Capital Duo gets NSCAA honors

Capital gets a little more recognition!

Capital Welcomes newest coaching staff member

Coming off a record setting 2011 season the Capital University Women's Soccer coaching staff just got a bit stronger as they start working for a repeat performance in 2012.  This week we added Jeremiah Gallegos to our staff and his experience is going to be a tremendous asset to the program.

Jeremiah, who is from Dana Point, California, played his collegiate soccer at the University of Cincinnati.  He was the Bearcats Freshman of the Year in 2001 and the Team MVP in 2003 & 2004.  In 2005 Jeremiah was selected for the MLS Super Draft where he was chosen by the L.A. Galaxy.  Following his playing career with the Galaxy he began coaching with the Mill Valley Soccer Club in 2007.  In 2010 Gallegos was an assistant coach for the College of Marin in Marin, California and he also was a camp coach for the University of California at Berkeley.

According to Coach Kouns "I know that Jeremiah is going to be a great addition to the staff.  He comes to us with glowing reviews from his previous coaches and I know that the players will certainly benefit from working with him in the coming year."

The Dream comes to an end!

Although we were riding a month long streak without a loss we ran into a buzz saw in Wheaton in the NCAA Division III National Tournament 2nd round.  The #6 ranked team in the country scored with just 5 minutes left till halftime off a set piece for a 1-0 lead at intermission.  However, in the second half they showed the pedigree that has earned them three national championships.  In the end we fell by a score of 3-0.

This Capital Team set records for the best program finish in OAC history 10-1-1, an undefeated home schedule 7-0-2 and the all important first win in NCAA Tournament history!  To read more on the game and the team you can click on the link below.

Capital NCAA Story

Capital Makes History!

On Friday evening the Capital Women's Soccer team made program history when they defeated MIAA Champion Alma College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships.  The win is the first win for the Crusaders in the NCAA Tournament and comes in their fourth appearance in the championships.  For more information on the match please click the link below. 

NCAA Tournament Story

The Crusaders 2nd round NCAA Tournament game will be against the #6 team in the country, Wheaton College.  The game will be televised by WETN, Wheaton Television.  The link to see the television station feed is listed below.

WETN Game Feed

Capital sweeps three of the four Player of the Year honors for the OAC

Hilary Ells earns CoSida Honor!

Capital enters NSCAA Regional Top Ten!

In the midst of a nine game unbeaten streak the pollsters finally took notice and moved the Crusaders into the NSCAA Regional Top Ten for the Great Lakes.  Following their OAC Conference Tournament Championship Capital enters this week as the #8 ranked team in the Great Lakes region. 

OAC CHAMPIONS!

The Capital Crusaders rang the Victory Bell this afternoon announcing their defeat of John Carroll by a score of 4-2 for the OAC Tournament Championship.  In front of a packed house the Crusaders put on a great show scoring 2 goals in each half in route to their first conference title since 2007.

More details and pictures will be coming soon!

Off to the Championship we go!!!!

This afternoon the Crusaders headed up the road to Westerville, handed Otterbein a 1-0 loss and headed home to celebrate their trip to the OAC Women's Soccer Championship!  With the win Capital avenged an earlier 2-2 tie against the Cardinals and moved into the championship game for the first time since 2007.  Capital will be hosting the OAC Championship on Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm against #4 seed John Carroll.  Check back later for a story recap and video of the game!

We hope you will come out and support us on Sunday as we look to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships!

Fiorelli becomes 3rd Capital player named OAC Player of the Week

Capital moves on to OAC Semi-Finals!

Although it took a little while to get going the Crusaders dispatched Wilmington by scoring 4 second half goals in en route to a 4-1 win.  The Quakers turned the first half into a gritty affair that was characterized by battles all over the field.  However, in the second half Capital settled down, found feet and got in the groove!  To read more about the game click the link below!

OAC Quarter-Final Story

Capital wins on Senior Day!

The Crusaders defeated John Carroll on Saturday by a score of 3-0.  This win cemented Capital a tie in 2nd place for the OAC regular season and sent the seniors out with an undefeated home record in 2011.  To read more about the game you can click the link below or to see highlights check out the You Tube page!

