2008 schedule
Aug. 31
VALPARAISO........................5 p.m.
MARQUETTE INVITATIONAL Sept. 5 vs. Columbia......................5 p.m. Sept. 7 vs. Penn...............................11 a.m. Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Sept. 19 Sept. 21 Sept. 26 Sept. 28
at Green Bay.......................7 p.m. BUTLER...................................1 p.m. at Seton Hall*....................3 p.m. at Georgetown*...............11 a.m. WEST VIRGINIA*................ 4 p.m. PITTSBURGH*......................1 p.m.
Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 29
at Rutgers*..........................6 p.m. USF*........................................4 p.m. CINCINNATI*.........................1 p.m. LOYOLA-CHICAGO..............3 p.m. at Syracuse*......................6 p.m. ST. JOHN’S*............................1 p.m. at Louisville*......................6 p.m.
Nov. 1
VILLANOVA*..........................1 p.m.
BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Nov. 5 FIRST ROUND Nov. 8 QUARTERFINALS Nov. 14 SEMIFINALS Nov. 16 CHAMPIONSHIP
All home matches played at Wish Field | All times are Central| * BIG EAST match| Home matches in CAPS | BIG EAST Championship First and Second Rounds are at Campus Sites | BIG EAST Championship Semifinals and Final are at Tampa, Fla.
DePaul University
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Quick Facts
Location.........................................................................................................Chicago, Illinois Enrollment................................................................................... 23,401 (15,024 undergrad) Founded......................................................................................................................... 1898 Nickname..........................................................................................................Blue Demons Colors................................................................................................ Royal Blue and Scarlet Home Field (capacity)...............................................................................Wish Field (1,000) President........................................................................Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. Athletics Director.................................................................................... Jean Lenti Ponsetto Associate Athletics Director/SWA......................................................................Kathryn Statz Athletics Department Phone.......................................................................... (773) 325-7526 Athletics Website..................................................................... www.depaulbluedemons.com
Media Relations
Director................................................................................................................. Scott Reed Office: (773) 325-7525...............................................................e-mail: sreed1@depaul.edu Assistant Director (Soccer Contact)..............................................................Greg Greenwell Office: (773) 325-7546.......................................................... e-mail: ggreenwe@depaul.edu Assistant Director..............................................................................................Alicia Powers Office: (773) 325-4740.......................................................... e-mail: apowers1@depaul.edu Graduate Assistant.............................................................................................Dena Meiste Student Assistants...................................................................Tucker Kaufmann, Alex Perez Office Fax: (773) 325-7531
Men’s Soccer Information
Head Coach....................................................................................................... Craig Blazer Office: (773) 325-7231.............................................................. e-mail: cblazer@depaul.edu Alma Mater (Year).............................................................................................Xavier (1991) Record at DePaul (Years)....................................................................................43-78-11 (7) Career Record (Years)........................................................................................43-78-11 (7) Assistant Coach............................................................................................. Adam Tinkham Graduate Assistant........................................................................................... Robert Turpin Volunteer Assistant..................................................................................... David Spaccarelli 2007 Record.................................................................................................................12-8-0 2007 BIG EAST Record.................................................................................................7-4-0 2007 BIG EAST Finish.................................................................................1st-Red Division Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................................................................................... 23/6 Starters Returning/Lost................................................................................................... 10/1
De Paul University Intercollegiate Athletics Mission Statement
Media guides, photographs, feature ideas, results and statistics are always available from the DePaul Media Relations Office. Media members needing any information should contact Greg Greenwell at (773) 325-7546. The DePaul Media Relations Department is located in Suite 220 of the Sullivan Athletic Center. The mailing address is 2323 N. Sheffield, Ave. Chicago, Ill., 60614. The DePaul Men’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of the DePaul University Athletic Department. It was written and designed by Greg Greenwell with assistance from Scott Reed, Alicia Powers and Alex Perez. Photos by Steve Woltmann, Jennifer Girard, John DeGroot and DePaul archives. Printing by Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Ill.
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2008 Season Information Schedule............................................................. 2 Team Photo......................................................... 2 Roster.................................................................. 2 Preseason Notebook........................................... 3 Coaching Staff Head Coach Craig Blazer.................................... 4 Assistant Coaches............................................... 5 Support Staff........................................................ 5 University Administration..................................... 6 Staff Directory...................................................... 7 Blue Demon Biographies Matt Corrado....................................................... 8 Nathan Feltz........................................................ 8 Joe Ferrari........................................................... 8 Scott Freundlich.................................................. 8 Andre Gutierrez................................................... 8 Eric Hermosillo.................................................... 9 Patrick Hopkins................................................... 9 John Jandl......................................................... 10 John Kornfeld.................................................... 10 Mike Kratofil....................................................... 10 Andrew Kron...................................................... 10 Willy Lara............................................................11 Matt Leinauer.....................................................11 Kris Linney..........................................................11 Kai Lu.................................................................11 Charlie Mancuso................................................11 Alex Mangan..................................................... 12 Nana Mintah...................................................... 12 Mark Plotkin....................................................... 12 Richie Podjasek................................................. 13 Erich Reichmann............................................... 13 Joe Sondag....................................................... 13 Kody Suryan...................................................... 13 Peter Sterbenz.................................................. 14 Brian Visser....................................................... 14 Steffen Vroom.................................................... 15 Mike Williams..................................................... 15 Brent Zang......................................................... 15 2007 Review Notebook........................................................... 16 Honors............................................................... 16 Results.............................................................. 17 Statistics............................................................ 17 BIG EAST Review............................................. 17 Match-by-Match................................................. 18 Record Book Records............................................................. 19 Year-by-Year Records....................................... 20 Honors............................................................... 20 All-Time Roster.................................................. 21 Opponents 2008 Opponents................................................ 22 DePaul University Academic Excellence........................................ 23 DePaul University.............................................. 24 Chicago............................................................. 26 BIG EAST Conference...................................... 28 DePaul Athletics Success.................................. 30 Strength and Conditioning................................. 31 Wish Field.......................................................... 32
2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
The mission of the Athletics Department at DePaul University is consistent with the purposes, goals and ideals of the University and Student Affairs. Primary to our purpose is to maximize the great potential of our students by exposing them to the wide variety of intercollegiate programs so vital to their total education. Complementing their more formal classroom education, the Athletics Department strives to teach and develop lifelong values inherent in the Vincentian character: integrity, leadership, competition, loyalty, cooperation, fair-play, self-confidence, sacrifice and physical fitness among others. At the same time, athletic participation brings together men and women students from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural and geographic backgrounds possessing various, unique skills working together towards common success, and a commitment to excellence. Furthermore, athletics provides the campus community, our urban neighbors in Chicago, and alumni the opportunity for participation in the form of recreation and as spectators for intercollegiate competition. The Athletics Department also has a unique opportunity and responsibility, as the most visible messenger of the DePaul story, to represent the highest qualities and standards of our education to an observant community, state and nation. A clear, positive exposure of DePaul University, through athletics, can enhance the University’s mission and image, and directly effect the quality of faculty, enrollment and development. Not unimportant to our Mission is the emotion, school spirit and morale, so crucial to the soul of the University, that can be uplifted through participation in athletics.
Media Information Quick Facts......................................................... 1 Mission Statement............................................... 1 Table of Contents................................................ 1
2008 Schedule
All home matches are played at Wish Field All times are Central | *BIG EAST Conference match
August 17 vs. Northern Illinois 1 p.m. (exhib.) | Wish Field August 20 at Saint Louis 7 p.m. (exhib.) | St. Louis, Mo. August 24 at Western Michigan 1 p.m. (exhib.) | Kalamazoo, Mich. August 31 vs. Valparaiso 5 p.m. | Wish Field MARQUETTE INVITATIONAL September 5 vs. Columbia 5 p.m. | Milwaukee, Wis. September 7 vs. Penn 11 a.m. | Milwaukee, Wis. September 12 at Green Bay 7 p.m. | Green Bay, Wis. September 14 vs. Butler 1 p.m. | Wish Field
Front Row (L to R): Kai Lu, Scott Freundlich, Willy Lara, Kris Linney, Nathan Feltz, Matt Leinauer, John Kornfeld, Andre Gutierrez, Kody Suryan. Middle Row (L to R): Andrew Kron, Brent Zang, Eric Hermosillo, Mike Williams, Brian Visser, Joe Ferrari, Richie Podjasek, Erich Reichmann, Joe Sondag, Nana Mintah, Manager Armando Hermosillo, Manager Kyle Robertson. Standing (L to R): Assistant Coach Adam Tinkham, Head Coach Craig Blazer, Steffen Vroom, Alex Mangan, Matt Corrado, Patrick Hopkins, Peter Sterbenz, Mike Kratofil, Mark Plotkin, Charlie Mancuso, Jon Jandl, Graduate Assistant Robert Turpin, Volunteer Coach David Spaccarelli, Trainer Sarah Passe.
September 19 at Seton Hall* 3 p.m. | South Orange, N.J. September 21 at Georgetown* 11 a.m. | Washington, D.C. September 26 vs. West Virginia* 4 p.m. | Wish Field September 28 vs. Pittsburgh* 1 p.m. | Wish Field October 4 at Rutgers* 6 p.m. | Piscataway, N.J. October 7 vs. USF* 4 p.m. | Wish Field October 11 vs. Cincinnati* 1 p.m. | Wish Field October 15 vs. Loyola-Chicago 3 p.m. | Wish Field October 18 at Syracuse* 6 p.m. | Syracuse, N.Y. October 25 vs. St. John’s* 1 p.m. | Wish Field October 29 at Louisville* 6 p.m. | Louisville, Ky. November 1 vs. Villanova* 1 p.m. | Wish Field BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP November 5 | First Round Campus Sites November 8 | Quarterfinals Campus Sites November 14 | Semifinals Tampa, Fla. November 16 | Championship Tampa, Fla.
2008 rosteR
No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. 1 Brian Visser Sr. GK 6-3 185 2 Brent Zang Sr. D 5-10 162 3 Nathan Feltz Jr. D 5-10 155 4 Steffen Vroom Jr. F 6-0 175 5 Scott Freundlich Fr. D/M 5-6 130 6 John Kornfeld Sr. M 5-7 160 7 Eric Hermosillo Sr. M 5-10 165 8 Charlie Mancuso So. D/M 6-1 170 9 Michael Kratofil Fr. F 6-1 180 10 Andre Gutierrez So. M 5-10 150 11 Erich Reichmann Jr. D 6-0 175 12 Alex Mangan Jr. F 6-0 180 13 Joe Sondag Sr. D 5-10 150 14 Kai Lu Fr. M 5-9 140 15 Willy Lara So. M 5-9 140 17 Kris Linney So. D/M 5-8 140 18 Richie Podjasek Fr. GK 6-3 190 19 Mike Williams So. GK 5-11 175 20 Mark Plotkin Jr. M 6-0 165 21 John Jandl Fr. D 6-1 175 22 Kody Suryan Fr. F 5-11 165 23 Peter Sterbenz Jr. D/M 6-1 165 24 Matt Leinauer Fr. M/F 5-9 165 25 Nana Mintah So. F 5-11 165 26 Patrick Hopkins Jr. D 6-3 190 28 Andrew Kron So. D/M 5-9 145 29 Matt Corrado So. F 6-1 175 30 Joseph Ferrari Fr. GK 6-1 180 Head Coach: Craig Blazer Assistant Coach: Adam Tinkham Graduate Assistant: Robert Turpin Volunteer Coach: David Spaccarelli
Hometown (High School/Previous) Elmhurst, Ill. (York) St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis Univ. HS) West Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic) Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) Dallas, Texas (J.J. Pearce) St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis Univ. HS) Batavia, Ill. (Marmion Academy) Naperville, Ill. (Nequa Valley) Cross Plains, Wis. (Middleton) Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier) Hicksville, N.Y. (Hicksville) Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade Prep) Chengdu, China (Lake Forest Acad. (Ill.)) Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) Glencoe, Ill. (New Trier) Palatine, Ill. (Fremd) St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade Prep) Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) Mission Hills, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) Huntington Beach, Calf. (Mater Dei) Middle Village, N.Y. (Townsend Harris) St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis Univ. HS) Burr Ridge, Ill. (Hinsdale South) Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep/ Azusa Pacfic) Schaumburg, Ill. (Conant/Coastal Carolina) Mundelein, Ill. (Carmel Catholic)
2008 Preseason Notebook aThe Blue Demons return 10 starters from last season’s 12-8-0 squad that claimed the BIG EAST Red Division title. DePaul capped its historic season with the program’s first NCAA Championship appearance while Brian Visser was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and Craig Blazer and Adam Tinkham earned BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The 12 victories matched the school record set by the 1994 squad. aDePaul was picked to finish eighth in the 2007 preseason coaches poll before posting a 7-4-0 record in BIG EAST play to earn the Red Division title. A 1-0 win over Cincinnati pushed the Blue Demons into the BIG EAST Semifinals before Notre Dame ended the run with a 2-1 decision in Storrs, Conn. aThe 2008 squad returns 23 players from last season. A year ago, the Blue Demons totaled 19 goals and 15 assists for 53 points on 217 shots. The upcoming season returns 18 goals, nine assists, 45 points and 191 shots. Top returning scorers include juniors Alex Mangan (7G/1A/15P), Steffen Vroom (2G/3A/7P) and Patrick Hopkins (3G/6P). BIG EAST All-Tournament team member John Kornfeld patrols the midfield this season after totaling four points on a goal and two assists in 2007. aSenior goalkeeper Brian Visser returns after rewriting the DePaul record books in 2007. The BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year holds the program record with 17 career shutouts and set new marks last season with four straight shutouts and 10 overall. Visser played 1,739 of a possible 1,864 minutes in the net and has totaled 4,995 minutes in 55 career games.
Brian Visser
2008 Preseason big east goalkeeper of the year
BIG EAST Preseason Poll
aDePaul hosts nine matches at Wish Field this season after posting a school-record 9-1-0 mark last year. The Blue Demons defended the home turf in dominating fashion as they allowed just three goals in the 10 home matches and scored a total of 13 times. A 1-0 win over No. 2 Connecticut highlighted the home-field slate in 2007 while DePaul also dispatched No. 21 Louisville in Lincoln Park. DePaul started the season with four straight Wish Field victories before a 2-0 loss to Providence. The Blue Demons went without a loss over the remainder of the season and enter the 2008 campaign with a five-match home winning streak.
Blue Division 1. Connecticut (14) 2. Notre Dame (2) 3. Providence 4. West Virginia 5. Seton Hall 6. Georgetown 7. Marquette 8. Pittsburgh
Points 112 99 70 66 61 59 26 19
‘07 Finish t1st t1st 4th 3rd 6th 5th t7th t7th
aThe Blue Demons were picked to finish fourth in the Red Division, and picked up two first-place votes, by the league’s 16 coaches in the BIG EAST preseason poll. Connecticut was selected to win the Blue Division while USF was picked as the Red Division preseason favorite. O’Brian White from Connecticut was named the preseason Offensive Player of the Year while USF’s Yohance Marshall received the Defensive Player of the Year nod and DePaul’s Brian Visser was the pick for preseason Goalkeeper of the Year. Visser is the first DePaul player to be named a conference player of the year honoree.
Red Division 1. USF (7) 2. Louisville (4) 3. St. John’s (3) 4. DePaul (2) 5. Rutgers 6. Cincinnati 7. Villanova 8. Syracuse
Points 99 97 92 63 56 44 34 27
‘07 Finish 4th t2nd t2nd 1st 7th t5th t5th 8th
aHead coach Craig Blazer enters his eighth season with DePaul. He begins the 2008 campaign with a career record of 43-78-11 in his seven seasons. In the last six years under Blazer, the Blue Demons have posted a 28-17-5 record at Wish Field. Last season the Blue Demons went a program-best 9-1-0 at Wish Field with wins over No. 2 Connecticut and No. 21 Louisville.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Brian Visser, DePaul, Sr., GK All-BIG EAST Preseason Team Matt Besler, Notre Dame, Sr., D Ryan Maduro, Providence, Sr., M Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D Kevon Neaves, USF, Sr., M Akeem Priestley, Connecticut, Sr., M Jordan Seabrook, USF, Sr., F Ryan Soroka, St. John’s, Jr., F Toni Stahl, Connecticut, Jr., M Brian Visser, DePaul, Sr., GK O’Brian White, Connecticut, Sr., F* Hansen Woodruff, Syracuse, Jr., F * - unanimous selection | (-) - indicates first place votes
2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
aIn non-conference action, the Blue Demons welcome Butler, Loyola-Chicago and Valparaiso to Wish Field while traveling to Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Blue Demons also play in the Marquette Invitational in Milwaukee where they face Columbia and Penn of the Ivy League. The 2008 slate starts with five of the first seven matches away from Wish Field. Overall, the Blue Demons play nine home matches and a total of six away games in addition to the two neutral site matches in Milwaukee. In BIG EAST action, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St. John’s, USF, Villanova and West Virginia come to Chicago while the Blue Demons travel to Georgetown, Louisville, Rutgers, Seton Hall and Syracuse.
