DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME AUGUST (0-0) 20 FRI. SAN JOSE STATE 4 PM 27 FRI. NORTHERN FLORIDA 7 PM 29 SUN. UC SANTA BARBARA 1 PM SEPTEMBER (0-0) CAL BEARS TOURNAMENT 3 Fri. Hawai’i 1:30 PM 5 Sun. Rice 1 PM 10 FRI. UC RIVERSIDE 7 PM 12 SUN. NEVADA 1 PM 17 Fri. California 1:30 PM 19 Sun. UC Irvine 1 PM 24 Fri. UC Davis 3 PM 26 Sun. Washington 1 PM OCTOBER (0-0) 1 Fri. Northern Arizona 3 PM 3 Sun. Arizona 1 PM 10 Sun. Saint Mary’s* 1 PM 15 FRI. SAN DIEGO* 7 PM 17 SUN. SANTA CLARA* 1 PM 22 Fri. Pepperdine* 3 PM 24 Sun. Loyola Marymount* 1 PM 31 Sun. Portland* 1 PM NOVEMBER (0-0) 6 SAT. GONZAGA* 2 PM HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS All home games played at Negoesco Stadium (3,000) All times pacific and subject to change * - West Coast Conference Record: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 WCC: -- Home: -- Road: -- WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010 SCHEDULE WOMEN’S SOCCER CONTACT: Rachel Engrissei, Asst. Director, Media Relations [email protected](415) 422-6816 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax) GAME NOTES Dons open 2010 at home against San Jose State USF ranked as one of the most improved teams in the country in 2009 Head coach Mark Carr enters his fourth year on the Hilltop THIS WEEK: The University of San Francisco women’s soccer team will kick off the 2010 season Friday as it hosts Bay Area rival San Jose State at Negoesco Stadium at 4 p.m. NEXT WEEK: USF will host two matches on the Hilltop next week as it wraps up the month of August. The Dons will play host to Northern Florida Friday, Aug. 27 before welcoming UC Santa Barbara Sunday, Aug. 29. DONS IMPROVE GREATLY IN 2009: According to Sopis Sports – a sports information company that covers collegiate sports, the USF women’s soccer program was one of the most improved Division I women’s soccer programs in 2009. USF finished 23rd in the ranking, with a 1.08 improvement rating. San Francisco posted a 5-13-2 record in 2008, before improving to 7-7-5 in 2009. USF WELCOMES IMPRESSIVE RECRUITING CLASS: The Dons welcome 10 newcomers to the Hilltop this season. The class begin their USF careers as one of the most highly touted recruiting classes in program history. The group includes two international students and five that hail from the state of California. MARIS, ROBERTS, O’BRIEN RETURN FOR FINAL HURRAH: San Francisco welcomes back three seniors in 2010 – Lauren Maris, Afyia Roberts and Ashley O’Brien. Maris, a midfield- er, has appeared in all 57 matches of her collegiate career and enters the season as the Dons’top returning scorer from a year ago. For her career, she has amassed five goals and three assists for 13 total points. Roberts transferred to USF from UC Davis in 2008 as a sophomore. Since her arrival, she has started 39 matches and helped the defense record eight shutouts. O’Brien joined the Dons a year ago from UConn. As a junior, she made an immediate impact earning All-Region second team honors. She was also tabbed with West Coast Conference Honorable Mention honors. 25th ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S SOCCER: The 2010 season marks the 25th Anniver- sary of women’s soccer on the Hilltop. In 1985, Erik Visser became the first head coach of the program, recruiting essentially a team of walk-ons. Since the programs founding, Visser has moved on to become the head coach of the men’s program and the women’s soccer program has amassed a 170-254-32 all-time record. The 1985 team is pictured below. SAN FRANCISCO 2010 WOMEN’S SOCCER San Jose State @ USF Match 1 • Fri., Aug. 20 • 4 p.m. Negoesco Stadium San Francisco, Calif.
