UCLA women’s soccer UCLA SOCCER 2007

From Left: Alma Playle, Ashley Thompson, Valerie Henderson and Danesha Adams

SENIORS 2007

2007 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS THE PLAYERS

Aug. 31 at Houston 7:00 AM (CST) Location ...... J.D. Morgan Center Returning Player Biographies ...... 10-19 ...... 325 Westwood Plaza Newcomer Biographies ...... 20-21 Sept. 2 vs. Texas (at Houston) Noon (CST) ...... Los Angeles, CA 90095 Sept. 7 UCLA vs. Illinois^ 5:00 PM Athletics Phone...... (310) 825-8699 2006 SEASON IN REVIEW Cal State Northridge vs. USF^ 7:30 PM Ticket Offi ce ...... (310) UCLA-WIN Sept. 9 Cal State Northridge vs. Illinois^ 11:00 AM Chancellor ...... Dr. Gene Block Final Statistics ...... 24 Director of Athletics...... Daniel G. Guerrero Scoring & Results ...... 24 UCLA vs. San Francisco^ 1:30 PM Sr. Women’s Admin...... Petrina Long Season in Review ...... 25 Sept. 14 at San Diego 7:30 PM Assoc. Athletic Director (Soccer) ...... Ken Weiner Final National Rankings...... 25 Sept. 16 at Cal State Northridge 3:00 PM Faculty Athletic Rep...... Donald Morrison Box Scores ...... 26-27 Sept. 21 at Pepperdine 3:00 PM Home Field (Capacity) ...... Frank W. Marshall Field Final Pac-10 Standings, Stats & Honors ...... 28 ...... at Drake Stadium (11,700) Sept. 23 Hawai’i 1:00 PM All-Time Home Record ...... 120-21-7 UCLA HISTORY Sept. 28 Portland 7:00 PM Enrollment ...... 37,500 Oct. 5 at San Diego State 4:00 PM Founded ...... 1919 All-Time Letterwinners ...... 30 Oct. 7 Santa Clara 1:00 PM Colors ...... Blue and Gold All-Time Numerical Roster ...... 31 Nickname...... Bruins All-Time Game-by-Game Results ...... 32-33 Oct. 12 Oregon State* 5:00 PM Conference ...... Pacifi c-10 Coaching Records / All-Time Assistant Coaches ...... 33 Oct. 14 Oregon* (Fox) 11:00 AM National Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Single-Season Records ...... 34 Oct. 19 at Stanford* 7:30 PM Head Coach...... Jillian Ellis (William & Mary, ‘88) Career Records ...... 35 Oct. 21 at Cal* 1:00 PM Record at UCLA (Years) ...... 153-31-7 (8 years) Bruin Honors...... 36 Career Record (Years) ...... 172-49-7 (10 years) NSCAA/adidas & Soccer America All-Americans ...... 37 Oct. 26 USC* 7:30 PM Assistant Coach...... Shannon MacMillan (Portland ‘96) Miscellaneous Team & Individual Records ...... 38 Nov. 2 Arizona State* 7:00 PM Assistant Coach...... B.J. Snow (Indiana ‘00) Year-by-Year Team Statistics ...... 38 Nov. 4 Arizona* 1:00 PM Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Claine Plummer (Cal State Los Angeles ‘98) All-Time Player Statistics ...... 39 Nov. 9 at Washington State* 1:00 PM 2006 Record ...... 21-4-0 Yearly Leaders ...... 40 2006 Pac-10 Record (Finish)...... 8-1-0 (1st) UCLA Soccer Timeline...... 41 Nov. 11 at Washington* Noon 2006 NCAA Finish ...... T-3rd UCLA Jersey Evolution ...... 41 Nov. 16 or 18 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBD 2006 Final National Ranking ...... 3rd (NSCAA/adidas) NCAA Tournament History ...... 42 Nov. 23, 24 or 25 NCAA Third Round TBD 2006 NCAA Tournament Results ...... 42 Nov. 30, Dec. 1 or 2 NCAA Quarterfi nals TBD THE 2007 UCLA BRUINS Final NSCAA/adidas Polls (Since 1993)...... 43 UCLA’s All-Time Record vs. Opponents ...... 44 Dec. 7 & 9 NCAA College Cup (Cary, NC) TBD Roster ...... 2 National Team Players ...... 45 Radio/TV Chart ...... 3 Former Players - Where Are They Now? ...... 45 Home Games in bold played at Frank W. Marshall Field at Drake Stadium Jillian Ellis Q&A...... 4-5 UCLA Training Facilities ...... 46 ^ Denotes game as part of UCLA Women’s Cup Facility Records ...... 46 * Denotes Pac-10 Conference game THE COACHING STAFF Media Information ...... 47 All times pacifi c unless otherwise indicated UCLA Athletic Department Personnel...... 48 (Fox) - Match to be aired on a delayed basis by Fox Sports Net Head Coach Jillian Ellis ...... 6-7 Assistant Coaches ...... 8

