2007 UTSA Women’s Soccer Media Guide

Introduction UTSA Facts Table of Contents/Quick Facts ______1 Location ______San Antonio, Texas Media Information ______2 Enrollment ______28,520 Web Site/Camp Information______3 Founded ______1969 2007 Roster______4 Nickname ______Roadrunners 2007 Schedule ______5 Colors ______Orange (1655) and Navy Blue (289) Season Review______6 Field ______UTSA Recreational Sports Complex Intro/Outlook 2007 Outlook______7-8 Capacity ______1,000 UTSA Rec Sports Complex______9 Conference ______Southland (West) Affiliation ______Division I Meet The 2007 Roadrunners Athletics Director ______Lynn Hickey Head Coach Steve Ballard ______11 Alma Mater ______Ouachita Baptist/1973 Assistant Coaches Kristin Boeker/Bryan Wilson ______12 President ______Dr. Ricardo Romo Celeste Carruth/Carly Chudej/Rachel Francis ______13 Alma Mater ______Texas/1967 Kim Gonzales/Halee Hamm/Kasi Hebert ______14 Athletics Department Phone ______(210) 458-4161 Kylee Hix/Darinka Lopez/Jenny Munoz ______15 Ticket Office Phone ______(210) 458-UTSA (8852) Veronica Najera/Ezinne Okpo/Chelsea Pack ______16 Internet Address ______www.goUTSA.com Chea Pajak/Michelle Stack/Kim Selman ______17 Erin Ussery/Kari Weiland/Chelsea Zimmerman ______18 Coaches Facts

Laura Barker/Laurel Dierking/Alli Dillon/Joy Jarrell ______19 Head Coach ______Steve Ballard Coaches/Players Allison McCabe/Kat Morel/Jenna Pawelek/Lauren Schultz __ 20 Alma Mater ______SUNY-Cortland/1974 Caeer Record ______134-75-15/11 years 2007 Opponents School Record ______8-9-2/1 year Opponents ______22-24 Ballard’s Phone ______(210) 458-4660 2007 Southland Conference Tournament ______25 Ballard’s E-Mail [email protected] Assistant Coach ______Kristen Boeker 2006 Stats/Records Alma Mater ______Missouri/ 2001 Southland Conference Stats ______27 Boeker’s Phone ______(210) 458-4915 Team Stats ______28 Boeker’s E-Mail [email protected] Individual Stats ______29 Category Leaders ______30 Soccer Facts Career/Season Records ______32-35 First Year of Soccer ______2006 Opponents Southland Conference Honors ______36 Overall All-Time Record ______8-9-2 Year-By-Year Results ______36 Overall SLC Record ______5-1-2 All-Time Series Results ______36 Overall SLC Postseason Record ______0-1

UTSA/Staff /Southland Conference Team Facts About UTSA ______38-40 2006 Overall Record ______8-9-2 School Spirit ______41 2006 SLC Record ______5-1-2/2nd The City of San Antonio ______42-43 2006 SLC Tournament ______Semifinals Community Involvement ______44 Starters R/L ______9/2 President Dr. Ricardo Romo ______45 Letterwinners R/L ______18/10 Athletics Director Lynn Hickey______46 Newcomers ______8 UTSA Athletics Staff ______47

Southland Conference ______48 Sports Information Facts Stats/Records Assistant SID (Soccer Contact) ______Carlos Valdez III. Alma Mater ______UTSA/2003 Valdez’s Office Phone ______(210) 458-4930 Valdez’s Cell Phone ______(210) 887-1999 Valdez’s E-Mail [email protected] Sports Information Director ______Kyle Stephens Alma Mater ______Texas A&M/1998 Stephen’s Office Phone ______(210) 458-4551 Associate Sports Information Director ______Brian Hernandez Alma Mater ______Kansas State/1999 Hernandez’s Office Phone ______(210) 459-4907 SID Fax Number ______(210) 458-4569 Mailing Adress ______UTSA Sports Information UTSA/Staff ______One UTSA Circle ______San Antonio, Texas 78249-0691

The 2007 UTSA Women’s Soccer Media Guide was writ- ten and designed by Assistant Sports Information Director Carlos Valdez with the assistance from Sports Information Director Kyle Stephens and Associate SID Brian Hernan- On the Cover (left to right): dez. Photos by Jeff Huehn, Lazy J Photography, Mark Mc- Chelsea Zimmerman, Ezinne Okpo, Clendon, UTSA Photo Services. Printing provided by Accu Southland Veronica Najera and Kari Weiland. Print. www.goUTSA.com  Media Information

Media Coverage The UTSA Sports Information office assists members of the media with their coverage of all Roadrunners sports by provid- ing player and coach interviews, feature ideas, pregame notes and updated statistics. In addition to the 2007 soccer media guide, media members may check UTSA’s official athletics Web site — goUTSA.com — for the latest information on all the department’s 16 sports.

