OSU women to wrap up home schedule
October 27, 1998
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
Arizona State at Oregon State, 12:30 p.m.
(Doubleheader with Oregon State-Washington men's game, 3 p.m.)
OSU Faculty/Staff Day: All OSU faculty and staff are admitted free by showing their OSU identification card.
SUNDAY, NOV. 1
Arizona at Oregon State, 1 p.m.
(Doubleheader with Oregon State-Gonzaga men's game, 11 a.m.)
(TV: Tape delayed Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. on Fox Sports Northwest cable)
AYSO Day: All youth soccer players age 12 and under are admitted free when they wear their jersey.
Hewlett Packard Day: All HP employees admitted free with tickets they can pick up at work.
Boys and Girls Club Day: Boys and Girls Club members should see their club coach or call the OSU ticket office at 1-800-GO BEAVS for details.
Oregon State (5-9-1 overall, 0-5-0 Pacific-10) will finish its home schedule and send off a pair of seniors as the Beavers host Arizona State (7-8-0, 3-2-0) and Arizona (3-8-2, 0-4-1). This weekend's games will mark the final home contests for seniors Lindy Brown and Jona Maukonen, and they will be honored prior to Sunday's game against Arizona.
"It'll be nice to be at home," OSU head coach Steve Fennah said. "We want to go in and do very well. They're our last home games, and we'd like to get something positive out of both games."
To do that, the Beavers will need to be more consistent defensively than they were in 4-1 losses at Southern California and UCLA last weekend.
"It was another weekend where we were playing teams that are very strong, but we also contributed to our downfall," Fennah said. "USC came out and played very well against us, I was very impressed. But we spotted them a goal by not picking up a player. Against UCLA, we again started fairly well but we didn't pick up and conceded a goal."
The Beavers should be on more equal footing this weekend.
"Both Arizona State and Arizona have had some up-and-down results the last few weeks," Fennah said. "We should be able to go in and compete well against them."
Arizona State has won 5 of its last 7 games and split a pair of home games last weekend, beating Washington State 2-1 and losing to Washington 2-1. Freshman midfielder Stacey Tullock leads the Sun Devils with 30 points on 12 goals and 6 assists. Sophomore goalkeeper Erin Reinke has a goals-against average of 1.27 and 2 shutouts.
Arizona saw its losing streak reach 4 games in a 3-2 overtime loss to Washington last week, then the Wildcats managed a 0-0 tie with Washington State. Senior forward Nikki Jones leads Arizona with 13 points on 4 goals and 5 assists. Sophomore goalkeeper Inger Airheart has a goals-against average of 1.91 and 1 shutout.
It's history
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS: OSU trails the all-time series with Arizona State 0-1-0 after last season's 4-0 loss in Tempe.
OSU leads the all-time series with Arizona 2-1-0 but is on a 1-game losing streak against the Wildcats after last season's 2-0 loss in Tucson. OSU's last win in the series was 4-0 in 1996 in Corvallis.
That's gotta hurt
INJURY REPORT: All of Oregon State's players are expected to be available for this weekend's games. OSU loses twice by 4-1 count, at USC and UCLA
LAST WEEK: Oregon State lost a pair of Pacific-10 games in Los Angeles, falling 4-1 at Southern California and 4-1 at 19th-ranked UCLA.
Against USC, the Beavers fell behind 3-0 by halftime and trailed 4-0 until Lindy Brown scored off an assist by Ann Marie Fallow in the 81st minute.
Against UCLA, OSU drew even at 1-1 when Lindy Brown scored off an assist by Jona Maukonen in the 36th minute, then gave up 3 goals in a 6-minute stretch before halftime.
Nothing could be Fennah
OREGON STATE HEAD COACH STEVE FENNAH: Steve Fennah has a 5-9-1 record in his first season as Oregon State's head coach. He spent the past 5 years at Jesuit High in Beaverton, Ore. Fennah guided Jesuit to 4 straight Oregon Class 4A state titles in his final 4 seasons at the school. After leading the Crusaders to an 84-2-6 record and top-8 national rankings in each of his 5 seasons at Jesuit, he was named head coach at OSU on Feb. 6, 1998.
Leading ladies
PACIFIC-10 LEADERS: Oregon State among the Pacific-10 leaders through Oct. 25:
INDIVIDUAL POINTS Name Gls. Asts. Pts. 5 (tie). Lindy Brown 8 4 20 19 (tie). Sunny Miller 5 1 11 INDIVIDUAL GOALS Name Gls. 6 (tie). Lindy Brown 8 INDIVIDUAL ASSISTS Name Asts. 9 (tie). Lindy Brown 4 INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING Name GAA 10. Elizabeth Pease 2.00 INDIVIDUAL SAVES Name Svs. 3. Elizabeth Pease 85 TEAM SCORING Team Gls. Asts. Pts. 9 (tie). Oregon State 17 14 48 TEAM GOALKEEPING Team GAA 9. Oregon State 1.99Now, introduce yourselves
BEAVER NEWCOMERS: Besides having a new head coach this fall, Oregon State also has plenty of new players. Of the 23 players on this fall's roster, 11 weren't on the 1997 Beaver roster. The newcomers include 8 freshmen and 3 transfers from 4-year colleges.