Preseason All-BIG EAST
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year O’Brian White, Connecticut, Sr., F
Coming off arguably the greatest season in program history, DePaul head coach Craig Blazer begins his eighth campaign in 2008. Blazer’s hard work and perseverance over his previous six seasons resulted in plenty of hardware to show for the success in 2007. Blazer has steadily built the men’s soccer program into a contender in the region and in the BIG EAST. After being picked as the BIG EAST Red Division’s eighth place team in the preseason poll, the Blue Demons surprised the league by claiming the division title and advancing to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship. Additionally, DePaul saw itself ranked among the region’s top 10 throughout the season and held a program-best No. 5 slot in the Great Lakes Region for four weeks. The Blue Demons made noise nationally as they were ranked as high as No. 17 in the Soccer America top 25 for the first national ranking in program history. Individually, Blazer and assistant coach Adam Tinkham were selected as the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year and Blazer was named the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year by the NSCAA. Brian Visser picked up the BIG EAST’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award. The memorable 2007 season concluded with a NCAA Tournament berth, another first for the men’s soccer program, and a new record for shutouts in a season while matching the program record for wins in a season. Through the first three seasons of BIG EAST play, the Blue Demons have improved each year under Blazer’s watch. The 2005 squad went 2-81 in the league for seven points and proved to be a tough out as they played five overtime matches. The 2006 season saw DePaul qualify for the BIG EAST Championship after a preseason pick to finish eighth in the Red Division. The Blue Demons tallied four league victories, their most conference wins since 2003, and earned the sixth seed from the BIG EAST’s Red Division. Among the four league wins were victories over top 15-ranked USF and perennial national power St. John’s. The improvement trend continued in 2007 with a 7-4-0 BIG EAST record and division-best 21 points to go along with a 12-7-0 mark overall. Among the victories were wins over No. 2-Connecticut and No. 21 Louisville while starting the season with wins in five of the first six matches. One of the cornerstones of Blazer’s program is success off the field. DePaul is always among the league’s best in the classroom as they claimed the 2007 BIG EAST Team Academic Award. In the first three seasons of BIG EAST membership, the men’s soccer program has totaled 51 conference academic honorees. The 2005 team placed 15 members on the list followed by 17 in 2006. DePaul improved on that
in 2007 with a conference-best 19 players on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. After leading the team through a tough 2001 campaign, Blazer used it as a stepping stone for one of the biggest improvements in college soccer in 2002. In just his second season, Blazer navigated the Blue Demons to their best record since 1996 and the top team GPA among all Conference USA men’s soccer programs. In 2003, DePaul won eight matches and set school records for shutouts and fewest goals allowed in a season. Despite not qualifying for the C-USA Tournament, the Blue Demons were in the thick of the race until the final match of the season. Individually, Patrick Vyncke earned third team All-Midwest Region honors, becoming the first player in DePaul history to be recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. In 2004, DePaul claimed the C-USA Sport Academic Award and John Kornfeld earned third team All-Conference USA honors and was named to the league’s All-Freshman team. Blazer’s squad posted a 3-13-2 overall record and 2-6-2 mark in Conference USA in 2001 after he was named interim head coach. The Blue Demons were in the hunt for the Conference USA Tournament as late as the final weekend of the season before losing their last two league matches. Individually, Luke Rojo was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team. In that first season, Blazer established a new foundation for the men’s soccer program at DePaul. The Blue Demons lost four matches by just a single goal and won back-to-back games for the first time since the 1999 season. Blazer is no stranger to the world’s best in the sport of soccer. Working with the U.S. National teams from 1993-01, he traveled throughout the world and managed soccer at its highest level. The highlight of his U.S. Soccer duties was with the 2000 Sydney Olympics. While in Sydney, the United States recorded their highest finish in Olympic history. Prior to Sydney, Blazer worked with members of the United States Olympic Committee, Sydney Organizing Committee Olympic Games and Federation International Football Association (FIFA). Leading up to the Sydney Olympics, Blazer managed all 19 pre-Olympic events including competitions in Brazil, England, Portugal, Spain and the 2000 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Hershey, Pa. Since 1993, he served as the U.S. National Team Coordinator. His role with the national team included managing team logistics with traveling throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America. In December 1998, Blazer organized and supervised the first international joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer
The Blazer File
Education B.A. in Political Science........... Xavier University, 1991 and Communications Coaching Experience 2001-present............. Head Coach, DePaul University 2007 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year 2007 NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year 2001-present................................. Region II ODP staff 2001-present..................................... Illinois ODP staff Dec.-May 1993..............Cincinnati Clasic Soccer Club Aug.-Dec. 1992.................Fairfield High School (Cin.) 1987-91..............................LaSalle High School (Cin.) U.S. Soccer Experience 1993-2001................. U.S. National Team Coordinator 2001........................... U-20 World Championships 1998-2000...................................... 2000 Olympics 1999......................... Men’s Pan American Games 1998..................... MLS Project-40 Team Manager 1998............................ Men’s Youth World Games 1997........................... U-17 World Championships 1995........................... U-17 World Championships 1993........................... U-17 World Championships Coaching Education 2000...................... U.S. Soccer “A” Coaching License 1999...................... U.S. Soccer “B” Coaching License 1995...................... U.S. Soccer “C” Coaching License Playing Experience 1993-2001..... Chicago Wings, Chicago Metro League 1987-91.............................................Xavier University
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Totals
Year-by-Year
Overall Record 3-13-2 8-9-2 8-11-0 3-14-3 4-11-2 5-12-2 12-7-0 43-77-11
Conference Record 2-6-2 C-USA 4-6-0 C-USA 4-5-0 C-USA 1-7-1 C-USA 2-8-1 BIG EAST 4-7-0 BIG EAST 7-4-0 BIG EAST 24-43-4
in Manchester, England, with the MLS Project-40 team. In addition to his current coaching duties at DePaul, he is also involved with youth soccer at all levels. He works with the Illinois Olympic Development Program as a member of the Region II staff. Blazer earned his U.S. Soccer “A” Coaching license in 2000 and coached at Cincinnati’s Fairfield High School in 1992. While playing at Xavier, he assisted at LaSalle High School from 1987-91. Blazer was a goalkeeper at Xavier University from 1987-91 and earned a degree in Political Science and Communications. Craig and his wife, Claudia, are the parents of two sons, Oscar and Julian, and a daughter, Stella.
Adam Tinkham, 2007 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honoree, enters his fourth season on the Wish Field sidelines with the men’s soccer program. He guided the Blue Demons to one of the most memorable seasons in program history a year ago as the Blue Demons reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Along the way, DePaul surprised the BIG EAST by claiming outright the Red Division title after being picked to finish eighth in the division in the preseason poll. The 2007 Blue Demons also set school records in victories and shutouts while being ranked as high as No. 5 in the region and No. 17 nationally. With 2008 as his fourth year with DePaul, Tinkham assists head coach Craig Blazer in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, training, game preparation and camps. Following a one-year stint as a volunteer coach in 2004, Tinkham moved into a full-time role prior to the start of the 2005 campaign. Tinkham was a four-year starter and All-ACC honoree while playing at North Carolina. A six-year athlete in the ODP program at the state, regional and national levels, he played with the U-20 Men’s National Team that participated in the Youth World Cup in Saudi Arabia. A Parade All-American in high school, Tinkham also played professionally for the San Antonio Pumas of the USISL. Prior to joining the DePaul staff, Tinkham was a coach and trainer with the Trevian Soccer Club in Winnetka, Ill. He holds a USSF National “A” License and also served as an assistant coach at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind.
Following a season as volunteer coach with the DePaul women’s soccer program, David Spaccarelli moves over the men’s side as a volunteer coach in 2008. Spaccarelli, a Cincinnati native who played his collegiate soccer at Xavier, was a three-year letterwinner for the Muskateers from 1997-99. A two-time captain at Xavier, he enjoyed a one-year stint in 2000 with the United Soccer League’s Cincinnati Riverhawks before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach from 2002-04. In addition to his playing and coaching experience at Xavier, Spaccarelli spent seven season from 2000-07 leading the U-17 Cincinnati United Premier and Sycamore Arsenal club programs. He was also a graduate assistant at Miami (Ohio) with the Redhawks women’s soccer program. He graduated from Xavier in 2000 with a Finance degree before earning his MBA from Miami in 2007.
support staff
Kathryn Statz
Associate Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator
kate o’brien
Sports Medicine Graduate Assistant
armando hermosillo
kyle robertson
Manager
sarah passe
Director of Athletic Academic Advising
Manager
2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
Robert Turpin joins the DePaul soccer program and is in his first season as a graduate assistant. He is enrolled in DePaul’s Educational Leadership master’s program after graduating from the University of Michigan in 2003. Following his playing days at Michigan, Turpin founded and was the director of the Pontiac Soccer Clinic. The non-profit soccer camp was completely run by Turpin including sponsorships and recruiting volunteer coaches. Most recently, he relocated to the Chicagoland area and was assistant director/head trainer at Sports Made Personal in Niles. He was a head coach at the Michigan Boy’s Soccer Camp during he collegiate career and has also coached the boy’s varsity team at Brighton High School, the BAYSA U-13 girl’s team in Ann Arbor and the Pegasus Travel Soccer Club U-16 and U-11 boy’s team in Deerfield, Ill. Turpin holds a USSF “E” Coaching License and started his collegiate playing career at the University of Dayton before transferring to Michigan in 2000 with the debut of the Wolverine men’s soccer program.
peter tombasco
Associate Athletics Director
The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., became DePaul University’s 11th president on July 1, 2004. Since his inauguration, he has led the successful completion of the university’s prior strategic plan and creation of its current six-year plan, VISION twenty12. His leadership and expertise stem from a broad range of higher education experiences. He was an administrator with St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., from 1996 to 1999, first as assistant dean of Notre Dame College and later as associate dean of the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Concurrently he served as an assistant professor of higher education in St. John’s Graduate School of Education. He gained a university-wide perspective as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, N.Y., from 2000 to 2004, where he directed the university’s strategic planning efforts and daily operations of the campus. Adding research to experience, Father Holtschneider led two national studies of examining trends in governance and leadership in American Catholic colleges and universities. He is the author and co-author of one book and numerous articles on U.S. higher education and Catholic higher education, as well as a frequent consultant and speaker on these topics. His expertise has led to service on numerous external committees and boards. He is a member of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, which promotes excellence and best practices in management, finances and human resource development of the Catholic Church in the U.S. In addition, he currently serves as a trustee of Niagara University and the Chicago History Museum. He also is a member of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Chicago 2016 Committee, working to bring the Olympics to Chicago. A Detroit native, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Niagara in 1985. He studied for the priesthood at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pa., and was ordained in 1989. Father Holtschneider studied at Harvard University and received his doctorate in administration, planning and social policy in 1997 after writing a dissertation on the early history of financial aid in the United States. He has been a case researcher and writer for Harvard’s schools of Education, Medicine and Public Health. After ordination, Father Holtschneider served as director and then rector of the Vincentian Community’s college seminary program at Ozone Park in New York City. While in New York, he served as a clinical associate professor of higher education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, teaching one doctoral seminar each fall. Currently, he is a faculty member and board member of the Boston College Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education. He continues to teach at Boston College’s summer Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education.
One of the nation’s most widely respected leaders in intercollegiate athletics and a driving force behind the continuing expansion and development of DePaul’s athletics program, Jean Lenti Ponsetto is now in her seventh year as DePaul’s Director of Athletics and her 34th as a member of the Blue Demon athletic family. Jeanne was named to her current position on July 1, 2002 and the Blue Demons have experienced tremendous success both on and off the playing field ever since. Ponsetto also guided the DePaul efforts in 2003 when the University announced it would join the BIG EAST Conference in 2005. An advocate for student-athlete welfare, Ponsetto initiated and provided the leadership for the Sullivan-McGrath Athletics Capital Campaign which has yielded the funding resources for the renovation of Wish Soccer Field, the creation of the Cacciatore Softball Stadium and renovation of the Cherry Family Indoor Track at the Ray Meyer Center. During her seven years at the helm of the department, 14 of the 15 Blue Demon athletic programs have represented the school in NCAA championships including the men’s soccer program’s initial trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning the BIG EAST Conference regular season title. Success has also come in the classroom during Ponsetto’s tenure as the Athletic Director as over 580 Blue Demon student-athletes have been named conference Academic Honor Rolls. Ponsetto’s efforts haven’t gone unnoticed by her colleagues. For the second time in her career; Ponsetto was presented NACWAA’s Administrator of the Year Award in 2003, was the organization’s president in 2005-06. A former four-sport standout for DePaul, Ponsetto boasts a wealth of experience in three areas of DePaul athletics: as a studentathlete, coach and administrator. She had spent seven years as the senior associate director of athletics after serving 12 years as the associate director and two as an assistant director before assuming her current job in 2002. Aside from her duties at DePaul, she has served on numerous NCAA Committees including a joint NCAA/USOC Task Force. Ponsetto currently serves the NCAA as a member of the Division I Men’s Basketball Enhancement Group and is an NCAA Champion, a program highlighting key NCAA Administrators to act as spokesperson from the membership on NCAA issues. Ponsetto also chairs the Honda Awards Board of Directors and the Wade Trophy Selection Committee and is the Past President of NACWAA and a member of the NACDA Division I-AAA Board of Directors. In recent years, Ponsetto served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee, the Division I Women’s Basketball Task Force, the Division I Recruiting/Early Scholarship Offer Working Group, the NCAA Amateurism Clearinghouse Advisory Group and the NCAA Work/Life Balance Task Force. This past summer Ponsetto was named the Second Vice President for the I-AAA Athletics Director Association. Ponsetto spent a five-year term as Chair of the 49-member NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, a position she assumed in 1998 after one year as a member of the Cabinet. She was the first woman to chair a Cabinet and had the longest tenure as a Cabinet chair. Under Ponsetto’s leadership, the Championships/Competition Cabinet had several accomplishments, most notably the expansion of championship opportunities to include all conference champions, an improved awards program, a review of the Association’s bylaws with regard to playing and practice seasons, authorization and format structure for all championships, establishment of a comprehensive certification process for the I-A Football Bowl Games and certified events. During her tenure she was a member of the NCAA Division I Budget Committee and served as an adviser to the NCAA President during the NCAA negotiations with ESPN which yielded additional championship appearances and revenue for the Association. In 1999, Jeanne was one of only eight women appointed to the 29-person NCAA Division I Working Group to Study Men’s and Women’s Basketball Issues. This committee was formed to review matters important to the Division I membership such as freshman eligibility, graduation rates, summer recruiting, student-athlete welfare, gambling, agents and outside influences. Ponsetto also served as a member of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Marketing Committee, which developed a plan for the potential growth in attendance and television viewership for both men’s and women’s basketball. From 1992-98, Jeanne served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee and was Chair her final two years. In this position Ponsetto was in charge of all aspects of the NCAA Tournament including the selection of the 64 team field as well as the administration of the tournament. Additionally, she was selected to serve on the NCAA Basketball Officiating Committee, which oversees the officials’ clinics and tournament officiating. Ponsetto has received several awards for her outstanding work at DePaul and for her leadership serving the NCAA members and student-athletes. At the 1998 Final Four the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association named her Administrator of the Year. In addition, the National Association of Collegiate Women’s Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) named her Administrator of the Year. Subsequently, Ponsetto was annually appointed to the NACWAA Board of Directors. A gifted public speaker, Ponsetto was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2002 and 2008 Honda Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Awards Program and has been a faculty member at the NACWAA Executive Institute and a presenter at NCAA Regional Compliance seminars and NCAA Student Leadership Conferences. She is a frequent guest on radio and television programs regarding issues that face intercollegiate athletics and served as a studio analyst for ESPN during the 2000 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Since moving into an administrative position over 20 years ago at DePaul, Ponsetto has had a significant impact on the status of the DePaul intercollegiate sports scene. She introduced four women’s sports - indoor and outdoor track, cross country and women’s soccer - to varsity status at DePaul. Under her direction DePaul has built several athletic facilities including the Sullivan Athletic Center that opened in 2000, the Ray Meyer Fitness Recreation Center that opened in 1999 and the recently completed projects in Cacciatore Stadium, Wish Field and the Cherry Family Indoor Track. Recently she negotiated long-term contracts with Ruffled Feathers as home for the men’s golf program as well as Lane Stadium as a home for the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams. Married to former Blue Demon basketball star Joe Ponsetto, now Chief of Special Prosecution’s Bureau in the Illinois Attorney General’s office, she comes from a family intertwined in education and athletics. One brother, Frank Lenti, is head football coach at Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago. In the fall of 1999, the Chicago Tribune named Frank as the high school football coach of the century in Illinois. Another brother, David, is an assistant under Frank with the Caravan. Two other brothers work for the DePaul athletics department as Michael is the Director of Athletic Facilities and Eugene is the school’s all-time winningest coach as the head softball coach. Jeanne’s sister Marilyn, who recently retired as the Teacher Coordinator for Students with Learning Disabilities in south suburban Dolton, is a DePaul graduate as are Eugene and David.
