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THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE Mailing and Street Address: 2491 Washington, Suite 201 Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: (801) 392-1978 Fax: (801) 392-5568 www.bigskyconf.com Founded: 1963 Affiliation: NCAA I Sports Sponsored MEN: Cross Country, Football*, Basketball*, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Tennis*, Golf* WOMEN: Cross Country, Volleyball*, Basketball*, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Golf*, Tennis*, Soccer*, Softball* * Conference champion receives automatic bid to NCAA Tournament Commissioner Douglas B. Fullerton • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x10 e-mail: [email protected] Senior Associate, Deputy Commissioner Ron Loghry • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x14 e-mail: [email protected] Associate Commissioner/SWA/Compliance Jaynee Nadolski • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x15 e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Commissioner/Media Relations Jon Kasper • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x16 e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Commissioner/Marketing & Brand Management Tanner Gooch • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x17 e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Director (Soccer Contact) Jason Ashcraft • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x19 e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Assistant Brad Wall • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x12 e-mail: [email protected] Administrative Assistant Janet Carpenter • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x10 e-mail: [email protected] Business Manager Natanee Spencer • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x13 e-mail: [email protected] Director of Corporate Partnerships Dave Champlin • Phone: (801) 660-7066 e-mail: [email protected] Travel Coordinator Christy Hatley • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x13 e-mail: [email protected]
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
The Big Sky Conference expanded to 12 full-time members with the return of Idaho, an original member of the conference for the 2014-15 season. With the addition of Idaho, the Big Sky Conference now has 11 teams competing in women’s soccer, the most teams in conference history, and will feature a 10-match league season for the first time during the 2014 season. The Big Sky is an NCAA Division I member in all sports, with member institutions classified in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Before Idaho joined in the summer of 2014, the Big Sky added four members for the 2012-13 school year in North Dakota and Southern Utah (full members), and UC Davis and Cal Poly (football-only affiliate members). Those schools and Idaho were added to Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State and Weber State. The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members - Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the foundation of the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington. The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years before Cal State Northridge departed in the spring of 2001. The Big Sky now includes nine states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. On Feb. 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State. While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963.
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Doug Fullerton
Jon Kasper
Big Sky Conference Commissioner
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The Big Sky spon- Big Sky Conference sors championships in 15 Soccer Members sports, including men’s Eastern Washington and women’s cross coun- Idaho try, indoor and outdoor Idaho State track and field, basketball Montana and tennis. In addition, North Dakota there are also cham- Northern Arizona pionships in football, Northern Colorado and women’s volleyball, Portland State golf, soccer and softball. Sacramento State The Big Sky Conference Southern Utah hosted its first softball Weber State championship last season during the 2013-14 academic year. The 2014-15 season will mark the 27th year that the Big Sky Conference will sponsor championships in women’s sports. The former Mountain West Conference existed from 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for both men and women. Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, will enter his 19th year at the helm. Fullerton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011. Stephenson served the league for 14 years. Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 1971-77. The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71.
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M G Opponents 2015 W ’ S BIG SKY CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE omen s
Friday, Aug. 14 Utah Valley vs. Weber State
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Sunday, Aug. 16 Colorado Mesa vs. Southern Utah Friday, Aug. 21 Indiana State vs. Idaho Colorado College vs. No. Colorado Missouri State vs. Idaho State North Texas vs. Southern Utah Weber State vs. North Carolina Wyoming vs. Montana Eastern Washington vs. UTEP Northern Arizona vs. Grand Canyon Portland State vs. Arizona State North Dakota vs. Northwestern Sunday, Aug. 23 Duke vs. Weber State Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs. Southern Utah Air Force vs. Northern Colorado North Dakota vs. Northern Illinois E. Washington vs. New Mexico State Sacramento State vs. UC Davis Portland State vs. CSU Northridge Indiana State vs. Montana Idaho vs. Washington State Monday, Aug. 24 Idaho State vs. UC Irvine Thursday, Aug. 27 Pittsburgh vs. Northern Colorado Friday, Aug. 28 UC Davis vs. Portland State Cal State Fullerton vs. Idaho State CSU Bakersfield vs. E. Washington Weber State vs. Westminster New Mexico State vs. Idaho Montana vs. Nevada Sacramento State vs. Pacific Arizona vs. Northern Arizona Southern Utah vs. CSU Northridge Sunday, Aug. 30 Montana vs. Utah Valley No. Colorado vs. SE Missouri State Southern Utah vs. UC Riverside South Dakota vs. North Dakota UC Davis vs. Eastern Washington San Jose State vs. Sacramento State Idaho State vs. Westminster UNLV vs. Northern Arizona Weber State vs. Grand Canyon Thursday, Sept. 3 Idaho State vs. New Mexico Friday, Sept. 4 Hawaii vs. Portland State Southern Utah vs. Dixie State Green Bay vs. North Dakota Weber State vs. New Mexico State Idaho vs. Boise State Washington State vs. Montana Drake vs. Northern Colorado Sacramento State vs. CSU Bakersfield Alabama State vs. Northern Arizona Sunday, Sept. 6 Iowa vs. Montana Oakland vs. Northern Arizona Omaha vs. North Dakota Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. Colorado Boise State vs. Idaho State Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah Sacramento St. vs. UC Santa Barbara Weber State vs. UTEP
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Monday, Sept. 7 Idaho vs. Eastern Washington Thursday, Sept. 10 Cal State East Bay vs. Sacramento St. Idaho State vs. Utah Valley Friday, Sept. 11 Colorado College vs. Weber State Purdue vs. Montana Arkansas State vs. Idaho Houston Baptist vs. Southern Utah Eastern Washington vs. Valparaiso North Dakota vs. North Dakota State Northern Arizona vs. Marquette Sunday, Sept. 13 Loyola Chicago vs. Northern Arizona South Dakota vs. Southern Utah Idaho vs. Memphis Air Force vs. Portland State North Dakota vs. Northern Iowa Idaho State vs. Utah State Colorado State vs. Northern Colorado Fresno State vs. Sacramento State Creighton vs. Montana Eastern Washington vs. Green Bay Weber State vs. Boise State Tuesday, Sept. 15 Northern Colorado vs. Wyoming Wednesday, Sept. 16 Eastern Washington vs. UIC Friday, Sept. 18 Loyola Marymount vs. Weber State South Dakota vs. Idaho Northern Colorado vs. Creighton North Dakota State vs. No. Arizona Sacramento State vs. Nevada Montana vs. UC Santa Barbara Portland State vs. Oregon Idaho State vs. Wyoming Sunday, Sept. 20 Portland State vs. Utah Valley Northern Colorado vs. Omaha Robert Morris vs. Northern Arizona North Dakota vs. South Dakota State Seattle vs. Idaho Friday, Sept. 25 Southern Utah vs. Portland State* Montana vs. North Dakota* Eastern Washington vs. Weber State* No. Arizona vs. Sacramento State* Idaho vs. Idaho State* Sunday, Sept. 27 Idaho vs. Weber State* Northern Arizona vs. Portland State* Montana vs. Northern Colorado* Southern Utah vs. Sacramento State* Eastern Washington vs. Idaho State* Friday, Oct. 2 Weber State vs. North Dakota* Southern Utah vs. Montana* Sacramento State vs. E. Washington* Portland State vs. Idaho* Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado* Sunday, Oct. 4 Northern Arizona vs. Montana* Weber State vs. Northern Colorado* Idaho State vs. North Dakota* Portland State vs. E. Washington* Sacramento State vs. Idaho*
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Friday, Oct. 9 Idaho State vs. Portland State* Eastern Washington vs. Montana* North Dakota vs. Southern Utah* Sacramento State vs. Weber State* No. Colorado vs. Northern Arizona* Sunday, Oct. 11 Portland State vs. Weber State* Montana vs. Idaho* Northern Colorado vs. Southern Utah* Sacramento State vs. Idaho State* Friday, Oct. 16 North Dakota vs. Portland State* Montana vs. Idaho State* Southern Utah vs. Idaho* Northern Arizona vs. E. Washington* No. Colorado vs. Sacramento State* Sunday, Oct. 18 North Dakota vs. Sacramento State* Montana vs. Weber State* Northern Colorado vs. Portland State* Idaho vs. Northern Arizona* Southern Utah vs. E. Washington* Friday, Oct. 23 Idaho vs. North Dakota* Portland State vs. Montana* Idaho State vs. Northern Arizona* E. Washington vs. Northern Colorado* Weber State vs. Southern Utah* Sunday, Oct. 25 Weber State vs. Northern Arizona* Idaho vs. Northern Colorado* Idaho State vs. Southern Utah* Sacramento State vs. Montana* North Dakota vs. Eastern Washington*
BIG SKY CONFERENCE COACHES POLL Rk Team
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1. Northern Arizona 2. Montana 3. Portland State 4. Weber State 5. Northern Colorado 6. Idaho State 7. Eastern Washington 8. Sacramento State 9. Idaho 10. Southern Utah 11. North Dakota
93 (5) 93 (4) 74 72 (2) 60 57 49 35 32 29 11
First-place votes in parentheses Big Sky Championship At Regular-Season Champion Nov. 5-8, 2015 Thursday, Nov. 5 Quarterfinals No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed Friday, Nov. 6 Semifinals Lowest Seed vs. No. 1 seed HIghest Seed vs. No. 2 seed Sunday, Nov. 8 Championship Final Winners of Semifinals
Friday, Oct. 30 Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota* Northern Arizona vs. Southern Utah* Eastern Washington vs. Idaho* Portland State vs. Sacramento State* Montana vs. Texas* Weber State vs. Idaho State*
BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Year Regular Season 1997 Montana 1998 Montana/ Weber State 1999 Montana 2000 Montana 2001 Weber State 2002 Idaho State 2003 Weber State 2004 Portland State/ Eastern Washington 2005 Weber State 2006 Idaho State 2007 Sacramento State 2008 Weber State 2009 Portland State 2010 Northern Arizona 2011 Northern Colorado/ Portland State 2012 Idaho State/ Portland State/ Montana 2013 Portland State 2014 Montana
Tournament Montana Weber State
Tournament Location Missoula, Mont. Ogden, Utah
Montana Montana Idaho State Idaho State Idaho State Weber State Weber State Idaho State Sacramento State Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Sacramento State Montana
Missoula, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Ogden, Utah Pocatello, Idaho Ogden, Utah Portland, Ore. Ogden, Utah Pocatello, Idaho Sacramento, Calif. Ogden, Utah Portland, Ore. Flagstaff, Ariz. Greeley, Colo.
Idaho State
Pocatello, Idaho
Weber State Northern Arizona
Hillsboro, Ore. Missoula, Mont.
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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS MATCH ONE Friday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. (PT) • Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.
