Marquette University Athletics
Women's Soccer Faced With Busy Week
9/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 15, 2003
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Upcoming Matches
Sept. 16, at Wis.-Green Bay, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19, Tulane, 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 21, Houston, noon
Still smarting from a loss last week at Wisconsin, Marquette has been waiting for a week to get back into action. The Golden Eagles get a good dose of playing time this week with three matches. Marquette opens up with a Tuesday, Sept. 16 contest with Wis.-Green Bay in Green Bay at 7 p.m.
Conference USA action concludes the busy week as the Golden Eagles kick off the league slate at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19 against Tulane. Action concludes at noon on Sunday, Sept. 21 at Uihlien Park against Houston.
Scouting Wis.-Green Bay
Marquette meets Wis.-Green Bay for the 10th time in series history. UWGB has not claimed a win since the inaugural meeting in the 1993 season. In fact, Marquette has allowed UWGB just one goal in the last eight years while scoring 25 of its own. The Phoenix are led by Sarah Oligney, who has a pair of goals on the year. UWGB comes into the contest with a 1-3-1 record.
Series History
Marquette leads, 8-1.
MU has an eight match win streak against the Phoenix.
Scouting Tulane
Like its series with Wis.-Green Bay, Marquette has owned a significant advantage in recent contests. The Golden Eagles have never lost to the Green Wave, owning a 13-1 goals advantage. Tulane mustered its only strike in the 1998 season. Tulane is a goal scoring machine, this year, averaging 2.33 per game this year. Melissa Wheeler leads the team with four goals.
Series History
Marquette leads, 6-0.
MU owns has not allowed Tulane a goal in three matches.
Scouting Houston
Former Marquette men's standout Billy Solberg returns to Milwaukee, bringing his Houston women's team, which he is head coach. The Cougars are 2-4-1 and have only scored four times this year. Nikki Hawkins is the most prolific scorer, netting three goals. Houston has not scored more than one goal this season, owning 1-0 victories over Eastern Washington and Texas State.
Series History
Marquette leads, 3-2.
Marquete owns a three-match win streak in the series.
In The Polls
Marquette fell one spot in the NSCAA Great Lakes regional ranking, coming in seventh. MU is ranked eighth in the Great Lakes region by Soccer Buzz, holding steady. Notre Dame tops the regional rankings in both polls.
The First Ones In
Wisconsin scored three times in its 3-0 win over Marquette. Prior to that result, MU had not allowed a goal in regular play all season, a span of 401 minutes. The only goal MU had allowed in five previous contests was a penalty kick against Dayton.
Tournament Title Winners
After a second place finish in the Milwaukee Cup, Marquette won the Nike Michigan Invitational, which had a strong field. MU tied with 15th-ranked USC, 0-0. and won the tournament with its 2-0 win over Oakland. MU won the tournament on goal differential. USC defeated Michigan by one goal and was also 1-0-1 in the tourney, but MU had a +2 goal differential.
Solid on the Defense
A question mark heading into the year with so many newcomers, the Marquette defense has made its presence felt. Through four matches, Marquette allowed just one goal. This was the fewest goals allowed in program history this late in the year. Marquette allowed two goals through four matches in the 2000 season.
Klopp Strikes Again
Senior forward Carolyn Klopp (Glendale, Wis.) became MU's first multi-goal scorer of the season when she struck the first goal against Oakland. Klopp also scored against Vanderbilt and provided the match winner in both. Klopp already has tied her second best goal scoring season when she had two last year. She's on pace to set a career season best. She had four goals in the 2000 season, her freshman year.
Bissen Pitches Shutout in First Start
Senior goalkeeper Katie Bissen (Maple Grove, Minn.) made three saves and more importantly kept Vanderbilt off the scoreboard in a 1-0 win on Aug. 29, her first career start. Bissen became just the second keeper in Marquette women's soccer history to record such a feat. Ashleigh Koenig was the first player to do so, shutting out Charlotte on Oct. 1, 2000.
Marquette at Home
Last season, Marquette won its first six matches at home, continuing on its dominance at Valley Fields. For the year, MU was 7-2-1 at home in 2002. The last time Marquette won fewer than seven matches at home in a year was the 1998 season. This year, Marquette has only eight matches at home and is already 1-0 at the Valley.
Preseason All C-USA Selections
Two Marquette players were selected among the 11 chosen to be Preseason All C-USA. Seniors Anne Ioder (Hartland, Wis.) and Kristen Jensen (Shorewood, Ill.) were picked among the league's elite players. Jensen was third team All C-USA last year and first team each of her first two-years. She is coming off a one goal, three assist year as a central midfielder. Ioder was selected second-team all-league each of the last two years. She was a C-USA all-freshman selection as well. She is coming off a two goal, two assist year.
