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2010 Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent Time Aug. 22 at New L, 0-3 Aug. 27 Loyola University Chicago $ W, 2-0 Aug. 29 Loyola University Maryland $ W, 2-0 Sept. 4 at Indiana (Big Ten Network) W, 3-1 Sept. 6 IUPUI W, 4-0 Game 6 Record: 1-2-1 Sept. 10 # 6:30 p.m. Nebraska vs. Arizona Coach: Lisa Oyen Sept. 12 #25 Arizona State # 3:30 p.m. l l Record/Season Sept. 17 Cal State-Fullerton 5 p.m. Sept. 10, 2010 Tempe, Ariz. 6:30 p.m. Career: 5-17-2/2nd Sept. 19 Iowa 1 p.m. Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium Sept. 24 Texas^ 4:30 p.m. Capacity: 1,050 UA: Same Sept. 26 #7 Texas A&M^ 1 p.m. Series History: NU leads, 3-1 Oct. 1 at Baylor^ 7 p.m. Record: 3-1-0 Live Stats: thesundevils.com Oct. 3 at Texas Tech^ 1 p.m. Coach: John Walker Oct. 8 Iowa State^ 4 p.m. Record/Season Game 7 Oct. 10 Missouri^ 1 p.m. Career: 240-92-21/17th Nebraska at No. 25 Arizona State Oct. 14 at Oklahoma^ 7 p.m. NU: Same Oct. 16 at #14 Oklahoma State^ 1 p.m. Sept. 12, 2010 l Tempe, Ariz. l 3:30 p.m. Record: 3-0-1 Oct. 22 Kansas^ 3:30 p.m. Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium Coach: Kevin Boyd Oct. 29 at Colorado^ 4 p.m. Capacity: 1,050 Record/Season Nov. 3-7 Big 12 Championship* TBA Series History: Tied, 0-0-1 Career: 154-87-30/14th Live Stats: thesundevils.com -All times listed are Central ASU: 30-24-10/4th -Home games in bold played at Nebraska Soccer Field -Rankings are current NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll $ - adidas Husker Classic # - Sun Devil Desert Classic in Tempe, Ariz. ^ - Big 12 Conference game Nebraska Travels to Sun Devil Desert Classic * - Big 12 Championship at San Antonio, Texas Riding the momentum of a four-game winning streak, the Nebraska soccer team travels to Arizona for its toughest weekend yet, as the Huskers face Arizona and No. 25 Arizona State at the Sun Devil Desert Classic in Nebraska Media Relations Tempe. Live stats for the Nebraska-Arizona State match will be available on www.thesundevils.com. Mailing Address The matchup between Nebraska and Arizona (1-2-1) Friday evening will be a meeting of old foes, as the One Memorial Stadium Huskers’ first win in program history came against the Wildcats on Sept. 9, 1994 in Missoula, Mont. Nebraska P.O. Box 880123 Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 leads the all-time series, 3-1. The Huskers will then meet a talented Arizona State (3-0-1) squad Sunday Shipping Address: 600 Stadium Drive afternoon that entered the NSCAA/HendricksCars.com national rankings this week at No. 25. The Sun Devils Phone...... 402-472-2263 (3-0-1) qualified for the 2009 NCAA Tournament and tied Nebraska in Lincoln last season, 1-1. FAX...... 402-472-2005 Nebraska (4-1-0) has won its last four games, including a 3-1 road victory at Indiana last Saturday. All-Big 12 Media Relations Soccer Contact...... Brandon Gries Office Phone...... 402-472-7781 selections Morgan Marlborough and Molly Thomas have heated up on offense by combining to score eight (four Cell Phone...... 308-289-2286 each) of the team’s 11 goals. The NU defense has been solid as well with three shutouts behind senior goalkeeper E-Mail...... [email protected] Tara Macdonald, who leads the Big 12 Conference with a 0.30 goals against average and .944 save percentage. Following this weekend, the Huskers return to Lincoln for the beginning of a four-game homestand. Nebraska Huskers.com hosts Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Sept. 17 and then closes non-conference play against Big Ten opponent Iowa l Huskers.com is the official site of Nebraska Athletics and includes updated statistics, game notes, video on Sunday, Sept. 19. highlights and more to assist in your coverage and following of Husker soccer. Scouting Arizona The Wildcats (1-2-1) picked up their first win of the season last Sunday with a 4-2 triumph over Cal Poly. Arizona opened the campaign at the San Diego Tournament with a pair of losses to San Diego and Pepperdine before tying Northern Arizona at home. Despite the 1-2-1 record, the Wildcats have averaged 1.5 goals per game. HUSKERS.COM Arizona was 4-15-1 last season and finished ninth in the Pac 10 standings with a 1-8-0 record. The Wildcats lone conference win was a 2-1 double-overtime home thriller over rival Arizona State. Arizona returns six starters this fall, including top scorer Renae Cuellar. The sophomore led UA with six goals in her first collegiate season,

