2013 west virginia university women's soccer guide

WEST VIRGINIA WOMEN’S SOCCER2013 MEDIA GUIDE

SARA KEANEGOALKEEPER

LEAH EMAUSDEFENDER

KELSIE MALONEYFORWARD

2012 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS

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2 A Championship Program4 NCAA Success6 All-Americans8 Professional Mountaineers10 Coaching Staff12 Coaching Philosophy14 2012 In Review16 Gameday In Morgantown18 Dreamswork Field22 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium24 Caperton Indoor Facility26 Strength and Conditioning 28 Athletic Training30 Big 12 Conference32 In the Spotlight34 Mountaineers In The Community36 Mountaineers Abroad38 Mountaineer Alumni40 Student-Athlete Services44 Campus Life48 Mountaineer Excellence

51 COACHING STAFF52 Nikki Izzo-Brown56 Lisa Stoia57 Marisa Kanela58 Support Staff

59 MOUNTAINEER PROFILES60 Rosters62 Kara Blosser64 Sara Keane66 Frances Silva68 Caroline Szwed

70 Ali Connelly71 Jess Crowder72 Katie Osterman73 Kate Schwindel74 Maggie Bedillion75 Halie Conroy76 Leah Emaus77 Amanda Hill78 Noelle Honeycutt79 Kelsie Maloney80 Cari Price81 Annalika Steyn82 Kailey Utley83 Carly Black84 Newcomers

87 2013 SEASON88 Preseason Notebook90 1-On-1 With Izzo-Brown91 Schedule91 Opponent Information

95 2012 SEASON96 Postseason Notebook 98 Individual Statistics99 Team Statistics100 Season Results

101 RECORD BOOK102 A Blueprint For Success106 Match Records107 Season Records108 Career Records109 Individual Records

Credits: The 2013 West Virginia University women’s soccer guide has been published by the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Managing Editor: Joe SwanEditor: Tim Goodenow, Joe Swan, Shannon McNamaraAuthor: Tim GoodenowPage Layout & Design: Tim Goodenow, , Joe Swan, Shannon McNamaraCover Design: BlaineTurner Advertising, Inc.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

110 Top Yearly Performances111 Team Records112 Class Records114 Dick Dlesk Records115 Year-By-Year Results115 Opponent Records116 Academic Honors117 Athletic Honors121 Regulation, OT, PK and Misc. Records122 Fastest Goals Scored123 All-Time TV Games124 All-Americans128 Professional Mountaineers130 Series Records131 All-Time Scores136 All-Time Letterwinners138 All-Time Numerical Roster

139 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY140 President Dr. James P. Clements141 Director of Athletics Oliver Luck142 Athletics Senior Staff143 WVU Head Coaches144 Athletic Facilities

145 MEDIA INFORMATION146 Media Information148 WVU Sports Communications

The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University. West Virginia University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

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2011 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

¡In 17 seasons as the head women’s soccer coach at West Virginia University, Nikki Izzo-Brown has undoubtedly crafted a winner. Not once in her coaching tenure has Izzo-Brown had a losing season.

¡Coach Izzo-Brown and the Mountaineers enter 2013 coming off the school’s 13th consecutive NCAA appearance – the 10th-longest streak in the nation.

¡Women’s soccer won the school’s first Big 12 Championship in 2012.

¡Coach Izzo-Brown has produced 15 All-America selections and 11 Academic All-Americans in 17 seasons at WVU.

A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM



2007 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

With WVU’s victories over Stanford and Oklahoma State in 2012, the

Mountaineers have defeated a Top-10 team in each of the last eight seasons.

YEAR OPPONENT SCORE 2012 No. 1 Stanford W, 1-02012 No. 7 Oklahoma State W, 3-22011 No. 9 Marquette W, 3-12010 No. 9 Virginia W, 1-02009 at No. 9 Rutgers W, 1-02009 at No. 8 Penn State W, 2-12008 No. 7 Virginia W, 3-02007 at No. 6 Penn State W, 1-02006 at No. 7 Penn State W, 2-12005 at No. 9 Marquette W, 2-0

*ranking used is from NSCAA



NCAA SUCCESS



¡Nikki Izzo-Brown has built a one-time infant program into one of the nation’s elite. Excellence and consistency are nothing new to the West Virginia women’s soccer program.

¡WVU enters the 2013 season having made an appearance in each of the last 13 NCAA tournaments, the country’s 10th-best streak.

¡West Virginia has played host to the NCAA tournament in seven different seasons, most recently last fall.

¡WVU’s deepest run in the NCAA tournament came in 2007, reaching the Elite Eight.

The Mountaineers have more NCAA

appearances than any other Big 12 program.



¡West Virginia and Nikki Izzo-Brown have produced 15 All-America selections since 2000.

¡ Izzo-Brown continues to maximize the potential of each student-athlete when she agrees to work hard and give maximum effort that Mountaineer soccer requires.

ALL-AMERICANS BRY MCCARTHY

ASHLEY BANKS



Katie Barnes2000, 2001

Chrissie Abbott2002, 2003

Lisa Stoia2002, 2003

Laura Kane2004

Deana Everrett2006

Ashley Banks2007

Greer Barnes2007, 2008

Amanda Cicchini2007

Carolyn Blank2008, 2009

Bry McCarthy2012



¡With tremendous experience and knowledge of the game, Nikki Izzo-Brown has built a reputation for getting the most out of her student-athletes.

¡The veteran coach maximizes the performance potential of her players by providing opportunities to process information in multiple ways in order for each to find success.

¡Paving the way for the success of recent Mountaineers, Katie Barnes was the first women’s soccer player to be named an All-American and was drafted with the ninth overall pick by the Carolina Courage of the 2002 WUSA draft.

¡Coach Izzo-Brown also has worked her way onto the national scene as an assistant for USA Soccer, working with multiple youth national teams .

¡During her coaching tenure, nearly two dozen Mountaineers have participated in the national team scene. Most recently defender Bry McCarthy trained and made appearances with the full Canadian National Team.

¡McCarthy was one of six players assigned to the Western New York Flash through an allocation process in the new National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

PROFESSIONAL MOUNTAINEERSLISA STOIA



KIM BONILLA

MEGAN MISCHLER BRY MCCARTHY

ERICA HENDERSON

CAROLYN BLANK



“Being a Mountaineer and playing for Nikki was the best decision I have ever made. The life lessons learned from the coaching staff cannot be taught in any classroom, but can only be experienced as a player in the women’s soccer program.”- Meghan Lewis (2008-11)

COACHING STAFF



¡With tremendous experience and knowledge of the game, Nikki Izzo-Brown and her staff have built a reputation for getting the most out of their student-athletes.

¡The veteran staff maximizes the performance of their student-athletes by providing opportunities to process information in multiple ways, in order to find success for each individual.

¡Izzo-Brown finds a way to create a family atmosphere around her championship-winning teams. From the day you commit, loyalty and trust are built, motivating the student-athletes to go out every week and lay it all on the line for one another.

¡Few coaching staffs can match the drive and passion for the game found in the coaching staff at West Virginia. Izzo-Brown-coached teams are organized and will never be outworked, in the pursuit to win a national championship.

“The life lessons that were taught through the game of soccer, both on and off the field, will forever be the foundation that made me the player I was, and the person I am today.”- Katie Barnes (1998-2001)

"Much of this program’s success starts with the team behind the team, and I am privileged to work with such a strong staff. Lisa (Stoia) and Marisa (Kanela) bring a wealth of knowledge to this program – they’ve been in these student-athletes’ shoes before, and they understand the hard work it takes to be successful. (Volunteer assistant coach) Zach Johnson is crucial to our success, too, and our goalies have benifited from his experience and expertise." – Nikki Izzo-Brown



Coaching Philosophy“My approach, my philosophy, is that you do everything right. If you’re going to be the best soccer player, the best friend, the best student or the best daughter you can be, you have to do it right. Whatever you do, it has to be done with 100 percent commitment, sacrifice and pride.”

Motivation “I’m always making sure that the athlete is maximizing her potential. I want to make certain that she becomes the best player, the best student and the best person we both know she is capable of becoming.”

COACHING PHILOSOPHY



Family“The first aspect of my philosophy is family. I want to create an atmosphere at West Virginia where the ladies can come to me at any time about any problem they may be having. I ask the same of my assistant coaches. I ask that they work hard and do whatever is necessary to create a positive, family environment for our student-athletes.”

Dedication“Any student-athlete who commits herself to West Virginia soccer, I commit myself to her. She gets 100 percent of my commitment. I’m going to be working hard for her, making sure that she has the best experience of her life while she is here because that is what college is all about.”

Hard Work“I firmly believe that when respect, hard work and sacrifice are a foundation, there will always be success down the road. I tell my girls that if they have a positive attitude, respect each other and work hard toward our team goal, we’ll be successful.”



SENIOR BRI RODRIGUEZ WAS NAMED A 2012 NSCAA COLLEGE SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN.

SHE IS THE EIGHTH DIFFERENT MOUNTAINEER WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER TO EARN NSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA HONORS.

2012 IN REVIEW



¡In its inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference, West Virginia won the regular-season championship with a 7-0-1 record. It marked only the sixth time a Big 12 team has won the regular-season title without a loss.

¡Seven student-athletes were named All-Big 12, including senior Bry McCarthy who was chosen as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

¡Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown was named the conference coach of the year for her efforts and the Mountaineers advanced to a 13th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance.

¡West Virginia garnered the most total selections with seven All-Big 12 honors, including first team nods for defender McCarthy, midfielder Bri Rodriguez and forward Kate Schwindel.

¡Frances Silva’s goal in the 83rd minute propelled West Virginia past No. 1-ranked Stanford, 1-0, on Aug. 26 at the Penn State Invitational. The win snapped Stanford’s 64-match regular-season unbeaten streak.

¡WVU’s win marks only the second time in Big 12 history that a conference team has knocked off a top-ranked opponent.

¡West Virginia defeated visiting Texas Tech, 3-2, on Sept. 21 to give women’s soccer, and WVU athletics, its first victory as members of the Big 12 Conference.

¡With WVU’s victories over Stanford and Oklahoma State, the Mountaineers have defeated a Top-10 team in each of the last eight seasons.



Mountaineer fans pack the stands to be the extra man, knowing their voice makes a difference. They come early, they like to be heard and they stay until the final whistle blows.

GAMEDAY IN MORGANTOWN



¡West Virginia women’s soccer has drawn 25 crowds better than 1,000 fans at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in the last nine years, making it one of the most intimidating environments in all of college soccer.

¡WVU ranked 15th nationally in total home attendance during the 2012 season.

¡Fans throughout the state and the Mountaineer Maniacs come out to cheer on the Old Gold and Blue.

¡The stands at Dick Dlesk are buzzing with a boisterous student section that sits just feet away from the playing field.

¡Mountaineer Nation brings the kind of noise that turns a home field into a home-field advantage and makes it difficult for visiting teams to come away with a winning result.

¡The playing of “Country Roads” ends the game by celebrating another Mountaineer victory.



¡In the fall of 2011, the Mountaineers stepped foot on their new state-of-the-art training facility called Dreamswork Field. The training site features the same custom, natural grass surface as the game field at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

¡A complete water drainage and irrigation system exists on the new site, while four towers outline the fields with lights that can illuminate game-field conditions.

DREAMSWORK FIELD



The women’s soccer-only practice facility features a 75-by-120 yard natural turf field, along with additional space for goalkeeper drills and

player warm-ups to avoid extensive use of the playing surface.



This first-class soccer facility further demonstrates West Virginia University’s commitment to excellence in women’s soccer.



The program also has a custom players’ locker room, coaches office suite, players lounge with kitchenette and computer stations, athletic training room that includes a hydrotherapy pool,hall of honor, and an equipment and apparel room.



¡Completed in August 2004, renovations to Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (formerly the Mountaineer Soccer Complex) have made the home of women’s soccer at West Virginia one of the nation’s finest facilities.

¡The stadium itself, named in honor of a generous gift on behalf of Mr. Dlesk, is a two-level, 1,650-seat

stadium that features grandstand bleachers, a spacious five-booth press box, an on-site locker room, restrooms and concession booths.

¡In May 2010, the stadium’s sod was removed, and after the surface was laser-leveled to ensure better irrigation and production performance, natural grass was laid down, giving the field an iridescent, brand new look.

¡An extensive drainage and irrigation system was already in place to prevent inclement weather from harming the playing surface.

¡The Mountaineers have played numerous conference and NCAA tournament matches at Dick Dlesk, including a record 3,000 fans in WVU’s 2007 NCAA Elite Eight match against eventual national champion USC.

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM



Top-10 Crowds at Dick DleskRank Date Crowd Opponent Result1. 11-30-07 3,000 #8 USC L, 0-12. 8-31-13 2,057 #6 Penn State L, 1-23. 11-12-10 1,688 Morehead State W, 2-04. 9-21-08 1,615 #6 Virginia W, 3-05. 11-6-11 1,550 Louisville W, 2-06. 10-12-08 1,407 Connecticut T, 0-0 2OT7. 10-2-09 1,382 #8 Notre Dame L, 3-2 OT8. 11-4-11 1,380 Georgetown W, 5-19. 9-19-10 1,376 #5 Virginia W, 1-010. 9-25-11 1,375 Rutgers W, 1-0 OT

more than 52,000 fans have packed Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium over

the past five seasons to cheer on the Mountaineers.



The massive structure is equipped with a 90-yard FieldTurf playing surface with seven yards of safety zone surrounding the entire field.

CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY



¡The Caperton Indoor Facility provides a big plus for all of West Virginia’s student-athletes needing an indoor training site.

¡Total length of the facility from wall to wall is 105 yards, and the Mountaineers’ sparkling indoor facility exceeds 75,000 square feet of training room.

¡Skylights provide natural lighting in the building, and it is equipped with camera platforms for filming and observation.

¡The Caperton Indoor Facility, named in honor of former governor Gaston Caperton, gives West Virginia yet another component in one of the finest and most complete women’s soccer complexes in the nation.



¡To keep athletes in peak physical condition, West Virginia offers a variety of training areas and an array of strength programs designed to increase performance.

¡All student-athletes also will have their own program individually calculated and updated throughout the year.

¡The main training area focuses for the women’s soccer team are anaerobic conditioning, aerobic conditioning, total body power and explosiveness, agility and quickness, speed, core strength, neural recruitment, balance and proprioception.

¡Student-athletes are educated on correct dietary habits and essential vitamins and minerals necessary to perform at an elite level. WVU gives the opportunity for individuals to meet with nutritionists, go on guided grocery store tours and receive diets designed specifically for them.

¡Equipped with excellent amenities and staffed by some of the finest strength coaches in the nation, athletes who come to West Virginia know that they are in good hands when it comes to their athletic capacity.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING



WVU’s strength and conditioning staff ensures all student-athletes are on year-long programs designed to continue improving the fitness capabilities Needed in their sports.



ATHLETIC TRAINING



¡The West Virginia athletic training program looks to get its student-athletes back on the field in a timely manner while providing quality health care for its student-athletes and coaches.

¡The scope of the athletic training services encompass various domains which including injury recognition, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, education, and counseling that will enable the athlete to maintain an optimal quality of life beyond the span of athletic competition.

¡Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletes, furnished with the latest in technology and equipment.

The athletic training staff will work in conjunction with the team physicians and athletic administration to assure the student-athletes receive quality care throughout their career at WVU.



¡The Big 12 ushers in its 18th year this fall as it continues to promote the stability, strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences.

¡Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced a league-record $198 million in revenue distributions to its 10 members for the 2012-13 school year. The total was a $15 million increase from the previous year.

¡Conference institutions include Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU and West Virginia. Kansas State, however, does not field a women’s soccer program.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE



¡Big 12 institutions create a league that encompasses five states and nearly 37 million people. More than 4,200 student-athletes from across the United States and around the world compete annually in the sports sponsored by the conference.

¡The Big 12 is a strong conference that, like WVU, values quality academic and athletic programs, and has a great tradition of success.

¡Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community, the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship.

¡The Big 12 conducts postseason championships for 20 of its 23 sports, including women’s soccer.

¡The Mountaineers earned their 13th NCAA tournament appearance last fall – the most among all Big 12 programs.



WVU women’s soccer is passionate, a point of pride and a way of life.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT



¡Choosing to become a Mountaineer is special. Without a professional sports team in the state, folks across the state and throughout the region love West Virginia athletics.

¡No school helps its student-athletes more than the people at WVU. West Virginia is a place where the natives are as rock solid as the mountains for which the state is known.

¡Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to represent themselves, their teammates and their university to news media, alumni, friends, family and the general public. Your interaction with these groups is also part of your educational process.

¡If you take advantage of these opportunities, it can have a positive effect, not only on your career as a student-athlete at West Virginia, but also on your life after you have donned the Old Gold and Blue.



¡Winning and working hard are important to the West Virginia University women’s soccer team. But becoming successful and positive role models on and off the field is just as significant to them.

¡Women’s soccer student-athletes and coaches participate in a variety of community service activities including reading at schools, hospitals and speaking engagements.

¡At the core of women’s soccer’s many philanthropic activities has been its involvement to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. This past spring, the team raised $15,781 for the Betty Puskar Breast Cancer Fund at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center.

¡The WVU women’s soccer team has raised more than $100,000 over the past 10 years to help fight breast cancer.

¡The team regularly donates its time and soccer knowledge by hosting and teaching free soccer clinics for local children to learn the fundamentals of the sport.

¡Along with strengthening the youngsters’ soccer skills, they also teach the participants the importance of good sportsmanship, courage, determination and hard work.

MOUNTAINEERS IN THE COMMUNITY



The Mountaineers give back to the Morgantown and surrounding communities every chance they get, embracing the opportunity to make an impact in society.



1999The West Virginia women’s soccer team took its first foreign tour in the summer of 1999 by traveling to Brazil. The Mountaineers used the opportunity to showcase their infant program against some of the nation’s top professional teams.

“The experience and knowledge gained from our international competitions have been instrumental in our development as a team and for our program. We were forced to adapt to many different styles of play and continually develop our team chemistry. And for many of our ladies, they have never been to another country. Each trip has been a tremendous cultural and soccer experience for our student-athletes.” – Nikki Izzo-Brown

MOUNTAINEERS ABROAD



2012The Mountaineers’ fourth international tour featured a nine-day tour of Spain. West Virginia spent March 24-April 1, 2012, in Madrid and Barcelona.

2004During spring break 2004, West Virginia University took advantage of the NCAA rule that permits international travel once every four years by taking a 10-day tour of central and north-central Italy.

2008Billed as the trip of a lifetime, the West Virginia University women’s soccer team traveled to the Czech Republic and Italy for a 10-day spring break tour of Europe. The Mountaineers spent March 20-30, 2008, playing four games while exploring new cultures.



“Being a student-athlete at West Virginia was one of the most rewarding decisions I have ever made. Through hard work and goal setting, we surpassed expectations

and always believed in one another. I am truly grateful for the opportunity and will always cherish my time wearing the Old Gold and Blue.”

– Nikki (Garzon) Goodenow (1997-98)

“As a member of the inaugural team, I look back and treasure the challenges I faced and the amazing opportunities throughout my four years. Not only was I

able to capitalize on my skills at a high level of competition, I also learned a lot about myself from the leadership of coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. Overall, my experience

is one I refer back to frequently in my everyday life as I continue on as a physical educator and soccer coach.”

– Rena (Lippa) Lindsay (1996-98)

MOUNTAINEER ALUMNI



¡The differences between a good coach and a great one may be subtle, but they make a world of difference to players. While knowledge of the game, ability to demonstrate drills and organizational skills are important, it’s the following traits that separate Nikki Izzo-Brown from the rest in providing a unique and enjoyable college experience.

¡Coach Izzo-Brown’s excitement for the game and strive for improvement is contagious, creating a positive and thriving environment within the program.

¡With Coach Izzo-Brown, it’s all about the team, not the head coach on the sidelines. She makes the effort to listen, understand and treat each player with respect.

¡Coach Izzo-Brown gives her teams direction and motivation to help them to reach their goals. They have a plan, are organized and find a way to encourage their teams to believe and work together.

“She calls herself Aunt Nikki because she really is a mother-figure to us. I feel comfortable talking to her about anything and everything. She is very open and understanding. I wouldn’t trade my four years playing for her for anything in the world. I’m a better person because of Nikki Izzo-Brown.”– Chelsey Corroto (2008-11)

“I chose to play soccer at WVU because of my aspiration to be a part of one of the most competitive programs in the country. Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown and her staff built an infant program into a top-10 power.” – Cathy Abel (2003-06)

“Led by Nikki Izzo-Brown and her coaching staff, the fierce competition, team training, and grueling conditioning sessions on top of academic responsibility…they prepared us not only for matches, but for life after graduation.” – Maura Cirilli (2001-04)

“During my years at West Virginia University, I came to realize what many before me have understood – WVU is the best collegiate experience in the country. They maximized my talent as a soccer player and prepared me to succeed in the real world upon graduation. I have made lifelong friendships that form the basis for most of what makes the `Mountaineer Experience’ so valuable and rewarding.”

– Chrissie Abbott (2000-03)

“From the moment I stepped on campus, it felt like home. The university embraces all that is WVU, from academics to athletics. The soccer team was beginning to build a tradition of strength, integrity and pride, and I knew everything Coach Izzo-Brown reflected on her players was the type of player I wanted to be.” – Laura Finley (2000-03)

“I am a better person for having West Virginia women’s soccer in my life. I wouldn’t change one single thing about my college experience. I’ll always be proud to be a Mountaineer.” – Ann (Sorensen) Ross (1996-99)



STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT



¡West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults.

¡While many of the headlines center on the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, West Virginia athletes have also made some noteworthy strides in the classroom. Some of those strides include a string of 10 consecutive years where the department has had at least one first team Academic All-American.

¡To help its student athletes achieve academic success, one of the nation’s finest facilities resides in the WVU Coliseum – The Athletic Academic Performance Center. The 8,000-square foot facility provides individual and group study areas, a plethora of computer stations and the latest in fingerprint technology used when signing in.

¡A total of 340 student-athletes were recognized for their achievement in the classroom last spring, at the annual WVU Student-Athlete Academic Excellence Banquet, honoring recipients of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll. Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was created to recognize students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Since the program began in 1989, nearly 4,000 student-athletes have earned a place on the honor roll. Ford retired in 2011 after 44 years of service with the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.



STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT



¡West Virginia University’s graduation rate for student-athletes has been impressive, to say the least, over the past eight years. The ratio of student-athletes graduating to the general student body has increased almost every year.

¡The West Virginia University women’s soccer team, men’s basketball team and women’s cross country team received public recognition in the spring of 2010 by the NCAA for their latest multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. These teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team’s academic performance.

¡The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) provides a forum for the “voice of the student-athlete” on WVU’s campus. SAAC membership provides feedback to administration about how to better WVU athletic programs. They offer input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses. Women’s soccer’s SAAC representatives are junior Ali Connelly and senior Kara Blosser.

"Among the many services offered to each student-athlete in the Athletic Academic Performance Center in the WVU Coliseum is around-the-clock access to multiple computer labs and free printing. Additionally, simple finger-print identification allows our team to easily enter the Center at any point in the day and work toward their academic goals. "

– assistant coach Marisa Kanela



CharacterPublic, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

Research ClassificationResearch University (High Research Activity) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Research FundingIn fiscal year 2011, WVU researchers were awarded $173,874,105 in total sponsored projects.

Combined WVU Expense BudgetApproximately $917 million (2013).

AccreditationsNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools and dozens of specialized academic accrediting agencies.

GovernanceThe WVU Board of Governors is the governing body of WVU. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing, and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities.

LocationMorgantown, W.Va., population 30,293, rated “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other recent rankings: One of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; one of the “Best Cities for Jobs” by MSN Careers; one of the 50 best places to launch a small business by CNNMoney.com; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

CAMPUS LIFE



Academic ExcellenceWVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships—24 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 36 Goldwater Scholars, two British Marshall Scholars, two Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), nine Boren Scholars, five Gilman Scholars, 36 Fulbright Scholars, and one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar.

Student ProfileFall 2012 enrollment, on WVU campuses statewide, was 32,595.

That included:¡18,583 West Virginia residents, 14,012

nonresidents

¡25,715 undergraduates

¡5,179 graduate and 1,701 professional students

Academics14 colleges and schools offering 184 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree programs in agriculture, natural resources, and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; journalism; law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health; plus the WVU Honors College, University College, and programs at Potomac State College and WVU Institute of Technology. wvu.edu/Academics/

Student Living ExperienceThe First-Year Experience—unique among state universities—helps students navigate their first year at WVU. Elements include residential colleges and Adventure West Virginia, an outdoor freshman orientation program. All WVU students benefit from a vibrant array of student life programs, including a Festival of Ideas lecture series, bringing the world’s top minds to campus to share their experiences and knowledge; WVUp All Night, a weekend package of safe, fun, and healthy activities; an award-winning Student Recreation Center; and a Mountaineer Parents Club, helping families stay connected with their students’ education and life at WVU. apply.wvu.edu/life

Degrees GrantedIn 2011-2012, WVU awarded 6,447 degrees; 2,243 were graduate or professional.

Faculty and Staff ProfileExcellent faculty—16 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year—guide and mentor students.

¡instructional faculty: 2,331

¡graduate assistants: 1,804

¡staff: 3,560

¡total employees: 8,426



Freshman Class ProfileAverage ACT of 23.6, SAT (math and critical reading) 1045, and high school GPA of 3.36.

TransportationUniversity buses operate free on a year-round basis as does the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system—a computer-directed system that glides along 8.7 miles of guideway between Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences Center campuses. In addition, Morgantown’s expanded MountainLine bus service offers free rides to students and employees. WVU ID is required for all services. transportation.wvu.edu/services

SafetyWVU has one of the safest college campuses in America, with 24-hour police protection and 37 outdoor emergency phones. The WVU Alert system sends urgent news to participants’ cell phones, and digital InfoStations across campus show important announcements.

CAMPUS LIFE



Student OrganizationsStudents can choose from more than 350 student organizations, and participate in an active intramural program and many club sports. sos.wvu.edu

Study AbroadMore than 800 students participate in University-led study abroad programs and international exchanges. internationalprograms.wvu.edu/

WVU Online/Extended CampusHundreds of distance education classes are available. elearn.wvu.edu/

Civic EngagementThe Center for Civic Engagement develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty and consults with academic units on incorporating civic engagement into the curriculum. In 2011, WVU students contributed 205,000 hours of service to the community. WVU has earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification, putting WVU in the 6% of higher education institutions that Carnegie recognizes for engagement. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement. cce.wvu.edu

Scholarships and AidApproximately $10 million a year is awarded by the WVU Scholars Program; more than 5,000 students benefit from this program annually. In addition, there are many different types of scholarships available based on academic record, financial need, group affiliation, or some combination of these factors. In 2012, WVU students received over $380 million in financial aid—average aid per recipient is $9,800. West Virginia residents may be eligible for the PROMISE scholarship. promisescholarships.org/promise/home.aspx

Honors CollegeThe WVU Honors College encourages a style of learning and living at WVU that is tailored to the highly motivated, excelling student’s special requirements. Innovative, challenging courses, designed to stimulate creativity and to provoke in-depth discussion, are offered in small class settings. Students may participate as Presidential Honors Scholars or Dean’s Honors Scholars; both options provide enhanced experiences. /honors.wvu.edu/

Parents ClubThe Mountaineer Parents Club, with more than 22,000 members in clubs across the state and nation, fosters success by connecting parents and family members with the student experience. The organization sponsors events on and off-campus, has a newsletter, a toll-free helpline (1-800-WVU-0096), parent electronic news, and a Parent Perk program. Membership is free. parentsclub.wvu.edu

FaclitiesWVU’s mix of historic and modern facilities includes 430 buildings on 1,456 acres. Eleven main campus buildings are located on the

National Register of Historic Places, and WVU operates eight experimental farms and four forests throughout the state, in addition to WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and Lifelong Learning Center near Weston. jacksonsmill.ext.wvu.edu/

LibrariesFive library facilities—Downtown Library Complex, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, Law Library, and Libraries Depository—contain nearly 2.1 million volumes, 246 electronic databases, and more than 48,000 journal subscriptions, with access to 36 million volumes through a book-sharing consortium. Library staff offer in-person and online assistance. libraries.wvu.edu

Visitors CenterLocated on the Morgantown Waterfront, the Visitors Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Operating hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday (closed Sundays and most University holidays). Guided tours with friendly knowledgeable student guides Monday-Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., except home football Saturdays. Phone: 304-293-3489. visit.wvu.edu

AlumniChartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 185,000 graduates worldwide in some 60 foreign nations. alumni.wvu.edu



Baseball: 33-26, 13-11 Big 12Cross Country: Fourth at Big 12

Championships; Fifth at Mid-Atlantic Regionals; One NCAA Qualifier

Men’s Basketball: 13-19, 6-12 Big 12

Women’s Basketball: 17-14, 9-9 Big 12; NCAA First Round

Football: 7-6, 4-5 Big 12; 2013 New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Gymnastics: 13-9, 1-3 Big 12; NCAA Regionals

Rowing: Fourth at Big 12; Sixth at Conference USA Championship

Men’s Soccer: 9-6-2, 4-2-1 MAC

Women’s Soccer: 11-5-4, 7-0-1 Big 12; Big 12 Regular-Season Champions, NCAA First Round

Men’s Swimming and Diving: Third at Big 12

Women’s Swimming and Diving: Second at Big 12; Two NCAA Qualifiers

Rifle: 11-1, 5-1 GARC; GARC Champions; NCAA Champions

Women’s Tennis: 4-17, 0-9 Big 12Women’s Track: Indoor-10th Big

12; One NCAA Qualifier; Outdoor-Eighth Big 12; 9 NCAA Qualifiers

Volleyball: 8-22, 0-16 Big 12Wrestling: 2-13, 0-6 Big 12; One

NCAA Qualifier

Team Records

MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE



NCAA ChampionsRifle Team

Petra Zublasing, rifle; smallbore & air rifle

Team Conference ChampionsWomen’s Soccer, Big 12 Regular-

Season Champions

Rifle, GARC Postseason Champions

First Team All-AmericansTavon Austin, football

Stedman Bailey, football

Taylor Ciotola, rifle

Meelis Kiisk, rifle

Mandie Nugent, swimming & diving

Maren Prediger, rifle

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle

Kelly Williams, track

Petra Zublasing, rifle

239 Student-Athletes were named to the Fall Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

First Team All-ConferenceTavon Austin, football

Stedman Bailey, football

Sarah-Anne Brault, cross country

Christal Caldwell, women’s basketball

Jaida Lawrence, gymnastics

Bry McCarthy, women’s soccer

Stormy Nesbit, women’s track (indoor, outdoor)

Maren Prediger, rifle (air rifle)

Bri Rodriguez, women’s soccer

Eric Schoenle, men’s soccer

Courtney Schrand, rowing

Kate Schwindel, women’s soccer

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle (smallbore, combined score)

Petra Zublasing, rifle (air rifle, smallbore, combined score)

First Team Academic All-Conference Selections73



Conference Major AwardsTavon Austin, football, Big 12 Co-

Special Teams Player of the Year

Rachael Burnett, women’s swimming, Big 12 Most Outstanding Women’s Swimmer

Elizabeth Kantak, rowing, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

Bry McCarthy, women’s soccer, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle, GARC Rookie of the Year

Petra Zublasing, rifle, GARC Shooter and Senior Shooter of the Year

Coaching AwardsNikki Izzo-Brown, women’s soccer,

Big 12 Coach of the Year

Bill Bedenbaugh, football, 247Sports Top Recruiting Coaches for 2013 Class

Jon Hammond, rifle, CRCA Coach of the Year

Academic Team AwardsWomen’s Soccer, NSCAA Team

Academic Award

Men’s Soccer, NSCAA Team Academic Award

Women’s Swimming, CSCAA Team Academic Award

National AwardsTavon Austin, football, College

Football Performance Awards: All-Purpose Performer of the Year, 2012 Paul Hornung Award Winner, 2012 Jet Return Specialist Award

Harrison Musgrave, baseball, College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Finalist

Geno Smith, football, Elite Quarterback Award, College Football Performance Awards

Women’s soccer senior Bri Rodriguez

MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCEwas named

a 2012 NSCAA College Scholar All-American.

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Entering her 18th season as the only coach in Mountaineer women’s soccer history, Nikki Izzo-Brown has built a one-time infant program into one of the nation’s elite. In her previous 17 seasons, Izzo-Brown has coached 12 players who went on to play professionally, 15 All-Americans, 11 Academic All-Americans and 11 conference players of the year. The Mountaineers enter the 2012 season having made an appearance in each of the last 13 NCAA tournaments, the country’s ninth-longest streak. To date, Izzo-Brown has led the Mountain-eers to an impressive 235-92-36 overall record and a 99-40-18 conference mark that includes six regular season divisional titles and three tournament championships. Women’s soccer won the school’s first Big 12 championship in 2012 and was the only WVU program to win multiple Big East tournament titles. Izzo-Brown’s teams have been a consistent force in the national rankings, and WVU has defeated a Top 10 opponent in eight straight seasons. Entering the 2013 season, she ranks in the top 20 among active NCAA Division I coaches with a .698 winning percentage (includes one year at West Virginia Wesleyan). Izzo-Brown has never had a losing season as head coach and has led WVU to 13 straight 10-plus win seasons.