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CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE MATADORS MATCH TWO Sunday, Aug. 23, 1 p.m. (PT) • Matador Soccer Field, Northridge, Calif.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
First meeting
CSUN leads the series, 3-1-0 • Series tied 1-1-0 at PSU • CSUN leads 2-0-0 at CSUN
Streak: CSUN has won the last three in the series, though the teams haven’t played since 2000 Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 1997 Most Goals Scored, CSUN: 3, 2000 Overtime matches: 1-1-0 HEAD COACH KEVIN BOYD
School Information
Location: Tempe, Ariz. Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 83,301 Conference: Pac-12 Nickname: Sun Devils Colors: Maroon & Gold President: Dr. Michael Crow VP for Athletics/AD: Ray Anderson Field: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
HEAD COACH KEITH WEST
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Location: Northridge, Calif. Founded: 1958 Enrollment: 38,310 Conference: Big West Nickname: Matadors Colors: Black and Red President: Dianne F. Harrison Athletics Director: Brandon Martin Field: Matador Soccer Field
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Soccer SID: Steve Rodriguez Office: (480) 965-9780 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.thesundevils.com
Head Coach: Kevin Boyd Year: 9th Alma Mater: Tri-State, ‘90 ASU Record: 75-66-20 Career Record: 199-129-40 Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Scott Champ, Blair Quinn, Kai Edwards
2014 Record: 12-6-4 Conf. Record (Place): 4-4-3 (8th) Starters Returning/Lost: 12/1 Letters Returning/Lost: 21/5 Top Returning Players: Cali Farquharson (Sr., F), Aly Moon (So., M), Chandler Morris (Rs-Sr., GK), McKenzie Berryhill (Sr., D)
MATCH NOTES
• The Sun Devils return 12 players who started at least 10 matches last season, when the team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament • The Sun Devils return their top 11 scorers from last season, including senior forward Cali Farquharson, who was an All-Pac-12 first-team selection after leading ASU and ranking second in the Pac-12 Conference with 14 goals scored • Senior defender McKenzie Berryhill also returns after earning All-Pac 12 first-team honors last season • ASU head coach Kevin Boyd coached PSU head coach Laura Schott as a player at Cal, and this will be their first meeting as coaches
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Big Sky Matches 9/12/1997 PSU 3-2 (ot) @ PSU1 10/9/1998 CSUN 1-0 (ot) @ CSUN 10/1/1999 CSUN 1-0 @ PSU 10/13/2000 CSUN 3-0 @ CSUN 1 - PSU Invitational
Soccer SID: Nick Bocanegra Office: (818) 677-7188 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gomatadors.com
Head Coach: Keith West Year: 10th Alma Mater: CSUN, ‘03 CSUN Record: 76-85-16 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Colleen Boyd, Derek Hanks, Tom Hutchison
2014 Record: 7-11-2 Conf. Record (Place): 4-3-1 (4th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 17/10 Top Returning Players: Jovani McCaskill (Jr., GK), Cynthia Sanchez (So., F), Lyndsey Preston (Sr., M/F), Taylor Hobson (Sr., M)
MATCH NOTES
• The Matadors made the Big West Conference tournament for the fifth time in the past six seasons last year after going 4-3-1 in conference play • The Vikings’ match against the Matadors will be the first of four straight the Vikings will play against Big West Conference teams • The Vikings have not played the Matadors since 2000, making this year’s match the first meeting between the two teams in 15 years • 16 of the Matadors’ 33 players are newcomers • The Matadors split time between two goalkeepers last season between junior Jovani McCaskill and senior Cynthia Tafoya. Tafoya started the year in goal, but McCaskill started the team’s last 12 matches
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UC DAVIS AGGIES
HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE
MATCH THREE Friday, Aug. 28, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
MATCH FOUR Friday, Sept. 4, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 2-0-0 • PSU leads 1-0-0 at PSU • UCD leads 1-0-0 at UCD
UH leads the series, 2-1-1 • UH leads 1-0-1 at PSU • Series tied 1-1-0 at UH
Streak: PSU has won both of the teams’ previous matches against each other
Streak: PSU won their first match in the all-time series in 2013, but still haven’t beaten Hawai’i at home
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 2, 2007 Most Goals Scored, UCD: 1, 2007 Overtime matches: -
Matches 8/28/2005 PSU 1-0 @ UCD 9/21/2007 PSU 2-1 @ PSU
HEAD COACH TWILA KAUFMAN
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Location: Davis, Calif. Founded: 1908 Enrollment: 35,415 Conference: Big West Nickname: Aggies Colors: Yale Blue and Gold Chancellor: Dr. Linda P.B. Katehi Interim Director of Athletics: Teresa Gould Field: Aggie Soccer Stadium
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 2, 2013 Most Goals Scored, UH: 3, 2004 Overtime matches: HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
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Location: Honolulu, Hawai’i Founded: 1907 Enrollment: 20,000 Conference: Big West Nickname: Rainbow Wahine Colors: Green, Black, Silver & White President: David Lassner Athletics Director: David A.K. Matlin Field: Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium
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Soccer SID: Erik Bankston Office: (530) 752-3505 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ucdavisaggies.com
Head Coach: Twila Kaufman Year: 2nd Alma Mater: Arizona, ‘03 UCD Record: 5-11-3 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Marcello Antonelli, Katie Riley
2014 Record: 5-11-3 Conf. Record (Place): 2-4-2 (7th) Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 17/4 Top Returning Players: Haley Hughes (Sr., F/M), Celina Minissian (Jr., F), Ana Marija Sola (Sr., D/M)
MATCH NOTES
• This will be the Vikings’ first meeting against the Aggies since 2007, and the first-ever meeting between head coaches Laura Schott and Twila Kaufman • Portland State redshirt freshman goalkeeper Abbie Faingold and UC Davis senior defender Sienna Drizin each played for Maccabi USA at the 14th European Maccabi Games over the summer in Berlin • The Aggies are one of four straight Big West Conference teams the Vikings will play during their non-conference schedule, which accounts for half of the team’s eight non-conference matches • The Vikings are 2-5-0 in home openers under coach Schott going into their opener against UC Davis
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Matches 9/24/1999 9/19/2004 9/26/2008 9/15/2013
UH 1-0 @ PSU UH 3-1 @ UH Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ PSU PSU 2-0 @ UH1
1 - Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer Classic - Manoa, Hawaii
Soccer SID: John Barry Office: (808) 956-7506 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.HawaiiAthletics.com
Head Coach: Michele Nagamine Year: 5th Alma Mater: Santa Clara, 1990 UH Record: 28-39-6 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 0-1-0 Assistant Coaches: Mike Herman, Marc Fournier
2014 Record: 7-10-1 Conf. Record (Place): 2-5-1 (8th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 19/6 Top Returning Players: Storm Kenui (Jr., M), Lidia Battagila (Sr., D), Kama Pascua (Jr., F), Sonest Furtado (So., F)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings’ match against Hawai’i will be the third of four straight matches the Vikings will play against Big West Conference teams • The Vikings last played Hawai’i in 2013, when they won 2-0 despite being outshot 20-5 in the match, including a 16-3 margin in the second half. PSU goalkeeper Caitlin Plese made 10 saves in the match, and was named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week afterwards • Hawai’i has not played at Portland State since 2008, but it is actually 1-0-1 on the road against PSU • Hawai’i played four Big Sky teams last season, and went 3-1-0 including a 2-1 win over eventual Big Sky regular-season champion Montana in the teams’ final non-conference match of the season
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS MATCH FIVE Sunday, Sept. 6, 12 p.m. (PT) • George Allen Field, Long Beach, Calif.
AIR FORCE FALCONS MATCH SIX Sunday, Sept. 13, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
LBSU leads the series, 1-0-0 • LBSU leads 1-0-0 at PSU • First meeting at LBSU in 2015
AFA leads the series, 4-1-1 • Series tied 1-1-0 at PSU • AFA leads 3-0-0 at AFA • Series tied 0-0-1 at neutral sites
Streak: Long Beach State won the lone previous meeting between the two teams, 1-0, in 2006
Streak: PSU snapped a four-match losing streak with a win in the teams’ last match against each other
Most Goals Scored, PSU: Most Goals Scored, LBSU: 1, 2006 Overtime matches: HEAD COACH MAURICIO INGRASSIA
Matches 8/27/2006 LBSU 1-0 @ PSU
School Information
Location: Long Beach, Calif. Founded: 1949 Enrollment: 36,288 Conference: Big West Nickname: 49ers Colors: Black & Gold President: Dr. Jane Close Conoley Athletics Director: Vic Cegles Field: George Allen Field
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Soccer SID: Andrea Ohta Office: (562) 985-8569 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.longbeachstate.com
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HEAD COACH LARRY FRIEND
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Location: USAF Academy, Colo. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 4,000 Conference: Mountain West Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue & Silver Superintendent: Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson Athletics Director: Jim Knowlton Field: Cadet Soccer Stadium
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5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Matches 9/9/1995 9/16/1996 9/14/1997 9/6/1998 9/23/2001 9/29/2002
Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ Neut.1 AFA 3-1 @ AFA AFA 1-0 @ PSU AFA 2-0 @ AFA2 AFA 6-1 @ AFA PSU 2-0 @ PSU
1 - Chico State West Coast Classic 2 - Air Force Tournament
Soccer SID: Nick Arseniak Office: (719) 333-9251 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.goAirForceFalcons.com
Coaching Staff
• The 49ers return 10 of their 11 starters off last year’s team that advanced to the Big West Tournament final last season • Sophomore forward Ashley Gonzales returns after earning Big West Freshman of the Year honors last season after leading the team with nine goals scored. • Junior goalkeeper Ashton McKeown also returns after earning Big West Goalkeeper of the Year honors, while junior midfielder Mimi Rangel returns after earning Big West Midfielder of the Year honors after leading the team with six assists during the season • LBSU went on a 10-day trip to Spain last spring • Four freshmen competed at the USYS National Championships
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 2, 2002 Most Goals Scored, AFA: 6, 2001 Overtime matches: -
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Head Coach: Mauricio Ingrassia Year: 12th Alma Mater: Cal State Fullerton, 1995 LBSU Record: 124-76-26 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-0-0 Assistant Coaches: Jeff Joyner (Associate), Pedro Osorio, Sebastian Carrasco (Strength & Conditioning)
2014 Record: 8-7-6 Conf. Record (Place): 4-2-2 (3rd) Starters Returning/Lost: 10/1 Letters Returning/Lost: 16/7 Top Returning Players: Ashley Gonzales (So., F), Ashton McKeown (Jr., GK), Mimi Rangel (Jr., M)
Opponents
Head Coach: Larry Friend Year: 7th Alma Mater: USAFA, 1985 AFA Record: 32-66-12 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Kiha Sutta, Capt. Christin Brodie, Mike Archuleta
2014 Record: 7-10-1 Conf. Record (Place): 4-6-1 (T-8th) Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 22/4 Top Returning Players: Angela Karamos (So., M), Ally Swift (Sr., F), Brooke Rittmann (So., F/M)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings have not played the Air Force Academy since 2002, when they won their first match over the Falcons with a 2-0 win at home • Air Force head coach Larry Friend served as an assistant coach on the United States women’s team at the 2015 World University Games over the summer • Sophomore midfielder Angela Karamos ranked fifth in the Mountain West Conference with seven goals scored last season. For her efforts, College Sports Madness selected Karamanos for its All-Mountain West second team after the season • Air Force will be the only Mountain West team PSU plays this year, after going 1-1-1 against three Mountain West teams last season
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OREGON DUCKS
UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES
MATCH SEVEN Friday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m. (PT) • Papé Field, Eugene, Ore.
MATCH EIGHT Sunday, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. (MT) • Clyde Field, Orem, Utah
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
UO leads the series, 9-4-1 • Series tied 3-3-0 at PSU • UO leads 6-1-1 at UO
PSU leads the series, 3-2-1 • PSU leads 2-0-1 at PSU • UVU leads 2-1-0 at UVU
Streak: PSU snapped a seven-match losing streak to Oregon with a 1-0 overtime win last season
Streak: No team has ever had a winning or losing streak in the all-time series between the two teams, though PSU has a chance as they won the last meeting last season
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2002 Most Goals Scored, UO: 4, 2001 Overtime matches: 2-1-1, UO HEAD COACH KAT MERTZ
School Information
Location: Eugene, Ore. Founded: 1876 Enrollment: 24,447 Conference: Pac-12 Nickname: Ducks Colors: Green and Yellow President: Michael H. Schill Athletics Director: Rob Mullens Field: Papé Field
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Matches 11/3/1996 9/4/1997 10/3/1998 10/7/2001 10/4/2002 9/26/2004 9/4/2005 9/29/2006 9/30/2007 9/19/2008 9/25/2009 8/26/2012 8/23/2013 9/12/2014
PSU 1-0 @ PSU UO 1-0 @ UO Tied 1-1 (2ot) @UO UO 4-2 @ UO PSU 3-1 @ UO PSU 2-0 @ PSU UO 2-1 (ot) @ UO UO 1-0 (2ot) @ PSU UO 2-1 @ UO UO 3-0 @ PSU UO 2-0 @ UO UO 1-0 @ PSU UO 3-0 @ UO PSU 1-0 (ot) @ PSU
Soccer SID: Abbey McNamara Office: (541) 346-5475 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.GoDucks.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Kat Mertz Year: 3rd Alma Mater: NC State, 1998 UO Record: 11-22-5 Career Record: 65-70-25 Record vs. PSU: 1-1-1 (1-1-0 at UO; 0-0-1 at UNLV) Assistant Coaches: Christie Welsh, Emmanuel Martins, Tom Serratore
