2009 DePaul Women's Soccer Media Guide

AUGUST Aug. 21 Fri. at Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m.AUG. 23 SUN. NORTHWESTERN 1 P.M.AUG. 28 FRI. TOLEDO 4 P.M.Aug. 30 Sun. at Missouri 1 p.m.

SEPTEMBER Sept. 4 Fri. at Iowa State 7 p.m.Sept. 6 Sun. at Drake 1 p.m.Sept. 11 Fri. Butler 4 p.m.Sept. 13 Sun. at Wisconsin 1 p.m.Sept. 18 Fri. at Notre Dame* 6:30 p.m.SEPT. 20 SUN. ILLINOIS STATE 1 P.M.Sept. 25 Fri. at Louisville* 6 p.m.Sept. 27 Sun. Cincinnati* 1 p.m.

OCTOBER Oct. 2 Fri. at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m.Oct. 4 Sun. at West Virginia* 11 a.m.Oct. 9 Fri. at Seton Hall* 6 p.m.Oct. 11 Sun. at Rutgers* NoonOCT. 16 FRI. PROVIDENCE* 3 P.M.OCT. 18 SUN. CONNECTICUT* 1 P.M.OCT. 23 FRI. GEORGETOWN* 3 P.M.OCT. 25 SUN. VILLANOVA* NOON

BIG EAST Championship Oct. 29 Thu. First Round (campus sites) Nov. 1 Sun. Quarterfinals (campus sites)Nov. 6 Fri. Semifinals (Storrs, Conn.) Nov. 8 Sun. Championship (Storrs, Conn.)

Game times are Central and subject to change * BIG EAST Conference match

Home matches in CAPS

All home matches are played at Wish Field 900 W. Belden Ave.








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QUICK FACTSDePaul University Location ........................................................................................................ Chicago, IllinoisEnrollment ...................................................................................24,352 (15,782 undergrad)Founded .........................................................................................................................1898Nickname..........................................................................................................Blue DemonsColors ................................................................................................Royal Blue and ScarletHome Field (capacity)............................................................................... Wish Field (1,000)President ....................................................................... Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M.Athletics Director ....................................................................................Jean Lenti PonsettoAssociate Athletics Director/SWA .....................................................................Kathryn StatzAthletics Department Phone ..........................................................................(773) 325-7526Athletics Website .....................................................................www.depaulbluedemons.com

Media Relations Director ......................................................................................................... Greg GreenwellOffice: (773) 325-7546.......................................................... e-mail: [email protected] Director .............................................................................................Alicia PowersOffice: (773) 325-4740...........................................................e-mail: [email protected] Director (soccer contact) .................................................................Bob SakamotoOffice: (773) 325-7525........................................................... e-mail: [email protected] Assistant ............................................................................................ Dena MeisteStudent Assistant .................................................................................Alex Perez, Tom LuskOffice Fax: (773) 325-7531

Women’s Soccer Information Head Coach......................................................................................................Erin ChastainOffice: (773) 325-2075.............................................................e-mail: [email protected] Mater (Year) ......................................................................................Minnesota (1997)Record at DePaul (Years) .......................................................................................9-28-1 (2)Career Record (Years) ...........................................................................................9-28-1 (2)Assistant Coach............................................................................................ Michele O’BrienGraduate Assistant ............................................................................................ Tina Estrada2008 Record ................................................................................................................ 4-15-02008 BIG EAST Record ................................................................................................ 2-9-02008 BIG EAST Finish ..........................................................................7th-National DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................................................................15/8Starters Returning/Lost....................................................................................................10/1

DE PAUL UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Athletics Department at DePaul University is consistent with the purposes, goals and ideals of the University and Student Affairs. Primary to our purpose is to maximize the great potential of our students by exposing them to the wide variety of intercollegiate programs so vital to their total education. Complementing their more formal classroom education, the Athletics Department strives to teach and develop lifelong values inherent in the Vincentian character: integrity, leadership, competition, loyalty, cooperation, fair-play, self-confidence, sacrifice and physical fitness among others. At the same time, athletic participation brings together men and women students from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural and geographic backgrounds possessing various, unique skills working together towards common success, and a commitment to excellence. Furthermore, athletics provides the campus community, our urban neighbors in Chicago, and alumni the opportu-nity for participation in the form of recreation and as spectators for intercollegiate competition. The Athletics Department also has a unique opportunity and responsibility, as the most visible messenger of the DePaul story, to represent the highest qualities and standards of our education to an observant community, state and nation. A clear, positive exposure of DePaul University, through athletics, can enhance the University’s mission and image, and directly effect the quality of faculty, enrollment and development. Not unimportant to our Mission is the emotion, school spirit and morale, so crucial to the soul of the University, that can be uplifted through participation in athletics.

Media guides, photographs, feature ideas, results and statistics are always available from the DePaul Media Rela-tions Office. Media members needing any information should contact Bob Sakamoto at (773) 325-7525. The DePaul Media Relations Department is located in Suite 220 of the Sullivan Athletic Center. The mailing address is 2323 N. Sheffield, Ave. Chicago, Ill., 60614. The DePaul Women’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of the DePaul Uni-versity Athletic Department. It was written by Greg Greenwell and Bob Sakamoto and designed by Greg Greenwell with assistance from Alex Perez. Cover design by Alicia Powers. Photos by Steve Woltmann and DePaul archives. Printing by Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Ill.

TABLE OF CONTENTSMedia Information Quick Facts......................................................... 1Mission Statement .............................................. 1Table of Contents................................................ 1

2009 Season Information Schedule............................................................. 2Roster ................................................................. 2Preseason Notebook .......................................... 3

Coaching Staff Head Coach Erin Chastain ................................. 4Assistant Coach.................................................. 5Support Staff ....................................................... 5University Administration .................................... 6Staff Directory ..................................................... 7

Blue Demon Biographies Kelly Blumberg ................................................... 8Molly Borchardt................................................... 8Morgan Celaya ................................................... 8Jenna Fagerman ................................................ 8Tessa Fegen ....................................................... 8Arianna Foster .................................................... 9Chelsea Grant .................................................... 9Claire Hanold ...................................................... 9Callie Hemming .................................................. 9Kelsey Hoinkes ................................................... 9Erika Janota...................................................... 10Michelle Lind..................................................... 10Dominique Locascio ......................................... 10Janina Locascio ................................................ 10Casey Mercurio .................................................11Taylor Nieling .....................................................11Susie O’Connor .................................................11Lauren Pagone ..................................................11Beth Perry......................................................... 12Kayla Rahon ..................................................... 12Renee Ruminski ............................................... 12Michelle Scandora ............................................ 12Kelly Semko...................................................... 12Ren Stoeklin ..................................................... 13Tara Strickland .................................................. 13Shannon Williams ............................................. 13Alyssa Wray ...................................................... 13

2008 Review Notebook .......................................................... 14Honors .............................................................. 14Results.............................................................. 15Statistics ........................................................... 15BIG EAST Review ............................................ 15Match-by-Match ................................................ 16

Record Book Records ............................................................ 17Honors .............................................................. 18Year-by-Year Results ........................................ 19Series Records ................................................. 20All-Time Roster ................................................. 21

Opponents 2009 Opponents ............................................... 22

DePaul University Academic Excellence ....................................... 23DePaul University ............................................. 24Chicago ............................................................ 26BIG EAST Conference ..................................... 28DePaul Athletics Success ................................. 30Strength and Conditioning ................................ 31Wish Field ......................................................... 32

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Front Row (L to R): Beth Perry, Renee Ruminski, Taylor Nieling, Susie O’Connor, Kelly Blumberg, Kelly Semko. Middle Row (L to R): Callie Hemming, Lauren Pagone, Janina Locascio, Tara Strickland, Kelsey Hoinkes, Claire Hanold, Alyssa Wray, Ren Stoecklin, Erika Janota, Tessa Fegen. Standing (L to R): Head Coach Erin Chastain, Trainer Danielle Olson, Michelle Scandora, Jenna Fagerman, Arianna Foster, Morgan Celaya, Shannon Williams, Kayla Rahon, Dominique Locascio, Casey Mercurio, Molly Borchardt, Chelsea Grant, Michelle Lind, Assistant Coach Michele O’Brien, Graduate Assistant Tina Estrada.

2009 ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School/Previous) 00 Claire Hanold Fr. GK 5-8 Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 1 Kelsey Hoinkes Jr. GK 5-9 Oswego, Ill. (Oswego) 2 Renee Ruminski Fr. F 5-3 St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North) 3 Casey Mercurio So. F 5-7 Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula Academy) 4 Tara Strickland Jr. M 5-6 Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 5 Lauren Pagone Jr. F 5-4 Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South) 6 Chelsea Grant Fr. D 5-8 Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein) 7 Taylor Nieling So. M 5-3 Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 8 Molly Borchardt Sr. M/D 5-7 Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 9 Arianna Foster So. F 5-9 Barrington, Ill. (Fremd) 10 Janina Locascio Jr. D 5-7 Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Fremd) 11 Alyssa Wray So. F 5-7 Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier) 12 Kayla Rahon So. M 5-8 San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines) 13 Morgan Celaya So. F 5-8 San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian) 14 Callie Hemming Jr. M 5-8 Geneva, Ill. (Geneva) 15 Kelly Semko Sr. M 5-4 Springfield, Va. (Paul VI) 16 Michelle Scandora So. M 5-11 Winfield, Ill. (Wheaton North) 17 Dominique Locascio Sr. D 5-7 Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Fremd) 18 Shannon Williams Sr. F 5-7 Bellwood, Ill. (Proviso West) 19 Kelly Blumberg Fr. F 5-4 Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central) 20 Ren Stoecklin Fr. D 5-6 St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North) 21 Tessa Fegen Jr. D 5-8 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee) 22 Jenna Fagerman Jr. F 5-10 Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood) 23 Michelle Lind So. D 5-11 Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic/Indiana) 25 Erika Janota Fr. D 5-5 Newark, N.J. (Rosary (Ill.)) 26 Susie O’Connor So. F 5-3 Antioch, Ill. (Antioch Community) 28 Beth Perry So. D 5-5 Amelia, Ohio (Mount Notre Dame)Head Coach: Erin ChastainAssistant Coach: Michele O’BrienGraduate Assistant: Tina Estrada

2009 SCHEDULEAll home matches are played at Wish Field

All times are Central | *BIG EAST Conference match

Date Opponent TimeAug. 21 at Loyola-Chicago ..............................7 p.m.Aug. 23 Northwestern ......................................1 p.m.Aug. 28 Toledo ................................................4 p.m.Aug. 30 at Missouri ..........................................1 p.m.

Sept. 4 at Iowa State ......................................7 p.m.Sept. 6 at Drake .............................................1 p.m.Sept. 11 Butler ..................................................4 p.m.Sept. 13 at Wisconsin .......................................1 p.m.Sept. 18 at Notre Dame* .............................6:30 p.m.Sept. 20 Illinois State ........................................1 p.m.Sept. 25 at Louisville* .......................................6 p.m.Sept. 27 Cincinnati* ..........................................1 p.m.

Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh* .....................................6 p.m.Oct. 4 at West Virginia* ............................... 11 a.m.Oct. 9 at Seton Hall* ....................................6 p.m.Oct. 11 at Rutgers* .......................................... NoonOct. 16 Providence* ........................................3 p.m.Oct. 18 Connecticut* .......................................1 p.m.Oct. 23 Georgetown* ......................................3 p.m.Oct. 25 Villanova* ............................................ Noon

BIG EAST ChampionshipOct. 29 First Round (campus sites) ..................... tbaNov. 1 Quarterfinals (campus sites) ................... tbaNov. 6 Semifinals (Storrs, Conn.) ....................... tbaNov. 8 Championship (Storrs, Conn.) ................ tba

NCAA ChampionshipNov. 13 First Round (campus sites) ..................... tbaNov. 15 Second Round (campus sites) ................ tbaNov. 20-22 Third Round (campus sites) .................... tbaNov. 27-29 Quarterfinals (campus sites) ................... tbaDec. 4 Semifinals (College Station, Texas) ........ tbaDec. 6 Final (College Station, Texas) ................. tba

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2009 PRESEASON NOTEBOOKa The Blue Demons return 10 starters and 15 players from last season’s 4-15-0 squad. Joining the 15 returners are five fresh-men and a transfer. All six new faces are from the Chicagoland area. The 10 starters return as a unit after the 2008 campaign that routinely saw nine freshmen and sophomores on the field for the first whistle.

a Junior Tara Strickland is the top returning scorer after leading the Blue Demons with seven points on two goals and a team-high three assists in 2008. Michelle Scandora added a team-best three goals for six points as 10 different players scored at least one goal last season. Shannon Williams, granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, is ninth all-time at DePaul with 22 career points. She is also tied for eighth in the record books with nine goals. DePaul totaled 16 goals and 11 assists for 43 points on 184 shots in 2008.

a Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Hoinkes returns after playing nearly 1,300 minutes in the net last season. She saw action in 16 matches with 14 starts and totaled 76 saves with a 2.01 goals against average. Freshman Claire Hanold joins Hoinkes following a prep career with an Illinois-record 73 shutouts.

a DePaul hosts nine matches at Wish Field this season. The Blue Demons face teams from the Big Ten, Mid-American, Horizon League and Missouri Valley Confer-ences as Northwestern, Toledo, Butler and Illinois State come to Chicago during the non-conference portion of the schedule. BIG EAST play sees Cincinnati, Providence, Connecticut, Georgetown and Villanova in Lincoln Park.

a The Blue Demons were picked to finish eighth in the National Division of the BIG EAST preseason poll. Notre Dame was selected to finish first in the National Division while West Virginia received the top spot in the American Division. Notre Dame’s Melissa Henderson was the selection for Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Connecticut’s Brittany Taylor was named the Defensive Player of the Year. The Goalkeeper of the Year was Erin Guthrie of Rutgers.

a The semifinals and championship of the 2009 BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Cham-pionship will be Nov. 6 and 8 at Connecticut’s Morrone Stadium. The first round and quarterfinal matches will be hosted by the higher-seeded team on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1. The champion receives the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship. CBS College Sports Network will broadcast the semifinal and championship matches.

BIG EAST PRESEASON POLLAmerican Division Points ‘08 Finish 1. West Virginia (13) 118 1st2. Connecticut (3) 104 3rd3. Marquette 95 2nd4. St. John’s 74 4th5. USF 57 6th6. Pittsburgh 49 5th7. Syracuse 46 7th8. Providence 24 8th

National Division Points ‘08 Finish 1. Notre Dame (15) 120 1st2. Rutgers (1) 101 3rd3. Georgetown 91 2nd4. Louisville 79 4th5. Villanova 62 6th6. Cincinnati 56 5th7. Seton Hall 36 8th8. DePaul 23 7th

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EASTBIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year *Melissa Henderson, Sr., F, Notre Dame

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Brittany Taylor, Sr., D/F/M, Connecticut

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Erin Guthrie, Sr., Rutgers

All-BIG EAST Preseason Team^ Courtney Barg, So., F/M, Notre Dame*Carolyn Blank, Sr., M, West Virginia*Gina DeMaio, Sr., M, RutgersKelly Eagan, Sr., D, VillanovaLauren Fowlkes, Jr., D/M, Notre DameErin Guthrie, Sr., GK, Rutgers*Melissa Henderson, So, F, Notre DameMegan Mischler, Jr., F, West VirginiaKacey Richards, Jr., M, ConnecticutCourtney Rosen, Sr., F/M, Notre DameBrittany Taylor, Sr., D/F/M, Connecticut*Ingrid Wells, So., M, GeorgetownAnnie Yi, Sr., M, Connecticut* - unanimous selection | (-) - indicates first place votes^ – Due to a tie in voting, two extra members have been added to the BIG EAST Preseason All-Conference Team

TARA STRICKLANDJR. | M | 2008: 7 POINTS/2 GOALS/3 ASSISTS

MICHELLE SCANDORASO. | M | 2008: 6 POINTS/3 GOALS

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DePaul head coach Erin Chastain enters her third season leading the women’s soccer program in 2009 after being named the program’s third head coach on Mar. 1, 2007.

Her first season saw the Blue Demons go 5-13-1, and in the process Chastain was able to implement her

style of play. DePaul opened the season by winning the Cleve-land State Fall Classic and proved to be a difficult opponent in BIG EAST play as nine of the final 10 matches of the season were decided by one goal. Her efforts on the recruiting trail are paying off already as DePaul’s incoming class was ranked No. 21 in the Great Lakes Region by Soccer Buzz.

She followed up the 2007 campaign with a youthful club a year ago that routinely featured nine starters who were either freshmen or sophomores. The Blue Demons showed a knack for scoring as they put together a three-match streak with 11 goals for the most in three games since the 2004 campaign while also running the program’s unbeaten streak in overtime matches to 13 straight since Sept. 2004.

Prior to arriving in Chicago, Chastain spent five seasons at national soccer power Santa Clara as an assistant coach. During her tenure with the Broncos, the program reached the champion-ship game of the 2002 NCAA Championship, the semifinals in 2004 and the quarterfinals in 2005. She also helped the program to West Coast Conference titles in four of her five seasons. As the lead recruiter, she landed three classes from 2002-06 ranked in the nation’s top four by Soccer America. The 2002 recruiting class was the top-ranked in the United States followed by a No. 4 slot in 2004. Her final recruiting class for Santa Clara, which began play in 2007, was ranked third among all NCAA Division I programs.

Chastain also spent time during her first three seasons at Santa Clara working with several youth teams in the Bay Area, including the DeAnza Strykers and the North Valley Tornadoes. She also coordinated the Santa Clara Soccer Camps from 2002-05. The five-week camp served over 1,000 campers each summer.

She returns to the Chicagoland area where she started her collegiate coaching career. Prior to heading west, Chastain spent three seasons as Northwestern’s top assistant coach. During her tenure with the Wildcats, she also served as the head coach of

YEAR-BY-YEARYear School Position Record Notes 1998 Northwestern Assistant Coach 16-5-1 NCAA Championship Third Round Appearance1999 Northwestern Assistant Coach 4-12-1 2000 Northwestern Assistant Coach 3-12-2 2001 Northwestern Assistant Coach 8-10-1 2002 Santa Clara Assistant Coach 20-5-1 West Coast Conference Champions NCAA Championship Finalist2003 Santa Clara Assistant Coach 14-4-6 West Coast Conference Champions2004 Santa Clara Assistant Coach 18-5-2 West Coast Conference Champions NCAA Championship Semifinalist2005 Santa Clara Assistant Coach 17-5-2 NCAA Championship Quarterfinalist2006 Santa Clara Assistant Coach 15-5-1 West Coast Conference Champions No. 1 seed in NCAA Championship 2007 DePaul Head Coach 5-13-1 Program’s third head coach2008 DePaul Head Coach 4-15-0

the Glenview (Ill.) U-15 Girl’s Soccer Club.Upon completion of her collegiate playing career, Chastain

spent time as the head coach of the Wayzata and Edina (Minn.) U-15 Girls’ Premier soccer teams and worked as an assistant account executive for the advertising firm Fallon McElligott in Minneapolis.

As a student-athlete, Chastain (then Hussey) was a four-year starter at Minnesota. The three-year captain appeared in each of the Gophers’ 82 matches during her career and concluded her career ranked fourth on the school’s all-time points list, fifth in goals scored and tied for third in assists. She earned second team All-Big Ten honors in 1995 and was a first team honoree in 1996. Chastain also picked up third team All-Great Lakes Region honors in 1996 by the NSCAA. Minnesota claimed the 1995 Big Ten Championship and qualified for the NCAA Championship in 1995 and 1996.

