2009 Panthers Soccer. Table of Contents. Quick Facts. Program Information. Coaching Staff. Sports Information Office

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1 2009 Panthers Soccer Table of Contents Quick Facts & Table of Contents... 1 Rosters... 2 Season Preview Schedule... 5 Head Coach Domenic Martelli Coaching Staff... 9 Athletic Director Cheryl L. Levick Support Staff Player Biographies Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen and Newcomers Season in Review Statistics All-Time Results Career Records Season and Match Records CAA Results and 2008 Standings Non-Conference Results All-Time Roster All-Conference Honors Academic Honors Athletic Facilities Georgia State University Georgia State Campus Campus Housing Academics/Panther Promise Strength & Conditioning Atlanta Colonial Athletic Association Cavan Fosnes Women s Soccer SID Cavan Fosnes is in his second year as an employee of the sports communications offi ce and graduate student at Georgia State. He serves as the primary contact for women s soccer and men s and women s golf. Fosnes has previously worked for the sports information departments of Vanderbilt and Emory University. In addition, Fosnes has written for the Robertson County Times and the Emory Wheel. Fosnes attended Oxford College of Emory University, where he lettered in basketball, before continuing to Emory. A native of Springfi eld, Tenn., Fosnes graduated in 2007 from Emory University with a BA in Creative Writing/English and is in his second year of graduate studies in sports administration. Quick Facts Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment...29,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors...Blue & White Affi liation... NCAA Division I Conference...Colonial Athletic Association Home Field... Panthersville Athletics Complex President...Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletics Director... Cheryl L. Levick Senior Woman Administrator... Gail Barksdale Program Information First Year of Soccer /16th Season All-Time Record (.523)/15 years All-Time CAA Record (.318)/5 years All-Time Conference Record (.517) Conference Tourney Appearances/Last...8/2003 Conference Tournament Record Conference Championships...1 NCAA Tournament Appearances... 1 (1997) 2008 Record (.550) 2008 CAA Record CAA Finish/Total Teams...8th/12 Starters Returning/Lost...6/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...14/10 Newcomers...10 Coaching Staff Head Coach...Domenic Martelli Alma Mater, Year...Ohio State, 1989 Record at GSU (.505)/10th Season Career Record (.505) Martelli s ... athdam@langate.gsu.edu Martelli s Phone Assistant Coach... Amanda Schneider Alma Mater, Year... Georgia State, 2006 Schneider s ...athals@langate.gsu.edu Schneider s Phone Assistant Coach... Edgar Flores Sports Information Office Associate A.D. of Comm.... Allison George George s Phone George s ... ageorge@gsu.edu Women s Soccer Contact... Cavan Fosnes Fosnes s ...athcaf@langate.gsu.edu Fosnes s Phone Fax Web Site... GeorgiaStateSports.com Address Decatur Street, Suite Atlanta, Ga

2 Georgia State University Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous) 11 Jocelyn Baker MF Fr. 5-4 Winder, Ga./St. Pius X 12 Sarah Bennett D/MF Fr. 5-5 Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek 19 Jessica Black MF Jr. 5-7 Walnut, Calif./Walnut 31 Heidi Blankenship GK Jr. 5-9 Indianapolis, Ind./Avon 6 Bri Cagle D So. 5-6 Houston, Texas/Clear Lake 23 Marshett Clarke D Sr. 5-2 Snellville, Ga./Shiloh (Michigan State) 1 Kellianne Collins GK So. 5-9 Conyers, Ga./Salem 9 Stephanie Cuccia F Jr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls 17 Sarah Dashiell F Jr. 5-6 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill (Young Harris) 5 Emily Dover F So. 5-8 Canton, Ga./Sequoyah 10 Megan Geiger D Fr. 5-9 Lawrenceville, Ga./Parkview 8 Bridget Gilmore D Fr. 5-8 Woodstock, Ga./Etowah 29 Apryl Goodwin F Jr. 5-5 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands 14 Erin Hill D Fr. 5-6 Snellville, Ga./St. Pius X 15 Haley Holderfield F Fr. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Buford 21 Lani Huntley D So. 5-7 Grapevine, Texas/Carroll 4 Carly Lafferty MF Fr. 5-9 Tucker, Ga./St. Pius X 24 Sarah Lucisano MF So. 5-5 Duluth, Ga./St. Pius X 13 Lindsay Mortellaro MF/F So. 5-2 Somerville, N.J./Somerville 7 Kaila Muecke MF Jr. 5-3 Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah 2 Erinique Owens MF So. 5-7 Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Bar 3 Taylor Parks MF So. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Paideia (Alabama) 22 Kari Quinn D RSr. 5-9 Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh 20 Caitlin Smith MF/D Sr. 5-4 Conyers, Ga./Salem 16 Virginia Wood D Sr. 5-6 Atlanta, Ga./Druid Hills (LSU) Numerical Roster 1 Kellianne Collins GK Fr. 5-9 Conyers, Ga./Salem 2 Erinique Owens MF Fr. 5-7 Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Bar 3 Taylor Parks MF So. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Paideia (Alabama) 4 Carly Lafferty MF Fr. 5-9 Tucker, Ga./St. Pius X 5 Emily Dover F Fr. 5-8 Canton, Ga./Sequoyah 6 Bri Cagle D Fr. 5-6 Houston, Texas/Clear Lake 7 Kaila Muecke MF Jr. 5-3 Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah 8 Bridget Gilmore D Fr. 5-8 Woodstock, Ga./Etowah 9 Stephanie Cuccia F So. 5-5 Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls 10 Megan Geiger D Fr. 5-9 Lawrenceville, Ga./Parkview 11 Jocelyn Baker MF Fr. 5-4 Winder, Ga./St. Pius X 12 Sarah Bennett D/MF Fr. 5-5 Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek 13 Lindsay Mortellaro MF/F Fr. 5-2 Somerville, N.J./Somerville 14 Erin Hill D Fr. 5-6 Snellville, Ga./St. Pius X 15 Haley Holderfield F Fr. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Buford 16 Virginia Wood D Jr. 5-6 Atlanta, Ga./Druid Hills (LSU) 17 Sarah Dashiell F Jr. 5-6 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill (Young Harris) 19 Jessica Black MF So. 5-7 Walnut, Calif./Walnut 20 Caitlin Smith MF/D Jr. 5-4 Conyers, Ga./Salem 21 Lani Huntley D Fr. 5-7 Grapevine, Texas/Carroll 22 Kari Quinn D Sr. 5-9 Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh 23 Marshett Clarke D Sr. 5-2 Snellville, Ga./Shiloh (Michigan State) 24 Sarah Lucisano MF Fr. 5-5 Duluth, Ga./St. Pius X 29 Apryl Goodwin F So. 5-5 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands 31 Heidi Blankenship GK So. 5-9 Indianapolis, Ind./Avon Head Coach: Domenic Martelli (Ohio State 89, 10th Season) Assistant Coach: Amanda Schneider (Georgia State 06, First Season) Assistant Coach: Edgar Flores (Florida International, Third Season) Pronunciation Guide Bri Cagle...Bree KAY-gull Marshett Clarke...MAR-shett Clark Stephanie Cuccia... Stephanie KOO-cha Sarah Dashiell...Sarah DASH-eel Sarah Lucisano... Sarah LOOCH-i-sah-no Kaila Muecke...Kayla MICK-ee Erinique Owens...Air-in-EEK Owens Kari Quinn... Care-EY Quinn Lindsay Mortellaro...Lindsey MORT-a-lair-oh 2

3 Season Preview 2009 Panthers Soccer The Georgia State Panthers hope 2009 marks their first-ever Colonial Athletic Association championship berth, continuing the positive strides they have taken over the past two seasons. In 2007, the Panthers posted their first winning record since joining the CAA, finishing the year (4-6-1 in conference). The following season, Georgia State exploded out of the gate with a season-opening six-game win streak en route to an 11-9 (4-7 in conference) finish. This season, Georgia State must once again improve as they attempt to move into the national spotlight. Georgia State s road to the CAA championship opens with six consecutive games away from Panthersville. The Panthers open the season on the road at 2008 NCAA tournament team Morehead State (Aug. 22) before taking on North Florida and Jacksonville in a tournament hosted by UNF on Aug. 28 and 30. Next, Georgia State will travel to the Murray State Hampton Inn Classic (Sept. 4-6) where they will meet NCAA tournament team Alabama A&M before getting chance to test their mettle against SEC competition when they visit Georgia (Sept. 11). The Panthers open their home schedule on Sunday, Sept. 13 against Georgia Southern. On Sept. 18, Georgia State will host the school s first-ever night game as South Alabama visits Panthersville. Out of conference we have a nice flavoring of teams from the top conferences in the southern United States, said Georgia State head coach Domenic Martelli. We will get the experience we need, in these early season games, against top competition to get us prepared for the very difficult CAA. Georgia State will wrap up their non-conference schedule by travelling to Macon, Ga., to battle defending Atlantic Sun regular season champion Mercer on Sunday, Sept. 20. During our non-conference schedule, we re on the road quite a bit, said Martelli. These are places and games that we can hopefully use as a foundation to become more united as a team and a program with each individual. Georgia State will open conference play in the difficult Colonial Athletic Association on a Thursday afternoon against Old Dominion before embarking on a three-game road trip against William & Mary, VCU, and James Madison. It s very important for us to get some points out of those games before we return home, playing three of the top four CAA teams from last year, said Martelli. Winning on the road isn t easy in this conference, but it s important in order to make the tournament. During CAA play, the Panthers will face off against three NCAA tournament teams (James Madison, William & Mary, and Northeastern) who each advanced past the first round in 2008, as well as six teams that finished the season ranked regionally by Soccer Buzz (JMU, William & Mary, ODU, Northeastern, Hofstra, and UNCW). James Madison, the defending CAA champion, ended the year ranked No. 18 nationally. The Panthers will return Oct. 9 to begin a four-game homestand over the next two weeks against George Mason, Towson, Northeastern, and Hofstra. The final stretch of Georgia State s season will be a three-game road trip against Delaware, Drexel, and UNC Wilmington before the CAA conference tournament commences on Nov. 3. The last two years we ve played our way into contention up until the last weekend of the season, said Martelli. We hope to be able to do that again this year. To navigate this difficult road to the postseason, Georgia State will rely on the leadership of three seniors: Kari Quinn, Caitlin Smith, and Virginia Wood. After losing a senior class of seven, Martelli feels fortunate to have another solid group of veterans to carry the squad through adversity. Other returning starters include junior forward Apryl Goodwin, junior goalkeeper Heidi Blankenship, and sophomore defenders Bri Cagle and Lani Huntley. Last year we relied on a group of seven seniors. This year, we ll rely on a larger, collective group, said Martelli. I m excited to see who s going to step in and pick up that challenge. FORWARDS At forward, Georgia State will look for continued progress from junior Apryl Goodwin, who finished 2008 with the secondhighest goal total on the team. Goodwin s five goal tally trailed 3

4 Georgia State University Season Preview only senior Kay Harbrueger. After starting 18 of 20 games last season, Goodwin will be expected to lead the Panther offense for the majority of the season. Junior Stephanie Cuccia and sophomore Emily Dover will also be counted on at forward in Cuccia and Dover played in 34 games combined during the 2008 campaign, but Cuccia registered the only start between the two. In 16 of 20 games, Cuccia notched three goals and one assist. Dover deposited two goals during her first season to lead a talented freshman class. Newcomers at forward include Sarah Dashiell, a junior transfer from Young Harris, and freshman Haley Holderfield. Dashiell is coming off of an NJCAA All-American season in 2008 and backto-back NJCAA All-Region mentions. MIDFIELDERS A host of versatile midfielders populate the roster for the Panthers in 2009, many of which will be asked to take on different roles during the season. Senior Caitlin Smith will look for an expanded role after playing in 15 of 20 games in Smith found her playing time in a crowded midfield, dominated by senior talent, last season. Also returning to the midfield are junior Jessica Black, and sophomores Sarah Lucisano, Lindsay Mortellaro, and Erinique Owens. Owens and Mortellaro each scored one goal and registered one assist last season. Black earned playing time in 14 of 20 matches last season. Owens played in all 20 games last season, earning two starts, after opening the season with her first career goal against Tennessee Tech. Mortellaro, who also plays the forward position, managed one start during her freshman year, and scored her first career goal in an important win over conference rival William & Mary. Newcomers to the midfield include Sarah Bennett, Carly Lafferty, Alabama-transfer Taylor Parks, and junior Kaila Muecke, returning to the Panthers after taking a break from soccer in Muecke played in 15 games, starting four, during the 2007 season. Parks transfers to Georgia State as a sophomore who earned playing time in the highly competitive Southeastern conference a year ago. Freshmen Carly Lafferty and Sarah Bennett come from a pair of prestigious high school programs and hope to earn their way onto the pitch in Lafferty comes from St. Pius X, the NSCAA s nationally top-ranked program from Bennett played her high school soccer at Cherry Creek in Colorado, state runners-up in 2007 and state semi-finalists in DEFENDERS Seniors Kari Quinn and Virginia Wood will be expected to lead the Georgia State defense, which features a number of talented youngsters. Wood started in all 20 matches in 2008, while Quinn started 18 of 19. Joining the seniors on the back line will, most likely, be sophomores Lani Huntley and Bri Cagle. Huntley comes off of a monster freshman season which saw her start all 20 matches. Huntley also scored the game-winning goal in a pivotal lateseason contest with Delaware. Cagle started in 11 of 17 matches registering three shots during the season. Vying for playing time at defender will be senior transfer Marshett Clarke, who joins the Panthers from Michigan State, as well as freshmen Megan Geiger, Bridget Gilmore, and Erin Hill. Geiger, Gilmore, and Hill are a trio of Georgia high school products, coming from Parkview, Etowah, and St. Pius X, respectively. GOALKEEPERS Junior Heidi Blankenship will be back in goal for the Panthers in 2009 after a rock-solid 2008 campaign. Entering the season, Blankenship is fifth all-time in goals against average in school history. Blankenship s 77 saves ranked her fifth in the CAA. Kellianne Collins will also look for time in goal for Georgia State after seeing action in nine games for the Panthers in Collins proved to be an asset when she took over starting duties for two games during a Blankenship injury, shutting out Georgia Southern for 99 minutes in a Panther 1-0 overtime victory. 4

