THIS WEEK IN WOMEN’S SOCCER 2019 Milwaukee Schedule (3-1-0, 0-0-0 HL)

Game 5 Date Opponent Time • Milwaukee (3-1-0) vs. Eastern Illinois (0-2-0) Aug. 13 at Purdue (Exh.) L, 1-0 Aug. 17 Loyola Chicago (Exh.) W, 3-1 Aug. 22 at DePaul W, 2-1 Aug. 25 Northern Illinois W, 3-1 Aug. 30 at Indiana State W, 2-0

Sept. 1 at Eastern Kentucky L, 1-0 OT Sept. 6 Eastern Illinois 7 PM Sept. 8 Butler 1 PM • Sept. 12 Western Illinois 7 PM • Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 15 Marquette 7 PM • Friday, September 6, 7 p.m. Sept. 20 Detroit Mercy* 7 PM Sept. 28 at Cleveland State* 3 PM Game 6 • Milwaukee (3-1-0) vs. Butler (3-1-0) 10/2 Green Bay* 6 PM 10/6 at UIC* 1 PM 10/12 at Wright State* 2 PM 10/19 Northern Kentucky* 1 PM 10/23 IUPUI* 7 PM 10/27 at Oakland* 12 PM 11/1 Youngstown State* 7 PM

Horizon League Tournament (Nov. 4-9) • Engelmann Stadium Nov. 4 First Round TBD • Milwaukee, Wis. • Sunday, September 8, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 Championship TBA Nov. 7 Semifinals TBD *Indicates match Bold indicates home matches

