Clark was named to the team as goalkeeper. Clark posted eight shutouts for the Mustangs in 2003.

    FOUR SCHOOLS NAME NEW HEAD COACHES
    Fresno State, Nevada, San Jose State and Tulsa all made head coaching changes during the off season. Fresno State hired former Florida assistant Steve Springthorpe, while Nevada named Terri Patraw, a former head coach at Arizona State, to the helm of the Wolf Pack program. San Jose State tabbed Dave Siracusa as its head coach after three seasons as the mens assistant at San Diego State. Rena Richardson will lead the Tulsa squad after three seasons as the assistant at Alabama.

    WAC TO ADD NEW MEMBERS
    New Mexico State, Idaho and Utah State will all join the WAC beginning July 1, 2005. New Mexico State does not sponsor a soccer program. Louisiana Tech, who is already a WAC member, is in its first season of womens soccer but will compete independently for the 2004 season. The Lady Techsters will join the conference in soccer beginning in 2005 along with Idaho and Utah State.

    FACING THE NATIONS BEST
    Fourteen teams that participated in the 2003 NCAA Tournament have been opponents of WAC teams this season. The list includes the likes of 2001 National Champion Santa Clara, and 2003 Final Four member, UCLA, and Sweet 16 member, Texas A&M.

    TEAM NOTES
  • Boise State Broncos
    are off to their best start ever after eight matches at 5-3 overall ... they are coming off a split on the road in Utah last weekend defeating Utah Valley State, 1-0, before falling to Utah, 3-0 ... this week is rivals-week for Boise State as its meet two Idaho arch-rivals when it hosts the Idaho Vandals, then travels to Pocatello for a match with three-time defending Big Sky champion Idaho State ... at stake is the Gem State Championship which is competed for by the three rivals ... Idaho defeated Idaho State last week as Boise State enters the competition
    this week.

  • Fresno State Bulldogs
    forward Cortney Sobrero recorded Fresno States first hat trick in four years to help lead the Bulldogs to a 4-2 victory over New Mexico ... Sobreros three-goal effort is symbolic of Fresno States offensive turnaround, as the Bulldogs have now scored 11 goals over the past three games ... in the first three matches of the year, the Bulldogs could only produce two goals.

  • Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
    have won five of their last six games ... the Rainbow Wahine next play three straight on the road including dates with New Mexico and Gonzaga in the Montana Fall Classic and a road match at BYU ... Erin Chow replaced an injured Mahie Atay in the starting lineup and helped Hawaii win its first two home matches of the year posted her third career solo shutout and the first for UH this year with a 1-0 win over Long Beach State tallied six saves versus Long Beach State and three versus Portland State has posted four straight wins for UH dating back to last year.

  • Nevada Wolf Pack
    registered first win of the season versus Utah State Sept. 17 ... recorded first shutout since September 9, 2002 (Southern Utah) and fourth in school history ... head coach Terri Patraw notched her first victory as the head coach of the Wolf Pack.

  • Rice Owls
    are off to their best start in the young four-year history of the program at 5-1-2 ... the Blue and Gray is undefeated in its last five games (4-0-1) ... Rice is averaging a steady 20.9 shots per game this season and out-shooting its opponent by a margin of almost 2-to-1 ... the Owls have had five complete game shutouts thanks to the senior goalkeeper Lauren Shockley and the defenders ... Shockley has allowed three goals in 708:44 minutes of action this season, a total of eight games of which four have gone into double-overtime ... Shockley moved into sole possession of first place on the WACs all-time list for career goals-against-average with a mark of 0.82 (24 goals allowed in 2645:19 career minutes).

  • San Jose State Spartan
    freshman Nicole Irwin and senior Christina Morrison scored for San Jose State in a, 4-2, loss to Pacific ... Irwin had two other scoring chances disallowed when she was called offsides after her shot attempts went in the Tiger net ... Pacific outshot San Jose State,17-11 ... Adrienne Herbst had a busy afternoon minding the Spartans goal and was credited with eight saves ... San Jose State, which has lost four in a row, returns to action when it hosts CS Sacramento on the Spartan Soccer Field.

  • SMU Mustangs
    head coach John Cossaboon needs six more victories to claim 100 career wins ... nine different SMU players have scored goals this season ... SMU has outscored its opponents, 19-9, this season and is hitting nearly 50% of its shots-on-goal attempts ... the 2-0 loss to No. 20 UCLA snapped SMUs streak of 41 games since that last shutout loss was dealt the to the Mustangs (Sept. 13, 2002, 1-0, Oklahoma) ... SMUs lone opponent this weekend is North Texas, where the Mustangs hold an 8-2-2 series edge over the Mean Green.

  • UTEP Miners
    are now 7-1 on the season and have won seven consecutive matches the seven-straight wins are the second most in program history (UTEP won 12 straight to open the 2002 season) UTEP leads the WAC in scoring at 3.375 goals per game.

  • Tulsa Golden Hurricane
    have six different players that have scored goals this season, including junior Carrie Schnarre, sophomore Katie Ward, freshman Kristina Corona, junior Gina Gaston and junior Jamie German leads Tulsa with two goals this season ... Ward is also the team leader for assists with two ... Tulsa ranks second among WAC schools in home attendance with 2,005 total fans in five games, and Tulsa is third for total attendance with 3,558 or 445 fans per game.