-Match Notes #12- October 22, 2012 2012 Schedule 10-2-6 Overall, 5-0-2 WAC 4-2-2 Home/4-0-4 Away/2-0-0 Neutral Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 11 vs. Southern Utah (Ex.) W, 1-0 Aug. 17!vs. Utah W, 1-0 (OT) Aug. 19 vs. UTEP W, 2-1 Aug. 24 at Creighton T, 1-1 (2OT) Aug. 26 at Nebraska-Omaha W, 3-1 Aug. 31 Northern Colorado L, 0-1 Sept. 2 at Utah Valley W, 2-1 (OT) Sept. 7 %vs. Eastern Washington W, 1-0 Sept. 9 %at Portland State T, 0-0 (2OT) Sept. 13 No. 23 Washington T, 1-1 (2OT) Sept. 20 No. 12 BYU L, 0-1 Sept. 23 Wyoming T, 1-1 (2OT) Sept. 28 *at New Mexico State T, 0-0 (2OT) Sept. 30 *at No. 18 Denver T, 0-0 (2OT) Oct. 5 *UTSA W, 3-0 Oct. 7 *Texas State W, 4-0 Oct. 12 *at Seattle W, 2-1(OT) Oct. 14 *at Idaho W, 3-1 Oct. 19 *San Jose State W, 1-0 Oct. 28 *Louisiana Tech 12:00 p.m. Nov. 1-4 WAC Championships Logan, Utah All Times MT %Viking Classic in Hillsboro, Ore. *WAC Match!at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah Utah State Quick Facts Location...Logan, Utah Nickname...Aggies Colors...Navy Blue & White Conference...Western Athletic Conference Founded... 1888 Enrollment... 28,994 President... Stan Albrecht Athletics Director... Scott Barnes Head Coach... Heather Cairns (Canisus 88) Overall Record...100-77-25 (10th year) Utah State Record...Same Asst. Coaches... Trevor Wachsman (Third Year)... Alyssa Lowry (First Year) 2012 Record... 10-2-6 2012 WAC Record... 5-0-2 Soccer Contact...Kara Fisher Office Phone...(435) 797-1361 Media Relations Fax... (435) 797-2615 Cell Phone... (435) 757-8184 Email...kara.irving@usu.edu Louisiana Tech (12-2-4, 3-1-2 WAC) at Utah St. (10-2-6, 5-0-2 WAC) Sunday, Oct. 28, 12 p.m. (MT) Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field UP NEXT: WAC Tournament Nov. 1-4 Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field GameTracker available at utahstateaggies.com KICKING OFF - Utah State soccer (10-2-6, 5-0-2 WAC) stretched its unbeaten streak to eight matches with a 1-0 win against San Jose State last week. The Aggies are still in first place in the conference with 17 points. Utah State concludes the regular season this week, facing Louisiana Tech (12-2-4, 3-1-2 WAC) in its only match this week on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 12 p.m. at Chuck at Gloria Bell Soccer Field. TIGHT RACE - In the final week of the regular season, the race for the WAC title is very tight. The Aggies hold the top spot with 17 points and one match to play. Denver is in second with 14 points and two matches left. Louisiana Tech is in third with 11 points. The seeding for the upcoming WAC Tournament to be held in Logan will be determined on Sunday. SERIES HISTORY vs. LOUISIANA TECH - Utah State leads the all-time series against Louisiana Tech 7-0-0 with the team s first meeting in 2005 when the Aggies joined the WAC. In the first meeting, USU defeated LA Tech, 2-0. Last season, Utah State defeated Louisiana Tech, 3-1, in Logan behind goals from Mari Miyashiro, and Kendra Pemberton (two). Louisiana Tech is having a stellar season with a 12-2-4 overall and 3-1-2 in WAC action. The Lady Techsters have 36 goals and 29 assists for 101 points this season. They have four players in double digits in scoring this season. Emily Brennan and Brittany Beddow are tied for sixth in points scored in the WAC this season with 14 points apiece. Brennan is tied for third in the league in Follow The Aggies Aggie soccer fans, it is now easier to stay connected with Utah State soccer. Following the Aggies on Twitter and Facebook. Also, stay tuned to YouTube for video of your Utah State soccer team. Fans can also stay in touch by going to the USU soccer blog at aggiesoccer.blogspot.com! @USUsoccer facebook.com/ususoccer youtube.com/utahstateathletics 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r 1
