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1 Memphis Women s Soccer Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer - Weekly Release - August 26, Schedule (0-0-0, C-USA) August 19 Fri. at Indiana (Ex.) L, Sat. at Indiana State (Ex.) W, Sun. Tennessee Tech 1:00 p.m. September 2 Fri. at Samford 7:00 p.m. 4 Sun. vs. Evansville 11:30 a.m. 7 Wed. UT-Martin 7:00 p.m. 11 Sun. Missouri State 1:00 p.m. 13 Tues. Ole Miss 7:00 p.m. 16 Fri. Mississippi State 7:00 p.m. 18 Sun. at Middle Tennessee 2:00 p.m. 25 Sun. at Southeast Missouri State 6:00 p.m. 30 Fri. Tulane * 7:00 p.m. October 2 Sun. UTEP * 1:00 p.m. 7 Fri. at East Carolina * 3:00 p.m. 9 Sun. at Marshall * 11:00 a.m. 14 Fri. UAB * 7:00 p.m. 21 Fri. UCF * 7:00 p.m. 23 Sun. Southern Miss * 1:00 p.m. 28 Fri. at Tulsa * 7:00 p.m. 30 Sun. at SMU * 1:00 p.m. November 2 Wed. Conference USA Tournament ^ TBA 4 Fri. Conference USA Tournament ^ TBA 6 Sun. Conference USA Tournament ^ TBA (*) Denotes Conference USA Match; (^) Denotes Conference USA Tournament Match, played in Houston, Texas; All home match listed in bold and are played at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex Game #1 Tennessee Tech (0-0-0) at Memphis (0-0-0) Sunday, August 28 1:00 p.m. Mike Rose Soccer Complex (3,000) Memphis, Tenn. This Weekend Memphis opens the 2005 season by playing host to Tennessee Tech for the second straight year. The Tigers and Golden Eagles kick off at 1:00 p.m. The Lady Tigers will be the second Memphis athletic team to open the season this year, after the Volleyball team opens with matches on Friday and Saturday. Looking Ahead The Lady Tigers will travel to Birmingham, Ala. for a tournament being hosted by Samford next weekend. On Friday, September 2, the Tigers take on the host Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m., followed by a game against Evansville on Sunday, September 4 at 11:30 a.m. The matchup against Evansville will also be the second straight year that the Tigers have faced the Purple Aces and it will also be Memphis first regular season neutral field game since the 2002 campaign. Series vs. Tennessee Tech Memphis is all-time against the Golden Eagles, with each team having won on its home field. Tennessee Tech won the first contest in the series in 2001 in Cookeville by a 1-0 score on October 10. Last season, the Tigers evened the series with a 2-0 win at Mike Rose on September 10. Last Year vs. Tennessee Tech Memphis improved its record to 5-1 with the 2-0 win over the Golden Eagles. Caroline Barrett scored the game-winning goal just 6:32 into the game off an assist from Robyn Smart. Carla Scanniello made it 2-0 just over 21 minutes in. The Tigers outshot TTU 18-9 and held an advantage in shots on goal 9-2. Natalie Haerens recorded the shutout in goal with two saves Conference USA Standings C-USA Overall W L T Pct. Pts. W L T Pct. Pts. Streak H A N East Carolina Houston Marshall Memphis Rice SMU Southern Miss Tulane Tulsa UAB UCF UTEP

2 2005 Memphis Quick Facts General Information Name of School....University of Memphis Location Memphis, Tenn. Founded Enrollment ,668 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Conference USA Nickname/Colors....Tigers/Blue and Gray Home Field...Mike Rose Soccer Complex Surface Natural Grass Capacity ,000 President Dr. Shirley Raines Athletic Director R.C. Johnson Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Phil Kolbe Senior Woman s Administrator.Lynn Parkes Athletic Department Phone.