2014 Purdue Soccer Media Guide

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Head Coach Robert Klatte : 3 Asst. Coach Erin Otagaki-VanPaemel : 4 Asst. Coach Parrissa Eyorokon : 5 Boilermaker Soccer Complex : 6-9 Facilities : 10-13 Team Photo : 14 Class Photos : 15 Returnee Profiles : 16-35 Freshmen Profiles : 36-43 Support Staff : 44 Program History & Highlights : 45-49 Trophies & Special Events : 50-53

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ROBERT KLATTE 17th Year • Led Purdue to 10 consecutive seasons with 10 or more victories from 2000-09, the only coach in Big Ten history to achieve that feat with the same team • Built the program on pillars of academic excellence, personal responsibility, maximizing potential & pursuing excellence • 2002 & 2007 Big Ten Coach of the Year; NSCAA & Soccer Buzz Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year • Led Purdue to six NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2003 Sweet 16 • Won his 200th career game as a head coach in 2010 (including years as club coach) • 169-130-30 (.559) record at Purdue, 188-165-34 (.530) career entering the 2014 season • Also served as the head coach at Wright State (1994-96) & at Baylor (Club Team, 1990-91)


Erin Otagaki-VanPaemel 9th Year • In the seventh year of her second stint as a Purdue assistant, also working under Rob Klatte from 2004-05; now the second-longest tenured assistant in program history • Helped lead Purdue to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2005 & 2009 • Has coached over 140 games as a Purdue assistant, helping the Boilers compile a 66-62-13 record • Also served as an assistant coach at Washington (2002-03) & Washington State (2006-07) • Helped Washington win the 2000 Pac-10 title & make three NCAA appearances during her college career


Parrissa Eyorokon 3rd Year • 2007 First Team All-American & Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year while leading Boilers to program-best 20-win season • Helped lead Purdue to a 55-25-8 record during her careeer & three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2005-07 • Scored 27 goals for the Boilers, including a team-high 12 in 2007; 11 career game-winning goals • Played professionally for the Washington Freedom of Women’s Professional Soccer • Served as a youth coach with the Cincinnati United Soccer Club & worked as a Goodwill Good Guides mentor


Completed in the summer of 2012, renovations to the Boilermaker Soccer Complex gave Purdue soccer new locker rooms and a team room at the field. The construction also included a new pressbox and lights, which will allow even more Boilermaker games to be broadcast to a nation-wide audience. Lights were installed a year early, allowing the Boilers play night games starting in 2011.

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Purdue Locker Room

Training Room

Team Room

Individual Player Lockers


THE BOILERMAKER SOCCER COMPLEX HAS BEEN THE HOME FOR PURDUE SOCCER SINCE 1999 • 2011 Home Night Games • 2012 New Locker Rooms, Team Room & Pressbox • Complex Features Side-by-Side Game & Practice Fields • Sidelines are Home to the Purdue Soccer Support Group, The Pitch Protectors • 13 Home Wins in 2007; Lost Only One Home Game in 2002, 2006, 2007 & 2009

101-47-18 HOME RECORD 2007 NCAA TOURNEY HOST 2014 BIG TEN TOURNEY HOST 2001 BIG TEN TOURNEY HOST


Mollenkopf Athletic Center gives Boilermaker soccer players access to year-round training and a weight room that covers 14,000 square feet.


The sports performance program at Purdue aims to provide a world-class training program to the school’s 500 student athletes, spanning 18 sports. With consideration of each sport coaching staff’s desires and the skills required by each sport, the sports performance team seeks to bring about improvement in: • Power development • Mobility • Strength • Recovery & regeneration • Movement: multi-directional, linear & lateral • Flexibility • Speed


Purdue University Sports Medicine utilizes on-site daily care by the athletic training staff and team physicians, as well as consultants in orthopedics, dentistry, ophthalmology, neurology, and other medical specialties locally & in Indianapolis. With a staff of nine athletic trainers and more than 20 physicians and other health care professionals, the Purdue studentathlete’s health is well tended. The athletic training area now includes the latest equipment & methods for: • Hydrotherapy • Cardiovascular rehab and training • Exam/taping tables for all sports • A doctor’s suite with private areas for student-athletes to meet with sports physicians, sports psychologists and sports nutritionists


The facilities in the Drew & Brittany Brees Student Athlete Academic Center and the academic support services staff are available to help student-athletes reach their academic goals. Student-athletes have acccess to: • Monitored study tables • Individual and group tutoring • A 74-station computer lab • Walk-in tutoring for math, chemistry and physics • Supplemental instruction • Laptop computers for traveling • Note takers The entire upper level of Brees Student Athlete Center has been transformed into an academic center consisting of approximately 10,000 square feet with formal & informal studying an tutoring areas and offices for the academic support services staff.