2012 Utah State Soccer 2012 WAC Standings Conference Overall W L T Pts. W L T Utah State 5 0 2 17 10 2 6 Denver 4 0 2 14 12 1 4 Louisiana Tech 3 1 2 11 12 2 4 Texas State 3 4 0 9 6 11 1 Seattle 2 2 2 8 7 7 2 UTSA 2 3 2 8 3 11 2 Idaho 2 3 1 7 5 12 1 San Jose State 2 5 0 6 5 11 1 NMSU 0 5 1 1 2 12 3 WAC This Week October 26 (Friday) *Denver at Idaho, 3:00 p.m. *Louisiana Tech at San Jose State, 7:30 p.m. *New Mexico State at Seattle U, 3:00 p.m. October 28 (Sunday) *Denver at Seattle U, 12:00 p.m. *New Mexico State at Idaho, 1:00 p.m. *Louisiana Tech at Utah State, 12:00 p.m. *Texas State at UTSA, 1:00 p.m. NSCAA/adidas Top 25 Poll (10-23-12) Rk. School 1st Place Points Record 1. Stanford 26 817 14-1-1 2. UCLA 1 783 14-0-2 3. Florida State 6 766 15-1-0 4. Penn State 0 713 15-2-1 5. BYU 0 707 14-1-1 6. San Diego State 0 660 16-1-1 7. Wake Forest 0 620 12-3-3 8. North Carolina 0 523 9-4-2 9. Maryland 0 502 11-5-2 10. Virginia 0 477 12-4-1 11. Florida 0 453 13-4-1 12. Duke 0 435 12-4-2 13. Texas A&M 0 395 15-3-1 14. Georgetown 0 379 14-2-2 15. Baylor 0 357 13-1-4 16. Marquette 0 355 13-2-2 17. Santa Clara 0 335 9-3-4 18. Pepperdine 0 207 12-4-0 19. West Virginia 0 205 10-3-4 20. UCF 0 189 13-4-1 21. Boston College 0 157 10-5-3 21. California 0 157 14-3-0 23. Tennessee 0 143 13-4-2 24. Michigan 0 129 13-3-2 25. Ohio State 0 120 12-4-1 goals scored with seven. Louisiana Tech has two goalkeepers who have played over 800 minutes each this season, both with stellar goals against averages. Caitlin Updike has allowed four goals for a 0.43 GAA, while Corina Brown has allowed three goals for a 0.31 GAA. OFFENSIVE SURGE - After tying three-straight matches, the Aggie offense has kicked it into high gear in the last four matches. Utah State has out-scored its opponents 12-2 in the last four matches, including a 4-0 win over Texas State on Oct. 7. In the four-straight wins, the Aggies have out-scored their opponents 6-1 in the first half and 5-1 in the second. USU has scored one overtime goal in the last quartet of matches. Junior forward Mari Miyashiro has led the Aggies in points scored during the streak with two goals and three assists for seven points. Sophomore forward Jade Tarver has come on of late with two goals and two assists for six points. USU has averaged 3.00 goals per match. HONORING OUR ELDERS - On Sunday, the Aggies will honor their four seniors prior to the match against Louisiana Tech. Defenders Kami Montgomery and Natalie along with goalkeeper Ashlyn Mulford will be acknowledged before the game. Utah State fans and players can say thanks for a great four years. The trio were part of the class that won its first WAC Tournament. WAC OPENERS - The match up between the northern and southern Aggies was USU s eighth and final Western Athletic Conference opener. Utah State is 5-2-1 in WAC openers. The Aggies only losses came in 2009 when USU lost at Nevada, 1-0, to open its fifth season in the WAC and in 2011 when the Aggies fell on the road to Hawai i, 2-1. In 2010, the Aggies captured a 1-0 win against Louisiana Tech in Ruston when then-senior Heather Pond scored her first goal of the season. This is the first time in eight seasons that Utah State will open WAC play against New Mexico State. Besides Hawai i and Nevada, the Aggies have also taken on Louisiana Tech three times in WAC openers. USU has also faced Idaho twice in conference openers. AGGIES IN WAC OPENERS 2005 -- Louisiana Tech, W, 2-0 2006 -- at Louisiana Tech, W, 2-1 2007 -- at Idaho W, 4-0 2008 -- Idaho W, 4-0 2009 -- at Nevada L, 0-1 2010 -- Louisiana Tech, W, 1-0 2011 -- at Hawai i, L, 1-2 2012 -- at New Mexico State, T, 0-0 ON THE VERGE OF A RECORD - Senior goalkeeper Ashlyn Mulford is nearing a record. With one regular-season match remaining, Mulford sports a miniscule 0.50 goals against average. Last season, Molli Merrill set the school record with a 0.59 GAA. If the Aggies end the season with a GAA of under 1.00, it will the third-straight season that has had a GAA of under 1.00. With Merrill and the Aggies earning a 0.94 GAA in 2010. FIRST TIMERS - Six different Aggies earned their Utah State point during the Aggies five-match winning streak. Sophomore