2021 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Thursday, December 9 | 4:00 pm
NCAA Championship Tournament National Semifinal
Switchbacks FC Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
#8 Saint Rose (17-1-4) at #5 Dallas Baptist (20-3-0)
Purchase Tickets:
Day Passes: General Admission - $15 | Seniors/Student/Military General Admission - $10 | Group Ticket (minimum of 10) - $5
All-Tournament Passes: General Admission - $15 | Seniors/Student/Military General Admission - $10
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Series: First Meeting
At Stake: The winner of Thursday's match will advance to Saturday's National Championship tilt against either Grand Valley State or Lenoir-Rhyne. Kickoff is at 2:00 pm.
Last Time Out | Box Score: The College of Saint Rose twice fought back from one-goal deficits after halftime to upend host Concord University 3-2 in overtime in Saturday's NCAA National Championship Quarterfinal encounter in Beckley, W. Va. The Golden Knights perseverance paid off as freshman forward
Lexi Grassia drove home a perfect header to the left side of the net off a lined pass from freshman forward
Mia Klammer for the game-winner 2:37 into the overtime period to propel the Golden Knights (17-1-4) to their eighth national semifinal appearance. Fifth year keeper
Marika Laurendeau made four of her five saves over the final 47 minutes to keep the Golden Knights within striking distance. Her biggest came off a dangerous shot from junior back Zoe Belding in the final five minutes of regulation. Senior Leah Marsh made six of her seven stops in the opening period for Concord.
Head Coach Laurie Darling Gutheil on Saturday's victory: "It was just a fantastic performance against a very difficult opponent. We persevered and believed in what we were here to do and we responded every time with a comeback goal. I think that the leadership of our seniors and personality players always stayed positive. They always pushed with the mentality that we were going to do this and we were not going to be concerned with the score. We were going to continue to play, and were going to come out of this game with the outcome that we wanted. Their faith to persevere is what really sets them apart, and the underclassmen fed off of that."
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 30-12-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament contests…The Golden Knights made their eighth national quarterfinal appearance (7-0-1) Saturday and are making their eighth national semifinal appearance (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, and 2021) within the past 14 years…Saint Rose of course captured the 2011 National Championship.
Scouting #8 Saint Rose (17-1-4): Saint Rose, ranked #8 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches National Poll, has outscored its 22 opponents 55-10 and has surrendered six, second half goals all year…Saint Rose allowed two goals in its quarterfinal win versus Concord, as many as it had given up in its previous nine contests…The Golden Knights are third in the country with a 0.43 team goals-against-average and are 23rd in scoring offense behind 2.50 goals per game…Saint Rose owns the nation's eighth best winning percentage (.864)…Seventeen different players have at least one goal…Laurendeau, an All-American in 2019, is fifth in the country with a 0.45 goals-against-average and stands 12th behind an .882 save percentage…Her 11 clean sheets this year put her eighth among the nation's leaders…Klammer is 25th nationally with a 0.72 goal scoring average and 21st behind a 1.78 points scoring average…Junior midfielder
Janina Mueller is 57th with 0.36 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 Dallas Baptist (20-3-0): The Patriots are a member of the Lone Star Conference and have advanced to the NCAA Championship Tournament in each of the past six years…DBU has won a program record 20 games (18) this season…The Patriots arrived at this juncture following Saturday's 1-0 national quarterfinal victory versus #4 Seattle Pacific in Dallas…Fifth-year forward Delaney Schmidt scored the game-winner in the 51st minute to allow DBU to go to 10-2 in one-score games this season…Schmidt is the top scoring threat with 15 goals this season…She stands 22nd nationally with a 0.75 goal scoring average…Five different players have scored at least five goals this year…Fifth-year midfielder Abigial Olmos and fifth-year defender Summerlyn Heller have each distributed a team-high 10 assists, which places them 23rd among the country's leaders with a 0.43 average…Overall, the Patriots have outscored their opponents 68-19 and are seventh in the country with a 2.96 goal scoring average…Head coach Michelle Lenard is in her 14th season at the helm of DBU…She is a former central midfielder for the University of North Texas where she was a Sunbelt All-Conference performer.
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from six states and Canada, in addition to Germany, Finland, England, and Brazil.
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. Senior back
Ciera Lundy and sophomore back
Sanna Rein joined them on the first team. Mueller and freshman back
Jada Brown earned second-team honors, while junior forward
Kaelyn 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. The first team members now advance to the national ballot as potential All-America honorees. The All-America teams are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, December 7.
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