September 19 & 21, 2008
at UW-Green Bay (7 p.m. CT)/at Wisconsin (11 a.m. CT)
Aldo Santaga Stadium/McClimon Soccer Complex
Green Bay, Wis. & Madison, Wis.
September 19: Nevada (0-5-1) at UW-Green Bay (1-2-1), 7 p.m.
September 21: Nevada (0-5-1) at Wisconsin (4-2-1), 11 a.m.
Follow the Pack
All of Nevada’s home matches and select road matches, including both of this week’s matches in Wisconsin, will have Live Stats. The Live Stats will be available at kickoff at the following link:
http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml
About Nevada
The University of Nevada soccer team fell to Minnesota, 2-1, in its only match of the weekend. Nevada will travel to Wisconsin this weekend to take on UW-Green Bay on Friday at 7 p.m. CT and will take on first-time opponent and Big Ten Conference foe Wisconsin on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT. The Pack returns 15 letterwinners and nine starters from its 2007 team that recorded its third consecutive WAC Tournament appearance. The Pack welcomes seven newcomers to its 2008 team.
Smith Records First Career Goal
Sophomore defender Erin Smith scored her first career goal in Nevada’s 2-1 loss to Minnesota Friday night. With Smith’s goal Friday night, three of the four of the Pack’s starting defenders have recorded at least one career point for Nevada (Smith 2 points; Patrice Godwin 1 point; Devin Noe 8 points).
Zmirak Back At It
Karen Zmirak recorded her 10th career assist on Friday against Minnesota after entering the match as a substitute in the 61st minute. Zmirak, who is second all-time in career points with 42, is two points from tying teammate Miranda Montejo for the most career points all-time.
Miller Leads the Team in Points
Senior Samantha Miller has recorded a team-leading three points this season. She recorded her 14th career goal at UNLV on August 31 and recorded her 11th career assist on September 7 versus Portland State. Miller is tied for third all-time in career points (39) and is looking to join teammates Miranda Montejo (44 points) and Karen Zmirak (42 points) as the only players in program history to record at least 40 career points.
News and Notes
Nevada’s last three losses have all been one-goal losses (Minnesota, 2-1; Portland State, 2-1 and Pacific, 1-0)...sophomore Vanessa Mann made her first start of the season on Friday...Mann has recorded a total of 13 career starts...five players have recorded at least one point for the Pack this season...Samantha Miller leads the team with three (one goal and one assist)...Nevada has recorded at least one tie every year since the 2004 season...Nevada recorded a season-high 21 shots against Portland State...senior Karen Zmirak has led the team in points the last two seasons...she recorded 26 points in 2006 and 15 points in 2007...Nevada has four current players ranked in the top-10 in career points (Miranda Montejo (44), Karen Zmirak (42), Samantha Miller (39) and Jessica Thompson (30)...first-year head coach Jaime Frias is the fourth head coach in Nevada’s nine year history...Nevada will face two first-time opponents this year, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Follow the Leader
Senior Miranda Montejo is the Pack’s all-time leader in points with 44. She is also second all-time in career goals (17) and needs two goals to become Nevada’s all-time leader in goals. Senior Karen Zmirak is second all-time in career points (42) and is third in career goals (16). Senior Jessica Thompson is first all-time in assists with 16. Miller has recorded 11 career assists while Montejo had recorded 10.
Hunt Records First Career Shutout
Goalkeeper Sarah Hunt recorded her first career shutout in Nevada’s 0-0 (2OT) tie at San Francisco on September 5. She recorded five saves in the game game to help Nevada to the 0-0 (2OT) tie. This season, Hunt has set career-highs in both saves in a match and in a season. Hunt, who played in four games while starting two last season, ended 2007 with 10 saves. This season, she has started all five of the Pack’s games. She has recorded 32 saves through the first five games including a career-high seven versus Pacific and Minnesota.
