2009 Drake Women s Soccer - Week 10

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1 2009 Drake Women s Soccer - Week 10 Oct. 25 at Illinois State 1:00 p.m Schedule and Results Overall/2-2-0 MVC Date Opponent time/result Aug 21 at North Dakota State W, 2-1 (OT) Aug 23 KANSAS # l, 0-2 Aug 28 at Colorado College $ L, 2-3 Aug 30 vs. Syracuse $ T, 2-2 (2OT) Sep 6 No. 20 DEPAUL T, 0-0 (2OT) Sep 11 at South Dakota State L, 1-2 Sep 13 at South Dakota W, 3-0 Sep 17 at Western Illinois W, 1-0 Sep 20 IOWA STATE # t, 0-0 (2OT) Sep 24 at UMKC W, 2-1 Sep 27 at Evansville * L, 1-2 Sep 30 IOWa l, 0-1 Oct 4 NORTH DAKOTA # W, 1-0 (2OT) Oct 8 NORTHERN IOWA * W, 2-1 Oct 11 at SIU-Edwardsville L, 0-1 Oct 15 CREIGHTON * W, 1-0 (OT) Oct 18 at Missouri State * L, 0-2 Oct 25 at Illinois State * 1:00 p.m. Oct 29 INDIANA STATE * 7:00 p.m. Nov 1-8 at State Farm MVC Championship TBD * Missouri Valley Conference Games # at Drake Stadium + Colorado College Tournament (Colorado Springs, Colo.) All times listed are Central Drake Sports Information Mike Mahon, Sports Information Director mike.mahon@drake.edu Office Phone: (515) Sean Palchick, Assistant SID (WSOC Contact) sean.palchick@drake.edu Office Phone: (515) TBA, Assistant SID TBA Office Phone: (515) Sports Information Office Phone: (515) Fax: (515) Follow Drake Athletics on our website: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCT. 20, 2009 BULLDOGS SEEK TO IMPROVE SEEDING FOR MVC TOURNAMENT TRAVELING TO FACE ILLINOIS STATE WHAT S AHEAD Looking to improve their seeding in the upcoming State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship, Drake closes out its road schedule with a showdown at Illinois State on Sunday (Oct. 25). Game time against the Redbirds is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. SCOUTING THE REDBIRDS Illinois State (9-5-1, MVC) comes into play this week as the hottest team in the MVC, having won its last seven contests. Sophomore Jessica Carlson leads the Redbirds with eight goals, while junior Alyssa Schulz and freshman Rachel Bostick have contributed five tallies apiece. Sophomore Sasha Reiber has pulled in 36 saves in goal for Illinois State this season, en route to posting four shutouts and a 1.27 goals against average. As a team, the Redbirds are rated first in MVConly affairs in shots per game (21.00), points per game (9.50), goals per game (3.75), assists per game (2.00) and shutouts (0.50). ILST DU Overall Record Conference Record Goals Goals-Shot Attempts Goals Per Game Assists Shots Shots On Goal Shot Percentage Shots On Goal Percentage Shots Per Game Corner Kicks Opponent Corner Kicks Penalty Kicks Opponent Penalty Kicks SERIES HISTORY The Bulldogs are meeting Illinois State for the 11th time with Drake owning a series advantage. The Bulldogs, though, have gone in their last four games against the Redbirds, with the last victory coming in the 2005 MVC Tournament in Omaha, Neb. THE COACHES Illinois State: Drew Roff is in his third season leading the Redbirds, registering a (.623) mark. His record in five years as a head coach is (.633). Drake: In her second season on the Drake sidelines as head coach is Lindsey Horner, who owns a mark (.472). DRAKE HEAD COACH LINDSEY HORNER Lindsey Horner is in her second season leading the Drake women s soccer program after serving five seasons ( ) as assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Horner was named to her position on April 10, 2008, becoming only the second head coach for women s soccer, which began as a varsity sport in 2002.

