Tag: Beattie Goad

2017 Week 9 Preview

As we move into the final few weeks of the regular season, teams are scrambling for position in their respective conferences, and the teams featuring Aussies are no exception. Hofstra and Murray State attempt to continue their run towards regular season titles, whilst Wyoming endeavour to move back into the title race in a tight Mountain West Conference.

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Five points clear, nine points to play for. The equation is simple for Hofstra – win both of their games this week and they will be Colonial Athletic Association regular season champions. The Pride have opened their league schedule with six straight wins, and with Emily Hulbert back in the starting lineup after a couple of weeks coming off the bench after recovering from a knock, the Pride are back to full strength. Hofstra face third-placed Northeastern first up, with the Huskies holding a game in hand but sitting seven points behind the Pride. On paper, this will be the toughest opponent Hofstra face in conference play – Northeastern are also undefeated in league play, but have two draws to their name. Hofstra then host Elon on senior day, with the Phoenix having won just one of their six conference games to this point. With that in mind, four points should be the absolute minimum Hofstra take from this weekend, which would earn our Aussie duo of Monique Iannella and Emily Hulbert no worse than a share of the regular season title, even if fellow Australian Emma Heckenberg and Drexel were to win all of their remaining games and Hofstra were to lose next weekend.

UCLA and Stanford remain the top two teams in the coaches’ poll, but after UCLA’s unexpected 2-2 draw with Arizona, their positions have switched and it is now the Cardinal who sit atop the poll, as well as the Pac-12 standings. Whilst there are very few easy games in the Pac-12, both sides would be expected to win their sole game this week, especially UCLA, who host a Utah side that is yet to tally a single goal in their five league games so far and sit second from bottom in the standings. That bodes well for Teagan Micah’s clean sheet numbers, but maybe not her total saves number as the Utes won’t be expected to trouble the Australian sophomore particularly often. Stanford, on the other hand, face a slightly more difficult challenge as they host fifth placed Washington. The Huskies possess one of the tighter defences in the league, giving up just six goals all season and only one in their five conference games this season. However, there is a counterpoint: Stanford’s defence has given up only five goals all season, and the Cardinal have banged home 54 goals in 13 games. Short of drafting in someone like Becky Sauerbrunn to help out, any defence would find it tough against this Stanford attack, and hopefully we can see Beattie Goad afforded more playing time in this classy outfit, having been used only sparingly in recent games.

Wyoming currently sit on the cusp of the Mountain West Conference tournament spots in a league that is incredibly close at the top with five games to play. To that point, this weekend could be pivotal for the Cowgirls, who play the lowly Utah State before facing fellow mid-table team Boise State. With Wyoming hosting both games this week, this is certainly one pair of games that the Cowgirls will be seeing as one that they can take the full six points from to strengthen their position in the conference standings. After making 14 saves in 135 minutes of play last week, Georgia Rowntree is in some of the best form she has exhibited in her time at Wyoming, which will no doubt boost the confidence of her teammates, including Alisha Bass and Jemma House, who have both been involved in the team’s attacking output recently, chalking up a goal and an assist respectively last week.

Due to a combination of a couple of draws and holding a game in hand at this point, Murray State are surprisingly in third in the Ohio Valley Conference heading into this week’s games. However, the Racers are unlikely to be worried by their current position in the standings, especially with the opportunity to knock off the current top team, Belmont, this week. However, they first have to take on rivals Austin Peay in their first game of the week. Whilst Australian senior Harriet Withers has only gone one game without scoring a goal, due to Murray State’s schedule that now equates to 12 days, and there is no doubt that the Palm Beach product will be itching to get out and bang home a hatful, whilst at the other end, Nyomi Devine remains ever reliable as part of a Racers defence that has given up just two goals in six conference games.

Full Schedule:

Albany (Claire Urquhart)

This week: at Vermont – 10am, Friday October 13; v Maine – 4am, Monday October 16

Central Connecticut State (Lauren Featherstone)

This week: v St Francis – 10am, Saturday October 14; v Robert Morris – 3am, Monday October 16

Colorado (Isobel Dalton)

This week: at USC – 10am, Saturday October 14

Drexel (Emma Heckenberg)

This week: v Charleston – 4am, Monday October 16

East Tennessee State (Isabel Hodgson)

This week: at Wofford – 10am, Saturday October 14; at Furman – 5am, Monday October 16

Fairleigh Dickinson (Sam Roff)

This week: v Bryant – 3am, Monday October 16

Grambling State (Priya Gakhar)

This week: v Alabama State – 8am, Saturday October 14; v Alabama A&M – 5am, Monday October 16

Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)

This week: v Chicago State – 1pm, Saturday October 14; v UMKC – 7am, Monday October 16

Hawaii (Kiri Dale)

This week: v UC Santa Barbara – 4pm, Friday October 13; v Cal State Northridge – 2pm, Monday October 16

Hofstra (Emily Hulbert, Monique Iannella)

This week: at Northeastern – 9am, Friday October 13; v Elon – 4am, Monday October 16

La Salle (Claudia Jenkins)

This week: at St. Bonaventure – 10am, Friday October 13; v Fordham – 4am, Monday October 16

LSU (Caitlin Cantrill)

This week: v Arkansas – 10am, Saturday October 14

Murray State (Nyomi Devine, Harriet Withers)

This week: v Austin Peay – 7am, Friday October 13; at Belmont – 6am, Monday October 16

Nicholls State (Tenille Harberger, Kristy Helmers)

This week: at Sam Houston State – 11am, Saturday October 14; at Stephen F. Austin – 5am, Monday October 16

Old Dominion (Gaby Bentley)

This week: v Southern Miss – 7am, Saturday October 14; v Louisiana Tech – 4am, Monday October 16

Oregon State (Olivia Ellis)

This week: v Arizona – 1pm, Saturday October 14

Pacific (Ellie Papalexiou)

This week: at BYU – 1pm, Friday October 13

St. Francis (Shelby Milton)

This week: at Central Connecticut State – 10am, Saturday October 14; at Wagner – 4am, Monday October 16

Southeast Missouri State (Maddy Cornell)

This week: v Eastern Illinois – 10:30am, Saturday October 14; v SIU Edwardsville – 6am, Monday October 16

Stanford (Beattie Goad)

This week: v Washington – 2pm, Saturday October 14

Texas Southern (Paige Hayward)

This week: v Alcorn State – 11am, Saturday October 14; v Mississippi Valley State – 5am, Monday October 16

Texas Tech (Demi Koulizakis)

This week: v Oklahoma State – 11am, Saturday October 14

UCLA (Teagan Micah)

This week: v Utah – 2pm, Friday October 13

Western Carolina (Kate Swartwout)

This week: at Furman – 10am, Saturday October 14; at Wofford – 5am, Monday October 16

William & Mary (Lorena Bugden)

This week: at UNC Wilmington – 10am, Friday October 13; at Northeastern – 4am, Monday October 16

Wyoming (Alisha Bass, Annika Clayton, Jessie Gentle, Jemma House, Georgia Rowntree)

This week: v Utah State – 8am, Saturday October 14; v Boise State – 6am, Monday October 16

2017 Week 8 Preview

UCLA and Stanford head in completely opposite directions geographically as the Pac-12 pair continue to keep pace with each other, whilst the Aussie duo at Hofstra look to remain atop the Colonial Athletic Association standings. The story is the same for the Australian pair at Murray State, who face an Aussie assistant coach against Eastern Kentucky in a clash of the titans in the Ohio Valley Conference.

