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For the most up-to-date information on Illinois GAME 1: ILLINOIS (0-0) VS. GONZAGA (0-0) soccer, follow the team online: Friday, Aug. 19 // 7 p.m. // Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium // Champaign, Ill. OFFICIAL WEBSITE: FightingIllini.com TWITTER: @IlliniSoccer GAME COVERAGE Radio: Illini Sports Network - WDWS AM 1400 (Brian Moline and Tim Ditman) FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/IlliniSoccer Live Statistics: Available on fightingillini.com FIGHTING ILLINI SCHEDULE THE SERIES Aug. 12 at Missouri (Exhibition) T, 1-1 This is the first meeting between Illinois and Gonzaga. Aug. 19 GONZAGA (WDWS) 7 PM GAME 2: ILLINOIS VS. TOLEDO Aug. 21 TOLEDO 1 PM Sunday, Aug. 21 // 1 p.m. // Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium // Champaign, Ill. Aug. 26 at Ball State 3 PM GAME COVERAGE Aug. 28 at Louisville Noon Live Statistics: Available on fightingillini.com Sept. 2 USC@ (WDWS) 7 PM THE SERIES Sept. 4 COLORADO@ 1 PM This is the first meeting between Illinois and Toledo. Sept. 9 vs. Pepperdine# 5 PM Sept. 11 vs. Oregon# 11 AM JUST FOR KICKS regular season, with live broadcasts of contests featured on the Big Ten Network and the Illini Sept. 18 at Iowa 1 PM In 2010, Illinois...... was 11-0-0 when scoring first. Sports Network - WDWS 1400AM in addition Sept. 23 at Ohio State 6:30 PM ... went undefeated when leading at to print weekly coverage in the Daily Illini and Sept. 25 at Penn State Noon halftime, earning a record of 8-0-0. News-Gazette. In total, two Illini contests will be Sept. 30 INDIANA 7 PM ... earned a 13-1-1 mark when holding featured on the conference’s television network an opponent to 15 or fewer shots in a while WDWS will carry five home matches. Oct. 2 PURDUE (WDWS) 1 PM contest. Oct. 8 at Michigan State (BTN) Noon Illinois’ home-opener against Gonzaga will be ... was 9-1-0 when scoring at least two broadcast by WDWS, with Brian Moline and Tim Oct. 14 MINNESOTA (WDWS) 7 PM goals in a game. Ditman calling the game from Illinois Soccer and Oct. 16 WISCONSIN (BTN // WDWS) 1 PM ... finished 8-1-0 at home, its tenth Track Stadium. The Illini Sports Network will also Oct. 20 at Northwestern 7 PM consecutive winning season at Illinois cover the Orange and Blue’s match-ups with Oct. 25 at Nebraska 1 PM Soccer and Track Stadium. USC (9/2), Purdue (10/2), Minnesota (10/14) and Oct. 29 MICHIGAN 6 PM ... totaled a 7-2-0 record in games decided Wisconsin (10/16). by one goal. Big Ten Tournament (Evanston, Ill.) The Big Ten Network will show a delayed Nov. 3-6 TBD TBA FIGHTING ILLINI MEDIA COVERAGE broadcast of Illinois’ contest at Michigan State The University of Illinois soccer squad will on Oct. 8, with the game airing on the network 2011 NCAA Tournament receive considerable coverage from local and on Oct. 9. The following weekend, the BTN will Nov. 11-13 First & Second Rounds TBA regional media outlets throughout the 2011 broadcast live from Illinois Soccer and Track Nov. 18-20 Sweet Sixteen TBA Nov. 25-27 Elite Eight TBA PROBABLE STARTERS Dec. 2-4 College Cup# TBA # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Career Note 5 Niki Read F 5-6 JR Tied for team lead in assists (6) in 2010 @ Illini/Boilermaker Cup Presented by 10 Shayla Mutz F 5-5 JR Finished 2010 with 10 points (4 goals, 2 assists) Gameday Spirit 20 Vanessa DiBernardo M 5-4 SO Led Big Ten with 11 goals and 27 points in 2010 # LSU Tournament 21 Jenna Carosio M 5-6 SR Has played in 48 games in first three seasons * Big Ten Conference match 24 Marissa Mykines M 5-3 SR Tied for team lead in assists (6) in 2010 # Held at Kennesaw State University in 16 Nicole Denenberg M 5-7 JR Tallied four points in 2010 in first season starting Kennesaw, Ga. All times Central and subject to change 6 Julie Ewing D 5-3 SR One of two Illini to earn 1,700+ minutes in 2010 Home matches played at Illinois Soccer and 19 Christina Farrell D 5-6 R-SO Totaled 849 minutes on defense in 2010 Track Stadium 2 Kassidy Brown D 5-9 SO Started 11 games before suffering injury in 2010 23 Caitlin Dombart D 5-9 SR Has played in 32 career games, with 13 starts 1 Steph Panozzo GK 5-6 JR Recorded a 0.40 GAA in 225 minutes in 2010 2

