2009 Women's Soccer Media Guide

With a 1-0 win over Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 19, 2008, NIU tied its best start in program history at 4-0-3 and set the school record for the longest unbeaten streak at 13 matches.

The Huskies won their Mid-American Conference opener, 2-1, over Bowling Green to record the best start in school history with a record of 5-1-3, and extend their home unbeaten streak to eight matches.

NIU’s women’s soccer team posted a 3.125 Fall 2008 grade point average, as part of the school record 3.076 GPA. NIU’s student-athletes have combined to post a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in eight-consecutive semesters.

Three Huskies garnered 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team honors for their work in the classroom. Lindsey Curnock and Thea Johnson were selected to the first team, and Annie Wyer earned a spot on the second team.

The Huskies participated in the KICKS Against Breast Cancer Collegiate Soccer Invitational on April 26, 2009, at Soldier Field in Chicago. NIU came away with ties against both Notre Dame and Northwestern.

Cara Stutler

Mo Smunt

Lindsey Curnock

Kelly Mullany

2009-10 Team Captains

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2009 huSKie quiCK faCTS

Northern Illinois UniversityLocation: DeKalb, Ill.Founded: 1895Enrollment: 25,208Nickname: HuskiesSchool Colors: Cardinal and BlackConference: Mid-American (West Division)President: Dr. John PetersAssociate V.P./Director of Athletics: Jeff CompherHome Facility: Huskie Track/Soccer ComplexHome Facility Capacity: 1,989

Coaching StaffHead Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Carrie Barker (Wisconsin, 1995)Barker’s E-mail: [email protected]/Career Record: 9-6-5 (2nd Season)Office Phone: 815-753-9535Assistant Coaches: Jason Burr, Chris Brown Christie Ehrhardt

Team Information2008 Overall Record: 9-6-5 (.575)2008 Mid-American Conference Record: 5-4-2 (.545) Letterwinners Returning (Lost): 17 (4)Starters Returning (Lost): 8 (3)Newcomers: 10

Program InformationFirst Year: 1993MAC Championships: 1997, 1998All-Time Record: 119-164-25 (.427)

Media RelationsGraduate Asst./W-Soccer Contact: Megan WallaceEmail: [email protected]: 815-753-9538Cell: 773-879-4787Website: www.niuhuskies.comMailing Address: 209 Convocation Center 1525 West Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

Media guide inforMaTion The 2009 Northern Illinois University Women’s Soccer Media Guide is a publication of the NIU Athletics Media Relations Department. It is designed to assist the media in its coverage of the Huskie women’s soccer program. Copies are available to the public for $10.

CreditsFront and back covers by Brett McWethy. Inside covers by Russell Houghtaling. Interior layout and design by Brett McWethy, with special assistance by Megan Wallace. Writing and research assistance by Holly Bahn, Aaron Klein, Megan Wallace and Brett McWethy. Photography by Scott Walstrom, NIU Media Imaging and NIU Media Relations archives.

TaBLe of ConTenTS This is NIU Soccer ................................................................................................................................1Table of Contents/Quick Facts .............................................................................................................22009 Rosters.......................................................................................................................................3Head Coach Carrie Barker ....................................................................................................................4Assistant Coach Jason Burr ..................................................................................................................5Assistant Coach Chris Brown ................................................................................................................5Assistant Coach Christie Ehrhardt/Support Staff .................................................................................6Sport Administrator Christian Spears ...................................................................................................6The 2009 Huskies .......................................................................................................................... 7-182008 Statistics and Results/MAC Standings......................................................................................19The Record Book ..........................................................................................................................20-22Historical Timeline ............................................................................................................................ 23History ......................................................................................................................................... 24-25All-Time Letterwinners ...................................................................................................................... 26All-Time Results ........................................................................................................................... 27-28Jeffrey & Kimberly Yordon Center ....................................................................................................... 29Mid-American Conference ................................................................................................................. 30Location ............................................................................................................................................31Northern Illinois University ...........................................................................................................32-33President Dr. John Peters .................................................................................................................. 34Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Jeff Compher .............................................................. 35adidas .............................................................................................................................................. 36

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nuMeriCaL roSTerNo. Name Ht. Pos. Class Hometown/High School/College00 Audrey Holmer 5-8 GK Jr.-RS Elmhurst, Ill./York0 Meaghan Bennett 5-7 GK So.-RS Portage, Mich./Portage Central1 Lindsey Curnock 5-8 GK Jr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia2 Becca Ford 5-5 M/F Jr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb3 Megan Harry 5-6 D/M Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton4 Christen Schuler 5-9 D Jr. Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley5 Kylie Revelle 5-10 M Jr. Olathe, Kan./South/Valparaiso6 Cara Stutler 5-5 M/F Sr. Wichita, Kan./Maize7 Lisa Maier 5-7 F/D/M Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg8 Micaela Damas 5-5 D Sr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley North9 Kelsey Passaglia 5-7 F/M So. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove10 Nici Newquist 5-5 D/M Fr. DeKalb, Ill./Sycamore11 Anne Wyer 5-2 M/F Jr. Geneva, Ill./Community12 Caitlin Eucker 5-3 D/M/F So. Oswego, Ill./Oswego13 Mary Usedom 5-6 D/M Fr. Rockford, Ill./ Guilford14 Kim Schmitt 5-8 F Jr.-RS Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor15 Kayra Thompson 5-5 D/M Fr. Overland Park, Kan./ Blue Valley Northwest16 Kelly Mullany 5-9 M Sr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley17 Shelbi Johnson 5-5 M/F Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Neuqua Valley18 Sara Cervenka 5-8 F/M Fr. Genoa, Ill./Sycamore19 Jamie Sitter 5-5 M/F Sr. Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton20 Kaitlin Bujak 5-4 F Jr. Palatine, Ill./St. Viator21 Sara McClard 5-3 M/F Sr. Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East22 Kaylee Heller 5-7 D Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison West 24 Danielle Janowiak 5-5 F So. Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South25 Natasha Kelley 5-5 D/M Fr. Blair, Neb./Blair26 Nia Gilbert 5-6 D/F Fr. Golden Valley, Minn./St. Louis Park27 Lauren Eberts 5-4 F Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/ Pickerington North28 Karoline Rud 5-6 F/M Fr. Oslo, Norway/ Wang Toppidrest32 Mo Smunt 5-3 D Jr. St. Charles, Ill./East

CoaChing STaffHead Coach: Carrie Barker, 2nd season (Wisconsin, 1995)Assistant Coach: Jason Burr, 2nd season (Austin Peay, 2001) Assistant Coach: Chris Brown, 2nd season (Northern Illinois, 2007)Assistant Coach: Christie Ehrhardt, 2nd season (Northern Illinois, 2005)

aLPhaBeTiCaL roSTerNo. Name Ht. Pos. Class Hometown/High School/College0 Meaghan Bennett 5-7 GK So.-RS Portage, Mich./Portage Central20 Kaitlin Bujak 5-4 F Jr. Palatine, Ill./St. Viator18 Sara Cervenka 5-8 F/M Fr. Genoa, Ill./Sycamore1 Lindsey Curnock 5-8 GK Jr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia8 Micaela Damas 5-5 D Sr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley North 27 Lauren Eberts 5-4 F Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/ Pickerington North12 Caitlin Eucker 5-3 D/M/F So. Oswego, Ill./Oswego2 Becca Ford 5-5 M/F Jr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb26 Nia Gilbert 5-6 D/F Fr. Golden Valley, Minn./St. Louis Park3 Megan Harry 5-6 D/M Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton22 Kaylee Heller 5-7 D Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison West 00 Audrey Holmer 5-8 GK Jr.-RS Elmhurst, Ill./York24 Danielle Janowiak 5-5 F So. Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South17 Shelbi Johnson 5-5 M/F Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Neuqua Valley25 Natasha Kelley 5-5 D/M Fr. Blair, Neb./Blair7 Lisa Maier 5-7 F/D/M Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg21 Sara McClard 5-3 M/F Sr. Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East16 Kelly Mullany 5-9 M Sr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley10 Nici Newquist 5-5 D/M Fr. DeKalb, Ill./Sycamore9 Kelsey Passaglia 5-7 F/M So. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove5 Kylie Revelle 5-10 M Jr. Olathe, Kan./South/Valparaiso28 Karoline Rud 5-6 F/M Fr. Oslo, Norway/ Wang Toppidrest14 Kim Schmitt 5-8 F Jr.-RS Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor4 Christen Schuler 5-9 D Jr. Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley19 Jamie Sitter 5-5 M/F Sr. Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton32 Mo Smunt 5-3 D Jr. St. Charles, Ill./East6 Cara Stutler 5-5 M/F Sr. Wichita, Kan./Maize15 Kayra Thompson 5-5 D/M Fr. Overland Park, Kan./ Blue Valley Northwest13 Mary Usedom 5-6 D/M Fr. Rockford, Ill./ Guilford11 Anne Wyer 5-2 M/F Jr. Geneva, Ill./Community

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HEAD COACH

CARRIE BARKER SECOND SEASON • WISCONSIN • ‘95

Carrie Barker, who led Northern Illinois to just its second nine-plus win season in the past decade in her first year at the helm, enters her second campaign as head coach of the Huskie women’s soccer program in 2009.

In 2008, Barker guided the Huskies to their best start in school history, jumping out of the gate with a 5-1-3 record. NIU also posted seven wins (7-2-1) at the brand new NIU Track and Field & Soccer Complex, and shut out its opponents eight times on the season.

The Huskies ended the season with a mark of 9-6-5 (5-4-2 MAC) and earned the No. 6 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, but dropped a 2-0 decision against third-seeded Eastern Michigan in the first round.

Now, entering year number two, Barker welcomes back 14 letterwinners, including 10-of-11 starters, to go along with 10 freshmen that will be instrumental in helping the Huskies continue to climb the MAC standings and chase a postseason berth.

Prior to arriving in DeKalb, Barker served as assistant coach for three seasons at Wisconsin, her alma mater. There, she helped the Badgers clinch two NCAA Tournament appearances and a Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2005. During the 2004 season, Wisconsin earned a NCAA first round victory. While on the Badger staff, Barker was the camp director and was part of an International Tour to Germany during the 2006 Men’s World Cup Tournament.

Prior to her term in Madison, Barker was part of seven-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2002 quarterfinal berth, during seven years as an assistant coach at Michigan. Barker helped the Wolverines advance to the NCAA second round six times, reach the third round twice, and capture a pair of Big Ten Tournament titles. While at Michigan, Barker served as interim head coach during part of the 2001 season and was the camp director for six years.

Barker is a United States Soccer Federation “A” licensed coach. She has also held positions on the 2004 under-14 National Team staff in 2004, the Michigan Olympic Development Program staff for seven years and the Olympic Development Region II Staff from 1990-93. In 1996, Barker was on the coaching staff for the Michigan Hawks, one of the top club programs in the nation. A four-year letterwinner at Wisconsin, Barker, then Carrie Maier, captained the 1994 Big Ten Tournament Championship team and helped the Badgers reach the NCAA quarterfinals in three seasons, including a national runner-up finish in 1991. Individually, Barker was named a second-team central region All-American in 1990.

Following her collegiate career, Barker played five seasons in the “W” League, two years of semi-pro soccer in Denmark and was part of the WUSA, the first women’s professional soccer league, in 2000.

Barker has vast experience in international competition as a member of the U.S. Olympic Festival team from 1997-99, Olympic Development regional team from 1995-99 and having played or coached in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Holland, Sweden and Belgium.

The Farmington Hills, Mich., native became the first female inducted into the Farmington High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

Barker, who was born in Bogota, Colombia, graduated from Wisconsin in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation resource management. She and her husband, Stuart, reside in DeKalb.

The BarKer fiLeBirthdate: Nov. 18, 1971Birthplace: Bogota, ColumbiaHometown: Farmington Hills, Mich.High School: Farmington High SchoolCollege: University of Wisconsin, 1995. (B.S. recreation resource management)

College Coaching ExperienceHead Coach, Northern Illinois, 2008- PresentAssistant Coach, Wisconsin, 2004-06Assistant Coach, MIchigan, 1997-2003

Club Coaching ExperienceStaff, Wisconsin Olympic Development Program, 2005-06Staff, U-14 National Camp, 2004Staff, MIchigan Olympic Development Program U-18, 1995, 1997-2002Staff, MIchigan Hawks, 1996Staff, Region II Olympic Development Program, 1990-93

Career HighlightsNSCAA central region second-team All-American, 1990NCAA championship runner-up, 1990Big Ten champions, 1994World Cup Organizing Committee, Detroit 1994Olympic Festival selection, 1997-99W-League Combine, 2000Farmington High School Hall of Fame, 2001


JaSon BurrASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASONAUSTIN PEAY • 2001

Jason Burr, who has soccer coaching experience at three NCAA Division I institutions, enters his second season as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois in 2009. He was the first assistant hired by head coach Carrie Barker.

In 2008, Burr helped guide the Huskies to their best start in school history, jumping out of the gate with a 5-1-3 record. NIU also posted seven wins (7-2-1) at the brand new NIU Track and Field & Soccer Complex, and shut out its opponent eight times on the season.

Since 2008, Burr has been a member of the Regional ODP Staff, devoting his time to the Region 2 ODP Staff for the 1994 Girls Age Group.

Burr came to DeKalb after one year as the assistant women’s coach at Arkansas State, where his duties included recruiting, training sessions, travel, fundraising and community outreach. On the field, Burr helped the Indians improve 42 spots in the NCAA RPI rankings.

Prior to his time at ASU, Burr, who has a United States Soccer Federation “C” License, served as an assistant at Illinois State where he helped the Redbirds reach their 11th consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. In addition, eight players who Burr worked with earned All-MVC honors. At ISU, Burr assisted in general team management, recruiting, management of the budget, and community outreach in addition to his on-field duties.

Aside from his responsibilities with ISU, Burr also worked as an assistant director of coaching for the Central Illinois Select Soccer Club in Bloomington, Ill., where he oversaw the boys soccer club with age groups from 8-16.

Burr began his career in 2001 as an assistant for the Western Kentucky University men’s program. While there, the Hilltoppers earned Academic All-America Team honors as well as National Soccer Coaches Association of America “College Team Academic Award.”

Burr spent three seasons as the women’s and men’s head coach at Thomas More College in Kentucky, where he led the women’s team to a 42-9-6 record during his tenure. In 2005, his squad advanced to the President’s Athletic Conference Championship. The team also advanced to the NCAA Division III Women’s National Tournament for the first time in the program’s history. At Thomas More, Burr coached one NSCAA Academic All-Region performer, six All-PAC players and four All-Independent performers.

As head soccer coach for the Cincinnati United Premier Red (1989 Girls) team for two years, Burr took his squad to the State Cup Quarterfinals of the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association in 2005 and 2006. He also worked as a staff coach for the Ohio South Olympic Development Program in Cincinnati during that span and as the head coach for the Boys State Team and an assistant for the Girls State Team.

Burr played collegiately at Lindsey Wilson College and Mid-Continent University, serving as MCU’s captain during the 2001 season. Burr received his bachelor’s degree in history from Austin Peay State in 2001 and is working toward his master’s degree in communications from Western Kentucky.

ChriS BroWnASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASONNORTHERN ILLINOIS • 2007

A two-year letterwinner for the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team as a player, Chris Brown enters his second season as graduate assistant coach for the Huskie women’s soccer program. Brown also spent the 2007 campaign as a member of the NIU men’s soccer coaching staff.

The Mesa, Ariz., native played centerback for the Huskies in 2004 and 2005.

In 2008, Brown helped the Huskies reach their best start in school history, jumping out of the gate with a 5-1-3 record. NIU also posted seven wins (7-2-1) at the brand new NIU Track and Field & Soccer Complex, and shut out its opponent eight times on the season.

In addition to his duties with NIU, Brown, a National “B” License holder and Regional Goalkeeper Diploma holder, is the Director of Coaching for Northern Illinois FC (NIFC). NIFC, a club of two years, was formed when local clubs Spectre and Sycamore merged. Brown oversees and directs the NIFC 15-team club . Prior to becoming the Director of Coaching of NIFC, Brown spent three years coaching with Campton United Soccer Club in Geneva, Ill.

Brown’s arrival at NIU as a player in 2004 coincided with an eight-win turnaround from the 2003 season, the second-largest win swing in the nation. With Brown on board, the Huskies went 12-7-0 and finished second in the MAC, the best conference placement by a Huskie team since 1990. As a senior, Brown helped Northern Illinois to a 11-6-2 season that included a seven-match unbeaten streak. During the run, Northern Illinois captured notable victories over Saint Louis and Wisconsin, as well as MAC foe Western Michigan.

Prior to his arrival in DeKalb, Brown played with Chandler Gilbert Community College, where he garnered all-conference honors n 2001 and 2003. As a senior, he led Chandler Gilbert to its most successful season in school history.

While working to achieve top-notch results on the field, Brown also achieved in the classroom. He graduated from NIU in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and is now pursuing his Master’s of Science in Sport Management.

Brown lettered at NIU, and enters his third season coaching at his alma mater.

Burr has coached at three NCAA Division I institutions.

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ChriSTie ehrhardTASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASONNORTHERN ILLINOIS • 2005

ChriSTian SPearSSENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTORADMINISTRATION • FIRST SEASONWASHINGTON • 1996

Christie Ehrhardt enters her second season as assistant coach after returning to her alma mater a year ago to join head coach Carrie Barker’s staff.

Ehrhardt was a four-year letterwinner as a midfielder for the Huskies from 2002-05. A two-year captain (2004-05) during her collegiate career, Ehrhardt also was a four-time Huskie Scholar.

Ehrhardt also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the Illinois Institute of Technology. At IIT, she helped the fledgling NAIA program ascend to its third consecutive conference tournament, a 10-8 finish and a No. 5 regional ranking.

Ehrhardt has a National “D” Coaching License and is continuing to pursue a “C” license.