Off the field, she was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selec-tion from 1994-96, and earned District Academic All-America honors in 1996. A native of Plymouth, Minn., Chastain graduated from Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in International Busi-ness/Spanish in June 1997. Having spent six months studying abroad at the University of Seville, Spain, Chastain is fluent in Spanish.

Chastain and her husband, Chad, live on Chicago’s Northside with their daughter, Harper, born on Aug. 15, 2008. Chad’s sister, Brandi, is one of USA Soccer’s all-time greats as she led the American side to the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

THE CHASTAIN FILEEducation B.S. in International Business and Spanish..University of Minnesota, 1997

Collegiate Coaching Experience 2007-present ............................................ Head Coach, DePaul University2002-2007 ................................... Assistant Coach, Santa Clara University - Four-time West Coast Conference Champions - Two-time NCAA Championship Semifinalists - 2002 NCAA Championship Runner-Up - Three Recruiting Classes Ranked in the Nation’s Top Four by Soccer America1998-2002 .................................Assistant Coach, Northwestern University

Playing Experience 1993-1997 ..............................................................University of Minnesota - Four-Year Starter - Three-Year Captain - 1995 Big Ten Champions - Three-time Academic All-Big Ten - Two-time All-Big Ten

ERIN CHASTAINHead Coach | Third Season

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SUPPORT STAFF

KATHRYN STATZAssociate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator

PETER TOMBASCOAssociate Athletics Director

THAD DOHRNSr. Director of Development-Athletics

JAY FINNERTYDirector of Ticket Sales and Operations

The newest member of the DePaul women’s soccer coaching staff is as-sistant coach Michele O’Brien. O’Brien joined the women’s soccer program on Feb. 16, 2009 and brings elite-level playing and coaching experience to the sidelines of Wish Field as a member of Ireland’s National Team since 2003. She

will assist head coach Erin Chastain in all aspects of the program including recruiting, scouting and player development.

In addition to her National Team experience with Ireland, O’Brien played the last seven seasons in the USL W-League and played in the United Kingdom for the Arsenal Ladies Football Club. Arsenal, the most successful team in the U.K., competed in world-class events such as the European Cup and FA Cup. In the USL, she played six seasons for the Long Island Rough Riders before one season with New Jersey Sky Blue. Ireland is cur-rently ranked 27th in the FIFA World Rankings out of 116 national teams from around the globe.

O’Brien served as an assistant coach at Columbia Univer-sity from 2005-07 and was an assistant at New York University from 2004-05. She played collegiately at Florida International University from 1998-2001 and was a two-time Sun Belt Confer-ence Player of the Year. She also earned first team All-Sun Belt Conference honors twice and was a two-time All-Sun Belt Tour-nament selection. O’Brien is FIU’s all-time leader in shots (288), goals (58) and points (134) and is second in program history in assists (18).

MICHELE O’BRIENAsst. Coach | First Season

Tina Estrada joined the women’s soccer program in 2008 as a graduate assistant. She concluded her collegiate career in 2007 as a four-time All-West Coast Conference honoree at Saint Clara University where she played for now-DePaul head coach Erin Chastain.

The Fremont, Calif., native finished her career with 31 goals in four seasons while compiling 15 assists for 77 career points. She led the Broncos to four NCAA Tournament appearances and four West Coast Conference Championships. She led the Broncos in scoring as a sophomore and junior before a knee injury forced her to sit out a season. She came back in 2007 as a senior with 11 points on five goals and an assist. She was second on the team with 42 shots and third in goals and points.

Estrada graduated from Santa Clara with a Communications degree. She was named a Parade All-American in 2002 and 2003 and played for the U17 National Team prior to her collegiate career. In the Spring of 2009, she earned an invitation to training camp for the Chicago Red Stars of the WPS and was scheduled to make the roster before a knee injury sidelined her during train-ing camp.

TINA ESTRADAGrad. Asst. | Second Season

BRYCE KARASIAKDirector of Strength and Conditioning

MIKE LENTIDirector of Athletics Facilities

KATE O’BRIENDirector of Athletic Academic Advising

SUE WALSHDirector of Sports Medicine

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The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., became DePaul University’s 11th president on July 1, 2004. Since his inauguration, he has led the successful completion of the university’s prior strategic plan and creation of its current six-year plan, VISION twenty12.

His leadership and expertise stem from a broad range of higher education experiences. He was an administrator with St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., from 1996 to 1999, first as assistant dean of Notre Dame College and later as associate dean of the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Concur-rently he served as an assistant professor of higher education in St. John’s Graduate School of Education. He gained a university-wide perspective as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, N.Y., from 2000 to 2004, where he directed the university’s strategic planning efforts and daily operations of the campus. Adding research to experience, Father Holtschneider led two national studies of examining trends in governance and leadership in American Catholic colleges and universities. He is the author and co-author of one book and numerous articles on U.S. higher education and Catholic higher education, as well as a frequent consultant and speaker on these topics.

REV. DENNIS HOLTSCHNEIDERUniversity President

His expertise has led to service on numerous external committees and boards. In January 2009, Father Holtschneider was appointed to the Illinois Reform Commission and was appointed to the School Board of the Archdiocese of Chicago for a three-year term. He is a member of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, which promotes excellence and best prac-tices in management, finances and human resource development of the Catholic Church in the U.S. In addition, he currently serves as a trustee of Niagara University and the Chicago History Museum, and he is a director of the Economic Club of Chicago. He also chairs the Education Advisory Board of the Chicago 2016 Committee, working to bring the Olympics to Chicago, and he is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. He is a trustee for Ascen-sion Health, the nation’s largest Catholic and largest nonprofit health system. A Detroit native, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Ni-agara in 1985. He studied for the priesthood at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pa., and was ordained in 1989. Father Holtschneider studied at Harvard University and received his doctorate in administration, planning and social policy in 1997 after writing a dissertation on the early history of financial aid in the United States. He has been a case researcher and writer for Harvard’s schools of Education, Medicine and Public Health. After ordination, Father Holtschneider served as director and then rector of the Vincentian Community’s college seminary program at Ozone Park in New York City. While in New York, he served as a clinical associate professor of higher education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, teaching one doctoral seminar each fall. Currently, he is a faculty member and board member of the Boston College Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education. He continues to teach at Boston College’s summer Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Edu-cation.

One of the nation’s most widely respected lead-ers in intercollegiate athletics and a driving force behind the continuing expansion and develop-ment of DePaul’s athletics program, Jean Lenti Ponsetto is now in her eighth year as DePaul’s Director of Athletics and her 35th as a member of

the Blue Demon athletic family. Ponsetto was named to her current position on July 1, 2002 and the Blue Demons have experienced tremendous success both on and off the playing field ever since. She also guided the DePaul efforts in 2003 when the University an-nounced it would join the BIG EAST Conference in 2005. An advocate for student-athlete welfare, Ponsetto initiated and provided the leadership for the Sullivan-McGrath Athletics Capital Campaign which has yielded the funding resources for the renovation of Wish Soccer Field, the creation of the Cacciatore Softball Stadium and renovation of the Cherry Family Indoor Track at the Ray Meyer Center. During her seven years at the helm of the department, 14 of the 15 Blue Demon athletic programs have represented the school in NCAA championships including seven straight NCAA appearances by the women’s basketball team, two trips to the Women’s College World Series for the softball program, and the men’s soccer program’s initial trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning the BIG EAST Conference regular season title. Success has also come in the classroom during Ponsetto’s tenure as the athletics director as over 700 Blue Demon student-athletes have been named to conference academic honor rolls. The 2008-09 academic year saw the men’s track and field program post the highest cumulative grade-point average in the country by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Among the 16 programs in the BIG EAST Conference, the Blue Demons led the way academically in women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s indoor track and field, and men’s outdoor track and field. In the Spring of 2009, she was named Under Armour AD of the Year for the NCAA Division I Central Region. For the second time in her career, Ponsetto was presented NACWAA’s Administrator of the Year Award in 2003 and was the organization’s president in 2005-06. Most recently, she added duties as president of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (D1-AAA ADA) for 2009-10. Prior to being named president, she was the second vice president for the I-AAA Athletics Directors Association.

JEAN LENTI PONSETTOAthletics Director

Ponsetto currently serves the NCAA as a member of the Division I Men’s Bas-ketball Enhancement Group and is an NCAA Champion, a program highlighting key NCAA administrators to act as spokespeople from the membership on NCAA issues. Ponsetto also chairs the Honda Awards Board of Directors and the Wade Trophy Selection Committee and is the past president of NACWAA and a mem-ber of the NACDA Division I-AAA Board of Directors. In recent years, Ponsetto served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee, the Division I Women’s Basketball Task Force, the Division I Recruiting/Early Scholarship Offer Working Group, the NCAA Amateurism Clearinghouse Advisory Group and the NCAA Work/Life Balance Task Force. Ponsetto also served as a member of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basket-ball Marketing Committee, which developed a plan for the potential growth in attendance and television viewership for both men’s and women’s basketball. Since moving into an administrative position over 20 years ago at DePaul, Ponsetto has had a significant impact on the status of the DePaul intercollegiate sports scene. She introduced four women’s sports - indoor and outdoor track, cross country and women’s soccer - to varsity status at DePaul. Under her direc-tion DePaul has built several athletic facilities including the Sullivan Athletic Cen-ter that opened in 2000, the Ray Meyer Fitness Recreation Center that opened in 1999 and the recently completed projects in Cacciatore Stadium, Wish Field and the Cherry Family Indoor Track. Recently she negotiated long-term contracts with Ruffled Feathers Golf Club as home for the men’s golf program as well as Lane Stadium as a home for the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams. Ponsetto is a member of both NACDA and NACWAA and is also involved in several community and charitable organizations. Following graduation from DePaul in 1978, the former four-sport standout was named the school’s first assistant women’s basketball coach by then head coach Doug Bruno. Her work within the Chicago sports scene has been duly noted. Ponsetto was named one of the top 100 most influential women in Chicago by the Chicago Sun-Times (she was ranked second in sports category behind Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey) in 2004. Ponsetto was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, whose membership includes Ray Meyer, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton and Michael Jordan. Married to former Blue Demon basketball star Joe Ponsetto, the current As-sistant Village Manager and Village Prosecutor in west suburban Maywood, she comes from a family intertwined in education and athletics. One brother, Frank Lenti, is head football coach at Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago. In the fall of 1999, the Chicago Tribune named Frank as the high school football coach of the century in Illinois. Another brother, David, is an assistant under Frank with the Caravan. Two other brothers work for the DePaul athletics department as Michael is the Director of Athletic Facilities and Eugene is the school’s all-time winningest coach as the head softball coach. Jeanne’s sister Marilyn, who re-cently retired as the Teacher Coordinator for Students with Learning Disabilities in south suburban Dolton, is a DePaul graduate as are Eugene and David.

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AdministrationJean Lenti Ponsetto ................................................................................... Director of AthleticsKathryn Statz ........................................................... Associate Athletic Director/Varsity SportsPeter Tombasco ..................................................... Associate Athletic Director/External AffairsDoug Bakker .........................................................................Assistant Director of ComplianceCathy Ramsey .......................................................................................... Executive Secretary

FacilitiesMichael Lenti .............................................................................. Director of Athletics FacilitiesPat Teahan ..................................................................Assistant Director of Athletics FacilitiesBlair Banwart ...............................................................Assistant Director of Athletics Facilities

Business and Financial AffairsCarolyn Lewis ..........................................................Director of Business and Financial AffairsErin McGovern.........................................Assistant Director of Business and Financial Affairs

DevelopmentThad Dohrn.............................................................. Senior Director of Development/AthleticsLemone Lampley ................................................. Assistant Director of Development/AthleticsJennifer Thomas .................................................. Assistant Director of Development/AthleticsMarge Mazik .................................................................Administrative Assistant/Development

Marketing and LicensingKaren Loiacono ................................................................Director of Marketing and LicensingPatrick Condon .................................................Assistant Director of Marketing and Licensing

Media RelationsGreg Greenwell .............................................................................Director of Media RelationsAlicia Powers ................................................................. Assistant Director of Media RelationsBob Sakamoto ............................................................... Assistant Director of Media Relations

Sports MedicineSue Walsh .....................................................................................Director of Sports MedicineJarett Mason .................................................................. Assistant Director of Sports MedicineDavid McAuliffe .............................................................. Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

Ticket Sales and OperationsJay Finnerty ................................................................Director of Ticket Sales and OperationsMarty Murphy..............................................Assistant Director of Ticket Sales and OperationsDave Corzine ............................... Assistant to the Athletics Director for Community Outreach

Student-Athlete Enhancement ProgramsKate O’Brien ............................................................... Director of Athletics Academic AdvisingJill Hollembeak ............................................Assistant Director of Athletics Academic AdvisingTracy Moss ..................................................Assistant Director of Athletics Academic Advising

Strength and ConditioningBryce Karasiak ..............................................................Director of Strength and ConditioningPatricia Dietz ................................................. Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

Men’s BasketballJerry Wainwright ................................................ Head CoachDavid Booth ................................................. Assistant CoachBilly Garrett .................................................. Assistant CoachTracy Webster ............................................. Assistant CoachTom Kleinschmidt ..............Director of Basketball OperationsBarron Thelmon .Assistant Director of Basketball OperationsLinda Jepsen ................................... Administrative Assistant

Women’s BasketballDoug Bruno ....................................................... Head CoachNicci Hays-Fort ............................................ Assistant CoachCandis Blankson.......................................... Assistant CoachBart Brooks .................................................. Assistant CoachAllison Guth .......................Director of Basketball OperationsCiara Johnson ...Assistant Director of Basketball OperationsSue Dillon ........................................ Administrative Assistant

Cross Country/Track & FieldPat Savage ........................................................ Head CoachDave Dopek ................................................. Assistant CoachBrandon Murer............................................. Assistant Coach

Men’s GolfBetty Kaufmann ................................................. Head Coach

Men’s SoccerCraig Blazer ....................................................... Head CoachAdam Tinkham............................................. Assistant Coach

Women’s SoccerErin Chastain ..................................................... Head CoachMichele O’Brien ........................................... Assistant Coach

SoftballEugene Lenti ..................................................... Head CoachLiz Jagielski ................................................. Assistant CoachCat Osterman .............................................. Assistant Coach

Men’s TennisMatt Brothers ..................................................... Head Coach

Women’s TennisMark Ardizzone .................................................. Head Coach

VolleyballAmy Hardison .................................................... Head CoachWilliam Hardison.......................................... Assistant Coach

Opened in the Spring of 2000, the Sullivan Athletic Center houses the day-to-day operations of the entire athletics department. It features McGrath Arena, of-fices, locker rooms, the student-athlete weight room and academic services. Centrally located on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, the building is located at the corner of Sheffield and Belden Avenues.

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICSSullivan Athletic Center | 2323 N. Sheffield Ave. | Chicago, IL 60614 | (773) 325-7526

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High School: Two-time DuPage Valley All-Conference performer was listed among the top 20 soccer players in the Chicago area by the Chicago Tribune for 2009... four-year varsity player received All-State recognition in

2007... received All-Academic honors four years... played club soccer with the Naperville Soccer Association. Personal: Daughter of John and Cindy Blumberg... has two siblings, Julie and Ryan... enrolled in the College of Commerce.

KELLY BLUMBERGHeight: 5-4Class: FreshmanPosition: ForwardHometown: Naperville, Ill.High School: Naperville Central

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Career: Four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of three players to start all 19 matches... scored a goal on her only shot against Iowa State... fourth on the

team in shot percentage... of her seven shot attempts, five were on goal. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of three players to start all 19 matches... named to the Cleveland State Classic All-Tournament Team... took three shots with two shots on goal. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... redshirted. 2005: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 16 matches... started six games, including the final four matches of the season... scored first collegiate goal against Georgetown... knocked in the game-winner in the 78th minute against the Hoyas... assisted DePaul’s goal against Louisville... took four shots during the season. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Waubonsie Valley... picked up All-Conference and All-County recognition... second team All-State honoree by the Chicago Tribune... selected to All-Area teams by the Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald... earned Academic All-Conference honors and was named an Indian Prairie Scholar and Illinois State Scholar... played for Julie Bergstrom... four State Cup Championships and two Indoor National Championships as a captain with her club soccer team, Team Chicago... also an IMEA District Selectee and high honor roll honoree. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Mary Borchardt... has two brothers, Ryan and Tyler... Psychology major with a Spanish minor.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2005 16-6 1 1 3 42007 19-19 0 0 0 32008 19-19 1 0 2 7 Totals 54-44 2 1 5 14

MOLLY BORCHARDTHeight: 5-7Class: SeniorPosition: Midfielder/DefenderHometown: Aurora, Ill.High School: Waubonsie Valley

2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of three players to start all 19 matches... led the Blue Demons in shots with 36 and shots on goal with 24... had game-winning goal at Mi-ami (Ohio)... had two assists, including one that

set up Molly Borchardt for the score against Iowa State that was Celaya’s first collegiate point... other assist led to Casey Mercurio’s goal against Mar-quette. High School: Four-sport letterwinner in soccer, cross country, water

MORGAN CELAYAHeight: 5-8Class: SophomorePosition: ForwardHometown: San Jose, Calif.High School: Valley Christian

Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... scored two goals on only eight shots and tied for second on the team in goals... second on the team in shot percent-

age... scored goals in back-to-back games against Western Illinois and Miami (Ohio). 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of three players to start all 19 matches... took first collegiate shot at Southeast Mis-souri... two shots against IPFW... six shots on season. High School: Four-year letterwinner at East Kentwood... earned All-Conference, All-District, All-Region, and All-Area honors... named third team All-State as a senior... four-time All-Academic Team honoree... led team in goals as a senior and ranked second all-time in school history... played club soccer for Grand Val-ley Soccer Club... coached by Nathan Gibson... also competed in basketball as a freshman and sophomore. Personal: Daughter of Rodney and Lynn... one sister, Sarah... Political Science major.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 19-19 0 0 0 62008 16-10 2 0 4 8 Totals 35-29 2 0 4 14

JENNA FAGERMANHeight: 5-10Class: JuniorPosition: ForwardHometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.High School: East Kentwood

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Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Aca-demic honors... lone shot taken was a shot on goal against Louisville... started in 13 of the last 14 games. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic

honors... missed only game at Cleveland State... started 13 of 18 matches... tallied first collegiate assist against Connecticut on a goal by Shannon Wil-liams... took first shot of career against Drake... three shots on season.High School: Four-year letterwinner in basketball and soccer at Waukee... four-year member of Iowa ODP team… three-time All-State honoree... picked up second team honors on two occasions and first team recogni-tion once... All-Conference athletic and academic honors in both basketball and soccer... played on Johnston Speed soccer club under Mattie Smith... also competed in basketball, track, and volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Nicholas and Kelly Fegen... has three siblings, Cole, Samantha and Luke... Communication major in Public Relations and Advertising.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 18-13 0 1 1 32008 17-14 0 0 0 1 Totals 35-27 0 1 1 4

TESSA FEGENHeight: 5-8Class: JuniorPosition: DefenderHometown: Waukee, IowaHigh School: Waukee

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polo and basketball at Valley Christian... earned CCA and WCAL first team honors while winning the 2007 WCAL Championship and 2006 CCS Division III Championship... earned team MVP honors... played on ODP state team in 2007 and was a member of the regional pool... member of club teams Central Valley Mercury, MVLA Mercury and the Pleasanton Rage team that reached the national tournament... coached by Albertine Montoya and Phil Blin... 2003 and 2004 cross country national champion... claimed the 2003 USATF national title in 800 meters. Personal: Daughter of Robert and Mary Kay... one brother, Robert... majoring in Sociology.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 19-19 1 2 4 36 Totals 19-19 1 2 4 36

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School: Letterwinner at Fremd... led team to 17-1-4 record while winning the 2008 conference and regional championship... named an All-Conference player by Chicago Tribune and selected as a player to watch by the Chicago Sun-Times... recorded six goals and six assists senior year... member of Sockers F.C., Chicago Magic and Eclipse Select soccer clubs... earned State Cup title with Chicago Magic... led clubs to U16 Super Y-League National Championship and U17 Midwest Regionals... named to ODP state team three times and Super Y-League Regional squad... played for Eno Obot, Kevin Lesh, David Richardson, Chuck Codd, Scott Fonfara, Mike Nesci and Rory Dames. Personal: Daughter of Herbert and Rose Foster... has one brother and one sister, Eric and Felicia... majoring in Communica-tions at DePaul.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 19-4 1 0 2 19 Totals 19-4 1 0 2 19

ARIANNA FOSTERHeight: 5-9Class: SophomorePosition: ForwardHometown: Barrington, Ill.High School: Fremd

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High School: Helped lead Eclipse Select to na-tional championship in 2009, and the club team was also a national runner-up in 2008... also won state championships in 2008 and 2009 and captured the Midwest Regional League title four

times… coached by Rory Dames and Mike Nesci… qualified for the Illinois High School Association state track meet in the 100-meter hurdles in 2008… holds the school record in the 100-meter hurdles… three-year letterwinner in track. Personal: Daughter of Ron and Theresa Grant… has one sibling, Brian… enrolled in College of Commerce.

