2005 PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S SOCCER PROSPECTUS SCHOOL INFORMATION School: University of Pittsburgh City/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 34,003 Nickname: Panthers School Colors: Blue & Gold (PMS 289/PMS 4515) Playing Field: Founders Field, Indianola, Pa. Capacity: 1,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big East Chancellor: Dr. Mark Nordenberg Alma Mater/Year: Thiel College ‘70 Athletic Director: Jeff Long Alma Mater/Year: Ohio Wesleyan ‘82 Athletic Department Phone: (412) 648-8230 Ticket Office Phone: (412) 648-7488 or (412) 648-PITT (Petersen Events Center) WOMEN’S SOCCER PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Women’s Soccer: 1996 Program Years: 9 Overall All-Time Record: 47-107-9 Last Postseason Opponent: Syracuse (11/4/98) Result: L, 2-0 (Big East Quarterfinals) ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Athletic Director/Athletic Media Relations Director: E.J. Borghetti Office Phone: (412) 648-8240 Borghetti Cell Phone: (412) 491-5110 Associate Athletic Media Relations Director: Greg Hotchkiss Office Phone: (412) 648-8242 Hotchkiss Cell Phone: (412) 491-5296 Hotchkiss Home Phone: (412) 491-5296 Email:
[email protected] Women’s Soccer Contact: Call Hotchkiss Office Phone: 412-648-8240 Cell Phone: TBA SID Fax: TBA Email: TBA Website: www.pittsburghpanthers.com SID Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations; P.O. Box 7436; Pittsburgh, PA 15213-0436 Overnight Address: Athletic Media Relations; 3719 Terrace Street; Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Soccer Press Row Phone: None, Call Soccer SID Cell Phone Women’s Soccer SID cell phone: TBA
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Sue-Moy Chin Alma Mater/Year: Florida International, ‘98 Record at Pitt (Years): 11-20-3 (3rd year) Career Record (Years): 11-20-3 (3rd year) Soccer Office Phone: (412) 648-8701 Chin Cell Phone: (412) 398-6285 Best time to reach coach: Mornings, 10 a.m.-Noon Assistant Coach: Monica Gerardo (3rd year) Alma Mater/Year: Notre Dame, ‘00 Assistant Coach: Lindsey Jones (1st year) Alma Mater/Year: Notre Dame, ‘02 Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Pease 2005 TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record in 2004: 6-10-1 Conference Record/Finish: 2-7-1/Tied-9th Final Ranking Last Year: None Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/4 TOP RETURNERS Offensive Players Kristina Francois Corina Sebesta Erin Hills Rachel Vecchio
GP/GS 17/16 17/17 17/16 11/8
Shots 35 21 27 3
G 4 3 1 3
A 4 2 2 1
Pts. 12 8 4 7
Top Returning Defenders (GP/GS) Carli Brill (17/17), Courtney Wrightson (15/14), Aimee Romasco Goalkeeper Jamie Pelusi Newcomers: 6
P/GS 17/17
Saves 96
GA 27
Avg. 1.62
SO 5
GWG 3 0 0 1
2005 PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER (Roster as of May 10, 2005) No. 00 1 2 3 5 6 9 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 30
Name Jamie Pelusi Lailah Issac Janean Gardner Jacqueline Reuter Rachel Vecchio Jennifer DeLaHoz Meta Haley Kendall Enmark Kristina Francois Aimee Romasco Katie Surma Kelley VanderMallie Erin McFarling Corina Sebesta Stephanie Davis Carli Brill Lisa Schulte Courtney Wrightson Lucy Kirkland Erin Hills Sara Gutting Lauren Engel Kristy Fultz Jennifer Kritch Erin Myers Jane Ryan Kylie Veverka Erica Wright
Yr. SR SR SO SR* SO SR SO SR* JR SR JR SO SR JR SO JR SR JR SO SR SR SR FR FR FR FR FR FR
Pos. GK GK F D/MF MF/F F F MF F D D F D MF D D F D MF MF F D MF MF F MF D MF
Ht. 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-4 5-7 5-9 5-6 5-5 5-5 5-9 5-6 5-5 5-8 5-2 5-2 5-4 5-8 5-6 5-3 5-3 5-8 5-10 5-3 5-9 5-5 5-3 5-6
Hometown/High School Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton Monroeville, Pa./Gateway Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks West Hudson, Ohio/Hudson Amawalk, N.Y./Somers Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II Springfield, Va./Paul VI Moon Township, Pa./George Mason/Moon Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair Penfield, N.Y./Penfield Atlanta, Ga./The Paideia School Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua Olney, Md./Sandy Spring Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson Landsville, Pa./Hempfield Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman Burke, Va./James W. Robinson Secondary Erie, Pa./McDowell Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South Northville, Mich./Northville Kensington, Pa./Walter Johnson Md. North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman
*Denotes a Redshirt year Coaching Staff Head Coach: Sue-Moy Chin (beginning 3rd year), 11-20-3 overall Assistant Coach: Monica Gerardo (beginning 3rd year) Assistant Coach: Lindsey Jones (beginning 1st year) Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Pease
2005 PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE Date Friday, Aug. 19 Sunday, Aug. 21 Friday, Aug. 26 Sunday, Aug. 28 Thursday, Sept. 1 Sunday, Sept. 4 Friday, Sept. 9 Sunday, Sept. 11 Friday, Sept. 16 Sunday, Sept. 18 Friday, Sept. 23 Sunday, Sept. 25 Friday, Sept. 30 Sunday, Oct. 2 Friday, Oct. 7 Sunday, Oct. 9 Friday, Oct. 14 Sunday, Oct. 16 Friday, Oct. 21 Sunday, Oct. 23 Oct. 29 or 30 Nov. 4 & 6
Opponent MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY (Exh.) IUPUI (Exh.) vs. Jacksonville# at Marshall# *WEST VIRGINIA TOLEDO at Georgia^ vs. Kennesaw State^ vs. Denver% at Colorado% at *St. John’s *SYRACUSE *SETON HALL *RUTGERS *SOUTH FLORIDA *MARQUETTE at *Georgetown at *Villanova at *Providence at *Connecticut Big East Quarterfinals Big East Championship
Site Founders Field Founders Field Huntington, W.Va. Huntington, W.Va. Founders Field Founders Field Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Boulder, Colo. Boulder, Colo. Jamaica, N.Y. Founders Field Founders Field Founders Field Founders Field Founders Field Washington, D.C. Villanova, Pa. Providence, R.I. Storrs, Conn. Campus sites Milwaukee, Wisc.
BOLD/CAPS- home games (all home games played at Founders Field, Indianola, Pa.) *Big East Conference game #Marshall Tournament, Huntington, W.Va. ^Georgia Nike Tournament, Athens, Ga. %Colorado Tournament, Boulder, Colo.
Time 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. Noon 4 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA TBA