We kick off Week 8 a day earlier than usual, with Isabel Hodgson and East Tennessee State taking on The Citadel on Thursday morning Australian time. The Buccaneers are on a three-game skid and have lost seven of their last eight games as their season threatens to derail, but should still be slightly favoured at home to The Citadel, who have a slightly better record than East Tennessee State, but against a far inferior schedule to this point. It’s been a lean season for the entire East Tennessee State attack, but The Citadel’s defence has been leaky at times this season, so Thursday would be an ideal time for a few confidence-boosting goals. The Buccaneers face Mercer in their second game of the week, an opponent that will pose far more of a challenge. The Bears have the second-best record of any team in the Southern Conference, but East Tennessee State won the last meeting between the teams, notching a 3-1 victory in last year’s conference tournament.

Hofstra sit atop the Colonial Athletic Association standings with four straight wins to start league play, and this week the Pride and their Aussie duo of Emily Hulbert and Monique Iannella face a pair of mid-table teams looking to climb the standings. Towson have won just one of their first three games in conference play, and will need to start winning soon if they are to secure a decent seeding in the conference tournament. However, Hofstra have been dominant so far this season, and with Northeastern right on their tail, will be in no mood to allow Towson even the slightest look. The Pride then face James Madison in their second game of the week. The Dukes have split their first four games in league play to sit at 2-2-0 and 7-6-0 overall. Their attack has produced 25 goals this year in comparison to Hofstra’s 20, but they have also conceded 18 goals in their 13 games. In contrast, the Pride defence, featuring Monique Iannella and shielded by Emily Hulbert in midfield, have conceded just 11 goals in 13 games, with three of those coming in a loss to a powerhouse Penn State team. If the Hofstra defence comes to play this week, one goal in each game may just be enough to secure two victories.

If Hofstra do drop points, Emma Heckenberg and Drexel are right there ready to bridge the gap. The Dragons are 5 points behind Hofstra at the moment in third place in the CAA, but one of those losses is to the Pride. Drexel face Delaware and UNC Wilmington, neither of which will be easy opponents, but both are eminently winnable games for the side from Philadelphia. With Emma Heckenberg shifting between midfield and defence in recent weeks, the Victorian junior has seen her minutes increase as the weeks have continued, and she has now firmly re-established herself as an integral member of the Dragons’ starting eleven. With Drexel giving up just 14 goals in 13 games this season, Heckenberg may be flying under the radar slightly considering the exploits of some other Australians, but her performances have been solid throughout the season to this point and she will no doubt be heavily involved in any Drexel success this weekend.

Pac-12 action continues this week with UCLA and Stanford still sitting in the top two spots in the coaches’ poll. This week sees Teagan Micah and the Bruins head to Arizona to play both Arizona and Arizona State. Neither team has been especially dominant in attack this season, scoring just 11 and 14 goals respectively this season. However, Teagan Micah will still need to be at her best, with her performances to date turning more than a couple of draws into wins for UCLA in 2017. Stanford, on the other hand, head for higher altitude, taking on Colorado and Utah in a true test of fitness for the Cardinal. Beattie Goad has been in and out of the starting lineup this season, but coming up against two teams which spend their entire lives at this altitude means that coach Paul Ratcliffe will almost certainly need to utilise his bench more than usual. Therefore, regardless of whether Goad starts or comes off the bench, there will almost surely be solid minutes in store for the sophomore as the Cardinal look to keep pace with UCLA. In the Pacific Northwest, it will also be intriguing to see if Olivia Ellis continues to see extended minutes for Oregon State as the Beavers take on Washington and Washington State after averaging nearly an hour per game last week.

Harriet Withers may be chalking up record after record for Murray State at the moment, but that all gets pushed aside briefly this week in a top-of-the-table clash with Eastern Kentucky. Former Washington State defender and once-capped Matilda Rachael Doyle will be on the sidelines as assistant coach for Eastern Kentucky, turning this already intense battle into an Aussie v Aussie matchup of sorts. Like Murray State, Eastern Kentucky have a potent offence, but their defence has been leaky at times. This will need to change quickly if they are to stop Withers and the Murray State attack, whilst at the other end, Nyomi Devine and the Racers’ defence have given up just nine goals in eleven games to this point. Whilst this is a battle of the top teams in the conference at this point, it’s safe to say that Murray State should be considered strong favourites in this one.

Full Schedule:

Albany (Claire Urquhart)

This week: v Hartford – 10am, Friday October 6; v Massachusetts-Lowell – 7am, Monday October 9

Central Connecticut State (Lauren Featherstone)

This week: at Sacred Heart – 3am, Monday October 9

Colorado (Isobel Dalton)

This week: v California – 8:30am, Friday October 6; v Stanford – 5am, Monday October 9

Drexel (Emma Heckenberg)

This week: at Delaware – 10am, Friday October 6; at UNC Wilmington – 4am, Monday October 9

East Tennessee State (Isabel Hodgson)

This week: v Citadel – 10am, Thursday October 5; v Mercer – 5am, Monday October 9

Fairleigh Dickinson (Sam Roff)

This week: v Wagner – 10am, Saturday October 7; at LIU Brooklyn – 4am, Monday October 9

Grambling State (Priya Gakhar)

This week: at Texas Southern – 11am, Saturday October 7; at Prairie View A&M – 5am, Monday October 9

Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)

This week: at UTRGV – 12pm, Saturday October 7; at New Mexico State – 6am, Monday October 9

Hawaii (Kiri Dale)

This week: v UC Irvine – 2pm, Monday October 9

Hofstra (Emily Hulbert, Monique Iannella)

This week: at Towson – 6am, Friday October 6; v James Madison – 4am, Monday October 9

La Salle (Claudia Jenkins)

This week: v Davidson – 10am, Friday October 6; at Massachusetts – 4am, Monday October 9

LSU (Caitlin Cantrill)

This week: v Georgia – 10am, Friday October 6; at Mississippi – 6am, Monday October 9

Murray State (Nyomi Devine, Harriet Withers)

This week: at Eastern Kentucky – 7am, Friday October 6

Nicholls State (Tenille Harberger, Kristy Helmers)

This week: v McNeese State – 8am, Saturday October 7

Old Dominion (Gaby Bentley)

This week: v Florida International – 6am, Monday October 9

Oregon State (Olivia Ellis)

This week: v Washington – 1pm, Friday October 6; v Washington State – 8am, Monday October 9

Pacific (Ellie Papalexiou)

This week: at San Diego – 1pm, Sunday October 8

St. Francis (Shelby Milton)

This week: v Robert Morris – 4am, Monday October 9

Southeast Missouri State (Maddy Cornell)