2010-12 In its inaugural season in the Big 12 Con-ference, West Virginia won the regular-season championship with a 7-0-1 record. Seven student-athletes were named All-Big 12, includ-ing senior Bry McCarthy who was chosen Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Izzo-Brown was named the conference coach of the year. The 2012 Mountaineers scored an upset win over No. 1-ranked Stanford, 1-0, on Aug. 26 at the Penn State Invitational. The win snapped Stanford’s 64-match regular-season unbeaten streak. West Virginia defeated visiting Texas Tech, 3-2, on Sept. 21 to give women’s soccer, and WVU athletics, its first victory as members of the Big 12 Conference.

To end their careers, McCarthy earned All-America honors and midfielder Bri Rodriguez was named a NSCAA College Scholar All-American. The 2010-11 seasons marked the end of an era as the Mountaineers won back-to-back Big East Championships before departing for membership in the Big 12 Conference. It also marked the third conference title in the last five seasons. West Virginia finished the 2011 season with a 17-5-0 record, and a 10-1-0 mark in league play to win its division for the fifth time. The 10 wins marked a school record, making WVU one of only four Big East schools to ever win 10 league contests in a season. The Mountaineers finished the season ranked No. 9 by Soccer America and won 15 of their last 17 matches to close the season.

The 2010 season was a record-breaking one as the team won its second Big East Cham-pionship while advancing to the NCAA “Sweet 16.” WVU had its school record 14-match win streak end in the NCAA tournament against College Cup participant Boston College, giving the Mountaineers a final record of 18-5-1. The 18 victories tied the 2002 and 2007 teams for most wins in program history. WVU’s 1-0 win over fifth-ranked Virginia matched the highest ranked opponent defeated in school history, and the team’s 3-0 shutout against Georgetown marked the program’s 200th win. West Virginia’s defense set the single-sea-son record for shutouts at 14, while goalkeeper Kerri Butler also broke the school record for career shutouts, finishing with 44.

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Nikki Izzo-BrownHead Coach

18th Season

WVU Record: 235-92-36

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2005-09 From 2005-09, the program reached new heights with consecutive NCAA appearances in every season and won its first Big East Champi-onship. Izzo-Brown was named NSCAA/adidas and Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year in 2007 as WVU was ranked every week throughout the season and tied a school record for wins (18). The 2007 squad advanced to the pro-gram’s first NCAA Elite Eight while establishing an attendance record with more than 3,000 fans for the NCAA Elite Eight contest with USC. Three players earned All-America status and six were named all-Big East. Forward Ashley Banks added to Izzo-Brown’s collection of major award winners as the 2007 Big East Offensive Player of the Year and a Hermann Trophy finalist. WVU won Big East division titles in three straight seasons (2006-08) and at least one Mountaineer earned All-America honors from 2006-09. Carolyn Blank added the title of Big East Midfielder of the Year to her resume in 2008, a team that tied the school record for fewest losses in a season with three defeats. Six seasons ago, Izzo-Brown took her high-powered offense to the 2006 NCAA tourna-ment as WVU scored a school-record 55 goals in 21 games. Forward Deana Everrett had a breakout sophomore season to earn third team All-America honors from Soccer Buzz. The 2006 Mountaineers also displayed a stingy defense that shutout 13 opponents over the course of the season, including eight Big East foes.

2000-04 Led by All-Americans Chrissie Abbott and Lisa Stoia, the 2003 Mountaineers made his-tory, going 17-4-2 to give West Virginia its first NCAA “Sweet 16” appearance. The senior-led squad logged nine straight wins at one point during the season and had its first-ever Her-mann Trophy nominee in Abbott, who graduated as WVU’s all-time leader in goals scored, points and shots, while Stoia established the school’s all-time assist record. Izzo-Brown directed West Virginia to an 18-3-1 record, the most wins in school history, and the program’s first Big East division title in 2002. The Mountaineers also received their third-consecutive invitation to the NCAA tournament after putting together an 18-match unbeaten streak. Abbott was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year and a first team All-American, while Stoia earned Big East Midfielder of the Year honors. Izzo-Brown was named Big East and regional coach of the year. A youthful Mountaineer squad played to a fifth straight 15-win season in 2004 and saw Izzo-Brown’s fourth All-American develop as forward Laura Kane earned the nod from the NSCAA after an eight-goal, nine-assist senior season. West Virginia was nationally ranked for the first time in 2000, a regional coach of the year season for Izzo-Brown’s first-ever NCAA tourna-ment team. Four team members landed spots on Big East all-conference teams, including Big East Offensive Player of the Year Katie Barnes

and co-Big East Rookie of the Year Stoia. In that season, Barnes became WVU’s first All-American.

The Early Years Izzo-Brown accepted perhaps her greatest challenge on Aug. 3, 1995, when then-WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong named her the first head coach of West Virginia’s women’s soc-cer program. In WVU’s inaugural season, Izzo-Brown led a young team to an amazing 10-7-2 record and a 4-4-1 Big East mark. WVU finished fifth in the conference, surprising Big East coaches, whose preseason prediction picked the fledgling Moun-taineers to finish dead last. Soccer Buzz ranked West Virginia as the eighth-best “new program” in the nation. In addition, Izzo-Brown’s first season at WVU produced a Big East All-Rookie team member in defender Stacey Sollmann. Only two years later, West Virginia made its first Big East tournament berth on a team that won 11 matches in 1998. Stacey Adams was the program’s first Big East Female Scholar Athlete of the Year winner and Sollmann earned second team all-region accolades.Izzo-Brown led the Mountaineers to an 11-6-2 record in 1997, and two years later, they fin-ished 9-9-1. With trust, hard work and sacrifice, the foundation had been laid for a breakout season in 2000.

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Academic Success Graduation is a must for Izzo-Brown-coached players who are asked to challenge themselves academically while at WVU. Her teams consistently hold one of the program’s highest GPAs on campus with its serious com-mitment to academics. The women’s soccer team received public recognition in the spring of 2010 for the third year in a row by the NCAA for its latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The team posted a multiyear APR in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and gradua-tion and provides a measure of each team’s academic performance. Izzo-Brown has coached 11 Academic All-Americans, and the NSCAA honored her team in the fall of 2012 with its 11th consecutive NSCAA Team Academic Award for its work in the classroom. A total of 19 team members were named to the Big 12’s 2013 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll, including eight student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs. And for the sixth straight season, at least one Mountaineer was named NSCAA scholar all-region.

Player Development With tremendous experience and knowledge of the game, Izzo-Brown has built a reputation for getting the most out of her student-athletes. The veteran coach maximizes the performance of her players by providing opportunities to process information in multiple ways, in order to find success for each indi-vidual.

Paving the way for the success of recent Mountaineers, Katie Barnes was the first wom-en’s soccer player to be named an All-American, and captured two straight Big East Offensive Player of the Year awards. In all, Izzo-Brown has guided 15 players to All-America status and 11 conference player of the year honors. Barnes was drafted with the first pick of the second round (ninth overall) of the 2002 Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) professional draft by the Carolina Courage. WVU was well represented in the WUSA and added to its professional player development with the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) league.

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All-Americans Under Nikki Izzo-BrownBry McCarthy (2012)

Carolyn Blank (2008, 2009)Greer Barnes (2008, 2007)

Ashley Banks (2007)Amanda Cicchini (2007)Deana Everrett (2006)

Laura Kane (2004)Lisa Stoia (2003, 2002)

Chrissie Abbott (2003, 2002)Katie Barnes (2001, 2000)

Academic All-Americans UnderNikki Izzo-Brown

Bri Rodriguez (2012)Ashley Banks (2007)Kim Bonilla (2007)

Marisa Kanela (2005)Ashley Weimer (2004)

Laura Kane (2004, 2003)Melissa Haire (2002, 2001)

Christen Seaman (2002)Stacey Sollmann (1997)

Conference Players of the Year Under Nikki Izzo-Brown

Bry McCarthy (Defender - 2012)Kate Schwindel (Rookie - 2011)

Carolyn Blank (Midfielder - 2008)Ashley Banks (Offensive - 2007)

Ashley Banks (Rookie - 2004)Lisa Stoia (Midfielder - 2002, 2003)

Chrissie Abbott (Offensive - 2002)Katie Barnes (Offensive - 2000, 2001)

Lisa Stoia (Rookie - 2000)

Professional Players UnderNikki Izzo-Brown

Greer Barnes (WPS)Katie Barnes (WUSA, USL)Carolyn Blank (WPS, USL)

Kim Bonilla (Sweden, USL, Australia)Kerri Butler (WPS)

Erica Henderson (Iceland)Laura Kane (Sweden, USL)

Rachel Kruze (WUSA, Iceland, USL)Bry McCarthy (NWSL)

Blake Miller (Australia)Megan Mischler (WPS, USL, Sweden)

Lisa Stoia (WPS, USL)

Nikki Izzo-Brown Year-by-YearYear Record School Postseason1995 ..........13-5-0 .............. West Virginia Wesleyan ......................................................NAIA1996 ..........10-7-2............... West Virginia ............................................................................ -1997 ..........11-6-2 .............. West Virginia ............................................................................ -1998 .........11-6-2 .............. West Virginia ............................................................................ -1999 ..........9-9-1 ................. West Virginia ............................................................................ -2000 ..........15-6-0 .............. West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2001 .........15-5-1 .............. West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2002 ..........18-3-1 .............. West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2003 ..........17-4-2 ............... West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2004 ..........15-6-0 .............. West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2005 ..........12-6-3 .............. West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2006 ..........14-4-3............... West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2007 ..........18-5-2 .............. West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2008 ..........14-3-6............... West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2009 ..........10-7-6............... West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2010 ..........18-5-2 .............. West Virginia ....................................................................NCAA2011 ..........17-5-0 ............... West Virginia .....................................................................NCAA2012 ..........11-5-4 .............. West Virginia .....................................................................NCAATotal .......... 248-97-36 ........................................................................................................


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McCarthy became the sixth Mountaineer to be drafted when she was assigned to the Western New York Flash through an allocation process in the new National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). During the 2012 offseason, Izzo-Brown served as an assistant at U.S. Women’s Na-tional Team training camps with the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 squads. In the summer of 2011, she joined April Heinrichs, U.S. Soccer Techni-cal Director, for a week of training with the U-20 team. She also spent time after the 2007 season as an assistant coach with the U-20 National Team under then-head coach Jill Ellis. During her coaching tenure, more than a dozen Mountaineers have participated in the national team scene, with Barnes being selected to the team that won the 2001 Nordic Cup. Most recently, current defender Bry McCar-thy made a full National Team appearance in 2012 and was just missed a roster spot for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Prior To WVU As a player, Izzo-Brown attained All-America status at University of Rochester, where she was a four-year starter from 1989-92. During that span, Izzo-Brown helped the Yellowjackets to a 58-10-9 record and four straight NCAA tournament appearances. In 1991, as a junior, she led Rochester to a 16-4-2 mark and a spot in the NCAA championship game. During her career at Rochester, Izzo-Brown also earned all-East, all-region and all-league honors, while meriting Dean’s List recognition all four years. Following her senior campaign, she won the prestigious Merle Spurrier Award,

which recognizes Rochester’s top female athlete based on leadership, academics and athletics. Izzo-Brown graduated from Rochester in the spring of 1993 with a degree in psychology. That fall, she was named assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan, where she continued her winning ways by helping the Bobcats to a 12-7 record. Izzo-Brown was elevated to head coach in 1994 and led Wesleyan to a 13-5 mark and a spot in the NAIA national tourna-ment. While coaching at the Buckhannon, W.Va., school, Izzo-Brown earned her master’s of busi-ness administration degree in 1994. In the fall of 2010, she was inducted into the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame.

Personal In addition to her duties at WVU, Izzo-Brown is certified as an advanced national level coach by the NSCAA, has her USSF “B” license and is a Region I senior staff Olympic Develop-ment member. She has served on several re-gional and national ranking committees for the NSCAA. She also is qualified internationally with Brazilian, KNVB and Czech Republic certification. In May 2010, Izzo-Brown was named to the West Virginia Executive Sports Hall of Fame. Later that fall, she was inducted into the Univer-sity of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame for her outstanding achievement in the sport of soccer. Two summers ago, she was named a 2011 Frontier Field Walk of Fame inductee. She and her husband, Joe, have three daughters – Samantha, Gracie and Gabriella.

Teams Izzo-Brown Has Beaten

As WVU Head Coach

Arizona

Auburn

Binghamton

Boston College

Bowling Green

Canisius

Central Connecticut

Central Michigan

Cincinnati

Colgate

Connecticut

Dayton

DePaul

Duquesne

Florida Atlantic

Georgetown

George Mason

High Point

Hofstra

Iowa State

Jacksonville State

James Madison

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisville

Loyola Marymount

Loyola (Md.)

Marquette

Marshall

Miami (Fla.)

Michigan State

Morehead State

Mount St. Mary’s

Navy

New Hampshire

Notre Dame

Ohio

Ohio State

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Old Dominion

Penn State

Pitt

Princeton

Providence

Purdue

Radford

Rhode Island

Richmond

Robert Morris

Rutgers

St. Bonaventure

St. Francis (Pa.)

St. John’s

St. Louis

Seton Hall

Southern Methodist

Stanford

Syracuse

TCU

Tennessee

Texas

Texas Tech

Towson

UCF

USF

Villanova

Virginia

VCU

Virginia Tech

Washington

Western Carolina

Western Michigan

William & Mary

Wyoming

Xavier

Yale

Youngstown State

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Lisa Stoia begins her seventh year at her alma mater. The Mountaineers have thrived under Stoia’s assistance, winning Big 12 and Big East titles, and making six trips to the NCAA tournament. Last fall, Stoia helped WVU win the school’s first Big 12 championship with an unbeaten regular season. She helped midfielder Bri Rodriguez earn All-Big 12 First Team honors, as well as NSCAA College Scholar All-America recognition. She also heads up the team’s travel throughout the season, team-issued gear and its Nike Elite allotment, along with on-campus visitations, recruiting and scouting efforts of the team. In 2011, Stoia helped the Mountaineers post a 17-5-0 record – one win shy of tying the school record for wins in a season. She helped mentor forward Kate Schwindel to a 19-point freshman season to be named Big East Rookie of the Year. Additionally, five Mountaineers were named All-Big East in the team’s final season in the conference. Stoia, a former conference player of the year, has developed WVU’s midfield and front line, as Carolyn Blank twice earned All-America honors (2008-09). Blank also became the first Mountaineer since Stoia to be named Big East Midfielder of the Year. With Rodriguez’s first team All-Big East selection in 2010, it gave WVU a midfielder on the league’s first team in each of the past five seasons. Stoia’s efforts were recognized as she was named NSCAA/Mondo North Atlantic Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Three years ago, Stoia played in the 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer league after being drafted with the 48th overall pick by the Saint Louis Athletica. In the WPS’ inaugural season, Stoia helped the Athletica to a second-place finish and WPS Super Semifinal playoff appearance. In 2007, WVU advanced deep into post-season play, making a trip to the school’s first NCAA Elite Eight. She also helped midfielder Amanda Cicchini earn All-America honors. Stoia spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an assistant coach at Jacksonville, where she helped guide the Dolphins to a 2006 NCAA tournament berth. The Dolphins posted their

first double-digit win total since 2002 and earned their second Atlantic Sun Championship in school history. She was active in securing the Atlantic Sun’s top recruiting class according to Soccer Buzz magazine, which rated Jacksonville’s 2007 class as best in the conference. JU players benefited from Stoia’s two seasons of leadership as four Dolphins picked up all-conference recognition, and forward Keri Zwikker earned 2005 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year honors. In the summer, Stoia competed for two seasons as a midfielder with the Boston Ren-egades in the Women’s United Soccer League. In 2006, she led the team and ranked second in the league with 11 assists. She also ranked fifth in the league with 29 points and finished with nine goals on the season. Prior to JU, Stoia served as a student assistant coach in 2004 at WVU. That season, she helped the program to its fifth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, including a first-round win over SMU. A four-year letterwinner at West Virginia from 2000-03, Stoia set Mountaineer career records for assists (33) and matches played and started (87). As a senior, she set a program

record with 12 assists and was second on the squad with seven goals and 26 points en route to Big East Midfielder of the Year along with NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-America accolades. Stoia earned NSCAA and Soccer Buzz Second Team All-America honors, Big East Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Big East recognition as a junior after finishing with eight goals, 10 assists and 26 points. As a sophomore, she earned Soccer Buzz Honor-able Mention All-America, Soccer Buzz First Team All-Region, NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-Region and First Team All-Big East accolades after tallying four goals and five assists. Stoia also earned NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region and Big East co-Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman. Stoia also was a member of the U.S. U-21 Women’s National Team Pool in 2003. A year later, she was named a 2004 National Strength and Conditioning All-American. In September 2007, she was inducted into William Floyd High’s inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame. A native of Shirley, N.Y., Stoia earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management from West Virginia in 2005 and her master’s of busi-ness administration from Jacksonville in 2007.

Lisa Stoia

Lisa StoiaAssociate Head Coach

Seventh Season

Alma Mater: West Virginia University

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Marisa Kanela enters her fourth season as an assistant coach with the Mountaineer women’s soccer team. A former All-Big East midfielder, Kanela has translated her experience on the field to success with the Mountaineers with conference titles in each of her first three seasons. Last fall, WVU went unbeaten in Big 12 play (7-0-1), marking only the sixth time a Big 12 team has won the regular season without a loss. West Virginia’s seven All-Big 12 selections were the most of any conference program, including defensive player of the year Bry McCarthy. Kanela helped WVU win back-to-back Big East Championships in its final two seasons in the league. The Mountaineers earned 11 all-conference honors in 2010 and 2011, including 2011 Big East Rookie of the Year Kate Schwindel. She also heads up the academic, audio/video, scouting and community service efforts of the team. A total of 19 Mountaineers were named to the Big 12’s 2013 Spring Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll, including eight student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs. Kanela has continued the program’s vision to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. WVU women’s soccer has raised more than $100,000 over the past 10 years for the Betty Puskar Breast Cancer Fund. Kanela spent three seasons (2007-09) as a volunteer with the Mountaineers, assisting Izzo-Brown and her staff in a variety of roles on and off the field. She witnessed the program’s first Big East championship in 2007 while as-sisting with administrative tasks, team travel, on-campus visits, game day management, academic tutoring, practice sessions and other duties. Since 2005, Kanela has been active in the state’s youth soccer programs, coaching several West Virginia United club teams, including U-13, U-16 and U-18 teams. She also has worked as the state’s Region 1 coach for the West Virginia Olympic Development Program for the past four years.

Kanela spent one season with the West Virginia Illusion, a former member of the W-League, as an assistant coach. She also spent time as a player/coach with the Illusion during its inaugural season and worked out at the 2008 Women’s Professional Soccer Combine in Tampa. She served as a youth soccer coach and personal trainer at Pro Performance Rx in Morgantown from 2006-08. At Pro, Kanela ran private soccer lessons, conducted clinics for players ages 4-12 and instituted a summer soc-cer camp program. Kanela holds Level I & II regional and state goalkeeping licenses and National Youth Soccer Association G & D coaching licenses. A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) since 2007, she has worked WVU’s soccer camp for girls since 2002, and recently earned her USSF “C” license. A four-year letterwinner from 2002-05,

Kanela participated in four NCAA tournaments at WVU while being named an NSCAA Scholar All-American, Big East Academic All-Star, Gar-rett Ford Academic Honor Roll member and Aéropostale/Big East institutional women’s scholar-athlete of the year. Upon graduation, she ranked in the school’s Top 10 record book for career goals, assists and points and led the 2004 and 2005 teams in scoring. A two-time NSCAA all-region selection, Kanela earned First Team All-Big East honors in 2005, second team honors in 2004 and was an all-rookie team pick in 2002. The former New York State Gatorade Player of the Year was team captain of the 2005 WVU soccer team. Kanela earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education/health education from WVU in 2007 and a master’s degree in physical education/teacher education in 2009.

Marisa Kanela

Marisa KanelaAssistant Coach

Fourth Season

Alma Mater: West Virginia University

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Sue Davis

Program Assistant

Scott Herdzik

Assistant Equipment Manager

Bubba Schmidt

Equipment Manager

Dr. Vanessa Shannon

Sports Psychology Consultant

Theo Egbele

Team Manager

Dr. Matt Lively

Medical Director

Dr. Ben Moorehead

Team Physician

Amy Hile

Athletic Trainer

Jerry Handley

Strength Coach

Bri Rodriguez

Graduate Assistant

Zach Johnson

Volunteer Assistant

Mary Ellen Jones

Director of Sport Administration


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School22 Bryce Banuelos Fr. M 5-5 Elmhurst, Ill. York31 Maggie Bedillion So. D 5-8 Washington, Pa. Trinity24 Carly Black r-Fr. D 5-8 Horsham, Pa. Hatboro Horsham32 Kara Blosser Sr. M 5-8 Spotsylvania, Va. Courtland21 Tessa Broadwater Fr. M 5-8 Midlothian, Va. Cosby88 Kadeisha Buchanan Fr. D 5-6 Brampton, Ontario, Canada Cardinal Leger Catholic20 Ali Connelly Jr. M 5-6 South Bend, Ind. St. Joseph’s2 Halie Conroy So. D 5-7 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Mountain Vista10 Jess Crowder Jr. M 5-2 Cary, N.C. Needham Broughton3 Leah Emaus So. D 5-8 Webster, N.Y. Webster Thomas27 Amanda Hill So. M 5-6 Washington, Pa. Trinity17 Noelle Honeycutt So. D 5-6 Huntsville, Ala. Randolph School15 Sarah Howley Fr. D 5-8 Dallas, Texas Highland Park23 Sara Keane Sr. GK 5-9 Mt. Laurel, N.J. Bishop Eustace Prep33 Haley Keefer Fr. GK 5-4 Grand Blanc, Mich. Grand Blanc11 AshleyLawrence Fr. F 5-6 Toronto,Ontario,Canada MayfieldSecondary7 Kelsie Maloney So. F 5-2 Harrisburg, Pa. Bishop McDevitt4 DanielaNeves Fr. F 5-4 Springfield,Va. RobertE.Lee1 Michelle Newhouse Fr. GK 5-8 Pinch, W.Va. Capital0 Katie Osterman Jr. GK 5-9 Virginia Beach, Va. Bishop Sullivan Catholic5 Amandine Pierre-Louis Fr. F 5-6 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Secondary6 Cari Price So. M 5-9 Sykesville, Md. Century99 Kate Schwindel Jr. F 5-6 Livingston, N.J. Livingston9 Frances Silva Sr. F 5-4 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley North35 Annalika Steyn So. M 5-9 Hoover, Ala. Spain Park8 Caroline Szwed Sr. M 5-7 Oakville, Ontario, Canada St. Ignatius of Loyola16 Kailey Utley So. F 5-4 St. Louis, Mo. Pattonville18 Ashley Woolpert Fr. D 5-8 Springboro, Ohio SpringboroHead Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown (18th Season) Associate Head Coach: Lisa Stoia (Seventh Season) Assistant Coach: Marisa Kanela (Fourth Season) Volunteer Assistant: Zach Johnson (Third Season)

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School0 Katie Osterman Jr. GK 5-9 Virginia Beach, Va. Bishop Sullivan Catholic1 Michelle Newhouse Fr. GK 5-8 Pinch, W.Va. Capital2 Halie Conroy So. D 5-7 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Mountain Vista3 Leah Emaus So. D 5-8 Webster, N.Y. Webster Thomas4 DanielaNeves Fr. F 5-4 Springfield,Va. RobertE.Lee5 Amandine Pierre-Louis Fr. F 5-6 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Secondary6 Cari Price So. M 5-9 Sykesville, Md. Century7 Kelsie Maloney So. F 5-2 Harrisburg, Pa. Bishop McDevitt8 Caroline Szwed Sr. M 5-7 Oakville, Ontario, Canada St. Ignatius of Loyola9 Frances Silva Sr. F 5-4 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley North10 Jess Crowder Jr. M 5-2 Cary, N.C. Needham Broughton11 AshleyLawrence Fr. F 5-6 Toronto,Ontario,Canada MayfieldSecondary15 Sarah Howley Fr. D 5-8 Dallas, Texas Highland Park16 Kailey Utley So. F 5-4 St. Louis, Mo. Pattonville17 Noelle Honeycutt So. D 5-6 Huntsville, Ala. Randolph School18 Ashley Woolpert Fr. D 5-8 Springboro, Ohio Springboro20 Ali Connelly Jr. M 5-6 South Bend, Ind. St. Joseph’s21 Tessa Broadwater Fr. M 5-8 Midlothian, Va. Cosby22 Bryce Banuelos Fr. M 5-5 Elmhurst, Ill. York23 Sara Keane Sr. GK 5-9 Mt. Laurel, N.J. Bishop Eustace Prep24 Carly Black r-Fr. D 5-8 Horsham, Pa. Hatboro Horsham27 Amanda Hill So. M 5-6 Washington, Pa. Trinity31 Maggie Bedillion So. D 5-8 Washington, Pa. Trinity32 Kara Blosser Sr. M 5-8 Spotsylvania, Va. Courtland33 Haley Keefer Fr. GK 5-4 Grand Blanc, Mich. Grand Blanc35 Annalika Steyn So. M 5-9 Hoover, Ala. Spain Park88 Kadeisha Buchanan Fr. D 5-6 Brampton, Ontario, Canada Cardinal Leger Catholic99 Kate Schwindel Jr. F 5-6 Livingston, N.J. Livingston

BY STATE/COUNTRY

Canada 4Pennsylvania 4Virginia 4Alabama 2New Jersey 2West Virginia 1Colorado 1Indiana 1Illinois 1Kansas 1Maryland 1Michigan 1Missouri 1New York 1North Carolina 1Ohio 1Texas 1

BY CLASS

Freshmen 11Sophomores 9Juniors 4Seniors 4

BY POSITION

Defenders 8Midfielders 9Forwards 7Goalkeepers 4

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Bryce Banuelos ban-way-losKadeisha Buchanan kuh-Deesh-uhHalie Conroy hey-LeeLeah Emaus em-u-issDaniela Neves NEH-vesAmandine Pierre-Louis ama-DineAnnalika Steyn stineCaroline Szwed sVedCoach Marisa Kanela kuh-nellaCoach Lisa Stoia stoy-uh


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

20

HALIE CONROYSo. | D | 5-7

Highlands Ranch, Colo.

2

LEAH EMAUSSo. | D | 5-8Webster, N.Y.

3

CARI PRICESo. | M | 5-9Sykesville, Md.

6

KELSIE MALONEYSo. | F | 5-2Harrisburg, Pa.

7

FRANCES SILVASr. | F | 5-4

Overland Park, Kan.

9

JESS CROWDERJr. | M | 5-2

Cary, N.C.

10

ANNALIKA STEYNSo. | M | 5-9

Hoover, Ala.

35

NOELLE HONEYCUTTSo. | D | 5-6Huntsville, Ala.

17

ALI CONNELLYJr. | M | 5-6

South Bend, Ind.

SARA KEANESr. | GK | 5-9Mt. Laurel, N.J.

23

CARLY BLACKr-Fr. | D | 5-8Horsham, Pa.

24

MAGGIE BEDILLIONSo. | D | 5-8Washington, Pa.

31

KARA BLOSSER5-8 | Sr. | M

Spotsylvania, Va.

32

KATE SCHWINDELJr. | F | 5-6Livingston, N.J.

99

LISA STOIAAssociate Head Coach

Seventh Season

MARISA KANELAAssistant CoachFourth Season

ZACH JOHNSONVolunteer Assistant

Third Season

KATIE OSTERMANJr. | GK | 5-9

Virginia Beach, Va.

0

CAROLINE SZWEDSr. | M | 5-7

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

8

KAILEY UTLEYSo. | F | 5-4St. Louis, Mo.

16

AMANDA HILLSo. | M | 5-6Washington, Pa.

27

NIKKI IZZO-BROWNHead Coach18th Season

2320


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012Big12All-NewcomerTeam•2012AcademicAll-Big12SoccerTeam•Made18startsin19appearances•Worked75-plusminutesin11outings•Scoredthreegoals,includingtwogame-winners•ScoredfirstcareergoalinwinoverHighPoint•Tookaseason-highsixshotsagainstDuquesne•Recordedgame-winninggoalinovertimeatTexastoconcluderegularseason•Big12NewcomeroftheWeek(10/30)

At West Virginia In 2011•Redshirted

At NC State in 2009-10•Two-yearstarterinthemidfield,earningACCAll-FreshmanTeamhonorsin 2009•Appearedin37matches,starting35•Scoredsevenpointsonthreegoals,includingtwogame-winners,andone assist in 2010•Attemptedateam-best64shots,goodenoughforninthintheACC•Totaled20pointsin2009withninegoals–themostbyaWolfpackfreshman in 20 years•ACCAll-AcademicTeamselection

In High School•Afour-yearcaptainatCourtlandHigh•Compileda69-14-5recordinhercareerwithaschool-record123goals•Scored35goalsasasenior,reachingstatesemifinalsonan18-1-2team•Two-timeall-state,all-region,all-districtandFree Lance-Star All-Area Player of the Year•FirstteamAll-MetbytheWashington Post as a senior•Scoredateam-leading34goalsandhandedout20assistsasajunior,while advancing to state title match•Recorded33goalsand12assistsasasophomore;23goalsandsixhelpers as a freshman•PlayedclubfortheFredericksburgImpact•VirginiaODPmemberforfouryearsandattendedODPnationalcampinJanuary of 2008•AlsoplayedvolleyballandbasketballatCourtland

32 | Kara Blosser5-8 | Senior

Midfielder

Spotsylvania, Va.

Personal•DaughterofMarkandKariBlosser•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisOctober13•Majoringinforensicscience/biology•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•President’sList•Dean’sList•WVUStudent-AthleteAdvisoryCommitteeteamrepresentative

Blosser’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 19 18 44 3 2 0 6 1/12011 redshirted Career 19 18 44 3 2 0 6 1/1

Blosser’s Single Game Career HighsShots 6,vs.Duquesne(9/6/12)ShotsonGoal 3,vs.Towson(9/14/12)Goals 1,threetimes,lastatTexas(10/26/12)Assists 0Points 2,threetimes,lastatTexas(10/26/12)

BLOSSER


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012NSCAAScholarAll-EastRegionHonorableMention•2012AcademicAll-Big12SoccerTeam•OnlyMountaineertoplayeveryminuteof2012–1,905minutes•Earnedeightshutouts,includingfourinBig12play•Made84saves,facing252shotsand76cornerkicksfromopponents•TiedcareerhighwitheightsavesagainstNo.6PennStateandNo.20Baylor•EarnedthewinagainstTexasTech–WVUathletics’firstwinasBig12members•Big12GoalkeeperoftheWeek(10/16,10/30)

At West Virginia In 2011•2011All-BigEastSecondTeamandBigEastAll-RookieTeam•2011BigEastChampionshipAll-TournamentTeam•2011Soccer America All-Freshman Second Team•Won17matcheswithnineshutoutsinrookieseason•Madefive-plussavesonsevenoccasions•Career-higheightsavesatPitttoclinchdivisiontitle•Soccer AmericaTeamoftheWeek(10/25)•BigEastRookieoftheWeek(8/22)andBigEastGoalkeeperoftheWeek(9/26,10/17,10/24)

At West Virginia In 2010•Redshirted

At West Virginia In 2009•Medicalredshirt

In High School•Posted43shutoutsinthreeseasonsforBishopEustacePrep•Teamwonfourconferencechampionships(2005-08)andtwoParochialB state championships (2006, 2008)•SouthJerseyGoalkeeperoftheYearforthree-straightseasons(2006-08)•Three-timefirstteamall-conference,firstteamAll-SouthJerseyandStar Ledger all-state•TeamswereSouthJerseychampionsthreeyears(2006-08)•CoachedbyherfatherinclubsoccerfortheMt.LaurelUnitedFire•2008teamwonU-17statecupchampionship•NSCAA/adidasyouthgirlsall-Regionselection•PlayedonNewJerseystateODPteamsforthepastfiveseasons(2004-08),includingaU-15nationalchampionshipsquad•PlayedonRegionIteamsin2004,2006and2007,andwasaU-16and U-17 National Pool participant•GoldenGlovewinneratODPnationalsandatthe2007adidasESP•Participatedinthe2007adidasESPCampand2007NikePremier50Camp

23 | Sara Keane5-9 | Senior

Goalkeeper

Mt. Laurel, N.J.

