FIGHTING ILLINI SOCCER 2007 GAME NOTES • OCT. 19-21 • WEEK 8

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This Week: ILLINOIS STORYLINES UP NEXT Ilinois is... The Illinois soccer team wraps up the home portion of the sea- ...8-1-0 when scoring first son with a match against Indiana before hitting the road to ...7-1-0 when leading at the half take on Purdue. The Illini hold an eight-game unbeaten streak ...7-0-1 when allowing fewer than 2 goals against the Hoosiers and have won six of the last eight, includ- #24 INDIANA HOOSIERS (11-1-2, 5-0-1) ...5-1-1 at home ing the last two meetings. Against Purdue, the Illini have won When: Friday, Oct. 19 • 7 p.m. four of the last five, including two games last season. Where: Illinois Soccer Stadium LEADING OFF Series: Illinois leads, 6-2-2 Scouting Indiana: The Hoosiers come to Champaign with a 13- Carstens Crowds Top: With back-to-back shutouts over Last Meeting: Illinois defeated then-No. 21 Indiana, 1- game unbeaten streak, including a three-game winning streak. Northwestern and Wisconsin, senior goalkeeper Lindsey 0, in 2006 in Champaign. Indiana is a young team led by sophomore forward Kristin Carstens earned her 24th career shutout, tying her for the Arnold, who is tied atop the conference with nine goals, while school’s career shutout record with former All-American and sophomore midfielder Christie Kotynski (5 g, 5 a) and freshman current assistant coach, Leisha Alcia. Carstens has collected midfielder Chloe McKay (2 g, 6 a) have also contributed large- seven shutouts this season, including the last four in a row. ly to the Hoosiers’ offensive attack.

Ready, Aim, Fire: Illinois continued its shot domination against Scouting Purdue: Purdue has three of the top 10-leading scor- Northwestern and Wisconsin. The Orange and Blue out-shot the #5 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (13-1-2, 5-0-1) ers in the Big Ten, including senior midfielder Shauna Stapleton Wildcats, 27-7 and the Badgers, 16-8. The Illini have now out- (7 g, 7 a), senior forward Parrissa Eyorokon (8 g, 3 a) and soph- When: Sunday, Oct. 21 • 12 p.m. shot their opponents in ten straight matches and own a 231- omore forward Loredana Riverso (7 g, 4 a). The Boilermakers Where: Varsity Soccer Complex 116 advantage overall. are unbeaten in their last 14 matches and had an 11-game Series: Illinois leads, 7-2-2 winning streak earlier this season. Last Meeting: In the 2006 Big Ten Tournament, Illinois Fear the Freshmen: This year’s freshman class has made defeated Purdue, 1-0. The Illini also won the 2006 reg- tremendous contributions to the team’s success. Midfielder EWIND ular season meeting in Champaign, 2-0. Cory Steigerwald notched her third goal of the season against R Wisconsin, while defender Danielle Kot added an assist on the The Illinois soccer team produced back-to-back shutouts over game-winning goal. In addition, forward Jordan Hilbrands the weekend, as senior goalkeeper Lindsey Carstens tied the made her first start of her college career against Wisconsin and school’s career shutout record with her 24th, seventh this sea- had one shot in the match. son. The Illini out-shot both Northwestern and Wisconsin, mak- Illinois Schedule/Results ing it 10 straight games in which they have out-shot their (8-4-1 OVERALL, 3-2-1 BIG TEN) Cooke-ing It Up: Junior forward Charlotte Cooke added her opponents. With the pair of shutouts, the Orange and Blue have blanked six straight opponents at home. Against Northwestern Date ILL Rank* Opponent T/R name to the list of goal-scorers for the Illini as she tallied her first goal of the season against Wisconsin. Cooke has seen on Friday, the Illini went into double overtime before finishing in AUG. 31 20/17 Missouri L, 1-3 action in five games this season, including the last three in a a 0-0 tie with the Wildcats. SEPT. 2 20/17 Xavier W, 5-0 row. Illinois extended its unbeaten streak to four games on Sunday UCLA Women’s Cup Play Me Anywhere: After switching from defender to midfield- with a 3-0 win over Wisconsin. Senior midfielder Kara Gostisha SEPT. 7 NR/29 at No. 7 UCLA L, 2-4 er in the Florida match, senior Kara Gostisha has been a force tallied the eventual game-winning goal on an assist from SEPT. 9 NR/29 vs. Cal-State Northridge W, 4-0 in the middle of the field. Gostisha notched her first career goal freshman defender Danielle Kot with just 50 seconds on the against Cal State Northridge and added her second last week- clock before halftime. Junior forward Charlotte Cooke added to SEPT. 14 No. 9 Florida W, 1-0 end against Wisconsin. Both of Gostisha’s goals have been the the lead in the second half, notching her first goal of the sea- SEPT. 21 NR/30 at Kansas W, 2-1 game-winner. son in the 81st minute, and freshman Cory Steigerwald sealed SEPT. 23 NR/30 at Indiana State W, 3-0 SEPT. 28 NR/26 at Ohio State L, 1-2 (2OT) SEPT. 30 NR/26 at No. 13 Penn