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‘11 ILLINOIS SOCCER SID: CODY LAHL // O: 217.244.4982 // C: 845.750.4225 // [email protected] // www.fightingillini.com For the most up-to-date information on Illinois GAME 3: #19 ILLINOIS (2-0-0) VS. BALL ST. (1-1-0) soccer, follow the team online: Friday, Aug. 26 // 3 p.m. // Ball State Soccer Field // Muncie, Ind. OFFICIAL WEBSITE: FightingIllini.com TWITTER: @IlliniSoccer GAME COVERAGE Live Statistics: Available on fightingillini.com FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/IlliniSoccer THE SERIES FIGHTING ILLINI SCHEDULE Illinois leads the all-time series, 1-0. (Last meeting: Illinois 3, Ball State 0; Aug. 29, 2010) Aug. 12 at Missouri (Exhibition) T, 1-1 GAME 4: #19 ILLINOIS VS. LOUISVILLE (1-0-0) Aug. 19 GONZAGA (WDWS) W, 5-1 Sunday, Aug. 28 // Noon // Cardinal Park // Louisville, Ky. Aug. 21 TOLEDO W, 5-1 Aug. 26 at Ball State 3 PM GAME COVERAGE Live Statistics: Available on fightingillini.com Aug. 28 at Louisville Noon Sept. 2 USC@ (WDWS) 7 PM THE SERIES Illinois leads the all-time series, 3-0. (Last meeting: Illinois 3, #23 Louisville 0; Sept. 19, 2010) Sept. 4 COLORADO@ 1 PM Sept. 9 vs. Pepperdine# 5 PM Sept. 11 vs. Oregon# 11 AM JUST FOR KICKS regional media outlets throughout the 2011 regular season, with live broadcasts of contests Sept. 18 at Iowa 1 PM Illinois... ... scored five or more goals in consecutive featured on the Big Ten Network and the Illini Sept. 23 at Ohio State 6:30 PM games (vs. Gonzaga & Toledo) for the Sports Network - WDWS 1400AM in addition Sept. 25 at Penn State Noon first time since 2000. to print weekly coverage in the Daily Illini and Sept. 30 INDIANA 7 PM ... went undefeated when leading at News-Gazette. In total, two Illini contests will be halftime in 2010, earning a record of featured on the conference’s television network, Oct. 2 PURDUE (WDWS) 1 PM 8-0-0. while WDWS will carry five home matches. Oct. 8 at Michigan State (BTN) Noon ... earned a 13-1-1 mark when holding Illinois’ home-opener against Gonzaga will be Oct. 14 MINNESOTA (WDWS) 7 PM an opponent to 15 or fewer shots in a broadcast by WDWS, with Brian Moline and Tim Oct. 16 WISCONSIN (BTN // WDWS) 1 PM contest in 2011. Ditman calling the game from Illinois Soccer and Oct. 20 at Northwestern 7 PM ... was 9-1-0 when scoring at least two Track Stadium. The Illini Sports Network will also Oct. 25 at Nebraska 1 PM goals in a game in 2010. cover the Orange and Blue’s match-ups with Oct. 29 MICHIGAN 6 PM ... finished 8-1-0 at home in 2010, its tenth USC (9/2), Purdue (10/2), Minnesota (10/14) and consecutive winning season at Illinois Wisconsin (10/16). Big Ten Tournament (Evanston, Ill.) Soccer and Track Stadium. Nov. 3-6 TBD TBA The Big Ten Network will show a delayed broadcast FIGHTING ILLINI MEDIA COVERAGE of Illinois’ contest at Michigan State on Oct. 8, 2011 NCAA Tournament The University of Illinois soccer squad will with the game airing on the network on Oct. 9. Nov. 11-13 First & Second Rounds TBA receive considerable coverage from local and The following weekend, the BTN will broadcast Nov. 18-20 Sweet Sixteen TBA Nov. 25-27 Elite Eight TBA PROBABLE STARTERS Dec. 2-4 College Cup# TBA # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 2011 Season Note 5 Niki Read F 5-6 JR Scored first goal of the season vs. Gonzaga @ Illini/Boilermaker Cup Presented by 10 Shayla Mutz F 5-5 JR Saw 126 minutes of action vs. Gonzaga, Toledo Gameday Spirit 20 Vanessa DiBernardo M 5-4 SO 8 points on 4 goals in two games in 2011 # LSU Tournament 21 Jenna Carosio M 5-6 SR Played her 50th career game vs. Toledo * Big Ten Conference match 24 Marissa Mykines M 5-3 SR Already tallied 6 points on 2 goals and 2 assists # Held at Kennesaw State University in 16 Nicole Denenberg M 5-7 JR Tallied four points in 2010 in first season starting Kennesaw, Ga. All times Central and subject to change 6 Julie Ewing D 5-3 SR Scored a goal each vs. Gonzaga and Toledo Home matches played at Illinois Soccer and 19 Christina Farrell D 5-6 R-SO Started Gonzaga, Toledo contests on defense Track Stadium 2 Kassidy Brown D 5-9 SO Returned from injury to start vs. Gonzaga, Toledo 23 Caitlin Dombart D 5-9 SR Played 82 minutes on defense vs. Gonzaga, Toledo 1 Steph Panozzo GK 5-6 JR Earned both victories on the season 2 2011 ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS live from Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium goalie, Susan Brown, at the 59:33 mark before UNIVERSITY during SoccerFest 2011 as Illinois hosts the the Bulldogs notched their only goal three Name.............................University of Illinois Wisconsin Badgers at 3 p.m. on Oct. 16. Big Ten minutes later. Read and Ewing added goals in Location .......................Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Student U will broadcast one additional contest, the 81st and 86th minutes to cap scoring and Founded ..................................... 