Personal•DaughterofMikeandKimKeane•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisJune7•Earnedbachelor’sdegreeinsportmanagementin2013•Currentlypursuingamaster’sdegreeinhighereducationadministration•FatherplayedsocceratWilkesUniversity•BrotherplayssocceratCincinnati•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•BigEastAcademicAll-Star•Dean’sListKeane’s Career NumbersYear M MS Min GA GA Avg. Saves Shutouts W L T2012 20 20 1905:44 20 0.94 84 8 11 5 42011 22 22 1975:49 20 0.91 80 9 17 5 02010 redshirt 2009 medical redshirt Career 42 42 3881:33 40 0.93 164 17 28 10 4

KEANE


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012NSCAAScholarAll-EastRegionThirdTeam•2012All-Big12SecondTeam•2012AcademicAll-Big12SoccerTeam•Startedall20matchesasajunior•Scoredateam-best11goalstogowithtwoassistsfor24points•FivegoalscameinBig12play,includingthreegame-winners•Recordedgame-winningscoreinwinoverNo.1-rankedStanford•Multi-pointgame(2G,1A)againstTowson•Attemptedacareer-high11shotsagainstDuquesne•Scoredgame-winneragainstTexasTech–WVUathletics’firstwinasBig 12 members•First-everMountaineertoscoremultiplegoalsinthreeconsecutivegames (Towson, High Point, Texas Tech)•BecameonlythefourthdifferentMountaineertoscoreagoalinfour-consecutive matches (Towson, High Point, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State)•DisneySoccer/NSCAANationalPlayeroftheWeek(9/26)•SoccerNewsNetNationalPlayeroftheWeek(9/26)•Big12OffensivePlayeroftheWeek(9/25)•ECACPlayeroftheWeek(9/25)•TopDrawerSoccerTeamoftheWeek(9/24)•Soccer America TeamoftheWeek(9/26)•CollegeSoccer360PrimetimePerformeroftheWeek(9/25)

At West Virginia In 2011•All-BigEastSecondTeam•BigEastChampionshipAll-TournamentTeam•Startedall22matchesatforward•Totaled20pointsoneightgoalsandfourassists•Eightgoalsarefifthmostall-timebyaWVUsophomore•TopDrawerSoccerTeamoftheWeek(10/17)•Multi-pointgames(1G,1A)againstGeorgetownandSyracuse•Nettedgame-winneratProvidence

At West Virginia In 2010•BigEastAll-RookieTeam•Votedteam’smostimprovedplayer•Appearedinall24matches,startingthefinal20•Recordedfourgoalsandthreeassistsfor11pointsontheseason•Soccer America All-Rookie second team•BigEastRookieoftheWeek(10/18)•Playedthemostminutesofanyfreshmanin2010,totaling1,625•Nettedgame-winninggoalin2-1winoverProvidence•FirstcareergoalatBowlingGreen•FirstcareerassistonBlakeMillergoalagainstVillanova

In High School•Four-yearstarteratBlueValleyNorthHigh,helpedteamtoastatechampionship in 2007•Totaled41goalsand17assists•Holdstheschoolrecordforgoalsinagame(4),goalsinaseason(20),assists in a game (4), points in a game (8) and points in a season (48)

9 | Frances Silva5-4 | Senior

Forward

Overland Park, Kan.

•Namedall-stateandall-leagueforthreestraightseasons(2007-09)•Kansas City Sun All-Offensive and Defensive teams (2007-09)•Kansas City Star All-Metro (2007-09)•PlayedclubsoccerwithBlueValleyStarsMallorca–six-timedefendingstate cup champions•ODPstateteammemberin2005-09•MemberoftheODPregionalteamsin2006-09andanODPnationalpool participant in 2006•Four-yearhonorrollstudent

Personal•DaughterofMiguelSilvaandDinaLeon•Oneofthreechildren•BirthdayisNovember2•Earnedbachelor’sdegreeinbroadcastjournalismin2013•Currentlypursuingamaster’sdegreeinsportmanagement•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•BigEastAcademicAll-Star•President’sListandDean’sList•2013JerryP.WilkinsScholarshiprecipient•2013Dr.GeraldLageawardwinner–theBig12Conference’shighestacademic honorSilva’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 20 20 68 11 4 2 24 0/02011 22 22 45 8 1 4 20 1/02010 24 20 33 4 1 3 11 0/0Career 66 62 146 23 6 9 55 1/0

Silva’s Single Game Career HighsShots 11,vs.Duquesne(9/6/12)ShotsonGoal 5,atIowaState(10/7/12)Goals 2,fourtimes,lastatIowaState(10/7/12)Assists 1,ninetimes,lastvs.Towson(9/14/12)Points 5,vs.Towson(9/14/12)

SILVA


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012


At West Virginia In 2011•Startedall22matchesinthemidfield•Worked13matchesof90-plusminutes•VotedteamMVP•Multi-assistgame(2)againstSyracuse•ScoredagoalinBigEastquarterfinalwinoverSetonHall•WasoutstandinginBigEastChampionshipweekend,playing168minutes in two matches•TiedcareerhighinshotswiththreeagainstSetonHallandVillanova

At West Virginia In 2010•Started22matchesatdefensivecentermid•Recordedtwogoalsandthreeassistsforsevenpointsontheseason•Bothgoalsweregame-winners:atBowlingGreenandversusConnecticut•Logged18matchesof60-plusminutes•TookthreeshotsinwinsoverPittandVillanova

At West Virginia In 2009•BigEastAll-RookieTeam•Startedall23matches,playing80-plusminutesin15contests•Playedthemostminutesofanyfreshmanin2009,totaling1,851•Ledtheteaminassistswithsix;firstrookietoleadWVUinassistssince1999•FirstcollegiateassistonChelseyCorroto’sgoalagainstDuquesne•Firstcollegiategoalwasgame-winner,aheader,toknockoffMarquetteat home•BigEastRookieoftheWeek(10/12)•Registeredteam-bestsixthassistinNCAAopening-roundmatchagainstLoyola (Md.)

In High School•HonorrollstudentatSt.IgnatiusofLoyola•WonaBronzemedalwiththeCanadianNationalTeamatthe2008CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago•Startedeverymatchofthe2008U-17WorldCup•TwicenominatedfortheprestigiousadidasCanadianPlayeroftheYearaward (07, 08)•WonaBronzemedalwithOntarioatthe2007BMOFinancialGroupU-16 Girls National All-Star Championship

8 | Caroline Szwed5-7 | Senior

Midfielder

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Personal •DaughterofMarekandAgataSzwed•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisNovember18•Earnedbachelor’sdegreeinEnglishin2013•Currentlypursuingamaster’sdegreeinjournalism•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•BigEastAcademicAll-Star•President’sListandDean’sList•MultipletrainingcampswithU-20CanadianNationalTeam(2009)

Szwed’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 medical redshirt 2011 22 22 19 1 0 2 4 0/02010 22 22 24 2 2 3 7 0/02009 23 23 23 1 1 6 8 0/0Career 67 67 66 4 3 11 19 0/0

Szwed’s Single Game Career HighsShots 3,sixtimes,lastatVillanova(10/2/11)ShotsonGoal 1,20times,lastvs.SetonHall(10/30/11)Goals 1,fourtimes,lastvs.SetonHall(10/30/11)Assists 2,vs.Syracuse(10/9/11)Points 3,vs.Connecticut(10/22/10)

SZWED


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

At West Virginia In 2012•2012AcademicAll-Big12SoccerTeam•2012-13WVUFemaleStudent-AthleteCommunityServiceOutreachAward•Made18appearances,withfirstcareerstartagainstCentralMichigan•Loggedacareer-high76minutesagainstCMU•Played43minutesinWVU’swinoverNo.1-rankedStanford

At West Virginia In 2011•Sawactioninthreematchesasatruefreshman•FirstcareeractioncameagainstMarshall

In High School•Four-yearletterwinnerforSaintJoseph’sHigh•Three-timeall-conferenceselection•Asasenior,awardedMostDedicatedTeamPlayer,TopTeamPlayerandteam captain honors•2009all-Diocesanand2010all-districtselections•LedhersquadtotwoFinalFoursandthe2010statechampionship;team ranked No. 7 nationally•Twicenamedacademicall-state•PlayedclubsoccerforJr.Irish,servingasteamcaptain•Teamfinishedstaterunner-upin2009and2010•Athree-timeall-conferencerunnerintrack;playedbasketballfortwoseasons•NationalHonorSocietymember,HighHonorRollmembereverysemester and Saint Joseph Scholar honoree

Personal•DaughterofTimandDonnaConnelly•Oneoftwochildren•FatherrantrackandcrosscountryatNotreDameandisitsheadwomen’s cross country coach•MotherisaWVUgraduate•BirthdayisOctober10•Majoringinelementaryeducation•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•President’sList•WVUStudent-AthleteAdvisoryCommitteeteamrepresentative

20 | Ali Connelly5-6 | Junior

Midfielder

South Bend, Ind.

Connelly’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 18 1 5 0 0 0 0 0/02011 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0Career 21 1 5 0 0 0 0 0/0

Connelly’s Single Game Career HighsShots 1,fivetimes,lastvs.TCU(10/31/12)ShotsonGoal 1,vs.WesternCarolina(8/19/12)Goals 0Assists 0Points 0

CONNELLY


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012AcademicAll-Big12SoccerTeam•Appearedinall20matches,startingthefinal19•Helpeddefenserecordeightshutoutsontheseason•Worked90-plusminutesin16matches•WasoutstandinginWVU’swinoverNo.1-rankedStanford•Talliedthreeassists,includingfirstcareerhelperagainstNo.6PennState•Soccer America TeamoftheWeek(8/29)•Big12DefensivePlayeroftheWeek(8/28)•CollegeSoccer360PrimetimePerformeroftheWeek(8/28)

At West Virginia In 2011•Sawactionin13matchesatruefreshman•Logged25-plusminutesseventimes•Tooktwoshotsin33minutesagainstMarshall

In High School•Two-timeall-statepickatNeedhamBroughtonHigh•2010ESPNRiseTopPlayerforstateofNorthCarolina•Three-timeall-regionandall-conferenceselection•PlayedclubsoccerforCASL91•Playedin2009adidasEliteSoccerProgram•Classof2011PlayertoWatchbyTopDrawerSoccerandTopDrawerSoccer Top 10 Regional player•AttendedUSYSODPregionalandstatecampsfrom2005-09•Memberof2007-08USLSuperYODPregionalteams•Four-timestatecupchampion•Three-timeUSLSuperYregionalchampion;2006USNationalClubfinalist•NationalHonorSocietymemberandDistinguishedHonorRollchoice

Personal•DaughterofDaveandEllainCrowder•Oneoftwochildren•MotherplayedsoftballatIllinoisTech•BirthdayisOctober27•Majoringinexercisephysiologywithabiologyminor•Seconddegreeblackbeltintaekwondo•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRollmember

10 | Jess Crowder5-2 | Junior

Midfielder

Cary, N.C.

Crowder’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 20 19 6 0 0 3 3 2/02011 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0/0Career 33 19 9 0 0 3 3 2/0

Crowder’s Single Game Career HighsShots 2,twice,lastatIowaState(10/7/12)ShotsonGoal 1,threetimes,lastatIowaState(10/7/12)Goals 0Assists 1,threetimes,lastvs.HighPoint(9/16/12)Points 1,threetimes,lastvs.HighPoint(9/16/12)

CROWDER


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

At West Virginia In 2012•Didnotseeaction

At West Virginia In 2011•Didnotseeaction

In High School•StandoutgoalkeeperfromBishopSullivanCatholicHigh•Secondteamall-stateselection•Two-timeteamcaptain,teamdefensiveMVPawardwinner•DistricttournamentdefensiveMVP•PlayedclubsoccerforVirginiaRush•Namedto2010ECNLShowcaseTournamentAll-EventTeam•Alsoplayedbasketball,rancrosscountryandswamfortwoseasons•NationalHonorSocietymember

0 | Katie Osterman5-9 | Junior

Goalkeeper

Virginia Beach, Va.

Osterman’s Career NumbersYear M MS Min GA GA Avg. Saves Shutouts W L T2012 did not see action 2011 did not see action Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OSTERMANPersonal•DaughterofTonyandJoyceOsterman•Oneoffourchildren•BirthdayisDecember13•Majoringinsportmanagement•Fatherplayedcollegiatelacrosse•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•Dean’sList•President’sList


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012NSCAAAll-CentralRegionSecondTeam•2012AcademicAll-Big12SoccerTeam•2012All-Big12FirstTeam•Startedall20matchesasasophomore•Scoredateam-best26pointsbehindninegoalsandeightassists•SetcareerhighinshotswitheightagainstWesternCarolinaandTCU•Scoredagoalinfourstraightmatchestoclosenon-conferenceplay•Tiedschoolrecordforpoints(seven)inasinglematchagainstHighPoint behind two goals and three assists•Tiedtheschoolrecordtwiceforassistsinasinglematch(three)againstHigh Point and at Iowa State•DisneySoccer/NSCAANationalPlayeroftheWeek(10/10)•Big12OffensivePlayeroftheWeek(9/18,10/9)•ECACPlayeroftheWeek(9/18)•TopDrawerSoccerTeamoftheWeek(9/17)•Soccer AmericaTeamoftheWeek(9/26,10/12)•CollegeSoccer360PrimetimePerformeroftheWeek(10/2)

At West Virginia In 2011•Soccer America All-Freshman Second Team•All-BigEastSecondTeamandBigEastAll-RookieTeam•BigEastChampionshipAll-TournamentTeam•Votedteam’smostimprovedplayer•Made22startsenroutetobeingnamedBigEastRookieoftheYear•FirstcareergoalinwinoverNo.8Marquette•Multi-pointgames(1G,1A)againstGeorgetown(twice)andMarquette•ScoredthefastestgoalinschoolhistoryinwinatGeorgetown,only55seconds into the match•Multi-assistgame(2)atConnecticut•LedallBigEastrookiesinpointswith15onfivegoalsandfiveassistsin league play•Her19points,sixgoalsandsevenassistsalltieforthird-mostbyafreshman in school history•BigEastRookieoftheWeek(10/10)•TopDrawerSoccerTeamoftheWeek(10/10)

In High School•TeamcaptainatLivingstonHigh•2010ESPNRiseFallAll-AmericanandESPNRISEFallStateAll-Starsforstate of New Jersey•2010NewJerseySoccerFemalePlayeroftheYear•Two-timefirstteamall-state,four-timeall-conferenceandfour-timeall-county•Totaled118goalsand68assistsinhercareer•Recorded40goalsand20assistsasasenior,finishingasstaterunner-up•PlayedclubsoccerforMontclairUnitedThunderbolts

99 | Kate Schwindel5-6 | Junior

Forward

Livingston, N.J.

•LedThunderboltsto2009statechampionship,threeotherstatefinalists•2008and2009USU17NationalTeamPool;U14NationalCamp•MemberofNJODPteamsfrom2005-11•Three-timeregiononeODPplayer•MemberofregiononeODPteam,competingattripstoCostaRica,Portugal and Russia

Personal•DaughterofKirkandSusanSchwindel•Oneofthreechildren•BirthdayisApril21•Majoringinchilddevelopmentandfamilystudies•U.S.U-20NationalTeamTrainingCamp(2012)•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

Schwindel’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 20 20 84 9 3 8 26 1/02011 22 22 51 6 2 7 19 2/0Career 42 42 135 15 5 15 45 3/0

Schwindel’s Single Game Career HighsShots 8,twice,lastvs.TCU(10/31/12)ShotsonGoal 4,threetimes,lastvs.WesternCarolina(8/19/12)Goals 2,vs.HighPoint(9/16/12)Assists 3,twice,lastatIowaState(10/7/12)Points 7,vs.HighPoint(9/16/12)

SCHWINDEL


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

At West Virginia In 2012•Sawactionintwomatchesasatruefreshman•Loggedacareer-high14minutesagainstTowson

In High School•Four-yearstarteratTrinityHigh•Two-timeWPIALAll-Star•Twicenamedtoall-sectionsquad•PlaysclubforBeadlingSoccerClub,five-timestatecupchampions(2006-10)•PeopletoPeopleAmbassador•2008NominationforCongressionalYouthLeadershipCouncil•NationalYoungLeader•HonorRollstudentandNationalSocietyofHighSchoolScholarsmember

Personal•DaughterofDanielandConniejoPasso•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisMarch31•Majoringinexercisephysiology

31 | Maggie Bedillion5-8 | Sophomore

Defender

Washington, Pa.

Bedillion’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0Career 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Bedillion’s Single Game Career HighsShots 0Shots on Goal 0Goals 0Assists 0Points 0

BEDILLION


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012AcademicAll-Big12RookieTeam•Sawactioninfivematchesasatruefreshman•Workedcareer-high23minutesinwinoverWesternCarolina•PickedupfirstcareerassistagainstHighPoint

In High School•Four-yearstarteratMountainVistaHigh•ESPNHSTop100recruit(No.100)andESPNHSStateAll-Star•Three-timeall-stateperformerandtwo-timeteamcaptain•LedteamtoColorado5Astatetitlein2011•Four-timeContinentalAll-Leagueselection•Two-timedefensiveMVPand2012teamMVP•PlaysclubforRealColorado(2004-11)•TeamcaptainineveryseasonwithRealColorado,2006statecup champions•Four-timestatecuprunners-up•Named2007statecupMVP•2010ECNLNationalChampionshipsAll-EventTeamchoice•ODPstateteammemberfrom2006-09•NationalHonorSocietymemberandtwo-timeColoradoAcademicAll-State•EarnedthreeMVHSAcademicLetters•GraduatedinTop10percentofclassacademically•All-leaguebasketballplayerasasophomore

Personal•DaughterofDanandVickieConroy•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisSeptember28•Majoringindentalhygiene•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•President’sList

2 | Halie Conroy5-7 | Sophomore

Defender

Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Conroy’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0/0Career 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0/0

Conroy’s Single Game Career HighsShots 0Shots on Goal 0Goals 0Assists 1,vs.HighPoint(9/16/12)Points 1,vs.HighPoint(9/16/12)

CONROY


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

At West Virginia In 2012•2012Big12All-NewcomerTeam•2012AcademicAll-Big12RookieTeam•Startedall20matchesatcenterbackasatruefreshman•Played1,890minutes–secondmostontheteam•Helpeddefenserecordeightshutoutsontheseason•ScoredfirstcareergoalinwinoverHighPoint

In High School•Four-yearletterwinneratWebsterThomasHigh•TopDrawerSoccerNewYorkTop20recruit•2011firstteamall-stateandNewYorkPlayeroftheYear•Ledteamto2010sectionchampionshipandstaterunner-upfinish•Recorded26careergoalsand29careerassistsinvarsityaction•2011memberoftheAll-EastRegionalTeam•Four-timeAll-GreaterRochesterselection•PlaysclubforEmpireUnitedSoccerAcademy,two-timestatecupchampions (2008-09)•Three-timeCASLchampions•ODPstateteammemberfrom2008-2011andODPRegionalTeammember from 2008-11•HastraveledtoSpainandRussiaforinternationalcompetition(2011-12)•NationalHonorSocietymemberand2011Principal’sAwardrecipient•AcademicExcellenceandScholarAthletehonoree•HighHonorRollandHighHonorRollwithDistinction•AlsoastatequalifieronthevarsityNordicskiteam

Personal•DaughterofJoeandKarenEmaus•Oneoffourchildren•Motherwasadownhillskier•BirthdayisJuly28•Majoringinexercisephysiology•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•Dean’sList

3 | Leah Emaus5-8 | Sophomore

Defender

Webster, N.Y.

Emaus’ Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 20 20 10 1 0 0 2 1/0Career 20 20 10 1 0 0 2 1/0

Emaus’ Single Game Career HighsShots 2,threetime,lastvs.TCU(10/31/12)ShotsonGoal 1,twice,lastvs.OklahomaState(9/23/12)Goals 1,vs.HighPoint(9/16/12)Assists 0Points 2,vs.HighPoint(9/16/12)

EMAUS


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012AcademicAll-Big12RookieTeam•Startedall20matchesatdefensivecentermidfield•Helpeddefenserecordeightshutoutsontheseason•Worked90-plusminutesin16matches•ScoredfirstcareergoalatTCU•NotchedfirstcareerassistonKateSchwindel’sgame-winneratKansas•Recordedfirstcareergame-winninggoalin2-0winoverOklahoma•Big12NewcomeroftheWeek(10/23)

In High School•Four-yearletterwinnerandteamcaptainatTrinityHigh•TopDrawerSoccerPennsylvaniaTop20recruit•Two-timeall-stateselection•Three-timeAll-WPIALandthree-timeall-section•2008TeamMVPandthree-timeteamOffensiveMVP•PlaysclubforBeadlingSoccerClub,five-timestatecupchampions(2006-10)•Multi-yearteamcaptain•RegionIPremierLeagueparticipant•ODPstateteammemberfrom2006-09andODPRegionalTeammember (2006, 2008)•HighHonorRollstudentandNationalHonorSocietymember•RankedNo.1academicallyinclasswithaGPAabovea4.0•AlsorantrackatTrinity

Personal•DaughterofJayandLoriHill•Oneoffourchildren•BirthdayisNovember20•Majoringinexercisephysiology•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•President’sList

27 | Amanda Hill5-6 | Sophomore

Midfielder

Washington, Pa.

Hill’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 20 20 15 2 1 1 5 0/0Career 20 20 15 2 1 1 5 0/0

Hill’s Single Game Career HighsShots 3,twice,lastatTCU(9/28/12)ShotsonGoal 2,atTCU(9/28/12)Goals 1,twice,lastvs.Oklahoma(10/18/12)Assists 1,atKansas(10/5/12)Points 2,twice,lastvs.Oklahoma(10/18/12)

H I L L


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

At West Virginia In 2012•2012AcademicAll-Big12RookieTeam•Sawactioninthreematchesasatruefreshman•Playedacareer-high18minutesinwinoverTowson

In High School•AthleticmidfielderatTheRandolphSchool•Helped2009teamtoAlabama1A-4Astatechampionship•MVPof2010MardiGrasClassic,leadingteamtotournamentchampionship•Twicenamedteam’sOffensiveMVP•2011NSCAAHighSchoolScholarAll-American•2011AHSAAAll-Starandhonorablementionall-state•Two-timeHuntsville Times Elite Girls Soccer Team selection•PlaysclubforBUSA94,four-timestatecupchampions(2007,2009-2011)•RegionIIIPremierLeagueChampion(2009)•ODPstateteammemberfrom2005-10•ODPRegionIIICampparticipant•NationalHonorSocietymemberandHonorRollstudent•RandolphSchoolScholarAthleterecipient•MuAlphaTheta(NationalMathHonorSociety)member•NationalSpanishExamPremiodeOroandNationalSpanishExamPremio de Bronce•NationalLatinExam“CumLaudeAchievement”award(2008)•2012RaiderAwardwinnerforcharacter,leadershipandtalent•GraduatedwithaGPAabovea4.0•Rancrosscountryasasenior

Personal•DaughterofTharonandTammyHoneycutt•Oneofthreechildren•BirthdayisJuly4•Majoringinmechanicalengineering•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•Dean’sList

17 | Noelle Honeycutt5-6 | Sophomore

Defender

Huntsville, Ala.

Honeycutt’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0Career 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Honeycutt’s Single Game Career HighsShots 0Shots on Goal 0Goals 0Assists 0Points 0

HONEYCUTT


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•2012Big12All-NewcomerTeam•Appearedandstartedin17matchesasatruefreshman•Playedacareer-high95minutesindrawwithNo.20Baylor•Scoredtwogoalsandrecordedthreeassistsforsevenpointsontheseason•ScoredfirstcareergoalatPurdue•TalliedfirstcareerassistagainstDuquesne•Attemptedacareer-highsevenshotsagainstDuquesne

In High School•Three-timeteamcaptainatBishopMcDevittHigh•ESPNHSStateAll-Star•TopDrawerSoccerMid-AtlanticRegionalTop10recruit•Totaled165goalsand56assistsinhercareer•Ownsschoolrecordforcareergoals,andgoals(49)andassists(18)in a single season•Two-timeall-stateselection•Four-timePatriot News Big 11 Selection•Three-timedivisionalPlayerofYear•Four-timeMid-PennFirstTeamAll-Star•Three-timeMid-Pennleaderinpoints•Led2012teamtoschool’sfirstdistrictchampionship•PlaysclubfortheBaltimoreBays•Five-timestatecupchampion(2006,2008-11)•Memberof2007PennsylvaniaStrikersRegion1championshipteam•Alsoateamcaptainandall-conferencebasketballplayer

Personal•DaughterofTerenceandTammyMaloney•Oneoffourchildren•BirthdayisSeptember11•Majoringinelementaryeducation

7 | Kelsie Maloney5-2 | Sophomore

Forward

Harrisburg, Pa.

Maloney’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 17 17 37 2 0 3 7 0/0Career 17 17 37 2 0 3 7 0/0

Maloney’s Single Game Career HighsShots 7,vs.Duquesne(9/6/12)ShotsonGoal 4,vs.OklahomaState(9/23/12)Goals 1,twice,lastatIowaState(10/7/12)Assists 1,threetimes,lastvs.Princeton(11/10/12)Points 2,twice,lastatIowaState(10/7/12)

MALONEY


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

At West Virginia In 2012•Sawactioninfourmatchesasarookie•Tookoneshotin19minutesagainstWesternCarolina•Loggedacareer-best23minutesinwinoverHighPoint

In High School•StandoutmidfielderatCenturyHigh•All-stateperformer•Three-timeall-conferenceandall-county•Ledherteaminscoringin2009and2010•PlaysclubforBethesdaSoccerClub

Personal•DaughterofVinceandLindaPrice•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisSeptember11•Majoringinwildlifeandfisheries•MotherwasaswimmeratMarylandandfatherplayedcollegefootball

6 | Cari Price5-9 | Sophomore

Midfielder

Sykesville, Md.

Price’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0Career 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0

Price’s Single Game Career HighsShots 1,vs.WesternCarolina(8/19/12)Shots on Goal 0Goals 0Assists 0Points 0

PRICE


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

At West Virginia In 2012•Sawactionin17matchesasaredshirtfreshman•Loggedacareer-high66minutesagainstLaSalle•ScoredfirstcareergoalinwinoverTowson


In High School•Three-yearvarsitystarterforSpainPakHigh•2010ESPNRiseSpringAll-American;tabbedNo.12inESPN’sFab50•2010GatoradeAlabamaGirlsSoccerPlayeroftheYear•2010Birmingham News and Shelby County Reporter Soccer Player of the Year•Totaled38goalsand19assistsenteringherseniorseason•Ledteamtoback-to-backstatechampionships(2009,2010)•Two-timeMVPoftheclass6Astatetournamentandtwo-timeall-stateperformer•Twicenamedall-metroanda2010LeagueAll-StarTeamselection•2009HooverSoccerPlayeroftheYear•PlayedclubsoccerforBirminghamUnited•Memberofsevenstatechampionteams,includingfourstraight(2007-10)•2009ECNLAll-StaratDisneyShowcase•2009adidasESPall-starparticipant•MemberofODPstateteamsfrom2007-09andODPregionalteamparticipant (2007, 2008)•ODPparticipantwithtripstoCostaRicaandDenmark•2008NationalTeamcampparticipant

Personal•DaughterofAdrieandSpiraSteyn•Oneofthreechildren•Fatherplayedrugbyandmotherrantrack•BirthdayisApril8•Majoringincriminology•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•Accomplishedpoet

35 | Annalika Steyn5-9 | Sophomore

Midfielder

Hoover, Ala.

Steyn’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 17 0 11 1 0 0 2 0/02011 medical redshirted Career 17 0 11 1 0 0 2 0/0

Steyn’s Single Game Career HighsShots 4,vs.CentralMichigan(8/24/12)ShotsonGoal 1,fivetimes,lastvs.Baylor(10/12/12)Goals 1,vs.Towson(9/14/12)Assists 0 Points 2,vs.Towson(9/14/12)

STEYN


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

At West Virginia In 2012•2012AcademicAll-Big12RookieTeam•Sawactioninall20matcheswiththreestartsasarookie•Scoredfivepointsbehindonegoalandthreeassists•Multi-pointgame(1G,1A)againstWesternCarolina–bothcareerfirsts•FirstcareergoalagainstWesternCarolinaalsocameinherfirstcollegiate start

In High School•Four-yearletterwinneratPattonvilleHigh•ESPNHSTop150recruit(No.139)andESPNHSAll-Star•Two-timeNSCAAAll-Region(Midwest)selection(2011-12)•Three-timefirstteamall-stateandfour-timeall-conference•Schoolrecordholderforcareerpointsandsingle-seasongoals•2011FutureStarawardwinnerbytheSt.LouisSoccerHallofFame•Four-timePost Dispatch All-Metro selection•Three-timeteamMVPandtwicenamedteamcaptain•Four-timedistrictchampions(2009-12)andthree-timeconferencechampions (2009, 2011-12)•Two-timeSuburbanNorthPlayeroftheYear•PlaysclubforJ.B.MarineafterpreviouslyleadingSt.LouisScottGallagherteamstothreestatecuprunner-upfinishes(2009-11)•2009RegionIIchampionsandnationalchampionshipsparticipants•Four-yearScholasticAcademicAwardandCitizenshipAwards•SpanishNationalHonorSocietymemberandNationalHonorSocietymember•RankedNo.1academicallyinclasswithaGPAabovea4.0•2012AcademicAll-State(basketball)and2012Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete Award•All-leaguebasketballandsoftballplayeratPattonville

Personal•DaughterofMichaelandWilmaUtley•Oneoffourchildren•BirthdayisDecember17•Majoringinbiology•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•Dean’sList

16 | Kailey Utley5-4 | Sophomore

Forward

St. Louis, Mo.

Utley’s Career NumbersYear M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E2012 20 3 13 1 0 3 5 0/0Career 20 3 13 1 0 3 5 0/0

Utley’s Single Game Career HighsShots 3,vs.WesternCarolina(8/19/12)ShotsonGoal 1,sixtimes,lastvs.Oklahoma(10/18/12)Goals 1,vs.WesternCarolina(8/19/12)Assists 1,threetimes,lastvs.Oklahoma(10/18/12)Points 3,vs.WesternCarolina(8/19/12)

UTLEY


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012


In High School•ESPNHSTop100recruit(No.72)•TopDrawerSoccerTop100recruit(No.85)•TopDrawerSoccerTop25Defender(No.17)•TopDrawerSoccerPennsylvaniaTop10recruit•Named2011SuburbanOneTopFivePlayersToWatch•2010firstteamSuburbanOneAll-League•PlaysclubforPDACharge,votedSoccer America’s No. 1 Girls Soccer Club in the Nation (2011)•Five-timestatecupchampion(2007-11)•2007Region1championandtwiceRegion1PremierLeaguechampion (2008, 2010)•ECNLNationalsSilverMedalist(2010,2011)•ODPstateteammember(2005-09)andODPregionalteamparticipant (2005-09)•TwicememberofU.S.NationalPool(2008,2009)•2010id2NationalCampplayerandMarch2012ECNLPDP•Fouryearsasstudentgovernmentofficer•EnglishExcellenceAward(2009)andChampionsofLearningmedalinHonors Physics (2012)•GraduatedinTop10percentofclassacademically•NationalHonorSocietymember•HighSchoolAdministratorsLeadershipAward•All-leaguevolleyballplayeratHatboroHorsham

Personal•DaughterofEdandPatsyBlack•Oneoftwochildren•MotherplayedsocceratLaSalle•BirthdayisFebruary4•Majoringinexercisephysiology•Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll•GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll•President’sList

24 | Carly Black5-8 | r-Freshman

Defender

Horsham, Pa.

BLACK


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

In High School•ESPNHSTop150(No.66)•TopDrawerSoccerMidwestRegionalTop10(No.9)•GirlsIMGAcademyTop150(No.89)•PlaysclubforTeamChicagoundercoachPhilNielsen•2012-2013USYSANationalLeagueChampions•2012USYSARegionIIChampions•Two-timeIllinoisStateCupChampions(2011-12)•2009IllinoisStateCupFinalists•Playedoneseason(2012)atYorkHighforcoachKrzysztofHalupka•Earnedall-conferenceandall-sectionalhonors•ODPRegionIIteammember(2009-12)

Personal•DaughterofMichaelandMariaBanuelos•MotherplayedtennisatCentralMichigan•Oneofthreechildren•BirthdayisMay6

22 | Bryce Banuelos5-5 | Freshman

Midfielder

Elmhurst, Ill.

In High School•Totaled36goalsand17assistsinthreeseasons(2010-12)•Won2012stateAAAtitleatCosbyHighforcoachRogerLattimer•Scored16goalsasajunior(2012)•2012Richmond Times Dispatch All-Metro First Team•2012all-regionandall-district•All-academichonoreeinthreesports:soccer,crosscountryandtrack•PlaysclubforRichmondKickersEliteundercoachAndyMcIntosh•2012statecupFinalFourU18and2012WAGSChampionsU18•Participanton‘94RichmondKickersEliteTeamU9-U15,andU17•NationalhonorsocietyandnationalBETAclubmember

Personal•DaughterofTimothyandNatashaBroadwater•Oneoffourchildren•BirthdayisJanuary16

21 | Tessa Broadwater5-8 | Freshman

Midfielder

Midlothian, Va.

