2018 WVU Women's Soccer Guide by Joe Swan

2018

2018 WOMEN’S SOCCER HOME

SCHEDULE

DAY

DATE OPPONENT

TIME

THURSDAY

AUG. 30

XAVIER

7 P.M.

SUNDAY

SEPT. 2

GEORGETOWN

3 P.M.

THURSDAY

SEPT. 13

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

7 P.M.

SUNDAY

SEPT. 16

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.)

1 P.M.

FRIDAY

SEPT. 28

KANSAS STATE*

7 P.M.

FRIDAY

OCT. 5

BAYLOR*

7 P.M.

SUNDAY

OCT. 7

TEXAS*

1 P.M.

THURSDAY

OCT. 25

KANSAS*

7 P.M.

* - Big 12 Conference Match

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All times Eastern and subject to change

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents 2 . . . . . . . . . . A Championship Program 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 NCAA College Cup 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Success 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Americans 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lasting Impact 12 . . . . . . . . Professional Mountaineers 14 . . . . Mountaineers Across the Globe 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coaching Staff 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coaching Philosophy 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 in Review 22 . . . . . . . . . Game Day in Morgantown 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dreamswork Field 28 . . . . . . . . Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 30 . . . . . . . . . . Caperton Indoor Facility 32 . . . . . . . . . Strength and Conditioning 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountaineer Life 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Conference 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the Spotlight 40 . . . . Mountaineers in the Community 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountaineers Abroad 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountaineer Family 48 . . . . . . Student-Athlete Development 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campus Life 55 Coaching Staff 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikki Izzo-Brown 62 . . . . . . . Q&A with Coach Izzo-Brown 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Stoia 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marisa Kanela 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nine-Year Run 69 . . . . Cristian Materazzi / Theo Egbele 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support Staff

Managing Editor: Joe Swan Editor/Writer: Shannon McNamara Page Layout/Design: Bob Slater/Provations Group, Kristin Coldsnow Contributors: Lisa Ammons, John Antonik, Lindsay Auld, Ashley Bailey, Tanner Cain, Grant Dovey, Charlie Healy, Bryan Messerly, Joe Mitchin, Mike Montoro, Chris Pharis, Amy Prunty, Amy Salvatore, Cheryl Wire Contributing Photographers: All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Daniel Bartel, M.G. Ellis, Dan Friend, Tim Goodenow, Ken Inness, Erin Irwin, Alex King, Joe Mitchin, Brian Persinger, Steve Prunty, Niesha Shafer, Jenny Shephard, Howard C. Smith, Raymond Thompson, WVU Athletic Communications Archives, WVU Photo Services © 2018 West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University. Reproduction of any material appearing herein is prohibited without approval of the publisher. All views represent the views of the author and are not necessarily those of the University or Intercollegiate Athletics.

71 Mountaineer Profiles 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosters 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo Roster 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Abraham 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Cutler 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Fernandez 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanessa Flores 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sh’Nia Gordon 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easther Mayi Kith 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Saymon 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bianca St. Georges 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rylee Foster 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jade Gentile 92 . . . . . . . . . . Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Gordon 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Joel 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Segalla 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Smith 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Thompson 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Triplett 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chloe Zamiela 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newcomers 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class Pictures

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107 2018 Season 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Notebook 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Schedule 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WVU Quickfacts 111 2017 Season 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 Season Review 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Beasts 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 Results 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 Stats 117 Record Book 118 �� A Blueprint for Success 121 �� WVU Women’s Soccer Timeline 124 �� Match Records 125 �� Season Records 126 �� Career Records 127 �� Individual Records 128 �� Top Yearly Performances 129 �� Team Records 130 �� Class Records 132 �� Dick Dlesk Stadium Records 134 �� Year-by-Year Results 135 �� Academic Honors 137 �� Athletic Honors 141 �� Regulation, OT, PK and Misc. Records 142 �� Fastest Goals Scored 143 �� All-Time TV Games 144 �� All-Americans 150 �� Professional Mountaineers 151 �� WVU on the National Scene 152 �� Series Records 153 �� All-Time Scores 161 �� All-Time Letterwinners 164 �� All-Time Numerical Roster 165 West Virginia University 166 �� President E. Gordon Gee 167 ��Director of Athletics Shane Lyons 168 �� Athletics Senior Staff 169 �� WVU Head Coaches 170 �� Athletic Facilities 171 Media Information 172 �� Media Information 174 �� Contact Information 174 ��WVU Athletic Communications

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A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM

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ADDITIONALLY, THE MOUNTAINEERS HAVE DEFEATED A TOP-10 TEAM IN EACH OF THE LAST SEASONS.

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2016 NCAA COLLEGE CUP

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IN 2016, THE MOUNTAINEERS ADVANCED TO THE

NCAA COLLEGE CUP

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY. AFTER DEFEATING NORTH CAROLINA, THE SPORTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOST DECORATED TEAM,

WVU FELL TO USC AND FINISHED AS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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RUNNER-UP.

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NCAA SUCCESS

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THE MOUNTAINEERS HAVE MADE AN APPEARANCE IN THE LAST STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENTS, THE COUNTRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SEVENTH-LONGEST ACTIVE STREAK. WVU ADVANCED TO THE

NCAA COLLEGE CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2016

AND HAS MADE THREE APPEARANCES IN THE ELITE EIGHT.

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KADEISHA BUCHANAN

MICHAELA

ABAM

ALL-AMERICANS

22 MOUNTAINEERS

ASHLEY LAWRENCE

HAVE EARNED

52 ALL-AMERICA

HONORS SINCE 8

2000. WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOCCER

AMANDA

HILL

CHRISSIE

ABBOTT

AMANDA CICCHINI

FRANCES

SILVA

CAROLYN BLANK

LAURA KANE

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LASTING IMPACT

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OLYMPIANS, ALL-AMERICANS AND NOW PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS, KADEISHA BUCHANAN AND ASHLEY LAWRENCE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS TWO OF THE BEST TO DON THE

GOLD AND BLUE.

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AMANDINE

KADEISHA

PIERRE-LOUIS

BUCHANAN

ASHLEY

LAWRENCE

PROFESSIONAL MOUNTAINEERS

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME THEY GAINED UNDER NIKKI IZZO-BROWN TO PAVE THEIR WAY TO THE

PROFESSIONAL

SOCCER RANKS.

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LISA

GREER

STOIA

BARNES

SARA

KEANE BRY

MEGAN

McCARTHY

MISCHLER

CAROLYN

MICHAELA

BLANK

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BIANCA ST.

GEORGES

GRACE SMITH

MOUNTAINEERS ACROSS THE GLOBE ASHLEY LAWRENCE

33 NATIONAL TEAM. CURRENT AND FORMER

MOUNTAINEERS

HAVE PLAYED FOR A

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LOIS JOEL

VANESSA FLORES

E BIANCA ST.

GEORGES

MICHAELA ABAM Senior Associate Head Coach LISA STOIA

RYLEE FOSTER

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COACHING STAFF

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NIKKI IZZO-BROWN-COACHED TEAMS ARE ORGANIZED AND

WILL NEVER BE OUTWORKED IN THE PURSUIT TO WIN A

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

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COACHING PHILOSOPHY »»FAMILY »»HARD WORK »»DEDICATION »»MOTIVATION

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“My approach, my philosophy, is that you do everything right. If you’re going to be the best soccer player, the best friend, the best student or the best daughter you can be, you have to do it right. Whatever you do, it has to be done with 100 percent commitment, sacrifice and pride.” Nikki Izzo-Brown Head Coach

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2017 IN REVIEW

MOUNTAINEERS

THE ADVANCED TO THE

NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE

TH STRAIGHT SEASON AND THE THIRD ROUND FOR THE THIRD TIME

IN AS MANY YEARS. WVU FINISHED THE CAMPAIGN WITH A

16-4-3 RECORD.

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GAME DAY IN MORGANTOWN

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COME OUT TO CHEER ON THE GOLD AND BLUE.

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DREAMSWORK FIELD OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2011,

DREAMSWORK FIELD FEATURES THE SAME CUSTOM, NATURAL GRASS SURFACE AS THE GAME FIELD AT DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM.

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DREAMSWORK FIELD

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THIS FIRST-CLASS SOCCER FACILITY FURTHER DEMONSTRATES WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY’S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

IN WOMEN’S SOCCER.

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DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM 2018 MARKS THE

MOUNTAINEERS’ 15th SEASON COMPETING AT DICK DLESK

SOCCER STADIUM, ONE OF THE NATION’S FINEST FACILITIES.

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TOP-10 CROWDS AT DICK DLESK STADIUM RANK DATE

CROWD

OPPONENT

RESULT

11/30/07

3,000

No. 8 USC*

L, 0-1

11/18/16

2,471

Ohio State*

W, 1-0 (2OT)

8/24/17

2,421

No. 10 Virginia

10/14/16

2,068

Texas Tech

8/31/12

2,057

No. 6 Penn State

10/28/16

2,048

Oklahoma State

8/29/14

2,045

No. 21 Duke

L, 0-2

8/26/16

2,019

No. 8 Clemson

W, 1-0

10/2/16

1,973

No. 23 Oklahoma

W, 2-0

10.

9/16/16

1,946

Princeton

W, 3-0

L, 1-2 (2OT) W, 1-0 L, 1-2 W, 3-0

*NCAA Tournament

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CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY

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THE CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY PROVIDES A BIG PLUS FOR ALL OF WEST VIRGINIA’S STUDENT-ATHLETES NEEDING AN INDOOR TRAINING SITE. EQUIPPED WITH A 90-YARD FIELDTURF PLAYING SURFACE WITH SEVEN YARDS OF SAFETY ZONE SURROUNDING THE ENTIRE FIELD, THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE FACILITY FROM WALL TO WALL IS 105 YARDS, AND THE MOUNTAINEERS’ SPARKLING INDOOR FACILITY EXCEEDS 75,000 SQUARE FEET OF TRAINING ROOM.

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

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WVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING STAFF ENSURES ALL STUDENT-ATHLETES ARE ON YEAR-LONG PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO

CONTINUE IMPROVING THE FITNESS

CAPABILITIES NEEDED IN THEIR SPORTS.

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MOUNTAINEER LIFE

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BIG 12 CONFERENCE

WVU

HAS WON

16 CONFERENCE TITLES, INCLUDING FIVE STRAIGHT

BIG 12 CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON

CHAMPIONSHIPS

FROM 2012-16. 36

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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MOUNTAINEERS IN THE COMMUNITY

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WINNING AND WORKING HARD ARE IMPORTANT TO THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM. BUT BECOMING SUCCESSFUL AND POSITIVE ROLE MODELS ON AND OFF THE FIELD IS JUST AS SIGNIFICANT. THE MOUNTAINEERS HAVE RAISED MORE THAN $120,000 OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS FOR MORGANTOWN’S BETTY PUSKAR BREAST CARE FOUNDATION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.

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MOUNTAINEERS ABROAD

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“The experience and knowledge gained from our international competitions have been instrumental in our development as a team and for our program. We were forced to adapt to many different styles of play and continually develop our team chemistry. And for many of our ladies, they have never been to another country. Each trip has been a tremendous cultural and soccer experience for our student-athletes.” - Nikki Izzo-Brown Head Coach 2016 The Mountaineers’ traveled to Barcelona and Paris May 7-16 during their fifth international tour. The squad competed in four friendly matches while exploring international spectacles like la Sagrada Familia and the Eiffel Tour. 2012 The Mountaineers’ fourth international tour featured a nine-day tour of Spain. West Virginia spent March 24-April 1, 2012, in Madrid and Barcelona. 2008 Billed as the trip of a lifetime, the West Virginia University women’s soccer team traveled to the Czech Republic and Italy for a 10-day spring break tour of Europe. The Mountaineers spent March 20-30, 2008, playing four games while exploring new cultures. 2004 During spring break 2004, West Virginia University took advantage of the NCAA rule that permits international travel once every four years by taking a 10-day tour of central and north-central Italy. 1999 The West Virginia women’s soccer team took its first foreign tour in the summer of 1999 by traveling to Brazil. The Mountaineers used the opportunity to showcase their infant program against some of the nation’s top professional teams. WVUWomensSoccer

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MOUNTAINEER FAMILY

“She calls herself Aunt Nikki because she really is a mother-figure to us. I feel comfortable talking to her about anything and everything. She is very open and understanding. I wouldn’t trade my four years playing for her for anything in the world. I’m a better person because of Nikki Izzo-Brown.” – CHELSEY CORROTO (2008-11)

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“I chose to play soccer at WVU because of my aspiration to be a part of one of the most competitive programs in the country. Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown and her staff built an infant program into a top-10 power.” – CATHY ABEL (2003-06)

“Led by Nikki Izzo-Brown and her coaching staff, the fierce competition, team training, and grueling conditioning sessions on top of academic responsibility…they prepared us not only for matches, but for life after graduation.” – MAURA CIRILLI (2001-04)

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“During my years at West Virginia University, I came to realize what many before me have understood – WVU is the best collegiate experience in the country. They maximized my talent as a soccer player and prepared me to succeed in the real world upon graduation. I have made lifelong friendships that form the basis for most of what makes the ‘Mountaineer Experience’ so valuable and rewarding.” – CHRISSIE ABBOTT (2000-03)

“From the moment I stepped on campus, it felt like home. The university embraces all that is WVU, from academics to athletics. The soccer team was beginning to build a tradition of strength, integrity and pride, and I knew everything Coach Izzo-Brown reflected on her players was the type of player I wanted to be.” – LAURA FINLEY (2000-03)

“As a member of the inaugural team, I look back and treasure the challenges I faced and the amazing opportunities throughout my four years. Not only was I able to capitalize on my skills at a high level of competition, I also learned a lot about myself from the leadership of coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. Overall, my experience is one I refer back to frequently in my everyday life as I continue on as a physical educator and soccer coach.” – RENA (LIPPA) LINDSAY (1996-98)

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“Being a student-athlete at West Virginia was one of the most rewarding decisions I have ever made. Through hard work and goal setting, we surpassed expectations and always believed in one another. I am truly grateful for the opportunity and will always cherish my time wearing the Old Gold and Blue.” – NIKKI (GARZON) GOODENOW (1997-98)

“I am a better person for having West Virginia women’s soccer in my life. I wouldn’t change one single thing about my college experience. I’ll always be proud to be a Mountaineer.” – ANN (SORENSEN) ROSS (1996-99)

“WVU women’s soccer is a program built on hard work, commitment and passion. It also is a program that exemplifies the true meaning of a family, from the staff down to the fans.” CAROLINE SZWED (2009-13) WVUWomensSoccer

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STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

MOUNTAINEERS HAVE BEEN HONORED FOR

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, INCLUDING SENIOR BIANCA ST. GEORGES, WHO WAS NAMED TO THE 2017 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM AND THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

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CHARACTER Public, land-grant institution. RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION R1: Doctoral Universities–Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. WVU SYSTEM OPERATING BUDGET (INCLUDING WVU MEDICINE) Approximately $3 billion. ACCREDITATIONS By the Higher Learning Commission and dozens of specialized academic accrediting agencies. GOVERNANCE The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president. CAMPUS LOCATIONS The West Virginia University System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 40 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 50 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes divisions of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 10 experimental farms and four forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,855, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City” by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes. STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2017 WVU System enrollment is 31,442: »» Potomac State College - 1,410 »» WVU Tech - 1,623 »» Morgantown campus - 28,409 Students at the Morgantown campus come from 108 nations, all 50 U.S. states (plus D.C.) and all 55 West Virginia counties; 15,353 are West Virginia residents. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 23 Truman Scholars, 45 Goldwater Scholars, two George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 25 Boren Scholars, 49 Gilman Scholars, 59 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 30 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellows and 25 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows.

FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE Excellent faculty – 19 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year – guide and mentor students. Eighty-two percent of full-time instructional faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field, and 66 percent of WVU Morgantown classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty. »» Instructional Faculty: 2,034 Full-time / 671 Part-time »» Extension Faculty: 123 Full-time »» Library Faculty: 33 Full-time / 1 Part-time »» Other Academic (faculty equivalents/researchers): 576 Fulltime / 53 Part-time »» Classified Staff: 1,964 Full-time / 106 Part-time »» Non-Classified Staff: 937 Full-time / 30 Part-time »» Graduate Assistants: 1,594 Part-time ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 360-plus majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health. Hundreds of distance-education and online classes are available. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from among 480-plus student organizations or participate in an active intramural program or a variety of club sports. SERVICE AND LEARNING The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification – joining only 6 percent of all universities. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement. SAFETY West Virginia University continues to be ranked among the top 40 safest college campuses in the United States by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. For the second consecutive year, WVU is 34th in the country. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID In 2016-17, the WVU System granted $320 million in total aid, while WVU Morgantown disbursed $87 million in scholarships. admissions.wvu.edu/cost-and-aid TUITION Annual undergraduate tuition and fee rates for 2018-19 are $8,976 for in-state students and $25,056 for out-of-state students. HONORS COLLEGE The WVU Honors College encourages a style of learning and living that is tailored to the highly motivated, excelling student’s special requirements. Innovative, challenging courses, designed to stimulate creativity and to provoke in-depth discussion, are offered in small class settings. PARENTS CLUB The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members in 28 clubs, connects parents and families with the student experience. ATHLETICS A member of the Big 12 Conference, WVU competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports. ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE Admission is based on a combination of high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Applications are processed beginning Aug. 15 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for WV residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and no official application deadline. VISITORS CENTER Located on the Morgantown Waterfront, the WVU Visitors Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Guided tours are offered Monday through Saturday, except home football Saturdays. ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

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COACHING

STAFF

56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikki Izzo-Brown 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q&A with Coach Izzo-Brown 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Stoia 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marisa Kanela 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nine-Year Run 69 . . . . . . . . . . Cristian Materazzi / Theo Egbele 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support Staff

NIKKI

IZZO-BROWN

HEAD COACH » 23RD YEAR

Date of Birth: May 4 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Alma Mater: Rochester, 1993 Year at WVU: 23rd Coaching Career: West Virginia Wesleyan, assistant coach, 1993; West Virginia Wesleyan, head coach, 1994; West Virginia University, 1996-present. Record at WVU: 325-107-49 (.727) Overall Record: 338-112-49 (.726) Playing Career: (defender) Rochester, 1989-92

Entering her 23rd season as the only coach in Mountaineer women’s soccer history, Nikki Izzo-Brown has built a one-time infant program into one of the nation’s elite teams. In 22 seasons, Izzo-Brown has coached 21 players who went on to play professionally, 23 All-Americans, 22 Academic All-Americans, 21 conference players of the year, 15 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy candidates and the 2016 Hermann Trophy award winner, the 2016 espnW National Player of the Year, two Olympic Bronze Medalists and FIFA Women’s World Cup participants and one FIFA Women’s World Cup Best Young Player honoree. The Mountaineers enter the program’s 23rd season one year removed from the team’s bestever season in 2016, as the squad made its first NCAA College Cup appearance and finished as the NCAA National Runner-Up. WVU has appeared in each of the last 18 NCAA Tournaments, the country’s seventh-longest streak. To date, Izzo-Brown has led the Mountaineers to an impressive 325-107-49 overall record and a 134-42-21 conference mark that includes 10 regular-season titles and six tournament championships. Dating back to its days in the Big East Conference, West Virginia has won at least one conference title in seven of the last eight seasons, including the 2016 Big 12 Conference regular-season and championship crowns. The

Mountaineers won the conference regular-season title in each of their first five years as members of the Big 12, and the title sweep in 2016 was the third time the squad earned both championships. Women’s soccer won the school’s first Big 12 championship in 2012 and was the only WVU program to win multiple Big East Tournament titles. Izzo-Brown’s teams have been a consistent force in the national rankings and reached new levels in 2016, as the program earned its first national No. 1 ranking. WVU spent eight weeks ranked No. 1 nationally and was never ranked lower than No. 7. Additionally, WVU has defeated at least one top-10 opponent in 13 straight seasons. In addition to the success she has enjoyed with the Mountaineers, Izzo-Brown has several years of experience with U.S. Women’s National Teams, including serving as an assistant at the teams’ 2012 training camps with the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 squads. She also served as a scout for the 2017 U.S. U-20 squad. Izzo-Brown has never had a losing season as a head coach and has led WVU to 18 straight 10plus win seasons. Additionally, she has earned 13 combined conference and regional coach of the year awards since 2000. 2017 SEASON Following the most successful season in program history, Izzo-Brown and the Mountaineers entered

the 2017 campaign ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll, WVU’s first-ever preseason No. 1 ranking. The 2017 season also marked the first time in program history the Mountaineers beat the nation’s top team in Morgantown, as WVU defeated No. 1 Penn State, 2-1, on Sept. 2, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. With the victory, the Mountaineers improved to 2-2 all-time against No. 1-ranked teams. Midway through the season, the Mountaineers’ strength of schedule was rightfully ranked No. 1 nationally, as WVU faced at least one ranked opponent in each of the first six weeks of the campaign, a program first. WVU finished with multiple wins (2) against top-10 teams in back-to-back years for the first time in 22 years. The Mountaineers ranked within the top 10 of the United Soccer Coaches Poll each week in 2017 and within the top 5 for four weeks. WVU ended the year ranked No. 10. WVU finished at 16-4-3 and 7-1-1 in the Big 12 Conference. The Mountaineers earned a No. 2 regional seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the program’s 18th straight qualification, and advanced to the third round for the third straight season. WVU’s backline posted 13 shutouts and ranked No. 20 nationally with a 0.565 shutout percentage, as well as No. 25 with a 0.670 goals-against average (GAA).

For the sixth straight year, a Mountaineer claimed the Big 12’s top defensive honor, as Amandine Pierre-Louis was named the co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, a conference-best eight players claimed All-Big 12 honors, including first-team recognitions for Pierre-Louis, forward Michaela Abam and defender Bianca St. Georges. The 10th Mountaineer named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, Abam was named a semifinalist for the prestigious award, WVU’s ninth since 2003. Along with Pierre-Louis, she also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team. Abam was the fifth Mountaineer in four years to be named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award before landing on the Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team. St. Georges led the way in the classroom, as she was named to the CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica First Team, as well as the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team. Midfielder Alli Magaletta was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team, marking the third straight season the Mountaineers earned Academic All-America accolades. Izzo-Brown’s 22nd season as the Mountaineers’ head coach concluded with another first, as Abam and Pierre-Louis were drafted No. 4 and No. 6 overall, respectively, by Sky Blue FC at the 2018 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft, marking the first time in program history two Mountaineers were drafted in the same year. 2015-16 SEASONS – A PROGRAM TURNS 20 AND REACHES NEW HEIGHTS Izzo-Brown led the Mountaineers to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in 2016. After defeating North Carolina, 1-0, in the semifinal, WVU fell, 3-1, to USC in the final to finish as the NCAA National Runner-Up. The tournament appearance was the team’s 17th straight and first as a regional No. 1 seed. WVU’s run to the NCAA College Cup final included a 3-0-1 mark in tournament matches at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, including 1-0 wins over No. 5 Duke in the quarterfinal and Ohio State in a thrilling overtime match in the second round. Simply put, the 2016 Mountaineer squad was special. In addition to reaching the national final, WVU swept the Big 12 Conference titles, winning its fifth straight regular-season crown and third postseason title. The Mountaineers reached as high as No. 1 in the national polls, a position they held for eight weeks, and set program records for wins (23) and shutouts (18). Unbelievably, WVU did all this utilizing 10 different starting lineups. Regardless of personnel, WVU claimed wins over four top-10 teams, its best single-season output. The Mountaineers finished with a 23-2-2 record and an 8-0 mark in the Big 12 Conference, the squad’s fourth undefeated season in five years. The team’s two defeats matched the program’s season low. Led by senior center back Kadeisha Buchanan, the program’s first MAC Hermann Trophy winner, the Honda Sport Award winner for soccer and the espnW National Player of the Year, the Mountaineer defense shut out 18 opponents, tops in the NCAA, and allowed just 12 opponent goals, none to a Big 12 opponent, posting the conference’s first-ever shut-out season. WVU finished the season ranked No. 5

nationally in shutout percentage (.667) and No. 8 in goals-against average (.432). The Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year for a record-setting fifth straight season, Izzo-Brown coached three NSCAA All-Americans, a program high. Buchanan, the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, earned her third straight first-team award and fourth career honor, becoming the first Mountaineer to earn All-America status in each season at WVU. Senior midfielder Ashley Lawrence, a Hermann Trophy semifinalist for the second straight season, was named to the first team for the second straight season, while Abam, the co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, was named to the second team. Buchanan and Lawrence also were named to the Senior CLASS Award AllAmerica First and Second Teams, respectively. Senior defender Carly Black and St. Georges collected CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, with Black named to the second team and St. Georges landing on the third team. Additionally, six Mountaineers collected a conference-best seven All-Big 12 honors. At season’s end, Buchanan and Lawrence inked professional contracts in France, with Buchanan signing with Olympique Lyonnais and Lawrence signing with Paris Saint-Germain. Izzo-Brown made sure the Mountaineers’ 20th season in 2015 was a year to remember, as she led WVU back to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, the squad’s second appearance and first since 2007. In addition to their run through the NCAA Tournament, the Mountaineers also captured their fourth straight Big 12 Conference regularseason title with a 6-0-1 mark. The Mountaineers finished the season at 19-3-1. WVU was ranked in the top 10 of the NSCAA Poll the last 15 weeks of the season and peaked at No. 2, a position the squad held for two weeks. The Mountaineers finished the year ranked No. 7. Led by Izzo-Brown, the WVU defense posted 15 shutouts, the third-best mark in the NCAA, and allowed just 11 goals and 44 corner kicks all year. WVU ended the season ranked No. 5 nationally in goals-against average (0.471) and shutout percentage (0.652). The 11 goals allowed were the fewest in program history. The Mountaineer offense also was spectacular, setting a program record with 61 goals. Named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year, Izzo-Brown saw Buchanan become the program’s first-ever MAC Hermann Trophy finalist. The Best Young Player at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Buchanan and Lawrence, a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, were named to the NSCAA All-America First Team, marking the first time in program history two Mountaineers were selected as semifinalists for the Hermann Trophy and garnered All-America First Team honors. Senior midfielder Amanda Hill pushed WVU’s AllAmerica count to three, as she was named to the Senior CLASS All-America Second Team. Hill also was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, and classmate Kailey Utley landed on the NSCAA Scholar All-America Third Team. Buchanan secured her third straight Big 12 Defender of the Year honor, and St. Georges was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Additionally, 10 of the 11 WVU starters earned a combined 11 All-Big 12 honors, a league-best mark and a program record. WVUWomensSoccer

UNDER NIKKI IZZO-BROWN MAC HERMANN TROPHY AWARD WINNERS KADEISHA BUCHANAN (2016)

ALL-AMERICANS AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS (2017) MICHAELA ABAM (2016, 2017) AMANDA HILL (2015) ASHLEY LAWRENCE (2015, 2016) KATE SCHWINDEL (2014) KADEISHA BUCHANAN (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) FRANCES SILVA (2013) BRY MCCARTHY (2012) CAROLYN BLANK (2009, 2008) GREER BARNES (2008, 2007) ASHLEY BANKS (2007) AMANDA CICCHINI (2007) DEANA EVERRETT (2006) LAURA KANE (2004) LISA STOIA (2003, 2002) CHRISSIE ABBOTT (2003, 2002) KATIE BARNES (2001, 2000)

SCHOLAR AND ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS ALLI MAGALETTA (2017) BIANCA ST. GEORGES (2016, 2017) AMANDA HILL (2015) KAILEY UTLEY (2015) CARLY BLACK (2014, 2016) FRANCES SILVA (2013) BRI RODRIGUEZ (2012) ASHLEY BANKS (2007) KIM BONILLA (2007) MARISA KANELA (2005) ASHLEY WEIMER (2004) LAURA KANE (2004, 2003) MELISSA HAIRE (2002, 2001) CHRISTEN SEAMAN (2002) STACEY SOLLMANN (1997)

CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS (Defensive – 2017) MICHAELA ABAM (Offensive – 2016) KADEISHA BUCHANAN (Defensive – 2016) KADEISHA BUCHANAN (Defensive – 2015) BIANCA ST. GEORGES (Newcomer – 2015) MICHAELA ABAM (Newcomer – 2014) KADEISHA BUCHANAN (Defensive – 2014) KADEISHA BUCHANAN (Defensive – 2013) KADEISHA BUCHANAN (Newcomer – 2013) FRANCES SILVA (Offensive – 2013) BRY MCCARTHY (Defender - 2012) KATE SCHWINDEL (Rookie - 2011) CAROLYN BLANK (Midfielder - 2008) ASHLEY BANKS (Offensive - 2007) ASHLEY BANKS (Rookie - 2004) LISA STOIA (Midfielder - 2002, 2003) CHRISSIE ABBOTT (Offensive - 2002) KATIE BARNES (Offensive - 2000, 2001) LISA STOIA (Rookie - 2000)

PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS MICHAELA ABAM (NWSL) GREER BARNES (WPS) KATIE BARNES (WUSA, USL) CAROLYN BLANK (WPS, USL) KIM BONILLA (Sweden, USL, Australia) KADEISHA BUCHANAN (Olympique Lyonnais) KERRI BUTLER (WPS) ERICA HENDERSON (Iceland) LAURA KANE (Sweden, USL) SARA KEANE (NWSL) RACHEL KRUZE (WUSA, Iceland, USL) ASHLEY LAWRENCE (Paris Saint-Germain) ALLI MAGALETTA (Norway) BRY MCCARTHY (NWSL) BLAKE MILLER (Australia) MEGAN MISCHLER (WPS, USL, Sweden) AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS (NWSL) CARLA PORTILLO (ASPTT ALBI) KATE SCHWINDEL (NWSL) FRANCES SILVA (NWSL) LISA STOIA (WPS, USL)

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The 2012 Mountaineers scored an upset win over No. 1-ranked Stanford, 1-0, on Aug. 26 at the Penn State Invitational. The win snapped Stanford’s 64-match regular-season unbeaten streak. West Virginia defeated visiting Texas Tech, 3-2, on Sept. 21 to give women’s soccer, and WVU athletics, its first victory as members of the Big 12 Conference. To end their careers, McCarthy earned AllAmerica honors and midfielder Bri Rodriguez was named a NSCAA College Scholar All-American.

2012-14 SEASONS In their first three seasons as members of the Big 12 Conference, the Mountaineers staked their claim as the team to beat, winning five conference titles, including three straight regularseason crowns, and six player of the year awards. Izzo-Brown led the Mountaineers to two Big 12 Conference titles in 2014, as WVU successfully defended its regular-season and championship titles. The Mountaineers ended the season on a 19-match unbeaten streak, a program record, and went unbeaten in Big 12 play for the second time in three seasons. WVU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 15th straight season and earned a 16-2-4 record. The squad finished the year ranked No. 15 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings. The Mountaineer defense posted 12 shutouts, including five in Big 12 regular-season play, with four coming on the road. The four conference road shutouts marked the first time in program history WVU denied each conference opponent a goal in its home arena. Izzo-Brown earned her third straight Big 12 Coach of the Year honor, while Buchanan scored her second consecutive Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honor and Abam was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. WVU collected a conference-best nine All-Big 12 honors. For the second straight season, Izzo-Brown watched two student-athletes collect All-America honors, as Buchanan was named to the NSCAA/ Continental Tire All-America First Team, becoming the program’s first sophomore to earn a first team award. Buchanan also was named a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. Additionally, senior forward Kate Schwindel was named to the Senior CLASS All-America Second Team, the program’s first Senior CLASS Award finalist. Izzo-Brown capped the season with her second straight NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year award, her fifth career honor.

The Mountaineers secured seven straight victories in conference play in 2013 to earn their second straight Big 12 title with a 7-1 record. The team continued its stronghold on its conference opponents with three shut-out victories at the 2013 Big 12 Soccer Tournament en route to the Mountaineers’ first Big 12 Conference Championship title, also the first for any WVU team at a Big 12 Conference Championship. With the win, WVU earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, its 14th consecutive appearance. The Mountaineers advanced to the second round for the ninth time in program history, the first time since 2010, and finished the year at 16-4-3 and ranked No. 12 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings and No. 8 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 25 Rankings. WVU swept the conference awards, as Frances Silva was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and Buchanan was the Big 12 Defender and Newcomer of the Year; the Mountaineers became the first team to win the offensive and defensive awards in the same season. Additionally, Izzo-Brown earned her second straight Big 12 Coach of the Year honor, and six student-athletes scored eight All-Big 12 awards. The successful season ended with the trio scoring several major awards, including NSCAA/ Continental Tire All-America Second Team honors for Silva and Buchanan and NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year accolades for Izzo-Brown. Additionally, Silva, a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, was named an NSCAA College Scholar All-American and the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year. In its inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference in 2012, WVU won the regular-season championship with a 7-0-1 record. Seven student-athletes were named All-Big 12, including senior Bry McCarthy, who was chosen as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Izzo-Brown was named the conference coach of the year.

2010-11 SEASONS The 2010-11 seasons marked the end of an era as the Mountaineers won back-to-back Big East Championships before departing for membership in the Big 12 Conference. It also marked the third conference title in a five-season span. West Virginia finished the 2011 season with a 17-5-0 record, and a 10-1-0 mark in league play, to win its division for the fifth time. The 10 wins marked a school record, making WVU one of only four Big East schools to ever win 10 league contests in a season. The Mountaineers finished the season ranked No. 9 by Soccer America and won 15 of their last 17 matches to close the season. The 2010 season was a record-breaking one as the team won its second Big East Championship while advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16. WVU had its then-school record 14-match win streak end in the NCAA Tournament against College Cup participant Boston College, giving the Mountaineers a final record of 18-5-1. WVU’s 1-0 win over fifth-ranked Virginia matched the then-highest-ranked opponent defeated in school history, and the team’s 3-0 shutout against Georgetown marked the program’s 200th win. West Virginia’s defense set the thensingle-season record for shutouts at 14, while goalkeeper Kerri Butler also broke the school record for career shutouts, finishing with 44. 2005-09 SEASONS From 2005-09, the program reached new heights with consecutive NCAA appearances in every season and won its first Big East Championship. Izzo-Brown was named NSCAA/ adidas and Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year in 2007 as WVU was ranked every week throughout the season and tied a then-school record for wins (18). The 2007 squad advanced to the program’s first NCAA Elite Eight while establishing an attendance record with more than 3,000 fans for the NCAA Elite Eight contest against USC. Three players earned All-America status and six were named All-Big East. Forward Ashley Banks added to Izzo-Brown’s collection of major award winners as the 2007 Big East Offensive Player of the Year and a Hermann Trophy semifinalist. WVU won Big East division titles in three straight seasons (2006-08) and at least one Mountaineer earned All-America honors from 2006-09. Carolyn Blank added the title of Big East Midfielder of the Year to her resume in 2008, a team that tied the then-school record for fewest losses in a season with just three defeats. Twelve seasons ago, Izzo-Brown took her highpowered offense to the 2006 NCAA Tournament as WVU scored a then-school-record 55 goals in

21 games. Forward Deana Everrett had a breakout sophomore season to earn All-America Third Team honors from Soccer Buzz. The 2006 Mountaineers also displayed a stingy defense that shut out 13 opponents over the course of the season, including eight Big East foes. 2000-04 SEASONS Led by All-Americans Chrissie Abbott and Lisa Stoia, the 2003 Mountaineers made history, going 17-4-2 to give West Virginia its first NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. The senior-led squad logged nine straight wins at one point during the season and had its first-ever Hermann Trophy nominee in Abbott, who graduated as WVU’s all-time leader in goals scored, points and shots, while Stoia established the school’s then-alltime assist record. Izzo-Brown directed West Virginia to an 183-1 record, at the time the most wins in school history, and the program’s first Big East division title in 2002. The Mountaineers also received their third consecutive invitation to the NCAA Tournament after putting together an 18-match unbeaten streak. Abbott was the Big East Offensive Player of the Year and a first team AllAmerican, while Stoia earned Big East Midfielder of the Year honors. Izzo-Brown was the Big East and regional coach of the year. A youthful Mountaineer squad played to a fifth straight 15-win season in 2004 and saw IzzoBrown’s fourth All-America develop as forward Laura Kane earned the nod from the NSCAA after an eight goal, nine assist senior season. West Virginia was nationally ranked for the first time in 2000, a regional coach of

the year season for Izzo-Brown’s first-ever NCAA Tournament team. Four team members landed spots on Big East all-conference teams, including Big East Offensive Player of the Year Katie Barnes and co-Big East Rookie of the Year Stoia. In that season, Barnes became WVU’s first All-American. THE EARLY YEARS Izzo-Brown accepted perhaps her greatest challenge on Aug. 3, 1995, when then-WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong named her the first head coach of West Virginia’s women’s soccer program. In WVU’s inaugural season, Izzo-Brown led a young team to an amazing 10-7-2 record and a 4-4-1 Big East mark. WVU finished fifth in the conference, surprising Big East coaches, whose preseason prediction picked the fledgling Mountaineers to finish last. Soccer Buzz ranked West Virginia as the eighth-best “new program” in the nation. Additionally, Izzo-Brown’s first season at WVU produced a Big East All-Rookie Team member in defender Stacey Sollmann. Only two years later, West Virginia made its first Big East Tournament with a team that won 11 matches in 1998. Stacey Adams was the program’s first Big East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year winner, and Sollmann earned second team all-region accolades. Izzo-Brown led the Mountaineers to an 11-6-2 record in 1997, and two years later, they finished 9-9-1. With trust, hard work and sacrifice, the foundation had been laid for a breakout season in 2000.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS Graduation is a must for Izzo-Brown-coached players, who are asked to challenge themselves academically while at WVU. Her teams consistently hold one of the program’s highest GPAs on campus with their serious commitment to academics. The women’s soccer team received public recognition in the spring of 2017 for the fourth time in nine years by the NCAA for its multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The team posted a multiyear APR in the top-10 percent of all squads in each sport. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team’s academic performance. Izzo-Brown has coached 22 Academic All-Americans and 12 United Soccer Coaches/ NSCAA Scholar All-Americans. Additionally, the United Soccer Coaches honored her team in the fall of 2017 with its 16th consecutive NSCAA Team Academic Award for its work in the classroom. Ten student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Soccer Team in 2016 and 2017, matching the program’s second-best total since joining the conference in 2012. A programbest 14 student-athletes earned Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2015, with eight freshmen landing on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. Bianca St. Georges and Alli Magaletta collected CoSIDA Academic All-America awards in 2017. Nine different WVU women’s soccer student-athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, and the Mountaineers have collected eight awards in the last five seasons and 12 honors since 2001.

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NIKKI IZZO-BROWN YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR RECORD SCHOOL

POSTSEASON

1995 13-5-0

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1996 10-7-2

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1997 11-6-2

West Virginia

1998 11-6-2

West Virginia

1999 9-9-1

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2000 15-6-0

West Virginia

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2001 15-5-1

West Virginia

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2002 18-3-1

West Virginia

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2003 17-4-2

West Virginia

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2004 15-6-0

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2005 12-6-3

West Virginia

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2006 14-4-3

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2007 18-5-2

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2008 14-3-6

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2009 10-7-6

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2010 18-5-1

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2011 17-5-0

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2012 11-5-4

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2013 16-4-3

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2014 16-2-4

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2015 19-3-1

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2016 23-2-2

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2017 16-4-3

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COACHES MARISA KENALA, NIKKI IZZO-BROWN and LISA STOIA

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NIKKI IZZO-BROWN has several years of experience coaching U.S. Women’s National teams.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT With tremendous experience and knowledge of the game, Izzo-Brown has built a reputation for getting the most out of her student-athletes. The veteran coach maximizes the performance of her players by providing opportunities to process information in multiple ways in order to find success for each individual. Paving the way for the success of recent Mountaineers, Katie Barnes was the first women’s soccer player to be named an All-American and captured two straight Big East Offensive Player of the Year awards. In all, Izzo-Brown has guided 23 players to All-America status and 21 conference player of the year honors. Barnes was drafted with the first pick of the second round (ninth overall) of the 2002 Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) Draft by the Carolina Courage. WVU was well represented in the WUSA and added to its professional player development with the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) league, and Frances Silva became the seventh Mountaineer to be drafted when she was selected by FC Kansas City with the 19th overall pick at the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League College Draft. Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence signed professional contracts in France in early 2017, with Buchanan playing for Olympique Lyonnais and Lawrence playing for Paris Saint-Germain. One year later, Michaela Abam and Amandine Pierre-Louis were drafted No. 4 and No. 6 overall by Sky Blue FC at the 2018 NWSL College Draft, marking the first time in program history two Mountaineers were drafted in the same season.

During the 2012 offseason, Izzo-Brown served as an assistant at U.S. Women’s National Team training camps with the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 squads. In the summer of 2011, she joined April Heinrichs, U.S. Soccer Technical Director, for a week of training with the U-20 team. She also spent time after the 2007 season as an assistant coach with the U-20 National Team under then-head coach Jill Ellis. During her coaching tenure, 32 Mountaineers have participated in the national team scene, with Barnes being selected to the team that won the 2001 Nordic Cup. Defender Vanessa Flores, a senior on the 2018 squad, is a member of the Mexican Women’s National Team, and in 2016, Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence helped Canada claim Bronze at the Rio Summer Olympics. The duo also competed for the Canadian Women’s National Team at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada, and Buchanan was named the Best Young Player. PRIOR TO WVU As a player, Izzo-Brown attained All-America status at Rochester, where she was a four-year starter from 1989-92. During that span, IzzoBrown helped the Yellowjackets to a 58-10-9 record and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1991, as a junior, she led Rochester to a 16-4-2 mark and a spot in the NCAA championship game. During her career at Rochester, Izzo-Brown also earned All-East, all-region and all-league honors, while meriting Dean’s List recognition all

four years. Following her senior campaign, she won the prestigious Merle Spurrier Award, which recognizes Rochester’s top female athlete based on leadership, academics and athletics. Izzo-Brown graduated from Rochester in the spring of 1993 with a degree in psychology. That fall, she was named assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan, where she continued her winning ways by helping the Bobcats to a 12-7 record. Izzo-Brown was elevated to head coach in 1994 and led Wesleyan to a 13-5 mark and a spot in the NAIA National Tournament. While coaching at the Buckhannon, West Virginia, school, Izzo-Brown earned her master’s of business administration degree in 1994. In the fall of 2010, she was inducted into the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame. PERSONAL In addition to her duties at WVU, Izzo-Brown is certified as an advanced national level coach by the NSCAA, has her USSF “B” license and is a Region I senior staff Olympic Development member. She has served on several regional and national ranking committees for the NSCAA. She also is qualified internationally with Brazilian, KNVB and Czech Republic certification. In May 2010, Izzo-Brown was named to the West Virginia Executive Sports Hall of Fame. Later that fall, she was inducted into the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame for her outstanding achievement in the sport of soccer. Seven summers ago, she was named a 2011 Frontier Field Walk of Fame inductee. In March 2018, Izzo-Brown was inducted as a meritorious member into the West Virginia Soccer Association Hall of Fame. She and her husband, Joe, have three daughters – Samantha, Gracie and Gabriella. THE BROWN FAMILY (L-R): Samantha, Joe, Gabriella, Nikki and Gracie

TEAMS IZZO-BROWN HAS DEFEATED AT WVU Arizona Auburn Baylor Binghamton Boston College Bowling Green Bucknell Buffalo Canisius Central Connecticut State Central Michigan Cincinnati Clemson Colgate Connecticut Dayton DePaul Duquesne Duke Eastern Kentucky

Elon Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Georgetown George Mason High Point Hofstra Iowa State Jacksonville State James Madison Kansas Kansas State Kentucky La Salle Longwood Louisville Loyola Marymount Loyola (Md.) Marquette Marshall

Maryland Miami (Fla.) Michigan State Missouri Morehead State Mount St. Mary’s Navy New Hampshire North Carolina Northern Kentucky Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Old Dominion Penn State Pitt Princeton

Providence Purdue Radford Rhode Island Richmond Robert Morris Rutgers St. Bonaventure Saint Francis (Pa.) St. John’s St. Louis Seton Hall SIUE Southern Methodist Stanford Syracuse TCU Tennessee Texas Texas Tech

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Towson UCF UNC Greensboro USF Villanova Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Washington Western Carolina Western Michigan William & Mary Wright State Wyoming Xavier Yale Youngstown State

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Q&A WITH COACH NIKKI IZZO-BROWN The WVU women’s soccer program has evolved into an annual top-10 team. What does this team have to do in 2018 to build on the success of past teams and to avoid a letdown? Our main focus has to be on the little things. If we do the little things right, then the big things will come. There are no shortcuts to success. It didn’t take one player or one decision I made for all this success to happen. It was all the decisions and contributions from everyone that helped this program reach this high level. For us to maintain our annual success, everyone has to buy-in and be focused on the little things. Once those are accomplished, we can chase the big goals. The Big 12 Conference crowns were taken away last season. How does this team come together in August and work toward reclaiming the conference championships? One of the things we talked a lot about over the offseason was who would have thought one loss and one tie would have dictated the conference championship? I think we are very aware that every game counts – we can’t slip up. Championships are on the line each time we play, and I hope that’s where our experience will make a difference this season. We have to be super ready for conference play. The 2018 roster features nine seniors. How will this group influence the team’s dynamic, and how will you rely on them for leadership? Nothing is more valuable than experience. When you have nine seniors, they’ve been through it all – tough losses, tough overtime matches, a win and a loss on penalty kicks – that’s experience you can point to, learn from and reference as we work to get better. Those opportunities are going to be great from a staff standpoint and from a leadership standpoint. These leaders know that they’ve experienced so much – College Cup matches and conference championship games – and hopefully, they can lead through their experiences.