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PAC-10 CHAMPIONS — 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 1 2007 UCLA women’s soccer UCLA ROSTER

TTHEHE 22007007 UCLAUCLA BRUINSBRUINS — ((FrontFront RRow,ow, L-R):L-R): CarliCarli Castaneda,Castaneda, SarahSarah Salazar,Salazar, NicoleNicole Sweetman,Sweetman, BritneyBritney Scannell,Scannell, ChristinaChristina DiMartino,DiMartino, BlakeBlake Zerboni,Zerboni, LaurenLauren Barnes,Barnes, KylieKylie Wright,Wright, NickiNicki Friedberg.Friedberg. ((MiddleMiddle Row,Row, L-R):L-R): AssistantAssistant CoachCoach ShannonShannon MacMillan,MacMillan, LaurenLauren Wilmoth,Wilmoth, McCallMcCall Zerboni,Zerboni, DanaDana Wall,Wall, KristinaKristina Larsen,Larsen, CaitlynCaitlyn MacMac Kechnie,echnie, ErinErin Hardy,Hardy, NicoleNicole Kleinert,Kleinert, CatherineCatherine Calvert,Calvert, TaylorTaylor Cochran,Cochran, DeaDea CCook,ook, JenniJenni Branam,Branam, AthleticAthletic TrainerTrainer JuliaJulia Seamark.Seamark. (Back(Back Row,Row, L-R):L-R): HeadHead CoachCoach JillianJillian Ellis,Ellis, AssistantAssistant CoachCoach B.J.B.J. Snow,Snow, LaurLaurenen Cheney,Cheney, AlmaAlma Playle,Playle, LizLiz Zadro,Zadro, AshleyAshley Thompson,Thompson, LisaLisa Jett,Jett, ValerieValerie Henderson,Henderson, DDaneshaanesha Adams,Adams, EliseElise Britt,Britt, JennaJenna Belcher,Belcher, TeamTeam ManagerManager KerryKerry Bradley.Bradley. NotNot PicturedPictured - KaraKara LangLang

NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL BY HEIGHT BY CLASS

NNo.o. N Nameame Pos.Pos. H Ht.t. Y Yr.r. H Hometownometown ((HighHigh SSchool)chool) ADAMS, Danesha ...... 9 5-11 ...... Lisa Jett FRESHMEN (12) 1 Valerie Henderson GK 5-7 Sr. Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte) BARNES, Lauren...... 3 5-10 ...... Lauren Cheney Barnes, Belcher, Britt, Castaneda, 2 Sarah Salazar MF 5-4 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow) BELCHER, Jenna ...... 19 ...... Kara Lang Cochran, Friedberg, Jett, Salazar, 3 Lauren Barnes D 5-5 Fr. Upland, Calif. (Upland) BRITT, Elise ...... 21 5-9 ...... Alma Playle Sweetman, Wall, Wright, Zadro CALVERT, Catherine ...... 14 ...... Liz Zadro 4 Blake Zerboni F 5-2 Jr. San Clemente, Calif. (Laguna Beach) SOPHOMORES (6) CASTANEDA, Carli ...... 26 5-8 ...... Jenna Belcher 5 Christina DiMartino MF 5-2 Jr. Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) Cheney, Cook, Lang, Larsen, CHENEY, Lauren ...... 8 ...... Elise Britt 6 McCall Zerboni MF 5-4 Jr. San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) Scannell, Wilmoth 7 Alma Playle F 5-9 Sr. Davis, Calif. (Davis Senior) COCHRAN, Taylor ...... 25 ...... Taylor Cochran 8 Lauren Cheney F 5-10 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) COOK, Dea ...... 23 5-7 ...... Valerie Henderson JUNIORS (7) 9 Danesha Adams MF/F 5-6 Sr. Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) DIMARTINO, Christina ...... 5 ...... Caitlin Mac Kechnie Calvert, DiMartino, Hardy, Kleinert, 10 Lauren Wilmoth D 5-2 So. Garland, Texas (Garland) FRIEDBERG, Nicki ...... 28 ...... Kylie Wright Mac Kechnie, B. Zerboni, M. 11 Caitlyn Mac Kechnie MF 5-7 Jr. Camarillo, Calif. (Oaks Christian) HARDY, Erin ...... 12 5-6 ...... Danesha Adams Zerboni HENDERSON, Valerie ...... 1 ...... Catherine Calvert 12 Erin Hardy D 5-6 Jr. Costa Mesa, Calif. (Newport Harbor) SENIORS (4) JETT, Lisa ...... 33 ...... Dea Cook 13 Nicole Kleinert D 5-4 Jr. La Canada, Calif. (Flintridge Prep) Adams, Henderson, Playle, KLEINERT, Nicole ...... 13 ...... Erin Hardy 14 Catherine Calvert MF 5-6 Jr. Malibu, Calif. (Malibu) Thompson 15 Kara Lang F 5-10 RSo. Oakville, Ontario, Canada (St. Thomas Aquinas) LANG, Kara ...... 15 ...... Dana Wall 16 Liz Zadro F 5-9 Fr. Huntington Beach Calif. (Mater Dei) LARSEN, Kristina ...... 20 5-5 ...... Lauren Barnes 17 Ashley Thompson GK 5-5 Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Trabuco Hills) MAC KECHNIE, Caitlyn ...... 11 ...... Carli Castaneda BY POSITION 18 Kylie Wright MF 5-7 Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Tesoro) PLAYLE, Alma ...... 7 ...... Nicki Friedberg FORWARDS (8) 19 Jenna Belcher D 5-8 RFr. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes Peninsula) SALAZAR, Sarah...... 2 ...... Kristina Larsen Castaneda, Cheney, Lang, Larsen 20 Kristina Larsen MF/F 5-5 So. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) SCANNELL, Britney ...... 27 ...... Britney Scannell Playle, Sweetman, B. Zerboni, 21 Elise Britt MF 5-8 Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif. (Montgomery) SWEETMAN, Nicole ...... 29 ...... Ashley Thompson Zadro 22 Dana Wall MF 5-6 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) THOMPSON, Ashley ...... 17 5-4 ...... Nicole Kleinert 23 Dea Cook MF/D 5-6 So. Acampo, Calif. (St. Mary’s) WALL, Dana ...... 22 ...... McCall Zerboni MIDFIELDERS (10) 25 Taylor Cochran MF 5-8 Fr. Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens) WILMOTH, Lauren ...... 10 ...... Sarah Salazar Adams, Britt, Calvert, Cochran, 26 Carli Castaneda F 5-5 Fr. Riverside, Calif. (Arlington) WRIGHT, Kylie ...... 18 ...... Nicole Sweetman DiMartino, Mac Kechnie, Salazar, 27 Britney Scannell D 5-5 So. Palos Verdes, Calif. (Chadwick) ZADRO, Liz ...... 16 5-2 ...... Christina DiMartino Wall, Wright, M. Zerboni 28 Nicki Friedberg D 5-5 Fr. Dove Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo) ZERBONI, Blake...... 4 ...... Lauren Wilmoth DEFENDERS (8) 29 Nicole Sweetman F 5-4 Fr. Camarillo, Calif. (Oaks Christian) ZERBONI, McCall ...... 6 ...... Blake Zerboni Barnes, Belcher, Cook, Fried- 33 Lisa Jett GK 5-11 Fr. College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated) berg, Hardy, Kleinert, Scannell, PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Wilmoth Head Coach: Jillian Ellis (9th Season, William & Mary ‘88) Danesha Adams ...... Da-NEE-sha GOALKEEPERS (3) Assistant Coach: B.J. Snow (2nd Season, Indiana ‘00) Kara Lang ...... CAR-uh Henderson, Jett, Thompson Assistant Coach: Shannon MacMillan (1st Season, Portland ‘95) Caitlin Mac Kechnie ...... Ma-KECK-nee Volunteer Assistant Coach: Claine Plummer (1st Season, Cal State LA ‘98) Alma Playle...... PLAIL Operations Director: Jenni Branam (1st Season, North Carolina ‘02) Britney Scannell...... Sca-NELL Team Manager: Kerry Bradley Blake/McCall Zerboni ...... Zer-BO-nee Equipment Manager: Scott Whittum Staff Athletic Trainer: Julia Seamark Student Athletic Trainers: Eric Chen, Vicky Zalameda

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VALERIE HENDERSON SARAH SALAZAR LAUREN BARNES BLAKE ZERBONI CHRISTINA DIMARTINO MCCALL ZERBONI 1 GK ● 5-7 ● Sr. 2 MF ● 5-4 ● Fr. 3 D ● 5-5 ● Fr. 4 F ● 5-2 ● Jr. 5 MF/F ● 5-2 ● Jr. 6 MF ● 5-4 ● Jr. Orinda, Calif. Broken Arrow, Okla. Upland, Calif. San Clemente, Calif. Massapequa, N.Y. San Clemente, Calif.

ALMA PLAYLE LAUREN CHENEY DANESHA ADAMS LAUREN WILMOTH CAITLYN MAC KECHNIE ERIN HARDY 7 F ● 5-9 ● Sr. 8 F ● 5-10 ● So. 9 MF/F ● 5-6 ● Sr. 10 D ● 5-2 ● So. 11 MF ● 5-7 ● Jr. 12 D ● 5-6 ● Jr. Davis, Calif. Indianapolis, Ind. Shaker Heights, Ohio Garland, Texas Camarillo, Calif. Costa Mesa, Calif.

