2012 uab women's soccer information guide

1 U A B B l a z e r s

Women’s Soccer2012

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This Is UAB SoccerTable of Contents

2012 Roster .................................................................3-42012 Outlook .............................................................5-6Emma Jane Smith ......................................................... 8Camille Walters ............................................................ 9Sam Bradford ................................................................ 9Kirsten Ebert .............................................................. 10Amy Harrison ............................................................. 10Jasmine Kauka ............................................................ 11Abby Phillips .............................................................. 11Erin Pincombe ............................................................ 12Kelsey Waechter ......................................................... 12Megan Collins ............................................................. 13Mary Catherine Combs ............................................. 13Johanna Liney ............................................................. 14Hannah Coffin ............................................................ 14Kennedy Depperschmidt .......................................... 14Alanna Dineen ............................................................ 14Paige Hanks................................................................. 15Paige Hoffman ............................................................ 15Angelica Jimenez ........................................................ 15Kasey Johnson ............................................................ 15Ashley Naumoff.......................................................... 15Courtnie Northern ..................................................... 15Isabel Shanteau ........................................................... 16Head Coach Harold Warren .............................. 17-18Assistant Coaches/Support Staff .............................. 192011 Season in Review .............................................. 212011 Final Statistics .................................................... 222011 Conference USA Wrap-Up ............................. 23Record Book .......................................................... 25-28Awards and Honors ............................................. 29-30All-Time Results ................................................... 31-32All-Time Series Records ........................................... 33All-Time Roster/Team Captains ............................. 34Soccer Offices .............................................................. 35Soccer Locker Room .................................................. 36This is UAB Soccer.... ................................................ 37Conference USA ......................................................... 38UAB at a Glance .................................................. 40-42Birmingham the Magic City ..................................... 43UAB Administration ........................................... 44-45Gene Bartow ............................................................... 46Proud Past/Bright Future .................................... 47-49UAB All-Americans ................................................... 50Community Service ............................................. 51-52Blazer Highlights ........................................................ 53Excellence at the Next Level ..................................... 54Academics ............................................................. 55-56Sports Medicine .................................................... 57-58Sports Enhancement ............................................ 59-60Campus Recreation .................................................... 61

A10 Arkansas State (exhibition) Jonesboro, Ark. 5 p.m.A17 at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 9 p.m.A29 at Oregon Eugene, Ore. 3 p.m.A26 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 1 p.m.A31 OKLAHOMA STATE BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 7 p.m.

S2 at Samford Birmingham, Ala. 6 p.m.S7 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 7:30 p.m.S14 at Stetson DeLand, Fla. 3 p.m.S16 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 10 a.m.S21 SOUTHERN MISS* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 7 p.m.S23 UCF* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 12 p.m.S28 MARSHALL* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 7 p.m.S30 EAST CAROLINA* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 1 p.m.

O5 at UTEP* El Paso, Texas 8 p.m.O7 at Colorado College* Colorado Springs, Colo. 1 p.m.O12 HOUSTON* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 7 p.m.O14 RICE* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 1 p.m.O19 at SMU* Dallas, Texas 7 p.m.O21 at Tulsa* Tulsa, Okla. 2 p.m.O25 MEMPHIS* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 7 p.m.

O31-N4 at Conference USA Championship El Paso, Texas TBA

* indicates Conference USA match BOLD indicates home matches played at West Campus FieldAll times local and subject to change

2012 Schedule

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ...................................... Birmingham, Ala.Founded ............................................................. 1969Enrollment ...................................................... 17,543Colors ......................... Forest Green and Old GoldNickname ...................................................... BlazersAffiliation .................................... NCAA Division IConference ................................... Conference USAHome Field .............................. West Campus FieldCapacity ............................................................ 2,500President ................................... Dr. Carol GarrisonAthletics Director ...............................Brian MackinFaculty Athletics Rep. ...............Dr. Frank Messina

HISTORYFirst Year of Women’s Soccer ........................ 1996All-Time School Record ....................... 151-145-23Last Postseason Opponent ..................... TennesseeResult ................................. Lost, 4-0, Nov. 10, 2006 NCAA Tournament 1st Round (Knoxville, Tenn.)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .................................... Harold WarrenAlma Mater/Year ............. Cal Poly Pomona/2002Record at UAB ................................................ 6-12-1Career Record ................................................. 6-12-1Women’s Soccer Office ................. (205) 934-4797

Warren’s E-mail ...................... [email protected] Coach ............................. Rebecca WhittleAlma Mater/Year ............................. Samford/2002Season at UAB ............................................... FourthWhittle’s E-mail ........................ [email protected] Coach...................... Kate BlankenshipAlma Mater/Year ...............................UAB/2010Season at UAB .............................................FirstBlankenship’s Email ................ [email protected]

TEAM INFORMATION2011 Overall Record ...................................... 6-12-1Conference Record/Finish ................. 3-7-1/TenthLetterwinners Returning/Lost ......................... 11/9Starters Returning/Lost ...................................... 5/6Newcomers ..............................................................12

MEDIA RELATIONSAssociate AD for Media Relations.. ........ Norm ReillyWomen’s Soccer SID ........................Kathryn RobertsOffice Phone .....................................(205) 934-0724Cell Phone ....................................... (310) 210-4485Office Fax ..........................................(205) 934-7505Email ........................................... [email protected] ...................................... www.uabsports.com

Credits The 2012 UAB women’s soccer media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by Media Relations Assistant Kathryn Roberts with editorial assistance by Associate AD for Media Relations Norm Reilly, Associate Athletics Media Rela-tions Director Aaron Jordan and Assistant Athletics Media Rela-tions Director Ben Warnick, and Lauren Rupert. Photography by Steve Wood, Jimmy Mitchell and Nik Layman. Cover and page design by Jamie Barker and Jai Giffin, Prova-tions Group, Nicholasville, Ky.



2012 Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School0 Courtnie Northern GK 5-11 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints’ Episcopal School1 Angelica Jimenez GK 5-3 Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter HS2 Johanna Liney M 5-8 So. Marietta, Ga./Walton HS3 Amy Harrison D 5-7 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo./ University of Albany (SUNY)4 Hannah Coffin M 5-6 Fr. Mountain Top, Pa./ Crestwood HS5 Sam Bradford D 5-7 Jr. Covington, Ky./Holy Cross HS6 Kennedy Depperschmidt M 5-5 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS7 Kelsey Waechter M 5-8 RS So. Evans, Ga./USF8 Isabel Shanteau F 5-5 Fr. Huntsville, Ala./Grissom HS9 Kirsten Ebert M 5-9 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./South Forsyth HS10 Ashley Naumoff D 5-7 Fr. Lenoir City, Tenn./Lenoir City HS11 Erin Pincombe D 5-3 Jr. Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh HS12 Paige Hoffman M 5-6 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy of Knoxville13 Kasey Johnson F 5-6 Fr. Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS14 Mary Catherine Combs D 5-7 So. Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS15 Megan Collins M 5-7 So. Montgomery, Ala./Brewbaker Tech HS16 Alanna Dineen M 5-7 Fr. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS17 Emma Jane Smith M 5-6 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School20 Camille Walters D 5-1 RS Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS21 Paige Hanks M 5-6 Fr. Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest HS23 Abby Phillips M 5-6 Jr. Huntsville, Ala./Grissom HS39 Jasmine Kauka M 5-7 Jr. Kane’ohe, Hawaii/Punahou School

Head Coach: Harold Warren, 2nd YearAssistant Coach: Rebecca Whittle, 4th yearAssistant Coach: Kate Blankenship, 1st year

5 Sam Bradford D 4 Hannah Coffin M 15 Megan Collins M 14 Mary Catherine Combs D 6 Kennedy Depperschmidt M 16 Alanna Dineen M 9 Kirsten Ebert M 21 Paige Hanks M

3 Amy Harrison D 12 Paige Hoffman M 1 Angelica Jimenez GK 13 Kasey Johnson F 39 Jasmine Kauka M 2 Johanna Liney M 10 Ashley Naumoff D 0 Courtnie Northern GK

23 Abby Phillips M 11 Erin Pincombe D 8 Isabel Shanteau F 17 Emma Jane Smith M 7 Kelsey Waechter M 20 Camille Walters D

Alphabetical Roster

Alanna Dineen... ..........................................Ah-la-nuh Di-nEEnKirsten Ebert ...................................................KEAR-sten EE-burtAngelica Jimenez......... ............................................... He-min-ezJasmine Kauka ................................................................COW-kuhJohanna Liney...............................................Joe-HAN-nah Line-e

Ashley Naumoff..... ....................................................... Nom-offErin Pincombe ................................................................ PIN-combIsabel Shanteau .............................................................Shan-tooKelsey Waechter.... ........................................................Wake-terCamille Walters ...............................................................Ka-MEAL

Pronunciation Guide



2012 Blazers

Front Row (L-R): Erin Pincombe, Jasmine Kauka, Ashley Naumoff, Paige Hoffman, Emma Jane Smith, Abby Phillips, Alanna Dineen, Isabel Shanteau, Kennedy Depperschmidt, Camille Walters.Back Row (L-R): Sam Bradford, Hannah Coffin, Kelsey Waechter, Paige Hanks, Megan Collins, Courtnie Northern, Angelica Jimenez, Kirsten Ebert, Johanna Liney, Amy Harrison, Kasey Johnson, Mary Catherine Combs

Blazer BreakdownBy Class

Seniors (1)Emma Jane Smith

Juniors (7)Sam BradfordKirsten EbertAmy HarrisonJasmine KaukaAbby Phillips

Erin PincombeCamille Walters

Sophomores (4)Megan Collins

Mary Catherine CombsJohanna Liney

Kelsey Waechter

Freshmen (10)Hannah Coffin

Kennedy DepperschmidtAlana DineenPaige Hanks

Paige HoffmanAngelica Jimenez

Kasey JohnsonAshley Naumoff

Coutrnie NorthernIsabel Shanteau

By Position

Forwards (2)Kasey JohnsonIsabel Shanteau

Midfielders (12)Hannah CoffinMegan Collins

Kennedy DepperschmidtAlanna DineenKirsten EbertPaige Hanks

Paige HoffmanJasmine KaukaJohanna LineyAbby Phillips

Emma Jane SmithKelsey Waechter

Defenders (6)Sam Bradford

Mary Catherine CombsAmy Harrison

Ashley NaumoffErin PincombeCamille Walters

Goalkeepers (2)Angelica Jimenez

Courtnie Northern

Alabama (3)Megan CollinsAbby Phillips

Isabel Shanteau

Colorado (1)Amy Harrison

Florida (2)Angelica JimenezEmma Jane Smith

Georgia (5)Alanna DineenKirsten EbertJohanna LineyErin Pincombe

Kelsey Waechter

Hawaii (1)Jasmine Kauka

Kentucky (2)Sam Bradford

Mary Catherine Combs

Pennsylvania (1)Hannah Coffin

Tennessee (3)Paige Hoffman

Ashley NaumoffCamille Walters

Texas (4)Kennedy Depperschmidt

Paige HanksKasey Johnson

Courtnie Northern

By State



2012 Blazers OutlookThe 2012 UAB women’s soccer team looks to improve upon the 2011 season and attempt a run at both a Conference USA title and a bid to the NCAA Tour-nament. The Blazers finished 2011 with a 6-12-1 overall record and went 3-7-1 in Conference USA action.

“The biggest thing is that we want to improve from last season, but to go further than that, our main goal is to get to the NCAA Tournament,” head coach Harold Warren said. “Obviously, we have to get better at every training ses-sion, every half per game, but we really just want to play with more quality on our soccer.”

A major focus for this season will be the team’s mentality and focus.

“We have to have a better mentality, a winning mentality, a killer instinct,” he said. “I came from a place where they win a lot of national championships, and it’s important to have these young ladies have the same type of mentality where they want to get as far as they pos-

sibly can. I want them to do big things here. The soccer will take care of itself, but the mentality is everything. If you don’t have the right mentality to suc-ceed, it’s going to be tough.”

GOALKEEPING

The Blazers will introduce two new goalkeepers for the 2012 season as true freshmen Courtnie Northern, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and Angelica Jimenez of Pembroke Pines, Fla. join the roster

“In goal, we’re going to be starting Courtnie Northern, a freshman, and we’re going to be expecting her to do good things and keep us afloat,” Warren said. “Goalkeepers help you win games, and she’s done a good job for us thus far.”

DEFENDERS

On the defensive side, the UAB squad will start the season with significant experience, courtesy of returners Sam Bradford, a junior, fellow junior Jas-mine Kauka, redshirt sophomore Kelsey Waechter, and junior transfer Amy Har-rison.

“We’re going to have an experienced back line, which will consist of Sam Bradford, Kelsey Waechter, Jasmine Kauka, and Amy Harrison,” Warren said. “Mary Catherine Combs was a starter last year, but she’s still coming back from injury. Once she comes back, we’ll fit her into the back line.”

MIDFIELD

The bulk of the Blazer experience will come from an extremely versatile mid-field that will also take on the respon-sibilities in the forward position, led by captains Emma Jane Smith, a senior, and junior Kirsten Ebert.

Smith made 19 appearances in her

junior season and started in 17 of those matches. The Jacksonville, Fla. native recorded a career-high three goals, one assist, and seven points during the 2011 campaign, and was also credited with 21 shot attempts, fourth highest on the squad. Smith registered her first game-winning goal in the 4-2 victory over Ole Miss (Sept. 17).

Ebert started in 14 of 16 appearances, and netted her first collegiate goal dur-ing her sophomore season during the game at Kennesaw State (Sept. 11). Ebert was named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and also earned the league’s Academic Medal.

“In the midfield, we’ll probably have two starters returning in Emma Jane Smith and Kirsten Ebert, and a returner that will join them is Megan Collins,” Warren said. “We also expect Johanna Liney to step into a bigger role. A new starter, our target forward, will be Abby Phillips.”

Senior midfielder Emma Jane Smith will looks to lead the Blazers to a successful campaign.

Junior midfielder Kirsten Ebert will serve as co-captain of the 2012 squad.



2012 Blazers Outlook

For a team with 12 newcomers, 10 of them true freshmen, unity along with leadership from the returning players will be crucial for the squad’s success.

“We have a lot of returners that will be starting this year, and they know I expect a lot from all of them,” War-ren said. “There’s no one player or two players that we hinge on, all these young ladies, the returners, have had a great spring and should do a good job.”

This year’s freshman class will feature a number of players who should make an immediate impact.

“Isabel Shanteau is a freshman that will come in, and we hope to see good things from her,” Warren said. “Paige Hanks, once she’s healed up, we expect her to make an immediate impact, and Paige Hoffman will give us a big boost in the midfield as well. Others will help us, but these girls will really

give us what we need in order to be successful.”

SCHEDULE

The Blazers’ 2012 schedule features a highly-competitive non-conference slate where the squad will spend six of eight matches on the road. The schedule starts off as UAB faces Ore-gon State and Oregon on Aug. 17 and 19, respectively. UAB will kick off its home schedule hosting in-state foe Alabama at West Campus Field on Aug. 26 before hosting Oklahoma State on Aug. 31.

UAB will conclude the eight-team non-conference schedule on the road, facing Samford and Ole Miss on Sept. 2 and 7, respectively, before traveling to the state of Florida to face Stetson (Sept. 14) and Florida Atlantic (Sept. 16).

Conference USA action begins on Fri-day, Sept. 21 with the Blazers hosting Southern Miss, followed by a match against UCF on Sept. 23. UAB will remain at home to take on Marshall (Sept. 28) and East Carolina (Sept. 30) before traveling to El Paso, Texas and

Colorado Springs, Colo. to face UTEP and Colorado College on Oct. 5 and 7.The squad will return to West Campus Field on Oct. 12 and 14 to host Hous-ton and Rice before embarking on its final road trip of the regular season, taking on SMU and Tulsa on Oct. 19 and 21.

UAB will wrap up the season at home against five-time defending C-USA champion Memphis on Thursday, Oct 25.

The Conference USA Championship will be held Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 at El Paso, Texas.

Junior midfielder Jasmine Kauka appeared in all 19 games of the 2011 season.

The 2012 Blazers look to impvoe upon last year’s 6-12-1 record.



Meet The Blazers

Meet the 2012 Blazers

Emma Jane Smith

Senior Midfielder



2012 Blazers

Emma JanESmith #17Senior • Midfielder • 5-6 • JackSonville, fla. • The BolleS School

2011: Appeared in 19 matches, starting in 17 ... recorded career highs in several categories including goals (3), assists (1), points (7) and shots (21) ... notched her first career multi-goal game, including her first ever game-winning goal, against Ole Miss (9/17) ... earned her first-ever assist in the 1-0 victory against UTEP (10/16) ... fired a season-high 21 shots, 13 on frame ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2010: Appeared in 16 matches while earning the start against Vanderbilt and Mississippi State ... had four shots on the season ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2009: Played in 18 matches with two starts ... tallied first collegiate goal against Hawaii ... made first collegiate start at Rice ... also started against East Carolina ... had six shots on the season.

High School: A four-year starter for head coach Matt Tracy at The Bolles School ... helped the Bulldogs to a Class 3A state championship as a junior ... earned a spot on the Class 3A All-State team as a junior as well ... a key part of her team making a return appearance in the Class 3A state championship game during her senior campaign ... also lettered in track & field and golf for the Bulldogs ... played club soccer for Marc Osterberger and the Jacksonville Fury ... prior to joining the Fury, she helped the Clay County United to a 2007 club state championship ... was a member of the 2007 Florida ODP team, the 2008 North Texas ODP state team and the Region 3 ODP team from 2007-08 ... invited to play with the 92 Region 3 ODP team in Brazil in 2009.

Personal: Full name is Emma Jane Smith ... born March 31, 1991 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... daughter of Karl and Elizabeth Smith ... has one older brother, Dillon ... majoring in psychology.

Smith’s Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2009 18-2 1 0 2 6 .167 0 2010 16-2 0 0 0 4 .000 0 2011 19-17 3 1 7 21 .143 1 TOTAL 53-21 4 1 9 31 .222 1



2012 Blazers

CamillEWaltErS #20rS Junior • defender • 5-1 • naShville, Tenn. • faTher ryan hS

SamBradford #5Junior • defender • 5-7 • covingTon, ky. • holy croSS hS

2011: Tallied four points on the season, including one goal and two assists to rank fifth on the team ... started in 18 matches ... collected 12 shots, four on frame ... was an anchor on defense, helping the team to three shutouts ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2010: Ranked fourth on the team with nine points ... scored three goals and tallied three assists on the season ... scored her first collegiate goals against No. 18 UCF, with both tallies coming within a one minute of each other ... tallied her first assist against Ole Miss ... also assisted on goals against North Florida and Tulsa ... tallied her third goal of the season and first game-winner against Houston ... made her first collegiate start against Tulsa and started four consecutive matches ... appeared in 18 contests.

High School: A four-year starter and two-time team captain under Craig Lipscomb at Holy Cross High School ... named first team all-region ... earned second team all-state honors ... earned a spot on the Cincinnati Enquirer’s All-Stars first team ... named MVP of the Kentucky vs. Ohio Girls All-Star Game ... earned team’s MVP award after senior season ... played for Classics Hammer FC under coach Clay Revis ... four-year member of the Kentucky state ODP team ... participated in National Honor Society ... made honor roll each semester.

Personal: Born Aug. 21, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... daughter of Ann and Ted Bradford ... majoring in exercise science.

Bradford’s Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2010 18-4 3 3 9 15 .200 1 2011 18-18 1 2 4 12 .083 0 TOTAL 36-22 4 5 13 27 .148 1

2011: Redshirted ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2010: Appeared in 17 matches, including three starts ... started three straight matches against Southern Miss, UCF and Marshall ... took two shots on the season ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2009: Played in seven matches ... made collegiate debut against Belmont.

High School: Played her prep career for head coach Robin Dieterich at Father Ryan High School ... helped the Irish to a 2008 Tennessee Second-ary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II state championship ... also a standout in the classroom, including being a member of the National Honor Society and the National Latin Honor Society ... was a member of the ERSA Express 91 club team, coached by Matt Yelton ... was an intregal part of the squad’s 2007 Region 3 Premier League Champi-onship, as well as helping her team to the 2008 Regional quarterfinals.

Personal: Full name is Mariel Camille Alonso Walters ... born May 8, 1991 in St. Louis, Mo. ... daughter of Christopher and Suzanne Walters ... has one brother, Zachary, and one sister, Madeline ... majoring in biology.

Walters’ Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2009 7-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2010 17-3 0 0 0 2 .000 0 2011 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 TOTAL 24-3 0 0 0 2 .000 0

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KirStEnEBErt #9Junior • Midfielder • 5-9 • Suwanee, ga. • SouTh forSyTh hS

2011: Netted her first collegiate goal at Kennesaw State (9/11), giving her a season-high two points ... fired a career-high 15 shots with eight locked on target ... started in 14 contests ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the league’s Academic Medal.

2010: Notched her first collegiate assist against Western Carolina ... collect-ed nine shots, including five on goal ... made six starts in the midfield and appeared in 18 matches ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the league’s Academic Medal.

High School: Four-year starter for coach Tom Braun at South Forsyth High School ... helped lead team to state runner-up finish in 2008 ... named team’s best defensive player ... also played for Atlanta Fire United under coach Mark MacKain... a Disney showcase finalist in 2008 and CASL show-case pool winner in 2009 ... also a four-year starter for the basketball team ... earned all-county honors for both soccer and basketball ...named a state finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award ... member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club ... two-time scholar athlete award winner.

Personal: Born July 31, 1991 in Westford, Mass. … daughter of Kurt and Leslie Ebert … has one younger sister, Jordyn … majoring in communica-tions.

amyharriSon #3Junior • defender • 5-7 • colorado SpringS, colo. • univerSiTy of alBany (Suny)

2010-11 (UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY - SUNY): Appeared in 15 games, making eight starts in 2011 ... tallied two assists and helped the team to four shutouts ... helped the team to a 9-10-1 overall mark and a third-place (5-2-1) in America East Conference record ... saw action in 14 games as a freshman, making 12 starts... recorded one assist, doling out the helper on Albany’s lone goal in a 1-0 win over Vermont (10/24) ... took six shots on the season, including four on goal ... helped the team to nine shutouts.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Air Academy HS ... two-time captain who garnered all-state honors as a junior after leading team to the state title match ... played at the club level for Pride Soccer ... earned team MVP honors in 2008 after helping squad win the championship at the Disney Soccer Showcase ... also earned two letters in swimming ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Aug. 4, 1991 in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... daughter of Bill and Mary Harrison ... has one brother, Brian, and two sisters, Melissa and Meg ... majoring in sociology.

Ebert’s Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2010 18-6 0 1 1 9 .000 0 2011 16-14 1 0 2 15 .067 0 TOTAL 34-20 1 1 3 24 .042 0



2012 Blazers

JaSminEKauKa #39Junior • Midfielder • 5-7 • kane’ohe, hawaii • punahou School

aBByPhilliPS #23Junior • Midfielder • 5-6 • hunTSville, ala. • griSSoM hS

2011: Appeared in seven games ... recorded an assist at East Carolina (10/30) ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2010: Tallied her first collegiate goal against Southern Miss … totaled three points on the season … assisted the game-winning goal at Mississippi State … appeared in 18 matches, making six starts in the midfield … had six shots, including two on frame ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and received the league’s Academic Medal.

High School: Captained the Grissom Tigers for three seasons under coach Craig Maples … named the Alabama All-Stars’ team MVP as a junior … earned MVP honors at the Island Cup Soccer Tournament … helped lead Grissom to the 2009 state finals … received the team’s Golden Boot Award in 2008 after leading the team with 26 goals ... played for coach Henry Mpagi on HFC 92 Blue ... served as president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … member of Junior Civitan.

Personal: Born Jan. 8, 1992 in Huntsville, Ala. … daughter of James and Robin Phillips … has one older brother, Greg Gookin, and one older sister, Dawn Gookin … majoring in social work.

2011: Made her first collegiate start against Oklahoma State (8/21) ... started in all but two of UAB’s 19 contests ... collected seven shots, four on frame ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2010: Made her first collegiate appearance against Vanderbilt ... saw action in six contests ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: Captained the HSC Bulls 92 to a USYS Region final, back-to-back US Club Regional titles and the US Club national championships un-der coach Derick Kato... led the Bulls to the 2008 Hawaii Women’s League Championship with an undefeated season ... a two-time all-state second team selection under head coach Mark Martinson ... earned back-to-back state all-tournament honors ... captained Punahou to the state title in 2008-09.