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2014 Record: 7-10-2 Conf. Record (Place): 3-7-1 (10th) Starters Returning/Lost: 14/9 Letters Returning/Lost: 3/8 Top Returning Players: Brooke Strawn (Sr., F), Kristen Parr (Sr., F), Kelsey Foo (Rs-Sr., D)
MATCH NOTES
• Portland State beat Oregon for the first time since 2004 last season, snapping a seven-match losing streak to the Ducks with a 1-0 overtime win on Sept. 12 • Oregon returns only three starters from last season, and lost their top two scorers as well as their starting goalkeeper • The Vikings’ match against the Ducks will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks, which will be the first time a Portland State women’s soccer match has been broadcasted on the network since its inception in 2012 • Portland State has only beaten the Ducks once in Eugene, which came in 2002
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Most Goals Scored, PSU: 5, 2004 Most Goals Scored, UVU: 4, 2011 Overtime matches: 1-0-0, UVU
HEAD COACH BRENT ANDERSON
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Location: Orem, Utah Founded: 1941 Enrollment: 31,556 Conference: Western Athletic Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Green and White President: Dr. Matthew S. Holland Director of Athletics: Vince Otoupal Field: Clyde Field
Matches 10/14/2004 PSU 5-1 @ PSU 9/26/2005 UVU 2-1 (2ot) @ UVU 10/2/2009 PSU 2-0 @ UVU 10/1/2010 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ PSU 8/19/2011 UVU 4-2 @ UVU 8/22/2014 PSU 1-0 @ PSU1 1 - PSU Tournament
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Soccer SID: Jason Erickson Office: (801) 863-5451 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wolverinegreen.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Brent Anderson Year: 10th Alma Mater: Utah State, ‘04 UVU Record: 86-86-10 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-2-1 Assistant Coaches: Alyssa Lowry, Lexi Robison
Program Information
2014 Record: 13-7-2 Conf. Record (Place): 7-3-0 (t-3rd) Starters Returning/Lost: 7/5 Letters Returning/Lost: 15/6 Top Returning Players: Kali Stubbs (Sr., F), Kasandra Anderson (Sr., M), Sydney Fitzpatrick (So., F), Jamie Brown (Sr., M), Jessica Duffin (Sr., GK)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings beat Utah Valley 1-0 in their season opener last season, breaking the Big Sky Conference record for unbeaten streak • Senior goalkeeper Jessica Duffin set single-season school records for goals-against average (0.84), shutouts (9) and goalkeeper wins (13) last season • Utah Valley won its first-ever match in the WAC Tournament last season, beating Texas-Pan American 2-1 in the WAC quarterfinals • Senior forward Kali Stubbs returns to the Wolverines after earning All-WAC first-team honors last season while tying for the team lead with 15 points on five goals and five assists • Senior Kasandra Anderson also earned All-WAC second-team honors
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS MATCH NINE Friday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
NORTHERN ARIZONA LUMBERJACKS MATCH TEN Sunday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 2-1-1 • Series tied 0-0-1 at PSU • Series tied 1-1-0 at SUU • PSU leads 1-0-0 at neutral sites • PSU leads 1-1-1 in Big Sky matches
NAU leads the series, 11-5-5 • PSU leads 5-1-2 at PSU • NAU leads 8-0-3 at NAU • NAU leads 2-0-0 at neutral sites
Streak: NAU snapped a four-match winless streak against PSU with a 2-1 win in the Big Sky semifinals
Streak: SUU won their first match in the series last season. PSU has now
HEAD COACH BECKY HOGAN
School Information
Location: Cedar City, Utah Founded: 1897 Enrollment: 8,066 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Scarlet & White President: Scott L. Wyatt Athletics Director: TBD Field: Thunderbird Soccer Field
Opponents
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 7, 2002 Most Goals Scored, SUU: Overtime matches: 0-0-1
Non-Conference Matches 9/14/2002 PSU 7-0 @ Neut.1 Big Sky Matches 10/7/2012 PSU 3-0 @ SUU 10/11/2013 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 9/28/2014 SUU 2-0 @ SUU 1 - Match played at the Utah State Tournament in Logan, Utah
Sports Information
Soccer SID: KC Barnes Office: 435-865-8338 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.suutbirds.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Becky Hogan Year: 4th Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1998 SUU Record: 20-40-9 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-1-1 Assistant Coaches: Kristen Gay
Program Information
2014 Record: 7-7-3 Conf. Record (Place): 4-4-2 (T-7th) Starters Returning/Lost: 10/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 18/8 Top Returning Players: Nancy Brich (Sr., M), Jessica French (So., D), Abbie Flandro (So., M)
MATCH NOTES
• Southern Utah beat the Vikings for the first time last season, winning 2-0 in Cedar City behind two first-half goals • Southern Utah is coming off one of its best seasons in program history last season, when the Thunderbirds set single-season program records for goals (29), assists (26) and points (84), and tied the program record with seven wins during the season. Southern Utah also narrowly missed the Big Sky Tournament last season, finishing one point behind Eastern Washington in the Big Sky standings for the last spot in the tournament • The Thunderbirds only lost two starters off last year’s record-breaking team
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 5, 2002 Most Goals Scored, NAU: 5, 2000 Overtime matches: 1-1-5 HEAD COACH ANDRE LUCIANO
School Information
Location: Flagstaff, Ariz. Founded: 1899 Enrollment: 27,830 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Lumberjacks Colors: Blue & Gold President: Dr. Rita Cheng VP for Intercollegiate Athletics: Dr. Lisa Campos Field: Lumberjack Stadium
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Carly Grenfell Office: (928) 523-1017 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.nauathletics.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Andre Luciano Year: 15th Alma Mater: Indiana, 1993 NAU Record: 112-120-40 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 8-4-5 Assistant Coaches: Carolyn Savage, Vijay Dias
Program Information
Big Sky Matches 10/17/1997 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/11/1998 NAU 3-0 @ NAU 10/17/1999 NAU 1-0 @ PSU 10/15/2000 NAU 5-0 @ NAU 11/2/2001 NAU 3-0 @ NAU 11/3/2002 PSU 5-1 @ PSU 10/19/2003 NAU 2-1 (ot) @ NAU 10/17/2004 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/21/2005 NAU 1-0 @ PSU 10/20/2006 PSU 3-1 @ PSU 10/26/2007 NAU 3-0 @ NAU 10/12/2008 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 11/6/2008 NAU 1-0 @ Neut.1 10/11/2009 NAU 1-0 @ NAU 11/6/2009 Tied 1-1 (p) @ PSU2 10/17/2010 NAU 2-0 @ NAU 10/16/2011 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ NAU 10/5/2012 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ NAU 10/13/2013 PSU 2-1 (ot) @ PSU 9/26/2014 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ NAU 11/7/2014 NAU 2-1 @ Neut.3 1 - Match played at Big Sky Tournament in Ogden, Utah 2 - Match played at Big Sky Tournament at PCC - Rock Creek 3 - Match played at Big Sky Tournament in Missoula, Mont. p - PSU lost in penalty kicks, 4-3
2014 Record: 12-6-4 Conf. Record (Place): 5-2-3 (3rd) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 11/5 Top Returning Players: Haley Wingender (Sr., F), Cierra Gamble (Sr., M), Natalie Gilbertson (Rs-Jr., GK)
MATCH NOTES
• Northern Arizona eliminated the Vikings from the Big Sky Tournament last season, beating them 2-1 in the semifinals • The Lumberjacks have been the toughest Big Sky Conference team for the Vikings to beat under head coach Laura Schott, as they are just 1-4-5 against the Lumberjacks in Schott’s tenure, and have won just once in the teams’ last 11 matches against each other overall • NAU is loaded with talent coming back, as senior forward Haley Wingender returns after being named the 2014 Big Sky Tournament MVP after leading the Lumberjacks to the tournament title last season. Senior midfielder Cierra Gamble also returns as a two-time All-Big Sky honoree, and was the 2013 co-Golden Boot Award winner
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IDAHO VANDALS
EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES
MATCH ELEVEN Friday, Oct. 2, 3:30 p.m. (PT) • Guy Wicks Field, Moscow, Idaho
MATCH TWELVE Sunday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m. (PT) • Sport and Rec Field, Cheney, Wash.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
UI leads the series, 5-4-0 • PSU leads 3-2-0 at PSU • UI leads 3-1-0 at UI • PSU leads 1-0-0 in Big Sky matches
PSU leads the series, 14-4-1 • PSU leads 8-1-0 at PSU • PSU leads 4-3-1 at EWU • PSU leads 2-0-0 at neutral sites
Streak: PSU carries a five-match winning streak into its match against EWU in 2015
Streak: PSU enters the teams’ match against each other with a two-match winning streak in the series Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2x Most Goals Scored, UI: 5, 2000 Overtime matches: -
HEAD COACH DEREK PITTMAN
School Information
Location: Moscow, Idaho Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 11,594 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Vandals Colors: Silver & Vandal Gold President: Dr. Chuck Staben Athletics Director: Dr. Rob Spear Field: Guy Wicks Field
Sports Information
Non-Conference Matches 9/1/1998 PSU 2-1 @ PSU 9/17/2000 UI 5-0 @ UI 9/17/2001 UI 1-0 @ PSU 9/10/2003 PSU 3-1 @ UI 9/2/2005 UI 1-0 @ PSU 9/13/2007 UI 2-0 @ UI 9/28/2010 UI 3-2 @ UI 8/28/2011 PSU 2-1 @ PSU Big Sky Matches 10/26/2014 PSU 3-1 @ PSU
Soccer SID: Joe St. Pierre Office: (208) 885-7065 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.GoVandals.com
HEAD COACH CHAD BODNAR
Big Sky Matches 9/28/1997 PSU 1-0 @ Neut.1 9/27/1998 PSU 4-0 @ Neut.1 10/25/1998 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 9/10/1999 PSU 2-1 (ot) @ EWU 9/4/2000 EWU 3-2 @ PSU 10/28/2001 PSU 3-2 (ot) @ PSU 10/25/2002 PSU 1-0 @ EWU 11/2/2003 EWU 3-1 @ EWU 10/29/2004 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/28/2005 EWU 2-1 @ EWU 10/13/2006 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/19/2007 EWU 2-1 @ EWU 10/19/2008 PSU 4-1 @ PSU 10/16/2009 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ EWU 10/8/2010 PSU 3-0 @ PSU2 10/7/2011 PSU 1-0 @ EWU2 9/30/2012 PSU 4-0 @ PSU2 10/4/2013 PSU 2-0 @ EWU2 10/3/2014 PSU 3-1 @ PSU
School Information
Location: Cheney, Wash. Founded: 1882 Enrollment: 12,791 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red and White President: Dr. Mary Cullinan Athletics Director: Bill Chaves Field: Sport and Rec Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Kyle Bruce Office: (509) 359-6333 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.goeags.com
Coaching Staff
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Derek Pittman Year: 2nd Alma Mater: Tulsa, 1998 UI Record: 4-14-2 Career Record: 20-48-9 Record vs. PSU: 0-1-0 Assistant Coaches: Josh Davis, Laura Jackson
Head Coach: Chad Bodnar Year: 2nd Alma Mater: Washington State, ‘03 EWU Record: 8-9-0 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 0-1-0 Assistant Coaches: Max Weber, Rich Cullen
Program Information
2014 Record: 4-14-2 Conf. Record (Place): 4-4-2 (T-7th) Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 11/10 Top Returning Players: Olivia Baggerly (So., F/M), Chloe Bell (So., M), Elexis Schlossarek (Jr., M)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings won the first-ever Big Sky match between them and Idaho last season, winning 3-1 at home • Idaho had an odd season last year in that the Vandals started their non-conference schedule 0-9-0, but then went 4-1-1 at the start of Big Sky play before finishing the season on a five-match winless streak • The Vandals return four of their top five scorers from last season in Olivia Baggerly (11 points; four goals, three assists), Chloe Bell (nine points; three goals, three assists), Kavita Battan (eight points; three goals, two assists) and Alyssa Pease (six points; two goals, two assists) • The Vandals gave up an average of 2.5 goals per game last season, surrendering 50 goals in their 20 total matches
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Most Goals Scored, PSU: 4, 3x Most Goals Scored, EWU: 3, 2x Overtime matches: 2-0-1, PSU
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Program Information
2014 Record: 8-9-0 Conf. Record (Place): 5-5-0 (6th) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Letters Returning/Lost: 10/6 Top Returning Players: Chloe Williams (So., F), Savannah Hoekstra (So., F), Paige Gallaway (Jr., M), Tasha Luu (Sr., M/D)
MATCH NOTES
• The Eagles qualified for the Big Sky Tournament for the first time since 2009 last season, when they placed sixth overall at 5-5-0 in conference play • The Vikings have not lost to the Eagles since 2007, while PSU head coach Laura Schott has never lost to the Eagles • Sophomore forward Chloe Williams returns to the Eagles after scoring five goals in Big Sky play last season, which earned her the distinction as one of only two freshmen to make the All-Big Sky first team last season • Sophomore forward Savannah Hoekstra also returns to the Eagles this season after tying for the team lead with six goals last season
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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IDAHO STATE BENGALS
WEBER STATE WILDCATS
MATCH THIRTEEN Friday, Oct. 9, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
MATCH FOURTEEN Sunday, Oct. 11, 12 p.m. (MT) • Wildcat Soccer Field, Ogden, Utah
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 9-8-1 • Series tied 4-4-1 at PSU • PSU leads 5-4-0 at ISU
PSU leads the series, 9-8-4 • PSU leads 6-4-2 at PSU • WSU leads 4-3-1 at WSU • Series tied 0-0-1 at neutral sites
Streak: PSU has won the last two matches in its series against ISU, as well as eight of the last nine matches overall
Streak: PSU has a seven-match unbeaten streak against WSU, and hasn’t lost since 2008
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 4, 2009 Most Goals Scored, ISU: 4, 2000 Overtime matches: 1-0-1, PSU HEAD COACH ALLISON GIBSON
School Information
Location: Pocatello, Idaho Founded: 1901 Enrollment: 14,489 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Bengals Colors: Orange and Black President: Dr. Arthur C. Vailas Athletics Director: Jeff Tingey Field: Davis Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Jenna Galloway Office: (208) 282-3651 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.isubengals.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Allison Gibson Year: 10th Alma Mater: Sonoma State, 1995 ISU Record: 69-79-20 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-8-0 Assistant Coaches: Neal Ozmun, Chris “Topper” Cogan
