2009 Men's Soccer Media Guide by Doug Meffley

NORTHWESTERN MARK BLADES

PAT COLEMAN

O F F I C I A L

M E D I A

EAMON O’NEILL

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DREW PAVLOVICH

R E C R U I T I N G

KEVIN VALENTA

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Northwestern Athletic Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Key Principles Deliver on a World-Class student-athlete experience. Know and adhere to all NCAA, Big Ten and NU rules and regulations. Maintain strict financial integrity and responsibility. Compete for and win championships in all programs. Represent the institution in a positive fashion at all times.

northwestern soccer 2009 PREVIEW • 1-5 Quick Facts............................................ 1 Life As A Wildcat................................. 2-3 Q & A With Coach Lenahan................... 4 2009 Roster—Pronunciation Guide....... 5

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QUICK FACTS Location:............................................................................. Evanston, Ill. Founded:.......................................................................................... 1851 Enrollment:...................................................................................... 8,000 President:..................................................................Morton O. Schapiro Home Facility:...................................................................Lakeside Field Nickname:.................................................................................. Wildcats Colors:.......................................................................... Purple and White Conference: ............................................................................... Big Ten Director of Athletics: ........................................................... Jim Phillips Sport Administrator:....................................................... Noreen Morris Head Coach:....................................................................... Tim Lenahan Richard Stockton, ’83 (Ninth season) NU Record (Years):............................................................. 81-63-19 (8) Career Record (Years):................................................. 207-131-37 (19) Associate Head Coach:..................................................... Andy Fleming Assistant Coach:.................................................................. Rich Nassif Volunteer Assistant:........................................................ Ovidio Felcaro Director of Operations:......................................................... Paul Elkins Strength and Conditioning:..................................................Jay Hooten Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................................... 15/5 Starters Returning/Lost:................................................................... 6/5 2008 Overall Record:.................................................................... 15-5-3 2008 Big Ten Record/Finish:.................................................. 3-3-0/3rd 2008 Final National Ranking:............................................. 7th (NSCAA) 2008 Postseason:.....................................................NCAA Quarterfinals L, 1-0 to North Carolina NCAA Tournament Appearances:...............4 (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) The 2009 Northwestern University Men’s Soccer Media and Recruiting Guide was produced by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Office. Assistant AD for Athletic Communications:........................ Mike Wolf Associate Director/Men’s Soccer SID:.......................... Nick Brilowski Phone:.............................................................................. 847-467-3831 Fax:................................................................................... 847-491-8818 E-mail:........................................................ brilowski@northwestern.edu Associate Director:............................................................ Doug Meffley Associate Director/Publications:..........................................Julie Dunn Assistant Directors: ........................... Rand Champion, Scott Hammer Program Assistant:................................................... Jocelyn Serranilla Printing:................................................................Multi-Ad Services, Inc. Photography:............................................................ Stephen J. Carrera

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Head Coach Tim Lenahan............... 6-7 Assistant Coach Andy Fleming........... 8 Assistant Coach Rich Nassif............... 8 Volunteer Assistant Ovidio Felcaro..... 9 Support Staff....................................... 9

2009 WILDCATS • 10-20 Bellizzi—Blades................................ 10 Coleman—Drews..............................11 Eliason—Gibson............................... 12 Harris—Hillgard—Kotler................... 13 Kupe—Ludtke................................... 14 E. O’Neill—P. O’Neill......................... 15 Pavlovich—Rogers—Rosenthal....... 16 Stanley.............................................. 17 Swertloff—Valenta............................ 18 Newcomers.................................. 19-20

record book • 21-31 Lakeside Field................................... 21 2008 Year in Review......................... 22 2008 Stats & Results........................ 23 NCAA Tournament History................ 24 Honors & Awards.............................. 25 Records............................................ 26 All-Time Letterwinners...................... 27 Year-By-Year Results................... 28-30 Series Records................................. 31

This is Northwestern • 32-40 This Is Northwestern................... 32-33 President Morton O. Schapiro......... 34 Director of Athletics Jim Phillips....... 35 Academic Support........................... 36 Athletic Excellence.......................... 37 Athletic Endowments....................... 38 My Kind of Town, Chicago............... 39 The Ultimate Sports Town................ 40

life as a wildcat Top Average RPI Rankings (2006-08) 1. Wake Forest—1.67 2. Indiana—4.67 3. Maryland—7.33 4. Northwestern—11.67 Virginia—11.67 6. Notre Dame—12 7. UC Santa Barbara—13 8. North Carolina—16.67 9. Connecticut—17.67 10. California—18.33 11. Akron—21.0 Boston College—21.0 13. Ohio State—21.33 14. UCLA—22.0 15. Creighton—22.33

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Big Ten Overall Victories (2004-08) 1. Indiana—74 2. Northwestern—65 3. Ohio State—60 4. Michigan State—54 5. Michigan—52 6. Penn State—41 Wisconsin—41 Consecutive NSCAA Team Academic Awards 1. Bucknell—11 2. Notre Dame—9 3. Northwestern—8 Pennsylvania—8 Adelphi—8 6. Valparaiso—7 Fairleigh Dickinson—7

THE WILDCATS were featured on ESPN.com last season during their deep NCAA tournament run.

Elite Eight Appearances (2006-08) 1. Wake Forest—3 2. Northwestern—2 Notre Dame—2 Most Wins by Teams in BCS Conferences (2004-08) 1. Wake Forest—85 2. Maryland—83 3. Indiana—74 4. Duke—70 Virginia—70 6. Connecticut—67 7. Northwestern—65 Notre Dame—65

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life as a wildcat Top APR Ratings, Men’s Soccer School APR* Recent NCAA Appearances 1. Bucknell 1000 2006 Columbia 1000 1993 Georgetown 1000 1997 Pennsylvania 1000 2002, 2008 5. Northwestern 997 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 Dartmouth 997 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 7. Duke 993 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Yale 993 2005 9. Harvard 992 2006, 2007, 2008 Princeton 992 2001 * As of January 2009 NCAA Tournament Berths (2004-08) 1. UC Santa Barbara—5 Maryland—5 Indiana—5 Wake Forest—5 UCLA—5 Duke—5 Virginia—5 Creighton—5 Connecticut—5 Notre Dame—5 11. Northwestern—4

orthwestern Soccer lost a special member of its family March 29, 2009 when Russell Witek succumbed to a lengthy battle with cancer. Russell was teamed up with the Wildcats through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation which aims to improve the quality of life for children suffering with pediatric brain tumors by matching them with a college or high school sports team. Russell was an inspiration to everyone associated with the Wildcats through his positive attitude and the courage he exhibited throughout his battle. He loved watching the ’Cats play, both at home and on the road. He touched everyone who was fortunate enough to meet him. The program’s annual Team Inspiration Award that is handed out each postseason has been renamed the Russell Witek Team Inspiration Award in his honor.

Multiple Northwestern games can be seen nationally each year through the creation of the Big Ten Network.

DREW RATNER earned numerous honors in 2008, including being named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America second team as well as an All-Big Ten second-team selection. He is shown being honored as the 200809 male recipient of the prestigious Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship from the Big Ten Conference. The award is given annually to a Big Ten senior student-athlete pursuing a postgraduate degree for achievements in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities, and leadership.

In Loving Memory of Russell Witek — 1994-2009

Our Fan. Our Friend. Our Family Member. Our Inspiration. His Legacy Lives on Through Us.

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q&a with coach lenahan Your team has reached the NCAA tournament four of the last five years and last season advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in three years while achieving a No. 2 national ranking. What’s next for the program now that it has established itself as one of the nation’s best? Our goal still remains to win the Big Ten Championship and qualify for the NCAA tournament. If you win the Big Ten you qualify for the NCAA tournament and there we know that anything is possible—including a trip to the College Cup. The Big Ten is such a tough conference that we know those battles will prepare us for the NCAA tournament. What are some of the goals and expectations for the team in 2009? Some teams rebuild, some reload. At Northwestern, we reinvent ourselves every year. We have switched from being a high goal-scoring team to a defensive team and back based on our personnel. We never look for a particular type of player but more a particular type of person and make adjustments to our team accordingly. That being said we always want to be efficient in attack and organized on defense. We want to lead the Big Ten in offensive efficiency (goals per shots taken) and continue to be a league leader on defensive side of the ball. You accomplish those two things and you will have success. What did you accomplish during your spring season and did any players in particular step up during this time? The spring was very transitional for us. For the first time in five years, Drew Ratner was not around. I thought that overall we did a good job but certainly still finding our personality. We only lost one game, that being to the Chicago Fire. I thought that Peter O’Neill made progress from role player to starter and Pat Coleman

began to establish himself as a leader. Oliver Kupe, who made his impact with two goals in the Notre Dame game in the NCAA tourament, again is making the transition to full-time player. Matt Eliason had a tremendous sophomore campaign, leading the team with 12 goals while being named to the All-Big Ten First Team. Do you expect him to provide most of the scoring punch for the squad again this year? Matt has shown tremendous growth as a player since we first saw him five years ago at one of our camps. He is a natural goal scorer and has just gotten better and better since that time. We really hope to have more of a shared approach to our goal scoring. Oliver Kupe has shown he can score in big games and this may be the year Eamon O’Neill fulfills the promise that made him one of the nation’s top recruits. Kevin Valenta, Peter O’Neill, and perhaps a freshmen or two are the guys we will counting on offensively. Last year the team led the Big Ten and ranked sixth in the nation in goals-against average. Do you expect to contend for the same statistical title this season with your starting goalkeeper Misha Rosenthal and defenders Mark Blades, Pat Coleman, Jack Hillgard and Cody Stanley returning? We always want to be among the leaders defensively. They say defense wins championships but I believe it is more that players who are willing to defend win championships. There is an unselfish nature to defending that transfers throughout the team and makes you unselfish in attack. That being said, returning our defensive core should make us tough to score against this season.

The team must replace five individuals who graduated as the winningest senior class in school history. How do you expect to fill the holes that those individuals left? First and foremost from a leadership standpoint we will need to fill that void. When we talk about leadership on this team, we start with Mark Blades. His drive and passion for success will be one of the key components of what pushes this team for success. Drew Pavlovich and Pat Coleman have been named captains as well and are more than equipped to handle that role. Your team’s success goes hand-inhand with the senior class and one of our strengths MISHA ROSENTHAL set a school record with 13 shutouts in 2008 and ranked fourth is that each year we have a in the nation with a 0.48 goals-against average. number of seniors getting

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MARK BLADES was named an NSCAA third-team AllAmerican last season and is a preseason second-team selection by College Soccer News this year.

ready to play their last season. This group has a chance to play in four straight NCAA tournaments—something no one else has done here. Peter O’Neill was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team last season. Are there any newcomers this year who you believe might step in and contribute right away? Kyle Schickel and Chris Ritter were really impressive in both club soccer and when they attended camp this summer and both have a chance to make an impact. As with any freshmen, how quickly they make the transition from club/high school to college player is most important. This is a year where we will need freshmen to make an impact so there is opportunity for all the new players to contribute. Jarrett Baughman won a national championship with his Carmel team, Tim Zimmer was the Illinois player of the year. Michael Walbridge and Nick Gendron have great athleticism to play at this level. Tommy Tombridge has the makings of a big-time goalkeeper and Alex Male a consistent goal scorer. What are you looking for in the studentathletes who you recruit? Although we want to win this and win that, our primary goal is to provide the best college soccer experience in the country. In order to do that, you have to recruit quality guys from quality families who understand what a great opportunity that they have been presented with in attending and playing soccer at Northwestern. For most of the players who have decided to attend Northwestern that decision was quite easy. Our motto of “Something Special” is what we preach with our program. Those that come and visit and feel the sense of family that we have here understand exactly what we are about.

2009 roster BY STATE Delaware (1) Eamon O’Neill Florida (1) Misha Rosenthal Illinois (7) Jason Drews Matt Eliason Jonathan Harris Jack Hillgard Chris Ritter Cody Stanley Tim Zimmer Front row: (from left) Kevin Valenta, Cody Stanley, Drew Pavlovich, Lucas Swertloff, Kyle Schickel, Mark Blades, Peter O’Neill, Piero Bellizzi. Middle row: Pat Gibson, John Rogers, Nick Gendron, Tim Zimmer, Chris Ritter, Michael Walbridge, Pat Coleman, Jason Drews, Alex Male, athletic trainer Amber Radtke. Back row: Assistant coach Rich Nassif, director of operations Paul Elkins, volunteer assistant coach Ovidio Felcaro, Eamon O’Neill, Oliver Kupe, Christian Ludtke, Jonathan Harris, Misha Rosenthal, Drew Kotler, Tommy Tombridge, Jack Hillgard, Jarrett Baughman, Matt Eliason, head coach Tim Lenahan, assistant coach Andy Fleming.

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Name Jonathan Harris Drew Kotler Misha Rosenthal Pat Coleman Cody Stanley Chris Ritter Mark Blades Oliver Kupe Kevin Valenta Eamon O’Neill Jack Hillgard Pat Gibson Alex Male Lucas Swertloff Peter O’Neill Piero Bellizzi Jason Drews John Rogers Kyle Schickel Nick Gendron Drew Pavlovich Michael Walbridge Matt Eliason Christian Ludtke Jarrett Baughman Tommy Tombridge Tim Zimmer

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

Ht. Wt. 5-10 175 6-0 170 6-3 200 6-0 165 5-11 170 6-2 170 5-6 155 6-3 185 5-9 170 6-1 175 6-3 185 5-10 160 5-11 170 5-6 145 5-10 160 5-8 150 6-1 170 5-9 155 5-5 140 5-9 156 5-9 150 6-0 175 5-11 170 6-4 185 6-1 180 5-11 170 6-2 185

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Hometown/High School Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls Lansing, Ill./Mount Carmel Winnetka, Ill./New Trier Lakewood, Ohio/St. Ignatius Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston St. Louis, Mo./St. John Vianney Wilmington, Del./Salesianum Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North Leawood, Kan./Rockhurst Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood Fairway, Kan./Rockhurst Rye, N.Y. /Rye Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove Birmingham, Mich./Detroit Country Day Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey Leawood, Kan./Rockhurst Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover Bloomington, Ind./North Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central

Indiana (2) Jarrett Baughman Michael Walbridge Kansas (3) Alex Male Peter O’Neill Drew Pavlovich Kentucky (1) Kyle Schickel Michigan (2) Oliver Kupe John Rogers Missouri (2) Tommy Tombridge Kevin Valenta New Jersey (1) Nick Gendron New York (2) Piero Bellizzi Lucas Swertloff North Carolina (1) Christian Ludtke Ohio (3) Mark Blades Pat Coleman Pat Gibson Pennsylvania (1) Drew Kotler

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Jarrett Baughman — BOFF-man Piero Bellizzi — Pee-AIR-oh Buh-LEE-zee Nick Gendron — JEN-drin Oliver Kupe — Coo-PAY Christian Ludtke — LOOD-key Eamon O’Neill — A-muhn Misha Rosenthal — MEE-sha

Head Coach: Tim Lenahan Associate Head Coach: Andy Fleming Assistant Coach: Rich Nassif Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ovidio Felcaro

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head coach tim lenahan LENAHAN AT-A-GLANCE

TIM LENAHAN Head Coach Ninth Season Overall: 207-131-37 (19 years) Record at NU: 81-63-19 (8 years)

hen Tim Lenahan was hired at Northwestern prior to the 2001 season, he had already displayed a keen ability to build programs— first at his alma mater, Richard Stockton College, then at Lafayette College. And after eight seasons in Evanston and four NCAA tournament appearances in the past five years, not only has the reputation been cemented, Lenahan has proven himself to be one of the premier college coaches in the game today. Lenahan’s career coaching record stands at an impressive 207-131-37 (.601), which ranks him among the national leaders in winning percentage among Division I coaches. Lenahan inherited a Wildcat program that went winless in 2000. However, in the seven years since then, the Northwestern program has made itself into a force to be reckoned with both in the Big Ten and nationally. Over the past five seasons, Lenahan’s Wildcats have amassed 72 victories, including a school-record 15 wins in 2004 and again in 2008. Last season, Northwestern earned its highest national ranking ever, rising as high as No. 2 in the national polls. The team got off to its best start to a season in program history, going 11-0-2 through 13 matches. Displaying a dominant defense, the Wildcats posted a school-record seven consecutive shutouts and held its foes scoreless over an incredible 805 minutes and 30 seconds of action. NU notched a program-record 13 shutouts overall in 2008 behind goalkeeper Misha Rosenthal and ranked sixth in the nation with a 0.55 goals-against average. The ’Cats would go on to earn yet another NCAA tournament appearance, downing Loyola (Chicago) in penalty kicks before scoring a come-from-behind victory at 12th-seeded Notre Dame and then returning home to defeat Akron, the No. 5 seed. The win over the Zips earned Northwestern its second berth in the NCAA quarterfinals in the last three years, joining Wake Forest and Notre Dame as the only three schools to accomplish the feat over that span. Junior defender Mark Blades was recognized as a third-team AllAmerica selection by the NSCAA, the team’s second All-American in as many years and in school history. The team’s final ranking of No. 7 was its best in program history and marked the NU’s second top-10 finish in three years (No. 8 in 2006). The 2007 season saw the Wildcats win their first eight contests and 10 of their first 11. Along the way, the Wildcats made their Big Ten Network debut a memorable one as they convincingly disposed of eventual national runner-up Ohio State 4-0 on the Buckeyes’ home field. The ’Cats made a return trip to the NCAA tournament, picking up a program-best No. 9 national seed and a first-round bye. Despite falling to UIC, which went on to advance to the national quarterfinals, Northwestern finished with the ninth-best RPI in the country. Under Lenahan’s tutelage, David Roth completed his Wildcat career in 2007 as the school’s career leader with 32 assists while ranking third with 70 total points. As a senior he earned his second-straight first-team All-Big Ten accolades by virtue of being a unanimous selection. He was also honored as the program’s first All-American, being named to the NSCAA’s second team. Roth became the second Northwestern player in three years to be selected in the Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft

Born

June 11, 1959

Alma Mater

Richard Stockton College, 1983 Rider University, 1992

Degrees Bachelor’s Degree (Richard Stockton) Computer Science Master’s Degree (Rider University) Human Services & Sports Administration Playing Experience

Richard Stockton, Soccer Locker Soccer Club

Coaching Experience

Burlington County, 1983 Assistant Coach Richard Stockton, 1984-88 Assistant Coach Richard Stockton, 1988 Head Coach, Women’s Soccer Rider, 1989 Assistant Coach Richard Stockton, 1990-97 Head Coach Lafayette, 1998-2000 Head Coach Northwestern, 2001-present Head Coach

as he was a fourth-round pick (44th overall) of the New York Red Bulls. In all, a school-record five Wildcats were named All-Big Ten selections in 2007. In addition to Roth, Carl Pett was also a first-team pick, while Blades, Rosenthal and Piero Bellizzi were each named to the second team. Bellizzi also became the second NU player under Lenahan to be recognized as Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Gerardo Alvarez, 2003). Pett, Roth, Blades and Bellizzi were each NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region picks. In the offseason, Lenahan earned the honor of being named to coach one of the four teams at the 2008 adidas MLS Player Combine where he tutored the nation’s top collegiate players. The 2006 campaign was one that signaled NU’s arrival on the national scene. Lenahan led the Wildcats to 14 victories, including some big regular-season victories over Hofstra, UC Irvine, Michigan, Northern Illinois and Ohio State. Northwestern defeated Cincinnati, Saint Louis and UNC Greensboro in the first three rounds prior to falling to the eventual national champion UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA quarterfinals by one goal, just one win away from the NCAA College Cup. Some well-deserved hardware followed after the season. Roth was named to the 2006 Soccer America Men’s College MVP team—the equivalent of a first team All-America honor— and Blades was named to the freshman All-America team by College Soccer News. Brad North and Roth were named to the All-Big Ten first team while Pett was named to the second team. Pett also joined Blades on the all-freshman team. North went on to become the first Wildcat to be drafted in the MLS SuperDraft as he was selected 24th overall by D.C. United. Lenahan’s Wildcats had a solid year in 2005, turning in a 9-7-2 overall record, with five

