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Team captain ... Played in 15 games for the ’Cats, starting seven ... One of 25 players nationwide to be named to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy watch list—the first player in program history to be considered for the prestigious award ... Missed a substantial part of the season due to injury, but still was tied for second on the team in goals (3), and was second in assists (5) and points (11) ... Scored the Wildcats’ only penalty kick goal of the season, the game winner in the 33rd minute of NU’s 4-0 win over Loyola (Ill.) ... His .667 shots on goal percentage led all Wildcats with a minimum three attempts ... Set the Northwestern career-assists record by passing Jonathan Hall’s mark of 20 with an assist to Adam Sirois in the Wildcats’ regular-season finale versus Wisconsin ... Moved into second place on NU's career-points list with 69 career points. Team captain ... Played in all 23 games for Northwestern, starting all of them ... Attacking the Northwestern record books, finished his sophomore season with 58 total points which tied him for third in NU history after only two years ... Also in the top four in goals and assists for a career although only playing two years at Northwestern ... Led the Big Ten in points for the season, scoring 33 ... His 33-point season is the second-best season total in Northwestern history ... His 12 goals tied for second-best in Northwestern history for a season ... Named to the NSCAA All-Region first-team for his efforts throughout the year ... Earned All-Big Ten sec- ond-team honors for the second season in a row ... Also named to All-Big Ten Tournament team for his play during the Wildcats’run to the finals ... Tied for first in the conference in goals scored and tied for second in assists ... Named North Shore Classic MVP after his two-goal perform- ance against College of Charleston ... Earned an assist in both of Northwestern’s games during the NCAA Tournament ... Tied his goal total from last year after nine games ... Scored the key third goal in the ’Cats 3-3 tie against Vanderbilt ... Netted a goal and tallied an assist in the Wildcats’ first game of the year against IPFW ... Scored two of the three Wildcat penalty-kick goals for the year ... His nine assists in a season would have tied the NU record for assists in a season if David Roth had not broken the record ... Tallied two game-winning goals for the season ... His 69 shots and 30 shots on goal were team highs. One of four players to start all 20 matches, and the only freshman to do so ... Third-team Freshman All-America by CollegeSoccerNews.com ... Named Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors ... Member of All-Big Ten Tournament Team ... Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Set school record for points scored by an NU freshman (25), which is also seventh on the school’s single-season scoring list ... Had a five-match goal-scoring streak (9/12 - 9/28) ... Big Ten Player of the Week for Sept. 23 ... Scored nine goals, which tied him for seventh on the single-season list ... Racked up seven assists, tied for the fourth-highest single-season total ... Scored four match-winning goals ... Took 49 shots, most on the team ... Scored the decisive goal in the Wildcats’2-1 victory over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (11/13) ... Scored match-winner at IPFW (10/19) ... Scored only goal in 1-1 tie with Michigan State (9/28) ... Had match-winner and an assist in 2-1 win at Drake (9/23) ... Scored both goals in 2-0 win at UW-Green Bay (9/17) ... Knocked home a PK for first NU goal in 2-1 overtime win vs. DePaul (9/14) ... Notched a goal and an assist in 2-2 tie with Eastern Illinois (9/12) ... Named to the Best Western Lakeside Classic All-Tournament Team ... Tallied first collegiate goal on a penalty kick against College of Charleston (9/5). Broke his previous school record with 46 goals as senior ... Earned Chicago Tribune Player of the Year and all-state accolades ... Beacon News All-Area, Kane County Chronicle All-Area, The Daily Herald All- Area and all-conference (Suburban Catholic Conference) ... Selected to all-state team by Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSS- CA), as well as the All-Midwest team ... Holds school record for career goals (90) ... Received all-conference, academic all-conference and Beacon News All-Area honors as sophomore ... Selected to the All- Sectional Team by IHSSCA as junior ... All-conference, Beacon News all- area and Daily Herald all-area team as junior ... Honorable mention all- area for Chicago Sun-Times ... Broke school record by scoring 27 goals; also added 12 assists ... Played his club soccer with Chicago Sockers. Born Gerardo Augusto Alvarez on 12/1/84 ... Son of Enrique and Miriam Alvarez ... Chose NU over Indiana and Drake ... Majoring in communica- tion studies. Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG 2003 20/20 49 9 7 25 4 2004 23/23 69 12 9 33 2 2005 15/7 21 3 5 11 1 Totals 58/50 139 24 21 69 7 Selected to the Big Ten all-Freshman team ... Appeared in 10 matches in goal for the Wildcats, starting nine ... Logged 868:00 in goal ... Compiled a 4-5-1 record in goal ... Saved 31 shots ... Led the team in GAA at 1.14 goals per match ... Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after recording back-to-back shutouts against Illinois-Chicago and Michigan State, the Wildcats’ first back-to-back regular-season shutouts since 2003 ... Tied Misha Rosenthal with a team-high three shutouts on the season ... Was named NU’s Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week (10/3). Did not see game action. 2006 Northwestern Men’s Soccer 8 10 Gerardo Alvarez Senior • Forward 5-9 • 160 Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy 27 Will Briley RS Sophomore • Goalkeeper 6-4 • 185 Longview, Texas/Longview 2006 WILDCATS 2005 2004 2003 HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL ALVAREZ’S CAREER STATS 2005 2004

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Team captain ... Played in 15 games for the ’Cats, starting seven ... Oneof 25 players nationwide to be named to the Missouri Athletic ClubHermann Trophy watch list—the first player in program history to beconsidered for the prestigious award ... Missed a substantial part of theseason due to injury, but still was tied for second on the team in goals (3),and was second in assists (5) and points (11) ... Scored the Wildcats’ onlypenalty kick goal of the season, the game winner in the 33rd minute ofNU’s 4-0 win over Loyola (Ill.) ... His .667 shots on goal percentage ledall Wildcats with a minimum three attempts ... Set the Northwesterncareer-assists record by passing Jonathan Hall’s mark of 20 with an assistto Adam Sirois in the Wildcats’ regular-season finale versus Wisconsin ...Moved into second place on NU's career-points list with 69 career points.