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2019 Milwaukee Panthers - 1 - Women’s Soccer LOOKING AT THE OPPONENTS: General Information EASTERN ILLINOIS: - School ...... University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ference preseason poll following a 6-8-6 season which included a 4-3-3 City/Zip ...... Milwaukee, Wis./53211 ledger in league play Theand Pantherseight shutouts are picked overall fifth (third-most in the Ohio in Valleyschool Con his- Founded ...... 1885 tory). Second-year head coach Jake Plant led the squad to an OVC Tourna- Enrollment ...... 24,836 Nickname ...... Panthers Colors ...... Black and Gold Lindseyment semifinal Carlson appearance is an OVC in“Player 2018, theto Watch” first since after 2010. starting each of the Home Field ...... Laura Moynihan Field at Engelmann Stadium past three seasons for the Panthers. She was a 2017 All-OVC selection Capacity ...... 3,000 and earned OVC All-Tournament Team honors last year. So far this fall, the ...... NCAA Division I team is 0-2, dropping a 2-1 affair to Kansas City and a 6-0 loss at Ball State. Conference ...... Horizon League Nicoletta Anuci has the lone goal, while Sara Teteak has played all 180 ChancellorAffiliation ...... Mark Mone minutes in goal, carrying a .619 save percentage and 4.00 GAA. Director of Athletics ...... Amanda Braun Senior Associate AD/SWA ...... Kathy Litzau BUTLER: The Bulldogs took second in the 2019 Big East preseason poll, with Annika Schmidt and Anja Savich voted to the Preseason All-Big East Athletics Phone ...... 414-229-5151 Team. Butler returns 21 players from the 2018 team that went 13-6-1 and ...... 414-229-5886 advanced to the league championship match for the second consecutive year. The Bulldogs were receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Ticket Office Phone History Coaches poll. First Year of Soccer ...... 1984 All-Time Record ...... 366-215-65 (.619) The team is off to a similar 3-1 start as the Panthers this fall, with wins over NCAA Appearances/Last ...... 12/2018 Morehead State (3-0) and Horizon League foes IUPUI (4-1) and Northern Last NCAA App./Result ...... 2018, First Round Kentucky (2-1). Macy Miller was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the ...... #17 Santa Clara / L, 4-1 Week after posting a goal and an assist in the win at NKU. Katie Soder- All-Time NCAA Tournament Record ...... 1-12-2 strom leads the offense with nine points (2G/5A), while Stephanie Rodri- guez has a 0.99 GAA in playing all 365 minutes on the season. Athletic Communications Assistant AD-Athletic Communications/WSOC Contact ...... Chris Zills Horizon League Overall Cell Phone ...... 414-750-2090 W L T GF GA W L T GF GA E-mail ...... [email protected] Wright State - - - - - 3 0 1 5 1 Associate Director-Athletic Communications ...... Cody Bohl Oakland - - - - - 2 0 1 5 3 Coordinator-Content Creation & Strategy...... Ashley Steltenpohl Green Bay - - - - - 3 1 0 4 1 Multimedia Services Coordinator ...... Kolton Schlichting Milwaukee - - - - - 3 1 0 7 3 SID Fax ...... 414-229-5749 Cleveland State - - - - - 2 1 1 4 3 IUPUI - - - - - 2 1 1 4 4 Mailing Address ...... MKE Athletics UIC - - - - - 2 1 1 2 1 ...... P.O. Box 413 Northern Kentucky - - - - - 2 2 0 8 4 ...... Milwaukee, Wis. 53201 Youngstown State - - - - - 1 3 0 3 10 Overnight Address ...... MKE Athletics Detroit Mercy - - - - - 0 2 1 2 7 ...... The Pavilion, Room 147 ...... 3409 North Downer Avenue THIS WEEK IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE ...... Milwaukee, Wis. 53211 Date Opponent Time (CST) 9/5/19 UIC at Western Illinois 4 PM Women’s Soccer Information Oakland at Toledo 6 PM Head Coach ...... Troy Fabiano Eastern Kentucky at IUPUI 6 PM Alma Mater ...... Robert Morris, 1994 Northern Kentucky at Kentucky 6:30 PM Record at School (Years) ...... 56-10-11 (Fifth season) 9/6/19 Akron at Youngstown State 6 PM Career Record ...... 278-84-40 (21 seasons) Thomas More at Wright State 6 PM Assistant Coach ...... Chris Brown Eastern Illinois at Milwaukee 7 PM Assistant Coach ...... Mallory Lieberman Northern State at Green Bay 7 PM 2018 Record ...... 16-2-1 Cleveland State at UTSA 7:30 PM League Record/Finish ...... 9-0-0 / 1st 9/8/19 Cleveland State at Rice 11 AM Tournament Results ...... Detroit Mercy at Michigan State 11 AM ...... Advance on PK’s, 4-2 Wright State at Toledo 12 PM ...... W, 1-0T, 1-1 vs. vs. Cleveland Oakland State (Semifinals) (Finals) IUPUI at Central Michigan 12 PM Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 18/8 Northern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky 12 PM Starters Returning/Lost ...... 8/3 Youngstown State at St. Francis 1 PM Newcomers ...... 12 Butler at Green Bay 1 PM 2019 Milwaukee Panthers - 2 - Women’s Soccer Following a 3-1 start to the 2019 season that included three road games, Troy Fabiano as the Milwaukee women’s soccer team returns to Engelmann Stadium this the Milwaukee women’s soccer coach. The 2019 season will be the fifth for Fabiano continues to set the bar higher each year, compiling a record of 56-10-11 while claiming four weekend to open a stretch of five consecutive games at home. straight Horizon League regular-season titles on the evening contest against Eastern Illinois. Following a day off, the Panthers strength of a 32-1-3 mark in league play. His 56 victo- Thehost firstButler two in aof Sunday those happenmatinee this to close weekend, out the opening weekend with of action.a Friday ries are the most-ever for a Milwaukee head coach in - Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ (fees apply), while both will mer high-water mark of 45. also have live statistics for fans to follow along with the action. All links their first four seasons, easily outdistancing the for are on the Milwaukee website. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Friday against The Horizon League Coach of the Year for the fourth-straight time – the the Panthers and 1 p.m. Sunday in the matchup with the Bulldogs. Panthers to a 16-2-1 ledger in 2018, including an unblemished 9-0 mark firstin conference conference play. coach The tocampaign accomplish culminated that feat in since a Horizon 1991-94 League – led Tour the- The matchup against Butler will also be pitting a pair of teams ranked nament championship and the program’s 12th appearance in the NCAA in this week’s United Soccer Coaches regional polls. The Panthers fell Tournament. from No. 5 to No. 9 this week in the North Region, while the Bulldogs The past two seasons in particular have been remarkable, with Fabiano check in at No. 3 in the East Region, the same position they were in a leading MKE to the second-best winning percentage in the nation at the week ago. The squad also received four votes in the Top 25 this week. NCAA Division I level over that span, trailing only 2017 National Cham- pion Stanford (who has gone 45-2-2 the past two seasons). At 32-2-5, his The all-time series against Eastern Illinois goes back just three games, .885 winning percentage tops programs the likes of Duke (39-6-3/.875), but also dates back to an EIU win in 1998 (2-1 in Milwaukee). The Georgetown (35-4-7/.837), UCLA (36-6-5/.819) and North Carolina (38- Panthers have claimed victories in the other two most recent affairs, 7-4/.816). posting recent decisions of 3-0 (2018) and 2-0 (2017). Included in that span was a 27-game unbeaten streak (23-0-4), a stretch that more than doubled up the former school mark of 13 and also estab- Milwaukee and Butler have a longstanding relationship, dating back to lished a new Horizon League mark, eclipsing the 24 (23-0-1) set by Notre when the Bulldogs were a member of the Horizon League. The Panthers lead by a count of 22-7-2 all-time, but have played just once since BU going down as the 12th-longest unbeaten streak in NCAA history. left the league in 2011. That contest occurred in 2015, a 1-0 win by Dame back in 1994. The mark finds a place in the history books as well, The Panthers again topped the Horizon League in nearly all categories the Bulldogs. Prior to that outing, MKE had won 19 of 20 in the series. last fall, leading the way in points with 124 (second was 84), goals with 39 (second was 30) and assists with 46 (second 33). Defensively, the EMBRACE THE BRACE squad also topped the charts in goals-against average at 0.72 (second Last year, the Panthers had two games in which a season-high two was 0.91). goals were scored by the same player. Fast-forward to this season and, not only has it happened already (in game three, no less), but it’s been accomplished by one of the two players who pulled off the feat last fall. 0-4 as the nation’s lone unbeaten squad. Milwaukee again led the Horizon That followed an unprecedented unbeaten season in 2017, finishing 16- against average (school and Horizon League record 0.285), second in as- In 2018, both McKaela Schmelzer (UIC Sept. 22) and Jelena Sever League in virtually every category, finishing second in the NCAA in goals- (Western Illinois Sept. 7) found the back of the net twice in a game. Sever scoring offense (2.25). The Panthers played in the Horizon League Tour- was up to the challenge again against Indiana State Aug. 30, lighting sistsnament (61), championship fifth in points for (151), the second third in year shots in per-game a row. (19.8) and 10th in up the scoreboard in the 50th minute on a free kick and again in the He led a squad that topped the Horizon League in points, goals, assists 60th minute when she left her feet to stop a serve into the front of goal, and shots on offense and shutouts and goals-against average on defense popped back up and slotted the ball past the keeper all in one motion. in 2016, coming up just short of a return to the NCAA Tournament after a tough loss in the title game. FOR OPENERS The Panthers improved to 13-14-3 all-time in season openers (8-11-2 In 2015, he quickly turned around a team that won just six games the in season openers on the road) following their 2-1 win over DePaul Aug. 22. That improves the squad to 4-2-2 in the past eight season openers, yearoverall, prior including to his arrival an unbeaten and was 8-0-1 picked mark to finish in league eighth play in thethat preseason included poll.the regular-season He nearly doubled crown. that That win title total, put the with Panthers his team back finishing on top 11-3-4 of the the helm. In addition, the Panthers moved to 17-11-2 in home openers conference for the 15th time in the past 16 seasons, led by a defense that withfollowing Troy theirFabiano 3-1 improving win over Northernto an unbeaten Illinois 4-0-1 Aug. in25. his A fiveseason years ago, at topped the Horizon League with its 0.69 goals-against average and nine MKE opened the campaign with a 3-0 victory over NIU at home. shutouts. Seven different players went on to earn Horizon League post- season honors.