Still active as a player, Ehrhardt spent the 2008 summer with the Chicago Gaels of the W-League and scored two goals and added five assists while helping lead the team to its first playoff berth. Ehrhardt began her W-League stint by playing for the Colorado Cougars in 2007.

The Addison, Ill., native was a three-year starter at NIU. During her senior campaign in 2005, Ehrhardt started 14-of-17 matches and totaled nine shots, with eight landing on goal.

In 2003, Ehrhardt tied for the team lead with two goals and ranked fifth with four total points on the season.

A graduate of Roselle Lake Park High School, Ehrhardt set a school record with 15 goals while adding 10 assists for 40 total points as a senior to earn her second consecutive team Most Valuable Player award. She concluded her prep career with 37 career goals, 35 assists and 109 points, placing her second on the school’s all-time list for each category. Ehrhardt also claimed two all-conference honors and a pair of all-sectional accolades.

Ehrhardt was a four-year letterwinner for the Huskies from 2002-05.

Christian Spears has served as Northern Illinois’ Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration since April 2009.

Spears supervises a unit that includes the Huskie Athletic Compliance Office, Student-Athlete Academic Support Services, and is the administrator of the women’s soccer, women’s track and field, and women’s cross country programs.

Spears’ responsibilities at NIU include serving as the primary liaison between several campus units and Intercollegiate Athletics, including Academic and Student Affairs. In his role, Spears manages the admission process of student-athletes, and coordinates interactions between the offices of Registration and Records and Student Financial Aid. Additionally, he coordinates the department’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR).

Prior to joining NIU, Spears served at Southern Illinois University for six years, where he was the Assistant Athletic Director. During his time at SIU, Spears managed the Saluki Athletic Compliance Office and the Athletic Financial Aid Office. He was also the sport administrative liaison for men’s and women’s track and field and cross-country.

While at Southern Illinois, Spears initiated and developed the “Become a Saluki” website for prospective student-athlete recruitment; a website designed to provide all-inclusive view of SIU athletics, the university community, relevant NCAA regulations and the SIU admission process. Additionally, Spears implemented the “Sports Studies Intercollegiate Athletic Graduate Internship Program” in coordination with the Department of Kinesiology and the “Law School Externship in Athletics” in coordination with the SIU College of Law.

Spears arrived at SIU in fall of 2003 from Harvard University, where he was Assistant Director for Athletic Compliance. In that role, he assessed initial and continuing eligibility for 2,000 prospective and enrolled student-athletes, and he monitored the academic progress of student-athletes and participated as a non-resident academic advisor. Moreover, he worked with the Director of Athletics to manage the academic/admission index for all entering student-athletes.

Spears is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he majored in political science. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Long Beach State University in 1998 and he received his Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law in 2002.

In the spring of 2009, Spears began a four-year term on the National Association of Athletics Compliance (NAAC) Board of Directors and he serves as Third Vice-President and Chair of the Education and Professional Standards committee.

Christian and his wife, Julia, reside in Sycamore with their sons, Rainier and Kai, and their daughter, Skyla.

HUSKIE SoCCEr SUPPort Staff

Erin DunbarTEAM MANAGER

Josh OwensEQUIPMENT

Sue HansfieldEVENTS

Erin JordanACADEMICS

Megan WallaceMEDIA RELATIONS


CurnoCK’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS W-L-T SHO AVG. GA SV Pct.2008 20-20 9-6-4 9 0.97 20 75 .7892007 18-16 8-4-4 9 0.53 9 47 .8392006 21-21 8-11-2 7 1.27 27 87 .763Totals 59-57 25-21-10 25 .953 56 209 .789

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# 82008: Played in all 20 matches and made 18 starts … Held opponents to a 0.97 goals-against-average, recording 75 saves and a .789 save percentage … Recorded nine shutouts against Eastern Illinois, Georgia Southern, Green Bay, Valparaiso, SEMO, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Buffalo and Ball State … Logged at least 105:00 of action in five contests … Named to 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team.

2007: Started 16-of-18 matches played ... Named Academic All-MAC and earned MAC West Player of the Week honors (10-22) ... Set the NIU record for career shutouts with 16 and season shutouts with nine ... Recorded a shutout streak of four games from 10-27 to 11-9 ... Helped NIU lead the MAC with 11 shutouts ... Made 47 saves and allowed just nine goals against all season ... Ranked 14th nationally in goals-against average and put up a save percentage of .839 ... Came up with two big saves for the shutout in 1-0 home victory over UW-Green Bay (9-7) ... Also posted shutouts against St. Francis (Pa.), Ohio, and Eastern Michigan ... Recorded a 4.0 GPA in the fall and earned Victory Scholar (3.5 GPA or better) in both semesters.

2006: Went 8-11-2 with 1.27 goals-against-average while starting all 21 matches in net ... Had seven shutouts on the season, the second-highest total in school history ... Tied for third in the MAC with four shutouts ... Earned NIU Victory Scholar (3.50 gpa or better) ... Played all but 23:10 of the season in goal ... One of the team’s eight freshman letterwinners.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner and starter in goal for Batavia and occasionally played in the field during prep career ... First team All-Suburban Prairie Conference North Division selection and Kane County Chronicle first team All-Area as senior ... Earned Kane County Chronicle second team All-Area distinction as a junior ... Helped team capture SPC North crowns as a junior and sophomore ... Part of three consecutive Moline Tri-State Tournament title squads from 2004-06 and helped team claim 2004 Rockford Guilford Tournament crown ... Member of team that reached regional championship during her sophomore season.

Personal: Played club soccer for Fox Valley Strikers from 2002 through 2006 ... Part of Strikers units that won Germantown (Tenn.) Invitational and Palatine Celtic Cup championships ... Father ran track for North Central College ... Parents are David and Larke Curnock ... Psychology major.

2008: Started all 19 matches in which she played ... Assisted on Jestina Orlando’s goal at Creighton (9-21) ... Took three shots against Northern Iowa, and fired one each on Central Michigan and Kent State.

2007: One of six NIU players to start all 20 matches ... Key member of NIU defense that allowed a MAC low 0.70 goals against ... Fired a shot on goal against Loyola (9-14) that nearly tied the game ... Also had a shot on goal in a 0-0 tie against Ball State (10-12) ... Earned Victory Scholar (3.5 GPA or above) honors.

2006: Totaled two points on two assists ... Started all 16 matches played ... Assisted on game-winning goal in 3-0 victory against Western Michigan (10-26) ... Had the lone assist on the only goal scored in win vs. Kent State (11-3) ... Earned Victory Scholar (3.50 GPA or better) honors.

High School: Team captain as senior for squad that won Eastern Kansas League conference crown ... First team All-Metro, second team all-state by coaches association, and earned third straight All-EKL award as a senior ... Honorable mention all-conference her junior and sophomore years ... Helped team capture conference championship during her sophomore campaign ... Three-sport standout earned four varsity letters in soccer, basketball, and track and field ... Part of Class 6A state championship basketball team in 2004-05 and helped team finish third during 2005-06 season as a senior captain ... Second team all-conference and all-county, honorable mention All-Sun, and was named to Kansas All-Star Team during her senior basketball season ... Set school javelin record and was two-time regional runner-up her junior season ... Ran on state’s sixth-place 4x400 relay team as a freshman ... Had two years with National Honor Society and four straight years on Honor Roll ... Served as President of Rough Ryders spirit club.

Personal: Played club soccer with Kansas City Comets ... Brother, Colin, threw javelin for Nebraska track and field program ... Parents are Nage and Kerry Damas ... History major.

daMaS’ Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 19-19 0 1 12007 20-20 0 0 02006 16-16 0 2 2Total 55-55 0 3 3

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LiSa MaierF/D/M • 5-7 • sENIOR

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# 212008: One of three returning players to start all 20 matches ... Led returning Huskies in assists with six ... Fired 34 shots (1.70 shots-per-game) on the season ... Netted the game-winning goal against Southeast Missouri State (9-19) ... Connected with Thea Johnson for a goal against Georgia Southern (8-31) ... Found Johnson again for a score against Northern Iowa (9-5) ... Assisted Johnson’s game-winning goal versus Bowling Green (9-26) ... Delivered a corner kick for Kelly Mullany’s game-winning goal against Ohio (10-10) ... Assisted Becca Ford’s game-winning score versus Akron (10-12) ... Connected with Danielle Janowiak for a goal against Buffalo (10-17).

2007: Tallied one goal and five assists, earning seven points on the season ... One of six players to start all 20 matches ... Led team in assists and tied for second in overall points ... Recorded a team-high 18 shots on goal ... Scored the opening goal against Buffalo (10-7) to aid in a 2-1 home victory.

2006: Freshman All-MAC selection after scoring 13 points on five goals and three assists ... Ranked second on team in points, goals and assists ... Started all 19 matches played ... Assisted on match-winning goal in collegiate debut vs. Eastern Washington (8-25) ... Scored game-tying goal in 1-1 draw vs. Creighton (9-4) ... Notched goal in 2-0 win vs. Central Michigan (10-13) ... Totaled three points with one assist and the match-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Miami (OH) (10-22) ... Recorded an assist in a 3-0 triumph over Western Michigan (10-26) ... Notched an unassisted match-winning goal in 2-0 victory over Ohio (10-29) in first round game of MAC Tournament ... Catapulted team to the MAC Tournament final with the only goal in a 1-0 semifinal win over Kent State (11-3).

High School: Team captain for squad that won conference and sectional championship and finished 17-4-2 during her senior season ... Scored 39 points on 12 goals and 15 assists to help team to conference title as a junior ... Contributed 24 points on six goals and 12 assists during sophomore season which included Daily Southtown “Player of the Week” accolade ... Part of IHSA Class AA Elite Eight squad and conference titlist on team that finished 19-5-4 during her freshman season ... Honor Roll member during freshman, sophomore and senior years ... Member of school’s First Class Leader organization.

Personal: Played for America’s Soccer Club for three seasons ... Member of America SC crew that was ranked as high as second in state, sixth in region and 22nd in nation ... Lists Mia Hamm and Michael Jordan as admired athletes ... Physical Education major.

2008: Saw action in 12 matches ... Took one shot against Green Bay.

2007: Played in 10 matches, including MAC contests against Miami (Ohio) (10-14), Ohio (10-19), and Akron (10-21) ... Had two shots against Green Bay (9-7).

2006: Scored one goal and started 16 of 21 matches played ... Scored first collegiate goal, unassisted, against DePaul (9-10) ... One of the team’s eight freshman letterwinners.

High School: Helped team reach IHSA Class AA Elite Eight as senior, with 27 points, 11 goals and five assists ... Played for team that made an Elite Eight appearance and posted 17 victories as a sophomore ... Four-time regional champion ... Four-year letterwinner and started three seasons for team that combined for 61 victories during her prep career ... IHSSCA All-Conference Honoree in 2006 ... First team All-Area by Daily Southtown, Daily Herald, and Star Newspapers ... Team captain as a senior ... Four-year honor roll member and academic letterwinner.

Personal: Spent six seasons with Windy City Pride Soccer Club and as part of 2004 and 2005 Illinois State Cup finalist squads ... Club team also collected the Midwest Regional League title in 2004, FC Milwaukee titles in 2003 and 2005, and the Surf Cup Championship and Wags Finals in 2003 ... Father played collegiate baseball at Lincoln College ... Lists Mia Hamm and club coach Ko Thanadabouth as favorite soccer athletes ... Parents are Jeff and Denise McClard ... Corporate communications major.

Maier’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 20-20 1 6 82007 20-20 1 5 72006 19-19 5 3 13Total 59-59 7 14 28

MCCLard’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2007 10-0 0 0 02006 16-0 1 0 2Total 26-0 1 0 2


KeLLy MuLLanyM • 5-9 • sENIORnaPerViLLe, iLL.neuqua VaLLey

# 162008: Started all 20 matches ... Headed in the game-winning goal against Ohio (10-10) off a Lisa Maier corner kick ... Assisted on Annie Wyer’s goal against Bowling Green (9-26) ... Tallied 12 shots on the season, including a season-high three at Kent State (10-19).

2007: Played in all 20 games and earned 16 starts ... Totaled five season points ... Had lone assist in 1-1 tie at DePaul (9-16) ... Scored a goal against Central Michigan (10-26) ... Scored game winner and only goal in 1-0 victory over Western Michigan (11-1) ... Second highest goal scorer among the team’s sophomores.

2006: Scored two goals to total four points ... Started the first 17 games of her collegiate career before being sidelined by injury to end the season ... Registered first collegiate goal, the game-winning marker, in 1-0 triumph over Ohio (9-29) ... Scored the game’s first goal in a 2-1 win against Miami (OH) (10-22).

High School: First team all-conference and IHSSCA All-Sectional pick as a senior ... Scored 29 points on 13 goals and three assists as part of conference and state championship team that finished 24-2-1 during her junior year ... Helped squad to conference championship and 23-3-1 record as a sophomore ... Top varsity scorer with 32 points on 15 goals and two assists for conference titlist and IHSA Elite Eight qualifier that finished 21-3-3 her freshman year ... Team won conference championship all four seasons of her career ... Earned academic letter as a junior and senior and made Dean’s List.

Personal: Played for America’s Soccer Club for three years, a team that was ranked as high as second in the state, sixth in region and 22nd in nation ... Also played for Team Chicago’s Brazil Girls squad from 1994 through 2003, including the 2001 and 2002 state and regional titlists ... Parents are Bob and Lynne Mullany ... Nutrition major.

2008: Redshirted.

2007: Played in one match against Western Illinois (9-9) ... Earned Huskie Scholar (3.0-3.49 GPA) honors during the Fall semester.

High School: All-conference selection as senior ... Scored five goals and had five assists during her senior season ... Helped lead the team to a 24-3-1 record, conference title and Class A State Championship while earning special mention all-area honors as sophomore ... Scored three goals and had four assists in 10 matches for conference championship team that reached the Elite Eight as freshman ... Named to all-tournament team at Palatine during freshman season.

Personal: Played for the 2006 National Champion Eclipse club team ... Parents are Paul and Denise Bujak ... Physical Education major.

KaiTLin BuJaKF • 5-4 • JUNIOR

PaLaTine, iLL.ST. ViaTor

# 20

BuJaK’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 2-0 0 0 02007 1-0 0 0 0Total 3-0 0 0 0

MuLLany’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 20-20 1 1 32007 20-16 2 1 52006 18-17 2 0 4Total 58-53 5 2 12

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BeCCa fordM/F • 5-5 • JUNIOR

deKaLB, iLL. deKaLB

# 2

Megan harryD/M • 5-6 • JUNIOR

aLPhareTTa, ga.MiLTon

# 32008: Started all 20 matches, playing both in the midfield and as a forward ... The team’s leading returning goal-scorer, netting four goals on 34 total shots (1.70 shots per game) ... Scored three goals in the first six games of the season, in back-to-back contests against Georgia Southern (8-31) and Northern Iowa (9-5) ... Recorded the game-tying goal against Western Illinois (9-14) ... fired the game-winning goal against Akron (10-12) for a 1-0 Huskie victory.

2007: The lone freshman to start all 20 matches ... Assisted a goal in a 3-2 victory over Central Michigan (10-26) ... Totaled 16 shots, placing six of them on goal ... Totaled one point on the season.

High School: Earned second consecutive Female Prep Athlete of the Year selection from the DeKalb Daily-Chronicle and was first team all-state by the Chicago Tribune ... Consensus all-state and all-conference choice as a senior and named team MVP after scoring a school-record 35 goals during her senior season ... Owns school’s career scoring record with 81 goals in four years ... Tallied eight goals and five assists for 21 points and earned Upstate 8 first team all-conference honors and all-sectional accolades as junior ... Named school’s female athlete of the year during her junior year ... Scored 20 goals, including a single-game five-goal outburst, and added eight assists for 48 points while earning all-conference and all-sectional honors as a sophomore ... Racked up 18 goals and 10 assists for 46 points to earn all-conference and all-sectional selections as a freshman ... Three-time Barbfest and Winnebago Tournament MVP ... Named all-conference for basketball as senior and junior and was honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore .. Honorable mention all-state basketball honoree during her senior season.

Personal: Participated in Illinois Olympic Development Program ... Parents are Randy and Michelle Ford.

2008: Saw action in 13 matches ... Took eight shots on the season and attempted a penalty kick against SEMO.

2007: Redshirted.

High School: Team MVP and team captain as a senior ... Scored 14 goals from defensive center mid position during senior campaign ... Earned squad’s “Best Defender” award and was captain her junior year ... Helped team to region championship while scoring four goals as sophomore ... Junior varsity team’s Most Valuable Player as freshman ... Totaled five varsity goals in two seasons.

Personal: Played club soccer for NASA Elite and Super Y for Atlanta Fire United ... Participated in Olympic Development Program ... Parents are Steve and Carol Harry ... Kinesiology major.

ford’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 20-20 4 0 82007 20-20 0 1 1Total 40-40 4 1 9

harry’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 13-0 0 0 0Total 13-0 0 0 0


audrey hoLMerGK • 5-8 • JUNIOR-Rs

eLMhurST, iLL.yorK

# 002008: Recorded time in two matches, seeing substitute action against both Northern Iowa (9-5) and Western Illinois (9-14) ... Logged 65:00 against the host Leathernecks, making one save.

2007: Earned four starts in six games on the season ... Had 12 saves and earned two wins ... Started and played all 90 minutes at Bowling Green and came up with three saves in 3-2 victory (9-28) ... Earned Huskie Scholar recognition (3.0-3.49 GPA) in each semester of the academic year.

2006: Redshirted ... Earned NIU Huskie Scholar (3.0-3.49 gpa) honors.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner despite missing most of senior year because of knee injury ... Earned first team all-area acclaim from Elmhurst Press in 2004 and 2006 and was First Team IHSSCA All-Sectional choice for last two prep campaigns ... Two-time team MVP and three-time Best Defensive Player recipient ... Garnered team’s “Miss Soccer” honor as a sophomore ... Set school single-season record with 1.14 goals against average and set save percentage standard as a junior ... Played for head coach Lindsey Ditomasso and was tutored by ex-Huskie standout keeper Markus Roy ... Honor Roll student throughout her prep career, and made National Honor Society for last three semesters and was a Illinois State Scholar.

