Northwestern State Soccer Media Guide 2016 by Northwestern State Sports Information

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Table of CONTENTS 2016 ROSTER

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HISTORY

2016 Home Schedule

Aug. 14 vs. UL Lafayette 1 p.m. Twenty years of NSU soccer Table of Contents Quick Facts 2016 Roster Roster Breakdowns 2016 Season Preview MEET THE LADY DEMONS #00 Alex Latham #2 Amy Renteria #5 Ysmina Smith #8 Patry Carrion #9 Cayla Klinger #10 Sage Leffew #11 Jasmine Juarez #12 Olivia Marazzo #13 Brittany Caserma #15 Camila Ardila #17 Chandler Monk #18 April Ficarrotta #21 Payton Roney #22 Mackenzie Geier #23 Esdeina Gonzalez #24 Peyton Rector #26 Jacqueline Manza #27 Shelby Drope #30 Cache’ Haley #0 Cadence Starr #1 Kayla Bomben #3 Taylor Campbell #4 Jayden Wheeler #6 Gabby Veneziale #7 Andrea Rodriguez Flores #14 Courtney LeJeune #16 Jordy Warren #19 April Trowbridge #20 Kelsey Lewis #31 Mia Taranto

Sept. 2 vs. Jackson State 7 p.m.

Sept. 4 vs. Texas Wesleyan 1 p.m. 1 2 3 4 5 6

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32

Sept. 16 vs. Sept. 30 vs. Stephen F. Austin Abilene Christian 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

TV/Radio Roster 33 COACHES/STAFF Head Coach George Van Linder 34 Assistant Coach Jason Cherry 36 Staff 37 2016 OPPONENTS Southland Conference 38 Opponents 39 SLC Composite Schedule 42 2015 IN REVIEW 2015 Summary 43 2015 Stats 44 HISTORY Year-By-Year Results 45 All-Time Series 48 Honors and Awards 48 Letterwinners 49 Individual and Team Records 50 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Jim Henderson 51 Jerry Pierce 52 Greg Burke 53 Athletics Administration 54 Sports Medicine 56 Sports Information 57 Northwestern State 58 City of Natchitoches 59 Academics 60 Campus Life I 61 Surge of Success 62 Campus Life II 64 CHAMPS/Life Skills 65

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Oct. 2 vs. Incarnate Word 1 p.m.

DATE Aug. 10 Aug. 14 Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Sept. 2 Sept. 4 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Oct. 28

Oct. 21 vs. Nicholls 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 vs. Southeastern 1 p.m.

2016 SCHEDULE

OPPONENT at TCU (exhibition) UL LAFAYETTE (exhibition) at Arkansas Little Rock at Ole Miss (SEC Network +) at SMU JACKSON STATE TEXAS WESLEYAN at Texas-San Antonio at Texas State STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* at Lamar* at McNeese* ABILENE CHRISTIAN* INCARNATE WORD at Sam Houston State at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Houston Baptist NICHOLLS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA at Central Arkansas

TIME 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 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 vinesm@nsula.edu Assistant Director Jason Pugh Administrative Assistant Ronnie Pellegrin Athletics Website nsudemons.com Facebook /forkemdemons Twitter @NSUDemons & @NSUDemonsSOC Instagram NSUDemons Snapchat NSUDemons

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location Natchitoches, La. School Founded 1884 Enrollment 9,179 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 Haley Blount Taitano

STADIUM INFORMATION

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

SHELBY DROPE

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

SUPPORT STAFF George Van Linder Western Michigan, 1990 24-44-7 167-158-30 Jason Cherry Western Illinois, 2011

Marcia Bolton Brittany Goldberg Zach Nielsen Karoline Guidry Eboni Palmer

Administrative Assistant Athletic Trainer Strength Coach Student Assistant Student Trainer

2015 REVIEW

PROGRAM HISTORY

2015 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) Home Record Road Record Neutral Site Record

YSMINA SMITH

CAYLA KLINGER

5-10-4 2-6-3 (10th) 4-4-0 1-6-4 0-0-0

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING POS. NAME MF Camila Ardila F/MF Esdeina Gonzalez D Sage Leffew MF Shelby Drope F/MF Payton Roney GK Alex Latham D Peyton Rector MF Patry Carrion D/MF Amy Renteria F Brittany Caserma D/MF Ysmina Smith F/MF Cache’ Haley MF Cayla Klinger D Mackenzie Geier MF Chandler Monk F Jacqueline Manza D/MF Jasmine Juarez D/MF Olivia Marazzo F/MF April Ficarrotta

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

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

GP-GS 53-41 38-33 31-27 38-26 34-25 37-23 45-20 17-17 22-16 18-16 18-12 29-7 16-4 7-4 18-0 14-0 8-0 5-0 4-0

First Year of Soccer at NSU 1996 All-Time Record 166-199-29 Conference Regular Season Titles 1 (2000) Conference Tournament Titles 4 (1997, 2000, 02, 05) NCAA Postseason Appearances 3 (2000, 02, 05)

LETTERWINNERS LOST PTS. 13 29 4 3 5 0 6 0 1 9 0 10 2 1 0 7 7 2 0

POS. NAME MF Cassandra Briscoe GK Brooke Bourbonais D Allison Palomo D Maja Lambertsson MF Shelby Balmer MF Joanna McFarling D Natalie Pena F Kayleigh Phillips D Mattilyn Reeder F Karoline Guidry MF Jessica Lykins

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

GP-GS 71-44 42-35 36-24 29-20 59-19 32-6 28-4 18-3 5-0 2-0 6-0

PTS. 41 0 0 0 7 3 0 9 2 4 0

PERCENT RETURNING (FROM 2015)

CATEGORY Goals Assists Points Shots Shots on Goal Saves

RETURNING/TOTAL PCT. 21/33 64% 15/21 71% 57/87 66% 229/315 73% 104/147 71% 73/100 73%

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2016 ROSTER NUMERICAL NO. NAME 00 Alex Latham 0 Cadence Starr 1 Kayla Bomben 2 Amy Renteria 3 Taylor Campbell 4 Jayden Wheeler 5 Ysmina Smith 6 Gabby Veneziale 7 Andrea Rodriguez Flores 8 Patry Carrion 9 Cayla Klinger 10 Sage Leffew 11 Jasmine Juarez 12 Olivia Marazzo 13 Brittany Caserma 14 Courtney LeJeune 15 Camila Ardila 16 Jordy Warren 17 Chandler Monk 18 April Ficarrotta 19 April Trowbridge 21 Payton Roney 22 Mackenzie Geier 23 Esdeina Gonzalez 24 Peyton Rector 26 Jacqueline Manza 27 Shelby Drope 30 Cache’ Haley 31 Mia Taranto

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

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

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

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Bradenton, FL/Lakewood Ranch HS Georgetown, TX/Georgetown HS Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/St. Aloysius Gonzaga Dallas, TX/W.H. Adamson HS Broussard, LA/Comeaux HS Heath, TX/Rockwall Heath HS Austin, TX/ Cedar Ridge HS Red Oak, TX/Red Oak HS Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico/Montverde Academy Cartagena, Spain/Texas Christian Keller, TX/Timber Creek HS Saint Cloud, FL/Harmony HS Oklahoma City, OK/Westmore HS Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta Gonzales, LA/Saint Joseph’s Academy Miami, FL/Doral Academy Allen, TX/Allen HS Chesapeake, VA/Greenbrier Christian Academy Henderson, NV/Liberty HS Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada/Dalhousie University Laurel, MS/West Jones HS Tarpon Springs, FL/Palm Harbor University HS Humble, TX/Kingwood HS Keller, TX/Keller HS Toms River, NJ/Toms River HS East Pontotoc, MS/Pontotoc HS San Ramon, CA/Dougherty Valley HS Belle Chasse, LA/Belle Chasse HS

ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME 15 Camila Ardila 1 Kayla Bomben 3 Taylor Campbell 8 Patry Carrion 13 Brittany Caserma 27 Shelby Drope 18 April Ficarrotta 22 Mackenzie Geier 23 Esdeina Gonzalez 30 Cache’ Haley 11 Jasmine Juarez 9 Cayla Klinger 00 Alex Latham 10 Sage Leffew 14 Courtney LeJeune 26 Jacqueline Manza 12 Olivia Marazzo 17 Chandler Monk 24 Peyton Rector 2 Amy Renteria 7 Andrea Rodriguez Flores 21 Payton Roney 5 Ysmina Smith 0 Cadence Starr 31 Mia Taranto 19 April Trowbridge 6 Gabby Veneziale 16 Jordy Warren 4 Jayden Wheeler

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

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

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

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Miami, FL/Doral Academy Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/St. Aloysius Gonzaga Broussard, LA/Comeaux HS Cartagena, Spain/Texas Christian Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta Pontotoc, MS/Pontotoc HS Henderson, NV/Liberty HS Tarpon Springs, FL/Palm Harbor University HS Humble, TX/Kingwood HS San Ramon, CA/Dougherty Valley HS Oklahoma City, OK/Westmore HS Keller, TX/Timber Creek HS Bradenton, FL/Lakewood Ranch HS Saint Cloud, FL/Harmony HS Gonzales, LA/Saint Joseph’s Academy Toms River, NJ/Toms River HS East Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS Chesapeake, VA/Greenbrier Christian Academy Keller, TX/Keller HS Dallas, TX/W.H. Adamson HS Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico/Montverde Academy Laurel, MS/West Jones HS Austin, TX/ Cedar Ridge HS Georgetown, TX/Georgetown HS Belle Chasse, LA/Belle Chasse HS Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada/Dalhousie University Red Oak, TX/Red Oak HS Allen, TX/Allen HS Heath, TX/Rockwall Heath HS

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CACHE’ HALEY

JACQUELINE MANZA

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CANADA EUROPE UNITED STATES STATE/COUNTRY California (2) Caché Haley................................................................ San Ramon Brittany Caserma.............................................................Murrieta Canada (2) April Trowbridge........................................... Halifax, Nova Scotia Kayla Bomben..............................................Mississauga, Ontario Florida (5) Camila Ardila...................................................................... Miami Mackenzie Geier....................................................Tarpon Springs Alex Latham.................................................................Bradenton Sage Leffew............................................................... Saint Cloud Kelsey Lewis............................................................Merritt Island Louisiana (3) Mia Taranto...............................................................Belle Chasse Courtney LeJeune........................................................... Gonzales Taylor Campbell............................................................Broussard Mexico (1) Andrea Rodriguez Flores..........................Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 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 Texas (9) Peyton Rector...................................................................... Keller Ysmina Smith..................................................................... Austin Esdeina Gonzalez.............................................................Humble Cayla Klinger....................................................................... Keller Amy Renteria......................................................................Dallas Cadence Starr............................................................Georgetown Jordy Warren........................................................................ Allen Jayden Wheeler...................................................................Heath Gabby Veneziale...............................................................Red Oak Virginia (1) Chandler Monk...........................................................Chesapeake

Juniors (10) Shelby Drope....................................................................... MF Mackenzie Geier.....................................................................D Esdeina Gonzalez............................................................. F/MF Caché Haley...................................................................... F/MF Alex Latham.........................................................................GK Sage Leffew...........................................................................D Kelsey Lewis........................................................................ MF Chandler Monk.................................................................... MF Amy Renteria...................................................................D/MF Payton Roney................................................................... F/MF

Taylor Campbell............................................................Freshman Courtney LeJeune..........................................................Freshman Ysmina Smith............................................................. Sophomore Olivia Marazzo............................................................ Sophomore Amy Renteria......................................................................Junior Mackenzie Geier..................................................................Junior Sage Leffew........................................................................Junior Peyton Rector..................................................................... Senior

Sophomores (8) Cadence Starr ......................................................................GK Cayla Klinger ...................................................................... MF Ysmina Smith...................................................................D/MF Jasmine Juarez.................................................................D/MF Brittany Caserma.....................................................................F April Ficarrotta................................................................. F/MF Jacqueline Manza....................................................................F Olivia Marazzo..................................................................D/MF April Trowbridge.............................................................. F/MF

POSITION (PROJECTED PRIMARY) Goalkeeper (4) Kayla Bomben...............................................................Freshman Mia Taranto...................................................................Freshman Cadence Starr...............................................Redshirt Sophomore Alex Latham........................................................................Junior Midfielders (9) Andrea Rodriguez Flores...............................................Freshman Cayla Klinger.............................................................. Sophomore April Ficarrotta........................................................... Sophomore Jasmine Juarez........................................................... Sophomore Chandler Monk....................................................................Junior Payton Roney......................................................................Junior Shelby Drope.......................................................................Junior Kelsey Lewis........................................................................Junior Camila Ardila...................................................................... Senior

Forwards (6) April Trowbridge........................................................ Sophomore Brittany Caserma........................................................ Sophomore Jacqueline Manza....................................................... Sophomore Esdeina Gonzalez................................................................Junior Caché Haley.........................................................................Junior Patry Carrion...................................................................... Senior

Defenders (11) Gabby Veneziale............................................................Freshman Jayden Wheeler.............................................................Freshman Jordy Warren.................................................................Freshman

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CLASS

Seniors (3) Camila Ardila....................................................................... MF Patry Carrion.......................................................................D/F Peyton Rector.........................................................................D

Freshman (8) Kayla Bomben......................................................................GK Jayden Wheeler......................................................................D Gabby Veneziale..................................................................D/F Andrea Rodriguez Flores.................................................. F/MF Jordy Warren....................................................................D/MF Mia Taranto..........................................................................GK Taylor Campbell.....................................................................D Courtney LeJeune...................................................................D

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2016 PREVIEW GOALKEEPERS

RETURNERS

Alex Latham Cadence Starr

NEWCOMERS

Kayla Bomben Mia Taranto

NO. CLASS NOTES 00 Jr.-2L Started 17 matches as a freshman 0 So.-RS Redshirted in 2015 with various injuries

1 31

Fr.-HS Fr.-HS

Led club team to Canadian national title Led HS team to two playoff appearances

Coach’s Thoughts: • Alex Latham will be the starting goalkeeper after splitting time with senior Brooke Bourbonais in 2015. • Latham appeared in all 19 matches, typically playing in the second half and in overtimes. • Allowed a career-low 1.35 GAA, part of a defense that improved by nearly one full goal. • Starr is back in action after missing much of the last two seasons with injuries. • Bomben and Taranto are newcomers that provide more depth than in the past. Bomben led her club team to a Canadian national championship while Taranto is a seasoned South Louisiana goalkeeper. • “Latham is the expected starter, but with four keepers in camp this year, there’s a lot of competition. Latham conducts herself like you would expect a veteran QB would, and the other keepers are really pushing her. Cadence has had really bad luck the last two years, but she’s back now. Starr, Bomben and Taranto are coming in with fire, and I think we’ll be really strong at goalkeeper this year.”

ALEX LATHAM

FORWARDS

RETURNERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 23 Jr.-2L Led team with 6 goals, 5 in SLC play 30 Jr.-2L Returns in better shape, can use speed 8 Sr.-1L Key defender in ‘15, now back in natural spot 13 So.-1L Started 16 matches, scored 4 goals 30 So.-1L 3 goals and 1 assist in 14 matches

NEWCOMERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 19 So.-0L One college season, won 2 HS scoring titles

Esdeina Gonzalez Cache’ Haley Patry Carrion Brittany Caserma Jacqueline Manza

April Trowbridge

Coach’s Thoughts: • Esdeina Gonzalez returns as NSU’s leading scorer, contributing six goals in 2015 with five in Southland Conference play. • Gonzalez was picked to the Preseason All-SLC Second Team. • Haley worked out with Cal-Berkeley players in summer, returns in better shape after scoring one goal in 2015. • Caserma scored three of her four goals in non-conference play, but missed multiple opportunities in second half of season. • Manza was an efficient scorer, netting three goals in relatively limited action. • Carrion strikes the ball really well and makes the move from defender. • Trowbridge is an accomplished scorer in Canada that is adjusting to D-I competition. “ We wanted to be more dangerous in the attack this season, and we feel like we can certainly do that with this bunch. Esdeina is a marked player, but we think we have other forwards who can capitalize in space and in turn free up Esdeina. Patry is striking the ball really well this preseason and scoring goals. Brittany and Jacqueline had good seasons for freshmen and are better. April is known for scoring, and she’s acclimating to our level.”