2011 ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS Stadium during SoccerFest 2011 as Illinois hosts Dame University in South Bend, Ind. By dropping UNIVERSITY the Wisconsin Badgers at 3 p.m. on Oct. 16. the game, Illinois concluded the season with a Name ...... University of Illinois Illinois on the Big Ten Network 13-5-1 overall record while finishing 6-3-1 in Location ...... Urbana-Champaign, Ill. at Michigan State // Oct. 9 at Noon* Big Ten play. Founded ...... 1867 vs. Wisconsin // Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. Enrollment ...... 42,326 After the Trojans produced three goals, Shayla Nickname ...... Fighting Illini Illinois on Student U Mutz created the lone Illini tally of the match by Colors ...... Orange and Blue vs. Minnesota // Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. converting an attempt from inside the USC box in Conference ...... Big Ten Illinois on WDWS AM 1400 the 80th minute. The Orange and Blue continued President ...... Michael J. Hogan vs. Gonzaga // Friday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. to pressure the Trojans over the final ten minutes Chancellor ...... Phyllis M. Wise vs. USC // Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. by recording seven shots; however, they were Director of Athletics ...... Mike Thomas vs. Purdue // Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. unable to cut the deficit further. Facility ...... Illinois Soccer Stadium vs. Minnesota // Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. Seating Capacity ...... 2,000 vs. Wisconsin // Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. NODS OF APPROVAL COACHING STAFF *next-day delay Illinois received considerable individual awards throughout the 2010 season. Senior co-captain Head Coach ...... Janet Rayfield (10th Year) PRESEASON RECOGNITION Alma Mater ...... North Carolina ’83 Danielle Kot earned the first accolade, taking Record at Illinois ...... 113-66-16 (.621) Even before the season gets under way, home Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of Big Ten Record ...... 49-32-3 (.613) sophomore Vanessa DiBernardo has already the Week honors on Aug. 23 after a stellar Overall Record ...... 158-130-23 (.545) earned considerable praise from soccer-related performance against Loyola-Chicago to open the Assistant Coaches ...... Leisha Alcia (Illinois, ’04) outlets in preparation for her second season with season...... Jeff Freeman (Missouri State, ‘99) the Illini. DiBernardo received a spot on the MAC Soccer Office Phone ...... 217-244-9720 Hermann Trophy Watch List, was named a Big After the Orange and Blue defense posted four Soccer Office Address ...... 1700 S. Fourth Street Ten Conference Player To Watch and earned the consecutive shutouts, senior co-captain Krystin ...... Champaign, IL 61820 72nd spot among Top Drawer Soccer’s Top-100 Miller became the second Illini to earn Defensive SOCCER HISTORY Upperclass ranking. DiBernardo is one of 42 Player of the Week from the Big Ten on Sept. 20. First Year of Soccer ...... 1997 women’s soccer athletes up for the Hermann In the same week, Miller was also recognized All-Time Record ...... 170-108-19 (.604) Trophy, given to one collegiate soccer player of on College Soccer 360’s Primetime Performers Years in NCAA Tournament/Last ...... 9/2010 each gender in recognition of their excellence in weekly release and Top Drawer Soccer’s Team of the sport as the best athlete of that year. the Week for her efforts in shutting down LSU, TEAM INFORMATION 1-0, and No. 23 Louisville, 3-0. 2010 Record ...... 13-5-1 LAST TIME OUT Big Ten Record/Finish ...... 6-3-1/4th Vanessa DiBernardo earned a multitude of awards The Fighting Illini concluded the 2010 season Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 12/5 during the season in recognition of her immediate with a loss to No. 22-nationally ranked USC in the Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 impact for the Illini. DiBernardo was first tabbed NCAA Tournament First Round at host-site Notre Newcomers ...... 8 Freshman of the Week on Aug. 30 for her one- 2011 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr./El. Hometown/Last School Pronunciation 0 Lizzi Sanscrainte GK 5-7 Fr./Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson san-SCRANT 1 Steph Panozzo GK 5-6 Jr./Jr. Maple Ridge, British Columbia /Maple Ridge puh-NO-zo 2 Kassidy Brown D 5-9 So./So. Lake Zurich, Ill./Carmel Catholic 3 Jackie Guerra M 5-2 Sr./Sr. Plano, Texas/Plano GAIR-uh 4 Stephanie Pouse D 5-3 Fr./Fr. Hanover Park, Ill./Schaumburg rhymes with “house” 5 Niki Read F 5-6 Jr./Jr. Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion 6 Julie Ewing D 5-3 Sr./Sr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia 7 Megan Pawloski F 5-5 So./So. Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic puh-LAUW-ski 8 Marissa Holden F 5-6 Jr./Jr. Murphy, Texas./Plano East 9 Megan Green D/M/F 5-7 Fr./Fr. Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley 10 Shayla Mutz F 5-5 Jr./Jr. Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township MUTTS 11 Jannelle Flaws F 5-7 So./R-So. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South 13 Kristen Gierman D 5-10 Jr./Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill./Hersey GEAR-man 14 Katie Reed M 5-5 Fr./Fr. Coatesville, Ind./Covenant Christian 15 Aliina Weykamp D/M 5-7 Fr./Fr. Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven ah-LEE-nah WHY-camp 16 Nicole Denenberg M/F 5-7 Jr./Jr. Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius College Prep 17 Allie Osoba M 5-6 So./Fr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg oh-so-bah 18 Noelle Leary M 5-3 Fr./Fr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley 19 Christina Farrell D 5-6 Jr./R-So. Tucson, Ariz./The University of Oregon 20 Vanessa DiBernardo M 5-4 So./So. Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley 21 Jenna Carosio D/M 5-6 Sr./Sr. Novi, Mich./Novi kuh-ROW-see-oh 22 Mackenzie Taylor D 5-6 Fr./Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights 23 Caitlin Dombart D 5-9 Sr./Sr. West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West DAHM-bart 24 Marissa Mykines M/F 5-3 Sr./Sr. Spokane, Wash./Mead MY-kins 25 Lauren Parkin GK 5-10 So./So. Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville

ILLINOIS SOCCER 3 goal matches against Wright State and Ball IMMEDIATE IMPACT RAYFIELD BY THE NUMBERS State as well as Freshman and Co-Offensive Four Fighting Illini first-year players made 3 Times she has reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Player of the Week on Sept. 13 for her an immediate impact on the field for the 3 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients coached two-goal game at Cincinnati. DiBernardo Orange and Blue, with freshman forward 5 Players coached who have played for their national teams secured yet another Offensive and Freshman Megan Pawloski, midfielder Vanessa 6 Consecutive NCAA Tournament berths (from 2003-09) Player of the Week combination with her DiBernardo and defender Kassidy Brown 7 Highest rank at Illinois – by Soccer Buzz on Nov. 10, 2003 four-goal game against Purdue on Oct. 1. and redshirt-freshman defender Christina 7 Total number of times she has taken Illinois to the Farrell finding considerable success during NCAA Tournament in nine seasons Upon completion of the regular season, 8 Consecutive years Illinois has earned a spot in the top-25 DiBernardo was awarded the Fighting Illini their initial seasons at Illinois. (2003-present) Female Newcomer of the Year and Big Ten DiBernardo earned Big Ten Freshman of 10 NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Award recipients Freshman of the Year laurels, in addition the Year and All-Big Ten First Team honors 12 First-Team All-Big Ten selections to a spot on the All-Big Ten First Team and after leading the conference with 11 goals 12 All-Americans coached at Illinois a unanimous selection to the conference’s and 27 points in only 19 games played. 12.55 Average victories per season in her nine years with the Illini All-Freshman Team. Dibernardo also earned The Waubonsie Valley graduate set the 13 Wins over in-state teams (13-3-3 record, .763 win pct.) a place on the NSCAA All-Region First Illinois record for goals in a game and 19 Years of amateur and professional playing experience 20 Wins against top-25 opponents at Illinois Team and was tabbed as a finalist for the points in a single contest with her four-tally 30 Goals scored in 1981 – 3rd in North Carolina school history Soccer News Net Women’s Player of the performance against Purdue, accounting for 57 Wins against Big Ten Conference opponents Year. The Naperville, Ill., native was joined every Illini goal during the 4-1 victory. 74 Points at North Carolina in 1981 – 3rd in school history on the All-Freshman Team by classmate Pawloski earned Big Ten All-Freshman 76 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees Megan Pawloski, who earned the nod after honors after finishing second on the Orange 93 Career goals at North Carolina – 2nd in school history producing five goals and two assists in only and Blue with 12 points on five goals and 113 Career wins at the Univeristy of Illinois 841 minutes of action. two assists. Pawloski, who saw time in all 158 Career coaching wins combined at Illinois and Arkansas 223 Career points at North Carolina – 3rd in school history

