2010 western illinois women's soccer viewbook

2010 LEATHERNECK WOMEN’S SOCCER

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2010 Western Illinois Women’s Soccer Viewbook

CreditsThe 2010 Western Illinois Women’s Soccer Viewbook is a production of the Western Illinois University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It was written and edited by Ryan Bower, Graduate Assistant for Athletics Media Services. The Viewbook was designed by Katie Kane, Assistant Director for Athletics Media Services. Additional assistance was provided by Brad Taylor and Cameron Weidenthaler, Graduate Assistants for Athletics Media Services. Special thanks to the Western Illinois women’s soccer coaching staff.

PhotographyPhotos by Larry Dean (WIU Visual Production Center).

2010 WESTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S SOCCER VIEWBOOK

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TSGeneralLocation ......................................Macomb, IL 61455Founded ..........................................................1899Enrollment ....................................................13,331Nickname ................................ Fighting LeathernecksColors ..............Purple (PMS 2607) & Gold (PMS 116)Home stadium ............... John MacKenzie Alumni FieldSurface/Capacity ........................ Natural Grass/1,000Conference ................................. The Summit LeagueAffiliation ..........................................NCAA Division IPresident ....................................... Dr. Alvin GoldfarbAlma mater ..............................Queens College, 1972Director of Athletics .......................Dr. Tim Van AlstineAlma mater .........................St. Norbert College, 1982Athletics department phone .............. (309) 298-1190

Coaching StaffHead coach ..............................................Tony GuinnAlma mater ...................Carthage (Wis.) College, 1989Western Illinois record/season ..................32-19-5/4thCareer record/season ...............................62-39-9/7thOffice phone ................................... (309) 298-1906Assistant coach/season ......................Jason Cherry/3rdAssistant coach/season ................Mariana Sanchez/1stVolunteer assistant coach/season .......Tony Castelon/1stAthletic trainer ...................................Whitney HowellStrength coach .................................. Jordan Bowman

Team InformationFirst year ........................1997 (2010 is 14th season)All-time record .............................. 76-140-16 (.362)Overall record last year ...........8-8-2 (H 3-5-1/A 5-3-1)Summit League record last year ................ 5-3-1 (4th)Letterwinners returning/lost ................................16/6Starters returning/lost ..........................................9/2

Sports Information/Media ServicesDirector .......................................... Patrick OstermanWomen’s Soccer Contact ..........................Ryan BowerE-Mail ...........................................rp-bower@wiu.eduOffice phone/fax ..... (309) 298-1133/(309) 298-2060Cell phone ...................................... (610) 763-2713Mailing address ...... 1 University Circle • 213 Western Hall...................................................Macomb, IL 61455

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Tony Guinn Head Coach • Fourth Season

The Guinn FileCoaching ExperienceWestern Illinois, head coach ...................2007-pr.St. Mary’s (Minn.), head coach ................2004-06St. Catherine’s High School, head coach ..........1999-01Racine Soccer Club, director/club coach ..........1998-07

Playing ExperienceCarthage (Wis.) College ...............................1989Wisconsin-Platteville ..............................1986-88

EducationU.S. Sports Academy, master’s degree ..........1992Carthage (Wis.) College, bachelor’s degree ....1989

PersonalBorn ............................................ Dec. 24, 1966Hometown ..................... Belfast, Northern Ireland Family ............................wife Karla, son Shaymus

Record as a Head CoachYear School Overall Conference2004 St. Mary’s 7-10-1 4-7-0 (8th)2005 St. Mary’s 13-5-0 6-5-0 (6th)2006 St. Mary’s 10-5-3 3-5-3 (8th)2007 W. Illinois 16-3-1 8-0-0 (1st)2008 W. Illinois 8-8-2 4-4-0 (T-4th)2009 W. Illinois 8-8-2 5-3-1 (4th)Total 6 Seasons 62-�9-9 �0-2�-�

Coaching Highlights2007 Summit League Coach of the Year2007 Soccer Buzz Magazine Regional Coach of the Year Runner-Up2007 Summit League Regular Season Championship2007 Great Lakes Region Top-15 Ranking2005 NCAA Division III Regional Top-102005 NCAA Division II Most Improved Top-102000-01 Premier League State Championships (Wis.)Home winning percentage of .720 (17-6-2)17-7-1 (.700) in league matches10-3-0 (.769) in league matches at home

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FFJason Cherry Assistant Coach • Third Season

The Cherry FileCoaching ExperienceWestern Illinois, assistant coach ..............2008-pr.Bethel College, associate head coach ......2006-07Bethel College, assistant coach ....................2005Junior Irish Soccer Club, director/coach ...2003-07

Playing ExperienceGoshen College ......................................1993-94Clay High School ...................................1990-93 EducationWestern Illinois, bachelor’s degree ........ in progress

PersonalBorn .............................................May 20, 1975Hometown ................................ South Bend, Ind.

