AVERAGING OUT: The Red Wolves had the best goals

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1 2012 Arkansas State Soccer Notes Chris Graddy Graduate Assistant Sports Information (cell) (office) 2012 Schedule Aug. 10 UAB (Exhibition) 5 p.m. Indiana 6:30 p.m. 19 UAPB 2 p.m. Murray State 3 p.m. Memphis 7 p.m. Sept. 2 Jackson State 3 p.m. 7 UT-Martin 2 p.m. 9 Central Arkansas 2 p.m. Southern Miss. 4 p.m. Grambling 1 p.m. Western Kentucky* 6 p.m. Middle Tennessee* 1 p.m. 28 Louisiana-Monroe* 2 p.m. 30 Louisiana-Lafayette* 1 p.m. Oct. Troy* 3 p.m. South Alabama* 1 p.m. 12 North Texas 2 p.m. 18 FIU 2 p.m. 20 FAU 1 p.m. UALR 7 p.m. Home Games in BOLD * - Sun Belt Conference Games Arkansas State Quick Facts 2012 Team Information 2011 Record Conference Record/Finish , 7th Letterwinners Returning...10 Letterwinners Lost...11 Starters Returning...9 Starters Lost...2 Newcomers...14 Coaching Staff Head CoachTafadzwa Ziyenge (Alabama-Huntsville 96) Record at ASU Career Record Soccer Office Phone Soccer Office Fax Assistant Coach...Jessica Nei (North Dakota State 07) General Location...Jonesboro, Arkansas (67,263) Nickname...Red Wolves Enrollment...13,448 Colors...Scarlet and Black Facility...ASU Soccer Park Capacity Affiliation...NCAA, Division I (FBS) Conference...Sun Belt President...Dr. Charles Welch Chancellor...Dr. Tim Hudson SWA...Stacey Wilmott Athletic Dept. Phone Website...AstateRedWolves.com ARKANSAS STATE (0-0-0) VS ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM (0-0-0) Aug. 10, 2012 Jonesboro, Ark. 5 p.m. KICKING IT OFF: The Arkansas State soccer team will begin the 2012 season with an exhibition match against Alabama-Birmingham at 5 p.m. on Friday. This is the second straight year the Red Wolves have faced UAB to start the season with an exhibition match. In 2011 A-State traveled to Birmingham and fell to the Blazers 2-0. THE OPPONENT: UAB finished the 2011 season with a record and a mark in Conference USA play. The Blazers picked up wins over Samford, Belmont, Ole Miss, Colorado College, UTEP and East Carolina last season. Senior Emma Smith finished third on the team with three goals, while junior Sam Bradford finished the year with four total points. SBC TOURNAMENT HISTORY: The A-State soccer team returned to the Sun Belt Conference tournament for the first time The Red Wolves lost to the No. 2 FIU Panthers 2-0 in the first round and are now all-time in the SBC Tournament. TEAM RECORDS: ASU finished the year only one goal away from tying its all-time record for goals scored in a season, which stands at 35. ASU has also tied the school record for most conference wins in a season with five in SETTING THE BAR HIGH: Arkansas State tied for the second most wins in school history with seven in The mark was also equaled in 2003 and The all-time record for most wins in a season is 2011 Sun Belt Standings eight, which was set in OVERTIME: The Red Wolves broke the single-season record for overtime matches with six in a single season surpassing the previous mark of four. POINTS TALLY: ASU enjoyed is second best season in terms of points in The team scored 34 goals and had 30 assists for a total of 98 points, missing the mark for most points in a season by just four points which was set in The team also finished with highest all-time mark in team history with a 4.90 points per game average. AVERAGING OUT: The Red Wolves had the best goals Conf. Overall North Texas Denver FIU WKU MTSU USA ASU Troy UALR FAU ULL ULM

