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MEMPHISMEMPHISWomenWomen’’s Soccer 2011s Soccer 2011

4 NCAA Tournament Appearances4 NCAA Tournament Appearances 22 4 C-USA Championships4 C-USA Championships 22 35 All-Conference Selections35 All-Conference Selections 22

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August Time/ResultSat. 13 Auburn# 0-0, TFri. 19 LSU 3-1, WSun. 21 Arkansas-Little Rock 3-1, WFri. 26 @Alabama 7:00 p.m.Sun. 28 @Samford 2:00 p.m.

September Sun. 4 @Western Kentucky 1:00 p.m.Fri. 9 Ole Miss 7:00 p.m.Sun. 11 Charlotte 2:00 p.m.Thu. 15 @Vanderbilt 7:00 p.m.Fri. 23 @Houston* 7:00 p.m.Sun. 25 @Rice* 1:00 p.m.Fri. 30 @Marshall* 6:00 p.m.

October Sun. 2 @East Carolina* 1:00 p.m.Fri. 7 SMU* 7:00 p.m.Sun. 9 Tulsa* 1:00 p.m.Fri. 14 UTEP* 7:00 p.m.Sun. 16 Colorado College* 1:00 p.m.Fri. 21 @Southern Miss* 4:00 p.m.Sun. 23 @UCF* 12:00 p.m.Thu. 27 @UAB* 7:00 p.m.

November Wed. 2 C-USA Tournament% TBAFri. 4 C-USA Tournament% TBASun. 6 C-USA Tournament% TBA

Home games in Bold All times CT# - Preseason Match* - C-USA Match% - C-USA Tournament hosted at Memphis (Mike Rose Soccer Complex)

ForwardNo. Name G A Pt4 Rasheeda Ansari 0 0 013 Kaitlyn Atkins 1 2 427 Ashley Barksdale 0 0 025 Anna Butzlaff 0 0 07 Kylie Davis 1 0 29 Natalia Gomez-Junco 0 0 06 Taylor Isenhower 1 0 224 Kaisa Marshall - - -10 Christabel Oduro 1 0 217 Melissa Smith 1 0 214 Nicole Zeidler 0 0 0

MidfielderNo. Name G A Pt13 Kaitlyn Atkins 1 2 426 Olivia Borkenstein 0 0 025 Anna Butzlaff 0 0 029 Carly Cassady 0 0 015 Alex Craig - - -5 Sarah Daane - - -7 Kylie Davis 1 0 29 Natalia Gomez-Junco 0 0 02 Kelley Gravlin 1 1 316 Lizzy Hildebrandt 0 0 010 Christabel Oduro 1 0 220 Brooke Oxentine - - -19 Alena Strnadova - - -12 Tara Telford 0 0 0

DefenderNo. Name G A Pt26 Olivia Borkenstein 0 0 029 Carly Cassady 0 0 015 Alex Craig - - -5 Sarah Daane - - -11 Katie Donahue 0 1 123 Averi Hallman - - -16 Lizzy Hildebrandt 0 0 03 Christie Kline 0 0 020 Brooke Oxentine - - -22 Bailey Pembroke 0 0 021 Lizzy Simonin 0 1 012 Tara Telford 0 0 018 Sam Watson - - -14 Nicole Zeidler 0 0 0

GoalkeeperNo. Name GP GA SV00 Jordan Boyle - - -0 Becca Brown - - -33 McCall Gardner - - -1 Elise Kuhar-Pitters 2 2 328 Nikki Unland - - -

Memphis By Position

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Match 3# 25 MEMPHIS (2-0-0)# 25 MEMPHIS (2-0-0)

atAlabama (2-0-0)Alabama (2-0-0)

Friday, Aug. 26 7 p.m.Alabama Soccer Complex

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

PENALTY KICKS22 After starting the season 2-0 for the third-straight season, the University of Memphis wom-en’s soccer team looks to improve as the Lady Tigers depart on a three-game road swing. 22 The U of M begins the fi rst of three road trips on the schedule that have three or more games consecutively on the road. 2 Memphis meets both Alabama and Samford for the second-straight season during non-con-ference play.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK22 After helping the Lady Tigers to a 2-0 start to the regular season, senior defender Lizzy Simonin was tabbed the Conference USA Defen-sive Player of the Week and joined the Soccer America Team of the Week. 22 The selection is the 13th time a U of M stu-dent-athlete has earned defensive player of the week honors. Simonin ties goalkeeper Isabel Birones with the most defensive player of the week selections in program history.

