49ERS TO OPEN SEASON AT HOME FRIDAY, VERSUS NAVY WEEKLY RELEASE (PDF) SEASON OPENER FRIDAY
The Beach (0-0, 0-0 BWC) will open up the 2002 season on Friday, when they host the Naval Academy (0-0) at 3 p.m. at George Allen Field. The 49ers will then head to No. 20-ranked Pepperdine on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Waves will open their season on Friday at Arizona State before hosting LBSU in their home opener.
NAVY
FRI., AUG. 30 • GEORGE ALLEN • 3 p.m.
RECORD: 0-0, 0-0 Patriot
Last Game: First match of season for both
Quick Kicks: Home opener for The Beach... Navy will head to CS Northridge on Sunday... the Mids won the Patriot last year and went 16-5-1 overall... they return 14 lettermen and six starters.
SERIES: First meeting.
HEAD COACH: Carin Gabarra (103-70-9, 10 yrs)
#20 PEPPERDINE
SUN., SEPT. 1 • MALIBU, CA • 1 p.m.
RECORD: 0-0, 0-0 West Coast
Last Game: at Arizona St. (Aug. 30)
Quick Kicks: First road match of the season... the Waves are ranked No. 20 by Soccer Buzz and are sixth in the West Region... Pepperdine was 12-5-3 last year, advancing to the second round of the NCAAs... they return 17 lettermen and nine starters.
SERIES: Pepperdine leads 4-0, but two of the wins have been by one goal (1998, 2001).
HEAD COACH: Tim Ward (43-26-9, 4 yrs)
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AT THE HELM
Veteran Coach Peter Reynaud (CS Hayward ‘72) is in his second year as the 49ers head coach. Now in his 21st season as a head coach, Reynaud is 232-120-5.
YOUNG AND TALENTED
Of the 15 returning lettermen, eight were starters last year. Of the team’s eight starters, five have earned all-conference honors in their careers. Defender Diana Sanguinetti (Stevenson Ranch, CA) was a first team pick, while forward Allison Wiegand (Modesto, CA) was a second team selection in 2001. Abie Curry (Chico, CA), Becky Ricci (San Diego, CA) and Shana Wender (Fresno, CA) have earned honorable mention accolades sometime in their career.
AND YOUR NAME IS?
This year’s team will feature two redshirt freshmen from last year’s team and 13 newcomers. The 49ers top newcomers include: forwards Allison Reeves (Lakewood, CA), Kenzie Blechel (Forestville, CA), and Shaina O’Donnell (Victorville, CA); defender Lisa Mireles (Los Alamitos, CA),; midfielder Natalie Messina (Santa Rosa, CA), and goalie Meghan Hartwyk (Los Alamitos).
SCHEDULING TOUGH
This year’s schedule features two top-20 opponents and six teams ranked regionally. No. 20-ranked Pepperdine (Sept. 1) and No. 13-ranked Saint Mary’s (Oct. 10) are fifth and sixth, respectively, in the West Region, according to Soccer Buzz. CS Fullerton (11th) and San Diego (12th) are also ranked in the West Region. Two teams in the Boilermakers Tournament on September 6 and 8 are ranked in the Great Lakes Region, Purdue (7th) and UW-Milwaukee (10th).
BIG WEST COACHES POLL
CS Fullerton was picked to repeat as conference champions with 99 points, followed by UCSB (81 points), Cal Poly (80), UC Irvine (65), Pacific (56), CS Northridge (50), LBSU (49), Idaho (33), Utah State (24) and UC Riverside (13). LBSU went 4-11-2 and 3-5-1 in the Big West for sixth place in 2001. |
