WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS #4 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS (18-5-0) #1 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (20-1-0) Friday, November 11, 2005 5:00 pm Chapel Hill, N.C. Fetzer Field 2005 CATAMOUNT SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST Niagara Women s Soccer Classic 26 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 2-1 28 at Niagara W, 3-2 (2OT) SEPTEMBER 2 CAMPBELL W, 3-0 4 at East Carolina L, 2-0 9 LONGWOOD W, 2-0 13 at UNC Asheville W, 2-0 Furman Select Kickoff Classic 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 1-0 18 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 1-0 21 UNC GREENSBORO * L, 2-1 23 FRANCIS MARION W, 2-0 25 at Elon * W, 2-0 OCTOBER 2 at Wofford * L, 1-0 6 at Furman * Postponed 8 COASTAL CAROLINA W, 2-1 14 APPALACHIAN STATE* W, 1-0 (OT) 16 THE CITADEL * W,2-1 18 at Furman * L, 3-0 21 at College of Charleston * W, 1-0 23 CHATTANOOGA * W, 2-0 28 at Georgia Southern * W, 2-0 30 DAVIDSON * L, 2-1 NOVEMBER Southern Conference Championship 3 vs. College of Charleston # W, 3-1 (OT) 4 vs. Davidson W, 2-0 5 vs. Furman W, 1-0 BOLD - Home Game * - Southern Conference Game # - Southern Conference Soccer Championship WCU MEDIA RELATIONS Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 28723 Office: (828) 227-2336 Fax: (828) 227-7688 Press Box: (828) 227-7136 2005 COLLEGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS NOV. 11 & 13 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - FETZER FIELD Catamounts make 1st-ever trip to NCAA College Cup THE MATCH-UP/SERIES: Tonight marks the first-ever meeting between the Catamounts of Western Carolina and the North Carolina Tar Heels... Western is the champion of the Southern Conference, marking the lowest seed to ever claim the title... North Carolina has won 17 National Champion titles... This season, Western Carolina compiled a 6-3 record away from Cullowhee while winning seven of the nine home contests played at the new Catamount Athletic Complex on-campus in Cullowhee... Tonight is also the 24th match for Western this season, which is a school-record for games in a single-season... North Carolina owns a 249-9-4 alltime record at home at Fetzer Field, while outscoring opponents 1,261-to-117 in 262 matches all-time... the Heels completed the 2005 season with a 5-1 record at home... Since 1995, UNC has only dropped three matches in Chapel Hill. WCU WINS IN 2ND TRIP TO SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: For the second-time in the program s brief seven-year history, the Western Carolina Catamounts appeared in the Southern Conference Championship match last Sunday, winning the school s first-ever title... the other occurrence was in 2001 when Western won a share of the regular season championship and entered the tourney as the top seed... In 01, the three-year old Catamounts defeated Wofford and Georgia Southern by identical 2-1 margins, then fell to UNC Greensboro in the finals by a 2-to-1 count in double-overtime... Ironically enough, both of Western Carolina s final appearances have come in tournaments hosted at Furman University. vs. #1 UNC Location:... Chapel Hill, NC Enrollment:... 26,878 Nickname:... Tar Heels Colors:... Carolina Blue & White Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:... ACC MEDIA COVERAGE: RADIO: WWCU-FM, POWER 90DOT5 INTERNET: WWW.WWCUFM.COM FIVE CATAMOUNTS SELECTED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Following Sunday s victory, five Catamounts were honored with All-SoCon Tournament honors... Senior Casey Davis, junior Meghan Reilly, junior Alesha Row, sophomore Heather Dittmer, and freshman Arlan 2005 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS WWW.CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM DANIEL HOOKER (WCU, 01) Director of Media Relations Cell: (828) 508-2494 dhooker@email.wcu.edu

Quick Facts Location:... Cullowhee, N.C.... pronounced Kull-uh-whee Founded:... 1889 Enrollment:... 9,000 Nickname:... Catamounts School Colors:... Purple and Gold Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:...Southern Chancellor:... Dr. John W. Bardo DIrector of Athletics:... Chip Smith Athletics Phone:... (828) 227-7338 Athletics Fax:... (828) 227-7688 Athletics Web Site:... www.catamountsports.com Home Facility:...Catamount Athletic Complex Capacity:... 1,000 First Year of Women s Soccer:... 1999 Overall All-Time Record:... 76-55-11 (.557) Head Coach:... Tammy DeCesare (Catawba, 94) Record at WCU:... 18-5-0, first season Career Record:... same Assistant Coach:... James Kryger (Cleveland State, 01) Soccer Office:... (828) 227-2025 WCU CATAMOUNTS IN SOUTHERN CONFERENCE RANKINGS CATEGORY STAT RANK STAT RANK POINTS: Heather Dittmer 19 pts... T-6th Lauren Atkinson 18 pts... T-8th 11 pts... T-8th GOALS: Heather Dittmer 7 goals... T-5th Lauren Atkinson 6 goals... T-9th 4 goals... T-6th ASSISTS: Keevy Harris 8 assists... T-3rd Meghan Reilly 6 assists... T-6th 3... T-10th Lauren Atkinson 6 assists... T-6th 3... T-10th GAME WINNERS: Heather Dittmer Natalie Turgeon AS OF SOCON RELEASE 11/8/05 ALL GAMES 5 GWGs... 2nd 3 GWGs... T-4th CONFERENCE ONLY (reg. season) GOALS AGAINST AVG: Alesha Row 0.69... 1st 0.89... 5th SAVES: Alesha Row 102 saves... 1st 52 saves... 2nd SAVE PERCENTAGE: Alesha Row 0.864... 2nd 0.852... 3rd SHUTOUTS: Alesha Row 13 shutouts... 1st 5 shutouts... 3rd Whittle were all tabbed by the SoCon coaches for their performances over the three-match, four-day event. ROW TABBED TOURNEY MVP: Western goal keeper, junior Alesha Row, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player at the SoCon Championships... Row recorded two shutout victories on the weekend, blanking top-seeded Davidson and second-seed Furman en route to the championship... Row tallied 15 saves, including seven apiece in the semi and final rounds. DITTMER NAMED TO NATIONAL ELITE TEAM OF THE WEEK: Western Carolina women s soccer continued to get national recognition... on Thursday, sophomore Heather Dittmer was named to the Soccer Buzz magazine, National Elite Team of the Week, for her performances during the 2005 SoCon Championship... Dittmer was in on all three of Western s game winning goals during the tournament run... she scored the game-winner in overtime to lift Western over the College of Charleston in the firstround match-up, and headed in the lone goal in Sunday s championship round... Dittmer additionally recorded an assist on the first goal scored in the 2-0 shutout win over top-seeded Davidson in the semifinals... the selection to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week is the firstevery by a Western Carolina women s soccer player in the program s seven-year history. SOCON SELECTS ROW AS TIAA-CREF STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: With her performance in the 2005 Southern Conference Championship, coupled with