NICOLE KLEINERT CATHERINE CALVERT KARA LANG LIZ ZADRO ASHLEY THOMPSON KYLIE WRIGHT 13 D ● 5-4 ● Jr. 14 MF/D ● 5-6 ● Jr. 15 F ● 5-10 ● RSo. 16 F ● 5-9 ● Fr. 17 GK ● 5-9 ● Sr. 18 MF ● 5-7 ● Fr. La Canada, Calif. Malibu, Calif. Oakville, Ontario, Canada Huntington Beach, Calif. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

JENNA BELCHER KRISTINA LARSEN ELISE BRITT DANA WALL DEA COOK TAYLOR COCHRAN 19 D/MF ● 5-8 ● RFr. 20 F ● 5-5 ● So. 21 MF ● 5-8 ● Fr. 22 MF ● 5-6 ● Fr. 23 D/MF ● 5-6 ● So. 25 MF ● 5-8 ● Fr. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Mission Viejo, Calif. Santa Rosa, Calif. Scottsdale, Ariz. Acampo, Calif. Lake Stevens, Wash.

CARLI CASTANEDA BRITNEY SCANNELL NICKI FRIEDBERG NICOLE SWEETMAN LISA JETT JILLIAN ELLIS 26 F ● 5-5 ● Fr. 27 D ● 5-5 ● So. 28 D ● 5-5 ● Fr. 29 F ● 5-4 ● Fr. 33 GK ● 5-11 ● Fr. Head Coach Riverside, Calif. Palos Verdes, Calif. Dove Canyon, Calif. Oxnard, Calif. College Station, Texas Ninth Season

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UCLA AIMS FOR FIFTH-STRAIGHT COLLEGE CUP APPEARANCE IN ‘07 Bruins Return Nine of 11 Starters From Last Season, Add Nation’s No. 1 Recruiting Class

Bruins’ offensive machine running. The only IN THE MIDDLE consensus fi rst-team All-American on last UCLA’s midfi eld is probably the deepest area year’s team, as recognized by NSCAA/adidas, of the squad, with seven or eight players all Soccer America and Soccer Buzz, DiMartino capable of seeing a lot of playing time. In ad- led the Bruins and tied for second in the Pac-10 dition to DiMartino, who will likely play mostly with seven assists. at forward until Lang returns from the World Lang is the x-factor in this year’s group, as Cup, the Bruins also return McCall Zerboni, she unfortunately was unable to follow up who was a starter in 15 matches last season, her spectacular freshman season of 2005 She ended the year with six points on two due to a knee injury. The good news for goals and two assists. Two freshmen who UCLA is that she has played solid at several will be making an immediate impact are U.S. international events, including the 2007 Pan Youth National Team players Kylie Wright American Games this past summer. The bad and Sarah Salazar. Wright was one of four news is that the Bruins will be without her for Bruins selected to represent the U.S. at the the early part of the season while she competes Pan American Games this past summer, for Canada at the Women’s World Cup in China. while Salazar has seen extensive time with Once she returns, however, she will hopefully the U-16s and U-17s. Caitlyn Mac Kechnie, pick up where she left off two years ago when who played in 10 matches a year ago, joins she ranked second on the team in scoring, freshmen Dana Wall, Taylor Cochran, and registering a UCLA freshman record 40 points Elise Britt as other possible contributors in (17g, 6a). She and Cheney, both standing at the midfi eld area. 5-10, give the Bruins a formidable advantage up top, especially on set pieces. THE BRUIN BACK LINE Sophomore Kristina Larsen also fi gures into Junior Erin Hardy and sophomore Lauren the mix, as she ranked fi fth on the team in Wilmoth are the key returning defenders from scoring as a rookie last season (3g, 0a). a back line that surrendered less than a goal a game in 2006 (19 in 25 matches). Despite Senor Alma Playle and junior Blake Zerboni missing four matches last season while playing join freshmen Liz Zadro, Carli Castaneda and at the FIFA Under-20 World Championships Nicole Sweetman as players who fi gure to with the U.S. National Team, Hardy has been compete for playing time up top. the Bruins’ most reliable defender the last two OVERVIEW half of the team’s points in 2006 (94 of 145), seasons, starting every match of her career. UCLA returns nine of 11 starters from a team not to mention nearly 70 percent of the team’s that advanced to its fourth-straight NCAA Col- goals. Add 2005 leading scorer Kara Lang, lege Cup in 2006. The Bruins are also coming who missed all of last season with an injury, off the school’s fourth-straight Pac-10 title, to the mix, and 2007 has the potential to be a ending last season ranked No. 3 nationally in special year for the Bruins offensively. every major poll. Joining UCLA’s nine return- The most diffi cult thing for opponents this sea- ing starters will be 12 newcomers, making up son will likely be fi guring out exactly who to stop, what was ranked the No. 1 recruiting class in as the Bruins feature a dynamic offensive attack the country. In what has become customary in that mixes both size and speed. Adams, who is Westwood the last several years, UCLA enters nearly unstoppable in breakaway situations, will the season listed in the top 5 in the early-season provide the speed up top, as the senior led the rankings (#2 in Soccer Buzz and #3 in Soccer Pac-10 in scoring two years ago with 46 points America). Head coach Jillian Ellis brings a on 21 goals and four assists. She is coming off 153-31-7 (.825) record into her ninth season a season in which she ranked second on the at UCLA. Her overall coaching record, which team in scoring with 28 points (12g, 4a). She includes two seasons at the University of Illinois, enters this year just fi ve game-winning goals stands at 172-49-7 (.770). Joining Ellis on the shy of tying the school record of 26. coaching staff this season are assistants Shan- While Adams is most deadly on balls played non MacMillan and B.J. Snow. MacMillan, behind the defense, Cheney was able to ma- a former U.S. National Team star, begins her neuver right through opposing back lines last fi rst season of college coaching, while Snow, season en route to posting a conference best a four-year starter at Indiana, was elevated to 39 points (19g, 1a). Last year’s Soccer Buzz assistant coach after serving one season as a National Freshman of the Year and fi rst-team volunteer assistant at UCLA in 2006. NSCAA/adidas All-American, she set new UCLA freshman records for goals (19) and OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING game-winning goals (8). With All-Americans Danesha Adams, Lauren Although Adams and Cheney get much of Cheney and Christina DiMartino all returning, the credit for scoring the goals, UCLA’s most UCLA features one of the most potent attacks deadly player might just be 5-foot-2 junior in the nation. The trio, all M.A.C. Hermann DiMartino, as she is the fuel that keeps the Trophy candidates, accounted for more than

