Match #8: Truman (3-1-3, 2-0-2 GLVC) at Indianapolis (1-4-1, 0-3-1 GLVC)
When: Friday, September 25, 2015 || 4:00 p.m. (CT)
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. || Key Stadium
Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/uindy/wsoc/
Live Video: http://athletics.uindy.edu/watch/?Live=82
Stats: Truman || GLVC || Indianapolis Match #9: Truman at Saint Joseph's (1-5-1, 1-3 GLVC)
When: Sunday, September 27, 2015 || 12 p.m. (CT)
Where: Rensselaer, Ind. || Minielli Memorial Field
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/saintjoe/wsoc/
Stats: Truman || GLVC || Saint Joseph's
A First Look:
After getting a full four days to refresh the legs following a grueling five-match in 10 days stretch, the Truman women's soccer team takes to the road this weekend to face Indianapolis and Saint Joseph's in Great Lakes Valley Conference action.
Last Weekend:
The Bulldogs welcomed both Lewis and Wisconsin-Parkside to Kirksville last weekend, with the purple and white coming out undefeated at 1-0-1. Truman and Lewis each scored goals in the first half before clamping down defensively for a 1-1 draw, while the Bulldogs rallied late in the first half after falling behind early to hold on for a 2-1 victory against UW-Parkside on Sunday afternoon.
Allison Lockett and Laura Ney each scored their first collegiate goals, while Stephanie Williams' equalizer mid-way through the first half against UWP marked her second as a Bulldog and first this season. Last week's GLVC Defensive Player of the Week Katie Mattingly made seven total saves in goal, including a key tip-away late in the second overtime against Lewis to preserve the draw.
About the Bulldogs:
Truman enters the weekend at 3-1-3 overall with its only loss coming to then-No. 1 Grand Valley (Mich.) State on opening weekend. Since then, the Bulldogs have gone five straight without a defeat, earning wins at Missouri-St. Louis and at home against Lewis and draws against Maryville, Lindenwood, and UW-Parkside. Truman is currently tied with McKendree (3-1) and Quincy (2-0-2) for second place in the league table with a .750 win percentage (2-0-2) and is just a half-game ahead of Drury, Lewis, and Maryville.
The Bulldogs have both scored and given up eight goals this season, as seven different Truman players have found the back of the net. Senior Alexis Heffernan scored twice in the season-opener against Ferris (Mich.) State and remains the team's leader, while Williams, Lockett, Ney, Megan Whitehead, Megan Frkovic, and Jessica Hanson have each scored once this year. Truman has out-shot its opposition by just two, 95-93, but has earned 34 corner kicks while conceding only 22.
Mattingly has been the team's primary keeper, playing all but 45 minutes this season with a goals-against average of 0.98. She has a 78.1 save percentage, making 25 saves and posting two shutouts.
Head coach Mike Cannon – the winningest coach in program history with 293 career victories – is in his 23rd season at the helm of the Truman women's soccer program in 2015. He is seventh all-time in victories amongst all NCAA-II coaches.
Bulldog Tweet-ables (140 characters or less):- #WSOCHistory: This year marks the 32nd season of WS at Truman. The all-time record is 345-180-57 (.642).
- #GLVCStrong: Since joining the GLVC in 2013, Truman has a 22-5-7 (.750) record in league contests.
- #HomeSweetHome: The Bulldog women are 175-48-40 all-time at home, including a 18-2-4 mark since the start of 2013.
- #SportsmanshipAward: Truman has yet to pick up a yellow card this season, while opponents have earned six.
- #MakingAHome: Katie Mattingly has made a home in goal this year, ranking 8th nationally with her 645 total minutes.
- #30for30: The 2015 Bulldog roster features three seniors, five juniors, 11 sophomores, four redshirt freshman, and seven true freshmen.
- #ShowMeState: Of Truman's 30 players on the opening day roster, 22 hail from the state of Missouri. IL, KS, IA, and NE also repped.
- #DontHassletheHeff: SR Heffernan's 10 goals last year the most in a single-year by a TSU player since 2009 (Hayes, 12).
