TABLE OF CONTENTS SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE The 2016 University of Oklahoma soccer media guide was produced in-house by the OU Athletics Communications Office using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. WRITER, EDITOR & DESIGNER Chelsey Kraft PHOTOGRAPHS Photos supplied by Candid Color Photography, Jerry Laizure, Jackson Laizure, Norman Convention & Visitors Bureau, Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau, Oklahoma City Thunder, Ty Russell, Shevaun Williams & Associates, Inc. and University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications files. BIG 12 CONFERENCE The Big 12 enters its 21st year as it continues to promote the strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of fifth-year commissioner Bob Bowlsby. TCU and West Virginia joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s first additions since inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. With 10 members, the Big 12 remains as the only major conference in the nation to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full roundrobin schedule.
2016 PREVIEW Roster and Schedule ............................................... 2 Quick Facts and Team Information .......................... 4 Season Preview ....................................................... 6 Opponent Information .............................................8 Media Information ................................................ 10 SOONER STAFF Head Coach Matt Potter ........................................ 14 Assistant Coach Alexis Vizarels .............................. 16 Assistant Coach Brandi Vega ................................. 17 Soccer Support Staff...............................................19 University President David Boren ...........................20 VP/Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione..................21 THE SOONERS Returners Jemma Cota ...........................................................24 Liz Keester..............................................................24 Kaitlyn Keith ..........................................................25 Caren Nelson ..........................................................25 Shiloh Price ............................................................26 Rachel Ressler ........................................................26 Madison Saliba ......................................................27 Kassidie Stade ........................................................27 Tori Bowman ..........................................................28 Madeline Brem ......................................................28 Jordyn Knox-Webster .............................................29 Lizzie Luallin ..........................................................29 Rasha Roberts ........................................................30 Bethany Block ........................................................30 Angela Boyle ..........................................................31 Kaylee Dao .............................................................31 Jordan Hobart ........................................................32 Marissa McMahand ................................................32
Emily Parker ...........................................................33 Paige Welch ...........................................................33 Kyle Escobedo ........................................................34 Newcomers Madissen Lewis ......................................................34 Lauren Haivala .......................................................34 Kristina O’Donnell ..................................................34 Ivanna Rivas ...........................................................35 Madison Verge .......................................................35 2015 REVIEW Results/Statistics ....................................................38 OU in the Big 12 .....................................................39 Game Recaps ........................................................ 40 HISTORY AND RECORD Team Year-by-Year Statistics ..................................46 Program Time Line .................................................47 Year-by-Year Leaders..............................................48 Year-by-Year Results ..............................................49 Team Records ........................................................ 53 Individual Records................................................. 54 Player Honors .........................................................56 Academic Honors ...................................................57 All-Time Series Records ..........................................58 Letterwinners ....................................................... 64 THE UNIVERSITY Campus Experience ................................................68 Academics ..............................................................70 Tradition and Spirit ................................................72 Headington Hall .....................................................74 OU Soccer Complex.................................................76 Norman and Oklahoma City ...................................78 Team Photo ............................................................80
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