2 2009 MVC Superlatives (AS OF oct. 20) TEAM All Matches 3rd in goals against average rd in goals allowed rd in shutouts per game th in shots per game th in assists per game th in goals per game th in points per game th in saves per game th in corners per game INDIVIDUAL All Matches Kourtney Arnold 3rd in goals against average rd in shutouts per game th in save percentage th in saves per game Laura Moklestad 10th in assists per game Crystal Townley 5th in game-winning goals th in shots per game th in assists per game Elizabeth Woerle 1st in game-winning goals rd in goals per game rd in shots per game th in points per game TEAM MVC-Only Matches 4th in corners per game th in goals allowed per game th in shots per game th in shutouts per game th in assists per game th in goals against average th in goals per game th in points per game th in saves per game INDIVIDUAL MVC-Only Matches Kourtney Arnold 3rd in shutouts per game th in saves per game th in goals against average th in save percentage Crystal Townley 1st in assists per game th in shots per game Elizabeth Woerle 1st in game-winning goals nd in goals per game rd in points per game rd in shots per game In her first season leading the Bulldogs, Drake posted an mark, including a 4-2 record in the Missouri Valley Conference. Senior Katie Sauer was tabbed a first team All-MVC selection, while then senior Jenny Schroeder and juniors Elizabeth Woerle (Coon Rapids, Minn./Meadow Creek) and Crystal Townley (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer) were chosen as second team All-MVC selections. Juniors Blair Nelson (Southlake, Texas/Carroll) and Melissa Lewis (Edina, Minn./Edina) gained honorable mention all-league accolades, while freshmen Samantha Knosby (Ames, Iowa/Gilbert) and Danielle Figliola (Longmont, Colo./Silver Creek) were named to the All-MVC Freshman team. Off the field, Drake maintained a collective 3.25 grade point average with Schroeder and Lewis tabbed as first team All-MVC Scholar-Athlete selections. Horner was the Bulldogs top assistant from During her tenure, the Bulldogs compiled a record, winning four Missouri Valley Conference regular season championships, while competing in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. She assisted in all facets of the Bulldog soccer program and served as camp director of the Premier Soccer camps. Horner has been involved with Iowa Olympic Development Program since She plans to assist with the 1994 girls squad this season. She has worked with several youth clubs as a clinician and a coach. In 2002, Horner was a sports marketing intern for the Washington Freedom of the Women s United Soccer Association, where she was invited to try out for the team and also was a coach for Freedom camps and clinics. Horner, a native of West Des Moines, Iowa, was a four-year letterwinner at Kansas, being named the Jayhawks most valuable offensive player as a senior in She was an all-academic Big 12 Conference selection in the spring of 2001 and graduated in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree from the school of education, majoring in exercise science with an emphasis in sport management. She is working towards a master s degree in adult learning and organizational performance. She also helped the Kansas women s basketball team to a second-place finish in the Big 12 Conference Tournament while making an NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance in Horner holds a Premier Coaching Diploma from the NSCAA and a B license from USSF. IF THE MVC TOURNAMENT BEGAN TODAY If the State Farm MVC Championship began today Drake would commence tournament action as the No. 3 seed, hosting sixth-seeded Evansville on Nov. 1, with the victor moving on to face No. 2 Missouri State in the semifinals. The remainder of the field would be comprised of No. 4 Creighton entertaining No. 5 Indiana State, with that winner battling top-seeded Illinois State. There is currently a four-way tie with six points apiece among the Bulldogs, Bluejays, Sycamores and Purple Aces, with Drake earning the No. 3 seed based on conference tie-breaking procedures. THE TIME TO SHINE The change of seasons has boded well for Drake over the years as the flipping of the calendar from September to October has ignited the Bulldogs into some of their best soccer of the season. In Drake s last eight seasons, including this fall, the Bulldogs own a record (.742) in the month of October, with only a mark in the program s inaugural season of 2002 representing the lone month the team has failed to post a winning mark. In five of the previous seven seasons Drake has lost one game or fewer, including a 7-1 ledger last season. BALANCED ATTACK The Bulldogs have found a balanced scoring attack as seven players have recorded a goal, led by seven from Elizabeth Woerle. Six Drake players have posted double-figure shots, with Woerle, Crystal Townley, Blair Nelson, Danielle Figliola and freshman Laura Moklestad (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) collecting 21, 14, 11, 11 and 10 shots on goal, respectively. DEFENSIVE INTENSITY The execution by Drake s starting defensive unit of junior Bailey Dorrington (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier), senior Rachel Gielau (Denver, Iowa/Denver), senior Karissa Brown (Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon) and senior Melissa Lewis has proven instrumental in the Bulldogs garnering shutouts in six contests this season. In those six games, Drake s defenders have withstood the barrage of 68 shots, including 36 on net against sophomore goalkeeper Kourtney Arnold (Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk).

