GAME NOTES: at Southland Conference Tournament
11/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 4, 2010
NACOGDOCHES, Texas -
VITALS
Stephen F. Austin at Southland Tournament
Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 7
San Marcos, Texas • Bobcat Soccer Complex
No. 1 Lions
Record: 14-2-3 (7-1-1)
Streak: W-7
Coach: Blake Hornbuckle
SID: Kemmler Chapple
E-mail: kchapple@selu.edu
Web: lionsports.net
No. 2 Ladyjacks
Record: 13-5-1 (6-2-1)
Streak: W-2
Coach: Tony Amato
SID: Brian Ross
E-mail: rossbrian@sfasu.edu
Web: sfajacks.com
No. 3 Roadrunners
Record: 11-7-1 (6-2-1)
Streak: L-1
Coach: Steve Ballard
SID: Jordan Korphage
E-mail: jordan.korphage@utsa.edu
Web: goutsa.com
No. 4 Bobcats
Record: 11-7-1 (5-3-1)
Streak: W-1
Coach: Kat Conner
SID: Rob Beuerlein
E-mail: rb60@txstate.edu
Web: txstatebobcats.com
No. 5 Bearkats
Record: 9-10-1 (5-4-0)
Streak: L-2
Coach: Tom Brown
SID: Paul Ridings
E-mail: ridings@shsu.edu
Web: gobearkats.com
No. 6 Cardinals
Record: 5-10-3 (3-4-2)
Streak: W-1
Coach: Dewi Hardman
SID: Pat Murray
E-mail: pat.murray@lamar.edu
Web: lamarcardinals.com
TOURNAMENT INFO
This Week: The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack soccer team begins play in the Southland Conference Tournament in San Marcos, Texas. SFA goes in as the No. 2 seed and has a first-round bye. The Ladyjacks open tournament play Friday with a 4:30 p.m. game against the winner of Thursday's game between No. 3 UTSA and No. 6 Lamar.
Last Week: SFA delivered in two must-win contests to move from fourth to second in the Southland Conference standings on the final weekend of the regular season. The Ladyjacks recorded consecutive shutouts against Texas State and UTSA to finish in a tie for second with the Roadrunners. SFA took the No. 2 seed by virtue of its head-to-head win. The Ladyjacks struck quickly in both games, getting the game-winner from Kim Kimmel in the 11th minute for a 1-0 verdict against Texas State and scoring two goals in the first five minutes of a 2-0 win over UTSA. Jordan King took over the team lead with her goal at the 4:15 mark, and Laura Sadler added the insurance score 36 seconds later. Freshman goalkeeper Lacey Lee started both contests and recorded her second and third shutouts of the season. She only registered three saves as the back line of Kelli Barnes, Edwina Forbes, Jordyn Young, Kelsey Allen and Jordan King held the opposition to a total of four shots on goal in the two games.
Series Histories: SFA's half of the bracket includes the two youngest programs in the Southland Conference. UTSA began play in 2006, while Lamar picked up soccer in 2007. SFA is 2-2-2 in six meetings with the Roadrunners. The Ladyjacks took a 1-0 win over UTSA in their lone tournament meeting in 2007. SFA is a perfect 4-0-0 against Lamar. The Cardinals are making their first appearance in the Southland Tournament.
Tournament History: SFA is 6-7-2, all-time, in the Southland Conference Tournament. The Ladyjacks have reached the postseason 12 times, the second-most tournament appearances in the league. SFA has never missed the Southland Tournament in its current six-team format. The Ladyjacks have reached tournament play in each of the last eight seasons with two championships and a 5-3-2 overall record during that stretch. SFA won the 2003 tournament and the 2007 tournament, both times playing as the No. 2 seed. Each of the Ladyjacks' last two tournament appearances have ended in scoreless ties against Southeastern Louisiana with the Lions advancing in shootouts.
NEWS AND NOTES
STAYING ON TOP: SFA's second-place finish in league play marks the eighth consecutive year for the Ladyjacks to finish among the top three in the Southland Conference. No other league program has as many consecutive top three finishes. In all, SFA has 10 top three showings in the 14-year history of Southland Conference soccer.
QUICK STRIKE: All three of SFA's goals on the final weekend of the regular season came in the first 11 minutes. Against Texas State, Kim Kimmel scored at the 10:20 mark. Against UTSA, Jordan King and Laura Sadler scored within 30 seconds of one another in the fifth minute of play. In all, SFA has had seven goals this season that came in the first 11 minutes of a game. The quickest score of the year was Becky Johnson's goal at the 2:28 mark against McNeese State.
BATTLING THE BOBCATS: SFA's 1-0 win over Texas State ended a two-game losing streak to the Bobcats that had coincided with Texas State's consecutive Southland Conference titles in 2008 and 2009.
LEEVIN' OUT THE GOALS: Freshman goalkeeper Lacey Lee has made three starts this season and posted shutouts in all three games. She made her first start in net against Texas Southern then closed out the regular season in net with shutout wins against Texas State and UTSA. In those three games combined, Lee has recorded four saves. Lee shared a shutout with starter Courtney Bauder when she played the second half of SFA's 3-0 win at Nicholls.
