Northwestern State Soccer Media Guide 2015 by Northwestern State Sports Information

LADY DEMON

SOCCER

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

2015 NORTHWESTERN STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE

LADY DEMON

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Table of CONTENTS

2015 ROSTER

2015 Coaches/ PLAYERS STAFF 33 8

HISTORY

2014 HOME SCHEDULE

Aug. 21 vs. LSU-Alexandria 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 vs. Alcorn State 7 p.m.

Lady Demon Traditions Table of Contents 2015 Roster Roster Breakdowns 2015 Season Preview MEET THE LADY DEMONS #00 Alex Latham #1 Brooke Bourbonais #2 Amy Renteria #3 Camila Ardila #6 Joanna McFarling #7 Cassandra Briscoe #10 Sage Leffew #12 Allison Palomo #14 Natalie Pena #15 Maja Lambertsson #17 Chandler Monk #21 Payton Roney #22 Mackenzie Geier #23 Esdeina Gonzalez #25 Shelby Balmer #27 Shelby Drope #30 Cache’ Haley #0 Cadence Starr #4 Mattilyn Reeder #5 Ysmina Smith #8 Patry Carrion #9 Cayla Klinger #11 Jasmine Juarez #13 Brittany Caserma #18 April Ficarrotta #19 Caylee Kidwell #20 Kayleigh Phillips #24 Jessica Lykins #26 Jacqueline Manza

Sept. 11 vs. Texas State 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 vs. Lamar 7 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. McNeese State 1 p.m.

1 #28 Karoline Guidry 31 2 #29 Olivia Marazzo 31 TV/Radio Roster 32 4 5 COACHES/STAFF 6 Head Coach George Van Linder 33 Assistant Coach Chris Early 35 Assistant Coach Emily Morphitis 36 8 9 2015 OPPONENTS 10 Southland Conference 37 11 Opponents 38 12 SLC Composite Schedule 41 13 14 2014 IN REVIEW 15 2014 Summary 42 16 2014 Stats 43 17 18 HISTORY 19 Year-By-Year Results 44 20 All-Time Series 47 21 Honors and Awards 47 22 Letterwinners 48 23 Individual and Team Records 49 24 25 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY 25 Dr. Jim Henderson 50 26 Jerry Pierce 51 26 Greg Burke 52 27 Athletic Administration 53 27 Sports Medicine 55 28 Sports Information 56 28 Northwestern State 57 29 City of Natchitoches 58 29 Academics 59 30 Campus Life 60 30 CHAMPS/Life Skills 62

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Oct. 9 vs. Oct. 16 vs. Sam Houston State TAMU-Corpus Christi 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

DATE Aug. 21 Aug. 23 Aug. 25 Aug. 30 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 30

Oct. 18 vs. Houston Baptist 1 p.m.

2015 SCHEDULE

OPPONENT LSU-ALEXANDRIA at Texas A&M at LSU at Jackson State at ULM at Louisiana-Lafayette ALCORN STATE TEXAS STATE at Southern Methodist at Stephen F. Austin* LAMAR* MCNEESE STATE* at Abilene Christian* at Incarnate Word SAM HOUSTON STATE TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI HOUSTON BAPTIST Nicholls State Southeastern Louisiana CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Oct. 30 vs. Central Arkansas 7 p.m.

TIME 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m.

SPORTS INFORMATION

Director Doug Ireland Graduate Assistant (Soccer Contact) Matt Vines Office Phone 318-357-6467 Cell Phone 318-716-8605 Email sportsinfo@nsula.edu Assistant Director Jason Pugh Administrative Assistant Ronnie Pellegrin Athletics Website nsudemons.com Facebook /forkemdemons Twitter @NSUDemons & @NSUDemonsSOC Instagram NSUDemons Snapchat NSUDemons

Southland Conference: 2000 NCAA Tournament: 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

LADY DEMON

SOCCER

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location Natchitoches, La. School Founded 1884 Enrollment 9,002 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southland Conference Nickname Lady Demons Colors Purple (492f92), White and Orange (f78426) trim President Dr. Jim Henderson Vice President Jerry Pierce Director of Athletics Greg Burke Faculty Representative Jody Biscoe Senior Woman Administrator Carrie Greene

STADIUM INFORMATION

Stadium Name Lady Demon Soccer Complex Capacity 1,000 Surface Natural Grass

SHELBY BALMER

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Alma Mater Record at NSU Overall Record Assistant Coach Alma Mater Graduate Assistant Alma Mater

SUPPORT STAFF George Van Linder Western Michigan, 1990 19-34-3 162-139-27 Chris Early Minnesota Emily Morphitis Hofstra

2014 REVIEW

JOANNA MCFARLING

6-12-1 3-7-1 (10th) 4-4-1 2-8-0 0-0-0

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING POS. NAME F/MF Cassandra Briscoe F/MF Shelby Balmer MF Camila Ardila MF Joanna McFarling GK Brooke Bourbonais D Natalie Pena F/MF Esdeina Gonzalez F/MF Cache’ Haley D Sage Leffew MF Shelby Drope GK Alex Latham D Allison Palomo F/MF Payton Roney D Maja Lambertsson D Mackenzie Geier MF Chandler Monk D/MF Amy Renteria

Administrative Assistant Athletic Trainer Strength Coach

PROGRAM HISTORY

2014 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) Home Record Road Record Neutral Site Record

ALLISON PALOMO

Marcia Bolton Anita Miller Evan Coachman

YR. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So.

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

GP-GS 53-27 41-16 34-27 31-6 28-21 21-2 19-16 19-4 19-19 19-9 18-17 18-9 17-8 16-12 7-4 6-0 5-0

First Year of Soccer at NSU 1996 All-Time Record 161-189-25 Conference Regular Season Titles 1 (2000) Conference Tournament Titles 4 (1997, 2000, 02, 05) NCAA Postseason Appearances 3 (2000, 02, 05)

LETTERWINNERS LOST PTS. 26 7 7 3 0 0 15 8 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0

POS. NAME D Shannon Danku F/MF Yanci Johnson MF Chelsea Schaefer F/MF Nikki Saunders MF Julia Ranalli D/MF Jackie Strug D Peyton Rector D/MF Alex Rios F Brooke Eastburg MF Mackenna Richardson D Kim Pimentel

YR. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. R-Fr. So.

GP-GS 77-51 76-60 69-61 69-35 66-26 56-56 45-20 38-10 32-17 11-2 6-0

PTS. 2 38 7 15 11 10 6 6 8 1 0

PERCENT RETURNING (FROM 2014)

CATEGORY Goals Assists Points Shots Shots on Goal Saves

RETURNING/TOTAL PCT. 20/32 63% 8/20 40% 43/78 55% 145/238 61% 54/104 52% 100/100 100%

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NUMERICAL NO. NAME 00 Alex Latham 0 Cadence Starr 1 Brooke Bourbonais 2 Amy Renteria 3 Camila Ardila 4 Mattilyn Reeder 5 Ysmina Smith 6 Joanna McFarling 7 Cassandra Briscoe 8 Patry Carrion 9 Cayla Klinger 10 Sage Leffew 11 Jasmine Juarez 12 Allison Palomo 13 Brittany Caserma 14 Natalie Pena 15 Maja Lambertsson 17 Chandler Monk 18 April Ficarrotta 19 Caylee Kidwell 20 Kayleigh Phillips 21 Payton Roney 22 Mackenzie Geier 23 Esdeina Gonzalez 24 Jessica Lykins 25 Shelby Balmer 26 Jacqueline Manza 27 Shelby Drope 28 Karoline Guidry 29 Olivia Marazzo 30 Cache’ Haley

POS. GK GK GK D/MF MF D D/MF MF F/MF MF MF D D/MF D F D D MF F/MF MF F F/MF D F/MF MF F/MF F MF F D/MF F/MF

HT. 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-2 5-4 5-1 5-6 5-4 5-2 5-0 5-5 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-4 5-3 5-8 5-4 5-3 5-7 5-3 5-6 5-8 5-1 5-6 5-4 5-9 5-7

CLASS-EXP. So-1L Fr.-RS Sr.-3L So.-1L Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Sr.-3L Jr.-TR Fr.-RS So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS Sr.-3L So.-1L So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L So.-1L So.-1L Fr.-RS Sr.-3L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Bradenton, FL/Lakewood Ranch HS Georgetown, TX/Georgetown HS Houston, TX/Clear Lake HS Dallas, TX/W.H. Adamson HS Miami, FL/Doral Academy Shreveport, LA/Loyola College Prep Round Rock, TX/ Cedar Ridge HS Coppell, TX/Coppell HS Caledon East, ON, Canada/Robert F. Hall HS Cartagena, Spain/Texas Christian Keller, Tx/Timber Creek HS Saint Cloud, FL/Harmony HS Oklahoma City, OK/Westmoore HS Allen, TX/Allen HS Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta Allen, TX/Allen HS Hudiksvall, Sweden/Bromangymnasiet HS Chesapeake, VA/Greenbrier Christian Academy Henderson, NV/Liberty HS Georgetown, TX/Georgetown HS Forney, TX/Forney HS Laurel, MS/West Jones HS Tarpon Springs, FL/Palm Harbor University HS Humble, TX/Kingwood HS Cypress, TX/Cypress Woods HS Deer Park, TX/Deer Park HS Toms River, NJ/Toms River HS East Pontotoc, MS/Pontotoc HS Opelousas, LA/Opelousas Catholic Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS Vacaville, CA/Dougherty Valley HS

ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME 3 Camila Ardila 25 Shelby Balmer 1 Brooke Bourbonais 7 Cassandra Briscoe 8 Patry Carrion 13 Brittany Caserma 27 Shelby Drope 18 April Ficarrotta 22 Mackenzie Geier 23 Esdeina Gonzalez 28 Karoline Guidry 30 Cache’ Haley 11 Jasmine Juarez 19 Caylee Kidwell 9 Cayla Klinger 15 Maja Lambertsson 00 Alex Latham 10 Sage Leffew 24 Jessica Lykins 26 Jacqueline Manza 29 Olivia Marazzo 6 Joanna McFarling 17 Chandler Monk 12 Allison Palomo 14 Natalie Pena 20 Kayleigh Phillips 4 Mattilyn Reeder 2 Amy Renteria 21 Payton Roney 5 Ysmina Smith 0 Cadence Starr

POS. MF F/MF GK F/MF MF F MF F/MF D F/MF F F/MF D/MF MF MF D GK D MF F D/MF MF MF D D F D D/MF F/MF D/MF GK

HT. 5-3 5-8 5-7 5-1 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-3 5-7 5-3 5-4 5-7 5-0 5-8 5-4 5-4 5-8 5-2 5-6 5-1 5-9 5-4 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-4 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-2 5-5

CLASS-EXP. Jr.-2L Sr.-3L Sr.-3L Sr.-3L Jr.-TR Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-RS So.-1L So.-1L So.-1L Fr.-RS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-3L So.-1L So.-1L Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-RS

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Miami, FL/Doral Academy Deer Park, TX/Deer Park HS Houston, TX/Clear Lake HS Caledon East, ON, Canada/Robert F. Hall HS Cartagena Spain/Texas Christian Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta HS Pontotoc, MS/Pontotoc HS Henderson, NV/Liberty HS Tarpon Springs, FL/Palm Harbor University HS Humble, TX/Kingwood HS Opelousas, LA/Opelousas Catholic Vacaville, CA/Dougherty Valley HS Oklahoma City, OK/Westmoore HS Georgetown, TX/Georgetown HS Keller, TX/Timber Creek HS Hudiksvall, Sweden/Bromangymnasiet HS Bradenton, FL/Lakewood Ranch HS Saint Cloud, FL/Harmony HS Cypress, TX/Cypress Woods HS Toms River, NJ/Toms River HS East Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS Coppell, TX/Coppell HS Chesapeake, VA/Greenbrier Christian Academy Allen, TX/Allen HS Allen, TX/Allen HS Forney, TX/Forney HS Shreveport, LA/Loyola College Prep Dallas, TX/W.H. Adamson HS Laurel, MS/West Jones HS Round Rock, TX/Cedar Ridge HS Georgetown, TX/Georgetown HS

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Southland Conference: 2000 NCAA Tournament: 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

NATALIE PENA ALEX LATHAM

PAYTON RONEY

LADY DEMON

SOCCER

CANADA EUROPE UNITED STATES STATE/COUNTRY California (2) Caché Haley.....................................................................Vacaville Brittany Caserma.............................................................Murrieta Canada (1) Cassandra Briscoe........................................Caledon East, Ontario Florida (4) Camila Ardila...................................................................... Miami Mackenzie Geier....................................................Tarpon Springs Alex Latham.................................................................Bradenton Sage Leffew............................................................... Saint Cloud Louisiana (2) Mattilyn Reeder..........................................................Shreveport Karoline Guidry............................................................ Opelousas Mississippi (2) Shelby Drope.................................................................. Pontotoc Payton Roney......................................................................Laurel Nevada (2) April Ficarrotta............................................................ Henderson Olivia Marazzo...................................................................... Reno New Jersey (1) Jacqueline Manza........................................................ Toms River

Oklahoma (1) Jasmine Juarez...................................................... Oklahoma City Spain (1) Patry Carrion................................................................ Cartagena Sweden (1) Maja Lambertsson .......................................................Hudiksvall Texas (13) Shelby Balmer............................................................... Deer Park Brooke Bourbonais.......................................................... Houston Ysmina Smith.............................................................Round Rock Esdeina Gonzalez.............................................................Humble Cayla Klinger....................................................................... Keller Jessica Lykins....................................................................Cypress Joanna McFarling..............................................................Coppell Allison Palomo..................................................................... Allen Natalie Pena......................................................................... Allen Caylee Kidwell...........................................................Georgetown Amy Renteria......................................................................Dallas Kayliegh Phillips................................................................Forney Cadence Starr............................................................Georgetown Virginia (1) Chandler Monk...........................................................Chesapeake

POSITION (PROJECTED PRIMARY) Goalkeeper (3) Alex Latham............................................................... Sophomore Cadence Starr..................................................Redshirt Freshman Brooke Bourbonais............................................................. Senior Midfielders (10) Camila Ardila.......................................................................Junior Joanna McFarling............................................................... Senior Cayla Klinger...................................................Redshirt Freshman Patry Carrion.......................................................................Junior Caylee Kidwell...............................................................Freshman Chandler Monk........................................................... Sophomore April Ficarrotta..............................................................Freshman Payton Roney............................................................. Sophomore Shelby Balmer.................................................................... Senior Shelby Drope.............................................................. Sophomore Defenders (10) Mattilyn Reeder............................................................Freshman Ysmina Smith................................................................Freshman Maja Lambertsson..................................................... Sophomore

Natalie Pena....................................................................... Senior Mackenzie Geier......................................................... Sophomore Sage Leffew............................................................... Sophomore Allison Palomo........................................................... Sophomore Jasmine Juarez..............................................................Freshman Olivia Marazzo...............................................................Freshman Amy Renteria............................................................. Sophomore Forward (8) Cassandra Briscoe............................................................... Senior Brittany Caserma...........................................................Freshman Esdeina Gonzalez....................................................... Sophomore Caché Haley................................................................ Sophomore Jacqueline Manza..........................................................Freshman Karoline Guidry.............................................................Freshman Jessica Lykins..................................................Redshirt Freshman Kayleigh Phillips...........................................................Freshman

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

CLASS

Seniors (5) Shelby Balmer.................................................................. F/MF Brooke Bourbonais...............................................................GK Cassandra Briscoe............................................................. F/MF Joanna McFarling................................................................ MF Natalie Pena...........................................................................D Juniors (2) Camila Ardila....................................................................... MF Patry Carrion....................................................................... MF Sophomores (11) Shelby Drope....................................................................... MF Mackenzie Geier.....................................................................D Esdeina Gonzalez............................................................. F/MF Caché Haley...................................................................... F/MF Maja Lambertsson.................................................................D Alex Latham.........................................................................GK Sage Leffew...........................................................................D Chandler Monk.................................................................... MF Allison Palomo.......................................................................D Amy Renteria...................................................................D/MF Payton Roney................................................................... F/MF Freshman (13) Cadence Starr (RS)................................................................GK Cayla Klinger (RS)................................................................ MF Jessica Lykins (RS)............................................................... MF Mattilyn Reeder.....................................................................D Ysmina Smith...................................................................D/MF Jasmine Juarez.................................................................D/MF Brittany Caserma.....................................................................F April Ficarrotta................................................................. F/MF Caylee Kidwell..................................................................... MF Kayleigh Phillips.....................................................................F Jacqueline Manza....................................................................F Karoline Guidry.......................................................................F Olivia Marazzo..................................................................D/MF

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2015 PREVIEW

GOALKEEPERS

RETURNERS

Brooke Bourbonais Alex Latham Cadence Starr

NO. CLASS NOTES 1 Sr.-3L Has 21 career starts in goal 00 So.-1L Started 17 matches as a freshman 0 Fr.-RS Redshirted in 2014 with gallbladder surgery

Coach’s Thoughts: • A goalkeeper battle is taking place between senior Brooke Bourbonais and sophomore Alex Latham. • Latham and Bourbonais split time at the beginning of last year before Bourbonais suffered a season-ending finger injury that required surgery. • “Brooke is 100 percent or real close to it. We’re expecting that to be a good battle for playing time. We’ll see who comes out on top. Goalkeeper is an area that experience can make you smarter fast. Alex got a lot of experience, and she gives us a lot of depth and should make a good battle with Brooke.” • Eighteen of Brooke’s 21 starts came in her freshman season. She had her best season statistically last year, compiling a 1.99 goals against average in six appearances. • Latham benefits from notching 17 starts and 18 appearances in 2014, including two shutouts. She posted a 2.28 goals against average, but she allowed just six goals in the last five games. • Cadence Starr is a “blue collar” goalkeeper that’s active and efficient.

BROOKE BOURBONAIS

FORWARDS

RETURNERS

Cassandra Briscoe Esdeina Gonzalez Cache’ Haley

NEWCOMERS

Brittany Caserma Jacqueline Manza Karoline Guidry Jessica Lykins Kayleigh Phillips

NO. CLASS NOTES 7 Sr.-3L Career 26 points is tops on the team 23 So.-1L Led team with seven goals and 15 points 30 So.-1L Third on team with eight total points

CASSANDRA BRISCOE

NO. CLASS NOTES 13 Fr.-HS School record five goals in a match 30 Fr.-HS Career 28 goals in high school 28 Fr.-HS Owns school record with 135 goals scored 24 Fr.-RS Redshirted with an ACL injury 20 Fr-HS 99 career goals at large Texas HS

Coach’s Thoughts: • NSU returners scored 20 of the team’s 32 goals this past season, and the three returning forwards accounted for 11 of them. • Briscoe is the old reliable option, and her versatility could land her up front or in the midfield. She’s also only one of two returners with multiple assists (Cache’ Haley is the other). • “We love Briscoe’s versatility, and she has a good understanding of what we’re trying to do as a team. She provides great senior leadership.” • Gonzalez’s team-high seven goals all came in four matches -- including two-goal games against Louisiana College, Jackson State and Prairie View A&M. Two of Haley’s three goals came against lesser non-conference opponents as well. • “That’s a good challenge for them,” Van Linder said of Gonzalez and Haley producing against better teams. “Last year they were getting an understanding of what a college season is about, the intensity of it. Last year, they had learning experiences with bright moments, and you could really say that about our whole team.” • Another talented group of scorers are in the freshman class. “The freshmen are coming in with higher expectations of themselves, and they are from really strong backgrounds.”

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ESDEINA GONZALEZ

Southland Conference: 2000 NCAA Tournament: 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

LADY DEMON

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MIDFIELDERS

RETURNERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 3 Jr.-2L Second on team with three goals 6 Sr.-3L Battling preseason injuries 17 So.-1L Played six matches, broke arm 21 So.-1L Started first 6 matches, 8 overall 25 Sr.-3L Recovering from torn ACL, 7 career points 27 So.-1L Recorded first assist against Prairie View 9 Fr.-RS Redshirted with knee injury

NEWCOMERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 8 Jr.-TR Scored one GW goal in 2 TCU seasons 19 Fr.-HS District Defensive Player of Year as junior 18 Fr.-HS All-Region player for state title team

Camila Ardila Joanna McFarling Chandler Monk Payton Roney Shelby Balmer Shelby Drope Cayla Klinger

Patry Carrion Caylee Kidwell April Ficarrotta

Coach’s Thoughts: • Camila Ardila leads a deep unit as the only junior returner on the team. Fully healthy entering this season and has taken younger players under her wing. Scored three goals last year. • “We’re going to enjoy (Camila) being an upperclassmen. Her performance doesn’t always show up in the stat sheet, but she’s a big impact player.” • Balmer is an experienced player recovering from an ACL injury. She has 16 career starts. • Bevy of sophomores who played as freshmen. Roney and Drope played the most with eight and nine starts, respectively. • Junior transfer Patry Carrion (TCU) is expected to have a large impact in the midfield teaming up with Ardila. Carrion scored a game-winning goal against a ranked Arkansas team as a freshman, and she played for the Spanish youth national team. • “As an upperclassman from TCU and having the personal goals that she does, she welcomes the idea of coming in and being an impact player. It’ll be interesting to see how she

CAMILA ARDILA

SHELBY DROPE

DEFENDERS

RETURNERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 15 So.-1L Started first 11 matches of season, 12 total 14 Sr.-3L Role should increase as lone senior 23 So.-1L Appeared in seven games 10 So.-1L Only freshman to start all 19 games 12 So.-1L Started the first 3 and last 5 matches 2 So.-1L Had great spring after playing in 4 matches

NEWCOMERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 4 Fr.-HS Shreveport Times Female Athlete of the Year 15 Fr.-HS All-District in high school 28 Fr.-HS 3-time all-conference selection 29 Fr.-HS NSCAA State Player of Year

Maja Lambertsson Natalie Pena Mackenzie Geier Sage Leffew Allison Palomo Amy Renteria

Mattilyn Reeder Ysmina Smith Jasmine Juarez Olivia Marazzo

Coach’s Thoughts: • Allowed a total of 43 goals in 19 matches, but the defense vastly improved late in the season. NSU gave up six goals in the last five games as the Lady Demons went 3-2. • A slew of sophomores will eat up most of the playing time, but three of those sophomores (Lambertsson, Leffew and Palomo) made at least nine starts as true freshmen. • “Sage and Maja came out really strong, and Renteria had a really good spring. Palomo should play there, too, and we’ve got a lot of depth that can provide competition. Losing Jackie Strug will hurt because she was the heart and soul of the defense, but we’ve brought in a lot of defensive-minded players. Hopefully we’ll have some future Strugs.” • “It was frustrating for us at the end of the season, because we felt like if the season was just two weeks longer, we were on the verge of doing something special. That carried over into the spring and summer, and hope to hit that gear much faster this season.”

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

SAGE LEFFEW

MAJA LAMBERTSSON

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ALEX LATHAM

Goalkeeper • SO-1L • 5-8 Bradenton, Florida Lakewood Ranch HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110 vs. Houston Baptist (9/26/14) Saves: 10, 2x, last at Nicholls State (10/17/14) Goals Allowed: 6, last at LSU (8/29/14) Shots Faced: 21, 2x, last at Lamar (9/19/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2014 Season: • Emerged as the starting keeper as a true freshman after entering the season in a competition with Brooke Bourbonais, who suffered a season-ending injury six matches into the season. • Started in 17 of 19 matches and appeared in another. • Allowed 37 goals in 18 appearances for a 2.28 goals-against average. • Posted a 6-10-1 record. • Made 88 saves with a .704 save percentage. Faced 234 shots. • Her two shutouts came in the last two games of the season – a 1-0 win against Incarnate Word (three saves) and a 2-0 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (nine saves). • Shutouts earned her SLC Goalkeeper of the Week for 11/3/14. • Had scoreless appearances against Prairie View A&M (72:48 played), Jackson State (61:01 played). • Recorded a career high of 10 saves twice, came against Abilene Christian (3-0 loss) and Nicholls State (2-1 win). • Goals allowed highs came against power conference members LSU (6-2 loss) and Baylor (5-0 loss). • Allowed four goals three times – against Stephen F. Austin (4-0 loss), Sam Houston State (4-1 loss) and Lamar (4-1 loss).

