MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-3) at AMERICAN (2-5)
Friday, September 16, 2011, 4 pm
Reeves Field, Washington, D.C.
MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-3) vs. SAINT PETER'S (0-5-1)
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 1 pm
Waldron Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.
Mount Update: The Mountaineers had their game against Bucknell on Wednesday postponed due to severe thunderstorms. The Mount lost both games last weekend to fall to 1-3 on the season. The Mount lost to Howard, 1-0, at home on Friday before dropping a 5-0 decision at Towson on Sunday. The Mount offense has yet to kick in gear this season, scoring just one goal in the first four contests. Goalkeeper Alicia Miller has made 27 saves this season and needs just five to set the Mount's career record for saves.
About the Eagles: American lost to Maryland, 5-1, in their last game and have dropped four straight games to fall to 2-5 on the year. The Eagles have scored six goals in seven games while allowing 16 goals on the year. Samantha Trotta leads the team with a pair of scores while Jasmine Mohandesi had a goal and two assists. In goal, Klair Lazor has started five games with a 2.42 goals against average and 18 saves.
The All-Time Series with American: American has won the past three meetings between the teams and holds a 14-2 advantage in the all-time series that began in 1992. This will be the first matchup between the two squads since a 3-0 win by American on September 2, 2008. The Mount's last win over the Eagles was a 3-2 overtime victory on September 6, 2005.
Year-by-Year Results vs. American
09-20-92: American 8, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-12-93: American 13, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
09-06-95: American 3, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-21-96: American 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
09-10-97: American 3, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-02-98: American 2, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
09-01-99: American 3, Mount St. Mary's 1, Away
09-06-00: Mount St Mary's 3, American 2, Home
09-04-01: American 3, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-04-02: American 8, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
08-29-03: American 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
08-31-04: American 3, Mount St. Mary's 2, Away
09-06-05: Mount St. Mary's 3, American 2 (ot), Home
08-26-06: American 5, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-16-07: American 2, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-02-08: American 3, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
Last Meeting with the Eagles: Kelsey Brasher scored two goals to lead American to a 3-0 win at the Mount in 2008. The Eagles held a 23-to-3 shot advantage while Mount goalkeeper Alicia Miller made eight saves in the loss. American's Arianna Efstathiou had a pair of saves to earn the shutout victory.
About the Peahens: Saint Peter's is 0-5-1 on the year and plays at Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night. The Peahens have already played four Northeast Conference teams, losing to Monmouth (3-1), Robert Morris (1-0), Saint Francis (Pa.) (2-0) and Wagner (1-0). Saint Peter's has scored just one goal on the year, a tally by Natalia Carvalho in the 3-1 loss to Monmouth. Goalkeeper Caitlin Hoffer has a 1.26 goals against average and 48 saves in the six games.
The All-Time Series with Saint Peter's: The Mount holds a 4-3 advantage in the all-time series with Saint Peter's that beganin the 1993 season. The Peahens earned a 1-0 win over the Mount on September 14, 2008, in the last meeting.
Year-by-Year Results vs. American
10-10-93: Saint Peter's 2, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
10-16-94: Saint Peter's 3, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-17-04: Mount St. Mary's 2, Saint Peter's 0, Away
09-30-05: Mount St. Mary's 5, Saint Peter's 1, Home
09-13-06: Mount St. Mary's 2, Saint Peter's 0, Away
09-14-07: Mount St. Mary's 4, Saint Peter's 1, Away
09-14-08: Saint Peter's 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
Last Meeting with the Peahens: Samantha Lockhart scored with 2:59 left in the first half to lift Saint Peter's to a 1-0 win at the Mount on September 14, 2008. The Mount outshot the Peahens, 17-to-8, in the game, including 10-to-1 in the second half, but could not beat keeper Leigha Ashmen. Ashmen had eight saves in the game to record the shutout victory for Saint Peter's while Alicia Miller had four saves for the Mountaineers.
Iona Game Rescheduled: The Mount's game at Iona that was postponed due to Hurricane Irene has been rescheduled. The Mountaineers will visit the Gaels on Sunday, September 25, for a 4:00 p.m. kick-off in New Rochelle, N.Y.
On the Cusp: Senior goalkeeper Alicia Miller needs five more saves to become the Mount's all-time leader in career saves. Miller has 346 saves in her Mount career, trailing Anna Lebo (2004-07), who had 350 for the Mountaineers. Miller also ranks fifth in career goals against average (2.01) and sixth save percentage (.757). She already owns the school record for 55 career starts in goal while her 57 games played are two behind Lebo's school record for goalkeepers. Miller's 1.19 goals against average last season was the third-best single-season mark in Mount history.
Inside the Numbers: The Mount has scored one goal over the first four games this season, an average of 0.25 per game…Last year, the Mount scored 16 goals in 19 games (0.84 per game)…Despite the lack of goals, the Mount has the advantage in corner kicks (19-to-16) over the four games this year and has been outshot 65-to-50...The Mount is just 1-5-2 over its past eight games at Waldron Family Stadium.
Historic Win: The Mount's 1-0 overtime victory over Rider was just the second in a season opener for the Mount women's soccer team. It was also the first time in program history the team has won its season opener on the road. The Mount is now 2-18 all-time in season openers with the other victory coming against Delaware State (10-0) in 2005.
Clean Sheets: Senior goalkeeper Alicia Miller posted her eighth career shutout in the Mount's 1-0 overtime win at Rider. The eighth shutouts are second all-time at the Mount behind Anna Lebo, who had 10 shutouts from 2004-07.
Winship Moving Up Scoring List: Senior forward Sadie Winship has moved into a tie for 10th-place on the Mount's all-time points list. Winship, who has 10 goals and five assists in her Mount career, is tied for ninth all-time in goals scored.
Extra Time: Mount St. Mary's has gone into overtime twice this season and in four of the past seven games dating back to last year. The Mount opened the year with a 1-0 overtime win at Rider on a Sadie Winship free kick before falling to Saint Jospeh's, 1-0, on a free kick in overtime. The Mountaineers are now 4-6-6 in overtime games under head coach Tom Gosselin.
Youth in the Lineup: Head coach Tom Gosselin has had five different freshman start this season. Kristina Caravelli and Melissa Rowan have appeared in the starting 11 in each of the first four games while MacKenzie Buckwalter (three), Alicia Mirando (two) and Cara Deegan (one) have also made starts.
Doubling Up: Courtney Zingle, a second team All-Northeast Conference pick in softball, and Meaghan Conlon, a member of the Mount's women's lacrosse team, each made their debuts in a Mount women's soccer uniform at Towson. Zingle, who hit .338 as a senior last season for the Mount softball team, is a fifth-year senior. Conlon, a junior, had nine goals and four assists while starting in all 18 games for the Mount women's lacrosse team last year.
Preseason Poll: The Mount was picked to finish 10th in the annual Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches poll.
Head Coach Tom Gosselin: Mount St. Mary's head coach Tom Gosselin is in his fifth season at the helm of the Mount's women's soccer program.
Up Next: The Mount will play at VMI on September 23 and will make up their game at Iona on September 25.
