ContentsTable of NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 2010 MEN’S SOCCER QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location: Highland Heights, Ky. NKU President James Votruba ................................... 2 Founded: 1968 NKU Athletics Director Scott Eaton........................ 3 15,750 Enrollment: NKU Coaching Staff ..................................................... 4 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Lakes Valley Are You Tough Enough? ................................................ 6 Home Field: NKU Soccer Stadium (1,000) NKU Soccer Stadium ................................................... 8 School Colors: Gold, Black and White 2010 Roster ..................................................................10 Norse Nickname: Meet the Norse ...........................................................12 2009 Overall Record: 15-6-2 (.696) 2009 GLVC Record/Finish: 11-3 (.786)/2nd 2010 Schedule and Opponents ................................31 First Year of Men’s Soccer: 1980 2009 Year in Review ....................................................37 All-Time Record: 319-240-42 (.566) All-Time Results ..........................................................48 4 (5-4-2) NCAA Tournament Appearances: NKU Record Book .....................................................52 Last: 2009, Lost in regional semifinal to Drury, 1-0 President: Dr. James Votruba (Michigan State, 1968) Faculty Representative: Dr. Mary Kirk Athletic Director: Dr. Scott Eaton (Bowdoin, 1986) Head Coach: John Basalyga (Bowling Green, 1973) Record at NKU: 96-37-16 (.698) - seven seasons Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Eric Busener (third season) NKU ATHLETIC DIRECTORY AREA CODE: 859 Dr. Scott Eaton.........................................................572-5193 (O) Athletic Director Covering Norse Soccer in 2010 John Basalyga ............................................................448-8975 (O) Men’s Soccer Coach .......................................496-6934 (C) NEWSPAPERS TELEVISION CINCINNATI ENQUIRER WCPO CH. 9 (ABC) Barry Forbis, Sports Editor John Popovich, Dennis Janson Kurt Moeller .............................................................572-6632 (O) Rory Glynn, Deputy Sports Editor 1720 Gilbert Avenue Associate Athletic Director/External Operations Richard Skinner Cincinnati, OH 45202 312 Elm Street (513) 852-4072 Jeanne Papania ..........................................................572-5133 (O) Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 768-8438 WKRC CH. 12 (CBS) Athletics Financial Coordinator Brad Johansen RECORDER NEWSPAPERS 1906 Highland Avenue Dizzy Peyton ............................................................572-5940 (O) James Weber Cincinnati, OH 45219 Facilities Coordinator 6948 Oakwood Drive (513) 412-5088 Florence, KY 41042 WLWT CH. 5 (NBC) Molly Hutson ............................................................572-1487 (O) THE NORTHERNER George Vogel, Ken Broo Associate Athletic Director/Head Athletic Trainer Sports Editor 1700 Young Street Northern Kentucky University Cincinnati, OH 45210 University Center (513) 421-0119 Don Owen ................................................................572-5470 (O) Highland Heights, KY 41099 Sports Information Director .....................572-5427 (Fax) WXIX CH. 19 (FOX) Brian Giesenschlag Mike Anderson .........................................................572-7659 (O) 19 Broadcast Plaza 635 W. Seventh Street Assistant SID (Soccer contact) ....................835-5540 (C) Cincinnati, OH 45203 Soccer Press Box Phone ................................448-7463 (P) (513) 421-0119 The 2010 NKU Men’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of the NKU Office of Sports Information. This publication was written and edited by Mike Anderson. Editorial assistance by Don Owen, Chad Hensley and Andrew Kappes. Photography by Tim Downer and Jeff McCurry. Layout by Mike Anderson. http://www.nkunorse.com 2010 Media Guide • 1 NKU PresidentDr. James Votruba Dr. James Votruba became Northern Kentucky University’s fourth president on August 1, 1997. His role as NKU’s president includes full authority over the administration of the academic, business and fiscal operations of this public, four-year institution which has an enrollment of more than 14,000 students. In 2002, Dr. Votruba chaired the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ National Task Force on Public Engagement, and he serves as a faculty member in the AASCU New President’s Academy. in 2004, he delivered the annual AASCU President-to-Presidents Lecture entitled “Leading the Engaged University.” Dr. Votruba is Secretary-Treasurer of the AASCU Board of Directors and is currently President of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. He serves on a variety of boards including the National