Women's Soccer Looks To Clinch SBC

Eagle-96 · October 28, 2005

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Women's Soccer Looks To Clinch SBC Regular Season Title This Weekend

Courtesy: University of North Texas

Release: 10/28/2005

DENTON (10/28/05) - The North Texas women's soccer team is just one win or tie away from clinching its third regular season Sun Belt Conference Championship this weekend when it finishes its regular season with games against Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee.

The Mean Green will wrap up the top seed in the conference tournament with a win or tie at either Western Kentucky or Middle Tennessee. North Texas leads the series with Western Kentucky 2-1-1. The Mean Green are 1-0-1 on the road against the Hilltoppers, winning 3-1 in 2001 and playing to a 1-1 draw in 2003. The Mean Green is 5-1-1 against Middle Tennessee. The two teams shared the regular season conference title last season. North Texas is 2-1 against the Blue Raiders on the road.

Home Domination

For the fourth time in school history North Texas has gone unbeaten at home. The Mean Green closed out the home season with a record of 9-0-1, and since the start of the 2000 season North Texas is 46-2-4. North Texas outscored its opponents at home this season 34-5. Against SBC opponents at home, the Mean Green is 21-1-2 since joining the league in 2000.

More Rankings

For the first time this season the Mean Green has been ranked by Soccer Buzz Magazine in the top 15 in the Central Region. North Texas checks in at 14th in a region that features 67 teams. The Mean Green held steady at 36th in the nation according to topdrawersoccer.com.

National Statistics

Sophomore forward Heather Hutyra continues to be ranked among the nation's leaders in points per game. Currently, she is eighth among division I schools in points per game (2.47). Through 15 games, she has scored 16 goals and dished out five assists.

Ellis Continues To Shine

Goalkeeper Kandice Ellis recorded her sixth shutout of the season and extended her scoreless streak to 365 minutes without allowing a goal. Ellis is now fourth in school history with six shutouts in a single season. She currently has the lowest goals against average in school history at 0.50 and the best save percentage at .900. Ellis is sixth in the nation in save percentage and 14th in the nation in goals against average.

Closing In On A Milestone

Head coach John Hedlund, who already ranks in the top 15 all-time in NCAA history in wins and winning percentage, is nearing another milestone. Hedlund, who has never had a losing season, is just three wins away from notching his 150th career win.

Still Streaking

The Mean Green’s 14-game unbeaten streak remains the third longest in the nation. Inside the unbeaten streak, North Texas has won seven straight games, tied for the second longest in school history.