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YSU’s Jade Flory Is Named To Horizon League All-Newcomer Team

Paneech — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:24:37 +0000

Youngstown State freshman Jade Flory (above) was named to the 2011 Horizon League All-Newcomer Team, the league announced on Monday.

Flory, who is the second straight Youngstown State player to earn all-newcomer team laurels, led the Penguins with seven goals and 17 points scored and tied for the team lead with three assists. She also ranked second in the league in goals per game (0.41); tied for second with seven goals; fourth in points (17), points per game (1.00), shots (48) and shots per game (2.82).

Flory also led all newcomers with seven goals, scored more goals than 20 of the 22 players on the all-league teams and scored more total points than 19 of the 22 members of the all-league teams. She is the Brandi Brown of YSU Soccer.

YSU Soccer Team Outshoots Valpo, But Settles For Season-Ending Tie

Paneech — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:33:46 +0000

The Youngstown State women’s soccer team took 10 more shots than Valparaiso but had to settle for a 0-0 double-overtime tie on Friday afternoon at Stambaugh Stadium.

The Guins finish the 2011 season with a 3-10-4 overall record and an 0-5-3 mark in the Horizon League while Valparaiso moves to 8-6-4 overall and 4-2-2 in the league.

The Penguins outshot the Crusaders, 20-10, for the match, including a 15-3 difference after halftime.

Senior goalkeeper Nicole Kline posted four saves and recorded her second shutout of the season to finish her career with an exclamation point.

Senior Geneva Strelka and freshman Jade Flory each tallied five shots and three shots on goal while sophomore Cori Stark added four shots.

Valparaiso goalkeeper Kristen Manski posted seven saves and recorded her seventh shutout of the year.

YSU Soccer Notches Tie With Green Bay

Paneech — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:01:59 +0000

The Youngstown State women’s soccer team took 20 shots, including eight shots on goal, but was forced to settle for a 0-0 double-overtime against Horizon League foe Green Bay on Saturday afternoon.

The Guins move to 3-8-3 overall and 0-3-2 in the Horizon League while the Phoenix move to 3-9-4 overall and 1-3-2 in the league.

Senior goalkeeper Nicole Kline recorded her third career shutout and first of the season with five saves against the Phoenix. Green Bay goalkeeper Maddie Drusch collected eight saves, including five in the first half, en route to her fifth shutout of the year..

Freshman Jade Flory and senior Geneva Strelka each tallied four shots and Flory posted a team-high three shots on goal.

The Guins return to action, Wednesday, Oct. 19, when they visit Cleveland State at 7 p.m.

YSU Soccer Coach Will Lemke Talks About Improvements And The 2011 Season

Paneech — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:49:47 +0000

In recent years past, Youngstown State would tote out a soccer team that was not very competitive. The program, which has only been in operation since 1996, has never had a season with more than six wins in a single season. Head Coach, Will Lemke (above), has things going in the right direction. With an unusual mix of experience and youth – and not much in between, the Penguins 2011 version for soccer has been competitive and played respectably.

The past was so rough that YSU has never posted a victory against conference foes Wright State, Milwaukee, or Valparaiso. Going into Wednesday’s game against Detroit, the Penguins hold a record of 3-6-2, but three of their losses are by a single goal and they are 1-0-2 in games that go into overtime. The biggest difference showing positive progress would have to be the scores. Comb through the archives and you will see plenty of annual 6-0 losses each season. This group is far more competitive and seem to be in every game.

“We are in a situation where we are trying to teach this team to win”, commented Lemke. ”We have an issue with physicality to start a game and then we bump it up as we go. We are looking for consistency from the upperclassmen and applying what we learn into every game.”

“We are playing a vastly more difficult schedule than we have in the past”, noted the coach. ”We are playing competitively and it is a painfully slow, step-by-step process where these players are learning to win at this level.”

Freshman Jade Flory leads the team with seven goals. Flory is one of eight freshmen on the 2011 roster. The program has three seniors who have contributed. Kelsey Kempton, Nicole Kline, and Geneva Strelka will play their final six games for the Penguins to close out the season. Lemke is optimistic about all of the experience he will return next season, knowing that as Freshmen, the eight are gaining valuable experience toward turning the program around.

“We look at film, we look at the positives. We have had large segments in games where we have outplayed teams”, said Lemke.

