EAGLES WIN TWO AT ST. AMBROSE TOURNAMENT; TAKE 2ND PLACE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH
RobertMorrisCollege3 St. Ambrose University 2
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH
RobertMorrisCollege2 Grand View College0
The Eagles women's soccer team won both of their games at the St. Ambrose University Tournament over the weekend defeating host St.AmbroseUniversity 3-2 on Saturday and Region VII rival GrandViewCollege 2-0 on Sunday. Although the Eagles won both games, they took second place in the tournament losing out to CCAC rival and #9 rated St.XavierUniversity on goal differential.
With a new line up and a new attitude, the Eagles came out hard on Saturday versus St.AmbroseUniversity and created chances from the opening whistle. However, St. Ambrose caught the Eagles in a counter attack minutes in and forward Denise Absil placed a shot in the lower left corner catching Eagles goalkeeper Lisa Lundquist flat footed for a 1-0 lead. The Eagles maintained the pressure and freshman midfielder Linda Mathisen almost tied the game when her long range shot hit the top of the cross bar. Minutes later St. Ambrose once again caught the Eagles on a counter and junior Amanda Wilford fired a shot into the far right corner for a 2-0 lead. The Eagles still never gave up and continued to mount pressure and were rewarded in the 31st minute when midfielder Mavis Danso (Jr / Accra, Ghana) scored off of a Lori Thomson (So / East Lansing, MI) assist to cut the lead to 2-1. The Eagles struck again minutes later when Danso played a brilliant ball over the top of the defense to a streaking Maria Shipe (So / Bexley, OH) who rifled a right footed shot in the corner to tie the game at 2-2. The Eagles quickly struck in the second half when Shipe once again broke through the Ambrose defense only to be dragged down for a penalty kick. Danso stepped up and fired the shot home for the 3-2 lead and her team leading 7th goal of the season. Goalkeeper Lisa Lundquist (Sr / Rockford, IL) made four saves to preserve the victory and the Eagles out shot St. Ambrose 18-6 on the day including four breakaways that were thwarted by goalkeeper Tootsie Maus.
On Sunday, the Eagles came out with the same intensity and pressure against Region VII rival GrandViewCollege. The Eagles attacked the Viking goal for the first fifteen minutes but could not find the back of the net. This pressure would continue for the majority of the first half but the score would remain 0-0 at the break. The Eagles broke the deadlock in the 59th minute when Mavis Danso chipped a pass over the Grand View backline to Linda Mathisen (Fr / Trondheim, Norway) who in turn lofted a shot over the goalkeeper for a 1-0 lead. Mathisen would strike again just three minutes later when sweeper Regan Chester (Fr / Rockford, IL) made a brilliant run with the ball out of the back. Chester beat four Grand View defenders and then played a cross to Maria Shipe who knocked it back to Mathisen who fired a left footed shot into the lower corner. Eagles goalkeeper Lisa Lundquist made four saves to earn her first career shutout at RMU. The Eagles out shot Grand View 13-6 on the day to raise their record to 3-1-1.
The Eagles continue CCAC Conference play on Saturday, September 16th against long-time CCAC rival St.XavierUniversity. St. Xavier enters the game rated #9 in the NAIA National Poll. Game time is at 6:00 P.M. and will be held at the Eagles new home field at Redmond Athletic Complex located at 735 East Jefferson in Bensenville.
EAGLES CONTINUE ROCKFORD PIPELINE WITH SIGNING OF REGAN CHESTER
Robert Morris University Head Women Soccer Coach Kurt Melcher announced the signing of midfielder / defender Regan Chester of Rockford Guilford High School in Rockford, Illinois. Regan is currently sitting out her senior year at Rockford Guilford and is playing club ball for the Sockers FC this spring. She previously played club soccer for the Rockford Dactyls and was a teammate of current Eagle Anne Meshes.
Regan Chester is expected to provide an immediate impact to the Eagles backline and/or midfield unit for years to come. Regan is feisty player that is as tough as they come, stated Associate Head Coach Tom Czop. She will not back down to anyone and she is very composed on the ball as well. Regan was a stand out player at Guilford High School and was named to the IHSSCA All-Sectional Team during her junior year in 2005. She would have been an all-state candidate this spring but decided to train and play with the Sockers FC club team playing against the likes of the University of Iowa and IowaStateUniversity. We're glad to continue our relationship with the Dactyl program and extremely excited about adding a player of Regan quality, said Head Coach Kurt Melcher. Training everyday with the Sockers this spring will definitely prepare her for the collegiate game.
Regan Chester joins former Dactyl players Lisa Lundquist, Anne Meshes, and Rachel Sparkman at RobertMorrisCollege.
EAGLESADDNSCAAHIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN SHIPE TO THE MIX
Robert Morris University Head Women Soccer Coach Kurt Melcher announced the signing of midfielder Maria Shipe of Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio. Maria transfers to the Eagles after playing her freshman year at AuroraUniversity where she led the NIIC Conference in assists per game.
Maria Shipe is expected to provide an immediate impact to the Eagles midfield unit as the team lost both starting outside midfielders to graduation. Melcher stated, Maria is a great pick up for our program. She is a hardworking, energetic midfielder that has a tremendous pace on the outside. Maria was a four year varsity starter at Bexley High School where she was named to the NSCAA All-America team and scored 50 career goals. In addition, Shipe was 1st Team All-State and was the Ohio Central District Player of the Year and Mid-State League Player of the Year. Being selected as an all-american out of Ohio says a lot about her soccer ability and experience. We are counting on Maria to be a key component in our quest for our fifth consecutive national tournament appearance, Melcher said. I expect her to fill in the void at outside midfield due to graduation and make an immediate impact on our team. The coaching staff is excited to add her into the mix.
SAMANTHA REED JOINS THE EAGLES FOR 2006
Robert Morris University Head Women Soccer Coach Kurt Melcher announced the signing of midfielder Samantha Reed of Warren High School in Warren, Illinois.
Samantha Reed will add depth to the Eagles already strong midfield Samantha reads the game very well and has a great touch on the ball, stated Associate Head Coach Tom Czop. She will provide us with good depth in our midfield and will grow tremendously within our system. Samantha was a four year starter at Warren High School where she was named all-conference and all-sectional.
EAGLES FALL TO #4 HOUGHTONCOLLEGE AT NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
OLATHE, Kan. - Fourth-seededHoughtonCollege (N.Y.) defeated #13 RobertMorrisUniversity (Ill.) 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2005 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship being played at the CollegeBoulevardActivityCenter in Olathe, Kan.
Heidi Troth scored the game's first goal for Houghton on a penalty kick in the 15th minute. The only other goal came at 39:15 when Bethany Kowalczyk's shot from nine yards out sailed over the goalkeeper. Rebecca Smith and Hannah Swift were credited with assists on the goal. Meghan Radimer made two saves for her 15th shut out of the season.
Houghton (20-0-1) head coach David Lewis became the NAIA's all-time winningest women's soccer coach days before the beginning of postseason and improved to 235-50-1.
Robert Morris (17-7-1) followed up last year's semifinal appearance by winning in the first round, 4-0 against Jamestown College (N.D.). Sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed has six saves and allowed two goals in the loss.
ROBERT MORRIS ADVANCES AT NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
OLATHE, Kan. - The 13-seed RobertMorrisCollege (Ill.) used four second-half goals to record a 4-0 first-round shutout against #20 JamestownCollege at the 2005 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship. The 20-team single-elimination tournament continues through Tuesday, November 22 and is being contested at the CollegeBoulevardActivityCenter in Olathe, Kan.
After a scoreless first half, Basilea Amoah-Tetteh scored the first of two goals in the 48th minute off a corner kick with assists from Mavis Danso and Anne Meshes. Alberta Sackey scored in the 56th minute on a give and go from eight yards out from Amoah-Tetteh. Amoah-Tetteh (Lori Thomson) and Thomson (Johanna Gomez, Rachel Sparkman) both scored in the latter part of the second half to seal the victory. Fati Mohammed had six saves in her seventh shutout of the season.
Jamestown's Dianna Rachul recorded nine saves in the Jimmies first-ever national championship appearance. Jamestown qualified for the tournament after capturing the Region III title. Jamestown concludes its season with an overall record of 9-11-1.
A semifinalist last year, Robert Morris improves its record to 16-6-1 on the season and advances to Thursday's second round game to face fourth-seeded Houghton College (N.Y.) at 5 p.m. (CST).
EAGLESTO TAKE ON JAMESTOWNCOLLEGE AT NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
The NAIA National Tournament pairings were released today and the #13 seeded Eagles will take on #20 seeded Jamestown College (ND) on Wednesday, November 16th. Game time is at 5:00 P.M. and will be held at the CollegeBoulevardActivityCenter in Olathe, Kansas. JamestownCollege were the Region III champions after defeating Hastings College (NE) 3-2. If the Eagles win this game they would take on #4 seeded Houghton College (NY) on Thursday, November 17th at 5:00 P.M. The entire NAIA National Tournament bracket can be found at the link listed below.
EAGLES ADVANCE TO THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT!
