2010 LEATHERNECK WOMEN’S SOCCER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2010 WESTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S SOCCER VIEWBOOK 4
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Meet the Coaching Staff
Meet the Leathernecks
2010 Preview
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The Summit League
2009 In Review
This is Western Illinois University
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University Administration
Facilities
Traditions
2010 Western Illinois Women’s Soccer Viewbook Credits The 2010 Western Illinois Women’s Soccer Viewbook is a production of the Western Illinois University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It was written and edited by Ryan Bower, Graduate Assistant for Athletics Media Services. The Viewbook was designed by Katie Kane, Assistant Director for Athletics Media Services. Additional assistance was provided by Brad Taylor and Cameron Weidenthaler, Graduate Assistants for Athletics Media Services. Special thanks to the Western Illinois women’s soccer coaching staff.
Photography Photos by Larry Dean (WIU Visual Production Center).
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2010 QUICK FACTS
General Location.......................................Macomb, IL 61455 Founded...........................................................1899 Enrollment.....................................................13,331 Nickname................................. Fighting Leathernecks Colors............... Purple (PMS 2607) & Gold (PMS 116) Home stadium................ John MacKenzie Alumni Field Surface/Capacity......................... Natural Grass/1,000 Conference.................................. The Summit League Affiliation........................................... NCAA Division I President........................................ Dr. Alvin Goldfarb Alma mater...............................Queens College, 1972 Director of Athletics........................Dr. Tim Van Alstine Alma mater..........................St. Norbert College, 1982 Athletics department phone............... (309) 298-1190 Coaching Staff Head coach...............................................Tony Guinn Alma mater....................Carthage (Wis.) College, 1989 Western Illinois record/season...................32-19-5/4th Career record/season................................62-39-9/7th Office phone.................................... (309) 298-1906 Assistant coach/season.......................Jason Cherry/3rd Assistant coach/season.................Mariana Sanchez/1st Volunteer assistant coach/season........Tony Castelon/1st Athletic trainer....................................Whitney Howell Strength coach................................... Jordan Bowman Team Information First year.........................1997 (2010 is 14th season) All-time record............................... 76-140-16 (.362) Overall record last year............8-8-2 (H 3-5-1/A 5-3-1) Summit League record last year................. 5-3-1 (4th) Letterwinners returning/lost.................................16/6 Starters returning/lost...........................................9/2 Sports Information/Media Services Director........................................... Patrick Osterman Women’s Soccer Contact........................... Ryan Bower E-Mail............................................rp-bower@wiu.edu Office phone/fax...... (309) 298-1133/(309) 298-2060 Cell phone....................................... (610) 763-2713 Mailing address....... 1 University Circle • 213 Western Hall ...................................................Macomb, IL 61455
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MEET THE COACHING STAFF
Tony Guinn
Head Coach • Fourth Season
The Guinn File Coaching Experience Western Illinois, head coach.................... 2007-pr. St. Mary’s (Minn.), head coach.................2004-06 St. Catherine’s High School, head coach...........1999-01 Racine Soccer Club, director/club coach...........1998-07
Playing Experience Carthage (Wis.) College................................1989 Wisconsin-Platteville...............................1986-88
Education U.S. Sports Academy, master’s degree...........1992 Carthage (Wis.) College, bachelor’s degree.....1989
Personal Born............................................. Dec. 24, 1966 Hometown...................... Belfast, Northern Ireland Family.............................wife Karla, son Shaymus
Record as a Head Coach Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
Overall Conference 7-10-1 4-7-0 (8th) 13-5-0 6-5-0 (6th) 10-5-3 3-5-3 (8th) 16-3-1 8-0-0 (1st) 8-8-2 4-4-0 (T-4th) 8-8-2 5-3-1 (4th) 62-39-9 30-24-4
Coaching Highlights • • • • • • • • • •
School St. Mary’s St. Mary’s St. Mary’s W. Illinois W. Illinois W. Illinois 6 Seasons
2007 Summit League Coach of the Year 2007 Soccer Buzz Magazine Regional Coach of the Year Runner-Up 2007 Summit League Regular Season Championship 2007 Great Lakes Region Top-15 Ranking 2005 NCAA Division III Regional Top-10 2005 NCAA Division II Most Improved Top-10 2000-01 Premier League State Championships (Wis.) Home winning percentage of .720 (17-6-2) 17-7-1 (.700) in league matches 10-3-0 (.769) in league matches at home
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Assistant Coach • Third Season The Cherry File Coaching Experience Western Illinois, assistant coach............... 2008-pr. Bethel College, associate head coach.......2006-07 Bethel College, assistant coach.....................2005 Junior Irish Soccer Club, director/coach....2003-07
Playing Experience Goshen College.......................................1993-94 Clay High School....................................1990-93
Education Western Illinois, bachelor’s degree......... in progress
Personal Born.............................................. May 20, 1975 Hometown................................. South Bend, Ind.