This week: at Austin Peay – 11am, Saturday October 7; v Belmont – 6am, Monday October 9

Stanford (Beattie Goad)

This week: at Utah – 10am, Friday October 6; at Colorado – 5am, Monday October 9

Texas Southern (Paige Hayward)

This week: v Grambling State – 11am, Saturday October 7; v Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 5am, Monday October 9

Texas Tech (Demi Koulizakis)

This week: at Baylor – 11am, Saturday October 7

UCLA (Teagan Micah)

This week: at Arizona State – 1pm, Friday October 6; at Arizona – 6am, Monday October 9

Western Carolina (Kate Swartwout)

This week: v Mercer – 10am, Saturday October 7; v Citadel – 5am, Monday October 9

William & Mary (Lorena Bugden)

This week: at Elon – 10am, Friday October 6; v Delaware – 5am, Monday October 9

Wyoming (Alisha Bass, Annika Clayton, Jessie Gentle, Jemma House, Georgia Rowntree)

This week: at Nevada – 10:30am, Saturday October 7; at UNLV – 7am, Monday October 9

2017 Week 6 Preview

Revenge may be a dish best served 10 months later for Isabel Hodgson and East Tennessee State, whilst the Pac-12 battle for national supremacy between UCLA and Stanford continues to simmer as both teams commence conference play this week. SWAC play also commences for our Aussies this week, with both Priya Gakhar and Paige Hayward hungry for goals.

The last game of the 2016 Southern Conference season was the championship game between East Tennessee State and Samford. Adelaide’s Isabel Hodgson scored the opener just two minutes in, but Samford equalised late in the first half before finding a second half winner to take the title and the NCAA Tournament bid that comes with it. However, the Buccaneers get an early chance at revenge this season, facing the Bulldogs in their opening weekend of conference play. Hodgson and ETSU also take on Chattanooga this week, and if they can pick up the win that their class deserves in that game, it will no doubt go some way to restoring their confidence after falling to four straight losses by two or more goals. Goals have hardly been a problem for Hodgson and the rest of the attack, but better defensive efforts will be required in these two games if they are to start their conference slate on a high.

 

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Isobel Dalton and Teagan Micah will renew “hostilities”, if you can call them that, this weekend.

The Pac-12 games featuring Aussies on both sides get started early this season, withTeagan Micah’s UCLA side heading to Boulder to face Isobel Dalton and Colorado. This particular matchup was played much later in the season in 2016, with Colorado picking up an unexpected 1-0 win on their home patch. Forced to travel to Boulder again, UCLA will be hoping to bounce back from a 1-1 draw against Pepperdine in their last fixture in which they did everything except score a second goal which would have clinched victory. The Colorado attack has swung between both ends of the spectrum wildly so far this season, picking up a pair of 6-0 wins but also finding goals hard to come by. Which Colorado turns up to play could have a major say in just how busy Micah will be in each team’s only game of the week. However, UCLA’s attack will have to be on point if they are to beat the Buffaloes’ goalkeeping tandem of Scout Watson and Jalen Tompkins, who have combined for 7 clean sheets in 9 games to this point.

Meanwhile, Beattie Goad and Stanford remain ready to pounce on top spot in the polls if UCLA do slip up against Colorado. The Cardinal take on a Washington State team which, on the face of it, looks to be doing quite well at 5-1-2. However, a 0-0 draw with Montana this week may have exposed some flaws in the attacking side of the Cougars’ game, and against a Stanford side with six clean sheets in eight games, that’s not something you want being made public in the lead-up to the game. Beattie Goad forms part of that defence in the left back role, but her attacking instincts have already delivered a goal and an assist so far this season, and to see the former W-League champion getting up and down the flank to assist attacking raids would not be a surprise in the slightest.

Murray State had a tough weekend last week, dropping their first points of the season in a 1-0 loss to Saint Louis. Despite this, they will go into their first full weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play this week knowing that they have exactly what it takes to dominate this league, and why not? Their only conference loss in the last two seasons came in last year’s conference tournament, and even then it was a game they could easily have won. The Racers have already knocked off a couple of teams considered better than this weekend’s opponents – Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State – and Harriet Withers rarely goes two weeks without banging home a goal. Throw in Nyomi Devine marshalling the defence, and things are still looking pretty good for Murray State as they look to add to last week’s 1-0 win over Morehead State in their conference opener.

Conference play also kicks off for our two players in the SWAC, and whilst the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey may have disrupted things for Paige Hayward and Texas Southern, conference play is where the Australian senior has shone in recent years. The Tigers could have been considered heavily overmatched in their opening few Division I games, all of which they lost 3-0, but with Hayward up front, there is no reason to think the goals won’t start to flow for Texas Southern, commencing with this week’s games against fellow winless sides Jackson State and and Southern. Priya Gakhar and Grambling State also start their league slate this week, facing perennial conference favourites Howard. However, it’s been a surprisingly good start for Grambling State this season. A win over UC Riverside and an overtime loss to Louisiana Tech have shown that the team may be starting to a corner after some utterly abysmal seasons in recent years – the team has already matched its Division I win total from 2016 and conference play hasn’t even started yet. Gakhar has been coming off the bench in a few games to this point, and surely it is just a matter of time before she notches her first college goal.

Full Schedule:

Albany (Claire Urquhart)

This week: at UMBC – 3am, Monday September 25

Central Connecticut State (Lauren Featherstone)

This week: v Temple – 9am, Sunday September 24

Colorado (Isobel Dalton)

This week: v UCLA – 7:30am, Saturday September 23

Drexel (Emma Heckenberg)

This week: v Northeastern – 8am, Friday September 22; v William & Mary – 4am, Monday September 25

East Tennessee State (Isabel Hodgson)

This week: v Chattanooga – 9am, Saturday September 23; v Samford – 4am, Monday September 25

Fairleigh Dickinson (Sam Roff)

This week: v Cornell – 5am, Monday September 25

Grambling State (Priya Gakhar)

This week: v Howard – 3am, Monday September 25

Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)

This week: at Cal State Northridge – 12pm, Saturday September 23; at Cal State Fullerton – 10am, Monday September 25

Hofstra (Emily Hulbert, Monique Iannella)

This week: at Delaware – 9am, Friday September 22; v UNC Wilmington – 3am, Monday September 25

La Salle (Claudia Jenkins)

This week: v Duquesne – 9am, Friday September 22; at St Joseph’s – 3am, Monday September 25

LSU (Caitlin Cantrill)

This week: at Alabama – 10am, Friday September 22; v Mississippi State – 6am, Monday September 25

Murray State (Nyomi Devine, Harriet Withers)

This week: at Tennessee Tech – 10am, Friday September 22; at Jacksonville State – 4am, Monday September 25

Nicholls State (Tenille Harberger, Kristy Helmers)

This week: v Incarnate Word – 7am, Saturday September 23; v Abilene Christian – 4am, Monday September 25

Old Dominion (Gaby Bentley)

This week: at Florida Atlantic – 9am, Saturday September 23

Oregon State (Olivia Ellis)

