2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES

Transcription

1 2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES Auburn Athletic Communications Auburn Athletics Complex, 392 South Donahue Drive Auburn, AL Soccer Contact: John Thomas office: cell: Twitter: 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Aug. 16 Georgia (Exh.) Athens, Ga. L, 3-0 Aug. 22 Clemson Clemson, S.C. L, 2-1 Aug. 24 Furman Greenville, S.C. 6 p.m. Auburn Soccer Classic Aug. 29 UC Irvine AUBURN 7 p.m. Aug. 31 Georgia Southern AUBURN 2:30 p.m. Ole miss Tournament Sept. 05 Memphis Oxford, Miss. 4:30 p.m. Sept. 07 Minnesota Oxford, Miss. 12 p.m. Sept. 12 Samford AUBURN 7 p.m. Sept. 14 Milwaukee AUBURN 12 p.m. Sept. 21 South Carolina* AUBURN 12 p.m. Sept. 26 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 12 p.m. Sept. 28 Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. 5 p.m. Oct. 03 Ole Miss* AUBURN 7 p.m. Oct. 05 Tennessee* AUBURN 2 p.m. Oct. 10 Missouri* AUBURN 7 p.m. Oct. 17 Texas A&M* College Station, Texas 7 p.m. Oct. 19 Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 1 p.m. Oct. 23 Mississippi State* AUBURN 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Alabama* AUBURN 3 p.m. Oct. 30 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Nov. 3-9 SEC Tournament Orange Beach, Ala. * - denotes Southeastern Conference game Bold denotes home game at Auburn Soccer Complex (Auburn, Ala.) 2014 SEC Standings (as of Aug. 12) SEC Overall Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Mississippi St Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt AUBURN STATS LEADERS Points... Casie Ramsier Goals... Casie Ramsier...7 Assists... Ball/Faulkner/Gerken...4 Shots... Casie Ramsier SOG... Casie Ramsier GWG...Chelsea Gandy-Cromer... 2 GAA... Alicen Wright Saves... Alicen Wright Saves %... Alicen Wright Shutouts... Alyse Scott...3 Auburn Tigers ESSENTIALS 2014 Record: SEC Record: 0-0 Last Time Out: Loss at Clemson (2-1) Head Coach: Karen Hoppa Auburn: (15th) Career: (20th) 2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS Points: Logan Beal (2) Goals: Logan Beal (1) Assists: Gerken, Dodson (1) Shots: Gerken (2) Saves: Scott (3) Shutouts: N/A QUICK HITS 2014 Roster GAME RESET Date: Aug. 24, 2014 Time: 1 p.m. CT Location: Greenville, S.C. Stadium: Stone Soccer Stadium (3,000) Last Meeting: Aug. 27, 2004 (at Auburn) Auburn 3, Furman 0 Series (Overall): Auburn leads MULTIMEDIA Live Stats: Radio: WEGL 91.1 and AuburnTigers.com Live Video: Auburn soccer kicks off its 22nd year of NCAA competition this weekend when it faces Clemson and Furman on the road. The Tigers played in their only exhibition of the year last week when it faced SEC rival Georgia. AU fell 3-0 to the Bulldogs, but got valuable minutes out of the majority of its roster. The Tigers are coming off an season a year ago that concluded with its 13th-straight trip to the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala. The appearance streak is the second-longest in the conference to only Florida. Sophomore Casie Ramsier returns as the Tigers top scorer, netting nine goals a year ago. The Tigers dropped its opener Friday, losing 2-1 to Clemson with a goal from Logan Beal. No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/Previous School 0 Alicen Wright GK 5- SR Chino Hills, Calif. (Ruben S. Ayala) 2 Katie Grunder MF/F 5-7 FR Bellbrook, Ohio (Archbishop Alter High School) 3 Kiana Clarke D 5-8 SO Davie, Fla. (American Heritage) 4 Kala Faulkner D 5-5 JR Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) 6 Nicole Niro D/MF 5-10 FR Barrington, Ill. (Barrington High School) 7 Hannah Alspach F 5-3 FR Denton, Texas (Denton Guyer High School) 8 Courtney Schell MF/F 5-6 FR St. Augustine, Fla. (Bartram Trail High School) 9 Maddie Coats F/MF 5-6 FR Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Preparatory School) 10 Ashley Kotero MF 5-11 SR Coto De Caza, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) 11 Sydeny Lurie F/MF 5-4 FR Johns Creek, Ga. (Johns Creek High School) 12 Samantha Solaru F/MF 5-7 SO Irvine, Calif. (Northwood) 13 Ellie Leek MF 5-7 FR Torfaen, Wales (South Gloucester and Stroud) 14 Sarah Le Beau GK 5-10 FR Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge High School) 15 Taylor Wagnon D 5-7 SO Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 16 Alyse Scott GK 5-6 SO Marietta, Ga. (The Walker School) 17 Chelsea Gandy-Cromer F 5-7 SR Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 18 Kellsie Gleason F 6-0 FR Adelanto, Calif. (Serrano High School) 20 Tori Ball F/MF 5-11 SR Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul s Episcopal) 22 Logan Beal F 5-3 JR Plano, Texas (Plano West) 23 Brooke Ramsier MF 5-6 SO Dallas, Texas (Plano West) 24 Casie Ramsier F 5-6 SO Dallas, Texas (Plano West) 25 Sophie Simantel MF/F 5-4 JR Orange Beach, Ala. (Gulf Shores) 26 Alex Massey F 5-4 RS SO Kearney, MO (Kearney) 33 Haley Gerken MF/D 5-7 JR Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain) 35 Kristen Dodson F 5-3 FR Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley High School) Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations Furman Paladins ESSENTIALS 2014 Record: SoCon Record: Last Game: Win vs. Georgia State (1-0 in OT) Head Coach: Andrew Burr Furman: (10th) Career: Same 2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS Points: Stephanie DeVita (2) Goals: Stephanie DeVita (1) Assists: N/A Shots: Stephanie DeVita (8) Saves: Rose Hull (1) Shutouts: Rose Hull (1) Karen Hoppa (Central Florida 91) - 16th Season Ben Madsen (Lincoln Memorial University 03) - 3rd Season James Armstrong (University of Edinburg 00) - 2nd Season Gabi Rivera (Auburn University 10) - 1st Season

