The 2009 Luther College Women's Soccer team's season has come to an end. After a heartbreaking 0-1 loss to Simpson College in the IIAC semifinals, Luther is headed home to regroup and start planning for next season.
Some highlights:
Luther was only scored on four times in IIAC play
Hannah Wright, Luther junior, is credited with 10 shutouts on the season, along with Luther's defense-led by seniors Kendra Dornfeld, Jill Nerka, Ashley Meirick and sophomore Sami Sojka. These 10 shutouts place Hannah third in Luther's record books for single-season shutouts.
The Norse did not allow a goal in eight of their last nine games.
Hannah was also named defensive player of the week twice!
The Meirick sisters, Ashley and Dani (sophomore) were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Women's Soccer Team. Check out the link: http://sports.luther.edu/women/soccer/season/2009/news/academicalldistrict.htm
Dani led the Norse in scoring with 13 goals and 3 assists for 29 points
Anna Grinde (junior) was next with 5 goals and 3 assists for 13 points
Kelsey Balk (junior) was third with 5 goals and 2 assists for 12 points
Kendra Ledel (sophomore) with 4 goals and 4 assists for 12 points
There are SO MANY other highlights from the season-and so many wonderful memories and photos to share... more to come.
As always... GO NORSE!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Conference tournament here we come!
We're getting ready to head down to Dubuque for the IIAC Tournament...
here's the schedule of events:
Friday (today) at 11 a.m. no. 2 Dubuque plays no. 3 Loras
Friday at 1:30 p.m. no. 1 LUTHER plays no. 5 Simpson
Saturday at 4 p.m. the winners of today's matches will play for the tournament championship, and the direct bid to nationals.
Check here for live stats and the webcast of today's games: http://www.iowaconference.com/women/soccer/tournament/2009.htm
In previous play,
Dubuque defeated Loras on Oct. 21, 2-1 in two overtimes
and
Luther defeated Simpson on Oct. 10, 1-0 in OT
(also...
Dubuque defeated Luther, 2-1, on Sept. 26,
Loras and Luther tied 0-0 on Oct. 7 after two overtimes
Simpson defeated Dubuque, 1-0, on Oct. 24 with a penalty kick,
Loras defeated Simpson, 1-0 in OT on Oct. 31)
EVERY MATCH this season between these four teams has been decided by one goal (or less:) ) With four of the six matches going to overtime!
Any way you slice it, this is going to be one heck of a tournament to watch.
The teams will play at the "Rock Bowl" at Loras College as it is the men's conference champs that determined the tournament location this year. This gives the Loras women the obvious home field advantage-forcing the other three teams to play their turf.
Keep a good thought for the Norse as we head into the most intense IIAC tournament we've seen in years! GO NORSE!
here's the schedule of events:
Friday (today) at 11 a.m. no. 2 Dubuque plays no. 3 Loras
Friday at 1:30 p.m. no. 1 LUTHER plays no. 5 Simpson
Saturday at 4 p.m. the winners of today's matches will play for the tournament championship, and the direct bid to nationals.
Check here for live stats and the webcast of today's games: http://www.iowaconference.com/women/soccer/tournament/2009.htm
In previous play,
Dubuque defeated Loras on Oct. 21, 2-1 in two overtimes
and
Luther defeated Simpson on Oct. 10, 1-0 in OT
(also...
Dubuque defeated Luther, 2-1, on Sept. 26,
Loras and Luther tied 0-0 on Oct. 7 after two overtimes
Simpson defeated Dubuque, 1-0, on Oct. 24 with a penalty kick,
Loras defeated Simpson, 1-0 in OT on Oct. 31)
EVERY MATCH this season between these four teams has been decided by one goal (or less:) ) With four of the six matches going to overtime!
Any way you slice it, this is going to be one heck of a tournament to watch.
The teams will play at the "Rock Bowl" at Loras College as it is the men's conference champs that determined the tournament location this year. This gives the Loras women the obvious home field advantage-forcing the other three teams to play their turf.
Keep a good thought for the Norse as we head into the most intense IIAC tournament we've seen in years! GO NORSE!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wait for it...
Ok... so it's been awhile. There's been plenty to write about up until now... but not as important as this...
wait for it...
Luther College Women's Soccer+IIAC=CHAMPIONS!
The Luther women's soccer team defeated Coe College tonight (1-0) to solidify their grasp on the IIAC Championship. The win gave Luther another three points to keep them atop the conference standings and win the Conference Championship.
Congratulations ladies! The coaching staff especially wants to thank the five seniors-Kendra Dornfeld, Andrea Martinson, Ashley Meirick, Jill Nerka and Lisa Torgerson-who have helped mold this team for the past four years. We know you have some fight left in you gals and we're going to need it!
The game was a good one... Kendra Ledel (sophomore) scored what proved to be the game winner at 6:48 unassisted.
The Norse defense was stingy yet again! Allowing Luther goalkeeper Hannah Wright to only make four saves. (Albeit four KEY saves.) Defenders Nerka, Dornfeld, Meirick and Sami Sojka were SOLID.
This is the EIGHTH GAME IN A ROW that the Norse have held opponents SCORELESS... and the ninth shutout of the season for the Luther gals.
According to the standings, the seeding for the conference tournament should go like this:
#1 LUTHER COLLEGE NORSE
#2 Dubuque University
#3 Loras College
#4 Watrburg College
#5 Simpson College
#6 Coe College
So that means... Tues/Wed Loras will play Coe and Wartburg will play Simpson to get into the semifinal games. On Friday (games are -wethink- 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.) Luther will play the winner of the Wartburg/Simpson game and Dubuque will play the winner of the Loras/Coe game.
