Sept. 17, 2003
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at No. 23 Cal Poly (6-0) * San Luis Obispo, Calif. * Saturday, Sept. 20 * 5 p.m. CT
vs. Air Force (4-1) * San Luis Obispo, Calif. * Sunday, Sept. 21 * 3 p.m. CT
Baylor will head out of Texas for the first time this season as they travel to California for the Cal Poly Tournament. The Bears have been on a strong offensive campaign this season led by junior forward Ginny Rosario-Tull. Rosario-Tull has been posting record-breaking numbers for the Bears. Most recently, Rosario-Tull set a new Baylor record for most consecutive games with a goal. She ranks as the all-time leader in this category with six. She has scored at least one goal in every contest this season.
No. 23 Cal Poly heads into the weekend with a perfect record of 6-0. Cal Poly goalkeeper Liz Hill has split time this season with teammate Greta Shirdon. Hill has played four games for the Mustangs and has been flawless recording four shut-outs in the process.
Air Force comes off a big weekend after defeating Drake 2-0 in their only game of the weekend. The Falcons are now 4-1 recording their only loss to Saint Louis 1-0 in overtime at Saint Louis. Air Force is led by senior goalkeeper J.J. Wolf. She was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Week for her shut-out performance against Drake on Sept. 12. '
Last Time out
* SATURDAY: SMU 2, Baylor 1 (TCU Tournament)
The Bears dropped their second game of the season after losing to SMU 2-1 on Saturday at Garvey-Rosenthall Stadium at the TCU Tournament. With less than 10 minutes to go, SMU's Kim Harvey scored the game winner for SMU off a give-and-go set up by Jill Heinemann and Susanne Collins.
After a scoreless first half, the Mustangs got on the board first with a goal from Lauren Mussallem in the 52nd minute of the game. Three minutes later, junior forward Ginny Rosario-Tull scored the equalizer in the 55th minute. Rosario-Tull headed in a pass from sophomore midfielder Tiffany Boshers. The goal was Rosario-Tull's seventh goal of the season in only five games.
* SUNDAY: Baylor 4, at TCU 0
Freshman forward Missy McConnell scored her first two goals of the year to help give the Bears a 4-0 victory over TCU (2-3-1) at Garvey-Rosenthall Stadium in Fort Worth on Sunday. The Bears took a 1-0 advantage in the 18th minute with a goal by junior forward Ginny Rosario-Tull. The goal was Rosario-Tull's eighth of the season in only the sixth game.
Less than two minutes later, McConnell scored her first goal of the season in the 19th minute giving the Bears a 2-0 lead.
The Bears were held scoreless for 50 minutes until Brittani Zonker scored her first goal and third point of the night. Zonker deflected a shot taken by Rosario-Tull giving the Bears a comfortable 3-0 advantage. It was Rosario-Tull's second point of the night and first assist of the season.
McConnell finished things off with her second goal of the night with less than four minutes to go in the game. McConnell scored on a wide-open goal after TCU goalkeeper Katie Buchanan misplayed the ball.
Rosario-Tull has scored at least one goal in all six games of the season. This sets a new Baylor record for consecutive games with a goal. This also moves her into a tie for third for consecutive games with a point. The record is 11 games which is held by Courtney Saunders set back in 1996.
Bears Among Big 12 Stat Leaders
Three Bears rank among the Big 12 individual statistical leaders, through games of Sept. 8. As a team, Baylor is 4th in points (39) and 4th in goals (15 and 3rd in goals per game at 2.50. Defensively the Bears are 3rd in saves(27) and 2nd in shutouts(3).
The complete list of individuals:
Monica Housden: 1st in shutouts (3), 1st in shutouts per game (0.50), t-2nd in saves (26), 6th in saves per game (4.33), 8th in goals-against average (1.29)
Ginny Rosario-Tull: t-1st in game-winning goals (3), 3rd in goals (8), 3rd in goals per game (1.33), 3rd in points (18), 3rd in points per game (3.00), 4th in shots (22), 4th in shots per game (3.67)
Rosario-Tull Rolling on offense
In her first six games this season, junior Ginny Rosario-Tull has scored eight goals, good enough to rank among the Big 12 Conference leaders. This matches her freshman year total of goals scored at eight and doubles her sophomore season total of four.
Rosario-Tull's eight goals account for over half the team's scoring, as the Bears have a total of just 15 goals on the year. She has 18 total points on the year, more than four times her next closest teammate.
Baylor Picked 10th in Big 12 in Preseason Poll
Baylor was picked to finish 10th in the Big 12 Conference this season as the league's coaches compiled their annual preseason poll. Texas was picked to win the 2003 Big 12 title, followed by defending conference champion Texas A&M and defending conference tournament champion Nebraska. Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Oklahoma State and Iowa State placed ahead of the Bears, with Texas Tech rounding out the field in 11th place.
The Bears finished the 2002 season in 10th place in the Big 12.
