2007-2008 Weekly Release #7 (October 1)

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This Week's Schedule

Sat., Oct. 6 - vs. Seattle University, 1 p.m., College of Technology

Click HERE to read Sara Gress' blog about last week.

Click HERE for this week's Yellowjacket Women's Soccer Show featuring head coach Don Trentham

Week in Review

The Yellowjackets traveled west for two tough GNAC road games last weekend.  They kicked off the week at 3rd-ranked Seattle Pacific and gave the unbeaten Falcons a battle before falling 1-0.  On Saturday, MSUB stopped a three-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory at Northwest Nazarene.  It was the Jackets' first conference road win since joining the GNAC.

The weekend split left MSUB at 6-4-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the conference.  The Jackets are tied for third in the league with Western Washington.  Seattle Pacific seems to be running away with the GNAC crown after defeating both MSUB and Seattle University last weekend.  The Falcons are 12-0-0 overall and 6-0-0 in the conference.  Seattle is just a game behind at 5-1-0 followed by MSUB and WWU at 3-2-1.

Third-ranked Seattle Pacific used a first half goal to defeat Montana State Billings 1-0 Thursday night. 

The Falcons’ Sarah Martinez, the top scorer in the GNAC, took a long pass from Meredith Teague in the 29th minute, made a cutback move and drilled her 13th goal of the season past Yellowjacket keeper Jordan Fenwick.  That was all the Falcons needed to notch their 11th-straight win.

Fenwick did more than her share to keep the Yellowjackets in the game.  Seattle Pacific out-shot MSU Billings 26-1 in the game, including 18-0 shots on goal.  Fenwick made 17 saves, the fourth-highest single game total in school history.  She fended off the Falcons with eight first half saves and nine saves in the second half.

The Yellowjackets’ lone shot in the game came from Caitlyn Marrer in the second half.  Nine different Falcons fired off at least one shot at Fenwick with Martinez taking nine shots.

"Jordan obviously kept us in the game and gave us a chance," said Yellowjacket head coach Don Trentham.  "She made a lot of good saves and commanded the box.  Unfortunately we didn't create enough offense.  Only having one shot isn't going to cut it.  I thought the defense played well, and Jordan played well.  There were times when we created some possession, but we didn't get anything in our attack."

A pair of goals from senior Brittney Sandau lifted MSU Billings to the 3-1 win at Northwest Nazarene on Saturday.  Sandau opened the scoring just 15:15 into the contest when she took a pass from younger sister Samantha and beat Crusaders keeper Amanda Peters.

“I think we played a pretty solid game defensively and did some things in the attack to create some goals,” said Yellowjacket head coach Don Trentham.  “We had good goalkeeping play, and were able to put all the pieces together and play a solid 90 minutes.  This was a good win on the road against a quality opponent in the conference.”

The Crusaders knotted the game at 1-1 just five minutes into the second half on a Hannah Mohs goal, her third of the season.  The tie was short-lived, however.  In the 53rd minute, Peters missed a clearing pass from one of her defenders.  Sandau raced past her to get to the ball and deposit it into the net for her seventh goal of the season.

The Jackets added an insurance goal in the 80th minute when Jelisa Guy won a tackle and laced a tough pass to Danielle Ritter, who netted her third goal of the season.

Jordan Fenwick earned her first collegiate win in goal, making six saves and allowing just one goal.  She made 23 saves during the two-game road trip.  Peters finished with five saves.

“Brittney did a good job of scoring some goals for us,” said Trentham, “but it was a great team effort.  Any time you can get a win on the road it’s important.  With eight of our first 11 games away from home, we’re excited to get back to Billings.  It will be good to have six of our last nine games in Billings.  We’re hoping we can build on this and string some wins together.”

Record Watch:
Sandau's two goals in the win at NNU--her fourth career multi-goal game--gave her seven for the season and 27 for her career.  She is three behind Margot Merrill-Johnson for third on the all-time goals list at the school.  Her game winner at NNU was the eighth of her career, three behind Merrill-Johnson for second in school history.  Ally Stroup holds both records with 40 career goals and 12 career game winning goals....Along with tying Rachel Green in the school record books for the fourth-most saves in a game, Fenwick posted one of the biggest games in goal this decade.  The other five entries over 15 saves in the record book all happened before 2000.  The last time a Yellowjacket made more than 15 saves in a game was when Gretchen Kaus made 20 against Humboldt State on Oct. 29, 1999.