Sophomores

Seniors

Freshmen

Juniors


KICKIN’ IT WITH CLAIRE ALBERTZ... Favorite Athlete: David Villa • Pro Player She’d Most Like to Mark/ Defend: Sydney Leroux • In Her MP3 Player: The 1975 • Last Concert She Attended: Mike Gordon • Favorite Author: Markus Zusak Favorite Meal: Stir Fry • Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving • Favorite Month: October • Favorite Purdue Building: The Turf Rec • Unique Travel Locale: Amsterdam • Country She’d Like to Visit: South Korea • Another Sport She Enjoys: Basketball • Animal Friend: Lightning, Fish • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Kathleen Wible, Engineering

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CLAIRE ALBERTZ

5’3” SOPHOMORE DEFENDER CINCINNATI, OHIO PRINCETON HS MAJOR: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

• Saw action in 2013 games against Akron & Nebraska • Scheduled to sing the National Anthem at two home games in 2014 • Four-year starting defender for the varsity team at Princeton High School • Most Valuable Defender as a senior; two-time team captain as an upperclassman • Superintendent Award winner for being the senior with the highest GPA as a four-year member of varsity • Played on an international tour of Germany & Holland in 2009 with a her Ohio South State ODP team • Played on Ohio Elite U23 team that qualified for ECNL Nationals


KICKIN’ IT WITH KATIE BITTNER... Favorite Athlete: Alex Morgan • In Her MP3 Player: Taylor Swift • Last Concert She Attended: Dave Matthews Band • Favorite Actor, Actress & Director: Ed Westwick, Kristen Wiig & Steven Spielberg • Favorite Food: Steak • Favorite Month: March • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Country She’d Like to Visit: Germany • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Rollerblading • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2003 Rainy Home Win vs. NIU • Furry Friend: Scotty, Border Collie • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: David Eichinger, Biology

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KATIE BITTNER

5’5” SOPHOMORE DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. WEST LAFAYETTE HS MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION • Played in eight games in 2013, including four Big Ten games • Four-year varsity starter at WLHS finished her high school career with 65 goals; scored 23 goals as a senior to earn third team all-state honors • Helped West Lafayette reach the semi-state round of the state playoffs all four years • Part of the Zionsville Girls ‘95 Select team that won the 2012 state cup on the club level • Varsity starter for basketball as a sophomore & qualified for state finals in 300m hurdles on the track • Parents & grandparents are Purdue alumni; dad Brian played baseball at Purdue


KICKIN’ IT WITH MELISSA CASELLA... Favorite Pro Stadium: Crew Stadium • Person She’d Like to Have Dininer With: Lionel Messi • Favorite Author: Jodi Picoult • Favorite Director: Christopher Nolan • Favorite Month: April • Favorite Big City: Venice • Unique Travel Locale: Costa Rica • Country She’d Like to Visit: Spain • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Swimming • Another Sport She Enjoys: Racquetball • Enjoyed this Professor’s Class: Davis Bos, Biology • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2012 Overtime Win at Nebraska • Furry Friend: Aleu, Australian Shepherd

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MELISSA CASELLA 5’6” JUNIOR MIDFIELDER DUBLIN, OHIO DUBLIN COFFMAN HS MAJOR: NEUROBIOLOGY

• Entered 2014 having started 34 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team • Led the team in minutes played in 2013; did not leave the field after joining the starting lineup in time for the fourth game of 2012 • 2013 Academic All-Big Ten • Played for the U14 & U15 U.S. Soccer Girls National Team as a high school sophomore • Four-year member of the ODP state team; Invited to the U.S. Club Soccer National Identification Program • Played for the Ohio Premier club team in the fall of her senior year • Four-year honor roll student


KICKIN’ IT WITH KATE FOWEE... Favorite Athletes: Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi • Favorite Pro Stadium: Old Traford • Person She’d Like to Have Dinner With: Albert Einstein • Favorite Author: John Green • Last Concert She Attended: Phish • Favorite Food: Chicken & Dumplings • Favorite Purdue Building: Armstrong Hall • Unique Travle Locale: Hawaii • Country She’d Like to Visit: England • Another Sports She Enjoys: Skiing • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Rock Climbing • Enjoyed this Professor’s Class: Michael Grant, Aero & Astro

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KATE FOWEE

5’6” JUNIOR FORWARD WHEATON, ILL. WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH HS MAJOR: AERO & ASTRO ENGINEERING • Played in 17 games as an underclassmen, including 10 Big Ten contests; 2013 Academic All-Big Ten • Was the lone freshman class to score a goal in 2012, finding the back of the net vs. Wisconsin • Scored 13 goals as an IHSSCA All-Sectional honoree her senior year at WWHS • Four-year academic all-conference & two-time IHSA Scholar; Chicago Fire Second Team All-Academic • AP Scholar with distinction, National Merit Scholar commendation & Illinois State Scholar • Won Patrick S. Gilmore Award for band & the McCormick-Felgar English Student of the Year • Parents are Purdue alumni


KICKIN’ IT WITH JORDAN GINTHER... Favorite Athlete: Sydney Leroux • Favorite Pro Stadium: Toyota Park • Person She’d Like to Have Dinner With: Her Grandpa • In Her MP3 Player: Iggy Azalea • Last Concert She Attended: Skrillex • Favorite Author: Veronica Roth • Favorite Food: Deep Dish Pizza • Favorite Month: September • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Unique Travel Locale: Arizona • Country She’d Like to Visit: Spain • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Disc Golf (“Frolf”) • Enjoyed This Professor’s CLass: David Bridges, Biology • Furry Friend: Casey, Boxer

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JORDAN GINTHER

5’6” SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER EAGAN, MINN. KANELAND HS (ILL.) MAJOR: MARKETING

• Played in nine games & started four in 2013 as the first true freshman goalkeeper to start a game since 1998 • Helped lead the Boilers to wins against Dartmouth & IPFW as well as a draw vs. Seattle • Three-year varsity starting goalkeeper at Kaneland High School; didn’t play high school soccer as a sophomore in order to train for nationals with her club team • USYS Golden Glove winner in 2011 after helping lead her club to the national title • Team MVP as a senior after recording 11 shutouts; conference MVP as a freshman • Two-time all-conference, all-area and all-sectional honoree while breaking the school record for shutouts