her outstanding work in the classroom, junior Alesha Row was selected as the SoCon s TIAA-CREF Student-Athlete of the Week for Nov. 9. PIERCE NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: WCU senior defender Emily Pierce was named to the ESPN the Magazine, Academic All-District III second team, as announced by the College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA)... The selection is the third all-time by a Catamount, which includes Pierce s two selections to the second team in 2003 and 05... the other All- District selection for Western Carolina was Kyla Deon, a second team selection in 2002... Pierce is also a two-time SoCon TIAA-CREF Fall Academic All-Conference team member, and will more than likely make it three this season... In addition to being Western s all-time leading scorer among defenders, Pierce boasts a 3.896 cumulative grade point average (GPA) in Biology. CATAMOUNTS IN REGIONAL POLLS: Following Western Carolina s SoCon Championship run, which included knocking off two teams WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE SOCON RANKINGS CATEGORY RANK STAT STANDINGS (REG. SEASON)...4TH... 6-4-0 SHOTS...4TH... 308 (13.39) POINTS... 3RD...114 (4.96) GOALS...4TH...35 (1.52) ASSISTS... T-1ST...44 (1.91) GOALS ALLOWED... T-1ST...16 (0.70) GOALS AGAINST AVG.... 1ST... 0.69 SAVES...5TH...107 (4.65) SHUTOUTS... 1ST...13 (0.57) FOULS... 1ST... 293 (12.74) CORNER KICKS... 3RD...105 (4.57) OFFSIDES... T-4TH...36 (1.57) YELLOW CARDS... 2ND...14 (0.61)

Western Carolina Women s Soccer Numerical Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School) 00 Alesha Row GK 5-7 JR Fargo, ND (Fargo North HS) 1 Jennifer Deck GK 5-6 SO Herndon, VA (Oakton HS) 2 Melissa Berry D 5-5 SO Matthews, NC (Weddington HS) 3 Keevy Harris M/F 5-5 JR Sophia, NC (Randleman HS) 4 Leah Daino M 5-6 SO Statesville, NC (Statesville HS) 5 Natalie Turgeon M/F 5-5 SR Raleigh, NC (Cardinal Gibbons HS) 6 Rebekah Mumm D 5-7 SO Asheville, NC (A.C. Reynolds HS) 7 Meghan Reilly M 5-4 JR Lubbock, TX (Lubbock HS) 8 Heather Dittmer M 5-7 SO Marietta, GA (Walton HS) 9 Arlan Whittle D 5-5 FR Peachtree City, GA (McIntosh HS) 10 Megan Chambers M 5-8 SR Roswell, GA (Roswell HS) 11 Casey Davis M 5-6 SR Marietta, GA (Walton HS) 12 Emily Pierce D 5-9 SR Chattanooga, TN (Red Bank HS) 13 Tammy Jones M 5-3 JR Pink Hill, NC (East Duplin HS) 15 Buki Baruwa F 5-8 FR Cary, NC (Green Hope HS) 16 Marie Nicolini D 5-0 SR Cary, NC (Cardinal Gibbons HS) 19 Natasha Moore D 5-7 SR Fountain Inn, SC (Hillcrest HS) 20 Bailey Culp D 5-7 SO Richmond, VA (The Pendleton School) 21 Lauren Atkinson F 5-3 SO Marietta, GA (Blessed Trinity Catholic HS) 22 Michaela Hall M 5-6 SO Greeley, CO (Greeley West HS) Head Coach: Tammy DeCesare (Catawba, 94) Assistant Coach: James Kryger (Cleveland State, 01) Athletic Trainer: Jenn Mroz (Lock Haven, 95) that appeared in regional rankings, the Catamounts have climbed into the rankings themselves... Western made its first-ever appearance on the Soccer Buzz Southeast regional rankings, in at No. 10, and appeared on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas poll for the second-time in its brief sevenyear history, hitting the charts at a school-record No. 9 this week... Western was ranked 10th in the NSCAA poll back in 2001... the Catamounts lurked around the Others Receiving Votes category for three consecutive weeks from October 11 through October 25 in the NSCAA/adidas regional poll before falling from the list following the 2-1 loss to Davidson in the regular season finale... the Cats managed to leapfrog three SoCon schools, however, to make a return visit among the regional leaders in ninth... SoCon members, Furman, Davidson, and UNC Greensboro are all listed among the others receiving votes in this week s poll (for full poll run-down, see page 4 of the notes.) TWO CATAMOUNTS NAMED TO ALL-SOCON SQUAD: Senior defender Emily Pierce and junior goal keeper Alesha Row were named second team All-Southern Conference on Tuesday (Nov. 2)... Pierce and Row become just the eighth and ninth players honored by the SoCon since Western began sponsoring women s soccer in 1999... Between the nine players, Western has garnered ten second-team honors and thrice been dubbed with a first team honoree. Nardia Moore holds the school-record for number of selections, earning All-SoCon accolades three times during her four-year career as a Catamount... Jordan Howell (2001), Jamie Pawlik (2002), and Mandi Tinsley (2002) are WCU s first team selections... Pierce (Chattanooga, Tenn.) has more than doubled her offensive output from her defensive position, tallying three goals and dished out two assists for a career-high eight points, which is tied for the most points scored among the seven defenders honored by the SoCon... Pierce earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors at the season-opening Niagara Women s Soccer Classic and duplicated her all-tournament selection at the Furman Select Kickoff Classic in mid-september, scoring the game-winning goal over Eastern Kentucky... Row (Fargo, N.D.) has back-stopped the Catamount defense all season, playing every minute between the pipes... She has compiled a 17-5 overall record, with her 12 shutouts not only shattering the previous record of six, but also pulling her to within two of tying for the Western Carolina all-time record of 18, held by Tinsley (1999-02)... She additionally leads the SoCon in shutouts, two more than her first-team counterpart, Andie Hinshaw from Furman... Row s 0.74 goals against average currently ranks as the best single-season mark in school history and second in the Southern Conference, with her.853 save percentage ranking as the second-best, single-season mark all-time... She has made 87 total stops this season to rank third in the league and fifth on WCU s single-season charts. WESTERN SETS SCHOOL RECORDS: This year s Catamounts have set several school records... the 15 regular season wins entering the SoCon tournament were the most-ever by a WCU squad in regular season play... with the 2-1, OT win over the College of Charleston on Thursday, Western tied the school mark for most wins in a season overall (16)... the 2-0 upset victory over top-seeded Davidson gave Western 17 W s, which was the most every by a Catamount soccer team until the 1-0 shutout win over Furman to leave WCU at 18, the current record... En route to the 18 wins, the Catamounts have also set a school-record for shutouts in a season with 13 after securing one in the semifinals and one in the finals of the tournament... the shutouts have been credited to Alesha Row... first-year head coach Tammy DeCesare has also established a new mark for Catamount coaches... all of the aforementioned win milestones for the team are also the most ever by a first-year head coach at Western Carolina -- granted, Western has only had two, first-year skippers, but DeCesare s 18 wins is seven-better than Debbie Hensley s 16, who

