2009 Missouri State Field Hockey Guide

Alyssa Hile, MF

2007 All-MAC Second Team

Melissa Lantz, F

2008 All-MAC Second Team

2009 Bears FIELD HOCKEY

2009 Missouri State Field Hockey Schedule

Coach Dawn Callahan begins her 12th season, the second-longest tenure in MSU field hockey history.

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Site

Fri, Aug 28 Sun, Aug 30 Mon, Aug 31 Sat, Sep 05 Mon, Sep 07 Sat, Sep 12 Fri, Sep 18 Sat, Sep 19 Fri, Sep 25 Sun, Sep 27 Thu, Oct 01 Sat, Oct 03 Sun, Oct 04 Sat, Oct 17 Sun, Oct 18 Sat, Oct 24 Sun, Oct 25 Sat, Oct 31 Sun, Nov 01 Th-Sat, Nov 6-8

Pacific Stanford UC Davis Robert Morris Saint Louis Louisville Northwestern Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) Kent State * Ohio University * Saint Louis Ball State * Miami (Ohio) * Kent State * Ohio University * Ball State * Miami (Ohio) * Central Michigan * Central Michigan * MAC Tournament

at Stockton, Calif. 6:00 p.m. at Palo Alto, Calif. 2:00 p.m. at Davis, Calif. 1:30 p.m.

Springfield, Mo. 12:00 p.m.

Springfield, Mo. 12:00 p.m.

Springfield, Mo. 11:00 a.m. at Evanston, Ill. 2:00 p.m. at Evanston, Ill. 12:00 p.m.

Springfield, Mo. 4:00 p.m.

Springfield, Mo. 11:00 a.m. at St. Louis, Mo. 1:00 p.m. at Muncie, Ind. 1:00 p.m. at Oxford, Ohio 11:00 a.m. at Kent, Ohio 12:00 p.m. at Athens, Ohio 12:00 p.m.

Springfield, Mo. 11:00 a.m.

Springfield, Mo. 12:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 12:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 12:00 p.m.

Muncie, Ind. TBA

Time (CT)

Home matches (Bold) at Plaster Field, Springfield, Missouri * indicates Mid-American Conference games

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President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Michael Nietzel Faculty Athletics Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Bruce Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5090 Director of Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Moats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5244 Associate Director of Athletics/SWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Comoroski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5246 Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Padraic McMeel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-4143 Director of Corporate Relations and Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lance Kettering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-4143 Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Yates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-4377 Associate Dir. of Athletics for Student-Athlete Dev.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Hicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-6829 Assistant Director, The Achievement Center.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audrey Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-6962 Director of Athletic Training Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Penkalski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5461 Assistant Director of Athletic Training Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Meeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5461 Prevention, Rehab, and Physical Performance Coordinator. . . Mitch Hauschildt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5461 Athletic Trainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Landgraf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5461 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Derricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5461 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Sawchak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5461 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Luke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5461 Strength and Conditioning Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Sauerbry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-6910 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Riedel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5093 Equipment Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cory Starr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danny Weathermon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .836-5056 Hammons Student Ctr./Plaster Sports Complex Dir. . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Boaz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5240 Hammons/Plaster Associate Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laree Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5240 Sports Information Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Kindhart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5402 Assistant Sports Information Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Adamson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5402 Assistant Sports Information Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Doennig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5402 Assistant Sports Information Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Bohn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5402 Sports Information Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Kane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5242 Sports Information Graduate Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Gossage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-5402 Sports Info. Graduate Asst. (Field Hockey Contact). . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Lynch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .836-5402 Field Hockey Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Callahan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-6968 Field Hockey Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabby Gomez Sosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836-6873

Missouri State University 2009 Field Hockey Guide Table of Contents 2009 Missouri State Schedule IFC Missouri State Athletics Staff Directory IFC Mid-American Conference 1 2009 Roster 2 Missouri State Quick Facts 2 2009 Season Outlook 2-3 Missouri State Coaching Staff 4 The 2009 Bears 5-10 This is Missouri State 11-34 Yearly Summary 35-36 Missouri State Opponent Records 36 2008 Season Review 37 2008 Statistics 38 All-Time Records 39 Honors and Awards 40

Mid-American Conference Members In the 2009 season, the Bears will aim to combine the experience of five exceptional seniors with the youth of 13 underclassmen, as it welcomes another large and talented freshman class to the mix. In its fifth season as a member of the Mid-American Conference, Missouri State will play two-game match-ups against Ball State, Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami and Ohio Universities.

The Bears have four Mid-American Conference home games before traveling to play in the conference tournament. This year’s MAC tournament will be hosted by Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, Nov. 5-7. Last year, Kent State ended the two year run of Ohio, winning its fifth MAC title since 2000.

The Golden Flashes fell in the NCAA play-in game, 1-0 to Massachusetts.

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Ball State University Muncie, Ind.

Miami University Oxford, Ohio

Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Missouri State University Springfield, Mo.

Kent State University Kent, Ohio

Ohio University Athens, Ohio

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2009 Missouri State Field Hockey Outlook This year’s Missouri State field hockey squad has a mix of lynchpin veterans at certain positions and substantial holes to fill at others. With only five seniors and 13 underclassmen, head coach Dawn Callahan and first-year assistant coach Gabby Gomez Sosa will have to mold the team on the fly as they look to improve on last season’s 6-15 record. Fortunately, among the players returning are the top six goal scorers from last season, and a defensive star that has started every game in her three years.

Newcomers MSU welcomes another deep and talented freshman class that will challenge for starting spots on this young team. The seven new faces cover every position and look to contribute immediately.

“I expect Kristina O’Connor (Fort Worth, Texas) and Grace Baker (Yorkshire, England) to really step up there and possibly snag one of those starting spots at forward,” said Callahan. “And I think we will see good things from Chelsea Overwater (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada).

Her reach is going to be huge for us in the back.”

Chelsey Medlock from St. Louis will be a key defensive reserve. Pittsburgh native Steph Anderson will battle for the starting nod at goalkeeper. Midfielder Emily Brcic from Ellisville, Mo., will redshirt

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due to a left ACL tear.

strongest position,” said Callahan.

Forwards This position group, along with the team as a whole, starts with senior Melissa Lantz.

“Lantz had an unbelievable year last year and we are looking for big things from her this year,” said Callahan. Lantz scored 17 goals last season, good for the team lead and second in the MAC. She finished 24th in the nation with .81 goals per game.

In addition to her prolific ability to put the ball in the net, Lantz helped out with six assists, tied for the team lead. She was named to the MAC All-Conference second team.

The group is also returning key veterans in junior Stephanie Chase and sophomore Kristin Pettey. Both look to be staples in the Bears’ starting lineups. Chase finished last season as the team’s fourth leading goal-scorer, with four. Pettey will try to improve on her impressive freshman year when she scored seven goals, the third highest total on the team.

There is depth at forward. Freshmen Baker and O’Connor join returning player Kelly Irwin to give Callahan plenty of options off the bench and challenge for a starting spot. Senior Katherine Aslin will try to overcome injuries that have plagued her MSU career.

“Our forward lines are going to be our

Midfield “We are going to look to Alyssa Hile to control the midfield,” said Callahan. “She will be our leader.”

Hile is well-suited for that role. She is a fifth-year senior and a two-time captain coming off her best season yet. Last year, she was second on the team with nine goals and tied for the team lead with six assists.

Hile began her career as a forward, but is taking over the center midfielder spot for the first time. Based on her play last spring, Callahan is confident she will perform well.

Also making the move from forward to midfielder is junior Jennifer Portell. Portell played in 20 games last season with two starts. Callahan expects Portell to combine with fellow junior Megan Shamleffer to flank Hile as starters.

Callahan is excited to have Sarah Cusick returning from an injury that limited her to two games last season. Cusick will be a key reserve in the midfield and could potentially see starting time depending on the team’s alignments heading in to matches. Sophomore Ramie Masters will miss the season with a left ACL tear, but will serve as a team captain.

2009 Missouri State Field Hockey Roster

Name Kristen Pettey Ramie Masters Chelsey Medlock Kelly Irwin Stephanie Chase Kelsey Lomax Lori Sinclair Megan Shamleffer Kristina O’Connor Liz Grasso Emily Brcic Melissa Lantz Grace Baker Alyssa Hile Chelsea Overwater Jennifer Portell Katherine Aslin Amanda Miyashita Molly Busch Sarah Cusick Taylor Stellern Jenna Compton Steph Anderson Mackenzie Crawford

Pos. F MF D F F D D MF F D MF F F MF D F F D D D D D GK GK

Ht. 5-8 5-1 5-3 5-6 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-3 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-5 5-5 5-11 5-0 5-3 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-7 5-5 5-0 5-3

Yr. Hometown-H.S. So. San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch High) So. Huntington Beach (Calif.) High Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Lafayette High) Jr. Bexley Ohio (Bexley High) R Jr. Chesterfield, Mo. (Marquette High) So. O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West High) So. St. Louis, Mo. (Cor Jesu Academy) Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Ursuline Academy) Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Oak Ridge High) Jr. Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddon Township High) Fr. Ellisville, Mo. (Lafayette High) Sr. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) Fr. West Yorkshire, England (Horsforth High) Sr. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) Fr. Didsbury, Alberta, Canada (Disbury High) Jr. Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville High) Sr. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) Sr. Richmond, B.C. (Hugh Boyd Secondary) Sr. San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty High) Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch High) So. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) R Fr. Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville High) Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny High) So. Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Watterson High)

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Missouri State Quick Facts Sports Information Director: Rick Kindhart Graduate Assistant: Brian Lynch (field hockey contact) Sports Information Phone: (417) 836-5402 Sports Information Fax: (417) 836-4868 School Colors: Maroon and White Athletic Nickname: Bears Location: Springfield, Mo. Enrollment: 21,688 National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mid-American Conference Head Coach: Dawn Callahan (Maine, 1997) Coaching Record: 78-136 in 11 seasons at Missouri State and overall Office Phone: (417) 836-6968 Athletics Fax: (417) 836-8475 Assistant Coach: Gabby Gomez Sosa (Missouri State, 2005) 2008 Finish: 6-15 overall, (1-9 MAC) Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/3

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Defense Thankfully the Bears have senior Molly Busch to lead its youngest position group.

Busch has started every game in her Bear career and is vital to the team’s attempt to improve a defense that allowed the most shots on goal of any MAC squad (19.5 per game).

“We are going to have to step up and deny more shots and stop letting teams just walk into our circle,” said Callahan. “That is going to be a whole team effort there.”

Helping Busch out in the back will be Lori Sinclair, a sophomore who started 14 games as a freshman. Battling it out for another starting spot will be junior Liz Grasso, sophomores Kelsey Lomax and Jenna Compton and freshmen Medlock and Overwater. Sophomore Taylor Stellern will miss the season with a right ACL tear. Both the depth chart and the defensive formation is a fluid situation.

“Because we are so young, it might be until the end of preseason before we figure out what system we are going to play,” said Callahan. “We could have three defenders, we could have four.”

Senior Amanda Miyashita will redshirt due to medical reasons.

Goalkeepers The last four seasons the Bears have been blessed between the pipes. From 2005 to 2007 Kim Kinsella was the NCAA statistical leader in saves per game and saves percentage. Last year, Jessica Schuster’s 156 saves were the most of any MAC goalie. Both are gone and it is up to sophomore Mackenzie Crawford and Anderson to fill the big shoes left behind. As to who that will be is an unanswered question.

“We have, basically, two new goalkeepers,” said Callahan. “Mackenzie and Steph are battling for that starting position. It’s pretty much up in the air right now.”

Crawford saw action in five games last season, totaling four saves while allowing four goals. Anderson was a three-year starter in high school and compiled a 38-71 career record with 23 shutouts.

Captains With 13 underclassmen, leadership is huge for this Bears team.

“This is going to be a great opportunity for our captains to step up and kind of set the tone for these freshmen and show what is expected of them and expected of the program,” said Callahan. Setting that tone will be sophomore Masters and seniors Hile and Lantz. Hile and Lantz have appeared in a combined 122 matches and will serve as

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The 2009 Missouri State University Bears aim to avoid the late-season swoon suffered by the 2008 squad, which started the season 5-3, but faltered down the stretch and finished 6-15 overall, 1-9 in conference play.

great examples to the younger players.

In addition to the captains the fellow seniors, Miyashita, Aslin and Busch, and junior Chase are being counted on to guide the youngsters. Callahan said this team will be successful because the seniors have the right frame of mind and have developed a new team mentality that will serve them well, especially in MAC play.

The MAC and Non-Conference Perennial power Kent State University returned to form last year when it won the regular season, its fifth title since 2000, and the post-season title and in the process dethroned Ohio University, the 2006 and 2007 champ. Coach Callahan expects that trend to continue in a top-heavy conference.

“I still think Miami, Kent and Ohio are going to be the teams to beat,” said Callahan. “But every year it just seems to be a big battle in the MAC.” The Bears finished tied for fifth, the highest finish since they joined the MAC in 2005. Coach Callahan is optimistic this team will meet its preseason goal of a .500 record in the conference. The team gained a lot of confidence from playing the top teams tough. In the regular season finale at Kent State, the Bears led the 20th ranked Golden Flashes 1-0 at halftime, but couldn’t hold on as Kent State scored four unanswered goals in the second half.

The non-conference schedule is littered with tough match-ups, including two possible top-20 teams in Stanford and Louisville. The Bears begin their 2009 season out west with a three game swing at Pacific University, Stanford University and UC Davis. Pacific and Stanford are familiar foes from their time as MSU’s conference rivals in the NorPac. The Bears own a 10-9 all-time advantage against Pacific, but are on the short end of a 7-13 record against Stanford. It will be the first-ever match against UC-Davis.

Mid-season games include Northwestern, which defeated MSU 5-3 last season; Saint Joseph’s (Pa.), coming off an 11-9 season; and a home match against Louisville, which last year advanced to the NCAA regional and is ranked 13th in the NFHCA Preseason Poll.

Missouri State will renew its in-state rivalry with Saint Louis with a home-andhome series. The Bears took both games last season and have a dominating 51-27-2 all-time record against the Billikens.

“The biggest thing is we’ve got to take advantage of our home field,” said Callahan. “We’ve got to win at home.”

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Missouri State Coaching Staff Dawn Callahan

Gabby Gomez Sosa

Head Coach 12th season Maine, 1997

Assistant Coach First Season Missouri State, 2005

Dawn Callahan begins her 12th season in charge of the Missouri State field hockey program, the second longest coaching tenure in Missouri State field hockey history.

A native of British Columbia, Canada, Callahan began her collegiate coaching career at Missouri State in 1997 as an assistant to Kathy De Angelis.

In 2001, Callahan led the Bears to a NorPac Eastern Division title as Missouri State swept through the regular season with a 6-0 league mark. The Bears’ 11-8 record was the best since 1998 despite a schedule that featured six ranked opponents.

