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1 facebook.com/MichiganStateWomensSoccer MSU_wsoccer msu_wsoccer IN THE B1G STANDINGS: • As of Oct. 13, senior goalkeeper Gabrielle Gauruder is fourth in saves (62) and saves per game (4.77). She is fifth in save percentage (0.861) and goals against average (0.72). #11 MINNESOTA: • Minnesota was ranked 11th in the NSCAA Oct. 13 poll. • Minnesota has shut out seven competitors this season. The Gophers are coming into Thursday’s game on a two-game winning streak. • Both the Spartans and the Gophers defeated Iowa and New Mexico. Both teams scored two goals against the Hawkeyes and once against the Lobos. • The Gophers are the only Big Ten team to defeat No. 9 Penn State, last year’s Big Ten regular season champion, as of Oct. 13. • MSU will look to gain the upper-hand in the all-time series with Minnesota which sits at an 11-11-2 deadlock. The Spartans have won four of the last seven games, tying once with the Gophers. Five of those games featured the winning team garnering a shutout. • The Spartans will be looking to better last year’s 1-0 loss. WISCONSIN: • Has sustained only one conference loss to Penn State (4-0) on the road Sept. 17. • The Badgers are coming into this week with a six-game winning streak. All of the games have been shutouts (five wins, one tie). Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 1-0, whom the Spartans play on Thursday. • The Spartans will look to improve on their 4-26-2 all-time series record. They will be looking to avenge last year’s 2-1 OT loss. • MSU’s last victory against the Badgers came in 2007. • Wisconsin was last season’s Big Ten Tourney champion where it shut out every opponent. MARYLAND GAME UPDATE: • MSU’s previously postponed game with Maryland has been rescheduled. The Spartans will take a road trip to College Park, Maryland, Oct. 21 for a 4 p.m. kickoff. SPARTANS: • In the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason poll, Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz was ranked 13th along with teammate Jamie Cheslik landing an 18th ranking of players the Big Ten. • Before the Rutgers goal Oct. 2, the Spartan backline went 326 minutes without allowing a goal. Ten Spartans have scored so far this season: freshmen Michaela Kovacs and Lexy War- ner, sophomore Jamie Cheslik and Kristelle Yewah, junior Marisa Oleksiak, and seniors Erica Goodenough, Kirsten Evans, Allyson Krause, Alexandra Gjonaj and Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz. • Lexy Warner was named the Sept. 1 Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week and again Sept. 22. She helped lead the Spartans with a 2-1 win over Dayton in the home opener, posting a goal and an assist. She had arguably the biggest game of her career in the first B1G win of the season against Iowa, as she scored both first-half goals in the 2-1 victory. • The Spartans have played five overtime games this season, topping last year’s four. •Jamie Cheslik and Lexy Warner tallied a career-high two assists against Michigan Sept. 25. GOALKEEPER: • Gabrielle Gauruder has made 13 consecu- tive starts this season with four shutout wins. The first shutout came in the season opener against Niagara and the second in MSU’s 1-0 OT win over New Mexico. Her most recent shutout series came in back-to-back shutouts, 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS August Thurs. 13 at Central Michigan (Ex.) ............................ T, 0-0 Sun. 16 at Detroit (Ex.)................................................. W, 4-0 Fri. 21 at Niagara......................................................... W, 2-0 Mon. 24 at Baylor............................................................ W, 2-1 Thurs. 27 at Oakland ............................................. T, 1-1 (2OT) Sun. 30 vs. DAYTON...................................................... W, 2-1 September Sun. 6 vs. NOTRE DAME .............................................. L, 2-0 Fri. 11 vs. SAN FRANCISCO ............................ T, 1-1 (2OT) Sun. 13 vs. NEW MEXICO ................................... W, 1-0 (OT) Fri. 18 vs. IOWA*.......................................................... W, 2-1 Sun. 20 vs. NEBRASKA* ..................................... T, 0-0 (2OT) Fri. 25 vs. MICHIGAN* ............................................... W, 3-0 October Fri. 2 at Rutgers*......................................................... L, 1-0 Thurs. 8 vs. ILLINOIS* .......................................... T, 1-1 (2OT) Sun. 11 vs. NORTHWESTERN* ..................................... L, 1-0 Thurs. 15 at Minnesota* ..................................................8 p.m. Sun. 18 at Wisconsin* ...................................................2 p.m. Wed. 21 at Maryland* ....................................................4 p.m. Sun. 25 vs. INDIANA* ...................................................1 p.m. Wed. 28 at Ohio State* ............................................7:30 p.m. November Sun. 1 Big Ten Tournament - Round One Fri.-Sun. 6-8 Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals & Finals Home Matches in CAPS * - Big Ten Match MICHIGAN STATE (6-3-4, 2-2-2 B1G) VS MINNESOTA (11-2-2, 6-1-0 B1G) VS WISCONSIN (8-4-3, 5-1-1 B1G) THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 2015 • 8:00 P.M. | SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2015 • 2:00 P.M. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTAN WOMEN’S SOC CER 2015 BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Record Pct. Pts. Minnesota 6-1-0 .857 18 Penn State 5-1-1 .786 16 Michigan 5-1-1 .786 16 Wisconsin 5-1-1 .786 16 Northwestern 4-2-1 .643 13 Rutgers 3-2-2 .571 11 Ohio State 3-2-2 .571 11 Illinois 2-2-3 .500 9 Michigan State 2-2-2 .500 8 Purdue 2-4-1 .357 7 Nebraska 1-4-2 .286 5 Indiana 0-4-3 .214 3 Iowa 0-6-1 .071 1 Maryland 0-6-0 .000 0 Record Pct. 11-2-2 .800 10-2-2 .786 10-4-1 .700 8-4-3 .633 10-3-2 .733 10-2-2 .786 8-3-3 .679 8-3-3 .679 6-3-4 .615 7-6-1 .536 5-6-2 .462 3-7-5 .367 6-7-1 .464 5-9-0 .357 Big Ten Overall

