2007 park fall media guide

2007 Official Fall Sports Media Guide

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PARK UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS4PARK UNIVERSITY (1-10) Park Athletics Information 1Park University 2-3University President 4Athletic Director 5Park Athletics Staff 6Parkville & Greater Kansas City 7MCAC 8NAIA 9-10

4MEN’S SOCCER (11-18) Men’s Soccer Schedule 11Season Preview 12CoachingStaff 13Roster Breakdown 142006 Season Review 152006 Schedule & Results 162006 Statistics 17Men’s Soccer History 18

4WOMEN’S SOCCER (19-26) Women’s Soccer Schedule 19Season Preview 20Coaching Staff 21Roster Breakdown 222006 Season Review 232006 Schedule & Results 242006 Statistics 25Women’s Soccer History 26

4WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (27-34)Women’s Volleyball Schedule 27Season Preview 28CoachingStaff 29Roster Breakdown 302006 Season Review 312006 Schedule & Results 322006 Statistics 33Women’s Volleyball History 34

4PARK ATHLETICS (35-36)Park Athletics Facilities 35-36

PARK UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS QUICK FACTSLocation ........................................................................................................................... Parkville, Mo.Founded ...........................................................................................................................................1875Nationwide Enrollment ........................................................................................................... 26,402President .................................................................................................. Dr. Beverley Byers-PevittsAffiliation ...............................................................................................NAIA Division I (Region IV)Conference................................................................ Midlands Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNickname ..................................................................................................................................... PiratesColors ..............................................................................................................................Canary & WineBasketball/Volleyball Facility ................................................... Breckon Sports Center (1,000)Soccer Facility ......................................................................................................Julian Field (1,500)Baseball Facility ............................................................................................................ Comfort FieldSoftball Facility .....................................................................................................Park Softball FieldDirector of Athletics ..................................................................................................Claude EnglishFaculty Athletics Representative.......................................................................Dr. Don WilliamsSports Information Director ...........Steve Wilson (Women’s Volleyball & Cross Country)Office Phone ................................................................................................................(816) 584-6490Office Fax ......................................................................................................................(816) 505-5448E-Mail .......................................................................................................stephen.wilson@park.eduAssistant SID ............................................................. Brooke Orcutt (Men’s & Women’s Soccer)Office Phone ................................................................................................................(816) 584-6751E-Mail ..........................................................................................................brooke.orcutt@park.eduAthletics Phone ..........................................................................................................(816) 584-6425Athletics Web Site.................................................................................... www.parkathletics.com

FALL MEDIA GUIDE CREDITSThe 2007 Park University Fall Sports Media Guide is a production of the Park Department of Athletics, Claude English, Athletic Director. The guide was written, edited and designed by Sports Information Director Steve Wilson, with editorial contributions from Assistant SID Brooke Orcutt. Printed by Pro Print, Gladstone, Mo. The guide is an all-inclusive media resource to Park’s fall athletics programs. Photography courtesy Park University, UMKC, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, Country Club Plaza, Midlands Collegiate Athletic Confrerence, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. All media interview requests for Park University coaches and student- athletes must go through Park University Sports Information. The SID’s office can be reached by phone at (816) 584-6490 or by email at [email protected]. Photographs, feature ideas and statistics are available through the SID’s office, while news, results and statistics can also be found online at www.parkathletics.com.

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FOUNDED Park University was founded in 1875 as an independent, liberal arts, four-year coeducational, residential Christian institution.

PRESENT An independent, private institution, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Park University currently enjoys a distinguished position in higher education as a growing entrepreneurial institution with 43 campus centers in 21 states including our extensive Online program. LOCATION The “main” flagship campus of Park is located on its historic site in Parkville, Missouri (founded 1875) high on the bluff above the scenic Missouri River. Our Parkville Campus is 10 minutes from downtown Kansas City, 15 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport, and part of the KCI Business Corridor. The School for Extended Learning has established campus centers on military installations across the United States and Online. The School for Extended Learning has served the non-traditional, working adult student since 1972 by offering undergraduate programs in an accelerated format. Our Graduate School is located in Downtown Kansas City. We also have a campus in Independence, Mo., and a new stand-alone Park University Austin Campus in Austin, Texas.

STUDENTS Approximately 60 percent of our students are active duty military, active duty dependents, retired military, or Department of Defense. F i f t y - t h r e e percent of our undergraduate students are upper division;

four percent of our students are graduate students in six growing graduate programs (with major growth Online.) More than 50 percent of our total student population took at least one Online course in AY 2004. The students in Online and extended campuses study in an accelerated eight-week format throughout the year (five terms). During AY 2004, we had more than 42,000 separate Online enrollments and we serve students in all military branches (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy) throughout the world. Park’s traditional campus in Parkville is host to two-thirds of our more than 500 international students from more than 100 countries and our substantial and growing globalization program. Internationalization counts for much of our Online growth and our focus on global education. We are

happy to report that we are an institution selected by ACE to participate in its

Internationalization Collaboration during 2004-2005. Our multi-cultural

and international programs are growing and impact all of our

student learners throughout the world.

PARKVILLE CAMPUS• Founded: 1875

• Location: Parkville, Missouri. An historic town on the

Missouri River, 10 minutes to downtown Kansas City, Missouri, 15 minutes from Kansas City International Airport.

• Tuition: Our fiscal initiatives provide varying revenue

streams which allow Park to maintain our tuition

at approximately the same level as students attending state

universities in Missouri (our tuition benchmark). • Freshman Class Average: GPA 3.09, ACT 19.3, 80% in top half of their senior class.

• Student/Faculty Ratio: 14:1

• Diverse Population: Students represent 30

states and more than 50 foreign countries.

• Athletics: Park University is a member of the

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NAIA: Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Track and Field, Cross-Country, Soccer, Men’s & Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Softball, and Men’s Baseball. • Financial Aid: More than 85 percent of undergraduate students who qualify receive some form of financial aid. These include loans, grants, and work-study positions. • Accreditation: Commission on the Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Missouri State Board of Nursing have accredited the Nursing Department. • Special Programs and Facilities: Parkville Commercial Underground, Underground Library, Limitless Internship Opportunities, Academic Support Center for tutoring, testing, and writing labs, Career Development Center, Sports Event Center, State of the Art Fitness Facility, the Park Theatre, and the Campenella Art Gallery.

LIBRARY RESOURCES• More than 130,000 Volumes • Computerized card-catalog system • CD-ROM Resources • 775 Periodical subscriptions • Inter-Library Loan System

ACCREDITATIONPark University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, (KAN214F), 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL. 60602 (312-263-0456). The State of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, P.O.

Box 480, Jefferson City, MO. 65102 (573-751-3469) has officially approved the academic standards of Park University for teacher education. The Department of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, New York, NY. 10006 (212-363-5555, ext. 153) and approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The Department of Athletic Training is accredited by CAATE, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, 2201 Double Creek Drive, Suite 5006, Round Rock, TX 78664. The Department of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work

Education (CSWE), 1725 Duke Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314.

VISION STATEMENT Park University will be a renowned international leader in providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society.

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learning, is to provide access to academic excellence which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community.

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Julian Field is home to both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at Park University and is part of a seven-facility complex on the University’s North side. Equipped with lights, a fully accomodating press box and a newly installed scoreboard, Julian Field hosts multiple events, including MCAC and NAIA post-season games as well as Park Hill South High School Events.


Beverley Byers-Pevitts, Ph.D., is President and CEO of Park University in Kan-

sas City, Mo. and the university’s first woman president in its 131-year history. Previous to coming

to Park University in 2001, she served as Interim President and as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Texas Woman’s University. Her previous administrative and faculty experiences include Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Northern Iowa; and as Chair and Director of Graduate Studies of the Department of The-atre Arts at the University of Nevada. Dr. Byers-Pevitts is active locally and nationally. Her belief that the role of higher education is to be an active participant and contributor to the community and the profession is apparent in her activities. She served as founding President of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE); as President of the Women’s Program of the American Theatre As-sociation, and as the first editor of the ATHE Journal, Theatre Topics. Dr. Byers-Pevitts founded the first national conference for Women in Theatre and co-coordinated the first three conferences with funding from the Ford Foundation. She serves on the Council of Presidents for the NAIA; the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Missouri Colleges Fund; the governing boards of the Liberty Memorial Association in which she chairs the Education Committee, KCPT (Kansas City Public Television) and KC-REACHE (Kansas City Regional Access Consortium for Higher Education). She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Platte County Economic Development Council, a member of the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Kansas City and Independence Chambers of Commerce and a Rotarian. In April 2005, Ingram’s Magazine named her one of the Power Elite of Kansas City in recognition of the results of her leadership at Park Univer-

sity. Nationally, she is on the board of the Women’s Museum, a member of the American Council on Education’s Leadership Network for Interna-tional Education and a commissioner for the Office of Women in Higher Education for ACE. She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre and the National Theatre Conference. President Byers-Pevitts is a professionally produced and published playwright. Additionally, she has had numerous articles published in edu-cational journals and books, and has lectured widely on leadership, access and equity in higher education, women’s health, academic restructuring, faculty roles, distance learning, and the future of universities. President Byers-Pevitts received her Ph.D., an interdisciplinary de-gree in English, Philosophy, Speech Communication and Theatre, and an M.A. in Theatre from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She re-ceived a B.A. in English from Kentucky Wesleyan. Her postdoctoral study was conducted at the Institutes for Higher Education at Harvard Univer-sity. In May 2003, Dr. Byers-Pevitts was presented the degree of Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Kentucky Wesleyan College. In the past four years at Park, under her leadership the University budget has doubled, the endowment has increased 54 percent, and en-rollment has improved by 29 percent. Park is a leader in delivering educa-tion to the military, with campus centers in 23 states at 39 military instal-lations, and has three campuses in Kansas City and one in Austin, Texas. Park also is a national leader in Online education, with students across the United States and overseas who are enrolled in Online courses. President Byers-Pevitts’ vision is to make the world a better place through education by maximizing individuals’ creative, educational, and entrepreneurial potential; to prepare global learners through cultural awareness to lead, to communicate, and to conduct business in a world marketplace. She is honored to represent Park University’s diverse community of learners and scholars.

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BYERS-PEVITTSUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT4KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

TOP ROW, L-RMichael Droge, Ph.D., Provost & Senior Vice President; Marilyn Bartels, Ph.D., Associate Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Roger Hershey, Vice President and General Counsel; Clarinda H. Creighton, Vice President of Student Services; Caren Handleman, Vice President for University Advancement.

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BOTTOM ROW, L-RThomas W. Peterman, Ph.D., Vice President for Distance Learning; Dorla Watkins, Vice President for Finance and Administration; Rita Weighill, Associate Vice President for Communication; Paul H. Gault, Special Assistant for Administration.

UNVIERSITY PRESIDENT DR. BEVERLEY BYERS-PEVITTS


Claude English enters his 12th year as Park University’s Director of Athletics. Park’s A.D. since January of 1996, English coached

men’s basketball for 13 standout seasons before re-tiring from coaching at the conclusion of the 2004-05 season. Park University athletics has undergone dras-tic improvements under English. Women’s golf and men’s baseball have been added as intercollegiate sports since his appointment to A.D. In addition, English has overseen numerous facility improve-ments, such as Park soccer’s 1,500-seat Julian Field and the construction of the Breckon Sports Center. Under English’s watch as A.D., 116 students have earned All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, while 66 individuals were named athletic All-Amer-icans. Since 2002, Park athletic teams have won 23 conference titles, 14 region championships and ad-vanced to 23 national tournaments. English’s term as A.D. has also seen the incep-tion of the Pirate Club, Park’s Support organiza-tion. In 2006-07, Park made its third trip to the Buf-falo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tourna-ment, marking one of seven sports to advance and represent the Pirates in national compeition within the NAIA ranks (men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track & field, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field). Additionally, Park University served as the host institution for the 2006 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship at the College Boulevard

Athletic Complex in Olathe, Kan. The Pirate men’s volleyball program also ad-vanced to the NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Invi-tational Tournament, and Park will host the event in the 2008 season. The winningest coach in Park men’s basketball history with a record of 182-207, English’s coach-ing tenure was highlighted by the Pirates’ run to the NAIA Final Four in 1997-98, which ended with a school-record mark of 27-8. English was honored at the national tournament with the Charles A. Krigel Award for outstanding sportsmanship, while his team was awarded the Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award for the team recog-nized as most sportsmanlike at the tourney. After playing basketball for Christian College in Dallas, Texas, and the University of Rhode Island, English was selected in the NBA draft by the Port-land Trail Blazers where he played the 1970-71 sea-son. English also played in the Eastern Basketball Association for the Hartford Capitals, the affiliate team for the Philadelphia 76ers. In 1973-74, English won the Eastern Basketball Association Champion-ship with the Capitals. He was a three-year captain at Hartford. He joined the coaching staff at the University of Rhode Island in 1972 where he remained for 12 years, including four seasons as the head coach from 1981-84. English was named Coach of the Year in the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1981. Overall, he owns a 227-277 career record in 17 seasons as a head coach.

