2007-2008 Weekly Release #10 (October 23)

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This Week's Schedule

Sat., Oct. 27 - vs. Seattle Pacific, 1 p.m., COT (Senior Day)

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and senior defender Abby Bennett.

Week in Review

Saint Martin’s scored a pair of first half goals and held on to stun Montana State Billings 2-0 on Friday in GNAC women’s soccer.  The Saints entered the game winless in the conference. 

The Yellowjackets fell to 8-7-1 overall and 4-5-1 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.  The Saints won for the first time since Sept. 1 to improve to 1-9-0 in the GNAC and 2-14-0 overall.

“Give credit to Saint Martin’s,” said Yellowjacket head coach Don Trentham.  “They came out to play at the beginning of game and capitalized on their chances.  It’s hard to recover from being down 2-0 at halftime.”

The Saints got first half goals from Ashley Biral and Kayci Donatelli.  Jordan Fenwick gave up the two first half goals and made two saves before being replaced by Kaily Hoffman in the second half.  Hoffman had one save. 

The Yellowjackets had several scoring chances in the second half, but hit the crossbar three times and the post once.  MSUB out-shot the Saints 13-2 in the second half and 18-10 in the game, but the Jackets failed to convert any of their eight shots on goal.  Saints keeper Breanna Klasen made eight saves in the game, five coming in the second half.

Western Oregon used an overtime goal to defeat Montana State Billings 3-2 Sunday in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest.  The Lady Jackets have now dropped three-straight conference games falling to 8-8-1 overall and 4-6-1 in the league.  The Wolves improved to 4-11-2 and 4-7-0.

The Wolves’ Erica Hibbard took a pass from teammate Naomi Shimabuku and fired on the Yellowjackets’ goal from 25 yards to take the 1-0 lead at the 36-minute mark.  The Lady Jackets’ Chelsea Libby scored the equalizer just 2:21 later on a crossing shot to the far right post.  The goal was Libby’s second of the season.

Early in the second half, the Yellowjackets took the 2-1 lead on a short range goal from Samantha Sandau.  The goal, Sandau’s sixth of the season, was unassisted.  Western Oregon knotted the game in the 74th minute as Chelsie O’Neill put in a rebound shot following her teammate’s free-kick.

Hibbard scored her second goal of the game, chipping the ball into the Jackets’ net from 20 yards out just four minutes into overtime, clinching the game for the Wolves.

The teams were evenly matched with Western Oregon edging the Jackets 15-14 in total shots. They also held a 9-8 shots on goal advantage.  The Wolves’ Kelsie Blachly and the Lady Jackets’ Jordan Fenwick each tackled six saves in the game.

From the GNAC:
LAST WEEK: Wednesday – Seattle Pacific 2 at Western Washington 0.  Thursday – Northwest Nazarene 2 at Central Washington 2 (2ot).  Friday – MSU Billings 0 at Saint Martin's 2; Seattle 1 at Western Oregon 0 (ot).  Saturday – Seattle Pacific 3 at Central Washington 1;  Northwest Nazarene 0 at Western Washington 4.  Sunday – MSU Billings 2 at Western Oregon 3 (ot); Seattle 4 vs. Saint Martin's 0 (at Federal Way).

THIS WEEK: Wednesday – Seattle at Seattle Pacific, 7 p.m.  Thursday – Northwest Nazarene at MSU Billings, 2 p.m.  Saturday – Central Washington at Western Oregon, noon; Seattle Pacific at MSU Billings, 1 p.m.; Northwest Nazarene at Seattle, noon; Saint Martin's at Western Washington, 4 p.m. 

NEXT WEEK: Monday   – Saint Martin's at Central Washington, 2 p.m.; Western Oregon at Western Washington, 2 p.m. Saturday  – Western Washington at Central Washington, noon; MSU Billings at Seattle, 1 p.m.; Western Oregon at Saint Martin's, 1 p.m.; Seattle Pacific at Northwest Nazarene, noon. (End-of-regular season).

NSCAA National (Oct. 16) -  2. Seattle Pacific, 11. Seattle. NSCAA Far West Regional (Oct. 16) - 1. Seattle Pacific, 2. Seattle, 6. Western Washington. NCAA Division II Far West Region (Oct. 17) - 1. Seattle Pacific (15-0); 2. UC San Diego (11-1-1); 3. Seattle (13-2); 4. Cal State Dominguez Hills (9-2-2); 5. Western Washington (8-5-1); 6. Chico State (9-5-1); 7. Hawaii Hilo (7-3-0); 8. Cal Poly Pomona (7-5-0); 9. Cal State Stanislaus (9-6-2);10. BYU-Hawaii (7-3-1); 11. Cal State L.A. (6-5-1). Note: Records listed are versus NCAA Division II opponents through Oct. 7. Polls will also be released on Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Oct. 31 and Nov. 5.