In 2000, Callahan was honored as the NorPac Coach of the Year as the Bears finished second in regular season NorPac play with a record of 5-1, and were 9-10 overall. Missouri State played a tough schedule that included 16 matches away from Plaster Field, with three opponents ranked consistently among the nation’s Top 20 (Kent State, Ohio State and Michigan), and two additional Big Ten opponents (Northwestern and Iowa).

Since taking over the team in the 1998 season, Callahan has coached several highly-decorated players, including Gabby Gomez Sosa, who was named NFHCA AllWest Region from 2002-2004. Gomez was also named to the NorPac All-Conference team all four of her seasons played, including a Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and NFHCA All-America third team in 2004.

This will be Gomez Sosa’s first year as a Missouri State assistant coach. Callahan also coached three-time national statistical leader goalkeeper Kim Kinsella from 2004 to 2008. Kinsella led the nation in saves per game and saves percentage. In total, Callahan has coached three rookies of the year, two defensive players of the year and one player of the year in the NorPac conference. Plus, her players consistently are named to all-academic squads at the end of the season. The 2008 squad was a Division I National Academic Team Award recipient for achieving a team grade point average above 3.0. The Bears were one of only 65 teams to receive the designation.

Callahan, who graduated from the University of Maine in 1997, was a four-year starter for the Black Bears’ field hockey

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team and also competed in ice hockey. As a junior and senior, Callahan was elected field hockey team captain by her teammates and she paced the squad in defensive saves during each of her four seasons.

She was selected to participate in the NCAA Division I All-Star Game as a senior in 1996 and was chosen to the American East all-tournament team that same year.

Prior to her collegiate career, Callahan won three Canadian national championships while playing for British Columbia’s under-14, under-16 and under-18 teams.

She also played three years of varsity field hockey at KLO Secondary and helped her team to two provincial championships.

Since 1995, Callahan has been extensively involved as an instructor, counselor and head coach for several girls’ camps.

Callahan earned a master’s degree in education from Missouri State in May of 2000.

Callahan and her husband, Timothy, live in Springfield with their son, James.

Gabby Gomez Sosa returns to her alma mater for her first foray into field hockey coaching.

When Gomez Sosa completed her playing career in 2004, she was one of the most highly-decorated field hockey athletes in school history. She was on the NorPac AllConference team all four seasons, and won the conference’s Rookie of the Year Award in 2001. From 2002-04, she was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-West Region team, and her senior season she became the first Bear honored on the NFHCA All-America team (third team).

Gomez Sosa, a two-time team captain, remains the only Missouri State player ever to receive the distinction by the NFHCA. Gomez Sosa finished her career with 20 goals, 15 assists and 55 points in 71 matches.

In December 2005, she earned her bachelor’s in Spanish education from Missouri State and has been active in the classroom ever since. She has taught at Ozark and Parkview High Schools locally before moving to Germantown, Pa., in 2006 where she was as a full-time Spanish teacher and assistant soccer coach at Delaware Valley Charter High School.

She was born in Uruguay and is fluent in Spanish, French and English. Gomez Sosa resides in Springfield with her husband Tony Piazza, a former MSU baseball player, and their son, Julian.

All-Time MSU Coaching Records Coach Years Record Pct. Rhonda Ridinger 71/75-90 281-101-23 .722 Nancy Clark 1974 2-5-4 .182 Val Pinhey 91-95 50-33-2 .600 Kathy De Angelis 96-97 10-18-0 .357 Dawn Callahan 98-pres. 78-136-0 .364 Totals 38 421-293-29 .567

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Gomez Sosa returns to the MSU sidelines, this time as the assistant coach.

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Katherine Aslin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Molly Busch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stephanie Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jenna Compton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mackenzie Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 6 6 6 6

Sarah Cusick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liz Grasso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alyssa Hile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kelly Irwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 7 7 7

Melissa Lantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kelsey Lomax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ramie Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amanda Miyashita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 8 8 8

Kristen Pettey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jennifer Portell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Megan Shamleffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lori Sinclair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor Stellern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 9 9 9 9

Steph Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grace Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emily Brcic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chelsey Medlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kristina O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chelsea Overwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 10 10 10 10 10

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2009 Missouri State Field Hockey Bears Katherine Aslin

21 Senior Wildwood, Mo. Forward At Missouri State: Katherine Aslin has battled injuries throughout her MSU career. Her freshman season Aslin appeared in 10 games for the Bears. Aslin was named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, earning a 3.80 GPA in Political Science.

Background: Aslin joined the Bears after lettering two years at Lafayette High School. At Lafayette, Aslin started all 22 games her senior year, scoring 10 goals, with five assists. She also scored four game-winning goals in her senior season. Aslin helped her team become repeat Suburban Conference Champions in her junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Aslin was born Dec. 21, 1987, in St. Louis, Mo. She is the daughter of Robert and Heidi Aslin. Aslin has a 3.35 cumulative GPA in Political Science.

Molly Busch

24 Senior San Jose, Calif.

Defender At Missouri State: In her senior season, Molly Busch will be a key cog on the Bears defensive line. In her junior season, Busch started all 21 matches for Missouri State, collecting two of the Bears’ 12 defensive saves on the season.

Busch has started every game in her three years as a Missouri State Bear.

Background: Busch came to the Missouri State field hockey team as a four-year letterwinner in field hockey and a two-year letterwinner in badminton at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. She also played softball for the Monarchs. In her junior and senior seasons, Bush helped her team win state both years. She was named Blossom Valley Athletic League first team and second-team state in her junior and senior seasons. She was named to the Davis Tournament team her senior year.

Personal: Busch was born May 4, 1988, in San Jose, Calif. She is the daughter of Mark and Debra Busch. Her sister, Elle Busch, played field hockey for the University of the Pacific (2004-07). Busch has a 3.14 GPA in Hospitality and Restaurant Administration.

Stephanie Chase

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Junior Chesterfield, Mo. Forward

Redshirt Freshman Glencarbon, Ill. Defender

At Missouri State: Stephanie Chase will look for more chances to put the ball in the net.

Chase stepped up big last season, getting starts in all 21 of the Bears’ matches. She was the fourth-leading scorer with four goals and one assist for nine points. She saw playing time in 20 matches in 2007, with two starts, after sitting out her first season as a Bear.

Background: Chase came to Missouri State after being a four-year letterwinner in field hockey and a three-year letterwinner in soccer at Marquette High. In her senior season, Chase was named honorable mention all-metro first team, all-conference first team, was a team captain, and the offensive MVP of her team. She was a member of the 2006 USA Field Hockey Elite Futures program. She also helped her team win the Gateway Tournament Championship and Public High School Championship. As a junior, Chase was selected all-conference honorable mention and was a member of the 2005 USA Field Hockey Futures program. In 2003, she made the all-conference second team as a sophomore.

Personal: Chase was born on Dec. 31, 1987, in St. Louis, Mo. She is the daughter of Kevin and Ginger Chase. Chase is a Psychology major.

Crawford attempts to keep alive the solid goaltending streak for MSU as she replaces Jessica Schuster, who led the MAC in saves last year.

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At Missouri State: Coming off injury, Jenna Compton will add depth to the defense and challenge for key playing time. Last season, Compton excelled in the classroom was named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad after earning a 3.67 GPA in Dietetics.

Background: Compton came to Missouri State after being a four-year letterman for the Edwardsville High Tigers field hockey team.

As team captain her senior year, Compton was named to All-Metro and Metro Women’s Athletic Association second-teams, helping her team to a 13-8 record. She also played for Missouri State Athletics Hall of Famer Kelly Stuckel Yates for Team Gateway St. Louis, a club field hockey team, which she helped advance to the National Field Hockey festival each year.

Personal: Compton was born on March 16, 1990, in Naperville, Ill. She is the daughter of Doug and Lori Compton. Compton has a 3.74 cumulative GPA in Dietetics.

Mackenzie Crawford

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Sophomore Dublin, Ohio Goalkeeper

At Missouri State: In her second year at Missouri State, Mackenzie Crawford is looking to capture the starting spot between the pipes.

Crawford saw playing time in five games, making four saves and allowing four goals.

Background: Crawford joins the Bears after two years starting for the Bishop Watterson Eagles. As captain, Crawford helped her team earn second in state for a second year in a row, finishing the year at 14-6-1 in 2007. She had a 95 percent save average with only 12 goals scored against her last year. She netted second-team All-Ohio Field Hockey League honors and was named the Columbus Dispatch and 610 WTVN Athlete of the Week.

Personal: Crawford was born on May 7, 1990, in Westerville, Ohio. She is the daughter of Kevin and Shannon Crawford. Crawford is undecided on a major.

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Junior San Diego, Calif.

Midfielder At Missouri State: Sarah Cusick will be hungry for playing time after sitting out her sophomore season with a stress fracture in her foot.

Before she was sidelined, Cusick scored one goal in the 4-2 win over Appalachian State. In her first year as a Bear, she saw playing time in 19 matches with 17 starts.

Background: Cusick played four years for Scripps Ranch High in San Diego, Calif. In her senior and junior years, Cusick helped her team to Western League championships. She was also named San Diego Union Tribune Scholar Athlete both her junior and senior years. Cusick also played softball and lacrosse for one year each for Scripps Ranch.

Personal: Cusick was born on July 7, 1989, in San Diego, Calif. She is the daughter of Michael Cusick and Cristie Wear. Cusick is a Psychology major.

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Junior Haddonfield, N.J. Defender At Missouri State: In her third year as a Bear, Liz Grasso is ready to compete for a fulltime starting defense position. Last year, Grasso saw playing time in 18 matches as one of the Bears’ key reserves. As a freshman, Grasso saw playing time in 16 matches with two starts.

Background: Grasso came to the Bears after playing three years on the varsity squad for the Haddon Township Hawks. As captain her senior year, Grasso not only helped her team qualify for the state tournament for the third year in a row, but also helped her team to a second-place finish at state and conference. Grasso also played two years of softball for the Hawks.

Personal: Grasso was born December 12, 1988, in Philadelphia, Pa. She is the daughter of Stephen and Marion Grasso. Grasso’s sister, Andrea, played field hockey at University of Delaware and is now an assistant coach for the Villanova field hockey program. Grasso is majoring in Psychology.

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Senior Wildwood, Mo. Midfielder

At Missouri State: In her final season as a Bear, Alyssa Hile will look to build on an impressive junior season while moving to her new center midfielder position. Hile was the secondleading scorer with nine goals and six assists for 24 points, starting in all 21 matches for the Bears.

She also had the only hat trick for the Bears in the 2008 season against Lindenwood. Hile was credited with two game-winning goals, against Robert Morris and Ball State. Hile started all 21 games in her sophomore season and was named to the second-team All-MAC squad. In 2006, Hile played in 18 matches after redshirting the previous year.

Background: Hile came to the Bears after being a four-year letterwinner at Lafayette High in St. Louis, Mo. As a team captain her senior year, Hile led the Lancers to the state semifinals and was a first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-metro selection. She recorded 51 goals and 22 assists in her career at Lafayette, tying the school record for goals scored.

Personal: Hile was born June 15, 1987, in Newport News, Va. She is the daughter of John and Linda Hile. Hile is majoring in Exercise and Movement Science/Pre-Professional Studies.

Career stats for players active prior to 2009 #21 Katherine Aslin - Forward Year GP-GS G A PTS SH. DS 2007 10-0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 10-0 0 0 0 0 0 #24 Molly Busch - Defender Year GP-GS G A PTS SH. DS 2008 21-21 0 0 0 2 2 2007 21-21 1 0 2 3 1 2006 18-18 0 0 0 1 0 Total 60-60 1 0 2 6 3 #5 Stephanie Chase - Forward Year GP-GS G A PTS SH. DS 2008 21-21 4 1 9 21 0 2007 20-2 0 0 0 2 1 41-23 4 1 9 6 3 Total #98 Mackenzie Crawford - Goalkeeper Year GP-GS M GA SA. PCT. W L 2008 5-0 80:21 4 4 .500 0 0 Total 5-0 80:21 4 4 .500 0 0 #25 Sarah Cusick - Midfielder Year GP-GS G A PTS SH. DS 2008 2-2 1 0 2 1 0 2007 19-17 0 0 0 0 1 Total 21-19 1 0 2 1 1 #10 Liz Grasso - Defender Year GP-GS G A PTS SH. DS 2008 18-0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 16-2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 34-2 0 0 0 0 0 #15 Alyssa Hile - Midfielder Year GP-GS G A PTS SH. DS 2008 21-21 9 6 24 32 0 2007 21-21 0 1 1 8 0 2006 18-5 0 0 0 12 0 2005 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 62-48 9 7 25 52 0 #4 Kelly Irwin - Forward Year GP-GS G A PTS SH. DS 2008 15-0 2 1 5 3 0 2007 18-5 0 1 1 1 0 Total 33-5 2 2 6 4 0

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Junior Bexley, Ohio Forward At Missouri State: In her second season with Missouri State, Kelly Irwin got into the scoring column with goals against Villanova and Northwestern. She saw playing time in 15 of the Bears’ 21 matches. Irwin started five games in 2007, and came off the bench in another 13. For the second straight year, Irwin was named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, earning a 4.0 GPA in Psychology.

Background: Irwin came to Missouri State after playing three years for Bexley High. In both her junior and senior years Irwin led the Lions in scoring, totaling 23 goals. She was also the team captain her senior year. Irwin collected numerous accolades her senior year at Bexley: Columbus Dispatch Athlete of the Week; academic All-American; first-team All-Central Ohio Conference; Academic All-Ohio Conference; and WTVN-610 AM Player of the Week.

Personal: Irwin was born January 27, 1989, in Columbus, Ohio. She is the daughter of Chris and Nan Irwin. Irwin has a 3.90 cumulative GPA in Psychology.

#12 Melissa Lantz - Forward Year GP-GS G A 2008 21-21 17 6 2007 21-21 3 0 2006 18-17 3 2 Total 60-59 23 8 #6 Kelsey Lomax - Defender Year GP-GS G A 2008 1-0 0 0 Total 1-0 0 0 #2 Ramie Masters - Midfielder Year GP-GS G A 2008 14-8 0 0 Total 14-8 0 0 #23 Amanda Miyashita - Defender Year GP-GS G A 2008 21-21 3 3 2007 21-21 3 1 2005 19-18 2 1 Total 61-60 8 5 #1 Kristen Pettey - Forward Year GP-GS G A 2008 21-20 7 2 Total 21-20 7 2 #17 Jennifer Portell - Midfielder Year GP-GS G A 2008 20-2 2 4 2007 20-18 1 3 Total 40-20 3 7 #8 Megan Shamleffer - Midfielder Year GP-GS G A 2008 20-17 0 0 2007 18-4 0 0 Total 38-21 0 0 #7 Lori Sinclair - Defender Year GP-GS G A 2008 21-14 0 0 Total 21-14 0 0 #28 Taylor Stellern - Defender Year GP-GS G A 2008 2-0 0 0 Total 2-0 0 0

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Melissa Lantz

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Senior Wildwood, Mo. Forward

At Missouri State: Melissa Lantz’s third year with the Bears was a breakout season.