4 NCAA COLLEGE CUP PARTICIPANT — 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007 UCLA women’s soccer SEASON OUTLOOK

She was named a fourth-team Soccer Buzz a medical redshirt after playing in only three SOCCER BUZZ PRESEASON All-American in 2006, helping the Bruins post matches for the Broncos last season. TOP 25 13 shutouts. Like Hardy, Wilmoth has started Rounding out the defensive unit in 2007 will be 1. North Carolina every match since arriving on campus. Her returning players Britney Scannell and Nicole 2. UCLA ability to step in right away as a freshman was Kleinert. Scannell played in eight matches a 3. Notre Dame key to UCLA’s College Cup run last season, year ago, including four of fi ve during the NCAA 4. Portland as the Bruins lost defensive leader Mary Tournament. Also adding depth to the defense 5. Texas A&M 6. Stanford Castelanelli to injury just nine games into the is freshman Nicki Friedberg. year. Wilmoth kept busy in the offseason, 7. Florida 8. Florida State recently helping the Jillian Ellis-coached U.S. BETWEEN THE POSTS 9. Texas Under-20s to a second-place fi nish at the Pan UCLA returns what many consider to be the 10. Connecticut American Games in Brazil. most experienced goalkeeper in the country, 11. Virginia Joining Wilmoth and Hardy as a starter on as Valerie Henderson embarks on her fi nal 12. Penn State the back line will likely be incoming freshman season of . The senior All- 13. Boston College Lauren Barnes. Rated as the No. 2 recruit American has been the starter in three NCAA 14. USC in the country by Soccer Buzz, Barnes brings College Cups, playing in the fi nal in 2004 and 15. Santa Clara 16. Rutgers a wealth of experience into her fi rst season in 2005. She broke the UCLA record for career 17. Illinois Westwood, as she has been a stalwart with victories last season and currently has 56 in her 18. West Virginia the U.S. National Team Program since the three-year career. She is coming off a season 19. Oregon U-15 level. She and Wilmoth should work in which she owned an 18-3 overall record, 20. Villanova well together, as the two were teammates on including an 0.72 goals against average. She 21. Colorado Team USA’s Pan American squad. also had eight shutouts, giving her 30 for her 22. Duke Two returning players that fi gure to get a lot of career (just one behind school record holder 23. BYU 24. Tennessee playing time in the back are junior Catherine Lindsay Culp). Joining Henderson in goal are 25. Long Beach St. Calvert and sophomore Dea Cook. Calvert senior Ashley Thompson and freshman Lisa played in both the midfi eld and on defense last Jett. Thompson gained valuable minutes last season, starting 20 of 25 matches. Cook was season, going 3-1 overall with an 0.89 goals starting on defense before and injury towards against average. She played in seven matches the end of the year limited her playing time in 2006, making four starts. Jett, the tallest down the stretch. Redshirt freshman Jenna player on the team at 5-foot-11, is an athletic Belcher could also log signifi cant minutes on keeper from College Station, Texas, who fi gures defense, as the Santa Clara transfer is a former to gain valuable experience this year with two U.S. Youth National Team player. She received seasoned goalkeepers teaching her the ins and outs of the college game.