Tony Castelon Volunteer Assistant Coach • First Season

Mariana Sanchez Assistant Coach • First Season



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2010 Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)0 Jessica Walsh GK Jr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side)00 Laura Atkinson GK So. Oregon, Wis. (Oregon)2 Kendra Wilkening M/F Sr. Burlington, Ill. (Central) 3 Miranda Graham M/F So. Schoolcraft, Mich. (Schoolcraft) 4 Jill Kevorkian M/F Sr. La Grange, Ill. (Lyons Township) 5 Sarah Blaase M/F So. Granger, Ind. (Penn)6 Amber Davis F Fr. Milton, Wis. (Milton)7 Kellie Julius M/F So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead)8 Hannah Van Eendenburg M Fr. Bloomington, Minn. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s)9 Abby Davis F So. Lakeville, Ind. (LaVille)10 Laura Lins F/D Jr. Racine, Wis. (William Horlick) 11 Lauren DeWolf M Jr. Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale) 12 Caitlin Barrett D Sr. Springfield, Ill. (Springfield)13 Jordan Spaciel M/F Fr. Waterford, Wis. (Waterford) 14 Ali Smyth F Sr. Ballymoney, Northern Ireland (Coleraine)15 Kayse Flostrand M/D So. Surrey, British Columbia (Tamanis)16 Kristin Kuhar M So. South Bend, Ind. (St. Joseph’s)17 Jessica Pinto M/D Fr. Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)18 Jenny Green D Sr. Palatine, Ill. (Palatine) 19 Kristin Becker D Fr. Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central)20 Katie Condon M/D So. Plainfield, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)22 Kelly Diershow F Sr. Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg)23 Tiara Herron D R-Fr. Racine, Wis. (Washington Park)24 Taylor Henning M Fr. Huntley, Ill. (Huntley) 25 Nora Potempa M/F Jr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Marist)26 Amy Bennett M Fr. Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial)27 Jennika Myers M/D Fr. Shelby Township, Mich. (Eisenhower)

Coaching Staff Head coach: Tony Guinn (4th season) Assistant coach: Jason Cherry (3rd season) Assistant coach: Mariana Sanchez (1st season) Volunteer assistant coach: Tony Castelon (1st season)

Pronunciation Guide Sarah Blaase ........................................ BLAHSJordan Spaciel ..................................... SPAY-shillKelly Diershow ..................................... DEER-shawHannah Van Eendenburg ....................... EN-din-BURG



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Caitlin BarrettDefender • Sr.

Springfield, Ill. (Springfield)

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Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg)

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2010 Schedule Date Opponent Location TimeAug. 20 at Northern Illinois (exhibition) DeKalb, Ill. 2 p.m.Aug. 22 SOUTH DAKOTA Macomb 1 p.m.

Austin Peay InvitationalAug. 27 at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. �:�0 p.m.Aug. 29 vs. Miami University Clarksville, Tenn. 11 a.m.

Sept. � at Grand View Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m.Sept. 6 at South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 1 p.m.Sept. 10 SIU-EWARDSVILLE Macomb � p.m.Sept. 12 at St. Ambrose Davenport, Iowa 1 p.m.Sept. 16 GREEN BAY Macomb � p.m.Sept. 19 EASTERN ILLINOIS Macomb NoonSept. 29 Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m.Oct. 1 *UMKC Macomb � p.m.Oct. � *SOUTHERN UTAH Macomb NoonOct. 8 *at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. � p.m.Oct. 10 *at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 1 p.m.Oct. 1� *ORAL ROBERTS Macomb � p.m.Oct. 17 *CENTENARY Macomb NoonOct. 22 *at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. 6 p.m.Oct. 2� *at Oakland Rochester, Mich. NoonOct. �0 *at IUPUI Indianapolis, Ind. NoonNov. � Summit League Semifinals Brookings, S.D. TBANov. 7 Summit League Championship Brookings, S.D. TBANov. 12 NCAA College Cup Round 1 TBA TBANov. 1� NCAA College Cup Round 2 TBA TBA

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WThe ScheduleWestern’s 2010 schedule gets off to a quick start as the team will have just one exhibition match at Northern Illinois on Aug. 20 before kicking off the regular season with it’s first ever matchup against future Summit League foe South Dakota in Macomb on Aug. 22.

A trip to the Austin Peay Invitational in Clarksville, Tenn. awaits the Leathernecks on the second weekend of the season. Western will face tournament host Austin Peay on Aug. 27 for the first time in its history before squaring off with Miami University on Aug. 29.

