Freshman Kristen Parr@@http://directory.uoregon.edu/ws-directory-client/directory.jsp@@ has wasted little time in her first year in Eugene, scoring six goals in the Ducks’ first ten games to lead the team. Outside of Parr, however, goals have been hard to come by — no other Duck has found the net more than once this season — but consistent play from sophomore keeper Abby Steele@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205697227@@ and the Ducks’ back four has mostly made up for the lack of offensive production. The Ducks haven’t lost a game in which they’ve scored a goal. @@http://www.goducks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&SPID=237&SPSID=4315@@
Oregon has given up fewer than one goal per game and have four shutouts in the year with wins in three of those games.
That stingy defense kept the Ducks within striking distance against No.12 BYU as they closed out nonconference play earlier this week, but the Ducks couldn’t put the ball in the net despite a 5-2 advantage in on-target shots. @@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=237&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205694477@@
The Ducks are 5-3-2 on the year, including an impressive 4-1-1 at the brand new Pape Field. With their nonconference schedule in the rear-view, head coach Tara Erickson’s Ducks now prepare for a demanding Pac-12 schedule that includes three teams currently in the top 25 and two, No. 2 Stanford and No.3 UCLA, in the top five. @@http://www.goducks.com/downloads2/487410.htm?ATCLID=205640911&SPSID=4316&SPID=237&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500@@ @@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4313&SPID=237&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=107358&Q_SEASON=2012@@ @@http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-women/d1@@
Oregon travels to the Bay Area this weekend for meetings with two of the Pac-12’s highest scoring teams before returning home on Oct. 5 to play a UCLA Bruin team that has posted shutout victories in seven of its first nine games and hasn’t allowed two goals in a single game this year. @@http://www.goducks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&SPID=237&SPSID=4314@@ @@www.uclabruins.com/sports/w-soccer/sched/ucla-w-soccer-sched.html@@
The Ducks then have a light week with a road game against Utah on Oct. 12. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network, which is the Ducks’ fourth appearance on the new channel this year.
The Ducks then host the Arizona schools and travel to the Washington schools before closing out their season at home against Oregon State on Nov. 2.