Gardner-Webb Head Coach: Kevin Mounce Alma Mater: Sue Bennett School Record: /12the year Overall Record: /16th year

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1 CHATTANOOGA LADY MOCS SOCCER LADY MOCS at BORDER CLASSIC BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA GREENE-HARBISON FIELD SEPT. 4, p.m. EDT SCHEDULE/RESULTS August Fri. 28 at Tennessee Tech W, 3-0 September Fri. 4 LIPSCOMB W, 2-0 Gardner-Webb Border Classic Fri at Gardner-Webb 7 p.m. Sun vs. USC Upstate 1 p.m. Sun. 20 AUSTIN PEAY 2 p.m. Fri. 25 at Coll. of Charleston 7 p.m. Sun. 27 at The Citadel 2 p.m. October Fri. 2 APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. Sun. 4 WESTERN CAROLINA 2 p.m. Thu. 8 at Wofford 7 p.m. Sun. 11 FURMAN 2 p.m. Fri. 16 at Elon 7 p.m. Sun. 18 at UNC Greensboro 1 p.m. Fri. 23 DAVIDSON 7 p.m. Sun. 25 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2 p.m. Thu. 29 SAMFORD 6 p.m. November Sat. 6 2-SoCon Semifinals TBD Mon. 8 2-SoCon Finals TBD All times Eastern. Schedule is tentative and subject to change. Denotes SoCon opponent. 1-Gardner-Webb Border Classic, Boiling Springs, N.C. 2-SoCon tournament to be played at home site of regular season champion. Top four team in league will advance. UTC ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Asst. Director/Contact...Anne Wehunt Office Phone Cell Phone Office Fax Anne-Wehunt@utc.edu Director...Jay Blackman Asst. Director...Jim Horten Comm. Assistant... Nate Blythe Chattanooga Head Coach: J.D. Kyzer Alma Mater: USC Spartanburg, S.C., 1985 School Record: (14th season) Overall Record: (10th season) Gardner-Webb Head Coach: Kevin Mounce Alma Mater: Sue Bennett School Record: /12the year Overall Record: /16th year USC Upstate Head Coach: Kendall Reyes Alma Mater: Francis Marion, 1994 School Record: /10th year Overall Record: /12th year CHATTANOOGA 2-0-0, SoCon GARDNER-WEBB 3-3-0, Big South USC-UPSTATE 0-5-0, Atlantic Sun The Opponents The Lady Mocs have never met either opponent this weekend. USC Upstate (formerly USC Spartanburg) is the alma mater of UTC Head Coach J.D. Kyzer. This will be the first time he will coach against his alma mater. Newcomers Striking Early Following the three-goal performance of freshman Becca Smith, newcomer Kelly Downs and freshman Kelsey Swann each netted goals early in the season. Freshman keeper Taylor Davidson also recorded her second shutout in as many games. Freshman Nets Hat-trick Freshman Becca Smith posted just the sixth hattrick in school history with three against Tennessee Tech in the season opener on Aug. 28. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native scored her first collegiate goal in her debut less than a minute-and-a-half into the game. She netted her next two in the second half to give UTC the win.

