TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Credits . 1 University Information Media Relations Staff Location: Lexington, Ky. Associate AD/Media Relations: DeWayne Peevy Rosters . 2 Enrollment: 27,000 Media Relations Director: Tony Neely Team Information . 3 Founded: 1865 Associate Media Relations Director: Susan Lax Season Preview . 4-5 Nickname: Wildcats Assistant Media Relations Directors: John Hayden, Colors: Blue and White Brent Ingram, Deb Moore, & Pete Camagna (Web Media Information . 6 Conference: SEC (Eastern Division) Director) Head Coach Jon Lipsitz . 8-9 Web site: www.ukathletics.com (Athletics) and Women’s Soccer SID: John Hayden www.uky.edu (University) Blogger: Eric Lindsey Assistant Coach Michelle Rayner . 10 Media Relations Assistants: Sara Reichbaum & Assistant Coach Aaron Rodgers . 11 UK Administration Jeremy Strachan Support Staff Bios . 12-13 President: Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. (Kentucky, 1968) Administrative Support Associate: Jamie Holloway Faculty Representative: Joseph L. Fink III Director of Photography: David Coyle Camp . 14 (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, 1970) Player Bios . 16-42 Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Publications Staff (Ottawa University, 1981) Director of Publications: Craig Hornberger Freshman Bios . 37-42 Deputy AD: Rob Mullens Creative Director: Kim Troxall Nike . 43 Senior Associate Athletics Directors: Sandy Bell and Publications Assistant: Matt Hernandez Off the Field . 44-45 Mark Coyle Associate Athletics Directors: Bob Bradley, John Important Phone Numbers/E-mail Team Photo . 46 Cropp, Russ Pear, DeWayne Peevy, Lisa Peterson (Area Code 859) Opponents . 48-51 Assistant Athletics Directors: Athletics Department Phone: 257-8000 John Butler, Candice Chaffin, Jason Schlafer, Athletics Fax: 323-1071 SEC Composite Schedule . 52-53 Joe Sharpe, Leon Smith, Rodney Stiles Event Coordinator: Jamie Applegate, 257-1197 Travel Headquarters/History . 54 Marketing/Promotions: 2008 Overall Statistics . 56 Coaching Information Jason Schlafer, 257-8350 x 313 Head Coach: Jon Lipsitz (North Carolina, 1993) Media Relations: 257-3838 2008 Kentucky SEC Statistics . 57 Record at Kentucky/Years: First year Media Relations Fax: 323-4310 Game-by-Game Results . 58 Career Record/Years: 101-33-8 (.739)/8th year SID E-mail: [email protected] SEC Record/Years: First year Soccer Fax: 323-4754 2008 SEC Standings/Honors . 59 SEC Tournament Record: First year Soccer Office: 257-4971/[email protected] 2008 Statistical Leaders . 60 Assistant Coaches: Soccer Press Box: 257-9397 2008 Highs and Lows . 61 Michelle Rayner (Lincoln Memorial, ‘01, 1st year) University Information: 257-9000 Aaron Rodgers (North Texas, ‘96, 1st year) Video: Cliff Matekovich, 257-3237 All-Time Results . 62-64 All-Time Series Results . 65-67 Team Information Credits 2008 Overall Record: 5-12-2 The 2009 UK Women’s Soccer Media Guide was pro - Overtime History/Record vs. Conferences . 68 2008 SEC Record: 3-7-1 duced by the University of Kentucky Athletics Associa - Records . 69-71 Home/Away/Neutral: 4-3-2 (H)/1-8-0(A)/0-1-0 (N) tion, Mitch Barnhart, Director. 2008 SEC Finish: 6th (Eastern Division) All-Time Honors and Awards . 71-72 Written, compiled and edited by: John Hayden, Sara Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/7 Reichbaum and Evan Crane Number History . 73 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Cover and Layout Design: Kim Troxall All-SEC: 2nd Team - Nicola Holdsworth, Kate All-Time Wildcats . 