Sat. Oct. 20, 2007

Fort Wayne IN  --  Huntington University almost pulled off the upset of the tournament as they fall to USF 3-2.  The Cougars controlled play and dominated the stat sheet but could not put the Foresters away.  Sophomore Hilary Powers scored off a Mary Whisler shot with just 1 minute to play in the first half.      

USF dominated the first 25 minutes of the second half and was finally rewarded for their efforts.  Freshman Rachel Schenk scored her first collegiate goal after Megan Garrett and Sara Thieme combined to free Schenk to goal.  The Two goal lead would only stand up for 1 minute as Huntington answered with a shot that floated into the upper 90.

Both teams battled hard and with 10 minutes remaining, Senior Laura Leffers received a ball from Sara Thieme and beat the keeper for her 10th goal of the season.  Huntington would not go away as Sara Kauffman responded with a goal just 11 seconds later.  USF preserved the win and advance to the MCC Semi-Finals on Wednesday at Spring Arbor University (Ranked 11th in the NAIA).       

"I really thought we played well today and controlled the game.  Huntington deserves a ton of credit for their play and their spirit not giving up after two 2 goal leads.  Coach Nuber commented.  "We stayed composed and just played the game and that is why we advanced". 

The game was also a milestone for Head Coach Ken Nuber as the win gave him 200 in his 14 year career.  Nuber has coached the Women's team for 13 years and had coached men's team for 5 years.  He has 168 wins as the Women's Coach and 32 as the Men's Coach.  "I am very happy to share this milestone with such a great group of players.  It's a nice honor but the ultimate goal is a conference championship"  Nuber stated.     

The Cougars advance to the  MCC Semi-Finals on Wednesday October 24th @ Spring Arbor University to face the 11th ranked team in the nation at 2:00 pm.     

Huntington      0     2     2
Saint Francis 1     2     3
USF:  Hilary Powers (Mary Whisler)  44th minute
USF:  Rachel Schenk (Megan Garrett - Sara Thieme 70th
HU:  McGrath (-) 71st
USF Laura Leffers (Thieme - Katie Freygang) 80th
HU   Kauffman 80th

SF:  Stacey Rider 1 save
HU:  Emily Walker 11 saves
           

 -- GO USF --