This week: at Arizona State – 12pm, Saturday September 23

Pacific (Ellie Papalexiou)

This week: at Cal State Bakersfield – 12pm, Saturday September 23

Southeast Missouri State (Maddy Cornell)

This week: at Morehead State – 8am, Saturday September 23; at Eastern Kentucky – 3am, Monday September 25

Stanford (Beattie Goad)

This week: at Washington State – 11am, Friday September 22;

Texas Southern (Paige Hayward)

This week: at Southern – 10am, Saturday September 23; at Jackson State – 4am, Monday September 25

Texas Tech (Demi Koulizakis)

This week: v Kansas State – 10am, Saturday September 23; v Kansas – 4am, Monday September 25

UCLA (Teagan Micah)

This week: at Colorado – 7:30am, Saturday September 23

Western Carolina (Kate Swartwout)

This week: v Samford – 9am, Saturday September 23; v Chattanooga – 4am, Monday September 25

William & Mary (Lorena Bugden)

This week: at James Madison – 9am, Friday September 22; at Drexel – 3am, Monday September 25

Wyoming (Alisha Bass, Annika Clayton, Jessie Gentle, Jemma House, Georgia Rowntree)

This week: at Colorado College – 7am, Saturday September 23; at Air Force – 4am, Monday September 25

2017 Week 4 Wrap

Two-goal performances were the order of the week among the Aussies, as Harriet Withers and Alisha Bass each notched braces to lead their teams to wins. Jemma House also picked up her first college goal, and is there a new defensive star emerging at Hofstra?

It may have been Bill Withers who sang Lean On Me, but it’s Harriet Withers that Murray State are leaning on with regards to goalscoring at the moment, with the senior delivering yet again in a thrilling win over Arkansas-Little Rock this week. Withers capitalised on a mistake from the UALR goalkeeper to bang home Murray State’s third, but the Trojans came back from 3-1 down to force overtime. However, Withers was on hand again in the first minute of golden goal, bending a shot home from the edge of the area to hand the Racers a 4-3 win and keep their perfect record intact at 5-0.

Wyoming scored three goals this week, and they had their Australian attackers to thank for all three. Despite falling 2-1 to Utah Valley, Jemma House came up with her first collegiate goal, a just reward for a performance that saw the junior get into plenty of good positions before finally being able to send one home.

The Cowgirls then took on local rivals Northern Colorado, and Alisha Bass was the undoubted star. Wyoming had not beaten the Bears in the whole time that the senior had been with the team, but two first half goals ensured herself and fellow Australian senior Georgia Rowntree would get to lift the trophy at their final opportunity.

Stanford cruised to a pair of absolute demolitions this week, scoring a ridiculous 15 goals across their two games, with Beattie Goad starting in both contests. The sophomore played 49 minutes in the 8-0 win over San Francisco, but had to wait until the 7-0 win over Yale to see some tangible reward for her work. Picking up the ball on the left flank, Goad sailed in a cross from deep that Sam Tran headed home with real velocity for the Cardinal’s third goal. Goad would play 41 minutes in the win as coach Paul Ratcliffe employed a high level of rotation with the game in the bag by halftime courtesy of five first-half goals for Stanford.

UCLA travelled across the country to Virginia for a Top 10 matchup, with Teagan Micah proving vital yet again for the top team in the nation. In a game where UCLA were deadly with the shots they did take, the Bruins came up with two goals on just three on-target shots. However, without Micah keeping out four of the five Virginia shots which were headed for the goal, including a couple of absolute pearlers, UCLA’s time at the top would have been short-lived. Instead, the Bruins escaped with a 2-1 win to head back to Los Angeles in a buoyant mood.

Monique Iannella’s performances for Hofstra to this point may have been slightly overshadowed by fellow Australian Emily Hulbert to this point, but the Texas transfer was exceptional in her 47 minutes in the Pride’s 1-0 win over Fordham. Despite the abbreviated stint on the field in that game, Iannella was rewarded with a 110 minute performance at the back in the 0-0 overtime draw against Monmouth as the former Melbourne City player continues to prove to be a valuable addition for the Pride.

Player Of The Year Points:

3: Alisha Bass (Wyoming)
2: Harriet Withers (Murray State)
1: Jemma House (Wyoming)

Complete Results:

Albany (Claire Urquhart)

This week: lost 3-0 to Dartmouth; lost 2-1 to Colgate

Claire Urquhart continued to start for Albany, playing the full 90 minutes against Dartmouth and 84 minutes against Colgate.

Central Connecticut State (Lauren Featherstone)

This week: lost 4-0 to Navy

Lauren Featherstone did not feature for Central Connecticut State against Navy.

Colorado (Isobel Dalton)

This week: lost 3-0 to Texas; defeated Texas-San Antonio 2-0

Isobel Dalton came off the bench to play 10 minutes against Texas, but did not feature against Texas-San Antonio.

Drexel (Emma Heckenberg)

This week: lost 2-1 to Monmouth

Emma Heckenberg did not feature for Drexel in their loss to Monmouth.

East Tennessee State (Isabel Hodgson)

This week: lost 3-1 to Virginia Tech

Isabel Hodgson did not feature for East Tennessee State against Virginia Tech as she recovered from a knock taken in the team’s previous game.

Fairleigh Dickinson (Sam Roff)

This week: lost 2-1 to Niagara; drew 2-2 with Buffalo

Sam Roff continued to be a mainstay for Fairleigh Dickinson, playing all 200 minutes for the Knights this week.

Grambling State (Priya Gakhar)

This week: defeated UC Riverside 1-0; lost 1-0 to Cal State Bakersfield

Priya Gakhar did not feature for Grambling State this week.

Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)

This week: drew 1-1 with UC Santa Barbara; lost 2-0 to Houston Baptist

Sandra Hill did not feature for Grand Canyon this week.

Hofstra (Emily Hulbert, Monique Iannella)

This week: defeated Fordham 1-0; tied 0-0 with Monmouth

Emily Hulbert and Monique Iannella each started both games for Hofstra this week. Hulbert played the complete 90 minutes against Fordham, registering one shot, and 99 of the 110 minutes against Monmouth, rattling off 3 shots in a game that saw Hofstra rattle off 27 shots to 5 despite the 0-0 result. Iannella was outstanding in her 47 minutes against Fordham, and backed up with a complete 110 minute performance against Monmouth.

La Salle (Claudia Jenkins)

This week: defeated Villanova 1-0

Claudia Jenkins did not feature for La Salle this week.

LSU (Caitlin Cantrill)

This week: defeated Liberty 1-0

Caitlin Cantrill did not feature for LSU this week.

Murray State (Nyomi Devine, Harriet Withers)

This week: defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 4-3 (OT)

Harriet Withers was the star for Murray State yet again, scoring a brace that included the overtime game winner in an 81 minute effort. Nyomi Devine yet again played a complete game in defence for the Racers.

