2012 Presbyterian College Women s Soccer Game Notes Media Contact: Ryan Real, Assistant Director of Sports Information (O) 803-833-7095 (M) 502-931-5651 Email: rtreal@presby.edu Quick Facts Location...105 Ashland Ave. Clinton, SC 29325 Enrollment...1,200 Founded...1880 Colors... Garnet & Blue Nickname...Blue Hose Mascot...Scotsman Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... Big South Conference Facility...Edens Field at Martin Stadium (500) President...Dr. Claude Lilly Faculty Athletic Rep...Dr. Craig Powell Director of Athletics...Brian Reese Director of Sports Medicine... Nelson Jones Director of Sports Info/Game Ops...Simon Whitaker Assistant SID (M/W Soccer Contact)... Ryan Real Office Telephone... (864) 833-7095 Mobile Phone... (502) 931-5651 Office Fax... (864) 833-8323 Website...GoBlueHose.com Head Coach...Brian Purcell (24th year) Alma Mater...Presbyterian College 87 Record at PC (Years)...229-169-19 (23) Career Record...Same Assistant Coach...Sarah Beth Anderson (1st year) Alma Mater...Presbyterian College 12 Athletic Trainer... Christine Hess Letterwinners Returning/Lost...14/7 Starters Returning/Lost...8/3 2011 Record...4-13-2 in Big South...2-6-2 2011 Finish...Ninth 2012 Schedule and Results Date Team Location Time/Result A21 Francis Marion Florence, S.C. L, 3-4 (2 OT) A24 ETSU Johnson City, Tenn. L, 3-2 (OT) A26 Clemson Clemson, S.C. L, 0-6 A30 Wofford Spartanburg, S.C. L, 0-1 S2 Furman Clinton, S.C. L, 0-2 S6 Jacksonville Clinton, S.C. L, 1-3 S16 USC Upstate Spartanburg, S.C. 3 p.m. S20 Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. 7 p.m. S22 Longwood* Farmville, Va. 2 p.m. S27 Radford* Clinton, S.C. 7 p.m. S29 VMI* Clinton, S.C. 2 p.m. O4 High Point* High Point, N.C. 7 p.m. O6 Campbell* Buies Creek, N.C. 7 p.m. O11 Charleston So.* Clinton, S.C. 7 p.m. O13 Coastal Carolina* Conway, S.C. 12 p.m. O18 Winthrop* Clinton, S.C. 7 p.m. O20 Gardner Webb* Clinton, S.C. 7 p.m. O23 UNC Asheville* Clinton, S.C. 7 p.m. O27 BSC Quarterfinal Campus sites TBA N2 BSC Semifinals Rock Hill, S.C. TBA N4 BSC Final Rock HIll, S.C. TBA * denotes Big South Conference game PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (0-6-0, 0-0-0 BIG SOUTH) PC wraps up non-conference action at USC Upstate AT USC UPSTATE (1-7-0, 0-0-0 ATLANTIC SUN) September 16 County University Stadium Spartanburg, S.C. 3 p.m. This is Sparta(nburg) The Presbyterian College women s soccer team (0-6-0) heads north on Interstate 26 to battle the USC Upstate Spartans (1-7-0) on Sunday afternoon at County University Stadium. The Blue Hose will look for their first win of the season as they wrap up the non-conference portion of their schedule. Scouting the Spartans USC Upstate enters Sunday with a 1-7-0 record after falling to Wofford on Friday night, 2-0. The Spartans opened their season with a 1-0 double-overtime victory over VMI and have lost their last seven, scoring their last goal three matches ago against UNC Asheville on August 30. Michelle Calmeyn leads the team with a goal and an assist. Series History PC holds a 5-0 edge in the series, never losing to USC Upstate since the first meeting in 2002. The Blue Hose have not allowed a goal to the Spartans in the last three contests, holding a total 8-1 scoring edge. PC edged Upstate last season at home for its first win of the season, 2-0, on goals from Sara Simpson and Kelly Kozera Setting the Pace Tori Lopez and Stephanie Allen lead the Blue Hose with two goals apiece on the season. Alice Blackwell joined the ranks of goal-scorers with a penalty shot against Jacksonville. Sara Simpson s two assists pace the squad in that category while Sophie Cobb has a goal and an assist. Jordan Broadway leads the team in net, with five starts and a 1.70 goals against average. Last Time Out PC dropped a home contest against Jacksonville on September 6, a match that came to a halt for two hours due to lightning in the area. Alice Blackwell tied the game at 1-1 with a penalty shot goal in the 65th minute, but two more scores from the Dolphins gave the visitors a 3-1 win. Next Up for the Blue Hose... PC will play its next four matches against Virginia teams and begins Big South Conference play on the road with a pair of matchups, beginning at Liberty on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Blue Hose then take on Longwood before hosting Radford and VMI.