BIANCA ST. GEORGES

Despite the loss of Amandine Pierre-Louis, the 2017 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, your backline appears to be one of the most experienced in the nation, as you return three senior defenders as well as your three-year starting goalkeeper in junior Rylee Foster. What are your hopes for this unit? Throughout our spring season, I reminded Rylee and the other three (seniors Vanessa Flores, Easther Mayi Kith and Bianca St. Georges) that we are going to lead from the back. They each have so much playing experience, including international playing experience, and they have to be the foundation of our 2018 success. Everything must start from this unit. They have a huge opportunity to lead this team this season. Bianca St. Georges has been a staple at outside back since the first day of her freshman season in 2015. A team captain in 2017 and a CoSIDA Academic All-America, how do you envision her capping her Mountaineer career? She was voted team captain as a junior, and that speaks volumes as to how high her teammates regard her and how much they want to follow her example. As her head coach, I value Bianca’s experience and her leadership qualities. Forward Michaela Abam paced the attack in goal scoring each of her four seasons at WVU. How do you fill that hole this season?

EASTHER MAYI KITH

Anyone who knows Michaela Abam knows there’s no way we can ever replace her. From a goal-scoring standpoint, it will be difficult, and there will be a huge expectation on our front line. We could see (sophomore forward) Lauren Segalla, who rotated directly into Michaela’s position last year. We also could see (senior forwards) Hannah Abraham and Sh’Nia Gordon work their way in there. Nia has played in a starting role all three seasons, and she will understand that she really needs to contribute to our goal scoring as a senior. We need everyone ready to roll.

Eleven newcomers join the team this season, and six have been on campus since January. How important was it to incorporate these athletes early as you move toward a successful 2018 campaign?

Your athletes are very adaptable, meaning they can be flexible with their on-field positions. Are you looking for this component when recruiting for WVU women’s soccer?

It was huge for us to have a complete spring season with those six newcomers – we really began to understand their general strengths and weaknesses. We could do a lot of things because they added to our numbers, and we also were able to provide those players with better feedback so they could continue to develop over the summer offseason. I think we now know where they’ll each be most effective, both individually and for our group.

Yes. We’re very fortunate that we have a lot of versatility. We have really good soccer players at WVU who can play and are willing to play in multiple positions. We had success in moving players around the field in recent years – Amandine moved from forward to backfield, while Michaela could play midfield, too. Same with Ashley Lawrence – we moved her from the midfield to defense when needed. We’ve always had the luxury of having players who have a lot of versatility and soccer IQ to play multiple positions.

You enter your ninth season with senior associate head coach Lisa Stoia and associate head coach Marisa Kanela by your side. Combined with volunteer assistant Cristian Materazzi, you have 68 years of coaching on the sideline. What kind of advantage does that give this program? It all goes back to experience. When you take our collective experience, that’s a lot of years of coaching. I think the experience allows us opportunities to approach unique situations differently. I’m very fortunate that I coached Lisa and Marisa. They really understand the process and what this program can do for our players.

For the first time in program history, the team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament third round three straight seasons. How do you extend the streak, and how do you go further in the tournament this season? It’s our experience. I know these seniors were disappointed not to make it back to the College Cup last season. They weren’t happy that we didn’t win a conference championship. I think they now realize that those accomplishments don’t just happen; you have to make them happen. Everything can be taken away from you very easily, and that will weigh a lot on these seniors’ minds. The 2018 schedule may be one of your toughest yet. You open the season at Penn State, an NCAA Tournament quarterfinalist one year ago. Then in consecutive weeks, you’ll face Northwestern on the road, Georgetown at home and Clemson on the road, all before you open Big 12 action with a weekend road trip to Texas Tech and TCU. You make your schedules difficult for a reason; did a large senior class allow you to make the 2018 slate even more challenging? I think so. You look at a group, and you say to yourself, ‘Can they handle certain challenges?’. Our coaching staff feels this team can handle this schedule. Even if we had doubts, we have to challenge our team early. Challenges in August and September help us avoid letdowns in November. Our goal is always to get better and to play our best soccer by the end of the season. If we can see early where we need to develop, that’s the best plan. Eighty percent of your 2017 senior class is playing professionally. Two seasons ago, you saw Ashley Lawrence and Kadeisha Buchanan, the Missouri Athletic Conference (MAC) Hermann Trophy winner, ink deals with Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais, respectively. Whether the Mountaineers play professionally or for their national teams – or both – WVU women’s soccer has proven that student-athletes who want to continue their playing careers gain valuable experience in Morgantown. What does that say about this program? I think consistency is everything in sports, especially in a program. We’ve won 16 conference titles in 23 years, and that says a lot. We consistently get players to WVU who have played for youth national teams, and they continue their development here and give themselves a chance to make their senior national teams. West Virginia has proven that we can continue to develop your game and push you to the professional and the senior national team level. I think when recruits come to us, we let them know that they can continue to develop at WVU. We want them to continue to play with their national teams, and we want to set them up so they can play professionally, too. You stress success in the classroom, and the Mountaineers showed their smarts in the Spring of 2018, as seven student-athletes earned a 4.0 GPA. How does the WVU women’s soccer program setup every player who comes through Morgantown for a successful life after soccer?

The Mountaineers will rely on the guidance of nine seniors including forward SH’NIA GORDON - to help them reclaim the Big 12 Conference titles.

I think there are layers of success, and everyone needs to be celebrated. For seven student-athletes to get a perfect 4.0 GPA, I know they are working hard. That’s not easy. We have players who are in very demanding majors, and it’s very difficult to maintain perfection. I think our success in the classroom speaks very highly of this team’s mentality and their high standard of excellence. WVUWomensSoccer

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SENIOR ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH » 12TH YEAR Date of Birth: August 28 Hometown: Shirley, N.Y. Alma Mater: West Virginia University, B.S. 2005; Jacksonville, M.B.A. 2007 Year at WVU: 12th Coaching Career: West Virginia, 2007-present; Jacksonville, 2005-06 Playing Career: (midfielder) West Virginia, 2000-03; Boston Renegades, 2005-06; St. Louis Athletica, 2009

With more than a decade of coaching experience to her name, Lisa Stoia begins her 12th year with the Mountaineer soccer program at her alma mater. An integral cog in the emergence of the Mountaineers’ presence on the national stage, Stoia has helped guide WVU to multiple Big 12 and Big East titles, as well as 11 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and the 2016 NCAA College Cup Final. In 2017, Stoia, who was elevated to senior associate head coach prior to the season, helped the Mountaineer attack generate 40 goals and 38 assists en route to a 16-4-3 record and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Third Round, the team’s third straight trip. Ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll, the program’s first-ever preseason No. 1 ranking, the Mountaineers sat within the top 10 of the poll each week in 2017 and within the top five for four weeks. WVU concluded the season ranked No. 10. A conference-best eight Mountaineers claimed All-Big 12 honors in 2017, including a first-team accolade for forward Michaela Abam, second-team recognition for midfielder Carla Portillo and an AllFreshman Team honor for forward Lauren Segalla. Abam, a 2017 Missouri Athletic Conference (MAC) Hermann Trophy semifinalist, concluded her career with three All-America honors, including second team recognitions from United Soccer Coaches and the Senior CLASS Award. She ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference in goals (10), No. 2 in points (23) and No. 3 in game-winning goals (4). Additionally, Portillo, who was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Second Team, ranked No. 3 in the conference in assists (7). Following the 2017 campaign, Abam and defender Amandine Pierre-Louis were drafted No. 4 and No. 6 overall by Sky Blue FC at the 2018 NWSL College Draft. Stoia gained national coaching experience in May 2018, as she assisted with the United States’ U-19 Women’s National Team Training Camp, working with the midfielders while also aiding with the planning of camp sessions and game

schematics and holding daily video sessions. In addition to her on-field coaching assistance, Stoia also heads up the team’s travel throughout the season, as well as the team’s gear and its Nike Elite allotment. She also manages the Mountaineers’ on-campus visitations, recruiting and scouting efforts. A program goal that began even before she put on a Mountaineer uniform, Stoia helped WVU advance to its first-ever NCAA College Cup in 2016, where the team finished a program-best No. 2 nationally. Her 10th season as an assistant to coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, the Mountaineers also swept the Big 12 regular-season and championship titles for third time in four years. Additionally, WVU was nationally ranked each week and spent eight weeks at No. 1, the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking. The Mountaineers finished with a program-record 23 wins, as well as a nation-best and team-record 18 shutouts. A program-high three Mountaineers collected five All-America honors, including a second straight NSCAA First Team honor for midfielder Ashley Lawrence, who also earned a Senior CLASS Award Second Team accolade. Additionally, Abam was named the co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the year, and six Mountaineers earned seven All-Big 12 honors, including first-team recognitions for Lawrence, her fourth straight, and Portillo. Lawrence, a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy for the second consecutive year, finished the year No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference, No. 19 nationally, with a team-high 10 assists, the thirdbest total for a WVU senior and the fourth-highest season total in Mountaineer history. She dished out 29 assists throughout her four-year career, the third-best total in school history, and signed a professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Portillo finished second on the team, fourth in the conference, with seven helpers. Stoia also was integral in the mentoring of four-time NSCAA All-American Kadeisha Buchanan. The defender collected a slew of

awards in 2016, including the MAC Hermann Trophy, college soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy. She also was named the 2016 espnW and TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year, won the Honda Cup Award for women’s soccer and was named to the Senior CLASS All-America First Team. She signed a professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais. At season’s end, Stoia, alongside Izzo-Brown and associate head coach Marisa Kanela, earned the NSCAA Central Regional Staff of the Year award, her fourth career accolade since 2010. Stoia helped lead the Mountaineers return to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals in 2015, their first appearance in that round since 2007. Additionally, WVU collected its fourth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title and spent 15 weeks ranked in the nation’s top 10, peaking at No. 2 in the NSCAA Poll, a position it held for two weeks. The Mountaineers finished the season ranked a then-program-best No. 7. WVU set a program record for goals (61) and also tallied 19 wins and 15 shutouts. Stoia helped 10 Mountaineers collect a program-best 11 All-Big 12 honors, including recognitions for midfielders Lawrence (first team), Portillo (second team) and Amanda Hill (second team). Lawrence, a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, also earned NSCAA All-America First Team honors, and Hill was named to the Senior CLASS All-America Second Team. Lawrence pushed the Mountaineers’ attack throughout 2015 and tallied a team-best eight assists, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 with a 0.36 per-game average. Stoia capped the season with her second straight NSCAA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year honor. Four seasons ago, the Mountaineers captured the 2014 Big 12 Conference regular-season and championship titles and ended the year on a program record 19-match unbeaten streak. Lawrence ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 with seven

assists and earned NSCAA All-Central Region First Team honors. She also was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. In total, three Mountaineer midfielders earned All-Big 12 recognitions, and the team tallied a Big 12-best nine all-conference honors. For her efforts all season, Stoia was named the NSCAA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year. In 2013, Stoia helped the Mountaineers to their fifth conference title in four consecutive seasons, as the squad successfully defended its Big 12 Conference regular-season title and won its first Big 12 Soccer Championship title. Additionally, she aided forward Frances Silva in winning the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and saw WVU secure eight All-Big 12 awards. Silva ended the season tops in the Big 12 in goals (15), assists (13) and points (43). Stoia helped WVU win the school’s first Big 12 championship with an unbeaten 2012 regular season. She guided midfielder Bri Rodriguez to All-Big 12 First Team honors, as well as NSCAA College Scholar All-America recognition. In 2011, Stoia helped the Mountaineers post a 17-5-0 record. She mentored forward Kate Schwindel to a 19-point freshman season and the Big East Rookie of the Year award. Additionally, five Mountaineers were named All-Big East in the team’s final season in the conference. Stoia, a former conference player of the year, has developed WVU’s midfield and front line, as Carolyn Blank twice earned All-America honors (2008-09). Blank also became the first Mountaineer since Stoia to be named Big East Midfielder of the Year. With Rodriguez’s All-Big East First Team selection in 2010, it gave WVU a midfielder on

the league’s first team five straight seasons. Stoia’s efforts were recognized as she was named NSCAA/Mondo North Atlantic Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Nine years ago, Stoia played in the 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer league after being drafted with the 48th overall pick by the Saint Louis Athletica. In the WPS’ inaugural season, Stoia helped the Athletica to a second-place finish and WPS Super Semifinal playoff appearance. In 2007, WVU advanced deep into postseason play, making a trip to the school’s first NCAA Elite Eight. She also helped midfielder Amanda Cicchini earn All-America honors. Stoia spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an assistant coach at Jacksonville, where she helped guide the Dolphins to a 2006 NCAA Tournament berth. The Dolphins posted their first double-digit win total since 2002 and earned their second Atlantic Sun Championship in school history. She was active in securing the Atlantic Sun’s top recruiting class according to Soccer Buzz magazine, which rated Jacksonville’s 2007 class as best in the conference. JU players benefited from Stoia’s two seasons of leadership as four Dolphins picked up all-conference recognition, and forward Keri Zwikker earned 2005 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year honors. In the summer, Stoia competed for two seasons as a midfielder with the Boston Renegades in the Women’s United Soccer League. In 2006, she led the team and ranked second in the league with 11 assists. She also ranked fifth in the league with 29 points and finished with nine goals on the season. Prior to JU, Stoia served as a student assistant

coach at WVU in 2004. That season, she helped the program to its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, including a first-round win over SMU. A four-year letterwinner at West Virginia from 2000-03, Stoia set Mountaineer career records for assists (33) and matches played and started (87). As a senior, she set a program record with 12 assists and was second on the squad with seven goals and 26 points en route to Big East Midfielder of the Year along with NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-America accolades. Stoia earned NSCAA and Soccer Buzz Second Team All-America honors, Big East Midfielder of the Year and All-Big East First Team recognition as a junior after finishing with eight goals, 10 assists and 26 points. As a sophomore, she earned Soccer Buzz Honorable Mention All-America, Soccer Buzz First Team All-Region, NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-Region and All-Big East First Team accolades after tallying four goals and five assists. Stoia also earned NSCAA/adidas Third Team AllMid-Atlantic Region and Big East co-Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman. Stoia also was a member of the U.S. U-21 Women’s National Team Pool in 2003. A year later, she was named a 2004 National Strength and Conditioning All-American. In September 2007, she was inducted into William Floyd High’s inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame. A native of Shirley, New York, Stoia earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management from West Virginia in 2005 and her master’s of business administration from Jacksonville in 2007.

LISA STOIA helped the Mountaineers advance to the NCAA College Cup Final in 2016.

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ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH » NINTH YEAR Date of Birth: February 3 Hometown: Wantagh, N.Y. Alma Mater: West Virginia University, B.S. 2007; West Virginia University, M.S. 2009 Year at WVU: Ninth Coaching Career: West Virginia, 2010-present Playing Career: (midfielder) West Virginia, 2002-05; West Virginia Illusion, 2007-08

Marisa Kanela enters her ninth season with the Mountaineer women’s soccer team and second campaign as WVU’s associate head coach. A former All-Big East midfielder, Kanela has translated her experience on the field to success with the Mountaineers with conference titles in seven of the eight seasons she has spent on the coaching staff, including five straight Big 12 Conference regular-season crowns (2012-16). WVU also has qualified for the NCAA Tournament each year, pushing the team’s streak to 18 straight. In the last three seasons, the squad has advanced to the NCAA College Cup Final (2016), the NCAA Quarterfinals (2015) and the NCAA Third Round (2017). In 2017, the Mountaineer attack tallied 40 goals and 38 assists en route to a 16-4-3 record and the program’s third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament Third Round. WVU opened the year ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll, the program’s first-ever preseason No. 1 ranking, and did not rank lower than No. 10 all year. The Mountaineers spent four weeks within the top five of the poll and ended the season at No. 10. Forward Michaela Abam paced the Mountaineer attack with 10 goals and 23 points and ended the season ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference, respectively. Abam also ranked No. 3 in game-winning goals (4). Additionally, forward Sh’Nia Gordon ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 in assists (7) and No. 10 in points (15). A Big 12 Conference First Team honoree and a 2017 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy semifinalist, Abam pushed her career All-America count to three with a pair of secondteam honors from the United Soccer Coaches and the Senior CLASS Award. The Mountaineers earned a conference-best eight All-Big 12

honors, including All-Big 12 Freshman Team recognition for forward Lauren Segalla. Following the 2017 campaign, Abam and defender Amandine Pierre-Louis were drafted No. 4 and No. 6 overall by Sky Blue FC at the 2018 NWSL College Draft. In addition to her on-field assistance, Kanela also oversees the academic, audio/video, scouting, compliance, camps and clinics and community service efforts of the team. Ten Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Soccer Team in back-to-back seasons (2016, 2017), matching the program’s second-best total. Also in 2017, Bianca St. Georges and Alli Magaletta were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First and Third Teams, respectively; St. Georges also claimed United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team honors. WVU has had at least one Academic All-America in each of the last five seasons. A program-best 11 Mountaineers were named to the 2014 Academic All-Big 12 Soccer Team, and in 2013, Silva was named a NSCAA Scholar All-American and the CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican of the Year. Kanela has continued the program’s vision to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. WVU women’s soccer has raised more than $130,000 over the past 13 years for the Betty Puskar Breast Cancer Fund. In 2016, Kanela helped guide the Mountaineers to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament, as her alma mater strung together a program-record 23 wins in its best season to date. The squad swept the Big 12 Conference regular-season and championship titles for the third time in four years and also spent each week nationally ranked, including eight weeks at No. 1, the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking.

Additionally, the Mountaineers posted a nationand program-best 18 shutouts. Abam was one of three Mountaineers to collect a combined five All-America honors, as she was named to the NSCAA All-America Second Team. The team’s leading scorer for the third straight season with a career-high 33 points (12 G, 9 A), she also was named the co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, the second Mountaineer in four seasons to claim the honor. Abam ranked No. 1 in the conference in points, goals and game-winners (5), and No. 2 in assists; she ranked No. 24 nationally in points, No. 25 in game-winning goals, No. 32 in goals and No. 34 in assists. Including Abam’s first-team award, six Mountaineers earned a combined seven All-Big 12 accolades. Kanela also was integral in the mentoring of four-time NSCAA All-American Kadeisha Buchanan. The defender collected a slew of awards in 2016, including the MAC Hermann Trophy, college soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy. She also was named the 2016 espnW and TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year, won the Honda Cup Award for women’s soccer and was named to the Senior CLASS All-America First Team. She signed a professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais. At season’s end, Kanela, alongside head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown and senior associate head coach Lisa Stoia, earned the NSCAA Central Regional Staff of the Year award. Kanela helped the Mountaineers return to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals in 2015. Along the way, WVU secured its fourth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title, collected 19 victories, scored a season-record 61 goals and posted 15 shutouts. The Mountaineers finished the

season nationally ranked No. 7 in the NSCAA Poll. Including its final ranking, WVU was ranked within the top 10 the final 15 weeks of the season and peaked at No. 2, a ranking it held for two weeks. A pair of forwards helped the Mountaineers set the goals record, as Kailey Utley and Abam paced the squad with a career-best 12 goals each, the 10th-best single-season total in program history. The duo was the second pair in program history to score 12 or more goals in one season. Utley finished the year with a team-best 30 points (12 G, 6 A). She also ranked No.1 in the Big 12, No. 4 nationally, in game-winners (7), No. 2 in goals (12) and No. 4 in assists (6). Utley and Abam landed on the 2015 All-Big 12 First Team, and Gordon was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. In total, WVU earned a conference-best 11 All-Big 12 honors. WVU pushed its Big 12 title count to five in 2014 and ended the year on a program-record 19-match unbeaten streak. The Mountaineers won the Big 12’s regular season and championship titles and again advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Under Kanela’s tutelage, Abam was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. She paced the team with 16 points and eight goals, the secondbest goal total for a Mountaineer freshman, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the conference in goals and No. 6 in points. Abam was one of nine Mountaineers to earn an All-Big 12 honor. Kanela helped guide Silva to Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2013; in total, WVU

secured eight All-Big 12 awards. Additionally, she oversaw a Mountaineer frontline that tallied a Big 12-best 141 points on 47 goals. WVU went unbeaten in Big 12 play (7-0-1) in 2012, marking only the sixth time a Big 12 team has won the regular season without a loss. West Virginia’s seven All-Big 12 selections were the most of any conference program, including Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Bry McCarthy. Kanela helped WVU win back-to-back Big East Championships in its final two seasons in the league. The Mountaineers earned 11 allconference honors in 2010 and 2011, including 2011 Big East Rookie of the Year Kate Schwindel. Kanela spent three seasons (2007-09) as a volunteer coach with the Mountaineers, assisting Izzo-Brown and her staff in a variety of roles on and off the field. She witnessed the program’s first Big East Championship title and Elite Eight appearance in 2007 while assisting with administrative tasks, team travel, on-campus visits, game day management, academic tutoring, practice sessions and other duties. Since 2005, Kanela has been active in the state’s youth soccer programs, coaching U-10 through U-18 MUSC (Mountaineer United Soccer Club) teams. She also worked as the state’s Region 1 coach for the West Virginia Olympic Development Program for four years. Kanela spent one season with the West Virginia Illusion, a former member of the W-League, as an assistant coach. She also spent time as a player/coach with the Illusion during its inaugural season and worked out at the 2008

Women’s Professional Soccer Combine in Tampa. She served as a youth soccer coach and personal trainer at Pro Performance Rx in Morgantown from 2006-08. At Pro, Kanela ran private soccer lessons, conducted clinics for players ages 4-12 and instituted a summer soccer camp program. Kanela holds Level I & II regional and state goalkeeping licenses and National Youth Soccer Association coaching licenses. A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) since 2007, she has her USSF “C” license. A four-year letterwinner from 2002-05, Kanela participated in four NCAA Tournaments at WVU while being named an NSCAA Scholar AllAmerican, Big East Academic All-Star, Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll honoree and the Big East Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete. Upon graduation, she ranked in the school’s top 10 for career goals, assists and points and led the 2004 and 2005 teams in scoring. A twotime NSCAA all-region selection, Kanela earned All-Big East First Team honors in 2005, second team honors in 2004 and was an all-rookie team pick in 2002. The former New York State Gatorade Player of the Year was team captain of the 2005 WVU soccer team. A native of Wantagh, New York, Kanela earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education/health education from WVU in 2007 and a master’s degree in physical education/teacher education in 2009.

MARISA KANELA and goalkeeper RYLEE FOSTER

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RUN IN NINE YEARS TOGETHER,

THE MOUNTAINEER COACHING STAFF HAS LED THE WVU WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOCCER PROGRAM TO UNCHARTED SUCCESS.

CRISTIAN

THEO

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT » SECOND SEASON, THIRD OVERALL

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS » FIFTH SEASON, 17th OVERALL

Cristian Materazzi enters his second season as a volunteer assistant with the West Virginia University women’s soccer team. He serves as WVU’s goalkeeper coach, while assisting with the team’s daily training sessions and game preparations. In 2017, the WVU goalkeeping unit posted 13 shutouts, 12 credited to sophomore Rylee Foster, and ranked No. 20 nationally with a 0.565 shutout percentage. The unit also ranked No. 25 nationally with a 0.670 goals-against average (GAA). The Mountaineers finished the season at 16-4-3. The Mountaineers’ starting CRISTIAN MATERAZZI goalkeeper for all 23 matches in 2017, Foster finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference with a 0.64 GAA. At season’s end, she ranked No. 5 among active Division I players with a 0.55 career GAA and No. 30 with 20 career shutouts. Foster was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team, her second career all-region accolade and first career first-team award, and also was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team for the second straight year. Materazzi also spent four seasons as head coach at Alderson Broaddus. The second coach in program history, he led the Battlers to a 3-12-2 showing in 2017. In 2016, the squad finished 6-9-2, and three athletes were named to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) All-Conference team. The squad went 7-12 in 2015 en route to its second straight appearance in the G-MAC Women’s Soccer Championship. In his first season as head coach, Materazzi led the team to the semifinals of the G-MAC Championship following a 2-0, opening-round win over Davis & Elkins. The Battlers finished 6-12-1, and forward Lauren Small was named the G-MAC Freshman of the Year and ECAC Rookie of the Year. Prior to his elevation as head coach, Materazzi previously served two separate stints as an assistant coach with the Battlers, first from 2009-10 and then from 201213. During this time, he helped goalkeeper Katie Laird earn the 2011 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Player of the Year honor, as well as three all-region recognitions. She finished her career at AB with 38 career shutouts, a mark which ranks seventh all-time in NCAA Division II. Additionally, he helped the Battlers win the 2012 WVIAC regular-season championship. In 2011, Materazzi served as the first assistant coach for men’s soccer at Stetson, where he helped the Hatters to a 10-5-4 record en route to an appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. During his first stint at AB, Materazzi also served as a volunteer assistant at WVU in 2010. The Mountaineers went 18-5-1 that season and claimed the Big East Conference Championship title. Goalkeeper Kerri Butler finished the year with 14 shutouts, the best season total in program history, and posted a 0.82 goals-against average. Prior to his time at AB, Materazzi spent five years as an assistant with the Cal State University Monterery Bay men’s and women’s soccer programs. A three-year varsity letter winner at CSUMB as a goalkeeper, he played professionally in 2003 with California Gold, a United Soccer League PSL team. He also spent the 2004 season with Club America, a Mexican Primera Division team, on a trial basis. Materazzi holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. Materazzi resides in Morgantown with his wife, Courtney, and their son, Dominic James.

Theo Egbele returns for his 17th season with the West Virginia University women’s soccer team and his fifth year as the program’s director of operations. A former Dallas resident, Egbele is responsible for organizing, implementing and maintaining all aspects of the Mountaineers’ team video and game analysis, including editing and processing opponent and self-scout videotape using game analysis software. Additionally, he performs administrative functions for the women’s soccer program. Since Egbele’s current appointment, the Mountaineers have claimed three THEO EGBELE Big 12 Conference regular-season titles, two Big 12 Soccer Championship crowns and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each season. Most recently, the Mountaineers opened the 2017 season ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll, the program’s first preseason No. 1 ranking. WVU advanced to the NCAA Tournament Third Round, the program’s third straight trip, and finished the year at 16-4-3. WVU enjoyed its most successful season in program history in 2016, as the Mountaineers advanced to their first NCAA College Cup and finished as the NCAA Tournament Runner-Up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and spent eight weeks at No. 1, the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking. WVU finished with a nation- and program-best 23 wins, as well as an NCAA-best and program-record 18 shutouts. In 2015, WVU returned to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for the first time since 2007, was nationally ranked in the top 10 the last 15 weeks of the season and set the program’s record for goals (61). The Mountaineers finished the year with 19 wins and 15 shutouts. Prior to his current appointment, Egbele served as the team’s manager from 200214, assisting with weekly practices and games, operating the team’s video equipment at home and away matches and organizing travel equipment, ensuring proper transportation to matches. The seven-year coach of the Athletica youth club soccer team, Egbele guided teams to three straight (2013-15) state cup championships wins at the U-12, U-13 and U-14 levels and was named the 2012 Mountaineer United Soccer Club Coach of the Year. He also coached the Preston High boys soccer team from 2005-07. Egbele was named the 2017 WVSA Girls Competitive Coach of the Year and earned the 2007 NCAC Coach of the Year honor. The nine-year coach, founder and president of the WVU men’s club soccer team, Egbele previously competed for the WVU men’s soccer, football and men’s track and field teams. He graduated from WVU with a bachelor’s degree in biology in 2002. Born and raised in Benin, Nigeria, Egbele and his wife, AdeNike, reside in Morgantown. They are parents to twins, a son, Ezekiel, and a daughter, Eliana.

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DEPUTY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ SPORT ADMINISTRATOR

SHANNON WOLFGANG ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS WOMEN’S SOCCER SID

DR. BEN MOOREHEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, STUDENTATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

ASHLEY COKER-CRANNEY SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANT

TRAVEL COORDINATOR

AMY HILE

STRENGTH COACH

SANDY COLE-DEMENT

TAMMY CAVENDER

JOSH FELDKAMP

GRADUATE ASSISTANT

ATHLETIC TRAINER

SINA KING

DR. A.J. MONSEAU

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS NUTRITION, OLYMPIC SPORTS

BUBBA SCHMIDT

CONOR McNAMARA

EQUIPMENT MANAGER

DAVID RATZER TEAM MANAGER

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER

MADISON KUH TEAM MANAGER

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72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosters 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo Roster 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Abraham 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Cutler 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Fernandez 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanessa Flores 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nia Gordon 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easther Mayi Kith 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Saymon 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bianca St. Georges 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rylee Foster 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jade Gentile 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Gordon 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Joel 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Segalla 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Smith 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Thompson 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Triplett 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chloe Zamiela 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newcomers 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class Photos

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

ROSTER

NO. NAME 20 Hannah Abraham 22 Mackenzie Aunkst 10 Jordan Brewster 11 Addison Clark 7 Grace Cutler 14 Patricia Fernandez 21 Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel 26 Vanessa Flores 25 Rylee Foster 2 Jade Gentile 77 Nadya Gill 31 Danielle Gordon 99 Sh’Nia Gordon 15 Lois Joel 23 Aiyana Lauderman 55 Lizzie Mayfield 16 Easther Mayi Kith 12 Kayla Morrison 5 Mara Rodriguez 13 Amanda Saymon 9 Lauren Segalla 19 Issy Sibley 6 Grace Smith 4 Bianca St. Georges 24 Alina Stahl 18 Kayla Thompson 27 Ashley Triplett 3 Nahla Turner 17 Chloe Zamiela

CL. POS. Sr. F Fr. F/D Fr. F/D Fr. M Sr. M/F Sr. M So. M Sr. D Jr. GK Jr. F Sr. F/M So. D/F Sr. F So. D/M Fr. F Fr. F Sr. D So. D Fr. M Sr. D So. F Fr. F So. D/M Sr. D Fr. F/D So. GK So. GK Fr. GK So. D/M

HT. 5-5 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-0 5-0 5-7 5-10 5-4 5-2 5-2 5-7 5-5 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-9 5-7 5-5 5-10 5-5 5-8 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-4 5-5 5-8

HOMETOWN Fairchance, Pa. Harrison City, Pa. North Canton, Ohio Wayzata, Minn. Fort Collins, Colo. Pearland, Texas Barcelona, Spain Baytown, Texas Cambridge, Ontario Baldwinsville, N.Y. Toronto, Ontario Jacksonville, Fla. Ocklawaha, Fla. North Finchley, England Parkersburg, W.Va. Atlanta, Ga. Quebec City, Quebec Virginia Beach, Va. Rochester, N.Y. Bridgeport, W.Va. Salisbury, Conn. Uxbridge, England Birdgnorth, England St. Felix de Valois, Quebec Pittsburgh, Pa. Austin, Texas Memphis, Tenn. Frisco, Texas Stuart, Fla.

LAST SCHOOL Albert Gallatin High Penn-Trafford High Hoover High Wayzata High Santa Clara St. Stephen’s Episcopal Academy IES Pere Vives Ross S. Sterling High Glenview Park Secondary Baldwinsville High Quinnipiac Atlantic Coast High Richmond Hill High St. Michael’s Catholic Grammar School Parkersburg South North Atlanta High Ecole Secondary George-Vanier Laval Virginia Inspiration Academy Bridgeport High Housatonic Valley Regional High Vyners School King Edwards VI College Georges-Vanier Secondary Baldwin High Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School Pinecrest Academy Reedy High South Fork High

NO. NAME 2 Jade Gentile 3 Nahla Turner 4 Bianca St. Georges 5 Mara Rodriguez 6 Grace Smith 7 Grace Cutler 9 Lauren Segalla 10 Jordan Brewster 11 Addison Clark 12 Kayla Morrison 13 Amanda Saymon 14 Patricia Fernandez 15 Lois Joel 16 Easther Mayi Kith 17 Chloe Zamiela 18 Kayla Thompson 19 Issy Sibley 20 Hannah Abraham 21 Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel 22 Mackenzie Aunkst 23 Aiyana Lauderman 24 Alina Stahl 25 Rylee Foster 26 Vanessa Flores 27 Ashley Triplett 31 Danielle Gordon 55 Lizzie Mayfield 77 Nadya Gill 99 Sh’Nia Gordon

CL. POS. Jr. F Fr. GK Sr. D Fr. M So. D/M Sr. M/F So. F Fr. F/D Fr. M So. D Sr. D Sr. M So. D/M Sr. D So. D/M So. GK Fr. F Sr. F So. M Fr. F/D Fr. F Fr. F/D Jr. GK Sr. D So. GK So. D/F Fr. F Sr. M Sr. F

HT. 5-4 5-5 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-5 5-0 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-7 5-5 5-5 5-0 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-4 5-2 5-6 5-2 5-7

HOMETOWN Baldwinsville, N.Y. Frisco, Texas St. Felix de Valois, Quebec Rochester, N.Y. Birdgnorth, England Fort Collins, Colo. Salisbury, Conn. North Canton, Ohio Wayzata, Minn. Virginia Beach, Va. Bridgeport, W.Va. Pearland, Texas North Finchley, England Quebec City, Quebec Stuart, Fla. Austin, Texas Uxbridge, England Fairchance, Pa. Barcelona, Spain Harrison City, Pa. Parkersburg, W.Va. Pittsburgh, Pa. Cambridge, Ontario Baytown, Texas Memphis, Tenn. Jacksonville, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Toronto, Ontario Ocklawaha, Fla.

LAST SCHOOL Baldwinsville High Reedy High Georges-Vanier Secondary Inspiration Academy King Edwards VI College Santa Clara Housatonic Valley Regional High Hoover High Wayzata High Virginia Bridgeport High St. Stephen’s Episcopal Academy St. Michael’s Catholic Grammar School Ecole Secondary George-Vanier Laval South Fork High Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School Vyners School Albert Gallatin High IES Pere Vives Penn-Trafford High Parkersburg South Baldwin High Glenview Park Secondary Ross S. Sterling High Pinecrest Academy Atlantic Coast High North Atlanta High Quinnipiac Richmond Hill High

BY STATE/COUNTRY Canada 4 Texas 4 England 3 Florida 3 Pennsylvania 3 New York 2 West Virginia 2 Colorado 1 Connecticut 1 Georgia 1 Minnesota 1 Ohio 1 Spain 1 Tennessee 1 Virginia 1

BY CLASS Freshman 9 Senior 9 Sophomore 9 Junior 2

BY POSITION Forward 10 Defender 9 Midfielder 6 Goalkeeper 4

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Mackenzie Aunkst Awn-kst Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel fa-rere Rylee Foster Rye-lee Jade Gentile gen-tilly Nadya Gill nod-e-ya shh Ny-ah Sh’Nia Gordon A-yawna Aiyana Lauderman My-ah Keith Easther Mayi Kith Mara Rodriguez as in Laura Lauren Segalla sa-gallah Issy Sibley sib-lee St. George Bianca St. Georges Alina Stahl a-lee-na za-MEAL-ya Chloe Zamiela Coach Marisa Kanela kuh-nella Coach Lisa Stoia stoy-uh

Head Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown (23rd Season) Senior Associate Head Coach: Lisa Stoia (12th Season) Associate Head Coach: Marisa Kanela (Ninth Season) Graduate Assistant: Bry McCarthy (Second Season) Goalkeepers Coach: Cristian Materazzi (Second Season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Josh Feldkamp (Third Season) Director of Operations: Theo Egbele (Fifth Season)

JADE

NAHLA

BIANCA

MARA

Jr. | F | 5-4 Baldwinsville, New York

Fr. | GK | 5-5 Frisco, Texas

Sr. | D | 5-5 St. Felix de Valois, Quebec

Fr. | M | 5-7 Rochester, New York

GENTILE

TURNER

LAUREN

JORDAN

So. | D/M | 5-8 Birdgnorth, England

Sr. | M/F | 5-9 Fort Collins, Colorado

So. | F | 5-10 Salisbury, Connecticut

Fr. | F/D | 5-10 North Canton, Ohio

CUTLER

PATRICIA

Fr. | M | 5-9 Wayzata, Minnesota

So. | D | 5-9 Virginia Beach, Virginia

Sr. | D | 5-5 Bridgeport, West Virginia

Sr. | M | 5-0 Pearland, Texas

FERNANDEZ

EASTHER

CHLOE

KAYLA

So. | D/M | 5-5 North Finchley, England

Sr. | D | 5-7 Quebec City, Quebec

So. | D/M | 5-8 Stuart, Florida

So. | GK | 5-7 Austin, Texas

MAYI KITH

ZAMIELA

THOMPSON

ISSY

HANNAH

STEFANY

MACKENZIE

Fr. | F | 5-5 Uxbridge, England

Sr. | F | 5-5 Fairchance, Pennsylvania

So. | M | 5-0 Barcelona, Spain

Fr. | F/D | 5-6 Harrison City, Pennsylvania

ABRAHAM

FERRER-VANGINKEL

AUNKST

AIYANA

ALINA

RYLEE

VANESSA

Fr. | F | 5-7 Parkersburg, West Virginia

Fr. | F/D | 5-6 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jr. | GK | 5-10 Cambridge, Ontario

Sr. | D | 5-7 Baytown, Texas

STAHL

FOSTER

FLORES

ASHLEY

DANIELLE

LIZZIE

NADYA

So. | GK | 5-4 Memphis, Tennessee

So. | D/F | 5-2 Jacksonville, Florida

Fr. | F | 5-6 Atlanta, Georgia

Sr. | M | 5-2 Toronto, Ontario

GORDON

MAYFIELD

GILL

SHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NIA

NIKKI

LISA

MARISA

Sr. | F | 5-7 Ocklawaha, Florida

23rd Season Head Coach

12th Season Senior Associate Head Coach

9th Season Associate Head Coach

GORDON

SAYMON

LOIS

TRIPLETT

AMANDA

MORRISON

LAUDERMAN

BREWSTER

KAYLA

SIBLEY

SEGALLA

ADDISON

JOEL

GRACE

CLARK

RODRIGUEZ

GRACE

SMITH

ST. GEORGES

IZZO-BROWN

STOIA

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HANNAH 5-5

ABRAHAM

» FORWARD » FAIRCHANCE, PA.

I WANT TO WIN A BIG 12 REGULAR-SEASON AND CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN 2018, AS WELL AS MAKE THE MOST OF MY LAST SEASON AS A MOUNTAINEER

ABRAHAM’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR M MS S

G GWG A PTS C/E

2017 23 12 23 1 1 3

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2016 27 4 34 4 4 2 10 1/0 2015 21 1 13 4 1 1 CAREER 71

2017 (JR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Played in all 23 matches and started 13 at forward »»Finished ninth on the team with five points (1 G, 3 A) »»Logged 935 minutes of action »»Tallied game-winner in the 10th minute in 3-0 victory over Duquesne (Aug. 27) »»Assisted on Sh’Nia Gordon’s goal in the

17th minute in 2-1 victory over No. 1 Penn State (Sept. 2); win was WVU’s first over a top-ranked team in Morgantown »»Earned the assist on Vanessa Flores’ game-winner in 1-0 victory at No. 14 Princeton (Sept. 15) Registered a career-high five shots in 4-0 win vs. Iowa State (Oct. 13) »»Finished season with a career-best two shots on-goal twice

2016 (SO.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Played in all 27 matches and started five »»Finished sixth on the team with a career

single-season high 10 points (4 G, 2 A); goal total ranked No. 5 on team »»All scores were game-winners and finished year ranked No. 4 in Big 12 Conference, No. 61 nationally »»Tallied game-winning goal in 2-1 win vs. No. 19 Ohio State (Sept. 4) on a header in front of the net in the 77th minute »» Registered second game-winning goal of season in 4-1 victory at Richmond (Sept. 23)

»»Broke scoreless play against No. 23

Oklahoma in the 78th minute and pushed WVU to a 2-0 win (Oct. 2) »»Long shot in the 82nd minute helped WVU score a 1-0 victory over Texas Tech (Oct. 14) »»Assisted on Ashley Lawrence’s score in 3-2 (OT) come-back win vs. TCU in Big 12 Championship Final (Nov. 6) »»Tallied a career-high two shots on-goal three times »»Registered a career-high four shots in 2-0 win vs. Purdue (Sept. 1)

2015 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Played in 21 games »»Earned first career start on backline in

NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal match at Penn State (Nov. 28) »»Finished year with nine points (4 G, 1 A), second among classmates and No. 8 on team »»Scored first career goal in 2-0, seasonopening win over SIUE, in Bloomington, Indiana (Aug. 21) »»Lone assist of season came on insurance goal in 2-0 win at No. 15 Ohio State (Sept. 11) »»Tallied first career game-winning goal in 2-0 win over Texas (Sept. 25)

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IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Six-year member of the ODP Region 1 Pool and the U-14 National Pool »»Won the Bronze medal with the U.S. Junior

National Soccer Team at the 2014 Kuban Spring Tournament in Sochi, Russia »»Member of the Mountaineer United Soccer Club and played for the Shox U-18 Team under former WVU assistant coach Nikki Goodenow »»Three-year member of the Region I Interregional Team (2010, 2012-13) »»Graduated from Albert Gallatin High

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Ed and Cathy Abraham »»Has one brother »»Birthday is October 28 »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»President’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll »»Enrolled at WVU in January 2015

ABRAHAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

5 vs. Iowa State, 10/13/17

SHOTS ON GOAL 2 (5 times); last vs. Iowa State, 10/13/17 GOALS

1 (9 times); last vs. Duquesne, 8/27/17

ASSISTS

1 (6 times); last vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

POINTS

2 (9 times); last vs. Duquesne, 8/27/17

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MY GOAL FOR 2018 IS TO STAY IN THE MOMENT AND PLAY FOR THE JOY OF THE GAME.