Nicholls State (Tenille Harberger, Kristy Helmers)

This week: lost 1-0 to Alcorn State; lost 5-1 to Louisiana-Lafayette

Kristy Helmers started against Alcorn State and played 63 minutes, before coming off the bench to play 36 minutes against Louisiana-Lafayette. Tenille Harberger did not feature for Nicholls State this week.

Old Dominion (Gaby Bentley)

This week: drew 2-2 with UNC Wilmington

Gaby Bentley started for Old Dominion against UNC Wilmington, playing 86 minutes.

Oregon State (Olivia Ellis)

This week: defeated Portland State 1-0 (OT); lost 3-0 to BYU.

Olivia Ellis came off the bench to play 13 minutes against Portland State, before playing another 45 minutes off the bench against BYU, tallying one shot on target.

Pacific (Ellie Papalexiou)

This week: lost 2-0 to Yale; lost 2-1 to Northern Arizona

Ellie Papalexiou did not feature for Pacific this week as she continues her recovery from injury.

St. Francis (Shelby Milton)

This week: lost 5-0 to Georgetown; lost 2-0 to George Washington

Shelby Milton did not feature for St. Francis this week.

Stanford (Beattie Goad)

This week: defeated San Francisco 8-0; defeated Yale 7-0

Beattie Goad started both games this week for Stanford, playing 49 minutes in the drubbing of San Francisco, and dishing up an assist for the third goal in the demolition of Yale.

Texas Southern (Paige Hayward)

This week: lost 3-0 to Lamar; lost 3-0 to Southern Miss

Paige Hayward started both games, playing 82 minutes and tallying a shot against Lamar before backing up with an 81 minute effort against Southern Miss, registering two shots.

Texas Tech (Demi Koulizakis)

This week: defeated Arizona State 2-1; lost to Arizona 1-0

Demi Koulizakis did not feature for Texas Tech this week.

UCLA (Teagan Micah)

This week: defeated Virginia 2-1

Teagan Micah played the full 90 minutes against Virginia, making four saves.

Western Carolina (Kate Swartwout)

This week: lost 2-1 to Lipscomb (OT); defeated Tennessee-Martin 3-2 (OT)

Kate Swartwout came off the bench to play 72 minutes against Lipscomb, but did not feature against Tennessee-Martin.

William & Mary (Lorena Bugden)

This week: lost 1-0 to Maryland – 9am; lost 4-0 to DePaul

Lorena Bugden did not feature this week as she continues her recovery from injury.

Wyoming (Alisha Bass, Annika Clayton, Jessie Gentle, Jemma House, Georgia Rowntree)

This week: lost 2-1 to Utah Valley; defeated Northern Colorado 2-1

Alisha Bass was the star for Wyoming this week, playing 69 minutes against Utah Valley before scoring both of the Cowgirls’ goals in a 78 minute effort in the win over Northern Colorado. Georgia Rowntree played 79 minutes against Utah Valley, making five saves, before playing a full game against Northern Colorado, being forced to make just the one save. Jemma House started both games, playing 69 minutes and scoring her first collegiate goal against Utah Valley before playing 67 minutes against Northern Colorado, tallying 2 shots. Jessie Gentle came off the bench in both games to play 46 minutes against Utah Valley and 63 minutes against Northern Colorado, but Annika Clayton did not feature for Wyoming this week.

2017 Week 4 Preview

The California-based Pac-12 Aussies are flying right now, but nothing is certain and both teams will have to be at their best to remain at the pointy end of the coaches’ poll. Meanwhile, Paige Hayward and Texas Southern return after an enforced break due to Hurricane Harvey, and Sam Roff looks to marshal the Fairleigh Dickinson defence against a Buffalo team that banged home five goals last weekend.

UCLA are flying at this point, winning all six of their games to this point and sitting atop the coaches’ poll for the last two weeks. Teagan Micah has been a massive part of this, with her six-save performance to secure a 1-0 win over BYU of particular significance. The Bruins will face a significant test on the road this week though, taking on #8 ranked Virginia in a battle of top 10 teams. The Cavaliers have compiled a solid 4-1 record to this point, which includes an overtime win over 2016 national runners-up West Virginia, although they did slip to an unexpected 1-0 loss to Wisconsin. This game will certainly be a battle of an attacking blitzkrieg and a wall-like defence. Virginia have given up just two goals in their five games this season, whilst UCLA have scored a mind-boggling 20 goals in their six games to this point. Virginia’s attack has only conjured seven goals in five games so far, but with such a stingy defence, showers of goals haven’t exactly been required for the Cavaliers to pick up wins to this point.

If UCLA do slip up against Virginia, there is another team featuring an Aussie waiting to take that #1 spot in the poll. Beattie Goad and Stanford take on San Francisco in a local derby before taking on Yale later in the week. Like UCLA, Stanford have been on fire in attack, scoring 22 goals in five games so far. Whilst the defence has given up just three goals to this point, those three unfortunately all came in a 3-2 loss to Florida, the only blot on the Cardinal’s copybook so far. Their first opponent this week, San Francisco, started the season solidly, compiling a 2-1-1 record, but dropped both games last week to slip below .500, with Olivia Ellis and Oregon State the most recent team to knock off the Dons. However, nobody has been able to stop Yale so far. Hofstra, with their Australian duo of Emily Hulbert and Monique Iannella, perhaps went closest, taking the Bulldogs to double overtime, but Yale escaped with a 107th minute golden goal to move to 5-0 to commence the season. Despite their brilliant start, Stanford will still be considered significant favourites in this one, especially on their home patch. Beattie Goad secured a start last week against Georgetown, and will no doubt be hoping to make her way back into the starting eleven in any of the number of positions in which she has played to this point in her Stanford career.

After a leaky start to the campaign which saw the Knights give up seven goals in three games, Fairleigh Dickinson have tightened things up at the back to concede just two goals in their most recent three games, with Sam Roff at the heart of everything the FDU defence does. That defence is going to need to be at its best in the team’s two games this week, with goals hard to come by recently and their opponents each in decent goalscoring form. Niagara have scored multiple goals in three of their last four games, compiling a 3-1-1 record to this point, with their only loss coming to Big Ten side Michigan State. The Knights’ second opponents, Buffalo, have done things slightly differently. Coming into last week’s game against Youngstown State, the Bulls had scored just one goal in their three games to that point. However, an attacking explosion saw Buffalo chalk up a 5-0 win to come into this weekend on a high. Roff and the Knights’ defence may be able to slow down both opponents this week, but they will still be relying on what has been a lacklustre attack to this point if Fairleigh Dickinson are going to pick up a win or two this week.

Four games. Six goals. There’s not much more one needs to say about Murray State’s Australian powerhouse Harriet Withers, who is once again setting the world alight up front for the Racers. Whilst the team plays just one game this week, that doesn’t mean we won’t see multiple goals from the senior against an Arkansas-Little Rock team that has compiled a fascinating record to this point. The Trojans gave up five goals in their first two games, falling to losses to Memphis and Texas. However, they then faced some slightly less challenging opposition and proceeded to bang home seven goals in two games. But neither Sam Houston State nor Missouri State have a defender of the calibre of Nyomi Devine, nor a striker of Withers’ lethality, so we could certainly see yet another game in which the Australians are vital at both ends of the field.

