2009 Charlotte 49ers Women's Soccer Media Guide

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008

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YOUR TOWN. YOUR TEAM.CHARLOTTE49ERS.com

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008

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CHARLOTTE 49ERS WOMEN’S SOCCERCHARLOTTE 49ERS WOMEN’S SOCCER

THE HOMETHE HOMEOF CHAMPIONSOF CHAMPIONS

SUCCESSFive League Regular Season Titles (1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008)....

Four League Tournament Championships (1995, 1998, 2007, 2008)...

Four NCAA Tournament Appearances (1998, 2002, 2007, 2008)...

Twelve Seasons With Double-Figure Wins In Program’s 15-year History...


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Table of Contents2009 Season Preview .........................................................................................2Head Coach John Cullen ..................................................................................3All-Time Coaching Records .............................................................................3Assistant Coaches: Sarah Denton and Heather Dittmer ...............................42009 Roster ........................................................................................................4Player Profi les By Class Beam, Brown, Zappone ..............................................................................5 Bryant, Davies, Fried, Hadley, Huecker ...................................................6 Mayeaux, Mazzarella, Minnix, Roberto, Stenard ....................................7 Weinraub, Bernard, Carter, Dean, Handra ..............................................8 LaVigne, Mansourian, McKeon, Suarez, Wingo, Barton ........................9 Dail, McGowan, Nye, O'Dell, Rovito, Smith, Sullivan, Winford ..........102008 Season Review ........................................................................................11Award Winners.......................................................................................... 12-13Letterwinners ..................................................................................................13The Records ............................................................................................... 14-15All-Time Results ........................................................................................ 16-17NCAA Tournament Teams .............................................................................17Atlantic 10 Conference ...................................................................................18Director of Athletics Judy Rose .....................................................................18Athletic Academic Support Services .............................................................19Strength and Conditioning .............................................................................20The University .................................................................................................21The Athletic Department .......................................................................... 22-23The City of Charlotte ......................................................................................24The Athletic Facilities ................................................................................. IBC

2009 ScheduleAUGUSTSun. 23 at William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 4:00 Fri. 28 APPALACHIAN STATE Charlotte, NC 7:00Sat. 29 ALUMNI GAME (Exhibition) Charlotte, NC 4:00SEPTEMBERFri. 4 FRANCIS MARION Charlotte, NC 7:00 Sun. 6 VILLANOVA Charlotte, NC 1:00Thurs. 10 at Davidson Davidson, NC 7:00Sun. 13 GEORGIA Charlotte, NC 1:00 Fri. 18 EAST TENNESSEE STATE Charlotte, NC 5:00Sun. 20 NC STATE Charlotte, NC 2:30Fri. 25 DUQUESNE* Charlotte, NC 7:00Sun. 27 at Fordham* Bronx, NY 1:00OCTOBERFri. 2 RHODE ISLAND* Charlotte, NC 7:00Sun. 4 MASSACHUSETTS* Charlotte, NC 1:00Fri. 9 at Dayton* Dayton, OH 6:00Sun. 11 at Xavier* Cincinnati, OH 11:00Fri. 16 RICHMOND* Charlotte, NC 7:00Sun. 18 GEORGE WASHINGTON* Charlotte, NC 1:00 Fri. 23 at Temple* Philadelphia, PA 3:00Sun. 25 at Saint Joseph’s* Philadelphia, PA 12:00Fri. 30 at Saint Louis* St. Louis, MO 8:00NOVEMBER 5-8 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS Charlotte, NC Fri. 13 NCAA Tournament First Round * - Atlantic 10 game, All times are Eastern;Home matches in BOLD (at Transamerica Field in the Irwin Belk Center)

Credits: The 2009 Charlotte Women's Soccer Media Guide is a publication of the Athletic Department’s Media Relations Offi ce. It has been written, edited and designed by Brent Stastny. Editorial assistance by Patrick McCoy, Ryan Rose and Thomas Whitestone. Photos by Wade Bruton, Sam Roberts of FreezeFrame photography, Stan Cochrane. Cover created and designed by Shane Sellers and the ABZ Design Group. Paper was donated by George Thornton and the Case Paper Company.

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Charlotte Quick FactsLocation: ........................................... Charlotte, N.C. 28223Founded: ........................................... 1946Enrollment: ....................................... 22,388Nickname: ......................................... 49ersColors: ............................................... Green and whiteConference: ....................................... Atlantic 10Chancellor: ....................................... Dr. Philip L. DuboisAthletic Director: ............................. Judy RoseAssoc. A.D./SWA ............................... Kim WhitestoneAssoc. A.D./Business ........................ Darin SpeaseTicket Manager ................................ John GeorgeTicket Offi ce: .................................... 704/687-4949Athletic Academic Advisor: .................Becky CavaliereSoccer Trainer: ................................ Erin BertagnoliSports Information Dir.: ................. Thomas WhitestoneAssociate SID/Soccer: ...................... Brent StastnyOffi ce Number: ................................. 704/687-6313Fax Number: ..................................... 704/687-4918Email .....................................................bmstastn@uncc.eduSoccer InformationHead Coach: ..................................... John CullenOffi ce Number: ................................. 704/687-3984Charlotte Record: ............................ First SeasonCareer Record: ................................. 113-33-16 (8 years)Assistant Coaches: .......................... Sarah Denton, Heather DittmerOffi ce Number: ................................. 704/687-3986 Soccer Manager ................................ Nicole Mercer

Seniors Leah Zappone, Lauren Brown and Hailey Beam are expected to lead the 49ers in their fi rst-sea-son under head coach John Cullen. Beam, Brown and Zappone have helped the 49ers win 47 games while claiming three A-10 regular-season titles, two A-10 Tournament titles and two NCAA Tournament bids over the past three seasons.

CHARLOTTE 49ERS WOMEN'S SOCCER


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The Charlotte 49ers Athletic Media Relations Department sat down with former 49ers men's soccer player and fi rst-year head coach John Cullen to get his thoughts on the 49ers women's soccer program and the 2009 season. Last season, the 49ers captured their third straight Atlantic 10 regular-season championship and their second consecutive A-10 Tournament title and made the program's fourth NCAA Tournament. The 49ers blanked Tennessee, 2-0, in the fi rst round of the 2008 NCAA Tourna-ment for a school-record 18th win.

What does being a Charlotte 49er mean to you? Well it is a coming home for me even though I’m from England because of the immense pride that I have for the school. When I played here I never imagined that I would end up as a coach here. I enjoyed my four years of college soccer as a student-athlete here. Once I graduated from Charlotte, I experienced several avenues of coaching through college and club. I guess I always thought in the back of my mind that I would love to come back here one day. So to be able to come back here and lead the women’s program and to be the person that the administration has faith in is a great thing.

The 49ers have won 47 games while posting 28-2-1 A-10 record over the past three seasons. Charlotte returns 10 start-ers and 21 letterwinners off a 2008 team which went 18-4-1 and 11-0-0 in the Atlantic 10. What are your thoughts on taking over a program that is the three-time defending A-10 Champions? I think some coaches would be fearful of walking into a program with such success and that is a defi nite challenge to build upon that suc-cess. There are already plenty of aspects in place but as every new coach I want to put my own handprint on the team, but I

have a great core of players that have experienced success and I will call upon them to set an example.

The senior class of Hailey Beam, Lauren Brown and Leah Zappone have won an Atlantic 10 regular-season champi-onship in each of their fi rst three seasons at Charlotte. What are your thoughts on the seniors? With Lauren Brown it is great to have a senior captain as our goalkeeper because it’s important to have experience and leadership in the goal to work with the defense. She is a very game-like player and very enthusiastic. She competes every time whether at training, practice or in games. Hailey Beam is a Hermann Award candidate, which is a refl ection of her ability, but knowing Hailey it is much more than her natural all around game, she is a competitor and that's what drives her. Hailey has the gift to unlock defenses and she has the ability to create extraordinary opportunities for us. Just like Lauren in the back it’s nice to have Hailey up front in the attacking spectrum so that we have someone going forward to create those goals. She is a leader in the way she trains and works. Leah Zappone is a good role model for younger players by showing that there is a role for everybody on the team and you must be ready when called upon. Since Leah is a such a versatile player she adds depth to a number of positions on our team.

The 49ers offense ranked among the nation's leaders in scoring with a school-record 69 goals last season. The 49ers also recorded a school-record 76 assists. Charlotte re-

turns players that accounted for 60 of those 69 goals. In the 49ers' 11 A-10 games last season, Charlotte scored 43 goals. Beam tallied 17 goals en route to earning consensus All-American honors. While Whitney Weinraub, who was named A-10 Offensive Player of the Year, scored 12 goals. Sam Huecker, who earned second-team All-A-10 honors, tallied 12 assists last season and she recorded fi ve assists against Xavier which was the highest single-game total in Division I women's soccer last season. What are your thoughts on returning a majority of the players that contributed to that record setting offense? I think we have a nice balance of options. With Whitney Weinraub we are going to move her around a little bit. Last year she played more in the wider areas, but we may look to put her more central to give her more touches closer to goal. Again we might use her in the wide areas to give her more one-on-one opportunities. So obviously we are expecting goals from her as well as Hailey and Sam Huecker from the midfi eld as well as assists. We defi nitely feel as if we have goal producers on this team it just comes down to creating chances and then of course taking them.

The 49ers defense recorded a school-record 13 shutouts and limited 16 foes to a goal or less last season. Charlotte returns a majority of the players that contributed to the 49ers stout defensive effort in 2008 which only allowed six goals in 11 A-10 regular-season games. What are thoughts on the defensive backline that features three-year starting goalkeeper Lauren Brown, All-Atlantic 10 performers Whitney Bryant and Megan Minnix as well as two-year starters Danielle Mayeaux and Katie Davies as well as Jenna McKeon who started on defense last season as a freshman? I think that is the pleasing part of this season because we have a good place to start with in regards to our defense. Some of the players mentioned will have to adapt to new roles. With Jenna McKeon we are looking at her to become a more attacking player. We are going to ask Megan Minnix and Whitney Bryant to get forward more and have Danielle Mayeaux stay back more to serve as a solid rock at the back with Katie Davies. But the backline is a group that we can hit the ground running with. I want them

to continue with the not conceding goals mentality that is tough to play against. I was pleased with what I saw in the spring as we played six games and had four clean sheets, which is very encouraging as we move into the new season.

The 49ers again face another challenging schedule with non-conference games against nationally recognized programs such as Georgia, NC State, Villanova and William & Mary as well as a trip across the county to face Davidson. Then, the 49ers face strong Atlantic 10 Conference schedule which includes road games at preseason A-10 favorite Dayton, two-time A-10 Tournament Champs Saint Louis as well as Fordham, who reached the 2007 A-10 Championship game, Temple, Saint Joseph's and Xavier. Charlotte will battle Duquesne, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond and Rhode Island at home. The regular-season culminates with the 2009 A-10 Tournament which will be played at Charlotte's Transamerica Field. What are your thoughts on the 2009 schedule? I think each game presents its own challenge for us because we are going to play a new brand of soccer and we are going to change up the formation so there will be new roles expected out of players. For each game we will look to learn and garner something from it because at the end of the year we will be looking to contend for the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament title here in Charlotte.

THE 2009 SEASON AHEAD

Transamerica Field, the home of the 49ers soccer programs and the site of the 2009 A-10 Tournament.

Senior co-captain Lauren Brown, a two-time Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team selection.

Assistant coach Sarah Denton and head coach John Cullen are both graduates of Charlotte as well as former 49ers soccer players.

Whitney Weinraub became the fi rst 49er to earn A-10 Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Senior co-captain Hailey Beam is one of only two players in A-10 history to be named A-10 Tournament MVP twice.


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A new era in Charlotte 49ers women's soccer began, January 15, 2009, when John Cullen was named just the fourth coach in the program's history. Cullen is in his fi rst season as head coach at his alma mater after spending eight successful seasons as head women’s soccer coach at Catawba College. “I am extremely pleased to have someone with John’s character, abilities and accomplishments but the one thing that you can never put a price tag on -- the one thing that truly excites me -- is his passion for our program,” Charlotte Director of Athletics Judy Rose said. “To have an alum, who was a member of our soc-cer program, who has great coaching credentials, come home is the best of both worlds. What he’s done there is remarkable and I think the sky’s the limit for him, here. He has a vision for our program that exceeds what we have done.” Cullen, a native of London, England, has coached Catawba College for the past eight years, winning a pair of South Atlantic Conference championships and taking the Indians to four NCAA Division II Regionals and two regional fi nals. He was a four-time SAC Coach of the Year and was named the NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 2005 after leading the Indians to a 16-4-1 record that included a regular-season title in the South Atlantic Conference and a trip to the NCAA Regional fi nal. “I need to give a special thank you to athletic director Judy Rose and Kim Whitestone for their faith and belief in me to lead the program forward," Cullen said. "I’m truly honored to be named the 49ers women’s soccer coach. UNC Charlotte has been home to me on many, many fronts. I enjoyed a playing career here, formed lifelong relationships and Charlotte has made a difference in my life and I hope to come back and make a difference in Charlotte’s life. When I walked back on campus yesterday and was welcomed so warmly, it was like when I fi rst walked on campus in 1989 - I truly knew I was home. I’m glad to be back among the Charlotte family once again. I’m looking forward to my new adventure with the 49ers women’s soccer team.” In eight years at Catawba, Cullen posted a 113-33-16 record. He coached a pair of all-Americans, an academic all-American, two SAC Players of the Year, 18 All-Region selections and 32 All-Conference players at Catawba. In addition to his collegiate resume, Cullen boasts strong ties at the Olympic Development level. Cullen served as Assistant Director of Coaching at the Charlotte Soccer Club from 1992-2001. In 2001, he began working with the North Carolina Olympic Devel-opment Program and joined the US Region III ODP staff in 2006. Overall, he posted a 46-4 record with the NC ODP program including an unbeaten, unscored upon slate in 16 games with the `90’s NC ODP team. For three years, Cullen served as Executive Director of Soccer with the FC Carolina Alliance in Concord, N.C.

HEAD COACH JOHN CULLEN

CHARLOTTE ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS Year Coach Record Conference GF GA Conference Tourney 1994 Robbie Church 13-4-2 N/A 59 22 N/A 1995 Robbie Church 13-7-2 2-2-1 41 28 Champions (C-USA) 1996 Robbie Church 10-9-2 5-4-0 49 30 Semifi nals (C-USA) 1997 Robbie Church 15-4-1 7-1-1! 54 19 Semifi nals (C-USA) 1998 Robbie Church 15-6-3 7-2-2 46 27 Champions (C-USA) NCAA 1999 Neil Roberts 13-7-2 8-2-1 46 33 Finals (C-USA) 2000 Neil Roberts 12-9-1 8-2-1 40 29 Semifi nals (C-USA) 2001 Neil Roberts 9-7-4 7-2-1 26 20 Semifi nals (C-USA) 2002 Neil Roberts 16-2-2 8-0-2* 55 24 Semifi nals (C-USA) NCAA 2003 Neil Roberts 7-11-2 5-4-1 29 35 Quarterfi nals (C-USA) 2004 Neil Roberts 5-12-2 5-3-2 20 41 Quarterfi nals C-USA) 2005 Jon Lipsitz 11-9-0 6-3-0 39 30 Semifi nals (A-10) 2006 Jon Lipsitz 13-5-2 8-1-0# 42 27 Semifi nals (A-10) 2007 Jon Lipsitz 16-5-1 9-1-1# 43 17 Champions (A-10) NCAA 2008 Jon Lipsitz 18-4-1 11-0-0# 69 26 Champions (A-10) NCAA Totals 15 Years 186-101-27 96-27-13 648 408 4 Titles, 4 NCAA Tournaments! - C-USA co-regular season champs; * C-USA regular season champs; # - A-10 regular season champs

John Cullen Head CoachFirst Season UNC Charlotte, 1992Record at Charlotte: First SeasonOverall Record: 113-33-16 (8 years)USSF 'A' License

College Coaching History2009 - Charlotte Head Coach 2001-08 - Catawba College Head Coach (4 Division II Regionals, 2 Regional Finals. 4 SAC Coach of the Year Awards, 2005 NSCAA Region Coach of the Year)

Other Soccer Coaching Experience1992-2004 - Charlotte Soccer Club Assistant Director of Coaching2005-08 - Executive Director of Soccer for the FCCA

Cullen graduated from UNC Char-lotte in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English after a four-year career with the 49ers men’s soccer team. He was a member of the 49ers fi rst NCAA Tournament team in 1991 which peaked at #4 in the national rankings, as well as the 1992 NCAA Tournament team, that reached #2 in the rankings. He was a team captain. In 1992, Cullen was named to the NSCAA South Region Scholar-Athlete team. He was a member of the Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll. Cullen resides in Concord, North Carolina with his wife Terina. They have three children, Bailey (10), Peyton (8) and Reagan (6).


