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2011 WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (0-0-0)Date Opponent Time

Mon., Aug. 22 at Doane - Exhibition W, 4-0

Sat., Aug. 27 at Concordia (Neb.) 5:00 p.m.

Saint Ambrose Invitational (Davenport, Iowa) - !

Sat., Sept. 3 ! at Saint Ambrose 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 4 ! vs. Ashford 1:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 9 Hastings 8:00 p.m.

Tue., Sept. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene 3:00 p.m.

Menlo Invitational (Atherton, Calif.) - ^

Fri., Sept. 16 ^ at Menlo (Calif.) 1:00 p.m. CST

Sat., Sept. 17 ^ vs. Vanguard (Calif.) 3:30 p.m. CST

Mon., Sept. 19 at Mills (Calif.) 1:00 p.m. CST

Fri., Sept. 23 Bethany 7:00 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 1 Northwestern (Iowa) - South HS 7:00 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 5 * at College of Saint Mary 4:00 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 8 * at Southwestern Christian 12:00 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 12 at Sioux Falls 6:00 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 15 * York 1:00 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 19 * Central Christian 2:00 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 22 * Central Baptist 12:00 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 29 * at Oklahoma Wesleyan 12:00 p.m.

Fri.-Sat., Nov. 4-5 MCAC Tournament TBA

Sat., Nov. 19 NAIA National Championship Opening Round TBA

Nov. 28-Dec. 3 NAIA National Championship TBA

Home matches in bold purple and played at Tranqulity Park

* - denotes MCAC matches

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This Week: The Bellevue University women’s soccer team opens the 2011 season this week at in-state foe Concordia University on Saturday, Aug. 27. Kick-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. in Seward, Neb.

Series History: This will be just the fifth time Bellevue plays Concordia with the Bruins holding a 3-1 edge in the all-time series. The Bulldogs defeated the Bruins 2-1 at Tranquility Park last season.

Bellevue vs. Concordia (Neb.)Bellevue leads series, 3-1Date Site Score9/22/2005 Home W, 1-0 9/6/2006 Away W, 4-0 9/3/2008 Home W, 2-1 (OT)9/12/2010 Home L, 1-2

Scouting Bellevue: The Bruins return 12 letterwinners and eight starters from last year’s team that finished 15-4-2 and advanced to the NAIA National Tourna-ment for the first time in program history.

Among BU’s returnees include MCAC co-Defensive Players of the Year Morgan Anderson and Meredith Shuman who anchored the Bruin defense that recorded 11 shutouts and held opponents to a 0.72 goals against average.

The Bruins’ top returning scorer is Jenica Bloom who recorded six goals, three assists and registered 48 shots, including 22 on goal.

The Bruins added one transfer and seven freshman to the 2011 team. Goalkeeper Caitlin Stier transferred after one season from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Freshmen Crystal Chavez, Mercy Darkoah, Yaritza Estrada, Stacey Hanson, Sarah Hauxwell, Kenia Hernandez and Sammy Sinecio join the Bruins after standout careers at the high school level.

Preseason Rankings: BU opens the 2011 season ranked No. 26 after earning 109 votes in the preseason top 25 coaches’ poll released on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The Bru-ins were just two votes shy of No. 25 Auburn University at Montgomery.

Bellevue was also selected as the top team in the 2011 MCAC women’s soccer preseason coaches’ poll released on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The Bru-ins went 5-0 in the MCAC in 2010, claiming the MCAC regular season and tournament titles.