State L, 1-2 r OCT. 5 Minnesota W, 1-0 PROBABLE STARTERS OCT. 7 Iowa W, 6-0 # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Note OCT. 12 Northwestern T, 0-0 3 F 5-5 SR Notched team-leading sixth goal against Iowa OCT. 14 Wisconsin W, 3-0 OCT. 19 No. 24 Indiana 7 PM 8 Jessica Levitt F 5-3 JR Has one goal and one assist this season OCT. 21 at No. 5 Purdue Noon 20 Chichi Nweke F 5-7 SO Notched game-winning goal against Minnesota OCT. 26 at Michigan 6 PM 7 Jackie Santacaterina M 5-8 SO Scored first goal of the season against Indiana State OCT. 28 at Michigan State 11 AM 14 Kara Gostisha M 5-10 JR Notched game-winning goal against Wisconsin NOV. 8-11 Big Ten Tournament TBA 23 Shannon McDonnell M 5-6 SR Starting third career match St. Paul, Minn. 5 D 5-9 JR Has played all but two minutes this season (1205 min.) NOV. 16-18 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds TBA 6 Mary Therese McDonnell D 5-6 SR Has played 937 consecutive minutes 9 Danielle Kot D 5-9 FR Tallied third assist against Wisconsin * Rankings in NSCAA/Soccer Buzz format 17 Kristy Weeks D 5-5 SR Had one assist against Indiana State All times Central and subject to change 1 Lindsey Carstens GK 5-5 SR Tied for school’s career shutout record (24) 2007 FIGHTING ILLINI SOCCER

the win with her third goal of the season in the 83rd minute. games came in the 1998 season, when the Orange and Blue 2007 FIGHTING ILLINI QUICK FACTS tallied 17 goals, including a 9-0 win over Louisville. Location: Urbana-Champaign, Ill. STATS SUMMARY Illinois won its last four non-conference matches this season. Founded: 1867 The Illini have out-cornered their opponents, 71-35. Illinois has The last time the Orange and Blue won four non-conference Enrollment: 41,398 also outscored its opponents, 30-12, owning a 14-4 first-peri- Nickname: Fighting Illini matches in a row was in 2004 when the Illini won six consec- od advantage. Conference: Big Ten utive non-conference games to open the season. Colors: Orange and Blue Home Field: Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium (2,000) DID YOU KNOW? FANTASTIC FRESHMEN President: B. Joseph White The Illini scored at least one goal through their first 11 match- Chancellor: Richard Herman This year’s freshman class made its presence known early. es, breaking the previous record of scoring in 10 matches to Director of Athletics: Ronald E. Guenther Forward Laura Knutson tallied a goal in three consecutive open the season. The Orange and Blue record for games with matches and is second on the team with nine points. It is the Head Coach: Janet Rayfield (North Carolina ’83) at least one goal is 12, which they set in 2001 and matched first time since former Illini forward Tiffani Walker played in Record at Illinois: 77-40-9 (6) in 2005. 2000 that a freshman has had at least three goals through the Overall Record: 120-102-16 (12) first four matches. In addition, midfielder Danielle Kot has Associate Head Coach: Marcia McDermott (North Carolina ‘86) The Illini produced a season-high six goals against the Iowa started eight matches and contributed two assists and one Assistant Coach: Leisha Alcia (Illinois ‘04) Hawkeyes. That is the most goals by an Illini squad since 2003, goal. Forward Jordan Hilbrands and midfielder Cory Soccer Office Phone: 217-244-9720 when Illinois blanked Ohio, 6-0, on Aug. 31. It marks the ninth Steigerwald have also seen game action. Soccer Office Fax: 217-244-9759 time in history that an Illinois team has notched at least six goals in a game. 2006 Record: 16-8-0 WORLD TRAVELERS Big Ten Record: 8-2-0 (2nd) Goalkeeper Lindsey Carstens tied her career high with eight Three Illini spent some time out of the country during the sum- Big Ten Tournament: Defeated Wisconsin 3-0 (Quarterfinals) saves against Missouri on Aug. 31. Previously, Carstens has mer. Sophomore Courtney Bell traveled with other Illinois stu- Defeated Purdue 1-0 (Semifinals) Lost to #12 Penn State 3-1 (Championship) had eight saves twice in her career, including matches against dent-athletes to Rio Verde, Mexico to conduct a sports camp for NCAA Tournament: Defeated SE Missouri State 2-0 Purdue and St. Louis in 2006. Carstens also has 22 career Fellowship of Christian Athletes, while senior Ella Masar and Defeated Saint Louis 4-1 shutouts, just two shy of the record set by current Illini assis- junior Emily Zurrer made their way to Canada to play with the Lost to #5 Florida State 1-0 tant coach, Leisha Alcia. Vancouver Whitecaps. Masar ended the summer in Finland Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 with the U.S. U-21 Nordic Cup team, helping the U.S. to a 4-0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/4 Through their first four matches, the Illini netted 12 goals, the victory over Germany in the championship match. Newcomers: 5 most in an opening stretch since the 2004 season when they also notched 12 goals. The highest total through the first four

