QUICK FACTS 2007 Mississippi State GENERAL INFORMATION Location ...... Starkville, Mississippi Soccer Media Guide Founded...... February 28, 1878 Enrollment ...... 16,206 (Fall, 2006) SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION 3: 2007 OPPONENTS Conference . . . . .Southeastern (SEC West Division) Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations ...... 2 Nicholls State/Kennesaw State ...... 25 Nickname...... Bulldogs Media & Athletic Department Directory ...... 3 Georgia Southern/Western Kentucky ...... 26 Colors...... Maroon (PMS 202) & White Mississippi State Soccer Field ...... 4 Middle Tennessee/Central Florida...... 27 Stadium ...... Mississippi State Soccer Field (500) Starkville, Mississippi ...... 5 Rice/North Florida ...... 28 President ...... Dr. Robert H. Foglesong 2007 Soccer Rosters...... 6 Memphis/LSU...... 29 Director Of Athletics ...... Larry Templeton Radio/TV Speed Chart ...... Inside Front Cover Arkansas/Alabama ...... 30 Faculty Representative ...... Dr. Steven C. Turner 2007 Schedule ...... Back Cover Auburn/South Carolina ...... 31 Senior Woman’s Administrator ...... Ann Carr Florida/Georgia ...... 32 SECTION 2: MEET THE TEAM Tennessee/Kentucky...... 33 MSU STAFF INFORMATION Season Preview ...... 7-8 Vanderbilt/Ole Miss ...... 34 Head Coach Neil MacDonald (Augusta State, 1997) Stephanie Dallas...... 9 The Southeastern Conference ...... 35 Record At MSU ...... 15-36-7 (3) Jessica Davis...... 9 Career Record ...... 164-70-12 (7) 2007 SEC Composite Schedule ...... 36 Treena Ferguson...... 10 Asst. Coach . Andy Manners (George Mason, 1998) Kevyn Shelledy ...... 10 SECTION 4: 2006 REVIEW Volunteer Asst. Coach ...... Antonio Sabio Mary Kate Ayers...... 11 2006 Final Statistics ...... 37 Certified Athletic Trainer ...... Andy Orsillo Mariclaire Fancher ...... 11 2006 Southeastern Conference Review...... 38 Meredith Jacobson ...... 12 Game Summaries ...... 39-41 MSU TEAM INFORMATION Caitlin Gallagher ...... 12 2006 Overall Record...... 2-16-0 Anna Goblirsch...... 13 SECTION 5: HISTORY AND RECORDS 2006 SEC Record (Finish) . . . 1-10-0 (6th SEC West) Individual Records Quick Glance ...... 42 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 9/2 Bethany Frazier ...... 13 Individual Single Game Records ...... 42 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 18/7 Taryn Holland ...... 14 Individual Season Records ...... 43-44 Newcomers:...... 6 Ashlee Drake ...... 14 Individual Career Records ...... 44-45 STARTERS RETURNING (9): Katie Lynn Harden ...... 15 Annual Individual Champions ...... 46 Heather Buttrey (5-6, So., D/M) Mina Tahai ...... 15 Team Records Quick Glance ...... 47 Mariclaire Fancher (5-9, Jr., D/M) Ashley Hood...... 16 Team Single Game Records...... 47 Treena Ferguson (5-8, Sr., F) Andrea Harrison ...... 16 Team Season Records ...... 47-48 Bethany Frazier (5-3, Jr., D) Hannah Tyler...... 17 Katie Lynn Harden (5-6, So., M) Year-By-Year Results ...... 49-50 Heather Buttrey ...... 17 Taryn Holland (5-11, So., GK) Series Records ...... 51-52 Katelyn Graben ...... 18 Meredith Jacobson (5-5, Jr., D/M) All-Time Letterwinners ...... 53 Danielle Kite...... 18 Kevyn Shelledy (5-7, Sr., M) All-Time Awards & Honors...... 54 Lauren Host ...... 19 Hannah Tyler (5-2, So., F) Hadley Gable ...... 19 SECTION 6: THIS IS MSU OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (9): Mary Clare Scurria ...... 20 Mississippi State Athletic Excellence...... 55-65 Mary Kate Ayers (5-6, Jr., D) Leanna Baldner ...... 20 Mississippi State University ...... 66-67 Stephanie Dallas (5-6, Sr., GK) Jessica Davis (5-8, Sr., D) Head Coach Neil Macdonald...... 21-22 University President ...... 68 Ashlee Drake (5-6, R-So., M/F) Assistant Coach Andy Manners ...... 23 Athletic Administration ...... 69 Caitlin Gallagher (5-7, Jr., M/D) Support Staff ...... 24 MSU Athletic Academics ...... 70 Anna Goblirsch (5-7, Jr., M/D) Mississippi State Traditions ...... 71-72 Katelyn Graben (5-4, So., F/M) Andrea Harrison (5-2, So., M) Ashley Hood (5-7, So., M/F) NEWCOMERS (6): Leanna Baldner (5-7, Fr., D/M) Hadley Gable (5-6, Fr., F/M) Lauren Host (5-6, Fr., M/D) Danielle Kite (5-4, Fr., M/F) Mary Claire Scurria (5-5, Fr., D) Mina Tahai (5-5, So., M)

Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual MISSION STATEMENT orientation or group affiliation, age, disability or veteraQe Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Paula A. Jernigan, Affirmative Action Officer (McArthur Hall, Room 103, P.O. Box 9603, Mississippi State, MS, 39762-6199; office tele- The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is an integral phone number 662.325.2493) has been designated as the responsible employee to coordinate efforts to carry out part of Mississippi State University. It incorporates in its overall mission the Mississippi State University, Southeastern responsibilities and make investigation of complaints relating to discrimination. Conference and NCAA philosophy, purpose, fundamental policies and general principles. Our primary purpose is to CREDITS: The 2007 Mississippi State Soccer Media Guide is a publication of the MSU Athletic Media Relations ensure the academic well-being, the physical fitness and