High School: • Four-time district champion. • Named the Herald -Tribune’s Prep’s Girls Soccer Player of the Year. • Personally worked with U.S. men’s goalkeeper Tim Howard. • Florida state champion in 2012 and runner-up in 2013. • Helped team to the longest win streak in Lakewood’s history (20+). • Named the team’s player of the year her junior season. • First-team all-area her freshman year and recorded the longest shutout streak (18) in school history. • Coached by Guy Virgillio, Perri Hankins, and Mark Napier. • Played with the VSI West Florida Flames club team under Jorge Zavala and (201114) and for the Braden River Rage under Chuck Reda (2005-11). • Member of the Lakewood Leader and National Honor Society. • Four-year scholar athlete. Personal: • Daughter of Charlotte and Mark Latham. • One brother, Peter, and one sister, Caroline. • Majoring in computer information systems and mathematics in the Louisiana Scholar’s College. • She wants a career as a software developer. • Born Nov. 9, 1995.

LATHAM’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G GA GAA SAVES SAVE PCT. SHOTS W L T SHO 2014 18-17 1731:29 81.3 37 2.28 88 0.704 234 6 10 1 2 TOTAL 18-17 1731:29 81.3 37 2.28 88 0.704 234 6 10 1 2

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SOCCER

BROOKE BOURBONAIS

Goalkeeper • SR-3L• 5-7 Houston, Texas Clear Lake HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110 vs. Central Arkansas (9/28/12) Saves: 15 at Tulsa (9/2/12) Goals Allowed: 5, 2x, last against Tulsa (9/2/12) Shots faced: 36 at Baylor (8/9/12)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll   2013 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2014 Season: • Made six appearances and two starts as a junior before suffering a season-ending injury. She broke a finger in a way that required surgery. • Recorded an 0-2 mark as the goalie of record after entering the season competing for the starting job with Alex Latham. • Made 12 saves with a .667 save percentage. Faced 37 shots. • Posted a 1.99 goals-against average. • Didn’t record a shutout, but had three scoreless appearances against Louisiana College (45 minutes played), Prairie View A&M (17:12 played) and Jackson State (28:59 played). • Allowed a season-high three goals to Texas State in only full start. • Played halves against Louisiana College, ULM (two goals allowed) and ArkansasLittle Rock (one goal allowed). 2013 Season:  • Appeared in four games, and started one.  • Started the season opener against Texas State and played 35 minutes with a save in five shots faced. • Played in two shutouts against Prairie View A&M and Nicholls.  • Collected six saves against Prairie View A&M in eight shots faced, and had one save in three shots against Nicholls.  • Played a season-high 45 minutes against ULM and Prairie View A&M.

2012 Season:  • Started in all 18 matches accruing over 1392 minutes in net…finished the season 4-8 with a .731 save percentage.  • Ranked fourth in SLC in saves with 87, fifth in saves per game, and sixth in shutouts with four.  • Made a season-high 15 saves against Tulsa  • Helped lead the Lady Demons to four-game shut out streak that included wins over LSU-Shreveport, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Arkansas-Little Rock, and Grambling.  • Made eight stops against UCA in the conference opener, including a diving save in double overtime in a one-on-one situation with Adriana Lucar, who lead the nation in scoring at the time.    High School:   • Earned first team all-region and second team all-state her senior year.  • Maintained a 0.00 goals against average her senior year. • Helped lead her team to the state finals her junior year and to the regional finals her senior year.  • Earned four letters in soccer.    Personal:   • Daughter of Susan and Edward Bourbonais.  • One brother, Chance and one sister, Kale.  • Majoring in nursing.

BOURBONAIS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G GA 2012 18-18 1391:06 77.3 32 2013 4-1 139:50 34.9 5 2014 6-2 271:11 45.2 6 TOTAL 28-21 1802:07 64.4 43

GAA SAVES SAVE PCT. SHOTS W 2.07 87 .731 273 4 3.22 11 .688 23 0 1.99 12 ,667 37 0 2.15 110 ..719 333 4

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

L 8 2 2 12

T 0 0 0 1

SHO 4 0 0 4

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AMY RENTERIA

Defender/Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-3 Dallas, Texas W.H. Adamson HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 50 vs. Lamar (9/19/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season: • Appeared in five games as a true freshman. • Logged 89 minutes of action. • Did not record any stats. • Played a season-high 50 minutes against Louisiana College and another 23 minutes against ULM. High School: • Lettered in soccer at W.H. Adamson. • Also played for the FC Dallas club team under Ben Waldrum with fellow signee Cayla Klinger. • Graduated with a 3.3 GPA. Personal: • Daughter of Maria and Aurelio Renteria. • Father is a small business owner. • Two sisters, Adela and Mia. • Majoring in kinesiology. • Born July 19, 1996.

STRUG’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 5-0 89 17.8 0 0 0 0 0 0..000 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 5-0 89 17.8 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0-0 0-0

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CAMILA ARDILA

Midfielder • Jr.-2L • 5-3 Miami, Florida Doral Academy

CAREER HIGHS

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

Minutes: 91 vs. Lamar (9/24/13) Goals: 1, 3x, last vs. Incarnate Word (10/31/14) Assists: 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (9/20/13) Points: 2, 3x, last vs. Incarnate Word (10/31/14) Shots: 5 vs. Louisiana College (8/22/14) Shots on Goal: 2, 2x, last vs. SELA (10/19/14) 2014 Season: • Scored three goals, tied for fourth-best on the team as a sophomore. • Drilled the game-winner against Incarnate Word in a 1-0 victory. • Scored other two goals against Louisiana College and Nicholls State. • Posted a total of six points. • Seven of her 19 shots came on goal. • Attempted a season-high five shots (two on goal) against Louisiana College with another four shots coming against Nichols. • Two of her three shots were on goal against Southeastern. • Appeared in 15 matches and made 11 starts, taking over as a starting midfielder for good in the fourth conference match. 2013 Season: • Played in every game, starting 16. • Earned her first career point in a 3-0 against Prairie View A&M with an assist to Brooke Eastburg in the game winner. • Had shots on goal at Ole Miss and against Prairie View A&M. • Season-high four shots against Houston Baptist. • Played 90 minutes or more three times: Lamar, ULM and Abilene Christian. • Took three shots against Central Arkansas, two ULM and Nicholls.

• Named Athlete of the Year as a junior when she scored a career-high 35 goals in a single season. • Voted the Most Valuable Player of her team three consecutive years, and first-team All-Dade County her junior and senior seasons. • Named second-team All-Dade County in her sophomore season. • Took the district title her senior season for the first time in school history. • Team was 41-13 while she was in high school. • Scored 32 goals as a senior, and was named Player of the Week in the Miami Herald. • Lettered seven years in soccer and two in track. • Graduated with a 3.0 GPA. • Coached by Martin Gross. • Played with the Pinecrest Premiere club under Alexander Abaroa from 2011-12 and for the West Pines United club under Carlton Shakes in 2012-13. Personal: • Daughter of Clara I. Grimaldo and Marco F. Ardila. • One brother, Marco F. Ardila Jr., and one sister, Clara M. Ardila • Majoring in biology.

High School:

ARDILA’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2013 19-16 1281 67.4 0 1 1 19 2 0.105 0 1-0 0-1 2014 15-11 723 48.2 3 0 6 19 7 0..368 1 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 34-27 2,004 58.9 3 1 7 38 9 .237 1 1-0 0-1

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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JOANNA MCFARLING

Midfielder • SR-3L • 5-4 Coppell, Texas Coppell HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 77, at Incarnate Word (11/1/13) Goals: 1, at Grambling (8/9/12) Assists: 1, at Grambling (8/9/12) Points: 3, at Grambling (8/9/12) Shots: 4, at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/16/12) Shots on Goal: 2, at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/16/12)

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2014 Season • Appeared in nine games, tallying 129 minutes. • Did not record any offensive stats. • Played more than 20 minutes against Jackson State (22 minutes) and ULM (21 minutes). • Also made appearances against ULM, Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin, Houston Baptist, Sam Houston State, Abilene Christian and McNeese State. 2013 Season: • Appeared in five games and tallied 113 minutes. • Put up two shots in 77 minutes against Incarnate Word, one on goal.   2012 Season: • Appeared in 16 games and started six. • Recorded one goal and one assist for three points. • All three of her points came against Grambling. • Scored over Grambling as she headed the ball in off of a rebound by the Lady Tiger goalkeeper. • Added an assist against Grambling as she knocked down a cross inside the box with her head, sending the ball to Cassandra Briscoe’s feet, and eventually into the goal. • Took 12 shots with five on goal.

High School: • Played for the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League (LHGCL) DII as a member of the Dallas Texans freshman year in which she led the team in goals (8) and assists (10). • Was team captain of her club team her freshman year. • Led the Dallas Texans in goals (14) and assists (10) again her sophomore year and was also presented with the opportunity to play U-17 soccer. • Played with the Solar in 2010 of LHGCL soccer and scored three goals and four assists. • Was with the Solar again in 2011 and was named team captain scoring two goals and four assists. • Lettered in soccer two years in high school. • Red Cross Club officer, senior scholar, leadership in church youth group. Personal: • Daughter of Trina and John “Bud” McFarling. • One sister, Jennifer. • Born February 16, 1994. • Club coached by Steve DeCosta and Jason Gloztbach. • Wants a career in child therapy. • Majoring in psychology. • Member of the President’s and Dean’s list. • President of the Blue Key Society and vice president of Psi Chi Honor Society. Member of Purple Jackets Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society.

MCFARLING’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2012 16-6 575 35.9 1 1 3 12 5 0.417 1 0-0 0-0 2013 5-0 113 22.6 0 0 0 3 1 0.333 0 1-0 0-0 2014 10-0 129 12.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 31-6 817 26.4 1 1 3 15 6 0.400 1 1-0 0-0

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CASSANDRA BRISCOE

Forward/Midfielder • SR-2L • 5-1 Caledon East, Ontario, Canada Robert F. Hall HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 101 vs. Central Arkansas (9/29/12) Goals: 2, 2x, last at Southeastern (10/19/14) Assists: 2 vs. McNeese State (10/13/13) Points: 4, 2x, last at Southeastern (10/19/14) Shots: 8 at Southeastern (10/19/14) Shots on Goal: 5 at Southeastern (10/19/14)

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2014 Season • Tied for second-best on the team with four goals as a junior, is the second-leading returning scorer. • Contributed two assists for a total of 10 points, second-highest on the team. • Three of her goals came on penalty kicks, and she made all three of her attempts on the season. • Appeared in 19 matches and started in 10. Started seven of the last nine matches. • Scored a pair of goals in a 3-2 loss against Southeastern in which she took eight shots, five on goal. • Twelve of her 27 shots were on goal (.444) for the season. • Two other goals came against Jackson State and Prairie View A&M, the latter match in which she also recorded an assist. Both goals were penalty-kick goals. • Assisted Cache’ Haley on her game-winning goal in a 2-1 win against Nicholls. 2013 Season:   • Tied for third on the team in points (6) and goals (2) and was second in assists (2).  • Appeared in 18 games and started 10 for 1,006 minutes.  • Scored goals in a 2-1 win over Southland Conference foe Houston Baptist and a 3-0 over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.  • Assisted Ashlee Savona and Taylor Mulnix in a 2-1 win over a McNeese State.  • Put up a season-high four shots against Prarie View A&M.  • Had two shots on-goal against Lamar and Corpus Christi.

2012 Season:   • Saw action in 16 contests, and started seven.  • Led freshman class with four goals and two assists for a total of 10 points.  • Recorded first collegiate goal against Arkansas-Little Rock, notching two tallies in the contest.  • Scored again against UALR off of a hard shot that went through goalkeeper’s hands.  • Notched a tally against Grambling when she received a header pass from Joanna McFarling.  • Recorded final tally of season in a heartbreaking loss to McNeese as she received a pass from Ashlee Savona and beat out Lady Cowgirl goalkeeper.  • Took 20 shots with 15 on goal for a .750 shots on goal percentage.  High School:   • Was named soccer MVP for the 2011-2012 season.  • Coached by Colin Mottershead.    Personal:   • Daughter of Mary and Wade Briscoe. • Two sisters, Chelsea and Carla.  • Was named to the honor roll from 2008-2012.  • Nickname is Cassie or Cass.  • Majoring in communications.

BRISCOE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2012 16-7 867 54.1 4 2 10 20 15 0.750 1 2-0 0-0 2013 18-10 1006 55.9 2 2 6 20 11 0.550 0 1-0 0-0 2014 19-10 911 47.9 4 2 10 27 12 0.444 0 0-0 3-3 TOTAL 53-27 2,784 52.5 10 6 26 67 38 0.567 1 3-0 3-3

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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SAGE LEFFEW

Defender • SO-1L • 5-2 Saint Cloud, Florida Harmony HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110 vs. Houston Baptist (9/26/14) Goals: 1 vs. Louisiana College (8/22/14) Points: 2 vs. Louisiana College (8/22/14) Shots: 2, 2x, last vs. Lamar (9/19/14) Shots on Goal: 1, 3x, last vs. Nicholls (10/17/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season • Started all 19 games as a true freshman, some at midfield and some as a defender. • Helped Demons to four shutout matches as a team and another four matches with just one goal allowed. • Scored the game-winning goal against Louisiana College, breaking a 1-1 tie en route to a 9-1 win. • Took eight shots with three on goal. • Played 90-plus minutes in 11 matches with another five of 80-plus minutes. • Attempted career high two shots against Texas State. High School: • Three-time letterwinner in soccer, four in flag football, one in track and weightlifting. • Four-time conference champion and state final four her freshman year in soccer. • Named an all-state player in soccer, and an all-conference player in soccer and flag football. • Orange Belt Player of the Year in 2013 and player of the year honorable mention in 2012. • Named to the all-conference team every season she lettered. • Helped her team to a 31-5 record. • Coached in soccer by Stephanie Jones. • Played for the Florida Kraze Krush club team under Joseph Avallone. • Member of the French club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. • Gradutated with a 3.5 GPA. Personal: • Daughter of Cathy and Jon Leffew. • One brother, Jon III. • Majoring in biology. • Hopes to attend veterinary school and become a small animal veterinarian. • Born on Oct. 3, 1995.

LEFFEW’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 19-19 1593 83.4 1 0 2 4 2 0.500 0 1-0 0-0 TOTAL 26-5 713 27.4 1 0 2 4 2 0.500 0 1-0 0-0

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ALLISON PALOMO

Defender• SO-1L • 5-5 Allen, Texas Allen HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 91, vs. Southeastern (10/19/14) Shots: 1, 3x, last vs. Incarnate Word (10/31/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season • Appeared in 18 matches with nine starts as a true freshman. • Started the first three matches and the last five matches of the season. • Played 90-plus minutes in the final four regular season matches. Played 830 minutes total. • Had 10 matches of 40-plus minutes. In four of those matches, NSU allowed one goal or less. • Attempted three shots, none of which were on goal. High School • Three-year varsity starter and was captain of Allen her senior season. • Region II District 10-5A second team and Best Defender Award. • Advanced to the third round of the playoffs in 2013. • Member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society. • Named an Eagle Scholar. • Graduated with a 3.98 GPA • Coached by Kevin Albury, Tabitha Williamson, Christian Hutchison. • Played for the Sting Dallas ‘96 club team coached by Beau Brown and Mustangs F.C coached by Carl Bussey. Personal: • Daughter of Donna and Ruben Palomo. • Two sisters, Danielle and Brooke. • Majoring in health and exercise science. • After graduation she wishes to become a pediatric nurse and work with oncology patients. • Her life’s ambition is to donate money to the Vitiligo Research Foundation, visit the seven wonders of the world and be a role model to those around her. • Born Nov. 4, 1995.

PALOMO’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 18-9 830 46.1 0 0 0 3 0 0.000 0 2-0 0-0 TOTAL 18-9 830 46.1 0 0 0 3 0 0.000 0 2-0 0-0

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NATALIE PENA

Defender • SR-3L • 5-6 Allen, Texas Allen HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 76 at Tulsa (9/2/12) Shots: 1, 3x, last vs. ULM (9/14/14) Shots on Goal: 1, at Houston Baptist (9/7/12)

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2014 Season • Appeared in four games as a junior. • Played a total of 47 minutes. • Had a season-high 27 minutes against McNeese State. Played 17 minutes in a team shutout of Jackson State (6-0 win). • Took her lone shot against ULM. 2013 Season: • Appeared in five games for 111 minutes. • Was on the field for three shutouts (Jackson State, Prairie View A&M, Texas A&MCorpus Christi). • Played 40 minutes in a 1-0 win over Jackson State.

Personal: • Daughter John and Frances Pena. • Sister of Stepehen and the late Andrew. • Parents created a charity in honor of Andrew called the Andrew Pena Memorial Optimist Club. The family has given away over $50,000 to scholarship recipients and local charities. • Majoring in psychology. • Wants to start her own psychology practice and help others based on the life experiences of her family. • Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

2012 Season: • Saw time in 12 matches with two starts. • Made a large impact with her speed and ball handling skills out on the flank. • Spent 438 minutes on the field. High School: • Captain of the JV team for the Allen Eagles and finished first place in the Winter Classic as a freshman. • Won the 2009 CASL Showcase bracket and Texas Cup Showcase bracket as a junior. • Played for the Sting Royal ’94 Division I and the Allen HS varsity team. • Lettered in soccer for two years. • She played both midfielder and defender. • Has become popular for putting headers in the goal.

PENA’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2011 12-2 438 36.5 0 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 2013 5-0 111 22.2 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0 0-0 0-0 2014 4-0 47 11.8 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 21-2 596 28.4 0 0 0 3 1 0.333 0 0-0 0-0

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MAJA LAMBERTSSON

Defender • SO-1L • 5-4 Hudiksvall, Sweden Bromangymnasiet

CAREER HIGHS

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Minutes: 90 vs. UALR (9/5/2014) Shots: 1, 3x, last at Central Arkansas (9/28/13)

2014 Season • Appeared in 16 matches and started 12 as a true freshman. • Started the first 11 matches of the season. • Logged eight matches of at least 68 minutes in that span. Did log one more start (a 3-0 loss to Abilene Christian) after the initial flurry of playing time. • Started in five games in which NSU allowed one goal or less. • Took three shots, zero on goal. • Attempted shots against LSU, Central Arkansas and Lamar. High School: • Four-year letterwinner in soccer. • Coached by Perniall Karlsson. • Graduated with a 3.1 GPA. • Part of five national team camps. • Won district’s MVP and best defender awards in 2012. Personal: • Daughter of Eva and Jan Lambertsson. • One brother, Isac. • Majoring in heath and exercise science. • Wants to play soccer at a high level and have a good and inspiring job in the sports world.

LAMBERTSSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 16-12 844 52.8 0 0 0 3 0 0.000 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 16-12 844 52.8 0 0 0 3 0 0.000 0 0-0 0-0

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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CHANDLER MONK

Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-4

Chesapeake, Virginia Greenbrier Christian Academy

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 33 vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/21/14) Shots: 2, 6x, last vs. McNeese State (10/13/13) Shots on Goal: 1, 2x, last vs. Houston Baptist (9/26/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season • Appeared in six matches with no starts as a true freshman. • Attempted two shots one on goal. • Played a total of 119 minutes. • Shots came against Houston Baptist and Lamar. • Saw a career-high 33 minutes against Stephen F. Austin. • Also played 24 minutes against Houston Baptist and 21 minutes against Louisiana College. High School: • Named team midfielder of the year in 2012 and 2013. • Team’s rookie of the year in 2010. • Scored 17 goals in her senior season, 13 goals sophomore year, 10 junior year, and eight goals freshman year. • Coached by Bryan Bates soccer. • Also lettered in indoor track and was coached Clinton Bell. • Five-year letter winner in soccer. • Member of the beta club. • Had a 4.19 GPA. • All-American Scholar in 2012. • Played for the Virginia Rush club team coached by Matt Middlestat. Personal: • Daughter of Jean and John Monk. • Born August 9, 1996. • Majoring in scientific inquiry in the Louisiana Scholar’s College. • Wants to attend medical school and become a neurologist to open free medical clinics in third-world countries.

MONK’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2013 6-0 119 19.8 0 0 0 2 1 0.500 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 6-0 119 19.8 0 0 0 2 1 0.500 0 0-0 0-0

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PAYTON RONEY

Forward/Midfiedler • SO-1L • 5-3 Laurel, Mississippi West Jones HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 80 at LSU (8/29/14) Goals: 1, 2x, last at Sam Houston State (10/3/14) Points: 2, 2x, last at Sam Houston State (10/3/14) Shots: 3 at Sam Houston State (10/3/14) Shots on Goal: 1, 5x, last vs. SELA (10/19/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season • Started in eight matches and appeared in 17 as a true freshman. • Scored two goals for four points. • Tallied only NSU goal against Sam Houston State. • Scored first career college goal in first game against Louisiana College. • Five of her 13 shots were on goal. • Played at least 35 minutes in 10 matches. Had a career-high 80 minutes against LSU. • Started first six games of her career. High School: • State champion in 2011 and runner-up in 2012. • Helped her team to a 48-11-8 record in her first three seasons. • Consecutive 17-win seasons. • Scored 12 goals her freshman year and 14 goals each in sophomore and junior seasons. • Tallied 26 career assists. • Participated in the Mississippi all-star game. • Lettered six years in soccer, one year of track and basketball. • District champion in the 400 meters and runner-up in the 1600 meters. • Played with the MS Chicago Fire club team under coach Kenny White. • Other soccer coaches in her career include Craig Winship, Todd Siders, Anna Bryant, Toney Buckley and Aaron Avial. • Member of the Future Business Leaders of America, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta Club, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. • Graduated with a 3.9 GPA Personal: • Daughter of Connie and Stephen Roney. • One brother, Tyler. • Born May 20, 1996. • Majoring in biology. • Wants to get her master’s degree in occupational therapy.

RONEY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 17-8 686 40.4 2 0 4 13 5 0..385 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 17-8 686 40.4 2 0 4 13 5 0.385 0 0-0 0-0

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MACKENZIE GEIER

Defender • SO-1L • 5-7

Tarpon Springs, Florida Palm Harbor University HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 83 vs. ULM (8/24/14) Assists: 1 at LSU (8/29/14) Shots: 1 vs. Nicholls State (10/17/14) Shots on Goal: 1 vs. Nicholls State (10/17/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season • Started in four games and appeared in seven as a true freshman • Contributed one assist, which came against LSU in a 6-2 loss. • Only shot (which was on goal) came against Nicholls State. • Started first four games of her career. • Logged a career-high 83 minutes against ULM, played 59 minutes (Louisiana College), 46 minutes (LSU) and 27 minutes (Texas State) in her other significant action. • Played a total of 243 minutes. High School: • Named first team all-county and Palm Harbor University HS Defender of the year in junior season. • Coached by John Plantamenta and Darryl Southard. • Helped her team to a 50-4-6 record while on the varsity squad. • Member of the Key Club, Future Business Leaders of America. • Four-year letterwinner in soccer. • Had a 3.8 GPA. • Play for the VSI Flames club team under Sam Mitchell and Rhys Lloyd from 2007-14. Personal: • Daughter of Karen and Jeff Geier. • Has two sisters, Molly and Mallory. • Majoring in psychology. • Plans to go to law school after graduation and wants to become a lawyer. • Born on Sept. 24, 1995.

