Santa Clara University Women's Soccer Weekly Release 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-4661 FAX 408-554-6942 www.santaclarabroncos.com 2000 Schedule/Results DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE Aug. 25 at Cal Poly W 2-1 Sept. 1 Oregon W 6-0 Sept. 4 Washington L 1-2 Notre Dame Tournament South Bend, Ind. Sept. 8 No. 4 Notre Dame L 1-6 Sept. 10 No. 6 Connecticut W (ot) 2-1 Stanford Classic Stanford, Calif. Sept. 15 No. 23 Maryland W 4-2 Sept. 17 No. 15 Virginia L 0-1 adidas Bay Area Classic San Jose, Calif. Sept. 22 No. 5 Stanford W 4-2 Sept. 24 No. 11 California T (2ot) 1-1 Santa Clara adidas Classic Santa Clara, Calif. Sept. 29 Weber State W 6-1 Oct. 1 No. 17 Wake Forest W 4-1 Oct. 6 Gonzaga* W 5-0 Oct. 8 Pepperdine* W 3-1 Oct. 14 No. 17 Portland* L 0-2 Oct. 18 No. 13 USC W 2-1 Oct. 22 Saint Mary's* L 2-4 Oct. 27 San Francisco* 4 p.m. Oct. 29 Loyola Marymount* 1 p.m. Oct. 31 San Jose State 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 San Diego* 1 p.m. Nov. NCAA Tournament TBA Total 10-5-1 Overall, 2-2-0 WCC * indicates West Coast Conference game Rankings by NSCAA/adidas All times listed local to site For Scores, Results & Breaking News The Bronco Sportsline 408-554-5550 On the Internet http://www.santaclarabroncos.com DATE: Oct. 25, 2000 CONTACT: Lisa Eskey No. 17 Broncos Visit USF, Host LMU for Senior Night Friday, Oct. 27 San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 Loyola Marymount Buck Shaw Stadium 1 p.m. This Week Santa Clara (10-5-1) continues West Coast Conference action this weekend, playing at San Francisco on Friday before returning home for a Sunday showdown with Loyola Marymount. Santa Clara will honor its six seniors before the Sunday match with the Lions. The Opponents USF is 7-9-1 on the season, 1-4-0 in WCC play. The Lady dons are led by Meghan Daly's six goals and two assists. Santa Clara leads the all-time series 16-0-0, last winning by a 9-0 score in 1999. Loyola Marymount is 10-5-1 on the season, 3-1-0 in league action. All but two of the Lions' 16 matches this season and all 10 victories have been decided by one goal. LMU is also 3-0-1 when it comes to overtime. The Broncos lead this series as well, 6-1-0, scoring a 4-0 win last season. Lions assistant coach Michelle Myers placed at Santa Clara from 1984 through '87. The Seniors The six seniors on this year's squad are forward/defender, forwards and Megan Horvath, goalkeeper Crystal Gordon, and midfielders Rachel Weber and Ruby Vigil. The Broncos will honor all six before the start of the LMU match. LMU Match will be Available Live via Internet Broadcast Santa Clara's contest against Loyola Marymount this weekend will be broadcast live online at www.santaclarabroncos.com. Finishing Strong Although the Broncos have lost as more matches than the last three seasons combined, Santa Clara doesn't lose late in the season. The last time the Broncos lost one of its final three games on the schedule was in 1993 when they fell to Stanford 2-0 in the penultimate match of the regular season. The Broncos at Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara has posted a 122-17-7 record at 6,800-seat Buck Shaw Stadium over the last 11-plus seasons, including an 11-0-0 record in 1999. Over the last five-plus seasons, the Broncos are 72-6-7 (.888) at Buck Shaw Stadium. Pilots End Broncos' WCC Winning Streak The loss to Portland on Oct. 14 ended Santa Clara's school-record 19-win West Coast Conference streak. The Broncos had not lost a league match since a 1-0 overtime loss to No. 3 Portland Oct. 31, 1997. During the Bronco streak, the team outscored the opposition 99-4 with 15 shutouts.