Opponents
Big Sky Matches 10/17/1998 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/24/1999 ISU 3-0 @ ISU 10/21/2000 ISU 4-1 @ PSU 10/21/2001 ISU 2-0 @ PSU 10/17/2002 ISU 2-1 @ ISU 11/9/2002 ISU 2-1 @ ISU1 10/24/2003 ISU 1-0 @ PSU 10/23/2004 ISU 2-1 @ ISU 10/7/2005 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ PSU 10/5/2006 PSU 1-0 (ot) @ ISU 10/12/2007 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/25/2008 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 10/23/2009 PSU 4-1 @ PSU 10/24/2010 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/23/2011 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 10/12/2012 ISU 2-1 @ PSU 10/19/2013 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 10/10/2014 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 1 - Big Sky Championship final
Program Information
2014 Record: 10-9-1 Conf. Record (Place): 5-4-1 (T-4th) Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Letters Returning/Lost: 11/9 Top Returning Players: Maria Sanchez (So., F), Lauren Bermudez (Sr., M), Katherine Roberts (Jr., M), Whitney Peterson (Sr., M)
MATCH NOTES
• Idaho State’s Maria Sanchez was named to the Mexico Women’s National Team for the FIFA Women’s World Cup over the summer, and entered as a substitue in the team’s second match of the tournament, a 2-1 loss to England • Sanchez also played on the Mexico National Team at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal • Sanchez, senior midfielder Lauren Bermudez and junior midfielder Katherine Roberts all earned All-Big Sky honorable mention honors last season • The Bengals were one of the best offensive teams in the Big Sky last season, scoring 36 goals in 20 total matches
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2x Most Goals Scored, WSU: 3, 1997 Overtime matches: 1-0-4, PSU HEAD COACH TIM CROMPTON
School Information
Location: Ogden, Utah Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 25,954 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple and White President: Dr. Charles Wight Athletics Director: Jerry Bovee Field: Wildcat Soccer Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Justin Johnson Office: (801) 626-7414 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.weberstatesports.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Tim Crompton Year: 12th Alma Mater: Weber State, ‘96 WSU Record: 84-105-26 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 3-7-4 Assistant Coaches: Meagan Thunell, Mike Manning
Big Sky Matches 10/23/1997 WSU 3-0 @ WSU 10/15/1998 WSU 2-1 @ PSU 10/21/1999 WSU 1-0 @ WSU 10/19/2000 WSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/19/2001 WSU 2-1 @ PSU 10/19/2002 PSU 1-0 @ WSU 10/26/2003 PSU 1-0 (ot) @ PSU 10/21/2004 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ WSU 11/5/2004 WSU 2-0 @ PSU1 10/9/2005 PSU 2-1 (ot) @ PSU 10/7/2006 WSU 2-1 @ WSU 10/14/2007 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/23/2008 WSU 2-0 @ WSU 10/25/2009 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/21/2010 PSU 3-0 @ WSU 10/20/2011 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 11/4/2011 Tied 0-0 (p) @ Neut.1 10/14/2012 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/17/2013 PSU 3-1 @ WSU 11/9/2013 Tied 0-0 (p2) @ PSU2 10/12/2014 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 1 - Match played at the Big Sky Tournament in Greeley, Colo. 2 - Big Sky Championship final played at Hillsboro Stadium p - PSU lost in penalty kicks, 4-3 p2 - PSU lost in penalty kicks, 3-0
Program Information
2014 Record: 5-13-1 Conf. Record (Place): 2-7-1 (10th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 16/7 Top Returning Players: Brecken Holbrook (Sr., D), Mackenzie Harrison (Sr., F)
MATCH NOTES
• Weber State had a down year last year -- going 2-7-1 in Big Sky play -- but are still just two years removed from winning the Big Sky Tournament over the Vikings on penalty kicks in 2013 • Part of the Wildcats’ struggles last season could be attributed to the loss of two-time All-Big Sky first-team selection Chansi Crompton, who struggled through injuries all season. Crompton led the Big Sky in each of her first two seasons at Weber State, and returns to the Wildcats again this season • Weber State also returns seniors Brecken Holbrook and Mackenzie Harrison, who have started every match in each of the past two seasons. Harrison was named the Big Sky Offensive MVP in 2013
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NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHERN COLORADO BEARS
MATCH FIFTEEN Friday, Oct. 16, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
MATCH SIXTEEN Friday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 3-0-0 • PSU leads 1-0-0 at PSU • PSU leads 2-0-0 at UND
PSU leads the series, 7-3-1 • PSU leads 4-1-0 at PSU • PSU leads 3-2-1 at UNC
Streak: PSU has won the first three matches of its series against UND
Streak: PSU has gone unbeaten in its last three matches against UNC, after losing three straight from 2010-12
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2012 Most Goals Scored, UND: 1, 2012 Overtime matches: -
Big Sky Matches 9/23/2012 PSU 3-1 @ UND 9/29/2013 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/19/2014 PSU 1-0 @ UND
HEAD COACH MATT KELLOGG
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 3x Most Goals Scored, UNC: 3, 2010 Overtime matches: 1-0-1, UNC HEAD COACH TIM BARRERA
School Information
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Sports Information
Sports Information
Coaching Staff
Coaching Staff
Location: Grand Forks, N.D. Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 14,906 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Colors: Kelly Green & White President: Dr. Robert Kelley Athletics Director: Brian Faison Field: Bronson Field
Soccer SID: Ross LaDue Office: (701) 777-6743 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.undsports.com
Head Coach: Matt Kellogg Year: 3rd Alma Mater: Butler, ‘00 UND Record: 3-31-2 Career Record: 35-66-12 Record vs. PSU: 0-2-0 Assistant Coaches: Steph Webb
Program Information
2014 Record: 1-15-1 Conf. Record (Place): 0-10-0 (11th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 14/5 Top Returning Players: Caitlin Dahl (Sr., M), Zoe Foster (Jr., F)
MATCH NOTES
• North Dakota had a rough season last year, but returns eight of its 11 starters from that team including the team’s entire offense • Despite last season’s struggles, UND picked up its first road win since 2011 last year, beating Chicago State, 3-0, on Aug. 29 • UND put a scare into the Vikings in their match against each other last season, as UND clanged a potential game-tying goal off the post in the second half • PSU’s match against UND last season was also one of their most frustrating in a while as the Vikings recorded 26 shots in the match, the fourth-highest single-match total in school history, but only scored the one goal
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Location: Greeley, Colo. Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 11,290 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue and Gold President: Kay Norton Athletics Director: Darren Dunn Field: Jackson Stadium
Soccer SID: Amanda Nusbaum Office: (970) 351-2979 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.uncbears.com
Big Sky Matches 9/18/2005 PSU 3-1 @ UNC 10/22/2006 PSU 2-1 @ UNC 10/28/2007 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/10/2008 PSU 2-1 @ UNC 10/9/2009 PSU 3-2 @ PSU 10/15/2010 UNC 3-2 (2ot) @ UNC 10/14/2011 UNC 1-0 @ PSU 9/21/2012 UNC 1-0 @ UNC 9/27/2013 PSU 3-1 @ PSU 11/7/2013 PSU 2-0 @ PSU1 10/17/2014 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ UNC 1 - Big Sky Tournament semifinal at Hillsboro Stadium
Head Coach: Tim Barrera Year: 17th Alma Mater: Virginia Tech, ‘86; Elmira College, ‘98 UNC Record: 141-130-30 Career Record: 202-175-32 Record vs. PSU: 3-7-1 Assistant Coaches: Simone Borucinski, Amanda Davis
Program Information
2014 Record: 10-9-2 Conf. Record (Place): 5-4-1 (T-4th) Starters Returning/Lost: 10/1 Letters Returning/Lost: 17/1 Top Returning Players: Rebecca Lancia (Sr., M/F), Adrienne Jordan (Sr., D), Kaitlin Ruff (Rs-Sr., GK)
MATCH NOTES
• Northern Colorado returns an incredible amount of letterwinners from last season, as 17 of the team’s 18 players that played last season return this season • Senior defender Adrienne Jordan returns to the Bears after earning Big Sky co-Defensive MVP honors last season, when she was also named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team • Jordan also played with the Colorado Pride of the W-League over the summer, which finished as the national runner-up • The Bears held a late lead over the Vikings in their 2014 regular-season match, but an 86th-minute goal from Portland State’s Mackenzie Bean tied things late, and the teams ended up tying, 1-1
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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MONTANA GRIZZLIES
SACRAMENTO STATE HORNETS
MATCH SEVENTEEN Friday, Oct. 23, 3 p.m. (MT) • South Campus Stadium, Missoula, Mont.
HEAD COACH MARK PLAKORUS
School Information
Location: Missoula, Mont. Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 Enrollment: 13,500 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Grizzlies Colors: Maroon and Silver President: Royce Engstrom Athletics Director: Kent Haslam Field: South Campus Stadium
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Joel Carlson Office: (406) 243-5414 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.GoGriz.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Mark Plakorus Year: 5th Alma Mater: Kansas, ‘90 UM Record: 37-32-13 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 2-2-1 Assistant Coaches: Sophie Clough, Eric Lona
Program Information
2014 Record: 12-6-2 Conf. Record (Place): 8-0-2 (1st) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/4 Letters Returning/Lost: 16/6 Top Returning Players: Hallie Widner (So., F), Mackenzie Akins (Sr. M/F), Tess Brenneman (Rs-Jr., D), Kailey Norman (Jr., GK)
Opponents
MATCH EIGHTEEN Friday, Oct. 30, 3 p.m. (PT) • Hornet Field, Sacramento, Calif.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
Series tied, 10-10-2 • UM leads 5-4-1 at PSU • PSU leads 6-4-1 at UM • UM leads 1-0-0 at neutral sites • Series tied 9-9-2 in Big Sky matches
SAC leads the series, 10-8-3 • PSU leads series 5-3-2 at PSU • SAC leads 5-3-1 at SAC • SAC leads 2-0-0 at neutral sites • SAC leads 9-8-3 in Big Sky matches
Streak: UM has won two of the last three in its series against PSU, after PSU had gone unbeaten over six straight matches from 2007-12
Streak: PSU has won four straight matches in its series against SAC, and has only lost one of its last seven matches against SAC
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2x Most Goals Scored, UM: 7, 1997 Overtime matches: 1-1-2
Non-Conference Matches 10/21/1995 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/12/1996 UM 3-0 @ PSU Big Sky Matches 10/26/1997 UM 7-0 @ UM 11/7/1997 UM 4-0 @ UM1 10/23/1998 UM 3-2 (ot) @ PSU 10/8/1999 UM 4-1 @ UM 9/2/2000 UM 5-0 @ PSU 10/26/2001 UM 3-0 @ UM 10/27/2002 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/31/2003 PSU 1-0 (2ot) @ UM 10/31/2004 PSU 3-2 @ PSU 10/30/2005 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/15/2006 UM 1-0 @ PSU 10/21/2007 PSU 2-1 @ UM 10/17/2008 PSU 2-1 @ PSU 10/18/2009 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/10/2010 PSU 3-0 @ PSU 10/9/2011 Tied 2-2 (2ot) @ UM 9/28/2012 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 11/2/2012 UM 3-2 @ Neut.2 10/6/2013 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/5/2014 UM 1-0 @ PSU 1 - Big Sky Tournament semifinal in Missoula, Mont. 2 - Big Sky Tournament semifinal in Pocatello, Idaho
MATCH NOTES
• Portland State and Montana have traded unbeaten runs through the Big Sky schedule in each of the past two seasona as the Vikings went 8-0-1 in 2013, while the Grizzlies went 8-0-2 in 2014 • Montana hosted the Big Sky Tournament for the first time since 2000 last season, but lost in the semifinals to Idaho State • Montana has the most Big Sky regular-season titles of any school in the conference with six (1997-2000, 2012, 2014) • Sophomore forward Hallie Widner returns to the Grizzlies after leading the team with 17 points on seven goals and three assists as a freshman last season • Portland State has not lost to Montana in Montana since 2001
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
HEAD COACH RANDY DEDINI
School Information
Location: Sacramento, Calif. Founded: 1947 Enrollment: 29,353 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Hornets Colors: Green & Gold President: Dr. Robert Nelsen Athletics Director: Bill Macriss Field: Hornet Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Andrew Tomsky Office: (916) 278-6896 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hornetsports.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Randy Dedini Year: 9th Alma Mater: Sonoma State, 1993 SAC Record: 65-64-21 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 3-5-2 Assistant Coaches: Katie Burton, Jenny Lawrence
Program Information
2014 Record: 9-10-0 Conf. Record (Place): 4-6-0 (9th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 18/6 Top Returning Players: Adaurie Dayak (Jr., F), Maggie Pleis (Jr., M), Lydia Bowman (Jr., M)
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 4, 2002 Most Goals Scored, SAC: 4, 2001 Overtime matches: 0-0-3
Non-Conference Matches 9/28/1996 SAC 2-0 @ Neut.1 Big Sky Matches 10/3/1997 SAC 2-1 @ PSU 10/30/1998 SAC 2-0 @ SAC 9/17/1999 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/8/2000 SAC 3-0 @ SAC 10/12/2001 SAC 4-1 @ SAC 10/13/2002 PSU 4-1 @ PSU 10/12/2003 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/8/2004 PSU 1-0 @ SAC 10/23/2005 SAC 2-1 @ PSU 10/27/2006 SAC 1-0 @ PSU 11/2/2007 SAC 1-0 @ SAC 11/9/2007 SAC 2-1 @ SAC2 10/31/2008 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/30/2009 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ SAC 10/29/2010 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 11/5/2010 SAC 2-1 @ Neut.3 9/30/2011 PSU 3-2 @ SAC 10/19/2012 PSU 3-1 @ PSU 10/25/2013 PSU 1-0 @ SAC 10/31/2014 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 1 - Match played at Oregon State Tournament in Corvallis, Ore. 2 - Match played during Big Sky Tournament in Sacramento, Calif. 3 - Match played during Big Sky Tournament in Flagstaff, Ariz.
