2009 WYOMING COWGIRL Soccer Prospectus COWGIRL SENIORS: Kerstyn Etheridge Morgan Johnson Emma Wilson Emily Layton
University of Wyoming Soccer 2009 Prospectus Wyoming Soccer Quick Facts School: University of Wyoming Location: Laramie, Wyoming Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 13,207 Nickname: Cowgirls Colors: Brown and Gold Home Field: Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex Capacity: 1,500 Surface: Grass Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mountain West President: Dr. Tom Buchanan (State University of New York, 73) Athletics Director: Tom Burman (Wyoming, 88) Athletic Department Phone: (307) 766-2256 Ticket Office Phone: (307) 766-4850 or (800) 922-9461 Soccer Staff Head Coach: Danny Sanchez Alma Mater: UCONN, 91 Record at Wyoming: 8-10-1 (One Season) Career Record: 136-21-8 (Seven years) Assistant Coach: Kim Whisenant (Seventh Season) Alma Mater: North Carolina State, 96 Assistant Coach: Jason Green (Second Season) Alma Mater: Ottawa, 03 Athletic Trainer: Brian O Flanigan Best Time To Reach Coach Sanchez: Contact SID History First Season: 1995 All-Time Record/Years: 79-167-18 (14 years) NCAA Tournament Appearances: N/A Last Postseason Appearance: 2007 MWC Tournament Media and Public Relations Soccer Contact: Quinn Hunter Email: qunit@uwyo.edu SID Office Phone: (307) 766-2256 Cell Phone: (307) 575-2905 SID Fax: (307) 766-2346 Soccer Press Box Phone: (307) 766-5987 Official UW Athletics Web Site http://www.wyomingathletics.com Media Relations Mailing Address Athletics Media and Public Relations University of Wyoming Department 3414 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071 Overnight Address 16th and Gibbon Streets Team Information 2008 Record: 8-10-1 2008 Conference Record/Finish: 5-5-0 (7th Place) Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/7 Newcomers: 9
Schedule Date Opponent Site Time Fri., Aug. 14 Colorado# HOME 2:30 PM Sat., Aug. 22 Denver Denver, CO 6:00 PM Fri., Aug. 28 Hartford HOME 4:00 PM Sun., Aug. 30 Western Michigan HOME 12:00PM Fri., Sept. 4 Utah Valley Orem, UT 4:00 PM Sun., Sept. 6 Utah State Logan, UT 1:00 PM Fri., Sept. 11 Princeton HOME 4:00 PM Sun., Sept. 13 Idaho State HOME 12:00PM Fri., Sept. 18 Portland State Boise, ID 2:30 PM Sun., Sept. 20 Boise State Boise, ID 1:00 PM UNIWYO Cowgirl Classic Fri., Sept. 25 Boise St. vs. UC Riverside Laramie, WY 1:00 PM Fri., Sept. 25 Gonzaga HOME 4:00 PM Sun., Sept. 27 Boise State vs. Gonzaga Laramie, WY 11:00AM Sun., Sept. 27 UC Riverside HOME 1:30 PM Fri., Oct. 2 Air Force* Colorado Springs, CO 5:00 PM Sun., Oct. 4 Northern Colorado HOME TBA Thurs., Oct. 8 New Mexico* Albuquerque, NM 7:00 PM Sat., Oct. 10 TCU* Fort Worth, TX 7:00 PM Thurs. Oct. 15 San Diego State* HOME 3:00 PM Sat., Oct. 17 UNLV* HOME 12:00PM Sat., Oct. 24 Utah* HOME 1:00 PM Sat., Oct. 31 BYU* Provo, UT 1:00 PM Wed., Nov. 4 Mountain West 1st Round Provo, UT TBA Thurs., Nov. 5 Mountain West Semi-Final Provo, UT TBA Sat., Nov. 7 Mountain West Final Provo, UT TBA # Exhibition Match * Mountain West Conference Match Home Meets in BOLD All Game Times Mountain
Roster # Name Class POS Hometown (Last School) 24 Katie Amsberry JR FW Littleton, CO (Arapahoe HS) 8 Carmen Blume FR FW Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Calgary Academy HS) 4 Bostyn Burger JR B Gilbert, AZ (Gilbert HS) 33 Meagan Burke FR GK Lakewood, CO (Green Mountain HS) 22 Jules Candelaria JR MF Albuquerque, NM (Cibola HS) 26 Chelsea Coddington JR B Stockton, CA (Lincoln HS) 17 Mara Cosgrove FR B Thornton, CO (Legacy HS) 15 Kayla Davis JR MF Folsom, CA (Folsom HS) 5 Jerrica DiVincenzo JR MF Fullerton, CA (Santo Rivas HS) 14 Kerstyn Etheridge SR MF Surrey B.C., Canada (Seaquam HS) 7 Taylor Grillo FR MF Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek HS) 1 Shalayne Janis FR MF Orem, UT (Mountain View HS) 9 Jenny Johnson FR MF Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain HS) 10 Morgan Johnson SR B Casper, WY (Kelly