Lantz jumped onto the career goals scored list, tying Abbey Rolfe at the No. 15 spot with 23 career goals. After coming into the season with only six career goals, she put up 17 in the 2008 season, finishing 24th in the nation in goals per game (0.81). Lantz also tied for the team lead with six assists, had three game-winning goals and four games with multiple goals. Her two goals against Appalachian State (Aug. 31) and one goal against Robert Morris (Sept. 1) earned her MAC player of the week honors for the first week of the season. She was also named to the MAC All-Conference second team. Lantz was 28th nationally in points per game (1.95).

Starting every game in the 2007 season, Lantz took 43 shots with 20 on goal, for a .465 SOG percentage. Lantz played in 18 matches with 17 starts her freshman year, scoring three goals, two of which were game-winners, and had two assists for eight points.

Background: Lantz came to the Bears as a four-year letterwinner in field hockey and soccer and a two-year letterwinner in basketball at Lafayette High. In her four years at Lafayette, she helped her team to four straight Public School Championships and final fours in 2002 and 2004. As a senior, Lantz broke the school record with five goals in a game. She was second in scoring in St. Louis with 28 goals and 14 assists and second in scoring in Lafayette school history with 83 goals and 49 assists. Lantz was named all-conference first team, all-metro second team, was a team captain and a senior allstar game selection. As a junior, she was the leading scorer in St. Louis with 30 goals and 16 assists and was named all-conference first team and all-metro. In her sophomore season, she was fourth in scoring in St. Louis with 19 goals and 11 assists. Lantz was also an honorable mention all-metro selection.

Personal: Lantz was born Oct. 5, 1987, in St. Louis, Mo. She is the daughter of Mike and Nina Lantz. Lantz has a 3.23 GPA in Physical Education.

Kelsey Lomax

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Sophomore O’Fallon, Mo. Defender

Senior Richmond, B. C. Defender

At Missouri State: Kelsey Lomax will add another defender to the mix as she returns to action, having redshirted her first season after playing in one game. Lomax was named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, earning a 3.21 GPA during the fall semester.

Background: Lomax comes to the Bears after two seasons of playing on the U-19 AIM field hockey club team that advanced to the California Cup in 2007. Before moving to the U.S. with her family, Lomax played on the Rustenburg Girls High field hockey team in Cape Town, South Africa. As a sophomore, Lomax made the Western Provincial team, similar to all-state.

Personal: Lomax was born on October 30, 1989, in Pretoria, South Africa. She is the daughter of Ronald and Karen Lomax. Lomax has a 3.40 cumulative GPA and is undecided on a major.

Ramie Masters

2 Sophomore Huntington Beach, Calif.

Midfielder At Missouri State: Ramie Masters will redshirt this year after she suffered a left ACL tear in the off-season. Last year, Masters was a force at the midfield position for the Bears. She missed seven games due to injury, but started eight of the 14 matches in which she appeared. Masters was named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, earning a 4.0 GPA as an Undecided freshman during the fall semester.

Background: Masters came to the Bears after winning the California Interscholastic Federation title with Huntington Beach High. Masters was named Sunset League Player of the Year for the second year in a row, MVP all-tournament team, and to the Western Regional team as a senior.

Personal: Masters was born on May 8, 1990, in Anaheim Hills, Calif. She is the daughter of Roy and Mindi Masters. Her mother Mindi Masters played at Missouri State from 1981-82 for Hall of Fame coach Dr. Rhonda Ridinger.

Masters has a 3.89 cumulative GPA and is undecided on a major.

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At Missouri State: Amanda Miyashita will redshirt this year due to medical reasons. Miyashita switched to defensive line from the forward position in the 2008 season. She recorded three assists in 21 starts. Miyashita was the strongest defensive player for the Bears, earning second-team MAC All-Conference accolades. As a forward in 2007, Miyashita scored three of the first four Bears’ goals. She netted the game-winning goal against Robert Morris (9/16) for the Bears’ first win of the season. Miyashita had 12 of 14 shots on goal for a .857 shot on goal percentage. In the 2006 season she was sidelined by injury. As a freshman, Miyashita played in 19 matches with 18 starts. She scored two goals, including the game-winning goal against Lindenwood (10/16). She also collected an assist and a defensive save during the season.

Background: Miyashita came to Missouri State after playing four years of field hockey, soccer and basketball for Hugh Boyd Secondary.

She was named team captain her last three years for Hugh Boyd, and was named captain for her regional team which placed first at provincials.

She was a field hockey student honor-roll athlete for her local newspaper. In her four years at Hugh Boyd Secondary, Miyashita started and played in every game. As a junior and senior she led her team in goals.

Personal: Miyashita was born June 24, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the daughter of Ellis and Maureen Miyashita. Her sister, Liz Miyashita, played for the Bears from 2002 to 2005. Miyashita is majoring in Exercise and Movement Science/Health Studies.

Miyashita was a stout defender in 2008.

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Kristen Pettey

1 Sophomore San Diego, Calif.

Forward At Missouri State: Kristen Pettey has found her spot in front of the goal after her freshman year with the Bears. Pettey was the third-leading scorer for the Bears with 7 goals and two assists for 16 points. She got into the scoring column for the Bears early and often in the season. Pettey was named MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 30 after she scored four goals in three games; two against Saint Louis and one each against Miami (Ohio) and Ball State. She also started in 20 of the 21 Bears’ matches.

Background: Pettey joined the Bears after three years of playing for the varsity squad at Scripps Ranch High in San Diego, Calif. Pettey led the Falcons with 19 assists and scored 18 goals, finishing the season as California Interscholastic Federation Division II and Western League champions. She was also named firstteam All-Western League, and the Union Tribune All-Academic Team. As a junior, Pettey scored 10 goals with nine assists, helping her team win the Western League championship.

Personal: Pettey was born on November 4, 1990, in San Diego, Calif. She is the daughter of Jed and Sandi Pettey. Pettey is undecided on a major.

Jennifer Portell

17 Junior Edwardsville, Ill. Midfielder At Missouri State: Jennifer Portell saw playing time in 20 matches with two starts for the Bears. She got into the scoring column for Missouri State against Lindenwood and Northwestern. In her first season, she had 18 starts in 20 games, and scored one goal. Portell also collected a total of three assists with one each against Robert Morris, Central Michigan and Kent State.

Background: Portell came to Missouri State after lettering all four prep years in field hockey and soccer for the Edwardsville Tigers. In 2005, she was named MWAA Conference AllStar Team. Portell was a Skippy Kiefer Award Nominee in 2006, was selected to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch all-conference team, and played in the Olympic Development Futures Regional and for the California State Cup Aim team. In 2007, she helped her team to become a Indoor Field Hockey national qualifier.

Personal: Portell was born on March 4, 1989, in Alton, Ill. She is the daughter of James and Elaine Portell. Portell is majoring in Hospitality and Restaurant Administration.

Megan Shamleffer

8 Junior St. Louis, Mo. Midfielder

Kristen Pettey made quite an impression during her freshman season. The San Diego native scored seven goals, good for third on the team, and was the MAC Player of the Week in late September.

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At Missouri State: Megan Shamleffer looks to further help Missouri State from the midfield position. Last year, she saw playing time in 20 matches with 17 starts. She recorded three shots for the Bears. In her first year, Shamleffer saw action in 18 games with four starts.

Background: Shamleffer came to the Bears after lettering two years for the field hockey squad at Ursuline Academy. Her senior year, Shamleffer was named the team captain and most valuable player for the Bears. She scored three game-winning goals and was named to the senior all-star team and second-team all-metro squad. Shamleffer also played two years at the junior varsity level for the Ursuline soccer team.

Personal: Shamleffer was born January 8, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo. She is the daughter of Mark and Peggy Shamleffer. Shamleffer is a Dietetics major.

Lori Sinclair

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Sophomore St. Louis, Mo. Defender At Missouri State: In her freshman campaign, Lori Sinclair stepped up and earned playing time in all 21 matches with 14 starts in 2008. Sinclair was a force on the defense for the Bears, making key stops and changing the momentum of the game. She also recorded one defensive save for the Bears. She looks to be a key starting defender for this year’s squad.

Sinclair was named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, earning a 4.0 GPA in Nursing.

Background: Sinclair came to the Bears as a four-year starter from Cor Jesu Academy.

She was twice named second-team all-metro and all-conference and competed in the Senior Metro All-Star Game. She was a member of the 2005 and 2006 state championship teams at Cor Jesu.

Personal: Sinclair was born on June 6, 1990, in St. Louis, Mo. She is the daughter of John and Susan Sinclair. Two of Sinclair’s sisters, Kim (2002-04) and Sally (2006-current), played soccer at Saint Louis University, while her other sister, Michelle (2003-2006) went to SLU to play field hockey. Sinclair is a Nursing major.

Taylor Stellern

28 Sophomore Wildwood, Mo. Defender At Missouri State: Taylor Stellern will have to miss her second consecutive year of action due to a right ACL tear suffered in the off-season. Stellern redshirted last year after playing in two games.

Background: Stellern played for Missouri State Hall of Fame member Kelly Stuckel Yates at Lafayette High for three years. As a senior, Stellern was named first-team all-conference and helped her team earn the Public School championship for a third year in a row. As a junior, she was named to the second-team all-conference and all-metro honorable mention squads.

Personal: Stellern was born on October 20, 1989, in Wildwood, Mo. She is the daughter of Michael and Patty Stellern. Stellern is undecided on a major.

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2009 Missouri State Field Hockey Bears Steph Anderson

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Freshman Pittsburgh, Pa. Goalkeeper

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Freshman West Yorkshire, England Forward

Background: Steph Anderson will challenge for the starting goalkeeper spot. She was a threeyear starter for Coach Jen Diaz at North Allegheny High School, helping her team to a combined 38-7-1 record during that span with a pair of WPIAL conference titles, and one second place finish. She collected 239 saves in 2008 with five shutouts and a 0.75 goals-against average, allowing only nine goals all season. She was named to the Hershey Invitational All-Tournament Team. She allowed 0.6 goals as a junior with 10 shutouts and 0.4 her sophomore year with eight complete-game shutouts. She finished her career with a 0.58 GAA. Personal: Anderson was born on April 13, 1991, in Grapevine, Texas. She is the daughter of Thomas and Suzanne Anderson. She will major in Media Production.

Background: Grace Baker was a four-year starter for Horsforth High School in Leeds, England for Coach Miss E. Dewar. She was Horsforth’s top goal scorer twice during her prep career and was named Leeds Hockey Club Player of the Year in 2008 and UIG Player of the Year in 2007 She helped her club team to the Yorkshire Cup title in 2008 and her high school team to two league championships her freshman and sophomore years and runner-up finishes the past two seasons. She was also a standout rounders player for two seasons, helping the squad to two tournament championships. She participated in the 2005 International Childrens Games.

Personal: Baker was born on January 17, 1991, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. She is the daughter of John and Karen Baker. She is undecided on her major.

Freshman Ellisville, Mo. Midfielder Background: Emily Brcic will redshirt this season due to a left ACL tear. She was a standout at Lafayette High School in St. Louis where she guided the Lancers to three straight Suburban Conference championships and a 52-9-2 record from 2006-08 and outscored their opponents 210-45 over the last two seasons. As a defender her senior year, she factored in three goals and collected five assists earning second-team PostDispatch All-Metro and all-conference honors.

Brcic was a St. Louis Senior All-Star game participant with teammate and fellow MSU recruit Chelsey Medlock. She also had nine assists and a pair of goals as a junior.

Personal: Brcic was born on November 1, 1990, in Louisville, Ky. She is the daughter of David and Cindy Brcic. She will major in Sports Medicine.

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Freshman St. Louis, Mo. Defender

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Freshman Fort Worth, Texas Forward

Background: Chelsey Medlock factored in 14 goals this season for Coach Kelly Yates’ Lancers at Lafayette High School. She recorded 11 assists and 3 goals, including two game-winners. Her team claimed three straight Suburban Conference titles and secured a 52-9-2 record over the past three seasons. As team captain in 2008, she earned second-team All-Suburban West Conference honors and played in the St. Senior All-Star Game. She also earned St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro honorable mention her senior season and was also a standout soccer player at Lafayette.

Personal: Medlock was born on November 23, 1990, in Creve Coeur, Mo. She is the daughter of Jeff Medlock and Suzanne Heger. She will major in Accounting.

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Freshman Didsbury, Alberta Defender

Background: Kristi O’Connor was the top scorer the past two seasons for The Oak Ridge School in Arlington, Texas, where she was also a standout basketball, soccer and softball player.

She was field hockey team captain and the Owls’ top scorer for Coach Mara Bird in 2008. She earned All-SPC honors that season and conference honorable mention distinction her junior season. Her senior season she set the school record for most goals scored and was named the team’s most valuable player.

Personal: O’Connor was born on February 11, 1991, in Fort Worth, Texas. She is the daughter of John and Lisa O’Connor. She is undecided on her major.

Background: Chelsea Overwater is an incoming freshman who was a three-sport standout at Didsbury High School. She helped her team to a national runner-up finish in 2008 as starting defender for the Dragons. She also played two years of volleyball and a season of basketball at Didsbury. Overwater was a two-time captain at Didsbury High and was named team MVP her junior year after helping her team place fifth at the 25-team California Cup. She was also captain her freshman season.

Personal: Overwater was born on April 16, 1991, in Olds, Alberta, Canada. She is the daughter of Chris and Kristine Overwater. She will major in International Business.

Missouri State Intercollegiate Athletics Mission Statement (approved by the Board of Governors October 1995, revised November 1999, December 2001, October 2003) Abridged Version Missouri State University is committed to an intercollegiate athletics program which complements the mission of the University and operates in accordance with the principles and regulations of the National College Athletic Association. As a member of various athletics conferences, Missouri State University is committed to academic and athletics excellence, sound fiscal management practices, enhancement of the physical and educational welfare of student-athletes, equal opportunity, character development, principles of amateurism, as well as the fundamental values of sportsmanship, civility, and the common virtue of good citizenship.

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uuLocated at the southeast corner of Duane G. Meyer Library, the Jane A. Meyer Carillon (left) serves as an example of the world’s largest musical instrument. The 140-foot tall, 2.5 million pound bell tower holds forty-eight bronze bells. Its Westminster chime starts 25 seconds before every hour, with the first strike of the bell marking the exact hour.

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Plaster Field

uilt in 1941, Plaster Field enters its 22nd season as home of the Bears. Missouri State has posted a 54-25-3 home mark at Plaster, good for a .677 win percentage.