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PATRY CARRION

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MIDFIELDERS

RETURNERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 15 Sr.-3L Aims to be more offensive, 2 goals, 2 assists 17 Jr.-2L Smart player who reads game well 21 Jr.-2L Key def. specialist, 17 starts 27 Jr.-2L Distributor w/ 2 assts, 17 starts 9 So.-1L Fully healthy in ‘16, 16 appearances 11 So.-1L 2 goals, 3 assists in 8 matches 18 So.-1L 1 goal in 4 matches

NEWCOMERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 20 Jr.-0L Conf. Offensive Player of Year in JUCO 7 Fr.-HS Trained with Mexican Youth National Team

Camila Ardila Chandler Monk Payton Roney Shelby Drope Cayla Klinger Jasmine Juarez April Ficarrotta

Kelsey Lewis Andrea Rodriguez Flores

CAMILA ARDILA

Coach’s Thoughts: • Most experienced unit on the team with nearly every returner receiving regular playing time in 2015. • Camila Ardila is a steadying force who is looking to be more offensive, had a streak of bad luck with near misses on goal. • Roney is a defensive specialist who significantly bothers opponents’ attack. • Drope is a skilled distributor who should deliver more assists this season. • Monk, Klinger, Juarez and Ficarrotta all received valuable playing time. • Lewis was conference offensive player of the year while at Polk State (Fla.). • Rodriguez Flores is a super-skilled freshman who should push for playing time. • “We have lots of good depth here. Everybody has had a good spring and summer, and we’re looking forward to connecting on more combinations this season. Camila is a quiet leader who is expecting more offensively in 2016. They’re all hungry to play, and they feel like they’ve paid their dues. It’s going to be really competitive for playing time.”

DEFENDERS

RETURNERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 10 Jr.-2L Feisty player, started 8 matches after injury 2 Jr.-2L Strong spring allowed for 16 starts in ‘15 5 So.-1L Super athletic, started 12 matches 24 Sr.-3L Missed 2015 making world-wide mission trip 12 So.-1L Emerged as center back option in spring 22 Jr.-2L Will miss season with injury

NEWCOMERS

NO. CLASS NOTES 16 Fr.-HS Vocal player who has chance to start 4 Fr.-HS Two-time District MVP 6 Fr.-HS Defensive MVP 3 Fr.-HS Impressed in College ID camp 14 Fr.-HS Impressed in College ID camp

Sage Leffew Amy Renteria Ysmina Smith Peyton Rector Olivia Marazzo Mackenzie Geier

Jordy Warren Jayden Wheeler Gabby Veneziale Taylor Campbell Courtney LeJeune

PAYTON RONEY

PEYTON RECTOR

Coach’s Thoughts: • Lost two seasoned underclassmen from 2015, but gained senior Peyton Rector after she made a year-long mission trip around the world. • Patry Carrion moved to forward, and Rector will take her spot in the back line. • Sage Leffew is a cagey veteran who has 27 starts in her first two seasons. • Amy Renteria started 16 games after a strong offseason. • Olivia Marazzo made huge strides this spring as a center back. • Freshman Jordy Warren impressed in preseason, could earn starting spot. • Jayden Wheeler and Gabby Veneziale add quality freshman depth to a position that had question marks. • “Our back line has the most question marks on our team, but we have a lot of people who can do a lot of different things. It’s easier to destroy than to create, so we’ll see who our best four is back there. They are coming together and working hard this preseason.”

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SAGE LEFFEW

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ALEX LATHAM

Goalkeeper • JR-2L • 5-8 Bradenton, Florida Lakewood Ranch HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110, 2x, last vs. Incarnate Word (10/4/15) Saves: 10, 2x, last at Nicholls State (10/17/14) Goals Allowed: 4, 3x , last at Lamar (9/19/14) Shots Faced: 21, 2x, last at Lamar (9/19/14)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • SLC Player of Week (11/3/14)

2015 Season: Split time with senior Brooke Bourbonais, with Latham playing the second half and overtimes ... Appeared in all 19 matches this season ... Started five matches when Bourbonais was injured ... Career-low 1.35 goals against average, which ranked seventh in the Southland Conference ... Allowed 18 goals in 1,199 minutes ... Posted shutouts against Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Incarnate Word when she played the whole match ... Had four other halves/overtimes in which she held her opponent scoreless, including then-No. 5 Texas A&M and Stephen F. Austin ... Season-high eight saves against SFA, had seven saves against Sam Houston State ... Compiled a 2-5-3 record ... Part of a defense that improved against goals against average nearly one goal from 2014, posting a 1.42 this season. 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 32 goals in 18 appearances for a 1.66 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 matches – 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 (2011-14) and for the Braden River Rage under Chuck Reda (2005-11) ... Member of the Lakewood Leader and National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Charlotte and Mark Latham ... One brother, Peter, and one sister, Caroline ... Majoring in accounting and mathematics in the Louisiana Scholar’s College ... She wants a career as a software developer ... Born Nov. 9, 1995.

Coach Speak

“A veteran goalkeeper who’s worked hard, had a lot of experience and ready to show people that she’s our No. 1 keeper. She’s continually gaining confidence and improving her reading of the game. As a freshman, she let in some goals that I know she’d love to have back. As a junior, she’s not letting in those goals anymore.”

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 32 1.66 88 0.704 234 6 10 1 2 2015 19-5 1199:21 63.1 18 1.35 73 0.802 180 2 5 3 2 TOTAL 37-22 2930:50 79.2 50 1.54 161 0.745 414 8 15 4 4

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Defender/Midfielder • JR-2L• 5-3 Dallas, Texas W.H. Adamson HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110, 4x, last at Southeastern (10/25/15) Assists: 1, vs. McNeese (9/27/15) Points: 1, vs. McNeese (9/27/15) Shots: 2, 5x, last vs. Sam Houston State (10/9/15) Shots on Goal: 1, 2x, last at SFA (9/18/15)

Coach Speak

“A deceiving-looking forward. She’s small, but she teads the game so well and playing soccer is such an important part of her life. A dangerous defender that we hope to get forward a bit more this year and be a threat for us in the attack.”

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll   • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2015 Season: • Started 16 matches and appeared in another as an outside defender. • Logged an assist against McNeese on a Brittany Caserma goal, her first career point. • Played 1,253 minutes of action in a much-increased role as a sophomore. Played 110 minutes four times. • Attempted 11 shots, two on target. • Part of a defense that improved against goals against average nearly one goal from 2014, posting a 1.42 this season. 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 car shop owner. • Two sisters, Adela (21), Mia (7) and Misabel (infant). • Majoring in health and exercise science with aspirations to be a physical therapist. • Born July 19, 1996.

RENTERIA’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 2015 17-16 1253 73.7 0 1 1 11 2 0.182 0 1-0 0-0 TOTAL 22-16 1342 61.0 0 1 1 11 333 0.182 0 1-0 0-0

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YSMINA SMITH

Defender/Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-2 Austin, Texas Cedar Ridge HS

CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 110, at LSU (8/25/15) Shots: 2, 2x, last vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots on Goal: 1, 3x, last at SFA (9/18/15)

Coach Speak

“Athletically, she’s one of the best in our conference in terms of speed. She wants to continue to improve in the reading the game. With a year under her belt, she’s gotten a lot better at it.”

2015 Season: • Started 12 matches as a true freshman, breaking into a starting position by the third match of the season. • Started seven matches in a row and 10 in an 11-match streak midseason. • Logged 1,185 minutes, including seven matches of at least 90 minutes. • Took eight shots, three on goal (.375). • Took two shots each against Jackson State and Alcorn State. • Part of a defense that improved against goals against average nearly one goal from 2014, posting a 1.42 this season. 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 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 federal prison supervisor. • Born Dec. 8, 1996.

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 18-12 1185 65.8 0 0 0 8 3 0..375 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 18-12 1185 65.8 0 0 0 8 3 0.375 0 0-0 0-0

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PATRY CARRION

Midfielder • SR-1L • 5-6 Cartagena, Spain El Bohio HS/TCU

CAREER HIGHS

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)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention

2015 Season: All-Southland Conference honorable mention as a center back defender in her first season as a collegiate defender ... Started 17 matches with a total of 1,457 minutes ... Known for matching up with team’s best offensive player and cutting off promising attacks ... Missed two full matches and pieces of several more with a hamstring injury ... Part of a defense that improved against goals against average nearly one goal from 2014, posting a 1.42 this season ... Played at least 90 minutes in 12 matches ... Dangerous on free kicks, but didn’t score a goal ... Took a total of 20 shots with six on goal ... Took a season-high three shots against ULM, Alcorn State and Incarnate Word. Prior to NSU: Played two seasons at Texas Christian where she logged minutes a total of 35 matches with seven starts.

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 up 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. Personal: Daughter of Emilia Salinas Escolar and Jesus Carrion Martinez ... two brothers Carlos (23) and Jesus (21), one sister Cristina (21) ... Born April 6, 1995 ... Business Administration major who wants to pursue a master’s degree ... Aims to find a job that will allow her to travel and live in different countries.

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. 2013 Season (TCU): Lone career collegiate goal came as a freshman to beat No. 25 Arkansas in double overtime ... Contributed two assists, came against Central Arkansas and West Virginia.

Coach Speak

“If she plays well, we win the game. She has the ability to take over and can dominate in our conference. That’s the expectations we have for her and she has for herself. She’s always the wildcard in that she’s a fantastic defender, but then she did good things in the midfield and up front. She’ll play where we need her the most.”

CARRION’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 17-17 1457 85.7 0 0 0 20 6 0..300 0 1-0 0-0 TOTAL 17-17 1457 85.7 0 0 0 20 6 0.300 0 1-0 0-0

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CAYLA KLINGER

Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-4 Keller, Texas Timber Creek HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 45, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Assists: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Points: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots: 3, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots on Goal: 2, vs. Houston Baptist (9/8/15)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

ing in fine and graphic arts.

2015 Season: Appeared in 16 matches and started four as a midfielder ... Totaled 312 minutes with a season-high 45 minutes against Alcorn State ... Recorded two assists, both against Alcorn State ... Took 8 shots with two on goal ... Other notable minutes totals include 37 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 29 against Southeastern. 2014 Season: Redshirted with a knee injury.

Coach Speak

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.

“She’s finally 100 percent healthy. She had ankle and knee injuries, but she’s a lot like Shelby Drope in her ability to distribute the ball. We look forward to seeing what she can do as a healthy player, and she’s looking forward to proving to everybody that she can be the player we recruited. This year she has confidence, and we expect her to give us some good minutes.”

Personal: Daughter of Debbie and Nate Klinger ... One brother, Cody (23) ... 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 ... Major-

KLINGER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 16-4 312 19.5 0 2 2 8 2 0.250 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 16-4 312 19.5 0 2 2 8 2 0.250 0 0-0 0-0

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SAGE LEFFEW

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

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110, 2x, last at Southeastern (10/25/15) Goals: 1, 2x, last vs. Central Arkansas (10/30/15) Points: 2, 2x, last vs. Central Arkansas (10/30/15) Shots: 2, 3x, last vs. Central Arkansas (10/30/15) Shots on Goal: 1, 6x, last vs. UCA (10/25/15)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll Kraze Krush club team under Joseph Avallone ... Member of the French club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Gradutated with a 3.5 GPA.

Personal: 2015 Season: Daughter of Cathy and Jon Leffew ... One brother, Jon III (23) ... Majoring in biology Missed the first eight matches with a knee injury ... Started the last six matches, playing ... Hopes to attend veterinary school and provide low-cost services ... Born on Oct. 3, as a defensive midfielder and a defender. Started a total of eight matches ... Part of 1995. a defense that improved against goals against average nearly one goal from 2014, posting a 1.42 this season ... Scored a goal in the season finale against Central Arkansas. Put in a rebound on a Camila Ardila shot ... Took a total of six shots with three on goal ... Played 907 minutes in 12 matches, playing at least 90 minutes in five matches.

Coach Speak

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.

“Sage is a player that excites everyone on the back line. She works so hard and gives everything she has. She’s not the biggest player on the field, but she probably has the biggest heart out there.

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

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 2015 12-8 907 75.6 1 0 2 6 3 0.500 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 31-27 2,490 80.3 2 0 4 10 5 0.500 0 1-0 0-0

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

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JASMINE JUAREZ

Defender/Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-0 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Westmoreww HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 70, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Goals: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Assists: 1, 3x, last at Southeastern (10/25/15) Points: 5, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots: 4, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots on Goal: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15)

Coach Speak

“Jasmine is a versatile, hard-working player who has put in a lot of hours this summer. She made an impact in the midfield when she saw the field as a freshman. She’s worked really hard as an outside defender and has the endurance to get involved in the attack.”

2015 Season: • Appeared in eight matches and played a total of 277 minutes. • Scored two goals and contributed three assists as a true freshman midfielder. • Career day against Alcorn State, scoring two goals and producing an assist. Her five points tied a single-game high for NSU in 2015. • Assisted on goals against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Southeastern. • Attempted six shots with three on goal. • Played a season-high 81 minutes against Southeastern. 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. Personal: • Born July 22, 1997. • Daughter of Ana and James Juarez • Has two brothers, James Jr. and Johan • Has one sister, Ana. • Biology and pre-pharmacy major who aspires to become a pharmacist • Life’s ambitions include becoming a youth leader at her church, travel the world and start a family

JUAREZ’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 8-0 277 34.6 2 3 7 6 3 0.500 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 8-0 277 34.6 2 3 7 6 3 0.500 0 0-0 0-0

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OLIVIA MARAZZO

Defender/Midfielder • SO-1L • 5-9 Reno, Nevada Bishop Manogue HS

CAREER HIGHS

2015 Season: • Appeared in five matches. • Scored a goal against Alcorn State. • Attempted four shots, all on goal. • Played a total of 107 minutes with a season-high 53 coming against Alcorn State.

Minutes: 53, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Goals: 1, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Points: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots: 3, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots on Goal: 3, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15)

Coach Speak

“She worked really hard this spring at trying to be an anchor for our defense in the middle of the back line. We’re looking for her to make an impact in the center part of our defense.”

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 (22) and Luke (15). • Nursing major who wants to be a surgical nurse • Aspires to volunteer overseas as a nurse in developing countries

MARAZZO’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 5-0 107 21.4 1 0 2 4 4 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 18-9 830 46.1 1 0 2 4 4 1.000 0 0-0 0-0

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BRITTANY CASERMA

Forward • SO-1L • 5-6 Murrieta, California Vista Murrieta HS

CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 110, at Incarnate Word (10/4/15) Goals: 1, 4x, last vs. McNeese (9/27/15) Assists: 1, vs. Sam Houston State (10/9/15) Points: 2, 4x, last vs. McNeese (9/27/15) Shots: 6, at Incarnate Word (10/4/15) Shots on Goal: 3, at Incarnate Word (10/4/15) 2015 Season: Started in 16 of the 18 matches in which she appeared as a true freshman forward ... Third on the team with four goals scored, including being tied for the team lead for several weeks during the middle of the season ... Scored three goals in her first five matches, coming against LSU-Alexandria, Jackson State and ULM ... Final goal came against McNeese State ... Caserma collided with the goalie in the air after tapping the ball in, receiving a large bruise on her chin ... Attempted 40 shots with 17 on goal ... Took a season-high six shots against Incarnate Word with three on goal ... Had several near misses throughout the season that could have increased goal total ... Recorded her lone assist of the season against Sam Houston State ... Her nine points tied for third on the team. 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.

Coach Speak

“Brittany can change the game in an instant. We’re looking forward to seeing her be that dangerous threat that she always is and score goals for us. She had a good freshman year, but there were some scoring opportunities that could have made it an incredible freshman season. She’s worked really hard and has come back older and wiser.”

Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1997 ... Daughter of Angela Coppola and John Caserma ... Has one brother, John Jr. (16), and one sister, Megan (12)... Nursing/Psychology major who wants to move back to California and become a nurse ... Aspire’s to change lives as a nurse and start a family.

CASERMA’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 18-16 1132 62.9 4 1 9 40 17 0.425 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 18-16 1132 62.9 4 1 9 40 17 0.425 0 0-0 0-0

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CAMILA ARDILA

Midfielder • SR-3L • 5-3 Miami, Fla. Doral Academy HS

CAREER HIGHS 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)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2015 Season: Offensive-minded midfielder who started 14 of the 19 matches in which she appeared ... Started first 13 matches of the season ... Scored two goals, tallying the marks against LSUAlexandria and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Recorded two assists, coming against Central Arkansas and Jackson State ... Six total points ranked seventh on the team ... Took 30 shots with 13 on goal (.433 on-goal percentage) ... Logged 1,334 minutes, including five matches of 90 or more minutes ... Took a season-high four shots against Lamar, and three each against Central Arkansas and Stephen F. Austin. Season-high two shots on goal against UCA. 2014 Season: Scored three goals, tied for fourth-best on the team as a sophomore ... Drilled the gamewinner 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.

