Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Soccer Set for Two Road League Matches this Weekend
10/11/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 11, 2007
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Coming off a win over Navy to open the Patriot League season at 1-0-0, the Bucknell women's soccer team will look to keep its momentum going as the squad will head to Holy Cross on Friday, Oct. 12, for a 4 p.m. match, and will play at Army on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. The Crusaders and the Black Knights picked up league wins last weekend, as well, and are tied with the Bison and American atop the Patriot League standings.
BISON WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
About the Series with Holy Cross
- In the all-time series with the Crusaders, Bucknell holds a 10-5-2 advantage since the teams first met in 1991.
- The Bison have come away with the victory in the last two contests, 3-1 at home last season and 2-1 in Worcester, Mass., in 2005. Holy Cross' last win over the Bison was by a 3-0 margin in Lewisburg on Oct. 16, 2004.
- Junior Jennifer Dervarics (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) netted the game-winning goal against the Crusaders in the 84th minute as a freshman in 2005.
- Last season, senior Krista Lee Gentile (North Haledon, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy) notched the opening tally for the Orange and Blue versus Holy Cross, while sophomores Chelsea Brinkman (Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor University HS) and Chelsea McGorry (Charlton, Mass./Shepherd Hill Regional) each dished assists in the match.
Scouting the Holy Cross Crusaders
- The Crusaders are 3-8-0 on the season, 1-0-0 in Patriot League play after defeating Lehigh, 2-1, last weekend. Holy Cross has also recorded wins over Albany (3-0) and Sacred Heart (2-1).
- Lauren Wright leads the Crusaders with 10 points on five goals. Caitlin Belanger and Sarah Gouveia follow with four points apiece, Belanger on two goals and Gouveia on one goal and two assists.
- In goal, Jessica Pietrowicz, Jessica Stone and Mary Ferketic have all split time with Ferketic leading the way with six starts and 592 minutes played. She holds a 2.74 goals against average and a .731 save percentage. Pietrowicz has a record of 2-1-0, appearing in three games with one start and playing 180 minutes for a 1.50 goals against average and has made 27 saves for a .900 save percentage.
About the Series with Army
- Since the series began in 1991, Army holds a 13-8-1 advantage over the Bison.
- Bucknell has won the last two meetings, 1-0, in the regular season in 2006, and 3-1 in the Patriot League championship match in 2005. The Black Knights last defeated the Bison at home on Oct. 21, 2005, by the score of 2-1.
- Gentile scored Bucknell's only goal in the 2-1 setback and went on to net the deciding tally in the Patriot League championship match, while recording an assist in last year's meeting with Army. Dervarics has one career assist against the Black Knights as well, which came in the league championship.
Scouting the Army Black Knights
- The Black Knights, with a contest against Colgate on Friday evening, enter the weekend at 5-5-1 on the season, 1-0 in Patriot League play after posting a 2-1 win over Lafayette to open their league slate.
- Sarah Goss and Pia White are tied for the team lead in points with seven, each on three goals and one assist.
- Alex Lostetter has seen the bulk of the playing time in net, appearing in nine games with eight starts. She is 4-3-1 on the year and has a 0.92 goals against average and a .814 save percentage.
Last Time Out
- Sophomore Molly Linhart (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel Area) scored her first career game-winning goal as Bucknell posted a 1-0 shutout over Navy on Varsity Soccer Field last Friday evening. The Orange and Blue wasted little time getting on the board, scoring on the squad's first shot of the game, 8:45 into the contest. Gentile sent a feed to Linhart, perfectly placed behind Navy's defenders, which Linhart drove past goalkeeper Lizzie Barnes with a shot along the ground, just inside the far post. That would be all the offense Bucknell would need as the team allowed just three shots on goal the rest of the way, none in the second half. Sophomore Kathryn Sutton (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area) stopped all three attempts by the Mids, picking up her third shutout of the season, earning Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week honors for her effort the following Monday.
Broadcast Coverage
- A live video broadcast of Bucknell's Oct. 26 home match against Lehigh will be available for a subscription fee though BucknellBison.com. The contest is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
About the Bison
- The Bison have played 11 matches so far, five on the road and six at home, and have collected wins over Sacred Heart (1-0), UMBC (5-1), Saint Francis (Pa.) (5-2), Cornell (1-0, OT) and Navy (1-0).
- Bucknell has allowed just one first half goal this season, outscoring opponents, 8-1, before the intermission.
- Freshman Christa Matlack (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport Area) and Dervarics pace the Bison offense with 12 points apiece. Matlack has five goals and two assists, while Dervarics holds totals of four goals and a team-best four assists.
- Dervarics' three assists versus Saint Francis (Pa.) matched the second-highest single-game total in program history. The only other Bison to ever notch three or more assists in a match was Lisa Gibbons '95 as she totaled three against Scranton in 1994 and set the Bucknell record in the same season with four against Lycoming.
- Freshman Kelliann Doherty (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) currently has nine points on the year (4g, 1a). She is tied for second on the team in goals and her last tally versus Cornell marked her first career game-winner.
- McGorry ranks second on the Bucknell squad in assists with three. She scored her first collegiate goal against then-ranked No. 17 Penn State.
- Sutton has played 909:39 minutes in goal for the Bison and holds a 1.68 goals against average and a .734 save percentage. She has made a total of 47 saves and has a league-best three shutouts on the year. Against then-ranked No. 12 Rutgers, Sutton made a career-high 10 saves.
Bison Milestones
- On Wednesday, Sept., 12, Bucknell played its 300th in match in program history, celebrating with a 5-2 win over Saint Francis (Pa.). The program currently holds an all-time record of 142-148-16 (.490).
- With her 16th career goal, which came against Loyola (Md.), Dervarics moved into a tie for ninth in Bucknell history in that category. She cracked the top-10 in career points, as well, as she is now 10th with 43. After registering three assists against Saint Francis (Pa.), she is now tied for eighth in career assists with 11.
- Gentile is one goal away from tying Kerry McDonnell for third in program history as her next tally will be the 30th of her career. She is eight shy of passing McDonnell on the career points list. Gentile is also three away from breaking Bucknell's career game winning goals record, held by Lisa Gibbons with 15. With her assist against Navy, the 12th of her career, Gentile moved into a tie for sixth in program history in that category. It marked her 70th career point, as well.
Weekly Awards and Honors
- Dervarics was named Patriot League Honorable Mention on Sept. 4, after scoring the game winner at Sacred Heart.
- Matlack earned her first Patriot League BRINE Rookie of the Week honor on Monday, Sept. 10, after recording a three-goal week with one at Rutgers and two against UMBC, including her first career game winner. She was named Patriot League Honorable Mention on Sept. 17 after posting five points on two goals and an assist in a two-game week, tallying the deciding goal against Saint Francis (Pa.).
- Sutton picked up her first career Patriot League BRINE Goalkeeper of the Week award on Monday, Sept. 10, for her 10-save performance at Rutgers and her win over UMBC. She was also named Goalkeeper on the Week on Oct. 8 after recording a shutout against Navy.
- On Sept. 24, Doherty was named the Patriot League BRINE Rookie of the Week for the first time in her career after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against Cornell, leading the Bison to a 1-0 victory.
In the Polls
- The Bison were selected second in the Patriot League preseason poll, the team's highest ranking since 2002 (2nd with 78 points, three first-place votes, also 2nd in 1996). The Bison totaled 85 points, which is their most ever in the preseason poll.
Looking Ahead
- Bucknell will be back in action on Oct. 20, when the squad will travel to Hamilton, N.Y., to take on Colgate in a 7 p.m. contest.