2 2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES PAGE 2 RADIO/TV ROSTER #0 #2 #3 #4 #6 Alicen Wright GK, Sr. Chino Hills, Calif. (Ruben S. Ayala) Katie Grunder MF/F, Fr. Bellbrook, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) Kiana Clarke D, So. Davie, Fla. (American Heritage) Kala Faulkner D, Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) Nicole Niro D/MF, Fr. Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 Hannah Alspach F, Fr. Denton, Texas (Denton Guyer) Courtney Schell CMF/F, Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. (Bartram Trail) Maddie Coats F/MF, Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) Ashley Kotero MF, RS-Sr. Coto De Caza, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) Sydney Lurie F/MF, Fr. Johns Creek, Ga. (Johns Creek) #12 Samantha Solaru MF/D, So. Irvine, Calif. (Northwood) #13 #14 #15 #16 Ellie Leek MF, Fr. Torfaen, Wales (South Gloucester and Stroud) Sarah Le Beau GK, Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) Taylor Wagnon D, So. Atlanta, Ga. (Greater ATL Christian) Alyse Scott GK, So. Marietta, Ga. (The Walker School) #17 #18 #20 #22 Chelsea Gandy-Cromer F, Sr. Norcross, Ga. (Greater ATL Christian) Kellsie Gleason F, Fr. Adelanto, Calif. (Serrano) Tori Ball F/MF, Sr. Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul s Episcopal) Logan Beal F, Jr. Plano, Texas (Plano West) #23 Brooke Ramsier MF, So. Dallas, Texas (Plano West) #24 #25 Casie Ramsier F, So. Dallas, Texas (Plano West) Sophie Simantel MF/F, Jr. Orange Beach, Ala. (Gulf Shores) #26 #33 #35 Alex Massey F, RS-So. Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) Haley Gerken MF/D, Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain) Kristen Dodson F, Fr. Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) Head Coach Karen Hoppa Assistant Coach Ben Madsen Assistant Coach James Armstrong Director of Soccer Operations Gabi Rivera

3 MATCH 1 at Clemson PAGE 3 AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS John Thomas, Assistant Director of Communications, is the primary media coordinator for the Tiger soccer team. Phone: Fax: Cell Phone: Same as above phone john.thomas@auburn.edu PRESS SERVICES Members of the media are supplied with weekly release packages, which contain updated statistics, features and information on what is ahead. On game day, the communications staff will distribute immediate results, notes, statistics and other pertinent information. CREDENTIALS All Auburn home and tournament games will not require media credentials for access. Admission is free to all soccer games. All requests and plans to cover the event MUST be placed through Auburn soccer SID John Thomas via or telephone. INTERVIEWS All interviews for head coach Karen Hoppa, studentathletes and assistant coaches must be coordinated through John Thomas. Requests should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance. Other than post-game interviews, interview days are scheduled prior to practice one day per week. Contact John Thomas for updated information. Phone interviews with out-of-town media can be arranged. TELEPHONE Phone lines are available for working press in the press box. Out-of-town radio wishing to broadcast should contact John Thomas for specifics on phone line usage at least one week prior to the game. AUBURNTIGERS.COM Game stories, game notes, news releases, schedules, results, statistics, history and much more can be found on the Auburn University athletics home page at COMPETITION FACILITY The Auburn Soccer Complex is located across the street from the Auburn Athletic Complex. Parking is open to the public on gamedays in any of the adjacent lots next to the McWhorter Center. PHOTOGRAPHY Please contact John Thomas or another member of the AU Communications staff for information regarding shooting restrictions upon arrival at Auburn Soccer Complex. Tigers Battle Back, But Fall 2-1 to Clemson in Opener On a humid night in Clemson, S.C., the Auburn University soccer team found themselves in a 2-0 hole early in the second half Friday night. The team was able to cut the score in half with just under 30 minutes to play off a goal by junior Logan Beal, but it wouldn t be enough as the Tigers fell, 2-1, in its 2014 season opener. Clemson took the 1-0 lead in the first half off the foot of Tori Andreski and took that score into halftime. It doubled that lead in the 63rd minute as Salma Anastasio scored off a deflection from 12 yards out, but Auburn was able to buckle down and get the score from Beal just six minutes later. Orange and Blue Face Furman Squad For First Time Since 2004 The Tigers and Paladins have not faced each other since In that match, Auburn was ranked 23rd in the nation and netted the 3-0 shutout with all three goals coming in the second half. Jada Stewart, Chrissy Culver and Sarah Steinmann were the goal scorers in that match and got Auburn s 2004 campaign off to a roaring start. Auburn currently holds the all-time series advantage against Furman with the other two wins coming in 2002 and The team s last and only visit to Greenville, S.C. came away with a 2-0 victory in Auburn drops exhibition to Georgia, 3-0 Auburn s only exhibition match of the 2014 season came last week at Georgia, but the Bulldogs came away with the 3-0 victory. The Tigers saw minutes from plenty of its roster, as 18 players saw the field. Both teams battled to a scoreless draw at halftime, but it was Georgia, which was able to find the back of the net three times in the second half to secure the three goal victory. Alyse Scott started the game in goal, turning away one shot on goal. Freshman Sarah Le Beau played the whole second half, giving up the three goals, but also making three saves of her own. SEC Network Launch The SEC Network, a new 24/7 sports network launching August 14 and operated by ESPN, will elevate the Southeastern Conference soccer programs with unprecedented national television coverage. This season s matchups will increase from a total of 14 events in 2013 to 80 events in Auburn s three matches on the SEC Network include: South