LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS 2012 WOMEN S SOCCER

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1 2006, 2007 & 2008 BIG WEST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2010 & 2011 BIG WEST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2008, 2010, 2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2011 NCAA ELITE EIGHT LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS 2012 WOMEN S SOCCER Media Release - October 2, 2012 Soccer Contact: Andrea Ohta andrea.ohta@csulb.edu Office: (562) Fax: (562) Schedule/Results Overall: Big West: Home: Away: Neutral: THIS WEEK Game No. 13 THIS WEEK Game No. 14 UP NEXT Game No. 15 Aug. 17 Arizona W (ot), 2-1 Aug. 24 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 2-0 Aug. 26 #24 Baylor W (ot), 2-1 Aug. 30 at BYU L, 1-0 Sept. 2 Michigan W, 2-1 Sept. 7 at #14 Texas A&M L, 3-0 Sept. 9 $ vs. North Texas W (ot), 3-2 Sept. 14 % vs. Texas Tech L (2ot), 3-2 Sept. 16 % vs. Army W, 2-0 Sept 21 San Diego W, 1-0 Sept. 28 at UC Riverside W, 5-1 Sept. 30 at Cal State Fullerton L, 2-1 Oct. 5 UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m. Oct. 7 Cal Poly 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at UC Davis 3 p.m. Oct. 14 at Pacifi c Noon Oct. 20 UC Irvine 7 p.m. Oct. 26 Hawaii 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Cal State Northridge 2 p.m. Nov. 1 & Big West Semifi nals TBA Nov. 4 & Big West Finals TBA Big West Conference Game $ at College Station, Texas % CS Fullerton Under Armour Invitational (Fullerton, Calif.) & Big West Tournament (Irvine, Calif.) All Times Pacifi c Home games in bold Quick Facts General Information Location... Long Beach, Calif. Founded Enrollment... 34,870 Nickname... 49ers Colors...Black & Gold Conference... Big West President...Dr. F. King Alexander Athletics Director... Vic Cegles Senior Associate AD/SWA... Cindy Masner Team Information Head Coach...Mauricio Ingrassia (9th year) Record at LBSU Career Record... Same 2011 Overall Record Big West Record (2nd) 2011 Postseason...NCAA Elite Eight (3-1) Starters Returning/Lost... 5/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...19/11 Newcomers First Year (18 years) Overall All-Time Record All-Time Big West Record Media Information To arrange interviews and/or photo shoots with coaches and/or student-athletes, please contact Cameron Fujimoto at or cameron.fujimoto@csulb.edu, at least 24 hours in advance. Recaps, box scores and other information can be found at vs. UC Santa Barbara Friday, Oct. 5 7 p.m. George Allen Field (1,000) Long Beach, Calif. vs. Cal Poly Sunday, Oct. 7 3 p.m. George Allen Field (1,000) Long Beach, Calif. at UC Davis Friday, Oct p.m. Aggie Soccer Stadium (1,000) Davis, Calif. Long Beach State hosts UC Santa Barbara in Big West home opener on Friday, Entertains Cal Poly on Sunday FIRST GOAL The Long Beach State women s soccer team returns to the friendly confi nes of George Allen Field this weekend as it plays host to UC Santa Barbara in its Big West home opener at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5. The 49ers will also entertain Cal Poly in a 3 p.m. tilt on Sunday, Oct. 7. A GLANCE AT UC SANTA BARBARA UC Santa Barbara (3-7-2, BWC) dropped a 2-1 decision to UC Davis before battling Pacifi c to a 3-3 tie in the fi rst weekend of Big West play. The Gauchos are in their last fi ve outings with their most recent win coming against Weber State on Sept. 16. Sara Feder leads UCSB with three goals, while Madison Beckley and Miranda Cornejo each have two. Makenna Henry has manned the net for UC Santa Barbara with 63 saves and a 1.52 goals against average. THE SERIES VS. UCSB Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara are tied in the all-time series, , but the 49ers have come out on top in each of the last two meetings. In 2011, LBSU converted a penalty kick in overtime for the 2-1 victory in Santa Barbara. Two years ago, Long Beach State prevailed 3-1 at George Allen Field. SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS Cal Poly (5-5-1, BWC) enters the weekend tied for fi rst in the Big West as it defeated Pacifi c, 4-1, and UC Davis, 1-0, last weekend. Elise Krieghoff has powered the Mustang offense with six goals, three of which came in the team s two conference wins, while Cici Kobinski has been the primary playmaker with four assists. Alyssa Giannetti has seen most of the action between the posts, registering 71 saves, two shutouts and a 1.70 goals against average. THE SERIES VS. CAL POLY Long Beach State trails in its series with Cal Poly, The 49ers routed the Mustangs, 6-0, in the most