Last Time Out: The Redhawks returned home from their third trip in California with two strong road wins. On Oct. 16, SeattleU defeated CSU Bakersfield 3-1. Senior Jamie Coe scored the first goal of the game off a Kassandra Riozzi assist in the 6th minute. Fellow senior Jamie Peterson added a second goal less than 15 minutes later off a Coe assist. Rounding out the Redhawk scoring spurt was junior Kara Kuttler, who knocked in a shot to the corner on the near post, after receiving the ball from classmate Nance Hill.
The Roadrunners were able to get a lone goal in the second half, but the strong SU defense prevented any CSUB come-from-behind heroics.
Two days later, the Redhawks faced a deeper challenge in the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. For the second straight contest, Coe kicked off the game's scoring with an unassisted goal in the 10th minute.
Following Coe's goal, UCSB evened the score at one-all at the 31:13 minute mark. Kuttler responded with the go-ahead goal seven minutes later to close out the first half with a 2-1 lead.
SU was unable to hold onto their one goal lead and the game was sent into overtime. After a scoreless first overtime period, Kuttler drove in the ball off an Alicia Malstrom assist for the golden goal in double overtime. With the goal, Kuttler broke into the top-10 all-time goal scorers in SeattleU history with 20.
Coach Woodward's Take: "We are looking forward to heading to Southern California to close out the season this week," said head coach Julie Woodward. "With over a week off to rest and work on things in practice, we are feeling prepared to conclude 2009 playing strong soccer. Both Pepperdine and San Diego are talented WCC squads, and hopefully we can come home with positive results."
Follow the Game: Fans can follow all the Redhawk women's soccer action this weekend by logging onto www.GoSeattleU.com.
Scouting Pepperdine: The Pepperdine Waves host the Redhawks riding a two-game losing streak. They fell at then-No. 16 Santa Clara on Oct. 23, in a double overtime 1-0 loss. Two days later, this time in San Diego, the dropped a 2-0 decision to the Toreros of USD.
This season PU is led by sophomore Michelle Spacciapolli, who in 16 games, she has scored four goals and made one assist for nine points. While, senior Kelly Reilly has two goals and two assists in 14 games played. In goal, Roxanne Barker has played in 16 matches this season she posts a 1.14 goals against average, 57 saves and seven shutouts. She holds an 8-7-1 record and has 18 goals scored against her.
Scouting San Diego: The University of San Diego (10-5-2) will be the last stop for Seattle in 2009. They will take on the Toreros, who are on a three-game win streak. This season they have upset two ranked teams, including a 1-0 shocker over then-No. 15 Santa Clara.
USD is led by Stephanie Ochs, who's tallied six assists and four goals in 17 games played. Also with multiple goals and assists, is Natalie Vinti, who has three goals and two assists.
Between the posts, Courtney Parsons has a 1.16 goals against average, with 52 saves and seven shutouts. She has allowed 20 goals against in 17 games.
Kuttler Breaks Into Top-10 Scorers: With her golden goal in double overtime at UCSB on Oct. 18, junior Kara Kuttler broke into the top-10 goal scorers in SeattleU women's soccer history. The Redhawk junior returned from the road trip at CSU Bakersfield and UC Santa Barbara with three goals, to bring her season total to 10. She has scored 20 goals in under three complete seasons. She also has made three assists this season.
Redhawks Close Out Home Schedule: The Redhawks closed out the home-half of the 2009 schedule with a 4-2 overall record. They played their final game at Championship Field versus Washington State on Oct. 11. Seattle outscored opponents 9 goals to 5 at home this year.
Hittin' the Road...For a Final Time: SU will close out the season at Pepperdine and University of San Diego this week. The pair of Southern California contests will be the third and fourth WCC teams Seattle will play in 2009
Coe Scores in Back-to-Back Games: Senior Jamie Coe kicked off the scoring attack in SU's 2-0 weekend in California. She scored at the 5:27 minute mark in the Redhawks 3-1 win over CSUB on Oct. 16. She followed that with an assist in the game too. Two days later she scored the first of five total goals at the 9:16 minute mark in SU's double overtime win at UCSB on Oct. 18.