BACK-TO-BACK: SFA's recent two-game slide in league play is a rare occurrence. It's just the third time in the last seven seasons for the Ladyjacks to lose consecutive Southland Conference games. The only three-game conference losing streak on the books was recorded during the 2000 season.
BEST FOR LAST: Senior Camille Royer is putting up the best statistical season of her four-year career. She is tied for third on the team with a career-high four assists, and has one goal to give her six points for the year. Her previous best assist total was two, and her best point total before this season was six -- both recorded last year.
HOME RUN: With two wins on the first weekend of Southland Conference home play, and two more at home on the final weekend of the regular season, SFA has now won seven straight league home games and 10 of its last 11 conference games at home.
SOUTHLAND START: SFA opened Southland play with a 4-0 win at Northwestern State. That marks the ninth consecutive season for the Ladyjacks to win their conference opener. SFA is 9-3-2, all-time, in Southland openers.
WIDE OPENER: The Ladyjacks' 4-0 win at Northwestern State is tied for the widest margin of victory for SFA in a Southland opener. The Ladyjacks opened the 2002 league season with a 4-0 win against McNeese State.
DEFENSE FIRST: The 77 shots on goal allowed to SFA opponents this season are the fewest issued by any team in the Southland Conference. In the Ladyjacks' last 13 contests -- which included a 10-game unbeaten streak -- SFA has not allowed more than eight shots on goal in a single contest and has held the opposition to an average of 3.2 shots on goal per game. Texas Southern, Central Arkansas and Nicholls registered just one attempt on goal each.
SADLER'S STREAK: Sophomore Laura Sadler matched the best goal-scoring streak on the team this year when she scored in four straight games earlier this season. She has six goals on the season, two shy of the team lead.
IT TAKES TWO: SFA is undefeated at 11-0-0 when the Ladyjacks score at least two goals. Additionally, all 11 of SFA's wins this season have come in games when the opposition has scored one goal or fewer. The Ladyjacks are 0-5-0 when their foes register multiple goals.
COMEBACK: Louisiana Tech went ahead, 1-0, in the early minutes of the season opener, but SFA was able to tie the score later in the half and go on to take a 2-1 win. SFA likewise overcame a 1-0 deficit in its overtime victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Ladyjacks did not register a come-from-behind win in 2009.
NO OFFENSE: SFA held Texas Southern to only three shots for the game and didn't give up an attempt in the first half. Three games later, the Ladyjacks limited Central Arkansas to just two shots in a double-overtime tie. Both attempts came in the second half. Before this season, the last time the Ladyjacks held an opponent without a shot in the first period was Oct. 30 of last season, when SFA outshot Northwestern State 19-0 before halftime. SFA has held the opposition to five shots or fewer 14 times in the last five seasons with the two shots allowed at Central Arkansas and at Nicholls tying for the second-fewest shots issued during that time span. Texas Southern's three shots are tied for the fourth-lowest total.
MULTIPLE GOALS: Sophomore midfielder Kylie Louw scored two goals in SFA's 4-0 win at Northwestern State. That marked Louw's second two-goal game of the season and the fifth multi-goal performance by a Ladyjack this season. Jordan King, Kim Kimmel and Laura Sadler have also completed the feat.
HIGH-SCORING: SFA's 7-0 win over Texas Southern marked the program's best single-game goals total since an 8-1 win over Nicholls in 2009. The seven goals are tied for the fourth-best total in program history, and the seven-goal victory margin is tied for third all-time at SFA.
SEVEN-FOR-SEVEN: Seven different Ladyjacks found the net in SFA's 7-0 win over Texas Southern. This matches the Ladyjacks' performance in a 7-2 verdict against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 9, 2007, as the most goals scored in a single game without any one player scoring multiple goals.
STREAKING: Before the loss at Southeastern Louisiana, SFA went undefeated in 10 straight games with the only non-win being a 1-1 tie at Central Arkansas. The run included a six-game win streak that is the Ladyjacks' longest run of the season and longest win streak since putting together 11 in a row in 2005.
BYE, BAYOU BLUES: SFA's pair of victories at Houston and Houston Baptist weren't just the Ladyjacks' first road wins of the year. They marked the program's first-ever victories in the Bayou City. SFA had a combined record of 0-5 against UH and Rice, coming into the weekend.
SAVING THE DAY: SFA goalkeeper Courtney Bauder turned in her best performance of the year in the Ladyjacks' 1-0 win at Houston. She faced down 16 shots and recorded a season-best eight saves in her first shutout of the year. Bauder has now recorded two-and-a-half shutouts this season.
GOAL STREAK: After going the first two seasons of her career without a goal, Jordan King rattled off a four-game scoring streak mid-season. She posted five goals in a four-game stretch starting against Louisiana-Lafayette and ending against Texas Southern. The four-game scoring streak is the longest by a Ladyjack since Amanda Alders scored in 11 straight games during the 2005 season. King currently leads the team with eight goals.
