LSU SOCCER HOUSTON. Sept. 16, 2007 Noon (CDT) Houston, Texas Robertson Stadium (32,000)

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1 LSU SOCCER 2007 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result AUGUST 31 Southern Miss W, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 2 Louisiana Tech W, vs. Memphis W, vs. Miami, Fla. W, McNeese State W, at Houston Noon 18 at #6 Texas 7 p.m. 21 at Coll. of Charleston 6:30 p.m. 23 vs. Davidson 11 a.m. 28 Mississippi State 7 p.m. 30 Ole Miss 1 p.m. OCTOBER 5 #15 Tennessee 7 p.m. 7 Georgia 1 p.m. 12 at Auburn 7 p.m. 14 at Alabama 1 p.m. 19 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 21 at Kentucky Noon 25 #13 South Carolina 7 p.m. 28 at #9 Florida 11 a.m. NOVEMBER 2 at Arkansas 7 p.m SEC Tournament TBA LSU TIGERS VS HOUSTON Sept. 16, 2007 Noon (CDT) Houston, Texas Robertson Stadium (32,000) TEXAS Sept. 18, p.m. (CDT) Austin, Texas Myers Stadium (20,000) TIGERS TO TAKE ON HOUSTON IN FIRST TRUE ROAD TEST The LSU soccer team will travel to Houston on Sunday at noon to take on the Houston Cougars in its first true road test of the 2007 season. The Tigers are currently riding a seven-game unbeaten streak dating back to the end of last year and are coming off of a dominating 5-0 home win over in-state rival McNeese State on Friday night. They have also tied a team record with five straight wins to start a season, while their current seven-game unbeaten streak is the third-longest in team history. Sophomore Rachel Yepez has led the Tigers offensive attack over the last three games as she has scored a whopping six goals, including two against McNeese State on Friday. She is also the top goal scorer in the SEC through five games. The squad has outscored its opponents in the last three games by a combined margin of LSU and Houston squared off a year ago in the first ever meeting between the two schools with the Tigers dominating the Cougars by the score of 6-1 in Baton Rouge on Sept. 3. Houston is unbeaten on the season as it is coming off of a hardfought 1-0 overtime win over Grambling on Friday. LSU : The Facts The Series LSU and Houston squared off a year ago in the first ever meeting between the two schools with the Tigers dominating the Cougars by the score of 6-1 in Baton Rouge on Sept. 3, LSU enters this year s match on a seven-game unbeaten streak. LSU Record: Ranking: 7th (NSCAA Central Region) Last Game: def. McNeese State, 5-0 (9/14/07) Coach: Brian Lee (Furman, 93) Career Record: (14th season) LSU Record: (3rd season) Houston : The Facts Date/Time: Sunday, Sept. 16 at Noon CDT Location: Houston, Texas (Robertson -- 32,000) Radio/T.V.: No radio or television The Series: LSU is 1-0 all-time versus Houston Last Meeting: def. Houston, 6-1, on Sept. 3, 2006 Houston Record: Ranking: None Last Game: def. Grambling, 1-0 (9/14/07) Coach: Susan Bush (North Carolina, 02) Career Record: (1st season) Record at Houston: (1st season) Texas Record: Rankings: 6th (Soccer Buzz Top 25) Last Game: def. UT-San Antonio, 6-0 (9/14/07) Coach: Chris Petrucelli (UNC-Greensboro, 84) Career Record: (18th season) Record at Texas: (9th season) P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA Fax