- #AlphabetSoup: 17 players return as previous letterwinners for the Bulldogs in 2015.
And Now, Let's Head to Brick Tamland for the Weather:- Friday at 4 p.m. (Indianapolis) – 82 degrees, Clear, wind at 10-mph
- Sunday at 12 p.m. (Rennselaer, Ind.) – 73 degrees, Clear, wind at 6-mph
Scouting the Opponents:
Indianapolis "Greyhounds" – Friday at 4 p.m. (CT) – Indianapolis, Ind.- Indianapolis has gone four straight without a win to start GLVC play, going 0-3-1 with losses to Lewis, UW-Parkside, and Maryville before earning a draw against UMSL last Sunday.
- UIndy has a -3 goal differential on the season, with four different players having scored one goal apiece.
- Emma Crenshaw has played every minute in goal, posting a 1.13 goals-against average and an 82.9 save percentage.
- Truman earned a 2-0 home win last season on Oct. 12, 2014, with Tori Owens and Megan Whitehead each scoring goals. The Bulldogs out-shot UIndy 19-9 to earn win No. 10 on the season.
- The teams have split the all-time series, 3-3, with Truman having won 2-0 both times since joining the GLVC.
- Holly Cox is in her first season as the head coach of the Greyhounds.
Saint Joseph's "Pumas" – Sunday at 12 p.m. (CT) – Rennselaer, Ind.- The Pumas are 1-5-1 overall and 1-3 in the GLVC, having started with a 1-0 victory at UW-Parkside before falling to Lewis (4-2), Missouri-St. Louis (4-0), and Maryville (1-0).
- Saint Joseph's has surrendered 17 goals this year (2.43/game) and scored five, with five different players accounting for one goal apiece. It's been a keeper-by-committee approach, as Amanda Volk (1.90 GAA) and Melissa Kuhar (2.91 GAA) have split time in net.
- The Bulldogs defeated Saint Joseph's 3-1 on Oct. 10, 2014, in Kirksville as Melanie Hunt, Alexis Heffernan, and Megan Frkovic each scored. Truman out-shot SJC 16-7 and took seven corner kicks to the Pumas' one.
- Truman has a 10-5-1 lead in the all-time series, having earned 2-1 (road, 2013) and 3-1 (home, 2014) wins since joining the GLVC.
Prime Time in 2015:
For all 2015 Great Lakes Valley Conference soccer home doubleheaders, the Bulldog women will take the field second, following the men's game that starts 2.5 hours prior. This will be the first switch of game times during Truman's three-year membership in the GLVC.
All road doubleheader times are set by that host institution.
Huyck to the Hall:
Emily Huyck will join the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2015 induction class this fall.
Huyck was a two-time Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Most Valuable Player and a three-time first team all-conference goalkeeper for the Bulldogs from 1998-2001. She set a school record 43 shutouts and currently has the ninth longest shutout streak in Division II at 955:21. She is one of only three keepers in the top 20 with two shutout streaks over 850 minutes long.
Huyck is 13th in Division II in career goals against average, first in the MIAA at 0.49 and shares the conference record with fewest goals allowed in a season with seven. She was 21-1 in the first three years of women's soccer in the MIAA while the Bulldogs began a dynasty of winning seven straight league titles from 1999 to 2005.
During her senior season in 2001, Huyck became the first keeper in Truman history to earn all-America honors as she garnered National Soccer Coaches Association of America second-team honors while leading the Bulldogs to an 18-3 record and the NCAA National Quarterfinals.
Huyck went into the coaching ranks as she was a student-assistant for the MIAA champion and NCAA Tournament bound Bulldogs in 2002. Then while pursuing her master's degree at the Minnesota State University in Mankato, Huyck was a graduate assistant in 2004.
Huyck returned to Truman as a full time assistant coach in 2005. She is currently the Director of the Montessori Co-op School in Omaha, Neb., and continues her involvement with soccer by coaching various ages at the club level and runs her own introduction to soccer/skills camp for younger children.
Up Next:
The Bulldogs return to Kirksville to celebrate "Soccer Hall of Fame" weekend on Oct. 2-4, with Truman set to host both Rockhurst and William Jewell.
