REGIONAL RANKINGS
The first regional rankings of the season where released this week and have the Rambelles in the fifth spot of the South Central standings. Colorado School of Mines (13-0-1) is atop the regional ranking with Metro State (11-0-3) second and Fort Lewis (11-3-0) third. St. Edward's (9-0-2) is fourth. ASU is the top LSC team in the rankings with Midwestern State at No. 6 and Texas A&M-Commerce at No. 7. Six teams advance to the regional tournament with LSC, Heartland and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament champions receiving automatic bids and then three at-large bids.  

RAMBELLE PLAYER SUMMARIES
Dani Edwards earned her second straight LSC Defensive Player of the Week honor on Wednesday following her performances in the ASU wins last weekend over TWU and A&M-Commerce. Edwards is currently 19th in the nation with a 0.505 goals against average and is 26th with a .870 saves percentage. Both categories lead the conference a year after she was named the LSC Goalkeeper of the Year. She currently has 40 saves and five shutouts with three regular season games remaining. She has 14 shutouts in her career.

The Rambelles are the top defensive team in the conference and continue getting strong play from Caitlyn Conaway, Jordan Benfield, Brittany Martinez, Trisha Killen and Lauren Perry. Senior defender Kara Edwards is also working her way back onto the field after suffering an early-season injury. The defenders have helped limit opponents to only 10 goals this season.

Sierra Anderson has scored seven goals in the last nine games and leads the team in goals this season. Anderson also leads the team with 38 shots and five game-winning goals. She is currently tied with Midwestern State's Ashley Cottrell for the conference lead in goals. Only a sophomore, she has 10 goals in her career which is second on the active list behind Maggie Schaffer's 12 career goals. Schaffer scored her second goal of the season last Sunday on a second-half penalty kick to lift the Rambelles to the win over A&M-Commerce. She is second on the team with 32 shots and also has an assist.

Brianne Brown leads the team with three assists this season and also has a goal in her first season playing for the Rambelles, while Jenny Kotowych is second on the team with five goals. Kotowych was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week on Wednesday after scoring three goals in ASU's win over TWU last Friday. It was her second game with multiple goals after she scored two goals against Wayland Baptist earlier in the season. A freshman, Kotowych has scored her five goals on only 10 shots and is currently fourth in the conference in goals scored.

Selena Alvarez is third on the team with four goals this season and has five in her career, while freshman Kathleen Keoughan has two goals. Keoughan scored both of her goals in the opening week of the season and was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week for her goals. Kelli Regan has added to the Rambelles' attack in her first season with two assists and a goal with Cynthia Andrews and Brittany Martinez also scoring goals this season. Haley Mendel, Chloe Contreras and Katie Squires have also been credited with assists this season.
 

COACH QUOTES

Head coach Travis McCorkle (60-42-15 record in 6th season at ASU, 100 overall career wins)

On playing against Eastern New Mexico on Friday:
"We had some good opportunities to score against them, but weren't able to until the second overtime. For me, if we are making improvements in our attack we need to see that with more goals this time. Eastern did a very good job of defending against us and created some opportunities on its side. They are going to be ready for us with them playing on their final home stand and they left here not happy with the result of the game. Anytime a team loses in overtime they are always going to be hungry for a result in the next game. We have to match that mindset and play hard against them."

On playing against West Texas A&M on Sunday:
"West Texas A&M presents problems for us by playing great defense. We have to solve that and get some goals to get the result we need. They've got some really good players. They did a really good job minimizing our attack in the first game and we'll have to step it up."

On the possibility of clinching the LSC Championship with two wins this weekend:
"I think the girls know that it is a possibility, but so does everyone else. We've talked with them throughout the year that the target on their backs is going to continue getting bigger when they win games. They have to be able to understand how to deal with it. For us, we just have to continue our business and focus on what we can control. We have to push to get goals and push to get shutouts like we've tried to accomplish throughout the season."
 

Angelo State vs. Eastern New Mexico Zias (4 p.m.  (CST) on Friday)

ENMU (4-5-4, 1-2-3 LSC) enters the weekend following a 0-0 draw against West Texas A&M last Friday in its only game since dropping a 1-0 decision at ASU two weeks ago. The Zias are 2-3-2 at home this season and have outscored their opponents 16-14 this season. They also have two shutouts. The points-advantage for ENMU comes despite the team being outshot on goal 85-58 this season. The Zias are currently fourth in the conference standings with six points and four LSC games to play.

Maurisa Jones leads ENMU with five goals this season on only 16 shots, while Alyssa Prince has three goals and three assists. Carolyn Armijo leads the team with four assists with Brook Serrano adding two assists and a goal to the offensive attack. Renee Romero also has two assists this season.

Alyxandra Ortiz and Fabienne Wilson are both seeing time in goal for the Zias, with Ortiz playing the majority of the minutes. Ortiz has three shutouts this season, 45 saves and has allowed only seven goals in 843 minutes. Wilson has 23 saves and has allowed seven goals in 459 minutes.  

ASU, which has an 8-4-0 all-time advantage in the series, is looking to sweep the regular-season series against Eastern New Mexico for the second straight year after winning both games last season by a combined score of 6-0. The Rambelles' 5-0 win over the Zias last season at home was their highest scoring output of the season, including goals from returners Brittany Martinez and Maggie Schaffer. ASU head coach Travis McCorkle was the head coach at ENMU from 2003-07 where he won 40 games. The Zias finished last season with a 5-13-0 overall record and a 4-10-0 conference mark. The team missed out on postseason play after losing its final six games of the season. Todd Padgett is in his third season as the head coach at ENMU. Victoria Perez returns for her junior season after being selected to the LSC second-team as a midfielder last season.
 

Angelo State vs. West Texas A&M Lady Buffs (2 p.m. on Sunday)

West Texas A&M (3-6-5, 1-3-2 LSC) enters the weekend following the 0-0 draw to Eastern New Mexico last weekend in its only game of the week and are 2-2-4 at home this season. The Lady Buffs are 0-3-2 in their previous five games and will host Midwestern State on Friday before welcoming the Rambelles to Canyon on Sunday. WT has been outscored 14-7 this season.

Jessie Thomas leads WT this season with three goals on 25 shots, while Emily Krenek, Dominque Premac, Jasmine Shultz and Berklee Watson all have one goal this season. Yvette Bedoy has recorded 69 saves this season and leads the conference with seven shutouts. She has a .831 saves percentage in 1,377 minutes of play this season.

West Texas A&M, which is currently fifth in the LSC standings with four conference games remaining on its schedule, is coming off winning the conference's regular season and tournament titles in 2012. The Lady Buffs, who topped Incarnate Word in double overtime in the conference tournament's championship game, went 13-7-1 overall and had a 10-4-0 conference record ayear ago. WT lost 4-1 to Metro State in the opening round of the NCAA Division II South Central Championship to see its impressive season end. The Lady Buffs hold a 13-7-6 all-time advantage over the Rambelles, including taking both meetings last season. Chad Webb is in his fourth season as the team's head coach. WT lost two first-team all-LSC selections, including the LSC's Player of the Year in Leslie Briggs. Midfielder Emily Krenek earned LSC second-team honors last season as a freshman.

UP NEXT: Angelo State hosts Midwestern State at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 at the ASU Soccer Field. The game will be Senior Day for Jordan Benfield, Dani Edwards, Kara Edwards, Trisha Killen, Maggie Schaffer and Katie Squires.