FIRST CAREER GOALS: All of SFA's scoring in the 3-1 win over Louisiana-Lafayette came from players who had never posted a goal in a Ladyjack uniform. Jordan King's two first-half goals were the first of her career, as was Becky Johnson's unassisted corner kick goal in the second period.
KING OF THE PK: Jordan King nows holds school records for penalty kick goals in a season, as well as PK goals in a single game. She scored two PK goals against Louisiana-Lafayette, then set the single-season record with her third PK goal of the season against Nicholls.
FILL IN THE BLANKS: SFA has scored a goal in every game this season, continuing a streak of 22 straight regular-season games -- dating to the end of 2009 -- without being shut out. If the Ladyjacks finish the year without being shut out, it would mark the first time in program history for SFA to go an entire season without getting blanked.
SEC-YA: With its 2-1 win over Arkansas, SFA bid farewell to a frustrating history against programs from the Southeastern Conference. In five previous meetings with SEC schools, the Ladyjacks were 0-5-0 with a goal against LSU in 2004 standing as their lone scoring strike.
NO SHOT?: SFA defeated Arkansas despite a 14-7 advantage in shots for the Razorbacks. In the Ladyjacks' 1-0 win at Houston, they were outshot, 16-7. So far, SFA is 2-3-0 when the opposition takes more shots. The Ladyjacks went 1-4-1 last season in games when they took fewer shots than their opponents.
ROAD RALLY: SFA opened the year by losing its first two road games of the season. Since that start, though, the Ladyjacks are 5-2-1 and stand at 5-4-1 on the road for the season. Including neutral-site games, the Ladyjacks went 6-5-2 away from Nacogdoches last season.
GRAND OPENING: SFA opened the 2010 season with a 2-1 win over Louisiana Tech. That marked the fourth time in five seasons for the Ladyjacks to win their season opener and improved the team to 4-2-1 all-time when beginning the season at home.
OUT TO A GOOD START: The 2-1 win over Louisiana Tech marked a first in SFA program history. With the verdict, Tony Amato became the only first-year Ladyjack head coach to win in his SFA debut. Each of the six coaches before Amato were defeated in their first contests. The best first-year record in program history is the 14-4-0 mark Jaime Frias' squad put up in 2005. SFA won the Southland championship that season with a 7-0-0 record.
DIAL 9 FOR ASSISTANCE: Sophomore Kylie Louw (jersey number 9) is among the SFA career leaders in assists with less than two seasons under her belt. She led the team with nine last season and leads the team with six assists in 2010. With 15 career assists, she is now tied for the No. 2 spot on the program's all-time list.
STARTS STREAK: Senior defender Kelli Barnes picked up a red card in SFA's 2-1 loss to UTEP. That caused her to sit out the next game against Louisiana-Lafayette, breaking her streak of consecutive starts at 43. It marked the first game she's missed since 2007. In all, Barnes has started 57 contests in her SFA career.
WORKING OVERTIME: In addition to her impressive streak of consecutive starts, Kelli Barnes has led the team in minutes played each of the last two seasons. She has played at least 90 minutes on 49 occasions in the last two-plus seasons and her only substitution in 2010 came in SFA's 7-0 win over Texas Southern.
FRESH FACES: With eight freshmen and four transfers, SFA suits up 12 first-year players in 2010. The Ladyjacks began the year with 18 first-year players on the roster last season.
FIRST-TIMERS: Starting with its game at Houston Baptist on Sept. 12, SFA played three straight contests against first-time opponents. The Ladyjacks defeated Houston Baptist, Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff in succession to finish the stretch with a 3-0-0 record.
NINE WINS: SFA picked up its 10th win with the victory over McNeese State. This marks the eighth consecutive season for the Ladyjacks to pick up at least nine victories and is the program's eighth straight winning season. The Ladyjacks now have eight 10-win seasons total in program history and two in a row after going 10-8-2 last season. The last time an SFA squad failed to reach the nine-win plateau was 2002, also the last time the Ladyjacks posted a losing season (7-9-4).
TITLE TOWN: The SFA women's soccer program has brought an unprecedented five Southland Conference regular-season championships back to Nacogdoches. That total is nearly half of the 13 possible regular-season titles in SLC Soccer history.
BUILDING MOMENTUM: Since its beginnings in 1995, the Ladyjack soccer program has compiled an overall record of 146-128-28. However, the Ladyjacks have really turned the corner in the last eight years. Since the 2002 season, SFA is 101-56-17 overall. In that same stretch, the Ladyjacks have gone 59-16-12 in Southland Conference play with three regular-season championships and a pair of tournament titles to their credit.
SAFE AT HOME: SFA holds an all-time record of 83-36-12 in home games, but that mark is even better at the current venue. Since moving from Homer Bryce Stadium to the SFA Soccer Complex for the 2003 season, the Ladyjacks are 52-9-5 in home contests. Against Southland Conference foes, SFA is a very tough 31-4-3 at the Soccer Complex.
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