“One thing this team does well is a phenomenal job with rebounding from a loss. Whenever we have had a bad game, we seem to come right back with a good game. We are very young, but we are starting to gain experience and we have unselfish players who are showing younger players what they need to do to be successful at this level”.

Penguins Soccer Team Falls 2-1 To Butler

Paneech — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:26:05 +0000

Freshman Jade Flory scored her seventh goal of the season, but two first-half goals led Butler to a 2-1 win over the Youngstown State women’s soccer team on Saturday afternoon at StambaughStadium.

The Guins fall to 3-6-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the Horizon League while Butler improves to 7-5-1 overall and 2-1 in the league.

Butler’s Katie Griswold put the Bulldogs ahead 1-0 just five minutes into the game, lacing a shot past YSU goalkeeper Nicole Kline from 20-yards out.

The Bulldogs, who posted 13 shots in the first, to a 2-0 lead at the 37:06 mark when Kelly Mahoney scored her first goal of the year – a header off a corner kick from Stephanie Kaylor.

Flory cut the Bulldogs lead in half at the 62:41 mark with her seventh goal of the season. Flory found the back of the net after a crossing pass from from senior Geneva Strelka. Sophomore Taylor Gapczynski was also credited with an assist on Flory’s goal.

The Guins host Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. at Stambaugh Stadium.

Geneva Strelka Boots YSU Soccer Into Tie at Wright State

Paneech — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:01:33 +0000

Senior Geneva Strelka (above) scored her second goal of the season and helped the Youngstown State women’s soccer team salvage a 1-1 double-overtime time against Horizon League foe Wright State on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Field.

The Guins are now 3-4-2 overall and 0-0-1 in the Horizon League while the Raiders move to 5-3-2 overall and 0-0-1 in the league.

The Raider jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Bekah Bonny scored her fourth goal of the season at the 29:51 mark of the first half.

Less than two minutes later, Strelka knotted the game at 1-1 from an assist from freshman Jade Flory.

Sophomore Ali Viola tallied eight saves, including four in the second half and one in the overtime periods.

The Guins visit Penn, Sunday, Sept. 25, at 1 p.m. in Philapelphia, Pa.

Soccer Falls 2-1 To Bowling Green On Late Goal

Paneech — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:13:00 +0000

Bowling Green’s Kaitlyn Tobin scored her first goal of the season with just 32 seconds left in regulation as the Falcons defeated the Youngstown State women’s soccer team, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Stambaugh Stadium.

The Guins fall to 3-4-1 overall while the Falcons improve to 2-5.

Freshman Jade Flory‘s last-second shot to tie the match with just two seconds left hit the crossbar and bounced out-of-bounds.

After a scoreless first half, Bowling Green’s Tracy Togba gave the Falcons the lead, 1-0, at the 71:06 mark when she found the back of the net off a header by Alyssa Zuccaro.

Sopohomore Heather Coonfare tied the game at 1-1 at the 77:50 mark with her first career goal after long-crossing pass from senior Geneva Strelka.

Sophomore goalkeeper Ali Viola recorded seven saves for the Guins.

The Guins open Horizon League play against Wright State, Sunday, Sept. 18, at 1 p.m.

YSU Women’s Soccer Off To Blazing Start

Paneech — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:10:39 +0000

The Youngstown State women’s soccer team (2-1-1) seeks its first three-game winning streak in school history when it hosts Ursuline College, Friday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. at Stambaugh Stadium. The Guins also visit Canisius, Sunday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m.

The Guins are coming off two straight victories, a 3-1 win over the Virginia Military Institute on Aug. 26, and a 1-0 overtime win over Robert Morris on Aug. 28.

In just her first four college games, freshman Jade Flory has made a significant impact on the Penguins. Flory leads the team with three goals and seven points. She has scored a goal in the last three contests, including the game-winner in a 1-0 overtime win over Robert Morris on Aug. 28.

Sophomore goalkeeper Ali Viola recorded her first career shutout in the Guins’ 1-0 overtime win over Robert Morris on Aug. 28. Viola owns a record of 2-0-1 with 16 saves and a goals-against average of 0.61.

Just 16 games into her college career, sophomore Allison Ludwig now ranks fifth on the YSU career goals list with 10. She is also just the fifth player in school history to score at least 10 career goals. Last season, Ludwig tied the YSU freshmen record with eight goals.

* Photo Courtesy of Ron Stevens