Saturday, November 5th RobertMorrisCollege 3 (ot) TrinityChristianCollege 2
The Eagles defeated #23 rated TrinityChristianCollege 3-2 in overtime in the NAIA Region VII Championship game to advance to its fourth consecutive NAIA National Tournament. Trinity Christian opened up the scoring early in the game for a 1-0 lead when the Eagles defense left two Trinity Christian players wide open in front of their goal against goalkeeper Fati Mohammed. The Eagles struck back on a free kick when senior Elizabeth Baidu fired home the shot to knot the game at 1-1. This goal was Baidu's 16th of the season. The Eagles controlled the majority of the half at this point but another defensive lapse saw Trinity Christian dump the ball into the Eagles penalty box and both teams battled for the loose ball. Unfortunately for the Eagles the ball bounced in front of Trinity Christian forward Jessica Eenigenburg who buried the shot from eight yards out for a 2-1 lead. The second half saw the Eagles pushing forward for the tying goal in a steady rain but were unable to connect until the 78th minute. At this time senior forward Basilea Amoah-Tetteh beat a Trinity Christian defender out wide and sent a beautiful cross to the back post to an unmarked Alberta Sackey. Sackey calmy placed the ball into the corner of the goal for a 2-2 tie. This was Sackey's 9th goal of the year and second in as many days. Both teams had chances toward the end of regulation to seal the victory but the game remianed tied and went to overtime. Trinity Christian almost ended the game seconds into overtime but Eagles goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made a strong save on the Trinity Christian shot. After the save, Mohammed made an outlet throw to senior Sara Mussell who in turn played a long ball down the line trying to find Sackey. A Trinity Christian defender slipped on the play and Sackey received the ball and in turn played a brilliant through ball to Amoah-Tetteh. Amoah-Tetteh outran a Trinity Christian defender and placed a perfect shot over the onrushing goalkeeper's head and into the goal for the 3-2 victory and the berth to the NAIA National Tournament. The goal was Amoah-Tetteh's team leading 20th of the season. The Eagles are now 12-2 all-time in NAIA Region VII play with their last loss coming in 2001.
The Eagles will now participate in their fourth consecutive NAIA National Tournament which begins on Wednesday, November 16th and runs until Tuesday, November 22nd. The seedings and pairings will be announced on Thursday, November 10th. The Eagles advanced to the NAIA National Tournament "Final Four" in 2004 and the "Sweet Sixteen" in 2003.
NAIA REGION VII SEMI-FINAL
Friday, November 3rd RobertMorrisCollege 3
Trinity International University 1
The Eagles defeated #17 rated and long-time CCAC rival TrinityInternationalUniversity 3-1 in today's NAIA Region VII Semi-final. Aftre weathering a fierce attack by Trinity International in the opening minutes, the Eagles struck first in the 8th minute when freshman Lori Thomson headed home a cross from senior Alberta Sackey. The goal was set up from some beauiful combination play from Sackey, senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh, and sophomore Mavis Danso. The Eagles struck again in the 43rd minute just before the break when senior Whitney Didier won a ball at midfield and sent a long ball to Amoah-Tetteh. Amoah-Tetteh muscled herself around a TIU defender and then dribbled around TIU goalkeeper Allison Budden to easily slot home an empty netter for a 2-0 lead. The Eagles added to their lead in the 58th minute when sophomore Mavis Danso headed a TIU clearance to a running Sackey for a breakaway. Sackey calmly slotted home the goal for an Eagles 3-0 lead. TIU was not done as they applied pressure and in the 61st minute junior Katelyn Keckeisen hammered home a shot from the top of the box off of a corner kick to cut the lead to 3-1. The Eagles held TIU scoreless the rest of the way for the 3-1 victory and advance to the NAIA Region VII Championship game for the fifth consecutive year. Sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made six saves in the victory.
The Eagles will take on 6th seeded TrinityChristianCollege in the championship game on Saturday, November 4th. Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at James Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines, Iowa. Trinity Christian advances to the final after defeating ViterboUniversity 3-1.
EAGLES QUALIFY FOR NAIA REGION VII TOURNAMENT
Regional Tournament
¼ Finals on Tuesday, November 1st (must be 1:30PM or 7:00PM if facility has lights)
#3 St. Xavier vs. #6 Trinity Christian @ St. Xavier University (1:30PM)
#4 Grand View vs. #5 Robert Morris @ Grand View College (1:30PM)
½ Finals on Friday, November 4th
(coaches needs to be in for a meeting on Thursday night at 8:30PM at the Holliday Inn)
Location: James Cownie Soccer Complex
Field #8 1:00 PM #1 Trinity International vs. winner of #4 Grand View vs. #5 Robert Morris
Filed #7 1:00 PM #2 Viterbo vs. winner of #3 St. Xavier vs. #6 Trinity Christian
Final on Saturday, November 5th Field #9 Stadium 3:00 PM Winners of the two semifinals.
Wednesday, October 26th
CCAC Tournament Semi-final
#3 TrinityInternationalUniversity 2
#2 RobertMorrisCollege 0
The #2 seeded and #20 rated Eagles were upset yesterday by #3 seeded and #26 rated TrinityInternationalUniversity 2-0 in the semi-final round of the CCAC Conference Tournament. A strong performance by sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed kept the Eagles in a 0-0 tie through half-time.In the 52nd minute, Trinity International took a 1-0 lead when a Trinity International player, Eagles midfielder Glory Taylor, and Mohammed all collided going after a loose ball and the ball ended up in the back of the goal.The Eagles had a great chance to tie the game when senior forward Basilea Amoah-Tetteh found herself on breakaway but Trinity International's goalkeeper Allison Budden made a great save smothering the ball as Amoah-Tetteh tried to dribble around her.Trinity International put the game away in the 79th minute on a penalty kick after sophomore defender Lauren Cooper fouled a Trinity International player in the penalty box.The loss drops the Eagles overall record to 13-6-1 for the year.Trinity International advances on to the CCAC Tournament Championship game to face #4 seeded TrinityChristianCollege who defeated #1 seeded St.XavierUniversity 5-1.
The Eagles will now await information on their bid to the NAIA Region VII Tournament as an at-large team. The Eagles will have to travel to either Des Moines, Iowa to face Grand View College or to Lacrosse, Wisconsin to face ViterboUniversity.The game will be played on Tuesday, November 1st.
CCAC TOURNAMENT QUARTER-FINAL
Saturday, October 22nd
RMUFALLS IN CCAC SEMI-FINAL
RobertMorrisCollege 4
OlivetNazareneUniversity 0
The #20 rated and #2 seeded Eagles defeated the #7 seeded OlivetNazareneUniversity 4-0 on Saturday in the CCAC Tournament Quarter-finals. Senior forward Basilea Amoah-Tetteh led the charge scoring all four of the Eagles goals. Amoah-Tetteh now has 16 goals for the season. Senior Misty Hale had two assists and fellow senior Elizabeth Baidu and sophomore Mavis Danso each had an assist. Sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made one save to earn her sixth shutout of the season. The Eagles raised their overall record to 13-5-1.
The Eagles host #3 seeded and #23 rated TrinityInternationalUniversity on Wednesday, October 26th in the CCAC Tournament Semi-finals. Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field. The winner of this game will advance to the CCAC Tournament Championship game and will take on the winner of the #1 St. Xavier / #4 Trinity Christian game. The CCAC Tournament champion earns a bye into the NAIA Region VII Semi-finals in Des Moines, Iowa schedules for Friday, November 4th.
FIVE EAGLES SELECTED TO CCAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
CCAC All-Conference 1st Team:
Basilea Amoah-Tetteh (Sr / Fwd) – Third consecutive selection to the 1st team
Elizabeth Baidu (Sr / Def) – Fourth consecutive selection to the 1st team
CCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team:
Mavis Danso (So / Mid) – First selection for Danso
Anne Meshes (Fr / Def) – First selection for the freshman
Fati Mohammed (So / GK) – 1st team selection in 20
EAGLES CLAIM A SHARE OF FIFTH CONSECUTIVE CCAC CONFERENCE TITLE
Tuesday, October 18th
RobertMorrisCollege7
Universityof St. Francis0
The #18 rated Eagles claimed a share of their fifth consecutive CCAC Conference title by defeating the University of St. Francis yesterday 7-0.The Eagles jumped all over St. Francis early as senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh put the Eagles on the board in the 3rd minute off of a Mavis Danso assist.Freshman Lori Thomson then scored the first of her three goals in the 5th minute off of a Whitney Didier corner kick.Thomson then had an exact replay of her first goal with another headball goal off of a Didier corner kick in the 16th minute.Amoah-Tetteh then scored her second goal of the afternoon in the 32nd minute off of another Danso assist for a 4-0 lead.Just before the break senior Elizabeth Baidu put home her 15th goal of the season off of a pass from Amoah-Tetteh for an Eagles 5-0 half-time lead.Thomson added her third goal of the game in the 55th minute with another assist going to Amoah-Tetteh.Senior Misty Hale capped off the scoring for the Eagles in the 62nd minute from a great cross from Whitney Didier who picked up her third assist of the game.Eagles goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made one save to earn her fifth shutout of the season.The Eagles end the regular season with an overall record of12-5-1 and a CCAC record of 8-1.Although the Eagles captured a share of the CCAC Conference title, rival St.XavierUniversity earned the #1 seed and automatic bid to the NAIA Region VII Tournament by virtue of the tiebreakers while the Eagles will be the #2 seed and TrinityInternationalUniversity will be the #3 seed.
The Eagles begin CCAC Conference Tournament play on Saturday, October 22nd versus the #7 seed OlivetNazareneUniversity.Game time is at 12:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field.The CCAC Tournament pairings are listed below.