5 2009 Panthers Soccer 2009 Schedule Day, Date Opponent Time Location Sun., Aug. Morehead State 1 p.m. Morehead, Ky. Fri., Aug. North Florida # 4 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Sun., Aug. Jacksonville # 3 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Fri., Sept. SIU-Edwardsville % 2 p.m. Murray, Ky. Sun., Sept. Alabama A&M % 12 p.m. Murray, Ky. Fri., Sept. Georgia 7 p.m. Athens, Ga. Sun., Sept. 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1 p.m. Panthersville Fri., Sept. 18 SOUTH ALABAMA 7 p.m. Panthersville Sun., Sept. Mercer 1 p.m. Macon, Ga. Thurs., Sept. 24 OLD DOMINION * 2 p.m. Panthersville Sun., Sept. William & Mary * 2 p.m. Williamsburg, Va. Fri., Oct. VCU * 7 p.m. Richmond, Va. Sun., Oct. James Madison * 1 p.m. Harrisonburg, Va. Fri., Oct. 9 GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. Panthersville Sun., Oct. 11 TOWSON * 1 p.m. Panthersville Fri., Oct. 16 NORTHEASTERN * 7 p.m. Panthersville Sun., Oct. 18 HOFSTRA * 1 p.m. Panthersville Fri., Oct. Delaware * 7 p.m. Newark, Del. Sun., Oct. Drexel * 12 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa. Fri., Oct. UNC Wilmington * 7 p.m. Wilmington, N.C. Fri.-Sun., Nov. 6-8 CAA Conference Tournament TBA TBA (Top Four Teams Qualify) * CAA Match # North Florida Tournament % Murray State Hampton Inn Classic Home Matches (CAPS) at Panthersville Complex All Times Eastern 5

6 Georgia State University Head Coach Domenic Martelli - 10th Season - Career Record: Domenic Martelli begins his tenth year at the helm as head coach of the Georgia State University women s soccer program. Martelli looks forward to coaching one of Georgia State s deepest women s soccer teams in school history following a record-setting season in Martelli has compiled the most wins in Panthers history with 83 in his nine years with the program, which he has guided from the Atlantic Sun Conference into the exceptionally competitive Colonial Athletic Association. In his nine seasons, Martelli has coached 13 all-conference players and seven all-freshman honorees, while 58 of his student-athletes have been recognized with academic all-conference accolades. Last year, the Panthers opened the season with a six-game win streak, good for the best start in school history at Senior captain Kay Harbrueger put together a phenomenal season, all of which was spent near the top of the national scoring list. Candace Gonzales made Panther history by being named a finalist for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. Martelli took Georgia State to an record (4-7-0) in conference, finishing in a tie for eighth place, just shy of the school s first-ever CAA conference tournament berth. In 2007, the Panthers navigated their way to a record (4-6-1 in conference) for Georgia State s first winning record since State began the year at 4-1, its best start since 1998, and finished with an RPI of 104. The Panthers entered the final match of the season with a chance to secure a CAA championship berth but fell just one goal short, earning a 2-2 tie at UNC Wilmington. The 2006 season saw Georgia State battle to a record (2-8-1 in conference) while facing one of the toughest schedules in Martelli s tenure. The Panthers recorded back-to-back CAA wins, against Delaware and Drexel, matching a feat they also accomplished in Martelli s defense was his team s strength in 2006 as the Panthers recorded seven shutouts. In 2005, Georgia State completed its first season in the CAA and finished with a 9-11 overall record and a 3-8 conference mark. The Panthers found their spark at the end of the season by earning all three of their conference victories in the final five games. Martelli s fifth season at the helm in 2004 saw some unexpected turns as his team finished overall and in the Atlantic Sun. Under Martelli s guidance, the Panthers extended their home unbeaten streak to 18 consecutive contests. The team also earned a double overtime 0-0 tie with Campbell, who was the A-Sun Champion and NCAA Cup participant. Georgia State enjoyed its best season under Martelli in 2003 with a 16-6 overall record and 7-3 mark in Atlantic Sun Conference play. The squad 6

7 2009 Panthers Soccer straight losses, Martelli and the Panthers rebounded by winning eight of their final 12 matches and earning a 0-0 tie against in-staterival Georgia. State scored an overtime victory over Jacksonville State in the A-Sun quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals, 1-0, to Jacksonville. Prior to his arrival at Georgia State, Martelli was an assistant women s coach at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. from He helped lead the Black Knights to a Patriot League championship, four top-10 regional rankings, two ECAC post-season tournament berths and an record. During his seven-year tenure, Martelli coached one NSCAA second team All- American and seven NSCAA East Regional All-Americans. tied the school record for most wins during the regular season while posting its best winning percentage (.727) since Georgia State qualified for its eighth consecutive A-Sun Tournament berth and reached the conference semifinals before falling to Florida Atlantic. The Panthers put together a nine-match winning streak during the 2003 season and lost just four times over the final 15 matches. Martelli s team earned a NCAA RPI ranking of 88, at the time marking the highest ranking of any Georgia State women s team since The Panthers recorded nine shutouts on the season including four in a row. State picked up victories against teams in five different conferences in 2003, including Birmingham-Southern and Winthrop (Big South), College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and Western Carolina (Southern), South Alabama (Sun Belt), Alabama A&M (SWAC) and Tennessee Tech (Ohio Valley). In 2002, the Panthers celebrated their first winning season under Martelli as they compiled a overall mark and finished in league play. Martelli s squad garnered an RPI ranking of 132. In 2001 in Martelli s second season at the helm, the Panthers won seven of their final 10 contests and knocked off fourth-seeded Jacksonville, 2-1, in the conference tournament before falling to eventual champion UCF in the semifinals. Georgia State finished overall and in A-Sun action, earning an RPI ranking of 136. In his first season as coach of the Panthers during 2000, Martelli guided the team to an record and a fourth-place regular season finish in the Atlantic Sun. After opening the season with six Although State is Martelli s first stint as a collegiate head coach, he was certainly not new to success at the top of a coaching staff. In addition to his time at West Point, he spent four years as the head coach of the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program, where he led both the under-14 and under-16 teams to the Women s East Regional semifinals. He served from as the head coach and trainer for the Newburgh Storm club team and led the squad to the finals of the under-17 Boys New York State Cup in Newburgh won the championship in 1996 and advanced to the USYSA Regional semifinals. In 1990 and 1991, Martelli joined his father, Tony, a former assistant coach on Army s men s soccer staff, in coaching the Hudson Valley Boys Scholastic Team in the Empire State Games. Martelli has also coached several club teams that have competed on the local, state, and national levels. As a senior at Ohio State University, he launched his coaching career as the head coach of the Buckeyes women s soccer club program. Since moving to Georgia, Coach Martelli has been a member of the Region 3 Olympic Development Program staff. Martelli guided the 85 Girls Georgia ODP team to the Region 3 ODP championship, where it qualified for the National USYSA Championships in the spring of 2003 and finished third. During the summer of 2005, Coach Martelli helped lead the women s Georgia Amateur State Team at the Region 3 national qualifying tournament in Huntsville, Ala., to a second place finish. He was the head coach of the very successful Atlanta Silverbacks Super Y PDP U-17 Girls team for two years. Beginning in 2007, Martelli began serving as assistant coach for the U19 Region 3 ODP team. Martelli s playing career began on those very same club teams he later coached. He was a member of the Empire State Games Boys Scholastic Team in 1984 and Open Men s squad in 1987, earning a silver medal. His on-field days culminated with a standout career at Ohio State, where he was a four-year team member. An experienced clinician, Martelli was an assistant director at the West Point soccer camps and an instructor at numerous camps across the nation. He holds a National Soccer Coaches Association 7

8 Georgia State University of America (NSCAA) Advance National Diploma, USSF C license and is currently a candidate for a NSCAA Premiere license. In 2008, Martelli was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association ranking committee. Martelli graduated from Ohio State in 1989 with a degree in business administration and later earned his Master of Science degree in elementary education from Mt. Saint Mary s College in Newburgh, N.Y., in In addition to his coaching duties, Martelli spent five years as an instructor in West Point s Center for Enhanced Performance. He taught the Student Success Course to the freshmen cadets and worked with groups and individuals training them in sports psychology skills. I come from an excellent academic institution in West Point and doing well in school is of primary importance to me, commented Martelli on the education of his student-athletes. I know Georgia State University commits itself to the development of its students by offering a quality education and encouraging each student to develop according to their own interests and abilities. This is what can help move people through their lives and I totally support this process. Martelli had 14 players make at least one Dean s List last season (3.5 or better), and six make Faculty Scholar (4.0). Ten players from last year s team earned the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. Coach Martelli s Panthers have earned the NSCAA College Team Academic Award for having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in 2005, 2006, 2007, and Domenic and his wife, Kirsten, are the proud parents of their daughter Brielle (10), and son, Nicolas (7). Head Coach - Georgia State University 10th year (.505) Four consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference tournament bids. Advanced to semifi nal game three times. Assistant Coach U.S. Military Academy (Army) Head ODP Coach Georgia ODP Coach, 2000-current Eastern N.Y. ODP, Region 3 ODP staff coach 2003-present Head Club Coach Newburgh (N.Y.) Storm club team, College Playing Career Ohio State University, Bachelor s Degree Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio), Business Master s Degree Mt. Saint Mary s College (Newburgh, N.Y.) Elementary Education Professional Licenses USSF C License NSCAA Advance National Diploma Family Wife, Kirsten Daughter, Brielle (10) Son, Nicolas (7) YEAR RECORD SCHOOL POST-SEASON Army (Asst.) Two ECAC Tourney Berths Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in Semis Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in Semis Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in 1st Rd Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in Semis Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Record at Georgia State: (.505), 9 seasons 8