SENIOR

GRACE 5-9

CUTLER

» MIDFIELD/FORWARD » FORT COLLINS, COLO.

CUTLER’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR M MS S

G GWG A PTS C/E

2017 23 20 33 1 1 2 2016 27 0 32 4 1 1 CAREER 50

2017 (JR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Team Most Improved Player »»Played in all 23 matches and started 20 at midfield »»Logged a single-season high 1,676 minutes »» Finished the season with four points (1 G, 2 A) »»Notched game-winner 1:42 into match

in 3-0 victory over Richmond (Sept. 10); goal was ninth-fastest scored in program history »»Matched career single-game shots total (5) and tallied a career-high four shots ongoal in 3-0 win vs. Richmond (Sept. 10)

2016 (SO.)

»»Saw time off the bench in all 27 matches »»Tallied nine points on four goals and one assist, including one game-winning score »»Netted first career goal in WVU uniform

in 2-0 win over Buffalo (Aug. 21) in University Park, Pennsylvania »»Assisted on Carla Portillo’s game-winning score in 1-0 victory at Texas (Oct. 23) »»Game-winning score in 41st minute pushed WVU to a 2-0 victory vs. Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship Semifinal (Nov. 4) »»Registered a season-high five shots in 3-1 win vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (Aug. 28)

AT SANTA CLARA (2015)

»»Saw time in 22 matches for the Broncos and started 11 »»Finished second on the team with 13 points (6 G, 1 A) »»Six goals also ranked No. 2 on team »»Tallied first college goal in first collegiate game, a 2-0 win at UC Davis (Aug. 21) »»Added an insurance goal in 2-0 victory against Oklahoma (Sept. 11) »»Recorded a two-goal performance in 4-0 win at UC Irvine (Sept. 25) »»First collegiate assist came on team’s

game-winning goal in a 3-2 (2OT) victory at Gonzaga (Nov. 7) »»Scored the game-winner in the Broncos’ 1-0 win over Long Beach State in the NCAA Tournament First Round (Nov. 14)

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»»Advanced to state semifinals in 2013 and earned All-State Second Team honors »»Also earned all-conference honors in track as a freshman and sophomore at Fossil Ridge »»Member of the National Honor Society »»Graduated early from Fossil Ridge and enrolled at Santa Clara in January 2015

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Trey and Jenice Cutler »»Has one brother and one sister »»Birthday is February 18 »»Majoring in multidisciplinary studies »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»» Member of the 2014 Elite Clubs National

League (ECNL) Player Development Program (PDP) and ranked No. 5 for all U-17 girls during the 2013-14 ECNL regular season »»Attended the United States Soccer Federation Training Centers in 2013-14 »»Played club soccer for Real Colorado »»2014 Conference Player of the Year as a junior at Fossil Ridge High »»2014 nominee for the Gatorade Player of the Year »»Led Fossil Ridge to an undefeated league record in 2014 and earned All-State First Team accolades

CUTLERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

5 (2 times); last vs. Richmond, 9/10/17

SHOTS ON GOAL 4 vs. Richmond, 9/10/17 GOALS

1 (5 times); last vs. Richmond, 9/10/17

ASSISTS 1 (3 times); last vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 Championship), 11/1/17 POINTS

2 (5 times); last vs. Richmond, 9/10/17

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I WANT TO WIN THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON AND CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES.

SENIOR

PATRICIA 5-0

FERNANDEZ

» MIDFIELDER » PEARLAND, TEXAS

FERNANDEZ’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS

G GWG A

PTS C/E

2017 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 2016 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2015 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0/0 CAREER

2017 (JR.)

2015 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Played in four matches before suffering a »»Played off the bench in seven matches and season-ending leg injury logged 73 minutes of action »»Logged 140 minutes off the bench »»Finished the season with two shots, both in 5-0 win over Duquesne (Aug. 30) »»Lone shot of season was on-goal in 3-0 win vs. Duquesne (Aug. 27) »»Earned a season-high 23 minutes of play 2016 (SO.)

in 8-0 victory over Villanova (Sept. 6)

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Arthur and Liza Criswell »»Has one brother »»Birthday is December 29 »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

»»Played in a career single-season high 15 IN HIGH SCHOOL matches »»Four-year captain of Houston’s Albion Hurricanes and two-time state champion »»Earned first career start in season-opening draw at No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 19) and »»Three-year member of Region 3 ODP logged a career-high 44 minutes of action state team »»Tallied a career-high two shots in 3-1 win »»Played three seasons with Lonestar SC vs. Saint Francis (Aug. 28) in Austin »»Attended multiple Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) events and named to the All-ECNL Event Team in Sanford, Florida, and to the Dallas ECNL Player Development Program »»Team captain at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Academy »»2011 District Newcomer of the Year and Dawson High MVP

FERNANDEZâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

2 (2 times); last vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 8/28/16

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 (3 times); last vs. Duquesne, 8/27/17 GOALS 0 ASSISTS

POINTS 0

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SENIOR

VANESSA 5-7

FLORES

» DEFENDER » BAYTOWN, TEXAS

FLORES’ CAREER NUMBERS YEAR M MS S

G GWG A PTS C/E

2017 23 23 6 1 1 1 3 0/0 2016 15 6 10 0 0 1

1 0/0

0/0 2015 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 CAREER 46

»»Member of the Mexican Women’s National Team »»Previously played for the Mexican U-20

Women’s National Team and competed at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

2017 (JR.)

»»United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllRegion Third Team »»All-Big 12 Second Team »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Team Most Improved Player »»Started all 23 matches at center back »»Ranked first on the team with a careerhigh 2,131 minutes of playing time »»Helped the Mountaineer defense post 13

shutouts and hold opponents to just 16 goals »»Finished year with a career single-season high three points (1 G, 1 A) »»Registered first career goal in 1-0 victory at No.14 Princeton (Sept. 15) »»Assisted on WVU’s third goal in 3-0 win over Bucknell in NCAA Tournament First Round (Nov. 11) »»Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19) »»TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Sept. 19)

2016 (SO.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Logged 828 minutes in 15 matches »»Made first career start against Buffalo

(Aug. 21); finished with six starts on the season »»Recorded first career point with assist on game-tying goal in 1-1 (2OT) draw at No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 19) »»Tallied a career-high three shots and one shot on-goal in 3-1 win vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (Aug. 28) »»Played the full 90 minutes in team’s 2-1 win vs. No. 14 Ohio State (Sept. 4)

2015 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Logged 222 minutes of action playing off the bench in eight matches »»Finished the season with three shots, including a career-high two in 8-0 win over Villanova (Sept. 6) »»Also played a season-high 56 minutes in victory over Wildcats

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Girls IMG Academy Top 150 (No. 125) »»Member of the Mexican Women’s National U-17 and U-20 Teams »»Competed with the Mexican U-20 team at the 2015 U-20 Women’s NTC Invitational »»Competed at the 2014 U-17 World Cup

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»»Captained the 2013 Mexican National

Team at the Four Nations Tournament Costa Rica »»Helped the Mexican team defeat the United States and Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and earned a spot on the CONCACAF All-Star Team »»Six-year member of the Albion Hurricanes FC, multi-year team captain and led squad to 2012 and 2011 state championships »»Transitioned to Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) and finished seventh in the nation in 2013 »»2014 captain of AHFC 97G ECNL Team »»Team captain at Ross S. Sterling High »»First team all-district, 21-5A Newcomer of the Year and two-time Defensive and Team MVP

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Jose and Gloria Flores »»Has one brother »»Birthday is May 26 »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Costa Rica

FLORESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

3 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 8/28/16

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 (4 times); last vs. TCU, 10/22/17 GOALS

1 at Princeton, 9/15/17

ASSISTS:

1 (2 times); last vs. Bucknell (NCAA Tournament), 11/11/17

POINTS

2 at Princeton, 9/15/17

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MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MY GOAL FOR 2018 IS TO BECOME THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

SENIOR

SH’NIA 5-7

GORDON

» FORWARD » OCKLAWAHA, FLA.

GORDON’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR M MS

G GWG A PTS C/E

2017 23 23 61 4 0 7 15 1/0 2016 27 27 87 7 2 3 17 1/0 2015 23 23 28 5 3 3 13 1/0 CAREER 73

2017 (JR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Second Team »»Started all 23 matches and logged 1,667 minutes of action »»Finished second on the team and ranked No. 10 in the Big 12 with 15 points (4 G, 7A) »»Seven assists, a career single-season

high, paced the team and ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 Conference »»Tallied a conference-best four assists in nine Big 12 matches »»Cross into box in the 11th minute led to WVU’s first goal of the season in 1-0 win at No. 5 Georgetown (Aug. 18) »»Assisted on team’s second goal in 3-0 win over Duquesne (Aug. 27) »»Goal in the 17th minute gave WVU the lead for good in 2-1 win over No. 1 Penn State (Sept. 2); victory was Mountaineers’ first against a top-ranked team in Morgantown »»Registered a season-best three points (1 G, 1 A) in 3-0 victory against Richmond (Sept. 10) »» Assist on Heather Kaleiohi’s goal broke scoreless action in the 88th minute at Baylor (Sept. 22); WVU pulled out 2-1 (OT) victory »»Set up Carla Portillo’s game-winner at Kansas State (Sept. 29) in the 84th minute »»Dished out a career single-game high two assists in 5-1 win over Oklahoma (Oct. 8) »»Iced the match with a goal in the 58th minute in WVU’s 3-0 win over Bucknell (Nov. 11) in NCAA Tournament First Round; also matched career single-game high with three shots on-goal

176 16

5 13 45 3/0

»»Goal in the 34th minute gave WVU an early »»Tallied team’s lone goal in 23rd minute in lead in 3-1 loss to No. 10 Penn State in NCAA Tournament Third Round (Nov. 19) »»Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team

2016 (SO.)

»»NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team »»Big 12 All-Tournament Team »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Started all 27 matches and finished sixth on the team with 2,079 minutes played »»Tallied a career single-season high 17

points on seven goals, also a career single-season best, and three assists »»Seven scores ranked No. 2 on the team and No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference »»Point total ranked No. 3 on team, No. 7 in conference »»Also notched two game-winning scores »»First career two-score match came in 3-1 win vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (Aug. 28); also finished with career single-game high nine shots »»Notched game-winning goal in 3-0 victory vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28) »»Opened scoring in 3-0 win vs. Texas Tech in Big 12 Soccer Championship Quarterfinal (Nov. 2) »»Added an insurance goal with 40 seconds remaining in 2-0 win over Oklahoma in Big 12 Soccer Championship Semifinal (Nov. 4) »»Assisted on Michaela Abam’s goal, WVU’s first, in team’s comeback, 3-2 (OT) victory vs. TCU in Big 12 Soccer Championship Final (Nov. 6)

1-1 (2OT) draw vs. No. 14 UCLA in NCAA Tournament Third Round (Nov. 20) »» Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31)

2015 (FR.)

»»All-Big 12 Freshman Team »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Started all 23 matches and finished with 1,010 minutes of action »»Finished fourth on team and paced

Mountaineer freshmen with 13 points and five goals; goal total ranked No. 3 on team and No. 10 in Big 12 Conference »»Tallied three game-winning goals, the fourth-best total in the Big 12 »»Also chipped in three assists »»First career shot went down as a gamewinning goal, as she scored in the 20th minute of WVU’s 2-0 win vs. SIUE in the season opener at the Indiana Tournament (Aug. 21) »»Tallied one goal and one assist for three points in 5-0 victory vs. Duquesne (Aug. 30) »»Game-winning goal in WVU’s 8-0 win over Villanova (Sept. 6) came 83 seconds into the match and is the seventh-fastest goal in program history »»Connected on through ball in 49th minute for game-winning score at No. 13 Texas Tech (Oct. 11); also assisted on fourth score of game for three points »»Added insurance goal in 4-0 win vs. Duquesne in NCAA Tournament First Round (Nov. 13)

GORDON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

9 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 8/28/16

SHOTS ON GOAL 3 (6 times); last vs. Bucknell (NCAA Tournament First Round), 11/11/17

»»Assisted on Kailey Utley’s game-winning goal in 5-2 victory over Loyola Marymount in NCAA Tournament Third Round (Nov. 22) »»Two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Aug. 25, Oct. 13) IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Girls IMG Academy Top 150 (No. 52) »»No. 2-ranked player in South-West, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com (2015) »»No. 5-ranked forward in Texas region, No. 22 nationally »»Three-year member of ECNL Soccer »»Coastal Empire All-Star Game MVP »»2014-15 Savannah Female Athlete of the Year »»Scored a school-record 59 goals as a senior at Richmond Hills High; tallied 34 goals in 13 games as a junior »»2014 Savannah Magazine Most Athletic »»Also a member of high school track team and competed at the Texas Relays as a sophomore »»Played soccer in multiple states, including Texas and Georgia PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Joseph and Porsche Schwendemann »»Has two brothers and one sister »»Birthday is April 9 »»Majoring in finance »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

GOALS

2 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 8/28/16

ASSISTS

2 vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

POINTS

4 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 8/28/16

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SENIOR

EASTHER 5-7

MAYI KITH

» DEFENDER » QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC

I WANT OUR TEAM TO TAKE BACK THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON AND CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES.

MAYI KITH’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR M MS S

G GWG A PTS C/E

2017 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 2016 27 27 1 0 0 1 1 1/0 16 0 0 0 0 0 2/0 2015 20 70 66 1 0 0 1 1 4/0 CAREER

2017 (JR.)

»»United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Second Team »»All-Big 12 Second Team »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Team Defensive MVP »»Started in all 23 matches at center back

and finished second on the team with 2,125 minutes »»Anchored a WVU defense which recorded 13 shutouts »»Logged a career single-game high 110 minutes of action three times »»Made penalty kick in shootout against No. 22 Rutgers in NCAA Tournament Second Round (Nov. 17), helping the Mountaineers overcome a 0-0 (2OT) draw and advance »» Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5)

2016 (SO.)

2015 (FR.)

PERSONAL

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Daughter of Théodore Mayi Kith and Henriette Bih Ndatchi »»Played in 20 matches and started final 16 contests of the year at center back after »»Has two sisters former teammate Carly Black suffered a »»Birthday is March 28 season-ending injury »»Primary language is French »»Logged 1,676 minutes of action, the »»Majoring in exercise physiology seventh-best total on team »»President’s List »»Helped the WVU defense post 15 »»Dean’s List shutouts, the third-best mark in the NCAA » »Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»WVU defense allowed just 11 goals all »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll year, the fewest in program history »»Enrolled at WVU in January 2015 »»Earned first career start in 4-0 win vs. Longwood (Sept. 13)

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Two-year member of the Canadian U-17 National Team »» Made seven appearances with the U-17 team and played the full 90 minutes in six matches »»Competed at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica »»Won the Silver medal at the 2013

»»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Started all 27 matches at center back »» Paced the team with 2,486 minutes of action CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship »»Helped the WVU defense post a nationin Montego Bay, Jamaica and program-best 18 shutouts »»Tallied first career point with assist on »»Made Canadian youth debut in 2012 WVU’s lone goal in 3-1 loss to USC in under coach David Benning NCAA College Cup Final (Dec. 4) »»Has attended multiple women’s EXCEL Identification Camps, including the March »» Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) 2015 Canada Women’s National Team »»TDS.com Team of the Week (Oct. 25)

EXCEL U-17-19 Camp with WVU teammates Carla Portillo and Bianca St. Georges »»Attended Ecole Secondaire George-Vanier Laval

MAYI KITHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

1 vs. Baylor, 9/30/16

SHOTS ON GOAL 0 GOALS 0 ASSISTS

1 vs. USC (NCAA College Cup Final), 12/4/16

POINTS

1 vs. USC (NCAA College Cup Final), 12/4/16

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

I WANT AN UNDEFEATED HOME SEASON. DICK DLESK STADIUM IS OUR SACRED HOME, AND WE WILL DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT IT!

SENIOR

AMANDA 5-5

SAYMON

» DEFENDER » BRIDGEPORT, W.VA.

SAYMON’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

G GWG A

PTS C/E

2017 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 2016 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2015 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 CAREER

2017 (JR.)

»»Saw time in a single-season high five matches and logged 142 minutes of action »»Registered first career shot on-goal and logged a career single-game high 80 minutes of playing time in 0-0 (2OT) draw against No. 22 Rutgers in NCAA Tournament Second Round (Nov. 17)

2016 (SO.)

»»Saw time in five matches off the bench »»Earned 11 minutes of action in 3-1 win vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (Aug. 28)

2015 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 RookieTeam »»Played in two games and logged 26 minutes of action

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Member of the nation’s sixth-ranked

West Virginia MUSC Shox U-19 Team that finished third in 2014 in the Region 1 Premier League and the 2013 Region 1 Colonial League »»Four-year member of the West Virginia ODP and part of the Region 1 Pool »»Member of the 2014 Thanksgiving Inter-Regional U-17 roster and the U-16/17 International Croatia roster »» 2014 Girls Soccer Player of the Year as a forward for Bridgeport High and led squad to a second-place finish at the 2014 West Virginia State Championship and title in 2012 »»2014 and 2012 All-State First Team, all-conference and all-county (coaches) »»2014 and 2012 All-State First Team (sportswriters) and 2014 team captain

»»2014 Big 10 Conference Player and Forward of the Year »»2014 and 2012 Bridgeport High MVP »»2012 BB&T Girls Soccer Player of the Year »»Tallied 65 goals in three seasons at BHS, including 32 goals and 11 assists in 2014

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of George and Beth Saymon »»Has one brother »»Birthday is March 17 »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

SAYMONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

1 vs. Rutgers (NCAA Tournament Second Round), 11/17/17

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 vs. Rutgers (NCAA Tournament Second Round), 11/17/17 GOALS 0 ASSISTS 0 POINTS 0

WVUWomensSoccer

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MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

I WANT TO EXTEND MY CAREER AND PLAY PROFESSIONALLY, AND I WILL WORK HARD THIS SEASON TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.

SENIOR

BIANCA 5-5

ST. GEORGES

» DEFENDER » ST. FELIX DE VALOIS, QUEBEC

ST. GEORGES’ CAREER NUMBERS YEAR M MS S

G GWG A PTS C/E

2017 23 23 27 2 0 6 10 2/0 2016 15 14 13 0 0 1

1 2/0

2015 22 22 25 0 0 6

6 1/0

CAREER 60

»»Former member of the Canadian U-20

Women’s National Team and competed at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

2017 (JR.)

»»Team captain »»United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team »»CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team »»CoSIDA Academic All-District »»United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team »»United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region First Team »»All-Big 12 First Team »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Team MVP »»Started all 23 matches and ranked fourth on the team with a career single-season high 2,084 minutes of action »»Finished seventh on the team with 10 points (2 G, 6 A) »»Six assists ranked No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 3 on team »»Three helpers in Big 12 matches ranked No. 2 in conference »»Anchored a WVU defense which recorded 13 shutouts »»Logged a career single-game high 110 minutes of action three times »»First career goal came in 66th minute of 3-0 win over Duquesne (Aug. 27); finished match with a career single-game best three points (1 G, 1 A)

»»Finished short shot for second career

goal in 5-1 win over Oklahoma (Oct. 8); recorded a career single-game high three shots on-goal vs. Sooners »»Corner kick in the seventh minute set up game-winner in 4-0 win over Iowa State (Oct. 13) »»Recorded assist in 1-1 (2OT) draw against Texas Tech (Oct. 19) »»Earned assist on game-winner in 2-0 victory over TCU (Oct. 22) »»Helped ice 3-0 win over Bucknell in the NCAA Tournament First Round (Nov. 11) with assist on goal in the 58th minute »»Made penalty kick in shootout against No. 22 Rutgers in NCAA Tournament Second Round (Nov. 17), helping the Mountaineers overcome a 0-0 (2OT) draw and advance »»Two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24, Oct. 30) »»TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Oct. 31) »»Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer team

2016 (SO.)

»»CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team »»CoSIDA Academic All-District »»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Started 13 of 14 matches played »»Finished the season with one assist »»Helped the WVU defense post a nationand program-best 18 shutouts »»Set up Heather Kaleiohi’s score 47 seconds

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2015 (FR.)

»»Big 12 Freshman of the Year »»All-Big 12 Second Team »»All-Big 12 Freshman Team »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »» Started all 22 matches available for and

logged 1,732 minutes of action, the fifth-most on team »»Helped the WVU defense post 15 shutouts, the third-best mark in the NCAA »»WVU defense allowed just 11 goals all year, the fewest in program history »»Tallied six points on six assists, the second-best total on team and fourthbest in Big 12 Conference »»Assist total ranked No. 4 on all-time Mountaineer freshman assist list »»Set up Amanda Hill’s game-winner in 1-0 victory over No. 5 Penn State (Sept. 4) for first career point »»Earned assist on Kadeisha Buchanan’s game-winning goal in 2-0 victory at No. 15 Ohio State (Sept. 11) »»Assisted on Michaela Abam’s gamewinning goal in 4-0 victory over Longwood (Sept. 13) »»Set up Hannah Abraham’s game-winning score in 2-0 win over Texas (Sept. 25) »»TDS.com Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Oct. 20)

into team’s 4-1 win at Richmond (Sept. 23); goal is fastest scored in program history

ST. GEORGES’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

4 (3 times); last vs. Oklahoma State, 10/6/17

SHOTS ON GOAL 3 vs. Oklahoma State, 10/6/17 GOALS

1 (2 times); last vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

ASSISTS

1 (13 times); last vs. Bucknell (NCAA Tournament First Round), 11/11/17

POINTS

3 vs. Duquesne, 8/27/17

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Two-year member of the Canadian Women’s National U-17 Team »»Competed at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica »»Won Silver medal at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Jamaica »»Started eight games for the U-17 squad and helped the team compile a 4-3-1 mark in two tournaments »»Made Canadian Youth debut in 2012 under coach David Benning »»Attended multiple women’s EXCEL Identification Camps,

including the March 2015 Canada Women’s National Team EXCEL U-17-19 Camp with WVU teammates Carla Portillo and Easther Mayi Kith »»Competed in back-to-back Canadian Championships (2012 and 2013) with her provincial team; also competed at the 2013 Canada Games with squad »»Saw time at the 2011 Canadian Championship with club team »»Attended Georges-Vanier Secondary

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Michel St. Georges and Denis Doody »»Has two brothers and one sister »»Birthday is July 28 »»Fluent in English and French »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»President’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll WVUWomensSoccer

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

JUNIOR

RYLEE 5-10

FOSTER

» GOALKEEPER » CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO

FOSTER’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS MINUTES PLAYED 110:00 (4 times); last vs. Rutgers (NCAA Tournament Second Round), 11/17/17 GOALS ALLOWED 4 vs. Duke, 9/8/17 SAVES

9 at Penn State, 8/19/16

FOSTER’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

MIN

2017

2122:15

GA AVG.

SHUTOUTS

0.64

2016 17 17 1509:56 7

0.42

14 2 1

CAREER 40

0.55

3632:11

2017 (SO.)

»» United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team »» All-Big 12 Second Team »» Started all 23 matches in goal and logged 2,122:15 minutes, the fifth-most nationally »» Earned credit for 12 of the Mountaineers’ 13 clean sheets; 12 shutouts tops in Big 12 and No. 8 nationally »» Career single-season high 45 saves »» Allowed 15 goals all year and finished with a 0.64 goals-against average (GAA), the best mark among Big 12 goalkeepers and No. 23 nationally; mark ranks No. 9 in program history »» Posted a 0.33 GAA in Big 12 matches, top mark in the conference »» Played a single-game career high 110:00 minutes three times »» Made a season-high seven saves in 2017 opener, a 1-0 victory at No. 5 Georgetown (Aug. 18); also turned away nine corner kicks »» Faced six corner kicks in 1-0 victory at No. 20 Princeton (Sept. 15) »» Made two saves and turned away two corner kicks in 1-0 win over No. 19 Oklahoma State (Oct. 6) »» Stopped No. 22 Rutgers’ first and fourth penalty kicks in 0-0 (2OT) draw in second round of NCAA Tournament (Nov. 17), helping WVU advance to the third round on a 4-3 PK advantage »» Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 22)

SAVES

»» TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Aug. 22) »» Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team 2016 (FR.)

»» NSCAA All-Central Region Second Team »» NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team »» All-Big 12 Second Team »» All-Big 12 Freshman Team »» Started 17 matches in goal and logged 1,509:56 minutes »» Allowed seven goals all year and finished with a 0.42 GAA, the top season mark in program history »» GAA mark ranked No. 1 in the Big 12, No. 7 nationally »» Recorded eight clean sheets and made 36 saves for a .837 save percentage »» Shutout total was third-best in Big 12 and ranked No. 41 in NCAA »» WVU denied all eight Big 12 opponents a goal and

became the first team in conference history to post a shutout in league season »» In first collegiate match, made a season-high nine saves in 1-1 (2OT) draw at No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 19) »» First career shutout came in 1-0 victory vs. No. 8 Clemson (Aug. 26) »» Returned from 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to make five saves in 1-0 win vs. No. 5 Duke in NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (Nov. 26)

»» Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 10) »» TDS.com Top Freshmen Midseason No. 25 IN HIGH SCHOOL

»» Made Canadian Youth Program debut in 2013 at

age 15 and has started 10 matches and played 841 minutes, earning five clean sheets and allowing just four goals »» As a member of the Canadian U-20 Women’s National Team, won Silver medal at the 2015 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship Honduras alongside Mountaineer teammate Bianca St. Georges »»Also played alongside Mountaineers Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence and Amandine Pierre-Louis at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada »» Previously was a two-year member of the Canadian Women’s National U-17 Team and competed at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica with St. Georges and Easther Mayi Kith »» Also won the Silver medal at the 2013 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship Jamaica and earned the Golden Glove Award, as well as a spot on the Best XI Team »» Ran track for Glenview Park Secondary and was named the Junior Track Athlete of the Year

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Dave and Kim Foster »»Has two sisters »»Birthday is August 13 »»Majoring in sport management »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

JADE 5-4

GENTILE’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

2 (2 times); last vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

SHOTS ON GOAL

2 vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

GOALS

1 at Richmond, 9/23/16

ASSISTS

1 vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

POINTS

2 at Richmond, 9/23/16

JUNIOR

GENTILE

» FORWARD » BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y.

GENTILE’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

GWG

PTS

C/E

2017

0/0

2016

0/0

CAREER

0/0

2017 (SO.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 First Team »»Played in 22 matches and logged a career single-season high 428 minutes of action »»Dished out first career assist in 5-1 win vs. Oklahoma (Oct. 8) »»Also against OU, recorded a season-high two

shots on-goal and logged a career single-game high 46 minutes of action

2016 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Played in 14 matches off the bench and tallied 232 minutes of action »»Logged a season-high 39 minutes on the field in 2-0 win vs. Buffalo (Aug. 21) in University Park, Pennsylvania »»Recorded first career point with goal at Richmond (Sept. 23)

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Four-year member of the Region 1 ODP team

who competed at the 2015 Inter-Regional Tournament and traveled to Germany, Italy, France and Costa Rica for competitions »»Seven-year member of the Syracuse Development Academy Club Team and competed at the U.S. Youth Soccer Regionals each year

»»Girls IMG Academy Top 150 (No. 111 overall, No.

36 midfielder) and TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 12-ranked midfielder regionally »» Nominated for the 2015 Gatorade Player of the Year »»Competed at the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships with club team »»Member of the 2014 and 2015 TopDrawerSoccer. com U.S. Youth Region I Top XI Team and twotime TopDrawerSoccer.com State All-Star »»Three-time top-10 U.S. National League scorer and paced Syracuse Development Academy in scoring three straight season (2013-15) »»2015 NSCAA All-America, NSCAA New York State Player of the Year and two-time All-Region East Team honoree as a team captain at Baldwinsville High »»Led the Bees to a 17-3-1 record in 2015 and the Section III Championship »» NYSSCOGS/NYSSWA All-State First Team, All-CNY Player of the Year, All-CNY Player of the Year, All-CNY Team and Believe to Achieve (Syracuse Chamber of Commerce) Player of the Year as a senior »» Four-time CNYCL All-League First Team, as well as three-time All-Section 3 Team, Class AA Section All-Star and CNYCL All-League and two-time Most Outstanding Soccer Player honoree (2014-15) »»Finished five-year varsity career with 60 goals and 19 assists

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PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Fritz and Laurie Gentile »»Has three brothers »»Birthday is July 28 »»Majoring in global supply chain management »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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SOPHOMORE

STEFANY

FERRER-vanGINKLE 5-0

» MIDFIELDER » BARCELONA, SPAIN

FERRER-VANGINKLE’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

2 (2 times); last vs. Bucknell (NCAA Tournament First Round), 11/11/17

SHOTS ON GOAL

2 vs. Bucknell (NCAA Tournament First Round),11/11/17

GOALS

ASSISTS

POINTS

FERRER-VANGINKLE’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS S

G GWG

A PTS C/E

0/0 2017 7 0 4 0 0 0 0

2017 (FR.)

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Member of RCD Espanyol »»Saw time off the bench in seven matches »»Two-year member of Fundació Esportiva Vilafranca »»Logged 96 minutes of action »»Tallied a career-high two shots on-goal in 3-0 »»Two-year member of CF Igualada win against Bucknell in NCAA Tournament »»Previously played for C.F.S. Sant Boi and First Round (Nov. 11) tallied 40 goals in 20 games in 2012-13 season »»Off the bench, connected on the decisive penalty kick to give WVU a 4-3 edge in a 0-0 »»Attended IES Pere Vives in Ingualada, (2OT) draw against No. 22 Rutgers in the NCAA Tournament Second Round (Nov. 17)

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Francesc Ferrer-Alegre and Astrid »»Has two sisters »»Birthday is October 17 »»Majoring in sport management »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Barcelona

SOPHOMORE

DANIELLE 5-2

GORDON

» DEFENDER/FORWARD » JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

GORDON’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS S

G GWG

A PTS C/E

2017 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

2017 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Played in two matches and logged 29 minutes of action »»Earned a career single-game high 16 minutes of action in 5-1 win over Oklahoma (Oct. 9)

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Four-year member of Tampa Bay United »»Earned five championships with the Tampa Bay

United U-17 squad in 2015: U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship, Region 3 Championship, Florida State Cup Championship, Southern Region Premier League Championship and Disney Showcase Championship

»»2014 Florida State Cup finalist and Florida U.S.

Youth Soccer National Championship finalist with Tampa Bay United U-16 Team »»Attended 2013 Olympique Lyonnaise Youth Academy in Lyon, France »»Four-year member of Florida ODP Team and Regional Camp G98 »»Three-year member of Region 3 ODP G98 »»2017 team captain at Atlantic Coast High »»Three-time All-Gateway Conference and All-First Coast honoree »»Three-time Atlantic Coast High MVP »»Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Society

WVUWomensSoccer

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Dana and Rolanda Gordon »»Has one sister »»Birthday is December 4 »»Majoring in marketing »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

@WVUWomensSoccer

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

SOPHOMORE

LOIS 5-5

JOEL

» DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER » NORTH FINCHLEY, ENGLAND

JOEL’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

2 (2 times); last at Kansas State, 9/29/17

SHOTS ON GOAL

1 (2 times); last at Kansas State, 9/29/17

GOALS

ASSISTS

1 vs. Richmond, 9/10/17

POINTS

1 vs. Richmond, 9/10/17

JOEL’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS S

G GWG A PTS C/E

0 9 0 0 1 1 0/0 2017 16

»»Current member of the English Women’s National U-19 Team

2017 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Earned time in 16 matches off the bench and logged 411 minutes »»Registered a season-high two shots and two shots on-goal twice »»Set up Sh’Nia Gordon’s goal for first career assist in 3-0 win vs. Richmond (Sept. 10) »»Logged a career single-game high 46 minutes of action in win over Spiders

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Competed at the 2015 UEFA Elite Tournament with the England U-16 National Team »»Most recently played for Chelsea FC and previously played with Watford FC and Arsenal FC »»Received the Jack Petchey Award and the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award while attending St. Michael’s Catholic Grammar School Represented Barnet for cricket at the London Youth Games

»»Alongside WVU teammate Grace Smith, helped

»»

»»Daughter of Stephen and Louisa Joel »»Has one sister »»Birthday is June 2 »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

England advance to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016; team fell to eventual-winner Japan Helped England finish third at the 2016 U-17 European Championships and earn a 3-1 win against Serbia in the 2016 U-17 European Elite Qualifying Round Participated with the U-17 team at the 2016 U.S. Tournament against the United States, Korea and Japan Member of 2015 U-17 team which competed at the Three Nations Tournament and advanced to the European Championship qualifying rounds

»» »»

PERSONAL

SOPHOMORE

LAUREN 5-10

SEGALLA’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

4 vs. Iowa State, 10/13/17

SHOTS ON GOAL

2 vs. Penn State, 9/2/17

GOALS

1 (3 times); last vs. Iowa State, 10/13/17

SEGALLA

» FORWARD » SALISBURY, CONN.

ASSISTS 0 POINTS

2 (3 times); last vs. Iowa State, 10/13/17

SEGALLA’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS S

G GWG

A PTS C/E

2017 22 0 22 3 1 0 6 0/0

2017 (FR.)

»»All-Big 12 Freshman Team »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Played in 22 matches and logged 681 minutes of action »»Finished eighth on the team with six points (3 G) »»Two goals in nine Big 12 matches ranked No. 9 in conference »»First career goal was a game-winner, as she

tallied the difference maker in the 37th minute in 2-1 win over No. 1 Penn State (Sept. 2); victory was WVU’s first over a top-ranked team in Morgantown »»Finished with a career-high two shots on-goal in win over Nittany Lions »»Pushed WVU’s lead 3-0 in the 38th minute in 5-1 win over Oklahoma (Oct. 8) »»Notched second goal in as many weeks and iced WVU’s 4-0 win over Iowa State (Oct. 13) with goal in the 72nd minute »»Recorded a career-high four shots in 4-0 win vs. Iowa State (Oct.13) »»Played a season-high 54 minutes off the bench in 3-1 loss to No. 10 Penn State in NCAA Tournament Third Round (Nov. 19)

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Three-year member of CFC United ECNL (201417) and CFC Extreme ECNL (2012-14) »»Leading goal scorer each season with CFC ECNL »»ECNL Northeast Region PDP selection »»U-15-U-18 CFC Academy selection »»Four-time NSCAA All-State Team and four-time

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Chad and Kimberly Segalla »»Has two sisters and one brother »»Birthday is October 20 »»Enrolled in psychology »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

first team all-conference while playing for the Housatonic Valley Regional High Mountaineers »»Played in 63 career matches and finished with 266 points (120 G, 26 A); goal total was a school record »»Set career single-season scoring record in 2014 with 52 goals »»2016 team captain and selected to Senior AllStar Game »»Led Housatonic to the 2014 CIAC State Tournament Final »»2014 MaxPreps Player of the Year and four-time MaxPreps Player of the Week honoree »»Also played varsity basketball

WVUWomensSoccer

@WVUWomensSoccer

WVUWomensSoccer

MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

SOPHOMORE

GRACE 5-8

SMITH

» DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER » BRIDGNORTH, ENGLAND

SMITH’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SHOTS

1 (5 times); last vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

SHOTS ON GOAL

1 (2 times); last vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

GOALS

ASSISTS

1 vs. Duquesne, 8/27/17

POINTS

1 vs. Duquesne, 8/27/17

SMITH’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS S

G GWG

A PTS C/E

1 5 0 0 1 1 0/0 2017 12

»»Current member of the English Women’s National U-19 Team

2017 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Played in 12 games and logged 321 minutes of action »»Earned first career start in 3-0 win over

Duquesne (Aug. 27); first career point also came against Dukes with assist on game-winner in 10th minute »» Played a season-high 77 minutes against Duquesne »»Registered one shot five times and recorded one shot on-goal twice

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Competed with English Youth National Teams since 2016 »»As a member of the English Women’s National

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Richard and Sarah Smith »»Has two brothers »»Birthday is January 20 »»Enrolled in landscape architecture »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

U-19 Team, competed at the 2017 La Manga Tournament in Spain »»Alongside WVU teammate Lois Joel, helped England advance to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016; team fell to eventual-winner Japan »»Helped England finish third at the 2016 U-17 European Championships and to earn 3-1 win against Serbia in the 2016 U-17 European Elite Qualifying Round »»Participated with the U-17 team at the 2016 U.S. Tournament against the United States, Korea and Japan »»Member of Aston Villa and helped squad finish second at the 2017 U-17 Girls’ Football Association Cup »»Graduate of King Edwards VI College in Stourbridge, England »»Previously attended Oldbury Wells School and led team to Shropshire County title as team captain

SOPHOMORE

KAYLA

THOMPSON

18 5-7

» GOALKEEPER » AUSTIN, TEXAS

THOMPSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS MINUTES PLAYED 15:18 vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17 GOALS ALLOWED 1 vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17 SAVES

1 vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/17

THOMPSON’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS S

G GWG

A PTS C/E

0/0 2017 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

2017 (FR.)

HIGH SCHOOL

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»Two-year captain of Lonestar ’99 ECNL Team and helped squad advance to 2015 National »»Played between the posts in two matches and League final logged 29 minutes »»Made one save off the bench in 5-1 win over »»Member of the 2016 ECNL PDP Texas Pool Oklahoma (Oct. 8) »»Four-year varsity athlete at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School and 2016 team captain »»Earned career-high 16 minutes of action against Sooners »»2015-16 SPC Girls Soccer All-State First Team »»Also a two-year varsity track and field athlete

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Richard and Debra Thompson »»Has one brother »»Birthday is November 5 »»Majoring in pharmacy/biochemistry »»Presidents List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

and captain of Saint Stephen’s Spartan Army

WVUWomensSoccer

@WVUWomensSoccer

WVUWomensSoccer

MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

SOPHOMORE

ASHLEY 5-4

TRIPLETT

» GOALKEEPER » MEMPHIS, TENN.

2017 (FR.)

»»Did not see competitive action IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»2016 IMG Academy Student-Athlete of the Week »»2015 Bermuda International Showcase finalist »»Won the 2014 Disney Showcase and the 2015 Disney Qualifier with the U-17 Florida NPL

Champions at IMG Academy »» Two-year member of Atlanta Fire United U-18 ECNL »»Attended 2016 Arsenal Futbol Development »»2014-15 Goalkeeper of the Year at IMG Academy Academy »»Three-year member of Tennessee ODP »»2017 team captain at Pinecrest Academy and »»Also played volleyball and was a member of helped team advance to the Georgia High School swim team at Pinecrest Academy Association (GHSA) third round »»Member of National Honor and Art Societies »»2017 and 2016 GHSA All-County and All-Area

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Scott and Penny Triplett »»Has two sisters »»Birthday is June 12 »»Majoring in journalism »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

nominee

SOPHOMORE

CHLOE 5-8

ZAMIELA

» DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER » STUART, FLA.

ZAMIELA’S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR

M MS S

G GWG

A PTS C/E

0/0 2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2017 (FR.) »»Five-time Florida State Cup Final Four participant »»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»2012 Florida State Cup champion »»In lone appearance of season, logged 12 minutes »»Two-year team captain and four-year varsity of action in 5-1 win against Oklahoma (Oct. 8)

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Four-year member of Sunrise Soccer Club and

competed in the Region 3 Premier and National Leagues »»2016 National Region 3 finalist

player at South Fork High, where she scored 114 points (53 G, 38 A) in 66 career matches »»2016 4A undefeated district champion and regional finalist »»2016 MaxPreps Player of the Year honoree »»2016 All-Area First Team »»2016 Most Valuable Player

WVUWomensSoccer

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Keith and Jill Zamiela »»Has one brother and one sister »»Birthday is September 7 »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

@WVUWomensSoccer

WVUWomensSoccer

MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

NEWCOMERS

MACKENZIE 5-6

AUNKST

» FR. » FORWARD/DEFENDER » HARRISON CITY, PA. IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Multi-year member of Beadling Soccer Club »»Won the 2017 State Cup and Region 1

Championship with Beadling, as well as the 2016 Region 1 league title »»At Penn-Trafford High, named to the 2017 AllPennsylvania Team »»Two-time All-WPIAL honoree »»Three-time all-section and Big 56 Player selection »»Also ran track and played basketball for PennTrafford »»Broke three school track records as a freshman and was a two-time state qualifier »»Earned three all-section basketball honors

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Tim and Lisa Aunkst »»Has one sister and one brother »»Birthday is March 17 »»Majoring in pre-education

JORDAN 5-10

BREWSTER

» FR. » FORWARD/DEFENDER » NORTH CANTON, OHIO

»»Member of the United States’ Women’s U-20 National Team

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Alternate for the U.S. Women’s U-20 National

Team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship in Trinidad and Tobago »» Named to the U.S. U-20 squad for the 2017 Women’s Nike International Friendlies and attended a pair of camps »»Helped the U.S. U-19 team finish in first place at the 2017 CFA International Women’s Youth Football Tournament »»Also with the U.S. U-19 team, participated in 2017 domestic camps and international camps and friendlies in the Czech Republic and China »»Participated in the 2017 international camp and friendlies in Australia with the U.S. U-18 team

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22 10

»»Attended the 2013 U.S. U-14 Youth National Team Training Camp »»2017 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America »»Four-star rating on TopDrawerSoccer.com »»Ranked No. 11 on IMG Top 150 Players List »» Three-time participant at the Elite Clubs National

League (ECNL) PDP Midwest/East Region and was invited to the 2017 ECNL id2 National Training Camp »» Member of the National Honor Society at Hoover High

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Kevin and Lynn Brewster »»Has one brother »»Birthday is September 27 »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies

ADDISON 5-9

CLARK

» FR. » MIDFIELDER » WAYZATA, MINN. IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Member of the 2015 United States’ Girls U-15 National Team »»Multi-year player for Minnesota Thunder Academy »»2017 TopDrawerSoccer.com High School AllAmerica Watch List »»2016 NSCAA Fall Girls High School All-Central Region Team »»2016 Fall High School All-State Team by TopDrawerSoccer.com »»Played midfield for Wayzata High and was named

25 PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Chris and Stacie Clark »»Father ran track at Indiana University »»Has one brother »»Birthday is April 10 »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies »»Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

to the 2016 All-State First Team and the 2015 All-State Second Team »»Four-time all-conference honoree

AIYANA 5-7

LAUDERMAN

» FR. » FORWARD » PARKERSBURG, W.VA. IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Four-time West Virginia State Cup champion with West Virginia FC 98 Black »»Four-time U.S. Youth Soccer Regional League participant »»Team captain at Parkersburg South »»Led Patriots to sectional championship and regional final in 2017 »»2017 All-State First Team »»Two-time All-Conference (2016, 2017) »»Two-time All-TRAC (2016, 2017) »»2017 Parkersburg South Midfielder of the Year »»Paced the Patriots in 2017 with 21 goals

WVUWomensSoccer

23 PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Aaron Lauderman and Alicia Mascioli »»Has one brother »»Birthday is September 30 »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies

@WVUWomensSoccer

WVUWomensSoccer

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MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

NEWCOMERS

NADYA 5-2

GILL

» SR. » FORWARD/MIDFIELDER » TORONTO, ONTARIO

»»Invited to the Canadian women’s EXCEL U-20 Camp in February 2017

2017 (JR.) – QUINNIPIAC

»»CoSIDA Academic All-District »»NSCAA All-Northeast Second Team »»All-ECAC Honorable Mention »»All-MAAC First Team »»MAAC All-Academic Team »»Appeared in 19 matches and started 16 »»Finished season with 34 points on 13 goals and eight assists, all team-best marks »»Led Bobcats to season opening, 4-3 win over Holy Cross with five points (2 G, 1 A), including the game-winner (Aug. 18) »»Tallied nine points (3 G, 3 A) in 11-0 win over Saint Peter’s (Sept. 16) »»Netted golden goal and assist in 2-1 win over Siena (Sept. 20) »»Tallied game-winner with 10:32 remining in 3-1 win over Rider in opening round of MAAC Tournament (Oct. 29)

2016 (SO.) – QUINNIPIAC

»»NSCAA All-Northeast Second Team »»NEWISA All-New England Second Team »»All-ECAC Honorable Mention »»All-MAAC First Team »»MAAC All-Academic Team »»Played all 20 matches and started 19 »»Paced team with nine goals and finished second with 21 points »»Tallied three points (1 G, 1 A) in 6-2 win over Delaware State (Sept. 4) »»Netted lone goal in 1-0 victory at Bryant (Sept. 7) 102

»»Scored a goal in four straight games, including PERSONAL game-winner in 1-0 victory at Manhattan (Oct. 5) »» Daughter of Gurmail and Karima Gill »»Pushed Bobcats into the MAAC Tournament »»Has a twin sister and one brother semifinals with a goal in 3-0 victory over »»Birthday is September 26 Canisius (Oct. 29) »» Graduated from Quinnipiac with her bachelor’s degree in business management in December 2017 »»Preseason All-MAAC Team »» Pursuing a master’s in coaching & sport education 2015 (FR.) – QUINNIPIAC »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»MAAC Rookie of the year »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll »»All-MAAC Second Team »»Enrolled at WVU in January 2018 »»Two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week and MAAC Offensive Player of the Week »»TD Bank Classic All-Tournament Team »»Started all 17 matches »»Paced the Bobcats in points (19), goals (8) and game-winning goals (5); GWG total ranked No. 2 in the MAAC and No. 31 in the NCAA »»First player in program history to have first four career goals go down as game-winners »»First Bobcat freshman since 2008 to net a hat trick, as she tallied three goals, including the golden goal, in 4-3 win at Iona (Oct. 24) »»Finished with three points (1 G, 1 A), including golden goal, in 3-2 win over Monmouth (Oct. 10) »»Was youngest student-athlete (age 16) playing at a Division I school

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Played for Canada at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica »»Won silver with Canada at the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship »»Played for Vaughn Soccer Club and was selected to Ontario Provincial Team »»Led the U-15 Ontario All-Star Team to the 2013 championship title

LIZZIE 5-6

MAYFIELD

» FR. » FORWARD » ATLANTA, GA.