Personal: Began club career with Elmhurst SC for former Huskie standout and ex-assistant men’s coach Karsten Roy ... Spent past three years playing for Windy City Pride ... Illinois Olympic Development Program State Team member in 2004 and 2005 ... Admires Brianna Scurry and Tim Howard ... Skilled cello player who even gives cello lessons ... Pre-Business major.

KyLie reVeLLeM • 5-10 • JUNIOR

oLaThe, Kan.SouTh

# 52008: Saw action in 11 matches ... Recorded starts against both Green Bay and Valparaiso ... Fired two shots on Akron and had one shot against Kent State.

At Valparaiso: Played in 19 matches and made 12 starts as a freshman ... Registered seven shots for the season, including two on goal.

High School: First team all-state and all-conference selection was named the team’s defensive player of the year in 2007 ... Earned first team All-City and All-Johnson County Sun selection during her senior year ... Selected to the Northeast Kansas Soccer Coaches Association first team in her senior campaign ... Named honorable mention All-Metro by the Kansas City Star as a senior ... Led team to the 2006 Class 6A state championship as a junior ... Named to the Missouri-Kansas All-Tournament Team during her junior and senior seasons ... Earned four letters in soccer and also lettered in volleyball ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Played club soccer for the Dynamos/Futuramos coached by Derek Shoare ... Helped her Futuramos squad to a regional final appearance and top-eight U-19 national ranking during the 2008 summer .... Parents are Roger and Debbie Revelle ... Brother, Blake, played football and baseball at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas ... Business major.

reVeLLe’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 11-2 0 0 02007 (at VU) 19-12 0 0 0Total 30-14 0 0 0

hoLMer’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS W-L-T SHO AVG. GA SV Pct.2008 2-0 0-0-1 0 .00 0 1 1.002007 6-4 2-1-1 0 1.37 6 12 .667Totals 8-4 2-1-2 0 1.18 6 13 .684


2008: Appeared in 15 matches ... Took one shot in the Eastern Illinois match (8/29/08), and also at Kent State (10-19).

2007: Redshirted ... Missed season due to injury ... Earned Victory Scholar (3.5 GPA and above) honors.

2006: Scored two goals for four points, tied for third on the team in goals and sixth in scoring ... Played 15 matches with one start ... Scored an unassisted goal in her first two college matches, tallying markers against Eastern Washington (8-25) and South Dakota State (8-27) ... Earned NIU Victory Scholar (3.50 gpa or better) recognition.

High School: Finished prep career ranked second in Illinois High School Association record book for career assists with 106, a mark that placed seventh on the national high school record list ... Added 76 career goals for a total of 258 points ... Named IHSSCA All-Sectional, first team all-area by Star Newspapers and Hammond Times, honorable mention by the Chicago Sun-Times, first team all-conference, Orion All-Tournament, and was team MVP and recipient of schools’ 110% Athletic Award as a senior ... Helped lead squad to conference and regional titles with 17-7-1 record during senior season ... First team all-area by Star Newspapers during junior year ... Academic achievements included National Honor Society membership.

Personal: Played club soccer for Libertyville Eclipse from 2004 through 2006 ... Brother, Michael, was a member of the University of Wisconsin crew team ... Parents are Ronald and Linda ... Accountancy major.

ChriSTen SChuLerD • 5-9 • JUNIOR

aurora, iLL.WauBonSie VaLLey

# 42008: Started 18 matches, and saw action in 19 total games ...Tallied her lone goal of the season versus Ohio (10-10) ... Recorded an assist on Thea Johnson’s goal in NIU’s 2-0 win over Georgia Southern (8-31) ... Fired 13 shots on the season, including a season-high four at Western Illinois (9-14).

2007: Played limited minutes during her first collegiate season ... Saw action in 1-0 victory over St. Francis (9-23) ... Earned Victory Scholar (3.5 GPA and above) honors.

High School: Illinois top-20 recruit by the Chicago Sun-Times ... Second team all-state choice, Naperville Sun All-Area selection, and earned all-conference and all-sectional accolades as a senior ... Led team to first state championship and undefeated season while earning a No. 1 national ranking during her senior year ... Team captain as senior and junior ... Upstate Eight all-conference selection and first team all-sectional pick during her junior year ... Helped team set school record with 18 shutouts, allowing just seven goals for the year, en route to conference championship and Lemont Cup title in junior campaign ... Honorable mention all-conference and first team all-sectional while helping team to Lemont Cup and regional championships as a sophomore ... Honorable mention all-conference as team won the Lemont Cup during her freshman season.

Personal: Member of the Illinois Olympic Development Team ... Parents are Chris and Christina Schuler ... Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Brother, Chris, is a soccer standout at Creighton University.

KiM SChMiTTF • 5-8 • JUNIOR-Rs

hoMeWood, iLL. hoMeWood-fLoSSMoor

# 14

SChMiTT’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 15-0 0 0 02006 15-1 2 0 4Total 30-1 2 0 4

SChuLer’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 19-18 1 1 32007 1-0 0 0 0Total 20-18 1 1 3


2008: One of three returning players to start in all 20 matches ... Netted goals against Ohio (10-10) and Miami University (10-24) ... Took 31 shots on the season (1.55 shots-per-game), and attempted multiple shots in 11 contests.

2007: Started 16 of 17 matches played ... Recorded the second most starts of any freshman ... Debuted in season opener with first collegiate start in 1-0 win over IUPUI (8-31).

High School: Kane County Chronicle and St. Charles Republican Player of the Year, all-state and all-conference choice along with all-area selections by the Daily Herald, Kane County Chronicle and St. Charles Republican as a senior ... Team MVP during senior season ... Third team Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection as a junior ... Team captain as senior and junior ... Earned Upstate Eight all-conference honors while helping leading her team to regional championship during her junior campaign ... All-conference and all-area choice as a sophomore ... Named honorable mention all-conference as part of regional championship team as a freshman ... Totaled six goals and five assists for 17 points over first three years of her prep career.

Personal: Played for Fox Valley Strikers club team ... Parents are Steve and Mary Ann Smunt ... Kinesiology major ... Aspires to be a college soccer coach.

2008: Medically redshirted.

2007: Played in 11 matches ... Put two shots on goal during Western Illinois match (9-9) and in 1-1 tie at DePaul (9-16) ... Tied for highest shot-on-goal percentage on the team at .667 ... Earned Huskie Scholar (3.0-3.49 GPA) honors.

2006: Totaled three points on one goal and one assist ... Played 17 matches with three starts ... Had an assist in her collegiate debut, a win over Eastern Washington (8-25) ... Notched her first career goal in the MAC Tournament opening round victory over Ohio (10-29) ... NIU Huskie Scholar (3.0-3.49 gpa) honoree.

High School: First team all-area selection by the Northwest Herald, team MVP and captain while tying the school record with 26 goals during her senior season ... Helped team win sectional title and made Crystal Lake Central All-Tourney squad as a senior ... Earned unanimous first team All-Big Northern Conference selections during her senior and sophomore campaigns ... Two-time team Offensive MVP Award winner ... Earned team’s Hustle Award as a freshman ... Four-year soccer letterwinner for former Huskie letterman Silo Ruschenski ... Earned two letters in basketball and was team Defensive MVP and honorable mention all-conference as a senior ... Made RBCHS Honor Roll for last two years and Dean’s List for both semesters as a senior ... Served as junior class and senior class president.

Personal: Played club soccer for RSG United from 2002-05 and joined Crystal Lake Force from 2005-06 ... Admired athletes include Freddie Adu and Abby Wambach ... Parents are James and Julee Sitter ... Liberal Arts & Sciences major.

Mo SMunTD • 5-3 • JUNIORST. CharLeS, iLL.

eaST

# 32

JaMie SiTTerM/F • 5-5 • JUNIOR-Rs

SPring groVe, iLL.riChMond-BurTon

# 19

SiTTer’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2007 11-0 0 0 02006 17-3 1 1 3Total 28-3 1 1 3

SMunT’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 20-20 2 0 4 2007 17-16 0 0 0Total 37-36 2 0 4


2008: Appeared in all 20 matches and made four starts ... Fired 11 shots on the season, with two apiece at Creighton (9-21), versus Toledo (9-28) and against Akron (10-12) ... Notched her first-career goal in a 2-1 victory over Bowling Green (9-26) ... Named to the 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Second Team.

2007: Played in 17 matches ... Made college debut in season opener, a 1-0 victory over IUPUI (8-31) ... Earned first collegiate start at home against Western Illinois (9-9), and totaled team’s second-highest shot total ... Posted a 4.0 GPA during the Fall semester.

High School: Suburban Prairie Conference MVP, first team all conference and all-section honoree while helping lead team to conference title and regional championship as a junior ... Co-captain of team and named team MVP during her junior year ... Named first team all-conference and scored a hat trick in the state quarterfinal match as her team placed third in the state during her sophomore season ... Earned her first team all-conference recognition during freshman campaign, as team won conference and regional championships.

Personal: Played for Fox Valley Strikers club team ... Parents are James and Andrea Wyer ... Physical Therapy major.

Cara STuTLerM/F • 5-5 • JUNIOR-Rs

WiChiTa, Kan.Maize

# 62008: Medically redshirted.

2007: Played in all 20 matches ... Earned lone start at Loyola-Chicago (9-14) ... Scored final goal in 3-0 win over St. Francis (9-23) ... Totaled two season points.

2006: Totaled three points with one goal and one assist ... Played in 18 matches with 11 starts ... Scored the winning goal and added an assist in 2-0 victory vs. Kent State (10-6).

High School: Four-time Kansas State Coaches Association Class 6A All-State honoree, including first team accolades the last three years after a second team award as a freshman ... A first team all-area and All-Arkansas Valley Chisolm Trail League all four seasons ... Three-time team MVP was named league MVP during her senior year ... Holds school records for career goals with 50, career assists with 40, season goals with 20, season assists with 20 single-game goals with four and single-game assists with four ... Wichita Eagle All-Metro and first team All-Area while serving as team captain during her final two prep campaigns ... Limited to just 12 games because of injury, yet scored 36 points on eight goals and 20 assists while helping team to 17-1-1 record as a senior ... Scored 54 points on 20 goals and 14 assists while leading team to a third-place finish in the Class 6A state championships ... Helped team to consecutive undefeated conference championships during her junior and sophomore campaigns ... Led team with 32 points on 12 goals and eight assists as a sophomore ... Team’s second-leading scorer with 26 points on 10 goals and six assists during freshman season.

Personal: Served as captain for two of four seasons with Cholita’s Strikers ... Seven-year participant in Kansas Olympic Development Program, spent five years on state squad and made Region II pool in 2005 and 2006 ... Lists drawing, photography and music as hobbies ... Parents are Don and Lynn Stutler ... Studio art design major.

annie WyerM/F • 5-2 • JUNIOR

geneVa, iLL.CoMMuniTy

# 11

STuTLer’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2007 20-1 1 0 22006 18-11 1 1 3Total 38-12 1 1 5

Wyer’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 20-4 1 0 22007 17-1 0 0 0


CaiTLin euCKerD/M/F• 5-3 • sOPHOMORE

oSWego, iLL. oSWego

# 122008: Recorded time against Western Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Ohio and Akron.

High School: Spent all four years on varsity team as a prep ... Team leader in assists as both a senior and as a sophomore .... Helped lead team to a second-place conference finish in fourconsecutive seasons ... Earned four letters in soccer ... Academic letterwinner ... Member of National Art Honor Society and listed on honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal: Played club soccer for the Windy City Pride ... Helped club team to a pair of second place state finishes ... Parents are Scott and Stacey Eucker ... Physical education major.

2008: Did not see action in the Huskie goaltending lineup.

2007: Redshirted ... Earned Huskie Scholar (3.0-3.49 GPA) honors during the Fall semester.

High School: Honorable mention Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association’s Dream Team choice after posting 13 shutouts as a senior ... Led team to undefeated conference championship, region semifinal appearance and 17-5-1 record during her senior season ... First team all-state and Division I first-team selection by the Michigan High School Coaches Association in 2006 ... Collected all-conference, all-region and all-district accolades while leading her team to a 23-1-1, a 10-0-0 league mark, and a state semifinal appearance during junior campaign ... Posted a 0.25 goals against average as junior ... Registered a 0.27 goals against average in eight games as sophomore ... Helped team go 82-10-5 during prep career ... Lettered in basketball as a junior.

Personal: Participated in Michigan’s Olympic Development Program ... Parents are Thomas and Sharon Bennett ... Health Science major.

Meaghan BenneTTGK • 5-7 • sOPHOMORE-Rs

PorTage, MiCh.PorTage CenTraL

# 0

2008: Played an offensive role in 14 matches ... Scored the game-winning goal against Buffalo ... Fired five shots on the season ... Voted team’s Most Improved Player.

High School: Special mention all-state by the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association, all-conference selection by the Chicago Tribune and an all-sectional and all-area honoree by the Woodridge Progress ... Finished her career in eighth place on the school’s all-time goals list with 49 ... Led team with 23 goals and added nine assists as a senior ... Team captain for squad that finished fourth in the state and won its fourth-consecutive conference title during her senior season ... Earned all-area selection from the Woodridge Progress, all-conference by the IHSSCA and was an honorable mention all-sectional choice ... Team captain and led squad in scoring with 15 goals as a junior ... Helped lead squad to super sectional final and garnered the 100 percent award as selected by teammates as a sophomore ... Earned four soccer letters and two basketball letters ... Two-year Honor Roll member ... Earned Academic Improvement Award during her junior year.

Personal: Played club soccer for NSA Flames showcase team ... Parents are Joe and Patti Janowiak ... Father played basketball at George Williams College in Chicago ... Speech pathology major.

danieLLe JanoWiaKF • 5-5 • sOPHOMORE

Woodridge, iLL.doWnerS groVe SouTh

# 24

euCKer’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 4-0 0 0 0Total 4-0 0 0 0

JanoWiaK’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 14-0 1 0 2Total 14-0 1 0 0


KeLSey PaSSagLiaF/M • 5-7 • sOPHOMORE

Cary, iLL.Cary-groVe

# 92008: Appeared in 18 matches and started 13 contests ... Fired 13 shots on the season ... Scored her first career collegiate goal to secure an overtime Huskie victory over Northern Iowa (9/5/08), where she recorded four shots ... Voted the team’s Freshman Player of the Year at the end of the season.

High School: Named IHSSCA All-State, Northwest Herald Player of the Year, Northwest Herald and Pioneer Press first team, and Daily Herald honorary captain as a senior ... Led the Fox Valley Conference with 19 goals and 16 assists, served as team captain, and garnered all-sectional, all-conference and all-area honors during her senior season ... Named to IHSSCA All-Sectional, Northwest Herald and Pioneer Press first teams, and all-area and all-conference after leading her conference with 22 goals and eight assists as a junior ... Totaled 51 goals and 31 assists in her prep career ... High honor roll member and was on honor roll all four years.

Personal: Parents are Paul and Lisa Passaglia ... Exercise Sports Science/Secondary Education major.

Sara CerVenKaF/M • 5-8 • FREsHMaN

genoa, iLL.SyCaMore

# 18High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Sycamore ... Named to the IHSSCA All-Sectional team her senior season … Earned four goals and five assists her senior season … DeKalb Barbfest Tournament MVP sophomore and junior years ... Named to all-conference team as a sophomore, after scoring four goals and assisting one ... Garnered honorable mention all-sectional honors during her sophomore year ... Led her team to three-straight regional championships ... Was team captain of the varsity basketball team during her senior year, and was named team Defensive MVP as a junior.

Personal: Member of the IYSA- Sycamore United Soccer Club/Northern Illinois Futbol Club under Coach Mike Hermann ... Daughter of Steven and Samantha Cervenka ... High school teammate of NIU signee Nici Newquist ... Plans to major in nursing.

High School: Named Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... Earned first team all-area, first team all-conference and second team all-state honors after recording six goals and four assists as Team MVP and captain in her senior season ... In 42 career starts she tallied 10 goals and eight assists ... Was a second team all-conference selection in her junior year ... She helped the Panthers to three-straight conference championships and sectional championships ... Earned four varsity letters, three at Pickerington North and one at St. Charles East (Ill.)

Personal: Member of the Columbus Blast FC club team from 2006-2009 under coach Mohamood Razack ... team reached regionals in 2008 ... Member of Fox Valley Strikers from 2001-2006 under coach Dave King ... Parents are Howard and Lisa Eberts ... Plans to major in elementary education and minor in biology.

Lauren eBerTSF • 5-3 • FREsHMaNPiCKeringTon, ohio

PiCKeringTon norTh

# 27

PaSSagLia’S Career STaTSSeason MP-MS G A Pts. 2008 18-13 1 0 2Total 18-13 1 0 2


nia giLBerTD/F• 5-6 • FREsHMaNgoLden VaLLey, Minn.

ST. LouiS ParK

# 26High School: Four-year varsity soccer letterwinner at St. Louis Park H.S ... Made the all-conference team all four years ... Earned all-state honors as a senior and sophomore ... Named team captain in her senior season and was team’s MVP four times ... Scored seven goals as a senior ... Tallied two goals in her junior year ... Helped team to a North Surburban Conference championship as a sophomore, scoring three goals and two assists ... Scored 11 goals as a freshman ... Also received four varsity letters in track ... Broke the school’s triple jump record and qualified for state as team captain in her senior season ... Garnered all-conference honors in all four years of competition.

Personal: Member of Bangu Tsunami soccer club from 2005-2009 under current coach Danny Storelin ... Daughter of Ken and Sylvia Gilbert ... Intends to major in communication and minor in Spanish.