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MARIS,ROBERTS,O’BRIENRETURNFORFINALHURRAH:SanFranciscowelcomesbackthreeseniorsin2010–LaurenMaris,AfyiaRobertsandAshleyO’Brien.Maris,amidfield-er,hasappearedinall57matchesofhercollegiatecareerandenterstheseasonastheDons’topreturningscorerfromayearago.Forhercareer,shehasamassedfivegoalsandthreeassistsfor13totalpoints.RobertstransferredtoUSFfromUCDavis in2008asasophomore.Sinceherarrival,shehasstarted39matchesandhelpedthedefenserecordeightshutouts.O’BrienjoinedtheDonsayearagofromUConn.Asajunior,shemadeanimmediate impact earning All-Region second team honors. She was also tabbed withWestCoastConferenceHonorableMentionhonors.
VETERANS LOOKTO HOLD ON, FILLVOID: The San Francisco offense will be missing a bigcomponentfrom2009,butstillhasitsselfplantedfortheupcomingseason.Missingfromtheline-upwillbelastyear’sleadingscorer,KristinaHall,butontheupside,amajorityoftheDons’offensiveeffortswillreturntothepitch.The15veteransontheUSFrosteraccountedfor14oftheDons’24goalslastseasonand42ofthetotal64points.
DONS FACE TOUGH CHALLENGE AHEAD: Ten home matches and seven NCAA postseasonteamshighlight theDons’2010slate.SanFranciscowill spilt theseasonevenlybetweenNe-goescoStadiumandtheroad,playing10asthehometeamand10asthevisitors.Despitetheevenschedule,USFwillnotspendanightawayfromhomeuntiltheyheadtotheStateofAri-zonathefirstweekendofOctober.Includedintheschedulearesevencontestsagainstteamsthatadvancedtothepostseasonlastyear,includingWestCoastConferenceChampionPortland.In2009,theperennialpowerhousePilotsadvancedtothequarterfinalsoftheNCAAChampion-ship.
FORMERDONNAMEDTOHAITIANNATIONALTEAM:FormerDonSamanthaBrand,whograd-uatedfromUSFinMay,hasbeennamedtotheHaitianNationalWomen’sSoccerTeam.Brand,whose grandparents were born in Haiti, played for the Dons from 2006 to 2009. Brand joinsFionaO’Sullivan(2004-07)asaformerSanFranciscostandoutcurrentlyplayingforaNationalTeam.O’SullivancurrentlyplaysforhernativeIreland.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS: San Jose State enters the 2010season lookingtocontinue itssuccess fromayearago.Lastseason,theSpartanswontheregularseasonWesternAthleticConferencechampionshipwitha11-6-3overallrecord.Soph-omoredefenderJessicaIngram,whowasrecentlyselectedasthe2010PreseasonWACDefenderoftheYear,leadstheSpar-tans as they look to defend their conference title. San Jose
The Automated ScoreBookUniv. San Francisco Combined Team Statistics (as of Jul 27, 2010)
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 7-7-5 5-4-1 2-3-4 0-0CONFERENCE 1-6 1-3 0-3 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 6-1-5 4-1-1 2-0-4 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 21 SAN FRANCISCO STATE W 2-0 150Aug 28 MARIST W 2-0 214Aug 30 ACADEMY OF ART W 4-0 286Sep 04 LONG ISLAND L 0-2 327Sep 06 FAIRFIELD W 3-0 215Sep 11 at UCRWS To2 0-0 193Sep 13 at Cal State Fullerton To2 1-1 260Sep 18 UNLV To2 0-0 248Sep 20 at Pacific To2 1-1 112Sep 25 at Eastern Washington To2 2-2 60Sep 27 at Seattle University W 1-0 274
* Oct 11 SAINT MARY'S Wot 2-1 127* Oct 16 #20 SANTA CLARA L 0-1 707* Oct 18 #25 SAN DIEGO L 2-3 536* Oct 23 at GONZAGA BULLDOGS L 1-3 203* Oct 25 at #2 Portland L 0-8 4059* Oct 30 at Loyola Marymount L 0-2 310
Nov 01 at CSU Bakersfield W 1-0 0* Nov 07 PEPPERDINE L 1-2 267
TEAM STATISTICS USF OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 23-204 26-200 Goals scored per game 1.21 1.37 Shot pct. . 1 1 3 . 1 3 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 81-204 92-200 SOG pct. . 3 9 7 . 4 6 0 S h o t s / G a m e 10.7 10.5CORNER KICKS 80 74PENALTY KICKS 2-2 2-2PENALTIES Yellow cards 20 14 Red cards 1 1ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3077 5471 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/308 9/608 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0