Office. It was compiled, edited and designed by Tim Andrzejewski using InDesign. Research and editing assistance the ethical foundation for all student-athletes. The Athletic provided by Cassie Chance. Photography provided by Darrell McAllister, the late Fred Faulk, Russ Houston, David Department offers a focal point for school spirit throughout Lann, Megan Bean and Brian Allen Loden. The cover design was created by John Schauffhauser of Schauffhauser the academic year, complementing the academic, cultural Design in Canton, Miss. The media guide was printed by Interstate Printing in Mobile, Ala. The 2007 Mississippi and social facets of college life. Since it is an activity of the State Soccer Media Guide has been prepared to assist the media and is designed to aid all media members in their University, the Department’s standards, goals and ideals coverage of Mississippi State Soccer. Questions and changes to this guide should be directed to Tim Andrzejewski, must remain in harmony with the academic programs. Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations (662.325.7556). 1 MEDIA INFORMATION

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: The MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations Office is Bob Hartley Memorial Fellowship ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTORY located in Room 202 of Humphrey Coliseum. Office Providing Graduate Assistant Opportunities To Young SIDs hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Humphrey Coliseum/Bryan Building Phone: (662) 325-0540/2703 CREDENTIALS: Requests for press/photo creden- Fax: (662) 325-3654/2563 tials should be faxed or mailed on official letterhead to the Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations MIKE NEMETH Office (FAX 662-325-3654) at least 48 hours prior Associate Athletic Director/ to the event. Since space is limited, accomodations Media & Public Relations are on a priority basis: daily newspapers, originat- Football Contact ing radio and television stats, national weekly or Office: (662) 325-2703 monthly publications, electronic media outlets, local E-mail: and regional television crews. Priority is granted to [email protected] members of the media who cover Mississippi State on a regular basis, and to visiting media members. At the MSU Soccer Field, media credentials will be Bob Hartley Jay Middleton JOHN R. CADE available for pickup at the press tent. Only working For more than half a century Robert M. "Bob" Hartley Assistant Athletic Director/ media with proper credentials will be allowed access dedicated his life's work to promoting Mississippi State ath- Media & Public Relations to the press area. letics. From his hiring as the school's first sports publicity Website Administration director in August 1946 to his initial "retirement" as assistant Office: (662) 325-2703 PHOTO REGULATIONS: Photo passes will be issued athletic director for communications in June 1985, through his E-mail: only to accredited photographers on assignment. later years as an invaluable consultant for the Mississippi State [email protected] Photographers may shoot from designated areas University Department of Athletics, the man we called "Hart" outside of the fences of the field and within the gave special meaning to the words "loyalty" and "devotion to stadium. The Mississippi State Athletic Department duty." DAVID ROSINSKI adheres to NCAA photography policies and reserves Mr. Bob's labors of love with MSU have not gone unrecog- Associate Director all commercial and non-commercial rights to the use nized. He has taken his place among college athletics' greats Athletic Media Relations of film, videotape and still photographs of its athletic as a member of both the university's and the state's sports Men’s Basketball Contact events and facilities. halls of fame and the College Sports Information Directors of Office: (662) 325-3595 America Hall of Fame. E-mail: MSU SOCCER FIELD: With its covered sideline press His willingness to generously give of his talent, his time area and telephone line that allows for faxing and [email protected] and his friendship serves as an inspiration to the countless lives web site updates, as well as radio/television broad- he touched and to those that aspire to follow in his footsteps. casting capabilities, the MSU Soccer Field is an on- In that respect, the Bob Hartley Memorial Fellowship was cre- TIM ANDRZEJEWSKI campus facility located on the corner of Collegeview ated by the MSU Department of Athletics to provide graduate Assistant Director Drive and University Drive. With a seating capacity assistantship opportunities for young media relations practitio- of 500, the press box telephone number is (662) Athletic Media Relations ners. 325-0905. Soccer, Softball Contact A native of Tupelo, Miss., Jay Middleton enters his fifth season working with the Mississippi State athletic media rela- Office: (662) 325-7556 PARKING: The MSU Soccer Field is an on-campus Cell: (662) 312-7663 tions office. Middleton worked as a student assistant from facility located on Collegeview Drive and University 2003-2006 and enters his second year as a graduate assis- E-mail: Drive. The parking lot located between the MSU [email protected] tant. Middleton has served the last two years as the primary Softball Field and the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre is contact for the men’s tennis and women’s golf programs at reserved for game officials and staff. Parking for the JOE DIER MSU. Among other duties, he works with mstateathletics.com, media and general public is located directly behind MSU’s official athletic website and Maroon to the Max, a video Assistant Director the grandstand area of the MSU Soccer Field. The Athletic Media Relations streaming service provided to MSU fans worldwide. Most parking lot located directly behind McArthur Hall is recently, he earned national recognition for the 2007 men’s Volleyball, Baseball Contact reserved for players, officials and game staff. Office: (662) 325-8040 tennis media guide which was awarded the third best tennis publication in the country. E-mail: SERVICES: The Mississippi State Athletic Media Middleton earned his bachelor’s degree in communication [email protected] Relations Office will provide a complete box score with an emphasis in public relations in the summer of 2006 and and play-by-play of each game. Programs contain- is currently seeking a master’s degree in business administra- ing rosters and game notes on each team will also tion from MSU. JOE GALBRAITH be provided to the working media. An automatic Assistant Director facsimile machine is available in the Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations Athletic Media Relations offices in the Bryan Building practice. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in Assistant Football Contact and the Humphrey Coliseum. advance to ensure availability Office: (662) 325-2703 TELEPHONES: Telephone service is available in the E-mail: POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Following a 10-minute cool- press box area (2 lines). The MSU Soccer Field press box [email protected] ing off period, head coach Neil Macdonald and/or telephone number is (662) 325-0905. Mississippi State requested players will be available on the playing surface freely provides telephone services to working media. of the MSU Soccer Field. The opponent head coach and/ However, any special requests must be made in advance or players will also be available on the field. Please make CASSIE CHANCE through the Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations interview requests through the visiting soccer contact. Assistant Director Office at (662) 325-7556. These requests should be Athletic Media Relations submitted at least two weeks in advance to the media ARCHIVAL INFORMATION: The Mississippi State Women’s Basketball Contact relations office on official letterhead. Athletic Media Relations Office maintains information Office: (662) 325-0972 on all current student-athletes, as well as historical infor- E-mail: INTERVIEW POLICY: The Mississippi State Soccer team mation on previous student-athletes and the program [email protected] is scheduled to practice between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 in general. For information, interviews, photo shoots p.m. daily during the 2006 season. All practices are open and/or file photos, please call, stop by our office or fax to the general public. Members of the working media a request. ANNE COOKE are invited to attend all practices at the MSU Soccer Field. Interviews must be conducted before or after Administrative Secretary Athletic Media Relations Bryan Building Office: (662) 325-2703 Getting To Starkville... E-mail: [email protected] How To Get To MSU By Car... How To Get To MSU By PLANE... FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA... BRYAN FIELD (662-323-7321) Southwest on I-59 to Exit 68 59.0 Miles • Located In Western Starkville On Airport Road (via Highway DIANE KEITH Northwest on Black Warrior Parkway to US Hwy 82 5.1 Miles 12) Administrative Secretary West On US Hwy 82 To Mississippi State Line 43.5 Miles • Service For Private Aircraft Only Athletic Media Relations West On US Hwy 82 To MSU 31.9 Miles Humphrey Coliseum GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (662-327-4422) Office: (662) 325-0540 FROM JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI... • Located 15 Miles East Of Starkville On U.S. Highway 82 E-mail: Go Northeast on US Hwy 25 (from I-55) to Hwy 12 125.3 Miles • Service For Delta Airlines And Northwest Airlines [email protected] Go East On Highway 12 To MSU 2.3 Miles JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (601-939-5631) FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE... • Located 5 Miles East Of Jackson On Highway 473 (3 Miles Southeast On U.S. Hwy 78 To U.S. Hwy 45 84.2 Miles South of Hwy 25) South On US Hwy 45 To U.S. Hwy 45 Alt 7.1 Miles • Service for American Eagle, Continental Express, Delta South On US Hwy 45 Alt To U.S. Hwy 82 51.1 Miles Airlines/ASA/ ComAir, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, West On US Hwy 82 To MSU 12.1 Miles United Express, USAir Express