Mariana Sanchez Assistant Coach • First Season
MEET THE COACHING STAFF
Jason Cherry
Tony Castelon
Volunteer Assistant Coach • First Season
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MEET THE LEATHERNECKS
Jessica Walsh • Sr. • GK
6 Amber Davis • Fr. • F
12 Caitlin Barrett • Sr. • D
18 Jenny Green • Sr. • D
25 Nora Potempa • Jr. • M/F
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00 Laura Atkinson • So. • GK
7 Kellie Julius • So. • M/F
13 Jordan Spaciel • Fr • M/F
19 Kristin Becker • Fr. • D
26 Amy Bennett • Fr. • M
2 Kendra Wilkening • Sr. • M/F
8 Hannah Van Eendenburg • Fr. • M
14 Ali Smyth • Sr. • F
20 Katie Condon • So. • M/D
27 Jennika Myers • Fr. • M/D
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Jill Kevorkian • Sr. • M/F
10 Abby Davis • So. • F
15 Kayse Flostrand • So. • M/D
22 Kelly Diershow • Sr. • F
Whitney Howell • Athletic Trainer
Laura Lins • Jr. • D
16 Kristin Kuhar • So. • M
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Sarah Blaase • So. • M/F
11 Lauren DeWolf • Jr. • M
17 Jessica Pinto • Fr. • M/D
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Tiara Herron • R-Fr. • D
Taylor Henning • Fr. • M
Jordan Bowman • Strength Coach
Ryan Bower • Media Services
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MEET THE LEATHERNECKS
Miranda Graham • So. • M/F
2010 Numerical Roster 2010 Western Illinois Roster
No. Name 0 Jessica Walsh 00 Laura Atkinson 2 Kendra Wilkening 3 Miranda Graham 4 Jill Kevorkian 5 Sarah Blaase 6 Amber Davis 7 Kellie Julius 8 Hannah Van Eendenburg 9 Abby Davis 10 Laura Lins 11 Lauren DeWolf 12 Caitlin Barrett 13 Jordan Spaciel 14 Ali Smyth 15 Kayse Flostrand 16 Kristin Kuhar 17 Jessica Pinto 18 Jenny Green 19 Kristin Becker 20 Katie Condon 22 Kelly Diershow 23 Tiara Herron 24 Taylor Henning 25 Nora Potempa 26 Amy Bennett 27 Jennika Myers
Pos. GK GK M/F M/F M/F M/F F M/F M F F/D M D M/F F M/D M M/D D D M/D F D M M/F M M/D
Yr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Previous School) Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side) Oregon, Wis. (Oregon) Burlington, Ill. (Central) Schoolcraft, Mich. (Schoolcraft) La Grange, Ill. (Lyons Township) Granger, Ind. (Penn) Milton, Wis. (Milton) Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead) Bloomington, Minn. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s) Lakeville, Ind. (LaVille) Racine, Wis. (William Horlick) Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale) Springfield, Ill. (Springfield) Waterford, Wis. (Waterford) Ballymoney, Northern Ireland (Coleraine) Surrey, British Columbia (Tamanis) South Bend, Ind. (St. Joseph’s) Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) Palatine, Ill. (Palatine) Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central) Plainfield, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg) Racine, Wis. (Washington Park) Huntley, Ill. (Huntley) Tinley Park, Ill. (Marist) Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial) Shelby Township, Mich. (Eisenhower)
Coaching Staff Head coach: Tony Guinn (4th season) Assistant coach: Jason Cherry (3rd season) Assistant coach: Mariana Sanchez (1st season) Volunteer assistant coach: Tony Castelon (1st season) ronunciation Guide P Sarah Blaase ......................................... BLAHS Jordan Spaciel ...................................... SPAY-shill Kelly Diershow ...................................... DEER-shaw Hannah Van Eendenburg ........................ EN-din-BURG
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Defender • Sr. Springfield, Ill. (Springfield)
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Kelly Diershow
Forward • Sr. Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg)
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Jenny Green Defender • Sr. Palatine, Ill. (Palatine)
MEET THE RETURNERS
Caitlin Barrett
Jill Kevorkian
Midfielder/Forward • Sr. La Grange, Ill. (Lyons Township)
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MEET THE RETURNERS
Ali Smyth Forward • Sr.