Team captain ... Played in all 23 games for Northwestern, starting all ofthem ... Attacking the Northwestern record books, finished his sophomoreseason with 58 total points which tied him for third in NU history afteronly two years ... Also in the top four in goals and assists for a careeralthough only playing two years at Northwestern ... Led the Big Ten inpoints for the season, scoring 33 ... His 33-point season is the second-bestseason total in Northwestern history ... His 12 goals tied for second-bestin Northwestern history for a season ... Named to the NSCAA All-Regionfirst-team for his efforts throughout the year ... Earned All-Big Ten sec-ond-team honors for the second season in a row ... Also named to All-BigTen Tournament team for his play during the Wildcats’ run to the finals ...Tied for first in the conference in goals scored and tied for second inassists ... Named North Shore Classic MVP after his two-goal perform-ance against College of Charleston ... Earned an assist in both ofNorthwestern’s games during the NCAA Tournament ... Tied his goaltotal from last year after nine games ... Scored the key third goal in the’Cats 3-3 tie against Vanderbilt ... Netted a goal and tallied an assist in theWildcats’ first game of the year against IPFW ... Scored two of the threeWildcat penalty-kick goals for the year ... His nine assists in a seasonwould have tied the NU record for assists in a season if David Roth hadnot broken the record ... Tallied two game-winning goals for the season ...His 69 shots and 30 shots on goal were team highs.

One of four players to start all 20 matches, and the only freshman to doso ... Third-team Freshman All-America by CollegeSoccerNews.com ...Named Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... Earned second-team All-BigTen honors ... Member of All-Big Ten Tournament Team ... Named to BigTen All-Freshman Team ... Set school record for points scored by an NUfreshman (25), which is also seventh on the school’s single-season scoringlist ... Had a five-match goal-scoring streak (9/12 - 9/28) ... Big TenPlayer of the Week for Sept. 23 ... Scored nine goals, which tied him forseventh on the single-season list ... Racked up seven assists, tied for thefourth-highest single-season total ... Scored four match-winning goals ...Took 49 shots, most on the team ... Scored the decisive goal in the

Wildcats’ 2-1 victory over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (11/13) ...Scored match-winner at IPFW (10/19) ... Scored only goal in 1-1 tie withMichigan State (9/28) ... Had match-winner and an assist in 2-1 win atDrake (9/23) ... Scored both goals in 2-0 win at UW-Green Bay (9/17) ...Knocked home a PK for first NU goal in 2-1 overtime win vs. DePaul(9/14) ... Notched a goal and an assist in 2-2 tie with Eastern Illinois(9/12) ... Named to the Best Western Lakeside Classic All-TournamentTeam ... Tallied first collegiate goal on a penalty kick against College ofCharleston (9/5).

Broke his previous school record with 46 goals as senior ... EarnedChicago Tribune Player of the Year and all-state accolades ... BeaconNews All-Area, Kane County Chronicle All-Area, The Daily Herald All-Area and all-conference (Suburban Catholic Conference) ... Selected toall-state team by Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSS-CA), as well as the All-Midwest team ... Holds school record for careergoals (90) ... Received all-conference, academic all-conference andBeacon News All-Area honors as sophomore ... Selected to the All-Sectional Team by IHSSCA as junior ... All-conference, Beacon News all-area and Daily Herald all-area team as junior ... Honorable mention all-area for Chicago Sun-Times ... Broke school record by scoring 27 goals;also added 12 assists ... Played his club soccer with Chicago Sockers.

Born Gerardo Augusto Alvarez on 12/1/84 ... Son of Enrique and MiriamAlvarez ... Chose NU over Indiana and Drake ... Majoring in communica-tion studies.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2003 20/20 49 9 7 25 42004 23/23 69 12 9 33 22005 15/7 21 3 5 11 1Totals 58/50 139 24 21 69 7

Selected to the Big Ten all-Freshman team ... Appeared in 10 matches ingoal for the Wildcats, starting nine ... Logged 868:00 in goal ... Compileda 4-5-1 record in goal ... Saved 31 shots ... Led the team in GAA at 1.14goals per match ... Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week afterrecording back-to-back shutouts against Illinois-Chicago and MichiganState, the Wildcats’ first back-to-back regular-season shutouts since 2003... Tied Misha Rosenthal with a team-high three shutouts on the season ...Was named NU’s Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week (10/3).

Did not see game action.

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10GerardoAlvarez

Senior • Forward5-9 • 160

Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy

27Will Briley

RS Sophomore • Goalkeeper6-4 • 185

Longview, Texas/Longview

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Four-year starter ... Broke previous career shutout school record in onlythree years ... Also holds record for shutouts in a season and consecutiveshutouts ... Three-time all-district selection ... 2004 all-state ... AcademicAll-State ... Played with the DFW Tejanos, one of Texas’ top ClassicLeague club teams ... Regional quarterfinalist in 2004 ... Previouslyplayed for the Longview Elite in the Dallas Classic league ... Four-yearparticipant in state ODP ... Starting goalkeeper for the North Texas stateteam ... Trained with Major League Soccer’s Dallas Burn in 2003.

Born William Edward Briley on 3/21/86 ... Son of Steve and JanineBriley ... Majoring in chemical engineering.