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IN THE B1G STANDINGS:• As of Oct. 13, senior goalkeeper Gabrielle Gauruder is fourth in saves (62) and saves per game (4.77). She is fifth in save percentage (0.861) and goals against average (0.72).

#11 MINNESOTA:• Minnesota was ranked 11th in the NSCAA Oct. 13 poll.

• Minnesota has shut out seven competitors this season. The Gophers are coming into Thursday’s game on a two-game winning streak.

• Both the Spartans and the Gophers defeated Iowa and New Mexico. Both teams scored two goals against the Hawkeyes and once against the Lobos.

• The Gophers are the only Big Ten team to defeat No. 9 Penn State, last year’s Big Ten regular season champion, as of Oct. 13.

• MSU will look to gain the upper-hand in the all-time series with Minnesota which sits at an 11-11-2 deadlock. The Spartans have won four of the last seven games, tying once with the Gophers. Five of those games featured the winning team garnering a shutout.

• The Spartans will be looking to better last year’s 1-0 loss.

WISCONSIN:• Has sustained only one conference loss to Penn State (4-0) on the road Sept. 17.

• The Badgers are coming into this week with a six-game winning streak. All of the games have been shutouts (five wins, one tie). Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 1-0, whom the Spartans play on Thursday.

• The Spartans will look to improve on their 4-26-2 all-time series record. They will be looking to avenge last year’s 2-1 OT loss.

• MSU’s last victory against the Badgers came in 2007.

• Wisconsin was last season’s Big Ten Tourney champion where it shut out every opponent.

MARYLAND GAME UPDATE:• MSU’s previously postponed game with Maryland has been rescheduled. The Spartans will take a road trip to College Park, Maryland, Oct. 21 for a 4 p.m. kickoff.

SPARTANS:• In the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason poll, Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz was ranked 13th along with teammate Jamie Cheslik landing an 18th ranking of players the Big Ten.

• Before the Rutgers goal Oct. 2, the Spartan backline went 326 minutes without allowing a goal.

• Ten Spartans have scored so far this season: freshmen Michaela Kovacs and Lexy War-ner, sophomore Jamie Cheslik and Kristelle Yewah, junior Marisa Oleksiak, and seniors Erica Goodenough, Kirsten Evans, Allyson Krause, Alexandra Gjonaj and Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz.

• Lexy Warner was named the Sept. 1 Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week and again Sept. 22. She helped lead the Spartans with a 2-1 win over Dayton in the home opener, posting a goal and an assist. She had arguably the biggest game of her career in the first B1G win of the season against Iowa, as she scored both first-half goals in the 2-1 victory.

• The Spartans have played five overtime games this season, topping last year’s four.

•Jamie Cheslik and Lexy Warner tallied a career-high two assists against Michigan Sept. 25.

