PLAYERS SOCCER HURRICANES OUTLOOK UM RETURNS 12 LETTERWINNERS IN COACHES PLAYERS UNIVERSITY REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 9

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1 PLAYERS SOCCER 2005 UM RETURNS 12 LETTERWINNERS IN OUTLOOK COACHES PLAYERS UNIVERSITY REVIEW RECORDS UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 9

2 2005 SOCCER PLAYERS 2005 SENIOR CLASS OUTLOOK COACHES PLAYERS UNIVERSITY REVIEW RECORDS ASHLEY DURKEE LINDSEY YACH 10 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

3 PLAYERS SOCCER ASHLEY DURKEE SENIOR DEFENDER 5-5 FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. WESTERN DAVIE HS Taliaferro on Durkee: "Ashley is a leader by example. She is one of the most consistent players on the team, someone you don't have to worry about not giving 100 percent all of the time. At the same time, she is constantly improving, getting better every day. She has good speed and is our best one-versus-one defender." 2004: Started all 16 matches in 2004 played more minutes (1,458) than any other UM player recorded one point with four shots...was credited with the game-winning assist on a pass to teammate Kelly Pflugner in UM's 1-0 win over FIU (10/13/04). 2003: Started all 19 matches played...was the 2003 Miami Defensive team MVP...tallied one assist...scored the game-winning assist in the 1-0 win over Pittsburgh (10/3/03). 2002: Started 17 of 18 matches played as a true freshman at defender...took a total of nine shots on the season. High School: Defender out of Western Davie High School...she led her team to the state finals her senior season...advanced to the state final four her junior season...she was team captain her junior and senior seasons and was named all-county first-team by the Herald and Sun-Sentinel...was named to the all-state team in 2001 and Rookie of the Year in Club: Played for Team Boca Storm (U-18) and was a two-time state runner-up, state champions in 2000, and a Region III runner-up in Orange Bowl semifinalist and WAGS semifinalist. Olympic Development Program: Played on the ODP state team and was part of the 2000 state pool. Personal: Majoring in business marketing...older sister Jennifer played soccer for Florida Atlantic. ASHLEY DURKEE DURKEE'S CAREER STATISTICS / / / Total 53/ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 11

4 2005 SOCCER PLAYERS LINDSEY YACH 14 LINDSEY YACH SENIOR FORWARD/MIDFIELDER 5-5 CARROLLTON, TEXAS CREEKVIEW HS Taliaferro on Yach: "Lindsey is our most dangerous scoring threat. With her understanding of the game and her speed, she has the ability to score at any time." 2004: Started 14-of-16 games played led the Hurricanes with eight points and four goals recorded 21 shots and 10 shots on goal scored on two penalty kicks, once against Auburn (9/10/04) and once again with a game-winner in a 3-1 win over Jacksonville (9/21/04) Scored in back-to-back matches against UCF (10/21/04) and Virginia Tech (10/24/04). 2003: Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team...started 18-of-19 matches played...was the 2003 Miami Offensive team MVP...scored a team-high nine goals and dished out three assists for 21 points scored a Miami-best four game-winning goals; 2-0 win over Columbia (9/14/03), 3-1 win over No. 10 Connecticut (9/26/03), 1-0 win over Pittsburgh (10/3/03) and a 2-1 win over Syracuse (10/19/03)...dished out the game-winning assist in the 1-0 win over Indiana (8/29/03)...was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week twice. 2002: Was named to the All-BIG EAST Rookie Team...started 16-of-19 matched played...was second on the team in scoring with 23 points...scored nine goals and tallied five assists...led the team with a.605 (26-43) shot on goal percentage...scored game-winning goals against Providence (9/22/02) and Florida International (9/25/02)...tallied the game-winning assist in the win over Virginia Tech (9/1502)... was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week after leading UM to a 2-0 week with wins over No. 21 Boston College (9/20/02) and Providence (9/22/02). High School: Midfielder out of Creekview High School...holds the school record for most goals scored in a season. Club: Played with Dallas Sting 84 from was the team-leader in goals, assists and total points for seven years...tournament champions; WAGS, Plano Labor Day, Dallas Cup, Spring Classic and North America Memorial Day...finalists in NTSSA State Cup in 1999 and played with the Dallas D'feeters, the two-time defending Region III champions...league grand champions, NTSSA State Cup Champions, Adidas Cup Final Four and NTSSA Regional Champs. Olympic Development Program: Member of the North Texas State ODP team from member of the ODP Region III team and the Region III Champion North Texas State team in runner-up in the 2002 ODP National Final Four...ODP Regional camp member 1998, 1999 and Personal: Majoring in Business Marketing. YACH'S CAREER STATISTICS / / / Totals 54/ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