recent meeting in San Luis Obispo last year. Nadia Link had one goal and two assists, while Ashley Roese added a pair of helpers. The last time the two teams squared off at George Allen Field was in 2010 when the contest ended in a 1-1 tie. IN THE RANKINGS The 49ers were receiving votes (No. 27) in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll released on Oct. 2. LBSU had appeared in the top-25 in every NSCAA poll this year up until this week. Long Beach State had a high ranking of No. 11 on Aug. 28. It also came in at No. 16 in the second NCAA Women s Soccer RPI rankings (Oct. 1). LAST OUTINGS LBSU split a pair of road games in its Big West opening weekend. The 49ers started on a high note, defeating UC Riverside, 5-1, at UCR Soccer Stadium on Friday (Sept. 28). Kristyn Benavidez broke a scoreless tie at the 49:44 mark before Nadia Link gave the visitors a 2-0 lead just over a minute later. After the Highlanders cut the

2 2012 Big West Conference Standings (as of Sept. 30, 2012) Big West Overall W-L-T Pts. W-L-T Pct. Cal Poly UC Irvine Cal State Northridge Long Beach State UC Davis Cal State Fullerton UC Santa Barbara Pacifi c Hawaii UC Riverside This Week in the Big West Friday, Oct. 5 *Cal State Fullerton at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m. *UC Davis at Pacifi c, 7 p.m. *Cal Poly at UC Irvine, 7 p.m. *UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 7 p.m. *UC Riverside at Hawaii, 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 *UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, 1 p.m. *Cal Poly at Long Beach State, 3 p.m. *UC Riverside at Cal State Northridge, 5 p.m. *Cal State Fullerton at Hawaii, 8 p.m. *Big West Conference game All Times Pacifi c 2012 Big West Players of the Week OFFENSIVE Aug. 20 Stephanie Galarze (CSUN) Sr. Aug. 27 Tiana Fujimoto (UH) So. Sept. 3 Valencia Heavily (UCR) So. Sept. 10 Ann Marie Tangorra (CSF) Sr. Sept. 17 Eileen Maes (LBSU) Jr. Sept. 24 Sasha Moscatello (PAC) So. Oct. 1 Elise Krieghoff (CP) Fr. Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 DEFENSIVE Aug. 20 Cynthia Jacobo (CSUN) Sr. Aug. 27 Alex Balcer (LBSU) Sr. Sept. 3 Makenna Henry (UCSB) Jr. Sept. 10 Cynthia Jacobo (CSUN) Sr. Sept. 17 Paige Gankema (UCSB) Jr. Sept. 24 Marrina Meyers (LBSU) So. Oct. 1 Cynthia Jacobo (CSUN) Sr. Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 defi cit in half, Long Beach State rallied for three goals over a 12-plus minute span. Renee Mendiola started the scoring at the 66:05 mark and was followed by Shannon Bullock, who found the back of the net in the 74th minute. Kassidy Hause then topped things off with a goal nearly fi ve minutes later. Link sparked the run as she assisted on each of the three goals. On Sunday (Sept. 30), the 49ers made their way to Titan Stadium where they surrendered a late goal in a 2-1 loss to Cal State Fullerton. Hannah Sanders put LBSU up 1-0 in the fi rst half, but CSF responded with a penalty kick at the 56-minute mark before scoring the gamewinner with 2:23 remaining in regulation. INGRASSIA REACHES THE CENTURY MARK Ninth-year head coach Mauricio Ingrassia registered career win No. 100 with the 49ers 2-1 victory over Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 2. Ingrassia, who has led LBSU to six 10-plus win seasons, owns a career record of Over the last six years, Ingrassia s teams have proved themselves to be one of the Big West s and NCAA s elite, claiming three regular season conference championships ( ), two Big West Tournament titles ( ) and making three NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2011, Ingrassia led Long Beach State to the NCAA Elite Eight after capturing a second consecutive Big West Tournament title and notching the program s fi rst postseason victory at No. 7 Pepperdine. The 49ers also earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and CLOSING IN ON AGAIN Long Beach State is two victories away from reaching the 10-win plateau for the seventh time in the last eight years. In 2011, the 49ers registered a school-record 18 wins, eclipsing the previous high of 14, which the 2006, 2008 and 2010 squads had established. ALL ON BOARD LBSU put its depth on display last weekend with six different players finding the back of the net in a pair of Big West games. Senior Nadia Link notched her team-leading fifth goal of the season, while classmate Shannon Bullock scored her first of the year and second of her career. Junior Kassidy Hause, sophomores Kristyn Benavidez and Renee Mendiola, and freshman Hannah Sanders also connected for their first career goals. On the year, the 49ers