NCAA Division
III Women's Soccer
in Frostburg, Maryland
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The 2002 FSU Women's Soccer Season
AMCC
Conference Champions
NCAA Tournament Appearance
9-8-5 Overall
(6-2 AMCC)
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Season Summary
Frostburg State Alum, Brian Parker, returned to FSU to
become head coach of the women’s soccer program in 2002. Parker
was a goalkeeper for the Bobcats from 1987-89 and coached the women’s
team as a club sport from 1990-1993. Coach Lysik departs to Rhode
Island to become an assistant for Division 1 Brown University. The
Bobcats return 17 players from the record-setting 2001 squad, which
posted a 17-5-1 record and won the programs first AMCC Title. As
a result, FSU was picked by the conference coaches as the pre-season
favorite to win the AMCC title in 2002. In spite of the
solid returning group, FSU would also face the most signifcant schedule
upgrade in school history facing seven regionally ranked opponents in a
tough non-conference schedule, six on the road. FSU
finished the season with a 9-8-5 overall record accomplishing a lot in those 9 wins. A highlight game of the
regular season came when FSU shocked regionally ranked Carnegie Mellon
defeating them 1-0 in Pittsburgh.
The Bobcats were able to successfully defend their
AMCC title by winning away games in dramatic fashion in the AMCC
Tournament - at Greensburg in overtime and at LaRoche in a penalty kick
shootout. FSU's conference finish earned them a second straight bid to
the NCAA Championship Tournament where they would lose a first round
game at Westminster 4-1.
Karen Kotofski became the second FSU women’s soccer
player in the program’s history to earn regional All-American honors
when she was selected to the third team of the 2002 National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Great Lakes Regional All-America
Team. Kotofski also earned a second-team Verizon/CoSIDA All-Academic
District II Team selection with a 3.615 GPA.
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Sept. 7
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at Mount Union
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T/1-1 (2ot)
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Sept. 8
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vs. Wooster
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T/0-0 (2ot)
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Sept. 10
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at Westminster
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L/2-3
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Sept. 12
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at Bethany (W.Va.)
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W/1-0
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Sept. 14
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at Penn State Altoona *
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W/3-0
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Sept. 18
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Washington & Jefferson
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W/3-1
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Sept. 21
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Pitt-Bradford *
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W/8-0
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Sept. 25
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Grove City
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T/3-3 (2ot)
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Sept. 28
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at John Carroll
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L/0-1
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Sept. 29
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at Allegheny
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L/0-1
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Oct. 3
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Villa Julie
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W/2-1 (2ot)
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Oct. 5
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at Eastern Mennonite
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T/1-1 (2ot)
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Oct. 6
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Mary Washington
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L/1-4
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Oct. 8
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La Roche *
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L/1-2
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Oct. 12
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at Lake Erie *
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W/8-0
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Oct. 16
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at Pitt-Greensburg *
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L/0-4
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Oct. 19
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at Case Western Reserve
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L/1-2
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Oct. 22
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at Carnegie Mellon
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W/1-0
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Oct. 26
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Penn State Behrend *
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W/3-1
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Nov. 7
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at Pitt-Greensburg (AMCC Semifinals)
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W/2-1 (ot)
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Nov. 9
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at La Roche (AMCC Championship)
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T/2-2 (3-1PK)
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Nov. 13
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at Westminster (NCAA Tournament 1st
Round)
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L/1-4
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Records
and Facts of Note
in 2002:
- won 9 games in 2002, the program’s 8th consecutive winning
season
- led the AMCC in Team Defense allowing
only 1.37 goals per game
- went 1-5-3 against 7 regionally
ranked teams, losing 3 1-goal games
- went 1-1-1 against three nationally
ranked teams in 2002
- went 3-0-4 in 7 overtime games in
2002 including a golden-goal victory over Pitt-Greensburg in the AMCC
Semifinal and a shootout win over LaRoche in the Final
- won the AMCC Conference Championship
for the 2nd consecutive year and participated in the NCAA Tournament
again in 2002
Individual
Awards and Recognitions:
Academic Honors:
Karen Kotofski –
Verizon CoSIDA –Academic All-American District II
Athletic Honors:
NSCAA Regional All-American:
Karen Kotofski
Great Lakes All-Region 3rd Team
AMCC All-Conference Players:
First Team: Karen Kotofski
Second Team: Becky Rambo, Beth
Hlebasko
Honorable Mention: Erika Neuser,
Jodie Gittleson, Alyse Reed,
Teri Galt, Stephanie Zych
AMCC Players of the Week:
Stephanie Zych (4)
Karen Kotofski (2)
Becky Rambo (1)
Team
Awards:
Offensive MVP - Karen Kotofski
Defensive
MVP - Teri Galt
Unsung
Hero - Alyse Reed
Most
Improved Player - Laurie Reinholt
Best New
Player - Jodie Gittleson
Scholar
Athlete - Stephanie Zych
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2002
Senior
Christina
Bleivik was an All-Region Soccer player at Bartlett High School in
Anchorage, Alaska were she led her team in scoring and total points and
was also a stand-out basketball player. She transferred to Frostburg in
2001 as a Junior from the California University of Pennsylvania and
became a starter and Team Captain of the 2002 FSU women's soccer
team. In 2002, Christina played in the team’s first 12
games, starting nine times, before suffering a season-ending leg
injury. In 2001 as a Junior, she played in 14 games and scored
her first career goal at FSU vs Penn St.-Altoona.
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The 2002 Team
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Senior
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Forward
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Christina Bleivik
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Junior
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Back
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Jackie Curry
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Junior
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Goalkeeper
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Kelly Jones
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Junior
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Back
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Allison Ottey
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Junior
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Goalkeeper
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Stephanie Zych
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Sophomore
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Midfield
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Lynnea Finch
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Sophomore
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Forward
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Karen Kotofski
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Sophomore
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Forward
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Erika Neuser
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Sophomore
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Midfield
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Rebecca Rambo
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Sophomore
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Midfield
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Alyse Reed
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Sophomore
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Back
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Laurie Reinholt
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Sophomore
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Midfield
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Aimee Sprague
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Freshmen
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Midfield
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Erin Carraghan
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Freshmen
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Back
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Clair Duhigg
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Freshmen
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Back
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Teri Galt
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Freshmen
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Midfield
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Jodie Gittleson
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Freshmen
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Back
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Beth Hlebasko
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Freshmen
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Midfield
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Micaela Karinshak
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Freshmen
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Forward
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Shera Rowan
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Freshmen
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Goalkeeper
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Jackie Tonsing
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Head Coach: Brian Parker
Assistant
Coach: Danielle Dinbokowitz, Trainer: Erika Heavner
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