»»United States soccer training invitee »»Four-year member of the Region III ODP Team and five-year pool member »»Invited to the 2014 and 2015 ODP National Training Camps »»With Region III ODP Team, competed in London (2017), Brazil (2016) and Costa Rica (2015) »»Two-time member of the ODP Region III Thanksgiving Interregional Team »»IMG Academy Top 150 »»2015 Georgia State Cup champion »»Four-year member and team captain of North

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Scott and Beth Mayfield »»Has two sisters and one brother »»Birthday is May 24 »»Majoring in athletic coaching education »»President’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll »»Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

Atlanta High varsity team; paced squad in scoring all four seasons »»Voted Most Valuable Offensive Player at North Atlanta High

KAYLA 5-9

MORRISON

» SO. » DEFENDER » VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. 2017 (R-FR.) – VIRGINIA

»»Did not play

2016 (FR.) – VIRGINIA

»»Redshirted

»»Finished third in the 4x200m relay at 2016 Virginia State Track Championship »»Started at defense for varsity field hockey team (2012-13)

PERSONAL

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»TopDrawerSoccer.com All-America and Top-150 selection »»Played for FC Virginia »»Four-year varsity starter at center back for Norfolk Christian High and two-time team captain »»Three-time First Team All-State »»All-Tidewater first- and second-team honoree »»Tallied 41 goals for Norfolk Christian »»Also ran track and served as 2016 captain for indoor and outdoor teams

WVUWomensSoccer

»»Daughter of Randolph and Valerie Morrison »»Father was a football linebacker at James Madison »»Has two brothers and three sisters »»Sister, Kelly, was a four-year starter in soccer at »» »» »» »» »» »»

VMI and played semi-professional soccer with the Hampton Roads Piranhas Birthday is October 20 Majoring in economics President’s List Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

@WVUWomensSoccer

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MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

NEWCOMERS

MARA 5-7

RODRIGUEZ

» FR. » MIDFIELDER » ROCHESTER, N.Y.

»»Called into camp for El Salvador’s Full Women’s National Team in November 2017

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Three-year member of the U-20 El Salvador

Women’s National Team and started all three matches at the 2017 U-20 UNCAF Tournament; scored first international goal against Honduras »»Played with the El Salvador U-20 Women’s National Team at the 2017 U-20 FIFA UNCAF Qualifiers in Nicaragua »» Earned playing time in three friendlies with the U-20 El Salvador Women’s National Team in 2017 »»Member of the U-17 El Salvador Women’s National Team and invited to multiple camps in 2016 »»Participated in the 2017 ECNL Southeast PDP »»Named an ECNL Southeast Conference Player to Watch three straight years (2015-17) »»Ranked 10th-best midfielder regionally by TopDrawerSoccer.com in 2017

ISSY 5-5

SIBLEY

» FR. » FORWARD » UXBRIDGE, ENGLAND

»»Current member of the English Women’s National U-19 Team

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»» Named to the 2015 Best XI, TopDrawerSoccer.com Florida Girls Combine »» In 2014, named to the iD2 Selection, Nike iD2 National Development Program in Raleigh, North Carolina »»Three-year PDP participant (2014-16) as part of the U.S. Soccer PDP Identification Program »» Three-year team captain (2012-15) at IMG Academy »»Member of the ODP U.S. Region I Tournament Team and selected for Region I ODP Camp – New York West Team (2012-13) »»Member of the National Honor Society at Inspiration Academy

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Thomas and Linette Rodriguez »»Birthday is July 6 »»Majoring in sport and exercise psychology »»President’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll »»Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

»»Won the 2017 Girls’ Development Cup with the Chelsea U-20 Team »»An avid runner at Vyners School

»»Has competed with English Youth National Teams PERSONAL since 2016 »»Daughter of Jason and Frances Sibley »»As a member of the English Women’s National »»Has one sister U-19 Team, competed at the 2018 La Manga »»Birthday is October 23 Tournament in Spain »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies »»Helped the English Women’s National U-19 Team top its group in the Elite Round of the 2017 European Qualifiers and qualify for the 2018 France World Cup »»In 2016, aided the English Women’s National U-17 Team to the top of its group for the Elite Round of European Qualifiers in Estonia »»Member of the Chelsea Ladies U-20 Team and helped the squad reach the 2018 Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup semifinals

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ALINA 5-6

STAHL

» FR. » FORWARD/DEFENDER » PITTSBURGH, PA. IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Eight-year member of Beadling Soccer Club »»Led Beadling to the 2017 State Cup and the 2017 and 2016 Region 1 Championships »»Named to the 2015 ODP State and Region 1 Teams »»Named to the 2014 ODP State Team »»Team captain at Baldwin High and finished fouryear career with 91 goals »»2017 All-Pennsylvania Team »»Two-time Big 56 Player honoree »»Three-time All-WPIAL »»Four-time all-section »»Also rank track at Baldwin

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Larry and Lia Stahl »»Has two sisters and one brother »»Birthday is November 8 »»Enrolled in undergraduate studies

NAHLA 5-5

TURNER

» FR. » GOALKEEPER » FRISCO, TEXAS IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Toured with the Puerto Rican Women’s National Team in 2017 »»Two-year member of FC Dallas as part of the Women’s Premier Soccer League »»Played for FC Dallas Development Academy »»Ran track and field for Reedy High

WVUWomensSoccer

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Sean Turner and Leaigha SantiagoTurner »»Has one brother »»Birthday is November 14 »»Majoring in international studies »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll »»Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

@WVUWomensSoccer

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SEASON 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Notebook 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Schedule 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WVU Quick Facts

MOUNTAINEER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

2018 SEASON

NOTEBOOK

ALL-BIG 12 BACKLINE RETURNS Despite the loss of 2017 co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Amandine Pierre-Louis, the Mountaineers’ backline is arguably the team’s strongest unit, as four All-Big 12 athletes return to lead WVU. Senior outside back Bianca St. Georges, as well as classmate center backs Easther Mayi Kith and Vanessa Flores, stand in front of junior Rylee Foster in net. St. Georges, a 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team honoree, as well as an All-Big 12 First Team honoree and the 2015 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, has started 59 of 60 career matches played. Mayi Kith and Flores, All-Big 12 Second Team honorees one year ago, have started a combined 95 matches.

Sophomore forward Lauren Segalla is expected to see more playing time in her second season. An All-Big 12 Freshman Team honoree in 2017, she played in 22 matches and finished eighth on the team with six points (3 G). Though she is a staple on the Mountaineers’ backline, senior defender Bianca St. Georges also is key in setting-up WVU goals, as she finished third on the team in 2017 with six assists, the fifth-best total in the Big 12. She tallied three helpers against conference foes, the second-best mark in the conference, and finished the year with 10 points (2 G, 6 A). Also expected to contribute to the Mountaineers’ attack this season are senior midfielders Grace Cutler and Patricia Fernandez, as well as sophomore midfielder Lois Joel.

CHALLENGES AWAIT MOUNTAINEERS For the third time in four years, at least 50 percent of WVU’s 18-match slate is comprised of teams that qualified for the most recent NCAA Tournament. Included in the Mountaineers’ 2018 schedule are meetings against 10 NCAA qualifiers, including quarterfinalists Penn State and Baylor. WVU also will kick against the Big Ten and Big East Conference champions in PSU and Georgetown, as well as the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference runners-up in Northwestern and Arkansas. All four matches will take place in the first three weeks of the season. Eight of the Mountaineers’ matches are scheduled for Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, including four Big 12 Conference matches.

Foster has emerged as one of the nation’s top net-minders, as she has allowed just 22 goals in two seasons. She has started in 40 career matches and shows a 0.55 career goals-against average (GAA), the top career mark in program history. At the end of the 2017 season, Foster’s career GAA ranked No. 5 nationally among active Division I players. Additionally, her 20 career shutouts ranked No. 30. In 2017, the Mountaineer defense posted 13 shutouts and allowed just 16 goals for a 0.67 GAA. ATTACK BY COMMITTEE With the loss of forward Michaela Abam to graduation, WVU looks for a new offensive leader, as Abam paced the team in points each season since 2014. Tops among the Mountaineers’ returning attackers is senior forward Sh’Nia Gordon. A native of Ocklawaha, Florida, Gordon has started all 73 career matches and shows a team-best 16 career goals and 45 career points. In 2017, Gordon paced the Mountaineers with seven assists, a career single-season high and the third-best total in the Big 12 Conference, and finished second on the team, 10th in the Big 12, with 15 points (4 G, 7 A). Classmate Hannah Abraham also will be tasked with producing points in 2018. A Fairchance, Pennsylvania, native, Abraham has started 17 of 71 career matches and shows 24 career points (9 G, 6 A). She tallied five points in 2017 and a career single-season best 10 points (4 G, 2 A) in 2016, including four game-winning goals, the fourth-best total in the Big 12 Conference and No. 61 nationally.

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WVU opens the 2018 slate with four straight matches away from Morgantown, including the season-opener at Penn State on Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Last season, WVU defeated then-No. 1 PSU, 2-1, on Sept. Sept. 2, at Dick Dlesk Stadium, before falling, 3-1, to the No. 10 Nittany Lions in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 19, also in Morgantown.

The class breathes rarified air, as this group of seniors has never played on a WVU team ranked outside the top 15 of the coaches’ poll. The Mountaineers have been ranked in the top 10 in each of the last 39 editions of the coach’s poll, a streak which started on Sept. 8, 2015. In 24 of those 39 polls, WVU has sat within the top-five rankings.

The Mountaineers open their Big 12 Conference slate with a two-match swing through Texas in September, kicking at Texas Tech on Sept. 21, before traveling to Fort Worth for a match at TCU on Sept. 23. WVU opens its home conference slate against Kansas State on Sept. 28.

Only Stanford has a longer streak of top-10 rankings.

MISSION: BRING BACK THE BIG 12 TITLES The Mountaineers suffered a slight step back in 2017 in their quest for dominance in the Big 12 Conference, as WVU just-missed claiming its sixth straight regular-season crown and was eliminated by TCU in a penalty-kick shootout in the Big 12 Championship Semifinals. Since joining the conference in 2012, WVU has claimed eight Big 12 titles. The Mountaineers are 42-2-4 in regular-season matches, good enough for a 0.917 win percentage, the best mark over a six-year span for any team in Big 12 history. WVU owns a 23-0-2 record in Big 12 matches at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Dating back to 2009, the Mountaineers are unbeaten in their last 39 home conference matches. The streak ranks No. 3 nationally. FEARLESS LEADER Head Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown returns in 2018 for her 23rd season with the Mountaineers. Since the program’s inception in 1995, IzzoBrown has never had a losing season as a head coach and has led WVU to 18 straight 10-plus win seasons and 18 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the seventh-longest active streak nationally. She boasts a 325-107-49 (.727) career record with the Mountaineers and ranks No. 12 among active coaches in career win percentage and No. 16 in career wins. Izzo-Brown enters the 2018 season with several big career milestones looming. Dating back to her one season as the head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan (1994), she has coached in 499 career matches, meaning WVU’s opener at Penn State on Aug. 17 will be Izzo-Brown’s 500th career match as a college head coach. Additionally, she is just 12 victories short of 350 career wins. SENIOR CLASS PULLS RANK At nine players strong, the 2018 Mountaineer senior class is the largest in program history. The eight returners are joined by newcomer Nadya Gill (midfielder), a three-year starter at Quinnipiac. The 2015 MAAC Rookie of the Year, she also was a two-time NSCAA AllNortheast Second Team honoree.

MAKE WAY FOR THE NEWCOMERS Eleven newcomers join the Mountaineers this season, including two transfers in senior midfielder Nadya Gill (Quinnipiac) and sophomore defender Kayla Morrison (Virginia). Six of the 11 newcomers arrived in Morgantown in January and trained with the Mountaineers throughout the spring: Gill, Morrison and freshmen Addison Clark (midfielder), Lizzie Mayfield (forward), Mara Rodriguez (midfielder) and Nahla Turner (goalkeeper). Also donning the Gold and Blue for the first time this season are freshmen Mackenzie Aunkst (forward/defender), Jordan Brewster (forward/defender), Aiyana Lauderman (forward), Issy Sibley (forward) and Alina Stahl (forward/defender).

Eighty percent of the Mountaineers’ defense returns in 2018, including senior center back VANESSA FLORES.

2018 WVU WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE

DAY Friday Sunday Friday Sunday Thursday Sunday Friday Thursday Sunday Friday Sunday Friday Friday Sunday Friday Friday Sunday Thursday Sunday Friday Sunday Friday – Sunday

DATE OPPONENT TIME Aug. 17 at Penn State % 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19 vs. Arkansas % Noon Aug. 24 at Purdue $ 7 p.m. Aug. 26 vs. Northwestern $ Noon Aug. 30 Xavier 7 p.m. Sept. 2 Georgetown 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at Clemson 7 p.m. Sept. 13 Boston University 7 p.m. Sept. 16 Saint Francis (Pa.) 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Texas Tech* 8 p.m. Sept. 23 at TCU* 2 p.m. Sept. 28 Kansas State* 7 p.m. Oct. 5 Baylor* 7 p.m. Oct. 7 Texas* 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Iowa State* 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Oklahoma State* 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Oklahoma* 2 p.m. Oct. 25 Kansas* 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Big 12 Quarterfinal ! TBA Nov. 2 Big 12 Semifinal ! TBA Nov. 4 Big 12 Championship ! TBA Nov. 9-11 NCAA Tournament First Round TBA

% - Penn State Invitational $ - Purdue Tournament * - Big 12 Conference Match ! – Big 12 Soccer Championship at Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City, Missouri All times Eastern and subject to change

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment: 31,442 Founded: 1867 President: E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons Web Address: WVUsports.com Nickname: Mountaineers School Color: Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference: Big 12 Conference PROGRAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown (23rd year, Rochester ’93) Record at WVU: 325-107-49 (.727) (22 Years) Career Record: 338-112-49 (.726) (23 Years) Senior Associate Head Coach: Lisa Stoia (12th Year, WVU ’03) Associate Head Coach: Marisa Kanela (Ninth Year, WVU ’05) Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,650) Press Box Phone: 304-293-6480 Sport Administrator: Keli Zinn, WVU Deputy Athletic Director WOMEN’S SOCCER HISTORY Founded: 1995 (first season – 1996) All-Time Record: 325-107-49 (22 years) Affiliation: NCAA Division I NCAA Tournament Appearances: 18 straight (2000-17) Highest NCAA Appearance: NCAA College Cup Final (2016) Big 12 Conference Championships (Last): 8 (2016) Big East Conference Championships (Last): 8 (2011)

The Mountaineers will rely on the leadership of 11 returning letterwinners in 2018. 2018 OUTLOOK Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/5 Newcomers: 11

2017 SEASON REVIEW Overall Record: 16-4-3, 7-1-1 Big 12 Conference Postseason: NCAA Tournament Third Round Final Ranking (Polls): 10/10 (United Soccer Coaches/TopDrawerSoccer.com) All-Americans: Two (Michaela Abam, Amandine Pierre-Louis)

The Mountaineers defeated at least two top-10 teams in back-to-back seasons in 2016 and 2017.

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REVIEW NATIONAL RANKINGS The Mountaineers opened the 2017 season ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll, the program’s first-ever No. 1 preseason ranking, and held the position for two weeks. WVU was ranked within the top 10 of the United Soccer Coaches Poll and the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Division I Top 25 National Rankings all season. The Mountaineers reached as high as No. 3 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Rankings, a position they held for three weeks. WVU finished the season ranked No. 10 in both polls. The Mountaineers have not ranked outside the top 10 of the coaches poll since the third week of the 2015 season.

EMBRACING CHALLENGES

AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS

A LOOK BACK The Mountaineers (16-4-3, 7-1-1) qualified for their 18th straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017, the seventh-longest active streak in the nation. Led by coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, WVU advanced to the NCAA Third Round for the third time in as many seasons, marking the first time in the program’s 22year history the team advanced to at least the “Sweet 16” in three straight years, before falling, 3-1, to No. 10 Penn State on Nov. 19, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. WVU defeated Bucknell, 3-0, in the first round, and drew No. 22 Rutgers, 0-0 (4-3 PKs), in the second round, giving the Mountaineers nine clean sheets in their last 14 NCAA Tournament matches. WVU finished 7-1-1 in the Big 12 Conference, and a conference-best eight Mountaineers claimed All-Big 12 honors, including first-team recognitions for Michaela Abam, Amandine Pierre-Louis and Bianca St. Georges. WVU was 4-0-1 against conference foes at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium and shows a 39-match unbeaten streak in conference games at DDSS. The streak ranks No. 3 nationally. The Mountaineers are 41-2-4 in all-time Big 12 matches.

PROGRAM FIRSTS The 2017 season marked another historical campaign for the Mountaineers, as two program firsts were achieved.

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The Mountaineers opened the year ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll. It was the team’s first-ever No. 1 preseason ranking, and WVU held the top spot for two weeks. Just three weeks into the season, WVU achieved a second first, as the Mountaineers defeated No. 1-ranked Penn State, 2-1, on Sept. 2, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The victory was the program’s first-ever over a top-ranked squad in Morgantown.

PAIR DRAFTED EARLY For the first time in program history, two Mountaineers were selected in the National Women’s Soccer league (NWSL) College Draft, as forward Michaela Abam and defender Amandine Pierre-Louise were drafted with the No. 4 and No. 6 overall picks by Sky Blue FC. Abam was the highest-drafted Mountaineer in program history, and Pierre-Louis ranks No. 2. Since the draft in 2014, three WVU women’s soccer players have been selected: Frances Silva (2014), Abam and Pierre-Louis. Eighty percent of the 2017 senior class extended their playing careers, as midfielders Alli Magaletta (Norway) and Carla Portillo (ASPTT ALBI) each inked professional contracts overseas. In her 22 years at the helm of the Mountaineer women’s soccer program, coach Nikki IzzoBrown has coached 21 players who have gone on to play professional soccer.

WVU faced one ranked opponent in each of the first six weeks of the 2017 season, marking a program first for the Mountaineers, who finished 4-4-1 against ranked teams. Among the team’s 16 victories were two against top-10 teams – 1-0 at No. 5 Georgetown (Aug. 18) and 2-1 vs. No. 1 Penn State (Sept. 2). With four wins against top-10 teams in 2016, WVU earned multiple victories against top-10 teams in back-to-back years for the first time in the program’s 22 seasons. The Mountaineers’ 2017 slate was ranked the fifth-toughest in the NCAA. WVU finished the year ranked No. 25 nationally with a 0.761 win percentage.

ABAM STEADY UNTIL THE END For the fourth straight season, forward Michaela Abam paced the WVU attack, finishing the 2017 campaign with 10 goals; she finished with double-digit goal totals in each season but her first. A Houston native, Abam paced WVU with 23 points (10 G, 3 A). The 10 goals ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference, while the 23 points ranked No. 2. Four of her goals were game-winners, the 53rd-best total nationally. One of the most prolific goal scorers in program history, Abam finished her Mountaineer career ranked No. 3 all-time with 42 career goals and No. 4 with 100 points (42 G, 16 A). She is the most experienced player in program history, having earned time in 95 career matches. Abam capped her four-year career with 79 starts. A 2017 team captain, Abam pushed her career All-America count to three, as she was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team and the Senior CLASS Award Second Team. A semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy, Abam also was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. She was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the third season and landed on the All-Big 12 Championship Team and the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

2017 MOUNTAINEER ACCOLADES MICHAELA ABAM

»» Team captain »» Drafted fourth overall by Sky Blue FC in

the 2018 NWSL College Draft »» Ranks No. 1 in program history in career matches played (95), 3 in career goals (42) and No. 4 in career points (100) »» MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist »» Senior CLASS Award Finalist »» United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team »» Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team »» United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team »» All-Big 12 First Team »» All-Big 12 Championship Team »» Academic All-Big 12 Second Team »» Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/10) »» TDS.com Team of the Week Honorable Mention (10/10) »» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (8/21, 11/13) »» TDS.com Midseason No. 26 »» Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team »» TDS.com Preseason Best XI First Team »» TDS.com Preseason No. 6 HANNAH ABRAHAM »» Academic All-Big 12 First Team GRACE CUTLER »» Academic All-Big 12 First Team PATRICIA FERNANDEZ »» Academic All-Big 12 First Team STEFANY FERRER-VANGINKEL »» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

VANESSA FLORES

»» Member of the Mexican Women’s National Team

»» All-Big 12 Second Team »» United Soccer Coaches Women’s

Scholar All-South Region Third Team

»» Academic All-Big 12 First Team »» Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

(9/19) »» TDS.com Team of the Week (9/19) »» TDS.com Midseason No. 76 RYLEE FOSTER »» Member of the Canadian Women’s U-20 National Team »» United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team »» All-Big 12 Second Team »» Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (8/22) »» TDS.com Team of the Week (8/22) »» Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team JADE GENTILE »» Academic All-Big 12 First Team DANIELLE GORDON »» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team SH’NIA GORDON »» Academic All-Big 12 Second Team »» Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team LOIS JOEL »» Member of the England Women’s U-19 National Team »» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ALLI MAGALETTA »» Signed a professional contract with IK Grand Bodo in Norway »» Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award

»» CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team »» CoSIDA Academic All-Region »» Academic All-Big 12 First Team »» Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

(10/24) EASTHER MAYI KITH »» United Soccer Coaches Women’s Scholar All-South Region Second Team »» All-Big 12 Second Team »» Academic All-Big 12 First Team »» Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (9/5) AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS »» Drafted sixth overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2018 NWSL College Draft »» Ranks No. 3 in program history in career matches played (92) »» United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team »» United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team »» Co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week »» All-Big 12 First Team »» All-Big 12 Championship Team »» Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team CARLA PORTILLO »» Ranks No. 2 in program history in career matches played (94) »» United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Second Team »» All-Big 12 Second Team »» TDS.com Midseason No. 30 »» Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team »» TDS.com Preseason Best XI Third Team »» TDS.com Preseason No. 24

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»» All-Big 12 Freshman Team »» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team GRACE SMITH

»» Member of the England Women’s U-19 National Team

»» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team BIANCA ST. GEORGES

»» Team Captain »» United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team

»» CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team

»» United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team

»» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllSouth Region First Team

»» CoSIDA Academic All-District »» All-Big 12 First Team »» Academic All-Big 12 First Team »» Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (10/24, 10/30)

»» TDS.com Team of the Week (10/31) »» Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team LISA STOIA

»» Assistant Coach, United States U-19

Women’s National Team Training Camp KAYLA THOMPSON »» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team CHLOE ZAMIELA »» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

PIERRE-LOUIS CONTINUES STREAK Senior outside back Amandine Pierre-Louis became the third different Mountaineer to earn one of the conference’s top annual awards, as she was named the 2017 Big 12 co-Defensive Player of the Year. A WVU defender has claimed the honor each season since 2012. Pierre-Louis helped the Mountaineer defense post 13 shutouts, the top mark in the Big 12 Conference, and the until allowed just 16 goals and 60 corner kicks. She also ranked No. 2 on the team with five goals and No. 5 with 11 points (5 G, 1 A). Pierre-Louis finished her Mountaineer career ranked No. 3 in program history, playing in 92 matches. A 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team honoree, Pierre-Louis also was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second straight season and landed on the All-Big 12 Championship Team.

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“WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS IS WHAT WE STRIVE TO DO EVERY YEAR. FOR US TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE, AND THEN GO INTO THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE AND CONTINUE TO WIN, IS GOOD FOR THIS PROGRAM.” - NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

»» WVU has swept the Big 12 titles three times since joining the conference

in 2012, including the 2016 season, when the Mountaineers won the regular-season crown with an 8-0 record and defeated TCU, 3-2 (OT), to win the 2016 Big 12 Soccer Championship.

»» The Mountaineers earned five straight Big 12 regular-season titles

from 2012-16, becoming the first program to earn five straight outright conference titles.

»» WVU posted a shutout season in league play in 2016, the first in Big 12 Conference history.

»» The Mountaineers’ six-year Big 12 record is 41-2-4. WVU is 23-0-2

all-time in home Big 12 matches and remains unbeaten at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

»» Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown won five straight Big 12 Coach of the Year

honors from 2012-16, marking the first time in conference history a coach has earned five consecutive awards.

»» A Mountaineer has been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the

Year each season since WVU joined the conference in 2012. Kadeisha Buchanan won her fourth consecutive honor in 2016, becoming the first student-athlete in Big 12 history to win four straight defensive awards and the second athlete in any sport to earn an unshared major award four straight seasons. Bry McCarthy earned the award in 2012, and Amandine Pierre-Louise snagged the honor in 2017.

The Mountaineers won their fifth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season championship in 2016.

»» A conference-best eight Mountaineers claimed All-Big 12 honors in

2017, with three landing on the first team: Michaela Abam, Amandine Pierre-Louis and Bianca St. Georges.

2017 RESULTS (16-4-3, 7-1-1 BIG 12)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT Aug. 18 at No. 5 Georgetown W, 1-0 Aug. 24 No. 10 Virginia L, 1-2 (2ot) Aug . 27 Duquesne W, 3-0 Sept. 2 No. 1 Penn State W, 2-1 Sept. 4 Wright State W, 2-0 Sept. 8 No. 6 Duke L, 0-4 Sept. 10 Richmond W, 3-0 Sept. 15 at No. 14 Princeton W, 1-0 Sept. 17 vs. La Salle ! W, 1-0 Sept. 22 at Baylor * W, 2-1 (ot) Sept. 24 at No. 17 Texas * L. 0-1 Sept. 29 at Kansas State * W. 1-0 Oct. 6 No. 19 Oklahoma State * W, 1-0 Oct. 8 Oklahoma * W, 5-1 Oct. 13 Iowa State * W, 4-0 Oct. 19 Texas Tech * T, 1-1 (2ot) Oct. 22 TCU * W, 2-0 Oct. 27 at Kansas * W, 2-0 Nov. 1 vs. Texas Tech ^ W, 3-1 Nov. 3 vs. TCU ^ T, 1-1 (TCU adv. 5-3 PKs) Nov. 11 Bucknell % W, 3-0 Nov. 17 Rutgers % T, 0-0 (WVU adv. 4-3 PKs) Nov. 19 No. 10 Penn State % L, 1-3 ! La Salle at Princeton * Big 12 Conference Game ^ Big 12 Soccer Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) % 2017 NCAA Tournament

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INDIVIDUAL OVERALL STATISTICS NAME

GP-GS

MIN

A PTS SHOTS SHOT%

23-23

1895

Abam, Michaela

126

SOG SOG%

.079

.302

RC GWG PK-ATT

3-3

99 Gordon, Shâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nia

23-23 1667 4 7 15 61 .066 24 .393 1 0 0 0-0

22 Magaletta, Alli

22-22 1853 5 3 13 34 .147 12 .353 0 0 3 0-0

6 Kaleiohi, Heather 23-15 1346 5 2 12 50 .100 21 .420 1 0 2 0-0 11 Pierre-Louis, A.

22-22 1974 5 1 11 42 .119 20 .476 1 0 2 0-1

10 Portillo, Carla

23-23 1517 2 7 11 22 .091 8 .364 0 0 1 0-0

23-23

St. Georges, Bianca

9 Segalla, Lauren

2084

.074

.370

0-0

22-0 681 3 0 6 22 .136 7 .318 0 0 1 0-0

20 Abraham, Hannah 23-12 935 1 3 5 23 .043 6 .261 0 0 1 0-0 7 Cutler, Grace

23-20 1676 1 2 4 33 .030 9 .273 0 0 1 0-1

26 Flores, Vanessa

23-23 2131 1 1 2 6 .167 2 .333 0 0 1 0-0

8 Coombes, Issy

2-0

15 Joel, Lois

16-0 411 0 1 1 9 .000 2 .222 0 0 0 0-0

2 Gentile, Jade

22-0 428 0 1 1 6 .000 4 .667 0 0 0 0-0

24 Smith, Grace

12-1 321 0 1 1 5 .000 2 .400 0 0 0 0-0

21 Ferrer-VanGinkel, S. 7-0

27 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0-0

96 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0 0-0

14 Fernandez, Patricia 4-0 140 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0-0 13 Saymon, Amanda 5-0 142 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0-0 31 Gordon, Danielle 2-0

29 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .0000 0 0 0 0-0

Kaleiohi, Malia 30

1-0

16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0-0

25 Foster, Rylee

23-23 2122 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0-0

18 Thompson, Kayla 2-0 17 Zamiela, Chole

1-0

23-23

Mayi Kith, Easther

29 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0-0 12 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0-0 2125

.000

0-0

Total

118

473

.085

170

.359

3-5

Opponents

156

.103

.410

1-1

NAME

GP-GS MINUTES GA AVG

Foster, Rylee

23-23

Thompson, Kayla

SAVES PCT W L T SHO

2122:15

0.64

.750

12/1

2-0

28:34

3.15

.500

0/1

TM Team

0:00

0.00

1.000

1/0

Total

2150:49

0.67

.750

Opponents

2150:49

1.67

130

.765

Team saves: 2

GOALS BY PERIOD

1st 2 nd OT OT2 OT3 TOTAL

CORNER KICKS BY PERIOD

1st 2 nd OT OT2 OT3 TOTAL

West Virginia Opponents

17 33 1 1 0 52 4 7 0 1 0 12

West Virginia Opponents

96 81 5 4 0 186 21 42 0 1 0 64

SHOTS BY PERIOD

1st 2 nd OT OT2 OT3 TOTAL

FOULS BY PERIOD

1st 2 nd OT OT2 OT3 TOTAL

West Virginia Opponents

271 302 15 8 0 596 69 110 4 5 0 188

West Virginia Opponents

100 147 5 2 0 254 101 109 5 4 0 219

SAVES BY PERIOD

1st 2 nd OT OT2 OT3 TOTAL

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY

West Virginia Opponents

28 30 3 0 0 61 87 81 3 3 0 174

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT Min Aug. 18 at Georgetown 1-0 1 1 3 7 .143 4 .571 1-0 1 0-0 988 Aug. 24 VIRGINIA 1-2 1 1 3 12 .083 4 .333 1-0 0 0-0 1157 Aug. 27 DUQUESNE 3-0 3 4 10 27 .111 9 .333 1-0 1 0-0 990 Sept. 2 PENN STATE 2-1 2 3 7 12 .167 6 .500 0-0 1 0-0 990 Sept. 4 WRIGHT STATE 2-0 2 0 4 33 .061 9 .273 0-0 1 1-2 989 Sept. 8 DUKE 0-4 0 0 0 14 .000 5 .357 0-0 0 0-0 990 Sept. 10 RICHMOND 3-0 3 3 9 34 .088 17 .500 1-0 1 0-1 989 Sept. 15 at Princeton 1-0 1 2 4 16 .062 4 .250 1-0 1 0-0 990 Sept. 17 vs. La Salle 1-0 1 0 2 28 .036 5 .179 0-0 1 1-1 990 Sept. 22 at Baylor 2-1 2 1 5 19 .105 9 .474 0-0 1 0-0 1054 Sept. 24 at Texas 0-1 0 0 0 13 .000 5 .385 1-0 0 0-0 991 Sept. 29 at Kansas State 1-0 1 1 3 19 .053 9 .474 0-0 1 0-0 990 Oct. 6 OKLAHOMA STATE 1-0 1 0 2 36 .028 13 .361 0-0 1 0-0 991 Oct. 8 OKLAHOMA 5-1 5 6 16 21 .238 12 .571 0-0 1 0-0 990 Oct. 13 IOWA STATE 4-0 4 4 12 25 .160 7 .280 0-0 1 0-0 990 Oct. 19 TEXAS TECH 1-1 1 2 4 35 .029 9 .257 2-0 0 0-0 1210 Oct. 22 TCU 2-0 2 1 5 16 .125 6 .375 1-0 1 1-1 990 Oct. 27 at Kansas 2-0 2 2 6 12 .167 3 .250 0-0 1 0-0 989 Nov. 1 vs. Texas Tech 3-1 3 2 8 25 .120 8 .320 0-0 1 0-0 989 Nov. 3 vs. TCU 1-1 1 0 2 16 .062 5 .312 1-0 0 0-0 1210 Nov. 11 BUCKNELL 3-0 3 4 10 25 .120 12 .480 0-0 1 0-0 990 Nov. 17 RUTGERS 0-0 0 0 0 19 .000 6 .316 0-0 0 0-0 1210 Nov. 19 PENN STATE 1-3 1 1 3 9 .111 3 .333 1-0 0 0-0 990 West Virginia 40-16 40 38 118 473 .085 170 .359 11-0 16 3-5 23657 Opponent 16 15 47 156 .103 64 .410 20-0 4 1-1 – TEAM PER-GAME: Games played: Shots per game: Goals per game: Assists per game: Points per game:

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Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho at Georgetown 1-0 90:00 0 0.00 7 1.000 1 0 0 1 VIRGINIA 1-2 105:15 2 0.92 5 .714 0 1 0 DUQUESNE 3-0 90:00 0 0.63 1 1.000 1 0 0 1 PENN STATE 2-1 90:00 1 .072 2 .667 1 0 0 WRIGHT STATE 2-0 90:00 0 0.58 0 .000 1 0 0 1 DUKE 0-4 90:00 4 1.13 4 .500 0 1 0 RICHMOND 3-0 90:00 0 0.98 1 1.000 1 0 0 1 at Princeton 1-0 90:00 0 0.86 0 .000 1 0 0 1 vs. La Salle 1-0 90:00 0 0.76 0 .000 1 0 0 1 at Baylor 2-1 95:34 1 0.78 2 .667 1 0 0 at Texas 0-1 90:00 1 0.80 6 .857 0 1 0 Sept. 29 at Kansas State 1-0 90:00 0 0.74 2 1.00 1 0 0 1 Oct. 6 OKLAHOMA STATE 1-0 90:00 0 0.68 2 1.00 1 0 0 1 Oct. 8 OKLAHOMA 5-1 90:00 1 0.70 1 .500 1 0 0 Oct. 13 IOWA STATE 4-0 90:00 0 0.66 0 .000 1 0 0 1/2 Oct. 19 TEXAS TECH 1-1 110:00 1 0.67 2 .667 0 0 1 Oct. 22 TCU 2-0 90:00 0 0.63 0 .000 1 0 0 1 Oct. 27 at Kansas 2-0 90:00 0 0.60 2 1.000 1 0 0 1 Nov. 1 vs. Texas Tech 3-1 90:00 1 0.62 2 .667 1 0 0 Nov. 3 vs. TCU 1-1 110:00 1 0.63 5 .833 0 0 1 Nov. 11 BUCKNELL 3-0 90:00 0 0.60 0 .000 1 0 0 1 Nov. 17 RUTGERS 0-0 110:00 0 0.57 1 1.000 0 0 1 1 Nov. 19 PENN STATE 1-3 90:00 3 0.67 3 .500 0 1 0 Totals 40-16 2150:49 16 .067 48 .750 16 4 3 13 Opponent 2150:49 40 0.67 130 .765 4 16 3 3

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SUCCESS A 12 YEAR PLAN

The 2003 Mountaineers celebrate a goal.

When Nikki Izzo-Brown was hired as the first women’s soccer coach at West Virginia University in the fall of 1995, her eyes glistened with visions for the future of Mountaineer women’s soccer. In four seasons, having had one complete recruiting class come to fruition, she thought West Virginia could make the coveted NCAA tournament. In five years, she anticipated the Mountaineers would be contending for a Big East championship. Her vision was nearly prophetic. It took five years for the Mountaineers to make their first appearance in the NCAA tournament and six for WVU to earn a spot in the Big East championship match. Then in 2007, 12 years into its existence, West Virginia won its first Big East tournament and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. With 12 years in the books, the history of West Virginia women’s soccer was by no means lengthy, but it is certainly storied. Women’s soccer was born at West Virginia on March 1, 1995, when WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong announced that the sport would be added for the 1996 season. Later that year, on Aug. 3, Izzo-Brown was asked to take the reins and develop the West Virginia women’s soccer program. Having spent the past two seasons at Division II West Virginia Wesleyan, first as an assistant, but eventually as the head coach, it was a challenge she was eager to accept. “When I first came to West Virginia,” Izzo-Brown said, “I felt that the combination of athletic tradition at WVU and athletic department support for the program would bring nothing but success. “I thought that the Big East was a soccer conference and that we could build a program at West Virginia that would be successful on a yearly basis.”

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Success came early and often in IzzoBrown’s first year at WVU, despite the fact that the Big East preseason coaches poll tabbed the Mountaineers as potential last place finishers. Although the Mountaineers lost their inaugural match 3-0 at Rutgers, they rebounded to beat Providence 4-0 in their first home match in front of 2,000 fans at Mountaineer Field. West Virginia would win nine more games in its inaugural season, four of which were Big East matches, en route to a final 10-7-2 record that assured Izzo-Brown her first winning season as a Division I coach. At the Big East awards banquet that November, Mountaineer defender Stacey Sollmann was named to the conference’s all-rookie team, making her the first women’s soccer player in West Virginia history to earn postseason honors. In 1997, the Mountaineer Soccer Complex opened and after one season as a varsity sport, the women’s soccer team had a field of its own. The Mountaineers won their first match at the new stadium, defeating Duquesne, 1-0, in the second game of the season. West Virginia boasted a 7-2-1 record in front of home crowds in 1997 before finishing the season 11-6-2 and in fifth place in the Big East. West Virginia went 11-6-2 for the secondstraight season and earned its first postseason berth in 1998. The Mountaineers defeated conference rival Pitt, 2-0, in the last game of the regular season to earn a spot in the Big East tournament. The season would end there, however, as Notre Dame upended WVU, 5-0. West Virginia earned a 9-9-1 record in 1999 before having a breakout season in 2000. That year, the Mountaineers won 15 games and saw the emergence of a star player. Katie Barnes, a junior forward from Mason, Ohio, claimed the spotlight, as she led the Mountaineers in nearly every offensive category throughout

the season. She finished the year with 17 goals and nine assists for a school record 43 points. For her outstanding efforts that season, Barnes was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, making her the first West Virginia women’s soccer player to earn a major conference award. Barnes also became West Virginia’s first All-American in 2000, a Soccer Buzz third-team selection. On September 20, West Virginia appeared in the Top 25 of a major national poll for the first time. After opening the season 7-1, the Mountaineers were the 24th-ranked team in the country according to Soccer Buzz as they headed into conference play. West Virginia split its conference matches, going an even 3-3 during the regular season. After a one-year hiatus from the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers faced off against the Connecticut Huskies in the first round. WVU was unable to score a goal in the match, however, and Connecticut advanced to the semifinal round with a 1-0 win. Because of its regular season success, however, West Virginia earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. WVU traveled to Richmond for a first-round match against the Spiders. Richmond emerged victorious, defeating the Mountaineers 5-1. At the season’s end, Izzo-Brown was named region coach of the year by the NSCAA. In addition to the accolades earned by Barnes and Izzo-Brown in 2000, midfielders Lisa Stoia and Rachel Kruze earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors as well. Stoia also was named Big East co-All-Rookie of the Year for her play as a freshman. In her first season as a Mountaineer, Stoia developed into a deadly play-maker from the center of the field. Over the course of the season, she assisted on six of the team’s 39 goals, while Kruze, a sophomore, complemented Stoia in the midfield, adding six more assists.

