Women's Soccer Weekly Release # 4
Sept. 12, 2005
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Player of the Week
Erin Kane, UW-Milwaukee, Goalkeeper, St. Charles, Ill./North
Kane led the Panthers to a 1-1-1 record last week, posting a 0.61 goals against average and two shutouts. She also saved 16-of-18 shots on goal (.889). On Wednesday, she blanked Marquette, which was ranked No. 14 by Soccer America, through two overtimes in the tie. At UCF on Friday, she once again carried a shutout into extra time, as UWM won 1-0 in overtime.
Other Top Performers
Annalise Larkin, Butler, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Carmel, Ind.
Larkin posted her third straight win and second consecutive shutout with the team's 1-0 victory over in-state rival Indiana State Friday afternoon. Larkin made four saves in the win. On the year., Larkin is 3-0 with a 0.67 goals against average. She's allowed just two goals and make 19 saves for a .905 save percentage.
Katie Fortenberry, Detroit, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Flushing, Mich.
Fortenberry posted her third shutout of the season with a 2-0 blanking of IPFW on Tuesday in Fort Wayne. The Flushing, Mich. product made four saves including a pair at point blank range to keep the game 0-0. Fortenberry also picked up her first collegiate point with an assist on Kathy Banjavcic's goal against the Mastodons. She now has three shutouts for the season, just five away from the single season record.
Mary Dale, Loyola, Midfielder, Junior, Freeport, Ill.
Dale scored three goals to lead Loyola to a 1-1 record at the Northern Arizona High Altitude Tournament this past weekend. The junior from Freeport, Ill., raised the total of her career goals to 17, which places her in a tie for third with former Rambler Lauren Danner (1998-01) in LU's record book. Dale currently leads LUC with four goals an eight points on the season.
Brooke Wikgren, UW-Green Bay, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Champaign, Ill.
Wikgren went 1-0-1 in UW-Green Bay's weekend at the McAlisters Deli South Louisiana Shootout, posting her first shutout of the season with a 2-0 win over McNeese State Sept. 11. Wikgren made four stops in her fourth career shutout. Against UL Lafayette Sept. 9, Wikgren tallied five saves in UW-Green Bay's 1-1 draw with the Ragin' Cajuns.
Christi Williams, Youngstown State, Forward, Sophomore, Dayton, Ohio
Williams had four shots against VMI and one against Manhattan on Friday night.
News From Around the League
UW-Milwaukee Panthers
(2-2-2 overall, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
UWM has already played three overtime matches through six games this season, going 1-0-2.
Freshman Sarah Teegarden scored the game-winner on Friday, giving the freshman class four of the team's five goals. Teegarden leads the team in goals (2), points (4) and shots (11).
Another freshman, keeper Erin Kane posted the shutout on Friday, giving her three clean slates through just six games.
Detroit Titans
(3-1-0, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
Junior All-America candidate Mary Parker has picked up right where she left off last season as her first two goals of the season have been game winners. Her first came at Toledo on Sept. 2 and her second was against IPFW on Sept. 6. This season Parker has two goals and leads the team with her four points. Parker led the league with five game winners last season.
The Titans finally open the home schedule this week as Eastern Michigan travels to Detroit for a 4:00 p.m. kick off on Tuesday. Last season in Ypsilanti, Mich., the two teams tied 2-2 when Mandi Jasky squared the game for the Titans with a free kick late in the second half.
Following the brief one-game home stand, Detroit jumps right back on the road to face off with Big 12 Conference power Colorado and Sun Belt Conference member Denver at the Colorado Soccer Classic Sept. 16-18 in Boulder and then returns to the Great Lakes State to battle Big 10 member Michigan State on Sept. 21 in East Lansing. After playing seven of their first eight on the road, the Titans host Wright State as part of a double header with the men's team on Sept.23.
Butler Bulldogs
(3-2-0 overall, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
Freshman Angie Muir scored her fourth goal of the season in the team's 1-0 win over Indiana State. Muir has either scored or assisted on eight of the team's nine goals this season. The game-winner against the Sycamores was the first of her career.
Senior Meredith Buemi assisted on Muir's goal Friday in her first action since being injured in the season opener. Both Buemi and freshman Tierney Lanich returned to action Friday, giving the Bulldogs six healthy position players on the bench, a season-high.
UW-Green Bay Phoenix
(2-3-1 overall, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
UW-Green Bay earned MVP honors on Saturday, Sept. 10, as the women's soccer team had the opportunity to put in a morning's worth of community service while in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Phoenix helped out at a local Salvation Army, as the city of Lafayette has been serving as an evacuee site for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sophomore transfer Lotte Rasmussen took over the Phoenix lead in scoring when the Samsoe, Denmark native converted on a penalty kick against McNeese State Sept. 11. Rasmussen is familiar with scoring goals in Lafayette, as Rasmussen spent two seasons, including a redshirt season in 2003, at UL Lafayette.
Wright State Raiders(3-2-0, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
After playing three of their first five games at Alumni Field, the Raiders now face ten straight road contests. The Raiders will face six-non-conference opponents, including a trip to Colorado Springs for the AFA Nike Invite, and take on four Horizon League foes during that span. The road trip will last an entire month as the Raiders will return home to face Cleveland State on Oct. 21.
Loyola Ramblers
(2-2-0, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
Loyola finishes a three-match road swing at Ball State on Sept. 18.
LU sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Sommer earned her first collegiate win against Northern Arizona and followed that with her first collegiate start against Cal Sate Northridge
In addition to Mary Dale elevating to third among Loyola's all-time goal scoring leaders, senior midfielder/defender Jamie Wasielewski is now tied for seventh in the LU annals with eight career assists with a helper on Dale's game-winning goal against Northern Arizona.
Youngstown State Penguins
(0-6-0, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
Youngstown State hosted the Penguin Classic this weekend at Stambaugh Stadium. On Friday, fell 1-0 to Manhattan and 2-0 to VMI on Sunday.
Over the next two weeks, Youngstown State will play four contests at home. The first foe the Penguins will face will be Kent State on the Sept. 16, followed by a match-up with IPFW two days later. On Sept. 23, St. Francis (Pa.) will come to town before the Penguins open League play against Wright State on the Sept. 25.
Cleveland State Vikings
(0-5-0, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
In just five matches this year, CSU has scored five goals, surpassing the total of four goals it scored during the entire 20-match 2004 season. The offensive increase is do in part to the play of freshmen Ashley Walchack and Ashley Spahn, who share the team lead with two goals each, and redshirt freshman Abbie Kakias, who has come back from major knee surgery to score one goal with one assist this year.
A pair of goals in the final 15 minutes by Spahn against Valparaiso on Sunday allowed the sophomore to become the first player in school history to score more than one goal in a contest. Prior to her explosion, CSU had never scored more than one goal in a game, tallying single goals in games on seven different occasions.