9 Coaching Staff Assistant Coach Amanda Schneider - First Season Beginning her first year on staff, Schneider comes to Georgia State from Jacksonville University, where she helped lead the Dolphins to a (6-4-0) season, a conference tournament berth, and a trip to the Atlantic Sun conference semifinals in 2008 as an assistant coach to Brian Copham. Schneider began her collegiate coaching career at Jacksonville in 2007 and helped the Dolphins to a conference record and their fourth consecutive A-Sun Tournament berth. In 2006, Schneider coached several club teams at the Tophat Soccer Club in Atlanta and assisted in summer camps at Emory University and Auburn University. Schneider also worked locally, in Jacksonville, with the Westside Soccer Club as the Director of Girls Select Panthers Soccer A four-year letterwinner at Georgia State from as a center midfielder, Schneider started 44 of 78 games while leading the squad to consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament appearances in 2002 and As a senior team captain, she enjoyed her best season by leading the team with six assists while also tallying three goals and 12 points. She finished her career with six goals, 14 assists and 26 points. Schneider graduated from Georgia State with a bachelor s degree in sociology with a minor in psychology in Assistant Coach Edgar Flores - Third Season Edgar Flores is beginning his third season as an assistant coach with Georgia State. Flores, serving as second assistant, came to the Panthers in 2007 from Oxford College of Emory University in Oxford, Ga. where he served as head coach from 2001 to 2007, compiling an impressive record. During his first season as an assistant at Georgia State, the Panthers improved by four wins. In 2008, he helped the Panthers to their first back-to-back winning record since joining the Colonial Athletic Association. Flores is optimistic about his third year with the program. I believe we have an overall more skilled and experienced team this year that will have to battle with 10 new additions to the group. I like the energy and the camaraderie the group is showing during our preseason, said Flores. In 2007, Flores coached the Galloway school to their first-ever state playoff berth and a sweet 16 appearance. Flores lead Galloway to the school s first championship, when they were awarded the Area Ten regular season title. He also spent time coaching at the club level for GSA and helping a team at Inter Atlanta. Two of the three teams he coached won their league titles, after losing a combined one game. During this time, his teams have won multipled tournaments, including the Atlanta Cup, the Lightning Showcase, the Peach Classic, and Germantown. His record over the last two years on the club level in Georgia is , helping teams to three promotions. Coach Flores takes pride in helping players get better at the club level. I find tremendous joy in helping players with their overall development. I want the players to trust that I can help them get better, said Flores. Flores led Oxford College to their most successful season in 2006 by losing only two matches and capturing the District and Regional titles. The Eagles fought their way to the National Final Four semi-finals, losing on penalty kicks. The team remained undefeated against Division III competition during the season. Oxford was ranked #1 in the nation by the NJCAA for the final six weeks of the season. During his time as head coach, Flores guided the Oxford program to back-to-back Regional NJCAA Division I Championship Final Four appearances, in spite of being the only non-scholarship program in the Region at the time. Under Flores, Oxford shattered team records in goals scored, team goals-against average, shutouts, and All-Region and All-American selections. Flores produced more than 16 All-Region Players, an impressive 18 NJCAA Academic All-Americans, one NJCAA Division I All-American, three NJCAA Division III All-Americans, and two NSCAA All-Americans. His teams also traveled internationally and conducted preseason training at top soccer academies in Argentina, Brazil, and Spain. Flores has also coached on the club level in Florida and Georgia, highlighted by a State Club Championship while coaching with the Blue Angels Club in Miami. Flores holds the NSCAA s Advanced National Diploma, National Diploma, and Euro 1996 Match Analysis Diploma. As the son of a former professional soccer player, Flores was exposed to soccer at an early age. Born in Nicaragua, Edgar, spent much of his youth attending professional men s soccer practices and matches in which his father played or coached. His father was inducted into the Nicaragua Soccer Hall of Fame in Flores holds an undergraduate degree in Physical Education K-12 from Florida International University and a master s degree in Sports Administration from Georgia State University. Coach Flores is married and resides in Atlanta. He and his wife had their first child, Olivia Sofia, in the summer of

10 Georgia State University Athletic Director Cheryl L. Levick -First Year Cheryl L. Levick brings a resume of experience and success from prestigious athletics programs across the nation to her position as Director of Athletics at Georgia State University. She is charged with leading Panther athletics in an era of unprecedented exposure and opportunity with the launch of Georgia State football and the continued growth of the overall program. Levick came to Georgia State from the University of Maryland, where she served as chief of staff/executive senior athletic director, overseeing daily management of 27 sports programs, a 180- member staff and an annual budget of $51 million. Her impressive career is highlighted by a total of seven years as the director of athletics at Santa Clara University and Saint Louis University and also features nearly two decades in senior administrative positions at Maryland and at Stanford University as well as stints with the Pacific 10 Conference and the NCAA headquarters. Cheryl Levick is widely considered one of the best collegiate athletics administrators in the country, said Georgia State President Dr. Mark Becker as he introduced Levick on Feb. 25, Her dedication to excellence both on and off the field made her the obvious choice to lead the charge for exciting change in athletics here at Georgia State University. A recipient of numerous awards for her work in athletics, Levick was named the 2001 Division I Athletic Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). In , she received the General Sports TURF Systems Athletic Director of the Year Award for the NCAA Division I Central Region, and she was recognized in both 1998 and 1999 as one of the nation s Top 25 Female Sports Executives by Street & Smith s Sports Business Journal. Levick is also a past president of the NCAA Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association. Before going to Maryland in August 2007, Levick served three years as athletics director at Saint Louis ( ), where she led the transition from Conference USA into the Atlantic 10 Conference while managing the 18-sport program. Not only did she lead fund-raising efforts for the school s new $80 million on-campus arena, but she was also responsible for the design and layout of the 10,600-seat Chaifetz Arena as well as the adjacent practice and office complex. In addition, she served on the 2005 NCAA Men s Basketball Final Four executive committee and partnered with the St. Louis Sports Commission to serve as host for the 2006 NCAA Men s Soccer College Cup. She was honored with the 2006 Carl O. Bauer Award, presented by the Missouri Athletic Club, as the top amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area. Before joining Saint Louis in June 2004, Levick spent four years as the director of athletics and recreation at Santa Clara University, a 17-sport program in the West Coast Conference. She also was a senior administrator at the 8,000-student, Jesuit Catholic university. Levick oversaw a time of significant growth at Santa Clara. In her first three years at the Mission Campus, Levick reorganized the department s administrative staff and oversaw a major renovation of the Broncos basketball arena as well as securing approval for a $42.75 million commitment within the University s capital campaign. During that time, the department added new athletic scholarships, sold out and managed the 2002 NCAA Men s Basketball West Regional, won the school s first-ever NCAA title in a women s sport with the 2001 soccer championship and successfully completed an NCAA certification process. Prior to Santa Clara, she spent 12 years at Stanford as the senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. As the department s chief operating officer, she supervised internal operations and served as the primary administrator for 33 varsity sports programs that for more than a decade have been considered the best in the country. She also oversaw student services, NCAA compliance and eligibility, sports medicine and strength programs, postseason championships and personnel. During Levick s tenure at Stanford, the Cardinal won 44 national championships and six straight Sears Cup titles. She oversaw the addition of three women s sports to the Cardinal program, which increased participation from 600 to 800 student-athletes. She was the WCC representative to the NCAA Management Council and completed a term as the chair of the NCAA Committee on Women s Athletics. Levick also served on the board of directors for the San Jose Sports Authority, the organizing committee for the Bay Area s bid for the 2012 Olympics and the Pacific-10 Conference Council. She chaired the Local Organizing Committee for the 1999 NCAA Women s Basketball Final Four, which was hosted by Stanford and held at the San Jose Arena. In 2001, she was honored with a Bay Area Woman Achievement Award. Levick also is an active speaker on issues of sport and leadership, professional development and gender equity, and she has served as an executive mentor in the NCAA Fellowship Leadership Development Program. Prior to her stint at Stanford, Levick was an assistant commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference, an assistant director of communications and women s programs at the NCAA, the women s gymnastics coach and associate athletic director at Slippery Rock University, and the assistant gymnastics coach and synchronized swim coach at Indiana University. Levick began her career at Pattonville Senior High School in St. Louis, Mo., where she coached gymnastics and assisted in coaching the women s track team. Levick is a 1974 graduate of the University of Missouri, and she holds a masters degree in athletic administration from Indiana University. She has two daughters: Heather, who is married to Michael Klass, and Melissa. 10

11 Administration & Support Staff 2009 Panthers Soccer Dr. Mark P. Becker University President Gail Barksdale Associate Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator Jamal Terry Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Joanna Harris Women s Soccer Academic Advisor Aya Ieki Women s Soccer Athletic Trainer Cavan Fosnes Women s Soccer SID 11

12 Georgia State University 22 Kari QUINN Redshirt Senior Defender Peachtree City, Ga. McIntosh Career: Started in 29 of 48 career games... Received a medical redshirt in Five career goals and two career assists for 12 points... Scored game-winning goal in her freshman year against Winthrop... Threetime CAA Commissioner s Academic Award recipient... Named to the President s List, twice to the Dean s List, and twice to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. 2008: Played in 19 games, starting Scored one goal and registered one assist giving her a point total of three... Took 18 shots with nine on goal... Named to the President s List for achieving a 4.0 GPA... Recipient of CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. Quinn s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / / / / Totals 48/ : Appeared in just five games as she was limited by injury... Assisted on a score against Pittsburgh to record one point on the season... Recorded three shots, with each on goal. 2006: Contributed to 14 matches with starting assignments in four... Recorded one goal for two points... Recorded 19 shots and placed ten on goal (.526)... Scored the first goal in a 1-1 tie at Charlotte off a throw in on Aug Was named to the Athletics Director s Honor Roll each semester for her work in the classroom and also received the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. 2005: Quinn started seven of 10 contests before suffering a knee injury causing her to miss the rest of the season... Tied for fifth on the team in scoring with three goals... Scored her first collegiate goal in State s season opening win at Winthrop, 4-1, on Aug Scored twice in that game, including the game-winner... Tallied her third goal of the season in 7-1 win at Mercer on Sept Earned CAA Commissioner s Academic Award Made Dean s List both semesters. Prep: Quinn was a four-year letterwinner for McIntosh High School... Was a member of the Chiefs team that won the 5A State Championship in 2004 and semifinal appearance in Was a four-year member of the ODP Region III Team from Guided the 87 Lazers Elite Club to three State Championships and two Region III Premier League Championships... The Lazers competed in the Region III Tournament four times under Quinn and advanced to the final three times with a third-place national finish in Was named MVP and Iron Woman at McIntosh. Personal: Kari Ann Quinn was born May 11, 1987 in Arvada, Colo.... Daughter of Mike and Jami B. Quinn... Has two sisters, Stacey and Kelsey... Majoring in criminal justice. 12

13 2009 Panthers Soccer 20 Caitlin SMITH Senior Midfielder/Defender Conyers, Ga. Salem Career: Has appeared in 40 games at Georgia State, starting Tallied two career assists from midfield... Made appearances on the Dean s List and Athletic Director s Honor Roll, recipient of the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. 2008: Played in 15 games, starting one... Registered one assist in Georgia State s 4-0 win over Jacksonville State for one point on the season... Took one shot... Named to the Dean s List. Smith s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / / / Totals 40/ : Contributed to 13 games as a sophomore... Tallied one shot... Named to the Spring Athletic Director s Honor Roll... Received the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. 2006: Played in 11 games as a freshman... Recorded one assist to total one point... Lone assist came in a 2-4 loss at George Mason on Oct. 1. Prep: Smith was a four-year letterwinner for Salem High School... Was a member of the Seminoles teams that reached the Class 4A state semifinals in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and the 2006 Region 8AAAA champions and state quarterfinalists... All-Area team member all four years All Area Defensive Player of the Year GASCA Player of the Month co-captain GASCA All-Star team ODP Pool Player. Personal: Caitlin Alyse Smith was born April 25, 1988 in Coatsville, Pa.... She is the daughter of Dennis and Cynthia Smith... Has an older sister, Ashley... Majoring in finance. 13

14 Georgia State University 16 Virginia WOOD Senior Defender Atlanta, Ga. Druid Hills (Louisiana State) Career: Has started in 32 of 35 games since joining the Panthers from Louisiana State University in Taken three career shots from her defender position. 2008: Started in all 20 games... Took two shots, with one on goal. Wood s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / / Totals 35/ : Appeared in 15 games with 12 starts in her first year as a Panther... Had one shot from her defender position. Prep: Wood was a four-year letterwinner for Druid Hills High School... Selected team MVP as a senior... Named best defensive player as a junior... Mentioned in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an athletic/ academic standout in HS... Won the Agnes Scott Award at Druid Hills for high academic achievement... Also lettered in basketball (2), cross country (2), swimming and diving (2) and volleyball (2)... Voted best rookie in swimming as a junior and hardest worker as a sophomore cross country runner. Personal: Virginia Scott Wood was born August 3, 1987 in Atlanta, Ga.... Daughter of Kate and Russell Wood... Has a younger sister, Wyeth, and younger brother, George... Majoring in psychology. 14