PAGE 2 OCT. 25, 2000 In the Rankings NSCAA Poll (Oct. 23) 1. Notre Dame 16-0-1 2. Washington 15-1-0 3. Nebraska 17-1-0 4. Clemson 15-1-1 5. North Carolina 12-2-0 6. California 14-1-1 7. Penn State 16-2-1 8. UCLA 12-2-1 9. Texas A&M 13-5-0 10. Portland 12-3-0 11. Harvard 10-3-0 12. Florida 12-6-0 13. BYU 14-3-1 14. Southern Methodist 13-3-1 15. USC 11-3-2 16. Virginia 9-7-0 17. Florida State 11-5-0 18. Stanford 10-4-1 19. William & Mary 13-4-0 20. Marquette 15-2-1 21. Dartmouth 10-3-0 22. SANTA CLARA 10-5-1 23. Duke 11-5-0 24. Wisconsin 13-5-0 25. Richmond 11-5-0 Soccer America Poll (Oct. 16) 1. Notre Dame 16-0-1 2. Washington 15-1-0 3. UCLA 12-2-1 4. Penn State 16-2-1 5. California 14-1-1 6. Nebraska 17-1-0 7. Clemson 15-1-1 8. North Carolina 12-2-0 9. Stanford 10-4-1 10. Texas A&M 13-5-0 11. BYU 14-3-1 12. USC 11-3-2 13. Florida State 11-5-0 14. Portland 12-3-0 15. North Carolina State 9-5-3 16. Hartford 13-2-0 17. Florida 12-6-0 18. Dartmouth 10-3-0 19. SANTA CLARA 10-5-1 20. Connecticut 12-5-2 WCC Player of the Month was named the WCC's Player of the Month for September. The senior forward scored her first career hat trick as the Broncos swept Oregon 6-0 at Buck Shaw Stadium to open the Bronco's 2000 home schedule. She leads the team with eight goals and four assists, for 20 points, ranking first in the WCC. Celio had a knack for scoring against ranked opponents last month, earning at least two points against Connecticut, Notre Dame, Maryland and Stanford, when Santa Clara went 3-1 in those matches. In the Rankings After the loss to Saint Mary's, Santa Clara fell seven spots and is currently ranked 22nd in the NSCAA/adidas Poll. The Broncos began the season ranked second in preseason polls, but losses to Washington and Notre Dame dropped SCU 17 spots where the team stayed for two straight weeks before moving up to 15th and then to 11th for two weeks. The No. 22 ranking marks the first time since 1987 that the Broncos have been out of the top 10. In Soccer America's Poll, the Broncos fall seven spots to No. 17. Santa Clara is 5-4-1 vs. currently-ranked opponents this season, defeating No. 6 Connecticut, No. 23 Maryland, No. 5 Stanford, No. 17 Wake Forest and No. 13 USC, and falling to Washington, No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 15 Virginia and No. 17 Portland. The tie was against No. 11 California. In other polls, Santa Clara is 17th by Soccer Times and SoccerBuzz Magazine. Additionally, SoccerBuzz conducted a vote asking fans which team they thought would most likely win the 2000 NCAA title. Although North Carolina received 27 percent of the vote, Santa Clara finished close behind, with 22 percent. In the WCC Santa Clara was selected by conference coaches as the favorite to win the West Coast Conference title for the fourth straight year. Receiving seven first-place votes, the Broncos garnered 49 points from league coaches. Portland was picked second with 40 points, followed by Loyola Marymount, San Diego, Saint Mary's, Pepperdine, Gonzaga and San Francisco. 2000 WCC Standings Team WCC Overall Saint Mary's 4-0-0 11-4-2 San Diego 4-1-0 12-5-0 Portland 3-1-0 12-3-0 Loyola Marymount 3-1-0 10-5-1 SANTA CLARA 2-2-0 10-5-1 Pepperdine 1-3-0 11-4-1 San Francisco 1-4-0 6-9-1 Gonzaga 0-6-0 3-13-0 Assisting Others to Lead the WCC Santa Clara's unselfishness with the ball is seen in WCC statistics, as the Broncos ranked 1-2-3 in the conference in assists, as of Oct. 9. has seven, while Aly Wagner and have six each. Megan Horvath, and also make the list, all tied for 10th with four assists each on the season. Zepeda is also third in points per game (1.60) and game winners (3). is fourth in points per game (1.54) and tied for second in points (20). Wagner is also fifth in two categories, shots (33) and shots per game (3.00). As a team, Santa Clara leads the league in points (117), goals (39), assists (39), assists per game (3.00) and yellow cards issued (14). The Broncos are second in shots (214) and goals per game (3.00). Conference Slip Santa Clara has two losses in its conference standings for the first time since 1996 and is currently 2-2-0. Bronco Olympic Silver Medalists On Oct. 1, Olympic silver medalists Danielle Slaton and Brandi Chastain fresh from Sydney, Australia landed at San Jose s International Airport around 2 p.m., which happened to be Santa Clara's kickoff time against Wake Forest. The two made it to the field just before halftime. Slaton, a junior defender, immediately began warming up and played the entire second half in the Bronco defense. She was the youngest member of the 2000 Olympic Team and was the only National Team member with college eligibility remaining. Chastain is an assistant coach for the Broncos and was a member of the 1996 Olympic goldmedal winning team.1999 alumna Nikki Serlenga also made the Olympic squad while sophomore midfielder Aly Wagner was named an alternate.