MATCH NOTES
• Portland State has dominated their series with the Hornets of late, as they’ve won the last four matches in a row, including two straight shutouts in each of the past two seasons • Sacramento State returned eight of its 11 starters from last season, including 100 percent of the team’s assists • Sacramento State did lose two big starters, however, in leading scorer Kristen Bridges and starting goalkeeper Kimberly Mata. Bridges led the Hornets with six goals last season, while Mata ranked near the top of the conference with a 1.09 goals-against averge • The Hornets have not made the Big Sky Tournament since they won their second Big Sky title in 2010
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THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE Mailing and Street Address: 2491 Washington, Suite 201 Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: (801) 392-1978 Fax: (801) 392-5568 www.bigskyconf.com Founded: 1963 Affiliation: NCAA I Sports Sponsored MEN: Cross Country, Football*, Basketball*, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Tennis*, Golf* WOMEN: Cross Country, Volleyball*, Basketball*, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Golf*, Tennis*, Soccer*, Softball* * Conference champion receives automatic bid to NCAA Tournament Commissioner Douglas B. Fullerton • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x10 e-mail: [email protected] Senior Associate, Deputy Commissioner Ron Loghry • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x14 e-mail: [email protected] Associate Commissioner/SWA/Compliance Jaynee Nadolski • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x15 e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Commissioner/Media Relations Jon Kasper • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x16 e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Commissioner/Marketing & Brand Management Tanner Gooch • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x17 e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Director (Soccer Contact) Jason Ashcraft • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x19 e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Assistant Brad Wall • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x12 e-mail: [email protected] Administrative Assistant Janet Carpenter • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x10 e-mail: [email protected] Business Manager Natanee Spencer • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x13 e-mail: [email protected] Director of Corporate Partnerships Dave Champlin • Phone: (801) 660-7066 e-mail: [email protected] Travel Coordinator Christy Hatley • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x13 e-mail: [email protected]
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
The Big Sky Conference expanded to 12 full-time members with the return of Idaho, an original member of the conference for the 2014-15 season. With the addition of Idaho, the Big Sky Conference now has 11 teams competing in women’s soccer, the most teams in conference history, and will feature a 10-match league season for the first time during the 2014 season. The Big Sky is an NCAA Division I member in all sports, with member institutions classified in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Before Idaho joined in the summer of 2014, the Big Sky added four members for the 2012-13 school year in North Dakota and Southern Utah (full members), and UC Davis and Cal Poly (football-only affiliate members). Those schools and Idaho were added to Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State and Weber State. The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members - Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the foundation of the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington. The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years before Cal State Northridge departed in the spring of 2001. The Big Sky now includes nine states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. On Feb. 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State. While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963.
Opponents
Doug Fullerton
Jon Kasper
Big Sky Conference Commissioner
Big Sky Conference Media Relations
The Big Sky spon- Big Sky Conference sors championships in 15 Soccer Members sports, including men’s Eastern Washington and women’s cross coun- Idaho try, indoor and outdoor Idaho State track and field, basketball Montana and tennis. In addition, North Dakota there are also cham- Northern Arizona pionships in football, Northern Colorado and women’s volleyball, Portland State golf, soccer and softball. Sacramento State The Big Sky Conference Southern Utah hosted its first softball Weber State championship last season during the 2013-14 academic year. The 2014-15 season will mark the 27th year that the Big Sky Conference will sponsor championships in women’s sports. The former Mountain West Conference existed from 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for both men and women. Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, will enter his 19th year at the helm. Fullerton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011. Stephenson served the league for 14 years. Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 1971-77. The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71.
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M G Opponents 2015 W ’ S BIG SKY CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE omen s
Friday, Aug. 14 Utah Valley vs. Weber State
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Sunday, Aug. 16 Colorado Mesa vs. Southern Utah Friday, Aug. 21 Indiana State vs. Idaho Colorado College vs. No. Colorado Missouri State vs. Idaho State North Texas vs. Southern Utah Weber State vs. North Carolina Wyoming vs. Montana Eastern Washington vs. UTEP Northern Arizona vs. Grand Canyon Portland State vs. Arizona State North Dakota vs. Northwestern Sunday, Aug. 23 Duke vs. Weber State Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs. Southern Utah Air Force vs. Northern Colorado North Dakota vs. Northern Illinois E. Washington vs. New Mexico State Sacramento State vs. UC Davis Portland State vs. CSU Northridge Indiana State vs. Montana Idaho vs. Washington State Monday, Aug. 24 Idaho State vs. UC Irvine Thursday, Aug. 27 Pittsburgh vs. Northern Colorado Friday, Aug. 28 UC Davis vs. Portland State Cal State Fullerton vs. Idaho State CSU Bakersfield vs. E. Washington Weber State vs. Westminster New Mexico State vs. Idaho Montana vs. Nevada Sacramento State vs. Pacific Arizona vs. Northern Arizona Southern Utah vs. CSU Northridge Sunday, Aug. 30 Montana vs. Utah Valley No. Colorado vs. SE Missouri State Southern Utah vs. UC Riverside South Dakota vs. North Dakota UC Davis vs. Eastern Washington San Jose State vs. Sacramento State Idaho State vs. Westminster UNLV vs. Northern Arizona Weber State vs. Grand Canyon Thursday, Sept. 3 Idaho State vs. New Mexico Friday, Sept. 4 Hawaii vs. Portland State Southern Utah vs. Dixie State Green Bay vs. North Dakota Weber State vs. New Mexico State Idaho vs. Boise State Washington State vs. Montana Drake vs. Northern Colorado Sacramento State vs. CSU Bakersfield Alabama State vs. Northern Arizona Sunday, Sept. 6 Iowa vs. Montana Oakland vs. Northern Arizona Omaha vs. North Dakota Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. Colorado Boise State vs. Idaho State Utah Valley vs. Southern Utah Sacramento St. vs. UC Santa Barbara Weber State vs. UTEP
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Monday, Sept. 7 Idaho vs. Eastern Washington Thursday, Sept. 10 Cal State East Bay vs. Sacramento St. Idaho State vs. Utah Valley Friday, Sept. 11 Colorado College vs. Weber State Purdue vs. Montana Arkansas State vs. Idaho Houston Baptist vs. Southern Utah Eastern Washington vs. Valparaiso North Dakota vs. North Dakota State Northern Arizona vs. Marquette Sunday, Sept. 13 Loyola Chicago vs. Northern Arizona South Dakota vs. Southern Utah Idaho vs. Memphis Air Force vs. Portland State North Dakota vs. Northern Iowa Idaho State vs. Utah State Colorado State vs. Northern Colorado Fresno State vs. Sacramento State Creighton vs. Montana Eastern Washington vs. Green Bay Weber State vs. Boise State Tuesday, Sept. 15 Northern Colorado vs. Wyoming Wednesday, Sept. 16 Eastern Washington vs. UIC Friday, Sept. 18 Loyola Marymount vs. Weber State South Dakota vs. Idaho Northern Colorado vs. Creighton North Dakota State vs. No. Arizona Sacramento State vs. Nevada Montana vs. UC Santa Barbara Portland State vs. Oregon Idaho State vs. Wyoming Sunday, Sept. 20 Portland State vs. Utah Valley Northern Colorado vs. Omaha Robert Morris vs. Northern Arizona North Dakota vs. South Dakota State Seattle vs. Idaho Friday, Sept. 25 Southern Utah vs. Portland State* Montana vs. North Dakota* Eastern Washington vs. Weber State* No. Arizona vs. Sacramento State* Idaho vs. Idaho State* Sunday, Sept. 27 Idaho vs. Weber State* Northern Arizona vs. Portland State* Montana vs. Northern Colorado* Southern Utah vs. Sacramento State* Eastern Washington vs. Idaho State* Friday, Oct. 2 Weber State vs. North Dakota* Southern Utah vs. Montana* Sacramento State vs. E. Washington* Portland State vs. Idaho* Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado* Sunday, Oct. 4 Northern Arizona vs. Montana* Weber State vs. Northern Colorado* Idaho State vs. North Dakota* Portland State vs. E. Washington* Sacramento State vs. Idaho*
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Friday, Oct. 9 Idaho State vs. Portland State* Eastern Washington vs. Montana* North Dakota vs. Southern Utah* Sacramento State vs. Weber State* No. Colorado vs. Northern Arizona* Sunday, Oct. 11 Portland State vs. Weber State* Montana vs. Idaho* Northern Colorado vs. Southern Utah* Sacramento State vs. Idaho State* Friday, Oct. 16 North Dakota vs. Portland State* Montana vs. Idaho State* Southern Utah vs. Idaho* Northern Arizona vs. E. Washington* No. Colorado vs. Sacramento State* Sunday, Oct. 18 North Dakota vs. Sacramento State* Montana vs. Weber State* Northern Colorado vs. Portland State* Idaho vs. Northern Arizona* Southern Utah vs. E. Washington* Friday, Oct. 23 Idaho vs. North Dakota* Portland State vs. Montana* Idaho State vs. Northern Arizona* E. Washington vs. Northern Colorado* Weber State vs. Southern Utah* Sunday, Oct. 25 Weber State vs. Northern Arizona* Idaho vs. Northern Colorado* Idaho State vs. Southern Utah* Sacramento State vs. Montana* North Dakota vs. Eastern Washington*
BIG SKY CONFERENCE COACHES POLL Rk Team
Points
1. Northern Arizona 2. Montana 3. Portland State 4. Weber State 5. Northern Colorado 6. Idaho State 7. Eastern Washington 8. Sacramento State 9. Idaho 10. Southern Utah 11. North Dakota
93 (5) 93 (4) 74 72 (2) 60 57 49 35 32 29 11
First-place votes in parentheses Big Sky Championship At Regular-Season Champion Nov. 5-8, 2015 Thursday, Nov. 5 Quarterfinals No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed Friday, Nov. 6 Semifinals Lowest Seed vs. No. 1 seed HIghest Seed vs. No. 2 seed Sunday, Nov. 8 Championship Final Winners of Semifinals
Friday, Oct. 30 Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota* Northern Arizona vs. Southern Utah* Eastern Washington vs. Idaho* Portland State vs. Sacramento State* Montana vs. Texas* Weber State vs. Idaho State*
BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Year Regular Season 1997 Montana 1998 Montana/ Weber State 1999 Montana 2000 Montana 2001 Weber State 2002 Idaho State 2003 Weber State 2004 Portland State/ Eastern Washington 2005 Weber State 2006 Idaho State 2007 Sacramento State 2008 Weber State 2009 Portland State 2010 Northern Arizona 2011 Northern Colorado/ Portland State 2012 Idaho State/ Portland State/ Montana 2013 Portland State 2014 Montana
Tournament Montana Weber State
Tournament Location Missoula, Mont. Ogden, Utah
Montana Montana Idaho State Idaho State Idaho State Weber State Weber State Idaho State Sacramento State Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Sacramento State Montana
Missoula, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Ogden, Utah Pocatello, Idaho Ogden, Utah Portland, Ore. Ogden, Utah Pocatello, Idaho Sacramento, Calif. Ogden, Utah Portland, Ore. Flagstaff, Ariz. Greeley, Colo.
Idaho State
Pocatello, Idaho
Weber State Northern Arizona
Hillsboro, Ore. Missoula, Mont.
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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS MATCH ONE Friday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. (PT) • Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.
