American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer Weekly Report September 1, 2015 THE AMERICAN TODAY

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1 American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer Weekly Report September 1, 2015 Contact: Kristina Ritacco, Communications Assistant kritacco@theamerican.org (401) Park Row West Providence, RI TheAmerican.org WSoc Facebook: fb.com/americanconf 2015 Standings AMERICAN OVERALL School Tp W L T W-L-T Pts. Pct. H A N Streak Temple W4 Tulsa W4 UConn 25/NR W3 USF RV/NR W3 UCF RV/NR W3 Cincinnati W1 Memphis W1 East Carolina L2 SMU W1 Houston L3 THIS WEEK Thursday, Sept. 3 Syracuse at No. 25/NR UConn...5 p.m. ET SMU at Rice...7 p.m. ET Friday, Sept. 4 Temple at Penn...5 p.m. ET Cincinnati at Colorado...6:30 p.m. ET East Carolina at James Madison...7:30 p.m. ET Tulsa at Missouri State...8 p.m. ET RV/NR UCF at Ole Miss...8 p.m. ET RV/NR USF at RV/NR South Alabama...8 p.m. ET Incarnate Word at Houston...8 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 6 Oklahoma State at RV/NR UCF... Noon ET Lehigh at Temple...1 p.m. ET Harvard at No. 25/NR UConn...1 p.m. ET Troy at RV/NR USF...1 p.m. ET Houston at North Texas...2 p.m. ET Cincinnati at Colorado College...2 p.m. ET RV/NR Maryland at SMU...2 p.m. ET Central Arkansas at Tulsa...3 p.m. ET East Carolina at UNC-Greensboro...7 p.m. ET Dartmouth at Memphis...8 p.m. ET Results Thursday, Aug. 27 The American teams: No. 25/NR UConn 2, Georgetown 1 Cincinnati 0, Lipscomb 0 (2OT) Friday, Aug. 28 The American teams: RV/NR UCF 1, FIU 0 RV/NR USF 5, LIU Brooklyn 0 Temple 4, Loyola Maryland 0 Tulsa 2, SIUE 0 RV/25 William & Mary 3, East Carolina 0 Utah 4, Houston 1 Samford 5, Memphis 1 Kansas 2, SMU 1 Sunday, Aug. 30 The American teams: RV/NR UCF 4, Miami (Fla.) 3 (2OT) Cincinnati 1, Providence 0 No. 25/NR UConn 4, Navy 2 Memphis 1, UAB 0 RV/NR USF 3, Mississippi State 0 SMU 5, Texas Southern 1 Tulsa 3, McNeese State 0 George Washington 3, East Carolina 0 Utah State 2, Houston 0 Tuesday, Sept. 1 The American teams: Temple 2, Rider 1 THE AMERICAN TODAY Over the past week The American women s soccer teams compiled a record against non-conference opponents. RV/NR UCF tallied two road wins in the team s previous two matches, both against in-state opponents. On Friday, Ashley Spivey scored the only goal of the Knights 1-0 victory against FIU. The senior midfielder notched another game-winner on Sunday, helping to lift UCF to a 4-3 win over Miami (Fla.) in double overtime. Cincinnati notched a home win as Danielle Rotheram scored the lone goal of the Bearcats 1-0 victory over Providence College. Goalkeeper Natalie Smith recorded five saves in all 90:00 minutes for the Bearcats. Cincinnati has shutout their opponents in the past three matches. No. 25/NR UConn recorded the team s third consecutive win as they beat Navy, 4-2, in Annapolis, Md. The Huskies outshot Navy 30-10, as four different players registered goals in the match. Houston dropped Friday s match against Utah, 1-4, and Sunday s game against Utah State, 0-2. Sophomore Selena Peters recorded both hers and the Cougars first goal of the season in Friday s game. Senior goalkeeper Jordan Brown finished Sunday s match with three saves, giving her 100 career saves and making her the seventh Cougar in program history to collect more than 100 saves. Memphis fell to Samford, 1-5, on Friday but bounced back to beat UAB 1-0 in Birmingham, Ala. on Sunday night. Necee Jennings scored the game-winning goal for the Tigers in the seventh minute. RV/NR USF topped LIU Brooklyn 5-0 at Corbett Stadium on Friday. Junior transfer Trudi Carter had two of the team s five goals. In the Bulls 3-0 win over Mississippi State on Sunday, Olivia Chance tallied five points with two goals and an assist. The senior midfielder accumulated eight points in two games over the weekend, and currently leads the league in points. USF remains undefeated (3-0) this season. SMU picked up the team s first win of the season as they beat Texas Southern, 5-1. Five different players scored in the match; Lauren Guerra, Hannah Fleet, Vanessa Valadez, Claire Oates, and Chinelo Odobulu. It was the most goals in a regular season game for SMU since August 23, 2013 when the Mustangs beat Louisiana-Monroe, 6-1. Temple remains undefeated after beating Loyola Maryland 4-0 on Friday, and Rider 2-1 on Tuesday. Kelly Farrell picked up her fourth goal of the season in the 40th minute of the match against Rider. Redshirt junior Gina DiTaranto scored the Owls second goal in the 77th minute, giving Temple the 2-1 advantage. Tulsa moved to 4-0 on the season with the team s 2-0 win over SIUE on Friday, and 3-0 defeat over McNeese State on Sunday. Christina Holmes scored two goals for the Hurricane between the team s two shutout victories. WEEKLY HONORS O f f e n s i v e Play e r of the Week Ashley Spivey UCF Sr. M Netted two game-winners this weekend to help extend UCF s winning streak to three straight matches. She scored on her only attempt in Friday s match against FIU, leading the Knights to their 1-0 defeat of the Panthers. On Sunday UCF beat Miami (Fla.) 4-3, as Spivey registered the game-winner in 2OT. D e f e n s i v e Play e r of the Week Saga Fredriksson UCF So. Played all 90 minutes of UCF s shutout at FIU on Friday. She also assisted the Knights first goal against Miami on Sunday, with her free kick in the 10th minute. Fredriksson helped deliver UCF s first win at Miami in more than a decade. G o a l k e e p e r of the Week Natalie Smith Cincinnati Sr. Recorded five saves in Sunday s shutout win over Providence. She had a diving save in the 49th minute, and also made a pair of diving saves in the 64th minute on back-to-back one-on-one opportunities for the Friars. Smith lifted the Bearcats to their third consecutive shutout. R o o k i e of the Week Jessica Taylor UCF Fr. F Scored her first career goal on her only shot of UCF s match against Miami on Sunday. The freshman scored the Knights third goal in the 26th minute. Taylor helped increase UCF s unbeaten streak to six straight in the series with the Hurricanes. H o n o r Roll Danielle Rotheram, Cincinnati, Sr., M Scored the game-winning goal in Sunday s 1-0 win over Providence. Olivia Chance, USF, Sr., M Led the Bulls with eight points on the weekend. Recorded one goal and one assist on Friday against LIU; scored two goals, including the game-winner, against Mississippi State on Sunday. Jackie Simpson, USF, Sr., D Anchored a defense that allowed just 10 shots all weekend and only four on goal. Led the defense to two shutout wins. Leticia Skeete, USF, Jr., F Recorded three assists and two goals over the weekend, helping to lead USF to two shutout wins. Christina Holmes, Tulsa, So., F Tallied two goals on the week to help Tulsa record two shutout victories.

