2008 SEASON TABLE CONTENTS - Liberty University · 2 THREE BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS (2000, 2001 & 2005) 2008 LIBERTY WOMEN’S SOCCER M 2008 SEASON Jessica Celi Head Coach First Season

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UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSCity/Zip ................................................................ Lynchburg, Va. 24502Founded ........................................................................................ 1971Enrollment .......................................... 11,500 (Resident); 41,500 (Total)Nickname ............................................................................ Lady FlamesSchool Colors ........................................................ Red, White and BlueAffiliation ........................................................................ NCAA Division IConference .............................................................................. Big SouthFounder ........................................................................ Dr. Jerry FalwellChancellor ..................................................................... Jerry Falwell, Jr.Vice Chancellor ......................................................... Dr. Ronald GodwinDirector of Athletics .............................................................. Jeff BarberAthletics Dept. Phone ......................................................(434) 582-2100Ticket Office Phone ........................................................ (434) 582-SEAT

SOCCER QUICK FACTSHead Coach ........................................................................... Jessica CeliRecord at Liberty ...................................................................... First YearCareer Record ................................................................................. SameAssistant Coach ..............................................................Abby CrumptonWomen’s Soccer Office Phone ....................................... (434) 582-23812007 Record .................................................................................... 6-122007 Conference Finish ............................................................ 3-4/Fifth2007 Big South Championship .... 3-2 OT loss to Winthrop in first roundLetterwinners Returning/Lost ..........................................................15/6Newcomers......................................................................................... 12 Field ................................................................ Liberty Soccer Field (500)Surface ............................................................................Bermuda GrassFirst Year of Women’s Soccer .......................................................... 1988All-Time Record .................................................................... 120-189-20Big South Championships ........................... Three (2000, 2001 & 2005)NCAA Tournament Appearances .................. Three (2000, 2001 & 2005)

LIBERTY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssistant A.D. for Communications .................................................................................................................................................. Todd WetmoreOffice of Athletics Communications Phone .................... 434 582 2292Cell Phone ....................................................................... 434 841 8974Email Address ..................................................... [email protected]. Athletics Communications Director/Women’s Soccer Contact .............................................. Ryan BombergerCell Phone ...................................................................... (434) 221-5576Email Address ................................................. [email protected] Athletics Communications Director................................................................................................................................... Vincent BriedisCell Phone ...................................................................... (434) 841-0839Email Address .......................................................vebriedis@liberty.eduAssistant Athletics Communications Director.......................................... ........................................................................................... Paul CarmanyCell Phone ...................................................................... (434) 221-5575Email Address .....................................................pjcarmany@liberty.eduAthletics Communications Fax ........................................(434) 582-2076Athletics Mailing Address ..................................... 1971 University Blvd. .............................................................................. Lynchburg, VA 24502

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts ........................................................................................... 1

Head Coach Jessica Celi ........................................................................ 2

Assistant Coach Abby Crumpton ...........................................................2

2008 Rosters .........................................................................................3

Pronunciation Guide .............................................................................3

Meet the Lady Flames ...........................................................................4

2008 Opponents ................................................................................ 14

All-Time Series Records ......................................................................16

2007 Statistics .....................................................................................17

2007 Results .......................................................................................18

2007 Big South Conference Results ....................................................19

All-Time Honors & Awards ..................................................................20

The Record Book .................................................................................22

Coaching Records ................................................................................24

Year-By-Year Results ............................................................................25

2000 Big South Champions .................................................................28



The Big South Conference ...................................................................31

All-Time Roster ...................................................................................32

Liberty University ................................................................................34

University Administration ...................................................................39

Athletics Administration .....................................................................40

Academic Services ..............................................................................42

Compliance ..........................................................................................44

Sports Medicine ..................................................................................45

Athletics Excellence ............................................................................46

Athletics Communications ...................................................................48

The 2008 Liberty Women’s Soccer Media Guide has been produced by the Liberty Of-fice of Athletics Communications.

Editor: Ryan Bomberger

Assistant Editors: Vincent Briedis, Paul Carmany and Todd Wetmore

Contributors: Sarah Kirse, Courtney Johnson, Khalil Reed and Brad Salois

Cover Photography: Les Schofer and Kevin Giedd

Contributing Photographers: Jordan Crossingham, Kevin Giedd, Jamie Hall, Todd Hundley, Jeff Raymond, Les Schofer, Jerome Sturm, W&G Photogra-phy and the LU Archives

Cover Design: Ryan Bomberger, Paul Carmany and Brian Wallace of the Liberty Office of Promotional Publications

Printing: Morgantown Printing & Binding, Morgantown, W.Va.

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Jessica CeliHead CoachFirst Season

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On July 2, 2008, Jessica Celi was named the sixth head women’s soccer coach in the 21-year history of the Liberty Lady Flames’ soccer program.

