BILLINGS, Mont. -- Saturday afternoon will wrap-up the 2011 women's soccer regular season at Montana State Billings as the Yellowjackets will host Northwest Nazarene in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action at Yellowjacket Field at 1 p.m.
The Yellowjackets, hosting senior day for goalkeeper
Danielle Gordon,
Amanda Brusic,
Tyshae Davis and
Kelley Minard, enter the weekend at 10-3-4 on the year and are third in the GNAC table with a 7-2-4 record.
Junior
Jaucelyn Richter currently leads the team with 22 points as the Billings native has scored nine goals and registered four assists this season. Her 0.529 goals per match average is tied for tops in the league and her 1.29 points per game average is second in the league.
Sophomore
Heidi Greenback second on the team in scoring with 19 points after six goals and team-high seven assists. Her assist total has been good for a 0.41 assists per match average, ranking second in the GNAC and 53
rd nationally.
The Yellowjacket offense has been strong this season, scoring 31 goals with 111 shots on goal for a .587 shots on goal percentage. The defense has stayed stout as well, allowing just 12 goals and a .395 shots on goal percentage.
Gordon has stood tall between her posts all season long as she has a 0.67 goals against average, which is third in the league and 33
rd nationally. She's tops in the GNAC with a 0.833 save percentage and ranks 42
nd in the nation in that category.
The Crusaders come into the week with a 4-13 record this season and are 2-11 in the GNAC. NNU has lost nine straight since a 1-0 victory over Simon Fraser on Sept. 24.
Jenny Field is the leading offensive play for the Crusaders with 17 points after scoring seven goals and three assists this season. Autumn Yturbe is second on the team with six goals and three assists to rack up 15 points during the year.
NNU has been outscored 37-19 this season and have been outshot 254-150 as the season has progressed. Keeper Tanya Zickefoose has posted a 4-9 record this season and has made 83 saves while allowing a 2.04 goals per match.
The Yellowjackets will look to repeat their performance from earlier in the year in the two teams' first meeting in Nampa back on Oct. 8, a 6-1 drubbing for the Jackets.
Saturday's match can be seen on webcast or by live stats available on the homepage of msubsports.com or by using the links on the women's soccer schedule page.