Northwood University's Women’s Soccer Schedule and Results 2004

AUGUST
25 -University of Mary-Hardin Baylor

SEPTEMBER
1 -UT-Dallas
L 2-3
Knights Split At UT-Dallas
The Northwood Knights Soccer teams traveled to UT-Dallas yesterday to begin their regular season. The Men continued to play well as they edged UTD 3 - 2 in double overtime. Goals were scored by Victor Montero, Cristyan Crespo, and Jorge Saauerda. Crespo's goal was assisted by Mariano Mariano. The Women were not as fortunate as their teammates. The Knights fell 2 - 3 to UTD, also in double OT. For the Knights, Sonia Gomez scored in the 29th minute of the first half with an assist from Debora Valeri and Emily Pitts scored in the 80th minute with an assist from Danica Brown. Next up for the Knights will be trip to John Brown University on Saturday.

4 -John Brown University
T 3-3
Knights Battle John Brown University
The Northwood University - Texas Soccer teams traveled Saturday to Siloam Springs, Arkansas to play John Brown University. In the first game, the Northwood Men's team lost 0 - 2. This was the Knight's first loss of the season. In the second game, the Knight's Women's team pulled out a 3 - 3 tie. Debora Valeri scored the tying goal with 7:00 minutes left. The contest was a seesaw battle. Both teams traded goals throughout the game. Claudia Gomez and Emily Penn both scored goals in the first half.

6 -Northwestern Oklahoma State University
L 1-3
Knight's Women Play On Labor Day
The Knight's Women soccer team played their home opener on Labor Day against the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers. Unfortunately, the day wasn't much of a holiday. On a rain-soaked field, the Knights fell 1 - 3 to the Rangers. The Knights fought hard all day but couldn't muster many quality shots on goal. The lone goal was scored by Junior, Emily Matthews after a fierce battle for the ball just feet in front of the Ranger's goal. The goal was assisted by Debora Valeri. The Knights get a welcomed rest for the next few days before they play their next game at home against Southern Nazarene on September 18th.

18 -Southern Nazarene University
L 3-5
Knights KO’d By SNU
The Knights took the field on the Northwood campus against Region VI foe Southern Nazarene University (SNU) on Saturday. The ladies lost their second consecutive game 5 – 3. The game was close at the end of the first half, 2 – 1, but SNU broke the game opened early in the second half with three quick goals that overwhelmed the Knights. Laney Cotton scored unassisted for Northwood with a corner kick in the first half. After SNU’s second half offensive barrage, the Knights came back with two goals. Debora Valeri and Emily Chadick scored to close the scoring gap.

21 -University of the Incarnate Word
L 2-8
Knights Split in South Texas
Kerrville, TX - The Northwood Knights Soccer teams squared off against the University of Incarnate Word (UIW) and Schreiner College (SC) on Tuesday. First, the ladies took to the field against UIW in Kerrville. The Knights continued their struggles as they were outscored 8 - 2. The ladies opened the scoring early with a goal from Debora Valeri in the second minute of the game. Valeri was assisted by Emily Chadick. By the end of the half, the Knights were still in a close game down 2 - 1. In the second half, Northwood couldn't match UIW's offensive punch. Camille Luevano scored the only goal for the Knights with an assist from Laney Cotton.

The Knights come home for weekend conference games against Southwest Assemblies of God on Friday and Oklahoma Christian University on Saturday.

25 -Oklahoma Christian University
W 3-1
Knight’s End Skid
The Northwood Knights Women’s Soccer team hosted Oklahoma Christian University (OCU) on Saturday in a Region VI match. The Knights were trying to end an early season three-game losing streak. They were successful thanks to great first half play by the Knight’s offense. NU scored three times in the first half and shutout OCU in the second to secure the win. Laney Cotton scored early in the game (6:02) with an assist from Emily Chadick. Chadick came back with a goal of her own at the 26:52 mark with the first of two assist from Camille Leunano. Debra Valeri closed out the first half scoring for the Knights. The defense was stingy led by sophomore goal keeper Misti Rodriguez and senior captain Christina Capel.

OCTOBER
5 -Oklahoma Wesleyan University
W 8-1
Knights Cruise Past OWU
The Northwood Knights Women’s Soccer team recorded their second consecutive win on Tuesday with a convincing 8 – 1 victory on the road against Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Debra Valeri, Emily Penn, Laney Cotton, and Emily Chadick each scored twice during the blowout. The scoring landslide began in the first half when Debra Valeri hit a direct kick from 30 yards out in the far post of the goal. Sophomore goal keeper Misty Rodriguez held a shut out through the first half and came out onto the field to record the first two assists of the second half. The Knight’s improved their season record to 2-4-1 and begin their Red River Athletic Conference competition Saturday at Bacone College.

9 -Bacone College*
W 2-1
Knight’s Streak At Three
The Northwood Knights Women’s Soccer team extended their winning streak to three games with a 2 – 1 victory on the road in Muskogee, Oklahoma against RRAC opponent Bacone College. The Knights fell behind early but fought back with a goal from sophomore Debra Valeri late in the first half (37:01) with an assist from senior captain Emily Chadick. The game winner came a few moments later (43:37) when junior Claudia Gomez scored. Gomez’s goal was assisted by Danica Brown. The defensive unit played well in the second half allowing very few shots by Bacone. The win pushes the Knights record to 3-4-1 overall and 1-0-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference.