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MEDIA OUTLETS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY NEWSPAPERS THE LAUREL LEADER CALL STARKVILLE DAILY NEWS (A.M.) Shane Wansley, Sports Editor (AREA CODE 662) Don Foster, Sports Editor 130 Beacon Street Larry TEMPLETON, Director of Athletics ...... 325-0863 P.O. Drawer 1068 Laurel, MS 39440 Greg BYRNE, Sr. Associate AD/External Affairs ...... 325-3074 Starkville, MS 39759 Phone: (601) 428-0551 Ray BERRYHILL, Assistant AD/Academic Advising ...... 325-2066 Phone: (662) 323-1642 FAX: (601) 426-3550 Dr. David C. BOLES, Associate AD/Student Services ...... 325-2532 FAX: (662) 323-6586 E-mail: [email protected] John R. CADE, Assistant AD/Media & Public Relations ...... 325-2703 E-mail: sdnsports@starkvilledailynews. Website: www.LeaderCall.com Ann CARR, Associate AD/Women’s Sports...... 325-2066 com Jim ELLIS, Associate AD/Marketing & Corporate Development ...... 325-8950 Website: www.StarkvilleDailyNews.com THE DELTA DEMOCRAT Straton KARATASSOS, Assistant AD/Athletic Development ...... 325-3074 Ivy Murrell, Sports Editor Duncan McKENZIE, Associate AD/Internal Operations ...... 325-2532 THE CLARION LEDGER P.O. Box 1618 Mike NEMETH, Associate AD/Media & Public Relations ...... 325-2703 Ian Rapoport, Beat Writer Greenville, MS 38701 Wesley REED, Associate AD/Athletic Development ...... 325-8082 P.O. Box 40 Phone: (662) 335-1155 Mike RICHEY, Assistant AD/Marketing & Promotions ...... 325-3074 Jackson, MS 39205 FAX: (662) 378-0777 Bobby TOMLINSON, Associate AD/Event Management & Facilities ...... 325-7452 Phone: (601) 961-7294 E-Mail: [email protected] Pat WALLACE, Assistant AD/Ticket Operations...... 325-2600 FAX: (601) 961-7224 Website: www.DDTOnline.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ClarionLedger.com THE REFLECTOR Ross Dellinger, Sports Editor NE MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL P.O. Box 5407 Academics...... 325-2066 Gregg Ellis, Beat Writer Mississippi State, MS 39762 Shelly Ellis, Tutorial Services Coordinator P.O. Box 909 Phone: (662) 325-2374, 8819 Victor Parker, Academic Counselor Important Tupelo, MS 38802-0909 FAX: (662) 325-8985 Lynda Moore, Academic Counselor Phone: (662) 842-2611 x601 E-mail: [email protected] Brittany Wagner, Academic Counselor Numbers FAX: (662) 842-2233 Website: www.Reflector-Online.com Tyler Hill, Academic Counselor Athletic Department Phone E-mail: [email protected] 325-2722 Website: www.DJournal.com THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Business ...... 325-2532 Joedy McCreary Steve Corhern, Assistant Business Manager Athletic Department Fax THE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH 125 S. Congress, STE 1330 325-9051 Paul Jones, Beat Writer Jackson, MS 39201 Compliance ...... 325-0245 Athletic Media Relations (Coliseum) P.O. Box 511 Phone: (601) 948-5897 Bracky Brett, Asst. AD/NCAA & SEC Compliance 325-0540 Columbus, MS 39701 FAX: (601) 948-7975 Steven Smith, Assistant Compliance Officer Phone: (662) 327-1297 E-mail: [email protected] Head Coach Neil MacDonald FAX: (662) 329-8937 Game Operations ...... 325-7452 325-0718 E-mail: [email protected] TELEVISION Brent Frey, Coord. of Game Operations Assistant Coach Ja’net Esparza Website: www.CDispatch.com Jay Logan, Coord. of Game Operations 325-0204 WCBI-TV Don Edwards, Assistant Coord. of Game Operations THE SUN HERALD Jeff Shepard, Sports Director Jason Rollins, Assistant Coord. of Game Operations Assistant Coach Andy Manners Don Hammack, Beat Writer P.O. Box 271 Sean Taylor, Assistant Coord. of Game Operations 325-9190 P.O. Box 4567 Columbus, MS 39703 SID Tim Andrzejewski Biloxi, MS 39535-4567 Phone: (662) 245-0133 Strength ...... 325- 8627 325-7556 Phone: (228) 896-2352 FAX: (662) 328-5222 Ben Pollard, Head Strength Coach FAX: (228) 896-2104 E-mail: [email protected] John McAllister, Assistant Strength Coach Athletic Training Room (Coliseum) E-mail: [email protected] Richard Akins, Assistant Strength Coach 325-0648 Website: www.SunHerald.com WTVA-TV Athletic Training Room (Shira) Jim Holder, Sports Director Baseball ...... 325-3597 325-2165 THE MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL P.O. Box 350 Ron Polk, Head Coach Marlon Morgan, Beat Writer Tupelo, MS 38802 Tommy Raffo, Assistant Coach Soccer Office Fax 495 Union Avenue Phone: (662) 842-7620 Russ McNickle, Assistant Coach 325-9051 Memphis, TN 38103 FAX: (662) 620-1128 Wade Hedges, Coordinator of Baseball Camps Ticket Office Phone: (901) 529-2360 E-mail: [email protected] 325-2600 FAX: (901) 529-2362 Men’s Basketball...... 325-3800 E-mail: [email protected] WLBT-TV Rick Stansbury, Head Coach MSU Soccer Field Press Box Website: www.GoMemphis.com Rob Jay, Sports Director Phil Cunningham, Assistant Coach 325-0905 P.O. Box 1712 Robert Kirby, Assistant Coach THE MERIDIAN STAR Jackson, MS 39215-1712 Marcus Grant, Assistant Coach Tony Krausz, Sports Editor Phone: (601) 922-1607 Talvis Franklin, Coord. Of Basketball Operations Soccer...... 325-2722 P.O. Box 1591 FAX: (601) 355-1830 Neil MacDonald, Head Coach Meridian, MS 39301 E-mail: robj@wlbt.net Women’s Basketball ...... 325-0198 Andy Manners, Assistant Coach Phone: (601) 693-1551 x3235 Sharon Fanning, Head Coach Fax: (601) 485-1275 WAPT-TV Greg Franklin, Assistant Coach Softball ...... 