KICKIN’ IT WITH HOLLY GREGORY... Favorite Athlete: Thierry Henry • In Her MP3 Player: The Weekend • Last Concert She Attended: Dave Matthews Band • Favorite Author: J.K. Rowling • Favorite Actor & Actress: Johnny Depp & Jennifer Lawrence • Favorite Food: Pizza • Favorite Month: August • Favorite Purdue Building: Brees Center/IAF • Favorite Big City: Boston • Unique Travel Locale: Japan • Country She’d Like to Visit: Spain • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Canoeing • Another Sport She Enjoys: Rollerblading • Furry Friend: Simba, Sugar Glider

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HOLLY GREGORY

5’4” SOPHOMORE DEFENDER/FORWARD BLOOMINGTON, ILL. NORMAL COMMUNITY HS MAJOR: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING • Played in all but one game in 2013, starting at center back & forward; had a goal & an assist vs. Xavier • Scored over 85 goals & recorded over 50 assists as a four-year varsity starter at Normal Community • Bloomington Pantagraph Area Player of the Year as a junior after posting 26 goals & 24 assists • Scored 31 goals as an all-state honoree as a senior • Led Normal Community to three straight conference & regional titles; helped her club team win the 2010 state cup title & return to the finals a year later • Played for the Illinois state team at the 2011 National ODP Champioships


KICKIN’ IT WITH ALEX HAIRSTON... Favorite Athlete: Deandre Yedlin • Favorite Pro Stadium: Moda Center • In Her MP3 Player: Big Sean • Favorite Author: Maya Angelou • Favorite Food: Salmon • Favorite Purdue Building: Armstrong Hall • Unique Travel Locale: France • Country She’d Like to Visit: Peru • Another Sport She Enjoys: Basketball • Favorite Outdoor Activity: White Water Rafting • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2011 Win vs Indiana • Enjoyed this Professor’s Class: Orla Hart, Biochemistry • Furry Friend: Chow, Chow-Chow/Lab Mix

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ALEX HAIRSTON

5’8” SENIOR FORWARD PORTLAND, ORE. U.S. GRANT HS MAJOR: BRAIN & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES • Durable forward played in all 58 games her first three seasons, making 57 starts • Holds Purdue records for most consecutive games with a point (8) & most multi-assist games (5) • Became the first player in Purdue history to score the game-winning goal in back-to-back season openers • Only the second player in program history to score the first two goals of the Big Ten season (2011) • 2012 Academic All-Big Ten & Big Ten Freshman of the Week in 2011 • First Team All-State (6A) performer as a senior • Led her High School team in goals for three straight seasons


KICKIN’ IT WITH JULIANA HAIRSTON... Favorite Athlete: Damian Lillard • Favorite Pro Stadiums: Moda Center & Stamford Bridge • In Her MP3 Player: Beyonce • Favorite Author: William Shakespeare • Favorite Actor & Actress: Tom Hanks & Beyonce • Favorite Food: Tacos • Favorite Month: October • Unique Travel Locale: Hawaii • Country She’d Like to Visit: Spain • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Hiking • Another Sport She Enjoys: Basketball • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2013 OT Win at Miami • Furry Friend: Chow, Chow-Chow/Lab Mix

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JULIANA HAIRSTON

5’9” SOPHOMORE FORWARD/DEFENDER PORTLAND, ORE. U.S. GRANT HS MAJOR: BUSINESS • Played in five games as a freshman in 2013, including three Big Ten contests • First team all-state and conference player of the year as a senior at Grant High School • First team all-conference as a junior; helped lead her team to the state finals as a sophomore • Four-year honor roll student was also part of the track & field team at Grant • Sister of Alex Hairston, giving Purdue its first set of sister teammates since 1998-99 • Father John played baseball at Southern University


KICKIN’ IT WITH NiKKI Hively... In Her MP3 Player: Rebelution • Last Concert She Attended: Drake • Favorite Actor & Actress: Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet • Favorite Food: Breakfast Burrito • Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving Favorite Purdue Building: Mollenkopf Athletic Center • Favorite Big City: Los Angeles • Unique Travel Locale: Aruba • City She’d Like to Visit: Paris • Another Sport She Enjoys: Golf • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Skiing • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: Spring 2013 Win vs Michigan • Furry Friend: Coco Beans, Cat

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Nikki HIVELY

5’3” JUNIOR MIDFIELDER PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CALIF. PALOS VERDES HS MAJOR: ORG. LEADERSHIP & SUPERVISION

• After redshirting in 2012, played in 18 games as an underclassman – 11 Big Ten games • Assisted on Hadley Stuart’s goal in the 2012 Big Ten game at Iowa • Helped Palos Verdes High School win three straight Bay League championships • Her team also qualified for the finals of the California Interscholastic Federation state tournament • Recorded 18 goals and 20 assists over two years while playing for the premier divisions of the Beach Soccer Club • Father Kirk is a Purdue alumnus


KICKIN’ IT WITH MEGAN KASER... Favorite Athlete: Paul George • Pro Player She’d Like to Mark/Defend: Clint Dempsey • In Her MP3 Player: Coldplay • Last Concert She Attended: O.A.R • Favorite Author: Jodi Picoult • Favorite Meal: Steak with Salad & Cheesy Potatoes • Favorite Holiday: Halloween • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Unique Travel Locale: Ireland • Country She’d Like to Visit: Australia • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Water Skiing • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2013 Road Wina at Ohio State • Furry Friends: Albert & Gipper, Mixed-Breed Dogs

