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VIKINGS NPU WOMEN'S SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE SOCCER TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS PLAYERS Location................................................Chicago, Illinois Senior Profiles .........................................................8-10 Enrollment .............................................................2,937 Returners ...............................................................11-12 Founded ...................................................................1891 Newcomers ...........................................................13-14 President ................................ Mary Karsten Surridge Director of Athletics ...................................John Born 2018 INFORMATION Colors ......................................... Royal Blue and Gold Combined Statistics Report ....................................15 Nickname ............................................................ Vikings Game-by-Game Results ............................................16 Affiliation ........................................ NCAA Division III Conference .. College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin RECORDS, HONORS, AND HISTORY University website ....................www.northpark.edu Record Book .........................................................17-18 Athletics website .......www.athletics.northpark.edu Player Honors and Awards ......................................19 Year-by-Year Records ..................................................20 WOMEN'S SOCCER Head Coach...................Kim Uetrecht (2nd season) Assistant Coaches ..... Emma Woodley (3rd season) @npuathletics @northparkwsoccer JoeMcNab (1st season) @VikingsNPU @NPU_WomenSoccer GAME DAY OPERATIONS Sports Information Director ........Tyler Woolbright Sports Information Graduate Assistant.....Sam Viebrock Viking Play-by-Play ............................... Gregory Sager North Park University Athletics 2019 INFORMATION Roster .............................................................................4 Season Preview .............................................................5 The 2019 North Park University women's soccer media guide Schedule .......................................................................21 was designed, written, and produced by Tyler Woolbright. Photography provided by Dr. Jeff Nelson. Thanks to Gregory Sager on providing historical information and extensive records STAFF on NPU women's soccer. Full records and statistics on the North Head Coach Kim Uetrecht ........................................6 Park University women's soccer team are available at: Assistant Coaches ........................................................7 athletics.northpark.edu/index.aspx?path=wsoc 3 2019 ROSTER NAME POS. HT YR. HOMETOWN Sherley Alvarado M 5-3 So. Chicago, Ill. Brianna Andrade D 5-4 Fr. Kansas City, Kans. Nikoleta Baxevanakis M 5-4 So. Morton Grove, Ill. Maddie Bennet M 5-2 Sr. Palatine, Ill. Alexandra Bonilla D 5-4 So. Streamwood, Ill. Damaris Cifuentes F 5-5 So. Zion, Ill. Cassie Fajardo GK 5-3 So. Schaumburg, Ill. Cynthia Gonzalez D 5-3 So. Chicago, Ill. Jamie Gordon D 5-8 So. Denver, Colo. Mishel Habaci M 5-7 So. Norridge, Ill. Danielle Huber-Vazquez D 5-2 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Mikaela Mandala M 5-4 So. Clinton Township, Mich. Jasmin Monte D 5-5 Jr. Gurnee, Ill. Sam Moreno F 5-9 Sr. Elgin, Ill. Lydia Patton D 5-3 Fr. Fayetteville, Ark. Lorena Soria D 5-7 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Amanda Stay D 5-7 So. Ridgefield, Wash. Moa Thomsson D 5-8 Fr. Kalmar, Sweden Saige Thor M 5-5 Fr. Slyvania, Ohio Danielle Vazquez M/D 5-2 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Yesenia Viveros D 4-11 Sr. Joliet, Ill. Averie Webster D 5-3 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. Theresa Weiss GK 5-6 So. Capron, Ill. Clara Wernbo F 5-8 So. Floda, Sweden Klwdia Yousif M 5-3 Sr. Morton Grove, Ill. HEAD COACH: Kim Uetrecht (2nd season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Emma Woodley and Joe McNab 44 SEASON PREVIEW The 2018 North Park University women's the 2018 North Park defense, earning are defender Jamie Gordon and midfielder soccer team showcased plenty of new Second Team All-CCIW honors in her first Mikaela Mandala. faces, including a new head coach in Kim collegiate season. Uetrecht. 