NCAA National Statistics (Oct. 21):

GNAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK: Madison Collins, Seattle University (D, 5-4, Jr., Boise, ID) led the Redhawk defense, which allowed just five shots in recording their 11^th and 12^th shutouts of the season.  She also had an assist on one of  SU's four goals in Sunday's win over Saint Martin's.   The Redhawks have allowed just seven goals this season.  "Madison has been a key leader for our defense and is one of our most valuable players," SU coach Julie Woodward said.

HONORABLE MENTION:    Claire Morgan, Western Washington (F, 5-7, Fr., Bellingham, WA) scored her sixth and seventh goals of the season in the Vikings’ 4-0 win over Northwest Nazarene.  Morgan has participated in nearly half of WWU’s 32 goals this season, scoring seven and assisting on eight others.  She is the team leader in  both categories. . .Shannon Oakes, Seattle Pacific (M, 5-5, Jr., Boise, ID) scored the game-winning goal in Thursday’s 2-0 win at Western Washington and earned assists on two of her team’s three goals in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Central Washington.

AROUND THE GNAC:  Though she only was called upon to make two saves, Seattle University’s Kaitlyn Jackson equaled a GNAC single-season record with her 11^th and 12^th shutouts of the season.  Seattle is still four short of the GNAC team record for most shutouts of 16. . . Leah Wymer and Kahlyn Keilty-Lucas each had a goal and an assist in SU’s 4-0 win over Saint Martin’s. Sarah Dean had the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Western Oregon. . .Meredith Teague scored two of Seattle Pacific’s three goals, including the game-winner in their win at Ellensburg. . .Kayci Donatelli and Ashley Biral scored goals as Saint Martin’s earned its first conference win, defeating MSU Billings 2-0. . .Samantha Sandau and Chelsea Libby had goals in MSUB’s 3-2 overtime loss at Western Oregon.  . Teresa Fish extended her own GNAC record recording her 29^th career shutout in WWU’s 4-0 shutout of Northwest Nazarene though she did not make a save. . .Central Washington got goals from Ellie Eckroth and Amanda Biggs in the final six minutes of regulation in its 2-2 tie with Northwest Nazarene.    Katy McNutt and Hilary Hughes scored NNU’s goals.  For McNutt, it was her ninth of the season and the 39^th of her career. . .Erica Hibbard scored two goals, including the game-winner in Western Oregon’s 3-2 win over MSU Billings.  The Wolves have won four of their last six after a 0-9-2 start.

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Upcoming Opponents

Katy McNutt is one of the top scorers in the GNAC, ranking third in the league with nine goals and fifth with 20 points.  Four of her nine goals have been game winners.  Four other Crusaders have netted three goals apiece and eight players have accounted for the team's 26 goals.

Amanda Peters has played all but 24 minute

s in goal this season and has a 7-7-2 record.  She ranks sixth in the GNAC with a 1.36 goals against average.

All-time Series:  NNU leads series 3-2-1 
Last Meeting:  MSUB def. NNU 3-1 on Sept. 29, 2007 in Nampa

Sarah Martinez is probably the favorite to be the player of the year in the conference.  The senior forward has scored 16 goals with five assists for 37 points this year.  She holds the all-time GNAC career records for goals scored.  Meredith Teague leads the team and is second in the conference with 11 assists.

Goalkeeper Jesslyn Rahm is second in the GNAC with a mmicroscopic 0.46 goals against average.  In over 1,300 minutes she has allowed just seven goals while making 26 saves.

All-time Series:  SPU leads series 3-0-0 
Last Meeting:  SPU def. MSUB 1-0 on Sept. 27, 2007 in Seattle

The Stats

Click HERE for current MSU Billings 2007 season statistics

The Standings

2007 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Standings
(Through games of Oct. 221, 2007)

The GNAC Stats Leaders

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The Polls

The Players

The Last Time in Yellowjacket Women's Soccer

The School Records (records that include 2007-2008 in bold)

Points
Game – 1. Jelisa Guy (14); 2. Brittney Sandau (9); 5. Mandy Ploskonka (7)
Season – 1. Ally Stroup (39); 3. Brittney Sandau/Jelisa Guy (26)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (109); 2. Brittney Sandau (76); 5. Mandy Ploskonka (36); 6. Jelisa Guy (31)

Goals
Game – 1. Jelisa Guy (5); 3. Brittney Sandua (3); 3. Samantha Sandau (3)
Season – 1. Ally Stroup (16)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (40); 4. Brittney Sandau (27); 5. Mandy Ploskonka (13)

Game Winning Goals
Season – 1. Ally Stroup/Margot Merrill-Johnson (4); 4. Brittney Sandau/Melissa Carlson (3)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (12); 3. Brittney Sandau (8)