Walsh HS) 29 Sydney Jones FR B Sugarland, TX (Stephen F. Austin HS) 3 Emily Layton SR MF Colorado Springs, CO (Palmer HS) 11 Allison Masumiya SO B Lakewood, CA (Lakewood HS) 0 Courtney Merkle FR GK Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (Winston Churchill HS) 12 Olivia Mohtadi FR FW Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Central Memorial HS) 19 Nicole Rice JR FW Jackson, WY (Jackson HS) 20 Cassie Sheffield SO FW Longmont, CO (Silver Creek HS) 00 Ryann Torrero SO GK Burbank, CA (Village Christian HS) 13 Emma Wilson SR B Littleton, CO (Heritage HS) Head Coach/Alma Mater: Record at Wyoming: Career Record: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Danny Sanchez (UCONN, 91), Second Season 8-10-1 ( One year) 136-21-2 (Seven years) Kim Whisenant (North Carolina State 96), Sixth Season Jason Green (Ottawa 03), Season Season Roster Breakdown By Class Seniors (4)-- Kerstyn Etheridge, Morgan Johnson, Emily Layton, Emma Wilson Juniors (7)--Katie Amsberry, Bostyn Burger, Juliana Candelaria, Chelsea Coddington, Kayla Davis, Jerrica DiVincenzo, Nichole Rice Sophomores (3)-- Allison Masumiya, Cassie Sheffield, Ryann Torrero Freshmen (9)-- Carmen Blume, Meagan Burke, Mara Cosgrove, Taylor Grillo, Shalayne Janis, Jenny Johnson, Sydney Jones, Courtney Merkle, Olivia Mohtadi By Home State Wyoming (2)-- Morgan Johnson, Nicole Rice Colorado (8)-- Katie Amsberry, Meagan Burke, Mara Cosgrove, Taylor Grillo, Jenny Johnson, Emily Layton, Cassie Sheffield, Emma Wilson California (5)-- Chelsea Coddington, Kayla Davis Jerrica DiVincenzo, Allison Masumiya, Ryann Torrero Arizona (1)-- Bostyn Burger New Mexico (1)-- Juliana Candelaria Utah (1)-- Shalayne Janis Texas (1)-- Sydney Jones Alberta (3)-- Carmen Blume, Courtney Merkle, Olivia Mohtadi British Columbia (1)-- Kerstyn Etheridge Starters Returning (6) Mid- Jerrica DiVincenzo (19gp/12gs, 11 shots, 1 goal, 1 assists, 3 pts) Mid-Juliana Candelaria (19gp/17gs, 7 shots, 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 pts) Mid-Kerstyn Etheridge (19gp/19gs, 14 shots, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 pts) Mid-Emily Layton (19gp/19gs, 60 shots, 6 goals, 4 assists, 16 pts) Def-Emma Wilson (19gp/19gs, 13 shots, 0 goals, 1 assists, 1 pts) Def- Allison Masumiya (19gp/ 14gs, 5 shots, 0 goals, o assists, 0 pts) Starters Lost (5) For-Amanda Lathrop (19gp/19gs, 66 shots, 8 goals, 8 assists, 24 pts) Def.- Laine Hubbard (19gp/19gs, 39 shot, 2 goals, 2 assists, 6 pts) For- Tamika Wilson (16gp/7gs, 18 shots, 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 pts) Def.- Corey Thieman (19gp/19gs, 10 shots, 2 goals, 0 assists, 4 pts) GK- Jamie Scarcliff (19gp/19gs, 59 saves, 20 GA, 1.05 GAA)
2009 Coaching Staff Danny Sanchez (UCONN, 91) Cowgirl Soccer Head Coach Sanchez enters his second season as the head soccer coach at the University of Wyoming. In his first season at the helm, Sanchez led the Cowgirls to a 8-10-1 record that was highlighted by two three game win streaks and a 1-0 victory over nationally ranked TCU. Wyoming s offense was strong in their eight victories out scoring their opponents 18-1. The defense for the Cowgirls was also tough as Wyoming ranked fourth in the MWC in goals allowed (1.16) and tied for second in shutouts (7). Sanchez came to Wyoming after posting a 128-11-7 (.901) record in six seasons as the head women s coach at Metro State College in Denver, Colo. He led the Roadrunners to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2004 and 2006. During his time at Metro State, Sanchez was the 2004 NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Coach of the Year all six seasons. He was also a four-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Midwest Region Coach of the Year. In his six seasons at Metro State, the Roadrunners won the RMAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament every year. They also won five Midwest Region Championships. In addition to its 2004 and 2006 National