Minnesota Women's Soccer 2012 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten

 

2012 Record: 11-7-2, 6-4-1
Coach: Stefanie Golan

Good Results: 9/9 DePaul (3-0), 9/27 Wisconsin (3-2), 10/12 Illinois (3-0)
Bad Results: 8/24 at San Diego (2-3), 9/16 at Ohio State (1-2), 10/19 at Indiana (0-2)

Key Strikers:
Taylor Uhl, Sophomore, 21 goals, 9 assists
Hayley Helverson, Freshman, 2 goals, 2 assists

Key Midfielders:
Allie Phillips, Senior, 4 goals, 8 assists
Katie Thyken, Sophomore, 7 goals, 6 assists
Olivia Bagnall, Senior, 0 goals, 1 assist
Lauren Bauer, Junior, 1 goal, 0 assists

Key Defenders:
Taylor Wodnick, Sophomore, 4 goals, 3 assists
Tamara Strahota, Senior, 2 goals, 3 assists
MacKenzie Misel, Junior, 0 goals, 0 assists
Marissa Price, Senior, 0 goals, 3 assists

Key Goalkeepers:
Cat Parkhill, Senior, 1.24 goals against average, .728 save percentage, 5 shutouts

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 2.21 (27th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Goals-Against Average: 1.173 (143, 5)
Shutout Percentage: 0.368 (102, 4)
Save Percentage: 0.755 (216, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
Minnesota    2010    First Round        Defeated Creighton
Minnesota    2010    Second Round    Defeated Texas A&M
Minnesota    2010    Third Round        Lost to Georgetown
Minnesota    2008    First Round        Defeated Marquette
Minnesota    2008    Second Round    Defeated South Dakota State
Minnesota    2008    Third Round        Lost to Notre Dame
Minnesota    1999    First Round        Defeated Eastern Michigan
Minnesota    1999    Second Round    Lost to Nebraska
Minnesota    1998    First Round        Defeated Kentucky
Minnesota    1998    Second Round    Lost to Portland
Minnesota    1997    First Round        Defeated Milwaukee
Minnesota    1997    Second Round    Lost to Santa Clara

*all team stats through 10/28

 

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