| 11-6 (.647) Overall |
| 7-4 (.636) American Mideast
Conference |
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November 7 vs. Roberts Wesleyan (AMC
Tournament Quarterfinals) |
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The #4 seed Shawnee State women's soccer team
fell to #5 seed Roberts Wesleyan College in the first appearance
in the quarterfinals of the American Mideast Conference
Tournament at home on Saturday afternoon. Shawnee State
ends the season with an overall record of 11-6.
Robert Wesleyan's Laura Willit found Kelsey
Medeiros in the 29th minute of action to put the Raiders on the
board and the 1-0 halftime advantage. Lindley Zimmerman
scored Roberts Wesleyan's second goal of the game on an assist
from Joanna Switzer in 53rd minute. Shawnee State was
outshot 6-4 in shots on goal. Sam Rolsen played 89 minutes and
tallied four saves in her final appearance in goal at Shawnee
State University. She completes her four-year career with
Shawnee State's record for most career wins (33). Staci
White, Lacie Abella, and Savoeung Ien also complete their
four-year careers at Shawnee State as the most successful class
as they accumulated a record of
34 wins, 30 loses, and
five ties. [Box
Score] |
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October 31 vs. Ursuline |
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The Shawnee State
women's soccer team closes out the regular season as they got an
important overtime win over Ursuline College on Saturday
afternoon. The win guarantees the Bears a home game in the
quarterfinals of the AMC Tournament. With the win the
Bears improve to 11-5 overall and 7-5 in the conference, which
gives them a fourth place finish in the final AMC standings.
This is the highest finish for the Bears in school history.
During today's games four seniors were recognized
for the hard work and dedication during their four-year careers
at Shawnee State University. Being the most successful
class, the class of 2009 has accumulated a record of 34 wins, 29
loses, and five ties over the past four years. "We would like to
thank these four student-athletes and their families for all
that they have done to help the program grow over the past four
years," said Coach Rob Appell. "We would not be where we
are today without each of them. Their loyalty, dedication,
and enthusiasm towards our program will be hard to replace"
Shawnee State got off to a good start scoring two goals early.
Sophomore Danielle Morgan scored the first goal of the game, her
fourth of the season, on an assist from junior Kelley Bowles in
the 10th minute. Bowles would score her team leading 11th
goal of the season five minutes later on an assist from Morgan.
Ursuline would get a goal from Jaimie Grindle in the 39th minute
to come within a goal of the Bears at the break. Ursuline
scored just within three minutes into the half to tie the game
at 2. The score remained tied at the end of regulation.
Freshman Brittany Brooks found the back of the net in the 98th
minute for her eighth goal of the season on an assist from Cindi
Hay to give the Bears the 3-2 overtime victory. Senior Sam
Rolsen played all 98 minutes in goal and recorded five saves,
taking her to 97 on the season and recording her 33rd career
win. [Box
Score] |
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October 27 @ Rio Grande |
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Shawnee State women's
soccer team defeated rival Rio Grande 3-1 to set a new record of
wins in a season with 10. Shawnee
State got off to a slow start as Rio Grande's Mandi Thomas
tallied a goal in the 37th minute to give the RedStorm a 1-0
lead at halftime. Freshman Brittany Brooks got the Bears
scoring going, as she tallied her seventh goal of the year on on
an assist from sophomore Danielle Morgan's in the 51st minute.
Morgan then tallied a goal of her own eight minutes later on an
assist from junior Kelley Bowles. Morgan's goal would be
the game winner and her third goal of the season.
Bowles, which is SSU's leading goal scorer this season, tallied
her 10th goal of the season on an assist from Brooks in the 64th
minute of action. Bowles is the third player in SSU
history to score 10 goals in a single season. She
currently ranks second on the all-time points and goals list.
Shawnee State's Sam Rolsen tallied six saves in the game.
Rio Grande's Kaitlyn Schultz tallied eight saves for the
RedStorm. [Box
Score] |
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October 24 @ Houghton |
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The Bears fell to
conference leader Houghton College 3-0. Houghton out shot
the Bears 11-3 on shots on goal. SSU's Sam Rolsen tallied
eight saves in the game. HC's Alexa Thayer tallied three
saves in the game.
[Box
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October 23 @ Roberts Wesleyan |
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The Bears stunned Roberts Wesleyan in a
double overtime victory. Shawnee State's junior Cindi Hay
scored in the 103rd minute on an assist by sophomore Bailey Hill
to give the Bears the 2-1 win. This goal is Hay's second
of the season. Shawnee State got on the board first as
junior Kelley Bowles tallied her ninth goal of the season on an
assist from sophomore Marie-Elana Kennedy and give the Bears the
1-0 advantage at the half. Robert Wesleyan tied the game
in the 49th minute of action as Erika Luedke scored unassisted,
which would send the game in to overtime. In the first
overtime, both RWC's Amanda Prestigiacomo and SSU's Sam Rolsen
came up with key saves to push the game into a second overtime.
