Season 20 Game 3 Ohio (1-1-0) vs. High Point (2-0-1) Aug. 28 (1 p.m.) Athens, OH OHIO SOCCER THREE-TIME MAC CHAMPIONS 14 MAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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) Athens, OH THREE-TIME MAC CHAMPIONS 14 MAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Sara Legarsky Director of Media Relations Soccer Contact Convocation Center 95 Richland Avenue Athens, Ohio 45701 (o) (740)

com @Legarsky22 #BleedGreen MAC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS: 1998, 2001, 2004 MAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 1997-2004, 2006-07, 2009-13 Ohio Schedule & Results MAC 0-0-0, Home 1-0-0, Road 0-1-0 August 08

m. September 11 Robert Morris 1 p.m. September 16 XAVIER 4 p.m. September 25 at Toledo* 1 p.m. September 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4 p.m. October 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 4 p.m. October 6 at Buffalo* 7 p.m. October 9 AKRON* 1 p.

1 Season 20 Game 3 Ohio (1-1-0) vs. High Point (2-0-1) Aug. 28 (1 p.m.) Athens, OH THREE-TIME MAC CHAMPIONS 14 MAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Sara Legarsky Director of Media Relations Soccer Contact Convocation Center 95 Richland Avenue Athens, Ohio (o) (740) (c) (e) legarsky@ohio.edu #BleedGreen MAC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS: 1998, 2001, 2004 MAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: , , Ohio Schedule & Results MAC 0-0-0, Home 1-0-0, Road August 08 NORTHERN KENTUCKY # W, 2-1 August 14 at Valparaiso # T, 2-2 August 19 at Butler L, 2-1 (OT) August 21 DAYTON W, 2-1 August 28 HIGH POINT 1 p.m. September 2 at Cleveland State 7 p.m. September 9 MARSHALL 4 p.m. September 11 Robert Morris 1 p.m. September 16 XAVIER 4 p.m. September 25 at Toledo* 1 p.m. September 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4 p.m. October 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 4 p.m. October 6 at Buffalo* 7 p.m. October 9 AKRON* 1 p.m. October 14 at Eastern Michigan* 4 p.m. October 16 at Central Michigan* 1 p.m. October 20 BALL STATE* 3 p.m. October 23 MIAIMI (OH)* 3 p.m. October 27 KENT STATE* 3 p.m.. MAC Tournament Quarterfinal Oct. 30 at Campus Sites TBA MAC Tournament Semifinal Nov.4 at Campus Sites TBA MAC Tournament Final Nov. 6 at Campus Sites TBA NCAA Tournament First Round TBA at Campus Sites TBA All times ET and subject to change HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS #Exhibition Match * MAC Match OHIO (1-1-0) BOBCATS 2016 Season Stats.(MAC Rank) Shots/Game...13 (6th) Points/Game... 4 (T 6th) Goals/Game (T 5th) Assists/Game... 1 (T 7th) Corners/Game (6th) GAA (8th) Saves/Game (4th) OHIO, PLEASE When referring to the Bobcats, please use Ohio. Ohio University is acceptable when using other institutions full names. Please do not use Ohio U. or OU. Thank you. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook... Facebook.com/OhioWSoccer Twitter... Twitter.com/OhioWSoccer YouTube... YouTube.com/OhioBobcatTV IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS -@OhioWSoccer will ramin in Athens to take on High Point on Sunday. will take on the Panthers at 1 p.m. at Chessa Field. is coming off its first ever win against Dayton. is 1-1 to start the season for the first time since PAW PRINTS LAST TIME OUT After scoring two goals early in the first half, Ohio secured a 2-1 victory over in-state rival and Atlantic-10 conference favorite Dayton on Sunday, Aug. 21 in Athens, Ohio. In 2015, High Point finished the season overall, with a OHIO vs. OPPONENTS GAME-BY-GAME Big-South COMPARISON record finishing fourth in the conference. The Freshman midfielder Sydney Leckie (Medina, Ohio) scored a goal on an assist from Remi Eades (New Albany, Ohio) from the right to beat the keeper to the right side of the goal in the sixth minute to give Ohio an early 1-0 lead. Junior midfielder Allie Curry (Fairfield, Ohio) scored Ohio s second goal in the 16th minute on an assist from Bryce Hueber (Cincinnati, Ohio) on a shot straight away to draw the keeper out of the goal. GAME 3 Sunday vs. High Point Time...1 p.m. All-Time Series Last meeting...n/a HIGH POINT (2-0-1) PANTHERS 2016 Stats... (Big South) Shots/Game (1st) Points/Game (T 2nd) Goals/Game (T 3rd) Assists/Game (T 3rd) Corners/Game (6th) GAA (2nd) Saves/Game (6th) and Alivia Milesky reregistering three. Olivia Sency, Courtney Daugerdas, Megan Niebuhr and Alexis Milesky all added two to the Ohio shot total while Eades, Mandy Arnzen and Curry each added one. The Bobcats registered a total of seven corner kicks while Dayton recorded six. Junior Vanessa Cordoba (Bogota, Cudinamarca, Colombia) played all 90 minutes in goal for the Bobcats allowing one goal and registering six saves. LIFETIME AGAINST HIGH POINT This will mark the first meeting between the Bobcats and the Panthers. SCOUTING THE PANTHERS High Point is currently on the season and is coming off of a 2-0 win against Appalachian State in the team s home opener on Friday (Aug. 26). Redshirt-junior Bailey Beattie and sophomore Tyler Gordon both scored in the second half for the Panthers. Junior Alex Hank made four saves to pick up her second clean sheet of the season. Panthers scored 32 goals in 311 attempts. High Point averaged 13 shots per game and 1.3 goals per game. High Point finished the 2015 postseason 1-1 in the Big South Tournament to earn the fourth spot in the conference. High Point has 23 players returning to the 2016 roster including nine starters. #BLEEDGREEN Both squads were aggressive for the remainder of the game but neither team could put another ball in the net in the second half. Ohio would tally six shots in the second half as well as two corner kicks. Overall, Ohio outshot the Flyers 17 to 12, with both Leckie The Panther s junior goalkeeper Alex Hank was named the Big South Defensive Player of the week on Monday, Aug. 22 after recording five saves in a double-overtime 0-0 draw at UNCG. Hank was the 2015 Big South Defensive Player of the Year.

