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OUR TIME INTRODUCTION TO REDHAWK SOCCER Media Information....................................................................2-3 Houck Field...................................................................................4-5 Holcomb Success Center.................................................6-7 Social Development..............................................................8-9 Strength & Conditioning...............................................10-11 Sports Medicine....................................................................12-13 President Dr. Carlos Vargas.......................................14-15 Director of Athletics Brady Barke........................16-17 Mission Statement......................................................................18 2017 SEASON PREVIEW Season Outlook...................................................................20-23 2017 Roster.......................................................................................24 TV/Radio Roster..........................................................................25 Class Photos....................................................................................26 2017 Schedule................................................................................27 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Heather Nelson.................................30-32 Associate Head Coach Paul Nelson.........................33 Assistant Coach Adam Kleman....................................34 PLAYER PROFILES Returner Profiles................................................................ 36-65 Newcomer Profiles...........................................................66-70 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW Overall Stats.............................................................................72-73 Final OVC Stats.....................................................................74-77 Line Scores...............................................................................78-79 Honors & Awards.......................................................................80
RECORDS & HISTORY Single-Season Records.........................................................82 Career Records.............................................................................83 Team Records...................................................................... 84-85 Yearly Leaders......................................................................86-87 Postseason Honors & Awards........................................88 All-Time Results.................................................................. 89-91 Records vs. Opponents................................................92-95 Postseason History.................................................................. 96 Coaching History........................................................................97 All-Time Letterwinners......................................................... 98 Hall of Fame.................................................................................... 99 Redhawks Soccer by the Numbers....................... 100 THIS IS THE OVC OVC History...................................................................... 102-109 2017 OVC Tournament.......................................................109 OVC Staff..........................................................................................110 OVC Soccer Programs................................................111-115 OVC Map...........................................................................................116 THIS IS SOUTHEAST University Guide.............................................................118-123 Athletics Staff....................................................................124-127
CREDITS The 2017 Southeast Missouri Women’s Soccer Information Guide was written, edited and designed by Assistant Sports Information Director Sean Stevenson. Cover design and additional graphics assistance provided by Tonya Wells, Krista Mayfield, and Josh Russell. Photography by Bill Barrett, Marc Mahnke, Josh Russell, and Keith Hente. Other editorial assistance by Sports Information Director Jeff Honza and Sports Information Assistants Eric Mueller and Wyatt Yearout. NCAA Infractions Report Southeast Missouri State University accepts the sanctions announced today by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Committee on Infractions panel in its investigation into the Southeast men’s basketball program during the 2015-2016 academic year. Summary of the violations: The case involved academic misconduct by a former assistant men’s basketball coach at Southeast and centered on 1) knowingly arranging for the receipt of fraudulent academic credit for a prospective studentathlete; 2) providing false or misleading information during his interviews; and 3) failure to cooperate with the institution and enforcement staff’s investigation. Penalties prescribed by the panel include the following: • Public reprimand and censure of the University • A two-year extension of probation from the University’s 2016 infractions case involving the women’s basketball program, which will conclude on Feb. 11, 2019. • A six-year show-cause period for the former coach from March 10, 2017, through March 9, 2023. Any NCAA school employing him in an athletically related role during that time can appear with him before a Committee on Infractions panel to determine if the former coach’s athletically related duties should be limited. A $5,000 fine (self-imposed by the University).
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CREDENTIALS Credentials are required for entrance to the press box or access to the field for photographers. To request season or single-game credentials, please contact the Southeast Missouri Sports Information office by phone at (573) 651-2294 or email at sstevenson@semo.edu. Credentials can be picked up at the ticket booth on the south side of Houck Field. PRESS BOX DECORUM The Houck Field Press Box is reserved for working media only. Seating is assigned by the Sports Information office. Professional conduct is expected at all times. Cheering or outward expression is inappropriate. Credentials must be worn at all times. Failure to abide by these policies can result in credentials being revoked. PHOTOGRAPHERS Please observe NCAA regulations and shoot from the designated areas. Photographers are not permitted directly behind the nets and must display their credentials at all times. WIRELESS INTERNET Houck Field press box is equipped with wireless Internet. Ask a member of the Southeast Sports Information staff for log-in information. INTERVIEW DURING THE WEEK Student-athletes and coaches are generally available after practice or upon request. Please provide the Sports Information office with at least 24 hours notice to coordinate interviews with student-athletes and coaches. Requests can be made by calling Sean Stevenson at (573) 651-2294. Stevenson can also be reached via email at sstevenson@semo.edu.
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POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Anyone wishing to interview Head Coach Heather Nelson or a student-athlete must notify Sean Stevenson prior to the end of each match. Student-athletes will be available to the media near the Redhawks bench. SOCCER EMAIL LIST If you would like to be added to the Redhawk Soccer email list to receive breaking news about the team, please email Sean Stevenson. The official website, GoSoutheast.com, is the best source for up-to-date information about the team. STATISTICAL SERVICES Box scores and play-by-play accounts will be available immediately following each match. Match notes, statistics, scorecards and other information will also be available to help with your coverage of Redhawks Soccer. LIVE STATS SERVICES Live stats are available for free, provided by StatBroadcast. Live stat links for each home game are available on GoSoutheast.com. Live stats are also available for free on mobile devices at SoutheastStats.com.
OVC DIGITAL NETWORK Select Redhawks Soccer matches will be broadcast on the OVC Digital Network. Media and fans can view the matches for free on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
Southeast Missouri Sports Information One University Plaza MS 0200 Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 Phone: (573) 651-2294 Fax: (573) 651-2810 Press Box: (573) 651-2191 Website: GoSoutheast.com / Jeff Honza Director Football, Men’s Basketball, Softball O (573) 651-2933 C (618) 528-1145 E jhonza@semo.edu / Sean Stevenson Assistant Director Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Baseball O (573) 651-2294 C (314) 620-0855 E sstevenson@semo.edu / Eric Mueller Assistant Women’s Volleyball, Gymnastics, Tennis O (573) 651-2937 C (630) 267-5145 E ejmueller@semo.edu / Wyatt Yearout Assistant Secondary Football, Cross Country, Track & Field O (573) 651-2937 C (360) 635-1445 E wyearout@semo.edu
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OUR HOUSE Largest Houck Field Crowds (Women’s Soccer) Attd. Date Opponent 1,137 Aug. 21, 2016 Illinois Springfield 841 Sept. 11, 2012 Evansville 825 Nov. 9, 2001 Murray State OVC Tournament 815 Sept. 6, 2013 Arkansas State 718 Aug. 24, 2012 UMKC 602 Nov. 7, 2014 Jacksonville State OVC Tournament 602 Sept. 30, 2011 Eastern Illinois 571 Aug. 19, 2012 Saint Louis 568 Oct. 27, 2016 UT Martin 535 Nov. 10, 2002 Eastern Illinois OVC Tournament
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Result W, 3-1 T, 0-0 2OT W, 2-0 T, 0-0 2OT L, 0-1 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 T, 0-0 2OT W, 4-1 T, 2-2 2OT
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ouck Field serves as the home field for the Southeast Missouri State University women’s soccer program. In 18 years of Southeast women’s soccer, the Redhawks are 97-39-21 in Houck Field. Prior to the 2011 season, Houck Field received a huge makeover, as a new FieldTurf playing surface, state-of-the-art Daktronics video scoreboard and new lighting (which meets television standards) was installed. The facility was also repainted, giving the longtime home to the Redhawks a flashy look. The first ever home Southeast Missouri women’s soccer match was played at Houck Field on Oct. 3, 1999. The Redhawks defeated Morehead State 2-1 in the match in front of a crowd of 525. The largest home crowd in women’s soccer history was set during the 2016 season. 1,137 fans flocked Houck Field to watch the Redhawks take on Illinois Springfield on Aug. 21. Southeast won the contest, 3-1. It is the lone crowd of a thousand or more in SEMO soccer history at Houck. Houck Field was built in 1930 at a cost of $150,000 and remains a beautiful and picturesque stadium today. Houck Field was constructed on the site of a former rock quarry and was purchased in 1925 for $11,000 at the recommendation of then-Southeast Missouri State University President Joseph A. Serena. Ten thousand bags of Portland Cement, 23,000 feet of Oregon Fir seat lumber and 150,000 feet of Yellow Pine Form lumber were used in the construction, according to an ad in the Houck Field dedication program. The original stadium included 5,240 seats on the south side of the field. The field and stadium were named in honor of Louis Houck, who served 39 years as a Regent for the university and President of the Board for all but three of those years. Seating on the north side of the stadium was added prior to the 1963 season. The press box was later constructed on the south side in 1979. Approximately 400 chairback seats were added to a center section on the south side of the stadium in 1992. In 2000, the first FieldTurf playing field was installed and the exterior of the facility was resurfaced. Improvements were also made to the press box. More upgrades took place in the fall of 2005. Those included a paved parking area adjacent to the east end zone and new parking and landscaping areas surrounding the outside of the stadium. A state-of-the-art dormitory was built on the west end of the facility in 2009. The ground floor of that building houses a locker room and athletic training facility, which the soccer and football teams use on game days.
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OUR FUTURE T
he Holcomb Success Center offers Southeast Missouri student-athletes a place to study and develop as students and campus leaders. It is located just south of Houck Field. The Holcomb Success Center offers a computer lab with 18 work terminals, study areas and rooms for group meetings. The facility houses the Southeast Academic 6 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
Services staff and main weight room for Redhawk student-athletes. The beautiful facility has enhanced the outstanding work in the classroom already enjoyed by Southeast student-athletes. Last year, the Redhawks combined for a 3.20 cumulative grade point average in the fall and spring semesters. Women’s tennis paved the way with a 3.79 cumulative team GPA, while
women’s cross country and women’s soccer followed close behind with 3.75 and 3.70 marks, respectively. In all, 210 student-athletes finished with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, including 12 with a 4.0 and 107 with a 3.5 or better. That total accounted for 64.2 percent of the entire student-athlete population. During the spring semester alone, the Redhawks had nine
programs post a 3.25 or better GPA, including women’s cross country (3.76), women’s tennis (3.67), women’s soccer (3.59), volleyball (3.52), softball (3.462), women’s basketball (3.461), gymnastics (3.45), baseball (3.299), and women’s track & field (3.296). Tutors are available for all student-athletes as needed. In addition, both attendance and academic progress is
2016-17 Notables • Southeast Missouri’s Department of Athletics recorded a cumulative 3.20 GPA during the 2016-17 academic year. • A total of 210 student-athletes finished with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, including 12 with a 4.0 and 107 with a 3.5 or better. That total accounted for 64.2 percent of the entire student-athlete population. • Southeast finished the year strong with nine programs achieving a 3.25 or better GPA in the spring semester alone. Women’s cross country (3.76), women’s tennis (3.67), women’s soccer (3.59), volleyball (3.52), softball (3.462), women’s basketball (3.461), gymnastics (3.45), baseball (3.299), and women’s track & field (3.296) were those teams. • Women’s cross country and women’s soccer were both honored with the OVC Team Academic Achievement Award. • As a department, Southeast featured 26 OVC Medal of Honor winners while 128 appeared on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the 2016-17 year. monitored through regular checks with faculty. A special course is required for all first time student-athletes at Southeast. The course, which offers three credit hours, is part of a comprehensive program developed to address study skills and life skills topics, and thus, enhance retention and academic success for student-athletes. Entering student-athletes are evaluated for academic preparedness and assigned to appropriate categories. Student-athletes can also receive individualized
academic programs which include meeting with a mentor bi-weekly to discuss academic progress. The Holcomb Success Center staff works to get athletes involved in campus and community projects, as well. This is done to provide a support structure and greater opportunity for academic success. Through the NCAA’s CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, the Holcomb Success Center gives student-athletes personal and professional skills in order to facilitate successful and productive futures.
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OUR COMMUNITY S
tudent-athletes and coaches at Southeast Missouri are dedicated to giving back to the community that so generously supports them. Redhawk student-athletes have opportunities to participate in a variety of community service activities each year. Community involvement helps provide a support structure and greater opportunity for academic success. 8 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
We are proud of the level of commitment shown by our student-athletes and always encourage them to participate in community service projects here at Southeast. Southeast studentathletes also have the opportunity to participate in the Redhawks BRIDGE Program. The mission of the Redhawks BRIDGE Program is to develop a comprehensive student-
athlete development program by Building Responsible Individuals and Delivering Gainful Experiences. This program provides student-athletes with both leadership and life skills experiences through interactive programming that will prepare them to be successful in life after athletics. The leadership programming will teach student-athletes about Southeast’s culture and
allow them to learn, develop, and apply leadership skills. The life skills programming provides educational programs designed to assist student-athletes in identifying and applying transferable skills and experiences to prepare them to succeed outside of the athletic arena.
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OUR STRENGTHS S
outheast Missouri’s Strength and Conditioning program is committed to developing the total student-athlete through their experiences within a competitive training environment. Southeast’s weight room renovations at Student Recreation Center-South (located in the Holcomb Success Center) were completed in January, 2016. Indoor turf, weights, equipment and lifting platforms were added as part of the renovation, which 10 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
cost $500,000. The facility now has more space and equipment to handle Southeast’s larger teams or multiple teams training at the same time. Branding and new lighting were also included in the overall project. The newly-renovated weight room enhances training with the best equipment available and is able to accommodate larger teams or multiple teams training at the same time.
Training Principles for Southeast Athletes Reduce the risk of injuries If a student-athlete is injured, he/ she will not be able to compete at practice or games. nsure the student-athletes are E optimally prepared to compete It is our responsibility to best manage all stressors that are placed on the student-athletes body in order to achieve the best results on the playing field. Maximize athletic ability We challenge each athlete, both physically and mentally, in order to achieve optimal results. Exercises for Southeast Athletes are based on the following Principles: round Based Movements G Student-athletes compete with their feet on the ground, and therefore, should train that way. The ability to produce force against the ground determines how fast athletes can run and how high they can jump. Three-Dimensional Movements Student-athletes must be able to stabilize themselves in all planes of movement. A fancy way of saying we use free weights (barbells/dumbbells vs. machines). Multi-Joint Movements Very rarely in sport do athletes isolate one single joint at a time. Student-athletes can train more muscle mass at the same time.
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OUR WELL-BEING P
revention. Treatment. Rehabilitation. Education. Those are the four primary phases of athletic training, and the Southeast Missouri athletic training staff strives to fulfill all of those areas when working with studentathletes on a daily basis. Southeast studentathletes are offered the best care possible by the athletic training staff. The Sports Medicine 12 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
department includes five full-time athletic trainers, six graduate assistants and several student assistants. The staff serves studentathletes around-the-clock at numerous facilities on campus. The athletic trainers begin treatments and rehabilitation starting as early as 6 a.m., and are available until the last student-athlete is through. There are currently four
athletic training facilities on campus. The staff treats out of the Rosengarten Athletic Complex, where the primary training room is located. There are two other satellite athletic training rooms, including one at Houck Field House and one at the Show Me Center. The Southeast athletic training rooms are equipped with stationary bikes, hand weights, therapeutic modalities and the latest
physical therapy equipment. Each component is strategically designed to not only give the student-athlete the best care, but also to aid in returning to competition as quickly as possible. Southeast Athletic Training has strong working relationships with local physicians and two hospitals in Cape Girardeau. It is from these hospitals that the Athletic Training department is assisted by
four orthopedic physicians. The Southeast Athletic Training program prides and commits itself to providing the best comprehensive, personalized and efficient healthcare to its studentathletes. Delivery of healthcare focuses on the prevention and management of athletic-related injuries or illnesses, while adhering to the National Athletic Trainers’ Board of Certification Standards
of Professional Practice. Our high quality of athletic healthcare is provided in combination with the education of athletic training students.
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OUR PRESIDENT D
r. Carlos Vargas became the 18th president of Southeast Missouri State University July 1, 2015, after having served as acting president at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Since becoming president, Dr. Vargas has launched initiatives to marshal the resources, leverage opportunities, and address a variety of challenges and needs of Southeast Missouri State University. He has set as primary goals for the institution the support for student 14 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
persistence and retention. He has encouraged and supported the identification and development of innovative academic programs, including bachelor’s degrees in Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Geographic Information Science, and industrial and systems engineering. He has continued to support the globalization of the campus through expansion of study-abroad experiences, extensive engagement of international students, and encouragement of students
on campus and abroad to explore cultural interaction. He has championed the work of the President’s Task Force on Diversity Education and continued emphasizing the expectations for enhancement of the teacher-scholar model. Under President Vargas’ leadership, regional partnerships and collaborations have been solidified, including several joint initiatives with Three Rivers, Mineral Area, and other community colleges. During his first year in the presidency, Dr. Vargas’ priority
has been to listen and learn by visiting with all the University’s constituencies, whether on campus, in the community, region, state, or throughout the United States and in foreign countries where Southeast alumni are located. Based on what he learned, President Vargas launched initiatives to marshal the resources, to leverage opportunities, and to address a variety of challenges and needs of Southeast Missouri State University. Prior to assuming the presidency at Southeast, Dr.
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Jay B. Knudtson President
Vargas served one year as acting president of Kutztown University. He served as the provost and vice president for academic and student affairs. Prior to his tenure at Kutztown, Dr. Vargas was at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, where he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs. He previously served in several roles at Kent State University (Ohio) for a total of 18 years, including founding director of the program on
electron beam technology. He was also Kent’s associate dean for research, interim assistant dean for research, and he served as interim assistant dean for the School of Technology. He started his tenure at Kent State in 1985 as a professor, and continued to teach until his departure from the university. Dr. Vargas began his career in higher-education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), from which he received a
Bachelor of Science degree in physics. He earned his Ph.D. in physics and aerospace science from the University of Michigan and he has Master of Science degrees from Michigan in both physics and aerospace science. He is married to Pam Vargas, who currently serves as director of Research and Grant Development at Southeast, and they have a son, a daughter, and two granddaughters.
Kendra Neely-Martin Vice President
Donald G. LaFerla
Thomas M. Meyer
Phillip M. Britt
Edward P. Gargas
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OUR LEADERSHIP B
rady Barke is in his second year as Southeast Missouri’s Director of Athletics. Barke served as the Interim Director of Athletics since July, 2015, before being named to the permanent position of Director of Athletics on June 7, 2016. During his first year in 2016-17, Barke introduced Andy Sawyers as the Redhawks head baseball coach and worked tirelessly on two major renovation projects. Nearly a month after Sawyers was hired, Southeast Missouri and the City of Cape Girardeau officially broke ground on Capaha Field. New synthetic turf, new fencing,
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and a digital scorebard in the outfield were added as part of the $1.8 million project that was copmleted before Southeast’s season-opener. On Feb. 3, 2017, Southeast Southeast formally dedicated Holcomb Success Center. To honor the long-time service and philanthropy of Dr. John and Judy Holcomb, the University named the facility the Holcomb Success Center located in the Student Recreation Center-South. Indoor turf, weights, equipment, and lifting platforms were added as part of the renovation at a cost of $500,000. The facility now has
more space and equipment to handle Southeast’s larger teams or multiple teams training at the same time. Barke helped secure the Holcomb’s gift, the largest single cash gift in Southeast Athletics history. Major improvements were also made to the second floor of the building where athletics academic services are housed. This space provides student-athletes with places to study and features a computer lab with 30 work terminals and rooms for group meetings. Staff members assist student-athletes with life skills development, academic advising,
and academic progress toward degree requirements and NCAA eligibility. Academically, Southeast’s Department of Athletics recorded a cumulative 3.20 grade point average for the 2016-17 academic year. In all, 210 student-athletes finished with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, including 12 with a 4.0 and 107 at 3.5 or better. That total reflects 64.2 percent of the entire student-athlete population. During the spring semester alone, the Redhawks had nine programs post a 3.25 or better GPA. The Redhawks Club annual fund grew nearly 20 percent to
more than $230,000 under Barke’s leadership in 2016-17. It was Southeast’s highest singleyear annual fund campaign in 12 years. Scholarship and marketing revenues also increased 11 percent to a record-high of more than $246,000. Barke created the Redhawks Trivia Night & Auction, a sold out event that generated $40,000 in net revenue its first year. In addition, he launched the Redhawks BRIDGE program which provided student-athletes with both leadership and life skills experiences through interactive programming that will prepare them to be successful in life after athletics. Barke, a senior associate to the president and secretary to the Board of Regents at Southeast, officially began as Director of Athletics on July 1, 2016. Barke served as Interim Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance & Student Support Services before being named the Senior Associate to the President and Secretary to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents in 2013. He began his tenure at Southeast in 2008 as Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance & Eligibility. Barke previously served as a governance intern with the NCAA national headquarters in Indianapolis, and as a law clerk with the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Department of Athletics Compliance Office. Barke has served as a member of the National Association of Athletics Compliance (NAAC), chaired the NAAC Education Committee, and was a member of the NAAC Board of Directors. He has facilitated the NCAA Regional Leadership Academy, and served on both the NCAA Sports Wagering Task Force and the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee. Barke has a juris doctorate degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law, an MBA from Southeast Missouri State University, and a bachelor of science degree in biology from Webster University. While a student at Webster, Barke was a member of both the basketball and golf teams and was inducted into the Webster Athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Halley, are parents of three children, Mabrie, Jackson, and Kolbe.
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OUR MISSION Southeast Missouri State University Athletics Mission Statement The mission of Southeast Missouri State University Department of Athletics is to provide a first class, student-athlete centered collegiate experience emphasizing the core values of ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, and COMPETITIVE SUCCESS. The Department of Athletics strives to compete at the highest possible level in the Ohio Valley Conference and other conference affiliations. The principles of integrity, student welfare, sportsmanship, ethical conduct, rules compliance, equity and diversity, and the prudent management of resources are the foundation on which we operate.
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OUR NEXT CHAPTER 2017 Season Preview
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ead women’s soccer coach Heather Nelson and her husband, Associate Head Coach Paul Nelson, embark on their 19th season together at the helm of the Southeast Missouri women’s soccer program in 2017. As the team prepares to begin the 2017 campaign, the staff and players have a sharpened focus following last season. The Redhawks started the 2016 season with an impressive shutout victory over Southeastern Conference powerhouse Tennessee and went a seven-game unbeaten streak. Some untimely injuries combined with a short bench eventually caught up to the 2015 Ohio Valley Tournament finalists which saw them fall short of their goal of returning to the 2016 OVC Tournament Championship bracket. With renewed energy, and a sharpened focus, every small detail is being re-evaluated when it comes to both preparing and peaking for OVC play. With a strong emphasis on growing character skills, trusting the process, and getting better every day, the Redhawks couldn’t be more excited to tackle the challenges ahead. The OVC will be as competitive as ever this season with four teams earning first-place consideration in the Predicted Order of Finish. At this point in her career, Nelson said she doesn’t get too bent out of shape by a preseason pick but takes a fifth-place pick as somewhat of a complement as Southeast narrowly missed making the tournament last season. “People believe we are a tournament-caliber team and I have full confidence our team is driven to
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make a statement in OVC play. With the parity across the conference we must work hard to make sure we don’t look past the next OVC game, as each upcoming game is clearly the next most important thing and all our energy needs to be spent preparing to be at our best for that specific opponent. Nail-bitter games have become the norm in OVC play. When you’re given the opportunity to secure three points in the standings and it’s one and done, you have to leave it all on the field every game. We’re not like a lot OVC sports, we don’t get an opportunity for a home-and-home. The 2017 roster features 24 studentathletes, 16 of which return from the 2016 team. Along with a couple transfers, Nelson is confident there will be a good mix of experienced players to go along with a seven-member freshman class. “We have a strong returning class that are close-knit and complement each other, while the newcomers help to keep our overall competitive fire burning strong.” GOALKEEPERS Senior Kindra Lierz enters her final season in a Redhawk uniform hungry to go out on top; not only as a team, but also individually as she is well on her way to breaking more career goalkeeper records at Southeast. The senior from Springfield, Missouri became the first player in OVC history to earn Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2014. Since then, she has played in every game. In just three years, she has already broken the career keeper minutes played record with nearly
#LETSSOAR 5,300 minutes played. Over the summer, Lierz, along with junior Lauren Kaempfe, played for Fire & Ice out of the St. Louis area. Together, these two Redhawks helped Fire & Ice to an undefeated season and a national championship in the Women’s Premiere Soccer League. Lierz and Kaempfe were both starters and difference makers down the stretch for Fire & Ice. “I want Kindra to control everything she can this year, and I can tell you her confidence is at an all-time high coming off the WPSL National Championship. She in a great place both physically and mentally and I can’t wait to see how high she finishes. She is a national champion and truly a part of St. Louis area soccer history, but I don’t want her to settle because I believe she has a professional career in her future and her senior season is the ideal time for her to be showcased.” Does Nelson believe Lierz has another Defensive Player of the Yearcaliber season in her? Absolutely. With the caliber of goalkeepers coming up in the league over the last four years, Nelson says that competitive pressure is healthy and can be used to keep Lierz grounded and focused on constant performance improvement. “I would never discount Kindra being one of the top goalkeepers in the league. The keepers in the league have gotten significantly better in the time she’s been here and that’s a good thing as it inspires her to bring out more in herself.” Behind Lierz is a driven and talented redshirt-freshman, Maddie Gleeson. Gleeson spent the entirety of the 2016 season soaking up everything she
could from Lierz. Gleeson and Lierz really bring out the best of each other. Gleeson played the second half of Southeast’s exhibition match against Central Arkansas and Nelson was pleased with her development and overall strong performance. “Maddie has shown dedication to improving herself as an athlete and goalkeeper, and we are all thankful for her dedication day in and day out over the entire last year. Although we have only played one game, it’s clearly apparent that she has leveled up considerably.” Nelson noted, “the comradery between Lierz and Gleeson is precisely what every coach hopes for.” Incoming freshman, Kayla Byrd, brings depth to the goalkeeping depth chart. Kayla has a solid skill set and strong desire, and is a welcome addition to the Redhawk lineup. DEFENDERS The Redhawks’ back line is arguably the most experienced of the field positions for Southeast. Returning defenders include the likes of senior Shay Darga, junior Maddi Karstens, and sophomores Jasmin Hilliard and Jordan Nelson. “The defenders that are returning gained a lot of experience last season. Shay has a lot of experience as a senior and she is a proven leader in our program. She has an “all in” mentality in everything she does. She brings very positive characteristics to the back line. “We are very athletic and have a solid skill set. We are absolutely going to be much further forward this year than where we were even at the end GOSOUTHEAST.COM | 21
of last season. I am expecting very good things out of our back line. I’ve already started seeing them gel as a unit. We were a bit on our own islands last year and for a back four to work together, there has to be constant communication.” Kaempfe is expected to fill a significant role as a defender this season. As a freshman, she played both the back and front line, transitioning between both quite often but last year saw her stay primarily in the forward position. “Lauren has proven in the exhibition game that she is going to be a valuable addition to that lineup. Her “never give up” mentality, courage, discipline, and coachability is exactly the player you want at the back of the field. You want players who want to be precise and care about detail.” During the offseason, the Redhawks signed Lipscomb transfer Bri Caccavale. Nelson says she is ready to fill a couple different roles on the defensive side of the ball. “As a transfer, Bri will not only help us at centerback, but also a little at outside back as well. Along with Jordan, I think each one of these players will play some sort of role for our program.” MIDFIELDERS Nelson calls her midfield the “engine room” of the team. Southeast lost a formidable midfielder in Kaitlin Kuznacic last season but returns a healthy mix of experience and freshness to the position. With so much stock put into the midfield, Nelson says her athletes’ personalities are constantly being 22 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
evaluated as it is critical the midfield gels with everyone on the field. “Our defensive midfielders have to work very closely with the back four so those personalities and skill sets are constantly being evaluated. Our attacking mid position also has to be the right match for the front three so there’s plenty of tweaking we’ve been doing with the lineup.” Seniors in the middle of the field include Paige Blankeneheim and Maggie Pike. Most notably, sophomore Esmie Gonzales is expected to reprise her role as attacking center-mid this season. During her rookie campaign, Gonzales earned Second Team AllOVC and All-Newcomer team honors. She was Southeast’s second-leading scorer with six goals and leader in assists with five. “Esmie gained a lot of maturity throughout her freshman year. Her managing the stress of being a Division I athlete has greatly improved compared to where she was at as a freshman. She has shown some leadership early on in preseason and is finding a way to be a difference maker among her teammates as the grind of preseason has gone on.” The Redhawks have welcomed transfer Jermima Job into the fold of the midfield this season. Southeast will be Job’s third school in as many years so Nelson hopes her past experience of getting to know a whole knew team will assist her in her transition not only to Cape, but playing at the Division I level. “I’m seeing a very good transition with her fitting in on the team which is something I anticipated since this is the third time around for her. She
is also buying into the level of fitness of Division I, which is a step up from where she came from. Every time we challenge her, she has shown a very coachable personality. The speed of play is very different and I feel it will only be a matter of time before she gets use to the DI speed and type of play. I believe she has the skill to do very good things in our program.” FORWARDS Following the 2016 season, Southeast lost a major offensive weapon in Natasha Minor, who led the league with 12 goals. Along with Gonzales, the two combined for 70 percent of Southeast’s scoring. Despite the loss, Nelson is confident the Redhawks’ offensive production will be by committee this season, an outlook she is fine with. “I don’t think our stats are going to look the same with Tosh and Esmie carrying the load like last season. I think it’s going to be a lot more balanced and that will help our better attacking players. I’m sure the focus of our opponents last season was to shut down Tosh and Esmie but I don’t believe that will be the case this year.” Maddy Cornell is one of two seniors on the Redhawk offense this season. Cornell saw substantial time last season but only started three matches. She will be near exclusively in the forward position this season and has been working hard to finish her career as a Redhawk as best she can. “Maddy has a wonderful tactical mind. She has worked diligently all summer to be the fittest and strongest player she has been so far in her career; she has also taken more risks
#LETSSOAR this preseason than I have seen her take before. I think her confidence is up and she’s in a very good place, wanting to be a difference maker.” The staff is confident they have added a lot of players that can contribute to goal scoring including players in the defensive mid position, whether those players are returners who saw limited action in the past or total newcomers. Some of those returners include senior Shelby Beussink and a formidable sophomore class in Katie Lever, Jennifer Brien, and Cassidi Tomsu. “Shelby and Jennifer have already proven they can contribute offensively in our exhibition game. Along with Esmie in the attacking mid spot, we have some very good experience coming back.” Nelson says three freshman also have the ability to come in and contribute heavily to the offense. That group includes Lexi Grote, Katie Pohl, and Hannah Compernolle. “Lexi and Katie have shown they can be dangerous. Their skill set is completely in place but the environment is different. They’re getting used to being hit more and harder as well as being around defenders who are quicker as units than they’re used to. I have full confidence they will both contribute to our program. Hannah will probably be playing a midfield role for us but could also play as a striker too.”
2017 SCHEDULE The 2017 non-conference schedule features a total of six games, two one the road, four at Houck Field. The tilt includes three regional matches along with three matches that Nelson wouldn’t consider regional, but just as emotional. Regional matches include the season opener at Evansville and a road contest at Missouri State. Both teams appeared on Southeast’s schedule last year in the form of road games as well. “The Evansville and Missouri State matchups are always great games. We face players in those programs that our players have come through the club system with and that makes for a very good environment and competition.” Southeast will host a pair of Wisconsin programs this season in Milwaukee and Green Bay. Facing programs out of Wisconsin provide a similar environment and competition as five of Southeast’s players hail from the state. Regionally, Nelson has recruited heavily from the same clubs as them as well. The Redhawks will play host to ACC foe Louisville on Labor Day. Southeast traveled to the Cardinals in 2015 and, despite getting shutout, played well. It’s a game Nelson knows her team can use to prove there’s a fine line between top Division I teams. “With the Louisville game, we want to show people there is a very fine line between our levels of competition and we want to show people we are right there and we can play with the top teams in the country.”
