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UO Soccer Hosts UNLV this Sunday
08/24/11 | Women's Soccer
EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon soccer team (2-0) will play its 2011 home opener this Sunday against UNLV (0-1). Match-time is scheduled for 1 p.m. (PT) at Pape' Field in Eugene. The match is the first of eight home contests this season.
Live audio/video (O-Zone for a fee) and live statistics will be available at goducks.com. Promotions for the first home match of the season include: bring your Fan Day Voucher and receive free admission. Fan Day runs this Saturday from Noon-2 p.m. at Autzen Stadium. There will also be a post-game kids soccer clinic after Sunday's match.
UNLV leads the all-time series, 1-0. The only previous meeting came last season in Las Vegas, a match the Rebels won 1-0. UNLV went 11-8-1 overall, 2-4-1 in Mountain West Conference play, a year ago. The Rebels return 19 letterwinners and six starters from the 2010 squad.
Oregon is coming off a pair of wins at last week's Boise State Tournament, 2-0 results over both Wyoming and Boise State. UNLV is coming off last week's 1-0 home loss to UC Santa Barbara. The Rebels will face a road test against Portland State this Friday before Sunday's battle in Eugene with UO.
NEXT ON THE SCHEDULE
UO will host a four-team Oregon Nike Tournament the weekend of Sept. 2-4, playing New Hampshire on Friday night before Sunday's match with No. 21 Santa Clara. Following the home tourney, the Ducks will play nine of their next 10 matches on the road or at a neutral site.
MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS FOR UPCOMING HOME MATCHES
Friday, Sept. 2 is Camper Appreciation Night where all UO summer soccer camp participants receive free admission to the Oregon -New Hampshire game. That Friday is also a Bi-Mart Buy 2 for 1. Sunday, Sept. 4 will be Youth Day and Jr. Duck Day. Kids 12 and under receive $2 admission, while there is scheduled to be a free postgame autograph session with the team.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Oregon won a pair of matches at the 2011 Boise State Tournament the weekend of Aug. 19-21, defeating Wyoming on Friday and Boise State on Sunday. The Ducks are off to their best start since they opened the 2007 season 3-0 overall.
In UO's 2-0 neutral-site win over the Cowgirls, junior midfielder Maddy Mercier and freshman forward Bri Pugh scored goals for the Ducks. UO took a 1-0 advantage in the 16th minute when Mercier redirected (into the net) a crossing pass from fellow junior midfielder Julie Armstrong.
Pugh registered her first career goal in the 23rd minute of her first collegiate match. That score was created by junior midfielder Mo Fitzgerald's through-ball into Pugh, who finished low and to the far post. Oregon out-shot Wyoming, 12-7, with junior forward Kelsey Hones recording a team-best four shots. Mercier and Pugh had two shots each. In all, six different Ducks recorded shots.
In Sunday's 2-0 road win over the Broncos, Armstrong and freshman forward Shanelle Simien scored goals to lead UO to victory. The Ducks had the advantage in shots (11-6), shots on goal (5-2) and corner kicks (5-3). Armstrong had a team-high four shots, two of which were on target. The matches' first goal came in the 65th minute, when Armstrong was on the receiving end of an assist from sophomore Achijah Berry. The second-year defender from Seattle, Wash., made an over-lapping run, played the ball back into Armstrong who finished it to the near post.
Armstrong assisted on the second goal which came in the 89th minute. After getting in behind the defense, she drove a shot at the BSU goalkeeper, who deflected it out to the top of the 18-yard box. Simien rebounded the save and fired a shot past the keeper to the far post.
PAC-12 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL ANNOUNCED
Oregon was picked to finish tied for eighth in the Pac-12 Conference's Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Ducks earned 49 points which tied with Washington State. Stanford was selected the preseason favorite as the 2010 NCAA runner-up garnered 121 points and all 11 possible first-place votes.
DUCKS BOAST DIFFICULT SCHEDULE
Oregon announced its finalized 2011 fall schedule which includes nine non-conference opponents in addition to the inaugural 11-game Pac-12 Conference schedule. Six of the Ducks' 20 opponents opened the season ranking in the NSCAA Top 25 (Stanford, Santa Clara, UCLA, Oregon State, Washington, USC).
Oregon will play eight games at home throughout the season which will include three non-conference opponents and five Pac-12 opponents. Non-conference play ends with two neutral-site games against UC Davis and Florida International at the Oregon State tournament scheduled for Sept. 16-18.