Western will hit the road twice more, taking on Grand View on Sept. 3. before a second matchup with South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. on Sept. 6.

The team will return home for a match against SIU-Edwardsville on Sept. 10 before traveling to Davenport, Iowa to take on St. Ambrose on Sept. 12.

The Leathernecks will play their next two matches at home, taking on Green Bay on Sept. 16 before squaring off against in-state rival Eastern Illinois on Sept. 19.

The team’s non-conference schedule concludes with a trip to Northern Iowa on Sept. 29 before Summit League play begins on Oct. 1 with a match against UMKC. The remainder of the schedule takes place against Summit League foes and includes three home matches and five away.

The Summit League Tournament takes place in Brookings, S.D. on Nov. 5 and 7. The top four teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the league tournament.

The TeamThe Leathernecks return nine of 11 starters from last year’s squad, including All-Conference selections Jenny Green, Laura Atkinson and Kellie Julius.

Green was a First Team All-Summit League selection and led all Leatherneck defenders with three goals last year. Atkinson was a Second Team All-League selection after leading the league and finishing 23rd in the nation with a .859 save percentage. Julius was the team’s leading scorer, netting 11 points on four goals and three assists while earning All-Newcomer honors.

Western also returns its leading goal scorer in Ali Smyth, who tallied five goals and led the team with 42 shots in 2009. Nora Potempa and Jill Kevorkian both return after scoring three goals each last year while Abby Davis and Katie Condon return after scoring two apiece.

The Leathernecks will also welcome back two upperclassmen in Lauren DeWolf and Jessica Walsh. Both players missed the 2009 season with injuries but are at full strength after making offseason recoveries.

Western will be led by captains Green, DeWolf and Caitlin Barrett. Barrett appeared in 17 of the team’s 18 matches last season, scoring one goal and picking up one assist.

A total of eight incoming freshman will bolster the roster. The 2010 class consists of players from Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.

Overall, the Leatherneck roster consists of six seniors, four juniors, eight sophomores, one redshirt-freshman and eight true freshmen.



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As The Summit League concludes its third decade as an NCAA Division I athletics conference, the ascending level of performance among the 10 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes in 19 championship sports continues.

Now in its 29th year, The Summit League is in the midst of a renaissance, both on the playing field and in the classroom. During the 2009-10 academic year, the League produced a national champion, 11 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and 33 Academic All-District honorees.

During the 2009 campaign, IUPUI set a new league record with 17 wins on the season and five of the league’s 10 teams finished .500 or better. The league saw four of its teams finish with 10 or more wins for just the second time in league history

Academically, six Summit League teams were bestowed with the NCAA Public Recognition Award, an honor given to teams that have a Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. IPFW led with three teams on the list, including men’s cross country, women’s golf and volleyball, while another trio of teams, UMKC volleyball, North Dakota State women’s golf and Oakland women’s golf, also received accolades.

Originally formed in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities and later known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League is in its fourth year of a rebranding that followed its 25th anniversary and coincided with the Summit Plan, a strategic plan that places a renewed emphasis on improving the academic and athletic performances of all league student-athletes.



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Included in the plan was the league’s new name, the creation of a new image and the addition of three member institutions.

The Summit League has a combined enrollment of over 125,000 at 10 member institutions: Centenary College of Louisiana, IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Oral Roberts University, South Dakota State University, Southern Utah University and Western Illinois University.

In April 2009, the University of South Dakota accepted an invitation to join the league with full membership beginning in 2011-12 and currently serves as an

associate member for swimming and diving. The League has one additional associate member in Eastern Illinois University, which currently competes in swimming and diving and will join in men’s soccer in 2011.

These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their

student-athletes.

The Summit League sponsors 19 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The league champion receives automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament in all applicable sports.



2009 Season Recap

After missing The Summit League Tournament in 2008, the 2009 Western Illinois women’s soccer team made a late season charge that sent them back to the postseason for the fourth time in five years.

The Fighting Leathernecks began the season with a 3-0 loss at Butler on Aug. 30 before picking up their first win against Southern Indiana the following week.

After a picking up a tie against Northern Iowa on Sept. 11, the Leathernecks dropped two straight matches to Iowa State and Drake before raking a 3-0 victory from St. Ambrose on Sept. 20.

Another setback came just four days later as Western fell to Eastern Illinois by a 1-0 score in overtime. A 7-0 win over Grand View on Sept. 26 gave Western a 3-4-1 record heading into Summit League play.

After a 2-0 home loss to IUPUI to open conference play, the Leathernecks got a goal from Jenny Green in the 80th minute to notch a tie on the road against Southern Utah on Oct. 8.