GEIER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2013 7-4 243 34.7 0 1 1 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 7-4 243 34.7 0 1 1 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0-0

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ESDEINA GONZALEZ

Forward/Midfielder • SO-1L• 5-3 Humble, Texas Kingwood HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 76 vs. Southeastern (10/19/14) Goals: 2, 3x, last vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Assists: 1 vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Points: 5 vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Shots: 4, 2x, last at Lamar (9/19/14) Shots on Goal: 2, 5x, last vs. Sam Houston (10/4/14)

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2014 Season: • Led NSU with seven goals and 15 total points as a true freshman • Started 16 of the 19 matches in which she appeared • Made 28 percent of her shot attempts (seven goals on 25 shots). 10 shots were on goal • Connected on two game winners. • Scored the go-ahead goals in consecutive matches to beat Prairie View A&M (4-0) and Jackson State (6-0). • Netted a career-high two goals three times -- against Louisiana College, Prairie View and Jackson State. • Garnered Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week after tallying four goals and one assist against Prairie View and JSU. • Also scored two goals against Louisiana College and added a goal against Lamar. • Lone assist came against Jackson State. • Started 13 of first 14 games as a true freshman. • Played at least 45 minutes in 17 matches.

• Graduated with a 4.2 GPA • Member of the Challenge Club under coach Pat O’Toole for four years. Personal: • Daughter of Veroncia and Adalberto Gonzalez. • Three sisters, Amy, Estibaliz, Angeline. • Born Oct. 23, 1995. • Majoring in accounting and wants to study mechanics after graduation.

High School: • Three-year letter winner in soccer. • Named the Most Valuable Player of the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches all-star game. • Two straight undefeated district champs and trips to third round of playoffs. • Captain of the team this season. • Coached by Donnie Bodron.

GONZALEZ’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 19-16 1145 60.3 7 1 15 25 10 0.400 2 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 19-16 1145 60.3 7 1 15 25 10 0.400 2 0-0 0-0

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SHELBY BALMER

Forward/Midfielder • SR-3L • 5-8 Deer Park, Texas Deer Park HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 90 vs. Oral Roberts (10/5/12) Goals: 1, 3x, last vs. Nicholls (10/21/13) Assists: 1, at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/16/12) Points: 3 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/16/12) Shots: 4, 2x, last at ULM (9/8/13) Shots on Goal: 2, 6x, last vs. Sam Houston State (10/27/13)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2013 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2012 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll down at the six off a cross by Taylor Mulnix.  • Evened the score at one against Nicholls off a quick pass from Rebecca Furlow to aid in first conference victory of the season.  • Took 21 shots with eight on goal.

2014 Season • Appeared in eight games with two starts as a junior before tearing her ACL in the eighth game of the season (Jackson State). • Played a total of 271 minutes. • Attempted three shots with one on goal. • Took two of those shots against Texas State, a game in which she played 42 minutes. • Played the most against Prairie View A&M (56 minutes) and Baylor (48 minutes). • Played at least 30 minutes in five games. 2013 Season • Played in 18 games with three starts.  • Had 17 shots, and nine were on-goal (.529).  • Attempted four shots at both Louisiana-Lafayette and ULM.  • Played 77 minutes against Incarnate Word, and 73 minutes a piece against Jackson State and Sam Houston State.  • Played 60 or more minutes seven times.  2012 Season:   • Appeared in 15 games, with 10 starts with over 773 minutes.  • Notched three goals and one assist for seven points.  • Scored first collegiate goal and dished out an assist to Joanna McFarling on the game-winner against Arkansas-Pine Bluff for three points on the day.  • Tallied the lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette when she brought the ball

High School:   • Won district Newcomer of the Year on a district championship team her freshman year.  • Also won district in sophomore and junior season.  • Voted 1st team All-District 22-5A her freshman, sophomore, and junior year.  • Won District 22-5A MVP in junior year.  • voted 2nd team All-Greater-Houston.  • Named team captain for upcoming senior season.  • Coached by Todd McBride.  • Played for the Challenge SC 94 Red South and has for the several years.  • Coached by William Solberg and Pat O’Toole.    Personal:   • Daughter of Lisa and Steve Balmer.  • Two brothers, Stefen and Cameron.  • Born February 20, 1994.  • Majoring in biology and secondary education.  • Wants to start a career in physical therapy, and work with athletes and children.

BALMER’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2012 15-10 773 51.5 3 1 7 21 8 0.381 0 0-0 0-0 2013 18-4 912 50.7 0 0 0 17 9 0.529 0 1-0 0-0 2014 8-2 271 33.9 0 0 0 3 1 0.333 0 1-0 0-0 TOTAL 41-16 1956 47.7 3 1 7 41 18 0.439 0 2-0 0-0

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SHELBY DROPE

Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-6 Pontotoc, Mississippi Pontotoc HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 77 vs. Houston Baptist (10/5/12) Assists: 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (9/12/14) Points: 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (9/12/14) Shots: 4 vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Shots on Goal: 2 vs. Jackson State (9/14/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season • Started nine of the 19 matches in which she appeared as a true freshman. • Contributed one assist, that coming against Prairie View A&M. • Attempted 13 shots with five coming on goal. • Started five conference matches. • Played at least 35 minutes 14 times. High School: • Led her team to three consecutive division championships including state runner-up her freshman year. • Topped her team in assists and scoring three straight years. • Named all-division three times. • Named North Mississippi Daily Journal All-Area Team three times. • Six-year letterwinner in soccer. • First player from her high school to sign with a four-year institution. • Member of the beta club, Mu Alpha Theta and Spanish club. • Coached by Marty Pettit and McKinley Holland. • Graduated with a 3.7 GPA. • Played with the Tupelo Futbol Club under coaches Paul Thomas and Mark Holley (2005-10) and for the Miss. Fire Juniors under coaches Steve Otto and Kenny White (2010-2014). Personal: • Daughter of Phyllis and David Drope. • One sister, Hannah. • Majoring in chemistry. • Wants to go to pharmacy after graduating from NSU. • Aspires to have a successful career as pharmacist and hopes to open her own business. • Born April 10, 1996.

DROPE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 19-9 825 43.4 0 1 1 13 5 0.385 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 19-9 825 43.4 0 1 1 13 5 0.385 0 0-0 0-0

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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CACHE’ HALEY

Forward/Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-7 Vacaville, California Dougherty Valley HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 64 vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/21/14) Goals: 1, 3x, last vs. Nicholls State (10/17/14) Assists: 1, vs. Southeastern (10/19/14)) Points: 3 vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Shots: 5 vs. Jackson State (9/14/13) Shots on Goal: 1, 9x, last vs. Nicholls (10/17/14)

2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2014 Season • Made an impact when she did get on the field in her 19 appearances and four starts as a true freshman. • Tied for third on the team in assists (two) and fourth in goals (three). • Took 27 shots (tied for team high) with nine on goal. • Scored the game-winning goal against Nicholls in a 2-1 win. Came in the 42nd minute off an assist from Cassandra Briscoe. • Scored her other two goals against Louisiana College and Jackson State. • Started four straight matches against Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, Lamar and Stephen F. Austin. • Career-high three points came against Jackson State with a goal on a career-high five shots and an assist. • Played at least 30 minutes in 12 matches. High School: • Four-year letterwinnner in soccer. • Graduated with a 3.0 GPA • Coached by Nate Failing for six-plus seasons. • Member of the Black Student Union for four active years. • Played for the Pleasanton RAGE club team under Darin Preszler for four years. • Named all-league honorable mention in 2013 and 2014. Personal: • Daughter of Carissa Tarver and Marvis and Stephanie Haley. • One brother, Joseph, and two sisters, Breana and Jada. • Majoring in psychology and a concentration in addiction studies. • Plans to have a career in Child Protective Services. • Life’s ambition is to give back to the community. • Born on Nov. 16, 1996.

HALEY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 19-4 628 33.1 3 2 8 27 9 0.333 1 2-0 0-0 TOTAL 19-4 628 33.1 3 2 8 27 9 0.333 1 2-0 0-0

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2014 Season: • Redshirted after having her gallbladder removed. • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

CADENCE STARR

Goalkeeper • FR-RS • 5-5

High School: • Three-time district champion, including regional finals her sophomore season. • Advanced to the regional quarterfinals her junior season and area finals in senior season. • Named the team MVP and first-team all-state and all-district her senior season. • Three-year letterwinner in soccer. • Coached by Steve McBride and Jenny Richardson. • Member of the National Honor Society, Vice President of the Student Council, and Key Club. • Played for the Austin Texas club team under coaches Ashley and Wes Schevers for seven years. • Graduated with a 3.49 GPA. Personal: • Daughter of Holly and Wes Starr. • Three brothers- Zach, Ben, and Josh. • Majoring in biology. • Born June 11, 1996 • Wants to become an occupational therapist and work with special needs children.

Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS

MATTILYN REEDER

Defender• FR-HS • 5-3 Shreveport, Louisiana Loyola College Prep

High School: • Named the Shreveport Times Female Athlete of the Year as a senior for her accomplishments in soccer, volleyball and softball. • In soccer, Loyola advanced to the Division II state title game as the No. 1 seed in the state (runner-up finish) for coach Mark Matlock. • Helped Loyola to the state finals as a sophomore and to the state semifinals as a junior. • Three-time first-team all-region member (Shreveport Times) and three-time all-district member as a defender. • In club soccer for the Shreveport United Fury, was the team defensive MVP on a squad that was ranked No. 2 in Louisiana and won multiple tournaments across the south. • Also lettered three years in softball and two years in volleyball. • First-team all-district in volleyball and second-team all-district in softball. • Graduated with a 4.2 GPA • High school honors included Senior Class President, Faith Officer, Loyola Ambassador, HOBY representative, National Honor Society, FCA, Latin Scholars’ Program participant, Math and Science Scholars’ Participant, Youth Advisory Board Member at Norton Art Gallery. Personal • Daughter of Jeannie and Lon Reeder. • Two siblings, Logan (14) and Braden (12). • Father Lon is an NSU alumni. • Plans to major in scientific inquiry/philosophy with designs to become a physical therapist. • Mom is an art teacher, dad is a nurse anesthetist. • Born June 4, 1997.

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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High School: • Lettered for coach Andrea Masanda’s Raiders. • Named all-district as a junior • Graduated with a 4.2 grade point average • Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: • Daughter of Mirna and Virgil Smith. • Three siblings: sister Chadima (34) and brothers Marcus (26) and Khalyph (20). • Plans to major in business with a minor in psychology with aims to get a high-paying professional job. • Khalyph part of the NCAA D-II football champions at Colorado State-Pueblo. • Mom is a teacher and dad is a supervisor. • Born Dec. 8, 1996.

YSMINA SMITH

Defender/Midfielder • FR-HS• 5-2 Round Rock, Texas Cedar Ridge HS

Prior to NSU: • Played two seasons at Texas Christian where she logged minutes a total of 35 matches with seven starts. 2014 Season (TCU): • Saw action in 18 matches this past season with one start as a sophomore. • Played 486 minutes. • Attempted seven shots with two on goal. • Lone start came against Baylor, where she played 71 minutes. • Took nine corner kicks on the season.

PATRY CARRION

Midfielder • JR-TR • 5-6 Cartagena, Spain Texas Christian University

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2013 Season (TCU): • Lone career collegiate goal came as a freshman to beat No. 25 Arkansas in double overtime. • Contributed two assists. Assists came against Central Arkansas and West Virginia. Club/National • Member of the Spanish National U-17 team. • Playing for the Beach Football Club in Long Beach, California, scoring 15 goals for the U-17 team and three goals for the U-18 team. • Won a youth national championship in Futsal. • Grew playing soccer in numerous all-male leagues in Spain. • Played with the Murcia Feminas Team in Spain’s 2nd Division. Led the team with 13 goals through the season’s first half. • Moved to the United States for six months in 2011 and played with the Viking Soccer Club in Los Alamitos, California. • Returned to Spain and was invited to play for the Murcia State U-17 team and the Spanish National U-17 team. • Played three seasons in the Roldan Female Indoor Soccer Team, helping lead the team to a state and regional championship in 2009-10.

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2014 Season: • Redshirted with a knee injury.

CAYLA KLINGER

Midfielder • FR-RS • 5-4 Keller, Texas Timber Creek HS

High School: • Four-year letterwinner in soccer. • Four-time first-team all-district selection. • Captain of her team every season played and was awarded the Peregrine Falcon award. • Scored nine goals senior season and added nine assists. • Led her team to a 16-7-2 record and an appearance in the regional quarterfinals in her senior season. • Scored seven goals her junior year, 10 goals sophomore year and eight goals freshman season. • Also has 18 career assists. • Led Timber Creek to a 48-21-10 record. • Coached by Mike King and Cathy Reeves. • Played with the FC Dallas club team under Ben Waldrum. • Participated in several community service projects. • Graduated with a 3.7 GPA. Personal: • Daughter of Debbie and Nate Klinger. • One brother, Cody. • Grandmother, Tina Robins, was a celebrity singer and comedianne and appeared in the first airing on the Johnny Carson Show. • Second cousin of Jerry Lewis. • Born on May 1, 1996. • Majoring in heath and exercise science.

High School: • Four-year letterwinner for coach Robert Williams’ Jaguars. • Three-time All-Conference selection. • Twice named “Player of the Game” against Mustang and against Putnam City North as a junior. • Named to the Putnam City North All-Tournament team as a sophomore. • Led team in assists as a sophomore ... helped lead the Jaguars to the playoffs in her freshman season. • Two-year letterwinner in cross country. • Cross country team finished eighth in Oklahoma in each of her two seasons. • Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. • Masonic Award nominee, National Honor Society, Student Council and Senior Council member.

JASMINE JUAREZ

Defender/Midfielder • FR-HS• 5-0

Personal: • Born July 22, 1997. • Daughter of Ana and James Juarez. • Has two brothers, James Jr. and Johan. • Has one sister, Ana. • Plans to major in allied health and English. • Life’s ambitions include playing soccer at the highest level, coaching soccer, working with youth and becoming a youth leader at her hometown church.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Westmoore HS

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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High School: • Two-year letter winner for coach Ryan Heise’s Broncos. • Owns school’s single-game record with five goals. • Scored 19 goals and had three assists as a junior as the Broncos went 17-6-2. • Graduated with a 3.0 GPA. • Played for club teams FC Murrieta and Legends FC.

Personal: • Born Feb. 10, 1997. • Daughter of Angela Coppola and John Caserma. • Has one brother, John Jr., and one sister, Megan. • Plans to major in psychology and nursing. • Wants to become a full trauma nurse. • Aspires to be more than financially stable by age 25 and to have a family by age 26.

BRITTANY CASERMA

Forward • FR-HS • 5-6 Murrieta, California Vista Murrieta HS

High School: • Two-year letter winner for coach Mike Eshragh’s Patriots. • Team MVP as a sophomore. • Named All-Region and All-League as a sophomore as the Patriots won the state championship. • Earned Scholar-Athlete Award as a freshman. • Earned an advanced honors diploma and the Senior High Honors Gold award. • Editor of the school yearbook. • National Honor Society and Student Council member. • Carries a 3.84 non-weighted GPA (4.64 weighted). • Played for Heat FC 97 and ENCL.

APRIL FICARROTTA

Forward/Midfielder • FR-HS• 5-3

Personal: • Born March 21, 1997. • Daughter of July and William Fitzgerald. • Has three brothers, August, Austin and Marc. • Has three sisters, Jenna, July and Adyson. • Has a cousin who kicks for UTEP. • Plans to major in criminal justice and psychology. • Aspires to travel the world and to join the FBI.

Henderson, Nevada Liberty HS

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High School • Three-year letterwinner for coaches Sam McCutchen and Steve McBride. • Named team captain as a senior. • Honored as the district’s top defensive player her junior year. • Also ran cross country for Georgetown. • National Honor Society member and Student Council representative. • Interact Club member and Rotary Youth Leader Award Camp Counselor. • Received UIL Academic All-District award. • Honor roll student who carries a 3.6 GPA. • Played club ball for the Austin Texans.

CAYLEE KIDWELL

Personal • Born Feb. 20, 1997. • Daughter of Julie and Roger Kidwell. • Has one sister, Courtney, and one brother, Camden. • Plans to major in sports fitness and nutrition and psychology. • Aspires to be a physical therapist to help athletes recover “both physically and mentally” from injuries.

Midfielder • FR-HS • 5-8 Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS

High School: • Scored 99 career goals in four seasons at Forney High as a four-year starter for coach Trisha Williamson’s Jackrabbits. • Just missed becoming just the eighth girls’ soccer player to score 100 career goals in Texas (in 4A or 5A). • Earned first-team all-region and district MVP honors. Three-time district MVP and four-time first-team all-district. • Scored 23 goals as a senior, 26 as a junior, 33 as a sophomore and 17 as a freshman. • Named all-state by the coaches as a sophomore. • Helped lead team to two district championships and four playoff appearances. Forney reached the regional quarters (third round) once with two area appearances (second round) and another regional playoff appearance. • Played multiple years for the FC Dallas Premier 97 and Sting 97 clubs. • Student Council member and active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. • Compiled a 3.4 GPA.

KAYLEIGH PHILLIPS

Personal: • Born Feb. 26, 1997. • Daughter of Rebekah and Heath Phillips. • Has two sisters, Kelsey (16) and Karleigh (8). • Plans to major in nursing and work in a hospital.

Forward • FR-HS • 5-4 Forney, Texas Forney HS

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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2014 Season: • Redshirted with an ACL injury. • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll. High School: • Advanced to the second round of the playoffs in 2013 and is a three-time academic all-district selection. • Four-year letterwinner in soccer. • Member of Young Life and Senior Women. • Had a 3.5 GPA. • Played for the Cy-Fair Dynamos coached by Mark Wilkinson for eight years.

JESSICA LYKINS

Personal: • Daughter of Natasha and Michael Lykins. • Two brothers, Benjamin and Thomas. • Majoring in biology. • Wants to attend veterinary school. • Born August 29, 1996.

Midfielder • FR-RS • 5-5 Cypress, Texas Cypress Woods HS

High School: • Four-year letterwinner for coach Mike Nichol’s Raiders. • Scored a career-high 11 goals as a senior and tallied 28 in her career. • Dealt one assist in her freshman and sophomore years and then assisted on three goals in each of the last two seasons. • Selected as a team captain her senior year. • Ranks in Toms River East’s top 10 in career scoring. • Team MVP in 2014. • Also ran track her freshman year. • Honor roll student who carried a 3.6 GPA. • Member of the Interact and Key clubs and the Safety Team. • Four-year manager for boys basketball team and lettered in track for one season. • Also played for Toms River Futbol Club and PDA Shore.

JACQUELINE MANZA

Personal: • Born Jan. 13, 1997. • Daughter of Jeanne and Frank Manza. • Has one brother, Frank (9). • Plans to major in nursing and hopes to return to her home state as a nurse after graduation.

Forward • FR-HS • 5-1 Toms River, New Jersey Toms River East HS

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High School: • Five-year letterwinner for the Vikings. • Owns Opelousas Catholic’s all-time goal-scoring record (135). • Named first-team all-district and first-team all-parish for the last four seasons. • First-team all-parish and second-team all-district selection as an eighth-grader. • Three-year member of school’s cheerleading team. • Member of school’s ministry team. • Played for club team Houston Dynamo U18.

Personal: • Her sister, Olivia, currently is an NSU sophomore majoring in accounting . • Karoline is a former Hershey’s state track and field champion and a two-time AAU state finalist in the 100 and 200 meters. • Plans to major in biology.

KAROLINE GUIDRY

Forward • FR-HS • 5-4 Opelousas, Louisiana Opelousas Catholic

OLIVIA MARAZZO

Defender/Midfielder• FR-HS • 5-9

High School: • Named the NSCAA (Nevada) State Player of the Year and was a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee for her state as a senior. • All-League Defensive Player of the Year who contributed 10 goals and 12 assists as a senior for Bishop Manogue Catholic. • Three-time all-league first-team defender. • Was an offensive threat throughout her high school career, totaling 11 goals and 16 assists in her first three seasons before her 10-goal, 12-assist senior campaign. • As a freshman, contributed to the Class 4A runner-ups in Nevada. • Played club soccer for Nevada Elite Football Club (five seasons). • Graduated with a 3.3 GPA. • Participated as a student ambassador, a member of Advanced Student Leadership, campus ministry and as a sports medicine trainer. Personal: • Born April 3, 1997. • Daughter of Lana and Len Marazzo. • Has two brothers, Dominic (21) and Luke (14). • The health and human performance major aims to have a career in occupational therapy. Wants to settle down back on the West Coast with her future husband and three kids.

Reno, Nevada Bishop Manogue HS

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00 Alex Latham Goalkeeper

0 Cadence Starr Goalkeeper

Forward

21 Payton Roney

Forward/Midfielder

28 Karoline Guidry Forward

Brooke Bourbonais Goalkeeper

Forward/Midfielder

Natalie Pena Midfielder

22 Mackenzie Geier Defender

29 Olivia Marazzo

Defender/Midfielder

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Amy Renteria

Defender/Midfielder

Cassandra Briscoe

Brittany Caserma

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Joanna McFarling Midfielder

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Patry Carrion Midfielder

15 Maja Lambertsson Defender

23 Esdeina Gonzalez Forward/Midfielder

30 Caché Haley

Forward/ Midfielder

Camila Ardila Midfielder

Cayla Klinger Midfielder

17 Chandler Monk Midfielder

24 Jessica Lykins Midfielder

Sage Leffew Defender

18 April Ficarrotta

Forward/Midfielder

25 Shelby Balmer

Forward/Midfielder

George Van Linder Head Coach

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4 Mattilyn Reeder Defender

Ysmina Smith

Defender/Midfielder

11 Jasmine Juarez

Defender/Midfielder

Allison Palomo Defender

19 Caylee Kidwell Midfielder

Kayleigh Phillips Forward

26 Jacqueline Manza Forward

Chris Early

Assistant Coach

Shelby Drope Midfielder

Emily Morphitis

Graduate Manager

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GEORGE VAN LINDER

Head Coach

COACHING EXPERIENCE Year School Position 2014 Northwestern State Head Coach A young team finally found its groove during the 2014 season, and head coach 2013 Northwestern State Head Coach George Van Linder returns a stable of veterans for his fourth season at the helm of North- 2012 Northwestern State Head Coach 2011 Oklahoma Associate Head Coach western State’s soccer program. Van Linder, a wily veteran coach himself, will attempt to 2010 Oklahoma Associate Head Coach get the Lady Demons to their first Southland Conference tournament since 2008. 2009 Stephen F. Austin Head Coach NSU won three of its final four games in 2014 to finish 6-12-1 (3-7-1 Southland Con2008 Stephen F. Austin Head Coach ference), but the late-season success and large number of returners has the Lady Demons 2007 Baylor Head Coach on the cusp of a conference tournament spot. 2006 Baylor Head Coach Four of the Demons’ top five goal-scorers, all three goalkeepers and two defenders 2005 Baylor Head Coach with significant starting experience will be back for the 2015 season. 2004 Baylor Head Coach Van Linder, who has 17 years of experience as a college soccer head coach, including 2003 Baylor Head Coach two seasons at SLC rival Stephen F. Austin, was hired to direct the Lady Demon soccer 2002 SMU Head Coach 2001 SMU Head Coach program on January 12, 2012. 2000 SMU Head Coach He inherited a young team, which won one game in league play in his first season 1999 SMU Head Coach (2012), and led them to five conference wins in 2013 – the program’s most since 2005. 1998 Butler Head Coach In 2012, his team pitched four-straight shutouts, during which they scored 16 goals. 1997 Butler Head Coach Five of the 11 losses that season were by two goals or less. In 2013, the Lady Demons held 1996 Butler Head Coach their opponent scoreless in four games and never allowed more than one goal in any game 1995 Butler Men’s Assistant Coach they won. 1994 Butler Men’s Assistant Coach Van Linder coached Ashlee Savona and Jessica Danku to All-Southland Conference 1991 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach selections and saw his team win the College Team Academic Award from the National Soc- 1990 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach 1989 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach cer Coaches Association of America. 1988 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach Van Linder spent two seasons prior to NSU as the associate head coach at Oklahoma, 17 SEASONS AS HEAD COACH and in 2010, the Sooners posted double-digit wins for the first time since 2005. Oklahoma

18th Season (162-139-27) • Fourth at NSU (19-34-3) Western Michigan, 1990

Record 6-12-1 7-11-1 6-11-1 7-13-0 12-8-3 10-8-2 9-7-2 7-10-2 6-12-1 4-12-2 7-9-2 7-9-2 13-5-5 16-4-0 13-5-1 17-6-1 10-13-0 12-7-2 12-7-1 10-7-2 11-10-0 16-4-0 17-3-0 11-5-1 10-5-0 162-139-27

finished third in the Big 12 regular season standings while making the program’s first appearance in the Big 12 Championship game. The season featured 37 goals (tied for a program record) and culminated with OU clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history (2003). Prior to his arrival in Norman, Van Linder spent the previous two years as the head coach at Southland power Stephen F. Austin (2008-09). He led SFA to a combined 19 wins (12 SLC wins) in his two seasons, including a second-place finish in 2008. He helped build the foundation for a Lady Jacks program that’s won the regular-season conference title from 2011-2014 (2012 SLC tournament champions). With 38 wins in five seasons at Southland Conference schools, Van Linder ranks 10th on the SLC career wins list. The Galeburg, Mich. native, compiled a 162-139-27 record in 17 seasons as a collegiate head coach and hauled in recruiting classes that were ranked nationally on eight occasions. He coached 53 all-conference honorees and was twice named the conference coach of the year (1996 at Butler and 2000 at SMU). Van Linder also has extensive experience in the Big 12 Conference after serving as the Baylor University head coach during five seasons (2003-2007) prior to his SFA stint. The Bears’ 2006 trip to the Big 12 tournament was the program’s first since 2001. Van Linder’s time in Waco, Texas produced four all-conference honors -- including Ashley Noah, who was chosen for the U-20 U.S. National team -- and 41 Academic All-Big 12 honorees. Van Linder posted a 59-20-7 record in four seasons at the SMU helm and guided the Mustangs to four straight Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships. In 1999, SMU reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, one of three postseason appearances. In all three of the NCAA Tournaments, the Mustangs won their first round

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game and also finished the season ranked in the top 25. He was named WAC Coach of the Year in 2000 and earned the Dallas Morning News Coach of the Year award in 1999. He started his collegiate head coaching career in 1996, when he took over the women’s program at Butler after serving three years as an assistant for the men’s team. The Bulldogs were 34-27-3 under Van Linder and finished two of three seasons ranked in the national polls. Butler won the regular season and conference crowns in 1996, reaching the tournament championship game all three seasons. Van Linder has worked with the Olympic Development Program since 1994 and spent six years as the head coach for Indiana Youth Soccer Association boys and girls state teams before becoming the head coach for the North Texas Youth Soccer Association girls state teams in 1999. He held that position for five years and has been a staff coach with the ODP’s Region III since 2000. Van Linder earned his United States Soccer Federation “A” license in 1990 at age 25, one of the youngest to receive the certification. He obtained his Premier License accreditation in 2002 through the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A 1990 graduate of Western Michigan University, Van Linder lettered on the Broncos’ soccer team and earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health education. He and his wife, Chris, have one daughter, 10-yearold Mariska.