Building on the success of the previous season, West Virginia continued its winning ways in 2001. With Barnes leading the way, the Mountaineers again won 15 games. That season, the Mountaineers went 4-1-1 in the Big East, good enough for a second-place Mid-Atlantic Division finish. West Virginia recorded wins over Big East foes Syracuse, Rutgers, Seton Hall and Miami, but none was sweeter than the program’s first-ever win over Connecticut. Having defeated Miami in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament, West Virginia advanced to the semifinals for the first time in program history. Waiting for them there were the Huskies. A traditional conference and national soccer power, Connecticut owned a 6-0-0 alltime record against the Mountaineers. At the 29:03 mark, West Virginia sophomore Chrissie Abbott, on an assist from Stoia, beat UConn goalkeeper Shanna Caldwell to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead. It would be the only goal scored in the match as WVU held on for its first-ever win over Connecticut. With the victory, the Mountaineers advanced to the Big East championship, another first for the program. Playing against Notre Dame, WVU was down 1-0 early, but tied the match on a goal by Barnes in the 15th minute. For the next 60 minutes, the two squads battled evenly before Notre Dame’s Randi Scheller scored the game-winner to give the Fighting Irish the Big East title. The loss was devastating, but not quite as shocking as falling to Miami (Ohio) in the first round of that season’s NCAA tournament. Hosting the first and second rounds at the Mountaineer Soccer Complex, West Virginia took on the Redhawks in the first round and was defeated 1-0 on a penalty kick. West Virginia finished the season 15-5-1. Postseason honors were abundant that year as Barnes earned her second-consecutive conference offensive player of the year award and Izzo-Brown was named Big East Coach of the Year. For the second-straight season, Barnes was named All-American, earning

first-team honors from the NSCAA and secondteam recognition from Soccer Buzz. Stoia and Abbott also received conference and national recognition. With the taste of unfinished business laying sourly in their mouths, the Mountaineers set out in 2002 with something to prove. For years, it seemed, they were right there, in and out of games with soccer powerhouses. For the previous three seasons, West Virginia had suffered one-goal losses to teams the caliber of Connecticut, Notre Dame and Virginia. In 2002, that all changed. The Mountaineers racked up a nine-game win streak and an 18-match unbeaten streak on their way to the program’s first-ever regular season title. Going 5-0-1 in conference play, the Mountaineers notched the program’s first victory, 3-0, over rival Notre Dame on Oct. 6, at the Mountaineer Soccer Complex. Earlier in the season, West Virginia won at 10th-ranked Virginia, 2-1, to earn WVU’s first victory over a Top-10 program. The Mountaineers entered their third consecutive Big East tournament having shut out their last six opponents. Facing St. John’s in the quarterfinal match, West Virginia extended its shutout streak to seven with a 4-0 win over the Red Storm.

dished out seven assists for 47 points, breaking the previous records set by Barnes in 2000. She was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, a first team All-American by both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz and was a finalist for Soccer Buzz’s Player of the Year award. Additionally, Abbott was named one of Soccer America’s 11 most valuable players of 2002. Nikki Izzo-Brown was once again named Big East Coach of the Year as well as Soccer Buzz and NSCAA regional coach of the year, while Stoia earned Big East Midfielder of the Year honors. The 2002 season saw the Mountaineers attain their highest national ranking ever, No. 4 by Soccer Buzz, a spot West Virginia held for twostraight weeks at the close of the regular season. Led by Abbott and Stoia, the 2003 Mountaineers again made history. Going 17-4-2, West Virginia notched key road wins over Connecticut, its firstever over the Huskies at Morrone Stadium, and SEC-power Tennessee, and earned a trip to the Sweet 16 for the first time ever. The Mountaineers tied the record they set the season before, logging nine-straight wins at one point during the season.

The Mountaineers defeated Rutgers, 3-2, in the semifinal match and advanced to the championship match for the second straight year, this time against Connecticut. The end result was the same, however, as WVU was edged by the Huskies, 1-0, on a penalty kick.

WVU went 4-1-1 in conference play and faced St. John’s for the second-straight season in the Big East quarterfinal match. The Mountaineers advanced past the Red Storm, but fell short of reaching their third straight championship match when Villanova slid past WVU on penalty kicks in the semifinal.

Once again, hosting the NCAA tournament in Morgantown, West Virginia faced Loyola (Md.) in first-round action. The Mountaineers scored three goals, defeating Loyola, 3-0, to earn their first-ever NCAA tournament victory.

West Virginia, in the NCAA tournament for the fourth-straight year, defeated Loyola (Md.), 4-2, in the opening round and routed Ohio State, 3-0, in the second to earn the program’s first berth in the Sweet 16.

WVU’s season ended in the next round, however, when it fell to Virginia, 1-0.

In Morgantown, the Mountaineers drew Florida State for their Sweet 16 match. Down 2-0 at the half, WVU battled back and sent the game into overtime at 2-2. With under 30 seconds remaining in the second overtime, the Seminoles broke the West Virginia defense for the game-winning score.

Picking up where former teammate Katie Barnes left off, junior forward Chrissie Abbott had a record breaking season in 2002. The North Olmstead, Ohio, native scored 20 goals and

At the season’s end, WVU had its first-ever Hermann Trophy nominee in Abbott and both she and Stoia had firmly planted themselves as two of the greatest to ever don the Old Gold and Blue. Together, they rewrote the record books and helped to build a national powerhouse with each game they played. Abbott graduated as WVU’s all-time leader in goals scored, points and shots leader, while Stoia grabbed the school’s all-time assist record. Both were All-Americans in 2003, and together they set the West Virginia mark for games played and games started, each starting 87 matches in their careers.

Coach NIKKI IZZO-BROWN addresses the 1996 squad before its season opener. WVUWomensSoccer

Having lost Abbott and Stoia to graduation, a young Mountaineer squad entered the 2004 season, its first in Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, looking to build upon the success of 2003. Led by senior forward Laura Kane, the @WVUWomensSoccer

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WOMEN’S SOCCER team All-American, emerged onto the scene and led the league in scoring through the regular season on a team that set the school record for goals with 55. West Virginia rolled to an 8-2-1 league record and advanced to the Big East semifinals before making its seventh consecutive NCAA tournament appearance in November. The Mountaineers produced the finest season in school history in 2007, winning both the Big East regular season and tournament titles, and advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight. Soccer Buzz and NSCAA regional coach of the year Izzo-Brown guided six Mountaineers to all-conference honors and three players earned All-America accolades.

WVU advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2007.

Mountaineers posted their fifth-straight 15-win season and earned a fifth-consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament as well.

games on the road, where they battled fatigue and unfamiliar surroundings en route to a 126-3 final mark.

The 2004 season was highlighted by total team play. Injuries seemed to be a consistent theme throughout the year, yet somehow a different Mountaineer always rose to the challenge and helped bring her team to victory.

The Mountaineers found success in Big East competition, narrowly missing a spot in the conference championship match after falling 1-0 to Connecticut with minutes left in the second overtime period. But, a sixth-straight trip to the NCAA tournament awaited. WVU downed Hofstra in the first round, giving junior goalkeeper Lana Bannerman the career shutouts record with a 3-0 victory before falling to Final-Four participant Penn State in the second round.

For the first time since 1999, the Big East wasn’t broken into divisions and the Mountaineers went 7-4-0 in league play before finishing the year with a 15-6-0 record. WVU was sent to Texas for the 2005 NCAA tournament and faced teams from the Big 12 and Sun Belt Conferences for the first time in school history. West Virginia downed Southern Methodist, 2-1, in the opening round and fell to Texas, 2-1, to close out its ninth season of collegiate competition. Freshman Ashley Banks emerged as the most productive freshman in WVU history, notching more goals, assists and points than any newcomer before her. At the season’s end, she became the second Mountaineer to earn Big East Rookie of the Year honors (Lisa Stoia, 2000). Junior Marisa Kanela and senior Ashley Weimer joined the freshman on the all-conference second-team. Kane was named first team all-Big East and became the Mountaineers’ fourth AllAmerican in four years when the NSCAA named her a third-team honoree. Additionally, both her and Weimer were named Scholar All-Americans.

Individual accolades were once again abundant with five being named to an all-conference team (Marisa Kanela - first team; Ashley Banks and Amanda Cicchini - second team; Lana Bannerman and Kambria Riggins - third team). Kanela, Cicchini and Riggins also earned all-region honors from Soccer Buzz and the NSCAA. Cicchini also claimed Freshman All-America recognition from Soccer Buzz. Izzo-Brown’s 11th season running the program in 2006 saw a youthful Mountaineer squad with just two seniors go 14-4-3 and win the Big East American Division title. WVU picked up a key road win at No. 7 Penn State on its way to an 8-0-2 start. Sophomore forward Deana Everrett, a Soccer Buzz third

Banks was a finalist for the 2007 Soccer Buzz National Player of the Year and a semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy. The forward’s 15 goals and 38 points as a senior were the most-ever by a senior women’s soccer player. She graduated with rankings in the top five all-time in three major offensive categories – 34 goals (3rd), 26 assists (3rd) and 94 points (3rd). Banks collected numerous honors, including Soccer Buzz second team All-America, NSCAA third team All-America, first team All-Big East, the Big East co-Offensive Player of the Year, an NSCAA Scholar All-American and an ESPN The Magazine first team Academic All-American. Defender Greer Barnes helped the Mountaineer defense tie a school record with 13 shutouts. She became the first defender in school history to earn first team All-Big East honors and was named a second team NSCAA All-American. Amanda Cicchini, a two-time NSCAA all-region selection, was awarded second team NSCAA All-America honors and first team all-Big East as a junior. The three-time all-league midfielder was also named to the all-tournament team at the 2007 Big East Championship. Since the program’s birth in 1996, the Mountaineers have had 22 consecutive non-losing seasons, and with a coaching staff that consistently recruits some of the nation’s top soccer talent, the years that continue to go by will continue to write their own story.

A streak that began in September of 2002 ran 29 consecutive weeks until Nov. 1, 2004, and saw West Virginia ranked in the national Top 25 for nearly three complete seasons. The toughest schedule in program history awaited the Mountaineers in 2005, and at the season’s end, West Virginia had played six ranked teams in 19 matches, including eventual national champion Portland. WVU went undefeated at home for the second time, going 7-0-0, but played the majority of its

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LISA D u COTE converted the final penalty kick in West Virginia’s shootout win over Notre Dame to give the Mountaineers their first Big East Championship in 2007.

A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM BUILT ON A

12-YEAR PLAN 9-13-02 The Mountaineers defeat No. 10 Virginia on the road to notch their first-ever victory over a top-10 team. The victory is also the program’s 75th win.

8-29-09 No. 14 WVU knocked off No. 5 Penn State, 2-1, at Jeffrey Field, in University Park, Pennsylvania, marking WVU’s highest-ranked opponent defeated in school history.

9-16-02 WVU is the No. 1 ranked team in the NSCAA’s Mid-Atlantic Region, the first No.1 ranking in the seven-year history of the program.

11-13-09 Senior midfielder Carolyn Blank headed in the game-winner 1:29 into the Mountaineers’ 2-0 win vs. Loyola (Md.) in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The goal was the team’s fastest in WVU’s 10year NCAA Tournament history.

10-8-02 West Virginia secures its first-ever Big East regular season divisional title with a 3-0 shutout of Notre Dame. The win is also the program’s first over the Fighting Irish. 11-15-02 WVU wins first NCAA tournament match, a 3-0 victory over Loyola (Md.) at the Mountaineer Soccer Complex. 2-2-03 Rachel Kruze becomes the second WVU women’s soccer player to enter the professional ranks when she is drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 WUSA draft by the Philadelphia Charge. 9-2-03 Chrissie Abbott is named to the Hermann Trophy watch list making her WVU’s first nominee for soccer’s top award. CHRISSIE ABBOTT was named to the Hermann Trophy watch list on Sept. 2, 2003, making her WVU’s first nominee for the sport’s top award. 3-1-95 West Virginia Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong announced that women’s soccer will be added as a varsity sport for the 1996 season. 8-3-95 Nikki Izzo is hired as West Virginia’s inaugural head women’s soccer coach. 3-1-96 Nikki Izzo signs program’s first recruiting class. 9-1-96 Mountaineers play first game, a 3-0 loss at Big East foe Rutgers. 9-7-96 First home game and first program win, a 4-0 victory over Providence at Mountaineer Field in front of nearly 2,000 fans. 11-3-96 Mountaineers end first season with a 10-7-2 record, earning the program’s first winning season. 11-6-96 WVU earns its first postseason honors when defender Stacey Sollmann is named to the Big East allRookie Team. 9-3-97 West Virginia defeats Duquesne 1-0 in its first match at the Mountaineer Soccer Complex. 10-31-98 Mountaineers earn their first Big East tournament berth with a 2-0 win over Pitt. 9-20-00 West Virginia gets its first national ranking, a No. 24 ranking by Soccer Buzz. 10-4-00 Nikki Izzo-Brown and the Mountaineers win their 50th match, a 2-0 shutout of Big EAST rival Pitt. 11-8-00 WVU makes its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, a 5-1 loss at Richmond. 11-4-01 Mountaineers win their first-ever Big East Tournament match by defeating Miami 2-0. 12-9-01 Katie Barnes becomes WVU’s first women’s soccer All-American. 2-11-02 Katie Barnes becomes the first WVU women’s soccer player to enter the professional ranks when she is drafted by the Carolina Courage in the second round of the 2002 WUSA draft.

11-16-03 The Mountaineers shut out Ohio State, 3-0, to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. 9-1-04 West Virginia plays Purdue in its first game in the new Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, winning 1-0 on a goal from redshirt freshman Natalie Cocchi. 9-5-04 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is dedicated in front of 1,200 fans. 12-13-04 Laura Kane becomes West Virginia’s fourth AllAmerican in four years when she is selected to the NSCAA’s third team. 9-25-05 The Mountaineers defeat St. John’s 3-0 to claim the program’s 125th victory. 9-19-06 West Virginia starts off 7-0-1 and earns its highest ranking ever in the NSCAA/adidas coaches poll at No. 6. 10-22-06 WVU locks up the Big East American Division crown with a 4-0 win over Providence; it’s the program’s second league division title ever. 9-9-07 A crowd of 887 witnessed the Mountaineers post a 1-0 win at home over #15 Penn State to give WVU 150 wins. 11-11-07 The Mountaineers win their first Big East tournament title with a penalty kick shootout win (5-3) over #9 Notre Dame following a 1-1 tie. 11-28-07 Senior forward Ashley Banks was named a semifinalist for the 2007 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy. 11-30-07 A Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium attendance record (3,000) was established in WVU’s first NCAA Elite Eight match. The Mountaineers fell 1-0 to eventual national champion USC. 12-24-07 Seniors Ashley Banks and Kim Bonilla were named to the 2007 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America Soccer Team, the first since Laura Kane was a two-time selection in 2003 and 2004. 9-28-08 WVU tied a school record for goals scored in defeating Syracuse, 8-0, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. 10-26-08 The Mountaineers won their third straight Big East Conference American Division Championship with a 2-0 win at USF 11-6-08 Junior Carolyn Blank was named the co-Big East Midfielder of the Year, becoming the school’s second player to earn the award, joining assistant coach Lisa Stoia, who won the award in 2002 and 2003. WVUWomensSoccer

9-19-10 WVU defeated a top-five team for the second time in as many years with a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Virginia in Morgantown. 10-8-10 Senior Kerrie Butler made four saves in the Mountaineers’ 1-0 win over Syracuse at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The clean sheet pushed her career total to 37, a program record. She finished her Mountaineer career with 44 shutouts. Additionally, her 14 shutouts in 2010 were a WVU single-season record. 10-17-10 The Mountaineers’ 3-0 win over Georgetown at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium marked the program’s 200th victory. 11-7-10 Junior Meghan Lewis’ game-winner in the 82nd minute gave WVU a 1-0 win over USF at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey, and the Mountaineers their second Big East Championship title and first since 2007. 11-14-10 A pair of Mountaineer defenders scored goals in leading No. 7 WVU past Penn State, 2-1, in the NCAA Tournament Second Round, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The win gave the Mountaineers a school-record 18 for the season and pushed their school record win streak to 14. 10-21-11 With its 1-0 at Pitt, WVU finished the 2011 season with a program-best 10 Big East wins, making WVU one of only four conference schools to ever win 10 league contests in a season. The victory also wrapped-up WVU’s fifth American Division title. 11-3-11 Kate Schwindel was named the Big East Rookie of the Year, the third Mountaineer to win the league’s major award and the first since 2004, joining Ashley Banks (2004) and assistant coach Lisa Stoia (2000). Five Mountaineers earned All-Big East recognition. 11-6-11 Goals from forwards Blake Miller and Frances Silva, and a stout defensive effort, guided No. 11 West Virginia past Louisville, 2-0, in front of 1,550 fans at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in the final of the Big East Women’s Soccer Championship. The Mountaineers won their second consecutive title and third in the last five years. Departing the conference at season’s end, the WVU women’s soccer program was the only WVU team to win multiple Big East tournament titles (2007, 2010, 2011). 8-26-12 Junior forward Frances Silva’s goal in the 83rd minute propelled WVU past No. 1 Stanford, 1-0, at Jeffrey Field, in University Park, Pennsylvania. The win was the team’s first over a top-ranked squad and snapped Stanford’s 64-match regular-season unbeaten streak. 9-21-12 WVU defeated Texas Tech, 3-2, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, giving the program and the University its first Big 12 Conference win in any sport. 10-26-12 A 1-0 overtime win at Texas gave WVU the school’s first Big 12 Conference title, as the Mountaineers earned the regular-season crown with a 7-0-1 record. It was the sixth regular-season title for WVU.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER 11-11-14 WVU entered the 2014 NCAA Tournament ranked No. 7 nationally, its highest position in the coaches poll since their No. 7 ranking on Sept. 1, 2009, and its best ranking ever at the onset of the national tournament. 12-2-14 Sophomore defender Kadeisha Buchanan was named a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, WVU’s second semifinalist in two seasons and the fourth in program history. She was one of two sophomores to make the cut. 12-5-14 Defender Kadeisha Buchanan became the youngest Mountaineer to collect NSCAA All-America First Team honors, as she was earned her second career AllAmerica nod. She was the only sophomore nationally named to the first team. 4-27-15 Rising juniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence were named to the Canadian Women’s National Team for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada. In celebration of the World Cup, Buchanan was featured on a Canadian stamp.

WVU defeated No. 1 Stanford, 1-0, on Aug. 26, 2012, its first-ever win vs. the nation’s top-ranked team. 10-29-12 In their first season as Big 12 Conference members, seven Mountaineers earned All-Big 12 honors, while coach Nikki Izzo-Brown was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year and senior Bry McCarthy was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. McCarthy was the program’s first defensive player to earn a major conference honor. 11-30-12 Senior defender Bry McCarthy earned NSCAA All-America Third Team honors, the first Mountaineer to collect an All-America accolade since Carolyn Blank in 2009. 1-11-13 Bry McCarthy was one of six players assigned to the Western New York Flash, a member of the new National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). 8-30-13 Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown earned her 250th career win with a 4-0 victory over Central Michigan at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. 10-26-13 No. 6 WVU won its fourth straight conference championship and its second consecutive Big 12 Conference title with a 2-1 double-overtime victory at Oklahoma. 11-4-13 The Mountaineers swept the 2013 Big 12 Conference postseason awards, and WVU was the first team in conference history to win offensive and defensive player of the year awards in the same season. Coach Nikki IzzoBrown was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second straight season, while senior forward Frances Silva was named the unanimous Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Freshman Kadeisha Buchanan was named the Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Year. 11-8-13 WVU earned its 250th program win with a 1-0 victory over Baylor in the Big 12 Soccer Championship semifinals at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. 11-10-13 Three straight shut-out wins in Kansas City, Missouri, ended with a 1-0 win for No. 15 WVU over Oklahoma State in the 2013 Big 12 Soccer Championship Final, at Swope Soccer Village. The victory gave the Mountaineers their first-ever Big 12 championship crown. It was the program’s fourth conference championship title and third in four years. 11-16-13 No. 7 WVU advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round for the first time since 2010 following a 0-0, double-overtime draw against Rutgers in Morgantown. The Mountaineers earned a 3-0 advantage in penalty kicks. 11-26-13 Senior Frances Silva was named the CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year. She was the first WVU women’s soccer player to earn the sport’s highest academic honor.

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12-3-13 Senior Frances Silva was named a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, becoming the third Mountaineer semifinalist and the first since Ashley Banks in 2007. 12-6-13 Senior forward Frances Silva and freshman defender Kadeisha Buchanan were named to the NSCAA All-America Second Team, becoming the first Mountaineer pair since 2008 to earn All-America honors in the same season. Buchanan was the first WVU freshman to earn an NSCAA All-America award. 12-9-13 WVU finishes No. 8 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 25 Final Rankings and No. 12 in the NSCAA Final Rankings. The positions were the team’s highest season-ending rankings since sitting at No. 7 at the end of the 2007 season. 1-17-14 Frances Silva was selected by FC Kansas City with the 19th overall pick at the 2014 NWSL College Draft, becoming the second Mountaineer to advance to the league. 5-8-14 Rising sophomore defender Kadeisha Buchanan scored her first career international goal in the Canadian Women’s National Team’s 1-1 draw against the United States at Investors Group Field, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Buchanan headed the ball past U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo. 7-16-14 Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence and Amandine Pierre-Louis were named to the Canadian Women’s U-20 National Team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada. 10-26-14 In front of 1,257 fans at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, the No. 8 Mountaineers clinched their third straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title with a 3-1 win over Oklahoma. WVU became the second team in conference history to win three straight regular-season crowns. 11-3-14 A program-record nine Mountaineers earned All-Big 12 honors, while coach Nikki Izzo-Brown collected her third straight Big 12 Coach of the Year award and sophomore Kadeisha Buchanan was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. Izzo-Brown became the first coach in Big 12 history to score three consecutive honors, while Buchanan became the first student-athlete to win back-to-back defensive accolades in her freshman and sophomore seasons. Additionally, freshman Michaela Abam was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. 11-9-14 A goal from senior forward Kate Schwindel in the 13th minute gave No. 8 WVU a 1-0 win against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Soccer Championship Final at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. The Mountaineers swept the conference titles for the second time in as many seasons.

6-15-15 Junior midfielder Ashley Lawrence scores the team’s lone goal in Canada’s 1-1 draw against Netherlands in the final group match of the 2015 Women’s World Cup at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec. 7-5-15 Junior defender Kadeisha Buchanan earned the 2015 Hyundai Young Player Award, presented at the conclusion of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, at BC Place Stadium, in Vancouver. She would go on to earn a spot on the FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Star Team. 8-5-15 Juniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, marking the third time since 2007 WVU had two studentathletes named to the first list of the season. 8-21-15 With a 2-0 win over SIUE in Bloomington, Indiana, No. 10/12 WVU extended its program-record unbeaten streak to 20. 10-12-15 WVU reaches No. 2 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 25 Poll, its highest ranking ever in any poll. 10-16-15 No. 2/3 WVU made quick work of Kansas, defeating the Jayhawks 6-0 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The six goals were the most scored by the Mountaineers against a Big 12 opponent. 10-23-15 A golden goal from senior forward Kailey Utley gave No. 2/3 WVU a 2-1 overtime win against Oklahoma State at Cowgirl Soccer Complex in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The victory delivered WVU its fourth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season crown. WVU would be named the outright champion four days later. 10-27-15 WVU reaches a program-high No. 2 in the NSCAA Poll. 11-2-15 For the third straight season, the Mountaineers earned at least three of the Big 12 Conference’s four postseason awards, as Nikki Izzo-Brown was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year, junior Kadeisha Buchanan was named the Defensive Player of the Year and freshman Bianca St. Georges was named the co-Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Buchanan became the first player in conference history to win three straight defensive honors. Additionally, 10 of the 11 players featured in the team’s starting lineup earned a combined 11 All-Big 12 honors, a league-best mark and a program record. 11-9-15 The Mountaineers earn a No. 2 seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, the highest seeding in program history. 11-20-15 No. 4 WVU earned a 4-0 win over Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, giving the Mountaineers a program-record 15 shutouts on the season.

11-22-15 The No. 4 Mountaineers defeated Loyola Marymount 5-2 in the NCAA Tournament Third Round at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, pushing the Mountaineers to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second time in program history and the first time since 2007. The win was the team’s program-record 19th victory of the season. WVU’s five scores pushed its season goal total to a program-best 61 goals. 12-1-15 For the first time in the program’s 20-year history, two Mountaineers were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinal List, as junior Kadeisha Buchanan makes the cut for the second straight season and classmate Ashley Lawrence moved on for the first time in her career. 12-3-15 A program-best five Mountaineers collected NSCAA All-Region honors for the second time in program history and the first time since 2007. Senior Kailey Utley and juniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence were named to the All-Central Region First Team, while senior Amanda Hill was named to the second team and Hannah Steadman was placed on the third team. 12-4-15 Two Mountaineers collected NSCAA All-America First Team accolades in the same season for the first time in program history, as juniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence were named to the top team. The honor was the second first-team award for Buchanan and her third career All-America nod, while Lawrence received All-America recognition for the first time. 12-8-15 WVU is ranked No. 7 in the final NSCAA Women’s National Poll of the 2015 season, matching the program’s best postseason ranking, first achieved in 2007. 12-11-15 Junior defender Kadeisha Buchanan is named one of three finalists for the 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy, the first finalist in program history. 2-18-16 Rising senior Kadeisha Buchanan is named to the first-ever FIFPro Women’s World XI Team, recognizing the world’s top-11 female soccer players. 8-2-16 The Mountaineers earn the No. 6 ranking in the NSCAA Preseason Poll, their best position at the onset of a season. 8-19-16 Seniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence help Canada earn a 2-1 win over host Brazil and capture the Bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. They are the first WVU women’s soccer players to win Olympic medals. 8-21-16 Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown earns her 300th career win with a 2-0 win over Buffalo at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania. 9-9-16 Two second-half goals from junior forward Michaela Abam deliver a 3-1 win for No. 4 WVU at No. 5 Duke at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The win was the team’s first-ever against the Blue Devils, the 2015 National Runner-Up, and gave the Mountaineers two wins against top-10 teams in one season for the first time since 2012 and the third time since 2005. 9-12-16 For the first time in program history, WVU is ranked No. 1 nationally, as the team sits at the top of the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Top 25 Poll. The program becomes the fourth team in WVU history to earn a No. 1 ranking (rifle, football, men’s basketball). 9-16-16 No. 1 WVU pushes its unbeaten streak at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium to 30 with a 3-0 win over Princeton. The streak is the 11th best all-time NCAA mark. 10-7-16 Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence are named candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award, the first duo in program history to earn candidate status in the same season. 10-11-16 WVU earned the No. 1 ranking in the NSCAA Poll for the first time in 21 seasons. The Mountaineers became the first team in Big 12 Conference history to earn the No. 1 ranking in the coaches poll.

10-17-16 WVU sits at No. 1 in the NCAA Women’s Soccer RPI for the first time in program history. 10-21-16 The No. 1 Mountaineers collected program win No. 300 and their fifth straight Big 12 Conference regularseason title with a 3-0 win at TCU’s Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium in Fort Worth. WVU is the first team in conference history to win five consecutive outright titles. 10-28-16 With a 3-0 win over Oklahoma State in Morgantown, WVU becomes the first team in Big 12 Conference history to post a shutout season. 10-31-16 Senior Kadeisha Buchanan became the second student-athlete in any sport to win four unshared Big 12 Conference postseason honors when she was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, coach Nikki IzzoBrown won her unprecedented fifth straight Big 12 Coach of the Year award, and junior Michaela Abam was named the co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Six Mountaineers also collected a conference-best seven All-Big 12 awards. 11-6-16 A come-from-behind, 3-2 overtime victory against TCU at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri, gives No. 1 WVU the 2016 Big 12 Soccer Championship title for the third time in four seasons. 11-7-16 No. 1-ranked WVU earns its first-ever NCAA Tournament regional No. 1 seed. 11-7-16 Sophomores Bianca St. Georges (Canada) and Vanessa Flores (Mexico), as well as freshman Rylee Foster (Canada) are named to national rosters for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

12-13-16 Senior defender Kadeisha Buchanan is named the Honda Sport Award winner for soccer, the first in program history. 12-14-16 Senior defender Kadeisha Buchanan is named a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy for the second straight season. 1-3-17 Ashley Lawrence signs a two-year professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain. 1-6-17 Kadeisha Buchanan wins the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy and becomes the first Mountaineer to claim the storied award. She is the first defender to win the honor since 2003. 1-9-17 Kadeisha Buchanan signs a professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais. 7-27-17 Kadeisha Buchanan is named the 2016-17 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year. She is the first Mountaineer student-athlete to win the conference’s top honor. 11-29-17 For the third straight season, a program-record five Mountaineers collect United Soccer Coaches (formally NSCAA) all-region honors. Seniors Michaela Abam and Amandine Pierre-Louis, as well as sophomore Rylee Foster, were named to the first team, while senior Carla Portillo and junior Bianca St. Georges earned second-team awards. 1-28-18 Michaela Abam and Amandine Pierre-Louis were overall picks No. 4 and No. 6, respectively, by Sky Blue FC at the 2018 NWSL College Draft, marking the first time in program history two Mountaineers were drafted in one season. Abam is the program’s highest draft pick.

11-26-16 No. 1 WVU defeats No. 5 Duke, 1-0, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium to advance to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history. The Mountaineers become the first team in Big 12 Conference history to advance to the NCAA College Cup. 11-29-16 Seniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence repeat as MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalists. 11-30-16 A program-record five Mountaineers collect NSCAA All-Region honors for the second time in as many seasons, with seniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence, as well as junior Michaela Abam, landing on the first team, and junior Carla Portillo and freshman Rylee Foster earning second-team awards. 11-30-16 Senior defender Kadeisha Buchanan is named the espnW National Player of the Year, the first in program history. 12-2-16 A first in program history, three Mountaineers are named NSCAA All-America in the same season, with seniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence earning first-team accolades, and junior Michaela Abam scoring second-team recognition. Buchanan becomes the first Mountaineer to earn four career All-America awards and three first-team honors. 12-2-16 A goal from junior forward Michaela Abam in the 74th minute pushes No.1 WVU to a 1-0 win over No. 6 North Carolina in the NCAA College Cup semifinal at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. The victory pushes WVU’s nation- and program-best win total to 23. The clean sheet was the team’s 18th of the season, also a nation- and program-best mark. 12-4-16 The Mountaineers’ historic season ends with a 3-1 loss to No. 7 USC in the NCAA College Cup Final. WVU finishes the year ranked a program-best No. 2 in the NSCAA and TopDrawerSoccer.com Polls. Senior Kadeisha Buchanan is named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player. 12-12-16 Senior defender Kadeisha Buchanan is named the TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year, the first in program history.

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MATCH

RECORDS

GOALS 1. Michaela Abam 2. Kailey Utley Ashley Banks Deana Everrett Kim Bonilla Ashley Banks Rachael Minnich Chrissie Abbott Katie Barnes Katie Barnes Rena Lippa 12. 93 times

ASSISTS

1. Kailey Utley 2. Frances Silva Kate Schwindel Kate Schwindel Deana Everrett Katie Barnes Robyn D’Aversa 8. 59 times

POINTS vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 4 vs. Loyola Marymount, Nov. 22, 2015 3 (NCAA Tournament Third Round) a Georgetown, Oct. 19, 2007 3 a DePaul, Oct. 1, 2006 3 vs. St. Bonaventure, Sept. 10, 2006 3 vs. Ohio, Aug. 29, 2004 3 vs. Ohio, Aug. 29, 2004 3 vs. William & Mary, Sept. 27, 2002 3 vs. Marshall, Oct. 15, 2000 3 vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 14, 1999 3 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 9, 1998 3 Most recent: Michaela Abam vs. Bucknell 2 (NCAA Tournament First Round), Nov. 11, 2018

vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 vs. Wright State, Sept. 22, 2013 at Iowa State, Oct. 7, 2012 vs. High Point, Sept. 16, 2012 vs. Syracuse, Sept. 28, 2008 vs. St. John’s, Aug. 31, 2001 vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 14, 1999 Most recent: Carla Portillo at Kansas, Oct. 27, 2017

4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

1. 2. 8.

Michaela Abam Kate Schwindel Ashley Banks Kim Bonilla Rachael Minnich Katie Barnes Rena Lippa Kailey Utley

Deana Everrett Ashley Banks Chrissie Abbott Katie Barnes Tonia Deligiannis

SHOTS

vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 8 (4G, 0A) vs. High Point, Sept. 16, 2012 7 (2G, 3A) vs. Georgetown, Oct. 19, 2007 7 (3G, 1A) vs. St. Bonaventure, Sept. 10, 2006 7 (3G, 1A) vs. Ohio, Aug. 29, 2004 7 (3G, 1A) vs. Marshall, Oct. 15, 2000 7 (3G, 1A) vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 9, 1998 7 (3G, 1A) vs. L oyola Marymount, Nov. 22, 2015 6 (3G, 0A) (NCAA Tournament Third Round), at DePaul, Oct. 1, 2006 6 (3G, 0A) vs. Ohio, Aug. 29, 2004 6 (3G, 0A) vs. William & Mary, Sept. 27, 2002 6 (3G, 0A) vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 14, 1999 6 (3G, 0A) vs. RMU, Sept. 11, 1996 6 (2G, 2A)

1. Michaela Abam 2. Laura Kane 3. Chrissie Abbott Rachel Kruze 4. Kate Schwindel Frances Silva Marisa Kanela Chrissie Abbott Katie Barnes 10. Michaela Abam Michaela Abam Michaela Abam Michaela Abam Kim Bonilla Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott

vs. Richmond, Sept. 10, 2017 vs. Seton Hall, Oct. 17, 2004 vs. Seton Hall, Oct. 4, 2002 vs. Villanova, Sept. 22, 2002 vs. TCU, Oct, 13, 2013 vs. Duquesne, Sept. 6, 2012 vs. Seton Hall, Oct. 12, 2003 vs. Michigan State, Sept. 1, 2003 vs. Seton Hall, Sept. 28, 2001 vs. Longwood, Sept. 13, 2015 vs. Buffalo, Sept. 18, 2015 vs. Georgetown, Nov. 15, 2014 (NCAA Tournament First Round) vs. TCU, Nov. 5, 2014 (Big 12 quarterfinal) at DePaul, Oct. 1, 2006 vs. Syracuse, Aug. 25, 2000 vs. Miami (Ohio), Nov. 16, 2001 vs. Miami, Nov. 4, 2001 vs. George Mason, Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Rutgers, Sept. 29, 2002 vs. Georgetown, Oct. 9, 2002 vs. Colgate, Oct. 11, 2002

1. Stacey Adams 2. Stacey Adams 3. Stacey Adams Stacey Adams 5. Stacey Adams Stacey Adams 7. Stacey Adams Stacey Adams Stacey Adams 10. Melissa Haire

vs. Connecticut, Sept. 18, 1998 vs. Rutgers, Sept. 1, 1996 vs. Connecticut, Sept. 27, 1996 vs. Boston College, Oct. 4, 1998 vs. Duquesne, Sept.4, 1996 vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 3, 1998 at Navy, Sept. 10, 1997 vs. Notre Dame, Sept. 14, 1997 vs. Syracuse, Oct. 16, 1998 vs. Butler, Oct. 17, 1999

GOALKEEPER SAVES

15 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

22 18 16 16 13 13 12 12 12 11

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RECORDS

GOALS 1. Chrissie Abbott, 2002 2. Deana Everrett, 2006 3. Katie Barnes, 2000 4. Frances Silva, 2013 Ashley Banks, 2007 Chrissie Abbott, 2001 7. Chrissie Abbott, 2003 Katie Barnes, 1999 Rena Lippa, 1998 10. Michaela Abam, 2016 Michaela Abam, 2015 Kailey Utley, 2015 Katie Barnes, 2001

ASSISTS 1. 2. 4. 7.

Frances Silva, 2013 Lisa Stoia, 2003 Kim Bonilla, 2006 Ashley Lawrence, 2016 Katie Barnes, 2001 Lisa Stoia, 2003 Bry McCarthy, 2011 Blake Miller, 2010 Deana Everrett, 2007 Marisa Kanela, 2005 Laura Kane, 2004 Katie Barnes, 2000

POINTS

1. Chrissie Abbott, 2002 2. Frances Silva, 2013 Deana Everrett, 2006 Katie Barnes, 2000 5. Ashley Banks, 2007 6. Chrissie Abbott, 2003 Katie Barnes, 2001 8. Michaela Abam, 2016 9. Chrissie Abbott, 2001 10. Katie Barnes, 1999

SHOTS

1. Chrissie Abbott, 2002 2. Chrissie Abbott, 2003 3. Michaela Abam, 2017 4. Michaela Abam, 2016 5. Katie Barnes, 2001 6. Michaela Abam, 2015 7. Chrissie Abbott, 2001 8. Ashley Banks, 2007 9. Laura Kane, 2004 10. Katie Barnes, 2000

MATCHES PLAYED 20 18 17 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 12 12

13 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9

47 43 43 43 38 34 34 33 33 31

159 136 126 114 113 109 107 103 102 98

1. 9.

GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE

Michaela Abam, 2016 Sh’Nia Gordon, 2016 Carla Portillo, 2016 Hannah Abraham, 2016 Grace Cutler, 2016 Amandine Pierre-Louis, 2016 Alli Magaletta, 2016 Easther Mayi Kith, 2016 Ashley Banks, 2007 Kim Bonilla, 2007 Kiley Harris, 2007 Carolyn Blank, 2007 Amanda Cicchini, 2007 Natalie Cocchi, 2007 Krystle Kallman, 2007 Lisa DuCote, 2007 Greer Barnes, 2007

MATCHES STARTED

1. 7.

Michaela Abam, 2016 Sh’Nia Gordon, 2016 Carla Portillo, 2016 Amandine Pierre-Louis, 2016 Alli Magaletta, 2016 Easther Mayi Kith, 2016 Ashley Banks, 2007 Greer Barnes, 2007 Kim Bonilla, 2007 Carolyn Blank, 2007 Amanda Cicchini, 2007 Natalie Cocchi, 2007 Lisa DuCote, 2007 Krystle Kallman, 2007

GOALKEEPER SAVES

1. Stacey Adams, 1998 2. Stacey Adams, 1997 3. Stacey Adams, 1996 4. Melissa Haire, 2000 5. Kerri Butler, 2010 6. Sara Keane, 2012 Lana Bannerman, 2003 8. Sara Keane, 2011 9. Kerri Butler, 2009 10. Sara Keane, 2013

27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

27 27 27 27 27 27 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

125 113 109 88 87 84 84 80 72 67

1. Rylee Foster, 2016 2. Michelle Newhouse, 2016 3. Hannah Steadman, 2015 4. Laura Finley, 2002 5. Kerri Butler, 2008 6. Kerri Butler, 2007 7. Lana Bannerman, 2006 8. Rylee Foster, 2017 9. Hannah Steadman, 2014 10. Melissa Haire, 2002

0.42 0.45 0.50 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.60 0.64 0.67 0.71

SHUTOUTS

(for some seasons prior to 2003, the school recognized combined shutouts) 1. Kerri Butler, 2010 2. Hannah Steadman, 2015 Lana Bannerman, 2006 Rylee Foster, 2017 5. Hannah Steadman, 2014 Kerri Butler, 2008 7. Sara Keane, 2013 Lana Bannerman, 2003 Stacey Adams, 1997 10. Melissa Haire, 2000

GOALKEEPER MINUTES 1. Kerri Butler, 2010 2. Sara Keane, 2013 3. Rylee Foster, 2017 4. Kerri Butler, 2008 5. Lana Bannerman, 2003 6. Hannah Steadman, 2014 7. Sara Keane, 2011 8. Lana Bannerman, 2005 9. Hannah Steadman, 2015 10. Lana Bannerman, 2006

14 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 9.5

2,201:51 2,135:31 2,122:15 2,106:41 2,094:10 2,007:17 1,975:49 1,975:40 1,975:08 1,960:00

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RECORDS

GOALS 1. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 2. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 3. Michaela Abam, 2014-17 4. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 5. Frances Silva, 2010-13 6. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 7. Kate Schwindel, 2011-14 Blake Miller, 2008-11 9. Laura Kane, 2001-04 10. Rena Lippa, 1996-98

ASSISTS

1. Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 2. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 3. Ashley Lawrence, 2013-16 4. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 5. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 6. Laura Kane, 2001-04 Rachel Kruze, 1999-2002 8. Kate Schwindel, 2011-14 Frances Silva, 2010-13 10. Kim Bonilla, 2004-07

POINTS

1. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 2. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 3. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 4. Michaela Abam, 2014-17 5. Frances Silva, 2010-13 6. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 7. Kate Schwindel, 2011-14 8. Laura Kane, 2001-04 Blake Miller, 2008-11 10. Marisa Kanela, 2002-05

SHOTS

1. Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 2. Michaela Abam, 2014-17 3. Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 4. Deana Everrett, 2005-08 5. Blake Miller, 2008-11 6. Kate Schwindel, 2011-14 7. Laura Kane, 2001-04 8. Ashley Banks, 2004-07 9. Amandine Pierre-Louis, 2014-17 10. Frances Silva, 2010-13

MATCHES PLAYED 53 45 42 39 38 34 33 33 31 29

33 30 29 26 24 23 23 22 22 21

125 120 102 100 98 94 88 85 85 76

1. 2. 3. 6. 8.

Michaela Abam, 2014-17 Carla Portillo, 2014-17 Amandine Pierre-Louis, 2014-17 Carolyn Blank, 2006-09 Blake Miller, 2008-11 Kadeisha Buchanan, 2013-16 Ashley Lawrence, 2013-16 Amanda Cicchini, 2005-08 Meghan Lewis, 2008-11 Bry McCarthy, 2009-12 Bri Rodriguez, 2009-12 Frances Silva, 2010-13

MATCHES STARTED

1. Carolyn Blank, 2006-09 2. Kadeisha Buchanan, 2013-16 3. Bri Rodriguez, 2009-12 4. Amanda Hill, 2012-15 5. Ashley Lawrence, 2013-16 Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 8. Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 Amanda Cicchini, 2005-08 10. Laura Kane, 2001-04 Robin Rushton, 2005-08

GOALKEEPER SAVES

1. 2. 3. 5.

Stacy Adams, 1996-98 Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 Kerri Butler, 2007-10 Sara Keane, 2011-13 Melissa Haire, 1998-2002

95 94 92 92 92 91 91 89 89 89 89 89

92 91 89 88 87 87 87 86 86 85 85

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE (MIN. 18 GAMES PLAYED) 1. 2. 3. 4.