(901) Coaching Staff Head Coach Brooks Monaghan Alma Mater Memphis, 1994 Years at Memphis th season Career Record Assistant Coach Jodi Fisher Alma Mater Memphis, 1999 Years at Memphis th season Volunteer Assistant Coach...Amy Morrison Alma Mater Kansas, 1999 Years at Memphis st Season Goalkeepers Coach.....Sebastian Vecchio Alma Mater Memphis, 2005 Years at Memphis st Season Soccer Office Phone (901) Team Information 2004 Record C-USA Record/Finish /7th Starters Returning/Lost /7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost /11 All-Time Record Home Away Neutral Conference USA Preseason Poll ( Selected by C-USA coaches) 1. SMU 2. UCF 3. UAB 4. Rice 5. Memphis 6. UTEP 7. East Carolina 8. Tulsa 9. Tulane 10. Houston 11. Marshall 12. Southern Miss Scouting Tennessee Tech This will be the second game of the year for the Golden Eagles, who are on a twogame weekend roadtrip to open their season that took them to Ole Miss on Friday night. Last year, TTU had a record last year, but just a record in the Ohio Valley Conference, which placed them in seventh place. In the preseason poll, Tech was picked fifth in the 10-team OVC. The Golden Eagles return their top five point scorers from last year, including leading scorer Jill Burns (11g, 2a, 24p). They also add freshman Hannah Bromley, who is a member of the New Zealand National Team. TTU tied with Western Kentucky 3-3 in its only exhibition contest. The Coaches Brooks Monaghan (Memphis, 1994) is in his sixth year as head coach at Memphis, where he holds a career record. Prior to his tenure as head coach, he was the assistant coach in charge of goalkeepers for five years, serving since the program s inception in Just the second head coach in program history, Monaghan became the program s all-time winningest coach last year with his 35th career win. Carrie Proost (James Madison, 1995) is in her second season as head coach at Tennessee Tech. She led the Golden Eagles to a record in her first season as a head coach. She was an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth and James Madison prior to coming to TTU. For Starters Memphis is all-time in season openers. The Tigers won their season opener last season, which also came on the final Sunday in August, at Alabama A&M by a 4-0 score. Home Openers Memphis holds a record all-time in home openers. Memphis has lost its last two home openers, including last year to Middle Tennessee, but prior to that, was undefeated in home openers from , which included winning five straight wins from In-State Battle Today s game against Tennessee Tech will be the 27th game in program history against an in-state opponent. Memphis holds a 17-9 all-time record against other schools from Tennessee. Today s game will the first of three this year against teams from Tennessee. Memphis vs. The OVC Tennessee Tech will be just the first of four opponents that Memphis will face from the Ohio Valley Conference this year, the most of any league in non-conference play. Last year, the Tigers played two OVC opponents, Tennessee Tech and UT-Martin, who they will also play this year, and went 2-0. In its history, Memphis is all-time against members of the OVC. Where s the Offense One of the things the Tigers will be look- Statistical Comparison (2004) Memphis Tennessee Tech Record Goals scored per game Goals allowed per game Shots per game Shots allowed per game Corner kicks per game Corner kicks allowed per game Saves per game Fouls per game Women s Soccer Contact Matt Beltz Office Phone (901) Cell Phone (860) mbeltz@memphis.edu Fax (901) Website Media Information Interviews: Head coach Brooks Monaghan and selected players are available for interviews after games following a cooling off period. Interviews may be conducted on the field or outside the locker room. For interviews on non-game days, please contact Matt Beltz in the athletic media relations office to set up times and places for interviews with Monaghan or players, or to confirm practice times.