VAN LINDER VS. OPPONENTS

OPPONENT RECORD AT NSU RECORD OVERALL Abilene Christian 0-2-0 0-2-0 Air Force 1-0-0 Arizona State 1-0-0 Arkansas 1-1-0 Arkansas-Little Rock 1-1-0 1-1-0 Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0-0 1-0-0 Arkansas State 1-0-0 Baylor 0-3-0 3-3-0 Boise State 3-0-0 Boston 1-0-0 BYU 0-1-0 Cal Irvine 1-0-0 Cal Poly 0-1-0 Cal State Northridge 0-1-0 Centenary 1-0-0 Central Arkansas 0-2-1 2-2-1 Central Florida 1-0-0 Cincinnati 0-2-1 Clemson 0-1-0 Colorado 0-3-1 Colorado College 1-0-0 Creighton 1-2-0 Delaware 1-0-0 Detroit 4-2-0 Duquesne 1-0-0 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 Evansville 4-0-0 Florida 0-2-0 Fresno State 6-1-0 Georgia 0-1-0 Georgia Southern 1-0-0 Grambling 1-0-0 1-0-0 Green Bay 5-0-0 Hawaii 5-0-1 Houston 6-2-0 Houston Baptist 1-1-1 1-1-1 Incarnate Word 1-1-0 1-1-0 Indiana 2-1-1 Iona 1-0-0

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OPPONENT RECORD AT NSU RECORD OVERALL Iowa 2-0-0 Iowa State 2-2-1 Jackson State 2-0-0 2-0-0 Jacksonville 1-0-0 Kansas 0-4-1 Kentucky 1-0-0 Lamar 0-2-1 2-2-1 Long Beach State 0-1-1 Louisiana College 1-0-0 1-0-0 Louisiana Tech 0-1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-2-0 2-2-0 Loyola 2-1-0 Loyola Maramount 0-0-1 LSU 0-1-0 1-1-0 LSU-Shreveport 1-0-0 1-0-0 McNeese State 1-2-0 4-2-0 Miami (Ohio) 1-0-0 Michigan 1-2-0 Michgan State 1-0-0 Milwaukee 2-1-2 Minnesota 1-2-1 Missouri 1-4-0 Missouri State 1-0-0 Nebraska 3-3-0 Nevada 3-0-0 New Mexico 1-0-0 Nicholls 3-0-0 5-0-0 North Carolina 0-1-0 North Texas 3-2-1 Northern Illinois 1-0-0 Northern Colorado 1-0-0 Northwestern 0-5-0 Northwestern State 3-1-1 Notre Dame 1-1-0 Oklahoma 4-4-1 Oklahoma State 0-4-1 Ole Miss 0-1-0 0-1-0 Oral Roberts 0-3-0 0-3-0 Penn State 0-1-0 Southland Conference: 2000 NCAA Tournament: 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

OPPONENT RECORD AT NSU RECORD OVERALL Pepperdine 0-1-0 Prairie View A&M 2-0-0 3-0-0 Portland 0-2-0 Purdue 1-3-0 Rice 2-1-1 Saint Louis 1-0-0 San Diego 0-1-0 San Jose State 2-3-1 Santa Clara 0-1-0 Sam Houston State 1-2-0 3-2-0 Samford 1-0-0 SMU 0-2-0 Southeastern Louisiana 0-3-0 1-4-1 Stanford 0-2-0 Stephen F. Austin 0-3-0 0-4-0 Stetson 1-0-0 Temple 1-0-0 Texas 4-6-0 Texas A&M 0-9-1 Texas A&M-Corpus Chrisiti 2-0-0 2-0-0 Texas Southern 1-0-0 1-0-0 Texas State 0-2-0 1-4-0 Texas Tech 4-2-0 TCU 4-2-1 Tulsa 4-2-0 ULM 0-2-0 0-2-0 USC 1-0-0 Utah 1-2-0 Utah State 0-1-0 UTEP 5-1-0 UTSA 1-1-2 Valparaiso 1-0-0 Vanderbilt 1-2-1 Washington 0-1-0 Washington State 0-1-0 Wisconsin 0-1-0 Wright State 3-1-0 TOTALS 13-21-2 157-134-25

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CHRIS EARLY

Assistant Coach

First season at NSU Iowa, 2014 Chris Early will have two major adjustments as he prepares for his first season as Northwestern State assistant soccer coach. The University of Iowa graduate is still getting used to the Louisiana heat while he gears up for his first full collegiate season. Early spent this past spring as an assistant women’s soccer coach at NCAA Division III Bethel University (Minn.), but he’s had a wealth of coaching experience at the youth level. “He has a real passion for the game, and he demonstrates that with positive energy,” said NSU head coach George Van Linder. “We’ve emphasized that a lot. “We’re here to have fun but with a serious purpose. He epitomizes that philosophy.” After graduating high school, Early was the head coach for the Sporting St. Croix Soccer Club (U11 Select Boys) while serving as an assistant for the U18 Academy Boys (Minnesota state Cup champions) and the U17 Select Girls. Early said he was drawn to an experienced Division I coach like Van Linder and to a tradition-rich program that was Louisiana’s first to appear in an NCAA tournament (2000) and has the second-most appearances in the state (three). “The program’s got a lot of history of success,” Early said. “Coach George is a really experienced coach and a great coach to learn from. “(Natchitoches) seems like a really great town, and NSU is a good program that’s building and hopefully getting back to its winning ways.” Early, who played one season for San Bernadino Valley College until a knee injury ended his competitive college career, also coached Iowa’s men’s club soccer team and was a practice player for the Iowa women’s program. He was a staff coach and technical skills trainer for the Iowa City Alliance Soccer Club U9-U18 boys and girls teams. “We’ll have him focus on the technical part of the game and make sure the players’ skills are up to par,” Van Linder said. “We’ll see what else he can share and bring to our team. “We’re treating him like a freshman player of sorts and seeing what he can do. (Assistant coach Emily Morphitis) will focus on goalkeepers, and she’’ll be especially valuable in her second season because she knows our expectations after having a whole new staff last year.” Early has administrative experience as a building supervisor for Iowa City Parks and Recreation and as the soccer coordinator for the Sanneh Foundation. He managed 40 soccer camps for the Sanneh Soccer Residential Camp at Bethany College and participated in different duties such as fundraising, budgeting and hosting.

Year 2015 (spring)

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

COACHING EXPERIENCE School Bethel University

Position Assistant

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SOCCER

EMILY MORPHITIS

Assistant Coach

Second season at NSU Hofstra, 2014 Emily Morphitis is in her second season with the Northwestern State women’s soccer team after a successful goalkeeping career at Hofstra. She will begin her second season in charge of the goalkeepers. COACHING EXPERIENCE Morphitis guided true freshman Alex Latham as she emerged as the starter this past Year School Position Record season, making 88 saves with a .704 save percentage in 17 starts. 2014 Northwestern State Graduate Assistant 6-12-1 Morphitis, a London, England native, ranks fifth in Hofstra’s all-time saves list with 170 career stops and finished with a 1.21 career goals against average. She played a significant role all four years at Hofstra, including being the primary starter in her last three seasons before an injury ended her senior season early. Morphitis was a platoon goalie as a freshman on a Hofstra squad that was ranked No. 18 and advanced to the second round. She earned a spot on the All-Colonial Athletic Association freshman team and the first of two All-Colonial Athletic Association all-tournament teams for a Pride squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. After a 1.03 goals against average as a sophomore starter, Morphitis won the CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player as a junior on a conference champion team. She finished her career with a 1.21 goals against average. Before Hofstra, Morphitis played club soccer for the Chelsea Ladies first team (2008-10) and with the England national teams (U15, U17 and U19). She capped at all levels, including sharing first-team games with England senior international Siobhan Chamberlain.

AMBER SMITH

CARRIE WILSON

MARCIA BOLTON

Student Manager

Administrative Assistant

First season at NSU

Fourth season at NSU

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Well into its sixth decade of service, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions and approximately 4,200 student-athletes. Having commemorated its 50th anniversary in 2013, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 13 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into the 21st Century. The successful transformation continues, as the Southland Conference welcomed four additional members in 2013: Abilene Christian University, Houston Baptist University, the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and the University of New Orleans. In addition to its newest members, the Southland also consists of the University of Central Arkansas, Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. An original Southland member from 1963-73, Abilene Christian rejoined the league as one of the most decorated athletic programs in NCAA history, and the addition of Houston Baptist, UIW and New Orleans gives the Southland a regular competitive presence in the key metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans. Southland cities encompass approximately 14 million people, and six of its television markets rank among the top 100 in the U.S. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses nearly 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 800,000. Famous alums from current Southland Conference schools include former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), Major League Baseball star Wade Miley (Southeastern Louisiana), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), and track and field Olympians Kenta Bell (Northwestern State), and Bobby Morrow and Billy Olson (both Abilene Christian). Other notable alums from current members include Grammy Award-winning musicians Frank Ocean (New Orleans), Don Henley and Rodney Crowell (both Stephen F. Austin), and Ronnie Dunn (Abilene Christian), television personality and actress Ellen DeGeneres (New Orleans), current NFL standouts Lardarius Webb (Nicholls State), Terrence McGee (Northwestern State), and Daniel Manning (Abilene Christian), professional golfers Shawn Stefani and Chris Stroud (both Lamar) and Colin Montgomerie (HBU), award-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (Sam Houston State), American Idol winner Kris Allen (Central Arkansas), NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Harris (Northwestern State), former NFL standouts Bobby Hebert (Northwestern State), Gary Barbaro (Nicholls State), Wilbert Montgomery (Abilene Christian) and Gary Reasons (Northwestern State), former MLB stars Darryl Hamilton (Nicholls State) and Kevin Millar (Lamar), NCAA football coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas), actors John Larroquette (New Orleans), Ricardo Chavira (UIW) and Jesse Borrego (UIW), and the late NFL coaching legend O.A. “Bum” Phillips (Lamar and Stephen F. Austin). The Southland sponsors 17 full championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The Southland Bowling League, an affiliated Conference sport, originated in 2015, and four of its members filled out half of the eight-team bracket, with Stephen F. Austin advancing to the national title match. Continuing its tradition of innovation, the league launched the Southland Conference Television Network in the fall of 2008 and has broadcast more than 160 events. The network has expanded its reach to roughly 13 million households throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma in recent years, and has also gained national viewership through ESPN3 and Fox College Sports. In its first seven years, the network has received recognition for its work, earning numerous College Sports Media and Telly Awards. The Southland Conference, in conjunction with the city of Frisco, Texas, and Hunt Sports Group, also serves as the host to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Frisco, which has been home to the conference headquarters since 2006. The game is played at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium, and after a successful three-year run, the partnership was rewarded with a three-year renewal to serve as the national championship host site through the 2015 season. Southland Conference football ranks among the best Football Championship Subdivision leagues in the nation, and enjoys an annual expectation of competing for the national championship with multiple teams advancing to the NCAA playoffs each year. In 2014, three Southland teams – Southeastern Louisiana, Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin– all qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship, and in 2011 and 2012, Sam Houston advanced to the national championship game. 2002 national championship contest. The conference has been represented in eight national championship games.

SOCCER

Name Allie Johnson Spencer Valdespino Bri Singh Jess Coates Shelby McDaniel Mariah Titus Brooke Dunnigan Kristi O’Brien Chantal Curry Hope Sabadash Ashley Alonzo

2015 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM University Pos. Sam Houston State Forward Nicholls State Forward Southeastern Louisiana Forward Nicholls State Midfielder Sam Houston State Midfielder Sam Houston State Midfielder Stephen F. Austin Defender Houston Baptist Defender Stephen F. Austin Defender Southeastern Louisiana Goalkeeper Sam Houston State At-Large

Cl. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

Hometown Allen, Texas Spring Hill, Fla. Lancaster, Calif. Sydney, Australia League City, Texas Bedford, Texas Round Rock, Texas Eden Prairie, Minn. Austin, Texas Mississauga, Ontario Little Elm, Texas

Name Savannah LaRicci Kayla Vera Hannah Barker Katie Noonan Amanda Doyle Rachel Owens Blake Martin Caitlin Schwartz Cheyenne Maxwell Kylie Hambleton Jannet Hernandez

2015 PRESEASON SECOND TEAM University Pos. Cl. McNeese State Forward Jr. Southeastern Louisiana Forward Sr. Stephen F. Austin Forward So. Southeastern Louisiana Midfielder Jr. Stephen F. Austin Midfielder Jr. Nicholls State Midfielder Sr. Houston Baptist Defender Sr. Sam Houston State Defender So. Southeastern Louisiana Defender Sr. Sam Houston State Goalkeeper Sr. Lamar At-Large Sr.

Hometown Sugar Land, Texas Vancouver, Wash. Farmers Branch, TX Renton, Wash. Carrollton, Texas Houston, Texas College Station, Texas San Antonio, Texas Sacramento, Calif. Katy, Texas Houston, Texas

COACHES’ POLL 1. Stephen F. Austin (8) 2. Sam Houston State (4) 3. Houston Baptist 4. Southeastern Louisiana 5. Abilene Christian 6. McNeese State 7. Nicholls State 8. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 9. Lamar 10. Central Arkansas 10. Northwestern State 12. Incarnate Word

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

2015 PRESEASON POLLS SID POLL 116 1. Stephen F. Austin (9) 112 2. Houston Baptist 100 3. Sam Houston State (3) 92 4. Southeastern Louisiana 68 5. Abilene Christian 65 6. Nicholls State 64 7. McNeese State 47 8. Lamar 46 9. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 31 10. Northwestern State 31 11. Central Arkansas 20 12. Incarnate Word

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LADY DEMON LSU-ALEXANDRIA

GAME 1 • AUG. 21 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Alexandria, Louisiana Colors...................................................................................... Purple and Gold President..............................................................................Dr. Daniel Howard Athletics Director......................................................................... Brent Porche Conference........................................................Red River Athletics Conference Stadium.....................................................................................Generals’ Field Website.................................................................................lsuagenerals.com HEAD COACH Michael Poropat Record........................................................................9-8-1 (1 season at LSUA) TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record........................................................9-8-1/6-3 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A MEDIA RELATIONS None

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Northwestern State Aug. 23 at Millsaps College Aug. 28 Jackson State Aug. 30 at Lamar Sept. 4 at Lyon College Sept. 7 at Bethel University Sept. 11 Texas Southern Sept. 13 at Delta State Sept. 15 at Louisiana College Sept. 18 William Carey Sept. 20 Faulkner Sept. 26 at Auburn-Montgomery Oct. 1 St. Thomas-Houston Oct. 3 Houston-Victoria Oct. 8 Wiley Oct. 15 at University of the Southwest Oct. 22 at Our Lady of the Lake Oct. 24 at Huston-Tillotson Oct. 29 Jarvis Christian Oct. 31 Texas College SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................0-0-0

AT LSU

GAME 3 • AUG. 25 • 7 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location...................................................................... Baton Rouge, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 30,451 Colors...................................................................................... Purple and Gold President.......................................................................... Dr. F. King Alexander Athletics Director..............................................................................Joe Alleva Conference................................................................Southeastern Conference Stadium............................................................................ LSU Soccer Stadium Website........................................................................................lsusports.net HEAD COACH Brian Lee (Furman, 1992) Record at LSU/Career........... 102-77-33 (10 seasons; 246-157-43 (21 seasons) TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 5-13-2/1-9-1 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................17/5 Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/3

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Oregon Aug. 25 Northwestern State Aug. 28 Western Kentucky Aug. 30 Minnesota Sept. 4 Ball State Sept. 6 Indiana Sept. 11 at Alabama Sept. 13 Duke Sept. 17 Georgia Sept. 20 Marquette Sept. 25 at Auburn Sept. 27 at Ole Miss Oct. 2 Vanderbilt Oct. 9 Missouri Oct. 11 at Florida Oct. 15 at Arkansas Oct. 20 at Florida Oct. 23 Mississippi State Oct. 25 South Carolina Oct. 29 at Kentucky

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall.................................................0-4-0 Will Stafford Office.........................................................................................318-578-8256 Cell.............................................................................................318-436-4389 Email......................................................................................wstaff2@lsu.edu

AT ULM

GAME 5 • SEPT. 4 • 4 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. Monroe, Louisiana Enrollment.............................................................................................. 8,527 Colors.................................................................................... Maroon and Gold President.................................................................................... Dr. Nick Bruno Athletics Director....................................................................Brian Wickstrom Conference.......................................................................................... Sun Belt Stadium...........................................................................ULM Soccer Complex Website.............................................................................. ulmwarhawks.com HEAD COACH Roberto Mazza (Tiffin, 2006) Record at ULM/Career.........................................18-37-2 (3 seasons)/68-75-8 TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record......................................................8-10-1/2-7 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................26/13 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/4 MEDIA RELATIONS Robbie Kleinmuntz Office.......................................................................................(318) 342-5462 Cell...........................................................................................(847) 912-5380 Email.............................................................................. kleinmuntz@ulm.edu

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2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 Louisiana Tech Aug. 23 McNeese State Aug. 25 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Aug. 28 Mississippi Valley State Aug. 30 at Central Arkansas Sept. 4 Northwestern State Sept. 6 Southeastern Louisiana Sept. 11 at Stephen F. Austin Sept. 13 Grambling Sept. 18 Southern Miss Sept. 20 Southern Sept. 25 at Georgia State Sept. 27 at Georgia Southern Oct. 2 Troy Oct. 4 South Alabama Oct. 9 at Arkansas-Little Rock Oct. 11 at Arkansas State Oct. 16 Appalachian State Oct. 18 Texas State Oct. 26 UL Lafayette SERIES INFORMATION Overall...............................................13-6-2

SOCCER AT TEXAS A&M

GAME 2 • AUG. 23 • 6 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................College Station, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 62,392 Colors.................................................................................. Maroon and White President............................................................................... Michael K. Young Athletics Director............................................................................Eric Hyman Conference................................................................Southeastern Conference Stadium.............................................................................................Ellis Field Website...................................................................................... 12thman.com HEAD COACH G Guerrieri (Tulsa, 1985) Record at A&M/career......378-109-28 (22 seasons); 394-121-28 (23 seasons) TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.......................22-3-2/9-1-1 (NCAA semifinal) Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................10/11 Starters R/L.................................................................................................3/8

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Rice Aug. 23 Northwestern State Aug. 28 UC Irvine Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic Sept. 4 at Florida State Sept. 6 Abilene Christian Sept. 10 at Florida Sept. 13 at Dayton Sept. 18 Vanderbilt Sept. 20 North Texas Sept. 24 at South Carolina Sept. 27 at Georgia Oct. 2 Mississippi State Oct. 9 Alabama Oct. 11 at Auburn Oct. 16 at Kentucky Oct. 23 Arkansas Oct. 25 Ole Miss Oct. 29 at Missouri

SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................0-2-0 MEDIA RELATIONS Thomas Dick Office.......................................................................................(979) 862-5486 Cell...........................................................................................(512) 784-2153 Email......................................................................tddick@athletics.tamu.edu

AT JACKSON STATE

GAME 4 • AUG. 30 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................ Jackson, Mississippi Enrollment.............................................................................................. 9,500 Colors....................................................................................... Blue and White Chancellor........................................................................... Dr. Carolyn Meyers Athletics Director.......................................................................Robert Walker Conference..................................................Southwestern Athletic Conference Stadium............................................................................ JSU Soccer Complex Website....................................................................................... jsutigers.com HEAD COACH Dean Joseph (Tifton, 1996) Record at JSU/Career......................25-32-7 (3 seasons); 86-83-15 (9 seasons)

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Southeastern Aug. 23 Southern Miss Aug. 28 at LSU-Alexandria Aug. 30 at Northwestern State Sept. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce Sept. 6 Jacksonville State Sept. 11 Mississippi College Sept. 13 at Auburn-Montgomery Sept. 20 Louisiana Tech Sept. 25 Alcorn State Sept. 27 Mississippi Valley State Oct. 4 at Howard Oct. 9 at Alabama A&M Oct. 11 at Alabama State Oct. 16 Prairie View A&M Oct. 18 Texas Southern Oct. 23 at Grambling Oct. 25 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Oct. 30 Southern

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.................................................... 9-9-3/5-4-2 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................16/6 Starters R/L.................................................................................................6/5 SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................5-0-0 MEDIA RELATIONS E. Jenae Jones Office.........................................................................................601-979-0657 Email......................................................................... emily.j.jones@jsums.edu

AT UL LAFAYETTE

GAME 6 • SEPT. 6 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................Lafayette, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 18,796 Colors............................................................................... Vermilion and White President............................................................................Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Athletics Director......................................................................... Scott Farmer Conference.......................................................................................... Sun Belt Stadium.......................................................Ragin’ Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility Website.................................................................................. ragincajuns.com C0-HEAD COACHES Scot Wieland (Bethany College, 1991) Record at ULL/Career.......... 69-102-23 (10 seasons)/155-140-26 (16 seasons) TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.................................................... 9-8-2/4-4-1 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................25/5 Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/4 MEDIA RELATIONS Kim Lakner Office.......................................................................................(337) 482-6329 Cell...........................................................................................(330) 329-5653 Email.............................................................................. lakner@louisiana.edu

