Home Sweet Home: Soccer Prepares for 3 Straight at Davis Field

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ABOUT THE BENGALS
ISU returns to Pocatello for three consecutive home games. The Bengals have yet to lose at Davis Field this season (3-0). Idaho State began Big Sky Conference play with a 2-1 overtime victory at Eastern Washington before falling 3-1 to Montana. ISU is the only team in the conference to record a road victory during the first week of Big Sky play.
 
ALUMNI WEEKEND
This weekend will mark the return of five former Big Sky Championship teams to Pocatello as well as Gordon Henderson the first head coach in program history. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT HOMECOMING WEEKEND
 
FRIDAY, 10/3/14
4:00 PM          Attend soccer game vs. North Dakota
Alumni and significant other complimentary
$7/adults -- $5/kids7:00 PM        
 
SATURDAY, 10/4/14
1:00 PM          Attend ISU Soccer Practice @ Davis Field
2:00 PM          Alumni meet & greet ISU Soccer Team immediately following practice
3:00 PM          Alumni Soccer Scrimmage @ Davis Field (Alumni vs. Alumni)
6:30 PM          Future Bengals (alumni kids) with ISU Soccer team @ Reed Gym.
Pizzas provided for kids.7:00 PM          Social & Dinner @ The Bridge or Mama Inez – based on # of attendees
Appetizers provided. Entrees and beverages not included
 
SUNDAY, 10/5/14
11:00 AM        Tailgate @ Davis Field
 1:00 PM         Soccer vs Northern Colorado
Alumni and significant other complimentary
$7/adults -- $5/kids
 
Recognize Big Sky Conference Champion teams @ Halftime '01, '02, '03, '06, '12
 
**Hotel information… Clarion Inn: 1399 Bench Rd, Pocatello, ID 83201 -- 208.237.1400
**Ask for "ISU Alumni rate"…
 
TEAM NOTES
 
The Bengals lead the conference in goals scored with 19. Fourteen of the 19 goals have come after halftime.  Eight of those have come in the 71st minute or later.
 
They have also collected the most yellow cards with 13.
 
Head Coach Allison Gibson enters her ninth season as the winningest coach in Idaho State history.
 
The victory over Eastern Washington is the second time this season the Bengals have won a game after trailing at halftime.  They are just 9-78-5 in school history when trailing at the break and just 5-43-2 under Coach Gibson
 
ISU has only lost once in their last eight games at Davis Field.
 
PLAYER NOTES
Amanda Ellsworth leads the Big Sky Conference in both goals (8) and points (17). Her hat trick against Hawaii marks just the second player in school history to tally three goals in a game. She is 17th in the nation in goals scored and 14th in goals per game (.889). She has scored a goal in five of the nine games this season.
 
Teammate Maria Sanchez is third in the conference in both goals (5) and points (13). The freshman leads the Big Sky in shots (31) and shots per game (3.44) while ranking 3rd in assists (3). She has registered a point in five of the nine games this season.
 
ABOUT NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota enters the game with a 0-1 record in conference play after falling 1-0 to Idaho.  The Vandals loan goal in the 21st minute was the only tally of the game. UND dropped to 1-6-1 on the season.
 
Idaho State has won the only two games in the series, shutting out North Dakota both times. The Bengals blanked UND 2-0 last year in Grand Forks while defeating them 3-0 in Pocatello in 2012
 
The UND offense has scored a Big Sky low five goals in their eight games (0.62/game) while allowing opponents 2.62 goals/game. 
 
 
ABOUT NORTHERN COLORADO
The Bears enter the weekend with a 0-1 conference record after falling to Idaho 3-2 in Moscow. UNC is 5-5-1 overall. Both the Bengals and Bears have played Wyoming this season.  ISU won their matchup 3-2 while UNC tied the Cowgirls 0-0.
 
The overall series is tied at 4-4-1. The Bengals are 2-1-1 against the Bears in Pocatello. UNC won the last matchup 2-0 last season in Greeley.
 
Northern Colorado has scored 16 goals while conceeding the same number through 11 games.