MSUB Soccer Scores Eighth Win (9/12/06)
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Coach Trentham post game audio

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Montana State-Billings women’s soccer team continues to be on fire as the Lady Jackets chalked up their eighth win in a row Tuesday winning 2-0 against the 2005 Heartland Conference Champions University of the Incarnate Word.  The Jackets are 8-0-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play.  The Cardinals drop to 3-3-1 on their season.

The Lady Jackets make winning look easy as they posted their seventh shutout of the season and went 3-0 on the teams three-game swing through Texas.  A coup of Jackets were responsible for the win over the Cardinals.  Amy Stephens (Colorado Springs, CO) scored what would become the game winning goal on a pass from teammate Brittney Sandau (Billings, MT) at the 12:54 mark of the first half.

 “We played very well in the first half and just looked really good,” said Yellowjacket head coach Don Trentham.  “In the second, Incarnate Word came out and controlled the first 15 minutes.  We weathered the storm and were able to get the second goal putting the game out of reach for the Cardinals.”

The insurance goal came from Ally Stroup (Ojai, CA) who broke the all-time school record on Sunday for career goals scored.  Freshman Jelisa Guy (Kalispell, MT) assisted Stroup in the goal at 72:55 of the second.

“We played great against a good team tonight and we just came out on top,” added Trentham.  “Not only in tonight’s game, but the entire trip was just a great experience.  Everyone contributed to the success in our three wins on the road.”

The Yellowjackets dominated the field putting 10 shots on goal to the Cards five.  Jackets’ keeper Megan Plank (Phoenix, AZ) posted four saves bringing her career total to 284 to go with 20 shutouts.  Incarnate Word’s keeper Amy Menegaz made eight saves in the game. 

The Jackets’ defense held the Cardinals at bay raising its consecutive shutout minutes to 499:00, blasting the previous record of 416:24 minutes.  As a team, the Jackets now hold the unbeaten streak record with eight wins, surpassing the seven consecutive wins in 2004.  More impressively, the Lady Jackets have won six of six games on the road, a feat that has never been accomplished until now.

The Yellowackets return home to host the Fourth Annual Futbol Frenzy sponsored by RBC Dain Rauscher on Saturday, September 16.  The Jackets play Texas A&M – International at 4:00 p.m. at College of Technology Field.