2 THE AMERICAN NOTEBOOK UCF RV/NR (3-1-0 Overall, American) CINCINNATI (2-1-1 Overall, American) UCONN 25/NR (3-0-0 Overall, American) EAST CAROLINA (1-2-1 Overall, American) Last:...Beat Miami (Fla.), 4-3 (2OT) Next:...Ole Miss Last Five: With their 4-3 (2OT) victory over the Hurricanes on Sunday, UCF nabbed their first win at Miami in a decade and extended their unbeaten streak in the series to six straight. games (4-0-2). Last:...Beat Providence, 1-0 Next:... Colorado Last Five: Last:... Beat Navy, 4-2 Next:... Syracuse Last Five: Last:...Lost to George Washington, 0-3 Next:...James Madison Last Five: Ashley Spivey is tied for first in the NCAA national statistical rankings in game-winning goals this season. The senior scored the only goal of Friday s RV/NR UCF-FIU match, leading the Knights to a 1-0 win over the Panthers. Spivey also netted her third game-winner in double overtime on Sunday, for UCF s 4-3 (2OT) defeat of Miami (Fla.). Redshirt senior Madison Barney returned to the field as a starter on Sunday, for the first time since Barney scored her first goal after missing the last two years with an ACL injury. UCF will conclude its longest road trip of 2015 on Sept. 4 at Ole Miss. The Knights recorded a 3-2 victory over the Rebels in 2007, the teams only previous meeting. The game will mark UCF s second against an SEC opponent this season. Cincinnati notched a 1-0 home win against Providence College on Sunday, delivering the Friars their first loss of the season. Senior forward Danielle Rotheram scored the lone goal for the Bearcats. Goalkeepers Sam Pavlika and Natalie Smith combined for 12 saves over the weekend. Pavlika registered seven saves in 110:00 minutes in Cincinnati s 0-0 (2OT) draw against Lipscomb. Smith recorded five saves in 90:00 minutes against Providence. The Bearcats have shutout their opponents in the past three matches, which the team hasn t done since 2010 when they shutout four straight opponents. This week Cincinnati will begin its first roadtrip of the season, with a match against Colorado on Friday and Colorado College on Sunday. No. 25/NR UConn recorded the team s third consecutive win as they beat Navy 4-2 on Sunday, in Annapolis, Md. The Huskies outshot Navy 30-10, as four different players registered goals in the match; Rachel Hill in the 12th minute, Andrea Plucenik in the 58th minute, Stephanie Ribeiro in the 60th minute, and Kim Urbanek in the 76th minute. Rachel Hill currently leads UConn and ranks second in the league with nine points, including four goals and one assist on the season. Hill also ranks 10th in the NCAA national individual rankings for total goals (4), and points per game (3.00). On Thursday the Huskies will face Syracuse at home. The teams last meeting in 2014 ended in a 1-1 (2OT) draw. East Carolina endured the team s first loss of the season, 0-3, at William & Mary on Friday. The Tribe scored all three goals in the first half, despite the Pirates second half advantage in a corner kicks (5-1) and total shots (6-2). Although they outshot their opponents 9-6, the Pirates dropped their second straight match on Sunday, 0-3, at George Washington. Senior goalie Saundra Baron has played every minute of every match this season. Baron has recorded nine saves in 2015 and ranks fifth in the conference for saves. The Pirates third straight road match will take place on Friday when they travel to Harrisonburg, Va. to play James Madison. HOUSTON (0-3-0 Overall, American) MEMPHIS (2-1-0 Overall, American) USF RV/NR (3-0-0 Overall, American) SMU (1-2-1 Overall, American) Last:...Lost to Utah State, 0-2 Next:...Incarnate Word Last Five: Last:... Beat UAB, 1-0 Next:... Dartmouth Last Five: Last:... Beat Mississippi State, 3-0 Next:... RV/NR South Alabama Last Five: Last:... Beat Texas Southern, 5-1 Next:... Rice Last Five: Houston dropped both matches over the weekend, with a 1-4 loss to Utah on Friday and a 0-2 loss to Utah State on Sunday. Goalkeeper Jordan Brown combined for 12 saves in 180:00 minutes of play throughout the weekend. Brown is the league-leader in saves, with 17 in three games. The senior has also tallied 100 career saves, making her the seventh Cougar in program history to collect more than 100 saves. Sophomore forward Selena Peters recorded both hers and the Cougars first goal of the season. Peters second career goal was assisted by senior Hailey Kirkwood. On Friday Houston will host Incarnate Word, in the first meeting in program history between the teams. Memphis suffered a 1-5 loss against Samford on Friday, but rebounded on Sunday to defeat UAB 1-0. Necee Jennings scored her first career goal and the game-winner for the Tigers in the seventh minute of Sunday s match against UAB. Memphis defense held UAB to only five shots, with none in the second half. Goalkeeper Maryse Bard-Martel recorded three saves in the match. Junior Valerie Sanderson notched her first goal of the season in the 26th minute of the Tigers match against Samford. The Tigers will play Dartmouth in Tennessee on Friday. RV/NR USF topped LIU Brooklyn 5-0 at Corbett Stadium in Tampa, Fla on Friday, followed by a 3-0 win over Mississippi State on Sunday. The win lifted the Bulls to 3-0 on the season. Senior Olivia Chance tallied eight points on the weekend, recording three on Friday (one goal, one assist) and five points on Sunday (two goals, one assist). In the NCAA national individual rankings, Chance ranks sixth in game-winning goals (2), eighth in points per game (3.33) and 10th in goals per game (1.33), total goals (4), and total points (10). Defender Cristina Ferral registered her second goal of the season in Friday s match. Junior transfer Trudi Carter added two goals in the win over LIU. The Bulls travel to Mobile, Ala. to compete in the South Alabama Tournament this weekend. SMU picked up the team s first win of the season as they beat Texas Southern, 5-1. Five different players scored in the match; Lauren Guerra, Hannah Fleet, Vanessa Valadez, Claire Oates, and Chinelo Odobulu. Five goals against Texas Southern was the most goals in a regular season game for SMU since August 23, 2013 when the Mustangs beat Louisiana-Monroe, 6-1. Claire Oates now has two goals on the season, both via headers. Both goals have either tied or gave the Mustangs the lead. SMU is unbeaten this season in matches that Oates has scored a goal (1-0-1). The Mustangs will face Rice in Houston on Thursday. SMU is all-time against Rice. From 1986 to 2009, the Mustangs won 11 of 13 matches against the Owls. TEMPLE (3-0-0 Overall, American) TULSA (4-0-0 Overall, American) Last:... Beat Rider, 2-1 Next:... Lehigh Last Five: Temple won 2-1 on Tuesday night against Rider, and improved to 4-0 this season. Senior Kelly Farrell picked up her fourth goal of the season in Tuesday s match, and is now tied at first in the conference for goals (4) and tied at second for points (9). Senior goalkeeper Shauni Kerkhoff has only allowed one goal against in 309:49 minuites of play so far this season. She has recorded five saves. The Owls will play their first road contest on Friday, as they head to Rhodes Field to take on city rival Penn. Last:... Beat McNeese State, 3-0 Next:... Missouri State Last Five: Tulsa remains undefeated after recording two shutout wins over the weekend. The Hurricane beat SIUE 2-0 on Friday, and McNeese State 3-0 on Sunday. Christina Holmes scored a goal in each of Tulsa s last two games, combining for six points on the season. Sierra Krenik, a three-year starter at defender, tallied her first career goal in the 36th minute of the Hurricane s match against McNeese State. Her goal gave the team a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime. On Friday Tulsa will play Missouri State in Springfield, Mo American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