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four more than any teammate. Cuellar is off to a fantastic start this season with four goals and two assists in the first four matches. The Wildcat defense has allowed 2.75 goals per game while rotating its goalie position between junior Ashley Jett and freshman Lorena Aragon. Head Coach Lisa Oyen (Montana, 1998) is in her second season at Arizona and holds a 5-17-2 record with the Wildcats. Oyen spent time as an assistant coach at Washington State and Arizona before becoming a head coach. She helped the Wildcats win its first Pac-10 championship in 2004 and then reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2005. Oyen was a two-year captain and four-year letterwinner as a starting defender for the Montana Grizzlies from 1994 to 1997. 2010 Nebraska Quick Facts Husker History Against the Wildcats General Information Nebraska leads the all-time series against Arizona, 3-1. The teams met twice in NU’s inaugural 1994 season, Location...... Lincoln, Neb. the first in which the Huskers earned their first win in program history, a 2-1 victory in Missoula, Mont., on Sept. 9, Population...... 251,624 1994. Nebraska then ended that season with a 3-1 win over the Wildcats in Tucson. The following year, Arizona Founded...... 1869 defeated the Huskers in Lincoln (2-1), while NU won the most recent matchup in 2001, a 4-2 home win. Enrollment...... 23,573 Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers Scouting No. 25 Arizona State Colors...... Scarlet and Cream The Sun Devils (3-0-1) have picked up where they left off from last year’s NCAA Tournament berth by winning Home Field...... Nebraska Soccer Field (3,500) three of its first four games in 2010. Arizona State has defeated Northern Arizona, Baylor and Charlotte, while Conference...... Big 12 tying South Carolina on the road to earn a No. 25 national ranking in the latest NSCAA/HendricksCars.com poll. Athletic Director...... Tom Osborne The Sun Devils were 9-7-4 last season and earned an at-large NCAA bid before their run was ended in the first 2009 Season Information round with a penalty kick loss at Wisconsin. 2009 Record...... 11-5-4 Arizona State has brought back a strong group of players from last season as it returns eight starters. Home Record...... 9-0-2 Among the returnees is senior midfielder Alexandra Elston, a 20-point scorer in 2009. This season, Elston Away Record...... 2-3-2 has just one assist while senior forward Karin Volpe leads the team with seven points on three goals and an Neutral Record...... 0-2-0 assist. Sophomore forward Sierra Cook is the second-leading scorer with two goals and an assist. Defensively, 2009 Regular-Season Big 12 Record...... 5-3-2 sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Gilmore has been solid in the net by playing all 380 minutes, giving up five goals 2009 Regular-Season Big 12 Finish...... 4th (1.18 GAA) with a .722 save percentage. 2009 NCAA Tournament...... DNQ Head Coach Kevin Boyd (Tri-State Univeristy, 1990) is in his fourth season at Arizona State, where he has a 30-24-10 record. Boyd has been in the collegiate ranks for 14 seasons as he holds a 154-87-30 career record. 2010 Season Information 2 Prior to Arizona State, Boyd spent 10 seasons as the head coach at California, where he led the Bears to the Starters Returning/Lost...... 9/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 13/8 NCAA Tournament eight times. He has reached back-to-back NCAA Tournaments with Arizona State. All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 0/0 Newcomers...... 9 2010 Nebraska Roster No. Student-Athlete Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Coaching Information 0 Stevens, Emma RFr. 5-7 GK Corona, Calif. (Santiago) Head Coach...... John Walker 1 Macdonald, Tara* Sr. 5-10 GK Austin, Texas (James Bowie/Oklahoma) Alma Mater/Year...... Queen’s University/1987 2 Romero, Ari Fr. 5-3 MF/D Surprise, Ariz. (Willow Canyon) Record at Nebraska...... 238-92-21 (16 seasons) 4 Goetzmann, Colleen*** Sr. 5-7 MF Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) Career Record...... Same 5 Goetzmann, Katie** Jr. 5-7 D/MF Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) Soccer Office Phone...... (402) 472-0456 6 Slapper, Blair** Jr. 5-8 D Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) Assistant Coach...... Dan Bassett 7 Bartels, Stacy RFr. 5-6 MF/F Omaha, Neb. (Skutt) Interim Assistant Coach...... Marty Everding 8 Thomas, Molly** Jr. 5-5 MF/F Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 10 Hick, Ashley Fr. 5-2 MF Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) Returning Starters 13 Hanssler, Maddie Fr. 5-5 F/MF Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) ...... Katie Goetzmann, Jr., D/MF 14 Badje, Bri RFr. 5-4 D/MF Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) ...... Colleen Goetzmann, Sr., MF 15 Marlborough, Morgan* So. 6-0 F Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North) ...... Brittany Goosen, Sr., D 16 Jackson, Jordan* So. 5-7 MF/F Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) ...... Jordan Jackson, So., MF/F 17 Merrill, Megan Fr. 5-5 F Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) ...... Tara Macdonald, Sr., GK 18 Swearer, Amy Fr. 5-7 GK Lincoln, Neb. (Lutheran) ...... Morgan Marlborough, So., F 21 Fulmer, Michaella*** Sr. 5-4 F Lee’s Summit, Mo. (O’Hara) ...... Blair Slapper, Jr., D 22 Hayes, Maritza Fr. 5-6 D O’Fallon, Mo. (Francis Howell) ...... Molly Thomas, So., MF/F 23 Goosen, Brittany*** Sr. 5-7 D Olathe, Kan. (Olathe South) ...... Anna White, Sr., MF 24 Dittmar, Hannah Fr. 5-4 MF Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) 25 Kusleika, Kylie Fr. 5-4 MF Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Newcomers 26 Monhollon, Mallorie Fr. 5-5 GK Topeka, Kan. (Shawnee Heights) ...... Hannah Dittmar, Fr., MF 27 White, Jaclyn*** Sr. 6-0 D/F Long Beach, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery) ...... Maddie Hanssler, Fr., F/MF 30 Cardona, Alexa** Jr. 5-5 F Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) ...... Maritza Hayes, Fr., D 91 White, Anna*** Sr. 5-6 MF Warrensburg, Mo. (Warrensburg) ...... Ashley Hick, Fr., MF ...... Kylie Kusleika, Fr., MF Head Coach: John Walker, 16 seasons; (Queen’s, 1987) - Career Record: 238-92-21; Record at Nebraska: Same ...... Megan Merrill, Fr., F Assistant Coach: Dan Bassett, first season (Warwickshire and Hinckley College, 2002) ...... Mallorie Monhollon, Fr., GK Interim Assistant Coach: Marty Everding, 14th season (Queen’s University, 1989) ...... Ari Romero, Fr., MF Soccer Operations: Geoff Weller, second season (Nebraska-Wesleyan, 2006) ...... Amy Swearer, Fr., GK Volunteer Coach: Brandon Bonilla, second season (Texas A&M, 2007) Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Carly Peetz, first season