Interviews Carlos Valdez III. All interviews with coaches and student-athletes must be ar- Assistant Sports Information ranged at least 24 hours in advance by contacting Soccer SID Director/Soccer Contact Carlos Valdez. Telephone interviews are available to the media [email protected] on a “call-back” basis at a time that is convenient for the coach Office Phone: (210) 458-4930 or student-athlete. Post-match interviews with coaches and Cell Phone: (210) 887-1999 players will be conducted on the field following a 10-minute “cooling off” period. The Roadrunners locker room is closed to the media. San Antonio Express-News KENS - CBS TV P.O. Box 2171 P.O. Box TV-5 Media Services San Antonio, TX 78297 San Antonio, TX 78299 Phone: 210/250-3366 or 3373 Phone: 210/366-5001 or 377-8650 Media members are encouraged to contact the UTSA Sports Fax: 210/250-3351 Fax: 210/377-0740 Information Office for photography and media credentials at Email: [email protected] least 24 hours before a home match. A fax machine also is KSAT - ABC TV available in the UTSA Sports Information Office. That number The Paisano P.O. Box 2478 14545 Roadrunner Way San Antonio, TX 78298 is 210/458-4569. San Antonio, TX 78249 Phone: 210/351-1270 Phone: 210/690-9301 Fax: 210/351-1310 Practices Fax: 210/690-3423 Email: [email protected] KWEX - Spanish TV UTSA welcomes all media to attend soccer practices during the P.O. Box 9225 season. Please call the Sports Information office for practice KABB - FOX TV San Antonio, TX 78203 times and interviews requests. In most cases, coaches and stu- 4335 NW Loop 410 Phone: 210/351-1270 San Antonio, TX 78229 Fax: 210/351-1310 dent-athletes are available before and after practice. Pre-match Phone: 210/442-6303 practices are closed to the media. Fax: 210/442-6333

Internet WOAI - NBC TV Fans and media members can keep up with the latest informa- P.O. Box 2641 San Antonio, TX 78299 tion on all 16 UTSA sports on the official Web site for Road- Phone: 210/226-4444 runners Athletics at goUTSA.com. You will find match recaps, Fax: 210/476-1088 box scores, updated statistics, weekly notes, player and coach KGNB - 1420 AM biographies, schedules, rosters, archives, photos and play-by- 1540 Loop 337 North play coverage of most soccer matches. New Braunfels, TX 78130 Phone: 800/594-2056

KKYX - 680 AM 8401 Datapoint San Antonio, TX 78229 We Are UTSA Phone: 210/615-5420 When referencing University of Texas at San KTKR - 760 AM Antonio athletics, please use the 6222 NW IH-10 San Antonio, TX 78201 acronym UTSA and the nickname Roadrunners. Please refrain from using UT-San Antonio, Texas-San Antonio, UT-SA or any other variations. 2007 UTSA Soccer  Athletics Web Site/Soccer Camps

n January 2007, UTSA Athlet- ics launched a Inew Web site created through a partnership with XOS Technolgy. Intro/Outlook The leading technol- ogy partner for maxi- mizing the value of content, commerce and services for sports organizations and fans, XOS serves more than 400 clients representing more than 750 teams in the

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For the latest in- formation on all of UTSA’s 16 sports, log on to goUTSA. com. There, you can Opponents find game recaps, box scores, updated sta- tistics, weekly notes, player and coach bi- ographies, schedules, rosters, photos and archives. For just $5.95 a month or $49.95 a year, Rowdy Zone premium subscribers have access to live audio for selected vol- leyball, basketball, baseball and softball games, live video streaming for most home volleyball and basketball games, interviews with coaches and student-athletes, video-highlights and much more. Stats/Records UTSA/Staff

For future camp dates, please contact Coach Ballard at (210) Southland 458-4660 or [email protected] www.goUTSA.com  2007 UTSA Soccer Roster