Playing Time
Two Nevada players, senior goalkeeper Sarah Hunt and junior defender Nikki McEachern, have each played every minute for the Pack this season (560:00). Senior Patrice Godwin, who last season played 1634:00 minutes out of a possible 1640:00 minutes, is third on the team in minutes played this season with 532:00.
Assist Queen At It Again
Senior Jessica Thompson recorded her first assist of the season, setting up Samantha
Miller against UNLV. Thompson is Nevada’s all-time leader in assists and the assist versus UNLV was Thompson’s 16th of her career. She recorded five assists as a freshman in 2005, five as a sophomore in 2006 and five as a junior in 2007. The assist gave Thompson 30 career points making her the sixth player in school history to record at least 30 career points.
Montejo Named to the Preseason All-WAC Team
Senior Miranda Montejo was named to the 2008 Preseason All-WAC team for the first time in her career. Montejo, a two-time All-WAC second team selection, has played in 66 career games for Nevada, making 57 starts. Montejo has recorded 17 career goals and 10 career assists. Her selection marks the ninth time a Nevada player has earned Preseason All-WAC honors.
Scouting the UW-Green Bay Phoenix
All-Time Series: Nevada leads the all-time series 1-0.
Last Meeting: Nevada recorded a 1-0 home win over UWGB in Reno in 2006. Karen Zmirak scored the game-winning goal in the 59th minute.
A Look at UW-Green Bay: UW-Green Bay is 1-2-1 on the year and has not played a match since a 0-0 (2OT) tie against Northern Illinois on Sept. 7. Claire Townsend leads the team in points with four (one goal and two assists) while Laura Hayward is second with three (one goal and one assist). Goalkeeper Maddie Drusch has started and played every minute for the Phoenix this season. She has allowed four goals and has a 0.95 GAA. She has recorded 28 saves and has recorded one shutout. UW-Green Bay is coached by Trevor Warren who is in his first year.
Scouting the Wisconsin Badgers
All-Time Series: This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
Last Meeting: This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
A Look at Wisconsin: Wisconsin is 4-2-1 on the year and recorded a 0-1-1 record over the weekend at Harvard and Boston University. The Badgers will host Pepperdine on Friday before hosting Nevada on Sunday. Taylor Walsh leads the team in points with 13 (six goals and one assist) while Laurie Nosbusch is second with 11 (four goals and three assists). Goalkeeper Jamie Kalges has started all seven games for Wisconsin. She has allowed seven goals and has a 0.98 GAA. She had made 26 saves and has recorded two shutouts. The Badgers are coached by Paula Wilkins who is in her second year.
Nevada to Host the 2008 WAC Soccer Tournament
The University of Nevada and Mackay Stadium will host the WAC Soccer Tournament for the second time in program history. The league’s top six teams from the regular season standings will qualify for the conference tournament. This fall will mark the second time Nevada has hosted the conference soccer tournament. The Pack hosted the tournament for the first time in 2006, beating Fresno State in the championship game 4-2 in penalty kicks to win its first WAC Tournament title and qualify for its first NCAA Tournament appearance. Nevada has qualified for the WAC Tournament every season since the program’s first appearance in 2005.
GBYSL Game-Day Information
Thanks to a generous donation to the Nevada soccer program, all members of the Great Basin Youth Soccer League U-14 and younger, will get in free to all of Nevada’s home matches by showing a copy of their GBYSL membership card at the gate or by wearing their uniform to the game. Due to NCAA rules, high school players who play in the GBYSL are not eligible.
2008 Nevada Camper Day
Nevada camper day is Sunday, September 28 when the Wolf Pack faces UC Davis at 1 p.m. All campers who attended one of Nevada’s soccer camps this summer will receive free admission to the game by wearing their 2008 Nevada soccer camp t-shirt.
Upcoming Schedule
Nevada will host UC Davis on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. All campers who attended a Nevada soccer camp this summer will get in free to the game by wearing their 2008 Nevada Soccer Camp t-shirt.