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Husker History Against the Sun Devils Nebraska and Arizona State will be meeting for just the second time in school history. The only other contest was last September in Lincoln when the Huskers and Sun Devils fought to a 1-1 tie at the Nebraska Soccer Field.

Huskers Carry Nation’s Seventh-Longest Home Unbeaten Streaks Nebraska currently has the nation’s seventh-longest home unbeaten streak, carrying a 13-0-2 record since its last loss at the Nebraska Soccer Field, a 2-1 setback to No. 15 Colorado on Oct. 17, 2008. During that span, NU compiled a 9-0-2 record in 2009 that was the best home record since the 2001 Huskers went 12-0-0 at the Abbott Sports Complex. Since moving on campus in 2005, Nebraska has won 74 percent (41-11-10) of its home matches. Last season’s home success included a 2-1 upset of No. 14 Texas A&M, while the two ties 2010 Arizona Quick Facts came against Arizona State and Baylor. The Huskers scored at least two goals in 9-of-11 home matches and a combined 29 goals in the first four games. General Information Nebraska has played three home matches this season, earning shutouts over Loyola Chicago, Loyola Location...... Tuscon, Ariz. Maryland and IUPUI. Enrollment...... 38,000 Nickname...... Wildcats Thomas, Marlborough Produce Heavy Offense Colors...... Red & Blue Junior Molly Thomas and sophomore Morgan Marlborough, both 2009 All-Big 12 selections, have sparked Home Field...... Mulcahy Soccer Stadium (1,000) Conference...... Pac-10 the 2010 NU offense after it was held scoreless in the season opener at . In its last four matches, President...... Dr. Robert N. Shelton Thomas and Marlborough have each scored four goals to total eight of the team’s 11 goals. Marlborough leads Athletic Director...... Greg Byrne the scoring attack with 10 points (four goals, two assists), followed closely by Thomas with nine points (four SWA...... Kathleen LaRose goals, 1 assist). Thomas has tallied at least one point in each of the last four matches and has scored her four goals in just five attempts on goal. Media Relations Information The Huskers ranked third in the NCAA with 3.10 goals per game in 2009, the highest scoring average by a Women’s Soccer SID...... Katie Roberts Nebraska team since 2000 (4.0). Marlborough had 49 points (21 goals, 7 assists) to rank fifth in the nation in SID Phone...... (520) 621-4163 scoring and earn the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year award. Thomas scored 23 points on eight goals and SID E-Mail...... [email protected] seven assists. As underclassmen, Marlborough and Thomas combined for 29 of the team’s 63 goals. In all, the SID Fax...... (520) 621-4163 Huskers return 70 percent of its goals (43-of-62) from last season. Internet...... arizonawildcats.com