325-0560 E-mail: [email protected] Tony Bahou, Sports Director Stacey Franklin, Assistant Coach Jay Miller, Head Coach Website: www.MeridianStar.com P.O. Box 10297 Nitra Perry, Assistant Coach Bo Reid, Assistant Coach Jackson, MS 39289-0297 Joey Burton, Coord. of Women's Basketball Annie Smith, Associate Coach THE DAILY STAR Phone: (601) 922-1652 x141 Chuck Hathcock, Sports Editor FAX: (601) 922-8993 Cross Country/Track & Field...... 325-2892 Tennis ...... 325-2896 P.O. Box 907 E-mail: [email protected] Al Schmidt, Head Coach Per Nilsson, Men’s Head Coach Grenada, MS 38902-0907 Steve Dudley, Associate Head Coach Matt Hill, Assistant Men’s Coach Phone: (662) 226-4321 WJTV-TV Houston Franks, Assistant Coach Tracy Lane, Women’s Head Coach FAX: (662) 226-8310 Lee Owens, Sports Director April Thomas, Assistant Coach Max Fomine, Assistant Women’s Coach E-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 8887 Website: www.GrenadaStar.com Jackson, MS 39284 Football ...... 325-2534 Volleyball ...... 325-2722 Phone: (601) 372-6311 Sylvester Croom, Head Coach Tina Seals, Head Coach DAILY TIMES LEADER FAX: (601) 373-8401 Rockey Felker, Assistant Coach Don Perkins, Assistant Coach Brandon Walker, Sports Editor E-mail: [email protected] J.B. Grimes, Assistant Coach Chris Cothran, Assistant Coach P.O. Box 1176 Charlie Harbison, Assistant Coach West Point, MS 39773 WTOK-TV Ellis Johnson, Assistant Coach Training Office ...... 325-2165 Phone: (662) 494-1422 Lindsey Hall, Sports Director Woody McCorvey, Assistant Coach Paul Mock, Head Athletic Trainer FAX: (662) 494-1414 P.O. Box 2988 Brad Pendegrass, Coord. of Football Operations Mary McLendon, Associate Athletic Trainer E-mail: [email protected] Meridian, MS 39302 Melvin Smith, Assistant Coach Scott Johnson, Assistant Athletic Trainer Website: www.DailyTimesLeader.com Phone: (601) 693-1441, 6397 Reed Stringer, Assistant Coach Andy Orsillo, Assistant Athletic Trainer FAX: (601) 483-6759, 326 David Turner, Assistant Coach THE VICKSBURG EVENING POST E-mail: [email protected] Pat Washington, Assistant Coach Equipment ...... 325-1332 Sean Murphy, Sports Editor Phil Silva, Equipment Manager P.O. Box 821668 STARKVILLE CHANNEL 5 Golf...... 325-2722 Vicksburg, MS 39182-1668 P.O. Drawer 728 Clay Homan, Head Men’s Coach Phone: (601) 636-4545 Starkville, MS 39760 Christi Sanders, Head Women’s Coach FAX: (601) 634-0897 Phone: (662) 338-1002 E-mail: [email protected] FAX: (662) 324-5364 Website: www.VicksburgPost.com E-Mail: [email protected] 3 MSU SOCCER FIELD

ome to the Mississippi State women’s soccer team since 1995, the Mississippi State Soccer HField gives the Bulldogs one of the finest playing surfaces in the Southeast. Located on the northside of the Mississippi State University campus, the Mississippi State Soccer Field is situated in the heart of Mississippi State’s impressive physical plant. It joins W.O. Spencer Stadium (track and field), Dudy-Noble Field/Polk Dement Stadium (baseball), the MSU Softball Field and the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre to give Mississippi State one of the finest Olympic sport venues in col- legiate athletics. The facility features a main grandstand area which will accomodate more than 500 people with opportunities for expansion in the future. Also included is a press tent complete with phone lines and a public address system, an electronic scoreboard and covered dugouts for participating teams. The Mississippi State Soccer Field is also equipped with a video tower to provide capabilities for the recording of games. Hailed as one of the top playing surfaces in the Southeastern Conference, the field stretches 114 yards long and 72 yards wide. The regulation NCAA Championship field features Mississippi Pride grass - developed by researchers on the Mississippi State campus - making it home to one of the finest playing surfaces in the country. A grounds crew, supervised by groundskeeper Bart Prather, is responsible for the field maintenance of the Mississippi State Soccer Field. MSU SOCCER FIELD To reflect the strong commit- ment to constant improvement FACILITY RECORDS on the field, the Mississippi POINTS State locker facilities have under- By Team gone a drastic renovation over 37 - Mississippi State vs. Alabama A&M (9/24/00) the course of the past three years. By Individual Custom-made wooden lockers com- 8 - Kristina McCutchen, vs. Chattanooga (9/21/98) plete with spacious storage areas, along with a 52” color television GOALS and brand new carpets, have been By Team 10 - Mississippi State vs. Alabama A&M (9/24/00) installed to give the facility a cham- By Individual pionship feel. 3 - 5x, last, Amy Van Zandt, vs. Memphis (11/4/01) Added just after the conclu- sion of the 2002 campaign, ASSISTS the MSU Soccer Field is now By Team 17 - Mississippi State vs. Alabama A&M (9/24/00) equipped for evening competition, By Individual giving the facility an added amenity 4 - Lauren Tietze, vs. Chattanooga (10/16/96) that can only translate into better atmospheres. SHOTS In its ten seasons at the MSU By Team Soccer Field, the Mississippi 43 - Mississippi State vs. Tennessee Tech (11/2/97) State women’s program has By Individual 10 - Amy Van Zandt, vs. Memphis (11/4/01) posted a 52-47-3 (.525) overall record and, in 1996, tallied a pro- victory over Auburn on regional television