October 29, 2007-November 4, 2007

Defense: Anna Talbot, Defender, 5-4, Senior, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview
In this week's three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference post-season wins, Talbot anchored a defense that helped the Blugolds come out on top in the WIAC's conference tournament. The Blugolds' defense only allowed 18 shots in all three games and only gave up one goal. The Blugolds now have 14 shutouts on the season in part because of Talbot's efforts. In the championship game Saturday, Talbot and the defense held the conference's leading scorer, Amanda Prawat, to only two shots.

Offense: Jamie Schiesel, Midfielder, 5-4, Freshman, Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong
In three games this week, Schiesel scored two goals for the Blugolds, her fifth and sixth of the season. In a tough battle on Saturday against the Stevens Point Pointers, Schiesel scored the game's only goal, lifting the Blugolds to their third straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

October 22, 2007-October 28, 2007

Defense: Allison Smith, 5-5, Junior, Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson
In only one game this week, the Blugolds defeated UW-River Falls 6-0 to clinch its third straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season title. The win was the Blugolds' conference-leading 12th shutout of the season. The Blugolds have also only given up four goals to conference opponents while scoring 33 this season. Smith and the Blugolds allowed only four shots to River Falls the entire match. A big part of those dominating defensive statistics is the play by Allison Smith. Not only is she a threat on the defensive side of the ball, but is also very effective on the offensive side. Smith ranks second on the team in assists (seven) and fifth in points (11). In the game against River Falls, Allison picked up her seventh assist of the season on a corner kick that Jamie Schiesel headed into the net.

Offense: Jamie Schiesel, 5-4, Freshman, Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong
The Blugolds clinched the its third straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship, with a 6-0 victory over UW-River Falls on Saturday. In the win, Schiesel picked up her third and fourth goals of the season. Schiesel's first goal of the game came at 35:50 in the first period off a header from a corner kick helping the Blugolds go up on River Falls 2-0. About five minutes later, Schiesel added her second goal of the match unassisted. The win helped the Blugolds go unbeaten in the WIAC for the third year in a row.

October 15, 2007-October 21, 2007

Defense: Allison Smith, 5-5, Junior, Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson
In three victories this week, Allison Smith helped lead the Blugolds to two more shutouts, for a total of 12 on the season, and also had a goal and an assist. In Wednesday's 4-0 victory over conference opponent UW-Superior, Allison Smith not only helped the defense allow the Yellowjackets only one shot, but also assisted on the second goal of the game. In Saturday's 7-0 victory over UW-Platteville, Allison Smith had the game-winning goal, which was her second goal of the season, and again led the defense to allowing only one shot the entire game. In Sunday's 2-1 victory over the St. Thomas Tommies, Allison Smith helped lead the defense to another great performance, allowing only two shots the entire game. Although the Tommies would find the net once, the Blugolds still hold an impressive 0.51 goals against average.

Offense: Amy Smith, 5-4, Junior, Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson
This week, Amy Smith tabbed her 10th, 11th and 12th goals of the season and had two assists, leading the Blugolds to three more wins. In Wednesday's 4-0 win over UW-Superior, Smith scored the game's third goal unassisted, and had a total of three shots on the day. On Saturday, the Blugolds defeated UW-Platteville 7-0, with Amy Smith scoring her twice. She assisted on the game-winning goal and scored the game's second and sixth goals, while only shooting three times. In Sunday's 2-1 victory over the St. Thomas Tommies, Amy Smith had her ninth assist of the season on the game's second goal. Smith helped lead the Blugold offense that outshot its opponents 85-7 this week, with Amy Smith shooting 11 times, seven of them being on goal.

October 1, 2007-October 7, 2007

Defense: Allison Smith, 5-5, Junior, Bloomington, Minn../Thomas Jefferson
In three games this week, Allison Smith anchored the Blugold defense which tabbed two more shutouts. Not only did she play good defense, but Smith also had three total assists in two games. In the 3-0 victory over UW-Stout on Wednesday, Allison Smith assisted on the game-winning goal. The Blugold defense also allowed only two shots during the game. In the Blugolds' 4-3 overtime victory over UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, Smith tallied two more assists, helping the Blugolds get on the board early in the second period. And in Sunday's shutout over Loras College, the Blugolds ninth of the season, Allison Smith helped lead the Blugold defense to allowing only three shots the entire day

Offense: Amy Smith, 5-4, Junior, Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson
Amy Smith increased her goal total to eight on the season and assists total to seven in the Blugolds three victories in this week's games. In the Blugolds' 3-0 win over the UW-Stout Blue Devils, Smith assisted on the game's second and third goals. She also led the Blugolds with six shots in the Stout game, with three being on goal. In Saturday's 4-3 overtime victory over UW-Stevens Point, Smith assisted on the game-winning goal with just under three minutes remaining in the first overtime. She again led the Blugolds in shots with four. In Sunday's 3-0 win over Loras College, Smith had a hand in each of the Blugolds' goals. On the first goal of the game, Amy Smith scored at the midway point in the first period, with Elizabeth Kooistra assisting. On the game's second goal, Kooistra would score and Amy Smith had the assist. The final goal of the game was also scored by Amy Smith, her eighth on the season, with another assist going to Kooistra. Amy Smith ended the game tied with her sister, Allison, leading the team in shots.