Saturday, October 22nd (Quarter-finals)
#1 St.XavierUniversity vs #8 Illinois Institute of Technology
#2 RobertMorrisCollege vs #7 OlivetNazareneUniversity
#3 TrinityInternationalUniversity vs #6 JudsonCollege
#4 TrinityChristianCollege vs #5 University of St. Francis
Wednesday, October 26th (Semi-finals)
Winner #1/#8 vs #4/#5
Winner #2/#7 vs #3/#6
Friday, October 28th or Saturday, October 29th (CCAC Tournament Championship
Winners of semi-final games
EAGLES SPLIT VIRGINIA TOURNAMENT
Friday, October 14th
#3MartinMethodistUniversity (TN)5
#18 RobertMorrisCollege0
Saturday, October 15th
#18RobertMorrisCollege5
#RV VirginiaIntermontUniversity3
The 18th rated Eagles split their games over the weekend in the Virginia Intermont University Tournament that was held in Bristol, Virginia.The Eagles came out flat versus #3 rated MartinMethodistUniversity and paid the price as Martin Methodist pumped in two goals in the first ten minutes of the game.The Eagles were never able to recover and fell behind at half-time 3-0 and then allowed two second half goals to fall to Martin Methodist 5-0.The Eagles rebounded on Saturday defeating tournament hosts VirginiaIntermontUniversity 5-3 in a very physical game.The Eagles jumped all over Virginia Intermont scoring four goals in the first twenty-two minutes of the game and led 4-1 at half-time.The Eagles upped their lead to 5-1 seven minutes into the second half and tried to coast through the rest of the game as Virginia Intermont turned up the pressure.Virginia Intermont scored two goals in the final twenty-three minutes to make the game interesting but the Eagles held on for the 5-3 victory.The Eagles were led by sophomore Mavis Danso who scored three goals and had an assist and senior defender Elizabeth Baidu who added a goal and three assists.Senior midfielder Glory Taylor also scored for the Eagles.The Eagles now have an overall record of 11-5-1.
The Eagles close out their CCAC Conference season on Tuesday, October 18th against the University of St. Francis.Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.An Eagles victory will put the Eagles in a three-way tie for first place in the CCAC Conference standings but rival St.XavierUniversity would be named CCAC Champions due to tie breakers.However, the Eagles would be the #2 seed in the upcoming CCAC Conference Tournament and host thequarter-final game and the semi-final game with a quarter-final victory.The first CCAC Tournament game will be played on Saturday, October 22nd with the game time to be announced.
Monday, October 10th EAGLES WIN SEVENTH CONFERENCE GAME
RobertMorrisCollege11
CalumetCollege of St. Joseph0
The #8 rated Eagles pounded CCAC opponent CalumetCollege of St. Joseph Monday afternoon 11-0.The Eagles jumped on the board in the third and fourth minute to open up a 2-0 lead and added a third goal in the 17th minute for a 3-0 half-time lead.The second half saw the Eagles score eight unanswered goals and also missed a penalty kick.The Eagles outshot Calumet St. Joseph 35-1 and goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made one save to earn her fourth shutout of the year.Senior Elizabeth Baidu had a huge game scoring four goals and assisting five others tying the RMU record for points in a game (13) held by Patience Avre.Senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh chipped in with four goals and two assists. Other Eagles scorers were senior Glory Taylor (1 goal), sophomore Johanna Gomez (1 goal), junior Lisa Lundquist (1 goal), senior Misty Hale (1 assist), and freshman Kelly Travers (1 assist).The victory raises the Eagles overall record to 10-4-1 and their CCAC record to 7-1.
The Eagles travel to Bristol, Virginia this weekend to take part in the VirginiaIntermontUniversity Tournament.The Eagles will square off against #4 rated Martin Methodist University on Friday at 4:00 P.M. and then will play either #7 rated Houghton University (NY) or the host school Virginia Intermont depending on Friday's results.The Eagles will then close out the CCAC Conference regular season on Tuesday, October 18th against the University of St. Francis.Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at the University of St. Francis.
EAGLES WIN OVERTIME THRILLER
Saturday,October 8th
#8 RobertMorrisCollege
1 (2ot)
#22 TrinityInternationalUniversity
0
Saturday's game featured another classic battle between CCAC Conference rivals as the #8 rated Eagles defeated the #22 rated TrinityInternationalUniversity on Saturday 1-0 in double overtime as part of Trinity International's homecoming festivities. Both teams played with high intensity and Trinity International had the better of the play in the first half with the wind at their backs.The Eagles had their counter attack chances though and missed three breakaways in the first half alone. The missed opportunities continued for the Eagles as they went on to miss four more breakaways in the second half and overtime sessions. The Eagles also caught their breaks as seniors Glory Taylor and Sara Mussell cleared balls off of the goal line in both halves. Finally in the 105th minute senior sweeper Elizabeth Baidu carried the ball through the midfield and beat three Trinity International defenders and fired a left footed shot into the corner to seal the Eagles victory. Sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made four saves to earn her third shutout of the season. The Eagles had a commanding lead in shots on goal over Trinity International at 17-5. The victory raises the Eagles overall record to 9-4-1 and their CCAC record to 6-1.There is now a three way tie for first place in the CCAC as the Eagles, Trinity International, and St. Xavier all have 6-1 records. If all three teams win their remaining CCAC games, the conference title will be determined by a tie breaker based upon goals against and goals scored.
The Eagles next game will be today against CCAC opponent CalumetCollege of St. Joseph. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field. The Eagles will then travel to Bristol, Virginia this weekend to take part in the VirginiaIntermontUniversity Tournament. The Eagles will square off against #4 rated Martin Methodist University on Friday at 4:00 P.M. and then will play either #7 rated Houghton University (NY) or the host school Virginia Intermont depending on Friday's results.
EAGLES SUFFER FIRST CONFERENCE LOSS
Tuesday, October 4th
St.XavierUniversity
1
RobertMorrisCollege
0
The 12th rated women's soccer team lost their first CCAC Conference game of the season yesterday to rival St.XavierUniversity 1-0. In a very lackluster performance by the Eagles, sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made fourteen saves in keeping the Eagles in a scoreless tie until the 80th minute.In the 80th minute St. Xavier broke the deadlock when a Cougar player dribbled uncontested through the midfield and hit a twenty yard shot into the corner of the goal. The Eagles had their chances as well forcing the St. Xavier goalkeeper to make eleven saves. Senior Elizabeth Baidu had the Eagles best scoring chance with a one on one with the Cougar goalkeeper but her shot was saved. The loss marks the first time the Eagles have lost a regular season CCAC Conference game since the 2000 season which is also the last time the Eagles have lost to St.XavierUniversity. The Eagles overall record falls to 8-4-1 and their CCAC record is now 5-1.
The Eagles still have a chance to make noise in the CCAC when they take on TrinityInternationalUniversity on Saturday, October 8th. Game time is at 11:30 A.M. and will be held at Trinity International in Deerfield, Illinois. Trinity International is now in sole possession of first place in the CCAC Conference with a perfect 6-0 record and are ranked #23 in the NAIA. An Eagles victory over Trinity International would force a three-way tie for first place between the Eagles, Trinity International, and St. Xavier.
#12 RATED EAGLES REMAIN UNBEATEN IN CCAC CONFERENCE PLAY
Saturday, October 1st
RobertMorrisCollege
3 (2ot)
TrinityChristianCollege
2
The 12th rated women's soccer team won a hard fought game Saturday versus a strong TrinityChristianCollege side 3-2 in double overtime to remain perfect in CCAC Conference play. The Eagles struck first in the sixth minute when senior Elizabeth Baidu hit the Trinity Christian wall with a free kick but the rebound bounced back to her and she fired a right footed shot into the corner. In the 20th minute, Trinity Christian tied the game at 1-1 with a goal off of a corner kick. The Eagles regained the lead in the 37th minute after a great individual effort by senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh as she beat three Trinity Christian defenders and was pulled down by the last defender for a penalty kick.Baidu took the kick and scored her second goal of the game and her seventh of the season. Just before the break Trinity Christian evened the game again on a forty yard free kick that caught Eagles goalkeeper Fati Mohammed off guard. Both teams were unable to score in the second half or in the first overtime but both had their chances. Eagles forward Amoah-Tetteh missed a breakaway in the closing seconds of the game and Trinity Christian had a shot hit the post in the first overtime. Five minutes into the second overtime senior Alberta Sackey fired a left footed shot past the TrinityChristianCollege goalkeeper to seal the victory off of an assist from sophomore Mavis Danso. The goal was Sackey's seventh of the season. The victory raises the Eagles overall record to 8-3-1 and their CCAC record to 5-0.
The Eagles continue a tough stretch of games versus the top teams in the CCAC Conference and NAIA Region VII this week starting with St.XavierUniversity (rated #3 in Region VII) on Tuesday, October 4th. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at St.XavierUniversity. In addition, this game will be webcasted on the RMU athletics home page for your listening enjoyment and you can clik on the attached link http://www.robertmorris.edu/athletics/.On Saturday, the Eagles travel to Deerfield, Illinois to take on TrinityInternationalUniversity (rated #23 in NAIA).Game time is at 11:30 A.M.The CCAC Conference standings are listed below.
CCAC Conference Standings
1. RobertMorrisCollege
5-0
1. TrinityInternationalUniversity
5-0
3. St.XavierUniversity
4-1
TODAY'S SOCCER GAME TO BE BROADCASTED LIVE ON THE INTERNET!
September 28, 2005
Click on the link below to listen to a live web broadcast of today's women's soccer game versus CCAC Conference rival OlivetNazareneUniversity. Play by play will be done by Tom Wuestenfeld , the voice of the Eagles, and color commentary will be done by RMU women's soccer alum Jean Gehrke. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. but there should be pre-game talk as well. Clink on the link below and scroll down to Latest News to find the broadcast link.
