2009 Women’s Soccer Schedule

August21 at Loyola-Chicago 4-0 (W) 23 Northwestern 3-2 (W)28 Toledo 0-0 (T) 2 OT30 at Missouri 1-0 (W)

Sept.4 at Iowa State 1-3 (L)6 at Drake 0-0 (T) 2 OT11 Butler 4 p.m.13 at Wisconsin 1 p.m.18 at Notre Dame* 6:30 p.m.20 llinois State 1 p.m.25 at Louisville* 1 p.m.27 Cincinnati* 6 p.m.

October2 at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m.4 at West V irginia* 11 a.m.9 at Seton Hall* 6 p.m.11 at Rutgers* Noon16 Providence* 3 p.m.18 Connecticut* 1 p.m.23 Georgetown * 3 p.m.25 Villanova* (alumnae/senior day) Noon

BIG EAST ChampionshipOctober 29- First Round

November 1- QuarterfinalsNovember 6- Semifinals

November 8- Final

All home matches are played at Wish FieldAll times are Central Standard

Dear Alumnae/Women’s Soccer Fans,

We are really excited about our upcoming women’s soccer season. Our pre-season trainingbegan on August 5th. Our girls’ first training wasa midnight cooper test (12 minute run). It was afun way to start off our season and our girls reallystepped up this year by coming in more preparedand fit than they have ever been. This has alreadyallowed us to really get to work and prepare for what will be an exciting non-conference schedulefacing many great teams in the Midwest region. Look for returners Dominique Locascio and Michelle Scandora to really lead our team in the center of the field. Newcomers Chelsea Grant, Kelly Blumberg and Claire Hanold are all making an impact in our trainings on a daily basis. Although I mentioned a few names, our success will really be a full team effort and everyone on and off the field will be contributing in some way.

We have some exciting home matches this year and hope that you will come out and support our team. We hope to put ourselves in a position to have a really successful run in BIG EAST play.

Thanks and Go Blue Demons.

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (HS - Previous)

00 Claire Hanold GK 5-8 Fr. Aurora, Ill (Waubonsie Valley) 1 Kelsey Hoinkes GK 5-9 Jr. Oswego, Ill. (Oswego)) 2 Renee Ruminski F 5-3 Fr. St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North) 3 Casey Mercurio F 5-7 So. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula Academy) 4 Tara Strickland M 5-6 Jr. Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 5 Lauren Pagone F 5-4 Jr. Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South) 6 Chelsea Grant D 5-8 Fr. Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein) 7 Taylor Nieling M 5-3 So. Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 8 Molly Borchardt M/D 5-7 Sr. Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 9 Arianna Foster F 5-9 So. Barrington, Ill. (Fremd) 10 Janina Locascio D 5-7 Jr. Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Fremd) 11 Alyssa Wray F 5-7 So. Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier) 12 Kayla Rahon M 5-8 So. San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines)13 Morgan Celaya F 5-8 So. San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian)14 Callie Hemming M 5-8 Jr. Geneva, Ill. (Geneva)15 Kelly Semko M 5-4 Sr. Springfield, Va. (Paul VI)16 Michelle Scandora M 5-11 So. Winfield, Ill. (Wheaton North)17 Dominique Locascio D 5-7 Sr. Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Fremd)18 Shannon Williams F 5-7 Sr. Bellwood, Ill. (Proviso West)19 Kelly Blumberg F 5-4 Fr. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)20 Laura Stoeklin D 5-6 Fr. St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North)21 Tessa Fegen D 5-8 Jr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee)22 Jenna Fagerman F 5-10 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood)23 Michelle Lind D 5-11 So. Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic/Indiana)25 Erika Janota D 5-5 Fr. Newark, N.J. (Rosary (Ill.))26 Susie O’Connor F 5-3 So. Antioch, Ill. (Antioch Community)28 Beth Perry D 5-5 So. Amelia, Ohio (Mount Notre Dame)

Head Coach: Erin ChastainAssistant Coach: Michelle O’BrienGraduate Assistant: Tina Estrada

Erin Chastain, Head Coach• Third year as Head Women’s Soccer Coach

• Four year starter at the University of Minnesota

• First team All-Big Ten honoree, 1996

• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection from 1994-96

Michelle O’Brien, Assistant Coach

• Newest member of the staff (hired Feb. 16, 2009)

• Member of Ireland’s National Team since 2003

• Played collegiately at Florida International University

• Two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year

Tina Estrada, Graduate Assistant

• Joined the women’s soccer program in 2008

• Played for Erin Chastain at Santa Clara University

• Led the Broncos to four NCAA Tournament appear-ances

• Named a Parade All-American in 2002 and 2003

The Professionals...Julianne Sitch (’06) and Erin Walter (’06) continued their soccer careers after DePaul and are now competing in the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) league.

Erin plays for the St. Louis Athletica and is making history, having competed in its inaugural regular season. Her team enters the playoffs at the No. 2 spot, behind the Los Angeles Sol.

Julianne plays for Sky Blue FC (New Jersey) and her team enters the playoffs ranked fourth. On the field Julianne has done a great job establishing herself and has started more than half of the regular season games.

Good luck to Erin and Julianne as they compete for the WPS championship!

In addition to our alumnae success on the field, men’s soccer alum Jack Cum-mins is part of the ownership group for the WPS’s Chicago Red Stars.

News to Note...A special congratulations to Stefanie (Foley) Hull (‘08) and Courtney (Hannel) Hand (‘04).

Stefanie played four years of women’s soccer, and was married at St. Vincent dePaul church on June 27, 2009 to Jon Hull. Three of her bridesmaids were De-Paul soccer alumnae. Stefanie’s maid of honor was fellow class of ‘08 teammate Jenny Dyer; and the other two were Krysten Gibson (‘08) and Jennifer Lee (‘07).

Courtney (‘04) said ‘I DO’ on July 4, 2009. She married Reis Hand at Cathedral of St. Peter in Rockford, Illinois. One of Courtney’s bridesmaids was Kate (Bog-donas) Cavanaugh, soccer alum (‘03).

Don’t Miss Women’s Soccer Alumnae Day!October 25, 2009