High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner and starter at Madison West ... Was named team co-captain her senior season ... Named to the All-Big Eight Conference First team her senior season … Was an All-Big Eight Conference Honors Honorable Mention as a junior … Was an honorable mention all-conference selection as a junior, compiling seven goals, two assists and 16 points with a hat trick vs. Sauk Prairie ... As a sophomore, helped Madison West to a 7-0-1 first-place finish in the Big Eight Conference and won the city championship as she totaled five goals (one game-winner), one assist and 11 points ... Scored six goals (two game-winners) with one assist and registered 13 points in her freshman season to help her team to a regional championship ... Earned four varsity letters in basketball ... Named team captain for her senior year and was a pre-season all-conference and all-metro honorable mention selection ... Was an all-city honorable mention performer as a junior and sophomore ... As a freshman, she helped her team to a regional championship ... Lettered in volleyball for two seasons, helping her team get to regionals as a junior ... Helped Madison West to a regional championship as a sophomore.

Personal: Member of the National Honor Society ... Played for the Madison 56ers soccer club and in 2005 was part of a team that was the State Cup runner-up and State Premier League runner-up ... From 2006-08, she was the Mid-West Regional League team leading scorer ... Played for Wisconsin State Team ODP from 2002-08 and won regional championships from 2003-08 ... Daughter of Scott and Mary Beth Heller ... Sister Stacy played soccer at Michigan State University where she was a two-time Big Ten Academic All-American and is now an assistant coach for the Spartans.

KayLee heLLerD • 5-7 • FREsHMaN

MadiSon, WiS.MadiSon WeST

# 22

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Neuqua Valley ... Helped lead Neuqua Valley to an Upstate Eight Conference title her senior season, recording a hat trick against St. Charles East ... Scored 13 goals, 15 assists and 41 points as a junior to earn honorable mention all-conference honors ... Named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year and won Team Academic Award as a junior ... Helped Neuqua Valley to back-to-back regional championships (2007, 2008) ... Had two key assists to help team to a 2008 sectional semi-final win ... Scored four goals, three assists and 11 points as a sophomore, including a made penalty kick in the state sectionals ... Was named team captain and Offensive Player of the Year on the freshman team as she tallied 18 goals, 11 assists and 29 points.

Personal: Captain of the Naperville Soccer Association team under Coach James Tonner ... Daughter of Kim Mabbott ... Intends to major in marketing.

SheLBi JohnSonF • 5-5 • FREsHMaNBoLingBrooK, iLL.

neuqua VaLLey

# 17KaroLine rud

M/F • 5-6 • FREsHMaNoSLo, norWay

Wang ToPPidreST

# 28High School: Graduated from Wang Toppidrest in June 2009 ... Played under soccer coaches Eh Landiem, Petter Myhre, Thomoas Berntsen, Raymong Mickelsen and Bjorn Niben at Wang Toppidrest

Personal: Daughter of Marit Wislett and Bjorn Sigurd Rud ... Admired athletes include Robinho, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi ... Aspires to be a professional soccer player ... Intends to major in marketing.


naTaSha KeLLeyD/M • 5-5 • FREsHMaN

BLair, neB. BLair

# 25High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Blair High School ... Named honorable mention All-Eastern Midlands Conference by Enterprise Publishing during freshman, junior and senior seasons … Was a Class B All-State Honorable mention her senior season …Earned Best Foot Skills award on team as a junior ... Was a first team all-conference selection by Enterprise Publishing during sophomore season and garnered honorable mention all-state honors from the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald along with being named Offensive MVP as she tallied seven goals and seven assists ... Helped Blair High School finish as runners-up in the district championship as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Karlin and Shelley Kelley ... Played club soccer for Gladiator Club from 2001-03 under Coach Dan Flynn ... Participated in State Cup in all three years and in 2003, helped Gladiator advance to the semifinals at the Harvest Moon and Azzuri Invites ... Was a member of Toro Club under Coach Thomas Christensen and Brian Leahy from 2003-2009 ... Won 2004 KC Legends Invite championship ... In 2005, was a semifinalist at the Nebraska Championships and State Cup ... Was runner-up at the 2006 Azzuri Invite and Yorkfest Tourney and finished third in the State Cup ... In 2007, was a State Cup finalist and finished second at the Azzuri Invite ... Participated on ODP Nebraska club team under Coach David Hawkins from 2006-2008 ... Won 2008 Regional II championship held in DeKalb, Ill. ... Plans to major in teaching and minor in art.

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# 10High School: A four-year varsity letterwinner that was named team captain for her senior season … Received first-team selection honors her senior year … Named to the IHSSCA All-Sectional team her senior season … Helped lead Sycamore to the WSC title and fourth place finish in Class 2A … Scored 18 goals and had 15 assists her senior season … Named the 2008 Daily Chronicle Girls Soccer Player of the Year … Helped Sycamore to three straight Regional championships from 2006-08 … Was team captain as a junior, totaling seven goals and eight assists, scoring the first goal in the semi-sectionals vs. Rockford-Boylan … Named to DeKalb Barbfest all-tournament team and was a first team All-Western Sun Conference performer all three years … Garnered IHSSCA first team all-area honors in her sophomore and junior seasons … Scored 10 goals and seven assists as a sophomore, scoring a pair of goals in only 11 minutes of action vs. DeKalb … Was an IHSSCA all-area honorable mention as a freshman, scoring seven goals and 11 assists.

Personal: Daughter of Howard and Tamara Newquist … Brother Christopher played varsity soccer at Rockford College … Brother Chadwick played varsity soccer for the University of Dubuque … Brother Colby played varsity soccer for Kishwaukee Community College … High school teammate of NIU signee Sara Cervenka … Intends to major in business … Played for Dactyls Soccer Club (Rockford, Ill.).

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Named to the All-Suns Girls Soccer 2009 Honorable Mention team …. Was a second team All-Eastern Kansas League Selection by Kansas Star her senior and junior seasons … Was an Eastern Kansas League honorable mention her junior season … Member of the 2008 MO-KAN All-Tournament Team … Scored one goal on EKL state-qualifying squad as a junior and named team MVP of Missouri-Kansas Tournament ... Played 17 matches on fourth-place squad during her sophomore season ... Tailed two goals during freshman campaign on varsity squad that finished second in conference ... Earned EKL Scholar Athlete honors all four seasons ... Earned varsity basketball letter during her sophomore year and was named Defensive Player of the Year on undefeated freshman squad.

Personal: Daughter of Herbert and Belinda Thompson ... Participated in club soccer for KC Comets Select 90/91 from 2004-2009 under Coach Neil Kelly and was member of 2006 Kansas State Cup Champions ... Helped the Comets to Kansas State Cup Finals in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 and to Midwest Regional Championships from 2004-08 ... Cousin Bri Devereaux played for the Central Missouri State University women’s soccer team ... Cousin Jarrett Devereaux played for the University of Cincinnati men’s soccer team ... Cousin Philip Cosey participated on the track and field team at Texas Southern University ... Intends to major in nursing.

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# 15High School: Graduated High School in December 2008 to play with the Huskies in the Spring 2009 season … Earned three varsity letters at Guilford ... Named to IHSSCA all-sectional team in her junior season as she totaled three goals, 15 assists and 21 points while scoring the lone goal in Guilford’s conference championship victory ... Received first team all-conference honors as a sophomore, recording six goals, five assists and 17 points ... Was team’s Offensive Player of the Year in her sophomore season and was named a first team all-conference performer ... Earned Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman when she tallied five goals, five assists and 15 points ... Was a varsity basketball letterwinner as a sophomore and freshman and was named Team MVP in her freshman season ... Earned varsity golf letter as a freshman and won team’s Rookie of the Year award.

Personal: Member of the Sirens Soccer Club under Coach Peter Glon from 1998-2008 ... Daughter of Rick and Nancy Usedom ... Intends to major in physical therapy.

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# 13


2008 SEASON RESULTS Record: 9-6-5 (.575), MAC: 5-4-2 (.545), 6th

NIU OPPGoals-Shot Attempts 19-256 20-201Goals scored average 0.95 1.00Shot percentage .074 .100Shots on goal-attempts 118-256 95-201Shots on goal percentage .461 .473Shots/Game 12.8 10.1Assists 17 16Corner Kicks 105 59Penalty Kicks 0-1 0-0Yellow cards 8 11Red cards 1 1Total Attendance 1446 2250Matches/Attendance Avg. 10/145 10/225

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TotalNorthern Illinois 11 7 0 1 19Opponent 10 10 0 0 20

Name GP-GS G a Pts Sh Shot% SoG SoG% GW PK-attThea Johnson 20-20 5 7 17 34 .147 14 .412 4 0-0 Becca Ford 20-20 4 0 8 34 .118 15 .441 1 0-0Lisa Maier 20-20 1 6 8 34 .029 17 .500 1 0-0Mo Smunt 20-20 2 0 4 31 .065 12 .387 0 0-0Jestina Orlando 20-20 1 1 3 19 .053 13 .684 0 0-0Christen Schuler 19-18 1 1 3 13 .077 4 .308 0 0-0Kelly Mullany 20-20 1 1 3 12 .083 14 .538 0 0-0Jenna Clausen 20-20 1 0 2 26 .038 14 .538 0 0-0Kelsey Passaglia 18-13 1 0 2 13 .077 4 .308 1 0-0Annie Wyer 20-4 1 0 2 11 .091 5 .455 0 0-0Danielle Janowiak 14-0 1 0 3 5 .200 2 .400 1 0-0 Michaela Damas 19-19 0 1 1 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0Megan Harry 13-0 0 0 0 8 .000 5 .625 0 0-1Erin Fahey 17-4 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0-0Kylie Revelle 11-2 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0Kim Schmitt 15-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0Sara McClard 12-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0Kaitlin Bujak 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0Caitlin Eucker 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0Audrey Holmer 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 NIU totals 20 19 17 55 256 .074 118 .461 9 0-1Opponent totals 20 20 16 56 201 .100 95 .473 6 0-0

GOALKEEPING STATISTICSName GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T ShLindsey Curnock 20-18 1850:11 20 0.97 75 .789 9 6 4 9Audrey Holmer 1 65:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 1 0NIU Totals 20 1915:11 20 0.94 76 .792 9 6 5 9Opponents 20 1915:11 19 0.89 100 .840 6 7 5 7

Date Opponent Result Score NIU Goal Scorers (Assists)Aug. 29 Eastern Illinois W 1-0 JohnsonAug. 31 Georgia Southern W 2-0 Johnson (Maier, Schuler), Ford (Johnson) Sept. 5 at Northern Iowa W (2 ot) 3-2 Johnson (Maier), Ford (Johnson)Sept. 7 at Green Bay T (2 ot) 0-0 Sept. 12 Valparaiso T (2 ot) 0-0 Sept. 14 at Western Illinois T (2 ot) 1-1 FordSept. 19 Southeast Missouri State W 1-0 MaierSept. 21 at Creighton L 1-3 Orlando (Damas) Sept. 26 Bowling Green* W 2-1 Wyer (Mullany), Johnson (Maier)Sept. 28 Toledo* L 0-1 Oct. 3 at Central Michigan* L 0-2Oct. 5 at Eastern Michigan* T (2 ot) 0-0 Oct. 10 Ohio* W 3-2 Smunt (Johnson), Schuler, Mullany (Maier) Oct. 12 Akron* W 1-0 Ford (Maier, Orlando)Oct. 17 at Buffalo* W 1-0 Janowiak (Maier, Johnson) Oct. 19 at Kent State* T (2 ot) 1-1 Clausen (Johnson)Oct. 24 Miami (Ohio)* L 1-3 Smunt (Johnson)Oct. 26 Ball State* W 1-0 Johnson Oct. 30 at Western Michigan* L 0-2 Nov. 2 at No. 3 Eastern Michigan# L 0-2

* Mid-American Conference game# MAC Tournament game Conference Overall

W L T Pct. GF GA W L T Pct. GF GAToledo 8 2 1 .773 17 8 16 5 1 .750 38 21Central Michigan 6 2 3 .682 19 7 12 5 3 .675 31 13Eastern Michigan 6 2 3 .682 20 10 13 5 5 .674 40 20Bowling Green 6 3 2 .636 14 7 12 6 4 .636 38 15Western Michigan 6 4 1 .591 12 8 7 11 1 .395 18 26Northern Illinois 5 4 2 .545 10 12 9 6 5 .575 19 20Ball State 5 5 1 .500 15 10 9 10 1 .475 24 19Ohio 4 5 2 .455 14 18 5 10 3 .361 19 30Miami (Ohio) 5 6 0 .455 14 18 5 10 3 .361 19 30Kent State 3 7 1 .318 17 21 6 11 1 .361 22 30Akron 2 7 2 .273 8 21 7 9 2 .444 23 27Buffalo 0 9 2 .091 9 23 4 10 4 .333 19 26

MAC TOURNAMENT RESULTSQuarterfinals (at higher seed)#1 Toledo 1, #8 Miami 0#2 Bowling Green 2, #5 Western Michigan 0#3 Eastern Michigan 2, #6 Northern Illinois 0#2 Central Michigan 1, #7 Ball State 0

Semifinals (at Toledo, Ohio)#3 Eastern Michigan 2, #2 Central Michigan 0#1 Toledo 1, #4 Bowling Green 0

Championship #3 Eastern Michigan 0, #1 Toledo 0 (Toledo wins MAC Championship)

TEAM STATISTICS

INdIvIdUal StatIStICS

MAC STANDINGS AND TOURNAMENT RESULTS

The 2009 -10 senior class played in over a 100 combined games during the 2008 season and returns four starters to the 2009 line-up.

HUSKIES IN tHE MaC aNd NCaa raNKINGS

IndividualName Category total MaC rank NCaa rankThea Johnson Points 17 t-10th --Thea Johnson Points Per Game 0.85 10th --Thea Johnson Assists 7 t-3rd --Thea Johnson Assists Per Game 0.35 5th --Thea Johnson Game-Winning Goals 4 t-2nd --


indiViduaL reCordS

GoalSMatch 1. 4 Andrea Swing, vs. Teikyo-Marycrest, 9-14-93 2. 3 Debbie Huston, vs. Valparaiso, 9-7-95 Anne Mucci, at UW-Milwaukee, 9-17-95 Allison Wade, vs. Valparaiso, 9-15-96 Anne Mucci, vs. Kent State, 9-7-97 Anne Mucci, vs. Valparaiso, 10-10-97 Anne Mucci, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-16-98 8. 2 Several times

Season 1. 19 Allison Wade, 1997 2. 15 Anne Mucci, 1998 3. 12 Allison Wade, 1996 4. 11 Anne Mucci, 1997 5. 9 Karen Enockson, 2006 Debbie Huston, 1995 Anne Mucci, 1995 8. 8 Amy Derry, 1994 Amy Derry, 1995 Annie Mucci, 1996 Becca Bleyer, 1998

Career 1. 43 Anne Mucci, 1995-98 2. 31 Allison Wade, 1996-97 3. 26 Jane Mucci, 1997-2001 4. 24 Debbie Huston, 1994-98 5. 23 Amy Derry, 1993-95 6. 19 Becca Bleyer, 1998-01 19 Karen Enockson, 2005-07 8. 16 Katie Klaas. 2000-03 9. 11 Renay DeNicolo, 1996-9910. 10 Denise Papke, 2000-03

Most Consecutive Matches With a Goal 6 Allison Wade (9-26-97 through 10-12-07)

aSSIStSMatch 1. 3 Amy Derry vs. Truman State, 10-29-93 Kim Corbin vs. Bowling Green St., 9-14-97 Anne Mucci vs. Central Michigan, 9-18-98 Jane Mucci vs. Central Michigan, 9-18-98 Renay DeNicolo vs. Kent State, 10-3-98

Season 1. 18 Anne Mucci, 1997 2. 11 Anne Mucci, 1998 3. 9 Amy Derry, 1995 Renay DeNicolo, 1998 5. 8 Annie Mucci, 1996 Renay DeNicolo, 1997 Kim Corbin, 1997 Jane Mucci, 1998 9. 7 Thea Johnson, 2008 Allison Wade, 1997 Anna Marinaccio, 1997 Katie Klaas. 2000

Career 1. 43 Anne Mucci, 1995-98 2. 26 Renay DeNicolo, 1996-99 3. 20 Debbie Huston, 1994-98 4. 19 Amy Derry, 1993-95 5. 18 Jane Mucci, 1997-2001 6. 15 Becca Bleyer, 1998-01 7. 14 Lisa Maier, 2006-present 8. 13 Katie Klaas, 2000-03 9. 12 Thea Johnson, 2005-08 10. 8 Denise Papke, 2001-03

Most Consecutive Matches With an Assist 6 Anne Mucci (9-25-98 through 10-11-98)

PoINtSMatch 1. 8 Andrea Swing (4g/0a) vs. Teikyo-Marycrest, 9-14-93 Allison Wade (3g/2a) at Valparaiso, 9-15-96 Anne Mucci (3g/2a) vs. Kent State, 9-7-97 4. 7 Amy Derry (2g/3a) vs. Truman St., 10-29-93 Debbie Huston (3g/1a) vs. Valparaiso, 9-7-95 6. 6 Anne Mucci (3g/0a) at UW-Milwaukee, 9-17-95

Anne Mucci (3g/0a) vs. Valparaiso, 10-10-97 Anne Mucci (3g/0a) vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-16-98Season 1. 45 Allison Wade (19g/7a), 1997 2. 41 Anne Mucci (15g/11a), 1998 3. 40 Anne Mucci (11g/18a), 1997 4. 28 Allison Wade (12g/4a), 1996 5. 25 Amy Derry (8g/9a), 1995 6. 24 Anne Mucci (9g/6a), 1995 Anne Mucci (8g/8a), 1996 8. 23 Debbie Huston (9g/5a) 1995 9. 22 Jane Mucci (7g/8a), 1998 Karen Enockson (9g/4a), 2006

Career 1. 129 Anne Mucci (43g/43a), 1995-98 2. 71 Allison Wade (31g/11a), 1996-97 3. 70 Jane Mucci (26g/18a), 1997-2001 4. 68 Debbie Huston (24g/20a), 1994-98 5. 65 Amy Derry (23g/19a), 1993-95 6. 45 Katie Klaas (16g/13a), 2000-03 7. 44 Karen Enockson (19g/6a), 2005-07 8. 37 Lisa Maier (11g/15a), 2006-present 9. 30 Thea Johnson (9g/12a), 2005-08 10. 22 Denise Papke (7g/8a), 2001-03

Most Consecutive Matches With a Point 12 Anne Mucci (9-5-98 through 10-19-98)

SavESMatch 1. 20 Rachelle Danekas at Texas A&M, 10-9-93 2. 17 Rachelle Danekas at Creighton, 10-3-93 3. 15 Stefanie Maurer at Dayton, 10-1-95 4. 14 Stefanie Maurer at UW-Green Bay, 10-4-95 Rachelle Danekas at Michigan, 9-5-94

Season 1. 138 Stefanie Maurer, 1995 2. 129 Rachelle Danekas, 1994 3. 122 Carrie Dvorak, 2004 4. 111 Rachelle Danekas, 1993 Stefanie Maurer, 1996 6. 108 Leigh Steigerwald. 2002 7. 97 Katy Boll, 2001 8. 93 Carrie Dvorak, 2005 9. 92 Julie Bergstrom, 1997 10. 90 Leigh Steigerwald, 2003

Anne Mucci holds the Northern Illinois career records for goals, assists and points. In 2008, she became the first women’s soccer player elected to the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame.