1867 when the Illini host Minnesota on Oct. 14. give the Illini 13 points (five goals, three assists) Enrollment...................................42,326 on the season. Nickname ..............................Fighting Illini Illinois on the Big Ten Network Colors ..............................Orange and Blue at Michigan State // Oct. 9 at Noon* When Illinois faced a much more physical team Conference ..................................Big Ten vs. Wisconsin // Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in Toledo, slated to win the Mid-American President............................Michael J. Hogan Illinois on Student U Confernece regular season and tournament titles Chancellor.............................Phyllis M. Wise vs. Minnesota // Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. in 2011, the offense was unfazed. Ewing opened Director of Athletics ......................Mike Thomas Illinois on WDWS AM 1400 scoring at 13:36 by recovering a loose ball Facility ........................ Illinois Soccer Stadium deflected by Toledo’s goalie before converting her Seating Capacity...............................2,000 vs. Gonzaga // Friday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. vs. USC // Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. shot attempt. After Toledo answered 21 minutes COACHING STAFF vs. Purdue // Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. later, DiBernardo gave the Illini a one-goal lead at Head Coach...................Janet Rayfield (10th Year) vs. Minnesota // Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. the 40-minute mark on a free-kick strike from 20 Alma Mater .........................North Carolina ’83 vs. Wisconsin // Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. yards away. The Illini rattled off four unanswered Record at Illinois......................115-66-16 (.624) *next-day delay goals in total, with Mykines extending the lead Big Ten Record .........................49-32-3 (.613) unassisted at 70:05. DiBernardo added her Overall Record.......................160-130-23 (.548) LAST TIME OUT second 10 minutes later, following a pass from Assistant Coaches . Leisha Alcia (Illinois, ’04) The Fighting Illini dominated Gonzaga and Toledo . .Jeff Freeman (Missouri State, ‘99) during the opening weekend of the 2011 season, Nicole Denenberg, before Allie Osoba converted Soccer Office Phone .....................217-244-9720 taking each contest by a 5-1 margin. Vanessa her only shot attempt of the season with 12 Soccer Office Address ...............1700 S. Fourth Street DiBernardo led the Illini offense with two goals minutes remaining. Champaign, IL 61820 in each contest, including both game-winning Over both contests, the Illini outshot their SOCCER HISTORY goals. Marissa Mykines added six points on two opponents, 56-12, and created 22 corner kicks First Year of Soccer............................. 1997 goals and two assists while Julie Ewing produced while holding the opposition to three. The Orange All-Time Record......................172-108-19 (.607) two goals and Niki Read added a goal and assist and Blue offense peppered their opponents’ Years in NCAA Tournament/Last ..................9/2010 in the offensive outburst. goalies with 30 total shots on net, with DiBernardo Against Gonzaga, DiBernardo recorded the first leading the way with 13 on-target attempts in 16 TEAM INFORMATION total shots. 2010 Record .................................13-5-1 two goals of the season, notching 14th and Big Ten Record/Finish........................6-3-1/4th 51st-minute strikes to secure the lead for the WEEKLY PREVIEW Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................12/5 Illini. Mykines followed with a header goal over The Illini take to the road for the first time during Starters Returning/Lost............................7/4 the head and outstretched arms of Gonzaga’s Newcomers ...................................... 8 the 2011 season, with contests on Friday, Aug. 2011 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr./El. Hometown/Last School Pronunciation 0 Lizzi Sanscrainte GK 5-7 Fr./Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson san-SCRANT 1 Steph Panozzo GK 5-6 Jr./Jr. Maple Ridge, British Columbia /Maple Ridge puh-NO-zo 2 Kassidy Brown D 5-9 So./So. Lake Zurich, Ill./Carmel Catholic 3 Jackie Guerra M 5-2 Sr./Sr. Plano, Texas/Plano GAIR-uh 4 Stephanie Pouse D 5-3 Fr./Fr. Hanover Park, Ill./Schaumburg rhymes with “house” 5 Niki Read F 5-6 Jr./Jr. Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion 6 Julie Ewing D 5-3 Sr./Sr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia 7 Megan Pawloski F 5-5 So./So. Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic puh-LAUW-ski 8 Marissa Holden F 5-6 Jr./Jr. Murphy, Texas./Plano East 9 Megan Green D/M/F 5-7 Fr./Fr. Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley 10 Shayla Mutz F 5-5 Jr./Jr. Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township MUTTS 11 Jannelle Flaws F 5-7 So./R-So. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South 13 Kristen Gierman D 5-10 Jr./Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill./Hersey GEAR-man 14 Katie Reed M 5-5 Fr./Fr.