Q&A WITH HEAD COACH JILLIAN ELLIS

Briefl y give us your thoughts on the Lang, Cheney and Adams have all led You’ve guided this team to four-straight As I’ve gotten a little older I’ve realized that upcoming season. the team in scoring at some point and NCAA College Cups. You have to my job is to maximize every player’s potential. Well, we’re young but we’re also experienced. time. How do you keep everyone happy be pleased with the stability of the Getting players to perform at a level that I’m excited to see the level that this team is with so much talent up top? program. they’ve never reached is what motivates me. capable of playing. I think we have new First and foremost, we will craft our team to I’d say that there is something to be said for If I can do that, a national championship will be players that fi t our blend of soccer. We have showcase our strengths. Opposing teams are the consistency of being in the College Cup a by-product of our hard work and dedication. very sophisticated players as well, so I feel going to have a lot of different personalities to the last several years and putting ourselves in Overall I’d say coaching in general just hasn’t we are going to be an exciting team to watch. focus on. This group of players is so mature a position to win it. But undoubtedly, our focus gotten old for me. The connection I have with Looking at this team as a whole, we have a that all of them will share in the excitement of is on winning a championship. I don’t think it’s the players and seeing them succeed are the very talented group of attacking players, and scoring goals. There is no individualism on this a matter of if, but when. That’s what fuels our intangibles of why I do what I do. we garnered some experience in the back team. I think these players are experienced fi re. There are very few teams that have actually What are your thoughts on this year’s because last year we were very young. And enough to realize that they are going to need won a national championship and we’re one schedule? with Val (Henderson) between the posts, we each other to get back to the College Cup. To of the youngest programs that is continually will have a solid starting 11. do that they are going to have to share the ball competing for one. So we take pride in that. I always say that we have one of the top 5 and share the glory. So I don’t really see that But when you’re at a school like UCLA that has schedules in the country. Portland, Stanford Do you feel that this is one of the best as being an issue. won 100 national championships, excellence is and Texas are preseason top 10 teams. We teams you’ve ever coached? expected. This school has such a rich athletic also have Santa Clara at home, which is an Without a doubt I think this will be the most What would you say is the greatest tradition, and we’d like to contribute to it. We extremely tough opponent. Our schedule experienced team I’ve had in my nine years at strength of this team? feel a responsibility to do so. will be great preparation for the postseason. UCLA in terms of national team involvement In relation to the previous question, I’d say I fi rmly believe that you have to go out and and previous College Cup appearances. All we have a lot of fi repower up front. I think Is winning that fi rst championship what stretch your players in the non-conference part of our returning players have played in the there is the potential for great goal production keeps you motivated and energized day of the season to prepare you for the Pac-10, College Cup, while most of our newcomers out of this group. What makes this group in and day out? which is always competitive. And you know, have experienced the game at a very high special is that it features a combination of When I fi rst started getting into coaching I had the caliber of players we have at UCLA don’t standard, whether it’s with the youth national one-v-one ability, pace, and strength. This one focus and that was a national champion- want to go out and win games 5-0. They want team program or at the club level. So yes, this is not a one-dimensional group of attackers ship. I remember telling the players at our very to step into a competitive environment and team has the chance to be very special. by any means. fi rst meeting back in 1999 that the goal of this face the teams that are going to bring out program is to bring a title back to Westwood. the best in them. That’s why we schedule the high-level teams that we do.

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Jillian Ellis

Head Coach Ninth Season ● William & Mary ‘88

▪ NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year (2000)

▪ Five NCAA College Cup Appear- ances (2000, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06)