74 Photography by: David Coyle and John Hill Hughes Printing: Welch Printing SEC Tournament . 75 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team: UK in the Postseason . 76 Julie Hull (2nd Team) University of Kentucky . 78-79 SEC Player of the Week: Sydney Hiance (Defensive Player of the Week: 9/29) Lexington . 80 Cats in the Community . 81 UK Women’s Soccer History All-Time Record: 182-139-30 (.561)/17 seasons Dr. Lee Todd . 82 All-Time SEC Record: 71-56-10 (.555)/16 seasons Kentucky has one of the top publications departments in Mitch Barnhart . 83 SEC Regular Season Titles: One, 1995 the country, winning several national awards each year from the College Sports Information Directors of America The UK Soccer Complex . 84 Number of Years in SEC Tournament: 15 SEC Tournament Titles: Two, 1995, 2006 (CoSIDA). The 2008 Kentucky Women’s Soccer William T. Young Library . 85 Number of Years in NCAA Tournament/Years: media guide was chosen as CATS . 86-87 7 (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006) the 10th best in the nation. Record in SEC Tournament: 12-12-1 CATSPY Awards . 88 Record in NCAA Tournament: 0-7-0 First-Team All-SEC Selections: 21 SEC All-Tournament Team Selections: 23 SEC Coach of the Year: Warren Lipka, 1995, 1999, 2006 SEC Player of the Year: Carrie Landrum, 1995 SEC Freshman of the Year: Keri Boyce, 1999 1 KENTUCKY WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School/College Name Number 00 Sydney Hiance GK 5-8 Jr. Ft. Thomas, Ky./Highlands Au, Samantha . 13 1 Laura Burton GK 5-10 So. Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley Browning, Alicia . 20 2 Cady Holbrook M 5-4 So. Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek Browning, Kelly . 21 3 Emily Rogers M/F 5-6 So. Sudbury, Ontario/Lockerby Composite 4 Natalie Horner F 5-9 So. Upper Arlington, Ohio/Michigan Burton, Laura . 1 5 Ashley James F 5-2 So. Baldwin, N.Y./St. Dominic Craig, Jessie . 12 6 Leslie Twehues D 5-6 Fr. Ft. Thomas, Ky./Highlands Fahey, Katie . 16 7 Kelsey Hunyadi F 5-7 So. Dublin, Ohio/LLouisville Farmery, Mackenzie . 26 8 Taylor Ray M 5-7 So. Durham, N.C./High Point Goblirsch, Jenna . 11 9 Julie Hull D/M 5-5 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Sycamore 11 Jenna Goblirsch D/F 5-8 So. Elizabethtown, Ky./Elizabethtown Hiance, Sydney . 00 12 Jessie Craig D 5-7 Fr. Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville Holbrook, Cady . 2 13 Samantha Au M/F 5-3 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett Horner, Natalie . 4 14 Laura Novikoff F 6-3 Jr. Madisonville, Tenn./Christian Academy Hull, Julie . 9 15 Kiondra McGee D/F 5-6 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy Hunyadi, Kelsey . 7 16 Katie Fahey F/D 5-6 Sr. Ft. Wright, Ky./Notre Dame Academy James, Ashley . 5 17 Georgia Ann Swanson D/M 5-4 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 18 Catie Lester D 5-11 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Girls’ Preparatory Johnson, Samantha . 25 19 Giuleana Lopez F 5-8 R-Jr. Beach Park, Ill./Warren Township Keyes, Brooke . 28 20 Alicia Browning F 5-4 Jr. Ft. Thomas, Ky./Highlands Kildare, Stefani . 24 21 Kelly Browning D/M 5-5 Jr. Milford, Ohio/Milford Lester, Catie . 18 22 Cassie Phillips D/M/F 5-8 Jr. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista South Levi, Brandi . 32 23 Ashley Stack M/D 5-5 Sr. Malabar, Fla./Melbourne Central Catholic 24 Stefani Kildare F 5-8 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Acad. Lopez, Giuleana . 