Aug 23, 2010
WARRIORS READY TO REPEAT
The 2010 Warriors come off their first ever NWAACC Women’s Soccer Championship in 2009 and will look to match the success and carry on a steady tradition of excellence. The 2009 Warriors were Eastern Region Champions for the 7th consecutive season and were NWAACC Finalist for the sixth time in the programs history. The 2009 Warriors sent 5 players to four year schools including three Division-1 (Kati Lucas- Boise State University, Dashia Huff- Eastern Washington University, and Anna Pingree-Idaho State University), one Division-2 transfer in Amanda Brusic (Montana State-Billings), and one NAIA in Tahlia O’Loughlin (Concordia University-Portland). The 2009 Warriors also added 6 players to the NWAACC East All-Conference team. The 2010 version will look to continue the success and will be very gifted in terms of ability.
Head Coach Chad Bodnar states, “This is a very well rounded group we have brought in and we will look to continue where we left off last year. There are some definite questions to be answered in terms of team shape and we will have to battle it out on the training field to see who earns minutes where, but we are very fortunate to have such a talented group at this level. We lost a few players to some unfortunate late spring injuries, but will rebound back and defend what took us so long to win.”
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May 11, 2010
BRUSIC THE LATEST WARRIOR TO SIGN
Sophomore Amanda Brusic has signed a letter of intent to play at Montana State - Billings next year. Brusic was an East-South All Star in 2008 and All-East Region in 2009 as a midfielder. She was a two-year starter and helped lead the women to a 21-1-0 record and their first NWAACC Championship this past season.
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Apr. 19, 2010
O'LOUGHLIN SIGNS AT CONCORDIA
Warrior sophomore Tahlia O'Loughlin has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Concordia University in Portland, OR next year. O'Loughlin was a two-time all-conference player as a forward after scoring 36 goals and 14 assists in two seasons of play. As a freshman, O’Loughlin led the NWAACC with 24 goals. In 2009 she helped the Warriors to a 21-1-0 overall record and an NWAACC championship. Read More
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Mar. 30, 2010
TWO MORE WARRIORS MAKE COMMITMENTS
Two more Warrior women's soccer players have made commitments to continue their soccer careers next year. Kati Lucas will play at Boise State, the 2009 WAC Champions, and Anna Pingree will play at Idaho State.
Lucas was a two-time First Team East-West Division forward and this past year led the team with 23 goals scored and 14 assists as the Warriors went 21-1-0 and won the NWAACC Championship.
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Feb. 8, 2010
HUFF SIGNS AT EWU
Warrior sophomore Dashia Huff has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her soccer career at Eastern Washington University next season. Huff was a two-time All-NWAACC defender and a key member of the women's team that went 21-1-0 this past season and won the NWAACC Championship.
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Dec. 10, 2009
SIX WOMEN NAMED TO EAST ALL-STAR SQUAD
Six women off of the 2009 NWAACC Championship Warrior Soccer team have been named to the East Region All Star squad. The Warrior went 21-1-0 this past year and also won their seventh straight East Region title to go along with the NWAACC title.
The six all stars include Kati Lucas at forward, Tahlio O'Loughlin and Becky Ryerse at midfield, Dashia Huff and Lena Miraglio as defenders, and Jordan Simkins at keeper.
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Dec. 7, 2009
BODNAR NAMED SOCCER COACH OF THE YEAR
WWCC Head Soccer Coach Chad Bodnar has been named the NWAACC Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year. Bodnar led the Warrior women to a 21-1-0 record, a seventh straight East Region Championship, and the programs first NWAACC Championship with a 1-0 OT win against Columbia Basin. Bodnar, also the head coach for the men’s team, led the WWCC men to second place finish in the NWAACC, a fifth East Region title in six years and a 14-4-1 record this season
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Dec. 1, 2009
View a news video from KEPR News on the NWAACC Championship games for both the WWCC Men and Women.
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Nov. 22, 2009
WARRIORS TAKE HOME TITLE
The top-ranked Walla Walla Warriors cruised past third-ranked Chemeketa in Saturday's semifinal 4-1 while second-ranked Columbia Basin Hawks took down fourth-ranked Tacoma 3-2 in Saturday's other semifinal.
Columbia Basin's women looked for a repeat of last year's upset win over Walla Walla in the championships - and for 90 minutes it appeared that the Hawks held a slight offensive edge over the favored Warriors.
Overtime was a different story, however. Walla Walla attacked the Columbia Basin goal hard until the 94th minute when a corner kick was launched in front of a crowded Hawk goal box and Warrior sophomore forward Tahlia O'Loughlin collected it and drove in a five yard shot for the 1-0 sudden death OT winner.
The Warrior's title ended a four-year span in which Walla Walla's women's program has had to settle for a runner-up trophy at the championships.
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