2015 VIKINGS WOMEN’S SOCCER - QUICK FACTS
Western Washington University (est. 1893)
Location: Bellingham, Washington 98225
Enrollment: 14,979
Affiliation: NCAA Division II
Home Field: Robert S. Harrington (AstroTurf, 500 cap)
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic
Colors: Navy Blue, Slate Blue, Silver and White
Nickname: Vikings
President: Dr. Bruce Shepard
Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. Bruce Larson
Director of Athletics: Steve Card
Associate Director: Steve Brummel (Facilities & Operations)
Assistant Director: Dr. T.H. 'Butch' Kamena (Compliance & Academics)
Senior Women’s Administrator: Carmen Dolfo
Women’s Soccer Staff:
Head Coach: Travis Connell (Seattle Pacific, 1996)
Sports Information:
Director: Jeff Evans
E-Mail: [email protected]
Work: (360) 650-6800
Cell: (206) 200-0056
Fax: (360) 650-3495
Assistant: Kevin Nunn – [email protected]
Assistant: Butch Kamena – [email protected]
Historian: Paul Madison – [email protected]
Returning Starters/Lost: 8/3
Returning Letter Winners/Lost: 17/6
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Overall Record: 157-62-24/.717 (13th season)
Winningest coach in program history
2014 GNAC Coach of the Year (4th time)…55-7-5 record last 3 seasons
Reached West Regional final in 2012, NCAA national semifinals in 2013 and
second round of national tournament in 2014
Assistants: Claire Morgan, Jamie Arthurs
Volunteer: Joana Houplin
2014 Recap:
Overall Record: 16-1-4
• Final Ranking – #17
• NCAA Tournament – 2nd round of NCAA II Tournament
GNAC Record: 11-0-3
• Conference Finish – 1st
• Conference Tournament – 2nd
Social Media:
Website: www.WWUVikings.com
Twitter: @WWUAthletics
Instagram: @WWUAthletics
Facebook: WWUAthletics
Key Returnees (6):
• F/M Jessica Bertucci***, Sr., 1st team NSCAA and 2nd team Daktronics West Region All-Star, 1st team GNAC
• GK Ashley Haden***, Sr., 2nd team Daktronics & NSCAA West Region, 2nd team GNAC, 3rd NCAA II GAA (0.32) & SV% (.908)
• F Catherine Miles***, Sr., 2nd team Daktronics and NSCAA West Region, 1st team GNAC, 1st team CoSIDA District 8 Academic
• F Elise Aylward*** Jr., 2nd team GNAC, GNAC All-Academic
• M Emily Webster*, So., 2nd team GNAC, led team with 5 assists
• M Delanee Nilles***, Sr., GNAC All-Academic
Key Losses 3):
• D Brianna Jones****, Grad., Consensus All-American, 1st team NSCAA & Daktronics West Region, 2nd in GNAC POY voting
• M Kim Cooper****, Grad., GNAC Defensive Player of the Year, 1st team NSCAA & 2nd team Daktronics West Region
• D Katherine Miccile****, Grad., played in school record 84 games during 4-year career
Top Newcomers (4):
• G Ashley Homer, Jr., Puyallup, WA – transfer from College of Saint Rose (NY), 0.38 GAA – 5th nationally in 2014, 16 shutouts
• D Malia Maack, So., Spokane, WA – transfer from New Mexico Highlands
• F Savanna Moorehouse, Sr., Bonney Lake, WA – transfer from Central Washington, 2nd-team NCCAA and Daktronics West
Region, 1st team GNAC in 2013
• F Gabriela Pelogi, Fr., Federal Way, WA – 1st team WSSCA Class 4A All-State
2015 VIKINGS WOMEN’S SOCCER – ROSTER
NO.
2
18
3
26
4
24
23
7
0
19
22
10
1
28
20
12
15
14
11
21
5
17
13
27
9
6
8
25
16
NAME
Elise Aylward
Jessica Bertucci
Gabby Brower
Emily Bunnell
Lauren Carson
Becca Cates
Kami Deeb
Anna DeWeirdt
Ashley Haden
Taylor Hallquist
Stephanie Hamilton
Sandy Hanses
Miranda Head
Ashley Homer
Chelsea Jackson
Caitlyn Jobanek
Sophia Kallas
Annaliese Laurila
Colleen Lindsay
Malia Maack
Catherine Miles
Savanna Moorehouse
Delanee Nilles
Hillary O'Connor
Gabriela Pelogi
Erin Russell
Sierra Shugarts
Alyssa Treptow
Emily Webster
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach:
Assistant Coaches:
Volunteer:
POS.
F
F/M
D
M
M
M
M
F
G
D
F/M
F/M
G
G
D
F/M
M
D
M
D
F/M
M
M
G
F
F
D
G
M
HT.
5-9
5-8
5-10
5-3
5-9
5-7
5-3
5-7
5-8
5-5
5-2
5-3
5-9
5-9
5-9
5-2
5-11
6-0
5-6
5-7
5-7
5-10
5-10
5-8
5-4
5-4
5-9
5-6
5-6
YR.