Cardiac Kids The Blue Hose went into overtime in their first two matches of the 2012 season, tying PC s Record When... last year s overall season total. In 2010, the Blue Hose played bonus soccer in three of their first four and in four matches overall on the year. Overall... 0-5-0 Big South matches... 0-0-0 Home... 0-1-0 Away... 0-4-0 Neutral... 0-0-0 Hey Bulldogs PC battled South Carolina State to a 1-1 tie in a scrimmage on Tuesday at home, the team s only preseason action. Stephanie Allen put PC ahead in the final 30-minute period by converting on a cross from Brittany Whitson, but the Bulldogs equalized in the closing minutes. In overtime... 0-2-0 Game is decided by 1 goal... 0-3-0 Game decided by 2-3 goals... 0-1-0 Game decided by 4+ goals... 0-1-0 Scoring first... 0-2-0 Opponent scores first... 0-3-0 Scoring 0 goals... 0-3-0 Scoring 1 goal... 0-0-0 Scoring 2 goals... 0-1-0 Scoring 3 goals... 0-1-0 Scoring 4+ goals... 0-0-0 Allowing 0 goals... 0-0-0 Allowing 1 goal... 0-1-0 Allowing 2 goals... 0-1-0 Allowing 3 goals... 0-1-0 Allowing 4+ goals... 0-2-0 Leading at halftime... 0-1-0 Trailing at halftime... 0-3-0 Tied at halftime... 0-1-0 Recording more shots... 0-1-0 Recording fewer shots... 0-2-0 Tied in shots... 0-0-0 Recording more corner kicks...0-1-0 Recording fewer corner kicks...0-2-0 Tied in corner kicks... 0-0-0 Committing more fouls... 0-3-0 Committing fewer fouls... 0-2-0 Tied in fouls... 0-0-0 Committing more offsides... 0-2-0 Committing fewer offsides... 0-3-0 Tied in offsides... 0-0-0 Recording more saves... 0-4-0 Recording fewer saves... 0-1-0 Tied in saves... 0-0-0 Bring Them Back The Blue Hose return 14 letterwinners and eight starters from last season s squad, including leading scorer Sara Simpson, goalkeeper Jordan Broadway and defensive stalwarts Alice Blackwell and Brittany Whitson. Blackwell will serve as senior captain while Emily Boggus (Conyers, Ga.) and Stephanie Allen (Augusta, Ga.) maintain co-captain duties. Addition By Division On August 2, the NCAA Executive Committee voted to approve Presbyterian College s full certification to Division I. The Blue Hose will now be eligible for NCAA and Big South Conference postseason play for the first time since joining the league and playing a Division I schedule since the 2007-08 season. New Blood The team welcomes seven newcomers as Chandler Carter, Sophie Cobb, Christy Darracott, Sydney Fontenot, Hannah Gaither, Madison Smith and Alison Stelling join the Blue Hose. Most will be expected to contribute immediately for the squad and all saw action against SC State in the team s preseason scrimmage. At the Polls The Big South Conference announced its annual women s soccer preseason poll on August 6, tabbing PC to finish 11th. The Blue Hose have exceeded expectations every year since playing their first Big South Conference season in 2008, beating an 11th place prediction last year by finishing ninth. A Team of Distinction In June, the Blue Hose earned a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA for its latest Academic Progress Report (APR) score. The distinction honors PC women s soccer for an APR in the top 10 percent of Division I women s soccer programs in the nation. The Blue Hose are one of 13 athletic programs in the Big South Conference and the only League women s soccer team to receive a Public Recognition Award. This year s award marks the third straight for the program as well. 2011 in Review PC s History vs. USC Upstate (5-0-0) Date Home/Away Result Score 9/4/2002 A W 1-0 9/2/2003 H W 2-1 8/31/2004 A W 1-0 10/25/2005 H W 2-0 9/18/2011 H W 2-0 Sunday in the Big South Gardner-Webb vs. Layfayette High Point at West Virginia Longwood at Cleveland State SC State at Liberty VMI at Navy Campbell at Western Carolina PC at USC Upstate 2012 Big South Standings (as of September 14) 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. Conference Overall Team W L T W L T Campbell 0 0 0 3 1 1 Longwood 0 0 0 4 2 0 Radford 0 0 0 4 2 0 Liberty 0 0 0 4 3 0 Coastal Carolina 0 0 0 3 4 0 CSU 0 0 0 2 3 0 High Point 0 0 0 1 3 3 Winthrop 0 0 0 2 4 0 UNC Asheville 0 0 0 2 5 0 VMI 0 0 0 1 3 0 Gardner-Webb 0 0 0 1 4 0 PC 0 0 0 0 6 0