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head coach tim lenahan of those seven defeats coming by just one goal. Northwestern started the season off on the right note, winning four of its first six matches and took eighth-ranked Indiana to a 1-1 tie. Brad Napper and North both were named first-team All-Big Ten, while Roth was named to the second team. Napper ended his career in 2005 as the inaugural two-time first team All-Big Ten player in program history and was a three-time Academic AllBig Ten selection. He became the first Northwestern player to be drafted into the MLS, selected by FC Dallas in the second round of the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft. In 2004, Northwestern rocketed onto the national scene to complete one of college soccer’s most remarkable turnarounds. Lenahan led NU to a 15-6-2 record, a run to the Big Ten tournament championship match and the second round of the school’s first-ever NCAA tournament. NU’s third-place finish in the Big Ten was the school’s highest. The ’Cats ended up atop the league in goals, assists and total points scored. The 15 wins included victories at then-No. 3 and eventual national champion Indiana as well as over then-No. 12 Penn State. The triumphs were the first-ever against those schools for Northwestern, while the win at IU snapped the Hoosiers’ three-year, 31-game home winning streak and nine-year, 50-match regular season conference winning streak. For his efforts, Lenahan was named the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year, his second Regional Coach of the Year honor. He also landed sophomore Gerardo Alvarez (first team) and Napper (third team) on the All-Region squad—NU’s first such accolades in program history. Napper also became just the second Wildcat to be named first-team AllBig Ten. In addition to their success on the field, Lenahan’s teams have also excelled in the classroom. In the past four years, Wildcat student-athletes have accumulated an amazing 63 Academic All-Big Ten distinctions, while Drew Ratner and Pett were both named ESPN the Magazine Second-Team Academic All-Americans in 2008. The program has also been recognized by the NCAA the past three years for being among the top 10 percent of men’s soccer programs in the country in multi-year Academic Progress Report (APR) scores. Lenahan came to Evanston from Lafayette College, where he solidified his reputation as a builder of programs. In just three seasons, his teams won two Patriot League regular season titles and two postseason crowns, and made a pair of NCAA tournament appearances. In his first season at Lafayette, Lenahan led the Leopards from the depths of a 4-12 season in 1997—the season before his arrival—to a 16-5 overall mark and both the Patriot League regular-season and postseason tournament titles. The ’Pards capped, at the time, the third-best turnaround in NCAA history with a berth into the NCAA tournament where they faced No. 1 ranked Clemson. For his team’s performance, Lenahan was voted by his peers as the Patriot League Coach of the Year and NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year, and was a finalist for NSCAA National Coach of the Year. In 1999, Lafayette was one of three teams in the nation to repeat as conference champions as the fourth-seeded Leopards captured the Patriot League Tournament. That again qualified them for NCAA play, where they fell to No. 17 UMBC. Lenahan still remains the only coach in Patriot League history to win two-straight championships. The 2000 season saw the Leopards—despite the graduation of eight starters—capture yet another Patriot League regular-season championship and come within a whisker of another NCAA bid, as they lost the Patriot League Tournament final on penalty kicks. Prior to his tenure at Lafayette, Lenahan was the head coach from 1990-97 at his alma mater, Richard Stockton College in Pomona, N.J., where he had been an All-NJAC defender. He inherited a team that was 2-15 the season prior to his arrival, but developed the Ospreys into a national power and led them to four appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament in eight years. Lenahan was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference’s Coach of the Year in 1990, 1993 and 1996.

Lenahan also holds the distinction of coaching the only American college player in history to win a UEFA Champions League title in Europe. Following Lenahan’s work with the Saudi Arabia team during the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the Saudi coach sent his son, Argentinian Santiago Solari, to Stockton to play for Lenahan. A Dean’s List student in college, Lenahan is a 1983 graduate of Richard Stockton with a bachelor of science degree in computer science. He completed his master’s degree in human services with a specialization in sports administration at Rider University in 1992, and also did doctoral work in sports psychology at Temple University. Lenahan holds an A license from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and a Premier license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

COACHING CHAMPIONS Santiago Solari, who once played for Lenahan at Richard Stockton College, was the first former NCAA soccer player to hoist arguably the most prestigious club trophy in the world. Solari did so after helping his Real team defeat Bayer Leverkusen of Germany, 2-1, in Glasgow, Scotland with his former coach watching from the stands. Afterward, Solari joked that Lenahan was his “good-luck charm.” Lenahan originally recruited Solari to play at Richard Stockton in 1994, where he was named All-Conference, All-Region, and Conference Rookie of the Year in his one year of college soccer.

“Tim does a great job at Northwestern. Looking at it objectively, I think he works hard to develop the group; he wants his teams to come together and form chemistry, and he has clearly done that at every stop.” —Santiago Solari currently of Inter Milan

LENAHAN’S RECORD AT NU Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

School Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern TOTALS

Overall 1-13-3 8-12-0 7-7-6 15-6-2 9-7-2 14-8-0 12-5-3 15-5-3 81-63-19

Conf. 0-6-0 0-6-0 0-3-3 3-2-1 1-4-1 2-4-0 3-2-1 3-3-0 12-30-6

Postseason — — — NCAA Second Round — NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Second Round NCAA Quarterfinals 6-4-1 in NCAA play

Overall Record: 207-131-37 (19 years) Record at NU: 81-63-19 (8 years)

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assistant coaches

ANDY FLEMING

RICH NASSIF

Associate Head Coach Third Season

Assistant Coach First Season

ndy Fleming is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Wildcats after arriving from Boston University in June of 2007. “Andy is widely regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the country,” Northwestern head coach Tim Lenahan said. “We have had several great assistant coaches here who have gone on to great success as head coaches and I certainly think that Andy is in that category.” In his first two seasons with the Wildcats, Fleming helped NU to its best two-year stretch in program history with a pair NCAA appearances, including a berth in the Elite Eight in 2008. Northwestern achieved a program-best No. 2 national ranking a year ago after being ranked as high as third in 2007 and being nationally ranked for 23 straight weeks. The team’s goals-against mark has been tops in the Big Ten each of the last two seasons and marked the third straight year that Fleming oversaw a record-setting team defense. Fleming’s tenure at NU coincides with the program’s first two NSCAA All-Americans in school history. David Roth was a second-team pick in 2007 and went on to play for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer (MLS), while Mark Blades was a third-team honoree in 2008. Prior to his arrival in Evanston, Fleming was an assistant coach at BU from 1998-2007, spending the last three years as associate head coach. His efforts helped the Terriers to eight winning seasons and six appearances in the top 25, including a national ranking of seventh in 2002. The squad won America East regular season crowns in 2001 and 2004 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2004. While in Boston, he was part of the recruitment and development of four conference players of the year, four All-Americans, two MLS draft picks, and the owners of the BU records for single-season goals and career assists. He also assembled the BU team which captured an NCAA atlarge bid in 2007 and a majority of the 2008 NCAA tournament team. Five of his former players are in professional soccer, most notably Andy Dorman of St Mirren in Scotland’s Premier League. Fleming has been recognized as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches by College Soccer News on seven occasions. He has assembled eight consecutive nationally ranked recruiting classes, including the 2009 edition which is rated 17th-best by CollegeSoccerNews.com. These classes have included the 2002 National High School Player of the Year, a Parade All-American, nine high school All-Americans, and four Gatorade State Players of the Year. On the youth level, he served as a co-head coach of the South Shore United Blazers which won the U.S. Youth Soccer East Region Title in 1999 and later went on to secure a spot as the nation’s top-rated U17 team in May 2001. The team would go on to produce nine Division I players and two MLS draft picks. Fleming holds a USSF ‘A’ Coaching License. He is currently completing his master’s degree in sports administration at Northwestern. A former two-year captain at Marist College, Fleming helped lead the Red Foxes to a seventh-place ranking in the New York State Region in his senior year (1996). Upon graduation, Fleming joined the Marist staff in 1997 as an assistant coach. The Braintree, Mass., native was inducted into the Archbishop Williams Hall of Fame in March 2004. He and his wife, Amy, reside in Chicago with their newborn son, Brady, who arrived in May of 2009.

he 2009 season marks Rich Nassif ’s first season as an assistant coach on the Northwestern staff. He served the past two years as the team’s director of operations. “Rich Nassif ’s growth in soccer is just an amazing story,” Lenahan said. “He has gone from a walk-on who we have grabbed off campus, to captain of an Elite Eight team, to now an assistant coach at his alma mater. This has all happened because he is a very hard worker, extremely intelligent, well liked and respected by the team and his peers. His ability to train goalkeepers and his overall knowledge of Northwestern soccer and how we run our program made him a natural fit in filling the assistant coaching position.” Among Nassif ’s duties the last two seasons were overseeing the program’s youth camps and alumni and parent relations, as well as assisting with video and marketing efforts. The Wildcats have made four NCAA tournament appearances in the last five years while he has been a part of the squad, including reaching the quarterfinal round twice over the past three seasons. Nassif also has worked with the Pegasus Soccer Club in Deerfield, Ill., the past three years. “Northwestern Soccer holds a very special place in my heart,” Nassif said. “I have had the unique pleasure of being involved with this program as a walk-on player, a senior captain, an alumnus and now as a coach. Northwestern Soccer has been in the making of a tremendous success story over the past six years becoming one of the elite national programs. It will be my mission, along with Tim, Andy, and Ovidio, to continue working toward our goals of winning our first Big Ten title and offering the best possible college soccer experience for our players. With our coaching staff, the student-athletes in our program and the support of our Northwestern family, I know we can achieve these goals in the very near future.” Nassif has made an impressive climb to his current position in a relatively short period of time. He became a member of the soccer team when an injury left the squad with only one healthy goalkeeper. Jeff Mills, a former high school teammate of Nassif ’s, recommended that the coaching staff contact him to fill the void. Already admitted to Northwestern and planning to attend a few weeks later, Nassif joined the Wildcats late in the preseason. While receiving limited playing time in his four years, he was an instrumental part of the team and was named captain prior to his senior season. A 2007 graduate of Northwestern, Nassif earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political science. He is currently working toward his master’s degree in sports administration.

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coaches/support staff OVIDIO FELCARO

JACK MORELAN

Volunteer Assistant Eighth Season

Associate Director of Facilities

vidio Felcaro returns for his eighth overall season as a member of the Northwestern coaching staff. He joined the program prior to the 2002 season and assumed the role of NU’s primary goalkeeper coach. Felcaro’s responsibilities include but are not limited to training and developing the goalkeepers, editing video and assisting with scouting reports. “We are very fortunate to have a coach of Ovidio’s status at Northwestern,” said NU head coach Tim Lenahan. “His most recent job before he came here was coaching in the first division of Argentina’s professional league. He has coached at the highest levels of professional soccer and is a great goalkeeper coach. He has a wonderful personality, and I know the players love having him as a part of the staff.” Under Felcaro’s tutelage, two Northwestern keepers have earned AllBig Ten honors. J.D. Martin garnered second-team recognition in 2002 and Misha Rosenthal earned the same honor in 2007 and again in 2008. In addition, Will Briley was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2005. Felcaro mentored Rosenthal into earning a school-record 13 shutouts a year ago, including seven consecutive during one stretch. Rosenthal ranked fourth in the nation with a 0.48 goals-against average and 13th with a .851 save percentage as the Wildcats earned their second appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals in three years. Felcaro came to NU from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he served as an assistant for the Argentina Juniors Soccer Club in 2002. During his tenure, he trained three professional and two youth team keepers, both of which were named to the national team (U-17 and U-20). Felcaro spent the fall of 2000 at Lafayette College as the head goalkeeper coach. From 1996-2002, he coached with the Renato Cesarini Soccer Club and was responsible for the progress of numerous keepers who went on to play professionally in Argentina. His international coaching experience also includes a stint as the assistant to the head coach of the Saudi Arabian World Cup Team in 1994. As a player, Felcaro was the top goalkeeper on the Renato Cesarini Soccer Club from 1977-85, when he participated in various national and international competitions. He also spent three seasons (1974-77) as the starting keeper on the Rosario Central Professional Soccer Club. Both club teams were based out of Rosario, Argentina. Felcaro and his wife, Lucila, have two children, Matthew and Krystle.

NICK BRILOWSKI Associate Director of Athletic Communications

danielle colegrove Associate Athletic Trainer

RYAN CHENAULT Director of Sales and Marketing

LIZ DE FELICE Assistant Director of Athletic Equipment

paul elkins

jay hooten

Director of Operations

Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

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2009 wildcats PIERO BELLIZZI

5-8 • 150 • Jr. Midfielder Rye, N.Y. Rye

BELLIZZI’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2007 20 19 2008 23 22 Career 43 41

Shots G 39 4 44 1 83 5

A 8 3 11

MARK BLADES

Pts. GWG 16 2 5 1 21 3

5-6 • 155 • Sr. Defender Lakewood, Ohio St. Ignatius

2008 Started 22 matches and appeared in all 23 overall ... Ranked second on the squad with 44 shots ... Scored team’s first goal of the season in a 1-0 win over San Francisco (8/29) ... Assisted on the match’s lone goal in victories over Loyola Marymount (9/19), No. 16 Ohio State (9/27) and Northern Illinois (10/22) ... Named MVP of the Lafayette Classic.

Named to 2009 Hermann Trophy Watch List

2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... College Soccer News Freshman All-America first-team selection ... Third-team NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region pick ... Second-team All-Big Ten ... Team leader with eight assists and second with 16 points ... Scored the game-winning goal in a victory over No. 16 Michigan State (11/28) ... Posted two goals and an assist in a 4-0 win at No. 19 Ohio State (9/23) ... Ranked second among the nation’s freshmen with eight assists ... Named to adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational after scoring a goal and adding two assists ... Tallied two assists in his first collegiate game, a victory over Colgate Aug. 31 ... Started each of the team’s 20 matches.

2008 Named NSCAA third-team All-American, becoming the second player (David Roth, 2007) in school history to earn the distinction ... First-team All-Great Lakes Region and second-team All-Big Ten selection ... Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week and College Soccer News National Team of the Week pick for his efforts at the Lafayette Classic ... Started all 23 matches ... Tied for second on the team with three goals, including tallying two in a 3-0 win against Xavier (9/14) ... Member of a defense that recorded seven consecutive shutouts from Sept. 7-30.

2007

High School Led Rye High School to the most wins in a season since 1998 ... Tallied 40 goals and 34 assists in three years as a starter ... Earned all-League, all-Section and all-League honorable mention throughout his three years as a high school starter. Club/ODP: Invited to U-14 U.S. National Team camp in 2003 ... Four-year member of the Region I team playing with fellow Wildcat Eamon O’Neill ... Trained in Italy with Serie A side Udinese’s primavera team for a year in 2006 ... Played club soccer at FC Westchester, leading them to one state championship in 2005-06 ... Attended the College Soccer Training Center at Northwestern University in 2006.

Personal Born Piero Bellizzi on 11/16/88 ... Son of John and Fran Bellizzi ... Father, John, played soccer at Queens College ... Major is political science.

PIERO BELLIZZI

Second-team All-Big Ten pick ... Big Ten all-tournament team selection ... NSCAA second-team All-Great Lakes Region honoree ... Scored a goal off a free kick against Colgate in the season-opener, against Wisconsin (10/6) and in a Big Ten tournament win over the Badgers (11/8) ... Named to Big Ten all-tournament team ... Started all 20 matches ... Faced off against his brother, Gavin, who ws a student assistant coach and former player at Yale when the teams met Sept. 7 ... Member of a defense that posted five straight shutouts from Sept. 9-26 ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2006 Started all 22 games in his first year wearing the purple and white ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection ... Named to the 2006 College Soccer News Freshman All-America Third Team, becoming the third Wildcat freshman in the past four years to be honored ... Started all 22 games at either the defender or midfield positions, helping NU reach the NCAA quarterfinals ... Scored one goal, notched two assists and helped anchor a defense that recorded eight shutouts ... Picked up Lakeside Classic MVP honors in the opening weekend of the season as NU defeated Hofstra and Dayton ... Recorded his first point as a Wildcat Sept. 24 against Penn State when he assisted on a goal late in the second half ... Tallied his first career goal in the win over Valparaiso (10/4) ... Also dished out an assist in the Big Ten opening round match with Penn State (11/2).

High School

Led St. Ignatius to two state championships and a 45-1-0 record during junior and senior seasons, and a No. 1 final national ranking in 2005 ... Tallied 10 goals and 21 assists. his senior year ... Totaled 17 goals and 41 assists in three years as a starter ... Named Ohio Player of the Year in 2005, over teammates Barry Rice (Kentucky) and Justin Morrow (Notre Dame) ... NSCAA High School All-American in 2005, NSCAA Youth All-American in 2004 and 2005 ... Named to the Adidas ESP All-Star team in 2005 and four-year member of the Region II team ... Played

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2009 wildcats Region II with NU teammate Pat Coleman ... Played club soccer for Cleveland Soccer Academy.

PAT COLEMAN

Personal Born Mark Thomas Blades on 6/1/88 ... Son of Dr. Edward and Jane Blades ... Father ran track for Harvard, mother played basketball for Case Western Reserve in Cleveland ... Sister, Jacqueline, played for the Northwestern women’s soccer team last season ... Brother, Gavin, played soccer at Yale ... Major is psychology.

BLADES’ CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2006 22 22 2007 20 20 2008 23 23 Career 65 65

Shots G 21 1 24 3 28 3 73 7

A 2 2 0 4

PAT COLEMAN

Pts. GWG 4 0 8 1 6 1 18 2

6-0 • 165 • Sr. Defender Chagrin Falls, Ohio Chagrin Falls

COLEMAN’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2006 20 19 2007 20 20 2008 23 23 Career 63 62

Shots G 5 0 5 0 2 0 12 0

A 1 1 1 3

Pts. GWG 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0

JASON DREWS

2008 Started all 23 matches ... Member of a defense that allowed only 13 goals all season and ranked sixth in the country with a 0.55 goals-against average ... Helped the Wildcats post a school single-season record 13 shutouts ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Penn State (10/4) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

6-1 • 170 • So. Defender Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove

2007 Starter in all 20 of the team’s matches ... Member of a defense that allowed just 14 goals (0.67 per game) ... Recorded an assist in a win over UMKC (9/16) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2008 Saw action in three matches.

