Friday, October 5
Nacogdoches, Texas
7:00 PM
Stephen F. Austin
vs
Central Arkansas
Ladyjacks Face Central Arkansas at SFA Soccer Field to Wrap Up Homestand
10/4/2018 11:09:00 AM | Women's Soccer
SFA and UCA set to meet for 13th match in all-time series
Stephen F. Austin vs. Central Arkansas
Friday, October 5
7:00 P.M CST
Match Notes (PDF) | ESPN+ | Live stats
Friday, October 5
7:00 P.M CST
Match Notes (PDF) | ESPN+ | Live stats
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Fresh off a weekend in which it faced some of the top competition in the Southland this season at home, the Stephen F. Austin soccer team gets another stiff test in town on Friday when they host the 8-3-1 Bears of Central Arkansas. The match will kick off at 7:00 p.m. and will be shown via ESPN+. Live stats will be also be available for fans to follow along with all the action for Friday's match.
Stephen F. Austin comes into the matchup having played plenty of minutes as of late as a result of three consecutive double-overtime matches, a program record. A scoreless draw at Corpus Christi was followed by a 1-1 draw with McNeese on Friday, and Sunday's match with Lamar was headed towards a tie as well before a late score by Lamar snatched away a victory for the red birds. Now sitting at 3-5-2 overall and 1-2-2 in SLC play, the 'Jacks are tied for eighth in the conference standings entering a one-match weekend with the third-place Bears.
"One of the great things about having one-game weekends is that both teams get to prepare for just one match", said SFA head coach Wally Crittenden. "From a scouting standpoint, from a player matchup standpoint and overall preparation standpoint you just get to invest everything into that one opponent. UCA is a game that always demands the best of both teams, we've seen some great soccer played in this matchup in recent years and we're excited to get them here at home this season."
The Ladyjacks have struggled at times on the offensive end this season, but a three-goal weekend as a result of a shift in formation may shown signs of improvement moving forward.
Sunday saw two new faces find the back of the net, as Katie Jennings and Caylon McMillan both netted their first goals of the 2018 season in the match. As a whole, the 'Jacks are led in points by Katelyn Termini and Mari Gillespie, each of whom have five points off the strength of two goals and an assist. With its best soccer still ahead of it, SFA can secure three big points with a win over Central Arkansas on Friday, but the Bears won't make it easy, as they lead the Southland in conference play with 14 goals.
A pair of dynamic forwards pace the Bears' attack, as 2016 Southland Player of the Year Camille Bassett and Connie Awuku-Darkoh each have seven goals and three assists apiece. Bria Williams has chipped in three goals and playmaking defender Kristen Ricks leads the way with six assists for Central Arkansas, which has dropped five of the last seven matches to SFA in the all-time series. In goal, three-year starter Lauren Mercuri leads the Bears with 12 games started, three shutouts and a 1.06 goals-against-average.
In goal, SFA has relied on a pair of capable netminders to split time this season, as Allyson Halliday and Madeline Talbot have each had strong stretches of play this season in making six and four starts, respectively. Together, the pair have combined to shut out four opponents this season and own a cumulative 1.78 goals-against-average (1.40 in SLC play).
In games played against Central Arkansas at SFA Soccer Field, the Ladyjacks are 4-1 and have outscored the Bears 17-1 in those contests. The Ladyjacks have won nine of the 13 all-time matchups between the two programs, including the last two matches and five of the last seven in the series.
WE KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT WINNING
SFA's marks of 157 wins and a .732 winning percentage heading into the 2018 season are both conference-bests by a healthy margin.
A WINNER IS WALLY
Ladyjack's head coach WALLY CRITTENDEN has compiled a 69-31-8 record (.639) during his five seasons at Stephen F. Austin, the most of any Southland coach during that span.
WE BATTLE BACK
The Ladyjacks twice found themselves trailing in Sunday's match against Lamar, but both times SFA battled back and scored off rebounds from CAYLON MCMILLAN andKATIE JENNINGS to tie the contest.
NO SICK DAYS TAKEN
Junior defender TYLER JOHNSON has played all 960 minutes of the SFA soccer season thus far, leading the 'Jacks in minutes played.
WINNING IS WHAT WE DO
Stephen F. Austin has won ten or more games in eight of the past nine seasons, and has not finished under .500 since the 2002 season.
WE KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT WINNING
SFA's marks of 157 wins and a .732 winning percentage heading into the 2018 season are both conference-bests by a healthy margin. .
A GOAL FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
The game-winning goal in the Houston match was scored by BREANNA MOORE just 15 seconds into the contest, the quickest goal in recorded history for the program.
WE'LL PLAY EXTRA
SFA's last three games have each gone to double overtime, resulting in two ties and a tough loss.