Department of Athletics
Sullivan Athletic Center | 2323 N. Sheffield Ave. | Chicago, IL 60614 | (773) 325-7526 Administration Jean Lenti Ponsetto.................................................................................... Director of Athletics Kathryn Statz............................................................ Associate Athletic Director/Varsity Sports Peter Tombasco...................................................... Associate Athletic Director/External Affairs Doug Bakker.......................................................................... Assistant Director of Compliance Cathy Ramsey........................................................................................... Executive Secretary Facilities Michael Lenti............................................................................... Director of Athletics Facilities Pat Teahan...................................................................Assistant Director of Athletics Facilities Business and Financial Affairs Carolyn Lewis...........................................................Director of Business and Financial Affairs Steve Meints............................................. Assistant Director of Business and Financial Affairs Development Thad Dohrn.............................................................. Senior Director of Development/Athletics Lemone Lampley.................................................. Assistant Director of Development/Athletics Marge Mazik.................................................................. Administrative Assistant/Development Marketing and Licensing Karen Loiacono.................................................................Director of Marketing and Licensing Jason Coomer................................................... Assistant Director of Marketing and Licensing Media Relations Scott Reed......................................................................................Director of Media Relations Greg Greenwell.............................................................. Assistant Director of Media Relations Alicia Powers.................................................................. Assistant Director of Media Relations Sports Medicine Sue Walsh......................................................................................Director of Sports Medicine Jarett Mason................................................................... Assistant Director of Sports Medicine David McAuliffe............................................................... Assistant Director of Sports Medicine Ticket Sales and Operations Jay Finnerty.................................................................Director of Ticket Sales and Operations Marty Murphy.............................................. Assistant Director of Ticket Sales and Operations Student-Athlete Enhancement Programs Kate O’Brien................................................................ Director of Athletics Academic Advising Jill Hollembeak.............................................Assistant Director of Athletics Academic Advising Tracy Moss...................................................Assistant Director of Athletics Academic Advising Strength and Conditioning Bryce Karasiak............................................................... Director of Strength and Conditioning Patricia Dietz.................................................. Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
Men’s Basketball Jerry Wainwright................................................. Head Coach Gary DeCesare..................................Associate Head Coach Ramon Williams............................................ Assistant Coach Scott Wainwright........................................... Assistant Coach tba......................................Director of Basketball Operations Linda Jepsen.................................... Administrative Assistant Women’s Basketball Doug Bruno........................................................ Head Coach Nicci Hays-Fort............................................. Assistant Coach Candis Blankson.......................................... Assistant Coach Bart Brooks................................................... Assistant Coach Allison Guth........................Director of Basketball Operations Sue Dillon......................................... Administrative Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Pat Savage......................................................... Head Coach Brandon Murer............................................. Assistant Coach Dave Dopek.................................................. Assistant Coach Tracey Fleishhacker..................................... Assistant Coach Men’s Golf Betty Kaufmann.................................................. Head Coach Men’s Soccer Craig Blazer........................................................ Head Coach Adam Tinkham............................................. Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer Erin Chastain...................................................... Head Coach Erica Westrich.............................................. Assistant Coach Softball Eugene Lenti...................................................... Head Coach Liz Bouck...................................................... Assistant Coach Cat Osterman............................................... Assistant Coach Men’s Tennis Matt Brothers...................................................... Head Coach Women’s Tennis Mark Ardizzone................................................... Head Coach Volleyball Amy Kleyweg...................................................... Head Coach Matthew Jennings........................................ Assistant Coach
2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
Opened in the Spring of 2000, the Sullivan Athletic Center houses the day-to-day operations of the entire athletics department. It features McGrath Arena, offices, locker rooms, the student-athlete weight room and academic services. Centrally located on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, the building is located at the corner of Sheffield and Belden Avenues.
2007: Redshirted. At Coastal Carolina: Played freshman season at Coastal Carolina... saw action in 10 matches, starting twice... took one shot during the season. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Conant... helped lead team to Illinois’ final eight during freshman season... honorable mention All-Conference... played club soccer for Sockers FC... led the team to the Dallas Cup semifinals in 2005. Personal: Son of Tom and Amy Corrado... intended Finance major. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006* 10-2 0 0 0 1 Totals 10-2 0 0 0 1
High School: Two-time letterwinner in soccer and volleyball at Carmel... totaled a dozen shutouts with a 0.84 GAA as a senior after a 1.09 GAA and seven shutouts during junior campaign... Carmel claimed 2006 and 2007 Regional titles with a combined 32-13-5 record... two-time IHSA Scholar honoree and earned All-Area honorable mention honors as a senior... recieved Presidents Award for Educational Excellence and was a National Honor Society member... coached by John Halloran... played club soccer for the Chicago Kickers coached by Bill Houghton. Personal: Son of Joe and Debbie Ferrari... has a sister, Laura... Honors Accountancy major.
*at Coastal Carolina
2007: Redshirted... named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. High School: Three-year letterwinner at J.J. Pearce... team captain as a senior... named a “Player to Watch” by the Dallas Morning News... led team to back-to-back district regional finals... club team, Dallas Texans, won the State Cup and was a Region III U-17 semi-finalist... the Texans were also a Region III U-18 finalist... played for Hassan Nazari. Personal: Son of Andrew and Carrie Freundlich... has two sisters, Amy and Melissa... plans to major in Real Estate.
Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... 27 career starts in 32 matches. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 13 matches with eight starts... totaled nine shots, including a season-high three at Villanova. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of six players, and just one of two freshmen, to start all 19 matches... scored first collegiate goal against St. John’s… the game-winning goal capped a 2-1 win over the Red Storm... one of only three DePaul players to tally a gamewinner... totaled both assists in 2-1 upset of USF... the pair of helpers against the Bulls was the only multi-assist game of the season by a DePaul player... fourth on the team with 18 shots... took a season-high six shots against Villanova. High School: Four-year letterwinner… totaled 47 career goals... two-time first team AllState... team MVP and captain as a junior and senior... three-time All-Conference honoree... member of the Region II and Iowa state ODP teams... played for Matt Dryer... also a two-time letterwinner in football. Personal: Son of Steve and Amy Feltz... has three brothers, Nick, Andrew and Patrick... majoring in Finance. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 19-19 1 2 4 18 2007 13-8 0 0 0 9 Totals 32-27 1 2 4 27
2007: Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... played in eight matches... took a shot against Xavier and Loyola-Chicago. High School: Two-year letterwinner at New Trier... led team to first Illinois State title... leading scorer for New Trier as a senior and earned All-Conference honors... received the Scholar-Athlete Award... teammate of Kris Linney... named State Cup MVP and was leading scorer for two seasons his Aguascalientes, Mexico high school team... club team is FC United... led FC United to 2005 Illinois State Cup semifinals... played for Kevin Bott. Personal: Son of Jorge and Belinda Gutierrez... has a sister, Daniela... born in Mexico City, Mexico... plans to major in Business Administration. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 8-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 8-0 0 0 0 2
Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2007: Second team NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region honoree... earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started nine times... played in 15 games... one of six players with at least a goal and an assist... notched the game-winner against Jacksonville in the season opener... assisted the game-winning goal by Alex Mangan against UW-Green Bay... finished the season with 10 shots. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started one of six games played... took two shots... made start at Rutgers. 2005: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... scored two goals... tallied the first and last goals of the season for the Blue Demons... first collegiate goal was the game-winner against Western Illinois in the Holiday Inn City Centre Classic... finished the season with a goal at Villanova... played in 16 of 17 matches... started one game... took 13 shots. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Marmion... picked up All-State honors from the IHSA and Chicago Sun-Times... four-time All-Conference honoree... SCC Conference Player of the Year... named one of Illinois’ top 50 players by the Chicago Tribune... earned Academic All-Conference honors... played for Kevin O’Connor... also played basketball. Personal: Son of Armando and Irma Hermosillo... has three siblings, Armando, Cynthia and Lindsay... Armando is a manager for the DePaul men’s soccer team... Accountancy major. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2005 16-1 2 0 4 13 2006 6-1 0 0 0 2 2007 15-9 1 1 3 10 Totals 37-11 3 1 7 25
2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... started 38 of 39 career matches. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started all 20 matches... one of three players to start every game... second on the team with three goals... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on two occasions... scored both goals on headers in 2-1 win over Louisville... gamewinner came in the 84th minute against the Cardinals... earned National Team of the Week honors from College Soccer News for his multi-goal game... scored first goal of the season against Xavier... totaled 11 shots. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started 18 matches... scored first career goal at Xavier... named to the Marriott Kingsgate Xavier Challenge All-Tournament team... registered first career assist at Marquette... assisted one of Alex Mangan’s two goals in the 2-0 win against the Golden Eagles... totaled 10 shots... one of eight players to play in all 19 matches... started every game but the season-opener at Valparaiso. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Barrington... totaled 17 assists in career and was a member of the “50-Point Club”... six goals and nine assists during senior year... earned AllMidwest, All-State, All-Conference, Chicago Sun-Times first team All-Area honors as a senior... also named second team All-State by the Chicago Tribune and was a Daily Herald All-Area honorary co-captain following senior season... two-time All-Conference honoree... played for Scott Steib... also two-year basketball letterwinner. Personal: Son of Tom and Beth Hopkins... has two sisters, Katie and Maureen... Accountancy major. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 19-18 1 1 3 10 2007 20-20 3 0 6 11 Totals 39-38 4 1 9 21
2007: Redshirted... member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. High School: Three-year letterwinner in both soccer and basketball at Shawnee Mission East... team captain as a senior... earned second team Class 6A AllState honors by the Topeka Capital-Journal... named first team Sunflower League and first team All-Johnson County... scored three goals as a defender for Shawnee Mission East... played club soccer for the Kansas City Legends under coach JC Collett. Personal: Son of George and Ann Jandl... three siblings, Katie, Brooke and Libby… plans to major in Accountancy.
soccer... totaled 10 assists and three goals for Missouri’s top-ranked program... earned first team All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference honors... played for Charlie Martel and Charlie Clark... also played basketball and baseball at Saint Louis University High... club team was the Busch Soccer Club. Personal: Son of Gary and Karen Kornfeld... brother, Mark, played football at Illinois while sister, Kara, played women’s soccer at Saint Louis... high school teammate of Brent Zang... 2007-08 treasurer of DePaul’s Captain’s Council... Finance major. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2004 20-20 2 0 4 19 2005 17-17 1 2 4 12 2006 2-0 0 0 0 1 2007 19-18 1 2 4 16 Totals 58-55 4 4 12 48
High School: Four-year letterwinner and captain as a junior and senior... totaled 23 goals and five assists as a senior while leading Middleton to the semifinals of the state tournament... team went 16-5-1 and shared conference championship... three-time All-Conference honoree and picked up All-State recognition as a senior... played for Ken Burghy... club team is Middleton-Yahara Soccer Club (MYSC)... MYSC reached State Cup semifinals and won the Premier Regional League... tallied 16 goals as team captain... coached by Roy Patton. Personal: Son of Javier and Ann Kratofil... has a sister, Andrea... plans to major in Biology.
Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... played in 58 career matches with 55 starts... named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team as a junior... third team All-Conference USA and C-USA All-Freshmen team member. 2007: BIG EAST All-Tournament team honoree... earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 19 matches with 18 starts... scored a goal at Northwestern... assisted a Patrick Hopkins game-winning goal against Louisville... tallied an assist against Xavier... totaled 16 shots, including a season-high three at Bradley in the NCAA First Round. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... granted a medical hardship following left shin stress fracture... played in first two games of season. 2005: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of three players to start all 17 matches... totaled four points on a goal and two assists... knocked in the game-winner in the 80th minute against Louisville... assisted Adam Hermsen goals against Seton Hall and Illinois-Chicago... took a dozen shots during the season. 2004: Third team All-Conference USA and member of All-Freshmen Team... started all 20 games... one of three DePaul players to play in all 20 games and the only one to start every match... named to the Best Western Lakeside Classic All-Tournament team... scored two goals during the season while taking 19 shots... scored at Illinois-Chicago and against Marquette... took a season-high five shots at Louisville... shot total tied for second-highest on team. High School: Three-year letterwinner in
2007: Did not play in a match. At Azusa Pacific: Redshirted. High School: Played one season of varsity soccer at Brophy College Preparatory School in 2004... played club soccer for the Sereno Soccer Club... led Sereno to six Arizona state championships and two Region IV finals appearances... played for Ally Maxwell. Personal: Son of Edward and Cynthia Kron... two sisters, Stephanie and Samantha... Stephanie plays soccer at UCLA... plans to major in Media and Cinema Studies.
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Career: Attended U-20 U.S. National Team Training Camp in New Orleans, Feb. 19-25. 2007: Played in 17 games... made 12 starts... totaled three points on a goal and an assist... notched the game-winner in 2-0 victory at St. John’s... assisted the game-winner against Xavier... took a season-high three shots at West Virginia. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Whitney Young... totaled 60 assists and 54 goals in high school career... twotime All-State and All-City honoree... played club soccer for Chicago Fire Juniors and Club Vallense. Personal: Son of Wilfrido and Angelica Lara... has two siblings, Alvaro and Rene... majoring in Business Administration. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 17-12 1 1 3 12 Totals 17-12 1 1 3 12
2007: Saw action in nine games... took four shots during the season... registered a season-high two shots at Pittsburgh. High School: Threeyear letterwinner at New Trier... led New Trier to first Illinois State Championship... received All-Conference and All-Sectional honors... picked up All-State Honorable Mention honors by the Chicago Tribune... named to the Pioneer Press All-Area Team... scored 22 goals and tallied 25 assists during high school career... teammate of Andre Gutierrez... played club soccer for Schwaben A.C. soccer team under coach Marcus Laxgang. Personal: Son of Peter and Jacquie Linney... two sisters, Kelsea and Karra... enrolled in the College of Commerce. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 9-0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9-0 0 0 0 4
2007: Granted a medical hardship... played against Valparaiso. High School: Three-year letterwinner and starter at SLUHS... team captain as a senior... earned All-State, All-Metro, All-Conference and All-District honors... totaled 40 goals and 33 assists in prep career... high school teammate of current DePaul soccer players John Kornfeld and Brent Zang... club team, Scott Gallagher, placed third at the 2006 USYSA Nationals... Scott Gallagher was also a three-time USYSA Missouri State Champion... coached by Tom Howe... played with DePaul’s Joe Sondag at the club level. Personal: Son of Ken and Connie Leinauer... has three siblings, Dan, Patrick and Beth... enrolled in the College of Commerce. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 1-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1-0 0 0 0 0
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Lake Forest Academy (Ill.)... Lake Forest claimed the 2008 Independent School League Championship... League MVP as a senior after finishing runner-up twice.... led Lake Forest and the ISL in goals scored as a senior... four-time time All-League honoree... played for Kevin Versen... club team is Chicago Wind coached by John Dolinsky. Personal: Son of Bin Wang and Jie Lu... plans to major in Business Administration.
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2007: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... played in three games... took two shots at Pittsburgh. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Nequa Valley... team captain and MVP... picked up IHSSCA All-State and All-Upstate Eight Conference honors... played in the IHSSCA Soccer Plus Senior Classic... named first team All-Area by the Naperville Sun and Daily Herald... played club soccer for the Chicago Magic... coach by Mike Matkovich. Personal: Son of Charles and Sandy Mancuso... has three siblings, Nicole, Max and Geena... Management major. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 3-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 3-0 0 0 0 2
Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... tied for 19th in DePaul history with 25 points (12G/1A)... led the team in goals in each of his first two seasons. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... led the team with 15 points and seven goals... played in all 20 games with 19 starts... ranked among BIG EAST leaders in game-winning goals (t2nd-5), goals (t9th-7), goals per game (t9th-0.35)... totaled five game-winning goals including three ‘golden goals’... notched extra-time winners against Pittsburgh (108:24), Rutgers (107:20) and Syracuse (109:32)... DePaul was 7-0-0 when Mangan scored a goal... second on the team with 43 shots... registered a goal in DePaul’s first three matches... assisted the game-winner and scored a goal against Jacksonville... followed with game-winners in victories over UW-Green Bay and Xavier... season-high seven shots against Rutgers. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... led DePaul with five goals and three game-winners... played in 15 matches with 12 starts... notched both of DePaul’s multi-goal games... scored two goals in a 2-1 win against Loyola-Chicago and a 2-0 victory at Marquette... tallied third game-winner in 2-1 upset of USF... tied for team lead with 28 shots. 2005: Redshirted... earned BIG EAST Academic honors. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Wheaton-Warrenville South... picked up All-Conference, All-Sectional and All-Area honors... earned All-State mention from the Chicago Sun-Times... played for Guy Calirari... led club team, the Chicago Sockers, to the U-17 Illinois state championship. Personal: Son of Robert and Jennifer Mangan... has three sisters, Caitlin, Mary and Maggie... majoring in Communications. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 15-12 5 0 10 28 2007 20-19 7 1 15 43 Totals 35-31 12 1 25 71
2007: Redshirted. 2006: Saw action in five matches... took only shot of the season against Pittsburgh. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Hinsdale South... totaled 43 goals and 16 assists over four-year prep career... twotime All-Conference, All-Sectional... team scoring leader as a junior and senior... team MVP as a senior... played for Mark McNellis... also competed in track and field. Personal: Son of Sam Mintah and Dinah Lindsay... has a brother, Kwesi, and sister, Pimaa... majoring in Finance. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 5-0 0 0 0 1 Totals 5-0 0 0 0 1
Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... started every match of career (38 starts). 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in and started 19 games... third on the team with 21 shots... tallied at least one attempt in 14 games. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of six players, and just one of two freshmen, to start and play in all 19 matches... fifth on the team with 15 shots. High School: Scored 12 goals with 19 assists as a senior at Naperville North... second team All-Area by the Chicago Sun-Times as a senior and special mention All-State honoree by the Chicago Tribune... earned All-Conference and All-Sectional honors... member of the Region 2 ODP pool... named to the Naperville Sun All-Area team... played for Jim Konrad... also played basketball. Personal: Son of Dale and Nancy Plotkin... has two siblings, Brian and Laura... Brian currently plays for the MLS’s Chicago Fire... majoring in Finance. Year MP-MS Goals Assists 2006 19-19 0 0 2007 19-19 0 0 Totals 38-38 0 0
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High School: Two-year letterwinner at Fremd... in 80 career games, posted a 0.81 goals against average with 38 shutouts... Fremd posted a 53-18-9 record in that span while claiming conference and regional championships... named a Top 5 Goalkeeper to Watch by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times... earned Chicago Fire All-State All-Academic Special Mention honors... also picked up All-State Special Mention from the Chicago Tribune and All-Area honors from the Daily Herald... received the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award and Mid-Suburban League All-Academic honors... played for Steve Keller... played club soccer for FC Barrington and Sockers FC Chicago... coached by Ralph Tooren and Stuart Peek with FC Barrington and David Richardson with the Chicago Sockers. Personal: Son of Mike and Mary Podjasek... has a sister, Kara... plans to major in Finance.