3 2005 Awards and Honors Conference USA Preseason Players to Watch List Nicky McLeod Melissa Savage ing to find this year is some offense to replace exactly 75 percent of the scoring from last year. Memphis recorded 84 points last year (28g, 28a) but lost five of its top six point scorers from last year. The 10 returnees that played last year combined for exactly 25 percent of the points recorded by the Tigers last year (21 of 84). Melton s Return to Bolster Defense Memphis set a school record for team goals against average last year at However, the Tigers lost three defenders to graduation and a goalkeeper that started 15 of 19 games last year. One very valuable addition to the defense, however, is senior Courtnee Melton, who missed the last eight games last year with a knee injury. Below is a comparison that shows how important Melton was the Tiger defense. With Melton Games GA GAA Sho. Rec Without Melton Games GA GAA Sho. Rec Get Back There Last year, then-junior Robyn Smart was moved from forward and midfield, where she had played her first two seasons, to defense. She responded by helping contribute to the school record 1.19 GAA and also managed to record six points on a goal 2004 Tiger Leaders Goals Carla Scanniello Madison Cheek Goals Per Game Madison Cheek Assists Vicki Greenwell Assists Per Game......Vicki Greenwell Points Carla Scanniello Points Per Game......Madison Cheek Game-Winning Goals..Madison Cheek Shots Carla Scanniello Shots on Goal Madison Cheek Games Tied at Games Started Carla Scanniello Saves Natalie Haerens Goals Against Average..Natalie Haerens and four assists. This year, two more players, junior Beth Keating and sophomore Halley Jo Sullivan, will be moving from midfield back to defense as well in an effort to improve the depth in the backfield after three graduations. McLeod Returns After Year Off Junior Nicky McLeod is returning to the active roster this year after sitting out last year as a redshirt while recovering from a torn ACL suffered during the spring season of McLeod, who was a 2003 All-Conference USA selection at midfield, was also a preseason All- C-USA pick last year and was named to the C-USA Preseason Players to Watch List this year. Conference Champions Memphis will play four opponents this year that won either their conference regular season or tournament championship last year. Samford (9-2) won the regular season Ohio Valley Conference Championship, Middle Tennessee (9-18) was the regular seasons champs of the Sun Belt, UAB (10-15) was the tournament champions of Conference USA in 2004, while SMU (10-30) won both the regular season and tournament championships in the WAC. Additionally, both Rice and UCF finished in second place in their respective conferences in both the regular season and conference tournament. Recruiting Class Ranked Highest Ever at Memphis The incoming recruiting class of this year, consisting of 14 freshman and one sophomore transfer, was ranked 27th in the country by Soccer Buzz, the highest ever ranking for Memphis. The Tiger newcomers were the highest ranked team in Conference USA in the rankings and they were also ranked eighth in the Central Region. Below is a list of how other C-USA teams ranked in the national rankings, followed by teams that were ranked in their region. Around Conference USA Friday, August 26 James Madison Tournament, Harrisonburg, Va. East Carolina vs. Loyola, 4:00 p.m. UL-Lafayette at Southern Miss, 4:00 p.m. UCF at Pepperdine, 5:00 p.m. Houston at Baylor, 7:00 p.m. Thundering Herd Nike Classic, Huntington, W.Va. Duquesne at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Auburn at Rice, 7:00 p.m. SMU at Texas, 7:00 p.m. Arkansas at Tulsa, 7:00 p.m. UAB at Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m. Tulane Tournament, New Orleans, La. Alabama at Tulane, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 27 Miner Classic, El Paso, Texas North Texas at UTEP, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 28 James Madison Tournament, Harrisonburg, Va. East Carolina vs. Richmond, 10:00 a.m. Nicholls State at Houston, 1:00 p.m. Thundering Herd Nike Classic, Huntington, W.Va. Pittsburgh at Marshall, 1:00 p.m. Saint Louis at Rice, 1:00 p.m. SMU at Texas Tech, 1:00 p.m. Tulsa at UL-Lafayette, 1:00 p.m. UAB at Nebraska, 1:00 p.m. Miner Classic, El Paso, Texas Eastern Illinois at UTEP, 2:00 p.m. Tulane Tournament, New Orleans, La. Troy at Tulane, 2:30 p.m. UCF at UC-Santa Barbara, 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 30 West Texas A&M at UTEP, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31 SMU at Oral Roberts, 6:00 p.m. National 27. Memphis 42. Rice 44. UCF 70. SMU 72. Tulane 76. UAB 96. UTEP Regional 8. Memphis (Central) 8. UCF (Southeast)