2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Cusick... CUE-sik Arielle... AIR-ee-el Francescon...fran-CESS-con Odembo...oh-DEM-bo Mader... MAH-der Scealf...skelf UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA Preferred Name...Chattanooga or UTC Location... Chattanooga, Tenn. Founded Enrollment... 9,807 Nickname... Lady Mocs Mascot... Scrappy Colors...Navy, Old Gold, Silver Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Southern Chancellor... Dr. Roger Brown Athletics Director...Rick Hart Faculty Athletics Rep...Dr. Mike Jones Sr. Woman Administrator... Laura Mincy Home Field...North River Complex SOCCER STAFF Head Coach... J.D. Kyzer Alma Mater...USC Spartanburg, 1985 Overall Record School Record Assistant Coach...Sam Stroud Team Manager... Whitney Lowe Team Trainer...Jake Fox 2009 SOCCER INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost...10/8 Starters Returning/Lost...7/5 Newcomers REVIEW Overall Record SoCon Record Finish...8th LADY MOCS HISTORY First Season All-Time Record (Years) SoCon Record (Years) SoCon Tournament Appearances... 1 SoCon Tournament Titles... 0 SoCon Regular Season Titles... 0 NCAA Appearances... 0 Freshman Posts Shutout in Collegiate Debut Freshman Taylor Davidson (Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor) nabbed two saves in the Lady Mocs 3-0 win over Tennessee Tech to earn her first collegiate shutout. Seniority For the first time since 2006, the Lady Mocs will have seniors on the field. Chelsea Hurst (Flintville, Tenn.) Marlee Jenkins (Lenoir City, Tenn.) and Arielle Lankford (Harriman, Tenn.) headline a group that features four juniors, six sophomores and 11 freshmen. The last time the Lady Mocs had seniors on the field was five in All-Conference Sophomore Donna-Kay DK Henry returns this season as the Lady Mocs lone All-Conference performer in She led the team in goals and scoring. Newcomers Abound Kyzer added 14 fresh faces to the 2009 edition of the Lady Mocs. Thirteen of the newcomers are from the state of Tennessee with one from Georgia. Keepers Freshmen Taylor Davidson (Baylor/ Chattanooga) and Sydney Dewberry (Seigel HS/Murfreesboro, Tenn.) will battle it out for the starting position in the net. Keeping it Local Nineteen of the Lady Mocs 24 players are from the state of Tennessee. Six are from Hamilton County and one Georgia player hales from Chickamauga. Non-Conference Matchups The Lady Mocs will open the season with five non-conference matchups. UTC will travel to Tennessee Tech on Aug. 28 to open the season before returning to Chattanooga to open the home slate against Lipscomb on Sept. 4. From there the Lady Mocs will head to North Carolina for the Gardner-Webb Border Classic Setp with the host Bulldogs and UTC Head Coach J.D. Kyzer s alma mater, USC Upstate. UTC will close out the non-conference schedule hosting Austin Peay on Sept. 20 at the North River Complex. The Lady Mocs are 11-4 against these five opponents and will meet Gardner- Webb and USC Upstate for the first time. Coaching Additions Kyzer has added first-year assistant Sam Stroud to his roster this year. Stroud was an assistant coach at Lipscomb University in Nashville and Alabama A&M in Huntsville. A 2004 graduate of Auburn University, Stroud played for the Auburn Men s International Team and the Auburn Men s City League. Climbing the Charts Sophomore DK Henry entered the Lady Mocs charts after just one season. She is tied for ninth for points scored in a single season with 18 and tied for sixth with eight goals last year. 2