Texas Southern were forced into a week off last week due to Hurricane Harvey, costing them a couple of games against in-state rivals last week. However, Paige Hayward and the Tigers are back in action this week, hosting two games in Houston. They won’t find it easy though. Lamar have shown at times, especially against SWAC teams, that they can certainly find a way to get the ball in the back of the net, and it has only been against power conference teams that they have really struggled. Southern Miss have also shown a propensity for beating up on lower conference teams, but were brought crashing back to Earth last week with an 8-0 loss to Ole Miss. Whilst Texas Southern will still be heavy underdogs, Paige Hayward may be able to take advantage of a defence that is yet to keep a clean sheet this year to pick up a goal here or there.

Full Schedule:

Albany (Claire Urquhart)

This week: v Dartmouth – 9am, Friday September 8; v Colgate – 5am, Monday September 11

Central Connecticut State (Lauren Featherstone)

This week: at Navy – 3am, Monday September 11

Colorado (Isobel Dalton)

This week: at Texas – 10am, Saturday September 9; at Texas-San Antonio – 10am, Monday September 11

Drexel (Emma Heckenberg)

This week: at Monmouth – 9am, Saturday September 9

East Tennessee State (Isabel Hodgson)

This week: v Virginia Tech – 9am, Friday September 8

Fairleigh Dickinson (Sam Roff)

This week: at Niagara – 9am, Saturday September 9; at Buffalo – 2am, Monday September 11

Grambling State (Priya Gakhar)

This week: v Cal State Bakersfield – 10am, Saturday September 9; v UC Riverside – 8:30am, Monday September 11

Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)

This week: v UC Santa Barbara – 9am, Friday September 8; at Houston Baptist – 6am, Monday September 11

Hofstra (Emily Hulbert, Monique Iannella)

This week: v Fordham – 9am, Saturday September 9; v Monmouth – 3am, Monday September 11

La Salle (Claudia Jenkins)

This week: at Villanova – 3am, Monday September 11

LSU (Caitlin Cantrill)

This week: at UCF – 9am, Saturday September 9; v Liberty – 9am, Monday September 11

Murray State (Nyomi Devine, Harriet Withers)

This week: v Arkansas-Little Rock – 6am, Saturday September 9

Nicholls State (Tenille Harberger, Kristy Helmers)

This week: at Alcorn State – 7am, Saturday September 9; at Louisiana-Lafayette – 9am, Monday September 11

Old Dominion (Gaby Bentley)

This week: at UNC Wilmington – 9am, Friday September 8

Oregon State (Olivia Ellis)

This week: v Portland State – 12pm, Saturday September 9; v BYU – 10am, Tuesday September 12

Pacific (Ellie Papalexiou)

This week: v Yale – 12pm, Saturday September 9; at Northern Arizona – 10am, Monday September 11

St. Francis (Shelby Milton)

This week: at Georgetown – 6am, Saturday September 9; at George Washington – 3am, Monday September 11

Stanford (Beattie Goad)

This week: v San Francisco – 12pm, Saturday September 9; v Yale – 6am, Monday September 11

Texas Southern (Paige Hayward)

This week: v Lamar – 10am, Friday September 8; v Southern Miss – 5am, Monday September 11

Texas Tech (Demi Koulizakis)

This week: at Arizona – 8am, Saturday September 9; v Arizona State – 5am, Monday September 11

UCLA (Teagan Micah)

This week: at Virginia – 9am, Friday September 8

Western Carolina (Kate Swartwout)

This week: v Lipscomb – 9am, Friday September 8; v Tennessee-Martin – 4am, Monday September 11

William & Mary (Lorena Bugden)

This week: at Maryland – 9am, Friday September 8; at DePaul – 4am, Monday September 11

Wyoming (Alisha Bass, Annika Clayton, Jessie Gentle, Jemma House, Georgia Rowntree)

This week: at Utah Valley – 11:30am, Saturday September 9; v Northern Colorado – 5am, Monday September 11

2017 Week 3 Preview

Three Pac-12 teams that feature Aussies are in the top 25, and all will seek to maintain their position with a pair of games this week. Meanwhile, the Louisiana-based Aussies will face each other, and Claire Urquhart seeks to keep a grip on a starting spot for Albany.

It’s a battle of the Aussies in Louisiana, as Priya Gakhar and Grambling State take on Nicholls State’s Australian pair of Kristy Helmers and Tenille Harberger. The game will be Grambling State’s second in as many days, taking on Southern Mississippi on the road before coming home to host the Colonels. The Tigers have picked up a win over NCAA Division III side Texas A&M-Texarkana before going down to New Mexico State in a respectable 1-0 loss, with Gakhar coming off the bench in both games. On the flipside, it is Nicholls State’s first game in 12 days after last week’s game against Prairie View A&M was cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey. Ordinarily, Nicholls State would be clear favourites against any SWAC team, and the case may remain here, but the Colonels have already fallen to Mississippi Valley State this season to sit at 0-2 to start the season. 2016 Co-Freshman of the Year Kristy Helmers has yet to tally a goal this season, and there would be no more perfect time to get her scoring exploits back on track as the team could really do with a win, either against Grambling State, or Jackson State in their second game of the week, to kickstart their season.

Beattie Goad and Stanford fell to their first loss to Florida in program history last week, and things don’t stand to get much easier as the Cardinal face #10 Georgetown this week, although they do at least have the benefit of playing at home against the Hoyas. Georgetown lost their opener to West Virginia 1-0, but since then have been on a tear, scoring 10 goals and conceding a grand total of zero to improve their record to 3-1. Like Georgetown, Stanford have been banging in the goals, scoring 11 in three games to this point, with Beattie Goad responsible for the most recent of these in the loss to Florida. Stanford’s second opponent of the week, Navy, have also compiled a solid 3-2 record to this point, and the Cardinal would be unwise to take the Midshipmen lightly.

Thanks to a combination of their own success and upsets in other games, Teagan Micah and UCLA have moved to the top of the coaches’ poll this week, and have been rewarded for their success with a trip to Utah to take on BYU and Weber State. It’s been a slightly slow start to the season for BYU following the graduation of now-NWSL striker Ashley Hatch following the 2016 campaign, with the Cougars able to tally just three goals in their four games to this point, resulting in a 1-1-2 record after four games. Admittedly, BYU have kept two clean sheets in those four games, but Penn State’s offence is the only one they have faced which is at the level of UCLA’s, so we could see another Bruin goal fest. The only question is – how much work will Teagan Micah actually get in this game? The Australian goalkeeper hasn’t had a huge amount of work to do so far this season, although she did manage to pick up a Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week award last week. Weber State’s offence has been even more lacklustre than BYU’s scoring just two goals to this point, falling to a 1-3 record after four games. The Wildcats are perhaps, on paper, the weakest non-conference opponent that UCLA will face this season, but the Bruins will still need to ensure that they get the job done as slip-ups in these games can make a real difference in a team’s seed line come NCAA Tournament time.