Lauren Roundy scored her first goal against Texas State and added her first career assist against UTSA on Oct. 5. Sophomore Brooke Larsen had her first help in the win against the Roadrunners. In the victory over the Bobcats, three players earned their first assist in freshmen Maris Hamblin and Sara Lorscheider. Sophomore Ambryn McCallson also had her first assist. In the win against Seattle on Oct. 12 Mc- Callson and junior defender Jackie Tillotson both found the back of the net for their first Aggie goals. Bold = 2012 Opponent CAIRNS REACHES MILESTONE - With a win against San Jose State last week, head coach Heather Cairns reached a career mileston with her 100th ca- 2 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r
2012 Season Situations When the Aggies: Lead at the half... 4-0-0 Are behind at the half...0-1-1 Are tied at the half...6-1-5 2012 Utah State Soccer reer win. She holds a 100-77-25 for a.557 winning percentage. She is the second USU coach to reach that mark this season as USU head coach Grayson DuBose earned his 100th win against Seattle on Sept. 20. STUNNING SHUTOUTS - For the first time since joining the WAC in 2005 that Utah State started conference play with four-straight shutouts. Last season, the Aggies had six-straight shutouts for in WAC play and two in the WAC Tournament to end the regular season. Are home... 4-2-2 On the road...4-0-4 At a neutral site... 2-0-0 Score first... 8-0-1 Opponent scores first... 2-2-2 In overtime... 3-0-6 Take more shots than the opponent...8-1-4 Take fewer shots than the opponent...2-1-2 Take an equal number of shots... 0-0-0 Have more saves than the opponent...3-1-2 Have fewer saves than the opponent...6-1-3 Have an equal number of saves...1-0-1 More corner kicks than the opponent...7-1-5 Fewer corner kicks than the opponent... 3-1-1 Equal number of corner kicks... 0-0-0 Commit more fouls than the opponent... 3-0-3 Commit fewer fouls than the opponent... 3-2-3 Commit an equal number of fouls... 4-0-0 Are coming off a win...6-1-2 Are coming off a loss... 2-0-1 Are coming off a tie...2-1-3 Playing on Monday... 0-0-0 Playing on Tuesday... 0-0-0 Playing on Wednesday... 0-0-0 Playing on Thursday... 0-0-1 Playing on Friday... 5-2-2 Playing on Saturday... 0-0-0 Playing on Sunday...5-0-3 2012 WAC Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Denver (6) 62 2. Utah State (3) 59 3. Seattle 47 4. San Jose State 38 5. Idaho 32 T-6. UTSA 27 T-6. Texas State 27 8. New Mexico State 19 9. Louisiana Tech 13 BY THE NUMBERS - This season, Utah State holds and impressive 8-0- 1 record when scoring first. The Aggies are also an impressive 7-1-5 when having more corner kicks than there foes. For the season, USU has 98 corner kicks compared to only 60 by its opponents. AGGIES IN THE WAC STANDINGS - Senior goalkeeper Ashlyn Mulford is second this week in the WAC standings in save percentage (.887) and tied for third in saves with 63. She is also third in goals against average with a stellar 0.53 GAA just behind Louisiana Tech s Corina Brown who is first with a 0.35 GAA. In WAC only matches, Utah State is tied for first in goals scored with Denver with 13. The Aggies are second in assists with 14. USU is first in goals allowed with two and GAA at 0. 27. LOGGING IN THE MINUTES - There are two Aggies who have played every minute of the 2012 season, defenders Natalie Norris and Taryn Rose. They are two of four Utah State players to have played and started all 18 matches along with defender Jessica Hoskin and forward Mari Miyashiro. Norris and Rose have played all 1846 minutes this season, while roaming the Aggie backfield. Hoskin has seen time in 1641 minutes this season. Ten different players have played in all 17 matches for Utah State this season. USU IN THE NCAA STATISTICS - Senior goalkeeper Ashlyn Mulford is 13th in the nation this week in save percentage (.885) in this week s NCAA statistics. Florida State s Kelsey Wys is first with a.927 save percentage. As a team, USU is now seventh in save percentage (.885). USU is also ninth in the nation in goals8 against average (0.54), once again behind Florida State (0.21). LAST TIME OUT - Utah State head soccer coach Heather Cairns earned her 100th career win Friday as the Aggies battled to a 1-0 win over San Jose State at Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field. With the win, the Aggies improve to 10-2-6 overall and 5-0-2 in Western Athletic Conference action, maintaining their spot atop the league standings. 