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Name Ht. Maddie Gleeson 5-7 Kayla Byrd 5-6 Kindra Lierz 5-10 Hannah Compernolle 5-8 Jermima Job 5-4 Maddi Karstens 5-7 Lauren Kaempfe 5-3 Katie Lever 5-10 Maddy Cornell 5-5 Paige Blankenheim 5-7 Esmie Gonzales 4-10 Cassidi Tomsu 5-6 Maggie Pike 5-6 Alexis Hacker 5-7 Amanda Orlando 5-4 Jasmin Hilliard 5-6 Katie Pohl 5-7 Jordan Nelson 5-3 Shay Darga 5-3 Katie Wegmann 5-6 Lexi Grote 5-4 Jennifer Brien 5-7 Shelby Beussink 5-8 Bri Caccavale 5-7
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Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Strength & Conditioning: Athletic Trainer:
Hometown / Previous School Springfield, Ill. / Rochester Normal, Ill. / Normal Community Springfield, Mo. / Glendale Mount Pleasant, Wis. / The Prairie School Nottingham, U.K. / Darton State St. Charles, Mo. / Francis Howell Columbia, Ill. / Columbia Fort Campbell, Ky. / Fort Campbell Callala Bay, Australia / St. John the Evangelist Germantown, Wis. / Germantown Fort Worth, Texas / South Hills Jackson, Mo. / Jackson St. Louis, Mo. / Southern Indiana St. Peters, Mo. / Fort Zumwalt South St. Peters, Mo. / Francis Howell North Medina, Ohio / Medina Kansas City, Mo. / Liberty North Jackson, Mo. / Jackson Mequon, Wis. / Homestead Mequon, Wis. / Homestead Granite City, Ill. / Granite City Oregon, Wis. / Oregon Jackson, Mo. / John A. Logan Medina, Ohio / Lipscomb
Club Team St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC Waukesha Notts County Ladies Reserves St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Louis Scott Gallagher Galacticas New South Wales North Shore United Panthers St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Louis Scott Gallagher Internationals Soccer Club FCKC St. Louis Scott Gallagher North Shore United FC Wisconsin St. Louis Scott Gallagher Madison 56ers SMSC Internationals Soccer Club
Heather Nelson (Saskatchewan, 1992; 19th season) Paul Nelson (19th season) Adam Kleman (Transylvania, 2008, Eastern Kentucky, 2013; Fourth Season) Catie Furbush (Longwood University, 2013; Second Season) Joey Waugh (Miami (Ohio), 2016; First Season)
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Kayla Byrd
Kindra Lierz
GK • 5-7 • R-Fr. Springfield, Ill. Nursing
GK • 5-6 • Fr. Normal, Ill. Accounting
GK • 5-10 • Sr. Springfield, Mo. Sport Management
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Katie Lever
Maddy Cornell
F • 5-10 • So. Fort Campbell, Ky. Mass Communication: Public Relations
F • 5-5 • Sr. Callala Bay, Australia Health Communication
Paige Blankenheim MF • 5-7 • Sr. Germantown, Wis. Pre-Optometry
Hannah Compernolle MF • 5-8 • Fr. Mount Pleasant, Wis. Psychology
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Jermima Job
Maddi Karstens
MF • 5-4 • Jr. Nottingham, U.K. Exercise Science
D • 5-7 • Jr. St. Charles, Mo. Biology: Pre-Physician Assistant
Lauren Kaempfe F • 5-3 • Jr. Columbia, Ill. Human Environmental Studies: Dietetics
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Esmie Gonzales
Cassidi Tomsu
Maggie Pike
Alexis Hacker
MF • 4-10 • So. Fort Worth, Texas Recreation/ Park Administration
F/MF • 5-6 • So. Jackson, Mo. Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy
MF • 5-6 • Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Mass Communication: Public Relations
D • 5-7 • So. St. Peters, Mo. Biology: Biomedical Sciences
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Amanda Orlando
Jasmin Hilliard
Katie Pohl
Jordan Nelson
Shay Darga
Katie Wegmann
Lexi Grote
MF • 5-4 • Fr. St. Peters, Mo. Biology: Biomedical Sciences
D • 5-6 • So. Medina, Ohio Exploratory Major
F • 5-7 • Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Nursing
D • 5-3 • R-So. Jackson, Mo. Interior Design
D • 5-3 • Sr. Mequon, Wis. Business Administration
D • 5-6 • Fr. Mequon, Wis. Psychology
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Shelby Beussink
Bri Caccavale
Heather Nelson
Paul Nelson
Adam Kleman
F • 5-7 • So. Oregon, Wis. Mass Communication: Multimedia Journalism
D • 5-8 • Sr. Jackson, Mo. Health Communication
D • 5-7 • R-Fr. Medina, Ohio Marketing Management
Head Coach 19th Season
Associate Head Coach 19th Season
Assistant Coach Fourth Season
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SENIORS
Left-Right: Kindra Lierz, Maddy Cornell, Paige Blankenheim, Maggie Pike, Shay Darga, Shelby Beussink
SOPHOMORES
Left-Right: Jasmin Hilliard, Jennifer Brien, Cassidi Tomsu, Maddie Gleeson, Katie Lever, Alexis Hacker, Esmie Gonzales
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JUNIORS
Left-Right: Lauren Kaempfe, Maddi Karstens, Jordan Nelson, Jermima Job
FRESHMEN
Left-Right: Katie Wegmann, Katie Pohl, Bri Caccavale, Kayla Byrd, Lexi Grote, Amanda Orlando, Hannah Compernolle
#LETSSOAR August 18
7 PM
at Evansville
Evansville, Ind.
August 20
6:30 PM
Illinois Springfield
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
August 25
6:30 PM
Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
August 27
1 PM
Wisconsin - Green Bay
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
September 1
5 PM
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Springfield, Mo.
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Louisville
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Tennessee Tech*
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Martin, Tenn.
September 22
5 PM
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Morehead, Ky.
September 24
12 PM
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Richmond, Ky.
September 28
3 PM
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Murray, Ky.
October 6
7 PM
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Clarksville, Tenn.
October 8
2 PM
Belmont*
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
October 13
6:30 PM
Eastern Illinois*
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
October 15
2 PM
SIUE*
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
October 22
2 PM
Jacksonville State*
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
October 27
TBA
First Round
Site of No. 3/4 Seeds
October 29
TBA
Quarterfinals
Site of No. 3/4 Seeds
November 2
TBA
Semifinals
Site of Top Seed
November 5
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Site of Top Seed
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eather Nelson is the only head coach that has guided the Southeast Missouri soccer program since its inception in 1999. In 18 years under her guidance, the Redhawks have posted 13 winning seasons and compiled a 174-113-44 record. Nelson has coached five Ohio Valley Conference regular season champion teams (2001, 2002, 2007, 2011, and 2014) and back-to-back OVC Tournament championship squads (2006-07) that earned berths in the NCAA Tournament. Championship Culture Since the inaugural 1999 season for Southeast Missouri women’s soccer, no Ohio Valley Conference school has captured more than the five regular season championships Nelson’s program has earned. After the inaugural season in 1999, Nelson guided Southeast to 10 wins the following year, a figure that was matched or surpassed in each of the next eight seasons and nine times total in the following 13 years. By year three, she helped guide Southeast to back-toback OVC regular season championships (2001, 2002), which saw the Redhawks go undefeated in conference play during each of those years.
/ HEATHER NELSON HEAD COACH 19TH SEASON SASKATCHEWAN, 1992
In 2001, Southeast stormed onto the scene with a 16-2 overall record and 5-0 mark in league play. The Redhawks posted an .889 winning percentage, which currently stands as the best in school history. That team, which claimed the program’s first-ever OVC title, boasted the nation’s lowest goals against average (0.44) and the country’s top shutout percentage (0.72). The Redhawks allowed only eight goals and posted 13 shutouts in 18 matches. Southeast also ranked 10th in the nation in points per game (2.67). The Redhawks set conference records for wins in a season and goals allowed, posting shutouts in all OVC contests. Southeast repeated as the league’s regular-season champion in 2002, posting an overall record of 14-4-2 and 6-0 mark in conference play while leading the league in shots, goals allowed, goals against, and shutouts. Following the 2002 season, nine players earned All-OVC honors, including Valerie Henderson and Jenny Hamilton, who were named OVC Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. Despite the dominant records and accolades, an OVC Tournament title eluded the Redhawks in each of those seasons. Eastern Illinois pulled off upsets in the tournament championship match of both campaigns. The Redhawks finally broke through in postseason play during the 2006 OVC Tournament. After a fourth-place regular season finish, Southeast knocked off top-seeded Samford and blanked Morehead State in the OVC Tournament finals to secure its first NCAA Tournament berth in 2006. The Redhawks drew nationally-ranked Illinois in their first NCAA Tournament game and stifled the Fighting Illini offense for much of the first period before eventually falling by a score of 2-0. Southeast turned that momentum from the 2006 run into a memorable 2007 season that saw the Redhawks finish 12-2-4 in the regular season with an unbeaten 8-0-1 record in OVC play. Southeast won a second-consecutive OVC Tournament, blanking UT Martin in the semifinals and outlasting Samford in penalty kicks in front of a home crowd at Houck Stadium to earn a return berth to the NCAA Tournament. Southeast drew in-state rival Missouri and made history in the 43rd minute of that clash when Courtney Alexander scored the program’s first NCAA Tournament goal. The contest went to penalty kicks, where Missouri prevailed despite a valiant effort from the Redhawks. Nelson earned her third OVC Coach of the Year honor in 2007, marking the most of any women’s soccer coach in league history. Southeast swept the OVC postseason awards with Alexander claiming OVC Player of the Year, Lindsay Pickering earning OVC Defensive Player of the Year and Ashley Runion collecting the program’s first OVC Freshman of the Year honor. Nelson’s Redhawks won their fourth regular season title in 2011 with a 12-6-1 record and 8-1-0 finish in the OVC. The eight league wins tied the conference record, which was set by Southeast and Samford in 2007. Nelson was named OVC Coach of the Year for a record fourth time. Jessie
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#LETSSOAR Crabtree earned OVC Offensive Player of the Year honors in her lone season at Southeast while Erin Shulman claimed OVC Freshman of the Year honors.
The Heather Nelson File
The 2012 season was one of adversity for the Southeast soccer program as the team overcame numerous hardships and a tragedy that impacted the entire university and Cape Girardeau community. Nelson was injured in an accident over the summer and spent time away from the sidelines recovering during the first month of the season. In early September, senior defender Meg Herndon was involved an accident that tragically cut her life short. Equal parts a captain, friend, sister and teammate, Herndon displayed tenacity as a driven defender on the field and was admired by the countless lives she touched in competition and her personal life. Herndon’s No. 2 jersey was retired one year later during a celebration of her life prior to the annual alumnae match. During the event, Herndon’s mother, Cindi Silvey, presented a check for the newly-formed Meghan Herndon Memorial Scholarship. “It’s amazing knowing that Meg’s legacy is going to live on through her scholarship,” Nelson said. “Her family has been so wonderful as we’ve honored her. It reminds me of my relationship with Meg and how pleasant it was to work with her.” The 2012 Redhawks overcame many obstacles to finish 7-10-4 overall and 5-3-2 in OVC play to place fourth in the conference. Southeast closed the season by going 4-0-1 and qualified for the OVC Tournament for the third
Family • Married to Paul Nelson, Associate Head Coach at Southeast • Three daughters: Jordan, Taylor, Justi • One son: Chase • Family resides in Jackson, Mo. Education • Saskatchewan, 1992 Overall Record - 205-157-49 (.558) - 22 seasons Record at Southeast Missouri - 174-113-44 (.592) - 18 seasons Record at Florida State - 31-44-5 (.419) - four seasons Coaching Honors • Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year - 1999, 2001, 2007, 2011 Milestone Victories Career 50 - vs. Arkansas State, Sept. 20, 2001 - W 1-0 100 - vs. Iowa, Sept. 18, 2001 - W 2-1 150 - at Illinois State, Aug. 19, 2011 - W 3-2 200 - at Milwaukee, Aug. 28, 2016 - W 1-0 At Southeast 50 - at Louisville, Oct. 3, 2003 - W 3-1 100 - vs. UT Martin (OVC Tournament), Nov. 9, 2007 - W 1-0 150 - vs. Murray State, Oct. 5, 2014 - W 2-1
Heather Nelson's Year-by-Year Results Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
School Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Career Record Record at Southeast Record at Florida State
Conference Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Ohio Valley 22 Seasons 18 Seasons 4 Seasons
Overall 4-14-1 12-7-1 8-12-0 7-11-3 4-8-1 10-6-1 16-2-0 14-4-2 10-5-5 11-6-2 13-6-1 10-8-2 12-2-4 2-9-3 8-7-3 8-9-1 12-6-1 7-10-4 8-7-3 11-6-0 9-6-7 9-6-4 205-157-49 174-113-44 31-44-5
Pct. .237 .625 .400 .405 .346 .618 .889 .750 .625 .632 .675 .550 .778 .250 .528 .472 .658 .429 .528 .647 .568 .579 .558 .592 .419
Conf. 0-7-0 2-5-0 0-7-0 1-5-1 2-2-1 2-3-0 5-0-0 6-0-0 4-3-1 3-3-2 5-3-1 4-3-2 8-0-1 1-5-2 2-3-3 4-3-1 8-1-0 5-3-2 6-2-2 8-2-0 3-2-5 3-4-3 82-66-27 79-42-26 3-24-1
Pct. .000 .286 .000 .214 .500 .400 1.000 1.000 .563 .500 .611 .556 .944 .250 .438 .563 .889 .550 .591 .800 .458 .450 .546 .626 .125
Fin. 8th 8th 8th 7th 3rd T-3rd 1st 1st 5th T-5th T-3rd 4th 1st 9th 7th 2nd 1st 4th 3rd T-1st 6th 7th
Postseason Notes - OVC Coach of the Year - OVC Coach of the Year - NCAA 1st Round NCAA 1st Round OVC Coach of the Year - OVC Coach of the Year - -
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consecutive year. The momentum continued during the tournament as the Redhawks defeated Belmont for the program’s first postseason victory since 2007. The memorable run ended in a 1-0 loss to UT Martin, the eventual OVC champions. Haley Abbott became the fifth player under Nelson to earn OVC Defensive Player of the Year. 2013 marked the 11th winning season in Nelson’s career. Southeast went 8-7-3 overall and 6-2-2 in the OVC to finish third in the conference standings. The Redhawks earned a berth in the OVC Tournament for the fourth year in a row. Ashton Aubuchon was named OVC Defensive Player of the Year, marking the sixth time in Nelson’s tenure that a Southeast player received the accolade and second time that Southeast has claimed the award in back-to-back seasons (Jenny Hamilton, 2001-02). 2014 saw the Redhawks claim their fifth and most recent OVC regular season championship. The Redhawks finished the season 11-6 overall and 8-2 in league play. Southeast defeated SIUE in the regular season finale to win a share of the OVC title with the Cougars. With that win, Southeast earned the right to host the postseason tournament and earn a bye as the No. 1 seed. Freshman Kindra Lierz made history as the first player in the OVC to be named OVC Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Lierz was also named First Team All-OVC and All-Newcomer Team. Aside form Lierz, the Redhawks had four others earn postseason honors following the 2014 campaign. 2015 was the Redhawks' third consecutive winning season, a feat that hadn't been done since Southeast had eight straight winning campaigns between 2000 and 2007. Southeast finished the 2015 season going 9-6-7 overall and 3-2-5 in league play. Southeast's seven draws were a program record. Following a pair of road losses to Austin Peay and Murray State, the Redhawks went on to finish the regular season undefeated, going 2-0-4 in the final six matches. Carrying the No. 6 seed into the OVC Tournament, the Redhawks drew No. 3 Jacksonville State in the opening round. The Redhawks played the Gamecocks to a 1-1 draw in a double overtime thriller and it was Southeast who advanced in the to the semifinals following penalty kicks. Southeast took on No. 2 Tennessee Tech and the OVC Defensive Player of the Year in the semis in Murray, Kentucky. The Redhawks took down the Golden Eagles 2-0 to advance to the Championship round for the first time since 2007. The season came to an end following a 1-0 loss to top-seeded Murray State in the Championship match. The Redhawks and Racers played to a scoreless draw in regulation but Murray scored the winning goal with 53 seconds left in the first overtime to capture the OVC title. The 2016 season was highlighted by a season-opening victory over Southeastern Conference opponent by way of a 1-0 shutout. The win sparked a 6-0-1 start to the campaign. The win over Tennessee was the third over an SEC foe in the history of Nelson’s program and the first since 2004. Developing Standout Student-Athletes In her 18 seasons at Southeast, Nelson has coached four OVC Players of the Year, seven OVC Defensive Players of the Year and three OVC Freshman of the Year honorees. Additionally, Nelson has coached 78 players who have earned either OVC first-team, second-team, third-team, honorable mention or all-newcomer accolades since 1999. The Redhawks also earned regional recognition in 2012 as defender Hayley Abbott earned third-team all-region honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). For the second time in three seasons, a Southeast player received NSCAA recognition as defender Nikki Edwards earned honorable mention all-region honors in 2010. Nelson’s teams have also performed extremely well in the classroom, posting a 3.3 point grade point average or higher in each of her 18 years leading the program. For the 2013-14 academic year, the Redhawks posted a 3.72 cumulative grade point average as a team, ranking second nationally out of 323 NCAA Division I soccer programs. It also marked the highest total in the 18-year program history. The Redhawks posted the third-highest Division I GPA the year prior. Nelson’s student-athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honors on seven occasions. She has also coached 37 OVC Medal of Honor recipients. The Redhawks have earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award in each of the last seven seasons. Before Southeast Prior to building the Redhawks soccer program, Nelson coached at Florida State from 1995-98, helping lay the foundation for the Seminoles in an extremely competitive Atlantic Coast Conference. Nelson’s 1996 and 1997 teams finished with the ACC’s second-best GPA. Nelson coached the 1986 age group Missouri Olympic Development Program (ODP) team to the 2003 Midwest Region II Championship and represented Region II at the 2004 ODP National Championship. A former member of Canada’s national team pool, Nelson was a four-year starter at the University of Saskatchewan. After earning her Physical Education degree in 1992, Nelson went on to get her “B” license and coaching diploma at the National Coaching Institute at the University of Victoria in 1993. At the time, Nelson held the distinction of being one of only five Canadian female coaches qualified to coach at the national team level. Nelson and her husband, Paul, Associate Head Coach at Southeast, have four children, Jordan, Taylor, Justi and Chase. Their daughter Jordan is a sophomore at Southeast. 32 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
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aul Nelson The Paul Nelson File enters his th 19 season Hometown: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada with the Southeast Missouri women’s NCAA Women’s Soccer Coaching Experience soccer program and 1995-98 Florida State.................................................................................Assistant Coach th his 11 year as the 1999-06 Southeast Missouri...............................................................Assistant Coach team’s associate 2007-Pres. Southeast Missouri..............................................Associate Head Coach head coach. Paul and his wife Heather, head coach of the Southeast women’s soccer team, has built the Redhawk women’s soccer program from the ground up since its inception in 1999. Nelson has drawn on his extensive playing and coaching experience from every level – juniors to professional – providing plenty of valuable guidance along the way. Together with his wife, the Nelsons have built a program on the foundation of quality studentathletes. In 18 seasons, the Redhawks have compiled a .592 winning percentage going 174-11344. Southeast's Ohio Valley Conference record is an even more impressive 79-42-26 (.626). He helped lead the Redhawks to Ohio Valley Conference regular season championships in 2001, 2002, 2007, 2011, and 2014. Southeast also registered back-to-back OVC Tournament titles and NCAA Women’s Soccer Cup appearances in 2006 and 2007.
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ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH 19TH SEASON
Prior to Southeast, Nelson spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Florida State and two years at the Canadian western-based National Training Center. In addition, he was an assistant coach for Canada’s Olympic team in 1994. Nelson first entered the professional ranks in 1977 and enjoyed 13 competitive seasons at that level. He played in the once-heralded North American Soccer League (NASL) during both the indoor and outdoor seasons and competed in the Irish Premier Division. Nelson signed with the NASL’s Vancouver Whitecaps at the age of 18, where he had the opportunity to play with and against some of the best players in the world, including Pele, Beckenbauer and Cryuff. In 2011, Nelson, his teammates and staff from the Whitecaps were inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum as the 1979 Whitecaps earned the 2011 Team of Distinction Award. The Whitecaps went 20-10 that season and claimed the NASL’s Soccer Bowl with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of 66,843 fans at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. As a staff coach for British Columbia Soccer, Nelson boasted one of the best amateur soccer coaching records in Canada. His coaching successes include gold medals from the 1991 Western Canadian Championships and the 1993 Canada Matches. In 1999, Nelson served as coach of the American Soccer League’s Vancouver 86ers reserve team. He and his wife, Heather, have four children, Jordan, Taylor, Justi and Chase.
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The Adam Kleman File Hometown: Elida, Ohio Alma Maters: Transylvania, 2008; Eastern Kentucky, 2013 NCAA Playing Experience 2004-07 Transylvania...................................................................................................Defender NCAA Women’s Soccer Coaching Experience 2012-13 Eastern Kentucky.......................................................... Graduate Assistant 2014-Pres. Southeast Missouri...........................Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers
Kleman serves as the goalkeepers coach and handles administrative tasks, team travel, meals, compliance, and recruiting while assisting in overall player development. The 2016 season featured seven shutouts of the Redhawks’ opponents. The campaign was highlighted by a season-opening 1-0 shutout of Southeastern Conference opponent Tennessee. The Redhawks began the season 6-0-1, five coming by way of shutout. The Redhawks’ 18 goals allowed ranked third-best in the OVC as did their 0.95 goals against average.
/ ADAM KLEMAN
ASSISTANT COACH FOURTH SEASON TRANSYLVANIA, 2008
Kleman's work with the goalkeepers lent to Southeast recording 11 shutouts in 2015, his second season with the program. The Redhawks finished the 2015 campaign with an 0.93 goals against average and an 80.7% save percentage. SEMO's 0.93 goals against average and 1.00 goals allowed per game each ranked third in the league while it's 11 shutouts ranked first; SIUE ranked second with eight. In his first season in 2014, Kleman helped guide the Redhawks to their fifth OVC title. Kleman mentored freshman goalkeeper Kindra Lierz that season. Lierz went on to be the first player in league history to earn both OVC Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors. Lierz also earned First Team All-OVC and All-Newcomer accolades. The Redhawks led the OVC in goal allowed (0.71), goals against average (0.70), and shutouts (8). During his tenure with EKU, Kleman was responsible for on-field coaching, off-campus recruiting, travel arrangements and video editing. In 2012, the Colonels enjoyed a record-breaking season, setting program marks for wins (10), conference victories (6), goals (22), assists (18), points (62) and shots (253). EKU posted an undefeated home record (8-0-1) for the first time in school history and had three players selected first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference, the most in program annals. The Colonels finished as the runner-up in the OVC Tournament, suffering defeat on penalty kicks. In 2013, EKU also had three players earn All-OVC honors and earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the second consecutive season. A native of Elida, Ohio, Kleman competed collegiately as a defender at Transylvania University (2004-07). The Pioneers posted a 56-10-13 record during his career, won four consecutive Heartland Conference titles and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2007. Kleman scored four goals during his career. Kleman earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Transylvania in 2008 and a master’s degree in Sports Administration from Eastern Kentucky in 2013. He and his wife, Bo, reside in Cape Girardeau with their daughter, Journey.
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OUR FLOCK Student-Athlete Profiles
1 / KINDRA LIERZ
GOALKEEPER SENIOR • 5-10 SPRINGFIELD, MO. GLENDALE HS HONORS & AWARDS
2015 OVC All-Tournament Team 2014 OVC Freshman of the Year 2014 OVC Defensive Player of the Year 2014 First Team All-OVC 2014 OVC All-Newcomer Team OVC Goalkeeper of the Week • Aug. 23, 2016 • Sept. 6, 2016 • Sept. 1, 2015 • Nov. 3, 2015 • Sept. 9, 2014 • Oct. 21, 2014 • Oct. 28, 2014 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Southeast Scholar-Athlete
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Saves....................................................16; at UT Martin, Oct. 29, 2015 Minutes......................110:00; 9x, last at Belmont, Oct. 9, 2016
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2015 • JUNIOR Started all 19 matches in goal for the Redhawks... Finished the season with 1,823 minutes, ranking fourth on SEMO’s single-season top-five list... Finished the season with a 9-6-4 record in goal... Allowed 18 goals for a 0.89 goals against average... Recorded a .789 save percentage... Made 71 saves... Had a season-high eight saves at Jacksonville State (10/7)... Picked up seven solo shutouts... Shutout Tennessee in the season opener (8/19) including making three saves... Her performance against Tennessee earned her OVC Goalkeeper of the Week on Aug. 23... Earned second OVC weekly honor on Sept. 6 following back-to-back shutouts of Green Bay and Milwaukee... Broke the all-time goalkeeper minutes played record in the season finale, playing 5,298 minutes the first three years of her career. 2015 • SOPHOMORE Played in 21 matches and made 18 starts in goal… Recorded eight solo shutouts and combined for three more… Led the OVC in shutouts… 0.88 goals against average ranked third in the league… 1,940:07 total goalie minutes played broke Southeast’s single-season record, ranked first in the OVC, and ranked 35th nationally… Picked up 86 total saves for an .819 save percentage, ranking third in the OVC… Earned Goalkeeper of the Week twice (9/1, 11/3)… Recorded a career-high 16 saves at UT Martin (10/29)… Earned a shutout against Tennessee Tech in the semifinal round of the OVC Tournament… Earned OVC All-Tournament Team honors… In three matches in the OVC Tournament, Lierz recorded 15 saves, a shutout, and allowed just two goals… Finished the season with an 8-6-7 record… Eight solo shutouts ties mark from freshman season; both rank tied for fourth on Southeast’s top five list… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Southeast Scholar-Athlete. 2014 • FRESHMAN Started all 17 games in goal as a true freshman and played all 1534:59 of the season with an 11-5-0 record… Became the first player in Ohio Valley Conference history to be voted Defender and Freshman of the Year in the same season… Named first-team All-OVC and also earned a spot on the OVC All-Newcomer team… Led the conference with eight shutouts and allowed only 12 goals all season while facing 182 shots… Ranked 27th nationally in save percentage (.850) and 32nd in the country in goals against average (0.70)… Led the OVC in
both categories… Posted shutouts in consecutive games four times… Recorded second-best save percentage in the league and finished ninth in saves (68) and saves/game (4.0)… During OVC play, led the conference in goals against average (0.60) and finished second in save percentage (.878)… Voted OVC Goalkeeper of the Week three times (9/9, 10/21, 10/28)… Season-high 10 saves and 21 shots faced vs. Morehead State (10/19)… Eight saves in a shutout in the OVC opener at Eastern Illinois (9/26)… Began her NCAA career by not allowing a goal for the season’s first 228:19, including shutouts vs. Missouri-St. Louis (8/29) and vs. UC Davis (9/5). PREP/CLUB Posted 48 career shutouts and a 0.62 goals against average as a four-year starter at Glendale High School… Four-time all-state selection… Four-time Southwest Region Goalkeeper of the Year… Voted Missouri Class 3 Goalkeeper of the Year, first-team all-state, all-region and all-conference as a senior after posting a 0.50 GAA… Team captain and MVP… Second-team all-state honoree with a 0.72 GAA as a junior… First-team all-district and Goalkeeper of the Year… First-team all-state, all-district and allconference as a sophomore after holding recording a 0.70 GAA as a sophomore… Glendale Soccer Captains Award recipient… Honorable mention all-state selection, first-team all-district and allconference as a freshman after registering a .550 GAA… Team placed third in state as a freshman and fourth as a sophomore… Springfield News-Leader Female Athlete of the Week selection in 2012 and Female Soccer Player of the Week honoree in 2013… Coached by Jeff Rogers… Ozark Conference AllAcademic first-team selection in 2011 and secondteam pick from 2012-14… Member of National Honor Society… Competed for St. Louis Scott Gallagher and Springfield Soccer club teams… Coached by Steven Pecher and Cory Carr… 2013-14 U18 elite club national… 2012-13 Missouri State Cup semifinalist… 2012 MRL Divisional champions. PERSONAL Born Aug. 18, 1995… Daughter of Jeff and Kim Lierz… Brother, Justin, played football at William Jewell… Has a sister, Kristin… Majoring in Sport Management.
Lierz’s Career Totals Year G Min. GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho 2014 17 1,538:59 12 0.70 68 .850 11 5 0 8 2015 21 1,940:07 19 0.88 86 .819 8 6 7 8.3 2016 19 1,823:13 18 0.89 71 .798 9 6 4 7 Total 57 5,298:19 49 0.83 225 .821 28 17 11 23.3
KINDRA LIERZ
2016 • JUNIOR Played in all but one match, appearing in 18 total contests and started three… Took eight shots on the season, putting four on goal... Three of her eight shots came at Evansville (9/4)... Four shots on goal was the most in a season in her career... Season-high 62 minutes came at Eastern Illinois (9/23).
9 / MADDY CORNELL
FORWARD SENIOR • 5-5 CALLALA BAY, AUSTRALIA ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Southeast Scholar-Athlete
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals......................................1; at Jacksonville State, Nov. 1, 2015 Assists...................................................................................................................... n/a Points....................................2; at Jacksonville State, Nov. 1, 2015 Shots....................................................... 3; at Evansville, Sept. 4, 2016 SOG........................................................... 2; at Evansville, Sept. 4, 2016
PERSONAL Born Oct. 3, 1995… Daughter of Todd and Lisa Cornell… Father is a builder… Majoring in Health Communication.
2015 • SOPHOMORE Played in 18 matches as a sophomore… Started six… First career goal came in first round of the OVC Tournament at Jacksonville State (11/1)… Had two shots twice, both against Jacksonville State (10/18, 11/1)… Played 728 total minutes… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Southeast Scholar-Athlete. 2014 • FRESHMAN Saw action in nine matches with starts in the first three contests… Recorded a shot on goal in the OVC opener at Eastern Illinois (9/26)… Played 394 total minutes, including a careerhigh 90 minutes at Northern Colorado (9/7). PREP/CLUB Competed for the New South Wales Combined Catholic College team in 2013… Squad was undefeated throughout New South Wales Combined Catholic College Tournament… Named to the Diocesan of Wollongong team from 2011-13 and was a captain during final season… Played for New South Wales Country team from 2008-10… Member of Southern Branch NSW from 2007-13… Competed in U16 Premier League from 2010-11… Named 2013 Player’s Player for All Aged Women and 2012 Rookie of the Year… Traveled to the United States in 2011 to compete at the Nike Surf College Cup… Named to the 2012 International Football Group Australian team that competed in the U17 Fiji Soccer Cup.
Cornell’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2014 9 394 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 2015 18 728 1 0 2 9 .111 2 .222 0 0-0 2016 18 721 0 0 0 8 .000 4 .500 0 0-0 Total 54 1,843 1 0 2 18 .056 7 .389 0 0-0
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MADDY CORNELL
2016 • JUNIOR Played in 17 matches and started 14 on the season... Lone goal of the season came in the season finale against UT Martin (10/27)... Recorded one assist and it came against Morehead State (10/23)... Finished the season with three points... Took 19 total shots... Took three shots four times... 11 of 19 shots were on goal... Made 25 corner kicks... Played a total of 1,120 minutes.
10 / PAIGE BLANKENHEIM MIDFIELDER SENIOR • 5-7 GERMANTOWN, WIS. GERMANTOWN HS
HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Defensive Player of the Week • Aug. 25, 2015 • Sept. 29, 2015 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Southeast Scholar-Athlete
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals...........................1; twice, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Assists................................... 2; vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 Points................................2; 3x, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Shots...............................................4; at Missouri S&T, Aug. 21, 2015 SOG.....................................2; 4x, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016
state championship… Coached by Sinisa Angelovski. PERSONAL Born Sept. 9, 1995… Daughter of Louis and Jacqueline Blankenheim… Majoring in PreOptometry/Biology.
2015 • SOPHOMORE Played and started in all 22 matches during sophomore campaign… Earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 25, Sept. 29)… Scored one goal on the season against Northern Iowa (8/23)… Finished the season with a team-high four assists including a pair against Eastern Illinois (9/27)… Fired off four shots at Missouri S&T (8/21), placing two on goal… Played 1,580 minutes on the season… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Southeast Scholar-Athlete. 2014 • FRESHMAN Played in 16 games (one start), splitting time as a midfielder and defender… Registered seven corner kicks, including a season-high four vs. Murray State (10/5)… Played 756 minutes, including a career-high 90 minutes at Northern Colorado (9/7)… Competed for 50 minutes or more in six contests. PREP/CLUB Three-year all-conference honoree as a center midfielder at Germantown (Wis.) High School… First-team all-conference, honorable mention all-area and team captain selection as a senior… Member of three-time regional champions… Voted Most Consistent Player by teammates following freshman season… Coached by Paul Sikinger… Also played basketball for two seasons… Member of National Honor Society… Team captain for North Shore United club team that won 2014
Blankenheim’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2014 16 756 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2015 22 1,580 1 4 6 15 .067 6 .400 0 0-0 2016 17 1,120 1 1 3 19 .053 11 .579 0 0-0 Total 55 3,456 2 5 9 34 .059 17 .500 0 0-0
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PAIGE
BLANKENHEIM
2016 • JUNIOR Played in 17 matches including making nine starts... Scored two goals, the firsts of her Redhawk career... First goal was the gamewinner at Milwaukee (8/28)... Second was against Union (9/7) on a penalty kick... Took 13 total shots on the season, putting seven on goal... Played 673 total minutes... Had a season-high three shots against Morehead State (10/23).