Isobel Dalton and Colorado also face BYU this weekend as they attempt to maintain their position in the Coaches’ Poll Top 25, but they first must take on Cal State Northridge. The Matadors are undefeated to this point, compiling a 2-0-2 record to this point. Goals could be tough to come by in this one, with CSUN giving up just three goals in four games, and Colorado yet to concede at all in 2017. Isobel Dalton came off the bench to give a good account of herself for half an hour in the Buffaloes’ 6-0 win over UC Riverside last week, which will hopefully lead to more minutes for the former Brisbane Roar midfielder.

Claire Urquhart has seen what at first glance appears to be increased minutes for Albany so far this season. However, a quick look back at the records shows that the junior has been given opportunities in early season games in all three years of her college career to this point, and game time going forward will be the real telling point of Urquhart’s progress. This week, the Great Danes face a pair of in-state opponents in Iona and Siena, a pair of teams probably more at Albany’s level after a challenging first three games saw them drop to an 0-3 record to start the season. Iona also started the season 0-3, and in fact only scored their first goals in their fourth game of the season as they picked up their first win last weekend, 2-1 against LIU Brooklyn. Siena, on the other hand, started the season far more promisingly, picking up a pair of wins before falling 3-0 to Georgia Southern on the road last weekend in a game in which they were significant underdogs. This pair of games will not only show the team where they stand against comparable opposition, but also hopefully ensure that Urquhart can secure a starting berth for the remainder of the season after a pair of false starts in her opening two seasons.

Full Schedule:

Albany (Claire Urquhart)

This week: at Iona – 5am, Saturday September 2; v Siena – 8am, Monday September 4

Central Connecticut State (Lauren Featherstone)

This week: v Harvard – 9am, Saturday September 2; v Connecticut – 8am, Monday September 4

Colorado (Isobel Dalton)

This week: v CSU Northridge – 5am, Sunday September 3; v BYU – 5am, Tuesday September 5

Drexel (Emma Heckenberg)

This week: at La Salle – 9am, Friday September 1; at Rutgers – 3am, Monday September 4

Fairleigh Dickinson (Sam Roff)

This week: at Monmouth – 9am, Saturday September 2; v La Salle – 3am, Monday September 4

Grambling State (Priya Gakhar)

This week: at Southern Miss – 8am, Friday September 1; v Nicholls State – 8am, Saturday September 2

Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)

This week: v Nevada – 9am, Saturday September 2; v Detroit – 4am, Monday September 4

Hawaii (Kiri Dale)

This week: at Idaho – 11am, Saturday September 2; at Gonzaga – 6:30am, Monday September 4

Hofstra (Emily Hulbert, Monique Iannella)

This week: v Eastern Washington – 9am, Friday September 1; v Yale – 9am, Tuesday September 5

La Salle (Claudia Jenkins)

This week: v Drexel – 9am, Friday September 1; at Fairleigh Dickinson – 3am, Monday September 4

LSU (Caitlin Cantrill)

This week: v George Washington – 7am, Friday September 1; v Houston – 8am, Monday September 4

Murray State (Nyomi Devine, Harriet Withers)

This week: at Northern Kentucky – 4am, Monday September 4

Nicholls State (Tenille Harberger, Kristy Helmers)

This week: at Grambling State – 6am, Saturday September 2; at Jackson State – 4am, Monday September 4

Old Dominion (Gaby Bentley)

This week: at East Carolina – 7am, Monday September 4

Oregon State (Olivia Ellis)

This week: at San Francisco – 6am, Monday September 4

Pacific (Ellie Papalexiou)

This week: v Navy – 12pm, Saturday September 2; v Portland State – 6am, Monday September 4

St. Francis (Shelby Milton)

This week: at VMI – 6am, Friday September 1; v Loyola Maryland – 4am, Monday September 4

Southeast Missouri State (Maddy Cornell)

This week: at Missouri State – 8am, Saturday September 2; v Louisville – 9:30am, Tuesday September 5

Stanford (Beattie Goad)

This week: v Georgetown – 9am, Saturday September 2; v Navy – 6am, Monday September 4

Texas Tech (Demi Koulizakis)

This week: v Appalachian State – 10am, Monday September 4

UCLA (Teagan Micah)

This week: at BYU – 11am, Saturday September 2; at Weber State – 11am, Monday September 4

Western Carolina (Kate Swartwout)

This week: v Elon – 9am, Friday September 1; v Charlotte – 4am, Monday September 4

William & Mary (Lorena Bugden)

This week: at Virginia Tech – 9am, Friday September 1; v Wisconsin – 4am, Monday September 4

Wyoming (Alisha Bass, Annika Clayton, Jessie Gentle, Jemma House, Georgia Rowntree)

This week: v UTEP – 8:30am, Saturday September 2; v McNeese State – 5am, Monday September 4

2017 Week 2 Wrap

The Paige Hayward v Harriet Withers showdown for top goalscorer is officially on for a second year running as both scored three goals in an entertaining weekend for the Aussies.

Paige Hayward may not have got her name on the scoresheet in the opening week of the season, but returned with a vengeance against NCAA Division III side Concordia of Austin, Texas, banging home a hat-trick in Texas Southern’s 5-0 win. Hayward also teed up a teammate to tally an assist to be directly involved in four goals despite playing just 50 minutes in her team’s only game of the week.

Whilst Hayward was scoring her first goals of the season, fellow SWAC player Priya Gakhar was making the first appearances of her college career for Grambling State. Coming off the bench in both games as the Tigers kicked off their season, Gakhar played 19 minutes in a win over NAIA side Texas A&M-Texarkana before enjoying an extended 52 minute stint in a 1-0 loss at home to New Mexico State. Gakhar wasn’t the only player making their debut this weekend. Claudia Jenkins also managed to find her way onto the pitch for La Salle, playing 24 minutes and making two saves in the Explorers’ 3-0 win over Iona.

It may not have been Gaby Bentley’s first game of college soccer, but the South Australian did pick up her first goal for Old Dominion this week. Coming off the bench against VCU, Bentley tallied the first strike of her college career, but the goal was unfortunately in vain as the Monarchs fell 3-1. Bentley then came off the bench to play 40 minutes in Old Dominion’s second game of the week against Duke, with the Monarchs again falling 3-1.

Harriet Withers was dominant last week for Murray State with two goals, and continued her scintillating early season form to lead the Racers to a pair of wins on their Alabama road trip. Withers scored a 77th minute winner against Troy as the Racers were rightly rewarded for their dominance with a 2-1 win. A tougher opponent came next in the form of South Alabama, but Withers cared not for reputations. South Alabama went up 1-0 on a 16th minute penalty, but the Australian senior tallied a pair of unassisted goals courtesy of her own pressure high up the field, creating her own chances to lead Murray State to a third consecutive win to start the season.

Beattie Goad was almost the hero for Stanford in their only match of the week against Florida. The sophomore swept home Jaye Boissiere’s centring ball to restore Stanford’s lead at 2-1 just shy of the hour mark after Florida had cancelled out a Stanford first half goal with one of their own. Unfortunately, two late goals from the Gators condemned Stanford to their first loss of the season despite outshooting Florida 14-8.