5 PLAYERS SOCCER ALEX ALFORD JUNIOR GOALKEEPER 5-7 ATLANTA, GA. WESTMINSTER HS Taliaferro on Alford: "Alex has exceptional quickness and a very good presence in net. She has gotten more confident with more playing time." 2004: Started eight-of-11 matches played while fighting through an ankle injury posted an overall record of in net recorded 54 saves, averaging 4.91 saves per game, while allowing 21 goals faced a total of 127 shots with a.720 save percentage. 2003: Started all 19 matches...posted a record of with five shutouts...recorded the most goalie saves in one season at Miami with 106 saves and tallied Miami's lowest goals against average of faced 277 shots allowing only 31 goals in 1,748 minutes in goal...had a season-high nine saves three times; vs. West Virginia (9/12/03), vs. Syracuse (10/19/03) and at Providence (10/26/03)...was named BIG EAST Goalie of the Week and named to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week (9/3/03) posted two shutouts in the Hurricanes' two wins at the FAU Tournament... stopped six shots in a 1-0 overtime win over Indiana (8/29/03) and had six saves in a 2-0 victory against Loyola (8/31/03). Club: Concorde 03 Silver...won the Georgia U-18 State Championship title in ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation in Miami Orange Bowl Classic Champions and 2002 Raleigh Runner-Up...team captain. Olympic Development Program: Member of the Georgia ODP state team from and the Regional III Pool in High School: Four-year letterwinner at Westminster High School...led her team to the 2002 and 2003 AAA State Championship title her junior and senior seasons and a runner up position her sophomore year (2001)... team advanced to the state semi-finals her freshman season (2000)...earned All-City Team honors in named the AJC All-State Player of the Year her senior season...she was named Georgia AAA Player of the Year her junior and senior seasons and received Coach's Award for Exceptional Performance in was named team captain her senior season...posted a record of in 2002 including 19 shutouts, allowing only nine goals in 24 matches...allowed only nine goals in 23 matches in 2001 with a record of Personal: Majoring in psychobiology. ALEX ALFORD ALFORD'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS MIN SH SVS GA GAA GS% SO REC / / Total 30/ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 13

6 2005 SOCCER PLAYERS JULIE BROOKS 3 JULIE BROOKS JUNIOR FORWARD/MIDFIELDER 5-7 ATLANTA, GA. ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC HS Taliaferro on Brooks: "Julie is very good tactically and has great field vision. She has overcome some adversity and has been able to come back from that due to her strong work ethic. We are really looking for her to be a major contributor to this team." 2004: Started 14 games while appearing in all 16 matches tied for second on the team with 21 shots took seven shots on goal. 2003: Started 11-of-19 matches played...scored lone goal of the season against Jacksonville (9/21/03)...tallied 18 shots. Club: Concorde 03 Silver...won the Georgia U-18 State Championship title in 2003 and U-17 Georgia State Finalist in ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation in also played for the GSA Phoenix Red '85 in 1999 and was a U-14 Region III Finalist and the U-14 Georgia State Champions in Olympic Development Program: Member of the Australian National Team Pool in 2002 and a member of the 1998 Georgia ODP team. High School: Four-year letterwinner at St. Pius Catholic High School...led her team to consecutive Georgia AAAA State Championship titles in 2001 and also Georgia State finalist in 2000 and was named team captain her senior season. Personal: Majoring in Exercise Physiology. BROOKS' CAREER STATISTICS / / Total 35/ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