Following a successful 2010 collegiate season, United States selections, including three named to the all-freshman team. In HEAD COACH Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage called addition, the Orange and Blue dominated their opponents at upon Rayfield twice more to assist in leading the senior U.S. home, setting a Big Ten record with seven consecutive shutouts JANET RAYFIELD squad during international competition. In the spring of 2011, at the Illinois Soccer Stadium. TENTH SEASON Rayfield travled to Portugal to serve as a technical assistant during Team USA’s championship run through the Algarve Rayfield guided the 2006 squad to a school record-tying 16 (113-66-16, .621) Cup. While in Portugal with the U.S. National Team, Rayfield wins, a top-10 ranking, a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament After nine seasons and 113 victo- was responsible for maintaining athlete tracking devices and and a berth in the Round of 16. That Illini team also became ries as head coach of the Fighting programs, including player positioning systems and software the first in the history of the Big Ten to boast the conference Illini, Janet Rayfield has estab- and heart-rate monitors, as well as providing video packages of Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and the Freshman lished the University of Illinois practices and games for the Team USA staff to disseminate and of the Year in Ella Masar (offensive), Zurrer (co-defensive) soccer team as one of the premier build game plans around. and Chichi Nweke (freshman). In addition, Masar was named programs in the nation. Seasons a second-team All-America selection by the NSCAA, while after season, her Illini squads have broken school records Following the Algarve Cup, Rayfield was asked by Sundhage Zurrer was a third-team selection by the NSCAA. and set new benchmarks for conference and national levels to return to the U.S. staff for the 2011 World Cup - traveling of success. to Germany for over three weeks with Team USA from late The 2005 season was no different, as the Orange and June through mid-July. While in Germany, Rayfield served Blue proceeded to extend its streak of first-round Big Ten The 2010 season saw Rayfield guide the Illini to a 13-5-1 over- as an advance scout for the U.S., documenting the tendencies, Tournament wins to seven and qualify for its third-straight all finish, as well as their seventh NCAA tournament appear- decisions and tactics of potential elimination-round opponents NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round for the ance since assuming head coaching duties before the 2002 for Sundhage and the rest of the coaching staff. Rayfield’s second-straight year. After the season, senior defender Christen season and yet another top-25 national ranking. Throughout work proved to be paramount to the success of Team USA as Karniski became one of the most decorated Illini in school his- the regular season, Illinois exhibited the dominance against the Illini head coach scouted Brazil on three occassions lead- tory, earning recognition as the Big Ten co-Defensive Player of non-conference opponents and visiting foes that has made the ing up to the U.S.’s impressive last-minute, game-tying goal the Year, second team All-American by the NSCAA and Soccer Orange and Blue successful throughout the program’s history. and penalty kick shootout victory over the Brazilians in the Buzz, and first team Scholar All-America by NSCAA among Illinois rolled through its out-of-conference slate, accumulating quarterfinals. In total, Rayfield scouted eight games featuring her 10 postseason awards. a 7-1-0 record with six shutout victories to enter Big Ten play 10 different nations, including Brazil, Germany, France and as the 20th-ranked team in the nation by the National Soccer England. The Illini were just as successful in 2004 as Rayfield led her Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Following non- team to its best postseason record in school history, advancing conference action, Rayfield guided the Illini through a trecher- The 2008 season was an absolute success, as Illinois made a to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The squad also ous conference schedule to earn another NCAA Tournament trip to the NCAA Round of 16 for the third time in the past set a school record for consecutive wins (7), with Tara Hurless bid. In order to secure postseason play, Rayfield totaled six five seasons. Three Illini earned All-Big Ten honors, including earning All-America status for the second-straight year. Big Ten victories, including a key come-from-behind win at first-team defender Emily Zurrer and second-team honorees eventual College Cup participant Ohio State, ranked No. 17 midfielder Jackie Santacaterina and defender Danielle Kot. In 2003, Rayfield led the Illini to one of the best season’s in in the nation at the time with an undefeated conference mark Zurrer also became the first Illini to earn All-America hon- program history with a 16-4-2 record, a top-10 national rank- and only one home loss to that point in the season. ors three years in a row. Additionally, goalkeeper Alexandra ing, the program’s first Big Ten Tournament title and a top-16 Kapicka was named a National Player of the Year finalist by seed in the NCAA Tournament. In addition, the 2003 Illini In 2010, Rayfield created a dynamic offense, integrating tal- Soccer Net News. The past year also was special because of featured two All-Americans in goalkeeper and current assistant ented newcomers with established veteran attacking players, the development of the Women’s Professional Soccer league. coach Leisha Alcia and forward Tara Hurless, a first for Illinois. while maintaining the shutdown defense that has highlighted Three Illini that played under Rayfield’s tutelage were drafted, For her efforts, Rayfield was named Great Lakes Region Coach her tenure with Illinois. The 32 goals produced by the Illinois including Ella Masar, Mary Therese McDonnell and Christen of the Year by Soccer Buzz. offense marked the second-highest seasonal total in program Karniski. Rayfield also gained valuable coaching experience in history as the defense stifled opponents, holding foes to only the summer of 2008 as an assistant with the U.S. Women’s Rayfield not only has a wealth of soccer experience but also 16 goals in 19 games, the third-fewest ever for an Illinois National Team for two of its matches against Canada. a fierce determination to succeed and an immense amount team. For her efforts, Rayfield earned the NSCAA Great Lakes of respect from her peers. Rayfield served as President of the Region Coach of the Year Award, the second time she earned In 2007, Rayfield led the Illini to their fifth-straight NCAA NSCAA, an organization that includes over 16,000 members, regional coaching honors as Socer Buzz named Rayfield its Tournament appearance, advancing to the second round for in 2003-04. In addition, she continues to assist at the youth 2003 regional award recipient. the fourth year in a row. The squad featured seven All-Big Ten national team level whenever possible.