Originally named SMS Stadium (1941-70), the Bears’ home facility was renamed Briggs Stadium in 1970 to honor former head coach and athletic director Arthur Briggs. In the midst of a four-phase expansion that saw the stadium receive its first artificial turf (1987), a new eight-lane, 400-meter all-weather running track (1988) and additional seating (1990), the expanded facility was renamed Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex in 1991.

Plaster Field also serves as the home venue for MSU soccer, football and track and field.

One of the top FCS football facilities in the country, Plaster seats 16,300 spectators and features 24 skyboxes and a 40-seat University box. The playing field was upgraded in the summer of 2006 with the installation of a new FieldTurf surface. The complex features 12 racquetball courts and recreational locker rooms, as well as Plaster Strength Center. The 7,200-square foot weight room is one of the largest of its kind in the Midwest.

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Missouri State National Championship Teams

Seven Missouri State teams have been crowned national champions at all levels of competition over the 100 years of intercollegiate athletics at MSU. The 2004-05 Lady Bears became the most recent team to claim a postseason national title, winning the Women’s National Invitational Tournament at Hammons Student Center on March 31, 2005, with a 78-70 win over West Virginia.

uuThe 2003 baseball Bears (above) of coach Keith Guttin captured the Lincoln Regional, then took two straight at Ohio State in the Columbus Super Regional to advance to the school’s first-ever NCAA College World Series. In 1974, the MSU softball team (right) became the first women’s sport in school history to capture a national title when it won the AIAW Division I crown.

uuJackie Stiles set the NCAA record for career points (3,393) as well as the single season scoring record (1,062) as a senior at Missouri State. Stiles won the Honda Awards Program Broderick Cup and was the Wade Trophy Recipient as the nation’s top women’s college basketball player in 2001. The 2001 Missouri State Lady Bears became the second team in school history to appear in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four.

MSU National Championship Teams: 2005 Women’s Basketball National Invitational Tournament 1979 Women’s Field Hockey AIAW Division II 1974 Softball AIAW Division I 1974 Men’s Cross Country NCAA Division II 1963 Men’s Golf NCAA Division II 1952 and 1953 Men’s Basketball NAIA National Tournaments

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uuA two-phase renovation of Forsythe Athletics Center (below) was completed in 2003 and includes new equipment, locker and training rooms, as well as coaches offices and meeting rooms for nine MSU sports. Forsythe is also home to the Achievement Center for Intercollegiate Athletics.

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Academic Success Achievement Center

The academic and developmental well-being of the modern student-athlete is a vital facet of the overall educational experience, brought into focus by the Achievement Center for Intercollegiate Athletics (ACIA). Established in 1996, ACIA assists more than 500 studentathletes. Associate A.D. for Student-Athlete Development Bryan Hicks and Assistant ACIA Director Audrey Jones work with four graduate assistants and tutors from academic disciplines to strengthen the student-athlete academic base. Staff members work to monitor academic progress, registration and computer labs.

An ACIA emphasis is to work with firsttime freshmen and transfers to ease their academic adjustment. The goal is to develop good academic habits at the beginning of the MSU experience. All new athletes attend weekly meetings with an ACIA staff member.

Required study halls meet five nights a week and are divided by academic specialties.

The ACIA has faculty representatives in each academic college to assist with academic monitoring. Staff members meet with individual professors as necessary, and the department’s compliance staff monitors adherence to NCAA regulations for all current and prospective student-athletes.

2008-09 Academic Highlights ►A

total of 101 MSU student-athletes earned degrees during the 2008-09 academic year ►Missouri

State’s spring graduating class included 61 student-athletes, which represented the second-highest total on record at MSU ►Swimmer

Jordan Hawkins and baseball standouts Buddy Baumann and Ben Carlson ear ned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors

MAC All-Academic Team Picks ►Kim

Kinsella (2005, 2006, 2007) Wozney (2005) ►JoAnn Westman (2005) ►Stephani Wehrman (2005, 2006) ►Melissa Behr (2006) ►Danielle Gaynor (2008) ►Sandy Fulkerson (2008) ►Jessica Schuster (2008) ►Sarah

uuIn addition to leading the nation in saves per game, goalkeeper Kim Kinsella (above) was named to her third MAC all-academic team in 2007.

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he Missouri State Athletic Training staff has combined for more than 90 years experience in athletic training.

Included are Jim Penkalski, Director of Athletic Training Servivces, assistant director Robin Meeks, athletic trainers Shannon Derricks, Tyler Landgraf, Amy Luke and Steve Sawchak, and four graduate assistants. All are certified by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and licensed by the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts. Also included are 14 athletic training students who work with student-athletes with supervision by staff members.

A great asset is the involvement of physicians and medical personnel from the community and Missouri State’s Taylor Health and Wellness Center. MSU also receives consulting services from area physicians in a variety of specialties.

These physicians are available to MSU studentathletes on an immediate referral basis and several visit the Athletic Training room on a weekly basis, providing added convenience for the athlete. MSU Athletics also enjoys aroundthe-clock Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) access.

Athletic Training Services is headquartered in Forsythe Athletics Center and maintains satellite facilities at Hammons Student Center and in the Hammons Field clubhouse. All three are used for therapy plus practice and game preparation and postevent treatment. Each is stocked with stateof-the-art therapy equipment with all rehabilitation done on campus.

Included is a Cybex Norm 2,000 Isokinetic Testing Unit and a Dynamic Motion X-ray machine.

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hysical development of more than 500 student-athletes to increase athletic performance, decrease the chance or severity of injury and enhance sport-specific athletics development are the goals of MSU strength and conditioning.

Strength coach Terry Sauerbry and assistant strength coach Todd Riedel supervise the 7,200square-foot facility in the Plaster Sports Complex that is utilized by all 16 sports. Sauerbry and Riedel, along with the help of prevention and rehabilitation coordinator Mitch Hauschildt, guide MSU’s student-athletes through programs designed to improve individual skills and overall team performance. The programs integrate all phases of development, including free weights, multi-joint exercises, plyometrics, conditioning, flexibility, speed and nutrition.

The MSU strength and conditioning staff works with coaches and Athletic Training Services to develop programs suited for each sport and its student-athletes. Areas of concern in each participant are identified and a strength program is put in place to address all items with the ultimate goal of improving competitive performance.

The Plaster Strength Center, one of the largest of its kind in the Missouri Valley Conference, has eight squat racks, four platforms, four benches and four inclines. There is a full range of dumbbells, a warmup room, and a main room to handle large numbers of athletes from multiple squads.

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Mission

Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive university system with a mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons while achieving five goals: democratizing society, incubating new ideas, imagining Missouri’s future, making Missouri’s future, and modeling ethical and effective behavior.

The University’s identity is distinguished by its statewide mission in public affairs, requiring a campus-wide commitment to foster competence and responsibility in the common vocation of citizenship.

The academic experience is grounded in a general education curriculum which draws heavily from the liberal arts and sciences. This foundation provides the basis for mastery of disciplinary and professional studies. It also provides essential forums in which students develop the capacity to make well-informed, independent critical judgments about the cultures, values, and institutions in society.

The task of developing educated persons obligates the University to expand the store of human understanding through research, scholarship and creative endeavor, and drawing from that store of understanding, to provide service to the communities that support it. In all of its programs, the University uses the most effective methods of discovering and imparting knowledge and the appropriate use of technology in support of these activities.

The University functions through a multicampus system that is integrated to address the needs of its constituents.

uuConstructed in 1908 as the first campus building after the founding of Missouri State University, Carrington Hall (above) houses many of the University’s administrative offices, as well as an auditorium that is used for classes, concerts, films, lectures, and other special events.

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Student Life

Missouri State Campus The Missouri State campus is located on 225 acres in the heart of Springfield. The MSU campus is compact - students easily walk from one class to the next in just a few minutes. MSU students experience college life at its best, with more than 250 student organizations from which to choose.

Residence Halls

Missouri State’s nationally-recognized residence halls are among the finest in the country. Over 4,000 students live in the 12 University residence halls and apartment complexes, including over 2,100 first-time freshmen.

Taylor Health and Wellness Center

Located on campus adjacent to Plaster Student Union, Taylor Health and Wellness Center consists of a full-time professional staff of boardcertified physicians, RNs, LPNs, registered pharmacists and lab and X-ray technicians. All students are eligible for care at the Center.

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

A 2,220-seat multi-purpose performance facility owned and operated by Missouri State University, Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts annually presentsa full season of touring Broadway musical productions, single entertainment performances, children’s shows and an emergin concert artist’s recital series.

By the Numbers... ►2008-09

total enrollment: 21,688

►Graduate ►By

enrollment: 3,273

legal residence: -Missouri : 17,528 -Other states: 1,365 -Foreign countries: 1,032

►First-time

freshman enrollment: 2,532

-Female: 1,483 (59%)

-Male: 1,049 (41%)

-Average freshman ACT score: 24.2

-Freshman who ranked 1st or 2nd in their high school class: 119 ►Faculty/staff

employed at MSU: 3,172

►Student/Faculty

Ratio: 19:1

Note: figures based on Fall 2008 semester

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he University offers more than 150 undergraduate majors in six different academic colleges, 43 graduate programs, as well as a doctorate in Audiology.

MSU also provides pre-professional programs for students planning to enter fields such as dentistry, engineering, journalism, law, medicine, and theology.

Academic Colleges College of College of College of College of College of College of

Arts and Letters Business Administration Education Health and Human Services Humanities and Public Affairs Natural and Applied Sciences

Honors College The Honors College provides a program of enhanced, advanced study and recognition for students of unusually strong academic achievement and motivation. The College exists to provide these students with intellectual opportunities beyond those generally found in traditional programs, including smaller and enriched classes and the option to pursue their own research and creative interests.

The Competitive Edge Missouri State students gain a competitive edge through the state’s largest internship program. Students have the opportunities to experience cutting-edge research and interact with nationally recognized faculty and privateindustry partners, paving the way for graduates to succeed at top graduate and professional schools across the nation.

Did You Know... ►Missouri State is one of

only 81 institutions and the only school in Missouri - to be honored

by The Princeton Review in its book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement. ►The University offers certificates to recognize

students who complete a core of prescribed courses designed to significantly increase competency in a stated discipline area. ►The

Springfield campus had 737 full-time instructional faculty in fall 2008, of which 44% were female and 61% were tenured.

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School Spirit Spirit Groups

The Missouri State Pride Bands, Cheer Squad and Sugar Bears Dance Team provide key elements to the total game-day package. The Missouri State Band program is comprised of 18 different bands, including the 300-member Pride Marching Band, which performs at each Missouri State home football game.

Bear Mascot The Bear has been a part of Missouri State Athletics since a joint committe of MSU students and faculty members chose it as mascot during the 1906-07 school year. The committee also picked maroon and white as the official school colors.

Missouri State Fight Song 24-member Missouri State Cheer Squad (above) consistently places in the Top 10 at the UCA College Nationals, while Boomer (above right) serves as the official mascot of Missouri State Athletics. uuThe

Uphold tradition, our school we hold so dear, We will be loyal throughout our college years, Fight for victory as we stand up and cheer, Let’s hear it for the Bears, B-E-A-R-S-Bears, M-I-S-S-O-U-R-I-State

Missouri State Alma Mater Sing we praises Now to our Alma Mater, All hail Maroon and White Missouri State, we pledge devotion May you live ever in truth and right, May you live ever in truth and right

uuThe Pride Marching Band (left) has been featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Orange Bowl Parade.

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Springfield

issouri State University calls Springfield, Missouri home. The hub of the Ozarks and the thirdlargest city in the state of Missouri, Springfield is known across the region as “The Queen City of the Ozarks.” The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area is one of the country’s fastest growing and most scenic regions, covering five counties in southwest Missouri with a total population of 390,986.

Here is just a sampling of the national recognition that the City of Springfield has received in the last five years: uEmployment

Review recognized Springfield as one of America’s top 10 places to live and work. uSports

Illustrated recognized Springfield as Missouri’s Sports Town USA.

uuThe Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts is a 2,220 seat multi-purpose performance facility owned and operated by Missouri State University.

Hammons Hall presents a full season which includes touring Broadway musical productions, single performances covering the gamut of entertainment from classical music to jazz, dance, theatre, children’s shows and an emerging concert artists recital series. In keeping with Hammons Hall’s mission to serve the student population, university concerts, recitals and lectures are also part of the season’s schedule. Community arts tenants include the Springfield Symphony and Springfield Regional Opera.

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ust 35 miles south of Springfield, Branson is one of the top tourist spots in the country. In 2005, Branson welcomed an estimated 7.2 million visitors with some 67 percent coming from outside a 300-mile radius of Branson.

Branson Highlights u410 u47

restaurants with seating for over 35,000

theatres featuring more than 100 shows

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58,000 theatre seats (more than New York City’s Broadway district) uThree outlet shopping malls with more than

200 retailiers, as well as the new Branson Landing in historic downtown Branson, which includes 450,000 square feet of retail shops and restaurants-including Bass Pro Shops and a Belk department store, condominiums, a boardwalk, marinas and entertainment.

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pringfield broke into the top 10 of America’s Best Places to Live and Work, as determined by Employment Review in 2001. Springfield’s “thriving economy, first rate education and superior health care” put it at number nine on the list. “It may have one of the most common city names in America, but Springfield . . . is a well-kept secret just waiting to be discovered,” the review stated. It concludes, “Although it is not as big as other cities on this list, Springfield manages to hold its own.”

The list of the top 10 cities by Employment Review: 1. Austin, Texas 2. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, N.C. 3. Sarasota, Fla. 4. Denver, Colo.

5. Ft. Worth, Texas 6. Orlando, Fla. 7. Colorado Springs, Colo.

8. San Antonio, Texas 9. Springfield, Mo. 10. Atlanta, Ga.

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scenic and flourishing lakes, offering fishing, boating, parasailing, jet skiing, snorkeling, tubing, swimming, camping and more.

Branson is also home to three theme parks, including Silver Dollar City, which was voted the number one theme park in the world by the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions, Celebration City and White Water.

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MSU Athletics Community Service American Diabetes Association Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Ozarks Boys and Girls Club CampFire Kids Children’s Miracle Network Ozarks Literacy Council Ozark Science Fair Just Read! Program ►McBride Elementary School ►Greenwood Elementary School ►Ozark Elementary School ►Sequoita Elementary School ►Immaculate Conception Elementary School Hickory Hills Elementary School Sports Spectacular Horace Mann Elementary School book exchange Phelps School for the Gifted Career Day Read Across America Xerox Let’s Say Thanks program NCAA Diversity Program Adopt-A-Street Habitat for Humanity Adopt-A-Family

CHAMPS/Life Skills Missouri State Athletics, together with the NCAA, is committed to the CHAMPS/Life Skills program, which provides student-athletes with the necessary tools to enable them to not only strive for excellence in their sport, but to also attain academic success and become valuable members of the community.