The positive momentum continued for Western as it defeated conference foe UMKC, 2-1, in overtime on Oct. 10 for its first league win of the season.

The Leathernecks would hit another bump in the road the following week with two straight conference losses at home. The Leathernecks fell to South Dakota State, 2-1, on Oct. 16 before dropping a 2-1 decision to North Dakota State just two days later.

The team finished with a flurry, picking up consecutive double-overtime wins at Centenary (10/23) and Oral Roberts (10/25) to improve to 6-7-2 overall and 3-3-1 in The Summit League.

Despite winning two straight road matches, the team’s work wasn’t done yet as a 3-2 home win over IPFW on Oct. 30 set the stage for a dramatic season-finale against Oakland on Nov. 1.

With a spot in The Summit League Tournament on the line for both teams, the Leathernecks struck first, taking a 1-0 lead on Ali Smyth’s penalty kick in the 59th minute.

The Golden Grizzlies would tie the match at 1-1 on Sarah Lynch’s penalty kick in the 84th minute and take momentum back in the closing minutes of regulation but Western’s season was extended by a pair of freshmen when Kellie Julius found Katie Condon with for the game-winner in the 85th minute.

The Leathernecks finished the regular season with an 8-7-2 overall record and a 5-3-1 mark in conference play, good for a fourth place finish in the final league standings.

Western’s fourth-place finish set up a showdown against top-seeded and defending league champion South Dakota State in the first round of The Summit League Tournament on Nov. 6.

The Leathernecks hung with the Jackrabbits and took the defending champs into overtime despite a 23-8 deficit in shots during regulation.

Neither team could capitalize on a scoring opportunity in the first overtime period and the match moved to a second overtime.

With just under three minutes remaining in the period, South Dakota State’s Kaitlin Justice fired a shot past Leatherneck goalie Laura Atkinson, avoiding a shootout and ending Western’s season in dramatic fashion.

Despite the loss, the 2009 Leathernecks finished the season with the second-best single season conference record in school history and the third largest win total in the program’s 13-year existence.

Awards and Recognition

In addition to the team’s accomplishments on the pitch, several individual players excelled on the field as well as in the classroom.

The Leathernecks had two players, Amanda Wright and Jenny Green, selected to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

Green was also named as a First Team All-Summit League selection and was named to the league’s All-Tournament team. The Palatine, Ill., native led all Leatherneck defenders with three goals on the season and was one of three players to start all 18 matches.

Western had a total of four players receive All-League honors in addition to Green. Keeley Murray was named as an aAl-Summit League second team selection after recording two assists on the season. Murray ended her career as the school’s all-time leader in minutes played (5,712) while fourth in career assists (14).

Freshman goalkeeper Laura Atkinson was also named to the All-Summit League second team and the league’s All-Newcomer Team after compiling a 5-4-1 record along with a 1.18 goals against average. The Oregon, Wis., native finished the year ranked 23rd in the nation in save percentage (.859) and was named as The Summit League’s Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 26. Atkinson was also named to the league’s all-tournament team.

Joining Atkinson on the All-Newcomer Team was fellow freshman Kellie Julius, who led the team with 11 points on four goals and three assists on the season.

The Leathernecks were led in goals and assists by two players from overseas. Northern Ireland natives Ali Smyth and Demi Vance finished as the team leaders in goals and assists, respectively.

Smyth finished the year with five goals on the season, including the game-winner in double-overtime against Oral Roberts. Vance ended the season with four assists and one goal on the season for a total of five points.

As a team, the 2009 Leathernecks finished the season ranked fifth in school history for points (73), goals (27) and assists (19) in a season. Western’s goalkeeping duo of Atkinson and Megahn Tyk combined for a 1.15 goals against average, the second best season mark in the team’s history.

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After missing The Summit League Tournament in 2008, the 2009 Western Illinois women’s soccer team made a late season charge that sent them back to the postseason for the fourth time in five years.

The Fighting Leathernecks began the season with a 3-0 loss at Butler on Aug. 30 before picking up their first win against Southern Indiana the following week.

After a picking up a tie against Northern Iowa on Sept. 11, the Leathernecks dropped two straight matches to Iowa State and Drake before raking a 3-0 victory from St. Ambrose on Sept. 20.

Another setback came just four days later as Western fell to Eastern Illinois by a 1-0 score in overtime. A 7-0 win over Grand View on Sept. 26 gave Western a 3-4-1 record heading into Summit League play.

After a 2-0 home loss to IUPUI to open conference play, the Leathernecks got a goal from Jenny Green in the 80th minute to notch a tie on the road against Southern Utah on Oct. 8.

The positive momentum continued for Western as it defeated conference foe UMKC, 2-1, in overtime on Oct. 10 for its first league win of the season.