have had 13 players account for 22 goals. STILL TOUGH TO STOP Even with all eyes on her, once All-American Nadia Link gets going, she is nearly unstoppable. The senior forward has a team-high 16 points, 11 of which were compiled in two games. Link registered her first career hat trick in a 3-2 overtime win against North Texas (six points) and finished with one goal and a career-best three assists in a 5-1 victory at UC Riverside (five points). The Walnut, Calif., native also scored against Michigan, had two helpers vs. Texas Tech and one assist against Saint Francis. LYONS BREAKS THROUGH Freshman Elizabeth Lyons registered her first career goal on Sept. 21, netting the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over San Diego. Lyons, who has consistently put pressure up top with her speed, finally broke through on her 15th attempt of the season. The Los Angeles native also has two assists on the year. NSCAA - Top 25 Poll Week 7 - Oct. 2 No. School Record 1. Florida State Stanford UCLA Penn State Texas A&M BYU Virginia UCF Duke San Diego State Georgetown Maryland Boston College North Carolina Virginia Tech Missouri Wake Forest Florida Pepperdine Marquette Santa Clara Oklahoma State Michigan Notre Dame Baylor Also receiving votes: William & Mary, LONG BEACH STATE, West Virginia, Iowa, Tennessee, Dayton, Oregon State, California, Denver, Portland, Utah, Alabama, Memphis Soccer America Poll Week 6 - Sept. 25 No. School Record 1. Florida State Stanford Virginia UCLA Duke BYU Penn State Texas A&M North Carolina Maryland Georgetown Oregon State Wake Forest Boston College Missouri Santa Clara San Diego State Denver Michigan Marquette West Virginia Portland Kansas Florida T25. Virginia Tech T25. UCF T25. Memphis *Bold indicates 2012 opponent

3 2012 SEASON SUPERLATIVES 49er Team Highs Points...16, at UC Riverside (9/28/12) Goals...5, at UC Riverside (9/28/12) Assists...6, at UC Riverside (9/28/12) Shots... 25, vs. Saint Francis (8/24/12) SOG... 12, vs. North Texas (9/9/12) Saves... 8, vs. Texas Tech (9/14/12) CKs... 7, vs. North Texas (9/9/12) Fouls... 16, vs. Arizona (8/17/12) Opponent Team Highs Points... 9, at Texas A&M (9/7/12) Goals... 3, 2x, last vs. Texas Tech (9/14/12) Assists... 3, at Texas A&M (9/7/12) Shots... 26, vs. Texas Tech (9/14/12) SOG...11, vs. Texas Tech (9/14/12) Saves... 9, vs. North Texas (9/9/12) CKs... 8, vs. Texas Tech (9/14/12) Fouls...18, at UC Riverside (9/28/12) 49er Team Lows Points...0, 2x, last at Texas A&M (9/7/12) Goals...0, 2x, last at Texas A&M (9/7/12) Assists...0, 3x, last at Texas A&M (9/7/12) Shots...6, at BYU (8/30/12) SOG...2, at BYU (8/30/12) Saves... 2, 2x, last at UC Riverside (9/28/12) CKs...0, vs. San Diego (9/21/12) Fouls...4, at BYU (8/30/12) Opponent Team Lows Points... 0, 3x, last vs. San Diego (9/21/12) Goals... 0, 3x, last vs. San Diego (9/21/12) Assists... 0, 5x, last vs. San Diego (9/21/12) Shots...4, at UC Riverside (9/28/12) SOG... 2, vs. Army (9/16/12) Saves...2, at BYU (8/30/12) CKs... 0, 4x, last at UC Riverside (9/28/12) Fouls... 3, vs. Saint Francis (8/24/12) 49er Player Game Highs Points... 6, Nadia Link... vs. North Texas (9/9/12) Goals... 3, Nadia Link... vs. North Texas (9/9/12) Assists... 3, Nadia Link...at UC Riverside (9/28/12) Shots... 8, Nadia Link...vs. Michigan (9/2/12) Saves... 8, Marrina Meyers... vs. Texas Tech (9/14/12) 49ERS RECORD WHEN Scoring 0-2 goals Scoring 3-5 goals Scoring 6 or more goals Opponent scores 0-2 goals Opponent scores 3-5 goals Opponent scores 6 or more goals Scoring fi rst Opponent scoring fi rst vs. Big Ten vs. Big vs. Big West vs. Northeast vs. Pac vs. Patriot vs. SEC vs. Sun Belt vs. West Coast vs. Ranked Opponents in August in September in October in November Playing on Sunday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday MEYERS GETS PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOD Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Marrina Meyers was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24. The Vista, Calif., native earned her first weekly award after compiling six saves and picking up her third shutout in a 1-0 victory over San Diego (Sept. 21). On the season, Meyers has 57 saves and a 1.23 goals against average, which ranks third in the Big West. A-MAES-ING WEEKEND Junior Eileen Maes accounted for three of the 49ers four goals in their two games at the Under Armour Invitational, Sept The Oakland, Calif., native scored twice in a narrow 3-2 double-overtime loss to Texas Tech and came back two days later to register what proved to be the game-winner in the 69th minute of a 2-0 victory over Army. Maes was