Pacific Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook
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THIS WEEK IN PACIFIC WOMEN'S SOCCER
PACIFIC VS. WHITMAN
Match No. 8/Home Match No. 3
Sat., Sept. 22, Noon, Lincoln Park Stadium, Forest Grove, Ore.
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PACIFIC VS. WHITWORTH
Match No. 9/Home Match No. 4
Sun., Sept. 23, Noon, Lincoln Park Stadium, Forest Grove, Ore.
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WIN, LOSS, DRAW
On Wednesday, the Pacific women's soccer team opened Northwest Conference action against George Fox. After a scoreless first half the Boxers scored three goals to claim a 3-1 victory. On Saturday, the Boxers played the No. 23rd ranked Linfield and held the tough Wildcats to two goals in a 2-0 loss. On Sunday, Pacific recorded their third tie of the season with a 1-1 draw against Pacific Lutheran. This up coming weekend, the Boxers play Whitman on Saturday and Whitworth on Sunday.
BOXER BYTES
• Newcomers Chantal Gustine and McKenna Davidson scored their first goals in a Boxer uniform to help the Boxers claim victory over George Fox and record the Boxers third draw this season.
• Freshman Dani McMurray played a strong overtime performance against Pacific Lutheran on Sunday, creating many scoring opportunities for the Boxers.
• Brittany Hartmann has been a huge factor in leading the young Boxers between the posts, while ranking in the top five of three different statistical categories in the Northwest Conference.
• The Boxers recorded their third draw of the season on Sunday against Pacific Lutheran. Pacific led 1-0 heading into the second half, but the Lutes would score to force the draw.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
WHITMAN
Whitman finished behind Pacific in sixth place in the Northwest Conference in 2011 with a 6-8-2 record, 8-10-2 overall. Heather Cato is in her third season as head coach of the Missionaries. So far in the 2012 season the Missionaries are 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the NWC. On Wednesday, the Missionaries were shutout by Whitworth 1-0. On Saturday, they collected their second win of the season by shutting out Willamette 1-0. On Sunday, the Missionaries fell to Lewis & Clark 2-0. Whitman returns two key seniors, Erin Flannery and Jaclyn Rudd. Both were Second Team All-NWC selections in 2011.
ALL TIME SERIES: Whitman leads 19-18-4 AGAINST CRABTREE: Crabtree leads 2-1-1
LAST MEETING: Tie 2-2, 2OT at Walla Walla, Wash. (10/23/10)
WHITWORTH
Whitworth finished fourth in the Northwest Conference in 2011 with a 8-4-4 record, 8-6-4 overall. Jael Hagerott is in her second year as head coach for the Pirates.
The Pirates started the 2012 season with four losses, but currently sit in first place in the NWC with a 3-0-0 record. On Wednesday, Whitworth opened NWC action with a 1-0 victory over Whitman. On Saturday, the Pirates shutout Lewis & Clark 2-0. On Sunday, the Pirates collected another 2-0 shutout against Willamette. Whitworth returns seniors Mackenzie Grow and Kelsey Griswold, who were Second Team All-NWC selections in 2011. Grow led the Pirates in 2011 with four goals. Griswold played in all 18 matches at defender.
ALL TIME SERIES: Whitworth leads 25-9-9 AGAINST CRABTREE: Crabtree leads 2-0-2
LAST MEETING: Won 2-1, 2OT at Spokane, Wash. (10/24/10)
PACIFIC NEWS & NOTES
NEWCOMERS PRODUCE: Over the past three games, the Boxers have scored four goals. Two of those goals came from newcomers Chantal Gustine (Fr., Kalispell, Mont.) and McKenna Davidson (Fr., Kailua, Hawaii). Gustine scored her first goal in a Boxer uniform on Wednesday against George Fox. Kamryn Plechot (So., La Palma, Calif.) threw the ball to the center area of the box, which found Gustine, who fired between the posts, past the Bruins goalkeeper. The goal tied the game up 1-1 after a scoreless first half. Davidson scored her first goal of the season on Sunday against Pacific Lutheran. There was some confusion in the box, which Davidson took advantage of and fired to the back of the net. Both freshmen have seen the field in all seven games, making great contributions for the Boxers.
MCMURRAY STEPS UP IN OVERTIME: After scoring her first goal against Oregon Tech, Dani McMurray (Fr., Gresham, Ore.), another freshmen for the Boxers, stepped up her offensive game as she created many opportunities to score against the Lutes on Sunday. McMurray led the Boxers in overtime with three scoring opportunities. She tallied three of the five shots that were fired during the 20 minutes, but one was too wide and the other two were saved by Pacific Lutheran's goalkeeper. With less than one minute to go, McMurray fired off a shot, but was shut down. She collected four shots for the match, with her first shot of the match coming at the end of the second half, but the attempt was wide.
HARTMANN BETWEEN THE PIPES: After the third week of the season, goalkeeper Brittany Hartmann (Sr., Portland, Ore.) ranks in the top five of three different statistical categories in the Northwest Conference. She ranks second in goal-against average (0.90), third in saves (29), and fifth in save percentage (.829). Over the weekend, Hartmann collected seven saves for the Boxers. "Hartmann was absolutely fantastic this weekend," said Associate Head Coach Dane Joseph. "Our success is in large part due to her and Kaitlyn Harper (Sr., Oregon City, Ore.) encouraging and bringing along the younger players."
THIRD DRAW FOR BOXERS: On Sunday, the Boxers recorded their third draw for the 2012 season against Pacific Lutheran. Pacific scored in the 38th minute when there was some confusion in the box and Davidson took advantage, firing past the Pacific Lutheran goalkeeper. The Lutes would tie the game in the 61st minute. Both teams had scoring opportunities but couldn't find the back of the net for the rest of the match. The Boxers opened the 2012 season with a draw against Redlands on 8/31/12 and a second draw against Nortwest Christian on 9/8/12. In 2011, the Boxers recorded four draws, which is the most in program history in a single season.
PACIFIC PICKED FIFTH IN NWC POLL: Northwest Conference coaches have picked Pacific to place fifth according to the league's preseason poll released in August. The Boxers received 36 of a possible 80 points in the poll, beating out Whitman, Pacific Lutheran, George Fox and Lewis & Clark. Pacific finished fifth in the conference standings in 2011, after a fifth place selection in the preseason poll. Puget Sound was the favorite to win a eleventh straight conference title. The Loggers earned six first place votes and 66 points. Linfield (56 pts. ) came in second place in the poll, scoring three first place votes.