13 / MAGGIE PIKE
MIDFIELDER SENIOR • 5-6 ST. LOUIS, MO. SOUTHERN INDIANA HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Medal of Honor OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Southeast Scholar-Athlete
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals...................................... 1; twice, last vs. Union, Sept. 7, 2016 Assists...................................................................................................................... n/a Points.................................... 2; twice, last vs. Union, Sept. 7, 2016 Shots.............................................2; 3x, last vs. Union, Sept. 7, 2016 SOG......................................... 2; twice, last vs. Union, Sept. 7, 2016
2015 • SOPHOMORE Saw time in 16 matches… Played 386 total minutes… Finished the season with three shots, one on goal… Fired off two shots with one on goal against Eastern Illinois (9/27)… Saw limited action in the first two rounds of the OVC Tournament… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Southeast Scholar-Athlete. SOUTHERN INDIANA In one season, Pike started 17 matches as a freshman and had three points on one goal and one assist… Named Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). PREP/CLUB Was a four-year starter and letter winner at Oakville High School in soccer and basketball…. Was named Class 3 All-St. Louis as a senior… In 2013, her junior year, Pike helped lead the Tigers to a district championship… Played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher where she won two state championships in 2012 and 2013. PERSONAL Born Aug. 10, 1995… Daughter of Martin and Terri Pike… Majoring in Public Relations and Spanish at Southeast.
Pike’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015 16 386 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 2016 17 673 2 0 4 13 .154 7 .538 1 1-1 Total 33 1,059 2 0 4 16 .125 8 .500 1 1-1
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MAGGIE PIKE
2016 • JUNIOR Played in 18 matches, making 17 starts on the Redhawk back line that recorded seven shutouts... Tied for second on the team with three assists... Took five total shots and put three on goal... Played a total of 1,294 minutes... Played 90 or more minutes in seven contests... Took six corner kicks with all six coming at Eastern Illinois (9/23).
20 / SHAY DARGA DEFENDER SENIOR • 5-3 MEQUON, WIS. HOMESTEAD HS
HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Medal of Honor OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Southeast Scholar-Athlete
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals.......................................................................................................................... n/a Assists..............................1; 3x, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Points.................................1; 3x, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Shots.............. 1; 8x, last vs. Eastern Kentucky, Oct. 16, 2016 SOG..................1; 4x, last vs. Eastern Kentucky, Oct. 16, 2016
PERSONAL Born Jan. 14, 1996… Daughter of Michael and Jane Darga… Both parents graduated from Marquette… Sister, Brynn, played soccer at Wisconsin-Parkside... Majoring in Business Administration.
2015 • SOPHOMORE Played in 19 matches, making 16 starts during sophomore campaign… Saw 1,320 total minutes… Fired off two shots on the season and put her first career shot on goal against Northern Iowa (8/23)… Played 1,320 total minutes… Recipient of the OVC Medal of Honor… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Southeast Scholar-Athlete. 2014 • FRESHMAN Played in all 17 games with starts in 13 of the final 14 contests… Member of a defensive unit that ranked 14th nationally in save percentage (.855), 28th in goals against average (.704), and 49th in shutout percentage (.471)… Recorded first career shot at Northern Colorado (9/7)… Played 1,082 total minutes including 90 minutes or more in six contests… Made first career start vs. Illinois State (9/12). PREP/CLUB Three-year starter and four-year letterwinner as a defender at Homestead High School in Mequon, Wis.… Recipient of Highlander Award as a senior… Susan L. Birschbach Memorial Soccer Award recipient as a junior… Coached by Richard Dorn… four-year Merit Award winner… National Honor Society member and honor student with a 3.92 GPA… Played club soccer for North Shore United… Team won state championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014… Coached by Sinisa Angelovski.
Darga’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2014 17 1,082 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2015 19 1,320 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 2016 18 1,294 0 3 3 5 .000 3 .600 0 0-0 Total 54 3,696 0 3 3 8 .000 4 .500 0 0-0
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SHAY DARGA
2016 • JUNIOR Appeared in 10 matches and made a pair of starts... Took two shots on the season, coming in back-to-back matches at Jacksonville State (10/7) and Belmont (10/9)... Played 50 minutes, a season high, in both of those games... Played 253 total minutes.
24 / SHELBY BEUSSINK DEFENDER SENIOR • 5-8 JACKSON, MO. JOHN A. LOGAN
HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Southeast Scholar-Athlete
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals.......................................................................................................................... n/a Assists.................................... 1; vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 Points....................................... 1; vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 Shots....................................... 2; vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 SOG.............................................................................................................................. n/a
2015 • SOPHOMORE Saw action in eight matches… Made lone start against Jacksonville State (10/18)… Suffered season-ending injury during practice following JSU match… Recorded one assist in Eastern Illinois match (9/27)… Also fired off two shots against Eastern Illinois… Played 258 total minutes… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Southeast Scholar-Athlete. JOHN A. LOGAN CC Attended John A. Logan Community College where she played women’s basketball… As a freshman for the Lady Vols, Beussink, a guard, started all 28 games…. Averaged 11.6 points per game. PREP/CLUB Started and lettered four years with the Notre Dame Regional High School Bulldogs… Was a two-time all-conference and all-region performer and earned all-district honors as a senior in 2014… Helped lead her team to the Missouri State Quarterfinals her senior season… An all-around athlete, Beussink played four years of soccer, volleyball, and basketball in high school… Played club soccer for the Southeast Missouri Soccer Club (SMSC). PERSONAL Born Oct. 12, 1995… Daughter of John and Lisa Beussink… Majoring in Heath Communication at Southeast.
Beussink’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015 8 258 0 1 1 3 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2016 10 253 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Total 18 511 0 1 1 5 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
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SHELBY BEUSSINK
2016 • SOPHOMORE Appeared in and started all 19 matches as a sophomore... Played a team-high 1,773 minutes... Her field minutes played cracked the single-season top five list coming in at number five... Recorded one assists in the 4-1 win over Union (9/7)... Played on the back line in all seven shutouts... Took six shots on the season, putting two on goal.
6 / MADDI KARSTENS DEFENDER JUNIOR • 5-7 ST. CHARLES, MO. FRANCIS HOWELL
HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals........................................ 1; vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 Assists.................................. 1; twice, last vs. Union, Sept. 7, 2016 Points...................................... 2; vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 Shots................... 2; 3x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 SOG.........................1,5x, last at Tennessee Tech, Oct. 14, 2016
2015 • FRESHMAN Saw limited action in 17 matches… Played a total of 333 minutes… Scored her first career goal, her only of the season, against Eastern Illinois (9/27)… Earned her only assist at Union (9/20)… Finished with nine total shots, three of which were on goal… Played 27 minutes in the first two rounds of the OVC Tournament… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. PREP/CLUB Karstens, a defender, has scored 26 goals and recorded 34 assists during her career at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Mo…. Was named a team captain as a sophomore and was an All-Academic Team selection… Helped lead her team to a 2014 conference championship… Was a member of FBLA, DECA, and FCA during high school… Played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher in club competition. PERSONAL Born December 12, 1996… Daughter of Ryan and Angela Karstens… Majoring in Biology: PrePhysicians Assistant at Southeast Missouri.
Karstens’ Career Totals Year G 2015 17 2016 19 Total 36
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Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 333 1 1 3 9 .111 3 .333 0 0-0 1,773 0 1 1 6 .000 2 .333 0 0-0 2,106 1 2 4 15 .067 5 .333 0 0-0
MADDI KARSTENS
2016 • SOPHOMORE Appeared in and started all 19 matches... Played a total of 1,566 minutes... Scored two goals... Scored the game-winner in the 3-1 win over Illinois Springfield (8/21)... Scored the lone goal in the 2-1 loss to Eastern Kentucky (10/16)... Lone assist came in the season finale against UT Martin (10/27)... Took 24 total shots, placing 13 on goal... Took a career-high five shots against Florida Atlantic (9/11), four of which were on goal.
7 / LAUREN KAEMPFE FORWARD JUNIOR • 5-3 COLUMBIA, ILL. COLUMBIA HS
HONORS & AWARDS
2015 Second Team All-OVC 2015 OVC All-Newcomer Team OVC Medal of Honor OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals..............1; 4x, last vs. Eastern Kentucky, Oct. 16, 2016 Assists..............................1; 3x, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Points............2; 4x, last vs. Eastern Kentucky, Oct. 16, 2016 Shots...................................... 5; vs. Florida Atlantic, Sept. 11, 2016 SOG...............4; twice, last vs. Florida Atlantic, Sept. 11, 2016
an honor roll student… Played club soccer for the St. Louis Scott Gallagher club program. PERSONAL Born June 28, 1997… Daughter of Carl and Dana Kaempfe… Majoring in Dietetics.
2015 • FRESHMAN Played in all 22 matches, starting all but one as a true freshman… Earned Second Team All-OVC and All-Newcomer Team accolades in her rookie season… Scored two goals and earned two assists… Scored both goals in back-to-back games against Jacksonville State (10/18) and at Morehead State (10/22)… Her first career goal came against JSU and was the lone goal of the match… The goal was unassisted and came in the fourth minute of the match… Earned both assists in back-toback contest in the first two matches on the season… Assisted on Southeast’s first goal of the season at Missouri S&T (8/21)… Played a team-high 1,861 minutes, a figure that ranks third on Southeast’s single-season minutes top five… Fired off a season-high four shots, all of which were on goal at Morehead State (10/22)… Recipient of the OVC Medal of Honor… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. PREP/CLUB Was an all-area performer for Columbia (Ill.) High School… Scored 40 goals and recorded 18 assists during her career… Helped lead her team to regional championships in 2012, 2014, and 2015 with a second-place finish at sectionals in 2014…. Was an all-sectional performer as a senior and led her team with 15 goals and six assists… Named St. Louis PostDispatch Athlete of the Week in 2014 and was
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Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW 1,861 2 2 6 20 .100 12 .600 1 1,566 2 1 5 24 .083 13 .543 1 3,427 4 3 11 44 .091 25 .568 2
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
LAUREN KAEMPFE
2016 • SOPHOMORE Redshirted due to a back injury. 2015 • FRESHMAN Played in 18 matches and saw 545 minutes her freshman campaign… Recorded one point on one assist… Lone assist came against Belmont (10/16)… Fired off eight shots on the season, putting four on goal… Saw action in all three rounds of the OVC Tournament, playing 79 minutes of the postseason… Made her collegiate debut at Louisville (9/7)… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
19 / JORDAN NELSON DEFENDER JUNIOR • 5-3 JACKSON, MO. JACKSON HS
HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals.......................................................................................................................... n/a Assists.......................................................1; vs. Belmont, Oct. 16, 2015 Points..........................................................1; vs. Belmont, Oct. 16, 2015 Shots....................2; 2x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015 SOG........................................... 2; vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 27, 2015
PREP/CLUB Named the Southeast Missourian Girls Soccer Player of the Year following her senior season at Jackson High School… Scored 21 goals with 17 assists during her senior campaign to help lead her team to a 20-3-1 record in 2015… Scored 38 goals with 15 assists during three high school seasons at Notre Dame High School before transferring to Jackson her senior season… Named the region, conference and Southeast Missourian Player of the Year as a junior, earning first-team all-state, allregion and all-conference recognition… Helped lead her team to district and conference championships and top 10 finishes at the state tournament… Nelson was a member of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher club team and was on the squad that finished sixth nationally in the ECNL. PERSONAL Born June 1, 1997… Daughter of Southeast Missouri Head Coach and Associate Head Coach Heather and Paul Nelson… Has three siblings, Taylor, Justi, and Chase.
Nelson’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015 18 545 0 1 1 8 .000 4 .500 0 0-0 2016 ... Redshirted ... Total 18 545 0 1 1 8 .000 4 .500 0 0-0
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JORDAN NELSON
2016 • FRESHMAN Made appearances in 16 matches as a freshman... Played 417 minutes... Lone point came on an assist in the 3-1 win over Illinois Springfield (8/21)... Took six total shots, two of which came at Jacksonville State (10/7)... Placed five of her six shots on goal... Played a season-high 47 minutes against Illinois Springfield.
8 / KATIE LEVER
FORWARD SOPHOMORE • 5-10 FORT CAMPBELL, KY. FORT CAMPBELL HS HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Medal of Honor OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
PREP/CLUB Played her senior season at Fort Campbell High School… Scored 40 goals with a 2.67 goals per game average, which ranked third in the state… Her senior year performance earned her first team all-district and all-region honors… Comes from a military family and has lived in two countries and five different states… Played for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) New Mexico State Team in the regional championship tournament as a junior… That year, Lever was also an Arizona ODP Region IV selection… Galacticas club team was the El Paso City Champions in 2013 and 2014 and were the Texas State runners-up in 2013… Was a member of the National Honor Society, Future Educators of America, Model U.N., she is the senior class secretary, and was named to the A-honor roll all four years of high school. PERSONAL Born Sept. 11, 1998… Daughter of Zachary and Traci Lever… Majoring in Communication Studies at Southeast Missouri.
Goals.......................................................................................................................... n/a Assists..............................1; vs. Illinois Springfield, Aug. 21, 2016 Points.................................1; vs. Illinois Springfield, Aug. 21, 2016 Shots.....................................2; at Jacksonville State, Oct. 7, 2016 SOG.........................................2; at Jacksonville State, Oct. 7, 2016
Lever’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2016 16 417 0 1 1 6 .000 5 .833 0 0-0 Total 16 417 0 1 1 6 .000 5 .833 0 0-0
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KATIE LEVER
11 / ESMIE GONZALES MIDFIELDER SOPHOMORE • 4-10 FORT WORTH, TEXAS SOUTH HILLS HS HONORS & AWARDS
2016 Second Team All-OVC 2016 OVC All-Newcomer Team OVC Offensive Player of the Week • Nov. 1, 2016 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals.....................................................2; vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Assists.............................1; 5x, last vs. Austin Peay, Oct. 2, 2016 Points....................................................4; vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Shots.................6; 3x, last at Jacksonville State, Oct. 7, 2016 SOG.........................................4; at Jacksonville State, Oct. 7, 2016
2016 • FRESHMAN Earned Second Team All-OVC and AllNewcomer Team honors following her rookie campaign... Played in 15 matches, making 14 starts... Played 1,202 minutes... Scored the first goal of the season for SEMO, the first of her career, in the 1-0 shutout of Tennessee (8/19)... Finished the season with six goals, second most on the team... Recorded her first multi-goal game in the season finale against UT Martin (10/27), netting a pair of goals... Her performance against the Skyhawks earned her OVC Player of the Week... Led the team with five assists... Finished the season with 17 points... Scored a goal and picked up an assist against Murray State (9/30)... 51 shots ranked second on the team as did her 27 shots on goal... Finished with a .529 shot on goal percentage... Took 15 corner kicks.
PERSONAL Born Jan. 14, 1998… Daughter of Jose and Maria Gonzales… Studying Recreation/Park Administration at Southeast Missouri.
PREP/CLUB Competed four years at South Hills High School… Finished her high school career as the nation’s top goal scorer (girl’s and boy’s soccer), finishing with 316 goals… Topped the previous national record of 286… Also holds the national and Texas single-season goals record with 109 as a senior… Finished her career with 3.1 goals per game and a total of 66 assists… She scored 75 goals with 18 assists as a junior, 58 goals and 19 assists as a sophomore, and 74 goals and 18 assists as a freshman at South Hills… Named district MVP, first team alldistrict, and Super Team in each of her high school seasons… She was awarded Athlete of the Year as a freshman and again as a junior… She helped lead her team to two district championships in her career… Off the field, she was a multi-time honor roll student, member of the SEAC, and president of the SLC (Student Leadership Council)… Also played softball in high school… Played club for the Panthers under the direction of Dave Robinson.
Gonzales’ Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2016 15 1,202 6 5 17 51 .118 27 .529 1 0-0 Total 15 1,202 6 5 17 51 .118 27 .529 1 0-0
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2016 • FRESHMAN Played in 13 matches, making four starts, before suffering a season-ending ankle injury in the Oct. 2 match against Austin Peay... Played 576 minutes... Lone goal, the first of her career, was against Illinois Springfield (8/21)... Took 17 shots on the season... Had a season-high four shots in her NCAA debut at Tennessee (8/19).
12 / CASSIDI TOMSU
FORWARD/MIDFIELDER SOPHOMORE • 5-6 JACKSON, MO. JACKSON HS HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals..................................1; vs. Illinois Springfield, Aug. 21, 2016 Assists...................................................................................................................... n/a Points................................2; vs. Illinois Springfield, Aug. 21, 2016 Shots....................................................4; at Tennessee, Aug. 19, 2016 SOG.................2; twice, last at Eastern Illinois, Sept. 23, 2016
PREP/CLUB Played four years at nearby Jackson High School… Tomsu wrapped up an impressive high school career with 21 goals and four assists as a senior, helping the Indians to the district title game… She was selected to the All-Region Team… In each of her first three seasons with the Indians, she earned first team all-conference, all-district, and all-region honors as well as a member of the AllSoutheast Missourian Girls Soccer Team… As a sophomore, Tomsu was named the All-Region Offensive Player of the Year by the Missouri High School Coaches Association… Offensively, she scored 21 goals as a freshman, 16 as a sophomore, and 17 as a junior. She helped lead Jackson to a district championship in 2015… Was an accomplished basketball player for Jackson… Earned numerous all-tournament team honors and is an all-conference, all-district, and All-Southeast Missourian performer on the hardwood… She joined Jackson’s 1,000-point club during her junior campaign… Played club for the St. Louis Scott Gallagher program for Jeff Besserman. PERSONAL Born Nov. 12, 1997… Daughter of John and Susan Tomsu… Majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy at Southeast Missouri.
Tomsu’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2016 13 576 1 0 2 17 .059 5 .294 0 0-0 Total 13 576 1 0 2 17 .059 5 .294 0 0-0
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CASSIDI TOMSU
2016 • FRESHMAN Started and played in all 19 matches on the back line as a true freshman... Played 1,656 total minutes... Helped record seven shutouts... Lone point came on an assist against Illinois Springfield (8/21)... Played 90 or more minutes in 16 of the 19 matches... Was named the first OVC Defensive Player of the Week of the season on Aug. 23 following the shutout of Tennessee (8/19) and recording the assist against UIS.
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DEFENDER SOPHOMORE • 5-7 ST. PETERS, MO. FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH HS HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Defensive Player of the Week • Aug. 23, 2016 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
PREP/CLUB Started and lettered all four years at Fort Zumwalt South High School… Earned first team all-conference and all-region accolades as a junior as well as all-conference honors as a freshman and a sophomore… Helped guide her team to three conference championships and district championships in 2013 and 2015… An accomplished student, Hacker was a fourtime honor roll member, earned all-conference academic honors each year of her career, is the President of the National Honor Society, and ranks in the top six percent of her class… She has also competed in golf and basketball during high school… Played for Scott McDoniel of St. Louis Scott Gallagher soccer club. PERSONAL Born Sept. 6, 1997… Daughter of Matt and Kim Hacker… Studying Biology: Biomedical Sciences at Southeast Missouri.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals.......................................................................................................................... n/a Assists..............................1; vs. Illinois Springfield, Aug. 21, 2016 Points.................................1; vs. Illinois Springfield, Aug. 21, 2016 Shots.......................................................................................................................... n/a SOG.............................................................................................................................. n/a
Hacker’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2016 19 1,656 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Total 19 1,656 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
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16 / JASMIN HILLIARD DEFENDER SOPHOMORE • 5-6 MEDINA, OHIO MEDINA HS
HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Defensive Player of the Week • Aug. 30, 2016 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals.......................................................................................................................... n/a Assists..............................1; 3x, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Points.................................1; 3x, last vs. UT Martin, Oct. 27, 2016 Shots.......................................... 3; vs. Murray State, Sept. 30, 2016 SOG..............................................2; vs. Murray State, Sept. 30, 2016
2016 • FRESHMAN Played and started 16 matches during rookie campaign... Played 1,288 minutes on the back line... Assisted on six of SEMO’s seven shutouts of the season... Recorded three assists... The first of which was on the game-winner at Milwaukee (8/28)... Was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 30 following back-to-back shutouts of Green Bay and Milwaukee... Took seven shots on the season... Season-high three shots against Murray State (9/30) and two in NCAA debut at Tennessee (8/19)... Took a team-high 34 corner kicks... Tried out for the Puerto Rican National Team in the offseason. PREP/CLUB Started and lettered two years at Medina High School… Earned all-conference honors both seasons with the Bees… Played for Medina her freshman and senior seasons for Doug Coreno… Played year-round for her club team, the Internationals, under club director Zdrayko Popovic… Invited as a member of the Super Y National Olympic Development Program camp in 2013 and was a Super Y All-Tournament Team member… Helped lead the Internationals to the Ohio North State Cup Championship Super Y National Championship in 2013… In 2014, her team was an ECNL North America Championship quarterfinalist… An accomplished athlete, Hilliard also competed in track & field in high school… She competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the long jump… She was a regional qualifier in the 100m dash in 2014. PERSONAL Born Sept. 3, 1998… Daughter of Norman Hilliard and Millicent Fuentes… Father played football at the University of Akron… Major is undeclared.
Hilliard’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2016 16 1,288 0 3 3 7 .000 5 .714 0 0-0 Total 16 1,288 0 3 3 7 .000 5 .714 0 0-0
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JASMIN HILLIARD
2016 • FRESHMAN Appeared in 17 matches and made six starts... Played 709 minutes... Took two shots and put both on goal in NCAA debut at Green Bay (8/25)... Finished the season with 10 shots, four on goal... Played a season-high 63 minutes at Jacksonville State (10/7).
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HONORS & AWARDS
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals.......................................................................................................................... n/a Assists...................................................................................................................... n/a Points......................................................................................................................... n/a Shots................. 2; 3x, last vs. Morehead State, Oct. 23, 2016 SOG.........................................................2; at Green Bay, Aug. 25, 2016
PREP/CLUB Played and lettered four years at Oregon High School… Tallied 59 goals and 29 assists in her career… Finished her senior season with 21 goals and added seven assists and helped her team earn a trip to the Wisconsin State final after going 17-3-5… Earned All-State honors her senior season… Was recognized as a first team all-conference and WSCA All-State Best of the Rest Team honoree as a junior after netting 23 goals and 14 assists… She set a new state record for most goals scored in the WIAA D2 State Tournament with four en route to the 2015 State Championship… As a sophomore, Brien tallied six goals and two assists en route to second team all-conference honors… As a freshman for her high school, she scored nine goals with six assists, earned first team allconference accolades and was recognized with the Varsity Soccer Hustle Award… Helped lead her team to regional championships in 2013 and 2014… Brien also competed in basketball and cross country in high school… As a freshman cross country runner, she earned first team all-conference and Most Valuable Runner honors… She competed for the Madison 56ers Soccer Club under the direction of Brian Feyrer. PERSONAL Born Feb. 24, 1998… Daughter of Patrick and Pamela Brien… Studying Mass Communication: Multimedia Journalism at Southeast Missouri.
Brien’s Career Totals Year G Min. Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2016 17 709 0 0 0 10 .000 4 .400 0 0-0 Total 17 709 0 0 0 10 .000 4 .400 0 0-0
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MADDIE GLEESON
JERMIMA JOB
R-Freshman • 5-7 Goalkeeper Springfield, Ill. Rochester HS
Junior • 5-4 Midfielder Nottingham, U.K. Darton State
2016 • FRESHMAN Redshirted PREP/CLUB Lettered and played four years at Rochester High School… As a junior, Gleeson helped lead her team to the Illinois Class 1A State Championship… Gleeson earned all-state honors after posting a 0.74 goals against average and 12.5 shutouts on the season… During her sophomore season, she had a 0.85 goals against average and recorded 10.5 shutouts, good enough for all-conference honors… Gleeson earned all-conference and all-sectional accolades as a freshman with a 0.63 goals against average and 8.5 shutouts… She played club for the St. Louis Scott Gallagher program for Jeff Besserman. PERSONAL Born April 27, 1998… Daughter of Chris Gleeson and Jen Lambert… Majoring in Nursing at Southeast Missouri.
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2016 • SOPHOMORE – DARTON STATE Guided Darton to a 16-2 regular season record and the Region XVII regular season and tournament championships, and a berth in the NJCAA national tournament... Netted 14 goals and assisted on four for 32 total points... Fired off 65 shots, putting 46 on goal for a team-best .708 shots on goal percentage... Twice last season she recorded a hat trick, the first against South Georgia and the second against Georgia Military... Earned All-Region XVII honors. 2015 • FRESHMAN – OWENS Led Owens with 18 goals and five assists as a freshman... Finished 19th in the nation and fourth in the region in goals scored... Her goal total put her fourth on the program’s single-season list... Scored a hat trick three times during her rookie campaign... Earned All-Region XVII honors. PREP/CLUB Is a product of Lincoln College in the United Kingdom... Earned the BTEC Diploma Sport award for development, coaching, and fitness. PERSONAL Born Sept. 11, 1996... Daughter of Clyde and Veronica Price-Job... Has two siblings, Selina and Kieran... Majoring in Exercise Science.
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KAYLA BYRD
HANNAH COMPERNOLLE
Freshman • 5-6 Goalkeeper Normal, Ill. Normal Community HS
Freshman • 5-8 Midfielder Mount Pleasant, Wis. The Prairie School
PREP/CLUB Started and lettered all four years at Normal Community High School... Combined for 22 shutouts during her sophomore and junior campaigns, registering a 0.53 goals against average while picking up a 31-7-4 record... Played forward as a freshman and was the leading varsity scorer... Is a three-time All-Big 12 Conference selection as well as earned first team all-sectional honors last season as a junior... In the classroom, Byrd was an honor roll student, a conference scholar-athlete, and recipient of an IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award.... Played club for St. Louis Scott Gallagher under Shawn Hewitt and Jamie Swanner and Illinois Fusion under Don Ideran. She also played for the Illinois ODP State Select team for two years. PERSONAL Born Oct. 21, 1998... Daughter of Kevin and Rebecca Byrd... Majoring in Accounting.
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PREP/CLUB Played for her high school three seasons, her freshman, junior, and senior years... Scored 28 goals and had 13 assists as a senior... Selected all-state honorable mention and all-county first team... Was named Metro Classic Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior... Combined for 53 goals and 15 assists as a freshman and junior... As a junior, she netted 34 goals while assisting on 11 for 79 total points... First team all-conference, first team all-county, second team Milwaukee Journal Sentinel all-area, and all-state honorable mention accolades as a junior.... She scored 19 goals with four assists as a freshman en route to second team all-conference and second team all-country awards... She helped lead her team to a conference and state championship in 2016 and 2017... The team finished second in the league her freshman year... Was an honor roll student in the classroom while also competing in track & field... Was a finalist in the 2015 Division III 400m state competition... Played club for FC Wisconsin Eclipse from 2013-16 for Christian Lavers and then for SC Waukesha for Pat White... Was also a member of the Wisconsin ODP team, Region II ODP team, and was an ODP National Camp invitee... Been to the ECNL North American Cup finals and Italy International Cup Championships. PERSONAL Born Jan. 12, 1999... Daughter of Jerry Compernolle and Genesia Livingston... Majoring in Psychology.
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AMANDA ORLANDO
KATIE POHL
Freshman • 5-4 Midfielder St. Peters, Mo. Francis Howell North HS
Freshman • 5-4 Midfielder Kansas City, Mo. Liberty North HS
PREP/CLUB Was a four-year starter and letterwinner for Francis Howell North playing center mid and wide forward... Scored eight goals while helping on 11 as a junior to earn first team all-conference honors... In her first two seasons, Orlando combined for eight goals, two of which were game winners, and nine assists... She helped lead FHN to a fourth-place finish in state in 2014 and a pair of district championships in 2014 and 2016... She was a perpetual honor roll student and a four-time all-conference academic honoree... Played club for St. Louis Scott Gallagher for Ralph Richards in Missouri ECNL. PERSONAL Born Sept. 30, 1998... Daughter of Mike and Jenn Orlando... Brother Anthony plays volleyball at Lindenwood Belleville... Majoring in Biomedical Sciences.
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PREP/CLUB Was a four-year starter and letterwinner at Liberty North High School... Netted 53 career goals and 23 assists... Finished her career with an allconference season, scoring 12 goals with eight assists... She recorded 14 goals with eight assists as a junior, 13 goals and six assists as a sophomore, and 14 goals with an assist as a freshman... Was a three-time all-conference selection (2014, 15, 17), conference honorable mention (2016), and first team all-district selection (2014)... Helped lead Liberty North to two conference championships... In the classroom, Pohl was top of her class and was a member of the National Honor Society and has received the academic award for AP classes.... Played club for FCKC under the direction of Goran Karadzov. PERSONAL Born Dec. 30, 1998... Daughter of Marti and April Pohl... Brother Alex played soccer at the University of Jamestown... Majoring in Nursing.
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KATIE WEGMANN
LEXI GROTE
Freshman • 5-7 Forward Mequon, Wis. Homestead HS
Freshman • 5-4 Forward/Midfielder Granite City, Ill. Granite City HS
PREP/CLUB Attended Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin, the same school and hometown that produced Redhawk Shay Darga... Wegmann did not compete for Homestead on the soccer pitch, rather has played club for FC Wisconsin Eclipse ECNL year-round for head coach Christian Lavers... She was the starting midfielder all four club seasons for ECNL... The team qualified for the ECNL playoffs the last three seasons of her career... Eclipse were the runners-up for the ENCL with Wegmann on the team... She was an honor roll student and a member of the “Champions” community group... Also competed in track & field, earning team MVP honors as a freshman and a junior and was the conference and regional runner up in the 800 and 1600m. PERSONAL Born Feb. 4, 1999... Daughter of Rebecca Wegmann... Majoring in Psychology.
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PREP/CLUB Was a four-year starter and letterwinner at Granite City High School... Scored 16 goals as a senior en route to all-state honors... In first three seasons, she has scored 24 goals and assisted on 20. She was named team captain as a junior, a role she will held as a senior as well... She netted 10 goals and recorded 11 assists junior year en route to all-state and all-conference honors... She was also academic all-conference and named most valuable offensive player... She had eight goals and six assists as a sophomore to earn second team all-conference honors... In her rookie campaign, she scored six goals while assisting on three for third team all-conference and offensive MVP accolades... Also been named part of the Belleville News Democrat All-Area First Team... She helped lead Granite City to regional championships in 2015 and 2016... In the classroom, she was a member of the National Honor Society and an honor roll student while also serving on student council... Also competed in volleyball as well as track & field... Played club for St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL Illinois under head coach Shawn Hewitt. PERSONAL Born Sept. 10, 1998... Daughter of Barry and Tracie Grote... Majoring in Exercise Science.
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BRI CACCAVALE
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R-Freshman • 5-7 Defender Medina, Ohio Lipscomb
2016 • FRESHMAN – LIPSCOMB Redshirted. PREP/CLUB Played four years for Doug Coreno at Medina High School... She is a former high school teammate of Redhawk defender Jasmin Hilliard... Was a three-time all-conference honoree in high school and was named team captain as a senior... That season, she helped lead her team to a state semifinal... During her career, the Bees won three district championships... Played for the Internationals Soccer Club under the direction of Kerry Sarver and Zdravko Popovic... The Internationals won the Super Y National Championship in 2013 and the State Cup in 2012. PERSONAL Born Sept. 25, 1998... Daughter of Mark and Kim Caccavale... Has one sister, Kristen... Studying Marketing Management.