The NCAA developed the CHAMPS/Life Skills program to incorporate five areas of the student’s life: ►Commitment to Academic Excellence: Support the academic progress of the student-athlete toward intellectual development and graduation ►Commitment to the Athletic Excellence: Build philosophical foundations for the development of athletic programs that are broad based, equitable and dedicated to the well-bring of the student-athlete ►Commitment to Personal Development: Support the development of a well-balanced lifestyle for student-athletes, encouraging emotional well-being, personal growth and decision-making skills ►Commitment to Career Development: Encourage the student-athlete to develop and pursue career and life goals ►Commitment to Service: Engage the student-athlete in service to his/her campus and surrounding communities The program is administered to enhance the educational experience and services for student-athletes through four areas of need; academics, personal growth, career opportunities and community service.

While achieving this mission, Missouri State will: ►Support the efforts of every student-athlete toward academic progress and graduation ►Enable, provide and support studentathletes in their efforts to contribute to the community ►Use athletics as preparation for life after college ►Enhance the interaction between studentathletes and the general student body ►Promote personal and social development of student-athletes ►Promote accountability among studentathletes for their academic, athletic and social responsibilities

University Administration Dr. Michael T.

Nietzel

Missouri State Vice Presidents & Faculty Representative

President Fifth Year at Missouri State Dr. Michael T. Nietzel became the ninth president of Missouri State University on July 1, 2005. An Iowa native, Nietzel was named president March 4, 2005, following a nationwide search. At MSU, Nietzel is also a tenured professor in the psychology department.

Nietzel came to MSU from the University of Kentucky, where he had held a number of faculty and administrative positions over a 32-year period. In November, 2002, he was named provost at the University of Kentucky. Prior to being named provost, he served as acting provost for 18 months and as dean of the Graduate School for four years.

Nietzel joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky in 1973 as an assistant professor of psychology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1977 and professor in 1981. From 1977-90, Nietzel served as director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of Kentucky. In 1991, he was named chair of the department of psychology and he completed a second term as chair in 1997.

He received his B.A. from Wheaton College in 1969, and his M.A. degree in 1972 and his Ph.D. in 1973 both from the University of Illinois.

Nietzel’s research interests are concentrated in the areas of forensic psychology, jury decision-making and the assessment of psychotherapy outcomes. He has written several leading books and more than 85 scholarly articles in these areas. He has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals in the areas of clinical psychology and legal psychology, and he has been elected a Fellow in both the American Psychology Association and the American Psychology Society. He is also an ardent lover of jazz.

Nietzel is married to Dr. Sandra D’Angelo, a pediatric psychologist employed at Burrell Behavioral Health Center. They each have a son by previous marriages.

Dr. Belinda McCarthy Provost

Ken McClure

Vice President for Administrative and Information Services

Dr. Jim Baker

Dr. Earle Doman

Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Brent Dunn

Vice President for University Advancement

Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Bruce Johnson

Chairman, Faculty Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics

University Administrative Council Dr. Michael Nietzel President

Dr. Jim Baker

V.P. for Research and Economic Development

Dr. Drew Bennett

Chancellor, Missouri State-West Plains

Dr. Earle Doman

V.P. for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Brent Dunn

V.P. for University Advancement

Nila Hayes

Chief Financial Officer

Paul Kincaid

Chief of Staff/Asst. to President for Univ. Relations

John McAlear

Secretary to the Board of Governors

Dr. Belinda McCarthy Provost

Ken McClure

V.P. for Administrative and Information Services

June McHaney

Director, Internal Audit

Kyle Moats

Director of Athletics

Dr. Helen Reid

Acting Dean, College of Health and Human Services

Clif Smart

General Counsel

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Moats Director of Athletics First Year at Missouri State

Missouri State University’s search for its new director of athletics concluded May 28, 2009, with the introduction of Kyle Moats as the University’s 10th A.D. Moats came to the University after serving as associate athletics director for national marketing at the University of Louisville since 2005.

Moats began his duties at Missouri State on July 1, replacing Bill Rowe, who retired after spending 27 years as Missouri State’s top athletics administrator and more than a half century at the university as a student, coach and administrator.

“I am very pleased to have Kyle Moats as our new director of athletics,” said Missouri State President Michael T. Nietzel. “Kyle impressed all of us with his broad knowledge, wide range of experience, and vision for the future. He certainly has the studentathlete at the top of his priority list, and he understands how athletics should fit into the culture of a university. Following Bill Rowe, Kyle has big shoes to fill and he knows it. But I am confident Kyle will do an outstanding job for many years to come. All of us are excited to get started.”

Moats spent four years as associate athletics director for national marketing at Louisville. In that capacity, he coordinated the Cardinals’ efforts in national awareness, marketing, branding and group ticket sales. He also worked closely with Nelligan Sports Marketing, which manages the exclusive marketing rights for Cardinal Athletics. Moats oversaw the Louisville band and spirit squads as the liaison with student government and student spirit groups.

Prior to joining the Louisville staff, Moats served as senior associate athletic director for two years (2004-05) at Marquette University, where oversaw the Golden Eagles’ Blue and Gold Fund, media relations, ticket operations, special events, licensing, radio, television, marketing and promotions and sponsorships with NSM, which holds the marketing rights for several BIG EAST Conference schools.

He also worked 14 years in the University of Kentucky athletics department, including his last three there as associate athletics director for marketing (2000-02).

Moats joined the UK staff as a graduate assistant in the athletics office in 1989, and in 1991 was promoted to coordinator of promotions and special events. He became the Wildcats’ director of marketing, promotions and licensing in 1993 before being named assistant athletics director for marketing in 1996. He served as tournament manager for the 1993 NCAA Golf Championships and the 1996 and 1998 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament events in Lexington.

A native of Dixon, Ill., Moats is a 1988 graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. While at SIUE, Moats was a three-year letterwinner in golf and was a student assistant basketball coach for the Cougars from 1985-1988. He earned a master’s degree in sports management from the University of Kentucky in 2001.

Moats and his wife Leeann have two children, Kirk (19) and Lauren (15).

Kyle Moats was introduced as Missouri State University’s 10th director of athletics on May 28, 2009.

Moats Resume Summary Professional Background Years School Position 1985-88 SIUE Student-Athlete (Golf)

Student Assistant Coach (MBB) 1989-91 Kentucky Graduate Assistant 1991-93 Kentucky Coordinator of Promotions

and Special Events 1993-96 Kentucky Director of Marketing,

Promotions and Licensing 1996-2004 Kentucky Assistant AD for Marketing 2004-06 Marquette Senior Associate AD 2006-09 Louisville Associate AD for National

Marketing

Education Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

B.S. in Physical Education, 1988

University of Kentucky M.S. in Sports Management, 2001

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Bryan

Associate Director of Athletics/SWA

Associate Director of Athletics for Student Athlete Development

Comoroski Seventh Year at Missouri State

Casey Comoroski enters her second full year as associate director of athletics and her seventh year overall at Missouri State.

Comoroski oversees the operations of several of the institution’s 16 men’s and women’s sports programs. In addition, she has oversight of the academic and compliance areas and is the primary personnel administrator for intercollegiate athletics.

Comoroski joined the MSU staff in March 2003 as assistant director of athletics for compliance, a post in which she served until succeeding Dr. Darlene Bailey as associate athletics director in September of 2006.

A native of Nanticoke, Pa., Comoroski came to MSU from Coastal Carolina University, where she had been assistant athletics director for compliance since 1998. At Coastal Carolina, Comoroski’s responsibilities included overseeing budgets for some of the school’s 17 sports, working in game operations, supervising the hosting of conference championships and directing summer sports camps. She was honored as the Big South Compliance Director of the Year in 2000.

Comoroski graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1994 and earned a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1996. She served one year as an intern in the Syracuse University athletics compliance office and spent two years in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference compliance section.

A four-year starter in women’s basketball at St. Bonaventure, Comoroski was inducted into the school’s athletics hall of fame in February of 2007.

Missouri State University Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict nondiscrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University.

In addition, the University does not discriminate on any basis not related to the applicable educational requirements for students or the applicable job requirements for employees. The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Inquiries concerning the grievance procedure, Affirmative Action Plan, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines should be addressed to Jana Estergard, Equal Opportunity Officer, Siceluff Hall 296, 901 South National, Springfield, Missouri 65897, (417) 836-4252.

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Hicks First Year at Missouri State Bryan Hicks begins his first year as Missouri State’s new associate athletics director for student development.

A Huntsville, Ala., native, Hicks spent the past 12 years at the University of Louisville and the last five as assistant athletic director for academics, overseeing the academic responsibilities for the Cardinal football team and stadium computer lab. He also served on the University’s Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality, the Directors Council for University Wide Advising and coordinated U of L’s Student-Athletes of Color Combining Opportunity and Responsibility for Excellence.

A college basketball and baseball standout at Tuskegee University, he received his bachelors in marketing from Alabama A&M in 1992 and earned his master’s degree in public administration (MPA) from Portland State in 1996.

He had served as a compliance coordinator, associate director for academic services, and an academic advisor prior to taking on his current role at Louisville in 2003. He also has coaching and multicultural admissions experience at Warner Pacific College in Portland, Ore. He and his wife Kellie are the parents of three children, Hailey, Sydney and Garrett.

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Yates

Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance Second Year at Missouri State

Kyle Yates begins his second year as assistant director of athletics for compliance after joining the Missouri State athletics staff in July 2008.

Yates came to MSU after spending the past three years as assistant director of athletics compliance at TCU, where his duties included monitoring the activity of coaches and staff for NCAA rules compliance, as well as the oversight of maintenance on the TCU athletics compliance web site.

At Missouri State, Yates is responsible for the organization and overall administration of the MSU athletic department’s NCAA compliance program, including the certification of eligibility and coordination of financial aid for student-athletes. He is also charged with monitoring coaches’ activities relative to rules compliance, and administering educational measures for athletics staff members.

A 2004 graduate of Texas A&M, Yates completed his MBA from TCU in 2007.

Athletics Staff Padraic

Randy

Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs

Executive Director of Athletic and Entertainment Facilities

Third Year at Missouri State

26th Year at Missouri State

McMeel Padraic McMeel enters his second full year at Missouri State after assuming the post of assistant director of athletics for external affairs in February of 2008.

In his first two years at MSU, McMeel has directed the implementation of the seat selection program for JQH Arena, the Bears’ and Lady Bears’ new state-of-the-art $67 million basketball facility which opened in November 2008. McMeel is also charged with overseeing the efforts of the staff of Corporate Relations and Marketing for Missouri State athletics.

McMeel came to Missouri State after serving as associate director of the Golden Knights Club (GKC) and director of premium seating at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

In that position, he was responsible for the sale of 21 suites and 822 club seats at the UCF football stadium and 16 suites, 64 loge seats and 500 club seats at the UCF basketball arena. He also assisted with GKC annual giving, through which over 4,000 donors contributed $2.7 million in 2006. He spent a year as assistant director of GKC before becoming associate director in 2006.

Prior to his stint at UCF, McMeel spent time in the athletic departments at Illinois State and Central Michigan. He has also held positions with Special Olympics Michigan, Walt Disney World Sports Attractions, Memphis (Mich.) Community Schools, and the American Baseball Coaches Association.

McMeel earned his undergraduate degree in sport administration from Central Michigan in 1994 and received his master’s degree from CMU in athletic administration in 2005.

Blackwood Springfield native Randy Blackwood is entering his 26th year at Missouri State and his fifth as executive director of athletic and entertainment facilities.

Blackwood earned his bachelor’s degree in speech and theatre from Missouri State in 1980. He has been involved in public assembly venue management since 1981, serving as the Fine Arts Auditorium Manager at the University of Georgia for four years before returning to his alma mater in 1984.

During his tenure at MSU, Blackwood has been involved in the administration of Hammons Student Center and Plaster Sports Complex, including the last nine years as director of the two facilities. On July 1, 2005, he was named executive director of the University’s three top public venues, Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, Hammons Student Center, and Plaster Sports Complex. This past year, Blackwood added another oncampus facility to the list of venues he oversees with the opening of JQH Arena.

Blackwood is a graduate of Leadership Springfield and a member of the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM). He is also a member of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Blackwood resides in Springfield with his wife, Joyce OwenBlackwood.

Dr. Bruce

Faculty Athletics Representative 32nd Year at Missouri State

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Bruce Johnson (Chair), Faculty Athletics Representative

Dr. Bruce Johnson is in his 14th year as the chairman of the MSU faculty committee on intercollegiate athletics and the university’s voting representative to the annual NCAA convention.

Johnson, a 1962 graduate of the University of MissouriColumbia, retired from his faculty position in the MSU Department of Agriculture in July after 31 years at the school.

He continues to teach on a part-time basis. Johnson earned his master’s degree in 1965 from Iowa State and his doctorate from Missouri in 1970. Johnson, whose son, Phil, was MSU’s starting quarterback in 1993, has served on the MSU faculty senate and the faculty relations committee and has won a number of awards during his teaching career.

Stan Adamson, College of Business Administration Charlotte Hardin, Multicultural Student Services

James Hutter, College of Natural and Applied Sciences Jeanne Phelps, College of Health and Human Services

Ken Rutherford, College of Humanities and Public Affairs Emmett Sawyer, College of Education

Roger Stoner, College of Arts and Letters

TBA, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

Ex-Officio: Casey Comoroski, Rachelle Darabi, Kyle Moats, Kyle Yates

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Kindhart Sports Information Director Second Year at Missouri State

Missouri State alumnus Rick Kindhart is in his second year as sports information director at Missouri State.

Kindhart came to Missouri State in July 2008 after serving as assistant executive director for communications for the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) for a total of 11 years. His tenure at MSHSAA included championship event media coordination, web site maintenance and oversight of publications and programs. Kindhart began his stint at MSHSAA in 1996 as communications and publications director and filled that role until 2000, when he accepted the job of statistics coordinator for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Indianapolis. He returned to MSHSAA in 2001 and was promoted to assistant executive director on July 1, 2005.

Kindhart graduated cum laude from Missouri State University in 1991,and received his master’s degree in 1993 from Southeast Missouri State, where he served as assistant sports information director from 1991-93. From 1993-96, he was sports information director at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss.

He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, Society for American Baseball Research, and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and is the recipient of numerous regional and national writing and publication awards. He and his wife, Christy, have two children, Matt and Shelby.

Intercollegiate Athletics Mission Statement (approved by the Board of Governors October 1995, revised November 1999, December 2001, October 2003) Abridged Version

Missouri State University (MSU) is committed to an intercollegiate athletics program which complements the mission of the University and operates in accordance with the principles and regulations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. As a member of various athletics conferences, MSU is committed to academic and athletics excellence, sound fiscal management practices, enhancement of the physical and educational welfare of student-athletes, equal opportunity, character development, principles of amateurism, as well as the fundamental values of sportsmanship, civility, and the common virtue of good citizenship.

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The Bears Fund The Bears Fund is the annual fund-raising program for Missouri State intercollegiate athletics that was established in 1981 in conjunction with the move of MSU athletics to NCAA Division I status.