▪ Head coach of the Under-20 U.S. National Team

Jillian Ellis enters her ninth season at the helm of the UCLA women’s soccer program. She is the third head coach at UCLA since the program’s inception in 1993. Since the moment she stepped foot on campus back in 1999, Ellis has transformed UCLA into a perennial top 5 program. In just eight seasons, she has guided the Bruins to fi ve appearances in the NCAA College Cup, including four in a row from 2003-06. She has also led the Bruins to three appearances in the NCAA Final - 2000, 2004 and 2005. Ellis owns a record of 153-31-7 (.825) at UCLA. Her overall coaching record, which includes two seasons at the University of Illinois, stands at 172-49-7 (.770). In 1999, her fi rst season at the helm, Ellis coached the Bruins to an impressive 15-5-1 overall record and their fourth NCAA tournament bid. During the season, the Bruins emerged as one of the top teams in the country, ranking as high as No. 7 in the nation, which at that time was the highest regular-season ranking the program had ever achieved. UCLA was able to build on its 1999 performance a year later, as the Bruins reached the school’s fi rst-ever NCAA College Cup in 2000. UCLA opened play with a 1-0 victory over Portland in the semifi nals before dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker to North Carolina in the NCAA title match. UCLA fi nished second in the national rankings that season with a 19-4-1 overall record. Ellis was rewarded for her efforts when she was named the NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year at the NSCAA’s annual convention following the season. In 2001, Ellis guided the Bruins to the Pac-10 title and within one match of a second-straight College Cup. Although UCLA fell upset to Florida in the quarterfi nals, the Bruins ended the season ranked No. 5 nationally with a 20-3-0 overall record. The Bruins’ 20 victories that year set a single-season school record. In 2002, UCLA made another strong run deep into the NCAA Tournament by reaching the third round. The Bruins fi nished 18-4 overall and ended the season ranked No. 7 in the NSCAA/adidas fi nal national poll. With an 8-1 record, UCLA also fi nished second in the highly-competitive Pac-10 Conference. The 2003 season was another special year for Ellis and the Bruins, as UCLA advanced to the College Cup for the second time in school history. UCLA posted a 20-2-3 overall record, claiming its fourth Pac-10 title. For her efforts, Ellis was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year at season’s end. The Bruins made a return trip to the NCAA College Cup in 2004, falling in the NCAA Final to Notre Dame on penalty kicks. UCLA ended the season with an 18-7 overall record, earning the third Pac-10 title for Ellis in the process. In 2005, Ellis guided the Bruins to the NCAA College Cup for the third year in a row, making UCLA the only team in the country to appear in the last three College Cups. The Bruins, who set the school record for wins with 22, fi nished the season with a 22-2-2 overall record and the school’s third Pac-10 title in a row. UCLA advanced to the school’s fourth-straight NCAA College Cup (fi fth overall) in 2006, ending the season with an impressive 21-4 overall record. The Bruins captured the school’s fourth- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS straight Pac-10 title, posting an 8-1 conference record. UCLA was the only school at last year’s College Cup to be making its fourth-straight appearance. • Has led UCLA to fi ve Pac-10 titles (2001, 2003, • Former head coach of the Under-21 U.S. National In addition to her efforts in the college game, Ellis has also excelled at the international level, 2004, 2005 and 2006) Team, leading the U.S. to Nordic Cup titles in 2000 and 2005, including a second-place showing in 2006. serving as the head coach of the Under-21 and Under-20 U.S. National Teams. She has led • Has guided the Bruins to fi ve NCAA College Cups the U-21s to two Nordic Cup titles (2000 and 2005), including a trip to the fi nals in 2006. She (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006) • Head coach for two seasons at the University was recently named head coach of the Under-20s in preparation for the World Championships in of Illinois (1997-98) • Led UCLA to a school record 22 wins in 2005 2008. This past summer she coached the U-20s to a second-place showing at the Pan American • Earned third-team All-America honors as a • 2003 Pac-10 Coach of the Year Games in Brazil. In addition to her work with the U-21s and U-20s, Ellis served as a consultant player at the College of William & Mary (1984-87). with the U.S. Olympic Team in Sydney, Australia in the Summer of 2000. She has also worked • Named the 2000 NSCAA/adidas National Coach Inducted into the William & Mary Athletic Hall of extensively with the Under-16 U.S. National Team. of the Year Fame in 2002. • Currently serves as head coach of the Under-20 • Holds a United States Soccer Federation ‘A’ U.S. National Team License

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NCAA WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (Div. I)

Name ...... Yrs...... Record ...... (Pct.) 1. , North Carolina...... 28 ...... 628-28-18 ...... (.945) 2. Paula Wilkins, Wisconsin...... 6 ...... 119-19-11 ...... (.836) 3. Jerry Smith, Santa Clara ...... 20 ...... 326-84-27 ...... (.777) 4. Becky Burleigh, Florida...... 17 ...... 294-78-23 ...... (.773) 5. Randy Waldrum, Notre Dame ...... 17 ...... 273-74-18 ...... (.773) 6. Mark Krikorian, Florida State ...... 13 ...... 206-57-11 ...... (.772) 7. Jillian Ellis, UCLA ...... 10 ...... 172-49-7 ...... (.770) 8. Len Tsantiris, UConn ...... 26 ...... 442-122-33 ...... (.768) 9. Chris Petrucelli, Texas ...... 17 ...... 280-78-19 ...... (.768) 10. G. Guerrieri, Texas A&M ...... 16 ...... 253-81-13 ...... (.748)

ELLIS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD NCAA Conference Final Year ...... School ...... Record (Pct.) ...... Finish ...... Finish ...... Ranking 1997...... Illinois ...... 7-10-0 (.411) ...... N/A ...... 10th ...... N/A 1998...... Illinois ...... 12-8-0 (.600) ...... N/A ...... 8th ...... N/A Illinois Totals ...... 19-18-0 (.514)

1999...... UCLA ...... 15-5-1 (.738) ...... T-9th ...... 3rd ...... #14 2000...... UCLA ...... 19-4-1 (.813) ...... 2nd ...... 3rd ...... #2 2001...... UCLA ...... 20-3-0 (.870) ...... T-5th ...... 1st ...... #5 2002...... UCLA ...... 18-4-0 (.818) ...... T-9th ...... 2nd ...... #7 2003...... UCLA ...... 20-2-3 (.860) ...... T-3rd ...... 1st ...... #3 2004...... UCLA ...... 18-7-0 (.720) ...... 2nd ...... T-1st ...... #2 2005...... UCLA ...... 22-2-2 (.885) ...... 2nd ...... 1st ...... #3 2006...... UCLA ...... 21-4-0 (840) ...... T-3rd ...... 1st ...... #3 Jillian Ellis with legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden UCLA Totals ...... 153-31-7 (.825) Overall Coaching Record...... 172-49-7 (.770)