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Heather DittmerAssistant Coach Heather Dittmer is in her second season as a member of the Charlotte 49ers women’s soccer coaching staff. She joined the 49ers coaching staff in 2008 after a highly successful playing career at Western Carolina. Dittmer fi nished her stellar career at Western Carolina with 15 goals which is tied for the fourth-highest in the program’s history. She also fi nished fi fth in the program’s history with 39 career points. As a junior, she earned fi rst-team All-Southern Conference and North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association All-State honors. As a sophomore, she was the fi rst player in Western Carolina history to earn Soccer Buzz “National Elite Team of the Week” honors. She played two years with the WPSL’s Brevard County Cocoa Expos from 2006-07. In 2006, she led the Expos in goals while leading them to a

third-place fi nish in their inaugural season in the WPSL. While playing for the Expos, she was camp director for the Cocoa Expos Sports Center for two summers. She played for the W-League's Charlotte Lady Eagles in 2008. In 2008, she also spent the spring semester of her senior year at Western Carolina as the junior varsity women’s soccer coach at Smoky Mountain High School in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The Marietta, Georgia native graduated from Western Carolina with a degree in Business Administration and Spanish in 2008. She was a member of the TIAA-CREF academic team as well as the Southern Conference honor roll at Western Carolina.

THE ROSTER/THE COACHING STAFF

2009 CHARLOTTE 49ERS WOMEN'S SOCCER ROSTERNo. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown Last School Club Team 00 Jessica Barton 5-6 Fr. GK Jacksonville, NC Jacksonville CASL 0 Natalie LaVigne 5-9 So. GK Rochester, NY Aquinas Institute Rochester Junior Rhinos 1 Lauren Brown 5-4 Sr. GK Frenchtown, NJ Delaware Valley Regional PDA 2 Macky Wingo 5-1 So. F/M Raleigh, NC Saint Mary’s CASL 3 Ashley Roberto 5-5 Jr. D Fairfi eld, OH Stephen T. Badin Classics Hammer 4 Kellie Dean 5-2 So. F Raleigh, NC William Enloe Triangle Futbol Club 5 Megan Mazzarella 5-3 Jr. F Huntersville, NC Cannon School FC Carolina Alliance 6 Whitney Weinraub 5-3 Jr. F Holland, PA Council Rock South PA Strikers 7 Oni Bernard 5-8 So. F/M Toronto, Ontario, Canada Agincourt Collegiate Richmond Hill Raiders 8 Taylor Rovito 5-4 Fr. D/F Cary, NC Green Hope Greensboro Twisters 9 Sam Fried 5-7 Jr. F Massapequa, NY St. Anthony’s Albertson Fury 11 Jonna Handra 5-2 So. F/M Port Vue, PA South Allegheny Penns Forest 12 Jenna McKeon 5-5 So. D Bayside, NY St. Francis Prep East Meadow Dynamite 13 Hailey Beam 5-7 Sr. M Cornelius, NC Texas Tech University CESA 14 Sam Huecker 5-7 Jr. M Crestwood, KY Oldham County Javanon 15 Katie Davies 5-4 Jr. D Xenia, OH Xenia Ohio Premier 16 Lacey McGowan 5-9 Fr. D Fayetteville, GA Whitewater AFC Lightning 17 Leah Zappone 5-6 Sr. F Ballston Lake, NY Shenendehowa Albany Alleycats 18 Danielle Mayeaux 5-10 Jr. M Collierville, TN Collierville Memphis Mercury 19 Carrie Dail 5-5 Fr. M/F Hubert, NC Swansboro OCSA Coastal Crew 20 Megan Minnix 5-10 Jr. D Columbus, OH Bishop Watterson Ohio Premier 21 Maro Mansourian 5-4 So. D Boca Raton, FL Spanish River Community Team Boca 22 Whitney Bryant 5-2 Jr. D Marietta, GA Lassiter NASA 23 Heather Carter 5-4 So. M/F Badin, NC North Stanly FC Carolina Alliance 24 Katie Hadley 5-8 Jr. F Chapel Hill, NC Chapel Hill Triangle Futbol Club 25 Jennifer Nye 5-5 Fr. D Huntersville, NC Hopewell North Meck Soccer Club 26 India Winford 5-4 Fr. F Winston-Salem, NC RJ Reynolds Greensboro Twisters 27 Megan Smith 5-6 Fr. M/F Waxhaw, NC Union Mecklenburg Futbol Club 28 Mary Beth Sullivan 5-7 Fr. F Greensboro, NC Page Greensboro United 29 Lena Suarez 5-7 So. F Charlotte, NC Catawba College Charlotte Soccer Club 30 Kirby Stenard 5-2 Jr. M Cincinnati, OH Francis Marion Univ. Hammer FC 34 Nikki O’Dell 5-6 Fr. D/M Pleasant Valley, NY Arlington Mamaroneck Panthers Head Coach: John Cullen (UNC Charlotte, 1993), First Season Assistant Coaches: Sarah Denton, Heather Dittmer

Sarah DentonAssistant Coach Sarah Denton has returned to the 49ers women’s soccer coaching staff after spending the past three seasons as the head coach at Pfeiffer Univer-sity. “I’m delighted to bring on Sarah Denton as an assistant coach,” Charlotte head coach John Cullen said. “Sarah is exceptionally passionate about the game of soccer and Charlotte. Our current players will love working with her and our prospective student-athletes will be very impressed by her knowledge and love of Charlotte. She brings all the attributes you look for in a coach, vibrant, passionate, great coaching experience and playing background. Her teams have always been successful and well prepared. Sarah demonstrates a quality that I value very highly, always being there for her players. I’m truly excited she has become a part of our coaching staff.” Denton has spent the past three seasons as head coach at Pfeiffer University. She guided Pfeiffer to a 40-21-4 during her three-year tenure. In

2008, she led Pfeiffer to a Conference Carolinas’ Tournament Championship and the program’s fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. She was named Conference Carolinas’ Coach of the Year after guiding Pfeiffer to 10 wins in 2007. For the past year, she has also been a member of the Region III ODP coaching staff as well as an assistant coach for the `93 and `95 Girls North Carolina ODP team since 2006. This is her second stint as a member of the 49ers coaching staff after being an assistant coach in 2005. In 2005, the 49ers won 11 games and reached the semifi nals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Denton was a member of the FC Carolina Alliance Coaching staff from 2002-07. In 2009, she returned to FCCA Coaching Staff as the technical director for the female teams. She spent three years as a special education teacher at Kannapolis, North Carolina’s A.L. Brown High School. From 2001-04, she coached the men’s and women’s varsity soccer teams at A.L. Brown. She was a four-year letterwinner at Charlotte from 1996-2000. Denton earned second-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior in 2000. She was a two-time team captain. She played an integral role in helping the 49ers capture the 1998 Conference USA Tournament championship and earn the program’s fi rst-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament. In 1998, with Denton in the starting lineup, the 49ers defeated South Carolina in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament for the program’s fi rst tournament win. Denton excelled in the classroom as well. As a senior, she received the athletic department’s highest honor, The Bonnie Cone Award for Academic Excellence. She graduated from Charlotte in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education. She earned a Master of Education in Special Education from Charlotte in 2006. Denton is married to Elijah Denton, who is head women's soccer coach at Pfeiffer University. She has a stepson named Andrew. The Dentons are expecting a baby girl in mid September.

Erin BertagnolliTrainer

Nicole MercerManager


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Named to the Hermann Award Watch List. Preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection. Co-Captain. At Charlotte: 2008 - Program's fi rst consensus All-American...Named second-team All-American by Soccer America and Soccer Buzz and third-team All-American by the NSCAA and TopDrawer-Soccer.com...Named second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and

fi rst-team NSCAA Scholar All-American...Earned A-10 Midfi elder and Student-Athlete of the Year honors...Named MVP of the A-10 Tournament for the second consecutive year...Named fi rst-team All-Atlantic 10 as well as fi rst-team Soccer Buzz and NSCAA All-Southeast Region...Earned A-10 Player of the Week honors three times...Named to Soccer America's National Team of the Week three times and Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week and TopDraw-erSoccer.com National Team of the Week twice...Led the A-10 and ranked among the nation's leaders in goals (17), assists (13) and points (47)...Her 17 goals and 47 points are the third highest single-season total in school history...Recorded the tenth hat trick in school history with three goals and she added two assists in the 49ers win at St. Bonaventure...Scored two goals in the 49ers wins over Saint Joseph's and Richmond...Had two streaks where she scored at least one goal in four straight games...Scored the game's only goal in the 49ers victory over Dayton in the A-10 Championship game. 2007 - Named A-10 Tournament MVP after scoring the 49ers fi rst goal and assisting on the team's second goal in Charlotte's 3-2 win over Fordham in the A-10 Tournament Championship game...Named to Soccer Buzz's Elite Team of the Week (November 13) after her performance in the A-10 Tournament...For the second straight season she scored a goal in the 49ers fi rst game of the season with a goal against The Citadel...Scored her other two goals on the season against East Carolina in the regular season and Clemson in the NCAA Tournament...Finished third on the team with fi ve assists which included an assist on the 49ers fi rst goal of the season against The Citadel...Tallied assists against Duquesne, George Washington, Dayton during the regular season. 2006 - Named A-10 Rookie of the Week for her early season performances against Francis Marion and Mississippi State where she scored three of the team's fi rst four goals of the season...Assisted on the game-winning goal at Richmond...Finished the season with fi ve goals and three assists...Finished second on the team with 29 shots. At Texas Tech University High: Played high school soccer for Charlotte Country Day where she was named All-State by the Charlotte Observer in 2006...Led her team to the 2006 state championship after scoring three goals in the championship game...Named fi rst-team All-Mecklenburg county...Starred in the inaugural Oasis All-Star Shrine Classic game...Named Region 2 Player of the Year...A Region III ODP player and a former South Carolina ODP Player...In 2004, she was named South Carolina Coaches Association Women's Sports Player of the Year at Riverside High School in Greer, South Carolina...Only freshman in the state selected to the South Carolina Coaches Association all-state team...Younger sister of former Charlotte women's soccer standout Lindsey Ozimek.

MEET THE 2009 TEAM

Hailey Beam’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2006 15-10 5 3 13 1 29 2007 22-22 4 5 13 0 38 2008 23-23 17 13 47 5 51 Career 60 26 21 73 6 118

#1 Lauren Brown Goalkeeper Frenchtown, NJ/Delaware ValleySenior PDA Co-Captain. Holds the program's record for career goals against average (0.95) and shutouts (19). At Charlotte: 2008 - Named to the A-10 All-Tournament for the sec-ond consecutive season after recording two shutouts...Recorded eight solo shutouts and contributed on all of the 49ers A-10 leading 13 shutouts which ranked among the nation's leaders in team's

shutouts...Recorded shutouts in four of the 49ers fi nal fi ve games including a shutout against Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament...Leader of a 49ers defense which held 16 foes to a goal or less. 2007 - Named second-team All-Atlantic 10...Named to the A-10 All-Tournament team after helping the 49ers capture the A-10 Tourna-ment title...Named to the NCCSIA All-State team...Led the A-10 with a school-record 10.5 shutouts and a school-record 0.78 goals against average...Seven of her 10.5 shutouts came against A-10 competition...Helped the 49ers defense limit 18 foes to a goal or less. 2006 - Named to A-10 All-Rookie team and is only the second goalkeeper in the program's history to earn all-freshman team honors... Finished the season with an unblemished 6-0-0 record with 33 saves and a 1.46 GAA.... Recorded her fi rst career shutout at St. Bonaventure...Helped combine on the 49ers shutout of Mississippi State. At Delaware Valley Regional: Region I ODP player...A four-time all-conference selection...Earned all-area and all-West Jersey honors as a senior...As a senior, she recorded 234 saves with seven shutouts...Named team MVP three times...Played an integral role in helping her team claim the Group 2 state championship as a freshman...Played for the PDA club team that won the 2003 national championship and that reached the national fi nals twice and semifi nals three times.

Lauren Brown's Career StatisticsYear G-S GA GAA Mins. Saves SHO Record2006 8-7 10 1.46 617:35 33 1.0 6-0-02007 22-22 17 0.78 1952:29 79 10.0 16-5-12008 23-23 20 0.95 1897:04 75 8.0 18-3-1Career 53-52 47 0.95 4467:08 187 19 40-8-2

At Charlotte: 2008 - One of the fi rst players off the bench that saw action in 21 games...Tallied an assist in the 49ers victory over Xavier. 2007 - Valuable member of the 49ers bench who saw action in 20 games...Assisted on a goal against The Citadel...Finished the season with four shots. 2006 - Saw action in 20 games with fi ve starts...

Scored game-winning goal against South Carolina...Assisted on the game-winning goal against N.J. Tech. At Shenendehowa High: Three-time all-league selec-tion... Earned fi rst-team all-league honors as a junior and a senior...Team ranked #1 nationally by StudentSports.com as a senior...Led team to a state championship and a #7 ranking in the fi nal NSCAA/adidas poll as a junior... Played three years with the ENYYSA ODP team...Member of the varsity track team for fi ve years...Named team's most valuable sprinter as a junior...Holds three school track records and one section record.

Leah Zappone's Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2006 20-5 1 1 3 1 6 2007 20-0 0 1 1 0 4 2008 21-0 0 1 1 0 2 Career 61-5 1 3 5 1 12

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#13 Hailey Beam Midfi elder Cornelius, NC/Texas Tech U.Senior CESA

#17 Leah ZapponeForward Ballston Lake, NY/ShenendehowaSenior Albany Alleycats


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At Charlotte: 2008 - Scored her fi rst two career goals in Charlotte's victories over George Washington and Xavier...Tallied her second career assist in the 49ers vic-tory over La Salle...Saw action in 15 games. 2007 - Saw action in seven games... Assisted on the 49ers second goal against East Carolina. At St. Anthony's High: Five-time

#9 Sam FriedForward Massapequa, NY/St. Anthony'sJunior Albertson Fury

At Charlotte: 2008 - Awarded Charlotte's Bonnie Cone Award for Academic Excellence...Tallied an assist in the 49ers victory over La Salle...Saw action in 10 games and recorded three shots. 2007 - Scored two goals including one in the 49ers season-opening victory over The

Citadel... Scored her other goal against Saint Joseph's... Recorded an assist against Western Carolina... Saw action in 10 games. At Chapel Hill High: Two-time member of the North Carolina State ODP team... Earned all-conference honors three times...Led her team in goals and assists as a junior and a senior, she was also named team Offensive MVP twice...Helped the Triangle Futbol Club win the U-17 South Atlantic Super Y regional championship...Played on the gold medal winning North Region team in the 2006 North Carolina State games.