15 underclassmen, more than half of the roster, faced the tall task of The Zion, Ill. native saw action in 16 competing within the College Conference games, making 12 starts, including playing of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW). all 90 minutes in six-straight games from October 10 to October 20. She also tallied This season, the Vikings look to make their a pair of assists and notched a goal against mark, led by a pair of returning All-CCIW Central College on September 3. picks in Sam Moreno (Sr./Forward) and Sophomore forwards Clara Wernbo Damaris Cifuentes (So./Defender). and Nikoleta Baxevanakis also made an immediate impact in their first years with the Vikings. Wernbo appeared in every game for the Vikings as a freshman, starting in all but one. The Floda, Sweden native netted a team second-best six goals, including scoring a goal in four-consecutive games in JAMIE GORDON early September. Her offensive firepower showcased a team second-best 15 points Gordon was a mainstay defender in 2018, and 21 shots on goal, while posting three seeing action in all 17 games with 16 starts. assists and a pair of game-winning goals. The Denver, Colo. native also ripped five of six shots on goal. Mandala saw action in 15 games, making eight starts for the Vikings. The Clinton Township, Mich. native notched a goal and an assist on the season while firing six SAM MORENO shots on goal. Lorena Soria and Theresa Weiss round out Already established as one of the best the returners who saw significant action in offensive players in North Park women's 2018. soccer history, Moreno enters her senior season after earning All-CCIW honors in Soria, a midfielder from Chicago, Ill., 2017 (Second Team) and 2018 (First Team). marked a pair of goals in 2018 - both against Blackburn on September 1. The Elgin, Ill. native appears in numerous categories within the Viking record book: Weiss, a goalkeeper from Capron, Ill., made NIKOLETA BAXEVANAKIS fourth in career goals (23), fourth in nine starts and save 72 shots, marking a career points (54), and holds single-season Baxevanakis appeared in all 17 games, .743 save percentage. second-bests in points - 34 in 2018 - and working her way into a starting role in the single-season scoring (16 goals in 2018). middle of the season. The Morton Grove, The Vikings open up the season on Friday, August 30, against Illinois Tech. Kickoff is Moreno was the catalyst for the 2018 Ill. native capped her freshman campaign set for 4:30 p.m. team, leading the CCIW in shots (81), with a team fourth-best four goals on the shots per game (4.76), points (34), points season while registering three assists. In North Park opens their season at home per game (2.00), goals (17), and goals per a win over then-undefeated Illinois Tech, game (0.94). She also added two hat tricks, Baxevanakis posted a season-high three on Wednesday, September 4, for a 5 p.m. scored three game-winning goals, and had a shots on goal. kickoff against non-conference opponent shot on goal in each of her 17 starts. Benedictine University. Returning for their sophomore years after Cifuentes made an immediate impact for earning consistent playing time as freshmen 4 55 HEAD COACH KIM UETRECHT 2nd season as head coach [email protected] ABOUT COACH UETRECHT The 2019 season will be the second Uetrecht is also the current Head for Head Coach Kim Uetrecht. Coach of the Pacesetter Soccer Club Years at NPU: Two in Toledo, Ohio where she helps train, Hometown: Dallas, Texas A native of Dallas, Texas, Uetrecht manage, and develop the U16 team. has spent her past three seasons as Colleges: Ohio Christian (C' 12) the Associate Head Women's Soccer As a player, Uetrecht was a 4-year Concordia-Nebraska (G ’13) Coach with the Adrian College varsity starter (2009-2012) and Bulldogs. This past season, she 3-year varsity captain (2010-2012) assisted in leading the Bulldogs to at Ohio Christian University where RECORD THROUGH THE YEARS a 13-5-3 overall finish and a 10-4-2 she graduated in December of 2018: 5-11-1, 0-7-1 CCIW finish in the Michigan Intercollegiate 2012 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Athletic Association (MIAA). Earning a International Business and Pre-Law. third-place finish in conference play, She also played with an elite group Uetrecht helped lead the Bulldogs of athletes in the Women's Premier to an MIAA Tournament Semifinals Soccer League (WPSL) as a Clermont appearance. Phoenix and served as the team chaplain. Prior to coaching at Adrian, Uetrecht first began coaching in a collegiate In 2012, Uetrecht received the setting at Concordia University - National Christian College Athletic Nebraska where she graduated May Association Michelle Akers award 2015 with an MBA in Health Care that honors a student-athlete who Administration. Working mainly best models the values of America's with the goalkeepers as a Graduate first female soccer star. Assistant, she helped lead the Bulldogs to their first NAIA National Uetrecht is pursuing her Doctorate Tournament appearance in program of Education (EdD) in Sport and history. Uetrecht also guided the Performance Psychology at the Bulldogs to a GPAC Tournament University of Western States. Championship. 6 COACHES JOE McNAB 1st season as a coach [email protected] ABOUT COACH McNAB The 2019 season will be the first for coach Joe 2001 before coming to the United States and McNab. winning a USL national championship with the Years at NPU: One Utah Blitzz in