Southland Conference: 2000 NCAA Tournament: 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 Sam Houston State Aug. 23 Nicholls State Aug. 28 at Ole Miss Aug. 30 at Southern Miss Sept. 4 at McNeese State Sept. 6 Northwestern State Sept. 11 Texas-San Antonio Sept. 13 Northern Illinois Sept. 18 Grambling Sept. 20 Houston Sept. 25 at Georgia Southern Sept. 27 at Georgia State Oct. 2 South Alabama Oct. 4 Troy Oct. 9 at Arkansas State Oct. 11 at Arkansas-Little Rock Oct. 16 Texas State Oct. 18 Appalachian State Oct. 25 at ULM SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................7-6-0

LADY DEMON ALCORN STATE

GAME 7 • SEPT. 7 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................ Lorman, Mississippi Enrollment.............................................................................................. 3,927 Colors...................................................................................... Purple and Gold President......................................................................... Dr. Alfred Rankins, Jr. Athletics Director..........................................................................Derek Horne Conference.................................................................... Southwestern Athletic Stadium...............................................................Alcorn State Soccer Complex Website................................................................................. alcornsports.com

2015 SCHEDULE Sept. 7 Northwestern State Sept. 11 Nicholls State Sept. 13 Lamar Sept. 25 Jackson State Sept. 27 Southern Oct. 2 Texas Southern Oct. 4 Prairie View A&M Oct. 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Oct. 11 Grambling State Oct. 18 Alabama A&M Oct. 25 Alabama State Oct. 30 at Mississippi Valley State

SOCCER TEXAS STATE

GAME 8 • SEPT. 11 • 7 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................... San Marcos, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 36,790 Colors.......................................................................Maroon and Metallic Gold President...........................................................................Dr. Denise M. Trauth Athletics Director..........................................................................Dr. Larry Teis Conference.......................................................................................... Sun Belt Stadium.......................................................................Bobcat Soccer Complex Website..............................................................................txstatebobcats.com

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 16 at Texas-San Antonio Aug. 21 at Houston Aug. 23 at Houston Baptist Aug. 28 McNeese State Aug. 30 UTEP Sept. 4 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sept. 6 Prairie View A&M Sept. 11 at Northwestern State Sept. 13 at Stephen F. Austin Sept. 18 New Mexico State Sept. 20 Lamar Sept. 25 Arkansas-Little Rock Sept. 27 Arkansas State Oct. 4 at Appalachian State Oct. 9 at Troy Oct. 11 at South Alabama Oct. 18 at ULM Oct. 23 Georgia State Oct. 25 Georgia Southern

HEAD COACHES Not available Record........................................................................................................ N/A

HEAD COACH Kat Conner (Pacific Lutheran, ‘92) Record at Texas State..................................................... 167-138-23 (16 years)

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record....................................................... 0-13/0-10 SERIES INFORMATION Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Overall.................................................2-0-0 Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.............................................................11-7-2 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................18/5 Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A SERIES INFORMATION Overall...............................................8-13-3 MEDIA RELATIONS Jen Lawson Office.........................................................................................512-245-2988 Email............................................................................... jlawson@txstate.edu

MEDIA RELATIONS Herman Shelton Office.......................................................................................(601) 877-6501 Cell...........................................................................................(713) 540-3606 Email...................................................................bravessportsinfo@gmail.com

AT SMU

GAME 9 • SEPT. 13 • 1 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................................................................Dallas, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 10,981 Colors...........................................................................................Red and Blue President................................................................................. R. Gerald Turner Athletics Director...............................................................................Rick Hart Conference........................................................................... American Athletic Stadium...................................................................................... Wescott Field Website.............................................................................. smumustangs.com HEAD COACHES Chris Petrucelli (UNC-Greensboro, ‘84) Record at SMU/Career.............. 25-31-5 (3 seasons)/365-141-41 (25 seasons)

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Saint Louis Aug. 23 at Missouri Aug. 28 Kansas Aug. 30 Texas Southern Sept. 3 at Rice Sept. 6 Maryland Sept. 11 Sam Houston State Sept. 13 Northwestern State Sept. 18 TCU Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 27 East Carolina Oct. 1 at Tulsa Oct. 4 at Memphis Oct. 9 Houston Oct. 15 Central Florida Oct. 18 South Florida Oct. 22 at Temple Oct. 25 at UConn

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record......................................................... 7-14/2-7 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/3 SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................0-0-0 MEDIA RELATIONS Tim Wentz Office.......................................................................................(214) 768-4723 Cell...........................................................................................(609) 617-7948 Email.....................................................................................twentz@smu.edu

LAMAR

GAME 11 • SEPT. 25 • 7 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.................................................................................Beaumont, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 14,052 Colors........................................................................................ Red and White President.............................................................................. Dr. Kenneth Evans Athletics Director...................................................................Jason Henderson Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium........................................................................Lamar Soccer Complex Website............................................................................. lamarcardinals.com HEAD COACH Orlando Cervantes (San Jose St., 1999) Record at Lamar/Career.........................................18-19-3 (3rd season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 5-11-2/3-6-2 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................15/9 Starters R/L.................................................................................................4/7

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 San Jose State Aug. 23 at Louisiana Tech Aug. 28 Texas Southern Aug. 30 LSU-Alexandria Sept. 4 at UTEP Sept. 6 at New Mexico State Sept. 11 at North Texas Sept. 13 Alcorn State Sept. 18 Nicholls State Sept. 20 at Texas State Sept. 25 at Northwestern State Sept. 27 at Central Arkansas Oct. 2 Stephen F. Austin Oct. 4 Sam Houston State Oct. 9 at Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 16 Abilene Christian Oct. 18 Incarnate Word Oct. 23 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 25 at Houston Baptist Oct. 30 at McNeese State

SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................2-4-2 MEDIA RELATIONS Pat Murray Office.........................................................................................409-880-2323 Cell.............................................................................................409-651-0521 Email............................................................................pat.murray@lamar.edu

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

GAME 10 • SEPT. 21 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................ Nacogdoches, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 12,999 Colors.................................................................................... Purple and White President................................................................................ Dr. Baker Pattillo Athletics Director.............................................................................Robert Hill Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium.................................................................................. SFA Soccer Field Website........................................................................................ sfajacks.com HEAD COACHES Wally Crittenden (FIU, ‘03) Record at SFA/Career.............................. 16-3-3 (1 season)/ 16-3-3 (1 season)

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 22 Oregon State Aug. 24 at Texas A&M Aug. 29 Nevada Aug. 31 Arkansas Sept. 8 at LSU Sept. 12 at ULM Sept. 14 Southern Sept. 21 at Northwestern State Sept. 26 Lamar Oct. 3 at Houtson Baptist Oct. 5 Sam Houston State Oct. 10 at McNeese State Oct. 12 at Abilene Christian Oct. 17 Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 19 at Nicholls State Oct. 26 Central Arkansas Oct. 31 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Nov. 2 Incarnate Word

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.............................................................16-3-3 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................19/4 SERIES INFORMATION Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/4 Overall.................................................1-2-0 MEDIA RELATIONS Kyle Rogers Office.......................................................................................(936) 468-5801 Cell...........................................................................................(832) 573-5725 Email...............................................................................rogerska1@sfasu.edu

MCNEESE STATE

GAME 12 • SEPT. 27 • 1 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location....................................................................... Lake Charles, Louisiana Enrollment.............................................................................................. 8,900 Colors...............................................................Royal Blue and Sunflower Gold President......................................................................... Dr. Phillip C. Williams Athletics Director..................................................................... Bruce Hemphill Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium.......................................................................................Cowgirl Field Website.............................................................................mcneesesports.com HEAD COACH Scooter Savoie (McNeese State, 1992) Record at McNeese/Career..............................111-163-28 (16 seasons)/Same

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 Prairie View A&M Aug. 23 at ULM Aug. 28 at Texas State Sept. 4 UL Lafayette Sept. 5 at Tulsa Sept. 11 at Houston Sept. 18 Southeastern Louisiana Sept. 25 at Central Arkansas Sept. 26 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sept. 27 at Northwestern State Oct. 2 Sam Houston State Oct. 4 Stephen F. Austin Oct. 9 at Nicholls State Oct. 16 Incarnate Word Oct. 18 Abilene Christian Oct. 23 at Houston Baptist Oct. 25 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 30 Lamar

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record......................................................8-10-1/6-5 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................20/7 SERIES INFORMATION Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Overall.............................................12-10-5 MEDIA RELATIONS Hunter Bower Office.......................................................................................(337) 475-5941 Cell...........................................................................................(318) 455-3200 Email............................................................................ hbower@mcneese.edu

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

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LADY DEMON AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN

GAME 13 • OCT. 2 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..................................................................................... Abilene, Texas Enrollment.............................................................................................. 4,600 Colors.................................................................................... Purple and White President................................................................................Dr. Phil Schubert Athletics Director.......................................................................... Lee De Leon Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium..................................................................................... Pritchett Field Website................................................................................... gobearkats.com HEAD COACH Casey Wilson (Central Michigan, 1996) Record at ACU/Career............................................93-55-11 (7 seasons)/Same

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Arizona Aug. 23 at UTEP Aug. 28 Texas-San Antonio Aug. 30 California-Irvine Sept. 4 North Texas Sept. 6 at Texas A&M Sept. 11 at TCU Sept. 13 at Texas Sept. 18 Texas A&m-Corpus Christi Sept. 25 at Nicholls State Sept. 27 at Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 2 Northwestern State Oct. 4 Central Arkansas Oct. 9 at Houston Baptist Oct. 16 at Lamar Oct. 18 at McNeese State Oct. 23 Stephen F. Austin Oct. 25 Sam Houston State Oct. 30 Incarnate Word

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.................................................... 8-9-1/3-6-1 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................0-2-0 MEDIA RELATIONS Chris Macaluso Office.......................................................................................(325) 674-6171 Cell...........................................................................................(765) 490-6988 Email..................................................................................... cjm11a@acu.edu

SAM HOUSTON STATE

GAME 15 • OCT. 9 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................................................. Huntsville, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 19,719 Colors...................................................................................Orange and White President.....................................................................................Dr. Dana Hoyt Athletics Director.........................................................................Jared Mosley Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium..................................................................................... Pritchett Field Website................................................................................... gobearkats.com HEAD COACHES Tom Brown Record SHSU/Career.................61-69-9 (7 seasons) /199-209-29 (22 seasons)

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at UL Lafayette Aug. 23 at Texas-San Antonio Aug. 28 Florida Atlantic Aug. 30 Rice Sept. 4 Baylor Sept. 11 at SMU Sept. 13 at Prairie View A&M Sept. 18 Central Arkansas Sept. 25 Houston Baptist Sept. 27 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 2 at McNeese State Oct. 4 at Lamar Oct. 9 at Northwestern State Oct. 16 Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 18 Nicholls State Oct. 23 at Incarnate Word Oct. 25 at Abilene Christian Oct. 30 Stephen F. Austin

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record........................................................9-8-2/8-2 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................15/3 Starters R/L.................................................................................................9/2 SERIES INFORMATION Overall...............................................11-4-0 MEDIA RELATIONS Andrew Pate Office.......................................................................................(936) 294-1764 Cell...........................................................................................(713) 387-9119 Email...................................................................................... apate@shsu.edu

HOUSTON BAPTIST

GAME 17 • OCT. 18 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location....................................................................................Houston, Texas Enrollment.............................................................................................. 3,128 Color.......................................................................................... Blue and Gold President.......................................................................Royal Blue and Orange Athletics Director....................................................................... Steve Moniaci Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium........................................................................................ Sorrels Field Website...................................................................................hbuhuskies.com HEAD COACH Misty Jones (Judson) HBU Record/Career................. 83-75-20 (9 seasons)/130-118-20 (12 seasons)

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 Texas Southern Aug. 23 Texas State Aug. 28 UTEP Sept. 4 at UC Riverside Sept. 6 at Loyola Marymount Sept. 11 Southern Utah Sept. 13 at UT-Rio Grande Valley Sept. 18 at Incarnate Word Sept. 25 at Sam Houston State Sept. 27 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 2 Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 4 Nicholls State Oct. 9 Abilene Christian Oct. 16 at Central Arkansas Oct. 18 at Northwestern State Oct. 23 McNeese State Oct. 25 Lamar Oct. 30 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record................................................ 10-7-5 (7-1-3) Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................14/7 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/4 SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................1-2-1 MEDIA RELATIONS Mary Ellen Leisering Office.......................................................................................(281) 649-3087 Cell...........................................................................................(832) 623-8660 Email............................................................................... mleisering@hbu.edu

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SOCCER AT INCARNATE WORD

GAME 14 • OCT. 4 • 11 A.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. San Antonio, Texas Enrollment.............................................................................................. 9,940 Colors............................................................................. Red, Black, and White President......................................................................... Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr. Athletics Director........................................................................John Williams Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium..................................................................................Benson Stadium Website.................................................................................uiwcardinals.com HEAD COACH Anne Felts (North Carolina, 2005) Record at UIW/Career................................................. 2-13-3 (1 season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 2-13-3/2-6-3 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................16/6 Starters R/L.................................................................................................9/2

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 UT-Rio Grande Valley Aug. 23 South Carolina State Aug. 28 North Texas Aug. 30 Prairie View A&M Sept. 4 at Houston Sept. 6 Baylor Sept. 11 at Oral Roberts Sept. 12 at Tulsa Sept. 18 Houston Baptist Sept. 25 at Southeastern Louisiana Sept. 27 at Nicholls State Oct. 2 Central Arkansas Oct. 4 Northwestern State Oct. 9 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 16 at McNeese State Oct. 18 at Lamar Oct. 23 Sam Houston State Oct. 25 Stephen F. Austin Oct. 30 at Abilene Christian

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall.................................................1-1-0 Shane Meling Office.......................................................................................(210) 805-3071 Email.................................................................................. meling@uiwtx.edu

TAMU-CORPUS CHRISTI

GAME 16 • OCT. 16 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................Corpus Christi, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 11,240 Colors.............................................................................Blue, Green and Silver President............................................................................Flavius C. Killebrew Athletics Director........................................................................Scott Lazenby Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium.............................Dr. Jack A. Dugan Family Soccer and Track Stadium Website...................................................................................goislanders.com HEAD COACHES Shanna Caldwell (UConn, 2002) Record at TAMU-CC/Career.......................................................... 6-25-3/Same

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at UNLV Aug. 23 Southern Utah Aug. 28 Rice Sept. 4 Texas State Sept. 6 Texas-Rio Grande Valley Sept. 13 at Houston Sept. 18 at Abilene Christian Sept. 25 at Stephen F. Austin Sept. 27 at Sam Houston State Oct. 2 Nicholls State Oct. 4 Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 9 Incarnate Word Oct. 16 at Northwestern State Oct. 18 at Central Arkansas Oct. 23 Lamar Oct. 25 McNeese State Oct. 30 at Houston Baptist

TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record/Conference Record.................................................... 4-9-3/3-7-1 SERIES INFORMATION Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Overall.................................................2-0-0 Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A MEDIA RELATIONS Matt Brady Office.......................................................................................(361) 825-2255 Email...................................................................matthew.brady@tamucc.edu

NICHOLLS STATE

GAME 18 • OCT. 23 • 4 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Thibodaux, Louisiana Enrollment.............................................................................................. 6,100 Colors...........................................................................................Red and Gray President.................................................................................... Bruce Murphy Athletics Director.........................................................................Rob Bernardi Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium......................................................................Nicholls Soccer Complex Website.............................................................................. geauxcolonels.com HEAD COACH Dylan Harrison (Trinity University, 2002) Record at NSU/Career....................... 33-56-6 (4 seasons)/58-75-9 (7 seasons)

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 Louisiana College Aug. 23 at UL Lafayette Aug. 28 Southern Miss Aug. 30 Southern Sept. 4 at Mississippi State Sept. 6 at Louisiana Tech Sept. 11 Alcorn State Sept. 18 at Lamar Sept. 25 Abilene Christian Sept. 27 Incarnate Word Oct. 2 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 4 at Houston Baptist Oct. 9 McNeese State Oct. 16 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 18 at Sam Houston State Oct. 23 Northwestern State Oct. 25 Central Arkansas Oct. 30 Southeastern Louisiana

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Record/Conference Record....................................................... 10-10/5-6 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................22/9 SERIES INFORMATION Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/4 Overall...............................................23-0-1 MEDIA RELATIONS Zack Carlton Office....................................................................................... (985) 448 4282 Office.......................................................................................(210) 896-8694 Email.................................................................. zachary.carlton@nicholls.edu

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LADY DEMON SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

GAME 19 • OCT. 25 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Hammond, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 15,098 Colors....................................................................................... Green and Gold President.....................................................................................Dr. John Crain Athletics Director.......................................................................... Jay Artigues Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium.............................................................Southeastern Soccer Complex Website...................................................................................... lionsports.net HEAD COACH Blake Hornbuckle (Maryville College, 1991) Record......................................................................... 17 seasons (record N/A) TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Record/Conference Record......................................................... 12-8/5-6 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................21/3 Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/2 MEDIA RELATIONS Kemmler Chapple Office.......................................................................................(985) 549-3221 Cell...........................................................................................(985) 974-5466 Email................................................................... kchapple@southeastern.edu

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 Jackson State Aug. 23 at Mississippi Valley State Aug. 28 at Florida State Sept. 1 Southern Sept. 4 at Arkansas State Sept. 6 at ULM Sept. 11 South Alabama Sept. 13 Texas Southern Sept. 18 at McNeese State Sept. 25 Incarnate Word Sept. 27 Abilene Christian Oct. 2 at Houston Baptist Oct. 4 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 9 Lamar Oct. 16 at Sam Houston State Oct. 18 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 23 Central Arkansas Oct. 25 Northwestern State Oct. 30 at Nicholls State SERIES INFORMATION Overall.............................................10-21-1

SOCCER CENTRAL ARKANSAS

GAME 20 • OCT. 30 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................... Conway, Arkansas Enrollment............................................................................................ 11,698 Colors...................................................................................... Purple and Gray President....................................................................................Tom Courtway Athletics Director.....................................................................Dr. Brad Teague Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium.................................................... Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Website..................................................................................... ucasports.com HEAD COACH Jeremy Bishop (Harding, 1998) Record........................................................................... 3 seasons (record N/A) TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 5-12-2/1-9-1 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A

2015 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Utah State Aug. 23 at Utah Valley Aug. 28 Arkansas State Aug. 30 ULM Sept. 2 at Arkansas-Little Rock Sept. 6 at Tulsa Sept. 11 Missouri State Sept. 13 Mississippi Valley State Sept. 18 at Sam Houston State Sept. 25 McNeese State Sept. 27 Lamar Oct. 2 at Incarnate Word Oct. 4 at Abilene Christian Oct. 9 Stephen F. Austin Oct. 16 Houston Baptist Oct. 18 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 23 at Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 25 at Nicholls State Oct. 30 at Northwestern State

MEDIA RELATIONS Charlie Skinner Office.......................................................................................(501) 852-0708 Email....................................................................................cskinner@uca.edu

2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 21 Central Arkansas at Utah State LSU-Alexandria at Northwestern State Texas Southern at Houston Baptist Prairie View A&M at McNeese State UIW at UT-Rio Grande Valley Abilene Christian at Arizona Jackson State at Southeastern Sam Houston State at ULL Stephen F. Austin at Arkansas TAMU-CC at UNLV San Jose State at Lamar Sunday, Aug. 23 South Carolina State at UIW Central Arkansas at Utah Valley Nicholls at ULL Abilene Christian at UTEP McNeese State at ULM Southeastern at Mississippi Valley Northwestern State at Texas A&M Texas State at Houston Baptist Lamar at Louisiana Tech Sam Houston State at UTSA Tuesday, Aug. 25 Northwestern State at LSU Friday, Aug. 28 UTSA at Abilene Christian UTEP at Houston Baptist North Texas art UIW McNeese State at Texas State Southeastern at Florida State Arkansas State at Central Arkansas Rice at TAMU-CC Florida Atlantic at Sam Houston Southern Miss at Nicholls Minnesota at Stephen F. Austin Texas Southern at Lamar Sunday, Aug. 30 UC-Irvine at Abilene Christian Prairie View A&M at UIW Northwestern State at Jackson State ULM at Central Arkansas Western Kentucky at Stephen F. Austin Southern at Nicholls LSU-Alexandria at Lamar Rice at Sam Houston

4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 10 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 1 Southern at Southeastern

7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 2 Central Arkansas at UALR

7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 4 Northwestern State at ULM Nicholls at Mississippi State North Texas at Abilene Christian UIW at Houston ULL at McNeese State Houston Baptist at UC-Riverside Southeastern at Arkansas State Texas State at TAMU-CC Baylor at Sam Houston Stephen F. Austin at Arizona State Lamar at UTEP

4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 6 Nicholls at Louisiana Tech Northwestern State at ULL Baylor at UIW Central Arkansas at Tulsa Southeastern at ULM Abilene Christian at Texas A&M UT-Rio Grande Valley at TAMU-CC Lamar at New Mexico State Arizona at Stephen F. Austin

1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 7 Alcorn State at Northwestern State

7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 11 Abilene Christian at TCU Texas State at Northwestern State Oral Roberts at UIW McNeese State at Houston Missouri State at Central Arkansas South Alabama at Southeastern Alcorn State at Nicholls Sam Houston at SMU ULM at Stephen F. Austin Lamar at North Texas

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12 UIW at Tulsa

7 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 13 Abilene Christian at Texas Houston Baptist at UT-Rio Grande Valley Northwestern State at SMU Mississippi Valley State at Central Arkansas TAMU-CC at Houston Alcorn State at Lamar Texas State at Stephen F. Austin Texas Southern at Southeastern Sam Houston at Prairie View A&M

1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 18 Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin Southeastern at McNeese State

1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston Houston Baptist at UIW Nicholls at Lamar TAMU-CC at Abilene Christian Sunday, Sept. 20 Texas State at Lamar

6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 25 Abilene Christian at Nicholls UIW at Southeastern Houston Baptist at Sam Houston McNeese State at Central Arkansas Lamar at Northwestern State TAMU-CC at Stephen F. Austin

4 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 UIW at Lamar TAMU-CC at Central Arkansas Southeastern at Stephen F. Austin Nicholls at Sam Houston Abilene Christian at McNeese Houston Baptist at Northwestern State

1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 23 Central Arkansas at Southeastern Northwestern State at Nicholls Stephen F. Austin at Abilene Christian McNeese at Houston Baptist Sam Houston at UIW Lamar at TAMU-CC

3 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 27 Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin Abilene Christian at Southeastern McNeese State at Northwestern State UIW at Nicholls Lamar at Central Arkansas TAMU-CC at Sam Houston

1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 25 Central Arkansas at Nicholls Lamar at Houston Baptist McNeese State at TAMU-CC Northwestern State at Southeastern Sam Houston at Abilene Christian Stephen F. Austin at UIW

Friday, Oct. 2 Central Arkansas at UIW Nicholls at TAMU-CC Sam Houston at McNeese Southeastern at Houston Baptist Northwestern State at Abilene Christian Stephen F. Austin at Lamar

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 30 Southeastern at Nicholls 3 p.m. TAMU-CC at Houston Baptist 5 p.m. Central Arkansas at Northwestern State 7 p.m. Lamar at McNeese State 7 p.m. UIW at Abilene Christian 7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 4 Northwestern State at UIW Stephen F. Austin at McNeese Nicholls at Houston Baptist Southeastern at TAMU-CC Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian Sam Houston at Lamar

11 a.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9 Lamar at Southeastern McNeese at Nicholls Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist UIW at TAMU-CC Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas

4 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16 TAMU-CC at Northwestern State Southeastern at Sam Houston Abilene Christian at Lamar Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas UIW at McNeese State Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

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Nov. 6-8 Southland Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament Conway, Arkansas

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2014 IN REVIEW

• The six wins in 2014 is one of the fewest totals in recent NSU history, but given the amount of injuries and youth, the Lady Demons (6-12-1, 3-7-1 Southland Conference) can take positives from this past season.