15 2009 Panthers Soccer 19 Jessica BLACK 31 Heidi BLANKENSHIP Junior Midfielder Walnut, Calif. Walnut Junior Goalkeeper Indianapolis, Ind. Avon Black s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / / Totals 30/ : Contributed in 14 of 20 games as a midfielder. 2007: Appeared in 16 games as a freshman... Recorded two shots, both on goal. Prep: Black was a two-year letterwinner for Walnut High School in metro Los Angeles... Selected Walnut Mustang of the Year for Received best midfielder honor in Totaled eight assists and nine goals as a sophomore... Member of the Mustangs 2004 and 2005 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division III championship teams... Won the San Antonia League championship from Played on undefeated Walnut teams from Also participated in track and field. Personal: Jessica Ellyse Black was born January 10, 1989 in West Covina, Calif.... Only child of Rena and Gregory Black... Majoring in journalism. 2008: Started 18 of 20 games in goal, missing two due to injury... Notched one assist from in goal... Compiled a 1.61 GAA... Made 77 saves, to rank fifth in the CAA, in 1562 minutes played... Finished the season with a 10-8 record in goal... Recorded a shutout against Birmingham-Southern... Finished the season ranked fifth on the career goals against average list. 2007: Appeared in goal in 16 of 18 games as a freshman and started Recorded 51 saves, the most on the team, and had a.729 save percentage, second best on the team... Started two shutouts as a freshman... Allowed just 19 goals in 16 games as a freshman for a goal allowed average of Prep: Blankenship was a four-year letterwinner for Avon High School... Selected to the 2006 Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA) all-state first team and the 2006 Indiana Soccer Coaches Association (ISCA) all-state team... Named 2006 all-metro West Player of the Year... Two-time all-hoosiers Crossroads Conference honoree (2005, 2006) and three-time all-district 4 selection (2004, 2005, 2006) Avon MVP and three-time captain (2004, 2005, 2006)... Avon s all-time career leader in games played (72), goals allowed (51), shut outs (34), minutes played (5,078) and goals-against average (0.8)... Posted a.780 winning percentage at Avon... Member of four state championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and two regional semi-finalist (2005, 2006) squads with the Carmel Crossfire Club team. Personal: Heidi Marie Blankenship was born May 25, 1989 in Indianapolis... Only child of Jane and Dennis Blankenship... Had jaw broken and wired shut for six weeks in Graduated Avon with honors... Majoring in sociology. Blankenship s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct / : / : Totals 34/ :

16 Georgia State University 9 Stephanie CUCCIA Junior Forward Houston, Texas Cypress Falls 29 Apryl GOODWIN Junior Forward The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands Cuccia s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / / Totals 34/ : Played in 16 of 20 games, starting one... Recorded three goals on the season and one assist for seven total points... Compiled four shots on goal during the season... Represented Georgia State at the NCAA Leadership Conference at Disney World... Named to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll.Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... Recipient of CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. 2007: Named CAA Player of the Week... Started nine games and appeared in all 18 of State s 2007 games... Led all Georgia State freshman in assists, with three, and record two goals... Took 14 shots in the season, with seven shots on goal... Scored a goal against Mercer on September 5 and followed up that performance with a goal and an assist against Pittsburgh on September 7...Named to the Dean s List in both the Fall and Spring... Received the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. Prep: Cuccia was a four-year letterwinner for Cypress Falls High School... Selected first-team all-district 17-5A in 2005, 2006 and Named 2007 District offensive MVP... Twotime MVP recipient (2005 & 2007) in high school... Received the 2005 Golden Eagle Award for hard work team captain... Graduated as Cypress Falls school leader in career goals (96) and points... Totaled 65 career assists... Posted a four-year HS record of Member of the 2002 Snickers South Texas state championship team... Four-year member of the honor roll and named to the National Honor Society. Personal: Stephanie Cuccia was born March 2, 1989 in Houston, Texas... Daughter of John and Cindy Cuccia... Has a younger brother, Kyle... Majoring in finance. 2008: Started in 18 of 20 games, playing in all Scored five goals on the season including two game winners against Winthrop and in-state rival Georgia Southern... Gamewinner against Georgia Southern proved to be the only goal in a 1-0 Georgia State overtime win... Added three assists on the season, bringing her point total to Took 40 shots, 20 of which were on goal... Member of the SAAC. 2007: Contributed to 16 games as a freshman and started three... Tallied two goals for four points on the season... Recorded 12 shots with nine on goal. Prep: Goodwin was a three-year letterwinner for The Woodlands High School... Served as team captain... Named district MVP for two years... Member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP)... Also participated in track and field. Personal: Apryl Larrissa Goodwin was born February 23, 1989 in Midland, Texas... Daughter of Jeanette and Larry Goodwin... Has two older sisters, Joi and Amber, who served as swim team captain at Florida State...Majoring in computer information systems. Goodwin s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / / Totals 36/

17 2009 Panthers Soccer 7 Kaila MUECKE 6 Bri CAGLE Junior Midfielder Woodstock, Ga. Sequoyah Sophomore Defender Houston, Texas Clear Lake 2008: Did not play in Named to the Dean s List. 2007: Played in 15 of 18 games, starting four... Took three shots over the course of the season. Prep: Muecke was a four-year letterwinner for Sequoyah High School... Named to Atlanta Journal- Constitution and Cherokee Ledger first-team all-county in Garnered AJC all-county honorable mention honors in Received the Coach s Award in and Selected Sequoyah HS best offensive player in Totaled 19 goals and 30 assists during HS career... Member of Sequoyah s Region 5 4A championship team as a senior... Scored two goals and three assists in the Olympic Development Program (ODP). Personal: Kaila Rochelle Muecke was born July 13, 1989 in Milwaukee, Wisc.... Daughter of Lauri and Mark Muecke... Mother participated in soccer and track and field in high school... Father wrestled and played baseball in HS... Has one older sister, Jocelyn, who was a swimmer and played soccer in high school... Majoring in health and physical education. Cagle s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / Totals 17/ : Played in 17 of 20 games, starting in Took three shots, all on goal, while anchoring the back line... Named to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll... Recipient of CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. Prep: Cagle joined the Panthers as a four-year starter for Clear Lake High School in Houston, Texas... Named team MVP as a junior and garnered team Defensive MVP honors in her sophomore and junior seasons... Only player in Clear Lake High School history to have been twice elected team captain, receiving the title in her junior and senior seasons. Started for the Eclipse Soccer Club in Sugarland, Texas... Team consistently ranked among the top three in South Texas and has played in the Disney Cup each of her last two years, winning their bracket once... Was in the South Texas ODP pool for and was asked to guest play on the South Texas U23 Select Team... Member of the National Honor Society... Received the Carlile Award at graduation naming her Most Outstanding Student... Named Clear Lake s homecoming queen. Personal: Bri Cagle was born February 28, 1990 in Charleston, W. Va.... She is the daughter of Al and Jeane Cagle... Plans to major in History and pursue a career teaching in high school... Majoring in history. Muecke s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / Totals 15/

18 Georgia State University 1 Kellianne COLLINS Sophomore Goalkeeper Conyers, Ga. Salem 5 Emily DOVER Sophomore Forward Canton, Ga. Sequoyah 2008: Played in nine games including taking over starting duties for two games while sophomore Heidi Blankenship was sidelined with injury... Recorded her first career shutout against Georgia Southern... Notched 20 saves and compiled a 1-1 record... Recorded an.833 save percentage, allowing only four goals in 289 minutes in goal... Named to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll... Recipient of CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. Prep: Earned three letters at Salem High School in Conyers, Georgia... Also lettered in basketball... Led Salem s women s basketball team to the Elite Eight of the playoffs during Sophomore year, but took the following year off to focus exclusively on soccer... Returned to basketball in her senior season and again led her team to the postseason... Most recently played for the 08 Tophat Golf R3PL team... Played in the R3PL league for three seasons... Finished second nationally in 2002 in the Elks National Soccer Shoot contest in the U13 bracket... Selected to the Georgia Olympic Development Region Pool as the U14 goalkeeper in the Personal: Kellianne Veronica Collins was born June 27, 1990 in Valenica, Calif.... She is the daughter of Ken and Julianne Collins... Has a brother Chris, Major is undeclared. Collins s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct /2 289: Totals 9/2 289: Dover s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / Totals 18/ : Played in 18 of 20 games... Registered her first career goal against Jacksonville State in the second game of the season... Dover finished the year with two goals and four points... Mounted 10 shots on goal, the fifth most on the team, to lead all freshmen... Named to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Sequoyah High School in Canton, Georgia... Named Cherokee County Player of the Year during a junior season in which she set a county record with 41 goals and led her team to a Regional championship... Was the school record holder in career goals with 63 entering her senior season... Garnered Atlanta Journal Constitution, Cherokee Tribune, and Cherokee Ledger-News first-team honors for each season she played at Sequoyah. Was named co-captain her senior season... Won offensive MVP honors in her freshman and junior seasons... Played club soccer for Atlanta s NASA 08 Elite R3PL team her last two seasons... Was a State Cup finalist for NASA in Attended the Region 3 Regional Championships in Personal: Emily Morgan Dover was born March 28, 1990 in Edgewood, KY... Daughter of Vance and Kim Dover... Has three siblings, Ashley, 20, Whitley, 16, and Andrew, 9... Majoring in early child education. 18

19 2009 Panthers Soccer 21 Lani HUNTLEY 24 Sarah LUCISANO Sophomore Defender Grapevine, Texas Carroll Sophomore Midfielder Duluth, Ga. St. Pius X Huntley s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / Totals 20/ : Started in all 20 games as a freshman... Scored the game-winning goal, the first goal of her career, against conference rival Delaware, in Georgia State s final win of the season... Notched one assist, giving her a season point total of three... Named to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. Prep: Four-year starter at Carroll High School in Dallas... Named team captain during her senior year when she garnered Fort Worth Star- Telegram Spotlight Player recognition... Was a regional finalist and named first team All-District... Was named to the All-Region 5A Team, an Academic All-State Team member... Was co-captain of her squad... Played for FC Dallas 90 at the club level... Her team won the State Cup in Played for State Cup runners-up in Personal: Leilani Adele Huntley was born November 10, 1989 in Panama City, Fla.... She is the daughter of Douglas and Maria Huntley... Has an older brother Ryan, 21, and an older sister Tiffany, Major is undecided. 2008: Contributed in five games as a freshman, taking one shot. Prep: Earned five letters in soccer after moving from New York to Georgia during her junior season... Played three fall seasons of soccer for Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, New York... Moved to Georgia during junior season allowing her to play two spring seasons at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta... Scored eight goals and tallied 18 assists, helping St. Pius finish second in the region after a penalty shootout loss in the third round of the state playoffs... Named captain for her senior season... Played club soccer for NASA 08 Elite R3PL along with fellow signees Carl and Dover... Played with the Rochester Junior Rhinos, a NY West Finalist in Previously played for the Syracuse Blitz Titans who won the NY West in 2005 before winning the State Cup Championships. Personal: Sarah Elizabeth Lucisano was born August 9, 1989 in Rochester, N.Y.... She is the daughter of Robert and Katrina Lucisano... Has two brothers, Robert, 17, and Andrew, 4, and two sisters, Alexandria, 23, and Annika, 6... Majoring in journalism. Lucisano s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / Totals 5/

20 Georgia State University 13 Lindsay MORTELLARO 5 2 -Sophomore Midfielder/Forward Somerville, N.J. Somerville 2 Erinique OWENS Sophomore Midfielder Diamond Bar, Calif. Diamond Bar Mortellaro s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / Totals 16/ : Played in 16 of games, starting one... Scored her first career goal in a win over conference rival William & Mary... Added one assist to bring her season point total to three... Took seven shots with two on goal... Named to the Dean s List. Prep: Was on Top Drawer Soccer s 150 best Players to Watch List from 2002 through Served as a team captain for Somerville High School in New Jersey during her senior season... Accumulated 43 goals and 73 assists in her high school career... Scored gamewinning goal to give her school its first ever sectional title in the Group 2 state playoffs... Earned All-State, All-Area, All-Group, All-County, and All-Conference honors... Was an honor roll student... Was a member of the ranked PDA Power team that climbed as high as second nationally. Team was Region 1 Champions and USYSA National Championship Finalist in PDA Power won the New Jersey State Cup 2001, 2002, 2006, and PDA Power advanced to the 2008 regional semi-finals. 2008: Played in all 20 games as a freshman, starting two... Recorded first career goal in the opening game of the season against Tennessee Tech... Added one assist on the season, bringing her point total to three for the season... Named to the Dean s List. Prep: Was a four-year starter for Diamond Bar High School in California... Earned four letters in volleyball and one in track... Earned Sierra League First-Team honors... Was a scholar athlete, member of the leadership crew, girl s league, and science club... Played club soccer for OJSC Barcelona based out of Orange, California... Made Principal s Honor Roll and Sierra League All-Academics. Personal: Erinique Owens was born May 23, 1990 in Fontana, Calif.... She is the daughter of Eric and Karen Owens, an LAPD Officer... Has an older brother Eric, Jr. and a younger sister Eleeza... Majoring in biological science. Owens s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG / Totals 20/ Personal: Lindsay Alexandra Mortellaro was born April 2, She is the daughter of Donna Morello... Has a brother, Justin, Major is undeclared. 20

