USD Women's Soccer 2002

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2002 Tarera Soccer

to Oregon and Oregon State on the road dropped USO to 5-3 on the year heading into league play.

2001Final wee Standings wee Overall W-L GF-GA W-L-T

On November 12 th , after lopsided wins over San Francisco , Cal State Fullerton , Gonzaga and UC Riverside, San Diego received a bid into the NCAATournament. The birth was USD's third straight and fourth overall. The team traveled to Portland, Oregon to play the University of Washing– ton in the first round . On a rain soaked Henry Merlo Field on the Univer– sity of Portland's campus, USO lost to the Huskies 2-0 ending an excit– ing season and the careers of seven San Diego seniors .

School

23-2 17-6

22-2 17-6 11 -5 16-11

6-1 5-2 5-2 4-3 3-4 3-4

1. •santa Clara

2. •Portland

14-3-2

3. •saint Mary's 4. •san Diego 5. •Pepperdine

14-6

12-5-3

12-9

7-10

7-6

6. LMU

9-8

8-21 2-35

7. San Francisco 2-5

8. Gonzaga

0-15

0-7

Goalie Leila Duren proved why she is USD's all-time leader in keeping wins with 49. She totaled 14 wins , six via shutouts during an AII-WCC Second Team 2001 campaign . Duren finished a stellar career at Alcala Park own– ing virtually every Torero goalkeeping record in USD's ten-year program his– tory. Team leader Gina Poltl also gar– nered honors for her play in 2001 , selected as both a First Team All– West Coast Conference player and named an NSCAA All-West Region player. Forward Stephanie Barnier scored four game-winning goals in 2001 and five as a junior, which was a Torero

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2001 Record

Rk School

23 -2 20-4 20-3

Santa Clara

1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4

Portland

UCLA

15-4-2 15-3-2 12-5-3 13-5-2 14-7-1 12-7-2

Stanford St Mary's Pepperdine Washington

BYU

California

2001 sophomore Katie Allen's unassisted goal beats USC 1-0

10 San Diego

14-7

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record . In just two seasons at USO, Barnier scored 19 goals and in 2000 she was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the West Coast Conference. The 2001 season saw senior Casey Loveland enjoy her best year as a Torero . Loveland shared the team lead with 17 points, scoring six goals and passing out five assists . e WASHINGTON- 2 SAN DIEGO- 0 Portland, Ore. 11/ 16/01 dribbled down the right side and managed a shot on the baseline that was deflected by a Torero defender, finding the back of the net. Frimpong's goal put the game out of reach, ending the Toreros season with a 2-0 loss on a rainy Merlo Field in Port– land .

2001 Record

Rk School

Santa Clara N. Carolina

23-2 24-1 20-4

1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4

Portland Florida UCLA Penn St.

21 -4-1

20-3

21-4-1 17-4- 1 17-4-1 15-4-2 15-5- 1 17-5-1 11-5-1 14-8-1 18-6 17-3-1 15-3 -2 13-5-2 15-8-1 12-5-3 17-3-2 13-8-1 16-4 20-4 17-6

Texas A&M

Virgini a Stanford

10 Connecticut

PORTLAND, OR- The University of San Di– ego women's soccer team was defeated 2-0 by the University of Washington Fri– day in the first round of the NCAA Tourna– ment. San Diego (1 4-7) control led the ball for much of the opening period before Washington midfielder Jamie Carstensen scored in the 35th minute of the first half. Washington's Nicole Martinez headed a pass to Carstensen off a corner kick, al– lowing the Huskies a 1-0 first half lead . Washington (13-4-2) out-shot San Diego 13-5 and began the second half by fi ring a pair of shots at Torero keeper Leila Duren who saved seven on the afternoon. In the 51 st minute, Huskie freshman Tina Frimpong

Clemson

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12 Neb raska 13 Dartmouth 14 Rutgers 15 Cincinnati

"This was a hard fought physical game," sa id San Di ego Hea d Coac h John Cossaboon. "We did not have the inten– sity we needed in th e fi rst half but we continued to battle. We played hard right up until the end and I am very proud of that. Our seniors were phenomenal for us all yea r long and were rewarded with a birth into the tournament, we have noth– ing to hang our heads about, we had a good season."

16 Dayton

17t Notre Dame 17t St Mary's

Washington

19 20 21 22 23

Florida St.

SMU

Pepperdine

Princeton

24 Michigan 25 California 12-7-2 Bold- Indicates 2001 Opponent

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