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Weekly MWC Soccer Release #3
BYU ranked 10th in the nation (Sept. 22).
Sept. 22, 1999 Player of The Week: University of Utah sophomore midfielder Amy Kofoed garnered her first Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week honor after helping the Utes go 2-0 this past weekend. Utah defeated Montana (1-0) on Saturday and Washington State (3-1) on Sunday at the Montana Tournament in Missoula, Mont. Kofoed, of Layton, Utah, (Northridge High School), scored two goals on six shots in the 3-1 victory over Washington State. Her first goal came in the 53rd minute of the match and gave Utah a 2-0 lead. Kofoed¹s second goal came at the 74:19 mark of the second half and sealed Utes' 3-1 victory. The two-goal performance by Kofoed was the second time in four outings that she has scored twice in a single match. On September 10 vs. Butler, she also netted two goals in the 3-2 Utah victory. National Rankings: BYU moved up one spot to No. 10 in the latest NSCAA Coaches¹ poll after going 1-1 last week. The Cougars are 7-1 on the season and received 191 votes this week. In the Soccer America poll, BYU jumped up three postions to No. 11. Last week the Cougars were No. 14. San Diego State dropped out of the Soccer America poll after falling to newly ranked William & Mary (No. 20) 4-1 this past weekend. The Aztecs also fell out of the Soccer Buzz poll this week. National Rankings Regional Rankings: BYU and San Diego State both appear in the Soccer Buzz West Regional Rankings this week. The Cougars, who were No. 2 last week, fell to No. 4, while the Aztecs dropped from No. 6 to No. 7. Deja Vu: BYU entered last week as the only undefeated team remaining in the Mountain West Conference. The Cougars were 6-0 and ranked No. 11 in the country heading into their showdown with No. 10 USC. For the second straight year, the Lady Trojans defeated the Cougars (2-1) and ended their six match win streak. Last year at this time, BYU was also 6-0 heading into the match with USC and fell 1-0. Turning Things Around: After starting the season with four straight losses, three of which were one-goal defeats, the Air Force Academy Falcons are on a two-match win streak. This past weekend at the Creighton Bluejay Classic in Omaha, Nebraska, the Falcons not only went 2-0 and claimed second place in the tournament, but recorded their first two shutouts of the season. Air Force defeated Eastern Illinois in the first match 1-0 behind freshman midfielder Wendy Emminger's game-winning goal at the 88:58 mark of the match. On Sunday, the Falcons defeated host Creighton 1-0 in overtime after junior forward Stephanie Rader netting the lone goal of the match in the 98th minute. The Falcons will try to continue their winning ways this week as they face the University of Colorado in Boulder in Wednesday, before hosting Idaho State on Friday and Oral Roberts on Sunday. Three Falcons made the Creighton Bluejay Classic all-tournament team this past weekend. Junior midfielder Jennie Schoeck, forward Stephanie Rader and sophomore midfielder Beth Boyer were honored. Fitzpatrick For Two: New Mexico senior forward Jennifer Fitzpatrick scored twice in the 4-1 win over Denver this past weekend at the Lobo Invitational. Her two goals came less than three minutes apart, as she scored at the 85:23 mark and 88:06 mark of the match. The two goals were not only the first of the season for Fitzpatrick, but her first goals since the 1997 season. National Statistics: BYU is ranked fourth in the nation in scoring offense with a 4.14 goals per game average. The 29 goals in seven matches (CS Fullerton match not included) is the fifth highest goal total in the country through Sept. 19. Two Mountain West Conference individuals are among the nation's elite this week. Utah sophomore Amy Kofoed is tied for fifth in goals per game with a 1.17 average (seven goals in six matches), while Wyoming junior goalkeeper Amanda Vandervort is tied for seventh in saves with a 10 saves per game average (70 total saves in seven matches). Crowded House: New Mexico drew the largest crown of the year by a Mountain West Conference team with 2,168 fans coming out for the Lobo Invitational match between UNM and Fairfield. The Lobos fell in double overtime, 2-1. The previous attendance high this season was 1,616 by BYU in a home match vs. Cal Poly SLO on September 11. Floyd Cancels Match: Due to Hurricane Floyd, San Diego State played only one match at the William & Mary Tournament this past weekend. The match against host William & Mary was moved from Friday to Sunday, while the match with Old Dominion scheduled for Sunday was cancelled. Defense of the Week: The Air Force defense allowed just one shot on goal in two matches at the Creighton Bluejay Classic. The Falcons recorded their first two shutouts of the year in the 1-0 win against Eastern Illinois and the 1-0 overtime victory over host Creighton. In the Air Force's 15 wins over the past two and a half seasons, the Falcons have recorded eight shutouts. Offense of the Week: After the University of Denver scored the opening goal of the match and held a 1-0 lead midway through the second half, the Lobo offense kicked it into gear to pull out the 4-1 victory. UNM scored four goals in 18 minutes, three of which came in a three minute time span. The offensive surge was led by Jennifer Fitzpatrick, who netted two goals. Freshman forward Michelle Nowfel and sophomore defender Danielle Pecastaing also had goals in the match. The four goals by New Mexico is its highest goal performance since the Lobos defeated Wyoming 5-0 on October 12, 1997 in Laramie. Conference Scoring: Mountain West Conference teams continue to outscore their opponents thus far in the 1999 season. Conference teams have an 18 goal advantage over their opponents (95-77). BYU leads the way in conference