Women's Soccer Weekly Release #6

Sept. 25, 2006

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Player of the Week

Jackie Vera, Loyola
Freshman * Midfielder * Chicago, Ill.
Vera put together a terrific week, netting three goals in three matches as Loyola won two of the three contests. Vera got on the board in the 60th minute on Friday night, pulling LU into a 2-2 tie in an eventual overtime loss on the road at Drake, before closing the weekend in style. Vera netted a pair of goals in the span of nine minutes early in the second half against Wright State, propelling Loyola to a 3-1 win and handing the Raiders their first loss of the season in the process.

Other Top Performances from the Week Ending Sept. 24


Junior * Forward * Appleton, Wis.
Gorwitz continued her hot streak from last week with three goals in two games to lift the Phoenix to a 2-0-0 week. Against South Dakota State Sept. 22, Gorwitz scored the game's lone goal in the 85th minute for her second straight game-winner and her fourth straight Phoenix goal. Then, against IPFW Sept. 24, Gorwitz tallied two goals in the span of just over five minutes in the first half to put the game out of reach. All 13 of Gorwitz's points this season have come in the last three games.

Ashley Twehues, Butler
Junior * Midfielder * Fort Thomas, Ky.
Twehues scored her first goal of the 2006 season against Xavier on Sunday when she took a ball from Abbie Kaul and drilled a shot home from 25 yards. The midfielder tallied three goals and three assists for the Bulldogs a year ago, ranking third on the team in overall points.

Amber Rasmussen, Cleveland State
Junior * Forward * North Bloomfield, Ohio
Rasmussen needed just 13 seconds to find the back of the net in CSU's 2-1 loss to Indiana State on Friday. The goal, Rasmussen's first this season, was the fastest in a match in CSU history and gave the Vikings the early lead.

Megan Canty, Detroit
Junior * Midfielder * Royal Oak, Mich.
Canty scored her first goal of the season to tie the match with Hawaii at the OHANA Hotels and Resorts Soccer Invite on Thursday night and provided the helper on Mary Parker's game tying goal against Cal State Northridge on Saturday night. The score and assist were Canty's first since the 2004 season.

Sarah Teegarden, UW-Milwaukee
Sophomore * Midfielder * Batavia, Ill.
Teegarden scored the game-winning goal in UWM's only match of the week, a 1-0 win over South Dakota State on Sunday. It was her second goal of the season, both game-winners. Teegarden also helped Milwaukee dominate the midfield and allow just five shots for the match.

Amy Miller, Wright State
Sophomore * Midfielder * Springfield, Ohio
Miller extended her points streak to seven games and has scored a goal in each of the Raiders' last four contests. Miller netted the game-winning tally in the 53rd minute against IUPUI to help the Raiders remain unbeaten to that point. On Sunday, Miller stuck against Loyola on a penalty kick in the 87th minute to push her goal total to seven on the season, more than any Raider player had in the entire 2005 season.

Horizon League Notes


Loyola (6-4-1; 1-0-0 HL)
The Ramblers went 2-1-0 last week with victories over DePaul and Loyola and a loss at Drake.

Junior Katie Heidenreich tallied the only goal in a 1-0 victory over DePaul on Tuesday night. Senior goalie Emily Peick turned in her third shutout effort of the campaign with two saves. LU dominated play with a 20-8 edge in shots and a 13-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Drake handed the Ramblers their only loss of the week, a 3-2 overtime decision on Friday. The teams matched goals in regulation with the Ramblers getting tallies from Heidenreich and freshman Jackie Vera. DU managed to put its 14th shot of the contest past Peick for the game-winner in the 95th minute.

The Ramblers got the League schedule off to a good start, winning 3-1 against Wright State on Sunday afternoon. After a scoreless first frame, Loyola got three tallies in a nine-minute stretch early in the second half to pull away from the Raiders. Vera added two more goals, while fellow freshman Cynthia Morote-Ariza increased her League-best point total to 17 (6 goals, 5 assists) with a goal and an assist.

LU takes to the road for two League games this week, facing Butler on Friday and Detroit on Sunday.

Wright State (7-1-2; 0-1-0 HL)
WSU's school record unbeaten streak ended at nine when Loyola handed the Raiders a 3-1 loss in the first game of League play on Sunday.

Wright State started the week with a 1-0 victory over IUPUI. Sophomore Amy Miller continued her torrid scoring pace, netting the game's only marker in the 53rd minute. Senior goalie Steph Comisar turned away four shots to notch her fourth shutout of the season. She now has 19 clean sheets in her career and is just one shy of WSU's all-time mark.

On Sunday, the Raiders made the trip to Chicago to take on Loyola. The Ramblers had a nine-minute, three-goal stretch early in the second half that Wright State was unable to overcome. Miller was able to find the net again, scoring in her fourth-straight game on a penalty kick in the 87th minute.