The Eagles women's soccer team made a strong showing at the LindseyWilsonCollege Kelme Classic featuring three of the NAIA's top four teams. On Friday, the Eagles defeated #4 rated LeeUniversity 2-1 in overtime.LeeUniversity wasted little time as they jumped on the board in the 8th minute for a 1-0 lead.The Eagles answered right back five minutes later when Sara Mussell found Basilea Amoah-Tetteh streaking down the line.Amoah-Tetteh then beat two Lee defenders and calmly tucked the ball past the Lee goalkeeper to even the game at 1-1.Both teams had their chances in regulation to take the lead with the Eagles Amoah-Tetteh missing two breakaway chances and sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed making 6 saves in an outstanding performance.In addition, the Eagles backline of senior Elizabeth Baidu and freshmen Anne Meshes and Kelly Travers made half-time adjustments and neutralized a potent Lee attack.Five minutes into overtime the Eagles were awarded a free kick and Elizabeth Baidu scored the game winner.LeeUniversity outshot the Eagles 15-10.On Saturday night, the Eagles ran into an even a tougher opponent in #1 rated and defending NAIANationalChampionsLindseyWilsonCollege.Lindsey Wilson lost their first home game in 35 games the night before to #2 rated AzusaPacificUniversity (CA) and had a large and boisterous crowd behind them.The Eagles played a defensive game trying to contain an explosive Lindsey Wilson offense and the game plan worked for the majority of the game.Lindsey was forced into long range shots and dumped crosses into the Eagles goal area where senior defender Elizabeth Baidu and sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed were able to take control.However in the 34th minute, Lindsey Wilson got their opportunity as defender Elizabeth Baidu slipped while chasing a ball in the Eagles penalty box.As a result, a Lindsey forward won the race to the ball and was able to beat goalkeeper Fati Mohammed as she was caught out of position due to Baidu slipping.The Eagles were able to hold the score at 1-0 and had a goal dissallowed from an offside call, but were unable to create any other dangerous scoring chances of their own.This was an outstanding team effort for the Eagles the entire weekend and showed the strides the team has made since opening the season 0-2.The Eagles overall record now stands at 6-3-1 and their CCAC Conference record is at 3-0.
The Eagles host CCAC Conference rival OlivetNazareneUniversity on Wednesday, September 28th. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field.The Eagles will then host CCAC foe TrinityChristianCollege on Saturday, October 1st with kick off scheduled for 12:00 P.M.
#20 RATED EAGLES REMAIN UNBEATEN IN CCAC PLAY
Tuesday, September 20th
RobertMorrisCollege
7
CardinalStritchUniversity
0
The #20 rated women's soccer team defeated CCAC foe CardinalStritchUniversity last night 7-0. The Eagles controlled the play from the opening whistle and had constant pressure on the Cardinal Stritch goal.In the 24th minute, senior Glory Taylor put the Eagles on the board with her second goal of the season off of assists from sophomore Mavis Danso and fellow senior Alberta Sackey.Five minutes later senior Sara Mussell put the Eagles up 2-0 with a twenty yard shot over the Stritch goalkeeper.With only two minutes left in the first half, the Eagles struck again when Danso found Alberta Sackey in front of the Stritch goal with a pass and Sackey beat the goalkeeper for a 3-0 lead at the break.The Eagles came out firing again in the second half when senior Misty Hale was fouled for a penalty kick just two minutes into the half.Senior Elizabeth Baidu fired home the penalty kick for her fourth goal of the season.Sackey then made it 4-0 in the 60th minute when she easily slotted home a goal after senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh beat two defenders to set Sackey up with a one on one with the Stritch goalkeeper.In the 70th minute, Amoah-Tetteh got a goal of her own off of an assist from Mussell to up the lead to 6-0.The Eagles added a seventh goal with less than a minute to play when Misty Hale fired home a shot off of an assist from senior Whitney Didier.Sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made five saves in route to her first shutout of 2005.
The Eagles will be tested this weekend as they travel to Columbia, Kentucky to take part in the Lindsey Wilson College Kelme Classic. On Friday, the #20 rated Eagles take on #4 rated LeeUniversity at 5:00 P.M.The Eagles will then face off against 2004 NAIA National Champion and the currently #1 rated Lindsey Wilson College at 7:00 P.M. on Saturday.Also participating but not playing the Eagles is #2 rated AzusaPacificUniversity from California.
EAGLES TIE SHORTHANDED
Sunday, September 18th
#25 RobertMorrisCollege
2 (2ot)
#16 College of St. Mary (NE)
2
The #25 rated Eagles women's soccer team tied the #16 rated College of St. Mary 2-2 on Sunday. College of St. Mary struck first in the battle of NAIA Top 25 teams in the 33rd minute to take a 1-0 lead and it looked like that lead would hold up until half-time. However, with less than thirty seconds left in the half senior Elizabeth Baidu played a long ball over the top of the St. Mary defense. Senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh beat the goalkeeper to the ball and calmly placed it into an empty net to tie the game at 1-1 with twenty seconds left in the half. This was Amoah-Tetteh's fourth goal of the season. In the 62nd minute, freshman defender Anne Meshes was ejected from the game on a last man foul just outside the Eagles penalty box forcing the team to play shorthanded for the rest of the game. St. Mary scored on the free kick and took a 2-1 lead. The shorthanded Eagles turned the momentum at this point and pressured St. Mary's goal. In the 72nd minute Baidu played another great ball over the St. Mary defense and senior Alberta Sackey knocked the ball over an on rushing goalkeeper and into the goal to tie the game at 2-2. The goal was Sackey's fourth of the season. The Eagles continued the pressure and missed several breakaway attempts during regulation and overtime. The Eagles almost ended the game in the first minute of overtime but a Baidu free kick attempt bounced off of the cross bar. Eagles goalkeeper Fati Mohammed played a strong game making fourteen saves and both teams had twenty shot attempts during the game.
The Eagles travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, September 20th to take on CCAC foe CardinalStritchUniversity. Game time is at 5:00 P.M. and will be held at Uihlein Soccer Complex. The Eagles will then travel to Columbia, Kentucky for a weekend tournament matching up against #4 rated LeeUniversity on Friday and #1 rated LindseyWilsonCollege on Saturday.
EAGLES NOTCH CONFERENCE WIN
Thursday, September 15th
RobertMorrisCollege
5
JudsonCollege
1
The 25th rated women's soccer team extended its winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over CCAC opponent JudsonCollege last night. The Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute when senior Misty Hale headed in a rebound off of an Eagles shot that was saved by the Judson goalkeeper. The Eagles continued to pressure the Judson goal and were rewarded in the 29th minute when senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh finished a one on one of an assist from fellow senior Glory Taylor. The Eagles opened the second half with a chance to open the lead up but senior Alberta Sackey missed a penalty kick chance wide of the goal. In the 61st minute, senior Elizabeth Baidu upped the Eagles lead to 3-0 when she fired a shot in from 22 yards out off of a brilliant head flick from sophomore Mavis Danso. Baidu struck again two minutes later when Sackey played a through ball to a streaking Baidu who fired a left footed shot into the corner for a 4-0 lead. The Eagles added a fifth goal in the 71st minute when an Amoah-Tetteh shot deflected off of a Judson defender and into the corner of the goal. Judson ruined sophomore goalkeeper Fati Mohammed's bid for a shut out in the 85th minute by scoring off of a corner kick. The victory raises the Eagles overall record to 4-2 and their CCAC Conference record to 2-0. The Eagles next game will be on Sunday, September 18th in a battle of NAIA Top 25 teams as they take on the 16th ranked College of St. Mary from Omaha, Nebraska. Game time is at 12:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field.
EAGLES BACK IN NAIA NATIONAL POLL AT #25 After falling out of the NAIA National Poll last week, the Eagles rebounded with three wins last week to jump back into the poll at #25. The Eagles defeated then #25 JohnBrownUniversity 2-1, GrandViewCollege (who also received votes for the poll) 2-1, and CCAC foe the Illinois Institute of Technology 4-1. The Eagles have a busy couple of weeks coming up as they play two CCAC Conference games and take on three teams in the top 25 including #1 rated Lindsey Wilson. The complete NAIA poll link is below along with the Eagles upcoming game schedule. http://www.naia.org/wsoccer/ratings/2005/2.html
Upcoming games:
Thursday, September 15th
Judson College @ UIC Flames Field 4:00 P.M.
Sunday, September 18th
#16 rated College of St. Mary (NE) @ UIC Flames Field 12:00 P.M.
Tuesday, September 20th
@ Cardinal Stritch University 4:00 P.M.
Friday, September 23rd
#4 rated Lee University (TN) @ Lindsey Wilson (KY) 5:00 P.M.
Saturday, September 24th
@ #1 rated Lindsey Wilson College (KY) 7:00 P.M
EALGES OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY WITH A WIN
Saturday, September 10th
RobertMorrisCollege
4
Illinois Institute of Technology
1
The Eagles women's soccer team won their third game in a row defeating CCAC foe the Illinois Institute of Technology 4-1 to raise its record to 3-2. The Eagles dominated play throughout the game but were unable to capitalize on their numerous chances until the 22nd minute. In the 22nd minute senior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh scored her first goal of the year on an assist from Alberta Sackey. Three minutes later Sackey added a goal of her own on a beautiful assist from senior Sara Mussell. The goal was Sackey's third of the season. The Eagles continued to pressure the IIT goal in the second half but were unable to put the game away. Then in the 74th minute, an Eagles defender pulled down an IIT forward in the Eagles penalty box resulting in a penalty kick for IIT. IIT calmly finished their chance and cut the lead to 2-1. The Eagles finally put the game away in the final seven minutes with sophomore Johanna Gomez scoring on a breakaway with assists from Amoah-Tetteh and freshman Anne Meshes and freshman Lori Thomson scoring her first collegiate goal on an assist from Mavis Danso. The Eagles outshot IIT 23-7.
The Eagles next game will be on Thursday, September 15th versus CCAC foe JudsonCollege. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field.
Friday, September 9th RobertMorrisCollege 2
Grand
ViewCollege 1
The Eagles women's soccer team rebounded from last weekend with a 2-1 victory over Region VII rival GrandViewCollege. The Eagles had a golden opportunity five minutes into the game when senior Alberta Sackey was dragged down for a penalty kick. Sophomore Mavis Danso shot attempt was saved by the Grand View goalkeeper and Grand View immediately countered the Eagles. Eagles goalkeeper Fati Mohammed attempted to clear a Grand View through ball on the counter attack but her clearance hit an oncoming Grand View player and bounced around Mohammed. The Grand View player beat Mohammed to the ball and slotted the ball into an empty goal for a 1-0 lead. The Eagles evened the game in the 15th minute when freshman Anne Meshes scored on an Eagles free kick. This was Meshes' first collegiate goal. Seven minutes later the Eagles took a 2-1 lead when Alberta Sackey found senior Glory Taylor with a through ball and Taylor beat the Grand View goalkeeper to the ball and put it in the back of the net for her first goal of the year. The Eagles continued the pressure throughout the first half but were unable to capitalize. The Eagles outshot Grand View 14-5 for the game and freshman Lori Thomson had a shot ricochet off of the underside of the cross bar and bounce out. Grand View came into the game rated #2 in Region VII while the Eagles were rated #5. The Eagles have now evened their record at 2-2.
