2009 DaviDson Women’s soccer Games 6

Davidson Wildcats (2-3-0) vs. charlotte (3-1-0) 2009 Sept. 10, 2009 u 7 p.m. u Davidson, N.C. u Match #6 scheDule/results Records: Davidson (2-3-0) split its two contests career record in eight coaching seasons. over the weekend, taking home a 5-0 win over The Series: Davidson and Charlotte have squared off Aug. 22 at Winthrop W, 3-1 Francis Marion on Sunday. Charlotte (3-1-0) also 13 times, with the 49ers holding an 8-3-2 advantage 28 at N.C. State L, 1-4 split its weekend games, suffering a 3-2 setback in in the all-time series. 30 at UNC Wilmington L, 0-4 its latest game vs. Villanova last Sunday. Last Meeting: The Wildcats have taken the last Coaches: Davidson's Greg Ashton is in his sixth three meetings, including a 3-0 home win back in Sept. 4 Villanova L, 1-4 season with an overall mark of 134-43-11 (63-35-9 2006, the last time the two schools played. 6 Francis Marion W, 5-0 at DC). Charlotte’s John Cullen is in his first sea - Up Next: Davidson begins a five-game road trip 10 Charlotte 7 p.m. son with the 49ers, while holding a 113-33-16 with a 2 p.m. contest at High Point, Sept. 13. 13 at High Point 2 p.m. 18 at Richmond 7 p.m. DaviDson squares off aGainst cross-county rival 20 at Virginia Tech 5 p.m. charlotte for first time since 2006 25 at Western Carolina * 6 p.m. 27 at Appalachian State * 2 p.m. The Matchup Davidson concludes its three-game homestand with a 7 p.m. contest against its cross-county rival in the Charlotte 49ers on Thursday, Sept. 10. It’s the first time since the 2006 season both Oct. 2 UNC Greensboro * 7 p.m. schools have faced each other on the soccer field. 4 Elon * 2 p.m. 8 Col. of Charleston * 7 p.m. The All-Time Series 11 at The Citadel * 2 p.m. The ‘Cats have captured the last three games in the series, with its most recent win coming in 16 Wofford * 7 p.m. 2006 by way of a 3-0 shutout victory at Alumni Stadium. Charlotte still owns the series mark at 18 Furman * 2 p.m. 8-3-2 since the two schools first faced each other in 1994. 23 at Chattanooga * 7 p.m. 25 at Samford * 2 p.m. Scouting the Wildcats Davidson split its weekend contests against Villanova (L, 4-1) and Francis Marion (W, 5-0) ... 31 Georgia Southern * 5 p.m. the 5-0 shutout win over the Patriots was the Wildcats’ first since earning a 1-0 win at Elon (10/23/08) ... the two wins in the all-time series vs. Francis Marion have both been shutouts ... Nov. 6-8 at SoCon Tournament 1 TBD the freshmen duo of Rachael Newmister and Rachel Barnett each recorded their first goals of their collegiate career vs. Francis Marion ... Newmister also registered her first assist ... pacing 4 Semi/Championship held at higher seeds place Davidson in scoring is Blakely Low and Amanda Flink with two goals each ... in the Wildcats’ Boldface type denotes home match two wins this year, they have tallied eight of their 10 goals overall on the season ... senior goal - *Asterisk denotes Southern Conference opponent keeper Loring Ward registered her third career shutout in the win on Sunday ... senior Suzanne Sittko recorded one of the three goals last time out vs. Charlotte in 2006 ... over the last three games vs. the 49ers, Davidson has outscored them 6-1 and taken two of the wins at home ... during the last six years, that includes this season, the Wildcats have fashioned a 31-10-5 mark at Alumni Stadium.