CHELSEA GRANTHeight: 5-8Class: FreshmanPosition: DefenderHometown: Mundelein, Ill.High School: Mundelein

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High School: Ranked among the top goalies in the state... two-time All State selection set an Illinois High School Association career record with 73 shutouts... led the Warriors to state championships in 2007 and 2008... four-year

letterwinner paved the way to supersectional titles in 2007 and 2008 along with sectional titles in 2007 and 2008 and regional titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009... Warriors won the Upstate Eight title in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons... played on national runner-up club team Eclipse Select in 2008 and won five state championships on the club level. Personal: Daugh-ter of Cathy Hanold… has one sibling, Kenny… plans to major in Marketing and Finance.

CLAIRE HANOLDHeight: 5-8Class: FreshmanPosition: GoalkeeperHometown: Aurora, Ill.High School: Waubonsie Valley

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Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... registered assists in back-to-back games at Miami (Ohio) and Northwest-ern... fifth on the team in shots with 17 and

shots on goal with eight. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... led team with two game-winning goals... scored first collegiate goal and game-winner in first game of season against Ohio... tied game against Northern Illinois with goal in 58th minute... notched second game-winning goal at Cin-cinnati... at Southeast Missouri, assisted goal by Shannon Williams... played and started 15 matches... missed last four games of season. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Geneva... four-time All-Conference honoree... two-time All-Area recognition from the Daily Herald and Kane County Chronicle... also earned All-Sectional honors... played for club team Strikers Fox Valley... played for Pat Feulner... also competed in basketball. Personal: Daughter of Tad and Katherine Hemming... has four siblings, Travis, Tyler, Trey and Grace... enrolled in the College of Commerce.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 15-15 3 1 7 142008 19-15 0 2 2 17 Totals 34-30 3 3 9 31

CALLIE HEMMINGHeight: 5-8Class: JuniorPosition: MidfielderHometown: Geneva, Ill.High School: Geneva

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Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... posted back-to-back shutouts in 1-0 victories over Providence and Seton Hall... totaled a season-high 10 saves in

3-2 overtime victory over Miami (Ohio) and also in a 1-0 loss to No. 1-ranked Notre Dame... came away with nine saves against Connecticut... started 14 of 16 games. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in last 12 matches of season, all starts... posted a shutout against Providence... recorded a season-high 10 saves at Syracuse and against Connecticut. High School: Four-year letterwinner... named Oswego’s Athlete of Year... All-Sectional honorable mention... three-time All-Conference honoree... named Conference co-MVP... four-time All-Conference academic honoree... earned Chicago Fire All-State Academic Honors and was named an Illinois State Scholar... nominee for Wendy’s High School Heisman... played club soccer for Strikers Fox Valley... coached by Pat Feulner... also two-year letterwinner in both basketball and volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Karl and Karla Hoinkes... two sisters, Alyssa and Megan... majoring in Secondary Education Math.Year MP-MS Min GA GAA Sv ShO W-L-T 2007 12-12 1098 19 1.56 69 1 3-9-02008 16-14 1300 29 2.01 76 2 4-9-0 Totals 28-26 2398 48 1.80 145 3 7-18-0

KELSEY HOINKESHeight: 5-9Class: JuniorPosition: GoalkeeperHometown: Oswego, Ill.High School: Oswego

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2008: Redshirted. High School: Three-year let-terwinner at Rosary... led team to three Confer-ence Championships... earned All-Conference honors... named as an All-Area and All-Sec-tional honorable mention... received Scholar-

Athlete award... set school record with 23 goals scored in a single-season... played club soccer for Chicago Magic... helped club to seven consecutive State Championships and two MRL Championships... played for Scott Fonfara. Personal: Daughter of Eric and Joanne Janota, has two siblings, brother Matthew and sister Jessica... Communications major.

ERIKA JANOTAHeight: 5-5Class: FreshmanPosition: DefenderHometown: Newark, N.J.High School: Rosary (Ill.)

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Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Played in just two games and scored a goal against Butler with her lone shot of the match... also played against Loyola-Chicago... season shortened by injury

and granted another year by the NCAA for medical hardship. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started in all 11 matches played... named to the Cleveland State Fall Classic All-Tournament Team... took three shots and registered three points in 5-2 win over IPFW... scored first collegiate goal in 67th minute of that game while also assisting header by Shannon Williams... also took a shot in following game at Cincinnati. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started 10 of 14 matches played... took seven shots...

DOMINIQUE LOCASCIOHeight: 5-7Class: SeniorPosition: DefenderHometown: Hoffman Estates, Ill.High School: Fremd

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Career: Played freshman season at Indiana before transferring to DePaul. 2008 at Indiana: Played in six games for the Hoosiers. High School: Two time IHSSCA (Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association) First Team All-

State selection led the Titans to a pair of Elite Eight appearances in the state tournament along with a Sweet 16 berth and a sectional semifinal berth… four-year starter finished up with career marks of 80 goals and 25 assists while leading Boylan Catholic to a 70-15-11 record in those four years… three-time all-sectional choice and four-time all-NIC 10 (Northern Illinois Conference)… competed on the Illinois team in the Olympic Development Program from 2002-2007…attended U-19 Invite Only Camp in July… current member of U-19 Region 2 player pool…listed among top 200 soccer recruits in the nation by Soccer Buzz Magazine in 2008…starred on Sirens soccer team that became the first Rockford-area club team to earn a Top 20 na-tional ranking and qualify for WAGS. Personal: Daughter of John and Jane Lind… has one sibling, Melissa… Commerce major.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008* 6-0 0 0 0 1 Totals 6-0 0 0 0 1*at Indiana

MICHELLE LINDHeight: 5-11Class: SophomorePosition: DefenderHometown: Rockford, Ill.High School: Boylan Catholic

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registered an assist against Seton Hall. 2005: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 17 matches with 16 starts... one of five players to play in every game... tallied a pair of assists... assisted a goal at Seton Hall and against Georgetown... took six shots. High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter at Fremd... named MSL Player of the Year and team MVP... led team in goals and assists... two-time IHSCAA All-State honoree... picked up All-Area honors from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald... MSL All-Conference honoree... played for Steve Keller... also played at basketball at Fremd... club team, Eclipse, won the Midwest Region Championship in 2003. Personal: Daughter of Len and Liz Locascio... has two sisters, Stephanie and Janina... Janina is a junior on the DePaul women’s soccer team... Marketing major.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2005 17-16 0 2 2 62006 14-10 0 1 1 72007 11-11 1 1 3 42008 2-1 1 0 2 1 Totals 44-38 2 4 8 18

Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started in 14 games... one of seven players to play in every match... took three shots and had a shot on goal against

Butler. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started all 18 matches played in... missed one game, against IPFW... lone shot on season was a shot on goal against Northern Illinois. High School: Three-year letterwin-ner at Fremd... totaled 10 goals and six assists as a senior... named first team All-State by the Chicago Tribune... named All-Area by both the Daily Herald and Pioneer Press... named second team All-State by the Chicago Sun-Times... earned All-Sectional honors while leading Fremd to a runner-up finish in Illinois... Illinois Scholar... played for nationally-recognized Eclipse Select club team under Rory Dames... Eclipse Select was recognized by Soccer America as the nation’s top club program... was a national finalist with the Eclipse U-14 team in 2003 and won the 2006 national championship with the Eclipse U-17 team. Personal: Daughter of Len and Liz Locascio... has two siblings, Dominique and Stephanie... sister Dominique is a senior on the DePaul women’s soccer team... Communication major.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 18-18 0 0 0 12008 19-14 0 0 0 3 Totals 37-32 0 0 0 4

JANINA LOCASCIOHeight: 5-7Class: JuniorPosition: DefenderHometown: Hoffman Estates, Ill.High School: Fremd

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2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of three players to start all 19 matches... scored first collegiate goal against Marquette on her only shot... assisted on Jenna Fager-man’s goal against Western Illinois for her first

collegiate point... had 11 shots with six on goal. High School: Letterwinner at Saint Ursula... helped team win Division I State Championship senior year... earned first-team All-Conference and All-Area recognition... named as an All-Star honorable mention by the Cincinnati Enquirer... played nine years for Classics Hammer FC soccer club... led club team to 2007 State Cup Finals after placing second in 2002, making the finals in 2003 and winning 2004-2006 State Cup Championships... also reached MRL Region II Premier League in 2007 after placing second in 2006 and 2005... coached by Bob Downs, Adam Dobrozi, Clay Revis and Jamie Harloff. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Janie Mercurio...has three brothers, Andrew, Graham and Will... undecided major.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 19-19 1 1 3 11 Totals 19-19 1 1 3 11

CASEY MERCURIOHeight: 5-7Class: SophomorePosition: ForwardHometown: Cincinnati, OhioHigh School: St. Ursula Academy

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2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in eight games with three starts... only shot of the season was on-goal against Toledo. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Whea-ton Warrenville South... earned All-Conference,

All-Sectional honors... named to All-Area team and selected as team captain senior year... led team to a 19-2-1 record in 2008 and won the DuPage Valley Conference Championship... won the Regional Championship while scoring 12 goals and 6 assists in 2008... won Eye of the Tiger award, Chris Tomek award and Achievement award... totaled 25 goals and 10 assists... won the NAESC Regional Championship, Metro United Fall Classic Cham-pionship and runner-up for Best of the Midwest Competition while captain of the Chicago Fire juniors soccer club... coached by Daryl Shore... also earned All-Conference and All-Area honors in basketball. Personal: Daugh-ter of Robert and Monica Nieling... one brother, Cody...Commece major.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 8-3 0 0 0 1 Totals 8-3 0 0 0 1

TAYLOR NIELINGHeight: 5-3Class: SophomorePosition: MidfielderHometown: Wheaton, Ill.High School: Wheaton Warrenville South

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2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in eight games with one start... took two shots during the season... posted a shot on goal against Toledo. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Antioch... picked up All-Confer-

ence and All-Regional honors... selected to All-Area team by Daily Herald... earned IHSSCA All-Sectional honors... played on Eclipse Select 89/90 soc-cer club for coach Rory Dames... led club to State Cup finals in four years, regional qualifers in two years and won 2008 Regional Championship... also qualified for 2008 national championship. Personal: Daughter of John and Nancy O’Connor... has one brother and one sister, Johnny and Mary... Com-munications major in Public Relations and Advertising.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 8-1 0 0 0 2 Totals 8-1 0 0 0 2

SUSIE O’CONNORHeight: 5-3Class: SophomorePosition: ForwardHometown: Antioch, Ill.High School: Antioch Community

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Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... scored a goal against West-ern Illinois with her lone shot of the match... took three shots, including two on goal, against

Toledo... played in 18 games with 14 starts. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Aca-demic honors... scored first collegiate goal and game-winner against IPFW... followed next match by registering first collegiate assist at Cincinnati... missed first game of season... played in next 18 matches, with 13 consecu-tive starts... took 18 shots. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Maine South... four-time All-Conference honoree... two-time All-Sectional honoree... earned All-State Special Mention honors... Pioneer Press All-Area Team Captain... picked up Palatine All-Tournament Team honors... team MVP as a senior... played for Park Ridge Soccer Club under Rob Demano and Charlie Zei... also earned Pioneer Press All-Area Honors in basketball and com-peted in volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Janice Pagone... one brother, Frank... Secondary Education major in English.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 18-13 1 1 3 182008 18-14 1 0 2 8 Totals 36-27 2 1 5 26

LAUREN PAGONEHeight: 5-4Class: JuniorPosition: ForwardHometown: Park Ridge, Ill.High School: Maine South

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2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... led the Blue Demons with three goals and was second on the team with six points... posted goals at Miami (Ohio) and against Cincin-nati and Marquette... attempted 13 shots with

six shots on goal... one of seven players to play in all 19 matches. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Wheaton North... four-time All-Conference honoree, both athletic and academic... picked up All-Sectional recognition twice... named to All-State team by both IHSSCA and Chicago Tribune... placed third in 2006 State Class AA with 26-1-1 record... also helped team win three regional championships... totaled 48 goals and 23 assists... won 2005 and 2006 U18 Palatine Celtic Cup Championship while receiving U17 Co-Championship trophy for 2005 Best of Midwest competition with Chicago Fire Juniors... coached by Daryl Shore... also played volleyball and earned All-Conference honors in basketball. Personal: Daughter of John and Cathy Scandora... has three brothers, Matt, Eric, and Greg... plans to major in Elementary Education.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 19-15 3 0 6 13 Totals 19-15 3 0 6 13

MICHELLE SCANDORAHeight: 5-11Class: SophomorePosition: MidfielderHometown: Winfield, Ill.High School: Wheaton North

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Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 14 games with two starts... took six shots. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started eight of 15

matches... registered first collegiate point with assist at Cleveland State... took both shots of season in that game. 2006: Played in 16 matches, starting seven times... seven shots with five shots on goal. High School: Four-year letterwinner... earned All-Metro honors and named team MVP as a senior... was also the team’s leading scorer during senior season... played for Meg Ashley... also played lacrosse at Paul VI. Personal: Daughter of Richard and Lynn Semko... has one sibling, Jason... majoring in Physical Education.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2005 16-7 0 0 0 72007 15-8 0 1 1 22008 14-2 0 0 0 6 Totals 45-17 0 1 1 15

KELLY SEMKOHeight: 5-4Class: SeniorPosition: MidfielderHometown: Springfield, Va.High School: Paul VI

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2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... notched an assist and her first collegiate point in setting up Dominique Locascio for a goal against Butler... played in 15 games with 10 starts. High School: Three-year letterwinner

at Mount Notre Dame... led Cougar squad to first winning season in school history as a freshman... reached District Finals senior year... played with Ohio Elite Soccer Academy winning two State Championships under coach Tim Lesiak... also a State Runner-Up and State Champion while playing bas-ketball. Personal: Daughter of Rick and Karen Perry, has two older sisters, Brittany and Brooklyn... enrolled in the College of Commerce.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 15-10 0 1 1 1 Totals 15-10 0 1 1 1

BETH PERRYHeight: 5-5Class: SophomorePosition: DefenderHometown: Amelia, OhioHigh School: Mount Notre Dame

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2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... saw action against Butler. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Torrey Pines... led team to League Championship while winning C.I.F.-S.D.S. Division I Championship in both 2007

and 2008... helped team achieve undefeated season in first season with team... recognized as one of the top-ranked teams in the country by Stu-dentSports.com... notched 12 goals as team captain senior year... received Sportsmanship Award and 2008 Midfielder of the Year Award... two-time re-gional champion, four-time state champion and five-time Surf Cup Champion with San Diego Surf soccer club... named team captain six times... coached by Colin Chesters, Ada Greenwood, Joey Hoffman and Jose O’Campo... also played basketball and ran track. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Emelie Rahon... has two brothers and one sister, James, Joe and Kelsey... Sociology major.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 1-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1-0 0 0 0 0

KAYLA RAHONHeight: 5-8Class: SophomorePosition: MidfielderHometown: San Diego, Calif.High School: Torrey Pines

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High School: Two-year starter totaled 17 goals and nine assists while helping St. Charles North win regional and sectional titles in 2007 and 2008... three-year letter-winner was All-Area honorable mention in 2009 and Academic

All-Conference in 2007... competed with the Strikers Fox Valley club team. Personal: Daughter of Richard and Pamela Ruminski... has two siblings, Samantha and Rachel... planning to major in Accounting.

RENEE RUMINSKIHeight: 5-3Class: FreshmanPosition: ForwardHometown: St. Charles, Ill.High School: St. Charles North

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Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... 15th in career points with 13 after just two seasons. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... notched the game-winning goal and two assists in 3-1 victory over

Western Illinois... led team in points with seven and assists with three... also had a goal against Loyola and an assist against Cincinnati... tied for third in shots on goal with nine and fourth in overall shots with 18. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... named MVP of the Cleveland State Fall Clas-sic... second on the team with 33 shots and 16 shots on goal for season... notched first collegiate goal at Syracuse... tallied second goal of season and first career game-winner against Providence... registered first assist to tie game against Northern Illinois and second assist at Cincinnati to seal 2-1 victory... played in 18 matches, started the last 17. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Libertyville... three-year member of the ODP State Team... made the regional and national team pools... picked up All-Conference honors and All-Sectional Honorable Mention... named to All-Area team by the Daily Herald... recognized as one of the top midfielders by the Chicago Sun-Times... played for nationally-recognized Eclipse Select club team under Rory Dames... Eclipse Select was recognized by Soccer America as the nation’s top club program... member of the 2006 U17 National Champion team. Personal: Daughter of Chuck and Katherine Strickland... has one sibling, Charlie... Secondary Education major in History.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 18-17 2 2 6 332008 16-14 2 3 7 18 Totals 34-31 4 5 13 51

TARA STRICKLANDHeight: 5-6Class: JuniorPosition: MidfielderHometown: Libertyville, Ill.High School: Libertyville

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Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... tied for eighth in school history with nine career goals and is ninth all-time with 22 points... granted sixth year of eligi-bility by the NCAA in June 2009. 2008: Earned

BIG EAST Academic honors... moved higher up the career lists for goals and points after coming away with one goal and two assists... scored the goal against Northwestern and had assists against Loyola-Chicago and Mar-quette... tied for second on the team in assists and tied for third in points... finished second on the team in shots with 23 and shots on goal with 12. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... led team with seven goals, 16 points, 44 shots and 23 shots on goal for season... seven goals tie for fifth while 16 points rank eighth on the single-season lists...tallied goals against Ohio, Southeast Missouri, IPFW, Cincinnati, Syracuse, Connecticut and notched game-winner in 2-1 victory over Cleveland State... took a season-high eight shots and registered three points in win at Cincinnati, scoring first goal of game and recording first collegiate assist with Callie Hemming’s game-winner in double overtime... assisted Tara Strickland’s game-winner against Providence... played in all 19 games, with 15 starts. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 15 matches while starting the season finale at Villanova... scored first collegiate goal against Eastern Washington... totaled seven shots. High School: Four-time letterwinner at Proviso West... scored over 30 goals in high school career… four-time All-Conference honoree… earned team MVP and Best Forward recognition... team captain as a senior... named top Senior Academic Athlete... played for Richard Mendoza... also competed in volleyball and cross country. Person-al: Daughter of Carl and Sheila Williams... has a brother, Richard, and three sisters, Nicole, Cheryl and Ariana...Psychology major with a Spanish minor.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 15-1 1 0 2 72007 19-15 7 2 16 442008 18-12 1 2 4 23 Totals 52-28 9 4 22 74

SHANNON WILLIAMSHeight: 5-7Class: SeniorPosition: ForwardHometown: Bellwood, Ill.High School: Proviso West

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2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... saw action in 16 matches... took two shots against USF with one on goal and one against Louisville that was on goal. High School: Three-year letterwinner at New Trier... led team

to a 28-2 finish while winning the 2006 Class AA Illinois State Champion-ship... then reached the Elite 8 in 2007 as the leading goal scorer... named MVP and Best Offensive Player... joined club soccer with FC United... coached by Robert Meschbach... also played basketball. Personal: Daugh-ter of Tim and Denise Wray... has two brothers Timmy and K.J., one sister, Jessie... Secondary Education major in Spanish.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 16-0 0 0 0 3 Totals 16-0 0 0 0 3

ALYSSA WRAYHeight: 5-7Class: SophomorePosition: ForwardHometown: Wilmette, Ill.High School: New Trier

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High School: Two-year starter had 17 goals and nine assists while helping St. Charles North win regional and sectional titles in 2007 and 2008... three-year letterwinner was All-Area honorable mention in 2009 and Academic

All-Conference in 2007... competed with the Strikers Fox Valley club team. Personal: Daughter of Darrell and Robin Stoecklin… two sisters, Paige and Darcy… planning to major in Business and Communications.

