ARCATA  – The Humboldt State women's soccer team (7-8-3, 4-7-3) finishes its season this week first hosting and then traveling to Sonoma State.  On Friday HSU plays host to the Seawolves in a 7 p.m. kickoff. In pregame ceremonies, HSU will honor three seniors, Allison Lawrence, Katie Forba and Megan Kobler, who will be competing in the final home matches of their careers. The Jacks end the weekend on Sunday at 2 p.m. with a match in Rohnert Park.

For the third week in a row, HSU went 0-1-1 in a pair of CCAA matches.  On Friday, the Jacks fell at Cal State Stanislaus, 2-0.   In Chico on Sunday, the Jacks earned a tie against Chico State, 0-0.

Head-to-Head
Sonoma State holds an 11-5-2 lead in the in the all-time series. The Jacks are looking for their first win in the last five meetings with the Seawolves.  HSU's most recent win over SSU came in 2005.

Johnson's Comments
“We are just not scoring goals.  Again, we gave up an early soft goal at (Cal State) Stanislaus.  Those type of goals, in the last three or four weeks, have really hurt us.  Injuries have really hurt us and finding the back of the net has been a huge issue. From an offensive standpoint, from our back line to the top of their box we have been playing good possession soccer.  We are getting opportunities, but they haven't been on frame or haven't been quality shots.  We are getting the shots.  At Stanislaus, we more than doubled their shot output (11-5), but we haven't taken them to that next level where we are putting them away.  The same can be said of our play at Chico (State).  We just haven't been very lucky.  We have hit the post six times in the last few weeks.  If you can't convert your opportunities, eventually it will catch up with you and it has for us.” … “Sonoma (State) is a rival game.  I think everyone is surprised that they are not having a better year.  I don't know exactly why they are in the middle of the group like we are, but either way it is going to be a battle.  We have a chance to finish conference play at least tied for the most wins in the North Division.  We could finish with more wins than Chico (State) who will probably win our Division.  So, we are going to continue to fight, continue to create opportunities and hopefully start getting the goals and end the season on a high note.”

Lumberjack Notes
With a 4-7-3 conference record, HSU is in third place in the CCAA North.  After opening with a 7-3-0 overall record in its first 10 matches, the Jacks are winless in their last eight matches (five losses and three ties)  … Junior striker Arielle Kern leads the squad in goals (7), points (16) and game-winners (3). Junior Kim Carroll has tallied four goals and three assists. Katie Forba, a senior, sophomore Sarah Nakamoto and freshman Carly Kolpin each have two goals.  Kolpin's scores have both been game-winners. … In goal, keeper Kelly Sandberg has played 1,715 minutes and has allowed 23 goals while making 78 saves with a .772 save percentage and 1.21 goals against average.  Sandberg's record is 7-8-3. For the second year in a row she has recorded six shutouts.  …Among CCAA players, Kern ranks in the top-10 of five categories including tied for seventh in points, and is tied for fifth in game winners and tied for sixth in goals.  Sandberg also ranks in the top-10 of five categories, including third in saves, tied for third in shutouts (5) and 10th
in goals against average. 

Opponents Notes
The Sonoma State Seawolves (7-8-3, 5-6-3) are in third place in the CCAA North. Last Friday they visited Chico State and earned a 1-1 tie ahead of a 2-1 win at Cal State Stanislaus on Sunday. …SSU's offense is led by Tracy Webster's six goals and 12 points.  Lindsey Catton has added five goals and one assist for 11 points. Alexis Sciacqua (4-4-2, .795 save percentage)  and Courtney Grixti (3-4-1, .774 save percentage) have split the minutes in goal for the Seawolves. … Sonoma State is led by 15th-year head coach Luke Oberkirch.  His teams had an overall record of 177-79-26 entering this season.