No. Name Pos. Height Class Hometown/Last School 0/5 Kasi Hebert MF/GK 5-8 So.-1L Spring/Klein Collins HS 1 Rachel Francis GK 6-1 Jr.-1L Lancaster/Cedar Valley JC 2 Chea Pajak D/MF 5-4 So.-1L McKinney/McKinney HS 3 Kari Weiland MF/F 5-4 So.-1L Flower Mound/Flower Mound HS 4 Kat Morel MF/F 5-6 Fr.-HS Irving/Irving HS 6 Veronica Najera F 5-1 So.-1L Waxahachie/Waxahachie HS 7 Chelsea Pack F 5-7 So.-1L Spring/Klein Collins HS 8 Chelsea Zimmerman MF 5-6 So.-1L Mansfield/Timberview HS 9 Jenna Pawelek D 5-6 Fr.-HS Spring/Klein Collins HS 10 Laura Barker D 5-9 Jr.-TR Houston/Navarro College 11 Kim Gonzales F/MF 5-5 So.-1L San Antonio/O’Connor HS 12 Kimberly Selman MF 5-7 So.-1L Fort Worth/Arlington Heights HS 13 Mikelle Stack F 5-7 Fr.-HS Plano/Plano Senior HS 14 Joy Jarrell MF 5-2 Fr.-HS Flower Mound/Flower Mound HS 15 Jenny Munoz F/MF 5-3 So.-1L El Paso/Eastwood HS 16 Erin Ussery D 5-6 So.-1L Grapevine/Colleyville Heritage HS 17 Alli Dillon F/MF 5-6 Fr.-HS Yorba Linda, Calif./El Dorado HS 18 Halee Hamm F 5-6 So.-1L Midland/Robert E. Lee HS 19 Celeste Carruth D/MF 5-8 So.-1L Midland/Robert E. Lee HS 20 Kylee Hix D/F 5-6 So.-1L Odessa/Permian HS 21 Ezinne Okpo D 5-6 So.-1L Denton/Denton HS 22 Carly Chudej D 5-6 So.-1L Bellaire/Bellaire HS 23 Darinka Lopez MF 5-2 Jr.-1L Uvalde/Uvalde HS 24 Allison McCabe GK 5-5 Fr.-HS Arlington/Nolan Catholic HS 25 Laurel Dierking F/MF 5-4 Fr.-HS Bastrop/Bastrop HS 30 Lauren Schultz MF 5-3 Fr.-HS San Antonio/Churchill HS

Head Coach: Steve Ballard (2nd Season/SUNY-Cortland, 1974) Assistant Coach: Kristin Boeker (2nd Season/Missouri, 2001) and Bryan Wilson (1st Season/UTSA)

2007 UTSA Soccer  2007 UTSA Soccer Schedule

Date Opponent Site Time (CT) Aug. 31 @ SMU Dallas 5:30 p.m. Sept. 4 Baylor San Antonio 7 p.m. Intro/Outlook Sept. 7 @ Texas Southern Houston 2 p.m. Sept. 9 @ Texas Tech Lubbock 1 p.m. Sept. 11 @ TCU Fort Worth 7 p.m. Sept. 14 @ Texas Austin 7 p.m. Sept. 21 Delaware San Antonio 7 p.m. Sept. 23 Iona San Antonio 1 p.m. Sept. 28 @ Houston Houston 7 p.m. Oct. 5 @ Nicholls State ^ Thibodaux, La. 4 p.m. Oct. 7 @ Southeastern Louisiana ^ Hammond, La. 1 p.m. Coaches/Players Oct. 12 Stephen F. Austin ^ San Antonio 7 p.m. Oct. 14 Sam Houston State ^ San Antonio 1 p.m. Oct. 21 @ Texas State ^ San Marcos 1 p.m. Oct. 26 @ Central Arkansas ^ Conway, Ark. 4 p.m. Oct. 28 @ Northwestern State ^ Natchitoches, La. 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Lamar ^ San Antonio 7 p.m. Opponents Nov. 4 McNeese State ^ San Antonio 1 p.m. Nov. 8-11 Southland Conference Tournament Natchitoches, La. TBA Nov. 16 NCAA College Cup TBA TBA

schedule subject to change • home matches in bold and played at UTSA Recreational Sports Complex • ^ Southland Conference matches Stats/Records UTSA/Staff Southland

www.goUTSA.com  A Look Back At The Inaugural Season

Both teams on the field for the National Anthem.