3 NATIONAL POLLS NSCAA/Continental tire Coaches Poll Week 2 (Sept. 1, 2015) school pts. prev. 1. Virginia (30) Stanford (2) Texas A&M North Carolina (1) Florida State Notre Dame Penn State Florida BYU Virginia Tech Auburn West Virginia Clemson UCLA Southern California South Carolina Ohio State Duke Pepperdine DePaul Texas Tech Rutgers Long Beach State RV 24. Arizona State UConn Receiving votes: Wisconsin (75), California (59), UCF (22), Washington State (21), Kentucky (14), William & Mary (12), Arizona (11), USF (9), Maryland (9), Boston College (8), San Diego State (5), Illinois (5), South Alabama (3), Marquette (3), Oklahoma (3), CSU Fullerton (2), Washington (1), Arkansas (1) soccer america rankings Week 2 (Sept. 1, 2015) school record prev. 1. Virginia... (3-0-0) Stanford... (2-0-0) North Carolina... (4-0-0) Notre Dame... (4-0-0) Florida... (3-1-0) Florida State... (3-1-0) Penn State... (3-0-1) BYU... (2-0-0) UCLA... (2-1-0) Clemson... (3-0-0) Virginia Tech... (3-0-1) West Virginia... (3-1-0) USC... (2-1-0) Texas Tech... (2-1-0) Texas A&M... (4-0-0) Duke... (3-0-1)...NR 17. St. John s... (2-0-0) South Carolina... (3-1-0) DePaul... (3-0-1) Ohio State... (3-0-1) Auburn... (4-0-0) Kentucky... (3-1-0) Rutgers... (4-0-0)...NR 24. Long Beach State... (3-1-0)...NR 25. California... (2-1-0)...NR The American Preseason Coaches Poll School Pts 1. UConn (4) UCF (6) USF Memphis Cincinnati East Carolina Tulsa SMU Temple Houston 9 - First-place votes in parentheses Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Rachel Hill, UConn, Jr., F PrESeason defensive player of the year Diamond Simpson, Memphis, Sr. preseason goalkeeper of the year Shauni Kerkhoff, Temple, Sr. Preseason All-Conference Team Ashley Spivey, UCF, F *Rachel Hill, UConn, Jr., F Kendall Frey, East Carolina, F Val Sanderson, Memphis, F Diamond Simpson, Memphis, D *Olivia Chance, USF, M Jackie Simpson, USF, D Claire Oates, SMU, M Kelly Farrell, Temple, M Shauni Kerkhoff, Temple, Sr., GK Rachel Thun, Tulsa, So., M *denotes unanimous selection WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE national POLLs UCF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Preseason 17/19 -/- RV/NR -/- -/- -/- RV/NR -/- -/- -/- -/- Week 1 RV/NR -/- 25/NR -/- -/- -/- RV/NR -/- -/- -/- -/- Week 2 RV/NR -/- 25/NR -/- -/- -/- RV/NR -/- -/- -/- -/- Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