HISTORYPark Athletic Director41996-Present

Park Head Men’s Basketball Coach41992-2005

Rhode Island Men’s Basketball Coach41981-84

Rhode Island Assistant Coach41972-1980

PLAYING ExPERIENCEChristian College (Dallas, Texas)41966-68

University of Rhode Island41968-70

Portland Trail Blazers41970-71

Hartford Capitals41971-74

ACCOMPLISHMENTSPortland Trail Blazers Draft Pick41970

Hartford Capitals Team Captain41971-74

Eastern Basketball Association Champion41973-74

Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year41981

NAIA Charles A. Krigel Award41998

Naismith-Liston Sportsmanship Award41998

Winningest Coach in Park History4227 Wins (1992-2005)

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ENGLISHATHLETIC DIRECTOR412TH YEAR4RHODE ISLAND

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CLAUDE ENGLISH


Darrell CooperAthletic Trainer

Christy GrimesAthletic Trainer

Michael FreyHead Athletic Trainer

Cory FrederickMen’s Volleyball

Pat FayardOffice Manager

Kelly DeFeoWomen’s Golf

Ken HefnerWomen’s Soccer

Amy ReifSoftball

Brooke OrcuttAssistant SID

Joe C. MeriweatherWomen’s Basketball

Cary LundyBaseball

Jason KlineMen’s Basketball

Brian RenshawCross Country/Track

Steve WilsonSports Information

Dr. Don WilliamsFaculty Representative

Krystal WebbSpirit Squad

Peggy TuterWomen’s Volleyball

Efrem ShimlisMen’s Soccer

ATHLETICS PHONE DIRECTORY (Area Code 816)Office of Intercollegiate Athletics .............................................................................................................................................584-6425Director of Athletics .......................................................................................................................................................................584-6492Sports Information Director .......................................................................................................................................................584-6490Assistant Sports Information Director ....................................................................................................................................584-6751Athletic Training ..............................................................................................................................................................................584-6353Baseball ..............................................................................................................................................................................................584-6746Cross Country ..................................................................................................................................................................................584-6488Men’s Basketball ..............................................................................................................................................................................584-6438Men’s Soccer .....................................................................................................................................................................................584-6487Men’s Volleyball ...............................................................................................................................................................................584-6763Softball ...............................................................................................................................................................................................584-6443Track & Field .....................................................................................................................................................................................584-6488Women’s Basketball .......................................................................................................................................................................584-6491Women’s Golf ...................................................................................................................................................................................584-6238Women’s Soccer ..............................................................................................................................................................................584-6408Women’s Volleyball ........................................................................................................................................................................584-6493

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Park University calls Parkville, Mo., and the Greater Kansas City Area home, offering students the features of

both small-town life and the flashing lights of the big city. With a population just more than 4,000, Parkville allows students the small-town lifestyle and tightly knit community often times associated with small college athletics and the NAIA. Originally a trading post on the Mis-souri River, Parkville grew as Kansas City boomed in the late 1800s, which included the founding of Park University. Both the University and the city get their names from Col. George S. Park, who played a key role in the early development of the area. Today, Parkville’s historic downtown district coupled with new shopping areas to the north and east of Park University’s Parkville Campus gives Park University stu-dents two great entertainment opportuni-ties within the area. Parkville sits within the Northland of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area,

which encompasses 15 counties, nine of which are in Missouri and six across the state line in Kansas. The Northland is locally referred to as “north of the river”. Contained wholly within Missouri, it encompasses portions of Clay County including the northern half of Kansas City, Mo., and the cities of Parkville, Liberty, North Kansas City and Gladstone. As a whole, the Kansas City Metropoli-tan Area is situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, often referred to as Kaw Point, straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. The Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area, anchored by Kansas City, Mo., is the 27th largest in the United States, with an estimated popu-lation just shy of 2 million. A tradition-rich city known for its bar-becue and rich sports history, Kansas City is currently home to Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals, the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL, Major League Soccer’s Kansas City Wizards, and the Kansas Speedway, which is host to several NASCAR events

throughout the year including one Nextel Cup Series event in the fall. Kansas City is home to the Kansas City T-Bones minor league baseball franchise, the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Foot-ball League, and the Kansas City Explorers of World Team Tennis. Kansas City is also home to the Sprint Center and Kansas City Power & Light Dis-trict, which is scheduled for a Fall 2007 opening. The Sprint Center also houses the College Basketball Experience, which will include the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Blocks from the Power & Light District and the Sprint Center sits Municipal Audi-torium, home to the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Last season, Park advanced to the tournament’s sweet 16, marking the deep-est run in more than a decade by a Kansas City-area team. Kansas City is also known for its historic shopping districts, including Westport and the Country Club Plaza, which is one of the

world’s largest outdoor shop-ping areas designed for mo-tor-vehicle traffic. Commonly referred to as “The Plaza”, the Country Club Plaza is home to one of the nation’s

largest holiday light displays between the Thanksgiving

Holiday and mid-way through

January.

PARKVILLE & THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA

Kauffman Stadium (above), home of the Kansas City Royals, is part of the two-stadium Truman Sports Complex on the metropolitan area’s east side. The complex is also home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City third baseman Alex Gordon (right), is the brother of Park University infielder Brett Gordon. (Photos courtesy Kansas City Royals). Above: Parkville, Mo., is located north and west of downtown Kansas City in the Northland, which is the area north of the Missouri River. Downtown Kansas City provides a scenic skyline for residents of the two-state area and is located just north of the Country Club Plaza, one of the world’s largest outdoor shopping areas designed for vehicle traffic.


MCAC OPPONENTSBELLEVUE UNIVERSITY Location: Bellevue, Neb.Founded: 1966President: John MullerAthletic Director: Jerry MosserNickname: BruinsColors: Purple & GoldEnrollment: 5500Web Site: http://www.bellevue.edu/bruins/Sports Information: Brian DunnE-Mail: [email protected]: 402-557-7052Fax: 402-293-2086

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGELocation: McPherson, Kan.Founded: 1884President: Dwight ReimerAthletic Director: Jared HamiltonNickname: TigersColors: Blue and GoldEnrollment: 335Web Site: http://www.centralchristian.edu/athletics/Sports Information: Jared HamiltonE-Mail: [email protected]: 620-241-0723 ext 344Fax: 620-241-6032

COLLEGE OF SAINT MARYLocation: Omaha, Neb.Founded: 1923President: Sister Maryanne StevensAthletic Director: Kevin LeinNickname: FlamesColors: Royal Blue/GoldEnrollment: 1100Web Site: http://csmweb.csm.edu/cfp/athletics/Sports Information: Kevin LeinE-Mail: [email protected]: 402-399-2332Fax: 402-399-2381

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKSLocation: Point Lookout, Mo.Founded: 1906President: Dr. Jerry DavisAthletic Director: Al WallerNickname: BobcatsColors: Maroon and WhiteEnrollment: 1500Web Site: http://www.cofo.edu/athletics.asp?page=8Sports Information: Candace SullingerE-Mail: [email protected]: 417-334-6411ext 4565Fax: 417-348-1432

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITYLocation: Lawrence, Kan.Founded: 1884President: Karen SwisherAthletic Director: Dwight M. PickeringNickname: IndiansColors: Purple and GoldEnrollment: 1000Web Site: http://www.haskell.edu/athletics/Sports Information: Dwight M. PickeringE-Mail: [email protected]: 785-749-8481Fax: 785-832-6632

OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYLocation: Bartlesville, Okla.Founded: 1909President: Dr. Everett PiperAthletic Director: Chris ReeseNickname: EaglesColors: Red/White/BlueEnrollment: 700Web Site: http://www.okwu.edu/athleticsSports Information: Chris ReeseE-Mail: [email protected]: 918-335-6843 ext 843Fax: 918-335-6246

PERU STATE COLLEGELocation: Peru, Neb.Founded: 1867President: Dr. Ben JohnsonAthletic Director: Richard SpeasNickname: BobcatsColors: Blue and WhiteEnrollment: 1700Athletic Web Site: http://athletics.peru.edu/Sports Information: Dave WalkerE-Mail: [email protected]: 402-872-2441Fax: 402-872-2302

YORK COLLEGELocation: York, Neb.Founded: 1890President: Dr. Wayne BakerAthletic Director: Chris LutherNickname: PanthersColors: Royal Blue and WhiteEnrollment: 500Web Site: http://www.york.edu/athletics/Sports Information: Trent HintonE-Mail: [email protected]: 402-363-5698Fax: 402-363-5738

2006 Fall Sports RecapCross Country Men’s Team Finishes1. Park (15)2. Oklahoma Wesleyan (50)

Women’s Team Finishes1. Park (15)2. College of Saint Mary (49)3. Peru State (93)4. Oklahoma Wesleyan (109)

Men’s SoccerSchool MCAC OverallBellevue 4-0 1.000 15-6 .714Park 3-1 .750 13-8-1 .614York 2-2 .500 7-10-2 .421Central Christian 1-3 .250 5-12-1 .306Okla. Wesleyan 0-4 .000 4-13-1 .250

Postseason TournamentSemifinalsPark def. York, 2-0Bellevue def. Central Christian, 8-0ChampionshipBellevue def. Park, 3-2 OT

Women’s SoccerSchool MCAC OverallPark 5-0 1.000 16-5 .762Coll. of Saint Mary 4-1 .800 12-7-2 .619Bellevue 3-2 .600 16-4-1 .786Central Christian 2-3 .400 9-11 .450York 1-4 .200 4-13-1 .250Okla. Wesleyan 0-5 .000 5-12-1 .306

Postseason TournamentSemifinalsPark def. Central Christian, 3-0Bellevue def. Saint Mary, 1-0ChampionshipBellevue def. Park, 1-0

Women’s VolleyballSchool MCAC OverallColl. of Saint Mary 15-1 .938 37-9 .804Bellevue 13-3 .813 31-9 .775Park 12-4 .750 27-11 .711Coll. of the Ozarks 12-4 .750 27-13 .675Peru 8-8 .500 11-23 .324York 5-11 .313 11-22 .333Okla. Wesleyan 4-12 .250 6-22 .214Central Christian 3-13 .188 5-25 .167Haskell 0-16 .000 0-23 .000

Postseason TournamentSemifinalsBellevue def. #3 Park, 3-0Saint Mary def. Ozarks, 3-1FinalBellevue University def. Saint Mary, 3-0

MCAC ADMINISTRATIONPresident: Dr. Wayne Baker, York CollegeCommissioner: Al Waller ([email protected])Faculty Athletics Rep.: Tom SmithSID: Jerod Dahlgren ([email protected])Supervisor of Officials: Mike TraderEligibility Chair: Joyce Pigge

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

THE FIRST GENERAL SESSION OF THE `Organizing Convention’ of the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball

(NAIB) was held in the Phillips Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, at 10 a.m., Sunday, March 10, 1940. But the seed from which the NAIB sprouted was planted two blocks away at Municipal Auditorium. It was there in 1937 that a men’s basketball tournament tipped off which has become the longest continuous national collegiate tournament in any sport. The tournament was the brainchild of Emil S. Liston, Dr. James Naismith, Frank Cramer, and a group of Kansas City business leaders who wanted to provide Kansas City-area fans with exciting amateur competition and to provide a framework for small colleges and universities to determine a national basketball champion. In 1948, the NAIB affirmed its commitment to equality by becoming the first national organization to offer intercollegiate postseason opportunities to black student-athletes. Unprecedented action was taken in 1953 when historically black institutions were voted into membership. One year previous to the inclusion of historically black institutions, another form of expansion occurred. In 1952, as a result of the expressed desires of the member institutions, appropriate steps were taken by which the NAIB was transformed into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the first all-encompassing set of rules and standards was adopted. Recommendations to take this important action were made by the National Executive Committee at the annual meeting after determining the move was desirable and feasible. The recommendation was later approved by a mail vote of the entire membership. With the Association’s new name came

the addition of national championships in golf, tennis and outdoor track and field. Football, cross country, baseball and swimming and diving were added to the championships calendar in 1956. Wrestling (1958), soccer (1959), bowling (1962-78), gymnastics (1964-84), indoor track and field (1966) and men’s volleyball (1969-80) were later additions. Two major changes were made during the 1970s. An extensive study was completed in 1970 which paved the way for two divisions of football. Four teams qualified for the playoffs in each division at the outset and, later, 16 teams were selected for postseason play. In 1997, football was consolidated to one division again as the Football Coaches Association cited a narrowing gap between enrollment size and philosophy of the two divisions. As the NAIA moved into its second half-century in the 1980s, it revolutionized national collegiate athletics with the establishment of athletics programs for women on August 1, 1980. Official notice on that date followed a mail vote by the membership on May 1 that supported becoming the first organization to offer collegiate athletics to both men and women. The championship calendar for women began that year with basketball, cross country, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, tennis and volleyball. Soccer was added in 1984, and golf was included in 1995. Gymnastics was discontinued after the 1988 championship. Another important chapter in the history of the NAIA unfolded in 1992 when the Association voted to move its headquarters from Kansas City to Tulsa. Moving with the national office was the Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship which had been held in Kansas City for 56 years. In 1993, the waves of change once again washed over the Association. The membership

2006 REGION IV FALL RESULTSMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYTeam Champion - Park - 2:12:31.06 - 37 pointsIndividual - Denise Mokaya, Friends - 25:02.42

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYTeam Champion - Park - 1:36:01.23 - 33 pointsIndividual - Jolene Mick - KWU - 18.08.02

MEN’S SOCCERFirst Round Kansas Wesleyan def. McPherson, 3-2 (3 OT) Sterling def. Friends, 4-3SemifinalsBellevue def. Kansas Wesleyan, 4-1Park def. Sterling, 1-0 (OT)ChampionshipPark def. Bellevue, 2-1

WOMEN’S SOCCERQuarterfinalsSaint Mary (Neb.) def. Sterling, 3-0Kansas Wesleyan def. St. Mary (Kan.), 5-0SemifinalsPark def. Saint Mary (Neb.), 2-1 OTKansas Wesleyan def. Bellevue, 5-1ChampionshipPark def. Kansas Wesleyan, 3-1

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLSemifinalsOzarks def. Tabor, 3-1Park def. Bethel, 3-2Bellevue def. McPherson, 3-0St. Mary def. Kansas Wesleyan, 3-0SemifinalsBellevue def. Ozarks, 3-1St. Mary def. Park, 3-0ChampionshipSt. Mary def. Bellevue, 3-0

NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSCROSS COUNTRY (LOUISVILLE, KY.)Men’s Cross Country - 23rd Place Team FinishWomen’s Cross Country - 17th Place Team Finish

MEN’S SOCCER (DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.)Park ties Goshen, 2-2 (Park advances on PK’s)Webber International def. Park, 3-2

WOMEN’S SOCCER (OLATHE, KAN.)Park def. College of the Southwest, 2-0Houghton def. Park, 2-1The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics relocated to 12th & Grand, blocks from the Sprint Center, in July of 2007.


voted to discontinue the use of district play as a means of qualification for national championships, marking the first time since the NAIA’s creation that district competition would not be used. In 1999, the NAIA restructured to include 14 regions to better serve its membership. Each region is governed by a regional management committee comprised of various conference and independent representatives. In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character-building aspects of sport. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five tenets: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship. This program will educate and create awareness of the positive character-building traits afforded by sports and return integrity to competition at the collegiate and youth levels while impacting all of society. Everything has come full circle. The NAIA relocated its National Office in July of 2001 to Olathe, Kansas, just miles from Gardner where the idea for the small-college basketball tournament gave rise to the NAIA. Now, nearly 65 years after that initial tournament, the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship has returned to historic Municipal Auditorium, the arena that was home to so many memories from 1927-74. Last season, Park made its third appearance in the NAIA’s signature event and the first since the tournament returned to Kansas City, as the Pirates advanced to the NAIA’s Sweet 16 to close the 2006-07 season. In Summer 2007, the NAIA relocated its National Office to downtown Kansas City, Mo., bringing more NAIA tradition to the downtown area, with the national headquarters now sitting blocks from Kansas City’s newest attraction, the Sprint Center, in the heart of the Kansas City Power and Light District. The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 14 regions, the NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports. Since 1937, the NAIA has continued a long tradition of pushing the envelope and making a positive difference in the lives of students, coaches and parents. The Champions of Character program is the latest cutting-edge addition to the

NAIA’s proud history of innovation. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator are committed to the true spirit of competition through the five core values: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER Champions of Character is a program of the NAIA designed to promote character development in youth and change the culture of sport. The NAIA developed the Champions of Character program in response to the growing problem of deteriorating standards of integrity in sports and society. At a time when all of sport has experienced increasingly abhorrent behavior by athletes, coaches, fans and parents, NAIA Champions of Character raises the standards for positive youth development in athletics and academics. The NAIA has been informally teaching character development through athletics for decades. Now our core values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship are addressed comprehensively in the Champions of Character program. The NAIA sees a tremendous need to supplement character development in younger students from the elementary through high school level. Lessons on character and integrity through sports are a natural extension of classroom learning. With nearly 300 colleges and universities around the U.S. and Canada, the NAIA can bring Champions of Character into communities throughout North America. The program shares

practical tools for student-athletes, coaches and parents to use in modeling exemplary character traits. The NAIA also provides character training and resources through campus-based Program Centers for teams of all sorts - from youth sports programs to high school yearbook staffs, as well as business and community groups. Since its inception in 1937, the NAIA has long been an innovator in youth sports and academics. The NAIA has a history of leadership and innovation with initiatives such as racial and gender integration, and a proven ability to affect positive outcomes in educational settings. Today, the Champions of Character program’s emphasis on character development is educating youth to make better choices throughout their lives. For decades, the NAIA has upheld the highest standards of academic achievement along with athletic excellence. In competitions among member colleges and universities, the NAIA maintains the expectation of ethical behavior and commitment to scholarship, sportsmanship and leadership.

2007 NAIA FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS4Cross Country • Nov. 17 • Kenosha, Wisc. Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course

4Men’s Soccer • Nov. 14-20 • Olathe, Kan. College Boulevard Activity Center

4Women’s Soccer • Nov. 14-20 • Daytona Beach, Fla. Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium

4Women’s Volleyball • Nov. 28-Dec. 1 • Columbia, Mo. Southwell Complex

4Football • Dec. 15 • Hardin County, Tenn. Jim Carroll Stadium (non-MCAC sport)

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Day Date Opponent Location TimeSat Aug. 25 Baker University Julian Field 1 p.mSat Sept. 1 Dakota Wesleyan University Springfield, Ill. 5 p.m.Sun Sept. 2 Lindsey Wilson College Springfield, Ill. 5 p.m.Sat Sept. 8 Midland Lutheran College Julian Field 1 p.mWed Sept. 12 William Jewell College Julian Field 7:30 p.m.Sat Sept. 15 Hastings College Hastings, Neb. 7:30 p.m.Wed Sept. 19 Benedictine College Julian Field 5 p.m.Sat Sept. 22 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 7 p.m.Sat Sept. 29 Grand View College Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.Wed Oct. 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Julian Field 5:30 p.m.Sat Oct. 6 Sterling College Julian Field 3:30 p.m.Wed Oct. 10 Central Christian College McPherson, Kan. 4:30 p.m.Tue Oct. 16 York College York, Neb. 4:30 p.m.Sat Oct. 20 Bellevue University Julian Field 2:30 p.m.Tue Oct. 23 Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City, Okla. 6 p.m.Fri Oct. 26 MCAC Tournament TBA TBASat Oct. 27 MCAC Tournament TBA TBAWed Oct. 31 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAFri Nov. 2 Region IV Tournament TBA TBASat Nov. 3 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAWed Nov. 14 NAIA National Tournament Olathe, Kan. TBAThu Nov. 15 NAIA National Tournament Olathe, Kan. TBAFri Nov. 16 NAIA National Tournament Olathe, Kan. TBASat Nov. 17 NAIA National Tournament Olathe, Kan. TBAMon Nov. 19 NAIA National Tournament Olathe, Kan. TBATue Nov. 20 NAIA National Tournament Olathe, Kan. TBAHome Matches in Bold.* - Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Match.

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2007 SEASON PREViEW

The Pirates enter the 2007 Men’s Soccer season looking to continue where they left off in 2006, appearing in the 2006 NAIA Tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla., where

Park advanced in the first round on penalty kicks before bow-ing out in round two to Webber International. Park returns leading scorer Mirsad Dzilic from last season’s squad, as Dzilic scored 24 goals on 87 shots last season, 54 of which were shots on goal. James Katajwa also returns from the 2006 squad, starting in all 22 matches played last season and scoring 12 goals on 66 shots, 32 on goal. Gone from a year ago are Paul McLaughlin (22 starts, 13 goals, 73 shots, 38 on goal) and goal keeper Stefan Hirschmann, who played the most minutes in goal for the Pirates last season with 905:51. Hirschmann had 27 saves a year ago while allow-ing 17 goals, going 5-4 in 13 starts. Park returns two goal keepers that saw time last season, as Matt Heiman played nearly 573 minutes with 24 saves and 11 goals allowed in nine games played and five starts, while Sean Kosednar started four of his seven games played with 16 saves and four goals allowed, playing 503:41 minutes last season. Park comes in picked to win the MCAC to begin the sea-son. THE SCHEDULE

Six matches against 2006 NAIA Men’s Soccer Tourna-ment qualifiers and seven at Julian Field highlight Park’s 15-contest Men’s Soc-

cer Schedule for the 2007 season. The Pirates take on five teams that finished the 2006 sea-son in the NAIA Top 25 coaches poll, including a home match against Top 10 finisher William Jewell College on Sept. 12. The season begins at home on Aug. 25 against Baker Uni-versity at 1 p.m., followed by a two-game road-swing that sends the Pirates to Springfield, Ill., to take on Dakota Wesleyan and Lindsey Wilson College, who finished last season ranked No. 11. LWC ended its season in Daytona Beach at the national tourna-ment. Park returns home for a two-match homestand beginning Sept. 8 against Midland Lutheran, followed by the Sept. 12 match with William Jewell, which is part of a five-match stretch that includes four national qualifiers from a year ago. The Pirates play at Hastings College Sept. 15, followed by a home match against Benedictine that precedes two road con-tests in Iowa against Graceland (Sept. 22) and Grand View (Sept. 29).

Park opens the MCAC portion of its schedule Oct. 3 against Oklahoma Wesleyan at Julian Field and on Oct. 6, the Pirates step back out of MCAC play for a home match against Sterling College at 3:30 p.m. A pair of MCAC road matches follow at Central Christian College (Oct. 10) and York College (Oct. 16), and the Pirates close the MCAC schedule as well as the home portion of the 2007 schedule Oct. 20 on Senior Day against Bellevue Univer-sity at 2:30. The Pirates close the regular season Oct. 23 at Oklahoma Christian, marking the sixth game against a 2006 national qualifier in the 2007 season. Post-season play begins Oct. 26-27 with the MCAC Tournament, followed by Region IV Tournament play which gets underway Oct. 31 and runs through Nov. 3. The NAIA National Tour-nament is slated for Nov. 14-20 at the College Boulevard Activities Center in Olathe, Kan.


Efrem Shimlis enters his seventh season as head coach of the Park University men’s soccer team. He accepted the

head coaching position after three years as an assistant coach in the program. Last season, Shimlis led the Pirates to a 13-8-1 overall record and a 3-1-0 MCAC re-cord. Park finished second in the conference and then fell to Bellevue in overtime, 3-2 in the MCAC tournament. The Pirates got their revenge in the Region IV Tournament, posting a 2-1 win over the Bruins. Shimlis took the Pirates to Daytona Beach, Fla., for the NAIA Tournament. Park defeated Goshen College out of Indiana in penalty kicks, advancing to Round Two of the tourna-ment. Their quest for the NAIA title ended in Round Two for a second year in a row, falling 3-2 to No. 3 Webber International (Fla.). In 2005, Shimlis led the Pirates to a 15-4-2 record and a No. 9 national ranking in the final poll of the year. Shimlis’ squad captured the MCAC regular season crown and the NAIA Region IV tournament championship. In his six seasons as head coach, Shimlis has compiled a 94-31-9 record. Before his appointment at Park, Shimlis collected a wide range of coaching and pro-fessional playing experience. Originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Shimlis also played for the Pirates from 1992-1996.

His extensive experience includes playing professionally for the 1997 World Champion Kansas City Attack of the National Professional Soccer League, as well as the Daytona Speed Kings and the Columbus Comets. He has also served as head coach for U-13, U-14 and U-15 Kansas City Blaze teams and in 1997 he served as the Director of Coaching and Programs for Soccer in the Streets in Kan-sas City, Mo. Shimlis, who resides in Parkville, Mo., earned a bachelor’s degree from Park in his-tory in 1997.

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SHiMLiSHEAd MEN'S SOCCER COACH4PARK uNiVERSity

HISTORYPark University Men’s Soccer Coach42001-Present

Park University Assistant Coach41998-2000

U-13, U-14, U-15 Kansas City Blaze

Soccer in the Streets (Director of Coaching and Programs, Kansas City, Mo.)

PLAYING EXPERIENCEPark University41992-1996

Kansas City Attack, NPSL41997

Daytona Speed

Columbus Comets

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Previous School0 Sean Kosedner Jr. 5’11 195 GK Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley HS1 Matt Heiman So. 6’1 200 GK Liberty, Mo. Liberty HS2 James Katajwa Jr. 5’7 150 MF Kampala, Uganda Kibuli Secondary3 Simonella Gaetano Fr. 5’10 150 F Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Lycee Guebra Maria HS4 Elias Jiregna Jr. 5’11 150 D Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Shawnee Mission NW HS5 Oscar Juma Jr. 6’1 205 D Nairobi, Kenya Lindsey Wilson College6 Matt Semkin Sr. 5’9 145 D Kansas City, Mo. Mesa CC7 Desmand Yankey Jr. 6’0 175 F Wichita, Kan. Wichita Southeast HS8 Simon Senfuka Fr. 6’0 170 MF Kampala, Uganda St. Mary’s HS9 Mirsad Dzilic Sr. 6’2 185 F Zvornik, Bosnia Gesamtschule Breddin HS10 Milan Ivanovic Jr. 5’10 160 MF Belgrade, Serbia Sportska Gimnazija11 Selvir Abidovic Sr. 6’5 180 D Zvornik, Bosnia North Kansas City HS13 Felipe Guinaraes Fr. 5’9 140 MF Sao Paulo, Brazil Indipendcia HS14 Adam Tayani So. 5’11 155 MF Kansas City, Mo. Olathe East HS16 Brian Scheier Fr. 6’2 170 D Smithville, Mo. Smithville HS17 Nebeye Zemedu Sr. 5’8 140 MF Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ottawa University18 Mike Arrum So. 5’9 170 D Nairobi, Kenya Miu Boys Secondary20 Alexander Lima Fr. 6’1 195 F Balneario-Camborio, Brazil Unificas HS21 Raad Quimisieh Jr. 5’10 165 MF Bethlehem, Palestine Catholic HS22 Aleksandar Bisevac Fr. 6’0 160 D Belgrade, Serbia Dakiech HS24 Bryan Evans Sr. 5’10 150 MF Kansas City, Mo. Winnetonka HS25 Yusuf Nsereko Fr. 6’0 170 D Kampala, Uganda Kawanda HS26 Brandon Resch So. 6’1 175 F Independence, Mo. Fort Osage HS27 Michael Eade Fr. 6’0 210 GK London, England Roding Valley HS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Previous School11 Selvir Abidovic Sr. 6’5 180 D Zvornik, Bosnia North Kansas City HS18 Mike Arrum So. 5’9 170 D Nairobi, Kenya Miu Boys Secondary22 Aleksandar Bisevac Fr. 6’0 160 D Belgrade, Serbia Dakiech HS9 Mirsad Dzilic Sr. 6’2 185 F Zvornik, Bosnia Gesamtschule Breddin HS27 Michael Eade Fr. 6’0 210 GK London, England Roding Valley HS24 Bryan Evans Sr. 5’10 150 MF Kansas City, Mo. Winnetonka HS3 Simonella Gaetano Fr. 5’10 150 F Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Lycee Guebra Maria HS13 Felipe Guinaraes Fr. 5’9 140 MF Sao Paulo, Brazil Indipendcia HS1 Matt Heiman So. 6’1 200 GK Liberty, Mo. Liberty HS 10 Milan Ivanovic Jr. 5’10 160 MF Belgrade, Serbia Sportska Gimnazija4 Elias Jiregna Jr. 5’11 150 D Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Shawnee Mission NW HS5 Oscar Juma Jr. 6’1 205 D Nairobi, Kenya Lindsey Wilson College2 James Katajwa Jr. 5’7 150 MF Kampala, Uganda Kibuli Secondary0 Sean Kosedner Jr. 5’11 195 GK Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley HS20 Alexander Lima Fr. 6’1 195 F Balneario-Camborio, Brazil Unificas HS25 Yusuf Nsereko Fr. 6’0 170 D Kampala, Uganda Kawanda HS21 Raad Quimisieh Jr. 5’10 165 MF Bethlehem, Palestine Catholic HS26 Brandon Resch So. 6’1 175 F Independence, Mo. Fort Osage HS16 Brian Scheier Fr. 6’2 170 D Smithville, Mo. Smithville HS6 Matt Semkin Sr. 5’9 145 D Kansas City, Mo. Mesa CC8 Simon Senfuka Fr. 6’0 170 MF Kampala, Uganda St. Mary’s HS14 Adam Tayani So. 5’11 155 MF Kansas City, Mo. Olathe East HS7 Desmand Yankey Jr. 6’0 175 F Wichita, Kan. Wichita Southeast HS17 Nebeye Zemedu Sr. 5’8 140 MF Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ottawa University