2 University Quick Facts Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 29,317 Nickname: Tigers or Fighting Tigers Stadium: LSU Soccer Complex (1,500) All-Time Home Record: Mascot: Mike VI (live bengal tiger) Colors: Purple and Gold Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) President: John Lombardi Chancellor: Sean O Keefe Athletic Department Athletics Director: Stanley Skip Bertman Sr. Assoc. AD/Operations: Verge Ausberry Sr. Assoc. AD/Business: Mark Ewing Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA: Judy Southard Sr. Assoc. AD/Ext. Affairs: Herb Vincent Associate AD/Internal Relations: Bo Bahnsen Associate AD/Operations: Eddie Nunez Associate AD/Compliance: Bo Kerin Associate AD/Student Services: Miriam Segar Soccer Staff Head Coach: Brian Lee Alma Mater: Furman, 1993 Record at LSU: (3rd season) Career Record: (14th season) Assistant Coach: Debbie Hensley Alma Mater: Georgia Southern, 1996 Assistant Coach: Daniel Brizard Alma Mater: Berry College, 1995 Team Information 2006 Record: SEC Record: (3rd/SEC West) Postseason: None Starters Returning/Lost: 11/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/8 Newcomers: 6 Top Returnees: Melissa Clarke, Roslyn Jones, Michelle Makasini, Chelsea Potts Inaugural Season: 1995 All-Time Record: Sports Information Soccer Contact: Will Stafford Sports Information Phone: (225) Sports Information Fax: (225) Will Stafford s Cell: (985) Will Stafford s wstaff2@lsu.edu Soccer Office: (225) Web Site: Media Services Coach Interviews All interviews with LSU head coach Brian Lee and assistant coaches Debbie Hensley and Daniel Brizard must be coordinated through the LSU Sports Information Department and women s soccer contact Will Stafford. The LSU Sports Information Department phone number is (225) and Stafford s personal line is (225) Members of the media can contact Stafford at any time in his office Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Player Interviews Members of the 2007 LSU soccer team are available for interviews with members of the media after the team s daily practice and at the end of each game. Contact Will Stafford in the LSU Sports Information Department at (225) for the team s complete practice schedule. Members of the media MUST contact Stafford before interviewing the student-athletes. Special interview times can be scheduled upon request. Game Credentials Media credentials should be requested at least two days prior to a game. Passes will be left at the press gate located at the entrance of the LSU Soccer Complex. All requests should be made by ing Will Stafford at wstaff2@lsu.edu or calling the LSU Sports Information Department at (225) Season passes are also available upon request. Post-Game Interviews Post-game interviews, including those with coaches and players from both teams, will be held on the field approximately 10 minutes following each game. A member of the LSU Sports Information Department will take interview requests during the second half of each game. Game information will be provided in the press box, and halftime statistics and complete game books will also be made available to members of the media. Visiting Radio Information A courtesy phone is installed in the press box prior to each game for visiting radio broadcasts for Southeastern Conference teams. Other teams wishing to broadcast a game must contact Jim Hawthorne of the LSU Sports Network at (225) Who To Contact Sports Information Department (225) Soccer Contact Will Stafford Cell: (985) wstaff2@lsu.edu Electronic Media (225) Electronic Media Coordinator Kevin Wagner Office: (225) jwagne2@lsu.edu On The Internet The Official Web Site of LSU Athletics is home to all the soccer information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, biographies, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. The Media can now access images for all LSU athletic teams, including action shots, head shots, logos, etc. To gain access to high resolution pictures, Michael Bonnette at mbonnet@lsu.edu. You will be assigned a login and password to the site. This service is for media use only.

