Idaho State at Sacramento State
Date and Time: Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.
Place: Sacramento, Calif., Hornet Field
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Idaho State vs. Portland State
Date and Time: Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m.
Place: Pocatello, Idaho, Davis Field
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Game Notes: Sacramento State and Portland State
BENGAL OVERVIEW
Idaho State (4-10-1, 1-4-0 BSC) splits its time on the road and at home in its final weekend of regulation play against teams tied for third in conference. The Bengals open the week at Sacramento State (6-7-2, 2-1-2 BSC) on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. at Hornet Field. Then ISU returns home for senior day on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. against Portland State (6-7-2, 2-1-2 BSC) at Davis Field. ISU honors seniors
Megan Stainbrook,
Taylor Powell and
Alex Hansen.
FOLLOWING BENGAL ATHLETICS
Fans can follow Idaho State's home soccer contests through KISU 91.1 FM. The radio broadcast is web streamed live at www.isubengals.com. Assistant A.D. for Academic Services
Matt Steuart provides the play-by-play action while former current ISU track and field athlete Sam Corbett provides color. Live stats can be found on the Bengal athletic web site. Fans can access information about the ISU soccer program through twitter and Facebook as well.
BENGALS LOOK TO KEEP POST SEASON PLAY ALIVE
Idaho State is in a tough position, but its chances for post season play are still alive! To make it to the Big Sky tournament the Bengals need: Northern Colorado, Weber State and Idaho State to win both of its Big Sky matches this week. ISU also needs Portland State and Sacramento State to lose both matches. The best Montana can do is tie both contests or the Bengals to make a Big Sky Tournament appearance.
LAST WEEK IN BENGAL SOCCER
Idaho State split its contests at home this last week capturing a 2-1 victory over Eastern Washington for ISU's first Big Sky win which ended a 10-game non-winning streak. Then the Bengals fell 2-1 to Montana in a heartbreaker where the Bengals led 1-0 in to the break before the Griz scored two goals, sealing the win off a penalty kick.
ABOUT IDAHO STATE
The Bengals are led in scoring for the season by freshman forward
Amanda Ellsworth with six goals and an assist for 13 points.
Ashley Jones leads the Bengals in Big Sky action with four goals and an assist for nine points. Jones maintains a .800 shot on goal percentage with eight of her 10 shots on frame. Junior forward
Rachel Strawn leads the Bengals in assists both for the season and in Big Sky play with five assists for the year and three assists in conference action. Ellsworth leads ISU with 36 total shots while Strawn leads ISU with 18 shots on goal. Sophomore
Carly Hutchings-Maloney is in goal for the Bengals having made 70 saves this season.
STEPPING UP IN THE RECORD BOOKS
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Ashley Jones is tied for the eight best career points record with 32. She is also tied for the sixth best career goals record with 12.
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Rachel Strawn holds the fifth best career assists record with 14, tied for the fourth best career game-winning goals with four and tied for the ninth best career shots on goal record with 44.
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Amanda Ellsworth ties the eighth best single season goals record with six and ties the eight best single season game-winning goals with two.
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Carly Hutchings-Maloney holds the 10th best single season minutes played record with 1277:47 and holds the eighth best single season saves record with 70.
RANDOM NOTES
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Rachel Strawn, a junior, has scored two goals every season for a total of six career goals.
• Head Coach
Allison Gibson recorded her 40th career victory at Idaho State over Eastern Washington.
• ISU's win over Eastern Washington was the first Big Sky win for the Bengals and ISU's first victory since August.
• ISU's win over Eastern Washington was ISU's second win of the season after an opponent scored first. The first win after an opponent scored first was ISU's 2-1 overtime victory defeating Nevada.
• Idaho State tied its opponent in shots for three straight games: 14 against Northern Arizona, 19 against Northern Colorado and 14 against Eastern Washington. However, in that time ISU had out-shot its opponents with on-goal shots 26-to-20.
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Carly Hutchings-Maloney is one save away from 100 saves for her career. She is three saves away from tying the sixth best career saves record at Idaho State.
IN THE BIG SKY
Idaho State leads the Big Sky in shots with 237 for the season and assists with 20 for the season. The Bengals are second in the league for goals with 20 and points with 60.
Amanda Ellsworth is tied for second most goals in the league with six and second most game-winning goals with two.