Championships, Metro State reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament three times (2002, `04 and `06) and advanced to the Elite Eight five times. At one point, Metro State won a Division II record 61 consecutive home games, as well as 59 consecutive overall games. Metro State produced two Division II National Players of the Year and 14 NSCAA All-Americans in Sanchez s tenure. Sanchez oversaw the Metro State men s Program from 2004-07 and helped lead the Roadrunner men to the 2007 RMAC Championship and to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007. Prior to coaching at Metro State, Sanchez served as the head men s and women s soccer coach at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. from 1995-2002. At Mesa, he led the women s team to a 103-15-5 (.858) overall record and the men to a 96-36-7 (.716) mark. The women won four National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region I Championships and five Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Championships. In 2001, he was the ACCAC and NJCAA Region I Men s and Women s Coach of the Year, as well as the NSCAA Junior College Central Region Coach of the Year. He also won the NJCAA Region I Women s Coach of the Year award in 1996 and 1999. Mesa produced 12 All-Americans in Sanchez s time with the program. Sanchez has been very active in coaching around the Rocky Mountain region. He has served as a staff coach and licensing instructor for the Colorado State Youth Soccer Association. He is a US Youth Soccer Region IV Staff Coach. Sanchez holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) A License, a USSF National Youth License, an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and a KNVB Dutch Advanced Certificate. After beginning his collegiate career at Mesa Community College, Sanchez moved on to the University of Connecticut and led the Huskies to the 1989 Big East Championship and a NCAA Tournament birth. He ranked in the New England Region s top 10 in scoring in 1989. Following his collegiate career, he played in the Western Soccer League for the Arizona Condors and in the U.S.I.S.L. for the Arizona Cotton. Sanchez earned a bachelor s degree in economics from the University of Connecticut in 1991. He and his wife, Beth, have two sons Cole (10) and Drew (7). Kim Whisenant (North Carolina State, 96) Cowgirl Soccer Assistant Coach Kim Whisenant enters her seventh season as a Wyoming soccer assistant coach. She returned to Wyoming in 2004 for a second tenure as assistant coach, as she was also a coach at UW during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. In her first season back with the Cowgirls, she helped guide UW to the second best finish in school history as they finished with a record of 9-7-4 and placed a record four players on the Mountain West Conference first and second teams. In her second season, the Cowgirls finished 9-7-3, the best winning percentage in school history, and placed two players on the MWC All-Conference teams. In 2006 she helped lead the Cowgirls to a 7-9-3 record. Whisenant spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons as an assistant coach at Tulane University. While with Tulane, she helped guide the Green Wave to their first winning season in six years as they went 9-8 in 2001. Before initially joining the Cowgirl staff in 1999, Whisenant served as a graduate assistant coach at East Tennessee State University, under former UW head coach Anne Moore, during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. Whisenant played four seasons at North Carolina State where she helped lead the Wolfpack to three NCAA tournament appearances. During her senior season, North Carolina State reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament and was at one time ranked as high as sixth nationally. Following college, she played in the U.S.W.I.S.L for the Baltimore Lady Bays, the Maryland Pride and the Fort Collins Force. Whisenant