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19 contests but did not start, accumulated Laurie Nosbusch (Wis.), Tani Costa (PSU), TOP DRAWER SOCCER TOURNAMENT 64 her points total in only 841 total minutes. As a Katie Bethke (Minn.), Paige Maxwell (OSU) and 2011 Preseason (Aug. 15, 2011) result, the Althoff Catholic graduate averaged Danielle Toney (PSU) to five points on two goals Rank School Conf. 2010 Record 1. UCLA Pac-12 13-8-2 1.3 points per game, one of the most productive and one assist in 13 shots. Combined, these 2. Notre Dame Big East 21-2-2 totals in the Big Ten. six opponents scored 51 goals and tallied 27 3. Stanford Pac-12 23-1-2 assists for 129 points against other defensive 4. Boston College ACC 17-7-1 Brown slotted into an outside defensive back units. 5. North Carolina ACC 19-3-2 role at the onset of the season, starting 11 of 6. Virginia ACC 15-5-2 the 12 games the Lake Zurich, Ill., native played With the remaining seven non-Illini athletes 7. Portland WCC 19-1-2 in before suffering a season-ending knee injury who rounded out the points leaderboard 8. Florida State ACC 16-6-1 9. Maryland ACC 18-2-3 at Wisconsin. Brown was instrumental in the for the conference; Olivia Stander (MSU), 10. Ohio State Big Ten 17-5-2 Illini finishing non-conference play with a Christine Nairn (PSU), Nkem Ezurike (Mich.), 11. Duke ACC 11-8-4 7-1-0 overall record as the Illinois defense Paige Maxwell (OSU), Carly Samp (Ind.), Shari 12. USC Pac-12 13-6-3 limited the opposition to three total goals in Eckstrom (Minn.), Molly Rouse (Minn.), and 13. Florida SEC 19-2-3 14. Wake Forest ACC 13-8-3 eight games. Tiffany Cameron (OSU), the Illini backline only 15. Georgetown Big East 15-7-2 allowed two goals on 22 shots. While competing for time as a defensive 16. Texas A&M Big 12 15-5-3 17. BYU WCC 16-3-3 substitute throughout much of the initial 12 In total, the Orange and Blue defense held this 18. Marquette Big East 16-5-3 contests, Farrell took hold of a starting defensive group of 13 dynamic scorers responsible for 19. Washington Pac-12 13-9-2 role when Brown was injured at Wisconsin. 269 points on 106 goals and 57 assists to just 20. South Carolina SEC 15-6-4 Farrell averaged nearly 85 minutes per contests four goals and one assist when facing Illinois. 21. Oklahoma State Big 12 20-4-2 22. West Virginia Big East 18-5-1 over the final seven games, including playing MAKING THE LAST PASS 23. California Pac-12 9-6-5 the entirety of six, as Illinois fought for and 24. Penn State Big Ten 11-9-1 earned its seventh NCAA Tournament bid under When Vanessa DiBernardo converted the game- 25. Santa Clara WCC 13-7-2 head coach Janet Rayfield. winning goal against Michigan State, Niki 26. Minnesota Big Ten 14-6-3 Read earned her team-leading sixth assist on 27. Central Florida C-USA 15-5-3 SHUTTING OUT THE STARS the season. During the NCAA Tournament First 28. Oregon State Pac-12 16-4-1 29. South Florida Big East 14-6-3 The Illinois defense combined to hold Big Round game with USC, Marissa Mykines joined 30. Dayton A-10 19-3-1 Ten offensive leaders Laura Heyboer (MSU), Read as a team-leader in assists when she 31. Michigan Big Ten 10-5-4 32. UC Irvine Big West 19-3-2 33. Wisconsin Big Ten 11-4-5 34. Virginia Tech ACC 10-10-1 NSCAA OFFICIAL RANKINGS SOCCER AMERICA RANKINGS 35. ILLINOIS Big Ten 13-5-1 2011 Preseason (Aug. 14, 2011) 2011 Preseason (Aug. 15, 2011) 36. Connecticut Big East 10-10-3 Rank School 2010 Record Prev. Rank Rank School 2010 Record 37. Auburn SEC 11-8-2 1. Notre Dame 21-2-2 1 1. Stanford 23-1-2 38. Oklahoma Big 12 12-8-3 2. Stanford 23-1-2 2 2. Notre Dame 21-2-2 39. Wisc.-Milwaukee Horizon 12-7-2 3. North Carolina 19-3-2 6 3. North Carolina 19-3-2 40. Texas Big 12 11-6-4 4. Boston College 17-7-1 4 4. Florida State 16-6-1 41. Long Beach State Big West 14-6-2 5. Florida State 16-6-1 7 5. Maryland 18-2-3 42. Missouri Big 12 7-10-2 6. Maryland 18-2-3 10 6. Boston College 17-7-1 43. James Madison Colonial 15-7-1 7. Portland 19-1-2 8 7. Oklahoma State 20-4-2 44. New Mexico Mountain West 12-3-5 8. Florida 19-2-3 8. Ohio State 17-5-2 4 45. San Diego WCC 11-8-2 9. Florida 19-2-3 12 9. UCLA 13-8-2 46. Hofstra Colonial 19-3-0 10. Virginia 15-5-2 9 10. Ohio State 17-5-2 47. Memphis C-USA 15-4-3 11. Texas A&M 15-5-3 16 11. Portland 19-1-2 48 Boston U. America East 16-6-0 12. Marquette 16-5-3 11 12. Duke 11-8-4 49. UNC-Greensboro Southern 19-2-1 13. West Virginia 18-5-1 13 13. Oregon State 16-4-1 50. Creighton Missouri Valley 15-4-2 14. Oklahoma State 20-4-2 5 14. Marquette 16-5-3 51. Fresno State WAC 9-9-5 15. Santa Clara 13-7-2 19 15. Georgetown 15-7-2 52. Penn Ivy League 9-7-2 16. UCLA 13-8-2 22 16. Virginia 15-5-2 53. Central Michigan Mid-American 16-5-1 17. UC Irvine 19-3-2 14 17. Santa Clara 13-7-2 54. Sacramento State Big Sky 9-10-1 18. Wake Forest 13-8-3 25 18. Texas 11-6-4 55. Lehigh Patriot 11-5-4 19. Oregon State 16-4-1 17 19. Washington 13-9-2 56. High Point Big South 11-11-1 20. Washington 13-9-2 15 20. UC Irvine 19-3-2 57. Mercer Atlantic Sun 10-9-1 21. South Carolina 15-6-4 24 21. West Virginia 18-5-1 58. Middle Tennessee Sun Belt 13-9-2 22. Texas A&M 15-5-3 22. Minnesota 14-6-3 21 59. Siena MAAC 17-4-0 23. Georgetown 15-7-2 18 23. Wake Forest 13-8-3 60. St. Francis Northeast 15-5-2 24. ILLINOIS 13-5-1 RV 24. UCF 15-5-3 61. North Dakota State Summit 12-5-6 25. USC 13-6-3 RV 25. USC 13-6-3 62. Murray State Ohio Valley 4-12-4 63. UT-San Antonio Southland 13-8-2 Also receiving votes: , North Carolina- *2011 opponents in Penn State italics 64. Jackson State Southwestern 8-6-1 Greensboro, Georgia, BYU, Memphis, San Diego, Texas, Hofstra, Denver *2011 opponents in italics