The fund’s name stands for “Building Excellence in Athletics through Recruiting and Scholarships,” and the fund has grown substantially throughout the 26 years of its existence. The 2008-09 drive netted over $2.98 million, marking the 21st year in a row in which total contributions to The Bears Fund have gone beyond $1 million.

The fund is administered by the Missouri State University Foundation with additional input from coaching and administrative staff members in intercollegiate athletics.

Contributors of $50 or more during each year are recognized as members at various giving levels in The Bears Fund, and, as such, receive benefits within the athletic program, including game program recognition, online athletics newsletter, and parking and postseason ticket considerations.

Bears Fund gifts may be earmarked for specific sports or general use and the money is used to enhance MSU athletics, particularly in the areas of scholarships and recruiting.

Contributions may be cash, gifts in kind of goods or services, matching gifts from employers, bequests or life income trusts and honorary or memorial gifts.

An additional fund-raising event that’s a popular latesummer social event for MSU fans is the Missouri State Auction Benefiting Athletics. Held in late August for each of the past 21 years, the auction has generated additional income for athletic uses with an evening of food, fun and entertainment.

Individuals and businesses donate goods or services for sale at the auction, and the income derived from that sale goes to intercollegiate athletics. Items available for purchase at the auction since it began in 1987 have included automobiles, a thoroughbred racehorse, country club memberships, advertising packages, travel opportunities including road trips with MSU athletic teams, furs, jewelry, sports memorabilia, and unique items such as the chance to join MSU coaches on the sidelines during varsity contests. Fourteen of the last 15 auctions have netted more than $100,000 for MSU athletics, and the 2006 auction set a record by raising more than $150,000.

Athletics Staff Keith

Jim

Director of JQH Arena/HSC/PSC

Director of Athletic Training Services

Seventh Year at Missouri State

20th Year at Missouri State

Boaz Keith Boaz enters his fourth year as director of JQH Arena/ Hammons Student Center/Plaster Sports Complex and his seventh year overall as a member of the Missouri State athletics staff.

Boaz began his work at MSU in a dual role as assistant director of athletics development and marketing and assistant director of Hammons Student Center/Plaster Sports Complex in August 2003. A 2002 graduate of Missouri State, Boaz served as assistant director of operations at Jordan Valley Ice Park before joining the University’s staff.

Boaz lives in Springfield with his wife, Bethany, their daughter, Averie, and son, Bradie.

Lance

Kettering Director of Corporate Relations and Marketing 12th Year at Missouri State Lance Kettering begins his third year as director of corporate relations and marketing and his 12th year overall with Missouri State athletics.

A 1996 Missouri State graduate, Kettering was promoted to his current position in August 2007 after serving as assistant director of athletics development for eight years. The Lake View, Iowa, native spent two years as assistant director of Hammons Student Center/Plaster Sports Complex prior to making the move to marketing and development in September 1999. Kettering also worked as a logistics coordinator at the Georgia Dome during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Kettering, who earned his MBA from MSU in 1997, lives in Springfield with his wife, Denise, and their son, Brooks.

Penkalski Jim Penkalski enters his first full year as director of Missouri State Athletic Training Services and his 20th year overall at MSU. Penkalski took over as head of the MSU athletic training program in March following the retirement of Ivan Milton.

In his new role, Penkalski oversees a staff of six full-time certified athletic trainers, four graduate assistants and a host of student trainers. A Broadview Heights, Ohio, native, Penkalski also fills the role of primary athletic trainer for baseball and has worked with a number of MSU athletic programs throughout his tenure in Springfield.

Penkalski competed in football and wrestling at Brecksville High before completing his undergraduate degree in physical education from Kent State in 1987. He then moved on to Northern Michigan for his graduate studies, completing his master’s degree in 1989.

Penkalski and his wife, Missy, have three children, Amanda Marie, Katelyn Joy and Russell Thomas.

Terry

Sauerbry Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Fourth Year at Missouri State

Terry Sauerbry enters his fourth year as head strength and conditioning coach for the 16 MSU intercollegiate sports in 200809.

Sauerbry began his current role at MSU in 2006 after serving in a similar capacity at the University of Rhode Island. He established the Rhode Island athletics strength and conditioning program where none had previously existed. Like MSU, Rhode Island is an NCAA FCS school.

Prior to his tenure at Rhode Island, Sauerbry was associate strength coach at Temple University from 1998 to 2005. He was an assistant strength coach at the University of Maryland in 1997 and 1998.

A native of Langhome, Pa., Sauerbry competed as a studentathlete on the football team at Maryland before graduating from the school in 1998 with a degree in kinesiological sciences. He also earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Temple in 2000.

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Athletics Staff

Ben Adamson

Terry Allen

Randy Blackwood

Rob Brewer

Dawn Callahan

Rob Christophel

Stewart Davis

Shannon Derricks

Josh Ganson

Keith Guttin

Assistant Director, Sports Information

Head Coach, Women’s Soccer

Assistant Director, Corporate Relations and Marketing

Assistant Coach, Women’s Soccer

Brent Hobbs

Assistant Coach, Track & Field

Kevin Kane

Head Coach, Women’s Golf

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Head Coach, Football

Head Coach, Field Hockey

Athletic Trainer

Executive Director, Athletics Facilities

Assistant Coach, Football

Eric Doennig

Assistant Director, Sports Information

Keith Boaz

Tim Bohn

Assistant Director, Sports Information

Assistant Coach, Football

David Collins

Casey Comoroski

Sean Coughlin

Paul Evans

Dr. Chris Farmer

Associate Head Coach, Swimming & Diving

Assistant Coach, Baseball

Associate A.D./SWA

Team Physician

Head Coach, Baseball

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Coord.-Prevention, Rehabilitation and Physical Performance

Mitch Hauschildt

Holly Hesse

Jim Huelskamp

Michael Hunter

Dr. Bruce Johnson

Leah Johnson

Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving

Lance Kettering

Director, Corporate Relations and Marketing

Jon Harris

Assistant Coach, Football

Rick Kindhart

Director, Sports Information

Rob Bolks

Director, HSC/PSC

Faculty Athletics Representative

Head Coach, Softball

Assistant Coach, Football

Trevyor Fisher

Director of Operations, Men’s Basketball

Bryan Hicks

Associate A.D., StudentAthlete Development

Audrey Jones

Assistant Coach, Volleyball

Assistant Director, ACIA

Tyler Landgraf

Jon Leamy

Athletic Trainer

Head Coach, Men’s Soccer

Ronald Boyce Head Coach, Track & Field

Bethany Creed

Director of Operations, Women’s Basketball

Sue Frederick

Associate Head Coach, Softball

Greg Hipp

Head Coach, Cross Country

Jeni Jones

Associate Head Coach, Volleyball

Amy Luke

Athletic Trainer

Athletics Staff

Dr. Brian Mahaffey Team Physician

Bob Montgomery

Trish Marsh

Associate Head Coach, Women’s Basketball

Laree Moore

Assistant Coach, Football

Assistant Director, HSC/PSC

Terry Sauerbry

Steve Sawchak

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Athletic Trainer

Cuonzo Martin Head Coach, Men’s Basketball

Jim Penkalski

Padraic McMeel Assistant A.D., External Affairs

Kyle Moats

Director of Athletics

Associate Head Coach, Softball

Assistant Director, Corporate Relations and Marketing

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Todd Riedel

Courtney Sanders

John Scott

Michael Seabolt

Dr. Richard Seagrave

Gabby Gomez Sosa

Neal Stafford

Assistant Coach, Men’s Soccer

Sophie Pierpoint

Nyla Milleson

Head Coach, Women’s Basketball

Director, Athletic Training Services

Assistant Coach, Football

Beth Perine

Robin Meeks

Assistant Director, Athletic Training Services

Team Physician

Assistant Coach, Field Hockey

Assistant Coach, Football

Head Coach, Men’s Golf

Boomer Mascot

Shannon Stanton

Cory Starr

Jack Steck

David Stockton

D.J. Vokolek

Danny Weathermon

Athletics Ticket Manager

Equipment Manager

Carly Stubblefield

Brent Thomas Assistant Coach, Baseball

Associate Head Coach, Football

Dr. Victor Wilson

Camryn Whitaker

Steve Woodberry

Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball

Team Physician

Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball

Head Coach Swimming & Diving

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Assistant Coach Men’s Soccer

Equipment Manager

Melissa Stokes Head Coach, Volleyball

Kent Williams

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Kyle Yates

Assistant A.D., Compliance

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Athletics Directory Corporate Relations & Marketing (ALUM -- 836-4143)

Lance Kettering (Missouri St., ’96) Director, Corp. Relations & Marketing Sophie Pierpoint (Missouri St., ’01) Asst. Dir., Corp. Relations & Marketing Stewart Davis (Missouri St., ’04) Asst. Dir., Corp. Relations & Marketing Megan Keane (Saint Mary’s [Ind.], ‘08) Graduate Assistant Katie Streck (Wilmington College, ‘08) Graduate Assistant Julie Wright Administrative Assistant

Achievement Center (ACIA) (FORA -- 836-6829)

Bryan Hicks (Alabama A&M, ’92) Associate A.D. for Student Development Audrey Jones (Xavier [La.], ‘06) Assistant Director, ACIA Brant Combs (Missouri St., ’09) Graduate Assistant Katelyn Panzau (Missouri St., ’08) Graduate Assistant Matt Sullivan (Missouri St., ‘07) Graduate Assistant Nikki Vandepopulier (Missouri St., ’09) Graduate Assistant Joan Newman Administrative Assistant

Athletic Training Services (FORA -- 836-5461)

Jim Penkalski AT (Kent St., ’87) Director, Athletic Training Services Robin Meeks AT (Memphis, ’79) Assistant Director Shannon Derricks AT (West Virginia, ’93) Athletic Trainer Tyler Landgraf AT (Iowa St., ’00) Athletic Trainer Amy Luke AT (Missouri St., ’06) Athletic Trainer Steve Sawchak AT (Missouri St., ’90) Athletic Trainer Mitch Hauschildt AT (South Dakota, ’00) Prevention and Rehab Coordinator Alison Beckett AT (Missouri St., ’05) Graduate Assistant Tim Brazeal AT (Missouri St., ’09) Graduate Assistant Nathan Kesel AT (Missouri St., ’08) Graduate Assistant Zach Roberts AT (Southeast Mo. St., ’07) Graduate Assistant Michelle Rawls Secretary

Sports Information (HAMC -- 836-5402)

Rick Kindhart (Missouri St., ’91) Sports Information Director Ben Adamson (Oklahoma St., ’05) Assistant Sports Information Director Eric Doennig (Missouri, ’00) Assistant Sports Information Director Tim Bohn (Northern Illinois, ’05) Assistant Sports Information Director Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84) Sports Information Assistant Jake Gossage (Webster, ’09) Graduate Assistant Brian Lynch (Ohio, ’08) Graduate Assistant

Fax Numbers

Director of Athletics Athletics-Forsythe Athletics-Hammons Sports Information

Building Indicators

Hammons Student Center Forsythe Athletics Center Plaster Sports Complex The Alumni Center Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

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836-6344 836-8475 836-8382 836-4868 HAMC FORA PLAS ALUM HHPA

Missouri State Athletics

Missouri State University, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65897 (AC 417 — University Switchboard 836-5000 — athletics web site: www.missouristatebears.com)

Name (alma mater)

Intercollegiate Athletics Administration

Kyle Moats (SIU Edwardsville, ’88) Brenda Espy Lois Goldade Casey Comoroski (St. Bonaventure, ’94) Judy Slothower Jeanette Heifner Bryan Hicks (Alabama A&M, ’92) Padraic McMeel (Central Michigan, ’94) Kyle Yates (Texas A&M, ’04) Keith Guttin (Missouri-St. Louis, ’78) Brent Thomas (Missouri St., ’82) Paul Evans (Southern Illinois, ’81) Cuonzo Martin (Purdue, ’00) Steve Woodberry (Kansas, ’94) Kent Williams (Southern Illinois, ’03) Jon Harris (Marquette, ’02) Trevyor Fisher (Missouri St., ’05) Brenda Essary Nyla Milleson (Kansas St., ’85) Trish Marsh (Missouri S&T, ’92) Carly Stubblefield (Missouri St., ’02) Camryn Whitaker (W. Kentucky, ’05) Bethany Creed (Drury, ’06) Barbara Scott Dawn Callahan (Maine, ’97) Gabby Gomez Sosa (Missouri St., ’05) Terry Allen (UNI, ’79) D.J. Vokolek (Nebraska-Kearney, ’92) Rob Christophel (Austin Peay, ’84) Rob Bolks (Iowa St., ’74) Sean Coughlin (Drake, ’01) Michael Hunter (Edward Waters, ’07) Bob Montgomery (Northwestern St., ’97) Courtney Sanders (Arkansas, ’02) John Scott (Western Carolina, ’00) Kathy Daniels Neal Stafford (Missouri, ’02) Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84) Jon Leamy (Roanoke, ’82) Mike Seabolt (West Texas A&M, ’00) David Stockton (Midwestern St., ’06) Rob Brewer (Lynchburg, ’77) Josh Ganson (Graceland, ’97) Holly Hesse (Creighton, ’82) Sue Frederick (Creighton, ’89) Beth Perine (Ohio St., ’82) Jack Steck (Indiana St., ’65) David Collins (Drury, ’05) Jim Huelskamp (Nebraska, ’89) Ignacio Gayo (Missouri St., ’09) Ronald Boyce (Murray St., ’89) Greg Hipp (Appalachian St.,’93) Brent Hobbs (Clemson, ’05) Melissa Stokes (San Diego St., ’91) Jeni Jones (Florida, ’99) Leah Johnson (Missouri St., ’04) Terry Sauerbry (Maryland, ’98) Todd Riedel (Mt. St. Joseph, ‘01) Cory Starr (Kansas, ’01) Danny Weathermon Shannon Stanton (Missouri St., ’92) Randy Blackwood (Missouri St., ’80) Keith Boaz (Missouri St., ’00) Laree Moore (Missouri St., ’88) Brenda O’Connell Beverly Nickols

Position

Building

Director of Athletics Executive Assistant to Athletics Director Athletics Secretary Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Associate Director of Athletics for Student Development Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance

HAMC HAMC FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC FORA ALUM FORA

836-5244 836-5244 836-5242 836-5246 836-5242 836-8384 836-6829 836-4143 836-6829

FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC

836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-5242 836-5242 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-8384 836-8384 836-8384 836-5466 836-5466 836-5466 836-5466 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-8384 836-8384 836-8384

PLAS PLAS FORA HAMC HAMC HHPA HAMC HAMC HAMC PLAS

836-6910 836-6910 836-5430 836-5056 836-7678 836-6776 836-5240 836-5240 836-5240 836-4640