2005 SOCCER BUZZ RANKINGS NATIONAL TOP 30 1. Portland 18-0-1 2 2. Penn State 19-0-1 1 3. NORTH CAROLINA 20-1-0 3 4. UCLA 17-1-2 4 5. Notre Dame 19-2-0 6 6. Virginia 15-5-1 7 7. Florida State 17-3-0 5 8. California 14-3-2 9 9. Duke 13-5-1 10 10. Santa Clara 14-4-2 8 11. Tennessee 14-5-2 13 12. Texas A&M 16-3-2 18 13. Connecticut 15-4-2 11 14. Marquette 17-3-1 12 15. Cal State Fullerton 17-3-0 19 16. Pepperdine 13-3-3 22 17. Boston College 11-5-2 14 18. Gonzaga 12-3-4 21 19. Vanderbilt 16-3-2 20 20. West Virginia 11-5-3 15 21. BYU 15-2-3 17 22. Florida 13-5-1 16 23. Yale 13-3-1 25 24. USC 12-5-2 28 25. Wisconsin 13-8-2 NR 26. Stanford 10-6-3 RV 27. Colorado 12-7-3 RV 28. Mississippi 14-4-2 23 29. Illinois 11-6-3 27 30. Dartmouth 12-4-1 30 Others Receiving Votes (alphabetical): Arizona, 9-7-3; Hofstra 14-3-3; Nebraska 13-7-1; Purdue 11-7-1; St. Louis, 15-4; Texas (11-8-1) 2005 SOCCER BUZZ RANKINGS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TOP 15 1. NORTH CAROLINA 20-1-0 1 2. Florida State 17-3-0 2 3. Duke 13-5-1 3 4. Florida 13-5-1 4 5. Clemson 9-8-2 5 6. Wake Forest 9-8-1 6 7. Florida Atlantic 16-3-1 8 8. Georgia 12-6-2 7 9. Davidson 14-5-2 9 10. WESTERN CAROLINA 18-5-0 NR 11. Furman 14-6-2 12 12. Samford 15-3-3 15 13. Charlotte 11-9-0 11 14. Central Florida 12-10-0 13 15. Kennesaw State 13-4-1 10 Others Receiving Votes (alphabetical): Auburn (8-12-1); Miami (FL) (8-11-1); UNC Greensboro. led the Cats during the inaugural season of women s soccer at Western in 1999... Heather Dittmer s five game-winning goals ranks as the second-best, single-season out put ever... Keevy Harris eight assists ranks tied for fourth on the single-season chart. THE SOCON VS. THE ACC IN 2005: The Southern Conference has faced off against its regional counterpart, the Atlantic Coast Conference 13 times this season... the ACC has held a commanding 1-12-0 record in those match-ups... UNC played one match versus a SoCon school this season, blanking Davidson; UNC Greensboro knocked off Virginia Tech to give the SoCon its lone victory versus ACC foes this year: 8/26... Clemson 4, Chattanooga 1 8/26... Duke 1, UNC Greensboro 0 (OT) 8/28... NC State 1, C. of Charleston 0 (OT) 8/28... Wake Forest 5, Davidson 1 9/2... North Carolina 6, Davidson 0 9/4... Duke 2, Davidson 0 9/9... Virginia Tech 2, C. of Charleston 0 9/11... Virginia Tech 1, Wofford 0 9/16... Wake Forest 1, UNC Greensboro 0 9/18... Clemson 1, Wofford 0 9/18... UNC Greensboro 1, Virginia Tech 0 10/25... Florida State 5, The Citadel 0 2005 FOR WCU - TITLE YEAR: Before the final buzzer sounded in the SoCon Championship game crowning the Catamounts as the champion, Western had already won two additional titles... WCU captured the Niagara University Women s Soccer Classic championship to open the 2005 season... the Catamounts also claimed a share of the Furman - Select Kickoff Classic in mid-september... Emily Pierce was named the tourney MVP at Niagara, and was joined by senior Casey Davis and junior Keevy Harris on the all-tournament team... at the Select Kickoff Classic, Pierce and Davis were joined by freshman Arlan Whittle in receiving Alltourney accolades. DAVIS HAS RECORD YEAR: Entering her senior season, WCU senior Casey Davis had tallied 11 total points over three seasons, scoring five goals and dishing out one assist... the Marietta, Ga., native broke out of her shell at the start of the 2005 season, recording three goals and two assists in her first two matches this season, helping her earn Alltournament honors at the season-opening Niagara Women s Soccer Classic... she currently ranks third on the team in scoring, having tallied five goals to tie her previous total for her entire career, and 13 points, two more than she accumulated in three years... Davis became just the third Western Carolina women s soccer player to earn Southern Conference Player of the Week honors on August 30. WHO DO YOU COVER...? UNSELFISH CATS: The difficult thing about preparing to play the Catamounts is figuring out who to concentrate on the most... Six Cats have recorded double-digit points, with eight players having scored multiple goals, led by sophomores Heather Dittmer with seven and Lauren Atkinson with six... All told, 12 different Catamounts have scored goals this year with 13 Cats having dished out at least one assist, eight of which have multiple helpers. 2005 NSCAA/adidas RANKINGS NATIONAL TOP 25 1. Portland 18-0-1 2 2. NORTH CAROLINA 20-1-0 3 3. Penn State 19-0-1 1 4. UCLA 17-1-2 4 5. Notre Dame 19-2-0 5 6. California 14-3-2 9 7. Virginia 15-5-1 8 8. Santa Clara 14-4-2 6 9. Texas A&M 16-3-2 10 10. Duke 13-5-1 12 11. Florida State 17-3-0 6 12. Marquette 17-3-1 11 13. Tennessee 14-5-2 15 14. Boston College 11-5-2 13 15. Cal State Fullerton 17-3-0 17 16. Connecticut 15-4-2 15 17. BYU 15-2-3 14 18. Pepperdine 13-3-3 NR 19. Colorado 12-7-3 23 20. Florida 13-5-1 18 21. West Virginia 11-5-3 19 22. Yale 13-3-1 NR 23. Gonzaga 12-3-4 21 24. USC 12-5-2 NR 25. Michigan State 11-5-5 NR Others Receiving Votes: Clemson, Wisconsin (13-8-2), Purdue (11-7-1), Dartmouth (12-4-1), Stanford (10-6-3) 2005 NSCAA/adidas RANKINGS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TOP 10 1. NORTH CAROLINA 20-1-0 1 2. Florida State 17-3-0 2 3. Duke 13-5-1 3 4. Florida 13-5-1 3 5. Georgia 12-6-2 5 Clemson 9-8-2 5 7. Wake Forest 9-8-1 7 Florida Atlantic 16-3-1 8 9. WESTERN CAROLINA 18-5-0 NR 10. Samford 15-3-3 15 Others Receiving Votes: Furman, Davidson, UNC Greensboro

CATAMOUNT ROSTER ONE-TIMERS #00 - Alesha Row: Has recorded 13 shutout victories this season, the most by a goal keeper in a season alltime at Western... ranks 2nd all-time at WCU in career shutouts with 17... All-SoCon 2nd team selection this year... With 2 shutouts and 15 saves in the SoCon Championships, was named the tourney s MVP #1 - Jennifer Deck: Backup goal keeper... played in 6 matches a year ago, allowing 7 goals (1.90 GAA) - has not seen any action during the 2005-06 season #2 - Melissa Berry: INJURED - probably will not play... also runs track at Western #3 - Keevy Harris:... Ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 12... leads the team with eight assists, ranking tied for 3rd in the SoCon... has been used primarily on all Western throw-ins... In high school, was the starting placekicker for the Randleman High varsity football team. #4 - Leah Daino: Missed the final four regular season games with an ankle injury before returning to the lineup in both matches of this SoCon Championship #5 - Natalie Turgeon: Ranks 4th on the team in shots, and fifth in points scored this season... added the insurance goal in the upset win over top-seeded Davidson... Recorded the assist on the championship gamewinner, playing a ball to the head of Heather Dittmer for the score #6 - Rebekah Mumm: Has played in 11 matches this season as a key reserve off the bench. #7 - Meghan Reilly: Ranks sixth on the team in points after securing a goal and an assist in the SoCon tournament s first two rounds... Tied for the second in total points scored in the SoCon tournament by any Catamount player with three... Earned All-SoCon tournament accolades. #8 - Heather Dittmer: Her deflected, looping shot gave Western the 2-1 win in OT on Thursday... headed in the would-be game-winner in the championship match versus Furman... was the only player in the SoCon Championship to record multiple goals, both of which were game-winners... was named to All-tourney team. #9 - Arlan Whittle: is a key component of Western s defense that has helped keeper Alesha Row record a school-record 13 shutout wins... her inspired play during the SoCon Championships earned the frosh Alltournament team honors. #10 - Megan Chambers: A role player all season long at center mid, Chambers has had a tremendous impact during the SoCon Championships... Her 5 shots in the OT win over CofC last Thursday were a season-best for the senior... her first goal of the season knotted the quarterfinal match-up with Charleston at 1 apiece. #11 - Casey Davis: Has doubled her career point totals this, her final season... a two-time All-tournament team selection (Niagara Women s Soccer Classic and Furman Select Kickoff Classic) and the only Catamount to earn SoCon Player of the Week honors during 2005... Was limited to a pair of shots in the SoCon tournament... earned All-Southern Conference honors #12 - Emily Pierce: a second-team, All-Southern Conference selection at defense despite holding more points scored than all other defenders who were tabbed first team... an instrumental part of Western s defensive secondary in front of keeper, Alesha Row... is WCU s all-time leading scorer among defenders. #13 - Tammy Jones: Has battled through injury (sciatia pain) all season and receives treatment during spells on the sidelines during the match... missed most of preseason workouts and the first six matches of the season with the nagging injury... in nine games this season, has scored one goal on seven shots. #15 - Buki Baruwa: Did not action in the SoCon tourney... in limited seasonal action, fired three shots, two of which were on goal. #16 - Marie Nicolini: After playing the majority of the last two seasons as a defender, was pressed back into service along the front line as a forward during the SoCon tournament #19 - Natasha Moore: her elder sister, Nardia, was Western s first-ever signee back in 1998 (for the 99 season) who went on to become Western s all-time leading scorer and only 3-time All-SoCon Selection... #20 - Bailey Culp: Has been held to one shot over the last three games after uncorking 14 during the season. #21 - Lauren Atkinson: Western s leading scorer during the regular season with 17 points... is used primarily on the Catamount s corner-kick opportunities. #22 - Michaela Hall: INJURED - probably will not play... also runs track at Western

CAT TRACKS Current Catamounts in the WCU Record Books SEASON TEAM WINS W YEAR 1. WESTERN CAROLINA... 18... 2005 2. Western Carolina... 16... 2001 3. Western Carolina... 11... 2000 4. Western Carolina... 10... 2002 Western Carolina... 10... 1999 TOTAL GAMES PLAYED GMS YEAR 1. WESTERN CAROLINA... 23... 2005 2. Western Carolina... 22... 2001 3. Western Carolina... 21... 2000 4. Western Carolina... 20... 2003 Western Carolina... 20... 1999 GAME WINNING GOALS GWG YEAR 1. Jordan Howell...7... 2001 2. HEATHER DITTMER... 5... 2005 3. Stephanie Svoboda...4... 2003 Lauren Bramlett...4... 2001 5. Natalie Turgeon...3... 2002 Kellie Barker...3... 2000 ASSISTS A YEAR 1. Kelly Barker... 12... 1999 2. Lauren Bramlett...9... 2001 Jordan Howell...9... 2001 4. KEEVY HARRIS... 8... 2005 Brandy Ossmann...8... 2000 Nardia Moore...8... 2001 SHUTOUTS SHO YEAR 1. ALESHA ROW...13.0... 2005 2. Mandi Tinsley... 6.0... 2001 3. Mandi Tinsley... 5.0... 2002 4. Alesha Row... 4.0... 2004 Tina Weaver... 4.0... 2003 5. Mandi Tinsley... 3.5... 2000 Mandi Tinsley... 3.5... 1999... *As of 2002, the NCAA does not allow shared shutouts SAVES SAVES YEAR 1. Mandi Tinsley... 130... 2002 2. Tina Weaver... 123... 2003 3. Mandi Tinsley... 116... 2000 4. ALESHA ROW... 102... 2005 5. Mandi Tinsley... 88... 1999 SAVE PERCENTAGE SV% YEAR 1. Mandi Tinsley....891... 2002 2. ALESHA ROW...864... 2005 3. Tina Weaver....820... 2003 4. Mandi Tinsley....800... 2001 5. Mandi Tinsley....773... 2000 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE GAA YEAR 1. ALESHA ROW...0.69... 2005 2. Mandi Tinsley... 0.87... 2002 3. Mandi Tinsley... 0.99... 2001 4. Tina Weaver... 1.36... 2003 5. Mandi Tinsley... 1.70... 2000 CAT TRACKS Current Catamounts in the WCU Record Books CAREER POINTS PTS YEARS 1. Nardia Moore... 96... 1999-02 2. Jordan Howell... 79... 2000-03 3. Lauren Bramlett... 63... 2000-03 4. Kelly Barker... 57... 1999-02 5. NATALIE TURGEON... 39... 2002-pres. 6. Felicia Wilson... 38... 2000-03 7. Stephanie Svoboda... 34... 2003-04 Morgan Foresman... 34... 1999-02 9. NATASHA MOORE... 33... 2002-pres. 10. LAUREN ATKINSON... 27... 2004-pres. CASEY DAVIS... 24... 2002-pres. HEATHER DITTMER... 22... 2004-pres. GOALS G YEARS 1. Nardia Moore... 38... 1999-02 2. Jordan Howell... 33... 2000-03 3. Lauren Bramlett... 19... 2000-03 4. NATALIE TURGEON... 15... 2002-pres. Stephanie Svoboda... 15... 2003-04 6. Felicia Wilson... 14... 2000-03 Kelly Barker... 14... 1999-02 8. Morgan Foresman... 13... 1999-02 9. NATASHA MOORE... 12... 2002-pres. 10. CASEY DAVIS... 10... 2002-pres. LAUREN ATKINSON... 9... 2004-pres. HEATHER DITTMER... 8... 2004-pres. GAME-WINNING GOALS GWG YEARS 1. Jordan Howell... 10... 2000-03 2. NATALIE TURGEON... 7... 2002-pres. Nardia Moore... 7... 1999-02 4. HEATHER DITTMER... 5... 2004-pres. Stephanie Svoboda... 5... 2003-04 Lauren Bramlett... 5... 2000-03 7. NATASHA MOORE... 4... 2002-pres. Kelly Barker... 4... 1999-02 9. LAUREN ATKINSON... 3... 2004-pres. Morgan Foresman... 3... 1999-02 ASSISTS A YEARS 1. Kelly Barker... 29... 1999-02 2. Lauren Bramlett... 25... 2000-03 3. Nardia Moore... 20... 1999-02 4. Jordan Howell... 13... 2000-03 5. Brandy Ossmann... 12... 2000-01 6. KEEVY HARRIS... 10... 2003-pres. Felicia Wilson... 10... 2000-03 8. NATASHA MOORE... 9... 2002-pres. NATALIE TURGEON... 9... 2002-pres. LAUREN ATKINSON... 9... 2004-pres. SAVES SV YEARS 1. Mandi Tinsley... 414... 1999-02 2. ALESHA ROW... 177... 2003-pres. 3. Tina Weaver... 133... 2000-03 4. Jennifer Deck... 18... 2004-pres. 5. Allison Rounds... 10... 1999 SHUTOUTS SHO YEARS 1. Mandi Tinsley... 18.0... 1999-02 2. ALESHA ROW... 17.0... 2003-pres. 3. Tina Weaver... 8.5... 2000-03 4. Allison Rounds... 2.5... 1999... *As of 2002, the NCAA does not allow shared shutouts GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE GAA YEARS 1. ALESHA ROW... 1.12... 2003-pres. 2. Tina Weaver... 1.36... 2000-03 3. Mandi Tinsley... 1.91... 2003-pres.

ROAD TO THE SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UP THURSDAY, NOV. 3 #4 WESTERN CAROLINA... 2 #5 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON... 1 Greenville, S.C. - Sophomore Heather Dittmer s goal seven and a half minutes into the first overtime session lifted the Western Carolina Catamounts to a 2-1 win over the fifth-seeded College of Charleston Cougars Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the 2005 Southern Conference Women s Soccer Championship. After receiving a pass from senior Marie Nicolini, who was pressed into service along Western s front line from her normal defensive position, Dittmer turned and fired a shot on the Cougar net from 23 yards out. The ball careened off a CofC defender and was catapulted on goal. Cougar keeper Erin Smith jumped to make the save, but her attempted deflection ricocheted off her hand, falling in the net for the game-winner. We came out flat in the first half. I told the players that I was willing to play with nine people on the field if I had to, just as long as those nine wanted to play, said first-year head coach Tammy DeCesare. I think it finally hit the seniors at halftime and all six of them turned it up a notch. Fourth-seeded Western Carolina improved to 16-5-0 overall, tying the school record for wins in a single season. The Catamounts advance to face the top-seeded Davidson Wildcats at 5:00 on Friday evening in the semifinals of the SoCon Championship. Davidson opened tournament play with a 2-0 victory over Elon in the opener of the tournament. Western fell behind early as the College of Charleston netted its first goal in the last two meetings between the two teams. Junior Teryn Schuetz played a through ball to herself, splitting two Catamount defenders. She played a cross in front of the goal mouth, which was scored by senior Kristin Rhyne to push the Cougars ahead, 1-0. The Cats had a couple of scoring opportunities during the first half, including shots by sophomore Lauren Atkinson and senior Megan Chambers, with the best chance coming as senior Natasha Moore uncorked a blast from the top of the box which just sailed over the cross bar high. All of Western s four shots, two of which were on goal, were kept out of the net as the Catamounts trailed at the half, 1-0. Early in the second half, Western turned up the offensive pressure, peppering the Cougar net to outshoot Charleston 8-0 over the first 20 minutes. The increased intensity paid off at the 63:25 as Chambers scored on her fifth shot of the contest, bouncing one past the Cougar keeper from 30 yards out. Davis nearly put Western ahead with a shot from inside the box with 20 minutes showing on the game clock, but CofC s keeper Erin Smith made a sliding stop and the defense cleared to end the threat. Despite out shooting the College 20-5, including a 13-to-1 advantage in the second stanza alone, the game ended in a one-all tie and an overtime session, setting up Dittmer s heroics. Junior goal keeper Alesha Row recorded the win, only needing to make one save in the contest. SEMIFINAL MATCH-UP FRIDAY, NOV. 4 #1 DAVIDSON... 0 #4 WESTERN CAROLINA... 2 Greenville, S.C. - Facing off for the second-time in six days, the Western Carolina Catamounts avenged a home loss on senior day with a 2-0, shutout win over the top-seeded Davidson Wildcats Friday afternoon in semifinal action at the 2005 Southern Conference Women s Soccer Championships. Western advances to the SoCon Championship match for the second-time in school history on Sunday afternoon to face Furman, who defeated UNC Greensboro in the semifinals, at 1:00 pm. After an early flurry for the Catamounts, Davidson, who ran through the SoCon unbeaten in the regular season, asserted itself with back-to-back scoring opportunities, including a free kick just outside the Western goal box. The ball was played back, and then fired on goal where junior Alesha Row made the stop. Western countered less than five minutes later after being awarded a free kick just inside the Davidson goal box, but Thursday s hero, sophomore Heather Dittmer s offering was blocked by the Wildcat defense. Late in the first half, Western scratched the scoreboard first, taking a 1-0 advantage with a score at the 36:15 mark. A throw in by junior Keevy Harris was played into the box in front of the Wildcat goal where sophomore Heather Dittmer bounced it to junior Meghan Reilly, In traffic, Reilly fired on goal, finding the back of the net for her second tally of the year to give WCU the 1-0 halftime advantage. Davidson s Kara Koehrn, the leading scorer in the SoCon this season had three solid opportunities in the second half to knot the game, but two attempts sailed high with Row making a two-handed, grabbing save on the third. After playing a large portion of the second half in the defensive end, Western notched an insurance goal just inside of 10 minutes to play in regulation. On the second-consecutive corner kick by sophomore Lauren Atkinson, Reilly tapped a ball towards the goal where senior Natalie Turgeon dropped it behind the Wildcat keeper to give the Catamounts the two-goal advantage. Reilly was credited with the assist, her third point of the match. Sensing the urgency in the contest, Davidson turned up the wick down the stretch, blasting multiple shots from the offensive zone, with the final attempt scooped by Row as the final seconds ticked away. In all, the junior keeper from Fargo, N.D., made seven saves en route to securing her 12th shutout of the year, and 16th of her career. Coll. of Charleston (7-9-2) vs. Western Carolina (16-5-0) Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005 Attendance: 275 Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot Coll. of Charleston 1 0 0 1 Western Carolina 0 1 1 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1 17:34 COFC Kristin Rhyne (10) (Teryn Schuetz) - low cross to far post 2 63:25 WCU Megan Chambers (1) (unassisted) - 30-yard shot to left side 3 97:37 WCU Heather Dittmer (6) (Marie Nicolini) - top of the box from 23 yards Shots: Coll. of Charleston 5, Western Carolina 20 Saves: Coll. of Charleston 5 (Erin Smith 5), Western Carolina 1 (Alesha Row 1) Western Carolina (17-5-0) vs. Davidson (14-5-2) Date: Nov 04, 2005 Attendance: 304 Goals by period 1 2 Tot Western Carolina 1 1 2 Davidson 0 0 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1 36:15 WCU Meghan Reilly (2) (Keevy Harris;Heather Dittmer) 2 81:19 WCU Natalie Turgeon (4) (Lauren Atkinson;Meghan Reilly) Shots: Western Carolina 9, Davidson 17 Saves: Western Carolina 7 (Alesha Row 7), Davidson 2 (Bevin English 2)

