Marquette University Athletics
Women's Soccer Battles UWM, Hosts C-USA Foes
9/20/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 20, 1999
MILWAUKEE, Wis.
THE WEEK AHEAD Markus Roeders? Marquette women?s soccer team (2-4-1) sees a full week open on Tue., Sept. 21, at Uihlein Soccer Park, where the Golden Eagles battle crosstown rival UW-Milwaukee at 7 p.m. (CT). Marquette then returns to Conference USA action at Valley Fields with a pair of league contests over the weekend. The Golden Eagles welcome Memphis on Fri., Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., before hosting UAB on Sun., Sept. 26, at 1 p.m.
LAST WEEK The Golden Eagles opened their C-USA schedule with a 1-1 overtime tie at Saint Louis on Fri., Sept. 17. Marquette continued its trend of giving up the first goal, coming from behind to knot the score late in regulation before an indecisive, back-and-forth overtime session. On Sun., Sept. 19, the Golden Eagles struggled to generate good scoring opportunities and fell 1-0 in overtime at Houston. With the loss, Marquette remained winless on the road with an 0-3-1 road record.
A LOOK AT UW-MILWAUKEE UW-Milwaukee took the title at their own UWM PrimeCo Classic this past weekend, defeating Weber State 1-0 on Sat., Sept. 18, and downing Wright State 2-0 on Sun., Sept. 19. Now 4-3, head coach Michael Moynihan?s Panthers are led by junior Stefani Hosni and senior keeper Liz Ulicki. A striker, Hosni was the MVP at the PrimeCo Classic and paces UWM with eight points on three goals and two assists. Ulicki has amassed three shutouts and a 2.33 goals against average while playing all 644 minutes in goal. In his third year at UWM, Moynihan is 27-11-7 (.678) with the Panthers. His career mark is the same. The Panthers took the victory in last season?s 1-0 contest at Valley Fields and lead the all-time series 4-1-1. The last five games between the Golden Eagles and the Panthers have been decided by a goal or less.
A LOOK AT MEMPHIS Head coach Les Szabo?s Lady Tigers (2-4-0, 0-2-0) head into this week with a 2-4-0 record after losing their first two C-USA contests over the weekend. Memphis opened its league slate with a 2-0 loss at home to Tulane on Fri., Sept. 17, and then fell to Southern Miss 3-1 at home on Sun., Sept. 19. Junior midfielder Tori Winslett leads a balanced Memphis offensive attack with seven points, while senior keeper Frances Currin has played all 560 minutes between the pipes, compiling a 1.47 goals against average and 24 saves. Szabo is in his fifth year overall and at Memphis, where he is 31-51-4 ( .384). Marquette has not allowed Memphis a goal in the past two meetings and holds a 5-0 lead in the all-time series. The Golden Eagles won 3-0 in Memphis last season. Memphis hosts Mississippi State on Wed., Sept. 22, before arriving in Milwaukee.
A LOOK AT UAB After struggling through a tough non-conference schedule, coach Paul Harbin?s Blazers (3-5-0, 2-0-0) rebounded with a pair of home wins in the debut weekend of C-USA action. UAB stopped Southern Miss 2-0 on Fri., Sept. 17, and took a 2-1 overtime victory over Tulane on Sun., Sept. 19. Harbin has a 35-28-5 (.551) record in three-plus years in Birmingham. His career mark is 72-54-7 (.568) in eight seasons. UAB features a balanced attack that includes Preseason All-C-USA selections Missy Urbani and Vanessa Woodward. Keepers Jen Braly and Lisa Nowoslawski have split time between the pipes. Collectively, they have two shutouts, 43 saves and a 2.00 GAA. The Blazers and Golden Eagles split a pair of 1998 matches, with Marquette avenging a regular-season loss in Birmingham with a 2-0 win in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament in Farmer?s Branch, Texas. Marquette owns a 3-1 series edge. UAB battles DePaul in Chicago on Sept. 24 before coming to the Valley.
HEAD COACH MARKUS ROEDERS Markus Roeders has a 47-17-8 (.708) record in his fourth season as head coach at Marquette. He led the Golden Eagles to back-to-back C-USA regular-season championships in 1996-97 and has guided the Golden Eagles to three consecutive trips to the C-USA Tournament championship game. Effective Sept. 1, he started a three-year term as a member of the NCAA Division I Women?s Soccer Committee. A 1990 graduate of UNC Asheville, Roeders earned the 1996 C-USA Coach of the Year Award. Prior to taking over the reigns of the women?s program, Roeders served for two years as assistant coach for the Marquette men?s team under his collegiate coach Steve Adlard. Roeders played his final two seasons at UNC Asheville and was team captain as a senior. He is assisted by Frank Pelaez and Dan Holcomb.
IN THE POLLS Four Marquette opponents were ranked in the national polls last week: Santa Clara is ranked #1 by both Soccer America and the NSCAA, Wisconsin is #12 and Illinois #21 in the NSCAA poll, Tennessee is #20 in Soccer America. Marquette dropped out of this week?s NSCAA Great Lakes Region Rankings. Other NSCAA regional rankings: Saint Louis is #10 in the Central, Illinois is #2 and Wisconsin #8 in the Great Lakes, UNC Charlotte is tied at #10 in the Southeast, and Santa Clara is #1 in the West.
FRESHMAN FLASH Kate Gordon (Sioux City, Iowa / North) netted her third goal of the season at Saint Louis on Friday. The freshman striker netted the game-tying goal late in regulation to help the Golden Eagles come from behind to earn the 1-1 tie at Saint Louis. Gordon is among the C-USA freshman scoring leaders.
ONE-TIMERS Junior Heather O?Neil (Shoreview, Minn. / Totino-Grace) collected her first point of the season at Saint Louis, assisting on Kate Gordon?s game-tying goal ? the Golden Eagles have out-scored opponents 14-5 in three games at Valley Fields, but have been out-scored 10-4 in four road games.
MARQUETTE SOCCER ON THE NET The Marquette women?s soccer website contains all of the most recent information on the Golden Eagles. Weekly media releases, current statistics and results, Conference USA standings and game stories and reviews can be found at: www.gomarquette.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Marquette assistant sports information director Josh Sutter at (414) 288-6980 or at: joshua.sutter@marquette.edu
