Women's Soccer | 10/27/2010 9:43:11 AM
Match 16: McPherson (6-7-2, 3-3-1) vs Southwestern College (1-13-1, 0-6-1)
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 | 5:30 p.m. | McPherson, Kan. | McPherson Stadium
Match 17: McPherson (6-7-2, 3-3-1) at Kansas Wesleyan University (7-5-2, 7-0-0)
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 | 6:00 p.m. | Salina, Kan. | Salina Central Stadium
Match Notes (PDF)
KCAC Standings
McPherson, Kan. - The McPherson College women’s soccer team aims to remain amongst the top six in the conference standings when the Bulldogs (6-7-2, 3-3-1) conclude the regular season with a pair of critical matches against Southwestern College (1-13-1, 0-6-1) and at Kansas Wesleyan University (7-5-2, 7-0-0). Wednesday’s match against Southwestern is set for 5:30 p.m. at McPherson Stadium. Live stats will be available at www.macbulldogs.com. Kickoff for the season finale against KWU is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Salina Central Stadium.
The Bulldogs are tied with Sterling for fifth place in the league standings. The top six conference teams garnering entrance into the KCAC postseason Tournament. McPherson most likely needs a win over the Moundbuilders to solidify a position in next week’s KCAC tournament.
McPherson’s
Amanda Aragon (Thornton, Colo.) enters the final week of the regular season as one of the top 10 goal scorers in the KCAC. She leads the team with five goals to rank 10th in the conference. Prior to 2010, Aragon has never posted more than four goals in a season.
Fellow senior
Haley Cook (Littleton, Colo.) has also been impressive in her final season, as the Littleton, Colo., native ranks second on the team with four goals, while tied for first with three assists. Cook has written herself into the record book as the program career leader in goals, assists and points.
McPherson will most likely head to the KCAC Tournament following this week’s regular-season finale. The single-elimination tournament begins next week with the first two rounds played at the higher seed’s home site.
Scouting Southwestern
Southwestern (1-13-1, 0-6-1) is playing for pride, as the Moundbuilders are unable to gain a bid to the conference tournament. The Builders are winless in conference play following a 7-0 loss against Kansas Wesleyan University last Saturday. The Coyotes dominated play by tallying 27 shots, including 13 shots on goal, while holding SWC to just six. Southwestern’s lone victory on the season came on Sept. 4 against Dallas Christian College, 7-0.
Freshman Maddie Chapin leads the Builders with seven points on three goals and one assist. Her scoring came in matches against Dallas Christian, Manhattan Christian and Bethel College. Senior Alejandra Rojas is the only other Southwestern player with at least five points on two goals and one assist.
The Moundbuilders offense has struggled, ranking no higher than eighth in any offense category and has been shutout in five of seven KCAC matches. Defensively, Southwestern has allowed four or more goals nine times this season.
Southwestern was 7-10-1 last season, including wins in their first four conference matches, but lost six straight to end the season.
Head coach Joe Wood is in his fifth season at the helm of the Builder women’s soccer program. As a player at Southwestern, Wood was named KCAC Academic All-Conference.
Scouting Kansas Wesleyan
Kansas Wesleyan (7-5-2, 7-0-0) is battling for the No. 1 seed, while trying to remain unbeaten in conference play. The Coyotes recently defeated Southwestern, 7-0, last Saturday to improve to 7-0-0 in KCAC action. Following a difficult non-conference schedule, the Coyotes have rolled through conference play. KWU averages 5.4 goals per game and is yet to allow a goal in seven matches. They are tied for the top spot with Ottawa University.
Senior forward Corina Villegas, for the second year in a row, is one of the top goal scorers in the league, as she leads the Coyotes with 17 points on eight goals and one assists. Villegas, a transfer from Cerritos College (Calif.), tallied first career hat trick on Oct. 13 against Friends University.
Junior midfielder Hannah Kern is one behind Villegas with 16 points, as she has five goals and a team-leading six assists. The KWU offense ranks among the top two in the conference in every category, while claiming the No. 10 spot nationally in shots per game (21.9). Other national rankings include, 14th in shutouts per game (0.5) and 15th in total shutouts (7).
Mike Dibbini is in his sixth season as the head coach of the KWU men’s and women’s soccer programs and owns a combined 150-46-16 overall record.