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MEGAN KASER

5’5” SOPHOMORE DEFENDER CARMEL, IND. CARMEL HS MAJOR: HEALTH SCIENCES • Played in 15 games in 2013, making 13 starts at outside back • Four-year varsity starter played defender her first three seasons before moving to midfield as a senior • First team all-conference, all-metro north & all-district as a senior team captain • Helped lead Carmel HS to four straight conference titles and the 2011 state title • Carmel was also selected as the ESPN high school national champion in 2011; part of an ECNL national championship team in 2011 on the club level as well • Honor roll student had the highest GPA on her team as a senior


KICKIN’ IT WITH Mollie Kuramoto... Favorite Athlete: Graham Zusi • Favorite Pro Stadium: Great American Ballpark • In Her MP3 Player: Avett Brothers • Last Concert She Attended: Lollapalooza • Favorite Director: Wes Anderson • Favorite Purdue Building: Pao Hall • Favorite Big City: Madrid • Unique Travel Locale: Slovenia • Country She’d Like to Visit: Peru • Another Sport She Enjoys: Tennis • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Golf • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2011 Win vs Indiana • Enjoyed this Professor’s Class: Jason Doty, Film & Video Studies • Furry Friend: Flash, Cat

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MOLLIE KURAMOTO

5’5” SENIOR MIDFIELDER LOVELAND, OHIO LOVELAND HS MAJOR: INTERDISCIPLINARY FILM STUDIES • Started all 19 games in 2013 after redshirting year ealier due to knee injury • Scored in first two games of 2013, becoming third player in program history to score in first two games • Scored twice & led the team with five assists in 2011, accounting for game-winner in first victory at Minnesota since 2005 • 2013 First Team Academic All-District honoree is also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten & Distinguished Big Ten Scholar recipient • All-State performer as a senior at Loveland High • Also served as student council president as a high school senior


KICKIN’ IT WITH MIKAYLA LASKY... Favorite Athlete: Lauren Cheney • Favorite Pro Stadium: United Center • In Her MP3 Player: Zac Brown Band • Favorite Author: Nicholas Sparks • Favorite Actor & Actress: Morgan Freeman & Jennifer Aniston • Favorite Food: Corn • Favorite Holiday: Christmas • Favorite Month: May • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Unique Travel Locale: The Bahamas • Country She’d Like to Visit: Italy • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Rollerblading • Another Sport She Enjoys: Volleyball • Furry Friend: Maisy, Cat

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MIKAYLA LASKY

5’8” SOPHOMORE DEFENDER AVON, IND. AVON HS MAJOR: COMMUNICATION • Played in 17 games and started the final 15 games; scored her first collegiate goal in the Dartmouth win • Did not leave the field after taking over at center back to begin the second half at Kansas (game No. 4) • Four-year starter was a three-time team MVP, helping lead Avon HS to undefeated regular seasons in 2011 & 2012 • Three-time all-state honoree by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association; Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Top Team Player honoree as a senior • Named to the Indianapolis Star All-West Team three times • Finished her high school career with 18 goals & 10 assists while playing defender all four years


KICKIN’ IT WITH KIM LOVE... Favorite Athlete: Rajon Rondo • Country She Roots for at World Cup: Brazil • Last Concert She Attended: Beyonce • Favorite Author: Stephanie Meyer • Favorite Actor, Actress & Director: Will Smith, Sandra Bullock & James Cameron • Favorite Food: Fried Chicken • Favorite Month: July • Favorite Purdue Building: Memorial Union • Favorite Big City: New York • Unique Travel Locale: Jamaica • Country She’d Like to Visit: Spain • Another Sport She Enjoys: Basketball • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Water Skiing • Furry Friend: Jazz, Golden Retriever

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KIM LOVE

5’6” JUNIOR DEFENDER WEST CHESTER, OHIO LAKOTA WEST HS MAJOR: HUMAN & HEALTH SCIENCES • Started and went the distance in each of the first 35 games in which she played her first two years • 2013 Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Freshman of the Week in September 2012 • Three-time all-conference performer, earning first team honors as a high school senior • Lakota West impact player was selected for the state all-star game • Four-year high honor roll student had a cumulative 4.0 GPA • Tied the school record in the 100m dash & was also part of the 4x200 school-record setting relay team on the track


KICKIN’ IT WITH GIANNA MILARO... Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant • Favorite Pro Stadium: United Center • Country She Roots for at World Cup: Italy • In Her MP3 Player: Kid Cudi • Last Concert She Attended: Blake Shelton • Favorite Actor & Actress: Zac Efron & Cameron Diaz • Favorite Food: Sloppy Joes • Favorite Month: May • Favorite Holiday: Halloween • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Unique Travel Locale: Hawaii • Country She’d Like to Visit: England • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Sun Bathing • Another Sport She Enjoys: Basketball • Furry Friend: Mia, Beagle

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GIANNA MILARO

5’8” SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER BERWYN, ILL. NAZARETH ACADEMY HS MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • Played in all but one game as a freshman in 2013 • Four-year varsity letter-winner recorded 58 goals & 38 assists in her first three seasons • Conference player of the year as a junior, posting 20 goals & 21 assists and helping lead Nazareth Academy to the conference title • Three-time all-area and all-conference performer • Scored 22 goals as freshman while playing forward before moving to a center mid role • Scholar athlete was a National Honor Society member & a four-year high honor roll student