21 Jocelyn BAKER - Freshman Midfielder Winder, Ga. St. Pius X Prep: Baker joins the Panthers as a four-year varsity starter for nationallytop ranked St. Pius X... Named best offensive player on the team for her sophomore season... In the Georgia ODP pool for and a member of the ODP state team in Played Super Y for three years and played on the South Atlantic Division Championship team in 2004, 2005, and Named to the Red Bull U-17 National League All Event Team by Top Drawer Soccer in Plays club soccer for Norcross Fury Gold Received the Dr. Cindy Schafer Scholarship to benefit outstanding student achievement this year and the Jesse Griffin scholarship her sophomore year. Personal: Baker was born November 7, 1990 in Lawrenceville, Georgia... Daughter of David and Leslie Baker... Has two brothers Jordan and Justin, and one sister Kylie... Major is undeclared. 23 Marshett CLARKE Senior Defender Snellville, Ga. Shiloh (Michigan State) Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Shiloh... Started all-four seasons, captaining team in Team MVP in Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 and Three-time All-Gwinnett County first-team selection in 2004, 2005, and Super 6 Player in 2005 and 2006 Played Club soccer for the Gwinnett Soccer Association... Led U-17 Phoenix Red to 2005 State Championship and a third-place finish at the Eastern Regional Championship. Personal: Born August 23, Marshett is the daughter of Ray and Linda Clarke... Has two older sisters, Kendra and Shanelle... Majoring in psychology Panthers Soccer Sarah BENNETT Freshman Defender/ Midfielder Centennial, Colo. Cherry Creek Prep: Bennett joins the Panthers as a member of her U23 State Select team in 2007 and High school finished state runner-up in 2007 and made the state semi-finals in Member of the ODP state pool from Graduates with 10 letters, three in varsity soccer, five in varsity academics, and two in DECA... Received high academic honors with a 4.2 GPA... Recognized as a Scholar Athlete at Cherry Creek. Personal: Bennett was born July 12, 1991 in Littleton, Colorado... Her mother Rita Bennett, and father Larry Bennett, both graduated from University of Wyoming... Major is undeclared. 17 Sarah DASHIELL Junior Forward Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hills (Young Harris) (at Young Harris): NJCAA All- American in NJCAA All-Region team in 2007 and 2008, helping Young Harris to the region finals each year. Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Collins Hill... Named All-County in 2005, 2006, and Named Outstanding Offensive Player four consecutive seasons... Set career records in goals scored and games played... Gwinnett Daily Post Super 6 Selection in Named Gwinnett Prep Rally Player of the Week... Competed four years in Region 3 Premier Team with GSA... Member of the Georgia State Cup winner and Regional participant in 2006 and Personal: Born March 30, 1989 in Lawrenceville, Ga., Sara is the daughter of Glenn and Babby Dashiell... She has a brother Jason and a sister Ellie. 21

22 Georgia State University 10 Megan GEIGER Freshman Midfielder/Forward Lawrenceville, Ga. Parkview 8 Bridget GILMORE Freshman Defender Woodstock, Ga. Etowah Prep: Four-year varsity letter winner from back-to-back state champions (2007, 2008) and four-time region champions Parkview High School... Named to the All-Gwinnett County team... Holds the single-season assist record at Parkview... Recognized as a scholar-athlete at Parkview... Played club soccer for the Norcross Soccer Association, winners of the U-14 state championship, the U-16 Disney COPA championship, and the Southern Regional tournament in 2006 and Personal: Born February 25, Daughter of Cherrie and Jerry Geiger... Has two sisters Sarah and Jessica, and a brother, Jared... Plans to major in journalism. 14 Erin HILL Freshman Defender Snellville, Ga. St. Pius X Prep: Comes to Georgia State as a senior co-captain from nationally topranked St. Pius X High School... Threeyear letterman... Played in the state championship game in Named the team s Defensive Player of the Year for her junior season... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution s All- City team as a junior... Played with the Norcross Fury Gold R3PL team. Personal: Born October 7, 1990 in Dallas, Texas... She is the daughter of Steve and Bridget Hill... Has two older brothers, Steven and Taylor... Member of the National Honor Society... Editor of the Carpe Diem Magazine... Has worked as a trainer with NST Soccer Camps... Major is undeclared. Prep: Gilmore joins the Panthers as a three-year captain at Etowah... Named All-Cherokee County first team all 4 year... Team MVP sophomore, junior and senior year... Played club soccer for Eric Ritter & NASA (GA State Champs 2008)... Her GA Region III Premier team ranked 28th nationally in 2009, and was Region III Premier League Finalist in Club team 2006 Disney Showcase champs... Academic Award Winner in 2006 and Member of Leadership Council from Worked with a variety of programs including Athletes in Action, Boston Elementary Readers Program and Top Soccer/Challenged Kid s Program. Personal: Gilmore was born December 22, 1990 in LaPlata, MD... Daughter of Mary and Tim Gilmore... Has two sisters, Karla and Rachel... Majoring in pre-nursing. 15 Haley HOLDERFIELD Freshman Forward Atlanta, Ga. Buford Prep: Holderfield comes to Georgia State as a team captain and four-year starter at forward... Entering her senior season, Holderfield ranked third on her high school s career scoring and assists lists... Has scored 55 career goals and notched 26 assists in 60 games... Helped her team reach the state semi-finals two consecutive years, compiling a record of Selected All-Area first team and first team in the North Georgia Cup... Played club soccer with the Gwinnett Soccer Association, Lanier Soccer Association, and one year with the Atlanta Silverbacks Super-Y team. Personal: Holderfield was born November 10, 1990 in Buford, Georgia... Her parents are Hank and Cathy Holderfield... Has two brothers and three sisters... Rides horses competitively in Western Reining and Horsemanship... Holderfield also breeds Championship AKC Golden Retrievers... Major is undeclared. 22

23 2009 Panthers Soccer 4 Carly LAFFERTY Freshman Midfielder Tucker, Ga. St. Pius X Prep: Lafferty comes to Georgia State as a senior captain from St. Pius X, the top-ranked high school program in the nation according to the NSCAA High School poll... In her junior season, was named team MVP after recording 28 goals and 38 assists, leading St. Pius X to the state championship game... Played club soccer for Norcross Soccer Academy where she was team captain for six years... Norcross Soccer Academy won three straight state cup championships, and made the final four each of the other three years... Made her school s honor roll in 2008, carrying a cumulative GPA of 3.9. Personal: Lafferty was born October 1, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia... She is the daughter of Jim and Jennifer Lafferty... Has one half-sister, Tanya... Ran AAU track prior to high school... Won the female junior golf championship at Northwood CC in 2001 and Major is undeclared. 3 Taylor PARKS Sophomore Midfielder Atlanta, Ga. Paideia (Alabama) 2008: Lettered as a freshman at Alabama... Recorded first collegiate point only one minute after entering her first career game. Prep: Four-year starter for the Paideia School, state playoff participant in 2006 and Team captain in Leading scorer during freshman and sophomore campaigns... Played club for TOPHAT 08 Gold... Helped TOPHAT to the Georgia State title in 2005 and R3PL title in Member of Georgia State ODP pool in 2005, 2006, and Attended Super-Y ODP national championship in 2005 and Personal: Taylor was born April 3, The daughter of Mitch and Becky Parks... Has two brothers, Coleman (15) and Ethan (6), and two sisters Lauren (22) and Kendall (11)... Lettered in basketball... Majoring in finance. 23

24 Georgia State University 2008 Year in Review The 2008 season saw Georgia State women s soccer program take stage on the national level both athletically and academically behind senior captains Kay Harbrueger and Candace Gonzales. Harbrueger positioned herself near the top of the national scoring lists, ranking fifth in the nation in points per game (2.39) and sixth in goals per game (1.0). Candace Gonzales made waves in the academic arena by being named as one of ten finalists for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award for her scholastic achievements at Georgia State. As the Panthers piled up accolades, the season came to a conclusion with Georgia State narrowly missing out on the school s first-ever CAA Championship berth. Leadership came from a variety of sources on the 2008 squad. An accomplished senior class of seven led the Panthers to the best start in school history (6-0- 0). Seniors Kay Harbrueger, Caroline Harvischak, Candace Gonzales, Karli Klein, Kara Vezza, Jessica Carithers, and Kristen McKillop took Georgia State from the Atlantic Sun to the role of contenders in the Colonial Athletic Association during their careers. The season opened with a dominating performance for Georgia State as they defeated Tennessee Tech 5-1 at Panthersville to begin the season. The opener saw a blend of senior leadership and freshman talent as seniors Kay Harbrueger and Candace Gonzales notched two goals each before freshman Erinique Owens deposited her first career goal to finish off the Golden Eagles. The win also netted senior Kay Harbrueger her first of two CAA Player of the Week awards for the season. The season-opening win over Tennessee Tech paved the way for a pair of 4-0 victories for Georgia State over Jacksonville State and Winthrop the following week, the latter of the pair representing the Panthers first road win of the season. After vanquishing Birmingham-Southern 3-0 in a hard fought game that remained scoreless until the 72nd minute, Georgia State traveled to Jacksonville for the Fun in the Sun tournament at Jacksonville University. In the first of two games in Jacksonville, Kay Harbrueger recorded a hat-trick to down UNC Asheville 5-1. The hat-trick was the eighth in school history and the first time since the feat was accomplished by Amber Collins-Cephers in a 2003 game against Jacksonville. The win pushed the Panthers record to Unfortunately, the record would receive its first blemish in the very next game, a 1-0 double overtime loss to Fairfield. The loss to Fairfield had an additional sting, the game saw Kay Harbrueger and Kara Vezza ejected due to red cards. With the pain of their 1-0 loss to Fairfield still fresh on their minds, Georgia State returned to form with a tough 1-0 overtime win over Georgia Southern without starting senior forwards Harbrueger and Vezza. The win pushed the Panthers to the best start in school history, After dropping a 2-0 decision to Mercer and losing their conference opener 5-0 to #25 Old Dominion, Georgia State made another leap forward with a 2-1 win over conference rival William & Mary. Georgia State head coach Domenic Martelli called the win over the region s seventh ranked team the biggest in program history. The Panthers played heroically on both ends of the field. Trailing 1-0 for most of the game, sophomore goalkeeper Heidi Blankenship kept the Panthers alive with 12 saves on the afternoon. In the 79th minute, senior Kay Harbrueger found freshman Lindsay Mortellaro for her first career goal to tie the game. Nearing overtime, Harbrueger snatched the lead away from the Tribe with a goal of her own in the 82nd minute. After returning to.500 in conference with the win over William & Mary, Georgia State dropped a pair of conference games to VCU and James Madison. Facing a four game road-trip, the Panthers realized time was running short. Georgia State answered the call with a shutout road win over George Mason and a 2-1 double overtime win over Towson. Unfortunately, Georgia State would suffer another setback the following week. Missing Harbrueger for the second time during the season, the Panthers dropped a 3-0 decision to Northeastern, followed by an excruciating 3-4 loss to Hofstra. Against Hofstra, Georgia State battled back from a 2-0 halftime deficit with stellar play from seniors Caroline Harvischak and Kay Harbrueger. Harbrueger found the back of the net twice in the second half, the latter coming in the 80th minute to tie the game 3-3. The Georgia State rally was cut short, however, when Hofstra delivered the knockout blow in the 83rd minute to take the win. 24

