GAME NOTES: at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
9/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 25, 2010
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas -
VITALS
Stephen F. Austin at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Sun., Sept. 26 • 2:00 p.m.
Lady Lions Field
Ladyjacks
Record: 6-3-0
Streak: W-4
Coach: Tony Amato
SID: Brian Ross
E-mail: rossbrian@sfasu.edu
Web: sfajacks.com
Golden Lions
Record: 4-3-0
Streak: L-1
Coach: Roberto Mazza
SID: Andrew Roberts
E-mail: robertsa@uapb.edu
Web: uapblionsroar.com
GAME INFORMATION
This Week: The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks will try to run their current win streak to five in a row when they travel to take on Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the final non-conference match-up of the 2010 season. SFA brings a 6-3-0 record and a ton of momentum to the Sunday afternoon contest. Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into the week with a 4-3-0 mark.
Last Week: SFA tied a school record with seven different players finding the net in a dominant 7-0 win over Texas Southern. All seven goals came in the first period, and SFA's regular starters were all on the sidelines by the 30-minute mark. Kim Kimmel and Becky Johnson led the way, each scoring a goal and assisting on two others. Jordan King kept her goal-scoring streak alive with her fifth scoring strike in the last four games. Breanne Vernon, Jordyn Young, Camille Royer and Jayne Jahnke each scored their first goals of the season in the rout. Freshman goalkeeper Lacey Lee made her first career start and played all 90 minutes to record the shutout with one save. She only faced three shots total, as SFA held the Tigers without a shot attempt in the first half.
Series Histories: Sunday will mark the Ladyjacks' first-ever meeting with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
The Lions: Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into the week with the best record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division. The Lions are 3-1-0 in home games this season. Pine Bluff has collected wins over Arkansas-Little Rock and Louisiana-Monroe. The Lions are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss at Southland Conference foe Central Arkansas. Pine Bluff boasts the top two goal-scorers in the SWAC in Jade West and Nicole Parks-Powell. Each player has posted seven goals this season.
Next Week: SFA will begin the month of October by opening Southland Conference play with two road games next weekend. The Ladyjacks take on Northwestern State on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. SFA will follow that up with an Oct. 3 game at Central Arkansas. That contest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
NEWS AND NOTES
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.
SHUTOUT IN DEBUT: Freshman goalkeeper Lacey Lee made her first start in net against Texas Southern and came away with her first career shutout as well. She faced three shots total and registered one save in 90 minutes of action.
NO OFFENSE: SFA held Texas Southern to only three shots for the game and didn't give up an attempt in the first half. 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 11 times in the last five seasons with the three shots allowed to Texas Southern tying for the third-fewest shots issued during that time span.
STREAKING: SFA has now won four consecutive games. That is the Ladyjacks' longest run of the season and longest win streak since putting together five in a row in 2007.
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 four contests with five goals total in that time span. The four-game scoring 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 10 straight regular-season games -- dating to the end of 2009 -- 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 is tied for 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. In all, Barnes has started 47 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 39 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 will have played three straight contests against first-time opponents. The Ladyjacks have already defeated Houston Baptist and Texas Southern, with Arkansas-Pine Bluff still to come.
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 139-126-27. However, the Ladyjacks have really turned the corner in the last seven years. Since the 2002 season, SFA is 94-54-16 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 79-36-12 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 48-9-5 in home contests. Against Southland Conference foes, SFA is a very tough 27-4-3 at the Soccer Complex.
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