Personal: Born Sept. 23, 1991 in Honolulu, Hawaii … daughter of Jay and Jill Kauka … has one older brother, Jay ... majoring in French.

Kuaka’s Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2010 6-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2011 19-17 0 0 0 7 .000 0 TOTAL 25-17 0 0 0 0 .000 0

Phillips’ Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2010 18-6 1 1 3 6 .167 0 2011 7-1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 TOTAL 25-7 1 2 4 8 .125 0



2012 Blazers

ErinPinComBE #11Junior • defender • 5-3 • peachTree ciTy, ga. • McinToSh hS

2011: Appeared in nine contests ... collected two shots ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the league’s Academic Medal.

2010: Made her first collegiate start against North Florida ... appeared in nine contests ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: A four year varsity starter under coach Marcia Clark at McIntosh High School … earned the team’s Defensive MVP Award in 2007 and 2009, Lady Chief Award in 2008, Lady Chiefs Scholarship Award in 2010 … team captain as a senior … scored 17 goals as a se-nior, while leading the Lady Chiefs to the Georgia state high school tournament four years in a row…played club soccer for the AFC Light-ning ’92 White team under coach Andy Thompson … club team won state tournament and Region III championship in 2010 and finished 3rd in the nation … also won Region III championship in “06 and “07 … Region III ODP player.

Personal: Born July 26, 1992 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio ... daughter of Warren and Dori Pincombe ... has one brother, Roger (24) ... majoring in engineering.

Pincombe’s Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2010 9-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2011 9-4 0 0 0 2 .000 0 TOTAL 18-1 0 0 0 2 .000 0

KElSEyWaEChtEr #7rS SophoMore • Midfielder • 5-8 • evanS, ga. • uSf

2010-11 (USF): Appeared in four games and had one start as a redshirt freshman at USF.

High School: Started four years for Greenbrier HS... led Greenbrier to the 2009 Georgia 5A State Semi-finals ... helped Greenbrier win two Georgia Region Championships (2007, 2008)... played club soccer for Columbia United FC, based out of Columbia, S.C. ... assisted Columbia United to the 2007 South Carolina State Championship.

Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1991 ... daughter of Jeff and Kim Waechter ... has one brother, Luke ... majoring in biology.



2012 Blazers

mEganCollinS #15SophoMore • Midfielder • 5-7 • MonTgoMery, ala. • BrewBaker Tech hS

2011: Made her first collegiate start at Oklahoma (8/19) ... appeared in 17 games, starting in nine ... fired 15 shots with five on frame ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: Two-time Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro Player of the Year ... earned all-state honors from the Montgomery Advertiser in 2008 and 2009 ... set Alabama state record for assists with 40 in 2008 ... played for head coach Sean Collins at Brewbaker ... led Brewbaker to state semifinals in 2009 ... played for Andrew Brower at the Birmingham United Soccer Association ... led team to state title from 2008-10.

Personal: Born July 25, 1993 in Fort Sill, Okla. ... daughter of Patrick and Harumi Collins ... has one older brother, Sean ... majoring in biology.

Collins’ Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2011 17-9 0 0 0 15 .000 0

mary CathErinEComBS #14SophoMore • defendder • 5-7 • lexingTon, ky. • lexingTon caTholic hS

2011: Started 17 contests ... made her first collegiate start at Oklahoma (8/19) ... tallied her first goal as a Blazer in the 3-2 overtime victory at Belmont (9/2) ... put three of her five total shots on frame.

High School: A four-year starter for Lexington Catholic under head coach Terry Quigley ... named team captain in 2010 ... earned first team all-state, all-region and all-district honors in 2010 ... helped Lexington Catholic to the 2009 state finals ... played on Kentucky’s ODP state team for four years ... played one year in the ODP Regional Pool ... member of the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy under coach Doug Bracken.

Personal: Born June 8, 1993 in Lexington, Ky. ... daughter of David ad Lisa Combs ... has two younger brothers, Seaton and Dozier, and one younger sister, Madison ... majoring in health sciences.

Combs’ Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2011 17-17 1 0 2 5 .200 0



2012 Blazers

JohannalinEy #2SophoMore • Midfielder • 5-8 • MarieTTa, ga. • walTon hS

2011: Saw action in 18 contests ... earned her first start against Oklahoma State (8/21) ... notched her first collegiate goal against Ole Miss (9/17) ... tallied her first assist at Belmont (9/2) ... collected nine shots with four locked on target ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the league’s Academic Medal.

High School: Led the Raiders to the state finals in 2009 and 2010 under head coach Bruce Wade ... earned the most outstanding forward award her freshman and senior years ... played for the Concord Fire under head coach Gregg Blasingame ... received the Raider Pride Award.

Personal: Born June 15, 1993 in Boca Raton, Fla. ... daughter of Tom and Anne Liney ... has one brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Shannon and Jacqueline ... majoring in civil engineering.

Liney’s Career Stats Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GW 2011 18-8 1 1 3 9 .111 0

hannahCoffin

#4

freShMan Midfielder 5-6MounTainTop, pa. creSTwood hS

High School: A three-year starter for the Crest-wood Comets varsity soccer team ... also com-peted for the varsity track and cross country teams ... placed third in the 2011 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 2 800 meters and finished fourth in the 1,600 meters ... served as Student Government Board president her senior year ... a four-time member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born July 7, 1994 in Kingston, Pa. ... daughter of Diane and Dan Coffin ... has a younger brother, Noah, and a younger sister, Megan ... majoring in biology.

KEnnEdydEPPErSChmidt

#6

freShMan Midfielder 5-5flower Mound, TexaS flower Mound hS

High School: Named a 2010-11 All-District honorable mention ... led the 2011 Flower Mound HS squad to a third-place finish in the 8-5A district ... served as the only junior team captain for the 2010-11 season ... ranked in the top 10 percent of her class and ranks 49th out of a total 775 students in her class ... a four-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born March 4, 1994 in Plano, Texas ... daughter of Eric and Sarah Depperschmidt ... has three sisters, Mackenzie, Dawson and Pres-ley ... majoring in biology.

alannadinEEn

#16

freShMan Midfielder 5-7Suwanee, ga. peachTree ridge hS

High School: Selected by ESPN Rise as one of the top 50 female soccer prospects in 2011 ... tallied 11 points (4 goals, 3 assists) for the Peachtree Ridge Lions her senior year ... led the Lions to a 5-2 region mark ... played for the Concorde Fire Elite ECNL team in 2010-11 for coach Ken Kurilec ... competed in the Region III Premier League with the Concorde Fire `93 Black Team ... member of the Peachtree Ridge Peer Leadership Program ... a four-year scholar-athlete.

Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1993 in Knoxville, Tenn. ... daughter of Tim and Diana Dineen ... has two older brothers Jeff and Chris ... major-ing in health related studies.



2012 BlazersPaigEhanKS

#21

freShMan|Midfielder 5-6garland, TexaS naaMan foreST hS

High School: Named All-District 10-5A First Team (2010-11) and Second Team (2008-09, 2009-10) ... earned the Naaman Forest Horizon Award, a leadership honor, her freshman year ... led the 2008-09 team to the District Champi-onship ... served as vice president of the DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) her senior year ... played five years for the D’Feeters Soccer Club ... participated in the Region III Premier League (2007-10) ... a four-year Gar-land School District academic letterwinner.

Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1993 in Dallas, Texas ... daughter of Mike and Robin Hanks ... has an older sister, Abbey ... majoring in liberal arts.

PaigEhoffman

#12

freShMan | Midfielder 5-6knoxville, Tenn. chriSTian acadeMy of knoxville

High School: Led the Christian Academy War-riors to three state championships (2008, 2009, 2011) and state finalists in 2010 ... four-time All-District selection (2008-2011) ... named to the 2011 and 2010 TSWA A/AA All-State team ... served as team captain in 2010, 2011 ... led the team to a 24-1-1 finish her senior season ... tallied 27 goals and seven assists in her senior campaign and finished her career with 65 goals and 39 assists ... also played varsity basketball ... led the team to two district championships (2009, 2010) and one regional championships (2010) in hoops ... a four-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1994 in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... daughter of John and Darcy Hoffman ... has two sisters Brielle and Brittany ... major-ing in business marketing.

angEliCaJimEnEz

#1

freShMan|golakeeper 5-3peMBroke pineS, fla peMBroke pineS charTer hS

High School: Started varsity all four years and captained the Pembroke Pines Jaguars her ju-nior and senior years ... helped the Jaguars to a 15-4-2 record in 2011 and a 14-3-3 record in 2010 ... played for the 18 and under Coral Springs United Lady Renegades, leading them to the 2011 Florida State Championship ... played three years on the West Pines United club team ... appeared in the 2011 Final Four Atlanta Showcase.

Personal: Born Dec. 24, 1993 in Miami, Fla. ... daughter of Joseph and Diana Jimenez ... has one sister, Christina ... majoring health related professions.

KaSEyJohnSon

#13

freShMan forward 5-6coppell, TexaS

coppell hS

High School: Served as captain her senior year ... named to the 2011 All-District Second Team ... played for the club team Sting ECNL and the ASG `94 team ... captained the 2009 ASG squad and was named the team MVP in 2008 ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Nov. 16, 1993 in Dallas, Texas ... daughter of Claude and Sue Johnson ... has one sister, Lauren ... majoring in health related professions.

aShlEynaumoff

#10

freShMan defender 5-7lenoir ciTy, Tenn. lenoir ciTy hS

High School: Named to the 2011 All-State AAA team ... scored a school-record 31 goals in 2011 ... a four-time All-Region 2-AAA selection ... tallied 17 goals and 9 assists for 43 points her junior year ... finished her career with 93 goals.

Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1993 in Knoxville, Tenn. ... daughter of Chris and LaRonda Naumoff ... has a younger brother, Jacob ... majoring in communications.

CourtniEnorthErn

#0

freShMan

goalkeeper | 5-11forT worTh, TexaS all SainTS’ epiScopal School

High School: Played varsity soccer, volleyball and basketball ... named the 2009-10 All-South-ern Preparatory Conference soccer team and the 2008-09 All-SPC basketball team ... played for the Soloar Chelsea `94 ECNL team ... par-ticipated in the Region III Premier League from 2009-11.

Personal: Born April 25, 1994 in Poway, Calif. ... daughter of Chena Northern and Darnell Lee ... majoring in biology.



2012 BlazersiSaBElShantEau

#8

freShMan forward 5-5hunTSville, ala. griSSoM hS

High School: Helped the Lady Tigers to a 21-4-0 overall record and an undefeated 14-0-0 Sec-tion 8 mark in 2011 ... part of the 2011 Section 8 Championship team ... named to the AHSAA North All-Star team ... tabbed as team Rookie of the Year (2008), Most Improved Player (2009), Best Attacking Player (2010) and received the Grissom Golden Boot Award (2010) ... also played varsity basketball.

Personal: Born Jan. 15, 1994 in Huntsville, Ala. ... daughter of Marc and Melissa Shanteau ... has one brother, Alex and one sister, Olivia ... ma-joring health related professions.



Head Coach Harold Warren

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Harold Warren begins his second season at the helm of the UAB women’s soccer program, which went 6-12-1 in his first year as head coach.

Warren took over a UAB program that had been guided for 15 years by Paul Harbin, who retired following the 2010 season.

While at USC, Warren helped turn the Trojans into one of the most successful programs in the nation. One of Warren’s primary responsibilities with USC was working with the defense.

The Trojans captured the 2007 NCAA Cham-pionship, finishing with a 20-3-2 record as they recorded 15 shutouts and allowed only 13 goals during the season.

In the four years Warren was on staff at USC, the Trojans earned berths in the NCAA Tourna-ment each of those seasons while compiling a cumulative record of 61-20-10.

In the spring of 2010, Warren furthered his coaching experiences overseas in Europe. He

completed two coaching assistant-ships. One was with VVV-Venlo in the Dutch Eredivisie League, one of the most prominent leagues in the Netherlands, and one was with For-tuna Sittard in the Dutch Jupiler League.

“We are truly excited to have a coach the caliber of Harold Warren com-ing on board to lead our women’s soccer program,” said Brian Mack-in, UAB athletic director. “He has been around successful programs throughout his career and has had a integral role in the success USC has experienced, including winning a national championship.”

Prior to joining the staff at USC, Warren spent four seasons at the University of Arizona. He helped the Wildcats to an NCAA Third Round appearance in 2005. In his four seasons with the Wildcats, Ari-zona posted a 40-35-7 overall mark.

Before arriving at Arizona, Warren served one year as an assistant at UC Irvine in 2002, where he was also responsible for directing the UC Irvine Soccer Academy. From 2001-03, Warren was the assistant coach for the California Olympic Develop-ment Program’s 16-17 age group, and was an ODP scout for Southern California male and female talent. With the California ODP, Warren was named 2005-06 Coach of the Year.

Warren spent 23 years coaching at

the club level for boys and girls teams ranging from ages 10-19. He won league championships with Riverside Soccer Club and Long Beach Sidekicks, and helped the West Coast Stingers to a Surf Cup semifinal.

He has remained involved in club and ODP coaching, heading up the `89 Arizona ODP and the U-15 Arizona Rush Nike Team while in Tucson. He also is a U.S. Soccer Federation licensed coach.

As a player, Warren was a defender and a for-ward at Riverside Community College before transferring to Cal State Fullerton in 1989. He then transferred to Cal Poly Pomona. He later graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a bach-elor’s of science in communications in 2002.

“I would like to thank Athletic Director Brian Mackin and SWA Derita Ratcliffe for giving me the opportunity to be the second head women’s soccer coach in the history of the program,” said Warren. “I’m completely honored and blessed with this opportunity. I’ve worked hard my entire coaching career and being the head wom-en’s soccer coach at UAB is a dream come true.

“I feel that this program will be a force to reckon with UAB is a top-notch institution of higher learning in the great city of Birmingham and has an unbelievable athletic department with all the support we need to be successful on a national level.”

His coach at USC, Ali Khosroshahin, said he has no doubt Warren is ready to lead his own program.

“Harold has been ready for this opportunity for a long time,” said Khosroshahin, who has been USC’s head coach for six seasons. “When I became the head coach at SC, Harold was at Arizona and the first call I made was to him about joining our program. He has a great handle on recruiting nationally. UAB is get-ting one of the best coaches in the country. I am extremely excited for Harold.”

THE WARREN FILEWomen’s Head Coach

Year School Overall Record Conference Record2011 UAB 6-12-1 3-7-1

Women’s Associate Head CoachYear School Overall Record Conference Record2007** USC 20-3-2 6-2- 12008 USC 16-5-2 5-3-12009 USC 12-6-3 4-3-22010 USC 13-6-3 5-3-1 USC Totals 61-20-10 20-11-5

** National Champions

Women’s Assistant CoachYear School Overall Record Conference Record2003 Arizona 6-11-2 2-6-12004 Arizona 15-6 6-32005 Arizona 11-8-3 4-4-12006 Arizona 8-10-2 1-6-2 Arizona Totals 40-35-7 13-19-4

Women’s Assistant CoachYear School Overall Record Conference Record2002 UC Irvine 8-10-1 5-3-1

Related ExperienceYear Team Position 2001-03 California ODP Assistant Coach2001-03 California ODP Scout Soccer Clubs Warren Coached Riverside Soccer Club Long Beach Sidekicks West Coast Stingers

Born: Aug. 5, 1969, in Fairfield, Calif.College: Cal Poly Pomona (B.S., Communications, 2002)Playing Experience: Riverside Community College (1988); Cal State Fullerton (1989); Cal Poly Pomona (1990-91)



Head Coach Harold Warren

What does UAB have to offer the student-athlete? “UAB offers the student-athlete the opportunity to receive an excellent edu-cation with majors ranging from engineering to medicine. Also, UAB is one of the most diverse campuses in the country with a student population from over 100 different countries. Getting to know students from other countries and ethnicities is a great education in itself.” “Athletically, UAB has a very young athletic department with programs that have been excelling every year. Coming into one of these programs at this moment is very exciting because prospective student-athletes will be a part of something special.”

What type of player do you look for in recruiting? “We try to recruit the prospective student-athletes that are outstanding people, excel academically, want to grow as young adults and as an athletes. Also, we look for students that fit into what we do as a soccer team.”

What does Birmingham have to offer the students? “Birmingham is a major metropolitan city with cultural, social and histori-cal attractions that are very good. Along with the southern hospitality, a UAB student will grow into a well-rounded young adult that will probably continue to live and gain employment in the Birmingham area.”

What are your goals for the UAB women’s soccer program? “Our goals for the women’s soccer program are to graduate all of our stu-dent-athletes, be successful on the field, strengthen our alumni base, heighten the awareness of our program, represent UAB in the best possible manner and give back as much as we can to the community.”

Q & A with Coach Warren...

at USC...

• 2007 National Championship • Part of the first coaching staff in NCAA history to win a national championship in its first season • Coached Olympic Gold Medalist Amy Rodriguez • 3 Herman Trophy candidates • 3 All-Americans • 2007 NCAA Defensive Player of the Year • 2007 NCAA Offensive Player of the Year • 6 All-PAC-10 team honorees

at Arizona...

• 2006 NCAA Tournament round of 16 • 2005 PAC-10 conference champions • 4 All-Americans • PAC-10 Player of the Year • 10 All-PAC-10 honorees

Coach Warren’s Accomplishments



Assistant Coaches/Support Staff

Rebecca Whittle was named assistant coach for the UAB women’s soc-cer program in July, 2009.

Whittle returned to the collegiate women’s soccer scene after teaching in the Homewood (Ala.) school system since the fall of 2006.

Whittle’s most-recent coaching stint was at Georgia Southern, where she spent two years (2004-06) with head coach and former UAB women’s soccer assistant Ashley Hart.

Prior to Georgia Southern, Whittle was an assistant coach at Tennes-see Tech for two seasons with head coaches Greg Stone (2002) and Patrick Farmer (2003).

In addition, Whittle has worked numerous collegiate camps, includ-ing UAB, Samford, Georgia Southern, Tennessee Tech, Duke, Rice and Lee University. She has also been a coach with the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club off-and-on since 2000.

Whittle was a four-year letterwinner at Samford, playing for then-head coach Barry Spitzer from 1997-2000. The Dallas, Texas native played in 71 games, starting 65 contests at forward for the Bulldogs. She scored 16 goals and recorded 15 assists for a total of 47 points during her career.

Whittle graduated from Samford in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in education and received her master’s degree in education psychology and counselor education from Tennessee Tech in 2004.

The former Rebecca Kent is married to Luke Whittle, who is the Direc-tor of Coaching for the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club. They have a son, Noah, who was born in November 2009.

Kate Blankenship, a former UAB goalkeeper, was named assistant coach of the UAB women’s soccer team in January, 2012. Blankenship’s main responsibility will be working with the goalkeepers.

Prior to joining UAB’s coaching staff, Blankenship served as a graduate assistant coach with the Indiana State University women’s soccer program for the 2011 season.

Before arriving at Indiana State University, Blankenship was an assis-tant women’s soccer coach at Stratford Academy in Macon, Ga., where her primary responsibility was coaching the goalkeepers. In her season with the Eagles, the team went 22-0-1, including 15 shutouts. The Eagles captured the 2011 Georgia Independent Sports Association (GISA) 3A state champion-ships.

A standout net minder for UAB from 2007-10, Blankenship compiled a 34-30-9 record. She set the UAB single-season records in shutouts (9) and best goals against average (.082) in her freshman year.

In her four-year tenure with the Green and Gold, Blankenship posted career records in saves (341), minutes (6,782:20), shutouts (20) and best goals against average (1.22).

A native of Lizella, Ga., Blankenship graduated from UAB in Decem-ber, 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a minor in athletic coaching.

“I’ve always wanted to come back to this university so that I could give back to a school that did so much for me. I’m ecstatic to work with [Head] Coach [Harold] Warren and [Assistant] Coach [Rebecca] Whittle. They both have impressive backgrounds and are doing amazing things with the women’s soccer program.”

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2011 Season Review



2011 Season Review

Senior Tiffini Turpin earned First Team All-Confer-ence USA in 2011.

Senior Pascale Pinard scored the first two UAB goals of the 2011 season.

CONFERENCE USA ACCOLADES Seniors Tiffini Turpin and Carolyn Polcari were named to the Conference USA first and third teams, respectively.

Fellow senior Pascale Pinard earned Confer-ence USA All-Academic First Team honors for the second-straight year as she was named to the conference all-academic second team in 2010. Pinard is a three-time recipient of the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and three-time member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Turpin was also selected as the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 31. The award marked the third in Turpin’s career as she earned the accolade on Oct. 13, 2008 and Aug. 31, 2009.

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper CJ Winship was selected as the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17), marking the first weekly honor in Winship’s career as well as the first garnered by the Blazers in 2011.

A YEAR OF FIRSTS The 2011 season featured a number of firsts for the young UAB women’s soccer squad: -The 2011 season marked the inaugural year

for head coach Harold Warren. Before taking the helm of the UAB program, Warren, served as associate head coach at the University of Southern California (2007-10).

-Three of the five true freshmen tallied their first collegiate goals this season. Midfielders Sarah Hopper and Johanna Liney each netted a goal in the 4-2 win against Ole Miss (9/17). Defender Mary Catherine Combs notched her first on the road at Belmont (9/2) to help the Blazers capture the 3-2 overtime victory. -Junior Emma Jane Smith recorded her first career multi-goal game, including her first ever game-winning goal, against Ole Miss. The Jackson-ville, Fla. product scored a season-best four points in the contest in a span of just two minutes. The midfielder recorded her first ever assist in the 1-0 victory against UTEP (10/16). -The Blazers handed Colorado College its first Conference USA loss of the 2011 season on Oct. 14, snapping the Tigers’ eight-game unbeaten streak. Carolyn Polcari netted the goal in the 1-0 victory while redshirt freshman CJ Winship recorded her third shutout of the season. -Senior Pascale Pinard, who made the transi-tion from a defender to a midfielder, scored the first two goals of the season for UAB. The Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada native ended her career with three goals and five assists for a career-high 11 points.

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS Polcari and Turpin have climbed the ranks in several career categories after their four years as Blazers. Polcari Points - 57, 10th GWG - 7, 4th (tied) Assists - 17, 7th (tied) Shots - 185, 4th

Turpin Goals - 21, 8th (tied) Shots - 150, 6th GWG - 11, 1st (tied)

STELLAR STANDOUTS -Senior Allison Young started in 16 of UAB’s 19 total matches. The defender launched nine shots, five on frame, and was a force in the back-field for the Blazers. The Evansville, Ind. native is a leader on the field as well as in the classroom as she maintains a 3.91 overall GPA in accounting. -Junior Emma Jane Smith had a break-out season for the Blazers. She started in 17 matches

compared to her combined four starts in the pre-vious two years. The midfielder recorded career highs in several categories including goals (3), assists (1), points (7) and shots (21). -Sophomore Kirsten Ebert netted her first collegiate goal at Kennesaw State (9/11), giving the midfielder a season-high two points. The Suwanee, Ga. native fired a career-high 15 shots with eight locked on the target. She balances her responsibilities on the field with a 4.00 GPA in her field of communications. -Sophomore Sam Bradford was an anchor on the defense in 2011. The defender started in 18 contests and finished the 2011 campaign in the top five of the team with four points (1g, 2a). -Redshirt freshman goalie CJ Winship com-pleted the season 5-6-1 with three shutouts. The Ridgeland, Miss. native registered a .775 save percentage, placing her eighth among all C-USA netminders while she finished fifth in the league with a 5.31 saves per game average.