The Eagles next game is on Saturday, September 10th against CCAC foe the Illinois Institute of Technology. Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at IIT home field.
Friday, September 2nd AquinasCollege (MI) 4 (ot) RobertMorrisCollege 3
Saturday, September 3rd LindenwoodUniversity (MO) 3 RobertMorrisCollege 0
Monday, September 5th RobertMorrisCollege 2 (ot) JohnBrownUniversity (AR) 1
The Eagles started the season out in unfamiliar fashion dropping their first two games of 2005 to AquinasCollege and LindenwoodUniversity before defeating JohnBrownUniversity in overtime. The Eagles had chances to put the first two games away early but failed to capitalize on their chances.The Eagles found themselves behind Aquinas 3-1 late in the game but roared back with goals from Alberta Sackey and Mavis Danso in a matter of two minutes.After tying the game the Eagles missed several more opportunities including three missed breakaways and a free kick that rebounded off of the cross bar.The first Eagles goal was scored by sophomore Rachel Sparkman.The Eagles continued their lack of finishing in their second game against Lindenwood by missing three clear cut chances in the game's first twenty minutes.Lindenwood took advantage and scored a goal with five minutes left in the first half and scored again five minutes into the second half before adding a third in the final minute of the game.On Monday, the Eagles struck first against John Brown in the 13th minute when freshman Lori Thomson fought for a loose ball and found Elizabeth Baidu alone in front of the goal for a 1-0 lead.John Brown answered right back in the 21st minute to tie it at 1-1.Both teams showed tired legs playing their third game in four days and the game went to overtime.The Eagles wasted little time, as in the third minute sophomore Johanna Gomez won a head ball that sent Alberta Sackey one on one with the goalkeeper.Sackey's first shot was saved but she easily slotted in her rebound for the Eagles first win of the year.
The Eagles next game will be on Friday, September 9th against region rival GrandViewCollege. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field located at:
901 West Roosevelt Road
.Grand View enters the game as the #2 rated team in Region VII while the Eagles have fallen to #5.
August 25, 2005
EAGLES WOMEN'S SOCCER RATED #2 IN PRE-SEASON NAIA POLL
The women's soccer team is ranked #2 in the pre-season NAIA National Poll with 310 total points. Defending national champion LindseyWilsonCollege (KY) is rated #1 with 325 points and garnered all 13 of the first place votes.The Eagles will also square off against six schools in the top 25 including Lindsey Wilson (#1), LeeUniversity (#4), Martin Methodist (#9), Houghton (#11), McKendree (#17), and CCAC rival St. Xavier (#21).Conference rival Trinity International also received votes and are rated #30 in the nation. Click on the link below to view the entire NAIA National Poll. The Eagles open up the 2005 season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the CardinalStritchUniversity Tournament.The Eagles will take on LindenwoodUniversity on Friday, September 2nd at 5:00 P.M. at UhleihnSoccerPark
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE ALUMNI GAME THIS SATURDAY AT 11:00 A.M. AT UIC!!!
April 13, 2005 KELLY TRAVERS CHOOSES THE EAGLES FOR 2005
Robert Morris University Head Women Soccer Coach Kurt Melcher announced today the signing of defender / midfielder Kelly Travers of Irondale High School in Minnesota.
Kelly Travers is the second defender signed this spring by the Eagles and she is expected to provide an immediate impact to the team defensive scheme. The Eagles lost their three-time All-American sweeper Kulu Yahaya and All-Region marking back Sladja Jesic to graduation and are looking for Kelly to fill one of those voids.Melcher stated, Kelly reads the game very well and should fit nicely into our defensive scheme, stated Head Coach Kurt Melcher.“She is a natural leader and she should help in our goal of winning our fifth consecutive conference title and qualifying for our fourth straight NAIA National Tournament.â€Kelly plays club ball for the Twin Cities Fire Premier out of the Minneapolis / St. Paul area and participated in the 2004 Midwest Region II Championships in Rockford, Illinois. She was a four year starter at sweeper for IrondaleHigh School where she was a two-time captain, an all-conference and all-sectional selection, and team most valuable player.Kelly is also captain of her high school track team.
The Eagles went 24-1 last season, advanced to the Final Four of the NAIA National Tournament, and finished the year rated #2 in the final NAIA National Poll. The team also won their fourth consecutive Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) title and third straight NAIA Region VII championship.
March 15, 2005
EAGLES SIGN MESHES AND THOMSON FOR 2005
Robert Morris University Head Women Soccer Coach Kurt Melcher announced today the signing of defender / midfielder Anne Meshes of Rockford Boylan Catholic High School and midfielder Lori Thomson of East Lansing High School in Michigan.
Anne Meshes is expected to provide an immediate impact to the Eagles defensive scheme as the team lost their three-time All-American sweeper Kulu Yahaya and All-Region marking back Sladja Jesic to graduation. Melcher stated, Anne is a huge pick up for our program.Having lost two of our top defenders to graduation, we expect Anne to step in and fill one of those voids for us.â€Anne also comes from the Rockford Dactyls soccer program that has gained national prestige over the years.“Having played in the Dactyls soccer program, Anne has the experience and background needed to succeed at the collegiate level right away, Melcher said.“Her work ethic and commitment to the game are some of the most exciting things she brings outside of her soccer ability.I expect her to make an immediate impact on our team.â€Anne joins former Boylan Catholic players Rachel Sparkman (2004), Whitney Didier (2002), and Lisa Lundquist (2002) at Robert Morris College.
Lori Thomson is another player that should make an immediate impact competing for a starting job in an already strong Eagles midfield. Lori comes from a strong club background playing for CA United in Lansing, Michigan and that experience will make her transition to the college game an easy one. Lori helped CA United qualify for the Super Clubs National Tournament that will be held in July at Disney World in Orlando, Florida and also was an all-state selection at East Lansing High School (Mich) in 2004.“Lori is a very strong technical player that is very smart with the ball.Her technical and tactical sense will combine well with our current roster players and she should make an immediate impact on our team, stated Associate Head Coach Tom Czop.“I have seen her play a number of times and she has the ability to dominate the midfield and create trouble for opposing teams with her play making ability.She will be an anchor in our midfield for years to come.â€
The Eagles went 24-1 last season, advanced to the Final Four of the NAIA National Tournament, and finished the year rated #2 in the final NAIA National Poll. The team also won their fourth consecutive Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) title and third straight NAIA Region VII championship.
November 22, 2004
2004 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship
Concordia Advances to Championship Match with Golden Goal
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Sixth-seeded Concordia University (Ore.) advanced to the national championship game after a 1-0 overtime victory against second-seeded Robert Morris University (Ill.) in the 2004 NAIA Women Soccer National Championship. This is the first tournament win for the Cavaliers, who advanced to the semifinals after advancing on penalty kicks in their first two matchups.
After a scoreless regulation, the fifth game of the tournament headed to extra periods. Just over three minutes into the first overtime, freshman forward Kaeleigh Loveland crossed the ball from the right side to forward Jennifer Hughes, who got her shot past the Eagles’ goalkeeper to end the match.
Robert Morris was making its third national championship appearance and advanced to the semifinals with a 7-0 win against eighteenth-seeded Embry-RiddleUniversity (Fla.) and a 3-1 win against tenth-seeded BiolaUniversity (Calif.) in the quarterfinals. Concordia was the first team all season to hold Robert Morris scoreless, as the Eagles had outscored opponents 120-9 heading into tonight match. Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed gave up her fifth goal of the season tonight after making nine saves in the match. The two teams met in the first round of the 2002 national tournament, with Concordia advancing to the next round with a 5-4 penalty kick margin. The Eagles end their season with a 24-1-0 record and set school records for highest national rating (No. 2) and longest winning streak (24).
Concordia advances to its first national title game after falling in the semifinals to top-seeded LindseyWilsonCollege (Ky.) 0-2 last year. This year, the Cavaliers won their first shootout against eleventh-seeded MartinMethodistCollege (Tenn.) 5-4 and then advanced through the quarterfinals with a 5-3 shootout margin against fourteenth-seeded BethelCollege (Tenn.), after playing to a 1-1 tie. Sophomore goalkeeper Lela Mansfield made six saves in tonight match for the Cavaliers.
Concordia improves its record to 17-2-4 and advances to the championship match Tuesday night. They will face the winner of the second semifinal match between top-seeded LindseyWilsonCollege (Ky.) and fifth-seeded GracelandUniversity (Iowa). Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday at La Playa Stadium on the location of Santa BarbaraCityCollege.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The second-seeded Eagles of RobertMorrisCollege (Ill.) advance to the semifinals of the 2004 NAIA Women Soccer National Championship with a 3-1 victory against tenth-seeded BiolaUniversity (Calif.).
Sophomore forward Patience Avre scored her fourth goal of the tournament in the second minute of the contest, with an assist from Basilea Amoah-Tetteh. Biola would hold the Eagles scoreless until the 57th minute, when midfielder Elizabeth Baidu scored off a pass from Avre. She would score her fifth goal of the tournament just four minutes later off a penalty kick. This is the third appearance for Robert Morris in the national tournament and they advance to the semifinals for the first time.