PAGE 3 OCT. 25, 2000 Last Week Broncos Top USC, Fall to Saint Mary's Senior Megan Horvath posted a goal and an assist to lead Santa Clara in a 2-1 upset of 13thranked USC Oct. 18 at Buck Shaw Stadium. In the 12th minute, senior passed a short corner to Horvath, who returned it quickly to Aldama. Aldama then found freshman Chardonnay Poole on the cross, who scored on a 12-yard shot to the lower left corner for her second goal of the season. Seven minutes later, USC almost tied it up after Jessica Edwards beat Bronco goalkeeper Crystal Gordon just outside the box. A sliding McKenzie Zajonc stopped the 18-yard shot at the goal line. Horvath recorded her fourth goal of the season in the second half, after netting a wide open shot on the right side of the field, 10 yards out. Freshman and senior Rachel Weber earned assists on the play. USC s Amanda Roach avoided the shut out, scoring off a goalkeeper deflection in the 73rd minute. Saint Mary s Lucianne Crenshaw scored all four goals for the Gaels on Oct. 22 in a 4-2 victory over Santa Clara in continuing West Coast Conference action at Buck Shaw Stadium. Crenshaw first scored at 27:27, but Santa Clara responded 26 seconds later, with Horvath posting her fifth goal on the season at the 27:53 mark. In the second half, Crenshaw added goals during the 55th and 74th minutes for the hat trick. Aldama responded with a goal four minutes later, but Crenshaw s fourth score of the afternoon at the 83rd minute sealed the victory. Coming From Behind With the 4-1 win over Wake Forest on Oct. 1, Santa Clara earned its second come-from behind victory this season. On Sept. 10, the Broncos defeated Connecticut 2-1 in overtime for the program's first rally in the last 70 matches, dating back more than four years. On Sept. 22, 1996, Santa Clara found itself down 1-0 at the half to Stanford, but scored two goals in the second period for a 2-1 win. A Needed Boost to the Bronco Defense Santa Clara's defense has already given up twice as many goals as it did all of last season. In 1999 the Broncos only gave up 10 goals, and only four of those came in the first 11 matches. This season, the Broncos ceded 18 goals in its first 11 matches and 21 total. MAC Player of the Year Finalists Junior Danielle Slaton and sophomore Aly Wagner were named finalists for the 10th annual Missouri Athletic Club s Collegiate Player of the Year Award, the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation announced Oct. 2. The award is the official National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas award for Division I players. 1999 alumna Mandy Clemens won the award last season. In addition to the selecting the 15 candidates for the award, coaches also identified five players to watch during the season. Topping that list is Santa Clara s. The Player of the Year will be selected by a vote of NSCAA member Division I coaches and will be honored at an awards banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 5, 2001, and at the NSCAA convention later in January in Indianapolis. Among the 15 candidates for the prestigious crystal soccer ball trophy are three players from Nebraska and the defending NCAA champion North Carolina. Repeat selections from the 1999 ballot are Anne Makinen of Notre Dame and Mary-Frances Monroe of Connecticut. Hermann Trophy Finalists Senior, junior Danielle Slaton and sophomore Aly Wagner were named finalists for the 2000 Hermann Trophy, the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced in August. The Hermann Trophy, college soccer s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy, honors the outstanding male and female collegiate soccer players in the United States. Fifteen finalists were named. The winners of the 2000 Hermann Trophy will be announced Sat., Season Honors KeyBank Classic Stanford Classic Chardonnay Poole Aly Wagner adidas Bay Area Classic Oustanding Defensive Player Devvyn Hawkins Aly Wagner Santa Clara adidas Classic Oustanding Offensive Player Oustanding Goalkeeper Crystal Gordon Soccer America Team of the Week Sept. 27 West Coast Conference Player of the Month September West Coast Conference Player of the Week Oct. 3 Oct. 10