... Played 90 minutes or more three times: Lamar, ULM and Abilene Christian ... Took three shots against Central Arkansas, two ULM and Nicholls. High School: 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. Personal: Daughter of Clara I. Grimaldo and Marco F. Ardila ... One brother, Marco F. Ardila Jr. (27), and one sister, Clara M. Ardila (25) ... Majoring in biology with plans of becoming a zoologist.

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

Coach Speak

“Camila is a quiet leader, but she takes players aside and talks to them. She has a lot of experience, but she felt like she wasn’t much of an offensive threat in 2015. When she was, it was fantastic. She had a couple of shots that just missed, and she’s working on being more dangerous in the attack.

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 2015 19-14 1334 70.2 2 2 6 19 7 0.368 1 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 53-41 3,338 63.0 5 3 13 57 16 0.281 2 1-0 0-1

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CHANDLER MONK

Midfielder • JR-2L • 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)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2015 Season: Appeared in 12 matches as a sophomore midfielder ... Attempted three shots, one goal ... Played a season-high 26 minutes against Jackson State, recording double-digit minutes in nine other matches ... Also played 22 minutes against UL Lafayette. 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.

Coach Speak

“Chandler isn’t the biggest player, but she’s one of our smartest players. She knows her role and what her strengths are, and she’s really good at destroying and breaking down the game.”

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 broaden knowledge in the field of infectious diseases.

MONK’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2014 6-0 119 19.8 0 0 0 2 1 0.500 0 0-0 0-0 2015 12-0 184 15.3 0 0 0 3 1 0.333 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 18-0 303 16.8 0 0 0 5 2 0.400 0 0-0 0-0

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APRIL FICARROTTA

Forward/Midfiedler • SO-1L • 5-3 Henderson, Nevada Liberty HS

CAREER HIGHS

2015 Season: • Appeared in four matches as a freshman midfielder. • Scored her lone goal against Alcorn State. • Attempted two shots, both coming against Alcorn State. • Played a season-high 63 minutes against Alcorn State, totaling 107 minutes for the season. Had two other matches in which she recorded double-digit minutes.

Minutes: 63, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Goals: 1, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Points: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/5/15) Shots on Goal: 1, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15)

Coach Speak

“April is more comfortable with college soccer in her second season. She understands her strengths at this level, and she’s ready to shine and show what she can do. She’s a good distributor of the ball.”

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. Personal: • Born March 21, 1997. • Daughter of July and William Fitzgerald. • Has four brothers, August (23), Austin (20), Marc (17) and John (7) • Has three sisters, Jenna (24), July (15) and Adyson (4). • Has a cousin who kicks for UTEP. • Psychology major who aspires to get a doctoral degree. • Aspires to travel the world and to join the FBI.

FICARROTTA’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 4-0 107 26.8 0 0 0 2 1 0.500 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 4-0 107 26.8 0 0 0 2 1 0.500 0 0-0 0-0

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PAYTON RONEY

Forward/Midfielder • JR-2L • 5-3 Laurel, Mississippi West Jones HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110, 3x, last at Southeastern (10/25/15) Goals: 1, 2x, last at Sam Houston State (10/3/14) Assists: 1, at ULM (9/4/15) Points: 2, 2x, last at Sam Houston State (10/3/14) Shots: 3, 2x, last vs. Lamar (9/25/15) Shots on Goal: 2, vs. Lamar 9/25/15)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2015 Season: Started all 17 matches in which she appeared as a sophomore midfielder ... Played 1,446 minutes, playing at least 90 minutes in nine matches ... Recorded one assist, coming against ULM ... Attempted 10 shots with four on goal. Attempted a seasonhigh three shots against Lamar ... Known for her defense in the midfield.

a 3.9 GPA. Personal: Daughter of Connie and Stephen Roney ... One brother, Tyler (23) ... Born May 20, 1996 ... Majoring in psychology and pre-nursing ... Wants to get her MBA.

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

Coach Speak

“Payton is a workhorse. She covers a lot of ground and is a tireless runner. She’s a destroyer in the midfield, and she is the fight and the soul of our team in the midfield.”

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 2015 17-17 1446 85.1 0 1 1 10 4 0.400 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 34-25 2132 62.7 2 1 5 23 9 0.391 0 0-0 0-0

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MACKENZIE GEIER

Defender • JR-2L • 5-8

Tarpon Springs, Florida Palm Harbor University HS

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS

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

2015 Season: • Missed season with an ankle injury.

Coach Speak

“We’re really disappointed that Mackenzie is going to miss another year because of injury. She’s been very supportive of the team, and we want to support her through another trying year for her. She has a lot of potential to be an important player for us when she’s healthy.”

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 (18) and Mallory (12). • 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 2014 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

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

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ESDEINA GONZALEZ

Forward/Midfielder • JR-2L • 5-2 Humble, Texas Kingwood HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110, at Southeastern (10/25/15) Goals: 2, 3x, last vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Assists: 1, 3x, last vs. Houston Baptist (10/18/15) Points: 5, vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Shots: 8, vs. Sam Houston State (10/9/15) Shots on Goal: 6, vs. Sam Houston State (10/9/15)

CAREER HONORS • 2016 Preseason All-Southland Second Team • 2015 All-Southland Conference Second Team • 2015 Southland Conference All-Academic Second Team • 2015 All-Louisiana Honorable Mention • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2015 Season: Scored a team-high six goals ... Second on team with 14 total points, adding two assists ... Started in 17 of the 19 matches in which she appeared ... Had five of her six goals in SLC play, including four in her last six matches ... Scored against Sam Houston State with 10 seconds left in double overtime in a match in which she attempted eight shots with six on goal. Other game winners included Alcorn State and Texas A&MCorpus Christi ... Other goals came against regular-season champion Stephen F. Austin in a tie, Nicholls and Southeastern ... Assists came in conference play as well, including TAMU-CC and Houston Baptist ... Attempted 42 shots with a team-high 27 on goal ... Played at least 90 minutes in six matches ... First All-Southland Conference selection (second team) since 2009 (with Cassandra Briscoe).

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.

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 ... 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 (16), Estibaliz (13), Angeline (9) ... Born Oct. 23, 1995 ... Majoring in business administration and computer information systems ... Wants to be either a professional soccer player or crossfitter.

Coach Speak

“Esdeina is a marked player, one that every teams talks about and will focus on. She understands that and can handle that challenge. She won’t disappoint the fans, and we will need to help her by creating more threats on the field this year.”

GONZALEZ’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A 2014 19-16 1145 60.3 7 1 2015 19-17 1395 73.4 6 2 TOTAL 38-33 2540 66.8 13 3

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POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW 15 25 10 0.400 2 14 42 27 0.643 3 29 67 37 0.552 5

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PEYTON RECTOR

Defender • SR-3L • 5-9 Keller, Texas Keller HS

CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 90, 10x, last vs. TAMU-CC (11/2/14) Goals: 1, 2x, last vs. Louisiana College (8/22/14) Assists: 1, 2x, last vs. Nicholls (10/17/14) Points: 3, vs. Louisiana College (8/22/14) Shots: 2, vs. Jackson State (9/14/14) Shots on Goal: 2 vs. Jackson State (9/14/14)

CAREER HONORS • Capital One Academic All-District Soccer Team, first-team (2014) • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2013 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2012 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2015 Season: Didn’t play at NSU. Went on nearly a year-long mission trip to more than a dozen countries 2014 Season: Defender that started 15 of the 19 matches in which she appeared as a junior ... Played 1,337 minutes ... Scored one goal and two assists for a total of four points ... Had a goal and an assist against Louisiana College (8/22) ... Had one assist against Nicholls (10/17) ... Took seven shots, four on goal. 2013 Season: Played in 10 games, with four starts ... On the field 90 or more minutes twice, Texas State and Baylor. 2012 Season: Appeared in 16 games, with one start ... Scored one goal for two points against ArkansasPine Bluff en route to a 5-0 victory ... Took four shots with two on goal. High School: A part of a 12-1-1 team her freshman year ... Named first-team all-district in her senior year ... Was named JV captain sophomore year of a team that finished undefeated with a 13-0-1 record ... Voted second team all-district junior year and finished the season 6-6-2 ... Named varsity captain of her upcoming senior season ... Coached by Billy Griffths ... Lettered two

years in soccer ... Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Angie and Tim Rector ... Two brothers, Austin (27) and Zachary (24) ... Austin ran track at the University of Miami (Fla.) ... Born October 14, 1993 ... Working on master’s in clinical psychology with the goal of being a psychologist ... Life’s ambition is to love God and love people ... Member of the Alpha Lambda Delta, Psi Chi and Phi Kappa Phi.

Coach Speak

“In the past, she’s shined going forward and as a defender. It will be interesting to see what she does after traveling the world for a year. We’re excited to have someone like her with her experience. We think she can compliment us in several ways, maybe playing wherever Patry Carrion isn’t.”

RECTOR’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2012 16-1 315 19.7 1 0 2 4 2 0.500 0 0-0 0-0 2013 10-4 398 39.8 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 1-0 0-0 2014 19-15 1337 70.4 1 2 4 7 4 0.571 0 1-0 0-0 TOTAL 45-20 2050 45.6 2 2 6 11 6 0.545 0 2-0 0-0

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

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JACQUELINE MANZA

Forward • SO-1L • 5-1 Toms River, N.J. East HS

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 74, vs. Sam Houston State (10/9/15) Goals: 2, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Assists: 1, vs. Sam Houston State (10/9/15) Points: 4, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15) Shots: 5, 2x, last vs. Sam Houston State (10/9/15) Shots on Goal: 4, vs. Alcorn State (9/8/15)

Coach Speak

“We love Jacqueline’s speed and her left foot. She was a goal-scoring threat for us last year. She battled through a little bit of an injury bug, but she will challenge people for playing time up top.”

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2015 Season: • Appeared in 14 matches as a true freshman forward. • Tied for fifth on the team with seven points, including three goals and an assist. • Scored her first two career goals against Alcorn State. • Other goal came against SLC foe Lamar. • Lone assist came on Gonzalez’ game-winning goal against Sam Houston with 10 seconds left in double overtime. • Attempted 15 shots with eight on goal. • Played season-high 74 minutes against Sam Houston State. Had eight appearances of at least 25 minutes. 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. Personal: • Born Jan. 13, 1997. • Daughter of Jeanne and Frank Manza. • Has one brother, Frank (10). • Nursing major who wants to work in an emergency room and save lives

MANZA’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN. MIN/G G A POINTS SHOTS SOG SOG% GW YC-RC PK-ATT 2015 14-0 434 31 3 1 7 15 8 0.533 0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 14-0 434 31 3 1 7 15 8 0.533 0 0-0 0-0

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SHELBY DROPE

Midfielder • JR-2L • 5-6 Pontotoc, Mississippi Pontotoc HS

CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2015 Season: Appeared in all 19 matches and started 17 as a sophomore midfielder ... Contributed two assists, one coming against LSU-Alexandria and the other against SLC regular season champion Stephen F. Austin ... Attempted 18 shots with eight on goal ... Played 1,191 minutes with 10 appearances of more than 70 minutes ... Attempted season-high three shots on UL Lafayette. 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 (23)... Majoring in biology ... Wants to conduct pharmacology research after graduating from NSU ... Aspires to see the seven wonders of the world .... Is a SAAC represenative ... Born April 10, 1996.

Coach Speak

“Shelby continues to grow in her confidence and ability to find people all over the field. She’s really good at reading the game and taking on somebody 1 v. 1 on the attack. We love her passes out of the midfield, and she can play a dangerous ball.”

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 2015 19-17 1191 62.7 0 2 2 18 8 0.444 0 1-0 0-0 TOTAL 38-26 2016 53.1 0 3 3 31 13 0.419 0 1-0 0-0

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CACHE’ HALEY

Forward/Midfielder • JR-2L • 5-7 San Ramon, Calif. 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)

CAREER HONORS • 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

2015 Season: Appeared in 10 matches with starts in the first three matches of the season ... Scored her lone goal as the game-winner to the LSU-Alexandria victory ... Attempted five shots with two on goal ... Played a season-high 74 minutes against Texas A&M and had three other appearances over 20 minutes. 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 (19), and two sisters, Breana (20) and Jada (11) ... Majoring in psychology and a concentration in addiction studies and wants to be an addiction counselor or therapist at a mental health clinic ... Plans to have a career in Child Protective Services ... Life’s ambition is to help others live life to its fullest potential no matter what they’ve been through ... Born on Nov. 16, 1996.

Coach Speak

“Cache’ has come so close to having a great season. She’s been working hard this summer with players from Cal-Berkeley, and we expect her to take that next step. She always has a lot of confidence, and we’re expecting some good things to come of her speed.”

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 2015 10-3 255 25.5 1 0 2 6 2 0.333 1 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 29-7 883 30.4 4 2 10 33 11 0.333 2 2-0 0-0

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2015 Season: • Did not play because of injury 2014 Season: • Redshirted after having her gallbladder removed 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. • 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

CADENCE STARR

Goalkeeper • R-SO • 5-5 Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS

CAREER HONORS • 2015 SLC Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll • 2014 SLC Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll

Coach Speak Personal: “Cadence has worked really hard • Daughter of Holly and Wes Starr this spring, and she’s healthy. She’s • Three brothers- Zach (34), Ben (32), and Josh (28) determined to challenge Alex and • Majoring in biology and psychology with goals the others this season to get playof being an occupational therapist to special needs ing time. She’ll have an impact on children in other countries the season after dealing with a multitude of health • Born July 11, 1996 • Wants to become an occupational therapist and issues last season.” work with special needs children

High School: • Led club team Bradford Eagles 98 to Canadian national championship in their respective age group • Recorded 10 shutouts in 16 matches this past season • Allowed a total of seven goals this past season • One of 14 players from her club team to sign a college scholarship. • In high school, was a soccer and flag football MVP Personal: • Daughter of Victoria and Stefano Bomben • One sister Kristina (20) • Health and exercise science major aspires to be a physical therapist and a doctor of sports medicine

KAYLA BOMBEN

Goalkeeper • FR-HS• 5-3

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School

Coach Speak

“We have always taken great pride in having a great group of goalkeepers, and by having Kayla with is, we certainly continue to maintain that tradition. We expect that she will battle and compete for playing time with our other keepers.”

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High School: • A four-year letterwinner in soccer at Comeaux High School in Lafayette • Contributed 14 points as a senior, including six goals and two assists • Named second-team all-district as a senior • Named an outstanding offensive player as a sophomore • Played for the Cajun Soccer Club in Lafayette • Lettered in tennis for one season

TAYLOR CAMPBELL

Defender • FR-HS • 5-3 Broussard, Louisiana Comeaux HS

Personal: • Daughter of Dezra and Jarrett Campbell • Two brothers Ethan (15) and Ian (9), one sister Emma (8) • General studies major what aspires to be a radiologist or a an X-Ray tech • Life’s ambition is to teach the gospel to the unreachable

Coach Speak

“Taylor came to our college ID camp, and she stood out to us. She was already accepted as a student at NSU, and she wanted to be part of the team. We see a lot of potential there and admired her for coming out and working hard. We’re looking forward to seeing more of her.”

High School: • District MVP as a junior and a senior • Made second-team all-district as a freshman and first-team as a sophomore • Team captain for two seasons • Helped team to the second round of the playoffs three times, including a district championship as a junior • Four-year letter winner for coach Marco Duran • Club Team: FC Dallas 98 ECNL for seven years

JAYDEN WHEELER

Defender • FR-HS • 5-1 Heath, Texas Rockwall Heath HS

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Personal: • Born Nov. 14, 1997. • Daughter of Angel and Larry Wheeler, both teachers • Has three sisters, Taryn (21), Kaymi (16) and Halley (13). • Aspiring elementary teacher who lives for God. • Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class. • Served as a class officer and as a member of the National Art Honor Society.

Coach Speak

“Jayden was our first committment in this class, and we are just excited today as we were then. She has played as an outside defender, but she is certainly able to play a few other positions as well. Being an ECNL player, she’s played against some of the top players in the country since she was 13.”