STEPPING UP Fabiano came to Milwaukee following 17 years as the head women’s soc- Redshirt sophomore Allie Strottman made the most of her opportunity cer coach at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where he compiled a after getting the start in the season opener at DePaul Aug. 22. After remarkable .770 winning percentage and boasted a 222-74-29 record. appearing in just a pair of games as a freshman a year ago, she continued He is the eighth coach in Milwaukee program history, and takes over a to make save after save against the Blue Demons, including three key program that has made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, won 15 regu- lar season league titles and 10 league tournament trophies. Fabiano played locally at Kenosha Bradford High School before earning a stopsmore in athe game final in 10 just minutes under ofthree regulation years (last to preserve to do it thewas one-goal Mallory scholarship to play soccer at Robert Morris University. While with the Co- victory.Geurts with In all, 11 she against totaled Iowa 11 Statesaves, on the Sept. first 11, Panther 2016). to In record fact, it’s 10-or- just all four years. He was the Northeast Conference Player of the Year and lonials, Fabiano was member of the All-Northeast Conference first team the2003. fifth The time school in the record past is 10 16 yearsby Abbey and White only the back 15th in 1994 such (at occurrence Arizona). in program history - and the first time it was done in regulation since finished 10th in the nation in scoring as a senior.

2019 Milwaukee Panthers - 3 - Women’s Soccer 2019 Milwaukee Women’s Soccer Roster

# Name Hgt. Pos. Year Hometown High School/Last College/Major 0 Allie Strottman 5-10 GK R-So. Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar/Kinesiology 1 Elaina LaMacchia 5-7 GK So. Mequon, Wis. Cedarburg/Architecture 2 Morgan Koerber 5-5 D Jr. Sussex, Wis. Arrowhead/Nursing 3 Jessica Schoenfeldt 5-8 F R-So. Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South/Purdue Fort Wayne/Biochemistry 4 McKenna Stratton 5-9 F Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Centennial/Nursing 5 Courtney Hoppe 5-7 F/MF Fr. Jackson, Wis. Germantown/Architecture 6 McKaela Schmelzer 5-8 MF/D Sr. Loves Park, Ill. Harlem/Biomedical Engineering 7 Gaby Zabala 5-2 D/F R-Jr. Wauwatosa, Wis. Wauwatosa West/Marketing & Human Resources 8 Chandler McDaniel 5-7 F/MF Sr. Corona, Calif. Norco/Virginia Tech/Criminal Justice 9 Skyla Gebauer 5-3 F Fr. Troy, Mich. Athens/Undecided 10 Jelena Sever 5-7 MF So. Franklin, Wis. Greendale/Engineering 11 Taylor Hattori 5-5 MF So. Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead/Marketing & Finance 12 Maggie Woods 5-5 MF R-Fr. Machesney Park, Ill. Boylan Central Catholic/Social Work 13 Mackenzie Schill 5-8 F Jr. Pewaukee, Wis. Pewaukee/Finance & Marketing 14 Julia Barajas 5-2 F So. Corona, Calif. Mater Dei/Early Childhood Education 15 Rafferty Kugler 5-8 F So. St. Louis Park, Minn. St. Louis Park/Psychology

17 Taylor Tabbert 5-7 D Jr. Wind Lake, Wis. Muskego/Civil Engineering 1618 NatalieMo Kalmerton Auble 5-75-6 FMF/D So.Fr. Plainfield,Sun Prairie, Ill. Wis. PlainfieldSun Prairie/Criminal North/Kinesiology Justice 20 Lesley Kiesling 5-7 F Fr. North Canton, Ohio Hoover/Business 23 Caitlynn Owens 5-10 D Fr. Middleton, Wis. Middleton/Biomedical Engineering 24 Haley Johnson 5-8 F So. Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Kenosha Tremper/Psychology 25 Rachel Phillpotts 5-8 MF Jr. Linden, Mich. Flint Powers Catholic/Nutritional Sciences 26 Bela Labovic 5-6 D Fr. Schererville, Ind. Marian Catholic/Pre-Physician Assistant 27 Lexi Blaser 5-10 D Fr. Pewaukee, Wis. Pewaukee/Speech Therapy 28 Haley Steel 5-8 MF So. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North/Nursing 29 Brooke Parnello 5-8 F Fr. Rockford, Ill. Boylan Central Catholic/Criminal Justice 30 Sydney Downs 5-10 GK Fr. Palos Heights, Ill. Amos Alonzo Stagg/Biomedical Engineering 32 Maggy Henschler 5-6 D R-Fr. Milton, Wis. Milton/Business 33 Olivia Davies-McDaniel 5-8 GK R-Sr. Corona, Calif. Norco/Cal State Fullerton/Communications 34 Gaby Schwartz 5-9 D R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young/Marketing & Finance

35 Katie Williams 5-8 D Fr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield East/Business Marketing

Pronunciation Guide 2019 Horizon League Statistical Leaders Name Pronunciation POINTS GOALS ASSISTS Natalie Auble ...... AW-bull Shawna Zaken, NKE ...... 7 Shawna Zaken, NKE ...... 3 Kiley Keehan, NKU ...... 2 Julia Barajas ...... Bah-RAH-haas Haley Johnson, MKE ...... 5 Haley Johnson, MKE ...... 2 Hannah Fischer, NKU ...... 2 Lexi Blaser ...... BLAY-zer Sami Lopez, OU ...... 5 Jelena Sever, MKE ...... 2 Kailey Ivins, NKU ...... 2 Skyla Gebauer ...... GAH-bow-er Alexa Sabbagh, OU ...... 5 Seven others tied ...... 2 McKayla Kertscher, GB ...... 2 Taylor Hattori ...... HAH-tore-ee Courtney Hoppe ...... HOP-pee Destiny Johnson, WSU ...... 5 Sierra Grodsinsky, OU ...... 2 Lesley Kiesling ...... KEYS-ling Elena Gutlove, CSU ...... 5 Many tied ...... 1 Morgan Koerber ...... KER-ber Jelena Sever, MKE ...... 4 Rafferty Kugler ...... KOOG-ler Elaina LaMacchia ...... Lah-MOCK-ee-ah GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE SAVES SHUTOUTS Bela Labovic ...... LOB-a-vich AP Woodall, IUPUI ...... 0.00 Mimi Stines, NKU ...... 28 Maddie Jewell, WSU ...... 2 Mackenzie Schill ...... SHILL Lena Kurtz, UIC ...... 0.23 Stevie Holbrook, CSU ...... 25 Allie Strottman, MKE ...... 1 McKaela Schmelzer ...... SHMELTZ-er Courtney Klatt, GB ...... 0.31 Allie Strottman, MKE ...... 21 Lena Kurtz, UIC ...... 1 Jessica Schoenfeldt ...... SHOWN-feldt Allie Strottman, MKE ...... 0.58 Lena Kurtz, UIC ...... 19 Courtney Klatt, GB ...... 1 Jelena Sever ...... YELL-in-ah SEE-ver Stevie Holbrook, CSU ...... 0.65 Maddie Jewell, WSU ...... 17 Stevie Holbrook, CSU ...... 1 Gaby Zabala ...... Za-BAHL-lah Maddie Jewell, WSU ...... 0.71 Sophia Lipka, IUPUI ...... 14 Noemi Stadelmann, OU ...... 1 Head coach Troy Fabiano ...... FAH-bee-ah-no