2012 WAC Soccer Tournament Utah State University and the city of Logan will host the 2012 WAC Soccer Tournament, Nov. 1-2 and 4. First Round - Thursday, Nov. 1 No. 3 vs. No. 6, 12:00 p.m. No. 4 vs. No. 5, 2:30 p.m. Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 2 Winner 3/6 vs. No. 1, 12:00 p.m. Winner 4/5 vs. No. 2, 2:30 p.m. Championship - Sunday, Nov. 4 Championship Match, 1:00 p.m. All times Mountain/Subject to change For tickets, contact the Utah State Athletics Ticket Office at (435) 797-0305. 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r 3
2012 Utah State Soccer San Jose State falls to 4-11-1 overall and 2-5-0 in league play. This is the seventh-straight season that USU has won at least nine matches in a season, and the sixth time in the next seven years that the Aggies have reached double-figures in wins. Utah State now has 17 points in conference play with one match remaining. Louisiana Tech is in second place with 11 points with three matches to play. Senior goalkeeper Ashlyn Mulford earned her sixth complete shutout, making three saves in the match. As a team, USU now has eight shutouts this season, including five in WAC play. ON THE PITCH - After facing Louisiana Tech on Sunday, Oct. 28, the Aggies will host the WAC Tournament Nov. 1-2 and 4 in Logan. This is the first time that USU has hosted the WAC Tournament. SHINING ON SUNDAY - Utah State is still 5-0-3 when playing on Sunday. The only days of the week that the Aggies have lost a match are on Thursday and Friday. Sunday remains USU s most successful day of the week with no losses in eight matches. LAST HOME LOSS - The Aggies had their 14-game home unbeaten streak come to an end with a 1-0 loss to Northern Colorado on Aug. 31. USU s last loss at Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field was on Sept. 25, 2010 against BYU. In that match, the Aggies fell to the Cougars, 3-0. Last season, USU was 9-0- 1 at the friendly confines of Bell Field. NEW AND IMPROVED - Fans coming to Chuck and Gloria Bells Soccer Field will find some improvements this season. Permanent bleachers have been added to the west side of Bell Field, giving the field a capacity of near 1,000. The press box will remain on the west side. The team benches will now be on the east side of the field which is a change from previous seasons. Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field was originally built in 2002. The field also has new wind screens and banners, acknowledging Utah State s WAC Tournament and WAC regular-season titles. There is also a banner recognizing the Aggies first NCAA appearance in 2011. As always, admission to all Utah State soccer games is free. Fans will now people able to park in the gravel lot on the west side of the field and use the west side as the main entrance. Seating will be available on the west side as well as the grass on the south side of the field. GAMETRACKER - Fans can follow all the Aggie home matches through the USU web site at www.utahstateaggies. com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-byplay and statistics throughout the game. O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! - The Utah State squad has voted on a pair of captains for the 2012 season, including seniors Natalie Norris, Kami Montgomery and junior Kendra Pemberton. Aggie Algebra 1 - The 2011 season was one of many firsts for the Aggies with their first WAC Tournament title and first trip to the NCAA Tournament. 