2009 DePaul Men's Soccer Media Guide

SEPTEMBER Sept. 1 Tue. at Drake 7 p.m.SEPT. 5 SaT. GREEn Bay 4 P.M.Sept. 7 Mon. at Northwestern 1 p.m.

Marquette Invitational (Milwaukee, Wis./Wish Field)Sept. 11 Fri. vs. UC Irvine (Milwaukee) 5 p.m.SEPT. 13 Sun. Buffalo (WiSh fiEld) noon

SEPT. 18 fRi. noTRE daME* 4 P.M.SEPT. 20 Sun. MaRquETTE* 4 P.M.Sept. 25 Fri. at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m.Sept. 27 Sun. at West Virginia* 3 p.m.

oCToBER oCT. 3 SaT. louiSvillE* 1 P.M.Oct. 7 Wed. at Cincinnati* 6 p.m.oCT. 10 SaT. RuTGERS* 1 P.M.Oct. 14 Wed. at Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m.Oct. 17 Sat. at Villanova* NoonOct. 21 Wed. at Butler 3 p.m.oCT. 24 SaT. SyRaCuSE* 1 P.M.Oct. 28 Wed. at USF* 6:30 p.m.Oct. 31 Sat. at St. John’s* 6:30 p.m.

novEMBER BIG EAST Championship Nov. 4 Wed. First Round (campus sites) Nov. 7 Sat. Quarterfinals (campus sites) Nov. 13 Fri. Semifinals (Morgantown, W. Va.) Nov. 15 Sun. Championship (Morgantown, W. Va.)

NCAA Championship Nov. 20 or 21 First Round (campus sites) Nov. 24 Second Round (campus sites) Nov. 28 or 29 Third Round (campus sites) Dec. 4, 5, or 6 Quarterfinals (campus sites) Dec. 11 Semifinals (Cary, N.C.) Dec. 13 Final (Cary, N.C.)

Game times are Central and subject to change * BIG EAST Conference match

Home matches in CaPS

All home matches are played at Wish Field 900 W. Belden Ave.

AUGUST Aug. 21 Fri. at Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m.AUG. 23 SUN. NORTHWESTERN 1 P.M.AUG. 28 FRI. TOLEDO 4 P.M.Aug. 30 Sun. at Missouri 1 p.m.

SEPTEMBER Sept. 4 Fri. at Iowa State 7 p.m.Sept. 6 Sun. at Drake 1 p.m.Sept. 11 Fri. Butler 4 p.m.Sept. 13 Sun. at Wisconsin 1 p.m.Sept. 18 Fri. at Notre Dame* 6:30 p.m.SEPT. 20 SUN. ILLINOIS STATE 1 P.M.Sept. 25 Fri. at Louisville* 6 p.m.Sept. 27 Sun. Cincinnati* 1 p.m.

OCTOBER Oct. 2 Fri. at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m.Oct. 4 Sun. at West Virginia* 11 a.m.Oct. 9 Fri. at Seton Hall* 6 p.m.Oct. 11 Sun. at Rutgers* NoonOCT. 16 FRI. PROVIDENCE* 3 P.M.OCT. 18 SUN. CONNECTICUT* 1 P.M.OCT. 23 FRI. GEORGETOWN* 3 P.M.OCT. 25 SUN. VILLANOVA* NOON

BIG EAST Championship Oct. 29 Thu. First Round (campus sites) Nov. 1 Sun. Quarterfinals (campus sites)Nov. 6 Fri. Semifinals (Storrs, Conn.) Nov. 8 Sun. Championship (Storrs, Conn.)


Home matches in CAPS


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QUICK FACTSDePaul University Location ........................................................................................................Chicago, IllinoisEnrollment .................................................................................. 24,352 (15,782 undergrad)Founded ........................................................................................................................ 1898Nickname..........................................................................................................Blue DemonsColors ............................................................................................... Royal Blue and ScarletHome Field (capacity)...............................................................................Wish Field (1,000)President .......................................................................Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M.Athletics Director ................................................................................... Jean Lenti PonsettoAssociate Athletics Director/SWA .....................................................................Kathryn StatzAthletics Department Phone ......................................................................... (773) 325-7526Athletics Website .................................................................... www.depaulbluedemons.com

Media Relations Director .........................................................................................................Greg GreenwellOffice: (773) 325-7546..........................................................e-mail: [email protected] Director .............................................................................................Alicia PowersOffice: (773) 325-4740.......................................................... e-mail: [email protected] Director (soccer contact) .................................................................Bob SakamotoOffice: (773) 325-7525...........................................................e-mail: [email protected] Assistant ............................................................................................Dena MeisteStudent Assistant ................................................................................ Alex Perez, Tom LuskOffice Fax: (773) 325-7531

Men’s Soccer Information Head Coach....................................................................................................... Craig BlazerOffice: (773) 325-7231.............................................................. e-mail: [email protected] Mater (Year) ............................................................................................Xavier (1991)Record at DePaul (Years) .................................................................................. 52-85-15 (8)Career Record (Years) ...................................................................................... 52-85-15 (8)Assistant Coach............................................................................................. Adam TinkhamGraduate Assistant ..............................................................................................Hobie HareVolunteer Assistant .............................................................................................Chris Snitko2008 Record ..................................................................................................................9-7-42008 BIG EAST Record ................................................................................................5-4-22008 BIG EAST Finish ................................................................................3rd-Red DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost.......................................................................................... 21/8Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................................................... 7/4

DE PAUL UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Athletics Department at DePaul University is consistent with the purposes, goals and ideals of the University and Student Affairs. Primary to our purpose is to maximize the great potential of our students by exposing them to the wide variety of intercollegiate programs so vital to their total education. Complementing their more formal classroom education, the Athletics Department strives to teach and develop lifelong values inherent in the Vincentian character: integrity, leadership, competition, loyalty, cooperation, fair-play, self-confidence, sacrifice and physical fitness among others. At the same time, athletic participation brings together men and women students from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural and geographic backgrounds possessing various, unique skills working together towards common success, and a commitment to excellence. Furthermore, athletics provides the campus community, our urban neighbors in Chicago, and alumni the opportu-nity for participation in the form of recreation and as spectators for intercollegiate competition. The Athletics Department also has a unique opportunity and responsibility, as the most visible messenger of the DePaul story, to represent the highest qualities and standards of our education to an observant community, state and nation. A clear, positive exposure of DePaul University, through athletics, can enhance the University’s mission and image, and directly effect the quality of faculty, enrollment and development. Not unimportant to our Mission is the emotion, school spirit and morale, so crucial to the soul of the University, that can be uplifted through participation in athletics.

Media guides, photographs, feature ideas, results and statistics are always available from the DePaul Media Rela-tions Office. Media members needing any information should contact Bob Sakamoto at (773) 325-7525. The DePaul Media Relations Department is located in Suite 220 of the Sullivan Athletic Center. The mailing address is 2323 N. Sheffield, Ave. Chicago, Ill., 60614. The DePaul Men’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of the DePaul University Athletic Department. It was written by Greg Greenwell and Bob Sakamoto and designed by Greg Greenwell with as-sistance from Alex Perez. Cover design by Alicia Powers. Photos by Steve Woltmann and DePaul archives. Printing by Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Ill.

TABLE OF CONTENTSMedia Information Quick Facts......................................................... 1Mission Statement .............................................. 1Table of Contents................................................ 1

2009 Season Information Schedule............................................................. 2Team Photo ........................................................ 2Roster ................................................................. 2Preseason Notebook .......................................... 3

Coaching Staff Head Coach Craig Blazer ................................... 5Assistant Coaches .............................................. 6Support Staff ....................................................... 6University Administration .................................... 7Staff Directory ..................................................... 8

Blue Demon Biographies Antonio Aguilar ................................................... 9Kevin Briars ........................................................ 9Nathan Feltz ....................................................... 9Joe Ferrari .......................................................... 9Scott Freundlich................................................ 10Andre Gutierrez ................................................ 10Patrick Hopkins................................................. 10John Jandl ........................................................ 10Mike Kratofil .......................................................11Andrew Kron ......................................................11Willy Lara ...........................................................11Matt Leinauer.....................................................11David Leverentz................................................ 12Josh Magness .................................................. 12Charlie Mancuso............................................... 12Alex Mangan..................................................... 12Nana Mintah ..................................................... 12Mark Plotkin ...................................................... 13Richie Podjasek ................................................ 13Erich Reichmann .............................................. 13Matt Riggio ....................................................... 13Brian Schultz .................................................... 14Eric Sorby ......................................................... 14Peter Sterbenz.................................................. 14Austin Toth ........................................................ 14Steffen Vroom ................................................... 15Mike Williams .................................................... 15Kenji Yamamoto ............................................... 15

2008 Review Notebook .......................................................... 16Honors .............................................................. 16Results.............................................................. 17Statistics ........................................................... 17BIG EAST Review ............................................ 17Match-by-Match ................................................ 18

Record Book Records ............................................................ 19Year-by-Year Records ...................................... 20Honors .............................................................. 20All-Time Roster ................................................. 21

Opponents 2009 Opponents ............................................... 22

DePaul University Academic Excellence ....................................... 23DePaul University ............................................. 24Chicago ............................................................ 26BIG EAST Conference ..................................... 28DePaul Athletics Success ................................. 30Strength and Conditioning ................................ 31Wish Field ......................................................... 32www.depaulbluedemons.com

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Front Row (L to R): Matt Riggio, Andre Gutierrez, Nathan Feltz, Willy Lara, Matt Leinauer, Andrew Kron, Scott Freundlich, Antonio Aguilar. Middle Row (L to R): Manager Kyle Robertson, David Leverentz, Josh Magness, Brian Schultz, Richie Podjasek, Joe Ferrari, Eric Sorby, Mike Williams, Kenji Yamamoto, Erich Reichmann, Nana Mintah, Manager Armando Hermosillo. Standing (L to R): Assistant Coach Adam Tinkham, Head Coach Craig Blazer, Mike Kratofil, Patrick Hopkins, Peter Sterbenz, John Jandl, Charlie Mancuso, Alex Mangan, Steffen Vroom, Austin Toth, Mark Plotkin, Kevin Briars, Volunteer Coach Chris Snitko, Graduate Assistant Hobie Hare, Trainer Sue Walsh.

2009 ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous) 1 Eric Sorby Fr. GK 6-2 180 Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein) 2 Austin Toth Fr. D 6-1 165 Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI) 3 Nathan Feltz Sr. D 5-10 155 W. Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic) 4 Steffen Vroom Sr. F 6-0 175 Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 5 Scott Freundlich So. D/M 5-7 145 Dallas, Texas (J.J. Pearce) 7 Kenji Yamamoto Jr. M 5-10 165 Naperville, Ill. (Nequa Valley/Western Illinois) 8 Charlie Mancuso Jr. D/M 6-1 170 Naperville, Ill. (Nequa Valley) 9 Mike Kratofil So. F 6-2 195 Cross Plains, Wis. (Middleton) 10 Andre Gutierrez Jr. M 5-10 150 Aguascalientes, Mexico (New Trier (Ill.)) 11 Erich Reichmann Sr. D 6-0 175 Hicksville, N.Y. (Hicksville) 12 Alex Mangan Jr. F 6-0 180 Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 13 Antonio Aguilar Fr. M 5-7 140 Hammond, Ind. (Mt. Carmel) 14 David Leverentz Fr. M 5-10 155 Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) 15 Willy Lara Jr. M 5-9 140 Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 16 Kevin Briars Jr. M/F 5-11 170 Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 18 Richie Podjasek Fr. GK 6-3 190 Palatine, Ill. (Fremd) 19 Mike Williams Sr. GK 5-11 175 St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade Prep) 20 Mark Plotkin Sr. M 6-0 165 Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) 21 John Jandl So. D 6-1 175 Mission Hills, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) 22 Brian Schultz Fr. F 5-10 165 St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis University HS) 23 Peter Sterbenz Sr. D/M 6-1 165 Middle Village, N.Y. (Townsend Harris) 24 Matt Leinauer So. M/F 5-9 165 St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis University HS) 25 Nana Mintah Jr. F 5-11 165 Burr Ridge, Ill. (Hinsdale South) 26 Patrick Hopkins Sr. D 6-3 190 Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) 27 Matt Riggio Fr. D 5-10 155 Mundelein, Ill. (Saint Viator) 28 Andrew Kron Jr. D/M 5-9 145 Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep/ Azusa Pacific) 29 Josh Magness Fr. D 5-10 150 Overland Park, Kan. (Saint Thomas Aquinas) 30 Joe Ferrari Fr. GK 6-1 180 Mundelein, Ill. (Carmel Catholic)Head Coach: Craig BlazerAssistant Coach: Adam TinkhamGraduate Assistant: Hobie HareVolunteer Coach: Chris Snitko

2009 SCHEDULEAll home matches are played at Wish Field

All times are Central | *BIG EAST Conference match

Date Opponent TimeAug. 26 at Northern Illinois (exhib.) .................5 p.m.

National Soccer Festival (Fort Wayne, Ind.)Aug. 29 vs. Indiana (exhib.) .............................7 p.m.

Sept. 1 at Drake .............................................7 p.m.Sept. 5 Green Bay ..........................................4 p.m.Sept. 7 at Northwestern ..................................1 p.m.

Marquette Invitational (Milwaukee, Wis./Wish Field)Sept. 11 vs. UC Irvine (Milwaukee, Wis.) .........5 p.m.Sept. 13 Buffalo (Wish Field) ............................. Noon

Sept. 18 Notre Dame* ......................................4 p.m.Sept. 20 Marquette* .........................................4 p.m.Sept. 25 at Pittsburgh* .....................................6 p.m.Sept. 27 at West Virginia* .................................3 p.m.

Oct. 3 Louisville* ...........................................1 p.m.Oct. 7 at Cincinnati* ......................................6 p.m.Oct. 10 Rutgers* .............................................1 p.m.Oct. 14 at Loyola-Chicago ..............................7 p.m.Oct. 17 at Villanova* ........................................ NoonOct. 21 at Butler ..............................................3 p.m.Oct. 24 Syracuse* ...........................................1 p.m.Oct. 28 at USF* .........................................6:30 p.m.Oct. 31 at St. John’s* .................................6:30 p.m.

BIG EAST ChampionshipNov. 4 First Round (campus sites) ..................... tbaNov. 7 Quarterfinals (campus sites) ................... tbaNov. 13 Semifinals (Morgantown, W. Va.) ............ tbaNov. 15 Championship (Morgantown, W. Va.) ..... tba

NCAA ChampionshipNov. 20-21 First Round (campus sites) ..................... tbaNov. 24 Second Round (campus sites) ................ tbaNov. 28-29 Third Round (campus sites) .................... tbaDec. 4-6 Quarterfinals (campus sites) ................... tbaDec. 11 Semifinals (Cary, N.C.)............................ tbaDec. 13 Final (Cary, N.C.) .................................... tba

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2009 SEASON OUTLOOK

Alex Mangan and Steffen Vroom are best friends who haven’t had much of a chance to team up in their Blue Demon careers. Each has sat out a season because of injury, and they’ve only played a full sea-son together once in the last three years. That bodes well for DePaul, which opens the 2009 men’s soccer season looking to get a lot more offensive. “We want to put the ball in the net a lot more this season,” said DePaul coach Craig Blazer. “We do a great job of holding the ball. We just need more of an at-tacking mindset--taking more chances.” “Vroom was second team All-BIG EAST last year and opposing defenses had to always be aware of him. Now with Mangan back--he is one of our best players inside the penalty area. Teams can’t just focus on Vroom anymore.” Mangan had a team-high seven goals two years ago and a team-high five goals in 2006 when Vroom was out. Last year with Mangan cheering from the sideline, Vroom led the Blue Demons with four goals. “People are going to look to Alex and I for scoring,” said Vroom, who was named to the All-BIG EAST preseason team. “He just has a knack for finding the back of the net.” Mangan was DePaul’s leading goal-scorer his first two years, including five in 2006. He enters the season tied for 19th in career points with 25. “Last year was a tough experience for me,” Mangan said. “But I’m really excited to get back out there and give my team everything I have.” “Steffen can play any position, but he has found his niche up top. He is a very dangerous forward.” Blazer believes his team is ready to take care of some unfinished business. “After making it to the NCAA tournament in 2007, we were all disappointed at not getting into the tournament last year,” Blazer said. “It left a bad taste in our mouth, but we didn’t do enough to get there. Losing early in the season at home really hurt us.” Led by this year’s nucleus of Vroom, Patrick Hopkins, Mark Plotkin, Nathan Feltz, Peter Sterbenz and Erich Reichmann--who accounted for 12 of the team’s 13 goals--DePaul advanced to the BIG EAST Conference semifinals for a second straight season.

“Our biggest challenge is getting off to a fast start,” said Blazer, whose team opens the season at Drake on Sept. 1. “The soccer season is so short.” Another big challenge will be replac-ing All-BIG EAST goalkeeper Brian Visser, who played this season with the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer League. What will ease the transition of the new goalie will be the steady play of the Blue Demons’ top defenders, Hopkins, Feltz, Reichmann and Sterbenz. The Blue Demons’ defensive play the last two years has sparked the program’s first back-to-back winning seasons. Consistent ball possession and a stingy de-fense are the trademarks of a Blazer-coached team. With seven returning starters from last year’s 9-7-4 club that went 5-4-2 in the competitive BIG EAST, the Blue Demons are ready for another run at the confer-ence final four and beyond. The BIG EAST coaches tabbed DePaul for a fourth-place finish in the Red Divi-sion with St. John’s designated as the division favorite. Notre Dame was chosen as the top team in the Blue Division.PATRICK HOPKINS

58 CAREER STARTSSR. | D | 2008: 2 POINTS/1 GOAL

STEFFEN VROOMPRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST

SR. | F | 2008: 10 POINTS/4 GOALS/2 ASSISTS

PETER STERBENZ2008 BIG EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

SR. | D/M | 2008: 4 POINTS/2 GOALS

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BIG EAST PRESEASON POLLBlue Division Points ‘08 Finish 1. Notre Dame (12) 110 1st2. Connecticut (3) 98 2nd3. Georgetown (1) 77 3rd4. West Virginia 72 5th5. Providence 60 4th6. Seton Hall 49 7th7. Marquette 24 8th8. Pittsburgh 22 6th

Red Division Points ‘07 Finish 1. St. John’s (13) 109 1st2. USF (1) 92 2nd3. Louisville (2) 91 4th4. DePaul 67 3rd5. Rutgers 42 8th6. Syracuse 40 t6th7. Villanova 36 5th8. Cincinnati 35 t6th

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EASTBIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Bright Dike, Notre Dame, Sr., F

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Joel Gustafsson, St. John’s, Sr., D

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Zach Johnson, West Virginia, Jr., GK

All-BIG EAST Preseason Team Nelson Becerra, St. John’s, Sr., MLen Coleman, Georgetown, Sr., D*Bright Dike, Notre Dame, Sr., F*Joel Gustafsson, St. John’s, Sr., DZach Johnson, West Virginia, R-Jr., GKBrayan Martinez, Seton Hall, Jr., MColin Rolfe, Louisville, So., F*Toni Stahl, Connecticut, Sr., MMichael Thomas, Notre Dame, Sr., MSteffen Vroom, DePaul, Sr., FHansen Woodruff, Syracuse, Sr., M/F* - unanimous selection | (-) - indicates first place votes

2009 PRESEASON NOTEBOOKaThe Blue Demons return seven starters from last season’s 9-7-4 team that advanced to the BIG EAST Championship Semifinals for the second consecutive year. DePaul finished third in the Red Division while Brian Visser and Steffen Vroom were named second team All-BIG EAST.

aThe 2009 squad returns 21 players from last season. A year ago, the Blue Demons totaled 13 goals and 11 assists for 37 points on 197 shots. The upcoming season returns all 13 goals, six assists, 32 points and 172 shots. Top returning scorers include seniors Steffen Vroom (4G/2A/10P), Mark Plotkin (2G/1A/5P) and Nathan Feltz (2G/1A/5P). Junior Alex Mangan also returns after sitting out much of last season. The forward has scored 12 goals in his two seasons prior to 2008.

aDePaul was picked to finish fourth for the second straight season in the 2009 preseason coaches poll. The Blue Demons finsihed third in 2008 before reaching the tournament semi-finals. St. John’s was slated as the 2009 Red DIvision favorite with 13 first-place votes and was followed by USF, Louisville and DePaul. Notre Dame was the preseason pick for the Blue Division with 12 votes ahead of Connecticut, Georgetown and West Virginia. DePaul senior forward Steffen Vroom was named to the 11-player preseason All-BIG EAST team.

aNational recognition was received continuously throughout the season as Steffen Vroom, Willy Lara and Brian Visser were named to National Teams of the Week. After totaling five points (2G/1A) in wins over No. 11/10 USF and Cincinnati, Vroom was named NSCAA National Player of the Week, and named to both Soccer America and College Soccer News National Teams of the Week. After the marvelous game-winner over No. 17/16 Connecti-cut in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals, Willy Lara was named to the Soccer America National Team of the Week while goalkeeper Brian Visser was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.

aDePaul hosts seven matches at Wish Field this season after posting a 6-2-2 record at home last year. The Blue Demons scored 10 goals and allowed half as many in the 10 home matches. The 1-0 win over No. 11/10 USF highlighted the home slate in 2008. The squad also played to a draw against No. 4/5 St. John’s before shuting out Villanova in over-time to end the regular season. DePaul won the last home match, 3-1, against Pittsburgh in the opening round of the BIG EAST Championship. The Blue Demons enter the 2009 campaign with a seven-match unbeaten streak at Wish Field that includes six wins. Over the last two seasons, the program is 15-3-2 on its home turf.