SCOUTING MEMPHIS22 Memphis began the 2011 season as winners of four-straight C-USA Tournament Champion-ships. How many teams have accomplished such a feat? In NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer just 13 programs have claimed four or more con-secutive conference championships. Memphis and Boston University of the American East Con-ference carry the nation’s longest active champi-onship streak. 22 The Lady Tigers returned nine starters and 15 letterwinners from the 2010 squad. Led by C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Lizzy Simonin, the Memphis defense appears to be the strength of the club as the team readies for the 2011 sea-son. 22 Nearly half of the roster this season is repre-sented by newcomers with 15 players in their fi rst season of collegiate soccer. Eight freshmen have seen playing thus far, accounting for roughly 60 percent of the scoring.

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Match 4#25 MEMPHIS (2-0-0)#25 MEMPHIS (2-0-0)

atSamford (1-1-0)Samford (1-1-0)

Sunday, Aug. 28 2 p.m.Samford Track & Soccer Stadium

Birmingham, Ala.

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NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL

00 Jordan Boyle Sr. GK 5-9 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Archbishop O’Leary 0 Becca Brown Fr. GK 5-7 Colleyville, Texas/Grapevine HS 1 Elise Kuhar-Pitters R-Sr. GK 5-7 Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep 2 Kelley Gravlin R-Fr. MF 5-4 St. Charles, Mo./Incarnate Word Academy 3 Christie Kline Jr. D 5-8 Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley North HS 4 Rasheeda Ansari So. F 5-4 Lithonia, Ga./Miller Grove HS 5 Sarah Daane Fr. MF/D 5-9 Newman, Ga./Northgate HS 6 Taylor Isenhower Jr. F 5-9 Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest HS 7 Kylie Davis Fr. F/MF 5-6 L’lle-Bizard, Quebec, Canada/John Rennie HS 9 Natalia Gomez-Junco Fr. MF/F 5-6 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico/Prepa Tec 10 Christabel Oduro So. MF/F 5-3 Brampton, Onatrio, Canada/St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary 11 Katie Donahue Fr. D 5-9 Sachse, Texas/John Paul II HS 12 Tara Telford Sr. D/MF 5-7 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada/Bellerose Comp 13 Kaitlyn Atkins Fr. F/MF 5-4 Overland Park, Kan./Olathe East HS 14 Nicole Zeidler Fr. D/F 5-8 Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS 15 Alex Craig Fr. D/MF 5-8 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Archbishop Jordan Catholic HS 16 Lizzy Hildebrandt Sr. MF/D 5-6 Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Notre Dame HS 17 Melissa Smith R-Sr. F 5-5 Exeter, Ontario, Canada/South Huron District HS 18 Sam Watson Fr. D 5-11 Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS 19 Alena “Aja” Strnadova So. MF 5-6 Las Cruces, N.M./Las Cruces HS 20 Brooke Oxentine Fr. MF/D 5-6 Euless, Texas/Trinity HS 21 Lizzy Simonin Sr. D 5-5 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS 22 Bailey Pembroke Jr. D 5-4 Flower Mound, Texas/Edward S. Marcus HS 23 Averi Hallman Jr. D 5-4 Spokane, Wash./Mount Spokane HS 24 Kaisa Marshall Fr. F 5-4 Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood HS 25 Anna Butzlaff R-Jr. MF/F 5-3 Brookfi eld, Wis./Butler 26 Olivia Borkenstein Fr. D/MF 5-4 Fort Wayne, Ind./R. Nelson Snider HS 27 Ashley Barksdale So. F 5-6 North Little Rock, Ark./Mount St. Mary Academy 28 Nikki Unland Sr. GK 5-8 Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS 29 Carly Cassady Fr. MF/D 5-5 Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest HS 33 McCall Gardner Fr. GK 5-6 Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Brooks Monaghan University of Memphis, 1994/12th SeasonAssistant Coach: Jonny Walker University of Louisville, 2007/Third SeasonAssistant Coach: Jodi Grant University of Memphis, 1999/12th Season

ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/COUNTRY

CANADA (7)Boyle, Craig, Davis, Hildebrandt, Oduro, Smith, Telford

MEXICO (1)Gomez-Junco

ARIZONA (1)Zeidler

ARKANSAS (1)Barksdale

GEORGIA (3)Ansari, Daane, Gardner

INDIANA (1)Borkenstein

KANSAS (4)Atkins, Cassady, Isenhower, Kline

MISSOURI (2)Gravlin, Simonin

NEW MEXICO (1)Strnadova

TENNESSEE (1)Unland

TEXAS (6)Brown, Donahue, Marshall, Oxenti ne, Pembroke, Watson

WASHINGTON (2)Hallman, Kuhar-Pitt ers

WISCONSIN (1)Butzlaff

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NO. NAME POS. 4 Rasheeda Ansari F 13 Kaitlyn Atkins F/MF 27 Ashley Barksdale F 26 Olivia Borkenstein D/MF 00 Jordan Boyle GK 0 Becca Brown GK 25 Anna Butzlaff MF/F 29 Carly Cassady MF/D 15 Alex Craig D/MF 5 Sarah Daane MF/D 7 Kylie Davis F/MF 11 Katie Donahue D 33 McCall Gardner GK 9 Natalia Gomez-Junco MF/F 2 Kelley Gravlin MF 23 Averi Hallman D 16 Lizzy Hildenbrandt MF/D 6 Taylor Isenhower F 3 Christie Kline D 1 Elise Kuhar-Pitters GK 24 Kaisa Marshall F 10 Christabel Oduro MF/F 20 Brooke Oxentine MF/D 22 Bailey Pembroke D 21 Lizzy Simonin D 17 Melissa Smith F 19 Alena “Aja” Strnadova MF 12 Tara Telford D/MF 28 Nikki Unland GK 18 Sam Watson D 14 Nicole Zeidler D/F

SENIORS (7)Jordan Boyle, Lizzy Hildebrant, Elise Kuhar-Pitters, Melissa Smith, Lizzy Simonin, Tara Telford, Nikki Unland

JUNIORS (5) Anna Butzlaff, Averi Hallman, Taylor Isenhower, Christie Kline, Bailey Pembroke

SOPHOMORE (4)Rasheeda Ansari, Ashley Barksdale, Christabel Oduro, Alena Strnadova

FRESHMEN (15)Kaitlyn Atkins, Olivia Borkenstein, Becca Brown, Carly Cassady, Alex Craig, Sarah Daane, Kylie Davis, Katie Donahue, McCall Gardner, Natalia Gomez-Junco, Kelley Gravlin, Kaisa Marshall, Brooke Oxentine, Sam Watson, Nicole Zeidler

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SCOUTING ALABAMA22 Alabama welcomes the Lady Tigers to Tus-caloosa sporting a 2-0 record. The Crimson Tide rolled past Kennesaw State 7-1 in the season opener and outlasted Samford 2-1 in game two of the season.22 The Crimson Tide returned eight starters and 16 letterwinners from the 2010 squad that fi n-ished 8-8-2. 22 Freshman forward Laura Lee Smith leads Alabama with three goals thus far. Six players have accounted for Alabama’s nine goals.

INSIDE THE SERIES22 Alabama and Memphis meet for the sixth time on Friday. The series began in 2006 with Ala-bama taking the fi rst match 1-0 in the Bluff City. Memphis is unbeaten in the last four meetings with a 3-0-1 mark with the lone tie coming in the 2008 meeting. Overall, Memphis leads the se-ries 3-1-1 and has outscored the Crimson Tide 9-3 in those fi ve matches.

SCOUTING SAMFORD22 Samford sports a 1-1 record on the season prior to a Friday matchup at UAB. The Bulldogs opened the season with a 2-0 victory at Belmont before falling short at home against Alabama on Aug. 21. 22 Samford returns eight starters and 13 letter-winners from last year’s squad that fi nished 13-6-3 overall. 22 Three different players have provided the three goals for the Bulldogs thus far. In net, Alyssa Whitehead has 12 saves on the young season and has allowed just two goals in the two games.

INSIDE THE SERIES22 Samford and Memphis meet for the fi fth time and the second-straight season. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 3-1 after claiming the fi rst three games in the series. Memphis is 0-2 at Samford having been outscored 3-1 in those two matches.

MEMPHIS IN ROAD OPENERS22 The U of M has posted a record of 7-9 all-time in the road opener of a season. The Lady Tigers dropped their fi rst seven road openers in school history, but have won fi ve-straight dating back to the 2006 season.