2 TEAM HISTORY First Season Field...Chessa Field All-Time Record All-Time MAC Record MAC Tournament Appearances...16 MAC Tournament Record MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Soccer Contact... Sara Legarsky Office Phone Cell Phone Department Fax TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record MAC Record Conference Finish... 10th 2015 MAC Tournament...N/A 2015 Postseason...N/A 2015 Nonconference Record Starters Returning/Lost... 9/5 Newcomers...5 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location...Athens, Ohio Founded Enrollment... 35,000 (all campuses) Nickname... Bobcats Colors... Hunter Green (PMS 342) and White Conference... Mid-American President... Dr. Roderick J. McDavis Athletic Director... Jim Schaus Senior Woman Administrator...Amy Dean Athletic Department Phone... (740) Athletics Web Site... OhioBobcats.com Athletics Athletics Faceboob...facebook.com/ohiobobcats COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Aaron Rodgers Alma Mater... North Texas 96 Season at Ohio... Fourth Overall Record MAC Record Asst. Coaches...Debs Brereton, Jess Kodiak TEAM LEADERS Sydney Leckie is currently leading the way for the Bobcats with one goal, five shots and three shots on goal at the start of the season. Alivia Milesky and Allie Curry have both tallied four shots while Curry also has one goal registered for Ohio. Katie McCurley currently has one goal and two shots on the season. CURRENT MAC STANDINGS Ohio is currently sixth in shots with 26 total and an average of 13 shots per game. The Bobcats are tied for the fifth spot in goals with Kent State and Akron all with three on the Season and 1.5 goals per game average. Ohio ranks fourth in the MAC in saves with 11, averaging 5.5 saves per game. The Bobcats are also sixth in corners with 10 on the season. IF THE BOBCATS If the Bobcats defeat High Point, Ohio will start the season for the first time since EARLY ON SUCCESS - Ohio s win against Dayton was the program s first ever win against the Flyers. Prior to last Sunday s win, Dayton held a 6-0 advantage over the Bobcats. - Ohio s 1-1 start to open the season, is the first time since 2011 that the Bobcats are 1-1 to begin the season. - The Bobcats three goals through the first two games this season has already out number the about scored through the first five of last season (two). FRESHMEN MAKING AN IMPACT So far this season, freshmen have made an impact early on. Freshman Sydney Leckie is leading the team with shots and shots on goal while scoring a goal and registering two points for the Bobcats. Alivia Milesky is also at the top of the leaders with four shots and Remi Eades has registered and assist for Ohio. FINDING THE TWINE The Bobcats finished the 2015 campaign with 17 goals on the season. IN THE RECORD BOOKS Alexis Milesky is now tied for eighth all time in goals at Ohio with 14 career goals. MAC PRESEASON POLL The Bobcats were selected to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference s East Division in a vote of the league s head coaches, it was announced on Aug. 15. The Cats are tabbed to finish ahead of divisional rivals Akron and Bowling Green. RETURNING CATS This season, three of the team s top six goal scorers return in including Allie Curry (Fairfield, Ohio), Alexis Milesky (Plain City, Ohio), and Hannah Jaggers(Taylorsville, Ky.). In goal, Taylor Smith (Uniontown, Ohio) is back in the mix and Rianna Reese (Liberty Township) also returns to help slow down the opposition s attack. YOUNG BLOOD The Bobcats have added seven new student-athletes to the mix this fall, welcoming Alivia Milesky (Plain City, Ohio), Olivia Sency (Medina, Ohio), Remi Eades (New Albany, 2016 Mid-American Conference Standings East - Conf. - - Overall - Bowling Green Ohio Kent State Akron Miami Buffalo West - Conf. - - Overall - Central Michigan Westerm Michigan Ball State Toledo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Ohio), Courtney Daugerdas (Libertyville, Ill.), Sydney Leckie (Medina, Ohio) and Alli Miller (Dayton, Ohio). BRAINIAC CATS Nine members of the team were named to the 2015 Academic All-MAC Team and four were named Academic All-Ohio to conclude the season. CAPTAINING THE BOBCATS Senior forward Alexis Milesky has been named captain for the 2016 season, with junior Celeste Fushimi-Karns and sophomore Rianna Reese earning the assistant captain title. BOBCATS ADD A TRANSFER The Bobcats added transfer Bryce Hueber (Cincinnati, Ohio) to the roster this offseason. Hueber, a midfielder played two seasons for the Wright State. In 2015 her was named All-Ohio and first-team All Horizon League. The Cincinnati, Ohio native played and started in 19 games and scored six goals with two coming against Youngstown State. She also registered three assists with 62 shots, 25 on goal. She was also responsible for four game winning goals. As a freshman in 2014 she was named to the Horizon League Freshman Team. She played in 17 games with 19 shots on goal three goals and one assist and finished the season with seven total points. UP NEXT The Bobcats will travel to Cleveland State on Wednesday, Sept. 2 for an in-state battle with the Vikings. First-kick is set for 7 p.m. at Krenzler Field. BOBCATS UNDER AARON RODGERS OVERALL RECORD MAC RECORD MAC TOURNAMENT RECORD HOME RECORD AWAY RECORD NEUTRAL SITE RECORD GOALS SCORED SHOTS ASSISTS CORNERS