Midfielder/Forward • Sr. Burlington, Ill. (Central)
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland (Coleraine)
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Nora Potempa Midfielder/Forward • Jr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Marist)
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Kendra Wilkening
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Jessica Walsh Goalkeeper • Jr.
Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side)
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Midfielder • Jr. Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale)
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Laura Lins
Forward/Defender • Jr. Racine, Wis. (William Horlick)
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Laura Atkinson Goalkeeper • So. Oregon, Wis. (Oregon)
MEET THE RETURNERS
Lauren DeWolf
Sarah Blaase Midfielder/Forward • So. Granger, Ind. (Penn)
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Katie Condon
Midfielder/Defender • So. Plainfield, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)
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Abby Davis
Forward• So. Lakeville, Ind. (LaVille)
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Kellie Julius
Midfielder/Forward• So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead)
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Kristin Kuhar Midfielder • So. South Bend, Ind. (St. Joseph’s)
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Midfielder/Defender • So. Surrey, British Columbia (Tamanis)
Miranda Graham Midfielder/Forward• So. Schoolcraft, Mich. (Schoolcraft)
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MEET THE RETURNERS
Kayse Flostrand
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2010 Schedule 2010 SCHEDULE
Date Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 27 Aug. 29
Opponent Location at Northern Illinois (exhibition) DeKalb, Ill. SOUTH DAKOTA Macomb Austin Peay Invitational at Austin Peay vs. Miami University
Clarksville, Tenn. 5:30 p.m. Clarksville, Tenn. 11 a.m.
Sept. 3 Sept. 6 Sept. 10
at Grand View at South Dakota SIU-EWARDSVILLE
Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Vermillion, S.D. 1 p.m. Macomb 5 p.m.
Sept. 12 Sept. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 12 Nov. 14
at St. Ambrose GREEN BAY EASTERN ILLINOIS Northern Iowa *UMKC *SOUTHERN UTAH *at North Dakota State *at South Dakota State *ORAL ROBERTS *CENTENARY *at IPFW *at Oakland *at IUPUI Summit League Semifinals Summit League Championship NCAA College Cup Round 1 NCAA College Cup Round 2
Davenport, Iowa 1 p.m. Macomb 4 p.m. Macomb Noon Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Macomb 3 p.m. Macomb Noon Fargo, N.D. 4 p.m. Brookings, S.D. 1 p.m. Macomb 3 p.m. Macomb Noon Fort Wayne, Ind. 6 p.m. Rochester, Mich. Noon Indianapolis, Ind. Noon Brookings, S.D. TBA Brookings, S.D. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Home matches in GOLD * Summit League Match Dates and times (Central) subject to change
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Time 2 p.m. 1 p.m.
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The Schedule
A trip to the Austin Peay Invitational in Clarksville, Tenn. awaits the Leathernecks on the second weekend of the season. Western will face tournament host Austin Peay on Aug. 27 for the first time in its history before squaring off with Miami University on Aug. 29. Western will hit the road twice more, taking on Grand View on Sept. 3. before a second matchup with South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. on Sept. 6. The team will return home for a match against SIU-Edwardsville on Sept. 10 before traveling to Davenport, Iowa to take on St. Ambrose on Sept. 12. The Leathernecks will play their next two matches at home, taking on Green Bay on Sept. 16 before squaring off against instate rival Eastern Illinois on Sept. 19. The team’s non-conference schedule concludes with a trip to Northern Iowa on Sept. 29 before Summit League play begins on Oct. 1 with a match against UMKC. The remainder of the schedule takes place against Summit League foes and includes three home matches and five away.
2010 preview
Western’s 2010 schedule gets off to a quick start as the team will have just one exhibition match at Northern Illinois on Aug. 20 before kicking off the regular season with it’s first ever matchup against future Summit League foe South Dakota in Macomb on Aug. 22.
The Summit League Tournament takes place in Brookings, S.D. on Nov. 5 and 7. The top four teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the league tournament.
The Team The Leathernecks return nine of 11 starters from last year’s squad, including All-Conference selections Jenny Green, Laura Atkinson and Kellie Julius. Green was a First Team All-Summit League selection and led all Leatherneck defenders with three goals last year. Atkinson was a Second Team All-League selection after leading the league and finishing 23rd in the nation with a .859 save percentage. Julius was the team’s leading scorer, netting 11 points on four goals and three assists while earning All-Newcomer honors. Western also returns its leading goal scorer in Ali Smyth, who tallied five goals and led the team with 42 shots in 2009. Nora Potempa and Jill Kevorkian both return after scoring three goals each last year while Abby Davis and Katie Condon return after scoring two apiece. The Leathernecks will also welcome back two upperclassmen in Lauren DeWolf and Jessica Walsh. Both players missed the 2009 season with injuries but are at full strength after making offseason recoveries. Western will be led by captains Green, DeWolf and Caitlin Barrett. Barrett appeared in 17 of the team’s 18 matches last season, scoring one goal and picking up one assist. A total of eight incoming freshman will bolster the roster. The 2010 class consists of players from Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. Overall, the Leatherneck roster consists of six seniors, four juniors, eight sophomores, one redshirt-freshman and eight true freshmen.
