2011 Media Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS School Information Quick Facts ...............................................................3 Location .............................................................Huntington, W.Va. Sports Information ...................................................3 Founded .....................................................................................1837 Media Information ...................................................4 Enrollment ..............................................................................13,841 Media Outlets ...........................................................4 Nickname ..............................................................Thundering Herd Colors .................................................Green (PMS 357) and White THE 2010 THUNDERING HERD Conference .............................................................Conference USA Affiliation .................................................................... NCAA Div. 1 OF CONTENTS TABLE 2010 Schedule ...........................................................5 NCAA/SoccerBuzz Region .......................Mid-Atlantic/Great Lakes Season Outlook .....................................................7-8 President ..........................................................Dr. Stephen J. Kopp Athletic Director ..................................................... KMike Hamrick THE COACHING STAFF Associate AD/Chief of Staff ........................................Jeff O’Malley Associate AD/Finance .................................................. David Steele Head Coach: Kevin Long .................................... 9-10 Associate AD/SWA ....................................Beatrice Crane Banford Assistant Coach: Scott Letts ................................... 11 Associate AD/Facilities ..........................................Scott Morehouse Graduate Assistant: Kris Rake .................................12 Associate AD/Compliance ......................................... Derek Gwinn Associate AD/Big Green Director .........................John Sutherland THE PLAYERS NCAA Faculty Representative ............................ Robert Bookwalter Seniors ................................................................13-17 Team Information Facility .....................................................................Sam Hood Field Juniors...... .......................................................... 18-20 Capacity ................................................................................... 1,500 Sophomores ....................................................... 21-24 Surface ..................................................................... Bermuda Grass Freshmen ...........................................................25-29 Head Coach .................................. Kevin Long (George Mason ‘93) Office Phone .........................................................(304) 696-6388 2010 SEASON E-Mail ..........................................................longke@marshall.edu Record at Marshall ..................................24-26-7 (Fourth Season) Final Statistics (Game-by-Game Results & Team Statistics) ....30 Career Record .............................. 86-115-23 (Thirteenth Season) Season-in-Review ..................................................... 31 Assistant Coach .......................................Scott Letts (Marshall, ‘07) Office Phone .........................................................(304) 696--3614 2011 OPPONENTS E-Mail ............................................................letts1@marshall.edu Non-Conference Opponents ..................................32 Graduate Assistant........................Kris Rake (William & Mary, ‘06) 2010 Overall Record ..................................................................7-9-3 Conference Opponents ..........................................33 2010 Conference Record ................................................... 5-5-1/6th Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................................?? RECORDS Newcomers ...................................................................................... 7 Non-Conference All-Time Series ............................34 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................................... ?/5 Mailing Address ...................................... Marshall Women’s Soccer Conference All-Time Series ....................................35 Cam Henderson Center Year-By-Year Results.............................................36-37 1801 Third Ave. All-Time Coaching Staff..........................................37 Huntington, WV 25703 Single-Game ............................................................38 Soccer Fax ................................................................. (304) 696-2325 Single-Season ...........................................................39 History Team ........................................................................40 First Year of Soccer..........................