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QUICK FACTS NCAA TOURNAMENT RECAP The Wisconsin women's soccer team lost a 2-1 overtime heartbreaker to third-seed- 2002 ed and fifth-ranked Pepperdine in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Overall Record 13-9-3 Badgers scored first and put themselves in a position to win, but Pepperdine finally broke Home/Away 3-4-0/10-5-3 through in regulation and tallied the game-winner with 18 seconds left in OT. Big Ten Record/Place 4-4-2/T5th “I think we definitely could have won the game,” head coach Dean Duerst said. Big Ten Tourney Record/Place 2-1/2nd “This is a great team, [it was] a great year.” NCAA Tournament Record 1-1 Wisconsin defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles, 3-2, in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament Finish Second Round NCAA Tournament on a brisk, snowy night on the MU campus. It was the fifth time in eight years that Wisconsin advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Coaching Staff Head Coach Dean Duerst NCAA TOURNEY HISTORY UW returned to the NCAA tournament after a year hiatus. Bucky has made the tourna- Alma Mater Wisconsin, 1985 ment four times in the last seven years, each time making it in the even year. In 1996, ‘98, UW Record 105-72-23 (9th year) ‘00 and ‘02, Wisconsin won their first round game and fell in the second round. Career Record Same Wisconsin’s 12 appearances in the NCAAs top all other Big Ten programs, with Penn Big Ten Reg. Season Record 39-30-10 (9th year) State coming in second with eight showings. The Badgers’ best national finish was in Assistant Coach John Reddan 1991, when UW took second to North Carolina in the final game of the year. Alma Mater Wisconsin, 1989 Assistant Coach Kristie Braunston BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RECAP Alma Mater Vanderbilt, 1998 After missing the tournament last season, the Badgers advanced to the title game with Vol. Asst. Coach Ben Dickey 1-0 wins over State and Illlinois. Wisconsin’s forwards stepped up big in the Alma Mater Chicago, 1998 first two games with Amy Vermeulen, Jenny Kundert and Jessica Wolff combining to put the Badgers in the title game. Wisconsin Facts Wisconsin fell to OSU, 2-1, in the title game, taking runner-up honors for the third Location Madison, Wis. time in program history. UW took second in 1995 and 1996 and won the inaugural tour- Population 208,054 nament as hosts in 1994. Founded 1848 REGULAR SEASON RECAP Enrollment 41,522 The Badgers opened the season 1-1 without leading scorer Jenny Kundert due to Nickname Badgers injury and second leading scorer Amy Vermeulen. Vermeulen was finishing play in the Colors Cardinal and White FIFA U19 Women's World Championships, winning silver with the Canadian team. Conference Big Ten Without Kundert and Vermeulen, Wisconsin shutout USC and fell 1-0 to then-ranked Divison NCAA I No. 10 . Athletic Board Chair Prof. Bernice Durand With Kundert and Vermeulen, the Badgers won and tied at the Cyclone Classic and Athletics Director Pat Richter Kundert was named tournament MVP. Next week, Kundert was named tournament MVP Asst. AD-Soccer John Jentz again in the Badgers' own Rocky Rococo Classic. UW fell to then-No. 12 Connecticut by University of Wisconsin Online www.wisc.edu a single goal and beat Davidson. Wisconsin Athletics Online UWBADGERS.COM Playing its third game in just five days, Wisconsin lost 1-0 on the road to an unranked Marquette squad, which jumped to No. 21 in the rankings on Sept. 23. Sports Information Marquette moved as high as No. 14 on Oct. 7. Women’s Soccer Contact Dan Uttech After falling behind, 2-0, to then-No. 14 Michigan, Wisconsin clawed its way back to knot the game up at 2-2, before falling 3-2. Following the Michigan game, Wisconsin put Office Phone 608-265-3545 together a five-game unbeaten streak, its best streak since the 2000 season, winning four Office Fax 608-262-8184 and finishing one game in a tie. Cell Phone 608-445-4430 The streak fell when the Badgers lost to State and No. 9 Penn State. Penn State Email [email protected] broke a 1-1 tie versus the Badgers and the majority of the game was played at 2-1, before Mailing Address 1440 Monroe Street the Nittany Lions scored with eight seconds left to make it 3-1. It was the only game in Madison, Wis. 53711 which the Badgers lost by more than one goal. Out of the seven Badger losses, UW dropped four 1-0 games, one 2-1 game and one 3-2 game. Five of UW's seven regular- season losses were to ranked foes. In the Badgers' final 10 regular-season games, they went 7-2-1. KUNDERT NAMED NSCAA ALL- CONWAY BREAKS SAVES ROOKIE IMPACT REGION MARK Several first-year Badgers made huge Jenny Kundert was named to the Senior co-captain Kelly Conway broke contributions to the program this season. NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes All-Region UW’s career saves mark in the Badgers’ Katy Lindenmuth ranks third on the second team. Kundert led the Badgers in seventh game of the season. Topping team with 12 overall points and sits sec- goals, assists and points in 2002. It is