Bellevue universityWomen’s Soccer 2011


2011 ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Previous School(s) Pronunciation1 Caitlin Stier GK 5-9 So. Omaha, Neb. Nebraska-Omaha/Westside HS STYE-urr2 Kenia Hernandez D 5-0 Fr. Nayarit, Mexico Omaha South HS 3 Morgan Anderson D 5-8 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Millard West HS ann-dur-SUN4 Rebecca Fairfax D 5-7 So. Sheffield, England Handsworth Grange fair-FAX5 Jessica Damery MF 5-5 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. Bellevue East HS dam-ur-REE6 Michaela Gelecki MF 5-4 Jr. Omaha, Neb. Buena Vista/Millard West HS guh-leh-KEE7 Bailey Moore MF/F 5-7 So. Springfield, Neb. Platteview HS MORE8 Alyssa Porter MF 5-5 So. Ralston, Neb. Ralston HS POUR-ter9 Meredith Shuman MF/F 5-3 Sr. Bellevue, Neb. Nebraska-Lincoln/Bellevue West HS SHOE-mun10 Yaritza Estrada F 5-6 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Omaha South HS uh-STRAW-duh11 Stacey Hanson D 5-7 Fr. Lawton, Okla. Bellevue East HS han-SUN12 Crystal Chavez D 5-6 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Omaha South HS shaw-VEZ13 Sammy Sinecio GK 5-4 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Omaha South HS 14 Paige Wischmann F 5-8 Jr. Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista HS WISH-mun15 Sarah Hauxwell F 5-5 Fr. Ralston, Neb. Ralston HS 16 Emily Hester D 5-4 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls HS HESS-tur18 Mercy Darkoah MF 5-2 Fr. Sheffield, England Wales HS 20 Sarah Boone GK 5-6 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. Bellevue West HS BOONE21 Jenica Bloom F 5-7 So. Omaha, Neb. Millard West HS BLOOM22 Amy Stigge F 5-7 Sr. Gretna, Neb. Gretna HS stig-GEE

Head Coach:Andy Nicolarsen, 8th season nick-oh-lar-SUNAssistant Coaches: Amber Richardson, 4th season rich-urd-SUNSebastian Narvaez, 1st season suh-BASH-chuhn

NAIA TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL PRESEASON POLL - AUG. 16, 2011

Last 2010 Rank Poll School Record Points1 2 Lee (Tenn.) (17) 22-2-1 5282 3 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (1) 19-2-1 4983 1 Concordia (Ore.) (1) 19-1-2 4814 24 Hastings (Neb.) 17-5-3 4625 RV Baker (Kan.) 14-6-4 4346 8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 16-7-0 4307 9 Robert Morris (Ill.) 19-3-1 4178 5 Indiana Wesleyan 17-3-1 4059 6 The Master’s (Calif.) 17-3-2 40210 4 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 13-4-3 39011 13 William Carey (Miss.) 13-4-5 38212 7 Graceland (Iowa) 15-1-3 32713 11 Mobile (Ala.) 13-7-1 32414 12 Oklahoma City 19-3-1 29915 18 Cal State San Marcos 10-2-5 28816 16 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 14-3-3 28217 19 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 16-4-2 24718 RV Houghton (N.Y.) 13-5-3 24619 22 Spring Arbor (Mich.) 19-5-1 19120 20 Concordia (Calif.) 11-6-3 19021 21 Carroll (Mont.) 13-3-2 15922 25 Trinity Christian (Ill.) 18-4-2 14423 RV Kansas Wesleyan 10-7-3 13824 23 Benedictine (Kan.) 13-2-5 13725 RV Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 12-6-1 111

Last Season Recap: The Bruins finished last season with a 15-4-2 overall record and an undefeated 5-0 conference mark. They also advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in school history after winning the Unaffiliated Group Tournament title. Head coach Andy Nicolarsen was named the MCAC Coach of the Year for the third straight season.

Up Next: The Bruins will stay on the road next week when they travel to Daven-port, Iowa for the Saint Ambrose University Invitational. Bellevue will open the tournament against play SAU on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 1:00 p.m. before playing versus Ashford University at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.

Bellevue Women’s soccer

2011 MCAC PRESEASON POLLRank School 2010 Record 1. Bellevue University 15-4-2 2. Oklahoma Wesleyan University 8-9-0 3. York College 6-10-3 t4. Central Christian College 7-10-3 t4. Central Baptist College 9-8-1 6. Southwestern Christian University 5-12-1 7. College of Saint Mary 2-12-1


Andy Nicolarsen Year-by-YearYear School Record Pct. MCAC Record Pct. MCAC Regular Season Conference Tournament2011 Bellevue 0-0-0 -- -- -- -- --2010 Bellevue 15-4-2 .762 5-0 1.000 1st 1st2009 Bellevue 14-7 .667 3-1 .750 2nd 1st2008 Bellevue 13-5 .722 4-1 .800 2nd 2nd2007 Bellevue 10-8-2 .550 4-1 .800 1st (tie) 2nd2006 Bellevue 16-4-1 .786 3-2 .600 3rd 1st2005 Bellevue 15-6-2 .696 4-1-1 .750 2nd 2nd2004 Bellevue 11-7-1 .605 3-2-1 .583 4th 4thTotals 7 Seasons 94-41-8 .685 26-8-2 .750 2 regular season titles 3 tournament titles

