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WHAT’S BRUIN: Women’s Soccer News & Notes 10/21
Overall Record: 3-8-3 (Home 2-6-2, Road 1-2-1)
NWC Record: 2-7-1, 8th (Home 1-5, Road 1-2-1)
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Multimedia: Live Stats / Video / KFOX Radio
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Bruins Head to Eastern Washington to Challenge 'Whits'
* Recent Games: Bruins Lose Heartbreaker to Bearcats in Only Match of Week
* Cardwell Again Honorable Mention for NWC Offensive Honors
* NWC Stats: Cardwell Enters Top 10 in Goals and Points
* Career Lists: Cardwell Moves into Tie for 5th in All-Time Goals
Coming Up :
Sat., Oct. 23, 12:00 pm - at Whitworth University, Spokane, Wash. (NWC)
Sun., Oct. 24, 12:00 pm - at Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash. (NWC)
Coming off a heart-breaking 2-1 overtime loss at home to Willamette in their last skirmish, the Bruins hope to rebound with a strong showing on their eastern Washington road swing this weekend. The Bruins will first visit the Whitworth Pirates on Saturday and then the Whitman Missionaries on Sunday, both starting at 12:00 noon. Each game will be part of a conference doubleheader, to be followed by men's games between the same opponents each day at 2:30 p.m. Whitworth is still very much in the running for the conference title, as they have 25 points to 27 for both Puget Sound and Linfield.
Multimedia: Whitworth will provide live stats only for its match with George Fox on Saturday at http://www.whitworth.edu/Athletics/Teams/Soccer/livestats/xlive.htm. Whitman will have no multi-media presentation of Sunday's match.
This Week's Opponents:
Whitworth (10-4-1, NWC 8-2-1, 3rd): The Pirates from Spokane, Wash., were picked 2nd in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... Whitworth went 0-1-1 last weekend, snapping a seven-game winning streak, with a 2-1 loss at #19 Puget Sound on Sunday ... The Pirates have won the last 11 meetings with the Bruins, including 3-0 in Newberg on Sept. 19 this year ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 4-1 in Newberg on Oct. 17, 2004 ... Whitworth in the latest NWC stats: shots (3rd, 216), points (3rd, 67), goals (3rd, 27), assists (3rd T, 13), goals allowed (1st, 9), goal against avg. (1st, 0.57), saves (8th, 44), shutouts (1st T, 8) ... Sarah Berentson is 6th in points (10, T), 7th in goals (4, T), 10th in assists (2, T) ... Molly Moore is 7th in goals (4, T), 9th in points (9, T) ... Elizabeth Mattila is 5th in assists (3, T) ... DeeDee Garbe is 10th in assists (2, T) ... Allie Smith is 10th in assists (2, T) ... Cory Druffel is 10th in assists (2, T) ... Callie Bergstrom is 1st in shutouts (6), 2nd in goals against avg. (0.61), save pct. (.824), 7th in saves (42) ... Coach Daman Hagerott is 73-28-6 to date in his 6th season ... Whitworth plays at Pacific Friday before meeting the Bruins ... Next: Oct. 24 vs. Pacific, 12 pm.
Whitman (5-9, NWC 3-8, 7th): The Missionaries from Walla Walla, Wash., were picked 5th in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... Whitman has lost its last three games, including a 1-0 loss at Pacific Lutheran on Sunday ... Whitman has won the last six meetings with the Bruins, including 1-0 in Newberg on Sept. 17 this year ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 1-0 in Newberg on Sept. 22, 2007 ... Whitman in the latest NWC stats: shots (4th, 164), points (6th, 42), goals (5th T, 17), assists (7th, 8), goals allowed (5th, 23), goal against avg. (6th, 1.64), saves (6th, 60), shutouts (6th T, 2) ... Amy Hasson is 6th in shots (35, T) ... Marissa Poorboy is 6th in points (10, T), 7th in goals (4, T), 9th in shots (32), 10th in assists (2, T) ... Julianne Masser is 4th in goals (5, T), 6th in points (10, T) ... Kelsey Roehner is 10th in assists (2, T) ... Lauren Brougham is 6th in goals against avg. (1.38), 8th in shutouts (1, T), 9th in save pct. (.745), saves (38) ... Coach Heather Cato is 5-9 to date in her first season ... Whitman hosts Pacific Saturday before meeting the Bruins ... Next: Oct. 30 vs. Linfield, 12 pm.