Scouting the 49ers Charlotte has gotten off to a 3-1-0 start, suffering its first loss of the year against Villanova, 3-2, last Sunday at home ... prior to that game, the 49ers had outscored its opponents 11-1, earning wins against William & Mary, Appalachian State and Francis Marion ... leading the way offen - sively for Charlotte is Whitney Weinraub with four goals and an assist for nine points ... she has three game winning goals ... a year ago, Weinraub recorded 34 points on 12 goals and 10 assists, all second-best on the team ... Jenna McKeon, who scored on Sunday vs. Villanova, and Carrie Dail each have two goals apiece ... Lauren Brown has started four games between the pipes, registering a 3-1 mark ... she has seven 2009 statistical comparisons saves and allowed just four goals (1.06 GAA) ... Davidson Category Charlotte Charlotte is coming off an outstanding season a 2-3-0 Record 3-1-0 year ago when it went 18-4-1 with an unbeaten mark in league play at 11-0 ... the 49ers also 10-61 Goals-Shot Attempts 13-85 advanced to the second round of the NCAA 2.00 Goals Scored Average 3.25 Championships ... they return 21 letterwinners in .164 Shot Percentage .153 all from that team, including 10 starters ... last 36-61 Shots On Goal-Attempts 45-85 year Charlotte went 6-3-1 in road contests. .590 Shots On Goal Percentage .529 12.2 Shots Per Game 21.2 Next on the Schedule 5 Assists 12 The ‘Cats hit the road for their next five games, 14 Corner Kicks 27 starting with a trip to High Point, Sept. 13. 0-0 Penalty Kicks 1-1 Boldface denotes better ranking in category Davidson Sports Information / P.O. Box 7158 / Davidson, NC 28035 704-894-2635 / 704-894-2636 Fax 2009 Women’s soccer Numerical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 00 Loring Ward GK 5-7 Sr. Charleston, S.C. Academic Magnet 0 Beth Peters GK 5-7 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Pace Academy 1 Christy Carry GK 5-8 So. Dallas, Texas Episcopal School of Dallas 2 Elizabeth Underwood F 5-5 So. Atlanta, Ga. The Lovett School 3 Stephanie Gerow MF 5-8 So. Houston, Texas The Kinkaid School 4 Julia Calhoun D/F 5-2 Fr. Palos Verdes, Calif. Palos Verdes 5 Louise Timboe D 5-6 Fr. Littleton, Colo. Arapahoe 6 Sophie Newsom D 5-6 So. Atlanta, Ga. The Westmister Schools 7 Allison Drutchas MF 5-9 Jr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Lahser 8 Courtney Hart MF 5-5 Sr. Ashland, MA Nobles & Greenough 9 Rachel Newmister F 5-8 Fr. Clover, S.C. Clover 11 Blakely Low F 5-10 Sr. San Antonio, Texas. Alamo Heights 12 Mary Marshall Meredith D 5-7 So. Virginia Beach, Va. Norfolk Academy 14 Katherine Laco MF 5-7 Sr. Bethesda, Md. Walt Whitman 15 Rachel Barnett D/MF 5-6 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. Ravenscroft 16 Kyri Bye-Nagel F 5-5 Sr. Hanau, Germany Hanau American 17 Jessica Calandra D/MF 5-4 Fr. Staten Island, N.Y. Staten Island Academy 18 Suzanne Sittko D/F 5-5 Sr. Greenwood Village, Colo. Arapahoe 19 Amanda Flink D 5-6 Jr. Richardson, Texas J.J. Pearce 20 Lauren Conner MF/D 5-10 Sr. Mechanisburg, PA. Mechanicsburg 21 Claire Naisby D 5-7 So. The Woodlands, Texas John Cooper School 23 Callan Elswick F 5-6 Jr. Locust Grove, Va. Highland 26 Sophie Funderburk MF 5-9 Sr. Wilmington, NC Eugene Ashley 40 Jessie Baxa GK 5-9 So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. International Academy