ROAD TO THE SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL MATCH-UP SUNDAY, NOV. 6 #2 FURMAN... 0 #4 WESTERN CAROLINA... 2 Greenville, S.C. - Early in the second half, Western Carolina s Heather Dittmer took a Natalie Turgeon pass and headed the ball past Furman s keeper to lift the Catamounts to a 1-0 victory over the Lady Paladins en route to winnning the 2005 Southern Conference Championship at Furman s Stone Stadium. With the win, the Catamounts earn the conference s automatic bid and first ever trip to the NCAA College Cup Championships. Western, who is just in its seventh year of existence, claim its second SoCon championship. In 2001, the Catamounts were the top seed in the SoCon tournament and regular-season champions, only to fall 2-1 in double overtime in that year s SoCon tournament final. Dittmer and Catamount keeper Alesha Row, who had seven saves in the championship game, headlined Western s selections to the All-Tournament Team. Dittmer was the tournament leader in points, while tournament MVP Row tallied 15 saves in the three games, earning two shutout victories to give her 13 for the year. Also making the All- Tournament team were Casey Davis, Arlan Whittle an Meghan Reilly. Western Carolina garnered the game-winning goal at the 47:43 mark when Turgeon found Dittmer just inside the six-yard box. Dittmer took advantage of the Turgeon cross, placing the ball in the back of the net with a header between the pipes after Furman s first-team All-SoCon goalkeeper Andie Hinshaw was caught out of position. It was Dittmer s seventh goal of the 2005 season. After the game Row was understandably shaken and awestruck by the outcome, articulating how much the win meant to the media while her teammates took the Western Carolina flag hanging atop the hilltop at Stone Stadium and paraded around the stadium. I am speechless, noted Row. Going to (the NCAA Tournament) is such a thrill. I cannot say enough about what we did. Furman did have their chances in the contest. The first real chance for the Paladins came in the 29th-minute when Emily Krankowski won the ball at midfield and promptly made her way into the Western Carolina box unmarked. Row was up to the challenge, though, exerting herself towards Kranskowski and making a brilliant sprawling sliding save and thwarting Furman s best chance in the entire contest. Furman continuously tried to find the equalizer in the game, particularly in the final 15 minutes, but could not find their way despite out shooting the Catamounts 14-to-7. Western Carolina becomes the fourth team to be SoCon champion, joining Davidson, Furman and UNC Greensboro, and the first four seed to win the tournament. Prior to Western s Cinderella win on Sunday no team seeded below the third slot had ever won the SoCon Women s Soccer Championship. Catamounts head coach Tammy DeCesare becomes the second SoCon coach to win the championship in their first year at the helm of their program. Eddie Radwanski accomplished the feat first in 2001, ironically defeating Wetern in double overttime one year after the Spartans won the championship with Jack Poland in charge. Western Carolina will learn their foe in the NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. The NCAA College Cup selection show will be telecast on ESPN News. 2005 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP Alesha Row, Western Carolina Arlan Whittle, Western Carolina Meghan Reilly, Western Carolina Casey Davis, Western Carolina Heather Dittmer, Western Carolina Kara Koehrn, Davidson Chloe King, Davidson Erin Sanders, Furman Andie Hinshaw, Furman Nicky Darling, Furman Tyson Davis, UNC Greensboro Dacia Beachum, UNC Greensboro Above, Western Carolina goal keeper Alesha Row is presented with the 2005 SoCon Championship MVP award... Right, the Catamounts celebrate the program s first-ever championship. Photos by Mark Haskett and Ashley Evans of Western Carolina Public Relations

SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP WRAP-UP CATAMOUNTS ALL-TIME IN THE SOCON TOURNAMENT SEASON OPPONENT W/L SCORE ROUND SEED 2005 vs. Furman W 1-0 Finals 4th 2005 vs. Davidson W 2-0 Semifinals 4th 2005 vs. College of Charleston W-OT 2-1 Quarterfinals 4th 2004 vs. UNC Greensboro L 7-0 Quarterfinals 8th 2003 vs. Furman L 2-1 Quarterfinals 8th 2002 vs. Wofford L 1-0 Quarterfinals 2nd 2001 vs. Wofford W 2-1 Quarterfinals 1st 2001 vs. Georgia Southern W 2-1 Semifinals 1st 2001 vs. UNC Greensboro L-2OT 2-1 Finals 1st 2000 vs. Georgia Southern W 3-1 Quarterfinals 6th 2000 vs. UNC Greensboro L 3-1 Semifinals 6th 1999 at Furman L 4-0 Quarterfinals 8th SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS (categories sorted by stats, then alphabetically in case of ties) POINTS: Heather Dittmer, Western Carolina... 5 pts (2 g, 1 a) Gena Villari, Furman... 5 pts (1 g, 3 a) Meghan Reilly, Western Carolina...3 pts (1 g, 1 a) Natalie Turgeon, Western Carolina...3 pts (1 g, 1 a) Amy Carnell, UNC Greensboro... 2 pts (1 g) Megan Chambers, Western Carolina... 2 pts (1 g) Nicky Darling, Furman... 2 pts (1 g) Rachel Fry, Furman... 2 pts (1 g) Kara Koehrn, Davidson... 2 pts (1 g) Kristen Koehrn, Davidson... 2 pts (1 g) Tara Marker, Furman... 2 pts (1g) Kristen Rhyne, College of Charleston... 2 pts (1 g) Mary Kate Town, UNC Greensboro... 2 pts (1 g) Maggie Welder, Furman... 2 pts (1 g) GOALS: Heather Dittmer, Western Carolina... 2 goals Amy Carnell, UNC Greensboro... 1 goal Megan Chambers, Western Carolina... 1 goal Nicky Darling, Furman... 1 goal Rachel Fry, Furman... 1 goal Kara Koehrn, Davidson... 1 goal Kristen Koehrn, Davidson... 1 goal Tara Marker, Furman... 1goal Meghan Reilly, Western Carolina... 1 goal Kristen Rhyne, College of Charleston... 1 goal Mary Kate Town, UNC Greensboro... 1 goal Natalie Turgeon, Western Carolina... 1 goal Gena Villari, Furman... 1 goal Maggie Welder, Furman... 1 goal CATAMOUNT SOCON ACCOLADES ALL-SOCON SELECTIONS Lauren Bramlett... 2nd team (2001) Jordan Howell... 1st team (2001) Nardia Moore... 2nd team (1999)... 2nd team (2000)... 1st team (2001) Brandy Ossmann... 2nd team (2000) Jamie Pawlik... 2nd team (2001)... 1st team (2002) Emily Pierce... 2nd team (2005) Alesha Row... 2nd team (2005) Stephanie Svoboda.. 2nd team (2004) Mandi Tinsley... 2nd team (2001)... 1st team (2002) SOCON ALL-TOURNAMENT Casey Davis... 2005 Heather Dittmer... 2005 Nardia Moore... 2000, 01 Jamie Pawlik... 2001 Meghan Reilly... 2005 Alesha Row... 2005 Mandi Tinsley... 2000, 01 Arlan Whittle... 2005 SOCON TOURNEY MVP Alesha Row... 2005 ASSISTS: Gena Villari, Furman... 3 assists Lauren Atkinson, Western Carolina... 1 assist Deven Beachum, UNC Greensboro... 1 assist Karla Davis, UNC Greensboro... 1 assist Nicollette DeLaine, UNC Greensboro... 1 assist Heather Dittmer, Western Carolina... 1 assist Keevy Harris, Western Carolina... 1 assist Tiffany Mumby, Davidson... 1 assist Marie Nicolini, Western Carolina... 1 assist Meghan Reilly, Western Carolina... 1 assist Teryn Schuett, College of Charleston... 1 assist Katie Tucker, Furman... 1 assist Natalie Turgeon, Western Carolina... 1 assist SHOTS: Kara Koehrn, Davidson... 13 shots Natalie Turgeon, Western Carolina... 8 shots Gena Villari, Furman... 7 shots Heather Dittmer, Western Carolina... 6 shots Amy Carnell, UNC Greensboro... 5 shots Megan Chambers, Western Carolina... 5 shots Nicky Darling, Furman... 5 shots Nicollette DeLaine, UNC Greensboro... 5 shots Shannon Donovan, UNC Greensboro... 5 shots Kristen Koehrn, Davidson... 5 shots Tara Marker, Furman... 5 shots Rachel Fry, Furman... 4 shots Natasha Moore, Western Carolina... 4 shots Caroline Labban, Wofford... 4 shots Lauren Atkinson, Western Carolina... 3 shots Kelly Broderick, Wofford... 3 shots Tiffany Mumby, Davidson... 3 shots Amanda Traver, Davidson... 3 shots THIS... IS CSN CATAMOUNT SPORTS NETWORK The Catamount Sports Network (CSN), in conjunction with WWCU-FM Cullowhee, Power 90dot5, will broadcast each of Western Carolina s matches in the NCAA College Cup Women s Soccer Championship. WWCU, a broadcast service of Western Carolina University, is no stranger to bradcasting women s soccer as the station carried the Catamounts in 2000, as well. Daniel Hooker will handle play-by-play duties, with Josh Thompson adding color analysis. Steven Crumpler is the on-site producer, with WWCU s program coordinator, Kyle McCurry, handling in-studio production.

