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Utah Women's Soccer Notes - Week 11
11/2/2004 12:00 AM | Soccer
Nov. 2, 2004
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This Week
The Utes (11-5-2, 3-2-1 MWC) compete in the Mountain West Conference Championships, Wednesday through Saturday at BYU's South Stadium in Provo, Utah. Utah, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, takes on No. 5 Wyoming (9-6-4, 3-3-0 MWC) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. (MST). Should the Utes win, they would face UNLV, the top seed in the tournament and the MWC regular-season champion, in the semifinals on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. (MST). The championship game is scheduled for Saturday at 11:00 a.m. (MST).
Scouting Wyoming
The Cowgirls are 9-6-4 overall and finished fifth in the Mountain West Conference with a 3-3-0 record. Wyoming wrapped-up its regular season Saturday afternoon with a 5-1 win over New Mexico.
Junior forward Mercy Adetoye has seven goals and a team-best seven assists. Senior forward/midfielder Mari Gomes leads UW with eight goals and has two assists. Freshman goalkeeper Ashley Sheppard has a 1.27 goal against average and has made 98 saves in 16 games this season. Head coach Anne Moore is 38-64-11 in her sixth season at Wyoming. She has a career mark of 45-93-13 in eight years.
Utah leads the all-time series with Wyoming 11-0-0. The Utes are 3-0-0 against the Cowgirls on neutral fields with all of those games taking place during conference tournaments. Utah and Wyoming last met in the postseason on Nov. 6, 2002 as the Utes prevailed 1-0 in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals in Provo, Utah. During the 2004 regular season, Utah defeated Wyoming 2-0 on Oct. 23 in Laramie.
Last Week
Utah dropped its final game of the regular season to BYU 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City.
Carolyn Swenson opened the scoring for BYU in the 21st minute. Both teams took six shots and had three corner kicks in the first half. Trailing 1-0, Hailey Marsh got the Utes on the board 30:32 into the second half. Utah got the ball in deep on a cross by Amanda Feigt. Marsh was able to keep the ball away from three nearby BYU defenders, getting a shot away off her knee from five yards out on the right side.
The Cougars took the momentum away from the Utes a little over a minute later. Krissa Reinbold hit Brooke Bowman, who beat Utah goalkeeper Ashley Mason from 10 yards away, putting the ball into the lower right corner 76:58 in. Despite getting a few other nice looks and outshooting BYU 11-8 in the second half, the Utes were unable to score the rest of the way. Utah finished with a 17-14 advantage in shots and a 6-5 edge in corners for the game. Both Mason and Erika Woodbury made four saves in goal.
Head Coach Rich Manning
Rich Manning is 40-11-7 in his third season at Utah. Last season, Manning was named the 2003 West Region Coach of the Year by the NSCAA/adidas and Soccer Buzz. He was also named the U.'s 2003-04 Don Reddish Coach of the Year. The Utes went 16-2-2, won the MWC regular-season (6-0-0) and tournament titles, and went to the NCAA Tournament. In 2002, Manning led Utah to a 13-4-3 mark, including a 4-1-1 record in Mountain West play, and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Before joining the Utah program, Manning was an assistant and associate head coach at Santa Clara (1998-2001).
Rich's Remarks
On the BYU game: "I thought we did some good things in the game against BYU last weekend. We showed great resolve in chasing the game for 60 minutes and scoring the tying goal. And, we were unlucky to get a second equalizer. We have grown tremendously as a group over the last month, both in victory and defeat. We have become mentally tougher and, I believe, more confident in our potential."
On the MWC Championships: "The MWC tournament will be an exciting event this year with unpredictable results and tight games. We have had some periods of excellent soccer as well. If we can play with more consistency, I think we will be a force to be reckoned with this week. We have had terrific success in Provo the last couple of seasons and I hope it will continue."
Utah In The Postseason
? Utah's all-time postseason record is 8-6-2, including a 1-1-1 mark in the NCAA Championships. The Utes are 7-5-1 in conference tournaments.
? Utah is 6-4-1 in Mountain West Conference Tournament play. The Utes have never lost in the quarterfinals. Utah was eliminated in the semifinals three times (1999, 2001 and 2002), fell in the championship game in 2000, and won the tournament title in 2003.
MWC Statistical Rankings
? In the team statistics as of Oct. 31, Utah ranks third in shots (13.06 per game), first in points (5.06 per game), second in goals per game (1.61), first in assists per game (1.83), first in goals against average (0.91), sixth in saves (3.83 per game), second in fouls (12.28 per game), tied for first in corners (6.00 per game), and tied for fourth in shutouts (6).