Opponents
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE MATADORS MATCH TWO Sunday, Aug. 23, 1 p.m. (PT) • Matador Soccer Field, Northridge, Calif.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
First meeting
CSUN leads the series, 3-1-0 • Series tied 1-1-0 at PSU • CSUN leads 2-0-0 at CSUN
Streak: CSUN has won the last three in the series, though the teams haven’t played since 2000 Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 1997 Most Goals Scored, CSUN: 3, 2000 Overtime matches: 1-1-0 HEAD COACH KEVIN BOYD
School Information
Location: Tempe, Ariz. Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 83,301 Conference: Pac-12 Nickname: Sun Devils Colors: Maroon & Gold President: Dr. Michael Crow VP for Athletics/AD: Ray Anderson Field: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
HEAD COACH KEITH WEST
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Location: Northridge, Calif. Founded: 1958 Enrollment: 38,310 Conference: Big West Nickname: Matadors Colors: Black and Red President: Dianne F. Harrison Athletics Director: Brandon Martin Field: Matador Soccer Field
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Soccer SID: Steve Rodriguez Office: (480) 965-9780 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.thesundevils.com
Head Coach: Kevin Boyd Year: 9th Alma Mater: Tri-State, ‘90 ASU Record: 75-66-20 Career Record: 199-129-40 Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Scott Champ, Blair Quinn, Kai Edwards
2014 Record: 12-6-4 Conf. Record (Place): 4-4-3 (8th) Starters Returning/Lost: 12/1 Letters Returning/Lost: 21/5 Top Returning Players: Cali Farquharson (Sr., F), Aly Moon (So., M), Chandler Morris (Rs-Sr., GK), McKenzie Berryhill (Sr., D)
MATCH NOTES
• The Sun Devils return 12 players who started at least 10 matches last season, when the team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament • The Sun Devils return their top 11 scorers from last season, including senior forward Cali Farquharson, who was an All-Pac-12 first-team selection after leading ASU and ranking second in the Pac-12 Conference with 14 goals scored • Senior defender McKenzie Berryhill also returns after earning All-Pac 12 first-team honors last season • ASU head coach Kevin Boyd coached PSU head coach Laura Schott as a player at Cal, and this will be their first meeting as coaches
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Big Sky Matches 9/12/1997 PSU 3-2 (ot) @ PSU1 10/9/1998 CSUN 1-0 (ot) @ CSUN 10/1/1999 CSUN 1-0 @ PSU 10/13/2000 CSUN 3-0 @ CSUN 1 - PSU Invitational
Soccer SID: Nick Bocanegra Office: (818) 677-7188 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gomatadors.com
Head Coach: Keith West Year: 10th Alma Mater: CSUN, ‘03 CSUN Record: 76-85-16 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Colleen Boyd, Derek Hanks, Tom Hutchison
2014 Record: 7-11-2 Conf. Record (Place): 4-3-1 (4th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 17/10 Top Returning Players: Jovani McCaskill (Jr., GK), Cynthia Sanchez (So., F), Lyndsey Preston (Sr., M/F), Taylor Hobson (Sr., M)
MATCH NOTES
• The Matadors made the Big West Conference tournament for the fifth time in the past six seasons last year after going 4-3-1 in conference play • The Vikings’ match against the Matadors will be the first of four straight the Vikings will play against Big West Conference teams • The Vikings have not played the Matadors since 2000, making this year’s match the first meeting between the two teams in 15 years • 16 of the Matadors’ 33 players are newcomers • The Matadors split time between two goalkeepers last season between junior Jovani McCaskill and senior Cynthia Tafoya. Tafoya started the year in goal, but McCaskill started the team’s last 12 matches
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UC DAVIS AGGIES
HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE
MATCH THREE Friday, Aug. 28, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
MATCH FOUR Friday, Sept. 4, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 2-0-0 • PSU leads 1-0-0 at PSU • UCD leads 1-0-0 at UCD
UH leads the series, 2-1-1 • UH leads 1-0-1 at PSU • Series tied 1-1-0 at UH
Streak: PSU has won both of the teams’ previous matches against each other
Streak: PSU won their first match in the all-time series in 2013, but still haven’t beaten Hawai’i at home
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 2, 2007 Most Goals Scored, UCD: 1, 2007 Overtime matches: -
Matches 8/28/2005 PSU 1-0 @ UCD 9/21/2007 PSU 2-1 @ PSU
HEAD COACH TWILA KAUFMAN
School Information
Location: Davis, Calif. Founded: 1908 Enrollment: 35,415 Conference: Big West Nickname: Aggies Colors: Yale Blue and Gold Chancellor: Dr. Linda P.B. Katehi Interim Director of Athletics: Teresa Gould Field: Aggie Soccer Stadium
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 2, 2013 Most Goals Scored, UH: 3, 2004 Overtime matches: HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
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Location: Honolulu, Hawai’i Founded: 1907 Enrollment: 20,000 Conference: Big West Nickname: Rainbow Wahine Colors: Green, Black, Silver & White President: David Lassner Athletics Director: David A.K. Matlin Field: Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium
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Soccer SID: Erik Bankston Office: (530) 752-3505 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ucdavisaggies.com
Head Coach: Twila Kaufman Year: 2nd Alma Mater: Arizona, ‘03 UCD Record: 5-11-3 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Marcello Antonelli, Katie Riley
2014 Record: 5-11-3 Conf. Record (Place): 2-4-2 (7th) Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 17/4 Top Returning Players: Haley Hughes (Sr., F/M), Celina Minissian (Jr., F), Ana Marija Sola (Sr., D/M)
MATCH NOTES
• This will be the Vikings’ first meeting against the Aggies since 2007, and the first-ever meeting between head coaches Laura Schott and Twila Kaufman • Portland State redshirt freshman goalkeeper Abbie Faingold and UC Davis senior defender Sienna Drizin each played for Maccabi USA at the 14th European Maccabi Games over the summer in Berlin • The Aggies are one of four straight Big West Conference teams the Vikings will play during their non-conference schedule, which accounts for half of the team’s eight non-conference matches • The Vikings are 2-5-0 in home openers under coach Schott going into their opener against UC Davis
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Matches 9/24/1999 9/19/2004 9/26/2008 9/15/2013
UH 1-0 @ PSU UH 3-1 @ UH Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ PSU PSU 2-0 @ UH1
1 - Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer Classic - Manoa, Hawaii
Soccer SID: John Barry Office: (808) 956-7506 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.HawaiiAthletics.com
Head Coach: Michele Nagamine Year: 5th Alma Mater: Santa Clara, 1990 UH Record: 28-39-6 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 0-1-0 Assistant Coaches: Mike Herman, Marc Fournier
2014 Record: 7-10-1 Conf. Record (Place): 2-5-1 (8th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 19/6 Top Returning Players: Storm Kenui (Jr., M), Lidia Battagila (Sr., D), Kama Pascua (Jr., F), Sonest Furtado (So., F)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings’ match against Hawai’i will be the third of four straight matches the Vikings will play against Big West Conference teams • The Vikings last played Hawai’i in 2013, when they won 2-0 despite being outshot 20-5 in the match, including a 16-3 margin in the second half. PSU goalkeeper Caitlin Plese made 10 saves in the match, and was named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week afterwards • Hawai’i has not played at Portland State since 2008, but it is actually 1-0-1 on the road against PSU • Hawai’i played four Big Sky teams last season, and went 3-1-0 including a 2-1 win over eventual Big Sky regular-season champion Montana in the teams’ final non-conference match of the season
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS MATCH FIVE Sunday, Sept. 6, 12 p.m. (PT) • George Allen Field, Long Beach, Calif.
AIR FORCE FALCONS MATCH SIX Sunday, Sept. 13, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
LBSU leads the series, 1-0-0 • LBSU leads 1-0-0 at PSU • First meeting at LBSU in 2015
AFA leads the series, 4-1-1 • Series tied 1-1-0 at PSU • AFA leads 3-0-0 at AFA • Series tied 0-0-1 at neutral sites
Streak: Long Beach State won the lone previous meeting between the two teams, 1-0, in 2006
Streak: PSU snapped a four-match losing streak with a win in the teams’ last match against each other
Most Goals Scored, PSU: Most Goals Scored, LBSU: 1, 2006 Overtime matches: HEAD COACH MAURICIO INGRASSIA
Matches 8/27/2006 LBSU 1-0 @ PSU
School Information
Location: Long Beach, Calif. Founded: 1949 Enrollment: 36,288 Conference: Big West Nickname: 49ers Colors: Black & Gold President: Dr. Jane Close Conoley Athletics Director: Vic Cegles Field: George Allen Field
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Soccer SID: Andrea Ohta Office: (562) 985-8569 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.longbeachstate.com
Coaching Staff
HEAD COACH LARRY FRIEND
School Information
Location: USAF Academy, Colo. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 4,000 Conference: Mountain West Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue & Silver Superintendent: Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson Athletics Director: Jim Knowlton Field: Cadet Soccer Stadium
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MATCH NOTES
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Matches 9/9/1995 9/16/1996 9/14/1997 9/6/1998 9/23/2001 9/29/2002
Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ Neut.1 AFA 3-1 @ AFA AFA 1-0 @ PSU AFA 2-0 @ AFA2 AFA 6-1 @ AFA PSU 2-0 @ PSU
1 - Chico State West Coast Classic 2 - Air Force Tournament
Soccer SID: Nick Arseniak Office: (719) 333-9251 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.goAirForceFalcons.com
Coaching Staff
• The 49ers return 10 of their 11 starters off last year’s team that advanced to the Big West Tournament final last season • Sophomore forward Ashley Gonzales returns after earning Big West Freshman of the Year honors last season after leading the team with nine goals scored. • Junior goalkeeper Ashton McKeown also returns after earning Big West Goalkeeper of the Year honors, while junior midfielder Mimi Rangel returns after earning Big West Midfielder of the Year honors after leading the team with six assists during the season • LBSU went on a 10-day trip to Spain last spring • Four freshmen competed at the USYS National Championships
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 2, 2002 Most Goals Scored, AFA: 6, 2001 Overtime matches: -
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Head Coach: Mauricio Ingrassia Year: 12th Alma Mater: Cal State Fullerton, 1995 LBSU Record: 124-76-26 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-0-0 Assistant Coaches: Jeff Joyner (Associate), Pedro Osorio, Sebastian Carrasco (Strength & Conditioning)
2014 Record: 8-7-6 Conf. Record (Place): 4-2-2 (3rd) Starters Returning/Lost: 10/1 Letters Returning/Lost: 16/7 Top Returning Players: Ashley Gonzales (So., F), Ashton McKeown (Jr., GK), Mimi Rangel (Jr., M)
Opponents
Head Coach: Larry Friend Year: 7th Alma Mater: USAFA, 1985 AFA Record: 32-66-12 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1st Meeting Assistant Coaches: Kiha Sutta, Capt. Christin Brodie, Mike Archuleta
2014 Record: 7-10-1 Conf. Record (Place): 4-6-1 (T-8th) Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 22/4 Top Returning Players: Angela Karamos (So., M), Ally Swift (Sr., F), Brooke Rittmann (So., F/M)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings have not played the Air Force Academy since 2002, when they won their first match over the Falcons with a 2-0 win at home • Air Force head coach Larry Friend served as an assistant coach on the United States women’s team at the 2015 World University Games over the summer • Sophomore midfielder Angela Karamos ranked fifth in the Mountain West Conference with seven goals scored last season. For her efforts, College Sports Madness selected Karamanos for its All-Mountain West second team after the season • Air Force will be the only Mountain West team PSU plays this year, after going 1-1-1 against three Mountain West teams last season
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OREGON DUCKS
UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES
MATCH SEVEN Friday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m. (PT) • Papé Field, Eugene, Ore.
MATCH EIGHT Sunday, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. (MT) • Clyde Field, Orem, Utah
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
UO leads the series, 9-4-1 • Series tied 3-3-0 at PSU • UO leads 6-1-1 at UO
PSU leads the series, 3-2-1 • PSU leads 2-0-1 at PSU • UVU leads 2-1-0 at UVU
Streak: PSU snapped a seven-match losing streak to Oregon with a 1-0 overtime win last season
Streak: No team has ever had a winning or losing streak in the all-time series between the two teams, though PSU has a chance as they won the last meeting last season
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2002 Most Goals Scored, UO: 4, 2001 Overtime matches: 2-1-1, UO HEAD COACH KAT MERTZ
School Information
Location: Eugene, Ore. Founded: 1876 Enrollment: 24,447 Conference: Pac-12 Nickname: Ducks Colors: Green and Yellow President: Michael H. Schill Athletics Director: Rob Mullens Field: Papé Field
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Matches 11/3/1996 9/4/1997 10/3/1998 10/7/2001 10/4/2002 9/26/2004 9/4/2005 9/29/2006 9/30/2007 9/19/2008 9/25/2009 8/26/2012 8/23/2013 9/12/2014
PSU 1-0 @ PSU UO 1-0 @ UO Tied 1-1 (2ot) @UO UO 4-2 @ UO PSU 3-1 @ UO PSU 2-0 @ PSU UO 2-1 (ot) @ UO UO 1-0 (2ot) @ PSU UO 2-1 @ UO UO 3-0 @ PSU UO 2-0 @ UO UO 1-0 @ PSU UO 3-0 @ UO PSU 1-0 (ot) @ PSU
Soccer SID: Abbey McNamara Office: (541) 346-5475 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.GoDucks.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Kat Mertz Year: 3rd Alma Mater: NC State, 1998 UO Record: 11-22-5 Career Record: 65-70-25 Record vs. PSU: 1-1-1 (1-1-0 at UO; 0-0-1 at UNLV) Assistant Coaches: Christie Welsh, Emmanuel Martins, Tom Serratore
Program Information
2014 Record: 7-10-2 Conf. Record (Place): 3-7-1 (10th) Starters Returning/Lost: 14/9 Letters Returning/Lost: 3/8 Top Returning Players: Brooke Strawn (Sr., F), Kristen Parr (Sr., F), Kelsey Foo (Rs-Sr., D)
MATCH NOTES