AARON RODGERS Head Coach Fifth Season North Texas 96 Record at Ohio: 19-35-5 MAC Record: 9-20-3 AARON RODGERS FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE Ohio University (Head coach, 2013-Present) University of

3 AARON RODGERS Head Coach Fifth Season North Texas 96 Record at Ohio: MAC Record: AARON RODGERS FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE Ohio University (Head coach, 2013-Present) University of Kentucky (Assistant coach, ) University of Florida (Goalkeeper coach, 2008) Flager College (Assistant coach, ) University of North Florida (Volunteer coach, 2001) University of Alabama (Assistant coach, 1998) University South Alabama (Assistant coach, ) University of North Texas (Assistant coach, 1995) Aaron Rodgers begins his fourth season as the head coach of the Ohio University soccer program in Director of Athletics Jim Schaus appointed Rodgers as the third head coach in school history on Dec. 22, In his third season, Ohio had nine members of the team earn Academic All-MAC honors while four Bobcats were named to Academic All-Ohio as well. Stephanie Rowland was also awarded MAC All-Freshman to conclude the season. The Bobcats finished the regular season with a record of 5-13 going 3-7 in conference play. In Rodgers second season, the Bobcats earned a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA for stellar academic performance. On top of that, the Cats were also honored by the NSCAA with the Team Academic Award for the second year in a row. Ohio also had nine members of the team earn Academic All-MAC honors. Ohio finished the regular season with a record of 6-13 going 3-8 in conference play. In Rodgers first season at the helm, the Bobcats finished the 2013 regular season with their first non-losing record since 09 (7-7-5) and posted five road victories - the most wins away from home for the program since 04. Ohio tallied 26 goals in the program s most in a decade. Forward Alexis Milesky earned a spot on the 2013 Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team after starting all 20 matches and tying for the team lead in points (11) and goals (4) while tying for third on the team in assists (3). Senior Mattie Liston finished her career as Ohio s most prolific goalkeeper, departing with program standards in career games played (73), games started (71), minutes (6,670), saves (403) and shutouts (20). Her 107 saves in 2013 rank as the third-most in a single season in school history. Ohio excelled in the classroom as well, as the squad earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the academic year by posting a 3.30 team grade point average. Senior midfielder/forward Maggie Murnane garnered Academic All-MAC recognition while junior midfielder Annie Beard, sophomore defender Grace Campbell, junior defender Gabby Hausfeld, redshirt freshman midfielder/forward Sasha Haverchak and sophomore defender/midfielder Leah Sandercock received Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention. Campbell, Hausfeld and Murnane also earned spots on the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association s Academic All-Ohio NCAA Division I Third Team. Rodgers came to Athens after spending the previous four seasons ( ) at the University of Kentucky, where he helped direct the Wildcats to a record. Rodgers helped guide the Wildcats to the NCAA Championship in back-to-back seasons in 2011 and 12. The 2012 season was arguably the best in program history, as Rodgers helped UK to 14 wins and its first-ever NCAA Championship victory. The Wildcats won eight Southeastern Conference games for the first time since 1999, tying the program record for conference wins in a season. Under Rodgers direction, UK goalkeeper Kayla King posted a record in the net with a 0.71 goals against average. She earned National Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting back-to-back shutouts at Tennessee and Georgia. Prior to the 2012 campaign, Rodgers helped the Wildcats land the sixth-ranked recruiting class in the nation, according to TopDrawerSoccer. com Rodgers also mentored UK goalie Sydney Hiance, who posted 12 shutouts in two seasons, including seven in the third-most in a single season in school history. Hiance finished her career ranked second in UK history in shutouts (20), saves (283), minutes (6143:56) and fourth in goals against average (1.23). Prior to his arrival in Lexington, Rodgers spent a year as a volunteer coach with the University of Florida, serving as the goalkeeper coach. During his time in Gainesville, the Gators captured the 2008 SEC title and reached the NCAA Sweet 16. Rodgers other SEC stop came in 1998 at the University of Alabama. The Crimson Tide won the SEC West Division and earned an NCAA Championship berth that season. Rodgers coached 1998 First Team All-SEC selection Rachel Brown, who is currently the goalkeeper for the England National Team. Rodgers began his coaching career as an assistant coach for the women s team at his alma mater, the University of North Texas. After a year with the Mean Green, he spent the 1996 and 97 seasons as the University of South Alabama assistant. While at USA, the Jaguars went from a 2-17 record in 1996 to in 97, marking the biggest turnaround in women s collegiate history. Rodgers went on to accept the associate director position at the nationally prominent Cardinal Soccer Club located in Cincinnati, Ohio. He spent almost two years with the program, working with players aged seven to 20. A volunteer coaching position for the University of North Florida for the 2001 season followed, and the Ospreys finished the campaign nationally ranked. He spent the seasons as an assistant coach for the Flager College men s team. Rodgers played collegiate soccer at both Arkansas-Little Rock (1991) and North Texas ( ). He also played four seasons with various United Soccer League (USL) teams in the southeast, including the Texas Toros ( ), Dallas Rockets (1995) and Mobile Revelers (1997). A University of North Texas graduate, Rodgers received his bachelor s degree in political science in Rodgers and his wife, Mandi, have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Reese.