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OUR CLOSED BOOK 2016 Season Review
Record All Games Conference Non-Conference Date Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 28 Sept. 04 Sept. 07 Sept. 11 Sept. 14 Spet. 18 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Oct. 02 Oct. 07 Oct. 09 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 27
Overall Home Away Neutral 9-6-4 5-1-2 4-5-2 0-0 3-4-3 2-1-2 1-3-1 0-0 6-2-1 3-0 3-2-1 0-0
Opponent W/L Score Attend at Tennessee W 1-0 877 ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD W 3-1 1137 at Green Bay WOT 1-0 178 at Milwaukee W 1-0 323 at Evansville TO2 0-0 258 UNION UNIVERSITY W 4-1 388 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 1-0 402 at Kentucky L 2-3 1054 at Missouri State L 0-1 303 at Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 166 at SIUE* L 0-2 297 MURRAY STATE* TO2 2-2 517 AUSTIN PEAY* TO2 1-1 394 at Jacksonville State* LO2 1-2 459 at Belmont* TO2 0-0 257 at Tennessee Tech* L 0-1 384 EASTERN KENTUCKY* LOT 1-2 215 MOREHEAD STATE* W 3-1 383 UT MARTIN* W 4-1 568
* = OVC Match Goals by Period Southeast Missouri Opponents
1st 11 7
2nd 14 9
OT 1 1
2OT 0 1
Total 26 18
Shots by Period Southeast Missouri Opponents
1st 108 87
2nd 147 109
OT 12 9
2OT 7 6
Total 274 211
Saves by Period Southeast Missouri Opponents
1st 31 38
2nd 36 59
OT 7 10
2OT 1 2
Total 75 109
Corner by Period Southeast Missouri Opponents
1st 41 17
2nd 40 30
OT 5 4
2OT 2 4
Total 88 55
Fouls by Period Southeast Missouri Opponents
1st 77 76
2nd 99 98
OT 12 8
2OT 6 8
Total 194 190
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Team Statistics Shot Statistics SEMO Goals-Shot attempts .........................................................26-274 Goals scored per game ....................................................... 1.37 Shot pct. .............................................................................................095 Shots on goal-Attempts ................................................135-274 SOG pct. ..............................................................................................493 Shots/Game ...................................................................................14.4 Assists ...................................................................................................22
Opponent 18-211 0.95 .085 93-211 .441 11.1 12
Goal Breakdown Penalty....................................................................................................... Unassisted............................................................................................. Overtime.................................................................................................. Goals Scored Average................................................................ Corner Kicks..........................................................................................88 55 Goals off Corners............................................................................ Penalty Kicks........................................................................................2-3 1-1 Offsides.......................................................................................................35 17 Penalties Fouls .......................................................................................................194 Yellow cards .......................................................................................7 Red cards ............................................................................................ 0 Attendance Total .....................................................................................................4004 Dates/Avg Per Date ............................................................8/500 Neutral Site #/Avg ................................................................... 0/0
190 17 0 4556 11/414
#LETSSOAR Offensive Statistics Overall: 9-6-7 • OVC: 3-2-5 • Home: 4-1-4 • Away: 5-5-3 No. Player 22 MINOR, Natasha 11 GONZALES, Esmeralda 7 KAEMPFE, Lauren 13 PIKE, Maggie 21 MANN, Angie 10 BLANKENHEIM, Paige 12 TOMSU, Cassidi 4 SALM, Maria 17 SENATORE, Siena 20 DARGA, Shay 26 KARSTENS, Maddi 23 BRIEN, Jennifer 24 BEUSSINK, Shelby 14 HACKER, Alexis 3 MERSEAL, Brooke 9 CORNELL, Maddy 8 LEVER, Katie 6 KUZNACIC, Kaitlin 16 HILLIARD, Jasmin Total Opponents
GP-GS 19-18 15-14 19-19 17-9 16-7 17-14 13-4 10-0 11-1 18-17 19-19 17-6 10-2 19-19 17-3 18-3 16-0 19-19 16-16 19 19
Min 1,384 1,202 1,566 673 616 1,120 576 267 305 1,294 1,773 709 253 1,656 806 721 417 1,592 1,288 - -
G 12 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 18
A 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 22 12
Pts 26 17 5 4 5 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 74 48
Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-Att Foul CK 66 .182 32 .485 2-0 5 1-2 0 2 51 .118 27 .529 0-0 1 0-0 0 15 24 .083 13 .542 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 13 .154 7 .538 0-0 1 1-1 0 1 19 .105 8 .421 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 19 .053 11 .579 0-0 0 0-0 0 25 17 .059 5 .294 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 5 .000 3 .600 1-0 0 0-0 0 6 6 .000 2 .333 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 10 .000 4 .400 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 8 .000 4 .500 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 6 .000 5 .833 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 13 .000 6 .462 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 7 .000 5 .714 0-0 0 0-0 0 34 274 .095 135 .493 7-0 9 2-3 194 211 .085 93 .441 17-0 6 1-1 190 -
Goalkeeper Statistics No. 1
Player LIERZ, Kindra TEAM Total Opponents
GP 19 0 19 19
Minutes 1823:13 0:00 1823:13 1823:13
GA GAAvg Saves SavePct 18 0.89 71 .798 0 0.00 4 1.000 18 0.89 75 .806 26 1.28 109 .807
W 9 0 9 6
L 6 0 6 9
T Shutouts Shots Faced 4 7/0 0 0/0 4 7 4 5
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2016 OVC Team Statistics Team Miscellaneous
GP
Shots
Fouls
Offside
Corners
Austin Peay Belmont Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Morehead State Murray State SIUE Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech UT Martin
20 19 18 19 19 19 17 23 19 21 18
234 257 101 265 229 182 215 269 274 254 250
161 172 177 153 191 154 151 232 194 158 126
37 44 25 27 26 18 25 36 35 38 30
94 86 31 106 58 51 85 94 88 97 79
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
SHOTS
GP
No.
Avg/G
Southeast Missouri SIUE Eastern Kentucky Belmont Tennessee Tech UT Martin Austin Peay Jacksonville State Murray State Morehead State Eastern Illinois
19 23 19 19 21 18 20 19 17 19 18
274 269 265 257 254 250 234 229 215 182 101
14.42 11.70 13.95 13.53 12.10 13.89 11.70 12.05 12.65 9.58 5.61
GOALS
GP
No.
Avg/G
SIUE Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Murray State UT Martin Morehead State Jacksonville State Belmont Eastern Illinois
23 19 19 20 21 17 18 19 19 19 18
33 30 26 26 25 23 22 18 16 14 10
1.43 1.58 1.37 1.30 1.19 1.35 1.22 0.95 0.84 0.74 0.56
ASSISTS
GP
No.
Avg/G
SIUE Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State UT Martin Austin Peay Morehead State Belmont Eastern Illinois
23 21 19 17 19 19 18 20 19 19 18
34 26 22 21 17 16 16 14 13 12 10
1.48 1.24 1.16 1.24 0.89 0.84 0.89 0.70 0.68 0.63 0.56
GOALS ALLOWED
GP
No.
Avg/G
Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Murray State Belmont SIUE Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Morehead State UT Martin
21 19 19 20 17 19 23 19 18 19 18
13 15 18 20 23 23 26 27 30 34 48
0.62 0.79 0.95 1.00 1.35 1.21 1.13 1.42 1.67 1.79 2.67
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
PK-PKA
YC-RC
1-1 0-0 0-0 4-3 1-1 2-1 1-1 0-0 3-2 1-1 1-1
9-0 11-1 6-0 4-0 16-1 5-0 11-0 20-2 7-0 2-0 16-1
POINTS
GP
No.
Avg/G
SIUE Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay UT Martin Morehead State Jacksonville State Belmont Eastern Illinois
23 19 21 19 17 20 18 19 19 19 18
100 77 76 74 67 66 60 49 48 40 30
4.35 4.05 3.62 3.89 3.94 3.30 3.33 2.58 2.53 2.11 1.67
GOALS PER GAME
GP
No.
Avg/G
Eastern Kentucky SIUE Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay UT Martin Tennessee Tech Morehead State Jacksonville State Belmont Eastern Illinois
19 23 19 17 20 18 21 19 19 19 18
30 33 26 23 26 22 25 18 16 14 10
1.58 1.43 1.37 1.35 1.30 1.22 1.19 0.95 0.84 0.74 0.56
ASSISTS PER GAME
GP
No.
Avg/G
SIUE Tennessee Tech Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Jacksonville State Austin Peay Morehead State Belmont Eastern Illinois
23 21 17 19 19 18 19 20 19 19 18
34 26 21 22 17 16 16 14 13 12 10
1.48 1.24 1.24 1.16 0.89 0.89 0.84 0.70 0.68 0.63 0.56
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE GP
GA
Minutes
GA Avg.
Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Austin Peay SIUE Belmont Murray State Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Morehead State UT Martin
13 15 18 20 26 23 23 27 30 34 48
1985:13 1736:02 1823:13 1878:11 2209:57 1800:37 1636:24 1769:45 1627:45 1794:49 1626:27
0.59 0.78 0.89 0.96 1.06 1.15 1.26 1.37 1.66 1.70 2.66
21 19 19 20 23 19 17 19 18 19 18
#LETSSOAR
2016 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer TEAM LEADERS Final (All games)
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SAVES
GP
No.
Avg/G
Morehead State Eastern Illinois UT Martin Murray State SIUE Jacksonville State Belmont Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Austin Peay
19 18 18 17 23 19 19 19 21 19 20
131 112 107 104 101 91 91 88 86 75 64
6.89 6.22 5.94 6.12 4.39 4.79 4.79 4.63 4.10 3.95 3.20
FOULS
GP
No.
Avg/G
SIUE Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Belmont Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Murray State UT Martin
23 19 19 18 19 20 21 19 19 17 18
232 194 191 177 172 161 158 154 153 151 126
10.09 10.21 10.05 9.83 9.05 8.05 7.52 8.11 8.05 8.88 7.00
OFFSIDES
GP
No.
Avg/G
Belmont Tennessee Tech Austin Peay SIUE Southeast Missouri UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Murray State Morehead State
19 21 20 23 19 18 19 19 18 17 19
44 38 37 36 35 30 27 26 25 25 18
2.32 1.81 1.85 1.57 1.84 1.67 1.42 1.37 1.39 1.47 0.95
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SHUTOUTS
GP
No.
Avg/G
Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State Southeast Missouri Belmont SIUE Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Morehead State UT Martin
19 21 20 17 19 19 23 18 19 19 18
11 11 9 7 7 6 6 4 2 2 1
0.58 0.52 0.45 0.41 0.37 0.32 0.26 0.22 0.11 0.11 0.06
CORNERS
GP
No.
Avg/G
Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Austin Peay SIUE Southeast Missouri Belmont Murray State UT Martin Jacksonville State Morehead State Eastern Illinois
19 21 20 23 19 19 17 18 19 19 18
106 97 94 94 88 86 85 79 58 51 31
5.58 4.62 4.70 4.09 4.63 4.53 5.00 4.39 3.05 2.68 1.72
YELLOW CARDS
GP
No.
Avg/G
SIUE UT Martin Jacksonville State Murray State Belmont Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech
23 18 19 17 19 20 19 18 19 19 21
20 16 16 11 11 9 7 6 5 4 2
0.87 0.89 0.84 0.65 0.58 0.45 0.37 0.33 0.26 0.21 0.10
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2016 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Final (All games)
2016 OVC Individual Statistics
To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 50.0% of their team's games, goalies at least 33.0% of their team's minutes.
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6. 7.
10.
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8.
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SHOTS
GP
WITHERS, Harriet-MUR MINOR, Natasha-SEMO FOSTER, Jordan-EKU COOMBS-JAMES,Saphyra-UTM MENDIOLA, Belicia-BEL ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO RITCHIE, Ashley-MOR HOEFERT, Caroline-SIUE FABBRO, Gina-APSU
17 19 19 18 18 20 15 19 23 20
POINTS
GP
ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU MINOR, Natasha-SEMO FOSTER, Jordan-EKU WITHERS, Harriet-MUR RITCHIE, Ashley-MOR GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO HOEFERT, Caroline-SIUE SMITH, Cassie-EKU OWENS, Karigan-TTU GEARING, Abi-TTU
20 11 19 12 19 8 17 8 19 8 15 6 23 5 19 7 21 3 21 6
GOALS
GP
MINOR, Natasha-SEMO ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU WITHERS, Harriet-MUR FOSTER, Jordan-EKU RITCHIE, Ashley-MOR SMITH, Cassie-EKU GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO COOMBS-JAMES,Saphyra-UTM GEARING, Abi-TTU RICHERSON, Taylor-MUR MCGIVERN,Amy-UTM ROEHNELT, Peyton-SIUE ANDERSON, Avery-SIUE HOEFERT, Caroline-SIUE
19 20 17 19 19 19 15 18 21 16 18 22 22 23
ASSISTS
GP
OWENS, Karigan-TTU HOEFERT, Caroline-SIUE GRAHL, Emily-SIUE GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO FOSTER, Jordan-EKU ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU CLAWSON, Jorie-SIUE LANKSTER, Aaron-MUR WITHERS, Harriet-MUR CARROLL, Emmi-EKU HARVEY, Logan-EKU MEADOWS, Emma-JSU FABBRO, Gina-APSU
21 23 23 15 19 20 23 17 17 19 19 19 20
GAME-WINNING GOALS
GP
ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU MINOR, Natasha-SEMO FOSTER, Jordan-EKU SMITH, Cassie-EKU VICSEK, Nora-TTU
20 19 19 19 21
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No. Avg/G
74 66 65 58 57 53 51 47 47 40 G
4.35 3.47 3.42 3.22 3.17 2.65 3.40 2.47 2.04 2.00
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A Pts Avg/G
5 2 5 4 2 5 6 0 8 2
27 26 21 20 18 17 16 14 14 14
1.35 1.37 1.11 1.18 0.95 1.13 0.70 0.74 0.67 0.67
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
No. Avg/G
12 11 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
0.63 0.55 0.47 0.42 0.42 0.37 0.40 0.33 0.29 0.31 0.28 0.23 0.23 0.22
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
No. Avg/G
8 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
0.38 0.26 0.26 0.33 0.26 0.25 0.22 0.24 0.24 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.20
No. Avg/G
6 5 4 4 4
0.30 0.26 0.21 0.21 0.19
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9. 10.
SHOTS PER GAME
GP
WITHERS, Harriet-MUR MINOR, Natasha-SEMO FOSTER, Jordan-EKU GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO COOMBS-JAMES,Saphyra-UTM MENDIOLA, Belicia-BEL ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU RITCHIE, Ashley-MOR MCGIVERN,Amy-UTM MONROE, Danielle-JSU CLAUS, Tara-EKU
17 19 19 15 18 18 20 19 18 19 19
No. Avg/G
POINTS PER GAME
GP
MINOR, Natasha-SEMO ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU WITHERS, Harriet-MUR GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO FOSTER, Jordan-EKU RITCHIE, Ashley-MOR RICHERSON, Taylor-MUR SMITH, Cassie-EKU COOMBS-JAMES,Saphyra-UTM MCGIVERN,Amy-UTM
19 12 20 11 17 8 15 6 19 8 19 8 16 5 19 7 18 6 18 5
GOALS PER GAME
GP
MINOR, Natasha-SEMO ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU WITHERS, Harriet-MUR FOSTER, Jordan-EKU RITCHIE, Ashley-MOR GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO SMITH, Cassie-EKU COOMBS-JAMES,Saphyra-UTM RICHERSON, Taylor-MUR GEARING, Abi-TTU
19 20 17 19 19 15 19 18 16 21
ASSISTS PER GAME
GP
OWENS, Karigan-TTU GONZALES, Esmeralda-SEMO FOSTER, Jordan-EKU HOEFERT, Caroline-SIUE GRAHL, Emily-SIUE ROBERTSON, Kristin-APSU LANKSTER, Aaron-MUR WITHERS, Harriet-MUR CLAWSON, Jorie-SIUE SHIPLEY, Kaitie-TTU
21 15 19 23 23 20 17 17 23 14
74 66 65 51 58 57 53 47 39 39 39 G
4.35 3.47 3.42 3.40 3.22 3.17 2.65 2.47 2.17 2.05 2.05
A Pts Avg/G
2 5 4 5 5 2 3 0 1 3
26 27 20 17 21 18 13 14 13 13
No. Avg/G
12 11 8 8 8 6 7 6 5 6
0.63 0.55 0.47 0.42 0.42 0.40 0.37 0.33 0.31 0.29
No. Avg/G
8 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 3
0.38 0.33 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.22 0.21
1.37 1.35 1.18 1.13 1.11 0.95 0.81 0.74 0.72 0.72
#LETSSOAR
2016 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Final (All games)
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GOALS AGAINST AVG
GP
GA Minutes GAavg
NAERDEMANN, Kari-TTU TODD, Lindsey-APSU Hall, Anna-EKU LIERZ, Kindra-SEMO BUKOVEC, Stephanie-BEL ROSSI, Juli-SIUE STEIGERWALD, Alex-MUR ROBINSON, Caroline-JSU TETEAK, Sara-EIU HELGADOTTIR, Eva Yr-MOR
21 18 19 19 16 17 15 19 18 14
13 11 15 18 15 21 20 25 30 26
SAVES
GP
No. Avg/G
TETEAK, Sara-EIU HELGADOTTIR, Eva Yr-MOR STEIGERWALD, Alex-MUR Hall, Anna-EKU NAERDEMANN, Kari-TTU ROBINSON, Caroline-JSU LIERZ, Kindra-SEMO ROSSI, Juli-SIUE BUKOVEC, Stephanie-BEL CRAWFORD,MaKenzie-UTM
18 14 15 19 21 19 19 17 16 13
112 90 90 87 86 82 71 70 68 62
SHUTOUTS
GP
No. Avg/G
Hall, Anna-EKU NAERDEMANN, Kari-TTU LIERZ, Kindra-SEMO TODD, Lindsey-APSU STEIGERWALD, Alex-MUR BUKOVEC, Stephanie-BEL ROSSI, Juli-SIUE TETEAK, Sara-EIU ROBINSON, Caroline-JSU MASON, Caitlynn-MOR WASHBURN, Michelle-MOR FREEMAN, Natalie-SIUE JAMISON,Maya-UTM
19 21 19 18 15 16 17 18 19 5 3 5 9
Team Identification
Team ID
Austin Peay Belmont Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Morehead State Murray State SIUE Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech UT Martin
APSU BEL EIU EKU JSU MOR MUR SIUE SEMO TTU UTM
1985:1 1445:2 1736:0 1823:1 1375:3 1519:5 1435:0 1679:4 1627:4 1206:1
11 11 7 7 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1
6.22 6.43 6.00 4.58 4.10 4.32 3.74 4.12 4.25 4.77
0.58 0.52 0.37 0.39 0.40 0.38 0.29 0.22 0.11 0.20 0.33 0.20 0.11
0.59 0.68 0.78 0.89 0.98 1.24 1.25 1.34 1.66 1.94
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SAVE PERCENTAGE
GP Saves
GA
Pct.
NAERDEMANN, Kari-TTU Hall, Anna-EKU BUKOVEC, Stephanie-BEL STEIGERWALD, Alex-MUR TODD, Lindsey-APSU LIERZ, Kindra-SEMO TETEAK, Sara-EIU HELGADOTTIR, Eva Yr-MOR ROSSI, Juli-SIUE ROBINSON, Caroline-JSU
21 19 16 15 18 19 18 14 17 19
13 15 15 20 11 18 30 26 21 25
.869 .853 .819 .818 .8 0 7 .7 9 8 .789 . 776 .769 .766
SAVES PER GAME
GP
No. Avg/G
HELGADOTTIR, Eva Yr-MOR TETEAK, Sara-EIU STEIGERWALD, Alex-MUR JAMISON,Maya-UTM CRAWFORD,MaKenzie-UTM Hall, Anna-EKU ROBINSON, Caroline-JSU BUKOVEC, Stephanie-BEL ROSSI, Juli-SIUE NAERDEMANN, Kari-TTU
14 18 15 9 13 19 19 16 17 21
90 112 90 45 62 87 82 68 70 86
SHUTOUTS PER GAME
GP
No. Avg/G
Hall, Anna-EKU NAERDEMANN, Kari-TTU STEIGERWALD, Alex-MUR TODD, Lindsey-APSU BUKOVEC, Stephanie-BEL LIERZ, Kindra-SEMO ROSSI, Juli-SIUE TETEAK, Sara-EIU JAMISON,Maya-UTM ROBINSON, Caroline-JSU
19 21 15 18 16 19 17 18 9 19
86 87 68 90 46 71 112 90 70 82
11 11 6 7 6 7 5 4 1 2
6.43 6.22 6.00 5.00 4.77 4.58 4.32 4.25 4.12 4.10
0.58 0.52 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.37 0.29 0.22 0.11 0.11
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Match 1 Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Aug. 19, 2016 at Knoxville, Tenn. • Attendance: 877 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 1 - - 1 Tennessee 0 0 - - 0 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 46:46 SEMO Esmie Gonzales (1) Kaitlin Kuznacic Match 2 Illinois Springfield at Southeast Missouri Aug. 21, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 1,137 1 2 OT O2 Score Illinois Springfield 1 0 - - 1 Southeast Missouri 0 3 - - 3 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 12:53 UIS Karisa Rogers (unassisted) 2. 53:22 SEMO Natasha Minor (1) Alexis Hacker 3. 74:06 SEMO Lauren Kaempfe (1) Natasha Minor 4. 75:23 SEMO Cassidi Tomsu (1) Katie Lever Match 3 Southeast Missouri at Green Bay Aug. 25, 2016 at Green Bay, Wis. • Attendance: 178 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 0 1 - 1 Green Bay 0 0 0 - 0 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 99:57 SEMO Natasha Minor (unassisted) Match 4 Southeast Missouri at Milwakuee Aug. 28, 2016 at Milwaukee, Wis. • Attendance: 323 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 1 0 - - 1 Milwaukee 0 0 - - 0 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 3:34 SEMO Maggie Pike (1) Natasha Minor Match 5 Southeast Missouri at Evansville Sept. 4, 2016 at Evansville, Ind. • Attendance: 258 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 Evansville 0 0 0 0 0 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists -
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Match 6 Union University at Southeast Missouri Sept. 7, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 388 1 2 OT O2 Score Union University 0 1 - - 1 Southeast Missouri 2 2 - - 4 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 6:07 SEMO Natasha Minor (3) Penalty Kick 2. 13:47 SEMO Natasha Minor (4) Maddi Karstens 3. 50:04 UU Summer Senn (unassisted) 4. 69:56 SEMO Natasha Minor (5) Esmie Gonzales 5. 79:54 SEMO Maggie Pike (2) Penalty Kick Match 7 Florida Atlantic at Southeast Missouri Sept. 11, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 402 1 2 OT O2 Score Florida Atlantic 0 0 - - 0 Southeast Missouri 0 1 - - 1 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 49:18 SEMO Natasha Minor (6) Esmie Gonzales Match 8 Southeast Missouri at Kentucky Sept. 14, 2016 at Lexington, Ky. • Attendance: 1,054 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 2 - - 2 Kentucky 1 2 - - 3 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 28:40 UK Kaitlin Miller Penalty Kick 2. 55:14 SEMO Esmie Gonzales (2) (unassisted) 3. 58:17 UK Jade Klump Tanua Samarzich 4. 64:14 SEMO Angie Mann (1) Jasmin Hilliard 5. 79:31 UK Tanya Samarzich Marissa Bosco Match 9 Southeast Missouri at Missouri State Sept. 18, 2016 at Springfield, Mo. • Attendance: 303 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 0 - - 0 Missouri State 0 1 - - 1 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 66:45 MSU Brooke Zimmerman (unassisted) Match 10 Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois Sept. 23, 2016 at Charleston, Ill. • Attendance: 166 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 1 0 - - 1 Eastern Illinois 0 0 - - 0 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 42:55 SEMO Natasha Minor (7) Brooke Merseal Esmie Gonzales
#LETSSOAR Match 11 Southeast Missouri at SIUE Sept. 25, 2016 at Edwardsville, Ill. • Attendance: 297 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 0 - - 0 SIUE 1 1 - - 2 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 34:23 SIUE Emily Grahl Avery Anderson 2. 45:28 SIUE Peyton Roehnelt Emily Grahl Match 12 Murray State at Southeast Missouri Sept. 30, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 517 1 2 OT O2 Score Murray State 1 1 0 0 2 Southeast Missouri 0 2 0 0 2 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 14:54 MUR Harriet Withers Aaron Lancaster 2. 72:20 SEMO Natasha Minor (8) Kaitlin Kuznacic Esmie Gonzales 3. 75:35 SEMO Esmie Gonzales (3) (unassisted) 4. 89:26 MUR Taylor Richerson (unassisted) Match 13 Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri Oct. 2, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 394 1 2 OT O2 Score Austin Peay 0 1 0 0 1 Southeast Missouri 1 0 0 0 1 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 30:37 SEMO Natasha Minor (9) Esmie Gonzales 2. 51:21 APSU Jennifer Smith Kirsten Robertson Match 14 Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State Oct. 7, 2016 at Jacksonville, Ala. • Attendance: 459 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 1 0 0 0 1 Jacksonville State 1 0 0 1 2 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 5:22 JSU Cheyenne Carden Mackenzie Bellows 2. 27:27 SEMO Natasha Minor (10) Shay Darga 3. 107:11 JSU Nadia Plawiuk Justine Panchuk Match 15 Southeast Missouri at Belmont Oct. 9, 2016 at Nashville, Tenn. • Attendance: 257
Match 16 Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech Oct. 14, 2016 at Cookeville, Tenn. • Attendance: 384 1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 0 - - 0 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - - 1 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 11:37 TTU Nora Vicsek Abi Gearing Rachel Blow Match 17 Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri Oct. 16, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 215 1 2 OT O2 Score Eastern Kentucky 0 1 1 - 2 Southeast Missouri 1 0 0 - 1 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 4:30 SEMO Lauren Kaempfe (2) Shay Darga 2. 85:17 EKU Erin Torrence Logan Harvey 3. 96:02 EKU Jordan Foster (unassisted) Match 18 Morehead State at Southeast Missouri Oct. 23, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 383 1 2 OT O2 Score Morehead State 0 1 - - 1 Southeast Missouri 2 1 - - 3 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 30:33 SEMO Esmie Gonzales (4) (unassisted) 2. 41:03 SEMO Angie Mann (2) (unassisted) 3. 46:25 MOR Ashley Ritchie Cara Maher 4. 88:24 SEMO Natasha Minor (11) Paige Blankenheim Match 19 UT Martin at Southeast Missouri Oct. 27, 2016 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Attendance: 568 1 2 OT O2 Score UT Martin 1 0 - - 1 Southeast Missouri 2 2 - - 4 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists 1. 4:14 UTM Nicole Collins (unassisted) 2. 7:21 SEMO Paige Blankenheim (1) Lauren Kaempfe Jasmin Hilliard 3. 14:10 SEMO Natasha Minor (12) Shay Darga 4. 60:27 SEMO Esmie Gonzales (5) Angie Mann 5. 87:27 SEMO Esmie Gonzales (6) (unassisted)
1 2 OT O2 Score Southeast Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 Belmont 0 0 0 0 0 Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists -
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2016 HONORS & AWARDS First Team All-OVC Natasha Minor
Second Team All-OVC Esmie Gonzales OVC All-Newcomer Team Esmie Gonzales OVC Medal of Honor Lauren Kaempfe Katie Lever Maggie Pike OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Shelby Beussink, Paige Blankenheim, Jennifer Brien Maddy Cornell, Shay Darga, Esmie Gonzales Alexis Hacker, Jasmin Hilliard, Lauren Kaempfe Maddi Karstens, Kaitlin Kuznacic, Katie Lever Kindra Lierz, Angie Mann, Maggie Pike Cassidi Tomsu
NATASHA MINOR First Team All-OVC Meghan Herndon Scholarship recipient OVC Offensive Player of the Week - Sept. 13
OVC Team Academic Achievement Award Meghan Herndon Scholarship Natasha Minor Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 13 - Natasha Minor Nov. 1 - Esmie Gonzales Defensive Player of the Week Aug. 23 - Alexis Hacker Aug. 30 - Jasmin Hilliard Goalkeeper of the Week Aug. 23 - Kindra Lierz Sept. 6 - Kindra Lierz
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ESMIE GONZALES Second Team All-OVC OVC All-Newcomer Team OVC Offensive Player of the Week - Nov. 1 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
OUR HISTORY Records & History
Single-Season Records Points 1. Erika Todd (13g, 7a), 2000 2. Nichole Thiele (13g, 5a), 2000 3. Marla Gianino (9g, 9a), 2001 Ashley Runion (11g, 5a), 2007 5. Natasha Minor (12g, 2a), 2016
33 31 27 27 26
Saves 1. Ashton Aubuchon, 2013 2. Beth Guccione, 1999 3. Renee Kertz, 2012 4. Lindsay Pickering, 2006 Amanda Wrzos, 2003
Goals 1. Nichole Thiele, 2000 Erika Todd, 2000 3. Natasha Minor, 2016 4. Ashley Runion, 2007 5. Erin Slattery, 2001
13 13 12 11 10
Save Percentage (Min. 50 saves) 1. Renee Kertz, 2012 Lindsay Pickering, 2007 3. Beth Guccione, 2001 4. Kindra Lierz, 2014 5. Amanda Wrzos, 2002
Game-Winning Goals 1. Lisa Schweppe, 2005 Erika Todd, 2000 3. Natasha Minor, 2016 Valerie Henderson, 2002 4. Ashley Runion, 2007 Nichole Thiele, 2000 Bobbi Jo Schlick, 2009 Erin Shulman, 2011
6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4
Assists 1. Alaina Lacopo, 2007 Marla Gianino, 2001 3. Marla Gianino, 2003 Alaina Lacopo, 2004 Alaina Lacopo, 2005 Erika Todd, 2000
9 9 7 7 7 7
Shots Attempted 1. Nichole Thiele, 2000 2. Erika Todd, 2000 Valerie Henderson, 2002 4. Natasha Minor, 2016 5. Courtney Alexander, 2007 Shots On Goal* 1. Lisa Schweppe, 2005 2. Courtney Alexander, 2006 3. Courtney Alexander, 2007 4. Jessie Crabtree, 2011 5. Natasha Minor, 2016 Casey Craft, 2006 *Shots on goal data incomplete in 2000 season
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81 71 71 66 65
38 35 34 33 32 32
101 100 90 89 89
.882 .882 .869 .850 .839
Goals Against Average (Min. 1,000 minutes) 1. Beth Guccione, 2001 0.44 2. Lindsay Pickering, 2005 0.58 3. Lindsay Pickering, 2007 0.63 4. Kindra Lierz, 2014 0.70 5. Amanda Wrzos, 2002 0.73 Wins 1. Beth Guccione, 2001 2. Lindsay Pickering, 2005 Amanda Wrzos, 2002 4. Ashton Aubuchon, 2011 5. Kindra Lierz, 2014 Lindsay Pickering, 2007
16 13 13 12 11 11
Solo Shutouts 1. Beth Guccione, 2001 2. Lindsay Pickering, 2005 3. Lindsay Pickering, 2006 4. Kindra Lierz, 2014 Kindra Lierz, 2015 Lindsay Pickering, 2007 Ashton Aubuchon, 2011
13 11 9 8 8 8 8
Field Minutes Played (since 2003) 1. Hayley Abbott, 2012 2. Ali Bauer, 2012 3. Lauren Kaempfe, 2015 4. Torey Byrd, 2012 5. Maddi Karstens, 2016
1,985 1,948 1,861 1,845 1,773
Goalkeeper Minutes Played 1. Kindra Lierz, 2015 2. Amanda Wrzos, 2003 3. Lindsay Pickering, 2005 4. Kindra Lierz, 2016 5. Lindsay Pickering, 2006
1,940 1,902 1,860 1,823 1,802
Nichole Thiele
Lisa Schweppe
#LETSSOAR Career Records Points 1. Erika Todd (27g, 17a), 2000-03 2. Natasha Minor (28g, 13a), 2013-16 3. Nichole Thiele (29g, 10a), 1999-01 4. Ashley Runion (23g, 14a), 2007-10 5. Alaina Lacopo (14g, 28a), 2004-07
71 69 68 60 56
Saves 1. Ashton Aubuchon, 2010-13 2. Lindsay Pickering, 2005-07 3. Kindra Lierz, 2014-Pres. 4. Amanda Wrzos, 2002-04 5. Beth Guccione, 1999-01
254 228 225 221 154
Matches Started 1. Hayley Abbott, 2009-12 Heather Reding, 2001-04 3. Nikki Edwards, 2008-11 4. Jenny Hamilton, 1999-02 5. Ashley Runion, 2007-10
Goals 1. Nichole Thiele, 1999-01 2. Natasha Minor, 2013-16 3. Erika Todd, 2000-03 4. Ashley Runion, 2007-10 5. Lisa Schweppe, 2002-05
29 28 27 23 19
Save Percentage (Min. 50 saves) 1. Renee Kertz, 2012 2. Lindsay Pickering, 2005-07 3. Beth Guccione, 1999-01 4. Amanda Wrzos, 2002-04 5. Kindra Lierz, 2014-Pres.