Carolina (9/21), Mississippi State (10/23) and Alabama (10/26). The Tigers will also have each of their home games broadcast on SEC Network+, which is the digital presence of the SEC Network. Games that the main network channel does not broadcast, can be seen on the WatchESPN app with access from your local cable provider. Tigers Picked 11th by the SEC Coaches in Preseason Polls The Auburn University women s soccer team was picked to finish 11th in the Southeastern Conference in preseason voting by the league s 11 head coaches today. The poll, which was released by the conference office in Birmingham, Ala., tabbed Auburn with 66 of the total points awarded by the coaches, ahead of rival-alabama (51), Vanderbilt (25) and Mississippi State (14). Casie Ramsier Looks To Build Off Strong Freshman Year Sophomore Casie Ramsier looks to continue to post stellar numbers as she enters her second season as a Tiger. Named to the All-Freshman SEC team last season, Ramsier led the Tigers in points (22), goals (9), and shots (55). Ramsier is also moving up in the Auburn record books. She is currently in tie for first for most consecutive matches scored in a single season (4) and is only seven goals shy of breaking into the top 10 for career goals Signing Class With National Signing Day complete and the spring schedule set to kick off this weekend, Auburn s newest signing class was recognized as the 13th-best class in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com. Auburn was one of six SEC schools to make the top-20 ranking. Auburn s signees include: Katie Grunder, Nicole Niro, Hannah Alspach, Courtney Schell, Maddie Coats, Sydney Lurie, Ellie Leek, Kellsie Gleason and Kristen Dodson. Returning to the Pitch Auburn will welcome back midfielder Ashley Kotero and Alex Massey back to the

4 2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES PAGE 4 GENERAL INFORMATION Location:... Auburn, Alabama Founded: Enrollment:...25,469 Chancellor:...Dr. Jay Gogue Senior Women s Administrator:...Meredith Jenkins Athletic Director:...Jay Jacobs Conference:...Southeastern Nickname:... Tigers Colors:... Burnt Orange and Navy Blue AUBURN SOCCER HISTORY First Year of Soccer All-Time Record All-Time SEC Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...11 SEC Tournament Appearances...18 NCAA Postseason Record SEC Tournament Record STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach...Karen Hoppa (UCF, 1990) Career Record (.583) Record at Auburn (.538) (16th season) Assistant Coach...Ben Madsen (Lincoln Memorial, 03 Assistant Coach...James Armstrong (Edinburgh, 01) HOME FIELD Stadium (Capacity)... Auburn Soccer Complex (1,500) 2013 TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Overall Record (.540) 2013 Conference Record (Finish) (10th) 2014 OUTLOOK RETURNING PLAYERS (15) # NAME POS HT GP/S MIN G A PTS 0 A. Wright GK / K. Clarke D / K. Faulkner D / AUBURN QUICK FACTS 10 A. Kotero MF / S. Solaru F / T. Wagnon D 5-7 7/ A. Scott GK / C. Gandy-Cromer F / T. Ball F / L. Beal F / B. Ramsier MF / C. Ramsier F / S. Simantel MF / A. Massey F 5-4 0/ H. Gerken MF / NEWCOMERS (10) # NAME POS HT HOMETOWN 2 K. Grunder MF 5-7 Bellbrook, Ohio 6 N. Niro D 5-10 Barrington, Ill. 7 H. Alspach F 5-3 Denton, Texas 8 C. Schell MF 5-6 St. Augustine, Fla. 9 M. Coats F 5-6 Orlando, Fla. 11 S. Lurie F 5-4 Johns Creek, Ga. 13 E. Leek MF 5-7 Torfaen, Wales 14 S. Le Beau GK 5-10 Crystal Lake, Ill. 18 K. Gleason F 6-0 Adelanto, Calif. 35 K. Dodson F 5-3 Aurora, Ill. PLAYERS LOST (6) # NAME POS GP/S MIN G A PTS 1 K. Neeb GK 0/ B. Sierra D 21/ K. Spence F 21/ S. Miller F 5/ M. Barnes MF 21/ H. Roberson D 12/ field for the team s exhibition match versus Georgia. Both players missed significant time last season due to knee inuries. Kotero has one goal and five assists in her 48 matches played at Auburn. Massey has yet to play a game in the orange and blue. NATIONAL POLLS NSCAA/CONTINENTAL TIRE TOP 25 (8/6/14) Rank Team Record Points Prev. 1 UCLA (24) Florida State (1) Virginia (3) North Carolina Virginia Tech Stanford Michigan Florida Texas A&M Santa Clara Portland West Virginia Nebraska South Carolina Marquette Notre Dame Texas Tech Duke Boston College Georgetown Wake Forest BYU UCF Penn State RV 25 Denver Others Receiving Votes: Washington State (27), California (23), Ole Miss (19), Illinois (15), Kentucky (9), Arkansas (8), Colorado (4), Boston University (2), Oklahoma State (2), LSU (1) TOP DRAWER SOCCER.COM RANKINGS Faulkner trains with the U.S. After a stellar sophomore campaign which led her to be named to her second-straight All-SEC team, sophomore Kala Faulkner will be taking her play to the international stage as she was invited to the U.S. National U-20 Team training camp in Carson, Calif. The sophomore is the fifth player on the 2013 Auburn roster to gain international experience as former Tiger Bianca Sierra and senior Ashley Kotero both played for the Mexican National Team over the last three years, while sophomore Brooke Ramsier was invited to the U.S. U-18 National Training Camp in Former Tiger Kim Spence played for the Jamaican National U-20 Team last year. Ball Looking to Put Finishing Touches on Auburn Career Redshirting her first year, Ball has put together a stellar resume for Auburn as one of their primary midfielders and forwards. The Mobile, Ala., native is currently tied for 10th in career goals (16) in school history, with six coming last season, second-most on the squad. Her six goals tied a personal-best in one season, netting six in Ball is also tied for fifth in game-winners in school history as she has notched eight in her name, only three behind Katy Frierson and Sarah Steinmann, who had 11 in their career at AU. Last season, Ball also notched four assists, upping her career total to eight. Since arriving on campus, Ball has been a part of four NCAA Tournament teams and one SEC Tournament champion team.