2011 Statistics

Final Statistics Overall Record: 6-12-1 C-USA Record: 3-7-1Home: 4-4-0 Away: 2-8-1 Neutral: 0-0-0 No. Player GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot % GW PK-Att21 Turpin, Tiffini 19-19 6 1 13 41 .146 3 0-08 Polcari, Carolyn 19-19 3 4 10 44 .068 1 1-117 Smith, Emma Jane 19-17 3 1 7 21 .143 1 0-07 Pinard, Pascale 18-17 2 0 4 26 .077 1 0-05 Bradford, Sam 18-18 1 2 4 12 .083 0 0-02 Liney, Johanna 18-8 1 1 3 9 .111 0 0-09 Ebert, Kirsten 16-14 1 0 2 15 .067 0 0-018 Hopper, Sarah 16-12 1 0 2 11 .091 0 0-014 Combs, Mary Catheri 17-17 1 0 2 5 .200 0 0-023 Phillips, Abby 7-1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0-015 Collins, Megan 17-9 0 0 0 15 .000 0 0-010 Young, Allison 17-16 0 0 0 9 .000 0 0-039 Kauka, Jasmine 19-17 0 0 0 7 .000 0 0-012 Murphy, Taylor 13-0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0-011 Pincombe, Erin 9-4 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-019 Hardison, Mariana 8-2 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-033 Winship, CJ 13-12 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-00 Getzinger, Katie 8-7 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 Total 19 19 10 48 226 .084 6 1-1 Opponents 19 41 32 114 299 .137 12 1-1

Goalkeeping Stats No. Keeper GP-GS Min GA GAA Sv Sv % W-L-T Sho33 Winship, CJ 13-12 1086:53 20 1.66 69 .775 5-6-1 30 Getzinger, Katie 8-7 668:12 21 2.83 56 .727 1-6-0 0 TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 3 1.000 0-0-0 0 Total 19 1755:95 41 2.10 128 .757 6-12-1 3 Opponents 19 1755:05 19 .97 94 .832 11-6-1 7

Match ResultsDate Opponent W-L-T Score Att. Scorers (assists)8/19 at Oklahoma L 0-5 1026 --8/21 at Oklahoma State L 1-4 488 Pinard (UA)8/26 SAMFORD W 1-0 682 Pinard (UA)9/2 at Belmont W(ot) 3-2 278 Combs (UA) Polcari (UA) Turpin (Liney)9/4 FLORIDA STATE L 0-4 100 --9/9 at Alabama L 0-1 924 --9/11 at Kennesaw State L 1-4 289 Ebert (Polcari)9/17 OLE MISS W 4-2 309 Liney (Polcari) Hopper (UA) Smith (UA) Smith (Bradford)9/23 at Rice* L 0-3 313 --9/25 at Houston* L 1-2 306 Smith (UA)10/2 at Marshall* T(ot2) 1-1 621 Polcari (Penalty kick))10/7 TULSA* L 0-3 357 --10/9 SMU* L 1-2 307 Turpin (Bradford)10/14 COLORADO COLLEGE* W 1-0 316 Polcari (Turpin)10/16 UTEP* W 1-0 302 Turpin (Smith)10/21 at UCF* L 0-1 428 --10/23 at Southern Miss* L(ot) 1-2 413 Bradford (UA)10/27 MEMPHIS* L 0-2 370 --10/30 at East Carolina* W 3-2 327 Turpin (Phillips) Turpin (Polcari) Turpin (Polcari)

HOME games* Conference USA match

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT/2 TotalUAB 8 9 1/1 19Opponent 24 16 1/0 41

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT/2 TotalUAB 84 125 12/5 226Opponent 164 127 7/1 299

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT/2 TotalUAB 61 63 4/0 128Opponent 37 51 5/1 94

Corner Kicks by Period 1st 2nd OT/2 TotalUAB 21 46 3/0 70Opponent 60 45 0/1 106

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT/2 TotalUAB 102 101 2/2 207Opponent 86 87 0/2 175

Attendance Summary UAB Opp.Total 2,743 5,413Dates/Avg. 8/343 11/492

Neutral Site No./Avg. 0/0

Miscellaneous Statistics



2011 Conference USA Statistics

Individual LeadersGoalsChristabel Oduro, Memphis ..................................... 16Kimmy Cummings, ECU ........................................... 9Brittany Kindzierski, UTEP ........................................ 9Caty Butler, ECU .......................................................... 8 Amanda Malkiewicz .................................................... 8Jessica Howard, Rice .................................................... 8Natalia Gomez-Junco, Memphis ............................... 8Jessica Zavalza, Houston..............................................7Lauren DiGregorio, Colorado College ...................... 7Nicolette Radovcic, UCF ............................................. 7Tishia Jewell, UCF ........................................................ 7Katie Dorman, UTEP .................................................. 7Rasheeda Ansari ........................................................... 7

AssistsTishia Jewell, UCF ........................................................ 9Melissa Smith, Memphis ............................................. 9Leah Bagonis, ECU ...................................................... 7Christabel Oduro, Memphis ....................................... 7Jordan O’Brien, Tulsa .................................................. 6Tess Hall, UTEP ........................................................... 5Katie Dorman, UTEP .................................................. 5Lauren Katada, UTEP .................................................. 5Kaitlyn Atkins, Memphis ............................................ 5Lizzy Simonin, Memphis ............................................ 5Kylie Davis, Memphis ................................................. 5

ShotsTishia Jewell, UCF ...................................................... 82Angela DeSumma, Marshall ..................................... 77Katie Dorman, UTEP ................................................ 73Natalia Gomez-Junco, Memphis ............................. 66Birttany Kindzierski, UTEP ...................................... 65Christabel Oduro, Memphis ..................................... 65Lauren DiGregorio, Colorado College .................... 58Tess Hall, UTEP ......................................................... 57Jessica Howard, Rice .................................................. 57Kimmy Cummings, ECU .......................................... 55

SavesSarah Dilling, UTEP ................................................115Hannah Vanderboegh, Southern Miss .................110Hanna Berglund, Colorado College ........................ 91Christiane Cordero, ECU.......................................... 81Katie Bykowski, Tulsa ............................................... 76Aline Reis, UCF .......................................................... 73CJ Winship, UAB ................................................ 69Betsy Haugh, Marshall .............................................. 66Courtney Webb, SMU ............................................... 66Elise Kuhar-Pitters, Memphis .................................. 63

Team LeadersPointsMemphis ....................................................................171UTEP ..........................................................................113East Carolina .............................................................102UCF .............................................................................. 96Rice ............................................................................... 81Tulsa ............................................................................. 80Colorado College ........................................................ 76SMU ............................................................................. 74Houston ....................................................................... 69UAB ..................................................................... 48Marshall ....................................................................... 44Southern Miss ............................................................. 40

ShotsMemphis ....................................................................431UTEP ..........................................................................361Rice .............................................................................331Colorado College ......................................................321UCF ............................................................................318Tulsa ...........................................................................307East Carolina .............................................................258Houston .....................................................................254SMU ...........................................................................253Marshall .....................................................................248UAB ................................................................... 226Southern Miss. ..........................................................208

AssistsMemphis ...................................................................... 47East Carolina ............................................................... 38UCF .............................................................................. 32UTEP ............................................................................ 31Rice ............................................................................... 25Tulsa ............................................................................. 22SMU ............................................................................. 18Colorado College ........................................................ 18Houston ....................................................................... 17Southern Miss ............................................................. 10Marshall ....................................................................... 10UAB ..................................................................... 10

GoalsMemphis ...................................................................... 62UTEP ............................................................................ 41UCF .............................................................................. 32East Carolina ............................................................... 32Tulsa ............................................................................. 29Colorado College ........................................................ 29SMU ............................................................................. 28Rice ............................................................................... 28Houston ....................................................................... 26UAB ..................................................................... 19Marshall ....................................................................... 17Southern Miss ............................................................. 15

2011 Conference USA StandingsTeam C-USA Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neutralx, y, z Memphis 10-0-1 .955 22-0-1 .978 11-0-1 11-0-0 0-0-0Colorado College 8-2-1 .773 10-7-3 .575 8-1-1 2-3-2 0-3-0SMU 7-3-1 .682 11-8-1 .575 7-2-0 4-5-1 0-1-0UCF 6-2-3 .682 12-4-5 .690 5-2-2 5-1-3 2-1-0East Carolina 5-6-0 .455 11-8-1 .575 5-4-1 5-4-0 1-0-0Rice 4-5-2 .455 10-7-4 .571 6-2-0 3-5-3 1-0-1UTEP 4-5-2 .455 11-8-4 .565 8-2-2 2-6-1 1-0-1Tulsa 4-5-2 .455 10-7-3 .575 7-3-1 3-3-2 0-1-0Houston 3-6-2 .364 6-11-2 .368 4-4-2 2-6-0 0-1-0UAB 3-7-1 .318 6-12-1 .342 4-4-0 2-8-1 0-0-0Marshall 2-7-2 .273 4-12-3 .289 2-2-3 2-9-0 0-1-0Southern Miss 1-9-1 .136 4-13-3 .275 3-4-2 0-8-1 1-1-0 x - C-USA Regular Season Champion; y - C-USA Tournament Champion; z - NCAA bid

2011 Award Winners First-Team All-Conference USA F: Lauren DiGregorio, Colorago College F: Christabel Oduro, Memphis F: Jessica Howard, Rice F: Tiffini Turpin, UAB F: Tishia Jewell, UCF MF: Jessie Ayers, Colorado College MF: Kimmy Cummings, East Carolina MF: Mallory Baum, SMU D: Lizzy Simonin, Memphis D: Kaitlyn Eidson, SMU D: Marissa Diggs, UCF GK: Elise Kuhar-Pitters, Memphis

Second-Team All-Conference USA F: Britney Lyman, Colorado College F: Amanda Malkiewicz, East Carolina F: Jessica Zavalaza, Houston MF: Lizzy Hildebrandt, Memphis MF: Stacie Hubbard, UCF MF: Azia Nicholson, UTEP D: Beth Wright, Colorado College D: Lauren LaGro, Rice D: Claire Hulcer, Tulsa GK: Aline Reis, UCF

Third-Team All-Conference USA F: Claire Nicholson, Tulsa F: Tess Hall, UTEP F: Katie Dorman, UTEP MF: Sharis Lachappelle, Houston MF: Angela DeSumma, Marshall MF: Quynh Nhu Truong, Rice MF: Jordan O’Brien, Tulsa MF: Carolyn Polcari, UAB D: Stephanie Derieg, Houston D: Courtney Smith, SMU D: Caitlin Leumas, Southern Miss GK: Amy Czyz, Rice Coach of the Year Brooks Monaghan, Memphis

Freshman of the Year Jessie Ayers, Colorado College

Defensive Player of the Year Lizzy Simonin, Memphis Offensive Player of the Year Christabel Oduro, Memphis



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2011First Team..................................................Tiffini TurpinThird Team.............................................Carolyn Polcari

2010Second Team ............................................ Laura McCalla .................................................................Carolyn Polcari

2009Second Team ............................................. Tiffini Turpin ............................................................... Marie Yempuku

2008First Team ................................................. Tiffini TurpinCo-Freshman of the Year ........................ Tiffini TurpinAll-Freshman Team ...............................Carolyn Polcari ................................................................... Tiffini Turpin

2007First Team .................................................... Sally Palmer ............................................................................ Jill PortoSecond Team ............................................Katie HenricksAll-Freshman Team ...........................Allysha Chapman

2006Second Team ..............................................Rachael Axon ...................................................................... Sally PalmerAll-Freshman Team ..................................Rachael Axon

2005First Team .......................................................... Jill Porto ................................................................ Nasra AbdullahSecond Team ............................................... Sally Palmer ......................................................................Pam Cooney Freshman of the Year ........................... Nasra AbdullahAll-Freshman Team .............................. Nasra Abdullah

2004First Team ................................................... Tara Kidwell ................................................................Briana McCartySecond Team .............................................Jenny RyndersThird Team ..................................................Pam CooneyAll-Freshman Team .................................... Sally Palmer ............................................................................ Jill Porto2003First Team .................................................. Tara Kidwell ................................................................Briana McCarty Second Team ........................................... Jenny Rynders

Third Team ................................................... Jill KnottekAll-Freshman Team .................................. Pam Cooney ............................................................. Jennifer Williams

2002Third Team ................................................ Tara Kidwell ........................................................................ Jill Knottek .......................................................... Adrienne Suffridge ................................................................Briana McCarty

2001First Team ................................................. Denise PetersSecond Team ......................................... Briana McCartyThird Team ..................................... Adrienne SuffridgeAll-Freshman Team ............................. Briana McCarty

2000Third Team ........................................ Jenny Woodward

1999First Team ...................................... Vanessa WoodwardSecond Team ........................................... Monica Bagley .................................................................... Denise PetersThird Team ........................................ Jenny Woodward 1998First Team .............................................. Melissa Urbani .........................................................Vanessa WoodwardSecond Team ........................................... Monica Bagley ......................................................................Ashley CobbAll-Freshman Team .............................. Carrie Graham

1997First Team ............................................... Monica Bagley ................................................................. Christene Tran .........................................................Vanessa WoodwardSecond Team .......................................... Melissa UrbaniAll-Freshman Team ................................ Kari Harrison 1996First Team .............................................. Melissa UrbaniSecond Team ........................................... Monica Bagley ............................................................... Shannon LarsonThird Team ............................................. Jackie Adamec ....................................................................... Jan Caranto .........................................................Vanessa WoodwardAll-Freshman Team ............................... Monica Bagley ................................................................. Melissa Urbani

All-Conference USA Selections

Team RecordsMost GoalsMatch ................................. 9 vs. Jackson State (Oct. 25, 2002) 9 vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 8, 1996)Season .................................................... 69 (20 Matches, 1996)

Most AssistsMatch ....................... 9 vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 8, 1996)Season ..................................................... 76 (20 Matches, 1996)

Most ShotsMatch ........................ 51 vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 11, 1996)Season .................................................. 395 (20 Matches, 1996)

Most SavesMatch ...........................16 vs. North Carolina (Sept. 18, 2005) .......................................................16 vs. UTEP (Sept. 30, 2005) Season ................................................... 151 (19 Matches, 2005)

Most ShutoutsSeason .......................................................9 (19 Matches, 2003).................................................................... 9 (19 matches, 2007)

Best Goals Against AverageSeason ................................................. 1.07 (19 Matches, 2003)

Largest Margin of VictoryMatch ......................... 9 vs. Jackson State (9-0, Oct. 25, 2002)............................ 9 vs. Northwestern State (9-0, Oct. 8, 1996)

Largest Margin of DefeatMatch ..................................... 7 at Baylor (8-1, Aug. 31, 1997)

Most WinsSeason ..................................................... 16 (23 Matches, 2004)

Most Home WinsSeason ...................................................... 8 (10 Matches, 2003) ................................................................... 8 (11 Matches, 1996)

Most Road WinsSeason ........................................................8 (10 matches, 2004).................................................................... 6 (12 matches, 2001).................................................................... 6 (12 Matches, 1998).................................................................... 6 (12 Matches, 1997)

Most Consecutive WinsSeason ............................................................................. 8 (2004)

Most Consecutive Home WinsSeason ............................................................................. 6 (1998)

Most Consecutive Road WinsSeason ............................................................................. 6 (2004)

Most Goals AllowedSeason .................................................... 46 (20 Matches, 1997)

Fewest Goals AllowedSeason .................................................... 16 (19 Matches, 2007)

Consecutive ShutoutsSeason .................................................................. 4 (1996, 1998)

Attendance RecordsRecord Crowds1. 4,070 vs. Washington (9/10/04) 2. 2,362 vs. North Carolina (9/30/01)3. 1,875 vs. Jacksonville State (8/27/04)4. 1,386 at Portland (9/12/04) 5. 1,334 at Nebraska (9/2/01) 6. 1,258 at SMU (8/29/97)7. 1,121 vs. Vanderbilt (9/7/07)8. 1,026 at Oklahoma (8/19/11) 9. 1,025 at UTEP (9/24/10) 10. 1,005 vs. Vanderbilt (9/1/98)

Home Records1. 2,362 vs. North Carolina (9/30/01)2. 1,875 vs. Jacksonville State (8/27/04)3. 1,121 vs. Vanderbilt (9/7/07)4. 1,005 vs. Vanderbilt (9/1/98)5. 1,000 vs. Jacksonville (8/30/96)6. 981 vs. Marquette (10/20/96)7. 965 vs. Birmingham-Southern (9/29/96)8. 958 vs. DePaul (10/18/96)9. 957 vs. Alabama (10/19/99)10. 932 vs. Louisville (10/6/96)

Attendance Averages1996 - 413 average, 20 dates1997 - 370 average, 20 dates1998 - 290 average, 20 dates1999 - 268 average, 21 dates

2000 - 409 average, 19 dates2001 - 438 average, 20 dates2002 - 385 average, 19 dates2003 - 361 average, 19 dates2004 - 587 average, 23 dates2005 - 359 average, 19 dates2006 - 335 average, 21 dates2007 - 335 average, 19 dates2008 - 401 average, 20 dates2009 - 303 average, 21 dates 2010 - 393 average, 19 dates 2011 - 429 average, 19 dates

Home Averages1996 - 592 average, 11 dates1997 - 541 average, 8 dates1998 - 536 average, 8 dates1999 - 451 average, 9 dates2000 - 441 average, 9 dates2001 - 636 average, 8 dates2002 - 285 average, 9 dates2003 - 370 average, 10 dates2004 - 407 average, 8 dates2005 - 236 average, 8 dates2006 - 360 average, 8 dates2007 - 520 average, 6 dates2008 - 420 average, 9 dates2009 - 412 average, 7 dates2010 - 369 average, 11 dates2011 - 343 average, 8 dates



UAB Record BookSingle-Game RecordsPointsMonica Bagley vs. Jacksonville (1996) ...................................................................... 8Tara Kidwell vs. Houston (2004) ................................................................................ 7Shannon Larson vs. Northwestern State (1996) ...................................................... 7Ashley Cobb vs. Jacksonville State (1996) ................................................................ 7Shannon Larson vs. Saint Louis (1996) ................................................................... 7Sally Palmer vs. Marshall (2005) ................................................................................ 6Jill Porto vs. Marshall (2005) ..................................................................................... 6Sally Palmer vs. UTEP (2005) ................................................................................... 6Jill Porto vs. Birmingham-Southern (2005) ............................................................ 6Jenny Rynders vs. Memphis (2004) ............................................................................ 6Liz Bosscher vs. DePaul (2004) ................................................................................... 6Jessica Barr vs. Houston (2004) .................................................................................. 6Tara Kidwell vs. Southern Miss (2004) ...................................................................... 6Tara Kidwell vs. Jacksonville State (2004) ................................................................. 6Jan Caranto vs. Jacksonville State (1996) ................................................................. 6Melissa Urbani vs. South Florida (1996) .................................................................. 6Vanessa Woodward vs. Chattanooga (1996) ........................................................... 6

GoalsMonica Bagley vs. Jacksonville (1996) ...................................................................... 4Jill Porto vs. Marshall (2005) ..................................................................................... 3Jill Porto vs. Birmingham-Southern (2005) ............................................................ 3Sally Palmer vs. UTEP (2005) ................................................................................... 3Jenny Rynders vs. Memphis (2004) ............................................................................ 3Liz Bosscher vs. DePaul (2004) ................................................................................... 3Tara Kidwell vs. Houston (2004) ................................................................................ 3Tara Kidwell vs. Southern Miss (2004) ...................................................................... 3Tara Kidwell vs. Jacksonville State (2004) ................................................................. 3Shannon Larson vs. Northwestern State (1996) ...................................................... 3Ashley Cobb vs. Northwestern State (1996) ............................................................ 3Ashley Cobb vs. Jacksonville State (1996) ................................................................ 3Vanessa Woodward vs. Chattanooga (1996) ........................................................... 3Bridget Winston vs. Louisville (2001) ....................................................................... 3

ShotsShannon Larson vs. Northwestern State (1996) ..................................................... 12Jenny Rynders vs. TCU (2004) .................................................................................. 10Shannon Larson vs. Jacksonville (1996) .................................................................. 10Tiffini Turpin vs. Marshall (2011)...... ........................................................................ 9Jill Porto vs. Birmingham-Southern (2005) ............................................................ 9Melissa Urbani vs. Jacksonville (1996) ..................................................................... 9Melissa Urbani vs. Chattanooga (1996) .................................................................... 9Carolyn Polcari vs. Marshall (2011)... ........................................................................ 8Carolyn Polcari at East Carolina (2009) .................................................................... 8Jill Porto vs. Memphis (2004)...................................................................................... 8Tara Kidwell vs. Massachusetts (2002) ..................................................................... 8Shannon Larson vs. Tennessee Tech (1996) ............................................................ 8Melissa Urbani vs. Tennessee Tech (1996) .............................................................. 8Katrina Harrison vs. Saint Louis (1997) ................................................................... 8

AssistsLaura Richards vs. Houston (2004) ............................................................................ 4Jan Caranto vs. Jacksonville State (1996) ................................................................. 4Liz Bosscher vs. Memphis (2004) ............................................................................... 3Ashley Cobb vs. Northwestern State (1996) ............................................................ 3Monica Bagley vs. Louisville (1998) .......................................................................... 3Briana McCarty vs. Massachusetts (2002) ................................................................ 3Tara Kidwell vs. TCU (2002)...................................................................................... 3Pascale Pinard vs. Southern Miss (2010) ................................................................... 3

SavesKatie Forbis vs. North Carolina (2005) ................................................................. 16Katie Forbis vs. UTEP (2005) .................................................................................. 16Katie Forbis vs. Washington (2004) ......................................................................... 14Jackie Adamec vs. Vanderbilt (1996) ....................................................................... 14Lisa Nowoslawski vs. North Carolina (2001) ......................................................... 14Lisa Nowoslawski vs. Nebraska (2001) .................................................................... 12Lisa Nowoslawski vs. Vanderbilt (2001) .................................................................. 12Katie Getzinger vs. Houston (2011)... ...................................................................... 11Kate Blankenship at Auburn (2008) ......................................................................... 11Julie McFarlane vs. Southern Miss (2006) ............................................................... 11

Year-By-Year RecordsPoints1996 Monica Bagley, Melissa Urbani ............................................................ 301997 Melissa Urbani, Vanessa Woodward .................................................. 191998 Ashley Cobb ............................................................................................ 211999 Denise Peters ........................................................................................... 162000 Denise Peters ............................................................................................. 92001 Denise Peters, Adrienne Suffridge ........................................................ 222002 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................ 262003 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................ 242004 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................. 352005 Sally Palmer ............................................................................................. 222006 Sally Palmer .............................................................................................. 202007 Sally Palmer .............................................................................................. 202008 Carolyn Polcari, Tiffini Turpin ............................................................. 162009 Laura McCalla, Tiffini Turpin ............................................................... 122010 Laura McCalla .......................................................................................... 302011 Tiffini Turpin... ........................................................................................ 13

Goals1996 Shannon Larson ...................................................................................... 131997 Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................. 81998 Ashley Cobb ............................................................................................ 101999 Denise Peters ............................................................................................. 82000 Jill Knottek, Denise Peters ...................................................................... 42001 Denise Peters ............................................................................................. 92002 Jill Knottek, Tara Kidwell ........................................................................ 92003 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................ 102004 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................. 142005 Sally Palmer, Jill Porto ............................................................................. 92006 Sally Palmer ................................................................................................ 92007 Sally Palmer ................................................................................................ 82008 Tiffini Turpin ............................................................................................. 72009 Tiffini Turpin ............................................................................................. 52010 Laura McCalla .......................................................................................... 122011 Tiffini Turpin.... ......................................................................................... 6

Assists1996 Jan Caranto .............................................................................................. 131997 Kari Harrison ............................................................................................ 91998 Monica Bagley ........................................................................................... 71999 Jenny Woodward ...................................................................................... 62000 Bridget Winston ....................................................................................... 32001 Briana McCarty......................................................................................... 92002 Briana McCarty....................................................................................... 102003 Jill Knottek ................................................................................................. 72004 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................... 72005 Nasra Abdullah ......................................................................................... 62006 Rachael Axon ............................................................................................. 32007 Sally Palmer ................................................................................................ 42008 Carolyn Polcari .......................................................................................... 42009 Laura McCalla, Carolyn Polcari .............................................................. 42010 Laura McCalla ............................................................................................ 62011 Carolyn Polcari.... ...................................................................................... 4

Shots1996 Shannon Larson ....................................................................................... 721997 Kari Harrison, Vanessa Woodward...................................................... 311998 Melissa Urbani ........................................................................................ 461999 Adrienne Suffridge ................................................................................. 422000 Denise Peters ............................................................................................ 282001 Denise Peters ........................................................................................... 462002 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................ 542003 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................ 652004 Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................. 752005 Jill Porto .................................................................................................... 462006 Jill Porto ..................................................................................................742007 Jill Porto...................................................................................................702008 Danya Barsalona, Tiffini Turpin..........................................................43 2009 Carolyn Polcari.......................................................................................572010 Laura McCalla.........................................................................................552011 Carolyn Polcari........................................................................................44