Allison Wade set the Huskies’ single season marks for goals and points in 1997.


Career1. 390 Stefanie Maurer, 1995-992. 309 Carrie Dvorak, 2002-053. 257 Rachelle Danekas, 1993-964. 234 Katy Boll, 1998-015. 209 Lindsey Curnock, 2006-present

SHUtoUtSSeason1. 9 Lindsey Curnock, 2008 9 Lindsey Curnock, 2007 2. 8 Julie Bergstrom, 19973. 7 Lindsey Curnock, 20064. 6 Rachelle Danekas, 19945. 4 Rachelle Danekas, 1993 Carrie Dvorak, 2004

Career 1. 25 Lindsey Curnock, 2006-present 2. 10 Rachelle Danekas, 1993-96 3. 8 Julie Bergstrom, 1997 4. 7 Carrie Dvorak, 2002-05

Consecutive Shutouts 5 Julie Bergstrom (9-27-97 through 10-12-97)

Longest Shutout Streak 560:00 Julie Bergstrom (9-26-97 through 10-17-97)

faStESt GoalSFrom Start of Match 0:36 Anna Marinaccio at Kent State, 10-1-99 0:39 Anne Mucci vs. DePaul, 9-2-96 0:41 Christy Foster vs. Teikyo-Marycrest, 9-14-93 0:44 Anne Mucci vs. Valparaiso, 9-7-95 0:49 Anne Mucci vs. Valparaiso, 10-10-97

From Start of any Period 0:18 Steffanie Schiller at Valparaiso, 9-9-94 (2nd) 0:30 Allison Wade at Fla. International, 10-5-96 (1st OT) 0:36 Anna Marinaccio at Kent State, 10-1-99 (1st) 0:39 Anne Mucci vs. DePaul, 9-2-96 (1st) 0:41 Christy Foster vs. Teikyo-Marycrest, 9-14-93 (1st) Nicole Riva-Cambrin vs. Aurora, 10-14-94 (2nd)

MatCHES PlaYEdSeason 21 26 times (last by seven players in 2006)

Career 1. 84 Debbie Huston, 1994-98 2. 81 Renay DeNicolo, 1996-99 3. 80 Anne Mucci, 1995-98 4. 79 Thea Johnson, 2005-08 5. 78 Anna Marinaccio, 1996-99 6. 77 Kerri Franklin, 1995-98 Katie Sturges, 2004-07 8. 76 Dee Dee Rubens, 1996-2000 Jane Mucci, 1997-2001 Becca Bleyer, 1998-2001 Megan Kolkay, 2003-2006

Career Starts 1. 84 Debbie Huston, 1994-98 2. 80 Anne Mucci, 1995-98 Renay DeNicolo, 1996-99 4. 78 Thea Johnson, 2005-08 78 Anna Marinaccio, 1996-99 6. 74 Jane Mucci, 1997-2001 7. 70 Megan Kolkay, 2003-06 8. 69 Leslie Janacek, 1995-98 Becca Bleyer, 1998-2001 10. 59 Lisa Maier, 2006-present 59 Maggie Nowicki, 2000-03

TeaM reCordS

MatCHOverall Shots 1. 68 vs. Kent State, 9-7-97 2. 49 vs. Georgia State, 9-5-97 3. 46 vs. Valparaiso, 10-10-97 4. 45 vs. Aurora, 10-14-94 vs. DePaul, 9-2-96

Shots on Goal 1. 35 at Valparaiso, 9-5-93 2. 32 vs. Aurora, 10-14-94 3. 31 vs. Kent State, 9-7-97 4. 30 vs. DePaul, 9-2-96 5. 29 vs. Oral Roberts, 9-25-93

Corner Kicks 1. 15 at Miami (OH), 10-11-98 2. 14 vs. Oral Roberts, 9-25-93 14 vs. Buffalo, 10-1-98 14 at Kent State, 10-1-99 5. 12 10 times (last at Bowling Green, 9-29-00)

Most Goals 1. 14 vs. Teikyo-Marycrest, 9-14-93 2. 11 vs. Kent State, 9-7-97 3. 10 vs. Valparaiso, 9-7-95 4. 8 vs. Aurora, 10-14-94 8 vs. DePaul, 9-2-96

Most Assists 1. 10 vs. Teikyo-Marycrest, 9-14-93 2. 9 vs. Kent State, 9-7-97 3. 7 at Miami (OH), 10-3-97 4. 6 at Valparaiso, 9-5-93 6 at Bowling Green, 9-14-97

Most Points 1. 38 (14g/10a) vs. Teikyo-Marycrest, 9-14-93 2. 31 (11g/ 9a) vs. Kent State, 9-7-97 3. 25 (10g/ 5a) vs. Valparaiso, 9-7-95 4. 23 ( 8g/ 7a) vs. DePaul, 9-2-96 5. 21 ( 7g/ 7a) at Valparaiso, 9-5-93

Most Fouls 1. 37 vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-9-97 2. 29 vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-16-98 3. 28 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 10-17-93

4. 26 at Bowling Green, 9-14-97 5. 25 at Wisconsin-Green Bay, 9-4-96 vs. Georgia State, 9-5-97

Fewest Overall Shots 1. 2 at Texas A&M, 10-9-93 2 at Wright State, 10-31-93 2 at Central Michigan, 10-16-00 4. 3 Seven times (last at Buffalo, 10-17-08) Fewest Shots on Goal 1. 1 Eight times (last at Buffalo, 9-14-03)

SEaSoNMost Goals1. 59 19972. 48 19983. 46 19934. 44 19955. 40 1994

Most Assists1. 67 19972. 53 19983. 37 19934. 33 19955. 30 1996

Most Points 1. 185 1997 2. 149 1998 3. 129 1993 4. 121 1995 5. 106 1994

Most Saves 1. 167 2000 2. 160 1995 2002 4. 150 2003 5. 135 1994

Most Shutouts1. 11 20072. 9 2008 3. 8 19974. 7 20065. 6 1994

Most Times Shutout 9 2001

Consecutive Shutouts 5 1997 (9-28-97 through 10-12-97)

Stefanie Maurer owns the Huskie season and career records for saves.

Jestina Orlando played with the Huskies in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, ranking among the top performers (in points, goals, assists and shots) each year.


Most Consecutive Games Shutout 5 2000 (8-31-00 through 9-17-00)

Longest Shutout Streak 560:00 1997 (9-26-97 through 10-17-97)

Longest Span Shutout453:33 2000 (8-31-00 through 9-21-00)

Most Wins1. 14 19982. 12 19973. 11 1995 4. 10 1994 2007

Most Consecutive Wins 6 1998 (10-1-98 through 10-18-98)

Longest Unbeaten Streak 7 2008 (Aug. 29-Sept. 19, 2008)

Largest Margin of Victory 1. 14 NIU 14, Teikyo-Marycrest 0, 9-14-93 2. 11 NIU 11, Kent State 0, 9-7-97 3. 8 NIU 10, Valparaiso 2, 9-7-95 NIU 8, Aurora 0, 10-14-94 NIU 8, DePaul 0, 9-2-96

Largest Margin of Defeat 1. 10 Minnesota 10, NIU 0, 9-10-95 2. 8 California 8, NIU 0, 9-5-98 8 Illinois 8, NIU 0, 9-10-00 4. 7 Butler 7, NIU 0, 9-22-95 7 Stanford 8, NIU 1, 9-6-98

oPPonenT reCordSMatCHOverall Shots 1. 41 Marquette, 9-26-00 2. 39 Texas A&M, 10-9-93 3. 38 Ohio, 10-22-00 38 Central Michigan, 9-17-01 5. 35 Illinois, 9-10-00

Shots on Goal 1. 23 Texas A&M, 10-9-93 2. 20 Bowling Green, 10-12-03 20 Creighton, 10-3-93 4. 19 Dayton, 10-1-95 5. 18 three times (last by Ohio, 9-20-02)

Most Goals Scored 1. 10 Minnesota, 9-10-95 2. 8 California, 9-5-98 8 Illinois, 9-10-00 4. 7 five times (last by Ohio, 10-22-00)

Most Corner Kicks 1. 14 three times (last by Illinois State, 9-18-05) Most Fouls 1. 30 Eastern Michigan, 9-26-97

Fewest Shots 1. 1 Aurora, 10-14-94 2. 2 Eastern Washington, 8-25-06 3. 3 Valparaiso, 9-5-93 3 Toledo, 9-13-97 5. 4 five times (last by Western Illinois, 9-14-08)

Fewest Shots on Goal 1. 1 Valparaiso, 9-5-93 1 Valparaiso, 9-15-96 1 Aurora, 10-14-94 1 Buffalo, 11-3-98 5. 2 10 times (last by Eastern Washington 8-25-06)

MiSCeLLaneouS reCordSMost Combined Goals in Match 1. 14 NIU 14, Teikyo-Marycrest 0, 9-14-93 2. 12 NIU 10, Valparaiso 2, 9-7-95 3. 11 NIU 11, Kent State 0, 9-7-97 4. 10 Minnesota 10, NIU 0, 9-10-95 5. 9 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 5, NIU 4, 9-17-95

aLL-TiMe huSKie haT TriCKS

Allison WadeAnne MucciDebbie HustonAndrea Swing

Year Goals Player Date Opponent 1993 4 Andrea Swing Sept. 14 Teikyo-Marycrest1995 3 Debbie Hutson Sept. 7 Valparaiso 3 Anne Mucci Sept. 17 at UW-Milwaukee1996 3 Allison Wade Sept. 15 Valparaiso1997 3 Anne Mucci Sept. 7 Kent State 3 Anne Mucci Oct. 10 Valparaiso 3 Anne Mucci Oct. 16 Eastern Michigan

Hat Trick RecordsMost Career Hat Tricks 4, Anne MucciMost Season Hat Tricks 3, Anne Mucci (1997)Consecutive Hat Tricks Anne Mucci (Oct. 10/Oct. 16, 1997)

The LaST TiMe niu ...Scored four or more goals in a match ... 4 vs. Eastern Washington (8-25-06)Scored five or more goals in a match ... 5 vs. Missouri State (9-26-04) Scored six or more goals in a match ... 6 vs. Miami (OH) (10-3-97) Scored seven or more goals in a match ... 11 vs. Kent State (9-7-97) Scored eight or more goals in a match ... 11 vs. Kent State (9-7-97) Allowed four or more goals in a match ... 4 by Toledo (9-30-07) Allowed five or more goals in a match ... 5 by Miami (OH) (9-21-03) Allowed six or more goals in a match ... 7 by Ohio (10-22-00)Player scored three goals in a match ... 3, Anne Mucci vs. Eastern Michigan ((10-16-98)Player scored two goals in a match ... 2, Karen Enockson vs. Bowling Green (9-28-07)Player had two assists in a match ... 2, Thea Johnson (9-5-08)Player scored goals in two consecutive matches ... Thea Johnson (Eastern Illinois, 8-29/Ga. Southern, 8-31-08) Thea Johnson (Ga. Southern, 8-31/Northern Iowa, 9-5-08)Player scored goals in three consecutive matches ... Thea Johnson (Eastern Illinois (8-29-08)/Georgia Southern, 8-31-08/Northern Iowa, 9-5-08)Opposing Player scored three goals in a match ... 3, Marcy Gans (Creighton), 9-21-08Opposing Player scored two goals in a match ... 2, Amy Lower (Ohio), 10-10-08An opponent had three assists in a match ... 3, Julie Trundle (Bowling Green), 9-23-05NIU recorded a shutout ... NIU 1, Ball State 0 (10-21-08)NIU registered consecutive shutouts ... 2 in 2008 (10-12-08 through 10-17-08; 1-0 over Akron, 1-0 over Buffalo)Opponent recorded a shutout ... #3 Eastern Michigan 2, #6 NIU 0 (11-2-08 in Ypsilanti, Mich.)NIU took 30 or more shots in a match ... 42, Toledo (10-22-99 in DeKalb)NIU took fewer than five shots in a match ... 3, Buffalo (10-17-08 at Buffalo, N.Y.)Opponent had 30 or more shots in a match ... 33, Bowling Green (10-12-03 in DeKalb)NIU allowed fewer than five shots in a match ... 4, Western Illinois (9-14-08 at Macomb, Ill.)NIU won three or more straight matches ... 3 in 2008 (10-10 through 10-17-08)NIU lost three or more straight matches ... 4 in 2006 (9-10-06 through 9-24-06)


THE EARLY YEARS: 1992-99

the Second decade: 2000-08

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

NIU Athletics Director Gerald O’Dell announces the addition of women’s soccer for the 1993 season.

Frank Horvat, head coach at Rockford’s Boylan High School, is introduced as NIU’s first women’s soccer coach.

The Huskies make their debut and post a 7-10-0 record.

The Huskies post their initial winning season (11-6-2) and reach the MCC semifinals.

NIU reaches the .500 mark with a 10-10 record.

Northern Illinois’ first women’s soccer team made its debut on Sept. 15, 1993, a 7-0 victory at Valparaiso.

NIU wins the Mid-American Conference in its first season in the league.

The Huskies win their second consecutive MAC title while setting a school record with 14 victories.

The Huskies won consecutive MAC championships during their first two seasons in the league in 1997 and 1998.

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Thea Johnson was one of the three Huskies named to the 2006 MAC All-Tournament team after NIU’s runner-up finish.

Elected to the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008, Anne Mucci is the 23rd player in history to join the “40-40 Club”.

The Huskies began a new era in 2008 when they debut the Northern Illinois Track/Soccer Complex.

Megan Anderson named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team.

Director of Athletics Jim Phillips names Marci Miller Jobson, a St. Charles native, as head coach.

NIU finishes 6-7-5 in Frank Horvat’s 12th and final season as coach.

The Huskies post consecutive shutouts in the MAC Tournament and reach the Championship Match.

NIU wins 10 games, its highest total in a decade, and reaches the MAC Semifinals for the second straight season.

A new era begins under head coach Carrie Barker and at a new facility, the NIU Track/Soccer Complex.