Rolsen finished with eight saves in the game, while
Prestigiacomo tallied six saves. [Box
Score] |
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October 17 vs. Carlow |
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Shawnee State women's
team shutout Carlow 3-0. Shawnee
State controlled the game from the beginning as the Bears'
defense held Carlow scoreless. Kelley Bowles got the
Bears' scoring going as she tallied her ninth goal of the season
on an assist from Danielle Morgan in the 30th minute of the
play. The Bears' scored five minutes later as Staci White
tallied her third goal of the season on assists from Bowles and
Morgan to give the Bears the 2-0 advantage at the half.
Morgan tallied the final goal of the game, her third of the
season, in the 60 minute of play unassisted. Shawnee
State's Sam Rolsen recorded six saves in the game for her fifth
shutout of the season. Carlow's Nicole Yusko tallied seven saves
in the game. [Box
Score] |
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October 14 vs. Mount Vernon |
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Shawnee State women's
team fell 1-0 in a tough overtime loss to Mount Vernon.
In a very wet and soggy battle, Mount
Vernon's Jessica Linger got a breakaway just two minutes into
overtime to score the only goal of the game and give Mount
Vernon the victory. Shawnee State managed only two shots
on goal in the game, compared to Mount Vernon's six. Sam
Rolsen tallied five saves in in 92 minutes in goal. MVNU's
Jenessa Loewen tallied two saves for the Cougars. [Box
Score] |
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October 10 vs. Point Park |
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Shawnee State got a
2-1 victory over Point Park to win their fifth consecutive game.
The Bears got on the board first as junior Kelley
Bowles (Cincinnati, OH) tallied her seventh goal of the season
on an assist from Cindi Hay in the 29th minute of action.
Point Park's Jo Jo Altebrando evened the score in the 37th
minute on a free kick form 20 yards out. Both teams
battled the next eight minutes of the first half to go into the
break tied at one. The game winning goal came in the 73rd
minute when senior Staci White (Chillicothe, OH) played freshman
Brittany Brooks (Cincinnati, OH) a thru ball that she collected
and finished for the goal. This tallies Brooks' six goal
of the season. The Bears' defense held strong allowing
Point Park only one shot in the final 22 minutes. Senior Sam Rolsen (Cincinnati, OH) played the full 90 minutes in
goal and recorded seven saves. Point Park's Liz Velez
played the duration of the game in goal and recorded five saves.
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October 9 vs. Daemen |
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Shawnee State
women's soccer team came out and scored three goals in the
second half to defeat Daemen 3-1 in what turned out to be a
soggy afternoon. Daemen scored the
first goal of the game in the 41st on a unassisted goal from
Alicia Vasiloff and take a 1-0 halftime lead. Junior
Kelley Bowles got the scoring started for the Bears in the 61st
minute, which was one of three goals scored by Bears in a 26
minute span. Bowles' equalizer was her sixth tally of the
season and came on an assist from Danielle Morgan. Senior
Lacie Abella scored her first goal of the season, which turned
out to be the Bears' game winner, in the 67th minute on an
assist from Bowles. Freshman Ashleigh Yockey rounded out
the scoring with her second goal of the season on an assist from
Cindi Hay in the 87th minute of play. Senior Sam Rolsen
anchored a steady defense, recording four saves in the game.
Daemen's Marisa Alfieri tallied four saves. [Box
Score] "I'm very pleased with the team's
second half enthusiasm and effort," said Head Coach Rob Appell.
"We adjusted to the conditions of the game and did the things
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October 3 @ Walsh |
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Freshman Brittany Brooks had a big day for
the Bears as she tallied both SSU goals in the Bears 2-1
double-overtime victory. Walsh's Gina Pinsone tallied
the first goal of the game on an assist from Molly Martin in
the 19th minute of play to give Walsh the 1-0 halftime lead.
Brooks tied the game in the 50th minute of play on an assist
from Cindi Hay. Brooks then tallied the game winner in
the 4th minute of double-overtime to give the Bears the
victory. SSU's Paige Appell started the game and
tallied three saves in 30 minutes in goal. Sam Rolsen
tallied 74 minutes in goal and tallied seven saves.
Jillian Zanney tallied six saves in the goal for Walsh.
[Box
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September 29 vs. Kentucky Christian |
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Shawnee State shut out Kentucky Christian 5-0.
Shawnee State's offense produced 23 shots on
goal and their defense only gave up one shot on goal in the
game. Brittany Brooks scored the Bears first goal of the game on
an assist from Kelley Bowles in the 17th minute of play.