Campus Compact Board of Directors, the Association of Governing Board’s Council of Presidents, and the Board of Directors of the Ohio National Mutual Holding Company. Prior to accepting his position at NKU, Dr. Votruba had been vice provost for University Outreach and Michigan State University since 1989. Dr. Votruba’s senior executive position at Michigan State was created in 1989 to oversee all aspects of the University’s academic outreach mission which involves extending and applying for research, teaching and professional expertise of the faculty for the direct benefit of external audiences. He had responsibility for 14 colleges, more than 100 academic departments, more than 100 centers and institutes, and the Michigan Extension Service. He oversaw a $64 million annual budget which included the administration of several campus-wide competitive grant programs. Dr. Votruba also was the director of Michigan State’s W.K. Kellogg Foundation Lifelong Education Grant from 1989-95. This $10.2 million project was designed to expand public access to the University’s scholarly expertise by more fully integrating academic outreach as a core mission at the college and department level. He was also a professor of Higher and Adult Education at Michigan State. Prior to his tenure at Michigan State, Dr. Votruba was the interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs (1988-89) and dean of the School of Education and Human Development (1983-88) at the State University of New York at Binghamton. SUNY-Binghamton, with an enrollment of 12,000, in national recognized for its commitment to undergraduate education and research excellence. Prior to SUNY-Binghamton, he held several positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including head of the Division of Extramural Courses, Office of Continuing Education and Public Service and associate director of the Office of Continuing Education and Public Service. Dr. Votruba earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 1968 from Michigan State. He also received his master’s degree in interdisciplinary social science and a doctorate in higher education administration at Michigan State. Dr. Votruba’s wife, Rachel, is actively involved in several community-based non-profit organizations. Their family includes three children and five grandsons. 2 • Northern Kentucky University Men’s Soccer Midwest Region Champions — 2006, 2007, 2008 National Semifinalist — 2008 NKUDr. Scott Athletic Eaton Director On July 27, 2009, Dr. Scott Eaton was named Athletic Director at Northern Kentucky University. Eaton has worked at NKU as an administrator since 1998, and most recently served as the senior associate athletic director for administration. During his career at NKU, Eaton has played key roles in the academic, compliance, budget, event management and facility areas. He also served as NKU’s interim assistant vice president for student affairs from 2007-08. Prior to NKU, Eaton worked at Brown University in Providence, R.I., as special assistant to the athletic director and assistant men’s basketball coach. Eaton graduated from Bowdoin College in 1986 after participating in basketball, lacrosse, cross country and track. He later earned master’s degrees from both Fitchburg State College and Springfield College before receiving his doctorate from Boston University. Eaton replaces Jane Meier as NKU’s athletic director. Meier announced her resignation in 2009 after spending 21 years as NKU’s athletic director. “I am both honored and excited about the opportunity that Dr. Votruba and Dr. Davenport have presented to me, knowing that it is a monumental task to try to match the legacy that Jane Meier leaves behind,” Eaton said. “While this marks the end of an incredible era, it provides us an opportunity for a new beginning for NKU athletics.” “The standards of excellence and the core values that have guided NKU to both local and national success, and respect as an institution, will remain the same,” Eaton added. “Those values will guide our athletic department into the future, where we intend to further that success, excellence, and growth in the classroom and on the playing field.” http://www.nkunorse.com 2010 Media Guide • 3 HeadJohn Coach Basalyga John Basalyga is in his eighth season on the bench for the Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer team. He boasts a collegiate coaching record of 96-37-16 and has twice been named the Regional Coach of the Year. Last season, the Norse boss led the team to a 15-6-2 record and a fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament, where NKU battled second-ranked Drury to a 1-0 loss in the first round. In 2008, Basalyga set a new standard for excellence in NKU soccer, taking the Norse to the Division II National Semifinal after claiming a third straight Midwest Region championship. The Norse