LADY TIGERS START 2-022 Memphis opened the season with a 3-1 vic-tory over LSU at Mike Rose Soccer Complex. Christabel Oduro, Kelley Gravlin and Kaitlyn Atkins provided the scoring for the U of M and Elise-Kuhar Pitters made three saves to seal the win. 22 Freshmen would again key a victory in the second match of the season as the Lady Tigers topped UALR 3-1 on Sunday. Melissa Smith, Kylie Davis and Taylor Isenhower provided the goals and three freshmen added assists in the match. 22 Memphis starts the season 2-0 for the third-straight season and eighth time in program his-tory. The Lady Tigers have started a season 3-0 just one time in program history (2010).

Stat ComparisonCategory MEM ALA SAM

Goals 6 9 3

Assists 5 9 4

Points 17 27 10

Shots 44 48 28

Goals Allowed 2 2 2

Saves 4 6 12

MEMPHIS VS. SEC OPPONENTS22 The U of M carries a 16-14-1 record all-time against Southeastern Conference Opponents. The Lady Tigers have won fi ve-straight matches against SEC foes and eight of their last 10 con-tests.

BALANCED OFFENSE22 Thus far, Memphis has scored six goals in two matches, but more importantly six different players have scored those six goals. The Lady Tigers have fi ve assists on the six goals and four different players have recorded assists. Six different players have attempted fi ve or more shots.

AUGUST RUSH22 As the summer winds to a close, the U of M may be sad to see the calendar fl ip past August. In 16 seasons, Memphis is 16-5-1 all-time in the month of August and is unbeaten in the last 14 matches in the month of August dating back to the 2003 season. 22 Since their last loss in the month of August (8/31/03-Ole Miss), Memphis has outscored its opponents 54-5. 22 The August 19 season opener was the earli-est in the 16 year history of the program. Last year, Memphis set the earliest with the season opener on August 20.

RECORD CHASER22 Redshirt-senior goalkeeper Elise Kuhar-Pitters begins her fi fth season in net for the Lady Tigers on the cusp of breaking multiple goalkeeping records. Already in the top fi ve in minutes played, shutouts, goals-against aver-age, saves and goalkeeping victories, a produc-tive season could have Kuhar-Pitters at the top of each category. Below is a look at where she stands in each category.

Category Total Rank Record HolderGAA 0.93 1st ----

Shutouts 23 2nd I. Briones-25

Victories 37 2nd I. Briones-39

Minutes 5051 2nd I. Briones-5799

Saves 165 5th F. Currin-326

2010 STANDINGS

Team W L T Pts W L T

Memphis 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Tulsa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

UTEP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

East Carolina 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Rice 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

UCF 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SMU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Coloado College 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

UAB 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

C-USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Aug. 22 ..................................... Tishia Jewell (UCF)

C-USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Aug. 22......................... Lizzy Simonin (Memphis)

UPCOMING MATCHES

Friday, August 26Houston at Duke ......................................... 4:00 pmJacksonville State at Southern Miss ........... 4:00 pmUtah State at Colorado College .................. 5:00 pmMarshall at VCU ......................................... 5:00 pmUNC Wilmington at East Carolina .............. 6:00 pmMemphis at Alabama .................................. 7:00 pmUTSA at SMU ............................................. 7:00 pmSamford at UAB.......................................... 7:00 pmRice at TCU ................................................ 7:00 pmStephen F. Austin at Tulsa .......................... 7:30 pmHouston Baptist at UTEP ............................ 8:00 pm

Sunday, August 28William & Mary at Marshall ....................... 10:00 amJacksonville at Colorado College ............... 1:00 pmSouthern Miss at Louisiana-Lafayette ........ 1:00 pmHouston at North Carolina .......................... 2:00 pmMemphis at Samford .................................. 2:00 pmPrairie View A&M at UTEP ......................... 2:00 pmSam Houston State at Tulsa ....................... 3:30 pmUNC-Greensboro at East Carolina ............. 5:00 pmSMU at Oklahoma ...................................... 7:00 pm

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ROAD WARRIORS22 The sign of a good team is its play on the road and the Lady Tigers have had some great suc-cess playing away from the Bluff City. In the last four seasons, Memphis is 24-6-3 in road games. The Lady Tigers are 9-3-0 in non-conference road games since the 2007 season.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS22 Since the 2007 season, the Lady Tiger de-fense has helped the U of M to a 62-4-5 record when opponents score one or fewer goals. In that same span, Memphis has 44 shutouts.

THREE...IS THE MAGIC NUMBER22 When scoring three or more goals in a match, the U of M carries a 79-6-1 record all-time. Un-der Head Coach Brooks Monaghan, Memphis is 58-3-1. In the past four seasons in which Mem-phis has four-straight championships, the record when scoring three or more goals is 24-0-1.