2009 Season Information Macdonald Moves Up All-Time Charts 2009 Overall Record...... 4-15-1 Senior Tara Macdonald was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for matches Aug. 27-29 following her 2009 Pac-10 Record...... 1-8-0 strong performances in wins over Loyola Chicago and Loyola Maryland. Macdonald’s player of the week award 3 2009 Pac-10 Finish...... T-9th is the first of her career and the ninth for a Husker goalie in school history. 2009 NCAA Tournament...... DNQ A native of Austin, Texas, Macdonald turned in two shutouts in her first action of the 2010 season, as Nebraska downed the Ramblers (2-0) and the Greyhounds (2-0) two weeks ago. Macdonald totaled seven saves in the Coaching Staff Information victories, including a four-save, complete-game shutout against Loyola Maryland. She currently ranks first in the Head Coach...... Lisa Oyen Big 12 Conference with a 0.30 goals-against average and 0.944 save percentage. Alma Mater/Year...... Montana/1998 Macdonald transferred from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. Despite battling injuries in just over one Record at Arizona...... 4-15-1 (one season) Career Record...... Same season at Nebraska, she has reached eighth on the school’s all-time top 10 lists for career saves with 62. She is Soccer Office Phone...... (520) 621-6879 also tied for 10th on the all-time win list with a 10-2-3 record as a Husker, including victories at Indiana and vs. IUPUI last weekend. 2010 Team Information Last season, Macdonald ranked fourth in the Big 12 Conference with 3.75 saves per game and totaled 45 on Starters Returning/Lost...... 6/5 the year with a .763 save percentage. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 15/9 Top Returners...... Renae Cuellar, So., F, 12 points ...... Jasmine Namdar, Sr., F/MF, 5 points ...... Alex Davis, Jr., MF, 3 points

Series Information Last Meeting...... Aug. 31, 2001 Location...... Abbott Sports Complex Nebraska Result...... W, 4-2 Series Record...... Nebraska Leads, 3-1

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Senior goalkeeper Tara Macdonald leads the Big 12 in goals-against average and save percentage.

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Freshmen Playing Big Roles in 2010 Four Husker freshmen have combined to earn 13 starts this season, led by forward Ari Romero and defender Maritza Hayes who have each started all five matches. Hayes, along with senior Brittany Goosen and junior Katie Goetzmann, have helped lead the Huskers to three shutouts in the past four games. Goalkeeper Emma Stevens earned a starting role in the first two matches, while Bartels worked her way into the lineup for the season opener at New Mexico. Husker underclassmen have made up 46 percent of Nebraska’s starts this season.