MID-AMERICANCONFERENCE AWARDS

Player of the Year1997 Allison Wade1998 Anne Mucci

Coach of the Year1997 Frank Horvat1998 Frank Horvat

All-Conference1997 Melissa Campbell ..............................1st Anne Mucci ........................................1st Allison Wade ......................................1st Debbie Huston ..................................2nd1998 Debbie Huston ...................................1st Anne Mucci ........................................1st Renay DeNicolo .................................2nd Anna Marinaccio ...............................2nd Jane Mucci ........................................2nd1999 Renay DeNicolo ..................................1st Danielle Cournaya ............................2nd2000 Becca Bleyer .....................................2nd2002 Katie Klaas .......................................2nd

All-Freshman2005 Jenna Clausen, M/D 2006 Lisa Maier, F

All-Tournament1997 Melissa Campbell Kim Corbin Anne Mucci Allison Wade1998 Danielle Cournaya Debbie Huston Anna Marinaccio Anne Mucci2006 Thea Johnson Megan Kolkay Katie Sturges

Player of the Week1997 Anne Mucci .................................Sept. 8 Anne Mucci ............................... Sept. 15 Julie Bergstrom ............................. Oct. 6 Allison Wade ............................... Oct. 131998 Anne Mucci ............................... Sept. 22 Anne Mucci ................................. Oct. 202004 Carrie Dvorak ...............................Sept. 62006 Karen Enockson .......................... Oct. 272007 Lindsey Curnock ........................Oct. 22

Academic All-MAC1997 Juie Bergstrom Anne Mucci Allison Wade1998 Danielle Cournaya Debbie Huston Leslie Janacek Anne Mucci Jane Mucci2003 Katie Klaas Anne Roman2006 Karen Enockson2007 Lindsey Curnock Karen Enockson Katie Sturges

Newcomer of the Year1996 Allison Wade

All-Conference1995 Amy Derry ..........................................1st Debbie Huston ...................................1st Melissa Campbell .............................2nd Anne Mucci .......................................2nd1996 Allison Wade ......................................1st Anne Mucci .......................................2nd

All-Newcomer1995 Melissa Campbell Anne Mucci Cassie Dean1996 Renay DeNicolo Kerri Franklin Anna Marinaccio Allison Wade

All-Tournament1995 Debbie Huston Heather Palombi1996 Renay DeNicolo Anne Mucci

Player of the Week1995 Amy Derry ....................................Sept. 5 Debbie Huston ...........................Sept. 111996 Allison Wade ..............................Sept. 16 Allison Wade ................................. Oct. 2

Victory Scholars (3.50-4.00 GPA)1994 Amy Derry, Joy Lisafeld 1995 Amy Derry, Anne Mucci 1996 Danielle Cournaya, Kerri Franklin, Anne Mucci1997 Danielle Cournaya, Leslie Janacek, Jenny Johnson, Anne Mucci, Jane Mucci1998 Megan Anderson, Danielle Cournaya, Kerri Franklin, Jenny Johnson, Anne Mucci, Jane Mucci, Erin Stanton1999 Megan Anderson, Danielle Cournaya, Jane Mucci, Dee Dee Rubens, Erin Stanton, Paula Stier2000 Megan Anderson, Katie Klaas, Jane Mucci, Maggie Nowicki, Anne Roman, Paula Stier2001 Megan Anderson, Sarah Dickinson, Akiko Iwabuchi, Katie Klaas, Jane Mucci, Anne Roman, Kris Tiedt2002 Audra Gordon, Akiko Iwabuchi, Katie Klaas, Anne Roman, Leigh Steigerwald, Kelly Swisher2003 Michelle Christian, Kathryn Ericksson, Audra Gordon, Akiko Iwabuchi, Anne Roman, Leigh Steigerwald, Kelly Swisher2004 Michelle Christian, Audra Gordon, Kelly Swisher2005 Michelle Christian, Audra Gordon, Leigh Steigerwald, Katie Sturges

1998 Anne Mucci ........................................1st2001 Megan Anderson ............................... 3rd

All-Great Lakes Region1995 Debbie Huston .................................. 3rd1997 Allison Wade ..................................... 3rd Melissa Campbell ............................. 3rd Anne Mucci ....................................... 3rd1998 Anne Mucci ........................................1st Debbie Huston .................................. 3rd

Scholar-Athlete All-America1998 Anne Mucci .......................................2nd

Academic All-Region1997 Anne Mucci ........................................1st1998 Anne Mucci ........................................1st

All-America1998 Anne Mucci ....................................... HM

All-Region1997 Allison Wade .....................................2nd Melissa Campbell ............................. 3rd Anne Mucci ....................................... 3rd1998 Anne Mucci ........................................1st Debbie Huston .................................. 3rd

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

NSCAA AWARDS

SOCCER BUZZ AWARDS

MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATECONFERENCE AWARDS

NIU ATHLETICS ACADEMIC AWARDS

Melissa Campbell was NIU’s initial All-MAC selection when she earned a first team nod in 1997. Campbell also earned MAC All-Tournament, NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region, and Soccer Buzz All-Region accolades that season.


tHE 40-40 clUb2006 Michelle Christian, Lindsey Curnock, Micaela Damas, Karen Enockson, Thea Johnson, Megan Kolkay, Kim Schmitt, Katie Sturges2007 Michelle Christian, Lindsey Curnock, Micaela Damas, Erin Dunbar, Elaine Eliadis, Karen Enockson, Thea Johnson, Megan Kolkay, Marisa Oriente, Kim Schmitt, Christen Schuler, Katie Sturges, Annie Wyer2008 Annie Wyer, Lindsey Curnock, Leslie Sturges, Thea Johnson, Meaghan Bennett, Erin Fahey, Danielle Janowiak, Kylie Revelle

Huskie Scholars (3.00-3.49)1993 Amy Derry, Joy Lisafeld1994 Julie Bergstrom, Debbie Huston, Virginia Thoele, Alice Wratz1995 Julie Bergstrom, Rachelle Danekas, Debbie Huston, Debbie Mallon, Stefanie Maurer, Heather Palombi, Jennifer Stevens, Virginia Thoele, Alice Wratz1996 Julie Bergstrom, Kim Corbin, Rachelle Danekas, Debbie Huston, Anna Marinaccio, Stefanie Maurer, Dee Dee Rubens, Jennifer Stevens, Virginia Thoele, Allison Wade1997 Julie Bergstrom, Kim Corbin, Kerri Franklin, Debbie Huston, Anna Marinaccio, Dee Dee Rubens, Jennifer Stevens, Paula Stier, Allison Wade1998 Maria Flores, Debbie Huston, Anna Marinaccio, Dee Dee Rubens, Paula Stier

Goals1993 Derry/Pomles ............. 71994 Amy Derry ................... 81995 A. Mucci/Huston ........ 91996 Allison Wade ............. 121997 Allison Wade ............. 191998 Anne Mucci............... 151999 Jane Mucci ................. 72000 Klaas/Bleyer .............. 62001 Klaas/J. Mucci ........... 52002 Tiffany Anderson ......... 62003 Six tied ....................... 2 2004 Four tied ..................... 32005 Eliadis/Enockson ....... 42006 Karen Enockson .......... 92007 Karen Enockson .......... 62008 Thea Johnson .............. 5

ANNUAL HUSKIE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERSAssists

1993 Amy Derry ................... 61994 Four tied ..................... 41995 Amy Derry ................... 91996 Anne Mucci................. 81997 Anne Mucci............... 181998 Anne Mucci................111999 Bleyer/Cournaya ........ 42000 Katie Klaas ................. 72001 Katie Klaas ................. 32002 Four tied ..................... 22003 Papke/Kolkay ............. 32004 Christie Ehrhardt ........ 52005 Angeline Impelido ....... 32006 Karen Enockson .......... 42007 Lisa Maier................... 52008 Thea Johnson .............. 7

Points1993 Amy Derry ................. 201994 Amy Derry ................. 201995 Amy Derry ................. 251996 Allison Wade ............. 281997 Allison Wade ............. 451998 Anne Mucci................411999 Jane Mucci ................172000 Katie Klaas ............... 192001 Katie Klaas ............... 132002 Tiffany Anderson ....... 122003 Denise Papke ............. 72004 Christie Ehrhardt .......112005 Elaine Eliadis ............ 232006 Karen Enockson ........ 222007 Karen Enockson ........ 132008 Thea Johnson .............17

Goals Against Average1993 Rachelle Danekas .. 1.701994 Rachelle Danekas .. 1.791995 Stefanie Maurer ..... 2.181996 Stefanie Maurer ..... 2.321997 Julie Bergstrom .......1.111998 Stefanie Maurer ......2.101999 Stefanie Maurer ..... 1.682000 Katy Boll ................ 3.442001 Akiko Iwabuchi ...... 2.242002 Leigh Steigerwald .. 1.702003 Carrie Dvorak ......... 1.982004 Carrie Dvorak ......... 1.302005 Carrie Dvorak ......... 1.352006 Lindsey Curnock .... 1.272007 Lindsey Curnock .... 0.532008 Lindsey Curnock .... 0.97

Saves1993 Rachelle Danekas ....1111994 Rachelle Danekas ... 1291995 Stefanie Maurer ...... 1381996 Stefanie Maurer .......1111997 Julie Bergstrom ......... 921998 Stefanie Maurer ........ 681999 Stefanie Maurer ........ 732000 Katy Boll ................... 972001 Katy Boll ................... 612002 Leigh Steigerwald ... 1082003 Leigh Steigerwald ..... 902004 Carrie Dvorak .......... 1222005 Carrie Dvorak ............ 932006 Lindsey Curnock ....... 872007 Lindsey Curnock ........472008 Lindsey Curnock ....... 75

Wins1993 Rachelle Danekas ....... 71994 Rachelle Danekas ....... 91995 Stefanie Maurer ........ 101996 Stefanie Maurer .......... 11997 Julie Bergstrom ......... 121998 Stefanie Maurer ........ 121999 Stefanie Maurer .......... 52000 Katy Boll ..................... 32001 Katy Boll ..................... 22002 Leigh Steigerwald ....... 42003 Leigh Steigerwald ....... 22004 Carrie Dvorak .............. 62005 Carrie Dvorak .............. 32006 Lindsey Curnock ......... 72007 Lindsey Curnock ......... 92008 Lindsey Curnock ......... 9

Goals For/Per Game1993 ........................... 46/2.711994 ...........................40/2.001995 ...........................44/2.321996 ........................... 37/1.851997 ........................... 59/2.811998 ...........................48/2.291999 ............................21/1.112000 ........................... 24/1.262001 ........................... 19/1.062002 ........................... 18/1.002003 ........................... 16/0.842004 ........................... 20/1.112005 ........................... 18/0.972006 ........................... 27/1.262007 ........................... 19/0.892008 ...........................20/0.95

Shots/On Goal1993 .......................... 273/1811994 .......................... 337/1911995 ..........................299/1671996 .......................... 314/1701997 .......................... 511/2421998 .......................... 415/2021999 ..........................267/1442000 ............................223/992001 .......................... 213/1102002 ............................ 187/752003 ............................ 224/972004 .......................... 216/1072005 ............................ 182/912006 .......................... 251/1432007 .......................... 259/1102008 .......................... 256/118

Goals Allowed/Per Game1993 ........................... 30/1.761994 ...........................35/1.751995 ...........................49/2.581996 ...........................53/2.651997 ........................... 26/1.241998 ........................... 41/2.291999 ...........................38/2.002000 ...........................77/4.052001 ...........................43/2.392002 ........................... 39/2.172003 ...........................46/2.422004 ...........................25/1.392005 ...........................25/1.352006 ........................... 27/1.262007 ........................... 15/0.702008 ............................. 20/1.0

Shots Allowed/On Goal1993 .......................... 276/1521994 .......................... 323/1711995 ..........................378/2091996 ..........................320/1851997 .......................... 247/1211998 .......................... 274/1481999 ..........................329/1602000 ..........................509/2442001 ..........................350/1552002 .......................... 416/1992003 .......................... 416/1962004 ..........................293/1522005 ..........................252/1242006 .......................... 222/1172007 ............................ 155/752008 ............................ 201/95

ANNUAL HUSKIE TEAM STATISTICS

Northern Illinois’ Anne Mucci is the lone player in Northern Illinois history to score at least 40 goals and record at least 40 assists during her career. The NCAA’s select list includes such notable U.S. stars as Mia

Hamm, (North Carolina), Kristine Lilly (North Carolina), Tiffany Milbrett (Portland), Danielle Fotopoulos (SMU/Florida) and Abby Wambach (Florida). Mucci finished her career with 43 goals and 43 assists for a total of 129 points. When her college career ended in 1998, Mucci was just the 23rd player in history to join the exclusive “40-40 Club.” The holder of several NIU individual scoring records, a two-time All-MAC selection and 1998 MAC Player of the Year, Mucci was elected to the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.

1999 Jamie Bartkowiak, Katie Becker, Sarah Dickinson, Maria Flores, Amber Howard, Anna Marinaccio2000 Tiffany Anderson, Sarah Dickinson, Maria Flores, Akiko Iwabuchi, Denise Papke, Erin Ruettiger, Ilene Weinstein 2001 Tiffany Anderson, Maria Flores, Maggie Nowicki, Denise Papke, Ilene Weinstein2002 Tiffany Anderson, Chanelle Crosby, Christie Ehrhardt, Heidi Faivre, Maria Flores, Jill Heikkila, Becky Hott, Maggie Nowicki, Denise Papke, Mallory Schaefer, Ilene Weinstein 2003 Tiffany Anderson, Chanelle Crosby, Carrie Dvorak, Christie Ehrhardt, Elaine Eliadis, Jill Heikkila, Megan Kolkay, Michah Mahabirsingh, Maggie Nowicki2004 Carrie Dvorak, Elaine Eliadis, Christie Ehrhardt, Becky Hott, Megan Kolkay, Mallory Schaefer2005 Carrie Dvorak, Christie Ehrhardt, Elaine Eliadis, Jill Heikkila, Megan Kolkay, Beth Matus, Marisa Oriente, Denise Papke, Mallory Schaefer, Kelly Swisher2006 Erin Dunbar, Elaine Eliadis, Erin Fahey, Audrey Holmer, Hannah Nussbaum, Marisa Oriente, Jamie Sitter, Brandy Tarnowsky2007 Meaghan Bennett, Kaitlin Bujak, Erin Fahey, Audrey Holmer, Hannah Nussbaum, Jamie Sitter2008 Micaela Damas, Mo Smunt, Kim Schmitt, Jamie Sitter, Lisa Maier, Cara Stutler, Audrey Holmer, Kelly Mullany, Christen Schuler


-A-Anders, Danielle ......................... 2004-06 .....................FAnders, Kristen ....................... 1997-2000 ............... D/MAnderson, Megan .................... 1998-2001 ....................MAnderson, Tiffany ........................ 2000-03 .....................FAnger, Michelle ............................1993-94 .....................F

-B-Batina, Stacy .................................... 1994 .................... DBartkowiak, Jamie .................. 1999-2000 .................... DBecker, Katie .................................... 1998 .................... DBecker, Patricia ................................ 1993 .................... DBerg, Jennifer ...............................1993-94 .................... DBergstrom, Julie ...........................1994-97 .................. GKBleyer, Becca .......................... 1998-2001 .....................FBoll, Katy ................................ 1998-2001 .................. GKBujak, Kaitlin ................................ 2008 ................... FBurgmeier, Stephanie .......................2002 .................... D

-C-Campbell, Melissa .......................1995-97 .....................FCerretti, Mindy .............................1993-95 .................... DChristian, Michelle ......................2004-07 ....................MClausen, Jenna ........................... 2005-08 ............... M/DCorbin, Kim ..................................1996-97 .................... DCournaya, Danielle .......................1996-99 ............... M/DCrosby, Chanelle ......................... 2002-03 .....................FCurnock, Lindsey ...................... 2006-08 ................ GK

-D-Damas, Micaela ....................... 2006-08 ...................DDanekas, Rachelle .......................1993-96 ..............D/GKDean, Cassie..........................1995-96, 98 .....................FDeNicolo, Renay ..........................1996-99 ....................MDerry, Amy ...................................1993-95 ....................MDickinson, Sarah .................... 1998-2001 .................... DDonahue, Shannon ......................1997-98 .................... DDoron, Emilie ...............................1996-97 .....................FDvorak, Carrie ............................. 2002-05 .................. GKDunbar, Erin ......................................2006 ............... D/M

-E-Ehrhardt, Christie ........................ 2002-05 .....................FEliadis, Elaine ..............................2003-07 .................... DEnockson, Karen ..........................2005-07 .....................FEucker, Caitlin ............................... 2008 ..........D/M/F

-F-Fahey, Erin .................................. 2005-08 ....................MFaivre, Heidi ................................ 2002-03 ....................MFigura, Jamie ...............................2001-04 .................... DFitzpatrick, Megan .......................1993-96 ....................M

Fletcher, Kiley ...................................2003 .................... DFlores, Maria ........................... 1998-2001 ....................MFord, Becca .............................. 2007-08 .............. M/FFoster, Christy ..............................1993-94 ....................MFranklin, Kerri ..............................1996-98 ................F/M

-G-Giffin, Kelly .......................................2002 ....................MGonzalez, Ingrid .......................... 2005-06 .....................FGordon, Audra ............................ 2002-05 .................... D

-H-Harry, Megan ................................. 2008 ..............D/MHeberer, Meghan .............................. 1999 ................M/FHeikkila, Jill ................................ 2000-03 ................M/FHofferkamp, Erica ................... 1999-2001 ................M/FHott, Becky ................................. 2002-04 ....................MHolmer, Audrey ......................... 2007-08 ................ GKHoward, Amber ................................. 1999 ....................MHuston, Debbie ............................1994-98 ................F/M

-I-Impelido, Angeline ...................... 2002-05 ....................MIwabuchi, Akiko........................... 2000-03 ....................M

-J-Janacek, Leslie ............................1997-98 ............... D/MJanowiak, Danielle ......................... 2008 ................... FJohnson, Beth ......................... 1999-2000 .....................FJohnson, Jenny .............................1997-99 .................... DJohnson, Thea ............................. 2005-08 ....................M

-K-Kabler, Heather ................................. 1994 ............... M/DKelso, Kelly ........................... 2002, 04-05 .................... DKieffer, Katie ................................2001-02 ....................MKlaas, Katie ................................ 2000-03 .....................FKolkay, Megan ............................ 2003-06 ....................M

-L-Lehman, Maddie ..........................2005-07 ....................MLeighty, Carrie ........................1993-94, 96 ....................MLewis, Courtney ...........................2000-01 ....................MLisafeld, Joy .................................1993-94 .................... D

-M-Mahabirsingh, Micah ........................2003 ....................MMaier, Lisa ............................... 2006-08 ..............D/MMallon, Debra ................................... 1995 .................... DMarinaccio, Anna .........................1996-99 .................... DMatus, Beth ................................ 2004-05 ............... D/MMaurer, Stefanie .....................1995-96, 98-99 .................... GKMcClard, Sara .......................... 2006-08 .............. M/FMcGuire, Kati ....................................2004 ....................M

Rachelle Danekas Renay DeNicolo Debbie Huston Megan KolkayThea Johnson Katie SturgesDee Dee Rubens

McIntosh, Jody .................................. 1993 .................... DMucci, Anne .................................1995-98 ................M/FMucci, Jane........................1997-99, 2001 ....................MMullany, Kelly ........................... 2006-08 ..................M

-N-Nelson, Brook ...................................2002 .................... DNewman, Cheryl ................................2002 .................... DNowicki, Maggie ......................... 2000-03 .................... DNussbaum, Hannah...........................2005 ............... M/D

-O-Oriente, Marisa ........................... 2004-05 .....................FOrlando, Jestina ...........................2007-08 .....................F

-P-Palombi, Heather .........................1993-95 ....................MPapke, Denise ............................. 2000-03 ................F/MPassaglia, Kelsey ........................... 2008 .............. F/MPerez, Olga ..................................1993-94 .....................FPomles, Beth ...............................1993-94 .................... D

-R-Raiff, Angie ....................................... 1993 ....................MRaynolds, Kristin ..........................1993-94 .....................FRevelle, Kylie ................................. 2008 ..................MRiva-Cambrin, Nicole ........................ 1994 ................F/MRoach, Sarah ...............................1998-99 ....................MRoman, Anne .............................. 2000-03 ................F/MRubens, Dee Dee .........................1996-99 .....................FRuettiger, Erin ...................................2000 ....................M

-S-Santoro, Laura .............................1993-94 ....................MSchaefer, Mallory ..............................2004 ....................MSchiller, Steffanie ........................1994-95 ....................MSchmitt, Kim ........................... 2006, 08 ................... FSchuler, Christen ........................... 2008 ...................DSitter, Jamie .................................2006-07 ................F/MSmunt, Mo ............................... 2007-08 ...................DStanton, Erin ................................1998-99 ................F/MSteigerwald, Leigh ...................... 2002-03 .................. GKStevens, Jennifer ..........................1995-98 .................. GKStier, Paula ............................. 1997-2000 ....................MStillwell, Katie ................................... 1999 ....................MStrebin, Jennifer ...........................1993-94 .................... DSturges, Katie ..............................2004-07 .................... DStutler, Cara ............................. 2006-07 .............. M/FSwing, Andrea ................................... 1993 ....................MSwisher, Kelly .............................. 2002-05 .................... D

-T-Tarnowsky, Brandy ...................... 2005-06 ............... M/DTerry, Alexis ........................... 2002, 04-05 .................... DThoele, Virginia ............................1994-96 ....................MTiedt, Kris ......................................... 2001 ....................MTobiaski, Terri .................................... 1994 ............... M/DToelcke, Dawn ................................... 1999 .................... DTownsend, Carrie...............................2000 ....................MTownsend, Shannon .................... 2003-04 ....................M

-V-Vickers, Deb ..................................... 1993 .................... D

-W-Wade, Allison ...............................1996-97 ................F/MWalker, Kerry............................... 2001, 03 .................... DWeinstein, Ilene ................ 1999, 2001-02 .................... DWilkins, Sarah ..............................1995-98 .................... DWolf, Anita ...................................1993-94 ....................MWratz, Alice ..................................1994-97 ............... D/MWyer, Annie .............................. 2007-08 .............. M/F

-Z-Zodda, Francine ................................ 1993 .....................FZavala, Juliana ..................................2003 ................M/F

Current players in bold italic.In 2008, NIU recorded their best start in school history, beginning the season with a 5-1-3 record


1993-2004

frankHORVAT

87-131-11(.404)12 seasons

The Huskies earned their first Mid-American Conference title during the 1997 season and finished 12-8-1 overall.

