THE FRESHMEN LAURA ARNOLD GOALKEEPER • 5-11 • FR./FR. 0 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, OHIO (MAYFIELD) HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Mayfield (’09) under coach Matt Lubin ... earned All-Ohio First-Team honors as a junior before being named to the second team in her final season ... a three-time All-Western Reserve Conference selection for the Wildcats ... also an All-Greater Cleveland Coaches honoree ... captained the team as a senior ... named to the honor roll in three years. PERSONAL Arnold Laura L. Arnold was born on May 6, 1991, in Highland Heights, Ohio ... plans to major in a science-related field (biology or chemistry) at BGSU ... daughter of Bill andAnn Arnold ... the youngest of two children ... has one brother ... has played club ball with the Cleveland Cobras Soccer Club ... prior to that, earned an OYSAN State Cup Championship in 2007 with her CASA U16 team ... has also played for Ohio Premier. AMIE BANNISTER DEFENDER • 5-6 • FR./FR. 29 WESTERVILLE, OHIO (SOUTH) HIGH SCHOOL A four-year starter at Westerville South (’09) under coach Bobby Weimer ... the Wildcats’ team MVP as a senior ... also was named to the Ohio Capital Conference First Team in each of her last two seasons after earning second-team honors as a sophomore ... a First-Team All-Central District honoree in her final year ... also a four-year track letterwinner, competing in the sprint and relay events ... earned All-Central District and All-OCC honors in that sport as well ... a two-year captain for both the soccer and track teams ... Senior Class President ... spoke at com- mencement ... was a finalist for the Westerville South Hall of Excellence. Bannister PERSONAL Amie Lee Bannister was born on April 29, 1991, in Westerville, Ohio ... plans to major in elementary education and minor in psychology at BGSU ... daughter of Rick and Diane Ban- nister ... the second of four daughters ... has played club ball for Olentangy Premier FC the past few years, after playing for Premier adidas SC from the U9 to U16 levels. 32 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS • 2009 WOMEN’S SOCCER THE FRESHMEN KEELY CHANDLER MIDFIELDER • 5-6 • FR./FR. 21 ROCHESTER, MICH. (ADAMS) HIGH SCHOOL A four-year starter at Rochester Adams (’09) for coach Aaron Donaghy ... a three-time all- league (Oakland Activities Association) selection ... also a three-time all-district pick ... twice named to the all-county team ... was the Highlanders’ MVP as a senior in the spring of 2009 ... helped the team to a regional title and a state semifinal berth as a freshman ... team captain as a senior ... was the Valedictorian of her class. PERSONAL Chandler Keely Ann Chandler was born on Dec. 24, 1990, in Orlando, Fla. ... plans to major in pre-med- icine at BGSU ... daughter of Chris and Colleen Chandler ... the middle of three children ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... mother swam collegiately at Michigan State Univ. ... has played club ball for West Coast FC (2003-05) and Vardar (2005-09) ... has been her team’s captain as well as leading scorer in each of the last five years. JENNY FOWLER DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER • 5-3 • FR./FR. 27 GROVE CITY, OHIO (CENTRAL CROSSING) HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Central Crossing (’09) for coach Amy Martin ... earned All-Ohio Capital Conference honors three times ... garnered honorable mention as a freshman, second- team laurels as a junior and first-team accolades as a senior ... missed the bulk of her sopho- more season due to injury ... a two-time team MVP ... National Honor Society. PERSONAL Jennifer Marie Fowler was born on March 19, 1991, in Grove City, Ohio ... plans to major in Fowler pre-medicine at BGSU ... daughter of Robert and Julie Fowler ... the middle of three children ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... has played club ball for Ohio Premier ... addition- ally, has been a part of the Ohio South ODP program since the U13 level, and has also played in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL). 33 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS • 2009 WOMEN’S SOCCER THE FRESHMEN LAUREN LIVINGSTON MIDFIELDER/FORWARD • 5-4 • FR./FR. 16 LISLE, ILL. (WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH) HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Wheaton Warrenville South (’09) for coach Guy Callipari ... a unan- imous All-DuPage Valley Conference selection as a senior ... helped the Tigers to the regional championship game in all four seasons, winning the regional title twice ... team won 57 games during her four years, including a 19-2-1 overall record and a DVC title in her junior season ... had career totals of 15 goals and 18 assists, including a team-leading 10 assists as a sophomore ... team captain as a senior ... four-time academic all-conference honoree ... also earned the HISA Scholastic Achievement Award all four years ... National Honor Society. Livingston PERSONAL Lauren Taylor Livingston was born on Oct. 20, 