mmediaedia UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Location ........................................................................Boulder, Colo. Mailing Address ..........................357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 Population.............................................................................. 103,216 Packages .................Fieldhouse Annex 50, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 Enrollment ............................................................................... 27,151 Main Offi ce Phone ........................................................303-492-5626 Founded ..................................................................................... 1876 Fax................................................................................303-492-3811 Affi liation ....................................................................NCAA Division I Associate AD/Sports Information .......................................David Plati Nickname..................................................................Buffaloes (Buffs) Email.......................................................... [email protected] Colors .............................................................Silver, Gold, and Black Assistant SID/Soccer Contact ..........................................Allie Musso Mascot ............................................................Ralphie V (live Buffalo) E-Mail .......................................................allie.musso@colorado.edu Mascot ..........................................................Chip (costumed Buffalo) Offi ce (Direct Line)........................................................303-492-6506 Conference ...............................................................................Big 12 Cell ...............................................................................510-301-5935 Year Joined .................................................................................1996 Assistant SID ...............................................................Andrew Green Home Field ....................................................... Prentup Field (2,000) Assistant SID .....................................................................Troy Andre Year Opened .............................................................................. 2004 Assistant SID .................................................................Linda Poncin Record at Prentup Field ...........................................................23-7-1 Graduate Assistant ...........................................................Nick Bernal Record at Pleasant View (previous facility) ............................48-27-4 Website ................................................................... www.cubuffs.com President ......................................................................Bruce Benson Chancellor .......................................................... G.P. “Bud” Peterson TABLE OF CONTENTS Faculty Athletics Representative .............................Dr. David Clough Media Information ..............................................................................1 Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs ...............................Ronald J. Stump Season Preview.................................................................................4 Athletic Director .................................................................Mike Bohn Staff ...................................................................................................8 Senior Woman Administrator .............................................Ceal Barry 2007 Buffaloes .................................................................................15 Buffalo Newcomers .........................................................................28 SOCCER INFORMATION 2007 Opponents ..............................................................................32 Head Coach........................................... Bill Hempen (Evansville ‘81) History .............................................................................................44 Record at Colorado ...................................79-51-19 (Eighth Season) Records ...........................................................................................71 Career Record ..........................................241-151-35 (21st Season) Associate Head Coach ... Paul Hogan (Charleston ‘95) Eighth Season MAP AND DIRECTIONS TO PRENTUP FIELD Email.........................................................paul.hogan@colorado.edu The Home of Colorado Soccer Assistant Coach............. Tracy Chao (Wake Forest ‘03) First Season To reach Prentup Field from campus, take Colorado Blvd. east through the inter- Email.......................................................... [email protected] sections of 28th and 30th Streets. Take your fi rst left (unmarked) on to 33rd Street. After several speed bumps and the University’s Day Care Center, take a right into a Offi ce Phone .................................................................303-492-0632 dirt parking lot. Prentup Field is on the left. From Foothills Parkway, travel west on Offi ce Fax .....................................................................303-492-1709 Colorado, take a right on Innovation Drive and follow that into a dirt parking lot. The Offi ce Email ................................................. [email protected] fi eld is on the right just past the track complex and ski building. 2007 Overall Record.................................................................10-8-4 Arapahoe Road PRENTUP FIELD INFORMATION 2007 Big 12 Record ...........................................................5-5-0 (7th) • There is bleacher seating available Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................... 13/11 for approximately 750 people. Starters Returning/Lost.................................................................. 9/2 • Lawnchairs and outside food and drinks are welcome. Newcomers....................................................................................... 9 • Alcohol is prohibited within the Website ........................................................www.cubuffs.com/soccer Colorado Blvd. confi nes of Prentup Field and nearby 28th St. 30th St. 33rd St. Innovation Potts Field (track). • Animals, other than service dogs, SOCCER HISTORY are prohibited. First Season ............................................................................... 1996 • Admission and parking for regular Baseline Road season games is free of charge. All-Time Record ............................................115-96-24 (12 seasons) All-Time Big 12 Record .........................................................53-55-11 Hwy. 36. Hwy. Best Big 12 Finish................................................................. 1st/2003 NCAA Appearances ............................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 NCAA Record .............................................................................4-5-1 Last NCAA Appearance/Result........2007/lost to Portland/2nd Round Best NCAA Finish .........................................Sweet 16 Round (2006) Credits: The 2008 Colorado Soccer Media Guide was produced by the CU Sports Information Offi ce. The guide was written, edited and designed by Allie Musso, Assistant Director of Sports Information. The front and back covers were designed by Eric Pelloni, Assistant Director of BuffVision, with the pictures taken by Mark Brodie. Printing was provided by Pioneer Press, Greeley, Colo. The fol- lowing photographers’ work was used in the media guide: University of Colorado photography, Mark Brodie, Chip Bromfi eld, Cliff Grassmick, Casey Cass, Larry Harwood and Joel Auerbach. SSeniorseniors AAlexlex CousinsCousins andand MichelleMichelle Wenino,Wenino, withwith headhead coachcoach On the cover: Seniors Amber Bettenhausen, Alex Cousins, Gianna BBillill HHempenempen onon MediaMedia DayDay 20082008 DeSaverio, Nikki Keller, Kirstin Radlinski and Michelle Wenino 2003,2006 NCAA2004, Sweet2005 NCAA 16 Tournament 2006 Buffaloes Soccer1 mmediaedia SPORTS INFORMATION Colorado’s Sports Information Department welcomes and encourages your interest in Colo- SPORTS rado Soccer. We will make every effort to meet your needs in covering the Buffs. The sports INFORMATION information offi ce maintains information on all current student-athletes and athletic depart- 303-492-5626 ment staff, as well as historical data on former athletes and Colorado’s athletic department in Fax 303-492-3811 general. The Sports Information offi ce is located in the Balch Fieldhouse Annex on the west side of Folsom Field and opens at 8 a.m. daily. Assistant Sports Information Director Allie Musso is located in Gate 2 of Folsom Field. Dave Plati MEDIA SERVICES Associate Athletic Weekly media releases containing updated team and individual statistics, information on Director/Sports Infor- upcoming games, Big 12 Conference standings and the latest NSCAA Division I poll will be mation available every Tuesday morning throughout the season. Game notes, media guides and Football, Men’s Golf, roster information can be picked up before every game at the scorer’s table at Prentup Field. Skiing Contact Copies of the match statistics and postgame release can be emailed to your outlet following each game, home or away. Allie Musso PRENTUP FIELD All home games will be played on campus at Prentup Field, located on CU’s East Campus at Assistant SID 33rd and Colorado. Admission, and parking in the adjacent lot, are