Head coach: Greg Ashton, 6th Season Assistant coach: Erin Lycan, 2nd Season Women’s soccer staff GeoGraphical roster Name PositioN Year alma mater California (1) New York (1) Greg Ashton Head Coach 6th UTSA - Julia Calhoun - Jessica Calandra Erin Lycan Assistant Coach 2nd Virginia Brian Wheeler Athletic Trainer 1st Flordia State Colorado (2) North Carolina (2) - Suzanne Sittko - Sophie Funderburk - Louise Timboe - Rachel Barnett roster by class Georgia (3) Pennsylvania (1) - Sophie Newsom - Lauren Conner Seniors (8) Sophomores (7) - Beth Peters Lauren Conner Jessie Baxa - Liz Underwood Sophie Funderburk Christy Carry South Carolina (2) Courtney Hart Stephanie Gerow - Rachel Newmister Germany (1) - Loring Ward Katherine Laco Mary M. Meredith - Kyri Bye-Nagel Blakely Low Claire Naisby Kyri Bye-Nagel Sophie Newsom Texas (5) Massachusetts (1) - Christy Carry Suzanne Sittko Liz Underwood - Courtney Hart Loring Ward - Claire Naisby Freshmen (5) - Amanda Flink Maryland (1) - Stephanie Gerow Juniors (4) Rachel Barnett - Katharine Laco Allison Drutchas Jessica Calandra - Blakely Low Callan Elswick Julia Calhoun Michigan (2) Virginia (2) Amanda Flink Rachel Newmister -Jessie Baxa Beth Peters Louise Timboe pronunciation GuiDe - Callan Elswick - Allison Drutchas - Mary M. Meredith Katharine Laco Lay-Co Suzanne Sittko Sit-Co Callan Elswick CAY-len Stephanie Gerow Jer-ROW Jessica Calandra Cal-LAND-dra 2009 Women’s soccer

2009 socon stanDinGs (9/8) leaGue leaDers CONFERENCE OVERALL Shots Standings WL TPct GF GA WLTPct GF GA Player School Shots Furman 000.000 00 4001.000 14 4 Kyri Bye-Nagel DAV 15 Chattanooga 000.000 00 2001.000 50 Becca Smith UTC 14 Samford 000.000 00 301.875 70 Martha Hall FUR 14 Appalachian State 000.000 00 310.750 42 Amy Loughran CIT 12 The Citadel 000.000 00 210.667 18 5 4 individuals tied with 11 shots Coll. of Charleston 000.000 00 211.625 65 Western Carolina 000.000 00 221.500 34 Points Elon 000.000 00 111.500 11 Player School GAT Davidson 000.000 00 230.400 10 13 Nicole Martinoli CIT 5313 UNC Greensboro 000.000 00 230.400 34 Martha Hall FUR 6012 Georgia Southern 000.000 00 050.000 3 13 Amy Loughran CIT 4311 Alexa Jones FUR 5010 Wofford 000.000 00 030.000 08 Amber Cress SAM 328 Goals DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off their fifth straight 10-win season, the Davidson women’s soccer team was picked to finish fifth this year as voted on by the Southern Player School Goals Conference coaches today, Wednesday, Aug. 19. The Wildcats also placed a player on the Martha Hall FUR 6 Alexa Jones FUR 5 11-member preseason all-conference team as senior Kyri Bye-Nagel (Hanau, Germany) Nicole Martinoli CIT 5 earned the nod for the second year in a row. Amy Loughran CIT 4 UNC Greensboro received seven first-place votes and was again tabbed the preseason Nikki Mares CIT 3 favorite to win the SoCon regular-season championship. Western Carolina, which finished Becca Smith UTC 3 second in the regular season in 2008 and won the conference tournament, picked up three first-place votes and earned 107 points, seven behind the Spartans. Samford was tabbed Assists third, while Furman edged Davidson by one point to claim fourth place. Player School Assists The Wildcats enter the 2009 campaign fresh off a 10-6-3 season a year ago, including an Shanna Couch CIT 4 8-3-0 mark in league play, which placed them fourth overall. They return 18 letterwinners, 5 individuals tied with 3 assist with eight of those being starters including Bye-Nagel. Last year saw the ‘Cats race out to a 2-0-3 start, the best in the program’s 20-year history, on their way to their fifth straight double-digit win season. All five 10-win seasons have come under the guidance of head coach Greg Ashton, who is entering his sixth season at the helm of the program. GoaltenDinG leaDers Bye-Nagel will look to cap off a stellar career in 2009, her final season as a Wildcat. The Saves last two years has seen the forward account for 21 goals, three assists and 45 points, pac - Player School Saves ing the team in both goals and points during that time. Last season, Bye-Nagel netted nine Kelsey Kearney UNCG 29 goals, good for fifth in the league, and picked up two assists to give her 20 points, putting Caitlin Williams WCU 25 her just outside the top-five in the SoCon in points. Lauren Santos GSU 23 For her outstanding efforts the past two seasons, the senior has garnered back-to-back Caroline Clarke ASU 20 All-SoCon First Team honors, while also earning all-state accolades twice and a spot on Alyssa Whitehead SAM 17 the 2008 Soccer Buzz All-Regional Third Team. She is one of just 10 Wildcats to have been named to the all-league first team at least twice during their four-year careers. Goals Against Average Davidson opens up 2009 with three straight road games, starting with a trip to Rock Player School GAA Hill, S.C. to take on the Winthrop Eagles this Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Taylor Davidson UTC 0.00 Alyssa Whitehead SAM 0.00 Sydney Little ELON 0.31 2009 Preseason Coaches’ Poll 2009 Preseason All-SoCon Team Caroline Clarke ASU 0.50 F Martha Hall, Furman 1. UNC Greensboro (7)— 114 Caitlin Williams WCU 0.77 2. Western Carolina (3)— 107 F Kyri Bye-Nagel, Davidson 3. Samford (1)— 101 F Kristin Player, UNC Greensboro F Amber Cress, Samford Shutouts 4. Furman— 87 MF Sara El-Shami, Furman Player School ShO 5. Davidson— 86 MF Nicole Danford, UNC Greensboro Alyssa Whitehead SAM 3 6. College of Charleston (1)— 77 MF Shanna Schmoker, Western Carolina 5 individuals tied with 2 shutout 7. Elon— 60 D Brittany Schneider, College of Charleston 8. Appalachian State— 47 D Lauren Lopez, UNC Greensboro 9. Wofford— 40 D Jenny Matteson, Western Carolina 10. Georgia Southern— 37 GK Caitlin Williams, Western Carolina 11. Chattanooga— 23 12. The Citadel— 13 2009 Women’s soccer

