Bucknell University Athletics
Women's Soccer Faces Tough Road Trip to Maryland, Rutgers
8/27/2008 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Aug. 27, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - After a successful start last weekend, the Bucknell women's soccer team continues its five-game season-opening road trip with a pair of tests against Maryland and Rutgers less than 48 hours apart. The Bison travel to College Park, Md., to take on the Terrapins at 7 p.m. on Friday night, then on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. they will visit Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.
BISON WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
Coverage
- Listen to the Bucknell-Maryland game on WMUC Radio; click HERE for live stats.
- Click HERE for Bucknell-Rutgers live stats.
Series Notes
- This will be the first meeting between Bucknell and Maryland in women's soccer.
- The Bison are 0-2 all-time against Rutgers, including a 2-1 loss last season and a 3-2 setback in 1995. Both previous meetings were in Piscataway.
- Last Sept. 5 at Yurcak Field, then-12th-ranked Rutgers rallied from a second-half deficit to defeat the Bison 2-1. Christa Matlack put Bucknell on the board first in the 57th minute with her first career goal, but the Scarlet Knights tied it in the 68th minute, when a defensive miscue led to Rheanne Sleiman's tally. Eleven minutes later, Gina Demaio scored on a free kick to give Rutgers the 2-1 lead. Kathryn Sutton made 10 saves to keep Bucknell in the game.
About Maryland
- Maryland (1-0) is ranked third in the NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic Region rankings, and in the national rankings the Terrapins are second among "others receiving votes."
- Maryland bombed George Mason 5-0 in its season opener on Saturday. Freshman Lydia Hastings scored two of the goals, while Kaila Sciascia, Ashley Grove and Skyy Anderson also tallied. Maryland held a 22-7 shot advantage.
- Last season a young Maryland team finished 6-9-3 overall and 1-8-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
About Rutgers
- The Scarlet Knights opened up with a 3-1 home victory over George Washington on Saturday, scoring three times in the second half to erase an early deficit. Kristie Lang, Alicia Hall and Ashley Jones all scored goals, while Kristen Edmonds had two assists.
- Rutgers is ranked eighth in the NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic Region rankings. - Rutgers outshot GW 25-8 and led 14-0 in corner kicks. Keeper Erin Guthrie made three saves.
- Head coach Glenn Crooks' team plays at Lehigh on Friday night before hosting Bucknell on Sunday.
- The Scarlet Knights lost only four letterwinners from last year's team that finished 9-9-3 overall and 4-5-2 in the Big East. Gina Demaio (5g, 2a) is the team's top returning scorer.
- Former Rutgers All-American Carli Lloyd, the program's all-time leading scorer, scored the winning goal for Team USA in the recent Olympic gold medal match against Brazil.
Opening Weekend
- The Bison enjoyed an unbeaten opening weekend on the road, starting with a 3-0 blanking of UMBC last Friday followed by a 1-1 draw with Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sunday.
- Bucknell dominated UMBC in the opener, allowing only three shots all day. Jennifer Dervarics and Nicole Marotta scored less than two minutes apart in the first half to stake the Bison to a commanding lead, and Chelsea Brinkman, who assisted on the Marotta goal, tacked on an insurance tally in the 73rd minute.
- At Saint Francis, the Bison trailed 1-0 until Dervarics struck with just 4:07 left in regulation, off another assist from Brinkman. Bison goalkeeper Kathryn Sutton came up big, making two key saves to keep it a 1-0 game, then stopping two more shots in overtime.
- The Bison yielded only one goal - on a breakaway - in 200 minutes of action. On Monday, Sutton was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week and sophomore Caitlin Holtz was named the PL Defensive Player of the Week.
About the Bison
- Sutton's Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week honor was the fifth of her career. A first-team all-conference selection in 2007, she led the league with four weekly citations last season.
- Sutton has a stellar 0.45 goals against averaged through two games.
- Dervarcis and Brinkman are tied for the team lead with four points each. That is tied for the league lead along with Navy's Kristen Laraway.
- Bucknell has outshot its first two opponents by a combined margin of 31-13.
- The UMBC victory snapped a three-game losing streak in season openers. The Bison are unbeaten through two games for the first time since 2003.
- Dervarics was named the Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year last week. She also won Player of the Year honors after the 2007 season.
Bison Milestones
- Dervarics' two early goals give her 26 for her career, moving her into a tie for sixth (with Katie McElligott) on Bucknell's career list.
- Dervarics' 65 career points also ranks sixth in Bucknell history. She is two points shy of fifth-place Jennifer Margolis.
- Sutton's fifth shutout moved her into fifth place on Bucknell's career chart.
- Sutton also moved into sole possession of fifth place on Bucknell's career wins list with 11.
Weekly Awards and Honors
- Patriot League BRINE Goalkeeper of the Week: Kathryn Sutton (Aug. 25).
- Patriot League BRINE Defensive Player of the Week: Caitlin Holtz (Aug. 25).
- Patriot League Honorable Mention: Jennifer Dervarics (Aug. 25).
Looking Ahead
- Bucknell's difficult road trip continues on Sunday, Sept. 7 at No. 9 Penn State at 6 p.m. Earlier that day, the Bison men will take on Penn State at 3:30 p.m.