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
As The Summit League concludes its third decade as an NCAA Division I athletics conference, the ascending level of performance among the 10 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes in 19 championship sports continues. Now in its 29th year, The Summit League is in the midst of a renaissance, both on the playing field and in the classroom. During the 2009-10 academic year, the League produced a national champion, 11 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and 33 Academic All-District honorees. During the 2009 campaign, IUPUI set a new league record with 17 wins on the season and five of the league’s 10 teams finished .500 or better. The league saw four of its teams finish with 10 or more wins for just the second time in league history Academically, six Summit League teams were bestowed with the NCAA Public Recognition Award, an honor given to teams that have a Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. IPFW led with three teams on the list, including men’s cross country, women’s golf and volleyball, while another trio of teams, UMKC volleyball, North Dakota State women’s golf and Oakland women’s golf, also received accolades. Originally formed in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities and later known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League is in its fourth year of a rebranding that followed its 25th anniversary and coincided with the Summit Plan, a strategic plan that places a renewed emphasis on improving the academic and athletic performances of all league student-athletes.
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The Summit League has a combined enrollment of over 125,000 at 10 member institutions: Centenary College of Louisiana, IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Oral Roberts University, South Dakota State University, Southern Utah University and Western Illinois University. In April 2009, the University of South Dakota accepted an invitation to join the league with full membership beginning in 2011-12 and currently serves as an associate member for swimming and diving. The League has one additional associate member in Eastern Illinois University, which currently competes in swimming and diving and will join in men’s soccer in 2011. These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their student-athletes.
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Included in the plan was the league’s new name, the creation of a new image and the addition of three member institutions.
The Summit League sponsors 19 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The league champion receives automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament in all applicable sports.
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2009 Season Recap
Green
2009 in review
After missing The Summit League Tournament in 2008, the 2009 Western Illinois women’s soccer team made a late season charge that sent them back to the postseason for the fourth time in five years. Barrett The Fighting Leathernecks began the season with a 3-0 loss at Butler on Aug. 30 before picking up their first win against Southern Despite winning two straight road matches, the team’s work wasn’t done yet as a 3-2 Indiana the following week. home win over IPFW on Oct. 30 set the After a picking up a tie against Northern Iowa stage for a dramatic season-finale against on Sept. 11, the Leathernecks dropped two Oakland on Nov. 1.
straight matches to Iowa State and Drake before raking a 3-0 victory from St. Ambrose With a spot in The Summit League Tournament on the line for both teams, on Sept. 20. the Leathernecks struck first, taking a 1-0 Another setback came just four days later lead on Ali Smyth’s penalty kick in the 59th as Western fell to Eastern Illinois by a 1-0 minute.
score in overtime. A 7-0 win over Grand View on Sept. 26 gave Western a 3-4-1 record The Golden Grizzlies would tie the match at 1-1 on Sarah Lynch’s penalty kick in the heading into Summit League play. 84th minute and take momentum back in the After a 2-0 home loss to IUPUI to open closing minutes of regulation but Western’s conference play, the Leathernecks got a season was extended by a pair of freshmen goal from Jenny Green in the 80th minute when Kellie Julius found Katie Condon with to notch a tie on the road against Southern for the game-winner in the 85th minute. Utah on Oct. 8.
The Leathernecks finished the regular season The positive momentum continued for with an 8-7-2 overall record and a 5-3-1 Western as it defeated conference foe mark in conference play, good for a fourth UMKC, 2-1, in overtime on Oct. 10 for its place finish in the final league standings. first league win of the season. Western’s fourth-place finish set up a The Leathernecks would hit another bump showdown against top-seeded and defending in the road the following week with two league champion South Dakota State in straight conference losses at home. The the first round of The Summit League Tournament on Nov. 6. Leathernecks fell to South Dakota State, 2-1, on Oct. 16 before dropping a 2-1 decision to North Dakota State just two days The Leathernecks hung with the Jackrabbits and took the defending champs into later. overtime despite a 23-8 deficit in shots The team finished with a flurry, picking during regulation.
up consecutive double-overtime wins at Centenary (10/23) and Oral Roberts (10/25) Neither team could capitalize on a scoring to improve to 6-7-2 overall and 3-3-1 in The opportunity in the first overtime period and the match moved to a second overtime. Summit League.
