Match notes

Setting the Scene:
The Lady Blues soccer team will continue their six-match road trip to start the 2009 season as they will face the Newman Jets in Wichita, Kan., on Sunday night in a match originally scheduled for Monday. The match will begin at 7 p.m. on the Newman campus. The Lady Blues enter the match with a 1-1 record after dropping a 2-0 decision to Colorado Mines before topping CSU-Pueblo the following night. The Jets are 1-1 after topping Missouri Western 3-1 and dropping a 1-0 match to Northwest Missouri. The Jets will face Southwestern Oklahoma on Friday in their home opener.

Match Three | Newman Jets
Team notes: The Jets are 1-1 this season and return six starters off of last season's 7-10-2 squad which finished the Heartland Conference schedule 4-8-0 for a sixth place finish. They are returning 11 letterwinners off the team. This season, the Jets have three players who have all scored one goal in Amanda Knabe, Lauren Wilson and Lacey Alost. Knabe has also added a solo assist.
About the coach: Head Coach Derek Nichols is his fourth season with the Jets and his fifth overall of head coaching. He has a 26-25-6 at Newman and 31-51-6 overall.
Series history with the Jets:  The match will be the first meeting between the two schools
About the Jets: After a disappointing 7-10-2 finish to the 2008 season, and a sixth-placed finish in the Heartland Conference, the Newman women's soccer team is ready to right the ship in the 2009 season.
Nichols will be working with a 50-50 mix of newcomers and returners. Eleven players from the 2008 squad return for the 2009 season, while 11 players on this season's roster are new to the program.
Three Second Team All-Heartland Conference players will lead the charge through the 2009 season.
Juniors Amanda Knabe and Heather Baloga will be looked to as leaders this season. Knabe netted a team-high 10 goals and added three assists as a sophomore in 2008, while Baloga finished with three assists in her sophomore season.
Sophomore Lauren Benning added All-Region honors to her resume after scoring two goals and five assists in her freshman season for the Jets.
Derby native Ali Schreiber is one of two Jets who have transferred to Newman for the 2009 season. Schreiber played at Southwest Baptist University last season where she played in 16 games as a freshman and was named “SBU Woman of the Month” at the school's homecoming match.
With his team assembled, Nichols and the Jets will face a challenging non-conference schedule that he hopes will prepare his team for a run through the Heartland Conference.
Nichols hopes to provide fans with an exciting on-field product.

Last time two times out for the Lady Blues:
Aug. 28 - Golden, Colo. -- The Washburn Lady Blues soccer team opened the 2009 season with a 2-0 setback at Colorado Mines. The Lady Blues will be back in action on Saturday at Colorado State-Pueblo.
Washburn could not get anything going offensively as they were outshot by the Orediggers 18 to 5 including a 12-3 mark in the second half. Washburn's Ashley Klone recorded seven saves in net for the Lady Blues allowing the two goals.
Ashley Taylor, Angela Wiseman, Lauren Henry, Tia Stovall and Stefanie Stuever recorded the five shots and Stuever's attempt was the only shot on goal attempted by the Lady Blues.

Aug. 29 - PUEBLO, Colo. -- The Washburn Lady Blues soccer team picked up its first win of the season with a 4-1 win over Colorado State-Pueblo to even its record at 1-1 on the season. The Lady Blues will be off from games until Sept. 7 when they will take on Newman in Wichita, Kan.
The Lady Blues took a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute when Keeley Lambeth scored off an assist from Stefanie Stuever. However, 1:58 later, the ThunderWolves tied the score on a Kara Morton penalty kick.
The Lady Blues would score three unanswered goals as Leah Talley scored off an assist from Tia Stovall in the 56th minute and Ashley Taylor and Brandy Hirsch each scored unassisted goals in the 72nd and 77th minutes respectively.
Ashley Klone picked up the win in goal for the Lady Blues collecting one save while facing five shots. Washburn attempted 20 shots with nine coming on goal.

Blue Notes:
Season Openers: The Lady Blues fell to 5-2 in their previous seven season openers with the losses coming in the 2008 opener in Hawaii to Hawaii Pacific in a 1-0 loss.
Oh Henry: Lauren Henry enters her sophomore season with seven goals and three assists for 17 points after her first season in a Lady Blues uniform. The 17 points was the second-best total by a freshman in school history as well as her seven goals.
Taylor Made: Senior Ashley Taylor is the team's leading returning scorer this season coming off her seven goal, five assist campaign from her junior season. She has scored 12 goals with 14 assists in her career having played in 66 matches with 30 starts including 20 last season.
Klone in goal: Junior goalkeeper Ashley Klone  will need to find a way to stay healthy this season as she is the only keeper on the Lady Blues' roster. She has compiled a 14-8-3 record in net for Washburn with eight shutouts and a goal against average of 0.96.
Sicard back in action: Junior Danielle Sicard defender is penciled in as a defender after missing the final five matches of the season after suffering a knee injury. She earned second team all-MIAA honors despite missing nearly a quarter of the season.

Lady Blues Soccer History:
Washburn is 61-44-21 (.560) all-time in its seventh season of competing. In MIAA play, the Lady Blues are 39-30-16 (.537). In home matches, the Lady Blues are 27-16-9 and they are 27-23-9 on the road. In matches on neutral sites, the Lady Blues are 7-5-3.

Team Notes:
#2  • Brittany Tracz  • Has appeared in both games this season.
#4  • Ashley Taylor  • Tied for the team lead with two points as one of four Lady Blues to score this season.
#5  • Ashley Grunder  • Has not appeared in any matches this season.
#6  • Lindsey Lambert  • Has played in two matches with one shot on goal.
#7  • Whitney Drane  • Has not appeared in any matches this season.
#8  • Leah Talley  • Scored first career goal against CSU-Pueblo.
#9  • Lauren Lawless  • Has missed both matches this season with an injury.
#10  • Brandy Hirsch  • Score first career goal at CSU-Pueblo.
#11  • Jordan Shefte  • Has started all 47 matches of her Washburn career.
#12  • Ashley Hynek  • Recorded second career assist against CSU-Pueblo.
#14  • Markie Gallagher  • Has started both matches this season.
#16  • Kyleigh Olmsted  • Has played in both matches this season.
#17  • Morgan Barrett  • Has missed both matches this season with an injury.
#18  • Danielle Sicard  • Has started both matches this season.
#19  • Brianna Ament  • Has appeared in both matches with one shot on goal.
#20  • Ashley Klone  • Has recorded a 1.50 goal against average with eight saves.
#23  • Kelsey Stauffer  • Has made two appearances this season.
#24  • Angela Wiseman  • Has made two starts with two shot attempts.
#26  • Kelsey Raiman  • Has made two starts.
#30  • Tia Stovall  • Has made two appearances with three shot attempts.
#33  • Keeley Lambeth  • Has made two appearances with one start and has three shot attempts.
#44  • Stefanie Stuever  • Tied for team lead with two shots on goal.
#99  • Lauren Henry • Leads team with five shot attempts.

Up Next:
Following the match with the Newman, the Lady Blues will open MIAA play with the top two teams in the MIAA preseason coaches poll in predicted champion Central Missouri on Sept. 12 in Warrensburg and then they will take on Truman on Sept. 17. Following the match with the Bulldogs, they will take on Missouri Western on Sept. 19 in St. Joseph before taking on Central Missouri again for the second time in 12 days on Sept. 24 in the home opener beginning a four-match home stand which will include battles against MIAA foes Southwest Baptist and Missouri Southern and a non-conference clash against Rockhurst on Sept. 30.