4 THE 2015 SEASON THE AMERICAN VS. THE CONFERENCES Conference Record WIN PCT. America East Atlantic Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big Big West Colonial Conference USA Great West Horizon Independent Ivy MEAC Metro Atlantic Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Non-Division I Northeast Ohio Valley Pac Patriot League Southeastern Southern Southland Summit League Sun Belt SWAC West Coast Western Athletic MATCHEs AGAINST TOP 25 (0-3-1,.125) DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULT Aug. 21 No. 17/19 UCF No. 8/4 Florida L, 0-2 Aug. 21 Cincinnati No. 21/12 DePaul L, 1-2 Aug. 23 SMU RV/NR Missouri T, 1-1 (2OT) Aug. 28 East Carolina NR/25 William & Mary L, 0-3 total: American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

5 2015 WEEKLY AWARDS AWARD WINNERs OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 24 Rachel Hill, UConn, Jr., F Aug. 31 Ashley Spivey, UCF, Sr., M Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 24 Cristina Ferral, USF, Sr., D Aug. 31 Saga Fredriksson, UCF, So., D Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Aug. 24 Kayla Adamek, UCF, R-So., M; Sam Pavlika, Cincinnati, Sr., GK; Olivia Chance, USF, Sr., M; Paula Jurewicz, Temple, Sr., D; Rachel Thun, Tulsa, So., M Aug. 31 Danielle Rotheram, Cincinnati, Sr., M; Olivia Chance, USF, Sr., M; Jackie Simpson, USF, Sr., D; Leticia Skeete, USF, Jr., F; Christina Holmes, Tulsa, So., F Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 GoALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Aug. 24 Saundra Baron, East Carolina, Sr., GK Aug. 31 Natalie Smith, Cincinnati, Sr., GK Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Aug. 24 Jordan Nash, Temple, Fr., GK Aug. 31 Jessica Taylor, UCF, Fr., F Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

6 STATISTICAL LEADERS The American Among The NCAA Division I Statistical Leaders through games Aug. 31, 2015 team assists TeAM NO./avg 11 USF 3.33 goals-against average team No./avg 1 Temple Tulsa USF Cincinnati PoiNTS TeAM NO./avg 11 USF Temple UConn 8.33 Save percentage TeAM NO./avg 1 Temple Cincinnati scoring offense TeAM NO./avg 6 Temple UConn USF Tulsa 2.50 shutout percentage Team No./avg 1 Temple Tulsa Cincinnati USF Memphis total assists TeAM NO./avg 27 USF 30 total goals TeAM NO./avg 12 Temple UConn Tulsa USF 10 total points TeAM NO./avg 27 USF 30 won-lost tied percentage team No./avg. 1 UConn USF Temple Tulsa UCF INDIVIDUAL ASSIsTS PER GAME PLAYER NO./AVG 7 Roman Edwards, Tulsa Leticia Skeete, USF Rachel Thun, Tulsa 0.75 GAME-WINNING GOALS PLAYER NO./AVG 1 Ashley Spivey, UCF 3 6 Olivia Chance, USF 2 6 Christina Holmes, Tulsa 2 6 Paula Jurewicz, Temple 2 6 Stephanie Ribeiro, UConn 2 GOALie Minutes Played PLAYER NO./AVG 22 Saundra Baron, East Carolina 380:00 GOALS PER GAME PLAYER NO./AVG 10 Olivia Chance, USF Rachel Hill, UConn Kelly Farrell, Temple GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE PLAYER NO./AVG 1 Shauni Kerkhoff, Temple Sam Pavlika, Cincinnati Katarina Elliott, USF Rebecca Defer, Tulsa POINTS PER GAME PLAYER NO./AVG 8 Olivia Chance, USF Rachel Hill, UConn Kelly Farrell, Temple 2.00 SAVE PERCENTAGE PLAYER NO./AVG 1 Shauni Kerkhoff, Temple Sam Pavlika, Cincinnati TOTAL ASSISTS PLAYER NO./AVG 2 Roman Edwards, Tulsa 4 11 Leticia Skeete, USF 3 11 Rachel Thun, Tulsa 3 TOTAL GOALS PLAYER NO./AVG 10 Olivia Chance, USF 4 10 Rachel Hill, UConn 4 TOTAL POINTS PLAYER NO./AVG 10 Olivia Chance, USF Rachel Hill, UConn American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