Heather Taggart’s old standard of 310, ond on the UW squad with nine Big Ten Kundert’s second all-region selection, Conway tallied 385 saves by season’s points. Marisa Brown started every game having earned first-team honors her end. Her 1.02 GAA ties her season best. she played and registered a five-point freshman year. game. Erin Dubina tallied three assists, SCHMIDT IS UW’S Carolyn Nosbusch tallied two assists and TWELVE NAMED ACADEMIC IRONWOMAN redshirt frosh Jess Ring notched a goal. ALL-BIG TEN Senior co-captain Lauren Schmidt has Sarah Capel, Kelly Conway, Marla started every game she’s played as a FOUR TALLY MULTI-GOAL Froelich, Bethany Heine, Becky Katsma, Badger. Schmidt played in and started 88 GAMES Lisa Mattiacci, Molly Meuer, Elly games, breaking the old games-started Four different Badgers registered at least Patterson, Jessica Ring, Lauren Schmidt, mark of 79 held by Allison Wagner. one multi-goal game during the 2002 Brooke Vanderby and Jessica Wolff earned Schmidt was just one of two Badgers to regular season, while junior Jenny academic honors for cumulative GPAs start all 25 games this season. Kundert tallied three multi-goal games. over 3.0. Conway, Heine, Patterson, Lauren Schmidt had the most recent, Schmidt and Wolff are two-time hon- SCHMIDT, CONWAY TOP ROGO scoring two goals versus UWGB. Rookies orees, while the seven others were first- Seniors Kelly Conway and Lauren Katy Lindenmuth and Marisa Brown tal- time award winners. Schmidt topped Allie Rogosheske’s all- lied two goals against and time games played mark with 89 and 88, Davidson, respectively. Kundert totalled KUNDERT AND BROWN EARN respectively. Rogosheske broke Allison multi-goal games versus Northwestern, BIG TEN HONORS Wagner’s mark with 85 games played last Michigan State and State. Jenny Kundert and Marisa Brown were season. honored for their 2002 performances at DUERST GETS 100...AND 200 the 2002 Big Ten Tournament banquet in REGIONAL RANKINGS Coach Duerst got his 100th win as the East Lansing, Mich. Kundert was named After finishing second at the Big Ten Badgers’ head coach versus Minnesota to the All-Big Ten first team and Brown tournament, the Badgers moved up to on Oct. 25. As an assistant coach and a earned All-Big Ten freshman team hon- the No. 6 spot from No. 10 in the Nov. head coach for the Badgers, Duerst has ors. 11 NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Regional been a part of 200 victories. No. 200 was It is Kundert’s second All-Big Ten Rankings. Big Ten foes Purdue, Michigan, registered versus State. honor and her first first-team All-Big Ten Michigan State and fall in at No. honor. In 2000, Kundert was named to 1, No. 4, No. 7 and No. 9 in the region. FAMILY MATTERS the second team. Badger rookie Marisa Several Badgers had ties to the Brown was named to the newly created LUCKY 13 University of Wisconsin long before they All-Big Ten Freshman team. Thirteen wins in 2002 gives the 22-year earned roster spots on the soccer squad. old program its 16th double-digit win Kelly Meuer, Molly’s father, played for FORWARDS LEAD BADGERS IN season. Coach Dean Duerst has put the men’s soccer team. Molly’s uncles, POST-SEASON together six double-digit win seasons in Rob and Jeff Andringa played UW hock- Jessica Wolff tallied two game-winning nine years as head coach. ey. Rick Larsen, Lindsay’s father, played goals and Amy Vermeulen notched two baseball. Marla Froelich’s father Kevin goals (one game winner) during the KUNDERT NAMED ROCKY and Carolyn Nosbusch’s father Keith, Badgers’ tournament runs. Wolff’s third ROCOCO MVP, CYCLONE played football for the Badgers. Bethany goal of the post-season was the Badgers’ CLASSIC MVP Heine’s father was a Wisconsin wrestler, lone goal versus Pepperdine. Wolff also Junior Jenny Kundert tallied two assists lettering in 1968-69. Elly Patterson’s con- added two assists, while Vermeulen tal- and 11 shots against Connecticut and nection goes back further than her par - lied one in Big Ten and NCAA tourney Davidson. Kundert fed Sarah Capel for ents as her great-grandfather Henry games. Jenny Kundert had four assists in the Badgers’ lone goal versus UConn and Helmholz played basketball for the the Badgers’ five tournament games. set up Marisa Brown for her first colle- Badgers, lettering in 1900-02. giate goal. Kundert, who was named the KUNDERT GETS TRIPLE Cyclone Classic MVP, earned her second CROWN tournament honor as the Rocky Rococo Junior Jenny Kundert finished the season Offensive MVP. leading the Badgers in goals, points and assists. It is a Badgers’ first outright VERMEULEN NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK “triple-crown” since Erica Handelman The Big Ten Conference named sopho- led the team in all three categories in more forward Amy Vermeulen its 1993. Last year, Natalie Roedler led the women’s soccer Offensive Player of the Badgers in assists and points, but tied Week on Oct. 28. Vermeulen tallied seven Amy Vermeulen and Jenny’s sister Kelly points on two goals and three assists in with four goals. two Badger wins over the weekend. 2002 WOMEN’S SOCCER RESULTS (13-9-3)