Year G/GS Min. GA GAA Sv. ShO2005 10/9 868 11 1.14 31 3

Played in all 18 Wildcat contests, starting 10 of those ... Scored threegoals, tied for second best on team ... Tallied three assists, tied for thirdbest on team ... His nine total points were third best on team ... Sent 16total shots, six of which were on goal ... Scored the game-winning goalfrom 30 yards out in NU’s 2-0 home victory over Michigan State (10/2)... Recorded the game winner just 12 minutes into the match in theWildcats’ 2-0 win over Illinois-Chicago (9/28) ... Scored the match-tyinggoal versus Ohio State (10/28) ... Dished two assists in NU’s 4-0 win overLoyola (Ill.) (10/12).

Saw action in all 23 Wildcat games, starting 15 games ... ScoredNorthwestern’s first-ever goal in NCAA Tournament history againstWestern Illinois ... Scored game-winning goal in a 1-0 overtime win overPenn State in the Big Ten Tournament ... Scored the first goal of hiscareer against Western Illinois in the regular-season matchup ... Other twogoals came against UIC and OSU ... Also tallied an assist, giving him 11points for the season ... His 23 shots tied for fourth-highest on the team.

Saw action in four matches.

Two-sport athlete ... Four-year starter in soccer...All-county, all-district,Indianapolis Super Team and all-state in 2001 and 2002 ... NSCAA All-Mideast Region Team ... Team captain ... Played point guard on basket-ball team ... High honors student ... Indiana ODP player from 1998-2002... Led Dynamo club team to state championship in 2001 and 2002.

Born John William Drouin Carlstedt on April 18, 1984 ... Son of Bill andMoira Carlstedt ... Brother, Matt, graduated from and played soccer atXavier University ... Active in community service projects ... Majoring ineconomics with a minor in business institutions.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2003 4/0 0 0 0 0 02004 23/15 23 5 1 11 22005 18/10 16 3 3 9 2Totals 45/25 39 8 4 20 4

Saw action in 12 Wildcat matches, starting five ... Scored two goals onthe season, both against key Big Ten foes ... Took 12 shots this season,three of which were on goal ... Tallied four total points on the year ...Scored a goal in the 72nd minute to secure a victory over Michigan State... Notched NU’s lone goal versus then-No. 8 Indiana just 12 minutes intothe match, helping the ’Cats to a 1-1 tie.

Saw action in 19 games, starting four ... Recorded a two-assist gameagainst Vanderbilt (9/17) ... Tallied one other assist during the season, giv-ing him three total for the season ... Took 13 shots on goal, seventh-beston the ’Cats ... Seven of those shots were on goal.

Played in all 20 matches, starting 14 ... Member of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Tallied two goals and three assists, which placed himthird on the team in points with seven ... Named to the North ShoreClassic All-Tournament Team ... Scored the match-winning goal in a 2-1victory over Duke (10/5) ... Scored first collegiate goal in 2-2 tie againstEvansville (8/31) ... Assisted on first goal in NU’s 2-1 Big TenTournament win over Michigan (11/13) ... Also assisted match-winners inconsecutive road victories, at UW-Green Bay (9/17) and Drake (9/23) ...Took 43 shots, second highest on the team.

Did not participate in high school soccer, instead playing with ChicagoSockers Top Talent program ... Led Chicago Sockers to the 2001 SnickersNational Championship and Region II Championship ... Illinois state clubchampions in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... Member of Illinois state ODP teamin 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... Member of Region II ODP Team in2000, 2001 and 2002 ... Participated in national pool inter-regional play inCocoa, Fla. in 2001 ... Missed most of 2002 with ankle injury.

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11JohnCarlstedt

Junior • Midfield/Defender5-10 • 155

Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit

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15Daniel Chille

Senior • Midfield5-10 • 165

Lake Zurich, Ill./Stevenson

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Born Daniel Chille on 3/4/85 ... Son of Orazio and Jane Chille ...Majoring in economics with a minor in business institutions.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2003 20/14 43 2 3 7 12004 19/4 13 0 3 3 02005 12/5 12 2 0 4 0Totals 51/23 68 4 6 14 1

Saw action in seven games ... Had two shots, one on goal.

Named second-team all-metro as a senior ... Tallied 32 points, scoring 11goals and 10 assists his senior year ... Honored as team captain his senioryear ... Scored game-winning goal to propel Chaminade College Prep toCo-Metro Catholic Conference Championship in 2004 ... High schoolteam won 2002 state championship and was runner-up in 2002 ... Three-year letterwinner ... Played three positions for his high school team ...Played club soccer five years for Scott Gallagher ... Club team was 2004U.S. Youth Soccer National Champions, 2002-04 Missouri StateChampion, and beat under-17 U.S. National Team in December 2004 ...Club team also won 2003 U.S. Club Soccer U-17 national championship... National Honor Society ... Special honor roll.

Born Geoff Malcolm Fallon on 1/13/87 ... Son of Malcolm and JuliaFallon ... Attended same high school as NU teammate David Roth ...Played club soccer against Roth and Tim Weir ... Recipient of Bro RalphKrull scholarship since 1999 ... Chose Northwestern over Harvard andPennsylvania ... Major is undeclared.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2005 7/0 2 0 0 1 0

Did not see any game action.

Scored 117 points over three-year high school career, recording 48 goalsand 21 assists ... Named to IHSSCA All-State team ... Member of DailyHerald and Chicago Sun-Times All-Area first-teams ... Naperville SunPlayer of the Year and All-City first-team member ... Set high school’ssingle-season goals record with 30 ... Earned an assist on game-winninggoal in IHSA Class AA State Championship ... High school had 35-matchunbeaten streak ... Named to Chicago Tribune All-State second-team ...Upstate 8-All Conference honoree ... Played five years club soccer, threefor the Chicago Magic and two for Sockers F.C. ... Sockers won 2004Jefferson Cup and finished second in 2004 Dallas Cup.

Born Christopher John Kammo on 9/5/87 ... Son of Ron and MargaretKammo ... Played club soccer with fellow recruit Tyler Voigt ... ChoseNorthwestern over Colgate, Rochester, Northern Illinois and Chicago ...Anticipated major is economics.

Saw action in two games ... Had two shots.

Saw action in three games ... Tallied an assist on a Will Nicholas’ goalagainst UW-Green Bay (9/10) ... Had one shot.

Named team MVP after leading school to league championship and third-place finish in the 2003 state championships ... Captained 2004 team tofifth-place finish at state tournament ... 2004 league MVP, team MVP ...First-team all-state and all-area selection ... Played for Emerald City FC85 in Seattle ... State League champions in 2002 and 2003 ... State CupChampions in 2003 and 2004 ... Tampa Bay Sun Bowl champions in 2002... Nomads Thanksgiving finalist in 2003 ... Played four years with stateODP team ... Played three years for Region IV pool.

9ClarkKiesling

Junior • Defender6-2 • 180

Gig Harbor, Wash./Gig Harbor

12GeoffFallon

Sophomore • Midfield/Defender5-10 • 155

St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade

8ChrisKammo

Sophomore • Forward5-10 • 170

Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley

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Born Clark Anthony Kiesling on 1/25/86 ... Son of Victor and JeannieKiesling ... Chose Northwestern over Washington, Georgetown and Penn.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2004 3/0 1 0 1 1 02005 2/0 2 0 0 0 0Totals 5/0 3 0 1 1 0

Appeared in two games ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Played in 12 games, starting in one ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Appeared in three matches, against College of Charleston (9/5), SouthCarolina (9/7) and Loyola (10/8).

Four-year varsity starter ... Three-year captain ... All-conference (2000),all-area (2001) and all-state (2002) ... Daily Herald all-area in 2002 ...Helped team to 10 shutouts as a junior at sweeper ... Led team to a ninth-place finish at state as a senior ... Played varsity tennis freshman year ...Honor roll, Principal’s Advisory Board, Varsity Club and student councilmember ... Member of the Chicago Sockers F.C., teaming with NU team-mates Daniel Chille and Gerardo Alvarez ... Member of Illinois ODPteam ... 2002 ODP Region II Champions.

Born Jeffrey Paul Mills on 11/15/84 ... Son of Ron and Kristin Mills ...Chose NU over Vanderbilt and Lafayette ... Mechanical engineeringmajor.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2003 3/0 0 0 0 0 02004 12/1 0 0 0 0 02005 2/0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 17/1 0 0 0 0 0

Saw action in 10 matches, starting three ... Took one shot.

Saw action in 13 matches for the ’Cats, starting once.

Appeared in 19 matches, including four starts ... Tallied an assist atMichigan (10/17) ... Took 10 shots.

Selected to senior 5A all-star team ... 2003 team captain ... GatoradePlayer of the Year nominee in 2003 ... Four-year varsity starter ... Class5A all-state and all-division midfielder in 2002 ... Class 5A all-state hon-orable mention in 2001 ... Clarion Ledger Player of the Week in 2002 ...Four-year honor roll student ... Member of Who’s Who Among AmericanHigh School Students ... Member of All-American Scholar Program ...Member of Mississippi ODP team from 1998-2001 ... Member of ODP’sRegion III team and National Pool in 1999 ... Led Jackson Futbol clubteam to four state club championships.

Born Joseph Kyle Moore on 2/6/85 ... Son of Jim and Jeane Moore ...Chose Northwestern over Connecticut, Wake Forest and Vanderbilt ...Enrolled in the McCormick School of Engineering.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2003 19/4 10 0 2 2 02004 13/1 0 0 0 0 02005 10/3 1 0 0 0 0Totals 42/8 11 0 2 2 0

Played in one game, tallying seven minutes in NU’s 4-0 win over Loyola(Ill.) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

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19Jeff Mills

Senior • Defender5-10 • 150

Barrington, Ill./Palatine

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3KyleMoore

Senior • Midfield/Forward5-9 • 150

Madison, Miss./Madison Central

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00RichNassif

Senior • Goalkeeper5-10 • 180

Palatine, Ill./Palatine

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Played the first collegiate game of his career, logging two minutes in goalagainst Wisconsin-Green Bay (9/10) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Joined the team as a walk-on ... Did not see any action.

Lettered three years ... Captain his senior season ... Garnered 12 shutoutsas a senior and had an overall GAA of 0.64 ... All-area selection ... Ledteam to 20-3-2 mark and regional title, advanced to sectional final ...Pitched shutout against crosstown rival Fremd in regional final that sea-son, and had 10 saves in sectional final loss ... Team finished seasonranked ninth in the state by Chicago Tribune ... Named to Mike HoganAll-Tournament Team ... National Honor Society member ... Club team isPalatine Celtic United ... Helped team to 2002 Illinois State Cup semifinalround ... Former Illinois ODP member.

Born Richard James Nassif on 4/10/85 ... Parents are George and ConnieNassif ... Double major in history and political science.

Year G/GS Min. GA GAA Sv. ShO2003 0/0 0 0 0.00 0 02004 1/0 2 0 0.00 0 02005 1/0 7 0 0.00 0 0Totals 2/0 9 0 0.00 0 0

Missed a majority of the season due to injury ... Played in three games,starting all three ... Tallied two shots, one on goal.

Appeared in nine games, starting eight ... Started the year on a tear untilbeing lost for the season to a broken leg against Evansville ... Named BigTen Offensive Player of the Week ... Also named to Soccer America’sTeam of the Week ... Honored as Tournament MVP of the LakesideClassic ... Scored the game-winning goal in the ’Cats victory over DePaul(9/12) ... Had a five-point game, netting one goal and tallying three assistsagainst UW-Green Bay (9/10) ... Other goal for the season came againstVanderbilt ... Totaled nine points in just nine games for the ’Cats ... Morethan doubled his career-point total in those games.