“We are thrilled to have Jessica Celi join the Liberty University athlet-ics program,” stated Liberty Director of Athletics Jeff Barber. “She has proven herself to be an outstanding coach and recruiter and will be a tremendous leader for our women’s soccer program.” Celi comes to Liberty after three seasons with the Charlotte Lady Ea-gles of the United States (USL) W-League, the premier women’s soccer league in the United States, as an assistant to head coach Lee Horton. With the club, Celi was responsible for recruiting players for the team, implementing training sessions, running camps and clinics and coach-ing, training and teaching sports ministry, both in the United States and in Brazil. This past season, Celi helped the Lady Eagles to a second-place fin-ish in the Atlantic Division standings and into the Eastern Conference playoffs with an 11-2-1 mark. The squad’s roster included former Lib-erty standout goalkeeper Sonia Rodriguez, who was a Lady Flame from 2001-05, and Celi’s new assistant coach Abby Crumpton. “Jessica has a great vision for the Liberty Women’s Soccer Program,” stated Rodriguez, the 2005 Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award winner, Lib-erty’s highest athletics honor. “I’m excited to see where she is going to take them. She will be a great role model and mentor for the student-athletes.” During her three years with Charlotte, she helped guide the Lady Eagles to a 32-8-2 record. During her first season with the Lady Eagles, Charlotte fell one game short of playing for the league title, losing in the 2006 W-League semifinals. The year prior, Celi was the head coach of the W-League’s Carolina Dynamo. She was the youngest and only female coach in the Atlantic Division. Celi also has coached internationally. While serving as a missionary in Brazil, she was the co-head coach of the Cotia Women’s Professional Soccer team based in Sao Paulo in 2007. The team played both out-doors and futsal, five-a-side soccer played indoors. From 2004-06, Celi was an assistant coach under Todd Bramble at Clemson. Each of her three seasons with the Lady Tigers, Clemson re-ceived an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the quarter-finals in her final season in 2006. In her three seasons at Clemson, the Lady Tigers recorded a 40-25-9 mark. Celi began her coaching career at Delaware in 2001, serving as an assistant until 2003, when she became an assistant at Creighton for one season. She has been both a staff coach and state coach in the Olympic De-velopment Program (ODP). Celi was a coach with the New Jersey ODP Under-17 Girls State team from 2002-03 and was both a staff and state coach with the Nebraska state program from 2003-04. During her time with the Nebraska program, she was a staff coach with the Region II ODP, identifying top youth players from within a 12-state region, and coached the Nebraska ODP U-17 Girls state team. Celi graduated cum laude from N.C. State with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1999. She also received a master’s degree in educational leadership at Delaware in 2003. A four-year letterwinner in the collegiate ranks, Celi played two years in the midfield at Ohio State (1995-96) and two seasons at N.C. State (1997-98). She was a three-time National Soccer Coaches Association

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(NSCAA) of America Scholar-Athlete from 1995-97 and earned Academic All-ACC honors in 1998. She competed at the semi-professional level in the W-League from 1996-2002 for the Charlotte Speed, Raleigh Wings and New Jersey Wild-cats. A native of High Point, N.C., Celi resides in Lynchburg.

Abby Crumpton, a highly decorated col-legiate player, enters her first year as an as-sistant coach for the Liberty women’s soccer program.

Crumpton has spent several seasons a coach, joining the Lady Flames’ coaching staff after a year as an assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of Michigan. Before serving the 2007 season with the Wolver-ines, Crumpton served the 2006 season as head coach at Anderson (S.C.). During her season at the school, she led the program to its best finish since moving to NCAA Division II. In 2005, Crumpton was named a volunteer assistant coach at Clemson. She helped guide the Tigers to a 9-9-2 mark and a NCAA Tournament ap-pearance. Crumpton was the head coach at Division III Pitt-Bradford in 2004, after starting her coaching career as a student assistant at Michigan in 2003. As a player, Crumpton earned numerous accolades during her colle-giate career at Michigan. In her final season, she was named the 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year, becoming the first Michigan player to be awarded the honor. During 2002, she helped the Wolverines to the NCAA Tourna-ment’s Elite Eight, the best finish in program history, and its highest-ever national ranking, No. 11. After scoring 35 points on 11 goals and 13 as-sists, she earned NSCAA All-American honors and was selected the Soc-cer Buzz Great Lakes Region Player of the Year. In 2001, Crumpton was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region third team and All-Big Ten first team after scoring a career-high 13 goals and adding four assists. She also was selected to the 2001 Big Ten All-Tournament team. In 2000, she also received All-Great Lakes and All-Big Ten mentions. In her first season with the Wolverines, Crumpton was named to the 1999 Soccer Buzz Freshman All-America second team and was named first-team All-Great Lakes Region and All-Big Ten. The forward finished her Michigan career as the program’s all-time points leader with 116. Crumpton also sits in the top five on the Wolver-ines’ career lists for games played, goals, assists, shots and game-winning goals. She moved on to spend a season with the Women’s United Soccer As-sociation’s Atlanta Beat. Crumpton was selected by the team in the 2003 draft with the 13th overall pick. Joining Olympic gold medalists Brianna Scurry and Cindy Parlow, Crumpton scored four goals for the team in 2003, helping the Beat reach the playoffs for the third consecutive sea-son. She played in the league’s final game on Aug. 23, 2003, a 2-1 over-time loss to Mia Hamm’s Washington Freedom team in the Founders Cup Finals. Crumpton also has been a member of the United States U-21 Women’s National team, which won the 2002 Nordic Cup. She trained with the U-21 squad in 2000, 2001 and 2002. She continues to play professionally with the W-League’s Charlotte Eagles. Crumpton graduated from the University of Michigan in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and communications. The Rochester Hills, Mich., native resides in Lynchburg.

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NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)1 Ashley Nyholt GK So. 5-7 Brampton, Ont./St. Thomas Aquinas2 Alyssa Andersen D/M So. 5-6 Rochester Hills, Mich./Oakland Christian3 Aimee Luurtsema D/M Fr. 5-3 Grandville, Mich./Unity Christian4 Elia Lake D R-So. 5-6 Dumfries, Va./Forest Park (Tusculum)5 Rachel Wisehart D Jr. 5-5 Concord, N.C./J. M. Robinson6 Emily House D Sr. 5-3 Lynchburg, Va./Heritage7 Ally Erving F/M R-Jr. 5-7 Anchorage, Alaska/Grace Christian8 Ashley Braam F R-Sr. 5-5 Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist9 Caitlyn Riley F/M So. 5-9 Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon10 Maria Owen F So. 5-6 Mount Jackson, Va./Home Schooled11 Silvia Betancourt M Fr. 5-5 San Jose, Costa Rica/Liceo Laboratorio 12 Ashley Gibson D/M So. 5-2 Cleveland, Ohio/Cuyahoga Heights13 Brittany Tyson D Sr. 5-7 Souderton, Pa./Souderton Area14 Mallory Neff M/D Sr. 5-5 Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy15 Maggie Woody M Jr. 5-9 Asheville, N.C./Home Schooled16 Laura Nyholt M So. 5-6 Brampton, Ont./St. Thomas Aquinas17 Amy Oberlin M/F Sr. 5-8 Ada, Mich./Lowell18 Hope West M R-Sr. 5-6 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale19 Rachel Michener M So. 5-5 Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts (SMU)20 Carly Miller M Sr. 5-2 Valley City, Ohio/Buckeye21 Jordan Woody M/D Fr. 5-4 Asheville, N.C./Home Schooled22 Jeanine Johnston M Fr. 5-5 Forest, Va./E.C. Glass23 Heather Bowling D Jr. 5-9 Waxhaw, N.C./Parkwood24 Kendra Dalton M Fr. 5-4 Chillicothe, Ohio/Zane Trace 25 Lauren Kamphuis GK Jr. 5-7 Bloomington, Ill./Calvary Baptist 26 Karen Blocker GK Fr. 5-6 Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding27 Bekah Moye M Fr. 5-5 Suwanee, Ga./Providence Christian 28 Katelyn Jacobs D Fr. 5-0 Liverpool, N.Y./Faith Heritage29 Abigail Austin F R-Fr. 5-4 Columbia, S.C./Southern Boone County30 Kristi McBrien M So. 5-6 Lynchburg, Va./James River (Bluefield)31 Brittney Johnson D R-Fr. 5-9 Concord, Calif./Berean Christian

ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)2 Alyssa Andersen D/M So. 5-6 Rochester Hills, Mich./Oakland Christian29 Abigail Austin F R-Fr. 5-4 Columbia, S.C./Southern Boone County11 Silvia Betancourt M Fr. 5-5 San Jose, Costa Rica/Liceo Laboratorio 26 Karen Blocker GK Fr. 5-6 Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding23 Heather Bowling D Jr. 5-9 Waxhaw, N.C./Parkwood8 Ashley Braam F R-Sr. 5-5 Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist24 Kendra Dalton M Fr. 5-4 Chillicothe, Ohio/Zane Trace 7 Ally Erving F/M R-Jr. 5-7 Anchorage, Alaska/Grace Christian12 Ashley Gibson D/M So. 5-2 Cleveland, Ohio/Cuyahoga Heights6 Emily House D Sr. 5-3 Lynchburg, Va./Heritage28 Katelyn Jacobs D Fr. 5-0 Liverpool, N.Y./Faith Heritage31 Brittney Johnson D R-Fr. 5-9 Concord, Calif./Berean Christian22 Jeanine Johnston M Fr. 5-5 Forest, Va./E.C. Glass25 Lauren Kamphuis GK Jr. 5-7 Bloomington, Ill./Calvary Baptist 4 Elia Lake D R-So. 5-6 Dumfries, Va./Forest Park (Tusculum)3 Aimee Luurtsema D/M Fr. 5-3 Grandville, Mich./Unity Christian30 Kristi McBrien M So. 5-6 Lynchburg, Va./James River (Bluefield)19 Rachel Michener M So. 5-5 Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts (SMU)20 Carly Miller M Sr. 5-2 Valley City, Ohio/Buckeye27 Bekah Moye M Fr. 5-5 Suwanee, Ga./Providence Christian 14 Mallory Neff M/D Sr. 5-5 Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy1 Ashley Nyholt GK So. 5-7 Brampton, Ont./St. Thomas Aquinas16 Laura Nyholt M So. 5-6 Brampton, Ont./St. Thomas Aquinas17 Amy Oberlin M/F Sr. 5-8 Ada, Mich./Lowell10 Maria Owen F So. 5-6 Mount Jackson, Va./Home Schooled9 Caitlyn Riley F/M So. 5-9 Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon13 Brittany Tyson D Sr. 5-7 Souderton, Pa./Souderton Area18 Hope West M R-Sr. 5-6 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale5 Rachel Wisehart D Jr. 5-5 Concord, N.C./J. M. Robinson21 Jordan Woody M/D Fr. 5-4 Asheville, N.C./Home Schooled15 Maggie Woody M Jr. 5-9 Asheville, N.C./Home Schooled

Head Coach: Jessica Celi (N.C. State, ’99)Assistant Coach: Abby Crumpton (Michigan, ‘03)Trainer: Megan Bishop

BY CLASSSeniors (7)Ashley BraamEmily HouseCarly MillerMallory NeffAmy OberlinBrittany TysonHope West

Juniors (5)Heather BowlingAlly ErvingLauren KamphuisRachel WisehartMaggie Woody

Sophomores (9)Alyssa AndersenAshley GibsonElia LakeKristi McBrienRachel MichenerAshley NyholtLaura NyholtMaria OwenCaitlyn Riley

Freshmen (10)Abigail AustinSilvia BetancourtKaren BlockerKendra DaltonKatelyn JacobsBrittney JohnsonJeanine JohnstonAimee LuurtsemaBekah MoyeJordan Woody

BY POSITIONGoalkeepers (3)Karen BlockerLauren KamphuisAshley Nyholt

Defenders (10)Alyssa AndersenHeather BowlingAshley GibsonEmily HouseKatelyn JacobsBrittney JohnsonElia LakeAimee LuurtsemaBrittany TysonRachel Wisehart

Midfielders (13)Silvia BetancourtKendra DaltonJeanine JohnstonKristi McBrienRachel MichenerCarly MillerBekah MoyeLaura NyholtMallory NeffAmy OberlinHope WestJordan WoodyMaggie Woody

Forwards (5)Abigail AustinAshley BraamAlly ErvingMaria OwenCaitlyn Riley

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEBRAAM .......................................................... BROM CELI ............................................................ SEAL LEEKAMPHUIS ..............................................CAMP PICELUURTSEMA ............................................LURTZ MANYHOLT ...................................................NIGH HOLTMOYE ................................................................ MOY

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2007 (Sr.): Received medical redshirt …

2006 (Jr.): Started 11 matches … tallied 10 points with four goals and two assists … scored goal in season-opening 3-0 win at Longwood (8/25) … tallied Liberty’s lone goal at Arkansas (9/3) … netted two goals and added two assists in 7-0 victory over Charleston Southern (9/16) …

2005 (So.): Appeared in all 21 matches, starting nine times… scored five goals on 25 total shots … team went 5-0 in matches in which she scored … had a goal in season-opening victory at UMBC (8/26) … broke scoreless tie with goal in 85th minute of 2-0 victory over Charleston Southern (10/1) … had another goal three days later versus Radford in

4-2 win (10/4) … scored an unassisted goal in first half at Howard (10/24) … scored in Big South Championship first-round win over Bir-mingham-Southern (10/22) … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

2004 (Fr.): Appeared in all 17 matches, starting nine times ... first collegiate goal came in 2-0 victory at Coastal Car-olina (9/22) ... tied match on header in 1-1 tie at Radford (10/29) ... scored goal in 1-1 tie with Charleston Southern (10/30) ... named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll ...

Prep: Graduate of Grand Rapids Baptist High School … a four-year let-terwinner … scored 66 goals and had 54 assists during high school ca-reer … three-time all-state, all-regional, all-district and all-conference selection …member of four time district champions ... also played on district championship basketball team ...

Personal: Daughter of Bob and Pam Braam … birthday is April 1.

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2007 (Jr.): Played in 10 contests with five starts … assisted on goal in 4-1 victory vs. Radford (10/23) … earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention …

2006 (So.): Appeared in 10 contests with six starts … had two shots … member of defensive unit which con-tributed to Liberty having its second-lowest GAA in program history (1.07) and recording eight shutouts … named to Big South Presi-dential Honor Roll …

2005 (Fr.): Appeared in 13 matches, starting nine, all in a row to end the season … team was 7-2 with her in starting line-up …named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll ...

Prep: Graduate of Heritage High School ... first team all-region and hon-orable mention all-state in senior season ... three-time second-team all-region member ... four-time member of all-district first team ... four-time letterwinner ... member of the Lynchburg United travel team ...

Personal: Daughter of Jon and Sandy House ... birthday is Feb. 27.

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6Emily HOUSE5-3 - Sr. - Defender

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2007 (Jr.): Appeared in two matches … scored a goal in 9-0 victory over Southern Virginia (10/16) …

2006 (So.): Appeared in one match …

2005 (Fr.): Did not play in a match ...

Prep: Graduate of Buckeye High School ... three-time letterwinner ... all-county in cross country in sopho-more and senior years ... selected as prep athlete of the week in sopho-more, junior and senior years ...

Personal: Daughter of Dwight and Nancy Miller ... birthday is July 29.

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2007 (Jr.): Played in 18 matches with 11 starts … tallied nine points on two goals and five assists … netted goal in 9-0 victory over Southern Vir-ginia (10/16) … scored lone goal in 1-0 win over Francis Marion (10/18) … had three assists in 4-1 triumph over Radford (10/23) … garnered Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention …

2006 (So.): Appeared in nine matches … tallied six points with two goals and two assists … netted first collegiate goal in 3-0 win over VMI (10/3) … scored a first-half goal and added two helpers in 3-0 victory over sec-

ond-seeded Coastal Carolina in Big South Championship semifinals (11/3) … selected to Big South Champion-ship all-tournament team … named to Big South Presi-dential Honor Roll …

2005 (Fr.): Appeared in four matches … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll ...

Prep: Graduate of Shikellamy High School ... selected to Daily Item newspaper first team and first team all-con-ference as a senior ... three-year all-conference second-team selection ... selected

to Daily Item second team in sophomore and junior years ... four-time letterwinner ... played for Central Penn United Club team, earning De-fensive Player of the Year honors in 2004 ...

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senior seasons ... second team all-state as a sophomore ... three-time all-region and all-district player ... four-time all-conference ... four-time letterwinner ... all-conference in basketball as a sophomore, junior and senior... graduated Summa Cum Laude ...

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Lois Oberlin ... birthday is July 17.

2007 (Jr.): Started all 18 matches … selected to VaSID all-state second team … named first team All-Big South … selected to Big South All-Ac-ademic team … Liberty’s leading scorer with 12 points on six goals … tallied goal at Charleston Southern (9/28) … scored goal in 2-0 victory over VMI (10/6) … netted two goals in 9-0 win over Southern Virginia (10/16) … scored goal in 4-1 win over Radford (10/23) … netted goal in first round of Big South Championship against Winthrop (11/8) … was named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

2006 (So.): Played in 18 matches with 17 starts … named first team All-Big South … selected to VaSID All-State second team … tallied 13 points on five goals and three assists … tied for team lead in all three categories … scored two goals and assisted on another in 7-0 win over Charleston Southern (9/16) … netted team’s lone goal at Old Dominion (9/18) … scored goal in 2-1 victory over High Point (9/27) … tallied unas-sisted marker in 2-0 win over Birmingham-Southern (10/14) … assisted

on game-tying goal in 3-2 OT win over sixth-seeded High Point in the first round of the Big South Championship (11/2) …

2005 (Fr.): Started all 21 matches … named to the all-conference second team … team never lost when she scored a goal … scored a goal in first collegiate match, a 3-2 win over UMBC (8/26) … scored again in second collegiate game, a 1-1 tie against Rider (8/28) … was named the Big South Conference Player of the Week for those exploits in her first week of col-legiate competition … scored a goal in 3-2 win over Longwood (9/26) … scored game-winning goal in 2-1 win over VMI

(10/18) … had an assist in 4-1 win over Birmingham-Southern in first round of Big South Championship (11/3) … headed in the game-tying goal in a come-from-behind, 2-1 win over Radford in second round of Big South Championship (11/4) … was named to Big South all-tourna-ment team … was named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Lowell High School ... all-time leading scorer in school history ... named first team all-state and all-conference in junior and

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13Brittany TYSON5-7 - Sr. - Defender

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2007 (Jr.): Started all 18 contests … selected to VaSID all-state second team … named first team All-Big South honoree … tallied four points with a goal and two assists in 4-1 victory over Radford (10/23) …

2006 (So.): Appeared in 17 matches with 12 starts … member of defen-sive unit which posted a 1.07 GAA, the second lowest in program histo-ry, and contributed to eight shutouts … attempted three shots …

2005 (Fr.): Appeared in two matches, starting neither ...

Prep: Graduate of Souderton Area High School ... three-year letterwin-ner ... member of conference-win-ning teams in both sophomore and junior seasons ... played for women’s elite club team, the Bucksmont United Premier Club ... also member of Souderton Gems club team ...

Personal: Daughter of Don and Penny Tyson ... birthday is March 21.

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2007 (R-Jr.): Played in 15 matches with eight starts … took four shots … had an assist in 2-1 victory at UNC Asheville (10/31) … garnered Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention …

2006 (Jr.): Did not play … re-ceived medical redshirt … named to Big South Presiden-tial Honor Roll …

2005 (So.): Appeared in all 21 matches, starting 18 … 11 of team’s 12 wins came with her in starting lineup … scored her only goal of season in 2-1 up-set of SEC foe Arkansas (9/16) …

2004 (Fr.): Appeared in 11 matches with seven starts ... scored goal in 5-1 victory at VMI (10/26) ... had two shots on the season ... named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll ...

Prep: Graduate of Auburndale High School … a first team all-county se-lection … scored 16 goals in 11 matches her senior season …

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2007 (So.): Started 18 matches with 17 starts … attempted five shots … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

2006 (Fr.): Started 14 matches … named to Big South All-Freshman team … contributed to solid defensive effort which helped Liberty post a 1.07

GAA, the second-lowest in school history … assisted on game-winner in 2-1 win over High Point (9/27) … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Parkwood High School ... selected to the 2005 Na-tional Soccer Coaches Association of America and Adidas Scholar All-Region team ... was named to the all-conference and all-county ros-ters in both 2004 and 2005 ... all-

region squad in 2005 .... played at the elite club level with the Charlotte Eagles of the W-League of the United League ...

Personal: Daughter of Walter and Linda Bowling … father played soccer at Appalachian State … birthday is Feb. 23.

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7Ally ERVING5-7 - R-Jr. - Forward/Midfielder

Anchorage, AlaskaGrace Christian HS

2007 (R-So.): Played in 13 matches with five starts … netted two goals … scored goal in 3-0 triumph over Presbyterian (9/30) … scored goal in 4-1 win over Radford (10/23) … named to 2007 Big South all-tournament team …

2006 (R-Fr.): Played in six matches with one start … named to Big South Presi-dential Honor Roll …

2005 (Fr.): Did not play (medical red-shirt) … named to the Big South Presi-dential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Grace Christian High School ... all-state in junior and senior seasons ... four-time all-region per-

former, including being selected Region MVP in 2003 and 2004 ... team captain in senior season ... leading scorer all four years ... four-time let-terwinner ... selected to the Region IV Olympic Development Program Camp (ODP) ... selected to all-state ODP first team in 2001, 2002 and 2003 ... 1st team all-region and all-state in volleyball ... class valedicto-rian ... four-time Student of the Year ... National Honor Society member ... honor roll student all four years ... Student Body President ....

Personal: Daughter of Claude and Donna Erving ... first player from the state of Alaska to play for the Lady Flames ... bithday is April 9.

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25Lauren KAMPHUIS5-7 - Jr. - Goalkeeper

Bloomington, Ill.Calvary Baptist Academy

2007 (So.): Played in 11 matches with seven starts … posted a 1.29 GAA and a .654 save percentage in 626:44 of action … tallied a 3-2 record with one shutout … posted 9-0 shutout in first collegiate start against Southern Virginia (10/16) … made a career-high five saves in 4-1 victory over Radford (10/23) … recorded four saves in 2-1 win at UNC Asheville (10/31) …named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

2006 (Fr.): Did not play in a match … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Calvary Baptist Academy … two-time letterwinner in soccer … hon-orable mention all-conference as a senior … named team MVP as a junior … scored 21 goals as forward in junior season … also a four-time letterwinner in basketball … invited to play at Junior Girls’ Basketball Nationals at end of senior season … se-lected basketball MVP of Illinois Associa-tion of Christian Schools as a senior … first team all-state for basketball as a junior and senior … first team all-state basketball tournament as a freshman and sophomore … member of state basketball champions as a freshman … as a senior, named academic all-conference for both bas-ketball and soccer … four-year member of honor roll … National Honor Society member …

Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Robbi Kamphuis … birthday is July 10.

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5Rachel WISEHART5-5 - Jr. - Defender

Concord, N.C.J.M. Robinson HS

eam all state for basketball

2007 (So.): Played in 16 matches with eight starts … earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention …

2006 (Fr.): Appeared in eight contests, starting six times … contributed to defensive unit which helped squad post a 1.07 GAA, the second-lowest in school history, and notched eight shutouts … named to Big South Presi-dential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of J.M. Robinson High School ... three-time team MVP and earned all-conference honors in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... lettered, captained and earned all-conference awards in volleyball, basketball and soccer … earned scholar-athlete awards every semester of high school … also played for the FC Carolina Alliance Club team …

Personal: Daughter of Molly Wisehart … Wisehart and her 16 cousins combine to have Division I athletes in soccer, basketball, volleyball, base-ball and swimming … birthday is July 27.

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15Maggie WOODY5-9 - Jr. - Midfielder

Asheville, N.C.Home School

2007 (So.): Played in 14 matches with seven starts … tallied six points on two goals and two assists … netted goal in 3-0 victory over Presbyterian (9/30) … assisted on goal in 2-0 win over VMI (10/6) … scored game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over UNC Asheville (10/31) …

2006 (Fr.): Appeared in 15 match-es with eight starts … named to Big South All-Freshman team … netted two goals and added an assist for five points … scored goal in first collegiate contest in a 3-0 season-opening win at Longwood (8/25) … had a helper in 2-0 vic-tory at John Brown (9/1) … netted a goal in 7-0 win over Charleston Southern (9/16) …

Prep: Homeschooled ... played with Liberty teammate Heather Bowling on the 2006 Charlotte Eagles W-League team ... was a member of the state team from 1999-2005 and in 2004 helped lead her CESA Club team to the 2004 South Carolina State Championship …

Personal: Daughter of Stephen and Cindy Woody ... younger sister Jordan is a freshman on the Lady Flames … father played soccer at UNC Asheville … mother played basketball at Montreat Anderson … birthday is April 8.

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2Alyssa ANDERSEN5-6 - So. - Defender/Midfielder

Rochester Hills, Mich.Oakland Christian Academy

2007 (Fr.): Played in three matches … assisted on three goals in 9-0 win over Southern Virginia (10/16) … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Oakland Christian Academy … in three seasons, net-ted 82 goals and assisted on 69 others … named to all-region, all-district and all-conference first teams in 2005 and 2006 …

Personal: Daughter of Don and Sue Andersen … birthday is Nov. 7.

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12Ashley GIBSON5-2 - So. - Defender/Midfielder

Cleveland, OhioCuyahoga Heights HS

2007 (Fr.): Started 10 matches … had two shots …

Prep: Graduate of Cuyahoga Heights High School … 2006 All-Cleveland second-team member … first team all-conference in 2005 and 2006 … team captain and selected team MVP in both junior and senior years … a member of club team Cleveland SA, which captured the 2005 state championship …

Personal: Daughter of Bob and Annette Gibson … birthday is Sept. 4.


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4Elia LAKE5-6 - R-So. - Defender

Dumfries, Va.Forest Park Senior HS (Tusculum)

2007: Sat out season after transferring to Liberty for fall semester ...

Previous School: Spent one season at Tusculum College in 2006 … played in 20 matches with 19 starts … helped the 14-3-3 Pioneers win NCAA Division II Southeast Regional, advancing to Elite Eight and achieving a No. 8 Division II national ranking …

Prep: Graduated from Forest Park Senior High School … all-area first team in 2006 … two-time all-district … in 2006 received Coaches’ Award and named team MVP three times … member of squads which cap-tured two district titles and finished first in the region in 2006 … also played volleyball …

Personal: Daughter of John and Aida Lake … birthday is March 15.

30Kristi McBRIEN5-6 - So. - Midfielder

Lynchburg, Va.James River HS (Bluefield)

2007 (Fr.): Transferred to Liberty for the spring semester … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Previous School: Appeared in 14 games for Bluefield College … earned Appalachian Athletic All-Conference third-team recognition … netted a goal and had six shots …

Prep: Graduate of James River High School … a four-year letterwinner in soccer … named Athlete of the Week during her senior year … played club soccer for FC Richmond Mystx and Richmond Kickers …

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Theresa McBrien … birthday is Nov. 25.

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Pottstown, Pa.Owen J. Roberts HS (SMU)

Ashley NYHOLT5-7 - So. - Goalkeeper

Brampton, OntarioSt. Thomas Aquinas HS

2007 (Fr.): Transferred to Liberty for spring semester … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Previous School: Appeared in 15 games at Southern Methodist in fall of 2006 as a midfielder and defender … took three shots …

Prep: Graduate of Owen J. Roberts High School … the Wildcats won the PAC 10 league each of her four seasons … selected a National Scholar All-American and all-league as a senior … also served as team captain … helped team to state finals as a junior and was member of PIAA Champi-ons as a freshman … four-year letterwinner … played for Arsenal World Class Premiere club team, which was New Jersey State Champion and regional finalist during her time with the team … also member of Penn-sylvania Strikers club team … the Strikers were twice state finalists during her tenure with the squad … competed five years in the Pennsylvania Olympic Development Program … was selected to Region I team three consecutive years and was selected to the national pool two-straight sea-sons …

Personal: Daughter of Pete and Sue Michener … birthday is Feb 12.

2007 (Fr.): Played in 13 matches with 11 starts … posted a 2.20 GAA and a .671 save percentage in 980:25 … recorded a 3-10 mark with two shutouts … made five saves in shutout of Presbyterian (9/30) ... made season-high seven saves in contests against Old Dominion (9/15) and at Virginia (9/21) ...

Prep: Graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School … in her final season, posted the most shutouts in the Ontario Youth Soccer League … won the 2005 Canadian National Championship as a member of Team Ontario … three-time honor roll student …

Personal: Daughter of Arnold and Connie Nyholt … twin sister Laura also plays for the Lady Flames … birthday is May 19.

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2007 (Fr.): Played in 11 matches with two starts … had nine shots …posted an assist in 9-0 win over Southern Virginia (10/16) …named to Big South Presiden-tial Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Mount Vernon High School … 2007 Washington Post All-Met honorable mention … named to Virginia High School League (VHSL) All-Region team as a senior … three-time all-district honoree … received the Mount Vernon Spirit of Sport Award … earned VHSL All-Region Athletic Honor Roll distinction her last three years … played club soccer with Lee Mountain Vernon Patriots 88 team in the Washington Area Girls Soccer League (WAGS), which won the league’s U-19 championship …

Personal: Daughter of Don and Roslyn Riley … birthday is March 21.

16Laura NYHOLT5-6 - So. - Midfielder

Brampton, Ont.St. Thomas Aquinas HS

2007 (Fr.): Played in 12 matches with four starts … had four shots … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School … captain of high school team … a starter for the squad which was ranked in the top five in Ontario the past six seasons …was honored with several academic awards … three-time honor roll member …

Personal: Daughter of Arnold and Connie Nyholt … twin sister Ashley also plays for the Lady Flames … birthday is May 19.

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10Maria OWEN5-6 - So. - ForwardMount Jackson, Va.

Home School

2007 (Fr.): Played in 12 matches with four starts … tallied four goals for eight points … named to 2007 Big South All-Freshman team … scored first collegiate goal at Charleston Southern (9/28) … netted goal in 3-0 win at

Presbyterian (9/30) … scored goal in 9-0 win over Southern Virginia (10/16) … netted goal in 4-1 victory over Radford (10/23) … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Prep: Homeschooled … leading scorer for U-19 Soccer Organization of Charlotte Al-bermarle Storm during the 2007-08 season … ranked No. 6 in Virginia in club rankings released in mid-July …

Personal: Daughter of Hugh and Maria Owen … birthday is April 26.

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9Caitlyn RILEY5-9 - So. - Forward/Midfielder

Alexandria, Va.Mount Vernon HS

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29Abigail AUSTIN5-4 - R-Fr. - Forward

Columbia, S.C.Southern Boone County HS

Prep: Graduate of Southern Boone County High School … four-year let-terwinner … earned first-team all-district honors and was named team MVP her senior year … served as team captain … scored 23 goals and added 17 assists during her junior and senior years …

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Debbie Austin … birthday is Feb. 20.



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11Silvia BETANCOURT5-5 - Fr. - Midfielder San Jose, Costa RicaLiceo Laboratorio HS

2007 (Fr.): Attended Liberty for spring semester … earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention …

Prep: Graduate of Liceo Laboratorio High School … served as team cap-tain … member of the full Costa Rica Women’s National team … selected to play with U-19 Costa Rica National team since age 14, where she was a starter at center midfield … has also played with national U-21 team … played club soccer for Coronado Arsenal … helped club to Division I National Championship … also selected to play with the Costa Rica Women’s National basketball team …

Personal: Daughter of Eddy Betancourt and Isabel Flores … birthday is Sept. 8.

26Karen BLOCKER5-6 - Fr. - Goalkeeper

Bowie, Md.Archbishop Spalding HS

Prep: Graduate of Archbishop Spalding High School … named by Soc-cerBuzz to its College Recruits Top 150 players for 2008 … selected a EA Sports All-American and all-state as a senior … a four-year starter, the goalkeeper set Maryland state and school record with 57 shutouts … served as team captain and received team MVP and Golden Gloves awards in final season … three-time all-met … four-time All-IAAM … four-time first-team all-county … helped team to IAAM conference championship as a junior … four-year honor roll member … National Honor Society treasurer … helped lead her club team to the 2007 Mary-land State Championship … spent three years in the Olympic Develop-ment Program … in 2006, invited to Nike Premier 50 camp which brings top 50 goalkeepers in nation together for training and development …

Personal: Daughter of Hugh and Mary Beth Blocker … birthday is March 15.

24Kendra DALTON5-4 - Fr. - Midfielder

Chillicothe, OhioZane Trace HS

Prep: Graduate of Zane Trace High School … named Southeast Ohio All-Region second team and All-District first team as a senior … four-time all-district performer … the four-time letterwinner ended high school career with 75 goals and 28 assists … team MVP as a senior … named team’s best offensive player as a freshman, sophomore and senior … National Honor Society member .. graduated with honors … an Ohio Olympic Develop-ment Pool member … competed for the state-ranked Adidas Premier club …

Personal: Daughter of Ron and Jeanie Dalton … birthday is Sept. 16.

28Katelyn JACOBS5-0 - Fr. - Defender

Liverpool, N.Y.Faith Heritage HS

Prep: Graduate of Faith Heritage School … OHSL All-League first-team member as a sophomore and senior … OHSL All-League second team member as a freshman and junior … a four-year letterwinner … played goalkeeper, defender and midfielder in high school … served as team captain as both a junior and senior … National Honor Society member … honor roll member every marking period of high school … earned Head-master’s List honors (90 percent or better) … class treasurer … played club soccer the past three seasons for the Syracuse Blitz …

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31Brittney JOHNSON5-9 - R-Fr. - Defender

Concord, Calif.Berean Christian HS

2007 (Fr.): Participated in spring drills at Liberty … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Berean Christian High School … a four-year letterwin-ner on defense and in the midfield … served as team captain and later named team MVP her senior year … helped team to North Coast section championships each of her four seasons … high school salutatorian … earned school’s Athletic Scholar award each year … competed at various levels of club soccer … was a member of the Los Angeles Seahorse Soc-cer Club Japan team during the summer of 2006 …

Personal: Daughter of Brent and Catherine Johnson … father played soc-cer at San Jose State and later semi-pro … birthday is May 23.

22Jeanine JOHNSTON5-5 - Fr. - Midfielder

Forest, Va.E.C. Glass HS

Prep: Graduate of E.C. Glass High School … started every game of high school career … helped school capture four district championships … sec-ond team all-state as a senior … selected to all-region team each of her four years … four-time first-team all-district performer … team captain as a junior and senior … honor roll member … captained Lynchburg United Elite to first and second place finishes in the VSLI U19 Premier Division … involved in Virginia Olympic Development Program since 2001 …

Personal: Daughter of Jayme and Janet Johnson … birthday is April 17.

3Aimee LUURTSEMA 5-3 - Fr. - Defender/Midfielder

Grandville, Mich.Unity Christian HS

Prep: Graduate of Unity Christian High School … helped school to four state championships and a 107-1-1 record … four-time all-region and all-region team selection … named all-state as a sophomore and junior as a defender … four-year honor roll member … on club level, played ahead a level throughout her career … part of Bloomfield Force U18 team which won 2006 Surf Cup, 2006 Michigan State Cup and 2007 USYS Naitonal Championship … helped West Michigan Fire to 2007 State Cup finals …

Personal: Daughter of Bill and Wanda Luurtsema … Jan. 22.

27Bekah MOYE5-5 - Fr. - Midfielder

Suwanee, Ga.Providence Christian Academy

Prep: Graduate of Providence Christian Academy … helped school win Georgia State title in 2007 … has been a starter and captain with the Atlanta Fire United since 2002 … been a part of club’s region and Super-Y teams since 2005 … consistently made the final 24 cutdown of the state Olympic Development program …

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Sharon Moye … birthday is May 14.

21Jordan WOODY5-4 - Fr. - Midfielder/Defender

Asheville, N.C.Home School

Prep: Homeschooled … a two-time South Carolina State Champion at the club level with the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy … made the ros-ter of North Carolina Olympic Development Program in both 2006 and 2007 …

Personal: Daughter of Steve and Cindy Woody … older sister Maggie is a junior on the Lady Flames … father played soccer at UNC Asheville … her mother played basketball at Montreat Anderson … birthday is Dec. 1.


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