THIS WEEK IN THE WAC ?“ The WAC enters week six, the final week of non-conference play. The leauge sports a .408 winning percentage against the rest of the country. Idaho looks to get off its current four-match losing streak, traveling this week to face Sacramento State and Gonzaga. The Vandals return home to face Eastern Washington to conclude its early non-conference slate. San Jose State?™s only match this week is against on the nation?™s top 10 teams, as the Broncos of Santa Clara come to town. Hawai'i hits the road for just the second time, taking on CS Fullerton and San Diego State. Boise State continues its road schedule, traveling to the Lone Star state, facing nationally ranked Texas A&M and TCU. After a week off with two cancelled matches, Louisiana Tech faces William Carey College and Nicholls State. Nevada makes its way to Laramie, Wyo., for the UniWyo Cowgirl Shootout, where it will take on Oregon and South Dakota State. Utah State faces in state rival Weber State in its only match this week. Fresno State also stays in state for its only match of the week, taking on CS Bakersfield at Bulldog Stadium.
Click this link for a .pdf version of the Weekly Soccer Notes.XBOX LIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ?“ Nevada forward Miranda Montejo and defender Randee Robinson have been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference women?™s soccer offensive and defensive Players of the Week, respectively.
Montejo, a freshman from Riverside, Calif., scored a pair of goals last week, helping Nevada to a 2-0 record. Montejo registered her four points on just two shots. The Wolf Pack knocked off New Mexico, 2-0, and Washington State, 3-0.
Robinson, a freshman from Port Orchard, Wash., not only anchored a defense that posted back-to-back shutouts, but registered two goals in the process. The defender posted both of her goals in the, 3-0, win over the Cougars.
Other offensive nominees included: Nicole Coleman, Boise State; Natasha Kai, Hawai'i and Dana Peart, Utah State.
Other defensive nominees included: Kim Parker, Boise State and Shawn Higa, Hawai'i.
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SoccerAmerica MagazineNEVADA POSTS ITS FOURTH WIN ?“ Nevada, in just its sixth season as a program, has reached the four-win plateau for only the fourth time this year. The Wolf Pack went 4-13 in 2000, 4-14-1 in 2002 and 4-14 in 2003. Under the direction of second-year head coach Terri Patraw, Nevada is currently third in the WAC with a 4-3-1 record. With 10 matches left on the schedule, the Wolf Pack is geared up for not only their best season, but their first trip to the WAC Tournament.
KAI BECOMES WAC?™S CAREER SHOTS LEADERS ?“ Hawai'i senior forward Natasha Kai, became the new career leader for shots, with six against Robert Morris, giving her 369. She passed BYU?™s Shauna Rohbuck who posted 368 from 1995-98.
STREAKIN?™ BRONCOS ?“ Boise State is 5-0-2 in its last seven matches, setting a school-record undefeated streak. The Broncos?™ last loss came at the hands of Bowling Green, 1-0, Sept. 4. During this streak, Boise State has posted 12 goals, while allowing just five. The Broncos, who went 10-7-1 in 2001, are looking to top their best finish.
SIX NAMED TO OUTRIGGER ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM ?“ Hawai'i posted a 1-0-1 record at the Outrigger Hotels Soccer Shootout in placing six on the all-tournament team. Gabina Bohlman, MF; Jessica Domingo, MF; Shawn Higa, D; Kori Lu, GK; Koren Takeyama, Hawaii, D; Natasha Kai, F (MVP) were all selected.
LOUISIANA TECH IN NATION'S TOP 10 ?“ Louisiana Tech is ranked seventh nationally in scoring offense. The Lady Techster offense has posted 3.38 goals per match this season. It?™s not just all offense for Tech, as they have posted four shutouts in 2005 as well.
DROPPIN?™ DIMES ?“ Hawai'i?™s Adria Campbell registered three assists against Eastern Michigan. She ranks fourth in the country with that single-match high. She is also tied for the league lead with 0.50 assists per match.
