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Front Cover Soccer QUICK FACTS & MEDIA INFORMATION Minnesota State Women’s Soccer Covering the Mavericks Quick Facts Newspapers Jim Rueda, Chad Courrier Sports Reporter Location ................................................. Mankato, Minn. Mankato Free Press MSU Reporter Founded ................................................................... 1868 418 South 2nd St. 293 Centennial Student Union Mankato, MN 56001 Mankato, MN 56001 Enrollment ............................................................ 14,251 507-625-4451 507-389-1776 Nickname ........................................................ Mavericks Colors .....................................................Purple and Gold Television Facility .................................... The Pitch at Gage Towers Perry Dyke, Erick Lind, Jim McCann Affiliation ............................................NCAA Division II KEYC-TV Conference ................................................North Central P.O. Box 128 First Year of Competition ....................................... 1995 Mankato, MN 56001 All-Time Record .....................................123-76-9 (.613) 507-625-7905 NCAA Tournament Appearances ........... 2 (2003, 2005) Radio President ......................................Dr. Richard Davenport Director of Athletics ............................... Kevin Buisman Mike Sullivan, Sports Randall Harder, News & Sports Athletic Director Phone ............................507-389-6111 KDOG Radio KYSM/KXLP Highway 14 East P.O. Box 3345 Head Coach.................................................Chris Miskec Mankato, MN 56001 Mankato, MN 56003 507-625-1420 507-345-4673 Alma Mater ........................................... Rockhurst ‘92 Record at MSU ...................................116-68-7 (.626) Casey Lloyd, Sports Greg Travis, News & Sports Career Record ....................................116-68-7 (.626) KTOE Radio KEEZ Radio North Central Conference Record ..........47-17-2 (.727) Highway 14 East 54934 210 Lane Miskec’s Office Phone .......................... 507-389-2671 Mankato, MN 56001 Mankato, MN 56001 Miskec’s E-mail [email protected] 507-345-4537 507-345-4646 Associate Head Coach ........................Mandy Brettingen Sports Director Alma Mater .......................................... Macalester ‘99 KMSU Radio Brettingen’s Office Phone .................... 507-389-3243 204 Alumni Foundation Center Brettingen’s E-mail [email protected] Mankato, MN 56001 Graduate Assistant Coach ............................ Josh Green 507-345-2921 Alma Mater ............................ California Lutheran ‘94 Green’s Office Phone ........................... 507-389-2619 Green’s E-mail ......................... [email protected] Please direct all Minnesota State Women’s Soccer inquiries to: 2005 Overall Record ..................................11-9-1 (.548) Jenny (Folgers) Baertsch 2005 NCC Record (Finish) ...........................9-2-1 (2nd) Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant Letterwinners Returning ............................................ 14 Minnesota State University, Mankato Letterwinners Lost ........................................................ 7 175 Taylor Center Mankato, MN 56001 Assistant AD/Communications ..................... Paul Allan Office: 507-389-2625 Allan’s E-mail ........................... [email protected] Cell: 847-287-6227 Interim Assistant Director of Fax: 507-389-1923 [email protected] Athletic Communications .......................... Scott Nelsen Nelsen’s E-mail ...................... [email protected] The 2006 Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant and Women’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of Women’s Soccer Contact .............Jenny (Folgers) Baertsch the MSU Athletic Communications Office, Paul Baertsch’s E-mail [email protected] Allan, Director. Editorial and research assistance Athletic Communications provided by Paul Allan, Scott Nelsen, John Re- ger, Erin Grenz and Jenny (Folgers) Baertsch. Graduate Assistant ........................................John Reger Design done on a Power Macintosh PowerBook Reger’s E-mail [email protected] using PageMager 7.0 and Adobe Photoshop. Athletic Communications Phone .......... (507) 389-2625 Presswork done by MSU Printing Services. Athletic Communications Fax .............. (507) 289-1923 Graphic Support by Gail Connelly, MSU Printing Services. Cover design by Wendy Johnston, MSU Website .....................................www.msumavericks.com Printing Services. Photography by SportPiX. 