3 2009 MVC Standings AS OF OCT. 20 MVC Overall Illinois State Missouri State Creighton Drake Indiana State Evansville Northern Iowa Thursday, Oct. 22 Evansville at Purdue Friday, Oct. 23 Missouri State at Indiana State * Sunday, Oct. 25 Missouri State at SIU Edwardsville Evansville at Murray State Northern Iowa at Creighton * Drake at Illinois State * * denotes MVC match IN OUR LAST FIVE CONTESTS The Bulldogs have posted a record, including a pair of 1-0 shutouts in their last five games. Elizabeth Woerle has connected on two of her team-leading seven goals in the five games, while Laura Moklestad and redshirt sophomore Ali Walsh (Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central) have chipped in a tally apiece. Although she has not scored, Crystal Townley has collected 12 shots. Drake opponents are averaging 10.8 shots per contest and have found the goal four times. Kourtney Arnold has been peppered by 54 shots in that span, including 31 on goal, and has recorded 27 saves with a 0.76 GAA. ROOKIE MAKING A NAME Freshman Laura Moklestad has proved to be a challenge for opposing teams to defend this season as the Drake newcomer leads the team in assists (4), while ranking second in goals (4) and points (12). Her four goals have come on 22 shots, including 10 on goal, of which four have found the back of the net. She ranks 10th in the MVC in assists per game (0.24). BULLDOGS BITES Elizabeth Woerle has stepped up to be Drake s scoring leader in four MVC contests, having netted three of the Bulldogs four goals this season. She has done so on a team-high 14 shots, while fellow senior Crystal Townley has added 10 shots. The Bulldogs have proven to be a study in contrast at home and on the road in four league games as Drake is 2-0 at home, including a shutout over MVC scoring leader Creighton, while going 0-2 away from home. The road numbers are perplexing as the Bulldogs matched their opponents shots (26), but have been outscored 4-1, including 2-0 in the second half. Drake as made it a habit of playing in close affairs this season as the Bulldogs contest at Missouri State marked the first time in 10 games that a Drake tilt had been decided by more than one goal and only the third time in 17 games all season. The Bulldogs have had 17 games end in a tie in school history and their ability to bounce back after a tie has been quite evident as Drake has gone in its next game following a tie. With their 1-0 victory at Western Illinois, the Bulldogs surpassed their road win total for all of the 2008 campaign (2). The school record for road triumphs occurred during the 2006 season when Drake won six contests Drake WOMEN S SOCCER Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 0 Alyssa Lee GK 5-5 Jr. (R) Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 1 Kourtney Arnold GK 5-5 So. Norwalk, Iowa (Norwalk) 2 Lauren Berner MF 5-3 So. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 4 Ali Walsh F 5-5 So. (R) Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central) 5 Bailey Dorrington D 5-10 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier) 6 Katie Anderson D 5-7 Jr. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) 7 Lauren Wiltshire MF 5-5 So. Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 8 Melissa Lewis F 5-7 Sr. Edina, Minn. (Edina) 9 Crystal Townley F 5-4 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) 10 Blair Nelson MF 5-6 Sr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 11 Karissa Brown D 5-3 Sr. Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon) 13 Elizabeth Woerle MF 6-1 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. (Meadow Creek) 14 Amanda Wallace F 5-8 So. Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek) 16 Shannon Schuehle MF 5-5 Sr. Shorewood, Minn. (Minnetonka) 17 Rachel Gielau D 5-5 Sr. Denver, Iowa (Denver) 18 Melanie Fielder D 5-9 So. Burbank, Calif. (Burbank) 19 Laura Moklestad F 5-8 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Roosevelt) 20 Kasey Wellman F 5-7 Fr. Northfield, Minn. (Northfield) 21 Abi Dodds MF 5-3 Jr. Topeka, Kan. (Hayden) 22 Samantha Knosby D 5-8 So. Ames, Iowa (Gilbert) 23 Lindsey Johnston MF 5-3 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 24 Danielle Figliola F 5-5 So. Longmont, Colo. (Silver Creek) 25 Angela Chigazola D 5-5 So. Santa Rosa, Calif. (Maria Carillo) 26 Rachael Klein MF 5-8 Fr. Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North) 27 Kelsey Pigg MF 5-8 Fr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee) 28 Natalie Pearson D 5-8 Fr. Clive, Iowa (West Des Moines Valley) Head Coach: Lindsey Horner - Second Season (Seventh Overall at Drake) Assistant Coach: Danielle Oswald - Second Season