5 MATCH 1 at Clemson PAGE SEC STANDINGS SEC OVERALL W-L Pts. W-L PCT Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. St Missouri S. Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt AROUND THE SEC FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 Tennessee vs. Milwaukee W, 5-1 Missouri vs. Syracuse T, 0-0 Georgia at Ole Miss T, 1-1 Auburn at Clemson L, 2-1 South Carolina at East Carolina W, 2-0 Miami at Florida W, 3-0 Kennesaw State at Alabama W, 5-1 Utah State at Arkansas W, 3-1 Troy at LSU W, 2-0 Iowa State at Mississippi State L, 5-1 Dayton at Texas A&M W, 4-3 Mercer at Vanderbilt W, 1-0 Kentucky at Washington L, 4-1 SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014 Missouri vs. West Virginia Cincinnati at Mississippi State South Florida at Florida Vanderbilt at Rutgers Auburn at Furman UNC-Greensboro at Georgia Iowa State at Ole Miss Kentucky at Seattle U. Tennessee at Wisconsin Samford at South Carolina Memphis at Alabama Oklahoma State at Arkansas Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Noon Noon 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Orange and Blue Looking For 14th-Consecutive Trip To Orange Beach Last season it took a strong run in the final five matches of the season to punch a ticket to the SEC Tournament, but, nonetheless, Auburn was in the field last year for the 13th-straight season. The Tigers currently hold the second-longest active streak of SEC Tournament appearances. Only Florida has a longer streak (19), as they have advanced every year since the tournament s inception. Last season, Auburn even advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament, defeating LSU 1-0 in overtime after a penalty kick from Bianca Sierra found the back of the net for the winner. Wright and Scott Already Among Auburn Goalkeeper Career Records Goalkeepers Alicen Wright and Alyse Scott have only played one full season for the Auburn Tigers in their careers, but by the numbers, they have already started climbing the record books. Splitting time in goal for the 2013 season, both Wright and Scott are both in the top-ten of the Auburn career records for Goals Against Average and Shutouts. After one season, Scott is tied for third on the career list with a 1.17 GAA, while Wright holds the sixth spot with a 1.33 GAA. On the flipside in the shutout category, Wright is currently tied for eighth in the Auburn records with four shutouts, while Scott is tied for tenth with three. Both players played 10 games or more last season with Wright starting 13 of those matches and Scott starting eight. Wright led the team with 64 saves, putting her only 18 away from reaching the top-ten of the career records for that category. Roster Breakdown By Class Seniors (4)...Ball, Gandy-Cromer, Kotero, Wright Juniors (4)... Beal, Faulkner, Gerken, Simantel Sophomores (7)... Clark, Massey, B. Ramsier, C. Ramsier, Scott, Solaru, Wagnon Freshmen (10).Alspach, Coats, Dodson, Gleason, Grunder, Le Beau, Leek, Lurie, Niro, Schell By Experience Three Letters (3)...Ball, Gandy-Cromer, Kotero Two Letters (4).. Beal, Faulkner, Gerken, Simantel One Letter (7)...Clarke, B. Ramsier, C. Ramsier, Scott, Solaru, Wagnon, Wright High School (10)... Alspach, Coats, Dodson, Gleason, Grunder, Le Beau, Leek, Lurie, Niro, Schell. By Home State/Country Alabama (3)...Ball, Gerken, Simantel California (4)... Gleason, Kotero, Solaru, Wright Florida (3)... Coats, Schell, Clarke Georgia (5).Faulkner, Gandy-Cromer, Lurie, Scott, Wagnon Illinois (3)...Dodson, Le Beau, Niro Missouri (1)... Massey Ohio (1)... Grunder Texas (4)... Alspach, Beal, B. Ramsier, C. Ramsier Wales (1)...Leek SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONORS ALL TIME ARE CENTRAL TIME * - DENOTES SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE GAME

6 2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES PAGE 6 INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS THE LAST TIME A TIGER... Goals 4 Tiffany Smith vs. LaGrange...(09/25/93) Goals in a Half 3 Tammy Waine vs. Alabama A&M...(08/25/00) 3 Erika Schansberg vs. Mississippi St...(09/25/98) 3 Kristen Lampe vs. LaGrange...(10/13/93) 3 Tiffany Smith vs. LaGrange...(09/25/93) Assists 4 Tammy Waine vs. South Alabama...(09/15/99) Assists in a Half 3 Kellie Evans vs. Alabama A&M...(08/25/00) 3 Sarah Stroud vs. Mississippi St...(09/25/98) 3 Courtney Durham vs. Piedmont...(10/17/93) Points 8 Tiffany Smith vs. LaGrange...(09/25/93) Points-Half 6 Katy Frierson vs. Mississippi State...(10/05/08) 6 Tammy Waine vs. Alabama A&M...(08/25/00) 6 Erika Schansberg vs. Mississippi St...(09/25/98) 6 Kristen Lampe vs. LaGrange...(10/13/93) 6 Tiffany Smith vs. LaGrange...(09/25/93) Shots 13 Ginger Sellick vs. Mercer...(09/26/00) TEAM MATCH RECORDS Goals 11 vs. Alabama A&M...(08/25/00) Goals Allowed 10 vs. Clemson...09/01/98) Assists 14 vs. Alabama A&M...(08/25/00) Points 36 vs. Alabama A&M...08/25/00) Shots 51 vs. Grambling State... (08/2208) Fewest Shots 1 vs. Clemson...(09/01/98) 1 vs. Kentucky...(09/29/96) Scored three goals in a half...tammy Waine vs. Alabama A&M (08/25/00) Scored three goals in a match...tatiana Coleman vs. Kennesaw State (08/28/11) Scored four goals in a match...tiffany Smith vs. LaGrange (09/25/93) Had three assists in a match... Ana Cate vs. Arkansas (10/16/11) Had four assists in a match...tammy Waine vs. South Alabama (09/15/99) Took 10 shots in a match...caitlin King vs. Kennesaw State (09/04/09) Had 10 saves in a match...amy Howard (10) vs. Texas Tech (09/08/12) Had 15 saves in a match... Meredith McPherson vs. Arkansas (09/24/94) Recorded a shutout...alicen Wright vs. #7 LSU (11/04/13) Had back-to-back shutouts... Alicen Wright (2)...at Alabama & vs. Texas A&M (10/31/12 & 11/02/12) Recorded six consecutive shutouts... Megan Rivera vs. UNLV, Harvard, Dartmouth, Samford, Rice, South Carolina (09/14-10/03/03) Longest streak not allowing a goal...megan Rivera (687 minutes) (09/12-10/05/03) Saved a penalty kick... Chandler Hillen at Denver (09/18/08) GK scored a goal... Karina Micomonaco, at W. Florida (10/23/93) GK had an assist...amy Howard, vs. Alabama (10/25/12) THE LAST TIME A TIGER TEAM... Scored 10 goals in a match...11 vs. Alabama A&M (08/25/00) Scored five goals in a half... 5 vs. Mississippi State (10/05/08) Won four straight home matches... 