ERICH REICHMANN45 CAREER STARTS

SR. | D | 2008: 4 POINTS/1 GOAL/2 ASSISTS

NATHAN FELTZ47 CAREER STARTS

SR. | D | 2008: 5 POINTS/2 GOALS/1 ASSIST

MARK PLOTKIN56 CAREER STARTS

SR. | M | 2008: 5 POINTS/2 GOALS/1 ASSIST

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THE BLAZER FILEEducation B.A. in Political Science and Communications .......................... Xavier University, 1991

Coaching Experience 2001-present ............................................................... Head Coach, DePaul University 2007 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year 2007 NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year2001-present ...................................................................................Region II ODP staff2001-present ....................................................................................... Illinois ODP staffDec.-May 1993 ................................................................Cincinnati Clasic Soccer ClubAug.-Dec. 1992....................................................................Fairfield High School (Cin.)1987-91 ................................................................................LaSalle High School (Cin.)

U.S. Soccer Experience 1993-2001 ...................................................................U.S. National Team Coordinator 2001 .............................................................................U-20 World Championships 1998-2000 ........................................................................................2000 Olympics 1999 ........................................................................... Men’s Pan American Games 1998 .......................................................................MLS Project-40 Team Manager 1998 .............................................................................. Men’s Youth World Games 1997 .............................................................................U-17 World Championships 1995 .............................................................................U-17 World Championships 1993 .............................................................................U-17 World Championships

Coaching Education 2000......................................................................... U.S. Soccer “A” Coaching License1999......................................................................... U.S. Soccer “B” Coaching License1995.........................................................................U.S. Soccer “C” Coaching License

Playing Experience 1993-2001 ....................................................... Chicago Wings, Chicago Metro League1987-91 ...............................................................................................Xavier University

YEAR-BY-YEAR Overall ConferenceYear Record Record Notes 2001 3-13-2 2-6-2 C-USA2002 8-9-2 4-6-0 C-USA2003 8-11-0 4-5-0 C-USA2004 3-14-3 1-7-1 C-USA2005 4-11-2 2-8-1 BIG EAST2006 5-12-2 4-7-0 BIG EAST BIG EAST 1st Rd.2007 12-8-0 7-4-0 BIG EAST NCAA 1st Rd., BIG EAST Semifinals2008 9-7-4 5-4-2 BIG EAST BIG EAST SemifinalsTotals 52-85-15 29-47-6

Demons were in the hunt for the Conference USA Tournament as late as the final weekend of the season before losing their last two league matches. Individually, Luke Rojo was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team. In that first season, Blazer established a new foundation for the men’s soccer program at DePaul. The Blue Demons lost four matches by just a single goal and won back-to-back games for the first time since the 1999 season.

Blazer is no stranger to the world’s best in the sport of soccer. Working with the U.S. National teams from 1993-01, he traveled throughout the world and managed soccer at its highest level. The highlight of his U.S. Soccer du-ties was with the 2000 Sydney Olympics. While in Sydney, the United States recorded their highest finish in Olympic history.

Prior to Sydney, Blazer worked with members of the United States Olympic Committee, Sydney Organizing Committee Olympic Games and Federation International Football Association (FIFA). Leading up to the Syd-ney Olympics, Blazer managed all 19 pre-Olympic events including competi-tions in Brazil, England, Portugal, Spain and the 2000 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Hershey, Pa.

Since 1993, he served as the U.S. National Team Coordinator. His role with the national team included managing team logistics with traveling throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America.

In December 1998, Blazer organized and supervised the first internation-al joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer in Manches-ter, England, with the MLS Project-40 team.

In addition to his current coaching duties at DePaul, he is also involved with youth soccer at all levels. He works with the Illinois Olympic Develop-ment Program as a member of the Region II staff. Blazer earned his U.S. Soccer “A” Coaching license in 2000 and coached at Cincinnati’s Fairfield High School in 1992. While playing at Xavier, he assisted at LaSalle High School from 1987-91.

Blazer was a goalkeeper at Xavier University from 1987-91 and earned a degree in Political Science and Communications. Craig and his wife, Clau-dia, are the parents of two sons, Oscar and Julian, and a daughter, Stella.

Continuing the rise of the DePaul soccer program is ninth-year head coach Craig Blazer. Over the last two seasons, the program has put together an impressive resume that includes back-to-back BIG EAST Championship semifi-nal appearances while turning Wish Field into one of the most dangerous home venues in the

BIG EAST.Blazer’s eighth year leading the program in 2008 finished in Tampa, Fla.

at the BIG EAST Championship semifinals. DePaul’s second straight ap-pearance in the league semifinals is only matched by Notre Dame among its BIG EAST peers. The Blue Demons rode a late-season surge and finished tied for sixth in the NSCAA Great Lakes Region poll.

The 2008 campaign followed arguably the greatest season in program history in 2007 that saw the program make its first NCAA Championship appearance.

Blazer has steadily built the men’s soccer program into a contender in the region and in the BIG EAST. After being picked as the BIG EAST Red Division’s eighth place team in the 2007 preseason poll, the Blue Demons surprised the league by claiming the division title and advancing to the semi-finals of the BIG EAST Championship. Additionally, DePaul saw itself ranked among the region’s top 10 throughout the season and held a program-best No. 5 slot in the Great Lakes Region for four weeks. The Blue Demons made noise nationally as they were ranked as high as No. 17 in the Soccer America top 25 for the first national ranking in program history.

Individually, Blazer and assistant coach Adam Tinkham were selected as the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year and Blazer was named the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year by the NSCAA. Brian Visser picked up the BIG EAST’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award. The memorable 2007 season concluded with a NCAA Tournament berth, another first for the men’s soccer program, and a new record for shutouts in a season while matching the program record for wins in a season.

Through the first three seasons of BIG EAST play, the Blue Demons have improved each year under Blazer’s watch. The 2005 squad went 2-8-1 in the league for seven points and proved to be a tough out as they played five overtime matches. The 2006 season saw DePaul qualify for the BIG EAST Championship after a preseason pick to finish eighth in the Red Division. The Blue Demons tallied four league victories, their most confer-ence wins since 2003, and earned the sixth seed from the BIG EAST’s Red Division. Among the four league wins were victories over top 15-ranked USF and perennial national power St. John’s.

The improvement trend continued in 2007 with a 7-4-0 BIG EAST record and division-best 21 points to go along with a 12-7-0 mark overall. Among the victories were wins over No. 2-Connecticut and No. 21 Louisville while starting the season with wins in five of the first six matches.

One of the cornerstones of Blazer’s program is success off the field. DePaul is always among the league’s best in the classroom as they claimed the 2007 BIG EAST Team Academic Award. In the first four seasons of BIG EAST membership, the men’s soccer program has totaled 66 confer-ence academic honorees. The 2008 and 2005 teams placed 15 members on the list followed by 17 in 2006. DePaul improved on that in 2007 with a conference-best 19 players on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. The Blue Demons have claimed the BIG EAST Team Academic Award in each of the last two seasons for holding the highest team GPA among the 16 league programs.

After leading the team through a tough 2001 campaign, Blazer used it as a stepping stone for one of the biggest improvements in college soccer in 2002. In just his second season, Blazer navigated the Blue Demons to their best record since 1996 and the top team GPA among all Conference USA men’s soccer programs. In 2003, DePaul won eight matches and set school records for shutouts and fewest goals allowed in a season. Despite not qualifying for the C-USA Tournament, the Blue Demons were in the thick of the race until the final match of the season. Individually, Patrick Vyncke earned third team All-Midwest Region honors, becoming the first player in DePaul history to be recognized by the NSCAA. In 2004, DePaul claimed the C-USA Sport Academic Award and John Kornfeld earned third team All-Conference USA honors and was named to the league’s All-Freshman team.

Blazer’s squad posted a 3-13-2 overall record and 2-6-2 mark in Con-ference USA in 2001 after he was named interim head coach. The Blue

CRAIG BLAZERHead Coach | Ninth Season2007 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year2007 NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year

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Adam Tinkham, 2007 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honoree, enters his fifth sea-son on the Wish Field sidelines with the men’s soccer program. He guided the Blue Demons to one of the most memorable seasons in program history in 2007 as the Blue Demons reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Along the way, DePaul surprised

the BIG EAST by claiming outright the Red Division title after being picked to finish eighth in the division in the preseason poll. The 2007 Blue Demons also set school records in victories and shutouts while being ranked as high as No. 5 in the region and No. 17 nationally. The 2008 campaign saw continued success for the DePaul program as the Blue Demons reached the BIG EAST Championship semifinals for the second consecutive year and finished the season tied for sixth in the NSCAA Great Lakes Region poll. With 2009 as his fifth year with DePaul, Tinkham assists head coach Craig Blazer in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, training, game preparation and camps. Following a one-year stint as a volunteer coach in 2004, Tinkham moved into a full-time role prior to the start of the 2005 campaign. Tinkham was a four-year starter and All-ACC honoree while playing at North Carolina. A six-year athlete in the ODP program at the state, regional and national levels, he played with the U-20 Men’s National Team that par-ticipated in the Youth World Cup in Saudi Arabia. A Parade All-American in high school, Tinkham also played professionally for the San Antonio Pumas of the USISL. Prior to joining the DePaul staff, Tinkham was a coach and trainer with the Trevian Soccer Club in Winnetka, Ill. He holds a USSF National “A” License and also served as an assistant coach at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind.

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KATHRYN STATZAssociate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator

PETER TOMBASCOAssociate Athletics Director

KATE O’BRIENDirector of Athletic Academic Advising

SUE WALSHDirector of Sports Medicine

ARMANDO HERMOSILLOManager

KYLE ROBERTSONManager

ADAM TINKHAMAsst. Coach | Fifth Season2007 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year

Hobie Hare joins the Blue Demon soccer pro-gram in his first season as a graduate assistant. He is enrolled in the School for New Learning after graduating from Rider University in 1999. He spent the last two seasons as an as-sistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast University, helping establish a Division I soccer program. Prior to that, Hare was an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for

two years and spent one season as an assistant coach at Rider. Hare was the Director of Training for the Cape Coral Soccer Associa-tion, the third-largest soccer club in Florida, for one year beginning in 2007. After his playing days at Rider, he played one season in England followed by stints with the Hershey (Pa.) Wildcats and New Jersey Stallions profes-sional soccer teams. He resides in Lincoln Park.

HOBIE HAREGraduate Asst. | First Season

This soccer talent comes to Lincoln Park after having been on the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team and spending one season (2000) with the Chicago Fire. In addition to the Fire, Snitko also played professionally with the Kansas City Wizards (1996-1999) and the Dallas Burn (2001). He was a three-year starter at UCLA and first team All-American in 1995.

After leaving school to pursue his Olympic dream, Snitko is working to finish up his degree in Sociology. He is coaching locally with the FC Drive soccer club. Snitko grew up in Orange County, Calif. and played club soccer with North Huntington Beach which won the McGuire Cup in 1991 as the un-der-19 national champion.

CHRIS SNITKOVolunteer Asst. | First Season

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The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., became DePaul University’s 11th president on July 1, 2004. Since his inauguration, he has led the successful completion of the university’s prior strategic plan and creation of its current six-year plan, VISION twenty12.

His leadership and expertise stem from a broad range of higher education experiences. He was an administrator with St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., from 1996 to 1999, first as assistant dean of Notre Dame College and later as associate dean of the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Concur-rently he served as an assistant professor of higher education in St. John’s Graduate School of Education. He gained a university-wide perspective as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, N.Y., from 2000 to 2004, where he directed the university’s strategic planning efforts and daily operations of the campus. Adding research to experience, Father Holtschneider led two national studies of examining trends in governance and leadership in American Catholic colleges and universities. He is the author and co-author of one book and numerous articles on U.S. higher education and Catholic higher education, as well as a frequent consultant and speaker on these topics.

REV. DENNIS HOLTSCHNEIDERUniversity President

His expertise has led to service on numerous external committees and boards. In January 2009, Father Holtschneider was appointed to the Illinois Reform Commission and was appointed to the School Board of the Archdiocese of Chicago for a three-year term. He is a member of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, which promotes excellence and best prac-tices in management, finances and human resource development of the Catholic Church in the U.S. In addition, he currently serves as a trustee of Niagara University and the Chicago History Museum, and he is a director of the Economic Club of Chicago. He also chairs the Education Advisory Board of the Chicago 2016 Committee, working to bring the Olympics to Chicago, and he is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. He is a trustee for Ascen-sion Health, the nation’s largest Catholic and largest nonprofit health system. A Detroit native, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Ni-agara in 1985. He studied for the priesthood at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pa., and was ordained in 1989. Father Holtschneider studied at Harvard University and received his doctorate in administration, planning and social policy in 1997 after writing a dissertation on the early history of financial aid in the United States. He has been a case researcher and writer for Harvard’s schools of Education, Medicine and Public Health. After ordination, Father Holtschneider served as director and then rector of the Vincentian Community’s college seminary program at Ozone Park in New York City. While in New York, he served as a clinical associate professor of higher education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, teaching one doctoral seminar each fall. Currently, he is a faculty member and board member of the Boston College Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education. He continues to teach at Boston College’s summer Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Edu-cation.

One of the nation’s most widely respected lead-ers in intercollegiate athletics and a driving force behind the continuing expansion and develop-ment of DePaul’s athletics program, Jean Lenti Ponsetto is now in her eighth year as DePaul’s Director of Athletics and her 35th as a member of

the Blue Demon athletic family. Ponsetto was named to her current position on July 1, 2002 and the Blue Demons have experienced tremendous success both on and off the playing field ever since. She also guided the DePaul efforts in 2003 when the University an-nounced it would join the BIG EAST Conference in 2005. An advocate for student-athlete welfare, Ponsetto initiated and provided the leadership for the Sullivan-McGrath Athletics Capital Campaign which has yielded the funding resources for the renovation of Wish Soccer Field, the creation of the Cacciatore Softball Stadium and renovation of the Cherry Family Indoor Track at the Ray Meyer Center. During her seven years at the helm of the department, 14 of the 15 Blue Demon athletic programs have represented the school in NCAA championships including seven straight NCAA appearances by the women’s basketball team, two trips to the Women’s College World Series for the softball program, and the men’s soccer program’s initial trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning the BIG EAST Conference regular season title. Success has also come in the classroom during Ponsetto’s tenure as the athletics director as over 700 Blue Demon student-athletes have been named to conference academic honor rolls. The 2008-09 academic year saw the men’s track and field program post the highest cumulative grade-point average in the country by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Among the 16 programs in the BIG EAST Conference, the Blue Demons led the way academically in women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s indoor track and field, and men’s outdoor track and field. In the Spring of 2009, she was named Under Armour AD of the Year for the NCAA Division I Central Region. For the second time in her career, Ponsetto was presented NACWAA’s Administrator of the Year Award in 2003 and was the organization’s president in 2005-06. Most recently, she added duties as president of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (D1-AAA ADA) for 2009-10. Prior to being named president, she was the second vice president for the I-AAA Athletics Directors Association.

JEAN LENTI PONSETTOAthletics Director

Ponsetto currently serves the NCAA as a member of the Division I Men’s Bas-ketball Enhancement Group and is an NCAA Champion, a program highlighting key NCAA administrators to act as spokespeople from the membership on NCAA issues. Ponsetto also chairs the Honda Awards Board of Directors and the Wade Trophy Selection Committee and is the past president of NACWAA and a mem-ber of the NACDA Division I-AAA Board of Directors. In recent years, Ponsetto served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee, the Division I Women’s Basketball Task Force, the Division I Recruiting/Early Scholarship Offer Working Group, the NCAA Amateurism Clearinghouse Advisory Group and the NCAA Work/Life Balance Task Force. Ponsetto also served as a member of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basket-ball Marketing Committee, which developed a plan for the potential growth in attendance and television viewership for both men’s and women’s basketball. Since moving into an administrative position over 20 years ago at DePaul, Ponsetto has had a significant impact on the status of the DePaul intercollegiate sports scene. She introduced four women’s sports - indoor and outdoor track, cross country and women’s soccer - to varsity status at DePaul. Under her direc-tion DePaul has built several athletic facilities including the Sullivan Athletic Cen-ter that opened in 2000, the Ray Meyer Fitness Recreation Center that opened in 1999 and the recently completed projects in Cacciatore Stadium, Wish Field and the Cherry Family Indoor Track. Recently she negotiated long-term contracts with Ruffled Feathers Golf Club as home for the men’s golf program as well as Lane Stadium as a home for the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams. Ponsetto is a member of both NACDA and NACWAA and is also involved in several community and charitable organizations. Following graduation from DePaul in 1978, the former four-sport standout was named the school’s first assistant women’s basketball coach by then head coach Doug Bruno. Her work within the Chicago sports scene has been duly noted. Ponsetto was named one of the top 100 most influential women in Chicago by the Chicago Sun-Times (she was ranked second in sports category behind Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey) in 2004. Ponsetto was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, whose membership includes Ray Meyer, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton and Michael Jordan. Married to former Blue Demon basketball star Joe Ponsetto, the current As-sistant Village Manager and Village Prosecutor in west suburban Maywood, she comes from a family intertwined in education and athletics. One brother, Frank Lenti, is head football coach at Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago. In the fall of 1999, the Chicago Tribune named Frank as the high school football coach of the century in Illinois. Another brother, David, is an assistant under Frank with the Caravan. Two other brothers work for the DePaul athletics department as Michael is the Director of Athletic Facilities and Eugene is the school’s all-time winningest coach as the head softball coach. Jeanne’s sister Marilyn, who re-cently retired as the Teacher Coordinator for Students with Learning Disabilities in south suburban Dolton, is a DePaul graduate as are Eugene and David.

