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Penalty kicks doom Lady Chargers in GSC Tournament

Written by Jamie Gilliam
Friday, 06 November 2009
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Despite taking the field in nearly ideal playing conditions, three penalty kicks would cloud the skies as the Alabama-Huntsville (9-7-0) women's soccer fell 4-0 to North Alabama (18-2-1) in the opening round of the 2009 Gulf South Conference tournament in Pensacola, Fla. The Lions took an early lead in the contest thanks to the first penalty kick earned by North Alabama when junior goalkeeper Marissa Middleton (Olathe, Kan.) tackled UNA's Hollie Loud without making a clear play on the ball. Loud then stepped up and delivered the penalty kick inside the right post at 7:17 of the opening half. The Lady Chargers threatened several times in the first half including a chance in the 26th minute when freshman midfielder drove a scorching free kick in on net but UNA's Alex McLay was there for the save. Later in the frame, the Lady Chargers came close to tying the contest in the 36th minute when sophomore midfielder Luting Sun (Palatine, Ill.) hit the crossbar just inside the right post. North Alabama added to their lead early in the second half when the Lions got a numbers advantage inside the box and Stephanie Bradshaw tapped the ball over to Tassia Augusto, who sent the ball just inside the left post for a 2-0 lead at 50:02. Two additional penalty kicks sewed the game away for the Lions with Chloe Roberts scoring at 60:08 and Agosto adding to the lead at 68:23. Middleton worked th efirst 69:47 of the contest allowing all four goals and making four saves before freshman Lauren Kelly (Huntsville) came on in relief making two saves the rest of the way for UAH. McLay earned the shutout in net with a four-save effort. The loss wraps up the 2009 season for the Lady Chargers as UAH bids farewell to seniors Lauren Burns, Devin Newman and Megan White.

Newman earns All-GSC honors

Written by Jamie Gilliam
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- After helping lead the Alabama-Huntsville women's soccer team back to postseason play for the first time since 2003, UAH senior forward Devin Newman (Evans, Ga.) has been named to the All-Gulf South Conference second-team as voted on by the coaches previoulsy and announced by the league on Wednesday. Leading the Lady Chargers with ten goals scored on the season, Newman ranks tied for seventh in the league in goal scoring. Of her ten goals, six have been game winners for UAH this season helping the Blue and White to 9-6-0 record. UAH opens the Gulf South Conference tournament on Friday morning as the No. 3 seed taking on second seeded North Alabama at 11 a.m. at the Brosnham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Fla. The Lady Chargers also moved up a notch in the latest NCAA South Region Poll coming in at No. 7 in the latest rankings. Ranked No. 1 nationally, West Florida leads the poll followed by Florida Tech, Rollins, North Alabama, Florida Southern and Saint Leo. The winners of the Gulf South Conference and Sunshine State Conference tournaments earn automatic berths into the NCAA regionals followed by the next four highest ranked teams.

Lady Chargers are tournament bound after win over CBU

Written by Antoine Bell
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Photo by Chuck Edgeworth For the first time since 2003, the UAH women's soccer team will be headed to the Gulf South Conference tournament. On the strength of a 2-1 win over Christian Brothers on Wednesday at Charger Field the Lady Chargers will join the UAH men's team at the tournament which will be played in Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 6-7. It marks the first time since 2001 that both teams will represent UAH at the GSC tournament. Devin Newman and Amber Cryer scored the goals for the Lady Chargers (9-6, 4-3 in the GSC), while Kady Reisman added an assist. Newman got UAH on the board first in the 54th minute, taking a pass from Reisman and bouncing a shot passed charging CBU goalkeeper Christina Barone. The lead held up through first half. Then, in the second half, Reisman fired a shot from the right side of the box that hit the crossbar. Cryer redirected the carom through the crowd into the back of the net to give UAH a 2-0 lead in the 73rd minute. Eight minutes later, CBU cut the lead in half when Anna Laskarzewska came up with the ball in a scramble in front of the Lady Charger net and punched it in with less than 10 minutes left in the game. However, the UAH defense stiffened and CBU never got another clean shot on goal. CBU was held to only four shots for the game, three on goal. Lady Chargers keeper Marissa Middleton backed the tenacious Lady Charger defense with three saves. In contrast UAH had 20 shots on the day, 10 in each half. Barone stopped eight of the 10 shots-on-goal. The Lady Chargers, ranked 8th in the South Region, have one more nonconference match on Saturday at Bryan College before packing up the head south for the GSC Tournament. UAH will be the third seed in the tournament and will face the No. 2 seed North Alabama in the first round.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 October 2009 )

Lady Chargers keep postseason hopes alive with win at Delta St.

Written by Jamie Gilliam
Sunday, 25 October 2009
CLEVELAND, Miss. -- With their postseason hopes on the line, the Alabama-Huntsville (8-6, 3-3 GSC) women's soccer team used extra time to get the job done but won 2-1 in overtime over homestanding Gulf South Conference foe Delta State on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, Miss. The win keeps the Lady Chargers in contention for the GSC tournament hosted in Pensacola, Fla., on Nov. 6-8. UAH needs a win against Christian Brothers in Wednesday's home match to clinch a berth in the tournament. Things looked good for the Chargers early on as freshman forward Amber Cryer (Huntsville) staked UAH to a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute of play. The score remained 1-0 in UAH's favor until the 62nd minute when DSU's Mikael Mendez scored to tie the game on one of only a handful of shots the Lady Statesmen would have the entire game. Despite outshooting Delta State 33-6 in regulation, the Lady Chargers could not manage a go-ahead marker in regulation. It would be senior forward Devin Newman (Evans, Ga.), who would lead the way in overtime putting home a Stephanie Patterson (Deer Park, Texas) rebound off the crossbar at 94:17 to earn the win. Junior keeper Marissa Middleton (Olathe, Kan.) earned the win in net with two-save performance. Samantha Le Jeune took the loss with a 19-save effort. The Lady Chargers wrapup home action on Wednesday hosting Christian Brothers in a much-needed contest at Noon.

Lady Chargers hold steady at No. 8 in regional rankings

Written by Jamie Gilliam

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- After splitting a pair of contests last week, the Alabama-Huntsville women's soccer team (5-4-0) held steady at No. 8 in the NCAA South Region rankings announced on Wednesday.

The Lady Chargers opened play last week with a 4-1 loss to West Florida (11-0-0), who is ranked No. 1 overall in the top-25 rankings and No. 1 in the South Region Poll as well. UAH rebounded with a 4-1 win over Lambuth on Sunday afternoon.

Sunshine State schools Florida Tech (10-2-0) and Rollins (7-1-2) follow UWF in the poll in second and third respectively. Gulf South Conference rival North Alabama (12-1-1) is ranked fourth ahead of Florida Southern (9-5-1), Saint Leo (4-4-1) and Nova Southeastern (4-4-1).

Tournament champions from the GSC and Sunshine State Conference comprise two of the six bids to the South Region Tournament, November 12-15. The remaining at-large slots are awarded to the four highest-ranked teams in the region. The top-rated team is eligible to host the Tournament, providing it placed a bid to host and have adequate facilities and accommodations for teams and fans. The final regular-season poll will be published November 4 and championship selections will take place November 9. Selections will be announced at 6 p.m. Central time, Monday, November 9 via a webcast selection show on NCAA.com.

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