UAB Record BookSeason RecordsPointsTara Kidwell .................................................................................................... 35 (2004)Melissa Urbani ............................................................................................... 34 (1996)Shannon Larson............................................................................................. 32 (1996)Monica Bagley ............................................................................................... 31 (1996)Laura McCalla................................................................................................. 30 (2010)Tara Kidwell ................................................................................................... 29 (2002)Jill Knottek ..................................................................................................... 28 (2002)Ashley Cobb ................................................................................................... 27 (1996)Vanessa Woodward ...................................................................................... 26 (1996)Jenny Rynders ................................................................................................. 24 (2004)Tara Kidwell ................................................................................................... 24 (2003)

GoalsTara Kidwell .................................................................................................... 14 (2004)Shannon Larson............................................................................................. 13 (1996)Laura McCalla................................................................................................. 12 (2010)Jill Knottek ..................................................................................................... 11 (2002)Monica Bagley ............................................................................................... 11 (1996)Melissa Urbani ............................................................................................... 11 (1996)Tara Kidwell ................................................................................................... 10 (2003)Tara Kidwell ................................................................................................... 10 (2002) Ashley Cobb ................................................................................................... 10 (1998)Vanessa Woodward ...................................................................................... 10 (1996)

ShotsTara Kidwell .................................................................................................... 75 (2004)Shannon Larson............................................................................................. 72 (1996)Jill Porto ....................................................................................................... 70 (2007)Jill Porto ....................................................................................................... 70 (2004)Jenny Rynders ................................................................................................. 65 (2004)Tara Kidwell ................................................................................................... 65 (2003)Melissa Urbani ............................................................................................... 64 (1996)Carolyn Polcari ..................................................................................57 (2009)Laura McCalla................................................................................................. 55 (2010)Tara Kidwell ................................................................................................... 54 (2002)Jill Knottek ..................................................................................................... 50 (2003)

AssistsJan Caranto .................................................................................................... 13 (1996)Melissa Urbani ............................................................................................... 12 (1996)Briana McCarty ............................................................................................. 10 (2002)Tara Kidwell ......................................................................................................9 (2002)Briana McCarty ............................................................................................... 9 (2001)Kari Harrison ................................................................................................... 9 (1997)Monica Bagley ................................................................................................. 9 (1996)Ashley Cobb ..................................................................................................... 9 (1996)Tara Kidwell .......................................................................................................7 (2004)Jill Knottek ........................................................................................................7 (2003)Monica Bagley ................................................................................................. 7 (1998)Jenny Woodward ............................................................................................ 7 (1998)

Game-Winning GoalsAdrienne Suffridge .......................................................................................... 6 (2001)Ashley Cobb ..................................................................................................... 6 (1998)Tiffini Turpin ..................................................................................... 4 (2009)Carolyn Polcari ................................................................................... 4 (2008)Sally Palmer ........................................................................................................4 (2007)Sally Palmer ........................................................................................................4 (2006)Jill Porto ..........................................................................................................4 (2005)Tara Kidwell .......................................................................................................4 (2004)Jenny Rynders ....................................................................................................4 (2004)Jill Knottek ........................................................................................................4 (2003)

Highest Shot Percentage (.75 per game)Ashley Cobb ................................................................................................ .385 (1998)Abby Jones .................................................................................................. .353 (1996)Laura Richards ............................................................................................. .333 (2004)Jill Knottek .................................................................................................. .297 (2002)Melissa Urbani ............................................................................................ .280 (1997)

Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................... .278 (1996)Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................... .258 (1997)Monica Bagley ............................................................................................ .256 (1996)Ashley Cobb ................................................................................................ .250 (1996)Jill Knottek. ................................................................................................... 235 (2000)Christene Tran ............................................................................................ .235 (1997)

SavesKatie Forbis ................................................................................................. 122 (2005)Kate Blankenship.......................................................................................... 103 (2009)Lisa Nowoslawski ........................................................................................ 103 (2001)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................... 98 (1996)Jen Braly... ....................................................................................................... 95 (1997)Katie Forbis ..................................................................................................... 92 (2004)

Highest Save PercentageLisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... .824 (2001)Katie Forbis ................................................................................................. .817 (2003)Katie Forbis .................................................................................................. .814 (2004)Katie Forbis ................................................................................................ .813 (2005)Kate Blankenship........................................................................................ .811 (2009)Kate Blankenship ....................................................................................... .795 (2007) Saves Per GameKatie Forbis ................................................................................................ 6.78 (2005)C.J. Winship...... .......................................................................................... .5.31 (2011)Kate Blankenship......................................................................................... 5.17 (2010)Lisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... 5.15 (2001)Jen Braly... .................................................................................................... 5.00 (1997)Kate Blankenship......................................................................................... 4.90 (2009)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................ 4.90 (1996)Lisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... 4.79 (2000) WinsKatie Forbis ..................................................................................................... 14 (2004)Jen Braly... ....................................................................................................... 12 (1998)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................... 12 (1996)Katie Forbis .................................................................................................... 11 (2003)Kate Blankenship............................................................................................ 10 (2009)Lisa Nowoslawski ............................................................................................ 9 (2002)Kate Blankenship...............................................................................................9 (2007)

ShutoutsKate Blankenship...............................................................................................9 (2007)Jackie Adamec ................................................................................................. 7 (1996)Jen Braly... ..........................................................................................................7 (1998)Kate Blankenship...............................................................................................6 (2009)Katie Forbis ........................................................................................................6 (2004)Katie Forbis ...................................................................................................... 5 (2003)

Fewest Goals AllowedKatie Forbis .................................................................................................... 13 (2003)Kate Blankenship............................................................................................ 16 (2007)C.J. Winship...... .............................................................................................. 20 (2011)Katie Forbis ..................................................................................................... 21 (2004)Lisa Nowoslawski .......................................................................................... 22 (2001)Lisa Nowoslawski .......................................................................................... 22 (1999)

Best Goals Against AverageKate Blankenship......................................................................................... 0.82 (2007)Katie Forbis ................................................................................................. 0.90 (2003)Katie Forbis .................................................................................................. 1.05 (2004)Kate Blankenship......................................................................................... 1.13 (2009)Lisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... 1.13 (2001)Katie Forbis .................................................................................................. 1.05 (2004)Kate Blankenship......................................................................................... 1.13 (2009)Lisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... 1.13 (2001)Jen Braly... .................................................................................................... 1.13 (1998)



UAB Record BookCareer RecordsPointsTara Kidwell ............................................................................................ 101 (2001-04)Jenny Rynders ............................................................................................73 (2001-04)Melissa Urbani .......................................................................................... 72 (1996-99)Sally Palmer ................................................................................................71 (2004-07)Monica Bagley .......................................................................................... 67 (1996-99)Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................. 67 (1996-99)Jill Knottek ................................................................................................ 61 (2000-03)Adrienne Suffridge ................................................................................... 61 (1999-02)Jill Porto... ..................................................................................................60 (2004-07)Carolyn Polcari...... ....................................................................................57 (2008-11)Denise Peters............................................................................................. 55 (1998-01)Laura McCalla............................................................................................55 (2008-10)

GoalsTara Kidwell ...............................................................................................38 (2001-04)Jenny Rynders ............................................................................................31 (2001-04)Sally Palmer ................................................................................................28 (2004-07)Jill Porto... ..................................................................................................25 (2004-07)Melissa Urbani .......................................................................................... 25 (1996-99)Denise Peters............................................................................................. 24 (1998-01)Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................. 24 (1996-99)Jill Knottek ................................................................................................ 23 (2000-03)Adrienne Suffridge ................................................................................... 22 (1999-02)Laura McCalla............................................................................................22 (2008-10)Tiffini Turpin..... ........................................................................................21 (2008-11)Monica Bagley .......................................................................................... 21 (1996-99)Ashley Cobb .............................................................................................. 21 (1996-98)

ShotsJill Porto... ................................................................................................260 (2004-07)Tara Kidwell ............................................................................................ 230 (2001-04)Jenny Rynders ..........................................................................................188 (2001-04)Carolyn Polcari ........................................................................................185 (2008-11)Sally Palmer ..............................................................................................160 (2004-07)Melissa Urbani ........................................................................................ 155 (1996-99)Tiffini Turpin...... .....................................................................................150 (2008-11)Adrienne Suffridge ................................................................................. 148 (1999-02)Danya Barsalona ......................................................................................145 (2006-09)Laura McCalla..........................................................................................131 (2008-10)Denise Peters........................................................................................... 117 (1998-01)Vanessa Woodward ............................................................................... 113 (1996-99)Monica Bagley ........................................................................................ 112 (1996-99)

AssistsTara Kidwell ...............................................................................................25 (2001-04)Monica Bagley .......................................................................................... 25 (1996-99)Briana McCarty .........................................................................................24 (2001-04)Melissa Urbani .......................................................................................... 22 (1996-99)Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................. 19 (1996-99)Jenny Woodward ..................................................................................... 18 (1997-00)Carolyn Polcari....... ...................................................................................17 (2008-11)Adrienne Suffridge ................................................................................... 17 (1999-02)Sally Palmer ................................................................................................15 (2004-07)Jill Knottek ................................................................................................ 15 (2000-03)Jan Caranto ............................................................................................... 15 (1996-98)

Highest Shot Percentage (.75 per game)Ashley Cobb ........................................................................................... .263 (1996-98)Jill Knottek ............................................................................................. .219 (2000-03)Vanessa Woodward .............................................................................. .212 (1996-99)Denise Peters.......................................................................................... .200 (1998-00)Monica Bagley ....................................................................................... .188 (1996-99)Shannon Larson ......................................................................................... .181 (1996) Sally Palmer ..............................................................................................175 (2004-07)Laura McCalla..........................................................................................166 (2008-10)Tara Kidwell .............................................................................................165 (2001-04)Jenny Rynders ........................................................................................ .165 (2001-04)

Game-Winning GoalsTiffini Turpin .............................................................................................11 (2008-11)Sally Palmer ................................................................................................11 (2004-07)Adrienne Suffridge ................................................................................... 11 (1999-02)Tara Kidwell ...............................................................................................10 (2001-04)Carolyn Polcari ............................................................................................7 (2008-11)Jill Porto..... ...................................................................................................7 (2004-07)Jill Knottek .................................................................................................. 7 (2000-03)Denise Peters............................................................................................... 7 (1998-01)Ashley Cobb ................................................................................................ 7 (1996-98)Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................... 5 (1996-99)Laura McCalla..............................................................................................5 (2008-10)

Most SavesKate Blankenship.....................................................................................341 (2007-10)Lisa Nowoslawski ................................................................................... 327 (1999-02)Katie Forbis ............................................................................................. 323 (2003-06)Jen Braly.... ...............................................................................................257 (1997-00)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................... 98 (1996) Highest Save PercentageKatie Forbis ............................................................................................ .815 (2003-06)Kate Blankenship.....................................................................................789 (2007-10)Lisa Nowoslawski .................................................................................. .764 (1999-01)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................ .754 (1996)Jen Braly ................................................................................................736 (1997-00)

Most Saves Per GameJackie Adamec ............................................................................................ 4.90 (1996)Katie Forbis .............................................................................................4.68 (2003-06)Kate Blankenship....................................................................................4.55 (2007-10)Lisa Nowoslawski .................................................................................. 4.25 (1999-01)Jen Braly... .. .............................................................................................4.08 (1997-00)

Most Minutes Played in GoalKate Blankenship............................................................................ 6,782:20 (2007-10)Lisa Nowoslawski ........................................................................... 5,836:00 (1999-02)Katie Forbis ..................................................................................... 5,661:58 (2003-06)Jen Braly... ....................................................................................... 5,009:00 (1997-00)Julie McFarlane ............................................................................... 1,895:09 (2003-06)

Most WinsKatie Forbis ................................................................................................34 (2003-06) Kate Blankenship.......................................................................................34 (2007-10) Lisa Nowoslawski ..................................................................................... 29 (1999-02)Jen Braly... ..................................................................................................23 (1997-00)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................... 12 (1996)

Most ShutoutsKate Blankenship.......................................................................................20 (2007-10)Katie Forbis ................................................................................................13 (2003-06)Jen Braly... .................................................................................................10 (1997-00)Lisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... 8 (1999-02)Jackie Adamec ................................................................................................. 7 (1996)

Fewest Goals AllowedJulie McFarlane ..........................................................................................30 (2003-06)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................... 32 (1996)Katie Forbis ............................................................................................... 82 (2003-06)Kate Blankenship.......................................................................................91 (2007-10) Jen Braly.......... ...........................................................................................92 (1997-00)

Best Goals Against AverageKate Blankenship....................................................................................1.22 (2007-10)Katie Forbis .............................................................................................1.30 (2003-06)Julie McFarlane ...................................................................................... 1.42 (2003-06) Jen Braly... ...............................................................................................1.46 (1997-00)Lisa Nowoslawski .................................................................................. 1.47 (1999-02)Jackie Adamec ............................................................................................ 1.56 (1996)



Academic Awards

2011-12Sam BradfordMegan CollinsKirsten EbertCara EbyAbby HackettMorgan HaneySarah HopperJasmine KaukaJohanna LineyAbby PhillipsPascale PinardErin PincombeCarolyn PolcariEmma Jane SmithCamille WaltersCJ Winship

2010-11Kirsten EbertCara EbyAbby HackettStephanie HendersonJasmine KaukaAbby PhillipsPascale PinardErin PincombeCarolyn PolcariEmma Jane SmithCamille WaltersCJ WinshipAllison Young

2009-10Allison BelsterlingDanielle BlairKate BlankenshipStephanie HendersonLaura McCallaPascale PinardCarolyn PolcariAyana RussellEmily SinovichEmma Jane SmithAllison Young

2008-09Allison Auchter

Danya BarsalonaMaureen BellareDanielle BlairKate BlankenshipToni GockelKatie HenricksNadine LiverpoolCaitlin MarpleLaura McCallaSally PalmerSarah Nicole PetersPascale PinardCarolyn PolcariJill PortoAllison Young

2007-08Allison AuchterDanya BarsalonaMaureen BellareAllison BelsterlingDanielle BlairAllysha ChapmanKatie ForbisMorgan HaneyKatie HenricksNadine LiverpoolCaitlin MarpleJenny MeyerSally PalmerJill PortoMarie Yempuku

2006-07Allison AuchterRachael AxonDanielle BlairKate BlankenshipLeigh BurtonKatie ForbisKatie HenricksCaitlin MarplePhilo MbongJulie McFarlaneJenny MeyerSally PalmerJill Porto

2005-06Nasra AbdullahPam CooneyJennifer DavisKatie ForbisNadine LiverpoolCaitlin MarplePhilo Mbong Julie McFarlane Jenny MeyerNicolette NievesSally PalmerJill PortoLaura Skridulis 2004-05Pam CooneyKatie ForbisTara KidwellSuzanna LaMottePhilo Mbong Briana McCartyJulie McFarlaneJenny MeyerNicolette NievesSally PalmerDaelyn RichardsJenny RyndersLaura Skridulis

2003-04Leigh BurtonPam CooneyKatie ForbisRebecca GarciaTara KidwellJill KnottekSuzanna LaMottePhilo MbongBriana McCartyJulie McFarlaneJenny MeyerNicolette NievesJenny RyndersJessica SamulskiLaura Skridulis

2002-03

Leigh Burton Celine ChenowethStephanie DavisKacie Deon Rebecca GarciaSuzanna LaMotte Briana McCartyLisa Nowoslawski Cynthia PenarandaJenny Rynders Jessica Samulski Melissa Sherrell Laura Skridulis

2001-02Jana BrauerStephanie DavisAimey DiskoTara KidwellSuzanna LaMotteAllison MaynardBriana McCartyLisa NowoslawskiDenise PetersCindy PenarandaDevon RichardsonJenny RyndersJessica SamulskiDeidra WebbBridget Winston

2000-01Jen BralyLisa DaviesStephanie DavisKatja LerewLisa NowoslawskiDenise PetersAmelie PetersonCynthia PenarandaJenny Woodward

1999-00Christina AllegrettiMonica BagleyJen BralyStephanie DavisKatja Lerew

Lisa NowoslawskiCindy PenarandaDenise PetersKerri SparksChristene TranBridget WinstonJenny WoodwardVanessa Woodward

1998-99Christina AllegrettiMonica BagleyJen BralyAshley CobbLisa DaviesKatja LerewDenise PetersKerry SparksChristene TranKatrina TysonBridget WinstonJenny WoodwardVanessa Woodward 1997-98Christina AllegrettiMonica BagleyJen BralyAshley CobbLisa DaviesAndrea GrellKatja LerewErin MahoneyKerri SparksChristene TranKatrina TysonMichelle VetteJenny WoodwardVanessa Woodward

1996-97Monica BagleyAshley CobbTanya ScaliseChristene TranKatrina TysonVanessa Woodward

Conference USA Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or Better)

Conference USA Academic Medal Recipients (3.75 GPA or Better)

Danielle Blair (2007-10)Jen Braly (1998)

Pam Cooney (2006) Stephanie Davis (2002-03)Kirsten Ebert (2010, 2011)Abby Hackett (2010, 2011)

Stephanie Henderson (2010)Suzanna LaMotte (2003-05)

Katja Lerew (1998-2001)Johanna Liney (2011)

Allison Maynard (2002)Briana McCarty (2002-05)

Julie McFarlane (2004-06)Nicolette Nieves (2004)

Lisa Nowoslawski (2000-03)Denise Peters (1999-2001)

Erin Pincombe (2011)Abby Phillips (2010)

Pascale Pinard (2009-11)Daelyn Richards (2004)

Tanya Scalise (1997)Laura Skridulis (2003-06)Kerri Sparks (1998-2000)Allison Young (2009-11)

CJ Winship (2010)



Honors and AwardsAll-AmericansNasra Abdullah .................................. Soccer Buzz Freshman All-America - 2005Pam Cooney ........................................................ Jewish Sports Review - 2004, 2005Tara Kidwell .............................................. Soccer Buzz Honorable Mention - 2004Briana McCarty ......................................... Soccer Buzz Freshman All-America - 2001

NSCAA All-Region TeamMarie Yempuku ......................................................................................................2009Sally Palmer .................................................................................................. 2006, 2007Jill Porto ...................................................................................................... 2005, 2007Nasra Abdullah ..................................................................................................... 2005Jenny Rynders .........................................................................................................2004Briana McCarty .......................................................................................... 2003, 2004Tara Kidwell ...................................................................................... 2002, 2003, 2004Vanessa Woodward ......................................................................... 1997, 1998, 1999

SoccerBuzz All-Region TeamJill Porto ........................................................................................................ 2004, 2007Sally Palmer .............................................................................................................2006Jenny Rynders .........................................................................................................2004Tara Kidwell ...................................................................................... 2002, 2003, 2004Briana McCarty ................................................................................ 2001, 2003, 2004Denise Peters.......................................................................................................... 2001Vanessa Woodward .............................................................. 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

SoccerBuzz South Region All-Freshman TeamTiffini Turpin ..........................................................................................................2008Pam Cooney ........................................................................................................... 2003Briana McCarty ..................................................................................................... 2001

Soccer America Team of the WeekMarie Yempuku ........................................................................................ Sept. 8. 2009Jill Porto ..................................................................................................... Nov. 8, 2006Jenny Rynders ........................................................................................ Sept. 18, 2002Denise Peters............................................................................................. Oct. 1, 2000Christene Tran ........................................................................................ Oct. 21, 1997

SoccerBuzz Elite Team of the WeekTiffini Turpin ........................................................................................... Oct. 15, 2008Laura Richards .......................................................................................... Nov. 8, 2006Katie Forbis ........................................................................................... Sept. 20, 2005Sally Palmer .............................................................................................. Oct. 4, 2005Jenny Rynders .........................................................................................Nov. 12, 2004

Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week Tiffini Turpin......... .................................................................................. Oct. 31, 2011Laura McCalla......................................................................................... Aug. 30, 2010Tiffini Turpin .................................................................Oct. 13, 2008, Aug. 31, 2009Jill Porto ................................................................................................... Oct. 10, 2005Sally Palmer ............................................................................................... Oct. 3, 2005Tara Kidwell ....................................................................Oct. 11, 2004, Oct. 25, 2004Jill Knottek ............................................................................................. Sept. 22, 2003Jenny Rynders ........................................................................................ Sept. 16, 2002Denise Peters.................................................................... Oct. 9, 2000, Oct. 15, 2001Ashley Cobb ............................................................................................ Oct. 12, 1998Christene Tran ........................................................................................ Oct. 20, 1997Melissa Urbani ................................................................ Sept. 23, 1996, Oct. 6, 1997

Conference USA Defensive Player of the WeekCJ Winship... ............................................................................................ Oct. 17, 2011Kate Blankenship...........................................................Aug. 24, 2009, Oct. 25, 2010Marie Yempuku ........................................................................................ Sept. 7, 2009Katie Forbis ............................................................................................ Sept. 19, 2005Philo Mbong ............................................................................................ Sept. 6, 2005Katie Forbis .............................................................................................. Nov. 3, 2003Suzanna LaMotte ................................................................................... Sept. 16, 2002Lisa Nowoslawski ..................................................................................... Oct. 8, 2001Jen Braly .........................................................................Oct. 12, 1998, Aug. 30, 1999

Conference USA Freshman of the YearTiffini Turpin ..........................................................................................................2008Nasra Abdullah ...................................................................................................... 2005

Academic All-Americans

Danielle Blair ....................................................................................... CoSIDA - 2009Jill Porto ................................................................................................ NSCAA - 2007Briana McCarty ........................................................................ NSCAA - 2003, 2004 ......................................................................................................CoSIDA - 2003, 2004Lisa Nowoslawski ............................................................................ CoSIDA - 2001, 2002Denise Peters........................................................................................ NSCAA - 2001 ................................................................................................................ CoSIDA - 2001Vanessa Woodward ....................................................................................... CoSIDA - 2001 .................................................................................................................NSCAA - 1999

Conference USA All-Academic TeamPascale Pinard .........................................................................................................2010Allison Young .........................................................................................................2010Danielle Blair ............................................................................................... 2008, 2009

NCAA Woman of the Year NomineeDanielle Blair ..........................................................................................................2011 Lisa Nowoslawski .................................................................................................. 2003Vanessa Woodward .............................................................................................. 2000

NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipBriana McCarty ......................................................................................................2004Lisa Nowoslawski .................................................................................................. 2003

Conference USA Postgraduate ScholarshipDanielle Blair ..........................................................................................................2010Jill Porto ...................................................................................................................2008Briana McCarty ......................................................................................................2005Lisa Nowoslawski .................................................................................................. 2003Katja Lerew .............................................................................................................2001

Conference USA Women’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the YearDanielle Blair .................................................................................................... 2009-10Briana McCarty ................................................................................................ 2004-05Lisa Nowoslawski ............................................................................................ 2002-03Denise Peters.................................................................................................... 2001-02

Rhodes Scholar NomineeLisa Nowoslawski .................................................................................................. 2002Katja Lerew ............................................................................................................ 2000

NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-Region TeamPam Cooney ........................................................................................................... 2005Laura Skridulis ....................................................................................................... 2005Suzanna LaMotte ........................................................................................ 2003, 2004Briana McCarty .......................................................................................... 2003, 2004Jenny Rynders ........................................................................................................ 2003Cindy Penaranda ................................................................................................... 2002Lisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... 2001, 2002Stephanie Davis ..................................................................................................... 2001Denise Peters............................................................................................... 2000, 2001Bridget Winston ......................................................................................... 2000, 2001Katja Lerew ................................................................................................. 1999, 2000Jennifer Woodward ................................................................................... 1999, 2000Jen Braly ................................................................................................................. 2000Monica Bagley ....................................................................................................... 1999Vanessa Woodward ................................................................................... 1998, 1999

CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictDanielle Blair .....................................................................................2007, 2008, 2009Briana McCarty .......................................................................................... 2003, 2004Jenny Rynders ........................................................................................................ 2003Lisa Nowoslawski ....................................................................................... 2001, 2002Denise Peters.......................................................................................................... 2001Katja Lerew ............................................................................................................ 2000

Conference USA Women’s Soccer Team Academic AwardUAB (3.38 Team GPA) ........................................................................................ 1998

SoccerBuzz First-Year Program AwardsAll-National First-Team .................................................................. Shannon LarsonAll-National Second-Team ................................................................ Monica BagleyAll-National Second-Team .............................................................. Melissa UrbaniAll-National Third-Team ....................................................................Melody Bowes



Awards/Year-By-Year Results

2011 Team MVP... ................................................................................................Carolyn Polcari Offensive Player of the Year... ......................................................................Tiffini Turpin Defensive Player of the Year....... ................................................................Pascale Pinard

2010 Team MVP ................................................................................................Marie Yempuku Coaches Award ............................................................................................ Allison Young Most Improved Player ............................................................................... Allison Young