BREAKDOWNBy Class (8 | Fr., 4 | So., 7 | Jr., 5 | Sr.); By Position (3 | Goal Keepers, 8 | Defenders, 8 | Midfielders, 5 | Forwards); By State (2 | Kansas, 6 | Missouri, 3 | Uganda, 3 | Ethiopia, 2 | Kenya, 2 | Serbia, 2 | Bosnia, 2 | Brazil, 1 | England, 1 | Palestine)

2007 MEN’S SOCCER ROStER


Park University opened the 2006 season with five-straight wins, in-cluding three at home over North-

western College, John Brown University and Hasting College. The Pirates first loss of the 2006 season came on Sept. 13 against nationally ranked rival William Jewell, sparking a four game losing streak that ended with a Sept. 27 win over Central Christian College, 8-0. After an overtime loss to Southern Naza-rene, the Pirates rattled off four-straight, including a combined score of 18-0 to start the streak in wins over Ottawa University and Oklahoma Wesleyan. Park lost its sea-son finale to Bellevue University but opened MCAC tournament play with a win over York, falling again to the Bruins in the MCAC Tournament Final, 3-2, in overtime. The Pirates topped Ster-ling College to open Region IV play, and Park avenged its earlier losses to Bellevue by knocking off the Bruins 2-1 to win the Region IV Tournament and an automatic bid to the nation-

al tournament in Olathe, Kan. Park won its national tournament opener, advancing on penalty kicks in a 2-2 tie with Goshen College, but the run would end with a 3-2 loss to No. 3 Web-ber International University, finishing the Pirates’ season at 13-8-1. Park finished the year second in the MCAC at 3-1, led by Mirsad Dzilic’s 24 goals on 54 shots on goal. Senior Paul

McLaughlin had 13 goals on the year, while James Katajwa found

the back of the net 12 times in 2006. Stefan Hirschman

led the team in min-utes played in the net with 950:51 and

27 saves, while Matt Heiman played 572:07 and recorded 24 saves. Sean

Kosednar had 16 saves in 503:41.

2006 PARK SOCCER IN REVIEWMCAC StandingsSchool MCAC OverallBellevue 4-0 1.000 15-6 .714Park 3-1 .750 13-8-1 .614York 2-2 .500 7-10-2 .421CCC 1-3 .250 5-12-1 .306OWU 0-4 .000 4-13-1 .250

Postseason TournamentSemifinalsPark def. York, 2-0Bellevue def. Central Christian, 8-0ChampionshipBellevue def. Park, 3-2 OT

Park National Statistical LeadersTeam Rankings- Number 6 in Shutouts per Game (0.320)- Number 9 in Goals per Game (2.820)- Number 10 in Shots per Game (16.270)- Number 12 in Assists per Game (1.910)- Number 13 in SOG per Game (8.680)- Number 25 in GA per Game (1.450)- Number 33 in Saves per Game (3.230)

Individual RankingsMirsad Dzilic - Number 1 in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.380)- Number 7 in Goals per Game (1.140)- Number 8 in Points per Game (2.480)- Number 9 in Shots on Goal per Game (2.570)- Number 13 in Shots per Game (4.140)-Paul McLaughlin - Number 22 in Shots per Game (3.320)- Number 32 in Points per Game (1.500)- Number 36 in Goals per Game (0.590)- Number 36 in Shots on Goal per Game (1.730)- Number 44 in Assists per Game (0.320)

James Katajwa - Number 29 in Shots per Game (3.000)- Number 37 in Goals per Game (0.550)- Number 39 in Points per Game (1.360)

Adam Tayani - Number 47 in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.060)

Borja Uriguen - Number 33 in Assists per Game (0.330)

2006 SEASON iN REViEW


Date Time Opponent Score W-L-T Record Worth NotingAug. 23 4:00 pm at Midland Lutheran College 5-0 W 1-0 2 goals and an assist for DzilicAug. 26 3:30 pm Northwestern College 3-0 W 2-0 Katajwa scores 2 goals in second winSept. 2 1:00 pm John Brown University 1-0 W 3-0 Third-straight shut-out to open 2006Sept. 4 1:00 pm Lindsey Wilson College 1-0 W (f ) 4-0 Forfeit win after trailing lateSept. 9 1:00 pm Hastings College 3-1 W 5-0 Season-best 5th-straight winSept. 13 7:30 pm at William Jewell College 1-2 L 5-1 WJC scores both goals in 1st halfSept. 16 2:00 pm at Bethel College 3-4 (2OT) L 5-2 Bethel scores final 3 goals in OT winSept. 20 7:00 pm Grand View College 0-2 L 5-3 GVC scores 7:47 into first halfSept. 23 1:35 pm Graceland University 0-3 L 5-4 Season-long 4-match losing streakSept. 27 2:00 pm at Central Christian College 8-0 W 6-4 MCAC opener; 4 record 2 goalsOct. 3 3:00 pm at Southern Nazarene 2-3 (OT) L 6-5 SNU scores in 95th minute to winOct. 7 4:00 pm Ottawa University 10-0 W 7-5 Most goals scored in 2006Oct. 11 4:30 pm Oklahoma Wesleyan 8-0 W 8-5 Second 8-0 win in an MCAC matchOct. 14 7:00 pm at Newman University 2-1 W 9-5 Only non-NAIA opponent in 2006Oct. 17 4:00 pm York College 3-1 W 10-5 Katajwa strikes twice in MCAC winOct. 19 7:30 pm at Bellevue University 1-3 L 10-6 3 first-half goals seal win for BruinsNov. 3 7:30 pm vs. York College 2-0 W 11-6 MCAC tournament first roundNov. 4 5:00 pm at Bellevue University 2-3 (OT) L 11-7 Second-straight loss to BellevueNov. 10 7:30 pm Sterling College 1-0 (OT) W 12-7 First overtime win in 2006Nov. 11 5:00 am at Bellevue University 2-1 W 13-7 Region IV Championship GameNov. 15 4:30 pm vs. Goshen 2-2 (2OT) T 13-7-1 Pirates advance on PK’sNov. 16 4:30 pm vs. Webber International 2-3 L 13-8-1 Second Round of NAIA Tournament

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll Games 13-8-1 7-2 4-5 2-1-1Conference 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0Non-Conference 10-7-1 5-2 3-4 2-1-1

2006 SEASON StAtiStiCS

Attendance Summary Dates Totals Avg.Home 9 1655 183Away 9 300* 33*Neutral 4 50* 12*Total 22 2005* 91*

* Noted figures take into account matches in which attendance was not reported. These contests are reflected as 0 attendance for designated contests.at - Designates Away matchesvs. - Designates Neutral Field matches

2006 RECORD, RESULTS & ATTENDANCE SUMMARY


2006 SEASON StAtiStiCS2006 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPlayer GP GS G A PTS G/SH SH SOG SOG/SH YC RC GW PKM PKA0 Kosednar, Sean 7 4 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 1 0 0 01 Hirschmann, Stefan 13 13 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 02 Katajwa, James 22 22 12 6 30 0.182 66 32 0.485 1 0 1 0 03 Semkin, Matt 19 19 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 5 0 0 0 04 Merrill, Andrew 17 5 0 2 2 0.000 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 05 Juma, Oscar 16 15 1 0 2 0.077 13 6 0.462 6 0 0 0 06 Uriguen, Borja 21 21 1 7 9 0.029 35 14 0.400 4 0 0 0 07 Stokich, Stefan 15 13 5 5 15 0.278 18 11 0.611 0 1 1 0 08 Tatek, Teferi 19 18 1 3 5 0.100 10 6 0.600 3 1 0 0 09 Dzilic, Mirsad 21 21 24 4 52 0.276 87 54 0.621 2 0 8 1 110 Ivanovic, Milan 22 22 0 4 4 0.000 12 7 0.583 3 0 0 0 011 Abidovic, Selvir 13 6 0 0 0 0.000 10 4 0.400 0 0 0 0 014 Tayani, Adam 17 7 4 2 10 0.222 18 9 0.500 0 0 1 0 015 Waithaka, David 22 22 0 1 1 0.000 9 6 0.667 1 0 0 0 017 Zemedu, Nebeye 11 7 0 1 1 0.000 6 3 0.500 0 0 0 0 018 McLaughlin, Paul 22 22 13 7 33 0.178 73 38 0.521 5 0 1 0 020 Andonovski, Vlatko 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 027 Heiman, Matt 9 5 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 22 19 1 0 2 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 0Total: 22 62 42 166 0.173 358 191 0.534 33 3 12 1 1Opponents: 22 31 13 75 0.155 200 102 0.510 23 3 9 0 0

Player GP GS MIN GA GA/AVG SV PCT W L T SHOTEAM 0 0 0:00 0 0.000 4 1.000 1 0 0 0.001 Hirschmann, Stefan 0 0 950:51 17 1.609 27 0.614 5 4 0 4.0027 Heiman, Matt 0 0 572:07 11 1.730 24 0.686 2 3 0 1.000 Kosednar, Sean 0 0 503:41 4 0.715 16 0.800 4 0 0 2.00Total 22 2026:39 32 1.421 71 0.689 12 7 0 7.00Opponents 22 2026:39 59 2.620 129 0.686 6 9 0 2.00

Corner Kicks by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TOTPark University 52 59 2 1 114Opponents 42 33 2 0 77

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TOTPark University 122 133 4 1 260Opponents 128 146 0 1 275

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TOTPark University 180 168 7 2 357Opponents 96 96 4 4 200

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TOTPark University 23 45 1 2 71Opponents 71 56 2 0 129


MEN’S SOCCER HiStORyCoach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct.% Worth NotingTerry Dennis 79-80 10 3 2 66.67% 7-0-1 at home in first seasonPat Hogan 80-81 11 7 1 57.89% Pete Thomson 81-82 9 6 1 56.25% Tom Koontz 82-83 4 8 0 33.33% Ben Popoola 83-84 8 7 0 53.33% Ben Popoola 84-85 19 2 1 86.36% NAIA National TournamentBen Popoola 85-86 13 2 3 72.22% Ben Popoola 86-87 14 3 0 82.35% Ben Popoola 87-88 14 4 0 77.78% Ben Popoola 88-89 10 5 1 62.50% Ben Popoola 89-90 11 3 1 73.33% Ben Popoola 90-91 16 5 1 72.73% Ben Popoola 91-92 11 11 0 50.00% Ben Popoola 92-93 13 7 0 65.00% Ben Popoola 93-94 16 6 1 69.57% Ben Popoola 94-95 9 12 0 42.86% Ben Popoola 95-96 11 8 1 55.00% Popoola record 165-75-9 (.663)Matt Clark 96-97 10 9 1 50.00% Matt Clark 97-98 11 9 1 52.38% Clark record 21-16-2 (.538)Roger Bongaerts 98-99 12 7 1 60.00% Roger Bongaerts 99-00 10 8 1 52.63% Third in AMC (3-3)Roger Bongaerts 00-01 10 7 1 55.56% Bongaerts record 32-22-3 (.561)Efrem Shimlis 01-02 11 6 2 57.89% Advanced to region semifinal Efrem Shimlis 02-03^ 21 2 2 84.00% NAIA Tourney FinalistsEfrem Shimlis 03-04 14 8 1 60.87% NAIA Tourney QuarterfinalistsEfrem Shimlis 04-05 20 3 1 85.42% NAIA Second Round Appearance Efrem Shimlis 05-06 15 4 2 76.19% NAIA First Round AppearanceEfrem Shimlis 06-07 13 8 1 63.64% NAIA Second Round AppearanceTOTAL 28 Years 346 168 27 66.45%

All-Time Coaching RecordsCoach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct Rank (W) Rank (Pct)Terry Dennis 1 10 3 2 66.67% 6th 2ndPat Hogan 1 11 7 1 57.89% 5th 4thPete Thomson 1 9 6 1 56.25% 7th 5thTom Koontz 1 4 8 0 33.3% 8th 8thBen Popoola 13 165 75 9 66.3% 1st 3rdMatt Clark 2 21 16 2 53.8% 4th 7thRoger Bongaerts 3 32 22 3 56.1% 3rd 6thEfrem Shimlis 6 94 31 9 74.25% 2nd 1st

192007 PARK WOMEN’S SOCCER

Day Date Opponent Location TimeSat Aug. 25 KC Strikers (Exh.) Hemingway Field 11 a.m.Sat Sept. 1 John Brown University Julian Field 1 p.m.Wed Sept. 5 Baker University Julian Field 5 p.m.Sat Sept. 8 Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, Mo. 7 p.m.Wed Sept. 12 William Jewell College Julian Field 5 p.m.Sat Sept. 15 Hastings College Hastings, Neb. 5:30 p.m.Wed Sept. 19 Benedictine College Julian Field 7:30 p.m.Sat Sept. 22 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 5 p.m.Tue Sept. 25 MidAmerica Nazarene University Julian Field 5 p.m.Sat Sept. 29 Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City, Okla. 1 p.m.Wed Oct. 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan University * Julian Field 3 p.m.Sat Oct. 6 Sterling College Julian Field NoonWed Oct. 10 Central Christian College * McPherson, Kan. 2 p.m.Sat Oct. 13 College of Saint Mary * Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m.Tue Oct. 16 York College * York, Neb. 2 p.m.Sat Oct. 20 Bellevue University * Julian Field NoonFri Oct. 26 MCAC Tournament TBA TBASat Oct. 27 MCAC Tournament TBA TBAWed Oct. 31 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAFri Nov. 2 Region IV Tournament TBA TBASat Nov. 3 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAWed Nov. 14 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBAThu Nov. 15 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBAFri Nov. 16 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBASat Nov. 17 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBAMon Nov. 19 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBATue Nov. 20 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA

Home Matches in Bold.

* - Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Match.

2007 PiRAtE WOMEN’S SOCCER


2007 SEASON PREViEW2007 SEASON PREViEW

Park enters the 2007 season looking to again qualify for the NAIA Tournament, which moves from Olathe, Kan., to Daytona Beach, Fla., this season.

The Pirates are led into the year by senior Maria Ruiz, who led the team last year with 22 goals. Junior captain Dena Pires scored seven goals last season and also returns to the 2007 squad. Laura Baeza returns six goals and six assists from last season to the 2007 team, while Ivy Chapin and Sophie Chap-man will also provide stability for the Pirate attack. Park will get added help on the offensive side from newcomer Natalie Parker, while Jemma Parr comes to Park looking to help the Park defense, which is anchored by returning goal keeper Megan Newland who had 86 saves and went 15-4 last season. The Pirates will also get help in goal from Monika Soiber in 2007, as Park is picked atop the MCAC to begin the year.

THE SCHEDULE

Eight home match-es plus an exhibi-tion contest at

Julian Field highlight a 15-match regular-sea-son schedule for the Park Women’s Soccer program in the 2007 season. Park plays 14 NAIA opponents and one NCAA Di-vision II foe, taking on three teams that finished 2006 in the NAIA Top 25 Coach-es Poll and another that received votes to end the year. The Pirates entertain the KC Strikers in exhi-bition play on Aug. 25 be-fore Sept. 1’s season opener against John Brown University. Park com-pletes the two-match regular-season open-ing homestand Sept. 5 by taking on Baker University at 5 p.m. NCAA Division II op-ponent Missouri Western State appears on the schedule Sept. 8 in St. Joseph, Mo., and Sept. 12 the Pirates return to Julian Field to play cross-town rival William Jewell College. An away game against Hastings College

in Hastings, Neb., follows on Sept. 15 before the Pirates play Benedictine College Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Parkville. Park travels to Graceland University on Sept. 22 to take

on the Yellow Jackets, who finished the season ranked No. 15 in the NAIA, and MidAmerica Nazarene University

visits Julian Field Sept. 25. NAIA Tournament qualifier Oklahoma Chris-tian appears Sept. 29 on the Pirates’ 15-game slate,

and MCAC play opens in Parkville Oct. 3 against Oklahoma Wesleyan University at 3 p.m. Three-straight trips on the road follow, be-ginning with an Oct. 10 date with Central Chris-tian in McPherson, Kan., and an Oct. 13 trip to the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb. The MCAC road schedule ends Oct. 16 at York, and the Pirates close the regular season Oct. 20 (Se-nior Day) against Bellevue University, who end-ed last year ranked No. 20 in the NAIA Coaches Poll.

The MCAC Tournament is scheduled for Oct. 26-27, followed by Region IV play which

is slated for Oct. 31 through Nov. 3. The NAIA National Tournament gets underway Nov. 14 in Daytona Beach,

Fla., ending with the championship game on Nov. 20.


Ken Hefner enters his third season at the helm of the Park University women’s soccer program.

Hefner led the Pirates to a regular season MCAC championship, going 5-0 in conference play last season. Park dropped the tournament final to Bellevue, 1-0 but beat Kansas Wesleyan in the Region IV Tournament, advancing to their fifth consecutive appearance at the NAIA National Tournament. Hefner led the women past Col-lege of the Southwest in Round One but then fell to No. 4 Houghton College out of New York in Round Two. Hefner was honored as the Region IV Coach of the Year and MCAC Co-Coach of the Year. Hefner posts a 24-14-3 career record in two years at Park. Hefner ranks as the eighth winningest coaches in NAIA history, owning 159 career wins in two seasons at Park, seven seasons at Lindsey Wilson College (1993-1999) and three seasons at Tennessee Wesleyan College (1990-93). His .637

NAIA women’s winning percentage ranked 16th in NAIA history before 2004.

Hefner served as the head women’s soccer coach at Arkansas State Univer-

sity for four seasons from 1999-2003. Under his leadership, the Indians posted a four-year record of 19-54-1, including a 7-12 mark in his final season in 2003. Hefner owns an over-all women’s career coaching record of 148-129-10 (.533) in 15 seasons.

Combined with a 29-18-2 record while coaching the men’s program at Tennessee Wesleyan from 1990-93, he owns an overall coaching record of 177-147-12 (.545). While at Lindsey Wilson, Hefner’s teams ad-vanced to the national tournament twice (1998, 1999) and achieved a final national ranking of fifth following the 1999 season. In seven seasons at Lindsey Wilson, he posted a 93-46-5 record and had 11 players earn NAIA All-America hon-ors. In 1999, Hefner was tabbed to lead a start-up soccer program at Arkansas State, which be-gan play in 2000. His teams qualified for the Sun Belt Conference tournament four years in a row under his guidance and had three players named to the all-conference team from 2000-2003. In addition to Hefner’s success on the field, his players have enjoyed success in the class-room. At Lindsey Wilson, he had 18 academic all-conference selections and eight NAIA All-Ameri-ca Scholar-Athletes. During his time at Arkansas State, his team owned an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in six of seven semesters while he was at ASU. Hefner, who owns a United States Soccer Federation National “B” License, a Advanced Na-tional License and an NSCAA National Diploma, earned a bachelor of arts in psychology from West Georgia College in 1987. He and his wife, Dawn, have three children, Matthew (21), Megan (20) and Mackenzie (16).

KEN

HEFNERHEAd WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH4WESt gEORgiA COLLEgE

HISTORYPark University Men’s Soccer Coach42005-Present

Arkansas State Univ. Head Coach41999-2003

Lindsey Wilson College Head Coach41999-2003

Tennessee Wesleyan Head Coach41990-1993

CERTIFICATIONS4United States Soccer Federation National “B” License4Advanced National License 4NSCAA National Diploma

PARK COACHiNg StAFF


NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown Previous School00 Megan Newland GK 5’8 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Northwest Missouri State1 Monika Stoiber GK 5’5 Fr. Janossomorja, Hungary Szentgyorgyi Albert HS2 Jemma Parr D 5’2 So. Liverpool, England Virginia Intermont University3 Lisa Buzzotta MF 5’7 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway West HS5 Laura Baeza MF 5’7 Sr. Madrid, Spain Ies Alameda de Osuna6 Dena Pires MF 5’3 Jr. Kelowna, B.C. Rutland Senior Secondary7 Natalie Parker F 5’8 So. Durham, England Risedale College8 Kristen Steiner D 5’2 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central HS9 Brittany Young D 5’5 Sr. St. Charles, Mo. Johnson County (Kan.)10 Ashley McDowell MF 5’7 So. Tarpon Springs, Fla. East Lake HS11 Sophie Chapman MF 5’7 Jr. London, England Addey and Stanhope School12 Gabriella Teles D 5’1 Jr. Brasilia, Brazil Feather River College (Calif.)13 Ivy Chapin F 5’8 So. Independence, Mo. Fort Osage HS14 Samantha Gross D 5’3 Fr. Adelaide, Australia Sacred Heart College15 Melissa Gardner D 5’2 Jr. Lake Lotawana, Mo. Lee’s Summit North HS19 Maria Ruiz F 5’8 Sr. Madrid, Spain Lourdes HS21 Maegan Lambrecht D 5’3 Jr. Independence, Mo. Neosho County (Kan.)23 Emilia Sheffer MF 5’4 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill South HSRS Kitti Katona D 5’6 Rs. Szeged, Hungary Deak Ferenc HSRS Angelica Tobar MF 5’2 Rs. North Kansas City, Mo. North Kansas City HS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown Previous School5 Laura Baeza MF 5’7 Sr. Madrid, Spain Ies Alameda de Osuna3 Lisa Buzzotta MF 5’7 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway West HS13 Ivy Chapin F 5’8 So. Independence, Mo. Fort Osage HS11 Sophie Chapman MF 5’7 Jr. London, England Addey and Stanhope School15 Melissa Gardner D 5’2 Jr. Lake Lotawana, Mo. Lee’s Summit North HS14 Samantha Gross D 5’3 Fr. Adelaide, Australia Sacred Heart CollegeRS Kitti Katona D 5’6 Rs. Szeged, Hungary Deak Ferenc HS21 Maegan Lambrecht D 5’3 Jr. Independence, Mo. Neosho County (Kan.)10 Ashley McDowell MF 5’7 So. Tarpon Springs, Fla. East Lake HS00 Megan Newland GK 5’8 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Northwest Missouri State7 Natalie Parker F 5’8 So. Durham, England Risedale College2 Jemma Parr D 5’2 So. Liverpool, England Virginia Intermont University6 Dena Pires MF 5’3 Jr. Kelowna, B.C. Rutland Senior Secondary19 Maria Ruiz F 5’8 Sr. Madrid, Spain Lourdes HS23 Emilia Sheffer MF 5’4 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill South HS8 Kristen Steiner D 5’2 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central HS1 Monika Stoiber GK 5’5 Fr. Janossomorja, Hungary Szentgyorgyi Albert HS12 Gabriella Teles D 5’1 Jr. Brasilia, Brazil Feather River College (Calif.)RS Angelica Tobar MF 5’2 Rs. North Kansas City, Mo. North Kansas City HS9 Brittany Young D 5’5 Sr. St. Charles, Mo. Johnson County (Kan.)

BREAKDOWNBy Class (4 | Fr., 4 | So., 6 | Jr., 4 | Sr., 2 | RS); By Position (2 | Goal Keepers, 8 | Defenders, 7 | Midfielders, 3 | Forwards); By State (9 | Missouri, 1 | Florida, 2 | Hungary, 3 | England, 2 | Spain, 1 | Australia, 1 | British Columbia, 1 | Brazil

2007 WOMEN’S SOCCER ROStER


Park University started the 2006 season with three-straight wins, including two shut-outs of North-

western College at home and at Avila University on the road. Park’s first loss came in overtime to Baker University, which marked a stretch of four games in which the Pirates lost three games. Park rebounded in a big way, rolling up nine-straight wins, all of which were shut-outs, beginning with a 1-0 win at Central Christian College in the Pirates’ MCAC opener. Park then stayed home for four-straight, shutting-out the College of Saint Mary, Missouri Baptist, Ottawa University and closing the home stand with a 9-0 win over Oklahoma Wesleyan Uni-versity. NCAA Division II Newman was next on the schedule and Park recorded a 2-0 triumph, followed by a 3-0 win in conference play over York and a 2-0 win at Bellevue. The MCAC Tour-nament’s first round continued the shut-out streak for the Pirates, who topped Central Christian 3-0 at Julian Field, but Bellevue avenged its earlier loss in the title game, beating the Pirates 1-0. Park won its opening round game in the Region IV opener over Saint Mary 2-1 in overtime, and the Pirates advanced to na-tional tournament play with a

5-1 win in the Region IV Championship Game. Park opened the national tourna-ment with a 2-0 win over the College of the Southwest, and the Pirates were eliminated from the 2006 post-season in the second round, falling to Houghton College 2-1. Statistically, Maria Ruiz led the Pi-rates in goals with 22 to go with 13 as-sists in 2006, while Dena Pires had seven goals, with Laura Baeza and Sophie Chap-man each accounting for six goals on the

year. Baeza also had six assists

during the 2006 campaign. In the net, Megan New-

land played 1772:35 with 86 saves and a 15-4 re-

cord, posting 12 shut outs on the year for

the Pirates.