7 MEDIA SERVICES TheAmerican.org The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date information on all facets of the league. Women s soccer standings, results, statistics and notes are updated as games are played. Twitter, Instagram & Facebook Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference women s soccer news through social media. The American Twitter feed may be the official Instagram page and the conference s official Facebook page is available at /AmericanConf. Distribution Media members may access PDF versions of the complete weekly press release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org. Regular updates of the release will be distributed via from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an request to Kristina Ritacco at kritacco@theamerican.org. Weekly Awards The American names an Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, Goalkeeper of the Week, and Rookie of the Week each Monday morning during the season, along with a five-player Honor Roll. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by conference sports information directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site. A m e r i c a n Athletic Conference C o m m u n i c at i o n s Conta c t s UCF Jenna Marina, Associate Director of Communications Office...(407) jmarina@athletics.ucf.edu CINCINNATI Cory Hall, Senior Director of Communications Office...(515) cory.hall@uc.edu UCONN Jennifer Greene, Communications Assistant Office...(860) Annual Awards The American Athletic Conference will name allconference teams and individual honors following the conclusion of the regular season. The awards are chosen by a vote of the league s 10 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season and will be announced shortly thereafter. EAST CAROLINA Adam Miller, Assistant Director of Media Relations Office...(252) millera@ecu.edu HOUSTON Roman Petrowski, Communications Assistant Office...(713) rwpetrow@central.uh.edu /AmericanConf MEMPHIS Kevin Rodriguez, Assistant Director of Communications Office...(901) krdrguez@memphis.edu USF Lindsey Morrison, Communications Assistant Office...(813) lmorrison1@usf.edu SMU Curtis Manlapig, Public Relations Assistant Office...(214) cmanlapig@smu.edu C o m m u n i c at i o n s: (401) W o m e n s Soccer Conta c t K r i s t i n a Rita c c o C o m m u n i c at i o n s Assista n t e m a i l: krita c c o@theamerican.org m o b i l e: (401) TEMPLE Shanna Moser, Communications Assistant Office...(215) shanna@temple.edu TULSA Stephanie Hall, Director of Media Relations Office...(918) stephanie-hall@utulsa.edu Megan Morgan Associate Commissioner (Communications) mmorgan@theamerican.org Mark Hodgkin Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media) mhodgkin@theamerican.org Gary Robinson Communications Assistant grobinson@theamerican.org Chuck Sullivan Assistant Commissioner (Communications) csullivan@theamerican.org Jamie Corun Digital Communications Coordinator jcorun@theamerican.org Alex Cluxton Digital Network Assistant acluxton@theamerican.org Chevonne Mansfield Director of Communications cmansfield@theamerican.org Hali Oughton Multimedia Coordinator & Reporter houghton@theamerican.org American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

8 SCHEDULES & RESULTS UCF RV/NR (3-1-0, American) Home: 1-1-0/Away: 2-0-0/Neutral: No. 8/4 Florida L, Jacksonville W, at FIU W, at Miami (Fla.) W, 4-3 (2OT) 4 at Ole Miss 8 p.m. 6 Oklahoma State 12 p.m. 10 at Florida State 7 p.m. 18 Georgetown 5:30 p.m. 24 Temple * 7 p.m. 27 UConn * 1 p.m. 1 at East Carolina * 7 p.m. 4 at Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 8 Memphis * 7 p.m. 11 Tulsa * 1 p.m. 15 at SMU * 8 p.m. 18 at Houston * 2 p.m. 23 USF * 7 p.m. CINCINNATI (2-1-1, American) Home: 2-1-1/Away: 0-0-0/Neutral: No. 21/12 DePaul L, Vanderbilt W, Lipscomb T, 0-0 (2OT) 30 Providence W, at Colorado 6:30 p.m. 6 at Colorado College 2 p.m. 11 at Saint Francis (PA) 4 p.m. 13 at Duquesne 1 p.m. 17 Long Beach State 5 p.m. 20 at Xavier 6:30 p.m. 24 at SMU * 8 p.m. 27 at Houston * 2 p.m. 2 USF * 12 p.m. 4 UCF * 1 p.m. 8 at Temple * 3 p.m. 11 at UConn * 1 p.m. 16 East Carolina * 7 p.m. 18 Evansville 1 p.m. 23 Memphis * 7 p.m. 25 Tulsa * 1 p.m. UCONN 25/NR (3-0-0, American) Home: 1-0-0/Away: 2-0-0/Neutral: Colgate W, at Georgetown W, at Navy W, Syracuse 5 p.m. 6 Harvard 1 p.m. 11 Army West Point 7 p.m. 13 at Rutgers 1 p.m. 18 at Central Connecticut 7 p.m. 20 at Brown 1 p.m. 24 at USF * 7 p.m. 27 at UCF * 1 p.m. 2 Temple * 7 p.m. 8 East Carolina * 7 p.m. 11 Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 15 at Memphis * 8 p.m. 18 at Tulsa * 2 p.m. 22 Houston * 7 p.m. 25 SMU * 1 p.m. EAST CAROLINA (1-2-1, American) Home: 1-0-1/Away: 0-2-0/Neutral: George Mason W, Loyola Chicago T, 0-0 (2OT) 28 at RV/25 William & Mary L, at George Washington L, at James Madison 7:30 p.m. 6 at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. 11 Western Carolina 7 p.m. 13 at Charlotte 2 p.m. 17 UNC-Wilmington 7 p.m. 20 Old Dominion 2 p.m. 24 at Houston * 8 p.m. 27 at SMU * 2 p.m. 1 UCF * 7 p.m. 4 USF * 1 p.m. 8 at Uconn * 7 p.m. 11 at Temple * 1 p.m. 16 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. 23 Tulsa * 7 p.m. 25 Memphis * 2 p.m. HOUSTON (0-3-0, American) Home: 0-1-0/Away: 0-2-0/Neutral: Texas State L, at Utah L, at Utah State L, Incarnate Word 8 p.m. 6 at North Texas 2 p.m. 11 McNeese State 8 p.m. 13 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2 p.m. 20 Ul Lafayette 5 p.m. 24 East Carolina * 8 p.m. 27 Cincinnati * 2 p.m. 1 at Memphis * 8 p.m. 4 at Tulsa * 2 p.m. 9 at SMU * 8 p.m. 15 USF * 8 p.m. 18 UCF * 2 p.m. 22 at Uconn * 7 p.m. 25 at Temple * 1 p.m American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