.882 .844 .828 .826 .821
ield Minutes Played (since 2003) F 1. Hayley Abbott, 2009-12 2. Nikki Edwards, 2008-11 3. Ashley Runion, 2007-10 4. Shona Goodwin, 2008-11 5. Jessi Wuellner, 2003-06
6,789 5,924 5,704 5,441 5,424
Game-Winning Goals 1. Erika Todd, 2000-03 2. Natasha Minor, 2013-16 3. Lisa Schweppe, 2002-05 4. Ashley Runion, 2007-10 Valerie Henderson, 2000-03 Nichole Thiele, 1999-01
12 10 9 8 8 8
Goals Against Average (Min. 1,000 minutes) 1. Lindsay Pickering, 2005-07 0.72 2. Renee Kertz, 2012 0.75 3. Kristen Starkey, 2009-10 0.81 4. Kindra Lierz, 2014-Pres. 0.83 5. Amanda Wrzos, 2002-04 0.89
Goalkeeper Minutes Played 1. Kindra Lierz, 2014-Pres. 2. Lindsay Pickering, 2005-07 3. Ashton Aubuchon, 2010-13 4. Amanda Wrzos, 2002-04 5. Beth Guccione, 1999-2001
5,298 5,233 5,201 4,667 2,885
Wins 1. Lindsay Pickering, 2005-07 2. Amanda Wrzos, 2002-04 3. Kindra Lierz, 2014-Pres. 4. Ashton Aubuchon, 2010-13 5. Beth Guccione, 1999-01
Current Players in Bold 34 32 28 26 20
Solo Shutouts 1. Lindsay Pickering, 2005-07 2. Kindra Lierz, 2014-Pres. 3. Ashton Aubuchon, 2010-13 4. Beth Guccione, 1999-01 5. Amanda Wrzos, 2002-04 Tami Hebert, 1999-2000
28 23 22 15 12 8
Matches Played 1. Lisa Schweppe, 2002-05 2. Jessi Wuellner, 2003-06 Megan Hejlek, 2002-05 4. Heather Reding, 2001-04 5. Hayley Abbott, 2009-12 Marla Gianino, 2001-04 Ashley Deroy, 2002-05
79 78 78 77 76 76 76
Assists 1. Alaina Lacopo, 2004-07 2. Marla Gianino, 2001-04 3. Erika Todd, 2000-03 4. Ashley Runion, 2007-10 5. Natasha Minor, 2013-16 Lisa Schweppe, 2002-05 Shots Attempted 1. Natasha Minor, 2013-16 2. Lisa Schweppe, 2002-05 3. Ashley Runion, 2007-10 4. Nichole Thiele, 1999-01 5. Valerie Henderson, 2000-03 Shots On Goal* 1. Lisa Schweppe, 2002-05 2. Natasha Minor, 2013-16 3. Ashley Runion, 2007-10 4. Nichole Thield, 1999-2001 5. Diana Poovey, 2001-04
28 23 17 14 13 13
187 185 183 177 175
100 99 88 84 76
76 76 69 68 67
Lindsay Pickering
*Shots on goal data incomplete in 2000 season
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Team Records Single-Match and Single-Season Records Southeast Missouri Match Most Goals 12 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-16-06) Fewest Goals 0 (59 times) Most Shots 47 (Lipscomb, 10-12-02) Fewest Shots 1 (Illinois State, 9-6-99) Most Assists 14 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-16-06) Most Points 38 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-16-06) Most Corners 14 (Arkansas State, 9-20-01) Fewest Corners 0 (12 times) Most Penalty Kicks 1 (15 times) Most Fouls 32 (Drake, 9-27-02) Fewest Fouls 0 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-10-05) Most Shutouts - Consecutive Shutouts - Goals Against Average - Most Wins - Most Home Wins - Most Road Wins - Most Losses - Most Home Losses - Most Road Losses - Margin of Victory 12 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-16-06) Margin of Defeat 5 (Mississippi, 9-28-03)
Season 48 2001 9 2008 389 2002 146 1999 33 2001 129 2001 142 2001 29 2008 2 (4 times) 342 2002 92 1999 13 2001 6 2001 0.44 2001 16 2001 10 2001 6 ’02, ’11, ‘14 10 2012 4 ‘08, ‘14 7 1999 - -
Individual Match Records Goals 3 Fastest Goal 0:26 Back-to-Back Goals 0:13 Games with a Goal 7 Assists 4 Points 10 Shots 12 Saves 16
11 times, last by Angie Mann (9/13/15) by Jessie Crabtree (10-28-11) by Torey Byrd (PK) and Natasha Minor vs. Missouri-St. Louis (8-29-14) by Nichole Thiele (2 times) (11/6/09 - 9/11/00) (10/23/00 - 9/20/01) by Erika Todd (9-02-01) by Casey Kraft (9-10-05) by Nichole Thiele (10-23-00) by Kindra Lierz (10-29-15)
Streaks Longest Winning Home Winning Road Winning Neutral Winning Longest Losing Home Losing Road Losing Neutral Losing Games with a Goal
8/31/01 - 10/7/01 10/17/00 - 11/11/01 10/6/00 - 10/5/01; 9/19/14-10/31/14 11/6/99 - 10/27/00 8/27/99 - 9/26/99 2 times, last from 8/29/08 - 9/12/08 8/27/99 - 9/26/99 10/27/00 - 10/26/01 10/6/00 - 9/27/02
9 13 6 3 5 2 5 1 33
Opponents Match Season Most Goals 5 (Missouri State, 8-29-99) 26 1999 Fewest Goals 0 (131 times) 8 ’01, ’09, ’13 Most Shots 42 (UT Martin, 10-29-15) 263 2015 Fewest Shots 0 (6 times) 101 2001 Most Assists 5 (2 times) 19 2015 Most Points 13 (2 times) 67 1999 Most Corners 23 (Memphis, 9-14-06) 94 1999 Fewest Corners 0 (6 times) 43 2001 2001, 2007 Most Penalty Kicks 1 (8 times) 2 Most Fouls 22 (2 times) 284 2002 Fewest Fouls 1 (Tennessee Tech, 10-18-09) 134 1999 Most Shutouts - 8 2015 Consecutive Shutouts - 4 2008 Goals Against Average - 0.61 2008 Fastest Goal 1:27 Julie Williford (Arkansas, Sept. 6, 2002) Back-to-back goals 1:47 Debbie Stark & Rachelle Smith (Missouri State, Aug. 29, 1999) The 2001 Southeast Missouri team holds nine different single-season records. The Redhawks won their first-ever Ohio Valley Conference regular season title that year.
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#LETSSOAR Scoring Season GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG* SOG%* GW PK-Att 1999 13 14 8 36 146 .096 80 .548 4 1-1 2000 17 45 28 118 322 .140 --- --- 11 1-1 2001 18 48 33 129 289 .166 172 .595 16 2-2 2002 20 43 29 115 389 .111 175 .450 14 1-1 2003 20 25 23 73 302 .083 166 .550 10 0-0 2004 19 24 29 77 246 .098 132 .537 11 1-1 2005 20 36 31 103 228 .158 122 .535 12 2-3 2006 20 39 35 113 301 .130 172 .571 10 2-2 2007 18 38 29 105 272 .140 126 .463 12 1-1 2008 14 9 5 23 154 .058 77 .500 2 1-1 2009 18 25 21 71 238 .105 120 .504 8 0-0 2010 18 24 24 72 256 .094 83 .324 8 0-0 2011 19 35 30 100 260 .135 138 .531 12 1-1 2012 21 22 24 68 229 .096 103 .450 7 1-3 2013 18 19 20 58 190 .100 99 .521 8 1-1 2014 17 25 24 74 190 .132 89 .468 11 2-2 2015 22 28 18 74 241 .116 119 .494 9 2-2 2016 19 26 22 74 274 .095 135 .493 9 2-3 *Shots on goal data incomplete for 2000 season Goalkeeping Season GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho 1999 13 1264:15 26 1.85 112 .812 4 8 1 2 2000 17 1659:30 20 1.08 85 .810 10 6 1 8 2001 18 1623:03 8 0.44 53 .869 16 2 0 13 2002 20 1845:33 15 0.73 97 .866 14 4 2 10 2003 20 1915:06 19 0.89 89 .824 10 5 5 8 2004 19 1790:23 17 0.85 88 .838 11 6 2 7 2005 20 1860:59 12 0.58 57 .826 13 6 1 11 2006 20 1860:22 19 0.92 94 .832 10 8 2 10 2007 18 1711:14 14 0.74 95 .872 12 2 4 9 2008 14 1323:44 17 1.16 58 .773 2 9 3 2 2009 18 1702:20 16 0.85 47 .746 8 7 3 8 2010 18 1672:21 25 1.35 65 .722 8 9 1 6 2011 19 1746:44 16 0.82 75 .824 12 6 1 10 2012 21 1990:43 27 1.22 125 .822 7 10 4 7 2013 18 1710:11 24 1.26 117 .830 8 7 3 6 2014 17 1534:59 12 0.70 71 .855 11 5 0 8 2015 22 2130:58 22 0.93 92 .807 9 6 7 11 2016 19 1823:13 18 0.89 75 .806 9 6 4 7 School records in bold
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Yearly Leaders Points Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Player G-A Nicole Thiele 7-3 Erika Todd 13-7 Marla Gianino 9-9 Erika Todd 8-3 Molli Beard 4-2 Molli Beard 5-1 Lisa Schweppe 9-2 Courtney Alexander 9-3 Ashley Runion 11-5 Casey Kraft 4-0 Bobbi Jo Schlick 6-1 Ashley Runion 7-4 Jessie Crabtree 9-4 Torey Byrd 6-0 Natasha Minor 4-4 Natasha Minor 8-6 Angie Mann 8-1 Natasha Minor 12-2
Pts 17 33 27 19 10 11 20 21 27 8 13 18 22 12 12 22 17 26
Avg 1.31 1.94 1.50 0.95 0.62 0.65 1.00 1.05 1.50 0.80 0.72 1.00 1.22 0.57 0.75 1.38 0.77 1.37
Goals Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Player Nicole Thiele Erika Todd Nicole Thiele Erin Slattery Erika Todd Molli Beard Erin Slattery Diana Poovey Molli Beard Lisa Schweppe Courtney Alexander Ashley Runion Casey Kraft Bobbi Jo Schlick Ashley Runion Jessie Crabtree Erin Shulman Torey Byrd Natasha Minor Erin Shulman Natasha Minor Angie Mann Natasha Minor
G 7 13 13 10 8 4 4 4 5 9 9 11 4 6 7 9 9 6 4 4 8 8 12
Avg 0.54 0.76 0.72 0.56 0.40 0.25 0.27 0.20 0.29 0.45 0.45 0.61 0.40 0.33 0.39 0.50 0.64 0.29 0.25 0.24 0.50 0.36 .63
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Assists Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Player Nicole Thiele Erika Todd Marla Gianino Valerie Henderson Marla Gianino Alaina Lacopo Alaina Lacopo Margie Schaeffler Alaina Lacopo Megan McGrath Ashley Runion Ali Bauer Ashley Runion Katie Snelson Lauren Bozesky Ali Bauer Jacey Boyko Jessie Crabtree Paige Luehmann Natasha Minor Natasha Minor Paige Blankenheim Esmie Gonzales
A 3 7 9 5 7 7 7 6 9 2 2 3 3 3 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 5
Avg 0.23 0.41 0.50 0.25 0.35 0.58 0.35 0.32 0.50 0.13 0.14 0.18 0.17 0.18 0.33 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.25 0.36 0.18 0.33
Shots Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Player Nicole Thiele Nicole Thiele Marla Gianino Valerie Henderson Marla Gianino Diana Poovey Lisa Schweppe Courtney Alexander Courtney Alexander Ashley Runion Ashley Runion Ashley Runion Jessie Crabtree Courtney Luehmann Natasha Minor Natasha Minor Natasha Minor Natasha MInor
Sh 49 81 48 71 39 39 60 62 65 34 50 44 52 36 32 44 45 66
Avg 3.77 4.50 2.67 3.55 1.95 2.05 3.00 3.10 3.61 2.43 2.78 2.44 2.89 2.12 2.00 4.13 3.00 3.47
Game-Winning Goals Year Player 1999 Nicole Thiele Jenny Hamilton Courtney Britt Lauren Knight 2000 Erika Todd 2001 Nicole Thiele Erika Todd Erin Slattery 2002 Valerie Henderson 2003 Diana Poovey Valerie Henderson 2004 Molli Beard 2005 Lisa Schweppe 2006 Courtney Alexander Alaina Locapo 2007 Ashley Runion 2008 Casey Kraft Nicole Bussman 2009 Bobbi Jo Schlick 2010 Courtney Luehmann 2011 Erin Shulman 2012 Torey Byrd 2013 Storm French Erin Shulman 2014 Natasha Minor 2015 Jennifer Antonacci 2016 Natasha Minor Saves Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Player Beth Guccione Tami Hebert Beth Guccione Amanda Wrzos Amanda Wrzos Amanda Wrzos Lindsay Pickering Lindsay Pickering Lindsay Pickering Jessica Beckham Kristen Starkey Ashton Aubuchon Ashton Aubuchon Renee Kertz Ashton Aubuchon Kindra Lierz Kindra Lierz Kindra Lierz
GWG 1 1 1 1 6 3 3 3 5 2 2 3 6 2 2 4 1 1 4 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 5
Sv 98 79 53 52 89 77 57 89 82 57 42 54 67 90 101 68 86 71
Avg 8.17 4.65 2.94 2.60 4.45 4.53 2.85 4.45 4.56 4.07 2.63 3.38 3.72 5.62 5.61 4.00 4.09 3.74
#LETSSOAR Goals Against Average Year Player 1999 Beth Guccione 2000 Tami Hebert 2001 Beth Guccione 2002 Amanda Wrzos 2003 Amanda Wrzos 2004 Amanda Wrzos 2005 Lindsay Pickering 2006 Lindsay Pickering 2007 Lindsay Pickering 2008 Jessica Beckham 2009 Kristen Starkey 2010 Ashton Aubuchon 2011 Ashton Aubuchon 2012 Renee Kertz 2013 Ashton Aubuchon 2014 Kindra Lierz 2015 Kindra Lierz 2016 Kindra Lierz
GA 22 18 8 10 19 17 12 19 11 16 13 20 14 12 24 12 19 18
Save Percentage Year Player 1999 Beth Guccione 2000 Tami Hebert 2001 Beth Guccione 2002 Lauren Fabbro 2003 Amanda Wrzos 2004 Amanda Wrzos 2005 Lindsay Pickering 2006 Lindsay Pickering 2007 Lindsay Pickering 2008 Jessica Beckham 2009 Kristen Starkey 2010 Ashton Aubuchon 2011 Ashton Aubuchon 2012 Renee Kertz 2013 Ashton Aubuchon 2014 Kindra Lierz 2015 Kindra Lierz 2016 Kindra Lierz
Sv Sv% 98 .817 79 .814 53 .869 44 .898 89 .824 77 .819 57 .826 89 .824 82 .882 57 .781 42 .764 54 .730 67 .827 90 .882 101 .808 68 .850 86 .819 71 .798
Avg 1.69 1.03 0.44 0.73 0.90 1.00 0.58 0.95 0.63 1.13 0.81 1.23 0.78 0.75 1.33 0.70 0.88 0.89
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Postseason Honors & Awards Soccer Buzz Magazine All-National Team First-Year Programs 1999 Nichole Thiele Soccer Buzz Magazine All-Central Region Second-Team 2007 Courtney Alexander Third-Team 2001 Beth Guccione Jenny Hamilton 2002 Jenny Hamilton Valerie Henderson All-Freshman Team 2007 Vanessa Hart NSCAA All-South Region ThirdTeam 2012 Hayley Abbott Honorable Mention 2010 Nikki Edwards CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second-Team 2004 Jen Cross CoSIDA Academic All-District 2001 Nichole Thiele 2002 Jen Cross 2003 Jen Cross (Second-Team) 2004 Jen Cross (First-Team/All-American) 2006 Jessi Wuellner (Second-Team) 2007 Courtney Alexander (First-Team) 2010 Hayley Abbott (Second-Team) 2010 Courtney Luehmann (Second-Team) NSCAA Team Academic Award 2010 3.21 Cumulative GPA 2011 3.45 Cumulative GPA 2012 3.55 Cumulative GPA (13th) 2013 3.64 Cumulative GPA (3rd) 2014 3.72 Cumulative GPA (2nd)
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OVC Coach of the Year 1999 Heather Nelson 2001 Heather Nelson 2007 Heather Nelson 2011 Heather Nelson OVC Player of the Year 2001 Beth Guccione 2002 Valerie Henderson 2007 Courtney Alexander 2011 Jessie Crabtree OVC Defensive Player of the Year 2001 Jenny Hamilton 2002 Jenny Hamilton 2005 Lindsay Pickering 2007 Lindsay Pickering 2012 Hayley Abbott 2013 Ashton Aubuchon 2014 Kindra Lierz OVC Freshman of the Year 2007 Ashley Runion 2011 Erin Shulman 2014 Kindra Lierz First-Team All-OVC Selections 1999 Stephanie Bleau Beth Guccione Jenny Hamilton Nichole Thiele 2000 Valerie Henderson Nicole Thiele Erica Todd 2001 Marla Gianino Beth Guccione Jenny Hamilton Erin Slattery 2002 Jenny Hamilton Valerie Henderson Heather Reding 2003 Marla Gianino 2005 Erin Hartmann Lindsay Pickering Lisa Schweppe 2007 Courtney Alexander Lindsay Pickering Margie Schaeffler 2008 Casey Kraft 2009 Hayley Abbott 2010 Ashley Runion Hayley Abbott Courtney Luehmann 2011 Ashton Aubuchon
2012 2013 2014 2016
Lauren Bozesky Jessie Crabtree Nikki Edwards Erin Shulman Hayley Abbott Ashton Aubuchon Kindra Lierz Natasha Minor Natasha Minor
Second-Team All-OVC Selections 2000 Stephanie Bleau Jenny Hamilton 2001 Nicole Thiele 2002 Marla Gianino Erin Slattery 2003 Heather Reding 2004 Megan Hejlek Heather Reding 2006 Casey Kraft Lindsay Pickering Margie Schaeffler Jessi Wuellner 2007 Vanessa Hart Ashley Runion 2008 Kristi Frick 2009 Ashley Runion 2011 Vanessa Hart 2012 Ali Bauer 2013 Natasha Minor 2014 Breana Beine Christina Rohde 2015 Angie Mann Lauren Kaempfe 2016 Esmie Gonzales
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Mabel Velarde Hayley Abbott Bobbi Jo Schlick Ashton Aubuchon Lauren Bozesky Jessie Crabtree Erin Shulman Renee Kertz Paige Luehmann Breana Beine Natasha Minor Christina Rohde Kindra Lierz Valeria Jaramillo Angie Mann Lauren Kaempfe Esmie Gonzales
OVC All-Tournament Team 1999 Beth Guccione Nicole Thiele 2001 Katie Huelsing Diana Poovey Julie Wunderlich 2002 Jenny Hamilton Megan Hejlek Erin Slattery 2003 Laura Hauskins Marla Gianino 2005 Erin Hartmann Megan Hejlek 2006 Casey Kraft (MVP) Lindsay Pickering Margie Schaeffler Jessi Wuellner 2007 Vanessa Hart Alaina Lacopo Third-Team All-OVC Selections Lindsay Pickering 2002 Laura Hauskins Ashley Runion (MVP) Erika Todd 2010 Nikki Edwards Amanda Wrzos Ashley Runion 2003 Ashley DeRoy 2011 Hayley Abbott Jessi Wuellner Shona Goodwin Honorable Mention All-OVC Selections 2012 Torey Byrd 1999 Jen Unrein Amy Harrington 2000 Jen Cross 2014 Kasey Crowden 2001 Erika Todd Paige Luehmann 2015 Jennifer Antonacci OVC All-Newcomer Team Selections Kaitlin Kuznacic 2005 Casey Kraft Kindra Lierz Lindsay Pickering 2006 Courtney Alexander 2007 Vanessa Hart Ashley Runion
#LETSSOAR All-Time Results 1999 4-8-1 Overall, 2-2-1 OVC (t-3rd) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 27 at Drury L 2-3OT Aug. 29 at Missouri State L 1-5 Sept. 6 at Illinois State L 0-4 Sept. 19 at Western Illinois L 1-22OT Sept. 24 at Tennessee Tech* L 0-2 Sept. 26 at Middle Tennessee* T 1-12OT Oct. 3 Morehead State* W 2-1 Oct. 10 Tennessee Tech* L 0-1 Oct. 19 UT Martin W 3-1 Oct. 23 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 1-0 Oct. 31 at Eastern Illinois* L 0-4 Nov. 5 vs. Morehead State# W 2-0 Nov. 6 at Eastern Illinois# L 1-2OT # - OVC Tournament (Charleston, Ill.) Leading Scorer: Nichole Thiele 2000 10-6-1 Overall, 2-3-0 OVC (3rd) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 25 Northern Iowa T 1-12OT Sept. 1 vs. Western Illinois W 4-1 Sept. 3 vs. Youngstown State W 9-0 Sept. 8 Drury L 1-2 Sept. 11 at Arkansas State W 5-0 Sept. 17 Western Illinois W 3-2OT Sept. 22 Missouri State L 0-3 Sept. 29 at Tennessee Tech* L 0-2 Oct. 3 at Murray State* L 0-2 Oct. 6 at Morehead State* W 2-0 Oct. 8 at Georgetown College W 4-0 Oct. 13 Eastern Illinois* L 1-3 Oct. 15 at Central Arkansas W 5-0 Oct. 17 UT Martin* W 2-0 Oct. 21 Middle Tennessee W 2-0 Oct. 23 Lipscomb W 4-0 Oct. 27 vs. Morehead State# L 1-2 # - OVC Tournament (Charleston, Ill.) Leading Scorer: Erika Todd
2001 16-2-0 Overall, 5-0-0 OVC (1st) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 31 Belmont W 3-0 Sept. 2 Jacksonville State W 4-0 Sept. 7 Arkansas-Little Rock W 3-0 Sept. 9 Central Arkansas W 4-0 Sept. 20 Arkansas State W 1-0 Sept. 23 Creighton W 1-0 Sept. 28 at Tulsa W 3-2 Sept. 30 at Oral Roberts W 3-2 Oct. 5 at Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 Oct. 7 at Western Illinois L 1-2 Oct. 13 Tennessee Tech* W 2-0 Oct. 19 Morehead State* W 7-0 Oct. 21 at Lipscomb W 5-0 Oct. 24 at UT Martin* W 2-0 Oct. 26 vs. Creighton (St. Louis) W 2-1OT Nov. 4 Murray State* W 4-0 Nov. 9 Murray State# W 2-0 Nov. 11 Eastern Illinois# L 0-1 # - OVC Tournament (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) Leading Scorer: Marla Gianino 2002 14-4-2 Overall, 6-0-0 OVC (1st) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 25 Indiana State W 2-0 Sept. 1 Belmont W 8-0 Sept. 6 at Arkansas L 1-2 Sept. 8 at Missouri State W 3-0 Sept. 13 at Arkansas State W 2-0 Sept. 15 Indiana L 0-2 Sept. 20 at Kentucky W 2-1 Sept. 22 Oral Roberts W 3-0 Sept. 27 at Drake T 0-02OT Sept. 29 at Creighton L 1-2 Oct. 4 Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 Oct. 7 Memphis L 1-2 Oct. 11 at Tennessee Tech* W 2-1 Oct. 12 Lipscomb W 3-0 Oct. 18 at Morehead State* W 3-1 Oct. 25 Austin Peay* W 2-0 Oct. 27 UT Martin* W 3-0 Oct. 30 at Murray State* W 2-1OT Nov. 8 Tennessee Tech# W 2-1 Nov. 10 Eastern Illinois# T 2-22OT # - OVC Tournament (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) Leading Scorer: Erika Todd
2003 10-5-5 Overall, 4-3-1 OVC (5th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 29 Ohio W 2-1 Aug. 31 Oakland T 0-02OT Sept. 5 at Auburn L 0-2 Sept. 9 at Memphis T 1-1 Sept. 12 IUPUI W 4-1 Sept. 14 Missouri State W 2-1OT Sept. 18 at Evansville W 1-0 Sept. 21 at Indiana State T 0-02OT Sept. 23 Austin Peay* W 5-0 Sept. 28 at Ole Miss L 0-5 Oct. 3 at Louisville W 3-1 Oct. 5 at Morehead State* W 1-0 Oct. 10 Samford* L 0-1 Oct. 12 Jacksonville State* T 0-02OT Oct. 17 at UT Martin* W 2-1 Oct. 19 at Murray State* L 0-1OT Oct. 24 Eastern Illinois* L 0-3 Oct. 31 Tennessee Tech* W 2-1 Nov. 4 at UT Martin# W 2-0 Nov. 7 at Samford# T 0-02OT # - OVC Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) Leading Scorers: Beard, Poovey, Slattery 2004 11-6-2 Overall, 3-3-2 OVC (t-5th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 27 Arkansas W 3-2 Aug. 29 Evansville W 1-0 Sept. 3 No. 14 Illinois L 0-2 Sept. 5 Xavier W 3-2 Sept. 12 at Northwestern L 0-12OT Sept. 17 Air Force W 2-1 Sept. 19 Arkansas State W 4-0 Sept. 24 at Tennessee Tech* T 2-2 2OT Sept. 26 at Austin Peay* W 1-0 Oct. 3 Morehead State* W 2-1 Oct. 8 at Samford* L 0-1 Oct. 10 at Jacksonville State* T 0-02OT Oct. 15 UT Martin* W 1-0 Oct. 17 Murray State* L 0-12OT Oct. 22 at Eastern Illinois* L 1-22OT Oct. 24 Texas Tech W 2-1 Oct. 28 SIU Edwardsville W 1-0 Oct. 31 Alabama A&M W 1-0 Nov. 2 at Murray State# L 0-1 # - OVC Tournament (Murray, Ky.) Leading Scorer: Molli Beard
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2005 13-6-1 Overall, 5-3-1 OVC (t-3rd) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 28 vs. IUPUI W 2-0 Sept. 2 Saint Louis L 0-1 Sept. 5 SIU Edwardsville W 3-0 Sept. 10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 11-0 Sept. 16 at Evansville L 0-1 Sept. 18 Iowa W 2-1 Sept. 23 Eastern Illinois* T 0-02OT Sept. 25 Memphis W 1-02OT Sept. 30 Austin Peay* W 4-0 Oct. 2 Tennessee Tech* W 1-02OT Oct. 7 at Morehead State* L 0-2 Oct. 9 at Eastern Kentucky* W 1-0 Oct. 14 Jacksonville State* W 2-1 Oct. 16 Samford* L 1-3 Oct. 21 at Murray State* W 2-1OT Oct. 23 at UT Martin L 0-1 Oct. 26 Arkansas-Little Rock W 3-0 Oct. 28 South Dakota State W 2-0 Nov. 1 Jacksonville State# W 1-0 (Cape Girardeau) Nov. 4 at Eastern Illinois# L 0-1 # - OVC Tournament (Charleston, Ill.) Leading Scorer: Lisa Schweppe 2006 10-8-2 Overall, 4-3-2 OVC (4th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 25 Arkansas-Little Rock W 1-0 Sept. 3 Missouri State L 0-1 Sept. 8 at DePaul L 2-3 Sept. 10 Troy W 3-0 Sept. 14 at Memphis L 0-2 Sept. 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 12-0 Sept. 18 at Saint Louis L 1-2 Sept. 24 UT Martin* W 1-0 Sept. 26 Murray State* W 2-0 Sept. 29 at Eastern Illinois* L 1-2 Oct. 6 at Austin Peay* L 0-1OT Oct. 8 at Tennessee Tech* W 5-1 Oct. 13 Morehead State* T 0-02OT Oct. 15 Eastern Kentucky* W 2-0 Oct. 21 at Jacksonville State* L 0-2 Oct. 23 at Samford* T 0-02OT Oct. 31 Austin Peay# W 3-0 (Cape Girardeau) Nov. 3 at Samford# W 3-22OT Nov. 5 vs. Morehead State# W 2-0 Nov. 10 vs. No. 17 Illinois$ L 0-2 $ - NCAA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) # - OVC Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) Leading Scorer: Courtney Alexander 90 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
2007 12-2-4 Overall, 8-0-1 OVC (1st) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 31 Northwestern State W 1-0 Sept. 2 at Missouri State L 0-1 Sept. 9 DePaul W 4-1 Sept. 11 at Evansville T 1-12OT Sept. 14 at Saint Louis L 1-3 Sept. 16 vs. Air Force W 2-0 Sept. 28 at Morehead State* W 3-2 Sept. 30 at Eastern Kentucky* W 9-0 Oct. 5 Austin Peay* W 2-0 Oct. 7 Tennessee Tech* W 3-0 Oct. 12 Eastern Illinois * W 4-2 Oct. 19 at Murray State* W 3-2 Oct. 21 at UT Martin* T 0-0 2OT Oct. 26 Jacksonville State* W 1-0 Oct. 28 Samford* W 1-02OT Nov. 9 UT Martin# W 1-0 Nov. 11 Samford# T 1-12OT Nov. 16 at No. 23 Missouri$ T 1-12OT $ - NCAA Tournament (Columbia, Mo.) # - OVC Tournament (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) Leading Scorer: Ashley Runion 2008 2-9-3 Overall, 1-5-2 OVC (9th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 29 Missouri State L 0-1 Sept. 7 vs. Army (St. Louis, Mo.) L 0-2 Sept. 12 SIU Edwardsville L 0-1 Sept. 19 at Northern Illinois L 0-1 Sept. 22 Evansville T 1-1 2OT Sept. 26 Murray State * L 0-1 Sept. 28 UT Martin * T 1-12OT Oct. 3 at Jacksonville State* L 1-2 Oct. 5 at Alabama A&M W 2-1 Oct. 10 Morehead State* T 0-02OT Oct. 12 Eastern Kentucky* L 0-1 Oct. 17 at Austin Peay* W 2-0 Oct. 19 at Tennessee Tech* L 1-2 Oct. 26 at Eastern Illinois* L 1-2 Leading Scorer: Casey Kraft
2009 8-7-3 Overall, 2-3-3 OVC (t-6th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 21 Indiana State W 1-0 Aug. 23 Evansville L 0-1 Aug. 28 Alabama A&M W 10-0 Aug. 30 Northern Illinois W 1-0 Sept. 4 vs. Western Michigan L 1-2 Sept. 6 vs. Kansas City W 3-1 Sept. 11 at Northwestern State L 0-2 Sept. 13 Western Kentucky W 2-0 Sept. 25 at Washington (Mo.) L 1-4 Sept. 27 Eastern Illinois* T 1-12OT Oct. 2 Austin Peay* T 0-02OT Oct. 11 at UT Martin* L 1-2 Oct. 16 Jacksonville State* W 1-0 Oct. 18 Tennessee Tech* W 1-0 Oct. 23 at Morehead State* T 1-12OT Oct. 25 at Eastern Kentucky* L 0-1 Oct. 29 at Murray State* L 0-1 Oct. 30 at SIUE W 1-0 Leading Scorer: Bobbi Jo Schlick 2010 8-9-1 Overall, 4-3-1 OVC (t-2nd) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 22 Belmont W 2-12OT Aug. 27 vs. Alabama A&M W 9-1 Aug. 29 vs. South Florida L 0-4 Sept. 1 Washington (Mo.) W 1-0 Sept. 5 Ball State L 2-32OT Sept. 10 Stetson L 2-3 Sept. 17 at Western Kentucky L 0-1 Sept. 19 at Arkansas State W 1-0 Sept. 24 at Jacksonville State* L 1-2 Sept. 26 at Austin Peay* W 1-0 Oct. 3 Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 Oct. 8 Eastern Kentucky* W 1-0 Oct. 10 Morehead State* L 0-3 Oct. 15 at Tennessee Tech* L 0-1 Oct. 22 at Murray State* W 2-1 Oct. 24 UT Martin* T 0-02OT Oct. 27 Quincy L 0-2 Nov. 11 Austin Peay# L 1-3 # - OVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.) Leading Scorer: Ashley Runion
#LETSSOAR 2011 12-6-1 Overall, 8-0-1 OVC (1st) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 19 at Illinois State W 3-2 Aug. 21 at Iowa L 1-2 Aug. 28 Arkansas State W 4-0 Sept. 2 at Evansville W 3-0 Sept. 9 vs. Butler W 1-0 Sept. 11 at Kentucky L 0-2 Sept. 16 at Saint Louis T 0-02OT Sept. 23 at Austin Peay* W 3-1 Sept. 26 at Murray State* W 3-0 Sept. 30 Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 Oct. 2 SIU Edwardsville* W 3-0 Oct. 7 at Morehead State* L 1-2 Oct. 9 at Eastern Kentucky* W 1-0 Oct. 14 at UT Martin* W 2-1 Oct. 16 Iowa State L 0-2 Oct. 21 UT Martin L 1-22OT Oct. 28 Jacksonville State* W 3-0 Oct. 30 Tennessee Tech* W 3-0 Nov. 4 Morehead State# L 1-2 # - OVC Tournament (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) Leading Scorer: Jessie Crabtree 2012 7-10-4 Overall, 5-3-2 OVC (4th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 17 Illinois State L 1-2 Aug. 19 Saint Louis T 0-02OT Aug. 24 Kansas City L 0-1 Aug. 26 Drake W 2-1 Aug. 31 vs. Louisville L 0-4 Sept. 2 at Kentucky L 0-1 Sept. 8 at Nebraska L 0-4 Sept. 11 Evansville T 0-02OT Sept. 14 at Memphis L 0-5 Sept. 25 UT Martin* T 1-12OT Sept. 28 Murray State* W 6-0 Sept. 30 Austin Peay* L 0-1 Oct. 5 at SIU Edwardsville* L 0-1 Oct. 7 at Eastern Illinois* L 2-32OT Oct. 12 Eastern Kentucky* W 1-0OT Oct. 14 Morehead State* W 2-1 Oct. 19 at Belmont* T 0-02OT Oct. 26 at Tennessee Tech* W 5-1 Oct. 28 at Jacksonville State* W 1-0 Nov. 1 vs. Belmont# W 1-0 Nov. 2 at UT Martin# L 0-1 # - OVC Tournament (Martin, Tenn.) Leading Scorer: Torey Byrd
2013 8-7-3 Overall, 6-2-2 OVC (3rd) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 23 at Nebraska L 0-4 Aug. 25 at Kansas City L 1-2 Aug. 30 at Missouri L 0-4 Sept. 6 Arkansas State T 0-02OT Sept. 13 at Illinois State L 0-4 Sept. 15 at Drake W 2-1OT Sept. 27 at Murray State* W 1-0 Sept. 29 at Austin Peay* T 1-12OT Oct. 4 Lindenwood W 2-0 Oct. 6 Jacksonville State* W 2-0 Oct. 11 at Eastern Kentucky* T 0-02OT Oct. 13 at Morehead State* L 2-5 Oct. 18 Belmont* W 2-1OT Oct. 20 Tennessee Tech* W 1-0 Oct. 25 SIU Edwardsville* W 1-0 Oct. 27 Eastern Illinois* W 4-0 Nov. 1 at UT Martin* L 0-12OT Nov. 7 Austin Peay# L 0-1 # - OVC Tournament (Martin, Tenn.) Leading Scorers: Natasha Minor, Erin Shulman 2014 11-6-0 Overall, 8-2-0 OVC (T-1st) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 29 Missouri-St. Louis W 2-0 Sept. 5 vs. UC Davis W 2-0 Sept. 7 at Northern Colorado L 0-1 Sept. 12 Illinois State L 0-3 Sept. 17 at Evansville L 0-1 Sept. 19 at Arkansas State W 3-0 Sept. 26 at Eastern Illinois* W 4-0 Oct. 3 UT Martin* L 1-2 Oct. 5 Murray State W 2-1 Oct. 10 Austin Peay* L 0-1OT Oct. 12 at Belmont* W 1-0 Oct. 17 Eastern Kentucky* W 1-0 Oct. 19 Morehead State* W 2-1 Oct. 24 at Tennessee Tech* W 2-0 Oct. 26 at Jacksonville State* W 3-0 Oct. 31 at SIUE* W 2-1 Nov. 7 Jacksonville State# L 0-1 # - OVC Tournament (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) Leading Scorer: Natasha Minor
2015 9-6-7 Overall, 3-2-5 OVC (5th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 21 at Missouri S&T W 2-0 Aug. 23 Nothern Iowa T 3-32OT Aug. 28 Evansville W 1-0 Aug. 30 Northern Colorado L 0-1 Sept. 7 at Louisville L 0-2 Sept. 11 at Florida Atlantic L 0-2 Sept. 13 at Lynn W 5-3 Sept. 18 Arkansas State W 1-0 Sept. 20 at Union W 2-0 Sept. 25 SIUE* T 0-02OT Sept. 27 Eastern Illinois* W 5-0 Oct. 2 at Austin Peay* L 0-2 Oct. 4 at Murray State* L 1-4 Oct. 8 vs. Eastern Kentucky* W 1-0OT Oct. 16 Belmont* T 1-12OT Oct. 18 Jacksonville State* W 1-0 Oct. 22 at Morehead State* T 2-22OT Oct. 25 Tennessee Tech* T 0-02OT Oct. 29 UT Martin* T 0-02OT Nov. 1 at Jacksonville State# T 1-12OT Nov. 6 vs. Tennessee Tech# W 2-0 Nov. 8 at Murray State # L 0-1OT # - OVC Tournament (Murray, Ky.) Leading Score: Angie Mann 2016 9-6-4 Overall, 3-4-3 OVC (7th) Head Coach: Heather Nelson Aug. 19 at Tennessee W 1-0 Aug. 21 Illinois Springfield W 3-1 Aug. 25 at Green Bay W 1-0OT Aug. 28 at Milwaukee W 1-0 Sept. 4 at Evansville T 0-02OT Sept. 7 Union University W 4-1 Sept. 11 Florida Atlantic W 1-0 Sept. 14 at Kentucky L 2-3 Sept. 18 at Missouri State L 0-1 Sept. 23 at Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 Sept. 25 at SIUE* L 0-2 Sept. 30 Murray State* T 2-22OT Oct. 2 Austin Peay* T 1-12OT Oct. 7 at Jacksonville State* L 1-22OT Oct. 9 at Belmont* T 0-02OT Oct. 14 at Tennessee Tech* L 0-1 Oct. 16 Eastern Kentucky L 1-2OT Oct. 23 Morehead State W 3-1 Oct. 27 UT Martin W 4-1 Leading Scorer: Natasha Minor
