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9.26.06 The Carey women traveled to Mobile, AL to battle the nationally ranked Mobile Rams on Tuesday but only came away with their third loss of the season. Carey started the game much like every game on the attack and created many chances early on. After applying a lot of pressure on the Rams and not converting their chances, Kelly Baltieri scored a great goal to give Mobile a 1-0 lead at halftime. Mobile came out at halftime a much determined team and scored early and never let up until the end of the match. Carey’s lone goal came from a free kick scored by Jeana Erickson (Fr). Coach Danny Owens was pleased with his team’s performance. “We wanted to come in here and try to put Mobile under pressure from the start. I felt we had some chances early and just couldn’t finish. When you play a team like Mobile, you only get a few chances and it is imperative to finish them. The girls worked hard and showed good things at times.” Carey hosts LSU-Shreveport on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

9.23.06 The women’s soccer team fell just short Saturday night as they dropped to 6-2 (1-0) on the season against D-1 Mississippi Valley State University. The Lady Sader’s took an early 2-0 lead with goals from freshman Jeana Erickson and Aimi Beresford (Fr). Mississippi Valley added a goal of their own to make it 2-1 at the half through Katie Johnston. It was Johnston again who scored the second goal early in the 2^nd half to even the score. Both teams played very conservatively not wanting to give anything away as the score remained two’s until Jency Jose (MVSU) scored the game winner in the 88^th minute to give the Devilettes the win. “We had our chances to win the game. We have to learn to finish our chances when we get them, especially in the tighter matches against a good opponent. We had very good looks at the goal tonight but could not convert. Overall our defense played well, we just have to learn to hold the ball better and keep on the attack. Our lack of possession kept us under pressure a lot of the game, said Coach Owens.

9.20.06 The William Carey Lady Crusaders began GCAC Conference play with a 4-1 win over the Belhaven (MS) Blazers to improve their record to 6-1 overall and 1-0 in conference. Belhaven’s Evelyn Torres scored a great header late in the first half to give Belhaven a 1-0 lead into the break. A much inspired Carey team took the field in the 2^nd half and scored 3 goals in 15 minutes to give Carey a 3-1 lead. (So) Shannon Steffen scored early in the second half to even the score 1-1. (Fr) Jeana Erickson (pictured) proved to be too much for the Lady Blazers as she recorded a hat trick to give Carey the win. Carey will host Mississippi Valley State (D-I) Saturday night at 7:00.

Hattiesburg, Miss. – The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced the men and women's soccer players of the week for the week ending September 17, 2006.

The women's player of the week is Linda Garcia of William Carey University. Garcia scored 2 goals and had one assist in the 5-2 victory over Delta State University. Linda is a freshman midfielder from Houston, TX.

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9.16.06 William Carey women’s soccer beat Delta State 5-2 on Friday night to push their record to 5-1. (Fr) Linda Garcia (pictured) scored and had an assist

to (Fr.) Jeana Erickson to get the Lady Sader’s off to a 2-0 lead before the half. Garcia again scored to increase the lead to 3-0 before DSU broke in with a goal of their own to make the score 3-1. (So) Shannon Steffen scored which gave Carey a 4-1 lead, with the assist from Aimi Beresford. Late in the game, DSU scored again to cut the lead 4-2. (Fr) Aimi Beresford broke through the midfield and beat the defense to add a late goal for Carey to end the game 5-2. Coach Danny Owens was very pleased with the result saying, " Our work rate this evening was excellent. We came out and put Delta State under a lot of pressure which created a lot of chances for us. We deserved this result tonight." Carey hosts Belhaven College, Tuesday 5:00 pm, for their first conference match of the season.

9.12.06 William Carey Lady Sader’s dropped their first game of the season to Jackson State University (D-I). Carey opened the game with a goal from (Fr.) Jeana Erickson to take an early lead. Jackson State tied the game mid way through the 1^st half with a goal of their own. (Fr.) Aimi Beresford took the lead for Carey with a penalty shot early in the second half. Within about 8 minutes, Jackson States Erin Finlay broke through the Sader defense to even the score

again, 2-2. At about the 75^th minute, Norma Velasquez was sent off with a questionable red card. With the Lady Sader’s down to ten men they fought hard to keep the score even. As the two teams fired shots on each others goal, JSU came up with the game winner with about 1 minute left in double overtime to give JSU the win. “We definitely had our chances to win the game today. It was a very physical match and I was proud of our team to fight for almost 45 minutes with 10 men. We need to learn from our mistakes and get better from this game,” said Coach Owens.