1993: 7-10-0 (.412)IndependentSept. 5 at Valparaiso W 7-0Sept. 11 vs. Minnesota L 4-3 (ot)Sept. 12 vs. Kentucky L 2-1 (ot)Sept. 14 Teikyo-Marycrest W 14-0Sept. 25 Oral Roberts W 5-0Sept. 26 at Detroit L 3-1Sept. 29 Marquette L 3-2Oct. 2 vs. Marquette L 1-0Oct. 3 at Creighton L 1-0Oct. 7 Valparaiso W 3-0 Oct. 9 Texas A&M L 3-0Oct. 11 Detroit L 1-0Oct. 15 at Loyola-Chicago W 4-1Oct. 17 UW-Milwaukee W 2-1Oct. 24 UW-Green Bay L 2-0Oct. 29 Truman State W 5-2 (ot)Oct. 31 at Wright State L 4-0 GF: 47 GA: 30

1994: 10-10-0 (.500)Mid-Continent: 3-3-0 (.500) Sept. 3 at Detroit L 5-2Sept. 5 at Michigan L 3-1Sept. 9 at Valparaiso W 4-2Sept. 11 Truman State W 4-3Sept. 16 *Butler L 3-0Sept. 18 Creighton L 2-1Sept. 23 at Marquette W 2-0Sept. 25 *UW-Milwaukee L 1-0Sept. 30 Loyola-Chicago W 3-0Oct. 1 *at UW-Green Bay W 2-1Oct. 4 Northwestern W 3-0Oct. 7 *at Wright State W 1-0Oct. 9 at Michigan State L 3-0Oct. 14 Aurora W 8-0Oct. 16 Dayton L 2-1Oct. 21 vs. Texas W 1-0Oct. 23 at Texas A&M L 3-0Oct. 28 Evansville L 3-1Oct. 30 Maine W 6-1Nov. 3 at Butler (MCC) L 4-0 GF: 40 GA: 36

1995: 11-6-2 (.632)Midwestern Collegiate: 3-2-1 (.417), 3rdSept. 2 St. John’s T 1-1 (ot) Sept. 4 Michigan W 2-1 (ot)Sept. 7 Valparaiso W 10-2Sept. 10 at Minnesota L 10-0Sept. 13 Eastern Illinois W 4-2Sept. 17 *at UW-Milwaukee L 5-4Sept. 20 Marquette W 2-0Sept. 22 *at Butler L 7-0Sept. 24 at Evansville W 2-1Oct. 1 at Dayton L 4-0Oct. 4 *UW-Green Bay W 4-3 (ot)Oct. 8 at Northwestern W 2-1 (ot)Oct. 13 at Tulsa L 4-1Oct. 15 at Oral Roberts W 3-2Oct. 20 *at Loyola-Chicago W 2-0Oct. 27 *Wright State T 2-2 (4ot)Oct. 29 *Detroit W 2-1 Nov. 2 at UW-Green Bay (MCC) W 2-1Nov. 3 vs. Detroit (MCC) L 2-1 GF: 44 GA: 49

1996: 6-14-0 (.300)Midwestern Collegiate: 1-5-0 (.167), 6thSept. 2 DePaul W 8-0Sept. 4 *at UW-Green Bay L 3-2 (ot)Sept. 8 Michigan State L 3-1Sept. 13 *Wright State L 2-1Sept. 15 at Valparaiso W 7-1Sept. 22 *at UW-Milwaukee L 3-0Sept. 27 at Eastern Illinois L 4-1Sept. 29 *Loyola-Chicago W 5-2Oct. 5 vs. Florida International W 3-2 (ot)Oct. 6 at Central Florida L 4-0Oct. 9 at Marquette L 4-0Oct. 13 Louisville L 2-1Oct. 15 Evansville L 6-0Oct. 18 *Butler L 4-1Oct. 20 *at Detroit L 4-1Oct. 25 at Wisconsin L 2-0Oct. 27 vs. Minnesota L 3-1Oct. 30 Illinois State W 2-1 Nov. 7 vs. Wright State (MCC) W 2-1Nov. 8 vs. Detroit (MCC) L 2-1 GF: 37 GA: 53

1997: 12-8-1 (.595)Mid-American: 6-1-0 (.857), 1stAug. 30 at Iowa L 3-2Sept. 5 Georgia State T 2-2 (ot)Sept. 7 *Kent State W 11-0Sept. 10 at DePaul W 4-2Sept. 13 *at Toledo W 2-0Sept. 14 *at Bowling Green W 6-0Sept. 19 UW-Milwaukee L 3-1Sept. 21 UW-Green Bay L 3-2 (ot)Sept. 26 *Eastern Michigan L 2-1Sept. 28 Central Florida W 5-0 Oct. 3 *Miami (Ohio) W 6-0 Oct. 5 *at Ohio W 2-0Oct. 10 Valparaiso W 4-0Oct. 12 *Western Michigan W 3-0Oct. 17 Marquette L 1-0Oct. 19 at Butler L 1-0Oct. 26 Northwestern L 4-0Oct. 30 at Illinois State W 3-1Nov. 2 at Wisconsin L 1-0 (ot)Nov. 7 Ohio (MAC) W 2-1Nov. 9 Eastern Michigan (MAC) W 3-2 (ot) GF: 59 GA: 26

1998: 14-7-0 (.667)Mid-American: 9-1-0 (.900), T-1stSept. 1 Illinois State W 2-1Sept. 5 at California L 8-0 Sept. 6 vs. Stanford L 8-1 Sept. 16 at Evansville L 7-1

Sept. 18 *Central Michigan W 5-1 Sept. 20 *Western Michigan W 2-0Sept. 25 *at Marshall W 3-2 (ot) Sept. 27 *at Ohio L 3-2 Oct. 1 *Buffalo W 2-0Oct. 3 *Kent State W 5-0 Oct. 9 *at Bowling Green W 4-2Oct. 11 *at Miami (Ohio) W 2-1 (ot)Oct. 16 *Eastern Michigan W 4-2 Oct. 18 *Toledo W 4-0 Oct. 23 Wisconsin L 2-0 Oct. 25 Iowa W 3-2 (ot) Oct. 30 at Marquette L 3-1 Nov. 1 at UW-Milwaukee L 3-1 Nov. 3 Buffalo (MAC) W 3-0 Nov. 6 vs. Bowling Green (MAC) W 2-1 (ot)Nov. 8 at Ohio (MAC) W 2-1 (ot) GF: 48 GA: 48

1999: 5-14-0 (.263)Mid-American: 5-6-0 (.454), T-7thAug. 27 at Northwestern L 2-0Aug. 31 Wisconsin L 3-1Sept. 4 vs. Florida International L 2-1Sept. 6 at Central Florida L 3-2 Sept. 10 at UW-Green Bay L 2-1Sept. 12 at Illinois State L 2-1Sept. 18 * Bowling Green L 3-2Sept. 24 *Ohio L 3-0Sept. 26 *Marshall W 2-0Oct. 1 *at Kent State W 2-1 Oct. 3 *at Buffalo L 2-0Oct. 8 *Central Michigan W 1-0 (ot)Oct. 10 *Eastern Michigan L 4-1 Oct. 15 *at Ball State W 2-1 Oct. 17 *at Miami (Ohio) L 1-0Oct. 22 *Toledo W 2-1 Oct. 24 at Iowa L 2-0Oct. 30 *at Western Michigan L 4-2Nov. 2 at Central Michigan (MAC) L 2-1 (ot) GF: 21 GA: 38

2000: 4-14-1 (.237)Mid-American: 2-8-1 (.227), T-11thAug. 25 Illinois State L 6-0 Aug. 27 Iowa L 3-0Sept. 1 at Georgia State W 4-3 (ot)Sept. 3 vs. Georgia Southern L 5-0Sept. 10 at Illinois L 8-0 Sept. 15 UW-Green Bay W 3-1Sept. 17 *Western Michigan L 1-0Sept. 22 *Miami (Ohio) L 4-0Sept. 24 *Ball State T 2-2 (ot)Sept. 26 Marquette L 2-1Sept. 29 *at Bowling Green W 4-2


2005-07

marciMILLER JOBSON

23-27-9 (.466)3 seasons

Oct. 1 *at Toledo L 5-0Oct. 6 *Buffalo L 4-0Oct. 8 *Kent State W 3-2Oct. 13 *at Eastern Michigan L 5-1Oct. 16 *at Central Michigan L 6-1Oct. 20 *at Marshall L 7-3Oct. 22 *at Ohio L 7-2Oct. 26 at Wisconsin L 4-0 GF: 24 GA: 73

2001: 3-14-1 (.194)Mid-American: 3-9-0 (.250), 11thAug. 31 Loyola-Chicago T 0-0 (ot)Sept. 2 at Illinois State L 5-0Sept. 7 at Florida International L 2-0Sept. 9 at Florida Atlantic L 1-0 (ot)Sept. 17 *Central Michigan L 4-0Sept. 21 *at Akron W 5-3Sept. 23 *at Kent State L 2-0Sept. 28 *Bowling Green L 4-2 Sept. 30 *Toledo L 2-1 Oct. 5 *Buffalo L 2-1 Oct. 7 *Eastern Michigan L 2-0Oct. 12 *at Western Michigan W 4-1Oct. 19 *at Miami (Ohio) L 2-0Oct. 21 *at Ball State W 3-2Oct. 26 *Ohio L 2-1Oct. 28 *Marshall L 4-1Oct. 31 Northwestern L 2-0Nov. 2 Illinois L 3-1 GF: 19 GA: 43

2002: 6-12-0 (.333)Mid-American: 4-8-0 (.333), 10thAug. 30 at Wright State W 2-1Sept. 2 at UW-Green Bay L 2-0Sept. 8 Illinois State L 2-0 Sept. 13 *Buffalo L 1-0Sept. 15 Missouri State W 1-0Sept. 20 *at Ohio L 5-1Sept. 22 *at Marshall L 6-1Sept. 27 *at Eastern Michigan L 2-0Sept. 29 *at Central Michigan W 1-0Oct. 4 *Akron W 2-0Oct. 6 *Kent State W 3-2 (ot)Oct. 10 at Loyola-Chicago L 1-0Oct. 13 *Western Michigan L 4-1Oct. 18 *Miami (Ohio) L 3-1Oct. 20 *Ball State L 1-0Oct. 25 *at Toledo L 3-1 Oct. 27 *at Bowling Green W 3-2Oct. 30 DePaul L 4-1 GF: 18 GA: 39

2003: 3-15-1 (.184)Mid-American: 1-10-1 (.125), 13thAug. 29 at Air Force L 4-2Aug. 31 at Colorado College L 3-0Sept. 5 Wisconsin L 3-1Sept. 12 Creighton W 1-0 Sept. 14 *at Buffalo L 4-0Sept. 19 *at Ball State L 2-1Sept. 21 *at Miami (Ohio) L 5-1Sept. 26 *Marshall L 3-0Sept. 28 *Ohio T 1-1Sept. 30 at Illinois State L 2-0Oct. 3 *at Akron L 3-0Oct. 5 *at Kent State L 3-0Oct. 10 *Toledo W 2-1Oct. 12 *Bowling Green L 4-3Oct. 17 *at Western Michigan L 1-0Oct. 19 Southern Utah W 1-0 Oct. 24 *Central Michigan L 2-0Oct. 26 *Eastern Michigan L 2-1Oct. 29 UW-Green Bay L 3-2 GF: 16 GA: 46

2004: 6-7-5 (.472)Mid-American: 3-4-5 (.458), 10thAug. 27 at UW-Green Bay W 2-1Aug. 30 Western Illinois W 4-0Sept. 3 IPFW W 1-0Sept. 10 *at Ohio T 1-1Sept. 12 *at Marshall W 1-0Sept. 17 *Miami (Ohio) T 1-1Sept. 19 *Ball State T 1-1Sept. 24 *Western Michigan L 2-1 (ot)Sept. 26 at Missouri State L 5-0Oct. 1 *at Central Michigan L 3-0Oct. 3 *at Eastern Michigan T 1-1Oct. 8 *Kent State T 2-2Oct. 10 *Buffalo W 2-1Oct. 15 *Akron W 2-0Oct. 17 Centenary L 1-0Oct. 22 *at Bowling Green L 2-1Oct. 24 *at Toledo L 2-0Oct. 30 at Wisconsin L 2-0 GF: 20 GA: 25

2007: 10-5-5 (.625)Mid-American: 6-3-2 (.636), 3rdAug. 30 IUPUI W 1-0Sept. 2 Iowa T 0-0 (2ot) Sept. 7 UW-Green Bay W 1-0 (ot) Sept. 9 Western Illinois L 1-0 Sept. 14 at Loyola-Chicago L 1-0Sept. 16 at DePaul T 1-1 (2ot)Sept. 23 St. Francis (Pa.) W 3-0 Sept. 28 *at Bowling Green W 3-2 Sept. 30 *at Toledo L 4-1 Oct. 5 *Kent State L 1-0 (2ot)Oct. 7 *Buffalo W 2-1 Oct. 12 *at Ball State T 0-0 (2ot) Oct. 14 *at Miami (Ohio) L 2-0 Oct. 19 *at Ohio W 1-0Oct. 21 *at Akron T 0-0 (2ot)Oct. 26 *Central Michigan W 3-2Oct. 28 *Eastern Michigan W 1-0Nov. 1 *at Western Michigan W 1-0Nov. 4 Ohio (MAC) W 1-0Nov. 9 vs. Toledo (MAC) T^ 0-0 (PK)

^ lost in 6th round of penalty kicks GF: 19 GA: 15

2008: 9-6-5 (.575)Mid-American: 5-4-2 (.500), 6thAug. 29 Eastern Illinois W 1-0Aug. 31 Georgia Southern W 2-0 Sept. 5 at UNI W 3-2 Sept. 7 at Green Bay T 0-0 Sept. 12 Valparaiso T 0-0Sept. 14 at Western Illinois T 1-1 Sept. 19 SEMO W 1-0 Sept. 21 at Creighton L 3-2 Sept. 26 *Bowling Green W 2-1 Sept. 28 *Toledo L 0-1Oct. 3 *at Central Michigan L 0-2 Oct. 5 *at Eastern Michigan T 0-0 Oct. 10 *Ohio W 3-2 Oct. 12 *Akron W 1-0Oct. 17 *at Buffalo W 1-0Oct. 19 *at Kent State T 1-1Oct. 24 *Miami (Ohio) L 1-3Oct. 26 *Ball State W 1-0Oct. 30 *at Western Michigan L 0-2Nov. 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (MAC) L 0-2 GF: 19 GA: 20

KEY(ot) denotes overtime match*denotes conference match(MAC) and (MCC) denote league tournaments

2008-Present

carrieBARKER

9-6-5 (.575)1 season

2005: 5-11-2 (.333)Mid-American: 3-8-0 (.273), 11thAug. 26 UW-Green Bay W 2-1 Aug. 28 at Western Illinois T 1-1Sept. 2 Wright State L 3-2Sept. 4 at DePaul W 1-0Sept. 9 at Creighton L 1-0Sept. 11 vs. Drake L 1-1Sept. 18 Illinois State T 1-1 (ot)Sept. 23 *Bowling Green L 3-1Sept. 25 *Toledo L 1-0 (ot)Sept. 30 *Ohio W 3-2Oct. 2 *Akron W 1-0Oct. 7 *at Kent State L 1-0Oct. 9 *at Buffalo L 3-2 (ot)Oct. 14 *Central Michigan W 2-0Oct. 16 *Eastern Michigan L 2-1Oct. 21 *at Ball State L 2-0Oct. 23 *at Miami (Ohio) L 2-1Oct. 28 *Western Michigan L 2-1 Gf: 18 Ga: 25

2006: 8-11-2 (.429)Mid-American: 5-6-0 (.455), 7thAug. 25 Eastern Washington W 4-0Aug. 27 South Dakota State L 3-2 Sept. 1 at Illinois State L 2-0 Sept. 4 Creighton T 1-1 (ot) Sept. 8 at UW-Green Bay T 2-2 (ot)Sept. 10 DePaul L 3-2Sept. 15 at Northwestern L 3-1 Sept. 22 *at Bowling Green L 1-0 Sept. 24 *at Toledo L 3-0 Sept. 29 *at Ohio W 1-0 Oct. 1 *at Akron L 1-0 Oct. 6 *Kent State W 2-0 Oct. 8 *Buffalo L 2-1 Oct. 13 *at Central Michigan W 2-0Oct. 15 *at Eastern Michigan L 2-0Oct. 20 *Ball State L 1-0Oct. 22 *Miami (Ohio) W 2-1Oct. 26 *Western Michigan W 3-0Oct. 29 at Ohio (MAC) W 2-0Nov. 3 vs. Kent State (MAC) W 1-0Nov. 5 at Toledo (MAC) L 2-1 GF: 27 GA: 27


The Jeffrey & Kimberly Yordon Center is a state-of-the-art facility in every way. From the Midwest Orthopaedic

Training Room to the Chet and Teresa Young Equipment Room, the strength & conditioning center to the Frances and George Wilkins Academic Support Center, every Huskie student-athlete is provided with the resources necessary to excel in the classroom and in competition.