25 Year in Review 2009 Panthers Soccer Sitting at 3-5 in conference and 10-8 on the season, Georgia State had to hang tough to secure a CAA Championship berth.the most critical test of the season would come during a home match against Delaware. With heavy rain showers soaking the field at Panthersville, the game would be relocated to the Atlanta Silverbacks artificial turf north of Atlanta. In a wet and wild game, in front of only a handful of diehard fans, the Panthers put on one of their best shows of the year. Kay Harbrueger opened the game with her 18th and final goal of the season only 44 seconds into the match. The Panthers managed to hold off Delaware in the slippery conditions until a goal in the 66th minute tied the score. Knowing that a tie would not suffice, the Panthers launched a tremendous attack down the home stretch, firing away at every opportunity. Senior Candace Gonzales played a ball into Apryl Goodwin, which was deflected out of the box by Delaware defenders. Seeing an opportunity, freshman Lani Huntley streaked up the field from her defender position to rip a shot past the Delaware keeper in the 88th minute, sealing the win for Georgia State. The final two games of the season would leave the Panthers out of the conference tournament, however. Drexel denied Georgia State on senior day with a 2-0 win followed by a 3-0 loss at the hands of UNC Wilmington. Georgia State would finish in a tie for 8th place, one spot out of the tournament. The terrific 2008 campaign netted the Panthers a number of awards and accolades. Kay Harbrueger set the Panther record for game-winning goals in a season (6), finished her career third in career goals, sixth in career assists, third in career points, and was named 2nd team All-CAA. Candace Gonzales enjoyed national attention during the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award voting process. Gonzales was featured on the site for a number of weeks during the national fan vote. Gonzales also made history as Georgia State s first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-District award recipient. Ten Panthers also earned conference all-academic honors (Samatha Bily, Bri Cagle, Jessica Carithers, Kelsey Carl, Kellianne Collins, Stephanie Cuccia, Candace Gonzales, Karli Klein, Kristen McKillop, and Kari Quinn) Women s Soccer Game-By-Game Results Overall: Conference: Home: Away: Neutral: Date Opponent Result Goals Saves Aug. 23 Tennessee Tech 5-1, W Harbrueger (1,2), Gonzales (1,2), Owens (1) Blankenship 1 Aug. 29 Jacksonville State 4-0, W Harbrueger (3), Vezza (1), Goodwin (1), Dover (1) Blankenship 2, Collins 1 Aug. 31 at Winthrop 4-0, W Goodwin (2), Vezza (2), Quinn (1), Harbrueger (4) Blankenship 4, Collins 3 Sept. 5 UNF 3-1, W Goodwin (3), Harbrueger (5, 6) Blankenship 4 Sept. 7 at Birmingham-Southern 3-0, W Harbrueger (7), Dover (2), Cuccia (1) Blankenship 4 Sept. 12 UNC-Asheville^ 5-1, W Harbrueger (8, 9, 10), Harvischak (1), Wright (1) Blankenship 4 Sept. 14 Fairfield^ 1-2 2OT, L Harbrueger (11) Blankenship 5 Sept. 19 at Georgia Southern 1-0 OT, W Goodwin (4) Collins 3 Sept. 21 Mercer 0-2, L N/A Collins 10 Sept. 26 at #25 Old Dominion* 0-5, L N/A Blankenship 1 Sept. 28 William & Mary* 2-1, W Mortellaro (1), Harbrueger (12) Blankenship 12 Oct. 3 VCU* 0-1, L N/A Blankenship 4 Oct. 5 James Madison* 2-4, L Cuccia (2, 3) Blankenship 2, Collins 1 Oct. 10 at George Mason* 3-0, W TEAM (1), Harbrueger (13, 14) Blankenship 4, Collins 2 Oct. 12 at Towson* 2-1 2OT, W Goodwin (5), Harbrueger (15) Blankenship 5 Oct. 17 at Northeastern* 0-3, L N/A Blankenship 7 Oct. 19 at Hofstra* 3-4, L Harvischak (2), Harbrueger (16, 17) Blankenship 8 Oct. 24 Delaware* 2-1, W Harbrueger (18), Huntley (1) Blankenship 5 Oct. 26 Drexel* 0-2, L N/A Blankenship 3 Oct. 30 UNC Wilmington* 0-3, L N/A Blankenship 2 *- Colonial Athletic Association Matches ^- Jacksonville Fun in the Sun Tournament Game-winning goals in BOLD 25

26 Georgia State University 2008 Statistics Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jul 14, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT Aug 23 TENN TECH W Harbrueger, Kay Aug 29 JACKSONVILLE STATE W Goodwin, Apryl Aug 31 at Winthrop W Vezza, Kara Sep 05 UNF W Harvischak, Caroline Sep 07 at Birmingham-Southern W Dover, Emily Sep 12 UNC-ASHEVILLE W Gonzales, Candace Sep 14 vs Fairfield LO Quinn, Kari Sep 19 at Georgia Southern W OT Klein, Karli Sep 21 MERCER L Cuccia, Stephanie *Sep 26 at #25 Old Dominion L Huntley, Lani *Sep 28 WILLIAM & MARY W Owens, Erinique *Oct 03 VCU L Mortellaro, Lindsay *Oct 05 JAMES MADISON L McKillop, Kristen *Oct 10 at George Mason W Wright, Sarah *Oct 12 at Towson University W O Cagle, Bri *Oct 17 at Northeastern L Wood, Virginia *Oct 19 at Hofstra L Lucisano, Sarah *Oct 24 DELAWARE W Smith, Caitlin *Oct 26 DREXEL L Carl, Kelsey *Oct 30 UNCW L Black, Jessica Bily, Samantha TEAM STATISTICS GAST OPP 14 Carithers, Jessica Richmond, Khrystal SHOT STATISTICS... 1 Collins, Kellianne Goals-Shot attempts Blankenship, Heidi Goals scored average Total Shot pct Opponents Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- Assists ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS Collins, Kellianne 9 289: PENALTIES Blankenship, Heidi : Yellow cards Total : Red cards Opponents : ATTENDANCE... Total Dates/Avg Per Date... 11/155 8/234 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Neutral Site #/Avg... 1/ Georgia State Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Georgia State Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Georgia State Opponents CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Georgia State Opponents FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Georgia State Opponents

27 All-Time Results 2009 Panthers Soccer 1994 ( Overall, TAAC) 9/4 at College of Charleston...T, 1-1 9/5 at Charleston Southern... L, 2-4 9/10 at Stetson... L, 0-1 9/11 at Florida Atlantic... L, 1-2 9/13 BREWTON PARKER... W, 7-1 9/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN... L, 1-3 9/18 MIDWAY COLLEGE... L, 0-6 9/24 at Centenary... L, 1-4 9/25 at Arkansas-Little Rock... L, 1-2 9/28 MERCER... L, /1 at Clemson... L, /3 at Campbell... L, /12 at Mercer... L, /14 CAMPBELL... L, /15 AUBURN... L, /19 CENTENARY... L, /22 COL. OF CHARLESTON... W, /29 at South Alabama... L, /30 at Alabama... L, ( Overall, TAAC) 9/2 CHARLES. SOUTHERN... W, 2-1 9/3 at Georgia... L, 0-4 9/8 at Campbell...T, 0-0 OT 9/9 at North Carolina State... L, 0-5 9/12 at Centenary... L, 0-2 9/13 at SE Louisiana... W, 2-1 9/16 SOUTH ALABAMA... L, 1-3 9/19 at Mercer... L, 1-3 9/21 at Jacksonville... W, /23 JACKSONVILLE ST....T, 3-3 OT 9/24 SE LOUISIANA... W, 3-2 9/29 UNC-CHARLOTTE... L, /3 at Jacksonville State... W, /11 MERCER... L, /14 WOFFORD... W, /18 CENTENARY... L, /20 CAMPBELL... L, /24 APPALACHIAN STATE... W, /29 at Davidson... L, ( Overall, TAAC West) 9/1 vs. Georgia (at Stone Mtn.)... L, 1-5 9/4 at Auburn... L, 0-4 9/8 MISSISSIPPI STATE...T, 3-3 OT 9/13 at Centenary... L, 2-3 9/14 SE Louisiana... W, 2-0 9/18 MTSU... W, 8-0 9/21 JACKSONVILLE... W, 7-0 9/24 at Mercer... L, 2-3 9/27 SE LOUISIANA... W, 2-1 9/30 at Jacksonville State... W, /3 MERCER... W, /5 vs. Mississippi... L, /6 vs. Florida St.... L, /10 at Appalachian State... W, /16 CENTENARY... W, /19 at Wofford... L, /23 at Georgia Southern...L, 2-3 OT 10/26 JACKSONVILLE STATE... W, /28 at UNC-Charlotte... L, /30 at Tennessee-Chattanooga... W, 7-1 *11/8 vs. FlU... L, 2-2 OT * TAAC Tourn. Semifinal; lost on penalty kicks, ( Overall, TAAC) 8/30 vs. Georgia Southern... L, 0-1 9/3 at Georgia... L, 2-4 9/5 at Northern Illinois...T, 2-2 OT 9/7 vs. Iowa... W, 3-0 9/9 at Jacksonville State... W, 4-2 9/11 JACKSONVILLE... W, 3-2 OT 9/16 MERCER...T, 3-3 OT 9/17 TENN-CHATTANOOGA... W, 5-1 9/20 at Campbell... W, 3-1 9/26 COLL. OF CHARLESTON... W, 1-0 9/28 RADFORD... W, 4-1 9/30 at Mercer... L, /3 at Troy State... W, /6 at Tennessee Tech... W, /16 CAMPBELL... W, /18 SAMFORD... W, /22 at MTSU... W, /25 at Coll. of Charleston... W, 1-0 OT 10/26 at Jacksonville... W, /29 BELMONT... W, /6 JACKSONVILLE STATE... W, /7 CENTENARY... W, /8 UCF... W, /11 *vs. Cincinnati... L, 1-2 OT *NCAA Tournament play-in game 1998 ( Overall, TAAC West) 9/2 at Georgia Southern... W, 2-1 OT 9/6 NORTH CAROLINA ST.... L, 1-4 9/8 at Jacksonville State... W, 3-1 9/11 at Liberty... W, 5-0 9/12 at Furman... W, 1-0 9/16 at Belmont... W, 1-0 9/21 at Jacksonville... W, 2-1 OT 9/26 JACKSONVILLE... W, 3-0 9/29 at Florida State...T, 1-1 OT 10/2 CENTENARY... W, /6 at Samford... W, 2-1 OT 10/16 TROY STATE... W, /21 at Mercer... W, /25 TENNESSEE TECH... W, /27 at Wofford... W, /30 NICHOLLS STATE... W, /6 T-vs. Jacksonville... L,

28 Georgia State University All-Time Results 1999 ( Overall, TAAC) 8/29 at Georgia... L, 0-4 9/1 GEORGIA SO..... W, 5-4 OT 9/6 BELMONT... L, 1-2 9/10 vs. Northern Arizona... W, 1-0 9/12 vs. Loyola University... W, 5-1 9/16 JACKSONVILLE... W, 3-2 OT2 9/18 STETSON... W, 5-0 9/23 at Florida Atlantic...T, 1-1 OT 9/25 at UCF... L, 0-2 9/28 at Wofford... L, /1 vs. Butler... L, /3 at New Mexico... L, /14 at Troy State... W, /16 at Mercer... W, /20 JACKSONVILLE STATE... W, /23 SAMFORD... W, /26 FURMAN... L, /30 at Campbell... W, /5 T-vs. Jacksonville... L, ( Overall, TAAC) 8/25 vs. Old Dominion... L, 1-4 8/27 vs. UCLA... L, 0-5 8/30 at Georgia Southern... L, 0-6 9/1 N. ILLINOIS... L, 3-4 OT2 9/5 MERCER... L, 3-4 9/8 vs. Charleston Southern... L, 1-2 9/10 TULANE... W, 4-2 9/15 COL. OF CHARLESTON... W, 3-2 9/17 GEORGIA...T, 0-0 OT2 9/22 at Jacksonville... L, 0-5 9/24 at Stetson... W, 1-0 OT 9/27 MTSU... W, 2-1 9/30 CAMPBELL...T, 1-1 OT2 10/7 TROY STATE... W, /13 at Jacksonville State... W, /19 UCF... L, /21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC... L, /26 at Samford... W, /2 T-vs. Jacksonville St.... W, 3-2 OT 11/3 T-vs. Jacksonville... L, 0-1 (Jacksonville, Fla.) 2001 ( Overall, TAAC) 8/31 at Auburn... L, 0-3 9/2 vs. Rutgers... L, 1-4 9/4 at Campbell... L, 1-2 9/7 BELMONT... W, 8-1 9/13 JACKSONVILLE... L, 0-3 9/15 STETSON... W, 5-0 9/21 at Air Force... L, 2-4 9/23 at Colorado College... L, 0-2 9/27 at UCF...L, 1-2 OT 9/29 at FAU...T, 1-1 OT2 10/1 at Georgia... L, /5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN... L, /8 at College of Charleston... W, /11 at Troy State... L, /13 at Mercer... W, /18 SAMFORD... W, /20 JACKSONVILLE STATE... W, /23 at MTSU... L, /29 at Birmingham Southern... W, /3 WESTERN CAROLINA... W, /8 T-Jacksonville (Orlando)... W, /9 T-UCF (Orlando)... L, (9-6-5 Overall, A-Sun) 8/30 at Southern Mississippi... W, 2-1 9/1 at Mississippi... L, 2-3 9/3 GEORGIA... L, 0-3 9/7 COLL. OF CHARLESTON...T, 3-3 9/13 AIR FORCE... L, 0-2 9/14 CHARLESTON SO.... W, 2-0 9/19 at Jacksonville State... W, 1-0 9/21 at Samford...T, 1-1 9/26 UCF... L, 0-1 9/28 FAU... L, /1 at Belmont... W, /5 MERCER... W, /7 TROY STATE... W, /10 at Stetson... W, /12 at Jacksonville...T, /17 GARDNER-WEBB... W, /19 CAMPBELL... L, /22 MTSU... W, /30 at Georgia Southern...T, /7 T-Jacksonville St.*...T, 1-1 (Buies Creek, N.C.) * Lost on penalty kicks in OT, ( Overall, A-Sun) 8/29 BIRMINGHAM-SO.... W, 2-0 9/1 at Western Carolina... W, 2-0 9/5 at High Point... L, 1-2 9/7 at Georgia... L, 1-2 9/9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN... W, 4-0 9/12 at Coll. of Charleston... W, 1-0 9/14 WINTHROP... W, 2-1 9/19 vs. Alabama A&M... W, 1-0 9/21 at South Alabama... W, 2-1 9/23 at Tennessee Tech... W, 3-1 9/26 TROY STATE... W, /3 JACKSONVILLE... W, /5 STETSON... W, 2-1 OT2 10/10 at UCF... L, /12 at #1 FAU... L, /16 at Campbell... L, /18 GARDNER-WEBB... W, /24 at Belmont... W, /26 at Lipscomb... W, /29 at Mercer... W, /6 T-Gardner-Webb... W, /7 T-Florida Atlantic... L, 1-2 (Boca Raton, Fla.) 2004 (7-7-5 Overall, A-Sun) 8/27 at South Carolina... L, 0-1 8/29 at Georgia...T, 1-1 9/3 HIGH POINT... W, 1-0 9/10 EAST TENN. STATE... W, 3-0 9/12 WESTERN CAROLINA... W, 4-1 9/17 MOREHEAD STATE...T, 0-0 OT2 9/19 at Georgia Southern...T, 2-2 OT2 9/24 at Middle Tennessee St....L, 0-1 OT 9/26 at Troy*... L, 0-0 OT2 10/1 at Stetson*... L, 2-2 OT2 10/3 at Jacksonville*... L,