KICKIN’ IT WITH MAKAELA NELLAMS... Favorite Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo • Country She Roots for at World Cup: Germany • Last Concert She Attended: Beyonce • Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington • Favorite Food: Rice • Favorite Holiday: Christmas • Favorite Month: December • Favorite Big City: New York • Unique Travel Locale: Canada • Country She’d Like to Visit: Greece • Another Sport She Enjoys: Tennis • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Swimming at the Beach • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Doug Dorman, Film & Video • Furry Friends: Milo & Angel, Cats

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MAKAELA NELLAMS

5’6” JUNIOR DEFENDER/FORWARD EVERETT, WASH. EVERETT HS MAJOR: FILM & VIDEO STUDIES • Played in 35 games, making 11 starts, in her underclassmen seasons

• Went the distance in each of the final four games of 2012 while starting seven times in Big Ten play • Team MVP & first team all-conference as a junior • MVP of the JV soccer team as a freshman was elevated to varsity & helped EHS win the Washington state title • Also ran track for three years, earning varsity track team MVP honors as a sophomore • Honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore playing varsity soccer


KICKIN’ IT WITH TAYLOR NIEWOIT... Favorite Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo • Person She’d Like to Have Dinner With: Her Grandma • In Her MP3 Player: Goo Goo Dolls • Favorite Director: Paul Feig • Favorite Month: June • Favorite Food: Buffalo Chicken • Unique Travel Locale: Weimar, Germany • Countries She’d Like to Visit: Findland & Norway • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Boating on Higgins Lake • Another Sport She Enjoys: Miniature Golf • Enjoyed this Professor’s Class: Nancy Boes, Education • Furry Friend: Snuggles, Miniature Toy Poodle

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TAYLOR NIEWOIT

5’2” SENIOR MIDFIELDER MACOMB, MICH. HENRY FORD II HS MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION • Played in 55 of the 58 games over her first three seasons, making 17 starts as a sophomore in 2012 • Three of her four goals in 2012 were game-winners, including the lone score in 1-0 win vs Northwestern • Scored golden goal in 2012 win at Nebraska & assisted on Jordan Pawlik’s OT game-winner at Miami in 2013 • Four-time All-State performer at Henry Ford II • Part of back-to-back state title teams in 2009 & 2010 • Also was part of a pair of championship teams with her Novi Jaguars club team • Competed in track & field at the AAU Junior Olympics


KICKIN’ IT WITH DELIA REPASKY... Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan • Favorite Pro Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium • In Her MP3 Player: Chainsmokers & Frank Ocean • Last Concert She Attended: Dave Matthews Band • Favorite Beverage: Chocolate Milk • Favorite Holiday: St. Patrick’s Day • Favorite Purdue Building: Brees Center/IAF • Favorite Big City: Paris • Unique Travel Locale: India • Country She’d Like to Visit: Chile • Another Sport She Enjoys: Tennis • Favorite Thing About the Soccer Complex: The Sunsets • Furry Friend: Midnight, Dog

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DELIA REPASKY

5’5” SOPHOMORE DEFENDER ANNAPOLIS, MD. SEVERN HS MAJOR: PUBLIC HEALTH

• Saw action in six games as a freshman, including Big Ten matches vs. Penn State & Michigan State • Four-year varsity letter-winner on the soccer pitch • Also participated in swimming, track and field & lacrosse during high school career • Team captain & coaches award recipient as a senior in soccer • Well-rounded student-athlete was a member of National Honor Society & student council • Also earned an art award for her creativity


KICKIN’ IT WITH CHRISTA SZALACH... Favorite Athlete: Jonathan Toews • Person She’d Like to Have Dinner With: Channing Tatum • Last Concert She Attended: Timeflies • Favorite Meal: Bacon Wrapped Steak with Her Dad’s Potatoes • Favorite Month: October • Favorite Purdue Building: Owen Hall • Unique Travel Locale: Jamaica • Country She’d Like to Visit: Australia • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Skiing • Another Sport She Enjoys: Volleyball • Enjoed This Professor’s Class: Glen Sparks, Communication • Furry Friend: Ranger, Siberian Husky

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CHRISTA SZALACH

5’5” SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER NAPERVILLE, ILL. NAPERVILLE NORTH HS MAJOR: COMMUNICATION/PUBLIC RELATIONS • Logged double-figure minutes in all 12 games in which she played as a freshman in 2013 • Helped lead Naperville North to the 2012 & 2013 IHSA Class 3A state titles • Scored the golden goal with 42 seconds left in the 4th OT in the 2012 title game in what was the longest game in IHSA history • All-state honoree as a senior; three-time all-conference honoree • Also helped Naperville North reach the state finals in 2011, scoring 10 goals as a sophomore • Won Rob Koranda scholarship & J. Kyle Brand leadership awards


KICKIN’ IT WITH SORAYA TOPPIN-HERBERT... Favorite Athlete: Obadele Thompson • Country She Roots for at World Cup: Brazil • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Keylar Navos • Person She’d Like to Have Dinner With: Maya Angelou • In Her MP3 Player: Jah Cure • Favorite Author: Karen Kingsbury • Favorite Cuisine: Cou Cou & Flying Fish • Favorite Month: January • Favorite Big City: Philadelphia • Country She’d Like to Visit: Brazil • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Playing Soccer • Enjoyed this Professor’s Class: Howard Zelaznik, Health & Kinesiology

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SORAYA TOPPIN-HERBERT 5’3” SENIOR MIDFIELDER ST. JAMES, BARBADOS MONTGOMERY ACADEMY (PA.) MAJOR: MOVEMENT & SPORT SCIENCE