9 SCHEDULES & RESULTS MEMPHIS (2-1-0, American) Home: 1-0-0/Away: 1-1-0/Neutral: Alabama W, at Samford L, at UAB W, Dartmouth 8 p.m. 11 Tennessee-Martin 8:30 p.m. 13 Idaho 2 p.m. 18 at Western Kentucky 7 p.m. 20 Ole Miss 8 p.m. 24 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. 26 Gonzaga 6 p.m. 1 Houston * 8 p.m. 4 SMU * 2 p.m. 8 at UCF * 7 p.m. 11 at USF* 1 p.m. 15 UConn * 8 p.m. 18 Temple * 2 p.m. 23 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. 25 at East Carolina * 2 p.m. USF RV/NR (3-0-0, American) Home: 2-0-0/Away: 1-0-0/Neutral: at Baylor W, 2-1 (2OT) 28 LIU W, Mississippi State W, at RV/NR South Alabama 8 p.m. 6 Troy 1 p.m. 11 at Charlotte 5:30 p.m. 13 at Clemson 1 p.m. 17 Georgia Southern 7 p.m. 20 at Texas Tech 2 p.m. 24 UConn * 7 p.m. 27 Temple * 1 p.m. 2 at Cincinnati * 12 p.m. 4 at East Carolina * 1 p.m. 8 Tulsa * 7 p.m. 11 Memphis * 1 p.m. 15 at Houston * 8 p.m. 18 at SMU * 2 p.m. 23 at UCF * 7 p.m. SMU (1-2-1, American) Home: 1-1-0/Away: 0-1-1/Neutral: at Saint Louis L, at RV/NR Missouri T, 1-1 (2OT) 28 Kansas L, Texas Southern W, at Rice 7 p.m. 6 RV/NR Maryland 2 p.m. 11 Sam Houston State 8 p.m. 13 Northwestern State 2 p.m. 18 TCU 8 p.m. 24 Cincinnati * 8 p.m. 27 East Carolina * 2 p.m. 1 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. 4 at Memphis * 2 p.m. 9 Houston * 8 p.m. 15 UCF * 8 p.m. 18 USF * 2 p.m. 22 at Temple * 3 p.m. 25 at UConn * 1 p.m. TEMPLE (4-0-0, American) Home: 4-0-0/Away: 0-0-0/Neutral: Fairleigh Dickinson W, Delaware State W, Loyola Maryland W, Rider W, at Penn 5 p.m. 6 Lehigh 1 p.m. 11 at New Hampshire 7 p.m. 13 Binghamton 12 p.m. 18 La Salle 4 p.m. 20 Saint Joseph s 1 p.m. 24 at UCF * 7 p.m. 27 at USF * 1 p.m. 2 at UConn * 7 p.m. 8 Cincinnati * 3 p.m. 11 East Carolina * 1 p.m. 15 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. 18 at Memphis * 2 p.m. 22 SMU * 3 p.m. 25 Houston * 1 p.m. TULSA (4-0-0, American) Home: 4-0-0/Away: 0-0-0/Neutral: Mercer W, Missouri Southern W, SIUE W, McNeese State W, at Missouri State 8 p.m. 6 Central Arkansas 3 p.m. 11 Indiana State 8:30 p.m. 12 Incarnate Word 8:30 p.m. 18 at Oklahoma 8 p.m. 20 at Oral Roberts 8 p.m. 24 Memphis * 8 p.m. 1 SMU * 8 p.m. 4 Houston * 2 p.m. 8 at USF * 7 p.m. 11 at UCF * 1 p.m. 15 Temple * 8 p.m. 18 UConn * 2 p.m. 23 at East Carolina * 8 p.m. 25 at Cincinnati * 1 p.m American Athletic Conference Women s Soccer

10 2015 American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 50.0% of their team's games, goalies at least 33.0% of their team's minutes. SHOTS GP No. Avg/G 1. HILL, Rachel-Uconn FLEET, Hannah-SMU RIBEIRO, Stephanie-Uconn CUNNINGHAM, Kayla-TEM FARRELL, Kelly-TEM SPITLER, Lana-ECU Spivey, Ashley-UCF THUN, Rachel-TLS Chance,Olivia-USF Skeete, Leticia-USF ROTHERAM, Danielle-CIN POINTS GP G A Pts Avg/G 1. Chance,Olivia-USF HILL, Rachel-Uconn FARRELL, Kelly-TEM THUN, Rachel-TLS FALCONE, Elana-TEM Spivey, Ashley-UCF HOLMES, Christina-TLS Ferral, Cristina-USF Skeete, Leticia-USF VALADEZ, Vanessa-SMU Adamek, Kayla-UCF GOALS GP No. Avg/G 1. Chance,Olivia-USF HILL, Rachel-Uconn FARRELL, Kelly-TEM Spivey, Ashley-UCF HOLMES, Christina-TLS Carter, Trudi-USF RIBEIRO, Stephanie-Uconn Ferral, Cristina-USF JUREWICZ, Paula-TEM VALADEZ, Vanessa-SMU OATES, Claire-SMU LAFFERTY, Erin-TEM Adamek, Kayla-UCF FALCONE, Elana-TEM THUN, Rachel-TLS SHOTS PER GAME GP No. Avg/G 1. HILL, Rachel-Uconn RIBEIRO, Stephanie-Uconn Chance,Olivia-USF FLEET, Hannah-SMU Skeete, Leticia-USF CUNNINGHAM, Kayla-TEM Spivey, Ashley-UCF SPITLER, Lana-ECU FARRELL, Kelly-TEM THUN, Rachel-TLS POINTS PER GAME GP G A Pts Avg/G 1. Chance,Olivia-USF HILL, Rachel-Uconn FARRELL, Kelly-TEM Carter, Trudi-USF THUN, Rachel-TLS Ferral, Cristina-USF Skeete, Leticia-USF Spivey, Ashley-UCF FALCONE, Elana-TEM HOLMES, Christina-TLS GOALS PER GAME GP No. Avg/G 1. HILL, Rachel-Uconn Chance,Olivia-USF FARRELL, Kelly-TEM Carter, Trudi-USF HOLMES, Christina-TLS Spivey, Ashley-UCF RIBEIRO, Stephanie-Uconn Ferral, Cristina-USF THUN, Rachel-TLS FALCONE, Elana-TEM JUREWICZ, Paula-TEM VALADEZ, Vanessa-SMU OATES, Claire-SMU LAFFERTY, Erin-TEM Adamek, Kayla-UCF JANCUSKA, Caitlin-TLS MCADAMS, McKenzi-TLS