8, Middle Tennessee, Kennesaw State...Duke, Wright State, Kentucky,...Vanderbilt, LSU, Arkansas (08/26-10/16/11) Won three straight road matches. 3, Georgia, Arkansas, LSU (10/06-20/02) Won three straight neutral site matches...3, LSU, Tennessee, Florida (11/02-04/11) Won six straight matches... 6 (08/30-09/15/02) Had 30 shots in a match... 34, vs. High Point (08/19/12) Played to a scoreless tie...vs. Georgia (10/11/13) Defeated a ranked opponent... vs. #12 Texas A&M (2-0) (11/02/12) Defeated a Top 10 opponent...vs. #5 Duke (1-0) (09/02/11) Shutout an Opponent...vs. LSU (1-0) (11/04/13) Was Shutout...at Texas A&M (0-1) (11/06/13) Fouls 25 at Kentucky...(10/17/10) Corner Kicks 15 vs. Mississippi...(11/04/04) vs. Mississippi State...(10/08/04)

7 MATCH 1 at Clemson PAGE 7 Karen Hoppa Head Coach Auburn Record (15 Seasons) (.538) Overall Record (21 Seasons) (.540) SEC Championships... 1 SEC Tournament Championships... 1 SEC West Championships... 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances Since becoming Auburn s head coach in 1999, Karen Hoppa has guided the program to seven SEC Western Division Championships and 12 NCAA Tournament berths over the past 14 seasons, including a current string of seven consecutive since 2006, and moved into elite status in the history of Division I women s soccer. A head coach since 1993, she became the 51st women s soccer coach to reach 200 career wins and just the 10th female head coach to reach that milestone when Auburn claimed a 2-1 overtime win over Alabama in the final regular season match of As illustrious as her 228 career wins are, one of her biggest coaching achievements came towards the end of the 2011 season when she guided Auburn to the SEC Tournament title and the league s automatic NCAA berth, the first ever won by an SEC Western Division team since the start of the league tournament in With a career mark of (.588) between her coaching stops at Auburn and Central Florida, Hoppa is the dean of the SEC West and has guided the program to a (.589) mark since arriving on the Plains, the second-highest win total at a single SEC school by any current coach in the league. Hoppa guided the 2012 Tigers to yet another appearance in the NCAA Tournament, as Auburn advanced to the second round for the second consecutive season. Picked to finish third in the division in the preseason, the Tigers posted a record against SEC West opponents for a second place finish. Hoppa worked her SEC Tournament magic yet again, leading the Tigers to the championship match for the fifth time. Highlighting the 2012 season was senior goalkeeper Amy Howard. Howard ended the year leading the nation in minutes played (2298:56) and eighth in total saves (130). It marked the first time an Auburn player finished the year as a national leader in any statistical category. Howard also set the school record for career saves at 387, breaking the mark of 356 set by Allison Whitworth ( ). Howard s 387 career saves are the second-most in SEC history. Since the start of the 2001 season, two years after her arrival at Auburn, she has guided the program to win seasons and an astounding (.738) mark against SEC West teams. Hoppa s teams are a model of athletic success on the field and academic success off it. A consistent post-season entrant, Auburn has advanced to the SEC Tournament 12 consecutive times, the thirdlongest active streak in the conference, while maintaining one of the highest team GPAs on the Auburn campus, collecting a NSCAA Team Academic Award for 10 straight years as over 65 percent of the 2011 team was on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Hoppa has also seen a trio of her players earn CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition in Katy Frierson (2011), Jenn Johnson (2007 & 2008) and Erin Hinson (2003) while Frierson was named the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year in Owning an eye for spotting talent and the ability to coach players to the best of their ability, Hoppa has helped five different players collect a total of 13 All-America honors, has coached 16 All-SEC First Team selections, 13 All-SEC Second Team selections, four SEC Players of the Year (Sarah Steinmann ; Ronda Brooks ; Julie King ; Kala Faulkner ) and two SEC Freshmen of the Year (Megan Rivera ; Frierson ). There have also been 36 All-Region honors handed out to Auburn players during Hoppa s tenure. Already one of the most dominant programs in the SEC West, Hoppa s program took another step forward in 2011 as it became the first Western Division team to win the league s automatic bid, posting two shutouts in three wins en route to the SEC Tournament championship. A second round NCAA Tournament appearance followed as the team tied the school record for wins in a season (15) and had the second-highest goal (50) and assist (61) totals in program history. It also capped the illustrious career of star Frierson, who left owning six school records and who also became just the fifth player in league history to be named First Team All-SEC all four years of her career. King also capped her career by being