Team History 2009 women’s soccer quick facts First Year ...... 1989 General Information All-Time Record ...... 189-179-27 School Name ...... Davidson College All-Time SoCon Record ...... 91-37-20* Location ...... Davidson, N.C. SoCon Regular Season Titles/Last ...... 3/2005 Founded ...... 1837 SoCon Tournament Titles/Last ...... 3/1996 Enrollment ...... 1,700 NCAA Appearances/Last ...... 0 Nickname ...... Wildcats *Competed in the Big South from 1990-91 School Colors ...... Red (PMS 186) and Black Conference ...... Southern Team Information Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I 2008 Team Record ...... 10-6-3 President ...... Tom Ross (Davidson ’72) 2008 SoCon Record/Finish ...... 8-3-0/4th Athletics Director ...... Jim Murphy (Davidson ’78) Starters Returning/Lost ...... 8/3 Home Facility ...... Alumni Stadium (2, 000) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 18/8 Newcomers ...... 7 Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Greg Ashton (UTSA ’02) Sports Information E-mail ...... [email protected] Sports Information Director ...... Marc Gignac Office Phone ...... (704) 894-2818 Office Phone ...... (704) 894.2123 Career Record (Years) ...... 132-40-11 (9) W. Soccer Contact ...... Gavin McFarlin Record at Davidson (Years) ...... 61-32-9 (5) E-mail ...... [email protected] Assistant Coach ...... Erin Lycan (Virginia ’05) Office Phone ...... (704) 894.2635 E-mail ...... [email protected] Fax ...... (704) 894.2636 Website ...... www.davidsonwildcats.com

