Jackets Host Carroll (10/13/05)

BILLINGS, MT - After having their 16 game unbeaten home streak broken Wednesday after a double overtime loss to the Battlin' Bears, the Lady Jackets will be looking for a win to wrap up their home season.  The Jackets will host Carroll College Saturday at 1 p.m. at College of Technology Field.

The Saints enter Saturday with a record of 9-2-1, and have posted five shutouts against their opponents this season.  The Saints are also averaging 3.5 goals per game.  The Yellowjackets are led by Ally Stoup (Jr., Ojai, CA) and Brittney Sandau (So., Billings, MT) who have posted eight goals apiece this season.  Goalkeeper Megan Plank (Jr., Phoenix, AZ) has posted five shutouts and holds a 1.05 goals against average to that of her opponents 2.08.  The Jackets hold a one-game series edge over the Saints with an all-time record of 8-7-0.  The last meeting between the teams was September 18, 2005.  The Saints came out on top posting a 3-0 win.

Saturday’s game will be the final home game for the Jackets’ lone senior, Lacey Albrent (D, Ojai, CA).  Albrent played in and started 27 games over her two seasons as a Yellojacket.  In 2004, Albrent was named the team’s Newcomer of the Year for anchoring the Yellowjacket defense that set school records for goals against average and fewest goals allowed in a season.  Albrent will graduate with a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Performance.

Saturday’s game will also feature a barbeque for $3.  The BBQ is free for those students with a current MSUB student ID.  After the match up against Carroll, the Jackets head to Texas where they will face Heartland Conference opponents Incarnate Word and St. Edward’s. The team will play a neutral game against non-conference opponent St. Angelo in San Antonio before returning home for the second and deciding game against Rocky Mountain College for the 2005 Rimrock Cup Championship hosted by the Bears.