#24 Katie HadleyForward Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel HillJunior Triangle Futbol Club

Recorded 18 career assists which is the eighth most in the program's history. At Charlotte: 2008 - Recorded fi ve assists against Xavier which was the highest single-game total in Division I Women's Soccer in 2008...Her fi ve assist game against Xavier also is a school single-game record...Finished second in the A-10 and tied for 23rd in the nation with 12 assists which is tied for the fi fth highest single-season total in school history...

Named second-team All-Atlantic 10...Earned NCCSIA All-State honors...Added six goals to fi nish the season fourth in the A-10 in points with 24. 2007 - Named fourth-team Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American ...Earned Soccer Buzz Southeast Region All-Freshman team honors...Named honorable-mention All-Atlantic 10 as well as to the A-10 All-Rookie team...Named to Soccer Buzz's Elite Team of the Week (October 17) and A-10 Player and Rookie of the Week (October 15) after scoring four of Charlotte's fi ve goals in 49ers wins over George Washington and Richmond... Scored the game-winning goal in the 49ers A-10 regular-season title clinching win at Saint Louis...Finished the season tied for the team-lead with six goals

#14 Sam HueckerMidfi elder Crestwood, KY/Oldham CountyJunior Javanon

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection. At Charlotte: 2008 - First-team All-Atlantic 10...Third-team Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region...Earned NCCSIA All-State honors...Played an integral role on a defense which tallied 13 shut-outs and limited 16 foes to a goal or less...Scored a goal and recorded an assist in 49ers win over Saint Joseph's...Re-

corded her fi rst two career assists against Tennessee Tech and fi nished the season with six assists...Assisted on the game-winning goal against Pittsburgh...Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 49ers regular-season win over Dayton. 2007 - Named fourth-team Soccer Buzz Fresh-man All-American... Named second-team All-Atlantic 10 as well as to the A-10 All-Rookie team... Named to the A-10 All-Tournament team after helping the 49ers win the A-10 Tournament title...Earned fi rst-team Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region All-Freshman team honors...Scored her only goal of the season which proved to the game-winner at Saint Joseph's...Played an integral role in helping the 49ers defense limit 18 foes to a goal or less. At Lassiter: Two-time member of the Regional ODP Pool and three-time member of the Georgia ODP Team...Named Offensive MVP of the Georgia Soccer Coaches Association High School All-Star game as a senior...Named Defensive Team MVP...Earned all-county honors twice...Named Player of the Month in Georgia as a senior...Also lettered four years in basketball.

#22 Whitney BryantDefender Marietta, GA/LassiterJunior NASA

At Charlotte: 2008 - Started all 23 of the 49ers game...Played an integral role on a 49ers defense which ranked among the nation's leaders with 13 shutouts...Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 49ers A-10 Tournament Championship game victory

over Dayton...Recorded an assist in the 49ers road win at George Washington. 2007 - Started 18 games on defense for the 49ers...Played an integral role in helping the 49ers defense limit 18 foes to a goal or less... Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 49ers regular-season win over Richmond... Recorded assists against Saint Joseph's and Clemson in the NCAA Tournament. At Xenia: Member of the United States National Pool, attended a 2006 Na-tional Camp, a three-time ODP Regional team member and a member of the Ohio South ODP team for fi ve years... Named All-State...Played a major role in helping her Ohio Premier Soccer Club team win the USYS Region 2 Championship and seven Ohio South state championships.

#15 Katie DaviesDefender Xenia, OH/XeniaJunior Ohio Premier

Whitney Bryant’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 18-15 1 0 2 1 8 2008 23-23 1 6 8 0 7 Career 41-38 2 6 10 1 15

Katie Davies' Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 18-18 0 3 3 0 4 2008 23-23 0 2 2 0 0 Career 41-41 0 5 5 0 4

Katie Hadley’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 10-0 2 1 5 0 3 2008 10-0 0 1 1 0 3 Career 20-0 2 2 6 0 6

Sam Fried's Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 7-0 0 1 1 0 4 2008 15-0 2 1 5 0 7 Career 22-0 2 2 6 0 11

member of the East New York ODP State Team...Named league player of the year as a senior...Led the league in scor-ing as a junior and a senior en route to earning all-league honors twice...As a junior, she helped her team win the CHSAA state championship...In 2005, she helped her state team win the ODP national championship...Been an integral part of three East New York State Championships with the East Meadow and Albertson Fury Soccer Clubs.


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At Charlotte: 2008 - Saw action in fi ve games...Recorded two shots. 2007 - Saw action in six games...Tallied two shots on the season. At The Cannon School: Member of the State ODP Pool...Earned all-state hon-ors each year of her high school career...Named to the Shrine

Bowl roster... Scored 92 goals in her career...Garnered all-conference honors and team MVP honors every year...Team captain as a senior.... Played for the FC Carolina Al-liance club team where she was coached by 49ers assistant coach Sarah Denton and former 49ers soccer standout Shane Carew.

#5 Megan MazzarellaForward Huntersville, NC/Cannon SchoolJunior FC Carolina Alliance

Team Vice-Captain. At Charlotte: 2008 - Named sec-ond-team All-Atlantic 10...Earned A-10 Championship All-Tournament honors after helping the 49ers collect two shutouts en route to their second straight A-10 Tournament title...Named to the A-10 Academic All-Confer-ence team...Awarded Charlotte's

Bonnie Cone Award for Academic Excellence...Played an integral role on a 49ers defense which recorded an A-10 best 13 shutouts...Tallied assists in Charlotte wins over La Salle and Richmond. 2007 - Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (October 29) after scoring her fi rst career goal which was the game-winner against Massachusetts... As-sisted on the game-winning goal in the Western Carolina game... Started all 22 games on a 49ers defense that recorded 11 shutouts and limited 18 foes to a goal or less. At Bishop Watterson High: Member of the State ODP team...Earned all-state honors twice...Earned all-league honors four times and all-district honors three-times..Two-time All-Midwest region selection as a junior and a senior...Named NSCAA Scholar All-American as a senior...Played a major role in helping her Ohio Premier Soccer Club team win the USYS Region 2 Championship and seven Ohio South state championships.

#20 Megan MinnixDefender Columbus, OH/Bishop WattersonJunior Ohio Premier

Danielle Mayeaux’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 22-17 3 3 9 2 26 2008 23-23 5 5 15 0 35 Career 45-40 8 8 24 2 61

Megan Mazzarella’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 6-0 0 0 0 0 2 2008 5--0 0 0 0 0 2 Career 11-0 0 0 0 0 4

At Charlotte: 2008 - Saw action in eight games. 2007 - Saw action in A-10 road wins at Saint Joseph's and Temple. At Stephen T. Badin High: Named NSCAA All-American and State Player of the Year as a senior... Named Player of the

Year in Cincinnati... As a senior, she helped her team reach the state championship game... Played for the Clas-sics Hammer club team...Younger sister of former 49er All-Conference USA defender Shannon Roberto.

#3 Ashley RobertoDefender Fairfi eld, OH/Stephen T. BadinJunior Classics Hammer

Megan Minnix’s Career StatisticsYear G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots

2007 22-22 1 1 3 1 3 2008 23-23 0 2 2 0 3 Career 45-45 1 3 5 1 6

Ashley Roberto’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 10-0 0 0 0 0 0

Sam Huecker’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 22-18 6 6 18 34 2 2008 23-23 6 12 24 0 33 Career 45-41 12 18 42 2 67

At Charlotte: 2008 - Named to the Wake Forest Nike All-Tournament team...Scored a career-high fi ve goals and added a career-high fi ve assists...Recorded her fi rst career multiple goals game with two goals in the 49ers victory over Saint Joseph's...Also scored goals in Charlotte's wins over La Salle, St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis in the A-10 Tournament...Tallied two assists against Xavier and she also as-

sisted on the game-winning goals against Tennessee Tech and Temple. 2007 - Saw action in all 22 games with 17 starts...Scored three goals including the game-winning goals against UNC Wilmington and Temple... Scored the 49ers fi rst goal in their road win at Xavier...Tallied three assists including assists on the game-winning goals against East Carolina and Clemson during the regular season...Played an integral role on a 49ers defense that recorded 11 shutouts and limited 18 foes to a goal or less. At Collierville High: Two-time member of the Tennessee ODP State Team...Member of the Regional ODP Pool...Earned all-state honors three times ...Helped the team win the state championship in 2005 and reach the state championship game in 2006...Earned Best of the Preps all-metro honors as a junior and senior...Helped her Memphis Mercury Club team win the State Cup in 2007 and reach State Cup Finals in 2006.

#18 Danielle MayeauxMidfi elder Collierville, TN/ColliervilleJunior Memphis Mercury

At Francis Marion: Received a Medical Redshirt in 2008 after missing the season due to an injury...Two-year starter who played in 37 games and scored 29 goals with six assists from 2006-2007...Led the team in scor-ing both seasons...Recorded fi ve game-winning goals...In 2006, she scored four goals against South Carolina State which was the second highest single-game total in Division I Women's Soccer that season...As a sophomore

in 2007, she scored three goals against Howard. At Turpin High: Earned All-FAVC honors four times including three fi rst-team All-FAVC selections...Named All-City twice...Received Turpin's Gold Boot Award twice...Member of the Ohio ODP State team.

#30 Kirby StenardMidfi elder Cincinnati, OH/Francis Marion U.Junior Hammer FC

and second on the team with six assists for 18 points... Recorded two assists against The Citadel...Finished ninth in the A-10 in points and tied for tenth in the A-10 in goals and tied for eighth in the A-10 in assists. At Oldham County High: Member of the United States National Pool, attended a 2006 National Camp, a three-time ODP Regional team member and a fi ve-time Kentucky ODP State team member...Earned NSCAA All-American honors as a senior...Named All-State four-times...Twice named Eurosport Kentucky Player of the Year...Led her Javanon club team to fi ve straight state championships.


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Preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection. At Charlotte: 2008 - Named A-10 Offensive Player of the Year...Earned fi rst-team All-Atlantic 10 honors...Named to the A-10 Championship All-Tournament team...Earned second-team NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region honors... Named to the Jewish Sports Review's All-American

team...Named NCCSIA All-State...Earned A-10 Player of the Week honors twice...Named to Soccer Buzz's Elite Team of the Week (September 10)...Finished second in the A-10 in goals (12) and points (34)...Her 12 goals is tied for the fourth highest single-season total in school history...Her 34 points is the fi fth highest single-season total in school history...Tallied one of only ten hat tricks in school history when she scored three goals against Tennessee Tech...Scored two goals against La Salle...Scored game-winning goals against Pittsburgh, Temple and Xavier...Finished third on the team and tied for third in the A-10 with 10 assists...Tallied three assists against St. Bonaventure and two assists against Francis Marion and George Washington. 2007 - Named to the Jewish Sports Review's All-American team...Named A-10 Rookie of the Week (September 4) after scoring a goal in each of Charlotte's fi rst two games...Tied for the team-lead and tied for tenth in the A-10 in goals scored with six... Finished the season third on the team with 14 points... Scored the fi rst goal in the 49ers regular season win over #17 Clemson...Scored the game-winning goal against East Carolina and Western Carolina...Tallied two goals in the 49ers A-10 season-opening win at Duquesne...Finished second on the team with 43 shots. At Council Rock South High: Member of the ODP Regional Pool and a fi ve-time member of the Eastern Pennsylvania ODP State team...Named NSCAA All-Region, All-State as well as numerous media recognitions...Played for the Pennsylvania Strikers club team.

#6 Whitney WeinraubForward Holland, PA/Council Rock SouthJunior PA Strikers

At Charlotte: 2008 - Earned second-team All-Atlan-tic 10 and A-10 All-Rookie team honors...Named to Soccer Buzz's Southeast Region All-Freshman team...Named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice...Finished tied for fourth on the team and ninth in the A-10 with seven goals...Scored two goals including

the game-winner against Francis Marion...Recorded game-winning goals against Francis Marion, La Salle and Francis Marion...Finished fourth on the team with eight assists...Recorded two assists against Tennessee Tech...Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 49ers fi rst-round NCAA Tournament victory over Tennessee. At Agincourt Collegiate: Member of the Canadian U-16 National Team...Played many years for the Ontario provincial team...As a member of the Richmond Hill Raiders club team, she played an integral role in helping them capture the U-16 National Championship...Helped Richmond Hill capture three Ontario Cup Championships ...Played basketball where she led Agincourt Collegiate Institute in scoring and assists...Captured the 400 meter and 800 meter regional championships in track and fi eld...Played in W-League during the summer of 2008.

#7 Oni BernardForward/Mid. Toronto, Ontario, Canada/AgincourtSophomore Richmond Hill Raiders

At Charlotte: 2008 - Scored her fi rst career goal which was the game-winner in the 49ers road win at Rhode Island...Saw action in 20 games and recorded seven shots. At North Stanly: Named to the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association 2A All-State team as a senior...

Member of the North Carolina State ODP team...Earned conference player of the year honors twice... A three-time fi rst-team all-conference selection...Finished her high school career with 116 goals and 39 assists...Earned all-conference honors twice in basketball...Played club soccer for FC Carolina Alliance.

#23 Heather CarterMidfi elder/Forward Badin, NC/North StanlySophomore FC Carolina Alliance

At Charlotte: 2008 - Saw action in fi ve games. At William Enloe: Named CAP-7 All-Con-ference and CAP-7 Academic All-Conference as a senior...Awarded the 2008 Soccer Coach-es Award...An Enloe Scholar... A 2007 SYL ODP selection...Played a integral role in helping

her team capture the 2007 Conference Championship...Was a second-team All-SYL selection as a junior who played for the highly successful Triangle Futbol Club team.

#4 Kellie DeanForward Raleigh, NC/William EnloeSophomore Triangle Futbol Club

Whitney Weinraub’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2007 20-12 6 2 14 2 43 2008 23-22 12 10 34 3 45 Career 43-34 18 12 48 5 88

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At Charlotte: 2008 - Named to the A-10 All-Rookie team...Earned Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week honors (Oct. 28)...Named A-10 Player and Rookie of the Week (Oct. 27) after scoring three goals and adding an assist in the 49ers victories over Dayton and Xavier...A-10 Rookie of the Week three times...Finished tied for fourth on the team and ninth

in the A-10 with seven goals...Scored game-winning goals against UNCW, St. Bonaventure and Dayton...Scored two goals against St. Bonaventure and Xavier...Recorded fi ve assists and fi nished tied for tenth in the A-10 with 19 points. At South Allegheny: Selected to the National ODP camp...Two-year member of the Region I ODP team...For six years, she was a member of the Pennsylvania West ODP team...Scored 178 goals in her career to fi nish third in WPIAL's all-time career goals scoring list...Earned Eastern Region All-American honors after leading the WPIAL in scoring twice...A four-time all-section selection and two-time all-state selection...The Pitts-burgh Post-Gazette named her Athlete of the Year twice... Profi led in RiseMag.com magazine, July 22, 2008.

#11 Jonna HandraForward/Mid. Port Vue, PA/South AlleghenySophomore Penns Forest

Oni Bernard’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2008 22-19 7 8 22 3 26

Heather Carter’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2008 20-0 1 0 2 1 7

Kellie Dean’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2008 5-0 0 0 0 0 0

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At Charlotte: 2008 - Saw action in three games and helped the 49ers record shutouts against Tennessee Tech and Xavier. At Aquinas Institute: Led her team to the 2006 state championships...Helped her team capture three section titles and accumulate 51 wins over her final three

seasons...Earned all-league honors twice and fi rst-team all-region honors as a senior...Recorded 11 shutouts and a 0.40 goals against average as a senior...Had a 0.64 goals against average and 31 shutouts in her fi nal three seasons as a starter on the varsity...Helped the Buffalo United Club team to the 2006 New York West State Cup Championship...Led the Rochester Junior Rhinos to the 2008 GU18 State Cup Championship...Was a four-year member of the New York State West ODP team...Team captain of her high school lacrosse team as a senior.

