Although North Georgia had their shutout streak ended on the road against Alabama-Huntsville this afternoon, their own streak was impressive enough. Freshman goalkeeper Jessica English registered 405 consecutive minutes of shutout soccer, for those of you number enthusiasts that is 4.5 games or nine halves or 24,300 seconds or 6 hours and 45 minutes of scoreless soccer by the North Georgia defense. During the streak, English tied the freshman and school record for shutouts in a career, set a new record for consecutive shutouts to start the season at North Georgia, finished one shutout shy of tying the Peach Belt record for shutouts to start the season and she was named Peach Belt Defensive Player of the Week earlier this week.
During the streak, the Lady Saints went 4-0, their best start in school history, the NFL went through their exhibition season and started their regular season, Louisville played two football games to start the college football season and the Chicago Cubs took the lead in the National League Central after chasing the Milwaukee Brewers for most of the season.
The streak almost matched the impressive streak posted by Columbus State's Monica Sanchez at the beginning of last season. Sanchez posted 536 consecutive minutes of shutout soccer, losing the streak to Armstrong Atlantic State University. Ironically, the Lady Saints play Columbus State in their next match, opening the Peach Belt Conference portion of the season, on the road Wednesday night.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Athletics the Weekend of September 7-9
The world of North Georgia College & State University athletics in the fall is well underway, with both soccer teams and both cross country teams in action at this point. The men's soccer program is 1-4-1 on the young season under first-year head coach Patrice Parris. The Saints won their first game of the season over former 14th-ranked Queens University due in large part to the play of freshman midfielder Clay Davis and senior goalkeeper Brandon Kirksey. Davis made a few long runs up the right side for the Saints, including one in which he crossed the ball to senior Philip Chittaro. The senior, and former defender, out jumped his defender and headed the ball straigh
t down into the goal for the game winning goal. Ironically, it was only Chittaro's second career shot and his first collegiate goal. Meanwhile, Kirksey made some tremendous saves in the goal, including one in the 58th minute in which a sure goal was turned away when the trimmer Kirksey left his feet and found the ball lodged under his shoulder to keep the score 1-0 in favor of the Saints. Although the ball almost made its way through, Kirksey showed his leadership skills that made him a once big-time transfer to the Saints program. North Georgia returns to action on Sunday against Florida Tech, and here is a few match notes for your reading enjoyment.
With the men getting their first win on the board, the attention turns to the women's soccer team who is in search of a few school records and Peach Belt Conference records to open the season. The Lady Saints (4-0-0) have recorded four consecutive shutouts on the season, and are currently looking for the fifth straight as they should be 15 minutes into their match against Alabama-Huntsville as this blog is being written. The record to start the season in the Peach Belt Conference is five in which North Florida and UNC Pembroke hold from the 2000 season, while the Lady Saints have set a new school record for shutouts to start a season. All ready through just four games, a few records have fallen by the side. Freshman goalkeeper Jessica Engli
sh has tied the school record and freshman record for shutouts in a career in just four games, junior Lauren Cappy recorded just the third hat trick for the Lady Saints since they joined the ranks of the NCAA and she set a new school record for points in a match with seven against Converse College. North Georgia is on the road until they return home to face Lander at the NGCSU Soccer Complex on September 22. With a victory today, head coach Chris Adams career mark at North Georgia will even up at 36-36-7 heading into their first conference match of the season against Columbus State. Here are a few match notes for your reading enjoyment on the women's side.
And finally for the third (and fourth) team competing this weekend for North Georgia, which is ironic, is the cross country team in - you guessed it - Huntsville on the campus of UAH. The teams should be arriving in Huntsville now to watch the Lady Saints soccer program compete for their fifth consecutive win. The Saints finished 10th last week in the Sewanee Invitational in Tennessee, led by Alan Schmitz's Top 40 finish. The Lady Saints finished 13th due in part to Emmy Lawalin's Top 40 finish. Both of the finishes do not look fantastic on paper, but when you consider that Mississippi State won both events, and North Georgia was the second-highest NCAA Division II school in the field, the results look tremendously better. Look for the teams to compete against some of the nation's best this weekend in Division II, since this is the same place that will host the NCAA Division II Regionals later in the season. On a side note, this was supposed to be the weekend that the Saints hosted their meet but due to unforeseen circumstances they cancelled that meet and moved to Huntsville. Amanda Harris has posted information about the first-ever Halloween Hustle, a fundraiser to benefit both the men's and women's cross country teams.
Look for more information later on tonight as it becomes available about the women's game, including some side notes on all of the events taking place this weekend in Dahlonega and abroad.
t down into the goal for the game winning goal. Ironically, it was only Chittaro's second career shot and his first collegiate goal. Meanwhile, Kirksey made some tremendous saves in the goal, including one in the 58th minute in which a sure goal was turned away when the trimmer Kirksey left his feet and found the ball lodged under his shoulder to keep the score 1-0 in favor of the Saints. Although the ball almost made its way through, Kirksey showed his leadership skills that made him a once big-time transfer to the Saints program. North Georgia returns to action on Sunday against Florida Tech, and here is a few match notes for your reading enjoyment.With the men getting their first win on the board, the attention turns to the women's soccer team who is in search of a few school records and Peach Belt Conference records to open the season. The Lady Saints (4-0-0) have recorded four consecutive shutouts on the season, and are currently looking for the fifth straight as they should be 15 minutes into their match against Alabama-Huntsville as this blog is being written. The record to start the season in the Peach Belt Conference is five in which North Florida and UNC Pembroke hold from the 2000 season, while the Lady Saints have set a new school record for shutouts to start a season. All ready through just four games, a few records have fallen by the side. Freshman goalkeeper Jessica Engli
sh has tied the school record and freshman record for shutouts in a career in just four games, junior Lauren Cappy recorded just the third hat trick for the Lady Saints since they joined the ranks of the NCAA and she set a new school record for points in a match with seven against Converse College. North Georgia is on the road until they return home to face Lander at the NGCSU Soccer Complex on September 22. With a victory today, head coach Chris Adams career mark at North Georgia will even up at 36-36-7 heading into their first conference match of the season against Columbus State. Here are a few match notes for your reading enjoyment on the women's side.And finally for the third (and fourth) team competing this weekend for North Georgia, which is ironic, is the cross country team in - you guessed it - Huntsville on the campus of UAH. The teams should be arriving in Huntsville now to watch the Lady Saints soccer program compete for their fifth consecutive win. The Saints finished 10th last week in the Sewanee Invitational in Tennessee, led by Alan Schmitz's Top 40 finish. The Lady Saints finished 13th due in part to Emmy Lawalin's Top 40 finish. Both of the finishes do not look fantastic on paper, but when you consider that Mississippi State won both events, and North Georgia was the second-highest NCAA Division II school in the field, the results look tremendously better. Look for the teams to compete against some of the nation's best this weekend in Division II, since this is the same place that will host the NCAA Division II Regionals later in the season. On a side note, this was supposed to be the weekend that the Saints hosted their meet but due to unforeseen circumstances they cancelled that meet and moved to Huntsville. Amanda Harris has posted information about the first-ever Halloween Hustle, a fundraiser to benefit both the men's and women's cross country teams.
Look for more information later on tonight as it becomes available about the women's game, including some side notes on all of the events taking place this weekend in Dahlonega and abroad.
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