voted a SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Auburn s first since The 2010 season saw Auburn win a seventh SEC Western Division Championship, the most by any school in the West as no other school has won more than four. Finishing the year , SEC, the club advanced to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection for a school-record fifth straight time. Again the accolades poured in at the end of the season as Frierson (eight goals, 12 assists, 28 points) and King (four goals, two assists, 10 points) were each named First Team All-SEC and defensive stalwart Sammy Towne was voted to the second team. Frierson and King were also on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Season while Frierson was one of 15 players named to the semifinal list for the prestigious Hermann Trophy, a first for an Auburn student-athlete. The 2009 season was the fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance as the team was selected as an at-large team for the dance. Riding the deft scoring touch of First Team All-SEC midfielder Frierson (five goals, 10 assists, 20 points) and Second Team All-SEC forward Rebecca Howell (eight goals, one assist, 17 points), the team racked up 109 points, the second straight season Auburn had tallied at least 100 points offensively. With a high-octane offense pacing the team, the defense relied on the work of Second Team All-SEC defender Towne and SEC All-Freshman goalkeeper Amy Howard to limit its opponents to just 27 goals in 22 matches for a 1.16 goals against average. After a run to the semifinals in the SEC Tournament for the first time since the 2005 team appeared in the finals, the team then traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., for the NCAA Tournament before bowing out to California in a 2-1 overtime loss, finishing the season , SEC. Hoppa guided Auburn to its sixth SEC West Title in the last eight seasons in 2008, earning the school s third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, and its second hosting opportunity, going on the year, which included an incredible mark at home and a mark in conference play. Freshman midfielder Frierson and senior goalkeeper Allison Whitworth both had historic seasons in 2008 as Frierson was named to the All-SEC First Team and the SEC Freshman of the Year while Whitworth was also named to the All-SEC First Team, was the conference s Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was Auburn s first-ever WPS Draft pick. Frierson led the team in goals (nine) and points (25) while Whitworth established school records for saves in a season (132) and a career (356) before the FC Gold Pride selected her in the eighth round of its draft in St. Louis, Mo. The 2007 season produced Auburn s sixth NCAA Tournament trip with a mark and a runnerup finish in the SEC West. Sophomore forward Caitlin King had one of the finest seasons in program history, collecting 13 assists and finishing the year with 23 points. The 13 assists tied a school record while her 23 points ranked eighth all-time. Whitworth also continued to blossom under the watchful eye of Hoppa, tying the school record for saves (102) for a

8 2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES PAGE 8 Alabama Alabama A&M Arizona State Arkansas Auburn Barry Belmont Butler BYU California Cal State-Fullerton Campbell Centenary Central Florida Chattanooga Clemson College of Charleston Colorado Colorado College Connecticut Cornell Creighton Dartmouth Davidson Dayton Denver Duke Evansville Florida Florida Atlantic Florida International Florida State Furman Georgia Georgia State George Washington Grambling State Harvard Hawai i High Point Houston Illinois Indiana Jacksonville Jacksonville State Kansas Kennesaw State Kentucky Louisiana-Lafayette Long Beach State LSU Lynn Marquette Maryland Massachusetts Memphis Mercer Miami Middle Tennessee Mississippi Hoppa vs. All Opponents Mississippi State Missouri New Mexico Nicholls State North Carolina North Carolina State Northern Illinois Oklahoma State Oregon Pepperdine Pittsburgh Portland State Purdue Rice Rhode Island Saint Louis Samford San Diego State Southeast Missouri State South Alabama South Carolina South Florida Southern Cal Southern Methodist Southern Mississippi St. Mary s Stanford Stetson Syracuse Tennessee Tennessee Tech Texas Texas A&M Texas State Texas Tech Troy Tulsa Utah State Vanderbilt Virginia Wake Forest Washington West Virginia Western Carolina William & Mary Wisconsin UAB UC-Irvine UNC Charlotte UNC Greensboro UNLV UTEP UW-Milwaukee Wright State second consecutive season and finishing with a 1.16 goals against average, seventh-best at Auburn. Hoppa moved into elite company in the sport of women s soccer when she won her 150th career match on September 3, 2006, against William & Mary in a year in which the Tigers reclaimed what had been theirs for four straight seasons but eluded them in the SEC Western Division Title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Keyed by a defense that allowed just 14 regular-season goals, the Tigers marched onto yet another SEC West title - the fifth under Hoppa. Leading the backline was SEC Defensive Player of the Year Ronda Brooks (the first from an SEC West school) while Whitworth played the entire season between the pipes, following in the footsteps of Hoppa as a tenacious goalkeeper and leader on the field. Despite battling injuries to key players throughout the course of the 2005 season, Hoppa guided the Tigers to within one win of their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and Auburn s first SEC Tournament title. Auburn knocked off third-seeded Florida and seventh-seeded Kentucky in the first two rounds of the