September 24, 2007-September 30, 2007

Defense: Abby Ofstedahl, 5-4, Senior, Apple Valley, MN/Eastview
Ofstedahl played strong defense this week, helping lift the Blugolds to two more shutouts in the 1-0 victory over Carleton College on Wednesday and the 4-0 win over UW-Whitewater Saturday. The Blugolds have now had a total of seven shutouts on the season and continued their dominance, allowing only seven shots in two games, with only one coming against conference opponent UW-Whitewater.

Offense: Amy Smith, 5-4, Junior, Bloomington, Minn../Thomas Jefferson
In this week's victories against Carleton College and UW-Whitewater, Smith played an important role in helping the Blugolds stay unbeaten. In Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Carleton College, Smith had the game's only goal, her third game-winning goal of the season. In Saturday's 4-0 win over conference opponent UW-Whitewater, Smith assisted on the game-winning goal and added to more goals, scoring the second and third of the game. She now leads the Blugolds with six goals and three assists on the season.

September 17, 2007-September 23, 2007

Defense: Allison Smith, 5-5, Junior, Bloomington, Wis./Thomas Jefferson
In this weekend's conference opening game against UW-La Crosse, Smith anchored the defense in a dominating performance in the 4-0 victory. The Blugolds held the Eagles to just one shot, with no shots on goal, and helped the Blugolds record their fifth shutout of the season. This season, the Blugolds have a 0.28 goals against average and have only allowed a total of 35 shots in seven games. Smith not only made a difference on the defensive end, but also assisted on the Blugolds second goal of the game. On a free kick from 45 yards out, Smith connected with her sister, Amy Smith, who headed the ball into the goal. The assist was Smith's second of the season.

Offense: Gina Christenbury, 5-4, Freshman, Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Kenosha Tremper
Christenbury helped the Blugolds to their highest scoring game this season with a 4-0 win over conference rival UW-La Crosse on Saturday. Christenbury recorded one goal and one assist this weekend in the victory. In the third goal of the game, Christenbury had her first assist of the season, with Haelee Maurer scoring. Thirty minutes later, Christenbury would take a cross from Brittany Burant to score the game's fourth and final goal.

September 10, 2007-September 16, 2007

Defense: Brittany Burrant, 5-9, Freshman, Stevens Point, WI
As a freshman, Burrant has started every game as an outside right defender and is a big reason the Blugolds have only given up two goals in the first six games of the season. In two games this weekend Burrant had many great tackles and clearances. In the first game of the weekend Burrant played very well and frustrated any player who tried to receive the ball in her area. In the second game of the weekend, Burrant picked up her first collegiate point with an assist on a corner kick in the Blugolds' shutout win over the St. Olaf Oles.

Offense: Amy Smith, 5-4, Junior, Bloomington, MN/Thomas Jefferson
In two games this weekend, the Blugolds stayed unbeaten with a tie and a win. Smith's contributions played an important role for the Blugolds. In Saturday's game against the University of Chicago, Amy created many great goal scoring opportunities. Playing against a tough Chicago defense, it only took Smith less than a minute into the second half to shoot one off the crossbar, which came directly back to Gina Christenbury for the game's first goal. Unfortunately with only 15 seconds remaining in the game, Chicago found the goal on a rebound from a direct kick, and the Blugolds would have to settle for a tie. In the second game of the weekend, the Blugolds got out of the gate very quickly and played their best first half of the season, scoring two goals less than 30 seconds apart. Smith found the net for the Blugolds' first score of the game against St. Olaf. The game winner was Smith's second of the season and helped the Blugolds to a 5-0-1 record.

September 3, 2007-September 9, 2007

Defense: Anna Talbot, 5-4, Senior, Apple Valley, MN/Eastview
In two games this weekend the Blugolds limited their opponents to just seven shots total. The Blugolds recorded their second and third shutouts of the season, getting off to a 4-0 start. Talbot played exceptionally well in both games and was a big part of the team's high pressure defense.

Offense: Amy Smith, 5-4, Junior, Bloomington, MN/Thomas Jefferson
Smith scored her first goal of the season this weekend in Saturday's game against St. Scholastica. To score the goal, Smith beat two defenders, and her shot found the top right corner of the goal. Smith's game winning goal on Saturday led the Blugolds to their fourth victory of the season.

August 27, 2007-September 2, 2007

Defense: Allison Smith, 5-5, Junior, Defender, Bloomington, MN/Jefferson
In this weekend's games against non-conference opponents, Smith had both a goal and an assist. On a free-kick from 25 yards out, Smith assisted in the Blugolds first goal of the season on Friday against 21st-ranked Macalester. Smith's kick hit the crossbar, but Jessica Millard headed it into the goal. In Saturday's game against Augsburg, Smith scored the second goal of her collegiate career (last time was in 2005) also on a 25 yard free-kick. Smith also anchored the Blugold's defense, which allowed only three shots on Friday and six shots on Saturday.

Offense: Liz Kooistra, 5-5, Junior, Midfielder, Lakeville, MN
In the first two games of the season, Kooistra helped lift the Blugolds to a 3-1 victory over 21st-ranked Macalester on Friday and a 3-0 victory at Augsburg on Saturday. In Friday's win, Kooistra scored the Blugold's game-winning goal. On Saturday, she scored her second goal of the season on a pass from freshman Haelee Maurer.