EXHIBITION #1
at Buffalo
August 12, 2013
2:00 p.m.
UB Stadium - Buffalo, NY
EXHIBITION #2
vs. Niagara
August 15, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Krenzler Field - Cleveland, Ohio
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• The women's soccer
team begins the 2013 season with a pair of exhibition games,
beginning with a 2:00 p.m. match at Buffalo on Monday (Aug. 12).
The Vikings host Niagara on Thursday (Aug. 15) at 4:00 p.m. in
their second and final exhibition contest.
• The 2013 season marks
the 10th year of women's soccer at CSU.
• CSU is coming off a
6-11 season and returns 15 letterwinners and eight starters from
last year.
• Buffalo was 5-12-2
last season, while Niagarawas 8-9-1.
• The Vikings have never
played Buffalo during the regular season in program history. CSU
has faced Niagara three times, going 0-3. The teams last played in
2009.
DUBEAU THE DEFENDER:
• Senior Frederike
Dubeau returns for her fourth year on CSU's backline.
• One of the most
physical defenders in the Horizon League, she was one of just three
players to start all 17 games for CSU last season.
• Dubeau has started 53
of the 54 matches she has played in.
SUPER SOPH:
• Vickie Havas
returns to the lineup this year after earning a spot on the Horizon
League All-Newcomer team last year.
• Havas tied for second
in the league in assists (5), was fourth in points (15) and tied
for fourth in goals (5).
• She scored at least
one point in eight of the 15 matches she played in.
• Also led the squad
with 37 shots and 19 shots on goal.
BACK HOME IN CLEVELAND:
• Junior Amanda Sivic,
a native of Broadview Heights, Ohio, returns to the area after
spending her first two seasons at Dayton.
• Sivic played in 22
games during her two-year career at Dayton and was a member of the
Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Rookie team in 2011.
• She was a first team
All-Ohio selection at Brecksville-Broadview Heights H.S. as a
senior.
FRESHMAN SCORING MACHINE:
• Freshman Sarah Kaiser
enters the CSU program after a highly decorated career at
Mercyhurst Prep.
• Kaiser finished her
career with school records in goals (105), assists (74) and points
(284).
• She was a first team
all-state pick and the District 10 Player of the Year as a senior
after tallying 32 goals and 28 assists.
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TEAM:
• In honor of the 10th
year of women's soccer at CSU, the Vikings will honor 11 players as
part of the 10 year anniversary team.
• The players will be
announced in alphabetical order beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 4,
and continue on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout
September.
UP NEXT:
• The Vikings open the
2013 regular season when CSU hosts Canisius on Friday (Aug. 23) at
7:00 p.m.
• CSU hosts Bowling
Green on Sunday (Aug. 25) at 1:00 p.m.