2007

2006 Started 19 of 20 games ... Recorded one assist in the NCAA tournament win over Cincinnati (11/10) ... Took five shots on the season.

High School NSCAA Regional All-American, all-state and Chagrin Valley Conference MVP in 2005 ... First-team CVC 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... Third-team All-Greater Cleveland 2004 ... First-team All-Greater Cleveland 2005 ... 28 goals and 14 assists for career ... Led team with 18 goals and 14 assists in 2005 ... Led team to the state regional finals scoring a goal in each playoff game except sectionals and the regional final ... Ohio Division II state runner-up in 2003 while playing sweeper and set all-time record for least goals allowed in a season ... Led Cleveland Internationals Club Team to four-consecutive Ohio North State Cup Championships the last four years in a row making regional finals as U14’s and Regional Semifinals as U17’s ... Four-year Ohio North State Team Member and two-year Region II Regional Team member ... Competed over the years with the Region II team with NU teammate Mark Blades ... National Honor Society, Student Council and Superintendent Advisory Committee.

Personal Born Patrick Joseph Coleman on 7/20/88 ... Son of Vincent and Eileen Coleman ... Political science major.

Did not compete.

High School Led Downers Grove High School to a 2005 Illinois state championship with a 26-2-1 record during his sophomore year ... 2006 high school team MVP ... 2006 IHSSCA All-Sectional Team. Club/ODP: Played club soccer for six years for the Chicago Magic, leading them to five consecutive Illinois State Cup Championships, teaming with fellow recruits Cody Stanley and Jack Hillgard ... 2005 Region II Champions ... Threetime Region II finalists ... 2005 Dallas Cup Champions ... Two-time Y-League National Champions ... Two-time U.S. Club National Champions ... 2005 National Championship finalist ... Attended Northwestern Boy’s Soccer Camp in 2006.

Personal Born Jason Michael Drews on 4/2/89 ... Son of John and Cindy Drews ... Major is economics.

DREWS’ CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2008 3 0

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Shots G 0 0

A 0

Pts. GWG 0 0

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MATT ELIASON

5-11 • 170 • Jr. Forward Lombard, Ill. Glenbard East 2008 Top Drawer Soccer second-team All-American ... Second-team adidas/ NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region honoree ... First-team All-Big Ten selection ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team pick after scoring the tying goal late in regulation and assisting on the game-winner in a 2-1 double-overtime win over Penn State (11/13) ... Team leader with 12 goals and 25 points ... The 12 goals rank as a tie for the second-highest season total in school history ... Ranked first in the Big Ten with six game-winning goals ... Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and to College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week after recording a hat trick in a win over Eastern Illinois (9/12) ... Tallied both goals in a 2-1 victory at Wisconsin (10/12) to earn second selection of the season to College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week ... Academic All-Big Ten.

PAT GIBSON 5-10 • 160 • So. Defender Westerville, Ohio Westerville North

2007 Second on the team with 16 points and five goals ... Started all 20 matches as a true freshman ... Tied for fourth in Big Ten with three game-winning goals ... Tallied the match’s lone goal against Loyola Sept. 26 ... First career goal was the game-winner 19 seconds into overtime against Bucknell Sept. 2 to give NU the title at the Lakeside Classic ... Named to Lakeside Classic and adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational alltournament teams ... Also tallied goals at Yale and vs. Butler ... Contributed assists against Colgate, UMKC, No. 16 Michigan State and both wins over Wisconsin.

Led Glenbard East High School to a 29-8-4 record in his junior and senior years—the most successful two-year run in Glenbard East’s history ... Led high school to its highest school ranking in history when they were ranked No. 7 in Chicago Tribune state poll in 2006 ... Tallied 39 goals and 21 assists in two years on the varsity ... A 2006 Illinois All-State selection ... One of Chicago Sun-Times top 50 players in 2006. Club/ODP: Played club soccer for Chicago Wind Nationals ... Caught coaches’ attention as a two-time all star at the College Soccer Training Center at Northwestern in 2005 and 2006.

Personal Born Matthew Robert Eliason on 10/6/88 ... Son of Ron and Bev Eliason ... Father played tennis at Knox College ... Communication studies major.

ELIASON’S CAREER STATS

2008 Did not compete.

2007 Did not compete.

High School

Year GP GS 2007 20 20 2008 23 21 Career 43 41

Shots G 39 5 62 12 101 17

A 6 1 7

Led Westerville North High School to a D-I State Final in 2004, as well as one regional title, two district titles and two Ohio Capital Conference titles ... Captain and MVP his senior year and all-OCC both his junior and senior years. Club/ODP: A member of the 2005 and 2006 Region II ODP team and traveled to Germany and Austria ... A three-time member of the Ohio South ODP state team and two-time captain ... Played club soccer for Blast FC, leading them to one state championship and three runner-up finishes.

Personal Born Patrick William Gibson on 2/26/89 ... Son of Robert and Judy Gibson ... Double major in Spanish and international studies.

Pts. GWG 16 3 25 6 41 9

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2009 wildcats JONATHAN HARRIS

5-10 • 175 • R-Fr. Goalkeeper Arlington Heights, Ill. St. Viator

ranking his senior year ... Two-time ESCC all-conference team pick and was named the Conference’s MVP his junior year ... Twice named allsectional and Daily Herald all-area. Club/ODP: Played club soccer for the Chicago Magic, along with NU teammates Cody Stanley and Jason Drews, winning three state championships from 2004-06 ... Advanced to regional finals each year and was National Runner-up in 2004 ... Also won two U.S. Club National Championships and two Super Y League National Championships ... In 2005, was a member of the first U.S. team to win the U-16 Dallas Cup in five years.

Personal Born John Matthew Hillgard on 9/3/88 ... Son of Linda and Matt Hillgard ... Major is economics.

2008 Did not compete.

High School Four-year letterwinner ... Co-captain and Most Valuable Player in senior and junior seasons ... Allowed only one goal in conference play during senior season and lead team to its first-ever undefeated regular season ... Selected the 2007 Soccer Player of the Year by Chicago Sun-Times. Club/ODP: Played on the U.S. National U-15, along with current Wildcats Drew Kotler and Lucas Swertloff, and was in the U-17 pool for two years ... Named an adidas All-American in 2004 ... Trained in summer 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland, with the Rangers FC ... Played club soccer with Sockers FC for three years, FC United for two years and Rockford Raptors for a year ... State Cup finalist for five of those years ... Named to Chicago Tribune’s all-area team in 2007.

jack hillgard

Personal Born Jonathan K. Harris on 7/2/90 ... Son of David and Michelle Harris ... Grandfather, Don Guier, was a member of the Northwestern wrestling team in 1944 and 1945 ... Major is human development and psychologial services.

JACK HILLGARD

HILLGARD’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2007 8 1 2008 18 1 Career 26 2

6-3 • 185 • Jr. Midfield Naperville, Ill. Benet Academy

Shots G 2 0 1 0 3 0

A 1 1 2

DREW KOTLER

2007 Assisted on Matt Witt’s game-winning goal as time expired in a win over DePaul (10/10) ... Played 79 minutes in the win in place of an injured Drew Ratner ... Made eight appearances ... Made first career start against Indiana (10/14), playing all 90 minutes.

High School Three-year varsity starter for Benet Academy ... Captained his 21-2-2 team to the super sectionals and a season-high No. 9 NSCAA national

6-0 • 170 • So. Goalkeeper Wynnewood, Pa. Lower Merion

2008 Appeared in 18 matches, including making a start at Indiana (11/7) ... One of the team’s first defensive substitutes ... Assisted on the match’s lone goal in a victory over fifth-seeded Akron (11/30) in the third round of the NCAA tournament ... Recorded a shot on goal in the NCAA quarterfinal round match at North Carolina (12/6) ... Member of a defense that posted a school-record 13 shutouts.

Pts. GWG 1 0 1 0 2 0

2008 Made first career appearance and start in goal at No. 23 Indiana (11/7) ... Made six saves in the contest ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2007 Did not compete.

High School Led Lower Merion High School to four-straight playoff appearances ... Broke the school record with 34 career shutouts ... Team captain and MVP as a junior and senior ... Central League MVP as a junior all-Southeastern Pennsylvania, all-State and Regional All-American as a

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2009 wildcats junior and senior. Club/ODP: Invited to 2006 adidas ESP for nation’s top 130 players ... Three-year member of the Region I ODP Team ... Represented U-15 U.S. National Team in Guadalajara, Mexico, playing with NU teammate Lucas Swertloff ... 2003 National Finalist with club team Nether Mustangs ... National Merit Scholar (Commended), National Honor Society Member and National Society of High School Scholars Member.

Personal Born Drew Lawrence Kotler on 1/2/89 ... Son of Jane and Ron Kotler ... Major is Spanish.

KOTLER’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2008 1 1

Min. GA GAA 90 2 2.00

Sv. 6

oliver kupe

Sho W-L-T 0 0-1-0

OLIVER KUPE

CHRISTIAN LUDTKE

6-3 • 185 • So. Forward Clarkston, Mich. Clarkston

6-4 • 185 • R-Fr. Defender Wilmington, N.C. New Hanover

2008 Appeared as a substitute in 18 matches as a true freshman ... Tallied both the tying goal and the game-winner in a 2-1 win at Notre Dame (11/25) in the second round of the NCAA tournament ... The goals were the first two of his collegiate career ... Assisted on the tying goal late in regulation in a 2-1 double overtime victory over Penn State (11/13) in the Big Ten tournament.

High School Second runner-up for Mr. Soccer in the state of Michigan ... First-team all-state selection as a senior and a second-team pick as a junior ... Four times named to the all-league, all-district and all-county teams ... 2007 Dream Team selection ... Twice named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year ... Tallied 71 career goals ... Two-time league leader in scoring ... Named team MVP as a senior ... Led 2007 team to the state championship ... Also competed in basketball, averaging 13 points per game as a senior ... Played club soccer at Vardar ... Team was five-time State Cup champions, 2006 regional finalist and 2002 regional champions ... Squad won three Midwest Regional League titles ... 2005 Dallas Cup Finalists ... Named MVP of the 2006 State Cup Finals ... Played alongside Northwestern teammate John Rogers.

Personal

2008 Did not compete.

High School Four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter for the New Hanover Wildcats ... Junior Player of the Year in 2006 ... Senior captain and Coaches Award Winner ... Team MVP ... Three-time all-conference and all-region selection ... National Honor Society member ... Honor roll student all four years. Club/ODP: Played club soccer for the Jacksonville Coastal Crew from 2005-06 and for the Cape Fear Breakers from 200708 ... Played USL Club for the Wilmington Hammerheads from 200405 and for the Wilmington Academy from 2006-07 ... Team captain in 2007 for the Wilmington Academy team which went to the 2006 U.S. Club Nationals ... All-region pick and attended USYL ODP National Camp in 2006 and 2007 ... Member of the North Carolina State ODP Program and attended Region III ODP Camp ... Invited to the adidas ESP Camp in 2007 for the nation’s top 130 players.

Personal Born Christian Matthew Ludtke on 8/21/90 ... Son of Skip and Kristine Ludtke ... Sister, Alex, played collegiate soccer at Charlotte ... Major is undeclared.

Born Oliver Joachim Kupe on 11/11/89 ... Son of Drs. Joachim and Anne-Marie Kupe ... Both parents are originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo and received their PhDs at the Technical University in Aachan, Germany ... Major is undeclared.

KUPE’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2008 18 0

Shots G 5 2

A 2

Pts. GWG 6 1

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EAMON O’NEILL 6-1 • 175 • Sr. Midfielder/Forward Wilmington, Del. Salesianum 2008

Appeared in all 23 matches, including making five starts ... Tallied a goal in a win over IUPUI (8/31) ... Assisted on a goal in a victory over Xavier (9/14) ... Ranked third on the team with 31 shots ... Academic All-Big Ten.

eamon o’neill

2007 Came off the bench in each of the team’s 20 matches as one of the first substitutes ... Ranked fifth on team with eight points ... Posted a team season-high seven shots against Green Bay (11/3) ... Scored a goal in a win over No. 16 Michigan State (10/28) and then again the following match in a victory over Western Illinois (10/31) ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a victory at Yale (9/7) ... Named MVP of Yale Soccer Classic ... Contributed an assist in a season-opening win over Colgate ... Academic All-Big Ten.

5-10 • 160 • So. Midfield Fairway, Kan. Rockhurst

2006 Started 10-of-18 games in his first season ... Tied for fifth on the team with seven total points on two goals—both game-winners—and three assists ... Recorded his first career goal and assist in the win at UC Irvine (9/4) ... Had his other goal in the win at Loyola (9/27) and notched assists against Ohio State (9/17) and Valpo (10/4).

PETER O’NEILL

2008 Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection ... Appeared in 19 matches, starting six ... Assisted on a goal in a 2-1 win over Penn State (10/4) ... Ranked second among all regular reserves with 12 shots, including four on goal.

High School

Led team to three state championships and a 40-0-0 record during last two seasons ... Led high school to a final national ranking of No. 8 in 2005 ... Tallied 69 goals and 64 assists in three years as a starter ... Twotime Delaware Player of the Year ... NSCAA High School All-Amercan in 2004 and 2005, one of only two repeat All-Americans in the country ... NSCAA Youth All-American in 2004 and 2005 ... Twice invited to adidas ESP for nation’s top 150 players ... Played club soccer at FC Delco leading them to four-consecutive state championships from 2002-05.

Three-year letterwinner ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Posted 27 goals and 20 assists as a senior, including scoring the only goal in the state title game ... 2007 Western Region Player of the Year ... Two-time team MVP... 2007 first-team All-Metro ... First-team all-state pick senior season ... 2007 NSCAA All-Midwest Region ... 2007 Missouri Offensive Player of the Year ... Helped guide the Hawklets to third-place state finishes in 2005 and 2006 ... High school teammate of current Wildcat Drew Pavlovich ... National Honor Society member ... Student Government Vice President. Club/ODP: Six-year member of the Blue Valley Stars ... Six-time Kansas State Cup champions ... 2006 and 2007 Regional Team Selection ... Played with the Region II team France Intl Tour 2007 and Costa Rica 2008 ... Invited to adidas Elite Soccer Program in 2007 for nation’s top 150 players and was named to the ESP all-star team ... 2007 NSCAA Youth All-American.

Personal Born Eamon Patrick O’Neill 1/26/88 ... Son of Liz and Brendon O’Neill ... Father played football at Dartmouth and mother swam at Northeastern ... Double major in communication studies and legal studies.

O’NEILL’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2006 18 10 2007 20 0 2008 23 5 Career 61 15

Shots G 17 2 23 3 31 1 71 6

A 3 2 1 6

Pts. GWG 7 2 8 2 3 0 18 4

Personal Born Peter Francis O’Neill on 1/22/90 ... Son of Jim and Sally O’Neill ... Father played soccer collegiately at Rockhurt University and in the MISL with the Wichita Wings ... Major is undeclared.

O’NEILL’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2008 19 6

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Shots G 12 0

A 1

Pts. GWG 1 0

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DREW PAVLOVICH

JOHN ROGERS

5-9 • 150 • Jr. Defender Leawood, Kan. Rockhurst

5-9 • 155 • R-Fr. Midfielder/Defender Birmingham, Mich. Detroit Country Day

2008 Came off the bench to appear in 11 matches ... Recorded a shot on goal at Wisconsin (10/12) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2008 Did not compete.

High School

2007 Saw playing time in 16 of team’s 20 matches, sitting out only the Dartmouth, Loyola, Indiana and UIC contests ... Earned first career start at Northern Illinois (Oct. 24) ... Recorded a shot on goal at Penn State (Sept. 29) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2006 Did not compete.

High School Four-year letterwinner, two-time all-state recipient and team captain for the Hawklets ... Tallied 20 goals and 35 assists over three-years as a starter ... Named all-West Region Defensive Player of the Year ... Helped lead his team to an 88-16 record over his four years ... Named a Kansas City Star all-Metro team member ... Seven-year member of KCFC (Kansas City Futball Club) ... Four-time state champions ... Three-time Region 11 semifinalist ... Also played basketball ... Ignatian Honor Roll member ... Washington University in St. Louis Book Award winner ... National Honor Society member.

Three-time Division 3 all-state selection ... Scored the winning goal in the 2007 state championship game ... Helped guide the Yellowjackets to three Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state titles ... Two-time team MVP ... Twice named to the Oakland County all-area team ... 2007 MHSAA Dream Team Member ... Four-year letterwinner ... Earned Magna Cum Laude honors status. Club/ODP: Vardar team co-captain from 2003-08 ... Played with fellow Northwestern signee Oliver Kupe ... Guided the team to three straight Michigan State Cup championships ... 2006 Regional finalists ... 2005 Midwest Regional League Champions ... 2003-07 ODP ’90 Michigan team member ... 2004-07 ODP Region II team member along with Wildcat classmates Jonathan Harris and Peter O’Neill.

Personal Born John George Rogers on 1/5/90 ... Son of Mark and Stacey Rogers ... Major is undeclared.

MISHA ROSENTHAL

Personal Born Andrew Dean Pavlovich on 7/5/87 ... Son of Marty and Andy Pavlovich ... Economics major and business institutions minor.

PAVLOVICH’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2007 16 0 2008 11 0 Career 27 0

Shots G 2 0 2 0 4 0

A 0 0 0

6-3 • 200 • Sr. Goalkeeper Miami, Fla. Gulliver Prep

Pts. GWG 0 0 0 0 0 0

2008

drew pavlovich

Second-team All-Big Ten selection ... Set a school single-season record with 13 shutouts, including seven consecutive at one point ... Held opponents scoreless over a stretch of 805 minutes and 30 seconds, spanning nine matches ... Ranked fourth in the nation with a 0.48 goals-against average and 13th with a .851 save percentage ... Named National Player of the Week by College Soccer News Nov. 23 and by Top Drawer Soccer Sept. 22 ... Earned three Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week distinctions (9/22, 9/29, 10/13) ... Posted a season-high seven saves in a win at Wisconsin (10/12) and again in an NCAA tournament victory at Notre Dame (11/25).

2007

Second-team All-Big Ten pick... Named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 17 after posting shutout wins over Butler and UMKC ... Played the entirety each of the first 11 matches before sitting out the next seven and a half games due to injury ... Notched five straight shutouts

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2009 wildcats from Sept. 9 through 26 and seven overall, tying him for the school season record (J.D. Martin, 2002) ... Made a season-high five saves in a win over Loyola (9/26) ... Named to Yale Soccer Classic all-tournament team ... Ranked 14th nationally with a 0.63 goals-against average.

5-11 • 170 • Jr. Defender Lansing, Ill. Mount Carmel

2006 Did not see any game action.

2005 Appeared in nine games, starting all nine ... Tallied 799:12 total minutes ... Led the team with five wins and was tied for the lead in saves with 31... Recorded the first shutout of his Northwestern career against St. Francis (Pa.) (9/4), sealing a victory for NU in the title game of the Lakeside Classic ... Earned a shutout and six saves versus Northern Illinois in the adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational ... Played all 90 minutes in a shutout versus Loyola Marymount.

High School Member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) ... Part of ODP’s Florida team for three years ... Four-year letterwinner ... Played club soccer five years with the Miami Galaxy and two with the West Kendall Optimist Tiburones ... Both club teams won numerous tournaments with him in goal ... Named to honor roll three years ... Awarded Barry University’s Book Award for 2004.