Capital vs. John Carroll Story

CLICK HERE FOR CAP WSOC YOU TUBE PAGE!

Kaylee Phillips earns OAC Player of the Week Honors!

Capital remains unbeaten at home!

On Wednesday evening the Crusaders started slowly but managed to heat up in the second half defeating Marietta 5-2.  For the game Capital out shot Marietta 34 -6 but somehow managed to find themselves trailing with just 30 minutes left in the match.  However, true to form, the team came on late to pump in the goals and remain in a tie for 2nd place in the conference at 6-1-1.

To read about the game click below:
Capital vs. Marietta Story

Capital continues march to OAC tournament

On Saturday afternoon the Crusaders continued their march to the OAC tournament with a 4-0 victory on the road at Mount Union.  The win boosted Capital into a tie for 2nd place in the OAC standings and continued their quest for home field advantage in the conference tournament.   To read more about the game you can click the link below or to see highlights just click on our You Tube link in the upper left hand corner of the main page!

Capital vs. Mount Union Game Story

Capital notches another conference win!

Yesterday afternoon capital ran their OAC record to 4-1-1 with a 2-0 victory on the road at Muskingum.  This win keeps the Crusaders battling home home field advantage in the conference tournament and assures them a place in the six team play-off the first week in November.  To read more about the game click the link below and keep an eye out for the highlights on You Tube soon!

Capital vs. Muskingum Story

Capital remains undefeated at home with 2-2 (2ot) tie vs. Otterbine

In a battle of teams tied for 2nd place in the Ohio Athletic Conference Capital rallied to score two goals in the final nine minutes of the game to earn a tie against OAC rival Otterbine.  The game ran the Crusaders home record to 3-0-2 and allowed them to stay among the top teams in the conference with four games to go in the conference season.  To learn more about the game please click the link below.

Capital vs. Otterbine Story

Last night the purple and white went on the road and took a 2-0 win over OAC opponent Wilmington College.  Coming into the game Wilmington was tied with Capital for 2nd place in the conference so the game had some big playoff seeding implications.  To read more on the story click below and look for the highlight video on our You Tube page soon.

Capital vs. Wilmington Story

Capital falls to 3rd Nationally ranked opponent on the road!

For the third time this year the Crusaders travelled to meet a nationally ranked opponent and for the third time this year we were not able to overcome a slow start and fell 1-0 to #21 ranked Ohio Northern.  For more information on the game please click the link below!

Capital vs. #21 Ohio Northern recap

Capital continues four game streak vs. Heidleberg

Capital overcame a ton of adversity this afternoon to win a key OAC match vs. Heidelberg University.  The win continues the unbeaten streak the Crusaders are enjoying at home with a 3-0-1 record in the last four games.

To read more about the game click the story link below!
http://stage.capital.edu/Athletics/Athletics_News/Three_Unanswered_Goals_Give_Capital_Key_Conference_Win.aspx

Capital opens OAC play with 6-1 win over Baldwin Wallace

After outshooting their opponents by 60 shots in the first seven games and getting 30 more corner kicks than their opponents as well it all fell in place at the perfect time as Capital opened their OAC play knocking off Baldwin Wallace 6-1. Click the story line below to read more!

Capital vs. BW Highlights

Capital Women's Soccer visits Leeds Farm for Fall Fun!

Capital ties Allegheny in 2OT

The Crusaders remained undefeated at home with a double overtime tie against 2010 NCAA Tournament participant Allegheny College.  To see more about the game click on the link below!
http://stage.capital.edu/Athletics/Athletics_News/Women’s_Soccer_Battles_to_Draw_Against_Allegheny.aspx

Crusaders knock off Defiance

The Crusaders ended their brutal ten day, six game, road swing with a 1-0 win over Defiance College.  Read the story below for the details!
http://stage.capital.edu/Athletics/Athletics_News/Connell,_Crusaders_Pick_Up_Road_Win.aspx

Capital comes up short against #15 Centre College

In the midst of a brutal 6 game road swing Capital University fell to another nationally ranked opponent Wednesday evening by a score of 4-0.  Although the score line did not go the Crusaders way there were several bright spots as Hilary Jones and Tara Zimmer played their best matches to date.  Capital also tallied a great deal more pressure on the #15 team in the country in the second half but fell victim to a couple counter attack goals as they pushed forward.

Click the link below to read more about the game:
http://stage.capital.edu/Athletics/Athletics_News/Capital_Women’s_Soccer_Falls_at_No__15_Centre.aspx

Next up for Capital are two more games against 2010 NCAA Tournament teams, Frostburg State and Penn State-Alatoona.  Both games are also on the road at the Frostburg State Tournament.

Capital falls just short of upsetting #11 Denison on the road

Although out shooting, and having more corner kicks, than the Denison Big Red Capital gave up a goal with just 8 minutes left in the game on a 22 yard shot to fall 1-0 yesterday.  Click below for details of the match!

http://stage.capital.edu/Athletics/Athletics_News/Capital_Women’s_Soccer_Nearly_Pulls_Upset_at_No__11_Denison.aspx

Crusaders start off 2011 with a "W"

Playing the first regular season game, of any sport, on the new turf of Bernlohr Stadium the Capital Women's Soccer program blanked Ohio Wesleyan by a score of 4-0 on Thursday afternoon and opened their account in 2011 with a 1-0-0 record. 

It was a total team effort with the entire roster making an appearance on a hot afternoon in Columbus, but, for the Purple and White the heat was really coming from their offense.  In the first half Natalie Fiorelli opened up the scoring with a great finish ten minutes into the match.  Late in the half Bre Daly doubled the lead when she put away a great rebound effort off Kate Connell's shot off the post.

In the second half the offense continued to roll with Briana Walcutt picking up two goals in her first collegiate soccer game to put the final score at 4-0.  For the game Capital out shot OWU 16-2 and the Crusader defense notched their first shut out of the year!

Next up will be a weekend duo of Denison, who made the NCAA Tournament last year and Kenyon, both on the road!

Capital Soccer alum Kate Witham feature article

Kate Witham, a 2005 Crusaders Soccer Captain and All-League performer, is now a freelance reporter covering sports across the country.  This is a terrific article emphasizing how a Capital education and an athletic experience can help you achieve your goals!

We are very proud of Kate and hope you will see many more stories about alumni in the coming year!

Kate Witham Story

It's Game Time!!!

Check out the Ohio Wesleyan pre-game notes by clicking the link below!  Then, slide over to the You Tube tag on the left and click it to see Sam and Tara give a pre-game interview!!!

http://stage.capital.edu/Athletics/Athletics_News/Crusaders_Set_to_Open_2011_Women’s_Soccer_Season.aspx

The Season Begins!!!!

After reporting on August 18th the women's soccer team has successfully navigated through the two-a-day training sessions, through the wear and tear on their bodies and is ready to kick off the season tonight!

Although the match tonight against Earlham, 4:30 pm kick off, is technically only a scrimmage it will offer the Crusaders their first taste of action in the 2011 season! It will also mark their first competition on the brand new turf of Bernlohr stadium!

Check back tomorrow for updates from the scrimmage and the first additions to our Capital Women's Soccer You Tube page!!!

Check out the new Bernlohr Stadium in real time!!!!

Capital University Turf Replacement from James D. DeCamp on Vimeo.

Crusaders hit the track with NASCAR

July 7,8 & 9 mark the first ever NASCAR series races at the Kentucky Motor Speedway and the Capital Women's Soccer team was there!  Groups of players, parents and friends went down to the speedway and helped serve as tour guides in order to help raise money for the program.  Their participation covered the Truck race on Thursday evening, the Nationwide series race on Friday evening and the 117,000 seat sell out NASCAR race on Saturday evening.  Overall it was a great event for our team and helped us take one more step towards success in 2011.

Welcome to the staff Ian

We would like to welcome Ian Pena to our coaching staff and we are very excited to add a coaching professional with his experience to complete our team for 2011.