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Despite the loss, the 2009 Leathernecks finished the season with the second-best single season conference record in school history and the third largest win total in the program’s 13-year existence.
Atkinson
Julius
Awards and Recognition In addition to the team’s accomplishments on the pitch, several individual players excelled on the field as well as in the classroom.
Freshman goalkeeper Laura Atkinson was also named to the All-Summit League second team and the league’s All-Newcomer Team after compiling a 5-4-1 record along with The Leathernecks had two players, Amanda a 1.18 goals against average. The Oregon, Wright and Jenny Green, selected to the Wis., native finished the year ranked 23rd ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All- in the nation in save percentage (.859) District Team. and was named as The Summit League’s Defensive Player of the Week for the week Green was also named as a First Team All- of Oct. 26. Atkinson was also named to the Summit League selection and was named league’s all-tournament team. to the league’s All-Tournament team. The Palatine, Ill., native led all Leatherneck Joining Atkinson on the All-Newcomer Team defenders with three goals on the season was fellow freshman Kellie Julius, who led and was one of three players to start all 18 the team with 11 points on four goals and matches. three assists on the season. Western had a total of four players receive All-League honors in addition to Green. Keeley Murray was named as an aAlSummit League second team selection after recording two assists on the season. Murray ended her career as the school’s alltime leader in minutes played (5,712) while fourth in career assists (14). Murray
Wright
2009 in review
With just under three minutes remaining in the period, South Dakota State’s Kaitlin Justice fired a shot past Leatherneck goalie Laura Atkinson, avoiding a shootout and ending Western’s season in dramatic fashion.
The Leathernecks were led in goals and assists by two players from overseas. Northern Ireland natives Ali Smyth and Demi Vance finished as the team leaders in goals and assists, respectively. Smyth finished the year with five goals on the season, including the game-winner in double-overtime against Oral Roberts. Vance ended the season with four assists and one goal on the season for a total of five points. As a team, the 2009 Leathernecks finished the season ranked fifth in school history for points (73), goals (27) and assists (19) in a season. Western’s goalkeeping duo of Atkinson and Megahn Tyk combined for a 1.15 goals against average, the second best season mark in the team’s history.
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The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer Western Illinois Combined Team Statistics (Nov 6, 2009) All games
2009 SEASON STATS
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 11 Sep 13 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 24 Sep 26 * Oct 3 * Oct 8 * Oct 10 * Oct 16 * Oct 18 * Oct 23 * Oct 25 * Oct 30 *F Nov 1 Nov 6
Opponent at Butler at Southern Indiana NORTHERN IOWA IOWA STATE DRAKE at St. Ambrose at Eastern Illinois GRAND VIEW IUPUI at Southern Utah at UMKC SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NORTH DAKOTA STATE at CENTENARY at Oral Roberts IPFW OAKLAND at South Dakota State
TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
OVERALL 8-8-2 5-3-1 3-5-1
L W To2 L L W Lot W L To2 Wot L L Wo2 Wo2 W W Lo2
Score 0-3 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-1 3-1 0-1 7-0 0-2 1-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 2-1 1-0 3-2 2-1 0-1
Att. 257 175 152 200 150 0 197 150 100 156 88 113 113 183 238 300 256 0
WIU
OPP
27-255 1.50 .106 128-255 .502 14.2 80 2-4
22-296 1.22 .074 145-296 .490 16.4 81 1-1
13 2
16 2
1534 9/170 0/0
1294 9/144
HOME 3-5-1 2-3 1-2-1 ##
Player
14 9 25 7 24 18 13 20 6 12 4 3 22 10 19 21 15 8 17 2 5 16 28 00 01
Alison Smyth Abby Davis Nora Potempa Kellie Julius Keeley Murray Jennifer Green Demmi Vance Katie Condon Courtney Bresnahan Caitlin Barrett Jill Kevorkian Miranda Graham Kelly Diershow Laura Lins Amanda Wright Chrissy Campbell Kayse Flostrand Chelsea McGeehan Kristine Tume Kendra Wilkening Sarah Blaase Kristin Kuhar Erin Fennelly Laura Atkinson Meghan Tyk Total Opponents
Goalie 01 Meghan Tyk 00 Laura Atkinson ##
Total Opponents Goals by Period Western Illinois Opponents Shots by Period Western Illinois Opponents
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AWAY 5-3-1 3-0-1 2-3
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