HEAD COACH BROOKS MONAGHAN22 Since taking over the program in 2000, head coach Brooks Monaghan has compiled a record of 127-85-14 in 11 seasons. Monaghan has helped the program claim seven 11-plus win seasons during his tenure. Below is a look at the milestone victories for Coach Monaghan.

Win # Date Opponent/Result1 Aug. 25, 200 San Francisco, 2-1

25 Oct. 8, 2003 UT Martin, 3-1

50 Oct. 23, 2005 Southern Miss, 5-1

75 Nov. 4, 2007 East Carolina, 2-1

100 Sept. 25, 2009 Southern Miss, 2-0

125 Nov. 7, 2010 #24 UCF, 1-0

22 Monaghan has helped the Lady Tigers to an 88-33-9 (.715) record since the 2004 season. Just in the last four seasons, Memphis is 65-20-6 (.747). A year-by-year record for Coach Monaghan is below.

Year W-L (Pct.) C-USA (Pct.)2000 9-11-0 (.450) 3-8-0 (.273)

2001 5-13-1 (.289 3-7-0 (.300)

2002 9-10-1 (.475) 5-5-0 (.500)

2003 5-10-3 (.361) 2-7-1 (.250)

2004 11-8-0 (.579) 5-5-0 (.500)

2005 12-7-0 (.632) 6-3-0 (.667)

2006 11-6-3 (.625) 6-2-2 (.700)

2007 17-4-1 (.795) 7-1-1 (.833)

2008 15-5-2 (.727) 8-2-1 (.773)

2009 16-7-0 (.696) 8-3-0 (.727)

2010 15-4-3 (.750) 7-1-3 (.773)

2011 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000)

Total 127-85-14 (.593)

90-56-9 (.610)

FRESH FACES22 Of the 31 players on the 2011 roster, 15 have yet to play in a collegiate game. With the ex-ception of Kelley Gravlin, a redshirt-freshman, 14 newcomers join the Lady Tigers for the 2011 campaign. eight freshmen saw minutes in the fi rst two matches of the season with Gravlin, Kaitlyn Atkins, Natalia Gomez-Junco, Olivia Borkenstein and Carly Cassady earning a start-ing nod in both matches.

DOWN BUT NOT OUT22 Last season, Memphis went 2-4 when op-ponents scored fi rst. The Lady Tigers posted comeback victories over Alabama and Ole Miss. In the last two seasons, Memphis is a combined 3-10 when opponents score fi rst.

WHAT’S BACK22 Memphis lost three starters and nine let-terwinners from last year’s squad. So just how much is there to replace statistically? Take a look below at the table and see.

Category Returning Lost

Goals 22/38 (58%) 16/38 (42%)

Assists 16/36 (44%) 20/36 (56%)

Points 60/112 (54%) 52/112(46%)

Shots 196/381 (51%) 185/381(49%)

SOG 94/171 (55%) 77/171 (45%)

Saves 76/76 (100%) 0/0 (0%)

Sho. 11/11 (100%) 0/0 (0%)

PROGRAM REACHES 150 WINS22 Now in his 12th season as head coach, Brooks Monaghan as helped the U of M Wom-en’s Soccer program reach the 150 win plateau. The Lady Tigers had one 10-plus win season in the fi rst nine seasons as a program, but Mem-phis has won 11-plus games in each of the past seven seasons. The Lady Tigers currently have an all-time record of 161-144-17. Some of the milestone victories for the program are listed below:

Win # Date Opponent/Result1 Sept. 13, 1995 UALR, 7-1

25 Sept. 1, 1998 Rhodes, 2-0

50 Sept. 6, 2002 Northeastern, 3-0

75 Sept. 4, 2005 Evansville, 2-1

100 Sept. 18, 2007 UT Martin, 4-1

125 Oct. 30, 2008 UAB, 2-1

150 Sept. 12, 2010 Ole Miss, 2-1

NSCAA DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S SOCCER POLL

22 August 23, 2011: Poll #2/Week 1 PollRank Record Previous1. Notre Dame 1-0-0 12. Stanford 2-0-0 23. North Carolina 1-0-0 34. Portland 1-0-0 75. Maryland 1-0-0 66. Virginia 2-0-0 107. Ohio State 2-0-0 88. Florida 2-0-0 99. Florida State 1-1-0 510. Boston College 1-0-1 411. Oklahoma State 2-0-0 1412. Marquette 2-0-0 1213. UC Irvine 2-0-0 1714. Wake Forest 2-0-0 1815. UCLA 1-0-0 1616. Santa Clara 1-0-0 1517. West Virginia 1-1-0 1318. Texas A&M 1-1-0 1119. Illinois 2-0-0 2420. Georgetown 2-0-0 2321. Duke 2-0-0 RV22. San Diego 2-0-0 RV23. Washington 0-0-1 2024. Oregon State 0-1-0 1925. Memphis 2-0-0 RV

