Bucknell University Athletics
Bison Women's Soccer Home Twice this Weekend, Friday's Game vs. Temple on Bison Vision
9/18/2008 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 18, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell women's soccer team kicks off a nice run of home games on Friday evening (7 p.m.) against the visiting Temple Owls, as six of the next seven games on the schedule will be played at Varsity Soccer Field. The Bison will also be at home on Sunday afternoon, taking on defending MAAC champion Loyola (Md.) at 1 p.m.
Friday night's contest can be seen live on Bison Vision, with Doug Birdsong handling the play-by-play duties.
BISON WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
Coverage
- Click HERE to watch the Temple game live on Bison Vision.
- Click HERE for Bucknell-Temple live stats via GameTracker.
- Click HERE for Bucknell-Loyola live state via GameTracker.
Bucknell vs. Temple Series Notes
- Bucknell and Temple have met three times previously. The Owls won all three on the field, but they later had to forfeit their 3-0 victory in 1991 back to the Bison.
- Temple also won 4-2 in Philadelphia in 1992 and 1-0 in the 2006 Owl Eyes Classic.
Bucknell vs. Loyola Series Notes
- Bucknell and Loyola have met just three times previously.
- The Greyhounds have won all three previous meetings: 1-0 in Baltimore in 1992, 1-0 in Lewisburg in 1993 and 2-1 last season on the road.
- In last season's contest, the Bison took a 1-0 lead on Jennifer Dervarics' penalty kick in the 80th minute, but the Greyhounds scored twice in the final eight minutes to steal the win.
About Temple
- The Owls have won two straight after an 0-3-1 start and now stand 2-3-1 on the season.
- Temple won twice at home last weekend, topping St. Peter's 3-1 and Vermont 2-1.
- The Owls also have a 2-2 tie with Maine, and they have dropped matches to Marist (1-0), Fairfield (3-1) and Maryland (2-0).
- Freshman Niki Conn, this week's Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, leads the team in scoring with four goals and nine points.
- Allicia Yurkovic has two goals and Amanda Vogelman and Stephanie Kwiatkowski one each for Temple.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Kara Williams has played every minute this far and has a 1.42 goals-against average.
- Temple has been outscored 9-8 and outshot 72-71 this far.
About Loyola
- The Greyhounds won the MAAC title last season, finishing 5-0-4 in the conference and beating Marist 2-0 in the MAAC championship game. Loyola then fell 4-1 at Virginia in the NCAA College Cup.
- Loyola returned nine starters from that championship team, but it is still looking for its first victory of 2008 after an 0-5-1 start against some good competition.
- The Greyhounds have a 3-3 tie with San Diego State, and losses to Virginia, Old Dominion, La Salle, VCU and Indiana.
- Loyola has been outscored 17-7 thus far, with senior Theresa Ferraina leading the team with two goals and two assists for six points.
- Kelly Farrell also has two goals, while Rachel Schuck, Kristina Balfoort and Julianne Bausch have one each.
- Junior Brittany Henderson has started five of the six games in goal and has 30 saves and a 2.83 GAA.
- Loyola has a new head coach in Katherine Remy Vettori. She replaced John Byford, now the head coach at Villanova.
About Last Week
- Last Thursday at Varsity Soccer Field, Bucknell dominated Mount St. Mary's in a 4-0 win. Nicole Marotta scored twice and Jennifer Dervarics and Chelsea Brinkman once each, and the Bison outshot The Mount 35-2.
- On Sunday in Richmond, Va., Bucknell dropped a tough one at Virginia Commonwealth. Trailing 2-0 in the second half and with their leading scorer (Jennifer Dervarics) and top defender (Nicole Marotta) off the field with injuries, the Bison fought back to tie the game. Christa Matlack scored in the 69th minute to get the Bison on the board, then Brooke Stokes tied it in the 83rd minute. But only 39 seconds after the Stokes goal, Laurel Pastor scored on a deflection to win it for the Rams.
About the Bison
- Nicole Marotta earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week accolades on Monday. She had her first career multi-goal game in the win over Mount St. Mary's and contributed to a defense that did not allow a shot until the 64th minute of the game.
- Bucknell is far and away the highest-scoring team in the Patriot League thus far with 16 goals in seven games. No other team has more than nine. The Bison have scored in every match.
- Dervarics leads the Patriot League in both goals (6) and points (12). She has at least one tally in five of the team's seven games, including two in the win over Maryland. Dervarics also leads the conference in game-winning goals with two.
- Marotta now has four goals on the season - a career high - and she ranks second in the Patriot League in goals and third in points (8).
- Caitlin Holtz now leads the Patriot League in assists with five, and she also ranks T-21st in the nation in that category. Holtz assisted on both Marotta goals against Mount St. Mary's, both coming on nearly identical corner kicks.
- Christa Matlack has come back strong after being slowed by an injury early in the season. She had a goal in the VCU game on Sunday and has two tallies along with an assist in four games this season.
- Kathryn Sutton is tied for the PL lead with two shutouts.
- Chelsea Brinkman now has two goals and two assists on the season, and her six points rank third on the squad.
- Brooke Stokes got credit for the tying goal against VCU, her first of the year.
Bison Milestones
- Dervarics now has 30 career goals, tied for fourth-most (with Kerry McDonnell) in Bucknell history.
- Dervarics' 73 career points rank fifth in Bucknell history. She is three points shy of McDonnell for fourth place.
- Sutton's shutout of Mount St. Mary's was the sixth of her career. That ranks fifth on Bucknell's career chart.
- Sutton has also moved into sole possession of fifth place on Bucknell's career wins list with 13.
- Ben Landis coached in his 100th career match at Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday.
Weekly Awards and Honors
- Patriot League BRINE Offensive Player of the Week: Jennifer Dervarics (Sept. 2).
- Patriot League BRINE Goalkeeper of the Week: Kathryn Sutton (Aug. 25).
- Patriot League BRINE Defensive Player of the Week: Caitlin Holtz (Aug. 25), Nicole Marotta (Sept. 15).
- Patriot League Honorable Mention: Jennifer Dervarics (Aug. 25).
Looking Ahead
- Bucknell has another Friday-Sunday set next weekend. The Bison host Robert Morris on Friday at 7 p.m., then travel to Marist on Sunday at 2 p.m.