GOALKEEPER:• Gabrielle Gauruder has made 13 consecu-tive starts this season with four shutout wins. The first shutout came in the season opener against Niagara and the second in MSU’s 1-0 OT win over New Mexico. Her most recent shutout series came in back-to-back shutouts,

2015 S C H E D U L E & R E S U LT SAugustThurs. 13 at Central Michigan (Ex.) ............................ T, 0-0Sun. 16 at Detroit (Ex.) ................................................. W, 4-0Fri. 21 at Niagara......................................................... W, 2-0Mon. 24 at Baylor............................................................ W, 2-1Thurs. 27 at Oakland .............................................T, 1-1 (2OT)Sun. 30 vs. DAYTON ...................................................... W, 2-1

SeptemberSun. 6 vs. NOTRE DAME ..............................................L, 2-0Fri. 11 vs. SAN FRANCISCO ............................T, 1-1 (2OT)Sun. 13 vs. NEW MEXICO ...................................W, 1-0 (OT)Fri. 18 vs. IOWA* .......................................................... W, 2-1Sun. 20 vs. NEBRASKA* .....................................T, 0-0 (2OT)Fri. 25 vs. MICHIGAN* ............................................... W, 3-0

OctoberFri. 2 at Rutgers* .........................................................L, 1-0Thurs. 8 vs. ILLINOIS* ..........................................T, 1-1 (2OT)Sun. 11 vs. NORTHWESTERN* .....................................L, 1-0Thurs. 15 at Minnesota* ..................................................8 p.m.Sun. 18 at Wisconsin* ...................................................2 p.m.Wed. 21 at Maryland* ....................................................4 p.m.Sun. 25 vs. INDIANA* ...................................................1 p.m.

Wed. 28 at Ohio State* ............................................7:30 p.m.

NovemberSun. 1 Big Ten Tournament - Round One

Fri.-Sun. 6-8 Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals & Finals

Home Matches in CAPS * - Big Ten Match

MICHIGAN STATE (6-3-4, 2-2-2 B1G) vs MINNESOTA (11-2-2, 6-1-0 B1G) vs WISCONSIN (8-4-3, 5-1-1 B1G)

THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 2015 • 8:00 P.M. | SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2015 • 2:00 P.M.

M I C H I G A N S T A T E S P A R T A N W O M E N ’ S S O C C E R

2015 BIG TEN STANDINGS

Team Record Pct. Pts. Minnesota 6-1-0 .857 18Penn State 5-1-1 .786 16 Michigan 5-1-1 .786 16 Wisconsin 5-1-1 .786 16 Northwestern 4-2-1 .643 13 Rutgers 3-2-2 .571 11 Ohio State 3-2-2 .571 11 Illinois 2-2-3 .500 9 Michigan State 2-2-2 .500 8 Purdue 2-4-1 .357 7 Nebraska 1-4-2 .286 5 Indiana 0-4-3 .214 3 Iowa 0-6-1 .071 1 Maryland 0-6-0 .000 0

Record Pct. 11-2-2 .800 10-2-2 .786 10-4-1 .700 8-4-3 .633 10-3-2 .733 10-2-2 .786 8-3-3 .679 8-3-3 .679 6-3-4 .615 7-6-1 .536 5-6-2 .462 3-7-5 .367 6-7-1 .464 5-9-0 .357

Big Ten Overall

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first in the 2OT draw with Nebraska and then the following game in the 3-0 rout of the Spartans’ in-state rival. She has 62 total saves so far this season.

• Gauruder has set a career high in saves three times this season. Despite the 2-0 loss to Notre Dame, Gauruder garnered a career-high six saves, earning half of her total saves at that point in the season in just one game. She broke this record against San Francisco as she tallied seven saves. Her most recent high came with nine saves Oct. 2 against Rutgers.

B1G CONFERENCE HISTORY:• MSU had its best league start since 2002 with its previous 2-0-1 league record.

• Three games in conference competition last year featured overtime periods, including the Spartans’ lone tie, which came against Maryland.

• Of last season’s nine conference losses, five were determined by one goal. Two of the losses featured overtime periods.

RECORD BOOK:•Allyson Krause has improved to 25th in MSU history in overall points with 38 (14 goals, 10 assists). She also sits at 23rd in career goals.

• Sophomore Jamie Cheslik was both the top point getter and goal scorer for the Spartans last year with 20 points (8 goals, 4 assists).

• Gauruder is currently sixth in the Spartan record book with her 2013 single-season high 5.40 saves per game.