Pac-12 play will begin Sept. 23 with a home match against Utah. Oregon will then play five consecutive road contests in league play from Sept. 30 through Oct. 16. UO returns home to play four consecutive contests, before wrapping up the regular season at Oregon State (Nov. 4).
Live audio/video (O-Zone for a fee) and live statistics will be available at goducks.com. Promotions for the first home match of the season include: bring your Fan Day Voucher and receive free admission. Fan Day runs this Saturday from Noon-2 p.m. at Autzen Stadium. There will also be a post-game kids soccer clinic after Sunday's match.
UNLV leads the all-time series, 1-0. The only previous meeting came last season in Las Vegas, a match the Rebels won 1-0. UNLV went 11-8-1 overall, 2-4-1 in Mountain West Conference play, a year ago. The Rebels return 19 letterwinners and six starters from the 2010 squad.
Oregon is coming off a pair of wins at last week's Boise State Tournament, 2-0 results over both Wyoming and Boise State. UNLV is coming off last week's 1-0 home loss to UC Santa Barbara. The Rebels will face a road test against Portland State this Friday before Sunday's battle in Eugene with UO.
NEXT ON THE SCHEDULE
UO will host a four-team Oregon Nike Tournament the weekend of Sept. 2-4, playing New Hampshire on Friday night before Sunday's match with No. 21 Santa Clara. Following the home tourney, the Ducks will play nine of their next 10 matches on the road or at a neutral site.
MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS FOR UPCOMING HOME MATCHES
Friday, Sept. 2 is Camper Appreciation Night where all UO summer soccer camp participants receive free admission to the Oregon -New Hampshire game. That Friday is also a Bi-Mart Buy 2 for 1. Sunday, Sept. 4 will be Youth Day and Jr. Duck Day. Kids 12 and under receive $2 admission, while there is scheduled to be a free postgame autograph session with the team.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Oregon won a pair of matches at the 2011 Boise State Tournament the weekend of Aug. 19-21, defeating Wyoming on Friday and Boise State on Sunday. The Ducks are off to their best start since they opened the 2007 season 3-0 overall.
In UO's 2-0 neutral-site win over the Cowgirls, junior midfielder Maddy Mercier and freshman forward Bri Pugh scored goals for the Ducks. UO took a 1-0 advantage in the 16th minute when Mercier redirected (into the net) a crossing pass from fellow junior midfielder Julie Armstrong.
Pugh registered her first career goal in the 23rd minute of her first collegiate match. That score was created by junior midfielder Mo Fitzgerald's through-ball into Pugh, who finished low and to the far post. Oregon out-shot Wyoming, 12-7, with junior forward Kelsey Hones recording a team-best four shots. Mercier and Pugh had two shots each. In all, six different Ducks recorded shots.
In Sunday's 2-0 road win over the Broncos, Armstrong and freshman forward Shanelle Simien scored goals to lead UO to victory. The Ducks had the advantage in shots (11-6), shots on goal (5-2) and corner kicks (5-3). Armstrong had a team-high four shots, two of which were on target. The matches' first goal came in the 65th minute, when Armstrong was on the receiving end of an assist from sophomore Achijah Berry. The second-year defender from Seattle, Wash., made an over-lapping run, played the ball back into Armstrong who finished it to the near post.
Armstrong assisted on the second goal which came in the 89th minute. After getting in behind the defense, she drove a shot at the BSU goalkeeper, who deflected it out to the top of the 18-yard box. Simien rebounded the save and fired a shot past the keeper to the far post.
PAC-12 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL ANNOUNCED
Oregon was picked to finish tied for eighth in the Pac-12 Conference's Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Ducks earned 49 points which tied with Washington State. Stanford was selected the preseason favorite as the 2010 NCAA runner-up garnered 121 points and all 11 possible first-place votes.
DUCKS BOAST DIFFICULT SCHEDULE
Oregon announced its finalized 2011 fall schedule which includes nine non-conference opponents in addition to the inaugural 11-game Pac-12 Conference schedule. Six of the Ducks' 20 opponents opened the season ranking in the NSCAA Top 25 (Stanford, Santa Clara, UCLA, Oregon State, Washington, USC).
Oregon will play eight games at home throughout the season which will include three non-conference opponents and five Pac-12 opponents. Non-conference play ends with two neutral-site games against UC Davis and Florida International at the Oregon State tournament scheduled for Sept. 16-18.
Pac-12 play will begin Sept. 23 with a home match against Utah. Oregon will then play five consecutive road contests in league play from Sept. 30 through Oct. 16. UO returns home to play four consecutive contests, before wrapping up the regular season at Oregon State (Nov. 4).
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