2 per game average in team history in 2011 with 1.70 average. The previous high was 1.67 set in ASSISTING OUT: A-State finished with 30 total assists in 2011, the second most in team history. TAKING AIM: The Red Wolves took the second most shots in school history, with 253 last season. The all-time record for shots in a season is 330 which was set in ASHLEY & ASHLEY: The Red Wolves will welcome back 10 letterwinners to the 2012 squad, including team captain s Ashley Jackson and Ashley McMurtry. Jackson finished the 2011 season with one goal and one assist while playing mostly in a defensive position, while McMurtry was second on the team with six assists. NEW FACES: The Red Wolves welcomed 14 new faces to the roster during fall camp, including 11 freshmen. This year s squad will feature just three seniors and seven juniors. The rest of the team is comprised of sophomores and freshman. NORTH OF THE BORDER: This year s squad features three players from Canada. Goalkeeper Aja Aguirre, defender Lindsay Johansen and Goalkeeper Amanda Lee are all from Canada. TEXAS CONNECTION: Ten players on the current roster hail from the state of Texas, including two with ties to Plano. Texas is the most represented state on the Red Wolves roster. DRAWING A CROWD: The ASU Soccer team drew over 2,000 fans to the ASU Soccer Complex in 2011 and averaged 206 fans a game, the fourth highest yearly attedance in school history. HEAD COACH TAFADZWA ZIYENGE: Tafadzwa Ziyenge is in his third season as head coach at Arkansas State. Ziyenge comes to ASU after reviving both the men's and women's teams at University of Alabama-Huntsville. Ziyenge left the UAH women with a career record, advancing to the semifinals of the Gulf South Conference tournament on five occasions and consistently achieving top-10 regional ranking. In his final season the women's team posted a record and a third best 4-3 conference record. The women finished the season ranked seventh in the south region. In his first and only season as men's head coach Ziyenge directed the UAH men to the conference finals en route to a sixth place regional ranking. The men ended conference league play in second place. Ziyenge 2012 Red Wolves Soccer who is an Olympic Development Program regional coach has also coached both boys and girls youth teams. Tafadzwa is highly respected by his peers within his profession, said Dr. Dean Lee, ASU Director of Athletics. He is very passionate about the game and loves the game, which is very evident. He has a great work ethic and tremendous character, integrity and knowledge about the game. Ziyenge was a four-year letterwinner ( ) on the UAH men's soccer team. He is first overall in the UAH record books for most goals in a career, most game winning goals in a career. He also holds the UAH records for most goals in a season, most points in a season, most game winning goals in a season and tied for most shots on goal in a season. In addition, he is also second on the list for most points in a career, most shots on goal in a career. Ziyenge is ranked third overall in goals scored, fifth in points and eighth in career assists. He is only one of six players to score 100 career points at UAH. Ziyenge who still holds the conference record for most goals scored in a season was named Conference Player of the Week on three separate occasions in the first year the GSC sponsored soccer. He was also Most Valuable Player in the Mayor's Cup Classic vs Alabama A&M in Ziyenge also set the standard for numerous conference records. During the 1996 season, Ziyenge was ranked third in the nation in goals scored. He also led the GSC in the same category, as well as total points. In his senior year, he was named to the All Region first team, GSC regular season MVP and conference final MVP. Ziyenge's professional soccer career began in 1997 in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League where he played for 2 years with the Huntsville Fire. He finished the 1998 season as the club's second leading scorer. He continued his professional career in the USL A-League where he spent 2 seasons playing for Tennessee Rhythm before retiring in The Marondera, Zimbabwe native holds a degree in Business Administration. Ziyenge holds a USSF C License. RED WOLVES KIDS CLUB: Youth ages 9-13 are invited to join the Red Wolves Kids Club and be a ball kid at any of ASU s home soccer game. Kids Club members also have the opportunity to participate in team introductions and pregame ceremonies. To join the Red Wolves Kids Club, contact assistant coach Jessica Nei at or jnei@astate.edu. FOLLOW THE RED WOLVES ON FACE- ASU SOCCER WHEN... MONTH August September October TYPE OF GAME Home Away Neutral Conference Non-Conference vs. Top vs. Top ASU SCORING Scoring First One or fewer goals Two goals Three or more goals OPPONENT SCORING Scoring First One or fewer goals Two Goals Three or more goals ASU SHOOTING Outshooting Opoonent or fewer shots shots shots or more shots MISCELLANEOUS Leading at the half Tied at the half Trailing at the half Overtime games Double overtime games One-goal games Following a loss Following a win Following a tie Day Games Night games (6pm CT or Later) 0-0-0

3 BOOK: To become a fan of our Facebook Page, go to and search for "Arkansas State University Soccer". On our the "Arkansas State University Soccer" Facebook Page you can find events that the soccer team will be participating in and hosting, game results, and interesting stories and photos of all your favorite Red Wolves Soccer players. We encourage all fans, alumni, and family members of the Red Wolves Soccer Program to become a fan today! ASU SOCCER IS TWEETING: The Arkansas State soccer team is on twitter! You can follow all the action via ASU Soccer Tweets. To follow ASU Soccer on Twitter visit twitter.com/redwolvessoccer. Twitter is a great way to follow anyone via microblogs and get the most up-todate information on your favorite people and groups. GO RED WOLVES! 2012 Red Wolves Soccer

4 2011 Red Wolves Soccer Stats The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer Arkansas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 03, 2012) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 19 at Lipscomb To Aug 21 MSU W Aug 25 at Central Arkansas W Aug 27 at Southeast Missouri L Sep 02 at UT Martin L Sep 11 MURRAY STATE Lot Sep 16 BELMONT L Sep 18 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF To * Sep 23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W * Sep 25 FIU Lot * Sep 30 at Middle Tennessee L * Oct 02 at WKU Lo * Oct 07 UL W * Oct 09 ULM W * Oct 14 at South Alabama L * Oct 16 at TROY W * 10/20/11 at Denver L * Oct 23 NT To * Oct 28 UALR W /02/201 vs FIU L TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 11 9 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 10/193 9/318 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh gw pk-att 8 Jessica Jingblad Michele Clark Kara Nitti Tory Pitts Ashley McMurtry Christina Fink Lyndsey Patterson Christine Giles Stasha Siers Jena' Kelley Alex Furr Ashley Jackson Kelsey Finders Becca Wheeler Katie Hosea Blayne Laing Mallory McGilvray Megan Mace Michelle Nichols Lizzy Niles Bethany Kremer Megan Stoltzfus Aja Aguirre Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Megan Stoltzfus : Bethany Kremer : Aja Aguirre 8 497: Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Arkansas State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Arkansas State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Arkansas State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Arkansas State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Arkansas State Opponents