Rylee Foster, 2016-present

0.55 (40 matches) Hannah Steadman, 2014-15 0.59 (45 matches) Laura Finley, 2000-03 0.64 (31 matches) Kerri Butler, 2007-10 0.67 (82 matches) Hannah Steadman, 2014-15 0.67 (22 matches)

SHUTOUTS

(for some seasons prior to 2003, the school recognized combined shutouts) 1. Kerri Butler, 2007-10 44 2. Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 36 3. Sara Keane, 2011-13 27 4. Stacy Adams, 1996-98 24.8 5. Hannah Steadman, 2014-15 23

GOALKEEPER MINUTES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 Kerri Butler, 2007-10 Sara Keane, 2011-13 Stacy Adams, 1996-98 Melissa Haire, 1998-2001

7,858:35 7,559:09 6,017:04 4,804:42 4,554:37

347 241 231 231 189

472 417 339 299 260 259 256 246 244 238

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RECORDS

Goals: 4 by Michaela Abam vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 Assists: 4 by Kailey Utley vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 Points: 8 (4 G) by Michaela Abam vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 Shots: 15 by Michaela Abam vs. Richmond, Sept. 10, 2017 Goalkeeper Saves: 22 by Stacey Adams vs. Connecticut, Sept. 18, 1998

SEASON Goals: 20 by Chrissie Abbott, 2002 Game Winning Goals: 9 by Chrissie Abbott, 2002 Multiple Goal Matches: 5 by Katie Barnes, 2000; Chrissie Abbott, 2002 Assists: 13 by Frances Silva, 2013 Points: 47 (20G, 7A) by Chrissie Abbott, 2002 Shots: 159 by Chrissie Abbott, 2002 Matches Played: 27 by eight players, 2016 Matches Started: 27 by six players, 2016 Goalkeeper Saves: 128 by Stacey Adams, 1998 Goals-Against Average: 0.42 by Rylee Foster, 2016 Shutouts: 14 by Kerri Butler, 2010 Goalkeeper Minutes: 2,201:51 by Kerri Butler, 2010 Cautions: 4 by Kim Bonilla, 2006; Drea Barklage, 2011; Kadeisha Buchanan, 2016 Ejections: 1 by Meghan Lewis, 2011; Kara Blosser, 2012; Amandine Pierre-Louis, 2014

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CAREER Goals: 53 by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 Game Winning Goals: 22 by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 Multiple Goal Matches: 12 by Katie Barnes, 1998-2001 Assists: 33 by Lisa Stoia, 2000-03 Points: 125 (53G, 19A) by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 Shots: 472 by Chrissie Abbott, 2000-03 Matches Played: 92 by Carolyn Blank, 2006-09; Blake Miller, 2008-11 Matches Started: 92 by Carolyn Blank, 2006-09 Goalkeeper Saves: 358 by Stacey Adams, 1996-98 Goals-Against Average: 0.55 by Hannah Steadman, 2014-15 Shutouts: 44 by Kerri Butler, 2007-10 Goalkeeper Minutes: 7,858:35 by Lana Bannerman, 2003-06 Cautions: 10 by Kadeisha Buchanan, 2013-16 Ejections: 1 by Meghan Lewis, 2008-11; Kara Blosser, 2012-13; Amandine Pierre-Louis, 2014-17

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PERFORMANCES

POINTS 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

ASSISTS Tonia Deligiannis Rena Lippa Rena Lippa Katie Barnes Katie Barnes Katie Barnes Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Marisa Kanela Marisa Kanela Deana Everrett Ashley Banks Deana Everrett Carolyn Blank Blake Miller Blake Miller Kate Schwindel Frances Silva Michaela Abam Kailey Utley Michaela Abam Michaela Abam

16 23 28 31 43 34 47 34 26 27 43 38 22 12 29 27 26 43 16 30 33 23

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Tonia Deligiannis Rena Lippa Rena Lippa Rena Lippa Katie Barnes Katie Barnes Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Chrissie Abbott Marisa Kanela Marisa Kanela Deana Everrett Ashley Banks Blake Miller Megan Mischler Blake Miller Blake Miller Frances Silva Frances Silva Michaela Abam Michaela Abam Kailey Utley Michaela Abam Michaela Abam

6 6 11 12 13 17 15 20 13 11 9 18 15 10 5 10 10 11 15 8 12 12 12 10

SAVES

GOALS 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE Stacey Sollmann Stacey Sollmann Katie Barnes Rachel Kruze Katie Barnes Katie Barnes Lisa Stoia Lisa Stoia Laura Kane Marisa Kanela Kim Bonilla Deana Everrett Deana Everrett Caroline Szwed Blake Miller Bry McCarthy Kate Schwindel Frances Silva Ashley Lawrence Ashley Lawrence Ashley Lawrence Sh’Nia Gordon Carla Portillo

7 5 6 6 9 10 10 12 9 9 12 9 8 6 9 9 8 13 7 8 10 7 7

Stacey Adams Stacey Adams Stacey Adams Tera Berardi Melissa Haire Melissa Haire Laura Finley Lana Bannerman Lana Bannerman Lana Bannerman Lana Bannerman Mallory Beck Kerri Butler Kerri Butler Kerri Butler Sara Keane Sara Keane Sara Keane Hannah Steadman Hannah Steadman Rylee Foster Rylee Foster

109 121 128 51 88 37 38 84 44 61 52 33 43 72 87 80 84 67 52 45 36 45

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Stacey Adams Stacey Adams Stacey Adams Tera Berardi Melissa Haire Laura Finley Laura Finley Lana Bannerman Lana Bannerman Lana Bannerman Lana Bannerman Kerri Butler Kerri Butler Kerri Butler Kerri Butler Sara Keane Sara Keane Sara Keane Hannah Steadman Hannah Steadman Rylee Foster Rylee Foster

2.10 1.23 1.12 1.45 0.95 0.82 0.49 0.82 0.98 0.92 0.60 0.89 0.56 0.67 0.82 0.91 0.94 1.01 0.67 0.50 0.42 0.64

GOALKEEPER MINUTES 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

1,540 1,765 1,775 1,119 1,888 1,129 1,112 2,095 1,829 1,965 1,956 1,218:42 2,106:41 2,161:10 2,201:51 1,975:49 1,905:44 2,135:31 2,007:17 1,975:08 1,509:56 2,122:15

TEAM

RECORDS

MATCH GOALS

8 vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 vs. Syracuse, Sept. 28, 2008 vs. St. Bonaventure, Sept. 10, 2006 7 vs. Ohio, Aug. 29, 2004 6 vs. Kansas, Oct. 16, 2015 vs. High Point, Sept. 16, 2012 vs. Pitt, Oct. 6, 2004 vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 14, 1999 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 9, 1998 vs. St. Francis, Pa., Nov. 1, 1997 5 22 times, most recent: vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2017

ASSISTS

9 vs. Ohio, Aug. 29, 2004 8 vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 vs. St. Bonaventure, Sept. 10, 2006 6 vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2017 vs. L oyola Marymount, NCAA Tournament Third Round, Nov. 22, 2015 vs. Kansas, Oct. 16, 2015 vs. Wright State, Sept. 22, 2013 vs. High Point, Sept. 16, 2012 vs. Seton Hall, Oct. 30, 2011 vs. Syracuse, Sept. 28, 2008 vs. Bowling Green, Aug. 31, 2007 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 9, 1998 5 15 times, most recent: vs. Duquesne, Aug. 30, 2015

POINTS

24 vs. Villanova, Sept. 6, 2015 vs. St. Bonaventure, Sept. 10, 2006 23 vs. Ohio, Aug. 29, 2004 22 vs. Syracuse, Sept. 28, 2008 18 vs. Kansas, Oct. 16, 2015 vs. High Point, Sept. 16, 2012 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 9, 1998 17 vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 14, 1999 vs. Central Florida, Oct. 3, 1999 16 vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2017 vs. Loyola Marymount, Nov. 22, 2015 vs. Seton Hall, Oct. 30, 2011 15 vs. Duquesne, Aug. 30, 2015 vs. Towson, Sept. 14, 2012 vs. Syracuse, Oct. 9, 2011 vs. Xavier, Sept.16, 2007 vs. James Madison, Aug. 27, 2006 vs. Radford, Oct. 17, 2003 vs. St. John’s, Aug. 31, 2001 vs. Robert Morris, Sept. 11, 1996

SHOTS 49 44 43 41 38 37 36 35 34

vs. Seton Hall, Oct. 12, 2003 vs. St. Bonaventure, Sept. 10, 2006 vs. St. Francis (Pa.), August 28, 2016 vs. St. John’s, Sept. 26, 2004 vs. Buffalo, Sept. 18, 2015 vs. Longwood, Sept. 13, 2015 vs. Duquesne, Sept. 6, 2012 vs. Iowa State, Oct. 18, 2015 vs. Duquesne, Aug. 30, 2015 vs. Western Michigan, Sept. 1, 2006 vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 6, 2017 vs. Radford, Oct. 17, 2003 vs. Providence, Oct. 20, 2002 vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 19, 2017 vs. TCU, Oct. 13, 2013 vs. George Mason, Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Richmond, Sept. 10, 2017 vs. Northern Kentucky, Nov. 12, 2016 vs. VCU, Sept. 5, 1999 vs. Miami (Fla.), Nov. 4, 2001

FEWEST SHOTS ALLOWED

0 vs. B ucknell, NCAA Tournament First Round, Nov. 11, 2017 vs. Wright State, Sept. 4, 2017 vs. Longwood, Sept. 13, 2015 vs. UNCG, Sept. 7, 2014 vs. USF, Oct. 26, 2007 vs. Binghamton, Sept. 3, 2006 vs. Robert Morris, Sept. 11, 1996 1 vs. R utgers, NCAA Tournament Second Round, Nov. 17, 2017 vs. Buffalo, Sept. 1, 2016 vs. Buffalo, Sept. 18, 2015 vs. Towson, Aug. 22, 2008 vs. Syracuse, Sept. 22, 2006 vs. Jacksonville State, Sept. 1, 2002 2 14 times, most recent: vs. La Salle, Sept. 17, 2017

GOALKEEPER SAVES 22 18 16 13 11 10 10 10

vs. Connecticut, Sept. 18, 1998 vs. Rutgers, Sept. 1, 1996 vs. Connecticut, Sept. 27, 1996 vs. Duquesne, Sept. 4, 1996 vs. Butler, Oct. 17, 1999 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 8, 1999 vs. Ohio State, Sept. 15, 1996 vs. Notre Dame, Sept. 22, 2000

CORNER KICKS

18 vs. B ucknell, NCAA Tournament First Round, Nov. 11, 2017 vs. Villanova, Oct. 19, 2008 17 vs. Buffalo, Sept. 18, 2015 vs. Seton Hall, Sept. 28, 2001 16 vs. Binghamton, Sept. 3, 2006 vs. Syracuse, Oct. 9, 2009 15 vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 9, 2015

14 13

vs. St. John’s, Sept. 28, 2007 vs. Radford, Oct. 22, 2004 at Kansas, Oct. 7, 2016 vs. TCU, Oct. 13, 2013 vs. Radford, Oct. 17, 2003 vs. Iowa State, Oct. 13, 2017 vs. Wright State, Sept. 22, 2013 vs. Richmond, Sept. 20, 2013 vs. Duquesne, Sept. 6, 2012 vs. Seton Hall, Oct. 30, 2011 vs. Villanova, Oct. 15, 2010 at Syracuse, Sept. 30, 2007 vs. Syracuse, Sept. 22, 2006

FOULS

24 vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 11, 2007 23 vs. St. John’s, Oct. 18, 1998 22 vs. Oklahoma State, Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal, Nov. 4, 2015 20 vs. SMU, Nov. 12, 2004 19 vs. Miami, Sept. 2, 2012 vs. Ohio State, Oct. 7, 1998 vs. St. Francis (Pa.), Sept. 18, 1996 vs. Pitt, Oct. 16, 1996 18 vs. Villanova, Oct. 13, 2006 17 vs. Duke, Nov. 26, 2016 vs. Hofstra, Sept. 5, 2014 vs. Boston College, Sept. 19, 2004 vs. Georgetown, Sept. 6, 1998 vs. Villanova, Sept. 12, 1998 vs. St. John’s, Sept. 24, 2006

SEASON

Most Goals: 61 in 2015 Fewest Goals: 22 in 2009 Most Assists: 54 in 2015 Fewest Assists: 17 in 1997 Most Points: 176 in 2015 Fewest Points: 66 in 2009 Most Shots: 596 in 2016 Fewest Shots: 202 in 1997 Most Shutouts: 18 in 2016 Most Saves: 122 in 1997 Fewest Saves: 48 in 2008, 2015, 2017 Most Corner Kicks: 186 in 2016 Fewest Corner Kicks: 51 in 1996 Most Fouls: 254 in 2016 Fewest Fouls: 117 in 1999 Most Wins: 22 in 2016 Fewest Wins: 9 in 1999 Most Losses: 9 in 1999 Fewest Losses: 2 in 2014, 2016 Most Ties: 6 in 2008, 2009 Fewest Ties: 0 in 2004, 2011

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2010 (Third Round) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (Quarterfinal) 2016 (College Cup, National Runner-Up) 2017 (Third Round)

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2007 2010

2011

BIG EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS 2002 2006 2007

2008 2011

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2006 2007 (Champions) 2008 2009 2010 (Champions) 2011 (Champions)

BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2013 2014

2016

BIG 12 REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS 2012 2013 2014

2015 2016

BIG 12 TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

2012 2015 2013 (Champions) 2016 (Champions) 2014 (Champions) 2017

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CLASS

RECORDS

FRESHMAN GOALS 1. Blake Miller 2. Michaela Abam Ashley Banks 4. Erica Henderson Tonia Deligiannis Kate Schwindel

FRESHMAN ASSISTS 1. Ashley Banks 2. Stacey Sollmann Kate Schwindel 4. Katie Barnes Rachel Kruze Lisa Stoia Bianca St. Georges Caroline Szwed

FRESHMAN POINTS 1. Ashley Banks 2. Blake Miller 3. Kate Schwindel 4. Michaela Abam Tonia Deligiannis

YEAR 2008 2014 2004 2008 1996 2011

GAMES 23 22 21 21 19 22

GOALS AVG. 10 0.43 8 0.36 8 0.38 6 0.28 6 0.31 6 0.27

YEAR 2004 1996 2011 1998 1999 2000 2015 2009

GAMES 21 19 22 19 19 21 22 23

ASSISTS AVG. 8 0.38 7 0.37 7 0.31 6 0.32 6 0.32 6 0.29 6 0.27 6 0.26

YEAR 2004 2008 2011 2014 1996

GAMES 21 23 22 22 19

POINTS 24 21 19 16 16

AVG. 1.14 0.91 0.86 0.73 0.84

LAURA KANE

SOPHOMORE GOALS

1. Deana Everrett 2. Chrissie Abbott 3. Katie Barnes 4. Michaela Abam 5. Laura Kane

YEAR 2006 2001 1999 2015 2002

GAMES 21 21 19 23 21

GOALS AVG. 18 0.85 15 0.71 13 0.68 12 0.52 10 0.48

YEAR 2002 2012 2014 2006 2005 2010

GAMES 21 20 20 21 21 24

ASSISTS AVG. 8 0.38 8 0.40 7 .035 7 0.33 7 0.33 7 0.29

YEAR 2006 2001 1999 2002 2015

GAMES 21 21 19 21 23

POINTS AVG. 43 2.04 33 1.57 31 1.63 28 1.33 28 1.22

SOPHOMORE ASSISTS

1. Laura Kane Kate Schwindel 3. Ashley Lawrence Deana Everrett Ashley Banks Bri Rodriguez

SOPHOMORE POINTS

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1. Deana Everrett 2. Chrissie Abbott 3. Katie Barnes 4. Laura Kane Michaela Abam

SENIOR GOALS

1. Ashley Banks Frances Silva 3. Chrissie Abbott 4. Rena Lippa Katie Barnes Kailey Utley

SENIOR ASSISTS

1. Frances Silva 2. Lisa Stoia 3. Ashley Lawrence Katie Barnes 5. Laura Kane

SENIOR POINTS

1. Frances Silva 2. Ashley Banks 3. Chrissie Abbott Katie Barnes 5. Kailey Utley

YEAR 2007 2013 2003 1998 2001 2015

GAMES 25 23 23 19 21 23

GOALS AVG. 15 0.60 15 0.65 13 0.57 12 0.63 12 0.57 12 0.52

YEAR 2013 2003 2016 2001 2004

GAMES 23 23 25 21 21

ASSISTS AVG. 13 0.57 12 0.52 10 0.40 10 0.48 9 0.43

YEAR 2013 2005 2003 2001 2015

GAMES 23 25 23 21 23

POINTS AVG. 43 1.87 38 1.52 34 1.47 34 1.62 30 1.30

FRANCES SILVA

JUNIOR GOALS

1. Chrissie Abbott 2. Katie Barnes 3. Michaela Abam 4. Rena Lippa Marisa Kanela Frances Silva Kate Schwindel

JUNIOR ASSISTS 1. Kim Bonilla 2. Lisa Stoia 3. Michaela Abam Bry McCarthy Blake Miller Deana Everrett Katie Barnes

JUNIOR POINTS 1. Chrissie Abbott 2. Katie Barnes 3. Michaela Abam 4. Kim Bonilla 5. Deana Everrett Blake Miller

YEAR 2002 2000 2016 1997 2004 2012 2013

GAMES 22 21 27 19 21 20 18

GOALS AVG. 20 0.91 17 0.81 12 0.44 11 0.58 11 0.58 11 0.55 11 0.61

YEAR 2006 2002 2016 2011 2010 2007 2000

GAMES 21 22 27 22 24 23 21

ASSISTS AVG. 12 0.57 10 0.45 9 0.33 9 0.40 9 0.38 9 0.39 9 0.43

YEAR 2002 2000 2016 2006 2007 2010

GAMES 22 21 27 21 21 24

POINTS AVG. 47 2.14 43 2.05 33 1.22 30 1.42 29 1.26 29 1.21

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RECORDS

WEST VIRGINIA RECORDS

Goals: 8 (3x vs. Syracuse 11/28/09, St. Bonaventure 9/10/06 and Villanova 9/6/15) Assists: 8 (2x vs. St. Bonaventure 9/10/06 and Villanova 9/6/15) Points: 24 (2x vs. St. Bonaventure 9/10/06 and Villanova 9/6/15) Shots: 44 (vs. Binghamton 9/3/06) Saves: 9 (2x vs. Penn State 8/20/10 and Loyola Marymount 11/22/15) Fouls: 24 (vs. Notre Dame 11/11/07) Corners: 18 (vs. Villanova 10/19/08, vs. Bucknell 11/11/17)

OPPONENT RECORDS Goals: 4 Assists: 4 Points: 11 Shots: 23 Saves: 18 Fouls: 23 Corners: 11

(Kentucky 9/15/13, Duke 9/8/17) (Notre Dame 10/1/04) (Duke 9/8/17) (vs. Penn State 8/20/10) (Binghamton 9/3/06) (Providence 10/24/10) (vs. Penn State 8/20/10)

OTHER RECORDS

First game: WVU, 1 Purdue 0, September 1, 2004 First goal: Natalie Cocchi vs. Purdue; September 1, 2004 First WVU goal: Natalie Cocchi vs. Purdue; September 1, 2004 First opponent goal: Kristen Weiss, Virginia; September 5, 2004 First WVU assist: Laura Kane vs. Arizona; September 10, 2004 First opponent assist: Sarah Huffman, Virginia; September 5, 2004

The Mountaineers’ have not lost a conference match at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium since 2009.

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The Mountaineers set a regular-season attendance record in 2017, as 2,421 fans attended WVU’s home opener against No. 10 Virginia on Aug. 24.

TOP 25 CROWDS FOR WOMEN’S SOCCER AT DDSS (2004-PRESENT) DATE CROWD OPPONENT RESULT 11/30/07 3,000 No. 8 USC** L, 0-1 11/18/16 2,471 Ohio State** W, 1-0 (2OT) 8/24/17 2,421 No. 10 Virginia L. 1-2 (2OT) 10/14/16 2,068 Texas Tech W, 1-0 8/31/12 2,057 No. 6 Penn State L, 1-2 10/28/16 2,048 Oklahoma State W, 3-0 8/29/14 2,045 No. 21 Duke L, 0-2 8/26/16 2,019 No. 8 Clemson W, 1-0 10/2/16 1,973 No. 23 Oklahoma W, 2-0 9/16/16 1,946 Princeton W, 3-0 9/4/16 1,763 No. 19 Ohio State W, 2-1 9/8/2017 1,732 No. 6 Duke L, 4,0 11/12/10 1,688 Morehead State** W, 2-0 11/26/16 1,684 No. 5 Duke** W, 1-0 11/12/16 1,646 Northern Kentucky** W, 3-0 9/25/15 1,617 Texas W, 2-0 9/21/08 1,615 No. 6 Virginia W, 3-0 11/16/13 1,610 Rutgers** T, 0-0 2OT (WVU won PK, 3-0) 11/17/17 1,554 Rutgers** T, 0-0 2OT (WVU won PK, 4-3) 10/4/13 1,553 Texas W, 2-1 11/6/11 1,550 Louisville* W, 2-0 9/4/15 1,445 No. 5 Penn State W, 1-0 10/12/08 1,407 Connecticut T, 0-0 2OT 9/18/16 1,402 No. 9 Georgetown L, 0-1 (2OT) 10/2/09 1,382 No. 8 Notre Dame L, 3-2 OT ROBIN RUSHTON

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YEAR-BY-YEAR

RESULTS

YEAR COACH CAPTAINS 1996 Nikki Izzo Kristin Cholewa, Tonia Deligiannis, Rena Lippa 1997 Nikki Izzo Rena Lippa, Nikki Garzon, Stacey Sollman 1998 Nikki Izzo Rena Lippa, Nikki Garzon, Stacey Sollmann 1999 Nikki Izzo Melissa Finkle, Stacey Sollmann, Ann Sorensen, Danielle Turrie 2000 Nikki Izzo-Brown Katie Barnes 2001 Nikki Izzo-Brown Katie Barnes 2002 Nikki Izzo-Brown Melissa Haire, Rachel Kruze, Shawna Toth 2003 Nikki Izzo-Brown Chrissie Abbott, Lisa Stoia 2004 Nikki Izzo-Brown Leslie Barden, Laura Kane, Ashley Weimer 2005 Nikki Izzo-Brown Karrie Hutchins, Kambria Riggins, Marisa Kanela 2006 Nikki Izzo-Brown Cathy Abel, Lana Bannerman 2007 Nikki Izzo-Brown Ashley Banks, Natalie Cocchi, Kiley Harris 2008 Nikki Izzo-Brown Carolyn Blank, Deana Everrett, Robin Rushton 2009 Nikki Izzo-Brown Mallory Beck, Carolyn Blank, Nicole Mailloux 2010 Nikki Izzo-Brown Ashtin Larkin, Meghan Lewis, Sydney Metheny 2011 Nikki Izzo-Brown Drea Barklage, Chelsey Corroto, Meghan Lewis, Blake Miller 2012 Nikki Izzo-Brown Bry McCarthy, Bri Rodriguez, Mallory Smith 2013 Nikki Izzo-Brown Sara Keane, Frances Silva, Caroline Szwed 2014 Nikki Izzo-Brown Amanda Hill, Katie Osterman, Kate Schwindel 2015 Nikki Izzo-Brown Kadeisha Buchanan, Amanda Hill, Kailey Utley 2016 Nikki Izzo-Brown Carly Black, Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence 2017 Nikki Izzo-Brown Michaela Abam, Bianca St. Georges TOTAL

RECORD 10-7-2 11-6-2 11-6-2 9-9-1 15-6-0 15-5-1 18-3-1 17-4-2 15-6-0 12-6-3 14-4-3 18-5-2 14-3-6 10-7-6 18-5-1 17-5-0 11-5-4 16-4-3 16-2-4 19-3-1 23-2-2 16-4-3 325-107-49

COACH NIKKI IZZO-BROWN has led the Mountaineers to 325 victories in 22 seasons.

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ACADEMIC

HONORS

UNITED SOCCER COACHES/NSCAA TEAM GPA AWARD (MIN. GPA 3.0) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

COSIDA WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOCCER ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR Frances Silva

2013

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA Alli Magaletta Bianca St. Georges Amanda Hill Kailey Utley Carly Black Frances Silva Ashley Banks Melissa Haire Christen Seaman

2017, third team 2017, first team; 2016, third team 2015, first team 2015, third team 2016, second team; 2014, second team 2013, first team 2007, first team 2002, second team; 2001, third team 2002, first team

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Alli Magaletta Bianca St. Georges Carly Black Kailey Utley Amanda Hill Frances Silva Chelsey Corroto Bri Rodriguez Deana Everrett Robin Rushton Ashley Banks Krystle Kallman Kim Bonilla Karrie Hutchins Ashley Weimer Laura Kane Christen Seaman Melissa Haire

2017 2017, 2016 2016, 2015, 2014 2015, 2014 2015, 2013 2013 2010-11 first team; 2009, second team 2010, second team 2008, second team 2008, second team 2007, first team; 2006, first team 2007, second team 2006 2005 2004, 2003 2004, 2002 2002 2002, 2001

UNITED SOCCER COACHES SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA Bianca St. Georges

2017, second team

ALLI MAGALETTA

UNITED SOCCER COACHES SCHOLAR ALL-REGION Bianca St. Georges Easther Mayi Kith Vanessa Flores

2017, first team 2017, second team 2017, third team

NSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA Kailey Utley Frances Silva Bri Rodriguez Ashley Banks Kim Bonilla Marisa Kanela Ashley Weimer Laura Kane Melissa Haire Stacey Sollmann

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

NSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-REGION Kailey Utley Carly Black Leah Emaus Amanda Hill Jess Crowder Frances Silva Bri Rodriguez Sara Keane Frances Silva Erica Henderson Chelsey Corroto Ashtin Larkin Meghan Lewis Heather Saffel Lisa DuCote Deana Everrett Kelsey Fowler Robin Rushton Ashley Banks Kim Bonilla Lisa DuCote Krystle Kallman

2015, first team; 2014, third team 2014, honorable mention 2014, honorable mention 2015, third team; 2014, honorable mention 2014, honorable mention; 2013, honorable mention 2013, first team 2012, first team 2013, honorable mention; 2012, honorable mention 2012, third team 2011, third team 2010, third team 2010, third team 2010, second team 2009, honorable mention 2008, honorable mention 2008, second team 2008, honorable mention 2008 honorable mention; 2007, honorable mention 2007, first team; 2006, first team 2007, first team 2007, honorable mention 2007, honorable mention

Cathy Abel

BIG 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Frances Silva

2006, third team 2013

ALL-BIG 12 ACADEMIC SOCCER TEAM

Alli Magaletta 2017, first team Grace Cutler 2017, first team Jade Gentile 2017, first team Patricia Fernandez 2017, first team Michaela Abam 2017, second team; 2016, first team Hannah Abraham 2017, first team; 2016, first team Vanessa Flores 2017, first team; 2016, first team Sh’Nia Gordon 2017, second team; 2016, first team Easther Mayi Kith 2017, first team; 2016, first team Bianca St. Georges 2017, first team; 2016, first team Ashley Woolpert 2016, first team Maggie Bedillion 2015, first team; 2014, first team Kadeisha Buchanan 2016, second team; 2015, second team; 2014, first team Ashley Lawrence 2016, second team; 2015, second team; 2014, second team Katie Osterman 2014, first team Carly Black 2016, first team; 2014, first team; 2013, first team Leah Emaus 2015, first team; 2014, first team; 2013, first team Amanda Hill 2015, first team; 2014, first team; team 2013, first team Annalika Steyn 2013, second team Caroline Szwed 2013, first team Kailey Utley 2015 first team; 2014, first team; 2013, first team Kara Blosser 2012, first team Ali Connelly 2014, first team; 2012, first team Jess Crowder 2014, first team; 2013, first team; 2012, first team Sara Keane 2013, first team; 2012, first team Bri Rodriguez 2012, first team Kate Schwindel 2014, second team; 2013, second team; 2012, first team Frances Silva 2013, first team; 2012, first team

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel Danielle Gordon Lois Joel Lauren Segalla Grace Smith Kayla Thompson Chloe Zamiela Jade Gentile Hannah Abraham Laurel Carpenter Patricia Fernandez Vanessa Flores Sh’Nia Gordon Easther Mayi Kith Amanda Saymon Bianca St. Georges Kadeisha Buchanan Ashley Lawrence Daniela Neves Ashley Woolpert Halie Conroy Leah Emaus Mia Gunter Amanda Hill Noelle Honeycutt Kailey Utley

2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2016 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

BIG EAST FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Kiley Harris Ashley Weimer Melissa Haire Stacey Sollmann Stacey Adams

RHODES SCHOLAR NOMINEE KAILEY UTLEY

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2007 2004 2002 1999 1998 2004

ATHLETIC

HONORS

M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY WINNER Kadeisha Buchanan

2016

M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY FINALIST Kadeisha Buchanan

2016, 2015

M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY SEMIFINALIST

Michaela Abam Ashley Lawrence Kadeisha Buchanan Frances Silva Ashley Banks Chrissie Abbott

2017 2016, 2015 2016, 2015, 2014 2013 2007 2003

M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST

Michaela Abam Ashley Lawrence Kadeisha Buchanan Frances Silva Bry McCarthy Bri Rodriguez Carolyn Blank Greer Barnes Ashley Banks Amanda Cicchini Deana Everrett Chrissie Abbott

2017 2016, 2015 2016, 2015, 2014 2013* 2012 2011 2009 2008 2007 2008, 2007, 2006 2006* 2003

* was added to the list during the season

HONDA SPORT AWARD SOCCER WINNER Kadeisha Buchanan

2016

HONDA SPORT AWARD SOCCER FINALIST Kadeisha Buchanan

2016, 2015

ESPNW PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kadeisha Buchanan

2016

SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE Michaela Abam Kadeisha Buchanan Ashley Lawrence Amanda Hill Kate Schwindel Frances Silva

2017 2016 2016 2015 2014 2013

NCAA COLLEGE CUP MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER ON DEFENSE Kadeisha Buchanan

NCAA COLLEGE CUP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Kadeisha Buchanan Rylee Foster Shâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nia Gordon Ashley Lawrence

2016

2016 2016 2016 2016

KADEISHA BUCHANAN

SOCCER AMERICA COLLEGE MVP Kadeisha Buchanan Frances Silva Greer Barnes Amanda Cicchini Chrissie Abbott

2014, first team 2013, second team 2008, second team 2007, first team 2002

SOCCER AMERICA COLLEGE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM SECOND TEAM Michaela Abam

2014

2017 2017

NSCAA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA

Ashley Lawrence Kadeisha Buchanan Lisa Stoia Chrissie Abbott Katie Barnes

2016, 2015 2016, 2015, 2014 2003 2002 2001

NSCAA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA

Michaela Abam Kadeisha Buchanan Frances Silva Carolyn Blank Greer Barnes Amanda Cicchini Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia

2012 2008 2007 2004

TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kadeisha Buchanan

UNITED SOCCER COACHES SECOND TEAM ALL- AMERICA Michaela Abam Amandine Pierre-Louis

NSCAA THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA

Bry McCarthy Greer Barnes Ashley Banks Laura Kane

2016 2013 2013 2009, 2008 2007 2007 2003 2002

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ECAC ALL-STAR TEAM Kadeisha Buchanan

2016

2014, first team

UMBRO/SOCCER NEWS NET PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST Ashley Banks

2007

SOCCER BUZZ PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST Ashley Banks Chrissie Abbott

2007 2003, 2002

SOCCER BUZZ FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA Lisa Stoia Chrissie Abbott

SOCCER BUZZ SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA Greer Barnes Carolyn Blank Ashley Banks Greer Barnes Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia Katie Barnes

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2003 2002

2008 2008 2007 2007 2003 2002 2001

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HONORS

SOCCER BUZZ THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA Amanda Cicchini Deana Everrett Katie Barnes

2007 2006 2000

SOCCER BUZZ HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA Lisa Stoia

2001

SOCCER BUZZ FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA Blake Miller Carolyn Blank Amanda Cicchini Ashley Banks Lana Bannerman Lisa Stoia

2008, fourth team 2006, fourth team 2005, second team 2004, second team 2003, honorable mention 2000, second team

UNITES SOCCER COACHES ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM Michaela Abam Rylee Foster Amandine Pierre-Louis

2017 2017 2017

SECOND TEAM Carla Portillo Bianca St. Georges

2017 2017

NSCAA ALL-REGION

SENIOR COLLEGE COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR 2016 COACH OF THE YEAR Nikki Izzo-Brown 2014, 2013, 2007, 2002, 2000 REGIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR Lisa Stoia 2015, 2014, 2010

FIRST TEAM Michaela Abam Kailey Utley Kadeisha Buchanan Ashley Lawrence Frances Silva Bry McCarthy Bri Rodriguez Carolyn Blank Greer Barnes Ashley Banks Amanda Cicchini Laura Kane Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia Katie Barnes

SECOND TEAM Rylee Foster Carla Portillo Amanda Hill Michaela Abam Bri Rodriguez Kate Schwindel Erica Henderson Carolyn Blank Deana Everrett Amanda Cicchini Marisa Kanela Kambria Riggins Rachel Kruze Jennifer Lewis Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia

2016 2015 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 2013 2012, 2011 2010 2009, 2008 2008, 2007 2007 2007 2004 2003, 2002 2003, 2002 2001, 2000 2016 2016 2015 2014 2012 2013, 2012 2010 2007 2007, 2006 2006 2005, 2004 2005 2002 2002 2001 2001

THIRD TEAM Hannah Steadman Blake Miller Kerri Butler Bry McCarthy Nicole Mailloux Megan Mischler Amanda Cicchini Ashley Weimer Rachel Kruze Lisa Stoia

2015 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008, 2005 2004 2000 2000

SOCCER BUZZ ALL-MID-ATLANTIC REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Nikki Izzo-Brown

2007, 2002, 2000

FIRST TEAM Bri Rodriguez Greer Barnes Carolyn Blank Ashley Banks Amanda Cicchini Deana Everrett Laura Kane Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia Katie Barnes

2010 2008, 2007 2008 2007 2007, 2006 2006 2004 2003, 2002 2003, 2002, 2001 2001, 2000

SECOND TEAM Erica Henderson Kerri Butler Deana Everrett Carolyn Blank Kim Bonilla Amanda Cicchini Marisa Kanela Kambria Riggins Ashley Weimer Jennifer Lewis Rachel Kruze Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia Stacey Sollman

2010 2008 2008, 2007 2007 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 2003, 2002 2002 2001 2000 1999, 1998

THIRD TEAM Bry McCarthy Amanda Cicchini Lana Bannerman Ashley Weimer Laura Kane Rachel Kruze Katie Barnes Stacey Stollman

2010 2008 2006 2003 2002 2001, 2000 1999 1997

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SOCCER BUZZ REGIONAL ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Erica Henderson Blake Miller Megan Mischler Carolyn Blank Amanda Cicchini Ashley Banks Lana Bannerman Nicole Cauzillo Marisa Kanela Lisa Zanti Lisa Stoia Katie Barnes Vanessa Heppeler Stacey Stollmann

2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

BIG 12 HONORS (2012-PRESENT)

BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR Nikki Izzo-Brown 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Michaela Abam 2016 Frances Silva 2013 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Amandine Pierre-Louis 2017 Kadeisha Buchanan 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Bry McCarthy 2012 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Bianca St. Georges Michaela Abam Kadeisha Buchanan

2015 2014 2013

ALL-BIG 12

FIRST TEAM Bianca St. Georges 2017 Amandine Pierre-Louis 2017, 2016 Carla Portillo 2016 Michaela Abam 2017, 2016, 2015 Maggie Bedillion 2015 Kailey Utley 2015 Kadeisha Buchanan 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Ashley Lawrence 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Frances Silva 2013 Bry McCarthy 2012 Bri Rodriguez 2012 Kate Schwindel 2014, 2013, 2012 SECOND TEAM Easther Mayi Kith Vanessa Flores Rylee Foster Carla Portillo Bianca St. Georges Hannah Steadman Cari Price Kailey Utley Amanda Hill Frances Silva

2017 2017 2017, 2016 2017, 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2015, 2013 2012

ASHLEY WEIMER

BIG 12 ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM Lauren Segalla Rylee Foster Sh’Nia Gordon Bianca St. Georges Michaela Abam Amandine Pierre-Louis Carla Portillo Hannah Steadman Carly Black Kadeisha Buchanan Ashley Lawrence Leah Emaus Kara Blosser Kelsie Maloney

2017 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012

BIG 12 TOURNAMENT OFFENSIVE MVP Ashley Lawrence Frances Silva

2016, 2014 2013

BIG 12 TOURNAMENT DEFENSIVE MVP Kadeisha Buchanan

2016, 2014, 2013

BIG 12 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Sh’Nia Gordon 2016 Amandine Pierre-Louis 2017, 2016 Amanda Hill 2015 Kailey Utley 2015 Michaela Abam 2017, 2016, 2014 Kate Schwindel 2014 Hannah Steadman 2014 Kadeisha Buchanan 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Sara Keane 2013 Ashley Lawrence 2016, 2014, 2013 Frances Silva 2013

BIG EAST HONORS (1996-2011) BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR Nikki Izzo-Brown 2002, 2001 BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ashley Banks 2007 Chrissie Abbott 2002 Katie Barnes 2001, 2000

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BIG EAST MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR Carolyn Blank 2008 Lisa Stoia 2003, 2002

ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM Blake Miller Bri Rodriguez Carolyn Blank Greer Barnes Amanda Cicchini Ashley Banks Deana Everrett Marisa Kanela Laura Kane Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia Katie Barnes

2011 2010 2009, 2008 2008, 2007 2008, 2007, 2006 2007 2006 2005 2004, 2003 2003, 2000 2003, 2002, 2001 2001, 2000

SECOND TEAM Sara Keane Bry McCarthy Kate Schwindel Frances Silva Kerri Butler Blake Miller Megan Mischler Deana Everrett Carolyn Blank Lana Bannerman Greer Barnes Amanda Cicchini Ashley Banks Ashley Weimer Marisa Kanela Laura Kane Chrissie Abbott Rachel Kruze Lisa Stoia Katie Barnes Stacey Sollmann

2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2008 2007 2006 2006 2005 2005, 2004 2004 2004 2002 2001 2002, 2000 2000 1999 1997

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BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER (STARTED IN 2007) Bry McCarthy Kerri Butler Carolyn Blank

NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION ALL-AMERICA

Erica Henderson Robin Rushton Kelsey Fowler Lana Bannerman Karrie Hutchins Lisa Stoia Katie Barnes

2011 2010 2007

2011 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2002

WVU FRED SCHAUS CAPTAIN’S AWARD

Bianca St. Georges Amanda Hill Frances Silva Carolyn Blank Ashley Banks Laura Kane Katie Barnes

WVU RED BROWN CUP Karrie Hutchins Chrissie Abbott

WVU SPORTS HALL OF FAME

MEGHAN LEWIS

THIRD TEAM (STARTED IN 2005) Bry McCarthy 2010 Nicole Mailloux 2009 Megan Mischler 2009, 2008 Deana Everrett 2007 Kim Bonilla 2006 Lana Bannerman 2005 Kambria Riggins 2005 HONORABLE MENTION Blake Miller Kim Bonilla

2008 2007

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM (REAPPEARED IN 2009)

Sara Keane Kate Schwindel Frances Silva Bri Rodriguez Caroline Szwed Nicole Cauzillo Marisa Kanela Kambria Riggins Laura Kane Chrissie Abbott Lisa Stoia Rachel Kruze Vanessa Heppeler Stacey Sollmann

2011 2011 2010 2009 2009 2003 2002 2002 2001 2000 2000 1999 1997 1996

Chrissie Abbott Katie Barnes

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM (STARTED IN 2007) Sara Keane Bry McCarthy Blake Miller Kate Schwindel Frances Silva Kerri Butler Meghan Lewis Megan Mischler Bri Rodriguez Carolyn Blank Erica Henderson Greer Barnes Carolyn Blank Kim Bonilla Kerri Butler Amanda Cicchini Robin Rushton

2018 2015 2013 2010 2008 2005 2001

2006 2004 2016 2012

2011 2011, 2010 2011, 2010 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER (STARTED IN 2007) Blake Miller Meghan Lewis Kim Bonilla

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REGULATION, OVERTIME, PK AND MISCELLANEOUS ALL-TIME RECORD IN REGULATION

YEAR HOME ROAD NEUTRAL OVERALL 1996 5-3 4-4 - 9-7 1997 7-2 3-3 - 10-5 1998 6-1 4-3 - 10-4 1999 7-2 1-7 1-0 9-9 2000 7-0 6-2 1-0 14-2 2001 7-2 3-1 1-1 11-4 2002 8-1 6-2 3-0 17-3 2003 10-1 5-2 2-0 17-3 2004 5-5 7-1 2-0 14-6 2005 7-0 3-5 2-0 12-5 2006 7-1 5-1 1-2 13-4 2007 12-2 5-2 0-1 17-5 2008 7-0 3-2 2-0 12-2 2009 6-0 3-3 1-2 10-5 2010 9-0 3-4 3-0 15-4 2011 10-2 4-3 1-0 15-5 2012 6-2 3-0 1-2 10-4 2013 8-1 2-2 4-1 14-4 2014 9-1 3-1 3-0 15-2 2015 12-0 3-1 2-2 17-3 2016 11-0 6-0 4-1 21-1 2017 10-2 4-1 1-0 15-3 TOTALS 176-28 86-50 35-12 297-90

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MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Longest Win Streak 14 in 2010, 2016 Longest Unbeaten Streak (includes ties) 20 in 2014-15 (includes first game of 2015, snapped on Aug. 23, 2015) Longest Losing Streak 4 in 1999 Consecutive Matches Scored In 18 in 2002; 18 in 2012-13 (last game of 2012, snapped on Oct. 27, 2013); 18 in 2016 Consecutive Shutouts 10 in 2016 Consecutive Shutout Minutes 903:25 in 2016 Consecutive Matches Without Scoring 4 in 1999 All-Time Record 325-107-49 All-Time Home Record 188-37-20 All-Time Road Record 99-55-23 All-Time Neutral Record 38-15-6 All-Time Regulation Record 297-90 All-Time Overtime Record 28-17-49

OPPONENT MISC. RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Goals

3 by Jenny Heft and Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame, Sept. 4, 1998 Assists 4 by Margaret Tietjen, Connecticut, Sept. 27, 1996 Points 7 (3G, 1A) by Jenny Heft, Notre Dame, Sept. 4, 1998; by Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, Oct. 25, 1996 Shots 13 by Jen Carlson, Connecticut, Sept. 28, 1997 Goalkeeper Saves 16 by Carolina Hines, Providence, Oct. 20, 2002; by Renee Leone, Saint Francis (Pa.), Nov. 1, 1997; by Kassidie Stade, at Oklahoma, Oct. 9, 2015

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Goals 12 by Connecticut, Sept. 27, 1996 Assists 21 by Connecticut, Sept. 27, 1996 Points 45 by Connecticut, Sept. 27, 1996 Shots 45 by Connecticut, Sept. 27, 1996 Goalkeeper Saves 18 by Binghamton, Sept. 3, 2006 Corner Kicks 14 by Connecticut, Sept. 18, 1998 Fouls 23 by Providence, Oct. 24, 2010

ALL-TIME RECORD IN OVERTIMES

YEAR HOME ROAD NEUTRAL OVERALL 1996 1-0-1 0-0-1 - 1-0-2 1997 0-1-1 1-0-1 - 1-1-2 1998 0-1-1 1-1-1 - 1-2-2 1999 - - 0-0-1 0-0-1 2000 0-1-0 1-3-0 - 1-4-0 2001 1-0-0 2-1-1 1-0-0 4-1-1 2002 1-0-0 0-0-1 - 1-0-1 2003 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-1-2 2004 - 1-0-0 - 1-0-0 2005 - 0-0-3 0-1-0 0-1-3 2006 1-0-2 0-0-1 - 1-0-3 2007 1-0-1 0-0-1 - 1-0-2 2008 2-0-2 0-0-2 0-1-2 2-1-6 2009 0-1-2 0-0-4 0-1-0 0-2-6 2010 1-1-1 2-0-0 - 3-1-1 2011 1-0-0 1-0-0 - 2-0-0 2012 0-1-3 1-0-1 - 1-1-4 2013 1-0-1 1-0-2 - 2-0-3 2014 1-0-2 0-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-4 2015 1-0 1-0-1 -- 2-0-1 2016 1-1-1 0-0-1 1-0-0 2-1-2 2017 0-1-2 1-0 0-0-1 1-1-3 TOTALS 13-9-20 13-5-23 2-3-6 28-17-49

ALL-TIME RECORD IN PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUTS 6-4 Overall

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FASTEST GOALS

SCORED ALL-TIME GOALS SCORED IN FIRST FIVE MINUTES

TIME NAME 0:47 Heather Kaleiohi 0:49 Heather Kaleiohi 0:55 Kate Schwindel 1:02 Ashley Lawrence 1:17 Kambria Riggins 1:18 Bry McCarthy 1:23 Nia Gordon 1:29 Carolyn Blank 1:42 Grace Cutler 1:43 Laura Kane 1:47 Kim Bonilla 1:57 Megan Mischler 2:22 Michaela Abam Lisa Stoia 2:31 2:44 Laura Kane Kailey Utley 2:47 Kate Schwindel 2:52 2:54 Lisa Zanti Michaela Abam 3:11 Caroline Szwed 3:12 Cathy Abel 3:17 3:20 Kailey Utley 3:29 Carla Portillo Nia Gordon 3:32 Katie Barnes 3:32 3:53 Kailey Utley Blake Miller 3:57 3:59 Robyn D’Aversa Laura Kane 4:02 Frances Silva 4:17 Nicole Cauzillo 4:18 Marisa Kanela 4:30 Kate Schwindel 4:31 Marisa Kanela 4:32 Deana Everrett 4:45 Laura Kane 4:50

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DATE September 23, 2016 November 12, 2016 September, 30, 2011 October 2, 2015 September 5, 2003 August 17, 2012 September 6, 2015 November 13, 2009 September 10, 2017 October 6, 2002 September 22, 2006 September 21, 2008 September 4, 2017 October 21, 2001 September 7, 2003 August 30, 2015 August 25, 2013 September 24, 2003 September 30, 2016 October 22, 2010 November 14, 2004 October 16, 2015 November 13, 2015 August 30, 2015 September 14, 1999 September 5, 2014 November 4, 2011 October 21, 1998 September 8, 2002 August 23, 2013 September 14, 2003 October 30, 2005 October 19, 2014 October 22, 2004 September 28, 2007 September 19, 2003

OPPONENT (Away at Richmond) (Home vs. Northern Kentucky) (Away at Georgetown) (Home vs. TCU) (Neutral vs. New Hampshire) (Home vs. La Salle) (Home vs. Villanova) (Neutral vs. Loyola) (Home vs. Richmond) (Home vs. Notre Dame) (Home vs. Syracuse) (Home vs. Virginia) (Home vs. Wright State) (Home vs. Georgetown) (Away at James Madison) (Home vs. Duquesne) (Neutral vs. Syracuse) (Home vs. Binghamton) (Home vs. Baylor) (Home vs. Connecticut) (Away at Texas) (Home vs. Kansas) (Home vs. Duquesne) (Home vs. Duquesne) (Home vs. Virginia Tech) (Home vs. Hofstra) (Home vs. Georgetown) (Home vs. Ohio) (Home vs. George Mason) (Away at Penn State) (Home vs. St. John’s) (Away at Villanova) (Away at Kansas) (Away at Radford) (Home vs. St. John’s) (Away at Connecticut)

HEATHER KALEIOHI

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OPPONENT (DATE) TEXAS TECH (10/19) OKLAHOMA (10/8) at Texas (9/27) at Princeton (9/15) vs. USC (12/4) vs. North Carolina (12/2) vs. TCU (11/6) at Texas (10/23) TEXAS TECH (10/14) OKLAHOMA (10/2) at Richmond (9/23) at Penn State (8/19) Iowa State (10/18) at Oklahoma (10/9) vs. Oklahoma (11/9) OKLAHOMA (10/26) at Texas (9/28) vs. Oklahoma State (11/10) at Oklahoma (10/25) at Baylor (9/29) at Texas (10/26) OKLAHOMA (10/18) LOUISVILLE (11/6) GEORGETOWN (11/4) RUTGERS (9/25) vs. USF (11/7) vs. Connecticut (11/5) vs. Marquette (11/6) at Providence (10/25) at Connecticut (10/23) NOTRE DAME (10/2) at USF (9/27) TENNESSEE (9/20) BOSTON (9/6) vs. Connecticut (11/7) at USF (10/26) VILLANOVA (10/19) CONNECTICUT (10/12) SYRACUSE (09/28) KENTUCKY (09/11) NOTRE DAME (11/11) LOUISVILLE (11/9) vs. Rutgers (11/3) vs. Connecticut (11/4) vs. Villanova (11/7) at Tennessee (09/28) at Connecticut (11/10) vs. Notre Dame (11/12)

RESULT T, 1-1 (2OT) W, 5-1 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 L, 1-3 W, 1-0 W, 3-2 (OT) W, 1-0 W, 1-0 W, 2-0 W, 4-1 T, 1-1 (2ot) W, 4-0 T, 0-0 (2OT) W, 1-0 W, 3-1 W, 2-0 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 (2OT) W, 4-3 W, 1-0 (OT) W, 2-0 W, 2-0 W, 5-1 W, 1-0 (OT) W, 1-0 W, 2-0 L, 0-1 W, 1-0 T, 0-0 (2OT) L, 2-3 (OT) L, 1-2 W, 1-0 T, 0-0 (2OT) T, 1-1 (2OT)* W, 2-0 W, 2-1 (OT) T, 0-0 (2OT) W, 8-0 W, 1-0 T, 1-1 (2OT)** W, 1-0 (2OT) L, 2-3 L, 0-1 (2OT) T, 0-0 (2OT)*** W, 2-0 L, 0-1 L, 1-2

MISC.