CATAMOUNT SOCCER 2005 TEAM STATISTICS Overall: 18-5-0 Conf: 6-4-0 Home: 7-2-0 Away: 6-3-0 Neut: 5-0-0 TEAM STATISTICS WCU OPP SHOT STATISTICS... Goals-Shot attempts... 35-308... 16-255 Goals scored average... 1.50... 0.69 Shot pct.....114....063 Shots on goal-attempts... 142-308... 119-255 SOG pct.....461....467 Shots/Game... 13.4... 11.1 Assists... 44... 15 CORNER KICKS... 105... 79 PENALTY KICKS... 0-0... 0-0 PENALTIES... Yellow cards... 14... 3 Red cards... 0... 0 ATTENDANCE... Total... 2813... 2230 Dates/Avg Per Date... 9/313... 9/248 Neutral Site #/Avg... 5/177 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Western Carolina 18 14 2 1 35 Opponents 8 8 0 0 16 SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Western Carolina 141 157 8 2 308 Opponents 115 135 5 0 255 SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Western Carolina 49 57 1 0 107 Opponents 53 58 1 0 112 CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Western Carolina 42 62 1 0 105 Opponents 32 47 0 0 79 FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Western Carolina 136 151 6 0 293 Opponents 105 128 2 0 235 Date Opponent W L Score Overall Conf Attend Goals scored Aug 26, 2005 vs St. Bonaventure W 2-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 89 Casey Davis (Natalie Turgeon) Natalie Turgeon (Casey Davis;Meghan Reilly) @ Aug 28, 2005 at Niagara W O2 3-2 2-0-0 0-0-0 163 Bailey Culp (Heather Dittmer;Alesha Row) Casey Davis (Heather Dittmer;Stephanie Svoboda) Keevy Harris (Meghan Reilly) Sept 2, 2005 CAMPBELL W 3-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 574 Natalie Turgeon (Casey Davis) Casey Davis (Natalie Turgeon) Heather Dittmer (Bailey Culp;Keevy Harris) Sep 04, 2005 at East Carolina L 0-2 3-1-0 0-0-0 117 ---- Sep 09, 2005 LONGWOOD W 2-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 233 Natalie Turgeon (Keevy Harris;Megan Chambers) Emily Pierce (Arlan Whittle;Keevy Harris) Sep 13, 2005 at UNC Asheville W 2-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 256 Heather Dittmer (Lauren Atkinson) Lauren Atkinson (Keevy Harris) Sep 16, 2005 vs Eastern Kentucky W 1-0 6-1-0 0-0-0 104 Emily Pierce (Arlan Whittle) Sep 18, 2005 vs Gardner-Webb W 1-0 7-1-0 0-0-0 113 Casey Davis (Keevy Harris;Heather Dittmer) * Sep 21, 2005 UNC GREENSBORO L 1-2 7-2-0 0-1-0 556 Arlan Whittle (Emily Pierce;Meghan Reilly) Sep 23, 2005 FRANCIS MARION W 2-0 8-2-0 0-1-0 233 Lauren Atkinson (unassisted) Emily Pierce (Arlan Whittle;Lauren Atkinson) * Sep 25, 2005 at Elon W 2-0 9-2-0 1-1-0 122 Bailey Culp (Keevy Harris) Lauren Atkinson (unassisted) * Oct 02, 2005 at Wofford L 0-1 9-3-0 1-2-0 156 - Oct 08, 2005 COASTAL CAROLINA W 2-1 10-3-0 1-2-0 403 Keevy Harris (unassisted) Heather Dittmer (Keevy Harris) * Oct 14, 2005 APPALACHIAN STATE W OT 1-0 11-3-0 2-2-0 137 Lauren Atkinson (Heather Dittmer) * Oct 16, 2005 THE CITADEL W 2-1 12-3-0 3-2-0 215 Tammy Jones (Lauren Atkinson) Meghan Reilly (Lauren Atkinson) * Oct 18, 2005 at Furman L 0-3 12-4-0 3-3-0 241 - * Oct 21, 2005 at Coll. of Charleston W 1-0 13-4-0 4-3-0 295 Natasha Moore (Meghan Reilly;Lauren Atkinson) * Oct 23, 2005 CHATTANOOGA W 2-0 14-4-0 5-3-0 184 Lauren Atkinson (Emily Pierce) Lauren Atkinson (Casey Davis) * Oct 28, 2005 at Georgia Southern W 2-0 15-4-0 6-3-0 132 Heather Dittmer (Arlan Whittle) Heather Dittmer (Natalie Turgeon;Meghan Reilly) * Oct 30, 2005 DAVIDSON L 1-2 15-5-0 6-4-0 278 Casey Davis (Arlan Whittle) # Nov 03, 2005 vs Coll. of Charleston W OT 2-1 16-5-0 6-4-0 275 Megan Chambers (unassisted) Heather Dittmer (Marie Nicolini) # Nov 04, 2005 vs Davidson W 2-0 17-5-0 6-4-0 304 Meghan Reilly (Keevy Harris;Heather Dittmer) Natalie Turgeon (Lauren Atkinson;Meghan Reilly) # Nov 06, 2005 at Furman W 1-0 18-5-0 6-4-0 748 Heather Dittmer (Natalie Turgeon) * - Southern Conference match # - Southern Conference Tournament (at Furman)

CATAMOUNT SOCCER 2005 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 8 Heather Dittmer 23-22 7 5 19 42.167 17.405 5 0-0 SoCon Only 10-9 2 1 5 20.100 8.400 1 0-0 21 Lauren Atkinson 23-17 6 6 18 35.171 19.543 2 0-0 SoCon Only 10-10 4 3 11 23.174 16.696 1 0-0 11 Casey Davis 23-23 5 3 13 43.116 22.512 1 0-0 SoCon Only 10-10 1 1 3 17.059 6.353 0 0-0 5 Natalie Turgeon 22-19 4 4 12 33.121 18.545 3 0-0 SoCon Only 10-8 0 1 1 14.000 6.429 0 0-0 3 Keevy Harris 22-14 2 8 12 18.111 9.500 1 0-0 SoCon Only 10-7 0 1 1 8.000 4.500 0 0-0 7 Meghan Reilly 23-19 2 6 10 18.111 4.222 2 0-0 SoCon Only 10-7 1 3 5 9.111 3.333 1 0-0 12 Emily Pierce 23-23 3 2 8 15.200 8.533 1 0-0 SoCon Only 10-10 0 2 2 9.000 3.333 0 0-0 9 Arlan Whittle 23-23 1 5 7 11.091 2.182 0 0-0 SoCon Only 10-10 1 2 4 8.125 2.250 0 0-0 20 Bailey Culp 21-0 2 1 5 14.143 10.714 1 0-0 SoCon Only 10-0 1 0 2 4.250 2.500 1 0-0 10 Megan Chambers 23-20 1 1 3 27.037 11.407 0 0-0 SoCon Only 10-7 0 0 0 12.000 6.500 0 0-0 19 Natasha Moore 17-9 1 0 2 14.071 5.357 1 0-0 SoCon Only 10-6 1 0 2 7.143 3.429 1 0-0 13 Tammy Jones 10-2 1 0 2 7.143 4.571 0 0-0 SoCon Only 6-2 1 0 2 4.250 3.750 0 0-0 16 Marie Nicolini 23-17 0 1 1 7.000 3.429 0 0-0 SoCon Only 10-8 0 0 0 3.000 1.333 0 0-0 00 Alesha Row 23-24 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 SoCon Only 10-10 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 4 Leah Daino 19-9 0 0 0 12.000 4.333 0 0-0 SoCon Only 6-4 0 0 0 4.000 2.500 0 0-0 2 Melissa Berry 11-11 0 0 0 4.000 3.750 0 0-0 SoCon Only 2-2 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 15 Buki Baruwa 7-0 0 0 0 3.000 2.667 0 0-0 SoCon Only 5-0 0 0 0 3.000 2.667 0 0-0 22 Michaela Hall 2-0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 SoCon Only 2-0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 6 Rebekah Mumm 11-0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 SoCon Only 4-0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 *22 Stephanie Svoboda 3-2 0 1 1 5.000 1.200 0 0-0 Total... 23 35 44 114 308.114 142.461 17 0-0 Opponents... 23 16 15 47 255.063 119.467 5 0-0 ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 00 Alesha Row 23-23 2100:20 16 0.69 102.864 18 5 0 13 TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 5 1.000 0 0 0 0 Total... 23 2100:20 16 0.69 107.870 18 5 0 13 Opponents... 23 2100:20 35 1.50 112.762 5 18 0 3