2006 PARK SOCCER IN REVIEWMCAC StandingsSchool MCAC OverallPark 5-0 1.000 16-5 .762CSM 4-1 .800 12-7-2 .619Bellevue 3-2 .600 16-4-1 .786CCC 2-3 .400 9-11 .450York 1-4 .200 4-13-1 .250OWU 0-5 .000 5-12-1 .306

Postseason TournamentSemifinalsPark def. Central Christian, 3-0Bellevue def. Saint Mary, 1-0ChampionshipBellevue def. Park, 1-0

Park National Statistical LeadersTeam Rankings- Number 2 in Shutouts per Game (0.570)- Number 13 in Shots per Game (17.430)- Number 14 in Assists per Game (1.900)- Number 17 in Goals per Game (2.670)- Number 17 in SOG per Game (8.710)- Number 27 in Saves per Game (4.240)- Number 36 in GA per Game (0.480)

Individual RankingsMaria Ruiz - Number 4 in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.290)- Number 6 in Points per Game (2.710)- Number 7 in Assists per Game (0.620)- Number 7 in Goals per Game (1.050)- Number 9 in Shots on Goal per Game (2.710)- Number 12 in Shots per Game (4.190)

Dena Pires - Number 21 in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.140)

Sophie Chapman - Number 22 in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.130)- Number 40 in Shots on Goal per Game (1.500)

Amy Zahirski - Number 29 in Shots per Game (3.100)- Number 33 in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.100)

Megan Newland - Number 25 in Saves per Game (4.100)- Number 7 in Goals Against per Game (0.510)



Date Time Opponent Score W-L-T Record Worth NotingAug. 26 1:00 pm Northwestern College 4-0 W 1-0 Chapman scores 2 goals in openerAug. 29 3:00 pm at MidAmerica Nazarene 7-1 W 2-0 Ruiz notches 3 goals in 7-goal outingSept. 2 3:00 pm at Avila University 2-0 W 3-0 Pirates start 2006 season 3-0Sept. 6 6:00 pm at Baker University 0-1 (OT) L 3-1 Baker wins with goal in 95th minuteSept. 9 3:30 pm Hastings College 1-0 W 4-1 Chapman scores in 60th minuteSept. 13 5:30 pm at William Jewell College 0-1 L 4-2 WJC scores 6:22 into first halfSept. 20 4:00 pm at Benedictine College 1-2 L 4-3 First back-to-back losses in 2006Sept. 27 4:30 pm at Central Christian College 1-0 W 5-3 Ruiz goal in 45th minuteSept. 30 2:00 pm College of Saint Mary 4-0 W 6-3 Ruiz scores 3 of Park’s 4 goalsOct. 4 6:00 pm Missouri Baptist Univ. 2-0 W 7-3 Roberts posts 8 saves Oct. 7 1:30 pm Ottawa University 7-0 W 8-3 Second 7-goal outing in 2006Oct. 11 2:00 pm Oklahoma Wesleyan 9-0 W 9-3 Most goals scored in 2006 seasonOct. 14 3:00 pm at Newman University 2-0 W 10-3 Pirates beat only non-NAIA opponentOct. 17 2:00 pm York College 3-0 W 11-3 Park scores 5:37 into first halfOct. 19 5:00 pm at Bellevue University 2-0 W 12-3 8th shut-out in string of nineOct. 27 1:00 pm Central Christian College 3-0 W 13-3 Season-best 9 match winning streakOct. 28 3:00 pm Bellevue University 0-1 L 13-4 MCAC Championship GameNov. 3 1:00 pm College of Saint Mary 2-1 (OT) W 14-4 First overtime win in 2006Nov. 4 3:00 pm Kansas Wesleyan Univ. 3-1 W 15-4 Region IV Championship GameNov. 15 10:00 am vs. College of the Southwest 2-0 W 16-4 NAIA Tournament First RoundNov. 16 10:00 am vs. Houghton College 1-2 (OT) L 16-5 No. 4 Houghton wins in 93rd minute

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll Games 16-5 10-1 5-3 1-1Conference 5-0 3-0 2-0 0-0Non-Conference 11-5 7-1 3-3 1-1

2006 SEASON StAtiStiCS

Attendance Summary Dates Totals Avg.Home 11 1499 136Away 8 0* 0*Neutral 2 0* 0*Total 21 1499* 71*

* Noted figures take into account matches in which attendance was not reported. These contests are reflected as 0 attendance for designated contests.at - Designates Away matchesvs. - Designates Neutral Field matches

2006 RECORD, RESULTS & ATTENDANCE SUMMARY


2006 SEASON StAtiStiCS2006 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPlayer GP GS G A PTS G/SH SH SOG SOG/SH YC RC GW PKM PKA1 Blackmore, Meghan 5 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 02 Tovar, Angelica 21 4 1 2 4 0.048 21 8 0.381 0 0 1 0 03 Jn Baptiste, Janice 12 2 1 1 3 0.143 7 2 0.286 0 0 0 0 04 Katona, Kitti 21 20 1 1 3 0.143 7 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 05 Baeza, Laura 20 18 6 6 18 0.200 30 17 0.567 0 0 0 0 06 Pires, Dena 21 20 7 3 17 0.250 28 14 0.500 1 0 3 2 37 Parker, Natalie 13 7 2 2 6 0.056 36 17 0.472 2 0 0 0 08 Steiner, Kristen 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 09 Young, Brittany 21 20 0 0 0 0.000 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 000 Newland, Megan 21 21 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 010 McDowell, Ashley 20 12 0 4 4 0.000 16 3 0.188 0 0 0 0 011 Chapman, Sophie 16 16 6 2 14 0.158 38 24 0.632 2 0 2 0 012 Morris, Natasha 19 11 0 1 1 0.000 3 2 0.667 0 0 0 0 013 Chapin, Ivy 21 14 2 1 5 0.143 14 6 0.429 0 0 0 0 014 Gardner, Melissa 20 5 0 0 0 0.000 8 4 0.500 1 0 0 0 015 Francis, Kesiann 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 017 Bodelson, Ingrid 16 8 0 0 0 0.000 5 1 0.200 0 0 0 0 018 Zahirski, Amy 20 20 6 4 16 0.097 62 25 0.403 0 0 2 0 019 Ruiz, Maria 21 20 22 13 57 0.250 88 57 0.648 5 0 6 0 021 Pacheco, Amber 19 12 0 0 0 0.000 1 1 1.000 2 0 0 0 0TEAM 21 19 2 0 4 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 2 0 0Total 21 56 40 152 0.153 366 183 0.500 15 0 16 2 3Opponents 21 10 5 25 0.052 191 97 0.508 17 2 5 0 0

Player GP GS MIN GA GA/AVG SV PCT W L T SHO00 Newland, Megan 2 2 1772:35 10 0.508 86 0.896 15 4 0 12.001 Blackmore, Meghan 0 0 130:00 0 0.000 3 1.000 0 0 0 0.00Total 21 1902:35 10 0.473 89 0.899 15 4 0 12.00Opponents: 21 1902:35 57 2.696 129 0.694 4 14 0 2.00

Corner Kicks by Period 1st 2nd OT TOTPark University 49 48 2 99Opponents 41 32 1 74

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT TOTPark University 91 84 0 175Opponents - - - ---

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT TOTPark University 179 179 8 366Opponents 93 93 4 190

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT TOTPark University 46 42 1 89Opponents 66 61 2 129


WOMEN’S SOCCER HiStORYCoach Year Wins Losses Ties Pct.% Worth NotingBen Popoola 88-89 9 5 0 64.29% First year of Park Women’s SoccerBen Popoola 89-90 10 6 0 62.50%Ben Popoola 90-91 16 3 1 80.00%Ben Popoola 91-92 17 2 1 85.00%Ben Popoola 92-93 14 4 0 77.78%Ben Popoola 93-94 17 2 0 89.47%Ben Popoola 94-95 25 4 0 86.21% NAIA Tourney; School Record 25 WinsBen Popoola 95-96 22 1 1 91.67% Popoola record: 130-27-3 (.822)Matt Clark 96-97 16 7 1 66.67% NAIA Tournament AppearanceMatt Clark 97-98 18 6 0 75.00% Clark record: 34-13-1 (.719) Jamie Hemingway 98-99 16 6 2 66.67%Jamie Hemingway 99-00 7 12 0 36.84%Jamie Hemingway 00-01 10 5 1 62.50% Hemingway record: 33-23-3 (.585)Scott Bowen 01-02 15 3 0 83.33%Scott Bowen 02-03 18 4 1 78.26% NAIA Tournament AppearanceScott Bowen 03-04 15 5 1 71.42% Bowen record: 48-12-2 (.790)Ken Hefner 04-05 13 7 0 65.00% NAIA Tournament First RoundKen Hefner 05-06 8 9 3 47.50% NAIA Tournament First RoundKen Hefner 06-07 16 5 0 76.19% NAIA Tournament Second RoundTOTAL 19 Years 282 96 12 73.85%

All-Time Coaching RecordsCoach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct Rank (W) Rank (Pct)Ben Popoola 8 130 27 3 82.2% 1st 1stMatt Clark 2 34 13 1 71.9% 3rd 3rdJamie Hemingway 3 33 23 3 58.5% 5th 5thScott Bowen 3 48 12 2 79.0% 2nd 2ndKen Hefner 3 37 21 3 63.1% 4th 4th

272007 PARK WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Day Date Opponent Location TimeWed Aug. 22 Longview C.C. (Exh.) Breckon Sports Center 4 p.m.Wed Aug. 22 Missouri Western State Univ. (Exh.) Breckon Sports Center 4 p.m.Tue Aug. 28 Kansas Wesleyan University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Thu Aug. 30 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 7 p.m.Wed Sept. 5 Missouri Valley College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Fri Sept. 7 Harris Stowe State University Point Lookout, Mo. 1 p.m.Fri Sept. 7 Bethel College Point Lookout, Mo. 5 p.m.Sat Sept. 8 Robert Morris College Point Lookout, Mo. 9 a.m.Sat Sept. 8 Tabor College Point Lookout, Mo. 1 p.m.Tue Sept. 11 Central Christian College * Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Fri Sept. 14 Northwestern College Hastings, Neb. NoonSat Sept. 14 Doane College Hastings, Neb. 6 p.m.Fri Sept. 15 Dakota Wesleyan University Hastings, Neb. 9 a.m.Sat Sept. 15 Concordia University Hastings, Neb. 3 p.m.Tue Sept. 18 College of the Ozarks * Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Thu Sept. 20 University of St. Mary Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Tue Sept. 25 College of Saint Mary * Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Fri Sept. 28 Peru State College * Peru, Neb. 7 p.m.Sat Sept. 29 Bellevue University * Bellevue, Neb. NoonTue Oct. 2 Central Christian College * McPherson, Kan. 7 p.m.Fri Oct. 5 Oklahoma Wesleyan University * Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Tue Oct. 9 Haskell Indian Nations University * Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Fri Oct. 12 MCAC Mid-Season Classic Point Lookout, Mo. TBASat Oct. 13 MCAC Mid-Season Classic Point Lookout, Mo. TBAThu Oct. 18 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 7 p.m.Fri Oct. 19 Baker University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Tue Oct. 23 Haskell Indian Nations University * Lawrence, Kan. 7 p.m.Fri Oct. 26 Purdue-North Central Springfield, Ill. 5 p.m.Sat. Oct. 26 Grace University Springfield, Ill. 11 a.m.Sat Oct. 27 Univ. of Illinois-Springfield Springfield, Ill. 1 p.m.Fri Nov. 2 Peru State College * Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Sat Nov. 3 Bellevue University * Breckon Sports Center NoonFri Nov. 9 MCAC Tournament TBA TBASat Nov. 10 MCAC Tournament TBA TBAThu Nov. 15 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAFri Nov. 16 Region IV Tournament TBA TBASat Nov. 17 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAWed Nov. 28 NAIA National Tournament Columbia, Mo. TBAThu Nov. 29 NAIA National Tournament Columbia, Mo. TBAFri Nov. 20 NAIA National Tournament Columbia, Mo. TBASat Dec. 1 NAIA National Tournament Columbia, Mo. TBA

Home Matches in Bold.* - Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Match.

2007 PiRAtE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL


2007 SEASON PREViEW2007 SEASON PREViEW

Park University comes into 2007 after one of its most successful campaigns in school history, going 27-11 to finish the 2006 season.

Park must replace outside hitter Colleen Mahoney off of last year’s squad, as the senior averaged nearly four kills per game a year ago in helping the Pirates to a top-three finishin the MCAC. The Pirates will return the services of Aigline Yoke, who averaged 3.38 kills per game a year ago as well as setter Gabriela Carvalho, who averaged nearly 14 assists per game last season from the court’s quarter-backing position. Park also returns senior Lavinia Vaitai, who will take on an additional role as captain this season after providing depth at the outside hitter position and on the right side last season for the Pirates. Rossanna Torres also provides depth on the right side, while the back line will be led by returning senior Brynne Musser, and the libero position will be filled by incoming sophomore Carolina Faria. Allison Block should help the Park attack as well as the back line, while Dragana Pupovac provides depth in the middle of the floor and Alison Joens gives the Pirates an attacking element from the service line.

