Game Notes
San Marcos, Texas - The Texas State women's soccer team will look to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Texas Tech in the 2010 season opener this weekend when they travel to the 13th-annual Miners' Classic, hosted by UTEP in El Paso.
The Miners' Classic is slated to run from Aug. 27-29 at University Field. Joining Texas State is Fresno State, Utah Valley University and tournament-host UTEP to comprise the field. The event was first held in 1997 and it has been contested in every year since 1999.
Texas State will not see action against UTEP this season, but will face Utah Valley and Fresno State in the two-day jaunt on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
Livestats via Gametracker will be provided for both contests at www.utepathletics.com.
Tournament Details
Date: Friday, Aug. 27 - Sunday, Aug. 29
Teams: Fresno State, Texas State,
Utah Valley, UTEP
Site: University Field
El Paso, Texas
Live Stats: www.utepathletics.com
Tournament Schedule
Friday, August 27
3 p.m. - Utah Valley vs. Texas State
7 p.m. - Fresno State at UTEP
Sunday, August 29
10:30 a.m. - Texas State vs. Fresno State
1 p.m. - Utah Valley at UTEP
*All times listed are MT
Scouting Utah Valley
The Wolverines enter the weekend of games with a 1-1 record after splitting the opening weekend.
UVU blanked Southern Utah, 2-0, in their season opener before being blanked themselves by Utah State.
Nicole Spencer and Camille Broderick, both All-Conference honorees from the 2009 season, notched the two goals for the season.
Spencer, a First Team All-Great West selection, leads the pack of 17 returning letterwinners that are back from a 2009 Great West Championship.
Scouting Fresno State
Despite two close attempts at a victory, Fresno State will enter the Miners' Classic winless.
The Bulldogs lost their season opener to Pepperdine, 2-0, and fell to Long Beach State, 1-0, on Sunday.
The squad returns at the helm of second-year head coach Brian Zwaschka with 14 letterwinners and all 11 starters. In 2009, FSU finished 6-13 with a 4-4, sixth-place standing in the WAC.
Scouting Texas State
Texas State is back from a 2009 championship season. The Bobcats finished 14-6-1 overall and 8-0-1 in Southland Conference action, claiming its second consecutive regular season title.
The team returns 15 letterwinners and eight starters, including 2009 SLC Player of the Year Britney Curry. The Bobcats have also added eight newcomers to the mix.
Up Next
It's home, sweet home for the Bobcats following the weekend tournament. Texas State will host UC Riverside and Navy for the first weekend in September.
UCR will serve as the home opener, Friday, Sept. 3 and Navy will close out the weekend, Sunday, Sept. 5.