Senior forward Rianne Schorel scored her tenth goal of the season off a penalty kick in the 64th minute. Schorel is the all-time career leader in goals scored and total points at Biola, with 41 and 94, respectively. Biola was making its first national championship appearance and set a school record for most wins in a season (16). The Eagles conclude their season with an overall record of 16-2-1.
Robert Morris improves to 24-0-0 on the season and advances to the semifinals. They will meet the winner of the quarterfinal game between fourteenth-seeded BethelCollege (Tenn.) and sixth-seeded ConcordiaUniversity (Ore.). The matchup is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday and the tournament will conclude Tuesday with the championship match at 7 p.m. All games are being played at La Playa Stadium on the location of Santa BarbaraCityCollege.
1st
2nd
Final
Biola
0
1
1
Robert Morris
1
2
3
Scoring Summary:
Period
Time
Team
Player
Assist
1
1:06
RMU
Avre
Amoah-Tetteh
2
56:09
RMU
Baidu
Avre
2
60:49
RMU
Baidu
Penalty Kick
2
63:23
BU
Schorel
Penalty Kick
November 18, 2004
2004 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship
#2 Robert Morris (Ill.) (23-0-0) def. #18 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (12-4-2) 7-0
Baidu, Avre Record Hat Tricks in Eagles’ Victory
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Second-seeded Robert Morris University (Ill.) scored four goals in the first seven minutes of the match and went on to defeat eighteenth-seeded Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) 7-0 in the second round of the 2004 NAIA Women Soccer National Championship.
Elizabeth Baidu and Patience Avre each recorded hat tricks for the Eagles. Baidu scored the first two goals of the game, in the second and fifth minutes, with assists from junior forward Basilea Amoah-Tetteh. Amoah-Tetteh also recorded the final goal of the game, in the 80th minute, with an assist from Megan Anderson. Avre scored three consecutive unassisted goals for her hat trick, bringing her season total to 38. The Eagles out-shot Embry-Riddle 21-9 and goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made seven saves en route to her school-record 15th shut-out.
Embry-Riddle won its first national championship game yesterday, after falling in the first round in their previous two appearances. Embry-Riddle won the Region XIV title to earn the automatic berth for the national championship and entered the tournament with a six game unbeaten streak. The Eagles conclude their season with an overall record of 12-4-2.
Robert Morris improves their record to 23-0-0 on the season and advances to Saturday quarterfinal matches. They will face the winner of tomorrow second-round match between seventh-seeded AuburnUniversity Montgomery (Ala.) and tenth-seeded BiolaUniversity (Calif.). Game time is set for noon at La Playa Stadium on the location of Santa BarbaraCityCollege.
1st
2nd
Final
Robert Morris
4
3
7
Embry-Riddle
0
0
0
Scoring Summary:
Period
Time
Team
Player
Assist
1
1:19
RMU
Baidu
Amoah-Tetteh
1
4:05
RMU
Baidu
Amoah-Tetteh
1
4:38
RMU
Avre
Unassisted
1
6:19
RMU
Avre
Unassisted
2
60:27
RMU
Avre
Unassisted
2
61:30
RMU
Baidu
Unassisted
2
79:11
RMU
Amoah-Tetteh
Anderson
EAGLES ADVANCE TO NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT!
11-6-2004
The women's soccer team advanced to their third consecutive NAIA National Tournament after defeating St.XavierUniversity 5-1 and OlivetNazareneUniversity 2-0 over the weekend.On Saturday, the Eagles pounded CCAC rival St.XavierUniversity 5-1 in the NAIA Region VII title game.St. Xavier came out with a game plan of physical play to deter the Eagles offense and it worked for the first 25 minutes of the game.In the 31st minute the Eagles offense got on the board when junior Sara Mussell hit a shot from 30 yards out that found the top left corner of the goal for a 1-0 Eagles lead.Nine minutes later, junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh scored with a shot from 30 yards out as well for a 2-0 lead.The Eagles then added another goal 55 seconds before half-time as junior Elizabeth Baidu played a perfect ball for a breakaway for sophomore Patience Avre who put the Eagles up 3-0 at the break.In the 60th minute, Avre made a great individual run down the left hand side of the field and found Amoah-Tetteh alone in front of St. Xavier's goal for a 4-0 lead.In the 73rd minute, Baidu fired home a free kick from 25 yards out to up the Eagles lead to 5-0.The Eagles defense allowed only their 8th goal of the year in the 81st minute as St. Xavier cut the margin to 5-1.Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made 4 saves in the victory and the Eagles defense of Kulu Yahaya, Sladja Jesic, and Mavis Danso contained St. Xavier's all-conference forward for the majority of the game.The Eagles won their semi-final game versus Olivet Nazarene 2-0 on Friday with freshman Lauren Cooper and junior Elizabeth Baidu scoring the Eagles goals.Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made five saves in earning her RMU record 14th shutout.
The Eagles now await the NAIA National Tournament pairings that will be announced on Wednesday, November 10th.The tournament will run from November 17th through November 23rd at WestmontCollege in Santa Barbara, California.The Eagles enter the tournament rated #2 in the final NAIA National Poll with a perfect 22-0 record.
SEVEN EAGLES NAMED TO CCAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
CCAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Elizabeth Baidu (junior / midfielder)
CCAC COACH OF THE YEAR: Kurt Melcher
CCAC ALL-CONFERENCE 1ST TEAM: Basilea Amoah-Tetteh (junior / forward)*
Patience Avre (sophomore / forward)*
Elizabeth Baidu (junior / midfielder)**
Sladja Jesic (senior / defender)*
Fati Mohammed (freshman / goalkeeper)
Kulu Yahaya (senior / defender)***
CCAC ALL-CONFERENCE
HONORABLE MENTION TEAM: Megan Anderson (senior / midfielder)**
NAIA REGION VII TOURNAMENT
Semi-finals / Friday, November 5th
#1 RobertMorrisCollege vs #5 OlivetNazareneUniversity (11:00 A.M.)
#2 WilliamPennUniversity vs #6 St. Xavier University (1:30 P.M.)
Championship Game / Saturday, November 6th
Winner RMU / ONU vs winner WPU / SXU (1:30 P.M.)
All games will be held at St. Xavier University located at 3700 West 103rd Street in Chicago with the winner advancing to the NAIA National Tournament in Santa Barbara, California.
You can check for scores at www.naia.org and click on the scoreboard icon on the top right hand corner of the page and proceed to women's soccer. You can also call Tom Czop at 312-296-0901.
CCAC TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL (10/27/04)
RobertMorrisCollege 4 St.XavierUniversity 0
The #2 rated Eagles soccer team kept rolling with a convincing 4-0 victory over CCAC rival St.XavierUniversity yesterday to advance to the CCAC Conference Tournament title game.The Eagles jumped all over St. Xavier University missing several one on one chances and a Megan Anderson shot hit the cross bar in the opening minutes.Finally, in the 9th minute Elizabeth Baidu and Basilea Amoah-Tetteh played a brilliant give and go pass play that allowed Baidu to score for an Eagles 1-0 lead.In the 13th minute, senior Cecilia Herrera stole the ball from a St. Xavier defender and played a through ball to Patience Avre who put the Eagles up 2-0.Avre struck again in the 30th minute on another through ball from Amoah-Tetteh for a 3-0 Eagles half-time lead.The Eagles added a fourth goal in the 87th minute when freshman Lauren Cooper played a ball over the top to Avre who completed her hat trick for her 33rd goal of the year.Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made five saves to earn her 12th shutout of the season tying Eagles alumni Carley Bliss' record for shutouts in a season.The Eagles are now a perfect 19-0 on the season.
The Eagles will host the CCAC Conference Tournament title game on Saturday, October 30th at 12:00 P.M. at UIC Flames Field.Flames Field is located at the corner of Roosevelt and Morgan streets.The #1 seeded Eagles will take on #2 seeded TrinityInternationalUniversity.Trinity International advanced to the final with a 1-0 win over 3rd seeded OlivetNazareneUniversity.The Eagles defeated Trinity International 2-1 earlier this year
CCAC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND
10/26/04
RobertMorrisCollege 7 CalumetCollege of St. Joseph0
The #3 rated women's soccer team advanced to the CCAC Conference Tournament semi-final with a 7-0 win over CalumetCollege of St. Joseph yesterday. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 23rd but the field was unplayable due to standing water. The Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 4th minute when freshman Rachel Sparkman fired in a rebound for her 8th goal of the season. In the 11th minute, Sparkman played a great through ball for Basilea Amoah-Tetteh who fired home her 17th goal of the year. From the 37th to the 42nd minute it was the Cecilia Herrera show as she scored three goals in that span to put the Eagles up 5-0 at the break on two Sara Mussell assists. The Eagles added two second half goals by Whitney Didier and Fate Music for the 7-0 victory. Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made two saves to earn her 11th shutout of the year which is one short of Carley Bliss' RMU single season record of 12. The Eagles are now a perfect 18-0 on the season.
The Eagles will take on CCAC rival St.XavierUniversity (#4 seed) on Wednesday, October 27th in the CCAC Conference Tournament semi-final round. Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field at the corner of Roosevelt and Morgan.
NAIA NATIONAL TOP 5 POLL
1. Lindsey Wilson (KY)
322 points / 10 1st place votes
2. Azusa Pacific (CA)
312 points / 2 1st place votes
3. RobertMorrisCollege
293 points / 1 1st place vote
4. Concordia (OR)
286 points
5. Simon Faser (BC)
269 points
10/19/04 RobertMorrisCollege LindenwoodUniversity
3
0
The #3 rated Eagles defeated long-time NAIA powerLindenwoodUniversitylast night 3-0 to end their regular season with a perfect 17-0 record. The Eagles jumped out on top of Lindenwood from the opening whistle as in the first minute freshman Rachel Sparkman fired a shot off of the crossbar only to see the ball bounce out. Two minutes later junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh found Patience Avre for a breakaway and Avre scored for an Eagles 1-0 lead. Only a minute later, junior Sara Mussell played a perfect through ball to a streaking Avre who scored again for a 2-0 lead. The Eagles kept up the pressure throughout the first half and were rewarded again in the 34th minute when goalkeeper Fati Mohammed punted a ball over the Lindenwood defenders to a running Avre who buried her third goal of the game for an Eagles 3-0 victory. Freshman goalkeeper Mohammed made eight saves in earning her 10th shutout of the year. Lindenwood has advanced to at least the elite eight of the NAIA National Tournament every year since 1998.