5 2012 Red Wolves Soccer Roster Red Wolves # Name Pos. Height Year Hometown (Prev. School) 0 Aja Aguirre GK 5-8 Sr. Burnbay, Canada 1 Audrey Baldwin GK 5-8 Jr. Forest Hill, Md. 2 Mykel Ward D 5-3 Fr. Frisco, Texas 3 Katie Hosea D 5-5 So. McKinney Texas, 4 Alex Furr D/M 5-9 Jr. Midlothian, Texas 5 Ashley Jackson D/M 5-4 Jr. Plano, Texas 6 Jessica Berdan D 5-9 Fr. Coppell, Texas 7 Jena Kelley F 5-4 So. Heber Springs, Ark. 8 Lindsay Johansen D 5-9 Fr. Vancouver, Canada 9 Madison Joyce F 5-8 Jr. Manhattan, Kansas 10 Becca Wheeler D 5-7 Jr. Arlington, Texas 11 Kourtney Camy D 5-10 Fr. Lakewood, Colo. 12 Mallory McGilvray M 5-3 Sr. Haslet, Texas 13 Christina Giles F 5-4 Jr. Cape Coral, Fla. 14 Elizabeth Howard D 5-7 Fr. Bristol, England 15 Kristina Rivera M 5-2 Jr. Abingdon, Md. 17 Ashley McMurtry M 5-8 Sr. Plano, Texas 18 Katey Carmichael F 5-4 Fr. Frisco, Texas 19 Logan Kramer M 5-2 Fr. Millersville, Pa. 20 Loren Mitchell F 5-6 Fr. Larenceville, Ga. 21 Jenna Duerst F 5-7 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. 22 Jordan Adams D 5-7 Fr. Longview, Texas 23 Amanda Lee GK 5-6 Fr. Brampton, Canada 25 Christina Fink M 5-5 So. Ponchatoula, La. Head Coach: Tafadzwa Ziyenge Assistant Coach: Jessica Nei Graduate Assistant: Beth Wright

6 2012 UAB Soccer Roster 2012 UAB NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School 0 Courtnie Northern G 5-11 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints Episcopal School 1 Angelica Jimenez G 5-3 Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter HS 2 Johanna Liney M 5-8 So. Marietta, Ga./Walton HS 3 Amy Harrison D 5-7 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo./ Air Academy HS 4 Hannah Coffin M 5-6 Fr. Mountain Top, Pa./ Crestwood HS 5 Sam Bradford D 5-7 Jr. Covington, Ky./Holy Cross HS 6 Kennedy Depperschmidt M 5-5 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS 7 Kelsey Waechter M 5-8 RS So. Evans, Ga./Greenbrier HS 8 Isabel Shanteau F 5-5 Fr. Huntsville, Ala./Grissom HS 9 Kirsten Ebert M 5-9 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./South Forsyth HS 10 Ashley Naumoff D 5-7 Fr. Lenoir City, Tenn./Lenoir City HS 11 Erin Pincombe D 5-3 Jr. Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh HS 12 Paige Hoffman M 5-6 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy of Knoxville 13 Kasey Johnson F 5-6 Fr. Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS 14 Mary Catherine Combs D 5-7 So. Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS 15 Megan Collins M 5-7 So. Montgomery, Ala./Brewbaker Tech HS 16 Alanna Dineen M 5-7 Fr. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS 17 Emma Jane Smith M 5-6 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School 20 Camille Walters D 5-1 RS Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS 21 Paige Hanks M 5-6 Fr. Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest HS 23 Abby Phillips M 5-6 Jr. Huntsville, Ala./Grissom HS 39 Jasmine Kauka M 5-7 Jr. Kane ohe, Hawaii/Punahou School Head Coach: Harold Warren, 2nd Year Assistant Coach: Rebecca Whittle, 4th year Assistant Coach: Kate Blankenship, 1st year Alanna Dineen......Ah-la-nuh Di-nEEn Kirsten Ebert... KEAR-sten EE-burt Angelica Jimenez......He-min-ez Jasmine Kauka... COW-kuh Johanna Liney... Joe-HANNAH UAB Women s Soccer 2012 Quick Facts Pronunciation Guide Ashley Naumoff......Nom-off Erin Pincombe...PIN-comb Isabel Shanteau... Shan-tow Kelsey Waechter......Wach-ter Camille Walters...Ka-MEAL