THOU SHALL NOT SCORE
The Ladyjacks notched a shutout in the victory over Northwestern State, and now have 23 such wins out of the 37 wins accrued during the past three seasons.
GILLESPIE GOES FOR IT
Junior MARI GILLESPIE hit the go-ahead goal in Friday night's draw with McNeese, firing off a rocket from distance that beat the Cowgirls goalkeeper with a nice richocet off the crossbar.
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Stephen F. Austin comes into the matchup having played plenty of minutes as of late as a result of three consecutive double-overtime matches, a program record. A scoreless draw at Corpus Christi was followed by a 1-1 draw with McNeese on Friday, and Sunday's match with Lamar was headed towards a tie as well before a late score by Lamar snatched away a victory for the red birds. Now sitting at 3-5-2 overall and 1-2-2 in SLC play, the 'Jacks are tied for eighth in the conference standings entering a one-match weekend with the third-place Bears.
"One of the great things about having one-game weekends is that both teams get to prepare for just one match", said SFA head coach Wally Crittenden. "From a scouting standpoint, from a player matchup standpoint and overall preparation standpoint you just get to invest everything into that one opponent. UCA is a game that always demands the best of both teams, we've seen some great soccer played in this matchup in recent years and we're excited to get them here at home this season."
The Ladyjacks have struggled at times on the offensive end this season, but a three-goal weekend as a result of a shift in formation may shown signs of improvement moving forward.
Sunday saw two new faces find the back of the net, as Katie Jennings and Caylon McMillan both netted their first goals of the 2018 season in the match. As a whole, the 'Jacks are led in points by Katelyn Termini and Mari Gillespie, each of whom have five points off the strength of two goals and an assist. With its best soccer still ahead of it, SFA can secure three big points with a win over Central Arkansas on Friday, but the Bears won't make it easy, as they lead the Southland in conference play with 14 goals.
A pair of dynamic forwards pace the Bears' attack, as 2016 Southland Player of the Year Camille Bassett and Connie Awuku-Darkoh each have seven goals and three assists apiece. Bria Williams has chipped in three goals and playmaking defender Kristen Ricks leads the way with six assists for Central Arkansas, which has dropped five of the last seven matches to SFA in the all-time series. In goal, three-year starter Lauren Mercuri leads the Bears with 12 games started, three shutouts and a 1.06 goals-against-average.
In goal, SFA has relied on a pair of capable netminders to split time this season, as Allyson Halliday and Madeline Talbot have each had strong stretches of play this season in making six and four starts, respectively. Together, the pair have combined to shut out four opponents this season and own a cumulative 1.78 goals-against-average (1.40 in SLC play).
In games played against Central Arkansas at SFA Soccer Field, the Ladyjacks are 4-1 and have outscored the Bears 17-1 in those contests. The Ladyjacks have won nine of the 13 all-time matchups between the two programs, including the last two matches and five of the last seven in the series.
WE KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT WINNING
SFA's marks of 157 wins and a .732 winning percentage heading into the 2018 season are both conference-bests by a healthy margin.
A WINNER IS WALLY
Ladyjack's head coach WALLY CRITTENDEN has compiled a 69-31-8 record (.639) during his five seasons at Stephen F. Austin, the most of any Southland coach during that span.
WE BATTLE BACK
The Ladyjacks twice found themselves trailing in Sunday's match against Lamar, but both times SFA battled back and scored off rebounds from CAYLON MCMILLAN andKATIE JENNINGS to tie the contest.
NO SICK DAYS TAKEN
Junior defender TYLER JOHNSON has played all 960 minutes of the SFA soccer season thus far, leading the 'Jacks in minutes played.
WINNING IS WHAT WE DO
Stephen F. Austin has won ten or more games in eight of the past nine seasons, and has not finished under .500 since the 2002 season.
WE KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT WINNING
SFA's marks of 157 wins and a .732 winning percentage heading into the 2018 season are both conference-bests by a healthy margin. .
A GOAL FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
The game-winning goal in the Houston match was scored by BREANNA MOORE just 15 seconds into the contest, the quickest goal in recorded history for the program.
WE'LL PLAY EXTRA
SFA's last three games have each gone to double overtime, resulting in two ties and a tough loss.
THOU SHALL NOT SCORE
The Ladyjacks notched a shutout in the victory over Northwestern State, and now have 23 such wins out of the 37 wins accrued during the past three seasons.
GILLESPIE GOES FOR IT
Junior MARI GILLESPIE hit the go-ahead goal in Friday night's draw with McNeese, firing off a rocket from distance that beat the Cowgirls goalkeeper with a nice richocet off the crossbar.
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