*2011 opponents in italics

ILLINOIS SOCCER 5 earned her sixth on Shayla Mutz’s tally. To earn entrance into the club, an athlete 2011 BIG TEN PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL must play an average of 1,750 minutes Read’s and Mykines’ six assists each are 1. Penn State per season during a four-year career - 2. Ohio State the most for an Illini since Chichi Nweke which equates to 19.5 full contests in each 3. Wisconsin tallied seven during the 2007 season. season. Kot recorded a career-high 2,131 4. ILLINOIS Read now has 16 points on eight assists 5. Michigan minutes as a sophomore in 2008. The and four goals through 35 games while 6. Michigan State Brookfield, Wis., native’s seasonal playing Mykines has earned 22 points on six goals 7. Nebraska time totals also include 1,794 (2007), 8. Minnesota and 10 assists in 60 career games. Kelly 1,770 (2009) and 1,576 minutes (2010). 9. Purdue Buszkiewicz set the single-season program 10. Northwestern Kot concluded her 80-game career with record for assists in 1998 when she tallied 11. Indiana 7,271 total minutes, an average of 90:48 10 in her second year playing for Illinois. 12. Iowa per game due to the Illini’s 15 overtime THE NEWEST MEMBER TO THE CLUB contests since 2007. 2010 FINAL BIG TEN STANDINGS Senior defender Danielle Kot earned Team Big Ten Pts. Overall membership in the exclusive 7,000 minutes- BOUNCEBACK QUEENS 1. Ohio State 8-2-0 24 17-5-2 played club against Michigan State, The Illini finished undefeated at 4-0-0 in Penn State 8-2-0 24 11-9-1 becoming the sixth player to do so in the games directly following a loss in 2010, 3. Wisconsin 7-1-2 23 11-4-5 history of the program, joining former Illini only the second time in team history they 4. ILLINOIS 6-3-1 19 13-5-1 have accomplished this feat (2003). In 5. Michigan 5-3-2 17 10-5-4 greats Christen Karniski (7,710), Leisha 6. Minnesota 4-4-2 14 14-6-3 Alcia (7,698), Kelly Campbell (7,556), Emily 2010, Illinois outscored its opponents, 7-1, 7. Michigan State 3-4-3 12 9-6-4 Zurrer (7,487) and Mary Therese McDonnell after dropping a regular season game. 8. Northwestern 2-7-1 7 6-10-3 (7,352) as the newest member. 9. Purdue 2-7-1 7 6-12-2 10. Indiana 2-8-0 6 6-12-1 11. Iowa 1-7-2 5 8-9-3 2010 EXPANDED RESULTS Date Opponent W/L/T Score Overall Conf. Attend. Goals Scored (Assist) Aug. 9 Indiana State (Exhib.) W 4-1 ------Aug. 13 Missouri (Exhib.) T 2-2 ------

Aug. 20 at Loyola Chicago W 2-0 1-0-0 -- 154 Kot (DiBernardo); DiBernardo (Unassisted) Aug. 24 Wright State W 3-1 2-0-0 -- 348 DiBernardo (Pawloski); Denenberg (Read); Carosio (Denenberg) Aug. 29 Ball State W 3-0 3-0-0 -- 513 DiBernardo (Read); Mutz (Unassisted); Hilbrands (Read)

Sept. 3 at Connecticut L 1-2 (2OT) 3-1-0 -- 333 Hilbrands (Kot; Mykines) Sept. 5 at Yale W 1-0 4-1-0 -- 374 Hilbrands (Miller; Mykines) Sept. 11 at Cincinnati W 3-0 5-1-0 -- 225 DiBernardo (Read); DiBernardo (Unassisted); Pawloski (Miller) Sept. 17 LSU W 1-0 6-1-0 -- 896 Miller (PK) Sept. 19 No. 23 Louisville W 3-0 7-1-0 -- 420 Pawloski (Guerra); Mutz (Ewing); Holden (Mykines) Sept. 26 at No. 18 Minnesota* L 0-1 7-2-0 0-1-0 954 --

Oct. 1 Purdue* W 4-1 8-2-0 1-1-0 604 DiBernardo (Unassisted); DiBernardo (Mutz); DiBernardo (Denenberg); DiBernardo (Mutz) Oct. 3 Indiana* W 2-1 9-2-0 2-1-0 1,328 Pawloski (DiBernardo); Pawloski (Brown) Oct. 10 at Wisconsin* T 0-0 (2OT) 9-2-1 2-1-1 873 -- Oct. 16 Iowa* W 2-1 (OT) 10-2-1 3-1-1 485 Miller (PK); Mutz (Kot; Read) Oct. 21 at No. 17 Ohio State* W 2-1 11-2-1 4-1-1 703 DiBernardo (Mykines; Pawloski)); Read (DiBernardo) Oct. 24 Penn State* L 0-2 11-3-1 4-2-1 525 -- Oct. 29 at Michigan State* W 1-0 12-3-1 5-2-1 310 DiBernardo (Read) Oct. 31 at Michigan* L 2-3 12-4-1 5-3-1 707 Knutson (Mykines); Pawloski (DiBernardo)

Nov. 6 Northwestern* W 1-0 13-4-1 6-3-1 441 Read (DiBernardo) Nov. 12 vs. No. 22 USC% L 1-3 13-5-1 -- 1,394 Mutz (Mykines)

* Big Ten Conference match % NCAA Tournament match (at Notre Dame; South Bend, Ind.)