Post-Season Appearances/National RankingYear School Postseason Final National Raking2010 Bellevue NAIA National Tournament Opening Round Received votes

2007 Bellevue NAIA Region IV Tournament --

2006 Bellevue NAIA Region IV Tournament No. 20

2005 Bellevue NAIA Region IV Tournament - 2nd place --

Andy Nicolarsen | Head CoachAndy Nicolarsen enters his eighth season at the helm of the Bellevue University women’s soccer program in 2011. He finished his first seven years with a combined record of 94-41-8 (.685), including a 26-8-2 (.750) conference mark.

Nicolarsen was named the MCAC Coach of the Year for the third straight season in 2010, helping lead the Bruins to a 15-4-2 overall record and an undefeated 5-0 conference mark. The 2010 team also advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in school history after winning the Unaffiliated Group Tournament title.

Nicolarsen began his coaching career as an assistant women’s soccer coach at the University of Nebraska at Omaha from 2001-2003. At UNO, he assisted with practices, player selection and development, defense and goalkeeper training. A successful NCAA Division II program, UNO made back to back Final Four appearances in 2002 and 2003.

Nicolarsen is also the head coach of the 2007 and 2008 Nebraska State Cup champion 89/90 Gladiator Tango girls.

A four-year varsity letterman and three-year starter at NCAA Division I Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, Nicolarsen graduated in 1999. Hartwick reached the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Division I National Tournament during Nicolarsen’s freshman year in 1995 and earned top twenty national rankings his senior year. Nicolarsen received a degree in anthropology at Hartwick, earning honors in Lambda Alpha, the National Anthropological Society. After graduating from Hartwick, he went on to play professional USL DI soccer with the Hershey Wildcats in Hershey, Pennsylvania, from 1999 to 2000. While playing for Hershey the team finished the 1999 season as Atlantic coastal champions, and reached the quarterfinals in the playoffs.

Nicolarsen has a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He also holds an NSCAA Advanced National coaching license and teaches as an adjunct faculty member within the University’s Health & Human Performance program.

He was born in Omaha but grew up in Prairie Village, Kan., where he graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School.

He and his wife, Kate reside in Omaha with their son, Max.

NOTES: 8th Season at Bellevue

Coaching Record: BU: 94-41-8 (.685)

MCAC Coach of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010

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Amber Richardson | Assistant CoachAmber Richardson begins her fourth season on the Bruin women’s soccer staff as an assistant coach in 2011. Richardson began coaching in 2005 as the head coach for the Gladiator Hornets boys’ team. She currently coaches for the Omaha Futbol Club and holds her NSCAA National coaching license.

Richardson played for the University of Nebraska, a top 10 NCAA Division I program from 2002-03. While there, the team won the Big XII Tournament in 2002. That same year, she also received the Power Lifter of the Year award for the Nebraska women’s soccer program. In 2004 she transferred to the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she was a three-year starter. UNO made it to the Final Four in 2004 and 2005 and went on to win the NCAA Division II national championship in 2005. Richardson was a central figure on the national championship team and finished her career as a two time all-North Central Conference and all-Region selection.

Richardson graduated from UNO in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in family science with an emphasis in health and physical education, earning cum laude honors. In addition to her accolades on the field she also received NSCAA Scholar All-American honors in 2005 and 2006 and was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team in 2006.

Richardson grew up in LaVista, Neb. where she graduated from Papillion-LaVista High School as an all-state soccer player.

She currently resides in Omaha with her husband Matt, son Trey, and daughter Jayda.

Sebastian Narvaez | Assistant CoachSebastian Narvaez begins his first year as an assistant coach on the Bellevue University women’s soccer staff in 2011 after a four-year standout career as a goalkeeper for the Bruins.