• Portland State beat Oregon for the first time since 2004 last season, snapping a seven-match losing streak to the Ducks with a 1-0 overtime win on Sept. 12 • Oregon returns only three starters from last season, and lost their top two scorers as well as their starting goalkeeper • The Vikings’ match against the Ducks will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks, which will be the first time a Portland State women’s soccer match has been broadcasted on the network since its inception in 2012 • Portland State has only beaten the Ducks once in Eugene, which came in 2002
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Most Goals Scored, PSU: 5, 2004 Most Goals Scored, UVU: 4, 2011 Overtime matches: 1-0-0, UVU
HEAD COACH BRENT ANDERSON
School Information
Location: Orem, Utah Founded: 1941 Enrollment: 31,556 Conference: Western Athletic Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Green and White President: Dr. Matthew S. Holland Director of Athletics: Vince Otoupal Field: Clyde Field
Matches 10/14/2004 PSU 5-1 @ PSU 9/26/2005 UVU 2-1 (2ot) @ UVU 10/2/2009 PSU 2-0 @ UVU 10/1/2010 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ PSU 8/19/2011 UVU 4-2 @ UVU 8/22/2014 PSU 1-0 @ PSU1 1 - PSU Tournament
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Jason Erickson Office: (801) 863-5451 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wolverinegreen.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Brent Anderson Year: 10th Alma Mater: Utah State, ‘04 UVU Record: 86-86-10 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-2-1 Assistant Coaches: Alyssa Lowry, Lexi Robison
Program Information
2014 Record: 13-7-2 Conf. Record (Place): 7-3-0 (t-3rd) Starters Returning/Lost: 7/5 Letters Returning/Lost: 15/6 Top Returning Players: Kali Stubbs (Sr., F), Kasandra Anderson (Sr., M), Sydney Fitzpatrick (So., F), Jamie Brown (Sr., M), Jessica Duffin (Sr., GK)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings beat Utah Valley 1-0 in their season opener last season, breaking the Big Sky Conference record for unbeaten streak • Senior goalkeeper Jessica Duffin set single-season school records for goals-against average (0.84), shutouts (9) and goalkeeper wins (13) last season • Utah Valley won its first-ever match in the WAC Tournament last season, beating Texas-Pan American 2-1 in the WAC quarterfinals • Senior forward Kali Stubbs returns to the Wolverines after earning All-WAC first-team honors last season while tying for the team lead with 15 points on five goals and five assists • Senior Kasandra Anderson also earned All-WAC second-team honors
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS MATCH NINE Friday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
NORTHERN ARIZONA LUMBERJACKS MATCH TEN Sunday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 2-1-1 • Series tied 0-0-1 at PSU • Series tied 1-1-0 at SUU • PSU leads 1-0-0 at neutral sites • PSU leads 1-1-1 in Big Sky matches
NAU leads the series, 11-5-5 • PSU leads 5-1-2 at PSU • NAU leads 8-0-3 at NAU • NAU leads 2-0-0 at neutral sites
Streak: NAU snapped a four-match winless streak against PSU with a 2-1 win in the Big Sky semifinals
Streak: SUU won their first match in the series last season. PSU has now
HEAD COACH BECKY HOGAN
School Information
Location: Cedar City, Utah Founded: 1897 Enrollment: 8,066 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Scarlet & White President: Scott L. Wyatt Athletics Director: TBD Field: Thunderbird Soccer Field
Opponents
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 7, 2002 Most Goals Scored, SUU: Overtime matches: 0-0-1
Non-Conference Matches 9/14/2002 PSU 7-0 @ Neut.1 Big Sky Matches 10/7/2012 PSU 3-0 @ SUU 10/11/2013 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 9/28/2014 SUU 2-0 @ SUU 1 - Match played at the Utah State Tournament in Logan, Utah
Sports Information
Soccer SID: KC Barnes Office: 435-865-8338 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.suutbirds.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Becky Hogan Year: 4th Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1998 SUU Record: 20-40-9 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-1-1 Assistant Coaches: Kristen Gay
Program Information
2014 Record: 7-7-3 Conf. Record (Place): 4-4-2 (T-7th) Starters Returning/Lost: 10/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 18/8 Top Returning Players: Nancy Brich (Sr., M), Jessica French (So., D), Abbie Flandro (So., M)
MATCH NOTES
• Southern Utah beat the Vikings for the first time last season, winning 2-0 in Cedar City behind two first-half goals • Southern Utah is coming off one of its best seasons in program history last season, when the Thunderbirds set single-season program records for goals (29), assists (26) and points (84), and tied the program record with seven wins during the season. Southern Utah also narrowly missed the Big Sky Tournament last season, finishing one point behind Eastern Washington in the Big Sky standings for the last spot in the tournament • The Thunderbirds only lost two starters off last year’s record-breaking team
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 5, 2002 Most Goals Scored, NAU: 5, 2000 Overtime matches: 1-1-5 HEAD COACH ANDRE LUCIANO
School Information
Location: Flagstaff, Ariz. Founded: 1899 Enrollment: 27,830 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Lumberjacks Colors: Blue & Gold President: Dr. Rita Cheng VP for Intercollegiate Athletics: Dr. Lisa Campos Field: Lumberjack Stadium
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Carly Grenfell Office: (928) 523-1017 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.nauathletics.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Andre Luciano Year: 15th Alma Mater: Indiana, 1993 NAU Record: 112-120-40 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 8-4-5 Assistant Coaches: Carolyn Savage, Vijay Dias
Program Information
Big Sky Matches 10/17/1997 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/11/1998 NAU 3-0 @ NAU 10/17/1999 NAU 1-0 @ PSU 10/15/2000 NAU 5-0 @ NAU 11/2/2001 NAU 3-0 @ NAU 11/3/2002 PSU 5-1 @ PSU 10/19/2003 NAU 2-1 (ot) @ NAU 10/17/2004 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/21/2005 NAU 1-0 @ PSU 10/20/2006 PSU 3-1 @ PSU 10/26/2007 NAU 3-0 @ NAU 10/12/2008 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 11/6/2008 NAU 1-0 @ Neut.1 10/11/2009 NAU 1-0 @ NAU 11/6/2009 Tied 1-1 (p) @ PSU2 10/17/2010 NAU 2-0 @ NAU 10/16/2011 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ NAU 10/5/2012 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ NAU 10/13/2013 PSU 2-1 (ot) @ PSU 9/26/2014 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ NAU 11/7/2014 NAU 2-1 @ Neut.3 1 - Match played at Big Sky Tournament in Ogden, Utah 2 - Match played at Big Sky Tournament at PCC - Rock Creek 3 - Match played at Big Sky Tournament in Missoula, Mont. p - PSU lost in penalty kicks, 4-3
2014 Record: 12-6-4 Conf. Record (Place): 5-2-3 (3rd) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 11/5 Top Returning Players: Haley Wingender (Sr., F), Cierra Gamble (Sr., M), Natalie Gilbertson (Rs-Jr., GK)
MATCH NOTES
• Northern Arizona eliminated the Vikings from the Big Sky Tournament last season, beating them 2-1 in the semifinals • The Lumberjacks have been the toughest Big Sky Conference team for the Vikings to beat under head coach Laura Schott, as they are just 1-4-5 against the Lumberjacks in Schott’s tenure, and have won just once in the teams’ last 11 matches against each other overall • NAU is loaded with talent coming back, as senior forward Haley Wingender returns after being named the 2014 Big Sky Tournament MVP after leading the Lumberjacks to the tournament title last season. Senior midfielder Cierra Gamble also returns as a two-time All-Big Sky honoree, and was the 2013 co-Golden Boot Award winner
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IDAHO VANDALS
EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES
MATCH ELEVEN Friday, Oct. 2, 3:30 p.m. (PT) • Guy Wicks Field, Moscow, Idaho
MATCH TWELVE Sunday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m. (PT) • Sport and Rec Field, Cheney, Wash.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
UI leads the series, 5-4-0 • PSU leads 3-2-0 at PSU • UI leads 3-1-0 at UI • PSU leads 1-0-0 in Big Sky matches
PSU leads the series, 14-4-1 • PSU leads 8-1-0 at PSU • PSU leads 4-3-1 at EWU • PSU leads 2-0-0 at neutral sites
Streak: PSU carries a five-match winning streak into its match against EWU in 2015
Streak: PSU enters the teams’ match against each other with a two-match winning streak in the series Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2x Most Goals Scored, UI: 5, 2000 Overtime matches: -
HEAD COACH DEREK PITTMAN
School Information
Location: Moscow, Idaho Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 11,594 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Vandals Colors: Silver & Vandal Gold President: Dr. Chuck Staben Athletics Director: Dr. Rob Spear Field: Guy Wicks Field
Sports Information
Non-Conference Matches 9/1/1998 PSU 2-1 @ PSU 9/17/2000 UI 5-0 @ UI 9/17/2001 UI 1-0 @ PSU 9/10/2003 PSU 3-1 @ UI 9/2/2005 UI 1-0 @ PSU 9/13/2007 UI 2-0 @ UI 9/28/2010 UI 3-2 @ UI 8/28/2011 PSU 2-1 @ PSU Big Sky Matches 10/26/2014 PSU 3-1 @ PSU
Soccer SID: Joe St. Pierre Office: (208) 885-7065 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.GoVandals.com
HEAD COACH CHAD BODNAR
Big Sky Matches 9/28/1997 PSU 1-0 @ Neut.1 9/27/1998 PSU 4-0 @ Neut.1 10/25/1998 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 9/10/1999 PSU 2-1 (ot) @ EWU 9/4/2000 EWU 3-2 @ PSU 10/28/2001 PSU 3-2 (ot) @ PSU 10/25/2002 PSU 1-0 @ EWU 11/2/2003 EWU 3-1 @ EWU 10/29/2004 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/28/2005 EWU 2-1 @ EWU 10/13/2006 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/19/2007 EWU 2-1 @ EWU 10/19/2008 PSU 4-1 @ PSU 10/16/2009 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ EWU 10/8/2010 PSU 3-0 @ PSU2 10/7/2011 PSU 1-0 @ EWU2 9/30/2012 PSU 4-0 @ PSU2 10/4/2013 PSU 2-0 @ EWU2 10/3/2014 PSU 3-1 @ PSU
School Information
Location: Cheney, Wash. Founded: 1882 Enrollment: 12,791 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red and White President: Dr. Mary Cullinan Athletics Director: Bill Chaves Field: Sport and Rec Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Kyle Bruce Office: (509) 359-6333 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.goeags.com
Coaching Staff
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Derek Pittman Year: 2nd Alma Mater: Tulsa, 1998 UI Record: 4-14-2 Career Record: 20-48-9 Record vs. PSU: 0-1-0 Assistant Coaches: Josh Davis, Laura Jackson
Head Coach: Chad Bodnar Year: 2nd Alma Mater: Washington State, ‘03 EWU Record: 8-9-0 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 0-1-0 Assistant Coaches: Max Weber, Rich Cullen
Program Information
2014 Record: 4-14-2 Conf. Record (Place): 4-4-2 (T-7th) Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Letters Returning/Lost: 11/10 Top Returning Players: Olivia Baggerly (So., F/M), Chloe Bell (So., M), Elexis Schlossarek (Jr., M)
MATCH NOTES
• The Vikings won the first-ever Big Sky match between them and Idaho last season, winning 3-1 at home • Idaho had an odd season last year in that the Vandals started their non-conference schedule 0-9-0, but then went 4-1-1 at the start of Big Sky play before finishing the season on a five-match winless streak • The Vandals return four of their top five scorers from last season in Olivia Baggerly (11 points; four goals, three assists), Chloe Bell (nine points; three goals, three assists), Kavita Battan (eight points; three goals, two assists) and Alyssa Pease (six points; two goals, two assists) • The Vandals gave up an average of 2.5 goals per game last season, surrendering 50 goals in their 20 total matches
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Most Goals Scored, PSU: 4, 3x Most Goals Scored, EWU: 3, 2x Overtime matches: 2-0-1, PSU
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1 - Oregon State Tournament 2 - Dam Cup Match
Program Information
2014 Record: 8-9-0 Conf. Record (Place): 5-5-0 (6th) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Letters Returning/Lost: 10/6 Top Returning Players: Chloe Williams (So., F), Savannah Hoekstra (So., F), Paige Gallaway (Jr., M), Tasha Luu (Sr., M/D)
MATCH NOTES
• The Eagles qualified for the Big Sky Tournament for the first time since 2009 last season, when they placed sixth overall at 5-5-0 in conference play • The Vikings have not lost to the Eagles since 2007, while PSU head coach Laura Schott has never lost to the Eagles • Sophomore forward Chloe Williams returns to the Eagles after scoring five goals in Big Sky play last season, which earned her the distinction as one of only two freshmen to make the All-Big Sky first team last season • Sophomore forward Savannah Hoekstra also returns to the Eagles this season after tying for the team lead with six goals last season
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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IDAHO STATE BENGALS
WEBER STATE WILDCATS
MATCH THIRTEEN Friday, Oct. 9, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
MATCH FOURTEEN Sunday, Oct. 11, 12 p.m. (MT) • Wildcat Soccer Field, Ogden, Utah
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 9-8-1 • Series tied 4-4-1 at PSU • PSU leads 5-4-0 at ISU
PSU leads the series, 9-8-4 • PSU leads 6-4-2 at PSU • WSU leads 4-3-1 at WSU • Series tied 0-0-1 at neutral sites
Streak: PSU has won the last two matches in its series against ISU, as well as eight of the last nine matches overall
Streak: PSU has a seven-match unbeaten streak against WSU, and hasn’t lost since 2008
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 4, 2009 Most Goals Scored, ISU: 4, 2000 Overtime matches: 1-0-1, PSU HEAD COACH ALLISON GIBSON
School Information
Location: Pocatello, Idaho Founded: 1901 Enrollment: 14,489 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Bengals Colors: Orange and Black President: Dr. Arthur C. Vailas Athletics Director: Jeff Tingey Field: Davis Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Jenna Galloway Office: (208) 282-3651 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.isubengals.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Allison Gibson Year: 10th Alma Mater: Sonoma State, 1995 ISU Record: 69-79-20 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 1-8-0 Assistant Coaches: Neal Ozmun, Chris “Topper” Cogan
Opponents