in 2001. SAVES gram-best 12-2 record at home, including a 9-0 mark Mississippi State will play host to eight By Team against non-conference foes. Mississippi State has matches during the 2007 campaign, including five 14 - 2x, last, Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss (10/24/96) also shut out its opponent 31 times in front of its By Individual Southeastern Conference matchups - one against 14 - 2x, last, Jennifer Croisant, vs. Ole Miss (10/24/96) home fans. The Bulldogs recorded a 4-3-2 mark at defending SEC Western Division champion Auburm. home in 2005. The Bulldogs will also play host to a very attrac- CORNER KICKS The program’s improvement can be felt with tive non-conference schedule, including meetings By Team the size of the home crowds as well. In 2004, with Central Florida, Rice and North Florida. The 15 - Mississippi State vs. SE Louisiana (9/22/95) Mississippi State established a new program high final 2007 home game will take place on October FOULS for average and total attendance as a program-high 25 when the Maroon and White take on SEC 4,411 fans made their way to 10 Bulldog home dates By Team Tournament Champion Kentucky. 31 - Mississippi State vs. North Texas (9/17/95) (441 avg.). Of the top 10 MSU Soccer Field attendance marks, seven were set over the course of the past four seasons, including a standing-room-only crowd of 743 that witnessed MSU’s double overtime

MSU SOCCER FIELD TOP CROWDS AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE Date Opponent Attendance Result Year Dates Total Attendance Avg./G 1. 10/27/06 Ole Miss 760 L, 0-2 1995 8 2,160 270 2. 10/12/01 Auburn 743 W, 2-1 (OT) 1996 14 2,795 200 3. 10/29/04 Ole Miss 672 W, 1-0 1997 8 1,968 246 4. 9/26/03 Jacksonville State 632 W, 4-0 1998 9 1,512 168 5. 9/5/03 SW Missouri State 621 T, 0-0 (OT) 1999 9 2,124 236 6. 8/26/05 Iowa State 619 T, 0-0 (OT) 2000 10 4,181 418 7. 10/21/01 Kentucky 607 W, 2-1 (OT) 2001 9 3,600 400 8. 10/25/00 Ole Miss 602 T, 0-0 (OT) 2002 9 3,237 360 9. 8/27/04 Middle Tennessee 587 W, 2-1 2003 10 4,411 441 10. 11/1/02 Ole Miss 584 L, 4-1 2004 10 4,358 436 9/29/06 LSU 584 L, 0-1 2005 9 3,127 347 2006 9 3,498 389

4 CITY OF STARKVILLE

the Greensboro historic district, Nash Street historic district, Overstreet historic district and Starkville’s MILEAGE CHART Starkville Convention Downtown Old Main District. View Distance from Starkville to... miles the architectural styles of Savannah, Athens, GA...... 355 New Orleans and Charleston in the & Visitors Bureau Cotton District. Developer Dan Camp Atlanta, GA ...... 289 revived the old cotton-mill workers’ Auburn, AL ...... 238 Needmore community into this new Baton Rouge, LA ...... 279 urbanism area. One Research Blvd., Suite 204 Fans of best-selling Biloxi, MS ...... 268 author John Grishman can view Birmingham, AL ...... 144 Starkville, MS 39759 his original manuscripts and other Charlotte, NC...... 530 memorabilia in the Mitchell Memorial Library. The Grisham Room timelines Chattanooga, TN ...... 271 the success of this Mississippi State Chicago, IL ...... 704 www.Starkville.org University alumnus. Columbia, SC ...... 498 In addition, special events such as the Cotton District Arts Festival and Columbus, MS ...... 22 A member of the Taste of Starkville and Super Bulldog Dallas, TX ...... 502 Week bring out the warm spirit and El Paso, TX ...... 1,190 Greater Starkville Development Partnership activeness of Starkville residents and Fayetteville, AR ...... 461 visitors. Combine all of this with the friendliest people in the South, and Gainesville, FL ...... 529 you have an ideal place to reunite Golden Triangle (GTR) Airport...... 16 ocated in the Pine region of Mississippi, Starkville is known for its with friends and family. Greenville, MS ...... 140 university-style atmosphere, and its abundance of opportunities Once known as the “Dairy Center of the South,” Starkville’s Lfor entertainment, recreation, food and fellowship, outdoor fun economic base has developed into a healthy balance of education, Hattiesburg, MS ...... 184 and historical enrichment. industry, service and retail trade. Jackson, MS ...... 128 The city of Starkville was founded in 1830 and originally Mississippi State Knoxville, TN ...... 383 named “Boardtown”. After University, with more receiving its charter in than 5,000 employees, Lexington, KY...... 475 1835, the town was is the county’s largest Little Rock, AR ...... 311 renamed in honor of the employer. Memphis, TN ...... 179 American Revolutionary With 30 indus- War hero, General John tries employing more Meridian, MS ...... 96 Stark. Starkville became than 3,000 people, Mobile, AL ...... 229 a focal point in the state Oktibbeha County’s Montgomery, AL ...... 189 of Mississippi in 1878 manufactured products with the establishment of range from condensed Nashville, TN ...... 325 Mississippi A&M College, milk to copper cable, Natchez, MS...... 245 later renamed Mississippi candles to commercial New Orleans, LA ...... 307 State University. Today, buildings, sportswear Orange Beach, AL ...... 281 Starkville, the county to short-wave equip- seat of Oktibbeha (pro- ment and fishing Orlando, FL ...... 