GAME NOTES: Texas Southern
9/17/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 17, 2010
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas -
VITALS
Texas Southern at Stephen F. Austin
Sun., Sept. 19 • 1:00 p.m.
SFA Soccer Complex
Ladyjacks
Record: 5-3-0
Streak: W-3
Coach: Tony Amato
SID: Brian Ross
E-mail: rossbrian@sfasu.edu
Web: sfajacks.com
Tigers
Record: 0-4-0
Streak: L-4
Coach: Tamura Crawley-Marigny
SID: Rodney Bush
E-mail: bushrr@tsu.edu
Web: tsuball.com
GAME INFORMATION
This Week: The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack soccer team begins the countdown to the start of Southland Conference play with a pair of one-game weekends, starting Sunday afternoon against Texas Southern. The Ladyjacks bring a 5-3-0 record into the contest, while Texas Southern comes in with an 0-4-0 mark.
Last Week: SFA turned in its first road wins of the season to put together its first winning streak of the year, as the Ladyjacks knocked off Houston and Houston Baptist consecutively. SFA got its first shutout verdict of 2010 with a 1-0 win at Houston on Friday. Jordan King scored the game-winner, and goalkeeper Courtney Bauder registered a season-best eight saves. King would open the scoring two days later, when she put home a corner kick service by Becky Johnson to get SFA out to a 1-0 lead at Houston Baptist. Kim Kimmel secured the win with a pair of goals, marking the second multi-goal performance of her career. King and Bauder were named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Goalkeeper of the Week, respectively.
Series History: Sunday will mark the Ladyjacks' first-ever meeting with Texas Southern.
The Tigers: Texas Southern comes into Sunday's contest looking for its first win of the season and first goal of 2010. The five-year-old program has endured shutout losses at the hands of North Texas, TCU and Sam Houston State, and is coming off a 7-0 defeat at Houston on Sunday. The Cougars outshot Texas Southern, 43-3, in the contest.
Coverage: Sunday's game will be streamed live via SFA All-Access at SFAJacks.com. Subscription fees apply. Fans can follow the action for free via GameTracker or through the Live Chat, hosted by Ladyjack junior Brooke Kocian.
Next Week: SFA will wrap up its non-conference schedule with a road game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The contest is set for a 2 p.m. start on Sunday, Sept. 26.
NEWS AND NOTES
STREAKING: SFA put up consecutive wins at Houston and Houston Baptist, giving the Ladyjacks a three-game win streak. That is their longest run of the season and longest win streak since putting together four in a row in 2008.
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.
GOAL STREAK: After going the first two seasons of her career without a goal, Jordan King has scored at least once in each of the last three contests with four goals total in that time span. What's more, each of her goals has come on a set play -- two by penalty kick, one on a free kick, and one off a corner kick. The three-game goals streak is the longest by a Ladyjack since Amanda Alders scored in 11 straight games during the 2005 season.
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 set a school record against Louisiana-Lafayette when she converted two penalty kick goals in the first half. No other player in school history has connected for two PKs in a game. The record for PK goals in a single season is two, shared by four players.
MULTIPLE GOALS: Sophomore Kylie Louw scored both of SFA's goals against Arkansas. This marked the first multi-goal game of her career. Jordan King's pair of PK goals against Louisiana-Lafayette likewise marked a career first. Kim Kimmel scored twice at Houston Baptist, marking the second multi-goal contest of her career.
FILL IN THE BLANKS: SFA has scored a goal in every game this season, continuing a streak of nine straight regular-season games without being shut out.
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, but the Ladyjacks bounced back with consecutive road victories over Houston and Houston Baptist. 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.
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. The Ladyjacks did not register a come-from-behind win in 2009.
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 holds the team lead with four assists in 2010. With another, Louw will move into a tie for the No. 3 spot on the program's career 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.
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 39 occasions in the last two-plus seasons and has yet to take a substitution in 2010.
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 will play three straight contests against first-time opponents. The Ladyjacks will meet Houston Baptist, Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff in succession.
NINE WINS: SFA finished the 2009 season with a 10-8-2 overall record. This marks the seventh consecutive season for the Ladyjacks to pick up at least nine victories and is the program's seventh straight winning 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 138-126-27. However, the Ladyjacks have really turned the corner in the last seven years. Since the 2002 season, SFA is 93-54-16 overall. In that same stretch, the Ladyjacks have gone 53-14-11 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 78-36-12 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 47-9-5 in home contests. Against Southland Conference foes, SFA is a very tough 27-4-3 at the Soccer Complex.
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