Started all 19 matches in which he appeared ... Second on team in goals(4) and points (8) as a freshman ... Scored NU’s first goal in their 2-1 BigTen Tournament win vs. Michigan (11/13) ... Scored his first collegiate

goal against Penn State (10/2) ... Followed that up with the first goal inNU’s 2-1 win at Duke (10/5) ... Scored match-tying goal in 1-1 Big Tentie at Ohio State (10/26) ... Scored his four goals on 11 shots.

Four-year varsity letterwinnner, starting all four years and helping teamwin three league and two district championships ... Honored as league all-star for three years and an all-area player for two years ... Ranks in Top10 in school history for goals and assists ... Also started for prestigiousF.C. Delco club team ... Helped club win Eastern Pennsylvania (EPYSA)State Cup and Super League National Title ... Helped lead Delco to firstplace in Region 1 Director’s League ... Competed against F.C. Barcelonain Spain ... Participated on EPYSA State team for four years and helpedwin two titles at Region 1 Tournament ... Led EPYSA to ODP NationalChampionship; named winner of the Golden Ball as the OutstandingPlayer of the Championship after scoring the match-winner vs. SouthernCalifornia ... National Honor Society member.

Born William Bradley Nicholas on 4/12/85 ... Son of Brad and KayNicholas ... Has a younger sister, Kathryn ... Chose NU over Wake Forest,Richmond and Rutgers ... Sociology major with a minor in business insti-tutions.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2003 19/19 11 4 0 8 02004 9/8 10 3 3 9 12005 3/3 2 0 0 0 0Totals 31/30 23 7 3 17 1

Played in all 18 games, starting 15 of them ... First team All-Big Ten ...Third team NFSCA All-Great Lakes Region ... Finished second in the BigTen in goals per game (.44), tied for third in goals (8), fifth in game-win-ning goals (3), seventh in total shots (43), eighth in points per game (.94)and ninth in total points (17) ... His game-winner against WesternKentucky on Sept. 2 gave NU its first victory of the season ... Scored thegame-winning goal vs. NIU in NU’s first match of the Adidas/BaymontInn Invitational ... Had three game-winning goals for the Wildcats, topson the team ... Led NU in shots, shots on goal (22), goals and total pointsfor the season ... Moved into a tie for sixth place on NU’s all-time goals-scored list with 19 ... Moved into a tie for eighth place on NU’s careerpoints list with 43 ... Named team’s Offensive Most Valuable Player ...Academic All-Big Ten.

Played in all 23 games, starting 13 ... Had two important goals againstWestern Illinois in NU’s first-ever NCAA tournament win ... Scored the

16WillNicholas

Senior • Midfield6-1 • 175

Orefield, Pa./Parkland

13BradNorth

Senior • Forward6-1 • 185

The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands

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’Cats lone goal in their 1-0 upset of Indiana, the eventual national cham-pion ... Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after his game-win-ning goal against Indiana ... Had five game-winning goals for theWildcats throughout the season, tops on the team ... Was namedTournament MVP for Vanderbilt’s Puma Soccer Classic after scoring bothWildcat goals against Eastern Illinois ... Netted two goals in the ’Cats 5-0victory over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament ... His nine goals weresecond-best on Northwestern for the season ... Took 42 shots, third-beston the team ... 24 of those shots were on goal, second-best on the ’Cats ...Also tallied five assists, giving him 23 points for the year, third-best onthe team ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Appeared in 15 games, including each of the last 14 ... Scored two goalson the season, in back-to-back games against Michigan (10/17) and IPFW(10/19) ... Took six shots.

Named to the 2003 NSCAA Scholar All-American Central Region team... High school team ranked in top 10 in state in one of most competitivesoccer districts in the state (15-5A) ... Varsity co-captain and three-yearletterman in soccer ... Four-time academic letterman ... Named first-teamall-district 15-5A at midfield as junior ... Named all-district 15-5A MVPat midfield ... Second-team all-district 15-5A at defender as a sophomore... Played in all 20 varsity games, starting 11 ... Team MVP for offense onfreshman team (2000) ... Four-year member of the Texans 84/85 Red teamfrom the Texans Soccer Club, one of the top clubs in the country ... 2002San Diego Surf Cup U19 Super Group champions ... 2000 Snickers statechampion and Region III finalist ... 2000 and 2001 Tampa Bay Sun Bowlfinalist ... Member of South Texas ODP team.

Born Joseph Bradley North on 1/21/85 ... Son of Dan and Beth North ...Chose Northwestern over Wake Forest ... Radio, Television and Filmmajor.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2003 15/0 6 2 0 4 02004 23/13 42 9 5 23 52005 18/15 43 8 1 17 3Totals 56/28 91 19 6 44 8

Did not see any game action.

All-state selection as a senior ... Two-time all-sectional selection and teamMVP ... All-conference for three years ... Scored 23 goals with 14 assists

as a junior ... Concluded career with 45 goals and 25 assists ... Led teamto three-straight conference championships and two consecutive regionalchampionships ... Played club ball for FC Chicago ... Also played varsityvolleyball ... Impressed Coach Lenahan with his performance atNorthwestern Soccer Camp.

Born Carl Richard Pett on 7/20/87 ... Son of Gary and Martha Pett ...Chose NU over Washington and Boston College ... Major is undeclared.

Missed a majority of the season due to injury ... Officially played in onegame, recording 9:24 ... Started exhibition matches versus IPFW, Bradleyand UW-Milwaukee, recording one save in each ... recorded 9:24 and onesave versus UC Santa Barbara.

Featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd after saving five shotsin Northwestern’s 1-0 win over Indiana ... Big Ten Defensive Player ofthe Week after the Indiana win ... Named to Soccer America’s Team of theWeek after the Indiana game as well ... Tallied three shutouts on the yearwith two coming in the Big Ten Tournament against Penn State andMichigan ... Had a 308-minute shutout streak before allowing a goal inthe Big Ten Tournament finale against Michigan State ... Made four savesin the ’Cats’ 4-1 win over Western Illinois in the first round of the NCAAtournament ... Started all 23 Wildcat games ... Logged 1,566 minutes ingoal ... Earned a goals against average of 1.03 for the season ... Recorded65 of NU’s 96 saves ... Had a 9-3 record in goal for the season.

Started NU’s final four matches in goal, including each of the Wildcats’Big Ten Tournament games ... Recorded a 1-1-2 record as a starter ... Hada 0.68 goals against average in 400 minutes of time in the cage ...Recorded 26 saves for an .897 save percentage ... Made his collegiatedebut with six saves in a 1-1 tie against Ohio State (10/26) ... Stoppedseven shots to earn his first collegiate shutout in a 0-0 tie vs. Wisconsin(11/2) ... Got the win with nine saves in NU’s 2-1 Big Ten Tournamentvictory vs. Michigan (11/13).

First-team All-Central League as a junior and a senior ... Named team’smost valuable player on defense as a junior ... Posted 32 career shutoutsfrom 2000-02 ... Picked up seven assists from goal and two goals whileplaying the field ... Led Strath Haven to Pennsylvania state championshipin 2001 ... Team captain his senior season ... Led club team, FC DelcoDynamo II, to the 2001 national club championship and 2002 nationalrunner-up ... Named 2001 Golden Gloves recipient as the top goalkeeperat the national championship ... Led EPYSA to ODP Region IChampionship in 2001-02.

20CarlPett

Sophomore • Midfield5-8 • 140

Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North

0JustinPines

Senior • Goalkeeper6-1 • 175

Media, Pa./Strath Haven

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Born Justin Edward Pines on 9/20/85 ... Son of David and Rachel Pines ...Chose Northwestern over Harvard and Brown ... Communication studiesmajor.

Year G/GS Min. GA GAA Sv. ShO2003 4/4 400 3 0.68 26 12004 23/23 1,566 18 1.03 65 32005 1/0 9 1 0.00 1 0Totals 28/27 1,975 22 1.00 92 4

Played in five games for Northwestern ... Tallied one shot ... One shot ongoal ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Did not see any game action.

Four-year starter ... Three-time All-Southwest Preparatory Conferenceselection ... Named All-MISC in 2002 ... All-North Zone selection in2003 and 2004 ... Named Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2002 ...Senior captain 2003-04 ... Team won 2004 Southwest PreparatoryConference Division I championship ... Voted Team MVP as senior ...Member of 2002 lacrosse state championship team ... National MeritCommended ... AP Scholar with Honor ... National Honor Society mem-ber ... Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society ... National Spanish HonorSociety ... Honor Roll all four years ... Honor Council ... Eight-year mem-ber of Solar Soccer Club, where he served as captain ... Classic LeagueDivision I Grand Champions in 2000, 2002 and 2004 ... Member of theState Cup semifinalist teams from 2002-03 ... Disney Showcase semifi-nalist in 2001 ... Dallas Cup semifinalist in 2003 ... Burn-Classic League2004 Scholarship winner ... North Texas State Cup Champions 2004.

Born Drew Alan Ratner on 10/16/85 ... Son of Dr. Ian and Claudia Ratner... Chose NU over Furman, Richmond and Cornell ... Major is undeclared.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2004 0/0 0 0 0 0 02005 5/0 1 0 0 0 0Totals 5/0 1 0 0 0 0

Appeared in nine games, starting all nine ... Tallied 799:12 total minutes... Led the team in wins with five and was tied for the lead in saves with31... Recorded the first shutout of his Northwestern career against St.Francis (Pa.) (9/4), sealing a victory for NU in the title game of theLakeside Classic ... Earned a shutout and six saves versus NIUInvitational ... Played all 90 minutes in his third-career shutout versusLoyola Marymount.

Member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) ... Part of ODP’sFlorida team for the past three years ... Four-year letterwinner ... Playedclub soccer five years with the Miami Galaxy and two with the WestKendall Optimist Tiburones ... Named to honor roll three years ...Awarded Barry University’s Book Award for 2004.

Born Michael Jonah Rosenthal on 5/28/87 ... Son of Joel and EmilyRosenthal ... Communication studies major.

Year G/GS Min. GA GAA Sv. ShO2005 9/9 799:12 11 1.24 31 3

Played in all 18 games, starting 17 ... Named second-team All-Big Ten ...Led the Wildcats in assists with six ... Moved into second on NU’s all-time assists list (20) ... His six points tied for fifth-best on the team ...Assisted on two game-winning goals at the NIU Invitational, helpingNorthwestern to a perfect 2-0 in the tournament ... Sent game-winninggoal to Brad Napper at 85:55 off of a corner kick versus IUPUI ...Assisted on Brad North’s game winner vs. NIU ... Named to the NIUAdidas/Baymont Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Hit KevinEarnest with game-winning assist at 102:25 versus St. Francis (Pa.),clinching the 2005 Lakeside Classic title ... Sent game-winning assist toBrad North at 87:45 vs. NIU ... Named to the Lakeside Classic All-Tournament Team ... Finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten with six assists.

