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2013 Soccer Media Guide-BW.Indd 22013013 LLONGONG BBEACHEACH SSTATETATE 449ERS9ERS TTHREE-STRAIGHTHREE-STRAIGHT NNCAACAA TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT AAPPEARANCESPPEARANCES | 22010010 & 22011011 BBIGIG WESTWEST TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSCHAMPIONS #00 Emily Pryor #01 Kaci McCain #0 Cynthia Diaz #1 Ashton McKeown #2 Marie MacKenzie #3 Kristyn Benavidez GK • 5-10 • So. GK • 5-9 • So. GK • 5-10 • Fr. GK • 5-9 • Fr. D • 5-4 • So. F/MF • 5-5 • Sr. Torrance, Calif. Valencia, Calif. San Marcos, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif. Simi Valley, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. #4 Mimi Akaogi #5 Taylor Nelson #6 Celeste Dominguez #7 Alyssa Montejo #8 Paige Conway #9 Elizabeth Lyons D • 5-1 • Fr. MF • 5-6 • Jr. F • 5-2 • Fr. F • 5-4 • So. F • 5-2 • Fr. F • 5-1 • So. Cupertino, Calif. Garden Grove, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Riverside, Calif. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. #10 Eileen Maes #11 Hannah Reed #12 Whitley Boller #13 Hannah Sanders #14 Kassidy Hause #15 Mimi Rangel MF • 5-5 • Sr. F/D • 5-1 • Fr. D • 5-11 • Fr. MF • 5-7 • So. MF • 5-8 • Sr. MF • 5-2 • Fr. Oakland, Calif. Santa Clara, Calif. La Crescenta, Calif. Valley Center, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Chino, Calif. #16 Melanie Fox #20 Carly Lake #21 Ashley Webb #22 Jessika Oseguera #23 Natalie Zeenni #24 Savannah George D • 5-11 • So. MF/D • 5-7 • RFr. F • 5-0 • Fr. MF/F • 5-4 • Sr. D • 5-6 • Jr. F/MF • 5-5 • Fr. Valencia, Calif. Covina, Calif. Yorba Linda, Calif. Bellfl ower, Calif. Arcadia, Calif. Moorpark, Calif. #25 Chyann Saban #27 Shea Hoover #29 Regan Smithers #30 Matisse Hemingway MF/D • 5-2 • Sr. F/MF • 5-6 • Fr. D • 5-8 • Fr. GK • 5-6 • So. Desert Hot Springs, Calif. Brea, Calif. Modesto, Calif. Irvine, Calif. Mauricio Ingrassia Jeff Joyner Mike Littman Jacqui Simon Sebastian Carrasco Head Coach Associate Head Coach Goalkeepers Coach Volunteer Assistant Strength & Conditioning 10th Year 7th Year 1st Year 1st Year 9th Year 2013 MEDIA GUIDE Pages 3-6 Pages 8-23 Pages 26-34 2012 Review Pages 36-50 Coaching Staff Meet the 49ers History & Records General Information Chyann Saban ...................................16 History & Records This is Long Beach State Quick Facts/Schedule.......................... 1 Taylor Nelson .....................................17 Coaching Ledger ............................... 36 Walter Pyramid .............................52-53 Roster .................................................. 2 Natalie Zeenni ................................... 17 Yearly Individual Leaders .................. 37 Where Champions Play ................54-55 Melanie Fox .......................................18 Postseason History............................ 37 Building Champions...................... 56-57 Coaching Staff Elizabeth Lyons ................................. 18 All-Time Letterwinners .......................38 Educating Champions .................. 58-59 Mauricio Ingrassia ............................ 3-4 Marie MacKenzie ...............................19 All-Time Honors ............................39-40 Championship Facilities................ 60-61 Jeff Joyner ...........................................5 Kaci McCain ...................................... 19 Career Records ................................. 41 The Campus .................................62-63 Sebastian Carrasco .............................6 Hannah Sanders................................ 20 Single-Season Records .....................41 Long Beach, CA............................ 64-65 Mike Littman ........................................ 6 Carly Lake ......................................... 20 Single-Game Records ....................... 42 President Donald J. Para................... 66 Jacqui Simon .......................................6 Newcomers................................... 21-23 Team Records ................................... 42 Athletic Administration ....................... 67 Year-by-Year Results ....................43-45 Sports Medicine .................................68 Meet the 49ers - Player Profi les 2012 Review All-Time Weekly Rankings .................46 Media Relations .................................69 Kristyn Benavidez .............................8-9 Statistics/Results/Awards .................. 26 Records by Opponent................... 47-48 Athletics Directory.............................. 70 Kassidy Hause.............................. 10-11 Big West Recap .................................27 All-Time Series Records ....................49 Eileen Maes ..................................12-13 Recaps & Box Scores................... 28-34 2013 Opponents ................................50 Jessika Oseguera .........................14-15 QUICK FACTS 2013 SCHEDULE UNIVERSITY Location ..........................................................................................Long Beach, Calif. AUGUST Founded ..............................................................................................................1949 Fri. 23 Northern Arizona George Allen Field 7 p.m. Enrollment ........................................................................................................36,288 Thurs. 