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1 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Media Relations Assistant AD/Media Relations: Asst. Media Relations Dir. (Soccer Contact): Assistant Media Relations Director: Office Fax: Schedule/Results Aug. 21 Westminster College 2-1 W Aug. 28 Maine 1-0 W Sep. 2 at #21-Utah 1-0 W Sep. 11 vs. Arkansas State# Noon Sep. 13 at UTEP# 2:00pm Sep. 18 vs. TCU% 4:00pm Sep. 20 at Texas Tech% 12:30pm Sep. 25 at Washington State 4:00pm Sep. 27 at Idaho 11:00am Oct. 3 Oregon 11:00am Oct. 8 Eastern Washington* 3:00pm Oct. 11 at Montana* 1:00pm Oct. 15 Northern Colorado* 3:00pm Oct. 17 Northern Arizona* 11:00am Oct. 23 at Sacramento State* 4:30pm Oct. 25 at Portland State* 2:00pm Oct. 28 Brigham Young 3:00pm Oct. 31 at Idaho State* 1:00pm All times Mountain Standard Time * Big Sky Conference Match # at UTEP Tournament % at Texas Tech Tournament 2009 Quickie Stats G A Pts. Shots GW Jessie Baddley Nicole Moore Roxy Tebbs Abby Robinson Ari Wood Kelly Robinson Team Totals Opp. Totals Min. GA GAA Sv W-L-T Sho R. Ritchie Team Totals Opp. Totals For Immediate Release: September 10, University Circle, Weber State University, Ogden, UT Record: Big Sky: Home: Away: Neutral: Brad Larsen blarsen3@weber.edu Darin Hogge dhogge@weber.edu Paul Grua pgrua@weber.edu Upcoming Matches Weber State vs. Arkansas State Friday, Sep. 11, Noon El Paso, TX Arkansas State: All-time Series: First Meeting Last Meeting: N/A Weber State vs. Texas El-Paso Friday, Sep. 11, Noon El Paso, TX UTEP: All-time Series: WSU leads 4-2 Last Meeting: W in Ogden CATS LOOK TO STAY UNBEATEN AT UTEP TOURNEY The Weber State women s soccer team will travel to El Paso, Texas this week for a pair of matches at the UTEP-hosted Border Shootout. The undefeated Cats will be looking to continue their early season success as they take on Arkansas State (3-2) on Friday, Sep. 11 at Noon MDT. The Wildcats will then face the tournament host-utep Miners on Sunday, Sep. 13 at 2:00 p.m. Last Week The Wildcats moved to 3-0 on the season last week after pulling off a 1-0 upset of 21st-ranked Utah at Ute Field in Salt Lake City. The Utes piled up 28 shots, but the Wildcat defense held firm and senior goalkeeper Rebecca Ritchie recorded 11 saves to post her second-straight shutout. Sophomore midfielder Roxanne Tebbs, who transferred to Weber State from Utah, scored the game-winner in the 39th minute off a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Ari Wood. Junior defender Alyssa Toomey also transferred to the Wildcats from the Utes, and helped in the defensive effort that produced a clean sheet against her former team.

2 Women s Soccer Quick Facts General Information Location...Ogden, UT...(35 miles north of Salt Lake City) Founded (Four-year 1962) Enrollment... 18,303 President...Dr. F. Ann Millner Conference... Big Sky (NCAA Division I) Athletic Director...Jerry Bovee...Office Phone: (801) Nickname...Wildcats Colors...Purple and White Home Field/Capacity... Wildcat Soccer Field/2,000 Web Site... Address University Circle,... Weber State University... Ogden UT Sports Information Assistant AD/Media Relations...Brad Larsen...Office Phone: (801) blarsen3@weber.edu Asst. Media Relations Dir. (Soccer Contact)......Darin Hogge... dhogge@weber.edu...office Phone: (801) Assistant Media Relations Director...Paul Grua...Office Phone: (801) pgrua@weber.edu...fax: (801) Team Information Head Coach... Tim Crompton...Record at WSU (6th Season): (.535)....Big Sky Conference Record: (.655)...Office Phone: (801) Assistant Coach... Meagan Thunell...Office Phone: (801) Assistant Coach... Tom VudhiVadhana Head Soccer Trainer...Kalene Collard 2008 Record Conference Record(Reg. Season) Big Sky Conference Finish... 1st Arkansas State The Red Wolves enter Friday s matchup with the Wildcats at 3-2 on the season. They have not been short on offense as of late, scoring 4-0 wins against Mississippi Valley State and Grambling last week. They also racked up four goals in their other win, which came in a 4-1 victory over Central Arkansas in the regular season opener. Kara Nitti leads the Red Wolves in scoring with seven points on three goals and a single assist. Ashley McMurtry and Anna Kaloghirou each have two goals, while six other Wolves have tallied once. Susan Brown is the team s top goalkeeper. She has posted a 3-1 record, seven saves, one shutout and a 0.26 GAA in 347 minutes of action. Friday s match will mark the first meeting between Weber State and Arkansas State. UTEP The Miners also enter this week s tournament at 3-2. They have scored wins over Eastern Washington, Stephen F. Austin and New Mexico State, while falling to Utah Valley and Texas Tech. The Miners have scored 11 goals over their last four matches, including three against Eastern Washington and Texas Tech and four against Stephen F. Austin. Tameka Sumter and Skye Schultz lead the team with seven points apiece. Sumter has posted three goals and one assist, while Schultz has two goals and three assists. Sara Kaltwasser is the top Miner goalkeeper with a 3-1 record, 14 saves, one shutout and a 1.11 GAA. Weber