DaviDsoN iN 2009 WheN … DaviDsoN iN 2008 WheN … Leading at half ...... 2-0-0 Leading at half ...... 6-0-0 Trailing at half ...... 0-3-0 Trailing at half ...... 0-2-0 Tied at half ...... 0-0-0 Tied at half ...... 3-3-0 Overtime ...... 0-0-0 Overtime ...... 1-1-3 Outshooting opponents ...... 2-0-0 Outshooting opponents ...... 8-1-1 Outshot by opponents ...... 0-3-0 Outshot by opponents ...... 2-2-2 Shots are even ...... 0-0-0 Shots are even ...... 0-3-0 With more corners ...... 2-0-0 With more corners ...... 7-1-2 With less corners ...... 0-3-0 With less corners ...... 3-5-1 Corners are even ...... 0-0-0 Corners are even ...... 0-0-0 With more fouls ...... 1-1-0 With more fouls ...... 4-1-2 With less fouls ...... 1-2-0 With less fouls ...... 5-5-1 Fouls are even ...... 0-0-0 Fouls are even ...... 1-0-0 Playing ranked opponents ...... 0-0-0 Playing ranked opponents ...... 0-0-0 Playing a day game ...... 1-1-0 Playing a day game ...... 4-5-2 Playing a night game ...... 1-2-0 Playing a night game ...... 6-1-1 Playing on Sunday ...... 1-1-0 Playing on Sunday ...... 3-4-2 Monday ...... 0-0-0 Monday ...... 0-0-0 Tuesday ...... 0-0-0 Tuesday ...... 0-0-0 Wednesday ...... 0-0-0 Wednesday ...... 0-0-0 Thursday ...... 0-0-0 Thursday ...... 4-0-0 Friday ...... 0-2-0 Friday ...... 2-2-1 Saturday ...... 1-0-0 Saturday ...... 1-0-0 At Alumni Stadium ...... 1-1-0 At Alumni Stadium ...... 5-3-2 on the road ...... 1-2-0 on the road ...... 5-3-0 at a neutral site ...... 0-0-0 at a neutral site ...... 0-0-1 Scoring zero goals ...... 0-1-0 Scoring zero goals ...... 0-4-0 Scoring one goal ...... 0-2-0 Scoring one goal ...... 3-2-2 Scoring two goals ...... 0-0-0 Scoring two goals ...... 2-0-1 Scoring three or more goals ...... 2-0-0 Scoring three or more goals ...... 5-0-0 2009 Women’s soccer With the arrival of Ashton in 2004, Greg Davidson ushered in a new era of Wildcat women’s soccer. He led the 2004 squad all ASHTON the way to the tournament finals, earning the native New Zealander with his first 6th year at Davidson SoCon Coach of the Year award. The UTSA ’02 Wildcats earned recognition as the Record: 61-32-9 NCAA’s 16th-most improved women’s soccer program, doubling the number of wins collected in 2003 with an overall Entering his sixth record of 12-9-1 while posting a league mark year, head coach of 7-3-1 to finish fifth in the final SoCon stand - Greg Ashton has done nothing to disappoint ings. the Wildcat faithful in his first five years at Eventually falling to rival Furman in the the helm of the women’s soccer program. finals, Davidson made history as the second- Davidson has begun to make a name for its lowest seed to ever contend for the SoCon self nationally as well as a powerhouse in the Tournament title in the championship game. Southern Conference. Formerly the head coach at Division-III Last year saw the ‘Cats hit the 10-win Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, mark for the fifth straight season, all under Ashton arrived at Davidson with a remark - the direction of Ashton, finishing 10-6-3 over - able record of success. Twice during his four- all. They closed out with an 8-3-0 mark in year tenure at Trinity Ashton took the Tigers league play to finish fourth. Davidson also to the NCAA D-III semifinals. His team also placed two players on the first and second won the Southern Collegiate Athletic All-SoCon teams, marking the second year in Conference crown three times. Head Coach Greg Ashton has won at least 10 games in a row at least two ‘Cats garnered all-league Trinity finished the 2003 season with a 16- all five seasons he has coached the Wildcats honors. 1-1 record and an 8-1 mark in the SCAC. The Ashton's fourth season was one for the conference defeat was Ashton’s lone loss in record books. Davidson tied the school record the SCAC in four seasons, having won 35 for wins in a season with a 14-5-1 mark that straight during his career there. ashton file included eight- and six-game unbeaten In 2002, he led the Tigers to a 21-2 record, •2005 SoCon Regular Season Champions streaks. The 'Cats also finished second in accumulating the most victories ever during a •Two-time SoCon Coach of the Year – 2004 & league play with an 8-1-1 record and single season in the school’s history. Ashton 2005 advanced to the SoCon tournament semifinals was named Coach of the Year for the SCAC for the third time in the past four years. In and the NSCAA South Region. He finished Coaching Record addition, the 2007 squad tied the school his tenure at Trinity with an impressive over - Year WLTPct. School record for shutouts with 10. all record of 71-8-2. 2000 19 21 .886 Trinity The 2006 campaign saw Davidson go 11-7- He has coached five All-America hon - 2001 15 30 .833 2 and finish second in the conference with a orees, and each of his four Trinity teams 2002 21 20 .913 league mark of 7-3, after being picked to fin - received an NSCAA Team Academic Award 2003 16 11 .916 ish fifth in the preseason poll. for excellence in the classroom. 2004 12 91 .568 Davidson After an outstanding first year that saw Before he became head coach at Trinity, 2005 14 52 .737 him win Southern Conference Coach of the Ashton served as the assistant there for five 2006 11 72 .600 Year honors while taking the Wildcats to the seasons, during which time the Tigers won 2007 14 51 .725 SoCon finals, Ashton guided Davidson to the the conference title and played in the D-III 2008 10 63 .605 school’s first undefeated mark in league play, playoffs four times. Trinity also reached the 2009 2 3 0 .400 and its third regular season SoCon title in quarterfinals of the NCAA D-III Tourna-ment Totals 134 43 11 .768 9 years 2005. The Wildcats also achieved its highest twice. ranking, ninth, in the Soccer Buzz and Ashton, who earned his bachelor’s degree NSCAA/adidas Southeast Regional poll over in kinesiology from the University of Texas- the last five years, and a program-best 14- San Antonio, also holds a business degree game unbeaten streak. All those accomplish - from Auckland (New Zealand) Tech. He ments earned him his second straight coach played soccer professionally in New Zealand of the year award as the Wildcats fashioned a from 1985 to 1992, and he represented his 14-5-2 overall mark in 2005. country as a Youth National Team member Ashton’s athletes have also shined under beginning with the U-15 team through the U- his tutelage with five different players earn - 19 squad. ing all-league honors including Mel Smith, who was the 2005 Freshman of the Year, and standout forward Kara Koehrn, the 2005 Player of Year. Koehrn also was a NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-American and CoSIDA Academic All-District performer. 2009 Women’s soccer Freshmen Duo Shine The freshmen duo of Rachael Newmister and Rachel Barnett both made sure Davidson would not suffer its fourth straight loss, each tallying their first career collegiate goals in a 5-0 win over Francis Marion, Sept. 6. Newmister also added an assist in the victory. Newmister benefited from an own goal by Francis Marion to get her first goal. She then was apart of a give-and-go with Callan Elswick to cap off the scoring on the afternoon for an assist. Barnett’s first career goal was an impressive one for sure as she drilled home a 30-yard shot to the upper-right corner of the goal for a 4-0 lead at the time.