ILLINOIS SOCCER 6 2010 STATISTICS LEADERS THE ILLINI WHEN THEY... ALL-TIME RECORDS Played a Big Ten team ��6-3-1 Overall...... 170-108-19 (.604) Shots Goals Played a non-conference team ��7-2-0 Home...... 95-31-5 (.744) 1. V. DiBernardo . . . 77 1. V. DiBernardo . . . 11 Scored first ��11-0-0 at Illinois Soccer Stadium...... 84-24-1 (.784) 2. M. Pawloski . . . . . 5 2. N. Read ...... 61 Opponent scored first ��2-5-0 Road...... 49-65-11 (.436) 3. S. Mutz ...... 4 3. M. Mykines . . . . 53 Out-shot opponent ��12-1-0 Neutral...... 26-12-3 (.671) 4. J. Hilbrands . . . . . 3 4. S. Mutz ...... 22 5. K. Miller ...... 2 5. J. Hilbrands . . . . 20 Were out-shot by opponent ��0-4-1 Big Ten Regular Season...... 67-58-11 (.533) N. Read ...... 2 Shots were tied ��1-0-0 Non-Conference Regular Season...... 81-32-4 (.709) Shots on Goal Led at the half ��7-0-0 Big Ten Tournament...... 12-9-2 (.565) Assists 1. V. DiBernardo . . . 38 Were tied at the half ��6-2-1 NCAA Tournament...... 9-9-1 (.500) 2. N. Read ...... 21 1. M. Mykines . . . . . 6 Trailed at the half ��0-3-0 Overtime Matches...... 20-14-19 (.557) 3. S. Mutz ...... 12 N. Read ...... 6 Went to overtime ��1-1-1 4. J. Hilbrands . . . . 11 3. V. DiBernardo . . . . 5 Scored at least 2 goals ��9-1-0 4. N. Denenberg . . . . 2 5. M. Mykines . . . . 10 ILLINI VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Scored fewer than 2 goals ��4-4-1 D. Kot ...... 2 1997 0-3-0 Game-Winning Goals Scored in the opening 20 minutes of a game ��3-0-0 K. Miller ...... 2 1998 0-5-0 1. V. DiBernardo . . . . 4 Scored in the closing 20 minutes of a game ��7-2-0 1999 1-4-0 S. Mutz ...... 2 2. M. Pawloski . . . . . 2 M. Pawloski . . . . . 2 Scored in first half only ��3-0-0 2000 0-3-0 N. Read ...... 2 Scored in second half only ��5-3-0 2001 1-2-0 3. N. Denenberg . . . . 1 Points Allowed at least 2 goals ��0-4-0 2002 3-2-0 J. Hilbrands . . . . . 1 1. V. DiBernardo . . . 27 Allowed fewer than 2 goals ��13-1-1 2003 2-2-1 D. Kot ...... 1 2. M. Pawloski . . . . 12 In one-goal games ��7-3-0 2004 2-5-0 3. S. Mutz ...... 10 K. Miller ...... 1 Played at home ��8-1-0 2005 3-3-1 N. Read ...... 10 S. Mutz ...... 1 Played on the road ��5-3-1 2006 5-3-0 5. J. Hilbrands . . . . . 6 2007 2-5-0 K. Miller ...... 6 Played at a neutral site ��0-1-0 In day games ��6-4-1 2008 0-4-1 M. Mykines . . . . . 6 2009 1-4-0 In night games ��7-1-0 2010 2-2-0 Against a Top-25 opponent ��2-2-0 Under Rayfield 20-30-3 Played in the rain ��1-0-0 Overall 22-43-3 Come-from-behind wins ��2 Losses after leading ��0 2010 STATISTICS No. Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 20 DiBernardo, Vanessa 19-19 1628 11 5 27 77 .143 38 .494 4 0-0 7 Pawloski, Megan 19-0 841 5 2 12 18 .278 10 .556 2 0-0 10 Mutz, Shayla 19-19 1274 4 2 10 22 .182 12 .545 1 0-0 5 Read, Niki 19-19 1258 2 6 10 61 .033 21 .344 2 0-0 15 Hilbrands, Jordan 7-7 405 3 0 6 20 .150 11 .550 1 0-0 12 Miller, Krystin 19-19 1744 2 2 6 11 .182 5 .455 1 2-2 24 Mykines, Marissa 19-19 1599 0 6 6 53 .000 11 .208 0 0-0 16 Denenberg, Nicole 19-9 951 1 2 4 11 .091 4 .364 1 0-0 9 Kot, Danielle 18-18 1576 1 2 4 11 .091 3 .273 1 0-0 21 Carosio, Jenna 16-5 855 1 0 2 19 .053 9 .474 0 0-0 22 Knutson, Laura 18-18 1420 1 0 2 15 .067 4 .267 0 0-0 8 Holden, Marissa 12-0 184 1 0 2 8 .125 4 .500 0 0-0 6 Ewing, Julie 19-19 1711 0 1 1 8 .000 3 .375 0 0-0 3 Guerra, Jackie 6-0 85 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 Brown, Kassidy 12-11 754 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 23 Dombart, Caitlin 10-1 269 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 19 Farrell, Christina 16-7 849 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1 Panozzo, Steph 5-5 225 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 Kapicka, Alexandra 19-14 1522 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Total 19 - 32 30 94 336 .095 135 .402 13 2-2 Opponents 19 - 16 14 46 216 .074 93 .431 5 1-1

No. Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 1 Panozzo, Steph 5-5 225:00 1 0.40 7 .875 2 0 0 0.0 0 Kapicka, Alexandra 19-14 1522:07 15 0.89 68 .819 13 5 1 6.0 TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 3.0 Total 19 1747:07 16 0.82 77 .828 13 5 1 9 Opponents 19 1747:07 32 1.65 103 .763 5 13 1 3