Rachel Strawn is second in the league for assists with five.
Carly Hutchings-Maloney has the third most saves on the season with 70. In conference only games,
Ashley Jones has the second most points with nine and has the second most goals with four. Strawn is tied for leading the Big Sky in assists with five.
RETURN HOME FOR SIX BENGALS
Six Bengals will be back in their home state of California on Thursday when ISU plays Sacramento State.
Maria Dela Cruz and
Amanda Ellsworth are both from Roseville,
Mikaela Carrillo is from San Clemente. Powell is from Davis.
Kiley Godfrey is from Seal Beach while
Allyssa Kenney is from Carlsbad.
ABOUT SACRAMENTO STATE
Sacramento State posts a 6-7-2 overall record and a 2-1-2 conference record. The Hornets come have ended their last two contests with ties against Northern Arizona (1-1) and Northern Colorado (0-0). Prior to the back-to-back ties Sacramento State had back-to-back victories. Victoria Ramirez leads the Hornets with six goals and three assists. Savannah Abercrombie has posted six shut-outs this season.
SERIES INFO AND LAST MEETING WITH HORNETS
Idaho State leads the series 8-3-3 having posted a 3-2-1 record at Hornet Field. The Bengals have won two of the last three meetings. ISU's last meeting was a 1-0 win for the Bengals at Davis Field when
Allyson Stainbrook scored her first career goal on a header off a throw-in from
Rachel Strawn with 2:21 remaining.
ABOUT PORTLAND STATE
Portland State owns a 6-7-2 overall record and a 2-1-2 Big Sky record going into its contest against Weber State on Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. before playing the Bengals. In the Vikings last three games, PSU has had two ties and a loss. Megan Martin leads the Vikings with six goals and two assists. Melissa Ferguson is in goal for Portland State having posted three shut-outs this season.
SERIES INFO AND LAST MEETING WITH VIKINGS
Idaho State leads the series 7-6-1 with the Bengals owning a 4-2-0 home record. Portland State is on a five-game winning streak. ISU held a seven-game winning streak from 1999-04. ISU fell 1-0 in the last meeting on the road.
IDAHO STATE CELEBRATES SENIOR DAY FOR THREE BENGALS
MEGAN STAINBROOK
From South Jordan, Utah,
Megan Stainbrook, aka Smalls, has been a huge presence in the Bengal backline and is Idaho State's most experienced player this season. She has played in 71 games for the Bengals starting in 64, the most on the team. As a defender she has scored three goals over her career and had four assists. She notched her first two goals her sophomore season in 2009. Her first career goal was against Wyoming in a 2-1 victory, then she scored the unassisted game-winner in ISU's 2-0 win over Northern Colorado. Her third career goal was this season when she headed in the game-tying goal with 1:50 remaining in regulation to allow Idaho State to defeat Nevada 2-1 in double-overtime. Stainbrook has had 57 shots over her career with 21 on goal.
TAYLOR POWELL
From Davis, Calif.,
Taylor Powell has played in 62 games and started in 32 over her career. In her time at Idaho State, she has recorded six goals for the Bengals and two assists for 14 points. Powell's first career goal was scored in a 7-1 victory at Southern Utah in 2007, her freshman season. Her sophomore and junior seasons she recorded two goals each year. As a junior, Powell scored the game-winning goal in ISU's 2-1 win at Loyola Chicago and she also scored for the Bengals in ISU's 4-3 win over Southern Utah at home. Her senior season, Powell scored ISU's first goal in a 4-1 victory over Northwest Nazarene. She had 40 shots with 17 on goal over her career.
ALEX HANSEN
From Wellsville, Utah,
Alex Hansen, known for her flip throw, has played in 61 games for the Bengals starting in 26. In her first game as a Bengals Hansen assisted on the game-winning goal using her flip-throw to inbound the ball with 16 seconds remaining in regulation to give ISU a 2-1 victory over Utah State in Idaho State's season opener. She notched her second assist as a sophomore in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament assisting on the game-winning goal in ISU's 2-1 win over Eastern Washington. As a junior, she notched an assist in the 4-3 win over Southern Utah at Davis Field. This season she recorded her first career goal on a header in ISU's 4-1 win over Northwest Nazarene at home. She has notched 43 shots with 10 on goal over her career.