3 CONFERENCE OVERALL STANDINGS W L T Pts ST W L T Pct ST Furman W4 Chattanooga W2 Samford W3 Appalachian State W3 The Citadel L1 College of Charleston T1 Western Carolina T1 Elon W1 Davidson W1 UNC Greensboro W1 Wofford W1 Georgia Southern L5 Lady Mocs Picked 11th in Poll The Lady Mocs were selected to finish 11th by the Southern Conference head coaches ahead of The Citadel in the coaches preseason poll. 1. UNC Greensboro (7) Western Carolina (3) Samford (1) Furman Davidson College of Charleston (1) Elon Appalachian State Wofford Georgia Southern Chattanooga The Citadel...13 Southern Conference 2009 Women s Soccer Standings The league coaches voted selected an 11-member preseason team. UNCG and WCU had three each while Furman had two. CofC, Davidson and Samford each placed one on the squad SoCon Preseason All-Conference F Kyri Bye-Nagel, Davidson F Martha Hall, Furman F Kristin Player, UNCG F Amber Cress, Samford MF Sara El-Shami, Furman MF Nicole Danford, UNCG MF Shanna Schmoker, WCU D Brittany Schneider, CofC D Lauren Lopez, UNCG D Jenny Matteson, WCU GK Caitlin Williams, WCU LAST WEEK S RESULTS Tuesday, Sept. 1 The Citadel 4, South Carolina State 2 Wednesday, Sept. 2 Appalachian State 1, Coastal Carolina 0 Thursday, Sept. 3 UNC Asheville 1, Wofford 0 Friday, Sept. 4 College of Charleston 2, High Point 0 Villanova 4, Davidson 1 Furman 2, Jacksonville 1 Temple 1, Elon 0 Samford 1, Texas State 0 Chattanooga 2, Lipscomb 0 Miami 1, Western Carolina 0 Stanford 1, UNC Greensboro 0 Saturday, Sept. 5 Appalachian State 2, Campbell 1 Garnder-Webb 3, The Citadel 0 Sunday, Sept. 6 Furman 3, North Florida 1 Elon 1, High Point 0 College of Charleston 2, Temple 2 Jacksonville 2 Georgia Southern 1 UNC Greensboro 1, VCU 0 Davidson 5, Francis Marion 0 Wofford 2, USC Upstate 0 Western Carolina 0, Dayton 0 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Wednesday, Sept. 9 Charleston Southern at The Citadel 4:00 p.m. Furman at UNC Asheville 4:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Elon 6:00 p.m. Charlotte at Davidson 7:00 p.m. Samford at UAB 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 Duquesne at College of Charleston 3:00 p.m. UNC Wilmington at Furman 5:00 p.m. UNC Greensboro at Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m. The Citadel at Presbyterian 6:00 p.m. High Point at Wofford 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga at Gardner-Webb 7:00 p.m. Winthrop at Appalachian State 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 Duquesne at UNC Greensboro 12:00 p.m. USC Upstate vs. Chattanooga 1:00 p.m. Winthrop at Wofford 1:00 p.m. Georgia Southern at Georgia State 1:00 p.m. Furman at Clemson 2:00 p.m. College of Charleston at Virginia Tech 2:00 p.m. Western Carolina at Tennessee 2:00 p.m. Davidson at High Point 2:00 p.m. Samford at Belmont 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State at Longwood 4:00 p.m. NC State at Elon 5:00 p.m. 3

4 Chattanooga Lady Mocs Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev School) 0 Sydney Dewberry GK 5-7 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) 1 Taylor Davidson GK 5-10 Fr. Ooltewah, Tenn. (Baylor) 2 Allie Scales MF 5-3 So. Chattanooga, Tenn. (GPS) 3 Chelsea Hurst D 5-2 Sr. Flintville, Tenn. (Lincoln Co. HS) 4 Danielle Barr MF/D 5-11 So. Hixson, Tenn. (Hixson) 5 Serena Allen D 5-2 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 6 Kelsey Swann MF 5-3 Fr. Hixson, Tenn. (Soddy Daisy HS) 7 Donna-Kay DK Henry F 5-3 So. Queens Village, N.Y. (Roosevelt HS) 8 Anna Cusick MF 5-3 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) 9 Arielle Lankford MF 5-9 Sr. Harriman, Tenn. (Oliver Springs HS) 10 Heather Trumbo D 5-7 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS) 11 Sara Francescon F 5-8 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (St. Cecilia) 12 Tina Odembo MF 5-1 RSo. Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) 13 Susanne Mader MF 5-5 So. Bischofsmais, Bavaria, Germany (Comenius-Gymnasium Deggendorf) 14 Amber Scealf MF 5-2 So. Chickamauga, Ga. (Bryan College) (Ridgeland HS) 15 Tayler Shelby D 5-5 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor) 17 Rachel Johnson F 5-3 Fr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) 18 Becca Smith F 5-7 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) 19 Morgan Murray MF 5-1 Fr. Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS) 20 Lauren Wilson MF 5-9 Fr. Columbia, Tenn. (Columbia Central) 21 Hayley Sloan F 5-1 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegal HS) 22 Kelly Downs F 5-6 Jr. Hixson, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee) (Soddy Daisy HS) 23 Jessica Dugger MF 5-7 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Central HS) 24 Marlee Jenkins D 5-5 Sr. Lenior City, Tenn. (Lenior City HS) Head Coach: J.D. Kyzer, USC Spartanburg, 1985 Asst Coach: Sam Stroud, Auburn, 2004 Manager: Whitney Lowe Team Trainer: Jake Fox Most goals 3 Goals 1. Becca Smith, at Tennessee Tech Aug. 28, 2009 Diana Jallo twice; last vs. Tennessee-Martin; Aug 27, 2004 Elfa Erlingsdottir; South Carolina State; Sep 05, 2004 Brooke Crandall; The Citadel; Oct 10, 2003 Jolene Johnston; Jacksonville; Sep 22, Goals 5. Melyna Valdez, twice; last vs Tennessee Tech; Sep 13, 2006 Nikki Brannen; vs. Eastern Kentucky; Aug 27, 2006 Diana Jallo nine times; last vs. Appalachian St; Oct 21, 2005 Elfa Erlingsdottir, twice; last vs. The Citadel; Sep 30, 2005 Bjork Gunnarsdottir; Arkansas State; Sep 11, 2005 Maya Peel; at The Citadel; Oct 03, 2004 Brooke Crandall three times; last at Elon; Oct 31, 2003 Dusty Griffy; Alabama A&M; Sep 03, 2002 Lena Thornquist; Morehead State; Oct 07, 2001 Gretchen Cross three times; last vs Nicholls St.; Sep 4, 1999 Carla Titizian, twice; last vs. Tennessee-Martin; Sep 8, 1998 Jolene Johnston, twice; last vs. Ala.-Huntsville; Sep 7,1997 UTC CAREER CHARTS Most wins 1. S. Matthiessen ( ), Rawlslyn Ray ( ) Iva English (6-32-0) Allie Preston (5-14-1) Milla Junni (2-12-2)...2 KC Wolff (2-4-1) Taylor Davidson (1-0-0), Katie O Donnell (1-2-0) Emily Cornett (1-0-0) Most shutouts 1. Stacey Matthiessen, Rawlslyn Ray, Allie Preston, Milla Junni, Taylor Davidson, Emily Cornett, KC Wolff, UTC SINGLE SEASON CHARTS Most shutouts 1. Stacey Matthiessen, Rawlslyn Ray, Allie Preston, Stacey Matthiessen, Rawlslyn Ray, Stacey Matthiessen, Milla Junni, Rawlslyn Ray, Taylor Davidson, Goals 1. Diana Jallo, Diana Jallo, Brooke Crandall, Elfa Erlingsdottir, Jolene Johnston, Donna-Kay Henry, Dusty Griffy, Brooke Crandall, Gretchen Cross, Makini Wall, Becca Smith,

5 J.D. Kyzer Head Coach, 10th Year The 2009 season marks head coach J.D. Kyzer s 10th season at the helms of the Lady Mocs soccer program. In his tenure at Chattanooga, the Lady Mocs marked their first appearance in the Southern Conference Tournament and posted three consecutive double-digit win seasons. Under his guidance, the Chattanooga program has produced 10 All-Conference performers, two all-tournament players, 10 athletes of the week, two student-athletes of the week and a national player of the week. In 2004, UTC posted a schoolrecord 12 wins. That season is a benchmark for the Lady Mocs. Besides wins, the Lady Kyzer s Chattanooga Coaching Record CHATTANOOGA LADY MOCS SOCCER Mocs set new standards with 50 goals, 52 assists, 152 points, a 0.86 goals-against average while allowing an all-time low 15 goals in 18 games. Chattanooga shutout seven opponents and only allowed fi ve teams to score two or more goals. One of those shutouts was a 2-0 win over Alabama, UTC s fi rst-ever win over an SEC opponent. Diana Jallo, a junior striker, scored both goals and for her effort, was named a National Player of the Week by SoccerAmerica Magazine. Jallo led the league in goals, shots and scoring for the second straight season and earned her second All-Conference honor. Kyzer was chosen to be Chattanooga s second head soccer coach in March 1999 and the team responded with school records for overall wins and Southern Conference wins and set numerous individual standards in While the team s 2001 record dipped, the Lady Mocs set a new mark against the league in wins. A small, but talented squad battled several SEC schools and lost seven games by just one or two goals. In 2002, Kyzer led his team to its fi rst double-digit win season with 10 victories. The squad set school records in wins, goals, points, shots, corner kicks, shutouts, fewest goals allowed Year School W L T W L T 2000 Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Total 12 Years and the lowest goals-against average. Three individuals set or tied four more school marks. Fueled by record-setting seasons, the Lady Mocs continued to rewrite the books in 2003 under Kyzer s guidance. For the fi rst time since the league limited its postseason tournament to the top eight teams, the Lady Mocs earned a spot in the event and captured a fi rst-round win over East Tennessee State before falling to Furman in the quarterfi nals. For his efforths, Kyzer was voted the 2003 Southern Conference Coach of the Year by his peers. He directed the team to a overall record and a SoCon record, the best in school history. Three of his players were named All-Conference by the league coaches and two were named to the All-Tournament Team. Over the six year span that has seen Kyzer as head coach, the Lady Mocs have had one national Player-of-the-Week, as named by SoccerAmerica Magazine, four All-Southern Conference First Team members, seven All- SoCon Second Team members, two SoCon All-Tournament Team members, seven SoCon Players-of-the-Week, two Athletes-of-the-Month and two Student-Athletes-of-the-Week. Before arriving at Chattanooga, Kyzer spent fi ve years as head coach of Division II Queens College in Charlotte, N.C., and was the program s top assistant for six years before that. In his fi ve years at the Charlotte institution, Kyzer compiled a record while winning four Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference regular-season championships. In his time with the Charlotte school, the Royals lost just six times to CVAC opponents. Overall, Kyzer s teams produced 21 all-conference players, six all-region selections and one All-American. In 1998, the Royals had the nation s most productive scorer in Renee Vinnedge who tallied an NCAArecord 41 goals in 16 games. Kyzer s teams have been aggressive on the offensive end producing the conference s leading scorer in all five seasons that he was head coach at Queens and twice since taking over at UTC. In eight seasons of coaching, Kyzer has had a player nationally ranked in scoring eight times. While keeping the pressure on offensively, Kyzer s teams have also shown stellar defensive capabilities. In 1996, Queens College had a school-record 11 shutouts. In 1995 and 1997 the Royals posted nine shutouts. At Chattanooga the Lady Mocs have posted 28 shutouts in four years. In 1999, Kyzer was also the head coach of the Charlotte Speed in a women s pro league of the United Soccer League. Prior to taking the job at Queens, he was a member of the soccer staff at Belmont Abbey and was an assistant for current Duke Head Coach Robbie Church. A native of Columbia, S.C., Kyzer earned his bachelor s degree in Education in 1985 from the University of South Carolina- Spartanburg. A member of the soccer team at USCS, he helped the squad to a record his senior season. That team advanced to the national NAIA Tournament. Joseph Dantzler Kyzer and his wife, Claire, have three children, Brianna, Tristan and Kiera. 5

6 Chattanooga Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 28, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 28 at Tennessee Tech W TEAM STATISTICS UTC OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS 7 6 PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 4 1 Red cards 1 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/399 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 18 Becca Smith Donna-Kay Henry Kelly Downs Danielle Barr Marlee Jenkins Hayley Sloan Anna Cusick Arielle Lankford Amber Scealf Tayler Shelby Rachel Johnson Morgan Murray Lauren Wilson Jessica Dugger Susanne Mader Tina Odembo Heather Trumbo Kelsey Swann Serena Allen Chelsea Hurst Allie Scales Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Taylor Davidson 1 90: Total 1 90: Opponents 1 90: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Chattanooga Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Chattanooga Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Chattanooga Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Chattanooga Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Chattanooga Opponents