SPARTAN ACCOLADES:• Returning All-Academic Big Ten players: Michelle Dear, Kirsten Evans, Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz, Gabrielle Gauruder, Erica Good-enough, Sarah Kovan, Allyson Krause, Megan Rafac, Caitlyn Riley, Shauna Stadelmaier, and Kelli Timar.

• Big Ten Scholars returning: Michelle Dear, Gabrielle Gauruder, Sarah Kovan, Shauna Stadelmaier, and Kelli Timar.

• Cheslik was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team as well as being named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (10/6) last season.

• Fiebernitz was honored with All-Big Ten Sec-ond Team two-consecutive years, both in 2013 and 2014.

• Fiebernitz garnered accolades from NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region, being named third team

in 2013 and second team in 2014.

• Tom Saxton currently has a 235-189-47 record and is in his 25th season as head coach. • Saxton brought in five recruits for the 2015 season. Two of which, Alexis Warner and Michaela Kovacs, have fought their way into the starting lineup. Both attended U.S. Soccer train-ing camps this summer.

• The Spartans return seven starters: Fieber-nitz, Krause, senior Alexandra Gjonaj, Kovan, sophomore Morgan McKerchie, junior Jessica Kjellstrom and Jamie Cheslik.

SEASON STATS:• So far this season the Spartans have outscored opponents 15 to 10.

MOVIE STARS:• The players made and produced a rendi-tion of “Hard Knock Life.” Their video was featured on the YouTube channel “SoccerGrl-ProbsVids” and reached 36,676 views since Sept. 24. (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB6Wv8TmIPo)

GOALS BY GAME: [Goal (Assist)]8/21 Niagara- Michaela Kovacs, Marisa Oleksiak8/24 Baylor- Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz, Kirsten Evans8/27 Oakland- Jamie Cheslik8/30 Dayton- Lexy Warner (Kristelle Yewah, Mor-gan McKerchie), Kirsten Evans (Jamie Cheslik, Lexy Warner)9/06 Notre Dame- N/A9/11 San Francisco- Erica Goodenough (Lexy War-ner, Michaela Kovacs)9/13 New Mexico- Allyson Krause (Kelli Timar, Kristelle Yewah)9/18 Iowa- Lexy Warner (Jamie Cheslik, Marisa Oleksiak), Lexy Warner (Kirsten Evans, Kritselle Yewah)9/20 Nebraska- N/A9/25 Michigan- Michaela Kovacs (Lexy Warner), Kristelle Yewah (Lexy Warner, Jamie Cheslik),

Erica Goodenough (Jamie Cheslik, Gabrielle Gauruder)10/2 Rutgers- N/A10/8 Illinois- Alexandra Gjonaj10/11 Northwestern- N/A

SPARTAN SEASON LEADERS

PointsLexy Warner-10Jamie Cheslik-6

Michaela Kovacs-5 Kirsten Evans-5

Kristelle Yewah-5

GoalsLexy Warner-3

Michaela Kovacs-2Erica Goodenough-2

Kirsten Evans-2 Jamie Cheslik-1

Marisa Oleksiak-1Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz-1

Allyson Krause-1Kristelle Yewah-1

Alexandra Gjonaj-1

AssistsJamie Cheslik-4Lexy Warner-4

Kristelle Yewah-3Morgan McKerchie-1

Michaela Kovacs-1Kelli Timar-1

Kirsten Evans-1Marisa Oleksiak-1

Gabrielle Gauruder-1

ShotsJamie Cheslik-27Lexy Warner-26

Michaela Kovacs-25Kirsten Evans-12

Morgan McKerchie- 11

Shots on GoalJamie Cheslik-11

Michaela Kovacs-8Lexy Warner- 8 Kirsten Evans-6

Game Winning GoalsMichaela Kovacs-2

Kirsten Evans-2 Allyson Krause-1

Lexy Warner-1

SavesGabrielle Gauruder-62

SPARTAN RECOGNITIONS

Big Ten Freshman of the Week

Alexis Warner- (9/1, 9/22)

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# 2 Allyson KrauseSr., F

Krause has started 13 of 13 games . . . The senior broke her scoring drought in high fashion as she scored the golden goal in overtime against New Mexico Sept. 13.

# 4 Michaela KovacsFr., M/D

As a true freshman, Kovacs has started 13 of 13 games. . . Had her first collegiate career goal in the Spartan’s 2-0 shutout at Niagara Aug. 21. . . Earned her first assist of the season against San Francisco Sept. 11. . . Scored the second of her two game-winning goals against Michigan in the first minute of the Sept. 25 3-0 shutout.

