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2020 ILLINOIS SOCCER 2020 SOCCER TABLE OF CONTENTS Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium2 Demirjian Park 3 Head Coach Janet Rayfield 4-7 Rayfield’s Illini Records 7-8 Support Staff 8 Associate Head Coach Jeff Freeman 9 Assistant Lisa Lubke10 Volunteer Assistant Nichole Tiggs10 Numerical and Alphabetical Rosters11 Team Bios 12-26 Sami Sample // Elizabeth Cablk 12 Amaya Ellis // Eileen Murphy 13 FIGHTING ILLINI QUICK FACTS Makala Woods // Mackenzie Schuler 14 Location Urbana-Champaign 2019 Overall Record 9-8-1 Katie Le // Peyton Willie 15 Enrollment 52,331 2019 Big Ten Record/Finish ���������������������������3-7-1/11th Henar Urteaga // Sydney Carste16 Nickname �����������������������������������������������������Fighting Illini Postseason Finish . N/A Hope Breslin // Aleah Treiterer17 Colors ������������������������������������������������������Orange and Blue Letterwinners Returning/Lost 24/6 Kendra Pasquale // Haley Singer 18 Conference Big Ten Newcomers 8 Meredith Johnson-Monfort // Zoey Kollhoff19 President Timothy L Killeen Chancellor ��������������������������������������������� Dr Robert J Jones First Year of Soccer ������������������������������������������������1997 Ashleigh Lefevre // Erin McKeown 20 Athletic Director Josh Whitman Soccer Seasons All-Time 24th season in 2020 Lilian Lucas // Jayna Fittipaldo 21 Home Field �������������������������������������������������Demirjian Park All-Time Overall Record �������������������� 259-186-37 (564) Makena Silber // Joanna Verzosa-Dolezal22 Seating Capacity �����������������������������������������������������1,000 All-Time Conference Record 116-107-23 (518) Katelynn Buescher // Julia Eichenbaum23 Big Ten Tournament Titles 2 (2003 & 2011) Natalie Phelps // Summer Garrison 24 Head Coach Janet Rayfield Maggie Hillman // Julia Cili 25 Years at Illinois �������������������������������������� 19th Season NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 Kennedy Berschel // Ashley Cathro26 Years Overall ������������������������������������������ 25th Season All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 11-12-3 Alma Mater North Carolina ’83 Best NCAA Tournament Finish Elite Eight (2004) Ashley Prell // Lauren Stibich27 Record at Illinois 202-144-34 (576) Last NCAA Tournament Finish �����������Sweet Sixteen (2013) Overall Record 240-197-39 (544) 2019 Season in Review28-32 Soccer Address ������������������������ 1700 South Fourth Street 2019 Final Notes 28-29 Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater), Experience Champaign, IL 61820 2018 Overall and Big Ten Stats30-31 Jeff Freeman (Missouri State, ‘99), 10th Soccer Phone 217-244-9720 Big Ten Standings and Awards 32 Lisa Lubke (Radford, ‘12), 2nd Soccer Fax �������������������������������������������������217-244-9759 Nichole Tiggs (Indiana State, '05), 1st Fighting Illini Team History33-58 Individual Overall Records33-35 Individual Big Ten-Only Records 35-36 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Team Records . .37 Soccer Contact ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Matt Haufe Miscellaneous Records38-39 E-mail Address������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������mhaufe2@illinoisedu Individual Honors40-45 Office Phone ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 217-300-4067 Illini NCAA Tournament History 46-47 Cell Phone��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 847-650-8426 All-Time Big Ten Standings/ Big Ten Tournament Records 48 Associate Athletics Director, Athletic Communications Kent Brown All-Time Series Records 49-52 Assistant Athletics Director, Athletic Communications ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Derrick Burson All-Time Results53-55 Assistant Directors of Athletic Communications ���������������������������������������������������������������Brett Moore, Libby Knight Graduate Assistants/Interns ��������������������������������������������Matt Haufe, Brendan Ross, Sam Anderson, Brandon Perel All-Time Letterwinners56 Creative Design/New Media Adam Marantz, Mike Glasgow, Paige Apkarian Players by Uniform Number in Illinois History 57-58 Office Manager �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Jen Fisher Office Phone ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 217-333-1391 Media Guidelines . .59 Website ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������FIGHTINGILLINIcom Radio/TV Roster . 