Personal Born Michael Jonah Rosenthal on 5/28/87 ... Son of Joel and Emily Rosenthal ... Major is communication studies.

ROSENTHAL’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2005 9 9 2007 13 13 2008 22 22 Career 44 44

Min. GA GAA 799 11 1.24 1145 8 0.63 2053 11 0.48 3997 30 0.68

Sv. 31 31 63 125

Sho W-L-T 3 5-2-1 7 9-3-1 13 15-4-3 23 29-9-5

CODY STANLEY

2008 Started all 23 matches ... Member of a defense that allowed only 13 goals all season and ranked sixth in the country with a 0.55 goals-against average ... Helped the Wildcats notch a school single-season record 13 shutouts ... Posted 11 shots, including three in an NCAA tournament win over Akron (11/30).

2007 Saw action in five matches.

High School Led team to its first-ever sectional title as a senior captain ... Led team to first-ever Catholic League Championship as a junior ... Tallied 33 goals and 27 assists in career ... IHSSCA all-state selection ... Catholic League Player of the Year (first in school history) ... Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year ... Sun-Times, Daily Southtown and Chicago R.I.S.E Magazine all-area first-team pick ... Chicago Tribune all-state team. Club/ODP: Twice invited to the adidas ESP for nation’s top 130 players ... Threetime Super Y-League National Team selection (2005-07) ... Named Super Y-League Nationals MVP in 2004 ... Four-year club team captain for the Chicago Magic, leading them to five consecutive state championships from 2002-06, two Super Y-League national championships, two U.S. Club national championships and a Dallas Cup championship ... Played on the Magic with NU teammates Jason Drews and Jack Hillgard.

Personal Born Cody William Robert Stanley on 11/27/88 ... Son of Robert and Susan Stanley ... Major is economics.

STANLEY’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2007 5 0 2008 23 23 Career 28 23

Shots G 0 0 11 0 11 0

A 0 0 0

Pts. GWG 0 0 0 0 0 0

misha rosenthal

cody stanley

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LUCAS SWERTLOFF 5-6 • 145 • Jr. Midfielder Brooklyn, N.Y. Midwood

2006 Played in seven games with one start in the win at UC Irvine (9/4) ... Recorded one assist in the season-opening win against Hofstra (8/25) ... Took four shots.

High School Led team to a state final appearance as senior captain, scoring 10 goals with 17 assists ... Had 28 goals and 35 assists in career ... Was a threeyear starter and two-time team MVP ... Two-time first team all-conference and first-team all-state selection in 2005 ... Named to the Quincy All-Tournament Team as tournament MVP ... Plays club ball with Scott Gallagher where he has played with current NU teammate Geoff Fallon ... Club team won U.S. club nationals in 2003 and followed up with a state championship and a Midwest league championship in 2004.

2008 Saw action in four matches.

2007 Saw first collegiate action in the team’s season-opening win over Colgate (8/31) and five matches overall.

CLUB/ODP Played with the U-14, U-15 and U-17 U.S. Men’s Youth National Teams from 2003-2004 ... Ranked in the U-18 National Pool in 2006 ... NSCAA Youth All-American in 2005 ... Attended the adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) for the nation’s top 130 players in 2005 and 2006 ... Selected to the ESP Euro Team in 2005 ... Named to the adidas America All-Star Teams in 2004 and 2005 ... Played for the Region I ODP Team from 2003-06, playing along with NU teammate Drew Kotler ... Regional Team Captain in 2004 and 2005 ... Played for the Eastern New York South State Team from 2001-2006 ... Played club soccer with the New York Red Bulls (U-19) ... New Rochelle Raiders (U-18), State Cup finalists 2006 ... Storm Academy (U-15) Super Y League National Finalists (2004).

Personal Born Kevin Michael Valenta on 5/31/88 ... Son of Tony and Laura Valenta ... Father attended Vianney where he won the school’s first of seven state championships and later played at Rockhurst University ... Political science major.

VALENTA’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2006 7 1 2007 2 0 2008 22 1 Career 31 2

Personal Born Lucas Fong Swertloff on 2/16/89 ... Son of Anna Fong and Larry Swertloff ... Political science major.

SWERTLOFF’S CAREER STATS Year GP GS 2007 5 0 2008 4 0 Career 9 0

Shots G 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 0 0

KEVIN VALENTA

Pts. GWG 0 0 0 0 0 0

5-9 • 170 • Jr. Forward St. Louis, Mo. St. John Vianney 2008 Appeared in 22 of 23 matches, including earning a starting nod in a win over Penn State (10/4) ... Posted nine shots, including three on goal.

2007

Appeared in each of the team’s first two matches of the season, victories over Colgate and Bucknell, as well as against Butler ... Recorded a shot in the Colgate victory ... Missed the majority of the season with a knee injury.

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Shots G 4 0 1 0 9 0 14 0

A 1 0 0 1

Pts. GWG 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

kevin valenta

newcomers Jarrett baughman

alex male

6-1 • 180 • Fr. Midfielder/Defender Bloomington, Ind. North

5-11 • 170 • Fr. Midfielder/Forward Leawood, Kan. Rockhurst

High School

Three-year letterwinner ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Scored 20 goals and had 6 assists as a senior ... Posted 43 goals and 22 assists in three years ... First-team all-state selection as a senior ... Third-team all-state as a junior ... 2008 NSCAA/adidas High School All-Region IV ... Herald Times Player of the Year ... Three-year All-District selection ... All-Conference Indiana ... Led team to three sectional and regional championships ... Two-time Team MVP ... National Honor Society member. Club/ODP: Six-year member of Bloomington Cutters ... Team captured one state championship and had three state runner-up finishes ... 2007 Regional Team Selection ... Played in Austria/Germany tour ... Member of Carmel Development Academy in 2008.

Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Scored 30 goals and had 14 assists as a junior ... Missed the majority of senior season due to injury, recording five goals and four assists in eight games ... First-team all-state and all-metro selection as a junior ... Scored winning goal in overtime state quarterfinal win en route to the Hawklets winning the state championship ... Team also won state championship senior year and finished third freshman and sophomore seasons ... Student government senior class representative ... Student Life committee member ... Honor Roll student. Club: Seven-year member of KCFC Alliance and two-year member of Kansas City Wizards Juniors ... Team captured five state championships ... Attended Northwestern’s College Soccer Training Center.

Personal Born Jarrett Allen Baughman on 2/12/91 ... Son of Mike and Tammy Baughman ... Attended Northwestern University College Soccer Training Center.

Nick Gendron

Personal Born Alex John Male on 8/15/90 ... Son of John Male and Linda Male ... Played alongside current Wildcats Drew Pavlovich and Peter O’Neill in high school ... Father played football at Western Michigan.

Chris Ritter

5-9 • 156 • Fr. Midfielder/Forward Ramsey, N.J. Ramsey

6-2 • 170 • Fr. Midfielder Winnetka, Ill. New Trier

High School Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Posted 74 goals and 40 assists in 75 games during high school career in spite of missing most of senior season with broken clavicle ... Scored game-winning goal in state semifinal game and game-tying goal in state title game in 2007 ... Holds career record at Ramsey High for most goals ... 2007 North Jersey Player of the Year ... Two-time team MVP ... 2007 thirdteam All-State ... 2007 first-team All-State Group 2...Helped guide the Rams to first-ever state championship in 2007 ... National Honor Society Member ... World Language Honor Society Member ... Class Treasurer. Club/ODP: Member of Red Bull Academy ... Member of TSF Academy Wildcats 2005-2008... 2007 Region 1 ODP Team ... Played with Region 1 team in Italy 2008 ... Invited to Super-Y National ODP Camp 20072008 ... Named to Super-Y ODP National Team 2008.

Personal

High School Three-year letterwinner ... Team captain as a senior ... Member of state championship teams in 2006 and 2008, including scoring the gamewinning goal for New Trier as a senior ... Chicago Tribune first-team allstate ... Three-time all-conference selection ... All-Sectional. Club/ODP: Eight-year member of Trevian Soccer Club/FC United but most recently played on Chicago Fire’s Academy team ... Played for Illinois State Team for four years ... Region 2 Regional Pool Player.

Personal Born Christopher Jay Ritter on 10/29/90 ... Son of Jay and Leslie Ritter ... Has had numerous relatives attend Northwestern over the years, beginning as far back as the late 1800’s ... Attended Northwestern One Day Prep Camp and College Soccer Training Center.

Born Nicholas Joseph Gendron on 6/9/91 ... Son of Nick and Barbara Gendron ... Attended the Northwestern One Day Prep Camp and College Soccer Training Center.

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newcomers kyle schickel

michael walbridge

5-5 • 140 • Fr. Midfielder Louisville, Ky. Saint Xavier

6-0 • 175 • Fr. Midfielder/Defender Fort Wayne, Ind. Canterbury

High School

Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain senior year ... Twice named AllDistrict, All-Region and to the State Tournament Team ... 2007 State Tournament Most Valuable Player ... 2007 Kentucky Offensive Player of the Year ... 2007 and 2008 Kentucky State Finals Most Valuable Player ... All-State selection as both a junior and senior. Club/ODP: Nine-year member of Javanon Soccer Club which was the Kentucky State Cup champions five times ... Team captain for six years ... Two-year member of Kentucky ODP ... Region II Team member who traveled with team to both Orlando and Costa Rica in 2007 and 2008.

Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain junior and senior years ... 2008 All-Area selection... 2008 first-team all-state selection ... Member of 2006 Indiana state finalists. Club/ODP: Nine-year member of Fort Wayne Fever Academy ... Team was 2007 State Cup Champions and two-time State Cup runner-up ... 2008 Super Y-League National Finalist ... Five- year member of Indiana ODP and four-time captain ... Two-year member of `91 Region II ODP team ... Played with the Region II team on the 2008 Germany/ Austria International Tour and the 2009 Costa Rica International Tour team he captained ... Played on the Region II and Indiana ODP teams with fellow freshman Jarrett Baughman.

Personal Born Kyle Louis Schickel on 8/13/90 ... Parents Sharon and Chris Schickel. ... Father played collegiate baseball at Bellarmine University. ... Attended Northwestern University College Soccer Training Center.

tommy tombridge

Personal Born Michael William Walbridge on 1/12/91 ... Parents are Susan and Gregg Walbridge ... Attended Northwestern One Day Prep Camp and College Soccer Training Center.

tim zimmer

5-11 • 170 • Fr. Goalkeeper Springfield, Mo. Kickapoo

6-2 • 185 • Fr. Defender Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central

High School Four-year letterman ... Team captain as a senior ... Posted 12 shutouts and a 0.65 goals-against average ... First-team all-state in 2008 ... Goalkeeper of the year for District, Conference, and Southwest Missouri 2008 ... Team MVP senior year ... National Honor Society member ... Student Council ... Future Business Leaders of America ... Missouri Scholars Academy. Club/ODP: Nine-year member of Springfield Soccer Club ... Two-time Missouri State Cup champions ... Two-time Region II semifinalist.

Personal Born Christopher Jerome Tombridge on 9/25/91 ... Son of Gary and Terri Tombridge ... Attended the Northwestern University College Soccer Training Center.

High School Four-year letterwinner ... Senior team captain ... 2008 all-area captain ... Two-time Chicago Tribune All-State selection ... 2007 and 2008 IHSSCA All-State Team ... 2007 and 2008 NSCAA/adidas All-Midwest Region ... 2008 NSCAA/adidas All-American ... Four-year Distinguished Academic Honors Award ... Illinois State Scholar. Club/ODP: Six-year member Chicago Magic Soccer Club ... Three time Illinois State Cup Champions ... Two time Region II Champions ... 2005 Finalist USYSA Nationals ... 2006 Super Y-League National Champions ... Five year member Illinois ODP ... Four-year member Region II ODP Team ... Played with the Region II Team 2006 Argentina Int’l Tour and the 2007 France International Tour ... 2008 and 2009 Monaco-Magic Soccer Academy.

Personal Born Timothy Edward Zimmer on 10/31/90 ... Parents Kathy and Mike Zimmer ... Father played collegiate soccer and water polo at the University of Pacific and is professor at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern... Attended Northwestern University College Soccer Training Center.

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orthwestern’s new Lakeside Field hosted its first men’s soccer game on Sept. 26, 2007 when the Wildcats defeated Loyola University Chicago 1-0. The team played its first night contest on Nov. 3, 2007 against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Lakeside Field is home to Northwestern’s men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse programs. The Wildcats have posted a 13-3-2 record on their new home field since the 2007 season and have hosted NCAA tournament matches each of the last two years. Located along the shores of scenic Lake Michigan and with a clear view of downtown Chicago in sight, the facility is one of the best of its kind in all of collegiate soccer and certainly one of the most picturesque. Lakeside Field features a new scoreboard, a game operations box, permanent stands for 2,000 fans and lights for night games. FieldTurf, the company responsible for the playing surface, has informed Northwestern the field has received a FIFA 2-Star Certification— making it the first field installed by FieldTurf to receive such a distinction.

“When I tell people that we have one of the most beautiful soccer venues in the world, they usually look at me strange. But when you stand on the top row of the bleachers and you look out at Lake Michigan and see the sailboats and the Chicago skyline, they understand what I’m talking about. Lakeside Field has already had a great impact on our program and Northwestern as a whole.” —Head Coach Tim Lenahan

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fter being one of the top offensive teams in the country in 2007, Northwestern changed its game based upon its personnel in 2008 and simply became one of the stingiest teams in the nation. The ’Cats surrendered just 13 goals all season in their 23 matches for a 0.55 goals-against average which ranked sixth in the nation. Northwestern cruised out of the gates thanks in large part to its defense, going 11-0-2 in its first 13 matches. NU allowed just three goals while scoring 21 of its own. The start helped the Wildcats rise to as high as No. 2 in the national polls, the highest ranking in program history. Along the way, the team posted a school-record seven consecutive shutouts while holding its opponents scoreless for an amazing stretch of 805 minutes and 30 seconds of action. NU won its first three conference matches during the hot start, downing defending national runner-up and No. 16 Ohio State 1-0 before topping Penn State and Wisconsin 2-1. The always challenging Big Ten slate cooled the Wildcats off as they dropped three of their final four regular season matches overall heading into the Big Ten tournament. A late rally in regulation helped Northwestern force overtime in its opening round conference tourney match against Penn State before Carl Pett buried the game-winner in double overtime. A loss to Michigan State prevented the Wildcats from reaching the championship game and meant NU wouldn’t earn one of the top 16 seeds from the NCAA tournament. However, the ’Cats would right their ship in time to make another deep run. A dramatic scoreless tie against Loyola Chicago in an opening round match at Lakeside Field forced the teams to go to penalty kicks. Northwestern wouldn’t be denied in the tiebreaker as it downed the Ramblers to advance to a matchup at 12th-seeded Notre Dame. Things didn’t look good for the Wildcats as they trailed 1-0 in the second half on the Fighting Irish’s muddy pitch. However, Brian

DREW RATNER earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and was named an ESPN the Magazine second-team Academic All-American in 2008. He was also a three-time team defensive MVP during his Northwestern career.

Usinger and Oliver Kupe teamed up twice with the freshman notching his first two career goals to give NU a thrilling victory. Northwestern was rewarded with a home match against Akron, the No. 5 seed, in the third round. Despite playing in difficult wintery conditions, the Wildcats got the one goal it needed in the second half. Jack Hillgard’s through ball to Geoff Fallon was bent into the upper right corner of the net as the ’Cats moved to within one win of the College Cup. Though NU came up just short in a 1-0 loss at eventual national runner-up North Carolina, it was yet another season to remember for a program that made its fourth NCAA tournament appearance in five years, reached the quarterfinal round for the second time in three years and was just seven years removed from a one-win season. Blades was honored as the team’s second All-American in program history and the second in two years as he was named a third-team pick of the NSCAA. He was previously named a first-team AllGreat Lakes Region selection, while Eliason was a second-team pick. Four Wildcats earned All-Big Ten distinction. Eliason was a firstteam honoree, while Blades, Rosenthal and Drew Ratner were second-team selections. Peter O’Neill was also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Ratner and Pett were recognized for their efforts both on the field and in the classroom by being named ESPN the Magazine second-team Academic All-Americans.

THE WILDCATS celebrate the match’s lone goal in a win over fifth-seeded Akron that advanced Northwestern to the NCAA quarterfinals.

Rosenthal posted school single-season records of 13 shutouts and a 0.48 goals-against average, the latter ranking fourth best in the country. Eliason led the charge offensively, tallying 12 goals including six game-winners. His hat trick against Eastern Illinois Sept. 12 was the first by a Wildcat player since Patrick Eggen accomplished the feat against North Park Oct. 24, 1997.