Others receiving votes: Minnestoa, South Carolina, Long Beach State, Pepperdine, Georgia, Denver, Virginia Tech, Loyola Mara-mount, UW-Milwaukee, Hofstra, Washington State, Tennessee, Colorado, Boston Univer-sity, Dayton, Arizona State

WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS

WEEK NSCAA SA ST CS360 TDPreseason RV NR RV 35 471 25 NR RV 30 362 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11*

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HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE22 With an unbalanced schedule this season that has Memphis playing seven road confer-ence matches, the Lady Tigers will need to continue the recent success on the home fi eld. Since 2004, Memphis is 48-17-4 at Mike Rose Soccer Complex. Under head coach Brooks Monaghan, Memphis has a 68-32-6 mark on the home turf. Year-by-year win-loss at home under Coach Monaghan is below:

Year W-L (Pct.) C-USA (Pct.)2000 6-3-0 (.667) 2-3-0 (.400)

2001 4-5-1 (.450) 2-3-0 (.400)

2002 5-3-0 (.625) 3-2-0 (.600)

2003 4-4-1 (.500) 2-3-0 (.400)

2004 7-2-0 (.778) 4-1-0 (.800)

2005 7-3-0 (.700) 3-2-0 (.600)

2006 4-3-1 (.563) 3-0-1 (.876)

2007 9-1-0 (.900) 4-1-0 (.800)

2008 6-3-1 (.650) 4-1-0 (.800)

2009 6-4-0 (.600) 3-2-0 (.600)

2010 8-1-2 (.818) 4-0-2 (.833)

2011 2-0-0 (1.000) 0-0-0 (.000)

Total 68-32-6 (.670) 34-18-3 (.645)

PRESEASON AWARDS22 Senior defender Lizzy Simonin was selected the Conference USA Preseason Defensive Play-er of the Year by the leagues 12 head coaches. Simonin is the reigning C-USA Defensive Player of the Year after moving from forward to defend-er last season. 22 Simonin was tabbed as one of 30 candidates for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award focuses on the total student-athlete and encour-ages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their com-munities. Simonin is the second Lady Tiger in the last two seasons to earn the honor. 22 Simonin was ranked 73rd in TopDrawerSoc-cer.com’s Preseason Top 100 Upperclassmen. The top 100 upperclassmen list will be updated throughout the season. 22 The NSCAA Top-25 Preseason Poll was released Aug. 9 and the Lady Tigers received votes. It is the second-straight season the U of M has opened the season in the polls whether ranked or receiving votes.

CLEAN SHEET22 Last season, Memphis posted 11 shutouts, tied for the second-most in school history. Just in the last two seasons combined, Memphis has kept opponents off the scoreboard in 23 match-es. In that span, the Lady Tigers have posted shutouts in three-straight games three times and back-to-back shutouts eight times.

2011 INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS

Points TotalKaitlyn Atkins .................................................4Kelley Gravlin ................................................3Melissa Smith ................................................2 Christabel Oduro ...........................................2 Kylie Davis .....................................................2Taylor Isenhower ...........................................2

Goals TotalMelissa Smith ................................................1 Kelley Gravlin ................................................1Taylor Isenhower ...........................................1Kaitlyn Atkins .................................................1Kylie Davis .....................................................1Christabel Oduro ...........................................1

Assists TotalKaitlyn Atkins .................................................2 Lizzy Simonin ................................................1Katie Donahue ...............................................1 Kelley Gravlin ................................................1

Shots TotalNatalia Gomez-Junco ....................................7Melissa Smith ................................................6 Kelley Gravlin ................................................6 Kylie Davis .....................................................5 Christabel Oduro ...........................................5

Shots On Goal TotalMelissa Smith ................................................4 Natalia Gomez-Junco ....................................3 Kelley Gravlin ................................................3Rasheeda Ansari ...........................................3Christabel Oduro .........................................17

