1 LADY SAINTS SOCCER Limestone College Women’s Soccer Contents Quick Facts……………………………………………..2 Season Outlook Season Outlook………………………………………3-4 2004 Roster…………………………………………….5 2004 Schedule………………………………………….6 Coach and Player Personnel Head Coach Benji Walton………………………...........7 Assistant Coach Tori Beeler……..………………….….7 Seniors……………………………………………….…8 Juniors………………………………………………9-11 Sophomores…………………………………..........11-13 Freshmen…………………………………………..13-15 Opponents 2005 Opponents……………………………...........16-17 2004 Results…………………………………………..17 Stats 2004 Stats……………………………………………..18 2004 Overall/Conference Stats…………………….….19 2004 Category Leaders…………………………….….20 2004 Game Highs and Lows………………………….21 Athletic Department Athletic Directory……………………………………..22 Athletic Training………………………………………23 2005 Quick Facts Athletic Support College Information Saints Club……………………………………………24 Location…………………..…………….…………….Gaffney, SC Facilities Enrollment…………………….…………….………………....670 Limestone Athletic Facilities………………...........25-26 Founded………………………….…………….……………..1845 Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference President…………………………….………........Dr. Walt Griffin CVAC Information…………………………………...26 Athletic Information Limestone College Athletic Director……………………….…………...Larry Epperly Limestone College Information……………...back cover Asst. AD for Compliance..……………….…........Dennis Bloomer Senior Women’s Administrator ……………….Vanessa Fulbright Nickname…………………………………….……….Lady Saints Colors…………………………………………........Blue and Gold Affiliation……………………………………...NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Information Conference….…………..Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference Head Coach…….………….……………..Benji Walton (3rd Year) Overall Record…….………….………………...11-25-0 (2 Years) Record at Limestone….………….……………..11-25-0 (2 Years) Assistant Coach…..........................................................Tori Beeler Facility……………………….………….…………….Saints Field 2005 Media Guide Credits 2004 Record (CVAC)..………….………….………7-12-0 (4-6-0) Letter Winners Returning/Lost..…….………………………..15/7 The 2005 Limestone Women’s Soccer Media Guide was Newcomers……………………………..………………..……….7 written, designed, and edited by Sports Information Media Information Director Josh Lacy with editorial assistance from SID……………………………………….………….….Josh Lacy Assistant SID Susie Russell, Adrienne Lacy, Dr. Walt SID Phone………………………………….……….864-488-8219 Griffin, and Josh Crotzer. SID Fax……………………………………….…….864-902-0714 SID Email…………………………………[email protected] Website Address……………………………...www.limestone.edu 2 LADY SAINTS SOCCER Limestone College Women’s Soccer 2005 Outlook Head Coach Benji Walton has his Lady Saints primed for a breakout season in 2005. Walton has Limestone on the right track and on the verge of a special year. 2 In 2004, Walton’s second season at the helm, the Lady Saints nearly doubled their win total from the year before, finished 6th in the conference, and gave the eventual CVAC Champion Mount Olive 0 College Lady Trojans all they could handle in a 4-1 CVAC Tournament contest. After bringing in his second recruiting class, Walton believes that his Saints are contenders. 0 The 2005 Lady Saints will be led by All-CVAC performers Liz Eichhorn (goal), Rachel Moreland (midfield), and Ashley Dugan (defense), as well as 2004 Team MVP Erin Hoffman (midfield), and last year’s goals and points leader Cathy Zgraggen (forward). 5 Eichhorn and Hoffman have been playing together for ten years. Three years ago Hoffman and Eichhorn were teammates at Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. In the summers they played for the Fort Collins Arsenal. In 2003 Hoffman continued her soccer career by joining the Lady Saints. Eichhorn also chose to take her game to the collegiate ranks when she enrolled at Campbell University. At that point Eichhorn’s plans changed when she was diagnosed with West Nile Disease. Eichhorn would never play a game at Campbell. O Fortunately for the Lady Saints, Eichhorn won her battle with the disease that caused 63 deaths in the state of Colorado in 2003. In the fall of 2004 Eichhorn transferred to Limestone to join her former teammate. She was not sure how her lingering symptoms of dizziness and fatigue would affect her play. “It just felt great to U be out there playing again,” Eichhorn said. “It felt great to compete again and be a part of a team that grew each game and improved every time out.” Over the course of the season, Eichhorn’s symptoms faded, leaving her only with occasional dizziness and a slight trembling in her right hand. In fact, Eichhorn turned in a terrific rookie season by leading the CVAC in saves (169) while ranking 2nd with four shutouts and 3rd in T save percentage (.805). Her 8.89 saves per game ranked 4th in all of Division II. For that performance she earned 1st-team All-Conference honors in her freshman campaign. Hoffman also had an outstanding season. She tallied a team leading 7 assists while ranking third with 4 goals L and second with 15 