Zags Set For Road Matches Against Northwest Rivals
9/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 30, 2009
Match 11
Gonzaga vs. Washington
Seattle, Wash.
Friday, Oct. 2, 5 p.m.
Gametracker Available
Free Videostreaming Available
Match 12
Gonzaga vs. Portland State
Portland, Ore.
Sunday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m.
Live Stats Available
THIS WEEK: Gonzaga University continues its seven match road streak this weekend, facing the University of Washington 5 p.m. Friday in Seattle before heading to Portland for a matchup with Portland State University 1 p.m. Sunday. This weekend will also serve as the Zags final non-conference weekend prior to beginning West Coast Conference play next Saturday (Oct. 10) in Portland against the No. 4 ranked University of Portland. The Bulldogs will play one more non-conference match later in the season, facing UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif. Nov. 1.
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS LIVE: All Gonzaga University home matches will be video streamed and available via Gametracker on the internet at http://www.gozags.com. Check the Gonzaga web site to sign up for live video streaming and view other Gametracker links. This Friday's match at Washington will be videostreamed. Fans will have to sign up for a Dawg Channel All-Access pass for the video but it's just a login/password and it's all free at http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wash&media=134292.
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS ON TWITTER: Follow the team every step of Gonzaga University's women's soccer season at www.twitter.com/zagswsoccer. You can also get instant game scores and updates at the official Bulldog athletic twitter site at www.twitter.com/GonzagaBulldogs.
LAST WEEK: Last weekend Gonzaga University posted a 1-1 mark at the Uni Wyo Cowgirl Classic hosted by the University of Wyoming in Laramie,Wyo. The Bulldogs opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Wyoming Friday but later suffered a 1-0 defeat to Boise State University on Sunday. The Zags had Amy Danielson, Emma Dolcetti, and Elle Sweeney earn All-Tournament honors.
COMING UP: Next week Gonzaga University opens West Coast Conference play with a road match at No. 4 ranked University of Portland in their only match of the week. The following weekend the Zags will close out their season-long seven match road streak with a trip to southern California to face WCC foes Loyola Marymount Oct. 16 and Pepperdine University Oct. 18.
EDWARDS RECORDS CAREER WIN NUMBER 50: Gonzaga University's 2-0 win over Eastern Washington Sept. 6 was the Bulldogs' first year head coach Amy Edwards third victory with the Zags and the 50th win of her career. Edwards came to Gonzaga with 47 career victories with all coming during her four-year stint at the University of Tulsa and currently owns a 53-29-6 career coaching record.
SCHEDULE PROVIDING TOUGH TESTS: Gonzaga University is slated to match up with six teams that made appearances in the NCAA Tournament last season and will also play four of its seven West Coast Conference matches on the road this season. The Zags faced two opponents earlier this season that made runs deep into last season's NCAA Tournament as Southern California advanced to the third round and UCLA made their way all the way to the College Cup semifinal.
ABOUT THE WASHINGTON HUSKIES: The University of Washington comes into the match against Gonzaga University with a 6-2-1 overall record and receiving votes in a couple national polls. The Huskies, a NCAA Tournament second round participant last season, lead the all-time series with the Zags 7-1-0 after posting a 2-1 victory over GU in Spokane last season. Veronica Perez paces UW with four goals and nine points while Kari Davidson owns a 0.90 GAA this season. Head coach Leslie Gallimore is in her 16th season at UW and owns a 163-129-20 career record at the school.
ABOUT THE PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS: Portland State University enters the week with a 4-5-1 overall record and will travel to face Utah Valley University Friday before hosting Gonzaga University Sunday. The Zags lead the all-time series with the Vikings 8-2-2 and have won the last four meetings including a 1-0 win in Spokane last season. Dolly Enneking comes into the week leading the team with four goals and nine points. Head coach Laura Schott is in her second season at PSU and owns a 9-16-5 career record at the school.
CONRAD CONTINUING CAREER YEAR: Lori Conrad came into her final season at Gonzaga University with three career goals and has since doubled her career total with three goals to go along with her seven points, both tied for team-highs, through ten matches this season. The Richland, Wash. native has found the back of the net each time via header, twice off of corner kicks from Sheridan Jones in each of the season's first two matches and once off of a Morgan Manchester throw in the Sept. 6 win over Eastern Washington University.
MAKING THEM COUNT: Sarah Rhodes is once again tied for the team-lead in goals (3) after posting two match-winners last week. With the scored tied at 1-1 in the Sept. 17 match against Seattle University, Rhodes found the back of the net with less than five minutes remaining to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead they would not surrender. On Sept. 20 Rhodes again took a pass into the left side of the box and beat the keeper to the far side in the Zags 1-0 win over Idaho. The Victoria, B.C. native finished last season with a team-high three goals and is just three goals away from breaking into the school's top-10 list for career goals.
THE FINISHER: Jessie Sorenson comes into the week tied for the team-lead with a career-high three goals this season with each of the goals coming in a Gonzaga University wins. Her first goal came in the season-opening 3-0 win over the University of Montana and her last two goals each came in the final minutes to seal up GU victories. The Salt Lake City native's goal in the 89th minute capped the 2-0 win over Eastern Washington University and her most recent goal came in the 86th minute of the Zags 2-0 win over University of Wyoming.
TRIO OF ZAGS TAKE HOME ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS: Gonzaga University had three players named to last weekend's Uni Wyo Cowgirl Classic All-Tournament team. Amy Danielson, Emma Dolcetti and Elle Sweeney each earned the honor after the Zags posted a 1-1 record at the tournament held in Laramie, Wyo. Dolcetti scored the eventual match-winner in GU's 2-0 win over Wyoming last Friday while Danielson and Sweeney teamed up to run a Bulldog defense that allowed just one goal over the weekend.
NOW ENTERING THE MATCH: Gonzaga University head coach Amy Edwards has implemented a new style of play in her first season at GU, this new aggressive style of play will see the Zags apply offensive pressure throughout the match. The new style of play requires the Zags to rely on the good amount of depth at each position in order to keep fresh legs on the field. The large amount of depth as seen the Bulldogs use at least 20 of its 26 active players in five of its ten matches this season led by the 22 players appeared in its season-opening victory over the University of Montana as well as in the 2-1 victory over Seattle University.
PERMISSION TO FIRE: Gonzaga University launched a season-high 30 shots in the Sept. 6 2-0 win at Eastern Washington University surpassing its previous season-high of 29 shots which came in the 3-1 win over McNeese State University Aug. 28. The Zags had 12 players record shots against EWU and 10 players fire on net against MSU.