3 LSU Fighting Tigers No. Name Position Class Height Hometown (Previous School) 1 Jackie Moseley GK Jr. 5-8 McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS) 2 Valerie Vogler GK Sr. 5-9 St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville Senior HS) 3 Malorie Rutledge M So. 5-5 Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS) 4 Caroline Vanderpool M Sr. 5-3 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada (Ecole) 5 Michelle Makasini F So. 5-5 Euless, Texas (Colleyville Heritage HS) 6 Sara Pollock M Sr. 5-6 Baton Rouge, La. (Robert E. Lee HS) 7 Lindsay Lum M So. 5-5 Houston, Texas (Arizona) 8 Melissa Clarke M So. 5-3 Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) 10 Amanda Carreno M So. 5-1 Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) 11 Chelsea Potts D So Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley HS) 12 Brittany Lowe D So. 5-7 Humble, Texas (Humble HS) 13 Nazily Alcoser M Fr. 5-5 Kenner, La. (Archbishop Chapelle HS) 14 Nikki Bush D So. 5-1 Clinton, Miss. (Clinton HS) 15 Rachel Yepez F So. 5-1 Fayetteville, N.C. (Sanford HS) 16 Taryne Boudreau M Fr. 5-5 Sherwood Park, Canada (McNally Composite HS) 20 Veronica Godbolt D So. 5-8 Austin, Texas (William B. Travis HS) 21 Katherine Lagow M So. 6-0 Plano, Texas (Hockaday School) 22 Kennedy Richards F So. 5-5 Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas Moore HS) 23 Roslyn Jones F Jr. 5-3 Mandeville, La. (Fountainbleau HS) 25 Kathleen Walsh F So. 5-4 Birmingham, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 30 Sarah Benson M So. 5-4 Baton Rouge, La. (Maryland) 32 Casey Crawford M Jr. 5-5 Mandeville, La. (Tennessee) 35 Cristiana Boutte GK Fr. 5-8 Prairieville, La. (University HS) 40 Amy Lester GK Fr. 5-4 Baton Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge Magnet HS) 45 Catherine Grubb GK So. 5-4 New Orleans, La. (West Florida) Head Coach: Brian Lee (Furman, 93) Assistant Coaches: Debbie Hensley (Georgia Southern, 96), Daniel Brizard (Berry College, 95) Houston Cougars No. Name Position Class Height Hometown (Previous School) 0 Lynn Baker GK Jr. 5-8 Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg HS) 1 Shelby Scott GK Jr. 5-5 Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS) 4 Emma Geyer D Fr. 5-8 Kennedale, Texas (Pantego Christian Academy) 5 Crystal Trevino M Fr. 5-2 Austin, Texas (McNeil HS) 6 Ali Conrad D So. 5-6 Albuquerque, N.M. (El Dorado HS) 7 Lauri Byrne F Fr. 5-4 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 9 Ashleigh Williams D Sr. 5-6 Houston, Texas (Jersey Village HS) 10 Maegan Kiphart D Jr. 5-8 Parker, Colo. (Chaparrel HS) 11 Brittany Cannon D Fr. 5-5 Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) 12 Jessica Rathweg M Fr. 5-6 Spring, Texas (Klein HS) 13 Islara Rodriguez F Fr. 5-2 Houston, Texas (Awty International School) 16 Brittany Pfeiffer F Jr Sugar Land, Texas (Stephen F. Austin) 17 Christine Nieva M/F Jr. 5-8 Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS) 18 Anne Escobar M Fr. 5-5 Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) 19 Nikki Echeverria M/F So. 5-4 Sugar Land, Texas (Clements HS) 20 Stephanie Booker F/D Fr. 5-7 Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point HS) 21 Stephanie Beyelia D So. 5-7 Spring, Texas (Klein Oak HS) 22 Elizabeth West M Fr. 5-7 Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) 23 Izzy Babb M Fr. 5-4 Hickory Creek, Texas (Lewisville HS) 24 Adriana Penaloza M Fr. 5-6 Houston, Texas (Hightower HS) 27 Kaylin Stewart Goodson GK Fr. 5-7 Richardson, Texas (Richardson HS) Head Coach: Susan Bush (North Carolina, 02) Assistant Coach: Jenna Huff, Eric Quill

4 NSCAA/adidas Top 25 1 Stanford (28) North Carolina (2) Santa Clara (2) Portland Texas A&M UCLA Texas (1) Boston College Florida Virginia Notre Dame Rutgers Florida State California Tennessee South Carolina Clemson West Virginia Colorado Penn State Oklahoma State Purdue NR 23 Connecticut Southern California Marquette NR Soccer Buzz Top 25 1 North Carolina T3 2 Stanford Texas A&M Santa Clara Portland Texas UCLA Virginia Notre Dame T3 10 Florida Boston College Florida State Rutgers West Virginia Penn State Connecticut Southern California Marquette Tennessee South Carolina Missouri NR 22 Clemson NR 23 California NR 24 BYU Villanova Soccer Shatters Attendance