ILLINOIS SOCCER 7 2 // KASSIDY BROWN 20 // VANESSA DIBERNARDO 6 // JULIE EWING D // SO // 5-9 // LAKE ZURICH, ILL. M // SO // 5-4 // NAPERVILLE, ILL. D // SR // 5-3 // BATAVIA, ILL. CARMEL CATHOLIC // ELA ELITE WAUBONSIE VALLEY // AMERICA’S SC BATAVIA // ECLIPSE SELECT 2011: Looks to slot into a starting defensive role after break- 2011: MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List ... Top Drawer Soccer 2011: Big Ten Conference “Player To Watch” ... Will fill a ing into the lineup as a true-freshman. Top-100 Collegiate Player ... Big Ten Conference “Player To starting spot on the Illinois defense after two full seasons as 2010: Earned the first shot of her collegiate career against Watch” ... Will compete as a consistent threat at midfield a starter on the backline. LSU and first point on Megan Pawloski’s second goal against after one of the most accomplished freshman campaigns in 2010: Started on defense for the Orange and Blue in each Indiana ... Sustained a season-ending injury at Wisconsin. Illinois and Big Ten Conference women’s soccer history. of their 17 contests this year ... Recorded her first shot of CAREER HIGHS 2010: Illinois Female Newcomer of the Year ... Big Ten the season against Wright State and first point on an assist Assists: 1 (vs. Indiana, 10/3/10) Freshman of the Year ... All-Big Ten First Team ... Big Ten against No. 23 Louisville. Points: 1 (vs. Indiana, 10/3/10) All-Freshman Team ... NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Team ... Recorded a goal each against Loyola-Chicago, Goals: 1 (at Iowa, 10/17/09) Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG Wright State, Ball State, No. 17 Ohio State and Michigan Assists: 1, four times (last vs. #23 Louisville, 9/19/10) 2010 12-11 0 1 1 0 1 0 Points: 3 (at Iowa, 10/17/09) State ... Notched her first collegiate two-goal performance CAREER STATISTICS against Cincinnati ... Totaled a record-breaking four goals Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG against Purdue, the first Illini to do so in program history ... 21 // JENNA CAROSIO 2008 16-5 0 0 0 0 5 2 D/M // SR// 5-6 // NOVI, MICH. First in points (27), points per game, goals (11) and goals 2009 18-18 1 3 5 0 12 6 per game in the Big Ten. 2010 19-19 0 1 1 0 8 3 NOVI // MICHIGAN HAWKS CAREER HIGHS TOTALS 53-42 1 4 6 0 25 11 2011: Will continue to serve as a veteran presence in the Goals: 4, (vs. Purdue, 10/1/10) middle of the field for Illinois with 48 games players over her Assists: 1, five times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/6/10) Points: 8 (vs. Purdue, 10/1/10) freshman, sophomore and junior campaigns. 19 // CHRISTINA FARRELL CAREER STATISTICS 2010: Scored one goal against Wright State to reach the Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG D // R-SO // 5-6 // TUCSON, ARIZ. final score, 3-1 ... Made her first start of 2010 against 2010 19-19 11 5 27 4 77 38 IRONWOOD RIDGE // ARIZONA RUSH Cincinnati ... Served as a key member of the Illinois bench in 2011: Earned seven starts on defense in 2010, which could addition to starting five contests. prove paramount to a potential backline starting role in CAREER HIGHS 23 // CAITLIN DOMBART 2011. Goals: 1, twice (last vs. Wright State, 8/24/10) Assists: 1 (vs. Milwaukee, 9/20/09) D // SR // 5-9 // WEST CHESTER, OHIO 2010: Saw her first action of the 2010 season as a substi- Points: 2, twice (last vs. Wright State, 8/24/10) LAKOTA WEST // CLASSICS HAMMER tute at defense against Ball State ... Earned her first col- CAREER STATISTICS 2011: Will serve as a veteran defender for the Illini, having legiate start against Iowa ... Also started at defense against Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG played in 40 collegiate contests over three seasons. No. 17 Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan 2008 16-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2010: Started her first game of 2010 against Wright State ... CAREER STATISTICS 2009 16-3 1 1 3 1 17 7 Subbed in against Loyola-Chicago, Ball State, Connecticut, Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG 2010 16-5 1 0 2 0 19 9 2010 16-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 48-8 2 1 5 1 40 17 No. 23 Louisville, Wisconsin, No. 17 Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern and No. 22 USC. CAREER STATISTICS 11 // JANNELLE FLAWS 16 // NICOLE DENENBERG Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG F // R-SO // 5-7 // GLENVIEW, ILL. M/F // JR // 5-7 // CHICAGO, ILL. 2008 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 17-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 GLENBROOK SOUTH // ELA ELITE ST. IGNATIUS // ECLIPSE SELECT 2010 10-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011: Looks to earn time as an attacking player, adding to TOTALS 40-13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011: Will serve as an offensive weapon at midfield or for- an already strong offensive unit. ward after earning a starting role on the 2010 Illini attack. 2010: Redshirted the 2010 season due to a knee injury 2010: Recorded her first collegiate goal and assist against sustained at the end of her senior scholastic season. Wright State ... Earned her second assist against Purdue. Earned her first collegiate start against Ball State ... Also started against Cincinnati, LSU, No. 23 Louisville, Purdue, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, and No. 17 Ohio State. CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 (vs. Wright State, 8/24/10) Assists: 1, twice (vs. Purdue, 10/1/10) Points: 3 (vs. Wright State, 8/24/10) CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG 2009 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 19-9 1 2 4 1 11 4 TOTALS 22-9 1 2 4 1 11 4