State leads the all-time series between the two schools with a margin. The Wildcats have also won the last two after taking a 2-1 win in El Paso in 2007 and a 2-0 win in Ogden in The last Miners win came in a 2-3 overtime victory in Weber State s home opener in Wildcat Team Notes Downing the Ranked Utes The Wildcats 1-0 upset of No. 21-ranked Utah on Sep. 2 is the first result over a ranked opponent since the Wildcats advanced past top-15 ranked Brigham Young in the first round of the 2005 NCAA College Cup. The win was just the third time a Wildcat team has defeated Utah in the all-time series and is the first since WSU downed the Utes 2-0 in 1998 in Ogden. Transfers Paying Off The Wildcats had four players transfer in to the program for this season and so far, all four have produced. The quartet have combined for three goals (including two game-winners) and two assists. All-Time Overall Record (.522) All-Time Big Sky Record (.658) Started Women s Soccer WSU Home Soccer Record (.676) Wildcat Soccer Field Record (.665) Lew Joseph Mem. Field (St. Joseph s) (.800) Big Sky Tournament Record (.563) NCAA Tournament Record (.333) Jessie Baddley, who came to WSU from Santa Clara, and Nicole Moore, from San Francisco, are tied for the team lead with three points on a goal and assist each. Roxy Tebbs, who came to the Wildcats from Utah, scored the game-winner in the team s 1-0 upset over the Utes. The fourth transfer, Alyssa Toomey, who also came from Utah, has helped solidify the Wildcat defense, which has allowed only a single goal in three matches. Record Watch

3 WSU s 2009 Record When... At Home On the Road At a Neutral Site vs. Non-Conference vs. Big Sky Opponents vs. ranked Opponents Outshooting Opponent Outshot by Opponent or more Shots Less than 10 Shots or more Shots by Opp Less than 10 Shots by Opp Scoring First Opponent Scores First More Corners Less Corners Tied in Corners Leading at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Tied at Halftime Overtime Games Double Overtime Games One-Goal Games or More Goal Games In August In September In October In November Senior goalkeeper Rebecca Ritchie has posted two shutouts in three matches this season, giving her 19 for her career. She has moved within one clean sheet from breaking current assistant coach Meagan Thunell s school record of 19.5 shutouts. Ritchie s three wins this season give her 26 for her career. She is also closing in on Thunell in that category for the top spot in WSU history. Thunell sits atop the list with 31 wins. Head Coach Tim Crompton Coach Crompton enters his sixth season as head coach of the Wildcats after taking over for co-head coaches Lynn Kofoed and Tom VudhiVadhana in the summer of Crompton led the Wildcats to the Big Sky Conference championship each of his first two years, and he was honored with the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year award both seasons. Last season, the Wildcats claimed the Big Sky regular season championship with a 5-2 conference record ( overall). WSU extended its streak of Big Sky postseason appearances to six-straight years and made it four-straight years of finishing in the top two in the league standings. The Cats fell to Northern Arizona in the conference title game. In Crompton s inaugural season as head coach, he guided WSU to the program s second Big Sky Championship and to its first-ever berth in the NCAA College Cup. The Cats finished the season at overall. After finishing the Big Sky regular season in fourth place at 2-2-2, the Cats posted two shutouts to knock off Portland State and Montana and claim the Big Sky tournament title. The postseason run ended with a 3-0 loss in the NCAA First Round. In that match, WSU fell to fifth-ranked Portland on the Pilots home turf. In 2005, the Wildcats won their second-straight conference title, posting the third-best record in school history. The Cats also advanced to the second round of the NCAA College Cup with a shootout win over Brigham Young, and narrowly missed advancing to the Sweet 16, falling to Arizona 1-0 in the second round. After dueling to a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes of play, the Wildcats defeated the Cougars with a 4-3 edge in penalty kicks for the program s first-ever College Cup win. Under Crompton s charge, the Wildcats have posted a overall record and have won over 64 percent of their Big Sky Conference games (18-9-5,.641), counting postseason play. Crompton spent one season as an assistant coach with the Weber State women s soccer program prior to becoming head coach. Over the three years prior to joining the Weber State staff, he was the head coach of the WSU men s club soccer program and guided them to the 2002 National Club Championship. In both 2000 and 2001, his teams also finished in the top-10 nationally. Crompton is also a former WSU club soccer player. He was a four-year captain, leading the Wildcats to three National Club Championships, in 1992, 1994, and In 1993, his team finished as runners-up. Following his college career, Crompton went on to play one year with the Las Vegas Quicksilver Professional Team.