4Drew Ratner

Junior • Defender6-1 • 165

Dallas, Texas/Episcopal

1MishaRosenthal

Sophomore • Goalkeeper6-3 • 185

Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep

2DavidRoth

Junior • Midfield5-8 • 130

St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade Prep

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Started in all 23 games for Northwestern ... Tied Big Ten and setNorthwestern single-season assist record with 14 ... His 14 assists werefourth-best in the country for the season ... Also scored five goals, givinghim 24 points for the year, second best on the ’Cats ... Scored first colle-giate goal against Vanderbilt (9/17) ... Honored as a member of the BigTen All-Freshman team ... Scored two goals in Northwestern’s 3-2 defeatat the hands of Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tournament ...Named to Collegesoccernews.com’s Freshman All-America second-team... Top Drawer Soccer Honorable Mention Freshman All-America ...Named to all-tournament team for the North Shore Classic ... Honored asa member of the all-tournament team for the Lakeside Classic ... Netted agoal and tallied two assists for a four-point game against Michigan in theBig Ten Tournament ... Assisted on a goal in Northwestern’s 4-1 win overWestern Illinois in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... Had athree-assist game against UW-Green Bay on 9/10 ... Shot on goal percent-age of .591 was the highest for any Wildcat seeing regular action.

Two-year starter ... As captain, led team to state runner-up finish at 2003state championships ... First-team all-state and all-Metro in 2003 ...NSCAA All-Midwest (2003) ... Missouri Offensive Player of the Year(2003) ... Named Chaminade’s MVP as senior ... Member of 2001 stateand national championship team ... Played on state championship team in2002 ... National Honor Society member ... Four-year honor roll student... Eight-year member of the Busch Soccer Club ... U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 Boys’ national champions in 2004 ... Four-time state champions (2001-04) ... Regional runner-up in 2001-02, and regional semifinalist in 2003 ...Attended the Adidas Elite Soccer Program in 2003 for nation’s top 150players.

Born David Anthony Roth on 12/4/85 ... Son of James and Peggy Roth ...Chose Northwestern over Michigan ... Communication studies major.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2004 23/23 22 5 14 24 02005 18/17 22 0 6 6 0Totals 41/40 44 5 20 30 0

Saw action in six games for Northwestern, starting one ... Took two shots,both of which were on goal.

2004 All-American ... Member of all-state first-team in 2002 and 2004 ...Named to NSCAA/Adidas High School Boys All-Region II team in 2002and 2004 ... Member of the All-Greater Rochester First-team in 2002 and

2004 ... 2004 All-Greater Rochester Co-Player of the Year ... 2004 SectionV Player of the Year ... MVP of high school team in 2002 and 2004 ...Was unable to play soccer his junior year due to a broken leg ... MVP ofthe Section V Tournament in 2002 and 2004 ... Monroe County Division ICo-Player of the Year in 2002 ... High school won 2001, 2002, and 2004New York State Championships ... Ranked nationally by the NSCAA in2002 and 2004 ... Four-year letterwinner ... Five-year tennis letterwinner... Won numerous tennis accolades ... Played six years for the RochesterJunior Rhinos ... Club team won Nike Cup and represented United Statesin Berlin at the Nike International Cup in 2001 ... Rhinos won the under-15 U.S National Championships in 2002 ... Rhinos also a five-time win-ner of the New York State West State Cup ... Team was also JeffersonCup champion in 2002 and 2003 ... National Honor Society.

Born Brian E. Usinger on 5/27/87 ... Son of Ed and Rae Usinger ... Fatherplayed soccer at SUNY Geneseo and was inducted into Geneseo SportsHall of Fame ... Chose Northwestern over Cornell and Colgate ...Anticipated major is economics.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2005 6/0 3 0 0 0 0

Played in 16 games for the Wildcats, starting six ... Recorded one pointon one assist ... Took three shots ... Scored the first point of his collegiatecareer against Illinois-Chicago with an assist to John Carlstedt (9/28) ...Garnered team’s “12th Man Award,” given to the player who competeshis best at practice day-in and day-out.

Three-year starter and letterwinner ... Scored 20 goals and tallied 26assists in high school ... Named to Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald All-Area teams ... Also honored as an All-DuPage Valley Conference and all-section selection ... MVP of Lemont Pepsi Showdown Tournament, whichhis team won ... Team captain as a senior ... First goal of career spurredcome-from-behind win in third-place game at the IHSA State Tournament... Played five years for Sockers F.C. Chicago ... Won Jefferson Cup andfinished second in Dallas Cup in 2004 ... Four-year honor roll student ...Three-time academic all-Big Ten.

Born Tyler L Voigt on 8/5/86 ... Son of Mike and Linda Voigt ... Attendedsame high school as NU teammate Matt Witt ... Chose NU overLafayette, Marquette and Dartmouth ... Major is biology.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2005 16/6 3 0 1 1 0

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Penfield, N.Y./Penfield

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6TylerVoigt

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Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville

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Saw action in eight games for the Wildcats ... Took 3 shots ... AcademicAll-Big Ten.

Saw action in six games for the ’Cats, starting once and recording twoshots on goal.

Four-year starter ... IHSA All-State selection in 2002 ... Three-time IHSAAll-Sectional pick (2001-03) ... Three-time All-DVC ConferenceSelection (2001-03) ... Named defensive MVP from 2001-03 ... Votedteam’s MVP in 2002. Four-year member of the Chicago Sockers clubteam ... As captain, led Sockers to Region II final in 2002 ... Member ofthe USL Super “Y” League national championship team ... Team wonNike Premier Cup National Championship ... Three-year member ofIllinois state team ... 2003 U-17 Super “Y” League Region II ODP Pool.

Born Matthew Witt on 12/9/85 ... Parents are Scott and Pam Witt ...Chose NU over DePaul, Vanderbilt and Marquette ... Major is undeclared.

