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Natasha Lee has scored four goals for the Red Storm this year.
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St. John's Wraps Up Regular Season At South Florida And Marquette
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Red Storm looking for its fifth-straight BIG EAST Tournament berth.
Oct. 20, 2005
GAME 17
ST. JOHN'S (6-8-3, 2-5-2) at SOUTH FLORIDA (6-6-3, 1-5-3)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2005 * 2 p.m.
USF SOCCER STADIUM * TAMPA, Fla.
GAME 18
ST. JOHN'S at MARQUETTE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2005 * 3 p.m.
VALLEY FIELDS * MILWAUKEE.
The St. John's women's soccer team closes out its regular season schedule with road games at South Florida and No. 13/11 Marquette this weekend. The Red Storm is currently in a tie for fifth place in its "A" Division of the BIG EAST, and will look to secure its fifth-straight conference tournament berth, beginning with a 2 p.m. game in Tampa, Fla., on Friday. Fans should note that this game was moved from its original time due to the threat of Hurricane Wilma.
Noting the Red Storm
St. John's split a pair of games in the Garden State last weekend, defeating Seton Hall Friday night but falling at Rutgers Sunday. In the win over the Pirates, Brittany Cavarra scored the game-winning goal and Krystle Jalalian scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the Red Storm.
Holly Ryder continues to lead the Storm in nearly every offensive category including goals (5), assists (3), points (13), shots (50) and shots on goal (16). For her performances against Providence (Oct. 7) and Connecticut (Oct. 9), she was named to the BIG EAST's weekly honor roll.
Eight different players have scored goals so far this season (Holly Ryder, Natasha Lee, Julianna Cohen, Lauren McGrory, Kaitlin Schmidt, Erin Henderson, Brittany Cavarra and Krystle Jalalian.) Ryder leads the Storm with five goals and three assists, also making her the leader in points with 13. Lee and Jalalian are the other players with multiple goals, as Lee's score on Oct. 9 vs. Connecticut was her fourth of the year and Jalalian's goal on Oct. 15 at Seton Hall was her second of the season.
Goalkeepers Jaime Beran and Rebecca Capinera continue to share time in 2005. Beran has a goals-against average of 1.01 and has 30 saves, while Capinera has recorded 58 saves and has a 1.48 goals-against average.
With two regular-season games remaining on the schedule, St. John's has an overall record of 6-8-3 (2-5-2 BIG EAST).
With its regular-season home schedule concluded, the Red Storm finished with a record of 3-5-2 in Belson Stadium. Of those 10 games, four went into overtime (two SJU losses, two ties).
Seniors Say Goodbye To Belson Stadium
Oct. 9's game against UConn marked the last regular season home game for nine St. John's seniors. Laura Burlacu, Andrea Coukoulis, Erin Henderson, Lauren McGrory, Tracey Rollings, Holly Ryder, Katie Schantz, Kaitlin Schmidt and Jane Vongvorachoti have all enjoyed successful careers at St. John's.
As a class, they have won more than 30 games and played in three-straight BIG EAST Tournaments.
Early Forecast
The Storm freshmen, Rebecca Capinera, Brittany Cavarra and Jacklyn James, have all seen extensive action in head coach Ian Stone's lineups. Cavarra and James have each started 16 games and have played solidly at the back and midfield positions, while Capinera has been a standout in goal.
A Look At South Florida
This will be the first women's soccer meeting between BIG EAST newcomer South Florida and the Red Storm.
South Florida is 6-6-3 overall and 1-5-3 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, the Bulls came away with a 3-2 overtime victory at Cincinnati on Oct. 16.
The Bulls are led by Jenny Mulvihill (six goals, one assist), Erica Lewis (three goals, two assists) and Katie Reed (two goals, four assists). Goalkeeper Casey Garrett has started all 15 games in goal for South Florida, and has registered 80 saves with a 1.21 goals-against average.
T. Logan Fleck is in his 11th season as the head coach of the South Florida women's soccer team.
A Look At No. 13/11 Marquette
St. John's will be facing Marquette for the first time in women's soccer action.
In 2005, Marquette has an overall record of 14-2-1 (7-2-0 BIG EAST) and is currently ranked No. 13 (NSCAA-adidas) and No. 11 (Soccer America) in the national polls. Most recently, the Golden Eagles won an overtime match at Louisville, 2-1, on Oct. 16.
Marquette is led by Christy Zwolski (eight goals, two assists), Meghan Connelly (five goals, six assists) and Alison Loughrin (six goals). Goalkeeper Laura Boyer has 84 saves and a goals-against average of 0.75.
Head coach Markus Roeders is in his 10th season at the helm of Marquette women's soccer.
Head Coach Ian Stone
Ian Stone is in his 12th season as the head women's soccer coach at St. John's. In 2004, he became the only St. John's women's coach to surpass the 100-win plateau, and he now owns a 107-98-20 overall record.
In more than a decade at the helm of the Red Storm women's soccer program, Stone boasts several achievements, most notably the 1994 BIG EAST Championship title.