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2008 stats & results 2008 STATISTICS (returnees in italics) Player Eliason, Matt Blades, Mark Usinger, Brian Pett, Carl Kupe, Oliver Ratner, Drew Voigt, Tyler O’Neill, Eamon Fallon, Geoff Bellizzi, Piero Valenta, Kevin Stanley, Cody Coleman, Pat O’Neill, Peter Hillgard, Jack Swertloff, Lucas Drews, Jason Pavlovich, Drew Total Opponents

GP-GS 23-21 23-23 23-23 21-19 18-0 23-23 23-23 23-5 21-16 23-22 22-1 23-23 23-23 19-6 18-1 4-1 3-0 11-0 23 23

G 12 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 13

A 1 0 5 2 2 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 24 13

Pts 25 6 11 6 6 6 6 3 3 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 80 39

2008 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS (returnees in italics) Name GP-GS Rosenthal, Misha 22-22 Kotler, Drew 1-1 TEAM Total 23 Opponents 23

Min. 2053:19 90:00 0:00 2143:19 2143:19

GA 11 2 0 13 28

Avg. Saves 0.48 63 2.00 6 0.00 3 0.55 72 1.18 96

Pct. .851 .750 1.000 .847 .774

W 15 0 0 15 5

L 4 1 0 5 15

Date Opponent Result Aug. 29 SAN FRANCISCO......................................................W, 1-0 Aug. 31 IUPUI.............................................................................. W, 2-0 Sept. 5 vs. Iona.......................................................................W, 4-1 Sept. 7 at Lafayette..........................................................T, 0-0 (2ot) Sept. 12 vs. Eastern Illinois.......................................................W, 3-0 Sept. 14 vs. Xavier................................................................... W, 3-0 Sept. 19 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT............................................W, 1-0 Sept. 21 PRINCETON...............................................................W, 1-0 Sept. 27 #16 OHIO STATE *.....................................................W, 1-0 Sept. 30 at #11 Saint Louis................................................T, 0-0 (2ot) Oct. 4 PENN STATE *...........................................................W, 2-1 Oct. 12 at Wisconsin *.............................................................W, 2-1 Oct. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS...............................................W, 1-0 Oct. 25 #21 MICHIGAN *.........................................................L, 3-1 Oct. 28 at Loyola Chicago.......................................................W, 1-0 Nov. 2 at #25 Michigan State *............................................... L, 1-0 Nov. 7 at #23 Indiana *........................................................... L, 2-0 Big Ten Tournament (Madison, Wis.) Nov. 13 vs. Penn State....................................................W, 2-1 (2ot) Nov. 14 vs. #16 Michigan State ............................................... L, 1-0 NCAA Tournament Nov. 21 LOYOLA CHICAGO............................................T, 0-0 (2ot) (NU advances 4-1 on PKs) Nov. 25 at #16 Notre Dame.....................................................W, 2-1 Nov. 30 #4 AKRON..................................................................W, 1-0 Dec. 6 at #23 North Carolina.................................................. L, 1-0 Home matches in bold

Big Ten W-L-T 5-1-0 4-1-1 3-3-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 1-4-1

Michigan State Michigan Northwestern Indiana Ohio State Penn State Wisconsin

Pts 15 13 9 9 6 6 4

Overall W-L-T 13-5-2 13-6-3 15-5-3 14-7-3 9-9-3 5-11-3 9-7-3

Pct. .700 .659 .717 .646 .500 .342 .553

2008 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Madison, Wis. November 13 #4 Northwestern 2, #5 Penn State 1 (2ot) #3 Indiana 1, #6 Ohio State 0 (ot) #2 Michigan 0, #7 Wisconsin 0 (2ot) * Michigan advances 4-3 on PKs November 14 #1 Michigan State 1, #4 Northwestern 0 #3 Indiana 1, #2 Michigan 0

T Sho 3 13 0 0 0 0 3 13 3 7

November 16 #1 Michigan State 1, #3 Indiana 0

2008 HONORS

2008 RESULTS (15-5-3, 3-3-0 Big Ten)

* Big Ten matches

2008 BIG TEN STANDINGS

Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 62 .194 29 .468 6 0-0 28 .107 11 .393 1 0-0 23 .130 9 .391 2 1-2 23 .087 12 .522 1 0-0 5 .400 2 .400 1 0-0 14 .143 6 .429 2 0-0 11 .091 4 .364 0 0-0 31 .032 15 .484 0 0-0 7 .143 3 .429 1 0-0 44 .023 19 .432 1 0-0 9 .000 3 .333 0 0-0 11 .000 4 .364 0 0-0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 12 .000 4 .333 0 0-0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 285 .098 124 .435 15 1-2 263 .049 85 .323 5 1-1

NSCAA All-America Mark Blades (2nd) Top Drawer Soccer All-America Matt Eliason (2nd) ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Carl Pett (2nd) Drew Ratner (2nd) NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Mark Blades (1st) Matt Eliason (2nd) All-Big Ten Matt Eliason (1st) Mark Blades (2nd) Drew Ratner (2nd) Misha Rosenthal (2nd) Big Ten All-Freshman Team Peter O’Neill Big Ten Player of the Week Mark Blades — Sept. 8 Misha Rosenthal — Sept. 22, Sept. 29, Oct. 13 Matt Eliason — Sept. 15

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Big Ten All-Tournament Team Matt Eliason Brian Usinger Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week Matt Eliason — Sept. 15, Oct. 13 Misha Rosenthal — Sept. 22 College Soccer News National Team of the Week Mark Blades — Sept. 8 Matt Eliason — Sept. 15, Oct. 13 Misha Rosenthal — Nov. 23 Academic All-Big Ten Pat Coleman Matt Eliason Geoff Fallon Drew Kotler Eamon O’Neill Drew Pavlovich Carl Pett Drew Ratner Brian Usinger Tyler Voigt Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Tyler Voigt

ncaa tournament history 2004 First Round Western Illinois Second Round at Creighton

W, 4-1 L, 3-2

Overall Record: 15-6-2

THE 2004 WILDCATS were the first team in school history to advance to the NCAA tournament. Northwestern topped Western Illinois, 4-1, in its first-ever tournament game before falling at Creighton in the second round.

2006 First Round Cincinnati Second Round at Saint Louis Third Round UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals at UC Santa Barbara

W, 3-0 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 L, 3-2

Overall Record: 14-8-0

THE 2006 WILDCATS made a surprising run to the NCAA quarterfinals and were only one win away from the NCAA College Cup. They finished the year with 14 wins, which tied for the second-most ever in Wildcat annals.

2007 First Round Bye Second Round Illinois-Chicago

L, 2-0

Overall Record: 12-5-3

THE 2007 WILDCATS earned a then-best No. 3 national ranking and was seeded ninth in the NCAA tournament. Northwestern received a first-round bye before falling in the second round to local foe UIC which went on to advance to the quarterfinals.

2008 First Round Loyola Chicago T, 0-0 Advanced 4-1 on penalty kicks Second Round at Notre Dame W, 2-1 Third Round Akron W, 1-0 Quarterfinals at North Carolina L, 1-0 Overall Record: 15-5-3

THE 2008 WILDCATS made their second run to the NCAA quarterfinals in three years. Ranked as high as No. 2 during the season, Northwestern posted upset wins over Notre Dame and Akron before falling to eventual national runner-up North Carolina.

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honors & awards NSCAA All-America 2007 David Roth (2nd) 2008 Mark Blades (3rd) College Soccer News MVP Team 2006 David Roth (1st) College Soccer News Freshman All-America 2003 Gerardo Alvarez (3rd) 2004 David Roth (2nd) 2006 Mark Blades (3rd) 2007 Piero Bellizzi (1st) CoSIDA Academic All-America 2002 Jeremy Cook (2nd) 2003 Jeremy Cook (1st) 2008 Carl Pett (2nd) Drew Ratner (2nd) All-Big Ten 1991 Adam Bennett (2nd) Albert Chung (2nd) 1992 Jason Alexander (2nd) 1993 Jason Alexander (2nd) Adam Bennett (2nd) 1994 Adam Bennett (2nd) 1995 Andy McDermott (2nd) 1996 Andy McDermott (2nd) 1997 Andy McDermott (2nd) 1998 Jon Cantwell (2nd) Brandon Swalve (2nd) 1999 Matt Keeler (1st) Nick Spoerke (2nd) Brandon Swalve (2nd) 2000 Jun Kim (2nd) 2002 J.D. Martin (2nd) 2003 Gerardo Alvarez (2nd) 2004 Brad Napper (1st) Gerardo Alvarez (2nd) 2005 Brad North (1st) Brad Napper (1st) David Roth (2nd) 2006 Brad North (1st) David Roth (1st) Carl Pett (2nd) 2007 David Roth (1st) Carl Pett (1st) Piero Bellizzi (2nd) Mark Blades (2nd) Misha Rosenthal (2nd) 2008 Matt Eliason (1st) Mark Blades (2nd) Drew Ratner (2nd) Misha Rosenthal (2nd) NOTE: Men’s soccer has been a Big Ten-sponsored sport since 1991 Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2003 Gerardo Alvarez 2007 Piero Bellizzi Big Ten All-Freshman Team 2003 Gerardo Alvarez Daniel Chille 2004 David Roth 2005 Will Briley 2006 Carl Pett Mark Blades 2007 Piero Bellizzi 2008 Peter O’Neill

Academic All-Big Ten Jason Alexander Brad Barbera Blaine Barnett Josh Beattie Adam Bennett Chris Berlin Eric Brin Michael Brousseau Dylan Calsyn Jon Cantwell Dan Carew Sean Carlin Jonathan Church Paul Cirino Craig Cocalis Pat Coleman Jeremy Cook Tyler Crippen Dave DeHorn Thomas Dobesh Daniel Doman Jeff Dow Kevin Earnest Patrick Eggen Steve Egresits Matt Eliason Paul Elkins Geoff Fallon Kevin Ford Brian Frantz Scott Freidheim Brett Grob Nate Grobe Adam Grossman David Harmon Brian Heckenbach Wayne Hill Chris Hitler Tom Hospel Steve Jedlinski Chris Kammo Jun Kim Dirk Klemm Drew Kotler Frank Lawson David Linn Andy McDermott Matt Miclea Jake Miller Jeff Mills Derek Molitor Dennis Mooradian Brad Napper Rich Nassif Trevor Nelson Daniel Niemann Brad North Eamon O’Neill Mark Patterson Drew Pavlovich Michael Pellegrino Carl Pett Justin Pines Jaro Pylypczak Drew Ratner Alexander Renzi Chris Rhee David Roth Matt Russ Gary Schick

1991, 1992, 1993 1987, 1988 1994, 1995, 1996 1994, 1995, 1996 1992, 1993, 1994 1998, 1999, 2000 2003, 2004, 2005 1986 1990, 1991, 1992 1998 2004, 2005 1987, 1988, 1989 1995, 1996 1986 1991, 1992 2007, 2008 2001, 2002, 2003 1990, 1991, 1992 2000, 2001, 2002 1994 1999, 2001 1997 2004, 2005 1996, 1997 1988 2008 2000, 2001, 2002 2007, 2008 1989, 1990, 1991 1995, 1996, 1997 1986 2002, 2003, 2004 2000 2001 1992 2003, 2004 1986 1992 1988, 1989, 1990 2000, 2001, 2002 2006, 2007 1998, 1999 1986, 1988, 1989 2008 1997, 1998, 1999 1992, 1993, 1994 1997 2000, 2001 1995 2004, 2005, 2006 1994, 1995, 1996 1998 2003, 2004, 2005 2004, 2005, 2006 1997, 1998, 1999 1991, 1992, 1993 2004, 2005, 2006 2007, 2008 2007 2007, 2008 1995 2006, 2007, 2008 2006 2003, 2004, 2005 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2003, 2004, 2005 1997 2005, 2006, 2007 1994, 1995, 1996 1992

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Derek Schneider Dan Segel Sammy Semwangu Justin Serbinski Steve Shanks Dana Shreeve Adam Sirois Chris Sonnenday Nick Spoerke Brian Stachfield Douglas Storm Douglas Strachan Jeff Stuecken Andrew Todd Michael Trudell Brian Usinger Paul Van Huysen Dave Vargas Tyler Voigt Drew Warnick Adam Wilson Matt Witt Peden Young

2002, 2003, 2004 1989, 1990 2003, 2004, 2005 1994 1997, 1998 1988, 1989 2003, 2004, 2005 1991, 1992 1998, 1999 1993 1993 1993, 1994 1988, 1989 1992, 1993 2000, 2001 2006, 2007, 2008 1999 2003, 2004, 2005 2006, 2007, 2008 1997, 1998, 1999 1993 2005, 2006, 2007 1996, 1997, 1998

DAVID ROTH was the first All-American in program history, earning second-team honors from the NSCAA in 2007.

ANDY McDERMOTT was a three-time second-team AllBig Ten selection from 1995-97.

records GOALS Season 1. 17 — Jonathan Hall, 1988 2. 12 — Matt Eliason, 2008 12 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2004 12 — Scott Freidheim, 1986 12 — Scott Freidheim, 1985 12 — Okan Altiparmak, 1982 7. 11 — Jonathan Hall, 1989 8. 10 — Bob Gaddis, 1981 9. 9 — Brad North, 2004 9 — Brad North, 2006 9 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2003 9 — Andy McDermott, 1995 9 — Paul Cirino, 1987

ASSISTS Season 1. 14 — David Roth, 2004 2. 9 — Carl Pett, 2006 9 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2004 9 — Andy McDermott, 1997 5. 8 — Piero Bellizzi, 2007 8 — Eric Brin, 2004 8 — Jim Muldoon, 1985 8 — Floyd Coleman, 1980 8. 7 — David Roth, 2007 7 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2003 7 — Jonathan Hall, 1988 7 — Mike Brousseau, 1985 7 — Bob Gaddis, 1981

POINTS Season 1. 41 — Jonathan Hall, 1988 2. 33 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2004 3. 30 — Okan Altiparmak, 1982 4. 28 — Jonathan Hall, 1989 28 — Scott Freidheim, 1986 6. 27 — Bob Gaddis, 1981 7. 26 — David Roth, 2004 26 — Scott Freidheim, 1985 9. 25 — Matt Eliason, 2008 25 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2003

Career 1. 30 — Jonathan Hall, 1986-89 2. 28 — Brad North, 2003-2006 28 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2003-2006 4. 25 — Paul Cirino, 1985-88 25 — Scott Freidheim, 1983-86 6. 20 — Andy McDermott, 1994-97 20 — Jim Muldoon, 1985-88 8. 19 — David Roth, 2004-07 19 — Okan Altiparmak, 1982-83 10. 17 — Matt Eliason, 2007-present

Career 1. 32 — David Roth, 2004-07 2. 24 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2003-2006 3. 20 — Jonathan Hall, 1986-89 4. 19 — Andy McDermott, 1994-97 5. 18 — Jim Muldoon, 1985-88 6. 14 — Phil Barth, 1986-89 14 — Sean Carlin, 1986-89 8. 11 — Piero Bellizzi, 2007-present 11 — Steve Jedlinski, 1999-2002 11 — Okan Altiparmak, 1982-83 11 — Bob Gaddis, 1980-83 11 — Floyd Coleman, 1980-81 11 — Eric Brin, 2002-05

Career 1. 80 — Jonathan Hall, 1986-89 80 — Gerardo Alvarez, 2003-2006 3. 70 — David Roth, 2004-07 4. 64 — Brad North, 2003-2006 5. 59 — Andy McDermott, 1994-97 6. 58 — Jim Muldoon, 1985-88 7. 56 — Scott Freidheim, 1983-86 8. 51 — Paul Cirino, 1985-88 9. 49 — Okan Altiparmak, 1982-83 10. 43 — Bob Gaddis, 1980-83

SAVES * Season 1. 195 — Bob Lahey, 1984 2. 137 — Bob Lahey, 1983 3. 129 — William Evans, 1985 4. 124 — Matt Russ, 1995 5. 122 — Andrew Todd, 1994 6. 117 — George Kokodynski, 1990 7. 109 — Matt Russ, 1996 8. 108 — Jeff Carlisle, 1986 9. 104 — Chris Sonnenday, 1991 10. 99 — Matt Keeler, 1999

SHUTOUTS Season 1. 13 — Misha Rosenthal, 2008 2. 7 — Misha Rosenthal, 2007 7 — J.D. Martin, 2002 4. 6 — Will Briley, 2006 6 — William Evans, 1985 6 — Ken Fishel, 1982 7. 5 (1) — Matt Keeler, 1999 5 — Matt Keeler, 1998 5 — Brad Barbera, 1988 5 — George Kokodynski, 1988 5 — Jeff Carlisle, 1986 5 — Bob Lahey, 1984 Career 1. 23 — Misha Rosenthal, 2005-present 2. 16 — George Kokodynski, 1987-90 3. 12 (1) — Matt Keeler, 1997-99 4. 9 — Will Briley, 2005-07 5. 8 — Bob Lahey, 1982-84 8 — Matt Russ, 1993-96 7. 7 — Justin Pines, 2003-07 7 — J.D. Martin, 2002 9. 6 — Jeff Carlisle, 1984-86 6 — William Evans, 1984-85 6 — Ken Fishel, 1980-82

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE * Season 1. 0.48 — Misha Rosenthal, 2008 2. 0.63 — Misha Rosenthal, 2007 3. 0.87 — George Kokodynski, 1988 4. 0.88 — Justin Pines, 2006 5. 0.92 — William Evans, 1985 6. 1.02 — Will Briley, 2006 7. 1.03 — Justin Pines, 2004 8. 1.10 — Matt Keeler, 1997 9. 1.24 — Misha Rosenthal, 2005 1.24 — Matt Keeler, 1998 *Must have played at least 50 percent of team’s minutes to qualify

Career 1. 355 — Bob Lahey, 1982-84 2. 346 — Matt Russ, 1993-96 3. 330 — George Kokodynski, 1987-90 4. 286 — Andrew Todd, 1991-94 5. 274 — Matt Keeler, 1997-99 6. 188 — Chris Sonnenday, 1989-92 7. 150 — William Evans, 1984-85 8. 132 — Jeff Carlisle, 1984-86 * Save totals not available for 1980 season

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Bold italics denotes current student-athletes. NOTE: Number in parentheses indicates shared shutout, which is included in overall shutout total

letterwinners The listing of all-time men’s soccer letterwinners is as complete and accurate as historical records allow and includes only those players who earned a varsity letter. The information on each student-athlete was compiled from media guides and letterwinner lists. Corrections and additions are welcomed if they can be verified. Inquiries should be directed to Northwestern’s athletic communications office.

Alexander, Jason - 1990, 91, 92, 93 Alvarez, Gerardo - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Altiparmak, Okan - 1982, 83 Bacskai, Brian - 1981, 82 Barbera, Brad - 1986, 87, 88 Barnett, Blaine - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Barth, Phil - 1986, 87, 88, 89 Beattie, Josh - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Bellizzi, Piero - 2007, 08 Bennett, Adam - 1991, 92, 93, 94 Berlin, Chris - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Blades, Mark - 2006, 07, 08 Blair, Tchad - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Boncek, Ray - 1980, 81, 82 Boni, Victor - 2001 Briley, Will - 2005, 06, 07 Brin, Eric - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Brousseau, Michael - 1983, 84, 85, 86 Burns, Ian - 1983, 84, 85 Calsyn, Dylan - 1990, 91, 92 Cantwell, Jon - 1997, 98 Capper, Kelly - 1990, 92, 93 Carew, Dan - 2003, 04, 05 Carlin, Sean - 1986, 87, 88, 89 Carlisle, Jeff - 1985, 86 Carlstedt, John - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Carter, Billy - 1980, 81 Castillo, Justin - 1998, 99 Chille, Dan - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Chiropoulos, Mike - 1981, 82, 83, 84 Chung, Albert - 1990, 91 Church, Jonathan - 1995 Cirino, Paul - 1985, 86, 87, 88 Clay, Michael - 1990

Cocalis, Craig - 1990 Coleman, Floyd - 1980, 81 Coleman, Pat - 2006, 07, 08 Colin, Jeff - 1982 Cook, Brandt - 1993 Cook, Jeremy - 2000, 01, 02, 03 Crippen, Tyler - 1989, 90, 91, 92 Dahlquist, John - 2001 DeHorn, David - 1999, 00, 01, 02 DeSmet, John - 1985, 86, 87 Dobesh, Tom - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Doman, Daniel - 1998, 99, 00, 01 Drews, Jason - 2008 Dumbauld, Patrick - 1995 Earnest, Kevin - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Eggen, Patrick - 1995, 96, 97 Egresits, Stephen - 1985, 86, 87, 88 Eliason, Matt - 2007, 08 Elkins, Paul - 1999, 00, 01, 02 Elstom, Peter - 1984, 86 Evans, Curt - 1989, 90, 91, 92 Evans, William - 1984, 85 Fallon, Geoff - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Fine, Ken - 1979, 80, 81 Fishel, Ken - 1982 Ford, Kevin - 1988, 89, 90, 91 Frantz, Brian - 1994, 95, 96, 97 Freidheim, Scott - 1984, 85, 86 Gaddis, Bob - 1981, 83 Galich, Stevan - 1997 Gibbons, Austin - 1987, 89 Gibson, Doug - 1999, 00, 01, 02 Glenner, Jonathan - 1979, 80 Greenawalt, Matt - 1992, 93, 95 Grob, Brett - 2001, 02, 03, 04 Grobe, Nate - 1999, 00 Grossman, Adam - 2000, 01 Hakimian, Dave - 1979, 80, 81 Hall, Jon - 1986, 87, 88, 89 Harmon, David - 1991, 94 Heckenbach, Brian - 2002, 03, 04 Henderson, Leon - 1980, 81 Henry, Mike - 2001 Herrick, Ian - 2000 Hess, Randy - 1982, 83, 84, 85 Hill, Wayne - 1984, 86, 87 Hillgard, Jack - 2007, 08 Hitler, Chris - 1991, 92, 94 Hoepfner, Peter - 1984, 85, 86, 87 Hospel, Tom - 1987, 88, 90 Jedlinski, Steve - 1999, 00, 01, 02 Johnson, Michael - 1991

BRAD NAPPER was the first two-time first-team All-Big Ten player in program history and became the first NU player to be drafted into the MLS.