Jr.
Sr.
R-Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
R-Fr.
So.
EXP.
2V
3V
RS
HS
HS
2V
2V
1V
3V
HS
3V
1V
1V
TR
3V
2V
HS
HS
1V
TR
3V
TR
3V
HS
HS
2V
1V
RS
1V
HOMETOWN (Previous Schools)
Renton, WA/Lindbergh
Bellingham, WA/Sehome
Newcastle, WA/Hazen
Kirkland, WA/Lake Washington
Sammamish, WA/Skyline
Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap
Ogden, Utah/Bonneville/Saint Peters
Sammamish, WA/Skyline/New Hampshire
Brush Prairie, WA/Hodkinson
Vancouver, WA/Columbia River
Orting, WA/Bellarmine Prep
Yakima, WA/West Valley
Marysville, WA/Lakewood
Puyallup, WA/Puyallup/College of Saint Rose (NY)
Surrey, B.C./Fraser Heights Secondary
Springfield, OR/Thurston
Boise, ID/Boise
Portland, OR/Grant
Spokane, WA/Gonzaga Prep
Spokane, WA/Mead/New Mexico Highlands
Anacortes, WA/Anacortes
Bonney Lake, WA/Bonney Lake/Central Washington
Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap
Los Angeles, CA/The Archer School
Federal Way, WA/Federal Way
Brier, WA/Mountlake Terrace
Federal Way, WA/Decatur
Flagstaff, AZ/Flagstaff
Bellingham, WA/Sehome
Travis Connell
Claire Morgan, Jamie Arthurs
Joana Houplin
Pronunciation Guide
Aylward – AL-ward
Bertucci – bur-TWO-chee
Haden – HAY-den
Jobanek – JOE-bah-nek
Nilles – NIL-es
NUMERICAL ROSTER
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Ashley Haden
Miranda Head
Elise Aylward
Gabby Brower
Lauren Carson
Catherine Miles
Erin Russell
Anna DeWeirdt
Sierra Shugarts
Gabriela Pelogi
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Sandy Hanses
Colleen Lindsay
Caitlyn Jobanek
Delanee Nilles
Annaliese Laurila
Sophia Kallas
Emily Webster
Savanna Moorehouse
Jessica Bertucci
Taylor Hallquist
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Chelsea Jackson
Malia Maack
Stephanie Hamilton
Kami Deeb
Becca Cates
Alyssa Treptow
Emily Bunnell
Hillary O'Connor
Ashley Homer
2015 VIKINGS WOMEN’S SOCCER – SCHEDULE
DATE
Aug. 20 (Thu.)
Aug. 25 (Tue.)
Aug. 29 (Sat.)
Sept. 3 (Thu.)
Sept. 5 (Sat.)
Sept. 5 (Sat.)
Sept. 9 (Wed.)
Sept. 12 (Sat.)
Sept. 16 (Thu.)
Sept. 19 (Sat.)
Sept. 24 (Thu.)
Sept. 26 (Sat.)
Oct. 1 (Thu.)
Oct. 3 (Sat.)
Oct. 8 (Thu.)
Oct. 10 (Sat.)
Oct. 15 (Thu.)
Oct. 17 (Sat.)
Oct. 20 (Tue.)
Oct. 22 (Thu.)
Oct. 29 (Thu.)
Oct. 31 (Sat.)
Nov. 5 (Thu.)
Nov. 7 (Sat.)
Nov. 12-21
Dec. 3-5
OPPONENT
at Trinity Western (Exhibition)
VICTORIA (Exhibition)
BRITISH COLUMBIA (Exhibition)
CAL BAPTIST
Concordia vs. Cal Baptist
SONOMA STATE
at Humboldt State
at Notre Dame de Namur
at St. Edward’s
at Western Oregon*
SAINT MARTIN’S*
at Simon Fraser*
at Seattle Pacific*
TRINITY LUTHERAN
CENTRAL WASHINGTON*
MONTANA STATE BILLINGS*
at Central Washington*
SEATTLE PACIFIC*
at Saint Martin’s*
SIMON FRASER*
NORTHWEST NAZARENE*
at Concordia (Ore.)
GNAC Tournament (host Simon Fraser)
GNAC Tournament (host Simon Fraser)
NCAA II West Regional
NCAA II National Championship
PLACE
TIME (PT)
Abbotsford, BC
7 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
1 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
3:30 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
7 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
4 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
7 p.m.
Arcata, CA
3 p.m.
Belmont, CA
11 a.m.
Austin, TX
1 p.m.
Monmouth, OR
3:30 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
7 p.m.
Burnaby, B.C.
5 p.m.
Seattle
7 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
4:30 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
7 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
1 p.m.
Ellensburg
3 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
7 p.m.
Lacey
3 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
7 p.m.
BELLINGHAM
7 p.m.
Portland, OR
4:30 p.m.
Burnaby, B.C.
TBD
Burnaby, B.C.
TBD
TBD
TBD
Pensacola, FL
TBD
(host West Florida - Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex)
Home games (CAPS) at Robert S. Harrington Field – WWU Campus
*Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest