Kelly Cobb of Chugiak kicked another team to the curb at the NCAA Tournament. The Duke striker scored her second shootout game-winner in the last three playoff games, this time beating Arkansas and fellow Alaskan Yvonne DesJarlais of Anchorage. The two Alaska players – seen pictured below, DesJarlais [left] and Cobb [middle] – played on… Read more »
Yvonne DesJarlais of Anchorage used her noggin to knock in her fourth career goal for the University of Arkansas women’s soccer team. Her header off a cross came in the 54th minute to tie the game against LSU in a 5-3 loss in SEC play. Desjarlais, of Service High fame, has two goals and as… Read more »
The University of Arkansas women’s soccer team is 4-0 for the first time in school history and the Razorbacks can thank Anchorage’s Yvonne Desjarlais. The starting forward delivered the game-winning goal in the first half of a 3-0 victory over Missouri State on the road. Desjarlais, of Service High fame, scored the game’s first goal… Read more »
Anchorage’s Yvonne Desjarlais [left] of the University of Arkansas women’s soccer team scored a pair of goals in a 3-2 exhibition victory over Creighton. Desjarlais, of Service High fame, scored in the 18th and 26th minutes. The Alaska forward is vying for a starting position.
Given up for dead, Yvonne Desjarlais of Anchorage brought the University of Arkansas women’s soccer team back to life. Yet she couldn’t save them from losing 3-2 in OT to SEC rival Vanderbilt. Desjarlais, of Service High fame, came off the bench to deliver one goal on five shots. It was the second career goal… Read more »
A new women’s soccer coach at the University of Arkansas means a new direction. Or so Anchorage’s Yvonne Desjarlais hopes. The junior forward expects the Razorbacks to bounce back from last year’s 4-14 season and qualify for the SEC Tournament. “I think we can definitely do that this year,” she told The Arkansas Traveler. Desjarlais,… Read more »
One of the most prolific scorers in Alaska high school history finally found the net at the college level. Anchorage’s Yvonne Desjarlais of the University of Arkansas netted her first NCAA goal tonight in a 4-0 win at Mississippi State. The freshman forward pounced on rebound in the 76 th minute. She cleaned up a… Read more »
After a sparking prep career at Service, Anchorage’s Yvonne Desjarlais is looking to enjoy the same success at the University of Arkansas. And she’s already on her way. Desjarlais, a freshman forward, notched an assist on her team’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with Saint Louis in the final tune-up match before the NCAA… Read more »
If the University of Alaska Anchorage ever added another sport, women’s soccer would certainly be the choice. Outside of winter sports, there are probably more standouts from Alaska in NCAA Division I women’s soccer than any other sport. That point was hammered home recently when five Alaskans scored goals in a five-day span – undoubtedly… Read more »
She didn’t set out to be a goalkeeper, but when Lara Campbell of Anchorage was 12 years old nobody else wanted to play the position. “I kind of got thrown in one game and I ended up liking it,” she told me. “From there, I went to a bunch of camps and trained with older… Read more »