4 Drake established team season highs in points (11), goals (3), assists (5), shots (23), shots on goal (11) and corner kicks (9) in its 3-0 victory over South Dakota. The Bulldogs matched a season-best in shots on goal with 11 in a 2-1 victory at UMKC (Sept. 24). Elizabeth Woerle and Crystal Townley registered seven and six shots, respectively, against the Coyotes to represent the two-highest shot totals in a game this season for Drake. Townley matched her total with a six-shot performance at Evansville (Sept. 27), while Ali Walsh chipped in six shots versus North Dakota (Oct. 4). Woerle collected her third career multi-goal game with her two tallies against South Dakota. After redshirting last season, Ali Walsh turned in a productive effort against South Dakota State and South Dakota, registering her first points of the season with a goal and an assist. The Bulldogs earned a result over a ranked opponent against No. 20 DePaul (Sept. 6) for the first time since playing No. 14 Marquette to a scoreless tie on Sept. 1, Kourtney Arnold posted three consecutive shutouts earlier this season and now has six in her career. Her shutouts over South Dakota and Western Illinois marked the first time that the Bulldogs had recorded back-to-back road shutouts since notching three straight during the 2006 campaign. Woerle is in third place all-time at Drake in career goals (21), five behind Sarah Foote ( ) for second place. Woerle s 50 career points rank fourth in school history, while Townley sits in fifth place with 41 career points. Laura Moklestad became the first freshman in school history to score a goal in a season opener for Drake when she found the back of the net against North Dakota State. WINS VERSUS LOSSES In their seven victories this season, the Bulldogs are registering 15.6 shots, 4.9 corner kicks and 4.1 saves, while their opponent is recording 9.1 shots, 2.9 corner kicks and 5.6 saves. In its seven setbacks, Drake has averaged 10.0 shots and 4.4 saves, while seeing the opposition net 14.9 shots and 3.9 saves per game VS COMPARISON Drake has continued to make progress this season as compared through the identical number of games a year ago Overall Record Conference Record Goals Goals-Shot Attempts Goals Per Game Assists Shots Shots On Goal Shot Percentage Shots On Goal Percentage Shots Per Game Corner Kicks Opponent Corner Kicks Penalty Kicks Opponent Penalty Kicks IN OUR LAST MEETING Illinois State 1, Drake 0 (Nov. 1, 2008) DES MOINES, IOWA - Amanda Wisniewski scored with 24 seconds remaining in the first half to lift Illinois State past Drake for a 1-0 MVC victory at the Cownie Soccer Complex. Wisniewski scored a one-timer off a cross into the middle from Raquel Rattray. With conference championship implications on the line, the game was intense at times, finishing with 29 fouls and four yellow cards. Melissa Lewis, Elizabeth Woerle and Abi Dodds (Topeka, Kan./Hayden) led Drake with two shots and one shot on goal apiece. Lauren Wiltshire (Littleton, Colo./Heritage) had two shots for the Bulldogs. Jenny Schroeder and Kourtney Arnold split time in goal for Drake, each totaling 45 minutes. Schroeder collected one save in the first half while Arnold had three stops in the second stanza. ARNOLD NAMED MVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Drake sophomore goalkeeper Kourtney Arnold was honored as the MVC Women s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8. It marked the second occasion a Drake women s soccer player had been recognized this season and first time in which Arnold has been honored during her career. Arnold registered a game-high seven saves en route to posting her first career shutout in a 0-0 double-overtime tie versus No. 20 DePaul (Sept. 6). The shutout was the first for Drake since posting a 3-0 victory over Indiana State on Oct. 26, WOERLE NAMED MVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Drake senior midfielder Elizabeth Woerle was honored as the MVC Women s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 24. This marked the first time a Drake women s soccer player had been recognized this season and the second occasion in which Woerle has been honored during her career. In the Bulldogs season opener at North Dakota State (Aug. 21), she sparked Drake to its first victory in a season lidlifter since the 2003 campaign, netting the golden goal in overtime in a come-from-behind 2-1 triumph. Earlier in the contest, she assisted freshman Laura Moklestad on her first career goal. Against Kansas (Aug. 23) she provided Drake with its best scoring opportunity with her lone shot against the Jayhawks.

5 TOWNLEY, WOERLE EARN PRESEASON HONORS Seniors Crystal Townley and Elizabeth Woerle were among 12 players tabbed by a vote of the seven MVC head women s soccer coaches to the All-MVC Preseason squad, on Aug. 12. The honor marked the second consecutive season Townley has been recognized after garnering honorable mention preseason laurels a year ago, while Woerle was selected to the preseason squad for the first time. Townley saw action in all 19 games a year ago, including 17 starts en route to earning second team All-MVC laurels for the second time. She led the Bulldogs in game-winning goals (3), while ranking second in goals (7), points (16), shots (43) and shots on goal (25). Woerle garnered the starting nod in a team-best 18 contests and paced the Bulldogs in goals (9), points (21), shots (65) and shots on goal (33) en route to earning second team All-MVC accolades. She ranked third in the MVC in shots and shots per game, fourth in points (21), points per game (1.11), goals (9) and goals per game (0.47). PRESEASON MVC POLL TABS DRAKE FIFTH Drake was picked to finish fifth in the MVC Coaches Preseason poll with 26 points. The middle of the projected rankings is a tightly-contested race as second through fifth places were separated by only 11 points. Pegged ahead of the Bulldogs are Evansville (31 points), Creighton (32 points), Missouri State (37 points) and league favorite Illinois State (44 points). Rounding out the poll was Northern Iowa (15 points) and Indiana State (11 points). UP NEXT Drake closes out its regular season hosting Indiana State on Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m. The game will serve as senior night for the Bulldogs.