conference tournament before losing a heart-breaker to top-seeded Tennessee, 1-0. At the conclusion of the tournament, Hoppa s players had picked up the Tournament MVP award (Brooks) and three more all-tournament selections (Ashley Eason, Jada Stewart, Kristin Stewart) to go along with the regular-season selections of Brooks to the All-SEC First Team, Eason to the second team and Jenn Johnson to the all-freshman team. In 2004, Hoppa led the Tigers to its only undefeated season in SEC play with an Auburn-best record, the team s fourth-consecutive SEC West title and fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament. The team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season, hosting the first and second rounds for the first time in school history at the Auburn Soccer Complex. At the conclusion of the season, the Tigers found themselves ranked 19th in the NSCAA/adidas National Rankings and 13th in the final Soccer Buzz poll, the highest final ranking in school history. Finishing out their senior seasons in 2004, Chrissy Culver, Megan Rivera, Sarah Steinmann and Jenn Walters each earned All-SEC honors and Rivera became the Tigers first four-time All-American, owning every Auburn goalkeeper record and three SEC records at the conclusion of her career. Hoppa led the Tigers to their first Southeastern Championship title in 2002, three seasons after the 2 SEC Championships 236 Wins team finished at the bottom of the conference standings. For her efforts in leading the team to a school record mark in 2002, she was named as the SEC Coach of the Year. Hoppa helped lead her team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament two years in a row, which is also a feat never reached by an Auburn team. Early in the 2002 season, Hoppa achieved the 100th win of her career in a 4-0 win over South Alabama on Sept. 15. In 2003, Auburn finished on the year including a second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament and ended the season with a No. 16 ranking. The ranking marked the first time Auburn was ranked at the conclusion of the season. Hoppa kept busy away from Auburn as well in the summer of The head coaching veteran was named the United States National Team s Youth Goalkeeper Coordinator where her duties took her around the globe during the summer. Hoppa was a coach for the U19 National team in the inaugural FIFA Women s U19 World Championships helping lead the team, and 2004 Auburn senior Megan Rivera, to the World Championship title over host team Canada. Hoppa led the Tigers to a record in 2001, including an appearance in the championship match of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Among the 11 victories were upsets over No. 6 Virginia, No. 16 Tennessee and No. 19 Georgia. The Tigers also received their first-ever national ranking, reaching No. 19 at one point in the season. In 2000, her second season at Auburn, Hoppa led the Tigers to a then school record record with 11 newcomers, a solid group of returners and only two seniors. In 2000 Hoppa became just the 12th person to be inducted into the University of Central Florida Athletic Hall of Fame for her accomplishments as both an All-America goalkeeper and an academic All-American. Her off-season accomplishments did not end there either. Hoppa was then asked to join the Under 18 United States National Team in Bulgaria for the Albena Cup, a full national team tournament. She accepted the invitation and served as an assistant and goalkeeper coach for the U.S. Team that lost on penalty kicks in the championship game. Hoppa also added assistant regional coach to her resume in She led the U16 Regional Team to an undefeated mark on a tour of Germany, Holland, Belgium and France in April and then traveled to Rhode Island, as an assistant coach for the U16 and U18 National team at the U.S. Soccer Festival. She 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances

9 MATCH 1 at Clemson PAGE 9 then served as an assistant coach at the National Camp in California for U17 and U18 teams. Prior to her coming to Auburn, Hoppa served as UCF s head coach from and spent 1991 to 1993 as an assistant coach for the Golden Knights. All told, Hoppa spent a total of 12 years at UCF as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach. She led the program to two NCAA tournament appearances as a player, including a trip to the Final Four in 1987, five Trans America Athletic Conference titles and a trip to the 1998 NCAA Tournament as a coach. Hoppa posted a record at UCF, winning five TAAC titles including four in a row from In her final season at UCF, Hoppa guided the squad to a 12-8 mark and a perfect 4-0 in the Trans America Athletic Conference en route to the school s first NCAA Tournament berth since For her efforts, Richter (Hoppa) was named TAAC Coach of the Year. Hoppa has also been very involved in the Olympic Development Program and various youth soccer programs in the United States. Prior to her appointment as the Region III head coach in February 2009, she spent two years as the assistant coach in the same Region. In August of 2007, Hoppa took seven Alabama ODP players to Denmark to play in the Dana Cup in Hjorring, Denmark, with the Fortuna Club as she has been coaching the Alabama ODP team for the 1990 birth year for the past two seasons and has had four players selected to the Regional Pool and two to the National Pool. In addition to her duties during the summer of 2002, she has spent time with the USYSA National teams, including preparing youth goalkeepers for international competition and assisting the team during the Adidas Cup in Orlando, Fla. From 1990 to 2001, Hoppa was also the head goalkeeper coach and regional