Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Soccer Hosts Robert Morris Friday, Game to Air on Bison Vision
9/23/2008 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 23, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell women's soccer team is home again this Friday night, taking on Robert Morris at 7 p.m. at Graham Field. The game will air live on Bison Vision All-Access on BucknellBison.com.
BISON WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
Coverage
- Click HERE to watch the Robert Morris game live on Bison Vision.
- Click HERE for Bucknell-Robert Morris live stats via GameTracker.
Bucknell vs. Robert Morris Series Notes
- Bucknell holds a 7-1-1 lead in a series that began in 1993, however Robert Morris' lone head-to-head win came last season, 2-1 in Moon Township, Pa.
- In last year's game the Bison led 1-0 at the half on a Christa Matlack goal, but the Colonials stunned them with tallies in the 71st and 88th minutes to steal the 2-1 win. Bucknell outshot RMU 15-0 in the first half and 27-5 overall, but Jessica Onufer made 13 saves for the Colonials to keep them in it.
- Bucknell has outscored Robert Morris 35-9 in the series.
- The lone tie was a 3-3 conclusion in 2002.
About Robert Morris
- The Colonials improved to 4-3-0 on the season with an impressive showing at the UNLV Rebel Classic last weekend. Robert Morris upset 25th-ranked UNLV 2-1 last Friday, then knocked off Idaho by the same score on Sunday to win the tournament.
- Robert Morris began the season with shutout wins over Youngstown State (2-0) and Howard (1-0), then lost three in a row to Cleveland State (2-1), Penn (3-0) and Duquesne (3-0).
- Sophomore Kathleen Caggiano is this week's Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week. She had a hand in all four RMU goals at the UNLV tournament last weekend. She scored both goals against UNLV and had a goal and an assist in the Idaho game. Caggiano has four goals and an assist on the season. Last year she was named the NEC Rookie of the Year, and she had one of her 10 goals on the season against Bucknell.
- Senior goalkeeper Caitlin Dilal made 20 saves in the two games last weekend, including a career-high 14 in the upset of UNLV.
About Last Weekend
- On Friday night at Varsity Soccer Field, Bucknell defeated Temple in dramatic fashion, winning 1-0 on Christa Matlack's goal with only 29 seconds remaining in regulation. Until that point it had been a frustrating night for the Bison, who outshot the Owls 24-5, including 13-0 in a dominant second half. But they could not get one in the net until Temple keeper Kara Williams gambled by coming out on a free ball to the right of the penalty box area, and Matlack beat her to the ball and curled it just inside the right post for the winning tally.
- It looked for awhile as if the momentum from Friday night's win carried over into Sunday's home game with Loyola (Md.), as Matlack and Jennifer Dervarics both scored in the first half to stake Bucknell to a 2-0 lead. But the Greyhounds rallied, scoring once before halftime and again in the 80th minute to gain a 2-2 tie.
About the Bison
- Bucknell is now 4-3-2 on the season with just two games remaining before the start of Patriot League play.
- Christa Matlack has been on a roll since returning from a leg injury four games into the season. She has a point in each of the last five matches and now has four goals and two assists on the season.
- Matlack was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after scoring the game-winning goal against Temple and logging a goal and an assist against Loyola. Matlack is now tied with teammate Jennifer Dervarics for the Patriot League lead in points per game at 1.67. She is tied for second in goals per game with four tallies in six matches.
- Dervarics scored her Patriot League-leading seventh goal of the season in the Loyola game, and she also had a pretty assist on Matlack's goal in the same contest.
- Sophomore defender Caitlin Holtz had a terrific game against Temple. She was all over the field throughout, and her pass set up Matlack's winning goal in the final minute. Holtz leads the Patriot League with six assists, twice as many as any other player in the league.
- Thirteen different Bison have a point this season, as Bucknell continues to lead the league in scoring at 2.11 goals per game. Navy is second at 1.67. - Bucknell is one of five Patriot League teams with three shutouts this season.The Bison rank sixth in the league in goals-against average at 1.69.
- Kathryn Sutton ranks third in the conference in saves per game (4.33).
Bison Milestones
- Dervarics now has 31 career goals, moving her into sole possession of fourth place on Bucknell's career list. Next up is 2007 graduate Krista Lee Gentile, who had 24 goals.
- Dervarics' 76 career points now rank tied for fourth in Bucknell history (with Kerry McDonnell '96). She is seven points behind Gentile for the No. 3 spot.
- Sutton's shutout of Temple was the seventh of her career. That moves her into fourth place on Bucknell's career chart.
- Sutton has also moved into sole possession of fifth place on Bucknell's career wins list with 14. She needs one more to catch Dana Rofey for fourth place.
Weekly Awards and Honors
- Patriot League BRINE Offensive Player of the Week: Jennifer Dervarics (Sept. 2), Christa Matlack (Sept. 22).
- 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 travels to Marist on Sunday afternoon for a 2 p.m. start, then on Saturday, Oct. 4, the Bison face Patriot League rival Navy in Annapolis, Md., at noon in a rematch of the 2007 PL championship game.