2006 Minnesota State Soccer www.msumavericks.com TABLE OF CONTENTS & MEDIA NOTES To The Media: This publication has Weekly Releases: A press release and been prepared by the Minnesota State cumulative statistics will be faxed and University Athletic Communications electronically mailed every Monday Office for use by members of the media and friends of MSU soccer. The book is during the season. Requests to be on the designed to supply you with the basic mailing list should be made through the information needed as you follow the MSU Athletic Communications Office. Mavericks throughout the current sea- MSU’s releases, statistics and other son. Permission is granted to quote any pertinent material will also be posted on portion of this publication in day-to-day the MSU Athletics website: coverage. For more information, please contact: www.msumavericks.com Paul Allan People with special needs who will be Assistant AD/Communications attending any Minnesota State athletic Minnesota State University events should call 507-389-6111, 24- 175 Taylor Center hours in advance. This publication is Mankato, MN 56001 also available in alternative formats Office Phone: 507-389-2625 upon request. Senior goalkeeper Jennie Dehamer Home Phone: 507-257-2146 returns to the net after aiding the E-mail: [email protected] Mavericks to a school record of nine Photography Area: Credentialed shutouts in 2005. The team also set photographers are permitted to shoot Credentials: Working press row creden- a Minnesota State and North Central from the side of the field outside of the tials shall be issued only to accredited Conference record with eight con- players’ benches. Photographers should newspapers, magazines, radio and televi- secutive shutouts. direct requests for credentials to the MSU sion reporters. Please make all requests Athletic Communications Office. MSU Soccer Quick Facts................. IFC for credentials in advance by phone or Table of Contents & Media Notes ........1 mail to the MSU Athletic Communica- Coaching Staff Biographies ................2 tions Office. Credentials can be mailed 2006 Season Outlook ..........................3 or picked-up the day of the match at The Rosters & Team Photo ........................4 Pitch at Gage Towers. Player Biographies ........................ 5-10 2006 Opponents ................................11 Parking: A limited number of parking 2005 Statistics & Results ..................12 passes are available for working me- Year-by-Year Results ........................13 dia and will be issued on a first-come, Team-by-Team Results .....................13 first-serve basis. Contact MSU Athletic MSU Records ....................................14 Communications for availability. All-Time Letterwinners .....................14 2005 All-NCC Teams ........................15 Press Row: The working press row for MSU Miscellaneous Awards .............15 MSU soccer matches is located on the south NCC Information ..............................16 side of The Pitch At Gage Towers. 2006 NCC Composite Schedule ....IBC Interviews: Head coach Chris Miskec Middle insert contains information on the is available in her office during the week On The Cover: Senior captains Cassie City of Mankato, Minnesota State Uni- in the morning. After games, players Edwards, Jeana Luedtke and Lauren Peterson. versity academics and athletics, MSU’s and coaches are available upon request. national team and individual champions, Player and coach interviews during the On The Back: Seniors Amber Cambridge, MSU’s North Central Conference team week should be set up through the MSU Jennie Dehamer and Natalie Mangold. championships, MSU staff bios and Athletic Communications Office. Cover design by Wendy Johnston of directory and MSU facilities. University Printing Services. www.msumavericks.com 2006 Minnesota State Soccer COACHING STAFF Player of the Week, bringing the total in that category to 39 under Miskec’s direction. Following the season, Miskec’s Record at MSU three Maverick players were named to the All-NCC First Team, including senior back Natalie Coleman Year Overall Pct. NCC (Chanhassen, Minn.) and junior midfielders Jeana 1996 8-10 (.444) 0-3 (fourth) Luedtke (Omaha, Neb.) andHEAD Lauren Peterson COACH (Burns- 1997 8-9-1 (.472) 2-1 (second) ville, Minn.). Minnesota State athletes also excelled in 1998 10-6 (.625) 2-1 (first) the classroom with two players named to the Academic 1999 10-8-1 (.553) 3-2-1 (fourth) All-NCC Team and six named to the first-ever NCC 2000 16-3-1 (.823) 9-0 (first) Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. 2001 15-4-0 (.789) 8-1 (tied first) Appointed head coach on Aug. 13, 1996, Miskec 2002 14-6-0 (.700) 5-3 (tied third) did not take long to make her mark. In 1998 during her 2003 14-6-2 (.690) 6-1 (first) third season, the team took the first NCC title in school 2004 10-7-1 (.583) 3-3 (fourth) history with a 2-1 league mark before