Ian has 21 years of coaching experience at the youth, high school, Olympic Development Program and collegiate level.  He currently serves as the Director of Coaching and Player Development for the Freedom Soccer Club of Columbus, Ohio.  Ian is a coaching staff member for the Ohio South Olympic Development Program and the Region II ODP program. Ian also acts as an Ohio South Youth Soccer Coaching License Instructor and was named the Ohio South Youth Soccer Girl's Coach of the Year in 2006.

As a player Ian was named All Carolina Conference and All District at St. Andrews College (NC).  Following his playing career he joined the St. Andrews coaching staff as an assistant coach in 1994 and 1995.  He also played soccer at the International level in Trinidad & Tobago with the Calendonia AIA Football Club.

Ian currently holds a USSF A coaching license and a M.A. ED. Adapted Physical Education degree.

Welcome to the coaching staff Dre and Chris!

There will be two more additions to the Capital sideline this fall and we are thrilled to have them on board! Andrea "Dre" Kaminski and Chris Bohach have both agreed to aid the Crusaders in their hunt for yet another OAC title and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011.

"Dre" will join the staff working primarily with the Goalkeepers.  "We are very fortunate to have a dedicated coach to work with our goalkeepers... Dre played for me at Cincinnati and has a ton of experience as a player in the Big East at the NCAA Division I level and as a coach with Soccer Plus Goalkeeping Schools" said Chris Kouns.

Chris is coming on board to work with the entire team as well as coach the reserve team games this fall.  "I had the opportunity to watch Chris coach for two weeks when I instructed his National D License course and was very impressed.  Although he is currently coaching with the NCAA Division I Marshall University men's soccer program he has a tremendous demeanor and communication style to help female student-athletes maximize their potential" said Kouns.

Along with Dre and Chris there will most likely be one more assistant added to the coaching staff prior to the fall... which will offer the players four different personalities and communication styles to help them unlock their potential!

Kaylee Phillips scores in W-League Home Opener!

This summer Kaylee Phillips and Natalie Fiorelli (pictured above celebrating Kaylee's goal on Saturday) ventured across the boarder to Ontario, Canada to play for the London Gryphons of the USL W-League.  Kaylee and Nat are living in a house with other hosted Gryphon players and will be participating against some of the best women's soccer players over the country for the next two months.

In the Gryphons home opener this past weekend they faced off against the Laval Comets and unfortunately ended up on the wrong side of a 2-1 decision.  However, there was a bright spot for the Crusader duo as they were both on the field at the same time when Kaylee scored the lone goal for the Gryphons! 

You can keep up with Kaylee and Natalie through our blog, the Capital website or the W-League website:  http//:wleague.uslsoccer.com/

Welcome to the Family Maggie!

Maggie Sullivan is joining the Crusaders after lettering four years for Clermont Northeastern HS.  She is a three times Ohio Scholar Athlete Award recipient and captain of her high school team.  Maggie was named Offensive MVP for her team and selected 1^st team SBACC her senior year.

Maggie also plays club soccer for Cincinnati Soccer Alliance.

Outside of soccer, Maggie lettered in basketball for three years, led her team as captain her senior year and was named defensive MVP.  Maggie participates in Student Senate and as a class officer.  She also serves as President for her church youth group and 4-H Club.

2010-2011 Capital Women's Soccer receive top marks!

We are very proud to announce that the Capital University Women's Soccer team posted a 3.46 team GPA for the 2010-2011 school year.  This is a tremendous accomplishment for our student-athletes and shows that they truly walk the walk and talk the talk when it comes to balancing athletics and academics! 

Welcome to the Family Bri!

Briana Walcutt will be joining Capital University this year after a stand out career at Olentangy Liberty High School.  A three year letter winner for Olentangy she helped lead them to OCC Division Championships in 2008 and 2009.  Bri also led them to the OCC District Semi-finals in 2009.  While at Olentangy Liberty Bri earned the 2007 Coaches award and the 2007,2008 & 2009 Favorite Player Award. 