PAGE 4 OCT. 25, 2000 Goal Summaries at Cal Poly Rachel Weber (1) 52:32 (1) 60:00 Oregon (1) 0:39 (1) 19:23 (1) 35:27 (2) 56:42 (3) 61:24 Kerry Cathcart (1) 89:35 Washington Rachel Weber (2) 87:41 at Notre Dame (4) 20:26 vs. Connecticut (5) 70:26 (2) 99:01 vs. Maryland (6) 4:33 Megan Horvath (1) 29:16 (3) 51:54 Rachel Weber (3) 53:34 vs. Stanford (7) 7:35 Aly Wagner (1) 27:19 (4) 41:35 (8) 49:25 vs. California Devvyn Hawkins (1) 34:29 Weber State Megan Horvath (2) 25:51 Megan Horvath (3) 44:05 (2) 48:55 Kerry Cathcart (2) 64:15 (2) 75:16 (3) 84:19 Wake Forest (4) 35:11 (4) 39:07 Chardonnay Poole (1) 42:23 Rachel Weber (4) 78:35 Gonzaga Aly Wagner (2) 9:38 (3) 11:56 (5) 56:42 Danielle Slaton (1) 65:13 Sasha Sulkosky (1) 84:32 Pepperdine Aly Wagner (3) 8:58 Rachel Weber (5) 32:17 (4) 47:32 USC Chardonnay Poole (2) 12:21 Megan Horvath (4) 56:49 Saint Mary's Megan Horvath (5) 27:53 (5) 78:28 Dec. 9, in conjunction with the men s College Cup in Charlotte, N.C. Santa Clara and defending NCAA champion North Carolina field three finalists each. Former player Mandy Clemens became the first Bronco to be honored with the Hermann, when she was announced as the 1999 winner. Clemens was only the second SCU player to capture the title of national player of the year. Current Santa Clara assistant coach Brandi Chastain earned postseason honors following the 1990 season as she was named the 1990 ISAA Player of the Year. The Hermann Trophy is named after Robert R. Hermann, founding Chairman of the North American Soccer League. It was first presented in 1967. WCC Players of the Week came off the bench and scored two goals against Weber State and one against Wake Forest during the Santa Clara adidas Classic and was named the Classic's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. For her efforts, the freshman forward earned WCC Player of the Week honors for Oct. 3. The following week, senior forward netted a goal and an assist in each of the Broncos' WCC victories against Gonzaga and Pepperdine to earn Player of the Week honors for Oct. 10. Soccer America's Team of the Week Senior and freshman were named to Soccer America s Team of the Week for Sept. 27 Aldama earned the honor after being named the adidas Bay Area Classic s most outstanding defender, a tournament held at San Jose State s Spartan Stadium. She earned two assists after setting up a goal each against No. 5 Stanford and No. 11 California. Zepeda scored one goal and three assists in the Bay Area Classic, earning All- Tournament Team honors and selection to Soccer America s Team of the Week. Her gamewinner against Stanford was her third straight this season. Two Broncos Honored As Preseason All-Americans Junior defender Danielle Slaton and sophomore Aly Wagner earned preseason All-America honors according to Soccer Buzz Magazine. All Tied Up The even score that Santa Clara posted against No. 11 California marked the first tie for the Broncos in the last 47 matches. Santa Clara last added a tie to the team's record in 1998, when a Sept. 27 match at Stanford ended with no score. Rare Consecutive Losses Santa Clara's back-to-back losses to Washington and Notre Dame, Sept. 4 and 8, marked the first time in six seasons that the Broncos have lost consecutive matches. In September 1994, Santa Clara lost three straight to Loyola Marymount, Stanford and North Carolina. Shots on Goal The loss to Notre Dame marked the first time in 19 matches that Santa Clara has been outshot by an opponent. North Carolina was the last team to outshoot Santa Clara, occurring Sept. 24, 1999. With its 23 shots, Notre Dame became only the fourth team in 10 years to have posted 20 or more shots against Santa Clara: Year Opponent Opponent Shots Santa Clara Shots Match Outcome 1992 North Carolina 25 5 UNC, 3-0 2000 Notre Dame 23 10 ND, 6-1 1994 Washington 23 18 2-2 Tie (2ot) 1993 North Carolina 22 8 UNC, 3-2 1993 Hartford 22 18 SCU, 2-0 Notre Dame Found the Net The six goals Santa Clara allowed Notre Dame in the Broncos' loss Sept. 8 marked the most goals allowed by a Santa Clara squad since a 8-0 defeat to UC Davis in 1980. The Broncos have not allowed five goals since 1991, to North Carolina.