points, and was named Team MVP as a sophomore. Rachel Moreland joined the young goalkeeper on the 1st-team All-CVAC after taking 2nd-team honors in O her sophomore campaign. Defender Ashley Dugan was an honorable mention selection. The 2005 Lady Saints will also be bolstered by the O return of Cathy Zgraggen. Zgraggen is back for her sophomore year after an electric freshman season. She led the 2004 squad with 8 goals and 22 points. K 3 LADY SAINTS SOCCER Limestone College Women’s Soccer 2005 Outlook This season Coach Walton has an outstanding core to work with and he has greatly improved the squad with another solid recruiting class. Limestone has signed seven outstanding young players who will 2 make an impact on the 2005 club. The Lady Saints have signed three forwards to provide some offensive spark in 2005. Amanda Lear (North Charleston, SC) was 0 an All-Region selection in 2002 and 2003 and was named Rotary Athlete of the Year in 2003 and 2004. She was named Team MVP in 2004 and 1st-team All-State in 2005 after leading her team in goals. Lear participated in the South Carolina All-Star game in 2005. She 0 played club soccer for the Carolina Fusion and helped lead that team to the South Carolina State Finals in 2004 and 2005. Alexis Brothers (North Charleston, SC) was a four-year starter for West Ashley High School and helped lead her team to three State Championships. 5 Forward Lee Cribb (Spartanburg, SC) was a team captain at Spartanburg High School in her senior year. Lee represented the North team in the South Carolina North-South All-Star Classic in 2004. Midfielder Kristina Gaylord (Kendall, NY) was named Region Player of the Year and Section Class Offensive MVP at Kendall O High School. She comes to Limestone via Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY, where she was a two-year starter and was named Team Captain in her sophomore season, while leading Monroe to back-to-back Region Championships and the U 2004 JUCO National Championship with a record of 22-0-1. In addition, Limestone has signed two defensive standouts. Defender Roseanne Gusmus (Anderson, SC) was a 2-time All- T Region selection at TL Hanna High School. Limestone showed dramatic improvement in 2004. The Lady Saints hope to do the same in 2005 and vault to the top of the L CVAC standings. O O K 4 LADY SAINTS SOCCER Limestone College Women’s Soccer 2005 Roster SAINTS BY POSITION Defense (6): Erika Blom, Ashley Dugan, Roseanne Gusmus, Sarah Hemphill, Kristina Silva, Mariah York: Midfield (7): Kristina Gaylord, Erin Hoffman, Brenna Lamprey, Lauren McKeever, Rachel Moreland, Brittany Owen, Ashley Vaughan: Forward (6): Alexis Brothers, Lee Cribb, Shea Farrell, Amanda Lear, Andrea Smith, Cathy Zgraggen: Goalkeeper (2): Liz Eichhorn, Rachel Huch. SAINTS BY YEAR No Name Pos Yr Ht Hometown Previous School Seniors (2): Rachel Moreland, 0 Rachel Huch GK Jr 5-8 Goose Creek, SC Stratford HS 1 Liz Eichhorn GK So 5-8 Fort Collins, CO Fort Collins HS Mariah York: Juniors (6): 3 Cathy Zgraggen F So 5-7 Lilburn, GA Brookwood HS Ashley Dugan, Kristina Gaylord, 4 Amanda Lear F Fr 5-5 North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS Erin Hoffman, Rachel Huch, 5 Erin Hoffman M Jr 5-7 Fort Collins, CO Fort Collins HS Brenna Lamprey, Lauren 6 Rachel Moreland M Sr 5-9 Odenton, MD Arundel HS McKeever: Sophomores (6): 7 Ashley Vaughan M So 5-6 Pickering, Ontario, Canada St. Mary's HS Erica Blom, Liz Eichhorn, 8 Kristina Silva D So 5-6 Pickering, Ontario, Canada St. Mary's HS Brittany Owen, Kristina Silva, 9 Alexis Brothers F Fr 5-5 Charleston, SC West Ashley HS Ashley Vaughan, Cathy 10 Kristina Gaylord M Jr 5-7 Kendall, NY Monroe CC Zgraggen: Freshmen (7): Alexis 12 Roseanne Gusmus D Fr 5-4 Anderson, SC TL Hanna HS Brothers, Lee Cribb, Shea Farrell, 13 Shea Farrell F Fr 5-6 Blue Point, NY Bay Port HS Roseanne Gusmus, Sarah 14 Sarah Hemphill D Fr 5-7 Clydesville, NC Tuscola HS Hemphill, Amanda Lear, Andrea 16 Lee Cribb F Fr 5-6 Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg HS Smith. 17 Brenna Lamprey M Jr 5-5 Columbia, SC AC Flora HS 19 Ashley Dugan D Jr 5-8 Severna Park, MD Severna Park HS 20 Brittany Owen M So 5-5 Pasadena, MD Chesapeake HS SAINTS BY STATE 21 Mariah York D Sr 5-9 Columbia, SC Spring Valley HS 22 Erika Blom D So 5-10 Gambrills, MD Arundel HS South Carolina (7), Maryland (5), 23 Andrea Smith F Fr 5-5 Lawrenceville, GA Central Gwinnett HS Canada (2), Colorado (2), 24 Lauren McKeever M Jr 5-11 Davidsonville, MD Anne Arundel CC Georgia (2), New York (2), North Carolina (1). 5 LADY SAINTS SOCCER Limestone College Women’s Soccer 2005 Schedule Day Date Opponent Location Time Sat Aug 20 Presbyterian College$ Clinton, SC 7:00 p.m. Wed Aug 31 Converse College*! Spartanburg, SC 4:00 p.m. Sat Sept 3 Lander University^! Greenwood, SC 5:00 p.m. Tue Sept 6 Wingate University! Gaffney, SC 4:00 p.m. Sat Sept 10 UNC Pembroke^! Pembroke, NC 3:30 p.m. Wed Sept 14 Anderson College*^! Gaffney, SC 2:00 p.m. Sat Sept 17 Mount Olive College*^! Gaffney, SC 2:00 p.m.