Seasons Greetings

Roadrunners Earn NSCAA Team Academic Award

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The CSUB Women’s Soccer team was awarded a Team Academic Award for the 2009–10 academic year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, it was announced on Wednesday.

The Roadrunners earned a team grade point average of 3.21, making them the only Division I California State University program to garner the nod. In addition to being the only CSU Division I program to be honored, the 3.21 GPA earned by the ’Runners set the mark as the highest grade point average of all CSU programs, regardless of division.

Notorious for taking care of business in the classroom at the Division II level, this marks the second consecutive year CSUB has earned an academic award while competing at the Division I level, as the 2008–09 squad was honored with the same award.

Head coach Nicole Van Dyke is more than pleased with her teams continued efforts with its academics.“I am extremely proud of the team for their commitment in the classroom,” Van Dyke said. “The schedule of a student–athlete can be grueling and for this team to consistently garner academic awards is a true testament as to the priority of academics here at CSUB.”

The NSCAA Team Academic Award is awarded to NCAA teams across all three divisions for earning a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

To view this release please visit www.gorunners.com

Halloween Practice

As tradition holds the team dresses up for the annual Halloween practice. The seniors get to pick what we do and it turns out for quite a hilarious session as they all run around in their costumes!

Senior Night 2010

Don’t miss your last chance to catch the CSUB Women’s Soccer Team Friday, October 29th at 7pm in our final home match of the 2010 season. We would love for you to join us as we take on Seattle University in our Senior Night and say goodbye to our beloved seniors. Number 5 – Alexa Ngo, 14 – Tara Corcoran, 16 – Leanne Tucker, 21 – Sarah Gaskins, and 22 – Faith Perry will be making their last appearance in a CSUB Women’s Soccer home jersey. So please join in to help make the environment special for these 5 players who have helped create the foundation of this program at the Division I level.

Adopt - A - Player Reception

Just a reminder, Thursday, October 21st we will hold our Adopt- A- Player Reception following the game against Northridge at 7pm. We plan on hosting a desert buffet for all of our wonderful supporters. Please make sure to R.S.V.P to Assistant Coach Melissa Phillips at mphillips13@csub.edu if you are attending; also inlcude the number of extra ticketholders that will be attending as well.

Hope to see you Thursday!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Join the Runners on 10/12 as they help 'kick cancer' for our annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game. The game is set for 7pm vs the University of Hawaii and the women's soccer team will be wearing pink jerseys to be auctioned off after the game; all proceeds from the sold jerseys will be donated to the local organization Links for Life. Drawings and half time festivities including a human pink ribbon on field will also be taking place at the game. So don't miss out on the fun and join us to help support the cure!

Live Stats

Hi CSUB Soccer Supporters,

Don't want to miss out on the action as the team travels to Seattle for the tournament this weekend? Follow the link below so you wont miss out on a second of the matches. Both games will be covered by the Seattle U. Live Stats at:

http://www.goseattleu.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?SPSID=89847&spid=10761&db_LANG=C&db_OEM_ID=18200&list_SPORT_ID=W_SOCCER

Hope to see you at our next home game on Sunday, October 3rd vs. Pepperdine!

Road Trips

After an enjoyable day at Mission Beach in the sunny San Diego weather the runners earned themselves a 0-0 tie vs then the no. 15 University of San Diego Toreros. On to the next city to finish off the 6 game road stretch as the team heads to Seattle University Thursday to take on Idaho and Sacramento State in a tournament over the weekend. The Runners are now a respectable 1-1-2 over the road stretch with a 3 game unbeaten streak and looking to pick up 2 more. The next home match is set for Sunday, October 3rd vs. Pepperdine.

First Impressions

After an excellent weekend on the road, the Runners travel home with a 1-1 draw vs. UC Davis and a 1-0 win vs. St. Marys. Having spent the the last month and a half solely playing soccer, now the team has the first day of school to look forward to. Our returning players are eager to start another year while our incoming players are anxious to step foot in their first college class. As picture day routinely follows the first day of school, we captured our incoming players as they headed to their classes.....

Dance Tutorial

So you think you can dance?? A few of the women's soccer players think so! Watch as they show you how they pump themselves up the morning prior to a game.

Camper Night 9/3/10

Pre-Season Training

The team has worked incredibly hard up to this point and are eager to play a full match at home. Here is a little preview of the sweat and heart that has gone into pre-season training to make the Fall 2010 Season a special one!

Fall 2010 Home Schedule

Hey CSUB Soccer Fans -

Don't miss out on the exciting home contests this weekend as the Roadrunners Women's Soccer Team takes on Eastern Washington Friday night at 7pm and Loyola Marymount University Sunday at 7pm. The 2010 squad promises the most successful year yet with a ton of exciting match-ups, so we hope to see you at the games!

Pre-Season Underway...

The nerves were kicked to the curb as the Cal State Women's Soccer team finished their first day of pre-season training yesterday. A group of 18 returners combined with 8 incoming players made for a competitive, successful, and fun start to the 2010 season. With one rigorous double-day down the girls are counting down the days to our first match.

Yosemite - Half Dome Hike

'Im not afraid' the new song by Eminem seemed to be the theme of our hiking adventure at Yosemite National Park, as we sang it along the entire trek up the rock. Last Thursday, Coach Nicole, Asst. Coach Mel, and Seniors: Ngo, Tucker, Faith, and Tara made the 21 mile, 12 hour hike to the top of Half Dome and back. From gorgeous waterfalls, to stairs and cables, to a 4 mile run down the mountain, and a brisk dip in the river; the hike proved to be demanding, scary, and one of the most incredible things any of us have ever accomplished!

Summer Training/Soccer Camp...First week down!

The coaches hope that your first week of training went as smoothly as the first week of Youth Soccer Camp. Thank you to those that worked last week...It was a great camp and ran very fluidly, especially considering there were around 150 campers!

Remember to stay hydrated and stretch well as you train since this heat has snuck up on us...

Keep training hard!

Summer Training

Only 2 weeks left until summer training begins for the 2010 season. On the right side-bar of this page you can access links to become a follower and for the training instructional videos.

We look forward to updating you soon!

Fall Schedule Announced!!