PAGE 5 OCT. 25, 2000 Shut Out Santa Clara's 1-0 loss to Virginia was the team's first shut out of the season and first match with no Bronco goal on the board since the 1999 NCAA semifinal loss to Notre Dame. School-Record Streaks End with 2-1 Loss to Washington Santa Clara fell to Washington 2-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium on Sept. 4, ending two streaks in the Bronco recordbooks. A 32-match home win streak and a 45-match regular season win streak was stopped. The last time Santa Clara suffered a home and regular season loss was Oct. 31, 1997, a 1-0 overtime defeat to WCC foe Portland. I ve never been that concerned with streaks, especially those that carry over into a new season, head coach Jerry Smith said. Every season is a new year, and our goal has always been to figure out what works and be the best team we can be come playoff time. Sometimes this process helps you get there. I actually feel good about being able to see how this team responds and comes back from a loss this is the first time we can test that in two years, since the last two years our first loss ended the season. Celio Scores Hat Trick in Sweep of Oregon Senior forward scored her first career hat trick as Santa Clara swept Oregon 6-0 at Buck Shaw Stadium to open the Broncos 2000 home schedule Sept. 1. Celio scored her first goal :39 seconds into the match, taking a cross from Aly Wagner and headed the ball into the net. It was the program s fifth quickest all-time goal. She followed with headers at the 56:42 and 61:24 marks. Celio recorded her seventh point of the night on an assist to Kerry Cathcart s goal with :25 seconds remaining in the match. Fresh Faces Santa Clara's 2000 recruiting class was named the fourth best in the West Region by SoccerBuzz Magazine. Nationally, SoccerBuzz ranked the Broncos seventh. Head Coach Jerry Smith Now in his 14th season as head coach, Jerry Smith (CS Hayward '86) has compiled an overall record of 211-56-15 (.775) and coaching Santa Clara to 11 straight NCAA Tournament appearances. The winningest coach in the program's history, Smith is fifth on the alltime NCAA coaching victories list. The Broncos have been ranked among the nation's Top 25 every season during Smith's coaching tenure and have finished among the Top 10 in each of the last 11 campaigns. In 1990, Santa Clara finished the season ranked first in the nation. Additionally, he has coached 13 All-Americans, 11 U.S. National Team Players, eight Academic All-Americans and four WCC Freshmen of the Year. He coached 1999 National Player of the Year Mandy Clemens and has been awarded WCC Coach of the Year honors five times. 2000 Santa Clara Women s Soccer Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Exp. Hometown/Last School 1 Erin Sharpe GK So. 5-10 1V Fresno, Calif./UC Irvine 2 Ruby Vigil MF Sr. 5-0 3V San Jose, Calif./Independence HS 3 F/MF Fr. 5-2 HS Riverside, Calif./Jurupa Valley HS 4 Megan Horvath F Sr. 5-2 3V Danville, Calif./Carondolet HS 5 Kerry Cathcart MF Jr. 5-5 2V Tacoma, Wash./Bellarmine Prep 6 Rachel Weber MF Sr. 5-4 3V Longmont, Colo./Niwot HS 7 Aly Wagner MF So. 5-6 1V San Jose, Calif./Presentation HS 8 Anna Kraus D Jr. 5-4 2V Mountain View, Calif./Saint Francis HS 9 McKenzie Zajonc D So. 5-8 1V Lake Oswego, Ore./Lakeridge HS 10 Stephanie Neustadter MF Fr. 5-5 RS San Jose, Calif./Presentation HS 11 F Sr. 5-8 3V Fullerton, Calif./Rosary HS 12 F/D Sr. 5-2 3V Redlands, Calif./Redlands HS 13 Devvyn Hawkins MF So. 5-8 1V Olympia, Wash./Capital HS 15 Emma Borst D So. 5-8 1V Morgan Hill, Calif./UC San Diego 16 Sasha Sulkosky D So. 5-10 RS Bend, Ore./Mountain View HS 17 Danielle Slaton D Jr. 5-6 2V San Jose, Calif./Presentation HS 18 Chardonnay Poole D Fr. 5-7 HS Claremont, Calif./Claremont HS 19 F Fr. 5-8 HS Los Altos Hills, Calif./Saint Francis HS 21 Crystal Gordon GK Sr. 5-8 3V Littleton, Colo./Chatfield HS 22 Alice Gleason GK Jr. 5-10 2V Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South HS Head Coach Jerry Smith, 13 years, CS Hayward 86 Assistant Coaches Brandi Chastain, 6 years, Santa Clara 91 Rich Manning, 2 years, Santa Clara 86 Eric Yamamoto, 9 years, Santa Clara, 86 Pronunciation Guide Stephanie Neustadter Sasha Sulkosky McKenzie Zajonc See-lee-o NEW-sta-der Sool-COW-ski SAY-jonk za-paid-uh CAN-dow