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August 11 WRIGHT STATE (exh.) W, 2-0 August 14 VALPARISO (exh.) T, 1-1 August 21 at Purdue L, 3-0 August 28 at Detroit 3 p.m. August 30 CLEVELAND STATE 1 p.m. September 4 at Marshall 7 p.m. September 6 at Kentucky 6 p.

m. October 9 at Miami (OH)* 4 p.m. October 11 at Ball State* 2 p.m. October 16 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 4 p.m. October 18 BOWLING GREEN* 1 p.m. October 23 at Toledo* 3 p.m. October 25 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 1 p.

1 Season 19 Game 2 &3 Ohio Detroit (0-1-0) Aug. 28 (3 p.m.) Detroit, Mich. Ohio vs. Cleveland State (1-0-1) Aug. 31 (1 p.m.) Athens, Ohio OHIO SOCCER 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 (0-1-0) MAC 0-0-0, Home 0-0-0, Road August 11 WRIGHT STATE (exh.) W, 2-0 August 14 VALPARISO (exh.) T, 1-1 August 21 at Purdue L, 3-0 August 28 at Detroit 3 p.m. August 30 CLEVELAND STATE 1 p.m. September 4 at Marshall 7 p.m. September 6 at Kentucky 6 p.m. September 11 ROBERT MORRIS 5 p.m. September 18 at Xavier 6:30 p.m. September 25 at Buffalo* 7 p.m. September 27 at Akron* 12 p.m. October 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 4 p.m. October 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 1 p.m. October 9 at Miami (OH)* 4 p.m. October 11 at Ball State* 2 p.m. October 16 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 4 p.m. October 18 BOWLING GREEN* 1 p.m. October 23 at Toledo* 3 p.m. October 25 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 1 p.m. October 29 at Kent State* 3 p.m. MAC Tournament Quarterfinal Nov. 1 at Campus Sites TBA MAC Tournament Semifinal Nov. 6 at Campus Sites TBA MAC Tournament Final Nov. 8 at Campus Sites TBA NCAA Tournament First Round Nov. 13 at Campus Sites TBA All times ET and subject to change HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS #Exhibition Match * MAC Match #BLEEDGREEN OHIO (0-1-0) BOBCATS 2015 Stats...(MAC Rank) Shots/Game (10th) Points/Game (12th) Goals/Game (12th) Assists/Game (12th) Corners/Game (T-10th) GAA (11th) Saves/Game (T-6th) 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 takes on Detroit and Cleveland State this weekend. -@OhioWSoccer opens the 2015 home slate on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Cleveland State. -@OhioWSoccer will play their first game on Chessa Field since new grass was put down during the summer. PAW PRINTS LAST TIME OUT SCOUTING THE VIKINGS The Ohio women s soccer team kicked off the 2015 regular Cleveland State opened the season with a 1-1 draw against season Friday evening, falling to Purdue 3-0 at the Boilermaker Butler on Aug. 21. The Vikings then won 7-0 against Chicago Soccer Complex. The Boilermaker s Maddy Williams netted two State on Aug. 23. goals one in the fifth minute and one in the 48th. Purdue tallied one more in the 89th minute to make OHIO it 3-0. vs. OPPONENTS GAME-BY-GAME The Vikings COMPARISON have scored eight goals on 33 shots, with goalie Ohio recorded nine total shots, led by redshirt junior Carly Manso and freshman Macey Juguilon who each registered two shots. Sophomore goalkeeper Vanessa Cordoba put up a fight in goal recording eight saves in her 90 minutes of work. TUNE IN Ohio s match against Detroit on Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. will be broadcasted on ESPN3.com and is also available on the WatchESPN app. LIFETIME AGAINST DETROIT The Bobcats leads the all-time series against the Titans, The last meeting between the two teams came Sept. 12, 2014 GAME TWO AND THREE DETROIT (0-1-0) TITANS Friday vs. Detroit Time...3 p.m. All-Time Series...Ohio; 1-0 Last meeting...sept.. 12, 2014 Saturday vs. Cleveland State Time...1 p.m. All-Time Series...CSU; Last meeting...sept. 20, Stats. (Horizon League Rank) Shots/Game (6th) Points/Game (T-2nd) Goals/Game (T-2nd) Assists/Game (T-2nd) Corners/Game (T-2nd) GAA (8th) Saves/Game (T-4th) CLEVELAND STATE (1-0-1) VIKINGS 2015 Stats. (Horizon League Rank) Shots/Game (T-8th) Points/Game (T-6th) Goals/Game (T-2nd) Assists/Game (T-6th) Corners/Game (T-9th) GAA (3rd) Saves/Game (2nd) resulting in a 3-1 win in Athens, Ohio. In that game, junior Alexis Milesky and sophomore Hannah Jaggers each scored a goal while the Bobcats outshot the Titans SCOUTING THE TITANS Detroit (0-1-0) opened the season with a 3-2 loss against Toledo in double overtime on Aug. 21. Sara Zawacki and Anna Midling scored a goal for the Titans while goalie Claudia Eustaquio recorded four saves in the game. LIFETIME AGAINST CLEVELAND STATE The Vikings lead the all-time series against the Bobcats Their last meeting came Sept. 20, 2013 ending in a 0-0 draw at Cleveland State. The Bobcats outshot the Vikings 24-9 while dominating Cleveland State in shots on goal (11-3) and corner kicks (16-2) throughout the contest. Jamie Daniels holding a goals against average of 0.54 in two starts. Chloe Fadenholz and Kaila Sargema each have tallied two goals to lead the team. IMPACT TRANSFER Sophomore goalkeeper Vanessa Cordoba (Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia) put up a fight in goal recording eight saves in her 90 minutes of work against Purdue on Aug. 21. FINDING THE TWINE The Bobcats tallied a second consecutive 20 goal season in the program s first back-to-back 20 goal seasons since In 2013, coach Aaron Rodgers first season at the helm, Ohio tallied 26 goals.