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Series Records vs. All Opponents (2017 Opponents in Bold) Air Force.......................................................................................... 2-0 Alabama A&M............................................................................4-0 Arkansas.............................................................................................1-1 Arkansas-Little Rock...........................................................4-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff.............................................................. 2-0 Arkansas State..................................................................... 8-0-1 Army.....................................................................................................0-1 Auburn................................................................................................0-1 Austin Peay...................................................9-5-3 Ball State..........................................................................................0-1 Belmont......................................................... 6-0-3 Butler....................................................................................................1-0 Central Arkansas..................................................................... 2-0 Creighton..........................................................................................2-1 DePaul..................................................................................................1-1 Drake...............................................................................................2-0-1 Drury................................................................................................... 0-2 Eastern Illinois...........................................9-10-3 Eastern Kentucky.........................................8-3-1 Evansville......................................................4-3-4 Florida Atlantic.............................................................................1-1 Georgetown College.............................................................1-0 Illinois.................................................................................................. 0-2 Illinois Springfield........................................... 1-0 Illinois State................................................................................... 1-4 Indiana................................................................................................0-1
Indiana State............................................................................2-0-1 Iowa.........................................................................................................1-1 Iowa State........................................................................................0-1 IUPUI................................................................................................... 2-0 Jacksonville State.....................................10-5-3 Kansas City.....................................................................................1-2 Kentucky...........................................................................................1-3 Lindenwood...................................................................................1-0 Lipscomb........................................................................................3-0 Louisville............................................................1-2 Lynn University..........................................................................1-0 Memphis.......................................................................................1-3-1 Middle Tennessee State.............................................. 1-0-1 Missouri.........................................................................................0-1-1 Missouri S&T................................................................................1-0 Missouri State..................................................2-6 Missouri-St. Louis....................................................................1-0 Morehead State..........................................11-6-4 Murray State.................................................11-8-1 Nebraska......................................................................................... 0-2 Northern Colorado................................................................. 0-2 Northern Illinois...........................................................................1-1 Northern Iowa.......................................................................0-0-2 Northwestern...............................................................................0-1 Northwestern State.................................................................1-1 Oakland.......................................................................................0-0-1
Ohio.......................................................................................................1-0 Ole Miss.............................................................................................0-1 Oral Roberts................................................................................. 2-0 Quincy.................................................................................................0-1 Saint Louis................................................................................0-3-2 Samford........................................................................................2-3-3 South Dakota State...............................................................1-0 South Florida................................................................................0-1 SIUE.................................................................6-3-1 Stetson...............................................................................................0-1 Tennessee.......................................................................................1-0 Tennessee Tech......................................... 13-6-2 Texas Tech.....................................................................................1-0 Troy........................................................................................................1-0 Tulsa.....................................................................................................1-0 UC Davis...........................................................................................1-0 Union................................................................................................... 2-0 UT Martin.....................................................11-6-5 Washington (Mo.)......................................................................1-1 Western Illinois........................................................................... 2-2 Western Kentucky.....................................................................1-1 Western Michigan...................................................................0-1 Wisconsin - Green Bay................................... 1-0 Wisconsin - Milwaukee.................................. 1-0 Xavier...................................................................................................1-0 Youngstown State...................................................................1-0
Series History vs. All Opponents Air Force 2-0 (H: 1-0, A: N/A, N: 1-0) Sept. 17, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 16, 2007 St. Louis, Mo. Alabama A&M 4-0 (H: 2-0, A: 1-0, N: 1-0) Oct. 31, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 5, 2008 Normal, Ala. Aug. 28, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 27, 2010 Murray, Ky. Arkansas 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Sept. 6, 2002 Fayetteville, Ark. Aug. 27, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Arkansas-Little Rock 4-0 (H: 3-0, A: 1-0) Oct. 23, 1999 Little Rock, Ark. Sept. 7, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 26, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 25, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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W, 2-1 W, 2-0
W, 1-0 W, 2-1 W, 10-0 W, 9-1
L, 1-2 W, 3-2
W, 1-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 1-0
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0-0 (H: 1-0, A: 1-0) Sept. 10, 2005 Pine Bluff, Ark. Sept. 16, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 11-0 W, 12-0
Arkansas State 8-0-1 (H: 4-0-1, A: 4-0) Sept. 11, 2000 Jonesboro, Ark. Sept. 20, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 13, 2002 Jonesboro, Ark. Sept. 19, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 29, 2010 Jonesboro, Ark. Aug. 28, 2011 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 6, 2013 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 19, 2014 Jonesboro, Ark. Sept. 18, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 5-0 W, 1-0 W, 2-0 W, 4-0 W, 1-0 W, 4-0 T, 0-02OT W, 3-0 W, 1-0
Army 0-1 (H: N/A, A: N/A, N: 0-1) Sept. 7, 2008 St. Louis, Mo. Auburn 0-1 (H: N/A, A: 0-1) Sept. 5, 2003 Auburn, Ala.
L, 0-1
Austin Peay 9-6-3 (H: 5-2-2, A: 4-2-1, N: 0-2) Oct. 25, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 23, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 26, 2004 Clarksville, Tenn. Sept. 30, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 6, 2006 Clarksville, Tenn. Oct. 31, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Oct. 5, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 17, 2008 Clarksville, Tenn. Oct. 2, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 26, 2010 Clarksville, Tenn. Nov. 11, 2010 Murray, Ky.# Sept. 23, 2011 Clarksville, Tenn. Sept. 30, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 29, 2013 Clarksville, Tenn. Nov. 7, 2013 Martin, Tenn.# Oct. 10, 2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 2, 2015 Clarksville, Tenn. Oct. 2, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-2
Ball State 0-1 (H: 0-1, A: N/A) Sept. 5, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 2-0 W, 5-0 W, 1-0 W, 4-0 L, 0-1OT W, 3-0 W, 2-0 W, 2-0 T, 0-02OT W, 1-0 L, 1-3 W, 3-1 L, 0-1 T, 1-12OT L, 0-1 L, 0-1OT L, 0-2 T, 1-12OT
L, 2-3OT
#LETSSOAR Belmont 6-0-3 (H: 4-0-1, A: 1-0-2, N: 1-0) Aug. 31, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 1, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 22, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 19, 2012 Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 1, 2012 Martin, Tenn.# Oct. 18, 2013 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 12, 2014 Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 16, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 9, 2016 Nashville, Tenn.
W, 3-0 W, 8-0 W, 2-12OT T, 0-02OT W, 1-0 W, 2-1OT W, 1-0 T, 1-12OT 0-02OT
Butler 1-0 (H: N/A, A: N/A, N: 1-0) Sept. 9, 2011 Lexington, Ky.
W, 1-0
Central Arkansas 2-0 (H: 1-0, A: 1-0) Oct. 15, 2000 Conway, Ark. Sept. 9, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 5-0 W, 4-0
Creighton 2-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1, N: 1-0) Sept. 23, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 26, 2001 St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 29, 2002 Omaha, Neb. DePaul 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Sept. 8, 2006 Chicago, Ill. Sept. 9, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 1-0 W, 2-1OT L, 1-2
L, 2-3 W, 4-1
Drake 2-0-1 (H: 1-0, A: 1-0-1) Sept. 27, 2002 Des Moines, Iowa Aug. 26, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 15, 2013 Des Moines, Iowa
T, 0-02OT W, 2-1 W, 2-1OT
Drury 0-2 (H: 0-1, A: 0-1) Aug. 27, 1999 Springfield, Mo. Sept. 8, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 2-3OT L, 1-2
Eastern Illinois 9-10-3 (H: 6-3-3, A: 3-7) Oct. 31, 1999 Charleston, Ill. Nov. 6, 1999 Charleston, Ill.# Oct. 13, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 5, 2001 Charleston, Ill. Nov. 11, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Oct. 4, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 10, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Oct. 24, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 22, 2004 Charleston, Ill. Sept. 23, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 4, 2005 Charleston, Ill.# Sept. 29, 2006 Charleston, Ill. Oct. 12, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-4 L, 1-2 L, 1-3 W, 1-0 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 T, 2-22OT L, 0-3 L, 1-22OT T, 0-02OT L, 0-1 L, 1-2 W, 4-2
Oct. 26, 2008 Sept. 27, 2009 Oct. 3, 2010 Sept. 30, 2011 Oct. 7, 2012 Oct. 27, 2013 Sept. 26, 2014 Sept. 27, 2015 Sept. 23, 2016
Charleston, Ill. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Charleston, Ill. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Charleston, Ill. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Charleston, Ill.
Eastern Kentucky 8-3-1 (H: 4-2, A: 3-1-1, N: 1-0) Oct. 9, 2005 Richmond, Ky. Oct. 15, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 30, 2007 Richmond, Ky. Oct. 12, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 25, 2009 Richmond, Ky. Oct. 8, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 9, 2011 Richmond, Ky. Oct. 12, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 11, 2013 Richmond, Ky. Oct. 17, 2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 8, 2015 Lexington, Ky. Oct. 16, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 1-2 T, 1-12OT W, 1-0 W, 1-0 L, 2-32OT W, 4-0 W, 4-0 W, 5-0 W, 1-0
W, 1-0 W, 2-0 W, 9-0 L, 0-1 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 W, 1-0 W, 1-0OT T, 0-02OT W, 1-0 W, 1-0OT L, 1-2OT
Evansville 4-3-4 (H: 2-1-2, A: 2-1-2) Sept. 18, 2003 Evansville, Ind. Aug. 29, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 16, 2005 Evansville, Ind. Sept. 11, 2007 Evansville, Ind. Sept. 22, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 23, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 2, 2011 Evansville, Ind. Sept. 11, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 17, 2014 Evansville, Ind. Aug. 28, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 4, 2016 Evansville, Ind.
W, 1-0 W, 1-0 L, 0-1 T, 1-12OT T, 1-12OT L, 0-1 W, 3-0 T, 0-02OT L, 0-1 W, 1-0 T, 0-02OT
Florida Atlantic 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Sept. 11, 2015 West Palm Beach, Fla. Sept. 11, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-2 W, 1-0
Georgetown College 1-0 (H: N/A, A: 1-0) Oct. 8, 2000 Georgetown, Ky.
W, 4-0
Illinois 0-2 (H: 0-1, A: N/A, N: 0-1) Sept. 3, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 10, 2006 St. Louis Mo.$
L, 0-2 L, 0-2
Illinois Springfield 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: N/A) Aug. 21, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Illinois State 1-4 (H: 0-2, A: 1-2) Normal, Ill. Normal, Ill. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Normal, Ill. Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-4 W, 3-2 L, 1-2 L, 0-4 L, 0-3
Indiana 0-1 (H: 0-1, A: N/A) Sept. 15, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-2
Sept. 6, 1999 Aug. 19, 2011 Aug. 17, 2011 Sept. 13, 2013 Sept. 12, 2014
Indiana State 2-0-1 (H: 2-0, A: 0-0-1) Aug. 25, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 21, 2003 Terre Haute, Ind. Aug. 21, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Iowa 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Sept. 18, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 21, 2011 Iowa City, Iowa
W, 2-1 L, 1-2
Iowa State 0-1 (H: 0-1, A: N/A) Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-2
IUPUI 2-0 (H: 2-0, A: N/A) Sept. 12, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 28, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 4-1 W, 2-0
Oct. 16, 2011
W, 3-1
W, 2-0 T, 0-02OT W, 1-0
Jacksonville State 10-5-3 (H: 8-1-1, A: 2-4-2) Sept. 2, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 12, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 10, 2004 Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 14, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 1, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Oct. 21, 2006 Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 26, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 3, 2008 Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 16, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 24, 2010 Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 28, 2011 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 28, 2012 Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 6, 2013 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 26, 2014 Jacksonville, Ala. Nov. 7, 2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Oct. 18, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 1, 2015 Jacksonville, Ala.# Oct. 7, 2016 Jacksonville, Ala.
W, 4-0 T, 0-02OT T, 0-02OT W, 2-1 W, 1-0 L, 0-2 W, 1-0 L, 1-2 W, 1-0 L, 1-2 W, 3-0 W, 1-0 W, 2-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 T, 1-12OT L, 1-22OT
Kansas City 1-2 (H: 0-1, A: 0-1, N: 1-0) Sept. 6, 2009 Cedar Falls, Iowa Aug. 24, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 25, 2013 Kansas City, Mo.
W, 3-1 L, 0-1 L, 1-2
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Kentucky 1-3 (H: N/A, A: 1-3) Sept. 20, 2002 Lexington, Ky. Sept. 11, 2011 Lexington, Ky. Sept. 2, 2012 Lexington, Ky. Sept. 14, 2016 Lexington, Ky.
Oct. 4, 2013
Lindenwood 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: N/A) Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Lipscomb 3-0 (H: 2-0, A: 1-0) Oct. 23, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 21, 2001 Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 12, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Louisville 1-2 (H: N/A, A: 1-1, N: 0-1) Oct. 3, 2003 Louisville, Ky. Oct. 30, 2012 Lexington, Ky. Sept. 7, 2015 Louisville, Ky. Lynn 1-0 (H: N/A, A: 1-0) Sept. 13, 2015 Boca Raton, Fla. Memphis 1-3-1 (H: 1-1, A: 0-2-1) Oct. 7, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 9, 2003 Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 25, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 14, 2006 Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 14, 2012 Memphis, Tenn. Middle Tennessee State 1-0-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-0-1) Sept. 26, 1999 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Oct. 21, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mississippi 0-1 (H: N/A, A: 0-1) Sept. 28, 2003 Oxford, Miss. Missouri 0-1-1 (H: N/A, A: 0-0-1) Nov. 16, 2007 Columbia, Mo.$ Aug. 30, 2013 Columbia, Mo.
W, 2-1 L, 0-2 L, 0-1 L, 2-3
W, 2-0
W, 4-0 W, 5-0 W, 3-0
W, 3-1 L, 0-4 L, 0-2
W, 5-3
L, 1-2 T, 1-12OT W, 1-02OT L, 0-2 L, 0-5
T, 1-12OT W, 2-0
L, 0-5
T, 1-12OT L, 0-4
Missouri S&T 1-0 (H: N/A, A: 1-0) Aug. 21, 2015 Rolla, Mo.
W, 2-0
Missouri-St. Louis 1-0 (H: 10, A: N/A) Aug. 29, 2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 2-0
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Missouri State 2-6 (H: 1-3, A: 1-3) Aug. 29, 1999 Springfield, Mo. Sept. 22, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 8, 2002 Springfield, Mo. Sept. 14, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 3, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 2, 2007 Springfield, Mo. Aug. 29, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 18, 2016 Springfield, Mo. Morehead State 11-6-4 (H: 6-2-2, A: 4-3-2, N: 1-1) Oct. 3, 1999 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 5, 1999 Charleston, Ill.# Oct. 6, 2000 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 27, 2000 Charleston, Ill.# Oct. 19, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 18, 2002 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 5, 2003 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 3, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 7, 2005 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 13, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 28, 2007 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 10, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 23, 2009 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 10, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 7, 2011 Morehead, Ky. Nov. 4, 2011 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Oct. 14, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 13, 2013 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 19, 2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 22, 2015 Morehead, Ky. Oct. 23, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Murray State 11-8-1 (H: 5-2-1, A: 6-6) Oct. 3, 2000 Murray, Ky. Nov. 4, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 9, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Oct. 30, 2002 Murray, Ky. Oct. 19, 2003 Murray, Ky. Oct. 17, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 2, 2004 Murray, Ky.# Oct. 21, 2005 Murray, Ky. Sept. 26, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 19, 2007 Murray, Ky. Sept. 26, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 29, 2009 Murray, Ky. Oct. 22, 2010 Murray, Ky. Sept. 26, 2011 Murray, Ky. Sept. 28, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 27, 2013 Murray, Ky. Oct. 5, 2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 4, 2015 Murray, Ky. Nov. 8, 2015 Murray, Ky.# Sept. 30, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 1-5 L, 0-3 W, 3-0 W, 2-1OT L, 0-1 L, 0-1 L, 0-1 L, 0-1
W, 2-1 W, 2-0 W, 2-0 L, 1-2 W, 7-0 W, 3-1 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 L, 0-2 T, 0-02OT W, 3-2 T, 0-02OT T, 1-12OT L, 0-3 L, 1-2 L, 1-2 W, 2-1 L, 2-5 W, 2-1 T, 2-22OT W, 3-1
L, 0-2 W, 4-0 W, 2-0 W, 2-1OT L, 0-1OT L, 0-12OT L, 0-1 W, 2-1OT W, 2-0 W, 3-2 L, 0-1 L, 0-1 W, 2-1 W, 3-0 W, 6-0 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 L, 1-4 L, 0-1 T, 2-22OT
Nebraska 0-2 (H: N/A, A: 0-2) Sept. 8, 2012 Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 23, 2013 Lincoln, Neb.
L, 0-4 L, 0-4
Northern Colorado 0-2 (H: 0-1, A: 0-1) Sept. 7, 2014 Greeley, Colo. Aug. 30, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-1 L, 0-1
Northern Illinois 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Sept. 19, 2008 DeKalb, Ill. Aug. 30, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-1 W, 1-0
Northern Iowa 0-0-2 (H: 0-0-2, A: N/A) Aug. 25, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 23, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
T, 1-12OT T, 3-32OT
Northwestern 0-1 (H: N/A, A: 0-1) Sept. 12, 2004 Evanston, Ill.
L, 0-12OT
Northwestern State 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Aug. 31, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 11, 2009 Natchitoches, La. Oakland 0-0-1 (H: 0-0-1, A: N/A) Aug. 31, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 1-0 L, 0-2
T, 0-02OT
Ohio 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: N/A) Aug. 29, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 2-1
Oral Roberts 2-0 (H: 1-0, A: 1-0) Sept. 30, 2001 Tulsa, Okla. Sept. 22, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 3-2 W, 3-0
Quincy 0-1 (H: 0-1, A: N/A) Oct. 27, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
L, 0-2
SIUE 6-3-1 (H: 4-1-1, A: 2-2) Oct. 28, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 5, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 12, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 30, 2010 Edwardsville, Ill. Oct. 2, 2011 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 5, 2012 Edwardsville, Ill. Oct. 25, 2013 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 31, 2014 Edwardsville, Ill. Sept. 25, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 25, 2016 Edwardsville, Ill.
W, 1-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 T, 0-02OT L, 0-2
#LETSSOAR Saint Louis 0-3-2 (H: 0-1-1, A: 0-2-1) Sept. 2, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 18, 2006 St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 14, 2007 St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 16, 2011 St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 19, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Samford 2-3-3 (H: 1-3-1, A: 1-0-2) Oct. 10, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 7, 2003 Birmingham, Ala.# Oct. 8, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 16, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 23, 2006 Birmingham, Ala. Nov. 3, 2006 Birmingham, Ala.# Oct. 28, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 11, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# South Dakota State 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: N/A) Oct. 28, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. South Florida 0-1 (H: N/A, A: N/A, N: 0-1) Aug. 29, 2010 Murray, Ky. Stetson 0-1 (H: 0-1, A: N/A) Sept. 10, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Tennessee 1-0 (H: N/A, A: 1-0) Aug. 19, 2016 Knoxville, Tenn.
L, 0-1 L, 1-2 L, 1-3 T, 0-02OT T, 0-02OT
L, 0-1 T, 0-02OT L, 0-1 L, 1-3 T, 0-02OT W, 3-22OT W, 1-02OT T, 1-12OT
Texas Tech 1-0 (H: 1-1, A: N/A) Oct. 23, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 2-1
Troy 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: N/A) Sept. 10, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 3-0
Tulsa 1-0 (H: N/A, A: 1-0) Sept. 28, 2001 Tulsa, Okla. UC Davis 1-0 (H: N/A, A: N/A, N: 1-0) Sept. 5, 2014 Colorado Springs, Colo. Union 2-0 (H: 1-0, A: 1-0) Sept. 20, 2015 Jackson, Tenn. Sept. 7, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 3-2
Western Illinois 2-2 (H: 1-0, A: 0-2, N: 1-0) Sept. 19, 1999 Macomb, Ill. Sept. 1, 2000 Muncie, Ind. Sept. 17, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 7, 2001 Macomb, Ill.
W, 2-0
Western Kentucky 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Sept. 13, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 17, 2010 Bowling Green, Ky.
W, 2-0 W, 4-1
W, 2-0
L, 0-4
L, 2-3
W, 1-0
Tennessee Tech 13-6-2 (H: 8-1-1, A: 4-5-1, N: 1-0) Sept. 24, 1999 Cookeville, Tenn. L, 0-2 Oct. 10, 1999 Cape Girardeau, Mo. L, 0-1 Sept. 29, 2000 Cookeville, Tenn. L, 0-2 Oct. 13, 2001 Cape Girardeau, Mo. W, 2-0 Oct. 11, 2002 Cookeville, Tenn. W, 2-1 Nov. 8, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# W, 2-1 Oct. 31, 2003 Cape Girardeau, Mo. W, 2-1 Sept. 24, 2004 Cookeville, Tenn. T, 2-22OT Oct. 2, 2005 Cape Girardeau, Mo. W, 1-02OT Oct. 8, 2006 Cookeville, Tenn. W, 5-1 Oct. 7, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo. W, 3-0 Oct. 19, 2008 Cookeville, Tenn. L, 1-2 Oct. 18, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. W, 1-0 Oct. 15, 2010 Cookeville Tenn. L, 0-1 Oct. 30, 2011 Cape Girardeau, Mo. W, 3-0 Oct. 26, 2012 Cookeville, Tenn. W, 5-1 Oct. 20, 2013 Cape Girardeau, Mo. W, 1-0 Oct. 24, 2014 Cookeville, Tenn. W, 2-0 Oct. 25, 2015 Cape Girardeau, Mo. T, 0-02OT Nov. 6, 2015 Murray, Ky.# W, 2-0 Oct. 14, 2016 Cookeville, Tenn. L, 0-1
UT Martin 11-6-5 (H: 7-2-3, A: 4-4-2) Oct. 19, 1999 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 17, 2000 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 24, 2001 Martin, Tenn. Oct. 27, 2002 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 17, 2003 Martin, Tenn. Nov. 3, 2003 Martin, Tenn.# Oct. 15, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 23, 2005 Martin, Tenn. Sept. 24, 2006 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 21, 2007 Martin, Tenn. Nov. 9, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo.# Sept. 28, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 11, 2009 Martin, Tenn. Oct. 24, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 14, 2011 Martin, Tenn. Oct. 21, 2011 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 25, 2012 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nov. 2, 2012 Martin, Tenn.# Nov. 4, 2005 Charleston, Ill.# Sept. 29, 2006 Martin, Tenn. Oct. 12, 2007 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 26, 2008 Martin, Tenn. Sept. 27, 2009 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 3, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 30, 2011 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 7, 2012 Martin, Tenn. Nov. 1, 2013 Martin, Tenn. Oct. 3, 2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 29, 2015 Martin, Tenn. Oct. 27, 2016 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Washington (Mo.) 1-1 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1) Sept. 25, 2009 St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 1, 2010 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 3-1 W, 2-0 W, 2-0 W, 3-0 W, 2-1 W, 2-0 W, 1-0 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 T, 0-02OT W, 1-0 T, 1-12OT L, 1-2 T, 0-02OT W, 2-1 L, 1-22OT T, 1-12OT L, 0-1 L, 0-1 L, 1-2 W, 4-2 L, 1-2 T, 1-12OT W, 1-0 W, 1-0 L, 2-32OT L, 0-12OT L, 1-2 T, 0-02OT W, 4-1
Western Michigan 0-1 (H: N/A, A: N/A, N: 0-1) Sept. 4, 2009 Cedar Falls, Iowa
L, 1-4 W, 1-0
L, 1-22OT W, 4-1 W, 3-22OT L, 1-2
W, 2-0 L, 0-1
L, 1-2
Wisconsin - Green Bay 1-0 (H: N/A, A: 1-0) Aug. 25, 2016 Green Bay, Wis.
W, 1-0OT
Wisconsin - Milwaukee 1-0 (H: N/A, A: 1-0) Aug. 28, 2016 Milwaukee, Wis.
W, 1-0
Xavier 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: N/A, N: N/A) Sept. 5, 2004 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
W, 3-2
Youngstown State 1-0 (H: N/A, A: N/A, N: 1-0) Sept. 3, 2000 Muncie, Ind.