7 PLAYERS SOCCER KRISTEN CHAPMAN JUNIOR MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER 5-7 DANVILLE, CALIF. MONTE VISTA HS Taliaferro on Chapman: "Kristen could best be described as the heart and soul of the team. She leads with her work ethic and desire and has proven to be our most consistent player. She is a blue collar athlete who comes to play every day." 2004: Started all 16 matches in 2004 recorded a total of eight shots had one shot on goal played the second-highest total minutes (1,394) on the team. 2003: Started 17-of-18 matches played...scored lone goal of the season against South Florida (9/7/03)...tallied nine shots. Club: Pleasanton Rage...won the state cup in Olympic Development Program: Member of the state ODP team in High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer, cross-country and track, earned two letters in tennis at Monte Vista High School NCS champions, EBAL champions and Las Vegas Tournament champions first team all-league earned midfielder Most Valuable Player award NCS semi finalists and Las Vegas Tournament Champions second team all-league NCS co-champions and EBAL co-champions...named to the 100 Top Athletes...athlete of the year for Monte Vista. Personal: Majoring in business. CHAPMAN'S CAREER STATISTICS / / Total 34/ KRISTEN CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 15

8 2005 SOCCER PLAYERS KELLY PFLUGNER 6 KELLY PFLUGNER JUNIOR DEFENDER 5-6 SARASOTA, FLA. SARASOTA HS Taliaferro on Pflugner: "Kelly is going to be a rhythm-setter for us; she'll be a voice out on the field. After transferring in, she quickly earned the respect of her teammates. She didn't see much time last year, but over the spring she got physically stronger and how now developed into a major role player for us." 2004: Transferred to Miami from Texas in the spring of 2004 started all nine games in which she played finished tied for second on the team in total points (4) scored two goals on 14 shots, including eight on goal scored the first goal of her UM career against Duke (10/3/04) celebrated her 21st birthday with a game-winning goal in UM's 1-0 win over FIU (10/13/04) (at Texas): Did not play and was granted a redshirt (at Texas): Played in nine matches for the Longhorns recorded one shot. Club: IMG Soccer Academy...team captain IMG Player of the Year in 2001 and defensive player of the year in 2002 Florida State Champions in 2001 Raleigh and Orange Bowl tournaments runners-up Olympic Development Program: Member of the Florida ODP state team and Regional Pool in High School: Played most of her high school career for her club team and trained with the boys and full time Academy players for IMG...two-year varsity letter winner freshman and sophomore years...earned first and second team all area...helped her high school team to Florida state high school champions her freshman season as an outside back and to regional championship her sophomore year. Personal: Majoring in english with a history minor brother Ryan Pflugner was a kicker at the University of Alabama. PFLUGNER'S CAREER STATISTICS 2002* 9/ * DNP - Redshirted / Total 18/ * Played two season at Texas 16 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

9 PLAYERS SOCCER SHEUNEEN TA JUNIOR MIDFIELDER 5-3 LONDON, ENGLAND STOKE NEWINGTON SCHOOL Taliaferro on Ta: "Sheuneen is crafty and extremely quick. She can pick apart defenses, off the dribble or on her final ball. She's probably the most sophisticated player on the team." 2004: Named to the All-ACC Second Team despite missing six games with a season-ending knee (ACL) injury started all 10 matches played before going down with an injury against Wake Forest (10/10/04) recorded three points with three assists and 15 shots, including nine on goal led the team with three assists including a game-winning pass to teammate Cynthia Dongo in UM's 2-1 win over Maryland (9/19/04) recorded an assist in goals against Clemson (9/29/04) and Duke (10/3/04). 2003: Named to the All-BIG EAST Rookie Team...started all 19 matches played...was named the 2003 Miami team MVP...scored two goals and dished out four assists...was third on the team with eight points...scored the game-winning goal in the 2-0 win over Virginia Tech (10/10/03)...scored against East Carolina (10/17/03) took 19 shots, including 10 shots on goal. Club: Arsenal Ladies Puma World Street Soccer U-13 Champions in league champions in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and league champion runner-up in league cup champions in 1998, 1999, 2000 and league cup champion runner-ups in 2001 and London Cup Champions in 1998 and London Cup champion runner-ups in 2001 and Middlesex Cup Champions in Middlesex Cup champion runner-up in earned U-16 Nationwide England Outstanding Player award...participant of the Girls Centre of Excellence National Festival in Olympic Development Program: England U-16 National Squad from England U-17 National Squad from won the Five Nations Friendly tournament...england U-19 National Squad UEFA U-19 Championship semi-finalists and FIFA U-19 World Championship quarterfinalists...advanced to the elite eight of the 2003 UEFA U-19 championships. Personal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. TA'S CAREER STATISTICS / / Totals 29/ SHEUNEEN TA UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 17