In High School•CurrentFullCanadianNationalTeammember•StandoutdefenderatCardinalLegerCatholicSecondarySchoolundercoach James Chambers•11-Asidechampionsin2009andROPSSAchampionsin2010•Alsoplayedflagfootball,volleyballandbasketball•PlaysclubforBramsUnitedundercoachJoeNucifora•SilvermedalistwithfullCanadianwomen’snationalteamatYongchuanCup in China (2013)•Silvermedalistatthe2012U17CONCACAFWomen’stournament•GameMVPagainstJamaicaatU17CONCACAF(2012)•Guidedclubteamstoleaguechampionship(2011),OntarioCuptitles(2008, 2011) and a national championship (2011)•EarnedMVPhonorsatGranCamponDelTorneo(2008-09)•ProvincialwinsintheQuebecSeries(2010)andnationals(2010-11)

Personal•DaughterofHowardTateandMelsadieTate•Oneof12children•BirthdayisNovember5

88 | Kadeisha Buchanan5-6 | Freshman

Defender

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

In High School•Three-yearletterwinneratHighlandParkHighforcoachStewartBrown•Teamcaptainasasenior(2013)•2013All-StateFirstTeam•4Astatechampionsin2012;statefinalistsin2013•20124AstatechampionshipMVPand4AAll-StateTournamentTeam•2012all-districtfirstteam;2010-11all-districtsecondteam•PlaysclubforSting’95undercoachJeremyHalverson•2013USYSANTXstatechampions•2012USYSAstatechampionsandRegionIIIsemifinalists•Two-timeLHGCLDivision1GrandChampions•MemberofstateODPteamsfrom2005-07andregionalODPteamsin2007 and 2008•HonorsstudentwhowastwicenamedCornerstoneScholarAthlete(2012-13) and AP Scholar (2010-12)

Personal•DaughterofScottandEmilyHowley•Oneofthreechildren•BirthdayisSeptember12•GranddaughterofformerWVUAll-AmericanandSuperBowlMVPChuckHowley

15 | Sarah Howley5-8 | Freshman

Defender

Dallas, Texas


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

In High School•AttendedGrandBlancHighbutdidnotplaysoccer•PlaysclubforMichiganHawks96ECNLundercoachesDougLandefeldand Adil Salmoni•ECNLChallengeATop10(2011-13)•2011Region2finalistsandstatecupchampions•2010USYSAnationalsemifinalist(2010)andRegion2champions•2010Region2MidwestRegionalLeagueChampions(2010)•2009-10statecupsemifinalists•ODPstateteammemberfrom2008-10•ODPRegionalCampparticipant(2009-10)•NationalHonorSocietymember•HonorRollstudent

Personal•DaughterofBrianandGidgetKeefer•Onlychild•BirthdayisAugust6

33 | Haley Keefer5-4 | Freshman

Goalkeeper

Grand Blanc, Mich.

In High School•CurrentFullCanadianNationalTeammember•AttendedU20(July2012)andFullNationalTeam(Jan.2013)camps,including international CAPS at the Four-Nation Tournament in China (Jan. 2013)•CaptainedCanada’sU17teamsatCONCAFqualifiers(April2012)andWomen’s World Cup (Sept. 2012)•RepresentedCanadaatthe2010FIFAU-17WorldCupinTrinidadandTobago•WongoldmedalswithTeamOntarioatU14NationalsandU16Nationals•TwicenamedU17CanadianPlayeroftheYear(2011-12)•PlaysclubforErinMillsMightyEaglesundercoachCyprianMcFarlane•Ledteamtogoldmedalat2010OntarioSummerGames,twoGoldmedals at the Ontario Cup Championship and a Gold medal at the National Club Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta•Two-timePetroCanadaFuelingAthleteandCoachingExcellenceProgram member (2010-11)•AttendedMayfieldSecondarySchoolafterthreeseasonsofsocceratCardinal Leger High for coach James Chambers

Personal•DaughterofRaphaelEmovonandTinaLawrence•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisJune11

11 | Ashley Lawrence5-6 | Freshman

Forward

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In High School•ESPNHSTop150(No.138)•TopDrawerSoccerMid-AtlanticRegionalTop10(No.18)•Three-timeMVPatRobert.E.LeeHighforcoachJohnFuller•Leddistrictinscoringforthree-straightyears•All-districtfirstteamselection•PlaysclubforVSAHeatundercoachesSteveSmithandKeithHilton•Leadingscorerin2012YouthRegional•GuidedVSAHeatto2012nationalchampionship

Personal•DaughterofArmandoandGabrielaNeves•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisJanuary5

4 | Daniela Neves5-4 | Freshman

Forward

Springfield, Va.

In High School•2012NSCAAGirlsHighSchoolAll-American•2012WestVirginiaGatoradePlayeroftheYear•Standoutgoalkeeperandfour-timeMVPatCapitalHighforcoachRileyGibson•Recorded483savesand30shutoutsinhercareer•Alsoscoredninegoalsinfinaltwoseasons•Made93savesagainst121shotsasasenior•Four-timeall-stateselection•2012AAAstatePlayeroftheYearandMSACPlayeroftheYear•2012teamcaptainandNorthSouthAllStarGameparticipant•All-MSACfirstteamandAll-KanawhaValleyTeam•2011AAAstateGoalkeeperoftheYearandMSACGoalkeeperoftheYear•PlaysclubforWVSCRowdiesundercoachKevinLong•Memberofsevenstatechampionteams•StateODPmemberfrom2010-12•“A”honorrollstudent

Personal•DaughterofAndyandCindyNewhouse•FatherplayedfootballatGlenvilleState•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisApril5

1 | Michelle Newhouse5-8 | Freshman

Goalkeeper

Pinch, W.Va.


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

In High School•CanadianU17PlayeroftheYearfinalist•WonaSilvermedalat2012CONCACAFU17ChampionshipinGuatemala•RepresentedCanadaattheFIFAU17Women’sWorldCupAzerbaijan2012•PlaysclubforSaint-Leonard•2011QuebecPlayeroftheYear•GraduatedfromAntoinedeSaint-ExupérySecondarySchool

Personal•DaughterofEmersonandMartinePierre-Louis•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisFebruary18•SpeaksFrench

5 | Amandine Pierre-Louis5-6 | Freshman

Forward

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

In High School•PlaysclubforCincinnatiUnitedPremierundercoachScottRogers•Ledteamto2008StateChampionship,2010CASLShowcaseChampionship and 2011 Ohio South State Cup Finals•Four-yearletterwinneratSpringboroHighforcoachEricDetmer•Teamcaptainasajuniorandsenior•All-Ohiosecondteamasasenior,leadingteamtodistrictsemifinalsin2012•2012All-MiamiValleyfirstteamandAll-GreaterWesternOhioConferencefirstteam•2012GreaterWesternOhioConferencePlayeroftheYear•2012SpringboroHighOffensivePlayeroftheYear•2010All-DaytonSouthselection•Four-yearGreaterWesternOhioConferenceScholarAthleteAward(2009-12)•LedU18teamto2013USYSAMidwestRegionalLeagueRegionIIchampionship•Won2013OSYSAstatecuptitlewithCincinnatiUnitedPremierU18•StateODPmemberfrom2008-11•2010-2011ODPStateTeamNationalChampionshipSemifinalist•Helped2010squadtoRegionIITeamChampionship

Personal•DaughterofPhilandKathyWoolpert•Oneoftwochildren•BirthdayisJune7

18 | Ashley Woolpert5-8 | Freshman

Defender

Springboro, Ohio


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

The Mountaineers return 88 percent of their goal scoring from a year ago

Challenging Competition The 2013 West Virginia women’s soccer schedule is a grueling one, facing seven teams that appeared in the 2012 NCAA tournament – Baylor, Central Michigan, Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Penn State and Texas Tech. “The 2013 schedule is challenging, but one that we are excited about,” says coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, the 2012 Big 12 Coach of the Year. “Our non-conference opponents are high-lighted by last year’s national finalists in North Carolina and Penn State. And our conference schedule includes four home games and four road trips to Big 12 schools.”

First Time Foes West Virginia will square off against four new opponents this fall: Duke, North Carolina, Eastern Kentucky and Wright State. In the program’s 17-year existence (heading into 2013), the Mountaineers have faced 93 different teams. For the second-straight year, WVU will face the defending national champion. The Moun-taineers will face North Carolina on Sept. 8 in the Duke Nike Classic. Last fall, forward Frances Silva scored in the 83rd minute to propel West Virginia past No. 1-ranked Stanford, 1-0, on Aug. 26 at the Penn State Invitational. The win, the Mountaineers’ first over the nation’s top-ranked team, snapped Stanford’s 64-match regular-season unbeaten streak.

Big 12 Soccer West Virginia enters its second season as members of the Big 12 Conference. WVU women’s soccer will add to the competiveness of the league, bringing 13 consecutive NCAA appearances on its resume – more than any other league team. The Big 12 has advanced at least two teams to the second round of the NCAA Championship and at least one squad to the third round in 15 of the league’s 17 seasons. The Conference finished 62-28-11 against non-conference opponents last season.

Big 12 Championship After being held in San Antonio for 16-straight years, the Big 12 Championship has a new home in Kansas City, Mo., in 2013, and that tourney will be Nov. 6-10. The 2013 Big 12 Soccer Championship will take place at Swope Park. No matches will be played on campus sites. A year ago, the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were streamed by the Big 12 Digital Network on Big12Sports.com, and the championship finals were broadcast on FSN. The top eight teams based on conference results determined by a point system qualify for the Big 12 Championship. A squad gets three points for each conference win and one point for each conference tie.

All-Conference Returnees Nikki Izzo-Brown led her team to the regular-season championship to be named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2012. The confer-ence coach of the year award is the third of Izzo-Brown’s career, having won back-to-back accolades in 2001 and 2002 with the Big East.Last fall, West Virginia garnered the most total selections with seven. Five All-Big 12 Moun-taineers return in 2013, led by forward Kate Schwindel who was a first-team selection. Forward Frances Silva was named to the second team and three players landed on the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team: defender Leah Emaus, midfielder Kara Blosser and forward Kelsie Maloney. WVU also boasts All-Big East performers in goalkeeper Sara Keane and Caroline Szwed.

Offensive Outlook The 2013 Mountaineers return 88 percent of its goal scoring from a year ago as under-classmen accounted for 30 of the team’s 34 goals. Twenty of the team’s 34 goals came from the duo of Frances Silva (11) and Kate Schwindel (9). Twenty-two of the team’s 28 assists return – 78 percent of its assist total from 2012. Schwindel leads all returnees with eight helpers. Nine different Mountaineers on the current roster have scored at least one point in their WVU careers.


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

WVU ranked 15th nationally in total home attendance during the 2012 season.

Defensive Outlook West Virginia loses two starters along the back line this fall with the departure of seniors Bry McCarthy and Mallory Smith. The two combined for 158 career appearances with 117 starts. Fortunately, junior goalkeeper Sara Keane returns after registering 17 shutouts over the past two seasons. Also returning is center back Leah Emaus and outside back Jess Crowder – both first-time starters a year ago.

Spanning the Globe WVU features student-athletes from Canada and 16 different U.S. states on its 2013 roster. Four players come from Pennsylvania and Virginia, and two from Alabama, New Jersey and West Virginia. Eleven total states have one player wearing the Old Gold and Blue.

Home Sweet Home Mountaineer soccer teams have played well in Morgantown throughout the years, putting together a 75-15-11 home record

since Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium opened in August 2004. Last season, WVU posted a 6-3-3 home record, including a 1-0 victory over seventh-ranked Oklahoma State on Sept. 23.

Elite Instruction In 17 seasons, as the only coach in the history of Mountaineer women’s soccer, coach Nikki Izzo-Brown has built a one-time infant pro-gram into one of the nation’s elite. Entering the 2013 season, she ranks in the Top 25 among NCAA Division I coaches all-time with a .698 winning percentage (includes one year at West Virginia Wesleyan). Izzo-Brown has secured double-digit wins in each of the past 13 seasons and she has never had a losing season in 18 years as a head coach. Her career record stands at 248-97-36.

Helping Kick Cancer The women’s soccer team raised $15,781 this spring in its effort to help fight breast cancer, pushing its 10-year total to more than $100,000. All of the money raised goes directly to the Betty Puskar Breast Cancer Fund at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. “Ten years ago we knew we could put forth the effort to raise awareness, and really devel-oped a special relationship with Betty Puskar and the Breast Care Center at WVU. Now, to see the commitment our ladies have given to generating funds for such an important cause, it’s very satisfying as their coach,” says coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.

Goalkeeper Sara Keane returns in net after logging every minute of the 2012 season.


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Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown answered some questions about her West Virginia women’s soccer program heading into the 2013 campaign.

Q: You again have a schedule full of tough opponents. What are your expectations for the fall?

Izzo-Brown: We are excited about this fall’s schedule which is one of the more difficult ones. We play a very demanding non-confer-ence schedule, highlighted by both national semifinalists. We get to play Duke at their tournament, and will face a very good Kentucky team here at home. Then we close out the season with eight Big 12 Conference games. We get to visit four new campuses and the other four come to our place for the first time. I know our fans will be excited as there is plenty of quality soccer headed to Morgantown this fall.

Q: Two all-conference forwards return from last year. Will the offense be a strength of this year’s team?

Izzo-Brown: There is no question that Kate Schwindel and Frances Silva will be serious threats to score every time they touch the ball. But I’m also looking for play-makers and finishers. There is an opportunity and need for a variety of people to contribute offensively. It’s important to have players with scoring mentali-ties, and have players who can finish in the final third of the field. We do a pretty good job of creating scoring chances, now we have to find out who can put the ball in the back of the net.

Q: You lose two back line starters but return goalkeeper Sara Keane. What do you expect from Keane this season?

Izzo-Brown: Sara has two years under her belt and she has been very productive. Now, in her third year, we expect her to be a difference maker for this team. She is good at being de-manding and keeping our back line organized. She is very competitive, and if she trusts her instincts, she is going to have a great junior season.

Q: The team continues to draw large crowds at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Does the team look forward to playing in front of the big crowds at Dick Dlesk?

Izzo-Brown: We average better than 1,000 fans a game and have great support throughout the community. I can’t express in words how hard the girls work and how motivated they are to play in front of a home crowd. The crowd can impact the momentum of a game and serve as a 12th player in the stands.

Q: Your team has won 11 straight NSCAA team academic awards. How have your teams been able to achieve academic and athletic success at the same time?

Izzo-Brown: As a staff, we’ve tried to send the message that you have to be motivated on and off the field to be successful. The philosophy has always been that you just can’t turn it on and off. Everything you do must be approached with the best of your ability. Having a large number of Academic All-Americans on the wall next to soccer All-Americans says a lot about our girls. We are proud of the NSCAA team aca-demic awards because it shows we are getting it done on the field and in the classroom.

Q: Justify the following statement: the Big 12 Conference is a soccer powerhouse.

Izzo-Brown: Top to bottom, soccer in the Big 12 is one of the most balanced conferences in the country. It seems like almost every year, each soccer program in the Conference finishes in the top 100 of the NCAA RPI. There are no days off in the Big 12. You have to be prepared for 90 minutes of intense soccer any time you step on the field for a Big 12 match.

Q: What has been the key ingredient of your success in building this program?

Izzo-Brown: Hard work. If you have kids with the right attitude, anything can happen. To be the very best, you must work hard and earn your full potential.

Q: When you are on the road recruiting, what is the most important thing you look for in a student-athlete?

Izzo-Brown: The most important thing is athletic ability. After that we look for hard workers who are competitive and technical. We want them to have a strong desire to compete and to be the best.

Q: What is the one thing about West Virginia women’s soccer that sells the program to a potential student-athlete?

Izzo-Brown: I think it is the family atmosphere we have here. Once you commit to West Vir-ginia, you commit to a family. You immediately have people who care about you.

Q: Where do you see the future of this program going?

Izzo-Brown: I see us going to a Final Four and winning a national championship. That’s our vision. That’s our goal. And we are very close to making it happen.


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Day Date Opponent Time Tuesday Aug. 13 Rutgers (Exhibition) 1:00 p.m.Saturday Aug. 17 at Georgetown (Exhibition) 4:00 p.m.Friday Aug. 23 at Penn State % 7:30 p.m.Sunday Aug. 25 vs. Syracuse % 2:30 p.m.Friday Aug. 30 Central Michigan 5:00 p.m. Sunday Sept. 1 Morehead State 1:00 p.m. Friday Sept. 6 at Duke + 7:30 p.m.Sunday Sept. 8 vs. North Carolina + 1:00 p.m.Friday Sept. 13 Eastern Kentucky 5:00 p.m.Sunday Sept. 15 Kentucky 1:00 p.m.Friday Sept. 20 Richmond 7:00 p.m.Sunday Sept. 22 Wright State 1:00 p.m.Friday Sept. 27 at Oklahoma State^ 8:00 p.m.Sunday Sept. 29 at Baylor^ 1:00 p.m.Friday Oct. 4 Texas^ 7:00 p.m.Friday Oct. 11 Iowa State^ 7:00 p.m.

School InformationLocation: University Park, Pa.Conference: Big TenNickname: Nittany LionsColors: Navy and White

Program InformationHead Coach: Erica WalshRecord at PSU: 79-31-7 (Sixth season)2010 Record: 21-4-2/10-0-12010 Postseason: NCAA Runner-Up

Media InformationSID Contact: Kris PetersenEmail: [email protected]: 814 865-1757Internet: www.gopsusports.comTwitter: @PennStateWSOC

Game 1: Aug. 23 at Penn State

School InformationLocation: Syracuse, N.Y.Conference: Atlantic CoastNickname: OrangeColors: Orange, Blue and White

Program InformationHead Coach: Paul WheddonRecord at SU: 32-46-15 (Sixth season)2012 Record: 9-7-2/6-3-12012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Susie MehringerEmail: [email protected]: 315-443-2608Internet: www.suathletics.comTwitter: @suwomenssoccer

Game 2: Aug. 25 vs. Syracuse

School InformationLocation: Mount Pleasant, Mich.Conference: Mid-AmericanNickname: ChippewasColors: Maroon and Gold

Program InformationHead Coach: Peter McGaheyRecord at CMU: 0-0-0 (First season)2012 Record: 0-0-02012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Kyle KelleyEmail: [email protected]: 989-774-1128Internet: www.cmuchippewas.comTwitter: @CMU_W_Soccer

Game 3: Aug. 30 vs. Central Michigan

Day Date Opponent TimeSunday Oct. 13 TCU^ 1:00 p.m.Friday Oct. 18 Kansas^ 7:00 p.m.Friday Oct. 25 at Oklahoma^ 8:00 p.m.Sunday Oct. 27 at Texas Tech^ 7:00 p.m.Wednesday Nov. 6 Big 12 Quarterfinal* TBDFriday Nov. 8 Big 12 Semifinal* TBDSunday Nov. 10 Big 12 Championship* TBDFriday Nov. 15 NCAA First Round TBDFriday-Sunday Nov. 22-24 NCAA Second/Third Rounds TBDFriday Nov. 29 NCAA Quarterfinals TBDFriday-Sunday Dec. 6-8 NCAA Women’s College Cup# TBD

All times Eastern and subject to change% Penn State Invitational – University Park, Pa.+ Duke Nike Classic – Durham, N.C.^ Big 12 Conference Match* Swope Park – Kansas City, Mo.# NCAA Women’s College Cup – WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.

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School InformationLocation: Morehead, Ky.Conference: Ohio ValleyNickname: EaglesColors: Blue and Gold

Program InformationHead Coach: Warren LipkaRecord at MSU: 34-34-12 (Fifth season)2012 Record: 2-12-4/2-5-32012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Matt SchabertEmail: [email protected]: 606-783-2556Internet: www.msueagles.comTwitter: @MSUATHLETICS

Game 4: Sept. 1 Morehead State

School InformationLocation: Durham, N.C.Conference: Atlantic CoastNickname: Blue DevilsColors: Dark Blue and White

Program InformationHead Coach: Robbie ChurchRecord at Duke: 150-87-30 (13th season)2012 Record: 15-6-2/5-3-22012 Postseason: NCAA Quarterfinal

Media InformationSID Contact: Lindy BrownEmail: [email protected]: 919-684-2664Internet: www.goduke.comTwitter: @Duke_WSOC

Game 5: Sept. 6 at Duke

School InformationLocation: Chapel Hill, N.C.Conference: Atlantic CoastNickname: Tar HeelsColors: Carolina Blue and White

Program InformationHead Coach: Anson DorranceRecord at UNC: 743-49-29 (35th season)2012 Record: 15-5-3/6-3-12012 Postseason: NCAA Champion

Media InformationSID Contact: Dave LohseEmail: [email protected]: 919-962-7257Internet: www.goheels.comTwitter: @ncwomenssoccer

Game 6: Sept. 8 vs. North Carolina

School InformationLocation: Richmond, Ky.Conference: Ohio Valley Nickname: ColonelsColors: White and Maroon

Program InformationHead Coach: Melissa BarnesRecord at EKU: 0-0-0 (First season)2012 Record: 10-3/6-3-12012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: TBAEmail: TBAPhone: 859-622-6170Internet: www.ekusports.comTwitter: @EKU_SOCCER

Game 7: Sept. 13 vs. Eastern Kentucky

School InformationLocation: Lexington, Ky.Conference: SoutheasternNickname: WildcatsColors: Blue and White

Program InformationHead Coach: Jon LipsitzRecord at UK: 42-31-9 (Fourth season)2012 Record: 14-7-1/8-4-12012 Postseason: NCAA Second Round

Media InformationSID Contact: Chris ShoalsEmail: [email protected]: 859-257-3838Internet: www.ukathletics.comTwitter: @UKCoachLipsitz

Game 8: Sept. 15 vs. Kentucky


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School InformationLocation: Richmond, Va.Conference: Atlantic 10Nickname: SpidersColors: Red and Blue

Program InformationHead Coach: Peter AlbrightRecord at RICH: 163-149-27 (18th season)2012 Record: 8-9-1/4-4-12012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Rachel ParkEmail: [email protected]: 804-287-6312Internet: www.richmondspiders.comTwitter: @Spider_WSOC

Game 9: Sept. 20 vs. Richmond

School InformationLocation: Dayton, OhioConference: Horizon LeagueNickname: RaidersColors: Green and Gold

Program InformationHead Coach: Pat FergusonRecord at WSU: 87-52-17 (Ninth season)2012 Record: 9-5-6/2-2-32012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Bob NossEmail: [email protected]: 937-775-2816Internet: www.wsuraiders.comTwitter: @WSU_wSoccer

Game 10: Sept. 22 vs. Wright State

School InformationLocation: Stillwater, Okla.Conference: Big 12Nickname: CowgirlsColors: Orange and Black

Program InformationHead Coach: Colin CarmichaelRecord at OSU: 127-35-22 (Ninth season)2012 Record: 11-6-3/1-4-32012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Wade McWhorterEmail: [email protected]: 405-744-7853Internet: www.okstate.comTwitter: @CowgirlFC

Game 11: Sept. 27 at Oklahoma State

School InformationLocation: Waco, TexasConference: Big 12Nickname: BearsColors: Green and Gold

Program InformationHead Coach: Marci JobsonRecord at BU: 58-28-18 (Sixth season)2012 Record: 19-1-5/5-0-32012 Postseason: NCAA Third Round

Media InformationSID Contact: Zach PetersEmail: [email protected]: 254-710-3784Internet: www.baylorbears.comTwitter: @BaylorFutbol

Game 12: Sept. 29 at Baylor

School InformationLocation: Austin, TexasConference: Big 12Nickname: LonghornsColors: Burnt Orange and White

Program InformationHead Coach: Angela KellyRecord at Texas: 8-10-2 (Third season)2012 Record: 8-10-2/4-4-02012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Sarah FettersEmail: [email protected]: 512-232-1539Internet: www.texassports.comTwitter: @TexasSoccer

Game 13: Oct. 4 vs. Texas


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School InformationLocation: Ames, IowaConference: Big 12Nickname: CyclonesColors: Cardinal and Gold

Program InformationHead Coach: Wendy DillingerRecord at ISU: 30-41-8 (Fourth season)2012 Record: 10-10-0/1-7-02012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Eric BentzingerEmail: [email protected]: 515-294-3372Internet: www.cyclones.comTwitter: @cycloneSCR

Game 14: Oct. 11 vs. Iowa State

School InformationLocation: Forth Worth, TexasConference: Big 12Nickname: Horned FrogsColors: Purple and White

Program InformationHead Coach: Eric BellRecord at TCU: 7-10-4 (First season)2012 Record: 7-10-4/1-5-22012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: TBAEmail: TBAPhone: 817-257-7969Internet: www.gofrogs.comTwitter: @TCUSoccer

Game 15: Oct. 13 vs. TCU

School InformationLocation: Lawrence, Kan.Conference: Big 12Nickname: JayhawksColors: Crimson and Blue

Program InformationHead Coach: Mark FrancisRecord at KU: 156-110-20 (15th season)2012 Record: 10-8-2/3-5-02012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Brad GilbertEmail: [email protected]: 785-864-7788Internet: www.kuathletics.comTwitter: @KUWSoccer

Game 16: Oct. 18 vs. Kansas

School InformationLocation: Norman, Okla.Conference: Big 12Nickname: SoonersColors: Crimson and Cream

Program InformationHead Coach: Matt PotterRecord at OU: 19-16-8 (Second season)2012 Record: 7-9-4/3-3-22012 Postseason: None

Media InformationSID Contact: Makayla HipkeEmail: [email protected]: 405-325-8372Internet: www.soonersports.comTwitter: @SoonerSoccer

Game 17: Oct. 25 at Oklahoma

School InformationLocation: Lubbock, TexasConference: Big 12Nickname: Red RaidersColors: Scarlet and Black

Program InformationHead Coach: Tom StoneRecord at TTU: 60-47-11 (Seventh season)2012 Record: 16-6-1/5-2-12012 Postseason: NCAA Second Round

Media InformationSID Contact: Britton DrownEmail: [email protected]: 972-679-5094Internet: www.texastech.comTwitter: @TechAthletics

Game 18: Oct. 27 at Texas Tech


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Women’s Soccer knocked off No. 1 Stanford last fall at the Penn State Invitational.

NCAA Mainstay The Mountaineers have made 13 consecu-tive trips to the NCAA tournament – the nation’s ninth longest streak. WVU has advanced to the NCAA Round of 32 in eight of 13 seasons. It’s deepest run in the NCAA tournament was in 2007, reaching the Elite Eight.

National Rankings WVUwasrankedNo.16inthefinalSoccer America top 25 poll. West Virginia began the season ranked No. 20 in the NSCAA Preseason Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the Soccer America Preseason Top 25.

Team Captains Three student-athletes were voted team captains by their teammates for the 2012 season. Seniors Bry McCarthy, a defender from Ajax, Ontario, BriRodriguez,amidfielderfromAurora,Ill.,and Mallory Smith, a defender from Hamden, Conn., were named captains.

Big 12 Regular Season Champs WestVirginiawontheschool’sfirstBig12Conference title, capturing the regular-season crown with a 7-0-1 record. The Big 12 title marks the sixth regular-season championship for coach Nikki Izzo-Brown and the women’s soccerprogram,thepreviousfivecomingas

members of the Big East Conference. WVU’s unbeaten run in conference play marked only the sixth time a Big 12 team has won the regular season without a loss.

WVU Lands Big 12 Hardware In its inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference, Nikki Izzo-Brown led her team to the regular-season championship to be named Big 12 Coach of the Year. The conference coach of the year award is the third of Izzo-Brown’s career, having won back-to-back accolades in 2001 and 2002 with the Big East. Bry McCarthy was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the pro-gram’sfirstdefensiveplayertoearnaconfer-ence major award. The outside back has led the defense to eight shutouts, including four in Big 12 play. Three Mountaineers landed a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team: defender McCarthy, mid-fielderBriRodriguezandforwardKateSchwin-del. Each of the three had previously earned all-conference nods in the Big East. Forward Frances Silva was named All-Big 12 Second Team, while WVU landed three play-ers on the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team: defender LeahEmaus,midfielderKaraBlosserandforwardKelsieMaloney. West Virginia garnered the most total selections with seven.

WVU Upsets No. 1 Stanford Frances Silva’s goal in the 83rd minute propelled West Virginia past No. 1-ranked Stanford, 1-0, on Aug. 26 in game two of the Penn State Invitational. The win, the Mountain-eers’firstoverthenation’stop-rankedteam,snapped Stanford’s 64-match regular-season unbeaten streak. The WVU defense allowed only one shot on-goalforthematch–noneinthefinal47minutes, and only one corner kick. Stanford was held without a goal, snapping a 25-game streak of scoring at least one goal. WVU’s win marks only the second time in Big 12 history that a conference team has knocked off a top-ranked opponent. Texas A&M defeated No. 1 North Carolina in overtime, 4-3, last season. Women’s soccer is one of four programs at WVU to have defeated a No. 1 ranked opponent, joiningmen’sbasketball,rifleandmen’ssoccer.

WVU’s First Big 12 Victory Forward Frances Silva scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 79th minute to lead West Virginia past visiting Texas Tech, 3-2, on Sept. 21. The win gave women’s soccer, and WVU athletics,itsfirstvictoryasmembersoftheBig12 Conference.


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Youthful Squad OnlyfiveMountaineersplayedinmorethan40 matches at West Virginia entering 2012, led by seniors Bry McCarthy and Bri Rodriguez with 69 appearances. Caroline Szwed (67), Mallory Smith (49) and Frances Silva (46) complete the listing. Of the roster’s 28 players, 20 of them were either freshmen or sophomores. Entering the season, seven different players on the roster had started at least one match in their career – half as many as a year ago.

Top 10 Wins With WVU’s 1-0 upset win over Stanford on Aug. 26, the Mountaineers have defeated a Top 10 team in each of the last eight seasons.

2012 .....No. 1 Stanford ................W, 1-0 2012 .....No. 7 Oklahoma State ...W, 3-2 2011 .....No. 9 Marquette .............W, 3-1 2010 .....No. 9 Virginia ..................W, 1-0 2009 .....at No. 9 Rutgers .............W, 1-0 2009 .....at No. 8 Penn State ........W, 2-1 2008 .....No. 7 Virginia ..................W, 3-0 2007 .....at No. 6 Penn State ........W, 1-0 2006 .....at No. 7 Penn State ........W, 2-1 2005 .....at No. 9 Marquette .........W, 2-0 *ranking used is from NSCAA

September Success The Mountaineers went 5-0-3 during the monthofSeptember,winningtheirlastfivematches. WVU outscored its opponents 20-6 in those eight contests. Half of those games re-sulted in shutouts for the Mountaineer defense.

First Time Foes West Virginia squared off against 10 new opponents last fall. Those teams were La Salle, Western Carolina and Stanford, along with seven Big 12 programs: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas,KansasState,Oklahoma,OklahomaState and Texas Tech.

Worth Noting• WVU had its 13 match unbeaten streak, the third-longest run in school history, snapped in a loss to TCU in the Big 12 tournament. The two best marks are an 18-match streak in 2002 and a 15 match unbeaten streak in 2010.• Women’s soccer is 26-1-1 in its last 28 regular-season conference matches.• For the third-straight season, West Virginia finishedunbeatenathomeinregular-seasonconference play. WVU hasn’t lost a home conference game since Oct. 2, 2009, an overtime loss to eighth-ranked Notre Dame.•WVU’sfirstwinof2012alsomarkedtheprogram’s 225th win, where coach Nikki Izzo-Brown has been on the sideline every Mountaineer victory.

• Eight of West Virginia’s 11 wins came in the 70th minute or later.• Against Texas Tech, Frances Silva scored a pair of goals in WVU’s 3-2win,becomingthefirstMountaineertoscore multiple goals in three-consecutive games. •KateSchwindeltiedtwoschoolrecordsagainst High Point with her two goals and three assists. Her three assists in a match tie the school record, becoming only the fourth player to do so. Schwindel’s seven points also tied asingle-matchrecord,thefirstsinceAshleyBanks posted three goals and one assist against Georgetown in 2007.• Schwindel again recorded three assists in WVU’s 3-2 win at Iowa State.• WVU played in a fourth consecutive overtime match against Purdue (Aug. 31 - Sept. 9) – a schoolfirst.• Against Duquesne, WVU recorded 41 shots – the fourth-most in school history, and most since September 3, 2006, when the Mountain-eers defeated Binghamton.• Senior Bry McCarthy’s goal against La Salle came just 1:18 into the match – the fastest goal scored by a Mountaineer all-time at Dick Dlesk (2004-present).• West Virginia started four true freshmen, and afirst-timestarterintransferKaraBlosser,initsseason opener.

Dana Holgorsen presents the game ball for WVU’s first-ever Big 12 match.