WELL TRAVELED ?“ Three WAC schools play or have played four consecutive road matches this year in Boise State, Fresno State and San Jose State. The Bulldogs concluded its trip at Pacific, falling 3-1. The Bulldogs started the trip off well, earning a, 2-1, win over CS Northridge, but fell to San Francisco (3-0), Sacramento State (1-0). San Jose State finished its road trip, 0-4, falling to CS Fullerton, Long Beach State, Stanford and UC Riverside. Boise State?™s four-match road trip continues at Texas A&M (9/30) and TCU (10/2). The Broncos earned two wins its first two matches, defeating IUPUI , 4-1 and playing to a double-overtime draw with Southern Utah, 1-1.
TARPENNING MOVING UP SAVES LISTS ?“ Nevada senior goalkeeper Megan Tarpenning has posted 21 saves in eight matches this year, moving her into fourth on the WAC?™s all-time list with 364. Tarpenning needs just nine more saves to tie Tawni Martineau of Utah for third.
KAI MOVING UP RECORD LISTS ?“ Kai has posted six goals this season, moving her career total to 62 which is good for third and is five behind Kim Harvey of SMU for second. At 140 career points, Kai is 16 points behind SMU?™s Kim Harvey who is second. Kai set a new single-season record for shots at 130 in 2004. She passed BYU?™s Shauna Rohbuck who tallied 108 in 1996. She set the new shots mark in the conference-season as well, as she tallied 49 shots, to top 44 by Sherry Dick of TCU in 2000.
SOCCER FORMAT ?“ With the addition of Idaho, Louisiana Tech and Utah State and the loss of Rice, SMU, UTEP and Tulsa, the WAC has taken on a new format. Along with the Vandals, Lady Techsters and Aggies, Boise State, Fresno State, Hawai'i, Nevada and San Jose State all sponsor a women?™s soccer program. The WAC will continue its regular-season play as a single round-robin format for a total of eight conference matches, but will add in a points system. Each team will receive three points for a win and one point for a tie. The six teams with the most points at the end of the regular season will advance to the WAC Tournament.
WAC ENTERS NEW ERA ?“ The WAC is a nine-team league with the additions of Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State following the departures of Rice, SMU, UTEP and Tulsa. It is the third time in conference history that the WAC will be comprised of nine teams (1980-91 and 2000). Only Idaho and Utah State sponsor women?™s soccer. Louisiana Tech added a women?™s soccer progam in 2004, but this will be the first year it competes in the WAC.
NCAA OPPONENTS ?“ Of the 95 non-conference matchups, 17 are against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last year and six are at WAC home sites. Seven teams in the WAC play at least one non-conference opponent that competed in the NCAA Tournament last year while Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State and Utah State are playing a WAC-high three NCAA opponents. Hawai'i and Idaho are playing two, while Nevada is playing one.
UNLV def.
Nevada, 5-0
Utah def.
Boise State, 3-0
Pepperdine def.
Hawai'i, 2-0
UNLV def.
Utah State, 2-1
Utah def.
Idaho, 4-1
Stanford def.
San Jose State, 5-0
Bowling Green def.
Boise State, 1-0
Cal Poly def.
San Jose State, 4-1
Hawai'i tied Weber State, 0-0 (2OT)
Cal Poly def.
Fresno State, 3-0
Weber State def.
Idaho, 2-1
Fresno State def. UNLV, 1-0
Utah def.
Utah State, 3-0
Santa Clara at
San Jose State, Sept. 28
Boise State at Texas A&M, Sept. 30
Utah State at Weber State, Oct. 1
Fresno State at Santa Clara, Oct. 7
COLLEGE CUP ?“ The 24th Annual Women?™s College Cup will be held December 2-4 at the Aggie Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas. Last season, the WAC had two teams compete in postseason play, with Rice and SMU both falling in the first round. Visit ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/schedules/divi for more information.
TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE ?“ To determine championship seeding in the event of ties between two teams or ties among multiple teams, the following criteria are applied:
In the event of a two-way tie:1. Head-to-head competition
2. Compare the teams?™ records to that of the next highest finishing team (if tie for first). If tie is for position other than first, comparison will begin at the top of the standings.
3. In the unlikely event that teams are still tied, the conference conducts a draw.
For a three or more-way tie:
1. Head-to-head competition among the teams involved in the tie. The team(s) with the best record against the other teams receives the higher seed or advances to the next tie-breaker.
2. Same procedures as above.