The Blue Hose went 4-13-2 in 2011 with a 2-6-2 marker in Big South Conference play. PC ended the season with a 1-0 shutout over High Point and picked up a 2-1 win over Coastal Carolina as well. At the Helm Brian Purcell returns as PC s head coach for the 24rd year. Purcell, the only coach in program history, enters this season with a 229-163- 19 career record. A 1987 graduate of PC, Purcell won the South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year award seven times and earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America s Coach of the Year award in 1994. He is joined this season by 2012 graduate and former PC goalkeeper Sarah Beth Anderson, the school s all-time leader in saves. 2012 Presbyterian College Soccer Presbyterian College Category Leaders (as of Sep 13, 2012) All games ## Points GP G A Pts Shots 16 LOPEZ, Tori 6 2 0 4 10 5 ALLEN, Stephanie 6 2 0 4 10 14 BLACKWELL, Alice 6 1 0 2 1 12 SIMPSON, Sara 6 0 2 2 1 9 KOZERA, Kelly 6 0 1 1 4 3 PATTI, Taylor 4 0 1 1 0 ## Goals GP G A Pts Shots 16 LOPEZ, Tori 6 2 0 4 10 5 ALLEN, Stephanie 6 2 0 4 10 14 BLACKWELL, Alice 6 1 0 2 1 ## Assists GP G A Pts Shots 12 SIMPSON, Sara 6 0 2 2 1 9 KOZERA, Kelly 6 0 1 1 4 3 PATTI, Taylor 4 0 1 1 0 ## Shots GP G A Shots Shot% 16 LOPEZ, Tori 6 2 0 10.200 5 ALLEN, Stephanie 6 2 0 10.200 4 SMITH, Catie 5 0 0 5.000 21 COBB, Sophie 6 1 1 4.250 9 KOZERA, Kelly 6 0 1 4.000 2 SCHOFER, Christy 6 0 0 3.000 11 MILLER, Rebecca 6 0 0 3.000 14 BLACKWELL, Alice 6 1 0 1 1.000 15 GAITHER, Hannah 6 0 0 1.000 22 O'NEILL, Keri 5 0 0 1.000 ## Shots on Goal GP G A Shots SOG SOG% 16 LOPEZ, Tori 6 2 0 10 8.800 5 ALLEN, Stephanie 6 2 0 10 7.700 21 COBB, Sophie 6 1 1 4 4 1.000 9 KOZERA, Kelly 6 0 1 4 3.750 2 SCHOFER, Christy 6 0 0 3 2.667 4 SMITH, Catie 5 0 0 5 1.200 11 MILLER, Rebecca 6 0 0 3 1.333 14 BLACKWELL, Alice 6 1 0 1 1 1.000 22 O'NEILL, Keri 5 0 0 1 1 1.000 19 WHITSON, Brittany 4 0 0 1 1 1.000 ## Game-winning Goals GP No. 2012 Team Game Highs POINTS...9 at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 6 at ETSU (Aug 24) GOALS...3 at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 2 at ETSU (Aug 24) ASSISTS...3 at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 2 at ETSU (Aug 24) SHOTS...17 at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 10 at ETSU (Aug 24) SHOTS ON GOAL...15 at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 6 at ETSU (Aug 24) SAVES...12 vs Jacksonville (Sep 06) 8 at ETSU (Aug 24) CORNER KICKS...10 at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 8 vs Jacksonville (Sep 06) FOULS...17 at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 6 2x, last vs Jacksonville (Sep 06) 2012 Individual Game Highs POINTS/GOALS...2/1 Blackwell, vs Jacksonville (Sept 06) 2/1 Allen, 2x, at ETSU (Aug 24) 2/1 Lopez, 2x, at ETSU (Aug 24) 2/1 Cobb at Francis Marion (Aug 21) ASSISTS...1 Simpson, 2x, at ETSU (Aug 24).1 Cobb at ETSU (Aug 24) 1 Kozera at Francis Marion (Aug 21).1 Patti at Francis Marion (Aug 21) SHOTS ON GOAL...4 Lopez at Francis Marion (Aug 21) 4 Allen at Francis Marion (Aug 21) SAVES...10 Fontenot vs Furman (Sep 02) 9 Broadway vs Jacksonville (Sep 06)
2012 Presbyterian College Women s Soccer Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 00 Jordan Broadway Jr. GK 5-10 Chapin, S.C./Chapin H.S. 1 Sydney Fontenot Fr. GK 5-6 Austin, Texas/James Bowie H.S. 2 Christy Schofer So. M 5-5 Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove H.S. 3 Taylor Patti So. D/M 5-3 Clover, S.C./Clover H.S. 4 Catie Smith So. M 5-2 Greenville, S.C./J.L. Mann H.S. 5 Stephanie Allen Jr. D/M 5-3 Augusta, Ga./Lakeside H.S. 6 Christy Darracott Fr. D 5-7 Augusta, Ga./Westside H.S. 7 Emily Boggus Jr. D/M 5-2 Conyers, Ga./Salem H.S. 8 Madison Smith Fr. D 5-7 Lexington, S.C./Lexington H.S. 9 Kelly Kozera So. M 5-7 Rome, Ga./Rome H.S. 11 Rebecca Miller Jr. D/M 5-5 