2009 AUG. 21 IDAHO 3 p.m. Cougar Aug. 28 +Syracuse 12:30 p.m. Aug. 30 +Colorado College 1:30 p.m. Soccer Sept. 3 at Gonzaga 3 p.m. Sept. 6 at Florida State 10 a.m. Schedule SEPT. 10 BYU 3 p.m. Sept. 18 at Texas 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Stephen F. Austin 9:30 a.m. SEPT. 25 WEBER STATE 3 p.m. Oct. 4 at Portland 2:30 p.m. Oct. 9 *at Washington 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Seattle Noon Oct. 16 *at Arizona State 7 p.m. Oct. 18 *at Arizona 1 p.m. OCT. 23 *STANFORD 3 p.m. OCT. 25 *CALIFORNIA 11 a.m. Oct. 30 *at Oregon State 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 *at Oregon 1 p.m. NOV. 6 *USC 2 p.m. NOV. 8 *UCLA 11 a.m. All Times Pacific + Colorado College Invitational * Pacific-10 Conference match HOME matches in BOLD 2009 COugar SOccer 2008 NCAA Tournament WSU in the Postseason 1994 2000 TARI BECK KRIS YOUNG DEKA DEWITT LINDSEY JORGENSEN Tari Beck led the Cougars to their first NCAA Deka DeWitt netted 12 goals and 26 points and postseason with six goals and Kris Young set a Lindsey Jorgensen posted 12 wins and a 0.90 school record with eight shutouts. goals against average. 2002 2008 NICOLE WILCOX SaRA LEIBOWITZ ELYSSE Van LEER LIndSAY paRLEE Nicole Wilcox tied the school record with Elysse Van Leer led the Cougars with seven eight assists and added eight goals while Sara goals, including four game-winners, and Lindsay Leibowitz registered six shutouts. Parlee recorded 99 saves. Table of Contents Table of Contents 2009 SOCCER QUICK FACTS THE UNIVERSITY LOCATION: Pullman, Wash. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I World class. Face to face...................................................2 CONFERENCE: Pacific-10 2 Dedicated to Diversity ......................................................3 ENROLLMENT: 25,135 Colleges ...........................................................................4 NICKNAME: Cougars Notable Alumni ................................................................5 COLORS: Crimson and Gray (PMS 201/424) Student Recreation Center ...............................................6 PRESIDENT: Elson S. Floyd Administration .................................................................7 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Jim Sterk Head Coaches ..................................................................8 SWA: Anne McCoy Athletic Staff Directory .....................................................9 FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: Student-Athlete Development .................................. 10-11 Ken Casavant Athletic Training Services .......................................... 12-13 Strength & Conditioning ......................................... 14-15 Athletic Facilities ....................................................... 16-17 COUGAR SOCCER Soccer Facilities ..............................................................18 HEAD COACH: Matt Potter (West London) Traditions .......................................................................19 RECORD AT WSU: 55-43-10 (six seasons) RECORD OVERALL: Same COACHING STAFF ASSISTANTS: Jason Goodson (second season), Head Coach Matt Potter .......................................... 20-21 Cory McCoy (first season) 20 Assistant Coach Jason Goodson ......................................22 HOME FIELD: Lower Soccer Field (2,000) Assistant Coach Cory McCoy .........................................23 SOCCER PHONE: (509) 335-0306 2008 OVERALL RECORD: 10-6-5 2008 PAC-10 RECORD: 4-3-2 (fifth) 2009 SEASON 2008 POSTSEASON: NCAA First Round Outlook .................................................................... 24-25 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 18/3 24 Caeli Abeyta/Lani Amack ................................................26 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 11/0 Meghan Berlingo/Caitlin Bonney ...................................27 ALL-TIME RECORD: 182-157-37 Caitlin Bresnahan/Ariana Byrd ........................................28 Mariah Cameron/Megan Chapin ...................................29 MEDIA RELATIONS Jenny Christoph/Kiersten Dallstream ..............................30 DIRECTOR: Bill Stevens Carly Dobratz/Maggie Dougher .....................................31 SOCCER CONTACT: Craig Lawson Ali Fenter/Mallory Fox ....................................................32 E-MAIL: [email protected] Megan Garrity/Ashley Johnson .......................................33 PHONE: 509-335-0265 (W)/509-432-9063 (C) Kayla Johnson/Melanie Johnston ....................................34 FAX: 509 335-0267 Emma Levy/Ashley Loughmiller......................................35 Shannon McFadden/Megan Murphy .............................36 ATHLETIC WEBSITE: www.wsucougars.com Lindsay Parlee/Nici Patrizi ...............................................37 Stephanie Phillips/Tiara Pittman .....................................38 Jacquelyn Roth/Emma Stolz ...........................................39 Elysse Van Leer/Brandi Vega ...........................................40 Roster .............................................................................41 Opponents ............................................................... 