earned her bachelor s degree in communication from North Carolina State in 1996. She holds an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association and an USSF A license from the United States Soccer Federation. The former Kim Murphy is married to UW Associate Athletics Director Matt Whisenant. The couple has a son, Landon Thomas (5), and daughter Chloe Ann (3). Jason Green (Ottawa, 03) Cowgirl Soccer Assistant Coach Jason Green will be entering his second season as a Wyoming soccer assistant coach. This will be Jason s second tenure under Sanchez, the first coming at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. Green and Sanchez also worked together on a number of club teams and summer camps as well. Jason has had two high school head coaching jobs, the first at Skyline High School in Mesa, AZ, where he was named Region Coach of the Year and the second at Chandler High School in Chandler, AZ where he was also named Region Coach of the Year and his team won three straight NSCAA National Academic Awards. In his 12 year coaching career in college, high school and club soccer, Green has coached five state championship teams, six region championship teams, four district championship teams and five conference championship teams. Jason holds a United States Soccer Federation B License and has also attended The Manchester United Coaches Symposium. Green started his college playing career at Mesa Community College under Sanchez where they were ranked as high as second in the nation. He continued his collegiate career at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz. At GCU, Jason helped lead the team to as high as second in the nation and to the championship game in the CCAA tournament. He earned his bachelor s degree in Physical Education from Ottawa University, in Phoenix, in 2003 and completed his Master s Degree in Physical Education from Arizona State University in 2008.
A Look at the Cowgirls 08 Season The Cowgirl Soccer team finished the 2008 season with an overall record of 8-10-1, 2-5 in conference play which placed them in seventh in the Mountain West Conference. Wyoming s season proved to have both high and low s. The Cowgirls started the season on the road with a loss to Western Michigan, but won their next two games at home against Bryant University (3-1) and South Dakota (7-0). The seven goals against South Dakota was the second most goals in a single game in school history. The non-conference schedule ended with the Cowgirls adding wins against Gonzaga, Utah Valley, a tie against Idaho State, and a loss to Utah State. Conference action started with a victory over Air Force, and two weeks later defeated 29th ranked TCU 1-0. After the quick 2-0 MWC start, the Cowgirls lost their next five games. Three of those games ended with a score of 1-0. Since 2003, the Cowgirls have defended the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex with great success going 14-4 in conference play. The Cowgirls failed to make a post season bid and have yet to win a post season game. Senior Amanda Lathorp, a native of Lakewood, Colo. was named to MWC First Team All-Conference. Lathrop wrote her name in the UW record books by becoming career leader in assists with 15, and tied with fellow senior Tamika Wilson in career goals with 20. Senior goalkeeper Jaime Scarcliff also added her name into the record books by becoming Wyoming s leader in goals against average with 1.12. 