named to the Under Armour Invitational All-Tournament Team and was also tabbed the Big West Offensive Player of the Week for her effort. On the season, she has compiled four goals, three assists and 11 points. CLASS ACT Alex Balcer was selected as one of 30 national candidates for the 2012 Women s Soccer Senior CLASS Award. In her three-plus year career, Balcer has been an All-Big West selection, Big West Tournament MVP and NSCAA All- West Region pick. Off the field, she is majoring in biologyphysiology and has earned numerous academic awards. In addition to being a two-time Big West All-Academic selection, the Tucson, Ariz., native has also been named to the NSCAA Women s College Scholar All-America Team (2011) and to the CoSIDA/ESPN All-Academic District 8 Third Team (2010). LATE HEROICS The 49ers have been clutch late in games this season as they have scored the game-winner in either the second half or overtime in seven contests. It all started in the opener against Arizona (Aug. 17) when Ashley Roese broke a 1-1 tie at the 93:01 mark. The following weekend, Eileen Maes connected for a game-winning header goal in the 92nd minute of a 2-1 overtime victory vs. No. 24 Baylor. Nadia Link also completed a hat trick at the 96:06 mark in a 3-2 triumph over North Texas (Sept. 9). In addition, Long Beach State pulled off a huge comeback win against Michigan, scoring twice in the final three minutes of the game for the 2-1 win. Link converted a penalty kick before Kelsey Wilson drove home the game-winner less than two minutes later. LBSU also scored in the final 20 minutes to top Army, 2-0, and San Diego, 1-0. AROUND THE BIG WEST LBSU is tops in the Big West in points (63), goals (22) and assists (19), and ranks second in the conference with 176 shot attempts. Individually, Nadia Link leads all players in the Big West with 44 shots, 16 points and six assists. She is also tied for third with fi ve goals. GIVE ME A SHOT Long Beach State has reached double fi gures in shot attempts 10 times this year and has twice fi red off more than 20 shots. It had a season-high 25 attempts in a 2-0 triumph over Saint Francis and also had 22 in a 3-2 overtime win vs. North Texas. CAREER RECORD WATCH Games Played 1. Shawna Gordon ( ) Nicole Hubbard ( ) Lindsay Bullock ( ) Sara Baca ( ) Dana Farquhar ( ) Kim Silos ( ) Hayley Bolt ( ) Natalie Messina (2002, ) Alex Balcer (2009-present) Nadia Link (2009-present) Liz Ramos ( ) Jenny Soza (2009-present) Shots 1. Hayley Bolt ( ) Kim Silos ( ) Lindsay Bullock ( ) Nadia Link (2009-present) Shawna Gordon ( ) Abie Curry ( ) Allison Wiegand ( ) Kristin Travis ( ) Nicole Hubbard ( ) Kelli Barrett ( ) Goals 1. Janet Fettig ( ) Kim Silos ( ) Nadia Link (2009-present) Annette Fernandez ( ) Hayley Bolt ( ) Lindsay Bullock ( ) Allison Wiegand ( ) Shawna Gordon ( ) Nicole Hubbard ( ) Abie Curry ( ) Assists 1. Kim Silos ( ) Annette Fernandez ( ) Shawna Gordon ( ) Janet Fettig ( ) Hayley Bolt ( ) Nadia Link (2009-present) Dana Farquhar ( ) Sahar Haghdan ( ) Nicole Hubbard ( ) Tracy Anderson ( )...11 Gayle Provost ( )...11 Points 1. Kim Silos ( ) Janet Fettig ( ) Annette Fernandez ( ) Nadia Link (2009-present) Hayley Bolt ( ) Shawna Gordon ( ) Lindsay Bullock ( ) Allison Wiegand ( ) Sahar Haghdan ( ) Toni Wolff ( ) Game Winning Goals 1. Kim Silos ( ) Nadia Link (2009-present) Hayley Bolt ( ) Lindsay Bullock ( )... 7 Shawna Gordon ( ) Sahar Haghdan ( )... 5 Allison Wiegand ( ) Nicole Hubbard ( )... 4 Kristen Kiefer ( )... 4 Abie Curry ( ) Kelsey Wilson (2011-present)... 3 Eileen Maes (2012-present)... 2 Ashley Roese (2011-present)... 2 Jenny Soza (2009-present)... 2

4 2012 Big West Statistical Team Leaders (through games of Sept. 30) Shots 1. UC Davis Long Beach State Cal State Fullerton UC Riverside UC Irvine Cal State Northridge Pacifi c Hawaii UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly Points 1. Long Beach State Hawaii UC Riverside UC Davis Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara Pacifi c Cal State Northridge Goals 1. Long Beach State Hawaii Cal Poly UC Riverside UC Davis UC Irvine Cal State Fullerton Pacifi c UC Santa Barbara Cal State Northridge...11 Assists 1. Long Beach State Cal State Fullerton UC Davis UC Riverside Hawaii Cal Poly UC Irvine Cal State Northridge UC Santa Barbara Pacifi c Goals Against Average 1. Cal State Northridge UC Davis Long Beach State UC Santa Barbara Cal State Fullerton UC Riverside Cal Poly Hawaii UC Irvine Pacifi c Saves 1. Cal Poly Cal State Northridge UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara Pacifi c Long Beach State UC Davis Hawaii Cal State