2014 owens c.c. women's soccer media guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTSGeneral Information

Table of Contents.....................................................3Quick Facts..................................................................5

2014 Season Schedule......................................................................6Team Photo................................................................ .7Numerical/Alphabetical Roster......................8Photo Roster...............................................................9

Coaching Staff Art Johnson, Head Coach.............................14-15Dave Prediger, Asst. Coach...............................16

Sophomore BiosAbby Groll.............................................................18-19Kendyl Christian..............................................20-21Amber Burnette...............................................22-23Kayla Lehmann................................................24-25

Megan Soncrant..............................................26-27Shelby Antonacci..........................................28-29Lacee Ortman...................................................30-31Haley Malaczewski........................................32-33Brittany Powell................................................34-35

Freshmen BiosChelsie Randolph..........................................38-39 Dominique Cruz...............................................40-41 Siera Kovar.........................................................42-43 Lydia Yeager......................................................44-45 Jessica Kreger..................................................46-47 Jordyn Wright...................................................48-49

2013 Year In ReviewGame Recaps....................................................51-72

Record BookYearly Game By Game Results....................72-75Historical Roster, Alphabetically..................76

Region XII Awards............................................78-79All-Americans.........................................................80 Goals in a Game......................................................83 Goals in a Season..................................................84 Goals in a Career...................................................85 Assists in a Game...................................................86 Assists in a Season................................................87 Assists in a Career.................................................88 Points in a Game......................................................89 Points in a Season..................................................90 Points in a Career...................................................91Team Records.........................................................92Postseason History..............................................92 OT History..................................................................92 Goalkeeper Records............................................93

The 2014 Owens Community College wom-en’s soccer media guide was designed and written by Nicholas Huenefeld. Photos are courtesy of Nicholas Huenefeld, Judy Loehrke and Kyle Whitaker. Historical team photos and logos courtesy of Owens Com-munity College. Cover photo by Nicholas Huenefeld features sophomore Abby Groll.

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General Information School:....................................................................Owens Community CollegeLocation:................................................................................................ Toledo, OhioFounded:................................................................................................................ 1966Nickname:...................................................................................................... ExpressColors:............................................................................................... Red and White Affiliation:................................................................................................... NJCAA D-IConference:.................Ohio Community College Athletic ConferenceHome Field:.........................................................................................Express FieldPresident:.........................................................................................Dr. Mike BowerDirector of Athletics:..........................................................................................TBA Assistant Athletic Director/Academics:.............................Judy LoehrkeSpecialist: .................................................................................................Ann LaVoyAthletics Phone:...............................................................................567-661-7973

Sports Information Sports Information Director: .....................................Nicholas HuenefeldOffice:.....................................................................................................567-661-7972Cell:...................................................................................................... 567-225-2333Email:.........................................................nicholas_huenefeld@owens.eduOffice Fax:...........................................................................................567-661-7965

Women’s Soccer History First Year ............................................................................................................... 2011All-Time Record:............................................................................42-12-5 (3 yrs) NJCAA Division I Record.............................................................42-12-5 (3 yrs)Region XII Tourney Championships................................................ 1 (2013) Region XII Regular Season Championships................................ 1 (2012)Region XII Tourney Appearances:................................................................... 3NJCAA D1 Tournament Appearances (Last):................................. 1 (2013)NJCAA All-Region XII Players..............................................................................10 NSCAA All-Region Players......................................................................................3NJCAA All-American Players................................................................................ 1 NSCAA All-American Players................................................................................2OCCAC All-Academic Team Members.............................................................9

Coaching Staff Head Coach:.............................Kenny Hewitt (Ashland University, 2012)Record at Owens:......................................................................N/A (1st season)Office Phone:.................................................................................... 567-661-7935Assistant Coach:..........................................Meghan Scharer (1st Season)

2013 Team Information2013 Record:.......................................................................................................17-2-2Region XII Record:..................................................................................12-2 (2nd)NJCAA All-Region XII Players: Jessica Grindle (1st Team), Jill Burk-holder (1st Team), Marissa Ramirez (2nd Team)NSCAA All-Region Players: Jessica Grindle, Jill Burkholder, Marissa Ramirez Region XII Tournament:............................................................ 2-0 (1st Place) Region XII All-Tournament Players: Jessica Grindle (MVP), Jill Burkholder, Elizabeth Theaker, Erika Brinkman NJCAA D-I National Tournament.......................................0-0-2 (6th Place)NJCAA D-I All-National Tournament Team Players: Jessica Grindle

2014 Team InformationLetterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................................................7/12Starters Returning/Lost:..................................................................................3/8Newcomers:...................................................................................................................8

Top Returners.........................................................................................2013 StatsKendyl Christian, So. Forward..............................................................10 G, 4 A Amber Burnette, So. Forward...................................................................5 G, 1 A Abby Groll, So. Midfielder..........................................................................3 G, 3 A Brittany Powell, So. Forward....................................................................4 G, 1 A Lacee Ortman, So. Defender.....................................................................3 G, 1 A Kayla Lehmann, So. Defender..................................................................1 G, 0 A Megan Soncrant, So. Midfielder.................................................0 G, 0 A, 1 SV

Top Letterwinners Lost.......................................................................2013 StatsJessica Grindle, So. Forward................................................................23 G, 5 A Jill Burkholder, So. Midfielder..............................................................13 G, 8 A Haley Gasser, So. Midfielder...................................................................3 G, 11 A Haley Kreger, So. Midfielder....................................................................5 G, 2 A Marissa Ramirez, So. Defender...............................................................1 G, 2 A Elizabeth Theaker, So. Defender............................................................3 G, 3 A Erika Brinkman So. Goalkeeper.........................................................48 Saves Key NewcomersHaley Malaczewski, Midfielder................Central Catholic/Toledo, OH Shelby Antonacci, Midfielder................Millbury Lake/Perrysburg, OHJordyn Wright, Forward................................................Riverdale/Forest, OHDominique Cruz, Midfielder..........................Northwood/Northwood, OHLydia Yeager, Defender/Midfielder.................................Start/Toledo, OHJessica Kreger, Midfielder................................Bedford/Temperance, MISiera Kovar, Defender....................................................Bowsher/Toledo, OHChelsie Randolph, Goalkeeper..........................................Start/Toledo, OH

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2014 Schedule

Aug. 30Aug. 31Sept. 6Sept. 7

Sept. 13Sept. 14Sept. 21Sept. 24Sept. 27Sept. 29

Oct. 4Oct. 5Oct. 12Oct. 18Oct. 19Oct. 22Oct. 25

@ College of Southern Maryland@ Monroe Community College

Lake Michigan CollegeMuskegon Community College

@ Delta CollegeCincinnati State

@ Cincinnati StateIndiana Tech JV

@ Schoolcraft College@ Mercyhurst North East@ Lake Michigan College

@ Muskegon Community CollegeDelta College

Jackson CollegeSchoolcraft College

@ Indiana Tech JV@ Jackson College

Aug. 13Aug. 24

Indiana Tech University@ Tiffin University

PRESEASON

REGULAR SEASON

Nov. 1-2Nov. 17-22

Region XII Tournament (Delta, MI) NJCAA D-I National Tournament (Melbourne, FL)

POSTSEASON

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2014 Owens Women’s Soccer TeamBack Row (Standing):

(L to R) Assistant Coach Meghan Scharer, Brittany Powell, Jessica Kreger, Chelsie Randolph, Jordyn Wright, Kayla Lehmann, Head Coach Kenny Hewitt

Front Row (Sitting):

(L to R) Amber Burnette, Lydia Yeager, Lacee Ortman, Shelby Antonacci, Haley Malaczewski, Siera Kovar, Megan Soncrant, Kendyl Christian, Dominique Cruz, Abby Groll



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NameChelsie RandolphAbby GrollDominique CruzKendyl ChristianAmber BurnetteSiera KovarKayla LehmannMegan SoncrantLydia YeagerShelby AntonacciJessica KregerJordyn WrightLacee OrtmanHaley MalaczewskiBrittany Powell

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Hometown/High SchoolToledo, OH/StartOregon, OH/ClayNorthwood, OH/NorthwoodOregon, OH/ClayGraytown, OH/Oak HarborToledo, OH/BowsherTemperance, MI/BedfordOregon, OH/ClayToledo, OH/StartPerrysburg, OH/Millbury LakeTemperance, MI/BedfordForest, OH/RiverdaleSylvania, OH/SouthviewToledo, OH/Central CatholicOnsted, MI/Onsted

NUMERICAL ROSTER

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Assistant Coach:

Kenny Hewitt (1st Season)Meghan Scharer (1st Season)

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NameShelby AntonacciAmber BurnetteKendyl ChristianDominique CruzAbby GrollSiera KovarJessica KregerKayla LehmannHaley MalaczewskiLacee OrtmanBrittany PowellChelsie RandolphMegan SoncrantJordyn WrightLydia Yeager

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Hometown/High SchoolPerrysburg, OH/Millbury LakeGraytown, OH/Oak HarborOregon, OH/ClayNorthwood, OH/NorthwoodOregon, OH/ClayToledo, OH/BowsherTemperance, MI/BedfordTemperance, MI/BedfordToledo, OH/Central CatholicSylvania, OH/SouthviewOnsted, MI/OnstedToledo, OH/StartOregon, OH/ClayForest, OH/RiverdaleToledo, OH/Start

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Amber Burnette



#1CHELSIE

RANDOLPH

#2 ABBY GROLL

#3DOMINIQUE

CRUZ

#4 KENDYL

CHRISTIAN

#5 AMBER

BURNETTE

#6 SIERA

KOVAR

#8 KAYLA

LEHMANN

#11 MEGAN

SONCRANT

#12 LYDIA

YEAGER

#13 SHELBY

ANTONACCI

#15 JESSICA KREGER

#17 JORDYN WRIGHT

#18 LACEE

ORTMAN

#19 HALEY

MALACZEWSKI

#20 BRITTANY

POWELL

KENNY HEWITT

HEAD COACH

MEGHAN SCHARER

ASST COACH

Megan Soncrant Abby Groll

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KENNY HEWITT1st Year

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Kenny Hewitt is entering his first sea-son as the head women’s soccer coach at Owens Community College.

Hewitt, who hails from Brighton, Eng-land, was an assistant coach with the men’s and women’s soccer programs at Carson-Newman University in Jef-ferson City, Tenn. for two seasons from 2012-14. While there, he helped lead the men’s soccer program to an ap-

pearance in the NCAA Division II na-tional championship game in 2013.