Year G/GS Shots G A Pts. GWG2004 6/1 2 0 0 0 02005 8/0 3 0 0 0 0Totals 14/1 5 0 0 0 0

Led High School St. Ignatius to two state championships including 45-1-0record as a junior and senior and a No. 1 final national ranking in 2005with 10 goals and 21 assists... Tallied 17 goals and 41 assists in threeyears as a starter ... Named Ohio Player of the Year in 2005, over team-mates Barry Rice (Kentucky) and Justin Morrow (Notre Dame) ...NSCAA High School All-Amercan in 2005, NSCAA Youth All-Americanin 2004 and 2005 ... Named to the Adidas ESP All-Star team in 2005 and

four-year member of the Region II team ... Played Region II with fellowsignee Pat Coleman ... Played club soccer for Cleveland Soccer Academy.

Born Mark Blades on 6/1/88 ... Son of Dr. Edward and Jane Blades ...Father ran track for Harvard, mother played basketball for Case Westernin Cleveland ... Brother Gavin plays soccer at Yale... Chose Northwesternover Yale and Wake Forest.

NSCAA Regional All-American, All-State and Chagrin Valley ConferenceMVP in 2005 ... First-team CVC 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... Third team All-Greater Cleveland 2004 ... First-team All-Greater Cleveland 2005 ... 28goals and 14 assists for career ... Led the team in goals and assists in 2005with 18 goals and 14 assists ... Led team to the state regional finals scor-ing a goal in each playoff game except sectionals and the regional final ...Two goals and one assists in a 3-1 regional semifinal win ... Was OhioDivision II state runner up in 2003 while playing sweeper and set the all-time record for least goals allowed in a season ... Led ClevelandInternationals Club Team to four-consecutive Ohio North State CupChampionships the last four years in a row making regional finals asU14’s and Regional Semifinals as U17’s ... Four-year Ohio North StateTeam Member and two year Region II Regional Team member ...Competed over the years with the Region II team with fellow NU signeeMark Blades ... National Honor Society.

Born Pat Coleman on 7/20/88 ... Son of Vincent and Eileen Coleman ...Anticipated Major is pre-medicine ... Chose Northwestern over Stanford,Xavier, Colgate and Northern Illinois.

Led Salesianum to three state championships and a 40-0-0 record duringjunior and senior seasons ... Led high school to a final-national ranking ofNo. 8 in 2005 ... Tallied 69 goals and 64 assists in three years as a starter

25MattWitt

Junior • Defender6-2 • 190

Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville

17EamonO’Neill

Freshman • Midfield/Forward6-1 • 175

Wilmington, Del./Salesianum

24PatColeman

Freshman • Defender6-0 • 165

Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls

7MarkBlades

Freshman • Defender5-6 • 150

Lakewood, Ohio/St. Ignatius

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... Two-time Delaware Player of the Year ... NSCAA High School All-American in 2004 and 2005, one of only two repeat All-Americans in thecountry ... NSCAA Youth All-American in 2004 and 2005 ... Twice invit-ed to Adidas ESP for nation's top 150 players. Played club soccer at FCDelco leading them to four-consecutive state championships from 2002-2005.

Born Eamon O’Neill on 1/26/88 ... Son of Liz and Brendon O'Neill ...Father, Brendon was a running back at Dartmouth ... Chose Northwesternover Boston College, South Carolina, and James Madison.

Led high school team to a state final appearance as captain ... Scored 10goals and had 17 assists ... Had 28 goals and 35 assists for hiscareer...Was a three-year starter and two-time team MVP ... Two-time firstteam all-conference and first-team all-state selection in 2005 ... Named tothe Quincy All-Tournament Team as tournament MVP ... Plays his clubball with Scott Gallagher where he has played with current NU playerGeoff Fallon ... His club team won US Club nationals in 2003 and fol-lowed up with a State championship and a Midwest league championshipin 2004.

Born on Drew Pavlovich on 5/31/88 ... Son of Tony and Laura Valenta ...His father, Tony, attended Vianney where he won the school’s first ofseven state championships and later played at Rockhurst University ...Chose NU over Butler and Lafayette.

Pydo earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown in 2006 and is nowa graduate student at Northwestern. He will have one year of eligibilityremaining.

Sat out due to injury.

Played 16 games as a junior and made 14 starts at both defense and as amidfielder ... Took eight shots on the year.

Started 16 of 17 contests ... Third leading scorer with 11 points ... Firstcollegiate goal came against Boston University (9/6) ... Scored two goals,including one in overtime to give Hoyas victory over Virginia Tech(9/24).

Sat out only one game in the 2002 season ... Earned his first collegiatepoint on an assist in the BIG EAST Quarterfinal against #18 Notre Dame.

A member of the Sockers FC Top Talent Program ... Part of the DallasCup Championship team in 2000 ... Helped the Sockers capture theIllinois State Cup Championship in 1998, 2000 and 2001 and a clubchampionship third place position in 2000 ... The Sockers were nationalrunners-up in 2003.

Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points2004 16/14 8 0 0 02003 17/16 22 4 3 112002 17/17 3 0 1 1Totals 50/47 33 4 4 12

Four-year letterwinner, two-time all-state recipient and team captain forthe Hawklets ... Tallied 20 goals and 35 assists over three-years as astarter ... Named all-West Region Defensive Player of the Year ... Helpedlead his team to an 88-16 record over his four years ... Named a KansasCity Star all-Metro team member ... Seven-year member of KCFC(Kansas City Futball Club) ... Four-time state champions ... Three-timeRegion 11 semifinalist ... Also played basketball ... Ignatian Honor Rollmember ... Washington University in St. Louis Book Award winner ...National Honor Society member.

Born Andrew Dean Pavlovich on 7/5/87 ... Son of Marty and AndyPavlovich.

28DanielPydo

Senior (GS) • Defender6-2 • 180

Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West

18KevinValenta

Freshman • Forward5-9 • 155

St. Louis, Mo./St. John Vianney

21DrewPavlovich

Freshman • Defender5-9 • 150

Leawood, Kan./Rockhurst

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