Falcons Take On Utah and BYU
10/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 15, 2007
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This Week In Falcon Women's Soccer
• Air Force Falcons (2-10-2, 0-3-0) vs. Utah Utes (9-2-3, 1-0-1)
Thursday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. @ Ute Field - Salt Lake City, Utah
• BYU Cougars (11-1-2, 1-1-0) vs. Air Force Falcons
Saturday, Oct. 20, 5 p.m. @ Cadet Soccer Stadium - USAFA, Colo.
Falcons Take On Utah and BYU
The Air Force women's team looks to get on track in Mountain West Conference play this week, playing at Utah and hosting BYU. The Falcons take on the Utes on Thursday, Oct. 18 and host the Cougars on Sat., Oct. 20.
Last Week
Air Force lost three matches last week, 3-1 to Northern Colorado and 2-0 defeats to San Diego State and Wyoming.
Utah tied UNLV 2-2 and defeated BYU 1-0.
BYU defeated TCU 4-1 and lost to Utah 1-0.
Streaks
Air Force has a five game losing streak.
Utah has an 11 game unbeaten streak and a one game winning streak.
BYU has a one match losing streak.
Last Meeting
The Falcons lost 2-0 at home to 13th-ranked Utah last year. Air Force lost 1-0 at 15th-ranked BYU last year.
Air Force-Opponent Ties BYU has one player on its team from Colorado. Junior Heidi Dearborn is a native of Centennial and attended Cherry Creek high school.
Coaches
Air Force is coached by Marty Buckley (Chico State, 1978) who is 110-177-19 in his 16th season at the Academy.
Utah is coached by is coached by Rich Manning (Santa Clara, 1986) who is 81-26-13 in his sixth year.
BYU is coached by Jennifer Rockwell (BYU, 1989), who is 213-62-19 in her 13th year with the Cougars.
Series Histories
Air Force is 0-9 all-time against Utah. Air Force and Utah first played in 1999, a 2-1 Utes win in Salt Lake City.
Air Force is 1-10-1 all-time against BYU. The two teams first played each other in 1996 in a 4-0 Cougar win in Provo, Utah.
Air Force Team Leaders
Junior Rachael Emory leads the team with five points on two goals and an assist. Senior Katherine Slogic is tied with Emory for the team-lead with two goals. Junior Erin Wallace has started 10 games at goalkeeper for the Falcons. Wallace has a 1.18 Goals Allowed Average to go with 29 saves in 992 minutes. Sophomore Ashlee Curtis has logged three starts at goalkeeper for the Falcons and has a 2.33 GAA in 270 minutes to go with 18 saves.
Scouting The Opponents
Utah enters the week with a 9-2-1 record. Junior forward Adele Letro leads the team with 14 goals and two assists for 30 points. Sophomore Lynzee Lee has started 14 games in front of the net for Utah and has a 1.26 GAA to go with 52 saves.
BYU enters the week with a 11-1-2 record. Junior forward Katie Larkin leads the Cougars with 12 goals and three assists for 27 points. Senior Erika Woodbury has started all 14 games for BYU at goalkeeper and has a 0.35 GAA to go with 50 saves and nine shutouts.
Up Next
Air Force plays at UNLV on Oct. 26.
