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Zags Head To Wyoming For Uni Wyo Cowgirl Classic
Sept. 23, 2009
MATCH 9 Gonzaga vs. Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. Friday, Sept. 25, 3 p.m.
MATCH 10 Gonzaga vs. Boise State Laramie, Wyo. Sunday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. THIS WEEK: Fresh off of posting two wins last week the Gonzaga University women's soccer team heads to Laramie, Wyo. for this weekend's Uni Wyo Cowgirl Classic hosted by the University of Wyoming. The Zags are slated to match up with the Cowgirls 3 p.m. Friday and Boise State University 10 a.m. Sunday. This weekend's matches are the first of seven consecutive road matches for the Bulldogs who will not play at home again until Oct. 23 against the University of San Francisco.
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS LIVE: All Gonzaga University home matches will be video streamed and available via Gametracker on the internet at http://www.gozags.com. Check the Gonzaga web site to sign up for live video streaming and view other Gametracker links. FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS ON TWITTER: Follow the team every step of Gonzaga University's women's soccer season at www.twitter.com/zagswsoccer. You can also get instant game scores and updates at the official Bulldog athletic twitter site at www.twitter.com/GonzagaBulldogs. LAST WEEK: Gonzaga University recorded two home victories last week, improving their home mark to 4-1 on the season after posting a 2-1 come-from-behind win against Seattle University last Thursday and a 1-0 victory over the University of Idaho on Sunday. COMING UP: Next week Gonzaga University continues its seven match road streak with a trip to Seattle for a matchup with the University of Washington 5 p.m. Friday before heading to Portland to face Portland State University 1 p.m. Sunday. EDWARDS RECORDS CAREER WIN NUMBER 50: Gonzaga University's 2-0 win over Eastern Washington Sept. 6 was the Bulldogs first year head coach Amy Edwards third victory with the Zags and the 50th win of her career. Edwards came to Gonzaga with 47 career victories with all coming during her four-year stint at the University of Tulsa. SCHEDULE PROVIDING TOUGH TESTS: Gonzaga University is slated to match up with six teams that made appearances in the NCAA Tournament last season and will also play four of its seven West Coast Conference matches on the road this season. The Zags faced two opponents earlier this season that made runs deep into last season's NCAA Tournament as Southern California advanced to the third round and UCLA made their way all the way to the College Cup semifinal. ABOUT THE WYOMING COWGIRLS: The University of Wyoming enters the week with a 4-3-2 overall record. Gonzaga University leads the all-time series with the Cowgirls 4-1 with Wyoming posting a 1-0 victory in Spokane last season. Olivia Mohtadi comes into the week leading the Cowgirls with three goals while keeper Courtney Merkle owns a 0.74 GAA while posting three shutouts this season. Head coach Danny Sanchez is in his second year at Wyoming and owns a 12-13-3 record at the school. ABOUT THE BOISE STATE BRONCOS: Boise State University enters the weekend with a 4-3-3 overall record and will face UC Riverside Friday before facing Gonzaga University Sunday. GU leads the all-time series with the Broncos 4-1 and have posted wins in the last three meetings including a 3-0 decision in Spokane in 2007. Shannon Saxton comes into the week pacing the club in goals (5) and points (11) while Erica Parks is second on the team with three goals and two assists. Head coach Steve Lucas is in his 10th season at BSU and owns a 77-82-22 overall mark at the school. A PAIR OF JONES' TAKE THE FIELD: This Sunday's match between Gonzaga University and Boise State University we have a pair of sister's facing off against one another. Sheridan, the Zags midfielder, and her twin sister Cheyenne, a midfielder for the Broncos will meet for the second time in their collegiate careers after both players started for their respective teams in GU's 3-0 win back in 2007. Sheridan, a 2008 All-West Coast Conference first team selection comes into the week leading the Zags in assists (4) while Cheyenne enters the week with two goals. CONRAD CONTINUING CAREER YEAR: Lori Conrad came into her final season at Gonzaga University with three career goals and has since doubled her career total with three goals to go along with her seven points, both tied for team-highs, through eight matches this season. The Richland, Wash. native has found the back of the net each time via header, twice off of corner kicks from Sheridan Jones in each of the season's first two matches and once off of a Morgan Manchester throw in the Sept. 6 win over Eastern Washington University. MAKING THEM COUNT: Sarah Rhodes is once again tied for the team-lead in goals (3) after posting two match-winners last week. With the scored tied at 1-1 in last Thursday's match against Seattle University, Rhodes found the back of the net with less than five minutes remaining to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead they would not surrender. This past Sunday, Rhodes again took a pass into the left side of the box and beat the keeper to the far side in the Zags 1-0 win over Idaho. The Victoria, B.C. native finished last season with a team-high three goals and is just three goals away from breaking into the school's top-10 list for career goals. NOW ENTERING THE MATCH: Gonzaga University first year head coach Amy Edwards has implemented a new style of play this season that will see the Zags apply offensive pressure throughout the match. The new style of play requires the Zags to rely on the good amount of depth at each position in order to keep fresh legs on the field. The large amount of depth as seen the Bulldogs use at least 20 of its 26 active players in five of its eight matches this season led by the 22 players appeared in its season-opening victory over the University of Montana as well as in the 2-1 victory over Seattle University. PERMISSION TO FIRE: Gonzaga University launched a season-high 30 shots in the Sept. 6 2-0 win at Eastern Washington University surpassing its previous season-high of 29 shots which came in the 3-1 win over McNeese State University Aug. 28. The Zags had 12 players record shots against EWU and 10 players fire on net against MSU.
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