#0 Natalie LaVigneGoalkeeper Rochester, NY/Aquinas InstituteSophomore Rochester Junior Rhinos

Natalie LaVigne's Career StatisticsYear G-S GA GAA Mins. Saves SHO Record2008 3-0 0 0.00 24:45 1 0.0 0-0-0

At Charlotte: 2008 - Saw action in fi ve games. At Spanish River Community: As a senior named first-team Boca News, SunSentinel and All-County...Led her Team Boca Club team to four State Cup Final-Fours...A Region III ODP Pool Player

and a three-time member of the Florida State ODP team...Risemag.com named her a South Florida All-Area Player...Earned all-county and all-conference honors twice...Played in the Senior All-Star game...Completed two triathlons in the spring of 2008...Finished fi rst in the FAU Wellness Triathlon and fourth in the Publix family triathlon in her age group...Also fi nished fi rst in the Boca 10K run.

#21 Maro MansourianDefender Boca Raton, FL/Spanish RiverSophomore Team Boca

Maro Mansourian’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2008 5-0 0 0 0 0 0

At Charlotte: 2008 - Started all 23 of the 49ers games...Scored her first career goal against Francis Marion...As-sisted on goals in Charlotte's wins over La Salle and Saint Louis...Played an integral role on a 49ers defense which recorded

13 shutouts and limited 16 foes to a goal or less. At St. Francis Prep: A six-time member of the Region I ODP team and Eastern New York ODP State team...Invited twice to the United States National Camp...A three-time captain of the State ODP team...In 2007, she earned W-League Team of the Week honors while playing with the Long Island Rough Riders...Her East Meadow Dynamite club team captured three state championships...Was a three-time fi rst-team Timesledger CHSAA All-Queens selection...Ran cross country as a freshman and a sophomore.

#12 Jenna McKeonDefender Bayside, NY/St. Francis PrepSophomore East Meadow Dynamite

Jenna McKeon’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2008 23-23 1 2 4 0 13

At Catawba: Earned fi rst-team All-SAC honors as a freshman in 2008...Scored 10 goals and added three assists for 24 points as a freshman...Scored two goals against Coker and Converse...Had a stretch where she scored at least one goal in four straight games... Played for current 49ers coach John Cullen at Catawba. At Hopewell High: Earned All-Conference and All-Region honors four

times...A two-time All-State selection...As a senior, she was Conference Player of the Year as well as team captain...Named team MVP twice and team Most Valuable Offensive Player once...As a senior she competed in the Clash of the Carolinas All-Star game as well as the East/West All-Star game where she earned MVP honors...A four-year varsity starter who tallied 113 career goals...Member of the North Carolina State ODP team.

#29 Lena SuarezForward Charlotte, NC/Catawba CollegeSophomore Charlotte Soccer Club

At Charlotte: 2008 - Scored her fi rst career goal against Tennessee Tech...Tallied an assist against UNC Wilm-ington...Saw action in nine games but missed all of the A-10 portion of the season due to an injury. At Saint Mary's: Named a Top 150 Recruit by Soccer Buzz...Finished her

high school career with a school-record 79 goals and 43 assists...Four-year member of the Region III ODP team...Attended the 2007 U.S. National Camp where she won the Golden Boot award for the leading goal scorer at the camp...Was a two-time member of the USL Super-Y League National Select team and a three-time member of the USL Super-Y League South Atlantic Regional ODP team...Played six years for the North Carolina State ODP team...Earned all-state and all-region honors three times...As a member of the CASL club team, she helped them to two North Carolina State titles and two Region III Premier League Championships as well as three Super-Y League Championships.

#2 Macky WingoForward/Mid. Raleigh, NC/Saint Mary'sSophomore CASL

Macky Wingo’s Career Statistics Year G-S G A Pts. GWG Shots 2008 9-1 1 1 3 0 14

At Jacksonville High: A two-time All-State selection...A three-time All-Region, All-Jacksonville Area and All-Conference selection...Earned 2008 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Region honors...Helped her CASL club team capture the 2007 Region III Premier League East Championship and the 2007 USL Super Y South Atlantic Championship...Member of the North Carolina ODP team

for six years and a Region III ODP player for four years and a Region III ODP Pool Player for fi ve year...Participated in a Tournament in Barcelona, Spain with the Region III ODP team.

#00 Jessica BartonGoalkeeper Jacksonville, NC/JacksonvilleFreshman CASL


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2006 and 2009 NCHSAA 2A state championships... Named Swansboro Female Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and Swansboro's Overall Athlete of the Year as a senior...Played in the 2009 Clash for the Carolinas game and the was MVP of the 2009 East-West All-Star game...Helped her ‘90 OCSA Coastal Crew club team capture the 2008 national championship...Member of the North Carolina ODP team for four years and the Region III ODP team in 2008...Not only does she excel at soccer but she is a standout track and fi eld athlete that has earned All-Conference honors in track and fi eld and cross country three times.

#19 Carrie DailMid./Forward Hubert, NC/SwansboroFreshman OCSA Coastal Crew

At Whitewater High: A three-time All-Region selection and a two-time All-State selection...Named Defensive Player of the Year in 2009...Helped Whitewater win the 2007 4A State title as well as making four appearances in the 4A State Final Four...Earned Region 4A Student-Athlete of the Week honors twice...In 2006, captured the team Wildcat Award...Team captain for her AFC

Lightning Club team for four years...Not only excels in soccer but on the basketball court as well as she earned All-Region honors in basketball.

#16 Lacey McGowanDefender Fayetteville, GA/WhitewaterFreshman AFC Lightning

At Hopewell High: Earned All-Conference honors in 2007..Coached at Hopewell High School by for former 49ers women’s soccer standout Lindsey Ozimek’s husband Eric..Helped Hopewell capture a conference championship in 2006...A member of the National Honor Society as well as French National Honor Society.

#25 Jennifer NyeDefender Huntersville, NC/HopewellFreshman North Meck Soccer Club

At Arlington High: Earned All-Section and All-League honors four times...Helped her high school team earn a sectional co-championship...Played an integral role as her club team reached the State Cup fi nal three times.

#34 Nikki O'DellDef./Mid. Pleasant Valley, NY/ArlingtonFreshman Mamaroneck Panthers

A preseason Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team selection. At Green Hope High: Earned All-Region and All-State honors...Captain of her ODP team since 2003 (East New York and then North Carolina)...Played on the Region I and Region III ODP teams...Guided two different club teams (Albertson Fury, ‘90 and CASL Spartan Elite ‘90) to their only state cup championships...In 2007, she

played for former national team coach Tony DiCicco in the prestigious Adidas ESP Camp in California.

#8 Taylor RovitoDefender/Forward Cary, NC/Green HopeFreshman Greensboro Twisters

At Union Academy: Scored 38 goals as a senior...Earned team MVP honors three times...As a sophomore, she was given the Coaches Award...Helped her high school team reach the state state semifi nals as a senior....Helped Club team reach the state cup fi nals.

#27 Megan SmithForward Waxhaw, NC/UnionFreshman Mecklenburg Futbol Club

At Page High: Earned All-Conference honors as a junior and a senior.,,Earned honorable-mention All-State honors...Played an integral role in helping her team reach the 4A State Playoffs her junior and senior years.

#28 Mary Beth SullivanForward Greensboro, NC/Page Freshman Greensboro United

At RJ Reynolds High: Helped Reynolds to a ranking of third in the fi nal 4A poll in 2006...As a freshman and sophomore played an integral role in helping Reynolds win the Regional Championship...Scored 33 goals in her career including 15 goals as a sophomore in 2007...A three-time NSCAA All-Region selection as well as a three-time team midfi eld MVP...As a junior, she earned All-State honors after

recording 11 goals with seven assists...Played on the North Carolina State ODP team for two years...Missed her senior season with an injury.

#26 India WinfordForward Winston-Salem, NC/RJ ReynoldsFreshman Greensboro Twisters

Lindsey Beam Ozimek (2004-07) became the fi rst women's soccer player in school history to have her jersey retired. Charlotte Chancellor Dr. Philip Dubois and 49ers Director of Athletics Judy Rose presented Ozimek with her retired jersey during a ceremony at a 49ers men's basketball game in the Winter of 2009. In October 2008, Ozimek became the fi rst 49er to be a fi nalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. She was the 2007 A-10 Midfi elder of the Year and a three-time fi rst-team All-Atlantic 10 selection. She also was named the 2004 Conference USA Freshman of the Year. Ozimek was a three-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and a two-time fi rst-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American selection.

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RESULTSDATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE August 22 at #2 North Carolina L, 1-5 3274 August 25 UNC WILMINGTON W, 3-2 481 August 31 TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-0 516 September 5 at Ohio State T, 1-1 (2OT) 671 September 7 at Pittsburgh W, 1-0 312September 12 at #16 Wake Forest@ L, 0-3 860September 14 vs Virginia Tech@ L, 1-5 613September 21 FRANCIS MARION W, 6-0 104September 26 LA SALLE* W, 6-0 796September 28 at St. Bonaventure* W, 8-2 179 October 4 SAINT LOUIS* W, 3-0 1007 October 10 TEMPLE* W, 1-0 604 October 12 SAINT JOSEPH’S* W, 8-0 571 October 17 at Richmond* W, 3-2 244 October 19 at George Washington* W, 3-0 516 October 24 DAYTON* W, 2-1 507October 26 XAVIER* W, 5-0 455October 31 at Rhode Island* W, 3-1 75 November 2 at Massachusetts* W, 1-0 413 November 7 vs Saint Louis% W, 2-0 254 November 9 vs Dayton% W, 1-0 69 November 14 vs Tennessee# W, 2-0 250 November 16 at #6 North Carolina# L, 0-4 1085 @ - Wake Forest Nike Tournament, Winston-Salem, NC, * - Atlantic 10 Conference game% - Atlantic 10 Championship, St. Louis, MO, # - NCAA Tournament, Chapel Hill, NC

Record Overall Home Away NeutralAll Games 18-4-1 9-0-0 6-3-1 3-1-0Atlantic 10 11-0-0 6-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSName GP-GS G A Pts Sh GWG Hailey Beam 23-23 17 13 47 51 5 Whitney Weinraub 23-22 12 10 34 45 3 Sam Huecker 23-23 6 12 24 33 0 Oni Bernard 22-19 7 8 22 26 3 Jonna Handra 23-1 7 5 19 40 3Nikki Labuda Czaplicki 21-3 7 2 16 17 2 Danielle Mayeaux 23-23 5 5 15 35 0Nikki Dumencich 23-23 2 4 8 13 1 Whitney Bryant 23-23 1 6 8 7 0Sam Fried 15-0 2 1 5 7 0Jenna McKeon 23-23 1 2 4 13 0Macky Wingo 9-1 1 1 3 14 0Heather Carter 20-0 1 0 2 7 1Megan Minnix 23-23 0 2 2 3 0Katie Davies 23-23 0 2 2 0 0Katie Hadley 10-0 0 1 1 3 0Leah Zappone 21-0 0 1 1 2 0Lauren Brown 23-23 0 1 1 0 27 Kathryn Page 7-0 0 0 0 3 0Megan Mazzarella 5-0 0 0 0 2 0Maro Mansourian 5-0 0 0 0 0 0Kelly DePompa 2-0 0 0 0 0 0Kait Roberts 4-0 0 0 0 0 0Kellie Dean 5-0 0 0 0 0 0Ashley Roberto 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte 23 69 76 214 321 18 Opponents 23 26 27 79 231 4GOALKEEPER STATISTICSName GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves W L T ShoLauren Brown 23-23 1897:04 20 0.95 75 18 3 1 8.0 Juli Black 9-0 162:21 6 3.33 3 0 1 0 0.0 Natalie Lavigne 3-0 24:45 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0.0 Charlotte 23 2084:10 26 1.12 81 18 4 1 13 Opponents 23 2084:10 69 2.98 111 4 18 1 2 Team saves: 2 (* - Lavigne, Brown and Black shared 5 shutouts)

2008 HonorsATLANTIC 10 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS

ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONNCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT

ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANNikki Labuda Czaplicki (1st), Hailey Beam (2nd)

NSCAA/ADIDAS SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANHailey Beam (1st)

NSCAA ALL-AMERICANHailey Beam (3rd)

SOCCER AMERICA ALL-AMERICANHailey Beam (2nd)

SOCCER BUZZ ALL-AMERICANHailey Beam (2nd)

TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM ALL-AMERICANHailey Beam (3rd)

A-10 WOMEN'S SOCCER STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Hailey BeamATLANTIC 10 MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR

Hailey Beam ATLANTIC 10 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Whitney WeinraubALL-ATLANTIC 10

Hailey Beam (1st), Whitney Bryant (1st), Whitney Weinraub (1st), Oni Bernard (2nd),

Sam Huecker (2nd), Megan Minnix (2nd)ATLANTIC 10 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

Oni Bernard, Jonna HandraATLANTIC 10 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCEHailey Beam, Nikki Labuda Czaplicki, Megan Minnix

ATLANTIC 10 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMHailey Beam (MVP), Lauren Brown, Megan Minnix,

Whitney WeinraubESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT III

Nikki Labuda Czaplicki (1st), Hailey Beam (1st)JEWISH SPORTS REVIEW ALL-AMERICAN

Whitney WeinraubNCCSIA ALL-STATE TEAM

Hailey Beam, Whitney Bryant, Sam Huecker, Whitney Weinraub

NSCAA ALL-SOUTHEAST REGIONHailey Beam (1st), Whitney Weinraub (2nd)

NSCAA/ADIDAS SCHOLAR ALL-SOUTH REGIONHailey Beam (1st), Lauren Brown (HM),

Nikki Labuda Czaplicki (HM)SOCCER BUZZ ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION

Hailey Beam (1st), Whitney Weinraub (2nd), Whitney Bryant (3rd), Oni Bernard (All-Freshman)

SOCCER AMERICA NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEKHailey Beam (Sept. 30, Oct. 22, Nov. 12)

SOCCER BUZZ ELITE TEAM OF THE WEEKWhitney Weinraub (Sept. 10), Hailey Beam (Sept. 30)

Jonna Handra (Oct. 28), Hailey Beam (Nov. 4)TEAM MVPHailey Beam

TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM TEAM OF THE WEEKHailey Beam (Sept. 30, Nov. 4)

ATLANTIC 10 PLAYER OF THE WEEKWhitney Weinraub (Sept. 2, Sept. 8)

Hailey Beam (Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 20)Jonna Handra (Oct. 27)

ATLANTIC 10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEKJonna Handra (Sept. 2), Oni Bernard (Sept. 22)Jonna Handra (Sept. 29), Oni Bernard (Oct. 6)

Jonna Handra (Oct. 27)WAKE FOREST NIKE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Hailey BeamDanielle Mayeaux

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NSCAA All-Southeast Region2008 - Hailey Beam (1st) Whitney Weinraub (2nd)2007 - Lindsey Ozimek (1st)2006 - Lindsey Ozimek (2nd) Kelsie Ormsby (3rd)2004 - Lindsey Beam (3rd)2002 - Courtney Crandell (1st) Jennie Leeder (1st) Kim Moore (3rd)2001 - Mikel Casey (3rd)2000 - Jill Currie (2nd)1999 - Jill Currie (3rd)1998 - Christina Papp (2nd)1997 - Christina Papp (2nd) Jill Currie (3rd)1996 - Christina Papp (2nd) Blair Angell (3rd)

Conference USA All-Decade Team2004 - Christina Papp and Jill Currie

Conference Coach of the Year2007 - Jon Lipsitz (A-10)2002 - Neil Roberts (C-USA)1997 - Robbie Church (C-USA)

Conference Player of the Year2008 - Hailey Beam (A-10 Mid. of the Year) Whitney Weinraub (A-10 Offensive POY)2007 - Lindsey Ozimek (A-10 Mid. of the Yr.)2002 - Courtney Crandell (C-USA)2000 - Jill Currie (C-USA)1999 - Jill Currie (C-USA)1998 - Christina Papp (C-USA)

All-Region Honors1995 - Heather Bridgewater (3rd) Blair Angell (3rd)

NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year2002 - Neil Roberts

SoccerBuzz Southeast Region Coach of the Year2002 - Neil Roberts

SoccerBuzz All-Southeast2008 - Hailey Beam (1st) Whitney Weinbraub (2nd) Whitney Bryant (3rd) Oni Bernard (Fr.)2007 - Lindsey Ozimek (1st) Whitney Bryant (Fr.) Sam Huecker (Fr.)