The team lines up for the National Anthem.

n September 2004, the University of Texas at San Antonio In just its third game of the season, UTSA collected its first win announced the addition of women’s soccer. After two years in school history with a 7-0 victory against Prairie View A&M on of developing the program, head coach Steve Ballard put to- Aug. 30. There were several firsts that night against the Lady Pan- gether his first team featuring 24 freshmen, including nine in the thers. Chelsea Zimmerman netted the first goal in UTSA soccer I history, while Kari Weiland recorded the first assist and goalkeep- starting lineup. Ballard took a young, inexperienced 2006 team er Rachel Francis posted the first shutout. and molded it into a contender. Despite entering Southland Conference play under .500, UTSA played in an exhibition game against Big 12 Confer- UTSA proved to be a force to be reckoned with. The ence member Texas and despite a 3-0 loss to the Longhorns, Roadrunners finished their SLC schedule with a 5-1-2 record, one Roadrunners fans got a glimpse of a team that would compete in point behind Southeastern Louisiana for first place, and headed to its first season. their first-ever SLC Tournament as the No. 2 seed.

UTSA kicked off its inaugural season with its first match against UTSA also landed four players on the all-conference team with Zimmerman collecting SLC Freshman of the Year and another Big 12 Conference affiliate, Texas Tech, on Aug. 25, 2006, first-team honors, while Ezinne Okpo picked up second-team ac- at the UTSA Recreational Sports Complex. The Roadrunners colades. Weiland and Veronica Najera also garnered honorable played in front of their largest crowd of the season (1,473) and mention recognition. The Roadrunners dropped their first post- hung tough against the Red Raiders. Although Texas Tech col- season game against McNeese State 1-0, but the league got its first lected the 2-0 victory, UTSA fans were treated to first-class soccer glimpse of a team that will compete for the SLC title year in and action. year out.

The color guard on the field before the game.

Halee Hamm gets past two Texas Tech defenders.

2007 UTSA Soccer  2007 Outlook

ith one season under its belt, the 2007 UTSA wom- Zimmerman, who was en’s soccer team looks to again compete for the the 2006 Southland conference championship and NCAA College Cup. Conference Freshman WHead coach Steve Ballard begins his second season at the helm of the Year and a first- with a more experienced and mature team. team honoree. Zim- Intro/Outlook merman led UTSA in “We have a strong nucleus returning this season and they will goals (9) and points carry this team,” Ballard said. “I know our returnees will set the (24). Also returning tone for the newcomers and make them feel welcome.” for the Roadrunners are sophomores Kim In 2006, Ballard guided the Roadrunners to an 8-9-2 overall Gonzales and Kari record and finished second in the SLC standings with a 5-1-2 Weiland. Gonzales mark. started 12 matches for the Roadrunners and This year’s squad features 18 returning letterwinners, includ- recorded one goal and ing nine starters. UTSA also welcomes eight newcomers to the two assists, while Wei- Coaches/Players team. land led UTSA with seven assists and gar- Goalies nered all-conference Sophomore Ezinne Opko The goalie position features three outstanding players led by re- honorable mention turning starter junior Rachel Francis. Also coming back is soph- accolades. Competing omore Kasi Hebert, while freshman Allison McCabe enters her for the fourth spot are junior Dinky Lopez and freshmen Laurel first season. Francis started all 19 matches and tallied 108 saves, Dierking, Alli Dillon, Kat Morel and Lauren Schultz. while allowing just 30 goals. She also recorded five shutouts and

posted the second-best save percentage in the conference (.783). “Chelsea is the leader of this group,” Ballard said. “She controls Opponents Hebert saw action in three games last season and collected two the speed of the game for us and can also score from this posi- saves and combined with Francis for two shutouts. Meanwhile, tion, which provides us with an extra striker on offense. McCabe hails from Arlington were she played at Nolan Catholic HS. McCabe posted 13 shutouts and 102 saves as a senior in “Kari is another player who can duplicate Chelsea on the field,” 2007. Ballard said. “She is good at moving with the ball and distributes it well enough to give us a chance to put it in the net.” “All three keepers can play and we feel fortunate in this position.” Ballard said. Forwards Looking to put the ball in the net for UTSA Defenders are sophomores Veronica Najera, Ezinne

UTSA’s strength on the field is defense. Re- Opko, Mikelle Stack and Jenny Munoz. Stats/Records turning is a quartet that helped post five shut- Najera played in all 19 matches, while start- outs in 2006. Leading the way are sophomores ing 13. She ranked second on the team with Celeste Carruth, Halee Hamm, Kylee Hix and six goals and 13 points and led the team Chea Pajak. Those four players look to anchor with 38 shots. The Waxahachie native was this year’s defense. Hamm netted one goal an honorable mention all-conference se- last season. Carruth tallied five assists, which lection last season. Okpo, who was tabbed ranked second on the team. Sophomores Erin second team all-conference in 2006 and Ussey, Kim Selman and Carly Chudej also will responded with one goal and two assists. see action and newcomers Laura Barker and Munoz tallied three goals and recorded two

