2007 UTSA Women’s Soccer Media Guide Introduction UTSA Facts Table of Contents/Quick Facts __________________________ 1 Location __________________________________ San Antonio, Texas Media Information ____________________________________ 2 Enrollment ___________________________________________ 28,520 Web Site/Camp Information ____________________________ 3 Founded _______________________________________________1969 2007 Roster __________________________________________ 4 Nickname _______________________________________Roadrunners 2007 Schedule ________________________________________ 5 Colors ______________________ Orange (1655) and Navy Blue (289) Season Review ________________________________________ 6 Field ________________________UTSA Recreational Sports Complex Intro/Outlook 2007 Outlook _______________________________________ 7-8 Capacity ______________________________________________ 1,000 UTSA Rec Sports Complex _____________________________ 9 Conference __________________________________Southland (West) Affiliation _________________________________________ Division I Meet The 2007 Roadrunners Athletics Director ________________________________ Lynn Hickey Head Coach Steve Ballard _____________________________ 11 Alma Mater _____________________________ Ouachita Baptist/1973 Assistant Coaches Kristin Boeker/Bryan Wilson __________ 12 President ___________________________________ Dr. Ricardo Romo Celeste Carruth/Carly Chudej/Rachel Francis ___________ 13 Alma Mater _______________________________________ Texas/1967 Kim Gonzales/Halee Hamm/Kasi Hebert ________________ 14 Athletics Department Phone _____________________ (210) 458-4161 Kylee Hix/Darinka Lopez/Jenny Munoz _________________ 15 Ticket Office Phone _____________________ (210) 458-UTSA (8852) Veronica Najera/Ezinne Okpo/Chelsea Pack _____________ 16 Internet Address ____________________________www.goUTSA.com Chea Pajak/Michelle Stack/Kim Selman _________________ 17 Erin Ussery/Kari Weiland/Chelsea Zimmerman __________ 18 Coaches Facts Laura Barker/Laurel Dierking/Alli Dillon/Joy Jarrell _______ 19 Head Coach _____________________________________Steve Ballard Coaches/Players Allison McCabe/Kat Morel/Jenna Pawelek/Lauren Schultz _ 20 Alma Mater ______________________________ SUNY-Cortland/1974 Caeer Record ______________________________ 134-75-15/11 years 2007 Opponents School Record ___________________________________ 8-9-2/1 year Opponents ______________________________________ 22-24 Ballard’s Phone _________________________________ (210) 458-4660 2007 Southland Conference Tournament ________________ 25 Ballard’s E-Mail ______________________ [email protected] Assistant Coach ________________________________ Kristen Boeker 2006 Stats/Records Alma Mater ____________________________________Missouri/ 2001 Southland Conference Stats ___________________________ 27 Boeker’s Phone _________________________________ (210) 458-4915 Team Stats __________________________________________ 28 Boeker’s E-Mail ________________________ [email protected] Individual Stats ______________________________________ 29 Category Leaders ____________________________________ 30 Soccer Facts Career/Season Records ____________________________ 32-35 First Year of Soccer ______________________________________2006 Opponents Southland Conference Honors _________________________ 36 Overall All-Time Record _________________________________ 8-9-2 Year-By-Year Results _________________________________ 36 Overall SLC Record _____________________________________ 5-1-2 All-Time Series Results _______________________________ 36 Overall SLC Postseason Record _____________________________ 0-1 UTSA/Staff /Southland Conference Team Facts About UTSA _____________________________________ 38-40 2006 Overall Record ____________________________________ 8-9-2 School Spirit ________________________________________ 41 2006 SLC Record ___________________________________ 5-1-2/2nd The City of San Antonio ___________________________ 42-43 2006 SLC Tournament ______________________________ Semifinals Community Involvement _____________________________ 44 Starters R/L ______________________________________________ 9/2 President Dr. Ricardo Romo ___________________________ 45 Letterwinners R/L ______________________________________ 18/10 Athletics Director Lynn Hickey _________________________ 46 Newcomers ________________________________________________8 UTSA Athletics Staff _________________________________ 47 Southland Conference ________________________________ 48 Sports Information Facts Stats/Records Assistant SID (Soccer Contact) _______________Carlos