1990, in Winfield, Ill. ... plans to be a mild/ moderate intervention specialist major at BGSU ... daughter of Brad and Jenny Livingston ... the middle of three children ... the youngest of three daughters ... oldest sister, Brittany, was a four-year member of the gymnastics team at Ohio State ... sister, Brooke, is entering her junior year on the women’s soccer team at MAC rival Miami Univ. ... has played club ball for America’s Soccer Club (ASC Eagles). EMILY ROTHWELL DEFENDER • 5-3 • FR./FR. 8 COLLIERVILLE, TENN. (COLLIERVILLE) HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner at Collierville (’09) for coach Bill Gillespie ... a sweeper who cap- tained her team as a senior, and received Defensive MVP honors in each of her last three years ... the Lady Dragons went 20-1-5 and advanced to the state finals for the second-straight year in 2007 ... that season, team was ranked #1 in the region and state, and #6 nationally ... CHS went 17-5-2 en route to state finals in ‘06 ... named to All-Tennessee All Metro teams in those three years ... Best of Preps all four years ... Who’s Who Among H.S. Students ... honor roll all four years. Rothwell PERSONAL Emily Christine Rothwell was born on July 21, 1991, in Germantown, Tenn ... currently unde- cided upon a major at BGSU ... daughter of Richard and Jane Rothwell ... has an older sister ... has played club ball with 1991 Lady Lobos, captaining her teams in each of the last seven years ... part of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) state pool from 2003-05. 34 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS • 2009 WOMEN’S SOCCER THE FRESHMEN SARAH VONDERBRINK MIDFIELDER/FORWARD • 5-7 • FR./FR. 12 KETTERING, OHIO (FAIRMONT) HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Kettering Fairmont (’09) for coach Jeff Kuns ... an All-Ohio Second-Team selection as a senior ... three-time all-league (Greater Western Ohio Conference choice) ... also earned All-Miami Valley honors on multiple occasions ... had a career total of 29 goals, including 12 as a senior ... had 21 career assists for the Firebirds ... also earned four letters in track and field, along with two letters in diving ... captained both the soccer and track teams as a senior ... National Honor Society ... United Student Body Commissioner. VonderBrink PERSONAL Sarah Marie VonderBrink was born on June 4, 1990, in Dayton, Ohio ... plans to major in communication disorders at BGSU ... daughter of Phil and Kathy VonderBrink ... the third of four children ... has an older brother, an older sister and a younger sister ... father played soccer collegiately at Ohio State ... played club soccer with Ohio Galaxies FC Elite. 35 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS • 2009 WOMEN’S SOCCER THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE 36 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS • 2009 WOMEN’S SOCCER THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THE FALCONS AND MAC WOMEN’S SOCCER regular-season standings, but downed the top seed in the first round of the tournament, and advanced all the way to the championship match. The 2003 team’s improbable run seemed hard to top, but Andy Richards’ 2004 team did just that. Again seeded eighth, the ’04 Falcons outscored opponents, 8-2, en route to three wins over higher-seeded teams and the first MAC Tournament title in school history. The 2005 BGSU squad returned to the championship match yet again, achieving several program firsts. Richards and the Falcons won the MAC’s regular-season title for the first time in school history, and earned the right to host the league tourney for the first time. The Brown and Orange did not allow a goal in three MAC Tournament matches, en route to a second-straight title and NCAA berth. The Falcons won the MAC Tournament title in both 2004 ... The ‘06 Falcons, despite losing seven starters from the previous year’s club, returned to the MAC Tournament for The fall of 1997 marked the first season of competition a fifth consecutive season. The Brown and Orange, with 12 for women’s soccer as a conference-sponsored sport. Eight newcomers on the 24-woman roster, saw their season end in MAC institutions fielded teams that fall. The first season of the quarterfinal round. league women’s soccer sponsorship coincided with Bowling In 2007, the Falcons returned to the championship match Green’s first year fielding a program at the varsity level. of the conference tourney once again, for the fourth time in Buffalo, Central Michigan and Marshall joined the MAC five Novembers. BGSU’s three tournament matches all went women’s soccer ranks in 1998, and Ball State began competi- to overtime, with the last two requiring penalty kicks. The tion in 1999. Akron started a women’s soccer program in Falcons dispatched regular-season champion Ball State on the 2001, bringing MAC membership in the sport to 13 schools. Cardinals’ home field in the semifinal round, before Toledo Marshall left the MAC at the end of the 2004-05 academic squeaked past the Brown and Orange via PKs in the final.