Romero Returns Home 2010 Arizona State Quick Facts Freshman forward Ari Romero will be making a trip home this week, as she is a native of Surprise, Ariz., 43 miles from the Arizona State campus. Romero has started all five matches this season and totaled four shots. General Information Romero was heavily active in club soccer in Phoenix for Sereno SC. She helped the Sereno 92 Golden Location...... Tempe, Ariz. Eagles to eight state championships and three Region IV semifinal appearances. Additionally, her squad won Enrollment...... 63,278 13 tournament titles. Romero was on the 2009 Arizona Olympic Development Program team that advanced to Nickname...... Sun Devils the semifinals of the Region IV Championship. Colors...... Maroon & Gold Home Field...... Sun Devil Soccer Stadium (1,050) Conference...... Pac-10 Cardona, White Return to Starting Lineup President...... Dr. Michael Crow Forward Alexa Cardona has earned three starts this season, marking a return to the lineup for the first time Athletic Director...... Lisa Love since Nov. 2, 2007 when she scored a goal and had an assist in a 2-2- tie against Iowa State. Since then, the SWA...... Dawn Rogers Lincoln, Neb., native was forced to sit out the 2008 season due to a foot injury and then missed the last six games of 2009 with a dislocated knee cap. Before her injury-shortened junior season, Cardona tallied two Media Relations Information assists in 11 games. With action in 35 career matches, she is one of the more experienced players on the NU Women’s Soccer SID...... Steve Rodriguez roster. SID Phone...... (480) 254-2489 Another veteran Husker who saw a recent return to the starting lineup is utility player Jaclyn White. The SID E-Mail...... [email protected] senior from Long Beach, Calif., started the 4-0 win over IUPUI last Sunday, her first start since 2007. SID Fax...... (480) 965-5408 Internet...... thesundevils.com Review: Huskers Win Fourth in a Row with 4-0 Shutout of IUPUI 2009 Season Information Sophomore Jordan Jackson scored two first-half goals to lead Nebraska (4-1-0) to its fourth straight win in a 2009 Overall Record...... 9-7-4 4-0 shutout over IUPUI (1-4-0) on Monday afternoon. The Huskers played in front of a Labor Day crowd of 739 4 2009 Pac-10 Record...... 2-6-1 fans, the largest attendance at the Nebraska Soccer Field since October 3, 2008. Since that month, Nebraska 2009 Pac-10 Finish...... 8th has been one of the best home teams in the country, compiling a 13-0-2 record since its last loss in Lincoln on 2009 NCAA Tournament...... NCAA First Round Oct. 17, 2008. Jackson’s two goals marked the second multiple-scoring game of her career and her first goals of the 2010 Coaching Staff Information season. She put the Huskers on top in the 16th minute via a free kick from 35 yards out that was perfectly Head Coach...... Kevin Boyd placed into the upper left corner of the net over IUPUI goalkeeper Kristin Hasely. Just four minutes later, junior Alma Mater/Year...... Tri-State University/1990 Molly Thomas sent a pass to the front of the net from the left side of the box, where Jackson was moving toward Record at Arizona State...... 27-24-9 (three seasons) Career Record...... 151-87-29 (13 seasons) Thomas and flicked the ball with her right foot into the right side of the net. Soccer Office Phone...... (480) 965-1715

2010 Team Information Starters Returning/Lost...... 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 15/5 Top Returners...... Alexandra Elston, Sr., MF, 20 points ...... Karin Volpe, Sr., F, 14 points ...... Courtney Tinnin, So., F, 14 points

Series Information Last Meeting...... Sept. 20, 2009 Location...... Nebraska Soccer Field Nebraska Result...... T, 1-1 Series Record...... 0-0-1

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Sophomore Jordan Jackson scored two goals in Nebraska’s 4-0 win over IUPUI on Sept. 6.