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 2014 Record MAC Record Conference Finish... 10th 2014 MAC Tournament...First Round 2014 Postseason... None 2014 Nonconference Record Starters Returning/Lost... 5/6 Newcomers...9 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 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. 17. The Cats are tabbed to finish ahead of divisional rivals Akron and Bowling Green. RETURNING CATS This season, four of the team s top six goal scorers return in including Allie Curry (Fairfield, Ohio), Carly Manso (Vernon Hills, Ill.), Alexis Milesky (Plain City, Ohio), and Megan Niebuhr (Cincinnati, Ohio). The Bobcats also welcome back 2013 leading scorer Holly Harris (Batavia, Ohio) who missed the 2014 season due to injury. Defensively, Grace Campbell (Wadsworth, Ohio) and Leah Sandercock (Strongsville, Ohio) are back in the mix and will take on an increased leadership role as team captains. Megan Niebuhr (Cincinnati, Ohio) also returns to help slow down the opposition s attack. YOUNG BLOOD The Bobcats will add eight new student-athletes to the mix in the fall, welcoming defender Mandy Arnzen (Edgewood, Ky.), goalkeeper Erin Beurket (Milford, Ohio), midfielder Macey Juguilon (Brunswick, Ohio), midfielder Madelyn Kah (Hamilton, Ohio), defender Mikaela McGee (Mason, Ohio), defender Rianna Reese (Liberty Township, Ohio), forward Stephanie Rowland (Pewee Valley, Ky.), and goalkeeper Taylor Smith (Uniontown, Ohio). BRAINIAC CATS The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) announced that Ohio s women s soccer team has earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the academic year. The Bobcats posted a 3.43 grade point average as a team. A total of 861 teams, including 581 women s programs, posted a team grade point average of 3.25 or higher to earn recognition from the NSCAA. This is the second year in a row that Ohio has earned the distinction. CAPTAINING THE CATS Senior defender Grace Campbell played in all 19 games tallying an assist for the Bobcats in Senior defender Leah Sandercock saw action in 16 games recording an assist. Redshirt junior midfielder Carly Manso scored two goals and assisted on three more in 19 starts for the Bobcats. Redshirt junior forward Holly Harris was the leading scorer for Ohio in 2013 before being sidelined with in injury in For the 2015 season, each will take on an increased leadership role as team captains Mid-American Conference Standings East - Conf. - - Overall - Bowling Green Miami Akron Kent State Buffalo Ohio West - Conf. - - Overall - Ball State Northern Illinois Toledo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Western Michigan ECC Defensive Player of the Week and ECC Rookie of the Week in October BOBCATS ON NATIONAL TV The Bobcats will make appearances on national television for a second consecutive season. Ohio s second game of the season at Detroit on Aug. 28 will be broadcasted on ESPN3 with kickoff set for 3 p.m. Ohio is then slated to battle the University of Kentucky on Sept. 6 in Lexington, Ky. at 6 p.m., in a contest that has been picked up by the SEC Network Plus. The game is also available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN app. UP NEXT The Bobcats hit the road for a pair of road games on Sept. 4 against Marshall at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex. Ohio finishes the weekend against Kentucky on Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. at Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex. The game against the Wildcats will be featured on SEC Network Plus. COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Aaron Rodgers Alma Mater... North Texas 96 Season at Ohio...Third Overall Record MAC Record Asst. Coaches...Allison Whitworth, Elizabeth Woerle RETURN OF HARRIS Redshirt junior Holly Harris returns to the Bobcats after missing the entire 2014 season with a knee injury. The leading scorer for the Bobcats in 2013, Harris finished the season with four goals and three assists in 20 games for Ohio. She finished with 11 points and a 52% shots on goal average. BOBCATS ADD A TRANSFER Vanessa Cordoba, goalie from New York Institute of Technology, transferred to the Bobcat roster for the 2015 season. Prior to playing at NYIT, Cordoba played for the Columbian U-20 National Team as well as Generaciones Palmiranas. While at NYIT, Cordoba played in 14 games posting a record of in net. She tallied 81 saves over the course of the season finishing the year with a goals against average of 1.11 and a save percentage of.871. She was named All-ECC Honorable Mention for the Fall of November She also was awarded BOBCATS UNDER AARON RODGERS OVERALL RECORD MAC RECORD MAC TOURNAMENT RECORD HOME RECORD AWAY RECORD NEUTRAL SITE RECORD GOALS SCORED...46 SHOTS ASSISTS...35 CORNERS...227