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AdministrationJean Lenti Ponsetto ................................................................................... Director of AthleticsKathryn Statz ........................................................... Associate Athletic Director/Varsity SportsPeter Tombasco ..................................................... Associate Athletic Director/External AffairsDoug Bakker .........................................................................Assistant Director of ComplianceCathy Ramsey .......................................................................................... Executive Secretary

FacilitiesMichael Lenti .............................................................................. Director of Athletics FacilitiesPat Teahan ..................................................................Assistant Director of Athletics FacilitiesBlair Banwart ...............................................................Assistant Director of Athletics Facilities

Business and Financial AffairsCarolyn Lewis ..........................................................Director of Business and Financial AffairsErin McGovern.........................................Assistant Director of Business and Financial Affairs

DevelopmentThad Dohrn.............................................................. Senior Director of Development/AthleticsLemone Lampley ................................................. Assistant Director of Development/AthleticsJennifer Thomas .................................................. Assistant Director of Development/AthleticsMarge Mazik .................................................................Administrative Assistant/Development

Marketing and LicensingKaren Loiacono ................................................................Director of Marketing and LicensingPatrick Condon .................................................Assistant Director of Marketing and Licensing

Media RelationsGreg Greenwell .............................................................................Director of Media RelationsAlicia Powers ................................................................. Assistant Director of Media RelationsBob Sakamoto ............................................................... Assistant Director of Media Relations

Sports MedicineSue Walsh .....................................................................................Director of Sports MedicineJarett Mason .................................................................. Assistant Director of Sports MedicineDavid McAuliffe .............................................................. Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

Ticket Sales and OperationsJay Finnerty ................................................................Director of Ticket Sales and OperationsMarty Murphy..............................................Assistant Director of Ticket Sales and OperationsDave Corzine ............................... Assistant to the Athletics Director for Community Outreach

Student-Athlete Enhancement ProgramsKate O’Brien ............................................................... Director of Athletics Academic AdvisingJill Hollembeak ............................................Assistant Director of Athletics Academic AdvisingTracy Moss ..................................................Assistant Director of Athletics Academic Advising

Strength and ConditioningBryce Karasiak ..............................................................Director of Strength and ConditioningPatricia Dietz ................................................. Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

Men’s BasketballJerry Wainwright ................................................ Head CoachDavid Booth ................................................. Assistant CoachBilly Garrett .................................................. Assistant CoachTracy Webster ............................................. Assistant CoachTom Kleinschmidt ..............Director of Basketball OperationsBarron Thelmon .Assistant Director of Basketball OperationsLinda Jepsen ................................... Administrative Assistant

Women’s BasketballDoug Bruno ....................................................... Head CoachNicci Hays-Fort ............................................ Assistant CoachCandis Blankson.......................................... Assistant CoachBart Brooks .................................................. Assistant CoachAllison Guth .......................Director of Basketball OperationsCiara Johnson ...Assistant Director of Basketball OperationsSue Dillon ........................................ Administrative Assistant

Cross Country/Track & FieldPat Savage ........................................................ Head CoachDave Dopek ................................................. Assistant CoachBrandon Murer............................................. Assistant Coach

Men’s GolfBetty Kaufmann ................................................. Head Coach

Men’s SoccerCraig Blazer ....................................................... Head CoachAdam Tinkham............................................. Assistant Coach

Women’s SoccerErin Chastain ..................................................... Head CoachMichele O’Brien ........................................... Assistant Coach

SoftballEugene Lenti ..................................................... Head CoachLiz Jagielski ................................................. Assistant CoachCat Osterman .............................................. Assistant Coach

Men’s TennisMatt Brothers ..................................................... Head Coach

Women’s TennisMark Ardizzone .................................................. Head Coach

VolleyballAmy Hardison .................................................... Head CoachWilliam Hardison.......................................... Assistant Coach

Opened in the Spring of 2000, the Sullivan Athletic Center houses the day-to-day operations of the entire athletics department. It features McGrath Arena, of-fices, locker rooms, the student-athlete weight room and academic services. Centrally located on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, the building is located at the corner of Sheffield and Belden Avenues.

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICSSullivan Athletic Center | 2323 N. Sheffield Ave. | Chicago, IL 60614 | (773) 325-7526

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Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 19-19 1 2 4 18 2007 13-8 0 0 0 9 2008 20-20 2 1 5 16 Totals 52-47 3 3 9 43

Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... 47 career starts in 52 matches. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... third team

NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region...second on team with two goals and five points... scored both goals and tallied his only assist of the season in the win over Pittsburgh in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship... started all 20 matches... one of five players to start every game. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 13 matches with eight starts... totaled nine shots, including a season-high three at Villanova. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of six players, and just one of two freshmen, to start all 19 matches... scored first collegiate goal against St. John’s… the game-winning goal capped a 2-1 win over the Red Storm... one of only three DePaul players to tally a game-winner... totaled both as-sists in 2-1 upset of USF... the pair of helpers against the Bulls was the only multi-assist game of the season by a DePaul player... fourth on the team with 18 shots... took a season-high six shots against Villanova. High School: Four-year letterwinner… totaled 47 career goals... two-time first team All-State... team MVP and captain as a junior and senior... three-time All-Conference honoree... member of the Region II and Iowa state ODP teams... played for Matt Dryer... also a two-time letterwinner in football. Personal: Son of Steve and Amy Feltz... has three brothers, Nick, Andrew and Patrick... major-ing in Finance.

NATHAN FELTZHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 155Class: SeniorPosition: DefenderHometown: West Des Moines, IowaHigh School: Dowling Catholic

High School: Earned All-Midwest, All-State and All-Area honors... totaled 68 goals and 58 assists the last three years, including 32 goals and 20 assists as a

senior... led Mt. Carmel to a sectional title as a sophomore and a regional title as a junior... three-time selection for the All-Catholic League First Team... MVP of the Pepsi Showdown and Windy City Classic... played club soccer with Sockers FC Chicago. Personal: Son of Antonio and Ana Maria Aguilar... has one sibling, Evelyn... plans to major in Business.

ANTONIO AGUILARHeight: 5-7 | Weight: 140Class: FreshmanPosition: MidfielderHometown: Hammond, Ind.High School: Mt. Carmel

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Demon Notes: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Did not compete. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... saw action in

13 matches... started five times... took four shots, including two on goal. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... took five shots during the season, including a season-high two against North-western... saw action in 14 matches... started games against West Virginia and Northwestern. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Wheaton Warrenville South... school-record 40 goals in four-year career... finished career with 105 points and 25 assists... All-State honoree as a senior... earned All-Sectional and All-Conference hon-ors as a junior and senior... played for Guy Callipari... also earned two letters in basketball. Personal: Son of Cliff and Susan Briars... two brothers, Dan and Jonathan... Secondary Education major in Social Science.Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 14-2 0 0 0 5 2007 13-5 0 0 0 4 Totals 27-7 0 0 0 9

KEVIN BRIARSHeight: 5-11 | Weight: 170Class: JuniorPosition: Midfielder/ForwardHometown: Wheaton, Ill.High School: Wheaton Warrenville South

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2008: Redshirted. High School: Two-time letterwinner in soccer and volleyball at Carmel... totaled a dozen shutouts with a 0.84 GAA as a senior after a 1.09 GAA

and seven shutouts during junior campaign... Carmel claimed 2006 and 2007 Regional titles with a combined 32-13-5 record... two-time IHSA Scholar honoree and earned All-Area honorable mention honors as a senior... received Presidents Award for Educational Excellence and was a National Honor Society member... coached by John Halloran... played club soccer for the Chicago Kickers coached by Bill Houghton. Personal: Son of Joe and Debbie Fer-rari... has a sister, Laura... Accountancy major.

JOE FERRARIHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 175Class: FreshmanPosition: GoalkeeperHometown: Mundelein, Ill.High School: Carmel Catholic

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Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2008 5-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5-0 0 0 0 0

Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... saw ac-tion in five matches. 2007: Redshirted...

named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. High School: Three-year letterwinner at J.J. Pearce... team captain as a senior... named a “Player to Watch” by the Dallas Morning News... led team to back-to-back district regional finals... club team, Dallas Texans, won the State Cup and was a Region III U-17 semi-finalist... the Texans were also a Region III U-18 finalist... played for Hassan Nazari. Personal: Son of Andrew and Carrie Freundlich... has two sisters, Amy and Melissa... majoring in Real Estate.

SCOTT FREUNDLICHHeight: 5-7 | Weight: 145Class: SophomorePosition: Defender/MidfielderHometown: Dallas, TexasHigh School: J.J. Pearce

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Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007 8-0 0 0 0 2 2008 20-16 0 0 0 17 Totals 28-16 0 0 0 19

Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... took 17 shots, including four on goal... started 16

of 20 matches. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in eight matches... took a shot against Xavier and Loyola-Chicago. High School: Two-year letterwinner at New Trier... led team to first Illinois State title... leading scorer for New Trier as a senior and earned All-Conference honors... received the Scholar-Athlete Award... named State Cup MVP and was leading scorer for two sea-sons for his Aguascalientes, Mexico high school team... club team is FC United... led FC United to 2005 Illinois State Cup semifinals... played for Kevin Bott. Personal: Son of Jorge and Belinda Gutier-rez... has a sister, Daniela... born in Mexico City, Mexico... Commu-nication major.

ANDRE GUTIERREZHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 150Class: JuniorPosition: MidfielderHometown: Aguascalientes, MexicoHigh School: New Trier (Ill.)

10Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 19-18 1 1 3 102007 20-20 3 0 6 11 2008 20-20 1 0 2 10 Totals 59-58 5 1 11 31

Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... started 58 of 59 career matches. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... took a penalty

kick for the game-winning goal against Loyola-Chicago... took 10 shots and started in all 20 matches... one of just five players to start every game. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started all 20 matches... one of three players to start every game... second on the team with three goals... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on two occasions... scored both goals on headers in 2-1 win over Louisville... game-winner came in the 84th minute against the Cardinals... earned National Team of the Week honors from Col-lege Soccer News for his multi-goal game... scored first goal of the season against Xavier... totaled 11 shots. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started 18 matches... scored first career goal at Xavier... named to the Marriott Kingsgate Xavier Challenge All-Tour-nament team... registered first career assist at Marquette... assisted one of Alex Mangan’s two goals in the 2-0 win against the Golden Eagles... totaled 10 shots... one of eight players to play in all 19 matches... started every game but the season-opener at Valparaiso. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Barrington... totaled 17 as-sists in career and was a member of the “50-Point Club”... six goals and nine assists during senior year... earned All-Midwest, All-State, All-Conference, Chicago Sun-Times first team All-Area honors as a senior... also named second team All-State by the Chicago Tribune and was a Daily Herald All-Area honorary co-captain following senior season... two-time All-Conference honoree... played for Scott Steib... also two-year basketball letterwinner. Personal: Son of Tom and Beth Hopkins... has two sisters, Katie and Maureen... Accoun-tancy major... member of DePaul’s Captains’ Council.

PATRICK HOPKINSHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 190Class: SeniorPosition: DefenderHometown: Barrington, Ill.High School: Barrington

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2008: Played in two matches. 2007: Redshirted... member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. High School: Three-year letterwinner in both soccer and

basketball at Shawnee Mission East... team captain as a senior... earned second team Class 6A All-State honors by the Topeka Capital-Journal... named first team Sunflower League and first team All-Johnson County... scored three goals as a defender for Shaw-nee Mission East... played club soccer for the Kansas City Legends under coach JC Collett. Personal: Son of George and Ann Jandl... three siblings, Katie, Brooke and Libby… Accountancy major.

JOHN JANDLHeight: 6-1 | Weight: 175Class: SophomorePosition: DefenderHometown: Mission Hills, Kan.High School: Shawnee Mission East

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2008: Did not play in a match. 2007: Did not play in a match. At Azusa Pacific: Redshirted. High School: Played one season of varsity soccer at Brophy

College Preparatory School in 2004... played club soccer for the Sereno Soccer Club... led Sereno to six Arizona state champion-ships and two Region IV finals appearances... played for Ally Maxwell. Personal: Son of Edward and Cynthia Kron... two sisters, Stephanie and Samantha... Stephanie played soccer at UCLA... Communication major with a minor in Creative Writing.

ANDREW KRONHeight: 5-9 | Weight: 145Class: JuniorPosition: Defender/MidfielderHometown: Paradise Valley, Ariz.High School: Brophy College Prep

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Career: Played in 35 career matches... at-tended U-20 U.S. National Team Training Camp in New Orleans, Feb. 19-25, 2008. 2008: Named to Soccer America Team of

the Week on Nov. 11... picked up Marquette Invitational All-tourna-ment team honors.. knocked in game-winner at Connecticut in the BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals... started 11 of 18 matches played. 2007: Played in 17 games... made 12 starts... totaled three points on a goal and an assist... notched the game-winner in 2-0 victory at St. John’s... assisted the game-winner against Xavier... took a season-high three shots at West Virginia. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Whitney Young... totaled 60 assists and 54 goals in high school career... two-time All-State and All-City honoree... played club soccer for Chicago Fire Juniors and Club Vallense. Personal: Son of Wilfrido and Angelica Lara... has two siblings, Alvaro and Rene... majoring in Business Management.

WILLY LARAHeight: 5-9 | Weight: 140Class: JuniorPosition: MidfielderHometown: Chicago, Ill.High School: Whitney Young

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2008: Took eight shots while starting three of 10 matches played. 2007: Granted a medical hardship... played against Valparaiso. High School: Three-year let-

terwinner and starter at SLUHS... team captain as a senior... earned All-State, All-Metro, All-Conference and All-District honors... totaled 40 goals and 33 assists in prep career... high school teammate of DePaul soccer alums John Kornfeld and Brent Zang... club team, Scott Gallagher, placed third at the 2006 USYSA Nationals... Scott Gallagher was also a three-time USYSA Missouri State Champion... coached by Tom Howe... also played with former Blue Demon Joe Sondag at the club level. Personal: Son of Ken and Connie Lein-auer... has three siblings, Dan, Patrick and Beth... Finance major.

MATT LEINAUERHeight: 5-9 | Weight: 165Class: SophomorePosition: Midfielder/ForwardHometown: St. Louis, Mo.High School: Saint Louis University HS

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2008: Named to the BIG EAST All-Aca-demic Team... took one shot with one start in three matches. High School: Four-year letterwinner and captain as a junior and

senior... totaled 23 goals and five assists as a senior while leading Middleton to the semifinals of the state tournament... team went 16-5-1 and shared conference championship... three-time All-Con-ference honoree and picked up All-State recognition as a senior... played for Ken Burghy... club team is Middleton-Yahara Soccer Club (MYSC)... MYSC reached State Cup semifinals and won the Pre-mier Regional League... tallied 16 goals as team captain... coached by Roy Patton. Personal: Son of Javier and Ann Kratofil... has a sister, Andrea... enrolled in the College of Commerce.

MIKE KRATOFILHeight: 6-2 | Weight: 195Class: SophomorePosition: ForwardHometown: Cross Plains, Wis.High School: Middleton

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Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 15-12 5 0 10 282007 20-19 7 1 15 43 2008 1-1 0 0 0 1 Totals 36-32 12 1 25 72

Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... tied for 19th in DePaul history with 25 points (12G/1A)... led the team in goals in each of his first

two seasons. 2008: Started the one game played in... was granted a medical hardship. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... led the team with 15 points and seven goals... played in all 20 games with 19 starts... ranked among BIG EAST leaders in game-winning goals (t2nd-5), goals (t9th-7), goals per game (t9th-0.35)... totaled five game-winning goals including three ‘golden goals’... notched extra-time winners against Pittsburgh (108:24), Rutgers (107:20) and Syracuse (109:32)... DePaul was 7-0-0 when Mangan scored a goal... second on the team with 43 shots... registered a goal in DePaul’s first three matches... assisted the game-winner and scored a goal against Jacksonville... followed with game-winners in victories over UW-Green Bay and Xavier... season-high seven shots against Rutgers. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic hon-ors... led DePaul with five goals and three game-winners... played in 15 matches with 12 starts... notched both of DePaul’s multi-goal games... scored two goals in a 2-1 win against Loyola-Chicago and a 2-0 victory at Marquette... tallied third game-winner in 2-1 upset of USF... tied for team lead with 28 shots. 2005: Redshirted... earned BIG EAST Academic honors. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Wheaton-Warrenville South... picked up All-Conference, All-Sectional and All-Area honors... earned All-State mention from the Chicago Sun-Times... played for Guy Calirari... led club team, the Chicago Sockers, to the U-17 Illinois state championship. Personal: Son of Robert and Jennifer Mangan... has three sisters, Caitlin, Mary and Maggie... majoring in Communications.

ALEX MANGANHeight: 6-0 | Weight: 180Class: JuniorPosition: ForwardHometown: Wheaton, Ill.High School: Wheaton Warrenville South

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2008: Saw action four times. 2007: Red-shirted. 2006: Saw action in five match-es... took only shot of the season against Pittsburgh. High School: Four-year

letterwinner at Hinsdale South... totaled 43 goals and 16 assists over four-year prep career... two-time All-Conference, All-Sectional... team scoring leader as a junior and senior... team MVP as a se-nior... played for Mark McNellis... also competed in track and field. Personal: Son of Sam Mintah and Dinah Lindsay... has a brother, Kwesi, and sister, Pimaa... majoring in Finance.

NANA MINTAHHeight: 5-11 | Weight: 165Class: JuniorPosition: ForwardHometown: Burr Ridge, Ill.High School: Hinsdale South

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High School: Played on Sockers FC Chicago club team with fellow Blue Demon freshmen Matt Riggio and Eric Sorby... helped Sockers capture the Il-

linois State Cup in 2007... three-time Dallas Cup winner... played in the Disney Showcase... participated in Sockers FC Academy and Olympic Development programs. Personal: Son of Mark and Nancy Leverentz... has two siblings, Amy and Sarah... enrolled in the Col-lege of Commerce.