A native of Cali, Colombia, Narvaez holds the school records for career saves (263), wins (44), shutouts (19) and ranks second with a 1.17 goals against average.

Last season, he was named a honorable mention NAIA All-American while leading Bellevue to a 13-6-1 overall record. He earned all-MCAC first team honors in 2010 and 2009 and was also named to the all-MCAC second team as a sophomore and freshman.

Narvaez also excelled in the classroom and was a three-time MCAC Scholar-Athlete. He will complete his bachelor’s degree in December.

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overall statistics2010 Bellevue University Women's Soccer

Bellevue (Neb.) Overall Individual Statistics (Final)All games

Overall: 15-4-2 Conf: 5-0-0 Home: 5-1-0 Away: 9-3-2 Neut: 1-0-0

## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc gwg pk-att fg ot hat gtg10 ROBERTS, Erika 20-19 10 5 25 59 . 1 6 9 36 . 6 1 0 3 0 6 0-0 2 0 0 021 BLOOM, Jenica 20-20 6 3 15 48 . 1 2 5 22 . 4 5 8 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 018 PORTER, Alyssa 19-15 3 1 7 26 . 1 1 5 13 . 5 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 115 COLLINS, Mollee 14-3 3 1 7 6 . 5 0 0 3 . 5 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 1 1 0 06 YANCONE, Krystyn 19-19 2 3 7 27 . 0 7 4 15 . 5 5 6 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 03 ANDERSON, Morgan 19-19 2 3 7 17 . 1 1 8 10 . 5 8 8 2 0 2 0-0 1 1 0 024 PRICE, Ana 20-19 3 0 6 4 . 7 5 0 3 . 7 5 0 4 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 014 WISCHMANN, Paige 15-15 1 1 3 33 . 0 3 0 11 . 3 3 3 3 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 09 SHUMAN, Meredith 20-20 1 1 3 17 . 0 5 9 8 . 4 7 1 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 116 HESTER, Emily 15-6 1 1 3 3 . 3 3 3 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 05 DAMERY, Jessica 20-2 1 0 2 12 . 0 8 3 8 . 6 6 7 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 019 GELECKI, Michaela 19-17 1 0 2 10 . 1 0 0 5 . 5 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 04 FAIRFAX, Rebecca 14-14 1 0 2 8 . 1 2 5 2 . 2 5 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 07 MOORE, Bailey 14-0 1 0 2 5 . 2 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 022 STIGGE, Amy 20-20 0 2 2 21 . 0 0 0 13 . 6 1 9 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 02 ZAMARRIPA, Araceli 15-11 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 020 BOONE, Sarah 3-1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 011 CLYMENS, Olivia 15-0 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 013 CHAVEZ, Jessica 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 01 DURHAM, Shalynn 4-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Total 20 37 22 96 303 . 1 2 2 155 . 5 1 2 26 0 14 0-0 7 2 0 2Opponents 20 15 7 37 174 . 0 8 6 75 . 4 3 1 9 0 4 1-1 4 0 1 0

Goal Average Saves Record Shots# Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho faced1 DURHAM, Shalynn 4-0 79:41 0 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 124 PRICE, Ana 20-17 1703:21 12 0.63 57 . 8 2 6 14 3 2 8.2 11920 BOONE, Sarah 3-1 89:05 3 3.03 4 . 5 7 1 0 1 0 0.0 14TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0

Total 20 1872:07 15 0.72 61 . 8 0 3 14 4 2 12 134Opponents 20 1872:07 37 1.78 118 . 7 6 1 4 13 2 5 206

Team saves: 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 TotalBellevue (Neb.) 19 17 1 1 0 38Opponents 7 8 0 0 0 15

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 TotalBellevue (Neb.) 139 160 2 2 0 303Opponents 74 75 9 16 0 174

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 TotalBellevue (Neb.) 23 30 4 4 0 61Opponents 57 61 0 0 0 118

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 TotalBellevue (Neb.) 37 43 1 0 0 81Opponents 13 12 4 5 0 34

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 TotalBellevue (Neb.) 100 113 4 2 0 219Opponents 55 88 2 1 0 146

Attendance Summary BELLEVUE OpponentTotal 842 829Dates/Avg Per Date 6/140 13/64Neutral Site #/Avg 1/46

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