BY THE NUMBERS

Overall Record.........................................2-0-0Home .......................................................2-0-0Away ........................................................-------Neutral .....................................................-------vs. Ranked Teams ...................................-------vs. Unranked Teams ................................2-0-0Day Games..............................................1-0-0Night Games............................................1-0-0Overtime ..................................................-------When scoring fi rst ....................................2-0-0When opponent scores fi rst .....................-------When leading at half ................................2-0-0When trailing at half .................................-------When tied at half......................................-------More shots ...............................................2-0-0Less shots ...............................................-------Equal shots ..............................................-------More corner kicks ....................................1-0-0Less corner kicks .....................................1-0-0Equal corner kicks ...................................-------More fouls ................................................-------Less fouls ................................................2-0-0Equal fouls ...............................................-------On Thursday ............................................-------On Friday .................................................1-0-0On Saturday ............................................-------On Sunday...............................................1-0-0vs. Conference USA ................................-------vs. Atlantic 10 ..........................................-------vs. Southern Conference .........................-------vs. Southeastern Conference ..................1-0-0vs. Sun Belt .............................................1-0-0

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THE LAST TIME A TIGER ...Scored Four Goals: .................................................. Lesley Zmurchuk vs. Stephen F. Austin (1996)Scored Three Goals: ..............................................................Kylie Hayes vs. Southern Miss (2007)Scored Two Goals: ................................................................ Taylor Isenhower vs. Alabama (2010)Recorded Four Assists: .........................................................Catherine Brannon vs. Rhodes (1996)Recorded Three Assists: ................................................. Caroline Barrett vs. Southern Miss (2007)Recorded Two Assists: ........................................................................ Ashley Berra vs. SMU (2009)Recorded 10 or more Shots: ..................................... Melissa Smith vs. Evansville (2009), 10 shotsRecorded 15 or more Saves:...................................... Frances Curr vs. Marquette (1999), 15 savesRecorded 10 or more Saves:............................................ Isabel Briones vs. UAB (2004), 12 savesRecorded Back-to-Back Shutouts: ......................... Elise Kuhar Pitters vs Houston and UCF (2010)Scored Two Goals in Two Minutes: ....................................... Shoko Mikami vs. Tulane (2005), 1:40Goalkeeper recorded an assist:..................................................Elise Kuhar-Pitters vs. SMU (2009)

THE LAST TIME THE TIGERS ...Scored 10 Goals in a Game: ....................................................... vs. Stephen F. Austin (1996), 10-0Scored Eight Goals in a Game: ....................................................................vs. Marshall (2006), 8-0Scored Six Goals in a Game ............................................................................. at UALR (2010), 6-0Scored Six Goals in a Half................................................................. vs. Rhodes (1999), 6 (1st half)Scored Four Goals in a Half: .......................................................... vs. Alabama (2010), 4 (2nd half)Scored Three Goals in a Half: ........................................................ vs. Alabama (2010), 4 (2nd half)Notched 10 or more Assists in a Game: ......................................................vs. UT Martin (1998), 12Notched Eight or more Assists in a Game: ............................................................at UALR (2010), 8Notched Five or more Assists in a Game: ............................................................at UALR (2010), 8Attempted 50 or more Shots:...................................................................... vs. Evansville (2009), 50Attempted 40 or more Shots:...................................................................... vs. Evansville (2009), 50Attempted 30 or more Shots:...............................................................................at UALR (2010), 30Attempted 25 or more Shots: ........................................................................ vs. UALR (2011), 29Involved in a 0-0 Tie: ................................................................................................ vs. UAB (2006)




ON A ROLL22 Looking to start the season on a three-game win streak on Friday, the Lady Tigers would have just their second 3-0 start in program history. Last season, Memphis put together four, three-game win streaks. Since head coach Brooks Monaghan took over the program in 2000, Mem-phis has 35 win streaks of two or more games.

Streak Times Last2+ 15 Current

3+ 14 2010

4+ 3 2009

5+ 2 2008

6+ 1 2007

IN THE POLLS22 Memphis entered the top-25 rankings this week as the NSCAA ranks the Lady Tigers 25th in the country. The U of M began the season receiving votes and enters the top-25 after a 2-0 start to the season. The Lady Tigers are ranked 30th in CollegeSoccer360’s composite rankings and 36th in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Tourna-ment 64.

ONE FOR THE THUMB22 Redshirt-seniors Elise Kuhar-Pitters and Me-lissa Smith have the unique opportunity to win a fi fth championship this season. The pair has en-dured various injuries throughout their respec-tive career and is headed into the 2011 season as winners of four-straight titles.

CANADA...EH?22 If you take a look at the Lady Tigers roster you will see seven players from various provinces of Canada. Various Canadians have played a ma-jor role in Memphis claiming four-straight C-USA Championships. Of the seven Canadians on the current roster, fi ve of the seven have a com-bined 14 championship rings. Alex Craig and Kylie Davis are the newest members of Lady Tiger Soccer from Canada.

LIVE CHAT22 If you can’t make it to Mike Rose Soccer Complex for any home game this season, visit GoTigersGo.com and join the live blog. The moderated chat provides in-game updates as an alternative option to GameTracker which re-lies on statistical information. Today’s match is not available for live chat, but each home game throughout the fall will have the live chat option.

SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTION22 Make sure you follow Memphis Women’s Soccer on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/MemphisWSoccer ) and on Twitter ( @UoMW-Soccer ) for updates throughout the season.

LIVE STREAMING22 Every home game will be available to watch live streaming video. Memphis Tiger Vision of-fers a monthly subscription for $9.99 or $79.99 for a year subscription. To access the live streaming, visit GoTigersGo.com and click on the watch icon on the women’s soccer page.

GAMETRACKER22 Every home match this season, plus se-lect road games, will be available to fol-low on GoTigersGo.com via GameTracker. GameTracker offers users the chance to view the live stats as the game progresses. Just go to GoTigersGo.com, click on the ‘GameTracker’ icon on the women’s soccer schedule page.

UP NEXT22 Memphis closes the three-game road trip at Western Kentucky on Sept. 4. Following that match, the Lady Tigers return to Mike Rose Soc-cer Complex to face rival Ole Miss on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: .............................. Memphis, Tenn.Founded: ...............................................1912Enrollment: .........................................21,424Nickname:.................... Lady Tigers or TigersColors: ....................................... Blue & GrayConference: ........................Conference USAPresident: .........................Dr. Shirley RainesAthletic Director: ......................R.C. Johnson

GENERAL INFORMATION

Home Field: ...... Mike Rose Soccer ComplexCapacity:...............................................3,0002010 Record: ...................................... 15-4-3Home: ................................................... 8-1-2Away: .................................................... 6-2-1Neutral: ................................................. 1-1-02010 C-USA Record/Finish: .......... 7-1-3/2ndHome: ................................................... 5-0-2Away: .................................................... 2-1-1Neutral: ................................................. 0-0-0Final 2010 Ranking:..................................RVLetterwinners Returning/Lost:.................15/9Starters Returning/Lost:............................8/3Newcomers:...............................................14First Season of Soccer: .........................1995Postseason Appearances/Last: ..........4/2010

GENERAL INFORMATION

Head Coach:.................... Brooks MonaghanAlma Mater: ..... University of Memphis, 1994Record at Memphis: ..................... 127-85-14Career Record: .................................... SameAssistant Coach:......................Jonny WalkerAlma Mater: .....University of Louisville, 2007Assistant Coach:........................... Jodi GrantAlma Mater: ..... University of Memphis, 1999

GENERAL INFORMATION

Media Relations Offi ce: .......... 901-678-2337Assistant AD/Media Relations: .............................................................. Jennifer RodriguesAssistant Director/Soccer Contact: .................................................................... Mark TaylorOffi ce Number: ....................... 901-678-5108Cell Number:........................... 870-759-2074E-Mail: [email protected]



2 All-Americans2 All-Americans

2011 Starting Lines By Match:8-198-19LSULSU

8-218-21UALRUALR

8-268-26AlabamaAlabama

8-288-28SamfordSamford

9-49-4WKUWKU

9-99-9Ole MissOle Miss

9-119-11CharlotteCharlotte

Kuhar-Pitters (GK)Simonin

PembrokeCassady

BorkensteinHildebrandt

Gomez-JuncoGravlinAtkinsSmithOduro

Kuhar-Pitters (GK)Simonin

PembrokeCassady

BorkensteinHildebrandt

Gomez-JuncoGravlinAtkinsSmithOduro

9-159-15VanderbiltVanderbilt

9-239-23HoustonHouston

9-259-25RiceRice

9-309-30MarshallMarshall

10-210-2ECUECU

10-710-7SMUSMU

10-910-9TulsaTulsa

10-1410-14UTEPUTEP

10-1610-16CCCC

10-2110-21So. Miss.So. Miss.

10-2310-23UCFUCF

10-2710-27UABUAB

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