Record for Second Time For the second time this season, the LSU soccer team has shattered its all-time attendance record as a whopping 2,160 fans made it through the turnstiles on Friday night to see the Tigers take on in-state rival McNeese State. That number eclipsed the previous mark of 1,868 fans who made it out to the LSU Soccer Complex on Aug. 31 to see the Tigers dominate the Southern Miss Golden Eagles by the score of 3-0 in the season opener. LSU is on pace for a record-setting season in attendance as it is averaging 1,641 fans in three home matches this season. The Tigers finished No. 24 in the country in average attendance a year ago as an average of 817 fans packed the stands in 10 home matches in Tigers Benefit from Quick Strike Offense The Tigers have certainly shown the ability to score goals this season as they currently lead the Southeastern Conference with 21 through five games. But they have also shown the ability to build momentum by scoring quickly as they have scored two goals less than one minute apart four times so far this season. Against Memphis on Sept. 6, Rachel Yepez (16:09) and Malorie Rutledge (16:53) scored just 44 seconds apart in the first half. Later in the first half against Memphis, Roslyn Jones (30:21) and Yepez (30:35) actually tied a team record of the fastest two goals scored by scoring just 14 seconds apart. The Tigers struck quick again against McNeese State on Friday night as Yepez (22:23, 23:04) scored a pair of goals just 41 seconds apart in the first half, while Veronica Godbolt (74:02) and Jones (74:27) added goals 25 seconds apart in the second half. Rutledge, Boudreau Among SEC Assist Leaders Not only do the Tigers lead the Southeastern Conference in goals scored on the season with 21, but they also lead the league in assists as they have been credited with 20 through five games. Leading the way for the Tigers is sophomore midfielder Malorie Rutledge, who is tops in the SEC with a whopping seven assists on the young season. Rutledge, who is LSU s leading scorer with 13 points thus far, has already tied the team high from a year ago when fellow sophomore Michelle Makasini was credited with seven assists as a freshman. Rutledge tied an LSU single-game record by recording three assists in a 7-2 win over Memphis on Sept. 6. But Rutledge is not alone as freshman standout Taryne Boudreau has displayed an uncanny ability to distribute the ball as she follows closely behind with six assists on the year. Boudreau also tied the LSU single-game record as she was credited with three assists against McNeese State on Friday night. Tigers Earn Highest Ranking in Program History The LSU soccer team followed a pair of dominating wins over regionally-ranked opponents this weekend by earning its highest ranking in the program s 13-year history in this week s regional polls released Tuesday. The Tigers have earned a No. 7 ranking in the Central Region according to the latest poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, while they move up two spots to No. 8 in the latest Soccer Buzz Central Region Top 15. LSU (4-0-0) is off to its best start since 2004 and is riding a current six-game unbeaten streak after a pair of convincing wins over Memphis (7-2) on Sept. 6 and Miami (4-1) on Sept. 8. The Tigers are also receiving votes in two of the national polls as they are currently ranked No. 35 in the country with four points in this week s Soccer Times Top 25 and No. 36 nationally with two points in the latest NSCAA Top 25. Yepez Receives National Honors Following MVP Performance After being named the Most Valuable Player at the 2007 Long s Electronics Samford Bulldog Classic in Birmingham, Ala., this past weekend, LSU forward Rachel Yepez has been named to two National Teams of the Week released Tuesday. Yepez has been named to both the Soccer Buzz National Elite Team of the Week and the Top Drawer Soccer Women s College Team of the Week for her outstanding performance. She scored an SEC leading four goals on the weekend against a pair of regionally-ranked foes, recording her first career hat trick in LSU s 7-2 win over Memphis on Sept. 6 while scoring the first goal of the match in its 4-1 win over Miami on Saturday. She was also voted the LSU Female Athlete of the Week by a panel of local media.