10 2005 SOCCER PLAYERS LINDSAY CURTIN / CYNTHIA DONGO 17 LINDSAY CURTIN SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER 5-5 FAIRFAX, VA. PAUL VI HS Taliaferro on Curtin: "Technically, Lindsay is very good. She can keep the ball but she can spray the ball - make the long pass and the short pass. Her composure, especially with the ball, is her best quality and is what really sets her apart." 2004: Started 14-of-16 games as a true freshman recorded two points, one goal, 13 shots and four shots on goal scored the first goal of her career with an unassisted effort in UM's 2-1 win over Maryland (9/19/04). Club: A starter for the Northern Virginia Majestics, W-league, the reserve team for the Washington Freedom (WUSA league)...pwsi Eclipse...competed in the Y-league ODP National Championships tournament champions of WAGS A '03, Raleigh Shootout...champions of WAGS League Region 1 Summer League & Y- League...finalist in Virginia State Cup 2000, 2001 and regional semifinalists. Olympic Development Program: Member of the Virginia ODP team from High School: Four-year letter winner at Paul VI High School...led her team to a top-10 ranking in the Washington Post all four year of competition...received Panther Award as a junior...team captain her Senior year, leading the team with goals and assists...team MVP and Offensive MVP...received Conference Honors 2001 and 2002 First Team All-Conference in received All-Metropolitan Honors in Personal: majoring in political science...in high school, was a member of the National Honor Society, received the National Hispanic Scholar Award, selected to the National Youth Leadership Conference and graduated with honors. CURTIN'S CAREER STATISTICS / Total 16/ CYNTHIA DONGO SOPHOMORE FORWARD 5-7 DAVIS, CALIF. DAVIS SENIOR HS Taliaferro on Dongo: "Cynthia is extremely quick. She is a dangerous threat on the outside. She will be a player who is going to be in an exposed position. She has an attacking mentality and has worked hard on the technical part of her game. Coming back off an ACL injury, there has been a dramatic improvement in her mental preparation. She has the desire to want to play again and not only compete, but make an impact." 2004: Started seven-of-eight matches played missed eight matches after suffering a season-ending knee (ACL) injury against Duke (10/3/03) recorded two points with one goal, seven shots and three shots on goal scored the first goal of her career with a game-winner in UM's 2-1 win over Maryland (9/19/03). Club: Davis Impact...state cup semi-finalists in ranked 11th in the nation and second in Northern California...Presidents Day Tournament Champions...Surf Cup semi-finalists. Olympic Development Program: Member of the Cal-North ODP state team in 2002 and High School: Blue Devil Varsity member at Davis Senior High School Capital Athletic League Champions...CIF section finalists Monticello Empire League Champions. Personal: Majoring in psychology with a minor in french. DONGO'S CAREER STATISTICS / Total 8/ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