W, 9-0
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Postseason History Ohio Valley Conference Tournament (10-8-3) 1999 - Charleston, Ill. (1-1) Quarterfinals No. 4 Southeast Missouri 2, No. 5 Morehead State 0 Semifinals No. 1 Eastern Illinois 2, No. 4 Southeast Missouri 1 (OT) 2000 - Charleston, Ill. (0-1) Quarterfinals No. 4 Morehead State 2, No. 5 Southeast Missouri 1 2001 - Cape Girardeau, Mo. (1-1) Semifinals No. 1 Southeast Missouri 2, No. 4 Murray State 0 Championship No. 2 Eastern Illinois 1, No. 1 Southeast Missouri 0 2002 - Cape Girardeau, Mo. (1-0-1) Semifinals No. 1 Southeast Missouri 2, No. 4 Tennessee Tech 1 Championship No. 2 Eastern Illinois 2, No. 1 Southeast Missouri 2 (2OT) (Eastern Illinois advances on penalty kicks)
2003 - Birmingham, Ala. (1-0-1) Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) No. 5 Southeast Missouri 2, No. 4 UT Martin 0 Semifinals No. 1 Samford 0, No. 4 Southeast Missouri 0 (2OT) (Samford advances on penalty kicks)
2004 - Birmingham, Ala. (0-1) Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) No. 3 Murray State 1, No. 6 Southeast Missouri 0 2005 - Charleston, Ill. (1-1) Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) No. 3 Southeast Missouri 1, No. 6 Jacksonville State 0 Semifinals No. 2 Eastern Illinois 1, No. 3 Southeast Missouri 0 2006 - Birmingham, Ala. (3-0) Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) No. 4 Southeast Missouri 3, No. 5 Austin Peay 0 Semifinals No. 4 Southeast Missouri 3, No. 1 Samford 2 (2OT) Championship No. 4 Southeast Missouri 2, No. 2 Morehead State 0
2007 - Cape Girardeau, Mo. (1-0-1) Semifinals No. 1 Southeast Missouri 1, No. 4 UT Martin 0 Championship No. 1 Southeast Missouri 1, No. 2 Samford 1 (Southeast Missouri advances on penalty kicks)
2010 - Morehead, Ky. (0-1) Semifinals No. 3 Austin Peay 3, No. 2 Southeast Missouri 1 2011 - Cape Girardeau, Mo. (0-1) Semifinals No. 5 Morehead State 2, No. 1 Southeast Missouri 1 2012 - Martin, Tenn. (1-1) Quarterfinals No. 4 Southeast Missouri 1, No. 5 Belmont 0 Semifinals No. 1 UT Martin 1, No. 4 Southeast Missouri 0 2013 - Martin, Tenn. (0-1) Quarterfinals No. 3 Southeast Missouri 0, No. 6 Austin Peay 1 2014 - Cape Girardeau, Mo. (0-1) Semifinals No. 5 Jacksonville State 1, No. 1 Southeast Missouri 0 2015 - Murray, Ky. (2-1) Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) No. 6 Southeast Missouri 1, No. 3 Jacksonville State 1 (2OT) (Southeast Missouri advances on penalty kicks)
Semifinals No. 6 Southeast Missouri 2, No. 2 Tennessee Tech 0 Championship No. 1 Murray State 1, No. 6 Southeast Missouri (OT)
OVC Tournament Breakdown W-L-T Records by Location Home......................................................................................................5-3-2 Away........................................................................................................2-5-2 Neutral.................................................................................................4-3-0 W-L-T Records by Opponent Austin Peay...................................................................................... 1-2-0 Belmont...............................................................................................1-0-0 Eastern Illinois................................................................................0-3-1 Eastern Kentucky...........................................................................N/A Jacksonville State.........................................................................1-1-1 Morehead State............................................................................2-2-0 Murray State.................................................................................... 1-2-0 Samford*.............................................................................................1-0-2 Tennessee Tech.........................................................................2-0-0 UT Martin...........................................................................................2-1-0 All-Time Penalty Kick Results (1-3) Nov. 10, 2002 (OVC Championship) Eastern Illinois 4, Southeast Missouri 3 Nov. 7, 2003 (OVC Semifinals) Samford 4, Southeast Missouri 1 Nov. 11, 2007 (OVC Championship) Southeast Missouri 5, Samford 3 Nov. 16, 2007 (NCAA Tournament) Missouri 2, Southeast Missouri 0 Nov. 1, 2015 (OVC Quarterfinals) Southeast Missouri 3, Jacksonville State 2
NCAA Tournament (0-1-1) 2006 - St. Louis, Mo. (0-1) No. 17 Illinois 2, Southeast Missouri 0 2007 - Columbia, Mo. (0-0-1) No. 23 Missouri 1, Southeast Missouri 1 (Missouri advances on penalty kicks)
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#LETSSOAR Coaching History Year Head Coach Record Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish 1999 Heather Nelson 4-8-1 .346 2-2-1 .500 3rd 2000 Heather Nelson 10-6-1 .618 2-3-0 .400 t-3rd 2001 Heather Nelson 16-2-0 .889 5-0-0 1.000 1st 2002 Heather Nelson 14-4-2 .750 6-0-0 1.000 1st 2003 Heather Nelson 10-5-5 .625 4-3-1 .563 5th 2004 Heather Nelson 11-6-2 .632 3-3-2 .500 t-5th 2005 Heather Nelson 13-6-1 .675 5-3-1 .611 t-3rd 2006 Heather Nelson 10-8-2 .550 4-3-2 .556 4th 2007 Heather Nelson 12-2-4 .778 8-0-1 .944 1st 2008 Heather Nelson 2-9-3 .250 1-5-2 .250 9th 2009 Heather Nelson 8-7-3 .528 2-3-3 .438 7th 2010 Heather Nelson 8-9-1 .472 4-3-1 .563 2nd 2011 Heather Nelson 12-6-1 .658 8-1-0 .889 1st 2012 Heather Nelson 7-10-4 .429 5-3-2 .550 4th 2013 Heather Nelson 8-7-3 .528 6-2-2 .591 3rd 2014 Heather Nelson 11-6-0 .647 8-2-0 .800 t-1st 2015 Heather Nelson 9-6-7 .568 3-2-5 .458 6th 2016 Heather Nelson 9-6-4 .579 3-4-3 .450 7th Overall Record 174-113-44 .592 OVC Record 79-40-26 .634 OVC Coach of the Year Heather Nelson.................................................. 1999 Heather Nelson..................................................2001 Heather Nelson..................................................2007 Heather Nelson....................................................2011 All-Time Assistant Coaches Mark Gardner....................................................... 1999 Beth Guccione..........................................2002-05 Adam Kleman....................................... 2014-Pres. Paul Nelson.............................................1999-Pres. Lindsay Pickering...................................2008-13 Kelly Poole....................................................2000-01
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All-Time Letter Winners Hayley Abbott........................................ 2009-12 Abbie Albietz...................................................2009 Courtney Alexander........................2006-07 Jennifer Antonacci.................................. 2013-15 Ashton Aubuchon................................2010-13 Chelsea Ballard....................................... 2010-11 Ali Bauer...................................................... 2009-12 Molli Beard................................................ 2003-07 Jessica Beckham............................... 2007-08 Carolyn Behnen................................... 2000-01 Shelby Beussink................ 2015-Pres. Breana Beine.............................................2013-14 Lorie Bittle..........................................................2000 Paige Blankenheim........... 2014-Pres. Stephanie Bleau...................................1999-02 Jessica Brady............................................2014-15 Jennifer Brien.................... 2016-Pres. Lauren Bozesky...................................... 2010-11 Jacey Boyko...............................................2010-13 Ashley Brendel........................................ 2012-15 Courtney Britt...................................................1999 Nicole Bussman...................................2005-08 Cassie Brown...................................................2006 Taylor Byrd.................................................2010-14 Torey Byrd....................................................2011-14 Rachel Compton.................................... 2010-11 Jenna Collingridge....................................2012-15 Maddy Cornell.................... 2014-Pres. Lauren Costello....................................2004-07 Jessie Crabtree................................................2011 Jen Cross..................................................2000-04 Kasey Crowden.......................................2012-14 Shay Darga.......................... 2014-Pres. Ashley DeRoy........................................2002-05 Dana Eakins.......................................................1999 Nikki Edwards.......................................... 2008-11 Gabrielle Eisenberg.......................... 2007-08 Lauren Fabbro................................................2002 Storm French............................................ 2012-13 Kristi Frick................................................. 2007-08 Michelle Frossard................................2001-04 Amber Garner........................................2006-07 Ashley Geist............................................... 2012-13 Marla Gianino..........................................2001-04 Kelly Goehring........................................2009-10 Esmie Gonzales.................. 2016-Pres. Shona Goodwin...................................... 2008-11 Beth Guccione........................................1999-01 Ashley Grindstaff................................... 2010-11 Alexis Hacker..................... 2016-Pres. Jenny Hamilton....................................1999-02 Melanie Hamilton......................................... 2001 Amy Harrington......................................2012-14
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Rachel Harrington.............................2006-08 Erin Hartmann......................................2002-05 Vanessa Hart.............................................2007-11 Lauren Hauskins.................................2001-04 Tami Hebert.............................................1999-00 Megan Hejlek.........................................2002-05 Valerie Henderson........................... 2000-03 Meg Herndon......................................... 2009-12 Rachel Hessenkemper............................1999 Jasmin Hilliard................... 2016-Pres. Caitlin Huber..........................................2003-06 Katie Huelsing................................................. 2001 Valeria Jaramillo.....................................2014-15 Lauren Kaempfe................ 2015-Pres. Maddi Karstens.................. 2015-Pres. Christine Keim................................................ 2003 Jessica Kaiz.............................................2005-07 Mary Kalinowski..................................2002-05 Sunni Kesenich.......................................2014-15 Abby Klintworth.....................................2013-15 Casey Kraft...............................................2005-08 Shayna Kremer..................................... 2007-08 Kaitlin Kuznacic......................................2013-16 Alaina Lacopo.......................................2004-07 Lauren Lacopo.................................... 2006-09 Katie Lever.......................... 2016-Pres. Kindra Lierz........................ 2014-Pres. Courtney Luehmann...................................2009-12 Paige Luehmann.................................... 2012-15 Emily Knowlton.............................................2000 Stephanie Kulavic............................. 2006-09 Angie Mann................................................2015-16 Kori Marchi................................................1999-02 Angela Martinez...................................1999-00 Megan Matter........................................2004-07 Dee Mayer.......................................................... 2003 Megan McGrath..................................2005-08 Brooke Merseal.................. 2015-Pres. Natasha Minor.........................................2013-16 Nicole Monks..................................................2006 Becky Naeger.........................................1999-00 Jordan Nelson.................... 2015-Pres. Brooke Nett..............................................1999-00 Emily Newsham............................................2004 Stephanie Palmer...................................2010-12 Lindsay Pickering..............................2005-07 Maggie Pike........................ 2015-Pres. Diana Poovey..........................................2001-04 Heather Reding....................................2001-04 Christina Rohde......................................2013-15 Trisha Rhomberg...........................................1999 Ashley Runion.........................................2007-10 Maris Salm...........................................................2016
Bridget Sankey........................................2013-14 Siena Senatore................... 2015-Pres. Margie Schaeffler...............................2004-07 Bobbi Jo Schlick..................................2009-10 Karen Schmitt....................................... 2000-02 Blair Schuppan.....................................2005-07 Brigette Schuppan.....................................2009 Lisa Schweppe.....................................2002-05 Erin Shulman..............................................2011-14 Erin Slattery..............................................2001-04 Katie Snelson.........................................2008-09 Carina Souza...................................................2004 Kristen Starkey...................................... 2009-12 Nichole Thiele.................................. 1999-2001 Taylor Thomas........................................ 2008-11
Erika Todd................................................ 2000-03 Cassidi Tomsu.................... 2016-Pres. Jennifer Unrein.....................................1999-02 Melissa Vallera.......................................1999-00 Mabel Velarde.......................................2008-09 Amy Ward ...................................................2010-12 Jessi Wuellner.......................................2003-06 Julie Wunderlich................................ 2000-03 Amanda Wrzos.....................................2002-04 Lauren Zacheis.............................................. 2001
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#LETSSOAR Southeast Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Lindsay Pickering (Soccer, 2005-2007 / Softball, 2004-2007) was a twosport athlete at Southeast Missouri, excelling as a member of the women's soccer and softball teams. In soccer, Pickering was a two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Year, winning the coveted honor in 2005 and 2007. She earned First-Team All-OVC accolades each of those seasons and was a second-team pick in 2006. A three-year starting goalkeeper, Pickering rated as Southeast's career leader in shutouts (28), wins (34) and minutes played (5,233). In softball, she was a four-year starting outfielder from 2004-07. Pickering was named Second-Team All-OVC in 2006 and landed a spot on the All-OVC Tournament Team in both 2004 and 2005. She is the first soccer player and 18th multiple sport athlete to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Paul and Heather Nelson pose with Southeast Missouri Hall of Fame member Lindsay Pickering, the first soccer player inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Lindsay Pickering was inducted into the Southeast Missouri Hall of Fame on February 20, 2016 at the Show Me Center.
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REDHAWKS BY THE NUMBERSSOCCER
1999 2 2 5 174 .592 79 97
First year of Southeast Missouri Women’s Soccer
NCAA Women’s College Cup Appearances (2006, 2007)
OVC Tournament Championships (2006, 2007)
OVC Regular Season Titles (2001, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2014)
Total Victories
All-Time Winning Percentage
Ohio Valley Conference Victories
Home Victories
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OUR LEAGUE This is the OVC
Now in its 70th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which began competition in the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont gave the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. Subsequently, the league has shown its stability over the past decade, seeing only one member institution depart over the past 17 years. The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28, 2009. The last three commissioners of the OVC have moved onto jobs as the commissioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences. The OVC’s proud history dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles “Turkey” Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged February 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the first nontraditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958 Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961 Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institutions in the league began to provide 102 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. After Title IX legislation passed in 1972, women’s athletics began a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC began formulating plans for women’s athletics in 1975 and established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall
strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The conference added women’s golf and softball in 1994 and women’s soccer in 1998. Through the past 69 years, 15 teams have won or shared the league’s football title. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 21 outright or shared football crowns, which is tied for the most in Football Championship Subdivision history (with Massachusetts). Among OVC teams, former member Middle Tennessee is next with 11 titles, followed by Tennessee Tech with 10, and Murray State and former member Western Kentucky with eight apiece. Eastern Illinois has claimed seven football crowns and Jacksonville State has six, while Morehead State, Tennessee State and former members Evansville and East
Tennessee State have captured two apiece. Austin Peay, Southeast Missouri, UT Martin and former member Youngstown State have one title apiece. Murray State and Evansville tied for the initial football championship, and the Racers participated in the first-ever bowl game by an OVC team, tying Sul Ross State 21-21 in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl. From 1948 to 1975, OVC teams played in 15 bowl games, winning eight of them. Eastern Kentucky and Western Kentucky were also participants in the NCAA Division II playoffs in the early and mid-1970s prior to the NCAA’s reclassification of football programs into Division I-AA. The term “I-AA” lasted until the end of the 2006 season when it was changed to Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The first Division I-AA/FCS football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not field a playoff representative. In 1979, four of the nation’s top teams were invited to the playoffs, and two of them - Eastern Kentucky and Murray State - were from the OVC. Murray dropped its semifinal game to Lehigh, but the Colonels nipped NevadaReno in double overtime and claimed the national championship a week later with a 30-7 victory over Lehigh. EKU was coached by former All-America quarterback Roy Kidd, who was in his 16th year at the helm of his alma mater and who skippered the Colonels to a second national title three years later. Following the 2002 season, Kidd retired after 39 years at EKU; upon retirement, he ranked sixth all-time among Division I coaches with 315 victories, earning him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame. EKU’s 21 FCS playoff appearances are the second most alltime (behind only Montana’s 23 berths). In addition to Kidd, other coaching legends in the OVC include Charles “Bubber” Murphy, who coached at Middle Tennessee from 19471968, Western Kentucky’s Jimmy Feix (196883), Wilburn Tucker (1954-67) and Don Wade (1968-82) of Tennessee Tech, Bill Ferguson (1967-77) of Murray State, Guy Penny (195967) of Morehead State and Boots Donnelly (1977-78 at Austin Peay; 1979-1998 at Middle
#LETSSOAR Tennessee). Following the 2011 season Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo retired after 25 years at the school (the last 16 as members of the OVC). In his time as an OVC coach he compiled 92 total victories (fifth-most in league history) and 68 OVC wins (fourth-most in league history) and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2016 former Murray State head coach Frank Beamer (198186) was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame; he introduced his wide tackle six defense to the OVC and compiled a 43-23-2 record with the Racers before leaving for his alma mater Virginia Tech where he won 280 games in 29 seasons. A sampling of former OVC football stars, some of whom were All-Americans during their collegiate careers before achieving stardom at the professional ranks, include Jim Youngblood and Larry Schreiber (Tennessee Tech), Phil Simms (Morehead State), Virgil Livers and Dale Lindsey (Western Kentucky), Myron Guyton and Chad Bratzke (Eastern Kentucky), Cortland Finnegan (Samford) and Tony Romo and Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois). In 2008, former Tennessee State standout Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie became just the fourth NFL First Round draft pick in OVC history when he was selected 16th overall by the Arizona Cardinals. He would break into the starting lineup halfway through his rookie season and started at cornerback for the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. The 2007 season marked a return to scholarship football and the OVC for the Austin Peay Governors. Following the 1996 season the Governors dropped scholarship football and competed as both an independent (199700, 2006) and as a member of the Pioneer Football League (2001-05). The 2007 season also brought new vernacular to the Ohio Valley Conference and the division formerly known as I-AA. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game the term I-AA was changed to NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in a decision by the Division I Board of Directors. The new label was chosen to communicate in a positive and clear manner the unique differences between Division I football categories (chiefly, the post-season opportunity) while still
defining them within the Division I experience. The FCS includes programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of 90 NCAA national championships) as opposed to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) which competes in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system (the 40 NCAAlicensed events which includes the College Football Playoff). In 2010 Southeast Missouri State, picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, compiled a 7-1 Conference record on the way to its first OVC Championship since joining the league in 1991. Overall the Redhawks were 9-2 during the regular season and earned a berth in the FCS Playoffs, its first playoff berth at any level in the program’s 104-year history. Southeast would lose to eventual national champion Eastern Washington in the second round of the playoffs. Head coach Tony Samuel capped the year by winning the Sports Network’s Eddie Robinson Award, given to the National Coach of the Year. Samuel was the second OVC coach to win the award (joining Murray State’s Houston Nutt who won the award in 1995). For only the second time in league history in 2011, three teams shared the OVC football championship, as Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech finished with 6-2 records. The only other time in league history more than two champions were crowned at the end of the year was 1962 (when four teams shared the crown). In 2012 Eastern Illinois became just the fourth football team in OVC history to go from worst-to-first in winning the OVC Championship. The Panthers were led by head coach Dino Babers who became just the fourth first-year head coach to win an OVC Championship (joining Boots Donnelly in 1977, Jason Simpson in 2006 and Dean Hood in 2008 – Jacksonville State head coach John Grass would become the fifth coach to achieve that feat in 2014). During the year Eastern Illinois junior wide receiver Erik Lora shattered the FCS single-season receptions record, hauling in 136 passes in 12 games; that mark was 13 more than the previous NCAA record and 44 more than the previous OVC mark. In 2013 Eastern Illinois repeated as OVC
Champions behind Walter Payton Award winner Jimmy Garoppolo. The quarterback became just the second OVC player to earn the National Player of the Year Award, joining former EIU signal caller Tony Romo (2002). Garoppolo passed for 5,050 yards (second most in NCAA single-season history) and 53 touchdowns (fourth in NCAA history) in leading the Panthers to a 12-2 record and berth to the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. Garoppolo was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, becoming just the fifth OVC player selected in that round and just the fifth OVC quarterback ever selected (and first since 1998). Garoppolo was a part of Patriots teams that won Super Bowls in 2015 and 2017. The 2013 season saw the OVC snap a 19game playoff losing streak dating back to the 2000 season. Tennessee State shutout Butler (marking the first OVC road playoff victory since 1986) to snap the streak while later that day Jacksonville State smashed Samford in the first round. A week later Eastern Illinois beat Tennessee State while Jacksonville State won at McNeese State to each advance to the quarterfinals; that marked the first time the OVC put two teams in the quarterfinals in the same season since 1991. Overall the four total playoff wins in the same season established a new OVC record. In 2015 Jacksonville State ascended to No. 1 in both major Top 25 polls, becoming the first OVC team to be ranked No. 1 since the 1999 season. The Gamecocks would go on to complete its second-straight 8-0 Conference mark and won three playoff games to become the first OVC team to advance to the Division I National Championship Game since 1982 (Eastern Kentucky). JSU lost to North Dakota State in the title game but finished the year 13-2 overall and ranked No. 2 in the final Top 25 polls. Head coach John Grass became the first OVC coach honored as the AFCA National Coach of the Year while quarterback Eli Jenkins was named the FCS ADA National Quarterback of the Year, finishing the year with 2,788 passing and 1,161 rushing yards (one of just three Division I quarterbacks – FBS or FCS - to achieve those numbers during the year). Jenkins would conclude his career in 2016 GOSOUTHEAST.COM | 103
with 3,796 rushing yards, the seventh-most ever by a FCS quarterback. Jenkins, who was named OVC Male Athlete of the Year in backto-back seasons, capped his career with 11,448 yards of total offense, second-most in OVC history (behind only Garoppolo). Football wasn’t the only sport in which the OVC was quickly gaining respect. In 1955, the OVC became only the second six-member league nationally to earn an automatic bid to the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which, at that time, was limited to only 24 participants. The Conference quickly proved worthy of that bid, as Morehead State defeated Marshall (107-92) and Wayne State (95-84) in the 1956 tournament. Fifteen years later, former OVC member Western Kentucky became the first and only Conference team to reach the Final Four. The Hilltoppers defeated Jacksonville, Kentucky and Ohio State before losing to Villanova in double overtime in the national semifinals. WKU went on to finish in third place after beating Kansas 77-75 in the consolation game. Since that time, the OVC has recorded some of the biggest upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament. Perhaps the most famous moment came in 1987, when Austin Peay came from fourth place in the regular season to win the OVC Tournament and earn the league’s automatic bid. The Governors drew powerful Illinois, and were such big underdogs, that ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale promised to stand on his head if APSU won the game. After a 68-67 victory over the Illini, and a narrow 90-87 overtime loss to eventual Final Four participant Providence in the second round, Vitale made good on his promise in a visit to Clarksville two months later. Murray State added to the OVC’s string of upsets in 1988 when it knocked off 14th-ranked North Carolina State, 78-75. The Racers’ M&M Boys - Jeff Martin and Don Mann - combined for 39 points in the win. MSU nearly went on to the Sweet 16 that year, losing to eventual national champion Kansas, 61-58. A bank shot by Mann that would’ve given the Racers a onepoint lead rolled off the rim with three seconds left. In 1990 as a No. 16 seed, Murray State took No. 1 seed Michigan State into overtime before falling 75-71; that game still marks the 104 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
closest a No. 16 seed has come to knocking off a No. 1 in men’s tournament action. More recently, Murray State has dominated the OVC Tournament, reaching the championship game every year in the 1990’s. The Racers’ 15 OVC Tournament Championships are the most among all OVC schools. After former member Middle Tennessee State won a first round game in 1989, the league had a drought as no other OVC team won a NCAA Tournament game for the next 19 years. But Morehead State, coming off a thrilling double overtime OVC Tournament victory over Austin Peay, topped Alabama State 58-43 in the 2009 Opening Round game at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The game was played in front of an Opening Round record crowd of 11,346 and included many MSU fans who made the three-hour drive from Morehead for the game. In 2009-10, Murray State made OVC history by winning a record 31 games (31-5) on its way to the league’s regular season and tournament championships. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 13 seed Racers topped Vanderbilt in thrilling fashion when senior Danero Thomas hit a jumper as time expired to lift MSU to a 66-65 victory. It marked the first OVC team to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament since 1989, and snapped a skid of 71-straight loses to Southeastern Conference foes (dating back to 2000-01). In the second round, the Racers pushed eventual national runner-up Butler to the brink before losing 54-52. In 2010-11 Morehead State would make it three NCAA Tournament wins in as many years for the league and got a bit of revenge for the 2009 tournament loss to Louisville in the process. After finishing second in the regular season and winning the OVC Tournament Championship, the No. 13 seeded Eagles were shipped to Denver to play the instate foe Cardinals. MSU jumped out to a 15-2 advantage but were down four points (61-57) with just over a minute to play in regulation. After two free throws from two-time OVC Player of the Year Kenneth Faried, the Eagles held for one final shot attempt and senior Demonte Harper pulled up off a cross-over dribble to nail a 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left
that gave Morehead State a 62-61 lead. UofL had one last attempt but Faried blocked the Cardinals last shot, giving MSU the win, its first over Louisville since the 1956-57 season. In 2011-12 Murray State put together one of the greatest seasons in OVC history, beginning the year 23-0 (an all-time OVC best) and being ranked as high as No. 7 in the coaches poll on Feb. 6. The squad was the first OVC team to be nationally-ranked since Murray State was ranked in 1997-98; in addition the top 10 ranking was the first for an OVC team since the 1970-71 campaign (WKU). The Racers would top nationally-ranked Memphis and Saint Mary’s during the season and win the league’s regular season and tournament championships. MSU earned a No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament, the highest-ever seed for an OVC team since the NCAA began seeding the field in 1979. The Racers would top Colorado State 58-41 in the second round before falling to Marquette in the third round. Murray State would win 31 games overall, tying the OVC all-time record the Racers set in 2009-10. After the Murray State win in 2011-12, the league had won NCAA Tournament games in four-straight seasons, something that had never happened in league history (three-game winning streaks from 1960-62 and 1987-89 had been the previous best streaks). Over that time period (2009-12) the OVC was one of just nine conferences nationally to win a NCAA Tournament game in each season and one of only three non-BCS leagues (joining the Atlantic 10 and WCC) to do so. In 2013-14 Murray State won five games to claim the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) and in the process became the first OVC men’s basketball team to ever play games in the month of April. The 2014-15 season saw five OVC men’s basketball teams earn postseason bids, the most in league history, and a year later (2015-16) that number was eclipsed with six teams making national postseason tournaments. Entering 2017-18 OVC men’s basketball teams have at least one national postseason tournament victory in nine-straight postseasons, an all-time league record. In 2007-08, UT Martin guard Lester Hudson
#LETSSOAR became the first men’s Division I player to record a quadruple-double in a game, when he registered 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a victory over Central Baptist College. Hudson, who ranked fourth in scoring nationally as a junior, returned for his senior season in 2008-09 and was second nationally in scoring (behind Davidson’s Stephen Curry) at 27.5 points a contest. Hudson earned numerous honors (including OVC Player of the Year and OVC Male Athlete of the Year in each 2008 and 2009 and All-American status from several outlets) before being drafted by the Boston Celtics with the No. 58 pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. During the 2010-11 year Faried, the nation’s leading rebounder during the season, became the NCAA’s Modern Era (since 1973) career rebounding leader, totaling 1,673 rebounds which passed Tim Duncan for the record (he is 11th all-time in NCAA history). Faried also finished his career with 86 double-doubles, second all-time to only Duncan. He is one of only six players in NCAA history to finish with 2,000-plus career points (2,009) and 1,600plus career rebounds. Faried was drafted 22nd overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2011 NBA Draft, becoming the first OVC player selected in the first round since Tennessee State’s Carlos Rogers 1994. Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan, a firstteam All-American in 2011-12, capped his illustrious career in 2012-13 by becoming just the 17th player in OVC history to score 2,000 or more career points. Canaan, who was a key part of Murray State NCAA Tournament victories in both 2010 and 2012, earned a pair of OVC Player of the Year honors (2012 and 2013) during his career as well as being named OVC Freshman of the Year (2010), OVC Tournament MVP (2010) and OVC Male Athlete of the Year (2012). He was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 34th overall pick (No. 2 pick of the second round) of the 2013 NBA Draft. In 2014-15 Murray State became just the fifth OVC men’s team to complete a perfect Conference season (16-0). The Racers were led by sophomore Cameron Payne who was named OVC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, OVC Male Athlete of the Year and
earned third-team All-American honors from CBSSports.com. Following the season Payne declared for the NBA Draft, becoming the first sophomore in OVC history to do so and one of just four OVC players all-time to enter and stay in the draft with eligibility remaining. Payne was selected in the lottery by the Oklahoma City Thunder (pick No. 14 overall), making him just the ninth First Round NBA Draft pick in OVC history. Austin Peay made history in winning the 2016 OVC Men’s Basketball Tournament as the Governors became the first No. 8 seed to claim the championship. APSU had to win its two regular season games just to qualify for the event and then won four games in four days to capture its fifth tournament crown. Along the way the Govs topped a No. 5 seed, No. 4 seed, No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed and were paced by MVP Chris Horton who averaged 22.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists/game during the event including a 37-point, 21-rebound and 30-point, 16-rebounds performance during the run. In 2016, former Belmont All-American and 2012-13 OVC Co-Player of the Year Ian Clark became the first former OVC player to advance to the NBA Finals since former Tennessee State star Anthony Mason played for the New York Knicks in 1994. Clark was part of a Golden State Warriors team that won a NBA record 73 regular season games but lost in Game 7 of the Finals. A year later, Clark was part of the Warriors team that topped Cleveland to win the 2017 NBA Championship, becoming the first OVC player to win the crown since 1970-71 (Murray State’s Dick Cunningham and Western Kentucky’s Greg Smith with the Milwaukee Bucks). Belmont’s Evan Bradds finished his career in 2016-17 with a 66.7 career field goal percentage, tops in OVC history and fourth all-time in Division I history. Bradds capped his career with back-to-back OVC Player of the Year awards in addition to being named 201617 OVC Co-Male Athlete of the Year. Through its 69 years, 13 teams have won or shared the league’s regular season men’s basketball title. Murray State heads the list with a Conference-record 24 outright or shared basketball crowns. Other past champions
include former member Western Kentucky (19), Morehead State (9), Austin Peay (8), Eastern Kentucky (6), Tennessee Tech (5), former member Middle Tennessee (5), Belmont (4), Tennessee State (2), former member East Tennessee State (2), Southeast Missouri State (1), UT Martin (1) and former member Akron (1). Among the coaching greats in men’s basketball have been Western Kentucky’s E.A. Diddle, who retired with 759 victories and 10 OVC titles; John Oldham, who was a member of the very first All-OVC squad and went on to win seven OVC crowns during his coaching tenure at Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky; Paul McBrayer, who guided Eastern Kentucky to 219 wins and three OVC crowns; and Cal Luther, who is the only person in Conference history to win men’s basketball Coach of the Year honors at two league schools - Murray State and UT Martin. Following the 2016-17 season, Austin Peay’s Dave Loos retired as the winningest coach in OVC history (he passed Luther for that crown in 2009-10). Loos, a five-time OVC Coach of the Year, finished his career with 420 wins in 27 years at Austin Peay (including a 258-194 OVC record) and 502 total wins in 31 years as a head coach. There have been an equal number of great players including Western Kentucky’s Clem Haskins, who is the only three-time OVC Player of the Year. Several players have won OVC Player of the Year honors twice: Western Kentucky’s Jim McDaniels (1969-70 and 197071), Murray State’s Les Taylor (1971-72, 197273), Jeff Martin (1987-88, 1988-89), Popeye Jones (1989-90, 1990-91) and Marcus Brown (1994-95, 1995-96), Austin Peay’s Otis Howard (1976-77, 1977-78), Middle Tennessee’s Jerry Beck (1980-81, 1981-82), Akron’s Joe Jakubick (1982-83, 1983-84), Tennessee State’s Carlos Rogers (1992-93, 1993-94), UT Martin’s Lester Hudson (2007-08, 2008-09), Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried (2009-10, 2010-11) and Murray State’s Isaiah Canaan (2011-12, 2012-13). The OVC also has the honor of being the only conference to boast the nation’s leaders in scoring, rebounding and assists all in one season. That feat was accomplished in 1991-92 by Morehead State’s Brett Roberts (28.1 ppg), GOSOUTHEAST.COM | 105
Murray State’s Popeye Jones (14.4 rpg) and Tennessee Tech’s Van Usher (8.8 apg). This year the OVC will once again serve as host for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It will mark the fourth-time the OVC has served as hosts of the event (2000, 2005, 2012 and 2018). Tennessee Tech has won or shared 18 regular-season women’s basketball championships in addition to nine OVC Tournament crowns; both are tops in OVC history. UT Martin added its name to the list of championship by capturing its first OVC Tournament title in 2011 and also winning championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The Skyhawks became just the fourth team in OVC history (and first since Austin Peay from 2000-03) to win four-straight tournament titles. In 2016 Belmont won its first-ever OVC Tournament Championship, a feat it repeated in 2017. Several coaches have made their mark in the history of OVC women’s basketball. Former Tennessee Tech coach Marynell Meadors posted an amazing 363-139 (72.3%) record at Tech, becoming the first woman in NCAA or AIAW history to win 300 games at the same institution, while former Tennessee State skipper Teresa Phillips earned National Coach of the Year honors from USA Today in 1990 for turning around the Lady Tigers’ program before going on to lead TSU to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 1995. Tennessee Tech coach Bill Worrell capped a stellar 20year career in 2005-06 and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2007; he compiled a 408-190 record while leading the Golden Eagles to an unprecedented 16 OVC regularseason titles and eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including five straight from 1989-93. Larry Joe Inman, who retired at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2009, won more than 100 games at both Middle Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky, and earned OVC Coach of the Year honors a record eight times - five times at EKU and three at MTSU. In 2012-13 Inman came out of retirement to take the Tennessee State job; in 2014-15 he led the Lady Tigers to its first OVC Tournament 106 | 2017 SOCCER GUIDE
Championship since 1995. Inman once again retired following the 2016-17 season, with 545 career victories. Many great players have graced the hardwood over the years, including former OVC Players of the Year Brooke Armistead and Gerlonda Hardin from Austin Peay, Pam Chambers, Jerilynn Harper, Cheryl Taylor, Angela Moorehead, Roschelle Vaughn, Diane Seng, Janet Holt and Emily Christian from Tennessee Tech; Morehead State’s Donna Murphy, Priscilla Blackford and Chynna Bozeman; Eastern Kentucky’s Kim Mays; Southeast Missouri’s Gray C. Harris; Murray State’s Ashley Hayes; and UT Martin’s Heather Butler and Jasmine Newsome. Morehead State center Brittany Pittman set new school, league and NCAA standards for blocked shots in 2008-09. Pittman swatted 164 shots during the season, setting a new NCAA single-season record (which has since been broken). During the campaign, only her second with the Eagles, she also set career block records for both Morehead State and the OVC (287). In 2012-13 the UT Martin duo of Jasmine Newsome and Heather Butler finished fifth and sixth nationally among NCAA scoring leaders. Newsome, the 2012 and 2013 OVC Player of the Year, averaged 22.6 points per game on the way to All-American honors while Butler averaged 22.4 points per contest. Butler set a NCAA record during the season by connecting on a 3-pointer in her 80th-straight game. In 2013-14 Butler and Newsome capped their brilliant careers by ranking first and second in scoring in OVC history. Butler, the 2013-14 OVC Female Athlete of the Year, finished her career with 2,865 points, which ranked first in OVC and 16th in NCAA history. She also finished her career with 392 career 3-pointers (which was tied for the most in NCAA history following her career but now ranks second) and scored in double figures in all 129 career games, which ranks fifth in NCAA history. Following the season Butler was signed by the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars where she became the first OVC player to make an active WNBA roster. Newsome capped her career with 2,566 points, second only to Butler in OVC history.