60 Facebook facebookcom/IlliniSoccer Twitter twittercom/IlliniSoccer Instagram ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������instagramcom/IlliniSoccer Mailing Address������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building 1700 South Fourth St, Champaign, IL 61820 2020 ILLINOIS SOCCER RECORD BOOK // 1 FACILITIES ILLINOIS SOCCER AND TRACK STADIUM The Fighting Illini will begin the season at Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium for the 21st year The Orange and Blue competed at the First and Stadium Multiplex during the 1997 and 1998 seasons before moving to the renovated stadium - which includes the outdoor track and field facilities - in 1999 The Illini have been dominant at home since moving into the Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium, compiling an overall record of 133-48-8 Since its opening, the stadium has featured one undefeated record (2004), six one-loss seasons (2005-08, 2010-11) and three two-loss years (2012-13-15) In 2007, the Orange and Blue shut out a school-record seven consecutive opponents at the Illinois Soccer Stadium from Sept 2 through Oct 19, compiling 674 consecutive shutout minutes In 2011, the Illini emerged victorious over nine teams at home, the second most in the program’s history The In 2000, the Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium was HOME RECORDS the site of the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament in Orange and Blue outscored their opponents 25-10 Their INDIVIDUAL home wins over Indiana and Purdue at the beginning of addition to the Illini hosting the Xavier Muskateers in October jumpstarted the Illini to a program best 12-game the NCAA Tournament First Round In 2001, the Illini Most Goals (Half) undefeated stretch, which culminated with a 1-0 win over welcomed Evansville, Syracuse and eventual National 3 Jannelle Flaws vs Saint Louis8/30/15 Champion Santa Clara in the first two rounds of the Jannelle Flaws vs Purdue 9/21/14 Notre Dame in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Vanessa DiBernardo vs Purdue 10/1/10 at the Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium Head coach Janet NCAA Tournament and in 2003, the Illini hosted Western Michigan, Purdue and DePaul in first and second round Chichi Nweke vs Utah 9/17/06 Rayfield has now established a 775 winning percentage Rachel Smith vs Aurora 10/14/97 at home in her career as a Fighting Illini NCAA Tournament action Most Goals (Game) 4 Vanessa DiBernardo vs Purdue 10/1/10 The 2006 season saw the Illini put together a 7-1-0 home When Illinois decided to add soccer, the athletic record with five shutouts and a new season attendance department, led by former Athletic Director Ron Guenther, Most Assists (Half) record of 7,261 fans On Oct 1, No 15 Illinois took down Associate Athletic Director Dana Brenner, coaches and 3 Rachel Smith, Illinois vs Western Illinois 10/24/97 student-athletes, conducted a feasibility study The first No 9 Penn State, 3-2, in front of a school-record 2,667 Most Assists (Game) fans, boosted by the joining of the match with the Illinois two years included the use and improvement of the 3 Kelly Buszkiewicz, Illinois vs Washington U 10/28/98 Homecoming Kickoff celebration campus recreational fields along Stadium Drive, followed Rachel Smith, Illinois vs Western Illinois 10/24/97 by the construction and renovation of the new Illini Stadium The field includes Kentucky Bluegrass with a Most Points (Half) In 2004, the Illini completed their first undefeated season 6 Jannelle Flaws vs Saint Louis8/30/15 at home with a record of 8-0-1 In the final match at sand base for quick drainage and is noted for its playing Jannelle Flaws vs Purdue 9/21/14 Illinois Soccer Stadium, the Illini posted a thrilling 2-1 surface and built-in irrigation Vanessa DiBernardo vs Purdue 10/1/10 victory over Nebraska in the third round of the NCAA Chichi Nweke, Illinois vs Utah........................9/17/06 Tournament, sending the Orange and Blue on to the Elite The Illini upgraded the facility prior