11 PLAYERS SOCCER JESSICA GILLMAN SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER 5-9 DALLAS, TEXAS PLANO WEST HS Taliaferro on Gillman: "Before Jessica got hurt last season, she was making dramatic improvements in her game. She was beginning to get more comfortable playing so the injury really set her back. Technically she is good and brings a dominant physical presence." 2004: Started one-of-eight matches played missed nine matches after suffering a season-ending knee (ACL) injury at Clemson (9/29/04) recorded nine shots with four on goal. Club: Dallas D'Feeters '86...tournament champions of Surf Cup Super Group, Plano Labor Day Tournament, Memorial Day Cup, and Plano Spring Classic...champions of Texas Premier League and Lake Highlands Girls Classic League...finalist in NTSSA State Cup 2001, 2002 and regional semi-finalists. Olympic Development Program: Member of the North Texas State ODP team from Region III Champions and 2004 National Finalists...selected as a member of the Region III team in and Region III Pool in High School: Four-year letter winner at Plano West High School...led her team to the Texas 5A state championship in 2001 and 2002 and the state Semi-Finals in the team was ranked number one nationally in 2001 and team captain her senior year...member of the NSCAA/Adidas 2003 High School Girls Scholar All-Central Region team...earned Texas All-State in 2004 and All-District honors in Personal: Majoring in sports administration. GILLMAN'S CAREER STATISTICS / Total 8/ JESSICA GILLMAN / LAUREN MCADAM 00 LAUREN MCADAM SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER 5-8 SIMSBURY, CONN. SIMSBURY HS Taliaferro on McAdam: "Lauren has a strong physical presence in goal. She is confident and controls the box extremely well. She one of the hardest workers on the team and is most likely the strongest player on the team." 2004: Started eight-of-11 matches played as a true freshman posted an overall record of with a total of 710 minutes in net recorded 33 saves, averaging 3.00 per game, while facing a total of 103 shots. Club: Yankee United Pride...led team to a 2003 state title...finished second at the Snickers Region I Championship...team was ranked as high as third in Region 1 and 16th Nationally. Olympic Development Program: Member of the Connecticut ODP state team from and Region I Team attended ESP National Camp in 2002 and High School: Led team to a state championship during her freshman year...placed second in the state championships her sophomore year...named to the All-State team in 2001 and All-New England in 2002 and team captain senior year...had a record of with 29 goals against and 44 shutouts throughout her four years in high school. Personal: Major undeclared. MCADAM'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS MIN SH SVS GA GAA GS% SO REC / Total 11/ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 19

12 AKILAH MOORE / NEWCOMERS 22 AKILAH MOORE SOPHOMORE FORWARD 5-6 EVANSTON, ILL. EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HS Taliaferro on Moore: "Akilah is physical outside back. Her strongest trait is her maturity. As a sophomore she was voted as one of our leaders. We've moved her around, in terms of her position, and now she has learned what she needs to do and how to become exceptional at it." 2004: One of only four players to start all 16 games played the fourth-highest amount of minutes (1,243) on the UM roster four of her five total shots on the year were shots on goal.recorded the team's highest shot on goal percentage (.800). Club: Windy City Pride , Eclipse Select U-16 National Finalists Region II Champions Midwest Regional League Champions Illinois State Cup Runner-Up Surf Cup (Calif.) Semi- Finalist Orange Classic Semi-Finalist WAGS "A" Flight Runner-Up. Olympic Development Program: Member of the 1986 State Select Team in 2000 and the Region II Camp in High School: Four-year letterwinner at Evanston Township High School...led her team to the 2002 AA State Championships as a sophomore with a season record of selected as and All-Conference player All- Sectional player...team captain as a senior...received the Julie Hughes Award for outstanding merit in athletics as well as academics. Personal: Majoring in business. MOORE'S CAREER STATISTICS / Total 16/ SOCCER PLAYERS 21 LIZ ARNOLD FORWARD/MIDFIELDER 5-7 LANGHORNE, PA. NESHAMINY HS Taliaferro on Arnold: "Liz has good touch on the ball. She also poses a physical presence in the air and defensively, she understands the game especially in a one versus one situation." High School: Three-year letterwinner at Neshaminy High School from scored five goals and eight assists over two seasons playing primarily as a defender/midfielder scored two game-winning goals her senior season helped Neshaminy break the school record for goals scored in a single season all three years of play was named the Student of the Year her freshman year served as the National Junior Honor Society Secretary. Club: Played for the YMS Spirit from led the Spirit to the EPYSA State Championship in 2003 and the state semi-finals in 2003 and No. 16 national ranking also played for the Langhorne Strikers from Personal: Plans on majoring in psychology father, Mike, played hockey at Penn State and brother, Steve, plays golf at Eastern Tennessee State considered going into modeling and acting but decided "it took too much time away from soccer." 10 VALERIA BLANCO FORWARD 5-3 MIAMI, FLA. GULLIVER PREP High School: Four-year letterwinner at Gulliver Prep from led Gulliver Prep to a district title all four years was named the Miami Herald's Player of the Year in 2004, the Dade County Coaches Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 and the District Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 earned All-Dade County and All-State honors in 2003, 2004 and 2005 scored a total of 94 goals with 77 assists during her high school career, highlighted by 33 goals during her sophomore campaign was the president of Girl Power, an organization dedicated to helping inner city girls focus on sports and education named the 2005 Gulliver Prep Homecoming Queen. 20 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