Home Openers, a success When it comes to home openers, Davidson has been on the winning side the majority of the time. Despite suffering a 4-1 setback in its home opener this year against Villanova, Sept. 4, the past six seasons has seen Davidson go 4-2, tally - ing wins against Charlotte (twice), High Point and Virginia Tech. The ‘Cats other set back came against Wake Forest in 2005. Overall in their 21-year history, the Wildcats have fashioned a 13-8 mark in their home open - ers.

Friendly Confines of Alumni Stadium The Wildcats’ have been very successful in the last five years at its home stadium. They have fashioned a 30-9-5 home mark during the past five seasons, all under the direction of head coach Greg Ashton. The ‘Cats went 5-3-2 a year ago at home.

Opening the Season on the Road The Wildcats’ three-game road swing to open the season is the longest road trip since they opened the 2006 campaign with six games away from Alumni Stadium. One of those games was at UNC Wilmington, a 2-0 setback, which is also on this three-game road swing to kick off the 2009 season.

Season Openers During the Wildcats’ 20-year history, they have gone 8-13 in opening season contests. Under head coach Greg Ashton, the ‘Cats are 4-2 after a 3-1 win at Winthrop (Aug. 22) to open the sea - son this year. Last year the ‘Cats opened the season against ACC foe Virginia Tech and netted their fourth win against the Hokies by taking a 2-1 decision at Alumni Stadium on Aug. 23, 2008. 2009 Women’s soccer

