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A-10 Women's Soccer: Notebook

Kyle Predki, Collegian Correspondent

Issue date: 9/9/08 Section: Sports
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Rhode Island senior defender Sarah Helldoerfer controls the ball in a game against UMass last season. The Rams struggled at the beginning of the season losing three games and tying one before their win against New Hampshire.
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Rhode Island senior defender Sarah Helldoerfer controls the ball in a game against UMass last season. The Rams struggled at the beginning of the season losing three games and tying one before their win against New Hampshire.
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With the season just getting into the swing of things, Atlantic 10 teams have yet to play any conference games. They must play their early season games against different teams across the country.

Charlotte

Now with back-to-back A-10 Conference Championships under its belt, Charlotte (3-1-1) started out its season with a tough loss to No. 3 North Carolina. The Tarheels topped the 49er's, 5-1, in this season opener. The loss seemed to wake the 49ers as they produced three wins and a tie in their last four games.

With the help of Whitney Weinraub, the A-10 Player of the Week for the second week in a row, Charlotte displayed its experience with a 3-2 win over UNC-Wilmington, a dominating 8-0 win over Tennessee Tech and a 1-1 double-overtime tie at Ohio State. With the 1-0 win against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Charlotte solidifies itself as a top conference contender once again as they travel to No. 17 Wake Forest to finish up its three game road spell.

Saint Louis

With a middle of the road start in the 2007 season (2-2), Saint Louis (3-0-1, 2008) exploded out of the gates this year. The Billikens won their first three games and showed their defensive strength with letting in one goal in their first four matches.

With the official season opener against Southeast Missouri State being postponed, the Billikens opened the season with a 2-1 victory over Seton Hall. Saint Louis then stood ground with a 2-0 win over Army and a 1-0 victory while hosting Nebraska. SLU heads into this weekend hosting Butler on Friday and Vanderbilt on Sunday.

Dayton

Dayton came close to following in last year's footsteps (4-0-0, 2007), but at the start of the 2008 season, it fell short by an overtime goal. The Flyers started off the season with an unforeseen, 4-1, upset over No. 26 Indiana and a double overtime goal by Kelly Blumenschein to finish 3-2 over Pittsburgh.
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