# 5 Alexandra GjonajSr., D

Gjonaj has started 12 of 13 games . . . She did not play against Rutgers due to injury but has started every game that she has played in . . . Scored her first goal of the season Oct. 8 against Illinois, converting off a corner kick for the lone goal in the double-overtime shutout.

# 7 Mary Kathryn FiebernitzSr., D

Fiebernitz has started 13 of 13 games . . . Fiebernitz scored her first goal of the season in the Spartan’s 2-1 road win over Baylor Aug. 24.

# 8 Jessica WhiteR-Jr., M

White has seen playing time in 10 of 13 games.

# 9 Kaylee PhillipsR-So., M

Phillips has seen playing time in 9 of 13 games . . . Came up with a critical first-half blocked shot that allowed the Spartans to hold Rutgers scoreless go-ing into the second half Oct. 2.

# 10 Kristelle YewahSo., F

Yewah has seen playing time in 13 of 13 games. . . Earned an assist in the game against Dayton Aug. 30. . . Assisted on the lone goal Sept. 13 against New Mexico as well as the game-winning goal against the University of Iowa Sept. 18 . . . Scored her first goal of the season against Michigan.

# 12 Shauna StadelmaierSr., D

Stadelmaier has seen playing time in 4 of 13 games . . . Came off the bench to play a critical role in the Sept. 25 3-0 shutout of in-state rival Michigan after two Spartan defenders collided and were forced to exit the game . . . Played valuable minutes in the sec-

ond half against Northwestern where the Spartans denied the Wildcats any further scoring attempts Oct. 11.

# 14 Lexy WarnerFr., M/D

As a true freshman, Warner has started 13 of 13 games . . . Scored her first-collegiate career goal and registered an assist against Dayton in the home opener Aug. 30 . . . Tallied an assist on the lone goal against San Francisco Sept. 11 . . . Arguably had the biggest game of her career against Iowa as she scored both goals for the first B1G win of the sea-son. . . Set a career record with two assists against Michigan . . . Selected Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice in one month (9/1, 9/22).

Warner leads the Spartans in points (10), goals (3), and is tied for the team high in assists (4).

# 15 Jamie CheslikSo., F

Cheslik has started 13 of 13 games . . . She scored the lone goal in the double overtime draw at Oak-land Aug. 27 . . . Garnered an assist against Dayton Aug. 30 and helped the team beat Iowa as she tal-lied an assist Sept. 18 . . . Set a career high two assists against Michigan.

Cheslik leads the Spartans in shots (27), shots on goal (13) and is tied for the team high in assists (4).

# 16 Jessica KjellstromJr., D

Kjellstrom has started 13 of 13 games.

# 17 Sarah KovanSr., M

Kovan has started 13 of 13 games.

# 18 Michelle DearJr., F

Had her first appearance on the pitch this season dur-ing the 1-0 shutout of New Mexico.

Dear sang the National Anthem for the Sept. 11 San Francisco game.

# 19 Marisa OleksiakJr., M

Oleksiak has started 13 of 13 games. Oleksiak earned her first assist of the year against Iowa Sept. 18.

# 20 Kirsten EvansR-Sr., F

Evans has played in 13 of 13 games, starting in six

2015 PLAYER BIO UPDATES

. . . Helped the Spartans secure their 2-1 win over Baylor Aug. 24 as she came off the bench to score her second-half goal . . . Had the game-changer in the Aug. 30 game where she gave the Spartans the 2-1 advantage over Dayton . . . Assisted the game winning goal against Iowa Sept. 18.

# 21 Megan RafacJr., D

Rafac saw playing time against Notre Dame.

# 23 Kelli TimarSr., M

Timar has seen playing time in 10 of 13 games, get-ting her first start of the season against Iowa . . . Shined against New Mexico Sept. 13, tallying her first assist of the season and second of her career.

# 24 Erica GoodenoughSr., F

Goodenough has seen playing time in 13 of 13 games. . . Scored her first goal of the season during the second half against San Francisco to carry the Spartans into overtime Sept. 11 . . . Sealed Michi-gan’s fate by scoring the final goal in the 3-0 win.

# 29 Morgan McKerchieSo., M

McKerchie has played in 13 of 13 games, starting in seven. She tallied an assist against Dayton Aug. 30.