ILLINOIS SOCCER 8 13 // KRISTEN GIERMAN 18 // NOELLE LEARY 1 // STEPH PANOZZO D // JR // 5-10 // ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILL. M // FR // 5-3 // NAPERVILLE, ILL. GK // JR // 5-6 // MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. HERSEY // ECLIPSE SELECT NEUQUA VALLEY // ECLIPSE SELECT MAPLE RIDGE // NORTH SHORE STORM 2011: Will compete for time on defense in her third year 2011: Will compete for minutes at midfield in her first year 2011: Looks to earn the starting goalkeeper role after seeing with the Illini. at the collegiate level. time during the first five contests of her sophomore season. 2010: Did not see action during her second season with the 2010: Earned her first collegiate start against Loyola- Orange and Blue. 10 // SHAYLA MUTZ Chicago, making one save ... Started and played the entirety CAREER STATISTICS of the first half in each of the opening five contests of 2010. Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG F // JR // 5-5 // HOMER GLEN, ILL. CAREER HIGHS 2009 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saves: 2, twice (last at Yale, 9/5/10) 2010 Did not see playing time on the season LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP // CHICAGO MAGIC 2011: Looks to continue her growth and success as a CAREER STATISTICS TOTALS 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year GP-GS MIN GA GAA SV SV % SHO forward. 2009 1-0 11:29 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 2010: Tallied her first goal of 2010 against Ball State and 2010 5-5 225:00 1 0.40 7 .875 0 9 // MEGAN GREEN followed with another against No. 23 Louisville ... Recorded TOTALS 6-5 236:29 1 0.39 8 .888 0 D/M/F // FR // 5-7 // NAPERVILLE, ILL. her first two-assist collegiate performance against Purdue ... Notched the game-winning goal in overtime against WAUBONSIE VALLEY // CHICAGO FIRE JUNIORS Iowa ... Tallied the lone goal for the Illini during their NCAA 25 // LAUREN PARKIN 2011: Will compete for minutes at defense, midfield or Tournament First Round match with No. 22 USC. GK // SO // 5-10 // EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. forward during the season. CAREER HIGHS EDWARDSVILLE // ST. LOUIS SCOTT GALLAGHER Goals: 2 (vs Milwaukee, 9/20/09) 2011: Is fighting for time and the starting keeper role as a Assists: 2 (vs. Purdue, 10/1/10) 3 // JACKIE GUERRA Points: 4 (vs. Milwaukee, 10/30/09) sophomore. M // SR // 5-2 // PLANO, TEXAS CAREER STATISTICS 2010: Did not seen action during the 2010 season. PLANO // DALLAS TEXANS Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG CAREER STATISTICS 2009 19-7 2 2 6 0 15 7 Year GP-GS MIN GA GAA SV SV % SHO 2011: Will add depth to the middle of the pitch during her 2010 19-19 3 2 8 0 22 12 2010 Did not see playing time on the season senior season with the Illini. TOTALS 38-26 5 4 14 0 37 19 2010: Saw her first minutes of 2010 at Cincinnati ... Recorded her first collegiate point and assist against No. 23 7 // MEGAN PAWLOSKI Louisville. 24 // MARISSA MYKINES F // SO // 5-5 // BELLEVILLE, ILL. CAREER HIGHS M/F // SR // 5-3 // SPOKANE, WASH. Assists: 1 (vs. #23 Louisville, 9/19/10) ALTHOFF CATHOLIC // ST. LOUIS SCOTT GALLAGHER Points: 1 (vs. #23 Louisville, 9/19/10) MEAD // SPOKANE SHADOW 2011: Looks to expand her role from a reserve forward to a CAREER STATISTICS 2011: Big Ten Conference “Player To Watch” ... Will continue starting player after totaling the second-most points on the Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG to use her speed and passing ability to create scorign oppor- Illini as a freshman. 2008 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tunities and contribute to the dangerous Illini offensive unit. 2010: Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Recorded her first col- 2009 7-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2010: Started on the attack in each of the Illini’s 19 con- legiate point in assisting classmate Vanessa DiBernardo in 2010 6-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 tests ... Second on the Illini with five assists on the season notching a goal against Wright State ... Recorded her first TOTALS 14-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 ... Notched her first point against Connecticut, assisting on collegiate goal against Cincinnati ... Tallied the game-win- Jordan Hilbrands’ goal. ning goal over No. 23 Louisville ... Notched her first two-goal 8 // MARISSA HOLDEN CAREER HIGHS performance for the Ilini against Indiana ... Earned her fifth Goals: 1, six times (last at Indiana, 10/4/09) and final goal of the season at Michigan. F // JR // 5-6 // MURPHY, TEXAS Assists: 2 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 9/6/09) CAREER HIGHS PLANO EAST // DALLAS TEXANS Points: 2, seven times (last at Indiana, 10/4/09) Goals: 2 (vs. Indiana, 10/3/10) CAREER STATISTICS Assists: 1 (vs. #17 Ohio State, 10/24/10) 2011: Set to serve as an attacking player up front as a Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG Points: 4 (vs. Indiana, 10/3/10) junior. 2008 22-0 2 1 5 1 17 9 CAREER STATISTICS 2010: Served as a substitute at forward in 12 contests ... 2009 19-17 4 3 11 2 55 21 Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG Recorded her first collegiate goal against No. 23 Louisville. 2010 19-19 0 6 6 0 53 11 2010 19-0 5 2 12 0 18 10 CAREER STATISTICS TOTALS 60-36 6 9 21 3 125 41 Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG 2009 8-0 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 // STEPHANIE POUSE 2010 12-0 1 0 2 0 8 4 17 // ALLIE OSOBA D // FR // 5-3 // HANOVER PARK, ILL. TOTALS 20-0 1 0 2 0 14 6 M // SO // 5-6 // ORLAND PARK, ILL. SCHAUMBURG // FCX NORTH BLACK CARL SANDBURG // WINDY CITY PRIDE 2011: Is competing for time on defense in her first season 2011: Is entering her first season with the Illini ... Joined playing for the Illini. the team as a walk-on during the spring season (2010).

ILLINOIS SOCCER 9 5 // NIKI READ F // JR // 5-6 // LAKE ORION, MICH. LAKE ORION // VARDAR 2011: Looks to continue the role of a dual threat attacking player, capable of finishing plays and creating chances. 2010: Started at forward for the Illini in all 19 contests ... Tied for lead among the Illini in assists with six ... Recorded two assists against Ball State, the first multi-assist game of her collegiate career ... Tallied her first collegiate game-winning goal against No. 17 Ohio State ... Followed with her second game-winner against Northwestern. CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, four times (last vs. Ohio State, 10/21/10) Assists: 2 (vs. Ball State, 8/29/10) Points: 2, five times (last vs. Ohio State, 10/21/10) CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS G A P GWG Shots SOG 2009 18-9 3 2 8 0 29 15 2010 19-19 1 6 8 1 61 21 TOTALS 37-28 4 8 16 1 80 36 14 // KATIE REED M // FR // 5-5 // COATESVILLE, IND. COVENANT CHRISTIAN // CAMEL UNITED 2011: Will compete for time with the Illini in the middle of the pitch as a freshman. 0 // LIZZI SANSCRAINTE GK // FR // 5-7 // VERNON HILLS, ILL. ADLAI E. STEVENSON // ELA ELITE 2011: Looks to earn time at goalkeeper in her first seaosn with the Illini. 22 // MACKENZIE TAYLOR D // FR // 5-6 // SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO SHAKER HEIGHTS // AKRON METRO 2011: Will add depth to the Illinois defense as a freshman. 15 // ALIINA WEYKAMP D/M // FR // 5-7 // GRAND HAVEN, MICH. GRAND HAVEN // MICHIGAN HAWKS 2011: Will look to earn time on defense or in the midfield in her first season competing for Illinois.

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