Kacey Richards Elise Fugowski Senior Senior Becky Gundling Senior Meghan Cunningham Senior UConn in the Wps Niki Cross Kristen Graczyk Meghan Schnur Brittany Taylor Drafted Fifth Round FC Gold Pride Drafted Second Round Drafted First Round 34th overall 11th Overall Sixth Overall St. Louis Athletica • Boston Breakers Sky Blue FC Sky Blue FC UConn in the professional ranks WUSA PlAyerS InternAtIonAlly Alexa Borisjuk – Philadelphia Charge Maria Yatrakis (UConn ’02) Strommen- Norway, 2009 Kerry Connors – New York Power, Jitex- Sweden, 2008 Philadelphia Charge, and San Diego Spirit Qbik- Sweden, 2006-07 Carey Dorn – Bay Area Cyber Rays Greek National Team, 2001-present Chrisy McCann – Boston Breakers 2004 Olympics Mary Frances-Monroe – Philadelphia Charge and Christy Rowe (UConn ’95) Boston Breakers Estlund Tus Niederkirchen- Germany Sarah Popper – Boston Breakers FC Saarbrukcken- Germany Naomi Stone – Carolina Courage Alex Zedros (UConn ’07) Jennifer Tietjen – Philadelphia Charge Danmarks IF- Sweden Margaret Tietjen – San Diego Spirit and New York Power Santos FC- Brazil Sara Whalen – New York Power Ciara McCormack (UConn ’01) Casey Zimny – Washington Freedom Fortuna Hjorring- Denmark, 2002-04, 2006 Asker- Norway, 2008 Kolbotn IL- Norway, 2009-present Stephanie Labbe (UConn ’08) Pitea IF- Sweden, 2009-present UNIVERSITY OF2010 CONNECTICUT UCONN WOMEN’S SOCCER 27 NCAA Appearances2006 zUniversity 8 BIG EAST Regular of Connecticut Season Titles Fieldz 2 BIG HockeyEAST Tournament Titles Table of Contents 2010 Schedule General Information August Table of Contents/Schedule ..............................................................1 14 Boston College (Exhibition) 7:00 p.m. Historical Timeline ..........................................................................2-3 Joseph J. Morrone Stadium ...........................................................4-5 22 Siena 1:00 p.m. General Information/Ticket Information .............................................6 27 vs. William and Mary & 5:00 p.m. Connecticut Coaches 29 vs. Virginia & 12:00 p.m. Head Coach Len Tsantiris ............................................................8-11 Assistant Coach Carey O’Brien .......................................................12 September Assistant Coach Margaret Rodriguez .............................................13 James Manning ...............................................................................14 3 Illinois 7:00 p.m. Strength and Conditioning Coach Chris West ................................14 5 Penn State 1:00 p.m. Why I Chose UConn ..................................................................15-16 9 Yale 7:00 p.m. 2010 Season Preview 12 Central Connecticut 1:00 p.m. 2010 Rosters and Breakdown ....................................................18-19 17 Providence* 7:00 p.m. 2010 Preview ..............................................................................20-21 19 at Boston University 1:00 p.m. Connecticut Players 23 St. John’s* 7:00 p.m. Player Profiles ............................................................................23-45 26 at Syracuse* 1:00 p.m. 2009 Season Review 2009 Season-in-Review .............................................................47-48 October 2009 Season Statistics ....................................................................49 2009 Game Recaps ...................................................................50-54 1 at Rutgers* 7:00 p.m. Huskies and the Media ....................................................................54 3 at Seton Hall* 4:00 p.m. 2010 Opponents 8 Marquette* 5:00 p.m. 2010 Opponent Information........................................................56-59 10 South Florida* 12:00 p.m. 15 Notre Dame* 4:30 p.m. The BIG EAST 2009 BIG EAST Recap ...................................................................61 17 DePaul* 1:00 p.m. UConn vs. the BIG EAST ................................................................62 22 at West Virginia* 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST All-Time Tournament Records.......................................63 24 at Pittsburgh* 1:00 p.m. BIG EAST Players of the Year ........................................................64 BIG EAST Awards ...........................................................................65 28 BIG EAST First Round+ TBA 31 BIG EAST Quarterfinals+ TBA UConn Women’s Soccer History 30th Anniversary .............................................................................67 By the Numbers..........................................................................68-69 November All-time Letterwinners .................................................................70-71 5 BIG EAST Semifinals @ 5:00/7:30 p.m. All-Americans .............................................................................72-73 National and Regional Recognition .................................................74 7 BIG EAST Finals @ 12:00 p.m. 100-Point Club .................................................................................75 Record Book ...............................................................................76-77 Team Honors ...................................................................................78 & - Penn State Tournament (State College, Pa.) Retired Numbers .............................................................................79 + - At Campus Sites NCAA Tournament History .........................................................80-81 @ - at Piscataway N.J. (Rutgers Host) All-Time Postseason Box Scores ...............................................82-85 Year-by-Year Results .................................................................86-89 * - BIG EAST Opponent All-Time Record vs. Opponents ......................................................90 UConn and the U.S. National Team ...............................................91 Foreign Tours .............................................................................92-93 Long Island Connection...................................................................94 UConn Support Staff Academic Counseling ......................................................................96 UConn Support Staff .......................................................................97 Huskies in the Community .........................................................98-99 The University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut ................................................101-102 Living the UConn Experience ........................................................103 A Remarkable Transformation ...............................................104-105 Top 10 Reasons to Attend UConn .........................................106-107 Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway .....................................................108 UConn Athletic Facilities ...............................................................109 2010 UCONN WOMEN’S SOCCER 1 UNIVERSITYHISTORICAL TIMELINE OF CONNECTICUT 27 NCAA Appearances z 8 BIG EAST Regular Season Titles z 2 BIG EAST Tournament Titles Connecticut’s National Dominance Over the past 31 years, UConn women’s soccer has earned . » 27 NCAA Tournament Berths (1982-2007, 2009) » 4 NCAA Finals Appearances (1984, 1990, 1997, 2003) » 8 National Semifi nals Appearances (1981-1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2003) » 18 NCAA Quarterfi nals Appearances (1982-1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993-2000, 2002, 2003, 2007) » 10 BIG EAST Championships (Regular Season: 1995, 1998-2003, 2005; Tournament: 2002, 2004) 1970’s 1979: UConn women’s soccer begins under head coach Maggie Dunlop, who will post a 24-10-2 overall record in two sea- sons. 1980’s 1981: Len Tsantiris, an All-New England men’s soccer standout at Connecticut from 1973-76, takes over as head coach of Connecticut women’s soccer. •In the same year, the soccer squad earns the program’s fi rst-ever trip to the national semifi nal, placing third at the AIAW National Tournament. 1982-84: UConn earns three more “consecutive” trips to the women’s soccer semifi nal in 1982, 1983 and 1984 (the fi rst three years of the tournament under the umbrella of the NCAA). The 1984 squad lost 2-0 to North Carolina in the national championship match. 1983: Tara Buckley becomes the fi rst and only four-time All-American in UConn women’s soccer history (1980-1983). Her sister, Moira Buckley, was a three-time All-American (1981-83) and set career records for points (166) and goals scored (63). October 27, 1983: Huskies defeat Westfi eld State 10-0 to fi nish the regular season undefeated for the second consecutive year. November 12,1983: UConn defeats Boston College in the NCAA Tournament First Round to set a new school record with 19 wins. 1990’s 1990: The Huskies charge into the College Cup Final, topping Virginia in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfi nals and defeating Santa Clara in a semifi nal shootout en route to the title contest. •UConn women’s soccer advanced to its fi fth national semifi nal and second NCAA National Championship game. September 22, 1990: Perhaps the greatest win in the history of UConn women’s soccer, comes via a 3-2 overtime win over then eight-time national champion North Carolina. UConn not only defeated the defending NCAA champs, but also ended the Tar Heels’ 103-game unbeaten streak, which had been the longest unbeaten streak of any intercollegiate sport in the country. 1994: The Huskies post an impressive 19-4 overall record and advance to the program’s sixth national semifi nal. November 13, 1994: The Huskies have a heroic 2-1 double-overtime win over Hartford in the NCAA Regional Champion- ship