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2005 Women’s Soccer Media Guide Jennifer DeLaHoz Erin Hills Jamie Pelusi 2004 Big East Goalkeeper of the Year 2005 PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE Day, Date Opponent Site Time Friday, Aug. 19 MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY (Exh.) Founders Field 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 Indiana (PA) (Exh.) Founders Field 2:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 vs. Jacksonville# Huntington, W.Va. 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 at Marshall# Huntington, W.Va. 2:00 p.m Thursday, Sept. 1 WEST VIRGINIA* Founders Field 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4 TOLEDO Founders Field 1:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 at Georgia^ Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 vs. Kennesaw State^ Athens, Ga. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 vs. Denver% Boulder, Colo. 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 at Colorado% Boulder, Colo. Noon Friday, Sept. 23 at St. John’s* Jamaica, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 SYRACUSE* Founders Field 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 SETON HALL* Founders Field 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 RUTGERS* Founders Field 1:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 SOUTH FLORIDA* Founders Field 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 MARQUETTE* Founders Field 1:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. 1:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 at Providence* Providence, R.I. 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 at Connecticut* Storrs, Conn. 1:00 p.m. Oct. 29 or 30 Big East Quarterfinals Campus sites TBA Nov. 4 & 6 Big East Championship Milwaukee, Wisc. TBA All CAPS Home Game (all home games played at Founders Field, Indianola, Pa.) * Big East Conference game # Marshall Tournament, Huntington, W.Va. ^ Georgia Nike Tournament, Athens, Ga. % Colorado Tournament, Boulder, Colo. Sara Gutting Lisa Schulte Lailah Issac Erin McFarling 2005 PITT WOMENS SOCCER Table of Contents Womens Soccer Facts Media Information 1 2005 Quick Facts 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2005 Season Outlook 2-3 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette School: University of Pittsburgh Head Coach Sue-Moy Chin 4-5 34 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Assistant Coach Monica Gerardo 6 15222 (412) 263-1621 Fax: (412) 263- Founded: 1787 Support Staff 7 1926 (Jerry Micco, assistant managing Enrollment: 33, 796 2005 Roster 8 editor/sports, Ray Fittipaldo, beat writer) Nickname: Panthers 2005 Player Profiles 9-19 Colors: Blue & Gold 2005 Opponents 20-21 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Field: Founders Field, Indianola, Pa 2004 Final Statistics 22 DL Clark Building, 503 Martindale Street, Affiliation: NCAA Division I 2004 Final Results 23 Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) Conference: Big East Pittsburgh Record Book 24 321-6460 Fax: (412) 320-7964 (Kevin Chancellor: Mark A Nordenberg Award Winners/Opponents Records 25 Smith, sports editor; Dave Mackal, beat Alma Mater: Thiel College 70 All-Time Results 26 writer) Athletic Director: Jeff Long All-Time Roster 27-28 Alma Mater: Ohio Wesleyan 82 Media Information Dept Phone: (412) 648-7488 Media Outlets PRESS SERVICES WOMENS SOCCER HISTORY Associated Press Members of the media are supplied with First year: 1996 6 Gateway Center, Suite 222, Pittsburgh, PA weekly updates containing statistics, game Overall record: 47-107-9 15222 (412) 281-3747 Fax: (412) 281- summaries and information regarding Last postseason: Syracuse, 1998 1869 (Alan Robinson, sports editor) upcoming events On game day, the media Result: L, 2-0 (Big East Quarterfinals) relations staff will distribute game programs, Beaver County Times team and individual statistics and all post-game COACHING STAFF 400 Fair Avenue, Beaver, PA 15009 (724) information Head Coach: Sue-Moy Chin 775-3200 Fax: (724) 728-0190 (Ed Rose, Alma Mater: Florida International 98 sports editor; Eric Hall, beat writer) INTERVIEW POLICY Record at School (Yrs): 11-20-3 If a member of the media wishes to (3rd year) Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh interview or photograph a Pittsburgh womens Overall Record (Yrs): Same (3rd Two Allegheny Center, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh, soccer player or coach, please contact the year) PA 15212 (412) 322-9500 Fax: (412) 323- Athletic Media Relations Department in Assistant Coach: Monica Gerardo 9740 (Paul Kotsuth, executive