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Shots 4 13 2 19
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Mater Dei... team combined for 49-17-18 record in high school career... earned first team All-League honors as a junior and senior... named All-CIF as a senior and was selected for the Southern California squad in the state All-Star game... played for Martin Stringer... played club soccer for Cypress Futbol Club... coached by Hugo Sanchez and David Sabet... Cypress went 9-2-2 in 2007 and 10-2-1 in 2008 in league play. Personal: Son of Frank and Nancy Suryan... has two brothers, Kasey and Kyle... intends to major in Finance.
Shots 28 5 33
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Career: Played in 36 career matches with 27 starts. 2007: Started 11 times while playing in 18 games... started 10 of the final 11 matches of the season... scored DePaul’s goal on a 40-yard liner against Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals... totaled five shots. 2006: Played in 18 matches, starting 16 times... scored first career goal against Villanova... set up Alex Mangan’s game-winner in 2-0 win at Marquette for first career assist... one of three players to take a team-high 28 shots... recorded a season-high six shots against Northwestern. High School: Played soccer and lacrosse at Hicksville... totaled 31 goals and 22 assists... named a NSCAA AllAmerican... earned All-State and AllRegional honors... three-time team MVP... three-time All-Conference and All-County honoree... played for Rich Hinnerschietz... also scored 54 goals in lacrosse. Personal: Son of Erich and Patricia Reichmann... has a brother, Ryan... majoring in Marketing. Year MP-MS Goals Assists 2006 18-16 1 1 2007 18-11 1 0 Totals 36-27 2 1
Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST AllAcademic Team... played in 56 career matches... 41 career starts... started 38 of the last 39 games. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started all 20 matches... one of three players to start every game... attempted two shots at Loyola-Chicago. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of eight DePaul players to play in all 19 matches… started 18 times... didn’t start in first round of BIG EAST Championship at Notre Dame... took 13 shots, including a season-high three against Marshall in the Marriott Kingsgate Xavier Challenge. 2005: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in all 17 matches... started matches against Drake, Louisville and at Villanova... took four shots during the season. High School: Four-time letterwinner at Chaminade... All-State, All-Metro and AllConference honoree... scored 10 goals with five assists over final two seasons... played for Mike Guavain... club team, Scott Gallagher, won the 2004 Missouri State Championship, regional championship and was crowned national champions before defeating the U.S. U-17 National Team. Personal: Son of Joseph and Karen Sondag... one sister, Jessica... Marketing major... played with teammate Matt Leinauer at the club level. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points 2005 17-3 0 0 0 2006 19-18 0 0 0 2007 20-20 0 0 0 Totals 56-41 0 0 0
Year 2006 2007 Totals
Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... started 32 of 37 career matches. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started all 20 matches... one of three players to start every game... tallied the game-winning goal against Valparaiso... totaled seven shots during the season. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 17 games, starting a dozen matches... scored first collegiate goal against Western Kentucky... took nine shots, including a season-high four in the season-opener at Valparaiso. High School: Played two years of soccer at Townsend Harris... school’s all-time leading goal scorer... team MVP as a senior and two-time captain... totaled 38 goals and five assists... 15 goals and five assists during senior season... 23 goals as a junior... played in the Super YLeague for the Olympic Development Program... coached by Ray Adamkiewitz. Personal: Son of Peter and Lisa Sterbenz... has a sister, Kristel... majoring in Accountancy. MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 17-12 1 0 2 9 20-20 1 0 2 7 37-32 2 0 4 16
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Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... started all 54 of 55 career matches... holds career records with 55 career games and 17 shutouts... played 95.9 percent of possible career minutes... played 5,016 of 5,231 possible minutes in goal. 2007: BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year... first team All-BIG EAST... first team NSCAA/ adidas Scholar AllAmerican... first team NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region... third team NSCAA/ adidas All-Great Lakes Region... earned BIG EAST Academic honors... set season record with 10 shutouts... opened the season with record-setting four consecutive shutouts... allowed more than one goal in six games... named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week after wins over St. John’s and Louisville... 39th in the NCAA rankings in goals against average and 64th in save percentage... ranked among BIG EAST leaders in shutouts (3rd-10), shutouts per game (t3rd-0.50), goals against average (6th-0.83) and save percentage (8th-.795)... just one of three BIG EAST goalkeepers with at least 10 shutouts... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on two occasions... season-high seven saves in 107:20 against Rutgers... totaled at least five stops in games against Pittsburgh, Northwestern, Rutgers, St. John’s and Notre Dame... finished the season with 62 saves. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played all but 22 minutes in the net (98.7 percent) for the Blue Demons while compiling four shutouts... one of six players to start and play in all 19 matches... named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week after a career-high 11 saves at Louisville... nine saves at Notre Dame... career-high 86 saves were ranked second in the BIG EAST... accumulated a 1.35 goals against average... second straight year with seven matches of at least five saves... 4.53 saves per game average was fourth in the BIG EAST... totaled four shutouts against Illinois-Chicago, Marshall, Marquette and Louisville. 2005: Started and played in 16 matches... finished the season with 67 saves and a 1.58 goals against average... most saves by a DePaul goalkeeper since 2002... registered shutouts against Western Illinois, Drake and Syracuse... named to the Holiday Inn City Centre Classic All-Tournament Team... season-high eight saves against Louisville and seven stops against Seton Hall... seven matches with at least five saves. High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter at York... earned All-State, All-Sectional and All-Conference honors... named team MVP... Pioneer Press Player of the Year... selected to the All-DuPage Soc-
cer Team by the Daily Herald... earned All-Area honors from the Chicago Sun-Times... Academic All-Conference honoree... played for Donald Vana. Personal: Son of George and Gail Visser... has three brothers, Chris, Kevin and Luke... majoring in Finance. Year MP-MS Min GA GAA Sv ShO W-L-T 2005 16-16 1542 27 1.58 67 3 4-10-2 2006 19-19 1735 26 1.35 86 4 5-11-2 2007 20-19 1739 16 0.83 62 10 11-8-0 Totals 55-54 5016 69 1.24 215 17 20-29-4
2007: Did not play in a match. 2006: Redshirted. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Chaminade College Preparatory... led the St. Louis area in save percentage, winning percentage and goals against average... earned the “Team Award” as a senior... played for Michael Guavain and Joe Morgan... also played baseball. Personal: Son of Marcus and Kay Williams... has a brother, Chris... Economics major.
Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... played in 48 career games... started 37 matches... represented DePaul in March 2007 at the BIG EAST Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meetings. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started twice while seeing action in 13 games... assisted the game-winning goal against Rutgers... took a shot against Connecticut and Northwestern. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of six DePaul players to start all 19 games... took eight shots during the season... posted a season-high three attempts against Marshall in the Marriott Kingsgate Xavier Challenge. 2005: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started and played in 16 matches... took two shots during the season. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Saint Louis University High School... All-State and All-Metro honoree... won Missouri’s 2003 state championship... also picked up All-Midwest region honors... five goals and 12 assists over career... played for Charlie Martel and Charlie Clark... played club soccer for Busch Soccer Club and St. Louis Soccer Club. Personal: Son of Karl and Susie Zang... has a sister, Katie and a brother, Joey... high school and club teammate of John Kornfeld... majoring in Finance at DePaul. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2005 16-16 0 0 0 2 2006 19-19 0 0 0 8 2007 13-2 0 1 1 2 Totals 48-37 0 1 1 12
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2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
Career: Totaled 41 career games with 22 starts. 2007: Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... moved from the backfield to the forward position... led the team with 45 shots after totaling just eight attempts in previous 21 career matches... third on the team with seven points (2 G/3 A)... played in all 20 games with 18 starts... scored two of the biggest goals of the season... notched the game-winner (49:45) in the BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals against Cincinnati... named to the Soccer America National Team of the Week and College Soccer News National Team of the Week following the win over the Bearcats... scored the goal (85:43) in DePaul’s 1-0 upset of second-ranked Connecticut... assisted both goals in the season-opening 2-0 win over Jacksonville... picked up BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition for the multi-assist game... also assisted the game-winner against Valparaiso. 2006: Granted a medical hardship... played in and started four matches... took three shots, including two in the seasonopener at Valparaiso. 2005: Played in all 17 matches... started 12 games... one of six players to see action in every match... started the final 11 games of the season... took five shots. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Libertyville... three-year varsity starter... scored 12 goals during senior season... All-Area, AllConference and All-Sectional honoree... All-State mention by the Chicago Sun-Times... played for Scott Schinto... also played lacrosse... club team is FC United. Personal: Son of David and Kelli Vroom... majoring in Business Administration. Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2005 17-12 0 0 0 5 2006 4-4 0 0 0 3 2007 20-18 2 3 7 45 Totals 41-22 2 3 7 53
2007 Notebook
Blue Demons Play in First NCAA Match: DePaul’s historical season concluded in Peoria, Ill., as the Blue Demons made the program’s first NCAA Championship appearance. The Blue Demons earned an at-large bid the NCAA Tournament after claiming the BIG EAST Red Division title and reaching the conference tournament semifinals. DePaul finished with a 12-8-0 overall record and ranked fifth in the NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region rankings while posting a 7-4-0 record in league play. A Season of Firsts: The 2007 campaign saw a number of program firsts for the DePaul men’s soccer team: aFirst NCAA Championship appearance. aFirst regular-season championship in program history. aThe BIG EAST regular-season title was the first BIG EAST Championship for a men’s program at DePaul. aThe 4-0-0 start was the first time the Blue Demons won each of their first four matches. aThe No. 5 slot held for four weeks in the Great Lakes Region NSCAA/adidas poll is the highest in program history. aThe No. 17 ranking in the Sept. 24 Soccer America top 25 is the first national ranking in program history. aBrian Visser became the first goalkeeper in school history with four consecutive shutouts in a season with four blank sheets to begin the 2007 schedule. aVisser also set the DePaul career record with 17 shutouts. aVisser set the season shutout record with his seventh shutout on Oct. 13 against Rutgers. Brett Rosenberger previously held the record with six shutouts in 1994. Visser finished the season with 10 shutouts. aThe win over Louisville on Oct. 24 set a new Wish Field season record as DePaul improved to 7-1-0 at home. The Blue Demons finished the home schedule with a 1-0 win over Cincinnati in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals to improve to 9-1-0 at Wish Field. In the 10 home matches, the Blue Demons outscored opponents by a 13-3 margin. aDePaul’s 12 victories tie the program record set in 1994. The 1994 squad set a school record with 12 wins while the 2007 team is just the third in school history to reach double-digits in victories. Coaching Staff, Visser Highlight BIG EAST Honors: DePaul goalkeeper Brian Visser was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and the coaching staff of Craig Blazer and Adam Tinkham were named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year at the BIG EAST banquet prior to the conference semifinals. Blazer and Tinkham guided the Blue Demons to the best season in program history after being picked to finish eighth in the preseason coaches poll. Visser rewrote the DePaul goalkeeping records as he set new marks for career shutouts, season shutouts and consecutive shutouts. Visser earned the Goalkeeper of the Year honors with 10 shutouts, 54 saves and a goals against average of 0.69. In 11 BIG EAST contests, he allowed just seven goals and held six league opponents scoreless. He is the first DePaul male athlete to earn a major BIG EAST award in an Olympic sport since the Blue Demons joined the league three seasons ago. Late-Game Heroics: The Blue Demons had a knack for scoring late in matches to lead to victories. In six of the 12 victories in 2007, DePaul won either in overtime or in the last 10 minutes of regulation. On the flip side, the 2-1 loss at then-No. 6 Northwestern on Oct. 10 occurred as time expired in regulation. Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul’s 9-1-0 record at Wish Field is the program’s best home record... the Blue Demons were 4-0-0 in overtime matches and 8-3 in games decided by one goal... DePaul scored first in each of the 11 victories... the 1-0 overtime victory at Pittsburgh on Sept. 30 was the first overtime win since a 2-1 victory against Marquette on Oct. 20, 2004... between the 2007 win at Pittsburgh and the 2004 victory against Marquette, the Blue Demons were 0-4-4 in matches with extra play... six of DePaul’s 12 wins saw the Blue Demons tally the game-winner in either the last 10 minutes of regulation or in overtime... DePaul’s 1-0 win over No. 2/2 Connecticut on Sept. 23 marked the second straight win over a ranked team at Wish Field... DePaul defeated No. 16/11 USF in 2006 by a 2-1 score... the streak against ranked opponents at home went to three with the 2-1 win against No. 21 Louisville on Oct. 24... the Blue Demons opened the season at 4-0-0 for the first time in program history... DePaul continued the program’s improvement in BIG EAST play as the 2005 squad totaled seven points on a 2-8-1 record before the 2006 team finished sixth in the Red Division with 12 points on a 4-7-0 record... DePaul is now 28-17-5 in the last six seasons at Wish Field. Last Defense Standing: Through the early portion of the 2007 schedule, the DePaul men’s soccer team stood as the only program in the nation to not allow a goal. The Blue Demons posted four straight shutouts to start the season over Jacksonville, UW-Green Bay, Xavier and Valparaiso. Providence ended the streak the with a 2-0 decision over the Blue Demons on Sept. 21. Shutouts were the theme of 2007 as 16 of the 19 games were decided by a shutout. Vroom, Hopkins and Visser Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll: Five times in 2007, a DePaul player was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll. Steffen Vroom was named to the list following the win over Jacksonville while Patrick Hopkins earned the mention on two occasions during the season. He picked up his first honor after wins over UW-Green Bay and Xavier and after wins against Louisville and St. John’s. Brian Visser was named to the honor roll after leading the Blue Demons to a shutout of Valparaiso and also picked up honor roll honors after setting the season shutout record against Rutgers.