FIGHTING ILLINI NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 0 Alexandra Kapicka GK 5-9 So./So. Arlington Heights, Ill./Ill. Math and Science Academy 1 Lindsey Carstens GK 5-5 Sr./Sr. West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East 2 Brittany Garrett F/M/D 5-5 So./So. Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 3 Ella Masar F 5-5 Sr./Sr. Urbana, Ill./Urbana 4 Christina Sahly F 5-6 Fr./So. Naperville, Ill./Central 5 Emily Zurrer D 5-9 Jr./Jr. Vancouver, B.C./Cowichan Secondary 6 Mary Therese McDonnell D 5-4 Sr./Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 7 Jackie Santacaterina M 5-8 So./So. Geneva, Ill./Geneva 8 Jessica Levitt F/D 5-3 Jr./Jr. Naperville, Ill./Central 9 Danielle Kot M/D 5-9 Fr./Fr. Brookfield, Wis./Central 10 Jamie Alvis M/D 5-7 Jr./Jr. Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos 11 Courtney Bell F/M 5-5 So./So. Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge 12 Krystin Miller M 6-0 Fr./Fr. Berkey, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy 13 Emily Pickard D/F 6-0 So./So. Hinsdale, Ill./Central 14 Kara Gostisha M/D 5-10 Sr./Sr. West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West 15 Jordan Hilbrands F 5-0 Fr./Fr. Bexley, Ohio/Columbus School for Girls 16 Marti Desjarlais M 5-6 Jr./Jr. Pewaukee, Wis./Brookfield Central 17 Kristy Weeks M/D 5-5 Sr./Sr. N. Vancouver, B.C./Argyle Secondary 18 Cory Steigerwald M 5-9 Fr./Fr. Long Grove, Ill./Stevenson 19 Charlotte Cooke F/D 5-7 Jr./Jr. Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck 20 Chichi Nweke F 5-7 So./So. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne 22 Laura Knutson F 5-10 Fr./Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill./South 23 Shannon McDonnell M 5-6 Sr./5th Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg

Head Coach: Janet Rayfield Associate Head Coach: Marcia McDermott Assistant Coach: Leisha Alcia

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HEAD COACH JANET RAYFIELD RAKING IN HONORS ILLINI VS. RANKED OPPONENTS For the second time in her career, Ella Masar was honored as Big 1997 0-3 SIXTH SEASON Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week after her two-goal perform- 1998 0-5 (77-40-9, .645) ance in the Illini’s opening weekend of play. Masar netted her first 1999 1-4 goal two minutes into the regular season opener against Missouri, 2000 0-3 Now entering her sixth season as head then opened the scoring again in the Illini’s second game against 2001 1-2 coach of the Fighting Illini, Janet Rayfield Xavier. 2002 3-2 has established Illinois as one of the top 2003 2-2-1 Junior defender Emily Zurrer also received honors early this sea- 2004 2-5 soccer programs in the country. Year after 2005 3-3-1 year, her Illinois teams have broken school son, as she earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and a spot on Soccer America’s Team of the Week after Illinois’ shutout 2006 5-3 records and set new benchmarks for success. Most recently, Rayfield 2007 1-2 against No. 9 Florida. It marked the third time Zurrer has received guided the 2006 squad to a school record-tying 16 wins, a top-10 rank- Under Rayfield 16-17-2 honors from both organzations. ing, a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a berth in the Round of Overall 18-34-2 16. That Illini team also became the first in the history of the Big Ten Senior goalkeeper Lindsey Carstens anchored an Illini defense to boast the conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and that produced back-to-back shutouts against Minnesota and PLAYERS OF THE WEEK the Freshman of the Year in Ella Masar (offensive), Emily Zurrer (co- Iowa, earning her Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors. It defensive) and Chichi Nweke (freshman). In addition, Masar was 9/3 Co-Offensive - Ella Masar, Illinois was the first time in her career that Carstens received the award. Co-Offensive - Laren Sinacola, Mich. State named a second-team All-America selection by the National Soccer and third award of the season for the Illini. Defensive - Madison Gates, Michigan Coaches Association of America, while Zurrer was a third-team selec- 9/10 Offensive - Shauna Stapleton, Purdue tion by the NSCAA. IN OTHER NEWS Defensive - Lauren Robertson, Ohio State 9/17 Offensive - , Penn State The 2005 season was no different, despite entering the season with Five Alive: Illinois used five different goal-scorers in the 5-0 Defensive - Emily Zurrer, Illinois more question marks than in previous years. The Illini wasted no time shutout against Xavier. The last time the Orange and Blue scored 9/24 Offensive - Christie Kotynski, Indiana answering those doubts, defeating No. 17 Nebraska 1-0 early in the five goals in a game was in the first round of the 2004 Big Ten Defensive - , Penn State season. The Orange and Blue proceeded to extend its streak of