• Played in 29 games in her three two seasons with the program, including a career-high 12 in 2013 • Two-time Distinguished Big Ten Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten • A native of Barbados, she recorded seven CAPs & one goal for the U20 National Team • 2010 Bicentennial Athletic League Player of the Year at Phil-Mont Academy in suburban Philadelphia • Helped lead FC Delco to the 2009 U17 club national championship; was also part of championship teams in Barbados • Honor roll student also ran track at Phil-Mont Academy


KICKIN’ IT WITH MADDY WILLIAMS... Favorite Athlete: Sydney Leroux • Favorite Pro Stadium: Comerica Park • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Joe Hart • Last Concert She Attended: Katy Perry • Favorite Author: Nicolas Sparks • Favorite Food: Tacos • Favorite Purdue Building: Co-Rec • Favorite Big City: New York • Unique Travel Locale: Canada • Country She’d Like to Visit: Italy • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Skiing • Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2013 Win at Ohio State • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Mark Browning, Biology • Furry Friend: Riley, Cat

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MADDy WILLIAMS

5’8” SOPHOMORE FORWARD PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRYSBURG HS MAJOR: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Tied the Purdue freshman record with 10 goals & set a new freshman points mark with 26 • Big Ten Player of the Week after becoming first Boiler since 2001 with game-winner in consecutive Big Ten wins • Recorded 69 goals & 30 assists in her upperclassman seasons, her 48 goals as a senior being the most in state • All-American led Perrysburg HS to an undefeated 23-0 season & an Ohio state title her senior year • Second team all-state as a junior after scoring 21 goals; also an all-conference standout & league champion in basketball • Dad Mike played hockey at Ferris State & mom Jo Lynn played volleyball at Bowling Green


KICKIN’ IT WITH ERIKA ARKANS... Favorite Coach: Pia Sundhage • Favorite Pro Stadium: San Diego Sports Arena • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Hope Solo • Last Music Festival She Attended: Coachella • Favorite Actor, Actress & Director: Johnny Depp, Emma Watson & David Yates • Favorite Food: Sushi • Favorite Holiday: New Year’s Eve • Favorite Big City: New York • Unique Travel Locale: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico • Country She’d Like to Visit: France • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Snowboarding • Furry Friend: Benny, Mixed-Breed Dog

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ERIKA ARKANS

5’7” FRESHMAN FORWARD CARLSBAD, CALIF. LA COSTA CANYON HS MAJOR: BIOCHEMISTRY

• Four-year varsity letter-winner at La Costa Canyon HS in suburban San Diego • Offensive team MVP as a junior & team captain as a senior • Part of an Excalibur state tournament championship team in 2011 & Excalibur finalists again in 2013 • Also part of the track & field team as a freshman • Siblings Diana (volleyball at UC Davis) and Michael (football at Linfield) also played college sports


KICKIN’ IT WITH VANESSA KOROLAS... Favorite Coach: Carlos Quiroga • Favorite Pro Stadium: TFC Stadium at BMO Field • Pro Player She’d Like to Defend/Mark: Abby Wambach • Would Like to Have Dinner With: The Pope • Favorite Author: J.D. Salinger • Favorite Actor & Actress: Channing Tatum & Angelia Jolie • Favorite Food: Tacos • Favorite Month: July • Favorite Big City: Toronto • Unique Travel Locale: Florida • City She’d Like to Visit: Paris • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Skiing • Another Sport She Enjoys: Volleyball • Furry Friend: Rosie, Shih Tzu

#17

VANESSA KOROLAS

5’10” FRESHMAN DEFENDER MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO FATHER MICHAEL GOETZ SCHOOL MAJOR: EDUCATION • Four-year Athlete of the Year at Goetz Secondary School in suburban Toronto • Team MVP in soccer as freshman, junior & senior • Also team MVP in volleyball as a senior, basketball as a sophomore and track & field as a freshman • Placed fourth in the province in 300m hurdles as a freshman • Had the highest mark in gym class each of her four years • Academic honors student as an upperclassman


KICKIN’ IT WITH MADDY OLSEN... Favorite Pro Stadium: Ford Field • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Tim Howard • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Beyonce & Theo James • Favorite Author: Kurt Vonnegut • Favorite Actor & Actress: Mark Wahlberg & Kristen Wiig • Favorite Meal: Spaghetti & Meatballs • Favorite Big City: New York • Unique Travel Locale: Puerto Rico • Country She’d Like to Visit: Greece • Favorite Outdoor Activities: Wakeboarding/Paddleboarding • Another Sport She Enjoys: Tennis • Furry Friend: Ernie, Yorkie-Poodle Mix

#99

MADDY OLSEN

5’6” FRESHMAN GOALKEEPER BATTLE CREEK, MICH. LAKEVIEW HS MAJOR: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING • Four-year varsity letter-winner at Lakeview High School • Honorable mention all-state & first team all-region as a senior • Three-time Big 16 Conference All-Division & first team all-city honoree • First team all-district as a team captain her upperclassman seasons • Four-time academic all-state • Also played varsity volleyball & basketball

• Dad Moises played football at Florida & sister Gabrielle played volleyball at Lake Superior St.