THE SCHEDULE

PPark University’s 25-match regular-season women’s volleyball schedule be-

gins Aug. 28 in Parkville, when the Pirates take on Kansas Wesleyan University at 7 p.m. inside Breckon Sports Center. Fans will have two previews of the Pirates, how- e v e r , as exhibition matches against Longview Community College and Missouri West-ern State are scheduled for Aug. 22. Following the season-opener against KWU, the Pirates travel to Lamoni, Iowa, for a 7 p.m. first serve against Graceland University before coming home to re-sume the 11-match home slate on Sept. 5 against Missouri Valley College at 7 p.m. in Parkville. The Pirates travel to College of the Ozarks for their first taste of tournament play Sept. 7-8, with a pair of matches scheduled against opponents that are still to be determined. Central Christian College opens Park’s Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule on Sept. 11 at Breckon Sports Center, and the Pirates return to tournament play at Hastings College Sept. 14-15. Hastings finished last season ranked No. 12 in the NAIA and

qualified for the NAIA Tournament in Columbia, Mo. A three-match homestand follows the Hastings tourna-ment, beginning with College of the Ozarks Sept. 18 and the University of St. Mary (Kan.) on Sept. 20. Nationally ranked

College of St. Mary (Neb.), who also qualified for last season’s NAIA Tournament, rounds out the homes-

tand Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Three MCAC road matches follow on Sept. 28-29 and

Oct. 2, when Park travels to Peru State, Bellevue and Cen-tral Christian, and on Oct. 5, the Pirates return home to take on Oklahoma Wesleyan in an MCAC match. The two-match home stretch concludes Oct. 9 against Haskell Indian Na-

tions University at 7 p.m. The MCAC mid-season classic is scheduled for Oct. 12-13 in Point Lookout, Mo., followed by non-conference matches against William Jewell and Baker before the road portion of the MCAC schedule concludes at Haskell on Oct. 23. The Illinois-Springfield Tournament rounds out regular-season tournament play Oct. 26-27, and the Pirates finish the MCAC slate at Home Nov. 2-3 against Peru State and Bel-levue. The Bruins enter the year after finishing 2006 ranked No. 19 in the final NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll. The MCAC post-season tournament will take place Nov. 9-10, with the Region IV tournament scheduled for Nov. 15-17. The NAIA volleyball season ends with the NAIA National Tournament in Columbia, Mo., which is scheduled to begin

Nov. 28 with the championship match slated for Dec. 1.


PARK COACHiNG StAFF

Peggy Tuter enters her eigth season as the head women’s volleyball coach at Park University.

She has compiled a 125-128 record at the helm of the Pirate volleyball program since 2000. In each of the last three seasons, Tuter has guided the Pirates to 25-win seasons, posting

a 25-13 mark in 2004 and a 25-14 record in 2005, followed by a 27-11 overall mark in 2006. Following the 2004 season, the conference coaches honored Tuter as the MCAC Coach of the Year. In 2005, the Pirates qualified for both the MCAC and Region IV postseason tournaments, and in 2006, Park made it to the Region IV semifinals before losing to eventual NAIA tournament qualifier College of Saint Mary. In her first season at Park, Tuter notched her 400th career win, which

earned recognition by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Tuter came to Park after coaching at the junior college level for Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit, Mo., since 1985. In those 15 years, Tuter acquired a career record of 387-274. Tuter also served as Physical Education Department Coordinator and Instructor at Blue River College in Blue Springs, Mo., during that time. Tuter also has worked as a committee and polling representative for NJCAA District 16 as well as holding various titles within the coaching ranks in the NAIA, MCAC and Region IV. Her professional memberships include the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and the United States Volleyball Association (USA-VB). She earned a bachelor’s degree from Central Missouri State University in 1977 and earned a master’s from CMSU in 1985. Peggy and her husband, Danny, have two children, Jennifer and Jeff.

PEGGY

tutERHEAd WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACH4CENtRAL MiSSOuRi StAtE

HISTORYPark Women’s Volleyball Coach42000-Present

Longview Community College41985-1999

Physical Education InstructorLongview Community College41985-1999

Physical Education Department Co-ordinator and Instructor4Blue River College

ASSOCIATIONS4American Volleyball Coaches Association4United States Volleyball Association 4NAIA, MCAC, Region IV, NJCAA Volleyball Coaches’ Panels

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2007 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL NUMERIC ROSTERNo. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School2 Carolina Faria L 5’2 So. Sao Paulo, Brazil Prof. Jose Vilagelin Neto City3 Dragana Pupovac MH 6’0 So. North Kansas City, Mo. North Kansas City HS6 Brynne Musser DS 5’7 Sr. St. Joseph, Mo. Benton HS7 Kelly Reed OH 5’7 Fr. Edgerton, Mo. North Platte HS8 Gabriela Carvalho S 5’7 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Santanna HS9 Lavinia Vaitai OH 5’8 Sr. Euless, Texas Trinity HS10 Maria LaCapra OH/DS 5’7 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Liberty HS11 Christy Gray OH/DS 5’7 So. Purdy, Mo. Purdy HS16 Rossana Torres RS 6’0 So. Barquisimeto, Venezuela Liceo Caracus HS18 Allison Block OH 5’8 Jr. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Excelsior Springs HS20 Crystal Cole S 5’7 Fr. Kearney, Mo. Kearney HS21 Alison Joens DS 5’6 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. Home School22 Sydney Rennack DS 5’7 So. Kearney, Mo. Kearney HS24 Aigline Yoke MH 6’3 Sr. Paris, France Efpo HS33 Cassandra Claxton DS 5’1 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Culver Academies

2007 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ALPHABETIC ROSTERNo. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School18 Allison Block OH 5’8 Jr. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Excelsior Springs HS8 Gabriela Carvalho S 5’7 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Santanna HS33 Cassandra Claxton DS 5’1 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Culver Academies20 Crystal Cole S 5’7 Fr. Kearney, Mo. Kearney HS2 Carolina Faria L 5’2 So. Sao Paulo, Brazil Prof. Jose Vilagelin Neto City11 Christy Gray DS 5’7 So. Purdy, Mo. Purdy HS21 Alison Joens DS 5’6 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. Home School10 Maria LaCapra OH 5’7 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Liberty HS6 Brynne Musser DS 5’7 Sr. St. Joseph, Mo. Benton HS3 Dragana Pupovac MH 6’0 So. North Kansas City, Mo. North Kansas City HS7 Kelly Reed OH 5’7 Fr. Edgerton, Mo. North Platte HS22 Sydney Rennack DS 5’7 So. Kearney, Mo. Kearney HS16 Rossana Torres RS 6’0 So. Barquisimeto, Venezuela Liceo Caracus HS9 Lavinia Vaitai OH 5’8 Sr. Euless, Texas Trinity HS24 Aigline Yoke MH 6’3 Sr. Paris, France Efpo HS

By ClassSeniors ........................................................................4Juniors ........................................................................2Sophomores .............................................................5Freshmen ...................................................................4By State/CountryBrazil ............................................................................2 France .........................................................................1Missouri ......................................................................9Kansas .........................................................................1Texas ............................................................................1Venezuela ..................................................................1By HeightUnder 5’7 ...................................................................35’7 to 5’11 ..................................................................96’0 and Over .............................................................3By HeightOutside Hitters / Right Side ................................5Middle Hitters ..........................................................2Setters .........................................................................2Defensive Specialist / Libero ..............................6

THE 2007 PIRATES...

2007 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROStER


The 2006 Park U n i v e r s i t y Women’s Vol-

leyball season began with a pair of road wins, with the Pirates defeating the University of Saint Mary 3-0, followed by a 3-0 win at Okla-homa Wesleyan which also opened the Pirates’ MCAC season with a 1-0 start. Park then traveled to Chicago, Ill., for the Saint Xavier University Invita-tional, falling in three of the four matches during the tournament before head-ing to Central Christian, where the Pirates got back on track with a 3-0 win in conference play over the Tigers. Tournament play in Point Lookout, Mo., came next on the sched-ule for Park, and the Pi-rates took three of four matches at College of the Ozarks. The final win at C of O, a 3-0 decision over Tabor, sparked an eight-match winning streak that in-cluded victories over NCAA Division II Newman Univer-sity and NAIA Tournament participant College of Saint Mary. The eight-match streak

was not the longest of the year for Park, however, as four matches later the Pirates went on a 12-match tear that began in the MCAC Mid-Season Classic at Bellevue. The Pirates opened the streak with wins over Central Christian and Peru State, and the dozen-match stretch included nine shut-out wins,

including the last win in the streak which came over the University of Illinois-

Springfield at the McKen-dree Tournament in Leba-

non, Ill. Park lost its next three heading into post-season play, but a Region IV quar-

terfinal victory over Bethel College got the Pirates back

on track before a loss to Saint Mary ended the season in the

Region IV semifinals. Statistically, Colleen Mahoney led Park at 3.97 kills per game

and more than four digs per game, while Aigline Yoke hit a team-best .386 on the sea-son. Gabriela Carvalho averaged 12.86 assists per game to earn All-America consideration, and Lavinia Vaitai had the team’s second-best defen-sive average at 4.04 digs per game.

2006 VOLLEYBALL IN REVIEWMCAC StandingsSchool MCAC OverallSaint Mary 15-1 .938 37-9 .804Bellevue 13-3 .813 31-9 .775Park 12-4 .750 27-11 .711Ozarks 12-4 .750 27-13 .675Peru 8-8 .500 11-23 .324York 5-11 .313 11-22 .333OWU 4-12 .250 6-22 .214Central Chr. 3-13 .188 5-25 .167Haskell 0-16 .000 0-23 .000

Postseason TournamentSemifinalsBellevue def. Park, 3-0Saint Mary def. Ozarks, 3-1FinalBellevue University def. Saint Mary, 3-0

Park National Statistical LeadersTeam Rankings- Number 4 in Assists per Game (13.820) - Number 8 in Digs per Game (21.080) - Number 12 in Kills per Game (14.480) - Number 22 in Hitting Percentage (0.229) - Number 34 in Blocks per Game (2.270) Individual RankingsGabriela Carvalho - Number 4 in Assists per Game (12.840)

Colleen Mahoney - Number 24 in Kills per Game (3.990)- Number 43 in Digs per Game (4.370)

Aigline Yoke- Number 10 in Hitting Percentage (0.373)- Number 30 in Blocks per Game (1.080)



Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll Games 27-11 6-3 7-4 14-4Conference 12-4 3-2 4-2 5-0Non-Conference 15-7 2-1 3-2 9-4

2006 SEASON StAtiStiCS2006 RECORD, RESULTS & ATTENDANCE SUMMARY

Date Opponent Score W/L Score-by-Game Record Worth NotingAug. 31 at Univ. of Saint Mary 3-0 W 30-17, 30-28, 30-12 1-0 Cavalho 32 assists, 1 aceSept. 5 at Oklahoma Wesleyan 3-0 W 30-16, 30-19, 30-22 2-0 Back-to-back shut outs Sept. 8 vs. Saint Francis 2-3 L 30-23, 23-30, 30-21, 26-30, 14-16 2-1 USF scores final two in gm. 5Sept. 8 vs. Trinity International 3-1 W 30-27, 23-30, 30-17, 30-14 3-1 Mahoney kills/digs (19/16)Sept. 9 at Saint Xavier Univ. 0-3 L 26-30, 24-30, 26-30 3-2 Yoke 10 kills on .444 hittingSept. 9 vs. Walsh University 2-3 L 28-30, 30-27, 30-23, 28-30, 7-15 3-3 1-3 in Saint Xavier TourneySept. 12 Central Christian Coll. 3-0 W 30-17, 30-13, 30-26 4-3 Yoke 15 kills on .500 hittingSept. 15 vs. Bethel College 3-0 W 30-22, 30-17, 30-20 5-3 Mahoney 11 kills on .435Sept. 15 vs. Ottawa University 3-0 W 30-16, 33-31, 30-14 6-3 3rd-straight shut out sweepSept. 16 vs. Freed-Hardeman 2-3 L 30-27, 21-30, 30-24, 30-32, 9-15 6-4 Mahoney, Vaitai doub.-doubleSept. 16 vs. Tabor College 3-0 W 30-25, 30-14, 30-17 7-4 Mahoney kills/digs (17/14)Sept. 19 Newman University 3-0 W 30-27, 30-17, 30-18 8-4 Yoke 10 kills on .409 hittingSept. 21 vs. Baker University 3-2 W 20-30, 30-23, 16-30, 30-26, 17-15 9-4 Mahoney, Vaitai doub.-doubleSept. 21 at Ottawa University 3-1 W 24-30, 30-22, 30-13, 30-28 10-4 Mahoney, Vaitai doub.-doubleSept. 26 Graceland University 3-1 W 27-30, 30-20, 30-22, 30-15 11-4 Mahoney, Vaitai doub.-doubleSept. 29 College of Saint Mary 3-0 W 30-25, 30-21, 30-26 12-4 2nd best win streak of ‘06Sept. 30 Bellevue University 1-3 L 19-30, 30-27, 26-30, 30-32 12-5 Vaitai 29 digs Oct. 3 at Haskell Indian Nations 3-0 W 30-11, 30-20, 30-19 13-5 Vaitai kills/digs (26/13)Oct. 6 College of the Ozarks 2-3 L 30-23, 30-23, 27-30, 25-30, 10-15 13-6 Mahoney kills/digs (16/31)Oct. 7 Oklahoma Weslyan 3-0 W 30-13, 30-19, 30-17 14-6 Carvalho 49 assists, 3 acesOct. 10 William Jewell College 2-3 L 30-23, 33-31, 18-30, 19-30, 12-15 14-7 Yoke 18 kills, 4 blocks (1/3)Oct. 13 vs. Central Christian 3-0 W 30-12, 30-12, 30-15 15-7 Carvalho K-A-D (10/46/13)Oct. 13 vs. Peru State College 3-2 W 27-30, 30-17, 22-30, 30-27, 15-10 16-7 Mahoney kills/digs (20/22)Oct. 14 vs. York College 3-0 W 30-26, 30-19, 32-30 17-7 Mahoney kills/digs (19/20)Oct. 14 vs. Newman University 3-0 W 30-22, 30-26, 30-26 18-7 Mahoney 20 kills, .543 pctOct. 17 at College of the Ozarks 3-0 W 30-27, 32-30, 32-30 19-7 Carvalho asst./digs (41/23)Oct. 20 at Peru State College 3-1 W 24-30, 30-25, 30-20, 30-21 20-7 Yoke 20 kills, .500 hittingOct. 21 at York College 3-0 W 30-19, 30-15, 30-21 21-7 Yoke 16 kills, .565 hittingOct. 24 Haskell Indian Nations 3-0 W 30-13, 30-13, 30-15 22-7 Mahoney 16 kills, .533 pctOct. 27 vs. Culver-Stockton 3-0 W 30-18, 30-18, 30-26 23-7 Yoke 15 kills, .444 hittingOct. 27 vs. Illinois-Springfield 3-0 W 30-28, 30-24, 31-29 24-7 Carvalho 42 ass’t., 13 digsOct. 28 vs. McKendree 3-2 W 30-17, 32-34, 25-30, 30-25, 15-4 25-7 Mahoney 24 kills, 24 digsOct. 28 vs. Illinois-Springfield 3-0 W 30-23, 30-28, 30-15 26-7 12-match winning streak Nov. 3 at College of Saint Mary 0-3 L 22-30, 23-30, 16-30 26-8 1st shut-out loss since 9/9Nov. 4 at Bellevue University 1-3 L 24-30, 30-25, 27-30, 23-30 26-9 1st back-to-back loss since 9/9Nov. 10 vs. Bellevue University 0-3 L 22-30, 25-30, 27-30 26-10 Back-to-back losses to BUNov. 16 vs. Bethel College 3-2 W 29-31, 30-23, 30-19, 29-31, 15-11 27-10 Carvalho K-A-D, 10-70-21Nov. 17 at College of Saint Mary 0-3 L 21-30, 29-31, 28-30 27-11 CSM advanced to NAIA