DAVID LEVERENTZHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 155Class: FreshmanPosition: MidfielderHometown: Lake Zurich, Ill.High School: Lake Zurich

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High School: Two-time All-State selec-tion playing for a nationally-recognized program at Saint Thomas Aquinas... won state championship all four years of his

career... totaled 34 points as a senior on 12 goals and 10 assists... team ranked in the national top 25 his first two years... selected first team All-State Academic and Kansas City Star Scholar-Athlete…honored as Kansas State Scholar and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas City Scholar-Athlete…named to Principal’s Honor Roll four years…earned Senior Award and Most Inspirational Player Award. Personal: Son of Steve and JJ Magness…has a sister, Geneva…plans to major in Business.

JOSH MAGNESSHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 150Class: FreshmanPosition: DefenderHometown: Overland Park, Kan.High School: Saint Thomas Aquinas

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2008: Took one shot in one match played. 2007: Named to the BIG EAST All-Aca-demic Team... played in three games... took two shots at Pittsburgh. High

School: Two-year letterwinner at Nequa Valley... team captain and MVP... picked up IHSSCA All-State and All-Upstate Eight Confer-ence honors... played in the IHSSCA Soccer Plus Senior Classic... named first team All-Area by the Naperville Sun and Daily Herald... played club soccer for the Chicago Magic... coached by Mike Mat-kovich. Personal: Son of Charles and Sandy Mancuso... has three siblings, Nicole, Max and Geena... Business Management major.

CHARLIE MANCUSOHeight: 6-1 | Weight: 170Class: JuniorPosition: Defender/MidfielderHometown: Naperville, Ill.High School: Nequa Valley

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Career: Played in 55 career matches with 45 starts. 2008: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... scored game-winner against Pittsburgh and assisted Steffen

Vroom’s game-winning goals against USF and Cincinnati... second behind Vroom with 31 shots... started 18 of 19 matches. 2007: Started 11 times while playing in 18 games... started 10 of the final 11 matches of the season... scored DePaul’s goal on a 40-yard liner against Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals... totaled five shots. 2006: Played in 18 matches, starting 16 times... scored first career goal against Villanova... set up Alex Mangan’s game-winner in 2-0 win at Marquette for first career assist... one of three players to take a team-high 28 shots... recorded a season-high six shots against Northwestern. High School: Played soc-cer and lacrosse at Hicksville... totaled 31 goals and 22 assists... named a NSCAA All-American... earned All-State and All-Regional honors... three-time team MVP... three-time All-Conference and All-County honoree... played for Rich Hinnerschietz... also scored 54 goals in lacrosse. Personal: Son of Erich and Patricia Reichmann... has a brother, Ryan... majoring in Marketing.

ERICH REICHMANNHeight: 6-0 | Weight: 175Class: SeniorPosition: DefenderHometown: Hicksville, N.Y.High School: Hicksville

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High School: Led 2007 defense that keyed an undefeated regular season and only allowed one goal in the East Subur-ban Catholic Conference... honored as

Co-MVP of the ESCC as a senior... named All-State in 2007 and 2008... selected All-Area and All-Conference in 2007 and 2008... competed for Sockers FC Chicago Academy Team that won the state title in 2006. Personal: Son of John and Julie Riggio... has two brothers, John and Thomas, and a sister, Noelle... plans to major in Secondary Education History.

MATT RIGGIOHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 155Class: FreshmanPosition: DefenderHometown: Mundelein, Ill.High School: Saint Viator

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Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... started all but two matches of career (56 starts). 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors...

second on the team with two goals and five points... tallied a goal against Loyola-Chicago and the game-winner against Pittsburgh in BIG EAST Championship First Round... started 18 of 20 matches. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in and started 19 games... third on the team with 21 shots... tallied at least one attempt in 14 games. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... one of six players, and just one of two freshmen, to start and play in all 19 matches... fifth on the team with 15 shots. High School: Scored 12 goals with 19 assists as a senior at Naperville North... second team All-Area by the Chicago Sun-Times as a senior and special mention All-State honoree by the Chicago Tribune... earned All-Conference and All-Sectional honors... member of the Region 2 ODP pool... named to the Naperville Sun All-Area team... played for Jim Konrad... also played basketball. Personal: Son of Dale and Nancy Plotkin... has two siblings, Brian and Laura... Brian played for the MLS’s Chicago Fire... majoring in Marketing.

MARK PLOTKINHeight: 6-0 | Weight: 165Class: SeniorPosition: MidfielderHometown: Naperville, Ill.High School: Naperville North

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2008: Redshirted. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Fremd... in 80 career games, posted a 0.81 goals against aver-age with 38 shutouts... Fremd posted a

53-18-9 record in that span while claiming conference and regional championships... named a Top Five Goalkeeper to Watch by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times... earned Chicago Fire All-State All-Academic Special Mention honors... also picked up All-State Special Mention from the Chicago Tribune and All-Area honors from the Daily Herald... received the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award and Mid-Suburban League All-Academic hon-ors... played for Steve Keller... played club soccer for FC Barrington and Sockers FC Chicago... coached by Ralph Tooren and Stuart Peek with FC Barrington and David Richardson with the Chicago Sockers. Personal: Son of Mike and Mary Podjasek... has a sister, Kara... plans to major in Finance.

RICHIE PODJASEKHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 190Class: FreshmanPosition: GoalkeeperHometown: Palatine, Ill.High School: Fremd

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High School: Three-year letterwinner had 39 goals and 18 assists in his career for a program ranked among the top five in the nation the last two years... named to

All-Metro Team and an honors student... played at SLUHS with cur-rent Blue Demon Matt Leinauer... helped club team Scott Gallagher advance to the Region II finals the last two years. Personal: Son of Mike and Susan Schultz... has two siblings, Katie and Emily... plans to major in Accounting.

BRIAN SCHULTZHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 165Class: FreshmanPosition: ForwardHometown: St. Louis, Mo.High School: Saint Louis University HS

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High School: Bypassed senior season to compete in Top Talent Program where his 2009 team became the first in the Mid-west Regional League’s 27-year history

to go undefeated in the indoor season... Pioneer Press All-Area as a junior... All-Conference as a sophomore... Pioneer Press Rookie of the Year as a freshman... helped lead the Mustangs to a regional title in 2006 and to the sectional finals in 2005... competed for Sockers FC Chicago team that qualified for the U.S. Club Nationals in 2006... finalist in 2006 Disney Soccer Showcase... Copa cham-pion in 2006... Illinois State Cup champion in 2007... two years on Sockers Development Academy team. Personal: Son of Kurt and Debbie Sorby... has two siblings, Kyle and Kevin... plans to major in Physical Education.

ERIC SORBYHeight: 6-2 | Weight: 180Class: FreshmanPosition: GoalkeeperHometown: Mundelein, Ill.High School: Mundelein

1Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2006 17-12 1 0 2 92007 20-20 1 0 2 7 2008 20-20 2 0 4 13 Totals 57-52 4 0 8 29

Career: Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... started 52 of 57 career matches. 2008: Third team NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region...

member of the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... earned BIG EAST Academic honors... scored two goals during the season... tied the game against Cincinnati and knocked in the game-winner in overtime against Villanova... one of five players to start all 20 matches. 2007: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... started all 20 matches... one of three players to start every game... tallied the game-winning goal against Valparaiso... totaled seven shots during the season. 2006: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played in 17 games, starting a dozen matches... scored first collegiate goal against Western Kentucky... took nine shots, including a season-high four in the season-opener at Valparaiso. High School: Played two years of soccer at Townsend Harris... school’s all-time leading goal scorer... team MVP as a senior and two-time captain... totaled 38 goals and five assists... 15 goals and five assists during senior season... 23 goals as a junior... played in the Super Y-League for the Olympic Development Program... coached by Ray Adamkiewitz. Personal: Son of Peter and Lisa Sterbenz... has a sister, Kristel... majoring in Accountancy.

PETER STERBENZHeight: 6-1 | Weight: 165Class: SeniorPosition: Defender/MidfielderHometown: Middle Village, N.Y.High School: Townsend Harris

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High School: Selected All-State once and All-Conference twice... three-year starter and four-year letterwinner... five-time member of Wisconsin Olympic Develop-

ment Program... played with Croatian Eagles club team that won a State Cup title and was a finalist twice. Personal: Son of Alex and Jennifer Toth…has one sibling, Ashley…plans to major in Accoun-tancy.

AUSTIN TOTHHeight: 6-1 | Weight: 165Class: FreshmanPosition: DefenderHometown: Milwaukee, Wis.High School: Pius XI

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Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2005 17-12 0 0 0 52006 4-4 0 0 0 32007 20-18 2 3 7 45 2008 18-18 4 2 10 32 Totals 59-52 6 5 17 85

Career: Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... DePaul has won every match in which Vroom has scored or assisted a goal... tallied at least

a game-winning goal or game-winning assist in each of those nine matches... totaled 59 career games with 52 starts. 2008: Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... second team All-BIG EAST... third team NSCAA/adidas All-Great Lakes Region... Marquette Invita-tional All-Tournament Team...led team with four goals,10 points and 32 shots taken... responsible for the team’s first six goals of the season... scored DePaul’s first two goals and game-winners of the season against Columbia and at Seton Hall... assisted the game-winner against Pittsburgh... named NSCAA National Player of the Week and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week while selected to the Soccer America National Team of the Week and College Soccer News National Team of the Week in mid-October... picked up the honors after knocking in the game-winner to upset 10th-ranked USF and assisting the first goal and scoring the game-winner against Cincinnati... tied for second in BIG EAST with four game-winning goals... started all 18 matches played. 2007: Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... moved from the backfield to the forward position... led the team with 45 shots after totaling just eight attempts in previous 21 career matches... third on the team with seven points (2G/3A)... played in all 20 games with 18 starts... scored two of the biggest goals of the season... notched the game-winner (49:45) in the BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals against Cincinnati... named to the Soccer America National Team of the Week and College Soccer News National Team of the Week following the win over the Bearcats... scored the goal (85:43) in DePaul’s 1-0 upset of second-ranked Connecticut... assisted both goals in the season-opening 2-0 win over Jacksonville... picked up BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition for the multi-assist game... also assisted the game-winner against Valparaiso. 2006: Granted a medical hardship... played in and started four matches... took three shots, including two in the season-opener at Valparaiso. 2005: Played in all 17 matches... started 12 games... one of six players to see action in every match... started the final 11 games of the season... took five shots. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Libertyville... three-year varsity starter... scored 12 goals during senior season... All-Area, All-Conference and All-Sectional honor-ee... All-State mention by the Chicago Sun-Times... played for Scott Schinto... also played lacrosse... club team is FC United. Personal: Son of David and Kelli Vroom... majoring in Business Administration.

STEFFEN VROOMHeight: 6-0 | Weight: 175Class: SeniorPosition: ForwardHometown: Libertyville, Ill.High School: Libertyville

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Year MP-MS Min GA GAA Sv ShO W-L-T 2008 1-0 4 0 0.00 0 0 0-0-0 Totals 1-0 4 0 0.00 0 0 0-0-0

2008: Named to the BIG EAST All-Aca-demic Team... played four minutes in the BIG EAST home opener against West Vir-ginia. 2007: Did not play in a match. 2006:

Redshirted. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Chaminade College Preparatory... led the St. Louis area in save percentage, winning percentage and goals against average... earned the “Team Award” as a senior... played for Michael Guavain and Joe Morgan... also played baseball. Personal: Son of Marcus and Kay Williams... has a brother, Chris... Economics major.

MIKE WILLIAMSHeight: 5-11 | Weight: 175Class: SeniorPosition: GoalkeeperHometown: St. Louis, Mo.High School: Chaminade Prep

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Year MP-MS Goals Assists Points Shots 2007* 17-6 0 1 1 6 2008* 3-1 0 0 0 2 Totals 20-7 0 1 1 8*at Western Illinois

Career: Transfered to DePaul after playing two seasons at Western Illinois. 2008 at Western Illinois: Played in three matches, including one start... picked up

All-Summit League academic honors. 2007 at Western Illinois: Played in 17 matches with six starts and had one assist... totaled six shots. High School: Two-year letterman who had five goals and five assists as a senior... IHSSCA All-Sectional Team and Upstate Eight All-Conference honoree... played club soccer with the Chicago Fire Juniors. Personal: Son of Ralph and Laura Yamamoto…has one sister, Emi…majoring in Business Management.

KENJI YAMAMOTOHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 165Class: JuniorPosition: MidfielderHometown: Naperville, Ill.High School: Nequa Valley

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2008 NOTEBOOKBlue Demons Reach BIG EAST Semifinals for Second Straight Season: The men’s soccer program returned to the BIG EAST Semifinals for the second straight season in 2008 after accomplishing the same feat in 2007. DePaul advanced to the conference semifinals with a 3-1 first-round win over Pittsburgh at Wish Field followed by a 1-0 quarterfinal victory at Connecticut in Storrs. The Blue Demons were the No. 3 seed from the Red Division and fell to the Red Division’s top seed St. John’s, 2-0, in Tampa. DePaul finished 7-3-2 in its last 12 matches, including consecutive wins over No. 11/10 USF, Cincinnati and Loyola-Chicago. The Blue Demons also played No. 4/5 St. John’s to a 0-0 tie on Oct. 25.

DePaul in the BIG EAST Championship: DePaul made its third straight appearance in the BIG EAST Championship in 2008. The Blue Demons are 3-3 all-time in BIG EAST Championship play following wins over Pittsburgh and Connecticut and the 2008 semifinal loss to St. John’s. In 2007, DePaul earned a first-round bye and topped Cincinnati, 1-0, before dropping a 2-1 decision to Notre Dame in the semifinals. The first appearance was a 2-0 first-round loss at Notre Dame in 2006.

Ranked in the Region: DePaul’s late-season surge saw the Blue Demons slotted in a tie at No. 6 in the final regular season NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region poll. The Blue Demons were tied with Northwestern in the sixth spot with top-ranked Akron followed by Michigan State, Indiana and Notre Dame filling the top five slots.

Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is 5-0-4 in the last nine overtime matches dating back to the 2007 season... the Blue Demons are unbeaten (4-0-1) in their last five matches against ranked opponents at Wish Field... overall last season against ranked teams, DePaul was 2-2-1... the five-match unbeaten streak (4-0-1) from Sept. 28-Oct. 15 was the longest in the Craig Blazer era... all six of Steffen Vroom’s career goals have been game-winners... in 75 career matches, Brian Visser played in 6,899 of a possible 7,028 minutes in the net... his totals ac-counted for just over 98 percent of the minutes played in goal in his four seasons... the shutout against Loyola was the 25th of his career... his 11 shutouts in 2008 broke his own record of 10 set in 2007... DePaul is 33-17-7 in the last seven seasons at Wish Field.

Among National Leaders: DePaul’s 2008 team goals against average of 0.62 finished 10th in the final NCAA statistical rankings... the Blue Demons were also ranked in the top 15 nation-ally in shutout percentage (13th, .550) and save percentage (14th, .845)... individually, Brian Visser was 14th with a .622 goals against average and 24th with a .838 save percentage.

BIG EAST Improvement: DePaul has improved in each of its first four BIG EAST campaigns. The 2005 squad totaled seven points on a 2-8-1 record before the 2006 team finished sixth in the Red Division with 12 points on a 4-7-0 record. In 2007, the Blue Demons were picked to finish eighth in the preseason coaches poll and surprised the entire BIG EAST by winning the Red Division with 21 points and a 7-4-0 league record. The Blue Demons finished the 2008 regular season with a 5-4-2 record for 17 points and third place in the Red Division standings.

Honor Roll: Honors spilled into Lincoln Park throughout the season as the program was re-warded for efforts on and off the field. A total of 15 men’s soccer student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team while the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award and the BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award for the BIG EAST’s top team grade-point average. Brian Visser picked up first team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-North/Central Region honors for the second straight year while Nathan Feltz and Peter Sterbenz were named to the third team. Visser and Steffen Vroom were named second team All-BIG EAST honorees while Vroom also added third team NSCAA/adidas All-Great Lakes Region recognition. Willy Lara, Visser and Vroom each recieved weekly honors from around the country dur-ing the 2008 season. Lara and Visser earned a pair of weekly honors from Soccer America and CollegeSoccerNews.com. Lara was named to the National Team of the Week for Soccer America and Visser earned the same recognition from CollegeSoccerNews.com. After two game-winning goals and an assists, Vroom earned NSCAA National Player of the Week and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors in addition to being named to the Team of the Week by both Soccer America and CollegeSoccerNews.com.

Blazer Finishes Eighth Season: Head coach Craig Blazer finished his eighth season at DePaul in 2008. He holds a career record of 52-85-15 in his eight full seasons. In the last seven years under Blazer, the Blue Demons have posted a 33-17-7 record at Wish Field. Over the last two seasons, DePaul is an impressive 15-3-2 at Wish Field with wins over nationally-ranked Connecticut, Louisville and USF.