Day Month Opponent Result UW Goals adidas Invitational, Lincoln, Neb. Fri. Aug. 30 vs. Southern California W, 1-0 1. Schmidt (Capel)

Sun. Sept. 1 at No. 10 Nebraska L, 0-1 -

Cyclone Classic, Ames, Iowa Fri. Sept. 6 vs. Arizona T, 1-1 1. Schmidt (Heine)

Sun. Sept. 8 at Iowa State W, 4-0 1. Capel (Kundert), 2. Meuer (Dubina) 3. Kundert (Heine), 4. Kundert ROCKY ROCOCO CLASSIC FRI. SEPT. 13 VS. NO. 12 CONNECTICUT L, 1-2 1. CAPEL (KUNDERT)

SUN. SEPT. 15 VS. DAVIDSON W, 3-1 1. BROWN (KUNDERT), 2. LINDENMUTH (NOSBUSCH, BROWN), 3. BROWN (CAPEL) Tues. Sept. 17 at Marquette, Milwaukee, Wis. L, 0-1 -

Fri. Sept. 20 at Indiana, Bloomington, Ind. T, 2-2 1. Capel, 2. Vermeulen (Kundert, Lindenmuth)

Sun. Sept. 22 at No. 20 Purdue, West Lafayette, Ind. L, 0-1 -

FRI. SEPT. 27 NO. 14 MICHIGAN L, 2-3 1. KUNDERT, 2. LINDENMUTH (NOSBUSCH)

SUN. SEPT. 29 MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-1 1. RING (KUNDERT), 2. KUNDERT (VERMEULEN) 3. KUNDERT

Fri. Oct. 4 at Illinois, Champaign, Ill. W, 1-0 1. Wolff (Kundert, Vermeulen)

Sun. Oct. 6 at Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa T, 1-1 1. Lindenmuth (Kundert)

Fri. Oct. 11 at Northwestern, Evanston, Ill. W, 2-1 1. Kundert (Vermeulen), 2. Kundert

Sun. Oct. 13 at UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis. W, 1-0 1. Vermeulen (Wolff)

ALUMNAE WEEKEND & SOCCERFEST FRI. OCT. 18 OHIO STATE L, 0-1 -

SUN. OCT. 20 NO. 9 PENN STATE L, 1-3 1. WOLFF (KUNDERT)

Fri. Oct. 25 at Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. W, 4-1 1. Lindenmuth (Meuer, Kundert) 2. Vermeulen (Kundert) 3. Lindenmuth (Vermeulen), 4. Kundert