NCAA College Cup Final NCAA College Cup Semifinal Big 12 Soccer Championship Final

2016 Season Opener Big 12 Soccer Championship final Clinch Big 12 Regular-Season title Big 12 Soccer Championship Final Clinch Big 12 Regular-Season title

Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament

Big East Tournament

Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament Big East Tournament

*UCONN advanced on PKs, 4-2 **WVU advanced on PKs, 5-3 ***NOVA advanced on PKs, 5-4

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ALL-AMERICANS KATIE BARNES

2001 NSCAA First Team All-American 2001 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American 2000 Soccer Buzz Third Team All-American West Virginia’s first women’s soccer All-American, Katie Barnes rewrote the Mountaineer record book during her tenure at WVU. The Mason, Ohio, native started every match in her career and helped lead the Mountaineers to their firstever NCAA Tournament appearance as a junior in 2000. That season, Barnes scored 17 goals and added nine assists for a 43-point season. At the time, no women’s soccer player boasted better seasonal numbers. The forward was a two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Year, earning the honor in 2000 and 2001, as well as a member of the US U-21 National Team that won three consecutive Nordic Cups. On February 11, 2002, Barnes became the first West Virginia women’s soccer player to be drafted by the WUSA when she was selected in the second round as the ninth overall pick by the Carolina Courage. Barnes also spent time as a member of the San Jose CyberRays. During 2004, Barnes spent time training with America’s elite, in hopes of becoming a member of the United States full National Team.

CHRISSIE ABBOTT

2002 NSCAA First Team All-American 2002 Soccer Buzz First Team All-American 2003 NSCAA Second Team All-American 2003 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American 2002 Soccer America College MVP When Chrissie Abbott earned first team All-America honors from the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz in 2002, she became the first woman in the history of the program to do so. The honors followed a record-breaking season that saw the junior forward break former All-American Katie Barnes’ seasonal records. Abbott scored 20 goals in 2002, and dished out seven assists for a program-best 47 points while leading her team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Abbott completed her record-setting career at West Virginia by leading the Mountaineers to the Sweet 16 in 2003 with a team-high 13 goals and eight assists. She became WVU’s most decorated alumnus, earning five career records during her tenure. The North Olmsted, Ohio, native graduated as WVU’s career goals (53), points (125), shots (472), matches played (87) and matches started (87) leader. She was the 2002 Big East Offensive Player of the Year, marking the third consecutive season that the award was earned by a Mountaineer.

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In the history of the program, no Mountaineer scored more game-winning goals (22) than Abbott. Along with teammate Lisa Stoia, Abbott was a 2003 member of the U-21 National Team Pool and a member of a select group of collegians invited to train with WUSA teams during the summer of 2003. She spent her summer training with both the Philadelphia Charge and the Carolina Courage. Abbott, a Soccer Buzz and NSCAA Second Team AllAmerican in 2003, was the co-winner of the 2004 Red Brown Cup, sharing the honor with wrestling’s three-time NCAA champion Greg Jones.

LISA STOIA

2003 NSCAA First Team All-American 2003 Soccer Buzz First Team All-American 2002 NSCAA Second Team All-American 2002 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American A dynamic performer in the midfield, Lisa Stoia earned Big East Midfielder of the Year honors in 2002 for her efforts in leading West Virginia to its first regular-season championship. She also assisted on 10 of West Virginia’s record-breaking 53 goals in 2003, tying her with Katie Barnes for the seasonal record. Stoia was a NSCAA/adidas and Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American in 2002. Stoia continued her domination in her senior season, breaking the season assist record (12) she tied the season before on her way to becoming West Virginia’s all-time assists leader with 33 career dishes. The Shirley, New York, native became the first midfielder in Big East history to earn midfielder of the year honors in consecutive seasons by winning the award for the second time in 2003. Alongside teammate Chrissie Abbott, Stoia became WVU’s all-time matches played and matched started leader with 87 career starts, after leading her 2003 squad to the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance. For her efforts in 2003, Stoia earned First Team AllAmerica honors from Soccer Buzz and the NSCAA. A three-time All-Big East First Team selection, Stoia was a member of the 2003 U-21 National Team Pool and one of a select group, including Abbott, who were invited to train with WUSA teams during the summer of 2003. Stoia also spent time training with the Philadelphia Charge and the Carolina Courage. In the spring of 2009, Stoia played in the 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer league, after being drafted with the 48th overall pick by the Saint Louis Athletica.

LAURA KANE

ASHLEY BANKS

2004 NSCAA Third Team All-American Laura Kane became West Virginia’s fourth All-American in four years in 2004 when she capped off a stellar career with an eight-goal and nine-assist, 25-point performance in her senior season. For her efforts, she earned Third Team All-America accolades from the NSCAA. Known for her ankle-breaking foot skills, the Pottstown, Pennsylvania, native possessed deadly accuracy with her shot resulting in 31 goals, 15 of which were game-winners. She also had a keen eye for the development of play, dishing out a total of 25 assists over four years. Kane’s 85 total points, along with her goals and assists totals, rank her third in the WVU all-time points, goals and assists categories. A two-time Scholar All-American as well, Kane was twice selected to the Big East’s first team (2003, 2004) and was an All-Big East Second Team selection her sophomore year and an all-rookie honoree as a freshman. Kane played in 86 matches for the Mountaineers, starting 85 of them. A two-time NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-Region honoree, Kane joined Abbott, Barnes and Stoia as former Mountaineers who made the U-21 National Team pool when she was selected to the pool following the 2004 season.

2007 S occer Buzz Second Team All-American 2007 NSCAA Third Team All-American Ashley Banks turned in the finest senior season in school history. The four-year letterwinner and 2007 team captain guided the Mountaineers to a Big East championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight in 2007. The Mountaineers posted an 18-5-2 record, tying the school’s mark for most wins in a season. The Annandale, Virginia, native led WVU with 38 points and 15 goals en route to being named the Big East’s Offensive Player of the Year and a first team all-conference selection. The Hermann Trophy semifinalist and Soccer Buzz National Player of the Year finalist also was named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and NSCAA Scholar All-American. The forward left WVU ranked in the top five all-time in three major offensive categories – 34 goals (3rd), 26 assists (3rd) and 94 points (3rd).

GREER BARNES

2008 Soccer America Second Team College MVP 2008 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American 2008 NSCAA Third Team All-American 2007 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American 2007 NSCAA Second Team All-American

DEANA EVERRETT

2006 S occer Buzz Third Team All-American After seeing her playing time increase as a freshman, Deana Everrett had a breakout sophomore season in 2006 to earn third team All-America honors from

Soccer Buzz. The Oakville, Ontario, native put together the second greatest scoring season in school history with 18 goals and seven assists for 43 points. She was an All-Big East First Team selection after leading the league in goals and points through the regular season. She also was named to the Soccer Buzz All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team and All-MidAtlantic Region Second Team by the NSCAA. Everrett, who was eventually named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, ranked in the top five in the nation in goals scored all season as she led a Mountaineer squad that scored a school record 55 goals in 2006. A twotime Big East Offensive Player of the Week, the 5-foot-5 sophomore’s best game of the year came at DePaul, where she tied a school record for goals in a match with three, all in the first half. Everrett closed out her career as one of the finest offensive players, exiting after the 2008 season with 39 goals (third all-time), 24 assists (fourth all-time), 102 points (third all-time) and 299 shots (third all-time) in 84 career matches.

Greer Barnes turned in one of the most memorable seasons by a Mountaineer defender in school history in 2008. She logged the most minutes of any player while starting all 23 games at outside back. An All-Big East First Team performer, she earned Soccer America Second Team MVP, Soccer Buzz All-America Second Team and NSCAA All-America Third Team honors as a senior. Barnes and the WVU defense allowed only four goals in 11 conference games in 2008 – the fewest by any Big East team in either division. A Hermann Trophy Watch List pick, she earned multiple conference and national player of the week honors in helping the Mountaineers post 13 shutouts. In 2007, the Rye, New York, native, started all 25 games at outside defender, helping the Mountaineer defense tie a school record with 13 shutouts. Barnes became the first defender in school history to earn All-Big East First Team honors and was a first team all-region choice. She and the WVU defense allowed only two goals in seven postseason games as West Virginia advanced to its first NCAA Elite Eight. Barnes successfully made the move from central midfield to defender in 2007 and was named a second team NSCAA All-American. The three-time All-Big East selection kept teams off balance with her ability to make runs forward as an offensive threat. A member of the all-tournament team at the 2007 Big East Championship, Barnes appeared in 82 career matches.

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AMANDA CICCHINI

2007 S occer America First Team College MVP 2007 NSCAA Second Team All-American 2007 Soccer Buzz Third Team All-American Amanda Cicchini, an Oakville, Ontario, native, was a four-year starter at midfield, appearing in 89 career matches, more than any other player in school history. The 5-foot-2 playmaker was listed on the Hermann Trophy Watch List for three seasons. Cicchini’s best season came in 2007 where she finished with eight points on four assists and two goals on WVU’s Big East championship squad. The central midfielder was outstanding in controlling the tempo of play while working end line to end line. A two-time NSCAA First Team AllRegion selection, Cicchini was named to the All-Big East First Team three times in her career. As a junior, she earned All-America honors from Soccer America, the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz. Named to the 2007 Hermann Trophy Watch List, Cicchini scored goals in the season opener against Bowling Green and at Pitt. Great on the ball, she served assists against Penn State, Villanova and Wake Forest. She also was named to the all-tournament team at the 2007 Big East Championship.

CAROLYN BLANK

2009 NSCAA Second Team All-American 2008 NSCAA Second Team All-American 2008 Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American

Carolyn Blank earned her second consecutive NSCAA All-America Second Team honor in 2009, helping a young West Virginia team advance to a 10th straight NCAA Tournament. As a senior, Blank became the school’s all-time leader in matches played (92) and matches started (92). The two-time team captain earned Team MVP honors in three straight seasons to finish her career with 33 points on 13 goals and seven assists. An NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team and All-Big East First Team selection, Blank scored the fastest goal in WVU’s NCAA Tournament history, coming at the 1:29 mark against Loyola (Md.). She finished the season with nine points on four goals and one assist. Blank became the school’s second Big East Midfielder of the Year following a stellar junior campaign in 2008. A defensive center mid, Blank started all 23 matches, registering five goals and two assists, including two game winners. A first team All-Big East selection, the Toms River, New Jersey, native earned All-America Second Team honors from the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz. Named the team’s MVP for the second consecutive season, Blank earned all-tournament team recognition at the Notre Dame Inn at St. Mary’s Classic and the Big East Championship. Blank was aggressive in the attack, attempting 71 shots, second-most on the team. But perhaps most impressive was the leadership she provided to her teammates. Despite a talented eight-member senior class in 2008, it was Blank who earned team captain stripes. She was drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer Draft by the St. Louis Athletica.

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2012 NSCAA Third Team All-American Ajax, Ontario, native Bry McCarthy capped off a stellar Mountaineer career with NSCAA All-America Third Team honors. McCarthy, an outside back, was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in her senior season. She became the program’s first defensive player to earn a conference major award. An All-Big 12 First Team selection, McCarthy led the Mountaineer defense to eight shutouts in 2012, including four in Big 12 Conference play. The four clean sheets were tied for best in the conference. McCarthy also played a vital part in the offense, moving forward into the attack to score seven points on two goals and three assists. She finished with 19 career assists, tied for ninth place all-time in program history. McCarthy led WVU in its inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference to a regular-season championship with a 7-0-1 record. It marked only the sixth time a Big 12 team has won the regular-season title without a loss. West Virginia’s 2012 season ended with a 13th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In January 2013, McCarthy was one of six players assigned to the Western New York Flash through player allocations from U.S. Soccer, Canadian Soccer Association and the Federation of Mexican Football. The Flash were one of eight teams in the inaugural National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

FRANCES SILVA

2013 NSCAA Second Team All-American The culmination of four years of hard work and determination, Frances Silva was named to the 2013 NSCAA All-America Second Team following a high-scoring senior season. The forward from Overland Park, Kansas, posted a team and Big 12 Conference-best 15 goals and 13 assists for 43 points and was the unanimous selection as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, the program’s first studentathlete to earn the Big 12’s annual offensive honor. Her 13 assists set a school single-season record, while her point total ranked No. 2 all-time and her goal mark ranked No. 4. Silva finished the year ranked No. 7 nationally in total assists. She also ranked No. 10 in points and No. 23 in goals. Silva secured a slew of honors throughout her senior season, including a spot on the 2013 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy semifinalist list. An All-Big 12 First Team selection, she also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Upperclassmen Second Team and the Soccer America MVP Second Team. Additionally, Silva was named to the NSCAA Women’s Scholar All-America First Team and selected as the women’s soccer Capital One Academic All-America of the Year. In her final season at WVU, Silva led the Mountaineers to their second straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title and first Big 12 Conference Championship title, and she was named the Big 12 Soccer Tournament Offensive MVP. She earned at least one conference title in each of her four years at WVU. The Mountaineers advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round in 2013 and finished at 16-4-3, 7-1 in the Big 12. Silva concluded her Mountaineer career ranked No. 4 in goals (38) and points (98) and No. 7 in assists (22). She was selected by FC Kansas City with the 19th overall pick at the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League College Draft and signed a contract with the Blues.

KADEISHA BUCHANAN

2016 MAC Hermann Trophy Winner 2016 NSCAA First Team All-American 2016 Senior CLASS First Team All-American 2015 NSCAA First Team All-American 2014 NSCAA First Team All-American 2014 Soccer America Women’s MVP First Team 2013 NSCAA Second Team All-American The most decorated athlete in WVU women’s soccer history, Buchanan ended her Mountaineer career in 2016 sweeping the sport’s major awards. A three-time semifinalist and two-time finalist, Buchanan became the first Mountaineer to win the prestigious Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy in 2016. She also earned the Honda Cup Award for soccer and was named the espnW and TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year. The Brampton, Ontario, native capped her four-year career with her third straight National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America First Team honor. A center back, she was named to the first team alongside classmate Ashley Lawrence for the second straight season. Additionally, Michaela Abam was named to the second team, and the trio became the first in program history to earn NSCAA All-America accolades in the same season. Buchanan is the only player in program history to earn an All-America honor in each of her seasons in a WVU uniform. A finalist for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award, she also was named to the award’s All-America First Team. Buchanan also was named the NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP, as well as the Big 12 Championship Defensive MVP. Additionally, she was nominated for a 2017 ESPY in the Best Women’s College Athlete category. A team captain, Buchanan led the WVU defense to a nation- and program-best 23 wins and 18 shutouts in 2016. WVU advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history and finished as the National Runner-Up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and sat at No. 1, the team’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, for eight weeks. The four-time Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Buchanan, also a four-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree, was the second athlete in conference history to claim four straight outright postseason awards. She led the Mountaineers to a sweep of the Big 12 titles in 2016, their third sweep in four seasons, and WVU won seven Big 12 titles during her career. Buchanan started 90-of-91 career matches, and the WVU backline allowed just 62 opponent goals and posted 55 shutouts throughout her four-year career. She also tallied 25 career points (8 G, 9 A). Prior to her senior season, Buchanan helped Canada win Bronze at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. She signed a professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais in January 2017. The Best Young Player honoree at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Buchanan’s third All-America honor followed a season which saw her solidify her spot among the world and college soccer’s elite. In addition to her WWC award, Buchanan also was named to the FIFPro Women’s World XI Team and the WWC All-Star Team and earned the Canadian Player of the Year honor. Collegiately, she earned the 2015 Soccer News Net Women’s College Boot Award, was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the school’s first, and earned her third straight Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team awards. Instrumental in helping the Mountaineers reach the 2015

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Buchanan anchored a WVU defense which posted 15 shutouts and allowed a programlow 11 opponent goals. One of three team captains, she led WVU to 19 victories and its fourth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title. Buchanan became the first Mountaineer sophomore in program history to score a first team All-America honor in 2014 when she earned her first career NSCAA All-America First Team award. The only sophomore on the list, she was WVU’s first NSCAA First Team All-American since 2003 and the program’s fourth first-team honoree since 2000. Buchanan also was named the 2014 Soccer America Women’s MVP First Team, the publication’s equivalent to a first team All-America honor. She was the third Mountaineer named to the MVP First Team and the first since 2007. The 2014 honors capped a brilliant sophomore season that saw her earn her second straight Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award and All-Big 12 First Team honor. A MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist, she also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI First Team and earned her second straight Canadian U-20 Player of the Year honor. Buchanan helped the Mountaineers to the Big 12 Conference regular-season and championship titles in 2014 and also was named the Big 12 Championship Defensive MVP. She and the WVU defense posted 12 shutouts and did not allow a goal on the road in Big 12 play. The Mountaineers advanced to the NCAA Tournament and finished the year riding a 19-match unbeaten streak. The first Mountaineer rookie to earn NSCAA All-America honors, Buchanan was selected to the 2013 NSCAA All-America Second Team following a fantastic freshman campaign that saw her earn conference honors. She started all 23 matches and helped the WVU defense post 10 shutouts, including four in postseason play, while holding opponents to 24 goals. The Big 12 Conference Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year, Buchanan earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team and Newcomer Team. She helped lead the Mountaineers to their second straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title and first Big 12 Conference Championship title. WVU posted three straight shutouts in the conference’s postseason tournament, and Buchanan was named the Championship Defensive MVP. She also earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Freshman First Team.

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2014 Senior CLASS Second Team All-American A constant example of determination and perseverance, forward Kate Schwindel concluded her four-year Mountaineer career with 2014 Senior CLASS All-America Second Team honors. The Livingston, New Jersey, native was the first Mountaineer to earn the award, which acknowledges notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. One of three team captains, Schwindel, a four-year letterwinner, was a three-time member of the All-Big 12 First Team. She paced WVU in 2014 in game-winning goals (4) and also finished second in points (15) and goals (7). She ranked No. 2, No. 8 and No. 5, respectively, in the Big 12 in each category. Schwindel helped the Mountaineers capture their second straight Big 12 Championships title, as she scored the game winner in the team’s 1-0 win over Oklahoma in the championship match on Nov. 9. She was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team. In addition to the team’s championship title, Schwindel also helped the Mountaineers claim their third straight Big 12 regular-season crown in 2014. A two-time NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Central Region Second Team honoree, Schwindel left the WVU program ranked No. 5 in the Mountaineer record book in career shots (259), No. 6 in career goals (33) and career points (88), and No. 7 in career assists (22).

ASHLEY LAWRENCE

2016 NSCAA First Team All-American 2016 Senior CLASS Second Team All-American 2015 NSCAA First Team All-American One of the best midfielders to play for West Virginia University, Ashley Lawrence capped her four-year career with two All-America honors in 2016, pushing her career total to three. A Toronto native, Lawrence earned her second consecutive National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America First Team accolade as a senior, alongside classmate Kadeisha Buchanan. Additionally, Michaela Abam was named to the second team, and the trio became the first in program history to earn NSCAA All-America accolades in the same season. A two-time semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, Lawrence also was a finalist for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award and was named to the Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team. A team captain, Lawrence led WVU to a nation- and program-best 23 wins in 2016. WVU advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history and finished as the National Runner-Up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and sat at No. 1, the team’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, for eight weeks. She also led the Mountaineers to a sweep of the Big 12 titles in 2016, their third sweep in four seasons, and WVU won seven Big 12 titles during her career. Lawrence finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big 12, No. 19 nationally, with a team-high 10 assists, the third-best total for a WVU senior and the fourth-highest season total in

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Mountaineer history. She started 87-of-91 career matches played dished out 29 career assists, the third-best total in school history. A four-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree, Lawrence also was named to the 2016 NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team and the Big 12 Soccer Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player. She signed a professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain in January 2017. Prior to her senior season, Lawrence helped Canada win Bronze at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Two years after staking her claim as one of college soccer’s top playmakers, Lawrence earned her first career All-America honor, as she was named to the 2015 NSCAA All-America First Team. She landed on the team alongside Buchanan, and the duo was the first pair in WVU women’s soccer history to earn NSCAA All-America First Team honors in one season. A member of the Canadian National Women’s Soccer Team, Lawrence opened her junior campaign on the world’s biggest stage, as she started all five of Canada’s matches at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and scored the team’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw against Netherlands. At WVU in 2015, she was named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and earned her third straight All-Big 12 First Team honor. She finished the season ranked No. 3 on the team, No. 5 in the conference, with 18 points (5 G, 8 A), a career single-season high. She paced the Mountaineers with eight assists, the second-best Big 12 total, and her five goals ranked No. 3 on the team. Lawrence played a key role in helping WVU reach the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. The team finished with a program-best 61 goals and 19 wins.

AMANDA HILL

2015 S enior CLASS Second Team All-American The consummate team player, midfielder Amanda Hill capped off her historical four-year Mountaineer career with 2015 Senior CLASS All-America Second Team accolades. A native of Washington, Pennsylvania, Hill was the second Mountaineer in as many seasons to earn the AllAmerica honor, which acknowledges notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and completion. A two-year team captain, Hill, a four-year letterwinner, Hill started all 88 career matches at defensive center midfield, the third-most career starts for a Mountaineer. She set career highs in points (13), goals (5) and game-winning goals (3) in 2015. A two-time All-Big 12 Second Team honoree, she helped the WVU offense score a program-best 61 goals and the WVU defense post 15 shutouts, also a program record. A 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team honoree, she also was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 Soccer First Team honoree and was named to the 2014 and 2015 NSCAA Scholar All-Regional Honorable Mention Teams. Additionally, she was named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists, as well as the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll. Hill led the Mountaineers to six conference titles in her four seasons. WVU qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of her seasons and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2015.

MICHAELA ABAM

2017 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American 2017 Senior CLASS Second Team All-American 2016 NSCAA Second Team All-American The team’s leading scorer each of her four seasons at West Virginia University, forward Michaela Abam collected three All-America honors as a Mountaineer, including two in 2017 as a senior. A Houston native, Abam capped her WVU career in 2017 as one of the nation’s top attackers. A semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, she landed on the United Soccer Coaches [formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)] All-America Second Team for the second straight season. Additionally, the team captain was a finalist for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award and earned All-America Second Team accolades. Abam paced the WVU offense in 2017 with 23 points on 10 goals and three assists; she finished with double-digit goal totals in each season but her first. The 10 goals ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference, while the 23 points ranked No. 2. Four of her goals were game-winners, the 53rd-best total nationally. A three-time All-Big 12 First Team and All-Big 12 Championship Team honoree, Abam finished her career ranked No. 3 all-time in the Mountaineer program with 42 career goals and No. 4 with 100 points (42 G, 16 A). She is the most experienced player in program history, having earned time in 95 career matches. Abam capped her career with 79 starts. She was drafted fourth overall at the 2018 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft, the highest pick in WVU history, and signed a professional contract with Sky Blue FC. Abam earned her first career All-America honor in 2016 as she was named to the second team. She was one of three Mountaineers to earn an NSCAA All-America award in 2016, alongside Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence, who were named to the first team. The trio became the first in program history to earn NSCAA All-America accolades in the same season. The 2016 co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Abam started all 27 matches as a junior and paced the Mountaineers with 12 goals and a career single-season high 33 points (12 G, 9 A). The assist total, the seventh-best single-season output for a Mountaineer, ranked No. 2 on the team and also was a career single-season high. Abam finished the year ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 in goals, gamewinners (5) and points and No. 2 in assists. She ranked No. 24 nationally in points, No. 25 in game-winners, No. 32 in goals and No. 34 in assists. In her four years at WVU, Abam led the Mountaineers to four NCAA Tournament bids and helped the team finish as the 2016 National Runner Up. WVU reached the NCAA Third Round three times and the NCAA Quarterfinals twice. Additionally, the Mountaineers claimed five Big 12 Conference titles and were ranked No. 1 nationally for nine total weeks.

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2017 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American Following a position change from forward to outside back at the start of the 2016 season, defender Amandine PierreLouis flourished within the Mountaineer program, culminating in United Soccer Coaches [formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)] Second Team All-America honors in 2017. A native of Montreal, Quebec, Pierre-Louis led the WVU defense to 13 shutouts in 2017, and the unit allowed just 16 goals and 60 corner kicks. For her efforts, she was named the Big 12 Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year. She also ranked No. 2 on the team with five goals and No. 5 with 11 points (5 G, 1 A). A two-time All-Big 12 First Team and All-Big 12 Championship Team honoree, Pierre-Louis finished her Mountaineer career ranked No. 3 in program history, playing in 92 matches. She was drafted sixth overall at the 2018 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft and signed a professional contract with Sky Blue FC. In her four years at WVU, Pierre-Louis led the Mountaineers to four NCAA Tournament bids and helped the team finish as the 2016 National Runner Up. WVU reached the NCAA Third Round three times and the NCAA Quarterfinals twice. Additionally, the Mountaineers claimed five Big 12 Conference titles and were ranked No. 1 nationally for nine total weeks.

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KERRI BUTLER

» Carolina Courage (WUSA) » San Jose CyberRays (WUSA) » Cincinnati Ladyhawks (USL W-League)

RACHEL KRUZE

» Atlanta Beat (WPS)

MEGAN MISCHLER

» B oston Aztec Breakers Reserves (WPSL) » Boston Breakers (WPS) » Östersunds DFF (Sweden) » Hammarby Damfotboll (Sweden)

» Philadelphia Charge (WUSA) » IBV (Iceland) » Rochester Rhinos (USL W-League)

KIM BONILLA

ERICA HENDERSON » Pitea IF (Sweden) » Jersey Sky Blue (USL W-League) » Illawarra Stingray (Australia)

LAURA KANE

» Afturelding FC (Iceland)

BLAKE MILLER

» Illawarra Stingray (Australia)

» Pitea IF (Sweden) » FC Indiana (USL W-League)

GREER BARNES » Los Angeles Sol (WPS) » FC Gold Pride (WPS)

» W estern New York Flash (NWSL)

FRANCES SILVA » St. Louis Athletica (WPS) » Boston Renegades (USL W-League)

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KADEISHA BUCHANAN » Olympique Lyonnais (France)

ASHLEY LAWRENCE » Paris Saint-Germain (France)

MICHAELA ABAM » Sky Blue FC (NWSL)

BRY M c CARTHY

LISA STOIA

KATE SCHWINDEL

» FC Kansas City (NWSL)

SARA KEANE

ALLI MAGALETTA » IK Grand BodØ (Norway)

AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS » Sky Blue FC (NWSL)

CARLA PORTILLO » FC Kansas City (NWSL)

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» U-19 National Team (2014-2015) » U-17 National Team (2013-14) » U-14, U-15, U-17 and U-20 National Team Pool

CHRISSIE ABBOTT

» U-21 National Team Pool (2003) » Trained with WUSA’s Philadelphia Charge and Carolina Courage (2003)

LANA BANNERMAN » Brazilian All-Stars (2004)

KATIE BARNES

» U-21 National Team (2001) » National Team Pool (2005)

CAROLYN BLANK » » » »

U-15 National Team Pool (2003) U-16 National Team (2004) U-17 National Team Pool (2005) U-20 National Team Pool (2008)

VANESSA FLORES

» F ull Mexican Women’s National Team (2017-present) » Mexican U-20 National Team (2015-2017) » Mexican U-17 National Team (2013-14)

LOIS JOEL

» England U-19 National Team (2017-present) » England U-17 National Team (2015-17)

LAURA KANE

» Brazilian All-Stars (2004) » U-21 National Team Pool (2005)

ASHLEY LAWRENCE

» 2016 Canadian Rio Summer Olympics Roster » 2015 Canadian FIFA Women’s World Cup Roster » Full Canadian Women’s National Team (2012-present) » Canadian U-20 National Team (2012-14) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2010-12)

ROBIN RUSHTON

» Canadian U-16 National Team (2003) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2004) » Canadian U-20 National Team (2005, 2006)

KATE SCHWINDEL » » » »

U-14 National Team Camp (2006) U-17 National Team Pool (2008) U-17 National Team Pool (2009) U-20 National Team Camp (2012)

FRANCES SILVA

» U-23 National Team (2014)

GRACE SMITH

» England U-19 National Team (2017-present) » England U-17 National Team (2016-17)

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» Canadian U-20 National Team (2015-2017) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2012-14)

KIM BONILLA

YULIE LOPEZ

LISA STOIA

KADEISHA BUCHANAN

NICOLE MAILLOUX

CAROLINE SZWED

» U-16 National Team Pool (2001, 2002) » 2016 Canadian Rio Summer Olympics Roster » 2015 Canadian FIFA Women’s World Cup Roster » Full Canadian Women’s National Team (2012-present) » Canadian U-20 National Team (2012-14) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2010-12)

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Canadian U-16 National Team Pool (2000) Canadian U-17 National Team Pool (2001) Canadian U-18 National Team (2002) Canadian U-19 National Team (2004) Canadian National Team (2005) Canadian U-20 National Team (2005, 2006)

NATALIE COCCHI

» Brazilian All-Stars (2004)

ISSY COOMBES

» New Zealand U-20 National Team (2014-17) » New Zealand U-17 National Team (2013-14)

LISA D u COTE

» U-17 National Team Pool (2003) » U-19 National Team Player (2004)

DEANA EVERRETT

» Canadian U-17 National Team (2001) » Canadian U-19 National Team (2003) » Canadian U-20 National Team Pool (2004)

RYLEE FOSTER

» M ember of the United States U-14, U-18 and U-20 National Team Pools » Canadian U-17 National Team (2005) » Canadian U-18 National Team (2006) » Canadian U-20 National Team Pool (2008)

EASTHER MAYI

KITH

» U-21 National Team Pool (2003) » Trained with WUSA’s Philadelphia Charge and Carolina Courage (2003) » Canadian U-16 National Team (2007) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2008) » Canadian U-20 National Pool (2009)

» Canadian U-20 National Team Pool (2015) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2012-14)

BRY M c CARTHY

» Canadian U-15 National Team (2005) » Canadian U-17 World Cup Team (2006-08) » Canadian U-20 National Team (2009, 2010) » Canadian National Team Camp (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) » Canadian National Team (2012)

BLAKE MILLER

» U-23 National Team Camp (2012)

AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS

» Canadian U-20 National Team (2014) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2012) » Canadian U-20 National Team Pool (2014-15)

CARLA PORTILLO

» Canadian U-20 National Team Pool (2014-15) » Canadian U-17-19 National Team Pool (2014-15)

BRI RODRIGUEZ

» U-16 National Team Pool (2007) » U-17 National Team Pool (2008)

» Canadian U-20 National Team (2014-present) » Canadian U-17 National Team (2013-14) WVUWomensSoccer

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West Virginia’s first-ever women’s soccer team in 1996. WVUWomensSoccer

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1998 (11-6-2, 4-5-2 BIG EAST - 7TH) NIKKI IZZO Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31 Nov. 3

0-7 1-0 6-0 2-1 1-2 (ot) 3-2 2-1 (ot) 2-0 0-1 0-0 (ot) 1-0 2-1 0-2 0-1 (ot) 3-0 0-0 (ot) 2-1 2-0 0-5

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at Notre Dame at Georgetown at Bowling Green at Villanova CONNECTICUT SETON HALL at UCF MARSHALL PROVIDENCE BOSTON COLLEGE at Ohio State CENT. CONNECTICUT at Syracuse at St. John’s OHIO at Rutgers DUQUESNE PITT at Notre Dame (BEQ)

1999 (9-9-1, 2-4 BIG EAST MID-ATLANTIC - 5TH) NIKKI IZZO Aug. 28 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept. 11 Sept. 14 Sept. 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 24 Sept. 29 Oct. 1

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0-1 0-2 4-2 2-0 4-1 6-1 0-4 3-1 0-1 5-1 2-1

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at James Madison ILLINOIS! VCU! at Marshall TOWSON VIRGINIA TECH at Connecticut^ vs. New Hampshire^ at Villanova PITT RUTGERS

Oct. 3 4-0 W UCF Oct. 8 1-5 L at Notre Dame Oct. 10 0-2 L SETON HALL Oct. 13 0-2 L at Georgetown Oct. 15 0-1 L at Miami % Oct. 17 0-0 (2ot) T vs. Butler % Oct. 22 3-0 W ST. JOHN’S Oct. 29 1-3 L at Ohio State ! Mountaineer Cup, Morgantown, W.Va. ^ UConn Fila Classic, Storrs, Conn. % Miami Invitational, Miami, Fla.

2000 (15-6, 3-3 BIG EAST MID-ATLANTIC - 4TH) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Aug. 25 Aug. 27 Sept. 1 Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 8

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

SYRACUSE JAMES MADISON vs. Central Michigan at Purdue at Old Dominion at William & Mary at Virginia Tech WYOMING NOTRE DAME at Seton Hall VILLANOVA at Pitt at Rutgers at Central Connecticut DUQUESNE MARSHALL at Boston College at Providence GEORGETOWN at Connecticut (BEQ) at Richmond (NCAA1)

2001 (15-5-1, 4-1-1 BIG EAST MID- ATLANTIC - 2ND) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug. 31 5-1 W Sept. 2 2-1 (2ot) W Sept. 7 1-2 L Sept. 9 2-1 (2ot) W Sept. 21 2-1 (2ot) W Sept. 23 2-0 W Sept. 28 4-0 W Sept. 30 1-2 (ot) L Oct. 5 3-1 W Oct. 7 1-1 (2ot) T Oct. 10 1-0 W Oct. 12 0-1 L Oct. 14 3-0 W Oct. 19 3-2 (ot) W Oct. 21 5-1 W Oct. 26 4-1 W Oct. 28 3-1 W Nov. 4 2-0 W 1-0 W Nov. 9 Nov. 12 1-2 L Nov. 16 0-1 L ! Cavalier Invitational, Charlottesville, Va.

at St. John’s at Hofstra at Virginia ! vs. St. Louis ! AUBURN RUTGERS SETON HALL at Notre Dame WILLIAM & MARY at Villanova PITT CONNECTICUT OLD DOMINION at George Mason MIAMI, Fla. at Georgetown at James Madison MIAMI, Fla. (BEQ) vs. Connecticut (BES) vs. Notre Dame (BEF) Miami, Ohio (NCAA1)

2002 (18-3-1, 5-0-1 BIG EAST MID-ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS) NIKKI IZZO BROWN Aug. 30 Sept. 1 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 22

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

L W W W W W W W

at Auburn ! vs. Jacksonville State ! BOSTON COLLEGE GEORGE MASON at Virginia JAMES MADISON at Pitt VILLANOVA

Sept. 27 4-1 W Sept. 29 2-1 W Oct. 4 1-1 (2ot) T Oct. 6 3-0 W Oct. 9 1-0 (ot) W Oct. 11 2-0 W Oct. 13 4-0 W Oct. 20 2-0 W Oct. 23 2-0 W Nov. 3 4-0 W Nov. 8 3-2 W Nov. 10 0-1 L Nov. 15 3-0 W Nov. 17 0-1 L ! Auburn Sprint Classic, Auburn, Ala.

WILLIAM & MARY at Rutgers at Seton Hall NOTRE DAME GEORGETOWN at Colgate at Syracuse PROVIDENCE at Virginia Tech vs. St. John’s (BEQ) vs. Rutgers (BES) at Connecticut (BEF) LOYOLA, Md. (NCAA1) VIRGINIA (NCAA2)

2003 (17-4-2, 4-1-1 BIG EAST MID- ATLANTIC - 2ND) NIKKI IZZO BROWN Aug. 30 Sept. 1 Sept. 5 Sept. 7 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Sept. 19 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 28 Oct. 3 Oct. 5 Oct. 10 Oct. 12 Oct. 17 Oct. 19 Oct. 23 Oct. 26

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

at Virginia MICHIGAN STATE vs. New Hampshire! at James Madison! at Miami ST. JOHN’S at Connecticut vs. Yale BINGHAMTON at Tennessee at Notre Dame at Georgetown RUTGERS SETON HALL RADFORD at Villanova PITT PENN STATE

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Nov. 2 2-1 W Nov. 7 0-0 (2ot) T Nov. 14 4-2 W Nov. 16 3-0 W Nov. 23 3-2 (2ot) L ! JMU/Comfort Inn Invitational & NOVA won penalty kick shootout, 5-4

WOMEN’S SOCCER

ST. JOHN’S (BEQ) vs. Villanova& (BES) LOYOLA, Md. (NCAA1) OHIO STATE (NCAA2) FLORIDA STATE (NCAA3)

2004 (15-6-0, 7-3-0 BIG EAST - 3RD) NIKKI IZZO BROWN

Aug. 27 3-2 (2ot) W Aug. 29 7-0 W Sept. 1 1-0 W Sept. 5 0-1 L Sept. 10 2-0 W Sept. 12 2-1 W Sept. 17 4-1 W Sept. 19 2-0 W Sept. 24 0-1 L Sept. 26 4-2 W Oct. 1 1-3 L Oct. 3 4-1 W Oct. 6 6-1 W Oct. 10 4-1 W Oct. 15 2-0 W Oct. 17 2-1 W Oct. 22 5-0 W Oct. 24 0-1 L Oct. 31 0-1 L 2-1 W Nov. 12 Nov. 14 1-2 L ! Kentucky Invitational, Lexington, Ky.

at Kentucky! vs. Ohio! PURDUE VIRGINIA ARIZONA JAMES MADISON at Providence at Boston College VILLANOVA ST. JOHN’S NOTRE DAME SYRACUSE at Pitt at Binghamton at Rutgers at Seton Hall at Radford GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA (BEQ) vs. S. Methodist (NCAA1) at Texas (NCAA2)

2005 (12-6-3, 7-2-1 BIG EAST DIVISION A – 3RD) NIKKI IZZO BROWN

Aug. 26 3-1 W Aug. 28 0-1 L Sept. 1 1-2 L Sept. 4 1-0 W Sept. 9 1-0 W Sept. 11 0-2 L Sept. 16 1-1 (2ot) T Sept. 18 0-0 (2ot) T Sept. 23 1-1 (2ot) T Sept. 25 3-0 W Sept. 30 1-0 W Oct. 2 3-1 W Oct. 7 2-0 W Oct. 9 2-0 W Oct. 16 2-1 W Oct. 21 1-2 L Oct. 23 3-0 W Oct. 30 4-2 W Nov. 4 0-1(2ot) L Nov. 11 3-0 W Nov. 13 2-5 L ! Nike Invitational, Portland, Ore.