29 Santa Clara Santa Clara, Calif. 7 p.m. Nickname............................................................................................................49ers Colors ..................................................................................................... Black & Gold Interim President ................................................................................. Donald J. Para SEPTEMBER Athletics Director ........................................................................................Vic Cegles Sun. 1 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 4:30 p.m. Conference ....................................................................................................Big West Fri. 6 Cincinnati George Allen Field 7 p.m. Home Field (Capacity) .......................................................George Allen Field (1,000) Sun. 8 Loyola Marymount George Allen Field 6 p.m. COACHING STAFF Fri. 13 at Georgia Athens, Ga. 4 p.m. Head Coach...................................................................Mauricio Ingrassia, 10th year Sun. 15 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. Noon Alma Mater .......................................................................... Cal State Fullerton, 1995 Sat. 21 BYU George Allen Field 7 p.m. School Record (Years) ................................................................ 108-62-17 (9 years) Overall Record....................................................................................................Same Thurs. 26 San Francisco George Allen Field 6 p.m. Associate Head Coach ................................................................Jeff Joyner, 7th year Mon. 30 at San Diego San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m. Goalkeepers Coach ..................................................................Mike Littman, 1st year Volunteer Assistant Coach.......................................................Jacqui Simon, 1st year OCTOBER Strength and Conditioning Coach................................. Sebastian Carrasco, 9th year Soccer Offi ce Phone........................................................................... (562) 985-1858 Fri. 4 * at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. 5 p.m. Sun. 6 * at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Calif. 1 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION Thurs. 10 * UC Davis George Allen Field 7 p.m. 2012 Record ......................................................................................................12-8-0 Thurs. 17 * at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. 7 p.m. Big West Record (Finish) ............................................................................ 5-4-0 (5th) Postseason ............................................................................NCAA Tournament (0-1) Sun. 20 * Hawai’i George Allen Field 6 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............................................................................12/12 Fri. 25 * at Cal State Northridge Northridge, Calif. 7 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost...........................................................................................6/5 Thurs. 31 * Cal State Fullerton George Allen Field 6 p.m. Newcomers..............................................................................................................15 Program Overall Record ..........................................................191-149-37 (19 years) NOVEMBER MEDIA INFORMATION Sun. 3 * UC Riverside George Allen Field 2 p.m. Soccer Contact ........................................................................................Andrea Ohta Offi ce Phone .......................................................................................(562) 985-8569 Email......................................................................................andrea.ohta@csulb.edu Mailing Address ......................................................................... 1250 Bellfl ower Blvd. * Big West Conference game ...............................................................................................Long Beach, CA 90840 Home games in bold Website ............................................................................... www.longbeachstate.com All times Pacifi c Offi cial Twitter .......................................................................twitter.com/LBSUSoccer Offi cial Facebook ......................................................facebook.com/longbeachsoccer Ticket Offi ce Number ..........................................................................(562) 985-4949 California State University, Long Beach is committed to providing equal opportunities to
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