first- Tournament against Northwestern, when five different Illini also 10/1 Co-Offensive - Kristin Arnold, Indiana netted goals en route to a 5-0 win. Co-Offensive - Loredana Riverso, Purdue round Big Ten Tournament wins to seven and qualify for its third- Defensive - Christy Riggle, Purdue straight NCAA Tournament and fifth in the last six years. Illinois defeat- Get Fit: The freshman class wasted no time making a splash, as 10/8 Co-Offensive - Lindsay McCarthy, Indiana ed No. 20 Florida in the first round on the Gators’ home field, advanc- all five newcomers passed the fitness test on the first try for the Co-Offensive - Katie Schoepfer, Penn State ing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second- first time in Illini history. Defensive - Lindsey Carstens, Illinois straight year. 10/15 Offensive - Zoe Bouchelle, Penn State Defensive - Lauren Robertson, Ohio State After the season, senior defender Christen Karniski became the most THE E’S HAVE IT 10/22 Offensive - decorated Illini in school history, earning recognition as the Big Ten co- Senior Ella Masar and junior Emily Zurrer have been named to the Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, second team All-American by the NSCAA Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List for the upcom- 10/29 Offensive - ing season. In addition, Zurrer was tabbed a preseason All- Defensive - and Soccer Buzz, and first team Scholar All-America by NSCAA among 11/5 Offensive - American by Soccer Buzz magazine. The Vancouver, B.C., native is her 10 postseason awards. Defensive - the only Big Ten representative among the 18 players selected The Illini were just as successful in 2004 as Rayfield led her team to from across the nation and is the first in Illini history to receive their best postseason record in school history, advancing to the Elite recognition. THE ILLINI WHEN THEY... Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The Illini finished the season with a Play a Big Ten team 3-2-1 record of 4-0 against the always-powerful Big 12 conference, which PULLING RANK Play a non-conference team 5-2-0 Score first 8-1-0 included a 2-1 come-from-behind upset over ninth-seeded Texas A&M The 2007 Illini squad earned a pair of top-20 preseason rankings. Opponent scores first 0-3-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The squad also set a Soccer Buzz magazine ranked the Illini No. 17 in the nation, while school record for consecutive wins (7), with Tara Hurless earning All- Out-shoot opponent 8-2-1 the Orange and Blue were tabbed No. 20 by the National Soccer Are out-shot by opponent 0-2-0 America status for the second-straight year. Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The two rankings mark Lead at the half 7-1-0 the fourth-straight year Illinois has been ranked bin both presea- Are Tied at the half 1-0-1 In 2003, Rayfield led the Illini to the best season in the program’s his- son polls. Soccer Buzz also ranked Illinois No. 2 in the Great Lakes Trail at the half 0-3-0 tory with a 16-4-2 record, a top-10 national ranking, the program’s first region for the second consecutive season. Go to overtime 0-1-1 Big Ten Tournament title and a top-16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In Score at least 2 goals 6-1-0 addition, the 2003 Illini featured two All-Americans in goalkeeper WELCOME BACK Score fewer than 2 goals 2-3-1 Leisha Alcia and forward Tara Hurless, a first for Illinois. For her efforts, Allow at least 2 goals 0-4-0 Rayfield was named Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year by Soccer Former Illini goalkeeper Leish Alcia has returned to her alma Allow fewer than 2 goals 7-0-1 Buzz. mater as an assistant coach. During her four years at Illinois, In one-goal games 2-2-0 Alcia captured nearly every Illini goalkeeping record. Alcia most Play at home 4-1-1 Rayfield not only has a wealth of soccer experience but also a fierce recently served as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky for a Play on the road 2-3-0 Play at a neutral site 1-0-0 determination to succeed and an immense amount of respect from her season after a one-year stint as a student assitant coach for Illinois in 2005. In day games 5-1-0 peers. Rayfield served as President of the NSCAA, an organization that In night games 3-3-1 includes over 16,000 members, in 2003-04. In addition, she continues Against the Top 25 1-2-0 to assist at the youth national team level whenever possible. Play in the rain 0-0-0 Come-from behind wins 0 Losses after leading 1

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2006 BIG TEN 2006 BIG TEN 2006 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE POY DEFENSIVE POY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR ELLA MASAR EMILY ZURRER CHICHI NWEKE SR. // F // URBANA, ILL. JR. // D // VANCOUVER, B.C. SO. // F // VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.