13 Club: Played for Miami Strike Force and Miami Premiere under former UM assistant coach Melissa Starman. Olympic Development Program: Played for the 2002 ODP Florida State team under former UM head coach Jim Blankenship. Personal: Goes by "Val" undeclared. 12 CORYNN CARINO DEFENDER 5-8 LOS GATOS, CALIF. LOS GATOS HS High School: Four-year letterwinner at Los Gatos High School team captain in 2005 first team all-league in 2004 and 2005 all-league defensive player of the year all four years of high school recorded three goals and six assists as a senior in 2005 founded the Nutrition Club at Los Gatos High received the Community Service Award for completing 150 hours of community service. Club: Played under Tim Hanley for the Stanford Quake from won the Abronzino District II Championship from led the Quake to the State Cup semi-finals and the Nomads quarter-finals in 2005 won the 2004 Cal North State Premier Championship, the 2004 Evergreen International Championship, the 2003 Santa Barbara Summer Cup Championship and the 2003 Corvallis Cup Championship. Olympic Development Program: Played for California ODP team under coaches Owen Wilson and Jan Nordmo in Personal: Plans on majoring in communications chose to attend UM over Montana and Arizona State. 13 BRYN HEINICKE MIDFIELDER 5-6 BAY VILLAGE, OHIO PLAYERS SOCCER 2005 NEWCOMERS High School: Was home schooled attended Bay Village High School in Bay Villiage, Ohio during the year led BVHS to the Division II State Championship during her one season was named First Team All-Ohio and First Team All-SWC Scored 27 goals and recorded 70 assists in one season at BVHS. Club: Played for the Internationals in 2004, the Cleveland Futol Club from and the Ohio Premier from Was a member o the Nike Team in Olympic Development Program: Member of the ODP Region 2 team in 2000 and 2002 and a member of the Ohio North State team from and Personal: Plans on majoring in exercise physiology or business chose to attend UM over Wake Forest and Elon enjoys playing tennis and cooking. 7 TESSA LENNALA FORWARD/MIDFIELDER 5-7 TEMECULA, CALIF. CHAPARRAL HS High School: Four year letterwinner at Chaparral High School from Earned All-Valley and All-Area Player of the Year honors in 2005 garnered All-League honors in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and All-Valley honors in 2002, 2004 and 2005 was a first team All-CIF selection and league MVP in 2004 and 2005 registered a total of 72 goals and 48 assists during her four-year career including 28 goals and 18 assists her senior year was on the honor roll from Club: Played for coach Abner Rogers and the Laguna Hills Eclipse from won the State Cup Championship in 2005, the Surf-Cup Championship in 2004, the Nomads College Showcase Championship in 2004 and 2005 and the Coast Soccer League Premier Championship in 2004 with Laguna Hills also played for Temecula/Murrieta from and Temecula from Personal: Plans on majoring in physical therapy enjoys snowboarding and playing golf. Taliaferro on Heinicke: "Bryn is a defensive center-midfielder who is very technical with both feet and tactically understands the game at a high level. She is going to help set the rhythm and anchor our midfield." UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 21