29 All-Time Results 2009 Panthers Soccer 10/8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC...T, 1-1 OT2 10/10 UCF... W, /14 CAMPBELL...T, 0-0 OT2 10/16 at Gardner-Webb... L, /21 LIPSCOMB... W, /23 BELMONT... W, /27 MERCER... W, /31 at Mississippi State... L, 1-2 * Forfeited contest due to NCAA rules 2005 ( Overall, CAA) 8/27 at Winthrop... W, 4-1 9/2 MISSISSIPPI STATE... W, 2-1 9/4 GEORGIA... L, 0-3 9/6 at Mercer... W, 7-1 9/9 at Navy... L, 0-3 9/11 HOWARD... W, 4-2 9/16 KENNESAW STATE... L, 0-1 9/18 JACKSONVILLE... W, 2-1 9/23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN... W, 4-1 9/25 at UNC Wilimington... L, 0-3 9/30 at William & Mary... L, /2 OLD DOMINION... L, /7 at James Madison... L, /9 at VCU... L, /14 TOWSON... L, /16 GEORGE MASON... W /21 HOFSTRA... W, /23 NORTHEASTERN... L, /27 at Drexel... W, /29 at Delaware... L, ( Overall, CAA) 8/25 at Kennesaw State... L, 0-3 8/27 at Charlotte...T, 1-1 9/1 vs. Tennessee Tech... W, 1-0 9/3 at Mercer... W, 2-0 9/8 at NC State... L, 1-3 9/10 vs. East Carolina... L, 2-3 9/15 at Georgia Southern... W, 1-0 9/17 at Georgia... L, 0-2 9/19 at Jacksonville State...T, 0-0 9/22 JAMES MADISON...T, 0-0 9/24 VCU... L, 2-3 9/29 at Towson... L, /1 at George Mason... L, /6 at Hofstra... L, /8 at Northeastern... L, /13 DREXEL... W, /15 DELAWARE... W, /20 WILLIAM & MARY... L, /22 at Old Dominion... L, /28 UNC WILMINGTON... L, (9-8-1 Overall, CAA) 8/31 vs. Jackson State...W, 2-1 9/2 vs. UAB...L, 0-2 9/5 MERCER...W, 3-0 9/7 PITTSBURGH...W, 4-1 9/9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN...W, 2-0 9/20 at Georgia...L, 0-1 9/23 at Tennessee Tech...W, 3-2 9/28 at James Madison...L, 1-3 9/30 at VCU...L, /5 TOWSON...W, 1-0 OT2 10/7 GEORGE MASON...L, /12 HOFSTRA...L, /14 NORTHEASTERN...W, /19 at Drexel...W, /21 at Delaware...L, /26 at William & Mary...L, /28 OLD DOMINION...W, /1 at UNC Wilmington... T, ( Overall, CAA) 8/23 TENNESSEE TECH...W, 5-1 8/29 JACKSONVILLE STATE...W, 4-0 8/31 at Winthrop...W, 4-0 9/5 NORTH FLORIDA...W, 3-1 9/7 at Birmingham-Southern...W, 3-0 9/12 vs. UNC-Asheville...W, 5-1 9/14 vs. Fairfield...L, 1-2 OT2 9/19 at Georgia Southern...W, 1-0 OT 9/21 MERCER...L, 0-2 9/26 at Old Dominion...L, 0-5 9/28 WILLIAM & MARY...W, /3 VCU...L, /5 JAMES MADISON...L, /10 at George Mason...W, /12 at Towson...W, 2-1 OT2 10/17 at Northeastern...L, /19 at Hofstra...L, /24 DELAWARE...W, /26 DREXEL...L, /30 UNC WILMINGTON...L,

30 Georgia State University Career Records Goals 1. Kara Fitzgerald, Chandra Yorgason, Kay Harbrueger, Ashley Edwards, Amber Collins-Cephers, Michelle Sacco, Nathalie Carter, Lauren Chavez, Sarah Feske, Brooks Daniel, Assists 1. Michelle Sacco, Christine Wolff, Kara Fitzgerald, Dana Van Winkle, Chandra Yorgason, Kay Habrueger, Lauren Chavez, Ashley Edwards, Gina Decker, Alisa Thwing, Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, Points 1. Kara Fitzgerald, Chandra Yorgason, Kay Harbrueger, Michelle Sacco, Christine Wolff, Ashley Edwards, Lauren Chavez, Amber Collins-Cephers, Sarah Feske, Nathalie Carter, Game-Winning Goals 1. Kara Fitzgerald, Chandra Yorgason, Kay Habrueger, Ashley Edwards, Amber Collins-Cephers, Nathalie Carter, Lauren Chavez, Kim Forrest, Michelle Sacco, Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, Brooks Daniel, Sarah Feske, Goals-Against Average (Minimum 1,000 minutes) 1. Sarah Crawford, Alexa Pasquarelli, Charlotte Vargo, Jennie Hinson, Heidi Blankenship, Jennifer Espinal, Shari Noyes, Heather English, Shutouts 1. Sarah Crawford, Alexa Pasquarelli, Jennifer Espinal, Jennie Hinson, Heather English, Megan Macdonald, Charlotte Vargo, Heidi Blankenship, Shari Noyes, Career Matches Played 1. Sarah Feske, Kara Fitzgerald, Christy Walls, Christine Wolff, Jill Mayotte, Sue Bobel, Ashley Edwards, Mary Feistl, Amanda Schneider, Karli Klein, Career Matches Started 1. Christine Wolff, Kara Fitzgerald, Christy Walls, Jill Mayotte, Mary Feistl, Michelle Sacco, Christa Mann, Sarah Feske, Kay Harbrueger, Amber Collins-Cephers, Karli Klein, Saves 1. Alexa Pasquarelli, Jennifer Espinal, Sarah Crawford, Heather English, Heather Fortner, Heidi Blankenship, Charlotte Vargo, Jennie Hinson, Megan Macdonald, Shari Noyes,

31 Season & Match Records 2009 Panthers Soccer Individual Season Records Goals 1) Kara Fitzgerald, ) Kara Fitzgerald, Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, ) Kay Harbrueger, Assists 1) Michelle Sacco, ) Michelle Sacco, ) Kara Fitzgerald, Christine Wolff, Points 1) Kara Fitzgerald, ) Kara Fitzgerald, ) Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, Shots 1) Kara Fitzgerald, ) Kara Fitzgerald, ) Kay Harbrueger, Game-Winning Goals 1) Kay Harbrueger, Kara Fitzgerald, Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, ) Nathalie Carter, Chandra Yorgason, Kara Fitzgerald, Matches Played 1) Sarah Crawford, Jill Denslow, Mary Feistl, Kara Fitzgerald, Jill Mayotte, Anna-Kais Moilanen, Michelle Sacco, Christine Wolff, Matches Started 1) Sarah Crawford, Mary Feistl, Kara Fitzgerald, Anna-Kais Moilanen, Christine Wolff, Jill Mayotte, Saves 1) Heather Fortner, ) Jennifer Espinal, ) Alexa Pasquarelli, Goals-Against Average 1) Alexa Pasquarelli, ) Sarah Crawford, ) Alexa Pasquarelli, Shutouts 1) Sarah Crawford, ) Alexa Pasquarelli, ) Jennifer Espinal, Sarah Crawford, INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS Goals 3 Kay Harbrueger, vs. UNC-Asheville, Sept. 12, 2008 Amber Collins-Cephers, vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 2, 2003 Ashley Edwards, vs. Stetson, Sept. 15, 2001 Chandra Yorgason, vs. Tulane, Sept. 10, 2000 Ashley Edwards, at Campbell, Oct. 30, 1999 Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, vs. Mercer, Sept. 16, 1997 Kara Fitzgerald, vs. UTC, Oct. 30, 1996 Ashley Brooks, vs. MTSU, Sept. 18, 1996 Assists 4 Kara Fitzgerald, at Jacksonville, Sept. 21, 1995 Total Points 8 Kara Fitzgerald (2 G, 4 A), at Jacksonville, Sept. 21, 1995 Shots 13 Chandra Yorgason, at Samford, Oct. 4, 1998 Saves 16 Jennifer Espinal, vs. Air Force, Sept. 21, 2001 vs. Rutgers, Sept. 2, 2001 vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 10, 1999 TEAM MATCH RECORDS Goals 12 at Jacksonville, 9/21/95 Assists 15 at Jacksonville, 9/21/95 Total Points 39 at Jacksonville, 9/21/95 Shots 52 at Troy State, 10/3/97 Saves 16 vs. Air Force, 9/21/01 vs. N. Arizona, 9/10/99 vs. Rutgers, 9/2/01 Former Georgia State Panther Kay Harbrueger (pictured above) registered the eighth hat trick in school history in a 5-1 win over UNC-Asheville last season. Harbrueger is currently playing with the USL s Boston Renegades. 31

32 Georgia State University All-Time CAA Results W L T Last Meeting Delaware W 2-1 (2008) Drexel L 0-2 (2008) George Mason W 3-0 (2008) Hofstra L 3-4 (2008) James Madison L 2-4 (2008) UNC Wilmington L 0-3 (2008) Northeastern L 0-3 (2008) Old Dominion L 0-5 (2008) Towson W 2-1 2OT (2008) VCU L 0-1 (2008) William & Mary W 2-1 (2008) All-Time Non-Conference Results School W L T Last Meeting Air Force L, 0-2 (2002) Auburn L, 0-3 (2001) Alabama L, 0-2 (1994) Alabama A&M W, 1-0 (2003) Alabama-Birmingham L, 0-2 (2007) Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-2 (1994) Appalachian State W, 3-1 (1996) Belmont W, 4-1 (2004) Birmingham-Southern W, 3-0 (2008) Brewton-Parker W, 7-1 (1994) Butler L, 0-3 (1999) Campbell T, 0-0 OT2 (2004) Centenary W, 1-0 (1998) Charleston Southern W, 2-0 (2002) Charlotte T, 1-1 (2006) Cincinnati L, 1-2 (1997) Clemson L, 1-6 (1994) College of Charleston W, 1-0 OT2 (2003) Colorado College L, 0-2 (2001) Davidson L, 0-2 (1995) East Carolina L, 2-3 (2006) East Tennessee State W, 3-0 (2004) Fairfi eld L, 1-2 OT2 (2008) Florida Atlantic T, 1-1 OT2 (2004) Florida International L, 2-3 (1996) Florida State T, 1-1 (1998) Furman L, 1-2 (1999) Gardner-Webb L, 1-2 (2004) Georgia L, 0-1 (2007) Georgia Southern W, 1-0 OT (2008) High Point W, 1-0 (2004) Howard W, 4-2 (2005) Iowa W, 3-0 (1997) Jackson State W, 2-1 (2007) Jacksonville W, 2-1 (2005) Jacksonville State W, 4-0 (2008) Kennesaw State L, 0-3 (2006) 2008 CAA Standings ---Conference Overall--- W L T Pct. W L T Pct. 1. William & Mary James Madison UNC Wilmington Old Dominion Hofstra Northeastern VCU Georgia State Delaware Drexel George Mason Towson Liberty W, 5-0 (1998) Lipscomb W, 5-0 (2004) Loyola-Chicago W, 5-1 (1999) Mercer L, 0-2 (2008) Middle Tennessee L, 0-1 (2004) Midway College L, 0-6 (1994) Mississippi L, 2-3 (2002) Mississippi State W, 2-1 (2005) Morehead State T, 0-0 OT2 (2004) Navy L, 0-3 (2005) New Mexico L, 0-3 (1999) Nicholls State W, 7-1 (1998) N.C. State L, 1-3 (2006) North Florida W, 3-1 (2008) Northern Arizona W, 1-0 (1999) Northern Illinois L, 3-4 (2000) Pittsburgh W, 4-1 (2007) Radford W, 4-1 (1997) Rutgers L, 1-4 (2001) Samford T, 1-1 (2002) South Alabama W, 2-1 (2003) South Carolina L, 0-1 (2004) Southeastern Louisiana W, 2-1 (1996) SIU-Edwardsville... First Meeting Southern Mississippi W, 2-1 (2002) Stetson L, 2-2 OT2 (2004)* Tennessee-Chattanooga W, 5-1 (1997) Tennessee Tech W, 5-1 (2008) Troy L, 0-0 OT2 (2004)* Tulane W, 4-2 (2000) UCF W, 1-0 (2004) UCLA L, 0-5 (2000) UNC Asheville W, 5-1 (2008) Western Carolina W, 4-1 (2004) Winthrop W, 4-0 (2008) Wofford L, 1-3 (1999) * Forfeited Match (NCAA Rules) non-conference opponents in bold 32