On the women’s side, he helped the program improve a 3-11-2 record in 2012 to 6-7-4 in 2013.

Prior to his time at Carson-New-man, Hewitt was a four-year start-

er at Ashland University. While there, he helped lead Ashland to three Great

Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Con-ference (GLIAC) championships

and one conference tour-nament championship.

The Eagles made the NCAA tournament

in three of his four seasons.

Hewitt, who graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s of science, finished his playing career fourth all-time in total points and second all-time in career assists. He was a team captain his final two seasons.

Hewitt’s Background2012-14 - Assistant Men’s and Wom-en’s Soccer Coach at NCAA Division

II Carson Newman University 2008-12 - Student-Athlete on the

men’s soccer team at Ashland University

Hewitt’sAchievements

As A Player At Ashland (2008-12)

- 4th all-time in career points- 2nd all-time in career assists

-team captain as a junior and senior

As A Coach At Carson Newman (2012-14)

- men’s team advanced to NCAA Division II National Title Game In 2013

- Improved the women’s team’s record from 3-11-2 in 2012 to 6-7-4 in 2013





Meghan Scharer is in her first year as an assistant coach in the Owens wom-en’s soccer program.

Scharer just completed a four-year career with the University of Dayton women’s soccer program this past year, where she talled one goal and two as-sists in her career as a defender. She was twice awarded with the Stacey Martin Memorial Award, which is an an-nual award given to the player who best shows leadership on and off the field.

In fact, it is the only postseason award the Dayton women’s soccer team gives out.

As a senior, she was named Second Team Academic All-Ohio, following Third Team Academic All-Ohio honors her junior year. She played in 76 games over the span of her career.

Scharer earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Dayton this past spring.

Prior to her time at Dayton, Scharer was a four-year letter winner at Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio. She led the team to a 51-12-11 record during that time and was a four-time All-Northwest Ohio High School Soccer League (NWOHSSL) se-lection, a three-time team captain and a two-time team MVP. She was named the 2009 NWOHSSL Player of the year.

Meghan is the daughter of Dave and Karen Scharer. She has two sisters, An-drea and Jennifer.

MEGHAN SCHARER

1st YearAsst. Coach



SOPHOMORE PLAYER

BIOS



ABBY GROLL5’0”

MidfielderClay/Oregon, OH

OWENS CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Groll started all 21 games as a freshman for the Express, while tally-ing three goals and three assists. She never tallied more than one goal or one assist in any game, while spreading out her six goals or assists over six contests. She ended the season tied for fifth on the team in assists.

Groll played 62 career varsity games for Clay and also was a three-year varsity letter winner. She had 11 career goals and 11 career as-sists. As a senior, she was Second Team All-TRAC, and she was Honor-able Mention All-TRAC as a junior.

Coached by Scott Wamer, Groll helped her team captured the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) championship as a senior.

Abby is the daughter of Rob and Lori Groll. She has one brother, Zach.

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KENDYL CHRISTIAN5’1”

Forward/MidfielderClay/Oregon, OH

OWENS CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Christian finished third on the team in goals scored (10), fourth in as-sists (4) and third in scoring (24) as a freshman. She had a season-high two goals twice, while tallying a season-high two assists on Sept. 18 vs Cincinnati State.

After missing the season’s first two games, Christian started 18 of 19 games as a freshman.

Christian is a four-year varsity letter winner who played 67 varsity games at Clay. She had 23 career goals and 20 career assists. As a senior, she was First Team All-TRAC, Second Team All-District and First Team All-Press/Alan Miller Jeweler’s. As a junior, she was Second Team All-TRAC, and she was Second Team NWOHSSL D-I and Second Team All-District as a sophomore. She was a three-year team captain, two time team MVP (2011, 2012), one-time Most Inspirational Player (2011) and one-time Top Offensive Player (2010). Moreover, she was a four-time team captain.

Coached by Scott Wamer, Christian helped her team captured the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) championship as a senior.

Kendyl is the daughter of Greg and Jill Christian. She has one brother, Kacy, and one sister, Kylee. Kacy was a member of the Owens baseball team in 2001-02.

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AMBER BURNETTE5-3

ForwardOak Harbor/Graytown, OH

OWENS CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Burnette finished sixth on the team in scoring (11 points) and tied for fourth on the team in goals scored as a freshman. She totaled five goals and one assist, and she scored a season-high two goals against Lorain County on Sept. 21.

Burnette was an offensive star at Oak Harbor High School under the direction of head coach Renee Goldstein. She was a four-year letter winner who scored 71 career goals. Additionally, she totaled six hat tricks, 16 assists, 675 touches/takeaways and attempted 374 shots in her career.

In terms of awards, Burnette was Second Team All-Sandusky Bay Con-ference (SBC) and Second Team All-District as a senior. During her ju-nior year, she was Honorable Mention All-SBC and Honorable Mention All-District. She was also Honorable Mention All-SBC as a sophomore.

Her team was a four-time SBC champion, three-time sectional cham-pion and a two-time district runner-up. She helped her team capture 48 straight league wins at one point during her career.

Academically, she maintained a 3.2 GPA.

Amber is the daughter of Chris and Racheal Losie. She has two broth-ers, Andy and Adam.

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KAYLA LEHMANN5’4”

DefenderBedford/Temperance, MI

OWENS CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Lehmann made 12 starts, while seeing action in 18 games as a fresh-man. She suffered an injury prior to the team’s regular season finale against Cincinnati State, but returned to the starting lineup for the team’s two national tournament games. Her lone goal as a freshman came in a Sept. 21 win over Lorain County.

Lehmann was named First Team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC), First Team All-District, and Monroe News First Team All-Region as a senior. Her team finished 9-7-2 overall and advanced to the district semifinals. During the season, she played in all 18 matches, recorded three goals, three assists and one game-winning assist.

As a junior, she was Honorable Mention All-SEC while playing in 22 of 23 matches. She recorded two goals and one assist while helping the team finish 12-9-2.

She sat out her sophomore year due to an injury, but her team finished 15-6-1. She served as the team manager while the team had their best record in program history and recorded the first two state playoff vic-tories in program history.

Lehmann was a four-year varsity starter at Bedford, although she didn’t record any stats during a freshman year in which her team fin-ished 10-7-2.

Kayla is the daughter of David and Robin Lehmann. She has two sib-lings, Brooke and Taylor.

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MEGAN SONCRANT5’4”

DefenderClay/Oregon, OH

OWENS CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Soncrant, who saw action in all 21 games as a freshman, stepped in for the injured Kayla Lehmann and started the regular season finale against Cincinnati State and both Region XII tournament games. In those tournament games, she helped the Express post back-to-back shutouts.

As the team’s backup goalkeeper, Soncrant started two games and saw action in four. She finished 2-0 and picked up a huge win in re-lief of Erika Brinkman on Oct. 2. On that day, she played a season-high 56:47 in a double overtime win over No. 11 Schoolcraft College. She didn’t allow a goal and made one save in her four games played.

Soncrant, who plays the field and in goal, could see action at both spots for the Express. She played 45 varsity games and was a two-year varsity letter winner. As a senior, she was an Honorable Mention All-TRAC selection and won the team’s Coaches Award.

Coached by Scott Wamer, Soncrant helped her team captured the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) championship as a senior.

Megan is the daughter of Keith and Carol Soncrant. She has three brothers - Brandon, Brad and Zack.

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SHELBY ANTONACCI5’4”

MidfielderMillbury Lake/Perrysburg, OH

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

In 2013, Antonacci played in 17 games for the the NCAA Division I Uni-versity of Toledo women’s soccer team, while starting five of those. She recorded two goals on seven shots. She tallied single goals against Indiana State on Sept. 20 and Western Michigan University on Sept. 27. She will have one year of eligibility at Owens.

Antonacci, who was UT’s third leading goal scorer as a freshman, had 77 goals and 48 assists in her four-year career at Lake. She holds the single game, single season and career records in goals and assists.As a senior, Antonacci had 21 goals and 11 assists. She also tallied 25 goals and eight assists as a junior, 14 goals and 12 assists as a sopho-more and 17 goals and 17 assists as a freshman.

She earned Second Team All-Ohio and First Team All-District honors her final two years. She was a two-time Northern Buckeye Conference (NBC) Player of the Year and a two-time Suburban Lakes League Player of the Year (one year was a Co-POY, though). She was First Team All-SLL twice and First Team All-NBC twice. The one year she earned Co-POY came when former Express two-year starter (2012-13) Taylor Avers of Woodmore High School shared it with her in 2010-11.

In her four years at Lake, the Flyers went 61-10-4. They reached the district semifinals her sophomore year before falling 1-0 to Genoa in overtime and the regional finals her freshman year before falling to St. Mary’s Memorial in the second set of penalty kicks. Antonacci will become the third Lake High School graduate to play for Owens. She joins Drew Plummer (2012) and Tara Preble (2012-13). They played together on the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons, in which Lake went 35-3-3.

Shelby is the daughter of John and Robinne Antonacci. She has one sibling, Shane.

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LACEE ORTMAN5’7”

DefenderSouthview/Sylvania, OH

# 18

OWENS CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Ortman had three goals and one assist in a freshman campaign that saw her start two of 18 games played. She had a season-high two goals in a win over Indiana Tech JV on Sept. 15.

Ortman was a four-year varsity award winner at Southview. She played under the tutelage of Amy Knepper.

Lacee is the daughter of Steve and Sheila Ortman. She has three sis-ters - Chandler, McKenzie and Chase.



HALEY MALACZEWSKI

5’7”Midfielder

Central Catholic/Toledo, OH

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BGSU CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Malaczewski spent her freshman year at NCAA Division I Bowling Green State University, where she produced one goal over 16 games. Her goal came in the season opener, and she finished tied for third on the team in goals scored and shots on goal (8).

The 2013 Central Catholic graduate amassed 69 goals and 29 assists in her four-year career on the Irish women’s soccer team under the tutelage of head coach Don Jablonski. As a senior, she tallied 23 goals and 13 assists. She holds school records for goals in a game (4), sea-son (26) and career, as well as assists in a game (4) and career.

The two-year team captain was a two-time Three Rivers Athletic Con-ference (TRAC) Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012, while also becom-ing a two-time First Team All-District and two-time Second Team All-Ohio selection.

Academically, she was an honor roll student and graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Haley is the sister of former Owens women’s volleyball player, Chelsey Malaczewski (2006-07). She is the daughter of David and Cindy Malac-zewski. Aside from Chelsey, she also has another older sister, Alexa. Her father played baseball at Kent State University.



