TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS Quick Facts EIGHT General Information Name University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee LEAGUE HORIZON City/Zip Milwaukee, Wis. 53211 Founded 1885 Enrollment 28,000 Nickname Panthers Colors Black and Gold Home Field Engelmann Field Capacity 2,000 Affi liation NCAA Division I CHAMPIONSHIPS Conference Horizon League Chancellor Dr. Carlos Santiago Table of Contents Director of Athletics Bud Haidet Table of Contents/Quick Facts 1 Wisconsin/Marquette/Butler 50 Assoc. AD/SWA Kathy Litzau 2007 Season Preview 2-3 Detroit/Iowa/Youngstown State 51 Athletics Phone 414-229-5151 Coaching Staff 4-7 Green Bay/Valparaiso/Loyola 52 Ticket Offi ce Phone 414-229-5886 Head Coach Michael Moynihan 4-5 Cleveland State/Wright State/Texas A&M 53 Associate Head Coach David Nikolic 6 Milwaukee Cup/Horizon League Tournament 54 Women’s Soccer Information Coaching Staff /Support Staff 7 All-Time Records v. Opponents 55 TV/Radio Roster 8-9 Head Coach Michael Moynihan All-Time Series Histories 56-58 2007 Rosters 10 Records/History 59-80 Alma Mater, Year Wisconsin, 1990 Player Bios 11-40 Letterwinners 60-61 Record at UWM 119-61-27 (10 years) Claire Pignet 12-13 Award Winners 62-63 Career Record Same Joanna Severson 14-15 All-Americans 64 Associate Head Coach David Nikolic Pam Shipway 16-17 Retired Numbers 65 Assistant Coach Chris Maravalli Amanda Winn 18-19 NCAA Teams 66-70 2006 Record 16-4-2 Erin Kane 20-21 Coaching 71 2006 League Record/Finish 7-0/1st Jodi Klagos 22-23 Yearly Team Leaders 72 2006 League Tourn. Results Cleveland State - W, 4-1 Beth Steuer 24-25 Team Records 73 Detroit - L, 1-0 Sarah Teegarden 26-27 Individual Game Records 74 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/8 Carly Chertos 28 Single-Season Records 75 Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 Kayla DeJardin 29 Career Records 76 Newcomers/Redshirts 10/1 Erin Kreuser 30 Year-By-Year Schedule/Results 77-80 Kate Megna 31 This is UWM 81-96 History Louise Vraney 32 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 82-83 First Year of Soccer 1984 Andrea Wisniewski 33 City of Milwaukee 84-85 All-Time Record 212-154-39 (.572) Leslie Deebach 34 UWM Athletics 86-87 NCAA Appearances/Last 5/2006 Newcomers 35-38 Chancellor Carlos Santiago 88 Last NCAA Opp. #1 Notre Dame 2006 in Review 39-46 Director of Athletics Bud Haidet 89 Result L, 1-0 (2006 Second Round) Recap 40-41 Athletics Administration 90 All-Time Tournament Record 0-5-2 Statistics 42 Staff Directory 91 Schedule/Results 43 The Student-Athlete 92 Media Relations Box Scores/Notes 44-45 Sports Medicine 93 Asst. SID/W-Soccer Contact Kevin Conway Horizon League Recap 46 The Pavilion 94 Offi ce Phone 414-229-2413 2007 Opponents 47-58 Media Information 95 Cell Phone 414-750-0298 Indiana State/Washington/Boston University 48 The Horizon League 96 E-mail [email protected] UC Santa Barbara/Boston College/Harvard 49 Engelmann Field Inside Back SID Kevin O’Connor Assistant SID Chris Zills The 2007 Women’s Soccer Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Kevin Conway, UWM Assistant Sports Information SID Fax 414-229-5749 Director. Editorial assistance provided by Kevin O’Connor and Chris Zills of the UWM Sports Information Offi ce. Photographs Press Box Phone 414-750-0298 courtesy of Trevor Thompson, John Ward, Jeff Golden, Joe Raymond, Kevin Conway, Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau and UWM Photographic Services. Printing by First Edge Solutions. Internet www.uwmpanthers.com 1 www.uwmpanthers.com 2007 WOMEN’S SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE SEASON PREVIEW 2007 Season Outlook The Milwaukee women’s soccer team is coming off the One area that was hit hard was that heralded back line. played almost every minute for us last year.” two most successful seasons in school history and does Last year’s central defenders, Ginny Graczyk and Tay- not plan to rest on on its laurels. lor Powell, started all 22 games alongside each other, Severson and DeJardin return this season in outside de- playing nearly every minute together. Both are gone fender roles they held in 2006. Severson started all 22 Eight starters and the top six scorers from last season’s to graduation, but Moynihan should have no trouble games on the left side and was second on the team in NCAA Tournament team highlight the players back this fi elding another strong defensive corps in front of minutes played. She also tallied three goals, including APPEARANCES season. That list includes all-league fi rst team players Kane. An infl ux of talented freshmen, coupled with a pair of game-winners. DeJardin played all 22 games in junior goalkeeper Erin Kane and