staff coach for the USYS Region II ODP team. A holder of a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) A coaching license, she served on the coaching staff of the Florida Youth Soccer Association from 1990 to In 1997 she was the head coach of the Florida Women s State Select team that won the Southern Regional. Prior to becoming the head coach at Central Florida, Hoppa was an assistant for the Golden Knights for two seasons, , and also served as an assistant for the nearby Lake Brantley High School boy s team during that same time. Hoppa also served as an assistant for the girl s team at Lyman High School in Longwood, Fla., for two years ( ). The Lyman team won the state championship in Hoppa s second year. Hoppa s success at Central Florida wasn t limited to the sidelines, however. She made a name for herself as a one of the greatest goalkeepers in UCF and NCAA history. A three year starter from , Hoppa allowed just 30 goals (0.594) in 48 career games in assisting her squads to a record during her tenure. During her four years, Central Florida made two NCAA appearances, advancing to the Final Four in 1987 and the quarterfinals in Her 30 goals allowed, goals against average, and 30.5 shutouts are still UCF career records. As a senior, Hoppa was named the 1990 Adidas/ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year, the NCAA Goalkeeper of the Year and was a finalist for the Hermann Award. She helped UCF to a record, including a 2-2 tie with national power North Carolina. As a junior, she was named to the 1989 Soccer America MVP Team after leading Central Florida to a record. In 14 games, her team posted 11 shutouts and allowed just four goals all season. An excellent student as well, Hoppa graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in psychology, a 3.7 grade point average, and was a finalist as a senior for the prestigious Honda Award. She was also recognized as an Adidas/ISAA Scholar-Athlete during her junior and senior years. During her collegiate career Hoppa was inducted into several national honor societies including Golden Key, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi and Psi Chi. She also served on the 1991 College Student-Athlete Project: Women and Athletics Sub-Committee. A three-sport standout at Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Ill., Hoppa earned All-America soccer honors and was a member of the National Youth Team in The Naperville native was also a member of the United States Olympic Festival s North squad in both 1987 and Along with her soccer success, Hoppa also competed on the softball and basketball squads. In 1997 Hoppa returned to the field as a player, as a member of the Tampa Bay Extreme, a member of the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL) W League. For two seasons, Hoppa was the starting goalkeeper for the Extreme. Hoppa is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and served as a volunteer club coach with the Seminole Soccer Club for five years ( ). She was a member of the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee ( ) and also served on the NSCAA Division I Women s Soccer Southeast Ratings Board ( ). Hoppa (formerly Richter) married Scott Hoppa on Dec. 14, The couple resides in Opelika, Ala., and have a daughter, Bailey. Hoppa Year-By-Year School Year W L T Pct. Notes Central Florida Central Florida TAAC Champions Central Florida TAAC Champions Central Florida TAAC Champions Central Florida TAAC Runner-up Central Florida NCAA Tournament, TAAC Champions Auburn Auburn Auburn NCAA Tournament, SEC West Co-Champs Auburn NCAA Second Round, SEC Champions Auburn NCAA Second Round, SEC West Champs Auburn NCAA Second Round, SEC West Champs Auburn SEC Tournament Runner-up Auburn NCAA First Round, SEC West Champs Auburn NCAA First Round Auburn NCAA Second Round, SEC West Champs Auburn NCAA Tournament Auburn NCAA Tournament, SEC West Champs Auburn NCAA Second Round, SEC Tourn. Champs Auburn NCAA Second Round, SEC Tourn. Champs Auburn Career 21 years

10 2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES PAGE 10

11 MATCH 1 at Clemson PAGE Auburn Soccer Auburn Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 15, 2014) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att CLEMSON To at #3 Florida State L at Samford L MERCER W TROY W COLL. OF CHARLESTON W /15/13 LONG BEACH STATE Lot * Sep 20 #19 UK L Sep 22 USM W * Sep 27 at #22 South Carolina L * Sep 29 at Ole Miss L * TEXAS A&M L * 10/6/2013 at Florida L * Oct 11 GEORGIA To * Oct 18 at Tennessee To * Oct 20 at Missouri To * Oct 25 ARKANSAS W * Oct 27 VANDERBILT W * Oct 31 at Alabama W Nov 04 vs #7 LSU Wot Nov 06 vs #2 Texas A&M L TEAM STATISTICS AU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 12 9 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 11/615 8/882 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sogsog% gw pk-att 24 Casie Ramsier Tori Ball Chelsea Gandy-Cro Haley Gerken Bianca Sierra Kala Faulkner Brooke Ramsier Haley Roberson Sophie Simantel Logan Beal Taylor Wagnon Samantha Solaru Kim Spence Jordan M iller Maddie Barnes Kiana Clarke Alyse Scott Savannah M iller Ashley Kotero Alicen Wright Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T Sho 16 Alyse Scott : /1 0 Alicen Wright : /1 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents

12 2014 AUBURN SOCCER GAME NOTES PAGE Auburn Soccer Auburn Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug 15, 2014) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS AU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 12 9 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 11/615 8/882 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Auburn Opponents