Valdez III. Alma Mater _____________________________________ UTSA/2003 Valdez’s Office Phone __________________________ (210) 458-4930 Valdez’s Cell Phone ___________________________ (210) 887-1999 Valdez’s E-Mail _______________________ [email protected] Sports Information Director _______________________Kyle Stephens Alma Mater __________________________________Texas A&M/1998 Stephen’s Office Phone __________________________ (210) 458-4551 Associate Sports Information Director ___________ Brian Hernandez Alma Mater _________________________________ Kansas State/1999 Hernandez’s Office Phone ________________________ (210) 459-4907 SID Fax Number _______________________________ (210) 458-4569 Mailing Adress _______________________ UTSA Sports Information UTSA/Staff ____________________________________________ One UTSA Circle _________________________________San Antonio, Texas 78249-0691 The 2007 UTSA Women’s Soccer Media Guide was writ- ten and designed by Assistant Sports Information Director Carlos Valdez with the assistance from Sports Information Director Kyle Stephens and Associate SID Brian Hernan- On the Cover (left to right): dez. Photos by Jeff Huehn, Lazy J Photography, Mark Mc- Chelsea Zimmerman, Ezinne Okpo, Clendon, UTSA Photo Services. Printing provided by Accu Southland Veronica Najera and Kari Weiland. Print. www.goUTSA.com 1 Media Information Media Coverage The UTSA Sports Information office assists members of the media with their coverage of all Roadrunners sports by provid- ing player and coach interviews, feature ideas, pregame notes and updated statistics. In addition to the 2007 soccer media guide, media members may check UTSA’s official athletics Web site — goUTSA.com — for the latest information on all the department’s 16 sports. Interviews Carlos Valdez III. All interviews with coaches and student-athletes must be ar- Assistant Sports Information ranged at least 24 hours in advance by contacting Soccer SID Director/Soccer Contact Carlos Valdez. Telephone interviews are available to the media [email protected] on a “call-back” basis at a time that is convenient for the coach Office Phone: (210) 458-4930 or student-athlete. Post-match interviews with coaches and Cell Phone: (210) 887-1999 players will be conducted on the field following a 10-minute “cooling off” period. The Roadrunners locker room is closed to the media. San Antonio Express-News KENS - CBS TV P.O. Box 2171 P.O. Box TV-5 Media Services San Antonio, TX 78297 San Antonio, TX 78299 Phone: 210/250-3366 or 3373 Phone: 210/366-5001 or 377-8650 Media members are encouraged to contact the UTSA Sports Fax: 210/250-3351 Fax: 210/377-0740 Information Office for photography and media credentials at Email: [email protected] least 24 hours before a home match. A fax machine also is KSAT - ABC TV available in the UTSA Sports Information Office. That number The Paisano P.O. Box 2478 14545 Roadrunner Way San Antonio, TX 78298 is 210/458-4569. San Antonio, TX 78249 Phone: 210/351-1270 Phone: 210/690-9301 Fax: 210/351-1310 Practices Fax: 210/690-3423 Email: [email protected] KWEX - Spanish TV UTSA welcomes all media to attend soccer practices during the P.O. Box 9225 season. Please call the Sports Information office for practice KABB - FOX TV San Antonio, TX 78203 times and interviews requests. In most cases, coaches and stu- 4335 NW Loop 410 Phone: 210/351-1270 San Antonio, TX 78229 Fax: 210/351-1310 dent-athletes are available before and after practice. Pre-match Phone: 210/442-6303 practices are closed to the media. Fax: 210/442-6333 Internet WOAI - NBC TV Fans and media members can keep up with the latest informa- P.O. Box 2641 San Antonio, TX 78299 tion on all 16 UTSA sports on the official Web site for Road- Phone: 210/226-4444 runners Athletics at goUTSA.com. You will find match recaps, Fax: 210/476-1088 box scores, updated statistics, weekly notes, player and coach KGNB - 1420 AM biographies, schedules, rosters, archives, photos and play-by- 1540 Loop 337 North play coverage of most soccer matches. New Braunfels, TX 78130 Phone: 800/594-2056 KKYX - 680 AM 8401 Datapoint San Antonio, TX 78229 We Are UTSA Phone: 210/615-5420 When referencing University of Texas at San KTKR - 760 AM Antonio athletics, please use the 6222 NW IH-10 San Antonio, TX 78201 acronym UTSA and the nickname Roadrunners. Please refrain from using UT-San Antonio, Texas-San Antonio, UT-SA or any other variations. 2007 UTSA Soccer 2 Athletics Web Site/Soccer Camps n January 2007, UTSA Athlet- ics launched a Inew Web site created through a partnership with XOS Technolgy. 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