March 3, 2004
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Coming off a 4-1 week that featured a conference win over Hawai'i and a fifth-place finish at the elite UC Santa Barbara tournament, the Aztecs will travel to northern California for two conference matchups this weekend. No. 5 SDSU will face No. 2 Stanford on Saturday at 7 p.m., before taking on No. 12 San Jose State on Sunday at noon. The Aztecs are 12-2 overall and will try to remain perfect in the MPSF after starting 2-0. SDSU's 12-2 record is the best start in the program's 10-year history. The Aztecs have never begun a conference season 3-0 since the league expanded from four teams in 1997. The Aztecs had a school record seven-game winning streak snapped by LBSU over the weekend.
Recapping Last Week's Action
* SDSU went 4-1 over the weekend against five opponents ranked in the top 15. The Aztecs are 8-2 on the year against top-15 teams.
* The Aztecs began the week with an 11-10 overtime win against Hawai'i in MPSF action. Sandy Onweller scored a career-high six goals including both goals in overtime to lead SDSU to the win.
* SDSU began the UCSB tournament against No. 14 UC Davis and earned a 7-4 win behind a four-goal effort from Onweller. No. 4 Long Beach State handed the Aztecs their second loss of the season, 5-1, in the second game of the day.
* On Sunday, SDSU earned a pair of wins over top 10 opponents. The Aztecs earned a 5-3 win over Michigan behind a pair of goals from Rachel Serna. SDSU placed fifth at the tournament after defeating California 6-5 in overtime. Onweller posted a hat trick against the Golden Bears, including the game-winning goal.
Onweller Scorching Hot
* Senior Sandy Onweller has been on a roll over the past week, scoring 17 goals in the Aztecs' last six games.
* Onweller posted a career-high six goals, including the game-winner, in the 11-10 overtime victory versus Hawai'i. She followed with her third straight game with at least three goals, pouring in four versus UC Davis. Onweller finished the weekend with another hat trick including the overtime game-winner in the 6-5 victory against California.
* Onweller has taken over the team lead in goals with 24 on the year. She is also second on the squad with 13 assists and third in steals with 21.
Scouting the Stanford Cardinal
* The Aztecs begin the week with an MPSF matchup at No 2 Stanford. A year ago, Stanford earned an 11-4 win in the only matchup between the schools. Stanford holds a 15-9 advantage in the all-time series, including an 11-game winning streak. SDSU has not defeated the Cardinal since an 8-7 triple overtime win on May 11, 1997.
* The Cardinal are 8-2 on the year, with both losses coming to No. 1 USC. Stanford is coming off a second place finish at the UCSB tournament last week.
Scouting San Jose State
* SDSU faces No. 12 San Jose State on Sunday at noon. The Aztecs defeated the Spartans, 9-4, a year ago in conference action, as Holly Hartzell scored three goals. SDSU leads the all-time series 7-4.
* SJSU is 6-8 on the year and 1-1 in the MPSF. The Spartans went 1-3 at the UCSB tournament last weekend and finished 10th.
Record Breakers
* Senior Holly Hartzell continues to increase her career scoring record, which she set at the UC Davis tournament earlier in the year. Hartzell has now scored 23 goals this season and 244 times in her four years at SDSU. She leads the 2004 Aztecs with a .511 goal percentage and 53 ejections drawn. Hartzell was awarded MPSF player of the week honors on Feb. 24 for posting 12 goals at the UC Davis tournament and breaking the scoring record.
* Hartzell is also moving up the career assists and steals list. She currently is in second place in assists with 75 and fourth in steals with 173.
* Junior Dominique Delgado has posted a team-high 21 assists on the year, and has been moving up the career chart. Delgado began the season in eighth place on the all-time scoring list, but has moved into fourth already this season after passing Larisa Baltgalvis with 62 career assists. Delgado needs 10 more assists to pass Casey Finnegan for third place on the career list.
SDSU Career Goals Scored1. Holly Hartzell, 2001-Present 2442. Larisa Baltgalvis, 1997-00 235Assists1. Amber Prestegard, 2000-03 1162. Holly Hartzell, 2001- 753. Casey Finnegan, 2000-03 714. Dominique Delgado, 2002- 62Steals1. Megan Dunbar, 1999-00 2682. Casey Finnegan, 2000-03 2193. Sara Hanneman, 1996-99 1824. Holly Hartzell, 2001- 173
Goalkeeper Trifecta
* Ashley Zabel leads SDSU's goalkeeping trio as she has started 12 games for the Aztecs and tops the squad with 71 saves and a 4.28 goals against average. Zabel has also accumulated 460 saves in 74 career games, which ranks second on SDSU's all-time saves list.
* Senior Sara Daseler started two games at the UC Santa Barbara tournament and made 19 saves, including 12 in the overtime win over California.
* Freshman Sarah Kilgore has seen action in four games and made 14 saves.