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High School: • Led Red Oak HS to four playoff appearances, three times to the Texas Class 5A region quarterfinals and once to the region finals • A four-time all-district player (three first-team selections) and one-time all-tournament selection • As a senior, was the defensive MVP. • Red Oak finished 11-3-4 in Veneziale’s senior season. • Played for Matthew Loafman and Brett Haugh in high school. • Club Teams: Texas Lightning (Arlington) for nine years. Personal: • Born Oct. 18, 1997 • Daughter of Kiesha and Dante Veneziale • Mom is a NICU nurse and Dad is a job recruiter • One sister Sophia (9) • Kinesiology major who wants to be a high school athletic trainer

GABBY VENEZIALE

Coach Speak

“When we first noticed Gabby, the first thing we said was “athlete” -- she certainly has a physical presence on the field. We were very impressed with her blue-collar work ethic and the fact she was a leader among her teammates. She has managed to avoid the limelight in Texas, and we really feel that she is going to be someone that people ask how we found her.”

Defender/Forward • FR-HS• 5-5 Red Oak, Texas Red Oak HS

High School: • Trained with the Mexican Youth National Team • Invited to participate in a camp with the Mexican U-20 National Team • Played on a Montverde Academy team (Florida) that was the No. 1 ranked high school team nationally and finished 14-2-1 in Flores’ senior season • Tallied one goal and one assist at Montverde this past season • Graduated with a 3.4 GPA

Personal: • Daughter of Adriana Flores and Jose Angel Rodriguez • Two brothers Jose Angel (21) and Jose Adrian (17) • One sister Alejandra (23) • Business administration who wants to play professional soccer

ANDREA RODRIGUEZ FLORES

Forward/Midfielder • FR-HS • 5-6 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Montverde Academy

Coach Speak

“Playing for the Mexican Youth National Team and Montverde Academy should really prepare her well for college soccer. Growing up in Mexico, she played against the boys. We think she will be a big help to us in the attack.”

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

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High School: • Four-year letterwinner in soccer at St. Joseph’s Academy • First-team all-state player as a senior defender • Three-time all-district and two-time all-metro selection • Played in the high school all-star game as a senior • Played eight seasons for the Baton Rouge Soccer Club

Personal: • Daughter of Lauri and Troy LeJeune • One brother Austin (21) and one sister Lindsey (26) • Lindsey ran track and cross country for Southeastern • Plans to major in nursing and be a nurse anesthetist • Aspires to help others while reaching her career goals.

COURTNEY LEJEUNE

Defender • FR-HS • 5-6 Gonzales, Louisiana Saint Joseph’s Academy

Coach Speak

“Courtney -- we call her Peanut -- she came to one of our college ID camps, and she stood out to all of the coaches. There were about 80 kids there, and we’re excited that she surprised. She was doing some things that some of our older players were doing defensively. We felt like we had to have that player.”

High School: • Three-year starter on a Texas Class 6A team (Allen HS). • Second-team all-district player as a junior. • All-District honorable mention as a sophomore. • Awarded the Athlete of the Year award in the latest summer conditioning program performance course • Helped Allen to three straight playoff appearances, advancing to the region quarterfinals in her first two seasons. • Coached by Kevin Albury and Christina Hutchison. • Club Team: Sting Soccer Club for 11 years. • Awarded most inspirational on high school team.

JORDY WARREN

Defender/Midfielder • FR-HS • 5-7 Allen, Texas Allen HS

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Personal: • Born Oct. 16, 1997. • Daughter of Cori and Colly Warren and Missie and Steve Dillon. • Two sisters Taylor (13) and Avery (12) • Nursing major who aspires to work in the medical field.

Coach Speak

“Jordyn takes a lot of pride in playing defense and making sure the other team has a bad day in the attack. We saw her play in a State Cup game against a very strong attacking player, and she shut that player down. With her strength, we think she can play in a lot of different spots.”

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Before NSU: • Trowbridge played one season at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada • Played on Nova Scotia’s team in the Canada Games, finishing fourth nationally • One of the youngest players at the senior women’s level in the Canadian National Team program High School: • Leading scorer in Nova Scotia in consecutive years, and was the first freshman to ever win the scoring title. • Three-time Golden Boot winner set a province record with 25 goals in 11 games one regular season. • Three-time honour roll member that led her team to three provincial championships

APRIL TROWBRIDGE

Personal: • Daughter of Janice and Bill Trowbridge • Two sisters Nicole (29) and Melissa (24) and two brothers Derek (27) and Brandon (19) • Brandon is her twin brother • Sister Melissa Gaudet played for George Van Linder at Stephen F. Austin, where she was a first-team All-Southland and NSCAA All-Region performer in 2013. Won three conference championships • Derek played professional soccer with the Portland Timbers, Toronto FC and spent many years in Europe • Psychology major who aims to be a sports psychologist.

Forward/Midfielder • SO-TR FR-HS • 5-2 5-5 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax West Dalhousie University/Halifax West

Coach Speak

“Our emphasis in recruiting this year was to be more dangerous in the attack, and April fills that role quite nicely. She comes from a competitive soccer family, and with her experience at the (Canadian) national team level, that makes the third player for us with that kind of experience.”

Before NSU: • Played two seasons at Polk State College, a four-year college in Florida that plays against other two-year schools • Offensive player of the year in the conference and was a two-time NJCAA all-region pick • Two-time all-academic selection that posted a 3.65 GPA • Midfielder that contributed five goals and five assists as a freshman • After competing two years of college coursework in high school, Lewis earned a bachelors in two of years of college

KELSEY LEWIS

Forward/Midfielder • JR-TR • 5-5 Merritt Island, Fla. Merritt Island HS

High School: • Four-year varsity letterman in soccer, helping her team to a Florida Class 4A state championship as a freshman • Led team to a state semis appearance as a sophomore and regional finalists as a junior and senior • Two seasons of double-digit goals and assists -- 13 goals, 10 assists as a junior and 15 goals, 14 assists as a senior • National Honors Society and Key Club member who graduated with a 3.9 GPA • Played in state coaches All-Star game as a senior • Two-time AllSpaceCoast selection • Three years with Space Coast Storm and one year with IMG U-19 Elite in club soccer Personal: • Daughter of Maureen and Ron Lewis • One brother Trevor (24) • Enrolling in a Masters in Health Promotion with goal of being a hospital administrator • Black belt in Shotokan Karate

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

Coach Speak

“We love that she took all the free kicks and corner kicks for her team. We love her work rate, and a she’s one of the fittest players on the team. Working on a graduate degree, you don’t continue to play soccer unless you have a huge love for the game.”

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High School: • Three-sport athlete at Belle Chasse that played soccer, volleyball and basketball • Led soccer team to two playoff appearances, including a playoff win as a senior • Picked as a top-20 goalie in her area • Graduated with a 3.75 GPA • Led volleyball team to state runner-up in Class 4A after two previous playoff appearances Personal: • Daughter of Micah Taranto • Two brothers Caleb (19) and Evan (13) and one sister Sophia (2) • Wants to open a therapy home for children

MIA TARANTO

Goalkeeper • FR-HS • 5-6 Belle Chasse, Louisiana Belle Chasse HS

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Coach Speak

“Mia drew a lot of praise from the coaches in South Louisiana. She had a great work rate. On top of that, she was accepted into our Scholar’s College. We’ve had a lack of depth in the goalkeeper position, and she can provide that and possibly surprise us and get some playing time.”

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00 Alex Latham Goalkeeper

6 Gabby Veneziale Defender

Forward

20 Kelsey Lewis

Forward/Midfielder

Cache’ Haley

Forward/Midifelder

SOCCER

Cadence Starr

Kayla Bomben

Goalkeeper

Andrea Rodriguez Flores

Midfielder

Goalkeeper

Patry Carrion

Courtney LeJeune Defender

Camila Ardila Midfielder

Payton Roney

Forward/Midfielder

Amy Renteria

Defender/Midfielder

Mackenzie Geier Defender

Taylor Campbell Defender

Defender/Forward

Brittany Caserma

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Cayla Klinger Midfielder

16 Defender

Sage Leffew Defender

Chandler Monk Midfielder

Esdeina Gonzalez Forward

Defender

Jordy Warren

Jayden Wheeler

Peyton Rector Defender

Jasmine Juarez

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Defender/Midfielder

April Ficarrotta

April Trowbridge

Forward/Midfielder

Jacqueline Manza Forward

Head Coach

Goalkeeper

Ysmina Smith Defender/Midfielder

Defender/Midfielder

George Van Linder

Mia Taranto

Shelby Drope Midfielder

Jason Cherry

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COACHING EXPERIENCE Year School Position 2015 Northwestern State Head Coach Northwestern State head coach George Van Linder won’t have as much uncertainty 2014 Northwestern State Head Coach in his fifth season with a stable of veterans returning. After relying on freshmen and 2013 Northwestern State Head Coach 2012 Northwestern State Head Coach sophomores in the majority of key positions, Van Linder can finally look on the field and 2011 Oklahoma Associate Head Coach see upperclassmen. 2010 Oklahoma Associate Head Coach Twelve players return with extensive playing time from a 2015 team that made 2009 Stephen F. Austin Head Coach significant statistical progress and recorded the fewest losses in Van Linder’s tenure. 2008 Stephen F. Austin Head Coach The Lady Demons placed multiple players (graduated senior Cassandra Briscoe and 2007 Baylor Head Coach rising junior Esdeina Gonzalez) on All-Southland Conference teams for first time since 2009 2006 Baylor Head Coach and one player (Briscoe) on the All-Louisiana team for the first time since 2008. Rising 2005 Baylor Head Coach senior Patry Carrion (SLC honorable mention) played a role in lowering the team’s goals 2004 Baylor Head Coach against average by nearly one full goal in 2015 (1.42). 2003 Baylor Head Coach Head Coach The 2015 Lady Demons had the program’s first positive goal differential (33-29) since 2002 SMU 2001 SMU Head Coach 2009. Two of NSU’s four ties came at SEC member LSU and at Southland Conference power 2000 SMU Head Coach Stephen F. Austin. 1999 SMU Head Coach A young team finally found its groove during the 2014 season, winning three of its 1998 Butler Head Coach final four games. 1997 Butler Head Coach Van Linder, who has 18 years of experience as a college soccer head coach, including 1996 Butler Head Coach two seasons at SLC rival Stephen F. Austin, was hired to direct the Lady Demon soccer 1995 Butler Men’s Assistant Coach program in January of 2012. 1994 Butler Men’s Assistant Coach He inherited a young team, which won one game in league play in his first season 1991 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach 1990 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach (2012), and led them to five conference wins in 2013 – the program’s most since 2005. 1989 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach In 2012, his team pitched four-straight shutouts, during which they scored 16 goals. 1988 Lynn Women’s Assistant Coach Five of the 11 losses that season were by two goals or less. In 2013, the Lady Demons held 18 SEASONS AS HEAD COACH

19th Season (167-158-30) • Fifth at NSU (24-44-7) Western Michigan, 1990

Record 5-10-4 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 10-5-0 167-158-30

their opponent scoreless in four games and never allowed more than one goal in any game they won. Van Linder coached Ashlee Savona and Jessica Danku to All-Southland Conference selections, leading the team to the College Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Van Linder spent two seasons as the associate head coach at Oklahoma, and in 2010, the Sooners posted double-digit wins for the first time since 2005. Prior to his arrival in Norman, Van Linder spent the previous two years as the head coach of 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 2011-2015 (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. 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, 12-yearold Mariska.

VAN LINDER VS. OPPONENTS OPPONENT RECORD AT NSU RECORD OVERALL Abilene Christian 0-3-0 0-3-0 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 0-3-1 2-3-1 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 1-2-1 1-2-1 Incarnate Word 1-1-1 1-1-1 Indiana 2-1-1 Iona 1-0-0

OPPONENT RECORD AT NSU RECORD OVERALL Iowa 2-0-0 Iowa State 2-2-1 Jackson State 3-0-0 3-0-0 Jacksonville 1-0-0 Kansas 0-4-1 Kentucky 1-0-0 Lamar 0-3-1 2-3-1 Long Beach State 0-1-1 Louisiana College 1-0-0 1-0-0 Louisiana Tech 0-1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-3-0 2-3-0 Loyola 2-1-0 Loyola Maramount 0-0-1 LSU 0-1-1 1-1-1 LSU-Shreveport 1-0-0 1-0-0 McNeese State 1-3-0 4-3-0 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 3-1-0 5-1-0 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 Tournament Champions: 1997 • 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 2-2-0 4-2-0 Samford 1-0-0 SMU 0-1-0 0-3-0 Southeastern Louisiana 0-3-1 1-4-2 Stanford 0-2-0 Stephen F. Austin 0-3-1 0-4-1 Stetson 1-0-0 Temple 1-0-0 Texas 4-6-0 Texas A&M 0-0-1 0-10-1 Texas A&M-Corpus Chrisiti 3-0-0 3-0-0 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 0-3-0 0-3-0 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 24-44-7 167-158-30

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JASON CHERRY

Assistant Coach

First season at NSU Western Illinois, 2011 Jason Cherry is starting his first season as a Northwestern State assistant soccer coach in 2016. The former college goalkeeper will coach NSU’s keepers as well as handle a variety of other duties. Cherry brings a wealth of experience, serving as a head coach at Eastern Illinois for three seasons after being a top collegiate assistant for eight seasons. After his EIU tenure, Cherry served as an assistant this spring at IUPUI. In his first season at EIU, Cherry was named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year, becoming just the fourth OVC coach to win the honor in his or her first season. He guided the Panthers back to the OVC Tournament with a 6-4 conference mark after the program missed the postseason in 2012 for the first time in its history. Two Panthers (Meagan Radloff and Lauren Hoppenstadt) earned all-conference honors. Cherry helped Radloff back to the all-conference team in 2013. His 2014 squad won the OVC Sportsmanship award and produced the league’s top GPA (3.62). He started his EIU tenure in 2012 as an assistant after spending one season as an assistant at Eastern Carolina. He helped ECU to 11 wins and the Conference USA Tournament semifinals in 2011 after the program hadn’t played in the previous two conference tournaments. Goalkeeper Christiane Cordero finished her career third in shutouts and saves in program history. At Western Illinois, Cherry served as the top assistant from 2008-11. He aided the Leathernecks to a combined 26-22-9 record in three seasons including a 15-9-2 mark in conference action. In 2010, his goalkeepers tied a program record for nine shutouts and finished in the top 30 nationally in save percentage (0.848) and top 55 in goals against average (0.84). Goalkeeper Laura Atkinson was a two-time all-conference performer in her first two seasons. As an assistant coach at NAIA member Bethel College from 2005-08, Cherry helped that program to a 35-21-12 mark with two national tournament appearances and conference regular season and tournament titles in 2005. Additionally, Bethel won the NAIA Futsal title in 2007. Cherry spent 10 seasons at the high school ranks as a goalkeeper coach. He is NSCAA and USSF licensed as a goalkeeper coach. Cherry played two seasons as a goalkeeper at NAIA member Goshen College. He earned his bachelors degree from Western Illinois.

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COACHING EXPERIENCE Year School Position 2016 Northwestern State Assistant Coach 2016 (spring) IUPUI Assistant Coach 2015 Eastern Illinois Head Coach 2014 Eastern Illinois Head Coach 2013 Eastern Illinois Head Coach 2012 Eastern Illinois Assistant Coach 2011 East Carolina Assistant Coach 2010 Western Illinois Assistant Coach 2009 Western Illinois Assistant Coach 2008 Western Illinois Assistant Coach 2007 Bethel College Assistant Coach 2006 Bethel College Assistant Coach 2005 Bethel College Assistant Coach

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

Record 4-13-2 2-15-2 6-14

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BRITTANY GOLDBERG

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Brittany Goldberg is in her first year as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Northwestern State after earning her bachelor’s in athletic training and exercise science from Southern Utah. Goldberg serves as the lead trainer for the women’s soccer program while assisting in other sports as needed. She is pursuing a master’s degree in health and human performance with a concentration in health promotion. At Southern Utah, Goldberg served two athletic seasons as a student assistant with duties ranging from emergency care to rehabilitation to baseline concussion testing. Her sport assignments included football, softball, men’s basketball, gymnastics, cross country, track and field, volleyball and tennis. Goldberg served Parowan High School in a variety of sports as well as the Utah High School Activities Association football championships. The Lake Havasu City, Arizona, native is a licensed athletic trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a BOC certified athletic trainer and a Red Cross certified professional rescuer. Goldberg, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers’ Association, was awarded the Big Sky Football Officials Association Student Athletic Trainer Scholarship in 2015.