2008 HONORSTeamaNSCAA Team Academic AwardaBIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award

Nathan FeltzaThird Team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-North/Central RegionaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Scott FreundlichaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Andre GutierrezaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Eric HermosilloaBIG EAST Institutional Scholar-AthleteaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Patrick HopkinsaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

John KornfeldaMarquette Invitational All-Tournament Team

Mike KratofilaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Willy LaraaSoccer America Team of the Week - Nov. 11aMarquette Invitational All-Tournament Team

Kris LinneyaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Kai LuaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Mark PlotkinaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Erich ReichmannaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Joe SondagaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Peter SterbenzaThird Team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-North/Central RegionaBIG EAST All-Tournament TeamaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Brian VisseraFirst Team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-North/Central RegionaSecond Team All-BIG EASTaCollegeSoccerNews.com Team of the Week - Nov. 10aPreseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the YearaBIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - Oct. 6, 13 and 27

Steffen VroomaSecond Team All-BIG EASTaThird Team NSCAA/adidas All-Great Lakes RegionaBIG EAST All-Academic TeamaNSCAA National Player of the Week- Oct. 15aSoccer America Team of the Week - Oct. 14aCollegeSoccerNews.com Team of the Week - Oct. 13aBIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week - Oct. 13aMarquette Invitational All-Tournament Team

Mike WilliamsaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

Brent ZangaBIG EAST All-Academic Team

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2008 RESULTSOverall: 9-7-4 (home: 6-2-2, away: 2-3-2, neutral: 1-2-0, overtime: 0-0-0)

BIG EAST: 5-4-2 (home: 4-1-1, away: 1-3-1, overtime: 0-0-0)Date Opponent W/L Score DePaul Goals (Assists) Aug. 31 Valparaiso L 0-1 -- Marquette Invitational (Milwakee, Wis.)Sept. 5 vs. Columbia W 1-0 VroomSept. 7 vs. Pennsylvania L 0-2 --Sept. 12 at Green Bay T (2OT) 0-0 --Sept. 14 Butler T (2OT) 0-0 --Sept. 19 at Seton Hall* W 1-0 VroomSept. 21 at #22/NR Georgetown* L 0-1 --Sept. 26 West Virginia* L 0-2 --Sept. 28 Pittsburgh* W 1-0 Reichmann (Kornfeld, Vroom)Oct. 4 at Rutgers* T (2OT) 0-0 --Oct. 7 #11/10 USF* W 1-0 Vroom (Reichmann)Oct. 11 Cincinnati* W 2-1 Sterbenz (Vroom); Vroom (Reichmann)Oct. 15 Loyola-Chicago W 2-0 Hopkins (penalty kick); PlotkinOct. 18 at Syracuse* L 0-1 --Oct. 25 #4/5 St. John’s* T (2OT) 0-0 --Oct. 29 at #21/20 Louisville* L 0-2 --Nov. 1 Villanova* W (OT) 1-0 Sterbenz (Kornfeld) BIG EAST Championship First Round (Wish Field)Nov. 5 Pittsburgh W 3-1 Feltz (Kornfeld); Plotkin (Kornfeld, Feltz); Feltz BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals (Storrs, Conn.)Nov. 8 at #17/16 Connecticut W 1-0 Lara (Hermosillo, Plotkin) BIG EAST Championship Semifinals (Tampa, Fla.)Nov. 14 vs. #3/5 St. John’s L 0-2 --* BIG EAST match match-winning goal in bold

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS No. Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 4 Steffen Vroom 18-18 4 2 10 32 .125 16 .500 4 0-0 20 Mark Plotkin 20-18 2 1 5 17 .118 9 .529 1 0-0 3 Nathan Feltz 20-20 2 1 5 16 .125 10 .625 0 0-0 23 Peter Sterbenz 20-20 2 0 4 13 .154 4 .308 1 0-0 11 Erich Reichmann 19-18 1 2 4 31 .032 12 .387 1 0-0 6 John Kornfeld 19-19 0 4 4 21 .000 8 .381 0 0-1 15 Willy Lara 18-11 1 0 2 18 .056 9 .500 1 0-0 26 Patrick Hopkins 20-20 1 0 2 10 .100 6 .600 1 1-1 7 Eric Hermosillo 12-2 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 10 Andre Gutierrez 20-16 0 0 0 17 .000 4 .235 0 0-0 24 Matt Leinauer 10-3 0 0 0 8 .000 2 .250 0 0-0 17 Kris Linney 10-0 0 0 0 7 .000 2 .286 0 0-0 2 Brent Zang 15-13 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 12 Alex Mangan 1-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 9 Mike Kratofil 3-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 8 Charlie Mancuso 1-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 25 Nana Mintah 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 21 John Jandl 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 19 Mike Williams 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 14 Kai Lu 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 13 Joe Sondag 20-20 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 5 Scott Freundlich 5-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1 Brian Visser 20-20 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 DePaul 20 13 11 37 197 .066 84 .426 9 1-2 Opponents 20 13 9 35 211 .062 84 .398 7 2-2

No. Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 19 Mike Williams 1-0 3:27 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 Brian Visser 20-20 1882:40 13 0.62 67 .837 9 7 4 11 DePaul 20 1886:07 13 0.62 71 .845 9 7 4 11 Opponents 20 1886:07 13 0.62 71 .845 7 9 4 11

2008 BIG EAST REVIEWFINAL STANDINGS

BIG EAST OverallBlue Division W-L-T Pts. W-L-T Notre Dame 7-2-2 23 12-7-2Connecticut 6-3-2 20 11-5-6Georgetown 5-3-3 18 11-5-3Providence 5-5-1 16 9-7-3West Virginia 3-4-4 13 5-9-5Pittsburgh 3-6-2 11 7-8-3Seton Hall 2-5-4 10 6-8-4Marquette 1-8-2 5 3-10-4

BIG EAST OverallRed Division W-L-T Pts. W-L-T St. John’s 8-1-2 26 19-3-3USF 7-3-1 22 15-5-3DePaul 5-4-2 17 9-7-4Louisville 5-5-1 16 11-8-2Villanova 4-5-2 14 7-10-2Syracuse 4-6-1 13 8-6-3Cincinnati 4-6-1 13 7-10-2Rutgers 3-6-2 11 6-9-3

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPFirst Round | Wednesday, Nov. 5 (3R) DePaul 3, (6B) Pittsburgh 1(4B) Providence 2, (5R) Villanova 1(4R) Louisville 2, (5B) West Virginia 0

First Round | Thursday, Nov. 6 (3B) Georgetown 3, (6R) Cincinnati 1

Quarterfinals | Saturday, Nov. 8 (2B) Connecticut 0, (3R) DePaul 1(1R) St. John’s 1, (4B) Providence 0 (OT)(1B) Notre Dame 1, (4R) Louisville 0

Quarterfinals | Sunday, Nov. 9 (2R) USF 2, (3B) Georgetown 1

Semifinals | Friday, Nov. 14 (1R) St. John’s 2, (3R) DePaul 0(1B) Notre Dame 1, (2R) USF 2

Finals | Sunday, Nov. 16 (1R) St. John’s 0, (2R) USF 1 (OT)

BIG EAST HONORSAll-BIG EAST Second Team - Brian VisserSecond Team - Steffen Vroom

Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 13 - Steffen Vroom

BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Peter Sterbenz

Weekly Honor Roll Oct. 6 - Brian VisserOct. 13 - Brian VisserOct. 27 - Brian Visser

BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Eric Hermosillo

NATIONAL HONORSNSCAA National Player of the Week Oct. 15 - Steffen Vroom

Soccer America National Team of the Week Oct. 14 - Steffen VroomNov. 11 - Willy Lara

College Soccer News National Team of the Week Oct. 13 - Steffen VroomNov. 10 - Brian Visser

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 8 4 1 0 13Opponents 5 8 0 0 13

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 89 97 6 5 197Opponents 80 120 6 5 211

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 23 43 3 2 71Opponents 29 37 2 3 71

Corner Kicks by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 50 49 2 3 104Opponents 28 40 3 2 73

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total DePaul 61 88 6 5 160Opponents 99 138 5 8 250

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MATCH #1Valparaiso at DePaul

Date: Aug. 31, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Valparaiso 0 1 -- -- 1DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:52:55 VALPO Jon ObialShots: VALPO 12, DPU 14Saves: VALPO 6 (Kyle Zobeck, 5; Team, 1), DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 5)

MATCH #2DePaul vs. Columbia

Date: Sept. 5, 2008 Site: Valley Fields (Milwaukee, Wis.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Columbia 0 0 -- -- 0DePaul 1 0 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:22:49 DPU Steffen VroomShots: CU 5, DPU 13Saves: CU 7 (Alexander Aurrichio, 4; Team, 3), DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 1; Team, 1)

MATCH #3DePaul vs. Pennsylvania

Date: Sept. 7, 2008 Site: Valley Fields (Milwaukee, Wis.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Pennsylvania 0 2 -- -- 2DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:48:53 PENN Omid Shokoufandeh (Kevin Unger)85:10 PENN Christian Barreiro (Andrew Ferry)Shots: PENN 7, DPU 12Saves: PENN 4 (Drew Healy, 1; Team, 3), DPU 1 (Team, 1)

MATCH #4DePaul at Green Bay

Date: Sept. 12, 2008 Site: Santaga Stadium (Green Bay, Wis.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 0 0 0Green Bay 0 0 0 0 0Scoring Summary:Shots: DPU 9, GB 14Saves: DPU 4 (Brian Visser, 4), GB 3 (Adam Stikl, 3)

MATCH #5Butler at DePaul

Date: Sept. 14, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Butler 0 0 0 0 0DePaul 0 0 0 0 0Scoring Summary:Shots: BU 7, DPU 10Saves: BU 5 (Nick Hegeman, 5), DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 1; Team, 1)

MATCH #6DePaul at Seton Hall

Date: Sept. 19, 2008 Site: Carroll Field (South Orange, N.J.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 1 0 -- -- 1Seton Hall 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:9:44 DPU Steffen VroomShots: DPU 8, SHU 21Saves: DPU 4 (Brian Visser, 3); SHU 0

MATCH #7DePaul at #22/NR Georgetown

Date: Sept. 21, 2008 Site: North Kehoe (Washington, D.C.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Georgetown 1 0 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:3:13 GU Seth C’deBacaShots: DPU 15, GU 14Saves: DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 5), GU 5 (Matthew Brutto, 5)

MATCH #8West Virginia at DePaul

Date: Sept. 26, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total West Virginia 1 1 -- -- 2DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:43:18 WVU Paul Paradise (Declan Coll, Alex Silva)49:35 WVU Adam MillsShots: WVU 7, DPU 8Saves: WVU 3 (Zach Johnson, 3), DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 2)

MATCH #9Pittsburgh at DePaul

Date: Sept. 28, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Pittsburgh 0 0 -- -- 0DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:63:12 DPU Erich Reichmann (John Kornfeld, Steffen Vroom)Shots: PITT 6, DPU 11Saves: PITT 3 (Eric Barnes, 3), DPU 1 (Brian Visser, 1)

MATCH #10DePaul at Rutgers

Date: Oct. 4, 2008 Site: Yurcak Field (Piscataway, N.J.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 0 0 0Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Summary:Shots: DPU 7, RU 19Saves: DPU 6 (Brian Visser, 6), RU 3 (Amir Haghshenas, 3)

MATCH #11#11/10 USF at DePaul

Date: Oct. 7, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total USF 0 0 -- -- 0DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:68:06 DPU Steffen Vroom (Erich Reichmann)Shots: USF 6, DPU 4Saves: USF 1 (Jeff Attinella, 1), DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 1; Team, 1)

MATCH #12Cincinnati at DePaul

Date: Oct. 11, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Cincinnati 0 1 -- -- 1DePaul 2 0 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:35:39 DPU Peter Sterbenz (Steffen Vroom)42:00 DPU Steffen Vroom (Erich Reichmann)88:50 CIN Brad SimpsonShots: CIN 16, DPU 9Saves: CIN 3 (Matt Williams, 3), DPU 8 (Brian Visser, 8)

MATCH #13Loyola-Chicago at DePaul

Date: Oct. 15, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Loyola-Chicago 0 0 -- -- 0 DePaul 1 1 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:40:22 DPU Patrick Hopkins57:48 DPU Mark PlotkinShots: LUC 8, DPU 10Saves: LUC 4, (Brian Byrne, 4), DPU 6 (Brian Visser, 6)

MATCH #14DePaul at Syracuse

Date: Oct. 18, 2008 Site: Lampe Complex (Syracuse, N.Y.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Syracuse 0 1 -- -- 1Scoring Summary:85:03 SU Tom Perevegyencev (Spencer Schomaker)Shots: DPU 5, SU 13Saves: DPU 4 (Brian Visser, 4), SU (Robert Cavicchia, 1)

MATCH #15#4/5 St. John’s at DePaul

Date: Oct 25, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total St. John’s 0 0 0 0 0DePaul 0 0 0 0 0Scoring Summary:Shots: STJ 9, DPU 7Saves: STJ 5 (Neal Kitson, 5), DPU 5 (Brian Visser, 5)

MATCH #16DePaul at #21/20 Louisville

Date: Oct. 29, 2008 Site: Cardinal Park (Louisville, Ky.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0Louisville 1 1 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:8:52 LOU Ryan McDonald (Aaron Clapham)52:23 LOU Aaron Clapham (Bryan Kanu)Shots: DPU 7, LOU 10Saves: DPU 2 (Brian Visser, 2), LOU 1 (Andre Boudreaux, 1)

MATCH #17Villanova at DePaul

Date: Nov. 1, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Villanova 0 0 0 -- 0DePaul 0 0 1 -- 1Scoring Summary:96:07 DPU Peter Sterbenz (John Kornfeld)Shots: VU 5, DPU 12Saves: VU 6 (Chris Bresnahan, 6), DPU 4 (Brian Visser, 4)

MATCH #18(6B) Pittsburgh at (3R) DePaul

BIG EAST Championship First RoundDate: Nov. 5, 2008 Site: Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Pittsburgh 0 1 -- -- 1DePaul 3 0 -- -- 3Scoring Summary:3:03 DPU Nathan Feltz (John Kornfeld)31:46 DPU Mark Plotkin (John Kornfeld, Nathan Feltz)37:26 DPU Nathan Feltz50:55 PITT Chris Wilcox (Jordan Marks)Shots: PITT 7, DPU 18Saves: PITT 6 (Eric Barnes, 4; Jordan Marks, 2), DPU 1 (Brian Visser, 1)

MATCH #19(3R) DePaul at (2B) #17/16 Connecticut

BIG EAST Championship QuarterfinalsDate: Nov. 8, 2008 Site: Morrone Stadium (Storrs, Conn.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 1 -- -- 1Connecticut 0 0 -- -- 0Scoring Summary:72:09 DPU Willly Lara (Mark Plotkin, Eric Hermosillo)Shots: DPU 9, UCONN 14Saves: DPU 4 (Brian Visser, 4), UCONN 2 (Josh Ford, 2)

MATCH #20(3R) DePaul vs. (1R) #3/5 St. John’s

BIG EAST Championship SemifinalsDate: Nov. 14, 2008 Site: USF Soccer/Track Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total DePaul 0 0 -- -- 0St. John’s 2 0 -- -- 2Scoring Summary:18:05 STJ Nelson Becerra (Penalty Kick)33:44 STJ Ryan Soroka (S. Wegge Gundhus)Shots: DPU 9, STJ 11Saves: DPU 3 (Brian Visser, 3), STJ 3 (Neal Kitson, 3)

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TEAM RECORDSWins Season Wins Record 1. 1994 12 12-5-1 2007 12 12-8-0 3. 1983 10 10-8-1

Winning Percentage Season Pct. Record 1. 1994 .694 12-5-1 2. 2007 .600 12-8-0 3. 2008 .550 9-7-4

Shutouts Season Shutouts No. of Games 1. 2007 11 19 2008 11 20 3. 2003 8 19

Fewest Goals Allowed Season Goals No. of Games 1. 2008 13 20 2. 2007 14 19 3. 2003 24 19

Home Winning Streak Season Streak Record 1. 2002 6 8-9-2 2. 2007 5 12-8-0 3. 2007 4 12-8-0

Consecutive Shutouts Season Shutouts Record 1. 2007 4 12-8-0 2. 1986 3 9-8-0 1994 3 12-5-1 2003 3 8-11-0 2003 3 8-11-0 2008 3 9-7-4 2008 3 9-7-4

Goals scored ......................................... 49 (1986)Most goals in a match.......................................11, vs. St. Joseph (Ind.) (1983)Longest winning streak ............................ 5 (1994)Longest unbeaten streak ......................... 8 (1994)Road winning streak ................................ 6 (1994)

CAREER RECORDSGames Played Name Games 1. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 82 2. Tony Zimmer (1985-89) 81 3. Mark Telken (1988-92) 78 4. Stephen Anthony (1984-87) 77 John Kornfeld (2004-08) 77

Games Started Name Games Started 1. Tony Zimmer (1985-88) 81 2. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 76 3. Jeremy Lark (1992-94,1996) 75 4. Mark Telken (1988-92) 74 John Kornfeld (2004-08) 74

Points Name G A P 1. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 28 21 77 2. Joe Owerko (1983-85) 28 17 73 3. Klaus Lunde (1992-95) 22 22 66 Chris Greer (1998-01) 27 12 66 5. Mark Suda (1993-94) 27 10 64 6. Peter Mokran (1985-86) 19 19 57 7. Cedric Thompson (1992-95) 26 4 56 8. Dan Stokes (1994-98) 16 14 46 9. Shane Hudson (1997-00) 17 11 45 10. Dusan Colakovic (1983) 19 6 44 11. Luke Rojo (2001-05) 15 12 4212. Kevin Jennings (1989-92) 18 2 38 13. Earl Hay (1984) 16 5 37 14. Jim Nannini (1984-85) 12 10 34 15. Mark Telken (1988-92) 13 7 33 16. Mark Hasemeier (1990-93) 11 10 32 17. Tim Green (1988-91) 12 7 31 18. Stephen Anthony (1984-87) 10 7 27 19. Hovannes Kasparian (1983-86) 7 11 25 Alex Mangan (2006-present) 12 1 25 21. Jack Cummins (1984-87) 8 7 23 Alex Takacs (1986) 10 3 23 Jason Braschayko (1994-97) 9 5 23 Patrick Vyncke (2001-04) 11 1 23 Julian Chillé (2004-07) 3 17 23 24. Adam Hermsen (2002-05) 8 6 22 25. Nick Bolte (1991-94) 4 13 21 Sean Fitzpatrick (1997-00) 7 7 21

Goals Name Goals 1. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 28 Joe Owerko (1983-85) 28 3. Mark Suda (1993-94) 27 Chris Greer (1998-01) 27 5. Cedric Thompson (1992-95) 26

Assists Name Assists 1. Klaus Lunde (1992-95) 22 2. Jason Cohen (1986-89) 21 3. Peter Mokran (1985-86) 19 4. Joe Owerko (1983-85) 17 5. Dan Stokes (1994-97) 14

SEASON RECORDSPoints Name G A P 1. Dusan Colakovic (1983) 19 6 44 2. Earl Hay (1984) 16 5 37 Joe Owerko (1985) 14 9 37

4. Mark Suda (1994) 14 7 35 5. Jason Cohen (1986) 12 8 32

Goals Name Goals 1. Dusan Colakovic (1983) 19 2. Earl Hay (1984) 16 3. Joe Owerko (1985) 14 Mark Suda (1994) 14 Cedric Thompson (1995) 14

Assists Name Assists 1. Peter Mokran (1986) 13 2. Joe Owerko (1985) 9 3. Jason Cohen (1986) 8 Klaus Lunde (1993) 8 5. Jim Nannini (1985) 7 Jason Cohen (1987) 7 Mark Suda (1994) 7

GOALKEEPING RECORDSCareer Games .....................75, Brian Visser (2005-2008)Saves....................326, Michael Magno (1990-93)Shutouts ..................28, Brian Visser (2005-2008)

Season Games ................................ 22, Ray Migas (1987)Saves................................ 230, Ray Migas (1987)Shutouts ........................... 11, Brian Visser (2008)Consecutive shutouts .........4, Brian Visser (2007)Minutes .......................... 2,040, Ray Migas (1987)Fewest goals allowed .........................................9, Brett Rosenberger (1994)

Season Goals Against Average Name GAA 1. Brian Visser (2008) 0.622. Brett Rosenberger (1994) 0.75

Game Saves 24, Ray Migas vs. Chicago (1987)

INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDSGoals ......................................4, Dusan Colakovic vs. St. Joesph’s (Ind.) (1983) 4, Jim Nannini vs. Clarke (1984) 4, Chris Greer vs. Memphis (1999)Assists ..........................................5, Jason Cohen vs. Chicago State (1987)Points....................................10, Dusan Colakovic vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) (1983)

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ALL-TIME ACADEMIC HONORSNSCAA Team Academic Award 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team: 2005 - Adam Hermsen

NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American First Team: 2007 - Brian Visser

NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region First Team: 2004 - Robert Beard; 2005 - Adam Hermsen; 2007 - Brian Visser; 2008 - Brian Visser; Second Team: 2005 - Robert Beard; 2006 - John Partyka; 2007 - Eric Hermosillo; Third Team: 2008 - Nathan Feltz, Peter Sterbenz

GTE/Academic All-District 1989: Ron Branstetter

BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award 2007, 2008

BIG EAST/Aeropostale Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete 2007 - John Kornfeld; 2008 - Eric Hermosillo

BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2008 - Nathan Feltz, Scott Freundlich, Andre Gutierrez, Eric Hermosillo, Patrick Hopkins, Mike Kratofil, Kris Linney, Kai Lu, Mark Plotkin, Erich Reichmann, Joe Sondag, Peter Sterbenz, Steffen Vroom, Mike Williams, Brent Zang; 2007 - Kevin Briars, Julian Chillé, Jeff DeGroot, Nathan Feltz, Scott Freundlich, Andre Gutierrez, Eric Hermosillo, Patrick Hopkins, John Jandl, Jared Johnson, John Kornfeld, Charlie Mancuso, Alex Mangan, Mark Plotkin, Joe Sondag, Erik Sorenson, Peter Sterbenz, Steffen Vroom, Brent Zang; 2006 - Kevin Briars, David Brogan, Julian Chillé, Jeff DeGroot, Nathan Feltz, Patrick Ferrell, Eric Hermosillo, Patrick Hopkins, John Kornfeld, Alex Mangan, John Partyka, Mark Plotkin, Joe Sondag, Erik Sorenson, Peter Sterbenz, Brian Visser, Brent Zang; 2005 - Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman, Julian Chillé, Patrick Ferrell, Eric Hermosillo, Adam Hermsen, John Kornfeld, Alex Mangan, John Partyka, Luke Rojo, Eric Sanchez, Joe Sondag, Michael Timlin, Brian Visser, Brent Zang

Conference USA Team Academic Award 2002, 2004

C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal 2004 - Robert Beard; 2003 - Robert Beard, Patrick Ferrell; 2002 - Robert Beard; 2000 - Juan Aguilar, Chris Zimmer; 1999 - Chris Zimmer; 1998 - Chris Zimmer; 1997 - Chris Zimmer; 1995 - Brian Pratt

C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll 2004 - Brian Allen, Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman,Julian Chillé, Claudio Ferre, Patrick Ferrell, Karsten Hahn, Adam Hermsen, Kyle Ingram, Anthony Minniti, John Partyka, Luke Rojo; 2003 - Brian Allen, Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman, Claudio Ferre, Patrick Ferrell, Jonathan Foley, Adam Hermsen, Kyle Ingram, Jeff Klitzke, Bob Kruse, Jonathan Matta, Anthony Minniti, John Partyka, Luke Rojo, David Theriault; 2002 - Brian Allen, Robert Beard, Greg Brinkman, Evan Byer, Claudio Ferre, Jonathan Foley, Adam Hermsen, Kyle Ingram, Jeff Klitzke, Kellen Lawler, Jonathan Matta, Anthony Minniti; 2001 - Juan Aguilar, Brian Allen, Jash Chavero, Jonathan Foley, Jeff Klitzke, Anthony Minniti; 2000 - Juan Aguilar, Travis Brown, Jash Chavero, David Eder, Jonathan Foley, Chris Zimmer; 1999 - Dan Dembic, David Kabbs, Jash Chavero, Chris Zimmer; 1998 - Michael Andrews, Jashua Chavero, Daniel Dembiec, Demetrio Sanchez, Veronica Valenciana, Chris Zimmer, Randall Zmed; 1997 - Mike Andrews, Dan Dembic, Mark Mraz, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Chris Zimmer, Randy Zmed; 1996 - Mike Andrews, Daniel Dembiec, Jeremy Lark, Mark Mraz, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Randall Zmed; 1995 - Vince Leigh, Mark Mraz, Brian Pratt, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Cedric Thompson

Great Midwest Conference All-Academic Team 1994 - Anthony Horton, Vince Leigh, Mark Mraz, Gene Pavlov-sky, Brian Pratt, Brett Rosenberger, Ryan Rogers, Dan Stokes, Cedric Thompson; 1993 - Eric Bresinski, Anthony Horton, Vince Leigh, Tim Maloney, Matt McGrew, Brian Pratt, Cedric Thomp-son; 1992 - Marcello Bartucci, Marek Ciszewski, Jason Ladnier, Vince Leigh, Matt McGrew, Cedric Thompson; 1991 - Marcello Bartucci, Erik Bender, Ron Branstetter, Craig Donton, Mauro Giovagnoli, Jason Ladnier, Jim Luby, Matt McGrew, Adam Stone

ALL-TIME HONORSTeam MVP 1982 Carmen Maugeri 1996 Jeremy Lark1983 David Wolken 1997 Dan Stokes1984 David Tuckey 1998 Joe Ahearn1985 Joseph Owerko 1999 Jash Chavero1986 Gary Szydlo 2000 Dimitri Rousseau1987 Tony Zimmer 2001 Juan Aguilar1988 Rich Horwath 2002 Bob Kruse1989 Rich Horwath 2003 Patrick Vyncke1990 Ron Branstetter 2004 John Kornfeld1991 Brian Feldman 2005 Adam Hermsen1992 Klaus Lunde 2006 Brian Visser1993 Mark Hasemeier 2007 Brian Visser1994 Brett Rosenberger 2008 Brian Visser1995 Brian Pratt

NSCAA/adidas Region Coach of the Year Great Lakes Region: 2007 - Craig Blazer

NSCAA/adidas All-Region Third Team: 2003 (Midwest) - Patrick Vyncke; 2007 (Great Lakes) - Brian Visser; 2008 (Great Lakes) - Steffen Vroom

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year 2007 - Craig Blazer and Adam Tinkham

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year 2007 - Brian Visser

All-BIG EAST First Team: 2007 - Brian Visser; Second Team: 2008 - Brian Visser, Steffen Vroom

BIG EAST All-Tournament Team 2007 - John Kornfeld; 2008 - Peter Sterbenz

All-Conference USA First Team: 1995 - Cedric Thompson; Third Team: 2004 - John Kornfeld; 2002 - Luke Rojo; 2000 - Shane Hudson; 1999 - Joe Ahearn, Chris Greer; 1996 - Kevin Bateman, Dan Stokes

Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2004 - John Kornfeld; 2001 - Luke Rojo; 2000 - Travis Brown; 1999 - Casey Carr; 1998 - Demetrio Sanchez; 1995 - Kevin Bateman, Bryan Pearce

All-Great Midwest Conference First Team: 1994 - Brett Rosenberger; 1993 - Klaus Lunde; 1992 - Klaus Lunde; 1991 - Brian Feldman

Great Midwest Newcomer of the Year 1992 - Klaus Lunde

Great Midwest All-Newcomer Team 1994 - Michael Hoffman, Dan Stokes; 1993 - Mark Suda; 1992 - Klaus Lunde

Rev. John R. Cortelyou, C.M. Award The Rev. John R. Cortelyou, C.M. Award was established to honor one male and one female senior student-athlete each year who earned the highest cumulative grade-point average in the program.1991-92 - Ron Branstetter

Rev. Edward F. Riley, C.M. Award The Rev. Edward F. Riley, C.M. Award was established in 1989 by the DePaul Athletic Board to honor male student-athletes for athletics, academics and character. 1988-89 - Jason Cohen, Rich Horwath; 1990-91 - Ron Branstet-ter; 1991-92 - Ron Branstetter; 1992-93 - Marcello Bartucci; 1993-94 - Mark Hasemeier; 1994-95 - Vince Leigh; 1997-98 - Dan Stokes; 2003-04 - Jonathan Foley, Bob Kruse; 2005-06 - Adam Hermsen, Luke Rojo; 2008-09 - Nathan Feltz

Strength & Conditioning Award Established by strength and conditioning coach Tim Lang in 2003, this award recognizes the top student-athlete at DePaul.2002-03 - Jonathan Foley; 2007-08 - Brent Zang; 2008-09 - Patrick Hopkins

YEAR-BY-YEARYear Coach W-L-T 1982 Tim Hankinson 0-15-11983 Sandor Szabo 10-8-11984 Sandor Szabo 8-10-01985 Sandor Szabo 9-10-11986 Sandor Szabo 9-8-01987 Dan Coughlin 2-19-11988 Dan Coughlin 3-17-21989 Dan Coughlin 5-15-21990 John Barrett 5-13-01991 John Barrett 1-15-21992 John Barrett 6-11-21993 John Barrett 4-12-41994 John Barrett 12-5-11995 John Barrett 7-10-11996 John Barrett 8-10-11997 John Barrett 6-12-01998 John Barrett 5-13-01999 Tom Secco 7-8-02000 Tom Secco 1-16-02001 Craig Blazer 3-13-22002 Craig Blazer 8-9-22003 Craig Blazer 8-11-02004 Craig Blazer 3-14-32005 Craig Blazer 4-11-22006 Craig Blazer 5-12-22007 Craig Blazer 12-8-02008 Craig Blazer 9-7-4 Totals 160-312-34

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A Juan Aguilar .................................2000-01Joe Ahearn ..................................1996-99Scott Ahearn .....................................1992Kurt Albrecht ................................2004-05Mike Aleksic ......................................1987Brian Allen ...................................2002-04Matt Anderson .............................2000-01Mike Andrews .............................1996-98Steven Anthony ...........................1984-87Edwin Arreola ..............................2002-04Richard Attohokine ...........................1982

B Nathan Baca ....................................1996Roberto Barbanente .........................2004Aaron Barrett ................... 1993-94, 96-97Aaron Barsotti ...................................1999Marcello Bartucci .........................1989-92Kevin Bateman ............................1995-96Robert Beard ...............................2002-05John Bell ......................................1982-83Eric Bender .......................................1991David Berek ......................................1982Kevin Bissett ................................2002-04Tim Blake .....................................2002-03Nick Bolte ....................................1991-94Ron Branstetter ...........................1988-91Jason Braschayko .......................1994-97Eric Bresinski ...............................1993-94Kevin Briars .................................2006-07Greg Brinkman ............................2002-05David Brogan ....................................2006Stu Brown .........................................1988Travis Brown .....................................2000James Buckholz ...............................1982Carlos Buelvas .................................1992Evan Byer ....................................2002-03

C Miguel Cabrales................................1985Kevin Campbell ................................1999Casey Carr ..................................1999-02Nick Caruso .....................................1986Peter Chamis ....................................1996Jash Chavero ..............................1998-01Julian Chillé .................................2004-07Cicero Chimbanda .................1988-90, 92Marek Ciszewski ...............................1992Jeff Coelho ..................................1995-98Jason Cohen ...............................1986-89Dusan Colakovic ..............................1983Steve Cooley ...............................1982-84Matt Corrado.....................................2007Jack Cummins .............................1984-87John Curielli .................................1985-86

D Michael DeAnda ........................1983, 87Jeff DeGroot ................................2004-07Marcelo Dellavedova ...................1997-99Dan Dembic .................................1996-99Craig Donton ...............................1990-91Scott Durik ...................................1986-87

E David Eder ...................................2000-01William Eikost .............................1983-84Andy Equez ......................................1999Paul Equez .......................................1999Paul Escobar ....................................1999Nick Esposito ....................................1999

F Brian Feldman .............................1991-94Nathan Feltz ........................2006-presentMike Fenton .................................2002-03Claudio Ferre ...............................2001-04Patrick Ferrell ..............................2003-06Norbert Filian ...............................1987-88John Finneran .............................1987-90

Sean Fitzpatrick ...........................1997-00Mike Flagg ..................................1988-90Jonathan Foley ............................2000-03Scott Freundlich...................2008-presentBill Frey ............................................1986

G Sean Geoghegan .............................1999Brandon Gipson...........................1996-97Brian Gochoel ..............................1988-90David Goodman...........................1982-84Sid Gosa ......................................1996-99Shawn Grant.....................................1993Matt Green...................................1997-00Nick Green...................................1986-87Tim Green ....................................1988-91Chris Greer ..................................1998-01Andre Gutierrez ...................2007-present

H Karsten Hahn....................................2005John Harris .................................1987, 89Greg Harvey .....................................1988Mark Hasemeier ..........................1990-93Earl Hay ............................................1984Jon Healy..........................................1996Greg Henson ....................................1994Eric Hermosillo ............................2005-08Adam Hermsen............................2002-05Michael Hoffman ..........................1994-95Patrick Hopkins....................2006-presentAnthony Horton............................1993-96Rich Horwarth ..............................1988-89Shane Hudson .............................1997-00Ian Hutchinson..................................1994

I Abubakar Ibrahim .............................1982Kyle Ingram .................................2002-04Steve Ivezic ......................................1986

J Marc Jacobsen .................................1984John Jandl ...........................2008-presentKevin Jennings ............................1989-92Clark Jensen................................1988-89Dan Jigalov .......................................1995Jared Johnson .............................2006-07Jeromie Johnson ..............................1997

K David Kabbe .....................................1999Shawn Kartes ...................................1991Hovannes Kasparian ...................1983-85Casey Kelly.......................................1987Ed Kiefer ......................................1999-02Ken Kise ......................................1990-92Tom Klapp....................................1987-90Jeff Klitzke ...................................2001-03George Kojevic .................................1983Harilaos Kokkalis ..............................1997Kevin Knight .....................................1996John Kornfeld ..............................2004-08Mike Kratofil .........................2008-presentBob Kruse ....................................2000-03Eric Kuchii....................................1995-97Alec Kulinczenko ...................2003-05, 07

L Dan Labovic......................................1988Jason Ladnier ..............................1991-92Mark Lara ....................................1996-99Willy Lara .............................2007-presentJeremy Lark ...........................1992-94, 96Clint Lauderdale ..........................1989-90Made Lawal ......................................1982Kellen Lawler ...............................2002-04Vince Leigh ..................................1992-95Matt Leinauer.......................2007-presentTony Letizia..................................1990-91Kris Linney ...................................2007-08

Oscar Lopez .....................................2004Kai Lu ...............................................2008Jim Luby ......................................1988-91Klaus Lunde.................................1992-95

M Michael Magno ............................1990-93Adam Makowka ................................1987Tim Maloney .....................................1993Charlie Mancuso..................2007-presentAlex Mangan........................2006-presentChris Marinelli ..............................2000-01Robert Marshall ...........................1998-01Christopher Martin ............................1986Jonathan Matta ............................2002-03Carmen Maugeri ...............................1982Matt McGrew ...............................1990-92John McKenna.............................1990-91Eamon McMahon .............................1984Chris McMillan ..................................1991Mark McNellis ..............................1991-93Aaron Medina ..............................1989-90Denny Meheghan .............................2000Carlos Meixner .................................1988Carlos Mejia.................................1997-00Jose Mendosa ..................................1982Joe Meyer .........................................1982Ray Migas....................................1987-90Anthony Minniti ............................2001-05Nana Mintah ........................2006-presentPeter Mokran ...............................1985-86Jim Moncada ....................................1984Patrick Mosby ...................................1998Josh Motz ....................................1997-99Mark Mraz ....................................1994-97

N Mauricio Name ................................1996Jim Nannini ..................................1984-85John Nelms..................................1989-92Ty Nelson..........................................1996

O Brian O’Shea ...............................1986-87Jonathan Ostrowski ..........................1991Joseph Owerko............................1983-85

P Claude Palacios................................2004Frank Palumbo ............................1988-89Branko Pantovic ..........................1983-85Tom Pantovic ...............................1988-90John Partyka................................2003-06Matt Patterson ..................................1984Ian Patton .........................................2000Munir Pauls.................................1983, 85Terry Paulus.................................1983-84Mark Pavljasevic..........................1991-93Steve Pavlovic .............................1988-90Gene Pavlovsky................................1994Bryan Pearce ....................................1995Mario Perricone ................................1983Jim Piscitelli .................................1988-90Mark Plotkin .........................2006-presentJim Pool ............................................1993Jason Poulsen ..................................1987Brian Pratt....................................1993-95Les Pritchard ...............................1989-90

Q Joey Quinlivan .............................1991-94Dan Quinn ........................................2001

R Erich Reichmann .................2006-presentTom Reinhardt ..................................1982Patrick Rich .................................1991-93Kevin Riemer ...............................2003-05Joe Resing...................................1982-85Ryan Rogers................................1994-97Chris Rojo .........................................1997

ALL-TIME ROSTERJim Rojo............................................1997Luke Rojo ....................................2001-05Brett Rosenberger ............................1993Dimitri Rousseau .........................1998-01

S Adan Salinas ....................................2001Maykel Salvatierra .......................1999-01Demetrio Sanchez ............................1998Eric Sanchez ....................................2005Carmell Scalzo .................................1999Peter Schaberg.................................1982Paul Schissler ..............................1987-90Paul Schottmueller ...........................1985Steven Schwarz................................1986Chris Sell ...............................1989-91, 93Terry Sell......................................1991-94Leo Sfondouris ............................1997-98Rishi Shah ........................................2001Vinod Shah .......................................1986Stepan Slotwinski .............................1999Joe Sondag .................................2005-08Erik Sorenson ..............................2006-07Diego Sorrondeguy...........................1992Eddy Souffrant ..................................1982Shane Staszcuk................................1987Randy Stedman ................................1989Peter Sterbenz.....................2006-presentDan Stokes ..................................1994-97Adam Stone .................................1990-91Andy Stranglewicz ............................1987Joe Stutz...........................................1985Mark Suda ...................................1993-94Jeff Sulaimon ....................................1982Nick Szczechowski ...........................1999Gary Szydlo .................................1984-86

T Alex Takacs ......................................1986Mark Telken ..................... 1988-89, 91-92Mark Terpstra ...............................1994-95Dave Theriault .............................2003-04Kevin Thibodeau ...............................2000Cedric Thompson ........................1992-95Chris Timlin ..................................1994-96Michael Timlin ..............................2002-05David Tuckey ...............................1984-85

U Jamie Uhlir...................................1995-96

V Tom Veit .......................................1989-91Brian Visser .................................2005-08Steffen Vroom ......................2005-presentPatrick Vyncke .............................2001-04

W Greg Walker .....................................1982Victor Weffer .....................................1995David Wiggins..............................1997-99Mike Williams .......................2008-presentBart Wojtyla ......................................2003David Wolken ..............................1982-84Ryan Wunderlich .........................1998-01

Z Greg Zaffke .......................................1996Mike Zakian ......................................1984Brent Zang ...................................2005-08Lucas Zicher .....................................2004Chris Zimmer ...............................1997-00Tony Zimmer ................................1985-88Joe Zivkovic ......................................1986Randall Zmed ..............................1996-98

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BUTLEROct. 21 – Indianapolis, Ind.

Location: Indianapolis, Ind.Founded: 1855Enrollment: 4,200Nickname: BulldogsPresident: Dr. Bobby FongAthletics Director: Barry CollierColors: Blue and WhiteConference: Horizon LeagueHome Field: Varsity Field, Butler BowlHead Coach: Kelly Findley2008 Overall Record: 13-3-4Conf. Record (finish): 5-0-3 (2nd)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Website: www.butlersports.com

SYRACUSEOct. 24 – Wish Field

Location: Syracuse, N.Y.Founded: 1870Enrollment: 12,440Nickname: OrangeChancellor: Dr. Nancy CantorAthletics Director: Dr. Daryl GrossColors: OrangeConference: BIG EAST Home Field: Soccer Stadium at Lampe Athletics ComplexHead Coach: Dean Foti2008 Overall Record: 8-6-3Conf. Record (finish): 4-6-1 (t6th-Red)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/8Website: www.suathletics.com

USFOct. 28 – Tampa, Fla.

Location: Tampa, Fla.Founded: 1956Enrollment: 45,244Nickname: BullsPresident: Dr. Judy GenshaftAthletics Director: Doug WoolardColors: Green and GoldConference: BIG EASTHome Field: USF Soccer StadiumHead Coach: George Kiefer2008 Overall Record: 15-5-3Conf. Record (finish): 7-3-1 (2nd-Red)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/6Website: www.gousfbulls.com

ST. JOHN’SOct. 31 – Queens, N.Y.