2019 Milwaukee Panthers - 4 - Women’s Soccer List of most recent 10-or-more saves performances: UNITED SOCCER COACHES TOP 25 8/22/19: Allie Strottman at DePaul (11) (SEPT. 3) 9/11/16: Mallory Geurts vs. Iowa State (11/OT) 11/2/12: Jamie Forbes vs. Loyola Chicago (11/2OT) # School Record 9/8/10: Leslie Deebach at Marquette (11/2OT) 1 North Carolina 4-0-0 9/12/03: Kerri St. Aubin at #3 UCLA (11) 2 UCLA 4-0-0 3 Stanford 4-0-0 SETTING THE TONE 4 USC 4-0-0 5 Virginia 4-0-0 6 Florida State 2-2-0 Milwaukeeleading at halftime. continued That its recent now improves trend of picking the squad up wins to 33-0 after the getting past ontwo-plus the board seasons first. The after Panthers getting 7 South Carolina 3-0-0 went a perfect 16-0 when finding the back of the net first in 2018, which included a 9-0 mark when 8 Penn State 3-1-0 getting outshot just nine times over the two-plus year stretch. 9 Vanderbilt 4-0-0 the first goal of a game. They are also 28-0-4 when outshooting their opponent in that same span, 10 Brigham Young 3-0-0 FAST STARTER 11 Kansas 4-0-0 For the second year in a row, Haley Johnson has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week 12 Duke 2-1-1 following Week One of the new season. She burst on the scene a year ago, assisting the game-winner 13 Texas A&M 3-0-1 in the 11th minute and scoring just 15 minutes into her debut against Northern Illinois. This season, 14 North Carolina State 2-1-0 the sophomore scored a goal in each game, the opening week helping the Panthers to a 2-1 victory 15 Georgetown 2-1-1 over DePaul and a 3-1 win over NIU to open the season at 2-0. 16 Wisconsin 3-1-0 17 Washington State 3-0-0 18 Memphis 3-1-0 19 Clemson 4-0-0 She tallied the first goal of the game in both contests, also assisting the game-winner against NIU 20 Tennessee 3-1-0 MARK UP THE CHECKLIST Aug. 25 to finish the week with a league-best five points (2G/1A). 21 Rutgers 4-0-0 with Rafferty Kugler, Taylor Hattori, Maggy Henschler, Julia Barajas, McKenna Stratton and Allie 22 West Virginia 2-2-0 The Panthers saw a bunch of firsts over the course of the opening week of the season, starting off 23 Virginia Tech 4-0-0 24 TCU 3-1-0 Strottman all getting their first collegiate starts. Gaby Schwartz converted a penalty kick for her first 25 Wake Forest 4-0-0 careerEXHIBITION goal and SEASON Barajas REWIND and Morgan Koerber tallied assists for their first career points. Milwaukee played a pair of exhibition contests this year, splitting a pair of games against Purdue (a Horizon League Preseason Soccer Poll team that was again picked as the favorite in the Missouri Valley Conference’s Preseason Coaches 1-0Poll). loss The that 1.00 was GAA scoreless goalkeeping until the as finala team minutes) was split and between Loyola Chicago Elaina LaMacchia(a 3-1 win against(0.54 GAA a Rambler in 166 2. Northern Kentucky 79 minutes) and Olivia Davies-McDaniel (1 GA in 13:47). Haley Johnson (1G/1A) and Mackenzie Schill 1. Milwaukee 90 (8 first-place votes) (1G/1A) led the offense in scoring, with Johnson and McKenna Stratton each compiling a team-best 3. Cleveland State 73 (2) four shots. 4. IUPUI 64 5. Wright State 61 THE BEAT GOES ON 6. Oakland 59 The Panthers may have had their overall unbeaten streak (at a Horizon League and school-record 7. UIC 44 total of 27 [23-0-4])come to an end in the early portion of the 2018 campaign, but the following 8. Detroit Mercy 30 two streaks remain active for the Panthers as the 2019 season kicks off. 9. Youngstown State 29 **24 games unbeaten at home in regular-season play (22-0-2) **24 games unbeaten overall in regular-season Horizon League play (22-0-2) 10. Green Bay 16

PRESEASON POLL United Soccer Coaches Horizon League champions for a fourth season in a row after claiming an 18th regular-season title North Region Poll in the past 19 years last fall, the Milwaukee women’s soccer team was picked by league coaches to (Sept. 3) Rk. School Record and 90 points in the coaches’ poll to claim the No. 1 spot. 1 Penn State 3-1-0 again take first in the Horizon League regular season. The Panthers tallied eight first-place votes 2019 PRESEASON POLL 2 Wisconsin 3-1-0 1. Milwaukee – 90 (8) 3 Rutgers 4-0-0 2. Northern Kentucky – 79 4 Purdue 4-0-0 3. Cleveland State – 73 (2) 4. IUPUI – 64 5 Illinois 3-1-0 5. Wright State – 61 6 Michigan State 4-0-0 6. Oakland – 59 7 Iowa 4-0-0 7. UIC – 44 8 Michigan 3-1-0 8. Detroit Mercy – 30 9. Youngstown State – 29 9 Milwaukee 3-1-0 10. Green Bay – 16 10 US Naval Academy 4-1-0

2019 Milwaukee Panthers - 5 - Women’s Soccer TOP BILLING BY TOP DRAWER SOCCER The Top Drawer Soccer website released its 2019 Horizon League preview and had this to say about who they thought was the top choice: 2019 RESULTS & GOAL SCORERS “The chase for the conference crown has the potential to be wide open, considering the caliber of players that graduated. It would be surprising 8/13 at Purdue (Exh.) L, 1-0 to look outside Milwaukee as the favorite”. They also listed Haley Johnson -None and McKaela Schmelzer as “Key Players to Watch”. 8/17 Loyola Chicago (Exh.) W, 3-1 WELL-REPRESENTED -Schill, Johnson, Schmelzer The Panthers had seven different players earn postseason honors last fall. Highlighting the way was Kelli Swenson repeating as Defensive Player ********************************************* of the Year, Haley Johnson being selected the Freshman of the Year and Troy Fabiano being named the Horizon League Coach of the Year for the 8/22 at DePaul W, 2-1 fourth year in a row. -Johnson (1), Schwartz (1)

Swenson and Johnson were also honored with spots on the First-Team 8/25 Northern Illinois W, 3-1 All-Horizon League, marking back-to-back seasons for Swenson. -Johnson (2), Schill (1), Kugler (1) Three players were named to the Second-Team All-League, with Erin Corrigan, Lourdes Onwuemeka and McKaela Schmelzer representing the Panthers on the squad. Johnson was also tabbed for the Horizon 8/30 at Indiana State W, 2-0 League All-Freshman Team. She was joined on that list by classmates -Sever (1), Sever (2) Elaina LaMacchia and Jelena Sever. 9/1 at Eastern Kentucky L, 1-0 OT NEVER-ENDING RAISING OF THE BAR Not only has Troy Fabiano picked up his fourth Horizon League Coach 9/6 Eastern Illinois of the Year honors in his four seasons at the helm (also becoming the 9/8 Butler firstin program conference history. coach The to totalwin foureasily in outdistancesa row since 1991-94), the 45 recorded but his 56by 9/12 Western Illinois victories are easily the most wins over the first four years of any coach 1998 and 11 in 1999, 11 in 2000). 9/15 Marquette Michael Moynihan over the course of his first four (13 in 1997, 10 in IS THIS GOOD? ... ASKING FOR A FRIEND 9/20 Detroit Mercy* Let’s be honest, the Panthers have been very good since the start of the 2017 campaign. How good? Well, at 32-2-5 (.885), they actually 9/28 at Cleveland State* have the second-best winning percentage in the nation over that span heading into 2019. The only one higher is 2017 NCAA National Champion 10/2 Green Bay* Stanford, who has a 45-2-2 (.939) ledger over the same time frame. No. 3 on that list is Duke at 39-6-3 (.875), with Georgetown (35-4-7/.837), 10/6 at UIC* UCLA (36-6-5/.819) and North Carolina (38-7-4/.816) making up the rest of the top six. 10/12 at Wright State* WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE!! 10/19 Northern Kentucky* 2015. Since then, the Panthers have posted an impressive 26-3-4 ledger Milwaukeeat Engelmann went Stadium 5-1-4 (anat home .848 winning in Troy percentage),Fabiano’s first with season an unbeaten back in 10/23 IUPUI* 9-0-1 run through 10 home outings a season ago. 10/27 at Oakland* 2019 YOUTH MOVEMENT A big youth movement for the Panthers arrived in 2018 and will look to 11/1 Youngstown State* continue to grow this fall. Then-freshman Jelena Sever was named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 10 after netting three 11/4 Horizon League First Round goals - including both game-winners - for the Panthers. That just added to the list ... classmate Elaina LaMacchia was selected as Horizon League Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 4. Prior to last fall, the last time a Milwaukee freshman claimed POW honors was in 2015. Sever 11/711/9 Horizon League SemifinalsChampionship marked the third one this year, joining LaMacchia and Haley Johnson. *Game-winning goal is listed in BOLD THAT SOUNDS FAMILIAR the Horizon League crown in 2018. That 1-0 scoreline has a familiar ring Milwaukee recorded 1-0 victories in three of its last five contests to claim score recently. Since Troy Fabiano stepped on campus, the Panthers tohave it, asplayed the team 22 games has been that simply ended amazing 1-0 (either in games way). featuring Their record? that final An

