Thursday, November 23, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
First Reiver Team Ever to Play for a Championship
ALBANY, Ga. - Iowa Western Community College's women's soccer team tries today to bring home the Reivers' first national championship. The Division I title will be on the line as Iowa Western (20-1-1) meets Young Harris, Ga., Community College (16-1-1) at 5 p.m.
The Reivers, ranked No. 5 nationally, pulled off a pair of upsets to advance to the final. Iowa Western avenged its only loss of the season with a 3-0 win over No. 4 Laramie County in the quarterfinal. A bigger shocker came in the semifinal when Iowa Western ousted No. 1-ranked Monroe Community College on penalty kicks, 4-2, after the teams played a scoreless game through regulation and two 10-minute overtimes.
Young Harris went to form. The No. 2-ranked Mountain Lions topped No. 7 Harford 3-0 in the quarterfinals and beat No. 3 Schoolcraft 2-0 in the semifinals.
The Reivers, ranked No. 5 nationally, pulled off a pair of upsets to advance to the final. Iowa Western avenged its only loss of the season with a 3-0 win over No. 4 Laramie County in the quarterfinal. A bigger shocker came in the semifinal when Iowa Western ousted No. 1-ranked Monroe Community College on penalty kicks, 4-2, after the teams played a scoreless game through regulation and two 10-minute overtimes.
Young Harris went to form. The No. 2-ranked Mountain Lions topped No. 7 Harford 3-0 in the quarterfinals and beat No. 3 Schoolcraft 2-0 in the semifinals.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Emotions Run High On Second Day
It was an emotional day on Friday during the NJCAA Division I Women’s Soccer National Tournament at Darton College. Two teams were eliminated from the tournament while a new national champion will be crowned in 2006.
Monroe (NY) Community College will not be able to defend their title as they were upset by #5 seed Iowa Western Community College. Both teams survived numerous scoring attempts in regulation play but no one was able to manage a goal. Even with overtime, the outcome was the same and it became the second game of the tournament to be decided by penalty kicks. Iowa Western prevailed and will now play for the national championship on Sunday.
In earlier action, Laramie County (WY) Community College got one goal from Shauna Fuentes in the first half and that was all they would need to eliminate Navarro (Texas) College 1 – 0. LCCC will now play Mesa (AZ) Community College for fifth place at noon on Sunday. The Thunderbirds overcame a 2 – 1 deficit at the break and scored three goals in the second half to oust Harford (MD) Community College from the national tournament.
With Monroe’s loss, they will now play Schoolcraft (MI) College for third place. Young Harris (GA) College dropped the Lady Ocelots in the final game of the evening 2 - 0. The Region XVII champion will now face the talented Iowa Western Reivers for the national championship. The game is slated for Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Darton College soccer complex.
Posted By: D. Hardy @ 9:44 pm on Nov 17, 2006
Monroe (NY) Community College will not be able to defend their title as they were upset by #5 seed Iowa Western Community College. Both teams survived numerous scoring attempts in regulation play but no one was able to manage a goal. Even with overtime, the outcome was the same and it became the second game of the tournament to be decided by penalty kicks. Iowa Western prevailed and will now play for the national championship on Sunday.
In earlier action, Laramie County (WY) Community College got one goal from Shauna Fuentes in the first half and that was all they would need to eliminate Navarro (Texas) College 1 – 0. LCCC will now play Mesa (AZ) Community College for fifth place at noon on Sunday. The Thunderbirds overcame a 2 – 1 deficit at the break and scored three goals in the second half to oust Harford (MD) Community College from the national tournament.
With Monroe’s loss, they will now play Schoolcraft (MI) College for third place. Young Harris (GA) College dropped the Lady Ocelots in the final game of the evening 2 - 0. The Region XVII champion will now face the talented Iowa Western Reivers for the national championship. The game is slated for Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Darton College soccer complex.
Posted By: D. Hardy @ 9:44 pm on Nov 17, 2006
First Round Complete At Women’s National Tourney
November 17, 2006
First Round Complete At Women’s National Tourney
Photo: Action ShotALBANY, Ga. – The first day of competition for the NJCAA Division I Women’s Soccer National Tournament at Darton College is now complete.
There were no real surprises in the first round as three teams were able to keep their opponent off the scoreboard. Monroe Community College, Iowa Western Community College, and Young Harris College all recorded shutouts in their matches.
The #1 seed Monroe (NY) Tribunes proved to be too much for Navarro College (Texas) as they scored three goals in the second half of play to post a 4–0 victory. The defending national champions now advance to the semi-final game and will meet #5 Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers were led by freshman Kim Olsen who scored two goals in the game to help Iowa Western to a 3 – 0 win over #4 seed Laramie County Community College.
Region XVII champion Young Harris College (Ga.) wasted little time in scoring as Megan Bruso pushed the first score across with less than eight minutes into the game and the Mountain Lions cruised to a convincing 3–0 shutout of #7 seed Harford (Md.) Community College. Newcomer Kennya Cordner sealed the victory for Young Harris with an early goal in the second half.
In the final game of the night, Schoolcraft College (Mich.) met #6 seed Mesa (Ariz.) Community College and struggled to contain the speed of the Thunderbirds early in the first half. Andrea Evans added the first goal for Mesa and it looked like they would take a 1–0 advantage into halftime. With the clock ticking down, Schoolcraft’s Jessica Austin found Stephanie Setaputri at the goal and she made it count with one second to spare before the break to make it 1–1.
The second half was a defensive struggle and the two teams went to overtime. Even with an extra twenty minutes, neither team could find the net. It would come down to penalty kicks and #3 seed Schoolcraft College was able to advance in the best match of the first round.