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2012 INDIVIDUAL OVERALL STATISTICS

Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT99 KateSchwindel 20-20 1664 9 8 26 84 .107 34 .405 1-0 3 0-09 Frances Silva 20-20 1798 11 2 24 68 .162 29 .426 0-0 4 1-17 KelsieMaloney 17-17 1095 2 3 7 37 .054 18 .486 0-0 0 0-033 Bry McCarthy 20-20 1877 2 3 7 17 .118 3 .176 0-0 0 0-032 KaraBlosser 19-18 1528 3 0 6 44 .068 19 .432 1-1 2 0-027 Amanda Hill 20-20 1820 2 1 5 15 .133 6 .400 0-0 1 0-016 KaileyUtley 20-3 649 1 3 5 13 .077 6 .462 0-0 0 0-022 Mallory Smith 20-20 1855 1 2 4 13 .077 5 .385 1-0 0 0-04 Bri Rodriguez 20-20 1668 1 1 3 27 .037 11 .407 0-0 1 0-010 Jess Crowder 20-19 1776 0 3 3 6 .000 3 .500 2-0 0 0-014 Annalika Steyn 17-0 392 1 0 2 11 .091 5 .455 0-0 0 0-03 Leah Emaus 20-20 1890 1 0 2 10 .100 2 .200 1-0 0 0-012 Mia Gunter 10-2 252 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-02 Halie Conroy 5-0 71 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-020 Ali Connelly 18-1 427 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0-0 0 0-030 Sami Molina 3-0 34 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-013 Ashley Ramsey 2-0 23 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-06 Cari Price 4-0 65 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-000 Nicolette DeLaurentis 8-0 106 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-031 Maggie Bedillion 2-0 17 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-026 Whitney Cavender 1-0 22 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-017 Noelle Honeycutt 3-0 30 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 Total 20 20965 34 28 96 354 .096 142 .401 6-1 11 1-1 Opponents 20 - 20 15 55 250 .080 106 .424 10-0 5 0-2

Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho23 Keane,Sara 20-20 1905:44 20 0.94 84 .808 11 5 4 8.0 TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 Total 20 1905:44 20 0.94 86 .811 11 5 4 8 Opponents 20 1905:44 34 1.61 108 .761 5 11 4 3Team saves: 2


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Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT MinAug 17, 2012 LA SALLE 1-2 1 0 2 9 .111 1 .111 0-1 0 0-0 989Aug 19, 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA 2-1 2 1 5 24 .083 10 .417 0-0 1 0-0 989Aug 24, 2012 vs Central Michigan 0-2 0 0 0 19 .000 5 .263 0-0 0 0-0 990Aug 26, 2012 vs Stanford 1-0 1 0 2 7 .143 5 .714 0-0 1 0-0 989Aug 31, 2012 PENN STATE 1-2 1 1 3 17 .059 6 .353 1-0 0 0-0 1197Sep 02, 2012 MIAMI 0-0 0 0 0 11 .000 4 .364 2-0 0 0-0 1210Sep 06, 2012 DUQUESNE 1-1 1 1 3 41 .024 13 .317 0-0 0 0-0 1209Sep 09, 2012 at Purdue 2-2 2 2 6 17 .118 9 .529 1-0 0 0-0 1211Sep 14, 2012 TOWSON 5-0 5 5 15 20 .250 8 .400 0-0 1 0-0 990Sep 16, 2012 HIGH POINT 6-0 6 6 18 23 .261 11 .478 0-0 1 0-0 992Sep 21, 2012 TEXAS TECH 3-2 3 1 7 11 .273 6 .545 0-0 1 1-1 990Sep23,2012 OKLAHOMASTATE 1-0 1 0 2 16 .062 9 .562 0-0 1 0-0 989Sep 28, 2012 at TCU 2-1 2 2 6 23 .087 9 .391 0-0 1 0-0 990Oct05,2012 atKansas 1-0 1 2 4 14 .071 4 .286 1-0 1 0-0 990Oct 07, 2012 at Iowa State 3-2 3 3 9 21 .143 13 .619 0-0 1 0-0 991Oct 12, 2012 BAYLOR 1-1 1 0 2 7 .143 3 .429 1-0 0 0-0 1211Oct18,2012 OKLAHOMA 2-0 2 1 5 22 .091 9 .409 0-0 1 0-0 990Oct 26, 2012 at Texas 1-0 1 2 4 7 .143 3 .429 0-0 1 0-0 1068Oct 31, 2012 vs TCU 0-2 0 0 0 25 .000 6 .240 0-0 0 0-0 990Nov 10, 2012 PRINCETON 1-2 1 1 3 20 .050 8 .400 0-0 0 0-0 990West Virginia 34-20 34 28 96 354 .096 142 .401 6-1 11 1-1 20965Opponent - 20 15 55 250 .080 106 .424 10-0 5 0-2 -

Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T ShoAug 17, 2012 LA SALLE 1-2 90:00 2 2.00 5 .714 0 1 0 -Aug 19, 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA 2-1 90:00 1 1.50 3 .750 1 0 0 -Aug 24, 2012 vs Central Michigan 0-2 90:00 2 1.67 1 .333 0 1 0 -Aug 26, 2012 vs Stanford 1-0 90:00 0 1.25 1 1.000 1 0 0 1.0Aug 31, 2012 PENN STATE 1-2 108:38 2 1.34 8 .800 0 1 0 -Sep 02, 2012 MIAMI 0-0 110:00 0 1.09 6 1.000 0 0 1 1.0Sep 06, 2012 DUQUESNE 1-1 110:00 1 1.05 3 .750 0 0 1 -Sep 09, 2012 at Purdue 2-2 110:00 2 1.13 2 .500 0 0 1 -Sep 14, 2012 TOWSON 5-0 90:00 0 1.01 1 1.000 1 0 0 1.0Sep 16, 2012 HIGH POINT 6-0 90:00 0 0.92 3 1.000 1 0 0 1.0Sep 21, 2012 TEXAS TECH 3-2 90:00 2 1.01 6 .750 1 0 0 -Sep23,2012 OKLAHOMASTATE 1-0 90:00 0 0.93 3 1.000 1 0 0 1.0Sep 28, 2012 at TCU 2-1 90:00 1 0.94 6 .857 1 0 0 -Oct05,2012 atKansas 1-0 90:00 0 0.87 7 1.000 1 0 0 1.0Oct 07, 2012 at Iowa State 3-2 90:00 2 0.94 3 .600 1 0 0 -Oct 12, 2012 BAYLOR 1-1 110:00 1 0.94 8 .889 0 0 1 -Oct18,2012 OKLAHOMA 2-0 90:00 0 0.88 4 1.000 1 0 0 1.0Oct 26, 2012 at Texas 1-0 97:06 0 0.83 7 1.000 1 0 0 1.0Oct 31, 2012 vs TCU 0-2 90:00 2 0.89 5 .714 0 1 0 -Nov 10, 2012 PRINCETON 1-2 90:00 2 0.94 4 .667 0 1 0 -Totals 34-20 1905:44 20 0.94 86 .811 11 5 4 8.0Opponent 1905:44 34 0.94 108 .761 5 11 4 3.0


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2012 RESULTS(11-5-4 OVERALL, 7-0-1 BIG 12)

Date Opponent ResultAug. 17 La Salle L, 1-2Aug. 19 Western Carolina W, 2-1Aug. 24 vs. Central Michigan+ L, 0-2Aug. 26 vs. #1 Stanford+ W, 1-0Aug. 31 #6 Penn State^ L, 1-2 (2OT)Sept. 2 Miami^ T, 0-0 (2OT)Sept. 6 Duquesne T, 1-1 (2OT)Sept. 9 at Purdue T, 2-2 (2OT)Sept. 14 Towson W, 5-0Sept. 16 High Point W, 6-0Sept. 21 Texas Tech* W, 3-2Sept. 23 #7 Oklahoma State* W, 1-0Sept. 28 at TCU* W, 2-1Oct.5 atKansas* W,1-0Oct. 7 at Iowa State* W, 3-2Oct. 12 #20 Baylor* T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct. 18 Oklahoma* W, 2-0Oct. 26 at Texas* W, 1-0 (OT)Oct. 31 vs. TCU~ L, 0-2Nov. 10 Princeton# L, 1-2* Big 12 Conference match+ Penn State Invitational, University Park, Pa.^ WVU 90 Minute Classic, Morgantown, W.Va.~Big12Quarterfinal,SanAntonio,Texas# NCAA First Round, Morgantown, W.Va.


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Virginia women’s soccer player to earn a major conference award. Barnes also became West Virginia’s first All-American in 2000, a Soccer Buzz third-team selection. On September 20, West Virginia appeared in the Top 25 of a major national poll for the first time. After opening the season 7-1, the Mountaineers were the 24th-ranked team in the country according to Soccer Buzz as they headed into conference play. West Virginia split its conference matches, going an even 3-3 dur-ing the regular season. After a one-year hiatus from the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers faced off against the Connecticut Huskies in the first round. WVU was unable to score a goal in the match, how-ever, and Connecticut advanced to the semifinal round with a 1-0 win. Because of its regular season success, however, West Virginia earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. WVU traveled to Richmond for a first-round match against the Spiders. Richmond emerged victori-ous, defeating the Mountaineers 5-1. At the season’s end, Izzo-Brown was named region coach of the year by the NSCAA. In addition to the accolades earned by Barnes and Izzo-Brown in 2000, midfielders Lisa Stoia and Rachel Kruze earned all-Mid-Atlantic region honors as well. Stoia also was named Big East co-Rookie of the Year for her play as a fresh-man. In her first season as a Mountaineer, Stoia developed into a deadly play-maker from the

mann was named to the conference’s all-rookie team, making her the first women’s soccer player in West Virginia history to earn postsea-son honors. In 1997, the Mountaineer Soccer Complex opened and after one season as a varsity sport, the women’s soccer team had a field of its own. The Mountaineers won their first match at the new stadium, defeating Duquesne, 1-0, in the second game of the season. West Virginia boasted a 7-2-1 record in front of home crowds in 1997 before finishing the season 11-6-2 and in fifth place in the Big East. West Virginia went 11-6-2 for the second-straight season and earned its first postseason berth in 1998. The Mountaineers defeated conference rival Pitt, 2-0, in the last game of the regular season to earn a spot in the Big East tournament. The season would end there, however, as Notre Dame upended WVU, 5-0. West Virginia earned a 9-9-1 record in 1999 before having a breakout season in 2000. That year, the Mountaineers won 15 games and saw the emergence of a star player. Katie Barnes, a junior forward from Mason, Ohio, claimed the spotlight, as she led the Mountaineers in nearly every offensive category throughout the season. She finished the year with 17 goals and nine assists for a school re-cord 43 points. For her outstanding efforts that season, Barnes was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, making her the first West

When Nikki Izzo-Brown was hired as the first women’s soccer coach at West Virginia University in the fall of 1995, her eyes glistened with visions for the future of Mountaineer wom-en’s soccer. In four seasons, having had one complete recruiting class come to fruition, she thought West Virginia could make the coveted NCAA tournament. In five years, she anticipated the Mountaineers would be contending for a Big East championship. Her vision was nearly prophetic. It took five years for the Mountaineers to make their first appearance in the NCAA tourna-ment and six for WVU to earn a spot in the Big East championship match. Then in 2007, 12 years into its existence, West Virginia won its first Big East tournament and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. With 12 years in the books, the history of West Virginia women’s soccer was by no means lengthy, but the program’s birth was certainly storied. Women’s soccer was born at West Virginia on March 1, 1995, when WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong announced that the sport would be added for the 1996 season. Later that year, on Aug. 3, Izzo-Brown was asked to take the reins and develop the West Virginia women’s soccer program. Having spent the past two seasons at Division II West Virginia Wesleyan, first as an assistant, but eventually as the head coach, it was a challenge she was eager to accept. “When I first came to West Virginia,” Izzo-Brown said, “I felt that the combination of ath-letic tradition at WVU and athletic department support for the program would bring nothing but success. “I thought that the Big East was a soccer conference and that we could build a program at West Virginia that would be successful on a yearly basis.” Success came early and often in Izzo-Brown’s first year at WVU, despite the fact that the Big East preseason coaches poll tabbed the Mountaineers as potential last place finishers. Although the Mountaineers lost their inaugural match 3-0 at Rutgers, they rebounded to beat Providence 4-0 in their first home match in front of 2,000 fans at Mountaineer Field. West Virginia would win nine more games in its inaugural season, four of which were Big East matches, en route to a final 10-7-2 record that assured Izzo-Brown her first winning sea-son as a Division I coach. At the Big East awards banquet that November, Mountaineer defender Stacey Soll-

The 2003 Mountaineers celebrate a goal.

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Abbott also received conference and national recognition. With the taste of unfinished business laying sourly in their mouths, the Mountaineers set out in 2002 with something to prove. For years, it seemed, they were right there, in and out of games with soccer powerhouses. For the previous three seasons, West Virginia had suffered one-goal losses to teams the caliber of Connecticut, Notre Dame and Virginia. In 2002, that all changed. The Mountaineers racked up a nine-game win streak and an 18-match unbeaten streak on their way to the program’s first-ever regular season title. Going 5-0-1 in conference play, the Mountaineers notched the program’s first victory, 3-0, over rival Notre Dame on Oct. 6, at the Mountaineer Soccer Complex. Earlier in the season, West Virginia won at 10th-ranked Virginia, 2-1, to earn WVU’s first victory over a Top 10 program. The Mountaineers entered their third con-secutive Big East tournament having shut out their last six opponents. Facing St. John’s in the quarterfinal match, West Virginia extended its shutout streak to seven with a 4-0 win over the Red Storm.

center of the field. Over the course of the sea-son, she assisted on six of the team’s 39 goals, while Kruze, a sophomore, complemented Stoia in the midfield, adding six more assists. Building on the success of the previous season, West Virginia continued its winning ways in 2001. With Barnes leading the way, the Mountaineers again won 15 games. That season, the Mountaineers went 4-1-1 in the Big East, good enough for a second-place mid-Atlantic division finish. West Virginia recorded wins over Big East foes Syracuse, Rutgers, Se-ton Hall and Miami, but none was sweeter than the program’s first-ever win over Connecticut. Having defeated Miami in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament, West Virginia advanced to the semifinals for the first time in program history. Waiting for them there were the Huskies. A traditional conference and na-tional soccer power, Connecticut owned a 6-0-0 all-time record against the Mountaineers. At the 29:03 mark, West Virginia sopho-more Chrissie Abbott, on an assist from Stoia, beat UConn goalkeeper Shanna Caldwell to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead. It would be the only goal scored in the match as WVU held on for its first-ever win over Connecticut. With the victory, the Moun-taineers advanced to the Big East championship, another first for the program. Playing against Notre Dame, WVU was down 1-0 early, but tied the match on a goal by Barnes in the 15th minute. For the next 60 minutes, the two squads battled evenly before Notre Dame’s Randi Scheller scored the game-winner to give the Fighting Irish the Big East title. The loss was devastating, but not quite as shocking as falling to Miami (Ohio) in the first round of that season’s NCAA tourna-ment. Hosting the first and second rounds at the Mountaineer Soccer Complex, West Virginia took on the Redhawks in the first round and was defeated 1-0 on a penalty kick. West Virginia finished the season 15-5-1. Postseason honors were abundant that year as Barnes earned her second-consecutive conference offensive player of the year award and Izzo-Brown was named Big East Coach of the Year. For the second-straight season, Barnes was named All-American, earning first-team honors from the NSCAA and second-team recogni-tion from Soccer Buzz. Stoia and

The Mountaineers defeated Rutgers, 3-2, in the semifinal match and advanced to the championship match for the second straight year, this time against Connecticut. The end re-sult was the same, however, as WVU was edged by the Huskies, 1-0, on a penalty kick. Once again, hosting the NCAA tournament in Morgantown, West Virginia faced Loyola (Md.) in first-round action. The Mountaineers scored three goals, defeating Loyola, 3-0, to earn their first-ever NCAA tournament victory. WVU’s season ended in the next round, however, when it fell to Virginia, 1-0. Picking up where former teammate Katie Barnes left off, junior forward Chrissie Abbott had a record breaking season in 2002. The North Olmstead, Ohio, native scored 20 goals and dished out seven assists for 47 points, breaking the previous records set by Barnes in 2000. She was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, a first team All-American by both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz and was a finalist for Soccer Buzz’s Player of the Year award. Additionally, Abbott was named one of Soccer America’s 11 most valuable players of 2002.

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The toughest schedule in program history awaited the Mountaineers in 2005, and at the season’s end, West Virginia had played six ranked teams in 19 matches, including even-tual national champion Portland. WVU went undefeated at home for the second time, going 7-0-0, but played the majority of its games on the road, where they battled fatigue and unfa-miliar surroundings en route to a 12-6-3 final mark. The Mountaineers found success in Big East competition, narrowly missing a spot in the conference championship match after fall-ing 1-0 to Connecticut with minutes left in the second overtime period. But, a sixth-straight trip to the NCAA tournament awaited. WVU downed Hofstra in the first round, giving junior goalkeep-er Lana Bannerman the career shutouts record with a 3-0 victory before falling to Final-Four participant Penn State in the second round. Individual accolades were once again abundant with five being named to an all-conference team (Marisa Kanela - first team; Ashley Banks and Amanda Cicchini - second team; Lana Bannerman and Kambria Riggins - third team). Kanela, Cicchini and Riggins also earned all-region honors from Soccer Buzz and the NSCAA. Cicchini also claimed Freshman All-America recognition from Soccer Buzz. Izzo-Brown’s 11th season running the program in 2006 saw a youthful Mountaineer squad with just two seniors go 14-4-3 and win the Big East American Division title. WVU picked up a key road win at No. 7 Penn State on its way to an 8-0-2 start. Sophomore forward Deana Everrett, a Soc-

Nikki Izzo-Brown was once again named Big East Coach of the Year as well as Soccer Buzz and NSCAA regional coach of the year, while Stoia earned Big East Midfielder of the Year honors. The 2002 season saw the Mountaineers attain their highest national ranking ever, No. 4 by Soccer Buzz, a spot West Virginia held for two-straight weeks at the close of the regular season. Led by Abbott and Stoia, the 2003 Moun-taineers again made history. Going 17-4-2, West Virginia notched key road wins over Connecti-cut, its first-ever over the Huskies at Morrone Stadium, and SEC-power Tennessee, and earned a trip to the Sweet 16 for the first time ever. The Mountaineers tied the record they set the season before, logging nine-straight wins at one point during the season. WVU went 4-1-1 in conference play and faced St. John’s for the second-straight season in the Big East quarterfinal match. The Moun-taineers advanced past the Red Storm, but fell short of reaching their third straight champion-ship match when Villanova slid past WVU on penalty kicks in the semifinal. West Virginia, in the NCAA tournament for the fourth-straight year, defeated Loyola (Md.), 4-2, in the opening round and routed Ohio State, 3-0, in the second to earn the program’s first berth in the Sweet 16. In Morgantown, the Mountaineers drew Florida State for their Sweet 16 match. Down 2-0 at the half, WVU battled back and sent the game into overtime at 2-2. With under 30 seconds remaining in the second overtime, the Seminoles broke the West Virginia defense for the game-winning score. At the season’s end, WVU had its first-ever Hermann Trophy nominee in Abbott and both she and Stoia had firmly planted themselves as two of the greatest to ever don the Old Gold and Blue. Together, they rewrote the record books and helped to build a national powerhouse with each game they played. Abbott gradu-ated as WVU’s all-time leader in goals scored, points and shots leader, while Stoia grabbed the school’s all-time assist record. Both were All-Americans in 2003, and together they set the West Virginia mark for games played and games started, each starting 87 matches in their careers. Having lost Abbott and Stoia to graduation, a young Mountaineer squad entered the 2004 season, its first in Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, looking to build upon the success of 2003. Led by senior forward Laura Kane, the Mountain-eers posted their fifth-straight 15-win season and earned a fifth-consecutive trip to the NCAA

tournament as well. The 2004 season was highlighted by total team play. Injuries seemed to be a consistent theme throughout the year, yet somehow a dif-ferent Mountaineer always rose to the challenge and helped bring her team to victory. For the first time since 1999, the Big East wasn’t broken into divisions and the Mountain-eers went 7-4-0 in league play before finishing the year with a 15-6-0 record. WVU was sent to Texas for the 2005 NCAA tournament and faced teams from the Big 12 and Sunbelt Conferences for the first time in school history. West Virginia downed Southern Methodist, 2-1, in the opening round and fell to Texas, 2-1, to close out its ninth season of col-legiate competition. Freshman Ashley Banks emerged as the most productive freshman in WVU history, notching more goals, assists and points than any newcomer before her. At the season’s end she became the second Mountaineer to earn Big East Rookie of the Year honors (Lisa Stoia, 2000). Junior Marisa Kanela and senior Ashley Weimer joined the freshman on the all-con-ference second-team. Kane was named first team all-Big East and became the Mountain-eers’ fourth All-American in four years when the NSCAA named her a third-team honoree. Additionally, both her and Weimer were named Scholar All-Americans. A streak that began in September of 2002 ran 29 consecutive weeks until Nov. 1, 2004, and saw West Virginia ranked in the national Top 25 for nearly three complete seasons.

Lisa DuCote converted the final penalty kick in West Virginia’s shootoutwin over Notre Dame to give WVU its first Big East Championship in 2007.


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cer Buzz third team All-American, emerged onto the scene and led the league in scoring through the regular season on a team that set the school record for goals with 55. West Virginia rolled to an 8-2-1 league record and advanced to the Big East semifinals before making its seventh consecutive NCAA tournament appearance in November. The Mountaineers produced the finest season in school history in 2007, winning both the Big East regular season and tournament titles, and advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight. Soccer Buzz and NSCAA regional coach of the year Izzo-Brown guided six Mountaineers to all-conference honors and three players earned All-America accolades. Forward Ashley Banks was a finalist for the 2007 Soccer Buzz National Player of the Year and a semifinalist for the prestigious Her-mann Trophy. The forward’s 15 goals and 38 points as a senior were the most-ever by a senior women’s soccer player. She graduated with rankings in the top five all-time in three major offensive categories – 34 goals (3rd), 26 assists (3rd) and 94 points (3rd). Banks collected numerous honors, including Soccer Buzz second team All-America, NSCAA third team All-America, first team all-Big East, the Big East co-Offensive Player of the Year, an NSCAA Scholar All-American and an ESPN The Magazine first team Academic All-American. Defender Greer Barnes helped the Mountaineer defense tie a school record with 13 shutouts. She became the first defender in school history to earn first team all-Big East honors and was named a second team NSCAA All-American. Amanda Cicchini, a two-time NSCAA all-region selection, was awarded second team NSCAA All-America honors and first team all-Big East as a junior. The three-time all-league midfielder was also named to the all-tournament team at the 2007 Big East Champion-ship. Since the program’s birth in 1996, the Mountaineers have had 12 consecutive non-losing seasons, and with a coaching staff that consistently recruits some of the nation’s top soccer talent, the years that continue to go by will continue to write their own story.

WVU WOMEN’S SOCCER TIMELINE3-1-95 West Virginia Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong announced that women’s soccer will be added as a varsity sport for the 1996 season.

8-3-95 Nikki Izzo is hired as WVU’s inaugural head women’s soccer coach.

3-1-96 Nikki Izzo signs program’s first recruiting class.

9-1-96 Mountaineers play first game, a 3-0 loss at Big Eastfoe Rutgers.

9-7-96 First home game and first program win, a 4-0 victory over Providence at Mountaineer Field.

11-3-96 Mountaineers end first season with a 10-7-2 record, earning the program’s first winning season.

11-6-96 WVU earns its first postseason honors when defender Stacey Sollmann is named to the Big East All-Rookie Team.

9-3-97 West Virginia defeats Duquesne 1-0 in its first match at the Mountaineer Soccer Complex.

10-31-98 Mountaineers earn their first Big East tournament berth with a 2-0 win over Pitt.

9-20-00 West Virginia gets its first national ranking, a No. 24 ranking by Soccer Buzz.

11-8-00 WVU makes its first appearance in the NCAA tournament, a 5-1 loss at Richmond.

12-9-01 Katie Barnes becomes WVU’s first women’s soccer All-American.

2-11-02 Katie Barnes becomes the first WVU player to enter the pro ranks when she is drafted by the Carolina Courage in the second round of the 2002 WUSA draft.

9-13-02 WVU wins at No. 10 Virginia to notch their first-ever vic-tory over a top 10 team - also the program’s 75th win.

10-8-02 West Virginia secures its first-ever Big East regular sea-son divisional title with a 3-0 shutout of Notre Dame.

11-15-02 WVU wins first NCAA tournament match, a 3-0 victory over Loyola (Md.).

11-16-03 The Mountaineers shut out Ohio State, 3-0, to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

9-5-04 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is dedicated in front of 1,200 fans.

9-9-07 A crowd of 887 witnessed the Mountaineers post a 1-0 win at home over #15 Penn State to give WVU 150 wins.

11-11-07 WVU wins its first Big East tournament title with a pen-alty kick shootout win (5-3) over No. 9 Notre Dame.

11-30-07 A Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium attendance record (3,000) was established in WVU’s first NCAA Elite Eight match. The Mountaineers fell 1-0 to eventual national champion USC.

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Goals1. Ashley Banks at Georgetown, 2007 3 Deana Everrett at DePaul, 2006 3 Kim Bonilla vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006 3 Ashley Banks vs. Ohio, 2004 3 Rachael Minnich vs. Ohio, 2004 3 Chrissie Abbott vs. William and Mary, 2002 3 Katie Barnes vs. Marshall, 2000 3 Katie Barnes vs. Virginia Tech, 1999 3 Rena Lippa vs. Bowling Green, 1998 310. 77 times 2 Most recent: Bry McCarthy vs. Seton Hall, 2011

Assists1. Kate Schwindel at Iowa State, 2012 3 Kate Schwindel vs. High Point, 2012 3 Deana Everrett vs. Syracuse, 2008 3 Katie Barnes vs. St. John’s, 2001 3 Robyn D’Aversa vs. Virginia Tech, 1999 36. 42 times 2 Most recent: Blake Miller vs. Seton Hall, 2011 Points1. Kate Schwindel vs. High Point, 2012 7 (2G, 3A) Ashley Banks vs. Georgetown, 2007 7 (3G, 1A) Kim Bonilla vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006 7 (3G, 1A) Rachael Minnich vs. Ohio, 2004 7 (3G, 1A) Katie Barnes vs. Marshall, 2000 7 (3G, 1A) Rena Lippa vs. Bowling Green, 1998 7 (3G, 1A)7. Deana Everrett at DePaul, 2006 6 (3G, 0A) Ashley Banks vs. Ohio, 2004 6 (3G, 0A) Chrissie Abbott vs. William & Mary, 2002 6 (3G, 0A) Katie Barnes vs. Virginia Tech, 1999 6 (3G, 0A) Tonia Deligiannis vs. RMU, 1996 6 (2G, 2A)

Shots1. Laura Kane vs. Seton Hall, 2004 132. Chrissie Abbott vs. Seton Hall, 2002 12 Rachel Kruze vs. Villanova, 2002 124. Frances Silva vs. Duquesne, 2012 11 Marisa Kanela vs. Seton Hall, 2003 11 Chrissie Abbott vs. Michigan State, 2003 11 Katie Barnes vs. Seton Hall, 2001 118. Kim Bonilla at DePaul, 2006 10 Chrissie Abbott vs. Syracuse, 2000 10 Chrissie Abbott vs. Miami (Ohio), 2001 10 Chrissie Abbott vs. Miami, 2001 10 Chrissie Abbott vs. George Mason, 2002 10 Chrissie Abbott vs. Rutgers, 2002 10 Chrissie Abbott vs. Georgetown, 2002 10 Chrissie Abbott vs. Colgate, 2002 10 Goalkeeper Saves1. Stacey Adams vs. Connecticut, 1998 222. Stacey Adams vs. Rutgers, 1996 183. Stacey Adams vs. Connecticut, 1996 16 Stacey Adams vs. Boston College, 1998 165. Stacey Adams vs. Duquesne, 1996 13 Stacey Adams vs. Notre Dame, 1998 137. Stacey Adams vs. Navy, 1997 12 Stacey Adams vs. Notre Dame, 1997 12 Stacey Adams vs. Syracuse, 1998 1210. Melissa Haire vs. Butler, 1999 11

Match Records

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Goals1. Chrissie Abbott, 2002 202. Deana Everrett, 2006 183. Katie Barnes, 2000 174. Ashley Banks, 2007 155. Chrissie Abbott, 2001 156. Chrissie Abbott, 2003 13 Katie Barnes, 1999 13 Rena Lippa, 1998 139. Katie Barnes, 2001 1210. Frances Silva, 2012 11 Marisa Kanela, 2004 11 Rena Lippa, 1997 11

Assists1. Lisa Stoia, 2003 12 Kim Bonilla, 2006 123. Katie Barnes, 2001 10 Lisa Stoia, 2003 105. Bry McCarthy, 2011 9 Blake Miller, 2010 9 Deana Everrett, 2007 9 Marisa Kanela, 2005 9 Laura Kane, 2004 9 Katie Barnes, 2000 9 Points1. Chrissie Abbott, 2002 472. Katie Barnes, 2000 43 Deana Everrett, 2006 434. Ashley Banks, 2007 385. Chrissie Abbott, 2003 34 Katie Barnes, 2001 347. Chrissie Abbott, 2001 338. Katie Barnes, 1999 319. Kim Bonilla, 2006 3010. Blake Miller, 2010 29 Deana Everrett, 2007 29 Shots1. Chrissie Abbott, 2002 1592. Chrissie Abbott, 2003 1363. Katie Barnes, 2001 1134. Chrissie Abbott, 2001 1075. Ashley Banks, 2007 1036. Laura Kane, 2004 1027. Katie Barnes, 2000 988. Deana Everrett, 2007 959. Deana Everrett, 2008 8710. Katie Barnes, 1999 85 Deana Everrett, 2006 85

Matches Played1. Ashley Banks, 2007 25 Kim Bonilla, 2007 25 Kiley Harris, 2007 25 Carolyn Blank, 2007 25

Amanda Cicchini, 2007 25 Natalie Cocchi, 2007 25 Krystle Kallman, 2007 25 Lisa DuCote, 2007 25 Greer Barnes, 2007 25

Matches Started 1. Ashley Banks, 2007 25 Greer Barnes, 2007 25 Kim Bonilla, 2007 25 Carolyn Blank, 2007 25 Amanda Cicchini, 2007 25 Natalie Cocchi, 2007 25 Lisa DuCote, 2007 25 Krystle Kallman, 2007 25 Goalkeeper Saves1. Stacey Adams, 1998 1252. Stacey Adams, 1997 1133. Stacey Adams, 1996 1094. Melissa Haire, 2000 885. Kerri Butler, 2010 876. Sara Keane, 2012 84 Lana Bannerman, 2003 848. Sara Keane, 2011 809. Kerri Butler, 2009 7210. Lana Bannerman, 2005 61

Goals-Against Average1. Laura Finley, 2002 0.532. Kerri Butler, 2008 0.563. Kerri Butler, 2007 0.584. Lana Bannerman, 2006 0.60

Season Records

Blake Miller

5. Melissa Haire, 2002 0.716. Kerri Butler, 2010 0.82 Lana Bannerman, 2003 0.82 Laura Finley, 2001 0.829. Jen Furcht, 1996 0.8710. Melissa Haire, 2001 0.88 Stacey Adams, 1997 0.88

Shutouts (for some seasons prior to 2003, the school recognized combined shutouts)1. Kerri Butler, 2010 142. Lana Bannerman, 2006 123. Kerri Butler, 2008 114. Lana Bannerman, 2003 10 Stacey Adams, 1997 106. Melissa Haire, 2000 9.57. Sara Keane, 2011 9 Lana Bannerman, 2005 99. Sara Keane, 2012 810. Stacey Adams, 1998 7.8

Goalkeeper Minutes1. Kerri Butler, 2010 2,201:512. Kerri Butler, 2008 2,106:413. Lana Bannerman, 2003 2,094:104. Sara Keane, 2011 1975:495. Lana Bannerman, 2005 1,975:406. Lana Bannerman, 2006 1,960:007. Sara Keane, 2012 1905:448. Lana Bannerman, 2004 1,828:459. Melissa Haire, 2000 1,821:5110. Stacey Adams, 1998 1,774:14


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Goals1. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 532. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 453. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 394. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 345. Blake Miller, 2008-11 336. Laura Kane, 2001-04 317. Rena Lippa, 1996-98 298. Marisa Kanela, 2002-05 289. Kim Bonilla, 2004-07 2410. Frances Silva, 2010- 23

Assists1. Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 332. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 303. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 264. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 245. Laura Kane, 2001-04 23 Rachel Kruze, 1999-2002 237. Kim Bonilla, 2004-07 218. Marisa Kanela, 2002-05 209. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 19 Bry McCarthy, 2009-12 19 Blake Miller, 2008-11 19

Points1. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 1252. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 1203. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 1024. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 945. Laura Kane, 2001-04 85 Blake Miller, 2008-11 857. Marisa Kanela, 2002-05 768. Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 719. Kim Bonilla, 2004-07 6910. Rena Lippa, 1996-98 64

Shots1. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 4722. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 3393. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 2994. Blake Miller, 2008-11 2605. Laura Kane, 2001-04 2566. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 2467. Marisa Kanela, 2002-05 228 8. Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 2239. Kim Bonilla, 2004-07 21310. Carolyn Blank, 2006-09 196

Matches Played1. Carolyn Blank, 2006-09 92 Blake Miller, 2008-11 923. Amanda Cicchini, 2005-08 89 Meghan Lewis, 2008-11 89 Bry McCarthy, 2009-12 89 Bri Rodriguez, 2009-12 897. Erica Henderson, 2008-11 88

8. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 87 Natalie Cocchi, 2005-07 87 Kiley Harris, 2004-07 87 Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 87 Matches Started1. Carolyn Blank, 2006-09 922. Bri Rodriguez, 2009-12 893. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 87 Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 875. Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 86 Amanda Cicchini, 2005-08 867. Laura Kane, 2001-04 85 Robin Rushton, 2005-08 859. Natalie Cocchi, 2004-07 8410. Rachel Kruze, 1999-2001 83

Goalkeeper Saves1. Stacy Adams, 1996-98 3472. Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 2413. Kerri Butler, 2007-10 2314. Melissa Haire, 1998-2002 1895. Sara Keane, 2011- 164