CATAMOUNT SOCCER 2005 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS ## POINTS GP G A Pts Shots 8 Heather Dittmer 23 7 5 19 42 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 6 6 18 35 11 Casey Davis 23 5 3 13 43 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 4 4 12 33 3 Keevy Harris 22 2 8 12 18 7 Meghan Reilly 23 2 6 10 18 12 Emily Pierce 23 3 2 8 15 9 Arlan Whittle 23 1 5 7 11 20 Bailey Culp 21 2 1 5 14 10 Megan Chambers 23 1 1 3 27 ## GOALS GP G A Pts Shots 8 Heather Dittmer 23 7 5 19 42 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 6 6 18 35 11 Casey Davis 23 5 3 13 43 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 4 4 12 33 12 Emily Pierce 23 3 2 8 15 7 Meghan Reilly 23 2 6 10 18 3 Keevy Harris 22 2 8 12 18 20 Bailey Culp 21 2 1 5 14 13 Tammy Jones 10 1 0 2 7 10 Megan Chambers 23 1 1 3 27 ## GAME WINNING GOALS GP GWG 8 Heather Dittmer 23 5 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 3 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 2 7 Meghan Reilly 23 2 20 Bailey Culp 21 1 12 Emily Pierce 23 1 3 Keevy Harris 22 1 11 Casey Davis 23 1 19 Natasha Moore 17 1 ## ASSISTS GP G A Pts Shots 3 Keevy Harris 22 2 8 12 18 7 Meghan Reilly 23 2 6 10 18 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 6 6 18 35 9 Arlan Whittle 23 1 5 7 11 8 Heather Dittmer 23 7 5 19 42 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 4 4 12 33 11 Casey Davis 23 5 3 13 43 12 Emily Pierce 23 3 2 8 15 16 Marie Nicolini 23 0 1 1 7 10 Megan Chambers 23 1 1 3 27 ## SHOTS GP G A Sh Shot% 11 Casey Davis 23 5 3 43.116 8 Heather Dittmer 23 7 5 42.167 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 6 6 35.171 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 4 4 33.121 10 Megan Chambers 23 1 1 27.037 3 Keevy Harris 22 2 8 18.111 7 Meghan Reilly 23 2 6 18.111 12 Emily Pierce 23 3 2 15.200 20 Bailey Culp 21 2 1 14.143 19 Natasha Moore 17 1 0 14.071 ## SHOT PCT GP G A Sh Shot% 12 Emily Pierce 23 3 2 15.200 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 6 6 35.171 8 Heather Dittmer 23 7 5 42.167 20 Bailey Culp 21 2 1 14.143 13 Tammy Jones 10 1 0 7.143 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 4 4 33.121 11 Casey Davis 23 5 3 43.116 3 Keevy Harris 22 2 8 18.111 7 Meghan Reilly 23 2 6 18.111 9 Arlan Whittle 23 1 5 11.091 ## SHOTS ON GOAL GP G A Sh SOG SOG% 11 Casey Davis 23 5 3 43 22.512 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 6 6 35 19.543 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 4 4 33 18.545 8 Heather Dittmer 23 7 5 42 17.405 10 Megan Chambers 23 1 1 27 11.407 20 Bailey Culp 21 2 1 14 10.714 3 Keevy Harris 22 2 8 18 9.500 12 Emily Pierce 23 3 2 15 8.533 19 Natasha Moore 17 1 0 14 5.357 7 Meghan Reilly 23 2 6 18 4.222 ## SOG PCT GP G A Sh SOG SOG% 2 Melissa Berry 11 0 0 4 3.750 20 Bailey Culp 21 2 1 14 10.714 15 Buki Baruwa 7 0 0 3 2.667 13 Tammy Jones 10 1 0 7 4.571 5 Natalie Turgeon 22 4 4 33 18.545 21 Lauren Atkinson 23 6 6 35 19.543 12 Emily Pierce 23 3 2 15 8.533 11 Casey Davis 23 5 3 43 22.512 3 Keevy Harris 22 2 8 18 9.500 16 Marie Nicolini 23 0 1 7 3.429

Western Carolina DID YOU KNOW...? The Western Carolina women s basketball team was the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW) National Runner-Up in the 1968-69 season and finished fourth the following year in the tournament. In 1971, Western Carolina hosted the National Women s Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament in Reid Gymnasium. WCU also hosted an Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Southern Region II Tournament in 1975-76, making a total of three apperances in the AIAW tournament, which was the predecessor of the NCAA for women s collegiate athletics. The all-time leading scorer in Western Carolina women s basketball history is Jayne Arledge -- she is the niece of the late Roone Arledge, a pioneer in the field of televison journalism and creator of Monday Night Football, 20/20, and Nightline. Western s Ronnie Carr made the first 3-point basket in NCAA history. To mark the event, during both of ESPN2 s college basketball games on November 29, 2004 the network featured Carr, who sank that first 3-pointer on Nov. 29, 1980. The 2005-06 season marks the 25th anniversary of the historic shot which has revolutionized the game of basketball. Carr s historic shot came in Western s 77-70 victory over Middle Tennessee State and the ball he used is on display at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. The shot was made from the left corner of Reid Gym Western s facility at the time with 16:09 left in the first half (7:06 pm). Ironically, Carr wore number 22 and the 3-point arc that first year was 22 feet, instead of the now 19-feet, nine-inches. Carr had the number 22 his freshman season and the 3-point shot did not debut until his sophomore year. Another interesting side note, while Carr made the first 3-pointer in NCAA history, Western Carolina actually played a game one day prior (Nov. 28), defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 88-77, in Atlanta. However, Carr s historic shot had to wait one until the following day since the Southern Conference was the only league sanctioned by the NCAA to use the 3-point shot. Carr only took 39 3-pointers during the 1980-81 season, making 15 and earning first team All-Southern Conference honors. As a junior the following year, Carr only took 11 treys, making eight. However, the 1981-82 season, which would be his final year at Western, Carr still led the SoCon in scoring and earned first team All-SoCon honors for a second time. While Carr did not utilize the 3-point shot much, Western led the SoCon in 3-pointers made and attempted during the four-year NCAA/SoCon experiment, making 182-of-450 treys (.404) over the time span. Carr would not be able to play his senior year after having a serious car accident prior to the season s start. However, Carr served as a student assistant coach that season and would go on to receive Most Courageous Athlete award, given by the United States Basketball Writers Association. Despite the accident, Carr was still selected in the 10th round of the NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Western Carolina was the first predominately white university or college in the South to recruit and sign African-American athletes. Western s Henry Logan, the basketball program s all-time leader in points (3,290) and assists (1,037), was the first to break the color barrier in the South, starting his career in 1964-65. In the fall of 1965, Western s Keith Elliott became the first African-American football player in the South to break the color barrier. Western Carolina boasts several former student-athletes now playing at the professional level: NBA (Kevin Martin with Sacramento - pictured); NFL (Brad Hoover with Carolina - pictured, three-time Super Bowl winner, David Patten, now with Washington, Willie Williams with Pittsburgh, and Nick McNeil with Washington).