# 30 Gabrielle GauruderR-Sr., GK

Gauruder started 13 of 13 games for the Spartans. . . Has four shutouts to her credit this season . . . Recorded her first shutout of 2015 in the season opener at Niagara Aug. 21 and her second against New Mexico Sept. 13 . . . Had back-to-back shutout performances after posting the 0-0 double-over-time draw against Nebraska Sept. 20 followed by a 3-0 defeat over Michigan . . . Registered 62 saves so far this season.

Set her career-high record in saves three times this season . . . Tallied a career-high six saves against Notre Dame Sept. 6 only to break it against San Francisco Sept. 11 with seven saves . . . Set her cur-rent record of nine saves in a single game against Rutgers Oct. 2 . . . Against Illinois she was one sec-ond away from gaining her fifth shutout and one save off of tying her career high in saves.

# 33 Madison DuncanSo., M Duncan had her first appearance on the pitch this season during the 1-0 shutout of New Mexico.

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Entering his 25th season as head coach of the Michigan State women’s soccer program, Tom Saxton has spent more than half of his life in-volved in Spartan soccer. A life-long Spartan, Saxton earned three letters as a player before returning to campus in 1986 to assist legendary Spartan soccer coach Joe Baum with both the men’s and the new women’s pro-gram. Saxton was appointed the second head coach in the history of the women’s program on June 1, 1991. In 24 seasons, Saxton’s career record stands at 229-186-43. The Spartans have posted winning seasons in five of the past seven years and in 11 of the last 15. Saxton’s 2008-11 teams boasted perhaps the finest player in Michigan State history, three-time All-American Laura Heyboer. She completed her career as the most decorated player in program history, and one of the most prolific scorers in the Big Ten - she graduated with every MSU scoring record, is one of a handful of players to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors all four years of her ca-reer, and ranks fifth all-time in the Big Ten scoring list. Heyboer has gone on to a professional ca-reer, originally drafted by Sky Blue FC, and won a WPSL-Elite Championship with the Western New York Flash in 2012. Under Saxton’s guidance, the Spartans have received 266 Academic All-Big Ten honors since women’s soccer was incorporated into the Big Ten

in 1994. Spartan players have collected a total of 39 All-Big Ten honors, including MSU’s first Conference Player of the Year, Karen Winslow in 1994, and 2008 Offensive Player of the Year, Heyboer. 2008 saw Saxton lead MSU to one of its most successful seasons as the Spartans collected 14 wins - tying his career-high victory mark. Saxton also directed last season’s squad to the NCAA Tournament for the third time since 2002, where the Spartans advanced to the second round. In 2009, the Spartans went 11-5-4 and posted a 4-4-2 record in Big ten Conference games, and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season, losing an overtime heartbreaker to No. 11 Santa Clara. Saxton has helped the team transition seam-lessly into the fabric of one of the toughest con-ferences in the NCAA, helping the Spartans to four NCAA Tournament appearances and 12 Big Ten Tournament trips. A two-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year, Saxton, earned his 150th victory in the opening-round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. It was MSU’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Saxton’s Spartans posted a 12-6-5 record in 2005, their sixth-straight season with double-digit wins, including a 6-2-2 mark in conference action, the team’s best-ever Big Ten mark. He attained his 200th victory against DePaul in the 2011 opener.

SPARTANS AT A GLANCE General InformationLocation ............................................... East Lansing, Mich.Founded .......................................................................... 1855Enrollment ...................................................................50,085President .......................................Dr. Lou Anna K. SimonAthletics Director .............................................Mark HollisConference .................................................................Big TenColors .................................Green (PMS 567) and WhiteStadium: .................................DeMartin Stadium (2,500)

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...........................Tom Saxton (25th season) Alma Mater ....................................... Michigan State ’83 Career Record (Years) 235-189-47 (.547, 25th season) Associate Head Coach ...Tammy Farnum (19th season)Assistant Coach ...... Stacy DeLonge (13th season)Volunteer Assistant Coach ....Paul Gilbert (First season)Athletic Trainer ..........................................Salina Halliday Soccer Office Phone .................................. 517-353-0816

Athletic CommunicationsPrimary Soccer Contact...................... Jacqueline Rhine Phone ......................................................... 517-355-2271 Email ......................................... [email protected] Website ............................................. MSUSpartans.com

Pronunciation Guide

2015 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

HEAD COACH

TOMSAXTON

25TH SEASON

SAXTON SPOTLIGHT:1994- First conference Big Ten Coach of the Year Award win-ner, Spartans win program’s only Big Ten Championship2000- Big Ten Coach of the Year 2002- First NCAA Tourna-ment appearanceRECORDS- Saxton has coached all 10 of the career lead-ers in goals and assists leaders at Michigan State.