11 2015 American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) ASSISTS GP No. Avg/G 1. EDWARDS, Roman-TLS Skeete, Leticia-USF THUN, Rachel-TLS Chance,Olivia-USF FALCONE, Elana-TEM JACOBS, Paige-SMU MCGUIRE, Samantha-Uconn HUNSBERGER, Megan-Uconn Brooks, Sienna-USF HINDS, Liana-Uconn DUGUAY, Marissa-MEM Raymond, Brittany-USF PLUCENIK, Andrea-Uconn JENNINGS, Necee-MEM Adams, Grace-USF Hamrick, Jessica-USF Fredriksson, Saga-UCF KIRKWOOD, Hailey-HOU Ferral, Cristina-USF HILL, Rachel-Uconn MASTERS, Elysia-MEM PAVLIKA, Taylor-CIN FARRELL, Kelly-TEM Adamek, Kayla-UCF VALADEZ, Vanessa-SMU GAVORSKI, Julie-CIN SMITH, Madison-TLS SPITLER, Lana-ECU CUNNINGHAM, Kayla-TEM Rodrigues, Carol-UCF Barney, Madison-UCF DITARANTO, Gina-TEM WHELDON, Cassie-CIN PARRINELLO, Kelsey-CIN Moore, Julia-UCF THORPE, Blair-SMU BARG, Taylor-SMU ASSISTS PER GAME GP No. Avg/G 1. EDWARDS, Roman-TLS Skeete, Leticia-USF THUN, Rachel-TLS Chance,Olivia-USF JACOBS, Paige-SMU FALCONE, Elana-TEM MASTERS, Elysia-MEM MCGUIRE, Samantha-Uconn HUNSBERGER, Megan-Uconn Brooks, Sienna-USF HINDS, Liana-Uconn DUGUAY, Marissa-MEM Raymond, Brittany-USF PLUCENIK, Andrea-Uconn JENNINGS, Necee-MEM Adams, Grace-USF Hamrick, Jessica-USF Fredriksson, Saga-UCF KIRKWOOD, Hailey-HOU Ferral, Cristina-USF HILL, Rachel-Uconn GAME-WINNING GOALS GP No. Avg/G 1. Spivey, Ashley-UCF Chance,Olivia-USF RIBEIRO, Stephanie-Uconn HOLMES, Christina-TLS JUREWICZ, Paula-TEM GOALS AGAINST AVG GP GA Minutes GAavg 1. PAVLIKA, Sam-CIN : KERKHOFF, Shauni-TEM : Elliott, Kat-USF : DEFER, Rebecca-TLS : SMITH, Natalie-CIN : Fischer, Francesca-UCF : MORONEY, Shannon-SMU : ARMSTRONG, Emily-Uconn : Varis, Vera-UCF : BARON, Saundra-ECU : SAVE PERCENTAGE GP Saves GA Pct. 1. PAVLIKA, Sam-CIN Elliott, Kat-USF KERKHOFF, Shauni-TEM SMITH, Natalie-CIN ARMSTRONG, Emily-Uconn MORONEY, Shannon-SMU BARD-MARTEL, Maryse-MEM BROWN, Jordan-HOU Fischer, Francesca-UCF BARON, Saundra-ECU

12 2015 American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) SAVES GP No. Avg/G 1. BROWN, Jordan-HOU ARMSTRONG, Emily-Uconn MORONEY, Shannon-SMU BARD-MARTEL, Maryse-MEM BARON, Saundra-ECU SMITH, Natalie-CIN PAVLIKA, Sam-CIN Elliott, Kat-USF BROWN, Catie-SMU KERKHOFF, Shauni-TEM SHUTOUTS GP No. Avg/G 1. DEFER, Rebecca-TLS BARON, Saundra-ECU PAVLIKA, Sam-CIN BARD-MARTEL, Maryse-MEM Elliott, Kat-USF Fischer, Francesca-UCF MCKEON, Courtney-TLS SMITH, Natalie-CIN Varis, Vera-UCF SAVES PER GAME GP No. Avg/G 1. BROWN, Jordan-HOU ARMSTRONG, Emily-Uconn SMITH, Natalie-CIN PAVLIKA, Sam-CIN BARD-MARTEL, Maryse-MEM MORONEY, Shannon-SMU BROWN, Catie-SMU Elliott, Kat-USF BARON, Saundra-ECU Fischer, Francesca-UCF Varis, Vera-UCF SHUTOUTS PER GAME GP No. Avg/G 1. PAVLIKA, Sam-CIN DEFER, Rebecca-TLS BARD-MARTEL, Maryse-MEM SMITH, Natalie-CIN Fischer, Francesca-UCF BARON, Saundra-ECU Varis, Vera-UCF Elliott, Kat-USF Team Identification Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Memphis SMU Temple University Tulsa UCF UConn USF Team ID CIN ECU HOU MEM SMU TEM TLS UCF UCONN USF

13 2015 American Athletic Conference Conference Individual Highs Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS POINTS 5 HILL, Rachel (UConn) vs COLGATE (Aug 21, 2015) 5 Chance,Olivia (USF) vs MSU (Aug 30, 2015) GOALS 2 HILL, Rachel (UConn) vs COLGATE (Aug 21, 2015) 2 Adamek, Kayla (UCF) vs Jacksonville (8/23/2015) 2 LAFFERTY, Erin (Temple University) vs Loyola University MD (Aug 28, 2015) 2 Carter, Trudi (USF) vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 2 Chance,Olivia (USF) vs MSU (Aug 30, 2015) ASSISTS 2 Skeete, Leticia (USF) vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 2 JACOBS, Paige (SMU) vs Texas Southern (Aug 30, 2015) SHOTS 8 HILL, Rachel (UConn) vs COLGATE (Aug 21, 2015) 8 Skeete, Leticia (USF) vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 8 RIBEIRO, Stephanie (UConn) at Navy (Aug 30, 2015) SAVES 9 BROWN, Jordan (Houston) at Utah (Aug 28, 2015) 7 MORONEY, Shannon (SMU) at Mizzou (Aug 23, 2015) 7 PAVLIKA, Sam (Cincinnati) vs Lipscomb (Aug 27, 2015)