5 Four Tigers Named to Samford Classic All-Tournament Team LSU benefitted from an offensive explosion as it blew out the Memphis Tigers and Miami Hurricanes by a combined score of 11-3 at the 2007 Long s Electronics Samford Classic in Birmingham, Ala., this past weekend. For their effort, four Tigers were named to the Samford Classic All-Tournament Team led by sophomore forward Rachel Yepez, who scored a team-high four goals en route to being named the Most Valuable Player. Joining Yepez on the All-Tournament Team was sophomore midfielder Malorie Rutledge, junior forward Roslyn Jones and freshman midfielder Taryne Boudreau. Rutledge combined for one goal and four assists in two games while tying an LSU single-game record with three assists against Memphis. Jones scored two goals and added two assists, while Boudreau scored her first career goal and was credited with three assists on the weekend. The Tigers are tops in the Southeastern Conference and rank fourth nationally after four games with 16 goals on the young season. LSU Shatters Attendance Record in Season Opener The Tigers kicked off the 2007 season on Aug. 31 with a bang as it dominated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles by the score of 3-0 in front of a new record crowd of 1,828 at the LSU Soccer Complex. The Tigers shattered the previous all-time attendance record by 139 as 1,689 fans witnessed a classic SEC Western Division showdown with Ole Miss on Sept. 30, LSU has attracted a number of large crowds in the Brian Lee era, establishing seven of the top 10 attendances in the 12-year history of the LSU Soccer Complex. The squad expects to play in front similar crowds throughout the season as it hopes to crack the 1,000 mark in average attendance with seven home games remaining in LSU Enjoys Record-Setting Weekend for Attendance LSU opened its season in front of the largest weekend crowd in the history of the LSU Soccer Complex as a total of 2,763 fans packed the stadium to see a pair of dominating performances by the Tigers on Aug. 31 and Sept. 2. The Tigers shut out Southern Miss on Aug. 31 by the score of 3-0 in front of a new record crowd of 1,828 and followed with a 2-0 blanking of Louisiana Tech on Sept. 2 in front of the fifth-largest crowd in stadium history at 935. The Tigers continue their home schedule against in-state rival McNeese State on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Fans are encouraged to wear white to the game in an effort to White Out the Cowgirls, and the first 250 fans wearning white will receive a free LSU visor. It is also the first of two Student Point Games of Clarke Leads Offensive Attack on Opening Weekend Sophomore all-conference midfielder Melissa Clarke has shown no ill effects of a season-ending knee injury suffered a year ago as she scored a pair of goals in the season opening weekend en route to being named the LSU Classic Offensive MVP. She scored her first goal of the season in LSU s 3-0 shutout of Southern Miss on Aug. 31 and followed with the game-winner in the Tigers 2-0 defeat of Louisiana Tech on Sept. 2. The Norcross, Ga., native received a medical redshirt after missing the final 14 games of last season with a torn lateral collateral ligament in her right knee. Clarke, who was named a Second-Team All-SEC selection and member of the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2005, went down in the second half against Villanova on Sept. 10 Vogler Keeping Opponents Off the Scoreboard Senior goalkeeper Valerie Vogler continues to climb LSU s all-time list for shutouts after keeping both the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters off the scoreboard to open the season. Vogler only needed to save two shots on the weekend as she now sits in sole possession of third place on the school s all-time list with nine shutouts in her LSU career. She trails only former Tigers Bonnie Otillio (15) and Robyn DesOrmeaux (13.5), while teammate Jackie Moseley is ranked fifth all-time with six shutouts to her credit. Vogler has been in goal in each of the last six matches in the Tigers current six-game unbeaten