4 13. Rice (Central) 13. UAB (Southeast) 17. SMU (Central) 19. Tulane (Central) 23. UTEP (Central) 23. East Carolina (Southeast) From National Team to Memphis Three newcomers on the Tigers have come to Memphis with national team experience for their respective countries. Sophomore Asuka Kubota played on the Japanese Under-19 National Team, freshman Joanna Alexopulos played for the Canadian Under-17 National Team, while freshman Aika Young is a member of the Guam National Team. W-League Experience Freshman Joanna Alexopulos spent her summer playing with Toronto Lynx of the W-League. The W-League is part of the United Soccer Leagues, which is the largest organization of soccer leagues in North America. The USL sponsors both professional and amateur leagues in both the U.S. and Canada. The W-League is now recognized as the highest level of women s soccer in North America due to the WUSA folding a few years ago. Alexopulos saw action in 12 games for the Lynx, whose roster also included former Tiger Yuiko Konno. All-Americans Two members of the Tiger roster were named All-Americans at their previous school. Sophomore transfer Asuka Kubota was an NAIA All-American at Martin Methodist College last year while freshman Chloe James was a high school All-American as a senior at Roger Bacon High in the Cincinnati area. Alaskan Pipeline to Memphis Memphis has a very diverse roster, boasting representatives from 10 states and five countries. One of the more unique things about the Lady Tigers is that two members hail from the State of Alaska, which is remarkable considering that Memphis is over 4,000 miles from Anchorage, where both sophomore Halley Jo Sullivan and freshman Kate Murphy hail from. According to research conducted by Matt Beltz of the Memphis athletic media relations office, Memphis is one of only three Division I women s soccer teams in the country that have at least two players from Alaska on its roster. The only other teams in the country that have as many players from Alaska as Memphis are Montana and Valparaiso, which both have three players each from The Last Frontier. Improvement on the Road Last year, Memphis won its first three road games of the year, which was remarkably the first time in program history it had won back-to-back road games. Exhibition Contrasts The Tigers played two exhibition games last weekend in Indiana and put together two very contrasting performances on back-to-back nights. They fell to the Indiana Hoosiers 5-0 last Friday night but then rebounded to beat Indiana State 6-1 on Saturday afternoon. Both Shoko Mikami and Kylie Hayes scored two goals apiece in the win. From All Corners of the World For the second straight year, the Memphis roster has representatives from a number of different states and countries. Last year, the Tigers had players from 12 different states and five different countries on their roster and 40 percent of the roster was made up of foreign players. This year, Memphis has representatives from 10 different states and five different countries and just over 30 percent of the roster is made up of foreign players. Mike Rose is Home Once Again For the second straight year, the women s soccer program will play all of its home games at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex. Last year was the first year that all home games were played there after only playing conference games there for the previous two years. Home, Sweet Home Having a permanent home field can only serve to benefit the Tigers, as they have a much better record over program history at home at , as they have had a.500 record or better at home in seven of their 10 seasons. The road has not been as friendly, as Memphis is just away from home in its history and is yet to have a road record of over.500 in any one season in program history.

5 Miscellaneous Statistics UM Opp. Corner Kicks Offsides Penalty Kicks Score by Periods 1 2 OT1 OT2 F UM Opp Record Breakdown Overall Home Away Neutral Conference USA Home Away Non-Conference Home Away Neutral UM scores first Opponent scores first Ahead at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Friday games Sunday games Tuesday games Wednesday games Overall Individual Statistics No. Name GP-GS G A Pts. Shots SOG YC-RC GW PK-Att. 13 Carla Scanniello Madison Cheek Vicki Greenwell Annika Moller Monica Powell Robyn Smart Mary Shelton Caroline Barrett Susannah Dawells Shoko Mikami Melissa Savage Beth Keating Candace Halvorson Kelsey Irish Elaine Sedgewick Leanne McGee Halley Jo Sullivan Jocelyn Raine Courtnee Melton TOTALS Opponents No. Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T Sho. 1 Natalie Haerens : Isabel Briones : TEAM 6 TOTALS : Opponents : Bold Indicates 2005 Returnee