3 - States represented on the Utah State roster including the Beehive State of Utah along with Hawaii and Illinois. 4A - With a 1-0 overtime win against Utah to open the season on Aug. 17, it was the fourth-straight year that the Aggies have earned a win at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. USU is 4-0 with wins against in-state rivals Utah (twice) and Weber State (twice). 4B - The four goals that USU scored against Texas State was the most the Aggies had scored since a 6-1 win against Idaho State last season. 7 - Starters returning, which includes 2011 all-wac honorees Natalie Norris, Kendra Pemberton and Taryn Rose. 8A - In 18 matches this season, Utah State has already played eight overtime matches. The Aggies are 2-0-6 in extra time matches with wins against Utah and Utah Valley. 8B - The Aggies enter their eighth and final year in the WAC before heading to the Mountain West Conference for the 2013 season. 11 - The number of different players to have scored a goal this season. 13 - The total points scored by both Mari Miyahsiro and Jennifer Flynn to lead the team this season. 26 - Players from the state of Utah on the roster. 70 - The total points the Aggies have scored this season with 25 goals and 20 assists for 70 points. 98 - USU has 98 corner kicks this season compared to only 60 by its opponents. 100 - Head coach Heather Cairns total number of wins at Utah State. She is the winningest coach in Aggie history. She earned her 100th win against SJSU on Oct. 19. 4 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r
2012 Utah State Soccer THE NEW CREW - There are 11 newcomers on the 2012 roster, including two transfers. Junior Jackie Tillotson, who is the sister of all-wac defender Summer Tillotson, joins the team this season as a transfer from UNLV. Junior midfielder Robin Hansen comes to Utah State from Iowa Western Community College. HEAD COACH HEATHER CAIRNS - In her 10th season at Utah State is Heather Cairns, who became the winningest coach in school history after recording her 27th career victory on Sept. 30, 2006, defeating Eastern Washington 1-0. In her eight seasons at the helm of the Aggies, Cairns has compiled a 100-77-25 (.557) record passing former head coach Stacy Enos (1996-2000) who went 26-59 (.306) in five seasons with the Aggies. Heather Cairns has a 41-9-8 (.776) record in WAC matches, giving her the highest winning percentage among the nine league coaches in conference matches. WAC BITS - New to the WAC s soccer league this season will be Denver, Seattle, UTSA and Texas State. Denver returns 19 letterwinners from a team that placed third in the Sun Belt last season. Denver also returns nine of its 11 starters from last season. Seattle U enters its first season as a full NCAA Division I member. SU returns seven starters from a team that beat the highest ranked opponent in school history last season, upsetting then-no. 8 Portland. UTSA welcomes back eight starters this season. UTSA placed fourth in the Southland Conference with a 5-3-1 mark. Texas State returns 17 letterwinners and seven starters after going 8-1-0 in Southland conference play last season to place second. Texas State won the Southland conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. AGGIES PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN THE WAC - Heading in to its final season in the Western Athletic Conference, the Utah State soccer team was picked second in the WAC preseason poll, selected by the conference s nine coaches and announced by the league office Tuesday. WAC Players of the Week August 20...Offensive: Melissa Busque, Sr., F, Seattle...Defensive: Natalie Norris, Sr., D, USU...GK: Ashlyn Mulford, Sr., GK, USU August 28...Offensive: Taylor Ritzman, So., M, Seattle...Defensive: Mo Rockwell, Sr., D, LTU...GK: Caitlyn Updyke, Jr., GK, LTU September 3...Offensive: Heather Fitzgerald, Jr., M, LTU...Defensive: Mette Rudolfsen, Fr., D, LTU...GK: Mikaela Bitner, Jr., GK, NMSU September 10...Offensive: Kristen Hamilton, Jr., F, DU...Defensive: Sam