ZACK NIELSEN

Assistant Strength Coach

Zack Nielsen is in his first full season with the Northwestern State strength and conditioning staff after being hired as an assistant this past March. He is the lead trainer for men’s basketball and also develops comprehensive strength programs for women’s soccer and softball. Nielsen assists in designing the football strength program. Nielsen, who earned his bachelor’s degree at Eastern Washington-Cheney in 2014, spent nearly two years as a graduate assistant strength coach at his alma mater. At EWU-Cheney, he implemented comprehensive programs for cross country and jumpers and throwers on the track team. He served as an assistant to soccer, volleyball and basketball as well. Nielsen, a four-year letter winner in throws and won the 2014 Big Sky Conference hammer title, designed warm-up activities for a variety of sports at EWU-Cheney. He served as an assistant to soccer, volleyball and basketball. Nielsen assisted USA Weightlifting Coach Pat Corbet in instructional sessions. Nielsen is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Level 1 USA Weightlifting coach. Nielsen is enrolled in NSU’s graduate program for Health and Human Performance.

KAROLINE GUIDRY

EBONI PALMER

MARCIA BOLTON

Student Manager

Student Athletic Trainer

Administrative Assistant

Second season at NSU (1st as manager)

First season at NSU

6th season at NSU

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

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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.

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Name Jordan Mulnix Sabriah Spencer Hanna Barker Amanda Doyle Gabi D’Alesandro Sophie Standifer Brooke Dunnigan Kelsie Roberts Kelly Ann Craig Hope Sabadash Camille Bassett

2016 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM University Pos. Lamar Forward Houston Baptist Forward Stephen F. Austin Forward Stephen F. Austin Midfielder McNeese Midfielder Abilene Christian Midfielder Stephen F. Austin Defender Abilene Christian Defender Stephen F. Austin Defender Southeastern Louisiana Goalkeeper Central Arkansas At-Large

Name Allie Johnson Breanna Moore Esdeina Gonzalez Jess Coates Allison Abendschein Shelby Wilson Katie Noonan Megan Bennett Kristi O’Brien Lillie Ehlert Elizabeth Adams

2016 PRESEASON SECOND TEAM University Pos. Cl. Sam Houston State Forward Sr. Stephen F. Austin Forward So. Northwestern State Forward Jr. Nicholls Midfielder Sr. Houston Baptist Midfielder Sr. Central Arkansas Midfielder Sr. Southeastern Defender Sr. Sam Houston State Defender Sr. Houston Baptist Defender Sr. Stephen F. Austin Goalkeeper Jr. Houston Baptist At-Large Sr.

COACHES’ POLL 1. Stephen F. Austin (9) T2. Southeastern (1) T2. Abilene Christian (1) 4. Sam Houston State (1) 5. Houston Baptist 6. Central Arkansas 7. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8. Lamar 9. Northwestern State 10. McNeese 11. Nicholls 12. Incarnate Word

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

Hometown Flower Mound, Texas Brampton, Ontario Farmers Branch, Texas Carrollton, Texas Flower Mound, Texas Southlake, Texas Round Rock, Texas Lucas, Texas Houston, Texas Mississauga, Ontario Vista, California

Hometown Allen, Texas Kingwood, Texas Humble, Texas Sydney, Australia. Magnolia, Texas Flower Mound, Texas Renton, Washington Spring, Texas Eden Prairie, Minn. Pflugerville, Texas Tulsa, Oklahoma

2016 PRESEASON POLLS SID POLL 118 1. Stephen F. Austin (9) 98 2. Abilene Christian (2) 98 3. Southeastern (1) 97 4. Houston Baptist 93 5. Sam Houston State 61 6. Central Arkansas 51 7. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 47 8. Lamar 39 9. Northwestern State 38 10. McNeese 31 11. Nicholls 21 12. Incarnate Word

117 101 97 96 88 63 57 54 39 36 30 14

LADY DEMON AT TCU (EXHIBITION)

GAME 1 • AUG. 10 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................................................ Fort Worth, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 10,323 Colors.................................................................................... Purple and White President............................................................................Victor J. Boschini Jr. Athletics Director......................................................................Chris Del Conte Conference............................................................................................. Big 12 Stadium................................................................. Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Website.........................................................................................gofrogs.com HEAD COACH Eric Bell (College of Wooster, 1992) Record at TCU/career............................................ 29-35-14 (5th season); N/A TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record......................... 8-7-4, 2-3-3 (Big 12 Tourney) Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................19/7 Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/3

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 10 Northwestern State (exh) Aug. 19 at Maryland Aug. 21 at Navy Aug. 28 at Lamar Sept. 2 Illinois Sept. 4 Texas Southern Sept. 9 Washington State Sept. 11 Oral Roberts Sept. 16 Austin Peay Sept. 23 at Oklahoma Sept. 25 SMU Sept. 30 Kansas Oct. 7 at Iowa State Oct. 14 at Baylor Oct. 16 at Oklahoma State Oct. 21 West Virginia Oct. 23 Texas Tech Oct. 28 Texas

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall.................................................0-4-0 Brandie Davidson Office.......................................................................................(817) 257-7969 Email.............................................................................. b.i.davidson@tcu.edu

AT LITTLE ROCK

GAME 3 • AUG. 19 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location...........................................................................Little Rock, Arkansas Enrollment............................................................................................ 11,848 Colors...................................................................................Maroon and Silver President.............................................................................. Andrew Rogerson Athletics Director......................................................................Chasse Conque Conference........................................................................Sun Belt Conference Stadium............................................Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex HEAD COACH Adrian Blewitt (Lockhaven, 1994) Record at LR/Career.................... 23-29-6 (4th season); 93-57-16 (9th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record....................................................8-7-5, 3-2-4 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................21/6 Starters R/L.................................................................................................9/3

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 19 Northwestern State Aug. 21 at Central Arkansas Aug. 26 at Missouri State Aug. 28 Memphis Aug. 30 at UAPB Sept. 2 at Texas A&M Sept. 9 Miss. Valley State Sept. 11 Kansas State Sept. 16 at Texas State Sept. 18 at UL Lafayette Sept. 23 at ULM Sept. 25 South Alabama Oct. 2 Arkansas State Oct. 7 at Appalachian State Oct. 9 at Coastal Carolina Oct. 14 Georgia State Oct. 21 Georgia Southern Oct. 23 Troy Oct. 25 at Oklahoma State

MEDIA RELATIONS SERIES INFORMATION Evan Drexler Office.........................................................................................501-569-3403 Overall.................................................4-5-1 Email................................................................................... esdexler@ualr.edu

AT SMU

GAME 5 • AUG. 25 • 7 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................................................................Dallas, Texas Enrollment.............................................................................................. 8,527 Colors.................................................................................... Maroon and Gold President................................................................................. R. Gerald Turner Athletics Director...............................................................................Rick Hart Conference........................................................................................ American Stadium......................................................................................SMU Stadium Website...............................................................................................smu.edu HEAD COACH Chris Petrucelli (UNC-Greensboro, 1984) Record at SMU/Career...........30-41-8 (5th season)/370-151-44 (27th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 5-10-3/2-6-1 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/3

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 12 Ole Miss (exh) Aug. 19 Rice Aug. 25 Northwestern State Aug. 28 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sept. 2 at Butler Sept. 5 at Indiana Sept. 8 at BYU Sept. 11 Abilene Christian Sept. 16 St. Louis Sept. 18 Washington Sept. 25 at TCU Sept. 29 at South Florida Oct. 2 at Central Florida Oct. 6 Connecticut Oct. 9 Temple Oct. 12 at East Carolina Oct. 16 at Cincinnati Oct. 20 Memphis Oct. 23 Tulsa Oct. 27 at Houston

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall.................................................0-1-0 Spencer Stewart Office.........................................................................................214-768-4723 Email................................................................................ sastewart@smu.edu

SOCCER UL LAFAYETTE (EXH.)

GAME 2 • AUG. 14 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................Lafayette, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 19,003 Colors............................................................................... Vermilion and White President.................................................................................E. Joseph Savoie Athletics Director......................................................................... Scott Farmer Conference.......................................................................................... Sun Belt Stadium.......................................................Ragin’ Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility Website.................................................................................. ragincajuns.com HEAD COACH Scott Wieland (Bethan College, 1991) Record at ULL/career...... 69-102-23 (11th season); 155-140-26 (17th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record..................................................8-10-2, 2-6-1 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................11/6 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/4 MEDIA RELATIONS David Halstead Office.......................................................................................(337) 482-6239 Email.................................................................david.halstead@louisiana.edu

AT OLE MISS

GAME 4 • AUG. 21 • 7 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. Oxford, Mississippi Enrollment............................................................................................ 23,838 Colors.................................................................... Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Chancellor.................................................................................Jeffrey S. Vitter Athletics Director............................................................................. Ross Bjork Conference................................................................Southeastern Conference Stadium..................................................................... Ole Miss Soccer Stadium Website...............................................................................olemisssports.com HEAD COACH Matthew Mott (UCF, 2000) Record at Ole Miss/Career....................................66-45-16 (7th season); Same TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 14-5-4, 7-4 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................17/6 Starters R/L.................................................................................................9/5

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 12 at LSU (exh) Aug. 14 at Northwestern State (exh) Aug. 19 at Ole Miss Aug. 21 Alcorn State Aug. 26 at Nicholls Aug. 28 Southern Miss Sept. 2 Lamar Sept. 4 Southeastern Sept. 9 McNeese Sept. 11 at Miss. State Sept. 16 Georgia State Sept. 18 Little Rock Sept. 23 at Georgia Southern Sept. 25 at Troy Sept. 30 Texas State Oct. 7 Arkansas State Oct. 9 South Alabama Oct. 16 ULM Oct. 21 at Appalachian State Oct. 23 at Coastal Carolina SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................7-7-0

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 12 at SMU (exh) Aug. 19 UL Lafayette Aug. 21 Northwestern State Aug. 26 Memphis Aug. 28 Lipscomb Sept. 2 at Michigan Sept. 4 Troy Sept. 9 Missouri Sept. 11 South Alabama Sept. 16 at LSU Sept. 18 at Tulsa Sept. 22 Miss. State Sept. 25 Arkansas Oct. 1 at Kentucky Oct. 6 at Alabama Oct. 9 Florida Oct. 14 Texas A&M Oct. 20 at Georgia Oct. 23 at Vanderbilt Oct. 27 at South Carolina

MEDIA RELATIONS SERIES INFORMATION Brandon Lee Overall.................................................0-3-0 Office.........................................................................................662-915-1083 Email................................................................................ bmlee@olemiss.edu

JACKSON STATE

GAME 6 • SEPT. 2 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................ Jackson, Mississippi Enrollment.............................................................................................. 9,802 Colors...............................................................................Navy Blue and White President.................................................................................. Carolyn Meyers Athletics Director.....................................................................Wheeler Brown Conference..................................................Southwestern Athletic Conference Stadium............................................................................ JSU Soccer Complex Website...................................................................................jstatetigers.com HEAD COACH Stephen Peck (Butler) Record at JSU/Career...................................First Season/35-28-6 (5th season)

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 19 at Stephen F. Austin Aug. 21 Southeastern Aug. 25 at Middle Tennessee Aug. 28 at Vanderbilt Sept. 2 at Northwestern State Sept. 9 at Jacksonville State Sept. 11 at Southern Miss Sept. 18 at Baylor Sept. 23 UAPB Sept. 25 Grambling Sept. 30 at MVSU Oct. 2 at Alcorn State Oct. 7 Howard Oct. 14 Alabama A&M Oct. 16 Alabama State Oct. 21 Texas Southern Oct. 23 at Prairie View

TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 11-7-2/8-1-1 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A SERIES INFORMATION Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Overall.................................................... 6-0 MEDIA RELATIONS E. Jenae Jones Office.........................................................................................601-979-0657 Email......................................................................... emily.j.jones@jsums.edu

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GAME 7 • SEPT. 4 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................................................ Fort Worth, Texas Enrollment.............................................................................................. 3,378 Colors......................................................................................... Blue and Gold President.............................................................................Fredrick G. Slabach Athletics Director........................................................................Steve Trachier Conference.............................................................Sooner Athletic Conference Stadium.......................................................................... TWU Soccer Complex Website......................................................................................ramsports.net HEAD COACHES Josh Gibbs Record at TWU/career.....................................114-60-10 (11th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................... 9-7-1/4-4-1 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 12 at Richland College Aug. 17 Hill College Aug. 27 Dallas Christian Sept. 1 UT-Dallas Sept. 4 at Northwestern State Sept. 9 Saint Thomas Sept 10 at Our Lady of the Lake Sept. 12 at St. Thomas-Houston Sept. 16 Jarvis Christian Sept. 19 Paul Quinn Sept. 22 Wiley College Sept. 27 Saint Gregory’s Oct. 1 at Wayland Baptist Oct. 4 Mid-America Christian Oct. 8 Southwestern Christian Oct. 15 SWAGU Oct. 18 Univ. of Science and Arts Oct. 22 Oklahoma City Oct. 27 John Brown Oct. 29 Bacone

MEDIA RELATIONS SERIES INFORMATION Josh Lacy Overall.................................................0-0-0 Office.........................................................................................817-531-4855 Email......................................................................................jlacy@txwes.edu

AT TEXAS STATE

GAME 9 • SEPT. 11 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................... San Marcos, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 38,006 Colors.......................................................................Maroon and Metallic Gold President................................................................................Denise M. Trauth Athletics Director...............................................................................Larry Teis Conference.......................................................................................... Sun Belt Stadium.......................................................................Bobcat Soccer Complex Website..............................................................................txstatebobcats.com HEAD COACHES Kat Connor (Pacific Lutheran, 1992) Record at TXST/Career...................................179-144-23 (17th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record................................................................12-6 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................18/5 Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/3

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 21 at Incarnate Word (exh) Aug. 19 at Lamar Aug. 21 Prairie View Aug. 26 at McNeese Aug. 28 Houston Sept. 2 at New Mexico State Sept. 4 at UTEP Sept. 9 Stephen F. Austin Sept. 11 Northwestern State Sept. 16 Little Rock Sept. 18 Georgia State Sept. 23 at Appalachian State Sept. 25 at Georgia Southern Sept. 30 at UL Lafayette Oct. 2 Coastal Carolina Oct. 9 Arkansas State Oct. 14 at South Alabama Oct. 16 at Troy Oct. 23 ULM

SERIES INFORMATION Overall...............................................8-13-3 MEDIA RELATIONS Phillip Pongratz Office.........................................................................................512-245-4387 Email................................................................................. pdp30@txstate.edu

AT LAMAR

GAME 11 • SEPT. 23 • 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 Conference Stadium........................................................................Lamar Soccer Complex Website............................................................................. lamarcardinals.com HEAD COACH Steve Holeman (Wake Forest, 1990) Record at Lamar/Career....................... First Season/211-158-39 (23rd season) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 8-11-1/4-6-1 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................15/9 Starters R/L.................................................................................................4/7

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 19 Texas State Aug. 21 Louisiana Tech Aug. 26 Texas Rio Grande Valley Aug. 28 TCU Sept. 2 at UL Lafayette Sept. 4 at Southern Sept. 9 at Southern Miss Sept. 16 at Nicholls State Sept. 18 at LSU Sept. 23 Northwestern State Sept. 25 Central Arkansas Sept. 30 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 2 at Sam Houston State Oct. 7 Southeastern Oct. 14 at Abilene Christian Oct. 16 Incarnate Word Oct. 21 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 23 Houston Baptist Oct. 28 McNeese

SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................2-5-2 MEDIA RELATIONS Pat Murray Office.........................................................................................409-880-2323 Email............................................................................pat.murray@lamar.edu

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GAME 8 • SEPT. 9 • 7 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. San Antonio, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 28,628 Colors..................................................................................... Blue and Orange President.................................................................................... Ricardo Romo Athletics Director...........................................................................Lynn Hickey Conference...............................................................................Conference USA Stadium...............................................................Park West Athletics Complex Website..........................................................................................goutsa.com HEAD COACH Greg Sheen (Dayton, 2003) Record at UTSA/career.....................7-25-4 (3rd season)/16-34-5 (4th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.............................................................1-15-2 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 11 Incarnate Word (exh) Aug. 19 at Abilene Christian Aug. 21 at Sam Houston State Aug. 28 at Houston Baptist Sept. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sept. 4 at Stephen F. Austin Sept. 9 Northwestern State Sept. 11 at Oklahoma State Sept. 16 UC Santa Barbara Sept. 18 at Houston Sept. 24 Middle Tennessee Sept. 30 at Old Dominion Oct. 2 at Charlotte Oct. 7 Rice Oct. 9 North Texas Oct. 14 at UTEP Oct. 16 at UAB Oct. 20 at Western Kentucky Oct. 23 FIU Oct. 28 Louisiana Tech