From the GNAC:
LAST WEEK: Monday – Grand Canyon 0 at Western Washington 1.  Tuesday – Western Oregon 1 at Corban 2.    Wednesday - Seattle 1 at Northwest Nazarene 0.  Thursday – MSU Billings 0 at Seattle Pacific 1.  Friday – Central Washington 1 at Saint Martin's 0 (ot);  Western Washington 3 at Western Oregon 0.  Saturday – MSU Billings 3 at Northwest Nazarene 1; Seattle Pacific  2 at Seattle 1 (2ot).  Sunday – Western Oregon 1 at Central Washington 0 (2ot); Western Washington 4 at Saint Martin's 0.

UPCOMING: Tuesday   – Western Washington at CSU Dominguez Hills, 7 p.m. Wednesday – Rocky Mountain vs. MSU Billings (at Daylis Stadium), 7 p.m.  Friday - Northwest Nazarene at Seattle Pacific, 7 p.m.  Saturday – Central Washington at Western Washington, noon; Seattle at MSU Billings, 1 p.m.; Saint Martin's at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.

NSCAA National (Sept. 25) -   3. Seattle Pacific, 15. Seattle. Far West Regional (Sept. 25) -  1. Seattle Pacific, 2. Seattle, 4. Western Washington, 8. MSU Billings.  NCAA Division II Far West Regional – The first poll will be released Oct. 10 by 1:30 p.m.  Polls will also be released on Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Oct. 31 and Nov. 5.

NCAA National Statistics (Sept. 23): Individuals: Points - 14. Sarah Martinez, SPU, 2.80; 15. Leah Wymer, SU, 2.70. Goals - 9. Leah Wymer, SU, and Sarah Martinez, SPU, 1.20. Assists - 2. Ashley Porter, SU, and Meredith Teague, SPU, 1.00. Goals Against - 6. Kaitlyn Jackson, SU, 0.30; 16. Jesslyn Rahm, SPU, 0.56; 44. Teresa Fish, WWU, 0.84; 46. Amanda Peters, NNU, 0.86. . Save PCT. - 18. Kaitlyn Jackson, SU, .885; 35. Amanda Peters, NNU, .846. Team: Scoring - 17. Seattle Pacific 3.10; 23. Seattle 2.80; 36. Montana State Billings 2.56. Goals Against - 4. Seattle 0.305; 24. Seattle Pacific 0.70; 38. Western Washington 0.84. Shutout Percentage - 5. Seattle .700; 28. Seattle Pacific and Western Washington .500; 45. Northwest Nazarene .444.  Save Percentage - 7. Seattle .889.

GNAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK: Jocelyn Charette, Seattle Pacific (F, 5-10, So., Lakewood, WA) and Teresa Fish, Western Washington (GK, 5-7, Sr., Snohomish, WA - Monroe). . .Charette, a transfer from the University of Tampa, was a key component in the Falcons’ 2-1 over Seattle University Saturday, earning an assist on Shannon Oakes’ first-half goal and then getting the game-winner in overtime.  She had a team-high five shots including a free kick in the second half that forced a diving save by Redhawk keeper Kaitlyn Jackson.  She also took three shots in SPU’s 1-0 shutout of Montana State Billings on Thursday. . .Fish had eight saves in posting two shutouts – her 26^th and 27^th of her career – in 3-0 and 4-0 road wins at Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s.  Fish, who has seven shutouts this season, is now the GNAC’s all-time career leader.  She previously shared the record of 25 with Seattle Pacific’s Jennifer Hull (2001-04).

HONORABLE MENTION: Claire Morgan, Western Washington (F, 5-7, Fr., Bellingham, WA) had a goal and three assists in the Vikings’ two victories.  Her three assists all came against Saint Martin’s as she tied the WWU school and GNAC single-game record for most assists.  She is the ninth player in conference history to accomplish the feat which has been done 10 times, including twice by Ashley Porter.  Three of the occurrences have been this season. . .Brittney Sandau, Montana State Billings (5-4, Sr., Billings, MT – West) had two of the Yellowjackets’ three goals in a 3-1 win at Northwest Nazarene, its first conference road victory of the season. The goals were Sandau's sixth and seventh of the season and 26th and 27th of her career.  She is currently fourth in school history for both career goals and career points.