Location: Queens, N.Y.Founded: 1870Enrollment: 20,109Nickname: Red StormPresident: Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M.Athletics Director: Chris MonaschColors: Red and White Conference: BIG EASTHome Field: Belson StadiumHead Coach: Dr. Dave Masur2008 Overall Record: 19-3-3Conf. Record (finish): 8-1-2 (1st-Red)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/5Website: www.redstormsports.com

LOUISVILLEOct. 3 – Wish Field

Location: Louisville, Ky.Founded: 1798Enrollment: 22,000Nickname: CardinalsPresident: Dr. James RamseyAthletics Director: Tom JurichColors: Red, Black and WhiteConference: BIG EASTHome Field: Cardinal ParkHead Coach: Ken Lolla2008 Overall Record: 11-8-2Conf. Record (finish): 5-5-1 (4th-Red)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/6Website: www.uoflsports.com

CINCINNATIOct. 7 – Cincinnati, Ohio

Location: Cincinnati, OhioFounded: 1819Enrollment: 36,518Nickname: BearcatsPresident: Monica RimaiAthletics Director: Mike ThomasColors: Red and BlackConference: BIG EASTHome Field: Gettler StadiumHead Coach: Hylton Dayes2008 Overall Record: 7-10-2Conf. Record (finish): 4-6-1Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/6Website: www.gobearcats.com

RUTGERSOct. 10 – Wish Field

Location: Piscataway, N.J.Founded: 1766Enrollment: 34,804Nickname: Scarlet KnightsPresident: Dr. Richard L. McCormickAthletics Director: Tim PernettiColors: ScarletConference: BIG EASTHome Field: Yurcak FieldHead Coach: Bob Reasso2008 Overall Record: 6-9-3Conf. Record (finish): 3-6-2 (8th-Red)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/7Website: www.scarletknights.com

LOYOLA-CHICAGOOct. 14 – Chicago, Ill.

Location: Chicago, Ill.Founded: 1870Enrollment: 15,545Nickname: RamblersPresident: Fr. Michael Garanzini, S.J.Athletics Director: John PlanekColors: Maroon and GoldConference: Horizon LeagueHome Field: Loyola Soccer ParkHead Coach: Brendan Eitz2008 Overall Record: 12-6-4Conf. Record (finish): 3-3-2 (4th)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/11Website: www.loyolaramblers.com

VILLANOVAOct. 17 – Villanova, Pa.

Location: Villanova, Pa.Founded: 1842Enrollment: 6,200Nickname: WildcatsPresident: Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A.Athletics Director: Vince NicastroColors: Blue and WhiteConference: BIG EASTHome Field: VU Soccer ComplexHead Coach: Tom Carlin2008 Overall Record: 7-10-2Conf. Record (finish): 4-5-2 (5th-Red)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/6Website: www.villanova.com

Colors: Royal Blue and WhiteConference: Mid-AmericanHome Field: UB StadiumHead Coach: John Astudillo2008 Overall Record: 12-4-4Conf. Record (finish): 3-1-2 (3rd)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/12Website: www.buffalobulls.com

NOTRE DAMESept. 18 – Wish Field

Location: Notre Dame, Ind.Founded: 1842Enrollment: 11,603 (8,352 undergrad)Nickname: Fighting IrishPresident: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.CAthletics Director: Jack SwarbrickColors: Blue and GoldConference: BIG EASTHome Field: Alumni FieldHead Coach: Bobby Clark2008 Overall Record: 12-7-2Conf. Record (finish): 7-2-2 (1st-Blue)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/6Website: www.und.com

MARQUETTESept. 20 – Wish Field

Location: Milwaukee, Wis.Founded: 1881Enrollment: 11,516Nickname: Golden EaglesPresident: Rev. Robert A Wild, S.J.Athletics Director: Steve CottinghamColors: Blue and GoldConference: BIG EASTHome Field: Valley FieldsHead Coach: Louis Bennett2008 Overall Record: 3-10-4Conf. Record (finish): 1-8-2 (8th-Blue)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 20/0Website: www.gomarquette.com

PITTSBURGHSept. 25 – Pittsburgh, Pa.

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.Founded: 1787Enrollment: 33,898Nickname: PanthersChancellor: Mark NordenbergAthletics Director: Steve PedersonColors: Blue and GoldConference: BIG EASTHome Field: Founders FieldHead Coach: Joe Luxbacher2008 Overall Record: 7-8-3Conf. Record (finish): 3-6-2 (6th-Blue)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/6Website: www.pittsburghpanthers.com

WEST VIRGINIASept. 27 – Morgantown, W. Va.

Location: Morgantown, W.Va.Founded: 1867Enrollment: 28,840Nickname: MountaineersPresident: Dr. James P. ClementsAthletics Director: Ed PastilongColors: Old Gold and BlueConference: BIG EASTHome Field: Dick Dlesk Soccer StadiumHead Coach: Marlon LeBlanc2008 Overall Record: 5-9-5Conf. Record (finish): 3-4-4 (5th-Blue)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/8Website: www.msnsportsnet.com

DRAKESept. 1 – Des Moines, Iowa

Location: Des Moines, IowaFounded: 1881Enrollment: 5,617Nickname: BulldogsPresident: David MaxwellAthletics Director: Sandy Hatfield ClubbColors: Blue and WhiteConference: Missouri ValleyHome Field: Cownie Soccer ComplexHead Coach: Sean Holmes2008 Overall Record: 13-5-1Conf. Record (finish): 4-1-0 (2nd)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/4Website: www.godrakebulldogs.com

GREEN BAYSept. 12 – Green Bay, Wis.

Location: Green Bay, Wis.Founded: 1965Enrollment: 6,300Nickname: PhoenixChancellor: Dr. Thomas HardenAthletics Director: Ken BothofColors: Green, White and RedConference: Horizon LeagueHome Field: Santaga StadiumHead Coach: Tom Poitras2008 Overall Record: 6-7-5Conf. Record (finish): 4-2-2 (4th)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/7Website: www.greenbayphoenix.com

NORTHWESTERNSept. 7 – Evanston, Ill.

Location: Evanston, Ill.Founded: 1851Enrollment: 8,000Nickname: WildcatsPresident: Henry S. BeinenAthletics Director: Jim PhillipsColors: Purple and WhiteConference: Big TenHome Field: Lakeside FieldHead Coach: Tim Lenahan2008 Overall Record: 15-5-3Conf. Record (finish): 3-3-0 (t3rd)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/5Website: www.nusports.com

UC IRVINEMarquette Invitational

Sept. 11 – Milwaukee, Wis.Location: Irvine, Calif.Founded: 1962Enrollment: 27,000Nickname: AnteatersChancellor: Dr. Michael V. DrakeAthletics Director: Mike IzziColors: Blue and GoldConference: Big WestHome Field: Anteater StadiumHead Coach: George Kuntz2008 Overall Record: 15-2-6Conf. Record (finish): 5-1-4 (1st)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/8Website: www.ucirvinesports.com

BUFFALOMarquette InvitationalSept. 13 – Wish Field

Location: Buffalo, N.Y.Founded: 1846Enrollment: 28,912Nickname: BullsPresident: John B. SimpsonAthletics Director: Warde Manuel

2009 OPPONENTS

Student-athletes at DePaul University are just that: students first and athletes second. Earning a degree is a top priority for every student-athlete at DePaul.

n In DePaul’s first four years of BIG EAST membership, a total of 511 student-athletes have been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. A record total of 144 student-athletes were named to the team fol-lowing the 2008-09 academic year after 133 were named to the team in 2007-08 and 127 had a cumu-lative grade point average of 3.0 or better for the recognition in 2006-07. Following the first BIG EAST campaign in 2005-06, a total of 107 earned league academic recognition.

n Seven of DePaul’s 15 athletic programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award in 2007-08 for having the top team GPA among the league program’s in each sport. Women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s indoor track and field and men’s outdoor track and field held the top team GPA among their peers. The men’s track and field program held the nation’s highest cumulative GPA when the team was honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Individually, Terah Cheatham from the women’s cross country team, Cory Blenkush from the golf program, and women’s tennis student-athlete Dunja Antunovic were selected as the 2008-09 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winners in their respective sports. The Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community.

n A total of 120 student-athletes were named to DePaul University’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 academic quarters for holding a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Softball student-athlete Amber Patton was named a second team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American and was a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award that recognizes excellence in the classroom, character and commu-nity, as well as competition on the field. Brian Visser (first team), Nathan Feltz (third team) and Peter Ster-benz (third team) of the men’s soccer team were named NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region honorees.

n In the newest data submitted to the NCAA, the commitment of DePaul student-athletes toward gradu-ation is evident. DePaul’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for men’s soccer is 987. This rate measures both the eligibility and retention of student-athletes receiving any level of athletics aid. The women’s basketball, golf, softball and women’s tennis teams were recognized by the NCAA for their outstanding academic APR performances. Each program was recognized by the NCAA for having multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. DePaul’s total of four teams honored represents the fourth-highest total among all BIG EAST schools. Golf, softball and women’s tennis all maintained a perfect four-year rolling rate of 1000. Golf was one of seven BIG EAST programs on the list while women’s tennis is one of six conference schools to earn the honor. The DePaul softball program is one of four teams ranked in the top 25 and just one of five BIG EAST programs to garner the academic honors. The women’s basketball program was one of three BIG EAST teams honored and just one of eight to receive the Public Recognition Award and play in the NCAA Championship this season.

n This off-the-field success comes from key factors at DePaul. First, DePaul’s academic standards require student-athletes to:acomplete a minimum of eight hours of placeable credits per quarter,aa minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0,ameet with athletic academic advising staff.

n Despite its growing enrollment, DePaul maintains a small school atmosphere. DePaul boasts an excel-lent faculty-to-student ratio of 17-1, although classes of 15-25 students are quite common. This provides an ideal setting for personal academic attention - one of DePaul’s most unique qualities.

n A student who is not as well prepared may need more help with understanding how to succeed in the college system. Ultimately, the student makes the decision. DePaul provides a strong academic support system for each student-athlete, but it’s the student’s motivation and ability to take the assistance that makes the difference. This approach helps students build the decision-making skills they need to succeed in life.

n Handling a college sports schedule can be very demanding, but understanding the stress and time demands that accompany college athletics allows DePaul’s Athletic Academic Advising department to give each student the support and guidance needed to launch a successful academic career. By work-ing closely with an extensive network of professors, administrators and student-athletes, the advisors insure that each Blue Demon reaches his or her full academic potential. The staff personally assists each student-athlete with class selection, scheduling, tutoring, and, most importantly, establishing good study skills. They also communicate regularly with professors about each student’s course work and maintain records of each student-athlete’s progress toward graduation. The advisors continue assisting student-athletes through graduation, not just until their eligibility expires. Their services include tutoring, advising, course selection and conducting the NCAA Life Skills Program.

n To help facilitate the success of student-athletes, Athletic Academic Advising works closely with the offices of Professional Career Development and Placement, Residence Life, University Ministry, Student Financial Aid, Student Life, Student Counseling Services, and the Writing Center. At a high-profile school like DePaul, that’s important.

TRUE STUDENT-ATHLETES One of the cornerstones of the DePaul men’s soccer program is success not only on the field, but also off the field. The Blue Demons are always among the league leaders in the classroom as they claimed the 2007 and 2008 BIG EAST Team Academic Award. In the first four seasons of BIG EAST mem-bership, the men’s soccer program has totaled 66 conference academic honorees. The 2005 team placed 15 members on the list followed by 17 in 2006. DePaul improved on that in 2007 with a conference-best 19 players on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team before totaling 15 from the 2008 squad. Prior to joining the BIG EAST Conference in 2005, DePaul claimed the Conference USA Sport Academic Award in two of its final three seasons. Individually, Brian Visser earned national recognition in 2007 by being named first team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American. In 2008, he was joined by Nathan Feltz and Peter Sterbenz on NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region with Visser on the first team followed by Feltz and Sterbenz picking up third team recognition.

BRIAN VISSER

NATHAN FELTZ

NATIONALLY RESPECTED. PERSONALLY FOCUSED.n DePaul University, with more than 23,000 students, is the only one of the nation’s 10 largest private universities where the faculty priority is on teach-ing. Founded on the Vincentian principle of access for everyone, we remain committed to providing a quality education through personal attention to students from a wide range of backgrounds.

RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE n DePaul offers a high caliber, challenging learning environment that is respected by employers, community leaders and other universities. Many of our more than 200 graduate and undergraduate programs of study have earned national acclaim. Most importantly, more than 93 percent of employ-ers report they are pleased with the caliber of DePaul graduates.

HANDS-ON LEARNING, PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE n DePaul’s location in Chicago provides countless opportunities for class projects, research, internships and experiential learning programs that bring theory to life. Students synthesize knowledge across multiple courses to solve problems, preparing them to succeed after graduation.

A PASSION FOR SERVICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE n Our nationally ranked service-learning program integrates the service concept into our curriculum and inspires many students to make a lifelong commitment to service and social justice. They complement the university’s own dedication to serving first-generation and underserved student popula-tions and to addressing social issues through more than 45 specialized centers and institutes.

CAPITALIZING ON CHICAGO CONNECTIONS n DePaul’s long-term partnerships throughout Chicago lead to extensive educational and career opportunities for students in the corporate, civic and cultural arenas. Our faculty, active in research and consulting, bring real-world experience into the classroom every day. Our students benefit from the networks of their professors, as well as the more than 82,000 alumni who live in the metropolitan area.

FOCUSED ON TEACHING, FOCUSED ON STUDENTS n Teaching comes first at DePaul — more than 97 percent of all classes are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. Students are consid-ered partners in research and community action, and are often credited by name in publications and presentations.

OPEN DOORS DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS n Because the average class has fewer than 30 students, our faculty members know their students’ names, concerns and goals. Professors are accessible and approachable in class, through regular office hours and via e-mail.

A GLOBAL SOCIETY WITHIN THE CLASSROOM n Driven by a respect for the inherent dignity of all people, DePaul wel-comes students and employees from all ethnicities, religions and back-grounds. By routinely incorporating multiple viewpoints into academic and student life, we have become a model of diversity on campus. In 2006, The Princeton Review ranked DePaul No. 1 in the nation in the “Diverse Student Population” category. We are proud to be among the top 100 universities in the nation for conferring degrees on students of color.

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSn College of CommerceAccountancyBusiness AdministrationE-BusinessEconomics (Commerce)FinanceHospitality LeadershipManagementManagement Information SystemsMarketingReal Estate

n College of CommunicationCommunication and MediaCommunication StudiesJournalismMedia and Cinema StudiesPublic Relations and Advertising

n College of Computing and Digital MediaComputer Games DevelopmentComputer Graphics and Motion TechnologyComputer ScienceComputingDigital Cinema (B.A.)Digital Cinema (B.S.)Information Assurance and Security EngineeringInformation SystemsInformation Technology (B.A.)Information Technology (B.S.)Interactive MediaNetwork Technologies

n College of Liberal Arts & SciencesAfrican and Black Diaspora StudiesAllied Health TechnologiesAmerican StudiesAnthropologyArabic StudiesArtBiological SciencesCatholic StudiesChemistry (B.A. and B.S.)Chinese StudiesEconomics (LA&S)EnglishEnvironmental ScienceFrenchGeographyGermanHistoryHistory of Art and ArchitectureInternational StudiesIslamic World StudiesItalianJapanese StudiesLatin American And Latino StudiesMathematical SciencesMathematics & Computer ScienceNursing (R.N. Completion Only)PhilosophyPhysicsPolitical SciencePre-DentistryPre EngineeringPre LawPre-OsteopathyPre-ProfessionalPre-Veterinary MedicinePsychologyPublic Policy

CRITICAL THINKING. HANDS-ON LEARNING.n DePaul consistently receives high rankings for award-winning academic programs that are uniquely responsive to the changing needs of our society. Students can select from over 200 comprehensive and innovative undergraduate and graduate programs, in addition to a broad curriculum for adult continuing education.

Religious StudiesScientific Data Analysis and VisualizationSociologySpanishWomen’s and Gender Studies

n School for New LearningCustomized B.A.Customized B.A. in ComputingEarly Childhood Education (for Adult Students)General Business (for Adult Students)Nursing (for Adult Students)

n School of EducationEarly Childhood EducationElementary EducationPhysical EducationSecondary Education

n School of MusicCompositionJazz StudiesMusic EducationMusic PerformancePerforming Arts ManagementSound Recording Technology

n The Theatre SchoolActingCostume DesignCostume TechnologyDramaturgy/CriticismLighting DesignPlaywriting

Scene DesignSound DesignStage ManagementTheatre ArtsTheatre ManagementTheatre Technology

The graceful residential Lincoln Park campus on Chicago’s Near North Side is in the center of neighborhoods favored by Chicago’s young urban professionals, surrounded by boutiques and

restaurants and just a mile from Wrigley Field and the beaches of Lake Michigan. DePaul is one of the “Schools with the Most Beautiful Campus in an Urban Setting,” according to Kaplan Publishing’s The

Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide To The 238 Most Interesting Colleges. It is home to the colleges of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Communication and the schools of Music, Theatre and Education.

n Chicago is also America’s greenest metropolitan area, featur-ing 560 city parks along with a variety of museums and zoos. Lincoln Park Zoo, the world’s largest free public zoo, is just blocks from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. Dozen of restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores are also within walking distance of the Lincoln Park campus, and an easy-to-learn mass transit system connects campus to the entire Chicagoland area. Bicycling magazine annu-ally ranks Chicago as the best big city for bicycling in the United States. There are nearly 150 miles of paved trails, off-road trails and bike lanes for cyclists.

n From a business standpoint, Chicago is one of the world’s top corporate cities. Always bustling with activity, the Windy City is home to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Midwest Stock Ex-change along with such companies as Amoco Oil, Boeing, McDon-ald’s and United Airlines. This provides the DePaul student-athlete with a huge network of potential contacts and employers after graduation. Over 80,000 DePaul alumni live in the Chicagoland area, giving current Blue Demon student-athletes a strong start towards a career in their chosen field.

n The hub of campus life at DePaul takes place on the Lincoln Park campus. Lincoln Park is one of the most prestigious, attractive and desirable neighborhoods in all of urban America. The campus is situated in the middle of a beautiful residential neighborhood with historic brownstones and tree-lined streets. It is approximately nine blocks west of the shores of Lake Michigan and three miles from the downtown area.

n The Mayor’s Office of Special Events schedules 20 major events each year. Among these events are: Taste of Chicago, Blues Festi-val, Chicago Outdoor Film Festival, Venetian Night, the Air & Water Show, Jazz Festival and New Year’s Eve fireworks at Buckingham Fountain. From May to September, with average temperatures in the mid-70’s, Chicago is bustling with neighborhood festivals. Every weekend, you can find a number of events throughout the city. Each neighborhood festival has its own theme with a number of local bands and restaurants participating.

n The city of Chicago, America’s third-largest city, is home to DePaul University and offers a student-athlete a variety of opportunities.

n Incorporated as a town of 350 people in 1833, Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods. Nearly 200 areas of the city contain their own distinct characteristics and flavor.

n With a city population of nearly three million people and a metropolitan population of over eight million residents, the “Windy City” offers endless options of entertainment, educa-tion and exploration.

n The city itself is graced with blue skies and blue waters, thus Chicago provides countless opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities. Lake Michigan and its miles of beach front is within walking distance of DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. With 29 miles of lakefront, including a 22-mile bike path, summer in the city provides multiple opportunities for relaxing along Lake Michigan.

n Along with the Blue Demons, Chicago plays host to seven major professional sports fran-chises. The Bears of the NFL attract the city’s attention in the fall and winter while the Bulls of the NBA hit the hardwood in the winter. The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice in the winter while the Cubs and White Sox play all summer on the North and Southsides of town. The Chicago Fire and Chicago Red Stars hit the pitch in the summer with Major League Soccer and Women’s Professional Soccer while the Chicago Sky take the court in the WNBA.

n Chicago is one of four finalists to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The Windy City is joined on the short list by Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain). The International Olympic Committee will make its decision on the host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad on Oct. 2, 2009.