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A native of Overland Park, Kan., Jackson’s five-point day (2 goals, 1 assist) was a career-best performance. John Her second goal, assisted by Thomas and junior Katie Goetzmann, gave Thomas at least one point for the fourth-straight match. Walker Leading 2-0 at the intermission, Nebraska continued its offensive pressure immediately in the second half l 17th Year with two goals in the first nine minutes. Sophomore Morgan Marlborough scored her fourth goal of the season l 240-92-21 Record in the 46th minute when she dribbled through the Jaguar defense on the left side of the penalty box and sent a l 13th in winning pct. for low shot inside the right post to give NU a 3-0 lead. all-time D-I coaches In the 54th minute, senior Colleen Goetzmann scored her first goal of the season on a header near the left l Canadian National post. Goetzmann’s goal resulted from a corner kick by Jackson after she sent the ball to senior Jaclyn White, Team Staff Coach who then entered a pass into the goalie box. Goetzmann’s goal marked the first of the season not scored by the dangerous trio of Marlborough (4), Thomas (4) and Jackson (2). In his 17th year at the helm for the Huskers, The reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, senior goalkeeper Tara Macdonald improved her record Walker has produced the 14th-best career winning to 4-0-0 in the net. The Austin, Texas native played the first 53:34 of the contest before she was substituted percentage among active Division I women's soccer for freshman Emma Stevens. With just over 26 minutes remaining in the match, the game was stopped for coaches at .708 (236-91-21) at the start of the 2010 30 minutes due to lightning. When action resumed, Stevens and the Husker defense kept the Jaguars off the season. He also ranks 14th for all-time coaches and scoreboard, giving Nebraska its third shutout of the season. 20th among active Division I women's soccer coaches The Huskers outshot IUPUI, 23-6, including a 10-to-4 shots on goal advantage. NU did not allow the Jaguars in victories with 236. any corner kicks, while the Huskers took six. Under Walker, The Huskers have become perennial Big 12 Conference and national title contenders. NU has posted at least 10 victories every season in the Marlborough Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List, Preseason All-Big 12 Team history of the program. The Huskers have made Sophomore Morgan Marlborough has been named to the watch list for the 2010 Hermann Trophy, given NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in eight of the last 13 annually to the nation’s best women’s collegiate soccer player, while she has also claimed a spot on the 2010 years, including two trips to the Elite Eight. They have Preseason All-Big 12 Team. won three Big 12 regular-season crowns and five Big Established in 1967, the Hermann Trophy is presented by the Missouri Athletic Club. The Husker forward is 12 Tournament titles. NU swept both conference titles one of only 10 underclassmen on the 45-player watch list. Past winners of the award include Christine Sinclair, in 1996, 1999 and 2000. Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, while Stanford’s Kelly O’Hara claimed the 2009 honor. Marlborough is the returning Big 12 Offensive Player and Rookie of the Year after leading the league in Walker in the NCAA Record Books goals (21) and points (49) in 2009. A native of Lee’s Summit, Mo., Marlborough guided the Huskers to an 11-5-4 Division I All-Time Winningest Coaches season that included a fourth-place Big 12 finish (5-3-2). She was a unanimous freshman All-American and by Percentage (entering 2010) (Min. 10 years as a Division I head coach; includes all named to the NSCAA All-Central Region First Team. victories as coach at a four-year institution) The fifth-highest scorer in the NCAA last fall, Marlborough broke the freshman school record for single- 5 Coach, Team Yrs. Pct. season goals just 14 games into the season. She is just one of seven players in school history to produce 1. , North Carolina 31 .952* multiple hat tricks in a career after she tied the single-game school record with four goals against Akron and 2. Clives Charles, Portland 14 .799 then had three vs. Oklahoma. Jillian Ellis, UCLA 13 .799* 4. , Notre Dame 20 .787* Huskers Welcome Two New Assistant Coaches 5. , State 16 .770* Head Coach John Walker has two new additions on board for the 2010 season, headlined by the hirings of 13. John Walker, Nebraska 16 .708* full-time assistant coaches Dan Bassett and Rebecca Sanow (formerly Hornbacher). *represents an active coach Bassett began his role with the Huskers last month, while Sanow will be on board in January 2011 following the birth of her second child. Former NU assistant coach Marty Everding will step in during that time and serve Division I Winningest Active Coaches by Percentage (Min. five years as a Division I head coach; includes as the interim assistant coach for the 2010 season. all victories as coach at a four-year institution) “We have had a lot of continuity with our coaching staff at Nebraska, having only five assistant coaches Coach, Team Yrs. Pct. for two full-time positions in 17 seasons,” Walker said. “I thought it was important to bring in coaches who have 1. Anson Dorrance, North Carolina 31 .952 excellent ability and experience, but also coaches who have a good understanding of our program.” 2. Bill Irwin, Portland 7 .861 Bassett is a familiar face to the NU soccer program after serving as a volunteer coach for three seasons 3. Jillian Ellis, UCLA 13 .799 (2005, 2006 and 2008). During that time, he also coached the Bellevue West High School boys and girls squads 4. Randy Waldrum, Notre Dame 20 .787 and played two seasons for Bellevue University, helping the Bruins compile a 25-12 record. Bassett served 5. Mark Krikorian, Florida State 16 .770 several roles while on the Husker support staff, including alumni relations, video operations and gameday 15. John Walker, Nebraska 16 .708 operations. “I am incredibly excited to be returning to the University of Nebraska,” Bassett said. “It is a huge opportunity Division I Winningest Active Coaches by Victories (Min. five years as a Division I head coach; includes and privilege. This is a position that I will put my heart and soul into. It may be cliché to say that the university all victories as coach at a four-year institution) has a huge tradition of academic and athletic excellence, but it is true. I am fully aware of those traditions and Coach, Team Yrs. Wins will aim to not only honor them, but do my best to enhance them.” 1. Anson Dorrance, North Carolina 31 696 A native of Bulkington, England, Bassett moved to the United States in 2004 and began his coaching career 2. Len Tsantiris, Connecticut 29 474 with club teams in Kansas City and Omaha. He earned an engineering degree from North Warwickshire and 3. Jerry Smith, Santa Clara 23 356 Hinckley College in 2002. While in England, Bassett also spent time coaching the Coventry and Birmingham 4. , Florida 20 346 women’s Centers of Excellence. He resides in Lincoln with his wife, Stacie, a native of York, Neb. 5. Randy Waldrum, Notre Dame 20 339 One of the best players in Husker history, Sanow (Hornbacher) will begin her role as assistant coach in 18. John Walker, Nebraska 16 236 January 2011. Sanow’s coaching resume includes six seasons as the head coach at Iowa State, where she became the winningest coach in school history (45 wins) and led the Cyclones to their only NCAA Tournament berth in school history. That notable game took place in Lincoln, Neb., where ISU dropped 5-0 first-round match- up to No. 1 Portland. Sanow was named the 2005 Big 12 Coach of the Year. She stepped away from her position in 2006 due to family commitments.