AROUND THE GNAC:  Sarah Martinez equaled the GNAC career record with her 45^th career goal in Seattle Pacific’s home win over Montana State Billings.  Nichole Sauvageau also had 45 goals for Seattle University between 1999 and 2002.  Martinez has 109 career points, two short of the conference record held by SPU’s Shannon Lovejoy (2002-05). . .Kara Kuttler and Jasmine Wilson scored goals as Seattle University split a pair of one-goal decisions beating Northwest Nazarene 1-0 before losing to SPU. . .Central Washington’s Amber Easterbrook extended her string of consecutive minutes without allowing a goal to 327:21 before Jill Petersen scored in overtime in Western Oregon’s 1-0 win Sunday.  Easterbrook’s streak included shutout wins over MSU Billings and Saint Martin’s.  She had eight saves against SMU and WOU before allowing the game-winner.  On Thursday, Kelsey Penn scored CWU’s game-winner against Saint Martin’s.  It was her team-leading seventh goal of the season and her second game-winner. . .Jordan Fenwick had 17 saves in Montana State Billings’  1-0 loss at SPU.  Her total is the second most in GNAC history and the most-ever in a game decided by three or fewer goals. . .Hannah Mohs had Northwest Nazarene’s lone goal in a pair of home losses to Seattle and MSU Billings.  . .Saint Martin’s keepers Michelle Donachie (11) and Breanna Klasen (10) combined for 21 saves in a pair of home losses.  The Saints have now lost seven straight since their lone win on Sept. 1 against Notre Dame de Namur.

Click HERE for the complete GNAC weekly release

Upcoming Opponents

The win marked the first ever for the Bears over the Saints.  Vanessa Peters made eight saves in goal for the win.  No season statistics are available for the Bears.

All-time Series:  MSUB leads series 8-6-1
Last Meeting:  MSUB def. RMC 3-2 in OT on Sept. 20, 2006 at Daylis Stadium

Seattle University (webpage) - The Redhawks will visit Billings for the first, and likely last, time on Saturday.  They are 10-2-0 overall and were ranked 15th in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association in last week's poll.  Seattle dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to 3rd-ranked Seattle Pacific last week to fall to 5-1-0 in the conference.  Still a frontrunner to qualify for the NCAA Division II Tournament in the Far West Region, Seattle is playing its final season in Division II.  The Redhawks begin the long road to Division I next season.

Senior forward Leah Wymer leads Seattle and ranks second in the GNAC with 12 goals this season.  She has netted four game winners already.  Kara Kuttler has scored four goals, including two game winners.  Senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Jackson has played every minute in goal through the first 12 games, posting a 0.41 goals against average.  The Redhawks have outscored their opponents by a combined 30-5 and out-shot them by a combined 209-80.  Only four teams have scored against Jackson and the Redhawk D.

All-time Series:  SU leads series 5-0-0
Last Meeting:  SU def. MSUB 2-0 on Sept. 25, 2004 in Seattle

The Stats

Click HERE for current MSU Billings 2007 season statistics

The Standings

2007 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Standings
(Through games of Sept. 30, 2007)

The NAC Stats Leaders

Click HERE for GNAC Stats Leaders

The Players

The Last Time in Yellowjacket Volleyball

The School Records (records that include 2007-2008 in bold)

Points
Game – 1. Jelisa Guy (14); 2. Brittney Sandau (9); 5. Mandy Ploskonka (7)
Season – 1. Ally Stroup (39); 3. Brittney Sandau/Jelisa Guy (26)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (109); 2. Brittney Sandau (75); 5. Mandy Ploskonka (32); 6. Jelisa Guy (30)

Goals
Game – 1. Jelisa Guy (5); 3. Brittney Sandua (3); 3. Samantha Sandau (3)
Season – 1. Ally Stroup (16)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (40); 4. Brittney Sandau (27)

Game Winning Goals
Season – 1. Ally Stroup/Margot Merrill-Johnson (4); 4. Brittney Sandau/Melissa Carlson (3)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (12); 3. Brittney Sandau (8)

Assists
Game – 1. Jelisa Guy (4); 3. Mandy Ploskonka/Brittney Sandau (3)
Season – 1. Brittney Sandau (10); 2. Jelisa Guy (8); 8. Mandy Ploskonka (6)
Career – 1. Ally Stroup (29); 2. Brittney Sandau (21); 6. Mandy Ploskonka (10); 6. Jelisa Guy (10)

GK Wins
Season – 1. Megan Plank (13)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (41) 