Danielle Morgan scored in the 24th minutes of play on an assist
from Lacie Abella to give the Bears the 2-0 halftime lead.
Bowles opened the second half with a goal by Bowles on an assist
from Morgan in the 46th minute of action. Shawnee State
scored less than three minutes later on Brooks' second goal of
the game on an assist from Cindi Hay. Bowles scored the
final goal of the game in the 52nd minute of play on an assist
from Hay. SSU's Sam Rolsen tallied one save in the game.
KCU's Olivia Katt tallied 18 saves in the game. [Box
Score] |
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September 26 @ Notre Dame |
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Shawnee State women's
soccer team got a 1-0 victory at Notre Dame to pick up their
first conference win of the season.
Shawnee State's goal came on an own goal by Notre Dame in the
5th minute of play. SSU's Sam Rolsen made a save on a penalty
kick by Lauren Acker in the 72nd minute of play to hold off
Notre Dame. Rolsen tallied five saves in the game.
NDC's Brittany Cruz had one save in the game. [Box
Score] |
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September 22 vs. Cedarville |
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Shawnee State
women's soccer team lost to Cedarville University 4-0.
The Bears were only down 1-0 at the half, but the Yellow
Jackets had a strong second half to get the victory.
CU's Rachel Brown scored the first goal of the game in the
15th minute. Erin Landers scored the second goal on an
assist from Kelsey Watkins in the 53th minute. Becky
Burton scored in the 65th minute of play for the Yellow
Jackets. Dresden Matson scored a goal in the 86th
minute to tally the final score. Cedarville outshot the
Bears 26-6 in the game. SSU's Same Rolsen tallied nine
saves in the game. CU's Alysia Bennett had one save in
the game. [Box
Score]
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September 19 @
Malone |
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Shawnee State fell
to Malone University 1-0 to open conference play.
Malone's Katie Hickman scored the only goal of the game on
assists by Sarah Heckman and Cassandra Daniels in the 48th
minute of play. SSU's Same Rolsen tallied seven saves
in the loss. Malone's Angie Nutial tallied five saves.
Shawnee State was outshot 15-5 in the game. [Box
Score]
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September 14 @
Mountain State |
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Shawnee State women's
soccer team got a big win over Mountain State on Monday as they
defeated the Cougars 8-1. Shawnee
State's balanced attack was led by Kelley Bowles, who tallied
one goal and three assists in the game. In route to an 8-1
victory, the Bears had eight different goal scorers, five of
which scored their first career goals. Cindi Hay scored
the Bears first goal in the 8th minute, on an assist by Bowles.
Staci White scored, what would be the game winning goal, in the
18th minute on Bowles' second assist of the game. Bowles
then tallied her goal unassisted one minute later.
Ashleigh Yockey scored her first career goal in the 32nd minute
on Bowles' third assist of the game. Staci Johnson rounded
out the first half scoring on her first career goal, coming
unassisted in the 36th minute. Over an eight minutes
stretch in the second half, the Bears saw three players tally
their first career goals. The goals included; Brittany
Brooks assisted by Bailey Hill, M.E. Kennedy assisted by
Danielle Morgan, and Stephanie Rhoads assisted by Brooks.
Shawnee State outshot the Cougars 27-10 in the game. SSU's
Sam Rolsen got the win as she played 45 minutes in goal,
recording four saves. Freshman goalkeepers Paige Apel and
Sami Mason each saw second half action as they each recorded one
save in the game. MSU's Megan Alderman got the loss, as
she gave up three goals and tallied four saves in 20 minutes of
action. Stephanie Hood tallied six saves over the final 70
minutes. [Box
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September 4 @
Georgetown |
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Shawnee State managed five shots on goal, but could not find
the back of the nets as they fell 2-0 to Georgetown College. Sam Rolsen tallied six saves in the game as
she tallied 86 minutes in goal. Freshman Sami Mason
tallied one save in four minutes of action. [Box
Score] |
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September 2 @
West Virginia Tech |
Shawnee State opened
the season with a 3-0 win at West Virginia Tech.
Shawnee State controlled the entire game.
The Bears' junior Kelley Bowles scored the first goal of the
game at the 30:20 on an assist from sophomore Marie-Elana
Kennedy. Bowles then scored again in the 42nd minute
of play on an assist from freshman Lauren Pritt to give the
Bears the 2-0 lead at the half. To open the second
half, Pritt scored on an assist from sophomore Danielle
Morgan in the 57th minute of action. SSU's Sam Rolsen
got the shutout as she tallied 9 saves in the game.
West Virginia Tech's Andrea Arias recorded 7 saves in the
game.
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