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DAYTON at Virginia at Pitt TENNESSEE vs. Washington! at Portland! at Richmond at William & Mary at Syracuse ST. JOHN’S RUTGERS SETON HALL MARQUETTE USF at Georgetown at Connecticut at Providence at Villanova (BEQ) vs. Connecticut (BES) vs. Hofstra (NCAA1) at Penn State (NCAA2)

2006 (14-4-3, 8-1-2 BIG EAST AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug. 25 3-0 W vs. Richmond! Aug. 27 5-1 W at James Madison! Sept. 1 4-0 W WESTERN MICHIGAN Sept. 3 4-0 W BINGHAMTON Sept. 8 2-1 W at #7 Penn State Sept. 10 8-0 W ST. BONAVENTURE Sept. 15 4-1 W PITT Sept. 17 1-1 (2ot) T #21 VIRGINIA Sept. 22 5-0 W SYRACUSE Sept. 24 0-0 (2ot) T at St. John’s Sept. 29 1-3 L at #1 Notre Dame Oct. 1 4-0 W at DePaul Oct. 6 2-0 W at USF Oct. 8 2-0 W at Marquette Oct. 13 1-0 (2ot) W #23 VILLANOVA Oct. 15 3-0 W GEORGETOWN Oct. 20 0-1 L UCONN Oct. 22 4-0 W PROVIDENCE 0-0 (2ot) T vs. #25 Louisville (BEQ)& Oct. 29 Nov. 3 2-3 L vs. #20 Rutgers (BES) Nov. 10 0-2 L vs. Virginia (NCAA1) ! James Madison Invitational, Harrisonburg,Va. & WVU won penalty kick shootout, 5-4

2007 (18-5-2, 9-1-1 BIG EAST AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS, BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug. 31 4-0 W BOWLING GREEN Sept. 2 0-3 L at #9 Virginia Sept. 7 3-1 W RHODE ISLAND Sept. 9 1-0 W #15 PENN STATE Sept. 14 1-2 L vs. #5 Texas A&M! Sept. 16 5-1 W XAVIER Sept. 21 3-1 W at Pitt Sept. 23 1-2 L WAKE FOREST Sept. 28 2-0 W ST. JOHN’S Sept. 30 1-1 (2ot) T at Syracuse Oct. 5 1-0 W LOUISVILLE Oct. 7 2-0 W CINCINNATI Oct. 12 3-0 W at Providence Oct. 14 0-2 L at #17 Connecticut Oct. 19 5-3 W at Georgetown Oct. 21 1-0 W at Villanova Oct. 26 2-0 W USF Oct. 28 3-1 W MARQUETTE Nov. 4 1-0 W VILLANOVA (BEQ) Nov. 9 1-0 (2ot) W #24 LOUISVILLE (BES) Nov. 11 1-1 (2ot) T #9 NOTRE DAME (BEF) & Nov. 16 4-0 W NAVY (NCAA1) Nov. 18 2-0 W JAMES MADISON (NCAA2) Nov. 24 1-0 W at #6 Penn State (NCAA3) Nov. 30 0-1 L #8 USC (NCAA4) ! at Penn State, University Park, Pa. & WVU won penalty kick shootout, 5-3

The Mountaineers won their first Big East Tournament in 2007.

2008 (14-3-6, 7-1-3 BIG EAST AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS)

2009 (10-7-6, 5-3-3 BIG EAST AMERICAN DIVISION – 3RD)

Aug. 22 3-0 W TOWSON Aug. 29 1-2 (2ot) L vs. #12 Santa Clara% Aug. 31 1-0 W Loyola Marymount% Sept. 5 1-0 W at #20 Tennessee^ Sept. 7 1-1 (2ot) T vs. Washington State^ Sept. 11 1-0 W KENTUCKY Sept. 14 1-1 (2ot) T JAMES MADISON Sept. 18 4-0 W PITT Sept. 21 3-0 W #6 VIRGINIA Sept. 25 0-0 (2ot) T at St. John’s Sept. 28 8-0 W SYRACUSE Oct. 3 1-1 (2ot) T at Seton Hall Oct. 5 0-1 L at Rutgers Oct. 10 3-0 W PROVIDENCE Oct. 12 0-0 (2ot) T CONNECTICUT Oct. 17 2-1 (2ot) W #16 GEORGETOWN Oct. 19 2-1 (ot) W VILLANOVA Oct. 24 2-0 W at Marquette Oct. 26 2-0 W at USF Nov. 2 4-0 W LOUISVILLE (BEQ) Nov. 7 1-1 (2ot) T vs. Connecticut (BES) & Nov. 14 2-1 W vs. Princeton (NCAA1) Nov. 16 2-3 L at #9 Virginia (NCAA2) % Inn at St. Mary’s Classic, Notre Dame, Ind. ^ First Tennessee Lady Vols Classic, Knoxville, Tenn. & UConn won penalty kick shootout, 4-2

Aug. 23 0-0 (2ot) T OHIO STATE Aug. 29 2-1 W at #5 Penn State! Aug. 31 0-1 (ot) L vs. #25 BYU! Sept. 3 4-0 W DUQUESNE Sept. 6 0-0 (2ot) T BOSTON U Sept. 11 1-1 (2ot) T at #9 Virginia~ Sept. 13 0-1 L vs. Dartmouth~ Sept. 18 1-1 (2ot) T at Pitt Sept. 20 1-0 W TENNESSEE Sept. 24 1-0 W MARQUETTE Sept. 27 1-2 L at USF Oct. 2 2-3 (ot) L #8 NOTRE DAME Oct. 4 2-0 W DEPAUL Oct. 9 1-0 W SYRACUSE Oct. 11 1-0 W #11 ST. JOHN’S Oct. 16 0-0 (2ot) T at Villanova Oct. 18 1-2 L at Georgetown Oct. 23 0-0 (2ot) T at Connecticut Oct. 25 1-0 W at Providence Nov. 1 1-0 W at #9 Rutgers (BEQ) Nov. 6 0-1 L vs. #10 Marquette (BES) Nov. 13 2-0 W vs. Loyola (Md.) (NCAA1) Nov. 15 0-3 L at #14 Wake Forest (NCAA2) ! at Penn State, University Park, Pa. ~ Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic, Charlottesville, Va.

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2010 (18-5-1, 9-1-1 BIG EAST AMERICAN DIVISION – 2ND) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug. 20 1-2 (ot) L Aug. 27 3-0 W Aug. 29 1-3 L Sept. 4 2-1 W Sept. 10 1-2 L Sept. 12 4-0 W Sept. 19 1-0 W Sept. 23 1-2 L Sept. 26 0-0 (2ot) T Sept. 28 3-0 W Oct. 1 4-0 W Oct. 3 2-1 W Oct. 8 1-0 (ot) W Oct. 10 1-0 (ot) W Oct. 15 4-3 (ot) W Oct. 17 3-0 W Oct. 22 3-0 W Oct. 24 2-1 W 1-0 W Oct. 31 Nov. 5 2-0 W Nov. 7 1-0 W Nov. 12 2-0 W Nov. 14 2-1 W Nov. 19 0-4 L ^Hurricane Cup – Miami, Fla.

#11 PENN STATE at Bowling Green at Ohio State CENTRAL MICHIGAN at Miami^ vs. Florida Atlantic^ #5 VIRGINIA at Marquette USF PITT at Cincinnati at Louisville at Syracuse at St. John’s VILLANOVA GEORGETOWN CONNECTICUT PROVIDENCE RUTGERS (BEQ) vs. Connecticut (BES) vs. USF (BEF) MOREHEAD STATE (NCAA1) PENN STATE (NCAA2) at #16 Boston College (NCAA3)

2011 (17-4-0, 10-1-0 BIG EAST AMERICAN DIVISION – 1ST) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 26 Aug. 28

1-2 3-0 0-5 3-0

L W L W

at No. 10 Virginia PURDUE at Penn State^ vs. George Mason^

Sept. 1 0-2 L Sept. 5 3-0 W Sept. 11 1-0 W Sept. 15 2-1 (2ot) W Sept. 18 3-1 W Sept. 23 4-0 W Sept. 25 1-0 (ot) W Sept. 30 3-1 W Oct. 2 1-4 L Oct. 7 3-0 W Oct. 9 5-1 W Oct. 14 1-0 W Oct. 16 2-1 W Oct. 21 1-0 W Oct. 30 5-0 W Nov. 4 5-1 W Nov. 6 2-0 W Nov. 12 0-1 L ^Penn State Invitational, University Park, Pa.

No. 18 OHIO STATE MARSHALL HIGH POINT at USF No. 8 MARQUETTE SETON HALL RUTGERS at Georgetown at Villanova ST. JOHN’S SYRACUSE at Providence at Connecticut at Pitt Seton Hall (BEQ) GEORGETOWN (BES) LOUISVILLE (BEF) VIRGINIA TECH (NCAA1)

2012 (11-5-4, 7-0-1 BIG 12 – 1ST) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Aug. 17 Aug. 19 Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Aug. 31 Sept. 2 Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 28 Oct. 5

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

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LA SALLE WESTERN CAROLINA vs. Central Michigan+ vs. No. 1 Stanford+ No. 6 PENN STATE^ MIAMI^ DUQUESNE at Purdue TOWSON HIGH POINT TEXAS TECH* No. 7 OKLAHOMA STATE* at TCU* at Kansas*

WVU’s 2010 squad tied the school record for wins with 18.

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The Mountaineers won the Big 12 Conference regular season and tournament titles in 2013.

Oct. 7 3-2 W Oct. 12 1-1 (2ot) T Oct. 18 2-0 W Oct. 26 1-0 (ot) W Oct. 31 0-2 L Nov. 10 1-2 L +Penn State Invitational – University Park, Pa. ^WVU 90 Minute Classic – Morgantown, W.Va. * Big 12 Conference match

at Iowa State* No. 20 BAYLOR* OKLAHOMA* at Texas* vs. TCU (B12Q) PRINCETON (NCAA1)

2013 (16-3-4, 7-1 BIG 12 – 1ST) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug. 23 2-2 (2ot) T at No. 2 Penn State& Aug. 25 2-1 W vs. Syracuse& Aug. 30 4-0 W CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sept. 1 2-0 W MOREHEAD STATE Sept. 6 1-1 (2ot) T at No. 12 Duke% Sept. 8 2-4 L vs. No. 1 North Carolina% Sept. 13 4-0 W EASTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 15 2-4 L KENTUCKY Sept. 20 2-0 W RICHMOND Sept. 22 4-1 W WRIGHT STATE Sept. 27 2-1 W at Oklahoma State* Sept. 29 4-3 W at No. 9 Baylor* Oct. 4 2-1 W TEXAS* Oct. 11 2-0 W IOWA STATE* Oct. 13 3-2 (ot) W TCU* Oct. 18 2-0 W KANSAS* Oct. 25 2-1 (2ot) W at Oklahoma* Oct. 27 0-2 L at No. 7 Texas Tech* Nov. 6 3-0 W vs. Kansas (B12Q) Nov. 8 1-0 W vs. Baylor (B12S) Nov. 10 1-0 W vs. Oklahoma State (B12F) Nov. 16 0-0 (2ot) T RUTGERS (NCAA1)! Nov. 22 0-1 L at No. 4 Virginia Tech (NCAA2) &Penn State Invitational – University Park, Pa. %Duke Nike Classic – Durham, N.C. *Big 12 Conference match ! WVU won penalty kick shootout, 3-0

2014 (16-2-4, 7-0-1 BIG 12 – 1ST) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug. 22 1-3 L at No. 11 Penn State& Aug. 24 3-2 W vs. Missouri& Aug. 29 0-2 L No. 21 DUKE Aug. 31 2-0 W ELON Sept. 5 4-0 W HOFSTRA$ Sept. 7 2-0 W UNC GREENSBORO$ Sept. 12 1-1 (2ot) T No. 16 GEORGETOWN Sept. 14 4-1 W DUQUESNE Sept. 19 4-1 W LA SALLE Sept. 21 4-0 W VILLANOVA Sept. 26 0-0 (2ot) T at TCU* Sept. 28 2-0 W at Texas* Oct. 10 4-2 W No. 15 TEXAS TECH* Oct. 17 3-0 W at Iowa State* Oct. 19 2-0 W at No. 9 Kansas* Oct. 24 2-1 (2ot) W OKLAHOMA STATE* Oct. 26 3-1 W OKLAHOMA* Oct. 31 2-0 W BAYLOR* 2-1 W vs. TCU (B12Q) Nov. 5 Nov. 7 0-0 (2ot) T vs. Texas (B12S)! Nov. 9 1-0 W vs. Oklahoma (B12F) Nov. 15 0-0 (2ot) T GEORGETOWN (NCAA1)% %Penn State Invitational – University Park, Pa. $WVU 90 Minute Classic – Morgantown, W.Va. *Big 12 Conference Match ! WVU won penalty kick shootout, 6-5 % WVU lost penalty kick shootout, 4-3

2015 (19-3-1, 6-0-1 BIG 12 – 1ST) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Aug. 21 Aug. 23 Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11

2-0 1-2 1-0 5-0 1-0 8-0 2-0

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W L W W W W W

vs. SIUE! vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech! at Maryland DUQUESNE No. 5 PENN STATE VILLANOVA at No. 15 Ohio State

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Sept. 13 4-0 W LONGWOOD Sept. 18 1-0 (ot) W BUFFALO Sept. 20 1-0 W FLORIDA GULF COAST Sept. 25 2-0 W TEXAS* Oct. 2 2-1 W TCU* Oct. 9 0-0 T at Oklahoma* Oct. 11 4-1 W at No. 13 Texas Tech* Oct. 16 6-0 W KANSAS* Oct. 18 4-0 W IOWA STATE* Oct. 23 2-1 (ot) W at Oklahoma State* Oct. 30 CANCELED at Baylor*$ Nov. 4 2-1 W vs. Oklahoma State (B12Q) Nov. 6 0-1 L No. 18 Texas Tech (B12S) Nov. 13 4-0 W DUQUESNE (NCAA1) Nov. 20 4-0 W NORTHWESTERN (NCAA2) Nov. 22 5-2 W LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (NCAA3) Nov. 28 0-2 L at No. 6 Penn State (NCAA4) ! – Indiana Tournament – Bloomington, Ind. $ – Match canceled due to inclement weather * – Big 12 Conference Match

2016 (23-2-2, 8-0 BIG 12 – 1ST) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug. 19 1-1 (2ot) T at No. 2 Penn State! Aug. 21 2-0 W vs. Buffalo! Aug. 26 1-0 W No. 8 CLEMSON Aug. 28 3-1 W SAINT FRANCIS Sept. 1 2-0 W PURDUE Sept. 4 2-1 W No. 19 OHIO STATE Sept. 9 3-1 W at No. 5 Duke Sept. 16 3-0 W PRINCETON Sept. 18 0-1 (2ot) L No. 9 GEORGETOWN Sept. 23 4-1 W at Richmond Sept. 30 2-0 W BAYLOR* Oct. 2 2-0 W No. 23 OKLAHOMA* Oct. 7 1-0 W at Kansas* Oct. 9 2-0 W at Iowa State Oct. 14 1-0 W TEXAS TECH* Oct. 21 3-0 W at TCU* Oct. 23 1-0 W at Texas* Oct. 28 3-0 W OKLAHOMA STATE* Nov. 2 3-0 W vs. Texas Tech (B12Q) Nov. 4 2-0 W vs. Oklahoma (B12S) Nov. 6 3-2 (ot) W vs. TCU (B12F) Nov. 12 3-0 W NORTHERN KENTUCKY (NCAA1) Nov. 18 1-0 (2ot) W OHIO STATE (NCAA2) Nov. 20 1-1 (2ot) T No. 18 UCLA (NCAA3) % Nov. 26 1-0 W No. 5 DUKE (NCAA4) Dec. 2 1-0 W vs. No. 6 North Carolina (CCS) Dec. 4 1-3 L vs. No. 7 USC (CCF) ! – Penn State Invitational – University Park, Pa. *- Big 12 Conference Match % - WVU won penalty kick shootout, 4-2

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2017 (16-4-3, 7-1-1 BIG 12 – 2ND) NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

Aug.18 1-0 W at No. 5 Georgetown Aug. 24 1-2 (2ot) L No. 10 VIRGINIA Aug. 27 3-0 W DUQUESNE Sept. 2 2-1 W No. 1 PENN STATE Sept. 4 2-0 W WRIGHT STATE Sept. 8 0-4 L No. 6 DUKE Sept. 10 3-0 W RICHMOND Sept.15 1-0 W at No. 14 Princeton Sept. 17 1-0 W vs. La Salle ! Sept. 22 2-1 (ot) W at Baylor * Sept. 24 0-1 L at No. 17 Texas * Sept. 29 1-0 W at Kansas State * Oct. 6 1-0 W No. 19 OKLAHOMA STATE * Oct. 8 5-1 W OKLAHOMA * Oct. 13 4-0 W IOWA STATE * Oct. 19 1-1 (2ot) T TEXAS TECH * Oct. 22 2-0 W TCU * Oct. 27 2-0 W at Kansas * 3-1 W vs. Texas Tech (B12Q) Nov. 1 Nov. 3 1-1 (2ot) T vs. TCU (B12S) $ Nov. 11 3-0 W BUCKNELL (NCAA1) Nov. 17 0-0 (2ot) T No. 22 RUTGERS (NCAA2) % Nov. 19 1-3 L No. 10 PENN STATE (NCAA3) ! – in Princeton, N.J. * – Big 12 Conference Match $ – WVU lost penalty kick shootout, 5-3 % – WVU won penalty kick shootout, 4-3

KEY: B12Q – Big 12 Quarterfinals B12S – Big 12 Semifinals B12F – Big 12 Finals BE1 – Big East First Round BEQ – Big East Quarterfinals BES – Big East Semifinals BEF – Big East Finals NCAA1 – NCAA First Round NCAA2 – NCAA Second Round NCAA3 – NCAA Third Round NCAA4 – NCAA Quarterfinals CCS – College Cup Semifinals CCF – College Cup Final Rankings reflect highest ranking for opponent on date played (beginning 2006 season)

ALL-TIME

LETTERWINNERS 1996-2017 A

Michaela Abam (F)

Houston, Texas

2014-15-16-17C

Robyn Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Aversa (M)

Liverpool, N.Y.

1998-99

Chrissie Abbott (F)

North Olmstead, Ohio

2000-01-02-03C

Nicolette DeLaurentis (M)

Sicklerville, N.J.

2011-12

Cathy Abel (M/F)

Flemington, N.J.

2003-04-05-06

Tonia Deligiannis (M)

Niskayuna, N.Y.

1996C-97-98

Hannah Abraham (F)

Fairchance, Pa.

2015-16-17

Ann Marie Destino (M)

Lewiston, N.Y.

1996

Stacey Adams (GK)

Clifton Park, N.Y.

1996-97-98

Emily Dillon (F)

Long Beach, Calif.

2010-11

Lisa DuCote (M)

Fredricksburg, Va.

2004-2006-07-08

B E

Ashley Banks (F/M)

Annandale, Va.

2004-05-06-07C

Lana Bannerman (GK)

Naperville, Ill.

2003-04-05-06

Leah Emaus (D)

Webster, N.Y.

2012-13-14-15

Drea Barklage (D)

St. Louis, Mo.

2010-11C

Kristin English (M/F)

Millersville, Md.

1999

Greer Barnes (D)

Rye, N.Y.

2006-07-08

Deana Everrett (F)

Oakville, Ontario

2005-06-07-08C

Katie Barnes (F)

Mason, Ohio

1998-99-00C-01C

Leslie Barden (F)

Fairfield, Ohio

2001-02-03-04C

Mallory Beck (GK)

Johnston, Iowa

2007

Maggie Bedillion (D)

Washington, Pa.

2013-14-15

Tara Berardi (GK)

Rochester, N.Y.

1998-99

Morgan Betscher (F)

Decatur, Ill.

2008-09-10-11

Carly Black (D)

Horsham, Pa.

2013-14-15-16C

Carolyn Blank (M)

Toms River, N.J.

2006-07-08C-09C

Kara Blosser (M)

Spotsylvania, Va.

2012-13

Hannah Boettger (D)

Cambridge, Md.

1997, 1999-2000

Kim Bonilla (F)

Dumfries, Va.

2004-05-06-07

Tessa Broadwater (M)

Midlothian, Va.

2013

Toryn Broadwater (F)

Midlothian, Va.

2014

Kadeisha Buchanan (D)

Brampton, Ontario

2013-14-15C-16C

Stephanie Burgess (F)

Morgantown, W.Va.

2008

Kerri Butler (GK)

Fredericksburg, Va.

2007-08-09-10

C Stephanie Carpenter (M)

Mays Landing, N.J.

2009-10

Nicole Cauzillo (M)

Northville, Mich.

2003

Kristin Cholewa (D)

Virginia Beach, Va.

1996C-97

Amanda Cicchini (M)

Oakville, Ontario

2005-06-07-08

Maura Cirilli (M)

Wallingford, Pa.

2002-03-04

Natalie Cocchi (D)

Ocean Township, N.J.

2004-05-06-07C

Amy Coleman (D)

Akron, Ohio

1996-97-98

Ali Connelly (M)

South Bend, Ind.

2012-14

Halie Conroy (D)

Highlands Ranch, Colo.

2013

Chelsey Corroto (F)

Hilliard, Ohio

2008-10-11C

Jess Crowder (M)

Cary, N.C.

2011-12-13-14

Grace Cutler (M)

Fort Collins, Colo.

2016-17

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F Kristen Felice (F)

Patchogue, N.Y.

Patricia Fernandez (M)

Pearland, Texas

Nicole Mailloux (D)

Mississauga, Ontario

2006-08-09C

2010

Laura Mallia (D)

Eggertsville, N.Y.

2000

2015-16

Kelsie Maloney (F)

Harrisburg, Pa.

2012-13-14-15

Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel (F) Barcelona, Spain

2017

Megan Mattei (D)

Memphis, Tenn.

2002

Melissa Finkle (F)

Brookfield, Conn.

1996-97-98C

Easther Mayi Kith (D)

Quebec City, Quebec

2015-16-17

Laura Finley (GK)

Mt. Laurel, N.J.

2001

Brigette McCabe (D)

Gibsonia, Pa.

1997-98-99-2000

Vanessa Flores (D)

Baytown, Texas

2015-16-17

Bry McCarthy (D)

Ajax, Ontario

2009-10-11-12C

Rylee Foster (GK)

Cambridge, Ontario

2016-17

Susan McHale (F/M)

Huntington, W.Va.

1996

Kelsey Fowler (D/M)

Wheeling, W.Va.

2005-06-07-08

Mollie Merkel (M)

Walkersville, Md.

2004-05

Sydney Metheny (F)

Elkins, W.Va.

2009-10C

Blake Miller (F)

St. Louis, Mo.

2008-09-10-11C

Nikki Garzon (D)

Penfield, N.Y.

1997C-98C

Rachael Minnich (F)

Mason, Ohio

2003-04-05

Jade Gentile (M)

Baldwinsville, N.Y.

2016-17

Megan Mischler (F)

Moon Township, Pa.

2007-08-09-10

Danielle Gordon (D/F)

Jacksonville, Fla.

2017

Michelle Molinari (M)

Parkersburg, W.Va.

2007-08

Sh’Nia Gordon (F)

Ocklawaha, Fla.

2015-16-17

Christina Monzi

Staten Island, N.Y.

2004

Mia Gunter (M)

Edmonton, Alberta

2012 Michelle Newhouse (GK)

Pinch, W.Va.

N H Melissa Haire (GK)

Lewisburg, Pa.

1999-2000-01-02C

Kiley Harris (F)

Cicero, Ind.

2004-05-06-07C

Erica Henderson (F/D)

Rochester, N.Y.

2008-09-10-11

Vanessa Heppeler (M/F)

Liverpool, N.Y.

1997-98-99-2000

Amanda Hill (M)

Washington, Pa.

2012-13-14C-15C

Noelle Honeycutt (D)

Huntsville, Ala.

2013-14

Karrie Hutchins (M)

Wheeling, W.Va.

2002-03-04-05C

Shannon Jarboe (D)

Rockford, N.Y.

Lois Joel (M)

North Finchley, England 2017

Heather Kaleiohi (F)

San Diego, Calif.

2014-15-16-17

Krystle Kallman (D)

Woodbury, Minn.

2005-06-07

Laura Kane (F)

Pottstown, Pa.

2001-02-03-04C

Marisa Kanela (F/M)

Wantagh, N.Y.

2002-03-04-05C

Sara Keane (GK)

Mt. Laurel, N.J.

2011-12-13C

Caralee Keppler (D)

Rockville Centre, N.Y.

2009

Rachel Kruze (M)

Webster, N.Y.

1999-2000-01-02C

2014-15-16

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Ashtin Larkin (M)

Cerritos, Calif.

2009-10C

Ashley Lawrence (F)

Toronto, Ontario

2013-14-15-16C

Katie Lenz (F)

Mechanicsburg, Pa.

2010-11

Rena Lippa (F)

Pittsford, N.Y.

1996C-97C-98C

Jenn Lewis (D)

Silver Spring, Md.

2000-01-02-03

Meghan Lewis (D)

Naperville, Ill.

2008-09-10C-11C

Yulie Lopez (M)

West Palm Beach, Fla.

2015

Shelly Lyons (M)

Sarasota, Fla.

1996-97

Alli Magaletta (M)

Chesterfield, Mo.

2016-17

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Mallory Smith (D)

Hamden, Conn.

2010-11-12C

Stacey Sollmann (D)

Cincinnati, Ohio

1996-97C-98C-99C

Ann Sorensen (D)

Whitefish Bay, Wis.

1996-97-98-99C

Bianca St. Georges (D)

St. Felix de Valois, Quebec 2015-16-17C

Macy Stalnaker (F/M)

Butler, Pa.

2015-16

Hannah Steadman (GK)

Kinnelon, N.J.

2014-15

Annalika Steyn (F)

Hoover, Ala.

2012-13

Lisa Stoia (M)

Shirley, N.Y.

2000-01-02-03C

Caroline Szwed (M)

Oakville, Ontario

2009-10-11-13C

Kayla Thompson (GK)

Austin, Texas

2017

Shawna Toth (F)

Morgantown, W.Va.

2000-01-02C

Danielle Turrie (M)

Pittsford, N.Y.

1996-97-98-99C

U Kailey Utley (F)

St. Louis, Mo.

2012-13-14-15C

Ashley Weimer (D)

North Huntingdon, Pa.

2001-02-03-04C

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W O Katie Osterman (GK)

Virginia Beach, Va.

2014C

Sarah Wetmore (D)

Hamilton, Va.

1996-97-98

Dalanda Ouendeno (D)

Paris, France

2015-16

Ashley Woolpert (D)

Springboro, Ohio

2014-15-16

Laura Papillon

Collegeville, Pa.

2003-04-05

Lisa Zanti (D)

Erin Peters (D)

Bethel Park, Pa.

1996

Current players in bold

Amandine Pierre-Louis (D) Montreal, Quebec

2014-15-16-17

Carla Portillo (M)

Mississauga, Ontario

2014-15-16-17

Cari Price (D)

Sykesville, Md.

2013-14

Kambria Riggins (M)

Millersville, Pa.

2002-03-04-05C

Bri Rodriguez (M)

Aurora, Ill.

2009-10-11-12C

Emma Rodriguez (D)

Spencerport, N.Y.

1999-2000-01

Robin Rushton (D)

Scarborough, Ontario

2005-06-07-08C

Kayla Saager (F)

East Islip, N.Y.

2015

Heather Saffel (D)

Elkins, W.Va.

2009

Amanda Saymon (D)

Bridgeport, W.Va.

2016-17

Kate Schwindel (F)

Livingston, N.J.

2011-12-13-14C

Christen Seaman (D)

Belleville, Ill.

1999-2001-02

Shannon Seaward (D)

San Ramon, Calif.

1997-98-99-2000

Lauren Segalla (F)

Salisbury, Conn.

2017

Megan Sheehy (F)

Westfield, N.J.

1997-98-2000

Missy Shields (M)

Bethel Park, Pa.

1999

Frances Silva (F)

Overland Park, Kan.

2010-11-12-13C

Grace Smith (M)

Bridgnorth, England

2017

Julie Smith (M)

Olean, N.Y.

1999-2000-01

Rosedale, Md.

2001-02-03

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Katie Osterman Kerri Butler Hillary Battles Jacque Sutphin Jennifer Furcht Nicolette DeLaurentis Emily Main Melissa Haire Stephanie Baugh Brandi Sutphin Emily Dillon Mallory Beck Melissa Haire Michelle Newhouse Nicole Cauzillo Stacey Adams Tara Berardi Caralee Keppler Corissa Taylor Danielle Tucker Halie Conroy Heather Kaleiohi Jade Gentile Kelsey Fowler Katie Lenz Katie Slain Lisa DuCote Megan Mattei Missy Shields Tessie Vezza Ariel Davis Ashtin Larkin Blake Miller Brooke Myers Cathy Abel Leah Emaus Sarah Wetmore Shawna Toth Bianca St. Georges Bri Rodriguez Daniela Neves Greer Barnes Katie Barnes Laura Papillon Missy Johns Ashtin Larkin Chrissie Abbott Heather Walker Katie Lenz Kiley Harris Michaela Abam Rachel Dahlstrand Robyn D’Aversa Ryan Dinan Ashley Banks Cari Price Drea Barklage

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Heather Kaleiohi Kim Behm Laura Finley Shannon Jarboe Christen Seaman Grace Cutler Kelsie Maloney Kim Bonilla Lisa Stoia Megan Mischler Morgan Betscher Tonia Deligiannis Ashley Weimer Caroline Szwed Jamie Kocher Jessica Vann Rena Lippa Sarah Maddox Whitney Edwards Yulie Lopez Ashley Lawrence Frances Silva Jen Cappedonia Kambria Riggins Lauren Segalla Melissa Finkle Amanda Cicchini Carla Portillo Jess Crowder Lisa Zanti Meghan Smith Shannon Seaward Stephanie Burgess Steph Carpenter Alli Kealing Amandine Pierre-Louis Ashley Lawrence Beth Blasi Cheryl Matochik Emily Kirksey Megan Robinson Miko Alley Rachel Kruze Bridgette McCabe Leslie Barden Macy Stalnaker Meghan Lewis Mia Gunter Robin Rushton Susan McHale Amanda DeSario Amanda Saymon Ann Marie Destino Ashley Ramsey Casey Vornadore Mollie Merkel Nicole Mailloux

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Nikki Garzon Shawna Toth Annalika Steyn Chelsey Corroto Danielle Turrie Kiley Harris Laura Mallia Marisa Kanela Patricia Fernandez Christen Seaman Christina Monzi Deana Everrett Lois Joel Sarah Howley Sara Keane Stacey Sollmann Ann Sorensen Easther Mayi Kith Kailey Utley Katie Molinari Michelle Molinari Chloe Zamiela Dalanda Ouendeno Emma Rodriguez Erica Henderson Noelle Honeycutt Rachael Minnich Shelly Lyons Ambere Cunningham Ashley Woolpert Caitlin Hulyo Kayla Thompson Kristene Mumby Kristen Felice Kristin English Sarah Meehan Tara Beradi Theresa Sadd Amanda Anton Amanda Cicchini Annalika Steyn Ashley McDaniel Carla Portillo Hannah Boettger Heather Saffel Laurel Carpenter Maura Cirilli Meghan Lewis Ali Connelly Emily Kirksey Emily Marshall Hannah Abraham Heather Saffel Krystle Kallman Megan Sheehy Carly Black Karrie Hutchins

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Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel Sydney Metheny Tessa Broadwater Vanessa Heppeler Alli Magaletta Ashley Weimer Bryce Banuelos Julie Smith Kristin Cholewa Lisa DuCote Mallory Smith Cassandra Deitrick Jenn Lewis Jessie Breed Sara Keane Toryn Broadwater Carly Black Elizabeth Frame Erin Brown Grace Smith Lana Bannerman Kelly LaPorte Morgan Betscher Rylee Foster Amy Coleman Greer Barnes Vanessa Flores Whitney Cavender Amanda Hill Ashley Triplett Erin Peters Megan Mischler Amanda Burns Easther Mayi Kith Natalie Cocchi Hannah Steadman Sami Molina Sarah Bizanovich Brandi Sutphin Carolyn Blank Danielle Gordon Maggie Bedillion Kara Blosser Bry McCarthy Haley Keefer Athena Gramates Kayla Saager Laura Kane Shelby Lyon Kadeisha Buchanan Dalanda Ouendeno Ashley Magruda Ashley Neal Kate Schwindel Leigh Anthony Sh’Nia Gordon

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PRESIDENT » WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY E. GORDON GEE J.D., ED.D

Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having served as president of some of the most prestigious public and private universities for more than three decades. When he returned to lead West Virginia University in 2014 as the institution’s 24th president, it was a homecoming of sorts. He was first named WVU president in 1981 at age 36 – at the time, among the youngest persons to ever serve as a university president. He led West Virginia University until 1985 when he went on to presidencies at the University of Colorado (1985-90), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-07). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990-97 and again from 2007-13. On his return to the Morgantown campus, he said, “This is not a job to me; it is a calling.” His leadership style bears that out as he works tirelessly to advance the University’s land-grant mission and open doors to the American dream. In one of his latest addresses to the University community, he noted that for 150 years, the institution has been a polar star guiding West Virginians toward a brighter tomorrow. He said, “That is why, in this milestone year, we recommit our University to living the values that drive our work. Serving our students and our state is not just our duty — it is our passion.” Gee has built a special relationship with the students as well as the state’s citizens, making it a point to visit students where they live, learn and socialize – and visiting all 55 West Virginia counties during his inaugural year – and at least half in subsequent years. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the WVU College of Law, and, in 1981, was named WVU’s 19th president. Gee has served on several education-governance organizations and committees, including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He is past chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and formerly served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia invited him to join its international advisory board. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Gee is currently serving as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee and is a member of Forward 50, an initiative working toward student equity, success and outcomes. Last summer, working with Department of Commerce and Marshall University officials, he was instrumental in establishing the West Virginia Forward initiative to bring together state and local leaders in providing a blueprint for alignment and focus on solutions for a united and prosperous West Virginia. It quickly developed into a larger effort with policymakers, experts and government officials working together to formulate results-driven policy to help strengthen and diversify all regions of the state.

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Active in many national professional and service organizations, he is on the executive committee of the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees as well as on the Board of Trustees of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain, with which West Virginia University has a long-standing academic partnership. A recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, he is an executive board member of Boy Scouts of America. He has also served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Limited Brands. In 2011, Gee began serving as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-12, Governor John Kasich asked him to chair the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In December 2012, he began serving on the Columbus Education Commission. Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions over the years. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is the co-author of over a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Leading Colleges and Universities” and “LandGrant Universities for the Future.” He has also authored many papers and articles on law and education. Gee is engaged to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

E. Gordon GEE and Laurie ERICKSON.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS SHANE LYONS ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT

In his fourth year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons has a clear vision for his athletic program. It’s a vision that focuses on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes and the day-to-day needs that will help them succeed in the classroom and in competition. His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes, and his honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department. Whether it’s regularly scheduled meetings with the student-athletes or his open-door office policy, Lyons has his finger on the pulse of his student-athletes, coaches and staff. His endless energy is devoted to his facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ facilities master plan isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses, it’s about taking what his department has, improving it and making it complete for the student-athlete. From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and enhancing the overall WVU student-athlete experience. Lyons is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear view mirror. He spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, broke ground on a $45 million aquatic and track center in Morgantown, completed phase two of Coliseum renovations, bringing the arena up to current ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, introduced a second video board to Milan Puskar Stadium to provide information and improve fan entertainment. Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $93 million and 250 employees, Lyons’ leadership has also guided WVU to unparalleled success in the classroom as the department recorded an impressive overall 3.2 GPA in 2018. And, with the student-athlete in mind, he has implemented a Clinical and Sport Psychology unit with a full-time director and professional interns, added specialized learning assistants to the Student-Athlete Development unit and entered into a partnership with WVU Medicine’s Neuroscience Department to assist in the training and recovery of student-athletes, all emphasizing his overall commitment to the well-being and performance student-athletes. Ask him and he’ll tell you it’s not his department, but West Virginia’s department, and he can tell you his vision to improve it not only for the coming year, but for three, five, seven and 10 years down the road. He cares and the proof lies in what he has already accomplished in three years. Additionally, his work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees, has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. In 2018, he chaired the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12, was named again to the NCAA Division I Council and will serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversite Committee. He is also on the board of directors for Mylan Park in Morgantown. Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-today strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program. During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million. The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches. Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters. In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events, including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events. Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and

extensive monitoring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units. Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules and interpretations for the 25 membership service representatives and was the staff liaison to various NCAA standing committees. Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke. Cameron is a member of Terry Bowden’s football team at Akron and Brooke plays volleyball at Morgantown High School. SHANE LYONS THROUGH THE YEARS: 1988-89 Big South Conference (Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Championships) 1989-98 NCAA (Senior Membership Services Representative) 1998-2001 Texas Tech (Associate Athletic Director – Compliance) 2001-11 Atlantic Coast Conference (Associate Commissioner) 2011-15 Alabama (Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Operating Officer) 2015-present West Virginia (Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President) SHANE LYONS’ NATIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 2000-01 Division I Satisfactory Progress Waivers Committee 2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-06 Recruiting Subcommittee (Chair 1 year) 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee (Chair 2 years) 2005-07 Legislative Review Committee (Chair 2 years) 2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council (Chair 1 year) 2010-11 Division I Communications and Coordination Committee 2015-18 Big 12 Administration, Finance and Budget Committee 2015-18 Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee 2017-18 Big 12 Athletic Directors CouncilChair Division I Council 2018- 2018- Division I Football Oversight CommitteeChair

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KELI ZINN

STEVE URYASZ

SIMON DOVER

MICHAEL FRAGALE

TERRI HOWES

BEN MURRAY

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

EXECUTIVE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ BUSINESS OPERATIONS/CFO

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ SPORT ADMINISTRATION/SWA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ MAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MATT WELLS

GREG FEATHERSTON

APRIL MESSERLY

ERIC BUDA

BRANDON CUNNINGHAM

ZACH ECKERT

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ANNUAL GIVING

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

JAMIE HALL

SAM MORRONE

BRYAN MESSERLY

PRESTON WAGES

STEPHANIE WHITE

NATHANIEL ZINN

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, DONOR RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/COMPLIANCE

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/MARKETING

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

HEAD COACHES

JASON BUTTS GYMNASTICS

JON HAMMOND RIFLE

MARLON L e BLANC MEN’S SOCCER

MIKE CAREY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

DANA HOLGORSEN FOOTBALL

MIHA LISAC TENNIS

SEAN CLEARY CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

BOB HUGGINS MEN’S BASKETBALL

RANDY MAZEY BASEBALL

SEAN COVICH GOLF

WRESTLING

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN WOMEN’S SOCCER

VIC RIGGS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

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TIM FLYNN

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JIMMY KING ROWING

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FACILITIES

BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY

CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY

CARY GYM

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

DREAMSWORK FIELD

MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM

MOUNTAINEER TENNIS COURTS

MOUNTAINEER TRACK

WVU BOATHOUSE

WVU COLISEUM

WVU NATATORIUM

WVU RIFLE RANGE

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MEDIA

INFORMATION 172 �� Media Information 174 �� Contact Information 174 �� WVU Athletic Communications

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MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA SERVICES

The West Virginia University athletic communications office will be available throughout the entire 2018 women’s soccer season to accommodate any media requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the Mountaineers. Any additional questions should be directed to Associate Director of Athletic Communications Shannon Wolfgang.

RECEIVING INFORMATION

Media members may receive WVU women’s soccer press releases, notes and more via email. Please email Associate Director of Athletic Communications Shannon Wolfgang (shannon.mcnamara@mail.wvu.edu) to be included on the distribution list.

GAMEDAY

Parking is free in the Shell Building parking lot, located next to the Mountaineer Track. Complete statistics are provided to all working media at halftime and postgame. Requested team members and coach Nikki Izzo-Brown will be available for interviews on the field (weather permitting) following a 15-minute grace period.

GAME SERVICES

The athletic communications staff will be at your service throughout the match. All working media will be provided with a game program, rosters, media guides and other pertinent information. Computer-generated scores will be available at halftime and at the game’s conclusion. Press seating is located in the media booth of the Bill Maloney Press Box. Wireless internet access is available for working media members.

CREDENTIALS

Photographers and media members who wish to cover a match at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium should contact women’s soccer contact/associate director of athletic communications Shannon Wolfgang, via email (shannon.mcnamara@mail. wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Photographers may shoot in the four corners of the field, excluding the team bench areas. On the end lines, photographers are permitted only in the area between the sidelines and the edges of the 18-yard box.

DURING THE WEEK

Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or a member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU women’s soccer contact/associate director of athletic communications Shannon Wolfgang, via email (shannon.mcnamara@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Every effort will be made to hold a weekly media session at Dreamswork Field throughout the season, and proper media alerts will be emailed in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletic communications staff.

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DIRECTIONS TO DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

From I-68: Take the Pierpont Road (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs toward the football stadium by heading West onto WV 857. At the second traffic light, turn left (south) on US 119. Drive up a steep hill; the Morgantown airport will be on your left. Continue straight past several car dealerships and at the second light turn right onto WV 705. Turn left at the sixth traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive when crossing University Avenue. Proceed up Patteson to the light at Jerry West Boulevard. Go straight at the light into the Coliseum parking lots. Turn right on to Gale Catlett Drive. Parking for soccer is available in the Shell Building lot. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is located below the Shell Building lot. From I-79: Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit and follow signs to West Virginia University, heading south on US 19 and across the Star City Bridge. Proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past Texas Roadhouse. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is just ahead on the right. Parking is available in the Shell Building lot (next to Mountaineer Track).

WVUSPORTS.COM

WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer women’s soccer. In 2018, streamed audio and video broadcasts will be available on WVU’s official athletic website. Live stats also are available to keep track of every score and save. Game releases are made available in PDF format one day prior to game day.

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Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com. Updated following each game, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer women’s soccer. Not only will you find this season’s stats, but you also will be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

BIG 12 MEDIA SERVICES

The Big 12 Conference maintains its website at BIG12Sports.com. Complete information on the league and member schools is available. The site boasts original content from throughout the Conference along with several video broadcasts, including a daily magazine show – The Big 12 Report.

In soccer, scores throughout the league and standings are updated as games are final. Big 12 conference and team statistics are updated no later than the following morning. Media can access PDF files of the conference release, statistics and soccer record book. The Conference is comprised of 10 institutions, with many having shared traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member universities include – Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia. Kansas State begins Big 12 competition in this year.

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CONTACT INFORMATION ATHLETIC INFORMATION The West Virginia University athletic communication office is located on the second floor of the WVU Coliseum in room 217. MAILING ADDRESS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

West Virginia University P.O. Box 877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

WOMEN’S SOCCER

WVU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

MOUNTAINEER

MICHAEL FRAGALE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

MIKE MONTORO DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS

BRYAN MESSERLY ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

JOE SWAN DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PUBLICATIONS

JOHN ANTONIK DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA

KRISTIN COLDSNOW MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST

OVERNIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS WVU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

3450 Monongahela Blvd., Room 217 Morgantown, WV 26506 PHONE INFORMATION Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105 Press Box: 304-293-6480

GRANT DOVEY DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER

SHANNON WOLFGANG ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

ASHLEY BAILEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

CHARLIE HEALY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

WOMEN’S SOCCER CONTACT SHANNON WOLFGANG Associate Director of Athletic Communications Email: shannon.mcnamara@mail.wvu.edu AMY SALVATORE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

TANNER CAIN GRADUATE ASSISTANT

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LISA AMMONS BUSINESS MANAGER

KATIE MacCRORY GRADUATE ASSISTANT

CHERYL WIRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

AMY PRUNTY PROGRAM ASSISTANT

JOE MITCHIN GRADUATE ASSISTANT

HERE, GOING FIRST IS IN OUR BLOOD. IT’S IN OUR SWEAT. IT’S IN OUR NATURE.

SO WE WILL GO ABOVE. WE WILL GO BEYOND.

WHEN EVERYONE ELSE GOES BACK,

MOUNTAINEERS #GOFIRST.