Coaches and Support Staff

Head Baseball Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Head Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Director of Basketball Operations Men’s Basketball Administrative Assistant Head Women’s Basketball Coach Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Director of Women’s Basketball Operations Women’s Basketball Administrative Assistant Head Field Hockey Coach Assistant Field Hockey Coach Head Football Coach Associate Head Football Coach-Defensive Coordinator Assistant Football Coach-Offensive Coordinator Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Football Administrative Assistant Head Men’s Golf Coach Head Women’s Golf Coach Head Men’s Soccer Coach Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach Head Women’s Soccer Coach Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Head Softball Coach Associate Head Softball Coach Associate Head Softball Coach Head Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach Associate Head Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach Men’s/Women’s Diving Coach Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Graduate Assistant Head Track & Field Coach Assistant Track & Field/Head Cross Country Coach Assistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach Head Volleyball Coach Associate Head Volleyball Coach Assistant Volleyball Coach

Facility and Support Staff

Head Strength/Conditioning Coach Assistant Strength/Conditioning Coach Men’s Sports Equipment Manager Women’s Sports Equipment Manager Athletics Ticket Manager Executive Director Athletic & Entertainment Facilities Director, Hammons Student Center/Plaster Sports Complex Assistant Director, Hammons/Plaster Hammons Student Center Administrative Assistant Plaster Sports Complex Administrative Assistant

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Missouri State

Season In Review Contents Missouri State vs. Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 All-Time Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2008 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Record Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 2008 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2008 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2008 Mid-American Conference Standings . . . . 38 All-Time Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Team Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC

Bears Field Hockey

2009 Guide

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Missouri State Record Team vs. All OpponentsMSU Record Team

MSU Record

Albany, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7-0 Appalachian State University. . . . . . . . . . . 8-0-0 Ball State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11-0 Bellarmine College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0-0 Bemidji State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2-0 Bloomsburg University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Boston College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Brown University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Bucknell University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2-0 California, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12-2 California Davis, University of. . . . . . . 0-0-0 Carleton College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0 Central Michigan University. . . . . . . . 9-17-1 Central Missouri, University of. . . . . . . . .18-6-1 Central Oklahoma, University of. . . . . . . . 4-0-0 Colgate University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Colorado State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Cornell University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Dartmouth College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Davidson College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2-0 Davis & Elkins College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2-0 Dayton, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Denver, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0 Eastern Illinois University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0-0 Eastern Kentucky University. . . . . . . . . . . 10-3-0 Eastern Michigan University. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Emporia State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0-0 Fairfield University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0 Franklin (Ind.) College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Grinnell College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-1 Hofstra University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2-0 Hope College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Illinois State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0 Indiana University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5-2 Indiana State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0-0 Iowa, University of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23-1 Ithaca College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 James Madison University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-0 Kansas, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1-0 Kansas City Field Hockey Club. . . . . . . . . . 7-0-1 Kent State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16-1 La Salle University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2-0 Lehigh University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Lindenwood University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1-0 Lock Haven University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4-1 Longwood College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Louisville, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . 26-5-0 Maine, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-0 Maryland, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Meramec College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Miami (Ohio) University. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14-1 Michigan, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7-1 Michigan State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3-0 Minnesota, University of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0-0 Missouri, University of-Columbia . . . . . . 10-0-0 Missouri, University of-Kansas City. . . . . . 1-0-0 Missouri, University of-St. Louis. . . . . . . . . 8-2-0 Moorhead (Minn.) State University. . . . . . 2-0-0 Nebraska, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0 North Dakota, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0-0 Northern Illinois University. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4-1 Northern Iowa, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0-0 Northwestern University. . . . . . . . . . . 1-11-0

Notre Dame, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-0 Ohio University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15-1 Ohio State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6-0 Oklahoma State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0 Pacific, University of the . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9-0 C.W. Post College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-1 Principia College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0-0 Providence College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Purdue University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-0 Radford University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4-0 Richmond, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0 Robert Morris University. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0-0 Rutgers University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 St. Louis Field Hockey Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-1 Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0-0 Saint Louis University. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-27-2 San Jose State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Southeast Missouri State University. . . . 12-0-0 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale . . . 9-8-4 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville . . . 5-0-0 Stanford University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13-0 Syracuse University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2-0 Temple University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Toledo, University of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-0 Truman State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0-0 Valparaiso University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 Villanova University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Virginia, University of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3-0 Virginia Commonwealth University. . . . . 1-3-0 Washington (Mo.) University. . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0-1 West Chester University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0 Western Illinois University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2-1 Western Michigan University. . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0 William Jewell College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0-1 William & Mary, College of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4-0 Wisconsin-La Crosse, University of. . . . . . 1-0-0 Wisconsin-Stevens Point, University of. . 1-0-0 Wisconsin-Whitewater, University of. . . . 0-0-1 2009 opponents in bold

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All-Time Coaching Records Year Coach 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Rec. Conf.* Reg. Nat.

Rhonda Ridinger 2-6 Rhonda Ridinger 13-2-1 Nancy Curry 2-5-4 Rhonda Ridinger 13-6-2 Rhonda Ridinger 16-3 Rhonda Ridinger 23-4-1 Rhonda Ridinger 28-2 Rhonda Ridinger 28-2-1 Rhonda Ridinger 30-4-2 Rhonda Ridinger 24-6-3 Rhonda Ridinger 18-3 Rhonda Ridinger 16-2-2 Rhonda Ridinger 12-6-2 Rhonda Ridinger 4-12-3 Rhonda Ridinger 7-9-3 Rhonda Ridinger 18-4 Rhonda Ridinger 11-10-2 Rhonda Ridinger 13-7-1 Rhonda Ridinger 6-13-1 Val Pinhey 10-6-2 Val Pinhey 10-6 Val Pinhey 10-6 Val Pinhey 13-5 Val Pinhey 7-10 Kathy De Angelis 5-7 Kathy De Angelis 5-11 Dawn Callahan 10-6 Dawn Callahan 5-13 Dawn Callahan 10-12 Dawn Callahan 11-8 Dawn Callahan 8-11 Dawn Callahan 6-15 Dawn Callahan 11-9 Dawn Callahan 4-15 Dawn Callahan 6-13 Dawn Callahan 2-19 Dawn Callahan 6-15

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*Missouri State was in AIAW competition on the state, regional and national levels before moving to the Gateway Conference from 1982 to 1983. From 1984-1997, Missouri State played in the Midwest Independents Tournament. In 1998, the Bears joined the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference and were members of the NorPac until joining the MAC in the 2005 season.

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2008 Field Hockey Season Review The Missouri State University field hockey team started the 2008 season in a flurry of wins and goals scored, bouncing back from a 2-19 record a season ago.

The Bears lost some of their fire power from early in the year to finish the season 6-15 overall and 1-9 in the Mid-American Conference for a fifth-place finish.

The Bears started with a threegame win-streak on the road against Appalachian State, Robert Morris and Saint Louis. The team outscored its opponents 9-5 in three games.

Junior forward Melissa Lantz was awarded with MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 2 after the first week of play by posting two goals and one assist against Appalachian State, and one goal each against Robert Morris and Saint Louis.

Missouri State's early win streak was snapped by then-No. 20 Indiana in a 5-1 loss in a neutral site game. Of the three nationally ranked teams the Bears faced this season, only one loss was a shutout, at No. 5 Iowa on Oct. 5.

A highlight of the season came in a Sept. 9 home game against NAIA Lindenwood. The Bears posted eight goals on the Lions for their biggest scoring total of the season. Junior Alyssa Hile tallied the only hat trick of the season in the match, while Lantz had two goals and freshman Kristen Pettey and sophomore Jennifer Portell got in on the scoring.

In three contests against in-state teams, the Bears outscored Saint Louis and Lindenwood 14-2. Missouri State swept the season series against SLU with a 3-0 shutout at home on Sept. 23.

The Bears earned their only conference win over Ball State in a 3-2 overtime clash at Plaster Field in the opening week of the conference season. Against MAC opponents, the Bears were only shut out twice in the eight-game losing streak.

The 2008 MAC Tournament was hosted by regular-season champion Kent State in Kent, Ohio. Missouri State's season was ended in the first round after a 7-0 loss to Ohio University.

Two Missouri State players, junior Amanda Miyashita and Lantz, were named to the MAC All-Conference second team. Miyashita moved from the forward position to defense this season. She finished the season with three assists, but every game Miyashita led the Bears' defense, making key plays. Lantz finished the season with a team-high 40 points from 17 goals scored and six assists.

Lantz entered the record books at the

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The 2008 squad started the season off strong, but could not maintain that momentum once it reached conference play.

end of the season with her last goal scored at home against Kent State to tie Abbey Rolfe at number 15 on the career goals scored list with 23. Lantz scored six total in her first two years with the Bears.

Out of the eight different goal-scorers for the Bears this season, all but one will be returning. Missouri State will only be graduating midfielder Sarah Johnson, defender Sandy Fulkerson, who led the Bears and the MAC with eight defensive saves, and goalkeeper Jessica Schuster.

The Bears placed two players on the 2008 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention Team, Schuster and Fulkerson.

Head Coach Dawn Callahan finished her 11th season at the helm of the Missouri State program and now holds a 78-136 overall record.

Missouri State Record Breakdown

Overall................................................................... 6-15 Home...................................................................... 3-5 Road........................................................................ 2-7 Neutral Sites........................................................... 1-3 vs. Ranked Opponents......................................... 0-3 Overtime................................................................. 2-0 Matches Decided in Penalty Strokes.................. 0-0 One-Goal Matches................................................ 3-3 Shutouts.................................................................. 2-4 After Trailing at Halftime.................................... 0-12 After Leading at Halftime.................................... 5-1 After Being Tied at Halftime............................... 1-2

Scoring By Periods Team MSU Opponents

1st 2nd OT OT2 Total 20 22 2 0 44 37 40 0 0 77

Season Highs Goals: 8, vs. Lindenwood, 9/9 Opp. Goals: 8, Three times Assists: 3, Seven times Opp. Assists: 6, Two times Shots: 36, vs. Lindenwood, 9/9 Opp. Shots: 39, by Iowa, 10/5 Goalie Saves: 16, at Iowa, 10/5 Opp. Goalie Saves: 13, Two times

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2008 Missouri State Field Hockey Results Final Stats

21-Match Totals

Date

Site

Opponent

W-L-T

Score

Record

Missouri State Goals

8/31

Away

Appalachian State

W

4-2

1-0

Cusick, Lantz-2, Pettey

9/1

Away

Robert Morris (OT)

W

2-1

2-0

Hile, Lantz

9/5

Away

Saint Louis

W

3-2

3-0

Chase, Lantz, Pettey

9/6

Neutral

#20 Indiana

L

1-5

3-1

Lantz

9/9

Home

Lindenwood

W

8-0

4-1

Hile-3, Lantz-2, Pettey

Portell,Chase

9/13

Away

Hofstra

Chase, Hile, Johnson-2

9/14

Away

Villanova

L

1-3

4-3

Irwin

9/23

Home

Saint Louis

W

3-0

5-3

Lantz, Pettey-2

9/27

Home

*Miami

L

4-5

5-4

Hile, Lantz-2, Pettey

9/28

Home

*Ball State (OT)

W

3-2

6-4

Hile, Lantz, Pettey

10/4

Neutral

Northwestern

L

3-5

6-5

Irwin, Lantz, Portell

10/5

Away

#5 Iowa

L

0-8

6-6

10/11

Away

*Ohio

L

1-3

6-7

Lantz

10/12

Away

*Kent State

L

1-2

6-8

Hile

10/18

Away

*Miami

L

2-8

6-9

Chase, Lantz

10/19

Away

*Ball State

L

2-6

6-10

Lantz-2

10/26

Home

*Central Michigan

L

1-3

6-11

Hile

10/27

Home

*Central Michigan

L

0-2

6-12

10/31

Home

*Ohio

L

0-1

6-13

11/1

Home

*#20 Kent State

L

1-4

6-14

11/6

Neutral

&Ohio

L

0-7

6-15

L

4-8

4-2

Lantz

MP-MS

Goals

Assists

Points

Shots

DS

Melissa Lantz

21-21

17

6

40

104

0

Alyssa Hile

21-21

9

6

24

32

0

Sarah Johnson

21-21

2

4

8

29

1

Kristen Pettey

21-20

7

2

16

26

0

Stephanie Chase

21-21

4

1

9

21

0

Amanda Miyashita

21-21

0

3

3

6

0

Jennifer Portell

20-2

2

4

8

4

0

Kelly Irwin

15-0

2

1

5

3

0

Megan Shamleffer

20-17

0

0

0

3

0

Ramie Masters

14-8

0

0

0

2

0

Molly Busch

21-21

0

0

0

2

2

Sarah Cusick

2-2

1

0

2

1

0

Lori Sinclair

21-14

0

0

0

1

1

Liz Grasso

18-0

0

0

0

0

0

Taylor Stellern

2-0

0

0

0

0

0

Mackenzie Crawford

5-0

0

0

0

0

0

Jessica Schuster

21-21

0

0

0

0

0

Kelsey Lomax

1-0

0

0

0

0

0

21-21

0

3

3

0

8

MSU Totals

21

44

30

118

234

12

Opponents

21

77

51

205

409

2

Goalkeeping Mackenzie Crawford Jessica Schuster

MP-MS

GA

GAA

Saves

Sv%

W-L

Sho

5-0

80:21:62

4

3.48

4

.500

0-0

0

21-21

1393:11

73

3.67

156

.681

6-15

1

1

Team

Min

0:00

0

0.00

1.000

0-0

1

MSU Totals

21

1473:32

77

3.66

161 .676

6-15

2

Opponents

21

1473:32

44

2.09

109 .712

15-6

4

Team Statistics

Game-Winning Goals (6): Lantz (3), Hile (2), Cusick (1)

Penalty Strokes: MSU 0-1, Opp. 1-2

Yellow Cards: MSU 1, Opp. 0

Penalty Corners: MSU 110, Opp. 196

Kent State Miami Ohio Central Michigan Missouri State Ball State

MAC 9-1 7-3 6-4 6-4 1-9 1-9

Overall 17-5 14-7 17-4 8-12 6-15 2-17

2008 MAC Tournament Results

Thursday, November 6 First Round No. 4 Central Michigan 5, No. 5 Ball State 0 No. 3 Ohio 7, No. 6 Missouri State 0

Friday, November 7 Semifinals No. 1 Kent State 4, No. 4 Central Michigan 1 No. 3 Ohio 2, No. 2 Miami 0

NCAA Play-In Game UMass 1, Kent State 0

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Sandy Fulkerson

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Saturday, November 8 Championship No. 1 Kent State 1, No. 3 Ohio 0

ot-overtime (2-0); *Mid-American Conference Matches (1-9, t5th); &MAC Tournament (0-1)