2009 Team MVP ............................................................... Danielle Blair, Marie Yempuku Coaches Award ..............................................................................................Danielle Blair Most Improved Player ............. Allison Belsterling, Emily Sinovich, Allison Young

2008 Team MVP ............................................................Nadine Liverpool, Tiffini Turpin Coaches Award.................................................................................. Caitlin Marple Most Improved Player......................................Carolyn Polcari, Natalie Watkins

2007 Team MVP .........................................................................Katie Henricks, Jill Porto Coaches Award...................................................................................... Sally Palmer Most Improved Player..........................................................................Toni Gockel

2006 Team MVP ......................................... Rachael Axon, Sally Palmer, Laura Richards Coaches Award..................................................................................Katie Henricks Most Improved Player..........................................................................Jenny Meyer

2005 Team MVP ...................................................................... Laura Skridulis, Jill Porto Coaches Award................................................................................. Laura Skridulis Most Improved Player........................................Philo Mbong, Nadine Liverpool

2004 Team MVP ............................................................................................ Tara Kidwell Coaches Award.........................................................Jana Brauer, Briana McCarty Most Improved Player.......................Jessica Barr, Sally Palmer, Laura Richards

2003 Team MVP ......................................... Tara Kidwell, Jill Knottek, Jenny Rynders Coaches Award.................................................. Leigh Burton, Suzanna LaMotte Most Improved Player..................................................................................... Team

2002 Team MVP ............................................................... Tara Kidwell, Jenny Rynders Coaches Award............................................. Lisa Nowoslawski, Melissa Sherrell Most Improved Player.................................................... Jana Brauer, Jill Knottek

2001 Team MVP ....................................................... Lisa Nowoslawski, Jenny Rynders Coaches Award......................................................................... Adrienne Suffridge Most Improved Player..................................................................................... Team

2000 Team MVP ................................................................................... Jenny Woodward Coaches Award................................................................................ Christene Tran Most Improved Player.................................................................. Jessica Samulski

1999 Team MVP ....................................................... Monica Bagley, Jenny Woodward Coaches Award...................................................................................... Katja Lerew Most Improved Player....................................................................... Denise Peters

1998 Team MVP ............................................................................... Vanessa Woodward Coaches Award................................................................................ Carrie Graham Most Improved Player................................................................ Jenny Woodward

1997 Team MVP ............................................................................... Vanessa Woodward Coaches Award.................................................................................. Katrina Tyson Most Improved Player............................................................................... Jen Braly

1996 Team MVP ........................................................................................ Jackie Adamec Coaches Award.................................................................. Christine Adamkowski Most Improved Player........................................................................... Abby Jones

UAB Team Awards 1996 - Coach: Paul Harbin (12-7-1, 5-4 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score8/30 Jacksonville W 7-09/2 at #17 Vanderbilt L 3-29/6 at Mississippi State L 2-0 (ot)9/8 Northwestern State W 9-09/11 Tennessee Tech W 5-09/13 at Jacksonville State W 8-09/20 at Saint Louis* W 1-09/22 at Memphis* W 4-39/27 at USF* W 6-19/29 Birmingham-Southern W 6-010/4 Cincinnati* L 3-010/6 Louisville* L 3-110/10 Auburn W 3-2 (ot)10/18 DePaul* W 2-010/20 Marquette* L 3-010/25 at Charlotte* L 5-110/27 Chattanooga W 8-010/30 at Alabama L 4-011/1 Tulane* W 6-211/7 vs. Saint Louis &! T 1-1* - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tournament ! - Lost to Saint Louis in PK 5-4

1997 - Coach: Paul Harbin (8-10-2, 5-4 C-USA)8/29 at SMU L 6-08/31 at Baylor L 8-19/5 at Vanderbilt L 4-19/12 Saint Louis* L 3-2 (ot)9/14 Memphis* L 1-09/19 Tulsa $ L 6-39/21 South Carolina $ W 4-39/26 at DePaul* W 2-09/28 at Marquette* L 3-29/30 Mississippi State (1) L 1-010/3 USF* W 2-010/5 Charlotte* L 2-110/14 Alabama W 5-210/17 at Cincinnati* W 2-110/19 at Louisville* W 2-1 (ot)10/24 at Auburn W 2-1 (ot)10/26 at Tulane* W 2-010/31 vs. Florida State L 1-011/5 vs. Saint Louis &! T 1-1 (ot)11/6 vs. Cincinnati &% T 2-2 (ot)* - C-USA contest; $ - UAB Nike Classic; (1) - Liberty Park; & - C-USA Tournament;! - UAB defeated Saint Louis in PK, 5-4; %- UAB lost to Cincinnati in PK, 4-3

1998 - Coach: Paul Harbin (12-6-2, 8-3 C-USA)9/1 Vanderbilt L 2-19/5 Creighton $ L 3-19/7 Marshall $ W 2-19/11 vs. Army W 3-29/13 at Columbia T 1-1 (ot)9/18 at Tulane* W 1-09/20 at Southern Miss* W 2-09/25 Marquette* W 1-0 (ot)9/27 DePaul* W 5-09/29 at Mississippi State W 2-110/2 at USF* L 3-010/4 at Charlotte* L 3-110/8 Auburn W 2-010/14 at Alabama T 1-1 (ot)10/16 at Houston* L 3-2 (ot)10/18 at Saint Louis* W 2-010/23 Cincinnati* W 1-010/25 Louisville* W 5-110/30 at Memphis* W 2-111/4 vs. Marquette & L 2-0$ - Powertel/UAB Classic; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tournament

1999 - Coach: Paul Harbin (10-10-1, 7-3-1 C-USA)8/27 Mississippi State W 2-08/29 at Vanderbilt L 1-09/3 at Colorado L 3-09/5 at Colorado College L 3-09/11 at Massachusetts $ L 1-09/12 vs. Harvard $ L 7-19/17 Southern Miss* (1) W 2-09/19 Tulane* (1) W 2-1 (ot)9/24 at DePaul* W 2-19/26 at Marquette* L 1-010/1 Charlotte* L 2-110/3 USF* W 1-010/8 Columbia L 2-010/15 Saint Louis* T 1-1 (2 ot)10/17 Houston* W 4-110/19 Alabama W 4-110/22 at Louisville* W 4-010/24 at Cincinnati* L 2-010/29 Memphis* W 2-010/31 at Auburn W 3-011/3 vs. Marquette & L 2-1$ - UMASS Classic; * - C-USA contest; (1) - Liberty Park; & - C-USA Tournament

2000 - Coach: Paul Harbin (3-14-2, 2-8-1 C-USA) 8/25 vs. Ohio & L 1-08/27 at Iowa State & T 0-0 (2ot)8/29 Jacksonville State W 2-09/5 at Virginia L 1-09/8 Marquette* $ L 1-09/10 at UTEP $ L 2-19/15 at USF* T 2-2 (2ot)9/17 at Charlotte* L 3-09/22 Auburn L 2-09/24 DePaul* L 3-19/29 at Southern Miss* L 3-210/1 at Tulane* L 3-010/7 Memphis* W 4-010/13 Cincinnati* L 2-110/15 Louisville* W 3-110/17 Vanderbilt L 4-110/20 at Houston* L 2-110/22 at Saint Louis* L 3-110/27 at Ole Miss L 3-0& - Iowa State Tournament; $ - UAB Nike Classic; * - C-USA contest

2001 - Coach: Paul Harbin (11-9, 7-3 C-USA)8/31 at Creighton L 2-19/2 at Nebraska L 2-19/7 Ole Miss % L 2-1 (2ot)9/9 Mississippi State % W 2-09/22 at Marquette* L 1-09/23 at DePaul* W 4-09/28 Cincinnati* L 2-19/30 North Carolina L 2-010/4 at Birmingham-Southern W 3-010/7 Louisville* W 3-010/12 Houston* W 3-110/14 TCU* W 2-1 (2ot)10/19 at Southern Miss* W 3-110/21 at Tulane* L 3-010/23 at Vanderbilt L 1-010/26 at Memphis* W 3-110/28 at Mercer W 2-011/2 at USF* W 3-111/7 vs. Tulane & W 3-011/8 vs. Cincinnati & L 2-0% - UAB Nike Classic; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tournament



Year-By-Year Results2002 - Coach: Paul Harbin (9-9-1, 5-5 C-USA)8/30 at Hawai’i $ T 1-1 (2ot)8/31 vs. Wyoming $ W 3-09/5 Vanderbilt L 4-29/8 at Auburn L 3-09/13 Georgia % W 3-2 (2ot)9/15 Massachusetts % W 5-19/20 at Alabama L 3-29/22 at Saint Louis* W 4-29/27 at Charlotte* L 4-3 (ot)9/29 at East Carolina* L 2-110/2 Marquette* L 3-210/6 at Virginia L 2-110/11 at Houston* W 1-010/13 at TCU* W 5-310/18 Tulane* W 3-010/20 at Memphis* L 1-010/25 Jackson State W 9-010/27 USF* L 2-1 (2ot)11/1 Southern Miss* W 3-0$ - OHANA No Ka Oi Tourney; % - UAB Nike Classic; * - C-USA contest

2003 - Coach: Paul Harbin (13-5-1, 8-2 C-USA)8/29 #17 Auburn L 3-08/31 Alabama W 2-19/5 vs. Furman $ W 1-09/7 at #19 Clemson $ L 4-09/12 South Alabama % W 2-09/14 Georgia Southern % W 2-1 (ot)9/19 at Charlotte* W 2-19/21 at Louisville* W 3-09/26 Cincinnati* W 2-09/28 DePaul* L 2-1 (2ot)10/10 at Southern Miss* W 3-010/12 at Tulane* L 4-3 (ot)10/17 Houston* W 1-010/19 Birmingham-Southern W 2-010/24 TCU* W 1-010/26 Memphis* W 2-110/31 at USF* W 2-011/5 at Charlotte &! T 1-111/6 vs. Saint Louis & L 3-0$ - Clemson Tournament; % - UAB Nike Tour-nament; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tourna-ment; ! - Defeated Charlotte in PK, 3-0

2004 - Coach: Paul Harbin (16-6-1, 8-2 C-USA)8/27 Jacksonville State W 6-28/29 at #23 Auburn L 3-19/3 UCF $ T 1-1 (2ot)9/5 Vanderbilt $ W 2-19/10 vs. #4 Washington % L 1-09/12 at #7 Portland % L 3-09/21 at Alabama W 3-19/24 Cincinnati* W 2-09/26 Louisville* L 1-010/2 at USF* W 3-010/5 at Birmingham-Southern W 2-010/8 at Tulane* W 3-210/10 at Southern Miss* W 4-010/15 Saint Louis* L 4-110/17 Memphis* W 2-110/22 at TCU* W 2-010/24 at Houston* W 8-010/29 DePaul W 7-211/3 vs. Memphis & W 4-111/4 vs. Marquette & W 2-011/6 at Saint Louis & W 2-111/12 vs. Wake Forest ! W 2-011/14 vs. Tennessee ! L 1-0$ - UAB Nike Classic; % - Portland Nike Tourna-ment; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tourna-ment; ! - NCAA Tournament

2005 - Coach: Paul Harbin (8-10-1, 4-4-1 C-USA)8/26 at Jacksonville State W 3-08/28 at Nebraska L 4-09/2 Kennesaw State $ L 2-09/4 Louisville $ W 1-09/9 at Alabama W 3-29/11 Vanderbilt L 1-09/16 at Duke % L 1-09/18 vs. North Carolina % L 4-09/23 Birmingham-Southern W 4-19/30 UTEP* T 3-3 (2ot)10/2 Tulane* W 3-210/7 at Marshall* W 6-010/9 at East Carolina* W 2-110/14 at Memphis* L 1-010/21 Southern Miss* W 1-0 (2ot)10/23 UCF* L 2-1 (ot)10/28 at SMU* L 4-010/30 at Tulsa* L 2-011/2 at Rice & L 1-0$ - UAB Nike Classic; % - Duke Adidas Classic; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tournament

2006 - Coach: Paul Harbin (8-12-1, 4-5-0 C-USA)8/25 at Clemson L 1-09/1 vs. CSU-Northridge $ L 1-09/3 at Oregon State $ L 5-19/8 #12 Duke % L 2-09/10 Alabama % W 1-0 (2ot)9/15 at Vanderbilt L 2-09/17 Mercer W 1-09/25 at Birmingham-Southern L 2-19/29 Marshall* W 3-210/1 East Carolina* W 1-0 (ot)10/6 at Southern Miss* W 1-0 (ot)10/8 at UCF* L 2-010/13 at UTEP* L 3-210/15 at Colorado College* L 2-1 (ot)10/20 Houston* L 1-010/22 Rice* W 3-110/27 Memphis* L 4-211/1 vs. UCF & W 2-1 (2ot)11/3 vs. Memphis & T 0-0 (2ot)11/5 vs. Colorado College & W 3-211/10 at #23 Tennessee ! L 4-0$ - Oregon State Tournament; % - UAB Nike Classic; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tourna-ment; ! - NCAA Tournament

2007 - Coach: Paul Harbin (9-8-2, 5-3-1 C-USA)8/31 at Mercer $ T 0-0 (2ot)9/2 vs. Georgia State $ W 2-09/7 Vanderbilt W 2-19/9 Ole Miss W 1-09/14 vs. St. Mary’s % W 1-09/16 vs. Gonzaga % L 2-19/21 at Kennesaw State L 1-09/23 at Samford L 2-1 (ot)9/28 at Evansville L 3-010/5 at Memphis * L 2-1 (ot)10/12 at Rice * L 2-110/14 at Houston * W 5-010/19 SMU * W 3-110/21 Tulsa * W 2-010/26 UCF * W 2-010/28 Southern Miss * L 1-011/2 at East Carolina * T 0-0 (2ot)11/4 at Marshall * W 3-011/7 vs. #5 Rice & L 1-0$ - LQ Cup; % - Vanderbilt Classic; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tournament

2008 - Coach: Paul Harbin (7-11-2, 5-4-2 C-USA)8/22 at Clemson L 1-08/24 at Auburn L 1-08/29 USF L 1-09/5 at #20 Kansas L 5-29/7 at Nebraska L 3-09/12 Wright State $ W 1-0 (ot)9/14 Samford $ W 1-09/21 at Vanderbilt L 4-19/26 UCF * W 4-19/28 Southern Miss * L 1-0 (ot)10/3 at Colorado College * L 4-010/5 at UTEP * L 2-110/10 Rice * W 5-210/12 Houston * W 4-110/17 at Tulsa * T 1-1 (2ot)10/19 at SMU * W 2-110/24 East Carolina * T 2-2 (2ot)10/26 at Marshall * W 2-110/30 Memphis * L 2-111/5 vs. Memphis & L 2-0 $ - UAB Nike Classic; * - C-USA contest;& - C-USA Tournament

2009 - Coach: Paul Harbin (11-7-3, 5-4-2 C-USA)8/21 at Alabama W 2-08/23 Ole Miss W 1-08/28 Belmont W 1-08/30 Clemson W 3-2 (2ot)9/4 at Hawaii $ W 2-09/5 vs. Pacific $ W 2-19/13 at #4 Florida State L 8-09/19 #8 Wake Forest L 1-09/25 at #20 UCF* L 3-19/27 at Southern Miss* W 1-010/2 Colorado College* L 2-010/4 UTEP* W 1-0 (ot)10/9 at Rice* W 2-110/11 at Houston* T 1-1 (2ot)10/16 Tulsa* W 2-010/18 SMU* L 1-010/23 at East Carolina* T 1-1 (2ot)10/25 at Marshall* L 1-0 (2ot)10/29 at Memphis* W 2-1 (ot)11/4 vs. UTEP & T 1-1 (2ot)11/6 vs. UCF & L 1-0$ - Outrigger Hotel & Resorts Soccer Classic; * - C-USA contest; & - C-USA Tournament

2010 - Coach: Paul Harbin (8-9-2, 4-5-2 C-USA)8/20 Vanderbilt L 5-18/22 Alabama L 1-08/27 at Mississippi State W 3-08/29 at Mississippi W 3-19/3 Western Carolina W 3-29/05 at Samford L 1-09/9 Middle Tennessee L 2-19/13 North Florida W 3-29/24 at UTEP * L 3-19/26 at Colorado College * T 1-1 (2ot)10/1 Southern Miss * W 6-010/3 UCF * L 3-210/8 Marshall * W 1-0 (ot)10/10 East Carolina * T 1-1 (2ot)10/15 at SMU * L 3-110/17 at Tulsa * L, 4-110/22 Houston * W 2-010/24 Rice * W 1-010/28 at Memphis * L 2-1* - C-USA contest

2011 - Coach: Harold Warren (6-12-1, 3-7-1 C-USA)8/19 at Oklahoma L 5-08/21 at #7 Oklahoma State L 4-18/26 SAMFORD W 1-09/2 at Belmont W 3-2 (2ot)9/4 FLORIDA STATE L 4-09/9 at Alabama L 1-09/11 at Kennesaw State L 4-19/17 OLE MISS W 4-29/23 at Rice L 4-09/25 at Houston L 2-110/2 at Marshall T 1-1 (2ot)10/7 TULSA L 3-010/9 SMU L 2-110/14 COLORADO COL. W 1-010/16 UTEP W 1-010/21 at UCF L 1-010/23 at Southern Miss. L 2-1 (ot)10/27 #8 Memphis L 2-010/30 at East Carolina W 3-2 (2ot)* - C-USA contest



All-Time Series Recordsvs. Alabama - UAB leads 7-4-11996 Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 4-01997 BIRMINGHAM W, 5-21998 Tuscaloosa, Ala. T, 1-11999 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-12002 Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 3-22003 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-12004 Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 3-12005 Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 3-22006 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0 (2ot)2009 Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 2-02010 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-02011 Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 1-0

vs. Army - UAB leads 1-01998 New York, N.Y. W, 3-2 vs. Auburn - UAB trails 4-51996 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-2 (ot)1997 Auburn, Ala. W, 2-1 (ot)1998 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-01999 Auburn, Ala. W, 3-02000 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-02002 Auburn, Ala. L, 3-02003 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-02004 Auburn, Ala. L, 3-12008 Auburn, Ala. L, 1-0

vs. Baylor - UAB trails 0-11997 Waco, Texas L, 8-1

vs. Belmont - UAB leads 1-02011 Nashville, Tenn. W, 3-2 (ot)

v s . B i r m i n g h a m - S o u t h -ern - UAB leads 5-11996 BIRMINGHAM W, 6-02001 Birmingham, Ala. W, 3-02003 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02004 Birmingham, Ala. W, 2-02005 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-12006 Birmingham, Ala. L, 2-1

vs. CSU-Northridge - UAB trails 0-12006 Corvallis, Ore. L, 1-0

vs. Charlotte - UAB trails 1-6-11996 Charlotte, N.C. L, 5-11997 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-11998 Charlotte, N.C. L, 3-11999 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-12000 Charlotte, N.C. L, 3-02002 Charlotte, N.C. L, 4-3 (ot)2003 Charlotte, N.C. W, 2-12003 Charlotte, N.C. T, 1-1

vs. Chattanooga - UAB leads 1-01996 BIRMINGHAM W, 8-0

vs. Cincinnati - UAB trails 4-51996 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-01997 Cincinnati, Ohio W, 2-11998 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-01999 Cincinnati, Ohio L, 2-02000 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-1

2001 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-12001 Milwaukee, Wis. L, 2-02003 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02004 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-0

vs. Clemson - UAB trails 3-12003 Clemson, S.C. L, 4-02006 Clemson, S.C. L, 1-02008 Clemson, S.C. L, 1-02009 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-2 (2ot)

vs. Colorado - UAB trails 0-11999 Boulder, Colo. L, 3-0

vs. Colorado College - UAB trails 2-4-11999 Colorado Springs, Colo. L, 3-02006 Colorado Springs, Colo. L, 2-1 (ot)2006 Dallas, Texas W, 3-22008 Colorado Springs, Colo. L, 4-0 2009 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-02010 C o l o r a d o Springs, Colo. T, 1-1 (2ot)2011 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0

vs. Columbia - UAB trails 0-1-11998 New York, N.Y. T, 1-11999 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-0

vs. Creighton - UAB trails 0-2 1998 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-12001 Omaha, Neb. L, 2-1

vs. DePaul - UAB leads 6-21996 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-01997 Chicago, Ill. W, 2-01998 BIRMINGHAM W, 5-01999 Chicago, Ill. W, 2-12000 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-12001 Chicago, Ill. W, 4-02003 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-1 (ot)2004 BIRMINGHAM W, 7-2

vs. Duke - UAB trails 0-22005 Durham, N.C. L, 1-02006 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-0

vs. East Carolina - UAB leads 3-1-42002 Greenville, N.C. L, 2-12005 Greenville, N.C. W, 2-12006 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0 (ot)2007 Greenville, N.C. T, 0-0 (2ot)2008 BIRMINGHAM T, 2-2 (2ot)2009 Greenville, N.C. T, 1-1 (2ot)2010 BIRMINGHAM T, 1-1 (2ot)2011 Greenville, N.C. W, 3-2 (2ot)

vs. Evansville - UAB trails 0-12007 Evansville, Ind. L, 3-0

vs. Florida State - UAB trails 0-31997 Knoxville, Tenn. L, 1-02009 Tallahassee, Fla. L, 8-02011 BIRMINGHAM L, 4-0

vs. Furman - UAB leads 1-0

2003 Clemson, S.C. W, 1-0

vs. Georgia - UAB leads 1-02002 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-2 (2ot)

vs. Georgia State - UAB leads 1-02007 Macon, Ga. W, 2-0

vs. Georgia Southern - UAB leads 1-02003 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-1 (ot)

vs. Gonzaga - UAB trails 0-12007 Nashville, Tenn. L, 2-1

vs. Harvard - UAB trails 0-11999 Amherst, Mass. L, 7-1

vs. Hawai’i - UAB leads 1-0-12002 Honolulu, Hawai’i T, 1-1 (2ot)2009 Honolulu, Hawai’i W, 2-0

vs. Houston - UAB leads 8-4-11998 Houston, Texas L, 3-21999 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-12000 Houston, Texas L, 2-12001 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-12002 Houston, Texas W, 1-02003 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-02004 Houston, Texas W, 8-02006 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-02007 Houston, Texas W, 5-02008 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-12009 Houston, Texas T, 1-1 (2ot)2010 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-0 2011 Houston, Texas L, 2-1

vs. Iowa State - Series tied at 0-0-12000 Ames, Iowa T, 0-0

vs. Jacksonville - UAB leads 1-01996 BIRMINGHAM W, 7-0

vs. Jackson State - UAB leads 1-02002 BIRMINGHAM W, 9-0

vs. Jacksonville State - UAB leads 4-01996 Jacksonville, Ala. W, 8-0 2000 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02004 BIRMINGHAM W, 6-22005 Jacksonville, Ala. W, 3-0

vs. Kansas - UAB trails 0-12008 Lawrence, Kan. L, 5-2

vs. Kennesaw State - UAB trails 0-32005 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-02007 Kennesaw, Ga. L, 1-0 2011 Kennesaw, Ga. L, 4-1

vs. Louisville - UAB leads 7-21996 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-11997 Louisville, Ky. W, 2-1 (ot)1998 BIRMINGHAM W, 5-11999 Louisville, Ky. W, 4-02000 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-1

2001 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-02003 Louisville, Ky. W, 3-02004 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-02005 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0

vs. Marquette - UAB trails 2-81996 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-01997 Milwaukee, Wis. L, 3-21998 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-01998 Dallas, Texas L, 2-01999 Milwaukee, Wis. L, 1-01999 Farmer’s Branch, Texas L, 2-12000 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-02001 Milwaukee, Wis. L, 1-02002 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-22004 St. Louis, Mo. W, 2-0

vs. Marshall - UAB leads 6-1-11998 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-12005 Huntington, W.Va. W, 6-02006 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-22007 Huntington, W. Va. W, 3-02008 Huntington, W. Va. W, 2-12009 Huntington, W. Va. L, 1-0 (2ot)2010 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0 (ot)2011 Huntington, W. Va. T, 1-1 (2ot)

vs. UMass - Series tied at 1-11999 Amherst, Mass. L, 1-02002 BIRMINGHAM W, 5-1

vs. Memphis - UAB trails 8-9-11996 Memphis, Tenn. W, 4-31997 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-01998 Memphis, Tenn. W, 2-11999 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02000 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-02001 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-12002 Memphis, Tenn. L, 1-02003 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-12004 BIRMIMGHAM W, 2-12005 Memphis, Tenn. L, 1-02006 BIRMINGHAM L, 4-22006 Dallas, Texas T, 0-02007 Memphis, Tenn. L, 2-1 (ot)2008 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-12008 Houston, Texas L, 2-02009 Memphis, Tenn. W, 2-1 (ot)2010 Memphis, Tenn. L, 2-12011 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-0

vs. Mercer - UAB leads 2-0-12001 Macon, Ga. W, 2-02006 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-02007 Macon, Ga. T, 0-0 (2ot)

vs. Middle Tennessee - UAB trails 0-12010 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-1