2006 - Nikki Labuda (2nd) Lindsey Ozimek (3rd)2005 - Lindsey Beam (2nd) Nikki Dumencich (Fr.)2004 - Lindsey Beam (3rd)2002 - Courtney Crandell (1st) Mikel Casey (2nd) Kim Moore (2nd) Jennie Leeder (3rd)2001 - Mikel Casey (2nd)2000 - Jill Currie (2nd)1999 - Jill Currie (2nd) Jen Bransford (3rd) Shannon Roberto (Fr.)1998 - Christina Papp (1st)1997 - Christina Papp (2nd)

Courtney Crandell

Jennie LeederFirst-team

All-Southeast Region, 2002

AWARD WINNERS

Sam Huecker Christina Papp

Jill Currie

Conference Freshman of the Year2005 - Nikki Dumencich (A-10)2004 - Lindsey Beam (C-USA)2002 - Courtney Crandell (C-USA)1997 - Jill Currie (C-USA)

Conference Tournament MVP's2008 - Hailey Beam (A-10)2007 - Hailey Beam (A-10)1999 - Jen Bransford, D (C-USA) Jenn Howell, GK (C-USA)1998 - Christina Papp, F (C-USA)1995 - Heather Bridgewater, GK (C-USA) Benji Lewis, D (C-USA) Blair Angell, F (C-USA)

Nikki Dumencich2005 A-10

Rookie of the Year

Conference Honors

Whitney BryantHailey Beam

All-America HonorsLowe's Senior All-American2007 - Lindsey Ozimek (1st)

NSCAA All-America2008 - Hailey Beam (3rd)2002 - Courtney Crandell (1st)

Soccer America All-America2008 - Hailey Beam (2nd)2002 - Courtney Crandell (Freshman)

SoccerBuzz All-America2008 - Hailey Beam (2nd)2007 - Whitney Bryant (Freshman) Sam Huecker (Freshman)2004 - Lindsey Beam (Freshman)2002 - Courtney Crandell (2nd) Courtney Crandell (Freshman)1998 - Christina Papp (3rd) 1997 - Jill Currie (Freshman)

TopDrawerSoccer.com All-America2008 - Hailey Beam (3rd)

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AWARD WINNERS

Atlantic 102008- First Team: Hailey Beam, Whitney Bryant, Whitney Weinraub. Second Team: Oni Bernard, Sam Huecker, Megan Minnix. All-Rookie: Oni Bernard, Jonna Handra. All-Academic: Hailey Beam, Nikki Czaplicki, Megan Minnix.

2007- First Team: Lindsey Ozimek. Second Team: Lauren Brown, Whitney Bryant. Honorable Mention: Sam Huecker. All-Rookie: Whitney Bryant, Sam Huecker. All-Academic: Lindsey Ozimek.

2006 - First Team: Lindsey Ozimek. Second Team: Nikki Labuda, Kelsie Ormsby. All-Rookie: Lauren Brown. All-Academic: Nikki Labuda, Julie Muckle, Kelsie Ormsby, Lindsey Ozimek.

2005 - First Team: Lindsey Beam. Second Team: Nikki Dumencich, Kelsie Ormsby, Lindsey Palmiero. Honor-able Mention: Nikki Labuda. All-Rookie: Nikki Du-mencich. All-Academic: Lindsey Beam, Nikki Labuda, Kelsie Ormsby.

Conference USA2004 - Second Team: Lindsey Beam, Jill Leeder. All-Freshman: Lindsey Beam.

2003 - Second Team: Courtney Crandell, Kim Moore. Third Team: Tiffany Ross. All-Freshman: Shannon Huffman.

2002 - First Team: Courtney Crandell, Mikel Casey, Kim Moore. Second Team: Jennie Leeder. All-Freshman: Courtney Crandell.

2001 - First Team: Mikel Casey. Second Team: Jennie Leeder, Dawn Geyer, Kim Moore, Jenn Howell. Third Team: Leslie Canales, Shannon Roberto. All-Freshman: Leslie Canales.

Airey, Quinn (03-04)Allison, Abbie (00-01)Allison, Kelly (97)Anderson, Catherine (94-95)Angell, Blair (94-97)Baer, Rachel (05 - 07)Barker, Kamilah (94-97)Barnier, Stephanie (98-99)Baniowski, Ariel (05)Beam, Hailey (06 - )Berkau, Julie (94)Bernard, Oni (08 - )Black, Juli (05-08)Bodnar, Marissa (06)Booth, Jackie (94)Bransford, Jen (99)Bray, Rebecca (95-96)Brenes, Jenna (02-05)Bridgewater, Heather (94-95)Brino, Amy (96)Brooks, Jessica (95; 97-98)Brown, Alyssa (07)Brown, Lauren (06 - )Bruce, Shayna (95-96)Bryant, Whitney (07 - )Bullington, Maddy (05)Burt, Laura (97)Callahan, Jen (06)Campbell, Meredith (94-97)Canales, Leslie (01-04)Casey, Mikel (99-02)

Ciaravino, Maria (94-97)Cook, Courtney (94-97)Cote, Colleen (04-05)Crandell, Courtney (02-03)Crews, Laura (04)Currie, Jill (97-00)Currie, Sarah (97-98)Czaplicki, Nikki Labuda (04-06,08)Dansby, Lauren (01-04)Davies, Katie (07 - )Dean, Kellie (08 - )Devine, Amy (02)Devine, Erica (02)Devine, Haley (00-03)DePompa, Kelly (07)Dorsch, Brittany (04-07)Ducray, Kelly (04-05)Dumencich, Nikki (05-08)Duncan, Lindsay (00-03)Eckstein, Kelly (02)Engleking, Rachael (03)Erato, Dana (94-97)Erlandson, Emily (02)Fisher, Krissy (97)Fitzgerald, Jennifer (95-96)Foreman, Lori (96)Fox, Samantha (05-07)Franklin, Lindsay (95-98)Fried, Sam (07 - )Gegner, Sabrina (97-98)Geyer, Dawn (98-01)

LetterwinnersGillingham, Ashley (03)Giuliano, Emily (99)Gold, Shaina (06)Gooch, Laurel (94; 96)Grover, Lacy (02)Hadley, Katie (07 - )Hamilton, Alisha (06)Hager, Lindsey (03)Handra, Jonna (08 - )Harris, Sara Jane (06-07)Hayes, Jill (00-03)Hoeg, Kristina (96)Howell, Jenn (99-02)Huecker, Sam (07 - )Huffman, Shannon (03-04)Hughes, Carrie (98-99)Johnson, Christy (01)Jones, Tracie (01)Judy, Sarah (98-00)Kollmorgen, Andrea (00-03)LaVigne, Natalie (08- )Leeder, Jennie (99- 02)Leeder, Jill (01-04)Lewis, Benji (95-98)Lockwood, Laura (99-00)Ludtke, Alex (00-01)Maloomian, Katie (02)Mansourian, Maro (08 - )Mayeaux, Danielle (07 - )Mayo, Meredith (97-00)Mays, Jessica (98-00)

Mazzarella, Megan (07 - )McBrayer, Mindy (94)McKeon, Jenna (08 - )Mees, Rachel (04-07)Mercer, Nicole (06 -07)Merkel, Sandy (95)Miles, Kim (01-04)Miller, Julie (95-98)Miller, Nicole (01)Minnix, Megan (07 - )Mitchell, Ryanne (04)Mitchum, Haley (00-01)Moore, Kim (00-03)Morris, Melissa (07)Mowatt, Samantha (05)Muckle, Julie (05-06)Mullinix, Melissa (94)Murphy, Candace (01)Murphy, Shannon (95-97)Nichols, Lainey (04)Ormsby, Kelsie (03-06)Outlaw, Jordan (99)Ozimek, Lindsey Beam (04-07)Page, Kathryn (08)Palmiero, Lindsey (02-05)Papp, Christina (96-98)Partin, Melissa (94)Pelletiere, Danielle (04-05)Pfeifer, Danielle (04-05)Phillips, Kaylee (07)Ray, Cori (97-98)

Reed, Jolie (03)Reed, Kristen (94-97)Rendall, Allison (96-97)Rex, Ashley (04 -07)Robatin, Ann (94)Roberts, Kait (08)Roberto, Ashley (07 - )Roberto, Shannon (99- 02)Robinson, Katie (06)Rogers, Jennifer (94-97)Rosenbarker, Paige (05)Ross, Tiffany (00-03)Rucker, Liz (03-05)Rucinski, Amy (94-95)Ryan, Jessica (94; 97-98)Sweetingham, Kelly (98-99)Terlip, Megan (01-04)Tysse, Marianna (95)Ulmer, Emily (98-99)Weaver, Stacy (95-98)Weinraub, Whitney (07 - )Whitley, Christina (06-07)Wilson, Teresa (95)Wingo, Macky (08 - )Zappone, Leah (06 - ) Bold denotes members of 2009 team

Kim MooreThree-time

All-C-USA, 2001-03

All-Conference Honors2000 - First Team: Jill Currie. Second Team: Jenn Howell, Sarah Judy, Meredith Mayo. Third Team: Mikel Casey. All-Freshman: Jill Hayes.

1999 - First Team: Jill Currie, Jen Bransford, Meredith Mayo. Second Team: Carrie Hughes. All-Freshman: Shannon Roberto.

1998 - First Team: Christina Papp. Second Team: Jill Currie, Sarah Currie, Benji Lewis. Third Team: Meredith Mayo, Stacy Weaver. All-Freshman: Carrie Hughes.

1997 - First Team: Christina Papp, Stacy Weaver. Second Team: Blair Angell, Jill Currie. Third Team:Courtney Cook, Cori Ray. All-Freshman: Kelly Allison, Jill Currie, Meredith Mayo.

1996 - First Team: Blair Angell, Christina Papp. Third Team: Kamilah Barker, Benji Lewis. All-Freshman: Kristina Hoeg.

1995 - First Team: Blair Angell. Second Team: Heather Bridgewater, Maria Ciaravino, Kristen Reed. All-Freshman: Lindsay Franklin, Julie Miller, Marianna Tysse.

NCCSIA All-State Team2008 - Hailey Beam, Whitney Bryant, Sam Huecker, Whitney Weinraub2007 - Lindsey Ozimek, Lauren Brown2006 - Nikki Labuda, Kelsie Ormsby, Lindsey Ozimek2005 - Lindsey Beam, Juli Black, Nikki Dumencich Kelsie Ormsby2004 - Lindsey Beam2003 - Courtney Crandell, Kim Moore

UMBRO Select All-Star Classic2000 - Jill Currie

Kelsie OrmsbyTwo-time

All-A-10, 2005-06

Blair AngellThree-time

All-C-USA, 1995-97

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Goals1. 36 Courtney Cook .......... 1994-972. 31 Jill Currie ................... 1997-003. 30 Christina Papp ........... 1996-98 30 Courtney Crandell ..... 2002-035. 27 Meredith Mayo .......... 1997-00 27 Nikki Labuda Czaplicki ..2004-06, 087. 26 Hailey Beam ................ 2006 - 8. 24 Blair Angell ............... 1994-979. 20 Lindsey Ozimek ........ 2004-0710. 18 Jennie Leeder ............. 1999-02 18 Nikki Dumencich ...... 2005-08 18 Whitney Weinraub ........2007

Assists1. 43 Lindsey Ozimek ........ 2004-07 2. 30 Courtney Cook .......... 1994-97 30 Christina Papp ........... 1996-984. 29 Meredith Mayo .......... 1997-005. 26 Jill Currie ................... 1997-006. 21 Hailey Beam ................ 2006 -7. 20 Tiffany Ross .............. 2000-038. 18 Sam Huecker ................ 2007-9. 15 Blair Angell ............... 1994-9710. 14 Rachel Mees .............. 2004-07

Points1. 102 Courtney Cook .......... 1994-972. 90 Christina Papp ........... 1996-983. 88 Jill Currie ................... 1997-00 4. 83 Meredith Mayo .......... 1997-00 83 Lindsey Ozimek ........ 2004-076. 73 Hailey Beam ................ 2006 - 7. 72 Courtney Crandell ..... 2002-038. 63 Blair Angell .............. 1994-97 63 Nikki Labuda Czaplicki ..2004-06, 0810. 48 Whitney Weinraub ..... 2007 -

Career

Courtney Cook

Single Season Goals

1. 21 Courtney Crandell .......... 20022. 18 Courtney Cook ............... 19943. 17 Hailey Beam ................. 20084. 12 Blair Angell .................... 1996 12 Christina Papp ................ 1998 12 Whitney Weinraub ....... 20087. 10 Jill Currie ....................... 20008. 9 Christina Papp ................ 1996 9 Christina Papp ................ 1997 9 Stephanie Barnier........... 1999 9 Jennie Leeder ................. 2002 9 Courtney Crandell .......... 2003 9 Nikki Dumencich ........... 2005 9 Nikki Labuda Czaplicki . 2005 9 Nikki Labuda Czaplicki . 2006

Assists1. 19 Lindsey Beam (Ozimek) 20052. 13 Christina Papp ................ 1998 13 Lindsey Ozimek ............. 2007 13 Hailey Beam ................. 20085. 12 Courtney Cook ............... 1994 12 Meredith Mayo .............. 1999 12 Jill Currie ....................... 2000 12 Sam Huecker ................ 20089. 11 Christina Papp ................ 1997 11 Tiffany Ross ................... 2002

Points1. 50 Courtney Crandell ..... 20022. 48 Courtney Cook .......... 19943. 47 Hailey Beam ............. 20084. 37 Christina Papp ........... 19985. 34 Whitney Weinraub .. 20086. 32 Jill Currie ................... 20007. 29 Christina Papp ........... 1997 29 Lindsey Ozimek ........ 20059. 28 Blair Angell ............... 199610. 26 Meredith Mayo .......... 1999

GoalkeepingSeason Goals Against Average

(Min. 500 minutes)1. 0.78 Lauren Brown ................20072. 0.93 Jenn Howell .....................20013. 0.95 Lauren Brown ................20084. 1.06 Juli Black .........................20065. 1.07 Andrea Kollmorgen .........2000

Season Saves1. 126 Heather Bridgewater .......19952. 92 Heather Bridgewater .......19943. 90 Kristina Hoeg ..................1996 90 Jenn Howell .....................20015. 86 Jessica Brooks .................1998

Season Shutouts1. 10 Lauren Brown ................20072. 8 Lauren Brown ................20083. 7 Heather Bridgewater .......1995 7 Jessica Brooks .................19985. 6 Kristina Hoeg ..................1996 6 Jenn Howell .....................2001

Career Goals Against Average (Min. 1500 minutes)

1. 0.95 Lauren Brown .............. 2006-2. 1.09 Jessica Brooks ........... 1995-982. 1.14 Jenn Howell ............... 1999-024. 1.20 Heather Bridgewater . 1994-95

Career Saves1. 324 Jenn Howell ............... 1999-022. 218 Heather Bridgewater . 1994-953. 187 Lauren Brown .............. 2006-

Career Shutouts1. 19 Lauren Brown .............. 2006-2. 18 Jenn Howell ............... 1999-023. 11 Jessica Brooks ........... 1995-984. 8 Shannon Huffman ..... 2003-04 8 Heather Bridgewater . 1994-95Bold denotes player on the 2009 team

Courtney Crandell

FreshmanGoals

1. 21 Courtney Crandell ..... 20022. 18 Courtney Cook .......... 19943. 9 Nikki Dumencich ...... 20054. 8 Kamilah Barker ......... 1994 8 Marianna Tysse ......... 1995 8 Meredith Mayo .......... 1997

Assists1. 12 Courtney Cook .......... 19942. 8 Courtney Crandell ..... 2002 8 Oni Bernard ............. 20084. 7 Julie Berkau ............... 1994 7 Melissa Mullinix ....... 1994

Points1. 50 Courtney Crandell ..... 20022. 48 Courtney Cook .......... 19943. 22 Kamilah Barker ......... 1994 22 Meredith Mayo .......... 1997 22 Oni Bernard ............. 2008

Goals Against Average (Min. 500 minutes)

1. 1.07 Andrea Kollmorgen .... 20002. 1.23 Juli Black .................... 20053. 1.25 Jenn Howell ................ 19994. 1.39 Kristina Hoeg ............. 1996

Saves1. 90 Kristina Hoeg ............. 19962. 77 Shannon Huffman ....... 20033. 75 Jenn Howell ................ 19994. 67 Juli Black .................... 2005

Shutouts1. 6 Kristina Hoeg ............. 19962. 4.5 Andrea Kollmorgen .... 20003. 4 Jenn Howell ................ 1999 4 Shannon Huffman ......