Kamieniecki, Jerry - 1981, 82 Kammerer, Tom - 1984, 85, 86, 87 Kammo, Chris - 2005, 06, 07 Kareti, Kiran - 1992 Keeler, Matt - 1997, 98, 99 Kelly, Tom - 1985, 87 Keltering, Kevin - 1979, 80, 81 Kiernan, Jim - 1982, 83, 84, 85 Kiesling, Clark - 2004, 05, 06, 07 Kim, Jun - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Klemm, Dirk - 1985, 86, 88, 89 Klimenko, Markus - 1981 Kokodynski, George - 1987, 88, 89, 90 Kolkey, Sandy - 1980, 81, 82

Kotler, Drew - 2008 Kovach, Jacob - 1996 Kunert, Kurt - 1988, 89, 90, 91 Kupe, Oliver - 2008 LaBerge, Greg - 1990, 92 Lahey, Bob - 1982, 83, 84 Lasky, Neil - 1981, 82, 83, 84 Lawson, Frank - 1996, 97, 98, 99 Leibole, Marc - 1991 Lerdahl, Bob - 1981, 82, 83 Lesch, Justin - 1999, 00 Lewis, Jon - 1987 Liebermann, Gary - 1985, 86 Linn, David - 1991, 92, 93, 94 Litrenta, Louis - 1998 Lubeck, Dave - 1993 Martin, J.D. - 2002 Martino, Keith - 1988 McAndrew, Chris - 1995 McDermott, Andy - 1994, 95, 96, 97 Mehlmann, Mike - 1984 Merz, Dan - 1995, 96, 97, 98 Meyer, Seth - 1997 Miclea, Matt - 2000, 01, 02, 03 Middleton, Don - 1982, 83 Miller, Don - 1981, 82, 83 Miller, Jake - 1992, 93, 94, 95 Mills, Jeff - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Molitor, Derek - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Mooradian, Dave - 1996, 97, 98, 99 Moore, John - 1981, 82, 83 Moore, Kyle - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Muldoon, Jim - 1985, 86, 87, 88 Murphy, Brian - 1982 Napper, Brad - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Nassif, Rich - 2004, 05, 06 Nelson, Trevor - 1996, 97, 98, 99 Nicholas, Will - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Niemann, Dan - 1990, 91, 92 Noquiera, Joe - 1983, 84 North, Brad - 2003, 04, 05, 06 O’Neill, Eamon - 2006, 07, 08 O’Neill, Peter - 2008 O’Toole, Joe - 1991 Patterson, Mark - 2007 Pavlovich, Drew - 2007, 08 Pederson, Ryan - 2001 Pellegrino, Michael - 1994, 95 Peterson, Kirk - 1991 Pett, Carl - 2006, 07, 08 Pines, Justin - 2003, 04, 06, 07 Plecha, Fred - 1980, 81, 82 Pollack, Jeff - 1993 Pydo, Daniel - 2006 Pylypczak, Jaro - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Pyzyk, Matt - 2001 Rackoran, Greg - 1984, 85 Ratner, Drew - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Renzi, Alexander - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Rhee, Chris - 1997 Rodosztics, Emil - 1985, 86 Roth, David - 2004, 05, 06, 07 Rosenthal, Misha - 2005, 2007, 08 Russ, Matt - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Salvi, Frank - 1981 Schick, Gary - 1990

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JONATHAN HALL (1986-89) is the NU’s all-time leader with career totals of 30 goals and 80 points.

Schneider, Derek - 2001, 02, 03, 04 Segel, Dan - 1988, 89, 90, 91 Seigermann, Al - 1983 Semwangu, Sammy - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Shanks, Steve - 1995, 97, 98 Sherk, Derek - 1986, 88, 89 Shreeve, Dana - 1987, 88, 89, 90 Sierk, Jonathan - 1992, 93, 94, 95 Sirois, Adam - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Sonnenday, Chris - 1990, 91, 92 Sorbinski, Justin - 1993 Spoerke, Nick - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Stanley, Cody - 2007, 08 Stolberg, Aaron - 1994, 95, 96, 98 Strachan, Doug - 1993, 94 Stuecken, Jeff - 1987, 88, 89 Swalve, Brandon - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Swertloff, Lucas - 2007, 08 Terry, Alon - 1995 Todd, Andrew - 1991, 92, 93, 94 Trimble, Grant - 1999, 00, 01 Trudell, Michael - 2000, 01 Usinger, Brian - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Valek, Jim - 1983 Valenta, Kevin - 2006, 08 Van Huysen, Paul - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Vargas, Dave - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Voigt, Tyler - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Wade, Andrew - 2001 Warnick, Drew - 1996, 97, 98, 99 Warter, Michael - 1988 Weick, Mark - 1980, 81 Weiss, David - 1984, 85, 86 Whalen, Rich - 1983, 84, 85, 86 Williams, Matt - 1996, 97 Wilson, Adam - 1992, 93, 94 Wine, J.D. - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Witt, Matt - 2004, 05, 06, 07 Young, Peden - 1996, 97, 98 Zdenek, Chris - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Current players in bold

year-by-year results

1980 Record: 10-6-1 Head Coach: Bob Krohn Triton W Western Michigan W Valparaiso W Purdue L Chicago L Trinity W DePaul W Wisconsin L Minnesota L UW-Whitewater W Iowa State W Iowa W UW-Milwaukee L Loyola (Ill.) W Illinois W Michigan L UIC T 1981 Record: 8-8-3 Head Coach: Bob Krohn Beloit L St. Johns (Minn.) L Lakehead (Ontario) W Chicago W Purdue W Indiana State W Marquette T Iowa W Wisconsin L UW-Whitewater W Notre Dame L UW-Milwaukee L Michigan State L Illinois W Loyola (Ill.) T Spring Arbor L Michigan T UIC L DePaul W

1982 Record: 8-8-2 Head Coach: Michael Kunert Illinois State L Lake Forest T Illinois T North Park L Western Michigan L Aquinas W Lewis W Minnesota W Wisconsin L Beloit W Northern Illinois W Michigan W UW-Milwaukee L Wheaton L Purdue L Marquette W Michigan State L Loyola (Ill.) W

3-0 2-1 (ot) 4-3 2-3 (ot) 2-3 (ot) 4-2 (ot) 6-0 1-2 0-2 6-1 3-2 3-2 0-4 3-2 1-0 0-2 2-2

1-2 0-2 4-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 (2ot) 4-1 0-2 6-1 0-6 1-5 0-2 2-0 1-1 (2ot) 0-2 (2ot) 1-1 (2ot) 1-13 3-0

1-3 0-0 (2ot) 1-1 (2ot) 1-2 (ot) 0-2 2-1 2-0 2-1 0-3 7-1 1-0 1-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-0 2-3 (2ot) 1-0

1983 Record: 6-7-3 Head Coach: Michael Kunert UW-Milwaukee L Loyola (Ill.) W Indiana L Purdue W DePaul W Illinois L Michigan State L Rochester L Purdue T Northern Illinois T Lewis W Michigan W Marquette L St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s L Minnesota W Wisconsin T

0-6 3-1 0-11 3-1 3-2 1-2 1-5 1-2 (2ot) 2-2 (2ot) 1-1 (2ot) 1-0 3-2 1-3 0-1 1-0 0-0 (2ot)

1984 Record: 4-13-1 Head Coach: Michael Kunert UIC W Notre Dame L Indiana L Purdue L Lake Forest W Wheaton L Illinois State L Loyola (Ill.) L Lewis L Michigan State L North Park T Northern Illinois L Michigan L Illinois L Marquette L Marycrest W Iowa W Wisconsin L

1-0 0-3 0-5 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-3 1-3 1-2 0-5 0-0 (2ot) 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-6 1-0 1-0 0-1

1985 Record: 10-7-3 Head Coach: Michael Kunert Central Michigan W UW-Milwaukee L Wisconsin T Minnesota W Lewis W Notre Dame W North Park W Valparaiso W Lake Forest L UIC W Michigan State L Purdue W Illinois State T Loyola (Ill.) W Eastern Illinois L Michigan L Illinois W Northern Illinois T UW-Parkside L Wheaton L

1-0 0-5 1-1 (2ot) 3-2 (2ot) 2-0 1-0 3-0 3-0 0-1 5-0 0-2 4-0 1-1 (2ot) 2-0 0-1 0-3 4-0 1-1 (2ot) 0-1 0-1

1986 Record: 8-8-4 Head Coach: Michael Kunert Bowling Green L Ohio State T Notre Dame L Illinois W Michigan State L Lewis L Marquette L Wheaton L Valparaiso L UW-Milwaukee T North Park W Rockford W Northern Illinois W Wisconsin L Minnesota T Eastern Illinois T Loyola (Ill.) W Michigan W UW-Parkside W SIU-Edwardsville W 1987 Record: 10-7-3 Head Coach: Michael Kunert North Park W SIU-Edwardsville L North Central L DePaul W Notre Dame L Minnesota W Purdue W UW-Milwaukee L Valparaiso W Indiana L Eastern Illinois T Lewis W UW-Green Bay T Wisconsin L Rockford W Marquette W Wheaton W Northern Illinois L Michigan State T Loyola (Ill.) W 1988 Record: 14-4-1 Head Coach: Michael Kunert Western Illinois W Quincy L Wisconsin L Michigan State W UW-Milwaukee W Michigan T Purdue W Loyola W UW-Green Bay W Indiana L Northern Illinois L Marquette W DePaul W Scranton W Lewis W Illinois W Minnesota W Eastern Illinois W Drake W

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0-2 2-2 (2ot) 1-4 5-1 0-1 0-2 0-4 0-2 0-1 1-1 (2ot) 5-1 1-0 2-0 0-2 2-2 (2ot) 0-0 (2ot) 5-1 2-1 2-0 1-0

8-1 0-4 0-2 7-0 0-5 5-1 (2ot) 4-0 1-4 1-0 0-7 1-1 (ot) 2-1 0-0 0-1 2-1 1-0 2-1 1-3 1-1 Forfeit

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1989 Record: 8-10-1 Head Coach: Michael Kunert Wisconsin L UW-Milwaukee L Illinois State W Quincy L Marquette L Western Illinois W Drake W Michigan State L Cleveland State L Akron L Northern Illinois L Xavier W UW-Green Bay W Ohio State W DePaul W Loyola (Ill.) L SIU-Edwardsville L Lewis W Eastern Illinois T

0-2 0-1 2-1 (2 ot) 0-1 1-2 2-0 3-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-1 4-3 4-2 3-0 1-2 0-3 2-0 2-2 (ot)

1990 Record: 2-12-3 Head Coach: Michael Kunert Quincy L Illinois State L Michigan State L Central Michigan T Wisconsin T UW-Milwaukee L UW-Parkside L UW-Green Bay L DePaul W Indiana L Western Michigan L Loyola (Ill.) T Colgate L Western Illinois L UIC W Northern Illinois L Lewis L

0-1 0-7 1-2 0-0 1-1 (ot) 0-4 0-1 2-3 2-0 1-3 2-3 (ot) 0-0 (ot) 0-1 0-2 2-0 0-2 1-2

1991 Record: 0-17-2 Big Ten: 0-5-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert Western Michigan L Michigan State L Western Illinois L Wisconsin L Northern Illinois L Loyola T Marquette L Lock Haven L Penn State L DePaul T Ohio State L Indiana L UW-Milwaukee L Quincy L UIC L UW-Parkside L Lewis L Penn State L

1-2 2-3 0-4 0-6 0-2 2-2 (2ot) 0-1 2-4 0-1 0-0 (2ot) 1-3 0-8 0-2 (2ot) 0-5 1-2 2-4 1-2 0-2

year-by-year results 1992 Record: 4-13-0 Big Ten: 0-5-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/05 at Michigan State L 0-3 9/06 at Detroit L 0-1 9/11 Lewis W 1-0 9/19 at SW Missouri State W 3-1 9/20 at UW-Green Bay L 0-5 9/23 at DePaul L 0-3 9/27 Ohio State L 2-3 (ot) 9/30 Valparaiso W 5-2 10/04 Loyola (Ill.) L 1-3 10/09 Penn State L 0-3 10/14 Northern Illinois L 1-3 10/18 at Indiana L 0-8 10/21 at UIC W 3-2 10/25 at Wisconsin L 1-4 10/30 at Western Illinois L 0-1 11/01 at Quincy L 1-6 11/06 vs. Ohio State v L 2-3 v Big Ten Tournament; Bloomington, Ind. 1993 Record: 4-12-1 Big Ten: 1-5-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/04 Michigan State L 0-4 9/06 at Northern Illinois L 0-4 9/08 at Lewis L 2-3 (ot) 9/13 at Loyola (Ill.) T 2-2 (ot) 9/17 Western Michigan L 0-1 9/19 at Valparaiso W 3-0 9/22 DePaul W 1-0 9/24 Xavier L 4-7 9/26 at Ohio State W 1-0 10/01 Western Illinois W 1-0 10/08 at Penn State L 0-3 10/10 at UW-Parkside L 0-3 10/16 Indiana L 2-6 10/24 Wisconsin L 0-2 10/27 UIC L 1-2 10/31 Quincy L 1-2 11/05 vs. Penn State v L 1-2 v Big Ten Tournament; Madison, Wis. 1994 Record: 3-14-1 Big Ten: 0-5 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/3 at Michigan State L 0-3 9/7 at Notre Dame L 1-5 9/11 at DePaul L 1-3 9/16 Valparaiso W 3-2 9/18 Ohio State L 2-4 9/21 Lewis L 0-1 9/25 at Wisconsin L 0-1 9/30 at Quincy T 1-1 (ot) 10/2 at Western Illinois L 2-4 10/7 Penn State L 1-2 10/9 Northern Illinois L 0-2 10/11 at Northeastern Ill. W 1-0 10/16 at Indiana L 0-4 10/19 Loyola (Ill.) W 3-1 10/22 UW-Parkside L 1-2 10/26 at UIC L 0-1 11/7 at Marquette L 1-2 11/11 at Ohio State v L 1-2 v Big Ten Tournament; Columbus, Ohio

1995 Record: 4-13-1 Big Ten: 0-5 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/02 Michigan State L 2-4 9/04 at Ohio State L 0-2 9/08 at Northern Illinois L 0-2 9/10 Northeastern Illinois L 3-4 9/13 Western Illinois W 2-1 9/17 Quincy W 1-0 9/23 at Valparaiso L 1-0 (ot) 9/29 Wisconsin L 0-6 10/01 Notre Dame L 1-2 10/06 at Penn State L 1-6 10/13 at UW-Milwaukee L 1-3 10/15 Indiana L 0-7 10/18 DePaul L 5-6 10/21 UIC W 6-0 10/26 at Chicago W 2-0 10/29 at Loyola (Ill.) T 2-2 11/05 Marquette W 2-1 11/10 vs. Indiana v W 2-1 v Big Ten Tournament; E. Lansing, Mich. 1996 Record: 3-15-1 Big Ten: 0-5-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/01 UW-Milwaukee L 0-5 9/03 at Notre Dame L 0-4 9/08 at Michigan State L 1-4 9/10 at UIC T 1-1 9/13 at DePaul L 1-2 (ot) 9/15 at Eastern Illinois L 1-2 (ot) 9/20 Valparaiso W 3-0 9/22 Ohio State L 0-1 9/29 at Wisconsin L 0-2 10/01 at Marquette L 1-2 10/06 Northern Illinois L 0-5 10/08 Loyola (Ill.) L 2-3 10/11 Penn State L 1-3 10/13 at Northeastern Ill. W 3-1 10/20 at Indiana L 1-11 10/27 Bradley L 1-4 11/01 at Western Illinois L 0-1 11/03 UW-Green Bay W 3-0 11/15 vs. Wisconsin v L 0-2 v Big Ten Tournament; Univer. Park, Pa. 1997 Record: 8-10-1 Big Ten: 0-5-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 8/30 at Northern Illinois 9/01 vs. Eastern Illinois 9/04 Marquette 9/06 Michigan State 9/12 at Ohio State 9/14 vs. Marshall 9/16 Notre Dame 9/24 Northeastern Illinois 9/28 Wisconsin 10/03 at Loyola (Ill.) 10/04 at Bradley 10/10 at Penn State 10/15 UIC 10/19 Indiana 10/25 North Park-Chicago 10/30 DePaul

L 2-3 (ot) W 3-1 L 0-1 L 0-1 L 0-1 L 1-2 T 2-2 W 1-0 L 1-2 W 2-0 L 1-3 L 0-3 W 2-1 L 0-4 W 5-0 W 2-1

PETER O’NEILL was named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team in 2008.

11/02 at UW-Green Bay W 3-1 11/08 at Drake W 3-1 11/14 vs. Michigan State v L 0-2 v Big Ten Tournament; E. Lansing, Mich. 1998 Record: 8-11-1 Big Ten: 1-4-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/02 at UW-Milwaukee W 9/05 at Michigan State L 9/06 at Eastern Michigan W 9/08 at Notre Dame L 9/11 Northern Illinois L 9/18 Oral Roberts W 9/20 Ohio State L 9/24 Western Illinois W 9/27 at Eastern Illinois T 10/04 Loyola (Ill.) W 10/09 Penn State L 10/11 Drake W 10/16 UW-Green Bay L 10/18 at Indiana L 10/23 at UIC L 10/25 at Wisconsin W 10/28 Valparaiso W 10/31 at DePaul L 11/04 at Marquette L 11/13 vs. Ohio State v L v Big Ten Tournament; Evanston, Ill. 1999 Record: 6-14-0 Big Ten: 2-3-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/01 Notre Dame 9/10 at Western Illinois 9/12 at Ohio State 9/15 at Loyola (Ill.) 9/17 Drake 9/19 Marquette 9/24 Wisconsin 9/26 Eastern Illinois 9/29 at Northern Illinois 10/08 at Penn State 10/13 DePaul 10/17 Indiana 10/20 UIC 10/24 at UW-Green Bay

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3-2 1-3 3-0 0-1 1-2 1-0 0-3 4-2 1-1 2-0 0-1 1-0 0-2 0-1 0-2 2-1 4-0 1-3 0-2 1-2

L 1-0 L 1-2 L 0-5 L 1-2 L 2-3 (ot) L 0-3 W 1-0 L 0-1 L 1-3 L 0-1 L 1-3 L 0-1 L 1-4 W 1-0

10/27 at Butler L 0-4 10/31 Denver W 3-1 11/02 at Valparaiso W 3-0 11/04 Michigan State W 1-0 11/12 vs. Wisconsin v W 2-0 11/13 vs. Indiana v L 0-2 v Big Ten Tournament; E. Lansing, Mich. 2000 Record: 0-17-1 Big Ten: 0-6-0 Head Coach: Michael Kunert 9/01 at Eastern Illinois L 1-6 9/03 UW-Milwaukee L 1-5 9/08 at Drake L 2-3 9/10 Ohio State L 0-2 9/12 at Marquette L 0-1 9/15 Northern Illinois L 2-3 9/27 UW-Green Bay L 0-1 10/01 at Michigan State L 2-6 10/03 at Notre Dame L 1-2 10/06 Penn State L 2-6 10/08 Oral Roberts L 1-2 (2ot) 10/13 at UIC L 1-2 10/15 at Indiana L 1-4 10/20 Valparaiso L 1-2 10/25 Lewis T 0-0 10/29 Michigan L 1-2 (2ot) 11/01 at Wisconsin L 1-2 11/10 vs. Michigan State v L 0-6 v Big Ten Tournament; Columbus, Ohio 2001 Record: 1-13-3 Big Ten: 0-6-0 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 8/31 Loyola (Ill.) 9/02 at Ohio State 9/05 at UW-Milwaukee 9/07 Drake 9/21 at UW-Green Bay 9/23 at Michigan 9/27 UIC 9/30 Michigan State 10/05 at Penn State 10/07 Western Illinois 10/14 Indiana 10/17 Marquette 10/19 at Western Michigan

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2-2 1-2 0-4 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-3 1-2 0-3 0-3 1-2

year-by-year results 10/28 at Northern Illinois T 11/01 Wisconsin L 11/08 vs. Penn State v L 11/11 Valparaiso W v Big Ten Tournament; Madison; Wis.