Outside of high school soccer Bri is on the Ohio South Olympic Development Program state pool and plays for the Crew Juniors Gold Soccer program.  She has been a member of the Crew Juniors for the past three years and they are currently ranked #3 in Ohio South.  They were finalist in the Midwest College Showcase and Semi-Finalist in the Crossroads Soccer Showcase.

Welcome to the Family Delaney!

Delaney Thompson is coming to Capital as a four year letter winner at Centerville High School.  A three year varsity starter at Centerville she was named as the team captain for her senior year.  The 2nd team All-GWOC honoree was the GWOC leadership representative from CHS and also led her team to a Ohio State High School Final Four.In addition to playing soccer at Centerville HS Delaney also plays for the Ohio Galaxies Soccer Program.

Outside of the athletic arena Delaney is an excellent student.  She was awarded the CHS student athlete award as both a junior and senior and acted as the President of the Pre-Professional  Work Experience program.  Her involvement with that organization earned her the PPWE Business Scholarship.  Delaney was also a Homecoming Court Attendance her Freshman, Junior and Senior years.

Welcome Home Kelli and Sam!

This past semester two of our family members, Kelli Gustin and Sam Shaffer, (pictured above on the far right at the Camp Nou Stadium, home of Barcelona FC) took advantage of the study abroad opportunities that Capital University offers.  They had the chance to study in Barcelona, Spain as well as experience all that three months in Europe has to offer.  Now that Kelli and Sam are back home we are excited to see how their time in the soccer crazy nation of Spain will transfer to their senior season with the Crusaders.

Welcome to the Family Sam!

Sam Wentz is joining the Crusaders after graduating 7th in her class at Haddon Heights HS.  She was a four year letter winner for her Cherry Hill, NJ school and led the team to a South Jersey Group 2 Quarterfinal appearance and 13-5-0 record her senior year.

She currently plays competitive club soccer for Cherry Hill FC.

Outside of soccer Sam was selected for Camden County Best in the Class of 2011 for her community service work, which included spearheading the 1st Ever Relay for Life event at her school.  She is also a sunday school teacher and in involved in her school's Varsity Club.

Welcome to the Family Shannon!

Shannon Schneider comes to Capital from Olentangy High School where she excelled in Honors and AP courses.  She is a two time Olentangy Scholar Athlete Award winner and four year member of the soccer program.  Shannon was the Team Player of the Match for Olentangy at the Adidas College Showcase on two separate occasions.

She played her club soccer for the Worthington Crew Juniors Gold and Classics FC.  Shannon's club experience includes appearances in the Pacesetter Tournament, Northern Ohio Cup and Germantown Invitational.  She has also trained with the SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School for the past four years and with MLS Goalkeeping coaches Jon Busch and Andy Greenbaum.

Welcome to the Family Ashley!

Ashey Weethee is currently a senior at Hilliard Davidson High School and will be graduating with honors. She played varsity soccer for 2 years and was named captain for her senior year.  This past season she was also named the Defensive MVP and received OCC honorable mention honors. Ashley led her team to the 2010 OCC Championship and a place in the district finals.


She plays club soccer for Hilliard FC.  She has played for Hilliard for 10 of her 14 years as a soccer.  Her club team is currently ranked 5th in the state. 


Outside of soccer Ashley also play basketball and was a two year varsity letter winner and senior captain for the Hillard Davidson basketball team.   She also volunteers for the TOPS Soccer organization where  she coaches/plays soccer with children who have mental/physical disabilities.

Welcome to the Family Carly!

Carly Pries will be coming to Capital after graduating with Honors from Hilliard Darby High School. She has played on Hilliard Darby's Varsity team for 3 years and served as a captain during her Senior year. She also serves as the Secretary of Diversity Club, Secretary of our Student Athletic Council at Darby and is part of the leadership team known as the Panther Ambassadors.

Carly plays her club soccer for Hilliard FC.  This is her eighth year playing for Hilliard and they are currently ranked fifth in the state. 

Outside of school she is a volunteer for a local program known as TOP Soccer where she coaches young children with mental and physical disabilities in the game of soccer.

Here is the latest information on the
Capital Crusaders Women's Soccer program
and the new face of the program
Coach Chris Kouns