KICKIN’ IT WITH ANDREA PETRINA... Favorite Athlete: Lionel Messi • Favorite Pro Stadium: TFC Stadium at BMO Field • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Hope Solo • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Beyonce • Favorite Author: Nicholas Sparks • Favorite Actor & Actress: Chace Crawford & Sarah Jessica Parker • Favorite Food: Steak • Favorite Big City: New York • Unique Travel Locale: Dominican Republic • Country She’d Like to Visit: Australia • Favorite Outdoor Activities: Camping • Another Sport She Enjoys: Volleyball

#19

ANDREA PETRINA

5’4” FRESHMAN FORWARD HAMILTON, ONTARIO CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL MAJOR: UNDECIDED • Multiple-time Cardinal Newman Athlete of the Year award winner while growing up near Toronto • Three-time team MVP in soccer • Helped lead Cardinal Newman to indoor & outdoor championships in the same season twice, as well as an indoor titles her freshman & senior years • Part of a national championship team in 2010-11


KICKIN’ IT WITH NICOLE ROBERTSON... Favorite Athlete: Lionel Messi • Favorite Pro Stadium: Angel Stadium • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Hope Solo • Country She Roots for at World Cup: Germany • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Melissa McCarthy • Last Concert She Attended: Paramore • Favorite Author: Anthony Burgess • Favorite Cuisine: Italian • Favorite Purdue Building: Co-Rec • Favorite Big City: San Diego • Unique Travel Locale: Scotland • Country She’d Like to Visit: Germany • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Snowboarding

#23

NICOLE ROBERTSON

5’5” FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER TEMECULA, CALIF. TEMECULA VALLEY HS MAJOR: PHYSICAL THERAPY/PSYCHOLOGY • Senior class Athlete of the Year at Temecula Valley High School in Southern California • Recorded 38 goals and 29 assists in her three seasons at Temecula Valley

• Earned All-Southeastern League honors as a sophomore (second team) & a senior (first team) • Helped TVHS win the Southwestern League as a sophomore & finish second in each of her upperclassman seasons • Scored 29 goals as a freshman at Linfield Christian • Brother Shawn part of the crew club team at San Diego State


KICKIN’ IT WITH Brea’Anna Sanders... Favorite Athlete: Neymar, Jr. • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Tim Howard • Country She Roots for at World Cup: Brazil • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Her Mom • In Her MP3 Player: The Weekend • Last Concert She Attended: A$AP Rocky • Favorite Actor & Actress: Michael Ealy & Zoe Saldana • Favorite Food: Steak • Favorite Big City: New York • Country She’d Like to Visit: Brazil • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Swimming • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Nicholas Marino, English • Furry Friend: Rex, Pitbull

#8

BREA’ANNA SANDERS 5’8” FRESHMAN DEFENDER INDIANAPOLIS, IND. PIKE HS MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE

• Four-year varsity letter-winner & two-time team MVP as an upperclassman at Pike High School on Indy’s northwest side • Three-time All-Conference Indiana & Star Among Stars honoree • Scored 12 goals & assisted on five others as a senior; most improved honoree as a sophomore after returning from injury that cut short her freshman season • Indiana Elite North/South All-Star as a junior after helping lead Pike to the conference title • Also won three straight club championships (2009-11) with her Carmel United team


KICKIN’ IT WITH MADDY WOOLFORD... Favorite Athlete: Tom Brady • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Hope Solo • Favorite Pro Stadium: Joe Louis Arena • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Ke$ha • In Her MP3 Player: Luke Bryan • Last Concert She Attended: Big Sean • Favorite Actor & Actress: Chad Michael Murray & Cameron Diaz • Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese • Favorite Holiday: Independence Day • Favorite Big City: Miami • Favorite Outdoor Activities: Camping & Swimming • Furry Friend: Mallory, German Shepherd-Lab Mix

#13

MADDy WOOLFORD

5’3” FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER/FORWARD MAUMEE, OHIO MAUMEE HS MAJOR: UNDECIDED • Four-year varsity letter-winner at Maumee High School near Toledo

• Finished her high school career with 70 goals & 53 assists • Set a school record with 29 goals as a senior while assisting on 19 other scores • Recorded a hat trick in a 5-0 win over Lake High School in OHSAA Division II district final • Division II All-Ohio first team, all-district & All-Northern Lakes League


KICKIN’ IT WITH ERIKA YOHN... Favorite Athlete: Michelle Akers • Pro Goalkeeper She’d Like to Shoot Against: Tim Howard • Favorite Pro Stadium: White Hart Lane • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Guy Garvey • In Her MP3 Player: Arctic Monkeys • Last Concert She Attended: Elbow • Favorite Author: Kurt Vonnegut • Favorite Food: Peanut Butter • Favorite Holiday: Halloween • Favorite Big City: Denver • Unique Travel Locale: Slovenia • Country She’d Like to Visit: New Zealand • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Kayaking • Furry Friend: Einstein, Corgi

#00 ERIKA YOHN

5’5” FRESHMAN GOALKEEPER MORGANTOWN, W.VA. UNIVERSITY HS MAJOR: COMMUNICATION & BUSINESS • Attended both Morgantown & University High Schools during prep career in West Virginia • First Team All-State and West Virginia Goalkeeper of the Year in 2012 • Helped lead Morgantown High School to the 2011 state title as a Second Team All-State honoree • Led MHS back to the state semifinals in 2012 along with consecutive conference titles in 2011-12 • Part of seven consecutive state cup championship teams with her West Virginia United club team • Played on the West Virginia state ODP team from 2009-11


Ryan Moran Athletic Trainer

Jonathan Brinson Sports Performance Coach

Luke Brzezinski Team Manager

Wally Becker Sports Performance Coach

Eric Emerick Team Manager

Andrew Staley Equipment Manager

Sarah Hurdish & Abby McClintock Senior Athletic Training Students Angela Pickett Soccer Secretary