Career Records

Carolyn Blank

Goals Against Average(min. 18 games played)1. Laura Finley, 2000-03 0.64 (31 matches)2. Kerri Butler, 2007-10 0.67 (82 matches)3. Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 0.82 (86 matches)4. Melissa Haire, 1998-2002 0.95 (62 matches)5. Sara Keane, 2011- 0.93 (42 matches)

Shutouts (for some seasons prior to 2003, the school recognized combined shutouts) 1. Kerri Butler, 2007-10 442. Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 363. Stacy Adams, 1996-98 24.84. Melissa Haire, 1998-2002 19.56. Sara Keane, 2011- 17

Goalkeeper Minutes1. Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 7,858:352. Kerri Butler, 2007-10 7,559:093. Stacy Adams, 1996-98 4,804:424. Melissa Haire, 1998-2001 4,554:375. Sara Keane, 2011- 3,881:33


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MatchGoals: 3 by Rena Lippa vs. Bowling Green, 1998; Katie Barnes vs. Virginia Tech, 1999; Katie Barnes vs. Marshall, 2000; Chrissie Ab-bott vs. William & Mary, 2002; Ashley Banks vs. Ohio, 2004; Rachael Minnich vs. Ohio, 2004; Kim Bonilla vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006; Deana Everrett vs. DePaul, 2006; Ashley Banks vs. Georgetown, 2007

Assists: 3 Robyn D’Aversa vs. Virginia Tech, 1999; Katie Barnes vs. St. John’s, 2001; Deana Everrett vs. Syracuse, 2008; Kate Schwindel vs. High Point, 2012 and at Iowa State, 2012

Points: 7 (3G, 1A) by Rena Lippa vs. Bowling Green, 1998; 7 (3G, 1A) by Katie Barnes vs. Marshall, 2000; 7 (3G, 1A) Rachael Minnich vs. Ohio, 2003; 7 (3G, 1A) Kim Bonilla vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006; 7 (3G, 1A) by Ashley Banks vs. Georgetown, 2007; 7 (2G, 3A) by Kate Schwindel vs. High Point, 2012

Shots: 13 by Laura Kane vs. Seton Hall, 2004

Goalkeeper Saves: 22 by Stacey Adams vs. Connecticut, 1998

SeasonGoals: 20 by Chrissie Abbott, 2002

Game Winning Goals: 9 by Chrissie Abbot, 2002

Multiple Goal Matches: 5 by Katie Barnes, 2000; by Chrissie Abbott, 2002

Assists: 12 by Lisa Stoia, 2003; Kim Bonilla, 2006

Points: 47 (20G, 7A) by Chrissie Abbott, 2002

Shots: 159 by Chrissie Abbott, 2002

Matches Played: 25 by nine players, 2007

Matches Started: 25 by eight players, 2007

Goalkeeper Saves: 128 by Stacey Adams, 1998

Goals-Against Average: 0.49 by Laura Finley, 2002

Shutouts: 14 by Kerri Butler, 2010

Goalkeeper Minutes: 2,201:51 by Kerri Butler, 2010

Cautions: 4 by Kim Bonilla, 2006; Drea Barklage, 2011

Ejections: 1 by Meghan Lewis, 2011; Kara Blosser, 2012

Individual Records

Chrissie Abbott

CareerGoals: 53 by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03

Game Winning Goals: 22 by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03

Multiple Goal Matches: 12 by Katie Barnes, 1998-2001

Assists: 33 by Lisa Stoia, 2000-03

Points: 125 (53G, 19A) by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03

Shots: 472 by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03

Matches Played: 92 by Carolyn Blank, 2006-09; Blake Miller, 2008-11

Matches Started: 92 by Carolyn Blank, 2006-09

Goalkeeper Saves: 358 by Stacey Adams, 1996-98

Goals-Against Average: 0.67 by Kerri Butler, 2007-10

Shutouts: 44 by Kerri Butler, 2007-10

Goalkeeper Minutes: 7,858:35 by Lana Bannerman, 2003-06

Cautions: 7 by Kim Bonilla, 2004-07; Drea Barklage, 2010-11

Ejections: 1 by Meghan Lewis, 2011; Kara Blosser, 2012Rachael Minnich


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

Points1996 Tonia Deligiannis 161997 Rena Lippa 231998 Rena Lippa 281999 Katie Barnes 312000 Katie Barnes 432001 Katie Barnes 342002 Chrissie Abbott 472003 Chrissie Abbott 342004 Marisa Kanela 262005 Marisa Kanela 272006 Deana Everrett 432007 Ashley Banks 382008 Deana Everrett 222009 Carolyn Blank 122010 Blake Miller 292011 Blake Miller 272012 Kate Schwindel 26

Goals1996 Tonia Deligiannis 6 Rena Lippa 61997 Rena Lippa 111998 Rena Lippa 121999 Katie Barnes 132000 Katie Barnes 172001 Chrissie Abbott 152002 Chrissie Abbott 202003 Chrissie Abbott 132004 Marisa Kanela 112005 Marisa Kanela 92006 Deana Everrett 182007 Ashley Banks 152008 Blake Miller 102009 Megan Mischler 52010 Blake Miller 102011 Blake Miller 102012 Frances Silva 11

Assists1996 Stacey Sollmann 71997 Stacey Sollmann 51998 Katie Barnes 61999 Rachel Kruze 62000 Katie Barnes 92001 Katie Barnes 102002 Lisa Stoia 102003 Lisa Stoia 122004 Laura Kane 92005 Marisa Kanela 92006 Kim Bonilla 122007 Deana Everrett 92008 Deana Everrett 82009 Caroline Szwed 62010 Blake Miller 92011 Bry McCarthy 92012 Kate Schwindel 8

Saves1996 Stacey Adams 1091997 Stacey Adams 1211998 Stacey Adams 1281999 Tera Berardi 512000 Melissa Haire 882001 Melissa Haire 372002 Laura Finley 382003 Lana Bannerman 842004 Lana Bannerman 442005 Lana Bannerman 612006 Lana Bannerman 522007 Mallory Beck 332008 Kerri Butler 432009 Kerri Butler 722010 Kerri Butler 872011 Sara Keane 802012 Sara Keane 84

Goals-Against Average1996 Stacey Adams 2.101997 Stacey Adams 1.231998 Stacey Adams 1.121999 Tera Berardi 1.452000 Melissa Haire 0.952001 Laura Finley 0.822002 Laura Finley 0.492003 Lana Bannerman 0.822004 Lana Bannerman 0.982005 Lana Bannerman 0.922006 Lana Bannerman 0.602007 Kerri Butler 0.892008 Kerri Butler 0.56

Top Yearly Performances

Kerri Butler

2009 Kerri Butler 0.672010 Kerri Butler 0.822011 Sara Keane 0.912012 Sara Keane 0.94

Goalkeeper Minutes1996 Stacey Adams 1,5401997 Stacey Adams 1,7651998 Stacey Adams 1,7751999 Tera Berardi 1,1192000 Melissa Haire 1,8882001 Melissa Haire 1,1292002 Laura Finley 1,1122003 Lana Bannerman 2,0952004 Lana Bannerman 1,8292005 Lana Bannerman 1,9652006 Lana Bannerman 1,9562007 Mallory Beck 1,218:422008 Kerri Butler 2,106:412009 Kerri Butler 2,161:102010 Kerri Butler 2,201:512011 Sara Keane 1,975:492012 Sara Keane 1,905:44


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

MatchGoals8 vs. Syracuse, 2008 vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006 7 vs. Ohio, 2004 6 vs. High Point, 2012 vs. Pitt, 2004 vs. Virginia Tech, 1999 vs. Bowling Green, 1998 vs. St. Francis, Pa., 1997 5 19 times, most recent: vs. Towson, 2012

Assists:9 vs. Ohio, 2004 8 vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006 6 vs. High Point, 2012 vs. Seton Hall, 2011 vs. Syracuse, 2008 vs. Bowling Green, 2007 vs. Bowling Green, 1998 5 14 times, most recent: vs. Towson, 2012

Points:24 vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006 23 vs. Ohio, 2004 22 vs. Syracuse, 2008 18 vs. High Point, 2012 vs. Bowling Green, 1998 17 vs. Virginia Tech, 1999 vs. Central Florida, 1999 16 vs. Seton Hall, 2011 15 vs. Towson, 2012 vs. Syracuse, 2011 vs. Xavier, 2007 vs. James Madison, 2006 vs. Radford, 2003 vs. St. John’s, 2001 vs. Robert Morris, 1996 Shots:49 vs. Seton Hall, 2003 44 vs. St. Bonaventure, 2006 43 vs. St. John’s, 2004 41 vs. Duquesne, 2012 37 vs. Western Michigan, 2006 36 vs. Radford, 2003 vs. Providence, 2002 35 vs. George Mason, 2002 34 vs. VCU, 1999 vs. Miami (Fla.), 2001 32 vs. Villanova, 2000 31 vs. Navy, 2007 vs. Syracuse, 2004 vs. Seton Hall, 2004

Fewest Shots Allowed:0 vs. USF, 2007 vs. Binghamton, 2006 vs. Robert Morris, 1996

1 vs. Towson, 2008 vs. Syracuse, 2006 vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 2 vs. Purdue, 2011 vs. Cincinnati, 2007 vs. Providence, 2007 vs. Syracuse, 2005 vs. USF, 2005 vs. Providence, 2005 vs. Georgetown, 2004 vs. James Madison, 2003 vs. Syracuse, 2002

Goalkeeper Saves:22 vs. Connecticut, 1998 18 vs. Rutgers, 1996 16 vs. Connecticut, 1996 13 vs. Duquesne, 1996 11 vs. Butler, 1999 10 vs. Notre Dame, 1999 10 vs. Ohio State, 1996 10 vs. Notre Dame, 2000 Corner Kicks:18 vs. Villanova, 2008 17 vs. Seton Hall, 2001 16 vs. Binghamton, 2006 vs. Syracuse, 2009 15 vs. St. John’s, 2007 vs. Radford, 2004 14 vs. Radford, 2003 13 vs. Duquesne, 2012 vs. Seton Hall, 2011 vs. Villanova, 2010 at Syracuse, 2007 vs. Syracuse, 2006 Fouls:24 vs. Notre Dame, 200723 vs. St. John’s, 199820 vs. SMU, 200419 vs. Miami, Fla., 2012 vs. Ohio State, 1998 vs. St. Francis, Pa., 1996 vs. Pitt, 199618 vs. Villanova, 200617 vs. Boston College, 2004 vs. Georgetown, 1998 vs. Villanova, 1998 vs. St. John’s, 2006

SeasonMost Goals: 55 in 2006Fewest Goals: 22 in 2009Most Assists: 47 in 2007Fewest Assists: 17 in 1997Most Points: 150 in 2002, 2006Fewest Points: 66 in 2009Most Shots: 516 in 2007Fewest Shots: 202 in 1997Most Shutouts: 14 in 2010Most Saves: 122 in 1997

Team RecordsFewest Saves: 48 in 2008 Most Corner Kicks: 160 in 2008Fewest Corner Kicks: 51 in 1996 Most Fouls: 233 in 2007Fewest Fouls: 117 in 1999 Most Wins: 18 in 2002, 2007, 2010Fewest Wins: 9 in 1999 Most Losses: 9 in 1999Fewest Losses: 3 in 2002, 2008 Most Ties: 6 in 2008, 2009Fewest Ties: 0 in 2004, 2011

NCAA Tournament Appearances2000 2001 2002 2003 (Sweet 16) 2004 2005 2006 2007 (Elite Eight) 2008 2009 2010 (Sweet 16) 2011 2012

Big East Tournament Champions2007 2010 2011

Big East Division Champions2002 2006 2007 2008 2011

Big East Tournament Appearances1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (Champions) 2008 2009 2010 (Champions) 2011 (Champions)

Big 12 Regular Season Champions2002

Big 12 Tournament Appearances2012


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

Freshman Goals Year Games Goals Avg.1. Blake Miller 2008 23 10 0.432. Ashley Banks 2004 21 8 0.38 3. Erica Henderson 2008 21 6 0.28 Tonia Deligiannis 1996 19 6 0.31 Kate Schwindel 2011 22 6 0.27

Freshman Assists Year Games Assists Avg.1. Ashley Banks 2004 21 8 0.382. Stacey Sollmann 1996 19 7 0.37 Kate Schwindel 2011 22 7 0.314. Katie Barnes 1998 19 6 0.32 Rachel Kruze 1999 19 6 0.32 Lisa Stoia 2000 21 6 0.29 Caroline Szwed 2009 23 6 0.26

Freshman Points Year Games Points Avg.1. Ashley Banks 2004 21 24 1.142. Blake Miller 2008 23 21 0.91 3. Tonia Deligiannis 1996 19 16 0.844. Kate Schwindel 2011 22 19 0.865. Erica Henderson 2008 21 13 0.61

Sophomore Goals Year Games Goals Avg.1. Deana Everrett 2006 21 18 0.852. Chrissie Abbott 2001 21 15 0.713. Katie Barnes 1999 19 13 0.684. Laura Kane 2002 21 10 0.485. Kate Schwindel 2012 20 9 0.45

Sophomore Assists Year Games Assists Avg.1. Laura Kane 2002 21 8 0.38 Kate Schwindel 2012 20 8 0.403. Deana Everrett 2006 21 7 0.33 Ashley Banks 2005 21 7 0.33 Bri Rodriguez 2010 24 7 0.29

Sophomore Points Year Games Points Avg.1. Deana Everrett 2006 21 43 2.042. Chrissie Abbott 2001 21 33 1.573. Katie Barnes 1999 19 31 1.634. Laura Kane 2002 21 28 1.335. Kate Schwindel 2012 20 26 1.30

Class Records

Stacey Sollmann

Kate Schwindel


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Junior Goals Year Games Goals Avg.1. Chrissie Abbott 2002 22 20 0.912. Katie Barnes 2000 21 17 0.813. Rena Lippa 1997 19 11 0.58 Marisa Kanela 2004 21 11 0.58 Frances Silva 2012 20 11 0.55

Junior Assists Year Games Assists Avg.1. Kim Bonilla 2006 21 12 0.572. Lisa Stoia 2002 22 10 0.453. Bry McCarthy 2011 22 9 0.40 Blake Miller 2010 24 9 0.38 Katie Barnes 2000 21 9 0.43 Deana Everrett 2007 23 9 0.39

Junior Points Year Games Points Avg.1. Chrissie Abbott 2002 22 47 2.142. Katie Barnes 2000 21 43 2.053. Kim Bonilla 2006 21 30 1.424. Deana Everrett 2007 21 29 1.26 Blake Miller 2010 24 29 1.21

Senior Goals Year Games Goals Avg.1. Ashley Banks 2007 25 15 0.602. Chrissie Abbott 2003 23 13 0.573. Rena Lippa 1998 19 12 0.63 Katie Barnes 2001 21 12 0.575. Blake Miller 2011 22 10 0.45

Senior Assists Year Games Assists Avg.1. Lisa Stoia 2003 23 12 0.522. Katie Barnes 2001 21 10 0.483. Laura Kane 2004 21 9 0.434. Marisa Kanela 2005 21 9 0.435. Deana Everrett 2008 22 8 0.36 Chrissie Abbott 2003 23 8 0.35 Ashley Banks 2007 25 8 0.32

Senior Points Year Games Points Avg.1. Ashley Banks 2005 25 38 1.522. Chrissie Abbott 2003 23 34 1.47 Katie Barnes 2001 21 34 1.624. Rena Lippa 1998 19 28 1.475. Blake Miller 2011 22 27 1.22

Marisa Kanela

Rena Lippa


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

WVU ranked 15th nationally in total home attendance during the 2012 season with 11,321 fans thru the gates.

West Virginia RecordsGoals: 8 (2x vs. Syracuse 11/28/09 and St. Bonaventure 9/10/06)Assists: 8 (vs. St. Bonaventure 9/10/06)Points: 24 (vs. St. Bonaventure 9/10/06)Shots: 44 (vs. Binghamton 9/3/06) Saves: 9 (vs. Penn State 8/20/10)Fouls: 24 (vs. Notre Dame 11/11/07)Corners: 18 (vs. Villanova 10/19/08)

Opponent RecordsGoals: 3 (Notre Dame 10/1/04; 10/2/09 and Villanova 10/15/10)Assists: 4 (Notre Dame 10/1/04)Points: 10 (Notre Dame 10/1/04)Shots: 23 (vs. Penn State 8/20/10)Saves: 18 (Binghamton 9/3/06)Fouls: 23 (Providence 10/24/10)Corners: 11 (vs. Penn State 8/20/10)

Other RecordsFirst game: WVU, 1 Purdue 0; Sept. 1, 2004First goal: Natalie Cocchi vs. Purdue; Sept. 1, 2004First WVU goal: Natalie Cocchi vs. Purdue; Sept. 1, 2004First opponent goal: Kristen Weiss, Virginia; Sept. 5, 2004First WVU assist: Laura Kane vs. Arizona; Sept. 10, 2004First opponent assist: Sarah Huffman, Virginia; Sept. 5, 2004

Top 25 Crowds for Women’s Soccer at Dick DleskDate Crowd Opponent Result11-30-07 3,000 #8 USC** L, 0-18-31-13 2,057 #6 Penn State L, 1-211-12-10 1,688 Morehead State** W, 2-09-21-08 1,615 #6 Virginia W, 3-011-6-11 1,550 Louisville* W, 2-010-12-08 1,407 Connecticut T, 0-0 2OT10-2-09 1,382 #8 Notre Dame L, 3-2 OT11-4-11 1,380 Georgetown* W, 5-19-19-10 1,376 #5 Virginia W, 1-09-25-11 1,375 Rutgers W, 1-0 OT8-20-10 1,277 #11 Penn State L, 1-2 OT11-11-07 1,213 #9 Notre Dame* T, 1-1 2OT9-5-04 1,208 #10 Virginia L, 0-110-12-13 1,207 #20 Baylor T, 1-1 2OT9-21-13 1,206 Texas Tech W, 3-29-1-11 1,177 #18 Ohio State L, 0-29-11-08 1,137 Kentucky W, 1-09-6-09 1,102 Boston T, 0-0 2OT8-23-09 1,079 Ohio State T, 0-0 2OT9-18-11 1,077 #8 Marquette W, 3-110-19-08 1,036 Villanova W, 2-1 OT9-14-13 1,022 Towson W, 5-09-20-09 1,017 Tennessee W, 1-010-10-08 1,001 Providence W, 3-011-9-07 974 #24 Louisville* W, 1-0 2OT*Big East tournament** NCAA tournament

Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Records


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year Coach Captains Record1996 Nikki Izzo Kristin Cholewa, Tonia Deligiannis, Rena Lippa 10-7-21997 Nikki Izzo Rena Lippa, Nikki Garzon, Stacey Sollman 11-6-21998 Nikki Izzo Rena Lippa, Nikki Garzon, Stacey Sollmann 11-6-21999 Nikki Izzo Melissa Finkle, Stacey Sollmann, Ann Sorensen, Danielle Turrie 9-9-12000 Nikki Izzo-Brown Katie Barnes 15-6-02001 Nikki Izzo-Brown Katie Barnes 15-5-12002 Nikki Izzo-Brown Melissa Haire, Rachel Kruze, Shawna Toth 18-3-12003 Nikki Izzo-Brown Chrissie Abbott, Lisa Stoia 17-4-22004 Nikki Izzo-Brown Leslie Barden, Laura Kane, Ashley Weimer 15-6-02005 Nikki Izzo-Brown Karrie Hutchins, Kambria Riggins, Marisa Kanela 12-6-32006 Nikki Izzo-Brown Cathy Abel, Lana Bannerman 14-4-32007 Nikki Izzo-Brown Ashley Banks, Natalie Cocchi, Kiley Harris 18-5-22008 Nikki Izzo-Brown Carolyn Blank, Deana Everrett, Robin Rushton 14-3-62009 Nikki Izzo-Brown Mallory Beck, Carolyn Blank, Nicole Mailloux 10-7-62010 Nikki Izzo-Brown Ashtin Larkin, Meghan Lewis, Sydney Metheny 18-5-12011 Nikki Izzo-Brown Drea Barklage, Chelsey Corroto, Meghan Lewis, Blake Miller 17-5-02012 Nikki Izzo-Brown Bry McCarthy, Bri Rodriguez, Mallory Smith 11-5-4 Total 235-92-36

Year-by-Year Results

IndividualGoals: 3 by Jenny Heft and Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame, 1998Assists: 4 by Margaret Tietjen, Connecticut, 1996Points: 7 (3G, 1A) by Jenny Heft, Notre Dame, 1998; by Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996Shots: 13 by Jen Carlson, Connecticut, 1997Goalkeeper Saves: 16 by Carolina Hines, Providence, 2002; Renee Leone, Saint Francis, Pa., November, 1997

TeamGoals: 12 by Connecticut, 1996Assists: 21 by Connecticut, 1996Points: 45 by Connecticut, 1996Shots: 45 by Connecticut, 1996Goalkeeper Saves: 18 by Binghamton, 2006Corner Kicks: 14 by Connecticut, 1998Fouls: 23 by Providence, 2010

Opponent Records

Robin Rushton


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

NSCAA Team GPA Award (min. GPA 3.0)2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

CoSIDA Academic All-AmericaAshley Banks 2007, 1st teamMelissa Haire 2002, 2nd team; 2001, 3rd teamChristen Seaman 2002, 1st team

CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictChelsey Corroto 2009, second team; 2010-11 first teamBri Rodriguez 2010, second teamDeana Everrett 2008, second teamRobin Rushton 2008, second teamAshley Banks 2006 first team; 2007, first teamKrystle Kallman 2007, second teamKim Bonilla 2006Karrie Hutchins 2005Ashley Weimer 2003, 2004Laura Kane 2002, 2004Christen Seaman 2002Melissa Haire 2001, 2002

NSCAA Scholar All-AmericanBri Rodriguez 2012Ashley Banks 2007Kim Bonilla 2007Marisa Kanela 2005Ashley Weimer 2004Laura Kane 2003, 2004Melissa Haire 2002Stacey Sollmann 1999

NSCAA Scholar All-RegionBri Rodriguez 2012, first teamSara Keane 2012, honorable mentionFrances Silva 2012, third teamErica Henderson 2011, third teamChelsey Corroto 2010, third teamAshtin Larkin 2010, third teamMeghan Lewis 2010, second teamHeather Saffel 2009, honorable mentionLisa DuCote 2008, honorable mentionDeana Everrett 2008, second teamKelsey Fowler 2008, honorable mentionRobin Rushton 2007, honorable mention; 2008 honorable mentionAshley Banks 2006, first team; 2007, first teamKim Bonilla 2007, first teamLisa DuCote 2007, honorable mentionKrystle Kallman 2007, honorable mentionCathy Abel 2006

Big East Female Scholar Athlete of the YearKiley Harris 2007Ashley Weimer 2004Melissa Haire 2002Stacey Sollmann 1999Stacey Adams 1998

Rhodes Scholar NomineeAshley Weimer 2004

Academic Honors

Kelsey Fowler

Ashley Weimer


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

M.A.C. Hermann Trophy FinalistChrissie Abbott 2003

M.A.C. Hermann Trophy SemifinalistAshley Banks 2007Chrissie Abbott 2003

M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch ListBry McCarthy 2012Bri Rodriguez 2011Carolyn Blank 2009Greer Barnes 2008Amanda Cicchini 2007, 2008Ashley Banks 2007Deana Everrett 2006*Chrissie Abbott 2003* was added to the list during the season

Soccer America College MVPGreer Barnes 2008, second teamAmanda Cicchini 2007, first teamChrissie Abbott 2002

NSCAA First Team All-AmericaLisa Stoia 2003Chrissie Abbott 2002Katie Barnes 2001

NSCAA Second Team All-America Carolyn Blank 2008, 2009Greer Barnes 2007Amanda Cicchini 2007Chrissie Abbott 2003Lisa Stoia 2002

NSCAA Third Team All-AmericaBry McCarthy 2012Greer Barnes 2008Ashley Banks 2007Laura Kane 2004

Umbro/Soccer News Net Player of the Year FinalistAshley Banks 2007

Soccer Buzz Player of the Year FinalistAshley Banks 2007Chrissie Abbott 2002, 2003

Soccer Buzz First Team All-AmericaLisa Stoia 2003Chrissie Abbott 2002

Soccer Buzz Second Team All-AmericaGreer Barnes 2008Carolyn Blank 2008Ashley Banks 2007

Greer Barnes 2007Chrissie Abbott 2003Lisa Stoia 2002Katie Barnes 2001

Soccer Buzz Third Team All-AmericaAmanda Cicchini 2007Deana Everrett 2006Katie Barnes 2000

Soccer Buzz Honorable Mention All-AmericaLisa Stoia 2001

Soccer Buzz Freshman All-AmericaBlake Miller 2008, fourth teamCarolyn Blank 2006, fourth teamAmanda Cicchini 2005, second teamAshley Banks 2004, second teamLana Bannerman 2003, honorable mentionLisa Stoia 2000, second team

NSCAA All-RegionCoach of the YearNikki Izzo-Brown 2000, 2002, 2007

Regional Assistant Coach of the YearLisa Stoia 2010

First TeamBry McCarthy 2011, 2012Bri Rodriguez 2010Carolyn Blank 2008, 2009Greer Barnes 2007, 2008

Athletic Honors

Jennifer Lewis

Ashley Banks 2007Amanda Cicchini 2007Laura Kane 2004Chrissie Abbott 2002, 2003Lisa Stoia 2002, 2003Katie Barnes 2000, 2001

Second TeamBri Rodriguez 2012Kate Schwindel 2012Erica Henderson 2010Carolyn Blank 2007Deana Everrett 2006, 2007Amanda Cicchini 2006Marisa Kanela 2004, 2005Kambria Riggins 2005Rachel Kruze 2002Jennifer Lewis 2002Chrissie Abbott 2001Lisa Stoia 2001

Third TeamBlake Miller 2011Kerri Butler 2010Bry McCarthy 2010Nicole Mailloux 2009Megan Mischler 2009Amanda Cicchini 2005, 2008Ashley Weimer 2004Rachel Kruze 2000Lisa Stoia 2000


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

Soccer Buzz All-Mid-Atlantic RegionCoach of the YearNikki Izzo-Brown 2000, 2002, 2007

First TeamBri Rodriguez 2010Greer Barnes 2007, 2008Carolyn Blank 2008Ashley Banks 2007Amanda Cicchini 2006, 2007Deana Everrett 2006Laura Kane 2004Chrissie Abbott 2002, 2003Lisa Stoia 2001, 2002, 2003Katie Barnes 2000, 2001

Second TeamErica Henderson 2010Kerri Butler 2008Deana Everrett 2007, 2008Carolyn Blank 2007Kim Bonilla 2006Amanda Cicchini 2005Marisa Kanela 2005Kambria Riggins 2005Ashley Weimer 2004Jennifer Lewis 2002, 2003Rachel Kruze 2002Chrissie Abbott 2001Lisa Stoia 2000Stacey Sollman 1998, 1999

Third TeamBry McCarthy 2010Amanda Cicchini 2008Lana Bannerman 2006Ashley Weimer 2003Laura Kane 2002Rachel Kruze 2000, 2001Katie Barnes 1999Stacey Stollman 1997

Soccer Buzz Regional All-Freshman TeamErica Henderson 2008Blake Miller 2008Megan Mischler 2007Carolyn Blank 2006Amanda Cicchini 2005Ashley Banks 2004Lana Bannerman 2003Nicole Cauzillo 2003Marisa Kanela 2002Lisa Zanti 2001Lisa Stoia 2000Katie Barnes 1999Vanessa Heppeler 1998Stacey Stollmann 1997

Big 12 Honors (2012-present)Big 12 Coach of the YearNikki Izzo-Brown 2012

Big 12 Defensive Player of the YearBry McCarthy 2012

Athletic Honors

Amanda Cicchini

All-Big 12First TeamBry McCarthy 2012Bri Rodriguez 2012Kate Schwindel 2012

Second TeamFrances Silva 2012

Big 12 All-Newcomer TeamLeah Emaus 2012Kara Blosser 2012Kelsie Maloney 2012

Big East Honors (1996-2011)Big East Coach of the YearNikki Izzo-Brown 2001, 2002

Big East Offensive Player of the YearAshley Banks 2007Chrissie Abbott 2002Katie Barnes 2000, 2001

Big East Rookie of the YearKate Schwindel 2011Ashley Banks 2004Lisa Stoia 2000

Big East Midfielder of the YearCarolyn Blank 2008Lisa Stoia 2002, 2003


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

All-Big EastFirst TeamBlake Miller 2011Bri Rodriguez 2010Carolyn Blank 2008, 2009Greer Barnes 2007, 2008Amanda Cicchini 2006, 2007, 2008Ashley Banks 2007Deana Everrett 2006Marisa Kanela 2005Laura Kane 2003, 2004Chrissie Abbott 2002, 2003Lisa Stoia 2001, 2002, 2003Katie Barnes 2000, 2001

Second TeamSara Keane 2011Bry McCarthy 2011Kate Schwindel 2011Frances Silva 2011Kerri Butler 2010Blake Miller 2010Megan Mischler 2010Deana Everrett 2008Carolyn Blank 2007Lana Bannerman 2006Greer Barnes 2006Amanda Cicchini 2005Ashley Banks 2004, 2005Ashley Weimer 2004Marisa Kanela 2004Laura Kane 2002

Chrissie Abbott 2001Rachel Kruze 2000, 2002Lisa Stoia 2000

Bri Rodriguez

Katie Barnes 1999Stacey Sollmann 1997

Third Team (started in 2005)Bry McCarthy 2010Nicole Mailloux 2009Megan Mischler 2008, 2009Deana Everrett 2007Kim Bonilla 2006Lana Bannerman 2005Kambria Riggins 2005

Honorable MentionBlake Miller 2008Kim Bonilla 2007

All-Rookie Team (reappeared in 2009)Sara Keane 2011Kate Schwindel 2011Frances Silva 2010Bri Rodriguez 2009Caroline Szwed 2009Nicole Cauzillo 2003Marisa Kanela 2002Kambria Riggins 2002Laura Kane 2001Chrissie Abbott 2000Lisa Stoia 2000Rachel Kruze 1999Vanessa Heppeler 1997Stacey Sollmann 1996Frances Silva


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

Bry McCarthy

Big East Championship All-Tournament Team (started in 2007)Sara Keane 2011Bry McCarthy 2010, 2011Blake Miller 2010, 2011Kate Schwindel 2011Frances Silva 2011Kerri Butler 2010Meghan Lewis 2010Megan Mischler 2010Bri Rodriguez 2009Carolyn Blank 2008Erica Henderson 2008Greer Barnes 2007Carolyn Blank 2007Kim Bonilla 2007Kerri Butler 2007Amanda Cicchini 2007Robin Rushton 2007

Big East Championship Most OutstandingOffensive Player (started in 2007)Blake Miller 2011Meghan Lewis 2010Kim Bonilla 2007

Big East Championship Most OutstandingDefensive Player (started in 2007)Bry McCarthy 2011Kerri Butler 2010Carolyn Blank 2007

National Strength and ConditioningAssociation All-AmericaErica Henderson 2011Robin Rushton 2008Kelsey Fowler 2007Lana Bannerman 2006Karrie Hutchins 2005Lisa Stoia 2004Katie Barnes 2002

WVU Fred Schaus Captain’s AwardCarolyn Blank 2010Ashley Banks 2008Laura Kane 2005Katie Barnes 2001

WVU Red Brown CupKarrie Hutchins 2006 Chrissie Abbott 2004

WVU Sports Hall of FameKatie Barnes 2012

Athletic Honors

Meghan Lewis


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

All-Time Record in RegulationYear Home Road Neutral Overall1996 5-3 4-4 - 9-71997 7-2 3-3 - 10-51998 6-1 4-3 - 10-41999 7-2 1-7 1-0 9-92000 7-0 6-2 1-0 14-22001 7-2 3-1 1-1 11-42002 8-1 6-2 3-0 17-32003 10-1 5-2 2-0 17-32004 5-5 7-1 2-0 14-62005 7-0 3-5 2-0 12-52006 7-1 5-1 1-2 13-42007 12-2 5-2 0-1 17-52008 7-0 3-2 2-0 12-22009 6-0 3-3 1-2 10-52010 9-0 3-4 3-0 15-42011 10-2 4-3 1-0 15-52012 6-2-0 3-0-0 1-2 10-4-0Totals 126-24 68-45 21-8 215-77

All-Time Record in OvertimesYear Home Road Neutral Overall1996 1-0-1 0-0-1 - 1-0-21997 0-1-1 1-0-1 - 1-1-21998 0-1-1 1-1-1 - 1-2-21999 - - 0-0-1 0-0-12000 0-1-0 1-3-0 - 1-4-02001 1-0-0 2-1-1 1-0-0 4-1-12002 1-0-0 0-0-1 - 1-0-12003 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-1-22004 - 1-0-0 - 1-0-02005 - 0-0-3 0-1-0 0-1-32006 1-0-2 0-0-1 - 1-0-32007 1-0-1 0-0-1 - 1-0-22008 2-0-2 0-0-2 0-1-2 2-1-62009 0-1-2 0-0-4 0-1-0 0-2-62010 1-1-1 2-0-0 - 3-1-12011 1-0-0 1-0-0 - 2-0-02012 0-1-3 1-0-1 - 1-1-4Totals 9-7-14 10-5-18 1-3-4 20-15-36