That's pretty rank
NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS: Oregon State had 1 game against a team ranked in the Oct. 26 National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. The Beavers lost 4-1 at 17th-ranked UCLA on Oct. 25.
Taking the local
OSU'S MID-VALLEY PLAYERS: Oregon State didn't have to look far to fill many of its roster spots. There are 4 Beavers who played at nearby high schools: junior forward Sunny Miller (Crescent Valley), junior midfielder Aubrey Robbins (Philomath), sophomore defender Libby Christensen (Corvallis) and sophomore goalkeeper Wendy Matson (Philomath).
Lindy hops a few spots on OSU lists
LINDY BROWN: Senior forward Lindy Brown (Tualatin, Ore./Tualatin HS) continues to move up Oregon State's career lists in scoring, goals and assists ... this season, 20 points on 8 goals, 4 assists, 37 shots ... career, 54 points on 20 goals, 14 assists ... among OSU career leaders, tied for fourth in scoring, tied for fifth in assists, fifth in goals ... among OSU single-season leaders, tied for seventh in goals, eighth in scoring ... among Pacific-10 leaders, tied for fifth in scoring, tied for sixth in goals, tied for ninth in assists ... goals in last 2 games, 3 of last 4 games ... 1 goal in 4-1 loss at UCLA on Oct. 25 ... 1 goal in 4-1 loss at Southern California on Oct. 23 ... 1 goal in 2-1 overtime loss to Washington State on Oct. 16 ... scoring binge against Idaho and Montana; 2 goals in 2-0 win over Idaho on Sept. 30 and 1 assist in 1-1 tie with Montana on Oct. 2 ... 1 assist in 2-0 win over Eastern Washington on Sept. 26 ... 1 goal in 3-0 win over Gonzaga on Sept. 18 ... 2 goals and 2 assists in OSU's 2 games at the Cal State-Fullerton Tournament; 1 goal and 2 assists in 4-1 win over Cal State-Fullerton on Sept. 7, 1 goal in 5-1 loss to Cal-Irvine on Sept. 5.
Miller time
SUNNY MILLER: Junior forward Sunny Miller (Corvallis, Ore./Crescent Valley HS) has started realizing her potential as a scorer ... this season, 11 points on 5 goals, 1 assist, 17 shots ... career, 20 points on 8 goals, 4 assists ... among Pacific-10 leaders, tied for 19th in scoring ... has 2 multi-goal games this season ... 2 goals in 2-0 win over Eastern Washington on Sept. 26 ... 1 assist in 1-0 win over Idaho State on Sept. 27 ... 1 goal in 3-0 win over Gonzaga on Sept. 18 ... 2 goals in 4-1 win over Cal State-Fullerton on Sept. 7.
Pease, thank you
ELIZABETH PEASE: Sophomore goalkeeper Elizabeth Pease (Sacramento, Calif./St. Francis HS) has been a big part of Oregon State's early-season success ... this season, 2.00 goals-against average, 3 shutouts, 1 shared shutout, 85 saves, 31 goals in 1,397 minutes ... career, 2.30 goals-against average, 3 shutouts, 2 shared shutouts, 99 saves, 40 goals in 1,562 minutes ... among OSU career leaders, third in saves ... among Pacific-10 leaders, third in saves, 10th in goals-against average ... blanked Eastern Washington (2-0 win), Idaho State (1-0 win) and Idaho (2-0 win) in consecutive games from Sept. 26-30 ... string of 388 scoreless minutes that spanned parts of 5 games from Sept. 23-Oct. 2 ... missed a fourth shutout by only 8 minutes when backup Wendy Matson got some playing time in a 3-0 win over Gonzaga on Sept 18 ... came up big against Montana on Oct. 2, making 16 saves in a 1-1 tie.
