Match 9
Friday, Sept. 23
Idaho at Gonzaga, 4 p.m.
Spokane, Wash. - Gonzaga Soccer Field
Live stats and video available at GoZags.com
Series Record: Gonzaga leads the all-time series 6-4-1
What happened in 2010?: Gonzaga dropped a 1-0 decision at Idaho, Sept. 17
GONZAGA HOSTS IDAHO IN LONE MATCH OF THE WEEK: The Gonzaga University women's soccer team looks to bounce back from a tough two-match losing skid when it welcomes the University of Idaho to the Gonzaga Soccer Field Friday. The Bulldogs, who enter the match with a 4-4 record, hosts the Vandal, 3-4-2 overall, at 4 p.m.
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ABOUT THE IDAHO VANDALS: The University of Idaho women's soccer team currently sits at 3-4-2 overall and has won three out of its last five matches. The Vandals did lose their last match, a tough 2-1 overtime setback back to Washington State University. Three days prior to defeating Idaho, the Cougars earned a 2-1 double-overtime victory over Gonzaga University. The point leader for the Vandals is Chelsea Small who has tallied a team-leading six goals, along with one assist, for 13 points. Bailey Hewitt and Katie Baran each have six points on the year; Hewitt has scored three goals, Baran two goals and two assists. The keeper minutes have been divided among three players, with Marissa Fehrman seeing the most action. Fehrman has played in six matches, logging 480:45 minutes, allowing eight goals and producing a 3-1-0 record. Idaho is coached by Peter Showler, in his seventh season.
ONE ASSIST AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL RECORD: Gonzaga University women's soccer senior Sarah Rhodes is one assist away from becoming the school's all-time assist leader. Rhodes, who has tallied 15 assists in her career, is currently tied for first with Sarah Streufert, who had 15 assists from 1997-00. Rhodes came into this season with 11 assists and has assisted on four this season, all coming in the past three contests.
HUTCHINS RETURNS TO THE LINEUP WITH A BANG: Gonzaga University women's soccer junior Emily Hutchins returned to the lineup against Washington State University after missing four matches due to an injury. Her presence was felt immediately as she scored a goal 28 minutes in to give GU a 1-0 advantage. With a foul called 30 yards out, senior midfield Sarah Rhodes lifted a ball to the back side of the goal which found the head of classmate Emma Dolcetti. Dolcetti headed the ball back towards the left side of the goal to the waiting Hutchins who headed home her first goal of the season and her seventh career at the 27:27 mark of the first half.
DOLCETTI RETURNS TO SQUAD AND BOLSTERS OFFENSE: Gonzaga University redshirt junior Emma Dolcetti, who returned to the Zags lineup this season after a season-ending injury in the first match of the 2010 season, has scored a team-tying high three goals this season. Her three goals came in a two-match spurt. Dolcetti had the match-winner in GU's 1-0 victory over Weber State University Sept. 2. She then tallied two goals, including the match-winner again, in the Zags 4-0 victory at Eastern Washington University, Sept. 10 She scored the first goal in the 10th minute for the match-winner. Dolcetti then scored a perfectly-timed header off Sarah Rhodes corner kick to all but put the match away and give Gonzaga 3-0 lead in 52nd minute.
RHODES MOVING UP IN CAREER RECORD BOOK: Gonzaga University women's soccer senior Sarah Rhodes had scored three goals and notched four assists this season for a team-leading 10 points. She has now scored 15 career goals which ranks her fifth on the all-time Gonzaga goals list. Rhodes' career assist total sits at 15 which has her tied for first with Sara Streufert, who notched 15 assists from 1997-00. Overall, she has collected 43 total points, tying her for fourth on the all-time GU points list with Nanda McCormick.
STELLAR WEEKEND AT BOISE INVITE FOR RHODES: Gonzaga University senior forward Sarah Rhodes was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week Aug. 29 after leading the Bulldogs to the Bronco Invite championship. Rhodes scored three goals to push her career total to 15 to move into fifth on the all-time Gonzaga goals list, one behind Katie Carpenter (1997-00). Rhodes spearheaded a second-half comeback against the Air Force Academy Aug. 26 with a pair of second-half goals as Gonzaga overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit for the 2-1 victory. That set up a winner-take-all showdown Aug. 28 with host Boise State University. Rhodes scored the only goal of the match at 5:34 as Gonzaga claimed the crown.
NEWCOMERS HOOK UP FOR FIRST GOAL OF SEASON: Gonzaga University women's soccer freshmen Tori Lee and Katey Pennington each had a first in a Bulldog uniform during the opening weekend of the 2011 season. Pennington, a defender from Boise, Idaho, and Lee, a midfielder from Kirkland, Wash., combined for the Bulldogs first goal, coming in their 5-1 setback to No. 24 University of Illinois, Aug. 19. The play started with GU's first corner kick of the final half. Illinois wasn't able to clear the corner taken by Lee and freshman Katey Pennington neatly gathered the loose ball and found the head of Lee, who had made her way back towards goal.
COACHES TAB ZAGS TIE FOR EIGHTH: The West Coast Conference coaches have tabbed Gonzaga University women's soccer to finish tied for eighth with the University of San Francisco this season. Both teams received 13 points in the voting process. Even with the addition of national powerhouse BYU, the coaches still believe University of Portland is the team to beat, receiving six first place votes and collecting 61 points. Santa Clara University (53 points and two first place votes) and BYU (53 points and one first place vote) were picked as the runner-ups in the league. Rounding out the rest of the league is the University of San Diego (47 points), Loyola Marymount University (33 points), Pepperdine University (31 points), Saint Mary's College (20 points), Gonzaga and San Francisco.
BULLDOGS VICTORIOUS IN FRIENDLY MATCH: Gonzaga University showed a lot of potential in its 4-0 exhibition match win against Central Washington University at Gonzaga Soccer Field Monday. Freshman forward and Spokane native Mikayla Anderson scored a pair of goals in a span of nearly two minutes while freshman midfielder/defender Kasey Rubosky and senior forward Sarah Rhodes each tallied one.
GEERDTS OUT FOR THE YEAR: Gonzaga University will be without sophomore forward Cassie Geerdts this season, as she suffered a leg injury during training camp. Geerdts was a key player to the Bulldogs last season, scoring three goals and leading the team with seven assists for a total of 13 points.
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