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THE ALL-TIME SERIES
Date: Thursday, Sept. 1 • 5 p.m. Location: Indianola, Iowa Stadium: Buxton Stadium
MATCH 1 DETAILS:
THE TITANS Illinois Wesleyan is coming off a 9-8-1 campaign which ended in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament semifinals. First-year head coach Oz Bakirdan’s 2022 squad includes 18 returners and eight newcomers. The pack will be led by two-time CCIW Offensive Player of the Year Caelyn Steffens and all-region performer Lauren Shanks. 2021 TEAM COMPARISON 13-6-1 (6-2 A-R-C) Record 9-8-1 (7-1 CCIW) 46 Goals 43 32 36 353 307 180 Shots on Goal 161 106 Corner Kicks 86 7 3 134 Saves 95
TODAY IN STORM WOMEN’S SOCCER SIMPSON STORM 0-0, 0-0 A-R-C ILL. WESLEYAN TITANS 0-0, 0-0 CCIW 2021 STAT LEADERS Cassie Nash, 33 Points Caelyn Steffens, 33 Cassie Nash, 13 Goals Caelyn Steffens, 13 Nash/Kowzan, 7 Assists Lauren Shanks, 9 Cassie Nash, 76 Shots Caelyn Steffens, 56 Cassie Nash, 43 Shots on Goal Caelyn Steffens, 32 B. Frederick, 4 Shutouts Kayla Borg, 2 B. Frederick, 73 Saves Kayla Borg, 42
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The Storm and Titans are opening their season against each other for the second straight season today. Illinois Wes leyan, the defending CCIW Co-Regular Season Champions, tallied a goal in the final 15 seconds of last year’s match to claim a 4-3 win in double overtime and improve to 2-0 in the all-time series. The first meeting between the two teams was in 2001; the Titans were victorious by a score of 2-0.
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2022-23 SIMPSON WOMEN’S SOCCER2
THE STORM Simpson enters the 2022 campaign eager to continue its success from a year ago. The Storm tallied 13 overall wins, the most since 2011, and six conference victories, the most since 2006. Head Coach Jeremy Reinert is back for his fifth season and returns six all-conference players including Lizzie Arnburg, Abby Cozzoni, Brenny Fred erick, Brooklin Froehlich, Cassie Nash and Megan Roberts.
Saturday Sept. 3 St. Catherine St. Paul, Minn. 1 p.m.
Wednesday Sept. 14 Augustana (Ill.) Rock Island, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday Sept. 17 UW-Eau Claire Buxton Stadium 1 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 15 Luther* Decorah, Iowa 1 p.m.
*#ExhibitionAmerican Rivers Conference 2023-23 schedule
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Thursday Aug. 25 Grinnell# Grinnell, Iowa W, 4-1
Sunday Aug. 21 Quincy# Quincy, Ill. W, 3-0
Wednesday Sept. 21 Monmouth (Ill.) Monmouth, Ill. 5 p.m. Saturday Sept. 24 Coe* Buxton Stadium 1 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 19 Neb. Wesleyan* Lincoln, Neb. 8:30 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 1 Wartburg* Waverly, Iowa 1 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 5 Buena Vista* Buxton Stadium 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 29 A-R-C Tournament Quarterfinals TBD TBD
Wednesday Nov. 2 A-R-C Tournament Semifinals TBD TBD Saturday Nov. 5 A-R-C Tournament Championship TBD TBD
Tuesday Oct. 25 UW-River Falls Buxton Stadium 3 p.m.
Day Date Opponent Location Time
Thursday Sept. 1 Ill. Wesleyan Buxton Stadium 5 p.m.
Tuesday Sept. 6 Knox Galesburg, Ill. 5 p.m. Friday Sept. 9 Texas-Dallas Dallas, Texas 6 p.m. Saturday Sept. 10 Dallas Dallas, Texas 6 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 8 Loras* Buxton Stadium 1 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 11 Central* Pella, Iowa 1 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 22 Dubuque* Buxton Stadium 1 p.m.
