San Diego Finishes April at 1-1-1

Published on April 29, 2002 under Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
San Diego Spirit News Release


A 2-2 draw with the Boston Breakers last Saturday at Nickerson Field on a cold and blustery evening helped the Spirit finish the month of April with a 1-1-1 record. The month of April also provided Spirit fans with a look at some of the new and rising stars of the WUSA, including Chinese forward and WUSA leading scorer Zhang Ouying, former BYU standout forward Shauna Rohbock, first-round draft pick midfielder Lori Lindsey and second-round draft choice defender Amy Sauer.

QUICK GLANCE

RECORD: 1-1-1, 4 points,

LAST MATCH: 2-2, draw with Boston on April 27, 2002 at Nickerson Field

LEADING SCORER: Zhang Ouying, 3 goals, 2 assist, 8 points (Leads WUSA)

INJURY REPORT: Koleski, sprained R knee, doubtful; Mascaro, broken L foot, out

NEXT ON THE SLATE:

v Washington Freedom, 5/5, 5:00 p.m. PT at Torero Stadium - The Freedom feature forward Abby Wambach, the second pick in the 2002 WUSA Draft and a prolific college scorer from the University of Florida. The 5-foot-10 Wambach should prove dangerous up front. San Diego has never lost to the Freedom. The popular Mia Hamm is recovering from offseason knee surgery and is not expected to play. The match will feature the return of the three U.S. National Team players who missed the game against Boston to the lineup. The Spirit will be celebrating "Cinco de Mayo" during their home game on May 5, when Torero Stadium will feature a Hispanic flair.

SD v WAS Lifetime, 2-0-1; SD v WAS in San Diego, 1-0-1; SD v WAS in Washington, 1-0-0

2001 Leading Scorer v Washington - Shannon MacMillan, 4 goals, 1 assist, 9 points

Complete Match Preview on Friday, May 3

SPIRIT NEWS:

FREQUENT FLIERS

The San Diego Spirit travel the second most of any team in league trailing the San Jose CyberRays by only a mere 1,000 miles. The Spirit will travel over 46,000 miles for their 10 road trips (11 games) in 2002.

NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPACT

In only three games, the Spirit has already scored nine goals and the new players have scored six of those. The team is well ahead of last year's goal scoring pace in which the team scored 29 goals for the year, and only two after the first three games. "It is huge what our new players are bringing to the team, Zhang has three goals, Shauna has two and our first-round draft pick Lori Lindsey has one, " said Spirit head coach Carlos Juarez. "I would say that scoring six of our nine goals is a big impact on our team."

TRYING THEIR FOOT AT ANOTHER SPORT

Several members of the Spirit will participate in a halftime field goal kicking contest at the Arena Football 2 League game between the San Diego Riptide and the Louisville Fire on Saturday night at the San Diego Sports Arena. The contest will take place after the standard Riptide halftime promotion of a fan kicking a field goal for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

AN ALARMING ROAD TRIP

During the recent road trip to Boston, the team had an alarming experience. On Friday afternoon after the team had returned from lunch, an alarm sounded throughout the hotel, advising all guests to evacuate the building via the stairs. Players and team staff gathered in the hallway of the 10th floor and for the most part began to calmly proceed down the 10 flights of stairs to get to the hotel lobby and out into the brisk and windy Boston afternoon. After 20 minutes, the hotel management and the Boston Fire Department gave the okay to return to the rooms. Apparently, the smoke alarm in the adjoining Applebee's Restaurant sparked the evacuation. "I wasn't really nervous, having teammates around was calming, but I wanted to know what the emergency was," said Spirit defender Amy Sauer. "During a time like that many different things go through your mind, one of which was that Rhi (Rhiannon Tanaka) and I had just settled in and paid for a movie and if we were going to miss the start of it."

THREE DOT INFO:

Zhang has a team-high three-game point streak, the team record of five was set by Tara Koleski...Lori Lindsey has a two-game point streak...Lindsey also became the first Spirit player to receive a red card ejection (two cautions)...San Diego is now 0-0-2 when their National Team players are away...Shannon Boxx was named the captain for the second time in her WUSA career, subbing for the missing Julie Foudy...Those two are the only two captains in team history...The Spirit has scored goal within the first 10 minutes of consecutive games...The Spirit did not allow a goal in the final 10 minutes for the first time this season...Flo Omagbemi made her first appearance as a member of the Spirit in the match v Boston.

