Sept. 10, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - After a rugged five-match road trip to start the regular season, the Bucknell women’s soccer team finally opens its 2008 home slate on Thursday evening against Mount St. Mary’s at Varsity Soccer Field. Game time is 7 p.m. Including their last three games against Maryland, Rutgers and Penn State, the Bison made it through that road swing with a 2-2-1 record.
Thursday they welcome a Mount St. Mary’s side that is still looking for its first victory of the young season. The Mount is 0-5 and has been outscored 16-2 thus far. One of their losses was a 3-0 decision against American of the Patriot League, and most recently they fell 4-1 to The Citadel in Huntington, W.Va.
BISON WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
Coverage
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Series Notes
- Bucknell is 7-0 all-time against Mount St. Mary's.
- The last meeting resulted in a 4-2 Bison win at home in 2001.
- Bucknell has outscored The Mount 36-5 in those seven head-to-head matchups, which began with a record-setting 12-0 win in Emmitsburg, Md., in 1992.
About Mount St. Mary's
- The Mount have dropped all five of their contests to start the season, with losses coming to Towson (2-1), Marshall (4-0), American (3-0), Radford (3-0) and The Citadel (4-1).
- Erin Canning scored the team's goal against Towson, while Kim Karpinski tallied against The Citadel.
- Mount St. Mary's has used three goalkeepers this season, with freshman Alicia Miller garnering four starts. Freshman Sadie Winship has made one start. The young keepers are trying to replace graduated senior Anna Lebo, who was a First Team All-Northeast Conference selection last season.
- Tom Gosselin, a 1991 Mount St. Mary's grad, is in his second season as head coach at his alma mater. He was an assistant coach on The Mount's men's team from 2002-04 before leaving to become head women's coach at McDaniel College.
- Last season The Mount went 5-13 overall and 3-6 in the NEC.
- A player to watch for The Mount is freshman defender Ieva Kibirkstis, a native of Quebec who is a member of the Lithuanian U-19 national team.
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About Last Weekend- On Sunday evening at Jeffrey Field in State College, the Bison gave 10th-ranked Penn State all it could handle but fell short by a 4-2 margin.
- Danielle Toney scored for Penn State just 1:46 into the contest, but the Bison kept the Nittany Lions off the board the rest of the half. That proved big when
Christa Matlack broke free and chipped one in just 56 seconds into the second half, tying the game at 1-1. Two goals just 63 seconds apart later in the half gave the hosts a 3-1 lead, but the Bison got right back in it on Jennifer Dervarics' fifth goal of the season, coming in the 67th minute. Bucknell had a number of good chances to tie in the closing minutes, but Dervarics hit the post with a header on a corner kick, and Lions keeper Alyssa Naeher made two tough saves. PSU added a big insurance goal from Zoe Bouchelle with just 2:09 left.
- Penn State outshot Bucknell 19-12. Naeher finished with seven saves, while Bucknell's
Kathryn Sutton stopped six shots.
About the Bison
- Bucknell is currently the highest-scoring team in the Patriot League, with 10 goals in five games. The Bison have scored in every match, including the last three against major-conference foes Maryland, Rutgers and Penn State.
- Dervarics leads the Patriot League in both goals (5) and points (10).
- Marotta now has two goals on the season and is tied for second on the team with Chelsea Brinkman with four points. Those two are tied for fifth in the Patriot League in scoring.
- Dervarics and Marotta are two of eight PL players with multiple goals thus far.
- Freshman Sadie Canter earned her first collegiate point with an assist on Dervarics goal in the Penn State game.
- Matlack's tally against PSU was her first of the season. It came in her first start of the year, after she had been slowed by a leg injury early on.
- Bucknell is listed No. 9 in the Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Region rankings this week, up three spots from last week.
Bison Milestones
- Dervarics now has 29 career goals, moving her into sole possession of fifth place on Bucknell's all-time list. Kerry McDonnell is next on the list with 30.
- Dervarics' 70 career points also ranks fifth in Bucknell history. She is six points shy of McDonnell for fourth place.
- Sutton's opening-day shutout of UMBC was the fifth of her career, moving her into fifth place on Bucknell's career chart.
- Sutton has also moved into sole possession of fifth place on Bucknell's career wins list with 12.
- Ben Landis will coach in his 99th career match on Thursday. No. 100 will take place Sunday at Virginia Commonwealth.
Weekly Awards and Honors
- Patriot League BRINE Offensive Player of the Week: Jennifer Dervarics (Sept. 2).
- Patriot League BRINE Goalkeeper of the Week: Kathryn Sutton (Aug. 25).
- Patriot League BRINE Defensive Player of the Week: Caitlin Holtz (Aug. 25).
- Patriot League Honorable Mention: Jennifer Dervarics (Aug. 25).
Looking Ahead
- Bucknell is back in action on the road on Sunday afternoon, visiting Virginia Commonwealth at 1 p.m. The Rams are 0-4, but have played tough competition thus far in Richmond, Virginia, North Carolina State and UNC Greensboro.