REN STOECKLINHeight: 5-6Class: FreshmanPosition: DefenderHometown: St. Charles, Ill.High School: St. Charles North

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2008 NOTEBOOKNoting the Blue Demons: Ten different players tallied at least one goal during the season... Michelle Scandora’s three goals led the team while Tara Strickland totaled a team-high seven points on three assists and two goals... DePaul scored 16 goals in 19 matches compared to 18 in 19 games in 2007... the eight goals in consecutive contests against Western Illinois, Miami (Ohio) and Northwestern are the high-est three-game total since 11 in Oct. 2004... with two goals in each of those matches, it also marked the first time the Blue Demons had three consecutive games with two or more goals since Oct. 2004... the 0-5 start to begin the 2008 season marks the third time in team

history with a season-opening run of five straight defeats (1996, 1997)... with a goal against Northwestern on Sept. 14, Shannon Williams moved into a tie for eighth all-time with nine goals and a tie for ninth all-time with 21 points (9G/3A)... her third assist came in the season opener against Loyola-Chicago... goalkeeper Kelsey Hoinkes recorded 10 saves in four matches throughout her career... Hoinkes totaled at least 10 stops in two games in 2008... seven players played in all 19 matches: Molly Borchardt, Morgan Celaya, Arianna Fos-ter, Callie Hemming, Janina Locascio, Casey Mercurio and Michelle Scandora... of those seven, Borchardt, Celaya and Mercurio started every game... 2008 was the 13th season of women’s soccer at DePaul University.

Updating the Record Books: Shannon Williams finished the 2008 campaign ranked ninth with 22 career points... she has totaled nine goals and four assists... the nine goals are tied for eighth on the career list with Erin Walter (2002-05)... she is also tied with six others for 11th all-time with four assists... Williams totaled 16 points in 2007 for eighth on the school season list and her seven goals are tied for fifth... Tara Strickland moved into 15th all-time with 13 career points on four goals and five assists... her five assists are 10th on DePaul’s career assist chart... Kelsey Hoinkes’ career 1.80 goals against average is ranked second all-time at DePaul... her 145 saves are in fourth place among the program’s top goalkeep-ers.

Tough in the Extra Frame: DePaul posted wins in each of its overtime matches in 2008... the Blue Demons rallied from a 2-0 deficit at Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12 for a 3-2 overtime win... DePaul used an own goal on Oct. 24 for a 1-0 overtime victory against Seton Hall on Oct. 24.... the Blue Demons haven’t lost an overtime match since a 2-1 overtime defeat at Western Michigan on Sept. 3, 2004... in that span, DePaul is 5-0-8 when playing longer than regulation.

National Clashes: DePaul’s 2008 campaign featured three nationally-ranked opponents... the Blue Demons lost, 1-0, to No. 1 Notre Dame on Sept. 19... No. 17/16 Georgetown knocked off the Blue Demons, 4-0, in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 12... No. 24/18 Rutgers defeated DePaul in the home finale, 2-0, on Oct. 26.

Blue Demons earn 21 spots on BIG EAST All-Academic Team: The DePaul women’s soccer team placed a program-best 21 student-athletes on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2008. After 14 student-athletes were named to the 2006 honor list, the women’s soccer program added 19 names to the 2007 All-Academic Team. Molly Borchardt, Morgan Celaya, Jenna Fagerman, Tessa Fegen, Christie Fink, Callie Hemming, Kelsey Hoinkes, Brittni Lally, Janina Locascio, Casey Mercurio, Taylor Nieling, Susie O’Connor, Lauren Pagone, Beth Perry, Kayla Rahon, Bri Santacaterina, Michelle Scandora, Kelly Semko, Tara Strickland, Shannon Williams and Alyssa Wray received the BIG EAST honor for main-taining a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the 2008-09 academic year. A total of 144 DePaul student-athletes were selected to the annual BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

Chastain Finishes Second Season at DePaul: Following five seasons at Santa Clara as an assistant coach, Erin Chastain was named DePaul’s third head coach on Mar. 1, 2007. With a season-opening win against Ohio to start the 2007 season, she became the first De-Paul coach to claim a victory in the first game with the Blue Demons. Through two seasons in Lincoln Park, she holds a record of 9-28-1. While at Santa Clara she helped the Broncos claim four West Coast Conference titles and a pair of NCAA Championship National Semifi-nal appearances. The 2002 team finished second in the NCAA Championship while in 2004 Santa Clara reached the national semifinals followed by a quarterfinal appearance in 2005.

2008 HONORSMolly BorchardtaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Morgan CelayaaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Jenna FagermanaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Tessa FegenaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Christie FinkaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Callie HemmingaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Kelsey HoinkesaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Brittni LallyaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Janina LocascioaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Casey MercurioaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Taylor NielingaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Susie O’ConnoraBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Lauren PagoneaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Beth PerryaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Kayla RahonaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Bri SantacaterinaaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Michelle ScandoraaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Kelly SemkoaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Tara StricklandaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Shannon WilliamsaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Alyssa WrayaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

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2008 RESULTSOverall: 4-15-0 (home: 2-8-0, away: 2-7-0, neutral: 0-0-0, overtime: 2-0-0)

BIG EAST: 2-9-0 (home: 1-5-0, away: 1-4-0, overtime: 1-0-0)Date Opponent W/L Score DePaul Goals (Assists) Aug. 22 Loyola-Chicago L 1-2 Strickland (Williams)Aug. 24 at Butler L 1-2 D. Locascio (Perry)Aug. 29 Michigan State L 0-3 --Aug. 31 at Toledo L 0-2 --Sept. 5 Iowa State L 1-3 Borchardt (Celaya)Sept. 7 Western Illinois W 3-1 Fagerman (Strickland, Mercurio) Strickland Pagone (Strickland)Sept. 12 at Miami (Ohio) W (OT) 3-2 Scandora Fagerman Celaya (Hemming)Sept. 14 at Northwestern L 2-3 Foster Williams (Hemming)Sept. 19 #1/1 Notre Dame* L 0-1 --Sept. 26 Cincinnati* L 1-2 Scandora (Strickland)Sept. 28 at Louisville* L 0-2 --Oct. 3 Marquette* L 2-4 Scandora Mercurio (Williams, Celaya)Oct. 5 USF* L 0-1 --Oct. 10 at Villanova* L 0-3 --Oct. 12 at #17/16 Georgetown* L 0-4 --Oct. 17 at Connecticut* L 0-3 --Oct. 19 at Providence W 1-0 Team (own goal)Oct. 24 Seton Hall* W (OT) 1-0 Team (own goal)Oct. 26 #24/18 Rutgers* L 0-2 --* BIG EAST match match-winning goal in bold

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS No. Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 4 Tara Strickland 16-14 2 3 7 18 .111 9 .500 1 0-0 16 Michelle Scandora 19-15 3 0 6 13 .231 6 .462 0 0-0 22 Jenna Fagerman 16-10 2 0 4 8 .250 2 .250 0 0-0 11 Morgan Celaya 19-19 1 2 4 36 .028 24 .667 1 0-0 18 Shannon Williams 18-12 1 2 4 23 .043 12 .522 0 0-0 3 Casey Mercurio 19-19 1 1 3 11 .091 6 .545 0 0-0 9 Arianna Foster 19-4 1 0 2 19 .053 9 .474 0 0-0 5 Lauren Pagone 18-14 1 0 2 8 .125 3 .375 0 0-0 8 Molly Borchardt 19-19 1 0 2 7 .143 5 .714 0 0-0 17 Dominique Locascio 2-1 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 14 Callie Hemming 19-15 0 2 2 17 .000 8 .471 0 0-0 28 Beth Perry 15-10 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 15 Kelly Semko 14-2 0 0 0 6 .000 1 .167 0 0-0 13 Christie Fink 10-3 0 0 0 5 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 10 Janina Locascio 19-14 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 7 Alyssa Wray 16-0 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 26 Susie O’Connor 8-1 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 27 Taylor Nieling 8-3 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 24 Bri Santacaterina 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 21 Tessa Fegen 17-14 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 23 Trisha Larson 3-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 20 Sam Fouser 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 12 Kayla Rahon 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 Brittni Lally 6-5 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1 Kelsey Hoinkes 16-14 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 DePaul 19 16 11 43 184 .087 94 .511 4 0-0 Opponents 19 40 40 120 269 .149 144 .535 15 4-4

No. Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 1 Kelsey Hoinkes 16-14 1299:34 29 2.01 76 .724 4 9 0 2 2 Brittni Lally 6-5 424:19 11 2.33 22 .667 0 5 0 0 DePaul 19 1723:53 40 2.09 104 .722 4 14 0 2 Opponents 19 1723:53 16 0.84 78 .830 14 4 0 9Team saves: 6

2008 BIG EAST REVIEWFINAL STANDINGS

BIG EAST OverallAmerican Division W-L-T Pts. W-L-T West Virginia 7-1-3 24 14-3-6Marquette 6-3-2 20 11-8-3Connecticut 4-3-4 16 7-9-6St. John’s 4-4-3 15 8-6-5Pittsburgh 4-6-1 13 7-12-1USF 3-7-1 10 7-8-3Syracuse 2-8-1 7 5-11-2Providence 1-7-3 6 6-8-3

BIG EAST OverallNational Division W-L-T Pts. W-L-T Notre Dame 11-0-0 33 26-1-0Georgetown 8-3-0 24 13-4-2Rutgers 7-3-1 22 13-7-2Louisville 6-3-2 20 9-7-3Cincinnati 5-3-3 18 10-7-3Villanova 4-6-1 13 11-7-1DePaul 2-9-0 6 4-15-0Seton Hall 1-9-1 4 5-11-2

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPFirst Round | Oct. 30 (4N) Louisville 1, (5A) Pittsburgh 0(5N) Cincinnati 1, (4A) St. John’s 0

Quarterfinals | Nov. 2 (4A) West Virginia 4, (4N) Louisville 0(3A) Connecticut 2, (2N) Georgetown 1(1N) Notre Dame 5, (5N) Cincinnati 0(2A) Marquette 1, (3N) Rutgers 0

Semifinals | Nov. 7 (3A) Connecticut 1, (1A) West Virginia 1 (2OT) Connecticut advances on penalty kicks, 4-2(1N) Notre Dame 2, (2A) Marquette 0

Finals | Nov. 9 (1N) Notre Dame 1, (3A) Connecticut 0 (OT)

NATIONAL HONORSNSCAA 2008 Team Academic Award

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 8 6 2 -- 16Opponents 16 24 0 -- 40

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 111 71 2 -- 184Opponents 128 137 4 -- 269

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 49 51 4 -- 104Opponents 45 32 1 -- 78

Corner Kicks by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 43 33 1 -- 77Opponents 41 40 0 -- 81

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 91 111 0 -- 202Opponents 87 118 3 -- 208

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MATCH #1Loyola-Chicago at DePaul

Date: Aug. 22, 2008 Site: Chicago, Ill.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Loyola-Chicago 0 2 -- -- 2DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:73:19 DPU Tara Strickland (Shannon Williams)74:15 LUC Jackie Vera (Cynthia Morote-Ariza)83:50 LUC Cynthia Morote-ArizaShots: LUC 14, DPU 5; Saves: LUC 2 (Katie Groesch, 2), DPU 5 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 4; Team, 1)

MATCH #2DePaul at Butler

Date: Aug. 24, 2008 Site: Indianapolis, Ind.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 1 0 -- -- 1Butler 0 2 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:41:17 DPU Dominique Locascio (Beth Perry)64:26 BU Sarah Phelps86:04 BU Carrie Twyman (Abbie Kaul, Sarah Phelps)Shots: DPU 12, BU 12; Saves: DPU 3 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 3), BU 6 (Laura Baker, 6)

MATCH #3Michigan State at DePaul

Date: Aug. 29, 2008 Site: Chicago, Ill.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Michigan State 2 1 -- -- 3DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:2:19 MSU Lauren Hill (Lauren Sinacola)12:34 MSU Lauren Hill (Megan Brown)80:55 MSU Cara Freeman (Lauren Sinacola)Shots: MSU 6, DPU 8; Saves: MSU 5 (Lindsey Wrege, 5), DPU 1 (Brittni Lally, 1)

MATCH #4DePaul at Toledo

Date: Aug. 31, 2008 Site: Toledo, Ohio

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Toledo 1 1 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:1:22 UT Molly Cornwell (Ali Leak, Sarah Blake)65:27 UT Molly CornwellShots: DPU 7, UT 11; Saves: DPU 3 (Brittni Lally, 3), UT 3 (An-drea Plewes, 2; Vicki Traven 1)

MATCH #5Iowa State at DePaul

Date: Sept. 5, 2008 Site: Chicago, Ill.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Iowa State 1 2 -- -- 3DePaul 1 0 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:9:47 DPU Molly Borchardt (Morgan Celaya)42:21 ISU Laura Wooster (Leslie Hill)65:42 ISU Lauren Fader (Elise Reid)81:32 ISU Elise Reid (Amanda Nimtz)Shots: ISU 9, DPU 11; Saves: ISU 3 (Ann Gleason, 3), DPU 6 (Brittni Lally, 3; Kelsey Hoinkes 3)

MATCH #6Western Illinois at DePaul


Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Western Illinois 1 0 -- -- 1DePaul 2 1 -- -- 3Scoring Summary:21:07 WIU Katelyn Wisner (Ashley Hoch)29:47 DPU Jenna Fagerman (Tara Strickland, Casey Mercurio)35:19 DPU Tara Strickland71:37 DPU Lauren Pagone (Tara Strickland)Shots: WIU 6, DPU 12; Saves: WIU 2 (Meghan Tyk, 2), DPU 2 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 2)

MATCH #7DePaul at Miami (Ohio)

Date: Sept. 12, 2008 Site: Oxford, Ohio

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 1 1 1 -- 3Miami (Ohio) 2 0 0 -- 2Scoring Summary:9:40 MU Brooke Livingston (Danille Hays)33:20 MU Sara Lund (penalty kick)43:49 DPU Michelle Scandora86:05 DPU Jenna Fagerman95:48 DPU Morgan Celaya (Callie Hemming)Shots: DPU 14, MU 23; Saves: DPU 13 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 10; Team, 3), MU 7 (Krista Pace, 6; Rachelle Boff, 1)

MATCH #8DePaul at Northwestern

Date: Sept. 14, 2008 Site: Evanston, Ill.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 1 1 -- -- 2Northwestern 0 3 -- -- 3Scoring Summary:38:07 DPU Arianna Foster53:12 DPU Shannon Williams (Callie Hemming)68:42 NU Amanda Hoffman80:02 NU Amanda Hoffman (Alicia Herczeg)85:24 NU Amanda Hoffman (Jenny Dunn)Shots: DPU 8, NU 13; Saves: DPU 7 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 7), NU 1 (Carolyn Edwards, 1)

MATCH #9#1/1 Notre Dame at DePaul


Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Notre Dame 0 1 -- -- 1DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:77:18 ND Kerri Hanks (Erica Iantorno)Shots: ND 24, DPU 2; Saves: ND 1 (Kelsey Lysander, 1), DPU 10 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 10)

MATCH #10Cincinnati at DePaul


Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Cincinnati 1 1 -- -- 2DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:37:35 CIN Melissa Bigg (Sydney Barker)53:19 CIN Kristin May (Jenn Johannigman)60:48 DPU Michelle Scandora (Tara Strickland)Shots: CIN 8, DPU 7; Saves: CIN 5 (Andrea Kaminski, 5), DPU 4 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 4)

MATCH #11DePaul at Louisville

Date: Sept. 28, 2008 Site: Louisville, Ky.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Louisville 1 1 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:25:54 LOU Kelsey Hunyadi (penalty kick)74:17 LOU Lindsay Boling (Shannon Leamy, Shannon Smyth)Shots: DPU 16, LOU 15; Saves: DPU 4 (Brittni Lally, 4), LOU 9 (Katie Zoeller, 8; Team, 1)

MATCH #12Marquette at DePaul

Date: Oct. 3, 2008 Site: Chicago, Ill.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Marquette 0 4 -- -- 4DePaul 1 1 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:36:54 DPU Michelle Scandora54:54 MU Katie Kelly (penalty kick)57:48 DPU Casey Mercurio (Shannon Williams, Morgan Celaya)60:49 MU Anna Sawicki (Michelle Compty)81:38 MU Rachael Sloan (Julia Victor)82:19 MU Kristi Laurenzi (Lisa Philbin)Shots: MU 21, DPU 8; Saves: MU 2 (Natalie Kulla, 1; Chelsey Turner, 1), DPU 11 (Brittni Lally, 10; Team, 1)

MATCH #13USF at DePaul


Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total USF 0 1 -- -- 1DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:73:10 USF Chelsea Klotz (Noelle Pineiro)Shots: USF 6, DPU 11; Saves: USF 6 (Mallori Lofton-Malachi, 6), DPU 3 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 3)

MATCH #14DePaul at Villanova

Date: Oct. 10, 2008 Site: Villanova, Pa.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Villanova 2 1 -- -- 3Scoring Summary:0:31 VU Grace Hawkins (Rachel Schuyler)33:19 VU Kaitlin Ryan (Erin Hardiman, Amy Greco)89:50 VU Grace Hawkins (Erin Hardiman, Kaitlin Ryan)Shots: DPU 12, VU 19; Saves: DPU 6 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 6), VU 4 (Molly Williams, 4)

MATCH #15DePaul at #17/16 Georgetown

Date: Oct. 12, 2008 Site: Washington, D.C.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Georgetown 1 3 -- -- 4Scoring Summary:18:24 GU Samantha Baker (Caitlin Durkee)47:41 GU Stephanie Zare (Caitlin Durkee)55:22 GU Kelly D’Ambrisi (Camille Trujillo)76:56 GU Norah Swanson (Caitlin Durkee, Samantha Baker)Shots: DPU 9, GU 20; Saves: DPU 6 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 5; Team, 1), GU 4 (Jackie DesJardin, 3; Christina Rourke, 1)

MATCH #16DePaul at Connecticut

Date: Oct. 17, 2008 Site: Storrs, Conn.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Connecticut 3 0 -- -- 3Scoring Summary:3:23 UC Elise Fugowski (Melissa Busque, Kacey Richards)35:57 UC Erin Clark (Cory Bildstein)44:15 UC Katie Radchuck (Cory Bildstein, Elise Fugowski)Shots: DPU 11, UC 23; Saves: DPU 9 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 9), UC 4 (Stephanie Labbe, 4)

MATCH #17DePaul at Providence

Date: Oct. 19, 2008 Site: Providence, R.I.

Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 1 0 -- -- 1Providence 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:44:49 DPU Own GoalShots: DPU 12, PC 22; Saves: DPU 2 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 2), PC 4 (Jill Schott, 4)

MATCH #18Seton Hall at DePaul


Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Seton Hall 0 0 0 -- 0DePaul 0 0 1 -- 1Scoring Summary:98:05 DPU Own GoalShots: SHU 7, DPU 15; Saves: SHU 9 (Elizabeth Bond, 8; Team, 1), DPU 5 (Kelsey Hoinkes, 5)

MATCH #19#24/18 Rutgers at DePaul


Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Rutgers 1 1 -- -- 2DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:12:52 RU Alicia Hall (Kristen Edmonds)87:14 RU Kristen Edmonds (penalty kick)Shots: RU 10, DPU 4; Saves: RU 1 (Erin Guthrie, 1), DPU 4 (Brittni Lally, 1; Kelsey Hoinkes, 3)

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CAREER RECORDSPoints Name G A P 1. Julianne Sitch (‘02-05) 32 26 90 2. Lauren Spacht (‘03-06) 15 11 41 3. Lea Hill (‘03-06) 15 10 40 4. Jennifer Dyer (‘04-07) 12 15 39 5. Christy Young (‘99-02) 14 9 37 6. Jeannette Croce (‘97-00) 14 7 35 7. Erin Walter (‘02-05) 9 12 30 8. Margo Sackmaster (‘02-05) 12 4 28 9. Shannon Williams (‘06-p) 9 4 22 10. Kelly DeBaene (‘03-06) 6 9 21 11. Liz Gawne (‘96-99) 8 3 19 12. O. Dotson-Newman (‘01-02) 8 2 1813. Maria Martinez (‘97) 7 1 15 Alissa VonderHaar (‘05-06) 6 3 15 15. Tara Strickland (‘07-p) 4 5 13

Goals Name Goals 1. Julianne Sitch (‘02-05) 32 2. Lea Hill (‘03-06) 15 Lauren Spacht (‘03-06) 15 4. Jeannette Croce (‘97-00) 14 Christy Young (‘99-02) 14 6. Margo Sackmaster (‘02-05) 12 Jennifer Dyer (‘04-07) 12 8. Erin Walter (‘02-05) 9 Shannon Williams (‘06-p) 9 10. Liz Gawne (‘96-99) 8 Ogonnaya Dotson-Newman (‘01-02) 8 12. Maria Martinez (‘97) 7 13. Kelly DeBaene (‘03-06) 6 Alissa VonderHaar (‘05-06) 6 15. Autumn Laidler (‘98-01) 5 Kelly Lord (‘03-04) 5

Assists Name Assists 1. Julianne Sitch (‘02-05) 26 2. Jennifer Dyer (‘04-07) 15 3. Erin Walter (‘02-05) 12 4. Lauren Spacht (‘03-06) 11 5. Lea Hill (‘03-06) 10 6. Christy Young (‘99-02) 9 Kelly DeBaene (‘03-06) 9 8. Jeannette Croce (‘97-00) 7 9. Amber Prindle (‘00-03) 6 10. Tara Strickland (‘07-p) 5 11. Colleen Ahearn (‘00-03) 4 Erin Davren (‘01-04) 4 Margo Sackmaster (‘02-05) 4 Katie Kiene (‘03-06) 4 Stefanie Foley (‘04-07) 4 Dominique Locascio (‘05-p) 4 Shannon Williams (‘06-p) 4

Goals Against Average Name GA GAA 1. Lindsey Deason (‘01-04) 94 1.30 2. Kelsey Hoinkes (‘07-p) 48 1.80 3. Cara LaRocca (‘04-06) 58 1.84 4. Kelly Kaiser (‘96-99) 73 2.23 5. Lauren Geiger (‘99-02) 21 2.84 6. Angie Everett (‘96-98) 12 4.23

Saves Name Gms. Saves 1. Kelly Kaiser (‘96-99) 73 664 2. Lindsey Deason (‘01-04) 80 353 3. Cara LaRocca (‘04-06) 36 198 4. Kelsey Hoinkes (‘07-p) 28 145 5. Lauren Geiger (‘99-02) 21 82 6. Marisa Czapka (‘00) 17 79 7. Brittni Lally (‘07-p) 7 40 8. Angie Everett (‘96-98) 12 38

Julianne Sitch (2002-05) finished her career as DePaul’s all-time leading scorer with 90 points on 32 goals and 26 assists. The program’s first All-American and U.S. National Team member also holds three of the top four single-season scoring efforts.

Lindsey Deason finished her DePaul career (2001-04) ranked among both the top goalkeepers and scorers in school history. Her career 1.30 goals against average was a school record while she finished tied for 16th all-time with 10 points on four goals and two assists.

SEASON RECORDSPoints Name G A P 1. Julianne Sitch (‘03) 12 7 31 2. Lea Hill (‘04) 10 5 25 Julianne Sitch (‘04) 9 7 25 4. Julianne Sitch (‘02) 8 5 21 5. Erin Walter (‘04) 4 10 18 6. Lauren Spacht (‘03) 6 5 17 Jennifer Dyer (‘04) 6 5 17 8. Shannon Williams (‘07) 7 2 16 9. Maria Martinez (‘97) 7 1 15 Margo Sackmaster (‘02) 6 3 15 Lauren Spacht (‘04) 5 5 15 12. Liz Gawne (‘96) 7 0 14 Jeannette Croce (‘98) 7 0 14 14. Christy Young (‘99) 5 3 13 Julianne Sitch (‘05) 3 7 13 Goals Name Goals 1. Julianne Sitch (‘03) 12 2. Lea Hill (‘04) 10 3. Julianne Stich (‘04) 9 4. Julianne Sitch (‘02) 8 5. Liz Gawne (‘96) 7 Maria Martinez (‘97) 7 Jeannette Croce (‘98) 7 Shannon Williams (‘07) 7 9. Margo Sackmaster (‘02) 6 Lauren Spacht (‘03) 6 Jennifer Dyer (‘04) 6 Assists Name Assists 1. Erin Walter (‘04) 10 2. Julianne Sitch (‘03) 7 Julianne Sitch (‘04) 7 Julianne Sitch (‘05) 7 5. Julianne Sitch (‘02) 5 Lauren Spacht (‘03) 5 Jennifer Dyer (‘04) 5 Lea Hill (‘04) 5 Lauren Spacht (‘04) 5 10. Jeannette Croce (‘99) 4 Kelly DeBaene (‘03) 4 Kelly DeBaene (‘04) 4 Jennifer Dyer (‘05) 4

Goals Against Average (min. five matches) Name GAA 1. Lindsey Deason (‘03) 0.83 2. Cara LaRocca (‘04) 0.93 3. Lindsey Deason (‘02) 1.24 4. Megan Pekala (‘02) 1.35 5. Cara LaRocca (‘05) 1.36 6. Lindsey Deason (‘01) 1.49

Saves Name Saves 1. Kelly Kaiser (‘96) 182 Kelly Kaiser (‘98) 182 3. Kelly Kaiser (‘99) 154 4. Kelly Kaiser (‘97) 146 5. Cara LaRocca (‘06) 137 6. Lindsey Deason (‘03) 124

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TEAM RECORDSPoints Year Points 1. 2004 1402. 2003 963. 2002 784. 2005 575. 1999 53 2001 53

Goals Year Goals 1. 2004 462. 2003 333. 2002 294. 1999 20 2001 20

Assists Year Assists 1. 2004 482. 2003 303. 2005 214. 2002 205. 2007 16

Goals Against Average Year GAA 1. 2003 0.832. 2002 1.203. 2007 1.544. 2005 1.625. 1999 1.66

Saves Year Saves 1. 1996 2082. 1998 1833. 1997 157 1999 1575. 2006 142

ALL-TIME HONORSTEAM

2000: C-USA Sportsmanship Award

INDIVIDUALNational AwardsNSCAA All-American Second Team: 2003 - Julianne Sitch

Regional AwardsNSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team: 2003 - Julianne Sitch; Second Team: 2005 - Julianne Sitch; 2004 - Julianne Sitch; Third Team: 2002 - Julianne Sitch; 1999 - Kelly Kaiser

Conference AwardsAll-BIG EAST First Team: 2005 - Julianne Sitch; Third Team: 2005 - Jen Lee

Conference USA All-Decade Team Julianne Sitch

C-USA Offensive Player of the Year 2003: Julianne Sitch

C-USA Tournament Offensive MVP 2003: Julianne Sitch

C-USA Tournament Defensive MVP 2003: Lindsey Deason

All-Conference USA First Team: 2004 - Julianne Sitch; 2003 - Juli-anne Sitch; 1999 - Kelly Kaiser; Second Team: 2002 - Julianne Sitch; 1997 - Kelly Kaiser; 1996 - Kelly Kaiser; Third Team: 2004 - Erin Walter; 2003 - Lindsey Deason, Amber Prindle; 1998 - Kelly Kaiser; 1997 - Jeannette Croce

Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2004: Jennifer Dyer; 2003: Lauren Spacht; 2002: Julianne Sitch; 1997: Stephanie Cox

SoccerBuzz MagazineAll-American Second Team: 2003 - Julianne Sitch; Honorable Mention: 2005 - Julianne Sitch

Great Lakes Freshman of the Year 2002: Julianne Sitch

Freshman All-American Second Team: 2002 - Julianne Sitch

All-Great Lakes Region First Team: 2005 - Julianne Sitch; 2003 - Juli-anne Sitch; 2002 - Julianne Sitch; Second Team: 2003 - Lindsey Deason

All-Great Lakes Region Freshman Team 2002: Julianne Sitch

ACADEMIC HONORSTEAM

2008, 2006, 2005: NSCAA Team Academic Award2000, 1999, 1998: Conference USA Team Aca-demic Award

INDIVIDUALESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team: 2004 - Erin Walter

NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America Third Team: 1998 - Erin Lough

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team: 2004 - Erin Walter; Second Team: 2005 - Amy Witt

NSCAA/adidas Scholar-Athlete All-Region First Team: 2004 - Erin Walter; 1998 - Erin Lough; Second Team: 2005 - Amy Witt; 2003 - Erin Davren, Lindsey Deason, Shana Mills; Third Team: 2005 - Erin Walter; 2004 - Erin Davren; 1998 - Elizabeth Gawne; Honorable Mention: 2004 - Lindsey Deason, Jennifer Heil, Kelly Lord, Amy Witt

adidas Scholar-Athlete 1999: Stephanie Cox, Erin Lough

BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2008: Molly Borchardt, Morgan Celaya, Jenna Fagerman, Tessa Fegen, Christie Fink, Cal-lie Hemming, Brittni Lally, Janina Locascio, Casey Mecurio, Taylor Nieling, Susie O’Connor, Lauren Pagone, Beth Perry, Kayla Rahon, Bri Santacaterina, Michelle Scandora, Kelly Semko, Tara Strickland, Shannon Williams, Alyssa Wray; 2007: Molly Borchardt, Jennifer Dyer, Jenna Fagerman, Tessa Fegen, Stefanie Foley, Sam Fouser, Krysten Gibson, Callie Hemming, Kelsey Hoinkes, Brittni Lally, Chelsea Lindeman, Dominique Locascio, Janina Locascio, Alicia McDermott, Lauren Pagone, Kelly Semko, Jackie Stillman, Tara Strickland, Shannon Williams;

2006: Molly Borchardt, Kelly DeBaene, Jennifer Dyer, Stefanie Foley, Krysten Gibson, Lea Hill, Katie Kiene, Brittni Lally, Jennifer Lee, Dominique Locascio, Amanda Marier, Lauren Spacht, Sarah West, Shannon Williams; 2005: Ashley Andrews, Molly Borchardt, Kelly DeBaene, Jennifer Dyer, Caitlin Ferrell, Stefanie Foley, Lauren Holcomb, Katie Kiene, Dominique Locascio, Amanda Marier, Margo Sackmaster, Emily Serruto, Lauren Spacht, Alissa VonderHaar, Erin Walter, Sarah West, Amy Witt

C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal 2004: Caitlin Ferrell, Claire Sharkey, Lindsey Deason, Kelly Lord, Erin Walter, Amy Witt; 2003: Shannon Kennedy, Nicole Meschbach, Claire Sharkey, Lauren Spacht, Erin Walter, Amy Witt; 2002: Megan Pekala, Claire Sharkey, Erin Walter, Christy Young; 2001: Claire Sharkey, Christy Young; 2000: Colleen Ahearn, Stephanie Cox, Katie Kilby, Nicki Marzian; 1999: Stephanie Cox, Erin Lough, Nicki Marzian; 1998: Stephanie Cox, Erin Dugan, Angie Everett, Katie Kilby, Erin Lough, Nicki Marzian; 1997: Stephanie Cox, An-gie Everett, Elizabeth Gawne, Erin Lough, Nicki Marzian; 1996: Angie Everett, Erin Lough, Rachel Nalepa

C-USA Commissioner’s Acad. Honor Roll 2004: Ashley Andrews, Kami Conklin, Erin Davren, Lindsey Deason, Kelly DeBaene, Caitlin Ferrell, Stefanie Foley, Jennifer Heil, Katie Kiene, Kelly Lord, Michelle Magee, Amanda Marier, Margo Sackmaster, Emily Serruto, Claire Shar-key, Lauren Spacht, Erin Walter, Amy Witt; 2003: Colleen Ahearn, Kami Conklin, Kelly DeBaene, Erin Davren, Lindsey Deason, Courtney Hannel, Jennifer Heil, Shannon Kennedy, Katie Kiene, Kelly Lord, Michelle Magee, Amanda Marier, Nicole Meschbach, Shana Mills, Cassie Ozark, Amber Prindle, Claire Sharkey, Lauren Spacht, Erin Walter, Amy Witt; 2002: Colleen Ahearn, Kami Conklin, Erin Davren, Lindsey Deason, Lauren Geiger, Courtney Hannel, Jennifer Heil, Shana Mills, Megan Pekala, Amber Prindle, Kris-sy Seberhagen, Claire Sharkey, Julianne Sitch, Bren Sugarman, Erin Walter, Amy Witt, Christy Young; 2001: Colleen Ahearn, Jessica Audey, Jen Bechtold, Erin Davren, Lindsey Deason, Lauren Geiger, Courtney Hannel, Katie Hawkins, Kelly Kammer, Jen Kastner, Autumn Laidler, Katie Merz, Shana Mills, Cassie Ozark, Amber Prindle, Claire Sharkey, Christy Young; 2000: Colleen Ahearn, Jen Bechtold, Kate Bogdonas, Stephanie Cox, Jeannette Croce, Marisa Czapka, Lauren Geiger, Courtney Hannel, Katie Hawkins, Katie Kilby, Autumn Laidler, Nicki Marzian, Shana Mills, Cassie Ozark, Amber Prindle, Megan Richardt, Andrea Toth, Christy Young; 1999: Jen Bechtold, Kate Bogdonas, Jeannette Croce, Stephanie Cox, Marisa Czapka, Lauren Geiger, Katie Hawkins, Katie Kilby, Autumn Laidler, Erin Lough, Nicki Marzian, Megan Richardt, Andrea Toth, Veronica Valenciana, Christy Young; 1998: Stephanie Cox, Jeannette Croce, Marisa Czapka, Erin Dugan, Angie Everett, Elizabeth Gawne, Katie Hawkins, Kelly Kaiser, Katie Kilby, Autumn Laidler, Erin Lough, Nicki Marzian, Megan Richardt, Veronica Valenciana; 1997: Kris Booker, Stephanie Cox, Jeannette Croce, Erin Dugan, Angie Everett, Karen French, Elizabeth Gawne, Katie Kilby, Erin Lough, Nicki Marzian, Veronica Valenciana; 1996: Angie Everett, Liz Gawne, Julie Goclan, Erin Lough, Kelly Kaiser, Amy Mederich, Rachel Nalepa, Julie Ochs

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1996Overall: 2-16-0 | C-USA: 1-8-0

Date Opponent ResultAug. 30 Wright State ..........................................L, 1-4Sept. 2 at Northern Illinois .................................L, 0-8Sept. 6 at UW-Green Bay ..................................L, 0-5Sept. 11 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 0-8Sept. 15 Loyola-Chicago .....................................L, 2-3Sept. 20 Louisville* ..............................................L, 1-3Sept. 22 Valparaiso .............................................L, 0-3Sept. 29 at South Florida* ...................................L, 1-3Oct. 4 Marquette* ............................................L, 0-7Oct. 6 Iowa State ............................................W, 1-0Oct. 12 at Eastern Illinois ...................................L, 0-4Oct. 18 at UAB* .................................................L, 0-2Oct. 20 at Tulane* ..............................................L, 0-1Oct. 23 at Illinois State .......................................L, 0-3Oct. 25 Saint Louis* ...........................................L, 0-1Oct. 27 Memphis* .............................................W, 3-1Nov. 2 at UNC Charlotte* .................................L, 0-8

C-USA Tournament (Charlotte, N.C.)Nov. 6 vs. Memphis ..........................................L, 1-5*Conference USA match

1997Overall: 2-16-2 | C-USA: 0-9-0

Date Opponent ResultAug. 29 at Nebraska ...........................................L, 1-4Aug. 31 at Iowa State .........................................L, 0-1Sept. 2 at Iowa ..................................................L, 0-1Sept. 10 Northern Illinois .....................................L, 2-4Sept. 12 at Louisville* ..........................................L, 0-5Sept. 14 at Cincinnati* .........................................L, 0-3Sept. 19 South Florida* .......................................L, 1-4Sept. 21 UNC Charlotte* .....................................L, 0-1Sept. 26 UAB* .....................................................L, 0-2Sept. 28 Tulane* ..................................................L, 0-1Oct. 3 at Saint Louis* .......................................L, 0-2Oct. 5 at Memphis* ..........................................L, 1-4Oct. 8 Eastern Illinois .......................................L, 1-2Oct. 14 at Marquette* ............................... L, 0-1 (OT)Oct. 17 at Valparaiso ........................................W, 2-0Oct. 21 UW-Green Bay ............................T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct. 24 at Wright State ......................................L, 1-6Oct. 29 at Loyola-Chicago .......................T, 0-0 (2OT)Nov. 1 Illinois State ..........................................W, 3-0

C-USA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)Nov. 5 vs. Memphis ..........................................L, 0-4*Conference USA match