4 Current Wildcats in the WSU Record Book Career SHUTOUTS 1. Meagan Thunell ( ) Rebecca Ritchie (2006-Present) Melanie Stratford ( ) Kandice Golar ( ) Quincey Blood-Pearce ( 96-97) Amber Ivie-Smith ( ) Sarah Cortez (2003-Present) Karen Long (2005-Present)...1 Kim Madsen ( )...1 Tim s previous coaching experience also includes five years as head coach at Fremont High School, seven years as an assistant at Ogden High School, and two years as an assistant with the WSU men s club soccer team. He has also served as the president of the Advantage Soccer Club and as WSU s Head Soccer Instructor of the National Youth Sports Program. Crompton graduated from Weber State in 1996 with a degree in Physical Education and Coaching and currently holds a United States Soccer Federation National A License. Tim and his wife Dani have a 15-year-old daughter, Chansi, and an 11-year-old son, Rhees. MOST WINS 1. Meagan Thunell ( ) Rebecca Ritchie (2006-Present) Kandice Golar ( )...17 Melanie Stratford ( )...17 Quincey Blood-Pearce ( 96-97) Amber Ivie-Smith ( ) Sarah Cortez ( ) Kim Madsen ( ) Dana Chapman (1999)...1 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 1. Rebecca Ritchie ( 06-Present) Quincey Blood-Pearce ( 96-97) Melanie Stratford ( ) Meagan Thunell ( ) Kandice Golar ( ) Amber Ivie ( ) SAVES 1. Meagan Thunell ( ) Rebecca Ritchie ( 06-Present) Kandice Golar ( ) Melanie Stratford ( ) Quincey Blood-Pearce ( 96-97) Amber Ivie ( ) Sarah Cortez (2003-Present) Kim Madsen ( ) Dana Chapman (1999) Breona Bateman ( ) Big Sky Standings School Big Sky Pts Overall Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Weber State W Sac. State W No. Colorado W Portland State W Eastern Wash W Idaho State L Northern Arizona W Montana L Honors Big Sky Player of the Week Roxy Tebbs (Offensive -- Sep. 7) Rebecca Ritchie (Defensive -- Sep. 7)

5 The Automated ScoreBook Weber State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 21 WESTMINSTER W Aug 28 MAINE W Sep 02 at #21 Utah W TEAMSTATISTICS WSU OPP SHOTSTATISTICS Goals-Shotattempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots ongoal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNERKICKS PENALTYKICKS PENALTIES Yellowcards 3 2 Redcards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/AvgPerDate 2/290 1/929 NeutralSite #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 10 Jessie Baddley Nicole Moore Roxy Tebbs Abby Robinson Ari Wood Kelly Robinson Maggie Bartel Collette Simmons Lindsay Ortgiesen Kierstin Wood Emily Freshman Kylie Johnson Tianna Woodhead Shannon Thompson Lindsay Griffin Teresa Holt Alyssa Toomey Victoria Anderson Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 32 Rebecca Ritchie 3 270: Total 3 270: Opponents 3 270: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Weber State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Weber State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Weber State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Weber State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Weber State Opponents