All-Time Series Recordsvs. Mississippi - UAB leads 4-22000 Oxford, Miss. L, 3-02001 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-1 (2ot)2007 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-02009 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-02010 Oxford, Miss. W, 3-1 2011 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-2

vs. Mississippi State - UAB leads 4-21996 Starkville, Miss. L, 2-0 (ot)1997 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-01998 Starkville, Miss. W, 2-11999 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02001 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02010 Starkville, Miss. W, 3-0

vs. Nebraska - UAB trails 0-32001 Lincoln, Neb. L, 2-12005 Lincoln, Neb. L, 4-02008 Lincoln, Neb. L, 3-0

vs. North Carolina - UAB trails 0-22001 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-02005 Durham, N.C. L, 4-0

vs. North Florida - UAB leads 1-02010 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-2

vs. Northwestern State - UAB leads 1-01996 BIRMINGHAM W, 9-0

vs. Ohio - UAB trails 0-12000 Ames, Iowa L, 1-0

vs. Oklahoma - UAB trails 0-12011 Norman, Okla. L, 5-0

vs. Oklahoma State - UAB trails 0-12011 Stillwater, Okla. L 4-1

vs. Oregon State - UAB trails 0-12006 Corvallis, Ore. L, 5-1

vs. Pacific - UAB leads 1-02009 Honolulu, Hawai’i W, 2-1

vs. Rice - Series is tied at 4-42005 Houston, Texas L, 1-02006 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-12007 Houston, Texas L, 2-12007 El Paso, Texas L, 1-02008 BIRMINGHAM W, 5-22009 Houston, Texas W, 2-12010 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0 2011 Houston, Texas L, 4-0

vs. Saint Louis - Series tied at 4-4-31996 St. Louis, Mo. W, 1-01996 Charlotte, N.C. T, 1-1 (ot)1997 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-2 (ot)1997 St. Louis, Mo. T, 1-1 (ot)1998 St. Louis, Mo. W, 2-01999 BIRMINGHAM T, 1-1 (2ot)2000 St. Louis, Mo. L, 3-1

2002 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-22003 Charlotte, N.C. L, 3-02004 BIRMIINGHAM L, 4-12004 St. Louis, Mo. W, 2-1

vs. Samford - Series is tied at 2-22007 Birmingham, Ala. L, 2-1 (ot)2008 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-02010 Birmingham, Ala. L, 1-0 2011 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0

vs. South Alabama - UAB leads 1-02003 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-0

vs. South Carolina - UAB leads 1-01997 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-3

vs. SMU - UAB trails 2-51997 Dallas, Texas L, 6-02005 Dallas, Texas L, 4-02007 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-12008 Dallas, Texas W, 2-12009 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-02010 Dallas, Texas L, 3-12011 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-1

vs. Southern Miss - UAB leads 10-41998 Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 2-01999 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02000 Hattiesburg, Miss. L, 3-22001 Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 3-12002 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-02003 Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 3-02004 Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 4-02005 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0 (2ot)2006 Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 1-0 (ot)2007 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-02008 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-0 (ot)2009 Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 1-02010 BIRMINGHAM W, 6-02011 Hattiesburg, Miss. L 2-1 (ot)

vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.) - UAB leads 1-02007 Nashville, Tenn. W, 1-0

vs. TCU - UAB leads 4-02001 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-1 (2ot)2002 Fort Worth, Texas W, 5-32003 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-02004 Fort Worth, Texas W, 2-0

vs. Tennessee - UAB trails 0-12006 Knoxville, Tenn. L, 4-0

vs. Tennessee Tech - UAB leads 1-01996 BIRMINGHAM W, 5-0

vs. Tulane - UAB leads 8-31996 BIRMINGHAM W, 6-21997 New Orleans, La. W, 2-01998 New Orleans, La. W, 1-01999 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-1 (ot)2000 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-02001 New Orleans, La. L, 3-0

2001 Milwaukee, Wis. W, 3-02002 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-02003 New Orleans, La. L, 4-3 (ot)2004 New Orleams, La. W, 3-22005 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-2

vs. Tulsa - UAB trails, 2-4-11997 BIRMINGHAM L, 6-32005 Tulsa, Okla. L, 2-02007 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02008 Tulsa, Okla. T, 1-1 (2ot)2009 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02010 Tulsa, Okla. L, 4-12011 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-0

vs. UCF - UAB trails, 3-62005 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-1 (ot)2006 Orlando, Fla. L, 2-02006 Dallas, Texas W, 2-1 (2ot)2007 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-02008 BIRMINGHAM W, 4-12009 Orlando, Fla. L, 3-12009 Dallas, Texas L, 1-02010 BIRMINGHAM L, 3-22011 Orlando, Fla. L, 1-0

vs. USF - UAB leads 6-3-11996 Tampa, Fla. W, 6-11997 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-01998 Tampa, Fla. L, 3-01999 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-02000 Tampa, Fla. T, 2-22001 Tampa, Fla. W, 3-12002 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-1 (2ot)2003 Tampa, Fla. W, 2-02004 Tampa, Fla. W, 3-02008 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-0

vs. UTEP - UAB trails 2-4-22000 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-12005 BIRMINGHAM T, 3-32006 El Paso, Texas L, 3-22008 El Paso, Texas L, 2-12009 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0 (ot)2009 Dallas, Texas T, 1-1 (2ot)2010 El Paso, Texas L, 3-12011 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0

vs. Vanderbilt - UAB trails 2-111996 Nashville, Tenn. L, 3-21997 Nashville, Tenn. L, 4-11998 BIRMINGHAM L, 2-11999 Nashville, Tenn. L, 1-02000 BIRMINGHAM L, 4-12001 Nashville, Tenn. L, 1-02002 BIRMINGHAM L, 4-22004 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-12005 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-02006 Nashville, Tenn. L, 2-02007 BIRMINGHAM W, 2-12008 Nashville, Tenn. L, 4-12010 BIRMINGHAM L, 5-1

vs. Virginia - UAB trails 0-22000 Charlottesville, Va. L, 1-0

2002 Charlottesville, Va. L, 2-1

vs. Wake Forest - UAB trails 0-12009 BIRMINGHAM L, 1-0

vs. Western Carolina - UAB leads 1-02010 BIRMINGHAM W, 3-2

vs. Wright State - UAB leads 1-02008 BIRMINGHAM W, 1-0 (ot)

vs. Wyoming - UAB leads 1-02002 Honolulu, Hawai’i W, 3-0



All-Time RosterAABDULLAH, Nasra, 2005, Fjellhamer, NorwayADAMEC, Jackie, 1996, St. Louis, MoADAMKOWSKI, Christine, 1996-97, Toms River, N.J.ALLEGRETTI, Christina, 1997-99, Gulf Breeze, Fla.AUCHTER, Allison, 2006-08, Atlanta, Ga.AXON, Rachael, 2006, London, England

BBAGLEY, Monica, 1996-99, Sarasota, Fla.BARR, Jessica, 2001-04, Dallas, TexasBARSALONA, Danya, 2006-09, Stoney Creek, Ontario, CanadaBELLARE, Maureen, 2007-08, Hattiesburg, Miss.BELSTERLING, Allison, 2007-10, Montgomery, Ala.BICE, Carlye, 2009-10, Guntersville, Ala.BLAIR, Danielle, 2006-09, Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaBLANKENSHIP, Kate, 2007-10, Macon, Ga.BOLLES, Ali, 2004, Atlantic Beach, Fla.BOSSCHER, Liz, 2002-04, Louisville, Ky.BOWES, Melody, 1996-98, Katy, TexasBRADFORD, Sam, 2009-, Covington, Ky.BRALY, Jen, 1997-00, Denver, Colo.BRAUER, Jana, 2001-04, Ormond Beach, Fla.BRAZIEL, Alexis, 2009-10, Southington, Conn.BURTON, Leigh, 2002-03, 2006, Dothan, Ala.

CCALALANG, Jennifer, 2000-03, Orlando, Fla.CARANTO, Jan, 1996-98, Pelham, Ala.CHAPMAN, Allysha, 2007, Courtice, Ontario, CanadaCHENOWETH, Celine, 2002, Birmingham, Ala.COBB, Ashley, 1996-98, Evansville, Ind.COLLINS, Megan, 2011-, Montgomery, Ala.COMBS, Mary Catherine, Lexigton, Ky.COONEY, Pam, 2003-05, Katy, Texas

DDAVIES, Lisa, 1997-00, New Glascow, Nova ScotiaDAVIS, Jennifer, 2005, Covington, La.DAVIS, Stephanie, 1999-02, Huntsville, Ala.DISKO, Aimey, 2001-02, Birmingham, Ala.

EEBERT, Kirsten, 2009-, Suwanee, Ga.EBY, Cara, 2009-, Huber Heights, Ohio

FFORBIS, Katie, 2003-06, Memphis, Tenn.

GGARCIA, Becky, 2002-05, Tulsa, Okla.GETZINGER, Katie, 2011, Haddonfield, GOCKEL, Toni, 2006-09, Gadsden, Ala.GRAHAM, Carrie, 1998, Dallas, TexasGRELL, Andrea, 1997, Eaglecrest, Colo.

HHACKETT, Abby, 2009-10, Louisville, Ky.HANEY, Morgan, 2007-10, Sylacauga, Ala.HARTIGAN, Justine, 2007-08, Melrose, Mass.HARDISON, Mariana, 2011, El Cajon, Calif.HARRISON, Kari, 1997-98, Broken Arrow, Okla.HARTWELL, Bailey, 2005, Hoover, Ala.HENDERSON, Stephanie, 2009-10, Baton Rouge, La.HENRICKS, Katie, 2004-07, Leeds, Ala.HERMANS, Marlijn, 2009, Pietersbierum, The NetherlandsHOOPER, Sarah, 2011, Hemet, Calif.

JJONES, Abby, 1996-97, Rochester, N.Y.

KKAUKA, Jasmine, 2009-, Kane’ohe, HawaiiKIDWELL, Tara, 2001-04, Leesburg, Va.KNOTTEK, Jill, 2000-03, Midland, Texas

KRUSE, Maile, 2000, Crowley, Texas

LLaMOTTE, Suzanna, 2001-04, Dallas, TexasLARSON, Shannon, 1996, Churchville, N.Y.LEMKE, Janet, 1999-01, Marietta, Ga.LEREW, Anna, 1999, Wichita Falls, TexasLEREW, Katja, 1997-00, Wichita Falls, TexasLINEY, Johanna, 2011-, Marietta, Ga.LIVERPOOL, Nadine, 2005-08, Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaLOWSTETT, Cecilia, 1996, Stockholm, Sweden

MMAHONEY, Erin, 1997-98, Kingwood, TexasMARCOUILLER, Leslie, 2002-03, Marietta, Ga.MARPLE, Caitlin, 2005-08, Yorktown, Va.MARTORANA, Anna, 2005, Middleburg, Fla.MAYNARD, Allison, 2001, Lilburn, Ga.MBONG, Philo, 2003-06, Norman, Okla.McCARTY, Briana, 2001-04, Lawrenceville, Ga.McCALLA, Laura, 2008-10, Fayetteville, Ga.McFARLANE, Julie, 2003-06, Greenville, S.C.McGOWAN, Emily, 1996, Boise, IdahoMEYER, Jenny, 2003-07, Orlando, Fla.MIDDLETON, Lauren, 2009, Trussville, Ala.MURPHY, Taylor, 2011, Elkton, Md.

NNEALE, Carrie, 1997, Irving, TexasNICHOLS, Sheridan, 1997, Lake Oswego, Ore.NIEVES, Nicolette, 2003-04, Birmingham, Ala.NOWOSLAWSKI, Lisa, 1999-02, Melbourne, Fla.

PPALMER, Sally, 2004-07, Tyler, TexasPARK, Ashley, 2007-08, Honolulu, HawaiiPENARANDA, Cindy, 1999-02, Huntsville, Ala.PETERS, Denise, 1998-01, Jacksonville, Ala.PETERS, Sarah Nicole, 2008, Grayson, Ga.PETERSON, Amelie, 2000, Hattiesburg, Miss.PHILLIPS, Abby, 2009-, Huntsville, Ala.PINARD, Pascale, 2008-11, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, CanadaPINCOMBE, Erin, 2010-, Peachtree City, Ga.POLCARI, Carolyn, 2008-11, Richardson, TexasPORTO, Jill, 2004-07, Woodbridge, Va.

RRICHARDS, Daelyn, 2004-05, Portland, Ore.RICHARDS, Laura, 2003-06, Oakville, OntarioRICHARDSON, Devon, 2001, Richardson, TexasRUSSELL, Ayana, 2008-09, Las Lomas, TrinidadRYNDERS, Jenny, 2001-04, Marietta, Ga.

SSAMULSKI, Jessica, 2000-03, Columbia, S.C.SCALISE, Tanya, 1996, Chattanooga, Tenn.SELF, Janet, 2007-08, Madison, Miss.SHAW, Heather, 2009, Centerpoint, Ala.SHERRELL, Melissa, 1999-2002, Balch Springs, TexasSINOVICH, Emily, 2009-10, O’Fallon, Mo.SKRIDULIS, Laura, 2002-05, Madison, Ala.SMITH, Emma Jane, 2009-, Jacksonville, Fla.SPARKS, Kerri, 1997-00, Birmingham, Ala.SUFFRIDGE, Adrienne, 1999-2002, Columbia, S.C.SUTTON, Alexis, 2001, West Columbia, S.C.

TTRAN, Christene, 1996-98, 2000, Mesquite, TexasTURPIN, Tiffini, 2008-11, Birmingham, Ala.TYSON, Katrina, 1996-99, Huntsville, Ala.

UURBANI, Melissa, 1996-99, St. Louis, Mo.

VVETTE, Michelle, 1997, Overland Park, Kan.

WWALDROP, Kim, 2000, Birmingham, Ala.WALTERS, Camille, 2009-, Nashville, Tenn.WATKINS, Natalie, 2008, Granbury, TexasWEBB, Deidra, 2001, Lacey’s Springs, Ala.WILLIAMS, Jennifer, 2003-06, Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaWINSHIP, C.J., 2009-11. Ridgeland, Miss.WINSTON, Bridget, 1998-01, Dallas, TexasWINTHER, Abby, 2005, Hoover, Ala.WOODWARD, Jenny, 1997-00, Dallas, TexasWOODWARD, Vanessa, 1996-99, Dallas, Texas

YYEMPUKU, Marie, 2007-10, Honolulu, HawaiiYOUNG, Allison, 2008-11, Evansville, Ind.- Current Players in Bold

Team Captains1996 .............................................................. Jackie Adamec ..........................................................Christine Adamkowski ............................................................... Vanessa Woodward

1997 ................................................ Christine Adamkowski ............................................................... Vanessa Woodward

1998 .............................................................. Monica Bagley ............................................................................. Katja Lerew ......................................................................... Katrina Tyson ............................................................... Vanessa Woodward

1999 ................................................................... Katja Lerew ............................................................... Vanessa Woodward

2000 ................................................................... Katja Lerew ................................................................... Jenny Woodward

2001 ................................................................ Denise Peters .......................................................................Melissa Sherrell ..................................................................... Bridget Winston

2002 ......................................................... Lisa Nowoslawski .......................................................................Melissa Sherrell

2003 .................................................................... Jill Knottek ............................................................................Tara Kidwell ...................................................................... Jessica Samulski

2004 ...................................................................Tara Kidwell .........................................................................Jenny Rynders

2005 .............................................................. Laura Skridulis .................................................................. Jennifer Williams

2006 ....................................................................Katie Forbis ........................................................................Laura Richards ................................................................... Jennifer Williams

2007 ............................................................... Katie Henricks .............................................................................Sally Palmer

2008 ...........................................................Nadine Liverpool .........................................................................Caitlin Marple ......................................................................Marie Yempuku

2009 ................................................................. Danielle Blair ....................................................................Kate Blankenship ......................................................................Marie Yempuku

2010 ...........................................................Kate Blankenship ......................................................................Marie Yempuku

2011.... ............................................................Pascale Pinard.... ......................................................................Tiffini Turpin



Women’s Soccer Offices

Top left: Lounge area located in the soccer offices of the Ullman building.Top right: Inside the lounge, photos honoring UAB’s All-Americans.Bottom left: These three trophies are on display in the lounge. From left to right, they are the 2004 C-USA Tournament Champion, the 2006 C-USA Tournament Champion and the 2003 C-USA Cham-pion trophies.Middle right: The other half of the lounge features the C-USA standings and championship trophies.Bottom right: These photos are located on the wall just outside the women’s soccer offices. They show the rings given to the student-athletes for each C-USA title UAB has won.



Women’s Soccer Locker Room

Top left: The spacious locker room features restrooms, show-ers, dry erase board, flat panel television and leather couch.Top right: This locker shows all three of UAB’s uniforms worn during last season. Middle left: The hallway leading into the locker room displays photos of the team captains from each year. On the back side of the door is one of the program’s mottos: “We all walk through this door together.”Bottom left and right: These photos show an array of gear worn on game day.



This is UAB SoccerUAB was a great place to further my athletic and academic career. They provide you with the tools to succeed and compete at the highest level. I had the time of my life and have gained life-long friends from the experience. -- Jenny Rynders, 2001-04

Since the inception of UAB women’s soccer in 1996, the program has experienced tremendous growth. Former head coach Paul Harbin was with the pro-gram for 15 years and built the team from ground up. It is now head coach Harold Warren’s task to take the team to the next level and further develop this rapidly-growing program.

Birmingham is a veritable soccer hot bed. From the 1996 Olympics to World Cup qualifiers, and from U.S. National Team friendly play for both men and women to MLS squads, many of the elite players and fans in the world have paid Birmingham a visit. The city and UAB have left an indelible mark on the soc-cer world. In the last five years, West Campus Field has hosted the U.S. Men’s National Team and U-17 squad, the Birmingham International Festival and the Colorado Rapids of MLS. Legion Field has seen national teams from Brazil, Ecuador, England, Gua-temala and Tunisia.

It was important to me to be in a culturally-diverse environment during my college experience. I also wanted to be in an environ-ment that would challenge me both on the field and in the class-room. During my four years as a Blazer, I gained tremendous life experience in being pushed beyond my limits to pursue excellence. And even more important than these, I gained life-long friend-ships. If I had to do it all over again, I would not change a thing. -- Katie Forbis, 2003-06



Conference USAFrom its beginning in 1994, Conference USA’s dedication to excellence has been the league’s guiding principle and remains a common thread today and for a promising future. As we enter the 2012-13 season, C-USA is home to 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men’s and women’s programs that are immersed in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, we are committed to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our communities.

These C-USA institutions all sponsor Division I-A football, along with several other men’s and women’s athletic programs that compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 20 sports - nine for men (baseball,

basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 11 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball).

The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom.

C-USA annually awards 12 postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Conference USA also added a Spirit of Service Award, recognizing student-athletes three times a year for a combination of significant community service efforts, good academic standing and participa-tion in their elected sport.

SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELDConference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation.

Football• 67 teams have earned bowl bids • Member of the Bowl Championship Series• Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Military Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl and the TicketCity Bowl

Men’s Basketball• Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country• 102 postseason teams (49 NCAA, 41 NIT, 6 CBI, 6 CIT)• One National Championship title game appearance• Three Final Four teams• Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams• One NIT Champion and four NIT semifinalists• Inaugural CBI Champion

Women’s Basketball• 47 NCAA Tournament appearances• 38 WNIT appearances• One team in the NCAA Sweet 16• Two WNIT semifinalists• One WBI Champion

Baseball• 57 NCAA appearances• Six College World Series appearances (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001), including five of the last eight• 13 Super Regional appearances• Has produced at least four NCAA teams in nine of the last 11 seasons

In addition, 36 volleyball teams, 61 men’s and women’s soccer teams and 34 softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, three softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. The league has also had eight national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving and numerous NCAA individu-al and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 650 NCAA appearances.

SUCCESS OFF THE FIELDC-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 17 years, 169 student-athletes earned national Capital One Academic All-America honors, while 588 were named All-District. In addition, more than 22,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom.

C-USA ON TVC-USA enjoys significant television exposure through partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group, CBS Sports Network and ESPN. The multi-tiered selection process that is rooted in partnering with all three networks has substantially increased the number of national and regional appearances for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports.

C-USA DIGITAL NETWORKThe C-USA Digital Network officially launched in August of 2011. Network programming includes live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand, a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, regular-season and championship event highlights and conference-pro-duced feature stories. In its first year, 1,164 events were streamed live and 8,126 videos were posted and available on the C-USA Digital Network, and that number just keeps growing. Monthly and yearly subscriptions offer fans access to events offered on all 12 of the C-USA member institution’s athletic websites as well as C-USA network programming.

C-USA IN THE COMMUNITYThe conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 million living alumni represent C-USA schools across the nation. With a renewed commitment to community involvement, the con-ference has begun development of several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations.

GOVERNANCEConference USA has significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors.

A PROUD HISTORYConference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top confer-ences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996.

The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner.

C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 season, Conference USA began a new chapter in 2005-06 when its current membership came together.

A PROMISING FUTURE With more conference realignment taking the stage during the 2011-12 season, C-USA held onto its strong foundation, identity and a history that reflects the league’s national presence. Conference USA will welcome six new institutions in 2013, including the return of charter member Charlotte along with FIU, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Old Dominion and UTSA. These six members will join with East Carolina, Marshall, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB and UTEP. In addition to the outstanding competition and strong athletic achievements these schools bring, the C-USA footprint will grow by nearly 20 percent. Additionally, the geography of these members allows for a divisional scheduling model that will be beneficial to the student-athletes, fan-friendly and cost effective.

These 14 extraordinary institutions and 17 years of remarkable history have reinforced the league’s position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for the next decade and beyond.

Britton BanowskyC-USA Commissioner



This is UAB

This Is UAB




2004 Blazer Football

UAB AT A GLANCEUAB is a young, dynamic university that has, over four decades, won inter-

national renown for its leading-edge research, medical care and academic

programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Home to more than 17,500 students and 2,000 faculty members, UAB

impacts every facet of the Birmingham community, improving the lives of

residents through innovative health care, education, and active service and

engagement. On a campus encompassing 86 city blocks, breakthroughs are

made daily in the arts and sciences, business, dentistry, education, engineer-

ing, health professions, medicine, nursing, optometry and public health.

In more than 80 interdisciplinary research centers all over campus, faculty and students are pushing the envelope in science and medicine, developing new treatments and cures for conditions ranging from cancer to Alzheimer’s to heart disease. UAB’s physician-researchers, and the facilities in which they work, are recognized as among the best in the nation.

UAB’s impact on its community and state is tremendous, and is seen not only in improved education and health care, but in a stronger economy. As Alabama’s largest single employer, UAB has some 18,000 employees and is responsible for more than 61,000 jobs statewide (that’s one of every 33 jobs), and has an annual economic impact of $4.6 billion. One of every 25 dollars in the state’s budget is generated by UAB.

UAB enriches Birmingham’s cultural landscape through a diver-sity of people and activities such as athletics, performing arts, theatre, social service, and much more.

• UAB has seen record overall enrollment for three consecutive years. In fall 2011, UAB welcomed 17,575 students and its largest freshman class ever (over 1,600), with two-thirds of those freshmen living on campus.

• Forbes lists UAB among the top 20% of all U.S. undergraduate institu-tions and The Princeton Review has ranked the university in the top 10 nationally for student diversity for three consecutive years (currently 5th).

• An exciting nexus of the sciences, business and education, and the arts and humanities, UAB is forging the ideas and technologies of tomorrow with intensely collaborative research and scholarship. It’s where creativ-ity and innovation are campus traditions—and where successful futures begin.