Second day action resumed on Friday, Nov. 17, with four matches beginning at noon. There are no games scheduled on Saturday. Winners from Friday’s games will advance to Sunday’s competition and the national champion will be crowned that evening. The championship game will begin at 6 p.m.
For game scores and other information throughout each day, visit the Championship Web site at http://njcaasoccer.darton.edu.
First Round Complete At Women’s National Tourney
Photo: Action ShotALBANY, Ga. – The first day of competition for the NJCAA Division I Women’s Soccer National Tournament at Darton College is now complete.
There were no real surprises in the first round as three teams were able to keep their opponent off the scoreboard. Monroe Community College, Iowa Western Community College, and Young Harris College all recorded shutouts in their matches.
The #1 seed Monroe (NY) Tribunes proved to be too much for Navarro College (Texas) as they scored three goals in the second half of play to post a 4–0 victory. The defending national champions now advance to the semi-final game and will meet #5 Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers were led by freshman Kim Olsen who scored two goals in the game to help Iowa Western to a 3 – 0 win over #4 seed Laramie County Community College.
Region XVII champion Young Harris College (Ga.) wasted little time in scoring as Megan Bruso pushed the first score across with less than eight minutes into the game and the Mountain Lions cruised to a convincing 3–0 shutout of #7 seed Harford (Md.) Community College. Newcomer Kennya Cordner sealed the victory for Young Harris with an early goal in the second half.
In the final game of the night, Schoolcraft College (Mich.) met #6 seed Mesa (Ariz.) Community College and struggled to contain the speed of the Thunderbirds early in the first half. Andrea Evans added the first goal for Mesa and it looked like they would take a 1–0 advantage into halftime. With the clock ticking down, Schoolcraft’s Jessica Austin found Stephanie Setaputri at the goal and she made it count with one second to spare before the break to make it 1–1.
The second half was a defensive struggle and the two teams went to overtime. Even with an extra twenty minutes, neither team could find the net. It would come down to penalty kicks and #3 seed Schoolcraft College was able to advance in the best match of the first round.
Second day action resumed on Friday, Nov. 17, with four matches beginning at noon. There are no games scheduled on Saturday. Winners from Friday’s games will advance to Sunday’s competition and the national champion will be crowned that evening. The championship game will begin at 6 p.m.
For game scores and other information throughout each day, visit the Championship Web site at http://njcaasoccer.darton.edu.
Monday, November 06, 2006
District C Champions
Left to right: Coach Ginn, Coach Bennett and Coach Silvey
Heading to nationals after winning the NJCAA District C Championship
If the image above is white, you can click it and it should open to the picture...not sure why it is not showing up properly.
:::Top Row Left to Right:::
Coach Jeff Ginn, Coach Brad Silvey, Hannay Silvey, Courtney Pearcy, Lindy Stauffer, Katie Morgan, Brooklyn Barton, Whitni Davis, Tara Devenish, Karley Nelson, Erica Sholly, Karalee Baron, Laura Bomgaars, Coach Ammon Bennett
:::Bottom Row Left to Right:::
Pachel Pederson, Becky Pulham, Courtnie Dennis, Kira Lazenby, Cara Cool, Amanda Johnson, Rikki Southard, Becca Schreiber, Kim Olsen
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Iowa Western earns spot in national tournament
PEORIA, Ill. - The weather was cold and windy Saturday afternoon for the district women's soccer championship here, but all Iowa Western Community College felt was sunshine.
The No. 6-ranked Reivers are going to the Division I national tournament after a 1-0 win over No. 8 and host Illinois Central.
Freshman Kim Olsen's low shot, with the help of a bit of a deflection, found the net with just 3:26 left in regulation to make the difference.
"I'm just trying to catch my breath," said Iowa Western coach Ammon Bennett. "It wasn't our most brilliant day."
The Reivers opened by missing three opportunities in the first five minutes. Those are things that come back to haunt. But Illinois Central, who left its attack to a pair of fast forwards, had one bid turned aside by a great save by Reiver sophomore goalie Kira Lazenby.
The second half Central "bunkered down more," said Bennett. "They kept four back and we were not getting good looks. We kept the pressure on until Olsen finally was able to work here way in."
The Reivers finished with a 22-7 advantage in shots on goal.
"The kids played hard," said Bennett, "on not their best day. We will have to be better at nationals."
Records: Iowa Western (18-1-1); Illinois Central (17-3-1)
Ratings: National: Iowa Western 6th; Illinois Central 8th (Division I)
Left to right:
Coach Bennett, Amanda Johnson, Coach Ginn
The No. 6-ranked Reivers are going to the Division I national tournament after a 1-0 win over No. 8 and host Illinois Central.
Freshman Kim Olsen's low shot, with the help of a bit of a deflection, found the net with just 3:26 left in regulation to make the difference.
"I'm just trying to catch my breath," said Iowa Western coach Ammon Bennett. "It wasn't our most brilliant day."
The Reivers opened by missing three opportunities in the first five minutes. Those are things that come back to haunt. But Illinois Central, who left its attack to a pair of fast forwards, had one bid turned aside by a great save by Reiver sophomore goalie Kira Lazenby.
The second half Central "bunkered down more," said Bennett. "They kept four back and we were not getting good looks. We kept the pressure on until Olsen finally was able to work here way in."
The Reivers finished with a 22-7 advantage in shots on goal.
"The kids played hard," said Bennett, "on not their best day. We will have to be better at nationals."
Records: Iowa Western (18-1-1); Illinois Central (17-3-1)
Ratings: National: Iowa Western 6th; Illinois Central 8th (Division I)
Left to right:
Coach Bennett, Amanda Johnson, Coach Ginn
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