Jenna Pawelek will compete for playing time. assists. Newcomer Joy Jarrell and sopho- UTSA/Staff more Chelsea Pack will see action for the “Our backs are set with our returning players Roadrunners. that finished the year,” Ballard said. “With the newcomers our defense will be more solid.” “Veronica is coming back for us and she will provide scoring opportunities,” Ballard Midfielders said. “She has a chance to become a special UTSA is stacked at midfield with three return- player this year.” ing starters, including sophomore Chelsea Junior Rachel Francis Southland

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The Schedule Ballard again has set up a tough non-conference schedule featuring three 2007 SLC Preseason Coaches and SIDs Polls teams that advanced to Coaches Poll the 2006 NCAA College (Indicates first-place vote) Cup (McNeese State, 1. Stephen F. Austin (4)______73 Texas and SMU). The 2. Southeastern Louisiana (2)____ 61 Roadrunners will face 3. UTSA (1)______60 4. Northwestern State (2)______59 three teams from the Big 5. McNeese State (1)______53 12 Conference in Baylor, 6. Texas State______50 Texas and Texas Tech. 7. Central Arkansas______39 UTSA opens its season 8. Sam Houston State______24 on the road at SMU on 9. Lamar______19 10. Nicholls State______10 Aug. 31, then returns for its home opener SIDs Poll against Baylor on Sept. (Indicates first-place vote) 4. The Roadrunners will 1. Southeastern Louisiana (4)____ 73 be tested when they hit 2. UTSA (1)______70 Sophomore Chelsea Zimmerman 3. Stephen F. Austin (3)______66 the road for a four-game 4. McNeese State (1)______60 swing beginning at Texas 5. Northwestern State (1)______54 Southern (Sept. 7) and Texas Tech (Sept. 9). That stretch con- 6. Texas State______50 cludes at TCU (Sept. 11) and Texas (Sept. 14). UTSA returns to 7. Central Arkansas______38 San Antonio for a pair of games against Delaware on Sept. 21 and 8. Sam Houston State______18 9. Nicholls State______14 Iona on Sept. 23. The Roadrunners begin SLC action on the road at 10. Lamar______10 Nicholls State on Oct. 5 and at Southeastern Louisiana on Oct. 7. UTSA returns home to host Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 12 and Sam Houston State on Oct. 14. The team then travels to San Marcos to face I-35 rival Texas State on Oct. 21 and heads to Central Arkan- sas five days later. The Roadrunners conclude their regular season 2007 Preseason All-Southland Conference Soccer Teams with two home games against new conference member Lamar and First Team McNeese State. Name Class Pos. School Amanda Alders Jr. F Stephen F. Austin “My philosophy is to play a tough schedule to improve our play Danielle Shank Sr F Southeastern La. and be competitive,” Ballard said. “This year’s schedule is as tough Erin Hebert Sr. F Northwestern State Chelsea Zimmerman So. MF UTSA as last season. Playing against teams that compete hard every game Lauren Fricks So. MF Stephen F. Austin will get us prepared for conference.” Kamryn Koch Jr. MF McNeese State Amanda Bishop Jr. D Central Arkansas Ezinne Okpo So. D UTSA Chea Pajak So. D UTSA Shelby Money Jr. GK McNeese State

Second Team Name Class Pos. School Ja’Nae Powell Jr. F McNeese State Raquel Bueno Jr. F Sam Houston State Veronica Najera So. F UTSA Candice Wallace So. MF Southeastern La. Tofi Chavez So. MF Sam Houston State Cynthia Torres Sr. MF McNeese State Jessica Huggins So. D Stephen F. Austin Jenna Turner So. D Stephen F. Austin Marty Wright Jr. D Texas State Heather Joye Jr. GK Central Arkansas

2007 UTSA Soccer  UTSA Recreational Sports Complex

n only its second season as home of the Road- runners soccer team, the UTSA Recreational Sports Complex was completed in August 2006 Intro/Outlook Iand can accommodate more than 1,000 fans. The complex has three regulation soccer fields and is located next to Roadrunner Field (home of UTSA Baseball). Last season, the Roadrunners posted a 4-3-1 record, including UTSA’s first win in school history on Aug. 30 against Prairie View A&M.

The field features a natural grass playing surface and is 110 yards long and 75 yards wide. Coaches/Players Opponents Stats/Records UTSA/Staff Southland

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