The Fine Line...

As any fan or former player knows, soccer is a cruel game sometimes.  The results of games are often determined by individual split-second moments that can occur at any time in the course of a game that can last as long as 110 minutes at the college level.  That moment in the CAC conference final did not go our way on Saturday.  In spite of playing well enough to win, leading in every statistical category, and actually putting a goal in at one point, we did not prevail.
Full credit goes to our opponents for having the mental toughness to hang in there and give themselves the opportunity to make that moment go their way in the 2nd overtime.  We wish them well as they represent the CAC in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Survive and Advance!

Not the prettiest game we've played but our Semifinal win over St. Mary's puts us into our 12th consecutive conference final, but our 1st in our new conference, the CAC. The winner on Saturday will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

CAC Championship Game
Sat. Nov. 6th - 1pm FSU at Stevenson
11001 Owings Mills Boulevard, Owings Mills, Md 21117
 Directions/Map

Frostburg 3, Salisbury 0.

There may not have been a better scoreline for us this year than this one. With so much at stake, our players really played a tough but smart game at Salisbury and got the result we needed. We have now earned a bye in the CAC Tournament and will host the winner of St. Mary's vs Mary Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd here at FSU at 5pm. Here is the schedule:

First Round - Saturday, Oct. 30
Game 1: #5 Salisbury 1, York 0.
Game 2: #3 St. Mary's 3, #6 Mary Washington 1.

Semifinal Round - Tuesday, Nov. 2
Game 3: #1 Stevenson 2, #5 Salisbury 0.
Game 4: #2 Frostburg 2, #3 St. Mary's 1.

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 6
Game 5: #2 Frostburg at #1 Stevenson, 1:00pm

Goal of the Week- from 10/16/2010

Senior Day 2010!

This Saturday, before our game at Noon, we celebrated the careers of 5 very special players.  Our 5 Seniors have been fantastic athletes, students, leaders, and ambassadors of FSU during their time here at Frostburg State.  All of them have played important roles in the growth of our program and been high-impact players in our lineup over the course of their careers. In a wonderful team effort, we defeated St. Mary's 5-0 on Senior Day but our Seniors stole the show.  Lauren Russell scored 3 with 2 assists from Kierstin Stevenson and Shonna Ferree, Taylor Jenkins, and Heather Fleishell did the defensive work to earn the shut out.

Goal of the Week - from Oct. 8th vs Wesley

a conference "race"

Some of our biggest games of the year await us over the next 2 weeks. We'll finish the regular season by playing both of the conference teams currently in a 3-way tie with us for the CAC regular season title and renew our traditional rivalry with Salisbury. The top 2 teams at the end of the regular season earn first round byes in the CAC tournament and a home game in the semifinal - a huge advantage. We are looking forward to the games and are hopeful we can make the end of season drama play out in our favor...

Goal of the Week - from 9/28/2010

attractive vs effective soccer

A classic argument in the sport of soccer and a great example was witnessed on Saturday in our game with York.   It was clear that our opponent's primary advantage in the game was physical energy and force and that was enough to out score us on our home field.  It's disappointing that we would allow 2 goals at home with a great crowd on such a beautiful day for soccer.  This result will make achieving our team goals this year much more difficult but I'm sure our players will accept that challenge and respond in the coming weeks...

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Our players get recognized in a number of ways throughout the season.  Amanda Wharton was just named "Player of the Week" for the 2nd time this season by both our conference, the CAC, and the ECAC, a much larger regional conference with 183 Division III members across 16 Eastern States.  The National Soccer Coaches Association also ranks teams on a weekly basis throughout the season and FSU is currently #7 in the South Atlantic region.  Team statistics are kept on the FSU, CAC, and NCAA websites and Frostburg is currently ranked nationally in a number of categories.
CAC Conference
ECAC Sports
NSCAA Rankings
NCAA Women's Soccer Page

2010 Action Photos and Video

The slideshow/photo library to the right will be updated now and then with photos of our team in action taken mainly by Greg Johnson, father of current player Megan Johnson. Many of the video clips used on this blog are filmed during games by Jeff Graham, father of current player, Adria Graham. Thank you Mr. Johnson and Mr. Graham! The photos and highlights are outstanding and really enhance this blog site for friends and family to enjoy.

Goal of the Week - Lauren Russell vs St. Vincent, 9/15/10