scoring with a 3.9 goals per game average followed by San Diego State (2.6 gpg) and Utah (2.3 gpg). MWC vs. Nonconference Opponents: Mountain West Conference teams have a combined 24-22-3 record against nonconference opponents through the first three weeks of the 1999 season. Aztecs LaCoursiere Nears Record: Senior forward Lori LaCoursiere is two assists shy of tying the SDSU career mark of 35 set by Catherine McGuire (1995-98). McGuire, an All-American midfielder last season, is currently the Aztecs¹ graduate assistant coach. San Diego State Registers First MWC Win: On the first official day of competition as a member of the Mountain West Conference, the San Diego State women's soccer team captured the first victory by any team in any sport for the conference. The Aztces played UCSB in the first-ever sporting event in the Mountain West Conference on August 27, 1999 and won in style with a 5-1 win over the Gauchos. MWC Schedule Opens Oct. 6: The first Mountain West Conference women's soccer match will feature Utah hosting New Mexico on Wednesday, October 6 at 4 p.m. (MT). Mountain West Conference Tournament: The inaugural Mountain West Conference Women¹s Soccer Championships will take place Wednesday-Saturday, November 3-6 in San Diego, Calif. All seven teams will qualify for the tournament with the No. 1 seed receiving a first round bye. Change is Good: The old saying "change is good" doesn't always hold true but three MWC teams have changed their logos as they begin play in a new conference. The administrative and coaching staffs of three MWC institutions decided to make some changes in their logo, and one team undertook a major change and introduced its first major uniform change in 30 years. On August 16, BYU unveiled its new logo, colors and uniform. The change has received regional and national attention. Air Force and New Mexico changed their respective logos as well. Air Force introduced their logo last spring and New Mexico revealed its new logo to the media August 30th. The New Mexico women's soccer team was one of the first Mountain West Conference sports teams to compete and sported the new logo at its Aug. 27th game at Colorado College. Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer on the Web: John Romo of the MWC communications staff will maintain the official MWC website in-house. Each Monday during the regular season, box scores and game summaries will be posted to the site. Player of the Week awards will be posted Monday afternoons and the weekly news release and statistics will be posted Tuesday afternoons. Check out the MWC newsstand to keep up with each of the MWC teams. Daily stories from newspapers around the MWC and nationally will be posted under "Newsstand." Fax-on-Demand: For up-to-date information that can also be found on the web or via fax, call 1-800-300-2050. Enter your personal identification number (PIN). The passcode for the MWC is (692). If you do not have an account call Pivotal Communications at 770-399-0096. MWC Main Directory 1000 MWC Women's Soccer Release 1093 MWC Women's Soccer Statistics 1095 MWC Women's Soccer Standings 1094 MWC Comp. Soccer Schedule 1096MediaTeamLink is another easy way to get updated information and is an Internet product that Media can use to automatically receive documents via email and/or fax as soon as they are updated by the media relations department or conference.\ Documents retrieved via email are in original format (including color and photos), have a searchable text option, and the ability to cut and paste to any other document. Media can select numerous documents from different schools and conferences one time, and then have them automatically delivered as the document is posted by the SID. Media interested in establishing an account should call Javan Hedlund at (719) 533-9511 or sign up at www.media teamlink.com. MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE WOMEN¹S SOCCER FIRSTS First Match Played: UC Santa Barbara at San Diego State, August 27, 1999, at ARCO Olympic Training Center in San Diego, Calif. First goal scored: Megan Mattes (Sr., MF) of San Diego State (10th minute) vs. UC Santa Barbara on August 27, 1999, in San Diego, Calif. First goal allowed: April Loveland of UC Santa Barbara (89th minute) vs. San Diego State on August 27, 1999, in San Diego, Calif. First win: San Diego State over UC Santa Barbara, 5-1, on August 27, 1999, in San Diego, Calfi. First road win: BYU over Arizona State, 3-2 in overtime, on August 27, 1999, in Tempe, Ariz. First win over a ranked opponent: Brigham Young, 8-1, over No. 20 Northwestern on September 4, 1999, in Missoula, Mont., at the Montana Soccer Showdown Tournament. First loss to a ranked opponent: No. 23 Wake Forest over Air Force, 2-1, on September 5, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Falcon Invitational. First shutout by an MWC team: UNLV over Weber State, 3-0, on September 1, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nev. First shutout of an MWC team: Colorado College over New Mexico, 1-0 (ot) on August 27, 1999 in Colorado Spring, Colo. First overtime match: New Mexico at Colorado College on August 27, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colo. First overtime win: Brigham Young over Arizona State, 3-2, on August 27, 1999, in Tempe, Ariz. First overtime Loss: Colorado College over New Mexico, 1-0, on August 27, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colo. First Tie: Wyoming vs. Denver (1-1) on September 1, 1999, in Laramie, Wyo. First win in a tournament match: San Diego State over George Washington, 2-0, on September 4, 1999, in Berkeley, Calif., at the Cal Tournament.
First loss in a tournament match: Loyola Marymount over Air Force, 1-0, on September 4, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Falcon Invitational.
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