14 NEWCOMERS 11 MEGHAN MCKINSEY MIDFIELDER 5-5 LOS ALTOS, CALIF. LOS ALTOS HS High School: A four-year letterwinner at Los Altos High School from led Los Altos to the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals in 2003 and the Central Coast Section Division I First Round in 2004 Earned First Team All-League honors in 2003 served as the secretary of the Los Altos Athletic League. Club: Played for Tim Hanley and the Stanford Quake from led the Quake to the State Cup semi-finals and the Nomads quarter-finals in 2005 won the 2004 Cal North State Premier Championship, the 2004 Evergreen International Championship, the 2003 Santa Barbara Summer Cup Championship and the 2003 Corvallis Cup Championship also played for the MVLA Coyotes from and the World United Futbol Club. Personal: Plans on majoring in public relations chose to attend UM over Princeton, Portland State and UC-Riverside favorite pro sports teams are the San Francisco Giants (MLB) and the San Francisco 49ers (NFL). 5 PAULELETT RICKS-CHAMBERS FORWARD/MIDFIELDER 5-4 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. C.K. MCCLATCHY HS High School: As a four-year letterwinner at C.K. McClatchy High School earned All- Conference and All-Metro honors and was named the team MVP from her sophomore season through her senior campaign led the team in scoring all four years including her junior season when she posted 13 goals and eight assists followed by her senior season in which she recorded 19 goals and seven assists excelled in the classroom as well, receiving the California Scholarship Federation award in 2005 as well as the United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award three years in a row ( ) and earned National Honor Roll honors from SOCCER PLAYERS Club: Played with the San Juan Spirits of '87 U-17/18 Club from under the direction of Rick Carrigan and Billy Wiskel led the Spirits to back-to-back US Club Soccer Regional Championships in 2003 and 2004 also played for Sacramento United U-13/14 from and River City United U-15/16 from Olympic Development Program: Played for Cal-North in 1999 and Personal: Plans on majoring in Physical Therapy or African-American Studies Her name is a combination of her mother's, Elett, and father's, Paul, first names has three older brothers chose to attend UM over a number of schools including North Carolina, USC and St. John's. 4 RACHAEL RIGAMAT MIDFIELDER 5-8 LA CRESCENTA, CALIF. CRESCENTA VALLEY HS Taliaferro on Rigamat: "Rachael is a playmaker with great tactical awareness. She is an excellent distributor with great vision and has the ability to control the rhythm of play." High School: A four-year member of the Crescenta Valley High School team earned All-Pacific League First Team and News Press First Team honors in 2003, 2004 and 2005 was named the 2005 Pacific League MVP helped guide CVHS to the division II finals her senior year was also a four-year letterwinner in track at CVHS is the Crescenta Valley High School record holder in the 400 meters. Club: Played for the Santa Anita Strikers from and Southern Cal United from Olympic Development Program: A member of the 2002 G87 California State ODP pool. Personal: Plans on majoring in psychology has two brothers and two sisters enjoys writing poetry. 22 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

15 19 NIKKI STECICH DEFENDER 5-10 ST. LOUIS, MO. ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY High School: Three year letterwinner at St. Joseph's from earned second team all-metro honors and was selected to the Metro All-Star game in 2005 led St. Joseph's to the State Championship game in Club: Played for J.B. Marine from under the direction of coaches Mike Twellman and Mike Gauvain led J.B. Marine to four state titles from Personal: Plans on majoring in special education father Rudy played football for the University of Missouri chose to attend UM over Mississippi, Missouri and Kansas. PLAYERS SOCCER 2005 NEWCOMERS 24 REBECCA TWENEBOAH RS-SOPHOMORE FORWARD 5-6 NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLA. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS Taliaferro on Tweneboah: "Rebecca is an offensive threat because of her explosive speed. She is dynamic on the turn and can exploit defenses by penetrating off the dribble." 2004 (at Notre Dame): Did not play - was granted a redshirt (at Notre Dame): Recorded one goal and one assist while appearing in six games knocked in a rebounded shot for her lone goal of the season against North Texas was credited with an assist in Notre Dame's 6-0 win over Georgetown. High School: Four-year letterwinner at St. Thomas Aquinas All-Broward County selection as a junior and senior All-State, All-County and All-Conference selection her junior year led St. Thomas Aquinas to an overall record of , outscoring opponents , her senior year. Club: Played under Steve Nugent for Team Boca from led the Boca Blaze to seven state cup titles. Olympic Development Program: Played for the Cocoa Beach ODP team from Personal: Plans on majoring in political science father, Kwame, was born and raised in Ghana and mother, Sharon, was born and raised in Jamaica. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 23