Cheslik – Chess-LICK Fiebernitz–FEE-ber-nitz Gauruder–gah-ROO-der Gjonaj – JOE-nye Kjellstrom – KELL-stromLeon – Lee-ownLucci – LOO-cheeMcKerchie–Mick-KER-chee

Oleksiak – oh-LEK-zee-akRafac – ray-FAKStadelmaier – stah-del-MY-erTimar – TY-merYewah – YEE-wah

No. Name Yr./Elig Pos. Hometown/Previous School0 Savanna Wojtanowski So. GK Traverse City, Mich./Ferris State University

2 Allyson Krause Sr. F Canton, Mich./Canton3 Shelby Foit RS Jr. M Phoenix, Md./The John Carroll4 Michaela Kovacs Fr. M/D Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville5 Alexandra Gjonaj Sr. D Northville, Mich./Northville6 Caitlyn Riley RS Jr. D Williamstown, Mass./Williston Northampton7 Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz RS Sr. D Linden, Mich./Linden8 Jessica White RS Jr. M Coto De Caza, Calif./Tesoro9 Kaylee Phillips RS So. M Howell, Mich./Hartland10 Kristelle Yewah So. F East Lansing, Mich./Okemos11 Kristy Gomez RS Fr. F DeWitt, Mich./Lansing Christian12 Shauna Stadelmaier Sr. D Midland, Mich./Dow13 Emily Paymer RS Fr. D Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica14 Lexy Warner Fr. M/D Ypsilanti, Mich./Gabriel Richard15 Jamie Cheslik So. F Northville, Mich./Northville16 Jessica Kjellstrom Jr. D Saginaw, Mich./Heritage17 Sarah Kovan Sr. M Okemos, Mich./Okemos18 Michelle Dear Jr. F Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay19 Marisa Oleksiak Jr. M Chesterfield, Mich./Lanse Creuse North20 Kirsten Evans RS Sr. M Farmington Hills, Mich./Vanderbilt21 Megan Rafac Jr. D Toledo, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy22 Brielle Leon RS Fr. F/M La Quinta, Calif./ La Quinta23 Kelli Timar Sr. M Novi, Mich./Novi24 Erica Goodenough Sr. F DeWitt, Mich./Dewitt25 Brittany Tanner Fr. F Caldonia, Mich./East Kentwood26 Madeline Lucci RS Sr. F Rochester, Mich./Stoney Creek27 Sabrina Marx Fr. M Spring, Tex./ The Woodlands28 Kaitlin Johnson Jr. M Geneva, Ill./Rosary29 Morgan McKerchie So. M Clio, Mich./Flint Powers30 Gabrielle Gauruder RS Sr. GK South Lyon, Mich./Novi 32 Reilley Ott Fr. GK Grapevine, Texas/Grapevine33 Madison Duncan So. M/F Troy, Mich./Louisiana Lafayette34 Rachel Rhodes RS Fr. GK Palantine, Ill./Palantine

1 Kaitlyn Collin RS Jr. GK Grand Ledge, Mich./Western Michigan University

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2015 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER

5 • Alexandra GjonajSr., D

0• Savanna WojtanowskiSo., GK

1 • Kaitlyn CollinR-Jr., GK

2 • Allyson KrauseSr., F

3 • Shelby FoitR-Jr., M

6 • Caitlyn RileyR-Jr., D

7 • Mary Kathryn FiebernitzR-Sr., D

8 • Jessica WhiteR-Jr., M

9 • Kaylee Phillips R-So., M

10 • Kristelle Yewah So., F

12 • Shauna StadelmaierSr., D

13 • Emily PaymerR-Fr., D

14 • Lexy WarnerFr., M/D

15 • Jamie Cheslik So., F

16 • Jessica KjellstromJr., D

18 • Michelle DearJr., F

19 • Marisa Oleksiak Jr., M

20 • Kirsten EvansR-Sr., M

21 • Megan RafacJr., D

22 • Brielle LeonR-Fr., F/M

24 • Erica GoodenoughSr., F

25 • Brittany TannerFr., F

26 • Madeline LucciR-Sr., F

4 • Michaela KovacsFr., M/D

11 • Kristy Gomez R-Fr., F

17 • Sarah KovanSr., M

23 • Kelli TimarSr., M

2015 WOMEN’S SOCCERRADIO/TV CHART

27 • Sabrina MarxFr., M

28 • Kaitlin JohnsonJr., M

29 • Morgan McKerchieSo., M

30 • Gabrielle GauruderR-Sr., GK

32 • Reilley OttFr., GK

33 • Madison DuncanSo., M/F

34 • Rachel RhodesR-Fr., GK

Head CoachTom Saxton

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2015 MSU Women's Soccer

Michigan State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2015)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 6-3-4 4-2-3 2-1-1 0-0

CONFERENCE 2-2-2 2-1-2 0-1 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 4-1-2 2-1-1 2-0-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.