Big Sky Matches 10/17/1998 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/24/1999 ISU 3-0 @ ISU 10/21/2000 ISU 4-1 @ PSU 10/21/2001 ISU 2-0 @ PSU 10/17/2002 ISU 2-1 @ ISU 11/9/2002 ISU 2-1 @ ISU1 10/24/2003 ISU 1-0 @ PSU 10/23/2004 ISU 2-1 @ ISU 10/7/2005 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ PSU 10/5/2006 PSU 1-0 (ot) @ ISU 10/12/2007 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/25/2008 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 10/23/2009 PSU 4-1 @ PSU 10/24/2010 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/23/2011 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 10/12/2012 ISU 2-1 @ PSU 10/19/2013 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 10/10/2014 PSU 1-0 @ ISU 1 - Big Sky Championship final
Program Information
2014 Record: 10-9-1 Conf. Record (Place): 5-4-1 (T-4th) Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Letters Returning/Lost: 11/9 Top Returning Players: Maria Sanchez (So., F), Lauren Bermudez (Sr., M), Katherine Roberts (Jr., M), Whitney Peterson (Sr., M)
MATCH NOTES
• Idaho State’s Maria Sanchez was named to the Mexico Women’s National Team for the FIFA Women’s World Cup over the summer, and entered as a substitue in the team’s second match of the tournament, a 2-1 loss to England • Sanchez also played on the Mexico National Team at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal • Sanchez, senior midfielder Lauren Bermudez and junior midfielder Katherine Roberts all earned All-Big Sky honorable mention honors last season • The Bengals were one of the best offensive teams in the Big Sky last season, scoring 36 goals in 20 total matches
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2x Most Goals Scored, WSU: 3, 1997 Overtime matches: 1-0-4, PSU HEAD COACH TIM CROMPTON
School Information
Location: Ogden, Utah Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 25,954 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple and White President: Dr. Charles Wight Athletics Director: Jerry Bovee Field: Wildcat Soccer Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Justin Johnson Office: (801) 626-7414 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.weberstatesports.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Tim Crompton Year: 12th Alma Mater: Weber State, ‘96 WSU Record: 84-105-26 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 3-7-4 Assistant Coaches: Meagan Thunell, Mike Manning
Big Sky Matches 10/23/1997 WSU 3-0 @ WSU 10/15/1998 WSU 2-1 @ PSU 10/21/1999 WSU 1-0 @ WSU 10/19/2000 WSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/19/2001 WSU 2-1 @ PSU 10/19/2002 PSU 1-0 @ WSU 10/26/2003 PSU 1-0 (ot) @ PSU 10/21/2004 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ WSU 11/5/2004 WSU 2-0 @ PSU1 10/9/2005 PSU 2-1 (ot) @ PSU 10/7/2006 WSU 2-1 @ WSU 10/14/2007 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/23/2008 WSU 2-0 @ WSU 10/25/2009 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/21/2010 PSU 3-0 @ WSU 10/20/2011 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 11/4/2011 Tied 0-0 (p) @ Neut.1 10/14/2012 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/17/2013 PSU 3-1 @ WSU 11/9/2013 Tied 0-0 (p2) @ PSU2 10/12/2014 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 1 - Match played at the Big Sky Tournament in Greeley, Colo. 2 - Big Sky Championship final played at Hillsboro Stadium p - PSU lost in penalty kicks, 4-3 p2 - PSU lost in penalty kicks, 3-0
Program Information
2014 Record: 5-13-1 Conf. Record (Place): 2-7-1 (10th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 16/7 Top Returning Players: Brecken Holbrook (Sr., D), Mackenzie Harrison (Sr., F)
MATCH NOTES
• Weber State had a down year last year -- going 2-7-1 in Big Sky play -- but are still just two years removed from winning the Big Sky Tournament over the Vikings on penalty kicks in 2013 • Part of the Wildcats’ struggles last season could be attributed to the loss of two-time All-Big Sky first-team selection Chansi Crompton, who struggled through injuries all season. Crompton led the Big Sky in each of her first two seasons at Weber State, and returns to the Wildcats again this season • Weber State also returns seniors Brecken Holbrook and Mackenzie Harrison, who have started every match in each of the past two seasons. Harrison was named the Big Sky Offensive MVP in 2013
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NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHERN COLORADO BEARS
MATCH FIFTEEN Friday, Oct. 16, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
MATCH SIXTEEN Friday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
PSU leads the series, 3-0-0 • PSU leads 1-0-0 at PSU • PSU leads 2-0-0 at UND
PSU leads the series, 7-3-1 • PSU leads 4-1-0 at PSU • PSU leads 3-2-1 at UNC
Streak: PSU has won the first three matches of its series against UND
Streak: PSU has gone unbeaten in its last three matches against UNC, after losing three straight from 2010-12
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2012 Most Goals Scored, UND: 1, 2012 Overtime matches: -
Big Sky Matches 9/23/2012 PSU 3-1 @ UND 9/29/2013 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/19/2014 PSU 1-0 @ UND
HEAD COACH MATT KELLOGG
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 3x Most Goals Scored, UNC: 3, 2010 Overtime matches: 1-0-1, UNC HEAD COACH TIM BARRERA
School Information
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Coaching Staff
Coaching Staff
Location: Grand Forks, N.D. Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 14,906 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Colors: Kelly Green & White President: Dr. Robert Kelley Athletics Director: Brian Faison Field: Bronson Field
Soccer SID: Ross LaDue Office: (701) 777-6743 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.undsports.com
Head Coach: Matt Kellogg Year: 3rd Alma Mater: Butler, ‘00 UND Record: 3-31-2 Career Record: 35-66-12 Record vs. PSU: 0-2-0 Assistant Coaches: Steph Webb
Program Information
2014 Record: 1-15-1 Conf. Record (Place): 0-10-0 (11th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 14/5 Top Returning Players: Caitlin Dahl (Sr., M), Zoe Foster (Jr., F)
MATCH NOTES
• North Dakota had a rough season last year, but returns eight of its 11 starters from that team including the team’s entire offense • Despite last season’s struggles, UND picked up its first road win since 2011 last year, beating Chicago State, 3-0, on Aug. 29 • UND put a scare into the Vikings in their match against each other last season, as UND clanged a potential game-tying goal off the post in the second half • PSU’s match against UND last season was also one of their most frustrating in a while as the Vikings recorded 26 shots in the match, the fourth-highest single-match total in school history, but only scored the one goal
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Location: Greeley, Colo. Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 11,290 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue and Gold President: Kay Norton Athletics Director: Darren Dunn Field: Jackson Stadium
Soccer SID: Amanda Nusbaum Office: (970) 351-2979 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.uncbears.com
Big Sky Matches 9/18/2005 PSU 3-1 @ UNC 10/22/2006 PSU 2-1 @ UNC 10/28/2007 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 10/10/2008 PSU 2-1 @ UNC 10/9/2009 PSU 3-2 @ PSU 10/15/2010 UNC 3-2 (2ot) @ UNC 10/14/2011 UNC 1-0 @ PSU 9/21/2012 UNC 1-0 @ UNC 9/27/2013 PSU 3-1 @ PSU 11/7/2013 PSU 2-0 @ PSU1 10/17/2014 Tied 1-1 (2ot) @ UNC 1 - Big Sky Tournament semifinal at Hillsboro Stadium
Head Coach: Tim Barrera Year: 17th Alma Mater: Virginia Tech, ‘86; Elmira College, ‘98 UNC Record: 141-130-30 Career Record: 202-175-32 Record vs. PSU: 3-7-1 Assistant Coaches: Simone Borucinski, Amanda Davis
Program Information
2014 Record: 10-9-2 Conf. Record (Place): 5-4-1 (T-4th) Starters Returning/Lost: 10/1 Letters Returning/Lost: 17/1 Top Returning Players: Rebecca Lancia (Sr., M/F), Adrienne Jordan (Sr., D), Kaitlin Ruff (Rs-Sr., GK)
MATCH NOTES
• Northern Colorado returns an incredible amount of letterwinners from last season, as 17 of the team’s 18 players that played last season return this season • Senior defender Adrienne Jordan returns to the Bears after earning Big Sky co-Defensive MVP honors last season, when she was also named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team • Jordan also played with the Colorado Pride of the W-League over the summer, which finished as the national runner-up • The Bears held a late lead over the Vikings in their 2014 regular-season match, but an 86th-minute goal from Portland State’s Mackenzie Bean tied things late, and the teams ended up tying, 1-1
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
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MONTANA GRIZZLIES
SACRAMENTO STATE HORNETS
MATCH SEVENTEEN Friday, Oct. 23, 3 p.m. (MT) • South Campus Stadium, Missoula, Mont.
HEAD COACH MARK PLAKORUS
School Information
Location: Missoula, Mont. Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 Enrollment: 13,500 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Grizzlies Colors: Maroon and Silver President: Royce Engstrom Athletics Director: Kent Haslam Field: South Campus Stadium
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Joel Carlson Office: (406) 243-5414 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.GoGriz.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Mark Plakorus Year: 5th Alma Mater: Kansas, ‘90 UM Record: 37-32-13 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 2-2-1 Assistant Coaches: Sophie Clough, Eric Lona
Program Information
2014 Record: 12-6-2 Conf. Record (Place): 8-0-2 (1st) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/4 Letters Returning/Lost: 16/6 Top Returning Players: Hallie Widner (So., F), Mackenzie Akins (Sr. M/F), Tess Brenneman (Rs-Jr., D), Kailey Norman (Jr., GK)
Opponents
MATCH EIGHTEEN Friday, Oct. 30, 3 p.m. (PT) • Hornet Field, Sacramento, Calif.
ALL-TIME SERIES
ALL-TIME SERIES
Series tied, 10-10-2 • UM leads 5-4-1 at PSU • PSU leads 6-4-1 at UM • UM leads 1-0-0 at neutral sites • Series tied 9-9-2 in Big Sky matches
SAC leads the series, 10-8-3 • PSU leads series 5-3-2 at PSU • SAC leads 5-3-1 at SAC • SAC leads 2-0-0 at neutral sites • SAC leads 9-8-3 in Big Sky matches
Streak: UM has won two of the last three in its series against PSU, after PSU had gone unbeaten over six straight matches from 2007-12
Streak: PSU has won four straight matches in its series against SAC, and has only lost one of its last seven matches against SAC
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 3, 2x Most Goals Scored, UM: 7, 1997 Overtime matches: 1-1-2
Non-Conference Matches 10/21/1995 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/12/1996 UM 3-0 @ PSU Big Sky Matches 10/26/1997 UM 7-0 @ UM 11/7/1997 UM 4-0 @ UM1 10/23/1998 UM 3-2 (ot) @ PSU 10/8/1999 UM 4-1 @ UM 9/2/2000 UM 5-0 @ PSU 10/26/2001 UM 3-0 @ UM 10/27/2002 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/31/2003 PSU 1-0 (2ot) @ UM 10/31/2004 PSU 3-2 @ PSU 10/30/2005 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/15/2006 UM 1-0 @ PSU 10/21/2007 PSU 2-1 @ UM 10/17/2008 PSU 2-1 @ PSU 10/18/2009 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/10/2010 PSU 3-0 @ PSU 10/9/2011 Tied 2-2 (2ot) @ UM 9/28/2012 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 11/2/2012 UM 3-2 @ Neut.2 10/6/2013 PSU 1-0 @ UM 10/5/2014 UM 1-0 @ PSU 1 - Big Sky Tournament semifinal in Missoula, Mont. 2 - Big Sky Tournament semifinal in Pocatello, Idaho
MATCH NOTES
• Portland State and Montana have traded unbeaten runs through the Big Sky schedule in each of the past two seasona as the Vikings went 8-0-1 in 2013, while the Grizzlies went 8-0-2 in 2014 • Montana hosted the Big Sky Tournament for the first time since 2000 last season, but lost in the semifinals to Idaho State • Montana has the most Big Sky regular-season titles of any school in the conference with six (1997-2000, 2012, 2014) • Sophomore forward Hallie Widner returns to the Grizzlies after leading the team with 17 points on seven goals and three assists as a freshman last season • Portland State has not lost to Montana in Montana since 2001
5x Big Sky Regular-Season Champions
HEAD COACH RANDY DEDINI
School Information
Location: Sacramento, Calif. Founded: 1947 Enrollment: 29,353 Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Hornets Colors: Green & Gold President: Dr. Robert Nelsen Athletics Director: Bill Macriss Field: Hornet Field
Sports Information
Soccer SID: Andrew Tomsky Office: (916) 278-6896 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hornetsports.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Randy Dedini Year: 9th Alma Mater: Sonoma State, 1993 SAC Record: 65-64-21 Career Record: Same Record vs. PSU: 3-5-2 Assistant Coaches: Katie Burton, Jenny Lawrence
Program Information
2014 Record: 9-10-0 Conf. Record (Place): 4-6-0 (9th) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letters Returning/Lost: 18/6 Top Returning Players: Adaurie Dayak (Jr., F), Maggie Pleis (Jr., M), Lydia Bowman (Jr., M)
Most Goals Scored, PSU: 4, 2002 Most Goals Scored, SAC: 4, 2001 Overtime matches: 0-0-3
Non-Conference Matches 9/28/1996 SAC 2-0 @ Neut.1 Big Sky Matches 10/3/1997 SAC 2-1 @ PSU 10/30/1998 SAC 2-0 @ SAC 9/17/1999 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 10/8/2000 SAC 3-0 @ SAC 10/12/2001 SAC 4-1 @ SAC 10/13/2002 PSU 4-1 @ PSU 10/12/2003 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/8/2004 PSU 1-0 @ SAC 10/23/2005 SAC 2-1 @ PSU 10/27/2006 SAC 1-0 @ PSU 11/2/2007 SAC 1-0 @ SAC 11/9/2007 SAC 2-1 @ SAC2 10/31/2008 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ PSU 10/30/2009 Tied 0-0 (2ot) @ SAC 10/29/2010 PSU 1-0 @ PSU 11/5/2010 SAC 2-1 @ Neut.3 9/30/2011 PSU 3-2 @ SAC 10/19/2012 PSU 3-1 @ PSU 10/25/2013 PSU 1-0 @ SAC 10/31/2014 PSU 2-0 @ PSU 1 - Match played at Oregon State Tournament in Corvallis, Ore. 2 - Match played during Big Sky Tournament in Sacramento, Calif. 3 - Match played during Big Sky Tournament in Flagstaff, Ariz.
MATCH NOTES
• Portland State has dominated their series with the Hornets of late, as they’ve won the last four matches in a row, including two straight shutouts in each of the past two seasons • Sacramento State returned eight of its 11 starters from last season, including 100 percent of the team’s assists • Sacramento State did lose two big starters, however, in leading scorer Kristen Bridges and starting goalkeeper Kimberly Mata. Bridges led the Hornets with six goals last season, while Mata ranked near the top of the conference with a 1.09 goals-against averge • The Hornets have not made the Big Sky Tournament since they won their second Big Sky title in 2010
2015 Women’s Soccer Media Guide
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