723 nounced ok-TIB-be-haw), motors to commercial Oxford, MS...... 101 is a thriving community furniture. Pascagoula, MS ...... 279 of some 24,500 and rec- ognized throughout the Mississippi’s only Tupelo, MS ...... 66 Southeast for its progres- Research and Tuscaloosa, AL ...... 87 sive style and its warm and Technology Park is Vicksburg, MS ...... 170 friendly environment. located in Starkville. Home to MSU, the Twelve businesses second-largest land-grant and agencies are border between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and its sub- institution and one of the located in the 220-acre sequent settlement by Presbyterian missionaries, to today's varied top 100 research univer- Starkville’s Cotton District park. Starkville has everything to culture of "southerners" mixed with the best and brightest of over 91 sities in the United States, offer as a retirement destination - a low-cost of living, educa- countries studying at MSU, Starkville has developed a diverse culture Starkville is almost always brimming with special events and sites to tional opportunities, a variety of events and activities and safe, over the 165 plus years since its incorporation. experience. Located in Starkville’s backyard, the Noxubee National attractive neighborhoods. Starkville was certified in 1995 as a Today, Starkville's small-town friendliness and high-quality edu- Wildlife Refuge is a 48,000-acre forest offering birdwatching, hiking, Retirement Community by the Mississippi Department of Economic cational, cultural and recreational opportunities make it a wellspring picnicking, hunting and fishing. and Community Development. of Southern charm. Starkville has become a unique blend of the For history buffs, Starkville’s historic districts offer a walk Starkville is a city rich in tradition and blessed with progress. traditional Old South and the rapidly evolving age of technology that through history’s various architectural styles. Take a stroll through From its days as an enclave of Native American settlements on the is the New South. STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI AREA ATTRACTIONS Aspen Bay Candles Factory (662-323-0929) Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (662-323-5548) Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum (662-323-0211) View the process of how these hand-poured candles are Located within 30 minutes of the MSU campus, the Located on a tree-shaded hillside where Fellowship scented and molded. This group tour ends in their stunning Refuge is a 48,000-acre forest offering many outdoor Street joins the curve of Russell Street, the Heritage Museum showroom and gift shop. Tours available by appointment and sightseeing opportunities. March 14, 2003, was the was established in 1976 as a joint Bicentennial project of Mon.-Thu. Store hours are from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Mon.- Centennial anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge the City of Starkville, Oktibbeha County, and the Oktibbeha Sat. System, which was established by President Theodore County American Revolution Bicentennial Committee. The Roosevelt in 1903 to protect fish and wildlife for the benefit museum is housed in the former GM&O Railroad Depot Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum (662-841-1245) of all generations. (built in 1874) and boasts a large display of items 50 years old or older. Among the collection are antique dolls, arrowheads, Located an hour north in Tupelo, the site of The King’s Templeton Music Museum and Archives (662-325-7680) confederate flag and soldiers' letters, military uniforms, birth is open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Mon.-Sat. (May-Sept.) and Located in MSU’s Mitchell Memorial Library, the muse- household and farm tools, grist mill, hospital instruments and 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Sat. (Oct.-Apr.), and 1-5 p.m. on Sun. um features a vast collection of all types of musical instru- incubator, homemade brick forms, wedding dresses, school Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days. Admission is ments, sheet music, phonographs and music boxes. pictures, and quilts. Corner of Fellowship and Russell Streets. $2 to the birthplace and $5 to the museum. Open 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Group A.B. McKay Food Research and Enology Lab (662-325-3011) tours available at other hours by prior arrangement. Herzer Dairy Manufacturing & Food Science (662-325-3200) Located in the North Farm area of the MSU campus, An overview of the dairy plant concludes with a slide a visit to this attraction allows you to see how research Old Waverly Golf Club (662-494-6463) show describing the process of making Mississippi’s famous produces MSU wine, juices, and jellies from local muscadine One of the premier private golf courses in the South, cheese products. Cheese and homemade ice cream sam- grapes. A guided tour ends with a wine tasting, if desired. Old Waverly in West Point hosted the 1999 U.S. Women’s ples are for sale in the gift shop. Tours available by appoint- Tours are available by appointment. Open Championship. ment. Mississippi Horse Park & Agri-Center (662-325-9350) CAVE™ (662-325-7642) John Grisham Room (662-325-2559) Home to the Golden Triangle Regional Fair held every You can enter the 4th dimension when you take a tour The John Grisham Room in the Mitchelle Memorial September, and several regional rodeo events, the Horse at the Engineering Research Center for computational field Library at Mississippi State is the only complete collection Park serves as Mississippi's only full service Horsepark. simulation. The ERC gives visitors the chance to try out their Other events held on the grounds include the World virtual reality programs in the CAVE™ (Computer Automatic in the United States of the renowned author’s papers and Famous Lipizzaner White Stallions, Monster Truck Nationals Virtual Environment). Ride a virtual roller coaster or fly publications. It includes literary manuscripts, legislative files, and Thrill Show and barrel races. through a forest. photographs, signed works, international editions and other materials on display. Open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Silver Star Resort & Casino (800-557-0711) Caragen House (662-323-0340) Situated just more than an hour from Starkville in Located on Hwy 82 West, this home is one of the few MSU Golf Course (662-325-3028) Philadelphia, Silver Star offers gaming and entertainment examples of Steamboat Gothic architecture in Mississippi. This 18-hole golf course was rated by Golf Digest as opportunities, as well as a first-class hotel, golf course and Contact attraction office to schedule a self-guided tour or one of the “Best Places to Play” and is also one of the top restaurant. for bed and breakfast accommodations or dining opportuni- 10 public golf courses in Mississippi. Call for tee times. ties. 5 2007 ROSTER

THE 2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS. Front Row (L-R): Danielle Kite, Andrea Harrison, Hannah Tyler, Bethany Frazier, Katelyn Garben, Mina Tahai, Second Row: Lauren Host, Hadley Gable, Ashley Hood, Ashlee Drake, Mary Kate Ayers, Anna Goblirsch, Leanna Baldner, Back Row: Kevyn Shelledy, Meredith Jacobson, Caitlin Gallagher, Treena Ferguson, Stephanie Dallas, Taryn Holland, Jessica Davis, Mariclaire Fancher, Heather Buttrey, Mary Clare Scurria. NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Exp. Ht. Hometown/High School 0 Taryn Holland So. GK 1vl 5-11 Franklin, Tenn./Franklin 1 Stephanie Dallas Sr. GK 3vl 5-6 Snellville, Ga./Brookwood 3 Mary Kate Ayers Jr. D 2vl 5-6 Dallas, Texas/Plano West 4 Danielle Kite Fr. M/F HS 5-4 Hornchurch, England/Sanders Draper School 5 Ashlee Drake R-So. M/F 1vl 5-6 Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny 6 Mariclaire Fancher Jr. D/M 2vl 5-9 Greenwood, Miss./Pillow Academy 7 Katie Lynn Harden So. M 1vl 5-6 Madison, Miss./Madison Central 8 Lauren Host Fr. M/D HS 5-6 Madison, Miss./Madison 9 Meredith Jacobson Jr. D/M 2vl 5-5 Tomball, Texas/Tomball 10 Caitlin Gallagher Jr. M/D 2vl 5-7 Fort Worth, Texas/Nolan Catholic 11 Jessica Davis Sr. F/D 3vl 5-8 Carrollton, Texas/Creekview 12 Treena Ferguson Sr. F/M 3vl 5-8 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada/Saint Patricks 13 Anna Goblirsch Jr. M/D 2vl 5-7 Elizabethtown, Ky./Elizabethtown 14 Mina Tahai So. M SQ 5-5 Starkville, Miss./Starkville 16 Kevyn Shelledy Sr. M 3vl 5-7 Tomball, Texas/Tomball 17 Ashley Hood So. M/F 1vl 5-7 Huntsville, Ala./Homeschooled 18 Andrea Harrison So. M 1vl 5-2 Vicksburg, Miss./St. Aloysius 19 Hadley Gable Fr. F/M HS 5-6 Plano, Texas/Frisco Centennial 20 Mary Clare Scurria Fr. D HS 5-5 Vicksburg, Miss./Warren Central 21 Bethany Frazier Jr. D/M 2vl 5-3 Madison, Miss./Jackson Academy 22 Hannah Tyler So. F 1vl 5-2 Flowood, Miss./Northwest Rankin 23 Leanna Baldner Fr. D/M HS 5-7 Meridian, Miss./Meridian 24 Heather Buttrey So. D/M 1vl 5-6 Charlotte, N.C./Providence Senior 27 Katelyn Graben So. F/M 1vl 5-4 Gulfport, Miss./Gulfport

REAKDOWN BY CLASS REAKDOWN BY STATE COUNTRY North Carolina (1) B B / Heather Buttrey Charlotte Seniors (4) Mississippi (10) Stephanie Dallas Leanna Baldner Meridian Jessica Davis Mariclaire Fancher Greenwood Tennessee (1) Taryn Holland Franklin Treena Ferguson Bethany Frazier Madison Kevyn Shelledy Katelyn Graben Gulfport Katie Lynn Harden Madison Canada (1) Treena Ferguson Ontario Juniors (6) Andrea Harrison Vicksburg Mary Kate Ayers Lauren Host Madison Mariclaire Fancher Mary Clare Scurria Vicksburg England (1) Danielle Kite Hornchurch Bethany Frazier Mina Tahai Starkville Caitlin Gallagher Hannah Tyler Flowood Anna Goblirsch PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Meredith Jacobson Texas (6) MARY KATE AYERS Mary Kate Ayers Dallas Mary Kate AIRS Sophomores (8) Jessica Davis Carrollton Heather Buttrey Hadley Gable Plano LEANNA BALDNER Ashlee Drake Caitlin Gallagher Ft. Worth LEE-anna Baldner Katelyn Graben Meredith Jacobson Tomball Katie Lynn Harden Kevyn Shelledy Tomball KEVYN SHELLEDY Andrea Harrison KEVIN Shelledy Taryn Holland Alabama (1) Ashley Hood Ashley Hood Huntsville ANNA GOBLIRSCH Hannah Tyler Georgia (1) Anna GOBUL-ersh Stephanie Dallas Snellville Freshmen (6) VOLUNTEER COACH TONY SABIO Leanna Baldner Iowa (1) Tony SAW-bee-o Hadley Gable Ashlee Drake Ankeny Lauren Host Danielle Kite Kentucky (1) Mary Clare Scurria Anna Goblirsch Elizabethtown Mina Tahai 6