BRITTANY POWELL5’6”

ForwardOnsted/Onsted, MI

OWENS CAREER (2013)

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENS

Powell started two games, while seeing action in 20, as a freshman. She tallied four goals and one assist, while producing a season-high two goals in a win over Indiana Tech JV on Sept. 15.

Powell was a three-sports athlete at Onsted High School. In soccer, she was a member of seven indoor and outdoor travel soccer cham-pionship teams with Real FC from 2006-12. Her high school soccer coach was Sally Skeels.

In track, she was an All-Michigan selection in 2010-11 and 2011-12 and a member of the 2010-11 state championship team in the 4 x 400 meter relay. She was also part of the 4 x 800 meter relay team that finished sixth the same year.

Additionally, she was a member of the very successful Onsted girls basketball team. The program won back-to-back Lenawee County Athletic Association (LCAA) league championships.

Brittany is the daughter of Brent and Robene Powell.

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FRESHMEN PLAYER BIOS



CHELSIE RANDOLPH5’5”

GoalkeeperStart/Toledo, OH

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENSRandolph was a team MVP at Start High School under the tutelage of head coach Shawn Hoover.

Chelsie is the daughter of Charles Randolph and Karrie Corcoran. She has one brother, Charles II.

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DOMINIQUE CRUZ5’2”

MidfielderNorthwood/Northwood, OH

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENSCruz earned Second Team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC), First Team All-Northwest Ohio High School Soccer League (NWOHSSL) and Honorable Mention All-Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (NWOSSCA) honors as a senior at Northwood.

As a junior, Cruz was named First Team All-NWOHSSL and Honorable Men-tion All-NWOSSCA. Additionally, she is a two-time Coaches Award winner and a four-year varsity letter winner.

Dominique is the daughter of Phil and Angie Cruz. She has two siblings, Taylor and A.J.

# 3



SIERA KOVAR5’6”

DefenderBowsher/Toledo, OH

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENSKovar was a First Team All-Toledo City League and Honorable Mention All-District as a senior. She was Second Team All-Toledo City League as a junior. She was coached by Aaron Burkhardt.

Siera is the daughter of Steve Kovar and Luci Villagomez. She has four siblings - Stephanie, Stephan, Jason and Jaiden.

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LYDIA YEAGER5’5”

Defender/MidfielderStart/Toledo, OH

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENSYeager tallied 43 goals and 22 assists in her high school career that spanned three years at Toledo Christian and one year at Start. She was named First Team All-NWOHSSL all four years and was the NWOHSSL Play-er of the Year as a junior.

In her first three years at Toledo Christian, she talled 33 goals and 19 as-sists, including 15 goals and nine assists her junior year. Following the season, she was named First Team All-District in Division III.

Following that season, she transferred to Start, where she produced 10 goals and three assists en route to Honorable Mention All-District hon-ors in Division I.

Yeager was named the team’s MVP each of her four seasons.

Lydia is the daughter of Matthew and Wendy Yeager. She has four sib-lings, Elizabeth, Tabitha, Hannah and Josh.

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JESSICA KREGER5’5”

MidfielderBedford/Temperance, MI

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENSKreger broke Bedford’s career assist mark with 25, and she finished with 14 goals and 53 points over her four-year varsity career.

As a senior, she totaled three goals and two assists for the 7-7-3 Mules, while playing in 13 matches. She scored the game winning goal against Dearborn Heights Crestwood and and had a game-tying goal at Monroe.

As a junior, Kreger led the team in assists and points, and she tied for second in goals while leading the Mules to a 9-7-2 record, which includ-ed a penalty kick loss in the state playoffs. In 18 matches, she produced seven goals and 10 assists. Two of those goals were game winners, one was a game tying goal and one came via a penalty kick. She also had two game winning assists. Furthermore, she had a hat trick in a win over Adrian and had a six game point streak. She earned Honorable Mention All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors following the season.

Kreger led the team to an 11-9-2 mark as a sophomore. She produced four goals and six assists, and had a hat trick against Adrian on April 17. As a freshman, Kreger played in all 22 matches for the best team in school history (15-6-1. She helped that year’s team become the first in school history to win a state playoff game (they won two) before losing in the district championship game. While she didn’t produce a goal, Kreger fin-ished tied for second on the team in assists with seven.

Aside from her junior year Honorable Mention All-SEC recognition, Kre-ger also earned the following honors during her high school career: team Freshman of the Year, District All-Tournament team and the team’s Offensive MVP award. Academically, she earned Summa Cum Laude hon-ors with a 3.92 GPA. She played for head coach Aaron Wolfe.

Jessica is the daughter of John and Sharon Kreger. Her lone sibling, Hal-ey, played for Owens the past two years.

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JORDYN WRIGHT5’7”

ForwardRiverdale/Forest, OH

PERSONAL

PRIOR TO OWENSAs a senior at Riverdale, Wright earned First Team All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association (NCOSA), First Team All-District and Second Team All-Ohio honors. She played under the tutelage of former Owens men’s soc-cer player Andrew Snook.

Academically, Wright was a member of the National Honor Society and she graduated with honors.

Jordyn is the daughter of Ryan and Joanna Wright. She has three siblings, Tiffany, Lexie and Brady.

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2013 Year In Review



Benton Harbor, MI---Haley Gas-ser, who missed all but one and a half games last year due to injury, scored the team’s first goal in a 5-0 win over Lake Michigan College today.

Gasser deposited the ball into the top right corner of the net on a shot from near the left sideline to put the her team up 1-0 with 22:01 left in the half. The goal, which came on an assist from Abby Groll, would spark an offen-sive onslaught for the Express.

Just less than six minutes later, with 16:16 left in the half, Jill Burkholder was taken down in the box and converted the ensu-ing penalty kick for a 2-0 lead. With 7:24 left, Jessica Grindle put one past the goalkeeper before Brittany Powell raced down the

left sideline and beat her de-fender and the goalkeeper for a goal with 1:47 left in the half.

With a 4-0 lead and 26:24 left in the second half, Burkholder notched her second goal of the game on a deep shot from near the right side-line while standing near midfield.

The Express, who produced 15 shots on goal, got a shutout performance from goalkeeper Erika Brinkman. She had two saves. Eva Nemeth made sev-en saves for Lake Michigan.

Today’s game marked the first one in program his-tory for Lake Michigan.

Burkholder, who finished sec-ond on the team in scoring last year, finished with two

goals. The team’s lone as-sist came from Groll, a fresh-man. Powell is also a freshman.

Gasser took a medical red-

shirt last year after produc-ing a team-high 15 assists as a freshman two years ago.

Gasser’s Return, First Half Goal Sparks Owens Women In 5-0 Shut Out of Lake Michigan

Muskegon, MI---Jill Burkholder and Haley Kreger each scored a goal as the Express women’s soccer team defeated No. 11 Muskegon Community College 2-1 today.

Kreger scored about 20 minutes into the game as the Express took an early 1-0 lead. Burkholder then had a collision to the right of the penalty box near the end of the first half with a Muskegon defend-er, maintained her balance and lofted a shot over the goalkeeper’s head to pad the lead.

Up 2-0 at the half, the Express de-fense held Muskegon down until midway through the second half when the Jayhawks scored to pull within one midway through the half. The Express, however, held off Muskegon to get the win.

Erika Brinkman started in goal for the Express. She made several saves, including a diving save to her right in the second half.

The Express got a little revenge

as Muskegon ended the season for the Express last year in the Region XII tournament with a last minute goal...Burkholder now has three goals in the season’s first

two games...Kreger’s goal was her first of the season...Jessica Grindle got her first assist of the season on Kreger’s goal...Burkholder’s goal was unassisted...the Express are

now 2-0 and will next play on Aug. 31 beginning at 3 p.m. at Jackson Community College

Burkholder, Kreger Lead Owens Women Past No. 11 Muskegon 2-1

Haley Gasser (10) watches her shot sail into the top right corner of the net today. Her goal put the Express up 1-0 en route to a shutout victory

Jill Burkholder races past multiple Muskegon defenders in today’s 2-1 win. Burkholder scored the game winner as the Express moved to 2-0. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Aug. 25, 2013

Aug. 24, 2013



Jackson, MI---A late first half goal proved to be the difference as the Express women’s soccer team lost 3-2 to Jackson College on the road today.

Jessica Grindle opened the game’s scoring with a goal in the 23rd minute to put the Ex-press up 1-0. Two minutes later, Jackson tied the game up.

Then, with 20 seconds left in the half, Jackson took a 2-1 lead with their second goal.

In the second half, Jackson stretched the lead to 3-1 with 16:13 left before Kendyl Christian got her first collegiate goal with 1:55 remaining for the Express.

Erika Brinkman started in goal for the Express.

The Express (2-1) will host Schoolcraft College on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Christian’s goal came in her first collegiate game. She had missed the season’s first two

games.

Grindle’s goal was her second of the season and the eighth of her career.

The Express were without the services of start-ing midfielder Haley Gasser today.

Late First Half Goal Dooms Owens in 3-2 Loss to Jackson College

Jessica Grindle, pictured here, put the Express women up 1-0 in the game’s 23rd minute against Jackson. It wasn’t enough, though, as her team lost 3-2. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens

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Aug. 31, 2013

Toledo, OH---Kendyl Christian’s late goal wasn’t enough as the Express women’s soccer team dropped a 3-1 home decision to Schoolcraft College today.

The lone goal for the Express came at the 73:21 mark when Tara Preble made a strong move against a defender to retain possession on the right sideline and made a cross to Christian, who scored her second goal in the past two games.

Schoolcraft, however, had previously scored at the 14:54, 56:43 and 64:05 marks.

Kelly McKay scored the first and third goals for the Ocelots, while Jessica Perry scored the sec-ond one, which ended up being the game win-ner. Erin McKay had the lone assist for School-craft, on Perry’s goal.

Erika Brinkman started and played the entire game in goal for the Express. She made three saves. Tara Gessler started in goal for the Oce-lots. She made four saves in 81 minutes, while Alexis Smith played the final nine minutes.

With the loss, the Express drop to 2-2 overall this year and 2-2 in Region XII, while School-

craft improves to 3-0 overall and 3-0 in Region XII.

The Express are off until Sunday when they will host Mercyhurst North East Community College at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on local TV station BCSN.

Christan, who was playing in only her second game of the year, produced her second tally of the season. Preble’s assist is the first point of her career.

