VIRGINIA TECH 2010 WOMEN’S SOCCER CONTENTS Contents/Quick Facts ................................................1 QUICK FACTS 2010 Outlook ....................................................... 2-3 ThE UNivERSiTy Schedule.................................................................3 Location ............................................................................................ Blacksburg, Va. Coaching Staff Founded .......................................................................................................... 1872 Head Coach Kelly Cagle ........................................4 Enrollment .....................................................................................................31,000 Assistant Coaches/Support Staff ............................5 Colors ...................................................................... Chicago maroon and burnt orange Roster ....................................................................6 Nickname ....................................................................................................... Hokies Conference ........................................................................................... Atlantic Coast Meet the Hokies .................................................. 7-19 President .........................................................................................Charles W. Steger Kelsey Billups .....................................................7 Director of Athletics ..................................................................................Jim Weaver Marika Gray ........................................................8 Jennifer Harvey ..................................................9 WOMEN’S SOCCER iNfORMaTiON Kelly Lynch ...................................................... 10 Head Coach ............................................................................Kelly Cagle (Duke, 1996) Rebekah Brook ................................................. 11 Office Phone ......................................................................................(540) 231-6423 Rachel Beaumont/ Katie Cramp ........................... 12 Office Fax ..........................................................................................(540) 231-3613 Stephanie Hylton/ Katie Kooiman ........................ 13 Career Record ...........................................................................66-60-14 (eighth year) Brittany Michels/ Brittany Popko ......................... 14 Associate Head Coach ..................................... Charles “Chugger” Adair (San Diego, 1993) Amanda Gerhard ............................................... 15 Assistant Coach .......................................... Matt Gwilliam (Elizabethtown College, 2001) Kelly Conheeney/ Julia Goldsworthy ..................... 16 2009 Record ........................................................................... 16-8-0 (7-4-0 ACC, 4th) Home Record ...................................................................................8-2-0 (3-2-0 ACC) Anne Lumpkin/ Kelsey Mitchell Road Record ....................................................................................3-4-0 (3-2-0 ACC) Shannon Mayrose/Anna Romeiser ........................ 17 Neutral Record ..................................................................................................5-2-0 Freshmen .....................................................18-19 Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................................................... 6/4 2009 in Review ..................................................20-21 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................................................................13/4 2009 Final Player Stats/Superlatives ......................... 22 All-Time Record (1993 - 2009) ................................................................... 142-160-25 2009 ACC Honors, Standings and Statistics ................. 23 Facility (Capacity) ....................................................................Thompson Field (2,028) The Atlantic Coast Conference .................................. 24 Surface ................................................................................................. Natural Grass Hokie Letterwinners ............................................... 25 Hokie History ....................................................26-27 Hokie Record Book .............................................28-30 Hokie Honors ........................................................ 31 All-Time Results/Series Results ............................32-33 Virginia Tech Athletic Facilities ................................ 34 This Is Virginia Tech ............................................... 35 Student Athlete Academic Support Services/ Student Life ..................................................... 36 Sports Medicine/Athletic Performance ....................... 37 Media/Opponent Information ................................... 38 CREDits The 2010 women’s soccer guide is a publication of the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications office, written to assist the working media in their coverage of the Hokies. The 2010 guide was written by Rachel Perreault. It was edited and designed by Perreault and Allison Jarnigan. Photography by Dave Knachel. Printing by PPI Sports, Minneapolis, MN Additional copies of the media guide may be purchased by going to www.Hokiesports.com and clicking on the button for the “Media Guide Store.” Guides for all sports will be added to the inventory as they become available. AthlETiCS COMMUNiCaTiONS Directory PictURED ON COVERS Mailing Address .....................................................460 Jamerson Athletic Center (0502) Front cover: Seniors Kelsey Billups, Kelly Lynch, Marika Gray, Blacksburg, VA 24061 Jennifer Harvey Athletics Communications Phone ...........................................................(540) 231-6726 Back cover: Amanda Gerhard, Kelsey Mitchell, Katie Cramp, Athletics Communications Fax ...............................................................(540) 231-6984 Stephanie Hylton Assistant AD for Athletics Communications....................................................Dave Smith Inside front cover: Brittany Popko, Brittany Michels, Women’s Soccer Contact: Athletics Communication Intern ....................... Rachel Perreault Office Phone ......................................................................................(540) 231-2228 Kelly Conheeney Cell Phone .........................................................................................(603) 767-6492 E-Mail Address ..................................................................................rachelp5@vt.edu THE 2010 SEASON OUTLOOK The 2010 Hokies return a wealth of experience from last year’s history-making team and will look to keep the program’s success going as they return the majority of their starters from last season. The well-balanced squad will see a senior captain in three of the four positional areas of the field and will look to those players to help replace the important and influential leadership that was lost in the off-season. Tech will face one of its most difficult non-conference schedules this year, while play in the powerful Atlantic Coast Conference will not be far behind. Kelsey Billups “We are very excited to begin our 2010 season,” said head coach Kelly Cagle. “While we will miss the contributions of our outstanding graduating class from 2009, we are confident in our current leadership and in our returning group. These players have seen what it takes to get to the postseason now for two consecutive years, and we are looking to those experiences to help us get back to the NCAA tournament again. We welcome our newcomers and we will look for their impact to be immediate, as we will need their contributions to face the challenging schedule that lies ahead.” fORWaRDS The forward position is where the Hokies lost who saw limited playing time in her first active only goal of the game to top then-No. 1 North the most depth in the off-season. Tech graduated season, has shown much improvement and will Carolina and tallied three of the team’s six NCAA three veteran leaders and experienced playmakers be called upon to perform. Tournament goals. in Emily Jukich, Julian Johnson and Robin Gray led the team in scoring last season Newcomers Jazmine Reeves, Katie DeTuro and Chidester. Senior captain Marika Gray is the most with 10 goals, while also coming up big for her Taylor Boone will all compete for quality minutes experienced player returning to the frontline, team in the clutch, finishing her junior season up front in their collegiate premiers. Reeves is while redshirt-sophomore Amanda Gerhard, with five game-winning goals. Gray scored the a two-time Gatorade and Delaware Player of the Year out of Caesar Rodney High School, while DeTuro finished her Monsignor Donovan career with 95 goals, 28 assists and 218 points as a two-year team captain. Boone also captained the East Chapel Hill team for two of her four- Kelly Lynch years and was named an All-American after her final season. MiDfiElDERS The midfield returns the most experience and is the team’s deepest position in terms of talent. Senior leader Jennifer Harvey has been the stronghold for Tech in the middle of the field for the past two seasons and she took her offensive game one step further last season, tallying nine goals and going 5-for-5 on penalty kicks. Fellow classmate and captain Kelsey Billups, who has