Women's Soccer 1997 Archive
Overall: 14-5-1
MIAC: 7-2-1 (3rd place)
Women’s Soccer Team Makes Fifth Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearance - Although the Gusties came up just short in their attempt to claim a fifth consecutive conference title, they did manage to run their string of consecutive NCAA Tournament bids to five.
Coach Mike Stehlik’s squad compiled an overall record of 14-5-1 and a MIAC mark of 7-2-1 (tie for third place). The team played a very demanding schedule which included eight opponents that were rated in the Top 25 nationally and four of their five defeats came to teams that were rated in the Top 10.
In the national tournament, the Gusties claimed a 3-2 win over #12 California Lutheran in the first round before falling to eventual national champion UC-San Diego 2-0 in the West Region final.
Head Coach Mike Stehlik, who just finished his eighth season at Gustavus, picked up his 100th career victory as the team defeated Bethel 4-0 in the regular season finale.
Four players were selected to the all-conference team including senior forwards Alicia Cordes and Alecia Tromiczak, junior midfielder Molly MacLeod-Roth and sophomore midfielder Katie Ryerse. In addition, Tromiczak, MacLeod-Roth, and Ju
Roster
| NO. | NAME | YEAR | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tara Joosten | SR | Goalkeeper | Coon Rapids/Blaine |
| 2 | Jenna Hemenway | FY | Left Forward | Mahtomedi |
| 3 | Abby Nelson | SO | Midfield | Burnsville |
| 4 | Molly MacLeod-Roth | JR | Midfield | Minneapolis/Minneapolis South |
| 5 | Kari Carlson | JR | Midfield | Anoka/St. Francis |
| 6 | Nicole Claggett | JR | Attacker | Fridley/Champlin Park |
| 7 | Colby Johnson | FY | Midfield/Forward | Austin |
| 8 | Katie Cullen | FY | Midfield/Defender | Eagan/St. Paul Academy |
| 9 | Katie Ryerse | SO | Midfield | Edina |
| 10 | Kristin Eklund | FY | Forward/Wing | Burnsville |
| 11 | Kim Gill | JR | Attacker | Eagan/Blake |
| 12 | Heather Magnuson | JR | Attacker | Burnsville |
| 13 | Mercede Kortus | SO | Back | Minneapolis/Washburn |
| 14 | Tiffany Holmen | JR | Midfield | White Bear Lake/St. Paul Academy |
| 15 | Alecia Tromiczak | SR | Attacker | Minneapolis/Southwest |
| 16 | Katie Whitman | SR | Back | Sante Fe, NM |
| 17 | Rhonda Johnson | SO | Back | Blaine, WI |
| 18 | Natalie Olson | FY | Defender | Bloomington/Holy Angels |
| 19 | Becky Hague | FY | Midfield/Forward | Cedar Rapids, IA/Kennedy |
| 20 | Sonja Cordes | FY | Midfield/Forward | Bloomington/Jefferson |
| 21 | Brita Eriksen | JR | Defender | Apple Valley |
| 22 | Alicia Cordes | SR | Attacker | Bloomington/Jefferson |
| 23 | Kristen Larson | FY | Midfield/Forward | Minneapolis/Southwest |
| 24 | Lauren Fleer | SO | Defender | Palatine, IL/William Fremd |
| Date | Opponent | Score/Time |
| August 30 | Mankato State | W 6-0 |
| September 6 | UW-RIVER FALLS | W 3-0 |
| September 7 | UW-STEVENS POINT | W 3-0 |
| September 13 | Wheaton College | L 1-2 |
| September 14 | University of Chicago | W 1-0 |
| September 17 | Carleton | W 4-1 |
| September 20 | Grinnell | W 4-0 |
| September 23 | ST. OLAF | W 4-1 |
| September 27 | Concordia | W 5-1 |
| October 1 | ST MARY'S | L 0-1 |
| October 4 | ST BENEDICT'S | T 0-0 |
| October 7 | ST. THOMAS | W 1-0 |
| October 11 | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | L 2-3 |
| October 16 | UW-Eau Claire | W 2-1 |
| October 18 | Hamline | W 5-0 |
| October 21 | AUGSBURG | W 4-0 |
| October 24 | Macalester | L 0-1 |
| November 1 | Bethel | W 4-0 |
| National Tournament | ||
| November 8 | Cal. Lutheran | W 4-2 |
| November 9 | UC-San Diego | L 1-3 |