While all 450 NIU student-athletes utilize the Yordon Center throughout the year, the facility is the full-time home of the Huskie football program, with locker rooms for players and coaches, meeting rooms, a spacious football equipment room and office space.

The heart of the 62,000-square foot Yordon Center, the Frances and George Wilkins Academic Support Center (honoring Carole & Joe Novak), features one-on-one tutorial rooms, a group study room and a fully-equipped computer lab, as well as offices for the counselors of the Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS) unit. This area brings the staff of SAASS into more direct daily contact with NIU’s student-athletes and is a constant hub of activity in the building.

The 12,500-square foot strength & conditioning center allows NIU’s professional sports performance coaches to avoid scheduling conflicts between teams while allowing space for warm-ups, plyometric exercises and speed and agility activities. The spacious area features brand new equipment with a variety and multitude of machines, as well as a three-lane sprint track.

All Huskie student-athletes benefit from the spacious and technologically-advanced facilities used by NIU’s professional athletic training staff and team doctors to prevent, treat and rehabilitate injuries in the Yordon Center. Doctors and trainers have been provided with all the tools they need, as the Yordon Center’s state-of-the-art health center features an X-ray room, doctor’s office, two rehabilitation pools, a drug testing area and offices for staff.

The spacious computer lab (left) provides all Huskie student-athletes with a comfortable learning environment in which to further their academic pursuits.

MId-aMErICaN CoNfErENCE24 Public Square, 15th FloorCleveland, OH 44113

Website: www.mac-sports.comPhone: 216-566-4622Fax: 216-858-9622

Primary Soccer Staff

Commissioner Dr. Jon SteinbrecherDeputy Commissioner Bob GennarelliDirector of Communications Jeremy Guy Dr. Jon Steinbrecher

MAC Comissioner

The Mid-American Conference was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus,

Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. Today the Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only, and sponsors 23 sports.

Comprising the East Division are Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State (1952), Buffalo (1998), Kent State (1951), Miami (1947), Ohio (1946) and Temple (2007). The West Division members are Ball State (1973), Central Michigan (1971), Eastern Michigan (1971), Northern Illinois (1975-86, 1997), Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan (1947).

One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in the 63-year history of the league this past March. Steinbrecher came to the MAC after serving for six years as the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference.

For men, championships are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

DeKalb’s CornFest (left) and Taste of Chicago (right) are two popular summertime events. The Taste leads up to Chicago’s Fourth of July festivities, while CornFest coincides with the students’ return to campus in late August.

When a Northern Illinois University student-athlete steps onto campus in DeKalb, Illinois, they are stepping onto the national

stage. Located just 65 miles west of downtown Chicago, the nation’s third-largest media market, Huskie student-athletes are a part of one of this country’s great sports towns.

During the 2007-08 season, the NIU football team took on Iowa at Soldier Field in the fall, while the baseball team faced Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in the spring. In 2011, the Huskies will return to Soldier Field to play Wisconsin.

DeKalb’s proximity to Chicago also affords local citizens, including NIU students, the opportunity to experience all that the city has to offer, from cultural events and festivals, to restaurants and theatres. Three airports – O’Hare, Midway and Rockford – are within an hour’s drive of NIU.

While it is close to the “Windy City” and the city’s ever-expanding western suburbs, DeKalb maintains a unique character and offers a quality existence to its nearly 45,000 residents. DeKalb is success-fully combining the old and the new as brick-paved streets and historic homes co-exist with a growing business sector and brand new residential and commer-cial developments. In addition to many activities, including Huskie athletics, available on campus, DeKalb is famous for its annual “CornFest,” welcom-ing students back to town in late August.

Soldier Field (right), the home of the Chicago Bears, is the Huskies’ home away from home. NIU opened the 2007 season there against Iowa and will play Wisconsin in 2011 at the site.

The water tower on NIU’s campus (above left) proudly advertises NIU’s relationship with DeKalb, while Chicago’s historic Water Tower (above right) harkens back to the city’s past.

Northern Illinois University is among the nation’s premier regional public

universities. Located in one of the most dynamic regions of the country, NIU is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with a diverse and international student body of more than 25,000.

• Northern Illinois has been ranked in the top four percent of all American universities by the Carnegie Foundation, having received the agency’s highest possible designation – “Doctoral/Research University Extensive.”

•The NIU College of Business was ranked 65th in BusinessWeek’s 2007 ranking of best undergraduate business programs in the country. The college received especially high marks for the quality of its faculty, its job placement services and for its facilities. According to the survey, “With dedicated professors and extraordinary facilities, students say NIU provides a private school education on a state school budget.”

•Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine consistently ranks NIU in the top 100 institutions nationwide for graduating minority students, including No. 1 in the country for number of graduate degrees in education awarded to African-Americans.

• Northern Illinois University is the alma mater of more than 50,000 College of Education graduates, 60% of whom live in Illinois, and 25 percent of all Illinois school superintendents.

• NIU’s School of Art is the largest producer of art teachers in Illinois, and overall, NIU is one of the 10 largest teacher preparation programs in the nation.

• Northern’s Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Rodrigo Villanueva, won the top prize at the 2008 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Festival. The prestigious festival celebrated its 41st year in March 2008.

NIU is included in the Research Universities (high research activity) category of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

founded: ........................................... 1895

location: ...................................DeKalb, Ill. (population 40,000)

Enrollment: .................................... 24,397 (18,069 Undergraduate) faculty: ............................................ 1,279

Student/faculty ratio: ................17 to 1

Undergraduate Colleges: .........Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health & Human Services, Law, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Visual & Performing Arts

Programs of Study: ......63 undergraduatemajors, 79 graduate programs, including 11 Ph.D. programs, doctoral degrees in education and the Juris Doctorate

library System: ...........Founders Memorial Library and its seven branch libraries contain more than 2 million books and 6,000 electronic journals.

Opened in 1899 and rededicated in 2004, Altgeld Hall (bottom left) is NIU’s signature building and the university’s oldest structure. With its open layout and scenic landscaping, Northern Illinois’ campus offers a beautiful surrounding for its students to pursue their studies.

•The American Chemical Society (ACS) has ranked the NIU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry among the top 25 in the nation for the number of ACS-certified bachelor’s degrees awarded annually. The department also is well-known for producing highly sought-after chemistry and science teachers.

•U.S. News & World Report ranks the NIU Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) program in the top 10 nationally in the field of city management and for public finance.

• About one-third of Illinois city managers are graduates of the NIU MPA program, a major force behind efforts to professionalize municipal staffs in Illinois and advance the national good government movement.

•NIU’s Department of Accountancy has consistently been ranked in the nation’s top 10 by the Public Accounting Report, while its graduate program has become a fixture in that ranking’s top 20.

•Northern Illinois University’s marketing program is ranked among the top five percent in the nation by Chicago-based Professional Society for Sales and Marketing Training. NIU’s Professional Selling program was the first collegiate sales program in the nation certified by SMT.

• Students from the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology took first place in the Spring 2007 Basic Utility Vehicle Competition hosted by the Institute for Affordable Transportation in Indianapolis. The Institute challenges teams to design and build simple, durable and affordable transportation that can be manufactured cheaply in third world countries.

•The 2007 graduates of the NIU School of Nursing posted a 99 percent passing rate on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination. Comparatively, the pass rate was 86 percent for all nursing programs in Illinois and 85 percent for all U.S. programs.

BusinessDennis Barsema - Chairman of the Board, Blue Lane Technologies, Inc.

Jeff Yordon - Chief Executive Officer, Sagent Pharmaceuticals

EducationPaul Sereno - Paleontologist

EntertainmentDan Castellaneta - Actor, Voice of Homer Simpson, The SimpsonsSteve Harris - Actor Eugene Young of ABC’s, The Practice

GovernmentDennis Hastert - Representative (retired), 14th District of Illinois; former Speaker of the House of Representatives

lawBarbara Giorgi-Vella - Partner, Vella & Lund, P.C.

MediaTim Bennett - President, Harpo Productions, Inc.

ScienceKathleen O. Havelka - Chemist, The Lubrizol Corporation

Below: NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology has ranked in the top 40 among engineering master’s degree programs nationwide over the years, according to U.S. News & World Report.

One of the newest buildings on campus, Barsema Hall is the home of NIU’s highly-respected College of Business.

Right: By virtue of its location alone, the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center has become a campus landmark. The building offers a welcoming facade of brick and stone, topped by a distinctive multi-gabled roof—an elegant example of classic American campus architecture.


Dr. John G. Peters is the 11th president of

Northern Illinois University, a post he has held since June 2000. As NIU’s chief executive officer, Dr. Peters provides strategic direction and oversight for a nationally-recognized, comprehensive university serving more than 25,000 students in 120 ar-eas of study at both under-graduate and graduate levels. Under his leadership, NIU has both expanded and refined

its institutional vision to more closely align teaching, research and outreach efforts with emerging needs of the northern Illinois / Chi-cagoland region.A native of Strongsville, Ohio, Dr. Peters earned his bachelor’s degree in political science at Cleveland’s John Carroll University, and a master’s in government from Ohio University in Athens. In 1974, he received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to assuming the NIU presidency, Dr. Peters was provost and chief operating officer at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. His distinguished academic career also includes 20 years in teaching and administrative roles at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned numerous awards for work in and out of the classroom. Dr. Peters’ presidency at NIU has been marked by substantial increases in the university’s reputation and the discovery of new sources of fund-ing. In his first year as president, he gained admission for Northern Illinois University to the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), an honor reserved for the top five percent of universities nationwide. That same year, Dr. Peters secured NIU’s largest-ever private gift: $20 million for a new College of Busi-ness building. Since that time, President Peters has led efforts to expand federal funding of select NIU research programs – a campaign that has garnered more than $60 million, strengthened key partnerships with state and federal research programs, and enhanced NIU’s standing in the prestigious Carnegie Foundation rankings of research institutions.NIU’s longstanding commitment to regional service has also received new attention and support under Dr. Peters’ leadership. His vi-sion of NIU as “the nation’s premier regional public university” has been the basis for sub-stantial enhancement of regional partner-ships with schools, businesses, health care and local governmental agencies. In 2005, Dr. Peters established an ambitious five-year plan that leverages historic NIU strengths by connecting regional engagement and applied research to the university’s well-known focus on real-world learning experiences. Fortified by that plan and more than $100 million in private donations, NIU launched its first-ever

comprehensive capital campaign and began a campus-wide strategic planning process to focus university resources and efforts in the years ahead. Among its more ambitious components is creation of a proton therapy cancer treatment and research center that integrates NIU’s respected physics program with cutting-edge nuclear medicine. Dr. Peters’ reputation as a consensus-builder and education policy ex-pert puts him in demand for leadership roles in statewide and national organizations. He has served as chair of the Mid-American Conference Council of Presidents and is a member of that group’s executive commit-tee. His leadership in the area of intercollegiate athletics also includes membership on the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee representing the “coalition conferences.” Dr. Peters served as Illinois’ representa-tive to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). He is a member of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Commission on International Education; NASULGC’s Commission on Women in Higher

Education; and is co-chair of Illinois’ Center for Child Welfare and Education. In 2004, the U.S. Department of Education named Dr. Peters to a special task force studying math and science education, providing a national perspective for his ongoing work with education and economic development groups throughout the Midwest.A political scientist by training, Dr. Peters specializes in studies of public policy and Congress. He has published widely, includ-ing articles in the Journal of Policy Studies, American Politics Quarterly, American Politi-cal Science Review, and Legislative Studies Quarterly, and has co-edited two books on American politics. He is a Fellow of the Cen-ter for Great Plains Studies and has served as the associate editor of the Great Plains Quarterly. Dr. Peters and his wife, Barbara Cole Peters, have a son, Russell, who lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife, son and daughter.

niu presidentDr. JohN G. PeTers

The 2009-10 school year will be the 10th for Dr. John G. Peters as president of Northen Illinois University.

Dr. Peters is a fixture on NIU sidelines during Huskie football games.


assoc. v.p./director of athleticsJeff ComPher

s ince taking over as associate vice

president and director of athletics at Northern Illinois University on June 1, 2008, Jeff Compher has made strategic decisions to keep the athletics program moving forward while planning for the future and engaging with Huskie student-athletes.On February 10, 2009, Compher unveiled the NIU Department of

Intercollegiate Athletics’ Strategic Plan. The plan defines the mission, vision and values of the department while setting strategic goals and objectives for each unit for the next three years. Developed by NIU head coaches and a team of administrators, the cornerstone of the plan is the one-sentence, comprehensive, mission statement — “We develop champions in the classroom, in competition, and in life.” While Compher was laying out his plan for Huskie Athletics, NIU student-athletes continued to raise the bar academically. For the eighth consecutive semester, NIU student-athletes combined to post a cumulative grade point average above 3.0 as the spring term GPA came in at 3.025. On the fields of play, Compher was instrumental in securing the Huskie football team’s berth in the 2008 Independence Bowl on an at-large basis, while the NIU men’s soccer team lost in overtime of the MAC Championship match after claiming a win over No. 2 ranked SMU earlier in the year. Northern Illinois sent two wrestlers and two gymnasts to NCAA Regional competition, and both the softball and baseball teams claimed wins over ranked teams in 2009.In addition, in his first year, Compher oversaw the completion and opening of Northern Illinois’ new Track &Field/Soccer Complex as well as the installation of a new FieldTurf surface at Huskie Stadium. He completed the negotiation of a 10-year contract with ISP Sports to manage NIU’s multi-media rights and corporate partnerships, giving Northern Illinois a guaranteed income stream. He also oversaw the renegotiation of agreements with 670 AM WSCR The Score and Comcast SportsNet Chicago to broadcast Northern Illinois contests. Most recently, Compher hired Eric Luzzi to lead the Huskie men’s soccer program.A veteran collegiate athletics administrator, Compher came to DeKalb after nearly four years at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., where he served as executive associate athletic director and was responsible for the general management and daily operations of the athletic department at the Pac-10 school. The Baltimore, Md. native also brought previous experience as an athletic director to Northern Illinois as he led the athletics program at Western Carolina University from 2000 to 2004. In each of his previous three stops, Compher has been involved in developing and implementing long-range planning and working closely with constituencies within and outside the university. He has emphasized the student-athlete experience. At Washington, Compher had day-to-day responsibility for a 23-sport, 650 student-athlete department, including direct oversight of the football, men’s basketball, baseball and crew teams, as well as facilities and game operations. He also managed the student-athlete welfare areas. During his tenure at Washington, it consistently ranked

in the top 30 in the Director’s Cup standings while surpassing NCAA Academic Progress Rate and Graduation Success Rate standards. At both UW and Western Carolina, Compher was directly involved with capital projects and facility renovations, including construction of a new track/soccer and tennis complex and a significant expansion of the football stadium at Western Carolina, and the completion of the Football Legends Center at the University of Washington.While at WCU, he also hired successful head coaches who have since been hired at BCS programs, and saw the operating budget increase by 42 percent and the total budget for athletic scholarships improve by 113 percent. During his tenure in Cullowhee, the Catamount teams improved their individual and conference records, and the baseball, women’s golf and indoor track and field teams won Southern Conference titles. As associate and then senior associate athletic director at Vanderbilt University for four years, Compher directed nearly every area of the department, including leading the external areas from 1998-2000. Prior to that, he oversaw the NCAA compliance, academic support, strength and conditioning, equipment and CHAMPS/Life Skills areas at Vanderbilt. Compher spent 13 years in several different positions at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. As assistant athletic director at N.C. State from 1986-92, he managed the student-athlete support services units, established the first life skills program and handled scheduling and travel for the football and men’s basketball teams. He was the assistant to the chancellor at N.C. State before moving on to Vanderbilt and back into athletics administration.Throughout his career, the 50-year-old Compher has continued his education, participating in the NACDA Management Institute (1998), the Sports Management Institute Executive Program (1998-99) and the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Institute (2005 and 2006). He served on numerous university committees at each of his previous stops and spent time in the classroom as an instructor at Washington, Western Carolina and N.C. State. Compher earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from James Madison University, where he was a football student-athlete, in 1980, and graduated with a master’s degree in counseling and student personnel services from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania in 1982. His first position in collegiate administration was at North Carolina State, where he was the assistant director of Housing and Residence Life from 1982 to 1986. He and his wife, the former Cathy Fatica, have two sons, C.J. (17) and David (14).

The Compher family (from left): David, Jeff, Cathy and C.J.

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