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Around The Big 12 Sanow began her coaching career at Baylor, spending three seasons (1998-2000) as an assistant coach with the Bears. She served as an assistant coach for the University of Hartford during the 2001 season and was Current Standings then the interim head coach at Baylor for the 2002 season. Conference Overall W-L-T Pct. Pts. W-L-T Pct. Sanow is among the best players in Husker history. As starting goalkeeper for Nebraska during the 1996 and Baylor 0-0-0 0.000 0 3-1-0 0.750 1997 seasons, she earned All-America accolades (1996) and Second Team All-Big 12 honors (1996 and 1997). Texas Tech 0-0-0 0.000 0 4-0-0 1.000 In 1996, she was named the Soccer Buzz Central Region Defensive Player of the Year after finishing fifth in Iowa State 0-0-0 0.000 0 3-0-1 0.875 Texas 0-0-0 0.000 0 2-0-1 0.833 the nation with a 0.51 goals-against average, while also setting the single-season school record with 82 saves. Nebraska 0-0-0 0.000 0 2-1-0 0.667 Sanow played in the professional ranks during the 2001 season as a goalkeeper for the Boston Breakers. Oklahoma State 0-0-0 0.000 0 2-1-0 0.667 A native of Ralston, Neb., Sanow graduated from Nebraska with a psychology degree in 1997 and earned Texas A&M 0-0-0 0.000 0 3-1-0 0.750 her master’s degree in sport management from Baylor in 2000. She is the daughter of Bill Hornbacher, who was Oklahoma 0-0-0 0.000 0 2-1-0 0.667 Colorado 0-0-0 0.000 0 2-0-0 1.000 a two-year letterwinner for the Husker football team (1968-69). Kansas 0-0-0 0.000 0 1-1-0 0.500 One of the most recognizable names in the history of Nebraska soccer, Everding is an interim assistant Missouri 0-0-0 0.000 0 0-3-0 0.000 coach for the 2010 season. Everding previously spent 13 seasons as an assistant coach for the Huskers (1994- Big 12 Weekend Schedule 2006), developing three of the best goalkeepers in Big 12 history in Rebecca Hornbacher, Karina LeBlanc and Friday, Sept. 10 Erin Miller. All three were all-conference selections, while Hornbacher was a 1996 All-American and LeBlanc Texas at Virginia 6 p.m. went on to start for the Canadian National Team and the WUSA’s Boston Breakers. Nebraska was 210-67 with Arkansas at Missouri 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Indiana 6:30 p.m. Everding on staff and qualified for the NCAA Tournament 10 times. Kansas vs. Cal State Northridge (in Vegas) 6:30 p.m. Everding was a player at Queen’s University from 1981-1983 and 1986-1988 and later served as an assistant Nebraska vs. Arizona (in Tempe) 6:30 p.m. coach before joining Walker’s Nebraska staff. He graduated from the Canadian National Coaching Institute and New Mexico at Baylor 7 p.m. Iowa State at Loyola Chicago 7 p.m. holds a Canadian Level IV coaching license as well as a USSF “B” license. Oklahoma State at SMU 7 p.m. A native of Kingston, Ontario, Everding graduated from Queen’s in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in drama Oklahoma at Missouri State 7 p.m. and education. North Texas at Texas Tech 7:30 p.m. The final addition to the 2010 coaching staff is three-time All-Big 12 selection Carly Peetz, who is serving Colorado at Gonzaga 9 p.m. as an undergraduate student assistant coach. A native of Lincoln, Peetz completed a very successful Husker Sunday, Sept. 12 career last fall, as she earned 2009 Second Team All-Big 12 honors during her senior season. She was a four- Texas A&M at Purdue 11 a.m. year letterwinner for the Huskers and started all 79 matches of her career, the eighth-most in school history. Texas vs. William & Mary (in Charlottesville 11 a.m. Kansas vs. Oregon (in Vegas) 12:30 p.m. Returning to the Husker staff this fall is Geoff Weller (soccer operations), Brandon Bonilla (volunteer assistant Rice at Oklahoma 1 p.m. coach) and Jordan Moehlenhoff (student manager). Colorado at Washington State 1 p.m. 6 Iowa State at Illinois State 1 p.m. Oklahoma State at TCU 1 p.m. Oral Roberts at Texas Tech 1:30 p.m. Nebraska at Arizona State 3:30 p.m. Big 12 Leaders (All Games) Shots Games No. Avg. 1. Baylor 6 119 19.83 2. Texas A&M 5 117 23.40 3. Iowa State 6 107 17.83