15 -College of the Southwest*
W 3-1
Lady Knights Shutdown CSW
The Northwood Knights hosted the College of the Southwest (CSW) Mustangs in a RRAC game that would determine who would stay undefeated in conference play. Both teams entered the game 2 – 0 in the conference and a win would vault one of the teams into sole possession of first place. CSW scored first off a corner kick ten minutes into the first half. The Knights fired back when junior midfielder Danica Brown from Midlothian scored at 21:07. Brown was assisted by a brilliant pass driven through by Debra Valeri. Minutes later (29:01), Brown scored the game winner with an assist by Laney Cotton.

The Knight’s defensive unit led by goal keeper Misty Rodriguez, shutdown the Mustang’s offensive attack in the second half. In three of the past four games, the Northwood defensive unit has shutout their opponents in the second half. “They are displaying the discipline necessary to achieve our team goals,” said coach Scott Turner.

Sophomore Debra Valeri added a goal in the final seconds of the game for a 3 -1 Knight’s victory. Northwood leads the RRAC in the average number of goals per game with a 2.80 average. The victory pushes the Knight’s current winning streak to four games. Northwood improved its RRAC record to 2-0-0 and 4-4-1 overall.

23 -Texas A&M International University*

27 -Texas Wesleyan University*

29 -UT at Permian Basin*

November
2 -Texas A & M International University
W 8-1
Knights Win Big In RRAC Opener
The Northwood Knight’s Women’s Soccer Team opened RRAC Conference tournament play against Texas A & M International University on Tuesday morning on the Northwood campus in Cedar Hill, Texas. The Knights came into the tournament as the top seed with a 4 – 1 – 0 record in the RRAC regular season and 6 – 5 – 1 overall. The Dustdevils of TAMIU were seeded fourth with a 2 – 3 – 0 RRAC record and 3 – 14 – 0 overall. The game started well for the Knights. NU attacked immediately as Debora Valeri scored 18 seconds into the game. The Knights continued the attack, dominating the offensive end of the field. Emily Chadick scored the Knights second goal at the 8:07 mark on a fastbreak opportunity assisted by Danica Brown. The offensive kept rolling as Debora Valeri scored her second goal of the half at 10:42. The Knight’s defense stifled every Dustdevil attack. Defenders Erica Romo, Christina Capel, Emily Matthews, and goalkeeper Misti Rodriguez stopped TAMIU cold. Junior forward Danica Brown scored (23:34) with an assist from Emily Penn and Valeri to increase the Knight’s lead to 4 – 0. With less than four minutes to play in the half Erin Jones scored an unassisted point blank goal. The first half ended with the Knight’s leading 5 – 0.

The Knights continued the offensive onslaught with a goal from Emily Matthews from just inside the midfield circle. Debora Valeri scored unassisted from 18 yards out to complete a hat-trick with her third goal making the score 7 – 0 at the 55 minute mark. Just over two minutes later, Valeri was attacking again, scoring her fourth goal assisted by Chaddick on a give and go. The Dustdevils finally found the back of the Knight’s net as junior forward Erika Alcaraz scored from close range at the 61 st minute of the game. Through the second half, the Knight’s kept the offensive pressure on the Dustdevils. Valeri and Chaddick had driving shots ricochet of the crossbar midway through the half. In the end, the Knights were too much for the Dustdevils scoring an 8 – 1 victory. “Valeri was spectacular,” said coach Scott Turner after the game. “The team prepared and executed well through the entire game.” The Knights move on to the RRAC championship game tomorrow against the winner of the College of the Southwest and Texas Wesleyan University.


3 -College of the Southwest
W 2-1
Knights Battle For RRAC Championship
On the afternoon after the Presidential election, the battleground moved from the midwest states to the campus of Northwood University as the Northwood Knights hosted the College of the Southwest Mustangs in the RRAC Women’s Soccer Championship game in Cedar Hill. The top two seeds of the tournament faced off to determine who would advance to the NAIA Regional next week in Oklahoma. The Knights advanced to today’s championship game with an 8 - 1 first round victory over Texas A & M International University. Second seed CSW beat Texas Wesleyan University 2 – 1 in overtime. Both teams opened the game with tentative play; each trying to test the others weaknesses. But the Mustangs created the first legitimate scoring chance at 5:54 of the first half as sophomore forward Ashley Pfister found the left upper corner of the net for an early 1 – 0 lead. Pfister’s goal was assisted by Emily Miller. The Mustangs missed a golden opportunity late in the first half as two successive shots from point blank range glanced off the crossbar and the other sailing just over the goal. The defenses prevailed through the rest of the half as CSW led 1 – 0 at intermission.

The Knights attacked immediately in the second half as Debora Valeri dribbled deep into the Mustang’s offensive end then centered a pass to Emily Chadick who scored to tie the score 1 – 1 at 47:07. The Knights kept the defensive pressure on as Emily Matthews, Cristina Capel, Erica Romo, and keeper Misty Rodruguez shut down the Mustang’s offensive attempts. Dominating both ends of the field, Northwood took the lead 2 – 1 when Laney Cotton scored unassisted the game winner from the front of the goal after Emily Penn’s corner kick set up the attack. The Knights defended their RRAC championship and move on to the NAIA Regional Tournament in Alba, Oklahoma next Monday.