2019 Milwaukee Panthers - 6 - Women’s Soccer impressive 17-5 in those pressure-packed outings. THE PANTHERS 2019 RECORD... BEYOND THEIR YEARS This year’s sophomore roster consists of three players who are truly Overall ...... 3-1-0 battle-tested after their freshmen campaigns. The trio of Haley Johnson, At Home ...... 1-0-0 Jelena Sever and Elaina LaMacchia were actually in the starting lineup On the Road ...... 2-1-0 for every one of the 19 games last season. At Neutral Sites ...... 0-0-0 How rare is that for the Panthers? It has happened just 15 times in In League Games ...... 0-0-0 program history, with the last time one freshman started every game In Non-Conference Games ...... 3-1-0 for the entire year was back in 2016 - when McKaela Schmelzer had her In Overtime ...... 0-1-0 name called 20 times. The only other time it was three players was 1994. Playing One Overtime ...... 0-1-0 ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END Playing Two Overtimes ...... 0-0-0 Milwaukee saw its league and school record unbeaten streak come to an When Scoring First ...... 3-0-0 end at 27 games (23-0-4) following a tough 1-0 loss on Sept. 17 of last When Leading at Halftime ...... 1-0-0 season. That more than doubled-up the former overall school record of 13, a mark set on three different occasions. Most recently it was the end When Trailing at Halftime ...... 0-0-0 of the 2015 season (7-0-3 to end the campaign, including a season-ending When Tied at Halftime ...... 2-1-0 When Scoring One Goal ...... 0-0-0 2016 (another 2-0-1 for a 9-0-4 overall mark in the span). Those three When Scoring Two Goals ...... 2-0-0 1-1marks draw included: against Wright State in the league semifinals), stretching into When Scoring Three+ Goals ...... 1-0-0 1. 23-0-4 (2017 into 2018) 2. 9-0-4 (end of 2015/start of 2016) When Allowing One Goal ...... 2-1-0 3. 12-0-1 (2006) When Allowing Two Goals ...... 0-0-0 4. 10-0-3 (2005) When Allowing Three+ Goals ...... 0-0-0 In Shutouts ...... 1-0-0 The team also broke the conference record of 24, set in 1994 when Notre Dame was part of the league and went 23-1-1, losing only in the NCAA Outshooting Opponents ...... 2-0-0 Being Outshot ...... 1-1-0 well, going down as the 12th-longest unbeaten streak in NCAA history. Tied in Shots ...... 0-0-0 ChampionshipNo. 1 on that list? that A fall. whopping The mark 103 finds in a arow place by in North the history Carolina, books which as was followed up by a streak of 101 more by the Tarheels the very next week in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. THIS GUY IS FAB-ULOUS Troy Fabiano was named the eighth head coach in program history An in-depth look at the streak - which lasted 681 days - showed the in early 2015 and brought with him a very impressive resume. following: In his 17 years at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Fabiano **Went 31 games unbeaten in regular-season play (28-0-3) went 222-74-29, a winning percentage of over 75 percent. Fabiano **Went 15 games unbeaten on the road (14-0-1) guided Parkside to 16 consecutive winning seasons, eight NCAA championships. He earned three GLVC Coach of the Year awards, and NOT TOO SHABBY When it comes to Horizon League openers, the record is quite impressive Tournamentwas named the appearances Midwest Region and fiveCoach Great of the Lakes Year Valley in 2008, Conference 2010 and all-time. Milwaukee has now gone 22-2-1 in opening action (since joining 2014. In his last season of 2014, the squad went 18-1-3 and earned the league in 1994), with a string of 14 wins in a row from 1998 through a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual national 2011. The squad has victories in each of the past six as well, following champion in overtime. a 1-0 win at YSU. CATCH THEM ANYWHERE The Panthers have had a very long line of success when it comes to Milwaukee women’s soccer will be readily available for the viewing Horizon League play, claiming the regular-season title in each of the past pleasure of MKE fans this season, as all home games (and nearly all four seasons as well as 18 of the past 19 titles overall. In fact, under the conference road games) will be streamed live on ESPN+. The Horizon watch of Troy Fabiano, the team went a sparkling 32-1-3 over the past League and ESPN have an agreement that includes ESPN hosting four campaigns in regular-season conference play. the league’s digital network on the ESPN+ platform. ESPN+, which will host the Horizon League women’s soccer, men’s WELCOME TO MILWAUKEE There will once again be plenty of chances for newcomers to make an soccer and volleyball championships this fall, offers fans thousands impression in 2019. A season ago, 17 of the 32 players on the roster of live events, on-demand content and original programming not were making their MKE debuts (12 true freshmen and a trio of redshirt available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. Fans can subscribe freshmen in addition to two transfers). This year, 13 of the 32 student- to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time. Launched in April of 2018, ESPN+ is an integrated part of freshmen and a pair of redshirt freshmen in addition to one transfer). a completely redesigned ESPN App. athletesNewcomers will beearned appearing 57 total in a starts Panther last uniform campaign, for the with first Haley time Johnson(10 true going on to earn Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors. Jelena ON TAP Sever and Elaina LaMacchia joined her on the league all-freshman team. The team remains at home, hosting Western Illinois Sept. 12 and Marquette Sept. 15.