Recent Results (0-1):
Sat., Oct. 16 - L 1-2 (OT) vs. Willamette
Kirsten Cardwell scored in the first half to move into a tie for fifth on the all-time goals list at George Fox with her 26th career score, but the Bearcats scored in the second half and overtime to rally past the Bruins. Cardwell scored her fourth goal of the season on a penalty kick following a Willamette foul against Melanie Gaither in the penalty box. Stephanie Skelly scored both Willamette goals, the first with 16 minutes left in regulation and the second four minutes into overtime. Alyssa Montero made seven saves for the Bruins.
BRUIN BITS ---
* Cardwell Again Honorable Mention for NWC Offensive Honors
With her 26th career goal, tying her for fifth on the all-time George Fox goals list, Kirsten Cardwell received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 11-17, the second week in a row and third time this season for her to be so honored.
Cardwell scored her fourth goal of the season six-and-a-half minutes into the game on a penalty kick to the right corner following a Willamette foul against Melanie Gaither in the penalty box. She is now tied for fifth in Bruin history with Amber Stevens (2004-07). It was her only shot of the game. Earlier in the week, she had two shots, one on goal, in the Bruins' 1-1 double-overtime tie with Pacific on Oct. 13.
A senior forward from Springfield, Ore., Cardwell also ranks 6th in career points (62) and is tied for 12th in assists (10) at George Fox. A two-time honorable mention All-NWC performer and First Team All-NWC in 2008, she currently stands
* 2010 Honors
Alyssa Montero ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week - (Aug. 30-Sept. 5)
- Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (Aug. 30-Sept. 5)
Kirsten Cardwell ---
- Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 6-12; HM, Oct. 4-10; HM, Oct. 11-17)
Melanie Gaither ---
- Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 20-26)
Cori Jo Young ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week - (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
- Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
* NWC Stats: Cardwell Enters Top 10 in Goals and Points
George Fox in the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 17): shots (5th, 154), points (8th, 25), goals (8th, 10), assists (8th T, 5), goals allowed (4th, 22), goals against avg. (4th, 1.50), saves (2nd, 94), shutouts (4th T, 3) ...
Kirsten Cardwell: game-winning goals (4th T, 2), points (9th T, 9), goals (7th T, 4), shots (10th, 30), shots per game (10th, 2.14) ...
Becka Doyle: save pct. (1st, .854), goals against avg. (5th, 1.27), saves per game (4th, 5.12), shutouts (8th T, 1), saves (8th, 41)...
Alyssa Montero: saves (4th T, 52), saves per game (5th, 4.73), save pct. (7th, .776), goals against avg. (8th, 1.64) ...
Career Lists: Cardwell Moves into Tie for 5th in All-Time Goals
- Kirsten Cardwell: With a goal in the Bruins' 2-1 overtime loss to Willamette on Oct. 16, Cardwell has 26 goals in her career and has moved into a tie for 5th on the all-time list with Amber Stevens (26, 2004-07). Ahead is Brooke (Pitner) Erickson (29, 2000-03 ... She has 9 points this season (4 goals, 1 assists) and 62 points in her career, 6th on the all-time list. Ahead are Brooke (Pitner) Erickson (65, 2000-03) and Amber Stevens (66, 2004-07) ... With one assist this season, she has 10 assists in her career and is tied for 12th on the all-time list with Julie Jensen (1991-94) and Noelle Miller (1998-99). Ahead with 11 assists are Nicole Akiu (2007-), Julie Alexander (2004-06) and Ashleigh Hughes (1997-2000) ...
- Nicole Akiu: With one assist this season, Akiu has 11 assists in her career and is tied for 9th all-time with Julie Alexander (11, 2004-06) and Ashleigh Hughes (11, 1997-2000). Ahead are Staci Morris (12, 1994-97), Beth Kahut (12, 1994, 96-98), Sarah Bowder (12, 1995-98), and Kiersten Luginbill 12, 2003-04) ...
- Becka Doyle: With one shutout this season, Doyle has 5 shutouts in her career and is 6th on the all-time list. Ahead is Sally (Page) Alway (7, 2007-08) ... With 4 saves in the Bruins' 1-1 tie with Pacific, she has 41 saves this season and 106 in her career, 7th on the all-time list. Ahead is Sally (Page) Alway (110, 2007-08) ...
* Coach Andy Hetherington:
Andy Hetherington (St. John's, U.K., '76) is 59-100-9 (.378) in his 9th season as the women's soccer coach at George Fox. He was 123-20-5 in 10 seasons as a high school coach in the Portland, Ore., area before taking the position at George Fox. Eight of his teams made state tournaments, and his 1991 and 1992 Catlin Gabel men's teams won state championships. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Hetherington.