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Cambri Mason MF/GK 5-8 Sr. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Makena Morris F 5-5 Jr. Belgrade, Mont. / Belgrade Megan Roberts MF/F 5-8 Sr. Norwalk, Iowa / Norwalk Anna VanDeusen F 5-6 Jr. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe West 20 Cami Graves D Fr. Sioux City, Iowa / Sioux City East 21 Kasey Shanahan MF 5-6 So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Linn-Mar 22 Cassie Nash F 5-10 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southeast 23 Brissa Valadez F 5-6 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa / Des Moines Lincoln 24 Hannah Hron D 5-2 Jr. Ankeny, Iowa / Centennial Sky Delzell MF/D 5-6 Sr. New Virginia, Iowa / Interstate 35 26 Anna Scott MF 5-3 Jr. Altoona, Iowa / Southeast Polk Jordyn Foelske F 5-5 So. Denver, Iowa / Denver Morgan Kerkman D 5-10 Jr. Vermillion, S.D. / Vermillion Maya Gault MF 5-2 Sr. Moline, Ill. / Moline Bailee Cook MF 5-0 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa / St. Albert’s Catholic Vivian Sinclair MF/D Fr. Westminster, Colo. / Jefferson Academy Savannah Skaggs MF 5-5 Fr. Nevada, Iowa / Nevada Jade Tejada D 5-3 Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa / Marshalltown Macy Kuhns MF/D 5-4 So. Greenfield, Iowa / Nodaway Valley Sarai Ruiz GK Fr. San Antonio, Texas / Holmes Ashley Luna GK 5-3 Jr. Morning Sun, Iowa / Mediapolis Coach: Jeremy Reinert (fifth season) Coaches: Joe Waithanji, Mackenzie Dicken, Francis Lee, Chloe Wetzbarger
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Julia Wagoner MF 5-6 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa / Abraham Lincoln 8 Avery Plathe D Fr. Mount Vernon, Iowa / Mount Vernon Alexis Ponce MF/F 5-4 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Shadow Ridge Layna Depping MF 5-4 So. Madrid, Iowa / Madrid Elle Street D 5-10 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Centennial Sally Werth D Fr. St. Charles, Mo. / St. Charles Baylee Ratliff D/MF 5-4 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa / St. Albert’s Catholic Abby Cozzoni D 5-6 Sr. Wentzville, Mo. / Timberland 15 Alyssa Dickey D 5-10 Jr. Winterset, Iowa / Winterset Hailey Kowzan MF 4-11 Jr. Pella, Iowa / Pella
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Brenny Frederick GK 5-2 Jr. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny
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Bree Cordray MF 5-5 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / University
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Bella DeMonica MF/D 5-8 Fr. Huntley, Ill. / Huntley Lauren Shanks F 5-6 Sr. Bloomington, Ill. / Central Catholic 17 Maggie Peters D 5-3 Sr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community 18 Audrey Hofstetter MF/D 5-10 So. Gilbert, Ariz. / Perry 19 Heather Dietrich F 5-7 5th Geneseo, Ill. / Geneseo 21 Amanda Yaeger D 5-5 So. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West 22 Maya Flemming MF/D 5-8 Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Prairie Ridge 24 Sawyer White ACM/F 5-8 Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. / MontiniCatholic 25 Riley Haug D 5-7 Sr. Elmhurst, Ill. / York Community 26 Grace Spader D 5-11 So. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community 27 Maddy Koppe MF/F 5-2 So. Skokie, Ill. / Niles North 33 Ella Revell-Beck MF/D 5-6 Fr. Davenport, Iowa / Davenport Central Head Coach: Oz Bakirdan (first season)
Jenna Li MF 5-4 Sr. Haslett, Mich. / Lansing Christian School 14 Sarah Johnson MF/F 5-5 Jr. Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East
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Caelyn Steffens MF/F 5-4 5th Normal, Ill. / Normal Community 10 Maya Basan D 5-5 Fr. Skokie, Ill. / Loyola Academy 11 Liza Matimore MF/F 5-5 So. Gurnee, Ill. / Warren Township 12 Paige Griffin MF/D 5-3 Fr. Morton, Ill. / Morton
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Kayla Borg GK 5-9 So. McHenry, Ill. / Cary Grove
Tegan Timerman MF/F 5-5 So. Peoria, Ill. / Peoria Notre Dame Abby Wasowicz F 5-6 So. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West 6
