Pacific Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook
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THIS WEEK IN PACIFIC WOMEN'S SOCCER
PACIFIC VS. GEORGE FOX
Match No. 13/Road Match No. 7
Sat., Oct. 10, 7 p.m., Austin Sports Complex, Newberg, Ore.
Live Stats: www.athletics.georgefox.edu/livestats/index
PACIFIC VS. LEWIS & CLARK
Match No. 14/Home Match No. 7
Sun., Oct. 14, Noon, Lincoln Park Stadium, Forest Grove, Ore.
Live Stats: www.goboxers.com/livestats
Live Video: www.goboxers.com/webcasts
OVERTIME WEEKEND FOR BOXERS
Over the weekend, the Pacific women's soccer team went into overtime in both matches. On Saturday, the Boxers played an exciting match, ending with a 2-1 victory. The Boxers scored the game-winning goal in the last minute of the first overtime period to take the victory over Willamette. On Sunday, the Boxers played tough defense to hold Puget Sound to a 0-0 match heading into overtime. In the first minute and half, Puget Sound claimed a 1-0 victory over the Boxers, firing to the back of the net. The Boxers are currently sixth in the Northwest Conference with a 3-4-1 record. The Boxers will continue Northwest Conference play on Wednesday facing George Fox and on Sunday with Lewis & Clark.
BOXER BYTES
• McKenna Davidson scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Saturday against Willamette.
• Caitlin Castillo assisted the game-winning goal on Saturday, marking her first assist for the season. Castillo missed the first half of the season due to an injury.
• Sarah Tuffey scored her second goal of the season on Saturday against Puget sound to a take a 1-0 lead.
• Once again Brittany Hartmann ranks in the top-five in three different statistical categories inlcuding saves, saving percentage and goals against average.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
GEORGE FOX
George Fox is currently last in the Northwest Conference with a 0-8-0 record, 1-9-2 overall. Andy Hetherington is in his 11th season as head coach of the Bruins. Over the weekend, the Bruins dropped both of their matches. On Saturday, the match went into double overtime with Pacific Lutheran ending the match in the second overtime to claim a 1-0 victory over the Bruins. On Sunday, the Bruins scored one goal, but was not enough in 6-1 loss to Lewis & Clark. Michelle Young and Jordyn Breenman are currently leading the Bruins with three goals apiece. Alyssa Montero is leading the Bruins in the net with 37 saves in seven matches.
ALL TIME SERIES: Pacific leads 21-19-3 AGAINST CRABTREE: Crabtree leads 2-1-2
LAST MEETING: Pacific won 3-1 at Forest Grove, Ore. (9/12/12)
LEWIS & CLARK
Lewis & Clark is currently fifth in the Northwest Conference with a 3-3-2 record, 3-6-2 overall. Jim Tursi is in his third season as head coach for the Pioneers. Over the weekend, the Pioneers split. On Saturday, the Pioneers took a hard 3-0 loss to Puget Sound. On Sunday, Lewis & Clark bounced back for a 6-1 victory over George Fox. Emily Thompson is currently leading the Pioneers with four goals and 24 shots. Geena Fong has collected 59 saves between the pipes in 10 games. Fong was nominated as Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the Week of Sept. 24-30 for her defense in the net.
ALL TIME SERIES: Pacific leads 16-8-1 AGAINST CRABTREE: Crabtree leads 4-1-0
LAST MEETING: Lewis & Clark won 2-0 at Portland, Ore. (9/29/12)
PACIFIC NEWS & NOTES
FRESHMAN SCORES BIG: Freshman Mckenna Davidson (Fr., Kailua, Hawaii) scored the game-winning goal on Saturday against Willamette. In the 99th minute of the first overtime period and after a save by Brittany Hartman (Sr., Portland, Ore.), Caitlin Castillo (Fr., Eugene, Ore.) crossed to Davidson inside the six-yard box. Davidson fired past Willamette goalkeeper to claim a 2-1 victory. Davidson's goal on Saturday marks her second goal of the season, her first game-winning goal. Davidson scored her first goal of the season on Sept. 16 against Pacific Lutheran.
CROSSING CASTILLO: After missing out on the first half of the season due to an injury, Castillo was able to play and be a difference maker for the Boxers on Saturday afternoon. Castillo saw a offensive opportunity for the Boxers when she crossed to Davidson, who scored the game-winning goal for the Boxers to claim a 2-1 victory over Willamette. "When we first saw Castillo play four years ago, we immediately knew she would be the difference-maker on the pitch with her technical ability and supreme leadership skills," said Associate Head Coach Dane Joseph. "When she committed to play here, we thought it was a dream come true. Unfortunately she came in injured, and wasn't able to return until today, through her determination and diligence. She was 5-stars even for a veteran, much less a freshman. We are so very happy for her and can't wait to watch her blossom into one of the conference's elite players."
SENIOR SCORES: Sarah Tuffey scored her second goal of the season on Saturday afternoon to help the Boxers take a 1-0 lead over Willamette. In the 46th minute Richardson created an opportunity by crossing to Tuffey who was inside the six-yard box. Tuffey fired past the Willamette's goalkeeper to score the first goal of the match. "Sarah and Anna combined to score one of the best goals I have witnessed," said Joseph. "Anna's inch-perfect cross and Sarah's full volley could not have been executed any better than they were. Most importantly, their total ability on the ball is mouth-watering as it always leaves you wondering what's next." Tuffey scored her first goal of the season on Sept. 2 in 2-0 shutout over Whittier. Kaitlyn Harper (Sr., Oregon City, Ore.) crossed to Tuffey, who fired between the posts past Whittier's goalkeeper.
HARTMANN RANKS AGAIN IN NWC: Brittany Hartmann (Sr., Portland, Ore.) once again ranks in the top-five of three different statistical categories in the Northwest Conference. Hartmann ranks third in saves (56), fourth in saving percentage (.836) and fourth in goals against average (1.02). On Saturday, Hartmann collected her fourth victory on the season against Willamette. She collected eight saves in 99 minutes of play. Hartmann currently owns three of the four Boxer shutouts this season and also was nominated as Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 3-9.
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.