With 30 years under its belt, the BIG EAST Conference continues on a path of success in and out of the athletic arena. The goals have always been the same. The league wants and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship. The commendable performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are the indicators of the league’s proud tradition of success. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2009-10 academic year will mark the conference’s fifth straight with the same 16-member group, the nation’s largest Division I-A conference. In 2008-09, BIG EAST student-athletes again succeeded on the national stage. The Connecticut women’s basketball team won its sixth national championship by defeating conference foe Louisville in an all-BIG EAST NCAA title game. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team reached the NCAA championship game and the Syracuse field hockey squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Three BIG EAST women’s cross country teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. West Virginia was fourth followed by Villanova in sixth place and Georgetown in ninth. Individually in women’s sports, Providence’s Dannette Doetzel won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Connecticut’s Maya Moore was the conference’s sixth winner of the Wade Trophy as the top player in women’s basketball. Notre Dame’s Kerri Hanks won the Hermann Trophy, the top award in women’s soccer. On the men’s side, Connecticut and Villanova advanced to the Final Four in bas-ketball. The 2008-09 campaign was arguably the best men’s basketball season in the history of the BIG EAST with the league setting NCAA standards with three No. 1 tournament seeds, four teams in the round of the Elite Eight and five in the Sweet 16. The St. John’s men’s soccer team reached the NCAA College Cup before losing in the national semifinals. BIG EAST football has maintained its high profile and its reputation as a bal-anced group. Seven of the league’s eight squads were nationally ranked or received votes in the national polls in 2008. Cincinnati was the league champion. The BIG EAST, a charter member of the Bowl Championship Series, has won three of its last four BCS bowl games. West Virginia, Louisville and Connecticut also have won or shared league crowns over the past four seasons. The BIG EAST has continued to produce student-athletes who were at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. In 2008-09, 19 BIG EAST players were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight first-team selections. Nearly 400 student-athletes have earned aca-demic all-America honors.

The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 34 largest media mar-kets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pitts-burgh, Hartford, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one fourth of all television households in the U.S. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 26 national championships in six different sports and 126 student-athletes have won individual national titles. The BIG EAST has enjoyed tremendous basketball success, especially in this decade. In 2008-09, the BIG EAST produced four of the eight Final Four teams in men’s and women’s basketball. It was only the second time in NCAA history that one conference placed that many Final Four teams in the same season. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won three of the last 11 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken six of the last 10 NCAA titles. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. In 2009-10, the BIG EAST will add men’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports, which will increase its total to 24 sport championships. The first women’s golf cham-pionship was held in the spring of 2003. Women’s lacrosse and rowing were added in 2001. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universi-ties. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercolle-giate athletics and academics. Any successful organization has been fortunate to have outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the asso-

ciate to Dave Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of the BIG EAST Football Conference.

For 2009-10, the BIG EAST will undergo one significant change. Tranghese stepped down from his position on June 30, 2009. John Marinatto, who has served as senior associate commissioner, has moved into the Commissioner’s chair. The league has long been considered a leader in innova-tive concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regard-ing television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student-athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past six years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball. More than 550 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned all America recognition and dozens have

won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or

foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each of the last six summer Olympiads. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes.

n Fifteen Final Four appearances in men’s basketball, including NCAA titles by Connecticut in 1999 and 2004, Syracuse in 2003, Villanova in 1985 and Georgetown in 1984.n NCAA women’s basketball titles by Connecticut in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009 and Notre Dame in 2001.n Fifteen Final Four appearances in women’s basketball (Connecticut 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009; Notre Dame 1997, 2001; Rutgers 2000, 2007; Louisville 2009).n National championships in football by Miami in 1991 and 2001.n A seventh NCAA cross country title for Villanova in 1998, following an NCAA-record six straight from 1989 94.n NCAA men’s soccer titles by St. John’s in 1996 and Connecticut in 2000.n NCAA women’s soccer titles by Notre Dame in 1995 and 2004.n NCAA women’s cross country title by Providence in 1995.n Appearances in the NCAA Men’s College World Series by Notre Dame in 2002 and Louisville in 2007.n NCAA Women’s College World Series appearances by Connecticut in 1993 and DePaul in 2007.n Two NCAA Woman of the Year award winners (Nnenna Lynch, Villanova, 1993; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1995).n Four Honda-Broderick Cup winners recognizing collegiate athletic achieve-ment among women (Vicki Huber, Villanova, 1988-89; Rebecca Lobo, Con-necticut, 1994-95; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut, 1995-96; Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996-97). n The 1992 Heisman Trophy Winner (Gino Torretta, Miami).n Six women’s basketball Wade Trophy winners (Shelly Pennefather, Vil-lanova, 1987; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1995; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecti-cut, 1996; Sue Bird, Connecticut, 2002, Diana Taurasi, 2003; Maya Moore, Connecticut, 2009).n Two consensus National Players of the Year in men’s basketball (Walter Berry, St. John’s, 1986; Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, 1985).n Four Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy winners as the national men’s soccer player of the year (Chris Gbandi, Connecticut, 2000; Chris Wingert, St. John’s, 2003; Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, 2006; O’Brian White, Connecticut, 2007).n Four Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy winners as the national women’s soccer player of the year (Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996; Anne Makinen, Notre Dame, 2000; Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame, 2006 and 2008) and two NSCAA Division I Players of the Year (Jennifer Renola, Notre Dame, 1996; Sarah Whalen, Connecticut, 1997).n The 2002 National Player of the Year (Erin Elbe, Georgetown) in women’s lacrosse.n Two members of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame (Dr. Leigh Curl, Connecticut ’85; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut ‘95).n Twenty-nine Kodak First Team All Americans in women’s basketball.n Twenty-two consensus all-America first team selections in men’s basket-ball.n Thirty-nine consensus all-America selections in football.n 2006 Winter Olympian in the bobsled.n 2004 Olympians (U.S. and others) in baseball, men’s and women’s basket-ball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and men’s and

BIG EAST Blue DivisionConnecticutGeorgetownMarquette

Notre DamePittsburghProvidenceSeton Hall

West Virginia

BIG EAST Red DivisionCincinnatiDePaul

LouisvilleRutgers

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A SYSTEM OF SUCCESS – BIG EAST CONFERENCE ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 1979-80women’s track & field.n 2000 Olympians (U.S. and others) in base-ball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s diving, men’s and women’s track & field, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s swimming.n 1996 Olympians (U.S. and others) in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track & field, field hockey, men’s pentathlon, women’s soccer and women’s swimming.n 1992 Olympians (U.S. and others) in men’s basketball, men’s track and field and women’s swimming.n 1988 Olympians (U.S. and others) in baseball, men’s basketball and men’s and women’s track and field.n 1984 Olympians in men’s track and field, women’s swimming and men’s basketball.n Forty-two top five NCAA team finishes in men’s and women’s track and field.n Fifty-eight NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay event champions in women’s track and field.n Thirty-one NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay champions in men’s track and field.n Thirty-one top-10 NCAA team finishes and 20 top-10 individual finishes in men’s cross country.n Fifty-six top-10 NCAA team finishes and 44 top-10 individual finishes in women’s cross country.n Eight NCAA individual champions in women’s cross country and one NCAA individual champion in men’s cross country.n Twenty-two NCAA individual event champions in men’s and women’s swim-ming & diving.n All Americans in men’s soccer (79), baseball (70), soft-ball (33), men’s swimming and diving (114), women’s swimming and diving (67), women’s soccer (82), field hockey (95), men’s cross country and track (118), women’s cross country and track (171), volleyball (19), women’s lacrosse (64) and rowing (5).n Academic All-Americans in women’s cross country and track (46), men’s cross country and track (37), baseball (38), softball (31), women’s soccer (37), men’s soccer (34), golf (3), men’s tennis (4), women’s tennis (3), women’s lacrosse (6), men’s swimming and diving (14), women’s swimming and diving (8), football (30), men’s basketball (21), women’s basketball (16), field hockey (6) and volleyball (7).n National Academic All-American of the Year in softball (3), women’s basketball (2), women’s soccer (2), men’s basketball (2) men’s soccer (1) and women’s cross country and track (1).

When you wear the uniform of the DePaul Blue Demons you are a part of one of the most up-and-coming athletic programs in the country. Consider the success of the Blue Demons over the past eight years:

n Six different sports have represented the Blue Demons in NCAA postseason play. The women’s basketball program has played in seven straight NCAA’s including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2006. Women’s softball has made seven NCAA appearances in the last eight years with two trips to the Women’s College World Series in 2005 and 2007.n Thirteen individual athletes have earned All-American honors a total of 22 times. Seven student-athletes were named All-Americans at least two times.n Eight Blue Demons have won individual conference championships including four who have won multiple titles. Brad Millar claimed DePaul’s first BIG EAST individual champion-ship with a first-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2007 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships before defending his title with a 2008 championship. Melissa Fraser claimed the first women’s individual championship in the javelin at the 2008 BIG EAST Championships.n 159 DePaul student-athletes have earned All-Conference honors from Confer-ence USA and the BIG EAST Conference.

The success has continued away from the playing field as well. There have been nearly 800 DePaul student-athletes named to the Conference USA Commission-er’s Academic Honor Roll from 2002-05 and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team list from 2005-09. The 2008-09 athletic year saw the Blue Demons accomplish many outstanding moments including:

n Nearly 125 competitions have been broadcasted either on the ESPN family of networks, CSTV, Comcast or the BIG EAST Network in the last three years.n Men’s soccer reached the BIG EAST Championship semifinals for the second straight year after earning their first NCAA Tournament berth and BIG EAST Red Division title in 2007.n Women’s basketball reached the NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight sea-son and the 14th time since 1990. Senior Natasha Williams earned NACDA Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team honors while Deirdre Naughton and Williams were named second team All-BIG EAST.n Softball was the 2009 BIG EAST Champions after compiling an 18-3 regular-season record and made its seventh NCAA Tournament since 2002. Amber Patton and Becca Heteniak were named All-Americans for the second time in each of their careers and four players were recognized as All-BIG EAST players.n Men’s tennis and women’s tennis claimed second place at the 2009 BIG EAST Cham-pionships. The men’s team improved on their third-place finish in 2008 while the women’s squad was fourth in 2008. Four women’s tennis student-athletes were named All-BIG EAST honorees along with one from men’s tennis.

Off the field, the women’s basketball, golf, softball and women’s tennis programs were hon-ored by the NCAA in April 2009 for having multi-year Academic Performance Rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. Additionally, a total of seven DePaul athletics programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award for having the top team GPA among the league’s programs in each sport. The men’s track and field program also tallied the highest team GPA in the nation when the squad was honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. A record total of 144 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

DePaul University Strength & Conditioning PhilosophyAchieve the maximal level of performance of each student-athlete while reducing the occurrence of athletic injuries through a sport-specific program that is designed and administered by qualified, certified, and knowledgeable strength and conditioning coaches.

Training programs are designed to increase and athlete’s strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, conditioning, and all important components in developing a highly-skilled collegiate athlete.

With the assistance of ALL members of the strength and conditioning staff while including team coaches, athletic trainers, and other members of the university, the strength and conditioning staff will individualize each athlete’s workout in order to achieve optimal results. The DePaul Univer-sity strength and conditioning program provides workouts with periodiza-tion and a wide range of exercises to challenge the athlete in each training session.

Athletes and coaches will be challenged to bring an attitude of hard work, accountability, and total team effort to each workout so each athlete will improve both physically and mentally.

n Key Objectives for the DePaul Strength and Conditioning Program:I. Focus Training on the Core Body.II. Train athletes with ground-based lifts and bodyweight dynamics.III. Athletic lifts, not isolation lifts.IV. Train for Power – Power is the function of strength and speed.V. Train athleticism.VI. Train attitude with team workouts.VII. Single limb vs. two limb lifts.VIII. Short, intense, and organized workouts.IX. Encourage the CHAMPION’S ATTITUDE.X. Believe you WILL win.

n Seven Key Phases of the DePaul Strength & Conditioning Program:1. Testing – evaluation of the current physical fitness level of our student-athletes.2. General Preparation – Preparing the athlete’s body to handle the work load of the next phase. (High Volume and Low Intensity.)3. Functional Strength – a.) Gains in physical qualities that will be transferred to sports movements. b.) Applying sufficient force at the right time at the required performance speed and in the correct direction. (High to Moderate Intensity and Moderate to Low Volume.)4. Power – Generate force at a high rate of speed in a specific time. (high Intensity and Moderate to Low Volume.)5. Force – Exertion of physical power.6. Sports Speed – How fast an athlete can get from A to C while avoiding B. (High Intensity and Low Volume.)7. Peak – Transforming all gains made in the previous phases into power and endurance needed to excel during the competitive season. (Very High Intensity and Very Low Volume.)

With the Chicago Transit Authority’s “L” trains rumbling by every few minutes, Wish Field is a one-of-a-kind facility that gives a true urban setting for the DePaul men’s and women’s soccer programs.

n Wish Field is nestled in the heart of DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus and is the home to not only the DePaul men’s and women’s soccer teams, but also DePaul’s nationally-ranked softball program. Surrounded by McCabe Hall, Courtelyou Commons and Corcoran Hall, Wish Field is located on Belden Ave. just east of the Fullerton “L” station.

n Prior to the 2005 season, the facility received a complete facelift with a FieldTurf surface installed, a soccer-only press box, new scoreboard and covered team benches. The setup is unique in that the DePaul softball program is able to use the field in the Spring when the FieldTurf tray system allows the facility to be con-verted into a softball field. Available for use year-round, the Blue Demons are able to train and compete throughout the entire year.

n The press box features high-speed internet, phone lines and wireless capabil-ity for radio and video broadcasts. Ample space is provided inside the press box for working media and a platform on top of the press box is available for team videotaping and broadcasts.

n The men’s soccer team has hosted BIG EAST Championship games in each of the last two seasons at Wish Field with wins over Cincinnati in 2007 and Pitts-burgh in 2008. The first BIG EAST Championship game at Wish Field was on Nov. 10, 2007 when the Blue Demons defeated Cincinnati, 1-0, in a quarterfinal match. Last season saw DePaul knock off Pittsburgh, 3-1, in the first round on Nov. 5, 2008. Over the last two seasons, the Blue Demons are 15-3-2 at Wish Field that includes a 4-0-1 record in the last five matches against ranked opponents. The 2008 schedule saw a win over No. 10 USF and a scoreless draw with No. 4 St. John’s. During the 2007 campaign, the Blue Demons set a school record with a 9-1-0 mark at Wish Field. DePaul defeated No. 2 Connecticut, 1-0, on Sept. 23, 2007, for the highest-ranked opponent victory in men’s soccer history. Other ranked victims at Wish Field in the last three seasons include No. 21 Louisville in 2007 and No. 11 USF in 2006.

AUGUST Aug. 21 Fri. at Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m.AUG. 23 SUN. NORTHWESTERN 1 P.M.AUG. 28 FRI. TOLEDO 4 P.M.Aug. 30 Sun. at Missouri 1 p.m.

SEPTEMBER Sept. 4 Fri. at Iowa State 7 p.m.Sept. 6 Sun. at Drake 1 p.m.Sept. 11 Fri. Butler 4 p.m.Sept. 13 Sun. at Wisconsin 1 p.m.Sept. 18 Fri. at Notre Dame* 6:30 p.m.SEPT. 20 SUN. ILLINOIS STATE 1 P.M.Sept. 25 Fri. at Louisville* 6 p.m.Sept. 27 Sun. Cincinnati* 1 p.m.

OCTOBER Oct. 2 Fri. at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m.Oct. 4 Sun. at West Virginia* 11 a.m.Oct. 9 Fri. at Seton Hall* 6 p.m.Oct. 11 Sun. at Rutgers* NoonOCT. 16 FRI. PROVIDENCE* 3 P.M.OCT. 18 SUN. CONNECTICUT* 1 P.M.OCT. 23 FRI. GEORGETOWN* 3 P.M.OCT. 25 SUN. VILLANOVA* NOON

BIG EAST Championship Oct. 29 Thu. First Round (campus sites) Nov. 1 Sun. Quarterfinals (campus sites)Nov. 6 Fri. Semifinals (Storrs, Conn.) Nov. 8 Sun. Championship (Storrs, Conn.)


Home matches in CAPS


SEPTEMBER Sept. 1 Tue. at Drake 7 p.m.SEPT. 5 SaT. GREEn Bay 4 P.M.Sept. 7 Mon. at Northwestern 1 p.m.

Marquette Invitational (Milwaukee, Wis./Wish Field)Sept. 11 Fri. vs. UC Irvine (Milwaukee) 5 p.m.SEPT. 13 Sun. Buffalo (WiSh fiEld) noon

SEPT. 18 fRi. noTRE daME* 4 P.M.SEPT. 20 Sun. MaRquETTE* 4 P.M.Sept. 25 Fri. at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m.Sept. 27 Sun. at West Virginia* 3 p.m.

oCToBER oCT. 3 SaT. louiSvillE* 1 P.M.Oct. 7 Wed. at Cincinnati* 6 p.m.oCT. 10 SaT. RuTGERS* 1 P.M.Oct. 14 Wed. at Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m.Oct. 17 Sat. at Villanova* NoonOct. 21 Wed. at Butler 3 p.m.oCT. 24 SaT. SyRaCuSE* 1 P.M.Oct. 28 Wed. at USF* 6:30 p.m.Oct. 31 Sat. at St. John’s* 6:30 p.m.

novEMBER BIG EAST Championship Nov. 4 Wed. First Round (campus sites) Nov. 7 Sat. Quarterfinals (campus sites) Nov. 13 Fri. Semifinals (Morgantown, W. Va.) Nov. 15 Sun. Championship (Morgantown, W. Va.)

NCAA Championship Nov. 20 or 21 First Round (campus sites) Nov. 24 Second Round (campus sites) Nov. 28 or 29 Third Round (campus sites) Dec. 4, 5, or 6 Quarterfinals (campus sites) Dec. 11 Semifinals (Cary, N.C.) Dec. 13 Final (Cary, N.C.)


Home matches in CaPS


Documents

2009 DePaul Men's Soccer Media Guide