Aug 21 at Niagara University W 2-0 275

Aug 24 at Baylor W 2-1 598

Aug 27 at Oakland T o 2 1-1 1157

Aug 30 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON W 2-1 414

Sep 06 NOTRE DAME L 0-2 848

Sep 11 U OF SAN FRANCISCO T o 2 1-1 375

Sep 13 NM Wot 1-0 550

* Sep 18 IOWA W 2-1 240

* Sep 20 NEBRASKA T o 2 0-0 439

* Sep 25 MICHIGAN W 3-0 1810

* Oct 02 at #25 Rutgers L 0-1 113

* Oct 08 ILLINOIS T o 2 1-1 605

* Oct 11 NORTHWESTERN L 0-1 570

TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP

SHOT STATISTICS

Goals-Shot attempts 15-141 10-180

Goals scored per game 1.15 0.77

Shot pct. . 1 0 6 . 0 5 6

Shots on goal-Attempts 56-141 72-180

SOG pct. . 3 9 7 . 4 0 0

S h o t s / G a m e 10.8 13.8

CORNER KICKS 57 58

PENALTY KICKS 0-0 1-1

PENALTIES

Yellow cards 5 4

Red cards 0 0

ATTENDANCE

T o t a l 5851 2143

Dates/Avg Per Date 9/650 4/536

Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att

14 Warner, Lexy 13 3 4 10 26 . 1 1 5 9 . 3 4 6 1 0 - 0

15 Cheslik, Jamie 13 1 4 6 27 . 0 3 7 13 . 4 8 1 0 0 - 0

4 Kovacs, Michaela 13 2 1 5 25 . 0 8 0 8 . 3 2 0 2 0 - 0

20 Evans, Kirsten 13 2 1 5 12 . 1 6 7 7 . 5 8 3 2 0 - 0

10 Yewah, Kristelle 13 1 3 5 6 . 1 6 7 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 0

24 Goodenough, Erica 13 2 0 4 4 . 5 0 0 3 . 7 5 0 0 0 - 0

19 Oleksiak, Marisa 13 1 1 3 3 . 3 3 3 3 1.000 0 0 - 0

7 Fiebernitz, Mary-Kat 13 1 0 2 7 . 1 4 3 3 . 4 2 9 0 0 - 0

2 Krause, Allyson 13 1 0 2 7 . 1 4 3 1 . 1 4 3 1 0 - 0

5 Gjonaj, Alexandra 12 1 0 2 4 . 2 5 0 3 . 7 5 0 0 0 - 0

29 McKerchie, Morgan 13 0 1 1 11 . 0 0 0 3 . 2 7 3 0 0 - 0

30 Gauruder, Gabrielle 13 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

23 Timar, Kelli 10 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

17 Kovan, Sarah 13 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

9 Phillips, Kaylee 9 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0

8 White, Jessica 10 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

16 Kjellstrom, Jessica 13 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

33 Duncan, Madison 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

21 Rafac, Megan 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

18 Dear, Michelle 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

12 Stadelmaier, Shauna 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 13 15 17 47 141 . 1 0 6 56 . 3 9 7 6 0 - 0

Opponents 13 10 6 26 180 . 0 5 6 72 . 4 0 0 3 1 - 1

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho

30 Gauruder, Gabrielle 13 1257:17 10 0.72 62 . 8 6 1 6-3-4 4/0

Total 13 1257:17 10 0.72 62 . 8 6 1 6-3-4 4

Opponents 13 1257:17 15 1.07 41 . 7 3 2 3-6-4 4

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total

Michigan State 7 7 1 0 15

Opponents 5 5 0 0 10

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total

Michigan State 66 57 9 9 141

Opponents 80 87 6 7 180

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total

Michigan State 27 27 2 6 62

Opponents 22 15 2 2 41

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total

Michigan State 25 30 0 2 57

Opponents 19 34 2 3 58

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total

Michigan State 68 70 3 8 149

Opponents 67 74 3 5 149