Alisha Bass is generally good for a bit of offensive spark, and brought in the best way possible in Wyoming’s game against Southern Utah. The senior knocked in a header at the far post early in the contest to give the Cowgirls a 1-0 lead, which they would eventually turn into a comprehensive 3-1 win. Unfortunately, things were less positive for Wyoming on their trip to Kentucky later in the weekend, going down 2-1 despite battling into a second overtime period before the Wildcats found the golden goal winner in the 103rd minute.

Player Of The Year Points:

3: Harriet Withers (Murray State)
2: Paige Hayward (Texas Southern)
1: Alisha Bass (Wyoming)

Complete Results:

Albany (Claire Urquhart)

This week: defeated Colorado College 2-1; lost 5-1 to Denver

Claire Urquhart started both games for Albany this week, playing the full 90 minutes against Colorado College before backing up to play 67 minutes in the loss to Denver.

Central Connecticut State (Lauren Featherstone)

This week: defeated Rhode Island 1-0; lost 1-0 to Providence

Lauren Featherstone did not feature for Central Connecticut State in either contest this week.

Colorado (Isobel Dalton)

This week: defeated TCU 1-0; defeated UC Riverside 6-0

Isobel Dalton did not feature against TCU, but came off the bench to play 30 minutes against UC Riverside, ripping one 30 yard shot that forced the goalkeeper into a spectacular save.

Drexel (Emma Heckenberg)

This week: defeated Loyola Chicago 1-0; lost 3-0 to DePaul

Emma Heckenberg did not feature for Drexel in either game this week.

East Tennessee State (Isabel Hodgson)

This week: lost 6-1 to Tennessee; defeated Davidson 2-0

Isabel Hodgson played 79 minutes against Tennessee, tallying a single shot, before backing up to play 71 minutes in the win over Davidson, registering three shots.

Fairleigh Dickinson (Sam Roff)

This week: lost 3-2 to William & Mary; defeated Rider 2-0

Sam Roff started both games for Fairleigh Dickinson this week, completing the full 90 minutes on both occasions.

Grambling State (Priya Gakhar)

This week: defeated Texas A&M-Texarkana 1-0, lost 1-0 to New Mexico State

Priya Gakhar came off the bench to make her debut, playing 19 minutes against Texas A&M-Texarkana, before following up with 52 minutes off the bench in Grambling State’s loss to New Mexico State.

Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)

This week: lost 1-0 to Northern Arizona; defeated Weber State 2-1

Sandra Hill came off the bench to play 7 minutes against Northern Arizona, but did not feature against Weber State.

Hawaii (Kiri Dale)

This week: lost 1-0 to Pacific; lost 2-0 to Seattle

Kiri Dale came off the bench against Pacific to play 68 minutes, registering one shot in the process. Dale started against Seattle, playing 20 minutes.

Hofstra (Emily Hulbert, Monique Iannella)

This week: drew 1-1 with Columbia – 8am; lost 1-0 to Boston University

Emily Hulbert and Monique Iannella each started both games for Hofstra this week. Hulbert played 45 minutes against Columbia and tallied a shot before completing a full game against Boston University, registering another shot. Iannella also played 45 minutes against Columbia, before registering a shot on target in a complete game against Boston University.

La Salle (Claudia Jenkins)

This week: defeated Iona 3-0; defeated Penn 1-0

Claudia Jenkins made her collegiate debut with 24 minutes off the bench against Iona, making two saves. Jenkins did not feature in the win over Penn, however.

LSU (Caitlin Cantrill)

This week: defeated Lamar 2-0

Caitlin Cantrill did not feature for LSU in their win over Lamar.

Murray State (Nyomi Devine, Harriet Withers)

This week: defeated Troy 2-1; defeated South Alabama 2-1

Harriet Withers was the undoubted star for Murray State, scoring the winner against Troy and both goals against South Alabama. Nyomi Devine played two complete games in defence, and even popped up for a couple of shots against South Alabama.

Nicholls State (Tenille Harberger, Kristy Helmers)

This week: Game v Prairie View A&M cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey

Old Dominion (Gaby Bentley)

This week: lost 3-1 to VCU; lost 3-1 to Duke

Gaby Bentley scored her first career goal as part of a half-hour stint off the bench against VCU, before playing 40 minutes against Duke.

Oregon State (Olivia Ellis)

This week: drew 0-0 with Missouri; lost 2-0 to Kansas

Olivia Ellis did not feature for Oregon in either game this week.

Pacific (Ellie Papalexiou)

This week: defeated Hawaii 1-0, lost 3-0 to Seattle

Ellie Papalexiou did not feature for Pacific this week as she continues to recover from injury.

Saint Francis (Shelby Milton)

This week: lost 3-0 to Dayton

Shelby Milton did not feature for Saint Francis in their loss to Dayton.

Southeast Missouri State (Maddy Cornell)

This week: lost 1-0 to Wisconsin-Milwaukee; defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 2-0

Maddy Cornell played 37 minutes in the loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but did not feature against Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Stanford (Beattie Goad)

This week: lost 3-2 to Florida

Beattie Goad came off the bench to play 50 minutes, knocking home Stanford’s second goal in their loss to Florida.

Texas Southern (Paige Hayward)

This week: defeated Concordia (Texas) 5-0

Paige Hayward was the star of Texas Southern’s 5-0 drubbing of Concordia, banging home a hat-trick and also tallying an assist in just 50 minutes of playing time.

Texas Tech (Demi Koulizakis)

This week: lost 3-0 to Pepperdine; defeated San Diego 1-0

Demi Koulizakis came off the bench to play 14 minutes against Pepperdine, but did not feature against San Diego.

UCLA (Teagan Micah)

This week: defeated Santa Clara 4-2; defeated UC Santa Barbara 3-1

Teagan Micah played two complete games this week, making three saves against Santa Clara but having very little to do against UC Santa Barbara. Micah didn’t make a save all game, but could hardly be blamed for the goal that UCLA conceded.

Western Carolina (Kate Swartwout)

This week: lost 3-2 to Belmont; lost 1-0 to Tennessee Tech

Kate Swartwout started and played 77 minutes for Western Carolina in the loss to Belmont, before starting and playing 20 minutes against Tennessee Tech, registering a shot in the process.

William & Mary (Lorena Bugden)

This week: defeated Fairleigh-Dickinson 3-2; defeated Bucknell 3-1

Lorena Bugden did not feature for William & Mary this week as she continues to recover from injury.

Wyoming (Alisha Bass, Annika Clayton, Jessie Gentle, Jemma House, Georgia Rowntree)

This week: defeated Southern Utah 3-1; lost 2-1 to Kentucky (OT)

Alisha Bass started both games, scoring the opener against Southern Utah and playing 90 of the 102 minutes against Kentucky. Jemma House started both games but failed to register a shot in either contest. Georgia Rowntree was ever-present between the sticks, making one save against Southern Utah and four against Kentucky, whilst Jessie Gentle came off the bench in both games.