gp g a 15 5 0 18 2 1 18 3 2 18 4 3 18 0 2 18 3 0 15 1 4 14 2 0 14 2 1 17 1 1 18 3 1 18 0 3 14 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 9 1 1 14 0 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 11 0 0 17 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 0 12 0 0 9 0 0 18 27 19 18 22 20 GP 9 11 18 18
Min. 726:07 994:34 1720:41 1720:41
pts
sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att
10 42 .119 20 .476 5 29 .069 8 .276 8 26 .115 9 .346 11 20 .200 17 .850 2 15 .000 9 .600 6 15 .200 8 .533 6 15 .067 5 .333 4 14 .143 8 .571 5 13 .154 8 .615 3 13 .077 4 .308 7 12 .250 7 .583 3 10 .000 5 .500 0 10 .000 5 .500 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 5 .000 3 .600 3 2 .500 2 1.000 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 .000 73 255 .106 128 .502 64 296 .074 145 .490 GA
9 13 22 27
GAAvg Saves
1.12 1.18 1.15 1.41
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
13 12
11 8
1 1
2 1
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
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7 13
9 11
Saves by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
68 38
51 56
1 4
5 4
Corners by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
38 49
37 26
2 5
3 1
Fouls by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
75 86
96 98
6 7
3 6
45 79 125 102
Total 27 22 Total 255 296 Total 125 102 Total 80 81 Total 180 197
1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-1
Pct
W-L-T
Sho
.833 .859 .850 .791
3-4-1 5-4-1 8-8-2 8-8-2
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The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer Western Illinois Combined Team Statistics (Nov 6, 2009) Conference games
Date * Oct 3 * Oct 8 * Oct 10 * Oct 16 * Oct 18 * Oct 23 * Oct 25 * Oct 30 *F Nov 1
Opponent IUPUI at Southern Utah at UMKC SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NORTH DAKOTA STATE at CENTENARY at Oral Roberts IPFW OAKLAND
TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
OVERALL 5-3-1 5-3-1 0-0
L To2 Wot L L Wo2 Wo2 W W
Score 0-2 1-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 2-1 1-0 3-2 2-1
Att. 100 156 88 113 113 183 238 300 256
WIU
OPP
13-132 1.44 .098 68-132 .515 14.7 47 1-2
12-153 1.33 .078 79-153 .516 17.0 37 1-1
8 2
5 1
882 5/176 0/0
665 4/166
HOME 2-3 2-3 0-0 ##
Player
14 25 7 9 20 24 18 12 13 22 19 3 6 4 17 10 01 28 15 2 5 8 16 21 00
Alison Smyth Nora Potempa Kellie Julius Abby Davis Katie Condon Keeley Murray Jennifer Green Caitlin Barrett Demmi Vance Kelly Diershow Amanda Wright Miranda Graham Courtney Bresnahan Jill Kevorkian Kristine Tume Laura Lins Meghan Tyk Erin Fennelly Kayse Flostrand Kendra Wilkening Sarah Blaase Chelsea McGeehan Kristin Kuhar Chrissy Campbell Laura Atkinson Total Opponents
Goalie 00 Laura Atkinson 01 Meghan Tyk ##
Total Opponents
AWAY 3-0-1 3-0-1 0-0
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
gp g 9 5 9 2 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 0 9 3 8 0 6 0 8 0 9 0 9 0 6 0 9 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 4 0 6 0 4 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 9 0 9 13 9 12 GP 9 1 9 9
a
pts
0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
10 29 .172 6 18 .111 5 13 .077 3 12 .083 2 11 .091 0 11 .000 6 9 .333 0 6 .000 1 5 .000 0 4 .000 0 3 .000 1 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 34 132 .098 33 153 .078
Min. 842:27 25:50 868:17 868:17
GA
10 2 12 13
sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att
17 7 11 5 6 6 6 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 79
GAAvg Saves
1.07 6.97 1.24 1.35
Goals by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
6 8
4 4
1 0
2 0
Shots by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
62 84
59 60
5 5
6 4
Saves by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
35 22
30 28
1 3
3 3
Corners by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
20 22
22 13
2 1
3 1
Fouls by Period Western Illinois Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
40 50
48 54
5 3
0 4
go LEATHERNECKS
66 3 69 56
.586 .389 .846 .417 .545 .545 .667 .333 .200 .250 .667 .333 .000 .500 .500 1.000
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .515 .516
1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1
Pct
W-L-T
Sho
.868 .600 .852 .812
5-2-1 0-1-0 5-3-1 3-5-1
1 0 1 1
Total 13 12 Total 132 153 Total 69 56 Total 47 37 Total 93 111
2009 SUMMIT LEAGUE ONLY STATS
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE HIGHER VALUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 22
During the 2009-10 academic year, the Western Illinois women’s soccer team posted a team grade point average of 3.47, exceeding both the overall studentathlete GPA of 3.17 and the overall student population GPA of 2.95. A total of 21 women’s soccer student-athletes were named to The 2009-10 Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team, the highest number of any team in the league.