And on Saturday (game times unknown) the conference tournament championship will be held. The winner of this game will get the direct bid to the national tournament.
Keep us in your thoughts alumni and friends of Luther soccer!
PS the men were tied 0-0 at half of the Luther/Coe game!! (And playing well-an exciting game!!)
wait for it...
Luther College Women's Soccer+IIAC=CHAMPIONS!
The Luther women's soccer team defeated Coe College tonight (1-0) to solidify their grasp on the IIAC Championship. The win gave Luther another three points to keep them atop the conference standings and win the Conference Championship.
Congratulations ladies! The coaching staff especially wants to thank the five seniors-Kendra Dornfeld, Andrea Martinson, Ashley Meirick, Jill Nerka and Lisa Torgerson-who have helped mold this team for the past four years. We know you have some fight left in you gals and we're going to need it!
The game was a good one... Kendra Ledel (sophomore) scored what proved to be the game winner at 6:48 unassisted.
The Norse defense was stingy yet again! Allowing Luther goalkeeper Hannah Wright to only make four saves. (Albeit four KEY saves.) Defenders Nerka, Dornfeld, Meirick and Sami Sojka were SOLID.
This is the EIGHTH GAME IN A ROW that the Norse have held opponents SCORELESS... and the ninth shutout of the season for the Luther gals.
According to the standings, the seeding for the conference tournament should go like this:
#1 LUTHER COLLEGE NORSE
#2 Dubuque University
#3 Loras College
#4 Watrburg College
#5 Simpson College
#6 Coe College
So that means... Tues/Wed Loras will play Coe and Wartburg will play Simpson to get into the semifinal games. On Friday (games are -wethink- 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.) Luther will play the winner of the Wartburg/Simpson game and Dubuque will play the winner of the Loras/Coe game.
And on Saturday (game times unknown) the conference tournament championship will be held. The winner of this game will get the direct bid to the national tournament.
Keep us in your thoughts alumni and friends of Luther soccer!
PS the men were tied 0-0 at half of the Luther/Coe game!! (And playing well-an exciting game!!)
Monday, August 24, 2009
Scrimmage vs. Upper Iowa University
We had a good showing Saturday afternoon in our first preseason action-scrimmaging the Peacocks on the pitch at Upper Iowa University. It was a beautiful day, on a beautiful pitch (comparatively) and we played... well almost beautifully!
For our first outing, only three days into our preseason-we played beautifully. (How's that for a qualifying statement?)
Our defense (including gk) was strong,
our midfield was accurate
and our forwards were dangerous.
We played three 30-minute periods, starting three (almost completely) different squads. After coming off a shattered leg (last year's-first ER trip) Hannah Wright came out to play! We were all feeling a little cautious for her... but after coming off her line once... we couldn't stop her. It was great!
UIU scored first. The Peacocks were quick and moved really well for each other. We could tell right off the bat that they have been practicing with each other for much longer than we have.
However, it didn't take long for us to find our rhythm... and when we did the rhythm was a fast-paced, upbeat tempo! So junior Kelsey Balk answered the Peacock call on a finish assisted by sophomore Dani Meirick. Thus ended the first period, 1-1.
In the second period UIU scored first again, but sophomore Kendra Ledel lit up the scoreboard with two second-period goals to cap the scoring for the day. Ledel's patient, well-placed goals were assisted by sophomore Renee Weeks and first-year Molly "Mo" Ford.
Neither team scored in the third period, finalizing the score at 3-2 in favor of the Norse. The team looked good, and the gals felt good after the bout. All-in-all it was a beautiful day.
For our first outing, only three days into our preseason-we played beautifully. (How's that for a qualifying statement?)
Our defense (including gk) was strong,
our midfield was accurate
and our forwards were dangerous.
We played three 30-minute periods, starting three (almost completely) different squads. After coming off a shattered leg (last year's-first ER trip) Hannah Wright came out to play! We were all feeling a little cautious for her... but after coming off her line once... we couldn't stop her. It was great!
UIU scored first. The Peacocks were quick and moved really well for each other. We could tell right off the bat that they have been practicing with each other for much longer than we have.However, it didn't take long for us to find our rhythm... and when we did the rhythm was a fast-paced, upbeat tempo! So junior Kelsey Balk answered the Peacock call on a finish assisted by sophomore Dani Meirick. Thus ended the first period, 1-1.
In the second period UIU scored first again, but sophomore Kendra Ledel lit up the scoreboard with two second-period goals to cap the scoring for the day. Ledel's patient, well-placed goals were assisted by sophomore Renee Weeks and first-year Molly "Mo" Ford.
Neither team scored in the third period, finalizing the score at 3-2 in favor of the Norse. The team looked good, and the gals felt good after the bout. All-in-all it was a beautiful day.
Friday, August 21, 2009
PRESEASON 2009
So the first few days of preseason are underway... and we already have some seriously memorable moments! Here are a few pics of the first day-from the wake up mile ...
with Dani Meirick running a 5:30 mile...
to our first ER trip of the season...
(FIFTEEN stitches and four hours later... her ear was good as new-well almost.)
with Dani Meirick running a 5:30 mile...
to our first ER trip of the season...
(FIFTEEN stitches and four hours later... her ear was good as new-well almost.)
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