Soccer notes from around the Big Sky
9/6/2001 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Montana soccer got one of their top guns back last weekend with the return of senior Heather Olson, but are still waiting for the reappearance of Amy Wronski. Last year's Big Sky Tournament MVP and New Comer of the Year, Wronski is rehabbing after off season surgery.
Wronski, who was second in the league in goals scored with 13 (behind Olson's 14), had surgery in April to repair a torn meniscus in her knee. While doctors were repairing her meniscus, they also fixed the tracking of the patella tendon in her knee as well.
Swelling in the knee and lack of leg strength have slowed the rehab, and Wronski still has five weeks before she can participate in non-contact drills. Doctors will then see how her knee reacts before clearing her to play.
Griz forward Liz Roberts' goal and two assists last Sunday against Toledo earned her the Big Sky Player of the Week. The Helena native opened scoring and then assisted on Tara Schwager's game winning goal with two minutes left in the match.
Portland State goalkeeper Gretchen Pietras made sure her first start in net for the Vikings was memorable. A freshman making her debut, Pietras made 11 saves, including eight in the second half as PSU fought San Jose State to a 0-0 tie. Her efforts in net made her the Big Sky Conference Goal Keeper of the Week. The tie ended the Vikings 23 match losing streak and it was the first shut out for Portland State since Sept. 17, 1999.
Two coaches were also starting their careers this weekend in the Big Sky as the season opened. Tara Bilinski was the beneficiary of Pietras' shutout, as she began her coaching career at Portland State with a tie. Meanwhile, in Northern Arizona, the Lumberjacks made Andre Luciano a winner in his first career coaching start, as NAU beat Southern Utah 3-1.
Wronski, who was second in the league in goals scored with 13 (behind Olson's 14), had surgery in April to repair a torn meniscus in her knee. While doctors were repairing her meniscus, they also fixed the tracking of the patella tendon in her knee as well.
Swelling in the knee and lack of leg strength have slowed the rehab, and Wronski still has five weeks before she can participate in non-contact drills. Doctors will then see how her knee reacts before clearing her to play.
Griz forward Liz Roberts' goal and two assists last Sunday against Toledo earned her the Big Sky Player of the Week. The Helena native opened scoring and then assisted on Tara Schwager's game winning goal with two minutes left in the match.
Portland State goalkeeper Gretchen Pietras made sure her first start in net for the Vikings was memorable. A freshman making her debut, Pietras made 11 saves, including eight in the second half as PSU fought San Jose State to a 0-0 tie. Her efforts in net made her the Big Sky Conference Goal Keeper of the Week. The tie ended the Vikings 23 match losing streak and it was the first shut out for Portland State since Sept. 17, 1999.
Two coaches were also starting their careers this weekend in the Big Sky as the season opened. Tara Bilinski was the beneficiary of Pietras' shutout, as she began her coaching career at Portland State with a tie. Meanwhile, in Northern Arizona, the Lumberjacks made Andre Luciano a winner in his first career coaching start, as NAU beat Southern Utah 3-1.
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