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PERSONAL GROWTH
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Ten members of the 2009 Western Illinois women’s soccer team traveled to Mexico during the semester break to volunteer at an orphanage.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY During the 2009-10 academic year, the women’s soccer team completed over 270 hours of community service. The team participated in the Rocky’s Reach program and also took part in the Shaymus Relays, an event organized by Western’s student-athletes to raise money for Shaymus Guinn in his fight against Ewing’s Sarcoma. In addition to local community service, several members volunteered their time and energy in the countries of Mexico and Belize during the semester break.
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HIGHER VALUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Al Goldfarb President
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Since Al Goldfarb, Western Illinois University’s 10th president, officially took office July 1, 2002, the University has outlined goals and values within the framework of a strategic plan, expanded the University’s operations in the Quad Cities through a gift from Deere and Company of facilities and land which will become a riverfront campus, which is scheduled to open in Spring 2012, and designated the southwest section of the Macomb campus as a fine arts quadrant and location for a new Performing Arts Center.
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Under his leadership the University has expanded its Cost Guarantee program to include graduate degree students, making Western the only public university in the state which guarantees tuition, fees, and room and board at the undergraduate and graduate level.
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Goldfarb oversees the University’s current comprehensive campaign, “Set the Standard: Higher Values in Higher Education,” which to date, has raised just over $30 million of the campaign’s $60 million goal. University fundraising efforts resulted in $8.2 million in Fiscal Year 2009, the highest annual total on record.
Board of Trustees
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J. Michael Houston Chair
Carolyn Ehlert Fuller Vice Chair
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William L. Epperly Secretary
Donald W. “Bill” Griffin
Steven L. Nelson
Christopher Bronson Student Trustee
Vice President for Student Services
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W. Garry Johnson was named vice president for student services in 1998. In this capacity, Johnson provides administrative leadership for the educational and service activities and programs provided by 26 different areas of campus, to include athletics.
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Johnson has 38 years of professional experience in higher educaiton including administrative positions at Southern Colorado State (1969-70), University of Missouri-Columbia (1970-80) and WIU (1980-present).
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He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and history from Southern Colorado State College in 1970, his master’s degree in counseling and personnel services at Missouri-Columbia in 1972, and his doctorate in counseling psychology from Missouri-Columbia in 1982.
Vice Presidents
Brad Bainter Vice President for Advancement and Public Services
Dr. Jack Thomas Provost & Academic Vice President
Jackie Thompson Vice President for Administrative Services
Dr. Joseph A. Rives Vice President for Quad Cities, Planning & Technology
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Dr. W. Garry Johnson
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Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine Director of Athletics
• In nine years at Western Illinois, Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine has instilled a commitment to developing a broad-based genderneutral, yet competitive NCAA Division I athletics program. •
Western has won 23 conference championships under Van Alstine, winning three Mid-Continent Conference Commissioner’s Cups, 2003, 2004, 2005 and finishing second the following three years.
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Twenty Western Illinois teams have advanced to NCAA postseason competition and 58 student-athletes have competed as individuals representing Western at the NCAA’s. Further, since 2001, Western coaches have earned 26 “Coach of the Year” accolades.
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Football attendance during the 2003 season reached a total of 77,426 - the highest attendance figure in school history - and an average of 12,904 fans per game - the second highest mark in the program’s 108 years. Each of the average football attendances during Van Alstine’s first three years rank among the top 15 marks.
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Van Alstine has increased the academic expectations as well. For the first time in program history, Western Illinois student athletes exceeded the 3.0 grade point average in consecutive semesters (spring 2009 and fall 2009) with a then-alltime high 3.15 GPA after the 2009 fall semester. In spring 2010 athletics had its third-straight semester with at least a 3.0 GPA as the student-athletes achieved an unprecedented 3.19 GPA. Student-athletes have had a steady 76 percent graduation success rate (1999-2002 cohort).
The competitive nature and success of most athletics programs is measured and evaluated on a daily basis, primarily on the scoreboards, newscasts, and newspapers. Often times the basis of a sport program’s competitiveness and ultimate success extends behind the headlines deep into the support offered by its administration.