Harder, So., D, DU...GK: Ashlyn Mulford, Sr., GK, USU September 17...Offensive: Nicholette DiGiacomo, Jr., F, DU...Defensive: Mo Rockwell, Sr,. D, LTU...GK: Ashlyn Mulford, Sr., GK, USU September 24...Offensive: Kristen Hamilton, Jr., F, DU...Defensive: Brittany Beddow, Fr., M/D, LTU...GK: Liz Boyden, Sr., GK, Idaho October 1...Offensive: Kaitlin Bast, Sr., F, DU Defensive: Natalie Norris, Sr., D, USU GK: Lara Campbell, Sr., GK, DU October 8...Offensive: Stephanie Verdoia, So., F, SU Defensive: Natalie Norris, Sr., D, USU GK: Ashlyn Mulford, Sr., GK, USU October 15 Offensive: Jade Tarver, So., F, USU Defensive: Andrea Weng, So., D, LTU GK: Corina Brown, Fr., GK, LTU October 22 October 29 WAC newcomer Denver was picked atop the poll with six first-place votes for 62 points. The Aggies were second with the remaining three first-place votes for 59 total points. Utah State has won three of the last four WAC regular-season titles, including winning a share of the 2010 title. Fellow league newcomer, Seattle, was picked third with 47 points, followed by San Jose State in fourth with 38. Idaho was voted fifth with 32 points just ahead of newcomers UTSA and Texas State, who were tied for sixth with 27 points apiece. Rounding out the poll is New Mexico State in eighth place with 19 points and Louisiana Tech in ninth with 13. Senior Natalie Norris was named the WAC s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. She has earned the postseason honor in both 2010 and 2011. For the second-straight season, Idaho senior forward Chelsea Small garnered Preseason Offensive Player of the Year honors. Idaho and Denver each had three honorees, while Utah State had two named to the preseason all-wac team. San Jose State, Seattle and UTSA each had one representative. Utah State placed two players on the preseason all-wac team with junior midfielder Kendra Pemberton joining Norris earning honors. Both Norris and Pemberton earned firstteam all-wac honors last season. Norris was part of the Utah State defense that allowed only three goals in WAC play last season. Her 64 career matches started are the most by any player in the WAC this season. Pemberton was second on the team in scoring by netting seven goals along with schoolrecord nine assists for 23 points. 2011 Preseason All-WAC Team Chelsea Small, Jr., F, Idaho Kelsey Lord, Jr., F, San Jose State Kayla Santacruz, So., F, San Jose State Shantel Flanary, Sr., F, Utah State Jill Flockhart, Jr., MF, Idaho Lauren Sanchez, Sr., MF, San Jose State 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r 5
2012 Utah State Soccer Aggies in the WAC Standings Team Overall WAC Shots Per Match 1st (16.61) 2nd (15.86) Points 4th (70) 2nd (40) Goals T-3rd (25) T-1st (13) Assists 4th (20) 2nd (14) Saves 5th (80) 4th (28) GAA 2nd (0.51) 3rd (0.31) Individual Overall WAC Jennifer Flynn Shots 2nd (53) 1st (26) Goals T-6th (6) T-4th (3) Points T-8th (13) T-5th (7) Assists -- T-10th (1) Ambryn McCallson Assists -- T-7th (2) Mari Miyashiro Points T-8th (13) T-5th (7) Assists T-4th (5) T-2nd (3) Goals T-10th (5) 7th (2) Shots T-9th (37) T-9th (16) Ashlyn Mulford GAA 3rd (0.53) 1st (0.34) Saves T-3rd (63) T-5th (18) Shutouts T-1st (6.0) 3rd (3) Save Pct. 2nd (.887) 1st (.900) Kendra Pemberton Shots 3rd (50) -- Lauren Roundy Assists -- T-7th (2) Jade Tarver Points -- T-10th (6) Goals -- T- 7th (2) Assists -- T-7th (2) Jeannie Woller Saves -- 10th (10) Bold = First in WAC Aggies vs. Conferences Big Sky Conference... 1-1-1 Conference USA... 1-0-0 Great West Conference... 1-0-0 Missouri Valley Conference... 0-0-1 Mountain West Conference... 0-0-1 Pac-12 Conference... 1-0-1 Summit League... 1-0-0 West Coast Conference... 0-0-0 Western Athletic Conference... 5-0-2 Total...10-2-6 West Region Poll 1. BYU 14-1-1 2. Santa Clara 9-3-4 3. Pepperdine 12-4-0 4. Portland 8-4-3 5. Long Beach State 11-6-0 6. Denver 12-1-4 7. Loyola Marymount 9-5-2 8. UC Irvine 9-8-1 9. Cal State Northridge 8-4-5 10. Utah State 10-2-6 Bold = USU 2012 Opponent Bold/Italics = USU WAC Opponent Chandra Salmon-Christensen, Sr., MF, Utah State Kendall VanDine, Sr., D, Fresno State Jessica Ingram, Sr., D, San Jose State Natalie Norris, Jr., D, Utah State Liz Boyden, Sr., GK, Idaho Preseason Players of the Year Offensive: Chelsea Small, Jr., F, Idaho Defensive: Jessica Ingram, Sr., D, San Jose State 6 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r