Christian’s Goal Too Little, Too Late in 3-1 Loss To Schoolcraft

Kendyl Christian looks to make a move in the first half of today’s 3-1 loss to Schoolcraft. The freshman scored the lone goal of the game for the Express. Photo by

Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Sept. 4, 2013

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Toledo, OH---Jessica Grindle scored three goals and added one assist to lead the Express wom-en’s soccer team past Mercyhurst North East 7-0 today.

The Express offense peppered Mercyhurst North East’s goalkeeper, Olivia Shear, all day. They finished with 31 shots on goal, while Shear saved 20 shots and numerous shots hit the side posts and crossbar.

Grindle got the Express out to a 2-0 lead early as she scored just 4:30 and 6:31 into the game.

Later, Haley Gasser scored her second goal of the season with just under four minutes left in the first half to give the Express a 3-0 lead at the break.

Gasser assisted on Grindle’s first goal, while Brittany Powell assisted on Grindle’s second goal. Gasser’s goal came when she stole the ball from a defender and lofted a nice shot over the goalkeeper’s head.

In the second half, the Express continued to pressure the Mercyhurst North East defense.

Their first goal of the half came when Megan Soncrant was fouled deep in Mercyhurst terri-tory in the 52nd minute.

Elizabeth Theaker took the free kick and direct-ed it into the top left corner of the net for her first career goal.

The next goal came in the 60th minute when Grindle crossed a shot from the left, which Abby Groll headed in for her first goal of the season.

The Express went up 6-0 when Samantha Star-key scored her first career goal in the 64th min-ute.

Marissa Ramirez headed the ball off a corner kick to Starkey, who delivered the shot.

Grindle then drilled a laser of a shot into the top corner of the net in the 70th minute to finish the scoring. Lacee Ortman picked up her first as-sist on the goal.

Erika Brinkman started in goal for the Express. She did not face a shot on goal in the game’s

first 81 minutes before being replaced by Son-crant for the rest of the game.

Notes

Today was the first multiple goal game for Grin-dle, a sophomore who had previously scored eight career goals in separate games.

It was the third time in her career that she re-corded at least one goal and one assist.

She now has a team-high five goals this year. Her seven points today marks the fourth most in a single game in Express women’s soccer history.

Soncrant saw her first minutes of the season in goal today. The backup goalkeeper spends most of her time at midfield for the Express.

While the Express outshot Mercyhurst 31-0, they also posted a 10-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Theaker now has one career goal to go along with an assist she had last year.

Powell and Groll now have one goal and one as-sist in their first year with the Express. Ramirez picked up her second career assist.

Ramirez nearly scored her first career goal late in the game on a header off a corner kick, but the ball hit the crossbar and was cleared out.

Today’s game marked the second shutout of the season for the Express defense.

BCSN broadcasted today’s game. Check out BCSN.tv for more info on how to view it.

The Express (3-2 overall) will travel to Adrian, MI to take on Siena Heights University’s JV team on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

Their next home game is Sept. 18 against Cin-cinnati State Technical and Community College at 4 p.m.

Grindle’s Hat Trick Integral As Owens Post 7-0 Shutout of Mercyhurst North East

September 8, 2013

Jessica Grindle prepares to strike the ball for her second goal of the day. The sophomore finished with three goals and one assist. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information



Fort Wayne, IN---Three players scored two goals apiece as the Express women’s soccer team defeated Indiana Tech University’s JV team 9-2 today.

Jessica Grindle scored two of the team’s first three goals to lead the early charge.

The sophomore’s first goal came 4:47 into the game on an assist from Jill Burkholder.

Kendyl Christian made it 2-0 with a goal at the 7:23 mark on a cross from Abby Groll.

Grindle added her second goal at the 13:17 point on an assist from Elizabeth Theaker.

After an 18-minute goal hiatus, Lacee Ortman scored her first collegiate goal 31:26 into the game on another assist from Burkholder.

Amber Burnette added to that with her first col-legiate goal, unassisted, at the 40:35 mark.

Following that, Brittany Powell added her sec-ond goal of the season 23 seconds later to put

the Express up 6-0 at halftime.

Indiana Tech ended the shutout two and a half minutes into the second half before the Express rattled off three straight goals by Burkholder (56:01, unassisted), Powell (71:39) and Ortman (78:08).

Joanna Dudzik picked up her first college points with an assist on each of the final two Express goals.

Tara Preble assisted on the late first half goal by Powell. It was her second of the season.

Indiana Tech scored their second goal with just under a minute left to provide the final margin.

Erika Brinkman started in goal and went the distance for the Express. She made three saves while allowing the two goals.

Ortman now has two goals and one assist this year.

Grindle increased her team-high goal total to

seven. She also has two assists this year.

Groll’s assist was her second of the season. Christian’s goal was her third of the season. Theaker’s assist was her first of the season.

Burkholder, who missed the team’s last game against Mercyhurst North East, now has four goals and two assists in her sophomore year.

Powell now has three goals and one assist this year.

She scored her first goal since the season-opening win over Lake Michigan College.

The Express (4-2 overall) will host Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (3-1) on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

It will be a critical matchup in terms of the Re-gion XII standings as Cincinnati State is 2-1 in the region, while the Express are 2-2 in the re-gion.

Ortman, Two Others Score Twice As Owens Women Roll Past Indiana Tech JV 9-2

September 15, 2013



Toledo, OH---Jessica Grindle pro-vided another hat trick to give the Express women’s soccer team a 5-0 win over Region XII rival Cin-cinnati State Technical and Com-munity College today.

It was Grindle’s second hat trick in the past three games.

The Express came out firing away offensively.

They produced eight shots in the game’s first eight and a half min-utes, with three saved by Cincin-nati State’s goalkeeper, Kelsie Lee.

The next shot, however, was put in the back left corner of the net by Abby Groll.

It was assisted by Haley Kreger and gave the Express a 1-0 lead at the 10:15 mark.

Later, with just seven seconds left in the first half, Grindle scored her first goal off a cross from Haley Gasser to put the Express up 2-0.

In the first half, the Express out-shot Cincinnati State 19-1 overall, with the Surge getting zero shots

on goal.

After missing quite a few opportu-nities to add on in the first half, the Express didn’t waste much time doing so in the second half.

Grindle added back-to-back goals at the 47:40 mark and 48:18 marks to blow the game open.

On the first goal, Kendyl Christian crossed the ball to Haley Gasser, who one-timed it to Grindle. On the next goal, Grindle got a through ball from Christian and nailed it past the keeper.

Jill Burkholder made it a five goal lead with a goal off a header on a cross by Gasser at the 59:40 mark.

Overall, the Express out-shot Cin-cinnati State 30-3, including an 11-2 edge in the second half.

The Express held an 18-2 advan-tage in shots on goal, as well.

Grindle and Gasser each had a team-high three shots on goal, while Burkholder and Christian each had two shots on goal.

Erika Brinkman made two saves in her only two shots faced on goal, while Lee made 13 saves on her 18 shots faced.

The Express held a 13-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Notes

The Express are now 5-2 overall and 3-2 in Region XII, while the Surge fall to 3-2 overall and 2-2 in Region XII.

The next action for the Express, who have won three straight, will be at home this Saturday against Lorain County Community College at 11 a.m.

Gasser finished the game with three assists, while Christian add-ed two and Kreger added one.

The team had a double-assist on the team’s third goal.

Kreger picked up her second as-sist of the season today, while Grindle now has 10 goals,

Groll has two goals, Burkholder has five goals and Gasser has four assists.

Grindle’s Second Hat Trick in 3 Games Leads Owens to 5-0 Win over Cincinnati State

Jessica Grindle, right, looks to follow the action late in today’s 5-0 win over Cincinnati State. The sophomore scored three goals. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

September 18, 2013



Toledo, OH---Kendyl Christian scored just 14 seconds into the game as the Express women’s soccer team routed Lorain County Community College 10-0 at home today.

Christian’s goal broke Jessica Grindle’s record for quickest goal to start a game. The previous mark was 46 seconds against Cincinnati State on Oct. 20, 2012.

Following Christian’s goal, the Express added four more goals in the game’s first 10 minutes.

Jill Burkholder had back-to-back goals at the 2:46 and 4:26 marks, followed by Jessica Grin-dle (6:18) and Amber Burnette (9:01).

Marissa Ramirez assisted Burkholder’s second goal, while Abby Groll assisted Grindle’s goal. The other two were unassisted.

Kayla Lehmann scored her first collegiate goal by beating the keeper to the top left corner of the net at the 21:30 mark to put the Express up 6-0.

Burnette then added another goal, at the 28:26 mark, before Grindle added her second at the 36:46 mark.

Haley Gasser assisted on Grindle’s second goal, while the Express took an 8-0 lead into halftime.

In the second half, Haley Kreger produced the only two Express goals, with them coming at the 65:37 and 78:01 marks.

On the second one, Groll crossed the ball from right to left before Kreger headed it.

The initial shot was saved, but Kreger followed it up with another header for the goal.

Both of Kreger’s goals were unassisted.

Erika Brinkman started in goal for the Express and played most of the first half before being replaced by Megan Soncrant, who played until the 85th minute.

Kreger spent the last five minutes in goal. It was the second appearance in goal this year for Soncrant, while it was Kreger’s first appear-ance.

Soncrant made the only save of the game, on

the only shot on goal for Lorain County.

Notes

The Express are now 6-2 this year. They have now won four straight matches by a combined 31-2 margin.

The next action for the Express will be next weekend at home. On Saturday, they will take on Muskegon Community College at 3 p.m. be-fore taking on Lake Michigan College at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Brinkman saw the first field action of her ca-reer in the second half. She had three shots, with two on goal.

The Express outshot Lorain County 47-1 overall, including a 28-1 margin in shots on goal.

Lorain County’s Ashley Comstock made 18 saves in goal.

Grindle now has a team-high 12 goals this year, while Gasser pushed her team-high assist to-tal to five. She is approaching 20 career goals, as she now has 18 goals and six assists in her career.

She has already matched her assist total from last season. She is currently tied for 12th in the nation in goals at the NJCAA D-I level.

Burkholder scored her sixth and seventh goals of the season, while Burnette had her second and third goals of the season.

Christian now has four goals and two assists this year, while Kreger has three goals and one assist.

Groll picked up her third assist today, while Ramirez picked up her second assist.

Burnette Scores Two Goals, Owens Women Rout Lorain County 10-0

Amber Burnette, pictured here in the second half of today’s game, scored two first half goals in a 10-0 win for the Express. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

September 21, 2013



Toledo, OH---The Express women’s soccer team scored two goals in the first five minutes of the second half today to propel the team to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Muskegon Community College.