Sun. Oct. 27 at UW-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wis. W, 3-1 1. Vermeulen (Lindenmuth, Meuer) 2. Schmidt (Vermeulen) 3. Schmidt (Dubina, Vermeulen)

FRI. NOV. 1 ILLINOIS STATE (SENIOR NIGHT) W, 3-0 1. MEUER (VERMEULEN, KUNDERT) 2. VERMEULEN (DUBINA) 3. CAPEL (SCHMIDT)

2002 Big Ten Tournament, East Lansing, Mich. Thurs. Nov. 7 at Michigan State W, 1-0 1. Vermeulen (Kundert, Wolff)

Fri. Nov. 8 vs. Illinois W, 1-0 1. Wolff (Kundert)

Sun. Nov. 10 vs. Ohio State L, 1-2 1. Schmidt

2002 NCAA Tournament, Milwaukee, Wis. Fri. Nov. 15 at Marquette W, 3-2 1. Vermeulen (Kundert, Wolff), 2. Meuer 3. Wolff (Vermeulen)

Sun. Nov. 17 vs. No. 5 Pepperdine L, 1-2 (OT) 1. Wolff (Kundert) 2002 WOMEN’S SOCCER STATS

Overall: 13-9-3 Conf: 4-4-2 Home: 3-4-0 Away: 8-3-2 Neut: 2-2-1

## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT 17 Kundert, Jenny 22-20 8 15 31 55 .145 34 .618 6-0 2 0-0 11 Vermeulen, Amy 23-23 7 8 22 51 .137 22 .431 0-0 4 0-0 25 Wolff, Jessica 24-18 5 3 13 21 .238 12 .571 0-0 3 0-0 21 Lindenmuth, Katy 25-24 5 2 12 39 .128 20 .513 0-0 1 0-0 14 Schmidt, Lauren 25-25 5 1 11 26 .192 11 .423 1-0 1 1-1 13 Capel, Sarah 25-24 4 2 10 20 .200 12 .600 0-0 1 0-0 3 Meuer, Molly 24-20 3 2 8 22 .136 14 .636 2-1 1 0-0 18 Brown, Marisa 24-24 2 1 5 31 .065 13 .419 5-0 0 0-0 8 Dubina, Erin 23-4 0 3 3 3 .000 1 .333 2-0 0 0-0 29 Ring, Jessica 24-1 1 0 2 10 .100 4 .400 1-0 0 0-0 30 Heine, Bethany 25-24 0 2 2 12 .000 3 .250 1-0 0 0-0 19 Nosbusch, Carolyn 20-1 0 2 2 5 .000 2 .400 0-0 0 0-0 10 Froelich, Marla 16-1 0 0 0 8 .000 5 .625 0-0 0 0-0 4 Chavez, Lindsay 11-4 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 1-0 0 0-0 26 Katsma, Becky 7-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 9 Patterson, Elly 25-22 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 7 Himrod, Lisa 17-0 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 1-0 0 0-0 16 Larsen, Lindsay 6-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 38 Mattiacci, Lisa 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 6 Vanderby, Brooke 21-15 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 2 Betz, Kristen 11-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 1 Conway, Kelly 25-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 Total 25 40 41 121 314 .127 157 .500 20-1 13 1-1 Opponents 25 27 23 77 278 .097 129 .464 20-0 8 1-1

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 1 Conway, Kelly 25-25 2288:23 26 1.02 98 .790 13 9 3 6.0 38 Mattiacci, Lisa 3-0 41:20 1 2.18 2 .667 0 0 0 0.0 Total 25 2329:43 27 1.04 102 .791 13 9 3 7 Opponents 25 2329:43 40 1.55 117 .745 9 13 3 4

Team saves: 2

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Wisconsin 21 19 0 0 40 Opponents 12 14 1 0 27

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Wisconsin 151 154 5 4 314 Opponents 127 134 10 7 278

SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Wisconsin 45 48 5 4 102 Opponents 53 57 3 4 117

CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Wisconsin 61 68 1 0 130 Opponents 65 66 3 0 134

FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Wisconsin 176 146 6 2 330 Opponents 186 189 10 1 386

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY WIS OPP Total 4368 7295 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/624 13/561 Neutral Site #/Avg 5/310