The Eagles begin CCAC Conference Tournament play on Saturday, October 23rd against the #8 seed CalumetCollege of St. Joseph. The Eagles are the #1 seed and will host all tournament games they are in at UIC Flames Field. Game time for Saturday's game will be announced later today. The winner of the CCAC Tournament receives a bye to the NAIA Region Tournament semi-final round. The Eagles have already clinched a spot in the NAIA Region Tournament quarter-final via their CCAC Conference regular season title.
The #3 rated Eagles defeated long-time NAIA power LindenwoodUniversity last night 3-0 to end their regular season with a perfect 17-0 record. The Eagles jumped out on top of Lindenwood from the opening whistle as in the first minute freshman Rachel Sparkman fired a shot off of the crossbar only to see the ball bounce out. Two minutes later junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh found Patience Avre for a breakaway and Avre scored for an Eagles 1-0 lead. Only a minute later, junior Sara Mussell played a perfect through ball to a streaking Avre who scored again for a 2-0 lead. The Eagles kept up the pressure throughout the first half and were rewarded again in the 34th minute when goalkeeper Fati Mohammed punted a ball over the Lindenwood defenders to a running Avre who buried her third goal of the game for an Eagles 3-0 victory. Freshman goalkeeper Mohammed made eight saves in earning her 10th shutout of the year. Lindenwood has advanced to at least the elite eight of the NAIA National Tournament every year since 1998.
The #3 rated Eagles defeated long-time CCAC rival TrinityInternationalUniversity 2-1 on Saturday to win its fourth consecutive CCAC Conference title. The Eagles wasted little time in the cold and ferocious wind as sophomore Patience Avre fired home her 27th goal of the season just three minutes into the game for a 1-0 lead. In the 38th minute, Elizabeth Baidu played a ball over the top of the TIU defense that the TIU goalkeeper tried to clear, but junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh chipped the ball from thirty yards out over the goalkeeper and a TIU defender on the goal line for a 2-0 half-time lead. The Eagles played the second half going into a strong wind and couldn't muster up any additional goals. TIU made the game interesting in the 82nd minute when they closed the gap to 2-1. TIU kept up the pressure as they looked to equalize but the Eagles defense held them off for the 2-1 win. The Eagles outshot TIU 17-4 in the game. The Eagles finished the CCAC season with a perfect 9-0 record and earned home field advantage as the #1 seed in the upcoming CCAC Conference Tournament. The Eagles are now 16-0 on the season.
The Eagles next game will be on Tuesday, October 19th against NAIA foe LindenwoodUniversity. Game time is at 6:00 P.M. and will be held at the SASA soccer complex in Springfield, Illinois. The Eagles will then open up CCAC Tournament play on Saturday, October 23rd versus the #8 seed CalumetCollege of St. Joseph at UIC Flames Field. Game time will be announced when it becomes available.
The #3 rated women's soccer team remained perfect in CCAC play with a sluggish 2-0 victory over TrinityChristianCollege on a small, bumpy field. The Eagles started out strong and controlled play early on as the rest of the RMU athletic teams cheered them on. In the 14th minute, junior Sara Mussell played a ball over the top to a streaking Basilea Amoah-Tetteh who chipped the ball over the Trinity Christian goalkeeper's head for a 1-0 lead. Seven minutes later freshman Mavis Danso found sophomore Patience Avre with a through ball and Avre tucked away her 26th goal of the season for an Eagles 2-0 lead. After the second goal the game turned. Trinity Christian turned to a physical game plan to disrupt the Eagles attack and RMU lost their composure as Trinity Christian made sure no Eagle had time with the ball. The Eagles still dominated possession and outshot the Trolls 19-6 but were unable to find the back of the net again. Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made five saves while earning her 9th shutout of the year. Senior defender Sladja Jesic played a tremendous game marking out the Trolls top forward and did not allow her to have a sniff at goal. The victory raises the Eagles overall record to 15-0 and their CCAC leading record to 8-0.
The Eagles travel to Deerfield, Illinois on Saturday, October 16th to take on CCAC rival TrinityInternationalUniversity. Game time is at 11:30 A.M. and will be held on the location of TrinityInternationalUniversity. Both teams enter the game unbeaten and the winner of Saturday's game will be the 2004 CCAC Conference champion. The Eagles have won the CCAC title in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Trinity International is located just north of I-94 in Deerfield, Illinois at 2065 Half Day Road. If you plan on attending the game, take I-94 north and exit Half Day Road. Turn right at half Day Road. The school entrance will be about 1/4 of a mile on the right hand side. The soccer field is located all the way in the back of the location next to the football stadium and gymnasium.
EAGLES SHINE BRIGHTLY IN ORLANDO 10/7/04 RobertMorrisCollege 6 St. ThomasUniversity 0
10/9/04 RobertMorrisCollege 5 RollinsCollege 0
The #3 rated Eagles were as hot as the Orlando sun winning both of their games in Disney World. First the Eagles dismantled NAIA foe St. ThomasUniversity 6-0. The Eagles jumped ahead early as Basilea Amoah-Tetteh scored the first of her two goals in the 11th minute off of a Mavis Danso assist. Three minutes later senior Megan Anderson fired home a shot off of a drop back pass from Elizabeth Baidu for a 2-0 lead. The Eagles added four more goals in the second half for the 6-0 win. Eagle scorers were Basilea Amoah-Tetteh (2 goals), Megan Anderson (2 goals), Sara Mussell (1 goal & 1 assist), Johanna Gomez (1st collegiate goal), Mavis Danso (3 assists), Elizabeth Baidu (1 assist), and Patience Avre (1 assist).
On Saturday, the Eagles put on an impressive performance defeating a strong NCAA DII squad in RollinsCollege 5-0. The first ten minutes were tough for the Eagles as they adjusted to Rollins' pressure and physical play. In the 15th minute the Eagles found their magic as Elizabeth Baidu finished a Patience Avre cross for a 1-0 lead. The Eagles continued to increase the pressure and blitzed Rollins for three goals in a seven minute span late in the first half. Sophomore Patience Avre scored all three of those goals off of assists from Fate Music and Elizabeth Baidu. Avre's third goal was an individual effort as she dribbled the ball 60 yards through the Rollins defense and also the goalkeeper for a 4-0 Eagles half-time lead. Freshman Rachel Sparkman added the fifth goal as she calmly tucked away a breakaway from a Baidu pass. Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made nine saves to earn her 8th shutout of the year.
There was some unfortunate news for the Eagles on the trip as all-time leading scorer Alberta Sackey sustained an apparent achilles injury during warm-ups of the St. Thomas game. The injury appears to be season ending but official word from RMU doctors will come later in the week. The senior has yet to appear in a game this season and had just recovered from a calf muscle tear that had occurred in preseason.
The Eagles next game will be on Wednesday, October 13th against CCAC foe TrinityChristianCollege. Game time is at 3:00 P.M. instead of the original 7:00 P.M. starting time and will be held on the location of TrinityChristianCollege in PalosHeights.
The 4th rated Eagles defeated CCAC foe CardinalStritchUniversity 7-0. Freshman Rachel Sparkman was on fire at the beginning of the game scoring two goals in the first twelve minutes. Junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh then scored ten seconds after Sparkman's second goal to put the Eagles up 3-0. Amoah-Tetteh then assisted on the next two Eagles goals scored by Patience Avre and Megan Anderson for a 5-0 half-time lead. Three minutes into the second half Amoah-Tetteh scored her second goal of the game by following up on a rebound on a Patience Avre shot. In the 68th minute, Sparkman again contributed in the scoring playing a nifty ball to Kulu Yahaya who fired home her first goal of the year for an Eagles 7-0 win. Freshman goalkeepers Johanna Gomez and Fati Mohammed split the shutout and both made one save each. The victory raises the Eagles overall record to a perfect 11-0 and their CCAC record to 6-0.
The Eagles next game will be on Tuesday, October 5th against CCAC rival OlivetNazareneUniversity. Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at OlivetNazareneUniversity in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The Eagles then will travel to Orlando, Florida on Wednesday for two games in Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. On Thursday the Eagles will take on NAIA foe St. ThomasUniversity and on Saturday they will take on NCAADIIRollinsCollege.
RobertMorrisCollege8 St.XavierUniversity0
The #4 rated women's soccer team pounded CCAC rival St.XavierUniversity yesterday 8-0 to remain unbeaten this year with a 10-0 overall record and are 5-0 in CCAC Conference play. The Eagles jumped on the board right away in the 8th minute as Megan Anderson played a perfect through ball to Basilea Amoah-Tetteh beating the St. Xavier offside trap for a breakaway. Amoah-Tetteh calmly tucked the ball in the corner for a 1-0 lead. The Eagles looked a little sluggish for the next twenty five minutes but sophomore Patience Avre beat three St. Xavier defenders on a run that started at midfield and made it 2-0. Avre added another goal in the 43rd minute for a 3-0 Eagles half-time lead. The second half saw the Eagles dominate and add five more goals for the win. Eagles scorers for the game were Patience Avre (4 goals, 1 assist), Basilea Amoah-Tetteh (2 goals, 1 assist), Elizabeth Baidu (1 goal, 2 assists), Lauren Cooper (1 goal), Megan Anderson (1 assist), and Johanna Gomez (1 assist). The Eagles remain tied for first place in CCAC play at 5-0 with TrinityInternationalUniversity.