Bharat Soni, one of America’s top computing

experts and a UAB engineering professor, has

created a high-performance virtual reality lab

on campus.

www.uab.edu

A University Forging the Future



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• The UAB School of Health Professions provides advanced opportunities and is one of the larg-est schools of its type in the nation, with 21 innovative programs at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree levels within six departments: Critical Care, Diagnostic and Therapeautic Sciences; Health Services Administration; Nutrition Sciences; Occupational Therapy; and Physical Therapy. U.S. News & World Report ranks several SHP programs among the nation’s top 25.

• UAB Kirklin Clinic is a state-of-the-art, full-service clinic that furnishes a full range of adult outpatient care. Housing more than 25 specialties and more than 700 specialists under one roof, UAB Kirklin Clinic conveniently provides in-house diagnostic testing, surgery services, a pharmacy and educational seminars.

• Several graduate programs at UAB have been recognized for excellence nationally. In the most recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report of graduate programs, the School of Nursing ranks 26th overall, with the School of Medicine being 27th and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 58th. Individual programs also have been cited, with the AIDS program within the School of Medicine ranked 5th and the School of Health Profession’s health administration program ranked 7th.

• UAB is ranked 31st nationally for federal research and develop-ment funding, attracting over $460 million in 2010, and is 21st in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

• UAB is among a handful of universities classifi ed by the Carnegie Foundation for both “high research activity” and “com-munity engagement,” which suggests how effectively the university harnesses that research to benefi t the community—in terms of the economy, education, better health, and quality of life.

• Recent breakthroughs include a novel bio-coating for cardiac stents that signifi cantly reduces the need for follow-up surgery; using remote satellite imaging to discover ancient ruins in Egypt, featured in a recent BBC documentary; a new collaboration with HudsonAlpha (Huntsville) investigating the genetic roots of Parkinson’s disease; the opening the Materials Processing and Application Development (MPAD) facility, the largest academic research facility of its kind in the nation, offering the rare capability of developing both metals and composites under one roof.

• Innovation Depot, in which UAB is a founding partner, was recently named the Top High-Tech Business Incubator in the nation by the National Business Incubation Association. As the largest incubator in the Southeast, the Depot was responsible for 75 tenant compa-nies and $274 million in sales impact in 2010 (and $1.4 billion in sales impact over the past fi ve years).

• Physician-researchers are at the top of their fi elds, serving as editors-in-chief of 25 peer-reviewed scientifi c and medical journals, and in high-level national posts—UAB faculty are currently serving as President of the American Cancer Society and President-elect of the American Heart Association, and an alumna, Dr. Regina Benjamin, is U.S. Surgeon General.

• UAB Hospital is the largest in the state and among the largest and most complex in the nation (1,146 beds), and the only Alabama hospital listed for 22 straight years in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” issue, which lists only 3 percent of hospitals nation-wide. In the current issue, UAB has six medical specialties in the top 25.

• UAB is the largest academic medical center in Alabama and one of the top four largest academic medical centers in the United States, treating 1,187,230 patients last year.

• UAB provides vital resources and services that are offered nowhere else in Alabama, such as an adult level 1 trauma center, a burn center, and a Level III (highest level) regional neonatal intensive care unit.

• UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center was one of the nation’s fi rst such centers desig-nated by the National Cancer Institute and remains the only one in Alabama and a six-state region.

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has designated UAB as one of only six Diabetes Research and Training Centers in the country, putting the university at the forefront in devel-opment of new methods to treat, prevent and, ultimately, cure diabetes.

A Leading-Edge Research Enterprise

Top-Quality Health Care




• Former UAB men’s golfer Graeme McDowell (right) won the U.S. Open in 2010. At UAB, he was the nation’s No. 1-ranked collegiate golfer in 2002.

• In 34 seasons of competition, the Blazer men’s basketball team has enjoyed 29 winning seasons, has made 25 trips to postseason tournaments (14 NCAA, 11 NIT), and has won eight conference championships. With the 2011 NCAA berth, the Blazers have reached postseason play in eight of the past nine years (4 NCAA, 4 NIT). UAB advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004, knocking off tournament No. 1 seed Kentucky in the second round.

• The UAB softball team made its fi rst NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and made a return trips in 2011 and 2012. The Blazers defeated Florida State in the fi rst round of the 2011 Athens Regional for their fi rst ever NCAA tourney win.

• The Blazer volleyball team has made two NCAA tournament appearances in the past six years (2006 and 2008). The program earned its fi rst NCAA tournament victory in 2008 with a fi rst-round win over Missouri State.

• Blazer football earned its fi rst postseason bowl appearance with a berth in the 2004 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. The Blazers have fi nished as Conference USA runner-up three times since they became a football-playing member of the league.

• The men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Championships for the sixth time overall in 2011. The team won the 1999 C-USA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Final 8.

• The UAB women’s soccer team has won the C-USA Tournament title twice (2004 and 2006), earning NCAA trips both years. In 2003, the UAB women captured the C-USA regular season title.

• The Blazers fi eld 17 intercollegiate teams as a Division I mem-ber of the NCAA and a founding member of Conference USA.

• Vonetta Flowers, a former UAB track & fi eld All-American, made history in February of 2002 when she won a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Flowers became the fi rst Winter Olympics Gold Medalist ever from Alabama when she teamed with Jill Bakken to capture the two-woman bobsled competition.

Athletic Achievements

• UAB offers one-of-a-kind programs, such as the only undergradu-ate biomedical engineering degree, the only industrial distribution degree in the Southeast, and one of only four forensic accounting and IT concentrations in the nation.

• UAB also offers unrivaled research and scholarship opportunities for students at all levels, ranking 1st among all public universities in federal research funding per incoming freshman. Of the 138 under-graduates enrolled in the Science and Technology Honors Program (part of the acclaimed UAB Honors Academy) in 2010-11, 35 were published in peer-reviewed scientifi c journals.

• In the U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs, UAB has 13 programs in the top 25 and fi ve in the top 10: Master’s in health administration, 5th; School of Medicine’s AIDS program, 6th; Medicine’s primary care, 10th; nurse practitioner (adult), 10th; nursing service administration, 10th.

• The Scientist ranked UAB 22nd nationally (and 6th among public universities) in its “Best Places to Work as a Postdoctoral Fellow” issue.

• UAB’s Alys Stephens Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary as Birmingham’s “home for the performing arts,” housing a 1,330-seat concert hall, intimate recital hall and state-of-the-art theatres. With 24 Steinway pianos in its music department, UAB is Alabama’s fi rst “All-Steinway School” and one of only 125 in the world.

• The School of Nursing is designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for International Nursing, one of only 10 such centers in the U.S. and 45 in the world.

• Just in the past three years, UAB students earned 8 Goldwater Scholarships, 7 Fulbright scholarships, 3 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships and an NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship (one of only 15 in the nation).

Challenging, Distinctive Academic Programs

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• UAB is one of only two academic institutions available nationwide receiving requests for Crew Robotics and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) for NASA’s International Space Station, space shuttles, and beyond. Lee Moradi, CRAVE program manager in the Center for Biophysical Science and Engineering, says UAB will design, test, and manufacture high-precision research instruments and thermal carriers, he also foresees additional work to develop extravehicular activity and robotics equipment, crew health and conditioning systems, and environmen-tal control and life-support technology.



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W ith a population of more than 230,000 (more than one million in the metro-

politan area), Birmingham has a strong, diverse, service-oriented economy and is recognized as a Southeast leader.

Founded shortly after the Civil War, Bir-mingham rapidly became known as “The Magic City” because of its phenomenal rate of industrial growth in its beginning. Its mountainous strata and forest sur-rounding the city are rich with ore

deposits, and it was that natural wealth that quickly transformed young Birmingham into a bustling steel metropolis.

Today, Birmingham continues to earn the distinction, “The Magic City,” but this tribute is due to the city’s economic competitiveness, technological advancements and quality of life — offerings which are sought after by professionals with an eye toward the future.

Birmingham has been recognized as one of America’s “Most Livable Cities” by the U.S. Conference of Mayors — as recently as 1993. Birmingham’s strategic location and diverse economy position the city as one of tremendous opportunity and growth.

Centrally located and the largest munici-pality in Ala bama, the city is home to a num-ber of renowned individuals who have made an impression on the nation and the world in music and entertainment, education, medi-cine and sports, to name a few.

There is never a lack of cultural entertain-ment in “The Magic City”. Dozens of neigh-borhood and city-wide festivals, museums, parks, sports competitions and much more provide unlimited activity and amusement.

Residents and visitors to Birmingham enjoy the city’s recreational and historical attractions such as the Birmingham Zoo, Bir-mingham Botanical Gardens, Vulcan Park, Sloss Furnaces, Southern Museum of Flight and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Sports enthusiasts will never be at a loss for activity at the heart of the “Football Capital of the South.” UAB plays all of its home football games at historic Legion Field, which also was the site of preliminary round soccer matches at the 1996 Summer Olym-pic Games. Professional athletic teams in the area include the Class-AA Birmingham Barons (baseball).

Several annual fests are held in Birming-ham. The biggest is City Stages, held each spring in the downtown City Center. City Stag-es attracts nearly a quarter of a million people for a three-day weekend of unlimited music.

All of this and more makes Birmingham “The Magic City” to residents and visitors year-round.

The statue of Vulcan — Roman God of Fire and Iron — is the symbol of the city of Birmingham.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Museum stands as a reminder of the past and a beacon of hope

for the future.

BIRMINGHAMThe Magic City




Dr. Richard Mar-chase was named

interim president of UAB in August 2012. An accomplished scholar, researcher and administrator, Dr. Mar-chase joined the UAB faculty in 1986 and has risen steadily through the

ranks, assuming the position of vice president for research and economic development in 2005.

In that capacity, Dr. Marchase has played a key role in expanding UAB’s efforts in research, technology transfer and economic development. He chairs the board of the Innovation Depot, the

business incubator affiliated with UAB; oversees the UAB Research Foundation; and coordi-nates UAB’s efforts with the Alabama Develop-ment Office, Economic Development Partner-ship of Alabama, Birmingham Business Alliance and others. He also is charged with facilitating strong relationships and collaborative efforts with research groups and other universities within the state.

Dr. Marchase is past president of the Associa-tion of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Neurobiol-ogy Chairs. He has been both president and vice president for Science Policy for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), which represents more than 100,000 scientists and is recognized as the principal voice

of the biomedical research community on issues related to research funding and policy.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in engineer-ing physics from Cornell University and his doctorate in biophysics from Johns Hopkins Uni-versity, Dr. Marchase began his academic career at Duke University. He was an initial recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Marchase is married to Gail Andrews, R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Muse-um of Art.

Dr. Richard Marchase, Interim President

B rian Mackin was named UAB’s Direc-

tor of Athletics on February 14, 2007. He moved into the position after spending five years as senior associate athletic director for external affairs for the Blazers. A former UAB baseball let-terman, Mackin has a deep-

rooted passion for the University and its athletics program. With an eye on the future, his commitment to continue to grow the program has been clear in the time since he became athletics director. Mackin’s desire to see UAB excel both on and off the playing field was never more apparent than this past academic year when the Blazers turned in their highest finish in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings in 12 years.He has made success in the classroom and improv-ing athletic facilities two of his top priorities. Mackin was able to secure the first-ever naming rights for the athletics program with the generous gift from Don and Marsha Hire for the Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center. With the opening of the Academic Center, an abundance of new computer equipment has been added. Mackin has also strengthened the academic area by creating additional staff positions. Under Mackin’s watch, the Academic Reform Group (ARG) was initiated. This group is made up of athletics staff members and academic support staff. With its mis-sion to create an environment of academic excellence in the department, the group addresses every aspect of a student-athlete’s experience while at UAB. Mackin has also demonstrated his commitment to academic success by initiating a penalty structure for

student-athletes and making them accountable if they miss classes or tutorial sessions. Mackin’s priority on academics has paid dividends as the Blazers’ Academic Progress Rates (APR) scores have improved each year under his tenure as AD. The most recent APR report released in June showed that all but three of UAB’s teams have a multi-year rate of 950 or better.Since Mackin became athletics director, a new 10,000-square foot weight room has opened. A new, spacious, state-of the-art athletic training facility opened in the fall of 2008. With the renovation of the Ullman Building, the Blazers’ Olympic sports coaches have been able to relocate into brand new offices. Other facilities improvements have included the resur-facing of the track for the Blazers’ track and field team. The first phase of the new, on-campus UAB softball facility was completed prior to the start of the 2010 season. This past February, the Don and Alicia Huey Softball Hitting Facility was dedicated.The upgrades and progress of the program under Mackin have not been limited to facilities and academ-ics. In the last two years, the athletics program entered an agreement with Nike that provides apparel and equipment for all of UAB’s athletics teams. In his position as athletics director, Mackin has also been involved on various conference and national com-mittees. He just completed his first year as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee.Mackin came on board at UAB in the spring of 2002 as senior associate AD for external affairs. In that role, he was responsible for fund-raising, corporate support and marketing for the athletic department. In 2006, Mackin was named Division I-A Fundraiser of the Year by the National Association of Athletic Development Directors. Under Mackin’s leadership,

contributions to UAB athletics nearly tripled from $1.3 million in 2001 to about $3.7 million in 2006. Additionally, he has been responsible for the creation of several affinity groups including the Athletic Inves-tors Group, the Champion Club, and the Blazer Club, which brought together the two annual funds support-ing football and men’s basketball.Prior to joining UAB, Mackin served as Manager of Corporate Business Development at Vulcan Materials, where he was responsible for examining potential new markets for business development and locating growth opportunities in the industry. Mackin earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from UAB in 1983. He was a member of the Blazer baseball team four seasons and then moved into the Houston Astros baseball organization where he spent one season. Mackin then joined Vulcan Materials, where he held management positions in sales and market analysis. In 1990, he joined Southern Ready Mix as sales manager before joining Dunn Construction in 1993 where he rose to vice president in 1999. His responsibilities included business development, sales and project man-agement. Mackin’s community activities include the Birmingham Tip-Off Club, which hosts the State High School Final Four, the Monday Morning Quarterback Club and the Birmingham Rotary Club. He has served as the presi-dent of the Birmingham Tip-Off Club. In addition, Mackin is a member of the Public Athletic, Cultural and Entertainment Facilities Board of the City of Birmingham (PACE).Mackin and his wife, Sally, have five children: Ragland (24), Brian Jr. (22), Ferrell (19), Mary Aileen (18), and Ella (16).

Brian Mackin, Athletics Director



UAB Administration

Senior Administrative Staff

Shannon EalySenior Associate AD for

External Affairs

Derita RatcliffeSenior Associate AD

Senior Woman Administrator

Danez MarrableAssociate AD forStudent Services

Timothy GarnerAssociate AD forFinancial Affairs

Coleman BarnesAssociate AD

for Development

Brad SmithAssistant AD for

Marketing

Norm ReillyAssociate AD forMedia Relations

Matt WildtAssociate AD for

Ticket Operations &Football Administration

Mike JonesAssistant AD for Athletic Training

Reid AdairAssistant AD for

Facilities and Operations

Dr. Frank Mes-sina has served as

UAB’s faculty athletics representative (FAR) since 2008. In addition to his duties as faculty athletics representative, Dr. Messina is profes-sor of Accounting & Finance at the University

of Alabama at Birmingham where he has been on the faculty since 1993. Dr. Messina received his doctorate in busi-

ness administration (D.B.A.) from Mississippi State University in 1993, a master’s in profes-sional accountancy at MSU in 1990, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of West Alabama in 1986. He has four times been awarded for UAB Excellence in Classroom Teaching; has received the UAB President’s Excellence in Teaching Award; twice received the Loudell Robinson Excellence in Accounting Teaching Award, the NSAC Silver Pen Research Award and the El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, along with several other teaching and research

honors. Dr. Messina has published extensively in tax, accounting, and cooperative journals and has pre-sented a variety of seminars around the country over the past several years.

Dr. Frank Messina, Faculty Athletics Representative

Corey BrayAssociate AD

for Compliance

Brad HardekopfAssistant AD

for Development



Bartow

One of the most respected figures in inter-collegiate athletics, Gene Bartow, forged

the UAB athletic program into a well-rounded organization with outstanding teams in sev-eral sports. Bartow, considered the “founding father” of UAB athletics, grew the intercolle-giate sports program there from its infancy into one that featured 17 sports and an annual operat-ing budget of more than $8 million by the time he retired from the position in 2000.

Bartow, who passed away Jan. 3, 2012 after a nearly three-year battle with cancer, guided the program through three conference changes, grew the football team from a club sport into a Division I-A program, and added several women’s sports to the university’s athletics roster.

Bartow was at the helm of the UAB men’s basketball pro-gram for 18 seasons, compiling a record of 366-203 (.643) during his tenure. He led the Blazers to the NIT in the pro-gram’s second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the Sweet 16 in 1981 and the Elite Eight in 1982. In all, he led UAB to 14 postseason appearances, nine of which were NCAA Tournaments.

In addition to his time at UAB, Bartow is one of the top college basketball coaches of all time. By the time he retired from collegiate coaching in 1996, he had led teams for 34 years at six universities (Cen-tral Missouri State, Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA and UAB), compiling 647 wins, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Four appearances, one national title game appearance and one national Coach of the Year Award (both with Memphis State in 1973), and no probation problems with the NCAA.

In 2009, Bartow received the ultimate honor as he was inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame. He entered the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 and is also a member of both the Mis-souri Basketball Hall of Fame and the Northeast Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Browning, Mo. native coached 34 years at six universities. He coached at Central Missouri State University from 1961-64, Valparaiso University from 1964-1970, Memphis State University from 1970-74, and he led the Tigers to the ‘73 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the ‘71-’72 and ‘72-’73 seasons. In 1974 Bartow accepted the head coaching position at the University of Illinois. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching the Fighting Illini, and Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of UCLA. Bartow coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four. Bartow left UCLA after the 1977 season to take over the job of creating an athletic program at UAB.

Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue, Bartow Arena, in his honor. The Birmingham News has voted him one of the top 10 most influential figures in Alabama sports for the past century.

Bartow is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Huffine, and three children, Mark, Beth and Murry, who is the head men’s basketball coach at East Tennessee State.

Gene BartowAlabama Sports Hall Of Fame ’89

National College Basketball Hall Of Fame ’09

• UAB head basketball coach (1977-96)• UAB’s fi rst Athletics Director (1977-2000)• Nine NCAA Tournament appearances at

UAB• 14 postseason appearances during 18-

year coaching career at UAB• 11 20-win seasons during UAB coaching

career tenure• 647 career coaching victories• 366 victories at UAB• Led UAB to NCAA Sweet 16 in 1981 and

Elite Eight appearance in 1982 • Voted by the Birmingham News as one of

the top-10 infl uential fi gures in Alabama sports over the past century

“Founding Father” of UAB Athletics

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Summer, 1977: Coach Gene Bartow is hired as UAB’s first intercollegiate Athlet-ics Director and head basketball coach. Preparations begin for the hiring of coaches and support staff, recruitment of student-athletes, establishment of the Golden 100 scholarship foundation, scheduling, etc.

Fall, 1978: UAB athletic teams begin intercollegiate competition for the first time; the university begins an 11-year association with the Sun Belt Conference.

Nov. 24, 1978: The UAB men’s basketball team plays its first game, a 66-54 loss to Nebraska before a crowd of 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center; UAB has gone on to win 20 or more games 15 times, appear in 11 NCAA Tournaments and eight NITs.

March, 1981: The Blazer men’s basketball team defeats Kentucky in the NCAA Mid-east Regional, and reaches the NCAA “Sweet 16.” This appearance marks the beginning of a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments for UAB (1981-87).

March, 1982: UAB adds to its amazing basketball success story, defeating Indiana and Virginia in the Southeast Regional, and reaching the NCAA “Elite Eight.” The Southeast Regional in Birming-ham is the first of five NCAA Tournament events to be hosted by UAB (’82, ’84, ’85, ’87, ’88).

March, 1989: Blazer basketball reaches the NIT Final Four, defeating Michigan State for third place at Madison Square Garden.

Fall, 1989: The UAB club football team is orga-nized; the team goes 0-6 in its first season.

1990-91: The Blazer baseball team wins its first Sun Belt Conference Championship and becomes the first UAB team other than men’s basketball to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Men’s tennis wins the first of five consecutive conference championships in the Sun Belt and Great Midwest Conferences. Volleyball wins the first of three consecutive championships in the Sun Belt and Great Midwest conferences and makes its first of four consecutive post-season appearances.

1991-92: UAB begins competition in the Great Midwest Conference. The UAB football team begins its first season of varsity play at the Division III level. Blazer volleyball and baseball win the first Great Midwest Championship. UAB places its first men’s tennis players, Frank Schaffner and Karl Steffen, in NCAA Tournament play.

1992-93: Men’s basketball reaches the NIT Final Four, defeat-ing Alabama, Clemson, Southwest Missouri State and Providence. The nationally-ranked UAB men’s tennis team participates in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Blazer volleyball, cross country and tennis teams all win Great Midwest Conference championships.

January, 1993: UAB announces that its football pro-gram will compete at the NCAA I-AA level, beginning with the 1993 season.

1993-94: Blazer teams win six league championships, and UAB wins the Great Midwest Conference Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the university with the most successful overall athletics program. The Blazer basketball team goes 14-0 vs. GMW opponents and makes its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball is nationally-ranked and participates in the NCAA Tournament.

August, 1994: UAB announces that its football program will compete at the NCAA I-A level and that the school will field a women’s soccer team beginning with the 1996 season.

1994-95: UAB soccer wins the Great Midwest Conference championship and par-ticipates in the NCAA Tournament. UAB wins GMW championship in men’s and women’s

Proud Past Bright Future



Women’s Soccer2012 tennis, women’s indoor track & field, women’s outdoor track & field and men’s golf. April 24, 1995: UAB becomes a charter member of Conference USA.March 26, 1996: One era ends and another begins as coach Gene Bartow steps

down as head men’s basketball coach. November 14, 1996: Conference USA announces that UAB has been admitted as

a football-playing member; the Blazers will begin C-USA play in 1999.1997-98: UAB freshman Mirela Vladulescu takes the women’s collegiate tennis world

by storm, winning both the ITA Clay Court National Championship and Riviera Women’s All-America Championship; she is the first UAB tennis player to win a collegiate grand slam

event. Vladulescu will later be the top-ranked player in the NCAA rankings for much of the 1997-98 season. The men’s golf team receives a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.

1998-99: The men’s basketball team makes its 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Mirela Vladulescu returns to the NCAA Tournament

for the second consecutive year, despite an injury-plagued season.1999-00: UAB athletics has arguably its best season to date. The UAB football team becomes an official member of Confer-ence USA and goes 4-2 in conference play during its inaugural

season. The UAB men’s soccer team wins the Conference USA Championship and reaches the NCAA “Elite Eight”. Synchronized swimming

finishes fourth in the country at the U.S. Collegiate Championships in its inaugural season. Women’s basketball reaches the “Sweet 16,” the men’s tennis team makes its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and men’s golf makes its second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years.

July 10, 2000: Gene Bartow announces his retirement as athletics director after 23 years of service to the university.

August 22, 2000: Herman Frazier is named UAB’s second athletics director. Sept. 23, 2000: In what was arguably the greatest win in UAB football history, the

Blazers go to Baton Rouge, La. and upset SEC foe LSU, 13-10, on a game-winning field goal by Rhett Gallego in the waining seconds.

2000-01: Led by sophomore All-American Graeme McDowell, the men’s golf team finished ninth in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to its first NCAA Championship at Duke University, where it garnered a tie for 12th place. Senior women’s tennis player Mirela Vladulescu finished off a four-year career as one of the most successful athletes in UAB history. The men’s soccer team made it to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. The football team finished 7-4 overall, becoming the first “bowl-eligible” Blazer squad since UAB moved to the NCAA I-A level in 1996. The women’s basketball team, led by junior All-American Deanna Jackson, finished the season 20-11 and advanced to the WNIT. In just its second season, the synchronized swimming team placed fourth at the U.S. Col-legiate Championships and eighth at the U.S. Nationals.

2001-02: Led by All-American Graeme McDowell, who was the No. 1-ranked golfer in the nation, the UAB men made their third consecutive appearance (fourth overall) in the NCAA Tournament. The Blazer football squad again boasted another “bowl eligible” sea-son, as the team went 6-5 in 2001. The men’s soccer team made its third consecutive trip (fourth overall) to the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the “Sweet 16.” The UAB softball team had its best season to date, advancing to the C-USA Championship game and boast-ing a 39-22 overall record. Denise Peters and Lisa Nowoslawski of the women’s soccer team were both named Verizon Academic All-Americans. In addition, Peters was named the C-USA Women’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. Synchronized swimming earned its highest finish to date at the U.S. Collegiate Championships, taking third. Four swimmers received Academic All-America honors and three swimmers were named All-Americans by the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Coaches Committee.

