Women's Soccer | 9/14/2015 1:46:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO– SF State's women's soccer team will look to continue its winning ways this week with their three matches. The Gators will travel to Dominican (Calif.) on Tuesday, September 15 for a 4pm non-conference match with the Penguins in San Rafael. SF State will then open up its 2015 conference play with a pair of road matches this weekend at Stanislaus State on Friday evening and at Cal State East Bay Sunday afternoon.
The Gators are coming off a 2-0 week at home with a 2-1 win over Montana State-Billings on Thursday and a 1-0 victory over Concordia (Ore.) on Saturday. In their win over the Yellowjackets on Thursday,
Hannah Mikles connected on a corner kick from
Kelsey Wetzstein for what proved to be the game-winner in the 41
st minute. SF State's other goal came in the 35
th minute on an own goal.
Karin Nordin recorded four saves in goal for the victors.
Then on Saturday afternoon in their win over Concordia,
Autumn Fox connected on a ball from
Vanessa Penuna for the game-winner in the 56
th minute. Nordin recorded two saves in goal for the Gators en route to her first shutout in the purple and gold as SF State improved to 2-2 on the year.
Three different players have scored goals for the Gators in
Laura Shea, Mikles and Fox with Mikles and Fox with SF State's game-winning goals. Penuna and Wetzstein each have the Gators assists. Nordin has posted a 1.25 goals against average with 12 saves and one shutout.
In the recent California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) statistics rankings, Fox and Mikles each are tied for fourth in game winning goals. Nordin is 8
th in goals against average (1.25 GAA), tied for 9
th in saves (12) and 10
th in saves percentage (.706). As a team, the Gators are tied for fifth with their one shutout.
SF State's first opponent of the week will be the Dominican (Calif.) Penguins this Tuesday afternoon at 4pm in San Rafael. The Penguins are 0-2-1 with their tie being a 2-2 draw at Cal State San Bernardino on September 5. Lauren Gollnick has scored both of Dominican's goals while Mariah Meza and Rachel Stowell each have their assists. Gabrielle Tassano has posted a 1.25 goals against average with 10 saves in the Penguins' three matches. Sylvanna Islas also has seen time in goal for Dominican.
The Gators will travel to Turlock this Friday evening at 7pm to open up CCAA play against the Stanislaus State Warriors. The Warriors are currently 4-1 after opening up the season with a 1-0 loss against Azusa Pacific on September 3. This past weekend, Stanislaus State defeated a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference opponents on the road in Saint Martin's (4-3 in OT) and Central Washington (4-3).
Jordan Moineau and Jade Poon lead the way for the Warriors each with four goals while Poon and Sabrina Williamson each have a team high three assists. Four different players have recorded game-winning goals in Kirsten Coleman, Gabby Squarcia, Nicole Larson and Poon. Chelsea Lewandowski has seen action in all five matches in goal for the Warriors. She has posted a 1.65 goals against average with 22 saves.
SF State will then travel across the Bay this Sunday at 2pm for a CCAA match with the Cal State East Bay Pioneers (1-4). The Pioneers' only win was 3-0 victory at Notre Dame de Namur on September 7. They are coming off a 3-2 double overtime loss at home to No. 23 Seattle Pacific this past weekend. Before taking on the Gators, Cal State East Bay will host Academy of Art this Tuesday and Cal State Monterey Bay this Friday evening with both matches scheduled to start at 7pm. Megan Ravenscroft has scored two of the Pioneers' 6 goals (both on penalty kicks) with one of them being a game-winner. Janelle Herrera has recorded two of their five assists. Amanda Valentine has posted a 1.94 goals against average with 14 saves and one shutout in three matches with Jasmine Corbett and Katelyn Oshima also seeing time in goal for Cal State East Bay.
After this weekend, the Gators will return home for their final non-conference match of the season next Tuesday, September 22 at 4pm against Holy Names University.
Link to Dominican's Live Stats and Video for Tuesday, Sept. 15Link to Stanislaus' Live Stats on Friday, Sept. 18Link to Stanislaus' Live Video on Friday, Sept. 18Link to East Bay's Live State on Sunday, Sept. 20----
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