9.10.06 The women’s soccer team traveled to Campbellsville and Spalding over the weekend and won 5-0 and 3-1 respectively. Carey's dominant performance had them out shooting Campbellsville 31-6. Jeana Erickson (Fr.) and Shannon Steffen (So.) opened the game with two quick goals to take the lead. By halftime, Aimi Beresford (Fr.) and Linda Garcia (Fr.) had added one goal a piece. Danielle Princiotta (Jr.) added a goal mid way in the second half to close the score at 5-0.

The next day, Carey traveled to Louisville, KY to play host Spalding University. Aimi Beresford scored on a penalty kick after freshman Jeana Erickson was taking down in the box. Spalding tied the game with a goal from Kari Clark at the 30 minute mark. Carey pressed hard in the second half but could not find the back of the net until Shannon Steffen (So.) scored the game winner in the 82^nd minute. Jeana Erickson (Fr.) finished the game with a late goal to complete a 3-1 victory. “Overall I was pleased with the team’s performance over the last two days. I was unsure of our mental attitude with the long trip and having two games back to back for the first time this season. The girls had fun on the trip but kept things in perspective by getting two good results,” said Coach Owens. Carey travels to Jackson, MS. to play Jackson State University next Tuesday, 12th September.

9.06.07 Hattiesburg, Miss. – The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced the women's soccer player of the week for the week ending September 3, 2006.

The women's player of the week is Aimi Beresford of William Carey University. Beresford scored 3 goals in an 8-3 victory over Faulkner College. Aimi is a freshman midfielder from Normanton, England.

9.2.06 Shannon Steffen (So.) might have set a school record with opening Carey’s second game of the year scoring a goal within 30 seconds of the opening whistle. The Lady Sader’s jumped to a 3-0 lead early in the first ten minutes of the game. Just as Carey begin to ease into the game, Faulkner’s Nicole Jagt scored two quick goals to put Faulkner back into the game. Carey’s Aimi Beresford (Fr.) pictured above, then added two goals of her own to put the game 5-2. This was all in the first 20 minutes of the game. “We talked about coming out and applying pressure from the start of the match. It worked with scoring 5 goals in 20 minutes,” said Owens. The game settled down after the flurry of goals and Carey took a comfortable 8-2 lead before Nicole Jagt scored her third goal of the game to end the score 8-3. Carey dominated the match with taking 36 shots on goal. Aimi Beresford (Fr.) led the Sader’s with 3 goals and freshman Jeana Erickson tallied 2 goals and 2 assists. Danielle Princiotta (Jr.) and Linda Garcia (Fr.) also scored a goal each. “It has been a long process of playing only two games since the girls reported for pre season. They have worked hard and deserved this result to today. We will take a few days off and get ready for the next opponent,” said Owens. Carey travels to Campbellsville and Spalding next Friday and Saturday.

8.25.06 The Women’s soccer team started the season in the right direction with a 5-0 win. William Carey University scored twice in the opening 15 minutes of play in downing Culver-Stockton College in the season-opening game for both teams in Hattiesburg, Miss. Shannon Steffen (So.) netted goals at the 10:20 mark and the 13:10 mark to give WCU an early lead. The play of the game was when The Lady Wildcats were given a penalty kick early in the second half with the score 2-0. Jessica Hyatt (So.) was a field player turned into a goalkeeper due to injuries. Jessica’s crash course of training paid off when she stretched out and saved the penalty preserving the 2-0 lead. Within minutes of the save, Linda Garcia scored on a free kick to give the Lady Saders the third goal they were looking for. Jeana Erickson (Fr.) scored two goals in the final 10 minutes of the game to seal the victory. The Lady Wildcats (0-1) were limited to three shots on goal in the game. The women’s soccer team will play again at home on September 2 against Faulkner. Kickoff is scheduled at 2:00.