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2007 Honors
Craig Blazer aNSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year aBIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year Kevin Briars aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Julian Chillé aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Jeff DeGroot aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Nathan Feltz aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Scott Freundlich aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Andre Gutierrez aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Eric Hermosillo aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Patrick Hopkins aBIG EAST All-Academic Team aCollege Soccer News National Team of the Week - Oct. 29 aBIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - Sept. 10, Oct. 29 John Jandl aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Jared Johnson aBIG EAST All-Academic Team John Kornfeld aBIG EAST All-Academic Team aBIG EAST All-Tournament Team Charlie Mancuso aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Alex Mangan aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Mark Plotkin aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Joe Sondag aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Erik Sorenson aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Peter Sterbenz aBIG EAST All-Academic Team Adam Tinkham aBIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year Brian Visser aNSCAA/adidas First Team Scholar All-American aBIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year aFirst Team All-BIG EAST aNSCAA/adidas First Team Scholar All-North/Central Region aNSCAA/adidas Third Team All-Great Lakes Region aBIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week - Oct. 29 aBIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - Sept. 17, Oct. 15 Steffen Vroom aBIG EAST All-Academic Team aSoccer America National Team of the Week - Nov. 13 aCollege Soccer News National Team of the Week - Nov. 12 aBIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - Sept. 3 Brent Zang aBIG EAST All-Academic Team
2007 Results
Date Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 16 Nov. 24
Name Alex Mangan Julian Chillé Steffen Vroom Patrick Hopkins John Kornfeld Willy Lara Eric Hermosillo Peter Sterbenz Erich Reichmann Brent Zang Mark Plotkin Nathan Feltz Jeff DeGroot Kris Linney Kevin Briars Charlie Mancuso Andre Gutierrez Joe Sondag Jared Johnson Matt Leinauer Erik Sorenson Alec Kulinczenko Brian Visser DePaul Opponents
GP-GS 2-1 20-19 20 20
A 1 6 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 18
Pts 15 8 7 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 50
Minutes 125:06 1738:26 1863:32 1863:32
GA 0 16 16 19
Sh Shot% 43 .163 16 .062 45 .044 11 .273 16 .062 12 .083 10 .100 7 .143 5 .200 2 .000 21 .000 9 .000 5 .000 4 .000 4 .000 2 .000 2 .000 2 .000 1 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 217 .088 209 .077 Avg 0.00 0.83 0.77 0.92
SOG 23 9 21 9 5 6 5 2 3 0 7 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 101 85
SOG% .535 .562 .467 .818 .312 .500 .500 .286 .600 .000 .333 .000 .800 .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .465 .407
Saves Pct 3 1.000 62 .795 69 .812 82 .812
GW 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 W 0 11 11 8
L 0 8 8 11
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
T Sho 0 0 0 10 0 11 0 6
Goals by Period DePaul Opponents
1st 2nd OT 2OT Total 5 10 1 3 19 9 7 0 0 16
Corner Kicks by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 32 46 6 3 87 Opponents 36 50 0 3 89
Shots by Period DePaul Opponents
1st 2nd OT 2OT Total 97 108 4 8 217 91 113 2 3 209
Fouls by Period DePaul Opponents
Saves by Period DePaul Opponents
1st 2nd OT 2OT Total 31 34 1 3 69 36 42 2 2 82
1st 2nd OT 2OT Total 101 122 5 4 232 129 137 8 3 277
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BIG EAST W-L-T Pts. 8-2-1 25 7-0-4 25 7-3-1 22 5-4-2 17 5-5-1 16 3-8-0 9 1-9-1 4 1-9-1 4
Overall W-L-T 20-3-1 14-5-5 14-6-2 9-8-2 7-11-1 7-11-1 3-13-2 2-12-4
Red Division DePaul Louisville St. John’s USF Cincinnati Villanova Rutgers Syracuse
BIG EAST W-L-T Pts. 7-4-0 21 6-3-2 20 6-3-2 20 6-4-1 19 5-5-1 16 5-5-1 16 4-7-0 12 3-8-0 9
Overall W-L-T 12-8-0 11-7-4 9-7-5 14-6-2 9-10-1 10-9-1 7-11-1 6-8-4
First Round | Wednesday, Nov. 7 (5R) Cincinnati 2, (4B) Providence 0 (3R) St. John’s 2, (6B) Seton Hall 2 (2OT) St. John’s advances on PK’s, 3-2 (3B) West Virginia 2, (6R) Villanova 0 (4R) USF 4, (5B) Georgetown 0 Quarterfinals | Saturday, Nov. 10 (1R) DePaul 1, (5R) Cincinnati 0 (2R) Louisville 2, (3B) West Virginia 2 (2OT) Louisville advances on PK’s, 3-1 (1B) Connecticut 2, (4R) USF 0 Quarterfinals | Sunday, Nov. 11 (2B) Notre Dame 1, (3R) St. John’s 0 Semifinals | Friday, Nov. 16 (2B) Notre Dame 2, (1R) DePaul 1 (1B) Connecticut 5, (2R) Louisville 1 Finals | Sunday, Nov. 18 (1B) Connecticut 2, (2B) Notre Dame 0
BIG EAST Honors
Goalkeeper of the Year Brian Visser Coaching Staff of the Year Craig Blazer and Adam Tinkham
All-BIG EAST First Team - Brian Visser Goalkeeper of the Week Oct. 29 - Brian Visser Weekly Honor Roll Sept. 3 - Steffen Vroom Sept. 10 - Patrick Hopkins Sept. 17 - Brian Visser Oct. 15 - Brian Visser Oct. 29 - Patrick Hopkins
2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
No. Name 18 Erik Sorenson 1 Brian Visser DePaul Opponents Team saves: 4
Individual Statistics
Blue Division Connecticut Notre Dame West Virginia Providence Georgetown Seton Hall Pittsburgh Marquette
BIG EAST Championship
match-winning goal in bold
GP-GS G 20-19 7 20-16 1 20-18 2 20-20 3 19-18 1 17-12 1 15-9 1 20-20 1 18-11 1 13-2 0 19-19 0 13-8 0 9-2 0 9-0 0 13-5 0 3-0 0 8-0 0 20-20 0 7-0 0 1-0 0 2-1 0 2-1 0 20-19 0 20 19 20 16
final Standings
Opponent W/L Score DePaul Goals (Assists) Jacksonville W 2-0 Hermosillo (Mangan, Vroom); Mangan (Vroom) UW-Green Bay W 2-0 Mangan (Hermosillo); Chillé Xavier W 2-0 Mangan (Lara); Hopkins (Kornfeld) Valparaiso W 1-0 Sterbenz (Chillé, Vroom) Providence* L 0-2 -#2 Connecticut* W 1-0 Vroom at #8 West Virginia* L 0-1 -at Pittsburgh* W (2OT) 1-0 Mangan (Chillé) at Cincinnati* L 0-1 -at #6 Northwestern L 1-2 Kornfeld (Chillé) Rutgers* W (2OT) 1-0 Mangan (Zang) at #18 USF* L 0-2 -at Villanova* W (OT) 1-0 Team #21 Louisville* W 2-1 Hopkins (Chillé); Hopkins (Kornfeld) at St. John’s* W 2-0 Lara; Mangan at Loyola-Chicago L 0-3 -Syracuse W (2OT) 1-0 Mangan (Chillé) BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal (Wish Field) Cincinnati W 1-0 Vroom (Chillé) BIG EAST Championship Semifinal (Storrs, Conn.) vs. #11 Notre Dame L 1-2 Reichmann NCAA Championship First Round (Peoria, Ill.) at #21 Bradley L 0-2 --
* BIG EAST match
No. 12 10 4 26 6 15 7 23 11 2 20 3 9 27 22 28 14 13 16 24 18 17 1
2007 BIG EAST review
Overall: 12-8-0 (home: 9-1-0, away: 3-6-0, neutral: 0-1-0, overtime: 4-0-0) BIG EAST: 7-4-0 (home: 4-1-0, away: 3-3-0, overtime: 4-0-0)
2007 match-by-match Match #1
Jacksonville at DePaul
Date: Aug. 31, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Jacksonville 0 0 -- -- 0 DePaul 1 1 -- -- 2 Scoring Summary: 24:35 DPU Eric Hermosillo (Alex Mangan, Steffen Vroom) 80:14 DPU Alex Mangan (Steffen Vroom) Shots: JU 5, DPU 15 Saves: JU 5 (Joey Sanchez, 5), DPU 0
Match #2
UW-Green Bay at DePaul
Date: Sept. 7, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total UW-Green Bay 0 0 -- -- 0 DePaul 1 1 -- -- 2 Scoring Summary: 6:08 DPU Alex Mangan (Eric Hermosillo) 88:57 DPU Julian Chillé Shots: UWGB 12, DPU 9 Saves: UWGB 2 (Adam Stikl, 2), DPU 3 (Brian Visser, 3)
Match #3
Date: Sept. 9, 2007
Xavier at DePaul
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Xavier 0 0 -- -- 0 DePaul 1 1 -- -- 2 Scoring Summary: 11:36 DPU Alex Mangan (Willy Lara) 57:40 DPU Patrick Hopkins (John Kornfeld) Shots: XU 6, DPU 13 Saves: XU 2 (Adam Sokolowski, 2), DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 2)
Match #4
Valparaiso at DePaul
Date: Sept. 14, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Valparaiso 0 0 -- -- 0 DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1 Scoring Summary: 60:53 DPU Peter Sterbenz (Julian Chillé, Steffen Vroom) Shots: VU 6, DPU 10 Saves: VU 2 (Ryan Schwarz, 2), DPU 3 (Brian Visser, 3)
Match #8
NR/#17 DePaul at Pittsburgh
Date: Sept. 30, 2007
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 0 1 1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Summary: 108:24 DPU Alex Mangan (Julian Chillé) Shots: DPU 14, PITT 11 Saves: DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 5), PITT 7 (Jordan Marks, 7)
Match #9
NR/#25 DePaul at Cincinnati
Date: Oct. 6, 2007
Site: Gettler Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0 Cincinnati 0 1 -- -- 1 Scoring Summary: 76:41 CIN Kenny Anaba (Brad Simpson) Shots: DPU 8, CIN 13 Saves: DPU 3 (Brian Visser, 2; Team, 1), CIN 3 (Miguel Rosales, 3)
Match #10
DePaul at #6/9 Northwestern
Date: Oct. 10, 2007
Date: Sept. 21, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Providence 1 1 -- -- 2 DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0 Scoring Summary: 42:38 PC Ryan Maduro (Toussaint McClure, Michael Narciso) 78:07 PC Matt Marcin (Ryan Maduro) Shots: PC 7, DPU 7 Saves: PC 3 (Timothy Murray, 3), DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 2)
Match #6
#2/2 Connecticut at DePaul
Date: Sept. 23, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Connecticut 0 0 -- -- 0 DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1 Scoring Summary: 85:43 DPU Steffen Vroom Shots: UCONN 10, DPU 12 Saves: UCONN 6 (Josh Ford, 6), DPU 3 (Brian Visser, 3)
Match #7
NR/#17 DePaul at #8/14 West Virginia
Date: Sept. 28, 2007 Site: Dlesk Stadium (Morgantown, W. Va.) Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0 West Virginia 1 0 -- -- 1 Scoring Summary: 37:47 WVU Tony Lindroos (Andy Wright, Pat Carroll) Shots: DPU 10, WVU 11 Saves: DPU 4 (Brian Visser, 4), WVU 4 (Zach Johnson, 4)
Site: Lakeside Field (Evanston, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 DePaul 1 0 -- -- Northwestern 1 1 -- -- Scoring Summary: 12:48 NU Matt Eliason (David Roth) 22:53 DPU John Kornfeld (Julian Chillé) 90:00 NU Matt Witt (Jack Hillgard) Shots: DPU 7, NU 11 Saves: DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 5), NU 0
Total 1 2
Match #11
Rutgers at DePaul
Date: Oct. 13, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0 DePaul 0 0 0 1 1 Scoring Summary: 107:20 DPU Alex Mangan (Brent Zang) Shots: RU 14, DPU 18 Saves: RU 9 (Matt VanOekel, 8; Team, 1), DPU 7 (Brian Visser, 7)
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Match #5
Providence at DePaul
Site: Founders Field (Indianola, Pa.)
Date: Oct. 16, 2007
DePaul at USF
Site: USF Soccer Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0 USF 2 0 -- -- 0 Scoring Summary: 3:24 USF Simon Schoendorf (Jordan Seabrook, Armante Marshall) 33:23 USF Tony Taylor (Simon Schoendorf, Luke Magill) Shots: DPU 12, USF, 10 Saves: DPU 1 (Brian Visser, 1), USF 5 (Diego Restrepo 5)
Match #13
DePaul at Villanova
Date: Oct. 20, 2007
Site: VU Soccer Complex (Villanova, Pa.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 1 -- 1 Villanova 0 0 0 -- 0 Scoring Summary: 98:07 DPU Own Goal Shots: DPU 20, VU 13 Saves: DPU 4 (Erik Sorenson, 3; Brian Visser 1), VU 7 (Jason Friel, 7)
Match #14
NR/#21 Louisville at DePaul
Date: Oct. 24, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Louisville 0 1 -- -- 1 DePaul 1 1 -- -- 2 Scoring Summary: 1:54 DPU Patrick Hopkins (Julian Chillé) 53:57 UOFL Frank Jonke (Gerardo Chavez) 83:02 DPU Patrick Hopkins (John Kornfeld) Shots: UOFL 9, DPU 6 Saves: UOFL 3 (David Simolike, 3), DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 2)
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Match #15
DePaul at St. John’s
Date: Oct 27, 2007
Site: Belson Stadium (Queens, N.Y.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 2 -- -- 2 St. John’s 0 0 -- -- 0 Scoring Summary: 53:31 DPU Willy Lara 70:52 DPU Alex Mangan Shots: DPU 4, SJU 13 Saves: DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 5), SJU 1 (Jason Landers, 1)
Match #16
DePaul at Loyola-Chicago
Date: Oct. 31, 2007
Site: Loyola Soccer Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0 Loyola-Chicago 3 0 -- -- 3 Scoring Summary: 11:13 LUC Keum Sung Kim (Michael Ferguson) 26:37 LUC Michael Ferguson (Kevin Harrigan) 44:15 LUC Tim Puttkammer (Eric Gehrig) Shots: DPU 13, LUC 9 Saves: DPU 1 (Brian Visser, 1), LUC 7 (Brian Byrne, 6; Team, 1)
Match #17
Syracuse at DePaul
Date: Nov. 3, 2007
Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 DePaul 0 0 0 1 1 Scoring Summary: 109:32 DPU Alex Mangan (Julian Chille) Shots: SU 8, DPU 10 Saves: SU 4 (Robert Cavicchia, 4), DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 5)
Match #18
Cincinnati at DePaul
BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal Date: Nov. 10, 2007 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.) Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Cincinnati 0 0 -- -- 0 DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1 Scoring Summary: 49:45 DPU Steffen Vroom (Julian Chillé) Shots: UC 12, DPU 6 Saves: UC 3 (Miguel Rosales, 3), DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 3; Team, 2)
Match #19
DePaul vs. Notre Dame
BIG EAST Championship Semifinal Date: Nov. 16, 2007 Site: Morrone Stadium (Storrs, Conn.) Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Notre Dame 1 1 -- -- 2 DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1 Scoring Summary: 4:08 ND Michael Thomas (Steven Perry) 67:21 ND Joseph Lapira 73:53 DPU Erich Reichmann Shots: ND 15, DPU 10 Saves: ND 5 (Chris Cahill, 5), DPU 6 (Brian Visser, 6)
Match #20
DePaul at Bradley
NCAA Championship First Round Date: Nov. 24, 2007 Site: Shea Stadium (Peoria, Ill.) Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0 Bradley 0 2 -- -- 2 Scoring Summary: 60:19 BU Stephen Brust 82:59 BU Justin Bigelow (Chris Cutshaw) Shots: DPU 11, BU 14 Saves: DPU 3 (Brian Visser, 2; Team, 1), BU 4 (Mike Haynes, 3; Team, 1)
Wins 1. 3.
Team Records Season 1994 2007 1983
Winning Percentage 1. 2. 3.
Season 1994 2007 1983
Shutouts
1. 2.
Season 2007 2003 Season 2007 2003
Goals 14 24
Home Winning Streak 1. 2. 3.
Season 2002 2007 2007
Consecutive Shutouts
1. 2.
Record 12-5-1 12-8-0 10-8-1
Pct. .694 .632 .553
Record 12-5-1 12-8-0 10-8-1
Shutouts No. of Games 11 19 8 19
Fewest Goals Allowed
1. 2.
Wins 12 12 10
Season 2007 1986 1994 2003 2003
No. of Games 19 19
Streak 6 5 4
Record 8-9-2 12-8-0 12-8-0
Shutouts 4 3 3 3 3
Record 12-8-0 9-8-0 12-5-1 8-11-0 8-11-0
Goals scored.......................................... 49 (1986) Most goals in a match....................................... 11, vs. St. Joseph (Ind.) (1983) Longest winning streak............................. 5 (1994) Longest unbeaten streak.......................... 8 (1994) Road winning streak................................. 6 (1994)
Career Records
Games Played
Name Games 1. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 82 2. Tony Zimmer (1985-89) 81 3. Mark Telken (1988-92) 78 4. Stephen Anthony (1984-87) 77 5. Julian Chillé (2004-07) 76 6. Jeremy Lark (1992-94,1996) 75 Name Games Started 1. Tony Zimmer (1985-88) 81 2. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 76 3. Jeremy Lark (1992-94,1996) 75 4. Mark Telken (1988-92) 74 5. Stephen Anthony (1984-87) 73 John Partyka (2003-06) 73
Points
Name 1. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 2. Joe Owerko (1983-85) 3. Klaus Lunde (1992-95) Chris Greer (1998-01) 5. Mark Suda (1993-94)
G A P 28 21 77 28 17 73 22 22 66 27 12 66 27 10 64
Goals
Name 1. Jason Cohen (1986-89) Joe Owerko (1983-85) 3. Mark Suda (1993-94) Chris Greer (1998-01) 5. Cedric Thompson (1992-95) 6. Klaus Lunde (1992-95)
Assists
Name 1. Klaus Lunde (1992-95) 2. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 3. Peter Mokran (1985-86) 4. Joe Owerko (1983-85) 5. Dan Stokes (1994-97)
Points
1. 2. 4. 5.
Name Dusan Colakovic (1983) Earl Hay (1984) Joe Owerko (1985) Mark Suda (1994) Jason Cohen (1986) Name Dusan Colakovic (1983) Earl Hay (1984) Joe Owerko (1985) Mark Suda (1994) Cedric Thompson (1995)
Assists 1. 2. 3. 5.
Goals 28 28 27 27 26 22
Career
Goalkeeping Records
Games..................55, Brian Visser (2005-present) Saves....................326, Michael Magno (1990-93) Shutouts...............17, Brian Visser (2005-present)
Season
Games................................. 22, Ray Migas (1987) Saves................................ 230, Ray Migas (1987) Shutouts............................ 10, Brian Visser (2007) Consecutive shutouts.......... 4, Brian Visser (2007) Minutes........................... 2,040, Ray Migas (1987) Fewest goals allowed..........................................9, Brett Rosenberger (1994) GAA......................0.75, Brett Rosenberger (1994)
Game Saves
24, Ray Migas vs. Chicago (1987)
individual Match Records
Goals.......................................4, Dusan Colakovic vs. St. Joesph’s (Ind.) (1983) 4, Jim Nannini vs. Clarke (1984) 4, Chris Greer vs. Memphis (1999) Assists...........................................5, Jason Cohen vs. Chicago State (1987) Points....................................10, Dusan Colakovic vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) (1983)
Assists 22 21 19 17 14
Season Records
Goals 1. 2. 3.