Goals Games No. Avg. 1. Baylor 6 20 3.33 2. Texas A&M 5 14 2.80 3. Texas Tech 6 13 2.17

Points Games No. Avg. 1. Baylor 6 59 9.83 2. Texas A&M 5 44 8.80 3. Texas Tech 6 37 6.17

Assists Games No. Avg. 1. Baylor 6 19 3.17 2. Texas A&M 5 16 3.20 3. Texas Tech/Texas 6/5 11/11 1.8/2.2

Goals Allowed Games No. Avg. 1. Iowa State/Texas Tech 6 2 0.33 3. Oklahoma/Baylor 4/6 3/3 0.75/0.5

Saves Games No. Avg. 1. Missouri 5 35 7.00 2. Iowa State 6 33 5.50 3. Nebraska 5 24 4.80

Shutouts Games No. Avg. 1. Texas Tech 6 5 0.83 Baylor 6 5 0.83 3. Iowa State 6 4 0.67

Corner Kicks Games No. Avg. 1. Texas A&M 5 37 7.40 2. Iowa State 6 36 6.00 3. Nebraska 5 29 5.80 Sophomore Morgan Marlborough leads Nebraska with 10 points this season.

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2010 Nebraska Soccer Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 4-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-1 3-0 1-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 22 at New Mexico L 0-3 1454 15 Marlborough, Morgan 5 4 2 10 22 .1 8 2 11 .5 0 0 2 1 - 1 Aug 27 LOYOLA CHICAGO W 2-0 610 8 Thomas, Molly 5 4 1 9 17 .2 3 5 5 .2 9 4 1 0 - 0 Aug 29 LOYOLA MARYLAND W 2-0 504 16 Jackson, Jordan 5 2 3 7 16 .1 2 5 10 .6 2 5 1 0 - 0 Sep 04 at Indiana W 3-1 461 7 Bartels, Stacy 5 0 0 0 10 .0 0 0 3 .3 0 0 0 0 - 0 Sept 6 IUPUI W 4-0 739 5 Goetzmann, Katie 5 0 1 1 6 .0 0 0 4 .6 6 7 0 0 - 0 2 Romero, Ari 5 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 2 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP 4 Goetzmann, Colleen 5 1 0 2 4 .2 5 0 2 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 91 White, Anna 5 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 11-90 4-52 27 White, Jaclyn 5 0 1 1 2 .0 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 2.20 0.80 6 Slapper, Blair 5 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 1 2 2 . 0 7 7 30 Cardona, Alexa 5 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 39-90 28-52 10 Hick, Ashley 2 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 4 3 3 . 5 3 8 13 Hanssler, Maddie 1 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 18.0 10.4 23 Goosen, Brittany 5 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 29 21 22 Hayes, Maritza 5 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 0-0 14 Badje, Bri 2 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTIES 0 Stevens, Emma 3 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yellow cards 3 4 1 Macdonald, Tara 4 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Red cards 1 0 Total 5 11 8 30 90 .1 2 2 39 .4 3 3 4 1 - 1 ATTENDANCE Opponents 5 4 3 11 52 .0 7 7 28 .5 3 8 1 0 - 0 T o t a l 1853 1915 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/618 2/958 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 7 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 1 Macdonald, Tara 4 301:59 1 0.30 17 .9 4 4 4-0-0 1 0 Stevens, Emma 3 148:01 3 1.82 4 .5 7 1 0-1-0 0 Total 5 450:00 4 0.80 24 .8 5 7 4-1-0 3 Opponents 5 450:00 11 2.20 28 .7 1 8 1-4-0 1

Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Nebraska 5 6 11 Opponents 1 3 4

Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Nebraska 40 50 90 Opponents 23 29 52

Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Nebraska 12 12 24 Opponents 12 16 28

Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Nebraska 17 12 29 Opponents 10 11 21

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Nebraska 24 30 54 Opponents 18 22 40

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