2-2 2-5 0-2 1-0

2002 Record: 8-12-0 Big Ten: 0-6-0 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 8/30 at Bradley L 0-3 8/31 vs. Drury W 2-1 9/04 at Western Illinois W 1-0 9/06 Valparaiso L 0-3 9/13 vs. La Salle W 1-0 9/15 vs. Columbia L 1-2 9/18 UW-Milwaukee L 0-3 9/25 Northern Illinois W 2-0 9/29 at Michigan State L 0-1 10/04 Penn State L 1-2 10/06 Western Michigan W 1-0 10/13 at Indiana L 0-1 10/16 UIC L 1-3 10/20 IPFW W 2-0 10/22 UW-Green Bay W 3-0 10/27 Michigan L 0-5 10/30 at Loyola (Ill.) W 1-0 11/02 at Wisconsin L 0-1 11/10 Ohio State L 0-2 11/14 vs. Michigan v L 0-1 v Big Ten Tournament; Univer. Park, Pa. 2003 Record: 7-7-6 Big Ten: 0-3-3 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 8/30 Vanderbilt 8/31 Evansville 9/05 at Coll. of Charleston 9/07 vs. South Carolina 9/12 Eastern Illinois 9/14 DePaul 9/17 at UW-Green Bay 9/23 at Drake 9/28 Michigan State 10/02 at Penn State 10/05 at Duke 10/08 Loyola (Ill.) 10/12 Indiana 10/17 at Michigan 10/19 at IPFW

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1-1 (ot) 2-2 (ot) 2-5 1-3 2-2 (ot) 2-1 (ot) 2-0 2-1 1-1 (ot) 1-3 2-1 2-0 0-3 1-2 2-0

10/21 UIC L 0-2 10/26 at Ohio State T 1-1 11/02 Wisconsin T 0-0 11/13 vs. Michigan v W 2-1 11/14 vs. Penn State v L 0-1 v Big Ten Tournament; Bloomington, Ind. 2004 Record: 15-6-2 (NCAA Second Round) Big Ten: 3-2-1 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 9/01 IPFW W 2-0 9/04 Butler L 0-1 9/05 Coll. of Charleston W 4-0 9/10 UW-Green Bay W 4-1 9/12 DePaul W 2-1 (2ot) 9/17 at Vanderbilt T 3-3 (2ot) 9/19 vs. Eastern Illinois W 2-1 9/24 vs. Oral Roberts W 5-4 (ot) 9/26 at Evansville L 1-2 (2ot) 10/03 at Michigan State L 0-1 10/08 Penn State T 2-2 (2ot) 10/10 Western Illinois W 3-0 10/17 at Indiana W 1-0 10/20 at Loyola (Ill.) W 2-1 10/24 Michigan W 2-1 (ot) 10/29 Ohio State L 1-2 (ot) 11/03 at UIC W 4-1 11/07 at Wisconsin W 2-1 11/11 vs. Penn State v W 1-0 (ot) 11/12 vs. Michigan v W 5-0 11/14 vs. Michigan State v L 0-1 11/19 Western Illinois 3 W 4-1 11/23 at Creighton 3 L 2-3 v Big Ten Tournament; Ann Arbor, Mich. 3 NCAA Tournament 2005 Record: 9-7-2 Big Ten: 1-3-1 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 9/02 Western Kentucky 9/04 St. Francis (Pa.) 9/09 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/11 at UNLV 9/16 at Northern Illinois 9/18 vs. IUPUI 9/25 at Michigan 9/28 UIC 10/02 Michigan State 10/07 at Penn State

W 2-1 W 1-0 (2ot) L 1-6 L 1-2 (ot) W 1-0 W 2-1 L 0-1 W 2-0 W 2-0 L 1-4

BRAD NORTH was the first Northwestern player to be drafted into the MLS as he was selected by FC Dallas in the second round of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

GERARDO ALVAREZ (2003-06) was named the 2003 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, ranks first in school history with 80 points and second with 28 goals and 24 assists.

10/12 Loyola (Ill.) W 10/16 Indiana T 10/21 at Loyola Marymount W 10/23 at Princeton T 10/28 at Ohio State L 10/30 at Butler W 11/06 Wisconsin L 11/10 vs. Ohio State v L v Big Ten Tournament, Evanston, Ill.

4-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 0-1

2006 Record: 14-8-0 (NCAA Quarterfinals) Big Ten: 2-4-0 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 8/25 Hofstra W 2-1 8/27 Dayton W 1-0 9/02 vs. Santa Clara L 0-2 9/04 at UC Irvine W 2-1 9/08 vs. Bradley W 2-0 9/10 vs. Drake W 2-1 9/17 Ohio State W 3-1 9/20 at DePaul W 1-0 9/24 Penn State L 1-2 9/27 at Loyola (Ill.) W 2-0 10/01 at Wisconsin L 0-2 10/04 Valparaiso W 4-2 10/07 at Indiana L 0-1 10/11 at UIC L 0-1 10/15 Michigan W 2-0 10/22 at Michigan State L 1-2 (2ot) 10/27 Northern Illinois W 1-0 (2ot) 11/02 at Penn State v L 1-2 (2ot) 11/10 Cincinnati 3 W 3-0 11/16 at Saint Louis 3 W 1-0 11/19 UNC Greensboro 3 W 2-1 11/25 at UC Santa Barbara 3 L 2-3 v Big Ten Tournament; Columbus, Ohio 3 NCAA Tournament 2007 Record: 12-5-3 (NCAA Second Round) Big Ten: 3-2-1 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 8/31 Colgate W 3-0 9/02 Bucknell W 2-1 (ot) 9/07 at Yale W 3-1 9/09 vs. Dartmouth T 0-0 (2ot) 9/14 vs. Butler W 3-0

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9/16 vs. UMKC W 3-0 9/23 at Ohio State W 4-0 9/26 Loyola (Ill.) W 1-0 9/29 at Penn State L 1-2 10/06 Wisconsin W 3-0 10/10 DePaul W 2-1 10/14 Indiana L 0-1 10/20 at Michigan T 0-0 (2ot) 10/24 at Northern Illinois L 1-2 (2ot) 10/28 Michigan State W 2-0 10/31 Western Illinois W 2-1 11/03 UW-Green Bay T 1-1 (2ot) 11/08 vs. Wisconsin v W 3-1 11/09 vs. Ohio State v L 0-1 11/28 UIC 3 L 0-2 v Big Ten Tournament; E. Lansing, Mich. 3 NCAA Tournament 2008 Record: 15-5-3 (NCAA Quarterfinals) Big Ten: 3-3-0 Head Coach: Tim Lenahan 8/29 San Francisco W 1-0 8/31 IUPUI W 2-0 9/05 vs. Iona W 4-1 9/07 at Lafayette T 0-0 (2ot) 9/12 vs. Eastern Illinois W 3-0 9/14 vs. Xavier W 3-0 9/19 Loyola Marymount W 1-0 9/21 Princeton W 1-0 9/27 Ohio State W 1-0 9/30 at Saint Louis T 0-0 (2ot) 10/4 Penn State W 2-1 10/12 at Wisconsin W 2-1 10/22 Northern Illinois W 1-0 10/25 Michigan L 1-3 10/28 at Loyola (Ill.) W 1-0 11/02 at Michigan State L 0-1 11/07 at Indiana L 0-2 11/13 vs. Penn State v W 2-1 (2ot) 11/14 vs. Michigan State v L 0-1 11/21 Loyola (Ill.) 3 * T 0-0 (2ot) 11/25 at Notre Dame 3 W 2-1 11/30 Akron 3 W 1-0 12/06 at North Carolina 3 L 0-1 v Big Ten Tournament; Madison, Wis. 3 NCAA Tournament * Northwestern advanced 4-1 on PKs

series records Opponent Akron Aquinas Beloit Bowling Green Bradley Bucknell Butler UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine Central Michigan Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland State Colgate College of Charleston Columbia Creighton Dartmouth Dayton Denver DePaul Detroit Drake Drury Duke Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Evansville Hofstra Illinois Illinois State UIC Indiana Indiana State Iona Iowa Iowa State IPFW IUPUI Lafayette Lake Forest Lakehead (Ontario) La Salle Lewis Loyola (Ill.) Loyola Marymount Lock Haven Marquette Marshall Marycrest Michigan Michigan State Minnesota

W 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 6 1 1 4 1 0 1 5 1 8 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 7 17 2 0 4 0 1 7 4 5

L 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 3 12 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 1 12 1 0 10 26 1

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Opponent UMKC UNLV North Carolina UNC Greensboro North Central Northern Illinois Northeastern Illinois North Park Notre Dame Oakland Ohio State Oral Roberts Penn State Princeton Purdue Quincy Rochester Rockford Saint Louis San Francisco Santa Clara Scranton SIU Edwardsville South Carolina Spring Arbor St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Minn.) St. Francis (Pa.) SW Missouri St. Trinity Triton Tulsa Valparaiso Vanderbilt Western Illinois Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wheaton Wisconsin UW-Green Bay UW-Milwaukee UW-Parkside UW-Whitewater Xavier Yale

W L 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 15 3 1 4 1 2 10 First Meeting 5 18 2 1 3 21 1 0 5 3 1 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 First Meeting 11 4 0 0 9 6 1 0 2 5 1 4 7 21 7 6 2 14 1 5 2 0 2 1 1 0

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orthwestern University was founded in 1851 as a private institution of “the highest order of excellence” to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. Today one of the nation’s premier universities, Northwestern occupies two campuses along the shore of Lake Michigan and is connected by both geography and programming to one of the nation’s great cities, Chicago. In addition, Northwestern has a campus in Doha, Qatar. In this midsize research university, 11 schools— each with relatively small academic departments—offer high-quality programs spanning a remarkably diverse portfolio. Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University’s undergraduate and graduate programs among the best in the country.

more about Northwestern • From 25,000 freshman candidates each year, about 6,500 are offered admission for a freshman class size of 2,000. • Students from all 50 states and more than 50 foreign countries make up the undergraduate student body of approximately 8,000. The undergraduate population is about 54 percent women, and just under 30 percent are African American, Hispanic or Asian American. Total enrollment is approximately 17,000, including 1,100 part-time students in evening programs of the School of Continuing Studies. • Undergraduate financial aid is need based. More than half of all Northwestern undergraduates receive some combination of needbased scholarships, student loans and work-study employment. • Among the more than 50 fellowships awarded to students or alumni in 2008–09 were two Rhodes, one Marshall, four Gates Cambridge and 32 Fulbright Scholarships. • Among graduate programs, the J.L. Kellogg School of Management regularly ranks among the top five business schools in the country for both its traditional curriculum and its executive master’s program. • U.S. News & World Report placed Northwestern’s School of Law in the top 10 law schools nationally and the Feinberg School of Medicine in the top 20 medical programs. In its most recent assessment of doctoral programs, the National Research Council ranked five Northwestern programs in the top 10 percent nationally and 10 programs in the top 25 percent.

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on the shore of lake michigan The unde rg radu at e sc h ool s The Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of Northwestern’s undergraduate schools with more than 4,000 undergraduate students and 500 faculty members. It is the cornerstone of a University that believes study in the liberal arts and sciences is the foundation of a strong undergraduate education. Students may enhance their studies with independent research projects, ad hoc majors or minors, Chicago field studies and study abroad. The School of Communication offers opportunities for study in five top-ranking departments: communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, performance studies, radio/television/film and theatre. Cocurricular opportunities include the top debate team in the country, hospital internships, student video and film projects, theater productions and the largest student-run college radio station in the country. The School of Education and Social Policy started as a department in the College of Liberal Arts and became a separate school of education in 1926. “Social policy” was added to its name in 1986 to reflect a distinctive mission among schools of education—to understand and improve learning communities (schools and classrooms, workplace settings, families and neighborhoods), to study lifelong learning and to improve lives through policy. By producing scholarly research that informs and influences public policy-making about education, this small school (350 undergraduates, 300 graduate students and 23 faculty) has earned national recognition. In the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, about 1,300 undergraduates and approximately 750 graduate students choose from among 15 majors, including such interdisciplinary fields as materials science, biomedical engineering and environmental engineering. Recent curriculum innovations and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center give students exceptional opportunities for team learning, collaborative projects and computer-assisted learning. The Medill School of Journalism prepares students for careers in newspapers, magazines, broadcast journalism, new media or integrated marketing communications. Medill students have consistently won in the Hearst Foundation’s National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships, the Pulitzer Prize competition of college journalism; and its students dominate the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards competition. Established in 1895 as an integral part of the University, the HENRY AND LEIGH BIENEN School of Music combines a nationally ranked music program of conservatory intensity with the academic rigor and scholarly resources found only at a firstrank research university. Students are encouraged to grow as both artists and people and to explore the myriad career options available in a life devoted to music. Artists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and other world-class performing organizations are among the faculty.

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university president morton O. Schapiro M

orton Owen Schapiro was named 16th president of Northwestern University on December 16, 2008 and began his term on September 1, 2009. President Schapiro is among the nation’s premier authorities on the economics of higher education, with particular expertise in the area of college financing and affordability and on trends in educational costs and student aid. He is widely quoted in the national media and has testified before U.S. Senate and House committees on economic and educational issues. Before coming to Northwestern, he was president of Williams College from 2000 to 2009. Among the initiatives implemented during his presidency were a substantial reduction in average class size, a tripling of the number of courses offered in the college’s signature tutorial program and the completion of a number of major building projects including a center for theatre and dance, a student center and new faculty office/classroom buildings. Courses taught by President Schapiro at Williams College included introductory microeconomics, a tutorial on the economics of higher education and two interdisciplinary seminars, one on the economics and philosophy of education and the other on disease, culture and society. He previously served as a member of the Williams College faculty from 1980 to 1991, as Professor of Economics and as Assistant Provost. In 1991 he went to the University of Southern California where he served as Chair of the Department of Economics until 1994 and then as Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences until 2000. During his last two years as Dean, he also served as the University’s Vice President for Planning. President Schapiro has written more than 100 articles and five books, and he has edited two others, most with his longtime co-author Michael McPherson. These include: The Student Aid Game: Meeting Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education (Princeton University

Press 1998); Paying the Piper: Productivity, Incentives and Financing in Higher Education (also with Gordon Winston, University of Michigan Press 1993) and Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity (Brookings 1991), plus two recent edited volumes College Success: What It Means and How to Make It Happen (College Board 2008) and College Access: Opportunity or Privilege? (College Board 2006).

President Schapiro has received research grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the World Bank, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the College Board, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other groups to study the economics of higher education and related topics. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Hofstra University in 1975 and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. President Schapiro and his wife Mimi have three children: Matt, Alissa and Rachel.

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director of athletics and recreation jim phillips J

ames J. Phillips became Northwestern’s 21st director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation on April 14, 2008, bringing a track record of Division I success and a commitment to the values NU always has maintained in collegiate athletics. “The opportunity to lead Northwestern’s athletic and recreation programs is both exciting and humbling,” Phillips said. “Northwestern is a world-class institution that does things right in terms of college athletics and what they stand for.” One of 10 children, Phillips, who grew up in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, is the perfect fit to head up NU’s 19-sport program in the nation’s No. 3 market. His Windy City roots and family orientation are integral parts of his philosophy of providing student-athletes with a “world-class experience” that enables them to succeed academically, socially and athletically. One of Phillips’ first actions at Northwestern was to begin the implementation of a Department of Athletics and Recreation re-organization that was completed in January of 2009. NU’s existing departments were broken into three key “silos:” internal, external and student-athlete welfare. Northwestern’s stellar marketing and promotions staff continued to excel in 2008-09, winning its sixth national NACMA award since 2003. Ticket sales for Big Ten football home games went up 17 percent, men’s basketball sales improved 13 percent for weekend games and overall attendance was up at all seven of NU’s admission-charging sports. New courtside seating at Welsh-Ryan Arena sold out for the men’s basketball season. NU signed corporate sponsorship deals with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Harris Bank, re-branded its media rights holder to Northwestern Sports Properties (NSP), defeated Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in baseball and created an Annual Report to showcase the department’s previous year. Phillips hired ultra-successful women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown in June of 2008. McKeown came to Evanston after 19 years at George Washington, where he took his team to the postseason 17 times and compiled a 509-174 record. Phillips’ second coaching hire was to name Tracey Fuchs the head of the field hockey program in January of 2009. Fuchs had arguably the most successful playing career in USA Field Hockey history and has been referred to as the “Michael Jordan of field hockey.” In 2009, Phillips signed a four-year deal with WGN Radio, the long-time radio outlet of Northwestern football and men’s basketball. In addition to those two sports, a new weekly Inside

Wildcat Athletics show will air on The Voice of Chicago through the 2012-13 season. Phillips also inked head football coach Pat Fitzgerald to a new seven-year deal that will keep him on the Wildcat sidelines through 2015. Northwestern had a great athletic year in 2008-09, beginning in the fall with the Wildcats’ 9-4 Alamo Bowl season. The team became the fifth in NU history to win nine contests, finishing No. 23 in the BCS. The football team also earned a program-record 26 Academic All-Big Ten awards and earned a 3.0 or better team GPA during the spring quarter for the highest team GPA in school history. In addition, men’s soccer made its second appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals in the last three years. In the winter, men’s basketball earned NU’s first postseason bid during head coach Bill Carmody’s tenure. Northwestern recorded its fourth-straight year with an individual national champion when Jake Herbert won the 184-lbs wrestling title, the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate wrestler and the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award. In the spring, Northwestern won its fifthstraight NCAA women’s lacrosse title and Hannah Nielsen repeated as the Tewaaraton Trophy winner. Women’s tennis ranked No. 1 for much of the year and won the ITA Indoor national title, a first for a northern school. Men’s tennis made a great turnaround to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and men’s golf made the NCAA Championships. Seven of NU’s eight men’s teams had postseason representation in 2008-09, making it arguably the top year for men’s athletics at NU in history. Academically and in the community, the Wildcats had a banner year in 2008-09. Northwestern touted a school-record-tying 879 studentathlete quarters in which a 3.0 GPA was earned, and 17 teams achieved a 3.0 or better team GPA. All 19 varsity squads recorded a 2.9 or better mark for two academic quarters (fall and spring) for the first time in school history. Northwestern’s combined student-athlete GPA for the spring was a school-record 3.21. NU’s APR and GSR scores ranked in the nation’s top five and 10, respectively. In the community, student-athletes volunteered a school-record 5,346 hours while serving 66 organizations in Evanston and greater Chicagoland. In June of 2009, Phillips served on the NCAA Champions Forum panel. The panel consisted of football coaches and athletics directors making an effort to bring minority football coaches closer to the mindset of those who hire football coaches. He also is part of the NCAA Mentoring Program, the NACDA Executive Committee and the 2016 Chicago Olympic Committee. Beginning in 2004, Phillips served as Northern Illinois’ athletic director for four years. In 2006, he was promoted to associate vice president in addition to his director of athletics title. He was chosen to serve as chairman of the MAC Athletic Director’s Council and also served on the NCAA

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women’s basketball selection committee. Phillips spearheaded the fund raising and construction of the $14-million Yordon Academic and Athletic Performance Center, the largest capital project in athletics history at NIU. The Huskies also opened an indoor practice facility for baseball, softball and men’s and women’s golf and began construction in the spring of 2008 on a soccer/track and field complex. During Phillips’ tenure at NIU, he helped schedule football games with Michigan and Ohio State that resulted in NIU’s first national TV appearances. He negotiated playing Iowa at Soldier Field in 2007 as a home game, a contest that sold out in less than a week. Phillips also signed a multiple-year agreement for the radio power WSCR-AM (The Score) to carry football, men’s basketball and a weekly NIU Live radio show. A 1990 Illinois graduate, Phillips worked as a manager and student assistant in the Illini’s athletic department. He earned a master’s degree in education at Arizona State (1992) while serving as a restricted earnings basketball coach before moving into athletics administration in the Arizona State development office. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in educational administration from Tennessee, completed in 2007. Phillips served as an assistant athletics director with the Volunteers until 2000. He directed a $12.4 million annual athletics giving program and aided in the first-ever capital campaign for athletics at UT that raised over $50 million for endowments, facilities and programs. Phillips moved to Notre Dame in 2000, serving as associate director of athletics and senior associate director of athletics for external affairs. He helped launch the Rockne Heritage Annual Fund and played an integral part in the funding of a $24-million, 96,000-square foot athletic facility. In addition, he managed the ticket office, various corporate sponsorships, athletic programs and a weekly Irish radio show. Phillips and his wife, Laura, have five children: Luke, Madeline, Meredith, John and James.