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GAMEGoals: 3, 10 times, most recently (Hailey Beam vs. St. Bonaventure, 9/28/08)Assists: 5, Sam Hucker vs. Xavier, 10/26/08Points: 8, 2 times, most recently (Hailey Beam vs. St. Bonaventure, 9/28/08)Shots: 16, Courtney Cook vs. East Carolina, 10/19/94 Goalie saves: 17, Heather Bridgewater at Clemson, 9/12/95GK Minutes: 150:00, 5 times, most recently (Jenn Howell vs. Saint Louis 10/19/01)

CAREERGames: 87, Stacy Weaver, 1995-98Goals: 36, Courtney Cook, 1994-97Assists: 43, Lindsey Ozimek, 2004-07Points: 102, Courtney Cook (36 goals, 30 asts), 1994-97Shots: 200, Jill Currie, 1997-00Goalie saves: 324, Jenn Howell, 1999-02Hat Tricks: 2, Courtney Cook, 1994-97Game-winners: 11, Christina Papp, 1996-98Goals against avg.: 0.95, Lauren Brown, 2006-Shutouts: 19, Lauren Brown, 2006 -

SEASONGames: 24, Stephanie Barnier, Sarah Currie, Lindsay Franklin, Carrie Hughes, Sarah Judy, Benji Lewis, Meredith Mayo, Christina Papp, Jessica Ryan, Stacy Weaver, 1998Goals: 21, Courtney Crandell, 2002Assists: 19, Lindsey Beam (Ozimek), 2005Shots: 69, Courtney Cook and Melissa Mullinix, 1994Points: 50, Courtney Crandell (21 goals, 8 assists), 2002Goalie saves: 126, Heather Bridgewater, 1995Hat Tricks: 2, Courtney Cook, 1994Game-winners: 7, Courtney Crandell, 2002Goals against avg.: 0.78, Lauren Brown, 2007Shutouts: 10.5, Lauren Brown, 2007Minutes played: 2041:00, Jessica Brooks, 1998

Team RecordsGOALS:Game: 12 vs. Furman, Sept. 10, 1994Season: 69 in 2008ASSISTS:Game: 10 vs. Xavier, Oct. 26, 2008Season: 76 in 2008SHOTS:Game: 46, vs. Furman, Sept. 10, 1994Season: 328 in 1994CORNER KICKS:Game: 19 vs. USF, Nov. 5, 1997Season: 135 in 1995SAVES:Game: 17 at Clemson, Sept. 12, 1995Season: 135 in 2002KEEPER'S GAA:Season: 0.76 in 2007SHUTOUTS: Season: 13 in 2008

Wins In A Season: 18 in 2008Win Streak: 15 games; 9//21/08 - 11/14/08Unbeaten Streak: 18; 8/30/02 - 11/6/02Consecutive Scoring Streak: 19; 9/7/94-9/6/95Shutout Streak: 4 games; 6 times Margin of Victory: 12-0; vs. Furman (9/10/94)Highest National Ranking In The Four Polls: # 9 (Soccer Buzz, 10/28/02) #12 (NSCAA, 11/4/02) #13 (Soccer America, 11/4/02) #14 (Soccer Times, 11/4/02)

Jessica Brooks Stacy WeaverHeather Bridgewater Lauren Brown Lindsey Beam Ozimek

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-- All-Time Series Results --Alabama ................................ 0-2-0Appalachian State .............. 4-0-0Arizona State ......................... 0-1-0Auburn .................................. 0-1-0Belmont Abbey ..................... 1-0-0Buffalo .................................. 1-0-0UC-Santa Barbara ................. 0-2-0Campbell ............................... 1-0-0Central Florida ...................... 1-1-0Charleston Southern .............. 2-0-0Cincinnati ............................. 5-6-1Citadel ................................... 1-0-0Clemson ............................... 1-6-0College of Charleston ........... 2-0-0Davidson............................... 9-3-1Dayton .................................. 5-0-0Delaware ............................... 1-0-0Denver ................................... 0-1-0DePaul ................................... 7-0-2Duke ...................................... 1-5-0Duquesne .............................. 2-1-0East Carolina ......................... 6-2-0

East Tennessee State ........... 1-0-0Elon ....................................... 2-0-0Evansville .............................. 1-0-1Florida State .......................... 1-0-0Fordham............................... 3-1-1Francis Marion .................... 2-0-0Fresno State ........................... 0-1-0Furman .................................. 6-2-0George Washington ............. 3-0-0Georgia ................................ 0-3-0Georgia Southern .................. 1-0-0Georgia State ........................ 2-0-1Houston ................................. 4-0-3Indiana ................................... 0-0-1La Salle ................................. 1-1-0Liberty ................................... 1-0-0Louisville ............................. 9-2-2Marshall ................................ 1-0-0Marquette ........................... 3-14-1Massachusetts ...................... 2-1-0Memphis ............................... 9-1-0Mercer ................................... 1-1-1

Miami .................................... 1-0-0Mississippi ............................ 0-2-0Mississippi State ................... 1-1-0New Jersey Tech ................... 1-0-0North Carolina ...................... 0-4-0NC State ............................... 2-2-0UNC Asheville ...................... 1-0-1UNC Greensboro .................. 3-2-0UNC Wilmington .................. 3-2-0Ohio....................................... 0-1-0Ohio State .............................. 0-0-1Oregon ................................... 0-1-0Queens ................................... 2-0-0Pepperdine ............................. 0-1-0Pittsburgh .............................. 1-0-0Radford ................................. 2-0-0Rhode Island ........................ 2-2-0Richmond ............................. 5-0-0St. Bonaventure ..................... 3-0-0Saint Joseph's ...................... 3-0-0Saint Louis ........................... 8-5-1San Francisco ........................ 1-0-0

South Alabama ...................... 0-1-0South Carolina ...................... 6-2-0USF ....................................... 5-2-1Southern Miss ....................... 6-0-1Temple .................................. 3-0-0Tennesse ................................ 1-1-0Tennessee Tech...................... 1-1-0TCU....................................... 1-0-0Tulane .................................... 7-1-0UAB ..................................... 6-1-1UCLA .................................... 0-2-0Virginia.................................. 0-1-0VCU ...................................... 0-1-0Virginia Tech ......................... 3-1-1Wake Forest .......................... 0-9-1Western Carolina ................... 1-0-0Xavier ................................... 4-0-015-Year Total ............... 186-101-272009 Opponents in boldVillanova and William & Mary are fi rst time foes in 2009

All-Time Hat Tricks (3 goals in a game)Julie Berkau vs. Furman, 9/10/94Meredith Campbell vs. Furman, 9/10/94Courtney Cook vs. East Carolina, 10/19/94Courtney Cook vs. Queens, 10/25/94Marianna Tysse vs. Memphis, 9/2/95Meredith Mayo vs. UNC Greensboro, 9/4/99Jill Currie vs. Southern Miss, 10/15/00Courtney Crandell vs. Marquette, 10/11/02Whitney Weinraub vs. Tenn. Tech, 8/31/08Hailey Beam vs. St. Bonaventure, 9/28/08


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1994 - Record: 13-4-2Coach: Robbie Church

S 3 at Liberty ..............................................W, 5-0S 4 South Alabama ......................................L, 0-1S 7 at Davidson...........................................W, 4-2S 10 vs. Furman$ ........................................W, 12-0S 11 vs. UNC Asheville$ ...................... T, 1-1 (OT)S 14 Campbell ..............................................W, 2-1S 18 Appalachian St. ....................................W, 6-0S 21 at Charleston So. ..................................W, 1-0S 25 Clemson.................................................L, 2-9S 28 Radford .................................................W, 2-1O 2 at Georgia So. .......................................W, 3-1O 12 Wake Forest ...........................................L, 2-3O 15 at Furman .............................................W, 3-0O 16 Louisville...................................... T, 1-1 (OT)O 19 East Carolina ........................................W, 5-1O 22 at Alabama .............................................L, 0-1O 25 Queens ..................................................W, 3-1O 29 at Clge. of Charleston ..........................W, 4-1N 5 Virginia Tech ........................................W, 2-0$ - Puma/UNC Asheville Tournament

1995 - Record: 13-7-2Conference USA Record: 2-2-1

Coach: Robbie ChurchS 3 Memphis* .............................................W, 7-2S 6 Davidson ..............................................W, 2-0S 8 at UNC Greensboro ...............................L, 0-2S 12 at Clemson .............................................L, 0-2S 17 Virginia ..................................................L, 0-5S 20 Furman .................................................W, 3-1S 24 at Cincinnati ..........................................L, 0-3S 27 Alabama ................................................L, 1-3S 29 at Georgia State ....................................W, 4-0O 1 at Georgia ..............................................L, 2-4O 6 at Marquette ................................W, 2-1 (OT)O 8 at Louisville ...........................................L, 0-2O 11 at Wake Forest .............................. T, 0-0 (OT)O 14 Evansville* ................................... T, 0-0 (OT)O 16 Queens .........................................W, 1-0 (OT)O 18 at Appalachian St..................................W, 3-1O 20 Radford .................................................W, 2-0O 24 Charleston So. ......................................W, 2-1O 26 UNC Asheville .....................................W, 3-0N 2 vs. Memphis& ......................................W, 4-1N 3 vs. Louisville& .....................................W, 4-0N 5 vs. Evansville& ...........................W, 1-0 (OT)* - Conference USA Game& - C-USA Tournament, Cincinnati, OH

1996 - Record: 10-9-2Conference USA Record: 5-4

Coach: Robbie ChurchS 1 Appalachian St. ....................................W, 4-0S 4 Wake Forest ...........................................L, 0-2S 6 South Carolina ......................................W, 4-3S 12 Central Florida ......................................L, 0-1S 15 Mercer .......................................... T, 2-2 (OT)S 19 at South Florida* ..................................W, 3-2S 22 Georgia ..................................................L, 0-2S 26 Tulane* .................................................W, 7-0S 29 Marquette* ............................................L, 1-2O 2 at Furman .............................................W, 4-1O 4 at Memphis* .........................................W, 4-0O 6 at Saint Louis*.......................................L, 0-1O 9 at Davidson................................... T, 0-0 (OT)O 15 at Clemson .............................................L, 1-3O 18 at Louisville* .........................................L, 1-3O 20 at Cincinnati* ........................................L, 0-3O 25 UAB* ...................................................W, 5-1O 28 Georgia State ........................................W, 2-1N 2 DePaul* ................................................W, 8-0N 7 Louisville& ..........................................W, 3-0N 9 Marquette& ...........................................L, 0-2* - Conference USA Game& - C-USA Tournament, Charlotte, NC


Coach: Robbie ChurchA 31 at Wake Forest .......................................L, 0-2S 5 E. Tenn. State .....................................W, 10-0S 7 Duke ......................................................L, 0-3S 12 South Florida*& ...................................W, 5-1S 14 Buffalo& ..............................................W, 1-0S 19 at Marquette* ...............................L, 0-1 (OT)S 21 at DePaul* ............................................W, 1-0S 24 Davidson ..............................................W, 3-1S 26 Memphis* .............................................W, 2-0S 28 Louisville*............................................W, 3-2O 3 at Tulane* .............................................W, 2-1O 5 at UAB* ...............................................W, 2-1O 12 at Central Florida..................................W, 2-0O 14 at Mercer ..............................................W, 2-0O 17 Saint Louis* .........................................W, 2-0O 24 Cincinnati* ................................... T, 1-1 (OT)O 30 Belmont Abbey.....................................W, 7-1N 1 at South Carolina ..................................W, 4-0N 6 vs. South Florida! .................................W, 5-2N 7 vs. Marquette! .......................................L, 2-3* - Conference USA Game& - Puma Classic, Charlotte, NC! - C-USA Tournament St. Louis, MO


Coach: Robbie ChurchS 1 UNC Greensboro ..................................W, 2-1S 5 at Appalachian St..................................W, 4-2S 8 at NC State ...........................................W, 3-0S 12 at San Francisco& .......................W, 3-2 (OT)S 13 vs. UCLA& ...........................................L, 0-1S 18 at Cincinnati* ........................................L, 1-2S 20 at Louisville* ...............................W, 1-0 (OT)S 25 Tulane* .................................................W, 2-0S 27 Southern Miss*.....................................W, 7-0O 2 Memphis* .............................................W, 2-0O 4 UAB* ...................................................W, 3-1O 8 Wake Forest ...........................................L, 2-4O 13 at Duke ..................................................L, 0-2O 16 at DePaul ...................................... T, 1-1 (OT)O 18 at Marquette* ........................................L, 0-1O 21 at Davidson...........................................W, 1-0O 23 Saint Louis* .........................................W, 3-1O 25 Houston* ..............................................W, 3-0O 30 South Fla.* ................................... T, 2-2 (OT)N 4 vs. Saint Louis@ ..................................W, 2-0N 5 vs. Cincinnati@ ....................................W, 2-1N 7 vs. Marquette@! ............................T 0-0 (OT)N 11 South Carolina% ..................................W, 2-0N 14 at North Carolina% ...............................L, 0-6* - Conference USA Game& - Diadora Clsc., San Francisco, CA@ - C-USA Tourn., Farmer's Branch, TX! - Win Tournament on Penalty Kicks% - NCAA Tournament


Coach: Neil RobertsA 28 Davidson ..............................................W, 3-0S 1 Elon ......................................................W, 5-0S 4 at UNC Greensboro ..............................W, 5-1S 10 vs. UCLA& ...........................................L, 0-7S 12 vs. Oregon& ..........................................L, 1-2S 17 Louisville*............................................W, 7-0S 19 Cincinnati* ...........................................W, 2-0S 24 at Southern Miss* .................................W, 1-0S 26 at Tulane* .............................................W, 1-0O 1 at UAB* ...............................................W, 2-1O 3 at Memphis* .........................................W, 2-0O 12 at Wake Forest .......................................L, 1-3O 15 Marquette* ...........................................W, 1-0O 17 DePaul* .......................................W, 2-1 (OT)O 19 NC State ....................................W, 3-2 (2OT)O 22 at Houston* ............................... T, 2-2 (2 OT)O 24 at Saint Louis*.......................................L, 0-1O 27 Duke ......................................................L, 1-4O 29 at South Fla.* ............................L, 2-3 (2 OT)N 3 vs. Cincinnati% ....................................W, 2-1N 4 vs. Houston%$ .......................... T, 2-2 (4 OT)N 6 vs. Marquette% ............................L, 1-2 (OT)* - Conference USA Game& - Wake Forest Tourn., Winston-Salem, NC% - C-USA Tourn., Farmer's Branch, TX$ - Advanced on penalty kicks