AARON RODGERS Head Coach Third Season North Texas 96 Record at Ohio: 13-22-5 MAC Record: 6-13-3 AARON RODGERS FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE Ohio University (Head coach, 2013-Present) University of

3 AARON RODGERS Head Coach Third 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 third 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 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 22 Campbell, Grace D 1 Cordoba, Vanessa G 10 Curry, Allie F/MF 9 Estes, Natalie M 3 Fushimi-Karns, Celeste D 16 Harris, Holly F 17 Jaggers, Hannah MF 5 Jugullon, Macey MF 8 Kah, Madelyn MF 29 Kemerer, Brooke D 18 Manso, Carly M 28 McCurley, Katie D/MF 12 McGee, Mikaela D 11 Milesky, Alexis F 15 Niebuhr, Megan D/MF 29 Kemerer, Brooke D 7 Reese, Rianna D 19 Rowland, Stephanie F 20 Sandercock, Leah D/M 27 Smith, Taylor G 13 Swartztrauber, Kinsey M 14 Whitacre, Mollie MF 4 Zebrowski, Kelly F/MF Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Vanessa Cordoba G 5-7 So. Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia/NYIT 3 Celeste Fushimi-Karns D 5-7 So. Dublin, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne 4 Kelley Zebrowski F/MF 5-3 So. Powell, Ohio/ Worthington Kilbourne 5 Macey Jugullon MF 5-6 Fr. Brunswick, Ohio/ Brunswick HS 6 Mandy Arnzen D 5-6 Fr. Edgewood, Ky./Notre Dame Academy 7 Rianna Reese D 5-4 Fr. Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East HS 8 Madelyn Kah MF 5-9 Fr. Hamilton, Ohio/Stephen T. Badin HS 9 Natalie Estes M 5-5 Jr. Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community HS 10 Allie Curry F/MF 5-4 So. Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield 11 Alexis Milesky F 5-5 Jr. Plain City, Ohio/Jonathan Alder 12 Mikaela McGee D 5-6 Fr. Mason, Ohio/Ursuline Academy 13 Kinsey Swartztrauber M 5-3 Jr. Clayton, Ohio/Northmont 14 Mollie Whitacre M 5-5 Jr. Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg 15 Megan Niebuhr D/MF 5-10 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/ St. Ursula Academy 16 Holly Harris F 5-7 R-Jr. Batavia, Ohio/Batavia 17 Hannah Jeggers MF 5-5 So. Taylorsville, Ky./Spencer County 18 Carly Manso M 5-4 R-Jr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills 19 Stephanie Rowland F 5-5 Fr. Pewee Valley, Ky./South Oldham HS 20 Leah Sandercock D/M 5-8 Sr. Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville 22 Grace Campbell D 5-5 Sr. Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth 24 Erin Beurket G 5-9 Fr. Milford, Ohio/Milford HS 27 Taylor Smith GK 5-6 Fr. Uniontown, Ohio/Lake High School 28 Katie McCurley D/MF 5-3 So. Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 29 Brooke Kemerer D Jr. Saginaw, MI/ Athens High School HEAD COACH - Aaron Rodgers (Second season, North Texas 96) ASSISTANT COACH - Allison Whitworth (Second season, Auburn 07) ASSISTANT COACH - Elizabeth Woerle (Second season, Drake 10)

5 The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer Ohio Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 21, 2015) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENC Date Opponent Score Att. Aug21 at Purdue L TEAM STATISTICS OHIO OPP SHOTSTATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS 3 9 PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/723 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog gw pk-att 18 MANSO, Carly JUGUILON, Mace ROWLAND, Steph ZEBROWSKI, Kell KAH, Madelyn SANDERCOCK, L MIEBUHR, Megan JAGGERS, Hanna CAMPBELL, Grace SM ITH, Taylor HARRIS, Holly WHITACRE, M ollie MILESKY, Alexis REESE, Rianna ARNZEN, Mandy FUSHIMI-KARNS, Total Opponents ## Goalie GP M in. GA GAAvgSaves Pct W -L-T Sho 1 CORDOBA,Vane 1 90: Total 1 90: Opponents 1 90: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total O hio Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total O hio Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total O hio Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total O hio Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total O hio Opponents 1 2 3

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

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