Fullerton UC Irvine HOME SWEET HOME Dating back to last year, Long Beach State has won 12-straight home games at George Allen Field. LBSU s last home loss came vs. California on Sept. 9, Since 2004, the 49ers have been quite comfortable when playing at George Allen Field as they own a record during the eight-plus year span. LINK EYES CAREER RECORDS Nadia Link is tied for third among the 49er all-time leaders with 29 career goals. She needs just fi ve more to eclipse the 26-year old school record of 33, which is held by Janet Fettig ( ). Link is also among LBSU s top-10 in game-winning goals (2nd, 12), shots (4th, 174), points (4th, 75) and assists (6th, 17). Link s 29 goals is also tops among the active Big West career leaders. She has distanced herself from the pack as Cal State Fullerton s Stacey Fox is second with 16. BALCER EARNS WEEKLY HONORS Senior Alex Balcer earned Big West Women s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honors and was named a College Soccer 360 Primetime Performer after leading the 49ers to wins over Saint Francis (Aug. 24) and No. 24 Baylor (Aug. 26). Balcer was the centerpiece of a stingy LBSU defensive unit that held Saint Francis to just fi ve shots in a 2-0 win. She also stepped up on offense in a 2-1 overtime victory against Baylor, scoring the equalizer in the 64th minute. It was Balcer s second goal of the season and third of her career. LINK, BALCER GARNER PRESEASON RECOGNITION Nadia Link was named to the Missouri Athletic Club s (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch Lists for 2012 by the NSCAA and the MAC on Aug. 13. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual award in intercollegiate soccer. The list will be narrowed down by NSCAA members from Division I programs to 15 semifi nalists by Nov. 29. Member coaches and fans will then vote for their top three choices and the fi nalists will be announced Dec. 6. Link and Alex Balcer were also tabbed preseason All-Americans by College Sports Madness. 49ERS PICKED TO WIN BIG WEST CONFERENCE Long Beach State, winner of the last two Big West Tournaments, was picked to fi nish fi rst in the 2012 Big West Preseason Coaches Poll. LBSU received nine of the 10 fi rst-place votes for a total of 99 points. It was the fi rst time since 2007 that the 49ers were favored to win the conference. NEW ADDITIONS TO GEORGE ALLEN FIELD This year will see several new additions to the 49ers home facility, George Allen Field, as new lights were added in January and a brand new Daktronics scoreboard was constructed at the northeast corner of the fi eld. George Allen Field is the fi rst athletic fi eld at LBSU to ever have lights. COMING ATTRACTIONS Long Beach State is back on the road for a pair of Big West games next weekend when it heads to UC Davis (Oct. 12) and Pacifi c (Oct. 14) Big West Statistical Individual Leaders (through games of Sept. 30) Shots 1. Nadia Link - LBSU Ann Marie Tangorra - CSF Natalia Ledezma - UCI Rebecca Wilson - CSF Melissa Fernandez - CSUN Krystal Pascua - UH Elise Krieghoff - CP Eileen Maes - LBSU Kiele Argente - UCD Ashley Edwards - UCD Points 1. Nadia Link - LBSU Tiana Fujimoto - UH Elise Krieghoff - CP Eileen Maes - LBSU...11 Maricela Padilla - PAC Ashley Edwards - UCD Stacey Fox - CSF Christina Burkenroad - CSF... 9 Ann Marie Tangorra - CSF players with... 8 Goals 1. Tiana Fujimoto - UH... 6 Elise Krieghoff - CP Nadia Link - LBSU... 5 Maricela Padilla - PAC Eileen Maes - LBSU... 4 Ashley Edwards - UCD... 4 Ann Marie Tangorra - CSF... 4 Stacey Fox - CSF... 4 Christina Burkenroad - CSF players with... 3 Assists 1. Nadia Link - LBSU Erica Mazeau - CSF Natalia Ledezma - UCI... 4 Stephanie Norton - CSUN... 4 Chelsea Miyake - UH... 4 Melissa Fernandez - CSUN... 4 Cici Kobinski - CP Eileen Maes - LBSU... 3 Taylor Nelson - LBSU... 3 Kelsey Wilson - LBSU other players with... 3 Goals Against Average 1. Cynthia Jacobo - CSUN Taylor Jern - UCD Marrina Meyers - LBSU Lindsey Maricic - CSF Makenna Henry - UCSB Jessica White - UCR Alyssa Giannetti - CP Corey Tobin - UCI Kanani Taaca - UH Jennifer Randazzo - UCI Saves 1. Alyssa Giannetti - CP Cynthia Jacobo - CSUN Jessica White - UCR Makenna Henry - UCSB Marrina Meyers - LBSU Taylor Jern - UCD Kanani Taaca - UH Tashia Long - PAC Kathrine Larsen - PAC Jennifer Randazzo - UCI... 23

