ARCATA – California Collegiate Athletic Association women's soccer action continues for Humboldt State with a long trip to Southern California. The Lumberjacks (4-2-0, 1-1-0) go against Cal State San Bernardino at 1:30 p.m. Friday and battle Cal Poly Pomona at 2 p.m. Sunday.
After a thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory at Saint Martin's last Monday, the Jacks opened CCAA play with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Chico State on Friday evening and 1-0 win over CSU Stanislaus Sunday afternoon.
Head-to-Head
HSU is 3-4-0 all-time against the CSU San Bernardino Coyotes. The Jacks won the last meeting, a 1-0 double overtime thriller last year in Redwood Bowl. Allison Lawrence's goal in the 109th minute was the difference. …Humboldt State is a perfect 3-0-0 against CSUSB when the matches are played in Arcata. … The all-time record against Cal Poly Pomona is 4-3-0 in favor of the Jacks. … They last met in the 2008 in Redwood Bow,l with HSU taking a 2-1 decision. Karen Pontoni provided the game winner in the 81st minute. …Since joining the CCAA Humboldt State is 2-1-0 against CPP and has never lost a home match to Cal Poly Pomona.
Johnson's Comments
“I'm really pleased with the way the team has been playing. The Chico loss was a heartbreaker. I felt as if we had he better run of play in the first half and in the second it was pretty even. But we walk away from the weekend feeling good. We are 4-2 and five of our six matches have been against regionally or nationally ranked opponents." …“(CSU) San Bernardino is a big surprise right now. A lot of people thought that they would be one of the best teams in the region at the beginning of the year. They have a new coach, so perhaps the system they are running is new and the team is not used to it yet. If that is the case, watch out and I hope that the 'sleeping giant' doesn't wake up before we get out of there." …“Cal Poly Pomona really hasn't played the types of teams that we have in the preseason. That being said, scoring a lot of goals and bringing a great record into conference play has to give you confidence. They are going to be tough and organized, but we feel that we match up well with them and are looking to get a result.”
Lumberjack Notes
With its win over CSUS, the Jacks have three points and are in fourth place in the CCAA North, just one point behind SFSU, Chico State and Sonoma State. … Junior keeper Kelly Sandberg, a product of Squalicum HS in Bellingham, Wash., earned her third shutout of the season and 10th of her career Sunday in a 1-0 win over CSU Stanislaus. The shutout ties her with Lydia Rodriguez (1998-99) for third place on the Jacks' all-time list. Sandberg has shut out three of her last four opponents and has a .081 goals against for the year. She has allowed just five goals in six matches and three of those came against Seattle Pacific. … Junior Arielle Kern's three goals lead the HSU attack, followed by freshman Carly Kolpin with two tallies, both of which were game-winners. … Sarah Nakamoto and Kim Carroll each have two assists to lead the side. … In three of the Jacks' four wins they have scored first. … HSU is being out-shot by opponents, 65-49, but is taking advantage of its opportunities by outscoring opponents, 7-5 on the season.
Record Watch
Entering the 2009 season, Kelly Sandberg's career goals against average, 1.16, ranks 3rd on the all-time list and her six shutouts last season were good for a 5th place tie on the school's single-season list … With Sandberg's three shutouts in 2009, she now has 10 for her career and is tied for third place on the school's career list. …Kim Carroll, in just two-plus seasons, slots into 12th place on the career goals list with 10. She is two goals from joining a group of four athletes in a tie for 7th place with 12 goals. … Allison Lawrence is also knocking on the door of the career top-10 lists of goals with nine, and her eight assists are just one shy of four athletes tied for 8th place.
Opponents Notes
The CSU San Bernardino Coyotes (2-4-0, 1-1-0) are in a four-team tie for second place in the CCAA South. … Last week they dropped a 1-0 decision to CSU Dominguez Hills, then downed Cal State LA, 2-1 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. … Jaclyn Clark leads the team with two goals. … In net, Laura Lyons has 1.25 goals against average and a .750 save percentage. …The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (5-1-0, 1-1-0) start the week in a four-way tie for second place in the CCAA South. … Last week they split a pair of matches. On Friday they lost to Cal State LA 0-1, but bounced back to defeat CSU Dominguez Hills on Sunday 4-3. … They are led by senior Mary Carroll's four goals and two assists and Cody McClure, also a senior, with three goals, two of which were game-winners. … In net, Ashley Salerno, a freshman, has played every minute and sports a 0.79 goals against average overall and a 1.85 gaa in conference action. She has recorded three shutouts, all in non-conference matches. … The Broncos are led by fourth-year head coach Isabelle Harvey, who entering the year had a 24-25-4 record at CCP. … Before facing the Jacks, the Broncos host Sonoma State on Friday.