The Eagles next game will be on Saturday, October 2nd versus CCAC foe CardinalStritchUniversity. Game time is at 12:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field at Roosevelt and Morgan.
NAIA NATIONAL POLL TOP 5 1. Lindsey Wilson (KY) / 7-0-2 / 325 votes 2. Azusa Pacific (CA) / 4-0-1 / 311 votes 3. Concordia (OR) / 8-0-1 / 299 votes 4. ROBERT MORRIS / 10-0-0 / 279 VOTES 5. Lee (TN) / 11-1-0 / 277 votes
9/16/04
The women's soccer team moved up one spot to #4 in the latest NAIA National Poll that was released today. The Eagles went 3-0 last week defeating #27 rated College of St. Mary (1-0), CalumetCollege of St. Joseph (11-0), and the University of St. Francis (5-0). The Eagles are a perfect 9-0 on the season and are tied for first place in the CCAC Conference with a 4-0 record.
The Eagles next game will be on Wednesday, September 29th against long-time CCAC rival St.XavierUniversity. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field at Roosevelt and Morgan.
FATI MOHAMMED NAMED NAIA REGION VII & CCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Eagles freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed was named NAIA Region VII and CCAC Conference Player of the Week for the week ending September 25th. Mohammed earned three shutout victories last week including an eight save performance in a 1-0 win over 27th rated College of St. Mary. Mohammed now has five shutouts in six games played this year and has a remarkable goals against average of 0.17.
Robert Morris University5 University of St. Francis 0
The #5 rated Eagles defeated CCAC foe the University of St. Francis 5-0 to run their unbeaten record to 8-0 and CCAC leading record to 4-0. The Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first twenty minutes with senior Cecilia Herrera opening the scoring off of a Megan Anderson assist. Anderson then scored one of her own by firing in a shot from 18 yards out off an Elizabeth Baidu assist. In the 29th minute, Anderson almost struck again as she fired a shot off of the post but freshman Mavis Danso followed the play to slot it home. In the second half, Anderson again set up the play finding junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh for a 4-0 lead. In the 61st minute, Herrera headed the ball across the St. Francis goal mouth to a wide open Fate Music who scored for the 5-0 victory. Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made two saves to earn her fourth shutout of the year.
The Eagles travel to Omaha, Nebraska to take on 27th rated College of St. Mary on Saturday. Game time is at 11:00 A.M. and will be held at the College of St. Mary. The Eagles look for a measure of revenge as St. Mary defeated the Eagles last year 6-2. On Wednesday, September 29th, the Eagles host long-time CCAC rival St.XavierUniversity. St. Xavier is currently rated #26 in the NAIA and are a contender for the 2004 CCAC Conference title. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. at UIC Flames Field.
9/18/04
RobertMorrisCollege10 JudsonCollege0
The #6 rated women's soccer team pounded CCAC foe Judson College 10-0 on Saturday to move to 2-0 in CCAC Conference play and 6-0 overall. Junior midfielder Elizabeth Baidu led the way with 2 goals and 3 assists while Patience Avre added 3 goals and 1 assist. Other Eagle scorers were Fate Music (2 goals), Megan Anderson (1 goal, 1 assist), Maria Ayala (1 goal), Sladja Jesic (1 goal), Rachel Sparkman (2 assists), and Cecilia Herrera (2 assists). The Eagles outshot JudsonCollege 42-4 in the game while freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed made two saves to record her second shutout of the season. The Eagles are tied for first place in the CCAC with long time rival TrinityInternationalUniversity who defeated #20 rated St.XavierUniversity 1-0 over the weekend.
The Eagles travel to Whiting, Indiana on Tuesday, September 21st to take on CCAC foe CalumetCollege of St. Joseph. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at CalumetCollege of St. Joseph.
RobertMorris College6 Illinois Institute of Technology 1 The 6th rated women's soccer team moved to 5-0 overall and 1-0 in CCAC play with a 6-1 victory over the Illinois Institute of Technology. IIT packed all of its players in its own half from the opening whistle in an effort to contain the explosive Eagles. In the 20th minute, IIT sent its lone forward toward the Eagle goal and caught the Eagle defense sleeping as IIT gained a 1-0 lead. The Eagles continued to go forward after the goal and finally were rewarded. In the 33rd minute, Rachel Sparkman and Megan Anderson played a nifty give and go and then sent Basilea Amoah-Tetteh through to goal to tie the game at 1-1. Just 26 seconds later, Amoah-Tetteh and Elizabeth Baidu sliced through the IIT defense and found Maria Ayala alone in front of the IIT goal for a 2-1 lead. The Eagles went on to pour in four more goals and outshot IIT 42-3. Eagle scorers were Elizabeth Baidu (2 goals, 1 assist), Basilea Amoah-Tetteh (1 goal, 2 assists), Rachel Sparkman (1 goal, 1 assist), Maria Ayala (1 goal), Fate Music (1 goal), and Megan Anderson (3 assists).
The Eagles next game will be on Saturday, September 18th against CCAC foe JudsonCollege. Game time is at 12:00 P.M. and will be held at JudsonCollege in Elgin, Illinois. The Eagles men's soccer team will take on JudsonCollege immediately following the women's game at 2:30 P.M.
9/15/04
EAGLES MOVE UP TO #6 IN NAIANATIONALPOLLTheRobertMorrisCollege women's soccer team moved up one spot to #6 in the latest NAIA National Poll that was released today. The Eagles defeated AquinasCollege over the weekend 2-0 to remain unbeaten in 2004 with a 4-0 record. This is the highest rating the Eagles have had since 2002 when the team finished #6 in the final poll.
The Eagles begin their quest for their fourth consecutive CCAC Conference title on Thursday, September 16th versus the Illinois Institute of Technology. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field at Roosevelt and Morgan Streets in Chicago, Illinois.
RobertMorris College2
AquanisCollege(MI) 0
The #7 rated Eagles remained unbeaten by defeating AquanisCollege 2-0 on Saturday despite a lackluster performance. The game was scoreless at the break with Aquanis controlling the majority of the play. However, the Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead seven minutes into the second half when junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh slotted home her third goal of the year off of a Whitney Didier cross. In the 74th minute, Basilea Amoah-Tetteh found Elizabeth Baidu open on top of the Aquanis box and Baidu fired home her first goal of the year to seal the 2-0 victory. Freshman goalkeeper Fati Mohammed earned the shutout with five saves in her collegiate debut.
The Eagles begin their quest for their fourth consecutive CCAC Conference title on Thursday, September 16th versus the Illinois Institute of Technology. Game time is at 4:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field at Roosevelt and Morgan.
9/8/04 EAGLES SIGN CPS STANDOUT FOR 2005 Laura Gracia, midfielder from SchurzHigh School, has signed a national letter of intent to play women's soccer at RobertMorrisCollege in 2005. "This is a great addition to our soccer program at Robert Morris," stated head coach Kurt Melcher. "Laura is without a doubt one of the top players in the Chicago Public League and will be counted on to contribute to our prgram for years to come."
The 12th rated Eagles won the GrandViewCollege Tournament over the weekend defeating #25 rated GrandViewCollege 3-1 on Friday and BenedictineUniversity (KS) 8-2 on Saturday. The Eagles wasted little time getting on the board versus Grand View when in the 12th minute Sara Mussell played a through ball to Patience Avre who slotted the ball home for a 1-0 lead. The Eagles continued to dominate as Grand View sat back in their own half trying to keep the high powered Eagles off of the board. In the 37th minute, Avre struck again scoring her second goal of the game off of a free kick. The second half saw more of the same Eagles pressure and junior Sara Mussell fired in a rebound from thirty yards into the upper corner for a 3-0 Eagles lead in the 66th minute. In the 76th minute, Grand View thwarted freshman Johanna Gomez' bid for a shutout when they scored off of a corner kick. The Eagles outshot Grand View 26-7 in the game.
On Saturday, it was the Patience Avre show as the Eagles defeated BenedictineUniversity (KS) in the title game 8-2. Avre scored an RMU record six goals in the victory and freshman Rachel Sparkman and Sara Mussell also hit the back of the net for the Eagles. Avre has now scored 12 goals in just 3 games. Junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh chipped in with three assists.
The Eagles are now 3-0 on the season and will take on AquinasUniversity (MI) on Saturday, September 11th. Game time is at 3:00 P.M. and will be held at UIC Flames Field at the corner of Roosevelt and Morgan.
8/27/04
Robert Morris University 9
St. Ambrose University 1
The #12 rated Eagles opened up the 2004 season with a bang cruising past region rival St. Ambrose University 9-1. Sophomore Patience Avre led the way scoring four goals and adding an assist while junior Basilea Amoah-Tetteh chipped in with two goals and an assist. Also getting on the board for the Eagles were Maria Ayala (1 goal, 2 assists), Rachel Sparkman (1 goal, 1 assist), Lauren Cooper (1 goal), Glory Taylor (3 assists), and Whitney Didier (2 assists). For Sparkman and Cooper, the goals were the first in their collegiate careers. Freshman Johanna Gomez made three saves in the net as the Eagles outshot St. Ambrose 25-8.
The Eagles will compete in the GrandViewCollege Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa on September 3rd and 4th. On September 3rd, the Eagles take on #25 rated GrandViewCollege at 6:00 P.M. and on September 4th they will play BenedictineUniversity (KS) at 2:00 P.M. Both tournament games will be played at the James Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Eagles begin CCAC Conference Tournament play on Saturday, October 23rd against the #8 seed CalumetCollege of St. Joseph. The Eagles are the #1 seed and will host all tournament games they are in at UIC Flames Field. Game time for Saturday's game will be announced later today. The winner of the CCAC Tournament receives a bye to the NAIA Region Tournament semi-final round. The Eagles have already clinched a spot in the NAIA Region Tournament quarter-final via their CCAC Conference regular season title.
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