The Express had controlled much of the first half before Muskegon scored on their only shot on goal in the half at the 42:30 mark to take a halftime lead.

In the second stanza, the Express came out firing, with the game tying goal coming from Jessica Grindle at the 48:28 mark on an as-sist off a free kick from Elizabeth Theaker.

Moments later, Jill Burkholder was fouled on the left side of the goal towards the sideline. She then drilled a kick into the top right por-tion of the net past the keeper for what turned out to be the game winner.

From there, the Express controlled

the game, except for a breakaway game tying goal chance for Mus-kegon in the 72nd minute, but Ash-lee Taylor’s shot sailed wide right.

The Express took 26 shots in the game, with eight coming on goal, while Muskegon was held to just one shot on goal on four shots to-tal. Additionally, the Express had a 10-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Erika Brinkman played the entire game in goal for the Express. She didn’t record a save, while Hayley Twigg saved six shots for Muske-gon.

The Express are now 7-2 overall this year and have won five con-secutive matches. Muskegon falls to 2-6-1 overall.

The next action for the Express will be at home tomorrow at 3 p.m. against Lake Michigan College.

Burkholder’s goal was her eighth of the season, which is good for

second on the team behind Grin-dle, who now 13 goals.

Haley Gasser led the team with four shots on goal today, while

Burkholder had a team-high seven total shots.

Theaker’s assist was her second of the season.

Burkholder, Grindle Lead Second Half Charge In 2-1 Win over Muskegon

Jill Burkholder scored the game winning goal in a 2-1, come from be-hind win against Muskegon today. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens

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September 28, 2013

Grindle Scores Two, Owens Wins Sixth Straight With 3-0 Shutout of Lake MichiganToledo, OH---Jessica Grindle scored two goals to lead the Ex-press women’s soccer team to a 3-0 win over Lake Michigan Col-lege today.

The win gives the Express their sixth straight win, four of which have come via shutout.

Grindle put the Express up 1-0 with her 14th goal of the year just 1:50 into the match. Her goal came via an assist from Elizabeth Theaker, who picked up her third assist of the year on the play.

Later, Lacee Ortman scored her third goal of the season at the 29:25 mark on an assist from Jill Burkholder to give the Express a 2-0 lead at halftime. It was Burk-holder’s third assist of the year.

Grindle added her 15th goal of the season, and second of the game, at

the 78:17 mark. It was unassisted.

The Express dominated play, for the most part, in the game as they produced 10 shots on goal, com-pared to only two for Lake Michi-gan.

Erika Brinkman made two saves in net for the Express, while Lake Michigan’s Jayme Cox made eight saves.

Notes

Grindle has been on an offensive tear during the six game Express winning streak. In those six games, she has totaled 13 goals. Further-more, she has two hat tricks and five games with multiple goals over that same span.

Her 15 goals is the third most in a single season, while her 21 career goals puts her third on the career

list. Those 21 goals have come in only 20 career games played.

During their six game winning streak, the Express (8-2 overall) have outscored the opposition 43-

3.

The Express will next play on Oct. 2 against No. 14 Schoolcraft College, who are currently undefeated. The match will be on the road.

September 29, 2013

Jessica Grindle breaks free past two Lake Michigan defenders in the second half of today’s 3-0 win over Lake Michigan College. Photo by




Livonia, MI---Haley Kreger’s game-winning header off a corner kick in double overtime gave the Express women’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten and un-tied No. 11 Schoolcraft College.

Jill Burkholder assisted on the game winner, which came at the 101:47 mark. It was her fourth as-sist of the season.

Earlier in the game, Kendyl Chris-tian put the Express up early with a goal just 6:01 into the match. Schoolcraft answered to tie it up just over three minutes later at the 9:12 mark.

Christian’s goal was her fifth of the season, while Kreger’s goal was her fourth. Grindle, who assisted on Christian’s goal, picked up her

fourth assist.

The win improves the Express win-ning streak to seven games. Their last loss was at home on Sept. 4 to Schoolcraft. It marks the longest winning streak in program history.

Erika Brinkman played the first half in goal for the Express before Megan Soncrant replaced her for the second half and overtime. It was Soncrant’s third game of ac-tion and the first decision of her college career.

The Express are now 9-2 over-all and 6-2 in Region XII, while Schoolcraft falls to 9-1 overall and 9-1 in Region XII.

Today’s win tied the record for the highest ranked team the Express

has knocked off in program his-tory. It is also the first time the Express has defeated Schoolcraft on the road.

The next action for the Express will be Sunday at home against Indi-ana Tech JV beginning at 2 p.m.

Kreger’s Game Winning Header in 2 OT Stuns No. 11 Schoolcraft in 2-1 Owens Win

Haley Kreger, pictured here with the ball, scored the game winning goal in today’s 2-1 double overtime victory over No. 11 Schoolcraft College.

Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

October 2, 2013

Toledo, OH---Jill Burkholder’s penalty kick goal got the Express women’s soccer team going as they defeated Delta College 3-1 at home today.

Burkholder nearly had two more goals in the first half as one shot was a laser off the left post, while another was a shot off the cross-bar.

Her penalty kick goal, which came after Kendyl Christian was taken down in the box, occurred at the 6:17 mark.

Brittany Powell then scored what turned out to be the game winning goal at the 20:56 mark.

Amber Burnette assisted on the play, which occurred directly in front of the net on the left side.

Jessica Grindle added her team-high 16th goal just before the end of the first half with a header from left of the goal over the goalkeep-er’s head. Haley Gasser was cred-

ited with an assist on the play.

Delta would add a goal in the 75th minute, but it was too little, too late as the Express won their eighth straight game.

Megan Soncrant started her sec-ond game of the season in goal for the Express.

She did not face a shot on goal in the first half before being replaced by Erika Brinkman for the second half. Brinkman allowed the lone goal, while also making one save.

The Express had 11 shots on goal, while Destiny Wallace made eight saves in goal for Delta.

The Express women (10-2) haven’t dropped a game since Sept. 4 as they continued their program re-cord winning streak today. Their next action will be on Saturday at Kellogg Community College at 1 p.m.

Grindle now has 16 goals and four

assists this year...Burkholder’s goal was her ninth of the season...Powell’s goal was her fourth of the season...Gasser’s assist was her

sixth of the season...Burnette’s as-sist was the first of the season for her

Burkholder Drills Delta College As Owens Women Win 8th Straight

Jill Burkholder attempts a shot in today’s match against Delta. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

October 9, 2013



Battle Creek, MI---Kendyl Christian (Clay/Oregon, OH) and Jill Burk-holder (Bryan/Bryan, OH) led the Express women’s soccer team to a 5-1 road win over Kellogg Commu-nity College today.

With the win, the Express (11-2) ex-tended their program-record win-ning streak to nine.

Burkholder got the Express on the board early with a goal just 5:21 in to give her team an early ad-vantage. She then assisted on an Amber Burnette (Oak Harbor/Gray-town, OH) goal at the 22:38 mark to push the lead to two.

Kellogg’s Elizabeth Jarrard scored on a penalty kick at the 35:00 mark to pull her team within one at half-time.

In the second half, the Express got one goal from Haley Gasser (North-view/Sylvania, OH) at the 50:59

mark and two goals from Christian at the 54:30 and 89:56 marks.

Haley Kreger (Bedford/Bedford Township, MI) and Tara Preble (Lake/Millbury, OH) assisted on the final two goals by Christian.

Erika Brinkman (Kalida/Clover-dale, OH) played the entire game in goal. The only shot she faced was the penalty kick.

Notes

The next action for the Express will be Oct. 18 at home against Jackson College, who handed the Express their first loss this year on Aug. 31. The Oct. 16 match at Lorain County Community College has been can-celed, and there may be an added game on that date, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Christian now has seven goals this year after today’s performance,

while Burkholder now has 10 goals and five assists this year. Burnette has four goals, Kreger has two as-

sists and Preble has three assists. Gasser picked up her third goal of the season.

Christian Leads Owens Women Past Kellogg 5-1, Winning Streak Now at Nine

Kendyl Christian, pictured here heading a ball, scored two goals for the Express today in a 5-1 win over Kellogg Community College. Photo by


October 12, 2013

Toledo, OH---Jessica Grindle’s game-winner in the 78th minute led the Express women to a 3-1 win over Indiana Tech JV today.

Indiana Tech JV, who brought sev-eral varsity players along with them today, scored in the game’s 14th minute when Manuela Cabal’s defender fell, allowing Cabal a free path to the goal.

They nearly took the lead into the break, but Abby Groll scored with eight seconds left in the half on a cross from Jessica Grindle to tie it up.

Grindle’s game-winner came on a left-to-right side cross from Taylor Avers. Grindle and Groll actually collided on the play, and Grindle put the ball in.

Haley Kreger added an insur-

ance goal just over a minute later (78:53) on an assist from Haley Gasser.

Erika Brinkman went the distance in goal for the Express, while making one save. Indiana Tech’s Shelby Heller, who made several outstanding saves in one-on-one situations today, finished with 13 saves overall.

Notes

The Express won their 10th straight game today and are now 12-2 over-all this year. They will look for No. 11 in a home match against Jack-son College on Friday beginning at 4 p.m. The Jets handed the Express their first loss earlier this year.

Grindle now has a team-high 17 goals and five assists this year,

while Groll picked up her third goal. Kreger’s goal was her fifth of the season, the assist from Avers

was her first assist of the season and Gasser’s assist was her sev-enth this year.

Groll, Owens Women Survive Battle From Indiana Tech, Win 3-1

Abby Groll makes a move in the first half of today’s 3-1 win over Indiana Tech JV. The freshman scored with eight seconds left in the first half.


October 16, 2013



Toledo, OH---Kendyl Christian (Clay/Oregon, OH) and Jessica Grindle (Northwood/Northwood, OH) each scored twice as the Express women’s soccer team posted a 4-0 victory over Jackson College at home today.

The win avenges a 3-2 loss to the Jets from Aug. 31.

Christian got the Express started with a goal at the 15:36 mark where she beat the keeper far left on a pass from Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, OH).

Grindle then added a sliding goal off a through ball from Haley Gas-ser (Northview/Sylvania, OH) at the 24:50 mark.

Gasser assisted on another goal by Christian at the 41:38 mark to put the Express up 3-0 at halftime.

Grindle added some more insur-ance in the 79th minute when she received a pass from Abby Groll (Clay/Oregon, OH) and took it past a defender on the right side and beat the keeper for her 19th goal of the season.