CALENDARS:

MEDIA WATCH

4/30- KCEO 1000 Sports Talk - Lori Lindsey, 8:20 p.m.

5/3- XTRA Sports 690 - Vast Morning Wasteland - Rhi Tanaka, 8:40 a.m.

5/3- SETS 102.5 - Spirit Report with Tara Koleski, 9:00 a.m.

5/3- XTRA Sports 690 - Mac & Cheese Show with John Kentera, 9:00 p.m.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

5/5- MATCH v WASHINGTON, 5:00 p.m. PT, Torero Stadium, Live on Channel 4 San Diego, 5:00 p.m.

TRAINING

4/30- Training, 10:30-12:30, Allen Field

5/1- Training, 9:30-11:30, Allen Field

5/2- Training, 10:30-12, Allen Field

5/3- Training, 9:30-11:30, Allen Field

5/4- Training, 3:00-4:00, Torero Stadium

All times and locations are subject to change

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

SPIRIT MEET THE CHAMPION C-RAYS AND RETURN HOME FOR FLOPPY HAT NIGHT

San Diego travels to the Bay Area to face the defending WUSA champion San Jose CyberRays for the first time this season on Sunday, May 12, 3:00 p.m., live on Channel 4 San Diego. San Diego returns home to face the Philadelphia Charge on Saturday, May 19, at 5 p.m. PT. The Spirit will be looking for its first-ever victory over the Charge. Be sure to come early on May 19th to enjoy the pre-game festivities inside the Fun Zone. Plus, the first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a Spirit Floppy Hat, courtesy of Viejas Outlet Centers. Gates open 90 minutes prior to kick-off. The match on May 19th can also be seen live at 5 p.m. on Channel 4 San Diego.

QUOTE SHEET:

Carlos Juarez on Shauna Rohbock...

"We must remember that she is a soccer player first, a person who also bobsleds. She is on the team because she is a soccer player and she scores goals. I may look like a genius by having her on the team, but she is the one who is scoring the goals."

THIS WEEK IN SPIRIT HISTORY:

SPIRIT GAINS FIRST POINT WITH A 0-0 TIE IN NEW YORK

April 29, 2001 - The San Diego Spirit earn the first point by drawing with the New York Power, 0-0, at the Mitchel Athletic Complex. Goalkeeper Jaime Pagliarulo gets her first career start and blanks the high-powered New York offense.

PERSONALITY PLUS:

JAIME PAGLIARULO:

Jaime Pagliarulo better known as "Pags," is a goalkeeper and a teacher. Pagliarulo, who earned the reputation for making big saves with a dramatic flair, was very settled as a physical education teacher at Louise Archer Elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia before getting the call to the WUSA. After being drafted by the Spirit, she packed her bags, headed West, and since then the East Coast girl has flourished in the Southern California sun. Pagliarulo used her steady play to help make her a rising star on the national landscape. She has parlayed her Spirit performances into appearances with the U.S. National Team on several occasions. After her professional soccer career, she plans on returning to her other love, teaching young children.

SPIRIT PLAYER RECIPES: Jaime Pagliarulo's Hershey Chocolate Fondue

One of her favorite sayings is "life is short, eat dessert first," and so we offer you her recipe for Pagliarulo's Hershey Chocolate Fondue.

Ingredients: 16 ounce bag of chocolate chips, 2 cans sweetened condensed milk and 2/3 cup milk. Instructions: Combine ingredients in a saucepan and simmer until smooth. Serve with strawberries, bananas, pineapple, pound cake, graham crackers, marshmallow and etc.

INSIDE THE WUSA (wusa.com)

RESULTS

4/27- Washington 0 @ Atlanta 1, Carolina 2 @ San Jose 1, Philadelphia 2 @New York 1, SPIRIT 1 @ Boston 1

SCHEDULE

5/4- Atlanta @ Carolina...Boston @ Philadelphia

5/5- San Jose @ New York...Washington @ SPIRIT

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