The Leathernecks would hit another bump in the road the following week with two straight conference losses at home. The Leathernecks fell to South Dakota State, 2-1, on Oct. 16 before dropping a 2-1 decision to North Dakota State just two days later.

The team finished with a flurry, picking up consecutive double-overtime wins at Centenary (10/23) and Oral Roberts (10/25) to improve to 6-7-2 overall and 3-3-1 in The Summit League.

Despite winning two straight road matches, the team’s work wasn’t done yet as a 3-2 home win over IPFW on Oct. 30 set the stage for a dramatic season-finale against Oakland on Nov. 1.

With a spot in The Summit League Tournament on the line for both teams, the Leathernecks struck first, taking a 1-0 lead on Ali Smyth’s penalty kick in the 59th minute.

The Golden Grizzlies would tie the match at 1-1 on Sarah Lynch’s penalty kick in the 84th minute and take momentum back in the closing minutes of regulation but Western’s season was extended by a pair of freshmen when Kellie Julius found Katie Condon with for the game-winner in the 85th minute.

The Leathernecks finished the regular season with an 8-7-2 overall record and a 5-3-1 mark in conference play, good for a fourth place finish in the final league standings.

Western’s fourth-place finish set up a showdown against top-seeded and defending league champion South Dakota State in the first round of The Summit League Tournament on Nov. 6.

The Leathernecks hung with the Jackrabbits and took the defending champs into overtime despite a 23-8 deficit in shots during regulation.

Neither team could capitalize on a scoring opportunity in the first overtime period and the match moved to a second overtime.

With just under three minutes remaining in the period, South Dakota State’s Kaitlin Justice fired a shot past Leatherneck goalie Laura Atkinson, avoiding a shootout and ending Western’s season in dramatic fashion.

Despite the loss, the 2009 Leathernecks finished the season with the second-best single season conference record in school history and the third largest win total in the program’s 13-year existence.

Awards and Recognition

In addition to the team’s accomplishments on the pitch, several individual players excelled on the field as well as in the classroom.

The Leathernecks had two players, Amanda Wright and Jenny Green, selected to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

Green was also named as a First Team All-Summit League selection and was named to the league’s All-Tournament team. The Palatine, Ill., native led all Leatherneck defenders with three goals on the season and was one of three players to start all 18 matches.

Western had a total of four players receive All-League honors in addition to Green. Keeley Murray was named as an aAl-Summit League second team selection after recording two assists on the season. Murray ended her career as the school’s all-time leader in minutes played (5,712) while fourth in career assists (14).

Freshman goalkeeper Laura Atkinson was also named to the All-Summit League second team and the league’s All-Newcomer Team after compiling a 5-4-1 record along with a 1.18 goals against average. The Oregon, Wis., native finished the year ranked 23rd in the nation in save percentage (.859) and was named as The Summit League’s Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 26. Atkinson was also named to the league’s all-tournament team.

Joining Atkinson on the All-Newcomer Team was fellow freshman Kellie Julius, who led the team with 11 points on four goals and three assists on the season.

The Leathernecks were led in goals and assists by two players from overseas. Northern Ireland natives Ali Smyth and Demi Vance finished as the team leaders in goals and assists, respectively.

Smyth finished the year with five goals on the season, including the game-winner in double-overtime against Oral Roberts. Vance ended the season with four assists and one goal on the season for a total of five points.

As a team, the 2009 Leathernecks finished the season ranked fifth in school history for points (73), goals (27) and assists (19) in a season. Western’s goalkeeping duo of Atkinson and Megahn Tyk combined for a 1.15 goals against average, the second best season mark in the team’s history.

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-8-2 3-5-1 5-3-1 0-0CONFERENCE 5-3-1 2-3 3-0-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-5-1 1-2-1 2-3 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 30 at Butler L 0-3 257Sep 6 at Southern Indiana W 2-0 175Sep 11 NORTHERN IOWA T o 2 1-1 152Sep 13 IOWA STATE L 1-2 200Sep 17 DRAKE L 0-1 150Sep 20 at St. Ambrose W 3-1 0Sep 24 at Eastern Illinois L o t 0-1 197Sep 26 GRAND VIEW W 7-0 150

* Oct 3 IUPUI L 0-2 100* Oct 8 at Southern Utah T o 2 1-1 156* Oct 10 at UMKC Wot 2-1 88* Oct 16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 1-2 113* Oct 18 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 1-2 113* Oct 23 at CENTENARY Wo2 2-1 183* Oct 25 at Oral Roberts Wo2 1-0 238* Oct 30 IPFW W 3-2 300*FNov 1 OAKLAND W 2-1 256