junior midfi elder veteran leadership, has him fairly confi dent in his re- and made 15 starts on the right side. Sarah Teegarden. The duo are among six returning vamped back line. players that earned league honors in 2006. “Jo and Kayla were very steady last year and logged a “Last year we had a group that I thought could com- lot of minutes,” Moynihan said. “Jo was one of our most The Panthers also add to the mix a 10-player recruiting pete with anyone,” Moynihan said. “This year, you add consistent performers and Kayla kept getting stronger class that was tabbed as the best in the league by Soc- 10 quality players to that.” and stronger last season. She made a lot of progress as cer Buzz Magazine. the season went on.” Goalkeepers NCAA TOURNAMENT “The biggest challenge will be clarifying people’s roles Kane returns as the incumbent in goal for Milwaukee. Senior Claire Pignet could emerge as a starter in a cen- and fi tting everyone together,” Moynihan said. “We A two-year starter, she posted a school-record 13 shut- tral role after playing primarily on the right side as a FIVE have to build an understanding on the individual level outs for the second-straight year and broke her own junior. She split time with DeJardin and made one start that contributes to the team. We’ll go through periods school mark with a 0.49 goals against average that was among 18 appearances. While bringing senior leader- in the beginning of searching with so many new faces. eighth in the nation last season. After just two seasons, ship to the role, the majority of her collegiate experi- That’s why it is good to have so many strong people she is the school and league record holder with 26 ence has been on the outside. returning.” shutouts and a 0.54 career GAA. “Claire’s got a phenomenal work rate, a team mentality Senior Amanda Winn (8 assists) and sophomore Louise Backing her up will be redshirt freshman Leslie Dee- and leadership qualities that make her valuable in the Vraney (6 goals, 14 points) were named to the league’s bach. She sat out last season after recovering from an back,” Moynihan said. second team after leading the team in assists and injury suff ered as a senior in high school. She had a points. Vraney was also named to the all-newcomer standout prep career at Woodbury High School in Min- Freshmen Erin DeYoung and Sarah Talbert could vie for team alongside sophomores Kate Megna and Erin nesota, with 50 shutouts and a scant 0.38 GAA. She the second central defender position, while Winn may Kreuser. led the team to the state title game each year and two see time at central back. DeYoung was named all-state state titles. all four years at Grand Rapids Christian and Moynihan Teegarden, Winn, Megna and Kreuser made the bulk of likes her versatility. Meanwhile, Talbert was a two- the starts in the midfi eld last season, while Kane has “We’re in great shape in goal,” Moynihan said. “Erin has time all-state fi rst team member at nearby Brookfi eld started 41-of-44 team games in net over her fi rst two had great success and proven her capabilities there. Central High School and helped the Lancers to a pair seasons. Leslie gained valuable experience in the spring coming of state titles. off a redshirt year and by playing with the Minnesota Vraney is back up top, while senior Joanna Severson Lightning of the W-League. We are expecting her to Winn last played in the back regularly as a sophomore, and freshman Kayla DeJardin bookend a relatively new come in and, as good as Erin has been, push her a bit. before injuries in the midfi eld necessitated a move up defense. The competition will make both of them better and to midfi eld. give us good depth.” “Amanda has vocal leadership qualities that we could Defenders use in other places,” Moynihan said. With the graduation of central defenders Graczyk and Powell, the Panthers will have a little rebuilding to Other players that could see time as outside defenders do on their vaunted back line. Graczyk played every could be freshmen Ellen Phillips and Heather Road- minute of every game in her three-year career, which house, while fellow rookies Helena Zbilut and Claire culminated in All-American honors last season. Mean- Watkins are candidates for central positions. Senior while, Powell started all 22 games alongside her and Pam Shipway could also play central defense, while played nearly every minute. most of her time will likely be spent in the midfi eld. “Our defense faces the most uncertainty, despite de- Roadhouse is another versatile player that could join fenders returning,” Moynihan said. “We have more ex- Shipway in splitting time between the defense and the perience with our outside backs than our center backs.