producer) advance Every attempt will be made to fulfill Alma Mater: Notre Dame 00 the request as efficiently and as quickly as Office Phone: (412) 648-8701 Pitt TV (Univ of Pittsburgh Campus possible Chins Cell: (412) 398-6285 Station) Interviews with student-athletes will be set Chins E-Mail: 502 William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Avenue, up only by the Media Relations Office Please schin@athleticspittedu Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (412) 401-5994 or allow at least one days notice Student- (412) 648-7994 (Jumoke Davis, sports) athletes telephone numbers will not be 2004 REVIEW released to the media Interviews with any 2004 Overall Record: 6-10-1 Pitt News of the coaches can be arranged by contacting 2004 Big East Record: 2-7-1 434 William Pitt Union, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 them directly Coaches office numbers are Mid-Atlantic Division Finish: 6th (412) 648-7980 Fax: (412) 648-8491 listed in the athletics directory in the back (TBA) portion of this book 2005 TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Ret /Lost: 19/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Map to Founders Field, Indianola, Pa) Media Relations PITTSBURGH HARLEQUINS DIRECTIONS: Womens Soccer SID: Anne Reddy - PA Pike to Exit #5, then go South towards FOUNDERS FIELD Pittsburgh for 0.7 miles (NOT to New Ken) - Go right (West) onto #910 (sign indicates Office Phone: (412) 648-8240 - 25 minutes (16 mi.) from downtown Pittsburgh - "To Rt #28"); stay to left going under #28 - 10 minutes (5mi.) from Turnpike Exit #5 - OR - take Rt 28 North from Pittsburgh to Exit #11 Fax Number: (412) 648-8248 t s - 8 minutes (4 mi.) from Rt #28 Exit #11 - - stay to left on ramp; go left onto #910 West e THEN W Cell Phone: (412) 303-8809 0 - travel West 3.9 miles on Rt #910 PA Pike West 1 9 - turn right onto Cove Run Road (just after te u Emmerling Plaza on right, but before E-Mail: amr40@pittedu to o Indiana Twsp Municipal Building on left) O R hio - go 1/4 mile, take first left onto Eisele Run Road, then immediate left onto pitch. 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East R F A 1 2005 SEASON OUTLOOK Depth and Experience are the keys to the Panthers 2005 success After two years as head womens soccer coach at Pittsburgh, Sue Moy Chins short- term goals for the program have been achieved Now, Chins long-term objectives are to keep improving and focus on advancing the program even further We have done a great job of achieving some of the goals that we have set, Chin says The players have a fire and fight in them that was missing when we first arrived here We have worked extremely hard to create a competitive environment and it is obvious that they are thriving in this new environment Every year, our goal is to build on what we have accomplished the previous year We want to continually get better We want to make the Big East Tournament and finish in the top eight of the conference this year Senior Jen DeLaHoz is back with three years of Kristina Francois returns to the Panthers I feel, even more so, that this is an attainable experience She has started 35 career games as after leading the team in goals (4), assists (4), goal for the program with the players we a forward/midfielder and points (12) in 2004 have returning and the new players joining us this fall In addition to Fultz, Ryan, and Kritch, Chin a breakout season and for Sara Gutting to The 2005 Panthers return nine of 11 brings in; Erin Myers from Kensington, Md , provide leadership starters, and 19 letterwinners from a 2004 Kylie Veverka from North Huntingdon, Pa , Also returning to the frontline positions season that ended with a 6-10-1 record and Erica Wright from Bethesda, Md are senior Lisa Schulte and sophomore Ten seniors are back to provide leadership Lauren Engel, a senior transfer from the Janean Gardner Schulte and Gardner With that foundation, Chin believes the University of New Hampshire, will also join both played in 15 of the Panthers 17 games program has an opportunity to achieve the 2005 squad last season unprecedented success for womens soccer at Pitt FORWARDS MIDFIELDERS Chin is assisted by former Washington Despite losing one senior (Cara Senger), Eight letterwinners are back at the Freedom forward Monica Gerardo She has the Panthers return five forwards from last midfield position, which should easily be Pitts a firm, but fair coaching style and hopes her years squad Junior Kristina Francois deepest unit in 2005 student-athletes enjoy their experience and returns for 2005 after a campaign which Not only do the Panthers return a focus on academics while at