5 MAURICIO INGRASSIA Head Coach Ninth Year Long Beach State soccer has grown into a national contender under the direction of ninth-year head coach Mauricio Ingrassia. After the program was reinstated in 1998, the 49ers did not have a winning season until Ingrassia took the reigns. Since his fi rst year in 2004, LBSU has won either a Big West regular season or tournament title fi ve times, made three NCAA Tournament appearances and set the school record for wins three times. Ingrassia has compiled an impressive overall record in his eight years at the helm. He has led the 49ers to a Big West title in fi ve of the last six years, and during that span, LBSU has posted a mark (.670) in conference play. In 2011, Long Beach State fi nished with an overall record in what was the greatest season in program history. The 49ers claimed their second consecutive Big West Tournament title and not only did they earn their fi rst NCAA Tournament win, but they advanced all the way to the Elite Eight with victories over No. 7 Pepperdine, Miami and San Diego. LBSU also shattered the single-season school record for wins (18), goals (49), assists (52) and points (150). Nadia Link, who tied the individual single-season school record with 16 goals, became the fi rst player in program history to earn NSCAA All-America honors. Link was also joined by Shawna Gordon and Alex Balcer on the NSCAA All-West Region Team. In addition, Link and Gordon highlighted six 49ers on the all-conference team as they were tabbed the Big West Offensive Player of the Year and Big West Midfi elder of the Year, respectively. After being picked to fi nish sixth in the 2010 Big West Preseason Poll, the 49ers exceeded expectations, claiming the program s fi rst Big West Tournament title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. LBSU tied the school s previous win record, fi nishing with a overall mark and was second in the Big West regular season standings at Lindsay Bullock was named the Big West Midfi elder of the Year for the second time in her career, while Bullock, Shawna Gordon and Nadia Link were fi rst-team allconference selections. Bullock, Gordon and Bo Rael were also named to the NSCAA All-West Region Team. In 2008, the 49ers went , tying the single-season record for wins, while also establishing then school records in goals (44), assists (37), points (125) and shots (326). The record-breaking campaign, which saw Long Beach State go undefeated in league play at 7-0-1, culminated in the program s third-straight Big West regular season title, its fi rst at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Women s Soccer Championship and its fi rst appearance in the conference tournament fi nals. LBSU racked up the postseason awards as Ingrassia was recognized as the Big West Coach of the Year. Lindsay Bullock was named the conference s midfi elder of the year, while Liz Ramos earned top goalkeeper honors. In addition, the 49ers placed 10 student-athletes on the All-Big West team, with Bullock and Hayley Bolt also being named All-West Region selections. In 2009, Long Beach State suffered from the loss of 14 seniors from the previous season s championship squad as it fi nished with an overall record of during the rebuilding year. Three 49ers earned all-conference honors and Lindsay Bullock also garnered All-West Region recognition. In 2005, the nation s 15th-ranked recruiting class quickly paid dividends, going , as Hayley Bolt was named the Big West Conference s Co-Freshman of the Year and joined Kim Silos as a Soccer Buzz freshman All-American, fi rsts for the LBSU program, as were the national and regional rankings during the season. Even more impressive was the fact that upwards of eight freshmen were starters. A year older in 2006, the squad broke the school record for victories in a season, going and winning the franchise s fi rst Big West regular season title. LBSU also established itself in the top 25, remaining there for a good portion of the season. The defensive unit ranked 19th nationally in goals against average (0.64). Bolt was named the league s midfi elder of the year, while Silos was the offensive player of the year. Both players earned all-region honors, another fi rst for the program. In 2007, the 49ers won their second consecutive Big West title after posting a mark in conference action. Despite outshooting Cal Poly 21-to-3 in the Big West Tournament semifi nals, the 49ers fell by a single goal. Ingrassia s players have also been recognized internationally. Nadia Link was invited to the U23 U.S. National Team Camp in the fall of 2011 and the spring of Shawna Gordon also attended the U20 National Team Camp in the spring of 2009, while Hayley Bolt was invited to train with the U20 National Team during the spring of In addition, Jenn Brooks and Mariko Strickland were invited to the Australian National Team camp in Spring, Prior to Long Beach