All-Time Record in Penalty Kick Shootouts2-2 Overall

Miscellaneous RecordsLongest Winning Streak: 14 in 2010Longest Unbeaten Streak (includes ties): 18 in 2002Longest Losing Streak: 4 in 1999Consecutive Matches Scored In: 18 in 2002Consecutive Shutouts: 7 in 1996, 2002Consecutive Shutout Minutes: 678:33 in 1996Consecutive Matches Without Scoring: 4 in 1999All-Time Record: 235-92-36All-Time Home Record: 135-31-14All-Time Road Record: 78-50-18All-Time Neutral Record: 22-11-4All-Time Regulation Record: 215-77-0All-Time Overtime Record: 20-15-36

Regulation, Overtime, PK and Misc. Records

Kate Schwindel Megan Mischler helped WVU win 14 straight matches in 2010


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200513 StraightNCAAs

All-Time Goals Scored In First Five MinutesTime Name Date Opponent0:55 Kate Schwindel September, 30, 2011 Away at Georgetown1:17 Kambria Riggins September 5, 2003 Neutral vs. New Hampshire1:18 Bry McCarthy August 17, 2012 Home vs. La Salle1:29 Carolyn Blank November 13, 2009 Neutral vs. Loyola1:43 Laura Kane October 6, 2002 Home vs. Notre Dame1:47 Kim Bonilla September 22, 2006 Home vs. Syracuse1:57 Megan Mischler September 21, 2008 Home vs. Virginia2:31 Lisa Stoia October 21, 2001 Home vs. Georgetown2:44 Laura Kane September 7, 2003 Away at James Madison2:54 Lisa Zanti September 24, 2003 Home vs. Binghamton3:12 Caroline Szwed October 22, 2010 Home vs. Connecticut3:17 Cathy Abel November 14, 2004 Away at Texas3:32 Katie Barnes September 14, 1999 Home vs. Virginia Tech3:57 Blake Miller November 4, 2011 Home vs. Georgetown3:59 Robyn D’Aversa October 21, 1998 Home vs. Ohio4:02 Laura Kane September 8, 2002 Home vs. George Mason4:18 Nicole Cauzillo September 14, 2003 Home vs. St. John’s4:30 Marisa Kanela October 30, 2005 Away at Villanova4:32 Marisa Kanela October 22, 2004 Away at Radford4:45 Deana Everrett September 28, 2007 Home vs. St. John’s4:50 Laura Kane September 19, 2003 Away at Connecticut

Fastest Goals Scored

Kambria Riggins Lisa Zanti


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year Network Opponent (Date) Result Misc.2012 Longhorn Network at Texas (10/26/12) W, 1-0 (OT) Regular Season2012 FOX Soccer OKLAHOMA (10/18/12) W, 2-0 Regular Season2011 CBS Sports Network LOUISVILLE (11/6/11) W, 2-0 Big East Tournament2011 CBS Sports Network GEORGETOWN (11/4/11) W, 5-1 Big East Tournament2011 CBS Sports Network RUTGERS (9/25/11) W, 1-0 (OT) Regular Season2010 CBS Sports Network vs. USF (11/07/10) 1-0, W Big East Tournament2010 CBS Sports Network vs. Connecticut (11/05/10) 2-0, W Big East Tournament2009 CSTV vs. Marquette (11/06/09) 0-1, L Big East Tournament2009 Cox at Providence (10/25/09) 1-0, W Regular Season2009 Cox at Connecticut (10/23/09) 0-0, T (2OT) Regular Season2009 ESPNU NOTRE DAME (10/02/09) 2-3, L (OT) Regular Season2009 Bright House Sports Network at USF (09/27/09) 1-2, L Regular Season2009 West Virginia PBS TENNESSEE (09/20/09) 1-0, W Regular Season2009 West Virginia PBS BOSTON (09/06/09) 0-0, T (2OT) Regular Season2008 CSTV vs. Connecticut (11/07/08) 1-1, T (2OT)* Big East Tournament2008 Bright House Sports Network at USF (10/26/08) 2-0, W Regular Season2008 West Virginia PBS VILLANOVA (10/19/08) 2-1, W (OT) Regular Season2008 ESPNU CONNECTICUT (10/12/08) 0-0, T (2OT) Regular Season2008 West Virginia PBS SYRACUSE (09/28/08) 8-0, W Regular Season2008 Fox Soccer Channel KENTUCKY (09/11/08) 1-0, W Regular Season2007 CSTV NOTRE DAME (11/11/07) 1-1, T (2OT)** Big East Tournament2007 CSTV LOUISVILLE (11/09/07) 1-0, W (2OT) Big East Tournament2006 ESPNU vs. Rutgers (11/03/06) 2-3, L Big East Tournament2005 CSTV vs. Connecticut (11/04/05) 0-1, L (2OT) Big East Tournament2003 CSTV vs. Villanova (11/07/03) 0-0, T (2OT)*** Big East Tournament2003 CSTV at Tennessee (09/28/03) 2-0, W Regular Season2002 Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh at Connecticut (11/10/02) 0-1, L Big East Tournament2001 Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame (11/12/01) 1-2, L Big East Tournament

*UCONN advanced on PKs, 4-2**WVU advanced on PKs, 5-3***NOVA advanced on PKs, 5-4

All-Time Televised Games

Mountaineer fans create a home field advantage at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.


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Chrissie Abbott

Katie Barnes2001 NSCAA First Team All-American2001 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American 2000 Soccer Buzz Third Team All-American

West Virginia’s first women’s soccer All-American, Katie Barnes rewrote the Mountaineer record book during her tenure at WVU. The Mason, Ohio,

native started every match in her career and helped lead the Mountain-eers to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance as a junior in 2000. That season, Barnes scored 17 goals and added nine assists for a 43-point season. At the time, no women’s soccer player boasted better seasonal numbers. The forward was a two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Year, earning the honor in 2000 and 2001, as well as a member of the US U-21 National Team that won three consecutive Nordic Cups. On February 11, 2002, Barnes became the first West Virginia women’s soccer player to be drafted by the WUSA when she was selected in the second round as the ninth overall pick by the Carolina Courage. Barnes also spent time as a member of the San Jose CyberRays. During 2004, Barnes spent time training with America’s elite, in hopes of becoming a member of the United States full National Team.

Chrissie Abbott2002 NSCAA First Team All-American2002 Soccer Buzz First Team All-American2003 NSCAA Second Team All-American2003 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American2002 Soccer America College MVP When Chrissie Abbott earned first team All-America

honors from both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz in 2002, she became the first woman in the history of the program to do so. The honors followed a record-breaking season that saw the junior forward break former All-American Katie Barnes’ seasonal records. Abbott scored 20 goals in 2002, and dished out seven assists for a program-best 47 points while leading her team to its first-ever NCAA tournament win. Abbott completed her record-setting career at West Virginia by lead-ing the Mountaineers to the Sweet 16 in 2003 with a team-high 13 goals and eight assists. She became WVU’s most decorated alumnus, earning five career records during her tenure. The North Olmstead, Ohio, native graduated as WVU’s career goals (53), points (125), shots (472), matches played (87) and matches started (87) leader. She was the 2002 Big East Offensive Player of the Year, marking the third consecutive season that the award was earned by a Mountaineer. In the history of the program, no Mountaineer scored more game-winning goals (22) than Abbott. Along with teammate Lisa Stoia, Abbott was a 2003 member of the U-21 National Team Pool and a member of a select group of collegians invited to train with WUSA teams during the summer of 2003. She spent her summer training with the Philadelphia Charge and the Carolina Courage. Abbott, a second team Soccer Buzz and NSCAA All-American in 2003, was the co-winner of the 2004 Red Brown Cup, sharing the honor with wrestling’s three-time NCAA champion Greg Jones.

All-Americans

Katie Barnes


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Lisa Stoia2003 NSCAA First Team All-American2003 Soccer Buzz First Team All-American2002 NSCAA Second Team All-American2002 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American A dynamic performer in the midfield, Lisa Stoia earned Big East Midfielder of the Year honors in

2002 for her efforts in leading West Virginia to its first regular season championship. She also assisted on 10 of West Virginia’s record-breaking 53 goals in 2003, tying her with Katie Barnes for the seasonal record. Stoia was a NSCAA/adidas and Soccer Buzz second team All-American in 2002. Stoia continued her domination in her senior season, breaking the season assist record (12) she tied the season before on her way to becoming West Virginia’s all-time assists leader with 33 career dishes. The Shirley, N.Y., native became the first midfielder in Big East history to earn midfielder of the year honors in consecutive seasons by winning the award for the second time in 2003. Alongside teammate Chrissie Abbott, Stoia became WVU’s all-time matches played and matched started leader with 87 career starts, after leading her 2003 squad to the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance. For her efforts in 2003, Stoia earned first team All-America honors from both Soccer Buzz and the NSCAA. A three-time All-Big East first team selection, Stoia was a member of the 2003 U-21 National Team Pool and one of a select group, including Abbott, who were invited to train with WUSA teams during the summer of 2003. Stoia also spent time training with the Philadelphia Charge and the Carolina Courage. In the spring of 2009, Stoia played in the 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer league, after being drafted with the 48th overall pick by the Saint Louis Athletica.

Laura Kane2004 NSCAA Third Team All-American

Laura Kane became West Virginia’s fourth All-Ameri-can in four years in 2004 when she capped off a stellar career with an eight-goal and nine-assist, 25-point performance in her senior season. For her efforts, she earned third team All-America accolades from the

NSCAA. Known for her ankle-breaking foot skills, the Pottstown, Pa., native possessed deadly accuracy with her shot resulting in 31 goals, 15 of which were game-winners. She also had a keen eye for the development of play, dishing out a total of 25 assists over four years. Kane’s 85 total points, along with her goals and assists totals, rank her third in the WVU all-time points, goals and assists categories. A two-time Scholar All-American as well, Kane was twice selected to the Big East’s first team (2003, 2004) and was a second team all-Big East selection her sophomore year and an all-rookie honoree as a freshman. Kane played in 86 matches for the Mountaineers, starting 85 of them. A two-time NSCAA and Soccer Buzz all-region honoree, Kane joined Abbott, Barnes and Stoia as former Mountaineers who made the U-21 National Team pool when she was selected to the pool following the 2004 season. Laura Kane

Lisa Stoia


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Deana Everrett2006 Soccer Buzz Third Team All-American

After seeing her playing time increase as a freshman, Deana Everrett had a breakout sophomore season in 2006 to earn third team All-America honors from Soccer Buzz. The Oakville, Ontario, native put together the second greatest scoring season in school history with 18 goals

and seven assists for 43 points. She was an all-Big East first team selection after leading the league in goals and points through the regular season. She was also named Soccer Buzz All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team and All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team by the NSCAA. Everrett, who was eventually named to the Hermann Trophy watch list, ranked in the top five in the nation in goals scored all season as she led a Mountaineer squad that scored a school record 55 goals in 2006. A two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Week, the 5-foot-5 sophomore’s best game of the year came at DePaul, where she tied a school record for goals in a match with three, all in the first half. Everrett closed out her career as one of the finest offensive players, exiting after the 2008 season with 39 goals (third all-time), 24 assists (fourth all-time), 102 points (third all-time) and 299 shots (third all-time) in 84 career matches.

Ashley Banks2007 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American2007 NSCAA Third Team All-American

Ashley Banks turned in the finest senior season in school history. The four-year letterwinner and 2007 team captain, guided the Mountaineers to a Big East championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight in 2007. The Mountaineers posted an 18-5-2

record, tying the school’s mark for most wins in a season. The Annandale, Va., native led WVU with 38 points and 15 goals en route to being named the Big East’s Offensive Player of the Year and a first team all-conference selection. The Hermann Trophy semifinalist and Soccer Buzz National Player of the Year finalist was also named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and NSCAA Scholar All-American. The forward left WVU ranked in the top five all-time in three major offensive categories – 34 goals (3rd), 26 assists (3rd) and 94 points (3rd).

Greer Barnes2008 Soccer America Second Team College MVP2008 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American 2008 NSCAA Third Team All-American2007 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American2007 NSCAA Second Team All-American

Greer Barnes turned in the finest season by a Moun-taineer defender in school history in 2008. She logged

the most minutes of any player while starting all 23 games at outside back. An All-Big East first team performer, she earned Soccer America second team MVP, Soccer Buzz second team All-America and NSCAA third team All-America honors as a senior. Barnes and the WVU defense allowed only four goals in 11 confer-ence games in 2008 – the fewest by any Big East team in either division. A Hermann Trophy Watch List pick, she earned multiple conference and national player of the week honors in helping the Mountaineers post 13 shutouts. In 2007, the Rye, N.Y., native, started all 25 games at outside

defender, helping the Mountaineer defense tie a school record with 13 shutouts. Barnes became the first defender in school history to earn All-Big East first team honors and was a first team all-region choice. She and the WVU defense allowed only two goals in seven postseason games as West Virginia advanced to its first NCAA Elite Eight. Barnes successfully made the move from central midfield to de-fender in 2007 and was named a second team NSCAA All-American. The three-time All-Big East selection kept teams off balance with her ability to make runs forward as an offensive threat. A member of the all-tourna-ment team at the 2007 Big East Championship, Barnes appeared in 82 career matches.

All-Americans

Ashley Banks

Deana Everrett


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Amanda Cicchini2007 Soccer America First Team College MVP2007 NSCAA Second Team All-American2007 Soccer Buzz Third Team All-American Amanda Cicchini, an Oakville, Ontario, native, was a four-year starter at midfield, appearing in 89 career matches, more than any other player in school history. The 5-foot-2 playmaker was listed on the Hermann

Trophy Watch List for three seasons. Cicchini’s best season came in 2007 where she finished with eight points on four assists and two goals on WVU’s Big East championship squad. The central midfielder was outstanding in controlling the tempo of play while working end line to end line. A two-time NSCAA first team all-Region selection, Cicchini was named first team all-Big East three times in her career. As a junior, she earned All-America honors from Soccer America, the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz. Named to the 2007 Hermann Trophy Watch List, Cicchini scored goals in the season opener against Bowling Green and at Big East foe Pitt. Great on the ball, she served assists against Penn State, Villanova and Wake Forest. The three-time all-league midfielder was also named to the all-tournament team at the 2007 Big East Championship.

Carolyn Blank2009 NSCAA Second Team All-American2008 NSCAA Second Team All-American2008 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American Carolyn Blank earned her second consecutive NSCAA second team All-America honor in 2009, helping a young West Virginia team advance to a 10th-straight NCAA tournament. As a senior, Blank became the

school’s all-time leader in matches played (92) and matches started (92). The two-time team captain earned Team MVP honors in three-straight seasons to finish her career with 33 points on 13 goals and seven as-sists. An NSCAA All-Northeast Region first teamer and All-Big East first team selection, Blank scored the fastest goal in WVU’s NCAA tournament history, coming at the 1:29 mark against Loyola (Md.). She finished the season with nine points on four goals and one assist. Blank became the school’s second Big East Midfielder of the Year following a stellar junior campaign in 2008. A defensive center mid, Blank started all 23 matches, registering five goals and two assists, including two-game winners. An All-Big East first team selection, the Toms River, N.J., native earned second team All-America honors from the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz. Named the team’s MVP for the second-consecutive season, Blank earned all-tournament team recognition at the Notre Dame Inn at St. Mary’s Classic and the Big East Championship. Blank was aggressive in the attack, attempting 71 shots, second-most on the team. But perhaps most impressive was the leadership she provided to her teammates. Despite a talented eight-member senior class in 2008, it was Blank who earned team captain stripes. She was drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer Draft by the St. Louis Athletica.

Bry McCarthy2012 NSCAA Third Team All-American

Ajax, Ontario, native Bry McCarthy capped off a stellar Mountaineer career with NSCAA Third Team All-America honors. McCarthy, an outside back, was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in her senior season. She became the program’s first defensive player to earn

a conference major award. An All-Big 12 First Team selection, McCarthy led the Mountaineer defense to eight shutouts in 2012, including four in Big 12 Conference play. The four clean sheets were tied for best in the conference. McCarthy also has played a vital part in the offense, moving forward into the attack to score seven points on two goals and three assists. She finished with 19 career assists, tied for ninth place all-time in program history. McCarthy led WVU in its inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference to a regular-season championship with a 7-0-1 record. It marked only the sixth time a Big 12 team has won the regular-season title without a loss. West Virginia’s 2012 season ended with a 13th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. In January 2013, McCarthy was one of six players assigned to the Western New York Flash through player allocations from U.S. Soccer, Canadian Soccer Association and the Federation of Mexican Football. The Flash is one of eight teams in the inaugural National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

Amanda Cicchini


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Katie BarnesCarolina Courage (WUSA)San Jose CyberRays (WUSA)Cincinnati Ladyhawks (USL W-League)

Rachel KruzePhiladelphia Charge (WUSA)IBV (Iceland)Rochester Rhinos (USL W-League)

Kim BonillaPitea IF (Sweden)Jersey Sky Blue (USL W-League)Add Illawarra Stingray (Australia)

Laura KanePitea IF (Sweden)FC Indiana (USL W-League)

Greer BarnesLos Angeles Sol (WPS)FC Gold Pride (WPS)

Lisa StoiaSt. Louis Athletica (WPS)Boston Renegades (USL W-League)

Carolyn BlankJersey Sky Blue FC (WPS)Atlanta Beat (WPS)St. Louis Athletica (WPS)DU United Women (USL W-League)

Professional Mountaineers

Kerri ButlerAtlanta Beat (WPS)

Megan MischlerBoston Aztec Breakers Reserves (WPSL)Boston Breakers (WPS)Östersunds DFF (Sweden)Hammarby Damfotboll (Sweden)

Erica HendersonAfturelding FC (Iceland)

Blake MillerIllawarra Stingray (Australia)

Bry McCarthyWestern New York Flash (NWSL)


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Carolyn Blank

Chrissie Abbott• U-21 National Team Pool (2003)• Trained with WUSA’s Philadelphia Charge and Carolina Courage (2003)

Lana Bannerman• Brazilian All-Stars (2004)

Katie Barnes• U-21 National Team (2001) • National Team Pool (2005)

Carolyn Blank• U-15 National Team Pool (2003)• U-16 National Team (2004)• U-17 National Team Pool (2005)• U-20 National Team Pool (2008)

Amanda Cicchini• Canadian U-16 National Team Pool (2000)• Canadian U-17 National Team Pool (2001)• Canadian U-18 National Team (2002)• Canadian U-19 National Team (2004)• Canadian National Team (2005)• Canadian U-20 National Team (2005, 2006)

Natalie Cocchi• Brazilian All-Stars (2004)

Deana Everrett• Canadian U17 National Team (2001)• Canadian U19 National Team (2003)• Canadian U-20 National Team Pool (2004)

Laura Kane• Brazilian All-Stars (2004)• U-21 National Team Pool (2005)

Nicole Mailloux• Canadian U-17 National Team (2005)• Canadian U-18 National Team (2006)• Canadian U-20 National Team Pool (2008)

Bry McCarthy• Canadian U-15 National Team (2005)• Canadian U-17 World Cup Team (2006-08)• Canadian U-20 National Team (2009, 2010)• Canadian National Team Camp (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)• Canadian National Team (2012)

Blake Miller• U-23 National Team Camp (2012) Bri Rodriguez• U-16 National Team Pool (2007)• U-17 National Team Pool (2008)

Robin Rushton• Canadian U-16 National Team (2003)• Canadian U-17 National Team (2004)• Canadian U-20 National Team (2005, 2006)

Kate Schwindel• U-20 National Team Camp (2012)• U-17 National Team Pool (2008)• U-17 National Team Pool (2009)• U-14 National Team Camp (2006)

Lisa Stoia• U-21 National Team Pool (2003)• Trained with WUSA’s Philadelphia Charge and Carolina Courage (2003)

Caroline Szwed• Canadian U-16 National Team (2007)• Canadian U-17 National Team (2008)• Canadian U-20 National Pool (2009)

WVU ON THE NATIONAL SCENE

Kim Bonilla


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First LastOpponent Played Played W-L-TArizona 2004 2004 1-0-0Auburn 2001 2002 1-1-0Baylor 2012 2012 0-0-1Binghamton 2003 2006 3-0-0Boston 2009 2009 0-0-1Boston College 1996 2010 5-1-1Bowling Green 1997 2010 4-0-0Butler 1998 1998 0-0-1BYU 2009 2009 0-0-1Canisius 1996 1996 1-0-0Central Conn. 1998 2000 2-0-0Central Michigan 2000 2012 2-1-0Cincinnati 2007 2010 2-0-0Colgate 2002 2002 1-0-0Connecticut 1996 2011 5-11-3Dartmouth 2009 2009 0-0-1Dayton 2005 2005 1-0-0DePaul 2006 2009 2-0-0Duquesne 1996 2012 4-0-2Florida Atlantic 2010 2010 1-0-0Florida State 2003 2003 0-1-0Georgetown 1996 2011 14-3-0George Mason 2001 2011 3-0-0High Point 2011 2012 2-0-0Hofstra 2001 2005 2-0-0Illinois 1999 1999 0-1-0Iowa State 2012 2012 1-0-0James Madison 1999 2008 7-1-1Jacksonville State 2002 2002 1-0-0Kansas 2012 2012 1-0-0Kentucky 2004 2008 2-0-0LaSalle 2012 2012 0-1-0Louisville 2006 2011 5-0-1Loyola, Md. 2002 2009 3-0-0Loyola Marymount 2008 2008 1-0-0Marquette 2005 2011 6-2-0Marshall 1998 2011 4-0-0Miami, Fla. 1999 2012 4-2-1Miami, Ohio 2001 2001 0-1-0Michigan State 2003 2003 1-0-0Morehead State 2010 2010 1-0-0Mount St. Mary’s 1996 1996 1-0-0Navy 1996 2007 2-1-0New Hampshire 1999 2003 2-0-0Notre Dame 1996 2009 1-12-1Ohio 1997 2004 2-0-1Ohio State 1996 2011 3-4-1Oklahoma 2012 2012 1-0-0Oklahoma State 2012 2012 1-0-0Old Dominion 2000 2001 2-0-0Penn State 2003 2012 5-5-0Pitt 1996 2011 13-2-1

First LastOpponent Played Played W-L-TPortland 2005 2005 0-1-0Princeton 2008 2012 1-1-0Providence 1996 2011 12-1-0Purdue 2000 2012 2-1-1Radford 2003 2004 2-0-0Rhode Island 2007 2007 1-0-0Richmond 2000 2006 1-1-1Robert Morris 1996 1997 2-0-0Rutgers 1996 2011 11-4-1St. Bonaventure 2006 2006 1-0-0St. Francis, Pa. 1996 1997 2-0-0St. John’s 1996 2011 11-2-3St. Louis 2001 2001 1-0-0Santa Clara 2008 2008 0-1-0Seton Hall 1996 2011 8-3-2SMU 2004 2004 1-0-0Stanford 2012 2012 1-0-0Syracuse 1996 2011 8-3-2TCU 2012 2012 1-1-0Tennessee 2003 2009 4-0-0Texas 2004 2012 1-1-0Texas A&M 2007 2007 0-1-0Texas Tech 2012 2012 1-0-0Towson 1999 2012 3-0-0UCF 1998 1999 2-0-0USC 2007 2007 0-1-0USF 2005 2011 6-1-1Villanova 1996 2011 9-5-5VCU 1999 1999 1-0-0Virginia 2001 2011 3-9-2Virginia Tech 1999 2011 3-1-0Wake Forest 2007 2009 0-2-0Washington 2005 2005 1-0-0Washington State 2008 2008 0-0-1Western Carolina 2012 2012 1-0-0Western Michigan 2006 2006 1-0-0William & Mary 2000 2005 3-0-1Wyoming 2000 2000 1-0-0Xavier 2007 2007 1-0-0Yale 2003 2003 1-0-0Youngstown State 1996 1997 2-0-0

Series Records


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Oct. 7 1-0 W at Ohio StateOct. 10 2-1 W CENT. CONNECTICUTOct. 16 0-2 L at SyracuseOct. 18 0-1 (ot) L at St. John’sOct. 21 3-0 W OHIOOct. 24 0-0 (ot) T at RutgersOct. 28 2-1 W DUQUESNEOct. 31 2-0 W PITTNov. 3 0-5 L at Notre Dame (BEQ)

1999 (9-9-1, 2-4 Big East Mid-Atlantic - 5th)Nikki Izzo

Aug. 28 0-1 L at James MadisonSept. 3 0-2 L ILLINOIS!Sept. 5 4-2 W VCU!Sept. 8 2-0 W at MarshallSept. 11 4-1 W TOWSONSept. 14 6-1 W VIRGINIA TECHSept. 18 0-4 L at Connecticut^Sept. 19 3-1 W vs. New Hampshire^Sept. 24 0-1 L at VillanovaSept. 29 5-1 W PITTOct. 1 2-1 W RUTGERSOct. 3 4-0 W UCFOct. 8 1-5 L at Notre DameOct. 10 0-2 L SETON HALLOct. 13 0-2 L at GeorgetownOct. 15 0-1 L at Miami %

Sept. 14 0-3 L NOTRE DAMESept. 16 1-0 W OHIO STATESept. 20 1-0 W at ProvidenceSept. 26 1-3 L at Seton HallSept. 28 0-5 L at ConnecticutOct. 1 4-0 W BOWLING GREENOct. 4 1-0 W GEORGETOWNOct. 6 4-0 W YOUNGSTOWN STATEOct. 8 0-1 L at PittOct. 15 2-2 (ot) T at OhioOct. 18 0-0 (ot) T VILLANOVAOct. 21 5-0 W at Robert MorrisOct. 24 0-1 L ST. JOHN’SOct. 26 0-1 (ot) L SYRACUSENov. 1 6-0 W ST. FRANCIS, Pa.

1998 (11-6-2, 4-5-2 Big East - 7th)Nikki Izzo

Sept. 4 0-7 L at Notre DameSept. 6 1-0 W at GeorgetownSept. 9 6-0 W at Bowling GreenSept. 12 2-1 W at VillanovaSept. 18 1-2 (ot) L CONNECTICUTSept. 20 3-2 W SETON HALLSept. 27 2-1 (ot) W at UCFSept. 30 2-0 W MARSHALLOct. 2 0-1 L PROVIDENCEOct. 4 0-0 (ot) T BOSTON COLLEGE

1996 (10-7-2/4-4-1 Big East - 5th)Nikki Izzo

Sept. 1 0-3 L at RutgersSept. 4 1-1 (ot) T at DuquesneSept. 7 4-0 W PROVIDENCESept. 11 5-0 W ROBERT MORRISSept. 13 0-2 L SYRACUSESept. 15 0-1 L OHIO STATESept. 18 2-0 W at St. Francis, Pa.Sept. 22 0-0 T ST. JOHN’SSept. 27 0-12 L at ConnecticutOct. 1 5-0 W YOUNGSTOWN STATEOct. 4 2-0 (ot) W SETON HALLOct. 9 1-0 W at GeorgetownOct. 14 1-0 W at CanisiusOct. 16 2-0 W at PittOct. 19 1-0 W BOSTON COLLEGEOct. 22 4-0 W MOUNT ST. MARY’SOct. 25 0-11 L at Notre DameOct. 30 2-4 L at VillanovaNov. 3 0-4 L NAVY

1997 (11-6-2/4-6-1 Big East - 5th)Nikki Izzo

Aug. 30 1-0 (ot) W at Boston CollegeSept. 3 1-0 W DUQUESNESept. 6 2-0 W RUTGERSSept. 10 2-1 W at Navy

West Virginia first-ever women’s soccer team in 1996

All-Time Scores


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2004 (15-6-0, 7-3-0 Big East - 3rd)Nikki Izzo Brown

Aug. 27 3-2 (2ot) W at Kentucky!Aug. 29 7-0 W vs. Ohio!Sept. 1 1-0 W PURDUESept. 5 0-1 L VIRGINIASept. 10 2-0 W ARIZONASept. 12 2-1 W JAMES MADISONSept. 17 4-1 W at ProvidenceSept. 19 2-0 W at Boston CollegeSept. 24 0-1 L VILLANOVASept. 26 4-2 W ST. JOHN’SOct. 1 1-3 L NOTRE DAMEOct. 3 4-1 W SYRACUSEOct. 6 6-1 W at PittOct. 10 4-1 W at BinghamtonOct. 15 2-0 W at RutgersOct. 17 2-1 W at Seton HallOct. 22 5-0 W at RadfordOct. 24 0-1 L GEORGETOWNOct. 31 0-1 L VILLANOVA (BEQ)Nov. 12 2-1 W vs. SMU (NCAA1)Nov. 14 1-2 L at Texas (NCAA2)! Kentucky Invitational, Lexington, Ky.

2005 (12-6-3, 7-2-1 Division A – 3rd)Nikki Izzo Brown

Aug. 26 3-1 W DAYTONAug. 28 0-1 L at VirginiaSept. 1 1-2 L at PittSept. 4 1-0 W TENNESSEESept. 9 1-0 W vs. Washington!Sept. 11 0-2 L at Portland!Sept. 16 1-1 (2ot) T at RichmondSept. 18 0-0 (2ot) T at William & MarySept. 23 1-1 (2ot) T at SyracuseSept. 25 3-0 W ST. JOHN’SSept. 30 1-0 W RUTGERSOct. 2 3-1 W SETON HALLOct. 7 2-0 W MARQUETTEOct. 9 2-0 W USFOct. 16 2-1 W at GeorgetownOct. 21 1-2 L at ConnecticutOct. 23 3-0 W at ProvidenceOct. 30 4-2 W at Villanova (BEQ)Nov. 4 (2ot) 0-1 L vs. Connecticut (BES)Nov. 11 3-0 W vs. Hofstra (NCAA1)Nov. 13 2-5 L at Penn State (NCAA2)! Nike Invitational, Portland, Ore.

2002 (18-3-1, 5-0-1 Big East Mid-Atlantic Division Champions)

Nikki Izzo BrownAug. 30 0-2 L at Auburn!Sept. 1 4-0 W vs. Jacksonville State!Sept. 6 3-0 W BOSTON COLLEGESept. 8 4-1 W GEORGE MASONSept. 13 2-1 W at VirginiaSept. 15 3-0 W JAMES MADISONSept. 18 4-2 W at PittSept. 22 1-0 W VILLANOVASept. 27 4-1 W WILLIAM & MARYSept. 29 2-1 W at RutgersOct. 4 1-1 (2ot) T at Seton HallOct. 6 3-0 W NOTRE DAMEOct. 9 1-0 (ot) W GEORGETOWNOct. 11 2-0 W at ColgateOct. 13 4-0 W at SyracuseOct. 20 2-0 W PROVIDENCEOct. 23 2-0 W at Virginia TechNov. 3 4-0 W vs. St. John’s (BEQ)Nov. 8 3-2 W vs. Rutgers (BES)Nov. 10 0-1 L at Connecticut (BEF)Nov. 15 3-0 W LOYOLA, Md. (NCAA1)Nov. 17 0-1 L VIRGINIA (NCAA2)! Auburn Sprint Classic, Auburn, Ala.

2003 (17-4-2, 4-1-1 Big East Mid-Atlantic - 2nd)Nikki Izzo Brown

Aug. 30 0-1 L at VirginiaSept. 1 2-1 W MICHIGAN STATESept. 5 4-0 W vs. New Hampshire!Sept. 7 4-0 W at James Madison!Sept. 12 3-1 W at MiamiSept. 14 3-2 W ST. JOHN’SSept. 19 1-0 W at ConnecticutSept. 21 2-0 W vs. YaleSept. 24 5-0 W BINGHAMTONSept. 28 2-0 W at TennesseeOct. 3 0-2 L at Notre DameOct. 5 2-0 W at GeorgetownOct. 10 2-0 W RUTGERSOct. 12 2-1 W SETON HALLOct. 17 5-0 W RADFORDOct. 19 0-0 (2ot) T at VillanovaOct. 23 2-1 W PITTOct. 26 1-4 L PENN STATENov. 2 2-1 W ST. JOHN’S (BEQ)Nov. 7 0-0 (2ot) T vs. Villanova& (BES)Nov. 14 4-2 W LOYOLA, Md. (NCAA1)Nov. 16 3-0 W OHIO STATE (NCAA2)Nov. 23 3-2 (2ot) L FLORIDA STATE (NCAA3)! JMU/Comfort Inn Invitational& NOVA won penalty kick shootout, 5-4

Oct. 17 0-0 (2ot) T vs. Butler %Oct. 22 3-0 W ST. JOHN’SOct. 29 1-3 L at Ohio State! Mountaineer Cup, Morgantown, W.Va.^ UConn Fila Classic, Storrs, Conn.% Miami Invitational, Miami, Fla.