2008 Statistical Leaders Individual Leaders (All Games): Goals Amanda Lathrop (8) Assists Amanda Lathrop (8) Points Amanda Lathrop (24) Shots Amanda Lathrop (66) Game Winning Goals Amanda Lathrop (4) Saves Jaime Scarcliff (59) Goals Against Average Jaime Scarcliff (1.05) Statistical Rankings in the MWC (All Games): Goals 6th - Amanda Lathrop (8) Assists Tie 2nd - Amanda Lathrop (8) Points 4th - Amanda Lathrop (24) Points Per Game 5th - Amanda Lathrop (1.26) 10th- Emily Layton (0.79) Game Winning Goals Tie 3rd - Amanda Lathrop (4) Goals Against Avg. 4th - Jaime Scarcliff (1.05) Saves 6th - Jaime Scarcliff (59) Save Percentage 6th- Jaime Scarcliff (.747) Shutouts Tie 2nd - Jaime Scarcliff (7) 2008 MWC Honors: Forward Amanda Lathrop was named to the MWC First Team All-Conference. First Team Katie Larkin Sr. Midfielder BYU Andrea Willis Jr. Defender BYU Kelly Isleib Jr. Forward Utah Ashleigh Shoughro So. Forward UNLV Jordan Calhoun Fr. Forward TCU Jessica Carter Sr. Defender BYU Lauren Anderson Fr. Forward BYU Cat Walker So. Midfielder SDSU Alexis Ball So. Midfielder New Mexico Katy Reineke Sr. Midfielder Utah Amanda Lathrop Sr. Midfielder Wyo. 2008 Season in Review Second Team Lauren Hair So. Forward Utah Kassidy Christensen So. Forward BYU Shannon Adragna Sr. Goalkeeper UNM Lizzy Karoly Jr. Forward TCU Brie Kuhne Sr. Defender UNLV Lauren Porter Fr. Defender Utah Alicia Lugo Jr. Goalkeeper UNLV Jessica Gordon Jr. Forward SDSU Katie Taylor Fr. Defender TCU Bridgett Murphy Fr. Midfielder Air Force Hannah Hand Sr. Forward New Mexico 2008 Season Results (8-10-1, 2-5, MWC 7th place) Date Opponent Location Result Fri., Aug. 15 Fort Lewis College# Laramie, Wyo. W 4-0 Fri., Aug. 22 at Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. L 0-3 Sun., Aug. 24 Bryant University Laramie, Wyo. W 3-1 Fri., Aug. 29 South Dakota Laramie, Wyo. W 7-0 Sun., Aug. 31 at Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. L 0-1 Fri., Sept. 5 James Madison Laramie, Wyo. L 1-2 Sun., Sept. 7 Montana Laramie, Wyo. L 1-2 Fri., Sept. 12 at Idaho Moscow, Idaho W 3-0 Sun., Sept. 14 at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. W 1-0 Fri., Sept. 19 vs. Utah Valley Pocatello, Idaho W 1-0 Sun., Sept. 21 vs. Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho T 1-1 Sun., Sept. 28 Utah State Laramie, Wyo. L 1-2 Fri., Oct. 3 Air Force* Laramie, Wyo. W 1-0 Sun., Oct. 5 Boise State Laramie, Wyo. W 1-0 Fri., Oct. 10 TCU* Laramie, Wyo. W 1-0 Sun., Oct. 12 New Mexico* Laramie, Wyo. L 0-1 Fri., Oct. 17 UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. L 1-3 Sun., Oct. 19 San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. L 0-4 Wed., Oct. 26 Utah*$ Salt Lake City, Utah L 0-1 Sat., Nov. 1 BYU Laramie, Wyo. L 0-1 # Exhibition * Indicates Mountain West Conference Match $ Televised Live on the MTN. Home Games in BOLD 2008 Season Notes * The Cowgirls have won 52 games over the past five seasons, and finished the 2008 season with an overall record of 8-10-1. In 2005, the Cowgirls finished with a 9-7-3 record, the best winning percentage (.553) in UW history. The Cowgirls finished 9-7-4 in 2004 for the second best winning percentage (0.55) in UW history. * In the eight Cowgirl wins, Wyoming out scored their opponents 18-1. * Wyoming out shot their opponents 285-206 and averaged 15 shots a game, to their opponents 11. * Senior Amanda Lathrop was named MWC First Team All-Conference. In 2007 she was named second team all-conference. * Lathrop led the MWC in assists per game with a.42 average per game. She was also second in the conference in assist (8) and fourth in shots (66). * In 2008 Lathrop dished out eight assists, putting her first in the UW record books for most assists in a season with eight, and most career assists with 15. * Senior Tamika Wilson moved her name into the record books as well. Wilson and Lathrop are tied for second in career goals with 20. * Senior keeper Jaime Scarcliff tallied seven shutouts in 2008, second in the MWC. * Scarcliff had a 1.05 goal against average in 2008. She set the UW career record for goals against average with 1.12. * Since 2003, the Cowgirls have defended the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex with great success going 14-4 in conference play. 2008 Mountain West Conference Standings MWC Overall Team W-L-T W-L-T BYU 7-0-0 18-5-1 Utah 5-2-0 11-9-2 TCU 4-2-1 14-4-2 UNLV 3-3-1 11-7-3 New Mexico 3-3-1 8-5-6 San Diego State 2-4-1 6-10-3 Wyoming 2-5-0 8-10-1 Air Force 0-7-0 3-14-0