Ellis came to Westwood after heading the University of Illinois women’s soccer program for two years. In 1998, she brought the Fighting Illini to a 12-8 record and a fi rst-ever Big-Ten Tourna- ment berth. In the program’s fi rst year in 1997, the Illini ranked among the leaders in the Big Ten in attendance. Prior to heading up the University of Illinois program, Ellis served as an assistant coach at the University of Virginia for one year (1996-97), at Maryland for three years (1994-96) and at North Carolina State for another three years (1988-90). As an assistant coach at North Carolina State, Ellis helped the Wolfpack secure the 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference title and an NCAA Final Four appearance. In 1993, at the University of Maryland, she helped lead the Terrapins to the 1995 NCAA quarterfi nals. A forward at the College of William & Mary from 1984-87, Ellis was a third-team All-American in 1987 and an honorable mention all-region selection in 1985. She was also a member of the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America Senior Recognition Team in 1987. In 1984, Ellis led the Braddock Road Club in Virginia to the Under-19 national championship. Ellis is the daughter of legendary soccer coach John Ellis, who is a former assistant coach with the U.S. Women’s National Team and has directed the Soccer Academy in Manassas, Virginia since 1984. John was a longtime soccer ambassador for the British government, helping to create soccer programs worldwide. He also served as head coach for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Ellis’ brother, Paul Ellis, is also a soccer coach. In 1998, he was head coach for the Region I U-17 team. A former assistant coach at George Mason University, he currently works full-time with his father at the Soccer Academy. Jillian Ellis grew up in Portsmouth, England and came to the United States in 1981 at the age of 15. She also lived in Singapore for two years while her father helped to develop a national soccer program in that country. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in English Literature and Composition from the College of William & Mary in 1988 and currently resides in Los Angeles.

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B.J. Shannon Claine Snow MacMillan Plummer

Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Indiana ‘00 Portland ‘96 Cal State Los Angeles ‘98

B.J. Snow begins his fi rst season as assistant coach at UCLA after Former U.S. National Team star Shannon MacMillan begins First-year volunteer assistant coach Claine Plummer brings a serving one year as a volunteer assistant coach in 2005. her fi rst season as assistant coach at UCLA. wealth of experience into his fi rst season in Westwood. Snow arrived at UCLA in 2005 after spending four years as the MacMillan brings a wealth of experience to the program, having Plummer, who will work primarily with UCLA goalkeepers Valerie head men’s coach at his former high school, Portage Central played 12 years with the U.S. Women’s National Team from Henderson, Ashley Thompson and Lisa Jett, has served as an in Kalamazoo, Mich. During his tenure at PCHS, he led the 1993 to 2005. During her career she was a member of two U.S. assistant coach for the men’s and women’s programs at nearby Mustangs to three Southern Michigan Athletic Conference Women’s World Cup teams (1999 and 2003), helping the U.S. Occidental College the last four years. In addition, he has been (SMAC) titles, including three district championships. In ad- to a championship in 1999. She also played in two Olympic the head coach at Pasadena’s Marshall Fundamental High dition, Portage Central set the school record for wins in both Games, winning gold in 1996 and silver in 2000. She enjoyed School since 2006, leading the Eagles to a runner-up fi nish in 2004 (19) and 2005 (20). He also coached NSCAA/adidas her best season at the international level in 2002, scoring 17 the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 Championships in 2007. National High School Player of the Year Eric Alexander, who goals en route to earning U.S. Soccer’s Female Athlete of the For his efforts, he was named the CIF Southern Section Coach plays at Indiana. Snow was also an assistant with the girl’s Year honors. She currently ranks seventh all-time in three U.S. of the Year. team at the school. National Team categories, including: appearances (176), goals Plummer has also coached extensively at the club level, serving A four-year starter on defense at Indiana from 1996-99, Snow (60) and points (173). MacMillan began her career as a forward as Director of Goalkeeper for the La Canada Flyers Soccer Club helped the Hoosiers capture four-straight Big Ten titles, including before moving to the midfi eld position in 2000. from 1999-2003. In addition, he is the former head coach of back-to-back national championships in 1998 and 1999. He was Prior to joining the U.S. National Team, MacMillan was a standout the Santa Anita Flash Under-16 Premier team. an academic All-American his senior season and an All-Big-Ten at the University of Portland, earning All-America honors from As a player, Plummer was the starting goalkeeper at Cal State academic selection every year. Indiana’s record during his time 1992-95. During her senior season in 1995, she won both the Los Angeles from 1994-97. He still owns the second-lowest in Bloomington was an impressive 81-8-3. Missouri Athletic Club (M.A.C) and Player of goals against average in school history (1.30). He earned Snow graduated in 1995 from Portage Central, where he was the Year awards. fi rst-team All-CCAA honors in 1994. On the professional level, an NSCAA/adidas High School All-American. MacMillan, who grew up in Escondido, Calif., was one of the Plummer has trained with the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS founding members of the Women’s United Soccer Association and was a member of Limonese F.C. in the Costa Rican First (WUSA), playing for her hometown . Division. As a youth player, he represented Costa Rica at the U-19 and U-23 levels.

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