Saves
Game – 1. Jenny Bunnell (23); 4. Jordan Fenwick (17)
Season – 1. Jenny Bunnell (151)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (336) 

Shutouts
Season – 1. Megan Plank (10)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (23) 

Goals Against Average
Season – 1. Megan Plank (0.77)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (0.95) 

Minutes in Goal
Season – 1. Megan Plank (1868:15)
Career – 1. Megan Plank (6376:53) 

Fastest Goal from Start of Game
1. Kelly Bryn – 0:27 

Games Played
1. Ally Stroup (74); 6. Brittney Sandau (68); 6. Amy Stephens (68)

Games Started
1. Ally Stroup (74); 5. Brittney Sandau (67)

Schedule & Results

The Coaches

Don Trentham, Head Coach
Don Trentham enters his sixth year as head women’s soccer coach at MSU Billings in 2007.  Under Trentham’s direction the program has gone 44-39-7.  He is the winningest coach in the history of the program in terms of both total wins and winning percentage, and his teams have posted the only three winning season in team history.

Trentham attended Columbia College (Missouri) and played for head coach Dan Hogan, who is now head coach at University of Southern Indiana.  At Columbia he was part of an NAIA program that was consistently ranked in the top-20, won two conference tournament championships and twice advanced to the regional tournament.  In his senior year, the team finished 17-5 and was ranked ninth in the nation.

It was during his playing days at Columbia when Trentham began coaching.  He was head coach of two teams for the Columbia Pride Soccer Club and was assistant camp director for Columbia College Soccer Camps during the summer.  In 1998 the Missouri Youth Soccer Association honored Trentham as the Boys’ Coach of the Year.

Trentham began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida where he had the chance to work two seasons with one of the finest soccer tacticians in the country – David Gregson.  At Embry-Riddle he assisted in guiding the team to a #16 NAIA National Ranking in the final poll of 1999 season, two NAIA Regional Tournament appearances and a Florida Sun Conference regular season championship.

"I've been very fortunate to have played for and coached with two great people," says Trentham.  "Much of what I learned about the game came from Coach Hogan and David Gregson.  Had it not been for those guys, I don't know if I'd be coaching today."

Aside from his head coaching duties with the team at MSU Billings, Trentham also plays an active role in developing players throughout the state and the region.  Over the past two years he has served as the u13 and u14 girls head coach for the Magic City Soccer Club, guiding each team he has coached to Montana State Championships.  In the past he has also coached in the Olympic Development Program serving as the ODP girl's head coach for Montana, as well as an ODP staff coach for Region IV.  Furthermore, he holds many camps, clinics, tournaments, and leagues during the course of the year for both adult and youth players throughout the state.

Trentham earned his bachelor of arts in education from Columbia College and a master's of education in sport management from East Stroudsburg University.  He holds an "A" license from the United States Soccer Federation, as well as an Advanced National license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. 

Ally Stroup, Assistant Coach

The 2007 season will be Stroup’s first as the Yellowjackets’ women’s assistant soccer coach.  She is a 2007 graduate from MSU Billings, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in psychology with a minor in coaching and graduating cum laude.  

“Ally is a great addition to the coaching staff here at MSUB,” said Director of Soccer and Head Women’s Coach Don Trentham.  “She had a terrific career and a major impact here as a player, and I am confident she will have as big an impact, if not bigger, on our program as a coach.  She knows the game very well and has a tremendous passion for MSUB soccer, and it will be exciting to see her pass on her knowledge and passion to the players in the program.”

As a player, Stroup was a four year starter and two-time captain for the Yellowjackets.  Her freshmen season she was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-West Region Second Team.  As a junior, she received the following honors: MSU Billings Most Valuable Student-Athlete, Heartland All-Conference Team, Scholar-Athlete by her teammates, and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Second Team.  For her senior season, she received the following honors:  ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Second Team, Dakrtonics All-Midwest Region Team, Scholar-Athlete and MVP by her teammates, NSCAA/adidas College Scholar All-West Region Team, NSCAA/adidas Women’s Soccer Scholar All-America College Division First Team. 

At one point during her senior season, the team was ranked No. 1 in the Midwest Region and ranked nationally in the top 10.  Stroup finished her MSU Billings career as the school record holder for career goals, assists, points, game winning goals, and games started. 

Stroup plans to begin her Masters of Science in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at MSU Billings in the spring of 2008.  She is married to Garret Stroup, a 2006 graduate of MSU Billings.