Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Ready To Host Spartans and Wolverines At Lakeside Field
10/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 15, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Before heading on the road to close the regular season, the Wildcats will host Michigan State at 7 p.m. Friday and Michigan at 3 p.m. Sunday to round out the home schedule at Lakeside Field. Sunday's contest will be televised live by the Big Ten Network.
FAN ADVISORY
Sheridan Road will be CLOSED to traffic due to Northwestern's Homecoming Parade. Lincoln street will remain OPEN until 8:10 p.m., and fans are encouraged to use Ridge Road to get to the game. See below for alternate directions to Lakeside Field. To reduce post-game traffic after the game, fans are encouraged to stick around to view the homecoming fireworks show, which is scheduled to start shortly after 9 p.m. The fireworks are being launched from North Beach, so fans will have a spectacular view.
ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS FROM CHICAGO USING RIDGE ROAD
Take Lake Shore Drive. Follow LSD until it ends and merges with Sheridan Road. Follow Sheridan Road North. As the road turns left near Loyola University, stay to the left and follow straight onto Devon Rd. Follow Devon Road for about a mile until you reach Ridge Road. Take a left at Ridge. Take Ridge north through Evanston. Turn right on Lincoln Street at the north end of NU's campus. Stay straight on Lincoln through the light at Sheridan Road. Follow Lincoln around a right-hand curve. The Sports Pavilion and Aquatic Center (SPAC) is on your left. To get to Lakeside Field and the Leonard B. Thomas Athletic Complex, turn left at the stop sign just beyond SPAC.
Weekend Events
Friday: Hometown Heroes Day/Soccer Scarf Giveaway/Postgame Fireworks
The first 200 Wildcat fans will receive a FREE limited edition 2008 Wildcat soccer scarf. Join us as we recognize our Wildcat Soccer Hometown Heroes from Lincolnshire (Carolyn Edwards), St. Charles (Katie Doyle), Geneva (Sarah Sroka), Wheaton (Colleen Antas) and Naperville (Jill Dunn). The NU Soccer Class of 1998 -- the first class in program history -- will be honored at halftime. Plus, enjoy the Homecoming Fireworks from the stands at 9 p.m.
Sunday: Senior Day/Equipment Drive
Join us as we recognize our Wildcat seniors -- Jenny Dunn, Amanda Hoffman, Laura Janowitsch and Jeanette Lorme -- before the game. Support the 'Cats' Equipment Drive by bringing your old men's and women's soccer balls, cleats, shirts, bags, and jerseys to the game. The 'Cats will donate the items to One Dollar for Life who will send them to a village in Kenya to create teams and start a small soccer league.
The Broadcasts
Live video will be available for Friday's contest against Michigan State on NUsports.com and Sunday's match against Michigan will be televised live by the Big Ten Network. Gametracker will be available for both matches.
Scouting Michigan State
Michigan State is currently receiving votes in the latest NSCAA poll and comes into the weekend with a 12-3 record and a 4-2 mark in conference. The Spartans lead the Big Ten in almost every offensive category. They are led by Laura Heyboer's 40 points on an NCAA-leading 16 goals. Lauren Sinacola's 10 assists lead the conference. In goal, Lindsey Wrege has 57 saves and a 0.75 GAA.
Scouting Michigan
Michigan enters the weekend with a 4-7-4 overall record with a 1-3-1 Big Ten mark. The Wolverines' lone conference win came against Ohio State. Amanda Bowery leads the team in goals (6) and points (15). Clare Stachel paces Michigan with five assists. Madison Gates has started 14-of-15 games between the pipes and has a 1.30 GAA. Opponents are out scoring the Wolverines, 26-18.
Series Information
Michigan State leads the all-time series 9-4-2. Stephanie Erickson is 1-1 against the Spartans with a win last season by a 4-0 margin in East Lansing. Michigan leads the all-time series with NU 10-3-3. NU has two ties against the Wolverines in the Erickson Era, both of the scoreless double-overtime variety.
Last Time Out
Junior Kay Sampson scored on a header from 10 yards out off a cross from Sam Greene to give the Wildcats a 2-1 win over the Indiana Hoosiers Sunday at Lakeside Field. Senior Jenny Dunn scored her third goal of the season to give NU a 1-0 lead and Sampson broke a 1-1 tie at 86:26.
Senior Getting The Job Dunn
Senior Jenny Dunn's assist on Jeanette Lorme's game-winning goal against Illinois was her fifth of the season and the 15th of her career and puts her in a third-place tie with head coach Stephanie Erickson on NU's all-time list. Dunn's goal against Indiana last weekend was her third of the season and 16th of her career. She is the `Cats' active leader in goals and sits in a ninth-place tie on NU's all-time last. Dunn sits eighth on NU's all-time points list with 47.
Kay's Jewels Come At Right Time
Kay Sampson's game-winning goal in the 87th minute in NU's 2-1 win over Indiana last Sunday was the second of her career. Sampson's other goal was equally as dramatic -- a game-tying goal -- as time expired in regulation against Colgate in 2007. The goal tied the score at 1-1 and after two overtime periods, the game ended in a tie. Sampson used all of her 5-9 frame to get above the defense and head the ball into the net to give NU it's second Big Ten win last Sunday.
Distributing the Wealth
With Kay Sampson's goal against Indiana, nine different Wildcats have scored goals and 13 `Cats have notched points on 20 total goals. 11 Wildcats have at least one assist on the season out of 23 total helpers. Senior Jenny Dunn leads the way with 11 points (3g, 5a). Amanda Hoffman (5g, 0a) and Sam Greene (2g, 6a) are right behind her with 10 points each. Alicia Herczeg has seven (2g, 3a) while Laura Janowitsch (2g, 1a), Emily Langston (2g, 1a) each have five. Jeanette Lorme (1g, 2 a) has four points in her senior season.
Edwards Making Stops
Sophomore goalkeeper Carolyn Edwards has started all 14 games this season and sits with a 1.33 GAA. Through five Big Ten games, Edwards ranks near the top in most goalkeeper statistics in Big Ten games. She is fourth with a 0.80 GAA in conference games, fifth with 25 saves and is second to only Purdue's Jenny Bradfisch with a .862 save percentage.
Valuable Reserve
Junior Jessica Palo has appeared in all 14 games off the bench for the Wildcats and has been active on the offensive end. Palo has one goal and one assist on the year to go with five shots. Palo's goal against San Diego was her first since 2006 when she appeared in 15 games and started three. Jennifer Baumann and Kirstyn Atkinson have appeared in 13-of-14 games.
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