Women's Soccer | 10/17/2018 5:40:00 PM
WICHITA, Kan. — After one of their biggest weeks in program history, the Newman women's soccer team looks to make a late push toward their first ever Heartland Conference title. The Jets will begin a four game homestead to end the regular season starting Thursday evening (Oct. 18) against St. Mary's at 5 p.m. The Jets will host Texas A&M International Saturday (Oct. 20) at 12 p.m.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (10-1-3, 6-1-3 Heartland) had one of the programs best road trips this past weekend going 2-0 against the top two teams in the Heartland Conference. The Jets took down conference leading St. Edward's 2-0 last Thursday, their first win over the Hilltoppers since 2009 ending an (0-12-3) drought. The Jets continued to end the run of streaks taking down Dallas Baptist 1-0 last Saturday, snapping an (0-9-4) winless streak dating back to the 2010 season.
Leaders
Grace Linton – 14 GP, 10g, 4ast, 24 pts, 42 shots, 22 SOG, 4 GWG
Vanessa Ortiz – 14 GP, 8g, 6ast, 22 pts, 25 shots, 12 SOG, 1 GWG
Colleen Howland – 14 GP, 8g, 5ast, 21 pts, 26 shots, 14 SOG, 3 GWG
Jackie Lari – 14 GP, 14 GS, 1221:59 min, 7 GA, 0.52 GAA, 39 saves
SCOUTING THE RATTLERS
St. Mary's (5-6-2, 3-6-1 Heartland) split last weekend going 1-1. The Rattlers posted a 1-0 shutout against Oklahoma Christian last Thursday. The Rattlers saw their two game losing streak snapped dropping a 3-1 match to Lubbock Christian last Saturday.
Leaders
Alexia Maldonado – 13 GP, 6g, 5ast, 17 pts, 38 shots, 23 SOG, 1 GWG
Morgan Cave – 13 GP, 4g, 3ast, 11 pts, 11 shots, 5 SOG, 2 GWG
Miranda Narvaez – 13 GP, 3g, 3ast, 9 pts, 19 shots, 12 SOG, 1 GWG
Erin Longford - 10 GP, 7 GS, 659:48, 14 GA, 1.91 GAA, 33 saves
SCOUTING THE DUSTDEVILS
Texas A&M International (2-10-0, 1-9-0 Heartland) had a rough weekend last week going 0-2. The DustDevils fell to Lubbock Christian in a 1-0 affair. The DustDevils came up last Saturday on the wrong side of things falling 2-1 from Oklahoma Christian.
Leaders
Cio Bargallo – 11 GP, 5g, 2ast, 12 pts, 30 shots, 13 SOG
Valeria Macias – 11 GP, 1g, 2ast, 4 pts, 15 shots, 8 SOG
Porscha Miseles-Huff – 11 GP, 1g, 1ast, 3 pts, 8 shots, 4 SOG
Elena Rivera - 7 GP, 3 GS, 622:19, 13 GA, 1.88 GAA, 36 saves
NOTES
- The Jets' defense has been solid allowing three goals in their last seven matches.
- The Jets defeated the Rattlers earlier this year 4-0 in San Antonio, TX.
- Newman's Grace Linton, Vanessa Ortiz and Colleen Howland each have 8+ goals and 4+ assists on the year.
- St. Mary's has been shut out five times this season.
- The Jets defeated the DustDevils 4-1 earlier this year in Laredo, TX.
- Texas A&M International has lost five straight games and 10 of their last 11.
COVERAGE
Both games this weekend will feature live video and statistics, available at www.newmanjets.com.