streak dating back to last season. LSU ended the 2007 season at home by battling 12th-ranked and SEC champion Florida to a 1-1 tie on Oct. 22 and shutting out division rival Arkansas in the season finale by the score of 1-0 on Oct. 27. Soccer Times Top 25 1 Stanford (12) North Carolina (2) Santa Clara (1) UCLA (1) Portland Texas A&M Texas Virginia Florida Boston College Florida State California Notre Dame Rutgers South Carolina West Virginia Tennessee Colorado Oklahoma State Missouri Penn State Purdue NR 23 Clemson NR 24 BYU NR 25 Southern California Soccer America Top 25 1 Santa Clara North Carolina Stanford Portland Texas A&M Texas UCLA Virginia Notre Dame Boston College Florida Florida State South Carolina California Rutgers Oklahoma State BYU Colorado West Virginia Tennessee Penn State Louisville T25 23 Missouri T25 24 Purdue NR 25 Arizona NR

6 2006 Team Leaders Statistic Name No. : Michelle Makasini, Fr. 29 : Michelle Makasini, Fr. 11 Assists: Michelle Makasini, Fr. 7 Shots: Michelle Makasini, Fr. 87 SOG: Michelle Makasini, Fr. 39 Shot %: Roslyn Jones, So..243 GWG: Michelle Makasini, Fr. 5 Saves: Valerie Vogler, Jr. 51 GAA: Valerie Vogler, Jr Shutouts: Valerie Vogler, Jr. 4 Wins: Valerie Vogler, Jr. 6 Career Records Artie Brown ( ) Jackie Cooper ( ) Mandy Heintz ( ) Assists Rachel Cohen ( ) Ashley Mitnick ( ) Stephanie Keating ( ) Artie Brown ( ) Jackie Cooper ( ) Mandy Heintz ( ) Shutouts Bonnie Otillio ( ) Robyn DesOrmeaux ( ) Single Game Records Stacy Bishop vs. Jackson State (8/31/03) Mandy Heintz vs. Troy State (9/22/02) 4 -- Mandy Heintz vs. Loyola (N.O.) (9/11/02) 4 -- Jackie Cooper vs. McNeese St. (11/1/96) 4 -- Jackie Cooper vs. Memphis (10/5/96) Assists Taryne Boudreau vs. McNeese St. (9/14/07) 3 -- Malorie Rutledge vs. Memphis (9/6/07) 3 -- Caroline Vanderpool vs. Jackson St. (9/11/05) 3 -- Rachel Cohen vs. Auburn-Mont. (9/23/01) 3 -- Ashley Mitnick vs. Troy State (8/24/00) 3 -- Amy Mason vs. McNeese State (11/1/96) Stacy Bishop vs. Jackson State (8/31/03) Jackie Cooper vs. McNeese State (11/1/96) Mandy Heintz vs. Troy State (9/22/02) 8 -- Mandy Heintz vs. Loyola (N.O.) (9/11/02) 8 -- Jackie Cooper vs. Memphis (10/5/96) 8 -- Jackie Cooper vs. Southeastern La. (9/1/06) Saves Bonnie Otillio vs. Oklahoma (10/3/99) Sara Krupa vs. SMU (10/31/99) Tigers Earn First Ever Preseason Regional Ranking For the first time in program history, the LSU soccer team entered the season ranked among the best teams in its region as it received a No. 11 ranking in the preseason Soccer Buzz Magazine Central Region Top 15 poll released on Aug. 14. The marked just the second time in the history of the poll that the Tigers have received a regional ranking by Soccer Buzz as it also cracked the publication s Top 15 on Oct. 7, The Tigers are scheduled to take on four teams that also find themselves ranked among the elite teams in the region, including No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 9 Vanderbilt and No. 15 Ole Miss. LSU has also cracked the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Central Region Top 10 on two occasions in its history with its most recent appearance coming on Oct. 3 of last year. Potts Named to First Preseason All-SEC Soccer Team The Southeastern Conference released its first ever preseason All-SEC team for soccer on Aug. 23, and LSU sophomore Chelsea Potts earned distinction as one of the SEC s premier defenders in a vote of the league s 12 head coaches. Potts, a Second-Team All-SEC selection and member of the SEC All-Freshman Team a year ago, joins 13 other standouts from around the conference who have earned preseason first-team recognition. The coaches preseason All-SEC team is made up of at least 11 standouts from around the conference as each of the league s 12 head coaches voted for three forwards, three midfielders, three defenders, one goalkeeper and one at-large candidate. No ties in the voting were broken. Crawford, Pollock Named Soccer Team Captains Leadership will be a key component to the success of the LSU soccer team this season, and senior Sara Pollock and junior Casey Crawford have accepted that role