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TEAM STATISTICS WIU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 27-255 22-296 Goals scored per game 1.50 1.22 Shot pct. . 1 0 6 . 0 7 4 Shots on goal-Attempts 128-255 145-296 SOG pct. . 5 0 2 . 4 9 0 S h o t s / G a m e 14.2 16.4CORNER KICKS 80 81PENALTY KICKS 2-4 1-1PENALTIES Yellow cards 13 16 Red cards 2 2ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1534 1294 Dates/Avg Per Date 9/170 9/144 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att14 Alison Smyth 15 5 0 10 42 . 1 1 9 20 . 4 7 6 1 1 - 19 Abby Davis 18 2 1 5 29 . 0 6 9 8 . 2 7 6 1 0 - 025 Nora Potempa 18 3 2 8 26 . 1 1 5 9 . 3 4 6 2 0 - 07 Kellie Julius 18 4 3 11 20 . 2 0 0 17 . 8 5 0 0 0 - 024 Keeley Murray 18 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 9 . 6 0 0 0 0 - 218 Jennifer Green 18 3 0 6 15 . 2 0 0 8 . 5 3 3 0 0 - 013 Demmi Vance 15 1 4 6 15 . 0 6 7 5 . 3 3 3 1 1 - 120 Katie Condon 14 2 0 4 14 . 1 4 3 8 . 5 7 1 2 0 - 06 Courtney Bresnahan 14 2 1 5 13 . 1 5 4 8 . 6 1 5 1 0 - 012 Caitlin Barrett 17 1 1 3 13 . 0 7 7 4 . 3 0 8 0 0 - 04 Jill Kevorkian 18 3 1 7 12 . 2 5 0 7 . 5 8 3 0 0 - 03 Miranda Graham 18 0 3 3 10 . 0 0 0 5 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 022 Kelly Diershow 14 0 0 0 10 . 0 0 0 5 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 010 Laura Lins 15 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 0 0 - 019 Amanda Wright 18 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 0 0 - 021 Chrissy Campbell 9 1 1 3 2 . 5 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 - 015 Kayse Flostrand 14 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 - 08 Chelsea McGeehan 7 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 - 017 Kristine Tume 4 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 02 Kendra Wilkening 11 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 05 Sarah Blaase 17 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 016 Kristin Kuhar 3 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 028 Erin Fennelly 9 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 000 Laura Atkinson 12 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 001 Meghan Tyk 9 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 18 27 19 73 255 . 1 0 6 128 . 5 0 2 8 2 - 4Opponents 18 22 20 64 296 . 0 7 4 145 . 4 9 0 8 1 - 1

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho01 Meghan Tyk 9 726:07 9 1.12 45 . 8 3 3 3-4-1 200 Laura Atkinson 11 994:34 13 1.18 79 . 8 5 9 5-4-1 1

Total 18 1720:41 22 1.15 125 . 8 5 0 8-8-2 3Opponents 18 1720:41 27 1.41 102 . 7 9 1 8-8-2 5

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 13 11 1 2 27Opponents 12 8 1 1 22

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 115 124 7 9 255Opponents 155 117 13 11 296

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 68 51 1 5 125Opponents 38 56 4 4 102

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 38 37 2 3 80Opponents 49 26 5 1 81

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 5-3-1 2-3 3-0-1 0-0CONFERENCE 5-3-1 2-3 3-0-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.* Oct 3 IUPUI L 0-2 100* Oct 8 at Southern Utah T o 2 1-1 156* Oct 10 at UMKC Wot 2-1 88* Oct 16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 1-2 113* Oct 18 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 1-2 113* Oct 23 at CENTENARY Wo2 2-1 183* Oct 25 at Oral Roberts Wo2 1-0 238* Oct 30 IPFW W 3-2 300*FNov 1 OAKLAND W 2-1 256