2006 – JUNIOR: Named a second-team All-American by the NSCAA … 2006 – SOPHOMORE: Member of the Canadian U-20 National Team that 2006 – FRESHMAN: Big Ten Freshman of the Year … Named to Earned a spot on the All-Great Lakes Region first teams by the NSCAA and competed in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Championships in Russia in TopDrawerSoccer’s All-Rookie second team … Selected to Soccer America’s Soccer Buzz … Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year … Named to Top August … Named to the All-America third team by the NSCAA and Soccer All-Freshman second team … A Soccer Buzz Great Lakes Region All- Drawer Soccer’s Team of the Season fifth team … Big Ten Offensive Buzz … Named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Team of the Season first team … Freshman team selection … Named to TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Week Player of the Week on 10/2 after scoring the tying and winning goals in Also named to the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region first after scoring a hat trick against No. 12 Utah, all in the second half … Tied Illinois’ come-from-behind win against No. 9 Penn State … Also named teams … Named Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Year … Named to the for 10th in the Big Ten in goals in all games … Scored her first career goal to Soccer Buzz’s Elite Team of the Week and Soccer America’s Team of the Big Ten All-Tournament team … Two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the and notched an assist against Syracuse … Assisted on goals at Wisconsin Week for that effort … Named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team after Week (9/11, 10/23), the first non-goalkeeper to accomplish the feat … and Northwestern … Scored Illinois’ first goal against Penn State … posting two goals and an assist in the tournament … Named the Also a two-time selection to Soccer Buzz’s Elite Team of the Week, Soccer Scored a goal at Michigan State … Scored a goal against Wisconsin in the Offensive MVP of the Illinois Tournament after assisting on both game- America’s Team of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Week … Big Ten Tournament … Scored a goal and an assist against Saint Louis in winners … Led the league in game-winning goals, was second in points Named to Soccer Times’ “Best of the Rest” team on Oct. 25 … Scored the the second round of the NCAA Tournament. and third in goals and assists in conference matches … Second in the game-winning goal against No. 13 Auburn … Assisted on the game-win- league in assists and game-winning goals, fifth in points and 10th in ner against Minnesota … Played all but 10 minutes after returning from goals in all matches … Scored or assisted 10 of Illinois’ 16 game-win- the U-20 World Championships in Russia, playing 1,999 minutes after the ning goals … Her nine assists rank second on Illinois’ single-season Texas A&M match … Assisted on the game-winning goal against SEMO assists list and her 17 assists are tied for fourth on the career assists list in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Academic All-Big Ten selec- … Ranks 11th on Illinois’ career points list … Scored the game-winner tion … Played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the W-League during the and had an assist at Michigan State … Also notched game-winning summer along with Illini teammate