19 19 57 26 4 56 16 14 46 17 11 45 19 6 44 15 12 42 18 2 38 16 5 37 12 10 34 13 7 33 11 10 32 12 7 31 10 7 27 7 11 25 12 1 25 8 7 23 10 3 23 9 5 23 11 1 23 3 17 23 8 6 22 4 13 21 7 7 21
Name Peter Mokran (1986) Joe Owerko (1985) Jason Cohen (1986) Klaus Lunde (1993) Jim Nannini (1985) Jason Cohen (1987) Mark Suda (1994)
G 19 16 14 14 12
A 6 5 9 7 8
P 44 37 37 35 32
Brian Visser
Goals 19 16 14 14 14 Assists 13 9 8 8 7 7 7
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2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
Games Started
6. Peter Mokran (1985-86) 7. Cedric Thompson (1992-95) 8. Dan Stokes (1994-98) 9. Shane Hudson (1997-00) 10. Dusan Colakovic (1983) 11. Luke Rojo (2001-05) 12. Kevin Jennings (1989-92) 13. Earl Hay (1984) 14. Jim Nannini (1984-85) 15. Mark Telken (1988-92) 16. Mark Hasemeier (1990-93) 17. Tim Green (1988-91) 18. Stephen Anthony (1984-87) 19. Hovannes Kasparian (1983-86) Alex Mangan (2006-present) 21. Jack Cummins (1984-87) Alex Takacs (1986) Jason Braschayko (1994-97) Patrick Vyncke (2001-04) Julian Chillé (2004-07) 24. Adam Hermsen (2002-05) 25. Nick Bolte (1991-94) Sean Fitzpatrick (1997-00)
Year-by-Year
Year Coach W-L-T 1982 Tim Hankinson 0-15-1 1983 Sandor Szabo 10-8-1 1984 Sandor Szabo 8-10-0 1985 Sandor Szabo 9-10-1 1986 Sandor Szabo 9-8-0 1987 Dan Coughlin 2-19-1 1988 Dan Coughlin 3-17-2 1989 Dan Coughlin 5-15-2 1990 John Barrett 5-13-0 1991 John Barrett 1-15-2 1992 John Barrett 6-11-2 1993 John Barrett 4-12-4 1994 John Barrett 12-5-1 1995 John Barrett 7-10-1 1996 John Barrett 8-10-1 1997 John Barrett 6-12-0 1998 John Barrett 5-13-0 1999 Tom Secco 7-8-0 2000 Tom Secco 1-16-0 2001 Craig Blazer 3-13-2 2002 Craig Blazer 8-9-2 2003 Craig Blazer 8-11-0 2004 Craig Blazer 3-14-3 2005 Craig Blazer 4-11-2 2006 Craig Blazer 5-12-2 2007 Craig Blazer 12-8-0 Totals 151-305-30
All-Time Honors
Team MVP 1982 Carmen Maugeri 1995 Brian Pratt 1983 David Wolken 1996 Jeremy Lark 1984 David Tuckey 1997 Dan Stokes 1985 Joseph Owerko 1998 Joe Ahearn 1986 Gary Szydlo 1999 Jash Chavero 1987 Tony Zimmer 2000 Dimitri Rousseau 1988 Rich Horwath 2001 Juan Aguilar 1989 Rich Horwath 2002 Bob Kruse 1990 Ron Branstetter 2003 Patrick Vyncke 1991 Brian Feldman 2004 John Kornfeld 1992 Klaus Lunde 2005 Adam Hermsen 1993 Mark Hasemeier 2006 Brian Visser 1994 Brett Rosenberger 2007 Brian Visser NSCAA/adidas Region Coach of the Year Great Lakes Region: 2007 - Craig Blazer NSCAA/adidas All-Region Third Team: 2003 (Midwest)- Patrick Vyncke; 2007 (Great Lakes) - Brian Visser BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year 2007 - Craig Blazer and Adam Tinkham BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year 2007 - Brian Visser All-BIG EAST First Team: 2007 - Brian Visser BIG EAST All-Tournament Team 2007 - John Kornfeld All-Conference USA First Team: 1995 - Cedric Thompson; Third Team: 2004 - John Kornfeld; 2002 - Luke Rojo; 2000 - Shane Hudson; 1999 - Joe Ahearn, Chris Greer; 1996 - Kevin Bateman, Dan Stokes Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2004: John Kornfeld; 2001: Luke Rojo; 2000: Travis Brown; 1999: Casey Carr; 1998: Demetrio Sanchez; 1995: Kevin Bateman, Bryan Pearce All-Great Midwest Conference First Team: 1994: Brett Rosenberger; 1993: Klaus Lunde; 1992: Klaus Lunde; 1991: Brian Feldman Great Midwest Newcomer of the Year 1992: Klaus Lunde
PaTRICK VYNCKE
Great Midwest All-Newcomer Team 1994: Michael Hoffman, Dan Stokes; 1993: Mark Suda; 1992: Klaus Lunde Rev. John R. Cortelyou, C.M. Award The Rev. John R. Cortelyou, C.M. Award was established to honor one male and one female senior student-athlete each year who earned the highest cumulative grade-point average in the program. 1991-92: Ron Branstetter Rev. Edward F. Riley, C.M. Award The Rev. Edward F. Riley, C.M. Award was established in 1989 by the DePaul Athletic Board to honor male student-athletes for athletics, academics and character. 1988-89: Jason Cohen, Rich Horwath; 1990-91: Ron Branstetter; 1991-92: Ron Branstetter; 1992-93: Marcello Bartucci; 1993-94: Mark Hasemeier; 1994-95: Vince Leigh; 1997-98: Dan Stokes; 2003-04: Jonathan Foley, Bob Kruse; 2005-06: Adam Hermsen, Luke Rojo Strength & Conditioning Award Established by strength and conditioning coach Tim Lang in 2003, this award recognizes the top student-athlete at DePaul. 2002-03: Jonathan Foley; 2007-08: Brent Zang
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All-Time Academic Honors
NSCAA Team Academic Award 2006, 2005
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team: 2005 - Adam Hermsen NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American First Team: 2007 - Brian Visser NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region First Team: 2004 - Robert Beard; 2005 - Adam Hermsen; 2007 - Brian Visser; Second Team: 2005 - Robert Beard; 2006 - John Partyka; 2007 - Eric Hermosillo GTE/Academic All-District 1989: Ron Branstetter BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award 2007 BIG EAST/Aeropostale Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete 2007: John Kornfeld BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2007: Kevin Briars, Julian Chillé, Jeff DeGroot, Nathan Feltz, Scott Freundlich, Andre Gutierrez, Eric Hermosillo, Parick Hopkins, John Jandl, Jared Johnson, John Kornfeld, Charlie Mancuso, Alex Mangan, Mark Plotkin, Joe Sondag, Erik Sorenson, Peter Sterbenz, Steffen Vroom, Brent Zang; 2006: Kevin Briars, David Brogan, Julian Chillé, Jeff DeGroot, Nathan Feltz, Patrick Ferrell, Eric Hermosillo, Patrick Hopkins, John Kornfeld, Alex Mangan, John Partyka, Mark Plotkin, Joe Sondag, Erik Sorenson, Peter Sterbenz, Brian Visser, Brent Zang; 2005: Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman, Julian Chillé, Patrick Ferrell, Eric Hermosillo, Adam Hermsen, John Kornfeld, Alex Mangan, John Partyka, Luke Rojo, Eric Sanchez, Joe Sondag, Michael Timlin, Brian Visser, Brent Zang Conference USA Team Academic Award 2002, 2004 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal 2004: Robert Beard; 2003: Robert Beard, Patrick Ferrell; 2002: Robert Beard; 2000: Juan Aguilar, Chris Zimmer; 1999: Chris Zimmer; 1998: Chris Zimmer; 1997: Chris Zimmer; 1995: Brian Pratt C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll 2004: Brian Allen, Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman, Julian Chillé, Claudio Ferre, Patrick Ferrell, Karsten Hahn, Adam Hermsen, Kyle Ingram, Anthony Minniti, John Partyka, Luke Rojo; 2003: Brian Allen, Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman, Claudio Ferre, Patrick Ferrell, Jonathan Foley, Adam Hermsen, Kyle Ingram, Jeff Klitzke, Bob Kruse, Jonathan Matta, Anthony Minniti, John Partyka, Luke Rojo, David Theriault; 2002: Brian Allen, Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman, Evan Byer, Claudio Ferre, Jonathan Foley, Adam Hermsen, Kyle Ingram, Jeff Klitzke, Kellen Lawler, Jonathan Matta, Anthony Minniti; 2001: Juan Aguilar, Brian Allen, Jash Chavero, Jonathan Foley, Jeff Klitzke, Anthony Minniti; 2000: Juan Aguilar, Travis Brown, Jash Chavero, David Eder, Jonathan Foley, Chris Zimmer; 1999: Dan Dembic, David Kabbs, Jash Chavero, Chris Zimmer; 1998: Michael Andrews, Jashua Chavero, Daniel Dembiec, Demetrio Sanchez, Veronica Valenciana, Chris Zimmer, Randall Zmed; 1997: Mike Andrews, Dan Dembic, Mark Mraz, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Chris Zimmer, Randy Zmed; 1996: Mike Andrews, Daniel Dembiec, Jeremy Lark, Mark Mraz, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Randall Zmed; 1995: Vince Leigh, Mark Mraz, Brian Pratt, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Cedric Thompson Great Midwest Conference All-Academic Team 1994: Anthony Horton, Vince Leigh, Mark Mraz, Gene Pavlovsky, Brian Pratt, Brett Rosenberger, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Cedric Thompson; 1993: Eric Bresinski, Anthony Horton, Vince Leigh, Tim Maloney, Matt McGrew, Brian Pratt, Cedric Thompson; 1992: Marcello Bartucci, Marek Ciszewski, Jason Ladnier, Vince Leigh, Matt McGrew, Cedric Thompson; 1991: Marcello Bartucci, Erik Bender, Ron Branstetter, Craig Donton, Mauro Giovagnoli, Jason Ladnier, Jim Luby, Matt McGrew, Adam Stone
All-Time Roster A Juan Aguilar..................................2000-01 Joe Ahearn...................................1996-99 Scott Ahearn......................................1992 Kurt Albrecht.................................2004-05 Mike Aleksic.......................................1987 Brian Allen....................................2002-04 Matt Anderson..............................2000-01 Mike Andrews ..............................1996-98 Steven Anthony............................1984-87 Edwin Arreola...............................2002-04 Richard Attohokine............................1982 B Nathan Baca . ...................................1996 Roberto Barbanente..........................2004 Aaron Barrett.................... 1993-94, 96-97 Aaron Barsotti....................................1999 Marcello Bartucci..........................1989-92 Kevin Bateman.............................1995-96 Robert Beard................................2002-05 John Bell.......................................1982-83 Eric Bender........................................1991 David Berek.......................................1982 Kevin Bissett.................................2002-04 Tim Blake......................................2002-03 Nick Bolte.....................................1991-94 Ron Branstetter............................1988-91 Jason Braschayko........................1994-97 Eric Bresinski................................1993-94 Kevin Briars..................................2006-07 Greg Brinkman.............................2002-05 David Brogan.....................................2006 Stu Brown..........................................1988 Travis Brown......................................2000 James Buckholz................................1982 Carlos Buelvas..................................1992 Evan Byer.....................................2002-03 C Miguel Cabrales................................1985 Kevin Campbell.................................1999 Casey Carr...................................1999-02 Nick Caruso ......................................1986 Peter Chamis.....................................1996 Jash Chavero...............................1998-01 Julian ChillĂŠ..................................2004-07 Cicero Chimbanda..................1988-90, 92 Marek Ciszewski................................1992 Jeff Coelho...................................1995-98 Jason Cohen................................1986-89 Dusan Colakovic ..............................1983 Steve Cooley................................1982-84 Matt Corrado........................2007-present Jack Cummins..............................1984-87 John Curielli..................................1985-86
E David Eder....................................2000-01 William Eikost ..............................1983-84 Andy Equez.......................................1999 Paul Equez........................................1999 Paul Escobar.....................................1999 Nick Esposito.....................................1999 F Brian Feldman..............................1991-94 Nathan Feltz.........................2006-present Mike Fenton..................................2002-03 Claudio Ferre................................2001-04 Patrick Ferrell...............................2003-06
M Michael Magno.............................1990-93 Adam Makowka.................................1987 Tim Maloney......................................1993 Charlie Mancuso..................2007-present Alex Mangan........................2006-present Chris Marinelli...............................2000-01 Robert Marshall............................1998-01 Christopher Martin.............................1986 Jonathan Matta.............................2002-03 Carmen Maugeri................................1982 Matt McGrew................................1990-92 John McKenna.............................1990-91 Eamon McMahon..............................1984 Chris McMillan...................................1991 Mark McNellis...............................1991-93 Aaron Medina...............................1989-90 Denny Meheghan..............................2000 Carlos Meixner..................................1988 Carlos Mejia.................................1997-00 Jose Mendosa...................................1982 Joe Meyer..........................................1982 Ray Migas....................................1987-90 Anthony Minniti.............................2001-05 Nana Mintah.........................2006-present Peter Mokran................................1985-86 Jim Moncada.....................................1984 Patrick Mosby....................................1998 Josh Motz.....................................1997-99 Mark Mraz.....................................1994-97
G Sean Geoghegan..............................1999 Brandon Gipson...........................1996-97 Brian Gochoel...............................1988-90 David Goodman...........................1982-84 Sid Gosa.......................................1996-99 Shawn Grant.....................................1993 Matt Green...................................1997-00 Nick Green...................................1986-87 Tim Green.....................................1988-91 Chris Greer...................................1998-01 Andre Gutierrez....................2007-present H Karsten Hahn....................................2005 John Harris..................................1987, 89 Greg Harvey......................................1988 Mark Hasemeier...........................1990-93 Earl Hay.............................................1984 Jon Healy..........................................1996 Greg Henson.....................................1994 Eric Hermosillo.....................2005-present Adam Hermsen............................2002-05 Michael Hoffman...........................1994-95 Patrick Hopkins....................2006-present Anthony Horton............................1993-96 Rich Horwarth...............................1988-89 Shane Hudson..............................1997-00 Ian Hutchinson..................................1994
N Mauricio Name .................................1996 Jim Nannini...................................1984-85 John Nelms..................................1989-92 Ty Nelson..........................................1996
I Abubakar Ibrahim..............................1982 Kyle Ingram..................................2002-04 Steve Ivezic.......................................1986
O Brian O’Shea................................1986-87 Jonathan Ostrowski...........................1991 Joseph Owerko............................1983-85
J Marc Jacobsen..................................1984 Kevin Jennings.............................1989-92 Clark Jensen................................1988-89 Dan Jigalov........................................1995 Jared Johnson..............................2006-07 Jeromie Johnson...............................1997
P Claude Palacios................................2004 Frank Palumbo.............................1988-89 Branko Pantovic...........................1983-85 Tom Pantovic................................1988-90 John Partyka................................2003-06 Matt Patterson...................................1984 Ian Patton..........................................2000 Munir Pauls.................................1983, 85 Terry Paulus.................................1983-84 Mark Pavljasevic..........................1991-93 Steve Pavlovic..............................1988-90 Gene Pavlovsky................................1994 Bryan Pearce.....................................1995 Mario Perricone.................................1983 Jim Piscitelli..................................1988-90 Mark Plotkin..........................2006-present Jim Pool.............................................1993 Jason Poulsen...................................1987 Brian Pratt....................................1993-95 Les Pritchard................................1989-90
K David Kabbe......................................1999 Shawn Kartes....................................1991 Hovannes Kasparian....................1983-85 Casey Kelly.......................................1987 Ed Kiefer.......................................1999-02 Ken Kise.......................................1990-92 Tom Klapp....................................1987-90 Jeff Klitzke....................................2001-03 George Kojevic..................................1983 Harilaos Kokkalis...............................1997 Kevin Knight......................................1996 John Kornfeld.......................2004-present Bob Kruse.....................................2000-03 Eric Kuchii....................................1995-97 Alec Kulinczenko....................2003-05, 07 L Dan Labovic......................................1988 Jason Ladnier...............................1991-92 Mark Lara.....................................1996-99 Willy Lara..............................2007-present Jeremy Lark............................1992-94, 96 Clint Lauderdale...........................1989-90 Made Lawal.......................................1982 Kellen Lawler................................2002-04 Vince Leigh...................................1992-95 Tony Letizia..................................1990-91
Q Joey Quinlivan..............................1991-94 Dan Quinn.........................................2001 R Erich Reichmann..................2006-present Tom Reinhardt...................................1982 Patrick Rich..................................1991-93 Kevin Riemer................................2003-05 Joe Resing...................................1982-85
