Sunday, September 28, 2008

BG Bucks the Broncos 1-0

Today, the BG Women's Soccer team battled to a 1-0 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos to conclude the first weekend of MAC league play. Our goal came via Katie Stephenson, Midway through the first half, with the assist coming from Kobe. Katie's lone goal is all we would need to hold onto the win. We now stand with an even 1-1 MAC confrence record, and and overall record of 6-3-2.

Much credit should be given to all the players for their ability to respond accordingly to Friday night's loss. As a team, we looked much more organized defensively and were able to maintain some possession in the midfield. The girls seem to be proving that they can take some hits...as the last few games have been extremely physical and demanding on their bodies.

We now look forward to next weekend's matches against Ohio and Akron, and again hope to prove that we are team to be reckoned with! Until next week.....Falc'em Up!

Alicia Almond takes us around.

Chep explains her stained white shorts.

Z and her toes.

Sleeping on the bus.

30 seconds with Christy Zabek

Our First MAC Game

On thursday we set off for our first weekend of MAC play. After a long bus ride, we kicked off conference play against Northern Illinois. NIU came out fired up, while we, on the other hand, started off flat. NIU found their way onto the scoreboard early into the first half, and would notch another one only a few minutes later. Down 0-2 early into the first half, we found ourselves in a huge whole. We pushed forward and tried to put pressure on their defenders. Alyssa Zucarro nearly scored in the last minutes of first-half play, but was denied by the inside of the far post. We entered the halftime break frustrated, but hopefull.

We were able to regroup and produced a much better second half. Alyssa Zucarro found the back of the net off a Colleen Kordan free-kick to cut the lead to 1-2. Z's goal gave the team some life and we continued to push forward. The game began to get a bit "chippy", as both teams were fighting for a MAC win, which would eventually be awarded to NIU, who would hang on to their 2-1 lead for the victory.

Although extremely dissapointed with the loss, the team is looking forward to getting back on track when they play Western Michigan on Sunday, for their second MAC game.

Susan Hunter debuts as our tour guide.

Kelsey's take on team bonding.


Fun with hair.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Still Rolling Along!

This past Sunday we traveled down to Cincinnati, Ohio to play Xavier in our last non-conference match up and returned home having produced a great result. The team got off to a record breaking start once the whistle blew, and Xavier found themselves down 1-0 and picking the ball out of the back of their net just 19 seconds into the Match! Following the beginning kickoff, Senior Gina Rossi received the ball deep behind the Xavier backline and played a great ball across to fellow Senior Corbie Yee who finished with a masterful shot that dipped just over the outstretched hand of the XU goalkeeper. We continued to dominate most of the possession and had quite a few other good chances to notch another goal, but ended up going into halftime with a 1-0 lead. XU came out strong at the beginning of the second half, but was unsuccessful against our solid defensive play and soon became frustrated and dejected. We continued to find good chances on goal, and eventually converted one mid-way into the second half on a textbook finish by Katie Stephenson. Brianne Eisenhard and Stacy Lucas helped to make the second goal possible and were both credited with the assist. We would hang onto the lead for the remainder of the game and eventually come away with a 2-0 win. With the win, goalkeeper Alexa Arsenault and the BG defensive backline recorded their 4th consecutive shutout. The team enjoyed a great bus ride to and from Cincinnati.

We conducted our annual "Soccer Superlatives" survey on the way down, and on the way back the players tested their vocal abilities by singing karaoke on the travel bus's microphone. The team dynamic is absolutely great and you cant help but laugh and have a great time right along with them and their goofball antics.