Bears in the Pros
Former Baylor all-America goalkeeper Dawn Greathouse completed her third season as a member of the Woman's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2003. Greathouse, an all-American for Baylor in 1998, spent all of 2001 and part of 2002 season with the Washington Freedom. She appeared in five games for the Freedom early in the season, but was released and signed by the San Jose Cyber Rays, with whom she completed the rest of the season. Greathouse spent all of 2003 with San Jose, appearing in two games.
Greathouse is one of three Baylor-related players to have participated in the WUSA's first two seasons. Courtney Saunders, a1998 all-American at Baylor, spent the inaugural season with the Philadelphia Charge, while former assistant coach Rebecca Hornbacher was a member of the Boston Breakers in 2001.
Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field
The 2003 season marks the fifth year for the Baylor soccer team at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. The former Baylor Soccer Stadium was retitled during the 2000 season in honor of the late Betty Lou Mays of Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. Mays was the wife of Troy Mays, a 1945 graduate of Baylor; the two were longtime supporters of Baylor athletics.
The stadium seats 3,000 fans, making it the largest soccer-only facility in the Big 12. Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field is is set in the plush backdrop of the Brazos River on University Parks Drive. The field is part of the Jim and Julie Turner Riverfront Athletic Park, which includes the Baylor Ballpark, Getterman Stadium and the Baylor Tennis Center. All four venues share the parking lot with the Ferrell Special Events Center.
Head Coach George Van Linder
George Van Linder is in his first season as head coach of the Baylor women's soccer program in 2003.
He comes to Baylor from SMU, where he led the Lady Mustangs to four straight conference championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Under Van Linder, SMU finished in the Top 25 three times and compiled a four-year mark of 59-21-10 (.711) and a conference record of 24-3-2 (.862).
In 2002, SMU finished with a 13-6-4 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, as well as winning its fourth-consecutive WAC championship. The Mustangs finished the year with a No. 20 national ranking by the NSCAA.
Van Linder was named the 2000 WAC coach of the year after leading the Mustangs to a 13-5-1 record and their second-straight conference title.
In 1999 he led SMU to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and a No. 17 national ranking with a final record of 17-6-1. For his team's outstanding accomplishments, Van Linder was tabbed Central Region Coach of the Year by Soccer Buzz at the conclusion of the season.
Prior to his stint at SMU, Van Linder spent five seasons at Butler, the final three (1996-1998) as head coach of the women's program. He was named the 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year after he led Butler to the MCC regular-season and tournament championships. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 22 in the final poll, the highest national ranking in program history.
Van Linder also has worked extensively with the Olympic Development Program. He coached the Indiana youth squad from 1994-98. He spent 1999 and 2000 working with the North Texas ODP team. Van Linder led the 2000 squad to a second-place finish at the national championships. With his proven success as an ODP coach, Van Linder has spent the last four years working with the top high school players in the Southeast as the Region III Olympic Development Staff Coach.
Van Linder is a native of Galesburg, Mich., and a 1990 graduate of Western Michigan University where he played on the soccer team for two seasons. He and his wife, Chris, are expecting their first child early in the soccer season.
Van Linder Adds Assistant Coaches
Head coach George Van Linder added two other new faces to the Baylor coaching staff for this season with the hiring of assistant coaches Jean Delaski and Mario Rincon.
Delaski comes to Baylor from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, where she served as head women's soccer coach for five seasons. During that time, she led the Jaguars to four conference tournament appearances. Delaski was named Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year in 2000.
Prior to her time at IUPUI, Delaski played four seasons at Butler University (1993-1996), where she first played under Van Linder as a senior. A four-year starter, Delaski was a first-team all-Midwest Collegiate Conference defender in 1995 and helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back MCC titles in 1995 and 1996. Delaski spent the 1997 season as a graduate assistant at Butler under Van Linder before taking the head job at IUPUI.
Delaski also has worked as an assistant coach for the Indiana Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program from 1997-2002 and served as director of the IUPUI Soccer Camp for three years. She played in the women's USISL pro league for the W-1 Jackson Calypso during the summers of 1997 and 1998. During the summer of 1999, she competed with the Indiana Blaze.
Rincon joins the Baylor program from Duke, where he spent the 2002 season as an assistant with the Blue Devil women's soccer team. At Duke, Rincon's responsibilities included recruiting, scouting, travel and working with the team's goalkeepers. His 2002 Blue Devil recruiting class was ranked eighth in the nation.
Prior to Duke, Rincon spent one year as an assistant with the Miami women's soccer program. His coaching resume also includes three years as a women's assistant at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., three years as head boys' coach at Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, and years of club coaching with the Team Boca Soccer Club. Additionally, Rincon has worked as a member of the Olympic Development Staff in Florida (1997-2000, 2001-2002) and in North Carolina (2002-2003).
Rincon also served one year as a team administrator and scout for Major League Soccer's New York/New Jersey Metrostars. During that time, he assisted in evaluation for the MLS draft and advance scouting, as well as coordinating the team's travel arrangements.