as they were elected team captains on Aug. 24 in a vote of their teammates. Pollock has displayed her leadership on the field throughout her LSU career as a three-time letterwinner, while she was also named to the SEC Good Works Team in 2006 and is a two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Crawford made an immediate impact along the back line in her first season with the Tigers as she cracked the starting lineup in all 20 matches in Like Pollock, she also demonstrated the ability to be a leader off the field as she was named a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Tigers Picked Third in SEC West in Preseason Coaches Poll For the second straight season, the LSU soccer team has been projected to finish in third place in the Southeastern Conference Western Division in a vote of the league s 12 head coaches. The Tigers are poised to make a run at their first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament as they return all 11 starters and 16 letterwinners from a squad that finished overall and third in the SEC West with a conference mark in This marks the first time that the Tigers have been picked to finish as high as third in the division in back-to-back seasons. The seventh-ranked Florida Gators return 10 starters from a year ago and have been tabbed the favorite to repeat as SEC champions in 2007 as they received a total of nine first-place votes. Auburn is picked to repeat as champion of the SEC West with a total of eight first-place votes, while Ole Miss follows a close second with four first-place votes. LSU s Attendance Among Nation s Top 25 in 2006 According to figures released by the NCAA this summer, LSU cracked the nation s top 25 in average home attendance for the first time in the program s 13-year history as fans set records at the LSU Soccer Complex in The Tigers ranked No. 24 in the country in attendance for the 2006 season as an average of 817 fans made their presence felt at 10 home matches a year ago. They also ranked fourth in the SEC, trailing only No. 6 Florida (1,590), No. 14 Georgia (1,143) and No. 20 Auburn (911). The team drew four of the top 10 crowds in the history of the LSU Soccer Complex a year ago and just missed setting an all-time attendance record when 1,669 fans packed the stands to see the Tigers take on the 14th-ranked Texas Longhorns on Sept. 14. The Tigers are looking to take it one step further and average 1,000 fans per home game in 2007.

7 Tigers In The SEC LSU In The SEC LSU When Leaders 1. Caroline Simpson, UGA 10 Treena Ferguson, MSU Malorie Rutledge, LSU 9 4. Rachel Yepez, LSU 8 Roslyn Jones, LSU 8 1. Rachel Yepez, LSU 4 Sarah Dennis, VU 4 Treena Ferguson, MSU 4 Caroline Simpson, UGA 4 Laura Novikoff, UK 4 Assists 1. Malorie Rutledge, LSU 5 2. Bethany Frazier, MSU 4 3. Taryne Boudreau, LSU 3 Carrie Patterson, UGA 3 Sarah Gaunt, UK 3 Shots 1. Treena Ferguson, MSU Molly Kinsella, VU Kylee Rossi, UT 18 Kelly O Connor, ARK Megan Forester, VU 16 Shots On Goal 1. Treena Ferguson, MSU Caitlin King, AU 10 Jessica Davis, MSU 10 Kelly O Connor, ARK Brooke Rogers, UA Leaders 1. LSU Georgia Kentucky Mississippi State South Carolina LSU Kentucky Georgia Mississippi State 9 South Carolina 9 /Match 1. LSU Georgia Kentucky Mississippi State 2.25 South Carolina 2.25 Shots/Match 1. Vanderbilt Mississippi State LSU Tennessee Arkansas Against Avg. 1. Ole Miss Vanderbilt Georgia Kentucky Arkansas 0.58 Scoring First Scoring Second Doesn t Score Leading at the Half Trailing at the Half Tied at the Half Playing in overtime Scoring One Goal Scoring Two Scoring Three-plus Recording a Shutout Allowing One Goal Allowing Two Allowing Three-plus vs. Ranked Opponents vs. Unranked Opponents vs. SEC Opponents vs. SEC at Home vs. SEC on Road vs. Non-SEC Teams vs. Non-SEC at Home vs. Non-SEC on Road Home Record Road Record Neutral Site Record SEC Standings Team SEC Pts. Home Away Div. All Pct. Home Away Neu. Last 5 Streak EASTERN DIVISION South Carolina W6 Kentucky U5 Georgia L1 Tennessee W2 Florida L1 Vanderbilt L1 WESTERN DIVISION LSU U7 Alabama W2 Arkansas W1 Auburn W2 Ole Miss W1 Mississippi State L3