Before the details, a note this is the broadest group I've seen enter the program in my 9 years
of watching and covering the program. With players from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Nevada,
Coach Brewer appears to have spread his web further than ever. I hope its the final step in getting
them to the MVC Championship, and NCAA Tourney, following the teams stumble in the MVC Tourney the
past two years.
Congratulations to Lou Opfer (Glendale) for being named the MVP of the recently concluded Club
Soccer Championships in Phoenix. She was joined on the All-Tournament squad by five of her
teammates, en route to winning the National Championship in the Open Category. Photos are from the
Champions Facebook page.
State players collected several individual awards Tuesday as the first college women's soccer
all-conference teams of the season were announced.
UW-Milwaukee dominated the Horizon League honors: Senior forward Sarah Hagen (Appleton
North) was named the league's Player of the Year for a record third consecutive season and was the
Offensive Player of the Year, junior goalkeeper Jamie Forbes was the co-Defensive Player of
the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year, freshman defender Amy Kauffung (Hartland Arrowhead) was
the Newcomer of the Year and Michael Moynihan was the Coach of the Year.
The Edgewood College women's soccer team got a favorable bounce Sunday.
Now the Eagles have a seemingly favorable matchup in the semifinals of the Northern Athletics
Conference tournament.
Sophomore midfielder Katie Pampuch (Oconomowoc) scored the lone goal after a deflected
shot in the 14th minute as third-seeded Edgewood topped fifth-seeded Dominican (Ill.
In a match that featured some mind-boggling statistics, the Edgewood College women's soccer team
throttled Rockford 21-0 in a Northern Athletics Conference game Saturday at Breese Stevens
Field.
Junior forward Elaine Gerry (Sauk Prairie) scored six goals as the Eagles (12-4-1
overall, 8-2-1 NAC) had 10 players score and 15 players record points in the highest-scoring game
in program history.
It took a while, but the Edgewood College women's soccer team finally figured out a way past
Callie Hasselbring.
Sophomore midfielder Brianna Franken (De Pere) broke a scoreless tie with a penalty kick
in the 84th minute and freshman Megan Falk (Oakfield) added an insurance goal less than a
minute later as the Eagles posted a 2-0 victory over Hasselbring and Concordia (Ill.
After giving up four goals in its first four matches of the season, the Edgewood College women's
soccer team yielded three in the opening 10 minutes Sunday and lost to St. Norbert 3-1 in a
non-conference game in De Pere.
Freshman Katie Vanden Avond (De Pere), who scored seven of the Green Knights'
nine goals in their first two games, had two assists in St.
Two of the country's top college women's soccer players are Wisconsin natives who play in
Milwaukee.
UW-Milwaukee forward Sarah Hagen (Appleton North) and Marquette defender
Kerry McBride (Elm Grove/Milwaukee DSHA) received more preseason accolades this
week, as both were named to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy watch list and the Soccer
America Preseason All-American team.
Drew Fitzgerald, Missouri State Bears
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State women's soccer head coach Rob Brewer announced today the
addition of Drew Fitzgerald to his coaching staff for 2011. Fitzgerald was a volunteer assistant
coach with the team last fall and takes the place of former assistant Josh Ganson.
Ger Coppinger
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State men's soccer head coach Jon Leamy announced today the hiring of
Ger Coppinger as the team's new assistant coach. Coppinger takes over for David Stockton who
accepted a similar position at Cal State Monterey Bay this spring.
"Ger is a great addition to the Missouri State soccer program," stated Leamy.
Drury women's soccer coach Alf Bilbao has announced the completion of a five-member recruiting
class for the 2011-12 season including three Springfield prep standouts for the Panthers.
Joining the DU program this fall are:
Emily Cline, Glendale Falcons (2011)
Emily Cline – Forward from Springfield's Glendale High School who plans to play
both soccer and basketball at Drury.
UPDATE SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Due to weather concerns, the Missouri State women's soccer spring
exhibition match against Missouri Southern scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The game will
be made up next Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. The game has also been moved to the Cooper Park,
field 1 on Pythian Ave.
Missouri Southern Lions, Randi Russell (Joplin/2012)
The Missouri Southern Lions, who play D2 soccer in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (MIAA) Conference, visit the Drury Panthers, a D2 program in the Great Lakes Valley
Conference (GLVC). The exhibition game will be played at Harrison Stadium at 7:00 pm.
Southwest Baptist, Kelly Isaac (2013)
Missouri State travels to Tulsa on Friday to take on the Golden Hurricane
Southwest Baptist hosts the Drury Panthers on Saturday afternoon. Game time is 2:00 pm.
Missouri State hosts Missouri Southern on Sunday. Game time is 1:00 pm at Plaster Stadium.
The Lady Bears opened their Spring season this afternoon with 90 minutes of soccer on the fast
and windy Plaster Stadium pitch. Facing off against D2 Missouri S&T, the Spring season allows the
teams to work on some projects and take out their energy against another team rather than their
teammates.
Bolivar, Mo. SBU Head Women's Soccer Coach has announced the signing of nine players to National
Letters of Intent. "We are very excited about the addition of these young ladies and what they
bring to our program. We felt we were close to being one of the top teams in our conference, but we
were just missing in a few areas.
Kacey Ludwig, McKinney North/Missouri S&T (2015)
From the Star Local News in Plano, TX comes news of a signing for Missouri S&T Miners soccer
program
Ludwig, the Lady Bulldogs' other captain, wasn't sure at first whether she would play soccer in
college at all. What sold her on joining the Missouri S&T roster were her future teammates, she
said.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State women's soccer head coach Rob Brewer announced today that he
has six commitments from players to join the program for the 2011 season.
"We have some very athletic players with unique skill sets joining our team this season," said
Brewer. "The diversity in their abilities and the balance of attackers and defenders make these
players fantastic additions to our program.
The Truman State Index is reporting that the MIAA has changed it's scheduling model for Women's
Soccer going into the 2011 Fall season
For women's soccer, the MIAA Conference will transition back to how it was scheduled in 2000
when every team played each other once. This schedule allows for 13 conference matches and five
non-conference matches — which likely would be used for regional competition from a different
conference.
Jessica Yach, Nixa Eagles (May 2006)
Congratulations to following players for being recognized as NAIA Scholar Athletes:
Regina Bodine, Sr, Missouri Valley (Willard) her 2nd year!
Patsy Middleton, Jr, Missouri Valley (Willard)
Jessica Yach, Sr, Missouri Valley (Nixa) her 2nd year!
Coach Kiley Cirillo, Indianapolis Greyhounds
INDIANAPOLIS- Former Greyhound assistant coach Kiley Cirillo has been named the fifth head coach in
UIndy women's soccer history, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Cirillo, an assistant under former head coach
Geoff VanDeusen for the past two seasons, will make his return to the head coaching sidelines in
2011.