2006 Home Attendance SummaryDates Totals Average9 1,393 154

vs. - Designates netural floor contestsat - Designates away contests


2006 SEASON StAtiStiCS2006 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPlayer MP GP K K/GM E TA PCT A A/GM SA SA/GM SE3 Dragana Pupovac 77 33 84 1.09 48 316 .114 12 0.16 9 0.12 116 Brynne Musser 109 37 1 0.01 2 26 -0.038 3 0.03 27 0.25 448 Gabriela Carvalho 138 38 157 1.14 40 520 .225 1774 12.86 38 0.28 289 Lavinia Vaitai 132 37 339 2.57 167 1106 .156 31 0.23 23 0.17 5010 Colleen Mahoney 138 38 548 3.97 147 1511 .265 1 0.01 38 0.28 2611 Christie Gray 72 24 2 0.03 0 6 .333 9 0.13 25 0.35 3216 Rossanna Torres 105 34 125 1.19 54 381 .186 40 0.38 0 0.00 518 Anna Pfeifer 133 38 257 1.93 100 754 .208 25 0.19 12 0.09 3021 Alison Joens 110 35 3 0.03 2 37 .027 3 0.03 29 0.26 622 Sydney Rennack 87 31 1 0.01 0 14 .071 0 0.00 28 0.32 2524 Aigline Yoke 138 38 467 3.38 120 942 .368 10 0.07 3 0.02 1333 Christy Bohmann 18 9 11 0.61 10 41 .024 0 0.00 0 0.00 0TOTALS 147 38 1995 13.57 690 5654 .231 1908 12.98 232 1.58 270

Player GP MP RE DIG D/GM BS BA TOT B/GM BE BHE3 Dragana Pupovac 77 33 4 106 1.38 0 20 20 0.26 7 46 Brynne Musser 109 37 49 316 2.90 0 0 0 0.00 0 28 Gabriela Carvalho 138 38 3 532 3.86 10 44 54 0.39 6 299 Lavinia Vaitai 132 37 60 533 4.04 7 34 41 0.31 5 1210 Colleen Mahoney 138 38 29 593 4.30 12 49 61 0.44 8 511 Christie Gray 72 24 14 130 1.81 0 0 0 0.00 0 216 Rossanna Torres 105 34 2 37 0.35 5 49 54 0.51 7 618 Anna Pfeifer 133 38 1 116 0.87 30 91 121 0.91 19 421 Alison Joens 110 35 46 273 2.48 0 0 0 0.00 0 122 Sydney Rennack 87 31 30 200 2.30 0 0 0 0.00 0 524 Aigline Yoke 138 38 3 55 0.40 47 100 147 1.07 14 1533 Christy Bohmann 18 9 0 2 0.11 4 7 11 0.61 1 0TOTALS 147 38 241 2893 19.68 115 394 312.0 2.12 67 85

ATTACK Kills 1995 Errors 690 Total Attacks 5654 Attack Pct .231 Kills/Game 13.6SET Assists 1908 Attempts 1918 Assist Pct .995 Assists/Game 13.0SERVE Aces 232 Errors 270 Attempts 3534 Serve Pct .924 Aces/Game 1.6

SERVE RECEPTION Errors 241 Errors/Game 1.6 Attempts 2885 Reception Pct .916DEFENSE Digs 2893 Digs/Game 19.7BLOCKING Block Solo 115 Block Assist 394 Total Blocks 312.0 Blocks Per Game 2.1 Block Errors 67BALL HANDLING ERR. 85

2006 TEAM STATISTICSMATCH WINS BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Tot.Park 0 0 19 4 4 27Opp. 0 0 4 2 5 11 GAMES WON BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Tot.Park 25 30 27 7 4 93Opp. 13 8 11 8 5 45 POINTS BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Tot.Park 1063 1108 1073 420 114 3778Opp. 908 892 887 401 116 3204


WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL HiStORYCoach Years Wins Losses Pct.% Worth NotingSusan Harris 80-81 4 15 21.05% First year of women’s volleyball at Park Larry Hurshman 81-82 14 9 60.87% First winning season in program’s historyLarry Hurshman 82-83 23 8 74.19% Best Pct., Fewest losses in program’s historyLarry Hurshman 83-84 -- -- -- Won-Lost Totals unknownLarry Hurshman 84-85 17 24 41.46%Larry Hurshman 85-86 17 22 43.59%Larry Hurshman 86-87 11 22 33.33% Hurshman record: 82-85 (.491)Mike Waller 87-88 -- -- -- Won-Lost Totals unknownMike Waller 88-89 28 11 71.79% 2nd-ever winning percentage above 70%Terry Flynn 89-90 -- -- -- Won-Lost Totals unknownTerry Flynn 90-91 27 34 44.26%Terry Flynn 91-92 24 30 44.44% Flynn record: 51-64 (.443)Ronda Miles 92-93 30 27 52.63%Ronda Miles 93-94 45 26 63.38% Most wins in school history, topping 1992Ronda Miles 94-95 25 31 44.64%Ronda Miles 95-96 21 26 44.68%Ronda Miles 96-97 22 22 50.00%Ronda Miles 97-98 31 21 59.62%Ronda Miles 98-99 15 25 37.50%Ronda Miles 99-00 14 30 31.82% Miles record: 203-208 (.494)Peggy Tuter 00-01 18 18 50.00%Peggy Tuter 01-02 7 29 19.44% Lowest win total in program’s historyPeggy Tuter 02-03 9 22 29.03%Peggy Tuter 03-04 14 21 40.0 %Peggy Tuter 04-05 25 13 65.79% Peggy Tuter 05-06 25 14 64.1% Peggy Tuter 06-07 27 11 71.05% Top percentage under Peggy Tuter (3rd best)TOTAL 27 Years 346 168

All-Time Coaching RecordsCoach Years Wins Losses Pct Rank (W) Rank (Pct)Susan Harris 1 4 15 21.1% 6th 6thLarry Hurshman 6 82 85 49.1% 3rd 4thMike Waller 2 28 11 71.79% 5th 1stTerry Flynn 3 51 64 44.3% 4th 5thRhonda Miles 8 203 208 49.4% 1st T-2ndPeggy Tuter 7 125 128 49.4% 2nd T-2nd


PARK UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Named after longtime Park University President Donald Breckon, the Breckon Sports Center was built in 2000 and houses the Park University athletic department offices. The 1,000-seat capacity arena in the west dome plays host to men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s volleyball games. The east dome serves as prac-tice facility for not only the volleyball teams, but also is a year-round indoor home to the soccer, baseball and softball programs.

One of the premier soccer facilities in the NAIA, Ju-lian Field is home to Pirate men’s and women’s soc-cer games.

Park’s weight room (above) located in the Field House next to the Breck-on Sports Center was built in the summer of 2005 and features brand new free weights, weight-training machines and cardio equipment.

The Pirate softball field (left) overlooks Park University’s campus. Comfort Field (above) is home to Pirate baseball.


PARK UNIVERSITY PIRATE CLUB

The Pirate Club promotes the rich tradition of Park University and its athletics by supporting, encouraging, and developing the student-

athlete. The primary purpose of the Pirate Club is to cultivate financial support and interest in Park University Athletics. The organization also strives to continue the University’s tradition by assisting student-athletes in achieving academic and athletic success. The Pirate Club is overseen by a 21-member board, led by Park University Board of Trustee member Jinny McCoy. As a result of the board members’ efforts, Athletic Director Claude English believes that the Pirate Club will help Park University student-athletes excel. “In my 17 years at Park, I have always felt that there was a large void without the presence of a booster

organization,” English said. “Now that it is established, I am confident that Pirate Club will support the athletic department in reaching our goal of providing one of the top intercollegiate athletic experiences in the country for our student-athletes.” To meet the growing demands of competition at a higher level, the Athletic Department will receive private contributions to augment its operational funds. The club will serve to increase necessary revenue to help support the athletic budget in areas of recruitment, program enhancement, and scholarships. All contributions are tax deductible. For more information about the Park University Pirate Club, please contact Mike Edwards, development officer at (816) 584-6866 or e-mail [email protected].

PARK UNIVERSITY PIRATE CLUB

Support Park University Athletics by joining the Park University Pirate Club today. The Club promotes the rich tradition of Park Athletics and serves to increase necessary revenue to help support the athletics budget in areas of recruitment, enhancement and scholarship. For information, contact Mike Edwards at 816.584.6866 or e-mail [email protected].

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2007 FALL MEDIA OUTLETS

Date Opponent Location Time9/1 JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY JULIAN FIELD 1:00 PM9/5 BAKER UNIVERSITY JULIAN FIELD 5:00 PM9/8 Missouri Western State St. Joseph, Mo. 7:00 pm9/12 WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE JULIAN FIELD 5:00 PM9/15 Hastings College Hasting, Neb. 5:30 pm9/19 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE JULIAN FIELD 7:30 PM9/22 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 5:00 pm9/25 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE U. JULIAN FIELD 5:00 PM9/29 Oklahoma Christian U. Oklahoma City, Okla. 1:00 pm10/3 OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN U. JULIAN FIELD 3:00 PM10/6 STERLING COLLEGE JULIAN FIELD NOON10/10 Central Christian College McPherson, Kan. 2:00 pm10/13 College of Saint Mary Omaha, Neb. 2:00 pm10/16 York College York, Neb. 2:00 pm10/20 BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY JULIAN FIELD NOON10/26 MCAC Tournament TBA TBA10/27 MCAC Tournament TBA TBA10/31 Region IV Tournament TBA TBA11/2 Region IV Tournament TBA TBA11/3 Region IV Tournament TBA TBA11/14 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA11/15 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA11/16 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA11/17 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA11/19 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA11/20 NAIA National Tournament Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA

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2007 Women’s Volleyball schedule2007 Women’s Volleyball scheduleDay Date OppOnent LOcatiOn timeTue 8/28/2007 Kansas Wesleyan university breckon sports center 7 p.m.Thu 8/30/2007 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 7 p.m.Wed 9/5/2007 missouri Valley college breckon sports center 7 p.m.Fri 9/7/2007 Harris Stowe State University Point Lookout, Mo. 1 p.m.Fri 9/7/2007 Bethel College Point Lookout, Mo. 5 p.m.Sat 9/8/2007 Robert Morris College Point Lookout, Mo. 9 a.m.Sat 9/8/2007 Tabor College Point Lookout, Mo. 1 p.m.Tue 9/11/2007 central christian college breckon sports center 7 p.m.Fri 9/14/2007 Northwestern College Hastings, Neb. NoonFri 9/14/2007 Doane College Hastings, Neb. 6 p.m.Sat 9/15/2007 Dakota Wesleyan University Hastings, Neb. 9 a.m.Sat 9/15/2007 Concordia University Hastings, Neb. 3 p.m.Tue 9/18/2007 college of the ozarks breckon sports center 7 p.m.Thu 9/20/2007 university of st. mary breckon sports center 7 p.m.Tue 9/25/2007 college of saint mary breckon sports center 7 p.m.Fri 9/28/2007 Peru State College Peru, Neb. 7 p.m.Sat 9/29/2007 Bellevue University Bellevue, Neb. NoonTue 10/2/2007 Central Christian College McPherson, Kan. 7 p.m.Fri 10/5/2007 oklahoma Wesleyan university breckon sports center 7 p.m.Tue 10/9/2007 haskell Indian nations university breckon sports center 7 p.m.Fri 10/12/2007 MCAC Mid-Season Classic Point Lookout, Mo. TBASat 10/13/2007 MCAC Mid-Season Classic Point Lookout, Mo. TBAThu 10/18/2007 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 7 p.m.Fri 10/19/2007 baker university breckon sports center 7 p.m.Tue 10/23/2007 Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, Kan. 7 p.m.Fri 10/26/2007 U. of Ill.-Springfield Tournament Springfield, Ill. 5 p.m.Sat 10/27/2007 U. of Ill.-Springfield Tournament Springfield, Ill. 1 p.m.Fri 11/2/2007 Peru state college breckon sports center 7 p.m.sat 11/3/2007 bellevue university breckon sports center noonFri 11/9-11/10 MCAC Tournament TBA TBAThu 11/1-11/17 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAWed 11/28-12/1 NAIA National Tournament Columbia, Mo. TBA

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