1998Overall: 2-12-4 | C-USA: 1-6-4

Date Opponent ResultSept. 4 at UW-Green Bay .................................W, 2-0Sept. 6 Iowa ......................................................L, 0-3Sept. 9 at Illinois State .......................................L, 1-2Sept. 13 UW-Milwaukee ......................................L, 0-2Sept. 15 at Northwestern .....................................L, 1-6Sept. 18 Saint Louis* .................................. L, 0-1 (OT)Sept. 20 Houston* ...............................................L, 0-2Sept. 25 at Memphis* ................................T, 0-0 (2OT)Sept. 27 at UAB* .................................................L, 0-5Oct. 2 Louisville* .............................................W, 2-1Oct. 4 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 0-3Oct. 9 at Purdue ..............................................L, 0-1Oct. 13 at Loyola-Chicago .................................L, 1-2Oct. 16 UNC Charlotte* ...........................T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct. 18 South Florida* .............................T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct. 23 at Tulane* ..............................................L, 2-3Oct. 25 at Southern Miss* ........................T, 0-0 (2OT)Nov. 1 Marquette* ............................................L, 0-2*Conference USA match

1999Overall: 7-11-0 | C-USA: 3-8-0

Date Opponent ResultSept. 1 at UW-Milwaukee ..................................L, 0-1Sept. 6 Purdue ..................................................L, 2-5Sept. 10 at Iowa ..................................................L, 1-2Sept. 14 UW-Green Bay .....................................W, 1-0Sept. 17 at Houston* ...........................................L, 0-1Sept. 19 at Saint Louis* .......................................L, 0-1Sept. 24 UAB* .....................................................L, 1-2

Sept. 26 Memphis* .................................... W, 2-1 (OT)Oct. 1 at Cincinnati* .........................................L, 1-3Oct. 3 at Louisville* .........................................W, 3-2Oct. 6 Valparaiso ............................................W, 1-0Oct. 12 Western Illinois .....................................W, 2-0Oct. 15 at South Florida* ...................................L, 0-3Oct. 17 at UNC Charlotte* .................................L, 1-2Oct. 22 Southern Miss* ......................................L, 2-3Oct. 24 Tulane* .................................................W, 1-0Oct. 27 Loyola-Chicago ....................................W, 4-0Oct. 29 at Marquette* ........................................L, 0-4*Conference USA match

2000Overall: 3-14-0 | C-USA: 2-9-0

Date Opponent ResultAug. 25 at Purdue ..............................................L, 0-3Aug. 27 at Western Illinois ..................................L, 0-2Sept. 1 Eastern Illinois .......................................L, 1-2Sept. 6 at Loyola-Chicago .................................L, 1-3Sept. 8 at UW-Green Bay .................................W, 3-2Sept. 15 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 1-2Sept. 17 Louisville* .............................................W, 3-0Sept. 23 at Memphis* ..........................................L, 0-2Sept. 24 at UAB* ................................................W, 3-1Sept. 29 Charlotte* ..............................................L, 0-2Oct. 1 South Florida* .......................................L, 0-2Oct. 10 at Valparaiso .........................................L, 1-3Oct. 13 Saint Louis* ...........................................L, 0-1Oct. 15 Houston* ...............................................L, 2-3Oct. 20 at Tulane* ..............................................L, 0-2Oct. 22 at Southern Miss* ..................................L, 0-4Oct. 27 at Marquette* ........................................L, 0-7*Conference USA match

2001Overall: 6-12-1 | C-USA: 0-9-1

Date Opponent ResultAug. 31 Indiana State ........................................W, 3-0Sept. 2 Western Illinois .....................................W, 3-1Sept. 7 Valparaiso ............................................W, 3-1Sept. 9 UW-Green Bay .....................................W, 3-0Sept. 16 IPFW ....................................................W, 3-0Sept. 18 at Eastern Illinois ...................................L, 0-4Sept. 21 South Florida* .............................T, 2-2 (2OT)Sept. 23 UAB* .....................................................L, 0-4Sept. 28 at Memphis* ..........................................L, 0-1Sept. 30 at TCU* .................................................L, 0-2Oct. 5 Purdue ..................................................L, 0-2Oct. 8 Loyola-Chicago .....................................L, 0-1Oct. 12 East Carolina* .......................................L, 0-2Oct. 14 Charlotte* ..............................................L, 1-4Oct. 19 at Louisville* ..........................................L, 1-2Oct. 21 at Cincinnati* .........................................L, 0-1Oct. 26 at Drury ................................................W, 1-0Oct. 28 at Saint Louis* .......................................L, 0-6Nov. 3 Marquette* ............................................L, 0-2*Conference USA match

2002Overall: 10-8-1 | C-USA: 3-6-1

Date Opponent ResultAug. 30 at Northwestern .....................................L, 0-2Sept. 1 at IPFW ................................................W, 5-0Sept. 6 at Indiana State ....................................W, 3-2Sept. 13 Drury ....................................................W, 4-0Sept. 15 Idaho ....................................................W, 1-0Sept. 20 at South Florida* ..................................W, 1-0Sept. 22 at Southern Miss* ..................................L, 0-1Sept. 27 Houston* ...............................................L, 0-1Sept. 29 Tulane* .................................................W, 3-0Oct. 4 at Indiana ..............................................L, 0-1Oct. 6 at Western Illinois .................................W, 2-1Oct. 11 Saint Louis* ...........................................L, 0-4Oct. 13 at Charlotte* ..........................................L, 0-4Oct. 18 Louisville* .............................................W, 3-0Oct. 20 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 0-2Oct. 25 at Valparaiso ........................................W, 3-1Oct. 27 at East Carolina* .........................T, 0-0 (2OT)Oct. 30 at Northern Illinois ................................W, 4-1Nov. 2 at Marquette* ........................................L, 0-3*Conference USA match

2003Overall: 14-7-2 | C-USA: 6-3-1

C-USA Tournament ChampionsDate Opponent ResultAug. 29 at Nebraska ...........................................L, 0-1Aug. 31 at UW-Green Bay .................................W, 4-0Sept. 5 Toledo ..................................................W, 3-1Sept. 7 at Iowa State ........................................W, 2-0Sept. 12 at Northern Iowa ..................................W, 1-0Sept. 14 at Northwestern .....................................L, 1-2Sept. 19 Houston* ..............................................W, 1-0Sept. 21 TCU* ....................................................W, 2-0Sept. 26 at Memphis* ................................ W, 2-1 (OT)Sept. 28 at UAB* ..................................... W, 2-1 (2OT)Oct. 3 at Air Force ............................................L, 0-1Oct. 5 at Colorado College .............................W, 2-1Oct.10 at Charlotte* ..........................................L, 1-3Oct.12 at East Carolina* .........................T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct.17 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 0-1Oct.19 Louisville* .............................................W, 2-1Oct. 24 Marquette* ...........................................W, 1-0Oct. 26 Eastern Illinois ......................................W, 2-1Nov. 1 at Saint Louis* .......................................L, 0-1

C-USA Tournament (Charlotte, N.C.)Nov. 5 vs. Marquette ............................ W, 2-1 (2OT)Nov. 6 vs. Tulane .............................................W, 2-0Nov. 8 vs. Saint Louis ..........................T, 1-1 (2OT**)

NCAA Tournament (Champaign, Ill.)Nov. 14 vs. Purdue .............................................L, 1-2*Conference USA match | **won championship on penalty kicks, 4-3

2004Overall: 9-9-2 | C-USA: 4-5-1

Date Opponent ResultCMU Invite (Mount Pleasant, Mich.)

Aug. 27 at Central Michigan ..............................W, 3-0Aug. 29 vs. Ball State .........................................L, 1-2Sept. 3 Western Michigan ........................ L, 1-2 (OT)Sept. 5 Liberty ..................................................W, 6-1Sept. 10 at Eastern Illinois ....................................L,2-3Sept. 12 at UW-Milwaukee ...................... W, 3-2 (2OT)Sept. 17 Northern Iowa ......................................W, 6-1Sept. 19 Marquette* ...........................................W, 3-0Sept. 24 at Memphis* ..........................................L, 1-2Sept. 26 at Saint Louis* .......................................L, 0-3Oct. 1 at East Carolina* ...................................L, 0-4Oct. 3 at Charlotte* ................................T, 3-3 (2OT)Oct. 8 Louisville* .................................. W, 2-1 (2OT)Oct. 10 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 0-1Oct. 15 Houston* ..............................................W, 4-0Oct. 17 TCU* ....................................................W, 3-0Oct. 22 Cleveland State ....................................W, 4-0Oct. 24 Indiana ........................................T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct. 29 at UAB* .................................................L, 2-7

C-USA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)Nov. 3 at Saint Louis* .......................................L, 1-3*Conference USA match

2005Overall: 5-8-4 | BIG EAST: 3-5-3

Date Opponent ResultBoiler Challenge Cup (West Lafayette, Ind.)

Aug. 26 vs. Detroit ..............................................L, 0-3Aug. 28 at Purdue ..............................................L, 0-4Sept. 2 Eastern Illinois ......................................W, 1-0Sept. 4 Northern Illinois .....................................L, 0-1Sept. 11 at Western Michigan ...................T, 1-1 (2OT)Sept. 16 at Notre Dame* .....................................L, 0-6Sept. 18 Central Michigan ..................................W, 2-0Sept. 23 Louisville* ..............................................L, 1-2Sept. 25 at Cincinnati* ...............................T, 0-0 (2OT)Sept. 30 at USF* .......................................T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct. 2 at Marquette* ........................................L, 0-1Oct. 7 at Seton Hall* ..............................T, 2-2 (2OT)Oct. 9 at Rutgers* ...........................................W, 1-0Oct. 14 Providence* ..........................................W, 3-2Oct. 16 Connecticut* ..........................................L, 1-2Oct. 21 Georgetown* ........................................W, 4-2Oct. 23 Villanova* ..............................................L, 1-2*BIG EAST match

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

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Opponent W-L-T Last Site Result Air Force 0-1-0 2003 A L, 0-1 Ball State 0-1-0 2004 N L, 1-2 Butler 0-1-0 2008 A L, 1-2 8/24/08 A L, 1-2 0-1-0 Central Michigan 2-0-0 2005 H W, 2-0 Charlotte 0-7-2 2004 A T, 3-3(2OT) Cincinnati 1-11-1 2008 H L, 1-2 9/11/96 H L, 0-8 0-1-0 9/14/97 A L, 0-3 0-2-0 10/4/98 H L, 0-3 0-3-0 10/1/99 A L, 1-3 0-4-0 9/15/00 H L, 1-2 0-5-0 10/21/01 A L, 0-1 0-6-0 10/20/02 H L, 0-2 0-7-0 10/17/03 H L, 0-1 0-8-0 10/10/04 H L, 0-1 0-9-0 9/25/05 A T, 0-0(2OT) 0-9-1 9/24/06 H L, 1-3 0-10-1 9/28/07 A W, 2-1(2OT) 1-10-1 9/26/08 H L, 1-2 1-11-1 Cleveland State 2-0-0 2007 A W, 2-1 Colorado College 1-0-0 2003 A W, 2-1 Connecticut 0-4-0 2008 A L, 0-3 10/16/05 H L, 1-2 0-1-0 10/15/06 A L, 0-6 0-2-0 10/19/07 H L, 1-2 0-3-0 10/17/08 A L, 0-3 0-4-0 Detroit 0-1-0 2005 N L, 0-3 Drake 0-2-0 2007 H L, 1-2 9/3/06 A L, 0-1 0-1-0 9/7/07 H L, 1-2 0-2-0 Drury 2-0-0 2002 H W, 4-0 East Carolina 0-2-2 2004 A L, 0-4 Eastern Illinois 2-5-1 2006 A T, 1-1(2OT) Eastern Washington 1-0-0 2006 H W, 2-0 Evansville 0-1-0 2007 A L, 0-1 Georgetown 1-3-0 2008 A L, 0-4 10/21/05 H W, 4-2 1-0-0 10/20/06 A L, 0-4 1-1-0 10/14/07 H L, 0-1 1-2-0 10/12/08 A L, 0-4 1-3-0 Houston 2-4-0 2004 H W, 4-0 Idaho 1-0-0 2002 H W, 1-0 Illinois State 1-2-0 1998 A L, 1-2 10/23/96 A L, 0-3 0-1-0 11/1/97 H W, 3-0 1-1-0 9/9/98 A L, 1-2 1-2-0 Indiana 0-1-1 2004 H T, 1-1(2OT) IPFW 3-0-0 2007 H W, 5-2 Indiana State 2-0-0 2002 A W, 3-2 Iowa 0-3-0 1999 A L, 1-2 Iowa State 2-2-0 2008 H L, 1-3 10/6/96 H W, 1-0 1-0-0 8/31/97 A L, 0-1 1-1-0 9/7/03 A W, 2-0 2-1-0 9/5/08 H L, 1-3 2-2-0 Liberty 1-0-0 2004 H W, 6-1 Louisville 6-7-0 2008 A L, 0-2 9/20/96 H L, 1-3 0-1-0 9/12/97 A L, 0-5 0-2-0 10/2/98 H W, 2-1 1-2-0 10/3/99 A W, 3-2 2-2-0 9/17/00 H W, 3-0 3-2-0 10/19/01 A L, 1-2 3-3-0 10/18/02 H W, 3-0 4-3-0 10/19/03 H W, 2-1 5-3-0 10/8/04 H W, 2-1(2OT) 6-3-0 9/23/05 H L, 1-2 6-4-0 9/26/06 A L, 0-3 6-5-0 9/30/07 H L, 0-1 6-6-0 9/28/08 A L, 0-2 6-7-0

Opponent W-L-T Last Site Result Loyola-Chicago 1-7-1 2008 H L, 1-2 9/15/96 H L, 2-3 0-1-0 10/29/97 A T, 0-0(2OT) 0-1-1 10/13/98 A L, 1-2 0-2-1 10/27/99 H W, 4-0 1-2-1 9/6/00 A L, 1-3 1-3-1 10/8/01 H L, 0-1 1-4-1 9/19/06 H L, 0-1 1-5-1 9/05/07 A L, 0-2 1-6-1 8/22/08 H L, 1-2 1-7-1 Marquette 3-9-0 2008 H L, 2-4 Memphis 3-6-1 2004 A L, 1-2 Miami (Ohio) 1-0-0 2008 A W, 3-2(OT) Michigan State 1-0-0 2008 H L, 0-3 Nebraska 0-2-0 2003 A L, 0-1 Northern Illinois 2-3-1 2007 H T,1-1(2OT) Northern Iowa 2-0-0 2004 H W, 6-1 Northwestern 0-5-0 2008 A L, 2-3 9/15/98 A L, 1-6 0-1-0 8/30/02 A L, 0-2 0-2-0 9/14/03 A L, 1-2 0-3-0 8/25/06 H L, 1-2 0-4-0 9/14/08 A L, 2-3 0-5-0 Notre Dame 0-4-0 2008 H L, 0-1 9/16/05 A L, 0-6 0-1-0 9/15/06 H L, 0-5 0-2-0 9/21/07 A L, 0-4 0-3-0 9/19/08 H L, 0-1 0-4-0 Ohio 1-0-0 2007 N W, 2-0 Pittsburgh 0-1-0 2006 H L, 0-1 9/26/06 H L, 0-1 0-1-0 Providence 3-1-0 2008 A W, 1-0 10/14/05 H W, 3-2 1-0-0 10/13/06 A L, 1-2 1-1-0 10/21/07 H W, 1-0 2-1-0 10/19/08 A W, 1-0 3-1-0 Purdue 0-6-0 2005 A L, 0-4 Rutgers 1-3-0 2008 H L, 0-2 10/9/05 A W, 1-0 1-0-0 10/6/06 H L, 0-1 1-1-0 10/26/07 A L, 0-2 1-2-0 10/26/08 H L, 0-2 1-3-0 St. John’s 1-0-0 2007 A L, 0-1 Saint Louis 0-10-1 2004 A L, 1-3 Seton Hall 1-1-2 2008 H W, 1-0(OT) 10/7/05 A T, 2-2(2OT) 0-0-1 10/8/06 H T, 1-1(2OT) 0-0-2 10/28/07 A L, 0-1 0-1-2 10/24/08 H W, 1-0(OT) 1-1-2 USF 1-5-3 2008 H L, 0-1 Southeast Mo. St. 1-1-0 2007 A L, 1-4 Southern Miss 0-3-1 2002 A L, 0-1 Syracuse 0-1-0 2007 A L, 2-3 TCU 2-1-0 2004 H W, 3-0 Toledo 1-1-0 2008 A L, 0-2 9/5/03 H W, 3-1 1-0-0 8/31/08 A L, 0-2 1-1-0 Tulane 3-4-0 2003 N W, 2-0 UAB 2-6-0 2004 A L, 2-7 Valparaiso 4-2-0 2002 A W, 3-1 Villanova 0-4-0 2008 A L, 0-3 10/23/05 H L, 1-2 0-1-0 10/22/06 A L, 0-3 0-2-0 10/12/07 H L, 0-1 0-3-0 10/10/08 A L, 0-3 0-4-0 West Virginia 0-1-0 2006 H L, 0-4 10/1/06 H L, 0-4 0-1-0 Western Illinois 4-1-0 2002 A W, 2-1 Western Michigan 0-1-1 2005 A T, 1-1(2OT) UW-Green Bay 5-1-1 2003 A W, 4-0 UW-Milwaukee 1-2-0 2004 A W, 3-2(2OT) Wright State 0-2-0 1997 A L, 1-6

*2009 opponents in bold with match-by-match series listed below. DePaul is meeting Missouri and Wisconsin for the first time in 2009.