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall.................................................0-6-1 Jordan Korphage Office.........................................................................................210-501-4006 Email..................................................................... jordan.korphage@utsa.edu

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

GAME 10 • SEPT. 16 • 7 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................ Nacogdoches, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 12,950 Colors.................................................................................... Purple and White President................................................................................ Dr. Baker Pattillo Athletics Director.............................................................................Robert Hill Conference.....................................................................Southland Conference Stadium.................................................................................. SFA Soccer Field Website........................................................................................ sfajacks.com HEAD COACHES Wally Crittenden (FIU, ‘03) Record at SFA/Career.............................................41-14-2 (4th season)/Same

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 19 Jackson State Aug. 26 at Oregon State Aug. 28 at Oregon Sept. 4 UTSA Sept. 9 at Texas State Sept. 11 UTEP Sept. 16 at Northwestern State Sept. 23 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sept. 25 at Houston Baptist Sept. 30 Lamar Oct. 2 McNeese Oct. 7 Central Arkansas Oct. 14 at Nicholls Oct. 16 at Southeastern Oct. 21 Abilene Christian Oct. 23 Incarnate Word Oct. 31 Sam Houston State

TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................... 9-8-2/8-1-2 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................19/4 SERIES INFORMATION Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/3 Overall...............................................6-18-5 MEDIA RELATIONS Rand Champion Office.......................................................................................(936) 468-5801 Email............................................................................. championr@sfasu.edu

AT MCNEESE STATE

GAME 12 • SEPT. 25 • 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 Conference Stadium.......................................................................................Cowgirl Field Website.............................................................................mcneesesports.com HEAD COACH Dave Fitzgerald (Texas A&M, 2001) Record at McNeese/Career.................................................. First Season/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record......................................................... 6-11/2-8 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................21/7 Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 12 Texas Southern (exh) Aug. 16 LSU-Alexandria (exh) Aug. 19 at Prairie View A&M Aug. 24 at Louisiana Tech Aug. 26 Texas State Sept. 2 at Southern Sept. 4 at UAB Sept. 9 at UL Lafayette Sept. 11 ULM Sept. 16 at Southeastern Sept. 23 Central Arkansas Sept. 25 Northwestern State Sept. 30 at Sam Houston State Oct. 2 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 7 Nicholls Oct. 14 at Incarnate Word Oct. 16 at Abilene Christian Oct. 21 Houston Baptist Oct. 23 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 28 at Lamar

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall.............................................12-11-5 Hunter Bower Office.......................................................................................(337) 475-5941 Email............................................................................ hbower@mcneese.edu

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GAME 13 • SEPT. 30 • 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..................................................................................... acusports.com HEAD COACH Casey Wilson (Central Michigan, 1996) Record at ACU/Career............................................93-55-11 (7 seasons)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................... 8-8-3/7-2-2 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 16 Midwestern State (exh) Aug. 19 UTSA Aug. 21 UTEP Aug. 26 Oral Roberts Aug. 28 at North Texas Sept. 2 Prairie View Sept. 4 at Texas Tech Sept. 9 at Oklahoma State Sept. 11 Southern Methodist Sept. 17 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi Sept. 23 Nicholls Sept. 25 Southeastern Sept. 30 at Northwestern State Oct. 2 at Central Arkansas Oct. 7 Houston Baptist Oct. 14 Lamar Oct. 16 McNeese State Oct. 21 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 23 at Sam Houston State Oct. 28 at Incarnate Word

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall.................................................0-3-0 Chris Macaluso Office.......................................................................................(325) 674-6171 Cell...........................................................................................(765) 490-6988 Email..................................................................................... cjm11a@acu.edu

AT SAM HOUSTON STATE

GAME 15 • OCT. 7 • 6:30 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................................................. Huntsville, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 20,279 Colors...................................................................................Orange and White President.....................................................................................Dr. Dana Hoyt Athletics Director.....................................................................Bobby Williams Conference.......................................................................................Southland Stadium..................................................................................... Pritchett Field Website................................................................................... gobearkats.com HEAD COACHES Tom Brown (Midwestern State, 1989) Record SHSU/Career............71-75-14 (9th season)/209-215-44 (24th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 10-6-5/6-3-2 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................12/10 Starters R/L.................................................................................................5/6

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 12 Houston (exh) Aug. 19 at Alabama Aug. 21 UTSA Aug. 26 Detroit Mercy Aug. 28 College of Charleston Sept. 2 at Texas Sept. 4 at Rice Sept. 9 at Idaho State Sept. 11 at Utah State Sept. 16 at Central Arkansas Sept. 23 at Houston Baptist Sept. 25 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sept. 30 McNeese Oct. 2 Lamar Oct. 7 Northwestern State Oct. 14 at Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 16 at Nicholls Oct. 21 Incarnate Word Oct. 23 Abilene Christian Oct. 28 at Stephen F. Austin

SERIES INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS Overall...............................................12-4-0 Andrew Pate Office.......................................................................................(936) 294-1764 Email...................................................................................... apate@shsu.edu

AT HOUSTON BAPTIST

GAME 17 • OCT. 16 • 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............93-81-21 (11th season)/140-124-21 (14th season)

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 13 at Baylor (exh) Aug. 19 at Wyoming Aug. 21 at Idaho State Aug. 26 at Rice Aug. 28 UTSA Sept. 2 at Oral Roberts Sept. 4 at Tulsa Sept. 9 at Prairie View Sept. 16 Incarnate Word Sept. 23 Sam Houston State Sept. 25 Stephen F. Austin Sept. 30 at Southeastern Oct. 2 at Nicholls Oct. 7 at Abilene Christian Oct. 14 Central Arkansas Oct. 16 Northwestern State Oct. 21 at McNeese Oct. 23 at Lamar Oct. 28 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record....................................................10-6-2 (8-3) Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................19/2 Starters R/L.................................................................................................9/2 SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................1-3-1 MEDIA RELATIONS Russ Reneau Office.......................................................................................(281) 649-3098 Email....................................................................................rreneau@hbu.edu

SOCCER INCARNATE WORD

GAME 14 • OCT. 2 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. San Antonio, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 10,984 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................................................5-27-5 (2 seasons)/Same

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 11 at UTSA (exh) Aug. 13 Texas State (exh) Aug. 19 at North Texas Aug. 26 Houston Aug. 28 at Baylor Sept. 4 UT Rio Grande Valley Sept. 9 UTEP Sept. 11 at Prairie View Sept. 16 at Houston Baptist Sept. 23 Southeastern Louisiana Sept. 25 Nicholls State Sept. 30 at Central Arkansas Oct. 2 at Northwestern State Oct. 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 14 McNeese State Oct. 16 Lamar Oct. 21 at Sam Houston State Oct. 25 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 30 Abilene Christian

TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 3-14-2/1-7-2 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................16/6 Starters R/L.................................................................................................9/2 SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................1-1-1 MEDIA RELATIONS Shane Meling Office.......................................................................................(210) 805-3071 Email.................................................................................. meling@uiwtx.edu

AT TAMU-CORPUS CHRISTI

GAME 16 • OCT. 14 • 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........................................................ 11-36-5/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 5-11-2/5-5-1 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 12 at Texas (exh) Aug. 19 at UT Rio Grande Valley Aug. 21 at UNLV Aug. 26 at North Texas Sept. 2 at UTSA Sept. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sept. 9 Houston Sept. 11 UT Rio Grande Valley Sept. 17 Abilene Christian Sept. 23 Stephen F. Austin Sept. 25 Sam Houston State Sept. 30 at Nicholls Oct. 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 7 at Incarnate Word Oct. 14 Northwestern State Oct. 16 Central Arkansas Oct. 23 at McNeese Oct. 25 McNeese State Oct. 28 Houston Baptist

SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................3-0-0 MEDIA RELATIONS Ian McDougall Office.......................................................................................(361) 825-2255 Email.................................................................. ian.macdougall@tamucc.edu

NICHOLLS

GAME 18 • OCT. 21 • 7 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 Michael McBride (Walsh University, 1998) Record at Nicholls/Career.......................... First season/213-76-16 (15th year)

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 26 UL Lafayette Aug. 28 Southern Sept. 2 at ULM Sept. 4 at Grambling Sept. 11 Louisiana Tech Sept. 16 Lamar Sept. 23 at Abilene Christian Sept. 25 at Incarnate Word Sept. 30 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 2 Houston Baptist Oct. 7 at McNeese Oct. 14 Stephen F. Austin Oct. 16 Sam Houston State Oct. 21 at Northwestern State Oct. 23 at Central Arkansas Oct. 28 at Southeastern Louisiana

TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record......................................................6-10-1/4-7 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................20/9 SERIES INFORMATION Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/4 Overall...............................................23-1-1 MEDIA RELATIONS Zack Carlton Office....................................................................................... (985) 448 4282 Email.................................................................. zachary.carlton@nicholls.edu

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GAME 19 • OCT. 23 • 1 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Hammond, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 15,000 Colors....................................................................................... Green and Gold President.....................................................................................Dr. John Crain Athletics Director.......................................................................... Jay Artigues Conference.....................................................................Southland Conference Stadium.............................................................Southeastern Soccer Complex Website...................................................................................... lionsports.net HEAD COACH Blake Hornbuckle (Maryville College, 1991) Record at SELA/Career...182-136-39 (19th season)/192-143-41 (20th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record/Conference Record.................................................. 13-5-4/6-3-2 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................16/9 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/4

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 19 at Memphis Aug. 22 at Jackson State Aug. 25 Arkansas State Aug. 28 ULM Sept. 2 Miss. Valley Sept. 4 at UL Lafayette Sept. 9 at Southern Sept. 11 Georgia State Sept. 16 at McNeese Sept. 23 at Incarnate Word Sept. 25 at Abilene Christian Sept. 30 Houston Baptist Oct. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 7 at Lamar Oct. 14 Sam Houston Oct. 16 Stephen F. Austin Oct. 21 at Central Arkansas Oct. 23 Northwestern State Oct. 28 Nicholls SERIES INFORMATION Overall.............................................10-21-2

MEDIA RELATIONS Mike Kiral Office.......................................................................................(985) 549-3221 Email............................................................. michael.kiral@southeastern.edu

AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS

GAME 20 • OCT. 28 • 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 Conference 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 MEDIA RELATIONS Charlie Skinner Office.......................................................................................(501) 852-0708 Email....................................................................................cskinner@uca.edu

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SOCCER 2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 13 at Southeast Missouri Aug. 19 at Missouri Aug. 21 Little Rock Aug. 26 Tulsa Aug. 28 Arkansas-Little Rock Sept. 1 at Arkansas State Sept. 4 ULM Sept. 9 Kansas State Sept. 11 at Missouri State Sept. 16 Sam Houston State Sept. 23 at McNeese Sept. 25 at Lamar Sept. 30 Incarnate Word Oct. 2 Abilene Christian Oct. 7 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 14 at Houston Baptist Oct. 16 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oct. 21 Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 23 Nicholls State Oct. 28 Northwestern State SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................5-4-2

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2015 IN REVIEW OVERALL: 5-10-4, SOUTHLAND: 2-6-3

Home: 4-4, Away: 1-6-4, Neutral: 0-0

8/21 vs. LSU-Alexandria W, 4-1 1-0 Caserma (1), (Drope) Haley (1) Phillips (1), 8/23 at Texas A&M L, 3-0 1-1 8/25 at LSU T, 1-1 1-1-1 Phillips (2), (Briscoe) 8/30 at Jackson State W, 4-0 2-1-1 Phillips (3), (Briscoe) Briscoe (1) Phillips (4), (Ardila) Caserma (2), (Briscoe) 9/4 at ULM L, 2-1 OT 2-2-1 Caserma (3), (Roney) 9/6 at UL Lafayette L, 1-0 2-3-1 9/8 vs. Alcorn State W, 10-0 3-3-1 Gonzalez (1) Manza 2 (2), (Klinger) (Klinger) Ficarrotta (1), (Juarez) Juarez 2 (2) Guidry 2 (2) Reeder (1) Marazzo (1) 9/13 at SMU L, 3-0 3-4-1 9/18 at Stephen F. Austin T, 1-1 3-4-2 Gonzalez (2), (Drope) 9/25 vs. Lamar L, 3-1 3-5-2 Manza (3) 9/27 vs. McNeese State L, 2-1 OT 3-6-2 Caserma (4), (Renteria) 10/2 at Abilene Christian L, 2-0 3-7-2 10/4 at Incarnate Word T, 0-0 3-7-3 10/9 vs. Sam Houston St. W, 2-1 (20T)4-7-3 Briscoe (2), (Caserma) Gonzalez (3), (Manza) 10/16 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi W, 4-0 5-7-3 Gonzalez (4), (Briscoe) Briscoe (3), (Juarez) Ardila (2), (Gonzalez) Briscoe (4) 10/18 vs. Houston Baptist L, 3-1 5-8-3 Briscoe (5), (Gonzalez) 10/23 at Nicholls L, 2-1 OT 5-9-3 Gonzalez (5), (Briscoe) 10/25 at Southeastern T, 1-1 5-9-4 Gonzalez (6), (Juarez) 10/30 vs. Central Arkansas L, 3-1 5-10-4 Leffew (1), (Ardila)

A young team couldn’t end Northwestern State’s streak of not making the Southland Conference tournament (the last appearance was in 2008), but the Lady Demons made plenty of strides in 2015 with a squad consisting of 23 freshmen and sophomores on a 31-player roster. NSU’s highlights came against its top competition. NSU tied LSU on freshmen Kayleigh Phillips’ goal in the 84th minute, marking the first time in program history that NSU recorded a point in the standings against a Power 5 team. The Lady Demons continued that momentum against Stephen F. Austin, tying the eventual conference champions on the road. SFA had won the past six matchups, including five consecutive shutouts in the series. The Lady Demons played their best against SLC tournament teams, recording both of their league wins against postseason squads (Sam Houston State and Texas A&MCorpus Christi) and posting a 2-2-2 mark against tournament members. The four-goal win against the Islanders is NSU’s largest league win since 2009. But NSU had an 0-4-1 mark against non-tournament teams. Consecutive league wins had NSU within a whisper of the conference tournament picture, but NSU ended the season on an 0-3-1 skid, including the program’s first-ever loss to Nicholls. The 10 losses is the fewest in coach George Van Linder’s four-year tenure at NSU, largely because of the second-most ties (four) in program history. Eight of the team’s 19 matches went to overtime, with NSU recording a 1-3-4 mark. NSU’s 33 goals scored is the ninth-best in the program’s history against 29 goals allowed this season, also the ninth-best in the program’s 20-year reign. The positive-goal differential is the first since 2009 and just the eighth at NSU. Two Lady Demons qualified for the All-Southland Conference second team, the first selections since 2009. Senior midfielder Cassandra Briscoe contributed 15 points overall (a team-high assists and five goals). Sophomore forward Esdeina Gonzalez joined Briscoe with her team-best six goals and two assists. Gonzalez has 13 goals in her first two seasons. Junior defender Patry Carrion made honorable mention for helping an NSU defense reduce its goals against average to 1.42, nearly a full goal better than in 2014. Goalkeeper play also vastly improved. Senior Brooke Bourbonais and sophomore Alex Latham split halves when Bourbonais was healthy. Bourbonais posted a 1.55 goals against average in more than 600 minutes with Latham recording a 1.35 goals against average in nearly 1,200 minutes. Freshmen played a huge role in goal scoring, particularly early. Freshmen accounted for 18 of NSU’s first 23 goals. Phillips (four) and Brittany Caserma (four) led the way with Jacqueline Manza (three goals) and Jasmine Juarez (two goals, three assists) being major point contributors.