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Head Coaches
Chris Kane Tennis
Mel Blasi Men’s Golf
Lia Biehl-Lukkarinen Kym McKay Women’s Golf Volleyball
Leslie Crane Tony Guinn Women’s Basketball Women’s Soccer
Jim Molinari Men’s Basketball
Mark Hendrickson Eric Johnson Football Men’s Soccer
Greg Naumann Mike Villano Swimming & Diving Baseball
Holly Van Vlymen Softball
Athletic Support Staff
Corey Burke Molly Anderson Alan Arvin Amy Beckman John Biernbaum Laurie Black Diane Bruns Dir. of Sports Medicine Equipment Manager Asst. Ath. Trainer Asst. V.P. Student Services Registrar’s Office Equipment Supervisor Equipment Manager
Chad Cerullo Lacy Chapel Head Ath. Trainer Asst. Ath. Trainer
Dr. Tom Cody NCAA Faculty Rep.
Sue Danner Larry Dean CHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator Photographer
Lisa Melz Josh Moon Ath. Academic Coord./SWA Associate A.D.
Carla Oliver Patrick Osterman John Quigle Administrative Asst. Dir. Media Services Equip. Manager
ATHLETICS DIRECTORY
Chris Anderson David Beauchem Strength & Conditioning Track & Field/CC
Katie Kane Sean McDonough Asst. Dir. Media Services Asst. A.D. External Ops
Annie Shepard Nancy Sprout Dir. of Compliance Assistant A.D.
Dr. Tim Van Alstine Terry Wallick Susan Welsh Brock Wissmiller Asst. V.P./Dir. of Athletics Administrative Asst. FB Administrative Asst. Marketing Director
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John MacKenzie Alumni Field
FACILITIES
Target Western Forward Completed Projects Football: East side of Hanson Field, concession stands, bathrooms Women’s Basketball: Coaches’ office suites Baseball: New stadium, dugouts & batting facility Football: New broadcast quality lights Volleyball: New practice net system Tennis: Courts resurfaced Track & Field: Track resurfaced Women’s Basketball: Locker room renovated Volleyball: Locker room renovated Men’s Basketball: Locker room renovated Softball: Locker room renovated Men’s Soccer: Locker room renovated Volleyball: Sport Court installation Softball: Backstop, netting additions Baseball: Outfield drainage system
Completed Facility Improvements All sports: Renovation and expansion of the studentathlete academic support facility Other projects: Brophy Hall weight room, coaches’ and administrative office, lighting in Western Hall
Future Projects Football: West side of stadium, press box, seating, offices, meeting and classroom space Men’s & Women’s Soccer: Press box, team benches, permanent seating, lights Softball: Lights, practice field Volleyball: Installation of new scoreboard
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Strength & Conditioning
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FACILITIES
er head coach has outscored in matches at mni Field.
The national and regional yardstick by which a program’s support base is measured is in its facilities. The coaches and staff at Western Illinois are vigilant in monitoring the successes, failures, resources, and facilities of their peers and rival institutions. These comparisons are provident because in intercollegiate athletics, just as with other components of the University, most often there is a direct relationship between the facilities and resources and the competitive success of the program.
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Women’s Athletics at Western Illinois • In July 1977 a county-wide nickname contest was held to establish an identity for Western’s female student-athletes. From more than 100 entries, women athletes and coaches voted for the nickname “Westerwinds,” helping fuel an increasingly popular national climate of women’s intercollegiate athletics. • Western Illinois began competing in women’s soccer in 1997 and joined the Mid-Continent Conference (now The Summit League) in women’s soccer in 1999. • After the turn of the century, with the number of sports offered for men and women being equal, attention turned to creating a gender neutral athletics environment. Significant improvements have been made in recent years to marketing and publicity efforts, salaries, facilities and other resources. In 2009, the men and women again began using a unified nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks.”
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The Leathernecks & Rock Hanson • Western Illinois University holds the distinction of being the only non-military institution to officially have its nickname derived from a branch of the military service. • The school began use of the Marine Corps’ official nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks,” in 1927 when then-athletic director and head baseball, basketball and football coach Ray “Rock” Hanson was granted permission by the U.S. Navy, based on his status as a Marine hero, to use the Marine’s official seal and bulldog mascot along with their nickname. • Hanson coached Leatherneck football for 16 years (1926-41) and was Western’s all-time winningest coach until 1998. In 1950, Western’s football stadium, Hanson Field, was dedicated in his honor. Rock retired in 1964 after serving at Western Illinois for 38 years. He passed away in 1982, at the age of 86.
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TRADITIONS
Rocky l Rock III made his ck debut on May 15, ding a 37-year hiatus of dog mascot at Western The English bulldog ditional mascot of the ne Corps. umed version of Rocky oped in 1973. He has hree “groomings” since appearance, the most Feb. 15, 1997. Rocky ortalized in the form of und cement statue in 1971, which now sits at the entrance of Hanson Field.
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