Home field advantage

Since 2006 when our turf stadium became the home of FSU Women's Soccer, our home record has been outstanding. Our players love playing in front of friends and family, playing night games, and on our state-of-the-art Sprinturf playing surface. More importantly, there's a confidence and level of pride that comes with defending our home turf on our own campus that helps fuel our intensity and energy level when we play at home. Of course we get to play, on average, about half our games at home and look forward to the opportunity to earn the right to play post-season games here at FSU again this year.

Goal of the Week - 9/12/2010

Making progress one week at a time

The team visits Colonial Williamsburg

2 good athletic teams challenged us in different ways this past weekend in the Christopher Newport Tournament.  On Saturday, we scored first against a very athletic Va. Wesleyan team but could not hold on in the 2nd half.  On Sunday, we had a poor start and after some defensive lapses, were forced to keep our composure and really push the game to come from behind against the hosts from CNU.  The team showed great spirit in a tough weekend in which we split games against two NCAA tournament teams from last year.  We had a great trip and visit to Coastal Virginia but our upcoming stretch of home games is very welcomed.

A great start to conference play

Even though we've changed conferences, we certainly understand how critical it is to get results in conference games. The conference standings make a huge difference in November when playing conference tournament games at home can be a major advantage. Due to a quirk in the CAC schedule this year, we had an odd early conference game and Amanda Wharton's hat trick at Hood was the difference. We controlled much of the flow of the game on Hood's new turf field and another shutout for our team gives us confidence heading into a very tough weekend tournament.

Goal of the Week - 9/4/2010 vs CUA

A big early season win!

CUA and FSU players after their Soccerplex game on 9/4/10

Catholic was physical and pressured us for long stretches but could not get the goal they needed to change the game.  With about 10 minutes to go, Heather Fleishell banged home a Liz Seligman corner and FSU hung on for a big early season win, 1-0.  The Soccerplex stadium field was in perfect condition on a beautiful day for soccer in Maryland.

A good start at home...

A strong start to the game and for our season at home this week.  We created good chances to score throughout the game but finally put one in at the 73 minute mark.  Amanda Wharton scored on a terrific assist from Adria Graham and Taylor Jenkins scored late for her first goal here at FSU.

A tough Catholic team awaits in a big game this weekend at the MD SoccerPlex.  The event is a fundraiser for Cancer Research in conjunction with the Thunder SoccerFest Youth Tournament.
 Game Flier from Thunder Soccer
KicksAgainstBreastCanc.com
MDSoccerPlex.org

Preseason Lessons...

A-B 1, FSU 1.
There are lessons to be learned from every match we play.  One of tonight's lessons was pretty clear - we did not have a good start and we're not really prepared to play the physical and athletic team that Alderson Broaddus was tonight.  They were able to disrupt our rhythm and force us into mistakes in the back and took a 1 goal lead as a result.  We increased the pace of our game and had a much better 2nd half as we created a few good chances but could only get one goal back on a terrific Heather Fleishell header.  Being prepared to play hard, especially at home, is a habit we must have as a team this year if we want to accomplish our goals.

A Good Preseason Result

FSU 2, Dickinson 0.
Over 3 30-minute periods at Dickinson College today, the Red Devils had lots of possession but could not score against a tough Frostburg defense in a preseason scrimmage in Carlisle, PA.  Amanda Wharton scored in the 2nd period after Adria Graham forced a turnover and put her into great space.  Wharton beat the keeper neatly and pushed the ball into an open net.  Lauren Russell also scored on a terrific individual effort as she corralled her own shot off the keeper and put the rebound in from a narrow angle.  Everyone on the roster put in a good shift today as we tried different combinations and continue to experiment with some new formations.  Our final scrimmage of the preseason will be on Saturday at home at 7pm...

Getting Started in 2010

2010 team at our Alumni Scrimmage Game

An intense few days to open our preseason concluded with a chance to play 11v11 with some of our alumni in Bobcat Stadium on Saturday.  The pre-season continues as we play at Dickinson on Wednesday before hosting Alderson-Broaddus in our final preseason game next Saturday at 7:00pm.

We're Playin' at the Plex!

On Saturday, September 4th at 4pm, FSU will play Catholic in a regular-season game at the Maryland Soccerplex Stadium in conjunction with the Thunder Soccerfest Tournament.  The Plex stadium hosts the WPS Washington Freedom and numerous professional events throughout the year.  Donations will be accepted at the gate for the Kicks Against Breast Cancer fundraising effort.
Game Flier from Thunder Soccer
KicksAgainstBreastCanc.com
MDSoccerPlex.org

Time to Start Thinking About the Fall!

July 4th is the peak of the college summer break and a wonderful reason to celebrate with friends and family.  It's also a gentle reminder that the fall soccer season begins just Next Month!
Our 2010 schedule has really been upgraded with our move to the CAC and that we'll play 4 NCAA tournament teams and 2 more that qualified for the ECAC post-season.
2010 SCHEDULE
8/21 ALUMNI GAME, 3:00
8/25 at Dickinson, 12:00
8/28 ALDERSON-BROADDUS, 7:00
9/1 E. MENNONITE, 7:00
9/4 vs Catholic (at MD Soccerplex), 4:00
9/9 at Hood, 4:30
9/11 vs Virginia Wesleyan (at CNU), 4:00
9/12 at Christopher Newport, 3:00
9/15 ST. VINCENT, 7:00
9/18 JUNIATA, 5:00
9/21 MARYMOUNT, 5:00
9/25 at Mary Washington, 1:00
9/28 MCDANIEL, 7:00
10/2 YORK, 3:00
10/5 PITT-GREENSBURG,7:00
10/8 WESLEY, 3:00
10/13 at Stevenson, 4:00
10/16 ST. MARY’S, 12:00
10/20 at Penn St. Altoona, 6:00
10/23 at Salisbury, 12:00
10/30 CAC Quarterfinal, tba
11/3 CAC Semifinal, tba
11/6 CAC Final, tba
11/10 NCAA/ECAC Round 1, tba