2000 (15-6, 3-3 Big East Mid-Atlantic - 4th)Nikki Izzo-Brown

Aug. 25 3-1 W SYRACUSEAug. 27 2-1 W JAMES MADISONSept. 1 1-0 W vs. Central MichiganSept. 3 0-2 L at PurdueSept. 8 1-0 W at Old DominionSept. 10 1-0 W at William & MarySept. 13 1-0 W at Virginia TechSept. 17 4-0 W WYOMINGSept. 22 1-2 (ot) L NOTRE DAMESept. 24 2-3 (ot) L at Seton HallSept. 29 1-0 W VILLANOVAOct. 4 2-0 W at PittOct. 6 2-3 (2ot) L at RutgersOct. 8 4-0 W at Central ConnecticutOct. 11 2-0 W DUQUESNEOct. 15 4-0 W MARSHALLOct. 20 2-1 (ot) W at Boston College Oct. 22 3-1 W at ProvidenceOct. 25 3-1 W GEORGETOWNOct. 29 0-1 (ot) L at Connecticut (BEQ)Nov. 8 1-5 L at Richmond (NCAA1)

2001 (15-5-1, 4-1-1 Big East Mid-Atlantic - 2nd)

Nikki Izzo-BrownAug. 31 5-1 W at St. John’sSept. 2 2-1 (2ot) W at HofstraSept. 7 1-2 L at Virginia!Sept. 9 2-1 (2ot) W vs. St. Louis!Sept. 21 2-1 (2ot) W AUBURNSept. 23 2-0 W RUTGERSSept. 28 4-0 W SETON HALLSept. 30 1-2 (ot) L at Notre DameOct. 5 3-1 W WILLIAM & MARYOct. 7 1-1 (2ot) T at VillanovaOct. 10 1-0 W PITTOct. 12 0-1 L CONNECTICUTOct. 14 3-0 W OLD DOMINIONOct. 19 3-2 (ot) W at George MasonOct. 21 5-1 W MIAMI, Fla.Oct. 26 4-1 W at GeorgetownOct. 28 3-1 W at James MadisonNov. 4 2-0 W MIAMI, Fla. (BEQ)Nov. 9 1-0 W vs. Connecticut (BES)Nov. 12 1-2 L vs. Notre Dame (BEF)Nov. 16 0-1 L Miami, Ohio (NCAA1)! Cavalier Invitational, Charlottesville, Va.

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Sept. 28 8-0 W SYRACUSEOct. 3 1-1 (2ot) T at Seton HallOct. 5 0-1 L at RutgersOct. 10 3-0 W PROVIDENCEOct. 12 0-0 (2ot) T CONNECTICUTOct. 17 2-1 (2ot) W #16 GEORGETOWNOct. 19 2-1 (ot) W VILLANOVAOct. 24 2-0 W at MarquetteOct. 26 2-0 W at USFNov. 2 4-0 W LOUISVILLE (BEQ)Nov. 7 1-1 (2ot) T vs. Connecticut (BES)&Nov. 14 2-1 W vs. Princeton (NCAA1)Nov. 16 2-3 L at #9 Virginia (NCAA2)% Inn at St. Mary’s Classic, Notre Dame, Ind.^ First Tennessee Lady Vols Classic, Knoxville, Tenn.& UConn won penalty kick shootout, 4-2

2009 (10-7-6, 5-3-3 American

Division – 3rd)Nikki Izzo-Brown

Aug. 23 0-0 (2ot) T OHIO STATEAug. 29 2-1 W at #5 Penn State!Aug. 31 0-1 (ot) L vs. #25 BYU!Sept. 3 4-0 W DUQUESNESept. 6 0-0 (2ot) T BOSTON USept. 11 1-1 (2ot) T at #9 Virginia~Sept. 13 0-1 L vs. Dartmouth~Sept. 18 1-1 (2ot) T at PittSept. 20 1-0 W TENNESSEESept. 24 1-0 W MARQUETTESept. 27 1-2 L at USFOct. 2 2-3 (ot) L #8 NOTRE DAMEOct. 4 2-0 W DEPAULOct. 9 1-0 W SYRACUSEOct. 11 1-0 W #11 ST. JOHN’SOct. 16 0-0 (2ot) T at Villanova

Sept. 16 5-1 W XAVIERSept. 21 3-1 W at PittSept. 23 1-2 L WAKE FORESTSept. 28 2-0 W ST. JOHN’SSept. 30 1-1 (2ot) T at SyracuseOct. 5 1-0 W LOUISVILLEOct. 7 2-0 W CINCINNATIOct. 12 3-0 W at ProvidenceOct. 14 0-2 L at #17 ConnecticutOct. 19 5-3 W at GeorgetownOct. 21 1-0 W at VillanovaOct. 26 2-0 W USFOct. 28 3-1 W MARQUETTENov. 4 1-0 W VILLANOVA (BEQ)Nov. 9 1-0 (2ot) W #24 LOUISVILLE (BES)Nov. 11 1-1 (2ot) T #9 NOTRE DAME (BEF)&Nov. 16 4-0 W NAVY (NCAA1)Nov. 18 2-0 W JAMES MADISON (NCAA2)Nov. 24 1-0 W at #6 Penn State (NCAA3)Nov. 30 0-1 L #8 USC (NCAA4)! at Penn State (University Park, Pa.)& WVU won penalty kick shootout, 5-3

2008 (14-3-6, 7-1-3 Big East AmericanDivision Champions)

Nikki Izzo-BrownAug. 22 3-0 W TOWSONAug. 29 1-2 (2ot) L vs. #12 Santa Clara%Aug. 31 1-0 W Loyola Marymount%Sept. 5 1-0 W at #20 Tennessee^Sept. 7 1-1 (2ot) T vs. Washington State^Sept. 11 1-0 W KENTUCKYSept. 14 1-1 (2ot) T JAMES MADISONSept. 18 4-0 W PITTSept. 21 3-0 W #6 VIRGINIASept. 25 0-0 (2ot) T at St. John’s

2006 (14-4-3, 8-1-2 Big East American Division Champions)

Nikki Izzo-BrownAug. 25 3-0 W vs. Richmond!Aug. 27 5-1 W at James Madison!Sept. 1 4-0 W WESTERN MICHIGANSept. 3 4-0 W BINGHAMTONSept. 8 2-1 W at #7 Penn StateSept. 10 8-0 W ST. BONAVENTURESept. 15 4-1 W PITTSept. 17 1-1 (2ot) T #21 VIRGINIASept. 22 5-0 W SYRACUSESept. 24 0-0 (2ot) T at St. John’sSept. 29 1-3 L at #1 Notre DameOct. 1 4-0 W at DePaulOct. 6 2-0 W at USFOct. 8 2-0 W at MarquetteOct. 13 1-0 (2ot) W #23 VILLANOVAOct. 15 3-0 W GEORGETOWNOct. 20 0-1 L UCONNOct. 22 4-0 W PROVIDENCEOct. 29 0-0 (2ot) T vs. #25 Louisville (BEQ)&Nov. 3 2-3 L vs. #20 Rutgers (BES)Nov. 10 0-2 L vs. Virginia (NCAA1)! James Madison Invitational& WVU won penalty kick shootout, 5-4

2007 (18-5-2, 9-1-1 Big East American Division Champions, Big East

Tournament Champions)Nikki Izzo-Brown

Aug. 31 4-0 W BOWLING GREENSept. 2 0-3 L at #9 VirginiaSept. 7 3-1 W RHODE ISLANDSept. 9 1-0 W #15 PENN STATESept. 14 1-2 L vs. #5 Texas A&M!

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Nov. 4 5-1 W GEORGETOWN (BES)Nov. 6 2-0 W LOUISVILLE (BEF)Nov. 12 0-1 L VIRGINIA TECH (NCAA1)^Penn State Invitational – University Park, Pa.

2012 (11-5-4, 7-0-1 Big 12 – 1st)Nikki Izzo-Brown

Aug. 17 1-2 L La SalleAug. 19 2-1 W Western CarolinaAug. 24 0-2 L vs. Central Michigan+Aug. 26 1-0 W vs. No. 1 Stanford+Aug. 31 2 (2ot) L No. 6 Penn State^Sept. 2 0-0 (2ot) T Miami^Sept. 6 1-1 (2ot) T DuquesneSept. 9 2-2 (2ot) T at PurdueSept. 14 5-0 W TowsonSept. 16 6-0 W High PointSept. 21 3-2 W Texas Tech*Sept. 23 1-0 W No. 7 Oklahoma State*Sept. 28 2-1 W at TCU*Oct. 5 1-0 W at Kansas*Oct. 7 3-2 W at Iowa State*Oct. 12 1-1 (2ot) T No. 20 Baylor*Oct. 18 2-0 W Oklahoma*Oct. 26 1-0 (ot) W at Texas*Oct. 31 0-2 L vs. TCU (B12Q)Nov. 10 1-2 L Princeton (NCAA1)+Penn State Invitational – University Park, Pa. ^WVU 90 Minute Classic – Morgantown, W.Va.* Big 12 Conference match

Oct. 24 2-1 W PROVIDENCEOct. 31 1-0 W RUTGERS (BEQ)Nov. 5 2-0 W vs. Connecticut (BES)Nov. 7 1-0 W vs. USF (BEF)Nov. 12 2-0 W MOREHEAD ST. (NCAA1)Nov. 14 2-1 W PENN STATE (NCAA2)Nov. 19 0-4 L at #16 Bost. College (NCAA3)^Hurricane Cup – Miami, Fla.

2011 (17-4-0, 10-1-0 Big East American Division – 1st)

Nikki Izzo-BrownAug. 19 1-2 L at No. 10 VirginiaAug. 21 3-0 W PURDUEAug. 26 0-5 L at Penn State^Aug. 28 3-0 W vs. George Mason^Sept. 1 0-2 L No. 18 OHIO STATESept. 5 3-0 W MARSHALLSept. 11 1-0 W HIGH POINTSept. 15 2-1 (2ot) W at USFSept. 18 3-1 W No. 8 MARQUETTESept. 23 4-0 W SETON HALLSept. 25 1-0 (ot) W RUTGERSSept. 30 3-1 W at GeorgetownOct. 2 1-4 L at VillanovaOct. 7 3-0 W ST. JOHN’SOct. 9 5-1 W SYRACUSEOct. 14 1-0 W at ProvidenceOct. 16 2-1 W at ConnecticutOct. 21 1-0 W at PittOct. 30 5-0 W Seton Hall (BEQ)

Oct. 18 1-2 L at GeorgetownOct. 23 0-0 (2ot) T at ConnecticutOct. 25 1-0 W at ProvidenceNov. 1 1-0 W at #9 Rutgers (BEQ)Nov. 6 0-1 L vs. #10 Marquette (BES)Nov. 13 2-0 W vs. Loyola (Md.) (NCAA1)Nov. 15 0-3 L at #14 Wake Forest (NCAA2)! at Penn State (University Park, Pa.)~ Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic, Charlottesville, Va.

2010 (18-5-1, 9-1-1 Big East American Division – 2nd)

Nikki Izzo-BrownAug. 20 1-2 (ot) L #11 PENN STATEAug. 27 3-0 W at Bowling GreenAug. 29 1-3 L at Ohio StateSept. 4 2-1 W CENTRAL MICHIGANSept. 10 1-2 L at Miami^Sept. 12 4-0 W vs. Florida Atlantic^Sept. 19 1-0 W #5 VIRGINIASept. 23 1-2 L at MarquetteSept. 26 0-0 (2ot) T USFSept. 28 3-0 W PITTOct. 1 4-0 W at CincinnatiOct. 3 2-1 W at LouisvilleOct. 8 1-0 (ot) W at SyracuseOct. 10 1-0 (ot) W at St. John’sOct. 15 4-3 (ot) W VILLANOVAOct. 17 3-0 W GEORGETOWNOct. 22 3-0 W CONNECTICUT

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Chrissie Abbott (F) North Olmstead, Ohio 2000-01-02-03CCathy Abel (M/F) Flemington, N.J. 2003-04-05-06Stacey Adams (GK) Clifton Park, N.Y. 1996-97-98

Ashley Banks (F/M) Annandale, Va. 2004-05-06-07CLana Bannerman (GK) Naperville, Ill. 2003-04-05-06Drea Barklage (D) St. Louis, Mo. 2010-11CGreer Barnes (D) Rye, N.Y. 2006-07-08Katie Barnes (F) Mason, Ohio 1998-99-00C-01CLeslie Barden (F) Fairfield, Ohio 2001-02-03-04CMallory Beck (GK) Johnston, Iowa 2007Tara Berardi (GK) Rochester, N.Y. 1998-99Morgan Betscher (F) Decatur, Ill. 2008-09-10-11Carolyn Blank (M) Toms River, N.J. 2006-07-08C-09CKara Blosser (M) Spotsylvania, Va. 2012Hannah Boettger (D) Cambridge, Md. 1997, 1999-2000Kim Bonilla (F) Dumfries, Va. 2004-05-06-07Stephanie Burgess (F) Morgantown, W.Va. 2008Kerri Butler (GK) Fredericksburg, Va. 2007-08-09-10

Stephanie Carpenter (M) Mays Landing, N.J. 2009-10Nicole Cauzillo (M) Northville, Mich. 2003Kristin Cholewa (D) Virginia Beach, Va. 1996C-97Amanda Cicchini (M) Oakville, Ontario 2005-06-07-08Maura Cirilli (M) Wallingford, Pa. 2002-03-04Natalie Cocchi (D) Ocean Township, N.J. 2004-05-06-07CAmy Coleman (D) Akron, Ohio 1996-97-98Ali Connelly (M) South Bend, Ind. 2012Chelsey Corroto (F) Hilliard, Ohio 2008-10-11CJess Crowder (M) Cary, N.C. 2011-12

Robyn D’Aversa (M) Liverpool, N.Y. 1998-99Nicolette DeLaurentis (M) Sicklerville, N.J. 2011-12Tonia Deligiannis (M) Niskayuna, N.Y. 1996C-97-98Ann Marie Destino (M) Lewiston, N.Y. 1996Emily Dillon (F) Long Beach, Calif. 2010-11Lisa DuCote (M) Fredricksburg, Va. 2004-2006-07-08

Leah Emaus (D) Webster, N.Y. 2012Kristin English (M/F) Millersville, Md. 1999Deana Everrett (F) Oakville, Ontario 2005-06-07-08C

Kristen Felice (F) Patchogue, N.Y. 2010Melissa Finkle (F) Brookfield, Conn. 1996-97-98CLaura Finley (GK) Mt. Laurel, N.J. 2001Kelsey Fowler (D/M) Wheeling, W.Va. 2005-06-07-08

Nikki Garzon (D) Penfield, N.Y. 1997C-98CMia Gunter (M) Edmonton, Alberta 2012

Melissa Haire (GK) Lewisburg, Pa. 1999-2000-01-02CKiley Harris (F) Cicero, Ind. 2004-05-06-07CErica Henderson (F/D) Rochester, N.Y. 2008-09-10-11Vanessa Heppeler (M/F) Liverpool, N.Y. 1997-98-99-2000Amanda Hill (M) Washington, Pa. 2012Karrie Hutchins (M) Wheeling, W.Va. 2002-03-04-05C

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Ashtin Larkin (M) Cerritos, Calif. 2009-10CKatie Lenz (F) Mechanicsburg, Pa. 2010-11Rena Lippa (F) Pittsford, N.Y. 1996C-97C-98CJenn Lewis (D) Silver Spring, Md. 2000-01-02-03Meghan Lewis (D) Naperville, Ill. 2008-09-10C-11CShelly Lyons (M) Sarasota, Fla. 1996-97

Nicole Mailloux (D) Mississauga, Ontario 2006-08-09CLaura Mallia (D) Eggertsville, N.Y. 2000Kelsie Maloney (F) Harrisburg, Pa. 2012Megan Mattei (D) Memphis, Tenn. 2002Brigette McCabe (D) Gibsonia, Pa. 1997-98-99-2000Bry McCarthy (D) Ajax, Ontario 2009-10-11-12CSusan McHale (F/M) Huntington, W.Va. 1996Mollie Merkel (M) Walkersville, Md. 2004-05Sydney Metheny (F) Elkins, W.Va. 2009-10CBlake Miller (F) St. Louis, Mo. 2008-09-10-11CRachael Minnich (F) Mason, Ohio 2003-04-05Megan Mischler (F) Moon Township, Pa. 2007-08-09-10Michelle Molinari (M) Parkersburg, W.Va. 2007-08Christina Monzi Staten Island, N.Y. 2004

Laura Papillon Collegeville, Pa. 2003-04-05Erin Peters (D) Bethel Park, Pa. 1996

Kambria Riggins (M) Millersville, Pa. 2002-03-04-05CBri Rodriguez (M) Aurora, Ill. 2009-10-11-12CEmma Rodriguez (D) Spencerport, N.Y. 1999-2000-01Robin Rushton (D) Scarborough, Ontario 2005-06-07-08C

Heather Saffel (D) Elkins, W.Va. 2009Kate Schwindel (F) Livingston, N.J. 2011-12Christen Seaman (D) Belleville, Ill. 1999-2001-02Shannon Seaward (D) San Ramon, Calif. 1997-98-99-2000Megan Sheehy (F) Westfield, N.J. 1997-98-2000Missy Shields (M) Bethel Park, Pa. 1999Frances Silva (F) Overland Park, Kan. 2010-11-12Julie Smith (M) Olean, N.Y. . 1999-2000-01Mallory Smith (D) Hamden, Conn. 2010-11-12CStacey Sollmann (D) Cincinnati, Ohio 1996-97C-98C-99CAnn Sorensen (D) Whitefish Bay, Wis. 1996-97-98-99CAnnalika Steyn (F) Hoover, Ala. 2012Lisa Stoia (M) Shirley, N.Y. 2000-01-02-03CCaroline Szwed (M) Oakville, Ontario 2009-10-11

Shawna Toth (F) Morgantown, W.Va. 2000-01-02CDanielle Turrie (M) Pittsford, N.Y. 1996-97-98-99C

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Ashley Weimer (D) North Huntingdon, Pa. 2001-02-03-04CSarah Wetmore (D) Hamilton, Va. 1996-97-98

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0 Kerri Butler Katie Osterman00 Hillary Battles Nicolette DeLaurentis Jennifer Furcht Jacque Sutphin01 Stephanie Baugh Melissa Haire Emily Main1 Stacey Adams Mallory Beck Tara Berardi Nicole Cauzillo Emily Dillon Melissa Haire Brandi Sutphin2 Halie Conroy Lisa DuCote Kelsey Fowler Caralee Keppler Katie Lenz Megan Mattei Missy Shields Katie Slain Corissa Taylor Danielle Tucker Tessie Vezza3 Cathy Abel Ariel Davis Leah Emaus Ashtin Larkin Blake Miller Shawna Toth Sarah Wetmore4 Greer Barnes Katie Barnes Missy Johns Laura Papillon Bri Rodriguez5 Chrissie Abbott Robyn D’Aversa Rachel Dahlstrand Ryan Dinan Kiley Harris Ashtin Larkin Katie Lenz Heather Walker6 Ashley Banks Drea Barklage Kim Behm Laura Finley Shannon Jarboe Cari Price7 Morgan Betscher Kim Bonilla Tonia Deligiannis Kelsie Maloney Megan Mischler

Christen Seaman Lisa Stoia8 Whitney Edwards Jamie Kocher Rena Lippa Sarah Maddox Caroline Szwed Jessica Vann Ashley Weimer9 Stephanie Burgess Jen Cappedonia Melissa Finkle Kambria Riggins Frances Silva10 Steph Carpenter Amanda Cicchini Jess Crowder Shannon Seaward Meghan Smith Lisa Zanti11 Miko Alley Beth Blasi Alli Kealing Emily Kirksey Rachel Kruze Cheryl Matochik Megan Robinson12 Leslie Barden Mia Gunter Meghan Lewis Bridgette McCabe Susan McHale Robin Rushton13 Amanda DeSario Ann Marie Destino Nikki Garzon Nicole Mailloux Mollie Merkel Ashley Ramsey Shawna Toth Casey Vornadore14 Chelsey Corroto Kiley Harris Marisa Kanela Laura Mallia Annalika Steyn Danielle Turrie15 Deana Everrett Sara Keane Christina Monzi Christen Seaman Stacey Sollmann16 Katie Molinari Michelle Molinari Ann Sorensen Kailey Utley17 Erica Henderson Noelle Honeycutt Shelly Lyons Rachael Minnich Emma Rodriguez

All-Time Numerical Roster18 Tara Beradi Ambere Cunningham Kristin English Kristen Felice Caitlin Hulyo Sarah Meehan Kristene Mumby Theresa Sadd19 Amanda Anton Hannah Boettger Amanda Cicchini Maura Cirilli Ashley McDaniel Meghan Lewis Heather Saffel Annalika Steyn20 Ali Connelly Krystle Kallman Emily Kirksey Emily Marshall Heather Saffel Megan Sheehy21 Carly Black Vanessa Heppeler Karrie Hutchins Sydney Metheny22 Kristin Cholewa Lisa DuCote Julie Smith Mallory Smith Ashley Weimer23 Jessie Breed Cassandra Deitrick Jenn Lewis Sara Keane24 Lana Bannerman Erin Brown Elizabeth Frame25 Morgan Betscher26 Whitney Cavender Amy Coleman Greer Barnes27 Amanda Hill Erin Peters Megan Mischler28 Natalie Cocchi30 Sarah Bizanovich Sami Molina31 Maggie Bedillion Carolyn Blank Brandi Sutphin32 Kara Blosser33 Bry McCarthy34 Athena Gramates57 Laura Kane77 Shelby Lyon99 Leigh Anthony Ashley Magruda Ashley Neal Kate Schwindel


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Jim Clements is West Virginia University’s 23rd president. WVU is the flagship university of West Virginia, with an internationally diverse student body of about 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students across approximately 200 degree programs in the University’s 14 constituent colleges, two divisional campuses and multiple healthcare sites. Dr. Clements chairs the boards of the West Virginia United Health System, the WVU Hospitals, and the WVU Research Corporation. In total, WVU and its affiliates represent a $2.5 billion enterprise and employ more than 20,000 people. Over the past four years, WVU has set significant records in private fundraising, enrollment, and research funding. Through WVU projects, as well public private partnerships, nearly a billion dollars of capital improvements are underway on campus, in WVU’s health care system, and in the community. Regionally, Dr. Clements is a board member of the National Energy Technology

Laboratory Regional University Alliance. He chairs the Implementation Committee of the Power of 32, a visioning initiative across 32 counties in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In the state, he co-chaired the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commis-sion’s Diversity Initiative Council, and co-chaired the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s College Completion Task Force. In addition, he serves on the board of the West Virginia Business Roundtable. On a national level, he is secretary and incoming chair of the Council of Presidents of the Association of Public Land-Grant Universi-ties (APLU), which places him on the executive committee. He is also co-chair of the APLU Energy Forum, chair of the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Commission on Leadership, and a member of the Business Higher Educa-tion Forum that includes Fortune 500 CEOs and higher education executives. Dr. Clements was the only university president selected for a 15-member Innovation Advisory Board to the

U.S. Department of Commerce. He was also nominated and participated in the 81st Joint Civilian Orientation Conference through the U.S. Department of Defense. Before coming to WVU, Dr. Clements served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Towson University, the second-largest public university in Maryland. Prior to becoming provost, he served as Towson University’s vice president for economic and community outreach, and as the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. Dr. Clements earned a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland Balti-more County (UMBC), as well as an M.S. in com-puter science from Johns Hopkins University. The fourth edition of his project management textbook was published in four languages and used in multiple countries; the fifth edition was released in spring 2012. At WVU, Dr. Clements is a tenured professor in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources’ Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is married to Beth Clements, and they have four children - Tyler, twin daughters Hannah and Maggie, and Grace.

The Clements Family: from left, Tyler, Beth, Grace, Jim, Hannah and Maggie.

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Successful at each of his previous career stops, Oliver Luck continues that streak at West Virginia University. A former Mountaineer quarterback, Luck, appointed the University’s 11th Director of Athletics by President James P. Clements on June 9, 2010, has made significant strides in his first three years to enhance WVU’s role as a major player in the collegiate world. In his first year, Luck hired four head coaches, while maintaining WVU’s superior level of success. In addition to new hires, Luck oversaw the progress of major capital projects, such as the $25 million WVU basketball prac-tice facility for men’s and women’s basketball and the women’s soccer training complex. He also fostered an atmosphere for achievement and triumph in the classroom and on the field. In year two, Luck led WVU into the Big 12 Conference, oversaw the best fundraising year in school history, implemented several safety and crowd enhancements at Mountaineer sporting events, increased overall department revenue, continued a master plan for facility upgrades and watched his football program gain its third BCS bowl victory with a record-setting 70-33 win in the Orange Bowl. In year three, Luck oversaw the reseating of the WVU Coliseum to further increase WVU’s fundraising efforts. He added an 18th varsity sport - the return of men’s golf – teeing it up in 2015 for the first time since 1982, and he continues his tireless work on facility upgrades to keep the Mountaineers competitive in the Big 12. Luck’s athletic and professional career has been the epitome of success, first as a record-setting quarterback for the Mountaineers from 1978-81, then as a professional quarterback for the National Football League’s Houston Oilers, and later as a professional sports executive. Luck’s journey to the big chair at WVU began in his native Cleveland, where in 1977 he was named the Cleveland Touchdown Club Player of the Year at St. Ignatius High. Luck chose WVU over Ivy League schools Harvard and Yale, embarking upon a career that saw him establish school records for touchdown passes and completions during his playing days, while also leading the Mountaineers to a 26-6 upset victory over Florida in the 1981 Peach Bowl.

His best season came as a senior in 1981 when he completed 216 of 394 passes for 2,448 yards and 16 touchdowns. He passed for a career-high 360 yards in a 27-24 loss to Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in the final regular-season game of his career. Luck ended his college career with 5,765 yards and 43 touchdown passes, both figures still ranking among the best in school history. Luck was a two-time team MVP in 1980 and 1981, and also received the Louis D. Meisel Award for the WVU football student-athlete with the highest grade point average. The two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American was the recipient of Today’s Top Five, presented for scholastics by the NCAA and was selected by the National Football Foundation as one of its 10 scholar-athletes to make a keynote speech at its annual banquet in 1982. Selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Houston Oilers (44th overall pick), Luck spent four years with the Oilers from 1982-86. His most extended action came in 1983 when he started six games and finished the season completing 124-of-217 passes for 1,375 yards and eight touchdowns. After retiring from football, Luck became vice president of business development for the NFL and later was appointed general manager of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the newly created World League of American Football. He spent the ’95 season as general manager of the Rhein Fire before being named President and CEO of NFL Europe in 1996. Luck totaled more than 10 years with the NFL, before becoming chief executive officer of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority in 2001. In that role, Luck oversaw the development and management of a $1 billion professional sports and entertainment complex for the city of Houston that included Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets, Comets and Aeros and the Livestock Show and Rodeo. In 2005, Luck was appointed as the first president of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamos, helping that organization to a pair of MLS Cup titles in his first two years at the helm. Luck secured the funding for an $80 million

soccer complex to house the Dynamos when the call came to return to his alma mater. BBVA Compass Stadium was built and opened in 2012 adding to Luck’s legacy with the profes-sional soccer team, and the overall Houston sports facility complexes. He returned in May, 2012 for the opening ceremony of the soccer stadium that he fought so hard for. Prior to his current position at WVU, Luck was appointed to a four-year term on the West Virginia University Board of Governors, a spot he relinquished to become director of athletics. The Rhodes Scholar finalist graduated Phi Beta Kappa from WVU in 1982. He also earned a law degree from Texas, graduating cum laude in 1987. In 1997, Luck was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2000, he was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. “It’s an incredible honor for me to be the athletic director at my alma mater,” said Luck. “I care deeply about this school, and WVU is truly one of the outstanding land-grant universities in the country. I am so pleased to be a part of the leadership team assembled under President Clements at a dynamic and strategic time in its history.” He is married to the former Kathy Wilson. They have two sons and two daughters: Andrew, a former All-American quarterback and two-time Heisman Trophy finalist at Stanford and No. 1 overall pick of the 2012 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts; Mary Ellen, a senior volleyball player at Stanford; Emily, a sopho-more at Stanford and Addison, who attends Morgantown High.

WVU’s Directors of Athletics

Anthony Chez 1904-13

E.R. Sweetland 1913-14

George Pyle 1914-17

Harry Stansbury 1917-38

Roy “Legs” Hawley 1938-54

Robert “Red” Brown 1954-72

Leland Byrd 1972-78

Richard Martin 1978-81

Fred Schaus 1981-89

Ed Pastilong 1989-2010

Oliver Luck 2010-present

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Athletics Senior Staff

Michael SzulAssociate Athletic Director Business Operations

Curtis JonesAssistant Athletic Director

Academic Services

Matt BormanAssociate Athletic Director Executive Director

of the Mountaineer Athletic Club

Matt WellsAssistant Athletic Director

Marketing and Sales

Keli CunninghamAssociate Athletic DirectorCompliance/Governance

Michael FragaleAssistant Athletic Director for Communications

Terri HowesAssociate Athletic Director

Sports Administration, SWA

Mike ParsonsDeputy Athletic Director


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Sean ClearyCross Country/Track & Field

Bob HugginsMen’s Basketball

Jon HammondRifle

Jimmy KingRowing

Jason ButtsGymnastics

Dana HolgorsenFootball

Mike CareyWomen’s Basketball

Jill KramerVolleyball

Marlon LeBlancMen’s Soccer

Vic RiggsMen’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving

Randy MazeyBaseball

Craig TurnbullWrestling

Nikki Izzo-BrownWomen’s Soccer

WVU Head Coaches


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Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium

Dreamswork Field

Mountaineer Track

WVU Coliseum

Caperton Indoor Facility

Cary Gym

WVU Rifle Range

Basketball Practice Facility

Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

WVU Wrestling Pavilion

WVU Boathouse

WVU Natatorium

Athletic Facilities


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Media Services The West Virginia University sports com-munications office will be available throughout the entire 2013 women’s soccer season to accommodate any media requests. The fol-lowing are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia women’s soccer team. Any additional questions should be directed to the women’s soccer contact.

Gameday Parking is free in the Shell Building park-ing lot, located next to the Mountaineer Track. Complete statistics are provided to all working media at halftime and postgame. Requested team members and coach Izzo-Brown will be available for interviews following a 15-minute grace period.

Game Services The sports communications staff will be at your service throughout the match. All working media will be provided with game programs, rosters, media guides and other pertinent information. Computer-generated statistics will be available at halftime and at the match’s conclusion. Press seating is located in the media booth of the Bill Maloney Press Box. Wireless internet access is available for working media members.

Credentials Photographers and media members who wish to cover a match at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium should contact women’s soccer contact (304-293-2821) at least 24 hours in advance. Photographers may shoot in the four corners of the field, excluding the team bench areas. On the endlines, photographers are permitted only in the area between the side-lines and the edges of the 18-yard box.

Directions to Dick Dlesk Soccer StadiumFrom I-68 Take the Pierpont Road (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs toward the football stadium by heading West onto WV 857. At second traffic light, turn left (south) on US 119. Drive up a steep hill; the Morgantown airport will be on your left. Continue straight past several car dealerships and at the second light turn right onto WV 705. Turn left at the sixth traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive when crossing Univer-sity Avenue. Proceed up Patteson to the light at Jerry West Boulevard. Go straight at the light into the Coliseum parking lots. Turn right on to Gale Catlett Drive. Parking for soccer is avail-able in the Shell Building lot. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is located below the Shell Building lot.

From I-79 Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit and follow signs to West Virginia University, heading south on US 19 and across the Star City Bridge. Proceed up Monongahela Boule-vard past Texas Roadhouse. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is just ahead on the right. Parking is available in the Shell Building lot (next to Mountaineer Track).

During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact West Virginia women’s soccer contact (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be made available and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval of the sports communica-tions staff.

Receiving Information Media members may receive WVU women’s soccer press releases, notes and more via email. To receive such press releases, game recaps and more, simply email your requests the women’s soccer contact.


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WVUsports.com WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer women’s soccer. In 2013, streamed audio and video broadcasts will be available on WVU’s official athletic website. Live stats are also available to keep track of every score and save. Game releases are made available in PDF format one day prior to gameday. Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com. Updated following each game, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer women’s soccer. Not only will you find this season’s stats, but you will also be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

Big 12 Media Services The Big 12 Conference maintains its website at Big12Sports.com. Complete infor-mation on the league and member schools is available. The site boasts original content from throughout the Conference along with several video broadcasts, including a weekly magazine show - The Big 12 Report. In soccer, scores throughout the league and standings are updated as games are final. Big 12 conference and team statistics are updated no later than the following morning. Media can access PDF files of the conference release, statistics and soccer record book. The Conference is comprised of 10 institu-tions, with many having shared traditional rival-ries throughout their histories. Member univer-sities will include – Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia. Kansas State, however, does not field a women’s soccer program.


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Sports Information The West Virginia University sports communication office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Red Gate. The main sports communications office is located on the second floor of the Coliseum.

Mailing Address Sports Communications Office West Virginia University P.O. Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Overnight Shipping Address WVU Sports Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd., Room 217 Morgantown, WV 26506

Phone Information Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105 Press Box: 304-293-6480

Women’s Soccer Contact TBA

WVU Sports Communications Staff Michael Fragale Assistant Athletic Director, Communications Bryan Messerly Sports Information Director Joe Swan Sports Publications Director John Antonik Director of New Media Mike Montoro Director of Football Communications Katie Kane Associate Sports Information Director Shannon McNamara Assistant Sports Information Director Grant Dovey Assistant Sports Information Director Lisa Ammons Business Manager Cheryl Maust Program Assistant Amy Prunty Program Assistant Nick Arthur Graduate Assistant Eva Buchman Graduate Assistant Jon Hevron Graduate Assistant

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