………………………………….... 1998 Overall Record…………………………………… .......... 75-142-21, 13 years Attendance ..............................................................40 Last Postseason…………………………. 0-1 in 2010 C-USA Tournament Career ...................................................................... 41 L, 3-0 vs Houston (C-USA Quarterfinals) All-Time Letterwinners ...........................................42 Last NCAA Appearance ………………………………………………….....n/a Awards and Accolades .......................................43-45 Sports Information Team Captains by Year ...........................................46 Assistant AD/Media Relations ......................................................??? When Was the Last Time .......................................46 Office ………………………………………………………… ..(304) 696-4660 Associate SID .................................................................................??? Office ………………………………………………………… ..(304) 696-6525 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Assistant SID ............................... Bob Pristash (West Virginia, ‘03) Marshall University ................................................. 47 Office…………………………………………………………..(304) 696-2418 Marshall Administration ........................................48 Graduate Assistant/W. Soccer SID........??? Office ………………………………………………………….. (304) 696-5276 Marshall Athletic Administration .....................49-50 E-Mail.. ...................................................………………………………??? Buck Harless Student-Athlete Program .................. 51 Cell Phone………………………………………………….........................??? Sports Medicine ......................................................52 Sports Information Office Phone.. ………………………(304) 696-5275 Strength and Conditioning ....................................52 Sports Information Fax……………………………………...(304) 696-2325 Overnight Mailing Address .......................Cam Henderson Center Sam Hood Field ......................................................53 1801 Third Ave. Huntington, W.Va. .................................................54 Huntington, WV 25703 3 Conference USA ................................................55-56 Official Athletics Website..…………………………. www.HerdZone.com Marshall Women’s Soccer 2011 Media Guide MEDIA OUTLETS The Herald-Dispatch WSAZ-TV (NBC) 946 Fifth Avenue P.O. Box 2115 Huntington, WV 25701 Huntington, WV 25721 (304) 523-5333/fax 697-4325 (304) 526-2759/fax 526-2857 2011 SCHEDULE The Parthenon WCHS-TV (ABC)/WVAH-TV (FOX) Marshall University 1301 Piedmont Road Charleston, WV 25301 Huntington, WV 26701 (304) 345-4115/fax 345-1849 Aug. 21 at St. Francis (Pa.) 2:00 p.m. (304) 696-6696/fax 696-2519 Huntington, WV 25701 (304) 522-4581/fax 523-0545 Charleston Gazette 1001 Virginia Street East WOWK-TV (CBS) VCU TOURNAMENT Charleston, WV 25330 555 Fifth Ave. Aug. 26 at VCU # 6:00 p.m. (304) 348-7948/fax 348-1740 Huntington, WV 25701 (304) 522-4581/fax 523-0545 Aug. 28 vs. William & Mary # 11:30 a.m. Charleston Daily Mail 1001 Virginia Street East Thundering Herd Network 2011 SCHEDULE Charleston, WV 25330 P.O. Box 1360 Sept. 02 Ohio 7:00 p.m. (304) 348-4807/fax 348-4847 Huntington, WV 25715 (304) 696-2446/fax 696-2325 Sept. 04 at West Virginia 2:00 p.m. Ashland Daily Independent Sept. 09 at Eastern Kentucky 5:00 p.m. 224 17th Street WDGG-FM/WRVC-AM Ashland, KY 41101 P.O. Box 1150 Sept. 11 Morehead State 1:00 p.m. (606) 329-1643/fax 324-8434 Huntington, WV 25713 (304) 523-8401/fax 523-4848 Sept. 16 at Ball State 4:00 p.m. The Herd Insider WMUL-FM Sept. 23 at UTEP* 9:00 p.m. 945 4th Avenue Marshall University Sept. 25 at Colorado College* 2:00 p.m. Suite 200-C Huntington, WV 25701 Huntington, WV 25701 (304) 696-6640/fax 696-3232 Sept. 30 Memphis* 7:00 p.m. (304) 697-0850 Note: All interview requests should be set up through the Marshall University Sports Information Department at least (48 Oct. 02 UAB* 1:00 p.m. HOURS) in advance. Players and head coach Kevin Long will be available before and after practice, and after matches. Oct. 07 UCF* 7:00 p.m. Players will not be available prior to matches nor will they be asked to miss class, study hall, practice, meal or medical treatment sessions for interviews. Oct. 19 Southern Miss* 1:00 p.m. Oct. 14 at SMU* 8:00 p.m. Marshall on the Web Oct. 16 at Tulsa* 2:00 p.m. Media members and fans from across the globe can access information about the Thundering Herd women’s Oct. 21 Houston* 7:00 p.m. soccer program via the internet. The latest news, statistics, and biographies of every player