The league also had another historical moment in November 2008 when the NCAA awarded Nashville the 2014 NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four. The OVC served as the host of the prestigious event, which is one of the biggest sporting events the city of Nashville can host. The event was held April 6 & 8 at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville and was played in front of soldout crowds for both the semifinals and championship as UConn topped Notre Dame in a battle of undefeated teams to win its ninth national title. Over its 69 years, OVC teams have garnered national championships and bowl games in football, along with national team or individual titles in the sports of rifle, cross country, track and golf. The OVC has also produced several Olympic athletes, including Murray State’s Morgan Hicks, who was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Rifle Team and Morehead State’s Brian Shimer who competed in five Winter Olympics in bobsled (winning a bronze medal in 2002) and coached the 2010 United States bobsled team to its first gold medal since 1948. Former Morehead State football and Eastern Kentucky track and field athlete Dallas Robinson competed with the U.S. bobsled team during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. In addition, some of the greatest players in professional sports were educated at OVC institutions. The list includes former greats such as football’s Phil Simms (Morehead State), basketball’s Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) and Bubba Wells (Austin Peay) and two-sport star Steve Hamilton (Morehead State) to present-day standouts like basketball player Kenneth Faried (Morehead State), football players Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) and Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) and baseball players A.J. Ellis (Austin Peay) and Shawn Kelley (Austin Peay). Hamilton is the only athlete to ever play in the NCAA Basketball Championship, a Major League Baseball World Series (New York Yankees) and a NBA Championship Series (Los Angeles Lakers). The OVC’s first volleyball tournament was held in 1981, the same year Eastern Kentucky began a string of six-straight tournament
#LETSSOAR crowns. Former EKU skipper Dr. Geri Polvino compiled a 627-439 record in 32 seasons as head coach of the Colonels, earning OVC Coach of the Year honors eight times. More recently, former Austin Peay coach Cheryl Holt and former Southeast Missouri skipper Cindy Gannon also earned their peers’ recognition multiple times with four awards each. Throughout the last 34 years, 11 different teams have won an OVC regular-season or tournament volleyball crown. Since joining the league in 1991, Southeast Missouri has dominated the scene, winning seven of its eight regular-season titles during the 1990’s, including five straight from 1993-97. The Redhawks have also won five tournament crowns (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000). Jacksonville State won back-to-back OVC Tournament Championships (2005, 2006) including going through the OVC undefeated (16-0) in 2006 and winning a NCAA Tournament match in 2010, the league’s first NCAA victory since 2000. Following the 2007 season, Jacksonville State’s Abbey Breit was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Year for the thirdstraight season, becoming the first player in OVC history to accomplish that feat. She was later joined by Murray State’s Scottie Ingram who won three-straight awards from 2014-16. Four other individuals - Eastern Kentucky’s Angela Boykins (1985-86), Morehead State’s Dayle Hammontree (1988-89), Southeast Missouri’s Tuba Meto (1996-97) and Morehead State’s Amy Almond (2001-02) – were back-toback winners of the award. Morehead State won its fourth-straight OVC volleyball regular season championship in 2013. Over that four-year period (2010-13) the Eagles compiled an impressive 67-3 league record. In 2007, Eastern Kentucky’s Jacob Korir won his fourth-straight Conference cross country title becoming just the third OVC student-athlete and 13th athlete nationally to accomplish that feat. Korir was a three-time All-American in cross country, earning two top-10 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championship. The Nairobi, Kenya, native was also named a track and field All-American twice during his career, was selected as the
OVC Male Athlete of the Year in 2006-07 and received the NCAA post graduate scholarship in 2008. In 2011 the Eastern Kentucky men’s cross country earned a national ranking in the USTFCCCA poll, climbing to as high as No. 17; the ranking was the highest for an OVC team since the polls began in the early 1980s. The EKU men would qualify for the NCAA Championship, becoming the first OVC team to reach the national championship meet since 1980. Eastern Kentucky finished 26th overall at the event as junior Soufiane Bouchikhi was 47th in a field of 252 runners. On the women’s side Eastern Kentucky senior Lydia Kosgei became the first EKU woman to ever qualify for the NCAA Championship and went on to finish 37th at the national meet to earn All-American honors. A year later (2012) the EKU men’s cross country team was ranked as high as No. 11 nationally and finished 24th at the NCAA Championship. Wade Meddles led the team with a 38th place finish at the event while Bouchikhi was 40th. In 2013 Eastern Kentucky placed 15th at the NCAA Championship, the highest national finish for an OVC team since 1980. Soufiane Bouchikhi capped his career by winning his fourth-straight OVC Championship and earning National Runner of the Week honors during the season. Bouchikhi finished 26th at the NCAA Championship in 2013, earning All-American honors for the secondstraight season. In 2014 EKU qualified for its fourth-straight NCAA Championship and finished 23rd overall and in 2015 earned its fifth-straight bid and finished 17th overall. EKU is only the second OVC team to ever qualify for five-straight NCAA Championships (ETSU being the other). In 2016, Eastern Kentucky’s Charlotte Imer finished 31st at the NCAA Championship, the second-highest finish ever by an OVC female (trailing only a 24th place finish by Samford’s Lauren Blankenship in 2007). In 2007 the Conference had two teams in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament for the first time in league history, as former OVC member Samford earned an at-large selection while Southeast Missouri was the Conference’s automatic bid.
Former Austin Peay standout and 2012 OVC Soccer Player of the Year Tatiana Ariza represented her native country of Colombia in both the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (earning a start against the United States) as well as the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In the 2015 event she assisted on the first World Cup goal in her country’s history and in the following match helped her team to a 2-0 victory over France, giving Colombia its firstever win at the event. In 2016 SIUE turned in a major upset in the first round of the NCAA Division I Soccer Championship, advancing on penalty kicks 5-4 over No. 11-ranked Notre Dame. The Cougars became just the second OVC team to advance to the second round (joining Samford who topped Vanderbilt on penalty kicks in 2005). For the first time under the current format, OVC men’s golfers qualified for the NCAA National Championship in back-to-back years in 2013 and 2014. Austin Peay’s Dustin Korte advanced from the regional to the national championship in 2013 (finishing 116th overall) while APSU’s Marco Iten won the Auburn Regional in 2014 to qualify for the National Championship (finishing 55th). In 2015 OVC three individual men’s golfers competed in the NCAA Regionals (one automatic berth and two at-large berths) in addition to the Eastern Kentucky team; the three individuals were the most from the OVC to qualify in one year under the current format. The OVC also boasts three current PGA Tour professionals in Scott Stallings (Tennessee Tech), Josh Teater (Morehead State) and Danny Willett (Jacksonville State). In April 2016 Willett won The Masters Championship in Augusta, Georgia. The former JSU standout, who was the 2006 OVC Freshman of the Year and the 2007 OVC Championship Medalist, entered the final round tied for fifth, three shots behind 2015 champion Jordan Spieth after rounds of 70-7472. In the final round Willett fired a 5-under par round of 67 to finish at 283 (-5) and top the field by three shots. He became just the eighth player in Masters history to win the event in his first or second start and just the second Englishman to win the event. In 2009 it was OVC softball that GOSOUTHEAST.COM | 107
accomplished several firsts as UT Martin (tournament champion) and Jacksonville State (at-large) were each selected for the NCAA Championship. Jacksonville State would take it a step farther by winning the Knoxville Regional (beating No. 13 national seed Tennessee along the way) to become the first OVC softball program to advance to a Super Regional. Jax State would fall to No. 4 Alabama in that Super Regional but finished the season 43-16 (19-2 OVC) and ranked 21st nationally in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and 24th nationally in the USA Today/NFCA poll. In 2016 the OVC Softball Championship was held at a neutral site for the first time, as it was played at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. The league’s baseball presence has continued to evolve since its inception. The OVC baseball tournament moved to a neutral site for the first time in 2001 with Paducah, Kentucky and Brooks Stadium hosting the tournament in front of raucous crowds. The success of the tournament led to Jackson, Tennessee and The Ballpark at Jackson (the home of the Seattle Mariner’s Class AA affiliate) – hosting the event for the first time in 2010. The championship moved to Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama in 2017. The OVC also has made a statement in the NCAA Baseball Championship in recent years, with its teams involved in several memorable contests in the last decade. Tennessee Tech surprised Wake Forest in the opening round of the 2001 tournament and Southeast Missouri stunned host Alabama in the opening round of the 2002 championship. Five years later, Austin Peay captured the collegiate baseball world’s attention by taking Vanderbilt, the 2007 No. 1 overall seed, to extra innings. Eastern Illinois pushed host Nebraska to the limit in 2008 followed by Tennessee Tech’s memorable contest against host Clemson in 2009. After not making the OVC Tournament field in either 2009 or 2010, Austin Peay, who was picked to finish seventh in the 2011 preseason poll, won the regular season and tournament championships to garner its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance. In the first game of NCAA Regional play the Govs knocked off host and No. 1 seed Georgia Tech 2-1.
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In 2012 Austin Peay completed a “repeat squared” (back-to-back regular season and tournament championships) for the first-time in OVC history. The Govs would go on to top Indiana State and Cal State Fullerton at the Eugene Regional, before falling to host Oregon in the regional final. It marked the first time since the 2000 season (Middle Tennessee) that an OVC team had won multiple NCAA Tournaments games in the same season. Austin Peay completed a “3-Peayt” by winning its third-straight OVC Tournament crown in 2013. Along the way the Govs garnered the first nationally-ranking by an OVC team since 2009 (climbing to as high as 21st nationally) and tied the OVC single-season record with 47 victories. The Govs earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Bloomington Regional, becoming the first OVC team in the current regional format (since 1999) to earn anything other than a No. 4 seed. The squad topped Florida and Valparaiso to advance to the regional final for the second-straight season before losing to host Indiana. Govs senior closer Tyler Rogers was a big part of his team’s success during the year, setting the NCAA single-season record for saves (23 – a mark that was later eclipsed during the College World Series). In 2016 six OVC teams reached the 30-win plateau for the first time in league history; the previous single-season high had been four teams. In 2017 the league could have been named the “Offensive Valley Conference” as teams combined for 753 home runs during the season, the most in league history. That was highlighted by a record 50 combined home runs being hit in 13 games at the OVC Tournament. Included in that was Morehead State sophomore Niko Hulsizer who hit his 27th home run of the season, establishing a new OVC single-season record. In 2014, for the third-straight year, 12 OVC players were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Of those 12 selections five came in the first 10 rounds, setting a new record for most OVC players picked in the first 10 rounds (eclipsing the old mark of three set several times). In 2016 13 OVC players were selected in the draft, tying
the all-time record established in 2010; overall the OVC has had 85 players selected over the past eight years (2010-17). A first in the OVC occurred in 2008, when the league had a first round draft pick in both the NFL (Tennessee State’s Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) and Major League Baseball (Eastern Kentucky’s Christian Friedrich) Drafts in the same school year. A year later (2009) the league had a Major League Baseball First Round Compensation Round pick (Eastern Illinois’ Tyler Kehrer who was No. 48 overall) and NBA Second Round pick (UT Martin’s Lester Hudson) in the same season. The playing field is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 261 student-athletes honored with the award, including 67 over the last seven years (2010-17). Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-
#LETSSOAR athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contributions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sportspecific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.
2017 OVC Soccer Championship The 2017 OVC Soccer Championship will mark the 19th tournament in Conference history. The 2017 Championship will mark the first year that the field has expanded from six to eight teams. The first two rounds will be hosted on campus sites (with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds hosting) with the semifinals and championship being played at the site of the No. 1 seed. Last year SIUE topped Eastern Kentucky 1-0 to win its second title in three years.
2017 OVC Championship Schedule First Round: Friday, October 27, 2017 Match 1: #5 Seed vs. #8 Seed Match 2: #6 Seed vs. #7 Seed Quarterfinals: Sunday, October 29, 2017 Match 3: #4 Seed vs. Winner of Match 1 Match 4: #3 Seed vs. Winner of Match 2 Semifinals: Friday, November 3, 2017 Match 5: #1 Seed vs. Winner of Match 3 Match 6: #2 Seed vs. Winner of Match 4 Championship: Sunday, November 5, 2017 Match 7: Semifinal Winners
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/Ohio Valley Conference Office Staff
Beth DeBauche Commissioner
Kate Barnett Assistant Commissioner Championships and Compliance
Lauren Berst Director of Administration
Stephanie Castera Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services/Senior Woman Administrator
Heather Brown Director of Media Relations
Brian Pulley Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs
Jon Kuka General Manager, OVC IMG Sports Marketing
Kyle Schwartz Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations
Bryce Robinson Director of Compliance and Digital Media
Jonathan Owens Assistant Director of Championships and Administration
/Officials Coordinators
Sally Bell Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials
Michael Blalock Coordinator of Volleyball Officiating
Kim Vieria Coordinator of Soccer Officials
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Matt Young Coordinator of Football Officiating
Tony Thompson Coordinator of Baseball Officials
Curtis Shaw Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials
Jim Williams Coordinator of Softball Officials
Travis Tellitocci Assistant Commissioner for Football, Basketball and Officiating
#LETSSOAR AUSTIN PEAY
BELMONT
General Information
General Information
Location................................................Clarksville, Tenn. Population.............................................................132,929 Enrollment.....................................................................10,597 Nickname.............................................................Governors Colors.................................................................Red & White President...................................................Dr. Alisa White Athletic Director..............................................Ryan Ivey
Location...................................................Nashville, Tenn. Population............................................................678,889 Enrollment..........................................................................7,771 Nickname........................................................................Bruins Colors................................................Navy, Red, & White President...................................... Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletic Director.......................................Scott Corley
Kelly Guth
Kirstin Robertson
Head Coach
Senior • F/M
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field............... Morgan Bros. Soccer Field Capacity.................................................................................800 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact.......................................Colby Wilson Office Phone..........................................(931) 221-6561 Email..................................................wilsonrc@apsu.edu
Team Information 2016 Record................................................................10-6-4 OVC Record/Finish..............................5-2-3 / t4th
Coaching Staff Head Coach...................................................... Kelly Guth Alma Mater.............................Florida State, 1996 Career Record...............................................109-149-27 Record at School.................................................Same Assistant Coaches Jeremy Sullivan Nikki Filippone
August 18 at Chattanooga 20 at Middle Tennessee 25 Western Kentucky 27 Lipscomb September 1 Georgia State 3 at Alabama A&M 8 Mississippi Valley St. 10 UALR 15 at Eastern Kentucky* 17 at Belmont* 22 SIUE* 24 Eastern Illinois* 29 at Jacksonville State* October 1 at Tennessee Tech* 6 Southeast Missouri* 8 UT Martin* 12 at Murray State* 22 Morehead State*
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Heather Henson
Belicia Mendiola
Head Coach
Senior • F
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field...............................................E.S. Rose Park Capacity.................................................................................500 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact.............................................Krysti Cole Office Phone.......................................(615) 460-8023 Email....................................krysti.cole@belmont.edu
Team Information 2016 Record...................................................................6-9-4 OVC Record/Finish................................5-4-1 / 6th Lettermen Returning/Lost...................................18/8 Starters Returning/Lost.....................................8/3 Newcomers.................................................................................7
Coaching Staff Head Coach......................................Heather Henson Alma Mater................UNC-Greensboro, 1994 Career Record..................................149-209-41 (22) Record at School..............................40-53-15 (6) Assistant Coaches Travis Fravel Micah Collins
August 18 Middle Tennessee 25 Western Carolina 27 Tennessee Wesleyan September 1 Tennessee 3 at Valparaiso 8 UIC 10 at UAB 15 at SIUE* 17 Austin Peay* 22 Eastern Illinois* 29 Tennessee Tech* October 1 Jacksonville State* 6 at UT Martin* 8 at Southeast Missouri* 15 Murray State* 20 at Morehead State* 22 at Eastern Kentucky*
BelmontBruins.com
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EASTERN KENTUCKY
EASTERN ILLINOIS General Information
General Information
Location.......................................................Charleston, Ill. Population................................................................21,838 Enrollment........................................................................ 7,876 Nickname.................................................................Panthers Colors...................................................................Blue & Gray President.............................. Dr. David M. Glassman Athletic Director......................................Tom Michael
Location.......................................................Richmond, Ky. Population................................................................33,533 Enrollment..................................................................... 17,034 Nickname..................................................................Colonels Colors.......................................................Maroon & White President.................................Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletic Director...............Stephen Lochmueller
Kiki Lara
Henar Urteaga
Head Coach
Sophomore • D
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field...............................................Lakeside Field Capacity............................................................................. 1,000 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact............................................Rich Moser Office Phone......................................... (217) 581-7480 Email........................................................ rlmoser@eiu.edu
Team Information 2016 Record.......................................................................5-13 OVC Record/Finish.................................2-8 / t-9th Lettermen Returning/Lost...................................16/5 Starters Returning/Lost.....................................9/2 Newcomers................................................................................ 8
Coaching Staff Head Coach...........................................................Kiki Lara Alma Mater.....................Incarnate Word, 2003 Career Record.........................................................5-13 (1) Record at School.................................................Same Assistant Coaches Ashley Ross Jake Plant
August 18 at IUPUI 20 at Indiana State 25 Green Bay 27 Milwaukee September 1 at Valparaiso 3 Chicago State 8 Fort Wayne 10 Western Illinois 15 at Marian University 17 SIUE* 22 at Belmont* 24 at Austin Peay* 29 Eastern Kentucky* October 1 Morehead State* 6 Jacksonville State* 8 Tennessee Tech* 13 at Southeast Missouri* 15 at UT Martin* 19 at Murray State*
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Nick Flohre
Jordan Foster
Head Coach
Senior • F
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field.......................................EKU Soccer Field Capacity.................................................................................600 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact..............................................Steve Fohl Office Phone........................................(859) 622-1253 Email................................................. steve.fohl@eku.edu
Team Information 2016 Record...................................................................8-5-4 OVC Record/Finish.....................................8-2 / 2nd
Coaching Staff Head Coach................................................... Nick Flohre Alma Mater............................. Indianapolis, 2003 Career Record..................................................... 8-5-4 (1) Record at School.......................................................Same Assistant Coaches Josh Purdum Rachael Doyle
August 18 at Northern Kentucky 20 at Chattanooga 24 at Kentucky 27 at IUPUI September 1 at Xavier 8 Gardner-Webb 12 East Tennessee 15 Austin Peay* 17 Virginia Military Inst. 22 UT Martin* 24 Southeast Missouri* 29 at Eastern Illinois* October 1 at SIUE* 5 Murray State* 13 at Jacksonville State* 15 at Tennessee Tech* 22 Belmont* 26 at Morehead State*
EKUSports.com
#LETSSOAR MOREHEAD STATE
JACKSONVILLE STATE General Information
General Information
Location...............................................Jacksonville, Ala. Population................................................................12,548 Enrollment........................................................................ 8,514 Nickname..........................................................Gamecocks Colors.................................................................Red & White President......................................Dr. John M. Beehler Athletic Director............................................Greg Seitz
Location.......................................................Morehead, Ky. Population..................................................................6,845 Enrollment......................................................................10,951 Nickname.......................................................................Eagles Colors...................................................................Blue & Gold President............................... Dr. Wayne D. Andrews Athletic Director..........................Brian Hutchinson
Facility Information Home Field.......................................JSU Soccer Field Capacity.................................................................................500 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact.....................................Tony Schmidt Office Phone........................................(256) 782-5377 Email....................................................aschmidt@jsu.edu
Team Information 2016 Record..................................................................5-13-1 OVC Record/Finish.................................2-8 / t-9th
Coaching Staff Head Coach........................................ Neil Macdonald Alma Mater.........................Augusta State, 1997 Career Record..............................................235-209-25 Record at School..........................................28-45-6 Assistant Coaches Nikki Brown Sean Donahue
Neil Macdonald
Cheyenne Carden
Head Coach
Sophomore • D/F
2017 Schedule
August 18 at Alabama 20 Alabama State 25 Middle Tennessee 27 Georgia State September 1 vs. Troy 3 at South Alabama 8 at Louisiana-Monroe 10 at Louisiana Tech 15 UT Martin* 17 Tennessee Tech* 24 Murray State* 29 Austin Peay* October 1 at Belmont* 6 at Eastern Illinois* 8 at SIUE* 13 Eastern Kentucky* 15 Morehead State* 22 at Southeast Missouri*
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Warren Lipka
Ashley Ritchie
Head Coach
Sophomore • F
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field.............................................Jayne Stadium Capacity..........................................................................10,000 Surface....................................................................................Turf
Media Relations Soccer Contact.........................................Connor Link Office Phone......................................(606) 783-2500 Email............................... dlink@moreheadstate.edu
Team Information 2016 Record..................................................................6-11-2 OVC Record/Finish................................3-6-1 / 8th
Coaching Staff Head Coach.............................................. Warren Lipka Alma Mater........................South Carolina, 1978 Career Record.................................................252-212-51 Record at School...............................70-73-22 (7) Assistant Coach Trip Rogers
August 18 at Western Carolina 21 Northern Kentucky 25 Bowling Green September 1 at Kennesaw State 3 at Chatanooga 10 at Evansville 14 Murray State* 17 Eastern Kentucky* 22 Southeast Missouri* 24 UT Martin* 29 at SIUE* October 1 at Eastern Illinois* 6 at Cincinnati 13 at Tennessee Tech* 15 at Jacksonville State* 20 Belmont* 22 at Austin Peay*
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MURRAY STATE
SIUE
General Information
General Information
Location...............................................................Murray, Ky. Population..................................................................17,741 Enrollment.....................................................................10,998 Nickname.......................................................................Racers Colors.................................................................Navy & Gold President.....................................Dr. Robert O. Davies Athletic Director...........................................Allen Ward
Location...................................................Edwardsville, Ill. Population.............................................................. 26,600 Enrollment......................................................................14,143 Nickname.................................................................. Cougars Colors.................................................................Red & White Chancellor............................. Dr. Randall Pembrook Athletic Director........................Dr. Bradley Hewitt
Jeremy Groves
Harriet Withers
Head Coach
Senior • F
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field................................................Cutchen Field Capacity.................................................................................800 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact........................................Dave Winder Office Phone........................................(270) 809-4271 Email...............................dwinder@murraystate.edu
Team Information 2016 Record...................................................................8-5-4 OVC Record/Finish.................................7-0-3 / 1st Lettermen Returning/Lost...................................21/6 Starters Returning/Lost.....................................8/3 Newcomers.................................................................................5
Coaching Staff Head Coach..........................................Jeremy Groves Alma Mater.................................... Kentucky, 2005 Career Record...............................................35-19-4 (3) Record at School.................................................Same Assistant Coach Matt Lodge
August 20 Marshall 25 at Troy 27 at South Alabama September 1 at Northern Kentucky 8 UALR 14 at Morehead State* 17 Saint Louis 21 at Tennessee Tech* 24 at Jacksonville State* 28 Southeast Missouri* October 1 UT Martin* 5 at Eastern Kentucky* 12 Austin Peay* 15 at Belmont* 19 Eastern Illinois* 22 SIUE*
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Derek Burton
Emily Grahl
Head Coach
Senior • MF/F
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field...............................................Korte Stadium Capacity............................................................................ 3,000 Surface....................................................................................Turf
Media Relations Soccer Contact...................................................Joe Pott Office Phone.......................................(618) 650-2860 Email.............................................................jpott@siue.edu
Team Information 2016 Record................................................................ 10-8-5 OVC Record/Finish............................6-3-1 / t-4th
Coaching Staff Head Coach..............................................Derek Burton Alma Mater.............Arkansas-Little Rock ‘97 Career Record.............................................70-72-21 (9) Record at School.................................................Same Assistant Coaches Morgan Betscher Samuel Thomas
August 18 at Clemson 20 vs. Cal Poly 24 Western Illinois 31 Saint Louis September 3 at UIC 8 Colorado State 10 Missouri State 15 Belmont* 17 at Eastern Illinois* 22 at Austin Peay* 29 Morehead State* October 1 Eastern Kentucky* 6 Tennessee Tech* 8 Jacksonville State* 13 at UT Martin* 15 at Southeast Missouri* 22 at Murray State*
SIUECougars.com
#LETSSOAR UT MARTIN
TENNESSEE TECH General Information
General Information
Location............................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Population.................................................................31,335 Enrollment....................................................................10,900 Nickname...................................................Golden Eagles Colors.............................................................Purple & Gold President.................................................Dr. Phil Oldham Athletic Director.......................................Mark Wilson
Location......................................................... Martin, Tenn. Population..................................................................11,473 Enrollment........................................................................6,827 Nickname.............................................................. Skyhawks Colors............................................Navy Blue & Orange Chancellor.............................................Dr. Keith Carver Interim Athletic Director.......... Kevin McMillan
Steve Springthorpe
Kari Naerdemann
Head Coach
Junior • GK
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field.....................................Tech Soccer Field Capacity.................................................................................800 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact.................................. Dylan Vazzano Office Phone.........................................(931) 372-3293 Email......................................... dvazzano@tntech.edu
Team Information 2016 Record................................................................. 11-6-4 OVC Record/Finish................................6-2-2 / 3rd
Coaching Staff Head Coach..............................Steve Springthorpe Alma Mater...................... Methodist University Career Record.....................................103-112-26 (12) Record at School...............................22-29-10 (3) Assistant Coaches Corey Boyd Kelsey Brouwer
August 18 at Vanderbilt 20 at East Tennessee 27 Western Carolina September 1 Middle Tennessee 3 Georgia State 8 at UAB 10 at Alabama 15 at Southeast Missouri* 17 at Jacksonville State* 21 Murray State* 29 at Belmont* October 1 Austin Peay* 6 at SIUE* 8 at Eastern Illinois* 13 Morehead State* 15 Eastern Kentucky* 22 UT Martin*
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Phil McNamara
Amy McGivern
Head Coach
Junior • MF
2017 Schedule
Facility Information Home Field...............................................Skyhawk Field Capacity..................................................................................750 Surface...........................................................Natural Grass
Media Relations Soccer Contact.................................Justin Jefferies Office Phone..........................................(731) 881-7632 Email.......................................................jjeffe23@utm.edu
Team Information 2016 Record......................................................................4-14 OVC Record/Finish.....................................1-9 / 11th
Coaching Staff Head Coach.........................................Phil McNamara Alma Mater...........................King College, 2000 Career Record....................................229-107-18 (17) Record at School................................69-61-11 (7) Assistant Coach Leslie Gillies
August 18 Marshall 20 at Evansville 25 UAB 27 at Western Kentucky September 1 Chattanooga 3 at Lipscomb 6 at Jackson State 8 Arkansas State 10 at Western Carolina 15 Jacksonville State* 17 Southeast Missouri* 22 at Eastern Kentucky* 24 at Morehead State* October 1 at Murray State* 6 Belmont* 8 at Austin Peay* 13 SIUE* 15 Eastern Illinois* 22 at Tennessee Tech*
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Brady Barke Director of Athletics
Cindy Gannon Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Nate Saverino Assistant Director of Athletics/External Affairs
Dr. Robert Greim Assistant Director of Athletics/Compliance
Karen Gleeson Senior Administrative Assistant
Catherine Griffin Academic Services Director
Elizabeth Brucker Director of Business Operations
Barb Kinsey Administrative Assistant Development
Kent Phillips Coordinator of Facilities & Event Management
Jeff Honza Sports Information Director
Phillip Lady Coordinator of Marketing & Promotions
Marcia Hendrix Insurance Coordinator
Brad Koester Ticket Office Manager
Sean Stevenson Assistant Sports Information Director
Morgan Watson Assistant Director of Compliance
Hillary Wittenborn Academic Services Assistant
Beth Easter Faculty Athletics Representative
Ryan Johnson Strength & Conditioning Coach
Catie Furbush Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Ryan Napoli Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Amanda Martin Co-Head Athletic Trainer
Ben Fox Co-Head Athletic Trainer
Kristin Jones Assistant Athletic Trainer
Holly Reynolds Graduate Athletic Trainer
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Andy Sawyers Head Baseball Coach
Rick Ray Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Rekha Patterson Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Tom Matukewicz Head Football Coach
Kristi Ewasko Head Women’s Gymnastics Coach
Heather Nelson Head Women’s Soccer Coach
Mark Redburn Head Softball Coach
Mary Beth Gunn Head Women’s Tennis Coach
Eric Crumpecker Head Track & Field Coach
Ryan Lane Head Cross Country Coach
Julie Yankus Head Volleyball Coach
Tatianna Parham Sundancers Coach
Curt Dixon Assistant Baseball Coach
Craig Ringe Assistant Baseball Coach
Adam Gordon Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Chris Moore Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Nick Lagroone Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Tom Berryman Director of Basketball Operations
Marc Wilson Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Chanté Crutchfield Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Morgan Eye Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Brooke Hengst Director of Women’s Basketball Operations
Aisha Foy Women’s Basketball Graduate Assistant
Bryce Saia Assistant Football Coach
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Jon Wiemers Assistant Football Coach
Matt Martin Assistant Football Coach
Eric Burrow Assistant Football Coach
Ricky Coon Assistant Football Coach
Joe Uhls Assistant Football Coach
Ben Blake Assistant Football Coach
Ghaali MuhammadLankford Assistant Football Coach
Ray Smith Assistant Football Coach
Tyler French Assistant Football Coach
Jared Diekmann Football Offensive Assistant
Jonathon Hankinson Football Equipment Manager
Brittney Emmons Assistant Women’s Gymnastics Coach
Chris Licameli Assistant Women’s Gymnastics Coach
Paul Nelson Associate Head Women’s Soccer Coach
Adam Kleman Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
Brie Carmack Assistant Softball Coach
Kristen Jones Assistant Softball Coach
Danielle Burbage Assistant Track & Field Coach
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Chris Navarro Assistant Track & Field Coach
Dr. Tim Rademaker Vol. Assistant Track & Field Coach
Bob Crank Assistant Volleyball Coach
Calaeb Campbell Assistant Volleyball Coach
Olivia Caldwell Graduate Athletic Trainer
Jared Hyler Graduate Athletic Trainer
Greg Raimondo Graduate Athletic Trainer
Stephanie Swank Graduate Athletic Trainer
Joe Sweet Graduate Athletic Trainer
Joey Waugh Graduate Athletic Trainer
Tyler Knight Graduate Assistant Strength & Conditioning
Alexia Koerkenmeier Graduate Assistant Marketing & Promotions
Eric Mueller Sports Information Assistant
Wyatt Yearout Sports Information Assistant
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2017 SOCCER SCHEDULE
Aug. 18 at Evansville 7 p.m. Aug. 20 ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD 6:30 p.m. Aug. 25 MILWAUKEE 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 GREEN BAY 1 p.m. Sept. 1 at Missouri State 5 p.m. Sept. 4 LOUISVILLE 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15 TENNESSEE TECH* 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at UT Martin* 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at Morehead State* 5 p.m. Sept. 24 at Eastern Kentucky* 12 p.m. Sept. 28 at Murray State* 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at Austin Peay* 7 p.m. Oct. 8 BELMONT* 2 p.m. Oct. 13 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 SIUE* 2 p.m. Oct. 22 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 2 p.m. OVC TOURNAMENT Oct. 27 First Round Campus Sites Oct. 29 Quarterfinals Campus Sites Nov. 3 Semifinals Site of Top Seed Nov. 5 Championship Site of Top Seed Home Games in RED, played at Houck Field All times Central and subject to change * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game
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