Erika Brinkman (Kalida/Clover-dale, OH) started and went the dis-tance in goal for the Express. She made one save, and it was an im-pressive one early in the second half when she tipped a hard shot above her head off the crossbar.

Marie Rodgers started in goal for Jackson, but exited after one save due to an injury just over eight minutes into the game. Kim Buie played the rest of the game and made nine saves.

The Express had 14 shots on goal compared to just one for Jackson.

The Express (13-2) won their 11th straight game with today’s win. Since the streak began on Sept. 8, the Express have outscored their opponents 53-7. Additionally, they haven’t allowed more than one goal over a 10-game stretch.

The regular season will conclude for the Express with two road matches, the first one coming against Delta College on Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. They will then travel to Cincinnati State to close out the

regular season on Oct. 26 at 3 p.m.

Grindle’s team-high 18th and 19th goals also marked her 24th and 25 career goals. That ties her with Marissa Szabo (2011) for the sec-ond most goals in program history.

Christian’s goals were the eighth and ninth of her freshman cam-

paign.

Gasser picked up her eighth and ninth assists of the season. She in-creased her school record career total to 25. Burkholder’s assist was her ninth of the season and 18th of her career. She is second in career assists behind Gasser.

Owens Women Roll Past Jackson College, Avenge Earlier Defeat In 11th Straight Win

Jill Burkholder, who picked up the 18th assist of her career today, led the Owens women to a 4-0 win over Jackson College. It marked the

team’s 11th straight win. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

October 18, 2013

University Center, MI---Marissa Ramirez (Northwood/Northwood, OH) scored her first collegiate goal, while Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, OH) netted two goals, as the Express women’s soccer team de-feated Delta College 4-1 today.

The victory is the 12th straight for the Express, which extends a pro-gram record. With their 14th win today, they also broke the previous program record for wins in a sea-son.

Amber Burnette (Oak Harbor/Gray-town, OH) put the Express up 1-0 in the 31st minute with her fifth goal of the season. It came on Kendyl Christian’s (Clay/Oregon, OH) third assist of the season.

After trailing 1-0 at halftime, Delta College scored 15 minutes into the second half to tie the match up.

Burkholder scored on back-to-back goals off corner kicks shortly after to regain control of the match for the Express. The goals were the 11th and 12th of the season for the sophomore midfielder, who now has 20 goals and 15 assists in her career.

With her team up 3-1, Ramirez scored an unassisted goal. It was the sophomore’s first career goal. She had three career assists com-ing into the match.

The Express (14-2) will close out their regular season on Saturday with a road matchup against Cin-

cinnati State Technical and Com- munity College at 3 p.m.Burkholder Reaches 20 Career Goals As Owens Women Defeat Delta 4-1

Jill Burkholder scored two goals off corner kicks in today’s 4-1 win over Delta College. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

October 23, 2013

Groll, Owens Women Survive Battle From Indiana Tech, Win 3-1



Cincinnati, OH---Elizabeth Theaker (Maumee/Maumee, OH) scored the game-winning goal as the Express earned a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Cincinnati State Techni-cal and Community College today.

The Surge took an early lead in the first half on a goal at the nine minute mark from Brittani Abner, but Kendyl Christian (Clay/Oregon, OH) scored in the 28th minute off a cross from Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, OH) to tie it up.

Towards the end of the first half, with 10 minutes left, Theaker scored on a free kick from 30 yards out to give the Express the winning margin. The shot bounced past the goalkeeper untouched.

Erika Brinkman (Kalida/Clover-

dale, OH) started in goal for the Ex-press and made four saves.

With the win, the Express (15-2) pushed their program record win-ning streak to 13 heading into next weekend’s Region XII tournament, which will be played at Owens. They earned a No. 2 seed and will host either Delta College or Cincin-nati State in the semifinal round of the four-team tournament.

Christian’s goal was the 10th of the season for her, while Theaker’s goal was her second. Burkholder’s assist was her seventh of the sea-son.

Today’s game was played at With-row International High School in Cincinnati.

Theaker’s Game-Winner Pushes Owens Women Past Cincinnati State 2-1October 26, 2013

Toledo, OH---The Express women’s soccer team has entered the Na-tional Junior College Athletic As-sociation (NJCAA) D-I poll at No. 19 upon the release of today’s poll.

It is the first time the team has been ranked this season despite a program record 13-game win-ning streak, which has included a 2-1 double overtime victory over current No. 15 Schoolcraft College along the way.

During their 13-game winning streak, the Express has outscored opponents 59-9. Additionally, they have allowed one goal or less in 12 of those matches (11 straight) and pitched five shutouts over that pe-riod.

The Express, who are currently 15-2 overall, enter this weekend’s Region XII tournament as the No. 2 seed behind Schoolcraft College. They open up play in the four-team tournament against No. 3 seed Delta College at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The championship will be Sunday

at 12 p.m. All three tournament matches will be held at Owens Community College with the win-ner advancing to the 12-team NJ-CAA D-I National Championship tournament in Melbourne, Fla. Nov. 18-23.

Notes

With the addition of the women’s soccer team being ranked, the Express athletic department cur-rently has four teams ranked in the nation’s top 20. The others are men’s golf (No. 1 at the NJCAA D-II level), women’s basketball (No. 9 at the NJCAA D-II level) and men’s basketball (No. 8 at the NJCAA D-II level).

Owens Women’s Soccer Enters NJCAA D-I poll at No. 19

Abby Groll and the No. 19 Express women’s soccer team will battle Delta College at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Region XII tournament semifinals.


October 30, 2013

Elizabeth Theaker, pictured here, scored her second goal of the season to give the Express a 2-1 win over Cincinnati State today. Photo by




17th Year

Toledo, Ohio---Jessica Grindle’s (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) goal in the 61st minute proved to be the difference as the No. 19 Express women’s soccer team defeated Delta College 2-0 in the Region XII semifinals today.

The game was scoreless through the first half before Grindle took a through ball from Haley Gasser (Northview/Sylvania, Ohio) and deposited it into the right corner of the net for what became the game-winner.

Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio) would add a goal off a pen-alty kick at the 76:05 mark to give a little cushion for the Express.

Erika Brinkman (Kalida/Clover-dale, Ohio) played the entire game

in goal for the Express. She made two saves. Destiny Wallace made nine saves in goal for Delta.

The Express out-shot Delta (10-7-1 overall) 19-1 and held a 7-3 advan-tage in corner kicks.

Grindle’s goal was the 20th of the season for her, which is a team-high. It was also the 26th goal of her career, which puts her in sole possession of second place in ca-reer goals scored.

Gasser’s assist was her team-high 10th of the season. She has 26 ca-reer assists, which is a program record. Burkholder’s goal was her 13th of the season, which is sec-ond on the team behind Grindle. She has 21 career goals.

The Express (16-2) have now won 14 straight and will take on Cin-cinnati State Technical and Com-munity College for the Region XII championship tomorrow at 12 p.m. The tournament is behind held at Owens Community College.

Notes

Today’s win was the first in Region XII tourney play for the Express women’s soccer program, who were 0-2 heading into today’s tilt.

Grindle’s 20th Goal Propels No. 19 Express Women to Region XII Title Game

Jessica Grindle and Haley Gasser (left) look to celebrate Grindle’s goal in the 61st minute with Taylor Avers (8) and Jill Burkholder (3). Photo by


November 2, 2013

Toledo, Ohio---Elizabeth Theaker’s (Maumee/Maumee, Ohio) first half goal ended up being the game-win-ner as the No. 19 Express women’s soccer team defeated Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 2-0 in the Region XII cham-pionship game.

Theaker juked a defender and loft-ed a 25-yard shot over Cincinnati State’s Kelsie Lee at the 20:51 mark to give the Express an early lead.

That came after Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio) saw Lee stop a shot on goal and a penalty kick in the game’s first 20 minutes.

With Cincinnati State pressing late in the game, Jessica Grindle (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) took a pass from Haley Gasser (Northview/Sylvania, Ohio) at the 85:15 mark and deposited it into the right corner of the net to seal the game.

Erika Brinkman (Kalida/Clover-dale, Ohio) started in goal for the Express and made five saves. She produced two shutouts in the tour-

nament.

Lee stopped six shots for Cincin-nati State, who finishes the season 11-7.

Grindle’s goal was her 21st of the season, which ties the program mark for the second most goals in a single season (Kendra Eitniear, 2011). She was named the tourna-ment MVP.

Theaker’s goal was her third of the season, and she was selected to the all-tournament team.

Gasser’s assist was her her 11th of the season. She increased her pro-gram record career total to 27.

Burkholder and Brinkman were also named to the all-tournament team.

The Express have now won 15 straight matches, which extends a program record. They also won their 17th game, which is the most any soccer program (men’s or women’s) has won at Owens.

With the win, the No. 19 Express (17-2) advance to the National Ju-nior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) D-I National Tournament in Melbourne, Fla. Nov. 18-23. The tournament, which features a pool play and championship round, will have the top 12 teams in the nation competing for a national title.

While Grindle was named the tournament MVP, other members

of the Region XII All-Tournament team included: Megan Helpap (Delta), Destiny Wallace (Delta), Kelli McKay (Schoolcraft), Jessica Perry (Schoolcraft), Amber Boehm (Cincinnati State), Deandre Crid-dell (Cincinnati State), Jodi Offutt (Cincinnati State), Burkholder, Brinkman and Theaker.

15 Straight! Theaker’s Game-Winner Clinches Region XII Championship

Elizabeth Theaker, right, grabs the Region XII championship plaque from head coach Mary Whisler following today’s win. Photo by Nicholas

Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

November 3, 2013Owens Women’s Soccer Enters NJCAA D-I poll at No. 19



Toledo, Ohio---Express women’s soccer head coach Mary Whisler was named Region XII Coach of the Year, while three of her players earned postseason honors.

Whisler, in her third year as head coach at Owens, was named the region’s top coach after leading the Express to the program’s first Region XII tournament champion-ship last weekend. It is the first time Whisler has won the award.

In three seasons coaching the Ex-press, Whisler is 42-12-3, includ-ing a 17-2 record this year. In fact, the Express are currently on a school-record 15-match winning streak. She has also improved the team’s win total each year (12 in 2011, 13 in 2012 and 17 this year).

Sophomore forward Jessica Grin-dle (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) and sophomore midfielder Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio) were named First Team All-Region XII.

Grindle is the team’s leading scor-er with 21 goals and five assists. She is the region’s leading scorer and ranks in the top 30 in the na-tion in goals scored and points. In her career, Grindle has 27 goals and eight assists.