Coach: Neil RobertsA 25 Virginia Tech ........................................W, 3-2A 30 at Elon ..................................................W, 2-0S 1 vs. Auburn& .................................L, 2-3 (OT)S 3 at Clemson&..........................................L, 0-1S 6 at Davidson..................................W, 3-2 (OT)S 9 UNC Greensboro ...................................L, 2-3S 12 Wake Forest ...........................................L, 1-2S 15 Memphis* .............................................W, 3-2S 17 UAB* ...................................................W, 3-0S 22 Saint Louis* .................................. 0-0 (2 OT)S 24 Houston* ..............................................W, 5-0S 27 at NC State ............................................L, 0-3S 29 at DePaul* ............................................W, 2-0O 1 at Marquette* ........................................L, 0-2O 13 Tulane* .................................................W, 2-0O 15 Southern Miss*.....................................W, 3-2O 20 at Louisville* ........................................W, 3-0O 22 at Cincinnati* ............................L, 0-1 (2 OT)O 25 at Duke .........................................L, 1-2 (OT)O 29 at South Florida* ..................................W, 2-0N 1 vs. Southern Miss@ .............................W, 2-0N 2 vs. Marquette@ .....................................L, 1-4* - Conference USA Game& - Clemson/Nike Inv., Clemson, SC@ - C-USA Tournament, St. Louis, MO


Coach: Neil RobertsA 31 at Va. Tech ................................. T, 1-1 (2 OT)S 7 at North Carolina$ .................................L, 0-5S 9 vs. Duke$...............................................L, 0-1S 12 at UNC Greensboro ..............................W, 1-0S 18 Davidson ..............................................W, 2-1S 21 Houston* ..............................................W, 4-0S 23 Tulane* .................................................W, 1-0S 28 at Southern Miss* .................................W, 1-0S 30 at South Florida* ..................................W, 3-0O 4 Furman ...................................... T, 1-1 (2 OT)O 12 at Marquette* ........................................L, 0-1O 14 at DePaul* ............................................W, 4-1

O 16 NC State ................................................L, 0-1O 19 Saint Louis* .............................. T, 2-2 (2 OT)O 23 at Wake Forest .......................................L, 1-2O 26 Cincinnati* ............................................L, 0-1O 28 Louisville*............................................W, 3-1N 2 at East Carolina* ..................................W, 2-1N 7 vs. E. Carolina&!....................... T, 0-0 (2 OT)N 8 at Marquette& .......................................L, 0-1* - Conference USA Game$ - Carolina Nike Clsc., Chapel Hill, NC& - C-USA Tournament, Milwaukee, WI! - Advanced on penalty kicks


Coach: Neil RobertsA 30 at Davidson..................................W, 3-2 (OT)S 6 South Carolina$ ....................................W, 2-0S 8 Virginia Tech$ ......................................W, 3-1S 13 at Miami& ............................................W, 5-2S 15 vs. Florida State&.................................W, 4-3S 20 at Houston* ............................... T, 2-2 (2 OT)S 22 at TCU* ................................................W, 3-1S 27 UAB ............................................W, 4-3 (OT)S 29 Memphis ...............................................W, 3-0O 3 at Furman .............................................W, 3-2O 11 Marquette* ...........................................W, 4-1O 13 DePaul* ................................................W, 4-0O 18 East Carolina* ......................................W, 1-0O 20 Duke .....................................................W, 2-1O 25 at Cincinnati* ............................ T, 0-0 (2 OT)O 27 at Louisville* ........................................W, 6-1N 1 at Saint Louis*......................................W, 3-2N 6 Memphis% ...........................................W, 2-0N 7 Marquette% ...........................................L, 1-2N 15 James Madison# ....................................L, 0-1 * - Conference USA Game$ - Charlotte Classic, Charlotte, NC& - Miami Inv., Miami, FL% - C-USA Tournament, Charlotte, NC# - NCAA Tourn. First Round, Charlotte, NC

2003 - Record: 7-11-2Conference USA: 5-4-1 Coach: Neil Roberts

A 29 Fresno State ...........................................L, 1-3A 31 UC Santa Barbara ..................................L, 0-4S 5 Delaware$ ............................................W, 3-1S 7 UNC-Wilmington$ ................................L, 0-1S 12 vs. #21 Denver& ...................................L, 3-4S 14 at #13 Tennessee& ................................L, 0-3S 19 UAB* ....................................................L, 1-2S 21 USF* .....................................................L, 1-3S 26 at Southern Miss* ...................... T, 2-2 (2 OT)S 28 at Tulane* ............................................... l, 0-1O 4 Furman ..................................................L, 1-2O 7 #15 Wake Forest ....................................L, 1-4O 10 DePaul* ................................................W, 3-1O 12 Saint Louis* .........................................W, 2-1O 17 at Marquette* ............................L, 2-3 (2 OT)O 21 Davidson ..............................................W, 2-0O 24 at Cincinnati* ...........................W, 1-0 (2 OT)O 26 Louisville*............................................W, 5-0O 31 at East Carolina* .........................W, 1-0 (OT)N 5 vs. UAB#^ ................................. T, 1-1 (2 OT)* - Conference USA game$ - Charlotte Classic, Charlotte, NC& - First Tennessee Classic, Knoxville, TN# - C-USA Tournament, Charlotte, NC^ - UAB advanced on penalty kicks

2004 - Record: 5-12-2Conference USA: 5-3-2 Coach: Neil Roberts

A 27 at UNC Wilmington .................... L, 2-4A 29 at Davidson ................................. L, 0-1S 3 Mississippi$...................................... L, 0-1S 5 VCU$ ......................................L, 1-5S 10 at Santa Barbara ....................................L, 2-8S 12 at Pepperdine ....................................... L, 0-1S 19 at South Carolina ....................... L, 1-2 (2 ot) S 24 East Carolina* ......................................W, 2-0S 26 Ohio University .....................................L, 0-1O 1 Marquette* ............................................L, 0-4 O 3 DePaul* ..................................... T, 3-3 (2 OT) O 8 at Memphis* ........................................ L, 1-5 O 10 at Saint Louis*.......................................L, 0-3 O 15 Southern Miss* ............................W, 2-1O 17 Tulane* .................................................W, 2-0O 22 at Louisville* ............................ T, 0-0 (2 OT)O 24 at Cincinnati* ........................................W 2-0O 29 at Houston* ..........................................W, 2-0N 3 vs. Marquette& ......................................L, 1-2*Conference USA Games$ - Charlotte Classic, Charlotte, NC& - C-USA Tournament, St. Louis, MO

2005 Record: 11-9-0, Atlantic 10: 6-3-0

Coach: Jon LipsitzA 26 Davidson ...............................................L, 1-2A 28 Mercer ...................................................L, 1-2S 4 UNC Wilmington .................................W, 4-2S 6 at Tennessee Tech ......................L, 2-3 (2 OT)S 9 vs. Furman& .............................W, 2-1 (2 OT)

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1998 Conference USA Tournament Champions earned the program's fi rst ever bid to the NCAA Tournament.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

2007 Atlantic 10 Regular Season and Tournament champions. Won second straight A-10 regular season title and earned the program's third bid to the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Tournament Teams

2002 Conference USA Regular Season champions earned the program’s fi rst ever national ranking as they rose to a high of #9 in one of the four national polls. Recorded an undefeated regular season, and earned the program’s sec-ond bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2008 Atlantic 10 Regular Season and Tournament champions. Won third straight A-10 Regular Season title and second straight A-10 Tournament title. Finished the season ranked #18 in the fi nal Soccer America poll which is the program's highest season ending ranking. Earned the school's fourth bid to the NCAA Tournament.

S 11 vs. South Carolina& .............................W, 2-1S 16 at Ole Miss ............................................L, 0-3S 18 at Mississippi State ................................L, 1-2S 25 Marshall................................................W, 2-1S 30 at Saint Louis*.......................................L, 1-2O 2 at Duquesne* .........................................L, 1-2O 7 St. Bonaventure* ..................................W, 4-1 O 9 Fordham* .............................................W, 7-0O 14 at Xavier* .............................................W, 3-0O 16 at Dayton* ............................................W, 1-0O 22 Richmond* ...............................W, 2-1 (2 OT)O 28 Massachusetts* ......................................L, 0-2O 30 Rhode Island*.......................................W, 3-2N 3 vs. Duquesne$ .............................W, 2-1 (OT)N 4 vs. Rhode Island& .................................L, 0-2& - Carolinas' Cup, Clemson, SC* - Atlantic 10 Games$ - Atlantic 10 Tournament, Dayton, OH

2006 - Record: 13-5-2Atlantic 10: 8-1-0

Coach: Jon LipsitzA 25 Francis Marion .....................................W, 2-1A 27 Georgia State .............................. T, 1-1(2 OT)S 1 Mississippi State...................................W, 5-02 3 at East Carolina .....................................L, 0-2S 9 vs. South Carolina& .............................W, 1-0S 11 vs. Clemson& ........................................L, 0-3S 15 Indiana ........................................ T, 1-1(2 OT)S 19 at Davidson............................................L, 0-3S 22 at College of Charleston .......................W, 3-2S 24 New Jersey Tech ...................................W, 5-0S 29 Temple* ................................................W, 2-0O 1 Saint Joseph's .......................................W, 3-1O 6 at La Salle ..............................................L, 1-2O 8 at George Washington* .............W, 3-2(2 OT)O 14 at Richmond* ...............................W, 2-1(OT)O 20 at Fordham* .........................................W, 3-2

O 22 at St. Bonaventure* ..............................W, 3-0O 27 Xavier* .................................................W, 3-2O 29 Dayton* ..................................... W, 3-2 (2 OTN 3 vs. Fordham% .......................................L, 1-2& - Carolinas' Cup, Greensville, SC* - Atlantic 10 Games% - Atlantic 10 Tournament, St. Louis, MO

2007 - Record: 16-5-1Atlantic 10: 9-1-1

Coach: Jon LipsitzA 31 The Citadel ...........................................W, 6-0S 2 East Carolina ........................................W, 2-0S 6 at Georgia ..............................................L, 0-2S 9 at Arizona State .....................................L, 0-1S 14 #13 South Carolina# ..............................L, 0-2S 16 #17 Clemson#.......................................W, 3-1S 21 at UNC Wilmington .............................W, 1-0S 23 Western Carolina ..................................W, 2-0S 27 at Duquesne* ..................W, 5-0S 30 Fordham* .................................. T, 1-1 (2 OT)O 5 at Saint Joseph's* .................................W, 4-0O 7 at Temple* ............................................W, 1-0O 12 George Washington* ..........................W, 3-0O 14 Richmond* ..............................W, 2-1 (OT)O 19 at Xavier* .............................................W, 3-1O 21 at Dayton* ...........................................W, 2-1O 26 Massachusetts* .........................W, 1-0O 28 Rhode Island*........................................L, 0-1N 3 at Saint Louis*......................................W, 1-0N 9 Richmond% ......................W, 1-0N 11 Fordham% ........................W, 3-2N 16 vs. Clemson$ .........................................L, 2-4# - Carolinas' Cup, Charlotte, NC* - Atlantic 10 Game% - Atlantic 10 Tournament, Charlotte, NC$ - NCAA Tournament, Knoxville, TN

2008 - Record: 18-4-1Atlantic 10: 11-0-0Coach: Jon Lipsitz

A 22 at #2 North Carolina ..............................L, 1-5A 25 UNC Wilmington ..................................W 3-2A 31 Tennessee Tech .....................................W, 8-0S 5 at Ohio State .............................. T, 1-1 (2 OT)S 7 at Pittsburgh .........................................W, 1-0S 12 at #16 Wake Forest@ ............................L, 0-3S 14 vs. Virginia Tech@ ................................L, 1-5S 21 Francis Marion .....................................W, 6-0S 26 La Salle*...............................................W, 6-0S 28 at St. Bonaventure* ..............................W, 8-2O 4 Saint Louis* .........................................W, 3-0O 10 Temple* ................................................W, 1-0O 12 Saint Joseph's* .....................................W, 8-0O 17 at Richmond* .......................................W, 3-2O 19 at George Washington* ........................W, 3-0O 24 Dayton* ................................................W, 2-1O 26 Xavier* .................................................W, 5-0O 31 at Rhode Island* ...................................W, 3-1N 2 at Massachusetts* .................................W, 1-0N 7 at Saint Louis% ....................................W, 2-0N 9 vs. Dayton% .........................................W, 1-0N 14 vs. Tennessee$ ......................................W, 2-0N 16 at #6 North Carolina$ ............................L, 0-4@ - Wake Forest Nike Tournament, Winston-Salem, NC* - Atlantic 10 Game% - Atlantic 10 Tournament, St. Louis, MO$ - NCAA Tournament, Chapel Hill, NC


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THE ATLANTIC 10

JUDY ROSEDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Charlotte 49ers Director of Athletics Judy

Rose is one of the most successful and well-respected Athletics Directors in the nation. At the time of her appointment in 1990, she was just the third female to be put in charge of a Division I program. In 1999-2000, she became the fi rst female to serve on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. She served a fi ve-year term (2000-2004) on that committee. She also completed a term as 2003-04 President of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

With the 49ers, she has overseen the 49ers moves from the Sun Belt Conference to the Metro Conference to Conference USA and onto the Atlantic 10 in 2005-06. She has overseen the 49ers growth into a program that for the fi rst time is fully-funded at the NCAA level for athletic scholarships. She has helped raise monies for new athletic facilities, including the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center (Dale F. Halton Arena), the Miltimore-Wallis Athletics and Academic Training Center, the Irwin Belk Track and Field Center (Transamerica Field), the Wachovia Fieldhouse, the Short Game Golf Practice Facility at Rocky River Golf of Concord, N.C. and the Robert and Mariam Hayes Baseball Stadium. The 49ers will begin construction on their on-campus tennis facility in the spring of 2010. In all, she has helped develop nearly $50 million worth of athletic facilities which have enhanced playing venues, academic services, strength and conditioning programs, training and medical support. In all, these upgrades have improved the experience of each and every student-athlete, as a student and as an athlete. She has been instrumental in attracting national sporting events to Charlotte, including the 1994 Men’s Final Four, the 1996 Women’s Final Four, the 1997 AAU Junior Olympics and the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer College Cup. In 2008, the 49ers hosted the NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball East Regional at Bobcats Arena.

It is under her watch that the 49ers have expanded opportunities to include women’s soccer and men’s and women’s track. Her next step has been to lead the 49ers most aggressive push to add football to the Charlotte 49ers program. Winning approval from both the Chancellor and UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees, the 49ers have pushed forward with plans to start the program in 2013. In addition, it has been under Rose’s leadership that the 49ers athletics program has enjoyed its best success. The men’s basketball program has copped nine NCAA bids under her reign and men’s soccer has enjoyed fi ve bids, including a trip to the 1996 National Semifi nals. Baseball, wommen’s basketball, women’s soccer and golf have all posted multiple NCAA Tournament bids while the men’s tennis team earned its fi rst-ever bid. The 49ers have also landed their fi rst-ever individual NCAA qualifi ers in men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and fi eld and cross-country. Recent highlights include four straight A-10 titles for the women’s indoor track, women’s outdoor track and golf programs as well as a program-best third-place fi nish at the 2007 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. With that top four fi nish, Charlotte has boasted a “Final Four” team in both decades that Rose has served as A.D. (‘90’s - M. Soccer, 1996; ‘00’s - Golf, 2007). Since Rose became A.D., 14 of the school’s 16 athletic programs have either won a league title or been represented in NCAA play, or both. Along the way, Rose has reaped her share of awards, most notably the 2001 NACDA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year Award. Other awards have included the Pegasus Award in 1999, the 1996 Bob Quincy Award by the Charlotte Sportsman Club, and the 1996 Charlotte Regional Sports Commission “Sixth-Man” Award for city-wide athletic achievement. She was selected the 1996 Woman of the Year in Charlotte and was named the 1997 Citizen of the Year by the University Chamber of Commerce. In 1986, she became the fi rst female inducted into the Blacksburg (S.C.) Hall of Fame and she received her 25-Year Service Award from UNC Charlotte in 2000. More recently, she was inducted into Winthrop’s Athletics Hall of Fame, was named one of the city’s Top Businesswomen by The Business Journal and was recognized with the Judy Wilkins Rose endowment as part of the University YMCA’s Y Pathways program.