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Ryan Rogers................................1994-97 Chris Rojo..........................................1997 Jim Rojo............................................1997 Luke Rojo.....................................2001-05 Brett Rosenberger.............................1993 Dimitri Rousseau..........................1998-01 S Adan Salinas.....................................2001 Maykel Salvatierra........................1999-01 Demetrio Sanchez.............................1998 Eric Sanchez.....................................2005 Carmell Scalzo..................................1999 Peter Schaberg.................................1982 Paul Schissler...............................1987-90 Paul Schottmueller............................1985 Steven Schwarz................................1986 Chris Sell................................1989-91, 93 Terry Sell......................................1991-94 Leo Sfondouris.............................1997-98 Rishi Shah.........................................2001 Vinod Shah........................................1986 Stepan Slotwinski..............................1999 Joe Sondag..........................2005-present Erik Sorenson...............................2006-07 Diego Sorrondeguy...........................1992 Eddy Souffrant...................................1982 Shane Staszcuk................................1987 Randy Stedman.................................1989 Peter Sterbenz.....................2006-present Dan Stokes...................................1994-97 Adam Stone..................................1990-91 Andy Stranglewicz.............................1987 Joe Stutz...........................................1985 Mark Suda....................................1993-94 Jeff Sulaimon.....................................1982 Nick Szczechowski............................1999 Gary Szydlo..................................1984-86 T Alex Takacs.......................................1986 Mark Telken...................... 1988-89, 91-92 Mark Terpstra................................1994-95 Dave Theriault..............................2003-04 Kevin Thibodeau................................2000 Cedric Thompson.........................1992-95 Chris Timlin...................................1994-96 Michael Timlin...............................2002-05 David Tuckey................................1984-85 U Jamie Uhlir...................................1995-96 V Tom Veit........................................1989-91 Brian Visser..........................2005-present Steffen Vroom.......................2005-present Patrick Vyncke..............................2001-04 W Greg Walker......................................1982 Victor Weffer......................................1995 David Wiggins..............................1997-99 Mike Williams........................2006-present Bart Wojtyla.......................................2003 David Wolken...............................1982-84 Ryan Wunderlich..........................1998-01 Z Greg Zaffke........................................1996 Mike Zakian.......................................1984 Brent Zang............................2005-present Lucas Zicher......................................2004 Chris Zimmer................................1997-00 Tony Zimmer.................................1985-88 Joe Zivkovic.......................................1986 Randall Zmed...............................1996-98
2007 BIG EAST Red Division Champions
D Michael DeAnda .........................1983, 87 Jeff DeGroot.................................2004-07 Marcelo Dellavedova....................1997-99 Dan Dembic..................................1996-99 Craig Donton................................1990-91 Scott Durik....................................1986-87
Kris Linney............................2007-present Oscar Lopez......................................2004 Jim Luby.......................................1988-91 Klaus Lunde.................................1992-95
Norbert Filian................................1987-88 John Finneran .............................1987-90 Sean Fitzpatrick............................1997-00 Mike Flagg ...................................1988-90 Jonathan Foley.............................2000-03 Bill Frey ............................................1986
vALparaiso
Aug. 31 – Wish Field Location: Valparaiso, Ind. Founded: 1859 Enrollment: 4,000 Nickname: Crusaders President: Mark Heckler Athletics Director: Mark LaBarbera Colors: Brown and Gold Conference: Horizon League Home Field: Eastgate Field Head Coach: Mike Avery 2007 Overall Record: 4-11-3 Conf. Record (finish): 2-4-2 (7th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/7 Website: www.valpoathletics.com
cOlumbia
Marquette Invitational Sept. 5 – Milwaukee, Wis. Location: New York, N.Y. Founded: 1754 Enrollment: 5,621 Nickname: Lions President: Lee C. Bollinger Athletics Director: Dr. M. Dianne Murphy Colors: Columbia Blue and White Conference: Ivy League Home Field: Columbia Soccer Stadium Head Coach: Leo Chappel 2007 Overall Record: 3-13-1 Conf. Record (finish): 0-7 (8th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/5 Website: www.gocolumbialions.com
penn
Marquette Invitational Sept. 7 – Milwaukee, Wis. Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: 1740 Enrollment: 10,422 Nickname: Quakers President: Dr. Amy Gutmann Athletics Director: Steve Bilsky Colors: Red and Blue Conference: Ivy League Home Field: Rhodes Field Head Coach: Brian Fuller 2007 Overall Record: 6-9-2 Conf. Record (finish): 3-4-0 (t4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/3 Website: www.pennathletics.com
green bay
Sept. 12 – Green Bay, Wis. Location: Green Bay, Wis. Founded: 1965 Enrollment: 5,416 Nickname: Phoenix Interim Chancellor: Dr. David Ward Athletics Director: Ken Bothof Colors: Green, Silver and Red Conference: Horizon League Home Field: Aldo Santaga Stadium Head Coach: Tom Poitras 2007 Overall Record: 11-5-6 Conf. Record (finish): 4-2-2 (4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/7 Website: www.uwgbathletics.com
butler
2008 Opponents
Sept. 14 – Wish Field Location: Indianapolis, Ind. Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 4,200 Nickname: Bulldogs President: Dr. Bobby Fong Athletics Director: Barry Collier Colors: Blue and White Conference: Horizon League Home Field: Varsity Field, Butler Bowl Head Coach: Kelly Findley 2007 Overall Record: 9-7-4 Conf. Record (finish): 4-2-2 (t4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/1 Website: www.butlersports.com
seton hall
Sept. 19 – South Orange, N.J. Location: South Orange, N.J. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 9,700 Nickname: Pirates President: Monsignor Robert Sheeran Athletics Director: Joseph A. Quinlan Colors: Blue and White Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Owen T. Carroll Field Head Coach: Manfred Schellscheidt 2007 Overall Record: 7-11-1 Conf. Record (finish): 3-8-0 (6th-Blue) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/7 Website: www.shupirates.com
georgetown
Sept. 21 – Washington, D.C. Location: Washington, D.C. Founded: 1789 Enrollment: 14,148 (6,853 undergrad) Nickname: Hoyas President: John J. DeGioia Athletics Director: Bernard Muir Colors: Blue and Gray Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: North Kehoe Head Coach: Brian Wiese 2007 Overall Record: 7-11-1 Conf. Record (finish): 5-5-1 (5th-Blue) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 20/2 Website: www.guhoyas.com
WeSt VIrginia
Sept. 26 – Wish Field Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 28,113 Nickname: Mountaineers President: David C. Hardesty, Jr. Athletics Director: Ed Pastilong Colors: Old Gold and Blue Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Head Coach: Marlon LeBlanc 2007 Overall Record: 14-6-2 Conf. Record (finish): 7-3-1 (3rd-Blue) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/7 Website: www.msnsportsnet.com
pIttsburgh
Sept. 28 – Wish Field Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 33,574 Nickname: Panthers Chancellor: Mark Nordenberg Athletics Director: Steve Pederson Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Founders Field Head Coach: Joe Luxbacher 2007 Overall Record: 3-13-2 Conf. Record (finish): 1-9-1 (7th-Blue) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/4 Website: www.pittsburghpanthers.com
rutgErs
Oct. 4 – Piscataway, N.J. Location: Piscataway, N.J. Founded: 1766 Enrollment: 37,072 Nickname: Scarlet Knights President: Dr. Richard L. McCormick Athletics Director: Robert E. Mulcahy Colors: Scarlet Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Yurcak Field Head Coach: Bob Reasso 2007 Overall Record: 7-11-1 Conf. Record (finish): 4-7-0 (7th-Red) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/8 Website: www.scarletknights.com
St. john’s
usf
Oct. 25 – Wish Field Location: Queens, N.Y. Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 20,086 Nickname: Red Storm President: Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. Athletics Director: Chris Monasch Colors: Red and White Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Belson Stadium Head Coach: Dr. Dave Masur 2007 Overall Record: 9-7-5 Conf. Record (finish): 6-3-2 (t2nd-Red) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/7 Website: www.redstormsports.com
cIncinnati
Oct. 29 – Louisville, Ky. Location: Louisville, Ky. Founded: 1798 Enrollment: 22,000 Nickname: Cardinals President: Dr. James Ramsey Athletics Director: Tom Jurich Colors: Red, Black and White Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Cardinal Park Head Coach: Ken Lolla 2007 Overall Record: 11-7-4 Conf. Record (finish): 6-3-2 (2nd-Red) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/6 Website: www.uoflsports.com
Oct. 7 – Wish Field Location: Tampa, Fla. Founded: 1956 Enrollment: 44,048 Nickname: Bulls President: Dr. Judy Genshaft Athletics Director: Doug Woolard Colors: Green and Gold Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: USF Soccer Stadium Head Coach: George Kiefer 2007 Overall Record: 14-6-2 Conf. Record (finish): 6-4-1 (4th-Red) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/7 Website: www.gousfbulls.com Oct. 11 – Wish Field Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Founded: 1819 Enrollment: 36,518 Nickname: Bearcats President: Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher Athletics Director: Mike Thomas Colors: Red and Black Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Gettler Stadium Head Coach: Hylton Dayes 2007 Overall Record: 9-10-1 Conf. Record (finish): 5-5-1 (5th-Red) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/11 Website: www.gobearcats.com
lOyola-chicago
Oct. 15 – Wish Field Location: Chicago, Ill. Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 15,545 Nickname: Ramblers President: Fr. Michael Garanzini, S.J. Athletics Director: John Planek Colors: Maroon and Gold Conference: Horizon League Home Field: Loyola Soccer Park Head Coach: Brendan Eitz 2007 Overall Record: 10-5-4 Conf. Record (finish): 5-1-2 (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/4 Website: www.loyolaramblers.com
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Syracuse
Oct. 18 – Syracuse, N.Y. Location: Syracuse, N.Y. Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 11,500 Nickname: Orange Chancellor: Dr. Nancy Cantor Athletics Director: Dr. Daryl Gross Colors: Orange Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: Soccer Stadium at Lampe Athletics Complex Head Coach: Dean Foti 2007 Overall Record: 6-8-4 Conf. Record (finish): 3-8-0 (8th-Red) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/5 Website: www.suathletics.com
lOuisVILLE
vILLanova
Nov. 1 – Wish Field Location: Villanova, Pa. Founded: 1842 Enrollment: 6,200 Nickname: Wildcats President: Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. Athletics Director: Vince Nicastro Colors: Blue and White Conference: BIG EAST Home Field: VU Soccer Complex Head Coach: Tom Carlin 2007 Overall Record: 10-9-1 Conf. Record (finish): 5-5-1 (t5th-Red) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/2 Website: www.villanova.com
Student-athletes at DePaul University are just that: students first and athletes second. Earning a degree is a top priority for every student-athlete at DePaul. n In DePaul’s first three years of BIG EAST membership, a total of 367 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. A total of 133 student-athletes were named to the team in 200708 after 127 had a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better for the recognition in 2006-07. Following the first BIG EAST campaign in 2005-06, a total of 107 earned league academic recognition. n Four of DePaul’s 15 athletic programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award in 2007-08 for having the top team GPA among the league program’s in each sport. Women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s soccer and women’s tennis held the top team GPA among their peers. Individually, Allie Quigley from the women’s basketball team and women’s tennis student-athlete Dunja Antunovic were selected as the 2007-08 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winners their respective sports. The Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. n A total of 107 student-athletes were named to DePaul University’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 academic quarters, while women’s basketball player Allie Quigley was named the NACDA I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was a third team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Brian Visser (first team) and Eric Hermosillo (second team) of the men’s soccer team were named NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region honorees. Additionally, Visser was named a NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American. Overall in the 2007-08 academic year, DePaul’s student-athletes turned in a cumulative 3.249 GPA - the highest in DePaul Athletics history. n In the newest data submitted to the NCAA, the commitment of DePaul student-athletes toward graduation is evident. DePaul’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for men’s soccer is 975. This rate measures both the eligibility and retention of student-athletes receiving any level of athletics aid. The women’s basketball, women’s tennis and softball teams were recognized by the NCAA for their outstanding academic APR performances. Each program was recognized by the NCAA for having multiyear APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. DePaul’s total of three teams honored represents the fourth-highest total among all BIG EAST schools while the women’s basketball is one of two BIG EAST members to earn the Public Recognition Award and just one of six programs in a BCS conference to be on the list.
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One of the cornerstones of the DePaul men’s soccer program is success not only on the field, but also off the field. The Blue Demons are always among the league leaders in the classroom as they claimed the 2007 BIG EAST Team Academic Award. In the first three seasons of BIG EAST membership, the men’s soccer program has totaled 51 conference academic honorees. The 2005 team placed 15 members on the list followed by 17 in 2006. DePaul improved on that in 2007 with a conference-best 19 players on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. Prior to joining the BIG EAST Conference in 2005, DePaul claimed the Conference USA Sport Academic Award in two of its final three seasons. Individually, Brian Visser earned national recognition in 2007 by being named first team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American. He was joined by Eric Hermosillo with NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region with Visser on the first team and Hermosillo picking up second team recognition. Visser and Hermosillo are the fourth and fifth consecutive men’s soccer student-athletes to earn All-Scholar Region honors. They follow John Partyka in 2006, Adam Hermsen in 2005 and Robert Beard in 2004.
n This off-the-field success comes from key factors at DePaul. First, DePaul’s academic standards require student-athletes to: acomplete a minimum of eight hours of placeable credits per quarter, aa minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0, ameet with athletic academic advising staff. n Despite its growing enrollment, DePaul maintains a small school atmosphere. DePaul boasts an excellent faculty-to-student ratio of 17-1, although classes of 15-25 students are quite common. This provides an ideal setting for personal academic attention - one of DePaul’s most unique qualities. n A student who is not as well prepared may need more help with understanding how to succeed in the college system. Ultimately, the student makes the decision. DePaul provides a strong academic support system for each student-athlete, but it’s the student’s motivation and ability to take the assistance that makes the difference. This approach helps students build the decision-making skills they need to succeed in life. n Handling a college sports schedule can be very demanding, but understanding the stress and time demands that accompany college athletics allows DePaul’s Athletic Academic Advising department to give each student the support and guidance needed to launch a successful academic career. By working closely with an extensive network of professors, administrators and student-athletes, the advisors insure that each Blue Demon reaches his or her full academic potential. The staff personally assists each student-athlete with class selection, scheduling, tutoring, and, most importantly, establishing good study skills. They also communicate regularly with professors about each student’s course work and maintain records of each student-athlete’s progress toward graduation. The advisors continue assisting student-athletes through graduation, not just until their eligibility expires. Their services include tutoring, advising, course selection and conducting the NCAA Life Skills Program. n To help facilitate the success of student-athletes, Athletic Academic Advising works closely with the offices of Professional Career Development and Placement, Residence Life, University Ministry, Student Financial Aid, Student Life, Student Counseling Services, and the Writing Center. At a high-profile school like DePaul, that’s important.
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Nationally respected. Personally focused. n DePaul University, with more than 23,000 students, is the only one of the nation’s 10 largest private universities where the faculty priority is on teaching. Founded on the Vincentian principle of access for everyone, we remain committed to providing a quality education through personal attention to students from a wide range of backgrounds. Recognized for Academic Excellence n DePaul offers a high caliber, challenging learning environment that is respected by employers, community leaders and other universities. Many of our more than 200 graduate and undergraduate programs of study have earned national acclaim. Most importantly, more than 93 percent of employers report they are pleased with the caliber of DePaul graduates. Hands-on Learning, Practical Knowledge n DePaul’s location in Chicago provides countless opportunities for class projects, research, internships and experiential learning programs that bring theory to life. Students synthesize knowledge across multiple courses to solve problems, preparing them to succeed after graduation. A Passion for Service and Social Justice n Our nationally ranked service-learning program integrates the service concept into our curriculum and inspires many students to make a lifelong commitment to service and social justice. They complement the university’s own dedication to serving first-generation and underserved student populations and to addressing social issues through more than 45 specialized centers and institutes. Capitalizing on Chicago Connections n DePaul’s long-term partnerships throughout Chicago lead to extensive educational and career opportunities for students in the corporate, civic and cultural arenas. Our faculty, active in research and consulting, bring realworld experience into the classroom every day. Our students benefit from the networks of their professors, as well as the more than 82,000 alumni who live in the metropolitan area. Focused on Teaching, Focused on Students n Teaching comes first at DePaul — more than 97 percent of all classes are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. Students are considered partners in research and community action, and are often credited by name in publications and presentations.