Ella Masar. goals against South Carolina, No. 21 Indiana and Saint Louis … Assisted on game-winning goals against Syracuse, No. 13 Auburn, Northwestern, Iowa and Purdue (11/3) … Also notched assists against No. 12 Utah, Wisconsin (9/22) and SEMO … Scored goals against No. 17 Purdue (10/20), Wisconsin (11/2) and No. 12 Penn State (11/5) … Played all 90 minutes four times – at Michigan, vs. Indiana, at Penn State and at Florida State … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the W-League 2007 STATISTICS

No Player GP/GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GWG PK-ATT 3 Ella Masar 13-13 6 3 15 42 .143 18 .429 3 0-0 22 Laura Knutson 13-1 5 1 11 16 .312 8 .500 0 0-0 11 Courtney Bell 13-1 2 4 8 21 .095 7 .333 0 0-0 16 Marti Desjarlais 13-13 2 3 7 25 .080 10 .400 0 1-1 20 Chichi Nweke 12-12 2 3 7 14 .143 4 .286 2 0-0 5 Emily Zurrer 13-13 3 0 6 15 .200 7 .467 0 0-0 18 Cory Steigerwald 7-0 3 0 6 15 .333 3 .333 1 0-0 9 Danielle Kot 12-10 1 2 4 9 .111 5 .556 0 0-0 8 Jessica Levitt 13-13 1 1 3 14 .071 8 .571 0 0-0 14 Kara Gostisha 13-12 2 1 5 11 .182 6 .545 2 0-0 7 Jackie Santacaterina 13-13 1 0 2 26 .038 13 .500 0 0-0 4 Christina Sahly 6-0 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 0 0-0 6 Mary T. McDonnell 12-12 0 2 2 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0 2 Brittany Garrett 9-5 0 0 0 8 .000 3 .375 0 0-0 17 Kristy Weeks 9-8 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 19 Charlotte Cooke 5-0 0 0 0 4 .000 1 .250 0 0-0 15 Jordan Hilbrands 11-1 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0 23 Shannon McDonnell 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 13 Emily Pickard 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 12 Krystin Miller 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 10 Jamie Alvis 7-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 -- Illinois Totals 13 30 23 83 231 .130 101 .437 8 1-1 -- Opponent Totals 13 12 10 34 116 .103 51 .440 4 0-2 GP-GS MIN GA GAA Saves SV% SHO Rec. 1 Lindsey Carstens 13-13 1161:24 11 0.85 36 .766 7 8-4-1 0 Alexandra Kapicka 2-0 45:50 1 1.96 1 .500 0 0-0-0 -- Illinois Totals 13 1207:14 12 .89 39 .765 8 8-4-1 -- Opponent Totals 13 1207:34 30 2.24 71 .703 1 4-8-1

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STANDINGS POINTS PER GAME Career Points Team Big Ten Pts Overall Team GP No. Avg/G 115 Tara Hurless 2001-2004 1. Purdue 5-0-1 16 13-1-2 108 Emily Brown 1998-2000 2. Indiana 5-0-1 16 11-1-2 1. Purdue 16 118 7.38 2. Indiana 14 84 6.00 72 Jessica Bayne 2003-06 3. Penn State 5-0-0 15 11-2-1 62 Ella Masar 2004- 4. Illinois 3-2-1 10 8-4-1 3. Illinois 13 83 6.38 60 Lisa Baldwin 1998-2000 5. Ohio State 3-2-0 9 9-5-0 4. Penn State 14 81 5.79 54 Lindsay Johnson 1998 6. Iowa 2-3-0 6 6-4-4 5. Minnesota 13 71 5.46 50 Colleen Joyce 2000-01 7. Minnesota 2-3-0 6 6-6-1 6. Ohio State 14 66 4.71 47 Tiffani Walker 2000-03 8. Northwestern 1-3-1 4 6-5-3 7. Northwestern 14 57 4.07 Kelly Buskiewicz 1997-99 9. Wisconsin 1-4-0 3 5-7-1 43 Sarah Aberle 1997-98 10.Michigan 0-4-2 2 2-8-3 8. Iowa 14 44 3.14 11.Michigan State 0-6-0 0 5-8-1 9. Michigan State 14 40 2.86 Career Goals 10. Michigan 13 31 2.38 47 Tara Hurless 2001-2004 PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL Wisconsin 13 31 2.38 46 Emily Brown 1998-2000 1. Penn State 30 Jessica Bayne 2003-06 2. Illinois Lisa Baldwin 1998-2000 3. Purdue GOALS PER GAME Team GP No. Avg/G 21 Ella