April 4, 2002: Athletics Director Herman Frazier and UAB President Ann Reynolds announce the hiring of Mike Anderson as UAB’s third men’s basketball coach.

November 21, 2002: Watson Brown is named UAB‘s third athletics director.2002-03: In his first season at the helm of the men’s basketball program, Mike Anderson

guided the Blazers to a 21-win season and a quarterfinal finish in the NIT. Lisa Nowoslawski capped off her career for the women’s soccer program by earning several prestigious aca-demic awards, including an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the C-USA Postseason Scholar-ship Award and first-team Verizon / CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for the second straight year. The synchronized swimming team posted its second straight third-place finish at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and recorded a fourth place finish, its highest to date, at the U.S. National Championships. Six swimmers received Academic All-America honors and three swimmers were named All-Americans by the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Coaches Committee.

The final score read 13-10 as the UAB football program earned its signature

victory at LSU on Sept. 23, 2000.

Mirela Vladulesu took the collegiate tennis world by storm and was the top-ranked women’s tennis player in the country

for much of the 1997-98 season.




Men’s BasketballAaron JohnsonJerome MincySteve MitchellOliver Robinson

FootballRodregis BrooksCedrick BuchannonJosh EvansKerry FrazierRobert LeslieDerrick IngramJohn WhitcombRoddy White

Women’s BasketballCarmen GuzmanWanda HightowerDeanna JacksonDiamond Rogers

BaseballShayne CarnesJay ColeMitch JonesRyan Keedy

Men’s SoccerClint BaumstarkPeter ByaruhangaLeandro de OliveiraTony McManusFlavio MonteiroRumbani MunthaliMarin PusekHouston Smith

Women’s SoccerTara Kidwell

Men’s TennisGerd AlbiezMike KirstenPaul RosnerFrank SchaffnerVaughn SnymanMartin Woisetschläger

Women’s TennisMirela Vladulescu

Track/Cross CountryElizabeth AmbrusVonetta FlowersRhiannon JohnsAngela King

Men’s GolfPaul DickinsonGraeme McDowellGarrett OsbornZack Sucher

Synchronized SwimmingMorgan ClarkeMeryl GrandiaAmanda HaeuserStephanie JacksonStacey JacksonMargareta JakovacStacy LeikerSara PetrovHallie ToddBogdana Zareva

VolleyballIvana BozicSam SerleyNevena Stefanov

Steve Mitchell

Elizabeth Ambrus

Flavio Monteiro

Ryan Keedy

BaseballBrent Laircey

Men’s BasketballCarter Long

FootballJohnny Rea

VolleyballSuzie JohnsonPatti Schroder

Men’s TennisSebastian FalkFrank SchaffnerMartin Woisetschläger

Women’s TennisJenny Cape

Men’s SoccerLane KnightLukasz KwapiszLoucas PapaconstantinouCarl Woszczynski

Women’s SoccerDanielle BlairBrianna McCartyLisa NowoslawskiDenise PetersJill PortoVanessa Woodward

SynchronizedSwimmingVanessa DashAndrea DashKelli DickersonAmanda HaeuserFrances HalloranStacey Jackson

Stephanie JacksonRebecca JohnsonKristen KramerStacy LeikerKaren MeyerSara PetrovSarah PikalMoraine RuddickHallie Todd

SoftballAmanda ByrneAllison DavisAmanda EllisCandice HitheKris LaraEmily ScarbroughMegan Stephenson

Track/Cross CountryRhiannon JohnsNora Mehl


All-AmericansUAB


first bowl game appearance in school history as the Blazers faced Hawai’i in the 2004 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl. The Blazers fell to the Warriors, 59-40, on Christmas Eve in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Spring, 2006: The UAB men’s basketball team earned its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament after finishing as Conference USA regular season and tournament runner-up. The synchronized swimming team took fourth place at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals. The Blazer softball team turned in one of its finest seasons in program history as the team won 31 games during the season to finish as the C-USA runner-up. Head coach Marla Townsend was named the C-USA Coach-of-the-Year.

April 7, 2006: Mike Davis named as the fourth head basketball coach in program history.

Fall, 2006: UAB’s fall sports teams made three NCAA Tournament appearances, claimed three C-USA titles and beat the No. 1 team in the country. The UAB cross country team won the conference championship and head coach Ray Stanfield was named C-USA Coach of the Year. The women’s soccer team ran through the C-USA Tournament, and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. UAB’s men’s soccer team beat the No. 1 team in the country during the regular season and hosted a first-round NCAA Tournament game. To conclude the fall sports season, the Blazer volleyball squad won its first-ever Conference USA Tourna-ment title and made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

December 17, 2006: Former Georgia offensive coor-dinator Neil Callaway was chosen to lead the UAB football team, becoming the third coach in the program’s history, and the sec-ond coach to lead the Blazers since becom-ing a Division I program in 1996.

Spring, 2007: Zack Sucher matched UAB’s highest finish ever at the NCAA Men’s Golf Champi-onships, closing the tournament tied for fourth place with a five-under 275 during four rounds of play. Sucher became just the

fourth UAB men’s golfer in program history to earn All-American status, nabbing a spot on the honorable mention All-America team. In addition, the men’s golf team made its fifth NCAA Regional appearance in the past eight years.

February 14, 2007: Former UAB baseball player and alumnus Brian Mackin was selected as the program’s fourth full-time Athletics Director.

Spring, 2008: UAB men’s golf team cap-tures the program’s first-ever Conference USA Championship. The Blazers went on to make the program’s seventh NCAA Regional and third NCAA National Championship appearances. Zack Sucher was tabbed second-team All-America and captured four individual titles during the 2007-08 men’s golf season.

May 21, 2008: The UAB baseball team made history by recording the program’s first-ever win over the then-No. 5 Rice Owls, 8-2, in the opening round of the Conference USA Tourna-ment. Not only did the Blazers defeat the Owls for the first time in 10 tries, but it also was the

second-highest ranked opponent the baseball team has defeated in program history. The Blazers would go on to match their best-ever result in the C-USA Tournament,

making it to the semifinals.2009-10: The softball

team capped arguably the most successful season in

program history with 37 wins and its first

ever NCAA tour-nament berth. The men’s basketball team also Partici-pated in the post-season, advancing to the NIT quarter-finals and hosting defending national champion North

Carolina at Bartow Arena. Individually, foot-

ball’s Joe Webb and men’s soccer’s Two-Boys Gumede were select-

ed as C-USA Offensive Players of the Year for their sports.

Jala Harris became the first C-USA women’s

basketball player ever to earn Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year honors in the same season.

Feb. 23, 2010: The UAB softball team opened its new, on-campus facility, drawing a school-record crowd of 1,323 to its contest with Alabama.

Spring, 2011: The UAB men’s basketball team captured the program’s first-ever outright Conference USA regular season championship. The Blazers were also selected to the NCAA Tournament, mark-ing their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2006 and the program’s 14th NCAA selection in its 32-year history. The softball team earned its second NCAA berth in as many seasons as well. Further-more, women’s tennis standout Jenny Cape became the first Academic All-American for her sport, while track and field also received its first Academic All-America selections, as Nora Mehl and Rhiannon Johns received the nod.

Dec. 5, 2011: UAB’s Director of Athletics Brian Mackin introduced new football head coach Garrick McGee in front of a standing room only crowd in the Green and Gold room inside Bartow Arena. McGee becomes the fourth head coach in Blazer football history.

March 27, 2012: Jerod Haase was intro-duced as the new UAB men’s basketball coach by Athletic Director Brian Mackin. Haase, who spent the previous nine seasons at North Carolina, helping


The 2006 UAB volleyball team won the C-USA Tournament title and competed in the program’s

first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament.

In 2011, the UAB men’s basketball team secured the program’s first outright Conference USA

regular season championship.The 2012 UAB baseball team claimed the

program’s first-ever Conference USA Tournament title.



PPBFMen’s BasketballAaron JohnsonJerome MincySteve MitchellOliver Robinson

FootballRodregis BrooksCedrick BuchannonJosh EvansKerry FrazierRobert LeslieDerrick IngramJohn WhitcombRoddy White

Women’s BasketballCarmen GuzmanWanda HightowerDeanna JacksonDiamond Rogers

BaseballShayne CarnesJay ColeMitch JonesRyan Keedy

Men’s SoccerClint BaumstarkPeter ByaruhangaLeandro de OliveiraTony McManusFlavio MonteiroRumbani MunthaliMarin PusekHouston Smith

Women’s SoccerTara Kidwell

Men’s TennisGerd AlbiezMike KirstenPaul RosnerFrank SchaffnerVaughn SnymanMartin Woisetschläger

Women’s TennisMirela Vladulescu

Track/Cross CountryElizabeth AmbrusVonetta FlowersRhiannon JohnsAngela King

Men’s GolfPaul DickinsonGraeme McDowellGarrett OsbornZack Sucher

Synchronized SwimmingMorgan ClarkeMeryl GrandiaAmanda HaeuserStephanie JacksonStacey JacksonMargareta JakovacStacy LeikerSara PetrovHallie ToddBogdana Zareva

VolleyballIvana BozicSam SerleyNevena Stefanov

Steve Mitchell

Elizabeth Ambrus

Flavio Monteiro

Ryan Keedy

BaseballBrent Laircey

Men’s BasketballCarter Long

FootballJohnny Rea

VolleyballSuzie JohnsonPatti Schroder

Men’s TennisSebastian FalkFrank SchaffnerMartin Woisetschläger

Women’s TennisJenny Cape

Men’s SoccerLane KnightLukasz KwapiszLoucas PapaconstantinouCarl Woszczynski

Women’s SoccerDanielle BlairBrianna McCartyLisa NowoslawskiDenise PetersJill PortoVanessa Woodward

SynchronizedSwimmingVanessa DashAndrea DashKelli DickersonAmanda HaeuserFrances HalloranStacey Jackson

Stephanie JacksonRebecca JohnsonKristen KramerStacy LeikerKaren MeyerSara PetrovSarah PikalMoraine RuddickHallie Todd

SoftballAmanda ByrneAllison DavisAmanda EllisCandice HitheKris LaraEmily ScarbroughMegan Stephenson

Track/Cross CountryRhiannon JohnsNora Mehl


All-AmericansUAB




Community Service



Blazer Highlights

Men’s Basketball• 14 NCAA Tournament and 11

NIT appearances• Eight conference champion-

ships• 28 winning seasons in 34

years• 21 20-win seasons in 34

years• Three Sweet 16 appearances• Four All-Americans

Football• First bowl game appearance

in 2004 (7-5 record)• First “bowl-eligible” season

with 7-4 overall record in 2000

• Played fi rst season at Divi-sion I-A level in 1996; now competes as a member of Conference USA

• Roddy White selected in fi rst round of 2005 NFL draft (No. 27 overall)

• Bryan Thomas selected in fi rst round of 2002 NFL draft (No. 22 overall)

• Eight All-Americans

Men’s Soccer• NCAA Tournament par-

ticipant (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2011)

• 1999 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and 2001 NCAA Tourna-ment Sweet 16

• Four conference champion-ships (1994, 1995, 1999, 2011)

• Nine All-Americans

Women’s Basketball• 2000 NCAA Sweet 16 par-

ticipant• Four conference champion-

ships (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994)

• NCAA Tournament partici-pant (1994, 2000)

• Four-time WNIT participant (1990, 1991, 2001, 2007)

• 2011 WBI Champions• Four All-Americans

Baseball• Three conference champion-

ships (1991, 1992, 1994)• 2012 C-USA Tournament

Championship• NCAA Tournament partici-

pant (1991 and 2012)• Shayne Carnes (1998) and

Ryan Keedy (2008) named All-Americans by multiple publications

• Four All-Americans

Men’s Tennis• Six All-Americans• Three Academic All-Amer-

icans• Five NCAA Tournament

appearances (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000)

• Top-30 ranking from 1993-2000

• Five conference champion-ships (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)

Women’s Tennis• Four conference champion-

ships (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)

• Six national rankings (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

• Top-ranked singles player in nation (Mirela Vladules-cu-1997-98)

• One All-American

Volleyball• Two-time NCAA Tournament

participant (2006 and 2008) • Four conference champion-

ships (1990, 1991, 1992, 2006)

• Five WIVC postseason ap-pearances (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)

• Two Academic All-Americans• Three AVCA All-America

honorable mention honorees

Men’s Golf • 2001, 2002, 2008 and

2012 NCAA Championship Participant

• NCAA Regional Participants 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2012

• 2008 Conference USA Champions

• 1995 Great Midwest Confer-ence Champions

• No. 1-ranked golfer and Fred Haskings Award winner (Graeme McDowell)

• Six All-Americans

Track & Field/Cross Country• 2002 Cross Country NCAA

All-Academic Team• 1995 Great Midwest Confer-

ence Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Champions

• Three All-Americans• 1992 Women’s Great

Midwest Conference Cross Country Champions

• Two Olympic Trials Qualifi ers

• Cross Country conference champions, 2006

• 2005 Individual Cross Coun-try C-USA Champion

• Eight-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Softball• Three-time NCAA Tournament

participant (2010, 2011 and 2012)

• 18 NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes

• Seven athletes named Louis-ville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region

Ri� e• One C-USA Shootout third

place fi nisher• 1997-98 Individual fi fth place

fi nisher at C-USA Champion-ship

Women’s Golf• Seven All-Conference USA

Selections• C-USA Freshman of the Year

(Heather Lourie, 1999)• Three Scholar-Athletes of the

Year

Women’s Soccer• UAB Academic Award (1997,

1998, 2000)• Five All-Americans• Three conference champion-

ships (2003, 2004, 2006)• Two NCAA Tournament ap-

pearances (2004, 2006)

Bowling• Competed in fi rst-ever tourna-

ment on Oct. 22, 2011• Captured fi rst tournament

win at the Bulldog Roundup (2/7/12) – one of two tourna-ment wins in its inaugural season

Sand Volleyball• Began competition with the

fi rst-ever NCAA sanctioned collegiate sand volleyball match on March 3, 2012 vs. Florida State

• Captured fi rst program win against Tulane (3/10/12)

• The tandem of Heather Thomas and Kirsten Gallagher selected to compete in the fi rst-ever AVCA Sand Champi-onships (2012).

HighlightsBlazer




Excellence



Associate Athletic Director for Student Services Danez M. Marrable-Lockhart

oversees a staff of eight full-time advisors, a learning specialist, reading and writing spe-cialist and five assistants in the Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center. Their mission is to provide the highest quality of academic support, counseling and guidance to UAB student-athletes by promot-ing academic excellence, self-responsibility, personal and professional growth.

Marrable-Lockhart and her staff act as a liaison between the student-athlete, coach-es and UAB’s academ-ic communities and ensures that student-athletes comply with academic rules estab-lished by the univer-sity, the NCAA and Conference USA. The staff also coordinates academic programs designed to assist the student-athletes in acquiring a quality education as well as programs to promote personal and career development.

UAB’s Student Ser-vices program wants to make certain that stu-dent-athletes succeed to their highest academic ability. Inherent in the program is the philoso-phy that student-athletes take responsibility for

their own growth and development while receiving maximum support. The academic unit’s goals are to prepare student-athletes for viable careers, to assist them in securing degrees and to produce responsible citizens.

The athletic advisors, in conjunction with specific major advisors, work with student-athletes on a regular basis on necessary requirements for their chosen degree. The advisors also help plan class schedules, keep-ing in mind academic standing, practice, travel and competition schedules. In addi-

tion, athletic advisors regularly review the performance and class attendance of all student-athletes to help them keep on pace toward graduation.

In addition, the Life Skills pro-gram is run through this office. This NCAA program centers around the five commitments (academics, athletics, personal development, career develop-ment and community service) and was created to support the student-athlete development ini-tiatives and enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience within the context of higher edu-cation.

Finally, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is advised through the student ser-vices offices. This group, the ‘voice’ of the student-athletes, is composed of representatives from each team. At UAB, this group works to promote UAB athlet-ics, organizes community service efforts, provides administration

with the voice of the student-athletes and works to ensure student-athlete welfare and success in the Birmingham community.

UAB’s commitment to academic excel-lence got a boost in the summer of 2008 with the completion of the Don M. & Mar-sha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center. Under the direction of athletics director Brian Mackin, and with a gener-ous donation from Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire, UAB was able to completely renovate the academic center and provide first-class facilities to the Blazers’ student-athletes.

Sitting in the middle of UAB’s athletic complexes, including Bartow Arena and the football practice facilities, the Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center serves as the home for overseeing the educational development and progress toward gradua-tion for all student-athletes.

(Student-athletes achieving cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better)

Adam ArthurKennard Backman

T.J. BallouJake Banta

Spencer BaumhowerWesley CarterBashr Coles

Ryan DensmoreJalen Hampton

Stephen HerringJohn Hix

Lamar JohnsonCalvin JonesTaylor KleinDrew Luker

Hunter MullinsHayden Naumann

Jamie OnufrakDarrin ReavesDanny Volk

Chris WaltonShalin Waterford

A.J. Wilson

2011-12 C-USA Commissioner’s

Honor Roll

Academics

(L-R) Marsha and Don Hire, Mr. Charles J. Hoke and UAB Athletics Director Brian Mackin cut the ribbon on the new Academic Center in 2008.

2011 Fall graduate Caleb Thomas with football academic advisor Mary Kathryn Borland.



Women’s Soccer2012• Completed in the Summer of 2008

• Houses a director, a learning specialist, sevenfull-time advisors and five assistants

• More than 50 tutors and mentors

• Over 40 computers available for student use

• Computer lab for general student use

• Learning lab

• Laptops for student-athlete checkout

• Mentor meeting room

• Nine small group and one-on-one tutor rooms

• Five large group study areas

• Staff conference room

• Tutor/mentor resource library

Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center

Spring 2012 graduates: Back Row (L-R): Trey Ragland, D.A. Autry, Beas Hamga, TaRonda Randall, Meagan Brown, D.J. Reese. Front Row (L-R): Giorgia Romeo,

Georgia Luch, Carolyn Polcari, Allison Young, Brittany DeFelice.

Anthony Barnes with football academic advisor Greg Green at the 2011 Fall graduates reception.

Danez MarrableAssociate Athletic

Director for Student Services

Sharon Johnson

Academic Advisor

Amy Nicholas

Learning Specialist

Josh Watson

Academic Advisor

Wayne Hamberger

Learning Specialist

Drew Barnette

Academic Advisor

Mary Kathryn Borland

Academic Advisor

Christina Harris

Academic Advisor

Greg GreenCoordinator of Football Academics




The Sports Medicine staff provides for all 16 varsity teams and 350 University of

Alabama at Birmingham student-athletes with high quality health care. Student-athletes have access to the leading sports medicine and health care professionals.

The Sports Medicine staff consists of team physicians, dentists, athletic trainers and a sports nutritionist. The daily care, preven-tion, evaluation and treatment of injuries is supervised by a staff of seven full-time and five graduate assistants that have been certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and licensed by the state of Alabama.

The Sports Medicine program is under the direction of Mike Jones; his full-time athletic

trainers are Melissa Adams, Laurie Fincher, Bryan Koch, Greg Mytyk, Daniel Springer and Jennifer Wallace. Graduate assistant trainers Seong Choi, Matt Fisher, Ellen Har-ris, Daniel Lindsay, Ian McComb and Logan Speicher complete the staff.

Team physicians are affiliated with the acclaimed UAB Health System, health profes-sional school and the UAB Sports Medicine.

U.S. News & World Report and other national publications consistently rank UAB’s innova-tive programs and expert specialists among the best in America. The Medical Director of UAB Sports Medicine is Dr. William Garth, an orthopedic surgeon. He is responsible for all services provided to student-athletes. General medical care is provided by Dr. Brenda Baumann and Dr. Marshall Crowther.

In the fall of 2008, the Wallace Build-ing Athletic Training Room opened. The 9,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility offers the finest therapeutic modalities and rehabilitative equipment. It has an extensive collection of therapeutic and rehabilitation equipment including a BTE isokinetic test-ing machine and hydrotherapy tanks. The Wet Room features two free standing dual-tank consoles that offer whole-body and extremity immersion in either warm or cold hydrotherapy. UAB has the largest dual-tank console that has a stainless steel tank with a capacity of 1,450 gallons of water and can accommodate up to 25 football student-athletes at a time. In addition to the Wallace

Building Facility, auxiliary athletic train-ing rooms are located in Bartow Arena and in Young Memorial Field.

SportsMedicine


Bryan KochAssociate

Athletic Trainer

Mike JonesAssistant AD

Athletic Training

Dr. Brenda Baumann

Team Physician

Dr. Marshall Crowther

Team Physician

Dr. William Garth

Team Physician



In the fall semester, 2008, the Wallace Building Athletic Training Room opened its doors. UAB student-athletes began enjoying a brand-new, state of the art athletic training facility. The new 9,000 square foot center allows the athletic training staff to work more efficiently and gives the student-

athletes a much more comfortable facility.


Greg MytykAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Jen WallaceAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Laurie FincherAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Daniel SpringerAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Melissa AdamsAssistant

Athletic Trainer


Women’s Soccer2012UAB’s Sports Enhancement can now boast of having one of the finest facili-

ties around for the staff and student-athletes.The center opened in January of 2008

and houses a 10,000 square-foot weight room that features more than 40,000 pounds of free weights.

Director of Sports Enhancement Dwayne Chandler and his staff work with members of the Blazer football team to develop training pro-grams and enhance each athlete’s performance.

Chandler, who has over 10 years of expe-rience at both the collegiate and professional levels as a strength and conditioning coach, was hired in January of 2012.

Chandler came to UAB from his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, where he

served as an assistant on the staff since 2009. He spent two years as an assistant strength

and conditioning coach for the Denver Broncos (2007-08). While there, Chandler worked with such standout performers as Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall and Champ Bailey.

Prior to joining the staff in Denver, Chan-dler was on the staff at the University of Minnesota, joining the Golden Gophers as a strength and conditioning assistant and speed coach in 2001 before being named co-head strength and conditioning coach in 2003. In 2004, Chandler was named the head strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota where he served until 2006.

During his time with the Gophers, Chan-dler instructed 12 players who were selected

in the NFL Draft, including 2006 first-round draft choice Laurence Maroney and 2005 fourth-round selection Marion Barber III.

Before going to Minnesota, Chandler spent a season with the Dallas Cowboys, serving as a strength and conditioning intern.

Chandler and the Blazers spend a lot of their time in the bright and spacious weight room, which includes state-of-the-art equip-ment for weight training, stretching and conditioning workouts.

Chandler and the staff use a variety of techniques to assist the Blazers in achieving maximum performance and potential. With a heavy emphasis on Olympic style weight-lifting, the program concentrates on speed, power, and strength.

Sports Enhancement

David ConsiglioSports

Enhancement

Dwayne ChandlerDirector of Sports

Enhancement




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The state-of-the-art, $25 million Cam-pus Recreation Center has covered

all the bases. It boasts 18,000 square feet of weight and fitness space outfitted with all-new equiptment and a one-eighth-mile oval running track that juts out of the build-ing, curving toward University Boulevard and 15th Street South to provide panoram-ic views of the campus. And just to make sure no one gets bored, planners added a five-story, rock-climbing wall.

The facility features four basketball courts, five racquetball courts, one of which converts to a squash court and a multi-purpose court that can be used for indoor soccer, volleyball, floor hockey or badminton. There are also four aerobic rooms and a swimming pool with four lap lanes and leisure and physical rehabilita-tion areas.

The handicap-accessible pool has many special features. A continuous current in the “lazy river” carries swimmers around the outer edge of the pool in inner tubes – the ride ends under a waterfall – or individ-uals can walk against the flow as a part of a physical rehabilitation program. For more intense resistance training, center members can use the “vortex,” a circular area within

the pool with forceful water jets. One of the four aerobics rooms is dedi-

cated to spinning; the others host Pilates, general aerobics, yoga, step, and kick-boxing classes along with other specialty offerings.

The facility also includes the Kids Zone, a supervised area – equipped with toys, books, and movies – where parents can drop off children while they work out.

The center also has a juice bar, wire-less internet access, and an Outdoor Pur-suits Center that rents camping gear and leads backpacking, rafting, and skiing trips to desitnations around the United States. The first floor houses a wellness center that coordinates with UAB groups to offer nutritional counseling, body-fat measure-ments, personal training, and general fit-ness assessments.

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