14 2015 American Athletic Conference TEAM LEADERS Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) Team Miscellaneous GP Shots Fouls Offside Corners PK-PKA YC-RC Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Memphis SMU Temple University Tulsa UCF UConn USF SHOTS GP No. Avg/G 1. Tulsa Temple University UConn Cincinnati UCF USF SMU East Carolina Memphis Houston POINTS GP No. Avg/G 1. Temple University USF Tulsa UConn UCF SMU Cincinnati Memphis East Carolina Houston GOALS GP No. Avg/G 1. Temple University USF UConn Tulsa UCF SMU Cincinnati Memphis East Carolina Houston ASSISTS GP No. Avg/G 1. USF Tulsa UCF SMU UConn Temple University Cincinnati Memphis Houston East Carolina GOALS ALLOWED GP No. Avg/G 1. USF Tulsa Temple University Cincinnati UConn UCF Memphis East Carolina Houston SMU GOALS PER GAME GP No. Avg/G 1. Temple University USF UConn Tulsa UCF SMU Memphis Cincinnati East Carolina Houston ASSISTS PER GAME GP No. Avg/G 1. USF Tulsa UConn SMU UCF Temple University Cincinnati Memphis Houston East Carolina GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE GP GA Minutes GA Avg. 1. Temple University : Tulsa : USF : Cincinnati : UCF : UConn : East Carolina : Memphis : SMU : Houston :

15 2015 American Athletic Conference TEAM LEADERS Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) SAVES GP No. Avg/G 1. Houston Cincinnati SMU UConn Memphis East Carolina Temple University UCF USF Tulsa SHUTOUTS GP No. Avg/G 1. Cincinnati Tulsa Temple University Memphis USF UCF East Carolina Houston UConn SMU FOULS GP No. Avg/G 1. Tulsa UCF Memphis Temple University SMU USF Cincinnati East Carolina UConn Houston OFFSIDES GP No. Avg/G 1. SMU Cincinnati UCF Temple University Tulsa USF East Carolina Houston Memphis UConn CORNERS GP No. Avg/G 1. Temple University Tulsa SMU East Carolina Cincinnati Memphis UCF UConn USF Houston YELLOW CARDS GP No. Avg/G 1. Temple University UCF Tulsa UConn East Carolina Houston Memphis Cincinnati USF SMU

16 2015 American Athletic Conference TEAM LEADERS Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) Team Conference Pts Pct. GF GA Overall Pts Pct. GF GA Temple University Tulsa UConn USF UCF Cincinnati Memphis SMU East Carolina Houston Current unbeaten streak Temple University Tulsa UCF USF UConn Cincinnati Memphis SMU Team Miscellaneous GP GF-GA Score Avg. Margin PK-Att Shots Saves Save% Corners Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Memphis SMU Temple University Tulsa UCF UConn USF Attendance Home Average Away Average Neutral Average Total Average Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Memphis SMU Temple University Tulsa UCF UConn USF Totals

17 2015 American Athletic Conference Conference Team Highs Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) GOALS 5 Temple University vs Delaware State (Aug 23, 2015) 5 USF vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 5 SMU vs Texas Southern (Aug 30, 2015) ASSISTS 5 USF vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 4 SMU vs Texas Southern (Aug 30, 2015) SHOTS 34 USF vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 30 UConn vs COLGATE (Aug 21, 2015) 30 UConn at Navy (Aug 30, 2015) POINTS 15 USF vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 14 SMU vs Texas Southern (Aug 30, 2015) SAVES 9 Houston at Utah (Aug 28, 2015) 7 SMU at Mizzou (Aug 23, 2015) 7 Cincinnati vs Lipscomb (Aug 27, 2015)

18 2015 American Athletic Conference Conference Opponent Lows Through games of Sep 01, 2015 (All games) OPPONENT LOWS (lowest totals allowed by) GOALS 0 East Carolina vs George Mason (Aug 21, 2015) 0 Memphis vs Alabama (Aug 21, 2015) 0 Cincinnati vs Vanderbilt (Aug 23, 2015) 0 East Carolina vs Loyola-Chicago (Aug 23, 2015) 0 Temple University vs Fairleigh Dickinson (Aug 21, 2015) 0 Tulsa vs Mercer (Aug 21, 2015) 0 Temple University vs Delaware State (Aug 23, 2015) 0 UCF vs Jacksonville (8/23/2015) 0 Cincinnati vs Lipscomb (Aug 27, 2015) 0 Temple University vs Loyola University MD (Aug 28, 2015) 0 Tulsa vs SIUE (Aug 28, 2015) 0 UCF at FIU (Aug 28, 2015) 0 USF vs LIU (Aug 28, 2015) 0 Cincinnati vs Providence (Aug 30, 2015) 0 Tulsa vs McNeese State (Aug 30, 2015) 0 USF vs MSU (Aug 30, 2015) 0 Memphis at UAB (Aug 30, 2015) SHOTS 1 Tulsa vs Mercer (Aug 21, 2015) 2 Temple University vs Delaware State (Aug 23, 2015) 2 Tulsa vs SIUE (Aug 28, 2015) 2 SMU vs Texas Southern (Aug 30, 2015) SAVES 0 UConn at Georgetown (Aug 27, 2015) 1 USF at Baylor (Aug 21, 2015)