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2015 OVERALL STATISTICS

# NAME GP-GS MIN G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT 7 Briscoe, Cassandra 18-17 1522 5 5 15 43 0.116 24 0.558 2-0 0 1-1 23 Gonzalez, Esdeina 19-17 1395 6 2 14 42 0.143 27 0.643 0-0 3 0-0 13 Caserma, Brittany 18-16 1132 4 1 9 40 0.100 17 0.425 0-0 0 0-0 20 Phillips, Kayleigh 18-3 533 4 1 9 18 0.222 8 0.444 0-0 1 0-0 11 Juarez, Jasmine 8-0 277 2 3 7 6 0.333 3 0.500 0-0 0 0-0 26 Manza, Jacqueline 14-0 434 3 1 7 15 0.200 8 0.533 0-0 0 0-0 3 Ardila, Camila 19-14 1334 2 2 6 30 0.067 13 0.433 0-0 0 0-0 28 Guidry, Karoline 2-0 49 2 0 4 6 0.333 5 0.833 0-0 0 1-1 4 Reeder, Mattilyn 5-0 152 1 0 2 3 0.333 2 0.667 0-0 0 0-0 9 Klinger, Cayla 16-4 312 0 2 2 8 0 2 0.250 0-0 0 0-0 10 Leffew, Sage 12-8 907 1 0 2 6 0.167 3 0.500 0-0 0 0-0 18 Ficarrotta, April 4-0 107 1 0 2 2 0.500 1 0.500 0-0 0 0-0 27 Drope, Shelby 19-17 1191 0 2 2 18 0 8 0.444 1-0 0 0-0 29 Marazzo, Olivia 5-0 107 1 0 2 4 0.250 4 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 30 Haley, Cache’ 10-3 245 1 0 2 5 0.200 2 0.400 0-0 1 0-0 2 Renteria, Amy 17-16 1253 0 1 1 11 0 2 0.182 1-0 0 0-0 21 Roney, Payton 17-17 1446 0 1 1 10 0 4 0.400 0-0 0 0-0 0 Latham, Alex 19-5 1203 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Bourbonais, Brooke 14-14 645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 5 Smith, Ysmina 18-12 1185 0 0 0 8 0 3 0.375 0-0 0 0-0 6 McFarling, Joanna 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 8 Carrion, Patry 17-17 1457 0 0 0 20 0 6 0.300 1-0 0 0-0 12 Palomo, Allison 18-15 1453 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.333 0-0 0 0-0 14 Pena, Natalie 7-2 132 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 15 Lambertsson, Maja 13-8 817 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 17 Monk, Chandler 12-0 184 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.333 0-0 0 0-0 19 Kidwell, Caylee 2-0 68 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 22 Geier, Mackenzie 1-0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 24 Lykins, Jessica 2-0 50 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 25 Balmer, Shelby 18-3 625 0 0 0 9 0 3 0.333 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 19 - 32 18 82 238 0.134 104 0.437 21-0 6 3-3 OPPONENTS 19 - 29 24 82 263 0.110 131 0.498 13-0 10 0-2

GOALKEEPING STATISTICS # NAME 0 Latham, Alex 1 Bourbonais, Brooke TOTAL OPPONENTS

GP-GS 19-5 14-14 19 19

MIN 1199:21 637:32 1836:53 1835:55

GA 18 11 29 33

GAAVG 1.35 1.55 1.42 1.62

SAVES 73 27 100 114

SVPCT 0.802 0.711 0.775 0.776

W-L-T 2-5-3 3-5-1 5-10-4

SHUTOUTS SHOTS FACED 2 180 0 77 2 257 5 311

GOALS BY PERIOD Northwestern State Opponents

1ST 20 13

2ND 12 13

OT OT2 TOTAL 0 1 33 2 1 29

CORNERS BY PERIOD 1ST NWST 34 Opponents 33

2ND 41 39

OT OT2 TOTAL 6 6 87 3 2 77

SHOTS BY PERIOD Northwestern State Opponents

1ST 137 108

2ND 150 132

OT OT2 TOTAL 15 13 315 11 12 263

FOULS BY PERIOD NWST Opponents

2ND 67 76

OT OT2 TOTAL 6 7 152 6 7 168

SAVES BY PERIOD Northwestern State Opponents

1ST 40 43

2ND 56 63

OT OT2 TOTAL 4 2 102 7 1 114

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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

CHELSEA GIBBS (2006-09)

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 Tournament Champions: 1997 • 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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2005 Southland Conference Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Participants 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

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

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 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

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10/3 Sam Houston State * 10/8 at Texas-San Antonio* 10/10 at Texas State* 10/17 at Cenral Arkansas* 10/22 Lamar* 10/24 McNeese State* 10/29 at Nicholls* 10/31 at Southeastern La.* * - Southland games

RACHEL O’STEEN (2008-2011)

W L L L T W W L

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2011 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 8-10-1 Southland Conference 2-6-1 (8th) Date Opponent Result 8/14 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 1-0 8/23 at Louisiana-Monroe W 4-2 8/23 Arkansas-Little Rock W 4-2 8/26 at Prairie View A&M W 2-1 9/4 at Houston Baptist L 2-0 9/9 at Jackson State W 2-0 9/11 Tulsa L 2-0 9/16 Southern Mississppi W 2-0 9/18 at TCU L 1-0 9/23 Texas Southern W 8-2 9/30 Southeastern Louisiana* L 3-1 10/2 Nicholls State* W 2-0 10/7 at Sam Houston State* L 1-0 10/9 at Stephen F. Austin* L 5-0 10/14 Texas State* L 2-0 10/16 Texas-San Antonio* L 3-0 10/21 Central Arkansas* T 1-1 10/28 at McNeese State* W 1-0 10/30 at Lamar* L 3-1 * - Southland games

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

Date 8/31 8/22 8/27 8/29 9/3 9/5 9/10 9/12 9/17 9/19 9/23 10/1

2010 Head Coach: Jimmy Mitchell Overall Record: 8-11-1 Southland Conference 3-5-1 (7th) Opponent Result at Tulsa L 0-4 vs. Oral Roberts L 1-3 Texas Tech L 0-4 Southern W 4-0 Louisiana-Lafayette W 2-1OT Texas Christian L 3-4 Louisiana-Monre W 1-0 Prairie View W 6-0 Jackson State W 3-0 at Southern Miss L 0-2 LSU Shreveport L 0-3 Stephen F. Austin * L 0-4

2012 Head Coach: George Van Linder Overall Record: 6-11-1 Southland Conference 1-6-1 (8th) 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

Date 8/23 8/25 8/30 9/1 9/6 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/24 9/27 9/29 10/4 10/11 10/13 10/18 10/20 10/27 11/1

2013 Head Coach: George Van Linder Overall Record: 7-11-1 Southland Conference 5-6-1 (8th) Opponent Result Texas State L 3-1 at Baylor L 5-0 at Ole Miss L 5-0 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 5-0 at Jackson State W 1-0 at Louisiana-Monroe L 3-1 Prairie View A&M W 3-0 at Stephen F. Austin* L 2-0 Lamar* T 0-0 at Houston Baptist* W 2-1 Central Arkansas* L 3-0 Sam Houston State* W 2-1 Abilene Christian* L 1-0 McNeese State* W 2-1 Nicholls* W 3-0 at Southeastern Louisiana* L 1-0 at Oral Roberts* L 2-0 at Incarnate Word* L 5-0

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

11/3 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* * - Southland games

W 3-0

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 2015 Head Coach: George Van Linder Overall Record: 5-10-4 Southland Conference 2-6-3 (11th) Date Opponent Result 8/21 LSU-Alexandria W 4-1 8/23 at Texas A&M L 3-0 8/25 at LSU T 1-1 8/30 at Jackson State W 4-0 9/4 at ULM L 2-1 9/6 at UL Lafayette L 1-0 9/8 Alcorn State W 10-0 9/11 Texas State Cancelled 9/13 at SMU L 3-0 9/18 at Stephen F. Austin* T 1-1 9/25 Lamar* L 3-1 9/27 McNeese State L 2-1 10/2 at Abilene Christian* L 2-0 10/4 at Incarnate Word* T 0-0 10/9 Sam Houston State* W 2-1 10/16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 4-0 10/18 Houston Baptist L 3-1 10/23 Nicholls* L 2-1 10/30 Central Arkansas* L 3-1 * - Southland games

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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

FIRST TEAM ALL-SLC Janet Callahan (1997, 1998) Brittany Cargill (1998, 1999, 2000) Rachel Folk (2002) Amy Fulkerson (1998) Ashley Hadley (2004, 2005) Erin Hebert (2005, 2006, 2007) Holly Horn (1999) Marliese Latiolais (2006) Jacquai Lawrence (2000, 2002) Hillarie Marshall (2000, 2001, 2002) Stephanie Miller (2003) Stephanie O’Neal (1997) Missy Payne (2000) Heather Penico (2002, 2005) Tara Powasnik (2004, 2005) Katie Priest (2002) Kayce Schultz (2008) Tiffany Swingler (2000) Natalie Waguespack (2003) Julie Zavala (2005) SECOND TEAM ALL-SLC Cassandra Briscoe (2015) Chelsea Brozgold (2008, 2009) Krystle Donaldson (2004, 2006) Esdeina Gonzalez (2015) Chelsey Gibbs (2009) Holly Horn (1997, 1998, 2000) Brittany Hung (2002) Kerri Kahanek (1997) Kelly Knapschaefer (1997, 1999) Jill Lowe (2001) Hillarie Marshall (2003) Stephanie Miller (2002, 2005) Missy Payne (1999, 2001) Tammy Peck (1997, 1998) Tara Powasnik (2002, 2003) Katie Priest (2003, 2004) Ashlee Savona (2013)

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L T 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 9 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 7 0

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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 7 2 Southern 0 4 1 Southern Colorado 1 0 0 Southern Methodist 3 1 0 Southern Mississippi 12 11 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 1 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 12 4 0 Totals 1 3 1 Bold - 2016 Opponents 10 21 2 * Southland members 1 1 0

W L T 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 6 18 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 8 13 3 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 166 199 32

ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE AND ALL-LOUISIANA HONORS Lindy Strahan (2008) Shannon Tenney (2000, 2001) Natalie Waguespack (2004, 2007) Mya Walsh (2005) Kim Weber (2000)

Tiffany Swingler (2001) Mya Walsh (2004, 2006) Julie Zavala (2004, 2006)

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 (2000, 2002) Pete Watkins (1998) ALL-SLC HON. MENTION Chelsea Brozgold (2007) Patry Carrion (2015) Hannah Casey (2005, 2006) Jessica Danku (2013) Bobbie Hayes (2007) Erin Hebert (2004) Johnna Klohoker (2005) Jacquai Lawrence (2001) Jill Lowe (2001) Rachel O’Steen (2008, 2009) Heather Penico (2004) Sarah Sadler (2009) Ashlee Savona (2012) Lindy Strahan (2009) Jackie Strug (2014)

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SLC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Shawna Bailey (2000) Brittany Cargill (2000 - MVP) Amy Fulkerson (1998) Ashley Hadley (2002, 2005) 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 (2004, 2006) Jill Lowe (2001) Hillarie Marshall (2001) Tara Powasnik (2004, 2005) Natalie Waguespack (2004) Mya Walsh (2005, 2006)

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

Julie Zavala (2005, 2006) FIRST TEAM ALL-LOUISIANA Cassandra Briscoe (2015) 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) Esdeina Gonzalez (2015) 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) LOUISIANA NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Shannon Tenney (2000) Jackie Strug (2012)

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 (2012-15) Benefield, Christy (1996-97) Bourbonais, Brooke (2012-15) Bowman, Kaitlin (2004) Boyd, Vikki (1996) Bramble, Shannon (1998) Breland, Samantha (2006-07) Briscoe, Cassandra (2012-15) 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) Carrion, Patry (2015-present) Caserma, Brittany (2015-present) 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)

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-FFicarrotta, April (2015-present) Flores, Racquel (2002-05) Fogel, Tenille (1999-02) Folk, Rachel (2002) Fulkerson, Amy (1998) Furlow, Rebecca (2010-12) Furlow, Sam (2008-11)

-GGean, Allie (1998) Geier, Mackenzie (2014-present) Gibbs, Chelsey (2006-09) Gonzalez, Esdeina (2014-present) Gominger, Katie (2010) Gordon, Jennifer (1996-97) Guidry, Karoline (2015) -HHaase, Pippi (2010) Hadley, Ashley (2002-05) 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) Juarez, Jasmine (2015-present) -KKaack, Jill (1996) Kahanek, Kerri (1997-00) Kawana-Waugh, Tiffany (2004-07) Keller, Manette (2006-08) King, Kayla (20008-11) Klinger, Cayla (2014-present) Klohoker, Johnna (2004-07) Knapschaefer, Kelly (1996-99) -LLambertsson, Maja (2014-15) 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) Lowe, Jill (1999-02) Lykins, Jessica (2014) -MMaag, Bryndie (2001-02) Madden, April (2007-08) Manza, Jacqueline (2015-present) Marazzo, Olivia (2015-present) 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 (2012-15) 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 (2014-15) Peck, Jennifer (1996-98) Peck, Tammy (1996-98) Pena, Natalie (2012-15) Pence, Angela (2004) Pence, Katrina (2004) Penico, Heather (2002-05) Penico, Sam (2005) Perdomo, Jenny (2007) Petermann, Alex (2011-2012) Phillips, Kayleigh (2015) Popov, Karrina (2002) Powasnik, Tara (2005-05) Priest, Katie (2001-04) Provenza, Heather (1997)

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-RRanalli, Julia (2011-2014) Rector, Peyton (2012-2014, 2016) Reeder, Mattilyn (2015) 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) Savona, Ashley (2010-13) Seago, Caroline (2006-2009) Schaefer, Chelsea (2011-14) Schultz, Kayce (2006-08) Sigvardsson, Johanna (2013) Smith, Ysmina (2015-present) 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)

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23 86

Matches Played

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

Shots on Goal

Match: 9 Season: 79 Career: 208

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)

Conference: Match: 9 Season: 45 Career: 103

Brittany Cargill vs. SE La. (10/18/98) Amy Fulkerson vs. McN (9/30/98) Brittany Cargill (1999) Brittany Cargill (1998-00)

Match: Season: Career:

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)

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

Conference: Match: 6 Season: 8 Career: 30

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)

Goals Against Average

Season: 1.07 Career: 1.29

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:

Total Points Scored

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

Game-Winning Goals

Shutouts recorded

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

Conference: Match: 7 Season: 30

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

Conference: Match: 4 Season: 17

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

Conference: Season: 4 Career: 6

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

Match: Season:

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

13 44

Conference: Match: 6 Season: 20

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

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

Total Points

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

Goals Scored

Season: 4 Career: 12

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(2004-07)

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

Assists

Conference: Match: 2 Season: 7 Career: 9

8 37 83 83

Records Saves

Goals Scored

4 16 35

Match: 4 Season: 9 Career: 24

Match: Season: Career:

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

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Dr. Jim Henderson

Northwestern State President

He opened his introductory press conference in September 2014 playfully asking why the student newspaper -- that he edited two decades ago -played the story covering his selection as presidentelect on Page 3. Then Dr. Jim Henderson held up the Current Sauce, with a full front page photo and headline commemorating the previous weekend’s landmark Demon football victory over old rival Louisiana Tech, and deadpanned: “they got it right.” The proud alumnus has shown tremendous passion for every aspect of Northwestern State University. He officially assumed the office of university U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N president Jan. 1, 2015, upon the President: retirement of Dr. Randall J. Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim Henderson Chief Academic Officer, Dean of Graduate School who led NSU since the summer of 1996. and Dean of Gallaspy College of Education and Human Development: The son of a college football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Vickie Gentry and basketball competitor and Vice President for External Affairs: state championship-winning bas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce ketball coach, NSU’s president is Vice President for Student Experience: an avid sports fan who was a state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Maggio meet-qualifying sprinter as a prep Vice President for Business Affairs: athlete in northwest Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones He places high Vice President for University Affairs: value on the role of athletics in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones higher education, and specifiVice President for Technology, Innovation and Economic Development: cally, at Northwestern. Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams includes “athletic prominence” as one of the key planks in the strategic vision for the university’s advancement to become “the nation’s premiere regional institution of higher education.” That bold goal illustrates the dynamic, collaborative leadership style he’s used since his selection as president. He’s already overseen a dramatic burst of enrollment and expansion in his previous campus leadership role, over 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 a significant part of his first year as NSU’s leader establishing new bonds within the region, on the path to grow Northwestern State into the area’s leading university. He immediately made reaching out to students and student-athletes a priority, gaining valuable feedback that helps Henderson redefine the NSU brand. Quickly the university presented the slogan “Dedicated to one goal: yours.” Broad student-oriented initiatives implemented have even included launching “Café DeMon” coffee shop, serving Starbucks products, next to the enhanced Student Success Center in Watson Library. His dynamic leadership has steered NSU through the statewide threats of serious budget cuts, with Henderson’s active lobbying contributing to the successful and remarkable preservation of current budget levels for each of the first two fiscal years of his presidency. Henderson was honored at the spring 2016 commencement ceremony with a resolution from Northwestern State’s Faculty Senate for his “multiple creative and innovative efforts to revitalize the life of the university.” In his first full year as president, the university increased overall enrollment and improved its retention rate by nearly three percent, bucking regional and national trends. Northwestern State is strategically developing new programs that give students access to high demand skills and give employers in the region a competitive advantage. NSU has developed a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Department of Economic Development to develop a trained workforce for CSC, a global leader of next-generation technology services and solutions at the Cyber Research Park in Bossier City. Through this partnership, NSU will triple the size of the renowned computer information systems program. The university has signed several new 2 + 2 agreements with community and technical colleges throughout Louisiana to make it easier for students with an associate degree to ob-

tain a bachelor’s degree. Northwestern State reached an Articulation of Credit agreement with the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts that will allow LSMSA students to earn an associate degree from NSU along with their diploma. Northwestern State continued to be a leader in online education as the RN to BSN program, along with bachelor’s programs in computer information systems, criminal justice and psychology were ranked first in the country by a higher education website. The online bachelor’s in accounting was rated as the number two program in the nation. Prior to NSU, Henderson served as chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College since 2009. In that time, BPCC expanded enrollment by more than 84 percent and increased annual certificate and 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 late father, Clem, was a World War II veteran and a revered high school coach and principal in Shreveport. NSU’s 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 Hendersons have three children, Reagan, a college student in Dallas; high school senior Nicholas, a football lineman at Shreveport’s Loyola Prep; and local schoolboy Alexander, a skilled pianist and budding basketballer.