This week WSU hosts the Wisconsin schools as they face UW-Green Bay on Friday and UW-Milwaukee on Sunday.

UW-Milwaukee (7-2-1; 0-0-0 HL)
UWM blanked its fourth consecutive opponent on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over South Dakota State.

Sophomore Sarah Teegarden scored the games only goal with a header off a cross from Erin Kreuser. Sophomore netminder Erin Kane increased her season-best shutout streak to 446:53 and has posted six shutouts in eight games this season. Kane is now tied with Kerri St. Aubin (2000-04) and Kathy Hoverman (1995-98) for the UW-Milwaukee shutout record with 19 clean sheets in her 29 career starts.

UWM is unbeaten in its last 13 home games (10-0-3) and hasn't allowed a goal in the last 507:02 at Engelmann Field.

The Panthers begin the League slate this week with a Sunday afternoon contest at Wright State.

UW-Green Bay (5-2-1; 0-0-0 HL)
The Phoenix notched two victories last week, topping South Dakota State 1-0 and IPFW 5-1.

On Friday, UW-Green Bay played SDSU scoreless through 85 minutes before junior Jennie Gorwitz took a Stephanie Gross pass and put a left-footed shot into the back of the net. Brooke Wikgren turned away two shots in the contest for her first complete-game clean sheet of the year.

UWGB then took the field against IPFW on Sunday and posted a 5-1 victory. Gorwitz was back at it again with two goals, while senior Stephanie Gross had a goal and set up two more. Wikgren and sophomore Charla Buxbaum split time in net for the Phoenix, combining for two saves in the contest. Gross' performance continued her climb on the Phoenix all-time charts, moving into third in assists (21), fourth in goals (25) and fifth in points (71).

UW-Green Bay plays both of its League matchups this week in Ohio, taking on Wright State on Friday and Youngstown State on Sunday.

Butler (3-5-0; 0-0-0 HL)
Butler dropped a 2-1 decision to Xavier in its only game last week.

The Musketeers got on the board early with a maker in the 10th minute. Junior Ashley Twehues was able to knot the match up when she drilled a 25-yarder into the top left corner off a pass from Abbie Kaul. XU came out strong in the second half and scored the game-deciding goal in the 46th minute. Bulldog netminder Kirby Zwickel notched eight saves as BU was outshot 16-4 in the contest.

Butler welcomes Loyola (Friday) and Cleveland State (Sunday) to Indianapolis for two League games this weekend.

Detroit (2-6-0; 0-0-0 HL)
The Titans dropped both of their contests at the OHANA Hotels and Resorts Soccer Invitational last weekend.

Host Hawaii topped Detroit 2-1 on Friday. The Rainbow Wahine cracked the scoreboard in the 10th minute, but UDM's Megan Canty put a Mary Parker feed into the back of the net five minutes later to knot the score. Hawaii came out strong in the second half and scored just 1:04 into the stanza.

On Sunday, the Titans were overcome by Cal State Northridge, 2-1, in overtime. UDM tied the game up in the 50th minute when Parker knocked a left-footed blast past the CSN goalkeeper, but then surrendered the game-winner in the 98th minute.

Detroit opens a five-game homestand by hosting three games this week. IUPUI comes to town on Tuesday, while Cleveland State (Friday) and Loyola (Sunday) visit Detroit for League matchups.

Youngstown State (2-6-0; 0-0-0 HL)
The Penguins face Valparaiso at home on Friday after having last week off. YSU then takes the field against UW-Green Bay in its first League contest of the season.

Cleveland State (1-8-0; 0-0-0 HL)
Cleveland State tallied a goal just 13 seconds into its game with Indiana State, but was unable to hold on as the Sycamores posted a 2-1 victory on Friday evening.

Junior Amber Rasmussen netted the only Vikings' marker when she found the twine off a Shayna Back cross. Back now has set CSU single-season records for goals (4) and points (10).

Cleveland State visits Detroit on Friday and Butler on Sunday in its first League contests of 2006.

Valparaiso (8-2-0; join HL in 2007)
Valpo continued its school-best start moving to 8-2-0 on the year, and has tied the 2000 squad with the six-match winning streak.

The Crusaders needed two extra sessions to top Mid-Continent Conference foe Oral Roberts on Friday. Valparaiso took the lead in the 13th minute when Lauren Cooper found the net off a Dana McGlone helper. After ORU knotted the score in the 37th minute, the two teams played scoreless soccer until the 109 minute mark when Jackie Thomas netted a free kick from 25 yards out.

Valparaiso took on Evansville on Sunday and posted a 3-0, shutout victory. Lori Johnson found the net for her fifth goal of the season, while Sarah Jewell notched a goal and an assist in the contest. Erin Murray turned away all four shots on net for her second clean sheet of the year.

The Crusaders take on future Horizon League opponent Youngstown State on Friday and current Mid-Con rival Oakland on Sunday.