19 25 Samantha Johnson M/F 5-9 Fr. Austin, Texas/Home-schooled McGee, Kiondra . 15 26 Mackenzie Farmery F/M 5-4 Fr. Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth Novikoff, Laura . 14 27 Kirsten Robinson F 5-0 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Homewood Phillips, Cassie . 22 28 Brooke Keyes D 5-7 Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif./Lagua Hills Ransdell, Cassie . 31 29 Kaley Seldon D/M 5-7 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Ballard Ray, Taylor . 8 30 Alyssa Telang F/M 5-6 Fr. Shelby Township, Mich./Eisenhower 31 Cassie Ransdell M 5-7 Fr. Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay Robinson, Kirsten . 27 32 Brandi Levi F/D 5-4 Fr. Versailles, Ky./Woodford County Rogers, Emily . 3 Seldon, Kaley . 29 Head Coach: Jon Lipsitz (North Carolina, ‘93, First season, 101-33-8/.739 overall) Stack, Ashley . 23 Assistant Coaches: Michelle Rayner (Lincoln Memorial, ‘01, First Season); Aaron Rodgers (North Texas, ‘93, First Swanson, Georgia Ann . 17 Season) Manager: Cortney Wiesler Telang, Alyssa . 30 Undergraduate Asst.: Kristin Kover Twehues, Leslie . 6 Trainers: Elizabeth Grubb, Sarah Pierce (Student Athletic Trainer) 2 TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record: 5-12-2, 3-7-1 SEC (Home: 4-3-2 Away: 1-8-0 Neutral: 0-1-0) Julie Hull Stefani Kildare Giuleana Lopez Laura Novikoff Ashley Stack Defender Forward Forward Forward Defender Wildcats by the Numbers Ohio (5): K. Browning (Milford), Holbrook All-Time Record: 182-139-30 (.561) (Beavercreek), Hull (Cincinnati), Hunyadi Returning Starters (8): All-Time SEC Record: 71-56-10 (.555) (Dublin), McGee (Cincinnati) Alicia Browning - F, 5-4, Jr. All-Time Record in Overtime Games: Georgia (3): Au (Suwanee), Farmery (Cum - Katie Fahey - M, 5-6, Sr. 27-22-30 (.532) ming), Swanson (Alpharetta) Jenna Goblirsch - D, 5-8, So. 2008 SEC Record: 3-7-1 Overall California (2): Burton (Pleasanton), Keyes Sydney Hiance - GK, 5-8, Jr. 3-2-1 Home/0-5-0 Away Indiana (2): Blake (Fort Wayne), Craig Julie Hull - D, 5-5, Sr. 3-1-1 East/0-6-0 West (Noblesville) Laura Novikoff - F, 6-3, Jr. 2008 SEC Finish: 6th – Eastern Division Michigan (2): Horner (Upper Arlington), Giuleana Lopez - F, 5-8, Jr. SEC Tournament: Did not qualify Telang (Shelby Township) Ashley Stack - M, 5-5, Sr. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/8 Tennessee (2): Lester (Chattanooga), Novikoff Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 (Madisonville) Texas (1): Johnson (Austin) Wildcats by Class Alabama (1): Robinson (Homewood) Seniors (4): Fahey, Hull, Kildare, Stack (Mission Viejo) Juniors (7): Au, A. Browning, K. Browning, Canada (1): Rogers (Sudbury, Ontario) Hiance, Lopez, Novikoff, Phillips Florida (1): Stack (Malabar) Sophomores (10): Burton, Goblirsch, Illinois (1): Lopez (Beach Park) Holbrook, Horner, Hunyadi, James, Lester, Nebraska (1): Phillips (Papillion) McGee, Ray, Rogers New Mexico (1): Kildare (Albuquerque) Freshmen (11): Craig, Farmery, Johnson, Keyes, New York (1): James (Baldwin) Levi, Ransdell, Robinson, Seldon, Swanson, Telang, Twehues Pronunciation Key Samantha AU: OW Wildcats by Position Starters Lost (3): Defenders (11): K. Browning, Craig, Goblirsch, Jenna GOBLIRSCH: GO-blur-sh Nicola Holdsworth - M Hull, Keyes, Lester, McGee, Phillips, Seldon, Sydney HIANCE: HY-ance (19 GP, 13 pts [5g, 3a], 35 shots, 16 SOG) Swanson, Twehues CADY Holbrook: Katie Kate Hughes - D Forwards (12): A.