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The Henderson family (Left to Right): Nicholas, Reagan, Tonia, Jim and Alexander.

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Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Only a handful of people have served Northwestern State as long as alumnus Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more understated manner. In his 51st 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 26th 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, an avid tennis player, 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 overNSU Athletic Council sees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Jim Henderson in governJody Biscoe (Chair) mental affairs activities. Many of those duties were his since the 1970s as Hall Adams Kwan Adkins (Student-Athlete) he worked under five previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from LaCarsha Babers NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. Brittany Blackwell A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager Angela Bolton for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with Sid Hall legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce Natalie Jaeger (Student-Athlete) went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter Aaron Johnson 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 Chris Lyles to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau Dr. Charles Pellegrin director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletChristie Price ics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in Ex-Officio Members Greg Burke Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity creDustin Eubanks ated in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in Roxanne Freeman place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 Betsy Nohavitza years until his promotion to vice president in April 1990 forced him to step Dr. Patrice Moulton aside from the volunteer post. Dr. Vicki Parrish He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans Jerry Pierce America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee positions. 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 nearly three 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 tenured 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, 27, and Miranda, 16, along with two adult stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie. He’s a doting “Poppy” to Natalie’s preschool daughters.

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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. 94 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 44 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016), women’s indoor track and field 9 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), women’s outdoor track and field 26 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), women’s tennis 1 (2010). 83 National Awards (7 sports) All-America awards - track and field (34), football (26), baseball (3). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (3), football (2), women’s track and field (1), women’s tennis (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.

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

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Greg Burke

Director of Athletics The Burke File AGE: 59 (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. At the outset of his 21st year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke is highly regarded due to the work he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke, a native Ohioan still beaming about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA title, has been the Demons’ athletics director since Aug. 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 a dozen of the school’s 14 NCAA Division I sports. Highlights in Burke’s two decades as athletic director include 41 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 67 All-America and Academic All-America student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty-five NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or other postseason competition. All of the school’s athletic facilities have undergone over $7 million in improvements in the past few years. Burke spearheaded a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues; the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues; a $500,000 softball grandstand project; and a $600,000 upgrade of chairback seating at Turpin Stadium for the 2016 football season. Fundraising initiatives reached new levels in 2015-16. Formalizing the endowed giving program, branded as “Perpetually Purple,” generated an influx of over $100,000, while overall revenue generated by donations and sponsorships cracked $2 million. Competitively, milestones continue. One of the biggest under Burke: 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. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke’s management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke has a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches. Anchors of the department are current head coaches Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader; softball coach Donald Pickett, and track and field coach Mike Heimerman, a trio with nearly 50 combined years on staff at NSU. Two former student-athletes in Burke’s tenure are now NSU head coaches: third-year tennis coach Olga Bazhanova, and first-year baseball coach Bobby Barbier. Numerous Burke hires had great success at Northwestern State that propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Over 100 former NSU student-athletes, coaches and support staff members, most of them here with Burke as AD or assistant AD (1986-92), are working in college athletics at some level. Former Demons are head coaches in the SEC, Big XII, ACC, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, SWAC, and Southland Conference. Five others hold Associate AD positions in the SEC, PAC 12, and American Athletic conferences. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. Tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athletics under his guidance. Just in the past three years, Lady Demon basketball (2014, 2015), softball (2013, 2014), tennis (2013, 2015) and volleyball (2015) have reached NCAA Tournaments. Burke 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. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and has remained at that level. The Southland Conference created the “Southland Strong” Community Service award to recognize the member institution whose student-athletes compile the most service hours each year. NSU won the inaugural prize in 2014-15 and was second in 2015-16. 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!” During Feb. 2013, he was presented the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the North Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Six years ago, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Burke was the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. He serves on the year-old NCAA Committee on Academics, a 20-person group replacing the Committee on Academic Performance, which included Burke. He also has served on the NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. Burke previously served a four-year term 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. He 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. In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation’s Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. At the time, Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. Burke serves on the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau board, and on the board of directors for the Central Louisiana Community Foundation. He 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 member of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. His wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 22-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s High School in May of 2012 and is entering graduate school at UL Lafayette after earning her undergraduate degree from Louisiana Burke with his wife Susu and daughter Catherine Tech.

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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 serves as the chairperson for the Southland Conference Faculty Athlete Representatives and is a member of both the Compliance and Awards Committees. 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 Biscoes have lived in Natchitoches since 2002. Jody’s wife, Roni, is an avid runner and their daughter Roxy is a graduate of Northwestern’s Nursing program (BSN). You might often see Jody and Roni spending time with 2-year-old Jaxson, who already is training to be a future Demon multi-sport athlete whose favorite character is “Vic.” ASSISTANT NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

SOCCER DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS

Cody CRUMP

Cody Crump begins his first year as the Northwestern State Director of Equipment Operations. Crump spent the past year as an equipment intern at the University of Oregon where he assisted in day-to-day operations of the program’s three equipment rooms, helped oversee game day equipment operations for 19 sports, served as the point of contact for equipment during the Women’s NIT and was an active member of the NCAA track and field and softball postseason host committees. Additionally, Crump was the liaison for visiting football teams and managed practice and game laundry for all sports. Crump, an August 2015 graduate of Louisiana Tech in kinesiology, spent four seasons as a student equipment manager for the Bulldogs football team. During his time as an undergraduate, Crump was instrumental in fitting, issuing, repairing, inventorying and storing all football equipment. He was responsible for setting up the coaches’ communication headsets during game day. Crump, a Belcher native, is married to the former Lindsey Crook.

Demetrus CALDWELL

ASSISTANT AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

Demetrus Caldwell enters his first full year in the Northwestern State athletic department, serving as the assistant director for NCAA compliance. Caldwell, a Bastrop native, joined the NSU staff in November 2015 spent the past eight years as a master coordination center officer with the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration in St. Rose. Caldwell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from the University of New Orleans and his master’s in sport management studies from California University of Pennsylvania. He is completing a dissertation toward a doctorate in athletic administration from Northcentral University. During his time as an undergraduate at New Orleans, Caldwell served as an academic and compliance intern with the school’s athletic department. ASSISTANT AD/STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

Jasmine CHIEVOUS

Jasmine Chievous is in her first year as Northwestern State’s Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development, joining the department in August. Chievous spent the previous two-plus years as Troy’s Life Skills and Academic Coordinator, where she served as the academic coordinator for women’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s tennis. She developed and supervised the life skills program as well. Chievous’ other duties included advising the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, conducting the athletic department’s first full awards ceremony, offering career counseling and was the department liaison for the regional and state Special Olympics. Chievous spent more than two years at the University of Missouri, where she earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology. Her work experience as an intern then a graduate assistant included serving as the academic coordinator for basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross country, wrestling and swimming and diving at different points in her tenure. Those duties included helping at-risk student-athletes with course selection, time management and study strategies. A Provost Scholar at Fisk University, Chievous earned a Spanish degree in 2010, also serving as an administrative assistant to the athletic director. Chievous was an adjunct instructor in psychology at Troy. She also has been a committee member for the National Association of Student-Athlete Development and a member of the National Association for Athletic Academic Advisors. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS

Andrew CLAUSEN

Andrew Clausen returned to his graduate school alma mater in May as the director of marketing and promotions. After earning a master’s degree in sport administration from Northwestern State in May 2015, Clausen spent a year at Harvard University as a marketing and promotions assistant. While at Harvard, Clausen directed in-game promotions for Crimson football games, coordinated social media efforts for the Harvard athletics marketing department, produced online graphics and printed materials, developed marketing and promotional plans for men’s and women’s basketball and helped lead group ticket sales for men’s and women’s basketball. Clausen’s first stint in the Northwestern State athletic department came as a marketing and promotions associate while he completed his master’s degree. For three semesters, Clausen was responsible for implementing a marketing plan for Northwestern State softball and implementing and executing promotional plans for soccer and volleyball. Clausen also coordinated tailgating activities and sales for NSU football. Clausen earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a focus in sport management from Colorado Mesa University in 2013. He began his career as a marketing intern at Texas-San Antonio.

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Dustin EUBANKS

Dustin Eubanks is in his 20th year in the NSU athletic department and his 17th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. Eubanks was inducted into the N-Club Hall of Fame in October 2015, becoming just the fourth noncompetitor to do so. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 43-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 Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, celebrated their 12th 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. d ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORDINATOR/

Alexis GUESS Alexis Guess began her first year as Northwestern State’s assistant academic coordinator in July. Guess brings a varied background, having worked in numerous facets of studentathlete development at both LSU and Duquesne. As a student services graduate assistant at Duquesne, Guess conducted individual study sessions for at-risk student-athletes, compiled mid-term grade reports for various coaching staffs, coordinated studentathlete tutoring in the spring and summer 2016 semesters, oversaw study hall for incoming and transfer student-athletes and helped create and execute the “Student-Athlete Career Seminar.” As an undergraduate at LSU, Gross spent two years as a content tutor in the Cox Communications Center for Student-Athletes where she tutored student-athletes, composed tutor reports, met with athletic advisors and attended NCAA, SEC and LSU compliance and tutor training sessions. She also completed ethics training for public servants. As an intern at the Baton Rouge Community College athletic department, Gross oversaw the men’s basketball study table, verified student-athlete eligibility and observed student-athlete advising. Gross has been involved with the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Summit on Sportsmanship and has taken part in the NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar.

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LADY DEMON 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, beginning his third year on staff, spearheaded the re-seating project at Turpin Stadium, which saw the installation of 2,360 uniformly purple chairback seats that will debut during the 2016 season. Jacklich came to Natchitoches from suburban Chicago, where he was the director of ticketing for the Schaumburg 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 at Boomers Stadium and filling in as “Coop,” the Boomers’ mascot. Jacklich earned his bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from the University of Tulsa in 2001. Following graduation, he returned to Chicago where he began a six-year run as the assistant audience services manager for the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company. While with Steppenwolf, Jacklich helped implement Tessitura, an innovative ticketing software system. Jacklich, a Lisle, Ill., native, is married to Krishni, whose family lives in nearby DeRidder and who can totally do better than him. ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Adam JONSON

Entering his fourth year overseeing external relations, Adam Jonson begins his first year as Senior Associate Athletic Director and Executive Director of the Demons Unlimited Foundation (DUF) after three years as Associate Athletic Director, also holding the same title with the DUF. A member of NSU Athletics staff in three different stints totaling nearly a decade, Jonson previously served as Assistant Athletics Director for Tickets & Operations at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Prior to that, he 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. He has also overseen equipment operations and worked closely with NSU’s official apparel provider adidas. Now, Jonson will also begin to work more closely with the facilities and event management staff as well as assist with specific sport oversight. 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 ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND GAME OPERATIONS

Luke MASHBURN Luke Mashburn has been named Northwestern State’s Director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations, director of athletics Greg Burke announced Tuesday. Mashburn spent 2015 at the University of Kentucky, serving as Assistant Director of Event Management and Championships. He was the point man for all home volleyball, women’s basketball and gymnastics contests, drawing crowds up to 6,000. His duties and events included facility maintenance and arena conversion, tournament manager for NCAA volleyball regional, overseeing the Joe Craft Welcome Center and managing guest services stations on football game days. He has previous Southland Conference experience with a stint at Sam Houston State from 2013-15 as the athletic facilities coordinator. On top of routine facility maintenance and set up, he oversaw a staff of 50 student workers and was a game administrator for home events such as FCS playoff games. Other duties included handling facility rentals, coordinating facility repair projects such as bleacher and scoreboard

SOCCER renovations and operating parking lots on game days. Mashburn served as the interim athletics event and facilities coordinator at Kennesaw State from 201113 after completing internships at Erskine and Shorter colleges. Building a foundation for many of his duties later in his career, Mashburn also coordinated renovation projects such as new basketball goal systems and other major equipment purchases. He pitched in as a game clock operator and as a fan fest coordinator for the 2011 Division I Women’s College Cup. A South Carolina graduate, Mashburn has a sport and entertainment management degree and is pursuing a master’s in sport management from Morehead State. ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORDINATOR DIRECTOR OF ENHANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Betsy NOHAVITZA

Betsy Nohavitza enters her second full academic year as part of the Northwestern State athletics academic services staff and her first leading NSU’s Enhanced Academic Program. 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. ASSISTANT AD/DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR

Haley BLOUNT TAITANO

Haley Blount Taitano, a school record-setting competitor as a Northwestern State track and field student-athlete, enters her third year as NSU’s assistant athletic director for development and marketing and her first as NSU’s Senior Woman Administrator. Taitano has overseen the rebranding and the revamping the N-Club, Northwestern State’s association of former athletic letterwinners, and helped coordinate the annual N-Club Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Additionally, she increased funding to the Demons Unlimited Foundation Annual Fund by 16 percent, setting records for funding to the fund, which supports the Northwestern State athletic department. Taitano, 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 at NSU. Taitano 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. Taitano 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. Taitano 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 currently is the president of the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches. 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, Taitano 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. Taitano and her husband Jesse, an assistant chief with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, were married in July, and the couple has one son, Jesse Jr. (13).

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LADY DEMON Esi ATINKAH

ASSOCIATE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

Alabama, 2013 • Northwestern State, 2015 Fourth season at NSU After earning her master’s degree from Northwestern State in May 2015, Esi Atinkah was promoted to associate head athletic trainer in July.. In her new role, Atinkah supervises two assistant athletic trainers and all graduate assistant athletic trainers. She also is responsible for the administrative duties of the NSU athletic training room. Atinkah spent her graduate school tenure as the athletic trainer for the Northwestern State baseball team and will continue that role in the spring. A 2013 University of Alabama graduate in athletic training, Atinkah worked with the Crimson Tide baseball, football, track, and tennis teams. She worked for six months at Central High School in Tuscaloosa along with the University Orthopedic Center. At Central, she evaluated upper and lower extremity injuries and assisted with practice and game coverage for basketball, softball, baseball, track and soccer. At University Orthopedic, she assisted in rehabilitation with patients and applied therapeutic modalities. While working with the Tide baseball team she aided in athlete rehabilitation, concussion testing, therapy and participation physicals. She has worked the Alabama Relays, Nick Saban football camps, tennis tournaments, and the BCS National Championship Game. The Fayetteville, Georgia, native is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is first-aid certified.

Jason DRURY

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

Idaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State, 2001 12th season at NSU Now in his 12th 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, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for 13 years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

SOCCER Dr. Steven KAUTZ

HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. Steven Kautz begins his second 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. 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 second 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 AllAmerican 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. At the 2016 university commencement, Knecht was presented an honorary doctorate in recognition of his long service to the university by NSU President Dr. Jim Henderson. 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. His brother, Brett, is a three-year football letterman who served as Joe Delaney’s fullback. 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.

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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 second 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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Matt Vines

Asst. Dir. of Comm.

Ronnette Pellegrin Admin. Asst.

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

LADY DEMON

SOCCER

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

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LADY DEMON

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

LADY DEMON

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

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2016 NORTHWESTERN STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE

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

LADY DEMON

SOCCER

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

2016 NORTHWESTERN STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE

LADY DEMON

2016 NORTHWESTERN STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE

SOCCER

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

LADY DEMON

SOCCER

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

2016 NORTHWESTERN STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE