2017 ILLINOIS SOCCER 2017 ILLINOIS SOCCER RECORD BOOK // 1 Location Urbana-Champaign Enrollment 44,542 Nickname Fighting Illini Colors Orange and Blue Conference Big Ten President Timothy L Killeen Chancellor Dr Robert J Jones Athletic Director Josh Whitman Home Field Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium Seating Capacity 2,000 Head Coach Janet Rayfield Years at Illinois 16th Season Years Overall 22nd Season Alma Mater North Carolina ’83 Record at Illinois 177-114-32 (619) Overall Record 216-167-37 (556) Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater), Experience Jeff Freeman (Missouri State, ‘99), 7th Nick Stirrett (Augustana, ‘06), 2nd Strength & Conditioning Zach Boone (West Virginia, '11) , 3rd 2016 Overall Record 6-11-2 2016 Big Ten Record/Finish 3-6-2/11th Postseason Finish N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/11 Starters Returning/Lost 4/7 Newcomers 10 First Year of Soccer 1997 Soccer Seasons All-Time 21st season in 2017 All-Time Overall Record 234-156-35 (617) All-Time Conference Record 99-85-22 (564) Big Ten Tournament Titles 2 (2003 & 2011) NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 11-12-3 Best NCAA Tournament Finish Elite Eight (2004) Last NCAA Tournament Finish Sweet Sixteen (2013) Soccer Address 1700 South Fourth Street Champaign, IL 61820 Soccer Phone 217-244-9720 Soccer Fax 217-244-9759 FIGHTING ILLINI QUICK FACTS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Soccer Contact Jenny Dewar E-mail Address jdewar2@illinoisedu Office Phone 217-300-1148 Cell Phone 847-567-2487 Associate Athletics Director, Athletic Communications Kent Brown Assistant Athletics Director, Athletic Communications Derrick Burson Associate Director of Athletic Communications Derek Neal Assistant Directors of Athletic Communications Brett Moore, Libby Knight Graduate Assistants/Interns Chad Beyler, Grace Duggan, Kevin Cole Creative Design/New Media Adam Marantz, Eddie Diazmuñoz, Trevor Diedrich Office Manager Jen Fisher Office Phone 217-333-1391 Website FIGHTINGILLINIcom Facebook facebookcom/IlliniSoccer Twitter twittercom/IlliniSoccer Instagram instagramcom/IlliniSoccer Mailing Address Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building 1700 South Fourth St, Champaign, IL 61820 TABLE OF CONTENTS Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium 2 Head Coach Janet Rayfield 3-6 Rayfield’s Illini Records 6 Associate Head Coach Jeff Freeman 7 Assistant Coach Nick Stirrett 8 Support Staff 8 2017 Season Preview 9 Numerical and Alphabetical Rosters 10 Team Bios 11-24 Sami Sample // Elizabeth Cablk 11 Katherine Ratz // Alicia Barker 12 Sarah Warren // Madi Wolfbauer 13 Katie Le // Sabryn Kapp 14 Caroline Ratz // Lauren Ciesla 15 Hope Breslin // Patricia George 16 Gabbi Chapa // Haley Singer 17 Kelly Maday // Emily Osoba 18 Morgan Maroney // Jayna Fittipaldo 19 Kara Marbury // Lexi Carrier 20 Olivia Scmitt // Arianna Veland 21 Lauren Smitherman // Darci Dietrich 22 Katie Murray // Maggie Hillman 23 Taylor Haynes // Jaelyn Cunningham 24 2016 Season in Review 25-34 2016 Final Notes 25-26 2016 Overall and Big Ten Stats 27-28 2016 Box Scores 29-33 Big Ten Standings and Awards 34 Fighting Illini Team History 35-60 Individual Overall Records 35-37 Individual Big Ten-Only Records 38 Team Records 39-40 Miscellaneous Records 40-41 Individual/Miscellaneous Honors 42-47 Illini NCAA Tournament History 48-49 All-Time Big Ten Standings/ Big Ten Tournament Records 50 All-Time Series Records 51-54 All-Time Results 55-57 All-Time Letterwinners 58 Players by Uniform Number in Illinois History 59-60 Media Guidelines 61 Radio/TV Roster 62 SOCCER 2017
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* Includes NCAA Tournament match(es)$ From 1997-98, Illinois played its home matches at First and Stadium Field� Beginning in 1999, Illinois has played all of its home matches at Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium� During the 2000 and 2013 Big Ten Tournaments, Illinois played quarterfinal matches at First and Stadium Field�
The Fighting Illini are entering their 19th season at the beautiful Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium� The Orange and Blue competed at the First and Stadium Multiplex during the 1997 and 1998 seasons before moving to the renovated stadium - which includes the outdoor track and field facilities - in 1999�
The Illini have been dominant at home since moving into the Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium, compiling an overall record of 139-47-9� Since its opening, the stadium has featured one undefeated record (2004), six one-loss seasons (2005-08, 2010-11) and three two-loss years (2012-13-15)� In 2007, the Orange and Blue shut out a school-record seven consecutive opponents at the Illinois Soccer Stadium from Sept� 2 through Oct� 19, compiling 674 consecutive shutout minutes�
In 2011, the Illini emerged victorious over nine teams at home, the second most in the program’s history� The Orange and Blue outscored their opponents 25-10� Their home wins over Indiana and Purdue at the beginning of October jumpstarted the Illini to a program best 12-game undefeated stretch, which culminated with a 1-0 win over Notre Dame in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at the Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium� Head coach Janet Rayfield has now established an �775 winning percentage at home in her career as a Fighting Illini�
The 2006 season saw the Illini put together a 7-1-0 home record with five shutouts and a new season attendance record of 7,261 fans� On Oct� 1, No� 15 Illinois took down No� 9 Penn State, 3-2, in front of a school-record 2,667 fans, boosted by the joining of the match with the Illinois Homecoming Kickoff celebration�
In 2004, the Illini completed their first undefeated season at home with a record of 8-0-1� In the final match at Illinois Soccer Stadium, the Illini posted a thrilling 2-1 victory over Nebraska in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, sending the Orange and Blue on to the Elite Eight� In addition, the victory also occurred in front of a then-record 1,046 fans�
In 2000, the Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium was the site of the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament in addition to the Illini hosting the Xavier Muskateers in the NCAA Tournament First Round� In 2001, the Illini welcomed Evansville, Syracuse and eventual National Champion Santa Clara in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and in 2003, the Illini hosted Western Michigan, Purdue and DePaul in first and second round NCAA Tournament action�
When Illinois decided to add soccer, the athletic department, led by former Athletic Director Ron Guenther, Associate Athletic Director Dana Brenner, coaches and student-athletes, conducted a feasibility study� The first two years included the use and improvement of the campus recreational fields along Stadium Drive, followed by the construction and renovation of the new Illini Stadium� The field includes Kentucky Bluegrass with a sand base for quick drainage and is noted for its playing surface and built-in irrigation�
The Illini upgraded the facility prior to the 2017 season, adding new graphics to add to the stadium's aesthetic as well as temporary locker room facilities at field level�
HOME RECORDSINDIVIDUALMost Goals (Half) 3 Jannelle Flaws vs� Saint Louis������������������������8/30/15 Jannelle Flaws vs� Purdue ������������������������������9/21/14 Vanessa DiBernardo vs� Purdue ���������������������10/1/10 Chichi Nweke vs� Utah �����������������������������������9/17/06 Rachel Smith vs� Aurora �������������������������������10/14/97
Most Goals (Game)4 Vanessa DiBernardo vs� Purdue ���������������������10/1/10
Most Assists (Half)3 Rachel Smith, Illinois vs� Western Illinois ����10/24/97
Most Assists (Game)3 Kelly Buszkiewicz, Illinois vs� Washington U� 10/28/98 Rachel Smith, Illinois vs� Western Illinois ����10/24/97
Most Goals (Game)10 Illinois vs� Aurora ����������������������������������������������� 10/28/98
Most Goals allowed (Half)5 Illinois vs� Eastern Illinois ������������������������������������ 9/17/97
Most Goals allowed (Game)7 Illinois vs� Eastern Illinois ������������������������������������ 9/17/97
Most Assists (Game)9 Illinois vs� Washington U� ����������������������������������� 10/28/98
Most Saves (Game)19 Illinois vs� Northwestern ������������������������������������� 10/12/97
Quickest Goal to Start Game0:13 Lindsay Johnson vs� Penn State ������������������������� 11/11/01
Quickest Goal to Start Second Half45:11 Ella Masar vs� Iowa �������������������������������������������� 10/28/05
Least Amount of Time Between Goals0:35 Illinois vs� Washington U� ����������������������������������� 10/28/98
Most Consecutive Shutouts7�������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9/2/07-10/19/07
Most Consecutive Shutout Minutes674:10�����������������������������������������������������������������9/2/07-10/19/07
TOP HOME CROWDS ATT. OPPONENT DATE
1� 2,667 No� 9 Penn State 10/1/06
2� 2,357 Minnesota 9/27/09
3� 2,036 Michigan 10/5/08
4� 1,560 No� 24 Indiana 10/19/07
5� 1,526 Nebraska 9/29/13
6� 1,328 Indiana 10/3/10
7� 1,264 No� 9 Florida 9/14/07
8� 1,238 Purdue 9/21/14
9� 1,152 Maryland 9/27/15
10� 1,138 Wisconsin 10/16/11
11� 1,060 Missouri 8/31/07
12� 1,046 Nebraska 11/20/04
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In her 15 seasons as head coach of the Fighting Illini, Janet Rayfield has established the University of Illinois women’s soccer team as one of the premier programs in the nation� Year after year, her Illinois teams break school records and set new benchmarks for conference and national levels of success�
Rayfield has led Illinois to the NCAA Tournament in 10 of her 15 seasons at the helm, highlighted by the Illini’s fourth Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2013� She has coached seven players to nine conference Player of the Year honors during her tenure, and has seen five players taken in the NWSL draft following their college careers� The Orange and Blue scored the most goals under Rayfield with 54 in 2013,
just three goals shy of the school record, and finished the year ranked No� 25 by the NSCAA� She coached Big Ten Forward of the Year Jannelle Flaws to a school-record 23 goals, which was tied for the most in the NCAA� Vanessa DiBernardo, who became Illinois’ highest drafted player in school history following the season, completed her decorated career No� 3 on the all-time list with 43 goals along with being named a Capital One second-team Academic All-American and an NSCAA third team Scholar All-American�
Rayfield’s 2016 squad came out to a strong start, shutting out three consecutive opponents to open the campaign� Rayfield coached the Illini to three more shutouts throughout the year, including an upset victory over the 19th-ranked Michigan Wolverines� A major asset to the Illini defense, senior Hope D’Addario earned All-Big Ten recognition at the conclusion of the season, and 15 Illini were honored for their work in the classroom as they were named Academic All-Big Ten honorees�
In her 13th season with the Illini, Rayfield guided veteran Illini all-star Jannelle Flaws to her second consective Big Ten Forward of the Year honor, and also saw her receive NSCAA Third Team All-American recognition� Rayfield guided the Illini to their 11th Big Ten tournament appearance and the team finished with 10 wins on the season�
Flaws continued to impress in Rayfield’s 14th season as she reset Illinois’ all-time goals record� The record-breaking goal was scored in style as she tallied the second-fastest hat trick in school history� With Rayfield’s coaching, Flaws graduated as one of Illinois’ most prolific players, holding the school records for career goals, points, shots and shots on goal� Rayfield guided the Illini to several significant wins in the 2015 season, upsetting No� 11-ranked and previously undefeated Rutgers in the Big Ten home opener� Junior Allison Stucky was credited with the first goal against the Scarlet Knights all season in the victory� Rayfield’s squad qualified for its fifth-consecutive Big Ten Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Minnesota in the regular season finale�
Rayfield’s 11th season saw the Illini finish 10-9-4 and reach the Big Ten Tournament Championship game along with the second round of the NCAA Tournament� The year was highlighted by the program’s first ever win in Ann Arbor vs� No� 24 Michigan, advancing past Minnesota when trailing two goals and down a player 15 minutes into the match and knocking off No� 3 Penn State 1-0, the program’s first ever win against a Top-3 opponent� 2012 also marked the year Rayfield’s stint as Assistant Coach for the U-20 U�S� Women’s National Team, and the team was rewarded with a gold medal at the U-20 World Cup in Japan� In addition, Rayfield became the first woman to win the NSCAA Honor Award�
Rayfield’s first decade of leadership at Illinois culminated in one of the most successful seasons in program history - with the Illini earning a 17-5-2 record, the 2011 Big Ten Tournament Title and another NCAA Tournament appearance� During the 24-game schedule, the Orange and Blue earned a program-best eight-game winning streak and 12-game undefeated mark, while the 17 victories rank as a school record�
THE RAYFIELD FILEUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS- Career Record: 216-167-37 (�556)- Overall Record at Illinois: 177-114-32 (�619)- Big Ten Record at Illinois: 82-56-18 (�602)- Coaching records held at Illinois: - Most overall victories (171) - Most Big Ten victories (77) - Most single-season victories (17, 2011) - Most Big Ten Tournament appearances (12)* - Most Big Ten Tournament victories (11)* - Most NCAA Tournament appearances (10) - Most NCAA Tournament victories (10)*The Big Ten Tournament was not held following the 2009-10 seasons�
COACHING EXPERIENCE- Head Coach, University of Illinois (2002-present)- Assistant Coach, U�S� Women’s U-20 National Team - U-20 Women’s World Cup (2012) - U-20 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers (2012)- Advance Scout & Technical Advisor, U�S� Women’s National Team - Women’s World Cup (1995) - International Friendly Matches (2008-09) - Algarve Cup (2011) - Women’s World Cup (2011)- National Staff Coach, U�S� Soccer - Region II (2000-02)- Assistant Coach, University of Illinois (1999-00)- Head Coach, University of Arkansas (1993-98)- Staff Coach, Arkansas State ODP (1996-98)- Staff Coach, USYSA Regional ODP (1993-95)- Assistant Coach, University of Arkansas (1990-93)- Head Coach, Texas Spirit Soccer Club (1983-90)
COACHING HONORS AND ACCOLADES- 2015 NSCAA Award of Excellence- 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year, Midwest Region Coach of the Year (NSCAA), & Big Ten Tournament Champions- 2010 Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year (NSCAA)- 2006, 2008, 2013 Illinois teams reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16- 2004 Illinois team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight- 2003-04 National Soccer Coaches Association of America President- 2003 Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year (Soccer Buzz)- 10 NCAA Tournament bids in 14 seasons at Illinois, including berths in the 2004 Elite Eight and 2006, 2008 and 2013 Sweet Sixteens- United States Soccer Federation ‘A’ Licensed Coach- Led Illinois to top-25 rankings in eight consecutive seasons (2003-present)- Helped Illinois to its first ever top-20 ranking in 1999- Led Arkansas to the 1996 SEC Western Division Title
PLAYING EXPERIENCE AND ACCOLADES- Standout forward at the University of North Carolina from 1979-1982, tallying 223 points on 93 goals and 37 assists- AIAW National Champion at North Carolina (1981)- NCAA National Champion at North Carolina (1982)- NSCAA All-American (1981)- Nike Player of the Year (1981)- Named a top-10 player in the country (male or female) by Soccer America (1981)- AIAW All-Tournament Team (1980, 1981)- Second on the North Carolina career goals scored list- Holds North Carolina record for most goals (6) and points (12) in a game- Holds North Carolina’s seasonal goals per game record, with 30 scored in 12 games played (2�50 goals per match), achieved during her freshman year (1979)- Scoring leader at North Carolina in 1979 (30 goals, 7 assists, 67 points) and 1980 (25 goals, 12 assists, 62 points)
Though the Orange and Blue fell in the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Elite Eight-bound and No� 4-nationally ranked Oklahoma State, 1-0, to end the remarkable year despite outshooting the Cowgirls, Rayfield left an indelible mark on the 2011 college soccer season, one during which Illinois experienced tremendous success in tandem with adapting a new formation strategy and employing five first-time starters on the field�
The NSCAA recognized sophomore Vanessa DiBernardo with All-America honors while the Big Ten named DiBernardo the Midfielder of the Year and Soccer America named the Naperville, Ill�, native a second team All-American as well� DiBernardo continued to grow throughout the season under Rayfield’s tutelage - finishing with the second-most single-season goals (17) and points (39) in program history while accumulating the third-most game-winning tallies (eight) in the NCAA over the course of the season� On defense, converted midfielder Jenna Carosio also benefited from Rayfield’s guidance throughout her senior season and first as a starter� Carosio filled the void in the center of Illinois’ defense left by the graduation of Danielle Kot and Krystin Miller, earning Big Ten Defender of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten honors with DiBernardo� Illinois was equally impressive in the classroom, with Carosio tallying NSCAA Academic All-America honors in addition to totaling CoSIDA Academic All-District with DiBernardo and Megan Pawloski, while 12 players were named Academic All-Big Ten award recipients� In total, more than 70 individual and team awards were handed out to the Orange and Blue during the 2011 season�
The Orange and Blue opened the fall with the dynamic offensive firepower expected, outscoring Gonzaga, eventual MAC Champion Toledo and Ball State, 15-2, to race out to a 3-0 mark to start the season� The schedule-opening firepower became the 26th highest scoring offense in the country of 330 ranked teams by seasons-end, with the Orange and Blue going on to net 142 points on 53 goals and 36 assists - the most in Rayfield’s tenure� However, as the season progressed into the all-important conference slate, the true dynamic nature of Rayfield’s program blossomed as the defense evolved into the lock-down unit needed to propel Illinois to the No� 2 seeding in the Big Ten Tournament�
After blowing out Indiana, 4-1, the Illini produced five consecutive shutouts, including four straight by one-goal margins as Illinois downed Purdue, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northwestern in succession� Though the Illini finally allowed a goal at Nebraska to end the 554-minute shutout streak - only 77 minutes shy of the program record - Illinois continued to reel off victories with triumphs over the Cornhuskers and Michigan capping the regular season and establishing the program record for consecutive victories�
Entering the 2011 Big Ten Tournament as a predicted favorite to win it all, the Orange and Blue did not disappoint� After using penalty kicks to fight past Ohio
State in the quarterfinals after tying through double overtime, Illinois downed Michigan State, 1-0, in overtime during the semifinals and again used extra minutes to beat No� 11 Penn State in dramatic fashion in the final round, 2-1, as Rayfield secured the second conference championship of her tenure�
With the automatic bid for the conference secure, Illinois put its 11-game unbeaten streak on the line against the defending National Champions, Notre Dame, in the NCAA Tournament First Round� In a season of firsts, the Orange and Blue continued their record-setting ways with a 1-0 win over the Fighting Irish - becoming the first team to beat the defending champs in the first round in the tournament’s 30-year history� The 17th and final victory of the year for Illinois simultaneously marked the program-high for single-season victories as the Illini had previously finished with 16 wins on three occasions - all under Rayfield�
The 2010 season saw Rayfield guide the Illini to their seventh NCAA tournament appearance since assuming head coaching duties before the 2002 season� Throughout the regular season, Illinois exhibited the dominance against non-conference opponents and visiting foes that has made the Orange and Blue successful throughout the program’s history� Illinois rolled through its out-of-conference slate, accumulating a 7-1-0 record with six shutout victories while holding opponents to only six goals in nine home games, earning an 8-1-0 mark in the process�
In 2010, Rayfield created a dynamic offense while maintaining the shutdown defense that has highlighted her tenure with Illinois, earning a 13-5-1 overall record, 6-3-1 Big Ten mark and national rankings throughout much of the non-conference slate and the entire Big Ten schedule� The 32 goals produced by the Illinois offense marked the second-highest seasonal total in program history as the defense stifled opponents, holding the Illini’s foes to only 16 goals in 19 games, the third-fewest ever for an Illinois team�
Throughout the 2009 season, different Illini stepped forward to secure victories against one of the most difficult schedules in the country� The Illini faced 12 eventual 2009 NCAA Tournament participants, including five Big Ten teams� With her experience facing high-caliber opponents, Rayfield was able to guide Illinois to victories over 2009 NCAA Tournament-bound Illinois State, UC Santa Barbara, Milwaukee and Michigan State by a combined score of 15-1�
Illinois also saw the emergence of young talent on the field throughout 2009 under Rayfield’s guidance as Niki Read earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors and Shayla Mutz was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team� Rayfield also successfully guided her fourth player into the Women’s Professional Soccer league (WPS) as midfielder Jackie Santacaterina was drafted with the 60th pick by the Chicago Red Stars�
The 2008 season was an absolute success, as Illinois made a trip to the NCAA Round of 16 for the third time in the past five seasons� Three Illini earned All-Big Ten honors, including first-team defender Emily Zurrer and second team honorees midfielder Jackie Santacaterina and defender Danielle Kot� Zurrer also became the first Illini to earn All-America honors three years in a row� Additionally, goalkeeper Alexandra Kapicka was named a National Player of the Year finalist by Soccer News Net�
2008 also was special because of the development of the WPS league� Three Illini that played under Rayfield’s tutelage were drafted, including Ella Masar, Mary Therese McDonnell and Christen Karniski� Rayfield also gained valuable coaching experience in the summer of 2008 as an assistant with the U�S� Women’s National Team for two of its matches against Canada�
In 2007, Rayfield led the Illini to their fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the second round for the fourth year in a row� The squad featured seven All-Big Ten selections, including three named to the all-freshman team, both of which were the most in school history� The Illini also had two representatives named National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-Americans in McDonnell and Kara Gostisha� In addition, McDonnell also earned the school’s prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor while her sister, Shannon, was honored with the school’s Fighting Illini Spirit Award�
Rayfield guided the 2006 squad to a school record-tying 16 wins, a top-10 ranking, a No� 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a berth in the Round of 16� That Illini team also became the first in the history of the Big Ten to boast the conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and the Freshman of the Year in Ella
GETTING TO KNOW RAYFIELDNickname: Jay Ray
Favorite Athlete: The ones I see every day that work hard for each other and who can truly be part of something bigger than themselves!
Favorite TV Show: All the crime solving shows like NCIS and CSI and home shows like Fixer Upper and Property Brothers
Favorite event attended as a spectator: 1999 Women’s World Cup Final with 90,000 other women’s soccer fans in the Rose Bowl
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the first national title at UNC, Winning the 2003 Big Ten Tournament(first title for Illinois Soccer), and Winning the U20 World Championship in Japan in 2012�
Biggest influence on my life: My father� He showed me what it means to have pride in my work and to treat people around me fairly and with respect�
Advice to young soccer players: Play because you love the game, work hard because you love getting better, compete because you love the challenge …� regardless of whether you win or lose!
What is the “ideal” Illinois soccer player? She is disciplined, hard working, and self-motivated� She has a great desire to improve and a willingness to learn� She has a passion for the game that makes the hard work not a sacrifice but a choice� She smiles and sweats at the same time because she loves what she does� She always competes with everything she has because she expects everyone to do the same� She is a champion – not because she has won titles but because she strives to do her best in every facet of her life�
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Masar (offensive), Zurrer (co-defensive) and Chichi Nweke (freshman)� In addition, Masar was named a second-team All-America selection by the NSCAA, while Zurrer was a third-team selection by the NSCAA�
The 2005 season was no different, despite entering the season with more question marks than in previous years� The Illini wasted no time answering those doubts, defeating No� 17 Nebraska 1-0 early in the season� The Orange and Blue proceeded to extend its streak of first-round Big Ten Tournament wins to seven and qualify for its third-straight NCAA Tournament and fifth in the last six years� Illinois defeated No� 20 Florida in the first round on the Gators’ home field, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year�
After the season, senior defender Christen Karniski became the most decorated Illini in school history, earning recognition as the Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Year, second team All-American by the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz, and first team Scholar All-America by NSCAA among her 10 postseason awards�
The Illini were just as successful in 2004 as Rayfield led her team to their best postseason record in school history, advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament� The Illini finished the season with a record of 4-0 against the always-powerful Big 12 conference, which included a 2-1 come-from-behind upset over ninth-seeded Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA tournament� The squad also set a school record for consecutive wins (7), with Tara Hurless earning All-America status for the second-straight year�
In 2003, Rayfield led the Illini to the best season in the program’s history with a 16-4-2 record, a top-10 national ranking, the program’s first Big Ten Tournament title and a top-16 seed in the NCAA Tournament� In addition, the 2003 Illini featured two All-Americans in goalkeeper Leisha Alcia and forward Tara Hurless, a first for Illinois� For her efforts, Rayfield was named Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year by Soccer Buzz�
Rayfield not only has a wealth of soccer experience but also a fierce determination to succeed and an immense amount of respect from her peers� Rayfield served as President of the NSCAA, an organization that includes over 16,000 members, in 2003-04� In addition, she continues to assist at the youth national team level whenever possible�
A United States Soccer Federation ‘A’ Licensed Coach, Rayfield was an assistant for Illinois in 1999 under former head coach Tricia Taliaferro and helped the Illini to a 12-8-1 record and the school’s first-ever trip to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals� That season, the Illini entered the NSCAA poll for the first time and climbed as high as No� 15�
Rayfield returned to Illinois in 2002 after serving two years as a United States National Staff Coach for Region II� Her duties consisted of player identification, player development and coaching education within the region� During that time, she also served as a U-19 and U-16 National Team Assistant Coach�
“Janet will be able to provide the kind of leadership and stability this team needs,” former Director of Athletics Ron Guenther said when Rayfield was hired in 2002� “She has exceptional contacts as both a player and a coach at the national and international level that will allow us to continue to develop this young program�”
In her playing days, Rayfield was one of the best� She played collegiately at the University of North Carolina from 1979-82 and helped build the program from the ground up� She led the Tar Heels to the 1981 AIAW National Championship and a 23-0 record in only their third year� That season, Rayfield took home the Nike Player of the Year award, All-America honors and was named one of the top 10 soccer players in America (male or female)�
In 1982, she led the Tar Heels to the first-ever NCAA women’s soccer championship� That championship would be the first of 18 NCAA national titles in the storied history of the North Carolina program�
During her career at North Carolina, Rayfield was a captain all four years and led the Tar Heels to an overall record of 73-9 in that span� She also left her mark all over the Carolina record books� Today she still ranks in the top three in seven different offensive categories, including holding the school records for most goals in a game (6) and most points in a game (12), both set against the Chapel Hill Club in 1979� She also currently ranks second to Mia Hamm in career goals with 93, third in career points with 223, third in single-season points with 74 in 1981 and tied for third in
single-season goals with 30 in both 1979 and 1981�
After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical Sciences from North Carolina in 1983, Rayfield worked as a Senior Software Engineer for E-Systems in Garland, Texas, where she wrote numerous computer programs and worked her way up to management level�
When she wasn’t working, Rayfield was still heavily involved with the game she loves� She played seven seasons with the Ladies’ Football Club in Dallas and was the captain on six of those squads, leading them to three National Titles in 1985, ‘87 and ‘89� During that same time, she was head coach of the Texas Spirit Soccer Club that won several Washington (D�C�) area and Dallas Cup titles�
In 1990, Rayfield returned to the collegiate ranks to coach at the University of Arkansas� After three years as an assistant, she was named head coach at Arkansas in January of 1993� In six seasons at the helm of the Razorback program, she coached the 1996 SEC West Champions, two SEC tournament finalists, four All-Region players, six All-SEC players, and 27 Academic All-SEC performers while compiling an overall record of 45-64-7�
At Arkansas, Rayfield earned a Master of Science in Exercise Science/Biomechanics and also served as a USYSA Olympic Development staff coach and as a scout for both the U�S� Women’s World Cup and Olympic teams� While doing all of this, she was still able to continue her playing career, as she led the Dallas Sting Soccer Club to the Over-30 National Championship in 1993�
RAYFIELD BY THE NUMBERS2 Big Ten Tournament Titles
4 Times she has reached at least the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
BY OPPONENTArizona 0-0-1Arizona State 1-1-0Auburn 1-1-0Ball State 2-0-0Boston College 0-1-0Butler 2-0-0Cal State Northridge 1-0-0Cincinnati 2-0-0College of Charleston 2-0-0Colorado 2-0-0Colorado College 1-0-0Connecticut 0-1-0Dayton 1-1-0Denver 0-0-1Eastern Illinois 1-0-0Evansville 3-0-0Florida 2-1-0Florida International 1-0-0Florida State 0-2-0George Mason 1-0-0Georgia 1-0-0Gonzaga 1-0-0Illinois State 6-1-2Indiana 9-4-3Indiana State 2-1-0Iowa 9-4-1Iowa State 1-0-0Kansas 2-0-0Kentucky 0-1-0Louisville 5-0-0Loyola-Chicago 2-0-0LSU 1-0-0Marquette 0-1-0Maryland 1-2-0Memphis 1-0-0Miami (Ohio) 1-1-0Michigan 7-9-1Michigan State 14-1-3Milwaukee 2-0-0Minnesota 9-5-3Missouri 2-4-2
Morehead State 1-0-0Nebraska 6-1-0North Carolina 0-2-0Northern Kentucky 1-0-0Northwestern 8-6-2Notre Dame 1-3-0Oakland (Mich�) 2-1-0Ohio 1-0-0Ohio State 6-7-3Oklahoma State 0-1-0Oregon 1-0-0Penn State 4-16-0Pepperdine 0-1-0Portland 2-1-0Purdue 9-7-2Rice 1-0-0Rutgers 1-1-1Saint Louis 3-2-0San Francisco 1-0-0Santa Clara 0-1-0Southeast Missouri State 2-0-0South Carolina 1-0-0Stanford 0-0-1Syracuse 1-0-0TCU 1-1-0Tennessee 0-1-0Texas 0-1-0Texas A&M 1-2-0Toledo 1-0-0UAB 1-0-0UC Santa Barbara 2-0-0UCF 0-1-0UCLA 0-3-0USC 0-2-0Utah 1-0-0Virginia Tech 0-1-0Wake Forest 0-1-0Washington 1-2-0Washington State 1-0-1Western Illinois 1-0-0Western Michigan 1-1-0William & Mary 0-1-0
Wisconsin 9-5-3Wisconsin-Green Bay 1-0-0Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-0-1Wright State 2-0-0Xavier 1-0-0Yale 1-0-0
BY CONFERENCEAmerican Athletic 2-0-0ACC 0-6-0Atlantic-10 5-3-0Big East 7-3-0Big Ten (includes Tournaments) 91-68-23Big 12 10-7-1Big West 2-0-0Colonial Athletic Association 3-1-0Conference USA 5-1-0Horizon League 11-0-1Ivy League 1-0-0Mid-American 5-2-0Mid-Continent 1-1-0Missouri Valley 11-2-1Mountain West 1-0-0Ohio Valley 4-0-0Pac-12 5-7-3SBC 0-0-1SEC 6-5-0West Coast 4-3-0
TOTAL RECORD AT ILLINOISOverall 177-114-32 (�597)Home 103-26-8 (�781)Road 49-73-18 (�414)Neutral 25-14-6 (�619)Big Ten Regular Season 80-59-19 (�566)Non-Conference 77-38-8 (�658)Big Ten Tournament 11-9-4 (�591)NCAA Tournament 10-10-3 (�500)In Overtime 18-13-31 (�540)vs� Ranked Teams 27-49-6 (�365)
RAYFIELD’S RECORD AT ILLINOIS
RAYFIELD’S MARQUEE WINSDATE WIN OPPONENT SCORE LOCATIONFirst at Illinois Sept� 6, 2002 Butler 4-2 Champaign, Ill�First vs� Top 25 Sept� 8, 2002 No� 25 Cincinnati 3-0 Champaign, Ill�First vs� Big Ten Sept� 29, 2002 Northwestern 3-1 Champaign, Ill�First Big Ten Tournament Nov� 7, 2002 vs� No� 11 Penn State 4-3 East Lansing, Mich�First Big Ten Tournament Title Nov� 9, 2003 vs� Michigan 2-0 Madison, Wis�First vs� Top 10 Sept� 14, 2004 No� 8 Kansas 1-0 Champaign, Ill�First NCAA Tournament Nov� 12, 2004 vs� Rice 2-0 College Station, Texas50th Career Oct� 6, 2002 Minnesota 5-2 Champaign, Ill�50th at Illinois Oct� 21, 2005 at Indiana 1-0 Bloomington, Ind�50th in Big Ten Conference Oct� 17� 2009 at Iowa 3-1 Iowa City, Iowa100th Career Win Sept� 8, 2006 Syracuse 4-0 Champaign, Ill�100th at Illinois Oct� 30, 2009 Michigan St� 5-0 Champaign, Ill�150th Career Sept� 11, 2010 at Cincinnati 3-0 Cincinnati, OhioSecond Big Ten Tournament Title Nov� 6, 2011 vs� No� 11 Penn State 2-1 (OT) Evanston, Ill�First vs� Top 3 Nov� 2, 2012 vs� No� 3 Penn State 1-0 Bloomington, Ind�150th at Illinois Oct� 31, 2013 at Minnesota 3-1 Minneapolis, Minn�
RAYFIELD’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTSYEAR OVERALL RECORD BIG TEN RECORD BIG TEN FINISH NCAA FINISH2002 9-11-1 4-6-0 8th N/A2003 16-4-2 7-1-2 2nd First Round2004 16-6-2 5-3-2 4th Elite Eight2005 12-7-3 6-3-1 4th Second Round2006 16-8-0 8-2-0 2nd Sweet Sixteen2007 12-7-2 6-3-1 3rd Second Round2008 12-9-2 5-5-0 T-5th Sweet Sixteen2009 7-9-3 2-6-2 T-8th N/A2010 13-5-1 6-3-1 4th First Round2011 17-5-2 8-2-1 2nd Second Round2012 10-9-4 6-4-1 T-4th Second Round2013 11-9-3 5-5-1 T-5th Sweet Sixteen2014 10-8-2 5-6-2 7th N/A2015 10-6-3 4-4-3 8th N/A2016 6-11-2 5-3-1 11th N/ATOTALS 177-114-32 82-56-18
COACHING STAFF
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JEFF FREEMAN ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH - SEVENTH SEASON
Jeff Freeman enters his seventh season overall with the Fighting Illini and third as the soccer program’s associate head coach in 2017� Freeman has helped to guide Illinois to at least the second round of the NCAA Tournament three times during his time with Illinois, highlighted by a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2013� Freeman helped to coach standout Vanessa DiBernardo to a pair of All-America honors and saw Jannelle Flaws lead the nation and break the school record for goals scored�
The Illini have turned in two of the top four single-season goal totals in school history during
Freeman’s tenure in Champaign� The Orange and Blue netted 54 goals in 2013 and 53 goals in 2011, which rank third and fourth, respectively, on the all-time list� UI boasts an overall record of 77-34-11 over the past seven seasons with four NCAA Tournament appearances, a Big Ten Tournament title in 2011 and a Big Ten Tournament runner-up finish in 2012�
The 2016 campaign was a whirlwind for the Illini as Freeman and the squad welcomed a large, yet talented, freshman class while also graduating 11 seniors� With Freeman’s assistance, the Illini shut out three consecutive opponents to start the season, while receiving votes in the first NSCAA Women’s Rankings� Freeman helped coach the Orange and Blue to six total shutouts, including a victory over the 19th-ranked Michigan Wolverines� A major asset to the Illini defense, senior Hope D’Addario earned All-Big Ten recognition at the conclusion of the season, and 15 Illini were honored for their work in the classroom as they were named Academic All-Big Ten honorees�
With Freeman’s coaching, redshirt senior Jannelle Flaws made the 2015 season memorable for the Illini as she reset the school’s all-time career goals record in style� She recorded the second-fastest hat trick in school history against Saint Louis to score the record-breaking goal� The 2015 season saw the Orange and Blue upset No� 11-ranked and previously undefeated Rutgers in their Big Ten home opener, as junior Allison Stucky scored the first goal against the Scarlet Knights all season� Freeman helped the Illini secure their fifth consecutive Big Ten Tournament appearance in a 3-1 regular season finale victory over Minnesota as well�
The 2014 slate saw the Illini close the year with a 10-8-2 record� With Freeman’s assistance, Illini redshirt senior Jannelle Flaws was named Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week, the first Illini to ever earn the recognition� Flaws continued on to be named the unanimous Big Ten Forward of the Year for the second-straight season� She led the Big Ten and tied for 12th in the NCAA with 17 goals, also being tabbed a third-team NSCAA All-American�
Freeman helped guide the Illini to their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen in school history in 2013, as they finished 11-9-3 overall� He coached Big Ten Forward of the Year Jannelle Flaws to a school-record 23 goals, which was tied for the most in the NCAA� Vanessa DiBernardo, who became Illinois’ highest drafted player in school history following the season, completed her decorated career No� 3 on the all-time list with 43 goals, with Freeman coaching her during three of four seasons�
In 2012, Freeman served as the interim head coach for the non-conference portion of the schedule while Rayfield was coaching with U�S� Soccer’s U-20 National Team at the World Cup� Freeman helped coach the Illini to the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the second round after knocking off neighbor-state rival Missouri� Freeman also helped guide the Illini to their fifth Big Ten Tournament title game� In addition, Freeman took the reins of the Illini program for the first seven games of the season against one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country� Illinois finished 10-9-4 on the year�
In 2011, Freeman was integral in the process of implementing the formation changes that led the Orange and Blue to a 17-5-2 overall record, the most wins in a single season in school history and a Big Ten Tournament title victory over No� 11 Penn State� Freeman worked with both the offensive and defensive units throughout the season, also serving as a key contributor to the Illini’s recruiting efforts while performing additional administrative and travel-related duties�
Freeman brought a wealth of experience and tactical expertise to Champaign, Illinois, after serving as a member of the University of Miami (Fla�) women’s soccer staff from 2004-10, including the final three years as the associate head coach� He played a prominent role in Miami earning conference and national recognition with top-25 rankings and back-to-back appearances in the 2007-08 NCAA Tournaments as he assisted in all aspects of recruiting and team administration� As the recruiting coordinator, Freeman was responsible for the Hurricanes’ 2007 top-25 recruiting class, which included ACC Freshman of the Year Brittney Steinbruch, and fellow U-20 National Team member Brittney Macdonald�
Freeman joined the Hurricanes’ staff after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Missouri State, for four years� The Bears’ goalkeeping units earned Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Defensive Player of the Year and conference tournament MVP honors in addition to weekly MVC defensive accolades under Freeman’s tutelage, while Missouri State won the MVC crown and earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance with Freeman’s guidance�
As a student-athlete at Missouri State, Freeman earned academic all-conference recognition as a goalkeeper with the Bears and was a member of the 1997 squad that made the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance after earning a top-10 national ranking and the MVC regular season title�
Freeman and his wife, Jamie, have two daughters, Ellie (10) and Rylie (8)� Jamie was also a soccer standout at Missouri State� A four-year letterwinner, she was the team captain for three seasons� Jamie was a three-time MVC All-Conference First Team selection and was named to the 2006 MVC Centennial Team�
Freeman, who earned a bachelor’s and master’s in education from Missouri State, is accredited as a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) `A’ Licensed Coach and holds a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma� He has served as a clinician at 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 NSCAA Conventions�
Nick Stirrett begins his second season with the Fighting Illini soccer program� A Champaign native, Stirrett works with the team’s goalkeepers and serves as recruiting coordinator for the Illini�
In Stirrett’s first year with the Illinois soccer program, he worked to develop a talented staff of goalkeepers who shutout six opponents on the year including a 3-0 victory over 19th-ranked Michigan� With Stirrett’s assistance, senior goalkeeper, Claire Wheatley, climbed the record books to finish her career in second all-time for her 292 career saves�
Senior goalkeeper, Michelle Denley was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week as she earned consecutive shutouts to start the season, including grabbing a career-high 10 saves against Illinois State�
Prior to his time at Illinois, Stirrett spent a season with the Penn State Nittany Lions� Stirrett helped Penn State to its 17th Big Ten regular season title, sixth Big Ten Tournament title and its first-ever National Championship title during the 2015 campaign� Prior to his time in Happy Valley, Stirrett served as the head men’s soccer coach at the University of Mount Union where he led the Purple Raiders to one of the most successful seasons in program history� His 2013 squad earned 12 wins on its way to a third place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference and an appearance in the OAC tournament semifinals�
Stirrett brings with him seven years of experience as an assistant coach with both mens’ and womens’ programs as well as he previously held the position at Northern Illinois and Depauw University� While at Northern Illinois, Stirrett saw Jordan Godsey set the school record for career shutouts, a number that ranked 11th all-time in NCAA Division I history�
At Depauw, Stirrett worked with both the men’s and women’s soccer programs, also serving as the goalkeepers coach� Stirrett saw two of his players continue on into the professional ranks after their time at Depauw, and he helped guide the men’s program to a No� 11 ranking after the 2010 season� He was also active with youth development programs, acting as the director of boys’ goalkeeping and the assistant girls’ goalkeeping coach for the Indiana Olympic Development Program and serving as the head goalkeeping coach for Dynamo FC�
From 2006-07, Stirrett also held multiple roles as he worked as the women’s soccer assistant coach and an assistant for the men’s and women’s track and field teams at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology�
Stirrett graduated from Augustana College in 2006 with Bachelor’s degrees in both English and History� Stirrett earned his Master’s degree in English in 2008 from Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma�
SUPPORT STAFF
Deion SummersEvent Management
Terry ConlonDirector of Concessions
Kyle CroyEquipment Manager
Shari ClappAcadmic Counselor
Brittany ScottAthletic Trainer
Giana O'ConnorMarketing & Promotions
Maria Ochoa WoodsAssociate Athletics DirectorSenior Woman Administrator
Lenny WillisFacilities Management
Mary GallagherOffice Manager
Zach BooneStrength & Conditioning
SEASON PREVIEW
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With a wide variety of newcomers and some experienced returners, head coach Janet Rayfield and the Illini are set for another exciting year� The squad will face seven opponents ranked or receiving votes among the 2016 final NSCAA Coaches Top 25� The Orange and Blue kick off the 2017 campaign with a three-game home stretch before heading out on a challenging road schedule�
"I am excited to see the 2017 Fighting Illini team take on this schedule," Rayfield said� "The slate of opponents and the schedule will test our preparation, our consistency and our resiliency� NCAA Champions and tournament teams, conference champions, a tough road stretch and some great home contests for our fans to enjoy - this schedule has it all�"
Illinois graduated seven starters from its 2016 team, but the 2017 squad returns 11 letterwinners from the previous year including leading goal scorers Patricia George and Kara Marbury� Combined with 10 newcomers, the Illini will have experience sprinkled throughout the field as defenders Morgan Maroney and Alicia Barker will hold down the back line� In the midfield, Lauren Ciesla and Katie Murray will make for a dangerous combination�
The Illini season will begin prior to the start of the 2017-18 school year as Illinois opens with an exhibition matchup against Virginia� The Illini will then open the season hosting Missouri and DePaul the weekend of August 18� Illinois will host the Tigers for the first time in regular season play since the 2007 season, while this will be the first matchup between the Illini and the Blue Demons� The Orange and Blue will also welcome Washington to Champaign on August 24, meeting the Huskies at home for the first time since 2008�
Illinois will head out on a seven-game road slate beginning Sunday, August 27 down the road at Illinois State� The Illini own a 9-2-2 record against the Redbirds in program history and have won the last three matchups�
"One of the hazards in 2017 will be the seven-game road stretch," Rayfield said� "But the postseason could be a seven-game road stretch, so what better way to prepare� We are approaching this season and this schedule to be our best everyday with no excuses, including how many games in a row we play on the road�"
UI will spend the next three weekends on the road, first at Evansville (September 1) and Miami (Ohio) (September 3), before closing nonconference play in Oklahoma, facing two 2016 NCAA Tournament teams� Illinois will take on Oklahoma State for the second time in program history on September 8 before heading to Norman to face Oklahoma on September 10� This will be the first meeting between the Fighting Illini and the Sooners�
The Illini will open Big Ten play on the road with matchups at Ohio State (September 14) and Penn State (September 17), which will be another weekend facing back-to-back 2016 NCAA Tournament teams for the Orange and Blue� Illinois will then welcome Maryland (September 22) and Rutgers (September 24) in the conference home opener�
UI will spend one more weekend on the road, taking on Purdue (September 28) and Indiana (October 1), before heading home for three-straight matches� The Illini will welcome Northwestern for a Saturday evening contest on October 7, and continue the home stretch against Wisconsin (October 12) and Minnesota (October 15)� Both Northwestern and Minnesota closed the 2016 season ranked among the NSCAA Top 25 as the Wildcats checked in at No� 18 and the Golden Gophers ranked 15th in the country�
"Our challenge continues right through the Big Ten schedule, where every opponent will be looking to fight their way into Big Ten and NCAA tournament spots," Rayfield said� "We will have to be ready to perform each and every contest at home and on the road� I would say we have a lot to play for this Big Ten season�"
The Illini will take on the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Oct� 21 and close regular season play at home against the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 25� The 2017 Big Ten Tournament will be held Oct� 29-November 5, and NCAA Championship play will begin Nov� 10 and continue through Dec� 3's Championship game in Orlando, Florida� Game times and dates may be subject to change�
Stay tuned to FightingIllini�com for all the latest on Illinois soccer� Fans can also follow the team on Twitter (@IlliniSoccer), Instagram (@IlliniSoccer) and Facebook (/IlliniSoccer)�
2017 SEASON PREVIEW2017 SCHEDULE
Aug� 10 Virginia (Exhibition) 12 PMAug. 18 Missouri 7 PMAug. 20 DePaul 1 PMAug. 24 Washington 7 PMAug� 27 at Illinois State 6 PMSept� 1 at Evansville 1:30 PMSept� 3 at Miami (Ohio) 12 PMSept� 8 at Oklahoma State 4 PMSept� 10 at Oklahoma 1 PMSept� 14 at Ohio State * 6 PMSept� 17 at Penn State * 12 PMSept. 22 Maryland * 7 PMSept. 24 Rutgers * 1 PMSept� 28 at Purdue * 6 PMOct� 1 at Indiana * 12 PMOct. 7 Northwestern * 7 PMOct. 12 Wisconsin * 7 PMOct. 15 Minnesota * 1 PMOct� 21 at Michigan * 6:30 PMOct. 25 Iowa * 7 PM
2017 Big Ten Quarterfinals Oct� 29 Quarterfinals TBA
2017 Big Ten TournamentNov� 3 Semifinals % TBANov� 5 Championship % TBA
2017 NCAA TournamentNov� 10-12 First Round TBANov� 17-19 Second and Third Rounds TBANov� 24-25 Quarterfinals TBADec� 1-3 College Cup Championship# TBA
* Big Ten Conference game
All times Central and subject to change
Home games in bold are played at Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium in Champaign, Ill�
HIGH SCHOOL2013 St� Charles North Team MVP���2015 Honorable Mention All-Conference���Four-time Academic All-Conference honoree���Helped Team Chicago to a National League Championship���Played basketball for four years in addition to soccer���Member of the National Honor Society��Member of the Spanish National Honor Society�
PERSONALDaughter of Mike and Ann Sample���Born November 25, 1998���Her grandfather, Ken Bowman, played football for the Green Bay Packers from 1964-73���Aspires to become a physician’s assistant���Lists Russell Westbrook as her favorite athlete�
SAMI SAMPLE 5-9 // FRESHMAN // GOALKEEPER SOUTH ELGIN, ILLINOIS // ST. CHARLES NORTH // TEAM CHICAGO, AURORA0
ElIzAbEth CABLK 5-10 // FRESHMAN // GOALKEEPER NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS // NAPERVILLE NORTH // NSA PREMIER
HIGH SCHOOL2016 IHSSCA All-State selection���Two-time DVC Academic All-Conference honoree���Two-time DVC All-Conference selection���2016 Chicagoland Soccer All-State Team���Won the 2016 Disney Showcase with NSA Premier���Helped NSA Premier to a second place finish at the 2015 ODP National Championships���Won two Illinois State Cup Championships with NSA Premier���4�0 GPA Award recipient���2016 Illinois State Scholar�
PERSONALDaughter of Neil and Kristi Cablk���Born May 22, 1999���Has one sister, Megan���Plans to study business at Illinois with aspirations to attend law school���Was a member of her high school’s 2017 Class Board and First Class Executive Board���Lists baking as one of her hobbies�
KAthErInE RATZ 5-5 // SENIOR // MIDFIELD/FORWARD ZIONSVILLE, INDIANA // ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY // ZIONSVILLE SCHONORS AND AWARDS2015 Fall Academic All-Big Ten2016 Fall Academic All-Big Ten2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
AT ILLINOIS2016 - JUNIOR: Made 17 appearances for the Orange and Blue, earning the start at Penn State (Sept� 30)���Took three shots on the season, putting one on frame���Played a season-high 51 minutes at Iowa (Oct� 16)�
2015 - SOPHOMORE: Played in 16 games for Illinois, earning one start against Iowa (Oct� 15)���Scored her first-career goal against Nebraska (Oct� 18)���Took five shots on the season, putting one on goal���Fired a season-best three shots against Nebraska (Oct� 18)�
2014 - FRESHMAN: Made 17 appearances for the Illini, earning three starts���Tallied an assist in her freshman debut against Nebraska (Sept� 14)���Racked up 463 minutes on the field for the season���Fired four shots, one on goal�
HIGH SCHOOLTeam captain of Zionsville SC club team that was a finalist at the 2013 ODP national championship���Part of club team’s state cup championship in 2012 and runner-up finishes in 2010, 11-13���Named to Indiana ODP state team in 2009-10, 13���Helped high school win sectional titles in 2012-13���Was an ISCA All-State Academic honoree and ICGSA All-State honorable mention in 2013���Earned three varsity letters in soccer (2011-13)���Was an Eagle Scholar and on the high honor roll�
PERSONALFull name is Katherine Claire Ratz���Goes by Kat or Katherine���Born March 8, 1996���Parents are Andy and Annette Ratz���Has three siblings, Caroline, Lizzy and Andrew���Plans to major in physical therapy���Hobbies outside of soccer include hanging out with friends and family and playing basketball�
AT ILLINOIS2016 - FRESHMAN: Earned the start in all 19 of Illinois’ matchesPut her first career shot on goal in the season opener against Morehead State (Aug� 19)���Posted five shots on the year, putting three on goal���Carded a season-best three shots at Maryland (Sept� 22), putting two of those on frame���Saw 1745 minutes on the field for the Illini, playing a season-high 110 minutes in two games�
HIGH SCHOOL2015 All-Conference First Team Defender���Two-time WSYSA Championship Cup Top IX Player Award winner���Helped take FC Alliance to two Championship Cup Semifinals���Played on two ECNL Championship Finalist teams���2015 Inglemoor High School gymnastics and soccer team captain���2015 Region IV Camp – G98 participant���Three-time All-State Gymnastics Qualifier��Selected to the EDP Travel Team to represent Washington State in the 2013 Region IV ODP Championships���Played soccer, ran track and participated on the gymnastics team Inglemoor High School���Four year Academic Athletic Award recipient�
PERSONALBorn May 22, 1998���Daughter of Chris and Flordelisa Barker���Has three siblings, Julianna, Mitchell and Davis���Plans to major in BioEngineering at the University of Illinois���Lists Julie Johnston of the U�S� Women’s National Team as her favorite athlete�
AlIcIA BARKER 5-7 // SOPHOMORE // DEFENSE WOODINVILLE, WASHINGTON // INGLEMOOR // FC ALLIANCE PREMIER3
BARKER’S CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC RC PK PKA GW SO MINS2016 19 19 0 0 0 5 �000 3 �600 0 0 0 0 0 0 1745TOTAL 19 19 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0 0 0 0 0 1745
RATZ’ CAREER BESTSGoals: 1 (vs� Nebraska, 10/18/15)
Shots: 3 (vs� Nebraska, 10/18/15)
Ast.: 1 (at Nebraska, 10/12/14)
Pts: 2 (vs Nebraska, 10/18/15)
BARKER’S CAREER BESTSGoals: ---
Shots: 3 (at Maryland, 9/22/16)
Assists: ---
Points: ---
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SArAh WARREN 5-8 // SENIOR // DEFENSE WILLOWBROOK, ILLINOIS // HINSDALE SOUTH // ACADEMY UNITED SCHONORS AND AWARDS2015 Fall Academic All-Big Ten2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
AT ILLINOIS2016 - JUNIOR: Played in six games for the Illini before suffering a season-ending knee injury���Earned six starts on the defensive line�
2015 - SOPHOMORE: Played in all 19 games for the Orange and Blue and earned 14 starts���Took three shots on the year���Tallied one assist against Nebraska on Oct� 18���Played a season-best 110 minutes against Indiana (Sept� 18)�
2014 - FRESHMAN: Made 16 appearances for the Illini, earning 11 starts on the season���Saw 1074 minutes on the field���Took one shot for the Illini on the season�
HIGH SCHOOL2014 IHSSCA soccer all-state selection in her first and only season playing high school soccer as a senior���Named all-area soccer MVP in 2014���Academy United SC team captain���Led club team to 2013
Illinois state championship and regional runner-up finish���Has competed for Team USA in speed skating���Placed eighth in the 500m and ninth in the 1000m at the 2014 U�S� Long Track Speedskating Olympic Trials���Represented the United States as a member of the 2013 and 2014 USA Junior World Long Track Speedskating Team���Fourth-place finish in 500m in Short Track Speedskating at the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria as a member of Team USA���Has been an all-conference and IHSA state finalist in track along with holding school records in the 400m and 4x400m relay���Was a member of the National Honor Society and Latin Honor Society���Earned Principal’s Honor Roll every semester and the Hinsdale South Scholar award all four years�
PERSONALBorn June 20, 1996���Parents are Morrison and Catherine Warren���Has one brother, John, who plays football and rugby at the University of Chicago���Father, Morrison, played football at Occidental College���Plans to major in bioengineering and attend medical school to become an orthopedic surgeon���Hobbies outside of soccer include wave running, paddle boarding, body boarding and cooking���Favorite athlete is Hope Solo because she is fearless ���Hopes to participate in the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Games in Long Track Speedskating�
HIGH SCHOOL2016 ECNL National Champion���Ranked among the Top 100 Players to Watch by Top Drawer Soccer���Ranked the No� 32 midfielder in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer���2013 US Soccer National Finalist team member���ODP State Team member���ECNL PDP Midwest Participant���All-Conference varsity basketball honoree���Four-time Academic Honor Roll�
PERSONALDaughter of Robert and Jamie Wolfbauer���Has one sibling, Mia���Father, Robert, played football at North Dakota State and mother, Jamie, played soccer at Schoolcraft College���Second cousin, Drew Henson, played football for Michigan, the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions and baseball for the New York Yankees���Lists Mia Hamm as her favorite athlete�
SAbryn KAPP 5-8 // FRESHMAN // MIDFIELD LAGRANGE, KENTUCKY // OLDHAM COUNTY // DERBY CITY ROVERS
HIGH SCHOOLJoined the Illini for the 2017 spring semester���Kentucky Female Soccer Player of the Year���ODP International Trip Captain���ODP Region II pool player���Member of the National Honor Society���2016 AP Scholar���Principal’s List member�
PERSONALDaughter of Florian and Cynthia Kapp���Has three siblings, Sheldon, Loren and Grayson���Born January 10, 1999���Lists swimming, biking and traveling as some of her hobbies���Favorite athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo�
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HIGH SCHOOL2016 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee���2016 Second-team District Forward���Helped South Fayette to the 2014 State Finals and the 2016 District Finals���Attended US National Training Camp���Three-time National Training Camp assists leader���Took FC Virginia to two ECNL National Championship playoffs���Member of the National Honor Society���Daughter of the Revolution��� Presidential Academic Award recipient�
PERSONALDaughter of Kiet Le and Chau Nguyen���Born June 14, 1999���Has one sibling, Annie���Majoring in mechanical engineering���Lists baking, tennis and watching hockey as some of her hobbies�
6 KAtIE LE 5-3 // FRESHMAN // FORWARD CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA // CENTREVILLE // FC VIRGINIA
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cArOlInE RATZ 5-10 // JUNIOR // FORWARD ZIONSVILLE, INDIANA // ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY // INDY FIRE JUNIORSHONORS AND AWARDS2016 Academic All-Big Ten
AT ILLINOIS2016 - SOPHOMORE: Made eight appearances for the Orange and Blue, earning two starts���Put two of her three shots on goal for the season���Posted a season-best two shots against Indiana (Sept� 18)���Played a season-high 92 minutes against Indiana�
2015 - FRESHMAN: Played in 11 games for the Illini, earning nine starts���Made her first appearance against Purdue (Sept� 20) and earned her first start against Rutgers (Sept� 24)���Took five shots on the season putting two on frame�
HIGH SCHOOLWas an all-state and all-district selection as a senior in 2014��� Also served as the 2014 high school team captain���National Honor Society member (2013-15)���High Honor Roll (2011-15)���Served as an Eagle Mentor and a member of Key Club�
PERSONALBorn June 25, 1997���Daughter of Andrew and Annette Ratz���Has three siblings, Katherine, Elizabeth and Andrew���Her older sister Katherine also plays soccer for the Illini���Is studying biology at Illinois with career aspirations of becoming a dentist���Enjoys spending free time with her friends and playing pick-up soccer���Her biggest thrill in sports was going to see Hope Solo and Sydney Leroux play for Seattle Reign���Credits her parents for influencing her athletic career as they pushed her to try her best and have fun�
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lAUrEn CIESLA 5-7 // JUNIOR // MIDFIELD NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS // NEUQUA VALLEY // NSA JAGUARSAT ILLINOIS2016 - SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 13 games for the Illini���Took her first career shot at Saint Louis (Aug� 28), and put her first shot on goal against Indiana (Sept� 18)���Played a season-high 82 minutes against Wisconsin (Oct� 22)�
2015 - FRESHMAN: Played in four games for Illinois, making her first appearance against St� Louis (Aug� 30)���Played a career-best 18 minutes against Nebraska�
HIGH SCHOOLTwo-time All-Conference honorable mention���Helped the NSA Jaguars win the Illinois U�S� Youth Soccer State Cup four times (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)���Helped the NSA Jaguars win the U�S� Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championships twice (2013, 2014)���Made an appearance with the NSA Jaguars at the U�S� Youth Soccer National Championships twice (2013, 2014)���Won three IHSA
regional championships (2011-14)���Earned a varsity letter all four years���Named Upstate Eight Academic All-Conference all four years���Earned Academic Achievement award from Neuqua Valley High School every year (2011-15)���Scored the game-winning goal against the defending national champions in the National League that led to her team advancing to nationals�
PERSONALBorn April 29, 1997���Daughter of Bob and Tammy Ciesla���Has three siblings, Joey, Nick and Tommy���Plans to majoy in kinesiology with aspirations to pursue a career in sports medicine���Previously spent her summers working as a lifeguard and babysitter�
PAtrIcIA GEORGE 5-6 // JUNIOR // FORWARD CHICAGO, ILLINOIS // VON STEUBEN // POWERSTRIKERS CHICAGO
AT ILLINOIS2016 - SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 19 of Illinois’ matches, earning 13 starts���Led the Orange and Blue with 32 shots on the year, putting 12 on frame���Scored her first career goal at Missouri (Aug� 26), also dishing her first career assist in the match���Netted a career-best two goals to help lift Illinois over Michigan State (Oct� 9)���Fired a season-high four shots in three matches, Morehead State (Aug� 19), Purdue (Sept� 15) and Michigan State (Oct� 9)���Was among team leaders with three goals on the season�
2015 - FRESHMAN: Played in 18 games for Illinois, earning her first career start against Michigan (Oct� 11)���Fired nine shots on the year putting three on goal���Took five of her shots in Big Ten play���Saw 406 minutes on the field during the season, putting in a career-high 56 minutes of play against Illinois State (Aug� 23)���Wore No� 21 for the season�
HIGH SCHOOLEarned all-state and all-conference honors in soccer in 2014���Won the Illinois Women’s Soccer League in 2012���Was the top scorer in her high school’s athletic conference���Was named High School Athlete of the Year in addition to being her team’s MVP���Collected varsity letters in soccer, track and field, cross country and basketball�
PERSONALBorn December 18, 1996���Daughter of Phillips George and Florancia Chillberry���Has four siblings, Patrick, Regina, Phyllis and Leah���Her mother and father both ran collegiate track���Her brother, Patrick, played football in college, sisters Phyllis and Regina were collegiate track athletes and Regina ran track professionally���Plans to study recreation, sport and tourism at Illinois�
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hOPE BRESLIN 5-6 // FRESHMAN // MIDFIELD MASSAPEQUA, NEW YORK // MASSAPEQUA // ECNL EAST MEADOW STARS
HIGH SCHOOL2017 NHSCA Girls’ Soccer Athlete of the Year���2016 Conference Player of the Year���2016 USA Today Preseason All-American Watch List���2016 News 12 All-Metro Tri-State Player of the Year���2016 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year nominee���Two-time New York State Gatorade Player of the Year���Two-time NSCAA All-East Regional All-American���Helped Massapequa High School to three state championship titles���Attended the 2016 ECNL National Training Camp���Played on the 2014 National Futsal Team���Attended the 2013 ODP National Training Camp���Holds the Massapequa High School record with 82 career goals and for her 35 goals scored during her senior year���National Honor Society member�
PERSONALDaughter of Charles and Stacy Breslin���Born March 10, 1999���Has one brother, Nicholas, who plays volleyball at Kean University���Served as the Secretary to the Senior Class ���Member of Best Buddies International, the American Sign Language Club and the Senior Nation Leadership Club���Aspires to attend law school�
GEORGE’S CAREER BESTSGoals: 2 (vs� Michigan State, 10/9/16)
Shots: 4 (3x, last vs� Michigan State, 10/9/16)
Assists: 1 (2x, last vs� Evansville, 9/11/16)
Points: 4 (vs� Michigan State, 10/9/16)
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GAbbI CHAPA 5-2 // FRESHMAN // DEFENSE COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO // DOHERTY // PRIDE SOCCER CLUB
HIGH SCHOOLPlayed soccer and ran track at Doherty High School���Took Doherty High School to two 5A State playoffs���5A All-Conference honoree���2016 ODP Regional team member���Four-time State Cup Champion���Named State Cup Most Valuable Player���Helped Pride Soccer Club to a 2014 U15 National League Championship���Member of the 2016 All-Star team���Helped Pride Soccer Club to a third place finish at the 2015 National Championship���Two-time academic letterwinner�
PERSONALDaughter of Armando and Shannon Chapa���Born April 12, 1999���Has one sibling, Griffin���Mother, Shannon, ran track at UTEP���Was involved in her high school’s Tea Club and Student Council as well as DECA���Lists Serena Williams as her favorite athlete�
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hAlEy SINGER 5-7 // FRESHMAN // MIDFIELD NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS // NEUQUA VALLEY // TEAM CHICAGO, AURORA
HIGH SCHOOLAll-Sectional honoree���All-Conference honoree���Received Chicago Tribune All-City honors���Helped her High School to a 2016 Regional Championship title���Helped Team Chicago to the 2016 National League Championship���2016 US Youth Soccer National Championship participant���Helped Team Chicago to the 2017 U-17 Illinois State Cup Championship���Academic All-Conference honoree�
PERSONALDaughter of Michael and Mina Singer���Born April 13, 1999���Studying Dietetics at Illinois���Has four siblings, Austin, Hannah, Camryn and Emily���Brother, Austin, is a wrestler at Purdue���Enjoys yoga, cross fit, photography and watching movies in her spare time���Aspires to be a sports nutritionist working with collegiate and professional athletes�
KElly MADAY 5-2 // SOPHOMORE // FORWARD WILMETTE, ILLINOIS // NEW TRIER // FC UNITED
AT ILLINOIS2016 - FRESHMAN: Played in all 19 of Illinois’ matches, earning two starts���Earned her first career start against Evansville (Sept� 11)���Fired a season-best four shots against Miami (OH) (Sept� 9), putting two on frame���Totaled 11 shots on the year, putting four on goal���Dished her first career assist against Michigan State (Oct� 9), assisting Patricia George’s game-winner���Played a season-high 73 minutes against Miami (OH)�
HIGH SCHOOL2016 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year���2016 Top Drawer Soccer Spring All-America First Team Forward���2015 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year finalist���2015 HS Winter-Spring All-American���2015 Pioneer Press All-Area Girls Soccer Player of the Year���Helped New Trier to three consecutive Class 3A State Championship titles���Two-time New Trier High School Player of the Year���Chicago Sun Times second-team All-Area selection���New Trier High School all-time
assists record holder���Helped FC United win the Illinois Youth Soccer U16 State Cup Championship���Four year member of the New Trier High School Academic Honor Roll�
PERSONALBorn August 14, 1998���Daughter of Terry and Eileen Maday���Has three siblings, Michaela, Johnny and Terrence���Plans to major in Kinesiology at Illinois���Hobbies outside of soccer include traveling, teaching youth soccer camp and watching movies���Lists Gabby Douglas as her favorite athlete because of her work eithic and mental and physical toughness����aspires to work in the sports medicine field after graduation�
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EMIly OSOBA 5-2 // SENIOR // MIDFIELD ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS // CARL SANDBURG // WINDY CITY PRIDE
HONORS AND AWARDS2015 Fall Academic All-Big Ten
AT ILLINOIS2016 - JUNIOR: Played 21 minutes for the Illini against Northwestern (Oct� 26)���Fired one shot in the match, hitting the near post�
2015 - SOPHOMORE: Played in five games for the Illini���Took one shot against Illinois State (Aug� 23)���Played a season-best 18 minutes against Northern Kentucky (Sept� 11)�
2014 - FRESHMAN: Played in 15 games for the Illini���Fired four shots on the season with three on goal���Recorded two goals for the Illini���Played a season-high of 27 minutes against UAB (Sept� 7)���Placed sixth on the team with her three shots on goal���Saw a total of 204 minutes on the field�
HIGH SCHOOLHelped Windy City Pride club team win a national championship in 2013���Was an all-sectional honoree as a junior in 2012 and an all-conference selection as a sophomore in 2011���Helped high school win a sectional title in 2013 and three regional championships from 2011-13���Earned four varsity letters in soccer���Member of the National Honor Society and an Illinois State Scholar�
PERSONALFull name is Emily Regan Osoba���Born March 28, 1996���Parents are Wayne and Mary Pat Osoba���Younger sister of former Illini Allie Osoba (2011-13) and has two other sisters, Laura and Sara���Plans to major in business����Hobbies include water skiing, traveling, scrapbooking, cooking, hiking and biking���Her biggest thrill in sports is being a part of a team that is willing to do anything to succeed together���Favorite athlete is Andrew Shaw of the Chicago Blackhawks���The constant support of her family influenced her athletic career the most because her three older sisters played soccer and got her involved at a young age���Her Illinois hero growing up was her sister, Allie who played soccer for the Illini�
OSOBA’S CAREER BESTSGoals: 1 (2x, last vs� Michigan St, 10/24/14)
Shots: 2 (vs� Michigan State, 10/24/14)
Assists: ---
Points: 2 (2x, last vs� Mich� State, 10/24/14)
MADAY’S CAREER BESTSGoals: ---
Shots: 4 (vs� Miami, 9/9/16)
Assists: 1 (vs� Michigan State, 10/9/16)
Points: 1 (vs� Michigan State, 10/9/16)
MADAY’S CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC RC PK PKA GW SO MINS2016 19 2 0 1 1 11 �000 4 �364 0 0 0 0 0 0 763TOTAL 19 2 0 1 1 11 .000 4 .364 0 0 0 0 0 0 763
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MOrGAn MARONEY 5-5 // JUNIOR // DEFENSE CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO // CASTLE VIEW // COLORADO RUSH
HONORS AND AWARDS2016 Academic All-Big Ten
AT ILLINOIS2016 - SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 19 of Illinois’ matches, earning 15 starts���Fired nine shots on the year, posting a season-best three against Morehead State (Aug� 19)���Put three shots on goal on the year�
2015 - FRESHMAN: Played in all 19 of Illinois’ games, earning 18 starts���Took five shots on the season, putting two on goal���Played a career-high 110 minutes against Ohio State (Oct� 2)�
HIGH SCHOOLEarly enrollee at the University of Illinois���Joined the Illini for spring practice after starting classes in 2015���Named Colorado 5A second-team All-League in 2012���Voted Most Valuable Player of IMG’s U-16 girl’s team for 2012-13���IMG Academy Defender of the Year nominee in 2012-13���Earned a varsity letter freshman year of high school�
PERSONALBorn January 19, 1997���Daughter of Mike and Rona Maroney���Has three siblings, Max, Lauren and Lane���Lists waterskiing as a hobby���Admires Morgan Brian as an athlete because of the way she plays soccer���Is most influenced in her athletic career by her father who supports her�
HIGH SCHOOLTwo-time All-Section Midfielder���2016 All-WPIAL Midfielder���Two-time US Soccer Training Center invitee���Four-year captain of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds���Helped the Riverhounds to two US Club Soccer National Championships���2013 All-Section Midfielder and Almanac Player to Watch���Two-time U�S� Club Soccer National Champion���Member of the National Honor Society and Highest Honor Roll���Member of her high school student government�
PERSONALDaughter of Bob and Carey Fittipaldo���Born March 7, 1999���Has three siblings, Bella, Carissa and Natalia���Plans to major in business���Lists Carli Lloyd as her favorite athlete���Enjoys baking in her spare time�
lExI CARRIER 5-8 // SOPHOMORE // DEFENSE CINCINNATI, OHIO // INDIAN HILL // KINGS HAMMER
AT ILLINOIS2016 - FRESHMAN: Appeared in nine games for the Orange and Blue���Earned her first career start against Purdue���Played a season-high 60 minutes against Both Illinois State (Aug� 21) and Saint Louis (Aug� 28)�
HIGH SCHOOL2015 NSCAA Fall High School All-American���Helped Kings Hammer to three State Cup Championship titles���Helped Kings Hammer advance to the 2015 National Semifinals���Two-time First Team All-State Ohio selection���OSSCA Division II Player of the Year���2016 Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year���2015 Cincinnati Hills League Player of the Year���Played both basketball and soccer for Indian Hill���Three-time CHL Scholar Athlete���Two-time Academic All Southwest honoree�
PERSONALBorn February 17, 1998���Daughter of Mark and Andrea Carrier���Father, Mark, played collegiate football at USC and professionally for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins���Has one brother, Mac, who plays football at Butler���Plans to study business���Lists cooking as one of her hobbies outside of soccer���Credits her club coach, Tiffany Roberts as a major influence on her athletics career�
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KArA MARBURY 5-10 // SENIOR // FORWARD SPOKANE, WASHINGTON // MEAD SENIOR HIGH // WASHINGTON PREMIER
HONORS AND AWARDS2015 Academic All-Big Ten2015 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar2016 Academic All-Big Ten2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
AT ILLINOIS2016 - JUNIOR: Played in nine games and earned eight starts for the year���Was sidelined by injury for much of the season���Was among team leaders for her three goals on the year���Netted her first goal of the year at Missouri (Aug� 26)���Recorded a goal and an assist in Illinois’ defeat of No� 19 Michigan (Oct� 6)���Totaled 19 shots on the year, putting nine on frame�
2015 - SOPHOMORE: Played in 17 games for Illinois, earning the start in 16 contests���Scored seven goals for the Illini, putting in two game-winners���Scored the game-winning goal against Rutgers (Sept� 24), which had not lost a game or allowed a goal prior to seeing the Orange and Blue���Took 35 shots on the season, second-best on the team���Put 19 shots on goal throughout the year���Her second game-winner came against Nebraska as she scored two goals in the match for her first-career multi-goal game�
2014 - FRESHMAN: Earned the start in 11 of her 12 appearances for the Illini���Was sidelined for six weeks mid-season due to a foot injury���Fired 20 shots for the Illini with six on goal���Finished with two goals this season, her first for the Illini at Charleston (Sept� 5) and her second against Michigan State (Oct� 24)���Her two assists on the season tie for third on the team as well as her two goals scored���Recorded 845 minutes on the field����Was signed with the Seattle Sounders Women for the 2015 summer season�
PERSONALBorn Sept� 4, 1995���Parents are Nate and Kim Hammond���Has two older siblings���Plans to major in kinesiology���Hobbies outside of soccer include camping, snowboarding, four-wheeling and hiking���Her mom most influenced her athletic career by always being there and supporting her���Her parents influenced her career by allowing her to travel and play soccer at a competitive level while allowing her to pursue her dreams and college�
MARBURY’S CAREER BESTSGoals: 2 (vs� Nebraska, 10/18/15)
Shots: 7 (vs� Northern Kentukcy, 9/11/15)
Assists: 1 (5x, last vs� Michigan, 10/6/16)
Points: 4 (vs� Nebraska, 10/18/15)
CARRIER’S CAREER BESTSGoals: ---
Shots: ---
Assists: ---
Points: ---
CARRIER’S CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC RC PK PKA GW SO MINS2016 9 1 0 0 0 0 �000 0 �000 0 0 0 0 0 0 330TOTAL 9 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 330
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OlIvIA SCHMITT 5-4 // SENIOR // MIDFIELD NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS // NEUQUA VALLEY // TEAM CHICAGO
AT ILLINOIS2016 - JUNIOR: Made her first career appearance in the Orange and Blue against Evansville (Sept� 11), playing 18 minutes in the match���Fired her first career shot against Evansville���spent the summer interning with WAND-TV in Decatur�
2015 - SOPHOMORE: Did not appear in any games for Illinois�
2014 - FRESHMAN: Did not see action for the Illini�
HIGH SCHOOLMember of the Philippine Women’s National Team���Earned three international caps as a starter against Indonesia, Japan U-23 and Myanmar in the 2013 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship in Yangon, Myanmar���Named to the Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team three times (2010-12)���Two-time ODP Region II player pool participant (2010, 12)���Was invited to the USYS ODP Interregional National Development Camp in 2011���Top Drawer Soccer 2014 Girls IMG Academy 150 Player
Pool���Scored 35 goals and tallied 54 assists during Team Chicago club career���Was an Upstate Eight Conference (UEC) all-conference selection and two-time UEC academic all-conference honoree���Won three IHSA regional championships (2011-13)���Earned four varsity letters in soccer�
PERSONALFull name is Olivia Isabel Schmitt���Born April 3, 1996���Parents are Jim and Vida Schmitt���Has two siblings, Julia and Nathaniel���Majoring in broadcast journalism���Hobbies outside of soccer include spending time with family and friends, traveling, working out and shopping���Dream job is to be a news reporter for ESPN���Her biggest thrill in sports was representing her Filipino roots by playing on the Philippine Women’s National Team and getting the opportunity to travel Asia���Her parents most influenced her athletic career because they have always supported her goals and encouraged her to follow her dreams, no matter how big they were���Her family is full of Illini tradition (mom, aunt and uncle all attended U of I), so it has been a major part of her childhood and a place she always dreamed of going�
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ArIAnnA VELAND 5-10 // SOPHOMORE // MIDFIELD ELKHORN, NEBRASKA // ELKHORN SOUTH // OMAHA FC
AT ILLINOIS2016 - FRESHMAN: Played in 17 games for the Illini, earning 347 minutes on the field���Posted her first career shot at TCU (Sept� 2)���Fired a season-best two shots against Miami (OH) (Sept� 9) and Indiana (Sept� 18)���Totaled six shots on the year, putting four on goal�
HIGH SCHOOLThree-time EMC All-Conference selection (soccer)���Omaha World Herald Honorable Mention All-State���Two-time EMC All-Conference selection (basketball)���Took Elkhorn South to three state finals games���Helped Omaha FC to a 2011 State Championship title���Played both soccer and basketball in high school���Participated in several clubs including SADD and DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)�
PERSONALBorn September 3, 1998���Daughter of Tony Veland and Brooke McAlpin���Has two siblings, Bowdy and Tony���Father, Tony, played professional football for the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers and played collegiately for UNL���Will major in business at Illinois���Aspires to pursue a professional soccer career following her time at Illinois�
lAUrEn SMITHERMAN 5-7 // SOPHOMORE // DEFENSE OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA // HERITAGE HALL // TSC HURRICANE
AT ILLINOIS2015-FRESHMAN: Made four appearances for Illinois, earning her first career appearance at Missouri (Aug� 26)���Fired her first career shot at Northwestern (Oct� 26)���Played a season-high 18 minutes against Purdue (Sept� 15)�
HIGH SCHOOLTwo-time Oklahoman All-City First Team honoree���Two-time OSSAA All-District First Team honoree���Helped her club team to two State Championship titles���Helped take the Dallas Sting 98’ ECNL to a fourth place finish at nationals���Played basketball and ran cross country and track in addition to soccer���Participates in the Western Village Mentor Program���Member of the Feed the Homeless Outreach Program���Two-year member of the Heritage Hall Honor Roll�
PERSONALBorn February 1, 1998���Daughter of Louis and Carla Smitherman���Has one younger brother, Louis���Father, Louis, played baseball at Oklahoma���Plans to be a pre-med major with aspirations to become a pediatrician���Lists her dad and brother as her favorite athletes���Hobbies include song writing, singing, playing piano and fishing with her dad�
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dArcI DIETRICH 5-11 // SENIOR // GOALKEEPER GENESEO, ILLINOIS // GENESEO // GENESEO POWER
AT ILLINOIS2016-JUNIOR: Did not appear for the Illini this season�
2015-SOPHOMORE: Did not see action for the Illini this season�
2014-FRESHMAN: Did not see action for the Illini this season�
HIGH SCHOOLThree-time Dispatch/Rock Island Argus All-Metro First Team (2012, 2013, 2014)���Three-time Northern Illinois Big Twelve (NIB XII) All-Conference (2012, 2013, 2014)���Honorable Mention All-Sectional in 2012���Named team’s Most Valuable Player in 2013 and 2014���Earned seven varsity letters with four from soccer and three from basketball���Posted 13 shutouts and a 0�5 goals against average and was named Most Improved Player in 2012���Named school’s Female Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2014�
PERSONALBorn Nov� 3, 1995���Parents are Shane and Joyce Dietrich���Has two siblings, Heather and Eric���Majoring in mechanical engineering���Favorite athlete is Hope Solo because she is a fierce competitor and has overcome adversity in her personal life���Hobbies include reading, working out, watching YouTube, hanging out with friends and doing the daily crossword���Her dad most influenced her athletic career because he was always there for her and always challenged her to improve���Always loved watching Dee Brown and Deron Williams play while growing up���Plans to work in the product development field after school�
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DIETRICH’S CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP GS MINUTES GA GAA SAVES SAVE% W L T SO2014 - - - - - - - - - - -2015 - - - - - - - - - - -2016 - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - -
SMITHERMAN’S CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC RC PK PKA GW SO MINS2016 4 0 0 0 0 1 �000 0 �000 0 0 0 0 0 0 43TOTAL 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
SMITHERMAN’S CAREER BESTSGoals: ---
Shots: 1 (at Northwestern, 10/26/16)
Assists: ---
Points: ---
DIETRICH’S CAREER BESTSMinutes: ---
Saves: ---
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KAtIE MURRAY 5-2 // JUNIOR // MIDFIELD CINCINNATI, OHIO // OAK HILLS HIGH SCHOOL // KINGS HAMMER ACADEMY
HONORS AND AWARDS2016 Academic All-Big Ten
AT ILLINOIS2016-SOPHOMORE: Played in all 19 of Illinois’ matches, earning 17 starts���Tallied 14 shots on the year, taking a season-best four against Maryland (Sept� 22)���Netted her only goal of the year against No� 19 Michigan (Oct� 6)���Put five shots on frame during the season�
2015-FRESHMAN: Played in 18 games for Illinois, earning 11 starts���Earned her first-career start against Portland (Sept� 6)���Scored two goals, putting in her first against Purdue on Sept� 20���Took 15 shots on the season, tallying nine shots on goal�
HIGH SCHOOLEarned a 2013 U-16 USNT (National Team) camp invitation���Was a member of the 2012 and 2011 USNT Player Pool���Attended the 2011 September U-14 USNT Camp���Participated in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) as a member of the Ohio South Player Pool for three years��� Was also a part of the Region II ODP Player Pool for three years��� Named 2012-13 ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Best XI Player All Star Team and the 2011-2012 Costa Rica International Tournament, earning MVP honors in two of four games���Helped her
team with the 2014 Costa Rica International Tournament Region II Title���Was a two-time Ohio all-state second-team selection���Named to the Southwest Ohio All Star Team and won the game’s MVP award in 2014���Named to the TopDrawerSoccer’s Watch List for the U�S� All-American Team in 2014���Two-time Southwest Ohio First Team honoree (2013-14) and Second Team (2012) as a sophomore���Two-time All-City First Team honoree (2013-14) and honorable mention (2012) as a sophomore���Three-time Greater Miami Conference first-team selection (2012-14) and second-team (2011) as a freshman��� Won the National League Championship with Kimds Hammer in 2012 ���2013 USYS National Championship Best XI All-Star Team���Named TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 10 stars from U�S� youth finals���Named TopDrawerSoccer’s U�S� Youth Soccer Nationals Top-10 girls���Named to the 2011 Puma National top 75 Players College Showcase Camp�
PERSONALBorn January 16, 1997���Parents are Dave and Gina Murray���Has three siblings, David, Brian and Kelley���Plans to major in kinesiology at Illinois���Lists her hobbies as snow and water skiing and running���Her favorite athlete is Lionel Messi because he is a well rounded player that she can learn from���Enjoys pushing her limits and conquering her goals when it comes to sports�
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HIGH SCHOOLHelped Team Chicago to three Illinois State Championship titles���Won the 2013 Region 2 Championship with Team Chicago���Three-time MRL Premier Champion���ODP Illinois State National Finalist���ECNL National Tournament participant���Three-time National League Participant���Four-time Region 2 Participant���2013 National Championship Participant���Illinois State Scholar���Spanish National Honor Society member�
PERSONALDaughter of Thomas and Heather Hillman���Born July 27, 1999���Has three siblings, Abbey, TJ and Jack���Plans to major in biology ���Aspires to attend medical school ���Lists Aly Raisman as her favorite athlete�
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AT ILLINOIS2016-FRESHMAN: Made her first appearance in the Orange and Blue against Indiana, playing 10 minutes in the match�
HIGH SCHOOLTwo-time TAPPS Division I All-State honoree���TAPPS Division I All-District Forward���2015 TAPPS Academic All-State Honoree���2013 Bishop Lynch Soccer Player of the Year���Helped Bishop Lynch to a 2015 State Championship title���Scored 20 or more goals in back-to-back seasons for Bishop Lynch���Member of MU Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society���Four year member of the Bishop Lynch Honor Roll ���Bishop Lynch Presidential Scholarship recipient�
PERSONALBorn March 2, 1999���Daughter of Arthur and Joi���Plans to major in chemical engineering���Enjoys working as a mentor and tutor in her spare time���Lists watching movies and listening to music as her hobbies��� Father, Arthur, played football at Purdue�
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JAElyn CUNNINGHAM 5-9 // SOPHOMORE // GOALKEEPER REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO // PICKERINGTON CENTRAL // KINGS HAMMER ACADEMY
AT ILLINOIS2016-FRESHMAN: First appeared for the Illini against Northestern (10/26)���Grabbed three saves in her debut for Illinois�
HIGH SCHOOLAttended the 2012 Women’s National Team Goalkeeper Youth I�D� Camp���Participated in the 2013 U17 National Team Camp���Three-year member of the ODP Interregional All Star team���2014 ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Best XI���Four year member of her high school honor roll���Participated in the Service Learning organization�
PERSONALBorn January 23, 1998���Daughter of Christine Cunningham���Has one brother, Jarrod���Plans to major in marketing���Enjoys working with ceramics, fishing and shoe shopping���Lists penalty kicks as the most thrilling part of sport�
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CUNNINGHAM’S CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP GS MINUTES GA GAA SAVES SAVE% W L T SO2016 1 0 52:59 1 1�70 3 �750 0 1 0 -TOTAL 1 0 52:59 1 1.70 3 .750 0 1 0 -
CUNNINGHAM’S CAREER BESTSMinutes: 52:59 (at Northwestern, 10/16/16)
Saves: 3 (at Northwestern, 10/16/16)
HAYNES’ CAREER STATISTICSSEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC RC PK PKA GW SO MINS2016 1 0 0 0 0 0 �000 0 �000 0 0 0 0 0 0 10TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
HAYNES’ CAREER BESTSGoals: ---
Shots: ---
Assists: ---
Pts: ---
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ILLINOIS...���closed the 2016 season with a 6-11-2 record
���is 99-85-22 all-time in Big Ten play
���had eight players score at least one goal last season
���shutout six opponents in 2016
���outshot its opponents 228-215
���faced five ranked opponents in 2016
���was led in assists by Hope D’Addario (5)
���was led in scoring by Patricia George and Kara Marbury
���saw each of its freshmen appear on the field during the year
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN HONORSIllinois boasted 15 honorees following the 2016 season, as the Big Ten Conference announced its Fall Academic All-Big Ten� To be eligible for academic all-conference selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3�0 or higher�
NSCAA TEAM ACADEMIC AWARDFighting Illini Soccer was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as a recipient of the 2016 NSCAA Team Academic Award� The Illini earned the award with a combined grade point average of 3�35� The recognition is given to teams across the country for exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2015-16 academic year� Teams must have a minimum GPA of 3�0�
HONORING OUR ALUMNIFighting Illini Soccer announced the development of the Laura Redmond Ramirez Legacy and Inspiration Award during the seasn, prior to the team’s 3-0 shutout of No� 19 Michigan� The Illini recognized former student-athlete, Laura Redmond, as the game’s honorary captain, and presented her with a plaque commemorating the creation of the team’s annual award� The award will be given annually to an Illini player who exhibits the traits that Redmond developed and demonstrated during her time at Illinois, courage, resiliency and fortitude, and the traits that she continues to exhibit during her battle with Leukemia� The first recipient of the award was former Illini, Jenna Carosio�
FIGHTING FRESHMENThe Illini welcomed seven freshman to the 2016 roster, see-ing major contributions from many of their newcomers� Each of Illinois’ freshmen made at least one appearance during the 2016 campaign, and freshman Alicia Barker started in every game for the Orange and Blue defensive line� Kelly Maday fired 11 shots on the year as well, appearing in all 19 games�
SUPER SENIORSWith 11 seniors, the Illini graduated quite the class� The Illini seniors contributed nine of Illinois’ goals and nine assists in 2016, totaling 27 points for their class� The senior class averaged 6�8 shots per game while averaging more than 49 minutes on the field�
SCORING STREAKIllinois picked up momentum towards the end of the season, netting eight goals over its last six games� Prior to that stretch, the Illini had posted just two goals over a period of six games� Illinois saw its upperclassmen step up as five of the last eight goals were scored by either a junior or a senior� Sophomore Katie Murray and Patricia George also contributed to Illinois’ scoring streak�
WHEATLEY’S WEEKLY HONORSSenior Claire Wheatley was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct� 11 after helping the Orange and Blue to wins over No� 19 Michigan and Michigan State� Wheatley grabbed eight saves against Michigan to earn her second shutout of the season, and she added two more against Michigan State� Wheatley closes her career in second all-time at Illinois for her 292 career saves�
BY GEORGE!Sophomore Patricia George had quite the day against Michigan State� She netted two goals in the match, includ-ing the game winner over the Spartans� George led Illinois with three goals during the year, and also tallied two assists� She led the team with eight points overall�
D’ADDARIO’S HELPING HANDSenior Hope D’Addario racked up five assists in the 2016 season season, matching her total from the 2015 season� D’Addario finishes her career with 13 assists�
SCHAFER SCORESSenior Summer Schafer netted her first career goal, lifting Illinois over Morehead State� She didn’t stop there, however, also scoring the game-winner against Evansville� Schafer’s two game-winning goals were tied for 13th in the Big Ten�
SPREADING THINGS OUTThe Illini spread the scoring out throughout the year as eight players netted at least one goal� Sophomore Patricia George and junior Kara Marbury led the team with three goals, while seniors Allison Stucky, Summer Schafer and Reagan Robishaw have two apiece� Ten players each took 10 or more shots this season, while George leads the team with 12 shots on goal and 32 shots overall�
A TOUGH ROADThe Illini did not take the easy road during the 2016 season� Illinois faced several ranked opponents, including No� 16 Penn State and No� 14 Texas A&M� The squad started the year on a challenging road trip to Missouri and Saint Louis before heading to Texas to face the No� 14 Aggies and TCU� Illinois also took on No� 22 Rutgers in Piscataway and hosted No� 19 Michigan before closing the year at No� 20 Northwestern�
2016 FINAL NOTES2016 HONORS
NSCAA Team Academic Award
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2016 FINAL BIG TEN STANDINGS
Team Big Ten Pts. Overall Northwestern 7-1-3 24 16-2-4 Minnesota 7-1-3 24 16-3-4 Penn State 7-1-3 24 12-5-4 Michigan 6-3-2 20 10-5-5 Wisconsin 5-2-4 19 9-5-8 Nebraska 5-3-3 18 11-6-5 Rutgers 4-2-5 17 12-5-6 Ohio State 4-3-3 15 11-7-3 Indiana 4-4-3 15 7-9-4 Michigan State 4-7-0 12 7-10-1 Illinois 3-6-2 11 6-11-2 Purdue 2-8-1 7 4-12-1 Iowa 2-9-0 6 8-11-0 Maryland 1-10-0 3 3-15-1
Alia Abu-DoulehAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Distinguished Scholar
Lauren CieslaAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Distinguished Scholar
Hope D’AddarioBig Ten Preseason Honors ListThird Team All-Big TenAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Distinguished Scholar
Michelle DenleyBig Ten Defensive Player of the Week (8/23)
Kara MarburyBig Ten Preseason Honors ListAcademic All-Big Ten
Morgan MaroneyAcademic All-Big Ten
Jenna MillerAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Sportsmanship Award
Katie MurrayAcademic All-Big Ten
Ellie OrdonezAcademic All-Big Ten
Taylore PetersonBig Ten Preseason Honors ListAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Distinguished Scholar
Caroline RatzAcademic All-Big Ten
Katherine RatzAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Distinguished Scholar
Reagan RobishawAcademic All-Big Ten
Summer SchaferAcademic All-Big Ten
Allison StuckyAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Distinguished Scholar
Claire WheatleyBig Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/11)Academic All-Big Ten
2016 FINAL NOTESDENLEY EARNS WEEKLY HONORSFighting Illini senior Michelle Denley earned the first weekly conference honor of her career on Aug� 23 as she was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week� The Oakville, Ontario, native earned her first career shutout against Morehead State before grabbing a career-high 10 saves against Illinois State on Aug� 21� She made a major play for the Illini against the Redbirds, denying a penalty kick attempt in the second half of the game� Denley played all 90 minutes in both of the weekends’ matches�
STARTING WITH SHUTOUTSIllinois kicked off the year on a high note, shutting out both Morehead State and Illinois State� Illini seniors Summer Schafer and Alia Abu-Douleh both scored their first career goals in the season opener, while senior Allison Stucky netted the game winner against Illinois State� Several new-comers saw their first collegiate action during the weekend, including defender Alicia Barker who earned the start in both matches� The two shutouts ranked Denley at the top of the Big Ten to start the year�
ILLINOIS IN THE RANKINGSIllinois made its way into the NSCAA Women’s Rankings to open the season, as the Illini were receiving votes in the week one poll� The Orange and Blue last appeared in the poll during the 2014 season, appearing for three consecu-tive weeks (Week 4-6), entering the poll at No� 22 on Sept� 16 and checking in at No� 19 the following two weeks before dropping out of the Top 25�
EXHIBITION VICTORYFighting Illini soccer kicked off the 2016 season with a 1-0 exhibition victory over nationally-ranked Notre Dame on Sunday, Aug� 14� The only goal in the game came from Illini senior Hope D’Addario, who dropped a free kick just beyond the Notre Dame goalkeeper in the second half� The Illini were strong on the offense, firing nine shots to Notre Dame’s five, and putting five on goal� The Fighting Irish put just one shot on frame, saved by freshman Jaelyn Cunningham late in the second half� Five Illini newcomers saw action on the field, including Alicia Barker, who earned the start for the Orange and Blue�
B1G PRESEASON HONORSThree Illini were named to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List, as announced by the Big Ten Conference� Seniors Hope D’Addario and Taylore Peterson joined junior Kara Marbury on the conference’s honor list� The Preseason Honors List is decided upon by the league’s coaches and is composed of 42 student-athletes� The league also announced the 2016 Preseason Women’s Soccer Poll, where the Illini checked in at No� 9 on the list� Coming in at No� 1 was defending National and Big Ten Champion, Penn State, who the Illini faced on Sept� 30�
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGEIllinois was strong on its home turf last season, shutting out three opponents in non-conference play� The Illini limited Morehead State to just three shots, and also held Miami (OH), Evansville, Purdue and Indiana to single-digit shots in consecutive games� Last season the Orange and Blue were dominant on their home turf, outscoring opponents 21-11� Illinois held four opponents to single-digit shots at home, and took 45 corner kicks to its opponents’ 29�
SUMMER SOCCERSeveral Illini stayed quite busy over the summer, playing for their local WPSL teams� Sophomore Katie Murray played for the Dayton Dutch Lions, tallying a goal and an assist for the squad� Senior Allison Stucky spent her summer with AF Cleveland, while Katherine and Caroline Ratz played for FC Pride in Indiana� Stucky also netted one goal and an assist while Katherine Ratz carded a goal�
RAYFIELD LEADS U23 USWNTHead Coach Janet Rayfield had a busy summer in 2016, as she served as head coach of the U-23 US Women’s National Team� Rayfield led the squad to a victory at the Nordic Tournament in England� The U-23 squad topped both Sweden (3-1) and Norway (2-1) before clinching the tourna-ment victory with a 1-1 draw against England�
MADAY NAMED GATORADE POY Illini freshman, Kelly Maday, was named Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year prior to coming to Champaign� Maday was not only active in New Trier High School’s soccer program, but she volunteered at her local homeless shelter and as a youth soccer coach� Maday is a junior board member of Misericordia also, which is a home for people with devel-opmental and physical abilities� The Gatorade State Girls Soccer Players of the Year were selected based not only on athletic production for the 2015-16 season, but also on academic achievement and exemplary personal character�
2016 NSCAA FINAL RANKINGS
No. School Record Prev. Ranking1 Southern California (30) 19-4-2 72 West Virginia 23-2-2 13 Georgetown 20-3-3 54 North Carolina (1) 17-4-4 65 South Carolina 21-2-1 36 Stanford 18-2-1 27 Duke 15-5-3 148 Auburn 17-7-0 169 BYU 18-3-1 410 Florida 17-5-1 911 Virginia 15-5-2 1512 Clemson 14-5-4 1213 UCLA 15-5-2 1814 Florida State 14-4-4 1015 Minnesota 16-3-4 816 Utah 13-4-5 2317 Santa Clara 12-7-4 NR18 Northwestern 16-3-4 2119 Arkansas 18-5-0 1720 UConn 19-3-1 1321 Notre Dame 13-3-5 1122 Pepperdine 12-5-4 1923 Colorado 15-6-1 2024 North Carolina State 11-9-2 NR25 Rutgers 12-5-6 22
Also receiving votes: Penn State (49), Oklahoma (27), Kansas (14), California (14), Nebraska (4), Ohio State (2), Illinois State (2), Marquette (1)
*2016 opponents listed in italics
6-11-2 overall, 3-6-2 Big Ten Home: 5-3-1; Away: 1-8-1; Neutral: 0-0-0
Aug. 14 Notre Dame (Exhibition) W, 1-0 Aug. 19 Morehead State W, 2-0Aug. 21 Illinois State W, 1-0Aug� 26 at Mizzou L, 3-2 (OT)Aug� 28 at Saint Louis L, 1-0Sept� 2 at TCU L, 2-1Sept� 4 at #14 Texas A&M L, 2-0Sept. 9 Miami (Ohio) L, 1-0 (2OT)Sept. 11 Evansville W, 1-0Sept. 15 Purdue L, 1-0Sept. 18 Indiana L, 1-0 (OT)Sept� 22 at Maryland % L, 3-1Sept� 25 at #22 Rutgers T, 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 1 at #14 Penn State L, 2-0Oct. 6 #19 Michigan W, 3-0Oct. 9 Michigan State W, 3-1Oct� 13 at Nebraska L, 2-0 Oct� 16 at Iowa W, 2-1Oct. 22 Wisconsin T, 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 26 at #20 Northwestern L, 1-0 (OT)
* Big Ten Conference game % Televised on Big Ten NetworkAll times Central and subject to changeHome games in bold are played at Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium in Champaign, Ill�
2016 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
2016 IN REVIEW
2017 ILLINOIS SOCCER RECORD BOOK // 27
Fighting Illini SoccerIllinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 26, 2016)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 6-11-2 5-3-1 1-8-1 0-0CONFERENCE 3-6-2 2-2-1 1-4-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-5 3-1 0-4 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 19 MOREHEAD STATE W 2-0 1012Aug 21 ILLINOIS STATE W 1-0 728Aug 26 at Missouri L o t 2-3 475Aug 28 at Saint Louis L 0-1 568Sep 02 at TCU L 1-2 1318Sep 04 at #14 Texas A&M L 0-2 2598Sep 09 MIAMI L o 2 0-1 428Sep 11 EVANSVILLE W 1-0 508
* Sep 15 PURDUE L 0-2 478* Sep 18 INDIANA L o t 0-1 531* Sep 22 at Maryland L 1-3 976* Sep 25 at #22 Rutgers T o 2 0-0 301* Sep 30 at #14 Penn State L 0-2 831* Oct 06 #19 MICHIGAN W 3-0 678* Oct 09 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-1 659* Oct 13 at Nebraska L 0-2 1014* Oct 16 at IOWA W 2-1 812* Oct 22 WISCONSIN T o 2 0-0 473* Oct 26 at #20 NORTHWESTERN L o t 0-1 563
TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 16-228 22-215 Goals scored per game 0.84 1.16 Shot pct. . 0 7 0 . 1 0 2 Shots on goal-Attempts 91-228 91-215 SOG pct. . 3 9 9 . 4 2 3 S h o t s / G a m e 12.0 11.3CORNER KICKS 91 84PENALTY KICKS 0-0 3-4PENALTIES Yellow cards 1 7 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 5495 9456 Dates/Avg Per Date 9/611 10/946 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
Fighting Illini SoccerIllinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 29, 2017)
Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 3-6-2 2-2-1 1-4-1 0-0CONFERENCE 3-6-2 2-2-1 1-4-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att.* Sep 15 PURDUE L 0-2 478* Sep 18 INDIANA L o t 0-1 531* Sep 22 at Maryland L 1-3 976* Sep 25 at #22 Rutgers T o 2 0-0 301* Sep 30 at #14 Penn State L 0-2 831* Oct 06 #19 MICHIGAN W 3-0 678* Oct 09 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-1 659* Oct 13 at Nebraska L 0-2 1014* Oct 16 at IOWA W 2-1 812* Oct 22 WISCONSIN T o 2 0-0 473* Oct 26 at #20 NORTHWESTERN L o t 0-1 563
TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 9-106 13-122 Goals scored per game 0.82 1.18 Shot pct. . 0 8 5 . 1 0 7 Shots on goal-Attempts 45-106 51-122 SOG pct. . 4 2 5 . 4 1 8 S h o t s / G a m e 9.6 11.1CORNER KICKS 53 57PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0PENALTIES Yellow cards 1 5 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2819 4497 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/564 6/750 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
Saves by period 1 2 TotalIllinois 2 2 4Saint Louis 0 3 3
Fouls 1 2 TotalIllinois 2 8 10Saint Louis 6 8 14
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 3:24 SLU SAKAMOTO, Shaney (2) Penalty kick
Cautions and ejections:
Win-NIEHAUS, Mary (3-0). Loss-Denley, Michelle (2-2).Stadium: Hermann StadiumOfficials: Referee: Nemanja Pandzic; Asst. Referee: Milos Vranic; Boban Simovic;Timekeeper: SLU Media Relations; Scorer: SLU Media Relations;Offsides: Illinois 4, Saint Louis 0.
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Illinois vs Missouri (Aug 26, 2016 at Columbia, Mo.)
Goals by period 1 2 OT TotalIllinois 1 1 0 2Missouri 1 1 1 3
Illinois (2-1-0) vs.Missouri (2-1-0)Date: Aug 26, 2016 • Attendance: 475Weather:
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
Cautions and ejections:YC-ILL #10 (67:12); YC-RU #9 (97:34)
Illinois-Wheatley, Claire (0-3-1). Rutgers-Jimenez, Alana (7-1-2).Stadium: Yurcak FieldOfficials: Referee: John McCleskey; Asst. Referee: David Berkowitz; George Evanego;Alt. Official: Daun White;Offsides: Illinois 1, Rutgers 1.
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Illinois vs Maryland (Sep 22, 2016 at College Park, Md.)
Goals by period 1 2 TotalIllinois 1 0 1Maryland 3 0 3
Saves by period 1 2 TotalIllinois 0 2 2Maryland 1 6 7
Fouls 1 2 TotalIllinois 5 5 10Maryland 3 4 7
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 3:05 UMD Jarena Harmon (6) Madison Turner Slipped through finished2. 4:51 UMD Chelsea Jackson (5) Madison Turner Cross to point blank header3. 8:55 ILL Stucky, Allison (2) (unassisted) Missed clearance right footed shot4. 23:33 UMD Jarena Harmon (7) (unassisted) Header off the post
Cautions and ejections:YC-UMD #9 (68:46)
Win-Katelyn Jensen (2-2-0). Loss-Denley, Michelle (3-5-0).Stadium: Ludwig FieldOfficials: Referee: Sergio Gonzalez; Asst. Referee: Corey Parker; Jason Cullum;Alt. Official: Thomas Gaubeaux; Scorer: Taylor Smyth;Offsides: Illinois 1, Maryland 0.
Saves by period 1 2 TotalIllinois 1 3 4Penn State 0 0 0
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 12:23 PSU Frannie Crouse (8) Haleigh Echard 8 yards out, under the keeper, bottom ricorner
2. 65:11 PSU Marissa Sheva (1) Charlotte Williams 9 yards out, right side,hit left post
Cautions and ejections:
Win-Amanda Dennis (8-2-2). Loss-Wheatley, Claire (0-4-1).Stadium: Jeffrey FieldOfficials: Referee: Tori Penso; Asst. Referee: Robert Sheker; Dustin Killick;Alt. Official: Sergio Gonzalez; Scorer: Will Rottler;Offsides: Illinois 0, Penn State 1.
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#19 Michigan vs Illinois (Oct 06, 2016 at Champaign, Ill.)
Goals by period 1 2 TotalMichigan 0 0 0Illinois 3 0 3
# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves1 Wheatley, Claire 90:00 1 2
# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves1 Claire Graves 90:00 2 4TM TEAM 0:00 0 2
Shots by period 1 2 TotalIllinois 7 4 11IOWA 5 3 8
Corner kicks 1 2 TotalIllinois 1 5 6IOWA 4 1 5
Saves by period 1 2 TotalIllinois 1 1 2IOWA 4 2 6
Fouls 1 2 TotalIllinois 2 0 2IOWA 0 5 5
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 18:55 ILL Marbury, Kara (3) Robishaw, Reagan cross from 6 for tap in goal by 202. 84:40 ILL Peterson, Taylore (2) (unassisted)3. 87:42 IOWA Natalie Winters (2) Devin Burns
Cautions and ejections:
Win-Wheatley, Claire (3-5-1). Loss-Claire Graves (7-10-0).Stadium: Iowa Soccer ComplexOfficials: Referee: Keith Angel; Asst. Referee: Jordan Pramuk; Tom McCulloh;Alt. Official: Jeffrey Cook; Timekeeper: Sam Richter; Scorer: Alex Snyder;Offsides: Illinois 1, IOWA 0.
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Wisconsin vs Illinois (Oct 22, 2016 at Champaign, Ill.)
Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 TotalWisconsin 0 0 0 0 0Illinois 0 0 0 0 0
ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL HONORSCoach of the Year: Stefanie Golan, Minnesota
Forward of the Year: Simone Kolander, Sr., MinnesotaMidfielder of the Year: Rose Lavelle, Sr., WisconsinDefender of the Year: Rashida Beal, Sr., Minnesota
Goalkeeper of the Year: Lauren Clem, Jr., NorthwesternFreshman of the Year: Nicole Whitley, Rutgers
First Team Second Team* Third Team*Forward Simone Kolander, Minnesota Reilly Martin, Michigan Megan Schafer, Penn State Jaycie Johnson, Nebraska Nicky Waldeck, Michigan Frannie Crouse, Penn State Lindsay Agnew, Ohio State Nichelle Prince, Ohio State Madison Tiernan, Rutgers Midfield Josee Stiever, Minnesota Ani Sarkisian, Michigan Nandi Mehta, Northwestern Nickolette Driesse, Penn State Caroline Flynn, Nebraska Haley Hanson, Nebraska Rose Lavelle, Wisconsin Marisa Viggiano, Northwestern Charlotte Williams, Penn State Nikki Walts, Ohio State Nicole Whitley, Rutgers
Defense Rashida Beal, Minnesota Anna Soccorsi, Michigan Hope D’Addario, Illinois Kayla Sharples, Northwestern Sydney Miramontez, Nebraska Marissa Borschke, Indiana Elizabeth Ball, Penn State Morgan Wolcott, Ohio State Maddie Gaffney, Minnesota Erin Smith, Rutgers Kassidy Gorman, Northwestern
GAMES PLAYED91 Jessica Bayne 2003-06 Paula Faherty 2002-0690 Ella Masar 2004-07 Eva Strickland 2003-0689 Megan Pawloski 2010-13 Christen Karniski 2002-0588 Kelly Campbell 2002-05 Tara Hurless 2001-0487 Mary Therese McDonnell 2004-07 Natasha Karniski 2002-05 Meghan Kolze 1999-03
GAMES STARTED89 Christen Karniski 2002-0587 Kelly Campbell 2002-0586 Tara Hurless 2001-0484 Emily Zurrer 2005-0883 Leisha Alcia 2001-0482 Hollie Schurr 1999-0281 Mary Therese McDonnell 2004-07 Paula Faherty 2002-06 Rebecca Johnson 1998-02 Heidi Holtzman 1998-01 Lindsay Johnson 1998-01
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A GOAL5 Emily Brown 9/12-9/26, 19994 Jannelle Flaws 9/14-9/26, 2014 Jannelle Flaws 8/25-9/6, 2013 Tara Hurless 10/27-11/12, 2004 Tara Hurless 10/17-10/26, 2003
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH AN ASSIST6 Eva Strickland 9/16-10/7, 20053 Hope D’Addario 8/19-8/26, 2016 Vanessa DiBernardo 10/21-10/31, 2012 Ella Masar 9/17-9/24, 2006 Sarah Aberle 9/11-18, 1998 Colleen Joyce 10/29-11/3, 2000
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A POINT8 Ella Masar 10/20-11/12, 2006 Eva Strickland 9/9-10/7, 2005 Emily Brown 9/8-10/8, 20007 Vanessa DiBernardo 9/30-10/23, 20116 Jannelle Flaws 8/21-9/6, 2015 Vanessa DiBernardo 8/25-9/15, 2013 Vanessa DiBernardo 8/19-9/4, 2011 Colleen Joyce 10/15-11/3, 20005 Jannelle Flaws 9/14-9/28, 2014 Jannelle Flaws 9/13-9/29, 20134 Jannelle Flaws 8/25-9/6, 2013 Vanessa DiBernardo 10/18-10/31, 2012 Ella Masar 9/17-10/1, 2006 Chichi Nweke 9/17-10/1, 2006 Jessica Bayne 10/23-11/4, 2005 Tara Hurless 10/27-11/12, 2004 Tara Hurless 10/17-10/26, 2003 Tara Hurless 10/14-26, 2001 Emily Brown 9/20-29, 1998 Sarah Aberle 9/11-20, 1998
SAVESGame19 Amy Bessette vs� Northwestern 10/12/9714 Amy Bessette vs� Penn State 9/20/9813 Erica Loechl vs� Michigan State 10/19/97 Sarah Anderson vs� Penn State 11/3/0011 Claire Wheatley at Washington State 11/16/13Season111 Steph Panozzo 2012 Leisha Alcia 2004101 Claire Wheatley 201397 Leisha Alcia 200288 Amy Bessette 199785 Lindsey Carstens 2006 Leisha Alcia 200176 Alexandra Kapicka 200875 Steph Panozzo 2011 Leisha Alcia 2003 Amy Bessette 1998Career368 Leisha Alcia 2001-04292 Claire Wheatley 2013-2016220 Alexandra Kapicka 2006-10211 Amy Bessette 1997-99200 Lindsey Carstens 2004-07194 Steph Panozzo 2009-1270 Sarah Heggen 1998-0067 Sarah Anderson 2000-01
FRESHMEN RECORDSGoals - Game4 Vanessa DiBernardo vs� Purdue 10/1/103 Chichi Nweke vs� Utah 9/17/06 Lisa Baldwin at Ohio State 9/18/98 Emily Brown at Louisville 9/13/98 Emily Brown vs� Washington U� 10/28/98 Tara Hurless vs� Iowa 11/08/01 Rachel Smith vs� Aurora 10/14/97
Goals - Season14 Lisa Baldwin 199813 Emily Brown 199811 Vanessa DiBernardo 2010 Tara Hurless 20018 Chichi Nweke 20067 Jessica Bayne 2003 Rachel Smith 1997
Assists - Game3 Rachel Smith vs� Western Illinois 10/24/97 Eva Strickland at Minnesota 10/05/032 Jackie Santacaterina vs� Utah 9/17/06 Paula Faherty vs� Minnesota 10/06/02 Heather Nadeau vs� Michigan 11/05/99 Julie Schueller vs� Aurora 10/14/97 Jennifer Smith vs� Northern Illinois 9/10/00 Eva Strickland vs� Northwestern 10/24/03
Assists - Season7 Emily Brown 1998 Laura Freeman 1999 Rachel Smith 19976 Julie Schueller 19975 Casey Conine 2013 Vanessa DiBernardo 2010 Ella Masar 2004 Eva Strickland 2003 Paula Faherty 2002 Lisa Baldwin 1998
Points - Game8 Vanessa DiBernardo vs� Purdue 10/1/107 Emily Brown at Louisville 9/13/1998 Emily Brown vs� Washington 10/28/19986 Chichi Nweke vs� Utah 9/17/06 Lisa Baldwin at Ohio State 9/18/1998 Tara Hurless vs� Iowa 11/08/2001 Rachel Smith vs� Aurora 10/14/1997
Points - Season33 Lisa Baldwin 1998 Emily Brown 199827 Vanessa DiBernardo 2010 Tara Hurless 200121 Rachel Smith 199720 Chichi Nweke 200616 Jessica Bayne 2003
GOALS (BIG TEN)Season13 Jannelle Flaws 201412 Jannelle Flaws 20138 Vanessa DiBernardo 2012 Emily Brown 20007 Tara Hurless 2003 Jessica Bayne 20056 Vanessa DiBernardo 2010, 2011 Ella Masar 2006 Colleen Joyce 20015 Ella Masar 2007 Jessica Bayne 2006 Jessica Bayne 2004 Tara Hurless 2002 Tara Hurless 2001Career30 Jannelle Flaws 2010-15 20 Vanessa DiBernardo 2010-13 Tara Hurless 2001-0419 Jessica Bayne 2003-0616 Lisa Baldwin 1998-9913 Ella Masar 2004-079 Tiffani Walker 2000-03 Colleen Joyce 2000-018 Emily Brown 1998-007 Kara Marbury 2014-present 6 Laura Knutson 2007-105 Chichi Nweke 2006-09 Courtney Bell 2006-09
ASSISTS (BIG TEN)Season6 Hollie Schurr 20015 Tara Hurless 2004 Eva Strickland 20034 Megan Pawloski 2013 Vanessa DiBernardo 2010, 2011 Chichi Nweke 2007 Ella Masar 2006 Eva Strickland 2005 Christen Karniski 20053 Jannelle Flaws 2015 Kassidy Brown 2013 Kristy Weeks 2006 Courtney Bell 2006 Lisa Baldwin 2000 Niki Read 2011 Shayla Mutz 2011Career12 Eva Strickland 2003-06 Hollie Schurr 1999-0210 Vanessa DiBernardo 2010-13 Tara Hurless 2001-049 Megan Pawloski 2010-138 Kassidy Brown 2010-137 Nicole Breece 2012-15 Chichi Nweke 2006-09 Ella Masar 2004-076 Jannelle Flaws 2011-15 Christen Karniski 2002-05 Shayla Mutz 2009-125 Hope D’Addario 2013-16 Amy Feher 2012-14 Colleen Joyce 2000-01 Niki Read 2009-12
TEAM RECORDSGOALSMost, Half7 vs� Western Illinois 10/24/97 vs� Aurora 10/14/975 vs� Western Illinois 10/27/00 at Louisville 9/13/98 vs� Quincy 9/6/98
Most, Game10 vs� Aurora 10/14/979 at Louisville 9/13/988 vs� Northern Illinois 9/10/00 vs� Western Illinois 10/27/00 vs� Western Illinois 10/24/97
Most, Big Ten Game6 vs� Iowa 10/7/075 vs� Michigan State 10/30/09 vs� Northwestern 11/4/04 vs� Indiana 10/15/00 at Ohio State 9/18/98 vs� Iowa 10/16/98
Most, Season57 200056 199854 201353 201147 1999
Most by Opponent, Half7 vs� North Carolina 11/16/126 at Michigan 10/17/975 vs� Eastern Illinois 9/17/974 at Penn State 10/25/09 at Michigan 9/22/02 at Iowa 10/20/00 vs� Penn State 10/10/99
Most by Opponent, Game9 vs� North Carolina 11/16/12 at Michigan 10/17/977 vs� Eastern Illinois 9/17/976 at Penn State 10/25/095 vs� Indiana 11/6/13 at Penn State 10/20/13 at Missouri 8/27/06 at Minnesota 10/6/02 at Iowa 10/20/98
Most by Opponent, Big Ten Game9 at Michigan 10/17/975 vs� Indiana 11/6/13 at Penn State 10/20/13 at Penn State 10/25/09 at Iowa 10/20/98
Most by Opponent, Season50 201341 199739 201234 200229 1999 2001
Fewest by Opponent, Season12 200316 201019 200821 201421 200721 2004
ASSISTSMost, Game9 vs� Washington U� 10/28/986 vs� College of Charleston 8/30/13 vs� Michigan State 10/30/09 vs� Ohio 8/31/03 vs� Aurora 10/14/97 vs� Western Illinois 10/24/97 vs� Iowa 10/16/98 at Louisville 9/13/98 vs� Northern Illinois 9/10/00
Most, Season49 199845 201344 200039 200639 1999
Most by Opponent, Game11 vs� North Carolina 11/16/1210 at Michigan 10/17/976 at Penn State 10/25/09 at Michigan 10/20/025 vs� Indiana 11/6/13 at Missouri 8/27/06 at Purdue 10/23/05
Most by Opponent, Season41 201333 200232 199830 2012
Fewest by Opponent, Season8 200314 201015 200716 201516 200016 1998
POINTSMost, Game26 vs� Aurora 10/14/9724 at Louisville 9/13/9823 vs� Washington U� 10/28/98
Most, Season161 1998158 2000153 2013142 2011
Most by Opponent, Game29 vs� North Carolina 11/16/1228 at Michigan 10/17/9718 at Penn State 10/25/0917 vs� Eastern Illinois 9/17/97
Most by Opponent, Season141 2013108 2012105 1997101 2002
Fewest by Opponent, Season32 200346 201057 200759 2014
SHOTSMost, Game36 at Illinois State 10/27/02 vs� Marquette 9/17/01 vs� Western Illinois 10/27/0035 vs� Northern Illinois 9/10/0034 vs� Wright State 8/24/1033 vs� College of Charleston 8/30/13 vs� Eastern Illinois 8/29/99
Most, Season463 2000430 2001423 2011
Most by Opponent, Game36 vs� Penn State 11/3/0033 at Arizona State 9/6/1329 at Washington State 11/16/1328 at Maryland 10/19/24 at Missouri 11/16/0827 at Michigan 10/17/97 vs� Penn State 11/11/01
Fewest by Opponent, Game0 vs� Evansville 9/12/030 vs� Valparaiso 9/27/98
Most by Opponent, Season364 2012359 2013271 2006262 2004260 2002, 2001
Fewest by Opponent, Season179 2003185 1998197 2007
SAVESMost, Game19 vs� Northwestern 10/12/9716 at Washington U� 9/14/9715 at Minnesota 10/18/98
Most, Season137 1997120 2004113 2012, 2002
Most by Opponent, Game18 vs� Marquette 9/17/0116 at Eastern Illinois 9/23/9815 vs� Western Illinois 10/27/00 at Wisconsin 10/7/01
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDSMost by Opponent, Season179 2000165 1998160 2001
SHUTOUTSMost, Season13 200312 200712 2006
Most, Consecutive6 20035 2011 2007 2006 2003
Most Consecutive Shutout Minutes631:07 - 2003
Most by Opponent, Season10 20087 2009 2002
Most Consecutive by Opponent4 20083 2006 1999
MISCELLANEOUSLargest Margin of Victory9 at Louisville (9-0) 9/13/98 vs� Aurora (10-1) 10/14/978 vs� W� Illinois (8-0) 10/24/976 vs� Iowa (6-0) 10/7/07 vs� Ohio (6-0) 8/31/03 at Iowa State (6-0) 8/31/01 vs� Washington U� (7-1) 10/28/98
Most Overtime Games8 19996 2016 2013 2011 2005Fastest Goal to Start a Game0:13 Lindsay Johnson vs� Penn State 11/11/010:16 Allie Osoba vs� Illinois State 9/1/13
Fastest Goal to Start the Second Half45:11 Ella Masar vs� Iowa 10/28/05
Fastest Pair of Goals0:23 Emily Brown & Kelly Rowland at Valparaiso 9/26/99
Fastest Hat trick8:49 Vanessa DiBernardo vs� Purdue 10/1/109:00 Jannelle Flaws vs� Saint Louis 8/30/15
Most Wins, Season17 201116 2006 2004 200314 2000
Most Home Wins, Regular Season9 2000
Most Road Wins, Regular Season6 2001 1999
Most Consecutive Wins8 20117 20046 2003
Longest Unbeaten Streak12 2011
Most Corner Kicks, Game20 vs� Western Illinois 10/24/9716 at Valparaiso 09/26/9915 vs� Syracuse 09/16/01
Most Corner Kicks, Season151 2004133 2000128 1999
Most Corner Kicks by Opponent, Game13 vs� Penn State 11/03/0012 at Maryland 10/19/14 at Missouri 11/16/08 at Purdue 10/21/01
Most Corner Kicks by Opponent, Season118 2013111 2012109 2001
Fewest Corner Kicks by Opponent, Season51 200555 200758 2003
Most Fouls by Opponent, Season320 2004293 2006286 2011
NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERHope D’Addario, United States (2015)Olivia Schmitt, Philippines (2013)Vanessa DiBernardo, United States (2013)Jackie Guerra, Puerto Rico (2009-present)Mary Therese McDonnell, Ireland (2008-present)Ella Masar, United States (2007-10)Leisha Alcia, Canada (2006)Emily Zurrer, Canada (2004, 2006-present)
ILLINI IN THE PROSNWSLJanelle Flaws, Chicago Red StarsVanessa DiBernardo, Chicago Red StarsJackie Santacaterina, Chicago Red Stars
DAMALLSVENSKAN (SWEDEN)Emily Zurrer, JITEX BKElla Masar, FC Rosengård
ILLINI DRAFTEDJannelle Flaws (2015) - Chicago Red Stars (No� 33)Vanessa DiBernardo (2014) - Chicago Red Stars (No� 4)Jackie Santacaterina (2010) - Chicago Red Stars (No� 60)Ella Masar (2008) - Chicago Red Stars (No� 9)Mary Therese McDonnell (2008) - Sky Blue FC (No� 53)Christen Karniski (2008) - Washington Freedom (No� 64)
ALL-AMERICANS2014 Jannelle Flaws NSCAA (3rd), College Sports Madness (1st), College Soccer News (2nd)
2013 Vanessa DiBernardo Top Drawer Soccer (2nd) Jannelle Flaws Top Drawer Soccer (3rd)
2012 Vanessa DiBernardo NSCAA (3rd); Soccer America (2nd)
2011 Vanessa DiBernardo NSCAA (2nd); Soccer America (2nd)
2008 Emily Zurrer Soccer Buzz (3rd); Top Drawer Soccer (3rd)
2007 Ella Masar Lowe’s Senior (1st); Top Drawer Soccer (2nd) Emily Zurrer Top Drawer Soccer (2nd); Soccer Buzz (4th)
2006 Ella Masar NSCAA (2nd); Top Drawer Soccer (5th) Emily Zurrer Top Drawer Soccer (1st); NSCAA (3rd); Soccer Buzz (3rd)
2003 Tara Hurless (Offensive MVP) Kelly Campbell (Defensive MVP) Paula Faherty
2002 Andrea Ridgeway
2001 Leisha Alcia Tara Hurless
2000 Emily Brown Sue Hodson
1999 Emily Brown Sue Hodson
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT MVP2011 Marissa Mykines (Offense) Steph Panozzo (Defense)
2003 Tara Hurless (Offense) Kelly Campbell (Defense)
SOCCER NEWS NET WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR2011 Vanessa DiBernardo CHICAGOLAND SOCCER NEWS PLAYER OF THE YEAR2011 Vanessa DiBernardo
UI DIKE EDDLEMAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013-14 Jannelle Flaws2003-04 Leisha Alcia
UI FIGHTING ILLINI SPIRIT AWARD 2012-13 Shayla Mutz2007-08 Shannon McDonnell2003-04 Kelly Walker
U.S. SOCCER YOUNG ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2012 Vanessa DiBernardo
MAC HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST 2015 Jannelle Flaws2014 Jannelle Flaws2013 Vanessa DiBernardo2012 Vanessa DiBernardo2011 Vanessa DiBernardo
SOCCER NEWS NET COLLEGE BOOT AWARD FINALIST 2014 Jannelle Flaws
SOCCER NEWS NET COLLEGE BOOT AWARD WINNER 2011 Vanessa DiBernardo
COLLEGESOCCER360.COM PRIMETIME PERFORMER OF THE WEEK10/15/13 Jannelle Flaws11/12/13 Steph Panozzo10/29/13 Vanessa DiBernardo11/15/11 Niki Read11/9/11 Marissa Mykines10/18/11 Jenna Carosio9/20/10 Krystin Miller9/2/09 Jordan Hilbrands
TOP DRAWER SOCCER TEAM OF THE WEEK11/4/14 Claire Wheatley11/19/13 Claire Wheatley10/15/13 Jannelle Flaws11/7/11 Marissa Mykines10/3/11 Vanessa DiBernardo8/22/11 Vanessa DiBernardo
TOP DRAWER SOCCER ALL-ROOKIE TEAM2010 Vanessa DiBernardo (2nd)
SOCCER AMERICA TEAM OF THE WEEK10/12/12 Vanessa DiBernardo10/10/11 Jenna Carosio10/3/11 Vanessa DiBernardo8/22/11 Vanessa DiBernardo10/7/08 Emily Zurrer9/23/08 Alexandra Kapicka9/2/08 Emily Zurrer8/26/08 Jamie Alvis10/31/07 Ella Masar10/25/06 Emily Zurrer10/4/06 Ella Masar9/13/06 Emily Zurrer9/28/05 Emily Zurrer11/12/03 Kelly Campbell11/5/02 Meghan Kolze
CHICAGOLAND SOCCER NEWS PLAYER OF THE WEEK8/24/15 Jannelle Flaws 11/17/13 Claire Wheatley10/20/13 Jannelle Flaws9/1/13 Jannelle Flaws11/12/12 Steph Panozzo10/29/12 Vanessa DiBernardo10/22/12 Shayla Mutz10/8/12 Vanessa DiBernardo10/18/11 Steph Panozzo 10/3/11 Vanessa DiBernardo9/11/11 Megan Pawloski8/29/11 Niki Read 8/22/11 Vanessa DiBernardo SOCCER BUZZ ELITE TEAM OF THE WEEK11/4/08 Emily Zurrer10/8/08 Emily Zurrer9/23/08 Emily Zurrer10/31/07 Ella Masar10/24/06 Emily Zurrer10/3/06 Ella Masar9/12/06 Emily Zurrer10/21/04 Sarah Brown11/12/03 Kelly Campbell9/17/03 Meghan Kolze11/5/02 Meghan Kolze
NSCAA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK9/23/14 Jannelle Flaws
ESPNW NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK9/24/14 Jannelle Flaws
TOP DRAWER SOCCER NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK9/1/15 Jannelle Flaws9/23/14 Jannelle Flaws
BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK8/23/16 Michelle Denley (Def�)10/11/16 Claire Wheatley (Def�)9/1/15 Jannelle Flaws (Off�)9/29/15 Nicole Breece (Off�)9/22/14 Jannelle Flaws (Off�)11/3/14 Claire Wheatley (Def�)9/1/13 Jannelle Flaws (Off�)10/29/12 Vanessa DiBernardo (Off�)10/8/12 Vanessa DiBernardo (Off�)10/24/11 Steph Panozzo (Def�)10/17/11 Steph Panozzo (Def�)10/10/11 Jenna Carosio (Def�)8/22/11 Vanessa DiBernardo (Off�)10/4/10 Vanessa DiBernardo (Off�/Fresh�)9/20/10 Krystin Miller (Def�)9/13/10 Vanessa DiBernardo (Off�/Fresh�)8/30/10 Vanessa DiBernardo (Fresh�)8/23/10 Danielle Kot (Def�)10/6/08 Emily Zurrer (Def�)9/22/08 Alexandra Kapicka (Def�)8/25/08 Jamie Alvis (Def�)10/29/07 Ella Masar (Off�)10/22/07 Ella Masar (Off�)10/8/07 Lindsey Carstens (Def�)9/17/07 Emily Zurrer (Def�)9/3/07 Ella Masar (Off�)10/23/06 Emily Zurrer (Def�)10/2/06 Ella Masar (Off�)9/11/06 Emily Zurrer (Def�)10/27/03 Leisha Alcia (Def�)10/20/03 Leisha Alcia (Def�)9/22/03 Leisha Alcia (Def�)9/15/03 Meghan Kolze (Def�)11/4/02 Tiffani Walker (Off�)9/9/02 Tara Hurless (Off�)10/29/01 Leisha Alcia (Def�)9/24/01 Leisha Alcia (Def�)9/3/01 Colleen Joyce (Off�)10/30/00 Colleen Joyce10/16/00 Laura Freeman9/20/99 Emily Brown8/30/99 Lisa Baldwin11/2/98 Emily Brown
2002 Rebecca Johnson (1st) BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS2016-17 Alia Abu-Douleh, Lauren Ciesla, Hope D’Addario, Taylore Peterson, Katherine Ratz, Allison Stucky
2015-16 Alia Abu-Douleh, Hope D’Addario, Kara Marbury, Jenna Miller, Taylore Peterson, Sarah Warren, Aliina Weykamp
2014-15 Alia Abu-Douleh, Hope D’Addario, Megan Green
2013-14 Nicole Breece, Vanessa DiBernardo, Christina Farrell, Amy Feher, Kristen Gierman, Allie Osoba, Lauren Parkin, Taylore Peterson
2012-13 Nicole Denenberg, Vanessa DiBernardo, Christina Farrell, Kristen Gierman, Shayla Mutz, Megan Pawloski
2010 Jenna Carosio, Nicole Denenberg, Caitlin Dombart, Julie Ewing, Jordan Hilrbrands, Alexandra Kapicka, Laura Knutson, Danielle Kot, Krystin Miller, Shayla Mutz, Marissa Mykines
2009 Courtney Bell, Jenna Carosio, Caitlin Dombart, Julie Ewing, Brittany Garrett, Jordan Hilbrands, Alexandra Kapicka, Laura Knutson, Danielle Kot, Krystin Miller, Marissa Mykines, Chichi Nweke, Jackie Santacaterina, Cory Steigerwald
2008 Jamie Alvis, Courtney Bell, Marti Desjarlais, Alexandra Kapicka, Danielle Kot, Jessica Levitt, Krystin Miller, Cory Steigerwald, Emily Zurer
2007 Jamie Alvis, Courtney Bell, Lindsey Carstens, Marti Desjarlais, Kara Gostisha, Alexandra Kapicka, Jessica Levitt, Ella Masar, Mary Therese McDonnell, Shannon McDonnell
2006 Lindsey Carstens, Marti Desjarlais, Paula Faherty, Kara Gostisha, Jessica Levitt, Ella Masar, Mary Therese McDonnell, Shannon McDonnell, Quinn Reynolds, Emily Zurrer
2005 Lindsey Carstens, Kimberly Coninx, Rachel Frank, Kara Gostisha, Christen Karniski, Natasha Karniski, Ella Masar, Mary Therese McDonnell
INDIVIDUAL HONORSOFFENSIVE MVP2016 Kara Marbury2015 Kara Marbury2014 Jannelle Flaws2013 Jannelle Flaws2012 Vanessa DiBernardo 2011 Vanessa DiBernardo (Co-Offensive) Marissa Mykines (Co-Offensive)2010 Vanessa DiBernardo2009 Jordan Hilbrands2008 Chichi Nweke2007 Ella Masar2006 Ella Masar2005 Eva Strickland2004 Tara Hurless2003 Tara Hurless2002 Tara Hurless2001 Tara Hurless2000 Emily Brown1999 Emily Brown1998 Emily Brown1997 Sarah Aberle
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER2016 Lauren Ciesla2015 Katie Murray2014 Sarah Warren2013 Noelle Leary2012 Amy Feher2011 Stephanie Pouse2010 Nicole Denenberg (Co-Most Improved) Megan Pawloski (Co-Most Improved)2009 Kristen Gierman2008 Jamie Alvis2007 Cory Steigerwald2006 Brittany Garrett2005 Kristy Weeks2004 Lindsey Carstens2003 Sarah Brown2002 Rachel Frank2001 Andrea Ridgeway2000 Sarah Anderson1999 Heather Nadeau1998 Molly Brown1997 Sarah Mitchell
C.H.A.M.P. AWARD WINNER2016 Patricia George2015 Jenna Miller2014 Alia Abu-Douleh2013 Noelle Leary2012 Stephanie Panozzo
GEORGE HUFF AWARDThe George Huff Award was given to student-athletes who have earned a varsity letter and maintained a 3�0 GPA in consecutive semesters�
LAURA REDMOND RAMIREZ LEGACY AND INSPIRATION AWARD
Created in honor of alumni Laura Redmond Ramirez, the award will be given annually to an Illini player who exhibits the traits that Redmond developed and demonstrated during her time at Illinois, courage, resiliency and fortitude, and the traits that she continued to exhibit during her battle
with Leukemia� Award winners are nominated and voted on by current and former Illini, with representatives spanning from 1997 to the present�
2016 Jenna Carosio
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JEREMY L. DALY AWARDThis award is given for outstanding character and commitment to excellence� It is selected by the coaches and is awarded to the individual who exemplifies excellence as a player, teammate and student-athlete at the University of Illinois�
The award honors a young man who was an inspiration to those who knew him and a constant source of happiness to those who loved him� Jeremy embraced life; he was never without a big grin on his face and was always quick to offer a hug� He loved all sports and was an excellent swimmer and diligent student�
Jeremy and his family were close friends of Jillian Ellis, who was the women’s soccer head coach at Illinois in 1997 and ‘98� He was born with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare disease which gradually takes both hearing and eyesight� Yet despite such adversity, Jeremy always remained happy and positive�
PAST JEREMY L. DALY WINNERS2016 Jenna Miller2015 Alia Abu-Douleh 2014 Jenna Miller2013 Kristen Gierman2012 Kristen Gierman2011 Kristen Gierman2010 Krystin Miller2009 Krystin Miller2008 Krystin Miller2007 Shannon McDonnell2006 Shannon McDonnell2005 Shannon McDonnell2004 Rachel Frank2003 Kelly Walker2002 Mary Nitsche2001 Mary Nitsche2000 Laura Lantz1999 Kelly Buszkiewicz1998 Sarah Aberle1997 Erica Loechl
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY (11-12-3 IN 12 APPEARANCES)2000 - SECOND ROUNDILLINOIS 2, XAVIER 0FIRST ROUND // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.Illinois made the most of its first NCAA Tournament berth, shutting out Xavier to end the Musketeers’ 14-match unbeaten streak and advance to a second-round showdown with Big Ten champion Penn State� Sophomore Laura Freeman netted a pair of goals, one in the 17th minute and another in the 46th minute and the Illini defense stonewalled Xavier for the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory�
PENN STATE 1, ILLINOIS 0 (OT)SECOND ROUND // UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.The Illini took Big Ten champion Penn State into extra time, but Nittany Lion midfielder Erin Miller put in a soaring shot from the top of the 18-yard box in the 100th minute that was the difference� Illinois goalkeeper Sarah Anderson came up with seven saves on the afternoon�
2001 - FIRST ROUNDSYRACUSE 1, ILLINOIS 0FIRST ROUND // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.Illinois hosted an NCAA first-round match for the second straight year, but this time found itself on the losing end of a shutout, falling 1-0 to Syracuse� The teams played a scoreless first half, but the Orangewomen’s Erica Mastrogiacomo sliced through the Illini defense in the 50th minute for the deciding goal�
2003 - FIRST ROUNDWESTERN MICHIGAN 2, (16) ILLINOIS 0FIRST ROUND // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.The Illini continued their streak of hosting NCAA first-round matches, but lost their second straight home opener, 2-0 to Western Michigan� The victory was the Broncos’ first in the NCAA Tournament and 10th in a row� On a blustery night, WMU freshman Chantal Robinson blasted a 25-foot rocket off a free kick that broke Illinois’ school-record scoreless minutes streak of 631:07� The Broncos then scored from close range in the 85th minute to ice the game�
2004 - ELITE EIGHTILLINOIS 2, RICE 0FIRST ROUND // COLLEGE STATION, TEXASIllinois broke its first-round drought, taking out Rice 2-0 as senior Tara Hurless became the Illinois career goal-scoring record holder by scoring both goals� Hurless knocked in a 20-yarder from the right side in the 23rd minute and the Illini defense held the Owls to one first-half shot as Illinois led 1-0 at halftime� Hurless then knocked in an 8-yarder in the 85th minute to grab the goal-scoring record and finish off the Illini win�
ILLINOIS 2, #7 TEXAS A&M 1SECOND ROUND // COLLEGE STATION, TEXASThe Illini fell behind early but rallied with two goals in the final 23 minutes to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history after a 2-1 win at ninth-seeded and seventh-ranked Texas A&M� The Aggies scored in the 19th minute and kept Illinois off the board until Natasha Karniski tied the match at 1 in the 67th minute� Just one minute, 15 seconds later, Andrea Ridgeway knocked in the go-ahead
goal, but A&M drew a penalty kick in the 77th minute� All-American Illini keeper Leisha Alcia saved it and Illinois finished out the upset to advance to the Round of 16�
ILLINOIS 2, NEBRASKA 1SWEET SIXTEEN // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.Illinois managed its first home NCAA Tournament win since 2000 due to a penalty-kick goal by defender Sarah Brown in the 86th minute, taking down Nebraska 2-1� Midfielder Paula Faherty got the Illini on the board early with a goal in the 21st minute off a rebound of a corner kick, but the Huskers responded with a goal in the 29th minute� With extra time looming, forward Jessica Bayne drew a foul in the 18-yard box and Brown pounded home the penalty kick for the game-winner�
#4 SANTA CLARA 2, ILLINOIS 0ELITE EIGHT // SANTA CLARA, CALIF.As the only unseeded team to reach the quarterfinal round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament, Illinois met expectations against Santa Clara as the Broncos advanced to the College Cup with a 2-0 win� Santa Clara notched the first goal off a free kick in the 39th minute, sending the game to halftime with a 1-0 Bronco lead� Santa Clara then staged an early charge in the second half, scoring just 45 seconds in for the final 2-0 margin�
2005 - SECOND ROUNDILLINOIS 1, #20 FLORIDA 0 (2 OT)FIRST ROUND // GAINESVILLE, FLA.Rachel Frank notched her second shutout of the season in only her fourth game and Laura Redmond knocked in the game-winner in the 102nd minute as the Illini moved into the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year� Frank and the Illini defense kept the Illinois season alive, as the back-up keeper made a season high-tying six saves, including a pair of tough saves in the first half and another just after halftime to keep the game scoreless� After a much more aggressive Illini team pressured the Gators during the overtimes, Christen Karniski sent a corner kick toward the box, where Ella Masar flicked it to Redmond, who beat the Florida keeper and tapped in the golden goal�
#11 (3) FLORIDA STATE 2, ILLINOIS 1SECOND ROUND // GAINESVILLE, FLA.Illinois’ postseason run ended with a 2-1 loss to eventual College Cup participant and 11th-ranked Florida State in the NCAA second round� FSU scored first as forward Sel Kuralay blasted a 25-yarder from the top of the box over keeper Rachel Frank’s head in the 30th minute� In the 64th minute, Illini defender Kelly Campbell stole the ball from Seminole forward India Trotter inside the 18-yard box, but Trotter regained possession and put in a eight-yarder for a 2-0 lead� Ella Masar pulled the Illini within a goal in the 76th minute went far post from 14 yards, but FSU held on for the 2-1 win�
2006 - SWEET SIXTEEN#15 (3) ILLINOIS 2, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 0FIRST ROUND // ST. LOUIS, MO.Third-seeded and 15th-ranked Illinois overcame a choppy start and withstood a one hour, 38-minute lightning delay in the first half to eliminate Southeast Missouri State, 2-0, in the NCAA first round� Paula Faherty got the Illini on the board when she received a serve in the right slot, took a touch and fired in a shot at 36:41 for her first goal of the season� Jackie Santacaterina added an insurance goal in the 50th minute when she one-timed a serve from Ella Masar off the end line�
#15 (3) ILLINOIS 4, SAINT LOUIS 1SECOND ROUND // ST. LOUISChichi Nweke scored a goal and an assist in 29 minutes of action as Illinois took a 2-0 halftime lead on its way to a 4-1 win that sent the third-seeded Illini to their second Round of 16 match in program history� Nweke scored in the 19th minute on a shot that ricocheted off a SLU defender and past the keeper, putting the Illini up 1-0� Less than three minutes later, Nweke dribbled up the left flank before passing to Ella Masar, who split two defenders, turned and fired a rocket off the inside of the right post for a 2-0 halftime lead� The Billikens cut the lead to 2-1 in the 54th minute, but Eva Strickland scored in the 61st minute and Brittany Garrett notched her first career goal in the 79th minute as the Illini pulled away for the 4-1 victory�
#5 (2) FLORIDA STATE 1, #15 (3) ILLINOIS 0SWEET SIXTEEN // TALLAHASSEE, FLA.Florida State scored in the 20th minute and held on for dear life, turning away a number of near-misses by the Illini in the second half as the second-seeded Seminoles bounced the third-seeded Illini from the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year� Illinois limited FSU to only nine shots, but the Illini managed to put just one of their six shots on frame as the Orange and Blue saw one of the best seasons in program history come to an end�
2007 - SECOND ROUNDILLINOIS 1, LOUISVILLE 0 (OT)FIRST ROUND // SOUTH BEND, IND.After a defensive battle through 90 minutes against the Louisville Cardinals left the two teams knotted at zero, the Illini wasted little time in the overtime period as senior forward Ella Masar headed in the golden goal in the 92nd minute to propel Illinois into the second round� Sophomore forward Chichi Nweke drove the ball down the right flank before crossing to Masar inside the six for her record-tying seventh game-winning goal of the season�
#11 (4) NOTRE DAME 2, ILLINOIS 0SECOND ROUND // SOUTH BEND, IND.Illinois advanced to the second round for the fourth consecutive year but came up short against host Notre Dame in a 2-0 loss� The Irish notched their first goal in the 27th minute and added the second just before the half on a heart-breaking own goal for the Orange and Blue� Despite holding Notre Dame to just one shot on frame in the second half, the Illini were unable to find the back of the net as their season came to an end�
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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY (11-12-3 IN 12 APPEARANCES)2008 - SWEET SIXTEENILLINOIS 1, MEMPHIS 0 (2OT)FIRST ROUND // COLUMBIA, MO.Illinois and Memphis battled into the second overtime before Illini forward Jordan Hilbrands netted the golden goal in the 103rd minute to propel the Orange and Blue into the second round of the NCAA Tournament� The first half was a stalemate, as the teams went back and forth with possession in the midfield� The Orange and Blue defense withstood a late second-half attack from the Tigers, sending the game into overtime still scoreless� In the overtime period, Memphis collected three corner kicks but was unable to capitalize as the Illinois defense staved off the Tigers to send it to the second overtime and set up Hilbrands’ game-winner� ILLINOIS 1, #13 (4) MISSOURI 1 (2OT)ILLINOIS WINS 4-3 IN PENALTY KICKSSECOND ROUND // COLUMBIA, MO.Illinois again battled into double overtime and again found a way to win, capturing a 4-3 victory in penalty kicks over Missouri� The Illini and Tigers tied through 110 minutes of play, with Chichi Nweke tallying the goal for the Orange and Blue in the 56th minute and Missouri netting the equalizer in the 74th� In the PK round, Courtney Bell punched in the final attempt for the Illini, with goalkeeper Alexandra Kapicka saving Missouri’s final attempt to propel Illinois to the next round� Kapicka collected a career-high 11 saves in the match�
#4 (1) NORTH CAROLINA 3, ILLINOIS 0SWEET SIXTEEN // CHAPEL HILL, N.C.Illinois battled hard against North Carolina, holding the top-seeded team to one goal in the first half before falling, 3-0, in the NCAA Round of 16 at Fetzer Field� Illinois goalkeeper Alexandra Kapicka delivered another solid performance, turning away five shots on goal� UNC took the lead in the 32nd minute after an unlucky Illinois own goal, then added to the lead with two goals in the second half within a two-minute span� The Illini had a few chances late in the game, but were unable to crack the Tar Heel defense�
2010 - FIRST ROUND#22 USC 3, #13 ILLINOIS 1FIRST ROUND // SOUTH BEND, IND.After falling behind by three goals late, Shayla Mutz produced her first post-season points by converting an attempt within the Southern California box off a feed from Marissa Mykines in the 80th minute� The Illini continued to pressure over the final 10 minutes by producing seven more shots; however, the Orange and Blue were unable to cut the deficit further�
2011 - SECOND ROUNDNOTRE DAME 0, #16 ILLINOIS 1FIRST ROUND // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.Illinois battled past the defending National Champs, Notre Dame, 1-0, in front of a 1,000+ crowd in Champaign, as the Illini hosted an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2004� Five minutes into the second half, midfielder Niki Read earned the game winning goal, her first postseason tally� The defense then clamped down, as they allowed just two off target shots for the remainder of the game, netting their ninth shutout of the season�
#16 ILLINOIS 0, #4 (2) OKLAHOMA STATE 1SECOND ROUND // STILLWATER OKLA.The Illini fell to #4 Oklahoma State in a hard fought, 1-0 contest� The Orange and Blue outshot the Cowgirls 18-12 and earned an 8-1 advantage on corner kicks� Yet, in the 25th minute, it was Oklahoma State who found the back of the net and eventually reached the Elite Eight of the tournament� This was the first meeting between the two programs�
2012 - SECOND ROUNDILLINOIS 1, MISSOURI 1 (2OT)ILLINOIS WINS 3-0 IN PENALTY KICKSFIRST ROUND // COLUMBIA, MO.In a similar rematch from 2008, the Fighting Illini once again invaded Columbia and advanced into the next round after 110 minutes of play and a penalty kick shootout� Allie Osoba scored the lone goal in the 19th minute� Then, Taylore Peterson, Kassidy Brown and Aliina Weykamp converted successful PK’s while goalkeeper Steph Panozzo produced two big saves for the Illini to take the shootout 3-0� Panozzo finished with seven saves on the day�
#14 NORTH CAROLINA 9, ILLINOIS 2SECOND ROUND // CHAPEL HILL, N.C.In a head coach matchup that pitted former player vs coach, it was the Tarheels that advanced to the Sweet 16� Illinois struck first, scoring in the first 90 seconds of the match as DiBernardo connected on a through ball to forward Nicole Breece� Illini then entered halftime down 2-1 and without star player DiBernardo who left due to an injury� North Carolina went on to outscore the Illini 7-1 in the second half� Niki Read scored her 14th career goal�
2013 - SWEET SIXTEENILLINOIS 0, #21 WASHINGTON STATE 0 (2OT)ILLINOIS WINS 3-1 IN PENALTY KICKSFIRST ROUND // PULLMAN, WASH.Illinois made the longest first round trip of any tournament team at nearly 2,000 miles and ended up playing the longest possible game at the muddy Lower Soccer Field� After two overtime periods, the contest ended in a 0-0 draw, sending it to penalty kicks with a trip to the second round on the line� UI won the PK shootout, 3-1, thanks to two saves by freshman goalkeeper Claire Wheatley and the game-winner by senior Vanessa DiBernardo�
ILLINOIS 4, #7 PORTLAND 3 (OT)SECOND ROUND // LINCOLN, NEB.Illinois continued its run with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over No� 7 Portland in Lincoln, Neb� The Illini battled back from a 2-0 halftime deficit on a snowy Nebraska Soccer Field and netted three second-half goals to send the NCAA second round match to an extra period� Big Ten Forward of the Year Jannelle Flaws connected on the golden goal with a minute remaining, sending Illinois to the NCAA third round for the first time since 2008�
BOSTON COLLEGE 4, ILLINOIS 1SWEET SIXTEEN // LINCOLN, NEB.In the Sweet Sixteen, Illinois saw its NCAA Tournament run come to an end, falling 4-1 to Boston College in the Round of 16� The Illini had chances with a 24-13 advantage in shots, but BC goalkeeper Alex Johnson made nine saves to thwart the Orange and Blue attack�
2006 // University Park, Pa.First Round: (2) Illinois 3, (7) Wisconsin 0Semifinal: (2) Illinois 1, (3) Purdue 0Championship: (1) #12 Penn State 3, (2) Illinois 1 // Penn State champion
* based on 3 points for a win and 1 point for a tie
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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDSArizona (0-0-1)9-8-13 T 1-1 (2OT) Tempe, Ariz�
Arizona State (1-1-0)9-6-13 L 3-4 (2OT) Tempe, Ariz�8-29-14 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�
Auburn (1-1-0)9-7-03 L (#17) 1-2 (OT) Auburn, Ala�9-10-06 W (#13) 1-0 Champaign, Ill�
Aurora (1-0-0)10-14-97 W 10-1 Champaign, Ill�
Ball State (2-0-0)8-29-10 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�8-26-11 W 5-0 Muncie, Ind�
Boston College (0-1-0)11-24-13 L 1-4 Lincoln, Neb�%
Boston U. (1-0-0)9-10-99 W 3-0 Evanston, Ill�
Butler (2-0-0)9-6-02 W 4-2 Champaign, Ill�10-31-03 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�
Cal State Northridge (1-0-0)9-9-07 W 4-0 Los Angeles, Calif�
Cincinnati (2-0-0)9-8-02 W (#25) 3-0 Champaign, Ill�9-11-10 W 3-0 Cincinnati, Ohio
College of Charleston (2-0-0)8-30-13 W 6-2 Champaign, Ill�9-5-14 W 3-0 Mt� Pleasant, S�C�
Colorado (2-0-0)8-28-09 W (#18) 2-1 Denver, Colo�9-4-11 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill�
Colorado College (2-0-0)10-29-99 W 2-1 (OT) Colorado Springs, Colo�9-19-08 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�
Connecticut (0-1-0)9-3-10 L 1-2 (2OT) Stoors, Conn�
Dayton (1-1-0)9-27-02 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill�8-31-08 W 1-0 (OT) Champaign, Ill�
Denver (0-1-1)10-31-99 L 2-3 (OT) Denver, Colo�8-30-09 T 1-1 (2OT) Denver, Colo�
Duquesne (1-0-0)9-5-99 W 3-0 Morgantown, W�V�
Eastern Illinois (3-2-0)9-17-97 L 1-7 Champaign, Ill�9-23-98 L 2-4 Charleston, Ill�8-29-99 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�8-25-00 W 2-0 Charleston, Ill�11-1-02 W 4-0 Champaign, Ill�
Evansville (4-1-0)9-8-00 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill�9-30-01 L 0-2 Evansville, Ind�9-12-03 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�9-5-04 W 4-0 Evansville, Ind�9-11-16 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�
Florida (2-1-0)11-11-05 W (#20) 1-0 (2OT) Gainesville, Fla�%9-14-07 W (#9) 1-0 Champaign, Ill�9-12-08 L (#17) 0-2 Gainesville, Fla�
Florida International (1-0-0)9-15-13 W 4-0 Champaign, Ill�
Florida State (0-2-0)11-13-05 L (#11) 1-2 Gainesville, Fla�%11-19-06 L (#5) 0-1 Tallahassee, Fla�%
George Mason (1-0-0)9-15-02 W 1-0 Fairfax, Va�
Georgia (1-0-0)9-5-03 W 2-1 Athens, Ga�
Gonzaga (1-0-0)8-19-11 W 5-1 Champaign, Ill�
Illinois State (9-2-2)9-4-98 W 1-0 Normal, Ill�10-24-99 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill�9-22-00 L 0-2 Normal, Ill�10-28-01 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�10-27-02 T 1-1 (2OT) Normal, Ill�9-14-03 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�9-23-04 L 0-1 Normal, Ill�9-16-05 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�8-21-09 W 4-0 Champaign, Ill� 8-19-12 T 1-1 (2OT) Normal, Ill�9-1-13 W 5-1 Champaign, Ill�8-23-15 W 1-0 Normal, Ill� 8-21-16 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�
Indiana (11-6-4)10-5-97 L 0-2 Bloomington, Ind�10-23-98 L (#17) 1-2 Champaign, Ill�10-15-99 T 0-0 (2OT) Bloomington, Ind�10-15-00 W 5-0 Champaign, Ill�10-19-01 W 3-1 Bloomington, Ind�10-20-02 W 2-1 Champaign, Ill�10-17-03 W 2-1 Bloomington, Ind�10-17-04 T 1-1 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�10-21-05 W 1-0 Bloomington, Ind�10-22-06 W (#21) 1-0 Champaign, Ill�10-19-07 W (#24) 3-0 Champaign, Ill�10-19-08 L 0-1 Bloomington, Ind�
10-4-09 T 1-1 (2OT) Bloomington, Ind� 10-3-10 W 2-1 Champaign, Ill�9-30-11 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill� 9-28-12 W 2-1 Bloomington, Ind�10-6-13 L 2-3 Bloomington, Ind�11-6-13 L 3-5 Champaign, Ill�&9-18-14 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�9-18-15 T 0-0 (2OT) Bloomington, Ind�9-18-16 L 0-1 (OT) Champaign, Ill�
Indiana State (2-1-0)9-18-05 L 1-2 Champaign, Ill�9-23-07 W 3-0 Terre Haute, Ind�9-13-13 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill�
Iowa (14-7-1)9-19-97 L 0-2 Iowa City, Iowa10-16-98 W 5-0 Champaign, Ill�10-22-99 L 0-2 Champaign, Ill�11-4-99 W 2-0 Bloomington, Ind�&10-20-00 L 1-5 Iowa City, Iowa10-26-01 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill�11-8-01 W 4-1 West Lafayette, Ind�&10-25-02 L 0-2 Iowa City, Iowa9-26-03 W 2-0 Iowa City, Iowa10-3-04 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill�10-28-05 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill�10-27-06 W 1-0 Iowa City, Iowa10-7-07 W 6-0 Champaign, Ill�10-10-08 L 0-1 Iowa City, Iowa10-17-09 W 3-1 Iowa City, Iowa10-16-10 W 2-1 (OT) Champaign, Ill�9-18-11 T 2-2 (2OT) Iowa City, Iowa 9-16-12 W 2-1 Champaign, Ill�9-27-13 W 2-1 Champaign, Ill�9-11-14 L 0-2 Iowa City, Iowa10-15-15 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill� 10-16-16 W 2-1 Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa State (3-0-0)10-29-00 W 6-1 Champaign, Ill�8-31-01 W 6-0 Ames, Iowa8-29-08 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�
Kansas (4-0-0)8-27-00 W 4-0 Champaign, Ill�9-2-01 W 4-3 (2OT) Lawrence, Kan�9-14-04 W (#8) 1-0 Champaign, Ill�9-21-07 W 2-1 Lawrence, Kan�
Kentucky (0-1-0)9-1-02 L 0-1 Columbia, Mo�
Louisville (6-0-0)9-13-98 W 9-0 Louisville, Ky�11-16-07 W 1-0 (OT) South Bend, Ind�%9-19-10 W (#23) 3-0 Champaign, Ill�8-28-11 W 2-1 (OT) Louisville, Ky�8-25-13 W 5-4 (OT) Louisville, Ky�8-24-14 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDSLoyola (Ill.) (3-0-0)9-5-97 W 4-0 St� Louis, Mo�9-18-09 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�8-20-10 W 2-0 Chicago, Ill�
LSU (1-0-0)9-17-10 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�
Marquette (1-2-0)8-27-99 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�9-17-01 L 1-3 Champaign, Ill�8-26-05 L 0-1 Milwaukee, Wis�
Maryland (1-1-1)10-19-14 T 1-1 (2OT) College Park, Md�9-27-15 W 2-1 (2OT) Champaign, Ill� 9-22-16 L 1-3 College Park, Md�
Memphis (1-0-0)11-14-08 W 1-0 (2OT) Columbia, Mo�%
Miami (Ohio) (1-1-0)9-12-04 W 3-1 West Lafayette, Ind�9-9-16 L 0-1 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�
Michigan (9-14-1)10-17-97 L (#13) 1-9 Ann Arbor, Mich�10-11-98 L 0-2 Champaign, Ill�9-24-99 L (#22) 1-2 (OT) Ann Arbor, Mich�11-5-99 L (#18) 3-4 Bloomington, Ind�&10-1-00 L 1-4 Champaign, Ill�9-21-01 W 2-1 (OT) Champaign, Ill�11-9-01 W (#22) 2-1 (OT) West Lafayette, Ind�&9-22-02 L (#9) 1-4 Ann Arbor, Mich�9-19-03 T 0-0 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�11-9-03 W 2-0 Madison, Wis�&9-19-04 L (#20) 0-1 Ann Arbor, Mich�10-14-05 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill�11-4-05 L 1-2 Ann Arbor, Mich�&10-15-06 L 1-2 Ann Arbor, Mich�10-26-07 W 2-0 Ann Arbor, Mich�10-5-08 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�11-1-09 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill�10-31-10 L 2-3 Ann Arbor, Mich�10-29-11 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill� 10-27-12 W (#24) 3-2 (OT) Ann Arbor, Mich�10-25-13 L (#10) 0-2 Champaign, Ill�10-26-14 L 1-2 Champaign, Ill�10-11-15 L 1-3 Ann Arbor, Mich�10-6-16 W (#19) 3-0 Champaign, Ill�
Michigan State (18-3-3)10-19-97 L 1-2 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�10-9-98 W 3-2 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�10-1-99 L 0-1 (OT) East Lansing, Mich�9-24-00 W 2-1 Champaign, Ill�11-2-00 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�&9-23-01 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�9-20-02 L 0-2 East Lansing, Mich�9-21-03 W (#20) 1-0 Champaign, Ill�11-6-03 W 2-0 Madison, Wis�&9-17-04 W 1-0 (OT) East Lansing, Mich�10-16-05 T 0-0 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�
10-13-06 W 3-0 East Lansing, Mich�10-28-07 W 1-0 East Lansing, Mich�10-3-08 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�11-6-08 T 0-0 (2OT) Iowa City, Iowa& (MSU wins PK, 4-3)10-30-09 W 5-0 Champaign, Ill�10-29-10 W 1-0 East Lansing, Mich�10-8-11 W 1-0 (2OT) East Lansing, Mich�11-4-11 W 1-0 (OT) Evanston, Ill�& 10-4-12 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill�10-27-13 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�10-24-14 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�10-8-15 T 1-1 (2OT) East Lansing, Mich� 10-9-16 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�
Minnesota (11-8-3)9-26-97 L (#21) 0-1 Champaign, Ill�10-18-98 L 1-3 Minneapolis, Minn�9-17-99 W 2-1 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�9-17-00 W 2-0 Minneapolis, Minn�9-28-01 L 0-2 Minneapolis, Minn�10-6-02 W 5-2 Champaign, Ill�10-5-03 W 3-1 Minneapolis, Minn�10-1-04 W 4-0 Champaign, Ill�10-9-05 L 1-2 Minneapolis, Minn�11-3-05 W 1-0 Ann Arbor, Mich�&10-6-06 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�10-5-07 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�11-08-07 T 2-2 (2OT) St� Paul, Minn�& (ILL wins PK, 4-3)10-12-08 L 0-1 St� Paul, Minn�9-27-09 T 2-2 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�9-26-10 L (#18) 0-1 St� Paul, Minn�10-14-11 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill� 10-12-12 L 0-3 Minneapolis, Minn� 10-31-12 T 2-2 (2OT) Bloomington, Ind�& (ILL wins PK, 3-2)10-31-13 W 3-1 Minneapolis, Minn�10-12-14 L 1-2 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�10-28-15 W 3-1 Minneapolis, Minn�
Missouri (3-5-2)10-30-98 W 2-1 Columbia, Mo�9-12-99 L (#19) 2-3 (OT) Champaign, Ill�8-30-02 L 1-2 (2OT) Columbia, Mo�8-29-04 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill�8-27-06 L 0-5 Columbia, Mo�8-31-07 L 1-3 Champaign, Ill�8-23-08 W 2-1 (OT) Columbia, Mo�11-16-08 T (#13) 1-1 (2OT) Columbia, Mo�% (ILL wins PK, 4-3) 11/10/12 T 1-1 (2OT) Columbia, Mo�% (ILL wins PK, 3-0)8-26-16 L 2-3 (2OT) Columbia, Mo�
Morehead State (1-0-0)8-19-16 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�
Nebraska (6-2-0)11-20-04 W 2-1 Champaign, Ill�%9-2-05 W (#17) 1-0 Champaign, Ill�10-23-11 W 3-1 Lincoln, Neb� 10-21-12 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill�
9-29-13 L 2-3 Champaign, Ill�9-14-14 W 3-0 Lincoln, Neb�10-18-15 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill� 10-13-16 L 0-2 Lincoln, Neb�
Northern Illinois (2-0-0)9-10-00 W 8-0 Champaign, Ill�11-2-01 W 3-1 DeKalb, Ill�
Northern Kentucky (1-0-0)9-11-15 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�
North Carolina (0-2-0)11-22-08 L (#4) 0-3 Chapel Hill, N�C�% 11-16-12 L (#14) 2-9 Chapel Hill, N�C�%
Northwestern (11-7-3)10-12-97 W 3-2 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�10-2-98 L (#9) 1-2 Evanston, Ill�10-3-99 T 2-2 (2OT) Evanston, Ill�9-29-00 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�10-5-01 W 1-0 Evanston, Ill�9-29-02 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�10-24-03 W 4-0 Champaign, Ill�10-22-04 T 0-0 (2OT) Evanston, Ill�11-4-04 W 5-0 Columbus, Ohio&9-23-05 W 3-2 Champaign, Ill�9-24-06 W 2-0 Evanston, Ill�10-12-07 T 0-0 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�9-28-08 L 0-1 Evanston, Ill�11-6-09 L 0-1 Evanston, Ill�11-6-10 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�10-20-11 W 3-0 Evanston, Ill� 10-18-12 L 1-2 Champaign, Ill�10-17-13 W 3-1 Evanston, Ill�10-5-14 L 0-2 Evanston, Ill� 10-24-15 L 0-2 Champaign, Ill�10-26-16 L (#20) 0-1 (OT) Evanston, Ill�
Notre Dame (1-3-0)11-18-07 L (#11) 0-2 South Bend, Ind�%11-13-11 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill� %8-23-13 L (#10) 1-4 South Bend, Ind�8-22-14 L 1-3 Champaign, Ill�
Oakland (Mich.) (3-1-0)11-1-98 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�8-29-03 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill�8-31-14 W 1-0 (OT) Rochester, Mich�8-21-15 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill�
Ohio (1-0-0)8-31-03 W 6-0 Champaign, Ill�
Ohio State (9-9-3)10-3-97 L 1-3 Champaign, Ill�9-18-98 W 5-1 Columbus, Ohio10-8-99 W 5-2 Champaign, Ill�10-8-00 W 4-0 Columbus, Ohio10-12-01 L 1-3 Champaign, Ill�10-13-02 L 1-2 Columbus, Ohio10-10-03 W (#11) 2-0 Champaign, Ill�10-10-04 L (#25) 0-3 Columbus, Ohio
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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS9-30-05 W 2-1 (2OT) Columbus, Ohio10-8-06 L 0-2 Champaign, Ill�9-28-07 L 1-2 (2OT) Columbus, Ohio10-26-08 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�10-22-09 L (#19) 0-3 Champaign, Ill� 10-21-10 W (#17) 2-1 Columbus, Ohio9-23-11 L 1-2 Columbus, Ohio11-2-11 T 1-1 (2OT) Evanston, Ill�& (ILL wins PK, 4-2) 9-21-12 W (RV) 1-0 Champaign, Ill� 11-4-12 L (#21) 1-2 Bloomington, Ind�&9-20-13 T 1-1 (2OT) Columbus, Ohio9-28-14 W 4-1 Columbus, Ohio10-2-15 T 1-1 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�
Oklahoma State (0-1-0)11-18-11 L (#4) 0-1 Stillwater, Okla�%
Oregon (1-0-0)9-11-11 W 5-0 Baton Rouge, La�
Penn State (4-25-0)9-28-97 L (#24) 1-2 University Park, Pa�9-20-98 L (#8) 2-3 Champaign, Ill�11-6-98 L (#11) 0-1 University Park, Pa�&10-10-99 L (#5) 1-4 Champaign, Ill�10-6-00 L (#6) 0-3 University Park, Pa�11-3-00 L (#7) 1-2 (3OT) Champaign, Ill�&11-12-00 L (#7) 0-1 (OT) University Park, Pa�%10-14-01 L (#7) 1-3 Champaign, Ill�11-11-01 L (#8) 1-2 (OT) West Lafayette, Ind�&10-11-02 L (#13) 0-4 University Park, Pa�11-7-02 W (#11) 4-3 East Lansing, Mich�&10-12-03 L (#14) 0-2 Champaign, Ill�10-8-04 L (#4) 0-2 University Park, Pa�11-5-04 L (#3) 2-3 Columbus, Ohio&10-7-05 L (#2) 1-3 University Park, Pa�10-1-06 W (#9) 3-2 Champaign, Ill�11-5-06 L (#12) 1-3 University Park, Pa�&9-30-07 L (#13) 1-2 University Park, Pa�10-24-08 L (#21) 0-2 Champaign, Ill�10-25-09 L 0-6 University Park, Pa�10-24-10 L 0-2 Champaign, Ill�9-25-11 L 0-1 University Park, Pa�11-6-11 W (#11) 2-1 (OT) Evanston, Ill�& 9-23-12 L (#11) 0-4 Champaign, Ill� 11-2-12 W (#3) 1-0 Bloomington, Ind�&10-20-13 L (#17) 0-5 University Park, Pa�9-28-14 L (#8) 1-2 University Park, Pa�11-1-15 L (#10) 1-3 University Park, Pa�&10-1-16 L (#14) 0-2 University Park, Pa�
Pepperdine (0-1-0)9-9-11 L (#13) 2-4 Baton Rouge, La�
Portland (2-1-0)9-11-09 L (#2) 1-4 Portland, Ore�11-22-13 W (#7) 4-3 (OT) Lincoln, Neb�%9-6-15 W 1-0 Seattle, Wash�
Purdue (11-8-3)9-29-98 W 4-2 Champaign, Ill�10-17-99 L 0-1 West Lafayette, Ind�10-13-00 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�10-21-01 T 1-1 (2OT) West Lafayette, Ind�11-3-02 W (#13) 3-2 Champaign, Ill�10-19-03 T (#14) 1-1 (2OT) West Lafayette, Ind�11-7-03 W 2-0 Madison, Wis�&10-15-04 W 2-1 Champaign, Ill�10-23-05 L (#20) 1-3 West Lafayette, Ind�10-20-06 W (#17) 2-0 Champaign, Ill�11-3-06 W 1-0 University Park, Pa�&10-21-07 L (#5) 1-2 West Lafayette, Ind�11-9-07 L (#8) 0-3 St� Paul, Minn�&10-31-08 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�10-2-09 L (#12) 0-1 West Lafayette, Ill�10-1-10 W 4-1 Champaign, Ill�10-2-11 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill� 9-30-12 T 1-1 (2OT) West Lafayette, Ind�10-4-13 L 0-1 West Lafayette, Ind�9-21-14 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�9-20-15 L 1-3 West Lafayette, Ind�9-15-16 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill�
Quincy (2-0-0)9-10-97 W 1-0 (OT) Quincy, Ill�9-6-98 W 5-0 Champaign, Ill�
Rice (1-0-0)11-12-04 W 2-0 College Station, Texas%
Rhodes College (1-0-0)9-13-97 W 5-0 St� Louis, Mo�
Rutgers (1-1-1)10-17-14 L (#14) 1-2 Piscataway, N�J�9-24-15 W (#11) 2-1 Champaign, Ill� 9-25-16 T (#22) 0-0 (2OT) Piscataway, N�J�
Saint Louis (3-3-0)10-21-97 L 1-3 Champaign, Ill�10-27-04 W 2-1 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�9-14-06 L 1-2 (2OT) St� Louis, Mo�11-12-06 W 4-1 St� Louis, Mo�%8-30-15 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�8-28-16 L 1-0 St� Louis, Mo�
San Francisco (1-0-0)9-11-05 W 2-0 Stanford, Calif�
Santa Clara (0-1-0)11-27-04 L (#4) 0-2 Santa Clara, Calif�%
Southeast Missouri State (2-0-0)9-3-04 W 2-0 Cape Girardeau, Mo�11-10-06 W 2-0 St� Louis, Mo�%
South Carolina (1-0-0)8-25-06 W 1-0 Columbia, Mo�Stanford (0-0-1)9-9-05 T (#23) 1-1 (2OT) Stanford, Calif�
Syracuse (1-3-0)9-1-00 L 0-3 Syracuse, N�Y�9-7-01 L 1-2 Champaign, Ill�11-16-01 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill�%9-8-06 W 4-0 Champaign, Ill�
TCU (1-1-0)8-28-15 W 5-2 Champaign, Ill�9-2-16 L 1-2 Fort Worth, Texas
Tennessee (0-1-0)9-7-08 L (#20) 0-1 Knoxville, Tenn�
Texas (0-1-0)9-3-06 L 0-1 (2OT) Austin, Texas
Texas A&M (1-2-0)11-14-04 W (#7) 2-1 College Station, Texas%
9-1-06 L (#9) 0-3 College Station, Texas9-4-16 L (#14) 0-2 College Station, Texas Toledo (1-0-0)8-21-11 W 5-1 Champaign, Ill�
UAB (1-0-0)9-7-14 W 3-1 Mt� Pleasant, S�C�
UC Santa Barbara (2-0-0)9-6-09 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill� 8-24-12 W 1-0 Santa Barbara, Calif�
UCF (0-1-0)9-14-08 L 0-2 Orlando, Fla�
UCLA (0-3-0)9-7-07 L (#6) 2-4 Los Angeles, Calif�9-4-09 L (#9) 1-2 Champaign, Ill�8-26-12 L (#5) 2-0 Los Angeles, Calif�
USC (0-2-0)11-12-10 L (#22) 1-3 South Bend, Ind�%9-2-11 L 1-3 Champaign, Ill�
Utah (1-0-0)9-17-06 W (#12) 4-1 Champaign, Ill�
Valparaiso (2-0-0)9-27-98 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�9-26-99 W 4-0 Valparaiso, Ind� Virginia Tech (0-1-0) 9-7-12 L 0-1 Winston-Salem, N�C� Wake Forest (0-1-0) 9-19-12 L (#17) 0-1 Winston-Salem, N�C�
Washington (1-2-0)9-21-08 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�9-13-09 L 0-1 Portland, Ore�9-4-15 L 1-2 Seattle, Wash�
Washington (Mo.) (2-0-0)9-14-97 W 4-3 (2OT) St� Louis, Mo�10-28-98 W 7-1 Champaign, Ill�
Washington State (1-0-1)9-5-08 W 2-1 Knoxville, Tenn�11-16-13 T (#21) 0-0 (2OT) Pullman, Wash�% (ILL wins PK, 3-1)
West Virginia (1-0-0)9-3-99 W 2-0 Morgantown, W�V�
Western Illinois (3-0-0)10-24-97 W 8-0 Champaign, Ill�10-27-00 W 8-0 Champaign, Ill�9-4-05 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�
Western Michigan (2-1-0)9-11-98 W 2-1 (OT) Louisville, Ky�11-14-03 L 0-2 Champaign, Ill�% 8-17-12 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�
William & Mary (0-1-0)9-13-02 L 1-2 Fairfax, Va�
Wisconsin (11-8-3)10-10-97 L 0-4 Madison, Wis�10-4-98 L (#21) 0-1 Madison, Wis�9-19-99 W (#12) 3-1 Champaign, Ill�9-15-00 L 1-2 Madison, Wis�10-7-01 W 2-1 Madison, Wis�10-4-02 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill�11-8-02 L 0-1 East Lansing, Mich�&10-3-03 W 2-1 Madison, Wis�9-26-04 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill�9-25-05 W (#16) 3-2 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�9-22-06 W 4-2 Madison, Wis�11-2-06 W 3-0 University Park, Pa�&10-14-07 W 3-0 Champaign, Ill�9-26-08 W 2-1 Madison, Wis�10-11-09 L 0-1 Champaign, Ill�10-10-10 T 0-0 (2OT) Madison, Wis�10-16-11 W 1-0 Champaign, Ill� 10-14-12 L 1-2 (2OT) Madison, Wis�10-12-13 W (#20) 3-2 Champaign, Ill�10-31-14 T (#11) 0-0 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�11-5-14 L (#11) 0-2 West Lafayette, Ind�&10-22-16 T 0-0 (2OT) Champaign, Ill�
Wisconsin-Green Bay (1-0-0)10-26-03 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2-0-1)8-28-05 T 0-0 (2OT) Milwaukee, Wis�9-20-09 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill� 9-3-12 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�
Wright State (2-0-0)9-10-04 W 2-0 West Lafayette, Ind�8-24-10 W 3-1 Champaign, Ill�
Xavier (2-0-0)11-8-00 W 2-0 Champaign, Ill�%9-2-07 W 5-0 Champaign, Ill�
Yale (1-0-0)9-5-10 W 1-0 New Haven, Conn�
& Big Ten Tournament% NCAA TournamentRanking listed in parentheses is opponent’s NSCAA ranking at time of match
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JILLIAN ELLISHEAD COACH - 2 SEASONS1997-98 // 19-18 // 4-14-0 BIG TEN
19977-10-0, 1-8-0, 10th in Big TenSept� 5 vs� Loyola-Chicago W 4-0Sept� 10 at Quincy W 1-0 (OT)Sept� 13 vs� Rhodes College W 5-0Sept� 14 at Washington U� (Mo�) W 4-3 (2OT)Sept� 17 Eastern Illinois L 1-7 Sept� 19 at Iowa* L 0-2Sept� 26 #21 Minnesota* L 0-1Sept� 28 at #24 Penn State* L 1-2Oct� 3 Ohio State* L 1-3Oct� 5 at Indiana* L 0-2Oct� 10 at Wisconsin* L 0-4Oct� 12 Northwestern* W 3-2 (2OT)Oct� 14 Aurora U� W 10-1Oct� 17 at #13 Michigan* L 1-9Oct� 19 Michigan State* L 1-2 (2OT)Oct� 21 St� Louis L 1-3Oct� 24 Western Illinois W 8-0
199812-8-0, 3-6-0, 8th in Big TenSept� 4 at Illinois State W 1-0Sept� 6 Quincy W 5-0Sept� 11 vs� Western Michigan W 2-1 (OT)Sept� 13 at Louisville W 9-0Sept� 18 at Ohio State* W 5-1Sept� 20 #8 Penn State* L 2-3Sept� 23 at Eastern Illinois L 2-4Sept� 27 Valparaiso W 3-0Sept� 29 Purdue W 4-2Oct� 2 at #9 Northwestern* L 1-2Oct� 4 at #21 Wisconsin* L 0-1Oct� 9 Michigan State* W 3-2 (2OT)Oct� 11 Michigan* L 0-2Oct� 16 Iowa* W 5-0Oct� 18 at Minnesota* L 1-3Oct� 23 #17 Indiana* L 1-2Oct� 28 Washington U� (Mo�) W 7-1Oct� 30 at Missouri W 2-1Nov� 1 Oakland (Mich�) W 3-0Nov� 6 at #11 Penn State& L 0-1
TRICIA TALIAFERRO HEAD COACH - 3 SEASONS1999-2001 // 38-24-3 // 15-12-3 BIG TEN
199912-8-2, 3-5-2, 6th in Big TenAug� 27 Marquette W 3-1Aug� 29 Eastern Illinois W 3-0Sept� 3 at West Virginia W 2-0Sept� 5 vs� Duquesne W 3-0Sept� 10 vs� Boston U� W 3-0Sept� 12 #19 Missouri L 2-3 (OT)Sept� 17 Minnesota* W 2-1 (2OT)Sept� 19 #12 Wisconsin* W 3-1Sept� 24 at #22 Michigan* L 1-2 (OT)Sept� 26 at Valparaiso W 4-0Oct� 1 at Michigan State* L 0-1 (OT)Oct� 3 at Northwestern* T 2-2 (2OT)Oct� 8 Ohio State* W 5-2Oct� 10 #5 Penn State* L 1-4Oct� 15 at Indiana* T 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 17 at Purdue* L 0-1
Oct� 22 Iowa* L 0-2Oct� 24 Illinois State W 4-1Oct� 29 at Colorado College W 2-1 (OT)Oct� 31 at Denver L 2-3 (OT)Nov� 4 vs� Iowa& W 2-0Nov� 5 vs� #18 Michigan& L 3-4
200014-8-0, 6-4-0, 4th in Big Ten // NCAA Second RoundAug� 25 at Eastern Illinois W 2-0 Aug� 27 Kansas W 4-0Sept� 1 at Syracuse L 0-3Sept� 8 Evansville W 3-2Sept� 10 Northern Illinois W 8-0Sept� 15 at Wisconsin* L 1-2 Sept� 17 at Minnesota* W 2-0 Sept� 22 at Illinois State L 0-2Sept� 24 Michigan State* W 2-1 Sept� 29 Northwestern* W 1-0Oct� 1 Michigan* L 1-4Oct� 6 at #6 Penn State* L 0-3Oct� 8 at Ohio State* W 4-0Oct� 13 Purdue* W 3-0 Oct� 15 Indiana* W 5-0Oct� 20 at Iowa* L 1-5Oct� 27 Western Illinois W 8-0Oct� 29 Iowa State W 6-1Nov� 2 Michigan State& W 3-1Nov� 3 #7 Penn State& L 1-2 (3OT)Nov� 8 Xavier% W 2-0Nov� 12 at #7 Penn State% L 0-1 (OT)
200112-8-1, 6-3-1, 3rd in Big Ten // Big Ten Tournament Runner-Up // NCAA Tournament QualifierAug� 31 at Iowa State W 6-0Sept� 2 at Kansas W 4-3 (2OT)Sept� 7 Syracuse L 1-2Sept� 17 Marquette L 1-3Sept� 21 Michigan* W 2-1 (OT)Sept� 23 Michigan State* W 2-0Sept� 28 at Minnesota* L 0-2Sept� 30 at Evansville L 0-2Oct� 5 at Northwestern* W 1-0Oct� 7 at Wisconsin* W 2-1Oct� 12 Ohio State* L 1-3Oct� 14 #7 Penn State* L 1-3Oct� 19 at Indiana* W 3-1Oct� 21 at Purdue* T 1-1 (2OT)Oct� 26 Iowa* W 4-1Oct� 28 Illinois State W 1-0Nov� 2 at Northern Illinois W 3-1Nov� 8 vs� Iowa& W 4-1Nov� 9 vs� #22 Michigan& W 2-1 (OT)Nov� 11 vs� #8 Penn State& L 1-2 (OT)Nov� 16 Syracuse% L 0-1
JANET RAYFIELD HEAD COACH - 16TH SEASON2002-PRESENT // 177-114-32 // 80-59-19 BIG TEN
20029-11-1, 4-6-0, 8th in Big TenAug� 30 at Missouri L 1-2 (2OT)Sept� 1 vs� Kentucky L 0-1Sept� 6 Butler W 4-2Sept� 8 #25 Cincinnati W 3-0Sept� 13 vs� William & Mary L 1-2Sept� 15 at George Mason W 1-0Sept� 20 at Michigan State* L 0-2Sept� 22 at #9 Michigan* L 1-4Sept� 27 Dayton L 0-1Sept� 29 Northwestern* W 3-1
Oct� 4 Wisconsin* L 0-1Oct� 6 Minnesota* W 5-2Oct� 11 at #13 Penn State* L 0-4Oct� 13 at Ohio State* L 1-2Oct� 20 Indiana* W 2-1Oct� 25 at Iowa* L 0-2Oct� 27 at Illinois State T 1-1 (2OT)Nov� 1 Eastern Illinois W 4-0Nov� 3 #13 Purdue* W 3-2Nov� 7 vs� #11 Penn State& W 4-3Nov� 8 vs� Wisconsin& L 0-1
200316-4-2, 7-1-2, 2nd in Big Ten // Big Ten Tournament Champions // NCAA First RoundAug� 29 Oakland L 0-1Aug� 31 Ohio W 6-0Sept� 5 at Georgia W 2-1Sept� 7 at #17 Auburn L 1-2 (OT)Sept� 12 Evansville W 1-0Sept� 14 Illinois State W 2-0 Sept� 19 Michigan* T 0-0 (2OT)Sept� 21 #20 Michigan State* W 1-0Sept� 26 at Iowa* W 2-0Oct� 3 at Wisconsin* W 2-1Oct� 5 at Minnesota* W 3-1Oct� 10 #11 Ohio State* W 2-0Oct� 12 #14 Penn State* L 0-2Oct� 17 at Indiana* W 2-1Oct� 19 at #14 Purdue* T 1-1 (2OT)Oct� 24 Northwestern* W 4-0Oct� 26 Wisconsin-Green Bay W 2-0Oct� 31 Butler W 1-0Nov� 6 vs� Michigan State& W 2-0Nov� 7 vs� Purdue& W 2-0 Nov� 9 vs� Michigan& W 2-0Nov� 14 Western Michigan% L 0-2
200416-6-2, 5-3-2, 4th in Big Ten // NCAA Elite EightAug� 29 Missouri W 4-1Sept� 3 at Southeast Missouri State W 2-0Sept� 5 at Evansville W 4-0Sept� 10 vs� Wright St� W 2-0Sept� 12 vs� Miami (Ohio) W 3-1Sept� 14 #8 Kansas W 1-0Sept� 17 at Michigan State* W 1-0 (OT)Sept� 19 at #20 Michigan* L 0-1Sept� 23 at Illinois State L 0-1Sept� 26 Wisconsin* W 1-0Oct� 1 Minnesota* W 4-0Oct� 3 Iowa* W 3-2 Oct� 8 at #4 Penn State* L 0-2Oct� 10 at #25 Ohio State* L 0-3Oct� 15 Purdue* W 2-1Oct� 17 Indiana* T 1-1 (2OT)Oct� 22 at Northwestern* T 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 27 Saint Louis W 2-1 (2OT)Nov� 4 vs� Northwestern& W 5-0Nov� 5 vs� #3 Penn State& L 2-3Nov� 12 vs� Rice% W 2-0Nov� 14 at #7 Texas A&M% W 2-1Nov� 20 Nebraska% W 2-1Nov� 27 at #4 Santa Clara% L 0-2
200512-7-3, 6-3-1, 4th in Big Ten // NCAA Second RoundAug 26 at Marquette L 0-1Aug� 28 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee T 0-0 (2OT)Sept� 2 #17 Nebraska W 1-0Sept� 4 Western Illinois W 3-0Sept� 9 vs� #23 Stanford T 1-1 (2OT)Sept� 11 at San Francisco W 2-0Sept� 16 Illinois State W 3-0Sept� 18 Indiana State L 1-2Sept� 23 Northwestern* W 3-2
Sept� 25 #16 Wisconsin* W 3-2 (2OT)Sept� 30 at Ohio State* W 2-1 (2OT)Oct� 7 at #2 Penn State* L 1-3Oct� 9 at Minnesota* L 1-2Oct� 14 Michigan* W 3-2Oct� 16 Michigan State* T 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 21 at Indiana* W 1-0Oct� 23 at #20 Purdue* L 1-3Oct� 28 Iowa* W 4-1Nov� 3 vs� Minnesota& W 1-0Nov� 4 at Michigan& L 1-2Nov� 11 at #20 Florida% W 1-0 (2OT)Nov� 13 vs� #11 Florida State% L 1-2
200616-8-0, 8-2-0, 2nd in Big Ten // Big Ten Tournament Runner-Up // NCAA Round of 16Aug� 25 vs� South Carolina W 1-0Aug� 27 at Missouri L 0-5Sept� 1 at #9 Texas A&M L 0-3Sept� 3 at Texas L 0-1 (2OT)Sept� 8 Syracuse W 4-0Sept� 10 #13 Auburn W 1-0Sept� 14 at Saint Louis L 1-2 (2OT)Sept� 17 #12 Utah W 4-1Sept� 22 at Wisconsin* W 4-2Sept� 24 at Northwestern* W 2-0Oct� 1 #9 Penn State* W 3-2Oct� 6 Minnesota* W 3-0Oct� 8 Ohio State* L 0-2Oct� 13 at Michigan State* W 3-0Oct� 15 at Michigan* L 1-2Oct� 20 #17 Purdue* W 2-0Oct� 22 #21 Indiana* W 1-0Oct� 27 at Iowa* W 1-0Nov� 2 vs� Wisconsin& W 3-0Nov� 3 vs� Purdue& W 1-0Nov� 5 at #12 Penn State& L 1-3Nov� 10 vs� Southeast Missouri St�% W 2-0Nov� 12 at Saint Louis% W 4-1Nov� 19 at #5 Florida State% L 0-1
200712-7-2, 6-3-1, 3rd in Big Ten // NCAA Second RoundAug� 31 Missouri L 1-3Sept� 2 Xavier W 5-0Sept� 7 at #6 UCLA L 2-4Sept� 9 vs� Cal State Northridge W 4-0Sept� 14 #9 Florida W 1-0Sept� 21 at Kansas W 2-1Sept� 23 at Indiana State W 3-0Sept� 28 at Ohio State* L 1-2 (2OT)Sept� 30 at #13 Penn State* L 1-2Oct� 5 Minnesota* W 1-0Oct� 7 Iowa* W 6-0Oct� 12 Northwestern* T 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 14 Wisconsin* W 3-0Oct� 19 #24 Indiana* W 3-0Oct� 21 at #5 Purdue* L 1-2Oct� 26 at Michigan* W 2-0Oct� 28 at Michigan State* W 1-0Nov� 8 at Minnesota& T 2-2 (2OT)
(ILL wins PK, 4-3)Nov� 9 vs� #8 Purdue& L 0-3Nov� 16 vs� Louisville% W 1-0 (OT)Nov� 18 at #11 Notre Dame% L 0-2
200812-9-2, 5-5, 5th in Big Ten // NCAA Round of 16Aug� 23 at Missouri W 2-1 (OT)Aug� 29 Iowa State W 3-1Aug� 31 Dayton W 1-0 (OT)Sept� 5 vs� Washington State W 2-1Sept� 7 at #20 Tennessee L 0-1Sept� 12 at #17 Florida L 0-2Sept� 14 at UCF L 0-2
Sept� 19 Colorado College W 2-0Sept� 21 Washington W 3-0Sept� 26 at Wisconsin* W 2-1Sept� 28 at Northwestern* L 0-1Oct� 3 Michigan State* W 3-0Oct� 5 Michigan* W 1-0Oct� 10 at Iowa* L 0-1Oct� 12 at Minnesota* L 0-1Oct� 19 at Indiana* L 0-1Oct� 24 #21 Penn State* L 0-2Oct� 26 Ohio State* W 2-0Oct� 31 Purdue* W 1-0Nov� 6 vs� Michigan State& T 0-0 (2OT)
(MSU wins PK, 4-3)Nov� 14 vs� Memphis% W 1-0 (2OT)Not� 16 at #13 Missouri% T 1-1 (2OT)
(ILL wins PK, 4-3)Nov� 22 at #4 North Carolina% L 0-3
20097-9-3, 2-6-2, T-8th in Big Ten Aug� 21 Illinois State W 4-0Aug� 28 vs� #18 Colorado W 2-1Aug� 30 at Denver T 1-1 (2OT)Sept� 4 #9 UCLA L 1-2Sept� 6 UC Santa Barbara W 3-0Sept� 11 at #2 Portland L 1-4Sept� 13 vs� Washington L 0-1Sept� 18 Loyola-Chicago W 2-0Sept� 20 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 3-1Sept� 27 Minnesota* T 2-2 (2OT)Oct� 2 at #12 Purdue* L 0-1Oct� 4 at Indiana* T 1-1 (2OT)Oct� 11 Wisconsin* L 0-1Oct� 17 at Iowa* W 3-1Oct� 22 #19 Ohio State* L 0-3Oct� 25 at Penn State* L 0-6Oct� 30 Michigan State* W 5-0Nov� 1 Michigan* L 0-1Nov� 6 at Northwestern* L 0-1
201013-5-1, 6-3-1, 4th in Big Ten // NCAA First RoundAug� 20 at Loyola-Chicago W 2-0Aug� 24 Wright State W 3-1Aug� 29 Ball State W 3-0Sept� 3 at Connecticut L 1-2 (2OT)Sept� 5 at Yale W 1-0Sept� 11 at Cincinnati W 3-0Sept� 17 LSU W 1-0Sept� 19 #23 Louisville W 3-0Sept� 26 at #18 Minnesota* L 0-1Oct� 1 Purdue* W 4-1Oct� 3 Indiana* W 2-1Oct� 10 at Wisconsin* T 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 16 Iowa* W 2-1 (OT)Oct� 21 at #17 Ohio State* W 2-1Oct� 24 Penn State* L 0-2Oct� 29 at Michigan State* W 1-0Oct� 31 at Michigan* L 2-3Nov� 6 Northwestern* W 1-0Nov� 12 vs� #22 USC% L 1-3
201117-5-2, 8-2-1, 2nd in Big Ten // Big Ten Tournament Champions // NCAA Second RoundAug� 19 Gonzaga W 5-1Aug� 21 Toledo W 5-1Aug� 26 at Ball State W 5-0Aug� 28 at Louisville W 2-1 (OT)Sept� 2 USC L 1-3Sept� 4 Colorado W 3-2Sept� 9 vs� #13 Pepperdine L 2-4Sept� 11 vs� Oregon W 5-0Sept� 18 at Iowa* T 2-2 (2OT)Sept� 23 at Ohio State* L 1-2
Sept� 25 at Penn State* L 0-1Sept� 30 Indiana* W 4-1Oct� 2 Purdue* W 1-0Oct� 8 at Michigan State* W 1-0 (2OT)Oct� 14 Minnesota* W 1-0Oct� 16 Wisconsin* W 1-0Oct� 20 at Northwestern* W 3-0Oct� 23 at Nebraska* W 3-1Oct� 29 Michigan* W 3-2Nov� 2 vs� Ohio State& T 1-1 (2OT) (ILL wins PK, 4-2)Nov� 4 vs� Michigan State& W 1-0 (OT)Nov� 6 vs� #11 Penn State& W 1-0 (OT)Nov� 13 Notre Dame% W 1-0Nov� 18 at #4 Oklahoma State% L 0-1 201210-9-4, 6-4-1, T-4th in Big Ten // Big Ten Tournament Runner-Up // NCAA Second RoundAug� 17 Western Michigan W 1-0Aug� 19 at Illinois State T 1-1 (2OT)Aug� 24 at UC Santa Barbara W 1-0Aug� 26 at #5 UCLA L 0-2Sept� 3 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 3-1Sept� 7 vs� #11 Virginia Tech L 0-1Sept� 9 at #17 Wake Forest L 0-1Sept� 16 Iowa* W 2-1Sept� 21 (RV) Ohio State* W 1-0Sept� 23 #11 Penn State* L 0-4Sept� 28 at Indiana* W 2-1Sept� 30 at Purdue* T 1-1 (2OT)Oct� 4 Michigan State* W 3-2Oct� 12 at Minnesota* L 0-3Oct� 14 at Wisconsin* L 1-2 (2OT)Oct� 18 Northwestern* L 1-2Oct� 21 Nebraska* W 4-1Oct� 27 at #24 Michigan* W 3-2 (OT)Oct� 31 vs� Minnesota& T 2-2 (2OT) (ILL wins PK, 3-2)Nov� 2 vs� #3 Penn State& W 1-0Nov� 4 vs� #21 Ohio State& L 1-2Nov� 10 at Missouri% T 1-1 (2OT) (ILL wins PK, 3-0)Nov� 16 at #14 North Carolina% L 2-9
201311-9-3, 5-5-1, T-5th in Big Ten // NCAA Sweet SixteenAug� 23 at #10 Notre Dame L 1-4Aug� 25 at Louisville W 5-4 (OT)Aug� 30 College of Charleston W 6-2Sept� 1 Illinois State W 5-1Sept� 6 at Arizona State L 3-4 (2OT)Sept� 8 vs� Arizona T 1-1 (2OT)Sept� 13 Indiana State W 3-2Sept� 15 Florida International W 4-0Sept� 20 at Ohio State* T 1-1 (2OT)Sept� 27 Iowa* W 2-1Sept� 29 Nebraska* L 2-3Oct� 4 at Purdue* L 0-1Oct� 6 at Indiana* L 2-3Oct� 12 #20 Wisconsin* W 3-2Oct� 17 at Northwestern* W 3-1Oct� 20 at #17 Penn State* L 0-5Oct� 25 #10 Michigan* L 0-2Oct� 27 Michigan State* W 2-0Oct� 31 at Minnesota* W 3-1Nov� 6 vs� Indiana& L 3-5Nov� 16 at #21 Washington State% T 0-0 (2OT) (ILL wins PK, 3-1)Nov� 22 vs� #7 Portland% W 4-3 (OT)Nov� 24 vs� Boston College% L 1-4
* Big Ten Conference Game& Big Ten Tournament Game% NCAA Tournament GameRankings are NSCAA rank at time of match
ALL-TIME RESULTS
THE RECORD BOOK
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2014 10-8-2, 5-6-2, 7th in Big Ten Aug� 22 #16 Notre Dame L 1-3Aug� 24 Louisville W 2-0Aug� 29 Arizona State W 3-1Aug� 31 at Oakland W 1-0 (OT)Sept� 5 at College of Charleston W 3-0Sept� 7 vs� UAB W 3-1Sept� 11 at Iowa* L 0-2Sept� 14 at Nebraska* W 3-0Sept� 18 Indiana* W 2-0Sept� 21 Purdue* W 3-0Sept� 26 at Ohio State* W 4-1Sept� 28 at #8 Penn State* L 1-2Oct� 5 at Northwestern* L 0-2Oct� 12 Minnesota* L 1-2 (2OT)Oct� 17 at #14 Rutgers* L 1-2Oct� 19 at Maryland* T 1-1 (2OT)Oct� 24 Michigan State* W 2-0OCT� 26 Michigan* L 1-2Oct� 31 #11 Wisconsin* T 0-0 (2OT)Nov� 5 vs� #11 Wisconsin & L 0-2
* Big Ten Conference Game& Big Ten Tournament GameRankings are NSCAA rank at time of match
2015 10-6-3, 4-4-3, 8th in Big Ten Aug� 21 Oakland W 4-1Aug� 23 at Illinois State W 1-0Aug� 28 TCU W 5-2Aug� 30 Saint Louis W 3-1Sept� 4 at Washington L 2-1Sept� 6 vs� Portland (Seattle, Wash�) W 1-0Sept� 11 Northern Kentucky W 1-0Sept� 18 at Indiana* T 0-0 (2OT)Sept� 20 at Purdue* L 3-1Sept� 24 #11 Rutgers* W 2-1Sept� 27 Maryland* W 2-1 (2OT)Oct� 2 Ohio State* T 1-1 (2 OT)Oct� 8 at Michigan State* T 1-1 (2OT)Oct� 11 at Michigan* L 3-1Oct� 15 Iowa* L 1-0Oct� 18 Nebraska* W 3-1Oct� 24 Northwestern* L 2-0Oct� 28 at Minnesota* W 3-1Nov� 1 at #10 Penn State & L 3-1
* Big Ten Conference Game& Big Ten Tournament GameRankings are NSCAA rank at time of match
2016 6-11-2, 3-6-2, 11th in Big Ten Aug� 19 Morehead State W 2-0Aug� 21 Illinois State W 1-0Aug� 26 at Missouri L 3-2 (OT)Aug� 28 at Saint Louis L 1-0Sept� 2 at TCU L 2-1Sept� 4 at #14 Texas A&M L 2-0Sept� 9 Miami (Ohio) L 1-0 (2OT)Sept� 11 Evansville W 1-0Sept� 15 Purdue* L 1-0Sept� 18 Indiana* L 1-0 (OT)Sept� 22 at Maryland* L 3-1Sept� 25 at #22 Rutgers* T 0-0 (2 OT)Oct� 1 at #14 Penn State* L 2-0Oct� #19 Michigan* W 3-0Oct� 9 Michigan State* W 3-1Oct� 13 at Nebraska* L 2-0Oct� 16 at Iowa* W 2-1Oct� 22 Wisconsin* T 0-0 (2OT)Oct� 26 at #20 Northwestern L 1-0 (OT)
* Big Ten Conference Game& Big Ten Tournament GameRankings are NSCAA rank at time of match
PLAYERS BY UNIFORM NUMBER IN ILLINOIS HISTORY#0Amy Bessette 1997-98-99Sarah Anderson 2000-01Rachel Frank 2002-03-04-05Alexandra Kapicka 2006-07-08-09-10Lizzi Sanscrainte 2011-12Michelle Denley 2014-15-16Sami Sample 2017
PLAYERS BY UNIFORM NUMBER IN ILLINOIS HISTORY#17Kris Twyning 1997-98-99Maggie Kellett 2000Tiffani Walker 2001-02-03Kristy Weeks 2004-05-06-07Lauren Levitt 2008Sarah Weider 2010Allie Osoba 2011-12-13Emily Osoba 2014-15-16-17
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