2021 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Saturday, December 11 |24:00 pm
NCAA Championship Tournament National Final
Switchbacks FC Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
#8 Saint Rose (18-1-4) vs. #1 Grand Valley State (23-1-2)
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Series: GVSU Leads 2-1-1 | First Meeting: 12/3/09 | These two sides have met in the National Championship once before. That came in none other than 2011 when the Golden Knights came away with a 2-1 win.
At Stake: The 2021 National Championship
Last Meeting | Recap | Box Score: The College of Saint Rose had its historic season come to a close with a 3-2 NCAA National Semifinal setback to Grand Valley State at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh two years ago. The Golden Knights twice cut into two-goal deficits with a pair of second half strikes. Junior forward
Kaelyn Britt redirected a short lob in the area from Nina Predanic that made it a 2-1 game with 55:21 expired.
Morgan Burchhardt then ran onto the ball just outside the box, dribbled and calmly slipped her shot into the lower right corner to make it 3-2 at the 75:00 mark. However, the Lakers staved off several Saint Rose forays into the offensive third throughout the final 15 minutes to punch a ticket to their sixth title match.
Last Time Out | Recap | Box Score: Saint Rose moved one victory away from winning its second women's soccer national championship behind Thursday's s 2-1 semifinal victory versus Dallas Baptist. Freshman back
Ryleigh Hopeck and Britt accounted for the two strikes while fifth-year and two-time All-American keeper
Marika Laurendeau was at her best when it mattered most by recording five of her season-high 10 saves in the last 10 minutes to secure the victory.
Head Coach Laurie Darling Gutheil on Thursday's victory: "We knew that they were going to be athletic. We knew that the game by design was going to be very direct. We believed in our ability to prepare our players to defend collectively and to also have our players ready for their one v one matchups in a manner that we could persevere. We also believed that we could get in behind them because we have some very talented offensive players."
Golden Knights in the NCAA Tournament: This year marks the 16th time in 19 years (excluding 2020) that the Golden Knights have been afforded the opportunity to contend for the NCAA Division II National Championship…Saint Rose is now 31-12-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament contests…The Golden Knights have made eight semifinal appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, and 2021) within the past 14 years and will be making their second national championship final showing on Saturday…Saint Rose of course captured the 2011 National Championship.
Scouting #8 Saint Rose (18-1-4): Saint Rose, ranked #8 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches National Poll, has outscored its 22 opponents 57-11 and has surrendered seven, second half goals all year…The Golden Knights are third in the country with a 0.45 team goals-against-average and are 24th in scoring offense behind 2.48 goals per game…Saint Rose owns the nation's seventh best winning percentage (.864)…Eighteen different players have at least one goal…Laurendeau, an All-American in 2019 and 2021, is sixth in the country with a 0.47 goals-against-average and stands 10th behind an .876 save percentage…Her 11 clean sheets this year put her eighth among the nation's leaders…Klammer is 29th nationally with a 0.68 goal scoring average and 26th behind a 1.68 points scoring average…Junior midfielder
Janina Mueller is 68th with 0.35 assists per game.
Staff of the Year: The Saint Rose women's soccer coaching staff has been honored by the United Soccer Coaches as its NCAA Division II East Region Staff of the Year. This marks the second consecutive season the Golden Knights staff has been so honored by fellow coaches from throughout the East Region. The Golden Knights staff will be recognized at the College Coaches Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 20, 2022 during the United Soccer Coaches Convention. In addition, the staff has been placed on the ballot for National Staff of the Year consideration.
Scouting #1 Grand Valley State (23-1-2): The top-ranked Lakers have won six national titles, four in the past seven years, and advanced behind Thursday's 3-0 semifinal victory versus Lenoir-Rhyne…They have reached the National Championship game for the third season in a row and 11th time in program history…GVSU is playing on the final possible day for the fourth straight season; with National Championship Game appearances in 2018, 2019 and 2021 plus a GLIAC Tournament championship in the 2021 spring after COVID-19 canceled the NCAA Championship season…The Lakers rank sixth in the nation in scoring offense and lead the country in total goals, assists and points while ranking second in points per game…Four Lakers are among the top-20 nationally in assists; including sophomore forward Kennedy Bearden who is 10th with 11 helpers on the year...Junior forward Greta DeLoach stands third in the country with 20 goals...The Lakers have recorded 18 shutouts this season, including four in a row...Freshman keeper Kendall Robertson ranks second in the nation with a 0.62 GAA...Junior back Abby Willerer was recently named an All-American... Head coach Jim Conlon is in his first season.
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from six states and Canada, in addition to Germany, Finland, England, and Brazil.
All-America Honors: Laurendeau has been named a College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American® for the second time in her career. She has also been tabbed an All-American for the second time. Sophomore back
Sanna Rein, freshman forward
Mia Klammer, and senior back
Ciera Lundy have also garnered All-American accolades.
Northeast-10 Conference Elite 24: Saint Rose junior midfielder
Carolyn Brussel was recently bestowed with the Elite 24 Award. The Northeast-10 Conference's Elite 24 Award honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site of each of the NE10's 24 Championships. Brussel has earned a 4.00 cumulative grade-point-average while majoring in Childhood and Special Education with a Mathematics concentration.
All-Conference Honors: Saint Rose is represented by seven student-athletes who were bestowed with 11 total honors on the 2021 NE10 All-League Teams, which were selected by the conference's 14 head coaches. Laurendeau was named the Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight competitive season, while Klammer garnered Rookie of the Year accolades. Lundy and Rein joined them on the first team. Mueller and freshman back
Jada Brown earned second-team honors, while Britt collected a third-team nod. Klammer and Brown were also named to the All-Rookie Team.
All-Region Accolades: Saint Rose is represented by five student-athletes, including a region-high three first-team honorees, on the D2CCA All-East squads. Laurendeau garnered first team accolades for the second straight season. She is joined on the first team by Rein and Klammer. Lundy and Mueller both earned second team nods. The teams were voted on by the Sports Information Directors of the East Region.
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