The Phillips family: (from left) Front: John, Meredith and Madeline. Back: Laura (holding James), Luke and Jim.

academic services and student development

Margaret Akerstrom Associate AD

Betsi Burns Assistant AD Director of Student Development

Shea’na Grigsby Academic Advisor

Mary Beth Hawkinson Associate Director

Davon Robb Intern

The staff of Academic Services and Student Development assists student athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence. The professional staff, which consists of four full-time advisors and an intern, helps the students make the most of all of the opportunities Northwestern University offers.

Mission Statement “The mission of the Office of Academic Services and Student Development is to offer a comprehensive array of the support programs and services, integrated with University resources, that empowers all student-athletes to achieve academic success while balancing the demands of athletic participation and everyday college life. The Office is built on the philosophy of individual responsibility and personal integrity, with the end result being the overall development and preparation of the studentathletes for a successful life after college.”

freshman assistance. The advisors work closely with the freshmen to help ease the transition from high school to college. The freshmen meet weekly with their advisors to discuss their performance in the classroom and to receive academic assistance when necessary. The evening study skills/tutoring program is held at the University Library 7 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The tutoring staff consists of mostly graduate students, with some outstanding undergraduates rounding out the 30-plus staff. The tutors are available for drop-in assistance, small group learning teams and individualized tutorial sessions. registration advising. In close collaboration with the advising staffs in each of the six undergraduate schools, the Academic Services and Student Development staff also provides advice to help student-athletes develop a plan of study, including guidance in selecting majors and minors. An important component of their services is course registration advising. Prior to the beginning of each quarter, student-athletes meet individually first with their schools’ academic advisors and then with their athletic advisors to plan their curriculum for the upcoming quarter and discuss the registration process. career planning. Preparation for a productive and successful entry into the workforce or graduate school begins during the freshman-year orientation programs. In conjunction with University Career Services, the provision of career counseling and the education of job search skills help Northwestern student-athletes obtain relevant summer employment and internships, as well as permanent employment or graduate school admissions upon graduation. The ’CATS Life Skills Program includes programs on major selection, finding a summer internship, securing a full time job, and the transition from school to work. The N club has partnered with the Life Skills program to provide mentoring opportunities as well as to facilitate internships and full-time employment. With the numerous companies and organizations that specifically recruit Northwestern student-athletes and with the help of the Wildcat network of alumni and fans, excellent job opportunities in all fields are possible.

NU academic advisor named best in the nation

ssociate Director for Academic Services & Director of Student Development Betsi Burns has been honored with the 2008 Lan Hewlett Award from the National Association of Academic Advisors in Athletics. The award, given for outstanding performance as an Academic Advisor for Athletics, is presented to an advisor who, in part, achieves a merited stature among and support from student-athletes, faculty, coaches and fellow administrators in addition to creating an innovative response

to the varied and emerging needs of student-athletes. It also recognizes significant contributions and leadership to the field both nationally and within the university. An 11-year veteran as an academic advisor at Northwestern, Burns has an impressive list of accomplishments in that time span. She has instituted the Junior Jumpstart and Senior Transition workshops, implemented the PURPLE Peer Mentoring Program and launched the Career Athlete program that currently has

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50 mentors and 150 student-athletes registered with multiple job postings. Burns developed “An Insider’s Guide to Northwestern Athletics” and also created Field Day, an event that has brought together student-athletes from all 19 of NU’s varsity sports and hundreds of community children for the past nine years. Burns has done all this while serving as an academic advisor to over 150 student-athletes.

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orthwestern University’s athletic department is consistently one of the finest in the Big Ten and the nation. The school has gained prominence in the last 15 years with the renewed success of the Wildcat football team, but fans who know college athletics know that Northwestern has long been a hidden gem in numerous other sports. A quick look across the board yields some truths about the quality of the Wildcats’ 19 varsity programs—and makes it no surprise to find out that Northwestern has been ranked in the Top 25 of The Sporting News listing of the top athletic departments in the nation every year that TSN has performed the survey. Since the 1995-96 athletic year, Northwestern has had 40 conference players of the year, 28 conference rookies of the year, and 29 conference coaches of the year. Twenty-six teams have been crowned with a conference championship, and 62 individuals have won Big Ten titles while 595 have received All-Big Ten recognition. Northwestern athletes have been accorded 130 first-team All-America honors during that time, while six different NU coaches have earned National Coach of the Year honors since 1997. Northwestern also has added five NCAA team championships (women’s lacrosse in 2005-09) and nine NCAA individual titles to its ledger. Northwestern finished 44th in this past year’s U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings after posting three-consecutive top-30 finishes from 2005-07. Northwestern’s five-year run of finishing among the top-45 Division I programs in the country marks its best-overall stretch of athletic success. Northwestern’s athletes also deliver in the classroom—the department has had more than 1,530 Academic All-Big Ten certificates delivered since 1995-96, including more than 100 each of the last 10 years. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has honored a Northwestern athlete 28 times with Academic All-America recognition, and 81 times with Academic All-District accolades. The women’s lacrosse team recorded its fifth-consecutive NCAA title. Senior Hannah Nielsen (bottom right) won the Tewaaraton Trophy for the second-straight year.

2008 Valero Alamo Bowl

The No. 1-ranked wildcats captured their 11th-straight Big Ten Championship and won the ITA Indoor Championship in 2009.

Northwestern freshman ERIC CHUN won the Big Ten Individual title and helped the ’Cats advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championships.

The MEN’S SOCCER TEAM tied a school wins record and reached a program-best No. 2 national ranking. It also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second time in three years.

Senior jake herbert was the 2009 NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, which is presented annually to the nation’s most dominant collegiate wrestler. Herbert also was named the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award winner, given to the top male athlete across all sports in the Big Ten Conference.

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athletic endowments Through The Generosity... Each year more than 90 Northwestern student-athletes, representing all sports, are awarded a prestigious endowed scholarship, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Wildcats. These donors and recipients met for the annual Endowed Athletic Scholarship Luncheon which was held in Welsh-Ryan Arena (pictured at left). • Alex Agase and Tom Noble Honorary Scholarship • Alex Agase Wildcats’ Scholarship • Harold and Virginia Anderson Scholarship • Harry D. Brookby Baseball Scholarship • Henry S. Bienen Basketball Scholarship • Henry S. Bienen Tennis Scholarship

• Stanley E. and Louise G. Hathaway Scholarship

• Nelson R. Nedde Memorial Scholarship

• Jennie Stoker Helwig Scholarship

• Robert and Dorothy Osborn Endowed Scholarship

• John L. Hennerich Baseball Scholarship • Jay and Michaela Hoag Basketball Scholarship

• Carleton H. and Bradford H. Pendleton Memorial Scholarship

• Thomas J. Hoehn Tennis Scholarship

• James J. Progar Athletic Scholarship

• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Athletic Scholarships

• Ray Regalis Basketball Scholarship

• Patricia and Albert Buehler Scholarship

• Robert K. Rauth Scholarship

• Dr. James R. Buntain Endowed Basketball Scholarship

• Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family Scholarships

• Willard J. and Evelyn G. Buntain Family Football Scholarship

• Steve and Audrey Sawle Scholarship • Paul and Margaret Schutt Scholarship

• John and Rita Canning Student-Athlete Scholarships

• Walter K. Smart Scholarship

• Ronald J. and Elizabeth D. Chinnock Scholarship • Vandy Christie Memorial Scholarship • Combe Family Tennis Scholarships • June S. Cordier Memorial Scholarship • Dean Family Scholarship • Richard H. and Jane S. Dean Scholarship • Ross and Elizabeth Dean Football Scholarship • Bruce and Betty DeSwarte Scholarship • Eggemeyer Family Endowed Scholarships • Raymond F. Farley Endowed Scholarship • Waldo Fisher Memorial Scholarships • Scott Freidheim Soccer Scholarship • Bon and Holly French Swimming Scholarship • Edwin C. Gage Memorial Scholarship

• James and Mary Jo Rausch Family Scholarship

• Stearns Family Scholarship • Marie Mikkelsen Stoker Swimming Scholarship CARL PETT received an endowed scholarship last season.

• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Memorial Scholarship • Dr. Robert W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship • Ronald E. Kiper Memorial Scholarship • Koldyke Family Scholarship

• Bruce Thompson Wrestling Scholarship • Torch of Center Court Scholarship • Joseph H. Trienens Swimming Scholarship • Bob and Charlotte Voigts Recognition Scholarship • Randy Walker Memorial Football Scholarship

• Laird Koldyke Baseball Scholarship

• Sidney Warshauer and Joseph Stein Athletic Scholarship

• Mildred and Sidney LaPidus Scholarship

• Philip J. Weber Scholarship

• Robert F. and Gordon E. Lietzow Athletic Scholarship

• Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeMoyne White Basketball Scholarships

• Sophia and Konstandino Loukas Endowed Scholarship

• Mildred White Endowed Football Scholarship

• Shirley Louise Malloy Memorial Scholarship

• Charles “Doc” and Helen Glass Scholarship

• Gene G. and Merrill H. Mundy Athletic Scholarship

• John H. Glenn Memorial Scholarship

• N Club Scholarship

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• Trent Whitney Endowed Scholarship • Alfred S. Wiltberger Memorial Scholarship

my kind of town, chicago C

hicago is the third-largest city in the United States, behind only New York and Los Angeles. It has everything you’d expect of a world-class city. • Sports: Chicago is one of the best sports towns in the country. Among the pro teams that call Chicago home are the Cubs and White Sox (MLB), the Bulls (NBA), the Sky (WNBA), the Bears (NFL), the Blackhawks (NHL), the Rush (Arena Football), the Bandits (NFP Softball) and the Fire (MLS). • Nightlife: The pioneering Second City is just one of a host of top-flight comedy clubs in the city. Chicago is also famous for blues clubs and jazz lounges, including the Green Mill, the oldest jazz club in the U.S.

Evanston and Chicago Downtown Chicago is just 12 miles south of Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Students without cars can easily get to Chicago by taking the Northwestern shuttle bus or hopping on an el or Metra train at stations close to campus.

• Theater: Chicago has one of the most important and active theater communities in the nation. You can find everything from intimate store-front productions to the latest and greatest musicals. • Shopping: Ecletic boutiques can be found in neighborhoods throughout the city. Chicago’s downtown shopping, with all the major retail chains, is concentrated on State Street and Michigan Avenue. • Recreation: Chicago has plenty of beaches and parks easily reached from most neighborhoods as well as running and biking paths that stretch for miles along Lake Michigan. • Dining: Chicago boasts some of the finest dining establishments in the country. Among the most popular are Harry Caray’s, Ditka’s, the Chicago Chop House and the original Gino’s East (deep-dish pizza). • Museums: From the Impressionist collection at the Art Institute to the Boeing 727 at the Museum of Science and Industry, you’ll find an exhibit to match your interests. The museum campus, featuring the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium, is a popular destination for a day in the city. • Music: The choices for music lovers range from small clubs to outdoor festivals, from the latest in pop music to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera. If an artist or group is on tour, you can bet they’ll be coming to Chicago. • Festivals: The world famous Taste of Chicago in Grant Park is the largest of Chicago’s many festivals. Smaller fairs and festivals provide an opportunity to explore Chicago’s many neighborhoods. • Skyline: You can visit the top of the Willis (formerly known as the Sears Tower) Tower, the nation’s tallest building, for a breathtaking view of one of the world’s most beautiful skylines. Or enjoy the view of the lake and city while dining at the Signature Room in the John Hancock Center.

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the ultimate sports town Da Bulls, Da Bears and More When an athlete attends Northwestern University, he or she joins the Chicago sports family—an elite group that includes some of the most famous athletes in the world. • College sports: Chicagoland is the home base of the Big Ten Conference, and the local media serve as the hub for Big Ten coverage throughout the Midwest. Everyone loves a winner, and when Northwestern is winning the media coverage—both regional and national—is unparalleled.

Chicago’s Pro Teams

• Stadiums and arenas: Chicago is also home to some of the most famous sports venues in the country. The “friendly confines” of Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, and Soldier Field, home of the Bears, are landmarks. The United Center is home to the Bulls and Blackhawks, while U.S. Cellular Field hosts the White Sox. Soldier Field, Home of the Chicago Bears

• Bandits, National Pro Fastpitch • Bears, National Football League • Blackhawks, National Hockey League • Bulls, National Basketball Association • Cubs, Major League Baseball • Fire, Major League Soccer • Machine, Major League Lacrosse • Red Stars, Women’s Professional Soccer • Sky, Women’s National Basketball Association • Thunder, United States Pro Volleyball • White Sox, Major League Baseball • Wolves, American Hockey League

US Cellular field, home of the 2005 world champion white sox

the chicago blackhawks advanced to the conference finals of the 2009 stanley cup playoffs.

Patrick Kane, 2007 NHL Rookie of the Year

JONATHAN HARRIS

DREW KOTLER

MISHA ROSENTHAL

PAT COLEMAN

CODY STANLEY

CHRIS RITTER

MARK BLADES

GK - RS-Freshman Arlington Heights, Ill.

GK - Sophomore Wynnewood, Pa.

GK - Senior Miami, Fla.

D - Senior Chagrin Falls, Ohio

D - Junior Lansing, Ill.

M - Freshman Winnetka, Ill.

D - Senior Lakewood, Ohio

OLIVER KUPE

KEVIN VALENTA

EAMON O’NEILL

JACK HILLGARD

PAT GIBSON

ALEX MALE

LUCAS SWERTLOFF

F - Sophomore Clarkston, Mich.

F - Junior St. Louis, Mo.

M/F - Senior Wilmington, Del.

M - Junior Naperville, Ill.

D - Sophomore Westerville, Ohio

M/F - Freshman Leawood, Kan.

M - Junior Brooklyn, N.Y.

PETER O’NEILL

PIERO BELLIZZI

JASON DREWS

JOHN ROGERS

KYLE SCHICKEL

NICK GENDRON

DREW PAVLOVICH

M - Sophomore Fairway, Kan.

M - Junior Rye, N.Y.

D - Sophomore Downers Grove, Ill.

M/D - RS-Freshman Birmingham, Mich.

M - Freshman Louisville, Ky.

M/F - Freshman Ramsey, N.J.

D - Junior Leawood, Kan.

MICHAEL WALBRIDGE

MATT ELIASON

CHRISTIAN LUDTKE

JARRETT BAUGHMAN

TOMMY TOMBRIDGE

TIM ZIMMER

TIM LENAHAN

M/D - Freshman Fort Wayne, Ind.

F - Junior Lombard, Ill.

D - RS-Freshman Wilmington, N.C.

M/D - Freshman Bloomington, Ind.

GK - Freshman Springfield, Mo.

D - Freshman Naperville, Ill.

Head Coach Richard Stockton ’83

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SC H E D U LE

AUGUST

OCTOBER

20 UW-PARKSIDE (exh.) 24 at Notre Dame (exh.) 28 vs. UIC (exh.)

Evanston, Ill. Notre Dame, Ind. Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

Green Bay, Wis. Evanston, Ill.

7 p.m. 1 p.m.

4 7 11 14 17 20 25

SEPTEMBER 1 at Green Bay 7 DePAUL

11 vs. Oakland 13 vs. Tulsa

NIU/adidas Invitational DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill.

18 SOUTH CAROLINA 20 LAFAYETTE

Lakeside Classic

25 DRAKE 27 SIU EDWARDSVILLE

Home matches in BOLD CAPS •

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at Ohio State ✱ at Northern Illinois at Penn State ✱ WESTERN ILLINOIS WISCONSIN ✱ LOYOLA CHICAGO INDIANA ✱

Columbus, Ohio DeKalb, Ill. University Park, Pa. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill.

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

Ann Arbor, Mich. Evanston, Ill. Bloomington, Ind. Campus Sites Campus Sites Campus Sites

1 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA

NOVEMBER 2:30 p.m. Noon

Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill.

7:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill.

5 p.m. 1 p.m.

1 7 12–15 20–21 24 28–29

at Michigan ✱ MICHIGAN STATE ✱ Big Ten Tournament NCAA First Round NCAA Second Round NCAA Third Round

DECEMBER 4–6 NCAA Quarterfinals 11–13 NCAA College Cup

Campus Sites Cary, N.C.

Big Ten Conference match • All times Central and subject to change

MATT ELIASON

MISHA ROSENTHAL

CODY STANLEY

JACK HILLGARD

TBA TBA