On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now the Atlantic 10 Conference was conceived. What started as an eight-school, men’s basketball-only affi liation has grown into a 14-university, 21-sport league that is universally hailed as one of the best conferences in the country. That growth and prominence is a direct result of the ideals and commitments of the member institutions of the Atlantic 10 - the University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, The George Washington University, La Salle University, Univer-sity of Massachusetts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph’s University, Saint Louis University, Temple University, and Xavier University. The presidents and chancellors of Atlantic 10 institutions, in conjunction with Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade, have made a strong commitment to making the academic and athletics equation a successful one. Over the years, the league membership has strived to better recog-

nize the academic accomplishments of its student-athletes. The Commissioner’s Honor Roll, which cites every Atlantic 10 student-athlete with a 3.5 grade point aver-age or better, recog-

nized 1,162 student-athletes in the Fall 2008 while 1,164 were named to the Spring 2009 Honor Roll. The league sponsors Academic All-Conference teams in each of its sports and honors one student-athlete per sport as the A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year. Moreover, the Atlantic 10 provides four postgraduate scholarship grants to qualifi ed student-athletes. In 2000-09, 182 student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference recognition, while Charlotte’s Lamarra Currie, Christa Dominick of La Salle, St. Bonaventure’s Katelyn Murray and David Zenk of George Washington received postgraduate scholarship grants.

The Atlantic 10 Conference had 50 teams among the 767 Division I sports teams honored by the NCAA with public recognition awards for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. This represents an increase of 16 teams from a year ago and ranked the league fi fth among 31 Division I Conferences.

In 19 of the 21 sports sponsored by the Atlantic 10, the league’s APR was at or above the conference average nationally according to the most recent data released by the NCAA. Moreover, 75 A-10 teams attained a perfect score in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate Report. The Atlantic 10 Conference, with a total population of nearly 74 million people within its geographic footprint of eight states and the District of Columbia, will crown champions in 21 sports this season: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, fi eld hockey, men’s golf, women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & fi eld, women’s rowing, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming & div-ing, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.

2008 Final Atlantic 10 Standings Conference Overall W-L-T W-L-TCharlotte*#% 11-0-0 18-4-1 Dayton 8-2-1 15-6-1 Fordham 8-2-1 12-6-2 Saint Louis 6-4-1 11-6-4 St. Bonaventure 6-4-1 11-8-1 Duquesne 5-4-2 7-7-4 La Salle 5-4-2 9-8-3 Saint Joseph’s 3-4-4 8-7-4 George Washington 4-7-0 8-11-0 Richmond 4-7-0 10-9-1 Massachusetts 3-7-1 6-9-3 Rhode Island 3-8-0 7-12-1 Temple 2-6-3 5-10-4 Xavier 0-9-2 1-16-2 * - 2008 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champion# - 2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion% - 2008 NCAA Tournament Participant

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 SelectionsHailey Beam

Whitney BryantWhitney Weinraub

Preseason A-10 All-Rookie SelectionTaylor Rovito


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2008-09 ACADEMIC SUCCESSFALL, 2008

Chancellor's List (3.8-4.0)Hailey Beam*

Nikki Czaplicki*Kellie Dean*Katie Hadley*Sam Huecker*

Jenna McKeon*Megan Minnix*

Dean's List (3.4-3.79)Oni Bernard*

Lauren Brown*Nikki Dumencich*

Sam Fried*Maro Mansourian*

Nicole Mercer*Kathryn Page

Athletic Director's List(3.0-3.39)Juli Black

Danielle MayeauxAshley RobertoMacky WingoLeah Zappone

SPRING, 2009Chancellor's List (3.8-4.0)

Hailey Beam*Nikki Dumencich*

Katie Hadley*Megan Mazzarella*

Jenna McKeon*Megan Minnix*Ashley Roberto*

Dean's List (3.4-3.79)Lauren Brown*

Maro MansourianNicole MercerKathryn Page*Leah Zappone*

Athletic Director's List(3.0-3.39)

Jessica BartonOni BernardJuli Black

Nikki CzaplickiKellie Dean

Jonna HandraSam Huecker

Danielle Mayeaux* - A-10 Commissioner's

Honor Roll (3.50 GPA or better)

ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-American2003-04: Lindsay Duncan, 3rd team2005-06: Lindsey Beam, 3rd team2006-07: Lindsey Ozimek, 1st team, Nikki Labuda, 2nd team, Kelsie Ormsby, 3rd team2007-08: Lindsey Ozimek, 1st team2008-09: Nikki Labuda Czaplicki, 1st team, Hailey Beam, 2nd TeamESPN the Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District III1997-98: Lindsay Franklin, 2nd team1998-99: Lindsay Franklin, 1st team, Julie Miller, 2nd team2000-01: Sarah Judy, 2nd Team2003-04: Lindsay Duncan, 1st team, Leslie Canales, 2nd team, Kim Miles, 2nd team2004-05: Leslie Canales, 1st team, Kim Miles, 2nd team

WOMEN'S SOCCER ACADEMIC AWARDS

The Charlotte 49ers Athletic Academic Center (AAC) prides itself on academic excellence. Housed in the Miltimore-Wallis Athletics Training and Academic Center, the center is equipped with Dell computer terminals, study hall facilities and a stock of tutors. The AAC is committed to assisting all student-athletes in achieving academic and personal success at the university. The offi ce provides support services designed to meet student-athletes’ unique needs and ensures that they are in compliance with all uni-versity, Atlantic 10, and NCAA academic regulations. These services include orientation, study hall, tutoring, grade monitoring, academic advising and registration assistance. Lisa Hibbs serves as the Director of the AAC. Mark Verburg serves as an Assistant Director of the AAC and Life Skills Coor-dinator, Becky Cavaliere also serves as an Assistant Director and Tutor Coordinator, and Donna Bialosky is the Administrative Assistant. The AAC also employs an array of tutors that are available for student-athletes. Hibbs graduated from Appalachian State in 1986 with a degree in communications/public relations and a minor in marketing. She then received her master’s in speech communication from Wake Forest in 1987. After serving as assistant director of admis-sions at Charlotte for four years, she became the athletic academic director in March, 1993. She is married to Charlotte baseball coach Loren Hibbs; they are the parents of Lanie (9) and reside in Unionville. Mark Verburg is in his eighth year with the 49ers’ Athletic Academic Center after serving as the compliance and marketing intern with the Charlotte 49ers. Verburg earned a master’s in sport management from Georgia in 2001. While at Georgia, he as-sisted student-athletes in the Academic Achievement Center. He earned his undergraduate degree in business administration from Missouri in 1999. Verburg and his wife Mel reside in Concord and are proud parents of Carson (1). Becky Cavaliere is in her fourth year with the 49ers after serving as the Tutor Coordinator/Athletic Academic Counselor for Football at Memphis for four years. She was previously at Virginia Tech as the Freshman Football Advisor and Indiana State as the Assistant Coordinator for Academics. Cavaliere earned her master’s in social psychology of sport from Southern Illinois in 1998 and her undergraduate degree in psychology from Austin Peay in 1996. Cavaliere and her husband Rich reside in Charlotte. Charlotte student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom during the 2008-2009 year. The Department’s cumulative GPA was 3.089 after the spring 2009 semester. This is the 3rd year that the Athletic Department’s Cumulative GPA reached the 3.0 mark. It also marks the 26th semester that the Athletic GPA exceeded the university GPA. Thirty-eight student-athletes have graduated since August 2008. Overall 89% of the student-athletes that have exhausted their eligibility at UNC Charlotte since spring of 1993 have graduated. 169 student-athletes received academic honors in the fall and 160 received academic honors in the spring. Thirty–eight student-athletes were named to the Chancellor’s List by earning GPA’s of 3.8 or higher for the fall semester and 28 student-athletes were named to the Chancellor’s List for the spring semester. Twenty-two student-athletes had perfect 4.0’s in the fall and 17 student-athletes had 4.0’s in the spring. Seventy-fi ve student-athletes were named to the fall 2008 Atlantic 10 Honor Roll (3.5 GPA for the semester) and 67 student-athletes were named to the spring 2009 Atlantic 10 Honor Roll. The AAC also administers the NCAA’s Life Skills program at Charlotte. Since 1999, the Life Skills

program has helped student-athletes become more well round-ed individuals. Student-athletes are required to attend several events per year from a wide vari-

ety of areas such as study skills, career development, personal development, health and wellness, drug and alcohol education and community service. Through nationally acclaimed speakers, seminars specifi -cally tailored for student-athletes and campus workshops Charlotte student-athletes gain knowledge and experiences that will aide them during their college years and prepare them for life after athletics.

2005-06: Lindsey Beam, 1st team, Nikki Labuda, 1st team; Kelsie Ormsby, 2nd team2006-07: Nikki Labuda, 1st team, Kelsie Ormsby, 1st team, Lindsey Ozimek, 1st team2007-08: Lindsey Ozimek, 1st team2008-09: Hailey Beam, 1st team, Nikki Labuda Czaplicki 1st teamCharlotte Bonnie Cone Award1998-99: Lindsay Franklin2000-01: Sarah Judy2002-03: Leslie Canales, Kim Miles2003-04: Lindsay Duncan, Kim Miles2004-05: Kim Miles2005-06: Lindsey Beam, Nikki Labuda, Julie Muckle2006-07: Nikki Labuda, Lindsey Ozimek2007-08: Nikki Labuda, Lindsey Ozimek2008-09: Katie Hadley, Megan MinnixA-10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year2007-08: Lindsey Ozimek

Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference2005: Lindsey Beam, Nikki Labuda, Kelsie Ormsby2006: Nikki Labuda, Julie Muckle, Kelsie Ormsby, Lindsey Ozimek2007: Lindsey Ozimek (Student-Athlete of the Yr.)2008: Hailey Beam (Student-Athlete of the Yr.), Nikki Labuda Czaplicki, Megan MinnixCharlotte Rhodes Scholar Nominee1998-99: Julie MillerCharlotte NCAA Woman of the Year1998-99: Julie Miller2007-08: Lindsey Ozimek (Finalist)NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American -2007: Lindsey Ozimek (2nd team)2008: Hailey Beam (1st team)NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-South Region -2006: Lindsey Ozimek (1st team), Ashley Rex (HM)2007: Lindsey Ozimek (1st team), Ashley Rex (HM)2008: Hailey Beam (1st team), Lauren Brown (HM) Nikki Labuda Czaplicki (HM)Conference USA GPA Team Award - 1996-97NSCAA Team Academic Award - 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04

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Lindsey Ozimek was named A-10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was also a three-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. She was one of nine fi nal-ists for the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year award and the only Division 1 soccer player.

ACADEMIC NOTES OF EXCELLENCE:The 49ers are fourth in the history of the Academic All-American program with the most all-time ESPN The Magazine Women's Soccer Academic All-Americans with eight.The 49ers athletic department as a whole had 12 Academic All-Americans from 1985 – 2002. Since the Athletic Academic Center moved to the Miltimore-Wallis ATAC in 2003 the 49ers have had 19 Academic All-Americans.


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College athletics has evolved to the point where total physical preparation is necessary to be successful at the Division I level. Under the guid-ance of the strength and conditioning coach Ryan Atchison with the assistance of assistant strength and conditioning coaches Stacy Hummer and Matt Parvis and graduate assistant Richard Buford, they oversee the strength and conditioning training for the 49ers 16 sports. Atchison is in his second year as head strength and conditioning coach. He is a 1996 graduate of Sul Ross State University, where he earned a degree in Business Administration. He earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Hardin-Simmons University in 2001. He served as assistant strength and conditioning coach with the NBA’s Houston Rockets for two and half years before coming to Charlotte. Prior to that, he spent four years as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Rice University. He also spent one year as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech University. He is a certifi ed strength and conditioning specialist by the CSCS as well as a certifi ed strength and conditioning coach by SCCC. He is also USAW certifi ed.

Hummer returned to the 49ers in the spring of 2008, after a previous six-year stint with Charlotte 49ers Athletics. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Charlotte 49ers women’s soccer program (95-98). She was a two-time team captain and earned All-Conference USA honors twice. She was a major part of two Conference USA Tournament championships. As a senior, she helped lead Charlotte to their fi rst ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1998. She also spent seven years in the W-League where she won a national championship with the Charlotte Eagles. She is a certifi ed strength and conditioning specialist by the NSCA, graduated from Charlotte in 1999 with a degree in Health Fitness and Kinesiology. In 2001, she received a Master’s Degree in Health Promotion and Exercise Physiology from Charlotte. Parvis is in his second year as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Char-lotte. He designs and implements all aspects of year round strength and conditioning programs for the women’s basketball, baseball, and men’s soccer programs. Before

his appointment at Charlotte, he was a minor league strength and conditioning coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization working with the Bradenton Pirates. He was also a student assistant for two years at West Virginia University primarily working with football, baseball, women’s gymnastics, and men’s basketball. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Psychology in 2003 and a Master of Science in Athletic Coaching with an emphasis in Strength and Conditioning in 2007, both from West Virginia University. He is a certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Buford is in his fi rst season at Charlotte. Buford was a four year letter winner and graduate at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, MI. He competed in Football and Track & Field where he earned GLIAC Conference Championships in both sports and several individual GLIAC Conference Championship titles. Upon earning his Bachelor's of Business Administration in Management, he started a Speed, Agility and Quick-ness training program along with an AAU/USATF Track & Field team. Buford has worked with athletes from Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball through this business. He will be working directly with the Men’s and Women’s Tennis and Baseball teams. Buford is a member of the NSCA and also working towards his CSCS certifi cation. The 49ers strength and conditioning program makes use of the weight training facility in the Miltimore-Wallis Athletics and Academic Training Center. The Athletics and Academic Training Center includes a 5,400-square-foot weight room. It is equipped with a variety of free weight and systematic training equipment. The weight training facility is exclusively used by the 49ers athletic department and its student-athletes. The unlimited access allows the strength and conditioning staff the fl exibility in scheduling time in the facility assuring that the student-athletes are able to maximize their athletic development.

Ryan Atchison

The Charlotte 49ers Athletic Foundation provides scholarship as-sistance to over 250 male and female student-athletes in 16 varsity sports. Established in 1969, the Athletic Foundation has devel-

oped into a vitally important support group, pursuing excellence, integrity and pride in the University’s athletic program. The 49er Club, the Athletic Foundation’s offi cial booster organization, of-

fers membership to both individuals and businesses.

Membership Levels[ ] Golden Scholarship $12,500 - Up[ ] Coaches’ Circle $8,500 - $12,499[ ] Golden Advantage $5,000 - $8,499[ ] Golden Plus $2,500 - $4,999[ ] Green Jacket $1,500 - $2,499[ ] Gold Nugget $500 - $1,499[ ] Forty-Niner $250 - $499[ ] Miner $150 - $249[ ] Gold Dust $49 - $149[ ] 1st Year Alum $25[ ] Niner Nation Gold $20

Annual 49er Club Events“Let Me Play” Luncheon - November 2, 200949er Club Golf Outing - April 19, 2010Great Gold Rush Auction - June 5, 2010

704.687.4950

www.49erClub.com

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Matt Parvis

Stacy Hummer

Richard Buford


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Documents

2009 Charlotte 49ers Women's Soccer Media Guide