Friday, October 21, 2011

• Last weekend, the A-Sun saw an offensive explosion as six teams scored at least three goals in a match with FGCU and Stetson achieving the feat twice. FGCU led the way with 12 goals in two contests, while Stetson (9), ETSU (6), Jacksonville (5), North Florida (4) and USC Upstate (3) all chipped in for the offensive outburst.

• Four teams clinched spots in the 2011 A-Sun Women's Soccer Championship last week with FGCU, Jacksonville, ETSU and North Florida locking in spots. This weekend, only two spots remain with five teams still vying for the championship berths.

• With wins against USC Upstate and Stetson last weekend, FGCU extended its A-Sun unbeaten streak to 20 games, which is second-longest in conference history. The last time, the Eagles dropped a conference contest was Oct. 16th, 2009 against Belmont, 2-0. During that span, the Eagles are 17-0-3 and have scored 51 goals, while only yielding three. Only one team has a longer unbeaten streak in the history of the A-Sun; UCF - 24 (1996-2000).

• This weekend, two players registered hat-tricks as ETSU's Jenna Caudle and Stetson's Kait Jones found the back of the net on three occasions. Caudle scored thrice against the Hatters on Friday, while Jones tallied her three scores against USC Upstate on Sunday. It marked the third and fourth time this season that an A-Sun player has accomplished the feat.

A-Sun Active Career Points Leaders
Rank	Player (Team)	Points	Goals	Assists
1.	Olivia Tucker (Mercer)	68	31	6
2.	Liz Fink (Jacksonville)	51	17	17
3.	Brittany Vining (Kennesaw State)	44	13	18
4.	Alyssa Mahan (Kennesaw State)	40	10	20
5.	Gina Petracco (FGCU)	39	15	19
6.	Genna Petersen (ETSU)	37	13	11
7.	Olivia Elias (FGCU)	34	11	12

• FGCU's junior defender Ashley Ciesielczyk broke the FGCU program record for assists in a single-season last weekend as she pushed her season total to 12. Ciesielczyk passed Lindsay Haw's record of nine, which was set in 2008. Her 12 assists is the most by A-Sun student-athlete since Kennesaw State's Sara Clapham dished out 15 assists in 2006.

• For the past 782 minutes of women's soccer action, FGCU senior goalkeeper Stephanie Powers has held opponents scoreless, which has stretched over nine contests. This season, Powers has stopped 30 shots during the streak and recorded eight-straight shutouts.

• A-Sun Record Book Chasing:
1 - shutout that FGCU's Stephanie Powers needs for the A-Sun Career Record for Shutouts (29)
1 - appearance that Jacksonville's Liz Fink needs for T-12th in career games played (80)
1 - start that Jacksonville's Liz Fink needs for T-16th in career games started (75)
1 - game-winning goal that ETSU's Genna Petersen needs for T-8th in single-season game-winning goals (4)
1 - shutout that FGCU's Stephanie Powers needs for T-2nd in single-season shutouts (10)
2 - shutouts that Jacksonville's Sarah Sierra needs for T-8th in single season shutouts (7)
2 - starts that Lipscomb's Kristen Heikkinen and North Florida's Sam Keyes need for T-25th in career games started (74)
2 - assists that FGCU's Ashley Ciesielczyk needs for T-10th in single-season assists (12)
3 - wins that ETSU and FGCU needs to tie for 15th for most wins in a single season (11)
6 - assists that Kennesaw State's Alyssa Mahan needs for T-8th in career assists (20)
7 - goals that Mercer's Olivia Tucker needs for T-10th in career goals (31)
29 - saves that FGCU's Stephanie Powers needs for T-15th in career saves (248)

• In the final weekend of play before the A-Sun Championship, Stetson and FGCU head north to Nashville to face Lipscomb and Belmont, while USC Upstate and ETSU host Mercer and Kennesaw State. North Florida and Jacksonville square off in the River City Rumble on Friday in both team's regular-season finale.

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