Open Doors Deepen Relationships n Because the average class has fewer than 30 students, our faculty members know their students’ names, concerns and goals. Professors are accessible and approachable in class, through regular office hours and via e-mail. A Global Society within the Classroom n Driven by a respect for the inherent dignity of all people, DePaul welcomes students and employees from all ethnicities, religions and backgrounds. By routinely incorporating multiple viewpoints into academic and student life, we have become a model of diversity on campus. In 2006, The Princeton Review ranked DePaul No. 1 in the nation in the “Diverse Student Population” category. We are proud to be among the top 100 universities in the nation for conferring degrees on students of color. For more on DePaul University:
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critical thinking. hands-on learning. n DePaul consistently receives high rankings for award-winning academic programs that are uniquely responsive to the changing needs of our society. Students can select from over 200 comprehensive and innovative undergraduate and graduate programs, in addition to a broad curriculum for adult continuing education. undergraduate programs n College of Commerce Accountancy Business Administration E-Business Economics (Commerce) Finance Management Management Information Systems Marketing Real Estate n College of Communication Communication and Media Communication Studies Journalism Media and Cinema Studies Public Relations and Advertising n College of Computing and Digital Media Computer Games Development Computer Graphics and Motion Technology Computer Science Computing Digital Cinema (B.A.) Digital Cinema (B.S.) E-Commerce Technology Information Assurance and Security Engineering Information Systems Information Technology (B.A.) Information Technology (B.S.) Interactive Media Network Technologies
n College of Liberal Arts & Sciences African and Black Diaspora Studies Allied Health Technologies American Studies Anthropology Art and Art History Biological Sciences Catholic Studies Chemistry (B.A. and B.S.) Chinese Studies Economics (LA&S) English Environmental Science French Geography German History International Studies Islamic World Studies Italian Japanese Studies Latin American And Latino Studies Mathematical Sciences Mathematics & Computer Science Nursing (R.N. Completion Only) Philosophy Physics Political Science Pre-Dentistry Pre Engineering Pre Law Pre-Osteopathy Pre-Professional Pre-Veterinary Medicine Psychology Public Policy Religious Studies Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization
Sociology Spanish Women’s and Gender Studies n School for New Learning Customized B.A. Customized B.A. in Computing Early Childhood Education (for Adult Students) General Business (for Adult Students) Nursing (for Adult Students) n School of Education Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Physical Education Secondary Education n School of Music Composition Jazz Studies Music Education Music Performance Performing Arts Management Sound Recording Technology n The Theatre School Acting Costume Design Costume Technology Dramaturgy/Criticism Lighting Design
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The graceful residential Lincoln Park campus on Chicago’s Near North Side is in the center of neighborhoods favored by Chicago’s young urban professionals, surrounded by boutiques and restaurants and just a mile from Wrigley Field and the beaches of Lake Michigan. DePaul is one of the “Schools with the Most Beautiful Campus in an Urban Setting,” according to Kaplan Publishing’s The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide To The 238 Most Interesting Colleges. It is home to the colleges of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Communication and the schools of Music, Theatre and Education.
n The city of Chicago, America’s third-largest city, is home to DePaul University and offers a student-athlete a variety of opportunities. n Incorporated as a town of 350 people in 1833, Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods. Nearly 200 areas of the city contain their own distinct characteristics and flavor. n With a city population of nearly three million people and a metropolitan population of over eight million residents, the “Windy City” offers endless options of entertainment, education and exploration. n The city itself is graced with blue skies and blue waters, thus Chicago provides countless opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities. Lake Michigan and its miles of beach front is within walking distance of DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. With 29 miles of lakefront, including a 22-mile bike path, summer in the city provides multiple opportunities for relaxing along Lake Michigan. n Chicago is also America’s greenest metropolitan area, featuring 560 city parks along with a variety of museums and zoos. Lincoln Park Zoo, the world’s largest free public zoo, is just blocks from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. Dozen of restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores are also within walking distance of the Lincoln Park campus, and an easy-to-learn mass transit system connects campus to the entire Chicagoland area. Bicycling magazine annually ranks Chicago as the best big city for bicycling in the United States. There are nearly 150 miles of paved trails, off-road trails and bike lanes for cyclists. n From a business standpoint, Chicago is one of the world’s top corporate cities. Always bustling with activity, the Windy City is home to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Midwest Stock Exchange along with such companies as Amoco Oil, Boeing, McDonald’s and United Airlines. This provides the DePaul studentathlete with a huge network of potential contacts and employers after graduation. Over 80,000 DePaul alumni live in the Chicagoland area, giving current Blue Demon student-athletes a strong start towards a career in their chosen field. n The hub of campus life at DePaul takes place on the Lincoln Park campus. Lincoln Park is one of the most prestigious, attractive and desirable neighborhoods in all of urban America. The campus is situated in the middle of a beautiful residential neighborhood with historic brownstones and tree-lined streets. It is approximately nine blocks west of the shores of Lake Michigan and three miles from the downtown area. n The Mayor’s Office of Special Events schedules 20 major events each year. Among these events are: Taste of Chicago, Blues Festival, Chicago Outdoor Film Festival, Venetian Night, the Air & Water Show, Jazz Festival and New Year’s Eve fireworks at Buckingham Fountain. From May to September, with average temperatures in the mid-70’s, Chicago is bustling with neighborhood festivals. Every weekend, you can find a number of events throughout the city. Each neighborhood festival has its own theme with a number of local bands and restaurants participating.
n Along with the Blue Demons, Chicago plays host to seven major professional sports franchises. The Bears of the NFL attract the city’s attention in the fall and winter while the Bulls of the NBA hit the hardwood in the winter. The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice in the winter while the Cubs and White Sox play all summer on the North and Southsides of town. The Chicago Fire hit the pitch in the summer with Major League Soccer while the city’s newest franchise, the Chicago Sky, take the court in the WNBA. n Chicago is one of four finalists to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The Windy City is joined on the short list by Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain). The International Olympic Committee will make its decision on the host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad on Oct. 2, 2009.
n The 2008-09 academic year will be the 30th for The BIG EAST Conference. While the league has gone through membership changes since its birth, it has never been stronger. This academic year will mark the conference’s fourth year as the nation’s largest Division I-A conference.
n In men’s basketball, the BIG EAST tied its own record set in 2006 by earning eight NCAA Championship bids. BIG EAST women’s teams have received eight NCAA invitations in each of the past two years. The combined 16 men’s and women’s berths in 2008 was an NCAA first.
n The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse Universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance.
n The quality of BIG EAST football has never been more balanced. Six of the league’s eight squads were nationally ranked in 2007. For the third straight year, the BIG EAST representative in the Bowl Championship Series won its BCS bowl game.
n While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student-athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably shows a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics.
n The BIG EAST continued to produce student-athletes who were at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. Nineteen BIG EAST players were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight first-team selections.
n Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 25 national championships in six different sports and 125 student-athletes have won individual national titles. n The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes. n The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student-athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. n BIG EAST teams earned their share of recognition at the highest levels in 2007-08. Four women’s teams advanced to their respective NCAA Final Fours: Connecticut field hockey and women’s basketball, Notre Dame soccer and Syracuse lacrosse. n Individually in men’s sports, Villanova’s Bobby Curtis was the NCAA outdoor track champion in the 5,000 meters. Connecticut’s O’Brian White won the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy, the highest individual honor in soccer. Two years ago, BIG EAST male and female student-athletes were Hermann Trophy winners.
n The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A group in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. n BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 34 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one-fourth of all television households in the U.S. n The BIG EAST has always been able to boast that some of its best students are also some of its best athletes. More than 370 student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors. Last year in football, Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm, who finished his career as the BIG EAST’s career passing leader, was one of the league’s eight first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team picks. n Also, Connecticut’s Rebecca Lobo, one of the most heralded women’s basketball players in the history of the sport, was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 2008. Lobo, a two-time BIG EAST Player of the Year, led the Huskies to the 1995 NCAA national championship. n The BIG EAST has enjoyed tremendous basketball success, especially in this decade. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA titles in the same season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won three of the last 10 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken five of the last nine NCAA titles. n While BIG EAST basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden, attendance figures also are significant in soccer, women’s basketball and baseball games. n More than 550 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned All-America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each of the last six summer Olympiads.
A SYSTEM OF SUCCESS – BIG EAST CONFERENCE ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 1979-80 n 819: All-Americans in men’s soccer (75), baseball (66), softball (29), men’s swimming and diving (109), women’s swimming and diving (63), women’s soccer (76), field hockey (87), men’s cross country and track (98), women’s cross country and track (139), volleyball (18), women’s lacrosse (54) and rowing (5). n 323: Academic All-Americans in women’s cross country and track (44), men’s cross country and track (34), baseball (38), softball (29), women’s soccer (35), men’s soccer (32), golf (3), men’s tennis (4), women’s tennis (3), women’s lacrosse (4), men’s swimming and diving (14), women’s swimming and diving (8), football (27), men’s basketball (20), women’s basketball (15), field hockey (6) and volleyball (7). n 57: NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay event champions in women’s track and field. n 53: Top 10 NCAA team finishes and 44 top-10 individual finishes in women’s cross country. n 42: Top five NCAA team finishes in men’s and women’s track and field. n 38: Consensus All-America selections in football. n 31: NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay champions in men’s track and field. n 30: Top 10 NCAA team finishes and 20 top 10 individual finishes in men’s cross country. n 25: Kodak First Team All-Americans in women’s basketball. n 22: NCAA individual event champions in men’s and women’s swimming & diving. n 21: Consensus All-America first team selections in men’s basketball. n 13: Final Four appearances in men’s basketball, including NCAA titles by Connecticut in 2004 and ‘99, Syracuse in ‘03, Villanova in ‘85 and Georgetown in ‘84; Final Four appearances in women’s basketball (Connecticut ‘91, ‘95, ‘96, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ’04, ‘08; Notre Dame ‘97, ‘01 and Rutgers ‘00, ‘07). n 11: National Academic All-American of the Year in softball (3), women’s basketball (2), women’s soccer (2), men’s basketball (2) men’s soccer (1) and women’s cross country and track (1). n 8: NCAA individual champions in women’s cross country and one NCAA individual champion in men’s cross country. n 7: A seventh NCAA cross country title for Villanova in 1998, following an NCAA record six straight from 1989-94.
BIG EAST Blue Division Connecticut Georgetown Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Seton Hall West Virginia
n 6: NCAA women’s basketball titles by Connecticut in 1995, 2000, ’02, ’03 and ‘04 and Notre Dame in ‘01. n 5: Women’s basketball Wade Trophy winners (Shelly Pennefather, Villanova, 1986-87; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, ‘94-95; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut, ‘95-96; Sue Bird, Connecticut, ‘01-02, Diana Taurasi, ‘02-03). n 4: Honda-Broderick Cup winners recognizing collegiate athletic achievement among women (Vicki Huber, Villanova, 1988-89; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1994-95; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut, 1995-96; Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996-97); Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy winners as the national men’s soccer player of the year (Chris Gbandi, Connecticut, 2000; Chris Wingert, St. John’s, 2003; Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, 2006; O’Brian White, Connecticut, 2007). n 3: Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy winners as the national women’s soccer player of the year (Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996; Anne Makinen, Notre Dame, 2000; Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame, 2006) and two NSCAA Division I Players of the Year (Jennifer Renola, Notre Dame, 1996; Sarah Whalen, Connecticut, 1997). n 2: NCAA men’s soccer titles by St. John’s in 1996 and Connecticut in 2000; NCAA women’s soccer titles by Notre Dame in 1995 and 2004; National championships in football by Miami in 2001 and 1991; Appearances in the NCAA Men’s College World Series by Notre Dame in 2002 and Louisville in 2007; NCAA Women’s College World Series appearances by Connecticut in 1993 and DePaul in 2007; NCAA Woman of the Year award winners (Nnenna Lynch, Villanova, 1993; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1995); Consensus National Players of the Year in men’s basketball (Walter Berry, St. John’s, 1985-86; Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, 198485); Members of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame (Dr. Leigh Curl, Connecticut ’85; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut ‘95). n 1: NCAA women’s cross country title by Providence in 1995; 1992 Heisman Trophy Winner (Gino Torretta, Miami); The 2002 National Player of the Year (Erin Elbe, Georgetown) in women’s lacrosse; 2006 Winter Olympian in the bobsled. n Olympians from 1984-2004: (U.S. and others) in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, field hockey, men’s pentathlon, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and men’s and women’s track & field.
BIG EAST Red Division Cincinnati DePaul Louisville Rutgers St. John’s USF Syracuse Villanova
When you wear the uniform of the DePaul Blue Demons you are a part of one of the most upand-coming athletic programs in the country. Consider the success of the Blue Demons over the past seven years: n Six different sports have represented the Blue Demons in NCAA postseason play. The women’s basketball programs has played in seven straight NCAA’s including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2006. Women’s softball has made six NCAA appearances in the last eight years with two trips to the Women’s College World Series in 2005 and 2007. n Thirteen individual athletes have earned All-American honors a total of 20 times. Five student-athletes were named All-Americans at least two times. n Eight Blue Demons have won individual conference championships including four who have won multiple titles. Brad Millar claimed DePaul’s first BIG EAST individual championship with a first-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2007 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships before defending his title with a 2008 championship. Melissa Fraser claimed the first women’s individial championship in the javelin at the 2008 BIG EAST Championships. n 146 DePaul student-athletes have earned All-Conference honors from Conference USA and the BIG EAST Conference. The success has continued away from the playing field as well. There have been 787 DePaul student-athletes named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll from 2002-05 and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team list from 2005-08. The 2007-08 athletic year saw the Blue Demons accomplish many outstanding moments including: n Nearly 75 competitions have been broadcasted either on the ESPN family of networks, CSTV, Comcast or the BIG EAST Network in the last two years. n Men’s soccer put together the best season in program history as the Blue Demons earned their first NCAA Tournament berth. DePaul captured the BIG EAST Red Division title before reaching the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament and finished the season with a record-tying 12 victories in 2007. n Women’s basketball reached the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season and the 13th time since 1990. Senior Allie Quigley was honored by the BIG EAST Conference as the BIG EAST/Aeropostale Scholar-Athlete of the Year and also earned NACDA Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors for the second time in three years. n Softball made won the 2008 BIG EAST Tournament title and qualified for its sixth NCAA Tournament since 2002. The tournament championship was the first for a DePaul team in the BIG EAST after the 2007 squad became the University’s first BIG EAST Conference regular-season champion. Amber Patton became the program’s 22nd All-American with second team recognition and seven players were recognized as All-Conference players. n Men’s tennis claimed third place at the 2008 BIG EAST Championships while the women’s tennis team finished in fourth place. Both teams placed two student-athletes on BIG EAST All-Tournament teams. Off the field, the women’s basketball, softball and women’s tennis program were honored by the NCAA in April 2008 for having multi-year Academic Performance Rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. Additionally, a total of 127 studentathletes were named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star list for their outstanding efforts in the classroom in 2006-07.
DePaul University Strength & Conditioning Philosophy Achieve the maximal level of performance of each student-athlete while reducing the occurrence of athletic injuries through a sport-specific program that is designed and administered by qualified, certified, and knowledgeable strength and conditioning coaches. Training programs are designed to increase and athlete’s strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, conditioning, and all important components in developing a highly-skilled collegiate athlete. With the assistance of ALL members of the strength and conditioning staff while including team coaches, athletic trainers, and other members of the university, the strength and conditioning staff will individualize each athlete’s workout in order to achieve optimal results. The DePaul University strength and conditioning program provides workouts with periodization and a wide range of exercises to challenge the athlete in each training session. Athletes and coaches will be challenged to bring an attitude of hard work, accountability, and total team effort to each workout so each athlete will improve both physically and mentally.
n Key Objectives for the DePaul Strength and Conditioning Program: I. Focus Training on the Core Body. II. Train athletes with ground-based lifts and bodyweight dynamics. III. Athletic lifts, not isolation lifts. IV. Train for Power – Power is the function of strength and speed. V. Train athleticism. VI. Train attitude with team workouts. VII. Single limb vs. two limb lifts. VIII. Short, intense, and organized workouts. IX. Encourage the CHAMPION’S ATTITUDE. X. Believe you WILL win. n Seven Key Phases of the DePaul Strength & Conditioning Program: 1. Testing – evaluation of the current physical fitness level of our student-athletes. 2. General Preparation – Preparing the athlete’s body to handle the work load of the next phase. (High Volume and Low Intensity.) 3. Functional Strength – a.) Gains in physical qualities that will be transferred to sports movements. b.) Applying sufficient force at the right time at the required performance speed and in the correct direction. (High to Moderate Intensity and Moderate to Low Volume.) 4. Power – Generate force at a high rate of speed in a specific time. (high Intensity and Moderate to Low Volume.) 5. Force – Exertion of physical power. 6. Sports Speed – How fast an athlete can get from A to C while avoiding B. (High Intensity and Low Volume.) 7. Peak – Transforming all gains made in the previous phases into power and endurance needed to excel during the competitive season. (Very High Intensity and Very Low Volume.)
With the Chicago Transit Authority’s “L” trains rumbling by every few minutes, Wish Field is a one-of-a-kind facility that gives a true urban setting for the DePaul men’s and women’s soccer programs. n Wish Field is nestled in the heart of DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus and is the home to not only the DePaul men’s and women’s soccer teams, but also DePaul’s nationally-ranked softball program. Surrounded by McCabe Hall, Courtelyou Commons and Corcoran Hall, Wish Field is located on Belden Ave. just east of the Fullerton “L” station. n Prior to the 2005 season, the facility received a complete facelift with a FieldTurf surface installed, a soccer-only press box, new scoreboard and team benches. The setup is unique in that the DePaul softball program is able to use the field in the Spring when the FieldTurf tray system allows the facility to be converted into a softball field. Available for use year-round, the Blue Demons are able to train and compete throughout the entire year. n The press box features high-speed internet, phone lines and wireless capability for radio and video broadcasts. Ample space is provided inside the press box for working media and a platform on top of the press box is available for team videotaping. n The men’s soccer team hosted the first BIG EAST Championship game at Wish Field on Nov. 10, 2007 when the Blue Demons defeated Cincinnati, 1-0, in a quarerfinal match. With the win, DePaul advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals in Storrs, Conn. During the 2007 campaign, the Blue Demons set a school record with a 9-1-0 mark at Wish Field. DePaul defeated No. 2 Connecticut, 1-0, on Sept. 23, 2007, for the highest-ranked opponent victory in men’s soccer history. Other ranked victims at Wish Field in the last three seasons include No. 21 Louisville in 2007 and No. 11 USF in 2006.
2008 schedule
Aug. 31
VALPARAISO........................5 p.m.
MARQUETTE INVITATIONAL Sept. 5 vs. Columbia......................5 p.m. Sept. 7 vs. Penn...............................11 a.m. Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Sept. 19 Sept. 21 Sept. 26 Sept. 28
at Green Bay.......................7 p.m. BUTLER...................................1 p.m. at Seton Hall*....................3 p.m. at Georgetown*...............11 a.m. WEST VIRGINIA*................ 4 p.m. PITTSBURGH*......................1 p.m.
Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 29
at Rutgers*..........................6 p.m. USF*........................................4 p.m. CINCINNATI*.........................1 p.m. LOYOLA-CHICAGO..............3 p.m. at Syracuse*......................6 p.m. ST. JOHN’S*............................1 p.m. at Louisville*......................6 p.m.
Nov. 1
VILLANOVA*..........................1 p.m.
BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Nov. 5 FIRST ROUND Nov. 8 QUARTERFINALS Nov. 14 SEMIFINALS Nov. 16 CHAMPIONSHIP
All home matches played at Wish Field | All times are Central| * BIG EAST match| Home matches in CAPS | BIG EAST Championship First and Second Rounds are at Campus Sites | BIG EAST Championship Semifinals and Final are at Tampa, Fla.