OVERALL: 6-12-1, SOUTHLAND: 3-7-1

Home: 4-4-1, Away: 2-8-0, Neutral: 0-0-0

8/22 vs. Louisiana College W, 9-1 1-0 Ardila (1) Leffew (1) (Saunders) Ranalli (1), Danku (1) Rector (1) (Ranalli) Haley (1) (Ranalli) Roney (1) (Saunders) 2 Gonzalez (Richardson) (Ranalli 8/24 vs. ULM L, 3-0 1-1 8/29 at LSU L, 6-2 1-2 Johnson (1), Ranalli (3) (Geier) 8/31 at Texas State L, 3-0 1-3 9/5 vs. Ark.-Little Rock L, 1-0 1-4 9/7 at Baylor L, 5-0 1-5 9/12 at Prairie View A&M W, 4-0 2-5 2 Gonzalez (4) (Briscoe)(Drope) Johnson (2) (Saunders) Briscoe (1) 9/14 vs. Jackson State W, 6-0 3-5 2 Gonzalez (6), Haley) Schaefer (1) (Gonzalez) Saunders (1), Haley (2) Briscoe (2) 9/19 at Lamar L, 4-1 3-6 Gonzalez (7) 9/21 vs. Stephen F. Austin L, 4-0 3-7 9/26 vs. Houston Baptist T, 1-1 3-7-1 Johnson (3) 9/28 at Central Arkansas L, 2-0 3-8-1 10/3 at Sam Houston State L,4-1 3-9-1 Roney (1) (Saunders) 10/10 at Abilene Christian L, 3-0 3-10-1 10/12 at McNeese State L, 2-1 3-11-1 Strug (1) 10/17 at Nicholls W, 2-1 4-11-1 Ardila (2) (Rector) Haley (3) (Briscoe) 10/19 vs. Southeastern L, 3-2 4-12-1 2 Briscoe (4) (Haley) 10/31 vs. Incarnate Word W, 1-0 5-12-1 Ardila (3) (Strug) 11/2 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus W, 2-0 6-12-1 Johnson (4) Saunders (2)

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• NSU won three of its last four matches, notching at least three Southland Conference wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2009-10. • The Lady Demons suffered through a five-match non-conference losing streak and a seven-match winless streak in conference play (0-6-1) before their strong finish. • True freshman Esdeina Gonzalez led the team with seven goals, and 13 of NSU’s 32 goals were scored by true freshmen. Sophomore Camila Ardila added another three goals, meaning half (16 of 32 goals) were scored by freshmen and sophomores. • Gonzalez was the team’s top point-scorer (15 points) with junior Cassandra Briscoe (10 points) in second and freshman Cache’ Haley in a tie for third with seniors Yanci Johnson (four goals) and Nikki Saunders (two goals, four assists). Gonzalez had three games with two goals each (Louisiana College, Prairie View A&M and Jackson State). • Seniors contributed heavily to ball distribution as Nikki Saunders (team-high four assists) and Julia Ranalli (three) led the way. Players who contributed 12 of NSU’s 20 assists aren’t back for 2015. • Junior goalkeeper Brooke Bourbonais suffered a season-ending finger injury in the sixth match, increasing the amount of time true freshmen Alex Latham played between the posts. Latham finished with a 2.28 goals against average in 18 appearances (17 starts) with 88 saves. Other injuries included junior Shelby Balmer (ACL), freshman Chandler Monk (arm), freshman Cayla Klinger (knee) and freshman Jessica Lykins (ACL). • The defense improved late in the season, allowing an average of 1.2 goals in the last five matches (including two of the team’s four shutouts) compared to an average of three goals in the first six conference matches. • To quantify the youth movement, seven true freshmen and one sophomore made at least eight starts this past season.

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2014 OVERALL STATISTICS

# NAME GP-GS MIN G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT 20 Gonzalez, Esdeina 19-16 1145 7 1 15 25 0.280 10 0.400 0-0 2 0-0 7 Briscoe, Cassandra 19-10 911 4 2 10 27 0.148 12 0.444 0-0 2 3-3 12 Johnson, Yanci 19-18 1293 4 0 8 23 0.174 10 0.435 3-0 1 0-0 18 Saunders, Nikki 19-6 944 2 4 8 17 0.118 11 0.647 0-0 0 0-0 30 Haley, Cache’ 19-4 628 3 2 8 27 0.111 9 0.333 2-0 1 0-0 16 Ranalli, Julia 19-11 747 2 3 7 11 0.182 7 0.636 1-0 0 0-0 3 Ardila, Camila 15-11 723 3 0 6 19 0.158 7 0.368 0-0 1 0-0 11 Rector, Peyton 19-15 1337 1 2 4 7 0.143 4 0.571 1-0 0 0-0 21 Roney, Payton 17-8 686 2 0 4 13 0.154 5 0.385 0-0 0 0-0 5 Strug, Jackie 19-19 1628 1 1 3 8 0.125 5 0.625 3-0 0 0-0 10 Leffew, Sage 19-19 1593 1 0 2 8 0.125 3 0.375 2-0 1 0-0 19 Danku, Shannon 15-1 320 1 0 2 6 0.167 4 0.667 1-0 0 0-0 26 Schaefer, Chelsea 19-14 1069 1 0 2 9 0.111 5 0.556 2-0 0 0-0 4 Richardson, Mackenna 11-2 357 0 1 1 1 0.000 0 0.000 1-0 0 0-0 22 Geier, Mackenzie 7-4 243 0 1 1 1 0.000 1 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 27 Drope, Shelby 19-9 825 0 1 1 13 0.000 5 0.385 0-0 0 0-0 00 Latham, Alex 18-17 1459 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0-0 0 0-0 1 Bourbonais, Brooke 7-2 272 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0-0 0 0-0 2 Renteria, Amy 5-0 89 0 0 0 3 0.000 1 0.333 0-0 0 0-0 6 McFarling, Joanna 10-0 129 0 0 0 2 0.000 2 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 8 Eastburg, Brooke 13-0 343 0 0 0 11 0.000 4 0.364 2-0 0 0-0 13 Rios, Alex 3-0 61 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0-0 0 0-0 14 Pena, Natalie 4-0 47 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 0-0 0 0-0 15 Lambertsson, Maja 16-12 844 0 0 0 3 0.000 0 0.000 0-0 0 0-0 17 Monk, Chandler 6-0 119 0 0 0 2 0.000 1 0.500 0-0 0 0-0 23 Pimentel, Kim 6-0 80 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0-0 0 0-0 25 Balmer, Shelby 8-2 271 0 0 0 3 0.000 1 0.333 1-0 0 0-0 28 Palomo, Allison 18-9 830 0 0 0 3 0.000 0 0.000 2-0 0 0-0 Total 19 - 32 18 82 238 0.134 104 0.437 21-0 6 3-3 Opponent 19 - 43 42 128 272 0.158 143 0.526 17-0 12 2-2

GOALKEEPING STATISTICS # NAME 00 Latham, Alex 1 Bourbonais, Brooke Total Opponents

GP-GS 18-17 6-2 19 19

GOALS BY PERIOD Northwestern State Opponents

1ST 2ND OT OT2 TOTAL 15 17 0 0 32 22 20 1 0 43

CORNERS BY PERIOD 1ST 2ND OT OT2 TOTAL Northwestern State 32 40 2 3 77 Opponents 30 22 0 0 52

SHOTS BY PERIOD Northwestern State Opponents

1ST 2ND OT OT2 TOTAL 116 120 1 1 238 136 132 1 3 272

FOULS BY PERIOD Northwestern State Opponents

SAVES BY PERIOD Northwestern State Opponents

1ST 2ND OT OT2 TOTAL 46 54 0 0 100 35 37 0 0 72

MINUTES GA 1460:18 37 271:11 6 1731:29 43 1731:29 32

GAA 2.28 1.99 2.24 1.66

SAVES 88 12 100 72

SAVE % W L T 0.704 6 10 1 0.667 0 2 0 0.699 6 12 1 0.692

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SO 2 0 2 7

SHOTS 234 37 271 234

1ST 2ND OT OT2 TOTAL 122 126 3 2 253 75 108 3 1 187

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Date 8/31 9/7 9/8 9/15 9/20 9/21 9/24 9/28 9/29 10/2 10/6 10/11 10/15 10/18 10/19 10/23 10/26 11/1 11/2

1996 Head Coach: Maribeth Forrest Overall Record: 0-19 Opponent Result McNeese State L 0-3 @ Alabama L 0-9 @ Alabama-Birmingham L 0-9 @ TCU L 0-9 @ Stephen F. Austin L 1-6 @ North Texas L 1-14 Centenary L 1-2 @ Tulane L 1-12 @ South Alabama L 0-9 Stephen F. Austin L 1-3 Mississippi State L 0-2 @ Southeastern La. L 1-2 Texas A & M-Commerce L 0-2 Oklahoma State L 0-7 Arkansas-Little Rock L 1-4 @ Centenary L 0-5 Southeastern La. L 1-3 @ Ole Miss L 2-13 @ Middle Tennessee St. L 0-2

1997 Head Coach: Maribeth Forrest Overall Record: 2-16-3 Southland Conference 2-6 (4th) **SLC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS** Date Opponent Result 8/31 @ Oklahoma State L 0-13 9/1 @ Oral Roberts L 1-9 9/4 @ Stephen F. Austin* T 1-1 9/11 @ Centenary L 1-12 9/14 @ North Texas L 1-9 9/17 @ McNeese State* L 0-3 9/20 Southeastern La.* L 2-4 9/21 Jacksonville State L 1-7 9/25 Southern Miss. L 2-5 9/28 South Alabama L 0-9 9/30 Tulane T 0-0 10/3 @ Mississippi State L 0-3 10/7 McNeese State* T 1-1 10/11 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L 1-4 10/15 Centenary L 1-6 10/18 @ Southeastern La. L 0-3 10/22 Stephen F. Austin* L 0-2 10/31 vs. Southern Colorado L 0-4 11/2 @ UTEP L 1-6 11/7 # Stephen F. Austin W 1-0 11/8 # Southeastern Louisiana W 2-0 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament 1998 Head Coach: Pete Watkins Overall Record: 9-9-2 Southland Conference 4-4-1 (3rd) Date Opponent Result 8/26 @ Southern Miss. L 0-5 9/1 Louisiana College W 15-2 9/5 Harding University W 3-0 9/6 Arkansas-Little Rock L 2-3 9/11 vs. Drury University T 3-3 9/13 vs. Belmont University L 0-4 9/18 @ LSU L 0-2 9/20 @ Southeastern La.* W 1-0 9/26 Troy State W 5-1 9/30 @ McNeese State* W 1-0 10/2 Central Arkansas W 3-0 10/4 @ Nicholls State* W 6-0 10/9 Stephen F. Austin* L 0-2 10/16 Nicholls State* W 5-0 10/18 Southeastern La.* L 1-2 10/21 @ Stephen F. Austin* T 2-2 10/24 @ Jacksonville State L 1-3 10/25 @ Troy State W 4-1 11/3 McNeese State* L 0-1 11/6 # Southeastern Louisiana L 0-1 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament

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1999 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 9-8-2 Southland Conference 5-5-2 (5th) Date Opponent Result 8/27 @ Southern Miss. L 0-7 9/1 @ Arkansas-Little Rock W 2-0 9/4 @ Tulane L 1-4 9/10 Troy State W 4-2 9/12 @ Texas State* T 2-2 9/14 @ Southeastern La.* L 1-2 9/18 vs. Morehead State W 2-0 9/19 Tennessee-Martin W 7-0 9/22 Stephen F. Austin* L 0-1 9/25 vs. Texas Tech L 0-3 9/27 Southeastern La.* L 1-2 9/29 @ Louisiana-Monroe* L 1-2 10/5 McNeese State* T 1-1 10/9 @ Nicholls State* W 2-0 10/10 @ McNeese State* L 0-2 10/15 Louisiana-Monroe* W 2-1 10/17 Texas State* W 2-1 10/20 @ Stephen F. Austin* W 1-0 10/24 Nicholls State* W 5-0 * - Southland games 2000 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 15-8 Southland Conference: 10-2 (1st) **SLC REGULAR SEASON & TOURNEY CHAMPIONS** Date Opponent Result 8/26 vs. Mercer W 3-0 8/27 @ South Alabama L 0-2 8/30 Louisiana-Lafayette W 6-2 9/1 vs. Tennessee-Martin W 6-1 9/3 vs. Centenary L 0-2 9/5 @ Tulane L 4-6 9/8 McNeese State* W 4-0 9/10 @ Texas State* L 0-2 9/13 @ Centenary L 2-4 9/19 Stephen F. Austin* W 3-1 9/22 @ LSU L 0-3 9/26 @ Louisiana-Monroe* W 3-0 10/1 @ Southeastern La.* L 2-3 10/4 @ McNeese State* W 1-0 10/7 @ Nicholls State* W 2-0 10/9 Southeastern La.* W 2-0 10/11 Louisiana-Monroe* W 2-0 10/15 Texas State* W 4-2 10/18 @ Stephen F. Austin* W 2-0 10/22 Nicholls State* W 5-0 10/27 # McNeese State W 4-2 10/29 # Southeastern Louisiana W 1-0 11/4 % Montana L 0-6 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament % - NCAA Tournament Southland Conference: 2000 NCAA Tournament: 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

2001 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 6-9-2 Southland Conference: 4-6-2 (5th) Date Opponent Result 9/1 vs. Mercer L 0-1 9/2 vs. East Tennessee State W 6-1 9/19 Louisiana-Monroe* L 2-3 9/21 McNeese State* T 1-1 9/25 @ Louisiana-Lafayette W 5-2 9/28 @ Southeastern La.* L 1-4 9/30 @ Nicholls State* W 1-0 10/2 Stephen F. Austin* W 4-0 10/7 @ Texas State* L 0-3 10/10 LSU L 0-1 10/13 Texas State* L 0-1 10/17 @ Louisiana-Monroe* L 1-2 10/19 Nicholls State* T 0-0 10/21 Southeastern La.* W 3-2 10/26 @ Stephen F. Austin* L 0-1 10/28 @McNeese State* W 1-0 11/9 Centenary L 1-5 * - Southland games 2002 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 12-6-5 Southland Conference 6-2-4 (3rd) **SLC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS** Date Opponent Result 8/30 Mercer W 5-0 9/1 Tennessee Tech T 1-1 9/3 @Tulane L 1-3 9/6 @Mississippi State L 1-3 9/11 @Centenary- L 0-1 9/13 @Louisiana-Lafayette W 4-2 9/20 Arkansas State W 1-0 9/22 Arkansas-Little Rock W 4-3 9/25 @Louisiana-Monroe* W 2-1 9/27 @Stephen F. Austin* W 4-0 9/30 @McNeese State* L 1-2 10/6 Southeastern La.* W 5-2 10/7 Nicholls State* W 2-0 10/11 Texas State* T 1-1 10/16 Louisiana-Monroe* T 1-1 10/18 @Texas State* W 2-1 10/25 @Southeastern La.* L 1-2 10/27 @Nicholls State* W 1-0 11/1 McNeese State* T 1-1 11/3 Stephen F. Austin* T 1-1 11/7 #Texas State W 1-0 11/10 # Southeastern Louisiana W 2-1 11/15 % Texas A & M L 0-8 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament % - NCAA Tournament

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2003 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 9-9-2 Southland Conference 7-3-2 (4th) Date Opponent Result 8/29 @ Mercer L 0-1 8/29 @ Georgia Southern L 0-2 9/7 Oklahoma State L 1-5 9/10 @ Grambling W 5-0 9/12 Louisiana-Lafayette L 1-2 9/17 Centenary W 3-0 9/21 @ Rice L 1-5 /24 Louisiana-Monroe* W 1-0 9/26 SE Louisiana* L 3-4 9/28 Nicholls State* W 2-1 10/3 @ Texas State* L 1-3 10/5 @ Sam Houston State* W 2-0 10/10 @ McNeese State* W 1-0 ot 10/12 @ Stephen F. Austin* L 0-1 10/17 Texas State* W 3-2 10/19 Sam Houston State* W 4-0 10/24 @ SE Louisiana* T 1-1 10/26 @ Nicholls State* W 3-2 10/31 @ Louisiana-Monroe* T 0-0 11/5 # Louisiana-Monroe L 1-4 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament 2004 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 11-11-0 Southland Conference 8-4 (T-2nd) Date Opponent Result 8/27 @ Ole Miss L 0-7 8/29 @ Mississippi State L 1-3 9/1 Grambling W 4-0 9/3 UTEP L 1-0 9/5 Rice L 1-0 9/10 Centenary L 1-0 ot 9/14 @ Louisiana Tech W 5-0 9/17 @ Oklahoma State L 4-2 9/21 @ Louisiana-Monroe* W 3-1 9/24 @ Texas State* L 3-0 9/26 @ Sam Houston State* W 2-1 10/1 McNeese State* W 3-2 10/3 Stephen F. Austin* L 1-0 ot 10/8 Southeastern Louisiana* L 2-0 10/10 Nicholls State* W 3-0 10/15 @ McNeese State* W 1-0 10/17 @ Stephen F. Austin* L 4-1 10/22 Texas State* W 2-1 10/24 Sam Houston State* W 2-1 10/29 Louisiana-Monroe* W 2-1 2ot 11/4 # Nicholls State W 6-1 11/5 # Texas State L 3-2 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament 2005 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 13-6-1 Southland Conference 6-1 (2nd) Date Opponent Result 8/26 Louisiana Tech W 5-0 8/28 LSU-Shreveport W 9-1 9/2 @ UL-Lafayette L 0-1 9/7 @ Centenary W 2-1 9/9 @ Baylor L 1-7 9/11 @ TCU L 1-0 ot 9/15 @ Alcorn State W 12-0 9/16 @ Troy L 1-2 9/18 @ South Alabama T 1-1 9/30 @Nicholls State* W 7-1 10/2 Southeastern Louisiana* W 4-1 10/5 @UL-Monroe* W 3-0 10/9 Arkansas State W 2-0 10/14 Texas State* W 4-2 10/21 @Stephen F. Austin* L 0-1 10/23 @Sam Houston State* W 5-0 10/28 McNeese State* W 2-1 ot 11/4 #Texas State W 3-1 11/6 #Sam Houston State W 1-0 ot 11/11 %Texas A&M L 0-7 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament % - NCAA Tournament

2006 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 9-9-2 Southland Conference 4-4-1 (4th) Date Opponent Result 8/25 @ Baylor L 0-1 8/30 Louisiana-Monroe W 2-1 9/1 Louisiana-Lafayette L 2-0 9/3 LSU-Shreveport W 1-0 9/5 Centenary W 2-0 9/8 @ Missouri L 0-3 9/11 @ Southern W 8-0 9/15 @ North Texas L 0-2 9/17 @ Texas Tech L 0-3 9/20 @ Louisiana Tech T 0-0 2ot 9/22 Alcorn State W 11-0 9/27 @ McNeese State* W 3-0 10/1 @ Central Arkansas* W 2-1 10/6 Sam Houston State* W 3-1 10/8 Stephen F. Austin* L 0-1 10/15 @ SE Louisiana* L 0-1 10/19 Texas-San Antonio* T 0-0 2ot 10/22 @ Texas State* L 0-1 ot 10/29 Nicholls State* W 7-1 11/2 #Texas State L 0-1 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament 2007 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 11-7-2 Southland Conference 4-3-2 (5th) Date Opponent Result 8/31 @ Southeast Missouri L 1-0 9/5 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 9/7 South Alabama W 2-1 9/9 North Texas L 2-1 9/14 @ Centenary W 3-2 9/16 @ Louisiana-Lafayette W 4-1 9/19 @ Louisiana-Monroe W 5-1 9/21 Southern W 7-0 9/23 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L 2-0 9/30 @ Tulsa W 2-1 2ot 10/5 @ McNeese State* T 1-1 2ot 10/7 @ Lamar* W 3-0 10/12 Southeastern Louisiana* W 2-1 ot 10/14 Nicholls State* W 2-1 10/19 @ Sam Houston State* L 2-1 10/21 @ Stephen F. Austin* L 3-0 10/26 Texas State* T 3-3 2ot 10/28 Texas-San Antonio* L 1-0 11/2 Central Arkansas* W 2-0 11/8 #Southeastern Louisiana L 2-0 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

2008 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 9-9-2 Southland Conference 4-4-1 (6th) Date Opponent Result 8/23 Tulsa W 2-0 8/29 vs. Southern Mississippi L 2-0 8/31 @ Mississippi State L 2-1 9/7 @ Oklahoma State L 3-0 9/9 Arkansas-Little Rock T 3-3 9/12 @ Grambling W 2-1 9/14 @ Texas Tech L 5-1 9/19 Centenary W 1-0 9/21 Louisiana-Lafayette W 2-1 9/26 Southern W 10-0 10/5 @ Central Arkansas* W 2-0 10/12 Lamar* W 6-0 10/17 @ Southeastern La.* L 1-0 10/19 @ Nicholls* W 7-2 10/24 Sam Houston State* W 4-0 10/26 Stephen F. Austin* T 0-0 10/31 @ Texas State* L 1-0 11/2 @ UTSA* L 1-0 11/6 # UTSA L 1-0 * - Southland games # - Southland Tournament 2009 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 11-9-0 Southland Conference 4-5-0 (7th) Date Opponent Result 8/21 Grambling W 2-0 8/23 at Jackson State W 3-0 8/28 Louisiana-Monroe W 5-0 8/30 at Southern W 6-0 9/4 at Louisiana-Lafayette W 1-0 ot 9/6 Mississippi State L 2-1 9/11 Southeast Missouri W 2-0 9/13 Oklahoma State L 3-0 9/20 Tulsa W 1-0 9/25 !vs. Grambling L 2-1 9/27 !vs. New Mexico State L 2-1 10/2 Texas-San Antonio* L 4-2 10/4 Texas State* L 1-0 10/11 Central Arkansas* W 1-0 ot 10/16 at Lamar* L 1-0 10/28 at McNeese State* L 2-0 10/23 Nicholls* W 6-1 10/25 Southeastern Louisiana* W 1-0 10/30 at Stephen F. Austin* L 3-2 11/1 at Sam Houston State* W 1-0 * - Southland games ! - at Lamar Cardinal Classic

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10/9 at Stephen F. Austin* 10/14 Texas State* 10/16 Texas-San Antonio* 10/21 Central Arkansas* 10/28 at McNeese State* 10/30 at Lamar* * - Southland games

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2012 Head Coach: George Van Linder Overall Record: 6-11-1 Southland Conference 1-6-1 (7th) Date Opponent Result 8/19 at Baylor L 5-0 8/24 Texas Southern W 4-1 8/31 at Oral Roberts L 5-0 9/2 at Tulsa L 5-1 9/7 Houston Baptist L 3-1 9/10 LSU-Shreveport W 3-0 9/14 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 4-0 9/16 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 5-0 9/21 at Grambling W 4-0 9/23 Louisiana-Lafayette L 2-1 9/28 Central Arkansas* T 0-0 10/5 at Oral Roberts* L 3-0 10/7 Stephen F. Austin* L 3-0 10/12 at Sam Houston State* L 2-0 10/14 at Lamar L 1-0 10/19 McNeese State L 2-1 10/21 Nicholls State W 2-1 10/26 at Southeastern Louisiana L 2-0 * - Southland games

2010 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 8-11-1 Southland Conference 3-5-1 (7th) Date Opponent Result 8/31 at Tulsa L 0-4 8/22 vs. Oral Roberts L 1-3 8/27 Texas Tech L 0-4 8/29 Southern W 4-0 9/3 Louisiana-Lafayette W 2-1OT 9/5 Texas Christian L 3-4 9/10 Louisiana-Monre W 1-0 9/12 Prairie View W 6-0 9/17 Jackson State W 3-0 9/19 at Southern Miss L 0-2 9/23 LSU Shreveport L 0-3 10/1 Stephen F. Austin * L 0-4 10/3 Sam Houston State * W 2-1 10/8 at Texas-San Antonio* L 1-2 OT 10/10 at Texas State* L 0-2 10/17 at Cenral Arkansas* L 0-1 10/22 Lamar* T 0-0 2OT 10/24 McNeese State* W 2-1 10/29 at Nicholls* W 1-0 10/31 at Southeastern La.* L 0-3 * - Southland games

Date 8/14 8/23 8/23 8/26 9/4 9/9 9/11 9/16 9/18 9/23 9/30 10/2 10/7

2011 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 8-10-1 Southland Conference 2-6-1 (8th) Opponent Result at Louisiana-Lafayette L 1-0 at Louisiana-Monroe W 4-2 Arkansas-Little Rock W 4-2 at Prairie View A&M W 2-1 at Houston Baptist L 2-0 at Jackson State W 2-0 Tulsa L 2-0 Southern Mississppi W 2-0 at TCU L 1-0 Texas Southern W 8-2 Southeastern Louisiana* L 3-1 Nicholls State* W 2-0 at Sam Houston State* L 1-0

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2013 Head Coach: George Van Linder Overall Record: 7-11-1 Southland Conference 5-6-1 (7th) Date Opponent Result 8/23 Texas State L 3-1 8/25 at Baylor L 5-0 8/30 at Ole Miss L 5-0 9/1 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 5-0 9/6 at Jackson State W 1-0 9/8 at Louisiana-Monroe L 3-1 9/15 Prairie View A&M W 3-0 9/22 at Stephen F. Austin* L 2-0 9/24 Lamar* T 0-0 9/27 at Houston Baptist* W 2-1 9/29 Central Arkansas* L 3-0 10/4 Sam Houston State* W 2-1 10/11 Abilene Christian* L 1-0 10/13 McNeese State* W 2-1 10/18 Nicholls* W 3-0 10/20 at Southeastern Louisiana* L 1-0 10/27 at Oral Roberts* L 2-0 11/1 at Incarnate Word* L 5-0 11/3 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 3-0 * - Southland games 2014 Head Coach: George Van Linder Overall Record: 6-12-1 Southland Conference 3-7-1 (T-9th) Date Opponent Result 8/22 Louisiana College W 9-1 8/24 ULM L 3-0 8/29 at LSU L 6-2 8/31 at Texas State L 3-0 9/5 Ark.-Little Rock L 1-0 9/7 at Baylor L 5-0 9/12 at Prairie View A&M W 4-0 9/14 Jackson State W 6-0 9/19 at Lamar* L 4-1 9/21 Stephen F. Austin* L 4-0 9/26 Houston Baptist* T 1-1 9/28 at Central Arkansas* L 2-0 10/3 at Sam Houston State* L 4-1 10/10 at Abilene Christian* L 3-0 10/12 at McNeese State* L 2-1 10/17 at Nicholls* W 2-1 10/19 Southeastern Louisiana* L 3-2 10/31 Incarnate Word* W 1-0 11/2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 2-0 * - Southland games Southland Conference: 2000 NCAA Tournament: 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

LADY DEMON OPPONENT *Abilene Christian Alabama Alabama-Birmingham Alcorn State Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas- Pine Bluff Arkansas State Baylor Belmont University Centenary *Central Arkansas Drury University East Tennessee State Georgia Southern Grambling Harding University *Houston Baptist *Incarnate Word Jackson State *Lamar Louisiana College Louisiana Tech Louisiana-Lafayette

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ALL-TIME SERIES

OPPONENT Louisiana-Monroe LSU LSU-Alexandria LSU-Shreveport *McNeese State Mercer Middle Tennessee State Mississippi State Missouri Montana Morehead State New Mexico State *Nicholls North Texas Oklahoma State Ole Miss Oral Roberts Prairie View A&M Rice *Sam Houston State South Alabama *Southeastern Louisiana Southeast Missouri State

W L T OPPONENT 13 6 2 Southern 0 4 0 Southern Colorado 0 0 0 Southern Methodist 3 1 0 Southern Mississippi 12 10 5 *Stephen F. Austin 2 2 0 Tennessee Tech 0 1 0 Tennessee-Martin 0 6 0 Texas A&M 0 1 0 Texas A&M-Commerce 0 1 0 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 0 0 Texas Christian 0 1 0 Texas Southern 23 0 1 Texas State 0 4 0 Texas Tech 0 6 0 Texas-El Paso 0 3 0 Texas-San Antonio 0 5 0 Troy 4 0 0 Tulane 0 2 0 Tulsa 11 4 0 Totals 1 3 1 Bold - 2015 Opponents 10 21 1 * Southland members 1 1 0

ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE AND ALL-LOUISIANA HONORS

FIRST TEAM ALL-SLC Janet Callahan (‘97, ‘98) Brittany Cargill (‘98, ‘99, ‘00) Rachel Folk (2002) Amy Fulkerson (1998) Ashley Hadley (‘04, ‘05) Erin Hebert (‘05, ‘06, ‘07) Holly Horn (1999) Marliese Latiolais (2006) Jacquai Lawrence (‘00, 02) Hillarie Marshall (‘00, ‘01, ‘02) Stephanie Miller (2003) Stephanie O’Neal (1997) Missy Payne (2000) Heather Penico (‘02, ‘05) Tara Powasnik (‘04, ‘05) Katie Priest (2002) Kayce Schultz (2008) Tiffany Swingler (2000) Natalie Waguespack (2003) Julie Zavala (2005)

Natalie Waguespack (‘04, ‘07) Mya Walsh (2005) Kim Weber (2000)

SECOND TEAM ALL-SLC Chelsea Brozgold (‘08,’09) Krystle Donaldson (‘04, ‘06) Chelsey Gibbs (2009) Holly Horn (‘97, ‘98, ‘00) Brittany Hung (2002) Kerri Kahanek (1997) Kelly Knapschaefer (‘97, ‘99) Jill Lowe (2001) Hillarie Marshall (2003) Stephanie Miller (‘02, ‘05) Missy Payne (‘99, ‘01) Tammy Peck (‘97, ‘98) Tara Powasnik (‘02, ‘03) Katie Priest (‘03, ‘04) Ashlee Savona (‘13) Lindy Strahan (2008) Shannon Tenney (‘00, ‘01)

ALL-SLC HON. MENTION Chelsea Brozgold (2007) Hannah Casey (‘05, ’06) Jessica Danku (‘13) Bobbie Hayes (2007) Erin Hebert (2004) Johnna Klohoker (2005) Jacquai Lawrence (2001) Jill Lowe (2001) Rachel O’Steen (‘08, ‘09) Heather Penico (2004) Sarah Sadler (2009) Ashlee Savona (2012) Lindy Strahan (2009) Jackie Strug (2014) Tiffany Swingler (2001) Mya Walsh (‘04, ‘06) Julie Zavala (‘04, ‘06)

Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2005 Great Tradition • Brighter Future

SLC PLAYER OF THE YEAR Brittany Cargill (2000) Katie Priest (2002) Heather Penico (2005) Erin Hebert (2007) SLC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Stephanie O’Neil (1997) Heather Penico (2002) SLC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Amy Fulkerson (1998) Jackie Strug (2012) SLC COACH OF THE YEAR Jimmy Mitchell (‘00, ‘02) Pete Watkins (1998)

SLC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Shawna Bailey (2000) Brittany Cargill (2000 - MVP) Amy Fulkerson (1998) Ashley Hadley (‘02, ‘05) Erin Hebert (2005) Holly Horn (1997) Brittany Hung (2002) Johnna Klohoker (2005) Nellie Latiolais (2002 - MVP) Jacquai Lawrence (2002) Hillarie Marshall (2000) Stephanie Miller (2002) Stephanie O’Neil (1997) Missy Payne (2000) Tammy Peck (1997) Heather Penico (2005) Katie Priest (2002) Tara Powasnik (2005) Tiffany Swingler (2000) Wendy Woodham (1997 - MVP) Julie Zavala (2005) SLC ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM Hannah Casey (2006) Carrie Crowell (2006) Tennille Fogel (2001) Chelsey Gibbs (2009) Ashley Hadley (2004) Johnna Klohoker (2005) Marliese Latiolais (‘04, ‘06) Jill Lowe (2001) Hillarie Marshall (2001) Tara Powasnik (‘04, ‘05) Natalie Waguespack (2004) Mya Walsh (‘05, ‘06) Julie Zavala (‘05, ‘06)

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FIRST TEAM ALL-LOUISIANA Brittany Cargill (2000) Ashley Hadley (2004) Erin Hebert (‘06, ‘07) Kerri Kahanek(1997) Hillarie Marshall (2001) Heather Penico (‘02, ‘05) Katie Priest (2002) Kayce Schultz (2008) Julie Zavala (2005) ALL-LOUISIANA HON. MENTION Brittany Cargill (1999) Jeantelle Duhon (1996) Rachel Folk (2002) Holly Horn (1999) Megan Hunter (2010) Marliese Latiolais (2006) Nellie Latiolais (2002) Jacquai Lawrence (2002) Missy Payne (2000) Jennifer Peck (1996) Tammy Peck (1996) Heather Penico (2004) Tara Powasnik (2004) Shannon Tenney (2000) Julie Zavala (2004) LOUISIANA COACH OF THE YEAR Jimmy Mitchell (‘00, ‘02) LA. NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Shannon Tenney (2000) Jackie Strug (2012)

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LADY DEMON -AAlaniz, Stefanie (1998) Altenburg, Hailey (2010-11) Ardila, Camila (2013-present) Assayag, Gabrielle (2005-08) -BBaber, Sandy (1996) Bailey, Shawna (1998-01) Bales, Jody (1998) Balmer, Shelby (2012-present) Benefield, Christy (1996-97) Bourbonais, Brooke (2012-present) Bowman, Kaitlin (2004) Boyd, Vikki (1996) Bramble, Shannon (1998) Breland, Samantha (2006-07) Briscoe, Cassandra (2012-present) Britton, Jennifer (2002) Brooks, Christine (1997) Brown, Betsey (2008) Brown, Stephanie (1999) Browning, Cassidy (2010-13) Brozgold, Chelsea (2008-09) Bucher, Ashlee (2002) Burney, Erin (2008) Burt, Heather (2006-10) -CCallahan, Janet (1997-99) Cargill, Brittany (1998-00) Carlino, Tori (1999) Carpenter, Erin (1996-97) Casey, Hannah (2005-08) Cheshier, Haley (2008-11) Choate, Amy (1996) Cornwell, Danielle (1999) Coronel, Jeanette (2009-12) Crona, Katie (2002) Crowell, Carrie (2004-06) -DDanku, Jessica (2010-13) Danku, Shannon (2010-2014) Day, Shannon (1997) Day Susan (1997) Donaldson, Krystle (2004-06) Drope, Shelby (2014-present) Duhon, Jeantelle (1996-97) -EEaly, Shamika (2004) Eastburg, Brooke (2013-2014) Ellis, Hailey (2003) Enberg, Louise (2013) -FFlores, Racquel (2002-05) Fogel, Tenille (1999-02)

LETTERWINNERS

Folk, Rachel (2002) Fulkerson, Amy (1998) Furlow, Rebecca (2010-12) Furlow, Sam (2008-11)

Lowe, Jill (1999-02)

-GGean, Allie (1998) Geier, Mackenzie (2014-present) Gibbs, Chelsey (2006-09) Gonzalez, Esdeina (2014-present) Gominger, Katie (2010) Gordon, Jennifer (1996-97) -HHaase, Pippi (2010) Haley, Cache’ (2014-present) Hall, Maddy (2006-09) Halle, Thersea (2009-13) Harding, Danielle (2010-13) Hayes, Bobbie (2005-08) Haymon, Erin (2001) Hebert, Erin (2004-07) Hellinghausen, Kali (2009-10) Hernandez, Nikki (2000) Hester, Amy (2003-04) Holly Horn (1997-00) Hughes, Lacie (2006-09) Hung, Brittany (2001-03) Hunter, Meghan (2007-11) Husso, Megan (2009) -JJackson, Alexandria (2010-13) Jenkins, Shannon (1998) Johnson, Melodie (2009-10) Johnson, Yanci (2010-2014) -KKaack, Jill (1996) Kahanek, Kerri (1997-00) Kawana-Waugh, Tiffany (2004-07) Keller, Manette (2006-08) King, Kayla (20008-11) Klohoker, Johnna (2004-07) Knapschaefer, Kelly (1996-99) -LLambertsson, Maja (2014-present) Lambre, Amy (1996) Latham, Alex (2014-present) Latiolas, Kathryn (1999-01) Latiolas, Marliese (2003-06) Latiolas, Nellie (2001-04) Lawrence, Jacquai (2000-03) Lawrence, Rachel (2008) Lawrence, Rose (2007-08) Lees, Marissa (2009-12) Leffew, Sage (2014-present) Letellier, Jen (2004)

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-MMaag, Bryndie (2001-02) Madden, April (2007-08) Marroquin, Romy (2001-02) Marks, Christian (2009-2012) Marler, Ashlea (2010) Marshall, Hillarie (2000-03) Mason, Cammerron (2008-10) Mason, Chandler (2013) Mayer, Kati (1997) McFarling, Joanna (2012-present) McInnis, Carolyn (2000-01) McInnis, Christy (2000-01) McKee, Joanne (1998-99) Miller, Lauren (2005-06) Miller, Stace (2003-06) Miller, Stephanie (2002-05) Millhouse, Ashley (2005-08) Monk, Chandler (2014-present) Moss, Danielle (2001) Mulnix, Taylor (2010-13) Myullyluoma, Nina (2000) -OO’Neil, Stephanie (1997-99) O’Steen, Rachel (2008-11) Oakley, Missy (2006-09) -PPayne, Missy (1998-01) Palomo, Allison (2014-present) Peck, Jennifer (1996-98) Peck, Tammy (1996-98) Pena, Natalie (2012-present) Pence, Angela (2004) Pence, Katrina (2004) Penico, Heather (2002-05) Penico, Sam (2005) Perdomo, Jenny (2007) Petermann, Alex (2011-2012) Popov, Karrina (2002) Powasnik, Tara (2005-05) Priest, Katie (2001-04) Provenza, Heather (1997)

Savona, Ashley (2010-13) Seago, Caroline (2006-2009) Schaefer, Chelsea (2011-14) Schultz, Kayce (2006-08) Sigvardsson, Johanna (2013) Stengler, Bailey (2013) Strahan, Lindy (2006-09) Sturg, Jackie (2012-14) Swingler, Tiffany (1988-01) -TTenny, Shannon (2000-01) Theriot, Jade (2010-13) Triplett, Amy (1996-98) Thomas, Danielle (2001-04) Tsakanikas, Kate (1998-01) Turner, Kate (1996) -VVillio, Rachel (1999-02) Vines, Amanda (2007-08) -WWaguespack, Natalie (2003-07) Walsh, Mya (2004-06) Woodham, Wendy (1996-99) -ZZavala, Julie (2004-06)

-RRanalli, Julia (2011-2014) Rector, Peyton (2012-2014) Renteria, Amy (2014-present) Rios, Alex (2011-14) Robbins, Jennifer (2000-03) Roney, Payton (2014-present) Rosa, Ashley De La (2009) -SSadler, Sarah (2007-2010) Saunders, Nikki (2011-14)

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LADY DEMON Season: Career:

23 86

Match: 9 Season: 79 Career: 208 Conference: Match: 9 Season: 45 Career: 103

Match: Season: Career:

4 16 35

Individual Records Goalie Saves

Matches Played

Ten Players (2002) Natalie Waguespack (2003-07)

Match: Season: Career:

Shots on Goal

Brittany Cargill vs. UT Martin (9/1/00) Brittany Cargill vs. SE La. (10/18/98) Amy Fulkerson vs. McN (9/30/98) Brittany Cargill (1999) Erin Hebert (2004-07) Brittany Cargill vs. SE La. (10/18/98) Amy Fulkerson vs. McN (9/30/98) Brittany Cargill (1999) Brittany Cargill (1998-00)

Goals Scored

Brittany Cargill vs. La. College (9/1/98) Brittany Cargill (2000) Brittany Cargill (1998-00)

Conference: Match: 3 Season: 8 Career: 15

Heather Penico vs . Nicholls (9/30/05) Julie Zavala vs. Nicholls (9/30/05) Hillarie Marshall (2000) Hillarie Marshall (2000-03)

Match: 4 Season: 9 Career: 24

Jacquai Lawrence vs. ULL (9/25/01) Kerri Kahanek vs. La. College (9/1/98) Rachel O’Steen (2009) Jacquai Lawrence (2000-03)

Conference: Match: 2 Season: 7 Career: 9

Mya Walsh vs. Nicholls (9/30/05) Heather Penico vs. SE. La (10/6/02) Jacquai Lawrence vs. SFA (10/18/00) Brittany Cargill vs. Nicholls (10/4/98) Heather Penico (2002) Brittany Cargill (1998-00)

Match: Season: Career:

Brittany Cargill vs. La. College (9/1/98) Brittany Cargill (2000) Brittany Cargill (1998-00) Erin Hebert (2004-07)

8 37 83 83

28 Jennifer Gordan vs. UAB (9/8/96) 217 Jennifer Gordan (1996) 410 Tiffany Swingler (1998-01)

Conference: Match: 17 Tiffany Swingler vs. ULM (9/19/01) Season: 166 Nellie Latiolais (2002) Career: 271 Tiffany Swingler (1998-01)

Total Points Scored

Conference: Match: 6 Season: 8 Career: 30

Heather Penico vs. Nicholls (9/30/05) Julie Zavala vs. Nicholls (9/30/05) Jullie Zavala (2005) Jullie Zavala (2004-06)

Season: 4 Career: 12

Hillarie Marshall (2000) Erin Hebert (2005) Erin Hebert (2007) Chelsey Gibbs (2009) Erin Hebert (2004-07)

Conference: Season: 4 Career: 6

Hillaire Marshall (2000) Hillarie Marshall (2000-03)

Tiffany Swingler (1998) (minimum 1,200 minutes) Tiffany Swingler (1998-01) (minimum 2,500 minutes)

Conference: Season: .59 Career: .93

Tiffany Swingler (1998) Tiffany Swingler (1998-01)

Season: Career:

ERIN HEBERT

(2004-07)

Shutouts recorded

9 Tiffany Swingler (2000) 21.5 Tiffany Swingler (1998-01)

Conference: Season: 7 Tiffany Swingler (1998-01) Career: 19.5 Tiffany Swingler (1998-01)

-Team RecordsMatch: Season:

Shots

45 vs. Alcorn State (9/15/05) 367 2005 Lady Demons

Conference: Game: 40 vs. Nicholls State (10/19/01) Season: 185 2002 Lady Demons

Match: Season:

15 62

vs. La. College (9/1/98) 2005 Lady Demons vs. Nicholls State (9/30/05) 2000 Lady Demons

Season:

2006 Lady Demons

Conference: Season: 6

Game: Season:

Match: Season:

Fewest goals allowed

2006 Lady Demons

Most Goals Allowed

Conference: Match: 20 Season: 79

vs. SE La. (9/28/01) vs. SE La. (9/20/97) vs. SFA (10/17/04) 2001 Lady Demons

Match: Season:

vs. La. College (9/1/98) 2005 Lady Demons

13 44

Assists

vs. Nicholls (9/30/05) 2000 Lady Demons

-Other RecordsMatches Played: Wins in a Season: Conference Wins in a Season: Season Winning Percentage: Losses in a Season: Home Wins in a Season: Road Wins in a Season: Matches Tied in a Season: Winning Streak: Losing Streak: Consecutive Matches without a win: Consecutive Shutouts: Consecutive Games without being shutout:

14 vs. North Texas (9/21/96) 116 1996 Lady Demons

Conference: Match: 4 Season: 17

Total Points

43 vs. La. College (9/1/98) 168 2005 Lady Demons

Goals Scored

Conference: Match: 7 Season: 30

Conference: Match: 6 Season: 20

Goals Against Average

Season: 1.07 Career: 1.29

Assists

Game Winning Goals

SOCCER

23 (2002 & 2000) 15 (2000) 10 (2000) .684 (2005) 19 (1996) 9 (2000) 6 (2002) 5 (2002) 9 (2000) 21 (1996-97) 38 (1996-97) 5 (2009) 11 (2000)

-SLC RecordsTEAM Wins in a Season: Conference Wins in a Season: Goals Scored in a Season: Corner Kicks in a Game: Corner Kicks in a Season: INDIVIDUAL Goals in a Season: Points in a Season:

15 (2000) 10 (2000) 62 (2005) 19 vs. SLU (10/9/00) 129 (2000) 16 by Brittany Cargill (2000) 37 by Brittany Cargill (2000)

vs. Nicholls (9/30/05) 2005 Lady Demons

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Dr. Jim Henderson Northwestern State President

An Involved President

He opened his introductory press conference last September playfully asking why the student newspaper -- that he edited two decades ago -- played the story covering his selection as president-elect on Page 3. When Dr. Jim Henderson took the reins at Northwestern State, the new Then Dr. Jim Henderson held up the Current Sauce, with a full front page photo and headline commemorating NSU president didn’t stand on precedent. Instead, he set a few of his own. the previous weekend’s landmark Demon football victory From his back-and-forths with student athletes and the student body over old rival Louisiana Tech, and deadpanned: “they got it as a whole on Twitter (@DrJBHenderson) to his appearance as the color anright.” The proud alumnus has shown tremendous passion for layst during Northwestern State’s women’s basketball game against Stephen every aspect of Northwestern State University in his new role. He officially assumed the office Jan. 1 F. Austin Feb. 5, 2015, Henderson has infused the campuses that comprise upon the retirement of Dr. Randall J. Webb, now president emeritus after leading NSU since the sumNorthwestern State University with a new energy that has filtered throughout mer of 1996. The son of a college football and northwest Louisiana. U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N basketball competitor and state While pushing a serious message of improving NSU, Henderson has President: championship-winning basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim Henderson coach, NSU’s new president is an found a way to mix in some levity as well. A week before making his radio Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs: avid sports fan. He places high value debut, Henderson became the first coach/president to be playfully ejected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa Abney on the role of athletics in higher Vice President for External Affairs: education, and specifically, at North- from an NSU Greek basketball game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce western. Henderson includes “athVice President for Student Experience: letic prominence” as one of the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Maggio planks in the strategic vision for the Vice President for Business Affairs: university’s advancement to become . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones “the nation’s premiere regional instiVice President for University Affairs: tution of higher education.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones He’s already overseen a dramatic Vice President for Technology, Innovation and burst of enrollment and expanEconomic Development: sion in his previous campus leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams ship role, over the past six years at Bossier Parish Community College. His inclusive, transparent management style blends with a seemingly ever-present persona across the Natchitoches campus and anywhere Demons, or prospective Demons, may be. Henderson spent his first semester as NSU’s leader this spring establishing new bonds within the region, aiming to grow Northwestern State into the leading university in the region. He made reaching out to students and student-athletes a priority, gaining valuable feedback that helped Henderson guide NSU through the statewide threat of serious budget cuts that were finally averted last spring by the state legislature, with Henderson’s active lobbying contributing to the successful and remarkable preservation of current budget levels. Dr. Jim Henderson (right) made his radio color analyst debut Feb. 5, 2015, Prior to NSU, Henderson served as chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College since 2009. during the Stephen F. Austin-Northwestern State women’s basketball In that time, BPCC expanded enrollment by more than 84 percent and increased annual certificate and game in Prather Coliseum. degree completions by 90 percent. From 2011-13, BPCC was among the five fastest growing community colleges in the nation with enrollments of between 5,000 and 9,999. Under Henderson’s leadership, the college created market responsive programs in nursing, oil and gas technology, construction management, industrial technology and engineering. Henderson was senior vice president, workforce and economic development/career & technical education for the Louisiana Community & Technical College System from 2005 to 2009. He served as appointing authority and chief executive officer of the LCTCS comprised of eight regional technical colleges serving more than 26,000 students. Under his leadership, the statewide technical college system with 42 individually accredited campuses was transitioned into eight regionally accredited technical colleges. During Henderson’s tenure, LCTCS enrollment grew by 98 percent and helped obtain more than $65 million in grants, appropriations and private funding to enhance workforce development. In partnership with Louisiana Economic Development, Henderson helped create Louisiana FastStart, the nation’s top-ranked state workforce training program. From 2001 to 2005, he was director of administration and director of workforce development for the Louisiana Department of Labor. After graduating from NSU with a journalism degree in 1994, Henderson was in the private sector for 10 years in hotel management. He worked for Mississippi Management, Inc., Kemmons Wilson Companies and Ryco Management, playing a leadership role as each company achieved record growth in profitability. A native of Shreveport, Henderson met his wife Tonia at NSU and they married before both graduated. His mother, Martha, is a former administrator at NSU. His father, Clem, a revered high school coach and principal in Shreveport, passed away in March. NSU’s new president earned a Master of Science in Administration from the University of West Florida and a Doctor of Management from the University of Maryland – University College. The Henderson family (Left to Right): Nicholas, Reagan, Tonia, The Hendersons have three children, Reagan, Nicholas and Alexander. Jim and Alexander.

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Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Few people have served Northwestern State as long as alumnus Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more understated manner. In his 50th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches is indelible. He’s never wanted or gotten top billing, but consistently, he gets results to benefit the university. He is in his 25th year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists NSU Athletic Council President Dr. Jim Henderson in governmental affairs activities. Many of Jody Biscoe (Chair) those duties were his since the 1970s as he worked under five previous Hall Adams presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division LaCarsha Babers to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. Brittany Blackwell A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager Cole Gentry for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with Baylee Gray (Student) legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce Kelee Grimes went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter Steve Gruesbeck and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. Lori LeBlanc In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned Dr. Jack Pace Dr. Charles Pellegrin to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau Christie Price director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletKelee Roddy ics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. Steve Story He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in Sabri Thompson (Student) Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in Ex-Officio Members place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 Greg Burke years until his promotion to vice president in April 1990 forced him to step Carrie Greene aside from the volunteer post. Dustin Eubanks Roxanne Freeman He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans Dr. Patrice Moulton America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I staDr. Vicki Parrish tus in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the Jerry Pierce conference through other offices and committee positions. Dr. Randall Webb In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie “Steel Magnolias,” with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than two decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a sought-after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a recently retired teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 24, and Miranda, 13, and two adult stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

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DEMONS’ DELIGHTS

Highlights of NSU athletics under the leadership of Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke 24 Southland Conference Championships (8 sports) Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2015), women’s tennis (2010, 2014), men’s track and field (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98). 18 Southland Conference Tournament Championships (5 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015), softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). 24 NCAA Postseason Appearances (7 sports) Football - FCS Division I playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). Women’s basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT. Track and field qualifications are for individuals, not entire teams. 84 NCAA Postseason Individual Participants (5 sports) Men’s indoor track and field 14 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015), men’s outdoor track and field 36 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014), women’s indoor track and field 9 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), women’s outdoor track and field 24 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015), women’s tennis 1 (2010). 75 National Awards (7 sports) All-America awards - track and field (29), football (26), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (3), football (2), women’s track and field (1). U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Evens Scholar-Athlete of the Year (1). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (2); AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (1), NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1). Basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship. NCAA Academic Progress Rates Public Recognition, top 10 percent nationally, (3, 2 by basketball, 1 by women’s soccer) 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Former Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.

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Greg Burke

Director of Athletics The Burke File AGE: 58 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College, 1978-85; administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96; director of athletics, Northwestern State, 1996-present. BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings. In his 20th year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received national acclaim for the job he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke has been athletics director at Northwestern since August 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship-caliber teams in all of the school’s NCAA Division I sports. Those achievements have garnered several awards for Burke, including the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the north Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame and the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). He is a past recipient of the All-America Football Foundation’s General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and also was tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He also is a familiar face on the national level by virtue of serving on several NCAA and NACDA committees, including being president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association and a member of the NACDA Executive Committee. He currently is a member of the NCAA Committee on Academics and has served on the NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. He previously served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. Burke has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation, and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. Burke’s 19 years as athletic director include 37 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 61 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. The school’s athletic facilities have undergone more than $9 million in improvements in recent years, including a $2 million replacement project for all scoreboards funded completely through private sponsorships the past four years. The newly established Demons Unlimited Foundation has set annual giving records each of the past two years while embarking on an ambitious initiative to grow the athletic endowment to $5 million under the recently initiated “Perpetually Purple” program. NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches. Women’s basketball co-head coaches Brooke and Scott Stoehr have guided NSU to the NCAA Tournament twice in their three-year tenure, co-head coaches Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman led the volleyball program to its first Southland tournament title and NCAA berth, first-year women’s tennis coach led the Lady Demons to the 2015 conference regular-season title and a berth in the tournament championship game while baseball coach Lane Burroughs in his third year has revived that program with a 2015 second-place finish in the league standings. Anchors of the NSU department include current head coaches Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader, and 2015 Southland Conference softball coach of the year Donald Pickett, whose team won the conference regular season title for the first time in 15 years and played in its third straight conference tournament championship game. Several other Burke hires had great success at Northwestern State that propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Burke has established a high standard for NSU Athletics in academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. NSU received the Southland Conference’s inaugural “Southland Strong” Community Service Awards and an NSU student-athlete has been a recipient of the Southland Male or Female Citizenship seven times since the award’s inception eight years ago, including having both winners the past two years. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association, was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally, and currently is on the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. An Ohio native, he received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. His wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 21-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s High School in May of 2012 and plans to pursue a career in collegiate athletics when she graduates from Louisiana Tech in May 2016.

Burke with his wife Susu and daughter Catherine

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Jody BISCOE

Joseph (Jody) Biscoe has served as Northwestern State University’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) since 2006, which includes the role as chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council. Currently, Jody is serving as the chairperson for the Southland Conference Faculty Athlete Representatives and is a member of both the Compliance Committee and the Awards Committee. Additionally, Jody holds a tenured faculty position in the Psychology Department. Jody also is the Coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies program and the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The Biscoe’s have lived in Natchitoches since 2002. Jody’s wife (Roni) is an avid runner and their daughter Roxy is in her final year of nursing school at NSU. This past year, they had an addition to the family – their grandson, Jaxson. He is already training to be a future Demon multi-sport athlete. ASSISTANT AD/DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING

Haley BLOUNT

Haley Blount, a school record-setting competitor as a Northwestern State track and field student-athlete who has served as the associate director of alumni affairs at her alma mater for the past three years, enters her second year as NSU’s assistant athletic director for development and marketing. Blount, a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in May 2006, was executive director of the NSU Alumni Association as well as the associate director of alumni affairs from July 2011-September 2014. She solicited funds for the Alumni Association and NSU Foundation, planned and coordinated all alumni events and events assigned by the office of NSU president Dr. Randy Webb, and managed the Alumni Association website, social media pages, the Purple Pulse e-newsletter and the Alumni Columns magazine. Previously, she worked as an assistant in student services for the Stephen F. Austin athletics department for 18 months from 2010-11. For nearly three years following her graduation from Northwestern, Blount was an assistant track and field coach and head cross country coach for NSU. Blount is actively engaged in community service organizations, serving as a board member and officer in three prominent local organizations. She earned her master’s degree in sport administration from NSU in 2007 and is pursuing a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Louisiana Tech. Blount was a four-year competitor as a pole vaulter for the Lady Demons and still holds the NSU women’s school record with an 11-6 ¼ clearance at the 2006 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. She did an internship with USA Track & Field in 2007, serving as assistant producer of the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis, and she also assisted with operations at the 2008 USA Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. She was the women’s track and field team representative from 2004-06 on the NSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was on the 2005 All-Louisiana Collegiate Track and Field Team based on posting one of the top three marks by any state competitor in her event. Blount was included on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for academic achievement each season from 2002-06. Blount is a past president of the women’s service organization Les Amies of Natchitoches and has been a board member since 2009. She has coordinated Les Amies community service activities and assisted with fundraising. She has served as vice president of the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches and will become president of the organization in September. Blount also has been the fundraising coordinator and a board member for the Natchitoches Hope for Paws organization. She’s also been a team captain for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Natchitoches, has assisted with the Natchitoches Parish Special Olympics and is the Chair of the Natchitoches Young Professionals group. As an undergraduate, Blount won the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority highest grade point average award in 2005 and 2006, and earned the NSU Health and Human Performance Department’s Hall of Fame Award in 2006 for being the outstanding student-athlete of the year. ASSISTANT AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

Dustin EUBANKS

Dustin Eubanks is in his 19th year in the NSU athletic department and his 16th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 42-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie and Taylor Nicole. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Assistant Bursar at NSU, celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary this summer.

ATHLETICS BUSINESS MANAGER

Roxanne FREEMAN

Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also a NSU alum. ASSISTANT AD FOR STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT/ SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR

Carrie GREENE

Carrie Greene, a two-year Academic All-Southland Conference soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for StudentAthlete Development in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU as well as the Senior Woman Administrator. Greene, a native of Arlington, Texas, was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administration. She was a key contributor on the Lady Demons’ 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. Greene served as an intern in NSU’s Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program beginning in January 2009, while also completing her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her masters degree. Greene is the academic coordinator for the sports of junior/senior football, men’s basketball, baseball, and tennis. She is also the Director of the Victorious for Life program, NSU’s resident CHAMPS/Life Skills program which focuses on community service, personal development, and career development – allowing student-athletes to prepare for life after college athletics. Under her tenure, NSU Athletics has remained penalty-free with the NCAA Academic Progress Rate. Additionally, the student-athletes have set multiple records for honor roll and department grade point averages. Most notably, in the spring 2015 semester, NSU student-athletes posted a cumulative GPA of 2.97. Greene served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Star Game. Greene was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners’ Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. Greene graduated with her Masters of Science in Sport Administration with a 4.0 GPA in May 2009 and her Masters of Business Administration from University of Louisiana-Monroe in May 2014. The former Carrie Crowell married David Greene, also a member of the NSU Athletics Department, in June 2014. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND GAME OPERATIONS

David GREENE David Greene is in his second year as the Director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations for Northwestern State. His primary responsibilities involve the upkeep, maintenance, and renovations of NSU’s athletic facilities, along with acting as the liaison for event and game operations. The NSU alumnus was a biology teacher at Natchitoches Central High School, where he coached football and soccer, before taking over as the director of facilities at Northwestern State. Prior to his year at NCHS, he spent three years at Lakeview High School where he was named the Natchitoches Parish and Lakeview High School Teacher of the Year. He also coached football, baseball and softball at LHS, where he founded the Lakeview Beautification Program. Greene earned his bachelor’s degree in biology (2008) and master’s degree (2012) in teaching, both from Northwestern State. He and Carrie Greene, NSU’s senior woman administrator, were married in June of 2014.

Mike JACKLICH

DIRECTOR OF TICKETING

Mike Jacklich made an immediate impact on the NSU athletic department after being named director of ticketing in October 2014, increasing basketball ticketing revenue by more than 60 percent from the 2013-14 season. Jacklich came to Natchitoches from suburban Chicago, where he was the director of ticketing for the Schaumberg Boomers of independent baseball’s Frontier League. While with the Boomers, Jacklich worked closely with the Boomers general manager to shape and enhance all aspects of fan services. He was responsible for creating and executing all ticketing and sales reports, while training a full-time sales staff and overseeing a group of 15 interns. Jacklich also wore a variety of hats outside of the Boomers ticket office, including serving as a tour guide

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Adam JONSON

Entering his third year as Associate Athletic Director for External Relations and Executive Director of the Demons Unlimited Foundation, Adam Jonson has been a member of the NSU Athletics in three different stints, totaling nearly a decade. Before returning to NSU in his current role, Jonson served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Tickets & Operations at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He previously spent more than two years as Assistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations at NSU and one year as the Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations at the University of North Florida. Under Jonson’s watch, the Demons Unlimited Foundation has quickly gained brand recognition after its inception in July of 2013 as NSU Athletics’ 501c3 organization supporting all 14 sports. Record-breaking revenues have been attained in ticket sales, annual gifts, special events, licensing, tailgating, corporate partnerships and fundraisers in Jonson’s first two years back at NSU. At ULM, Jonson provided oversight for the athletic communications and ticketing offices while assisting in marketing and fundraising activities. He helped establish new attendance records for several sports, including a season-long baseball tally that ranked in the top 40 nationally in 2012 and a single-game crowd of more than 31,000 for a nationally televised football game against Baylor. In addition to revamping office organization and operational structures, ticket revenue soared by more than 44 percent under Jonson’s watch and restructuring new giving level requirements for premium areas resulted in more than $100,000 of new revenue. Beginning as a student worker in the NSU sports information office, Jonson completed his masters of science in sport administration at NSU with a 4.0 GPA after earning his bachelors of science in business administration as a summa cum laude graduate of NSU in 2007. He was the winner of the prestigious Ace Higgins Award, given by the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association to the state’s top student SID in 2007. Jonson has also been very involved around campus and in the community. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Natchitoches Jaycees and is an active member of the Rotary Club. A member of Westside Baptist Church, Jonson served as the praise band drummer at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry as an undergraduate at NSU. He and the former Elizabeth Holbert were married in January 2014, and the two welcomed their first child -- a baby girl named Holly Elizabeth -- in May 2015. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS

Josh M DANIEL C

Entering his second full year with Northwestern State Athletics, Director of Marketing and Promotions Josh McDaniel brings a plethora of experiences and skills to the position and department. He joined the Northwestern State Athletic Department on Jan. 1, 2014, in his current capacity after nearly six years working in the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department with extensive involvement with promotional activities and marketing initiatives. McDaniel, a native of Beauregard Parish, has a wide range of experience including event management, branding, ticketing, sales, in-game promotions, social media, graphic design, and video production. In his time at NSU, he has spearheaded growth of the department’s Twitter followers by more than 50% and has grown the department’s Facebook page audience to more than 12,400 followers. McDaniel has also reestablished the Demons’ Instagram account that has grown to nearly 1,200 followers, and he launched the department’s SnapChat account. McDaniel currently develops branding strategies for the department and designs all print materials for posters, billboards, fliers, and signage, along with creating videos and graphics for digital media usage. He is responsible for the development and implementation of the #demoNSUnite hashtag and subsequent marketing campaign. McDaniel is the point man for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball marketing and promotions, and he oversees and assists in those activities for Olympic sports. He is the game producer for football and men’s and women’s basketball games, handling the video board script development and implementation. McDaniel handles public address announcing in baseball, and he currently holds the record for ejections by a PA announcer at Brown-Stroud Field. He also dabbles in working security for the Spirit of Northwestern halftime shows at Turpin Stadium. An alumnus of the Theta Phi chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, McDaniel earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Louisiana Tech University in February 2005. He is a proud graduate of East Beauregard High School in Dry Creek and carries the Trojan spirit with him throughout every day of life’s journey. While at EBHS, he was a four-year varsity letterwinner in football while playing for N Club Hall of Fame Member Mike Maggio. He also lettered four years in basketball and three years in baseball for the Trojans.

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Betsy NOHAVITZA

Betsy Nohavitza enters her first full academic year as part of the Northwestern State athletics academic services staff. Nohavitza arrived in Natchitoches in February 2015 after earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas A&M. She manages NCAA academic eligibility requirements for four Northwestern State athletic programs, provides assistance to student-athletes and tutors in NSU’s Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center and facilitates meetings and activities with NSU’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee. While at Texas A&M, Nohavitza was a graduate assistant instructor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology while pursuing her master’s in sport management. As an undergraduate, Nohavitza interned in the Aggies athletic department in the life skills department. There she assisted student-athletes with creating resumes and cover letters, planned informational business meetings for student-athletes and organized and hosted three student-athlete banquets in the Spring 2013 semester. Nohavitza was named Texas A&M College of Education and Human Development Distinguished Student in Spring 2012 and was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll in Fall 2012. While an undergraduate, she volunteered with Texas A&M’s Big Event, aiding elderly community members with yard work and house cleaning. She spent two years assisting the Lamar Consolidated High School All-Sports Booster Club with their events. ACADEMIC COORDINATOR/ DIRECTOR OF ENHANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Kelee RODDY

A three-time Academic All-Southland Conference performer, Kelee Roddy is in her fourth year with the Northwestern State athletic department and serves as an Academic Coordinator and the Director of the Enhanced Academic Program. Roddy is a magna cum laude graduate of NSU with a 3.82 grade point average in business administration in May 2012. She served as a student worker in the athletic department during her junior year where she found her passion for wanting to pursue a career in academics and student-athlete development, and quickly moved to the Johnnie Emmons Academic Study Center during her senior year. Shortly after graduation, she took on a full-time roll as Assistant Academic Coordinator and Director of the Enhanced Academic Program while pursuing her master’s degree. Roddy graduated with a master’s in sport administration from NSU in August 2014. Roddy currently oversees the sports of freshman and sophomore football, men’s and women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country. As the Director of the Enhanced Academic Program, Roddy assists continuing student-athletes who are at-risk of becoming ineligible or new student-athletes who need additional support in their transition into college. During her time at NSU, Roddy was selected as one of 26 recipients of a 2012 Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Scholarship awarded by the NCAA to be applied to her postgraduate studies. She ranks third alltime in school history with 471 career strikeouts, leading the Lady Demons in that category in each of her last three seasons, averaging 1.4 per inning in her senior season. Roddy was a second-team All-Louisiana selection as a junior when she went 11-8 with a 1.40 earned run average that ranked 18th nationally. Roddy owns two of the 16 no-hitters in school history, blanking Alcorn State as a junior and Alabama State in her senior season. As a sophomore, she made the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team and was Academic All-Southland Conference for the first time. Roddy is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Beta Gamma Sigma academic honor sorority, and was president of NSU’s Blue Key Honor Society while earning recognition in Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges. The former Kelee Grimes, a native of Pineville, La, married Mike Roddy in April 2013.

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HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

Idaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State, 2001 11th season at NSU Now in his eleventh season at Northwestern State, Jason Drury was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in 2012 after the retirement of long-time athletic trainer Ed Evans. Drury joined the sports medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005 after being the head athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central for five years. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho, including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Ind. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for twelve years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

Anita MILLER

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Kansas, 2012 • Delta State, 2014 2nd season at NSU Anita Miller enters her second year at Northwestern State’s assistant athletic trainer. In her first year at NSU, Miller was the head athletic trainer for the Southland Conference Tournament champion Northwestern State women’s basketball team. Miller owns a master’s degree at Delta State University. At DSU she worked with the football, men’s and women’s basketball programs and the men’s soccer program. She worked with the women’s basketball team for two seasons and created numerous rehabilitation plans, including several post-op ACL reconstructions. She covered practices and home games for the football, men’s basketball and soccer teams for one season. A 2012 graduate of the University of Kansas, she graduated with a bachelor’s of science in athletic training while covering the football, spirit squad, women’s tennis and women’s swimming and diving teams. She also earned Kansas Athletic Trainers’ secondteam all-academic honors, and was awarded the Mount Oread Scholar and School of Education Recognition Scholarship. Miller is CPR/AED certified, and certified as an instructor. She is also a National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board certified trainer. She is a native of Hutchinson, Kan., and is a graduate of Haven High School

Dr. Steven KAUTZ

HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN

SOCCER He is the team doctor for Many High School Sports and enjoys coaching local youth basketball and soccer teams. Kautz’s wife, Kathleen, is an internal medicine physician with the Natchitoches Medica Specialists Group. The couple has three children - Carissa, Andrew and Peter.

Dr. Marc STOKES

TEAM DOCTOR

Dr. Marc Stokes enters his first year as a Northwestern State team doctor. Stokes is board certified in emergency medicine and serves as both medical director for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Emergency Department and director of Natchitoches Parish Emergency Medical Services. He received his medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport where he later served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and holds a B.S. in Biology from Northeast Louisiana University. He completed his emergency medicine residency program at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Baton Rouge. He has extensive training in trauma and head injuries. In addition to his many honors and awards in emergency medicine, Stokes is a member of the medical team for the NRMC Comprehensive Wound Care Center. He is very involved with youth sports in Natchitoches and serves as the team physician for Natchitoches Central and St. Mary’s High Schools. Stokes also has found time to participate in medical mission trips to Kenya. Stokes’ wife, Mindy, is a former Northwestern State assistant women’s basketball coach. The couple has four children - Caroline, Connor, Catherine and Bailey.

Dr. James KNECHT

TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. James Knecht has been a Northwestern State team physician since 1984. He finished his pre-med curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic All-American football player in 1974. He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchitoches since 1982. In addition to being Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physician since 1992. Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional organizations, including the Natchitoches Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Parish Hospital, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at Northwestern State and has been active in the Graduate N Club for three decades. Knecht’s wife, Liz, is a CPA and an internal auditor at NSU. The couple has three chilrden - Ashley, Amanda and Landon - and two grandchildren, Ryder and Ian.

Dr. Steven Kautz begins his first season as the head team physician for Northwestern State athletics. Kautz is board certified in orthopedic medicine and serves as medical director for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Sports Medicine and PRISM Sports Medicine and outpatient comprehensive therapy services. He received his Bachelor of Science at the University of California-Irvine and attended the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at LAC and USC Medical Center Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Kautz has been in private practice since 2000 and has worked with athletes on the professional, collegiate and high school level. He is affiliated with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, Sabine Medical Center, DeSoto Regional Medical Center and University Hospital (LSU) in Shreveport. Addtionally, Kautz serves as an adjunct professor at LSU School of Medicine and is a member of the medical team for NRMC Comprehensive Wound Care Center.

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DOUG IRELAND

Assistant AD/ Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1990. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a CoSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in media fields. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, assistant commissioner of the Southland Conference for media relations; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, former SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lannou, SID at Kansas State; Matthew Bonnette, SID at McNeese State and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the full-time assistant, and Adam Jonson, NSU’s associate athletic director for external relations, was a student and graduate assistant in the SID office. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana, working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. In 2008, he was awarded the the National Football Foundation “Distinguished American” award and in 2012 he was honored by the Alexandria Town Talk by being named the “CENLA Sportsman of the Year” award for his work as an SID and toward the completion of the $23 million Hall of Fame Museum. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student newspaper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by the late Don Shows.

THEY COVER THE DEMONS: PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS Daily Newspapers - LaMar Gafford, Bob Tompkins, Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box, 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Luke Thompson, Roy Lang III, Jimmy Watson, Scott Ferrell, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, La. 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Daniel Green, Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Chris Salim, Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Television Stations - Clay Yager and Kelsey Wingert KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Shayne Wright, Rashad Johnson, Matt Harris, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Tim Owens, Kamady Rudd, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tatum Everett, Alex Anderson, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - Calhoun Hipp Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

JASON PUGH

Assistant Sports Information Director A 12-year veteran of The (Shreveport) Times newsroom, Jason Pugh is in his first full year as the assistant sports information director at Northwestern State after joining the department in October 2014. During his tenure at The Times, Pugh was the Northwestern State football and men’s basketball beat writer from 2010-2013 and covered the 2012-13 NSU team that captured the program’s third NCAA Tournament berth. Prior to covering area college athletics, Pugh was the primary high school sports writer at The Times, during which he covered several athletes whose careers led them to Northwestern State, including AllSouthland Conference men’s basketball performers Jalan West and Zeek Woodley and former All-Southland Conference third baseman Chase Daughdrill (baseball). While at The Times, Pugh had the opportunity to cover all three World Series that have taken place in Texas, one College World Series, one NCAA Men’s Final Four and Super Bowl XLV. He has won first-place awards in Best Feature Story and Best Sports Story from the Louisiana Press Association and first place in Best Prep Feature from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He also has captured numerous other awards for writing and design from the LSWA. While a student at Louisiana-Lafayette, Pugh was the sports editor of the campus newspaper, The Vermilion, for two years and was a part of the sports information office for three years. In 2000-01, Pugh was the primary media contact for the inaugural season of Lady Cajuns soccer and for the nationally ranked Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team, which made its lone College World Series appearance the previous year. A 1997 graduate of Airline High School in Bossier City, Pugh was named the 2001 Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Communication Outstanding Graduate. He completed requirements for a master’s of science in sport management from the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts in May.

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Ronnette Pellegrin Admin. Asst.

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