Tayna Foster Academic Support


2002 Boilers • 13-5-4 South Bend Sub-Regional

2003 Boilers • 14-6-3 Champaign Sub-Regional Sweet Sixteen

2005 Boilers • 11-7-2 Milwaukee Sub-Regional

2006 Boilers • 14-6-3 Milwaukee Sub-Regional

2007 Boilers • 20-2-3 Big Ten Tourney Champs Sub-Regional Host

2009 Boilers • 12-6-3 South Bend Sub-Regional


PARRISSA EYOKORON FIRST TEAM • 2007

KIRA BILECKY THIRD TEAM • 2007

ANNETTE KENT SECOND TEAM • 2003

ALL-BIG TEN HONOREES OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Parrissa Eyokoron, 2007 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Jessica Stellhorn, 2007 Jessica Okoroafo, 2005 COACH OF THE YEAR Robert Klatte, 2002 & 2007

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Elise Berry, 2001 & 2002 Annette Kent, 2003 Lauren Sesselmann, 2003 & 2005 Meghan Dybvig, 2004 Jessica Okoroafo, 2005 Parrissa Eyorokon, 2006 & 2007 Lauren Mason, 2006 Shauna Stapleton, 2007 Jordyn Shaffer, 2007 Loredana Riverso, 2008 Sylvia Forbes, 2009 Lauren Montenegro, 2009 Liz Secue, 2010

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Jessica Baumhoff, 2002 Mary Masck, 2003 Meghan Dybvig, 2004 Jessica Okoroafo, 2005 Jordyn Shaffer, 2006 Christy Riggle, 2007 Jenny Bradfisch, 2007 Lauren Montenegro, 2008 & 2010 Jessica Stellhorn, 2008 Liz Secue, 2010


The summer of 2012 saw Purdue alumni contribute to international success with USA Deaf Soccer at the Deaf World Cup in Turkey and the Canadian Women’s National Team at the Olympic Games in London. Felicia Schroeder (2007-08) was part of USA Deaf Soccer’s World Cup victory. She was named U.S. Soccer’s inaugural winner of the Disabled Athlete of the Year award in November 2012. In the summer of 2013, she was the top scorer for the USA Deaf National Team as the Americans won gold at the Deaflympics. Schroeder is now the director of operations for the women’s soccer team at the University of Cincinnati. Lauren Sesselmann (2001-05) helped Team Canada win the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games, Canada’s first women’s soccer medal since the sport was added to the program in 1996. She also became the first Purdue women’s soccer alumnus to medal at the Olympic Games. In Canada’s six games at the Olympics, Sesselmann was on the pitch for the duration of the tournament except for the final 21 minutes of the opener against Japan. She helped the Canadians post three shutout wins. Sesselmann also helped Team Canada win gold at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Mexico. Sesselmann was a starting defender for FC Kansas City for the inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League in 2013. She helped FCKC finish tied atop the regular-season standings and qualify for the playoffs. But she suffered a knee injury after being acquired by the Houston Dash and missed the entire 2014 season.

Schroeder with Deaf National Team

Sesselmann with Canada


SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • 20-2-3 record, a program high for victories

• Defeated No. 1 ranked Portland Sept. 9 in Seattle

• Hosted an NCAA Tournament Sub-Regional

• Defeated Northwestern, Illinois & Ohio State to win the Big Ten Tournament title

• Ranked as high as fourth nationally

• 15-game unbeaten streak (Sept. 5–Oct. 21), the longest in the nation that year


SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • 14-6-3 record, the second most wins in program history • Posted an 8-1 record from Sept. 7–Oct. 10

• Defeated Western Michigan • Scored a goal in each of & DePaul at the NCAA the first 17 games of the Tournament to win the year Champaign Sub-Regional • Defeated No. 13 Penn State & Indiana twice


The Golden Boot, which was introduced in 2002, is awarded each year to the winner of the Purdue-Indiana regular-season match. The Boilermakers hold a 12-3-3 advantage in the alltime series and did not lose a regular-season game against the Hoosiers from 2000 through 2011. Highlighted by a hat trick from Kellie Phillips, Purdue tied a program record with eight goals in the 2011 win. PURDUE GOLDEN BOOT WINS 2011: at Purdue 8, Indiana 2 2010: at Purdue 2, Indiana 1 2009: Purdue 2, at Indiana 1 (OT) 2008: Purdue 1, at Indiana 1 2007: at Purdue 7, Indiana 0 2006: at Purdue 2, Indiana 1 2005: Purdue 1, at Indiana 1 2004: at Purdue 1, Indiana 0 2003: Purdue 2, at Indiana 1 2002: at Purdue 1, Indiana 0


Husky Invitational • Sept. 7-9, 2007 Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle Def. Washington & #1 Portland

Big Ten Tournament • Nov. 8-10, 2007 Robbie Stadium • St. Paul Def. Northwestern, Illinois & Ohio State

BOILERMAKER CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 & 2009


Each season since 2005, Purdue has worn an alternate jersey for one game to support a cause. The shirts are auctioned off after the game, and all proceeds are donated to that cause. Cancer research, our armed forces, the environment, domestic violence prevention and autism research have all been featured. This season, the Boilers are set to wear pink jerseys for their Oct. 25 game vs. Indiana, benefitting cancer research again and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

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In conjunction with Indiana State’s Locks of Love spring tournament, the Boilermakers have regularly contributed to the cause. Brookley Rogers and Lauren Varnau made hair donations in 2011. Locks of Love is an organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the U.S. and Canada suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. The rest of the team contributed other hairrelated items.


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