Burkholder is second on the team in goals and assists with 13 and seven, respectively. She has 21 ca-reer goals and 16 career assists. This is her second consecutive First Team All-Region XII selection.

Both of those players were also named to the Region XII All-Tour-nament team, while Grindle was named the MVP after scoring two goals in two games.

Aside from those two, sophomore defender Marissa Ramirez (North-wood/Northwood, Ohio) earned Second Team All-Region XII hon-ors for the second consecutive season. She has one goal and two assists this year, following a one assist freshman season. She has been a huge part in the Express

producing 19 shutouts over the past two seasons, including eight this year.

The Express (17-2) will take their 15-match winning streak to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) D-I National Tournament Nov. 18-23 in Mel-bourne, Fla. They will compete with

11 other of the best teams in the country for a national title.

The Express also moved up to No. 13 in the nation following the re-lease of this week’s poll, which gives this year’s team the highest ranking in program history. Last year’s team was ranked No. 14 late in the year.

Whisler, Three Owens Women’s Soccer Players Earn Postseason HonorsNovember 6, 2013

Toledo, Ohio---The Express wom-en’s soccer team, fresh off a re-gional championship, has moved up to No. 13 in the latest National Junior College Athletic Associa-tion (NJCAA) D-I poll.

It is the highest ranking in pro-gram history, topping the previous mark of No. 14 from last season.

The Express currently sit at 17-2 overall and have won 15 straight matches. During that streak, they have outscored opponents 63-9, while allowing one or fewer goals in 14 of those with seven shutouts.

In the Region XII tournament, they posted back-to-back 2-0 shutouts over Delta College and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College to win the program’s first regional title.

In doing so, the Express advanced to the NJCAA D-I National Tourna-ment in Melbourne, Fla. Nov 18-23. The tournament opens with a pool play round and the Express will find out who they play next week.

Owens Women’s Soccer Achieves Highest National Ranking in Program’s History

Jessica Grindle chases a ball down in a recent match against Delta Col-lege. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

November 6, 2013



17th Year

Toledo, Ohio---The No. 13 Express women’s soccer team has been seeded ninth in the National Ju-nior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) D-I National Tournament.

The 12-team tournament, which will be played in Melbourne, Fla., features four pools of three teams.

The Express will take on No. 4 Darton State (GA) College (fourth seed) at 4 p.m. on Nov. 18 in their first match of the tournament. On Nov. 19, the Express will play the fifth seed, No. 5 Butler Community College (KS) at 4 p.m. Darton and Butler will play each other on Nov.

20 at 4 p.m.

Darton State enters the tourna-ment with a 20-1 record overall, including a 12-match win streak, while Butler enters the tourna-ment 21-2 overall with a 14-match win streak. The Express, mean-while, enter the tournament with a 17-2 record and a 15-match win streak.

Should the Express advance out of their pool, they would play in the national semifinals on Nov. 22. The national championship game will be Nov. 23.

No. 13 Owens Women’s Soccer Opens Nationals Against No. 4 Darton State CollegeNovember 12, 2013

Melbourne, Fla.---Jessica Grindle (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) scored with 13 minutes left to tie the game, but the No. 13 Express fell 6-5 in penalty kicks to No. 4 Darton State College in the open-ing match of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJ-CAA) D-I National Tournament to-day.

A scoreless game at halftime, Dar-ton State got on board first with a goal from Brianna Lemerise at the 49:10 mark.

Later, Grindle had a one-on-one with Darton’s goalkeeper, but was stopped in an attempt to loft it over her head. Then, with 13:10 left, Grindle didn’t miss as she took a pass from Kendyl Christian (Clay/Oregon, Ohio) and beat the keeper with a sliding goal.

After regulation ended, the game went into the penalty kick phase without an overtime. Darton State started first, while each team made their first give goals in the penalty kick phase. Janay Camp-bell scored the sixth PK goal for Darton State, and Taylor Avers (Woodmore/Gibsonburg, Ohio)

was stopped in an attempt to score on the far left side.

Christian, Grindle, Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio), Haley Kreger (Bedford/Bedford Township, Mich.) and Elizabeth Theaker (Maumee/Maumee, Ohio) had each scored to keep the Express alive prior to the sixth set of penalty kicks.

Grindle’s goal was her 22nd of the season, which puts her in sole possession of second place for most goals in a single season in program history.

She passed Kendra Eitniear’s 21 goal, 2011 season today. Chris-tian’s assist was her fifth of the season.

Erika Brinkman (Kalida/Clover-dale, Ohio) made a couple tremen-dous saves down the stretch to keep the Express in it.

Darton State’s Lyana Perez, who is one of the nation’s leading scorers with 38 goals, was held to just one, late shot on goal by the Express defense.

The Express (17-3) had their

15-match win streak snapped to-day with the loss, while Darton State (21-1) improved their winning streak to 13.

Furthermore, the Express will take on No. 5 Butler Community College tomorrow at 4 p.m. in an effort to

stay alive in pool play. Butler has won 14 straight matches and are 21-2 overall.

Should the Express win tomorrow, they will wait and see the result of the Darton vs Butler match on Wednesday.

Grindle’s Late Goal Ties It, But No. 13 Owens Falls in PKs to No. 4 Darton State

Jessica Grindle, pictured here, scored her 22nd goal of the season to tie today’s game up late against No. 4 Darton State College before the

No. 13 Express lost 6-5 in PKs. Photo by Judy Loehrke/Owens Sports Information

November 18, 2013



Melbourne, Fla.---The No. 13 Ex-press women’s soccer team saw a familiar scenario play out in the second game of pool play at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) D-I National Tournament against No. 5 Butler (KS) Community College today.

However, this one ended with the Express getting the victory in pen-alty kicks.

Jessica Grindle (Northwood/North-wood, Ohio) scored on a corner from Jill Burkholder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio) with just under four minutes remaining in the first half to give the Express a 1-0 lead.

In that half, the Express held But-ler without a shot on goal, and it marked the first time all season Butler had that happen to them. In fact, Butler’s Morgan Foster came into the came leading the nation in goals scored with 43. She was held without a goal until the penalty kick session.

In the second half, Butler’s Brittney Lawrence found the net for her team in the game’s 53rd minute to tie it up.

Following that, each team had their chances. Butler had two late corners, but was stuffed both times. Additionally, Express goal-keeper Erika Brinkman (Kalida/Cloverdale, Ohio) made several nice saves down the stretch to send her team to PKs for the sec-ond straight game.

This time, however, the Express came out on top to stay alive in their hopes of advancing to the NJ-CAA D-I Final Four.

Foster scored to put Butler up 1-0 before Kendyl Christian (Clay/Or-egon, Ohio) answered right back to open the extra session. That’s when Brinkman dove to her left and saved a shot by Lawrence to give the Express a chance to take the lead. Grindle, however, was

also stopped in the second set of PKs and it remained tie at one.

Following that, Burkholder and Hal-ey Kreger (Bedford/Bedford Town-ship, Mich) scored for the Express, while Butler’s Maddie Decker and Paige Thompson scored - sending it to the fifth round of PKs.

Butler’s Korrie Rainey then at-tempted to go top middle, but banged it off the crossbar to set up Elizabeth Theaker (Maumee/Maumee, Ohio), who sent the ball into the top left corner of the net to gave the No. 13 Express their first national tournament win in pro-gram history.

“Walking up there wasn’t like any-thing was different than it was yes-terday,” Theaker said.”I just kind of did the same thing except for the shot. I knew that they watched us take those PKs yesterday. She jumped left, I kicked right, well, my left.”

Grindle’s goal was her 23rd this season, and it was her 29th career goal. It was her fourth goal of the postseason and her second in the national tournament.

Burkholder’s assist was her eighth of the season. On the other side, Butler’s Lawrence scored her 28th goal of the season.

With the win, the Express are now 18-3 this year, while Butler falls to 21-3.

“These girls have been the same way all year long,” said Express women’s soccer head coach Mary Whisler. “They never give up. They never have, they never will. I couldn’t ask for a better group. It’s a great feeling to be here and to show that we belong.”

Tiebreaker Scenarios

With the penalty kick session win, the Express are 0-0-2 in the tour-nament, but have secured three points (two for today’s penalty kick win and one for yesterday’s pen-alty kick loss).

The other two teams in their pool, Butler (0-0-1, one point) and Darton State (0-0-1, two points) will play at 4 p.m. tomorrow.

The Express need Butler to win in penalty kicks to create a tiebreak-er situation.

Any regulation outcome in either team’s favor tomorrow eliminates the Express, while a Darton pen-alty kick win would give them four points and advance them.

Should Darton and Butler tie 1-1 in regulation with Butler winning

in PKs, it would create a virtual three-way tie. There would then be games played on Thursday be-tween all three teams.

The games would consist of two 10 minute overtime sessions fol-lowed by a penalty kick session if necessary.

One team, via coin flip, would re-ceive a bye, while the other two would play first. The winner of that plays the team that got the bye for the right to move on.

Should Butler and Darton tie 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, etc. in regulation and But-ler wins, the Express will advance due to have only given up two goals in regulation.

The winner of the pool advances to the NJCAA D-I Final Four this week-end.

Notes

No. 5 Butler had gone 12 straight games with at least three or more goals this season. The Express held them to one goal for only the third time this season.

In the penalty kick session, the player that scored for each team in regulation (Grindle, Owens and Lawrence, Butler) were both stopped in their shot attempts.

No. 13 Owens Upsets No. 5 Butler Thanks to Theaker’s Final Goal in PKs

Via live stream, Elizabeth Theaker (far right) runs to celebrate with her team after scoring the game-winning goal in penalty kicks. The Express won 2-1 (4-3 PK). Photo courtesy of NJCAATV.com

November 19, 2013

No. 13 Owens Women’s Soccer Stays Alive, Will Compete in 3-Team Playoff



Melbourne, Fla.---No. 4 Darton State College ended the national title hopes of the No. 13 Express women’s soccer team with a 3-1 penalty kick victory in the National Junior College Athletic Associa-tion (NJCAA) D-I National Tourna-ment today.

The Express, Darton State and No. 5 Butler had all tied after their three pool play matches. In order to de-cide who moves on to the NJCAA D-I Final Four, a one-day playoff was necessary.

While Butler won a coin flip and earned a bye, the Express and Dar-ton State played two scoreless 10 minute periods before penalty kicks decided it.

Jessica Grindle (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) seemed to have the best shot to score for either team early in the first

overtime session, but failed to convert in front of the net.