Assists
Game – 1. Jelisa Guy (4); 3. Mandy Ploskonka/Brittney Sandau (3)
Season – 1. Brittney Sandau (10); 2. Jelisa Guy (8); 8. Mandy Ploskonka (6)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (29); 2. Brittney Sandau (22);  6. Jelisa Guy (11); 7. Mandy Ploskonka (10)

GK Wins
Season – 1. Megan Plank (13)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (41) 

Saves
Game – 1. Jenny Bunnell (23); 4. Jordan Fenwick (17)
Season – 1. Jenny Bunnell (151)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (336) 

Shutouts
Season – 1. Megan Plank (10)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (23) 

Goals Against Average
Season – 1. Megan Plank (0.77)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (0.95) 

Minutes in Goal
Season – 1. Megan Plank (1868:15)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (6376:53) 

Fastest Goal from Start of Game
1. Kelly Bryn – 0:27 

Games Played
1. Ally Stroup (74); 3. Amy Stephens (72) 4. Abby Bennett (71) 5. Brittney Sandau (70);

Games Started
1. Ally Stroup (74); 5. Brittney Sandau (69)

Schedule & Results

The Coaches

Don Trentham, Head Coach
Don Trentham enters his sixth year as head women’s soccer coach at MSU Billings in 2007.  Under Trentham’s direction the program has gone 44-39-7.  He is the winningest coach in the history of the program in terms of both total wins and winning percentage, and his teams have posted the only three winning season in team history.

Trentham attended Columbia College (Missouri) and played for head coach Dan Hogan, who is now head coach at University of Southern Indiana.  At Columbia he was part of an NAIA program that was consistently ranked in the top-20, won two conference tournament championships and twice advanced to the regional tournament.  In his senior year, the team finished 17-5 and was ranked ninth in the nation.

It was during his playing days at Columbia when Trentham began coaching.  He was head coach of two teams for the Columbia Pride Soccer Club and was assistant camp director for Columbia College Soccer Camps during the summer.  In 1998 the Missouri Youth Soccer Association honored Trentham as the Boys’ Coach of the Year.

Trentham began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida where he had the chance to work two seasons with one of the finest soccer tacticians in the country – David Gregson.  At Embry-Riddle he assisted in guiding the team to a #16 NAIA National Ranking in the final poll of 1999 season, two NAIA Regional Tournament appearances and a Florida Sun Conference regular season championship.

"I've been very fortunate to have played for and coached with two great people," says Trentham.  "Much of what I learned about the game came from Coach Hogan and David Gregson.  Had it not been for those guys, I don't know if I'd be coaching today."

Aside from his head coaching duties with the team at MSU Billings, Trentham also plays an active role in developing players throughout the state and the region.  Over the past two years he has served as the u13 and u14 girls head coach for the Magic City Soccer Club, guiding each team he has coached to Montana State Championships.  In the past he has also coached in the Olympic Development Program serving as the ODP girl's head coach for Montana, as well as an ODP staff coach for Region IV.  Furthermore, he holds many camps, clinics, tournaments, and leagues during the course of the year for both adult and youth players throughout the state.

Trentham earned his bachelor of arts in education from Columbia College and a master's of education in sport management from East Stroudsburg University.  He holds an "A" license from the United States Soccer Federation, as well as an Advanced National license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. 

Ally Stroup, Assistant Coach

The 2007 season will be Stroup’s first as the Yellowjackets’ women’s assistant soccer coach.  She is a 2007 graduate from MSU Billings, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in psychology with a minor in coaching and graduating cum laude.  

“Ally is a great addition to the coaching staff here at MSUB,” said Director of Soccer and Head Women’s Coach Don Trentham.  “She had a terrific career and a major impact here as a player, and I am confident she will have as big an impact, if not bigger, on our program as a coach.  She knows the game very well and has a tremendous passion for MSUB soccer, and it will be exciting to see her pass on her knowledge and passion to the players in the program.”

As a player, Stroup was a four year starter and two-time captain for the Yellowjackets.  Her freshmen season she was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-West Region Second Team.  As a junior, she received the following honors: MSU Billings Most Valuable Student-Athlete, Heartland All-Conference Team, Scholar-Athlete by her teammates, and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Second Team.  For her senior season, she received the following honors:  ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Second Team, Dakrtonics All-Midwest Region Team, Scholar-Athlete and MVP by her teammates, NSCAA/adidas College Scholar All-West Region Team, NSCAA/adidas Women’s Soccer Scholar All-America College Division First Team. 

At one point during her senior season, the team was ranked No. 1 in the Midwest Region and ranked nationally in the top 10.  Stroup finished her MSU Billings career as the school record holder for career goals, assists, points, game winning goals, and games started. 

Stroup plans to begin her Masters of Science in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at MSU Billings in the spring of 2008.  She is married to Garret Stroup, a 2006 graduate of MSU Billings.