Here are a few of the awards for the Soccer Superlatives...
Most likely to drive a mini-van when they grow up: Alica Almond
Most likely to marry for money: Alexa Arsenault
Most likely to get into an argument: Christy Zabek
Most ghetto: Alyssa Zucarro
Shyest: Leah Johnson
Most likely to be on American Idol: Hannah Merritt
Best Dressed: Jen Czapka
Most likely to ask questions/be confused: Jackie Tamerlano
Most likely to go bankrupt: Colleen Kordan
Most likely to become a millionaire: Courtney Beinlich
Biggest Nerd [in a good way :)] Katie Stephenson



Tour Guide Faith

Hannah sings

Megan Amann sings

Tiff sings

Sunday, September 21, 2008

4-0 Victory over Detroit

Friday night the BG Women's Soccer team completed their homestand with a win over the University Detroit-Mercy. With the win, BG now stands on a 4-2-2 record and is enjoying a five game unbeaten streak.

The first half started off slow...we were unable to find a rythym and we just didn't seem to have all of our thoughts and ideas together. However, after some half-time adjustements and a gut check, we were able to generate some great play during the second half and exploded offensively for a 4-0 victory. Freshman Katelyn Turner produced the game winning goal off of a Katie Stephenson corner that helped to spark our offense. Before the final whistle was blown, Leah Johnson and Kristin McDonald would also find the back of the net. An own goal by the Detroit Titans would also add to the 4-0 dismantling.

The team headed to Cincinnati, Ohio for their next game against Xavier. See above for the results!

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Seventh Match

We beat Marshall University today at Cochrane Field behind goals from Colleen Kordan, Katie Stephenson, and Corbie Yee. It was the second of the year for both Kordan and Yee and Stephenson's first. Alexa Arsenault was in goal the full 90 to earn the shut-out with the help of defenders Sam Bland, Kordan, Leah Johnson, Stephenson, Faith Juillerat, Kaitlyn Kobe, & Brittany Hopkins.

A special thanks to the Lucas family for bringing a bountiful catch for a feast fit for a king!

Hope to see you next Friday for our match versus the University of Detroit. Game time is 5:00pm at Cochrane Field.

The team celebrating singing Ay Ziggy Zoomba

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Sixth Match

Yesterday was our sixth match of the season. We came away with a 7-0 victory over Tennessee Tech. The seven goal scorers were: Jackie Tamerlano, Colleen Kordan, Corbie Yee, Katelyn Turner, Carolyn Nesline, Gina Rossi, & Emily Merritt. Alexa Arsenault and Christy Zabek combined for the shut-out in goal as they each played a half. Sunday we will be at home versus Marshall. Kick-off is set for 1:00pm.

Z Dancing

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Fifth Match

Today we traveled down to Columbus to take on Ohio State. The match proved to be a great one and went into double overtime, with a final score of 1-1. The buckeyes scored first off of a free kick, but Brianne Eisenhard would equalize the score off a Gina Rossi assist later in the match to tie it up. The coaching staff was extremely happy with both the result and with the way the girls battled. We nearly found a win, and were unfortunate that we didn't find the game winning goal. We certainly would have deserved it with the level of play that the girls exhibited today. Hope to see you on Friday and Sunday for two home matches versus Tennessee Tech and Marshall respectively. Friday's match starts at 5:00pm and Sunday's at 1:00pm.

Columbus native Samantha Bland is our tour guide for the day trip.


Scott sleeping on the bus.
Athletic Trainer Adam getting locked in the bathroom.
Adam making his return.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Fourth Match

We traveled to Fort Wayne Indiana yesterday evening to play IPFW under the lights. We came away with our first victory of the season with a 4-0 defeat of the Mastodons. Freshmen Alyssa Zuccaro started the scoring in the first half off an assist from Freshmen Leah Johnson, both players earned their first points as college soccer players on the play. Stacey Lucas also tallied in the first half off a cross from Megan Amann (who also earned her first college point). In the second half Kristin McDonald created a nice goal and Gina Rossi finished off the scoring on a break-away. Alexa Arsenault and Christy Zabek split time in goal for the shut-out.

Kaitlyn Kobe is our tour guide for the day trip.



Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Pictures of Oakland/MSU Games

Some pictures from our recent games against Oakland and Michigan State can be accessed by clicking here.