Masar 2004- 4. Ohio State 21 Colleen Joyce 2000-2001 5. Michigan 1. Purdue 14 40 2.50 20 Tiffani Walker 2000-03 6. Indiana 2. Illinois 11 30 2.31 18 Lindsay Johnson 1998-2000 7. Wisconsin 3. Indiana 11 29 2.07 16 Sarah Aberle 1997-98 8. Michigan State 4. Penn State 12 28 2.00 14 Tara Schuling 1999-2002 9. Northwestern Laura Freeman 1999-2002 10.Minnesota 5. Minnesota 12 25 1.92 11.Iowa 6. Ohio State 13 21 1.50 Career Shots 7. Northwestern 12 20 1.43 325 Tara Hurless 2001-2004 THIS WEEK’S MATCHES 8. Iowa 12 14 1.00 263 Emily Brown 1998-2000 Friday, Oct. 19 9. Michigan State 12 12 0.86 223 Jessica Bayne 2003-06 Wisconsin at Michigan State 10. Michigan 11 10 0.77 183 Ella Masar 2004- Northwestern at Michigan Wisconsin 11 10 0.77 178 Tiffani Walker 2000-03 171 Lisa Baldwin 1998-2000 Indiana at Illinois 149 Lindsay Johnson 1998-2001 Ohio State at Minnesota ASSISTS PER GAME 136 Eva Strickland 2003-06 Penn State at Iowa Team GP No. Avg/G 122 Colleen Joyce 2000-01 1. Purdue 16 38 2.38 111 Kelly Buszkiewicz 1997-99 2. Indiana 14 26 1.86 109 Tara Schuling 1999-2002 Sunday, Oct. 21 3. Penn State 14 25 1.79 101 Julie Schueller 1997-2000 Northwestern at Michigan State 4. Illinois 13 23 1.77 Oakland at Indiana Career Shutouts 5. Ohio State 14 24 1.71 24.0 Leisha Alcia 2001-04 Illinois at Purdue 6. Minnesota 13 21 1.62 24.0 Lindsey Carstens 2004- Wisconsin at Michigan 7. Northwestern 14 17 1.21 8.0 Sarah Heggen 1998-2000 Ohio State at Iowa 8. Michigan State 14 16 1.14 7.0 Sarah Anderson 2000-01 Penn State at Minnesota Iowa 14 16 1.14 5.5 Amy Bessette 1997-99 4.0 Erica Loechl 1997 10. Michigan 13 11 0.85 Wisconsin 13 11 0.85 Career (Min. 1,600 minutes) 0.91 Lindsey Carstens (48 GA, 4757:42 min.) 2004- FIGHTING ILLINI GAME HIGHS 1.05 Leisha Alcia (90 GA, 7699:37 min.) 2001-04 Team 1.37 Sarah Heggen (25 GA, 1647:06 min.) 1998-2000 Points 16 vs. Iowa 10/7 1.52 Amy Bessette (56 GA, 3303:37 min.) 1997-99 Goals 6 vs. Iowa 10/7 Assists 4 vs. Iowa 10/7 LLINOIS CORING REAKDOWN 4 vs. Xavier 9/2 I S B Shots 27 vs. Minnesota 10/5 GOALS SOG 14 vs. Iowa 10/7 Saves 9 vs. Missouri 8/31 All-Time Record FORWARDS 16 Corners 14 vs. Minnesota 10/5 Overall 134-82-12 (.613) Fouls 15 vs. Missouri 8/31 MIDFIELDERS 10 Home 73-25-4 (.735) DEFENDERS 4 Individual at Illinois Soccer Stadium 62-18-4 (.762) Points 4 Courtney Bell vs. Iowa 10/7 Road 39-48-7 (.462) 4 Cory Steigerwald vs. Iowa 10/7 Neutral 22-9-1 (.694) ASSISTS Goals 2 Courtney Bell vs. Iowa 10/7 Big Ten Regular Season 52-40-9 (.556) Non-Conference 82-39-3 (.673) FORWARDS 8 2 Cory Steigerwald vs. Iowa 10/7 Assists 2 Courtney Bell vs. Cal State Northridge 9/9 Big Ten Tournament 12-8 (.600) MIDFIELDERS 8 Shots 7 Ella Masar vs. Ohio State 9/28 NCAA Tournament 7-6 (.538) DEFENDERS 7 SOG 4 Courtney Bell vs. Iowa 10/7 Overtime Matches 15-13-12 (.539) Saves 8 Lindsey Carstens vs. Missouri 8/31

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2007 ILLINOIS EXPANDED RESULTS NSCAA/ADIDAS TOP 25 POLL 2007 Week 7 Date Opponent Result Rec. (BT) ILL Goals (Assists) - GWG in bold Rk School Record Prev Rank Aug. 31 MISSOURI L, 1-3 0-1 Masar (Levitt, Desjarlais) 1. UCLA 9-1-2 1 Sept. 2 XAVIER W, 5-0 1-1 Masar (UA); Desjarlais (UA); Zurrer (Kot); Levitt (Knutson, Desjarlais); Knutson (M. McDonnell) 2. Stanford 10-1-1 2 Sept. 7 at UCLA L, 2-4 1-2 Knutson (Nweke); Zurrer (Kot) 3. Texas A&M 11-2-1 5 4. Virginia 9-1-4 3 Sept. 9 vs. Cal State Northridge