Oct. 8, 2002
No. 21 Women's Soccer Team Will Conclude Five-Game Road Trip
Truman State University Bulldogs
vs.
University Missouri-Rolla
Date: Friday, Oct. 11, 2002
Time: 7 pm (CST)
Location: Rolla, Mo.
Pitch: UMR Soccer Complex (500)
No. 21 Truman (7-1-2 overall, 3-0-1 MIAA): Sophomore Sarah Murray
(Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) leads the Bulldogs with 12 points and four assists. Senior
Heather Murray (St. Charles/St. Charles West), after gaining another goal this weekend, leads the 'Dogs with five goals on the season and 12 shots on goal. Sophomore
Stephanie Cepicky (St. Louis/Lindbergh), junior Beth Wieman (Dittmer,
Mo./Rosati-Kain) and freshman Rachael McCarville (Columbia,
Mo./Rock Bridge) recorded their first goals of the season while on the road last weekend. Lisa
Schmalz (Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central-Kansas) increased her save percentage to .821 with 46 saves this season. The 'Dogs are out scoring their opponents 20-10,
with an 11-6 margin in the first period and a 8-4 margin in the second.
The Bulldogs moved up one spot in this week's NSCAA national poll, progressing to No. 21. The Bulldogs are now 24-1-1 all-time in conference games, the only loss coming to CMSU in the 2001 season finale and the tie against SBU last weekend.
The 'Dogs will kick off a five game home-stand on Oct. 16 against MIAA foe Northwest Missouri.
Truman vs. Southwest Baptist: In Bolivar last Saturday, all the scoring happened in the first period. The 'Dogs got off to a good start when Heather Murray put them in the lead on a free kick just over three minutes into the game. However, the Bearcats had an answer by the 13th minute and would take a 2-1 lead just over three minutes later. Stephanie Cepicky put one past goalie Chantal Cole on a penalty kick in the 27th minute for the equalizer. In the second period neither team was able to put a shot on goal, and after two overtime periods and 110 minutes the game would end in the Bulldogs first-ever MIAA tie.
Truman vs. Emporia: At Emporia, the 'Dogs came out strong as Wieman gave them the early lead when her shot came out of keeper Amanda Slatton's hands and landed in the goal, with an assist from sophomore Anna Sonderman (Manchester, Mo./Nerinx Hall). Minutes later Wieman would find the back of the net again from 30 yards out as Wieman put the ball over Slatton's head. At 11:03, Sara Murray would take the ball into the right corner on a breakaway and score with an assist from sophomore Ellen Wright (Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood) and Sonderman. Seven minutes later Heather Murray gave the ball to Sara Murray who buried it in the net. Emporia would try to come back by putting scoring once in the second half, but the 'Dogs would answered right away when McCarville got her first goal of the season with five minutes left in the game.
Bulldogs in the MIAA: Sara Murray is tied for seventh in shots (2.6 pg), is sixth in points (1.2 ppg), ninth in goals (.40pg) and third in assists (.40 pg).
Heather Murray is seventh in points (1.1 ppg), sixth in goals (0.50 pg) and tied for fourth in game-winning goals (0.20 pg).
Sonderman is fourth in assists (0.38 pg).
Wieman is tied for sixth in assists (0.33 pg).
Schmalz leads the MIAA with a 0.96 goals against average and 0.60 shutouts per game.
The 'Dogs lead the MIAA in goals against average (0.84 pg).
Series Records: Truman leads the series against UMR 14-6-2. Last season, the 'Dogs shut out UMR in both meetings. On Oct. 6 the final was 5-0 with Heather Murray and Sara Murray tallying two goals apiece. At the second meeting in Rolla, Sara Murray and Wright each had a goal as the 'Dogs won 3-0.
Coaches' records: Coach Mike Cannon continues to be the winningest coach in Truman women's soccer history with a current record of 116-48-15 (.690).
Diana Niland has entered her second year as the Miner's head coach. Under her helm, the Lady Miners has compiled a record of 5-19-3.
University Missouri-Rolla (1-9-0 overall, 1-4 MIAA): Freshman Amy Krauch leads the Lady Miners with four points and two goals this season. One of Krauch's goals was a game winning shot against Northwest Missouri. Freshman Lisa Warner has put seven shots on goal which gives her a shot on goal percentage of .467. Another Miner to watch out for is junior Katie Beissel who has a goal and an assist while putting four shots on goal. Senior Ana Mora has seen the most time in goal for UMR. She has accumulated 87 saves and a save percentage of .713. She currently leads the MIAA in saves per game (8.70 pg).
The Miners are coming off a 0-1 loss to Central Missouri last weekend. Prior to that, they recorded their first season win against Northwest Missouri. Amy Krauch put it in with an assist from Kacey Morris.