USD Women's Soccer 2002

2002 Torero Soccer

18 TheWestCoastConference 2001 was another outstanding year for women 's soccer in the West Coast Con– ference as Sa nta Clara University cap– tu red the leag ue's fi rst NCAA Championship. Fellow conference membe rs San Dieg o, Po rtland and Pepperd ine all appeared in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. Santa Clara 's NCAA run marked the sixth consecutive yea r they have reached the Final Fou r. The Broncos defeated North Carolina in Dallas afte r knocking off five oth– ers school s en route to the crown. San Diego

FINAL 2001 wee STANDINGS wee Overall

2002 PRESEASON COACHES POLL # School 1. ' Santa Clara (7) 2. ' Portland (1) 3. 'Saint Mary's 4. ' Pepperdine 5. *San Diego 6. LMU 7. San Francisco 8. Gonzaga (first place votes) '2001 NCAA Tournament

W-L GF-GA W-L-T

Schoo l

23-2 17-6

22 -2 17-6 11-5 16-11

6-1 5-2 5-2 4-3 3-4 3-4

1. 'Santa Clara

Pts 49 42 33 31

2. ' Portland

14-3-2

3. ' Saint Mary's 4.'SanDiego 5. ' Pepperdine

14-6

12-5-3

12-9

27 20 11 7

7-10

7-6

6. LMU

9- 8

8-21 2-35

7. San Francisco 2-5

0-15

0-7

8. Gonzaga

(Regular Season Only) ' 2001 NCAA Tournamen t Teams

made their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament this past year. USO was defeated by Washington 2- 0 in the opening rou nd . The University of Portland was one victory away making the 2001 NCAA Finals an AII– WCC affair. The Pilots finished the 2001 season ranked third in the nation by the NSCAA after reaching the semi-finals for the sixth time . A total of four conference schools ended the season ranked in the NSCAA Top-25. This season, both the NSCAA and Soccer Magazine have four WCC teams ranked in the 2002 preseason polls .

Conference History The WCC is proud to enter its eleventh season of women's soccer. Historical ly, four member teams have tasted

post season play, with Santa Clara lead ing the way with 13 appearances, including eight NCAA semi-finals. Portland follows with nine trips, in– cluding six appearances in the NCAA Semi-Fi– nals. The Pilots advanced to the Finals in 1995.

2001 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE HONORS First Team Aly Wagner, SCU

Second Team Laura Trask, LMU Jessica Poole, SMC Lucianne Crenshaw, SMC Anna Kraus, SCU Kaile Frattone, SMC Casey Loveland, USD lmani Dorsey, POR Shauna Rech , SMC Devvyn Hawkins, SCU Ashley Swanson , PEP Leila Duren, USD

Christine Sinclair, POR Danielle Slaton, SCU Lauren Orlandos, POR Leslie Osbourne, SCU Susan Palmer, PEP Erin Misaki , POR Veronica Zepeda, SCU Ruth Montgomery, SMC

Betsy Barr, POR Gina Poltl, USD

Honora bl e Mention

Claire Whitfield , GON ; Beth Skkal, LMU; Myka Peck, LMU; Kylie Beren, LMU ; Lindsey Brouillette, PEP; Mary Stuart, PEP; Ali Pavoni, PEP; Jenna Ainsworth, PEP; Brooke O'Hanley, POR; Lindsey Smart, POR; Lauren Arase , POR; Chelsea Montero, SMC; Katie Sticinski, SMC ; Jen Blezer, SMC; Jenny Babera, SMC; Val Strocco, USD; Andrea Keesling , USD ; Stephanie Barnier, USD ; Katie Allen , USD ; He idi Prestegard, USF; Shannon Allen, USF; Jessica Ballweg, SCU ; Kerry Cathcart, SCU ; Bree Horvath, SCU Player of the Year: Aly Wagner Freshman of the Year: Christine Sincla ir Defensive Player of the Year: Danielle Slaton Co-Coaches of the Year: Paul Ratcl iffe, SMC ; Jerry Smith, SCU

2001 AII-WCC Players (1-r) Katie Allen , Val Sirocco, Andrea Keesling

Saint Mary's has qualified for the tournament three times, most recently advancing to the sec– ond round in 2001 . The University of San Diego has appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times , aiming for their fourth straight trip in 2002 .

Women's soccer is one of 13 sports the 50-year-old conference sponsors. Started in 1952 as a men 's basketball league for five Bay Area schools , the WCC added women 's athletics to its lineup in 1985. All WCC members are private institutions with high academic standards and growing athletic tradition .

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