State, Ingrassia won fi ve state titles at Long Beach City College, the most by any coach in California history (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). The Vikings fi nished the season ranked in the nation s top fi ve in fi ve of his fi nal seven years, including a No. 1 ranking in 2002 and Overall, Ingrassia went (.870), and ended on a 55-game unbeaten streak which began in October, From , the Vikings went an astounding (.965), starting with a record in 2000, followed by marks of , and In 2003 they went LBCC won fi ve South Coast Conference titles, and made the playoffs eight times. The Vikings earned their fi rst playoff berth in school history in Over Ingrassia s tenure at LBCC, the Vikings had three national players of the year, nine All-Americans, 13 all-region selections and numerous all-conference honors. Six players were also named the South Coast Conference Athlete of the Year. In addition to his players accolades, Ingrassia was named the NSCAA/adidas Junior College National Coach of the Year in 2003, and was tabbed the conference s top coach three times (1997, 2000, 2003) as well as California State Coach of the Year fi ve times. Ingrassia holds a USSF National A Coaching License. Ingrassia graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1995 with a degree in psychology and earned his master s at Azusa Pacifi c in Ingrassia s playing days included two years at San Diego State ( ) and another with the Titans (1993). Ingrassia has one daughter, Madison. INGRASSIA S COACHING LEDGER AT LONG BEACH STATE Year Overall Big West Place Postseason th None rd Big West Tournament Semifi nals st Big West Tournament Semifi nals st Big West Tournament Semifi nals st Big West Finals/NCAA First Round T7th None nd Big West Tournament Champions NCAA First Round nd Big West Tournament Champions NCAA Elite Eight Totals AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE Year Record Notes School record for wins First-ever playoffs for LBCC State champions, No. 2 in nation, SCC champions Playoffs No. 15 in nation, playoffs State champions, No. 3 in nation, SCC champions State champions, No. 2 in nation, SCC champions No. 1 in nation and state, SCC champions No. 1 in nation and state, SCC champions Totals

6 2012 Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Marrina Meyers GK 5-7 Fr. RS Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista HS) 1 Kaci McCain GK 5-9 So. 1L Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS) 2 Marie Mackenzie D 5-4 Fr. HS Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal HS) 3 Kristyn Benavidez F/MF 5-5 So. 1L Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson HS) 4 Camille Berg D 5-4 Sr. 2L San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 5 Taylor Nelson MF 5-6 So. 1L Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifi ca HS) 6 Makayla Mendoza D 5-6 Fr. HS Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) 7 Sierra Mack F 5-6 Jr. 1L Anaheim, Calif. (UCLA/Fullerton HS) 8 Alex Balcer D 5-8 Sr. 2L Tucson, Ariz. (Catalina Foothill HS) 9 Elizabeth Lyons F 5-1 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) 10 Eileen Maes MF 5-5 Jr. TR Oakland, Calif. (Washington State/Castro Valley HS) 11 Jenny Soza D 5-5 Sr. 3L Fontana, Calif. (Summit HS) 12 Nadia Link F 5-6 Sr. 3L Walnut, Calif. (Walnut HS) 13 Hannah Sanders MF 5-7 Fr. HS Valley Center, Calif. (Valley Center HS) 14 Kassidy Hause MF 5-8 Jr. 2L Long Beach, Calif. (Lakewood HS) 16 Melanie Fox D 5-11 Fr. HS Valencia, Calif. (West Ranch HS) 17 Ashley Roese F 5-8 So. 1L Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) 18 Kelsey Wilson MF/D 5-5 Sr. 1L San Clemente, Calif. (Loyola Marymount/San Clemente HS) 19 Jordan Nelson D 5-9 Sr. 1L Garden Grove, Calif. (Loyola Marymount/Pacfi ca HS) 20 Carly Lake MF/D 5-7 Fr. TR Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 21 Shannon Bullock F 5-7 Sr. 3L Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 22 Jessika Oseguera MF 5-4 Jr. TR Bellfl ower, Calif. (Middle Tennessee State/Mayfair HS) 23 Natalie Zeenni D 5-6 So. TR Aracadia, Calif. (New Mexico/Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy) 24 Kiana Mendoza MF 5-6 Fr. HS Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) 25 Chyann Saban MF/D 5-2 Jr. 2L Desert Hot Springs, Calif. (Desert Hot Springs HS) 27 Renee Mendiola D 5-8 So. 1L Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson HS) 29 Lara Balcer MF 5-6 So. 1L Tucson, Ariz. (Stephen F. Austin/Catalina Foothill HS) Head Coach: Mauricio Ingrassia, 9th Year (Cal State Fullerton, 1995) Associate Head Coach: Jeff Joyner, 3rd Year (Cal State Dominguez Hills, 2001) Assistant Coach: Anton Arrache, 2nd Year (San Diego State, 2007) Assistant Coach: Erick Miseroy, 1st Year (Cal State Dominguez Hills, 2005) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Sebastian Carrasco, 8th Year Administrative Assistant: Lindsay Bullock, 1st Year (Long Beach State, 2012) Athletic Trainer: Lisa Yang, 2nd Year (Boston University, 2010) ROSTER BY CLASS Seniors (7): Alex Balcer, Camille Berg, Shannon Bullock, Nadia Link, Jordan Nelson, Jenny Soza, Kelsey Wilson Juniors (5): Kassidy Hause, Sierra Mack, Eileen Maes, Jessika Oseguera, Chyann Saban Sophomores (8): Lara Balcer, Kristyn Benavidez, Kaci McCain, Renee Mendiola, Marrina Meyers, Taylor Nelson, Ashley Roese, Natalie Zeenni Freshmen (7): Melanie Fox, Carly Lake, Elizabeth Lyons, Marie MacKenzie, Kiana Mendoza, Makayla Mendoza, Hannah Sanders ROSTER BY POSITION Forwards (6): Kristyn Benavidez, Shannon Bullock, Nadia Link, Elizabeth Lyons, Sierra Mack, Ashley Roese Midfielders (10): Lara Balcer, Kassidy Hause, Carly Lake, Eileen Maes, Kiana Mendoza, Taylor Nelson, Jessika Oseguera, Chyann Saban, Hannah Sanders, Kelsey Wilson PRONUNCIATIONS PLAYERS Balcer...BALL-sir Chyann... SHY-anne Hause...Haas Kaci...KAY-see Maes...Mays Oseguera... oh-suh-gur-uh Roese...row-ZAY Zeenni... ZEE-knee COACHES Anton Arrache... ANN-tawn uh-rah-chi Ingrassia...in-GRAH-see-uh Miseroy...MIZ-uh-roy Defenders (8): Alex Balcer, Camille Berg, Melanie Fox, Marie MacKenzie, Renee Mendiola, Makayla Mendoza, Jordan Nelson, Jenny Soza, Natalie Zeenni Goalkeepers (2): Kaci McCain, Marrina Meyers

7 2012 Long Beach State Soccer Long Beach State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 30, 2012) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 17 ARIZONA Wot Aug 24 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W Aug 26 #24 BAYLOR Wot Aug 30 at BYU L Sep 02 MICHIGAN W Sep 07 at #14 Texas A&M L Sep 09 vs North Texas Wot Sep 14 vs Texas Tech L o Sep 16 vs Army W Sep 21 SAN DIEGO W * Sep 28 at UC Riverside W * Sep 30 at Cal State Fullerton L TEAM STATISTICS LBSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct S h o t s / G a m e CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES F o u ls Yellow cards 5 9 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 5/625 4/967 Neutral Site #/Avg 3/349 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sogsog% gw pk-att 12 Link, Nadia Maes, Eileen Balcer, Alex Oseguera, Jessika Hause, Kassidy Wilson, Kelsey Mendiola, Renee Roese, Ashley Benavidez, Kristyn Zeenni, Natalie Bullock, Shannon Sanders, Hannah Lyons, Elizabeth Fox, Melanie Balcer, Lara Berg, Camille McCain, Kaci Saban, Chyann MacKenzie, Marie Mendoza, Kiana Nelson, Jordan Soza, Jenny Nelson, Taylor Meyers, Marrina Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T Sho 1 McCain, Kaci 1 11: Meyers, Marrina : Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Long Beach State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Long Beach State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Long Beach State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Long Beach State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Long Beach State Opponents

8 2012 Long Beach State Soccer Long Beach State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2012) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. * Sep 28 at UC Riverside W * Sep 30 at Cal State Fullerton L TEAM STATISTICS LBSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct S h o t s / G a m e CORNER KICKS 9 7 PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES F o u ls Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 0 0 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 2/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sogsog% gw pk-att 14 Hause, Kassidy Mendiola, Renee Sanders, Hannah Link, Nadia Benavidez, Kristyn Bullock, Shannon Maes, Eileen Soza, Jenny Fox, Melanie Roese, Ashley Wilson, Kelsey Nelson, Jordan Oseguera, Jessika Zeenni, Natalie Saban, Chyann Balcer, Lara Lyons, Elizabeth Balcer, Alex Nelson, Taylor Berg, Camille McCain, Kaci Meyers, Marrina Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T Sho 1 McCain, Kaci 1 11: Meyers, Marrina 2 168: Total 2 180: Opponents 2 180: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Long Beach State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Long Beach State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Long Beach State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Long Beach State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Long Beach State Opponents