2022-23 SIMPSON WOMEN’S SOCCER10 LANI MEARS Senior • Burlington,GKIowa 00 FREDERICKBRENNY Junior • GK Ankeny, Iowa 0 SCANLONBROOKLYN Sophomore • GK Papillion, Neb. 1 FROEHLICHBROOKLIN Senior • D Sioux City, Iowa 2 MADDIE HAYS Sophomore • D Erie, Colo. 3 LIZZIE ARNBURG Senior • Earlham,MF/GKIowa 4 ANNA SHARP Freshman • MF/F Altoona, Iowa 5 EMMA SMALLCOMB Freshman • F Sioux City, Iowa 6 JULIA WAGONER Junior • MF Council Bluffs, Iowa 7 AVERY PLATHE Freshman • D Mount Vernon, Iowa 8 ALEXIS PONCE Junior • MF/F Las Vegas, Nev. 9 LAYNA DEPPING Sophomore • MF Madrid, Iowa 10 ELLE STREET Freshman • D Ankeny, Iowa 11 SALLY WERTH Freshman • D St. Charles, Mo. 12 ALYSSA DICKEY Junior • Winterset,D Iowa 15 HAILEY KOWZAN Junior • MF Pella, Iowa 16 CAMBRI MASON Senior • MF/GK Ankeny, Iowa 17 MEGAN ROBERTS Senior • MF/F Norwalk, Iowa 18 the storm ABBY COZZONI Senior • Wentzille,DMo. 14 BAYLEE RATLIFF Senior • D/MF Council Bluffs, Iowa 13
11SIMPSONATHLETICS.COM MAKENA MORRIS Junior • Belgrade,FMont. 18 ANNA VANDEUSEN Junior • F Olathe, Kan. 19 CAMI GRAVES Freshman • D Sioux City, Iowa 20 KASEY SHANAHAN Sophomore • MF Cedar Rapids, Iowa 21 CASSIE NASH Senior • F Lincoln, Neb. 22 BRISSA VALADEZ Freshman • F Des Moines, Iowa 23 the storm HANNAH HRON Junior • D Ankeny, Iowa 24 SKY DELZELL Senior • MF/D New Virginia, Iowa 25 ANNA SCOTT Junior • MF Altoona, Iowa 26 JORDYN FOELSKE Sophomore • F Denver, Iowa 27 KERKMANMORGAN Junior • Vermillion,D S.D. 27 MAYA GAULT Senior • MF Moline, Ill. 28 BAILEE COOK Senior • MF Council Bluffs, Iowa 29 VIVIAN SINCLAIR Freshman • Westminster,MF/DColo. 30 SKAGGSSAVANNAH Freshman • MF Nevada, Iowa 31 JADE TEJADA Junior • Marshalltown,D Iowa 32 MACY KUHNS Sophomore • MF/D Greenfield, Iowa 33 SARAI RUIZ Freshman • GK San Antonio, Texas 37 ASHLEY LUNA Junior • GK Morning Sun, Iowa
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THE REINERT FILE PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Indianola, Iowa Spouse: Amy Reinert Daughter: Lola COACHING 2018-present:EXPERIENCESimpsonCollege Head Coach 2018: Indianola High School Head Girls Coach 2017: Johnston High School Assistant Boys Coach 2003-16: Briar Cliff University Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach 2014-16: Sioux City Bishop Heelan High School Assistant Girls Coach 2010-12: Des Moines Hoover High School Boys Assistant Coach PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2009-12: Simpson College EDUCATION BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY, 2015 M.A., BUSINESS LEADERSHIP SIMPSON COLLEGE, 2013 B.A., SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
Led his 2021 squad to the program’s best season in 10 years with 13 overall wins and six conference victories, the most since 2006 Has posted three-straight third place finishes in A-R-C standings
Prior to tenure at Indianola High School, spent four seasons as an assistant for the men’s and women’s teams at Briar Cliff Uni versity
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Named the American Rivers Conference Coach of the Year in 2019 after going 10-4-5, the third coach in program history to receive the honor Has coached one all-region performer, 11 all-conference selec tions, four academic all-district honorees
A four-year letterwinner and all-conference performer for the Simpson men’s soccer team from 2009-12
The 2013 Simpson graduate was hired as the sixth head in school history on May 24, 2018
Finished top-five in NAIA with 12 shutouts in 2014 after going 12-4-3 with the women’s squad During time in Sioux City, also served as the assistant girls coach at Bishop Heelan High School Helped Bishop Heelan to an Iowa State Championship in 2015
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Started career at Briar Cliff as a graduate assistant in 2013 before being promoted to the top assistant for both programs
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Earned second team all-conference honors as a junior in 2011 Served as team captain from 2010-12 Helped the Storm improve from five wins in 2010 to eight in 2011 and 13 in 2012 Won Simpson’s Dick Starr award in 2013 coach jeremy reinert
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