4 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. 6 Arnzen, Mandy D 24 Beurket, Erin G 1 Cordoba, Vanessa G 10 Curry, Allie F/MF 23 Daugerdas, Courtney F/MF 4 Eades, Remi F/MF 9 Estes, Natalie M 3 Fushimi-Karns, Celeste D 19 Hueber, Bryce MF 17 Jaggers, Hannah MF 5 Jugullon, Macey MF 8 Kah, Madelyn MF 29 Kemerer, Brooke D 18 Leckie, Sydney D 28 McCurley, Katie D/MF 12 McGee, Mikaela D 11 Milesky, Alexis F 22 Milesky, Alivia MF 25 Miller, Alli D 15 Niebuhr, Megan D/MF 7 Reese, Rianna D 20 Sency, Olivia MF 27 Smith, Taylor G 13 Swartztrauber, Kinsey M 14 Whitacre, Mollie MF Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Vanessa Cordoba G 5-7 Jr. Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia/NYIT 3 Celeste Fushimi-Karns D 5-7 Jr. Dublin, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne 4 Remi Eades F/MF 5-9 Fr. New Albany, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln HS 5 Macey Jugullon MF 5-6 So. Brunswick, Ohio/ Brunswick HS 6 Mandy Arnzen D 5-6 So. Edgewood, Ky./Notre Dame Academy 7 Rianna Reese D 5-4 So. Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East HS 8 Madelyn Kah MF 5-9 So. Hamilton, Ohio/Stephen T. Badin HS 9 Natalie Estes M 5-5 Sr. Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community HS 10 Allie Curry F/MF 5-4 Jr. Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield 11 Alexis Milesky F 5-5 Sr. Plain City, Ohio/Jonathan Alder 12 Mikaela McGee D 5-6 So. Mason, Ohio/Ursuline Academy 13 Kinsey Swartztrauber M 5-3 Sr. Clayton, Ohio/Northmont 14 Mollie Whitacre M 5-5 Sr. Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg 15 Megan Niebuhr D/MF 5-10 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ St. Ursula Academy 17 Hannah Jeggers MF 5-5 Jr. Taylorsville, Ky./Spencer County 18 Sydney Leckie D 5-4 Fr. Medina, Ohio/Medina HS 19 Bryce Hueber MF 5-10 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Wright State 20 Olivia Sency MF 5-4 Fr. Medina, Ohio/Medina HS 22 Alivia Milesky MF 5-6 Fr. Plain City, Ohio/Jonathan Alder 23 Courtney Daugerdas F/MF 5-9 Fr. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 25 Alli Miller D 5-10 Fr. Dayton, Ohio/Vandalla-Butler 24 Erin Beurket G 5-9 So. Milford, Ohio/Milford HS 27 Taylor Smith G 5-6 So. Uniontown, Ohio/Lake High School 28 Katie McCurley D/MF 5-3 Jr. Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 29 Brooke Kemerer D 5-3 Sr. Saginaw, MI/ Athens High School HEAD COACH - Aaron Rodgers (Fourth season, North Texas 96) ASSISTANT COACH - Debs Bereton (First season, Auburn 07) ASSISTANT COACH - Jess Kodiak (First season, Drake 10) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Celeste Fushimi- Karns Alexis Milesky Alivia Milesky Kinsey Swartztrauber Megan Niebuhr Hannah Jaggers Madelyn Kah Macey Juguilon Fu-she-me Karns Mill-es-ski Olivia with an A Mill-es-ski Swartz-tray-ber Knee-ber Just like Mick but with an S Madelyn Kay Macey Hue-ga-lon

5 The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer Ohio Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 21, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 19 at Butler Lot Aug 21 UD W TEAM STATISTICS OHIO OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/381 1/427 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 18 LECKIE, Sydney MILESKY, Alivia CURRY, Allie SENCY, O livia MCCURLEY, Katie DAUGERDAS, Cou MILESKY, Alexis NIEBUHR, Megan EADES, Remi ARNZEN, Mandy KAH, Madelyn F U S H IM I-K A R N S, JAGGERS, Hannah HUEBER, Bryce WHITACRE, M ollie SWARTZTRAUBER REESE, Rianna JUGUILON, Macey Total Opponents ## Goalie GP M in. GA GAAvg Save Pct W -L-T Sho 1 CORDOBA, Vane 2 189: Total 2 189: Opponents 2 189: Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT Total O hio Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT Total O hio Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT Total O hio Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT Total O hio Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT Total O hio Opponents

Season 20 Game 7 Ohio (2-3-1) Vs. XAVIER (5-2-1) Sept. 16 (4 p.m.) ATHENS, OHIO OHIO SOCCER THREE-TIME MAC CHAMPIONS 14 MAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Season 20 Game 7 Ohio (2-3-1) Vs. XAVIER (5-2-1) Sept. 16 (4 p.m.) ATHENS, OHIO THREE-TIME MAC CHAMPIONS 14 MAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Sara Legarsky Director of Media Relations Soccer Contact Convocation