Pauline, S.C./Dorman H.S. 12 Sara Simpson Jr. F 5-2 Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast H.S. 13 Abi Thompson Sr. D 5-6 Charleston, S.C./Bishop England H.S. 14 Alice Blackwell Sr. M 5-6 Marietta, S.C./Travelers Rest H.S. 15 Hannah Gaither Fr. D 5-8 Statesville, N.C./Statesville H.S. 16 Tori Lopez Jr. D/F 5-4 Snellville, Ga./Providence Christian Acad. 17 Chandler Carter Fr. M/F 5-3 Jackson, Ga./New Creation Christian Acad. 18 Alison Stelling So. F 5-7 Greenwood, S.C./Emerald H.S. 19 Brittany Whitson Jr. D/M 5-8 Conyers, Ga./Salem H.S. 20 Rachael Parks So. M 5-5 Bogart, Ga./North Oconee H.S. 21 Sophie Cobb Fr. D/M 5-3 Columbia, S.C./Cardinal Newman H.S. 22 Keri O Neill So. D/M 5-1 Peachtree City, Ga./Sandy Creek H.S. Head Coach: Brian Purcell (Presbyterian College 87) Assistant Coach: Sarah Beth Anderson (Presbyterian College 12) Student Assistants: Townley Cheek, Sarah Kustick Pronunciation Guide FONTENOT... Fon-ten-oh DARRACOTT...Dare-uh-cott SCHOFER... Show-fer BOGGUS... Bog-gus KOZERA... Koh-zair-a KERI (O Neill)...Carry
2012 Presbyterian College Soccer Presbyterian College Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2012) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 0-6 0-2 0-4 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-6 0-2 0-4 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 21 at Francis Marion Univ. Lo2 3-4 255 Aug 24 at ETSU Lot 2-3 1070 Aug 26 at Clemson L 0-6 212 Aug 30 at Wofford L 0-1 216 Sep 02 FURMAN L 0-2 282 Sep 06 JACKSONVILLE L 1-3 176 TEAM STATISTICS PCW OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 6-46 19-129 Goals scored per game 1.00 3.17 Shot pct..130.147 Shots on goal-attempts 30-46 64-129 SOG pct..652.496 Shots/Game 7.7 21.5 CORNER KICKS 24 34 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 0-0 PENALTIES Yellow cards 1 3 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total 458 1753 Dates/Avg Per Date 2/229 4/438 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 16 LOPEZ, Tori 6 2 0 4 10.200 8.800 0 0-0 5 ALLEN, Stephanie 6 2 0 4 10.200 7.700 0 0-0.250 4 1.000 0 0-0 14 BLACKWELL, Alice 6 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 1-1 12 SIMPSON, Sara 6 0 2 2 1.000 0.000 0 0-0 9 KOZERA, Kelly 6 0 1 1 4.000 3.750 0 0-0 3 PATTI, Taylor 4 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 4 SMITH, Catie 5 0 0 0 5.000 1.200 0 0-0 11 MILLER, Rebecca 6 0 0 0 3.000 1.333 0 0-0 2 SCHOFER, Christy 6 0 0 0 3.000 2.667 0 0-0 22 O'NEILL, Keri 5 0 0 0 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 19 WHITSON, Brittany 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 17 CARTER, Chandler 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.000 0 0-0 15 GAITHER, Hannah 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 7 BOGGUS, Emily 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.000 0 0-0 20 PARKS, Rachael 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 18 STELLING, Alison 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 8 SMITH, Madison 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 6 DARRACOTT, Christy 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 Total 6 6 5 17 46.130 30.652 0 1-1 Opponents 6 19 16 54 129.147 64.496 6 0-0 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 00 BROADWAY, Jordan 5 317:31 6 1.70 26.812 0-3-0 0.0 1 FONTENOT, Sydney 4 244:52 13 4.78 17.567 0-3-0 0.0 Total 6 562:23 19 3.04 45.703 0-6-0 0 Opponents 6 562:23 6 0.96 24.800 6-0-0 3 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Presbyterian College 3 3 0 0 6 Opponents 6 11 1 1 19 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Presbyterian College 20 23 1 2 46 Opponents 65 54 5 5 129 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Presbyterian College 26 17 1 1 45 Opponents 11 10 1 2 24 Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Presbyterian College 6 15 1 2 24 Opponents 22 8 2 2 34 Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Presbyterian College 21 13 2 3 39 Opponents 37 26 3 2 68