W, 4-0 2-2 Gostisha (Masar); Knutson (Bell); Sahly (Bell); Masar (UA) 5. Purdue 13-1-2 8 Sept. 14 FLORIDA W, 1-0 3-2 Masar (UA) 6. Texas 10-2-2 4 Sept. 21 at Kansas W, 2-1 4-2 Zurrer (Bell); Nweke (Gotisha) 7. Portland 8-3-0 9 Sept. 23 at Indiana State W, 3-0 5-2 Masar (Weeks); Dejarlais (UA); Santacaterina (Masar) 8. Penn State 11-2-1 10 9. North Carolina 11-3-0 11 Sept. 28 at Ohio State L, 1-2 (2OT) 5-3 (0-1) Knutson (Masar, Nweke) 10. USC 10-1-1 13 Sept. 30 at Penn State L, 1-2 5-4 (0-2) Kot (Bell) 11. Santa Clara 8-3-2 6 Oct. 5 MINNESOTA W, 1-0 6-4 (1-2) Nweke (UA) 12. Florida State 9-3-2 15 Oct. 7 IOWA W, 6-0 7-4 (2-2) Steigerwald (M. McDonnell); Kntuson (UA); Steigerwald (Nweke); Masar (Desjarlais); Bell 13. Tennessee 9-2-2 14 14. Boston College 10-2-1 17 (Garrett); Bell (UA) 15. Connecticut 10-2-1 17 Oct. 12 NORTHWESTERN T, 0-0 7-4-1 (2-2-1) -- 16. Missouri 10-3-0 12 Oct. 14 WISCONSIN W, 3-0 8-4-1 (3-2-1) Gostisha (Kot); Cooke (UA); Steigerwald (UA) 17, Georgia 12-1-1 20 18. San Diego 10-1-2 22 19. California 8-3-0 18 20. Clemson 8-2-3 19 21. Brigham Young 11-1-2 16 22. Notre Dame 9-4-1 25 23. Oklahoma State 9-3-3 23 24. Indiana 11-1-2 RV 25. West Virginia 9-4-1 21

SOCCER BUZZ TOP 30 POLL 2007 Week 7 Rk School Record Prev Rank ILLINOIS IN NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Stanford 10-1-1 2 2. UCLA 9-1-2 1 Preseason 9/4 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 Final 3. USC 10-1-1 4 NSCAA 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 4. Virginia 9-1-4 3 Soccer Buzz 17 29 NR 30 26 NR NR NR 5. Texas A&M 11-2-1 6 Soccer America 18 NR NR 25 21 NR NR NR 6. Portland 9-3-0 5 Soccer Times 13 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR 7. Penn State 11-2-1 9 8. Purdue 13-1-2 8 TopDrawer Soccer 10 11 12 9 9 17 16 14 9. Texas 10-2-2 10 10. North Carolina 11-3-0 11 11. Tennessee 9-2-2 12 SOCCER BUZZ GREAT LAKES REGION SOCCER AMERICA TOP 25 POLL 12. Santa Clara 8-3-2 14 2007 Week 7 2007 Week 7 13. Connecticut 10-2-1 13 Rk School Record Prev Rank Rk School Record Prev Rank 14. San Diego 10-1-2 6 1. Purdue 13-1-2 1 1. Texas 9-1-2 2 15. Florida State 9-3-2 17 2. Notre Dame 9-4-1 2 2. UCLA 7-1-2 3 16. Boston College 8-2-3 19 3. Indiana 11-1-2 3 3. Stanford 9-1-1 1 17. Georgia 12-1-1 16 4. Louisville 10-3-1 5 4. Virginia 8-1-3 5 18. Missouri 10-3-0 18 5. Marquette 11-2-2 4 5. Missouri 9-2-0 6 19. BYU 11-1-2 15 6. Illinois 8-4-1 6 6. Santa Clara 7-2-2 4 20. California 8-3-0 21 7. Dayton 12-3-1 7 7. Penn State 9-2-1 8 21. Wake Forest 7-5-2 23 8. UW-Milwaukee 8-3-3 8 8. Purdue 11-1-2 9 22. Notre Dame 9-4-1 RV 9. Ohio State 9-5-0 15 9. USC 8-1-1 10 23. Indiana 11-1-2 22 10. Wright State 10-3-1 10 10. Boston College 8-0-3 11 24. Clemson 8-2-3 25 11. Iowa 6-4-4 11 11. California 8-2-0 12 25. West Virginia 9-4-1 RV 12. Northwestern 6-5-3 14 12. Portland 7-3-0 13 26. Duke 7-3-3 26 13. Kentucky 6-6-2 9 13. North Carolina 9-3-0 15 27. Utah 9-2-3 RV 14. Toledo 10-3-1 12 14. Texas A&M 9-2-1 16 28. James Madison 12-1-0 30 15. Western Kentucky 11-1-1 NR 15. BYU 10-0-2 17 29. Oklahoma State 9-3-2 RV 16. San Diego 9-1-2 19 30. Louisville 10-3-1 RV 17. Notre Dame 7-4-1 20 18. Florida State 7-3-2 22 19. LSU 8-1-4 NR 20. Tennessee 7-2-2 7 21. Clemson 8-2-1 14 22. Georgia 10-1-1 18 23. Duke 7-2-3 NR 24. Connecticut 9-2-1 24 25. Indiana 9-1-2 25 25. Washington State 7-1-2 25

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