? In the individual rankings as of Oct. 31, Kim Lloyd is fifth in shots per game (2.19), sixth in points per game (0.75), first in assists per game (0.50) ... Amanda Feigt is ninth in shots per game (2.06), fourth in points per game (0.83), seventh in goals per game (0.28), sixth in assists per game (0.28) ... Hailey Marsh is fifth in points per game (0.80), fourth in goals per game (0.33), tied for second in game-winning goals (3) ... Chelsea Card is ninth points per game (0.59), tied for fifth goals per game (0.29), tied for second in game-winning goals (3) ... Melissa Wayman is 10th in points per game (0.55) ... Kiley Jones is tied for ninth in assists per game (0.22) ... Whitney Dorsey is tied for ninth in assists per game (0.22) ... Ashley Mason is sixth in saves per game (3.87), tied for fourth in shutouts (4), fifth in goals against average (1.01) ... Glennis Donnelly is ninth in saves per game (2.75), tied for sixth in shutouts (2), second in goals against average (0.54).
Injured Utes
Utah has been playing without several key players for either all or part of the 2004 season. Freshman forward Adele Letro (knee) and sophomore defender Katie Battazzo (knee) have been unable to play this season. Letro, who has experience with the U.S. U-16 National Team, had knee surgery in July. Battazzo, a first team all-conference pick as a freshman, is still recovering from a severe knee injury suffered late during the 2002 season.
Three other starters have gone out with injuries over the course of the season. Sophomore defender Tasia Duarte injured her knee against Utah State on Sept. 26. Sophomore defender Melissa Wayman lacerated her liver against San Diego on Oct. 3. Junior forward Kim Lloyd, a transfer from UC Irvine, went out with a knee injury against New Mexico on Oct. 21.
Ute Notes
? Utah finished fourth in the Mountain West Conference with a 3-2-1 record in 2004. The Utes are 13-3-2 in Mountain West Conference regular-season games in three years under Rich Manning. Utah went 6-0-0 in MWC play to claim its first outright league title in school history in 2003, following a 4-1-1 record and a second-place finish in 2002.
? The Utes' 2-1 loss to BYU on Saturday broke a season-best tying four-game winning streak. The loss also snapped a three-game winning streak over BYU.
? A Ute Field paid attendance record of 1,186 was set at the Utah vs. BYU game on Saturday. This is the first season Utah has charged admission for home games.
? In its last seven games, including six conference games, Utah has recorded three shutouts while allowing just one goal in the other four games for an average of 0.571 goals per game. During that stretch, sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Mason has blanked San Diego State (T, 0-0 2OT) and Wyoming (W, 2-0), while allowing just one goal against UNLV (L, 1-0), New Mexico (W, 2-1) and BYU (L, 2-1). Senior keeper Glennis Donnelly shutout Air Force (W, 4-0).
? The Utes have held six teams scoreless this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Mason, who led the NCAA in fewest goals allowed per game last season, has accounted for four of those shutouts. Senior Glennis Donnelly has two shutouts in four games in front of the net. Mason has a 1.01 goals against average this season, while Donnelly is at 0.54.
? Before getting one goal against BYU, Utah had scored at least two goals in its previous four games. The Utes exploded for a season-high tying four goals against Air Force on Oct. 14, then went on to score two goals against UVSC, New Mexico and Wyoming. The Utes also scored four goals against Washington State on Sept. 23. Utah has scored three goals twice this season.
? Utah is 5-2 against NSCAA/adidas Top 25 teams under Rich Manning. The Utes' most recent win over a Top 25 team was 2-1 over No. 7 UCLA on Oct. 1. It was Utah's only game against a ranked team this season. Utah was 2-1 against NSCAA/adidas Top 25 teams in 2003. The Utes defeated No. 5 Florida (1-0) on Sept. 28 and No. 17 Michigan (4-1) on Aug. 31 at Ute Field. They lost at No. 6 Texas A&M (1-0) on Sept. 5.
? The Utes have had balanced scoring this season with 10 players accounting for at least one goal. Freshman forward Chelsea Card, sophomore forward Amanda Feigt and sophomore forward Hailey Marsh all have a team-best five goals. Senior forward Lauren Field and sophomore defender Melissa Wayman have three goals apiece. Junior forward Kim Lloyd has a team-best eight assists, while Feigt and freshman midfielder Whitney Dorsey have five assists.
? Utah has outshot its opponents this season 235-159 and has a 108-66 advantage in corner kicks.
Coming Up
Should the Utes earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament, first and second round games take place Nov. 12 and 14 at on campus sites. The NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday, Nov. 8 at 2:00 p.m. (MST) on ESPNews.
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