SERIES RECORDS2006Overall: 3-13-2 | BIG EAST: 0-10-1

Date Opponent ResultAug. 25 Northwestern .........................................L, 1-2Aug. 27 Eastern Washington .............................W, 2-0Sept. 1 at Eastern Illinois .........................T, 1-1 (2OT)Sept. 3 at Drake ................................................L, 0-1Sept. 8 Southeast Missouri State .....................W, 3-2Sept. 10 at Northern Illinois ................................W, 3-2Sept. 15 Notre Dame* .........................................L, 0-5Sept. 19 Loyola-Chicago .....................................L, 0-1Sept. 24 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 1-3Sept. 26 at Louisville* ..........................................L, 0-3Sept. 29 Pittsburgh* ............................................L, 0-1Oct. 1 West Virginia* ........................................L, 0-4Oct. 6 Rutgers* ................................................L, 0-1Oct. 8 Seton Hall* ..................................T, 1-1 (2OT)Oct. 13 at Providence* .......................................L, 1-2Oct. 15 at Connecticut* ......................................L, 0-6Oct. 20 at Georgetown* .....................................L, 0-4Oct. 22 at Villanova* ..........................................L, 0-3*BIG EAST match

2007Overall: 5-13-1 | BIG EAST: 2-9-0

Date Opponent ResultCleveland State Fall Classic (Cleveland, Ohio)

Aug. 31 Ohio .....................................................W, 2-0Sept. 2 at Cleveland State ................................W, 2-1Sept. 5 at Loyola-Chicago .................................L, 0-2Sept. 7 Drake ....................................................L, 1-2Sept. 9 at Southeast Missouri ...........................L, 1-4Sept. 14 at Evansville ..........................................L, 0-1Sept. 16 Northern Illinois ............................T, 1-1(2OT)Sept. 21 at Notre Dame* .....................................L, 0-4Sept. 23 IPFW ....................................................W, 5-2Sept. 28 at Cincinnati* .............................. W, 2-1(2OT)Sept. 30 Louisville* ..............................................L, 0-1Oct. 5 at St. John’s* .........................................L, 0-1Oct. 7 at Syracuse* ..........................................L, 2-3Oct. 12 Villanova* ..............................................L, 0-1Oct. 14 Georgetown* .........................................L, 0-1Oct. 19 Connecticut* ..........................................L, 1-2Oct. 21 Providence* ..........................................W, 1-0Oct. 26 at Rutgers* ............................................L, 0-2Oct. 28 at Seton Hall* ........................................L, 0-1*BIG EAST match

2008Overall: 4-15-0 | BIG EAST: 2-9-0

Date Opponent ResultAug. 22 Loyola-Chicago .....................................L, 1-2Aug. 24 at Butler .................................................L, 1-2Aug. 29 Michigan State ......................................L, 0-3Aug. 31 at Toledo ...............................................L, 0-2Sept. 5 Iowa State .............................................L, 1-3Sept. 7 Western Illinois .....................................W, 3-1Sept. 12 at Miami (Ohio) ........................... W, 3-2 (OT)Sept. 14 at Northwestern .....................................L, 2-3Sept. 19 Notre Dame* .........................................L, 0-1Sept. 26 Cincinnati* .............................................L, 1-2Sept. 28 at Louisville* ..........................................L, 0-2Oct. 3 Marquette* ............................................L, 2-4Oct. 5 USF* .....................................................L, 0-1Oct. 10 at Villanova* ..........................................L, 0-3Oct. 12 at Georgetown* .....................................L, 0-4Oct. 17 at Connecticut* ......................................L, 0-3Oct. 19 at Providence* ......................................W, 1-0Oct. 24 Seton Hall* .................................. W, 1-0 (OT)Oct. 26 Rutgers* ................................................L, 0-2*BIG EAST match

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ALL-TIME ROSTERA Colleen Ahearn .........................................2000-03Ashley Andrews ........................................2004-05Jessica Audey................................................2001

B Sara Bandauski .............................................2006Jen Bechtold .............................................1999-01Kate Bogdonas .........................................1999-01Kris Booker ....................................................1997Molly Borchardt.................................2005-presentJessica Brennan ............................................2004Sarah Brennan ..............................................1996Jennifer Brosnan ...........................................1996

C Megan Cameron .......................................1997-98Morgan Celaya .................................2008-presentKami Conklin ............................................2002-04Stephanie Cox ..........................................1997-00Jeannette Croce .......................................1997-00Marisa Czapka..........................................1998-00

D Erin Davren...............................................2001-04Lindsey Deason ........................................2001-04Kelly DeBaene ..........................................2003-06Ogonnaya Dotson-Newman .....................2001-02Megan Doyle .................................................1996Erin Dugan................................................1997-98Jennifer Dyer ........................................2004-2007

E Shauna Erickson ......................................1999-00Tara Evangelist .....................................2006-2007Angie Everett ............................................1996-98

F Jenna Fagerman ..............................2007-presentTessa Fegen .....................................2007-presentCaitlin Ferrell ............................................2004-06Christie Fink...................................................2008Stefanie Foley.......................................2004-2007Arianna Foster ..................................2008-presentSam Fouser ..............................................2007-08Karen French ............................................1997-98

G Liz Gawne.................................................1996-99Lauren Geiger...........................................1999-02Krysten Gibson .....................................2006-2007Julie Goclan ...................................................1996Meghan Goldmann ........................................1996Valerie Goldstein ...........................................2000

H Erin Hamilton .................................................2005Courtney Hannel.......................................2000-03Katie Hawkins ...........................................1998-01Jennifer Heil..............................................2002-04Blair Heiser ....................................................2002Callie Hemming ................................2007-presentLea Hill......................................................2003-06Kelsey Hoinkes .................................2007-presentLauren Holcomb ............................................2005Tammy Howe ............................................1998-01

J Erika Janota......................................2008-presentTiffany Jordan ................................................2007

K Kelly Kaiser...............................................1996-99Kelly Kammer ................................................2001Jen Kastner ...................................................2001Shannon Kennedy ....................................2003-04Erica Keppel .............................................2001-03Katie Kiene ...............................................2003-06Katie Kilby.................................................1997-00Erica Kuhlman ...............................................1999

L Autumn Laidler .........................................1998-01Brittni Lally ................................................2007-08Cara LaRocca...........................................2004-06Trisha Larson ............................................2007-08Tricia Lawdensky ...........................................1996Emma Lebovitz ..............................................2006Jen Lee .....................................................2005-06Mary Lehman.................................................1996Chelsea Lindeman.........................................2007Jill Litkowski ..............................................1996-97Dominique Locascio .........................2005-presentJanina Locascio ................................2007-presentErin Lough ................................................1996-99Kelly Lord..................................................2003-04

M Sarah Madaj .............................................1998-99Michelle Magee ........................................2001-04Amanda Marier .........................................2003-06Nicki Marzian ............................................1997-00Maria Martinez ...............................................1997Bethany Matos..........................................1997-99Alicia McDermott ...........................................2007Amy Mederich................................................1996Casey Mercurio ................................2008-presentKatie Merz ................................................2001-04Nicole Meschbach .........................................2003Shana Mills ...............................................2000-03Brittnie Mugnaini ............................................2006Katie Mulally ..................................................1998

N Rachel Nalepa ...............................................1996Taylor Nieling ....................................2008-present

O Katie O’Brien .................................................1996Meghan O’Connell .........................................2002

The 2003 Blue Demons made the program’s first NCAA Championship appearance after winning the Conference USA Tournament title in Charlotte, N.C. DePaul entered the tournament as the No. 6 seed and knocked off Marquette, Tulane and Saint Louis. The Blue Demons won the championship match via a 4-3 advantage in the penalty kick shootout over the Billikens. DePaul fell to Purdue in the NCAA First Round, 2-1, in Champaign, Ill.

Susie O’Connor ................................2008-presentJulie Ochs ......................................................1996Cassie Ozark ............................................2000-03

P Lauren Pagone .................................2007-presentMegan Pekala................................................2002Beth Perry.........................................2008-presentAmber Prindle ...........................................2000-03

R Kayla Rahon .....................................2008-presentMegan Richardt ........................................1997-00Jayde Rohr ....................................................1999

S Margo Sackmaster ...................................2002-05Bri Santancaterina .........................................2008Michelle Scandora ............................2008-presentSarah Schnaible .......................................2006-07Nicole Schude ...............................................1996Krissy Seberhagen ........................................2002Kelly Semko......................................2006-presentEmily Serruto ............................................2004-05Claire Sharkey ..........................................2001-04Julianne Sitch ...........................................2002-05Lauren Spacht ..........................................2003-06Jackie Stillman...............................................2007Tara Strickland ..................................2007-presentBren Sugarman ........................................2002-03

T Andrea Toth ..............................................1999-00

V Veronica Valenciana .................................1996-99Alissa VonderHaar ....................................2005-06

W Erin Walter ................................................2002-05Nicole Wambay .............................................1998Sarah West ....................................................2005Shannon Williams .............................2006-presentAmy Witt ...................................................2002-05Alyssa Wray ......................................2008-present

Y Christy Young ...........................................1999-02

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WISCONSINSept. 13 – Madison, Wis.

Location: Madison, Wis.Nickname: BadgersAthletics Director: Barry AlvarezConference: Big TenHead Coach: Paula Wilkins2008 Overall Record: 9-9-1Website: www.uwbadgers.com

NOTRE DAMESept. 18 – Notre Dame, Ind.

Location: Notre Dame, Ind.Nickname: Fighting IrishAthletics Director: Jack SwarbrickConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Randy Waldrum2008 Overall Record: 26-1-0Website: www.und.com

ILLINOIS STATESept. 20 – Wish Field

Location: Normal, Ill.Nickname: RedbirdsAthletics Director: Dr. Sheahon ZengerConference: Missouri ValleyHead Coach: Drew Roff2008 Overall Record: 11-8-1Website: www.goredbirds.com

LOUISVILLESept. 25 – Louisville, Ky.

Location: Louisville, Ky.Nickname: CardinalsAthletics Director: Tom JurichConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Karen Ferguson-Dayes2008 Overall Record: 9-7-3Website: www.uoflsports.com

CINCINNATISept. 27 – Wish Field

Location: Cincinnati, OhioNickname: BearcatsAthletics Director: Mike ThomasConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Michelle Salmon 2008 Overall Record: 10-7-3Website: www.gobearcats.com

PITTSBURGHOct. 2 – Pittsburgh, Pa.

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.Nickname: PanthersAthletics Director: Steve PedersonConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Sue-Moy Chin2008 Overall Record: 7-12-1Website: www.pittsburghpanthers.com

WEST VIRGINIAOct. 4 – Morgantown, W. Va.

Location: Morgantown, W. Va.Nickname: MountaineersAthletics Director: Ed PastilongConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown2008 Overall Record: 14-3-6Website: www.msnsportsnet.com

LOYOLA-CHICAGOAug. 21 – Chicago, Ill.

Location: Chicago, Ill.Nickname: RamblersAthletics Director: John PlanekConference: Horizon LeagueHead Coach: Frank Mateus2008 Overall Record: 14-9-0Website: www.loyolaramblers.com

NORTHWESTERNAug. 23 – Wish Field

Location: Evanston, Ill.Nickname: WildcatsAthletics Director: Jim PhillipsConference: Big TenHead Coach: Stephanie Erickson2008 Overall Record: 10-9-1Website: www.nusports.com

TOLEDOAug. 28 – Wish Field

Location: Toledo, OhioNickname: RocketsAthletics Director: Mike O’BrienConference: Mid-AmericanHead Coach: Brad Evans2008 Overall Record: 16-5-1Website: www.utrockets.com

MISSOURIAug. 30 – Columbia, Mo.

Location: Columbia, Mo.Nickname: TigersAthletics Director: Michael AldenConference: Big 12Head Coach: Bryan Blitz2008 Overall Record: 16-5-2Website: www.mutigers.com

IOWA STATESept. 4 – Ames, Iowa

Location: Ames, IowaNickname: CyclonesAthletics Director: Jamie PollardConference: Big 12Head Coach: Wendy Dillinger2008 Overall Record: 5-12-2Website: www.cyclones.com

DRAKESept. 6 – Des Moines, Iowa

Location: Des Moines, IowaNickname: BulldogsAthletics Director: Sandy Hatfield ClubbConference: Missouri ValleyHead Coach: Lindsey Horner2008 Overall Record: 8-10-1Website: www.godrakebulldogs.com

BUTLERSept. 11 – Wish Field

Location: Indianapolis, Ind.Nickname: BulldogsAthletics Director: Barry CollierConference: Horizon LeagueHead Coach: Tari St. John2008 Overall Record: 11-11-0Website: www.butlersports.com

2009 OPPONENTSSETON HALL

Oct. 9 – South Orange, N.J.Location: South Orange, N.J.Nickname: PiratesAthletics Director: Joseph A. Quinlan Jr.Conference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Kazbek Tambi2008 Overall Record: 5-11-2Website: www.shupirates.com

RUTGERSOct. 11 – Piscataway, N.J.

Location: Piscataway, N.J.Nickname: Scarlet KnightsAthletics Director: Tim PernettiConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Glenn Crooks2008 Overall Record: 13-7-2Website: www.scarletknights.com

PROVIDENCEOct. 16 – Wish Field

Location: Providence, R.I.Nickname: FriarsAthletics Director: Robert G. Driscoll Jr.Conference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Jim McGirr2008 Overall Record: 6-8-3Website: www.friars.com

CONNECTICUTOct. 18 – Wish Field

Location: Storrs, Conn.Nickname: HuskiesAthletics Director: Jeffrey HathawayConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Len Tsantiris2008 Overall Record: 7-9-6Website: www.uconnhuskies.com

GEORGETOWNOct. 23 – Wish Field

Location: Washington D.C.Nickname: HoyasInterim Athletics Director: Daniel R. PorterfieldConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: Dave Nolan2008 Overall Record: 13-4-2Website: www.guhoyas.com

VILLANOVAOct. 25 – Wish Field

Location: Villanova, Pa.Nickname: WildcatsAthletics Director: Vince NicastroConference: BIG EASTHead Coach: John Byford2008 Overall Record: 11-7-1Website: www.villanova.com

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Student-athletes at DePaul University are just that: students first and athletes second. Earning a degree is a top priority for every student-athlete at DePaul.

n In DePaul’s first four years of BIG EAST membership, a total of 511 student-athletes have been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. A record total of 144 student-athletes were named to the team fol-lowing the 2008-09 academic year after 133 were named to the team in 2007-08 and 127 had a cumu-lative grade point average of 3.0 or better for the recognition in 2006-07. Following the first BIG EAST campaign in 2005-06, a total of 107 earned league academic recognition.

n Seven of DePaul’s 15 athletic programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award in 2007-08 for having the top team GPA among the league program’s in each sport. Women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s indoor track and field and men’s outdoor track and field held the top team GPA among their peers. The men’s track and field program held the nation’s highest cumulative GPA when the team was honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Individually, Terah Cheatham from the women’s cross country team, Cory Blenkush from the golf program, and women’s tennis student-athlete Dunja Antunovic were selected as the 2008-09 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winners in their respective sports. The Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community.

n A total of 120 student-athletes were named to DePaul University’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 academic quarters for holding a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Softball student-athlete Amber Patton was named a second team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American and was a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award that recognizes excellence in the classroom, character and commu-nity, as well as competition on the field. Brian Visser (first team), Nathan Feltz (third team) and Peter Ster-benz (third team) of the men’s soccer team were named NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region honorees.

n In the newest data submitted to the NCAA, the commitment of DePaul student-athletes toward gradua-tion is evident. DePaul’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for women’s soccer is 980. This rate measures both the eligibility and retention of student-athletes receiving any level of athletics aid. The women’s basketball, golf, softball and women’s tennis teams were recognized by the NCAA for their outstanding academic APR performances. Each program was recognized by the NCAA for having multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. DePaul’s total of four teams honored represents the fourth-highest total among all BIG EAST schools. Golf, softball and women’s tennis all maintained a perfect four-year rolling rate of 1000. Golf was one of seven BIG EAST programs on the list while women’s tennis is one of six conference schools to earn the honor. The DePaul softball program is one of four teams ranked in the top 25 and just one of five BIG EAST programs to garner the academic honors. The women’s basketball program was one of three BIG EAST teams honored and just one of eight to receive the Public Recognition Award and play in the NCAA Championship this season.

n This off-the-field success comes from key factors at DePaul. First, DePaul’s academic standards require student-athletes to:acomplete a minimum of eight hours of placeable credits per quarter,aa minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0,ameet with athletic academic advising staff.

n Despite its growing enrollment, DePaul maintains a small school atmosphere. DePaul boasts an excel-lent faculty-to-student ratio of 17-1, although classes of 15-25 students are quite common. This provides an ideal setting for personal academic attention - one of DePaul’s most unique qualities.

n A student who is not as well prepared may need more help with understanding how to succeed in the college system. Ultimately, the student makes the decision. DePaul provides a strong academic support system for each student-athlete, but it’s the student’s motivation and ability to take the assistance that makes the difference. This approach helps students build the decision-making skills they need to succeed in life.

n Handling a college sports schedule can be very demanding, but understanding the stress and time demands that accompany college athletics allows DePaul’s Athletic Academic Advising department to give each student the support and guidance needed to launch a successful academic career. By work-ing closely with an extensive network of professors, administrators and student-athletes, the advisors insure that each Blue Demon reaches his or her full academic potential. The staff personally assists each student-athlete with class selection, scheduling, tutoring, and, most importantly, establishing good study skills. They also communicate regularly with professors about each student’s course work and maintain records of each student-athlete’s progress toward graduation. The advisors continue assisting student-athletes through graduation, not just until their eligibility expires. Their services include tutoring, advising, course selection and conducting the NCAA Life Skills Program.

n To help facilitate the success of student-athletes, Athletic Academic Advising works closely with the offices of Professional Career Development and Placement, Residence Life, University Ministry, Student Financial Aid, Student Life, Student Counseling Services, and the Writing Center. At a high-profile school like DePaul, that’s important.

TRUE STUDENT-ATHLETES In the last nine seasons, the women’s soc-cer program has placed 161 student-athletes on conference academic honor rolls. In five Conference USA seasons, a total of 90 players earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll followed by 71 mem-bers of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in DePaul’s four years of BIG EAST membership. Seventeen members of the 2005 squad and 14 from the 2006 team were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team while 19 earned the honor in 2007 before a program-best 21 in 2008. Erin Walter and Amy Witt finished their careers with multiple academic honors. Walter was DePaul’s first ESPN The Magazine Aca-demic All-American as a third team honoree in 2004 and Witt earned second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors in 2005.

ERIN WALTER

AMY WITT

NATIONALLY RESPECTED. PERSONALLY FOCUSED.n DePaul University, with more than 23,000 students, is the only one of the nation’s 10 largest private universities where the faculty priority is on teach-ing. Founded on the Vincentian principle of access for everyone, we remain committed to providing a quality education through personal attention to students from a wide range of backgrounds.

RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE n DePaul offers a high caliber, challenging learning environment that is respected by employers, community leaders and other universities. Many of our more than 200 graduate and undergraduate programs of study have earned national acclaim. Most importantly, more than 93 percent of employ-ers report they are pleased with the caliber of DePaul graduates.

HANDS-ON LEARNING, PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE n DePaul’s location in Chicago provides countless opportunities for class projects, research, internships and experiential learning programs that bring theory to life. Students synthesize knowledge across multiple courses to solve problems, preparing them to succeed after graduation.

A PASSION FOR SERVICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE n Our nationally ranked service-learning program integrates the service concept into our curriculum and inspires many students to make a lifelong commitment to service and social justice. They complement the university’s own dedication to serving first-generation and underserved student popula-tions and to addressing social issues through more than 45 specialized centers and institutes.

CAPITALIZING ON CHICAGO CONNECTIONS n DePaul’s long-term partnerships throughout Chicago lead to extensive educational and career opportunities for students in the corporate, civic and cultural arenas. Our faculty, active in research and consulting, bring real-world experience into the classroom every day. Our students benefit from the networks of their professors, as well as the more than 82,000 alumni who live in the metropolitan area.

FOCUSED ON TEACHING, FOCUSED ON STUDENTS n Teaching comes first at DePaul — more than 97 percent of all classes are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. Students are consid-ered partners in research and community action, and are often credited by name in publications and presentations.

OPEN DOORS DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS n Because the average class has fewer than 30 students, our faculty members know their students’ names, concerns and goals. Professors are accessible and approachable in class, through regular office hours and via e-mail.

A GLOBAL SOCIETY WITHIN THE CLASSROOM n Driven by a respect for the inherent dignity of all people, DePaul welcomes students and employees from all ethnicities, religions and backgrounds. By routinely incorporating multiple viewpoints into aca-demic and student life, we have become a model of diversity on campus. In 2006, The Princeton Review ranked DePaul No. 1 in the nation in the “Diverse Student Population” category. We are proud to be among the top 100 universities in the nation for conferring degrees on students of color.

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSn College of CommerceAccountancyBusiness AdministrationE-BusinessEconomics (Commerce)FinanceHospitality LeadershipManagementManagement Information SystemsMarketingReal Estate

n College of CommunicationCommunication and MediaCommunication StudiesJournalismMedia and Cinema StudiesPublic Relations and Advertising

n College of Computing and Digital MediaComputer Games DevelopmentComputer Graphics and Motion TechnologyComputer ScienceComputingDigital Cinema (B.A.)Digital Cinema (B.S.)Information Assurance and Security EngineeringInformation SystemsInformation Technology (B.A.)Information Technology (B.S.)Interactive MediaNetwork Technologies

n College of Liberal Arts & SciencesAfrican and Black Diaspora StudiesAllied Health TechnologiesAmerican StudiesAnthropologyArabic StudiesArtBiological SciencesCatholic StudiesChemistry (B.A. and B.S.)Chinese StudiesEconomics (LA&S)EnglishEnvironmental ScienceFrenchGeographyGermanHistoryHistory of Art and ArchitectureInternational StudiesIslamic World StudiesItalianJapanese StudiesLatin American And Latino StudiesMathematical SciencesMathematics & Computer ScienceNursing (R.N. Completion Only)PhilosophyPhysicsPolitical SciencePre-DentistryPre EngineeringPre LawPre-OsteopathyPre-ProfessionalPre-Veterinary MedicinePsychologyPublic PolicyReligious Studies

CRITICAL THINKING. HANDS-ON LEARNING.n DePaul consistently receives high rankings for award-winning academic programs that are uniquely responsive to the changing needs of our society. Students can select from over 200 comprehensive and innovative undergraduate and graduate programs, in addition to a broad curriculum for adult continuing education.

Scientific Data Analysis and VisualizationSociologySpanishWomen’s and Gender Studies

n School for New LearningCustomized B.A.Customized B.A. in ComputingEarly Childhood Education (for Adult Students)General Business (for Adult Students)Nursing (for Adult Students)

n School of EducationEarly Childhood EducationElementary EducationPhysical EducationSecondary Education

n School of MusicCompositionJazz StudiesMusic EducationMusic PerformancePerforming Arts ManagementSound Recording Technology

n The Theatre SchoolActingCostume DesignCostume TechnologyDramaturgy/CriticismLighting DesignPlaywriting

Scene DesignSound DesignStage ManagementTheatre ArtsTheatre ManagementTheatre Technology

The graceful residential Lincoln Park campus on Chicago’s Near North Side is in the center of neighborhoods favored by Chicago’s young urban professionals, surrounded by boutiques and

restaurants and just a mile from Wrigley Field and the beaches of Lake Michigan. DePaul is one of the “Schools with the Most Beautiful Campus in an Urban Setting,” according to Kaplan Publishing’s The

Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide To The 238 Most Interesting Colleges. It is home to the colleges of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Communication and the schools of Music, Theatre and Education.

n Chicago is also America’s greenest metropolitan area, featur-ing 560 city parks along with a variety of museums and zoos. Lincoln Park Zoo, the world’s largest free public zoo, is just blocks from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. Dozen of restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores are also within walking distance of the Lincoln Park campus, and an easy-to-learn mass transit system connects campus to the entire Chicagoland area. Bicycling magazine annu-ally ranks Chicago as the best big city for bicycling in the United States. There are nearly 150 miles of paved trails, off-road trails and bike lanes for cyclists.

n From a business standpoint, Chicago is one of the world’s top corporate cities. Always bustling with activity, the Windy City is home to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Midwest Stock Exchange along with such companies as Amoco Oil, Boeing, McDonald’s and United Airlines. This provides the DePaul student-athlete with a huge network of potential contacts and employers after graduation. Over 80,000 DePaul alumni live in the Chicago-land area, giving current Blue Demon student-athletes a strong start towards a career in their chosen field.

n The hub of campus life at DePaul takes place on the Lincoln Park campus. Lincoln Park is one of the most prestigious, attractive and desirable neighborhoods in all of urban America. The campus is situated in the middle of a beautiful residential neighborhood with historic brownstones and tree-lined streets. It is approximately nine blocks west of the shores of Lake Michigan and three miles from the downtown area.

n The Mayor’s Office of Special Events schedules 20 major events each year. Among these events are: Taste of Chicago, Blues Festi-val, Chicago Outdoor Film Festival, Venetian Night, the Air & Water Show, Jazz Festival and New Year’s Eve fireworks at Buckingham Fountain. From May to September, with average temperatures in the mid-70’s, Chicago is bustling with neighborhood festivals. Every weekend, you can find a number of events throughout the city. Each neighborhood festival has its own theme with a number of local bands and restaurants participating.

n The city of Chicago, America’s third-largest city, is home to DePaul University and offers a student-athlete a variety of opportunities.

n Incorporated as a town of 350 people in 1833, Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods. Nearly 200 areas of the city contain their own distinct characteristics and flavor.

n With a city population of nearly three million people and a metropolitan population of over eight million residents, the “Windy City” offers endless options of entertainment, educa-tion and exploration.

n The city itself is graced with blue skies and blue waters, thus Chicago provides countless opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities. Lake Michigan and its miles of beach front is within walking distance of DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. With 29 miles of lakefront, including a 22-mile bike path, summer in the city provides multiple opportunities for relaxing along Lake Michigan.

n Along with the Blue Demons, Chicago plays host to seven major professional sports franchises. The Bears of the NFL attract the city’s attention in the fall and winter while the Bulls of the NBA hit the hardwood in the winter. The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice in the winter while the Cubs and White Sox play all summer on the North and Southsides of town. The Chicago Fire and Chicago Red Stars hit the pitch in the summer with Major League Soccer and Women’s Professional Soccer while the Chi-cago Sky take the court in the WNBA.

n Chicago is one of four finalists to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The Windy City is joined on the short list by Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain). The International Olympic Committee will make its decision on the host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad on Oct. 2, 2009.

With 30 years under its belt, the BIG EAST Conference continues on a path of success in and out of the athletic arena. The goals have always been the same. The league wants and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship. The commendable performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are the indicators of the league’s proud tradition of success. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2009-10 academic year will mark the conference’s fifth straight with the same 16-member group, the nation’s largest Division I-A conference. In 2008-09, BIG EAST student-athletes again succeeded on the national stage. The Connecticut women’s basketball team won its sixth national championship by defeating conference foe Louisville in an all-BIG EAST NCAA title game. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team reached the NCAA championship game and the Syracuse field hockey squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Three BIG EAST women’s cross country teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. West Virginia was fourth followed by Villanova in sixth place and Georgetown in ninth. Individually in women’s sports, Providence’s Dannette Doetzel won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Connecticut’s Maya Moore was the conference’s sixth winner of the Wade Trophy as the top player in women’s basketball. Notre Dame’s Kerri Hanks won the Hermann Trophy, the top award in women’s soccer. On the men’s side, Connecticut and Villanova advanced to the Final Four in bas-ketball. The 2008-09 campaign was arguably the best men’s basketball season in the history of the BIG EAST with the league setting NCAA standards with three No. 1 tournament seeds, four teams in the round of the Elite Eight and five in the Sweet 16. The St. John’s men’s soccer team reached the NCAA College Cup before losing in the national semifinals. BIG EAST football has maintained its high profile and its reputation as a bal-anced group. Seven of the league’s eight squads were nationally ranked or received votes in the national polls in 2008. Cincinnati was the league champion. The BIG EAST, a charter member of the Bowl Championship Series, has won three of its last four BCS bowl games. West Virginia, Louisville and Connecticut also have won or shared league crowns over the past four seasons. The BIG EAST has continued to produce student-athletes who were at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. In 2008-09, 19 BIG EAST players were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight first-team selections. Nearly 400 student-athletes have earned aca-demic all-America honors.

The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 34 largest media mar-kets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pitts-burgh, Hartford, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one fourth of all television households in the U.S. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 26 national championships in six different sports and 126 student-athletes have won individual national titles. The BIG EAST has enjoyed tremendous basketball success, especially in this decade. In 2008-09, the BIG EAST produced four of the eight Final Four teams in men’s and women’s basketball. It was only the second time in NCAA history that one conference placed that many Final Four teams in the same season. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won three of the last 11 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken six of the last 10 NCAA titles. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. In 2009-10, the BIG EAST will add men’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports, which will increase its total to 24 sport championships. The first women’s golf cham-pionship was held in the spring of 2003. Women’s lacrosse and rowing were added in 2001. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universi-ties. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercolle-giate athletics and academics. Any successful organization has been fortunate to have outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the asso-

ciate to Dave Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of the BIG EAST Football Conference.

For 2009-10, the BIG EAST will undergo one significant change. Tranghese stepped down from his position on June 30, 2009. John Marinatto, who has served as senior associate commissioner, has moved into the Commissioner’s chair. The league has long been considered a leader in innova-tive concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regard-ing television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student-athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past six years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball. More than 550 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned all America recognition and dozens have

won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or

foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each of the last six summer Olympiads. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes.

n Fifteen Final Four appearances in men’s basketball, including NCAA titles by Connecticut in 1999 and 2004, Syracuse in 2003, Villanova in 1985 and Georgetown in 1984.n NCAA women’s basketball titles by Connecticut in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009 and Notre Dame in 2001.n Fifteen Final Four appearances in women’s basketball (Connecticut 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009; Notre Dame 1997, 2001; Rutgers 2000, 2007; Louisville 2009).n National championships in football by Miami in 1991 and 2001.n A seventh NCAA cross country title for Villanova in 1998, following an NCAA-record six straight from 1989 94.n NCAA men’s soccer titles by St. John’s in 1996 and Connecticut in 2000.n NCAA women’s soccer titles by Notre Dame in 1995 and 2004.n NCAA women’s cross country title by Providence in 1995.n Appearances in the NCAA Men’s College World Series by Notre Dame in 2002 and Louisville in 2007.n NCAA Women’s College World Series appearances by Connecticut in 1993 and DePaul in 2007.n Two NCAA Woman of the Year award winners (Nnenna Lynch, Villa-nova, 1993; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1995).n Four Honda-Broderick Cup winners recognizing collegiate athletic achievement among women (Vicki Huber, Villanova, 1988-89; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1994-95; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut, 1995-96; Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996-97). n The 1992 Heisman Trophy Winner (Gino Torretta, Miami).n Six women’s basketball Wade Trophy winners (Shelly Pennefather, Villanova, 1987; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1995; Jennifer Rizzotti, Con-necticut, 1996; Sue Bird, Connecticut, 2002, Diana Taurasi, 2003; Maya Moore, Connecticut, 2009).n Two consensus National Players of the Year in men’s basketball (Walter Berry, St. John’s, 1986; Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, 1985).n Four Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy winners as the national men’s soccer player of the year (Chris Gbandi, Connecticut, 2000; Chris Wingert, St. John’s, 2003; Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, 2006; O’Brian White, Connecticut, 2007).n Four Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy winners as the national women’s soccer player of the year (Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996; Anne Makinen, Notre Dame, 2000; Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame, 2006 and 2008) and two NSCAA Division I Players of the Year (Jennifer Renola, Notre Dame, 1996; Sarah Whalen, Connecticut, 1997).n The 2002 National Player of the Year (Erin Elbe, Georgetown) in women’s lacrosse.n Two members of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame (Dr. Leigh Curl, Connecticut ’85; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut ‘95).n Twenty-nine Kodak First Team All Americans in women’s basketball.n Twenty-two consensus all-America first team selections in men’s bas-ketball.

BIG EAST American DivisionConnecticutMarquettePittsburghProvidenceSt. John’s

USFSyracuse

West Virginia

BIG EAST National DivisionCincinnatiDePaul

GeorgetownLouisville

Notre DameRutgers

Seton HallVillanova

A SYSTEM OF SUCCESS – BIG EAST CONFERENCE ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 1979-80n Thirty-nine consensus all-America selections in football.n 2006 Winter Olympian in the bobsled.n 2004 Olympians (U.S. and others) in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and men’s and women’s track & field.n 2000 Olympians (U.S. and others) in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s diving, men’s and women’s track & field, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s swimming.n 1996 Olympians (U.S. and others) in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track & field, field hockey, men’s pentathlon, women’s soccer and women’s swimming.n 1992 Olympians (U.S. and others) in men’s basketball, men’s track and field and women’s swimming.n 1988 Olympians (U.S. and others) in baseball, men’s basketball and men’s and women’s track and field.n 1984 Olympians in men’s track and field, women’s swimming and men’s basketball.n Forty-two top five NCAA team finishes in men’s and women’s track and field.n Fifty-eight NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay event cham-pions in women’s track and field.n Thirty-one NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay champions in men’s track and field.n Thirty-one top-10 NCAA team finishes and 20 top-10 individual finishes in men’s cross country.n Fifty-six top-10 NCAA team finishes and 44 top-10 individual finishes in women’s cross country.n Eight NCAA individual champions in women’s cross country and one NCAA individual champion in men’s cross country.n Twenty-two NCAA individual event champions in men’s and women’s swimming & diving.n All Americans in men’s soccer (79), baseball (70), softball (33), men’s swimming and diving (114), women’s swimming and diving (67), women’s soccer (82), field hockey (95), men’s cross country and track (118), women’s cross country and track (171), volleyball (19), women’s lacrosse (64) and rowing (5).n Academic All-Americans in women’s cross country and track (46), men’s cross country and track (37), baseball (38), softball (31), women’s soccer (37), men’s soccer (34), golf (3), men’s tennis (4), women’s tennis (3), women’s lacrosse (6), men’s swimming and diving (14), women’s swimming and diving (8), football (30), men’s basketball (21), women’s basketball (16), field hockey (6) and volleyball (7).n National Academic All-American of the Year in softball (3), women’s basketball (2), women’s soccer (2), men’s basketball (2) men’s soccer (1) and women’s cross country and track (1).

When you wear the uniform of the DePaul Blue Demons you are a part of one of the most up-and-coming athletic programs in the country. Consider the success of the Blue Demons over the past eight years:

n Six different sports have represented the Blue Demons in NCAA postseason play. The women’s basketball program has played in seven straight NCAA’s including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2006. Women’s softball has made seven NCAA appearances in the last eight years with two trips to the Women’s College World Series in 2005 and 2007.n Thirteen individual athletes have earned All-American honors a total of 22 times. Seven student-athletes were named All-Americans at least two times.n Eight Blue Demons have won individual conference championships including four who have won multiple titles. Brad Millar claimed DePaul’s first BIG EAST individual champion-ship with a first-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2007 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships before defending his title with a 2008 championship. Melissa Fraser claimed the first women’s individual championship in the javelin at the 2008 BIG EAST Championships.n 159 DePaul student-athletes have earned All-Conference honors from Confer-ence USA and the BIG EAST Conference.

The success has continued away from the playing field as well. There have been nearly 800 DePaul student-athletes named to the Conference USA Commission-er’s Academic Honor Roll from 2002-05 and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team list from 2005-09. The 2008-09 athletic year saw the Blue Demons accomplish many outstanding moments including:

n Nearly 125 competitions have been broadcasted either on the ESPN family of networks, CSTV, Comcast or the BIG EAST Network in the last three years.n Men’s soccer reached the BIG EAST Championship semifinals for the second straight year after earning their first NCAA Tournament berth and BIG EAST Red Division title in 2007.n Women’s basketball reached the NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight sea-son and the 14th time since 1990. Senior Natasha Williams earned NACDA Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team honors while Deirdre Naughton and Williams were named second team All-BIG EAST.n Softball was the 2009 BIG EAST Champions after compiling an 18-3 regular-season record and made its seventh NCAA Tournament since 2002. Amber Patton and Becca Heteniak were named All-Americans for the second time in each of their careers and four players were recognized as All-BIG EAST players.n Men’s tennis and women’s tennis claimed second place at the 2009 BIG EAST Cham-pionships. The men’s team improved on their third-place finish in 2008 while the women’s squad was fourth in 2008. Four women’s tennis student-athletes were named All-BIG EAST honorees along with one from men’s tennis.

Off the field, the women’s basketball, golf, softball and women’s tennis programs were hon-ored by the NCAA in April 2009 for having multi-year Academic Performance Rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. Additionally, a total of seven DePaul athletics programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award for having the top team GPA among the league’s programs in each sport. The men’s track and field program also tallied the highest team GPA in the nation when the squad was honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. A record total of 144 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

DePaul University Strength & Conditioning PhilosophyAchieve the maximal level of performance of each student-athlete while reducing the occurrence of athletic injuries through a sport-specific program that is designed and administered by qualified, certified, and knowledgeable strength and conditioning coaches.

Training programs are designed to increase and athlete’s strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, conditioning, and all important components in developing a highly-skilled collegiate athlete.

With the assistance of ALL members of the strength and conditioning staff while including team coaches, athletic trainers, and other members of the university, the strength and conditioning staff will individualize each athlete’s workout in order to achieve optimal results. The DePaul Univer-sity strength and conditioning program provides workouts with periodiza-tion and a wide range of exercises to challenge the athlete in each training session.

Athletes and coaches will be challenged to bring an attitude of hard work, accountability, and total team effort to each workout so each athlete will improve both physically and mentally.

n Key Objectives for the DePaul Strength and Conditioning Program:I. Focus Training on the Core Body.II. Train athletes with ground-based lifts and bodyweight dynamics.III. Athletic lifts, not isolation lifts.IV. Train for Power – Power is the function of strength and speed.V. Train athleticism.VI. Train attitude with team workouts.VII. Single limb vs. two limb lifts.VIII. Short, intense, and organized workouts.IX. Encourage the CHAMPION’S ATTITUDE.X. Believe you WILL win.

n Seven Key Phases of the DePaul Strength & Conditioning Program:1. Testing – evaluation of the current physical fitness level of our student-athletes.2. General Preparation – Preparing the athlete’s body to handle the work load of the next phase. (High Volume and Low Intensity.)3. Functional Strength – a.) Gains in physical qualities that will be transferred to sports movements. b.) Applying sufficient force at the right time at the required performance speed and in the correct direction. (High to Moderate Intensity and Moderate to Low Volume.)4. Power – Generate force at a high rate of speed in a specific time. (high Intensity and Moderate to Low Volume.)5. Force – Exertion of physical power.6. Sports Speed – How fast an athlete can get from A to C while avoiding B. (High Intensity and Low Volume.)7. Peak – Transforming all gains made in the previous phases into power and endurance needed to excel during the competitive season. (Very High Intensity and Very Low Volume.)

With the Chicago Transit Authority’s “L” trains rumbling by every few minutes, Wish Field is a one-of-a-kind facility that gives a true urban setting for the DePaul men’s and women’s soccer programs.

n Wish Field is nestled in the heart of DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus and is the home to not only the DePaul men’s and women’s soccer teams, but also DePaul’s nationally-ranked softball program. Surrounded by McCabe Hall, Courtelyou Commons and Corcoran Hall, Wish Field is located on Belden Ave. just east of the Fullerton “L” station.

n Prior to the 2005 season, the facility received a complete facelift with a FieldTurf surface installed, a soccer-only press box, new scoreboard and covered team benches. The setup is unique in that the DePaul softball program is able to use the field in the Spring when the FieldTurf tray system allows the facility to be con-verted into a softball field. Available for use year-round, the Blue Demons are able to train and compete throughout the entire year.

n The press box features high-speed internet, phone lines and wireless capabil-ity for radio and video broadcasts. Ample space is provided inside the press box for working media and a platform on top of the press box is available for team videotaping and broadcasts.

n The men’s soccer team has hosted BIG EAST Championship games in each of the last two seasons at Wish Field with wins over Cincinnati in 2007 and Pitts-burgh in 2008. The first BIG EAST Championship game at Wish Field was on Nov. 10, 2007 when the Blue Demons defeated Cincinnati, 1-0, in a quarterfinal match. Last season saw DePaul knock off Pittsburgh, 3-1, in the first round on Nov. 5, 2008.















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2009 DePaul Women's Soccer Media Guide