Career placement
OSU CAREER LEADERS: Where current OSU players stand on the school's career and season lists through Oct. 25:
CAREER POINTS Name Gls. Asts. Pts. 1. Jenna Leavitt (1990, 92-94) 31 23 85 2. Val Williams (1994-95) 34 16 84 3. Kela Hinds (1988-90) 26 17 69 4. Jeanette Scotti (1993-96) 21 12 54 (tie) Lindy Brown (1995-present) 20 14 54 CAREER GOALS Name Gls. 1. Val Williams (1994-95) 34 2. Jenna Leavitt (1990, 92-94) 31 3. Kela Hinds (1988-90) 26 4. Jeanette Scotti (1993-96) 21 5. Lindy Brown (1995-present) 20 CAREER ASSISTS Name Asts. 1. Jenna Leavitt (1990, 92-94) 23 2. Kela Hinds (1988-90) 17 (tie) Cacey Zimmer (1990-93) 17 4. Val Williams (1994-95) 16 5. Lindsay Allori (1994-97) 14 (tie) Lindy Brown (1995-present) 14 SEASON POINTS Name Gls. Asts. Pts. 1. Val Williams (1994) 19 9 47 2. Val Williams (1995) 15 7 37 3. Jenna Leavitt (1993) 12 6 30 4. Kela Hinds (1988) 10 9 29 5. Karissa Pederson (1988) 9 6 24 (tie) Kela Hinds (1989) 10 4 24 (tie) Jenna Leavitt (1994) 8 8 24 8. Lindy Brown (1998) 8 4 20 SEASON GOALS Name Gls. 1. Val Williams (1994) 19 2. Val Williams (1995) 15 3. Jenna Leavitt (1993) 12 4. Kela Hinds (1988) 10 (tie) Kela Hinds (1989) 10 6. Karissa Pederson (1988) 9 7. Jenna Leavitt (1994) 8 (tie) Lindy Brown (1998) 8 CAREER SAVES (No save records kept until 1993) Name Saves 1. Michelle Mitchell (1993-96) 347 2. Kristen Dulacki (1994-97) 145 3. Elizabeth Pease (1997-present) 99Halve and halve not
FIRST-HALF WOES: Oregon State might like to find a way to just skip the first half of its games this season. The Beavers have been outscored 21-7 in the first 45 minutes, but have outscored their opposition 10-8 in the second half.
Let's put an end to it
STOPPING NEGATIVE STREAKS, CREATING POSITIVE ONES: Oregon State has terminated some rather lengthy, rather unpleasant streaks already this season. The Beavers have also put together some positive streaks of their own.
The Beavers' 4-1 win at Cal State-Fullerton on Sept. 7 ended a 14-game winless streak; OSU had recorded 13 losses and 1 tie since beating Eastern Washington 6-0 at home on Sept. 27, 1997. It also ended a 15-game winless streak in road contests; the Beavers hadn't won on an opponent's home field since a 3-1 victory at Arizona on Sept. 29, 1995 (OSU had managed wins on neutral fields during that time). OSU made the most of its scoring chances against the Titans. The Beavers were outshot 18-5, but scored on their first 4 shots to overcome a 1-0 deficit.
OSU beat Eastern Washington 2-0 on Sept. 26 and Idaho State 1-0 on Sept. 27. The back-to-back wins were OSU's first since a 3-game winning streak over Portland State, Fresno State and Cal State-Sacramento from Sept. 22-29, 1996. The wins also marked OSU's first consecutive shutouts since blanking Arkansas and California by 2-0 scores on Oct. 9-13, 1995.
OSU extended its winning streak and shutout streak to 3 with a 2-0 win at Idaho on Sept. 30; OSU hadn't posted 3 straight shutouts since the Beavers had 5 in a row in the middle of the 1993 season.
Home improvement LORENZ FIELD AT VALLEY STADIUM: Oregon State's soccer facility, Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium, provides soccer enthusiasts with one of the top places to both play and watch the sport on the West Coast.
The main seating section, located on the west sideline, has a capacity of approximately 1,000. It rises well above field level and puts most fans near midfield to get a better picture of what is happening on the pitch.
This fall, the media and statistics crews will also enjoy a better vantage point as they begin using the press box behind the back row of the west sideline seats.
Smaller sections of seats and standing room areas now circle the rest of the field, bringing capacity to approximately 1,500.
OSU is 7-16-0 at Lorenz Field at Valley Stadium, which opened for the 1996 season.
The stadium is located a block southeast of Parker Stadium, just south of the intersection of 17th Street and Western Boulevard.
Leave it to Beavers
OSU ON TELEVISION: Oregon State will have 1 of its games this fall televised on Fox Sports Northwest. The Nov. 1 home game against Arizona will be shown on tape delay Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.
Tickets, please
WOMEN'S SOCCER TICKETS: All tickets for Oregon State women's soccer games are sold on a general admission basis. They are priced at $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens age 62 and over and students high school age and under. OSU students are admitted free with an all-sports pass or for $1 with their OSU student identification card.
Local Bi-Mart stores have coupons good for 2 admissions for the price of 1 for OSU women's soccer games.
Women's soccer is also part of the OSU 7-Sport Pass, which is good for general admission seating at all home contests in men's and women's soccer, volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics, women's basketball and baseball. The 7-sport pass is $130 for a family pass that admits 2 adults and 2 children; $80 for an adult pass; and $60 for a pass for senior citizens or students through high school.
Members of the Junior Benny Beaver Club are also admitted free to all women's soccer games by showing their club membership card.
For your information ...
OSU SPORTS INFORMATION: More information on Oregon State women's soccer, interview requests, photographs and game credentials can be obtained by calling Kip Carlson in the Oregon State University Sports Information Office at (541) 737-7472. For interviews, please call at least 24 hours in advance. For game credentials, please call early because press box space is limited.