42-43 Pacific-10 Conference ....................................................43 2008 REVIEW 44 Season Highlights ...........................................................44 Honors ...........................................................................45 Box Scores................................................................ 46-48 Statistics .........................................................................48 HISTORY 49 Year-by-Year Scores .................................................. 49-51 All-Time Series Records ............................................. 52-55 All-Time Records.............................................................56 All-Time Roster/All-Time Starters ....................................57 Individual/Team Records .......................................... 58-61 CREDITS: The 2009 Washington State University soccer media guide has been written by the WSU athletic media relations Athletic Honors ..............................................................62 office and printed by University Publishing. Pacific-10 All-Academic ..................................................63 EDITOR/WRITER: Craig Lawson DESIGNER: Andrew Lehman PHOTOGRAPHY: Rod Commons, Jessica Schmick, Bill Stevens, CAMP WSU athletic media relations department CONTRIBUTORS: Caleli Abeyta, Caitlin Bonney, Linda Chalich, Cougar Soccer Camp .....................................................64 Joe Nickell, Jessica Schmick, Jaime Schroeder, Bill Stevens, Donny 64 Turnbaugh, Michael Walsh 2009 COUGAR SOCCER | 1 Washington State University World class. Face to face. At Washington State University you will work face to face with world-class professors. The University has 10 colleges and offers over 250 fields of study spanning the liberal arts and sciences, as well as architecture, business, education, nursing, pharmacy, agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine. College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences College of Business College of Education College of Engineering and Architecture College of Liberal Arts • Washington State University College of Nursing offers over 250 fields of study, many of them as majors. College of Pharmacy • Pullman is ranked 63rd among College of Sciences The Sporting News’ Best Sports Cities College of Veterinary Medicine of 2004. Graduate School • U.S. News and World Report ranks WSU in the top 50 of the nation’s Honors College It’s a refrain repeated by best public research universities alumni time and again: for 2004. WSU professors were their • The 2003 Princeton Review ranks WSU in the top 50 of America’s most connected campuses. inspiration and their friends. • WSU is ranked in the nation’s top tier of doctoral/ research universities by the Carnegie Foundation for Enter the future with the confidence the Advancement of Teaching. that comes from real preparation. • WSU’s athletic facilities are ranked eighth-best in the nation by campusdirt.com. As an athlete, you know that if you’ve practiced hard you feel more confident for a big game. At WSU, the education you receive, together with A friendly environment the programs available and great fac- ulty, provides you with that same confi- dence for the biggest game of all—your The Pullman campus straddles College future. The education gives you the Hill in Pullman, a college town of 25,000 skills to be critical thinkers and initiators, located among the rolling hills of the important skills in any endeavor you de- Palouse region of eastern Washington. cide upon. Students can immerse them- The University is the largest residential selves in a variety of learning situations, university west of the Mississippi, which ranging from high levels of interaction enhances the friendly, traditional collegiate with professors to hands-on research atmosphere for which WSU is known. projects and community and public ser- WSU is located within easy traveling vice activities. The newest technology, distance of Spokane and Coeur d’ Alene to numerous leadership opportunities, and the north. Seattle and Portland are less than study abroad programs further enrich 300 miles to the west. the WSU college experience. 2 | 2009 COUGAR SOCCER Washington State University Dedicated to diversity ashington State University seeks to enrich every student’s Weducational experience through exposure to different cultures, philosophies, and scholarly perspectives. This atmosphere of interchange and inquiry is fostered through various campus programs, diversity in the curriculum, and comfortable places around