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2012 Season Statistics (As of Oct. 19) 10-2-6 Overall, 5-0-2 Western Athletic Conference SCORING CAREER No. Name M-MS Sh-SOG Goals Assists Points GWG Y/R M-MS Goals Assists Points 9 Jennifer Flynn 16-16 54-21 6 1 13 2 3/0 52-36 11 4 26 15 Mari Miyashiro 18-18 37-15 4 5 13 2 0/0 55-46 9 6 24 14 Jade Tarver 18-7 19-11 4 2 10 1 0/0 36-7 6 4 16 19 Natalie Norris 18-18 16-7 3 0 6 0 0/0 82-82 11 2 24 32 Ambryn McCallson 6-0 3-1 1 2 4 0 0/0 6-0 1 2 4 10 Lauren Roundy 18-10 18-8 1 2 4 0 1/0 35-12 1 2 4 25 Lexie Morgan 17-16 22-10 1 1 3 1 0/0 38-35 3 3 9 5 Kendra Pemberton 13-13 50-24 1 1 3 1 0/0 55-53 10 15 35 20 Kylie Dibb 12-1 3-2 1 1 3 1 1/0 16-1 1 1 3 2 Maris Hamblin 18-11 14-8 1 1 3 1 1/0 18-11 1 1 3 16 Danielle Gaztambide 15-0 7-4 1 0 2 0 0/0 15-0 1 0 2 21 Taryn Rose 18-18 7-3 0 2 2 0 0/0 40-40 1 3 5 26 Jackie Tillotson 18-14 16-6 1 0 2 0 0/0 18-14 1 0 2 11 Sara Lorscheider 9-3 1-0 0 1 1 0 0/0 9-3 0 1 1 12 Brooke Larsen 17-4 5-1 0 1 1 0 0/0 32-7 0 1 1 23 Jessica Hoskin 18-18 6-5 0 0 0 0 0/0 61-44 0 1 1 17 Shay Haddow 18-2 7-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 29-3 0 0 0 27 Lexie Henrie 18-11 8-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 18-11 0 0 0 6 Libby Lundquist 12-0 5-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 33-2 0 0 0 7 Jamie Duke 11-0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 11-0 0 0 0 18 Robin Hansen 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 1-0 0 0 0 13 Kami Montgomery 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 10-0 0 0 0 USU Totals 18 299-129 25 20 70 10 10/1 Opponent Totals 18 230-91 10 5 25 2 7/2 GOALKEEPERS CAREER No. Name M-MS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. W-L-T ShO M-MS Min. Saves GA ShO GAA 00 Ashlyn Mulford 16-16 1454 8 0.50 63.887 8-1-5 6.5 20-16 1823.21 76 13 7.5 0.64 0 Jeannie Woller 6-2 390 2 0.46 15.882 2-1-1 1.5 6-2 390.00 15 2 0 0.46 TM Team 1 USU Totals 18-18 1846 10 0.49 81.890 10-2-6 8 Opponent Totals 18-18 1846 25 1.22 104.806 2-10-6 5 Goals Against Average = Goals allowed multiplied by 90, divided by minutes played MISCELLANEOUS Cautions Ejections Fouls Corner Kicks PKM-PKA Utah State 10 1 152 98 2-2 Opponents 9 2 148 60 2-2 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 1OT 2OT Total Utah State 9 13 3 0 25 Opponents 5 5 0 0 10 2012 TEAM RESULTS Date Opponent Result Score Att. USU Goals (Assists) Aug. 17!vs. Utah (OT) W 1-0 1,209 Jennifer Flynn (unassisted) Aug. 19 UTEP W 2-1 620 Natalie Norris (unassisted), Kylie Dibb (Lexie Morgan) Aug. 24 at Creighton (2OT) T 1-1 284 Jennifer Flynn (unassisted) Aug. 26 at Nebraska-Omaha W 3-1 204 Mari Miyashiro (unassisted), Mari Miyashiro (unassisted), Danielle Gaztambide (Taryn Rose) Aug. 21 NORTHERN COLORADO L 0-1 984 -- Sept. 2 at Utah Valley (OT) W 2-1 615 Jade Tarver (Kendra Pemberton), Kendra Pemberton (Taryn Rose) Sept. 7 %vs. Eastern Washington W 1-0 147 Jade Tarver (Mari Miyashiro) Sept. 9 %at Portland State (2OT) T 0-0 347 -- Sept. 13 No. 23 WASHINGTON (2OT) T 1-1 609 Jennifer Flynn (unassisted) Sept. 20 No. 12 BYU L 0-1 1,210 -- Sept. 23 WYOMING (2OT) T 1-1 619 Natalie Norris (unassisted) Sept. 28 *at New Mexico State (2OT) T 0-0 256 -- Sept. 30 *at Denver (2OT) T 0-0 263 -- Oct. 5 *UTSA W 3-0 219 Mari Miyashiro (Kylie Dibb, Brooke Larsen), Jennifer Flynn (Lauren Roundy), Natalie Norris (unassisted) Oct. 7 *TEXAS STATE W 4-0 225 Lexie Morgan, Lauren Roundy (Mari Miyashiro, Maris Hamblin), Jennifer Flynn (Mari Miy- ashiro), Jade Tarver (Ambryn McCallson, Sara Lorscheider) Oct. 12 *at Seattle (OT) W 2-1 499 Jackie Tillotson (Mari Miyashiro), Maris Hamblin (Jade Tarver) Oct. 14 *at Idaho W 3-1 235 Jade Tarver (Jennifer Flynn, Ambryn McCallson), Ambryn McCallson (Jade Tarver), Mari Miyashiro Oct. 19 *San Jose State W 1-0 309 Jennifer Flynn (Lauren Roundy) Oct. 28 *LOUISIANA TECH Nov. 1-4 WAC TOURNAMENT(LOGAN, UTAH)!Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah); %Viking Classic (Portland, Ore.) *WAC Matches 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r 11