Player

Mid-American Conference 2008 Final Standings

6-15 Overall, 1-9 MAC

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2008 MAC All-Conference First Team Kim Erasmus, Central Michigan Samantha Sandham, Central Michigan Debbie Bell, Kent State Stephanie Bernthal, Kent State Rachel Miller, Kent State Christine Brightwell, Miami Katie Brightwell, Miami Danielle Gaynor, Miami Rachelle Coetzee, Ohio Nikki Gonzzio, Ohio Jessie Martin, Ohio Second Team Casey Hunsicker, Ball State Brooke MacGillvary, Ball State Moyra Betuzzi, Central Michigan Carla Johl, Kent State Allison Kittelberger, Kent State Caroline Suitch, Kent State Laurie Wilkins, Kent State Elizabeth Gilroy, Miami Melissa Lantz, Missouri State Amanda Miyashita, Missouri State Estienne Coetzee, Ohio 2008 All-MAC Academic Team Brooke MacGillivary, Ball State Moyra Betuzzi, Central Michigan Allison Kittelberger, Kent State Stephanie Bernthal, Kent State Laurie Wilkins, Kent State Christine Brightwell, Miami Danielle Gaynor, Miami Estienne Coetzee, Ohio Rachelle Coetzee, Ohio Marcy Dull, Ohio Nikki Gnozzio, Ohio Jessie Martin, Ohio 2008 MAC All-Tournament Team Samantha Sandham, Central Michigan Melanie Curran, Central Michigan Mary Hull, Miami Danielle Gaynor, Miami Marcy Dull, Ohio Nikki Gnozzio, Ohio Rachelle Coetzee, Ohio Nicole Leach, Kent State Rachel Miller, Kent State Natalie Barrett, Kent State Allison Kittelberger, Kent State 2008 MAC Players of the Week Sept. 2--Melissa Lantz, MSU; Abbey Huck, Miami Sept. 8--Stephanie Arbelaez, KSU; Elizabeth Gilroy, Miami Sept. 16--Samantha Sandham, CMU; Jessie Martin, Ohio Sept. 23--Debbie Bell, KSU; Katie Brightwell, Miami Sept. 30--Kristen Pettey, MSU; Nikki Gnozzio, Ohio Oct. 7--Debbie Bell, KSU; Kara Rhodenbaugh, KSU Oct. 14--Amanda Lucik, CMU; Carla Johl, KSU Oct. 21--Katie Brightwell, Miami; Stephanie Bernthal, KSU Oct. 28--Melinda Curran, CMU; Debbie Bell, KSU Nov. 3-- Paige Herr, Ohio; Mikki Gnozzio, Ohio

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Missouri State University All-Time Records # 1.

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Most Wins in a Season Wins Year Coach 30 1980 Rhonda Ridinger 28 1979 Rhonda Ridinger 28 1978 Rhonda Ridinger 24 1981 Rhonda Ridinger 23 1977 Rhonda Ridinger 18 1982 Rhonda Ridinger 18 1987 Rhonda Ridinger 16 1976 Rhonda Ridinger 16 1983 Rhonda Ridinger 13 1994 Val Pinhey

Most Goals in a Game # Goals Year Opponent 1.

17 1998 Bellarmine College 2.

12 1998 Davis & Elkins College

12 1979 Kansas University

12 1976 K.C. Hockey Club 5.

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10 1978 Principia College

10 1986 Valparaiso University 8. 9 1982 Principia College 9 1979 U. of Mo.-St. Louis 10. 8 2008 Lindenwood U. # 1.

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Most Goals in a Season Goals Year 127 1979 122 1978 91 1980 86 1981 83 1977 67 1976 63 1998 61 1975 59 1982 49 1983

Most Goals in a Career Name Years Goals Chris Dufner 1976-79 199 Kathy Schubert 1977-80 64 Linda Schachet 1980-83 53 June Baran 1979-80 44 Kelly Stuckel 1976-79 41 Beth McBride 1985-89 38 Ann Wehrman 1991-94 38 Stephanie Dutton 1978-81 36 Kim Schwaab 1981-84 35 Mindy Amy 1981-82 32 Jo-Anne Morgenroth 1991-94 31 Rose Ann Torres 1985-89 28 Denise Swanger 1977-78 27 Debra Long 1977-79 25 Melissa Lantz 2006-Present 23 Abbey Rolfe 2000-03 23 Most Goals in a Season Name Year Goals Chris Dufner 1979 69 Chris Dufner 1978 61 Chris Dufner 1977 41 Kathy Schubert 1980 33 Chris Dufner 1976 28 June Baran 1980 26 Vicki Malin 1975 22 Jemima Cameron 1998 21 Linda Schachet 1982 20 Stephanie Dutton 1981 19 June Baran 1979 18 Melissa Lantz 2008 17 Mendy Amy 1981 17 Kathy Schubert 1979 16 Colleen Finnerty 1993 15 Beth McBride 1987 15 Mindy Amy 1982 15 Kathy Schubert 1978 15

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Team Records

Most Assists in a Season (Since 1983) # Assists Year 1.

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Most Points in a Season (Since 1983) Assists Year 178 1998 135 1987 118 2008 113 1983 112 1988 111 1994 110 2001 108 2004 105 1989 99 1993

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Fewest Goals Allowed in a Season Goals Year 10 1978 10 1979 13 1987 14 1983 15 1976 17 1982 21 1981 21 1989 21 2001 22 1984

Most Shutouts in a Season Shutouts Year 23 1979 21 1981 20 1978 16 1980 16 1977 13 1982 12 1983 12 1987 10 1984 9 1988/2001 Longest Winning Streak in a Season # Wins Year Coach 1.

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14 1980 Rhonda Ridinger 3.

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12 1976 Rhonda Ridinger 5.

11 1977 Rhonda Ridinger 6.

10 1994 Val Pinhey 7. 9 1983 Rhonda Ridinger 8. 9 1982 Rhonda Ridinger 9. 8 2001 Dawn Callahan 8 1988 Rhonda Ridinger 8 1984 Rhonda Ridinger 8 1981 Rhonda Ridinger # 1.

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Highest Winning Percentage in a Season # % Year Coach 1. .933 1978 Rhonda Ridinger 2. .903 1979 Rhonda Ridinger 3. .857 1982 Rhonda Ridinger 4. .842 1976 Rhonda Ridinger 5. .833 1980 Rhonda Ridinger 6. .821 1977 Rhonda Ridinger 7. .818 1987 Rhonda Ridinger 8. .813 1972 Rhonda Ridinger 9. .800 1983 Rhonda Ridinger 10. .727 1981 Rhonda Ridinger

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Most Assists in a Season (Since 1983) Name Year Assists Rose Ann Torres 1987 20 Paula Pennington 1998 16 Karen Heman 1989 11 Jemima Cameron 1998 11 Natalie Hoffman 2001 11 Rose Ann Torres 1988 9 Kathy Marino 1992 8 Jaime WIlliams 1998 8 Maggie Grelle 1998 8 Becky Birren 2001 8 Gabby Gomez 2004 8 Most Assists in a Career (Since 1983) Name Years Assists Rose Ann Torres 1985-88 31 Ann Wehrman 1991-94 26 Paula Pennington 1995-98 25 Natalie Hoffman 1999-02 18 Mary Kukulinski 1997-99 17 Karen Heman 1988-90 16 Gabby Gomez 2001-04 15 Maggie Grelle 1995-98 14 Beth McBride 1985-88 14 Jaime WIlliams 1997-99 13 Kathy Marino 1991-94 13

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Most Points in a Season (Since 1983) Name Year Points Jemima Cameron 1998 53 Rose Ann Torres 1987 42 Melissa Lantz 2008 40 Rose Ann Torres 1988 35 Beth McBride 1987 34 Colleen Finnerty 1993 32 Ann Wehrman 1994 31 Marge DeMarino 1987 30 Kathy Cummings 1989 30 Beth McBride 1988 29

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Most Points in a Career (Since 1983) Name Years Points Ann Wehrman 1991-94 102 Beth McBride 1985-88 88 Rose Ann Torres 1985-88 87 Jo-Ann Morgenroth 1991-94 69 Gabby Gomez 2001-04 55 Melissa Lantz 2006-Present 54 Jemima Cameron 1998 53 Paula Pennington 1995-98 47 Kathy Cummings 1988-89 47 Stacy Winkler 1987-90 46 Most Saves in a Season (Since 1988) Name Year Saves Kim Kinsella 2007 239 Kim Kinsella 2005 222 Beckey Zuchowski 1995 186 Lisa Whitney 1991 184 Kim Kinsella 2006 168 Jessica Schuster 2008 156 Monnie Elzy 1997 155 Monnie Elzy 1999 150 Monnie Elzy 2000 122 Beckey Zuchowski 1996 117 Best Saves % in a Season (Since 1988) Name Year % Lisa Whitney 1991 .864 Jeannie Huthsing 1989 .859 Mary O’Connor 1994 .826 Kim Kinsella 2005 .825 Monnie Elzy 1998 .823 Jeannie Huthsing 1990 .821 Kim Kinsella 2006 .816 Beckey Zuchowski 1995 .795 Kim Kinsella 2007 .794 Monnie Elzy 1999 .794

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Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame 1981 Margaret Juliette Putnam, Mary Phyl

Dwight 1982 Carol Nations Gledhill 1983 Dr. Milred Evans, Linda Dollar, Cecile Reynaud 1984 Nora Sousley Greenwade, Carol Meyer 1985 Dr. Nancy Curry 1986 Marilyn Moore, Chris Dufner 1987 Becky Geers Oaks, Dr. Rhonda Ridinger 1988 Glenda Rauch Climer 1989 Tayna Muentefering, Reba Sims 1990 Fran Salsman 1991 Jeanne Calhoun,

Vicki Richardson-Schutzler 1996 Linda Schachet-Greve 1997 Marge DeMarino 2000 Kelly Stuckel Yates 2008 Kathy Schubert Daniels CFHCA All-America 1979 Chris Dufner (second team) 1983 Suzy Fortune (honorable mention) NFHCA All-America 2004 Gabby Gomez (third team) CFHCA All-Academic Squad 1987 Susan Holt 1990 Karen Heman, Tracy Schwenzfeier

Honors and Awards 2002

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Laura Byers, Sarah Guffey, Bethany Henrick, Andrea Huskey, Heather Kiddo, Abbey Rolfe, Anne Trueman Betsy Anderson, Melissa Behr, Andrea Huskey, Heather Kiddo, Abbey Rolfe, Stephani Wehrman Melissa Behr, Laura Byers, Andrea Huskey, Heather Kiddo, Kim Kinsella, Stephani Wehrman, JoAnn Westman, Sarah Wozney Melissa Behr, Laura Byers, Sandy Fulkerson, Alyssa Hile, Heather Kiddo, Kim Kinsella, Jessica Schuster, Katie Schwartz, Stephani Wehrman, Joann Westman, Sarah Wozney Melissa Behr, Stephani Wehrman, Kim Kinsella, Sandy Fulkerson, Jessica Schuster, Katie Schwartz Sandy Fulkerson, Kelly Irwin, Kim Kinsella, Megan Shamleffer, Jessica Schuster, JoAnn Westman

Mitchell & Ness All-America 1982 Linda Schachet 1984 Kim Schwaab, Suzy Fortune AIAW Div. II Championship All-Tourney Team 1981 Stephanie Dutton

CFHCA All-Midwest Region 1987 Marge DeMarino, Beth McBride,

Rose Ann Torres 1990 Karen Heman

MSU Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year 1980 Stephanie Dutton 1984 Kim Schwaab 1988 Marge DeMarino

NFHCA All-West Region 1998 Monnie Elzy (second team) 2001 Stephanie Dixon,

Kristie Lau (second team) 2002 Gabby Gomez (second team) 2003 Gabby Gomez (second team) 2004 Gabby Gomez (first team) 2005 Liz Miyashita (second team)

Missouri State Senior Scholar Athlete 1981 Stephanie Dutton

NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad 1998 Maggie Grelle, Karen Parrott 1999 Kristie Lau, Karen Parrott 2000 Natalie Hoffman, Bethany Henrick,

Jayne Glaser, Anne Trueman 2001 Bethany Henrick, Anne Trueman

All-Gateway Conference 1982 Linda Schachet, Denise Sparks,

Suzy Fortune, Melinda Amy, Jane

Ducey 1983 Dani Courtney, Diane Delia,

Joy Filiatrault, Suzy Fortune,

Linda Schachet, Kim Schwaab,

Denise Sparks NorPac All-Conference 1998 Jemima Cameron (Rookie of the Year) Monnie Elzy (Defensive Player of the Year)

Maggie Grelle 1999 Monnie Elzy, Kristie Lau 2000 Stephanie Dixon, Mollie Reichard,

Monnie Elzy, Kristie Lau 2001 Stephanie Dixon (Player of the Year) Kristie Lau (Defensive Player of the Year)

Bethany Henrick, Abbey Rolfe

Gabby Gomez (Rookie of the Year) 2002 Gabby Gomez, Leah Postorino Liz Miysashita (East Rookie of the Year) 2003 Gabby Gomez, Liz Miyashita,

Abbey Rolfe 2004 Gabby Gomez, Liz Miyashita GTE/CoSida Academic All-District VII 1994 Linda Shipton (first team) 1995 Alissa Donaldson (first team)

Joy Manning (second team) CoSIDA Academic All-American 1982 Linda Schachet NorPac Coach of the Year 2000 Dawn Porter

MAC All-Conference 2005 Liz Miyashita (first team)

Kim Kinsella (second team) 2006 Stephani Wehrman (first team)

Kim Kinsella (second team)

Ashley Huck (second team) 2007 Sarah Johnson (first team)

Kim Kinsella (second team)

Alyssa Hile (second team) 2008 Melissa Lantz (second team)

Amanda Miyashita (second team) Academic All-MAC Team 2005 Kim Kinsella, Sarah Wozney,

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Stephani Wehrman 2006 Kim Kinsella, Melissa Behr,

Stephani Wehrman 2007 Kim Kinsella NCAA D-I Statistical Champion 2006 Kim Kinsella- saves per game,

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Team- save percentage 2007 Kim Kinsella- saves per game,

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The 2009 Missouri State Field Hockey Bears

From L to R (top row): Chelsea Overwater, Head Coach Dawn Callahan, Asst. Coach Gabby Gomez Sosa, Lori Sinclair, Molly Busch, Melissa Lantz, Liz Grasso, Stephanie Chase, Kelly Irwin, Jennifer Portell, Alyssa Hile, Grace Baker, Amanda Miyashita (middle row): Ramie Masters, Alice Pouppez de Kettenis, Kristi O’Connor, Chelsey Medlock, Sarah Cusick, Kristen Pettey, Emily Brcic, Megan Shamleffer, Kelsey Lomax (front row): Mackenzie Crawford, Steph Anderson, Taylor Stellern, Katherine Aslin

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Megan Shamleffer, MF

Jennifer Portell, MF

Stephanie Chase, F

Molly Busch, D