2019 Milwaukee Panthers - 7 - Women’s Soccer 2019 Overall Statistics

# Name GP-GS G A PTS Shots Shot % SOG SOG % GW PK-ATT 24 Haley Johnson 4-4 2 1 5 6 .333 3 .500 0 0-0 10 Jelena Sever 4-0 2 0 4 2 1.000 2 1.000 1 0-0 15 Rafferty Kugler 4-4 1 1 3 9 .111 3 .333 0 0-0 34 Gaby Schwartz 4-4 1 1 3 1 1.000 1 1.000 1 1-1 13 Mackenzie Schill 4-4 1 0 2 4 .250 1 .250 1 0-0 14 Julia Barajas 4-4 0 1 1 9 .000 2 .222 0 0-0 25 Rachel Phillpotts 4-4 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0 0-0 11 Taylor Hattori 4-4 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0 0-0 6 McKaela Schmelzer 4-4 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 Morgen Koerber 4-0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 4 McKenna Stratton 4-4 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0 0-0 29 Brooke Parnello 4-0 0 0 0 4 .000 1 .250 0 0-0 20 Lesely Kiesling 4-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 17 Taylor Tabbert 3-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 16 Natalie Auble 4-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 32 Maggy Henschler 4-4 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 33 Olivia Davies-McDaniel 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 12 Maggie Woods 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 8 Chandler McDaniel 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 7 Gaby Zabala 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 5 Courtney Hoppe 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 3 Jessica Schoenfeldt 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 Allie Strottman 4-4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Totals 4 7 8 22 56 .125 19 .339 3 1-1 Opponents 4 3 0 6 53 .057 24 .453 1 2-2

--Goal Average-- --Saves-- --Record-- # Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct. W L T Sho 0 Allie Strottman 4-4 362:48 2 0.50 21 .913 3 1 0 1 33 Olivia Davies-McDaniel 1-0 4:36 1 19.57 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 367:24 3 0.73 21 .875 3 1 0 1 Opponents 4 367:24 7 1.71 12 .632 1 3 0 1

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total 2019 Team Statistics Milwaukee 3 4 0 - 7 Opponents 0 2 1 - 3 Category MKE OPP Shot Statistics Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Goals-Shot Attempts 7-56 3-53 Milwaukee 28 28 0 - 56 Goals Scored Average 1.75 0.75 Opponents 10 39 4 - 53 Shot Percentage .125 .057 Shots on goal-Attempts 19-56 24-53 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total SOG Percentage .339 .453 Milwaukee 6 13 2 - 21 Shots/Game 14.0 13.3 Opponents 8 4 0 - 12 Corner Kicks 20 18 Penalty Kicks 1-1 2-2 CK by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penalties (Y/R) 2/0 1/0 Milwaukee 12 8 0 - 20 Attendance Opponents 6 12 0 - 18 Total 351 664 Dates 1/351 3/221 Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Neutral Site #/Avg. 0/0 Milwaukee 21 13 1 - 35 Opponents 12 14 1 - 27

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