33 All-Time Roster B Rebecca Babot, 2007 Halle Bargen, Melissa Bell, 1994 Jessica Bentley, 1999 Rebeccah Bernard, Paige Beyer, Samantha Bily, Jessica Black, Tiffany Blackmon, Kate Blank, 1998 Heidi Blankenship, Brittany Bobbitt, 2006 Susanne Bobel, Veronica Botold, 2004 Ashley Brooks, Sabrina Buchanan, 1996 C Bri Cagle, Jessica Carithers, 2008 Kelsey Carl, 2008 Nathalie Carter, Catherine Cawley, 2007 Jenny Centers, 1994 Lauren Chavez, Kellianne Collins, Amber Collins-Cephers, Cassie Coggins, 2003 Summer Conners, 2000 Lauren Corley, Tenisha Cohen, Sarah Crawford, Lyndy Croft, Stephanie Cuccia, Amanda Cunningham, D Brooks Daniel, Rachel Davis, 1998 Gina Decker, Jill Denslow, Paige Dirscherl, Kelly Dorin, Emily Dover, E Ashley Edwards, Heather English, Sarah Emerson, Jennifer Espinal, F Mary Feistl, Sarah Feske, Stephanie Fidanza, Kara Fitzgerald, Melissa Fletcher, Kim Forrest, Heather Fortner, 1994 Kallen Forster, G Esther Garatie, Liz Gardner, Meghan Gleason, Anne Glees, Candace Gonzales, Apryl Goodwin, Joy Gorman, 1994 Lindsey Griffi n, Ashley Grisafi, 2003 Jenny Grimsley, 1997 H Kay Harbrueger, Andi Harless, 1994 Caroline Harvischak, Jennie Hinson, Lauren Horne, Lani Huntley, J Sharon Jassen, Mari Joergensen, 1999 Melanie Jones, K Angela Kelley, Karli Klein, Randee Koeppel, 1994 L Lori Leclerc, Erica Leicher, 1999 Roni Lilly, 1994 Sarah Lucisano, M Megan Macdonald, Samantha Malone, Christa Mann, Jill Mayotte, Maureen Maxted, Natalie Mason, Kristen McKillop, Haley Mitchum, Kaila Muecke, 2007, Shauna Mueller, Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1997 Lindsay Mortellaro, N Shari Noyes, O Rosie O Toole, Erinique Owens, P Kara Palmquist, Alexa Pasquarelli, Christina Peek, Aja Picou, Vivian Pletzke, 2003 Nikki Potterbaum, Q Kari Quinn, R Jill Rahnert, Jeanai Ranero, Jaque Redman, Khrystal Richmond, Caroline Riehl, 1995 Bethany Robertson, Panthers Soccer Heather Roddenberry Jamie Rushing, S Michelle Sacco, Amanda Schneider, Anna Shawcross, Jennifer Silva, 1995 Caitlin Smith, Micki Stone, Shanna Stricklen, T Alisa Thwing, V Dana Van Winkle, Charlotte Vargo, 2004, Kara Vezza, W Tessy Wallace, 1995 Christy Walls, Laura Walls, Ashley Waters, 1994 Adilah Wazeerud-Din, Tiffany White, 1996 Christine Wolff, Virginia Wood, Sarah Wright, 2008 X Erin Xenos, 2000 Y Chandra Yorgason, Amy Youngblood,

34 Georgia State University All-Conference Honors 2008 Kay Harbrueger, 2nd Team 2007 Christa Mann, 2nd Team Heidi Blankenship, All-Freshman 2004 Veronica Botold, 1st team Alexa Pasquarelli, 2nd team Dana Van Winkle, 2nd team Christa Mann, 2nd team Christa Mann, All-Freshman 2003 Christy Walls, 1st team Amber Collins-Cephers, 1st team Amber Collins-Cephers, All-Freshman Lauren Chavez, All-Freshman 2002 Christy Walls, 2nd team Kim Forrest, 2nd team Brooks Daniel, All-Freshman 2001 Ashley Edwards, 1st team Sarah Feske, All-Freshman 2000 Ashley Edwards, 2nd team Chandra Yorgason, 2nd team Christy Walls, All-Freshman 1999 Kim Forrest, 1st team Chandra Yorgason, 1st team Christine Wolff, 1st team 1998 Jill Mayotte, 1st team Chandra Yorgason, 1st team Christine Wolff, 1st team Aja Picou, 3rd team 1997 Jill Mayotte, 1st team Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1st team Michelle Sacco, 1st team, Christine Wolff, 2nd team Sarah Crawford, 3rd team, Jill Denslow, 3rd team 1996 Kara Fitzgerald, 1st team Michelle Sacco, 2nd team Christine Wolff, Honorable mention 1995 Kara Fitzgerald, 2nd team Angela Kelley, Honorable mention 1994 Kara Fitzgerald, 2nd team All-Tournament Lauren Chavez, 2003 Ashley Edwards, 2001 Sarah Crawford, 1997 Jill Mayotte, 1997 Christine Wolff, 1997 Kara Fitzgerald, 1996 Christine Wolff, 1996 Christa Mann Kara Fitzgerald Amber Collins-Cephers 34

35 Conference All-Academic Award Rebecca Babot 2007 Samantha Bily 2007, 2008 Rebeccah Bernard 2005, 2006 Paige Beyer 2004, 2005, 2006 Tiffany Blackmon 2004, 2006 Susanne Bobel 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Brittany Bobbitt 2006, 2007 Bri Cagle 2008 Jessica Carithers 2007, 2008 Kelsey Carl 2008 Nathalie Carter 2007 Cassie Coggins 2003 Tenisha Cohen 2004 Kellianne Collins 2008 Sarah Crawford 1998 Lyndy Croft 1999, 2000 Amanda Cunningham 2001 Stephanie Cuccia 2007, 2008 Rachel Davis 1998 Jill Denslow 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Kelly Dorin 2002, 2004 Ashley Edwards 2000, 2001, 2002 Sara Emerson 1995, 1996, 1997 Mary Feist 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Sarah Feske 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Stephanie Fidanza 2001 Kalli Forster 2001 Liz Gardner 2003 Meghan Gleason 2004, 2005 Anne Glees 1995, 1996, 1997 Candace Gonzales 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Lindsey Griffi n 2002 Sharon Jassen 2003, 2004, 2006 Mari Joergensen 1999 Melanie Jones 2001, Panthers Soccer Angela Kelley 1995 Karli Klein 2007, 2008 Randee Koeppel 1994 Megan Macdonald 2006, 2007 Christa Mann 2005, 2007 Natalie Mason 2003 Kristen McKillop 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Kaila Muecke 2007 Jill Mayotte 1998 Rosie O Toole 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Kara Palmquist 1998, 1999 Alexa Pasquarelli 2004, 2005 Christina Peek 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Aja Picou 2000 Nicole Potterbaum 1996, 1997, 1998 Kari Quinn 2005, 2006, 2008 Jill Rahnert 1998, 2000 Jeanai Ranero 2004, 2005 Carol Richl 1995 Bethany Robertson 1998, 1999, 2000 Michelle Sacco 1998 Hannah Secunda 2007 Caitlin Smith 2007 Anne Shawcross 1999, 2000 Dana Van Winkle 2005 Jennifer Silva 1995 Shanna Stricklen 2002 Micki Stone 2002 Charlotte Vargo 2006, 2007 Dana Van Winkle 2003, 2004 Christy Walls 2002, 2003 Christine Wolff 1996, 1997, 1998 *Note: (TAAC All-Academic Team) 2005-Present (CAA Commissioner s Academic Award) In 2008, Candace Gonzales (pictured right) became Georgia State s fi rst-ever CoSIDA Academic All-District Award winner in addition to being the fi rst Lowe s Senior CLASS Award fi nalist in school history. CoSIDA Academic All-District Award Candace Gonzales

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48 Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association celebrates its 25th Anniversary in with memories of a proud and storied past and visions of an exciting future. Regarded as one of the nation s top collegiate conferences, the CAA encompasses five of the nation s nine largest metropolitan areas with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta. The conference has produced 16 national team champions in fi ve different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. Just as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated away from competition, which include fi ve Rhodes Scholars and 20 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In , the CAA had more than 1,700 of the league s 4,000 student-athletes received the Commissioner s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport. The conference ranked in the top 10 in the nation in 12 of its 23 sports in the latest APR report released by the NCAA. Member Institutions Delaware Drexel George Mason Georgia State Hofstra James Madison UNC Wilmington Northeastern Old Dominion Towson VCU William & Mary The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast, and includes six of the nation s top 25 media markets New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Atlanta (8), Washington, D.C. (9) and Baltimore (25). The number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 20 million. The CAA currently sponsors 23 sports with the addition of a 12-team football league in 2007 and women s rowing in Male athletes compete for championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & fi eld and wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference titles in basketball, cross country, fi eld hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & fi eld and volleyball. In , 28 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 45 student-athletes received All-America honors. CAA squads have combined to win 10 fi eld hockey national titles since the championship began in Delaware and Towson have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship. Three women s soccer teams have reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the past two seasons and at least one men s soccer team has advanced to the fi nal 16 of the NCAA Championship in fi ve of the last seven years. In men s cross country, William & Mary placed 16th nationally as a team in 2008 and Georgia State s Mark Steeds earned All-America status after a 12th-place individual effort. On the mat, ODU s Ryan Williams was one of three wrestling All-Americans after fi nishing as the national runner-up at 141 pounds. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 12 years and has had 12 or more players selected in the last seven Major League Baseball drafts. The conference also boasts numerous All-Americans in tennis, golf, track and fi eld and swimming and diving. CAA member institutions are committed to excellence in the classroom. The Colonial Academic Alliance was created in 2002 by the league s presidents with a goal of expanding their partnership to all aspects of university life outside of intercollegiate athletics. Among the programs already established are an undergraduate research conference, coordination of study abroad programs and granting visiting academic status to student-athletes traveling to an away contest so that they have access to libraries, academic resource centers and computer labs. In 2002, two faculty members from CAA institutions were awarded academia s most coveted distinction the Nobel Prize. John B. Fenn, a research professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, received the Nobel Prize for chemistry, and Vernon Smith, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, shared the Nobel Prize in economic sciences. Commissioner Thomas E. Yeager has guided the CAA since its inception. The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three of its current members- George Mason University, James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). During the next two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided to form a new association. The transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, Charter members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington and William and Mary were joined by Old Dominion University in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth University in The conference added the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University and Towson University in Georgia State University and Northeastern University became members of the conference on July 1, Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the CAA takes great pride in producing student-athletes who stand out on the playing fi eld and in the classroom. CAA Women s Soccer in Three CAA teams won fi rst round NCAA Tournament matches (James Madison, William & Mary, and Northeastern). - Six CAA teams were ranked regionally in Soccer Buzz s fi nal poll of the season. - Six CAA teams were ranked in the top 75 of the final NCAA RPI. James Madison led the way, ranked 37th. - The CAA placed two or more teams in the NCAA Tournament fi eld for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons. - Four CAA players were selected as All-Americans by the NSCAA. Twelve players were named All-Region.