Gm 1 August 22, 2009 Gm 2 August 28, 2009 Gm 3 August 30, 2009 1st 2nd OT F 1st 2nd OT F 1st 2nd OT F Davidson (1-0) 1203Davidson (1-1) 0101Davidson (1-2) at 0000 at Winthrop (0-1) 0101at N.C. State (3-0) 3004UNC Wilmington (1-1) 1304 Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 4:05 DAV Amanda Flink (1) (Stephanie 12:57 NCST Tanya Cain (Paige Dugal) 32:34 UNCW Laura Wilson (unassisted) Gerow, Lauren Conner) 15:34 NCST Tanya Cain (unassisted) 59:05 UNCW Meagan Simeone (Kelly Dodd) 47:41 DAV Stephanie Gerow (1) (Lauren 40:18 NCST Kara Blosser (unassisted) 75:00 UNCW Meagan Simeone (Kristal Conner) 61:55 DAV Amanda Flink (2) (unassisted) Tucker) 54:16 DAV Blakey Low (1) (Kyri Bye-Nagel) 63:31 DAV Tanya Cain (unassisted) 89:09 UNCW Stephanie Rose (Wilson, 57:55 WU Tricia Vensel (Jessica Hausfeld) Heather Froehlich) Tanya Cain of N.C. State scored a career-high The Davidson women’s soccer team started three goals to lead the Wolfpack to a 4-1 decision Looking to close out their three-game road trip the 2009 season off in winning fashion behind a over the Davidson Wildcats. to open the 2009 season on a winning note, the goal and assist from sophomore Stephanie Davidson’s lone goal was scored in the second UNC Wilmington Seahawks spoiled that for the Gerow, as the Wildcats scored a 3-1 season- period off the foot of Amanda Flink in the 61st Davidson women’s soccer team, taking a 4-0 opening road win at Winthrop. minutes. The junior defender, who registered decision on Sunday afternoon at the UNCW Beside Gerow’s goal and her first collegiate her seventh career goal last week at Winthrop, Soccer Stadium. assist, Lauren Conner set up two goals on corner drilled home a deflection off a free kick for her The ‘Cats got off just four shots, with three of kicks, and Blakely Low and Amanda Flink each second score of the season. them being on goal. Goalkeeper Jessie Baxa fin - netted their first scores of the season. Loring Ward got the start in goal and regis - ished with a game-high five saves in the losing tered two saves. effort.

Gm 4 September 4, 2009 Gm 5 September 6, 2009 1st 2nd OT F 1st 2nd OT F Villanova (3-0-1) at 3104Francis Marion (0-6) 0000 Davidson (1-3) 0101at Davidson (2-3) 1405 Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 21:29 VU Megan Verdeur (unassisted) 44:13 DAV Rachael Newmister (1) (unassisted) 24:05 VU Erin Byrnes (Megan Verdeur) 46:39 DAV Allison Drutchas (1) (unassisted) 26:36 VU Katie Ryan (Heidi Sabatura) 56:52 DAV Blakely Low (2) (unassisted) 60:53 VU Heidi Sabatura (unassisted) 64:33 DAV Rachel Barnett (1) (unassisted) 87:46 DAV Kyri Bye-Nagel (unassisted) 84:41 DAV Callan Elswick (1) (Newmister)

Playing at home for the first time in the 2009 The freshmen duo of Rachael Newmister and campaign, the Davidson women’s soccer team Rachel Barnett led a second-half charge by each came up short in their bid to win their fourth tallying their first collegiate goals as the Wildcat straight home opener, falling by the count of 4-1 women’s soccer team picked up a 5-0 shutout to visiting Villanova. win. The Wildcats’ lone goal came off the foot of Newmister added her first career assist as well senior Kyri Bye-Nagel in the 87th minute to to pace the Wildcats in points with three, while break up the shutout. She had gathered in a senior Blakely Low, and the junior tandem of loose ball on the right side of the 18-yard box, Allison Drutchas and Callan Elswick recorded a turned and drilled a shot to the far post that goal apiece in the winning effort. Goalkeeper found the back of the net for her first score of Loring Ward registered four saves to earn her the season. third career shutout. 2009 Women’s soccer

overall home aWay neutral conference 2009 statistics 2-3-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2009 Women’s soccer

overall home aWay neutral conference 2008 statistics 10-6-3 5-3-2 5-3-0 0-0-1 8-3-0