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2012 Utah State Numerical Roster 2 0 1 2 U T A H S T A T E N U M E R I C A L R O S T E R No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 0 Jeannie Woller GK 5-6 FR HS Sandy, Utah (Waterford School) 00 Kassidi Nudd GK 5-9 R-FR HS St. Jacob, Ill. (Triad HS) 01 Ashlyn Mulford GK 5-5 SR 3L West Valley City, Utah (Cyprus HS) 1 Natalie Stoven GK 5-6 FR HS Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS) 2 Maris Hamblin M 5-2 FR HS Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS) 3 Samantha Curtis M 5-5 FR HS Cottonwood Heights, Utah (Brighton HS) 5 Kendra Pemberton M 5-8 JR 2L North Salt Lake, Utah (Woods Cross HS) 6 Libby Lundquist F 5-6 R-SO 1L Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS) 7 Jamie Duke M 5-5 FR HS Sandy, Utah (Waterford School) 9 Jennifer Flynn M 5-3 JR 2L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 10 Lauren Roundy F 5-6 SO 1L Draper, Utah (Alta HS) 11 Sara Lorscheider D 5-6 FR HS Centerville, Utah (Viewmont HS) 12 Brooke Larsen M/D 5-8 SO 1L Springville, Utah (Springville HS) 13 Kami Montgomery D 5-9 SR SQ Orem, Utah (Lone Peak HS) 14 Jade Tarver F 5-8 SO 1L Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS) 15 Mari Miyashiro F 5-1 JR 2L Mililani, Hawaii (Miliani HS) 16 Danielle Gaztambide F 5-4 FR HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial) 17 Shay Haddow M 5-7 JR 1L South Jordan, Utah (Brigham HS/ VCU) 18 Robin Hansen M 5-5 JR HS Hyde Park, Utah (Sky View HS/Iowa Western CC) 19 Natalie Norris D 5-9 SR 3L Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 20 Kylie Dibb M 5-6 SO SQ American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) 21 Taryn Rose D 5-7 SO 1L North Salt Lake, Utah (Woods Cross HS) 23 Jessica Hoskin D 5-6 JR 2L Providence, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) 25 Lexie Morgan M 5-7 SO 1L Draper, Utah (Jordan HS) 26 Jackie Tillotston D 5-8 JR TR Sandy, Utah (Alta HS/UNLV) 27 Lexie Henrie D 5-9 FR HS Orem, Utah (Timpanogos HS) 29 Kaitlyn Wilcox F 5-8 FR HS Tremonton, Utah (Bear River HS) 32 Ambryn McCallson D 5-6 SO SQ Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) Head Coach: Heather Cairns (Canisius, 94) 90-75-19 (.541), 10th year Assistant Coach: Trevor Wachsman (Fort Lewis College, 00), Third year Assistant Coach: Alyssa Lowry (Utah State, 09), First year Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Molli Merrill (Utah State), First year Heather Cairns = Care-ins Danielle Gaztambide = Gaz-tim-bide Shay Haddow = Had-dow like wow Sara Lorscheider = Lore-shy-der Ambryn McCallson = Mac-call-son Mari Miyashiro= Ma-ree Me-a-shee-ro Jackie Tillotson = Till-it-son Trevor Wachsman = Walks-man SENIORS (3): 01 Ashlyn Mulford, GK, 5-5 13 Kami Montgomery, D, 5-9 19 Natalie Norris, D, 5-9 JUNIORS (7): 5 Kendra Pemberton, M, 5-9 9 Jennifer Flynn, M, 5-3 15 Mari Miyashiro, F, 5-1 17 Shay Haddow, M, 5-7 18 Robin Hansen, M, 5-5 23 Jessica Hoskin, D, 5-6 26 Jackie Tillotson, D, 5-6 Roster Breakdown By Class SOPHOMORES (7): 6 Libby Lundquist, F, 5-6 10 Lauren Roundy, F, 5-6 14 Jade Tarver, F, 5-8 20 Kylie Dibb, M, 5-6 21 Taryn Rose, D, 5-7 25 Lexie Morgan, M, 5-7 32 Ambryn McCallson, D, 5-6 FRESHMEN (11): 00 Kassidi Nudd, GK, 5-9 0 Jeannie Woller, GK, 5-6 1 Natalie Stoven, GK, 5-6 2 Maris Hamblin, M, 5-2 3 Samantha Curtis, M, 5-5 7 Jamie Duke, M, 5-5 11 Sarah Lorscheider, D, 5-6 16 Danielle Gaztambide, F, 5-4 18 Robin Hansen, M, 5-5 27 Lexie Henrie, D, 5-9 29 Kaitlyn Wilcox, F, 5-8 2 0 1 2 U t a h S t a t e A g g i e S o c c e r 13