QUICK FACTS & MEDIA INFORMATION Minnesota State Women’s Soccer Covering the Mavericks Quick Facts Newspapers Location .................................................Mankato, Minn. Jim Rueda, Chad Courrier Sports Reporter Founded ...................................................................1868 Mankato Free Press MSU Reporter Enrollment ............................................................14,036 418 South 2nd St. 293 Centennial Student Union Nickname ........................................................Mavericks Mankato, MN 56001 Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 625-4451 (507) 389-1776 Colors .....................................................Purple and Gold Facility ................................... The Pitch at Gage Towers Television Affiliation ........................................... NCAA Division II Perry Dyke, Erick Lind, Eric Gullickson Conference ................................................North Central KEYC-TV First Year of Competition .......................................1995 P.O. Box 128 All-Time Record ...................................132-82-11 (.611) Mankato, MN 56001 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........2 (2003, 2005) (507) 625-7905 President ..................................... Dr. Richard Davenport Radio Director of Athletics ...............................Kevin Buisman Athletic Director Phone .........................(507) 389-6111 Mike Sullivan, Sports News & Sports KTOE/KDOG Radio KYSM/KXLP PO Box 1420 1807 Lee Boulevard Head Coach................................................ Chris Miskec Mankato, MN 56001 North Mankato, MN 56003 Alma Mater ...........................................Rockhurst ‘92 (507) 625-1420 (507) 388-2900 Record at MSU .................................. 125-74-9 (.623) Career Record ................................... 125-74-9 (.623) Clay Kepner Sports Director KEEZ/KRBI KMSU Radio North Central Conference Record ......... 54-20-4 (.718) 54934 210 Lane 204 Alumni Foundation Center Miskec’s Office Phone ........................(507) 389-2671 Mankato, MN 56001 Mankato, MN 56001 Miskec’s E-mail [email protected] (507) 345-4646 (507) 345-2921 Associate Head Coach ........................Mandy Brettingen Alma Mater ..........................................Macalester ‘99 Brettingen’s Office Phone ..................(507) 389-3243 Brettingen’s E-mail [email protected] Graduate Assistant Coach ............................Josh Green Alma Mater ............................California Lutheran ‘94 Green’s Office Phone .........................(507) 389-2619 Please direct all Minnesota State Women’s Soccer inquiries to: Green’s E-mail ......................... [email protected] Dax Larson Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant 2006 Overall Record ................................... 9-6-2 (.588) Minnesota State University, Mankato 2006 NCC Record (Finish) .......................... 7-3-2 (2nd) 175 Taylor Center Letterwinners Returning ............................................13 Mankato, MN 56001 Letterwinners Lost 8 Office: (507) 389-2625 Cell: (612) 718-0729 Assistant AD/Communications .....................Paul Allan Fax: (507) 389-1923 Allan’s E-mail [email protected] [email protected] Assistant Director of The 2007 Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletic Communications ......................... Scott Nelsen Women’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of Nelsen’s E-mail [email protected] the MSU Athletic Communications Office, Paul Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant and Allan, Director. Editorial and research assistance Women’s Soccer Contact ..................................Dax Larson provided by Paul Allan, Scott Nelsen, Nick Burns, Laura Yager and Dax Larson. Design done on a Larson’s E-mail ........................... [email protected] Power Macintosh PowerBook using PageMager Athletic Communications 7.0 and Adobe Photoshop. Presswork done by Graduate Assistant ....................................... Nick Burns MSU Printing Services. Graphic Support by Gail Connelly, MSU Printing Services. Cover design Burns’ E-mail ....................... [email protected] by Wendy Johnston, MSU Printing Services. Athletic Communications Phone ..........(507) 389-2625 Photography by SportPiX. Athletic Communications Fax ..............(507) 389-1923 Athletics Web site ................... www.msumavericks.com 2007 Minnesota State Soccer www.msumavericks.com TABLE OF CONTENTS & MEDIA NOTES To The Media: This publication has Weekly Releases: A press release and been prepared by the Minnesota State cumulative statistics will be faxed and University Athletic Communications electronically mailed every Monday Office for use by members of the media during the season. Requests to be on the and friends of MSU soccer. The book is mailing list should be made through the designed to supply you with the basic MSU Athletic Communications Office. information needed as you follow the MSU’s releases, statistics and other Mavericks throughout the current sea- pertinent material will also be posted on son. Permission is granted to quote any the MSU Athletics website: portion of this publication in day-to-day coverage. For more information, please www.msumavericks.com contact: Paul Allan People with special needs who will be Assistant AD/Communications attending any Minnesota State athletic Minnesota State University events should call (507) 389-6111, 24- 175 Taylor Center hours in advance. This publication is Mankato, MN 56001 also available in alternative formats Office Phone: (507) 389-2625 upon request. Junior Carly Petersen led the Maver- Home Phone: (507) 257-2146 ick offense in six different categories E-mail: [email protected] Photography Area: Credentialed in 2006. Her team leading 13 goals photographers are permitted to shoot was good for second in the NCC. Credentials: Working press row creden- from the side of the field outside of the Petersen will lead the Maverick of- tials shall be issued only to accredited fense into 2007 as the team looks to players’ benches. Photographers should improve on a 9-6-2 2006 season. newspapers, magazines, radio and televi- direct requests for credentials to the MSU sion reporters. Please make all requests Athletic Communications Office. MSU Soccer Quick Facts................. IFC for credentials in advance by phone or Table of Contents & Media Notes ........1 mail to the MSU Athletic Communica- Coaching Staff Biographies ................2 tions Office. Credentials can be mailed 2007 Season Outlook ..........................3 or picked-up the day of the match at The Rosters & Team Photo ........................4 Pitch at Gage Towers. Player Biographies ........................ 5-10 2007 Opponents ................................11 Parking: A limited number of parking 2006 Statistics & Results ..................12 passes are available for working me- Year-by-Year Results ........................13 dia and will be issued on a first-come, Team-by-Team Results .....................13 first-serve basis. Contact MSU Athletic MSU Records ....................................14 Communications for availability. All-Time Letterwinners .....................14 2006 All-NCC Teams ........................15 Press Row: The working press row for MSU Miscellaneous Awards .............15 MSU soccer matches is located on the NCC Information ..............................16 south side of The Pitch At Gage Tow- 2007 NCC Composite Schedule ....IBC ers. Middle insert contains information on the Interviews: Head coach Chris Miskec On The Cover: Senior defender Emily City of Mankato, Minnesota State Uni- is available in her office during the week Sawyer. versity academics and athletics, MSU’s in the morning. After games, players On The Back: Seniors Keri Blanchette national team and individual champions, and coaches are available upon request. and Nicole Johannson. MSU’s North Central Conference team Player and coach interviews during the championships, MSU staff bios and Cover design by Eric Manske, Sport PiX week should be set up through the MSU Graphic Designer. directory and MSU facilities. Athletic Communications Office. www.msumavericks.com 1 2007 Minnesota State Soccer COACHING STAFF Sadler (Sioux Falls, S.D.). Minnesota State athletes also excelled in the classroom with four players named to the Academic All-NCC Team and eight named to the Miskec’s Record at MSU NCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. Year Overall Pct. NCC Appointed head coach on Aug. 13, 1996, Miskec 1996 8-10 (.444) 0-3 (fourth) did not take long to make her mark. In 1998 during her 1997 8-9-1 (.472) 2-1 (second) third season, the team took the first NCC title in school 1998 10-6 (.625) 2-1 (first) history with a 2-1 league mark before repeating that 1999 10-8-1 (.553) 3-2-1 (fourth) feat with another title in 2000, this time with a spotless 2000 16-3-1 (.823) 9-0 (first) 9-0 mark on conference play and a school-record 16 2001 15-4-0 (.789) 8-1 (tied first) overall wins. In 2001, the Mavericks claimed a share 2002 14-6-0 (.700) 5-3 (tied third) of the title with an 8-1 record before adding another 2003 14-6-2 (.690) 6-1 (first) in 2003. That team went 6-1 while claiming the post- 2004 10-7-1 (.583) 3-3 (fourth) season championship on its own turf in a shoot-out with 2005 11-9-1 (.548) 9-2-1 (second) the University of North Dakota. The first trip to the NCAA Championships followed, and the Mavericks 2006 9-6-3 (.588) 7-3-2 (second) responded with a first-round