TEAM STATISTICS WIU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 13-132 12-153 Goals scored per game 1.44 1.33 Shot pct. . 0 9 8 . 0 7 8 Shots on goal-Attempts 68-132 79-153 SOG pct. . 5 1 5 . 5 1 6 S h o t s / G a m e 14.7 17.0CORNER KICKS 47 37PENALTY KICKS 1-2 1-1PENALTIES Yellow cards 8 5 Red cards 2 1ATTENDANCE T o t a l 882 665 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/176 4/166 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att14 Alison Smyth 9 5 0 10 29 . 1 7 2 17 . 5 8 6 1 1 - 125 Nora Potempa 9 2 2 6 18 . 1 1 1 7 . 3 8 9 2 0 - 07 Kellie Julius 9 1 3 5 13 . 0 7 7 11 . 8 4 6 0 0 - 09 Abby Davis 9 1 1 3 12 . 0 8 3 5 . 4 1 7 1 0 - 020 Katie Condon 9 1 0 2 11 . 0 9 1 6 . 5 4 5 1 0 - 024 Keeley Murray 9 0 0 0 11 . 0 0 0 6 . 5 4 5 0 0 - 118 Jennifer Green 9 3 0 6 9 . 3 3 3 6 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 012 Caitlin Barrett 8 0 0 0 6 . 0 0 0 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 013 Demmi Vance 6 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 - 022 Kelly Diershow 8 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 - 019 Amanda Wright 9 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 03 Miranda Graham 9 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 06 Courtney Bresnahan 6 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 04 Jill Kevorkian 9 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 017 Kristine Tume 1 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 010 Laura Lins 7 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 001 Meghan Tyk 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 028 Erin Fennelly 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 015 Kayse Flostrand 6 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 02 Kendra Wilkening 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 05 Sarah Blaase 8 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 08 Chelsea McGeehan 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 016 Kristin Kuhar 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 021 Chrissy Campbell 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 000 Laura Atkinson 9 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 9 13 8 34 132 . 0 9 8 68 . 5 1 5 5 1 - 2Opponents 9 12 9 33 153 . 0 7 8 79 . 5 1 6 3 1 - 1

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho00 Laura Atkinson 9 842:27 10 1.07 66 . 8 6 8 5-2-1 101 Meghan Tyk 1 25:50 2 6.97 3 . 6 0 0 0-1-0 0

Total 9 868:17 12 1.24 69 . 8 5 2 5-3-1 1Opponents 9 868:17 13 1.35 56 . 8 1 2 3-5-1 1

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 6 4 1 2 13Opponents 8 4 0 0 12

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 62 59 5 6 132Opponents 84 60 5 4 153

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 35 30 1 3 69Opponents 22 28 3 3 56

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 20 22 2 3 47Opponents 22 13 1 1 37

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestern Illinois 40 48 5 0 93Opponents 50 54 3 4 111



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During the 2009-10 academic year, the Western Illinois women’s soccer team posted a team grade point average of 3.47, exceeding both the overall student-athlete GPA of 3.17 and the overall student population GPA of 2.95.

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PERSONAL GROWTHTen members of the 2009 Western Illinois women’s soccer team traveled to Mexico during the semester break to volunteer at an orphanage.

During the 2009-10 academic year, the women’s soccer team completed over 270 hours of community service.

The team participated in the Rocky’s Reach program and also took part in the Shaymus Relays, an event organized by Western’s student-athletes to raise money for Shaymus Guinn in his fight against Ewing’s Sarcoma.

In addition to local community service, several members volunteered their time and energy in the countries of Mexico and Belize during the semester break.

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Since Al Goldfarb, Western Illinois University’s 10th president, officially took office July 1, 2002, the University has outlined goals and values within the framework of a strategic plan, expanded the University’s operations in the Quad Cities through a gift from Deere and Company of facilities and land which will become a riverfront campus, which is scheduled to open in Spring 2012, and designated the southwest section of the Macomb campus as a fine arts quadrant and location for a new Performing Arts Center.

Under his leadership the University has expanded its Cost Guarantee program to include graduate degree students, making Western the only public university in the state which guarantees tuition, fees, and room and board at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Goldfarb oversees the University’s current comprehensive campaign, “Set the Standard: Higher Values in Higher Education,” which to date, has raised just over $30 million of the campaign’s $60 million goal. University fundraising efforts resulted in $8.2 million in Fiscal Year 2009, the highest annual total on record.

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W. Garry Johnson was named vice president for student services in 1998. In this capacity, Johnson provides administrative leadership for the educational and service activities and programs provided by 26 different areas of campus, to include athletics.

Johnson has 38 years of professional experience in higher educaiton including administrative positions at Southern Colorado State (1969-70), University of Missouri-Columbia (1970-80) and WIU (1980-present).

He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and history from Southern Colorado State College in 1970, his master’s degree in counseling and personnel services at Missouri-Columbia in 1972, and his doctorate in counseling psychology from Missouri-Columbia in 1982.

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Dr. Jack ThomasProvost & Academic Vice President

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Dr. Joseph A. RivesVice President for Quad Cities, Planning & Technology

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The competitive nature and success of most athletics programs is measured and evaluated on a daily basis, primarily on the scoreboards, newscasts, and newspapers. Often times the basis of a sport program’s competitiveness and ultimate success extends behind the headlines deep into the support offered by its administration.

In nine years at Western Illinois, Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine has instilled a commitment to developing a broad-based gender-

neutral, yet competitive NCAA Division I athletics program.

Western has won 23 conference championships under Van Alstine, winning three Mid-Continent Conference Commissioner’s Cups, 2003, 2004, 2005 and finishing second the following three years.