His teams have qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament in each of the last four seasons and were crowned 2002 ECAC Champions.
Lee Named To Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Junior forward Natasha Lee (Albuquerque, NM) was named to the BIG EAST's Preseason All-Conference team. Lee led the Red Storm last season with six goals and finished second on the team in points with 12. This season, Lee is second on the team with four goals.
2005 Schedule: One Of The Toughest
St. John's played its first nationally ranked opponent of the season in then-No. 23 West Virginia on September 25 in Morgantown.
Connecticut, then-ranked No. 16 in the latest NSCAA/adidas Poll, was St. John's second ranked opponent of the season. Despite a valiant effort, the Storm dropped a 3-2 game to the Huskies.
Marquette is currently ranked No. 11 in the Soccer America Poll and No. 13 in the NSCAA-adidas poll, and hosts the Red Storm on Oct. 23 in Milwaukee.
Meet The Newcomers
New to the Red Storm in 2005 are three talented freshman, Rebecca Capinera, Brittany Cavarra and Jacklyn James. All three have seen significant action so far in '05.
Capinera was a four-year letterwinner at Watertown High School, where she captained her team as a senior. She earned MVP honors for three straight seasons and was named second team all-state as a junior and as a senior. For her career, she posted 26 shutouts and 840 saves.
Cavarra played three years of varsity soccer at J.K. Mullen High School in Denver, Colo., before transferring to Arapahoe as a senior. She led Arapahoe to the State Championship game and earned second team all-state honors as a senior. She tallied 20 goals and 39 assists in four seasons.
James, a local product from Flushing, N.Y., complete a four-year varsity career at St. Francis Prep High School. As a senior, she captained her team to the Catholic High School AA Championship. James played for the Eastern New York ODP team for six years, including one year under Red Storm head coach Ian Stone. James is the sister of former Red Storm men's soccer player Dennis James, who played for Coach Dave Masur from 1997-99.
Looking For No. 5
The Red Storm has made four straight appearances in the BIG EAST Tournament, and is looking to top that unprecedented mark with number five. Last year's senior class was the first class in school history to qualify for the conference quarterfinals in each of their four seasons.
This year's senior class has also seen tournament action, and looks to continue down the road their predecessors took. In each of the four previous years, the Red Storm has bowed out in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament, last season losing to Notre Dame, the eventual National Champion.
Stone Names 2005 Captains
St. John's University women's soccer head coach Ian Stone has announced his captains for the 2005 soccer season. Three seniors, Andrea Coukoulis, Erin Henderson and Kaitlin Schmidt, have been designated to lead the team in its quest for a BIG EAST Championship.
Coukoulis, a defender from Scottsdale, Ariz., guided the Red Storm defense as the center fullback during her freshman and sophomore seasons, and moved to sweeper as a junior, where she led the defense to five shutout victories in 200. Her defensive efforts have been recognized, as she was named the Most Valuable Player of the St. John's Women's Soccer NYC Nike Classic after leading the Red Storm to back-to-back shutout wins en route to the tournament title.
She has started every game of her career (72 games and counting) and has been the anchor of the Red Storm defense in 2005.
Henderson returned to the field in 2005 after missing most of the 2004 season with a knee injury. The midfielder from Watervliet, NY, made an impact in her few appearances last year, recording one goal and two assists in the first seven games of the season. She was named the Most Valuable Player of the BAE Systems Army Classic in 2004 after scoring one goal and two assists in the Championship round against Army and was also named to the All-Tournament team at the Red Storm's tournament after two solid performances against LIU and Wagner. Last year, she battled through injuries all season and finished the year with four goals, including the game-winner in the postseason-clinching win against Providence.
Always a playmaker, Henderson is tied for the team lead with three assists this season.
Schmidt has earned several regional honors and in 2002, was named to SoccerBuzz Freshman All-America Second Team. She is a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and is on the St. John's Athletic Director's Honor Roll, is a member of the National Dean's List and is a Dean's Scholar.
Schmidt has played in 13 games this year and scored one goal.
Red Storm Picked Fifth In BIG EAST's A Division
St. John's, which finished eighth in the league last season, was tabbed to finish fifth in Division A in a poll voted on by the league's head coaches. The Red Storm finished with a 10-9-1 overall record last season and is looking to make its record-breaking fifth straight appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament in 2005. Connecticut, the 2004 BIG EAST Tournament champion, was selected to win Division A with 13 votes and was followed by West Virginia (3), Syracuse, Marquette, St. John's, Pittsburgh, South Florida and Providence. Defending national champion Notre Dame earned 15 votes to earn the top spot in Division B, while Villanova earned one vote and was picked second.
BIG EAST Is Biggest Conference In 2005
This season, the BIG EAST conference expanded to 16 teams for women's soccer, making it the largest conference in the nation. New for 2005 are Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and South Florida. Ten teams will qualify for the BIG EAST Championships, five from each division, with the top three teams from each side earning a bye directly into the quarterfinals.
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