Twenty Western Illinois teams have advanced to NCAA postseason competition and 58 student-athletes have competed as individuals representing Western at the NCAA’s. Further, since 2001, Western coaches have earned 26 “Coach of the Year” accolades.

Football attendance during the 2003 season reached a total of 77,426 - the highest attendance figure in school history - and an average of 12,904 fans per game - the second highest mark in the program’s 108 years. Each of the average football attendances during Van Alstine’s first three years rank among the top 15 marks.

Van Alstine has increased the academic expectations as well. For the first time in program history, Western Illinois student athletes exceeded the 3.0 grade point average in consecutive semesters (spring 2009 and fall 2009) with a then-all-time high 3.15 GPA after the 2009 fall semester. In spring 2010 athletics had its third-straight semester with at least a 3.0 GPA as the student-athletes achieved an unprecedented 3.19 GPA. Student-athletes have had a steady 76 percent graduation success rate (1999-2002 cohort).

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Leslie CraneWomen’s Basketball

Tony GuinnWomen’s Soccer

Mark HendricksonFootball

Eric JohnsonMen’s Soccer

Chris KaneTennis

Lia Biehl-LukkarinenWomen’s Golf

Kym McKayVolleyball

Jim MolinariMen’s Basketball

Greg NaumannSwimming & Diving

Mike VillanoBaseball

Holly Van VlymenSoftball

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Molly AndersonDir. of Sports Medicine

Alan ArvinEquipment Manager

Amy BeckmanAsst. Ath. Trainer

John BiernbaumAsst. V.P. Student Services

Laurie BlackRegistrar’s Office

Diane BrunsEquipment Supervisor

Corey BurkeEquipment Manager

Chad CerulloHead Ath. Trainer

Lacy ChapelAsst. Ath. Trainer

Dr. Tom CodyNCAA Faculty Rep.

Sue DannerCHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator

Larry DeanPhotographer

Katie KaneAsst. Dir. Media Services

Sean McDonoughAsst. A.D. External Ops

Lisa MelzAth. Academic Coord./SWA

Josh MoonAssociate A.D.

Carla OliverAdministrative Asst.

Patrick OstermanDir. Media Services

John QuigleEquip. Manager

Annie ShepardDir. of Compliance

Nancy SproutAssistant A.D.

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Target Western ForwardCompleted ProjectsFootball: East side of Hanson Field, concession stands, bathroomsWomen’s Basketball: Coaches’ office suitesBaseball: New stadium, dugouts & batting facilityFootball: New broadcast quality lightsVolleyball: New practice net systemTennis: Courts resurfacedTrack & Field: Track resurfacedWomen’s Basketball: Locker room renovatedVolleyball: Locker room renovatedMen’s Basketball: Locker room renovatedSoftball: Locker room renovatedMen’s Soccer: Locker room renovatedVolleyball: Sport Court installationSoftball: Backstop, netting additionsBaseball: Outfield drainage system

Completed Facility ImprovementsAll sports: Renovation and expansion of the student-athlete academic support facilityOther projects: Brophy Hall weight room, coaches’ and administrative office, lighting in Western Hall

Future ProjectsFootball: West side of stadium, press box, seating, offices, meeting and classroom spaceMen’s & Women’s Soccer: Press box, team benches, permanent seating, lightsSoftball: Lights, practice fieldVolleyball: Installation of new scoreboard

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John MacKenzie Alumni Field

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John MacKenzie Alumni Field

In three seasons under head coach Tony Guinn, Western has outscored its opponents 57-25 in matches at John MacKenzie Alumni Field.

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• Colonel Rock III made his Leatherneck debut on May 15, 2010, ending a 37-year hiatus of a live bulldog mascot at Western Illinois. The English bulldog is the traditional mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps.• A costumed version of Rocky was developed in 1973. He has received three “groomings” since his first appearance, the most recent on Feb. 15, 1997. Rocky was immortalized in the form of a 900-pound cement statue in

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1971, which now sits at the entrance of Hanson Field.

• Western Illinois University holds the distinction of being the only non-military institution to officially have its nickname derived from a branch of the military service. • The school began use of the Marine Corps’ official nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks,” in 1927 when then-athletic director and head baseball, basketball and football coach Ray “Rock” Hanson was granted permission by the U.S. Navy, based on his status as a Marine hero, to use the Marine’s official seal and bulldog mascot along with their nickname.• Hanson coached Leatherneck football for 16 years (1926-41) and was Western’s all-time winningest coach until 1998. In 1950, Western’s football stadium, Hanson Field, was dedicated in his honor. Rock retired in 1964 after serving at Western Illinois for 38 years. He passed away in 1982, at the age of 86.

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