Kendyl Christian (Clay/Oregon, Ohio) opened the penalty kick ses-sion for the Express, but she was wide on her shot. After Darton’s first attempt was good, Grindle had her shot saved. Darton proceded to go up 2-0 following Grindle’s miss.

The Express gained one shot back in the third round when Jill Burk-holder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio) made her shot, while Darton’s shot sailed high. Haley Kreger’s (Bed-ford/Bedford Township, Mich.) fourth round shot for the Express, however, sailed high and Darton clinched the victory with a goal on their next kick.

It was the second time the Express has been defeated in penalty kicks by Darton in the tournament. Fol-lowing their win over the Express,

Darton ended up losing to Butler in the finals and Butler advanced to the NJCAA D-I Final Four.Today’s mini-game does not count in the standings for either team.

Today’s one-day playoff was a first in NJCAA D-I soccer national tour-nament history - men’s or wom-en’s.

No. 4 Darton State Ends No. 13 Express Women’s Soccer Season in PK Session

Jill Burkholder battles for control against a Darton State defender in the NJCAA D-I women’s soccer national tournament. Photo by Judy Loehrke/

Owens Sports Information

November 21, 2013

17th Year

Toledo, Ohio---The No. 13 Express women’s soccer team has re-turned home following their run in the National Junior College Athlet-ic Association (NJCAA) D-I national tournament, but brought some awards with them.

Sophomore forward Jessica Grin-dle, who scored two goals in her team’s two national tournament games, was named to the NJCAA D-I All-National Tournament team. She is the first soccer player, men’s or

women’s, in the history of Owens to achieve that honor.

Grindle had 23 goals and five as-sists in her final season with the Express. Additionally, she totaled 29 goals and eight assists over 31 games in her two-year career. She only played in 10 games her fresh-man year due to injury.

Meanwhile, the Express women’s soccer team took home the NJ-CAA’s Lea Plarski Sportsmanship

Award, which is given to the team in the national tournament that ex-hibits the best sportsmanship.

The Express women’s soccer team finished 17-2-2 this year, while proving to be one of the best teams in the nation. Their two penalty kick games in the national tour-nament counted as ties, although they split those two games in PKs. During the season, the Express

won 15 straight games after start-ing 2-2, and they captured the pro-gram’s first Region XII tournament championship.

Stay tuned to OwensExpress.com for offseason updates on which four-year schools Grindle and other players choose to attend, as well as updates on who the Ex-press will sign for next year.

Grindle Named All-Tourney, Express Women Earn Sportsmanship AwardNovember 26, 2013

17th Year

Melbourne, Fla.---Entering today, the No. 13 Express women’s soccer team needed a lot of help to stay alive in the National Junior College Athletic Associa-tion (NJCAA) D-I National Tournament, and they got it.

The Express needed No. 5 Butler Community College (KS) to tie No. 4 Darton State College (GA) in regulation

and win in penalty kicks. Not only did they need that, they needed each team to score at least one goal in regulation. Both of those things happened as Butler and Darton tied 1-1 in regu-lation with Butler winning 4-3 in penalty kicks.

The first tie breaker was goals against in regula-tion, with the second being goal differential in regu-

lation. Each of the three games between the two teams ended in 1-1 ties with each team picking up a win in the penalty kick phase, while each team also picked up a loss in the penalty kick phase.

The Express will now take on Darton State at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Via a coin toss,

Butler received a bye in the playoff and will play the winner of Owens-Darton following the conclusion of the first match.

The format of each game will be two, 10 minute sudden death periods fol-lowed by a penalty kick round if necessary.

Owens, Butler and Dar-ton are competing for the right to go to the NJCAA D-I Women’s Soccer National Tournament Final Four this weekend. The winner of to-morrow’s playoff advances to those semifinals. The one-day playoff is a first for NJCAA D-I national tourna-ment play in soccer - men’s or women’s.

No. 13 Owens Women’s Soccer Stays Alive, Will Compete in 3-Team PlayoffNovember 20, 2013



Toledo, Ohio---The Express wom-en’s soccer team worked with United Way to provide Christmas gifts for a local family this past weekend.

For the second straight year, the Express players and coaches took part in the United Way of Toledo’s Adopt a Family program, where the team provides Christmas to a fam-ily in need. The family puts togeth-er a list of needs and wants ahead of time.

“Our goal is to make sure they get everything they need and almost everything they want,” said Ex-press women’s soccer head coach Mary Whisler.

It was Whisler who contacted the local United Way last year to see how the team could help.

“Receiving a gift on Christmas is special,” Whisler said. “Giving an

entire family a Christmas is truly one of the best gifts of all. I have a very special group of girls. Their huge hearts showed on the field and also with this project. It’s a re-ally good feeling.”

Whisler highly recommends this project for anyone who is looking for a way to give back.

The Express women’s soccer team recently completed their best sea-son (17-2-2) in program history. The team achieved the program’s highest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) D-I ranking, No. 13, during the season, while also winning 15 straight games en route to the program’s first Region XII tournament cham-pionship and appearance in the NJCAA D-I National Tournament.

While at nationals, the Express finished 0-0-2 before falling in a one-day tiebreaker. They won the

NJCAA’s Lea Plarski Sportsman-ship Award for exhibiting the best

sportsmanship of any team at the national tournament, as well.

Owens Adopts a Family Through United Way of Toledo

The Express women’s soccer team, pictured here with the gifts they bought, adopted a local family for Christmas. It was the second con-

secutive year they’ve worked with the United Way on this project. Photo by Owens Sports Information

December 9, 2013

17th Year

Kansas City, Kan.---The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) has voted Jill Burk-holder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio) and Jessica Grindle (North-wood/Northwood, Ohio) to their 2013-14 All-American team.

Burkholder, a sophomore midfielder for the Express women’s soccer team, was named NSCAA First Team All-American. Grindle, a sophomore forward, was named NSCAA Second Team All-American.

It marks the first time an Owens women’s soccer student-athlete has been named an NSCAA All-Amer-ican.

Burkholder was second on the team in scoring this past year with 13 goals and eight assists. She closed out her two-year career

with 21 goals and 17 as-sists.

Grindle, meanwhile, led the team in scoring with 23 goals and five assists. She capped her two-year career with 29 goals and eight assists.

For a complete list of NSCAA D-I All-Americans, click here

NSCAA All-Region

Burkholder, Grindle and sophomore defender Ma-rissa Ramirez (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) were named to the NSCAA All-Central Region team. It also marks the first time an Owens women’s soccer player has been awarded that honor.

Ramirez, who had one goal and two assists this past year, closed her two-year

career with one goal and three assists.

Burkholder, Grindle and Ramirez helped lead the Express women’s soccer

team to its best season in program history. The Express finished 17-2-2 (a program record for wins in a season), won a program record 15 consecutive

matches, captured the pro-gram’s first Region XII tour-nament title, and made the NJCAA D-I National Tourna-ment for the first time.

NSCAA Honors Trio of Owens Women’s Soccer Student-AthletesDecember 11, 2013

17th Year


69#WeAreOwens @owensexpressOwens Adopts a Family Through United Way of Toledo

Melbourne, Fla.---No. 4 Darton State College ended the national title hopes of the No. 13 Express women’s soccer team with a 3-1 penalty kick victory in the National Junior College Athletic Associa-tion (NJCAA) D-I National Tourna-ment today.

The Express, Darton State and No. 5 Butler had all tied after their three pool play matches. In order to de-cide who moves on to the NJCAA D-I Final Four, a one-day playoff was necessary.

While Butler won a coin flip and earned a bye, the Express and Dar-ton State played two scoreless 10 minute periods before penalty kicks decided it.

Jessica Grindle (Northwood/North-wood, Ohio) seemed to have the best shot to score for either team early in the first overtime session, but failed to convert in front of the net.

Kendyl Christian (Clay/Oregon, Ohio) opened the penalty kick ses-sion for the Express, but she was wide on her shot. After Darton’s first attempt was good, Grindle had her shot saved. Darton proceded to go up 2-0 following Grindle’s miss.

The Express gained one shot back in the third round when Jill Burk-holder (Bryan/Bryan, Ohio) made her shot, while Darton’s shot sailed high.

Haley Kreger’s (Bedford/Bedford Township, Mich.) fourth round shot for the Express, however, sailed high and Darton clinched the vic-tory with a goal on their next kick.

It was the second time the Express has been defeated in penalty kicks by Darton in the tournament. Fol-lowing their win over the Express, Darton ended up losing to Butler in the finals and Butler advanced to the NJCAA D-I Final Four.

The Express finish the season 17-2-2. It marks their most wins in program history, and it’s the most wins any soccer team (men’s or women’s) has achieved in a single season at Owens.

Today’s mini-game does not count in the standings for either team.

Today’s one-day playoff was a first in NJCAA D-I soccer national tour-nament history - men’s or wom-en’s.

All-American Burkholder Signs With University of Saint Francis

Jill Burkholder, pictured here against Delta as a sophomore, has signed with the University of Saint Francis. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens

Sports Information

February 12, 2014

NSCAA Honors Trio of Owens Women’s Soccer Student-Athletes

Toledo, Ohio---The Express wom-en’s soccer program received great news yesterday as it was announced that the team is ranked 10th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire Division I JUCO poll.

The poll, which was announced as the final postseason poll for the 2013 season, features the Express with their highest ranking in pro-gram history.

They jumped 10 spots from the previous, end of regular season ranking.

Also in the top 10 are two teams that the Express battled to penalty kicks in the national tournament - Butler (KS) Community College at No. 4 and Darton (GA) State College at No. 6.

Iowa Western Community College,

who won the national title this past year, is the No. 1 ranked team.

The Express women’s soccer team, who battled Butler and Darton to a 3-way tie in pool play at the na-tional tournament before losing in an unprecedented one-day, mini-game playoff, completed the best season in program history this past year.

The team finished 17-2-2, captured a program record 15 straight wins, won the program’s first Region XII tournament championship and ad-vanced to the National Junior Col-lege Athletic Association (NJCAA) D-I National Tournament for the first time.

Owens Women’s Soccer Program Ranked Among Nation’s Top 10 Teams

The Express women’s soccer team, pictured here at the national tourna-ment banquet, finished the season as the nation’s 10th best team via the NSCAA/Continental Tire postseason poll. Photo by Judy Loehrke/Owens

Sports Information

February 13, 2014



Toledo, Ohio---Elizabeth Theaker (Maumee/Maumee, Ohio) has signed with the MidAmerica Naza-rene University women’s soccer program out of Kansas.

The sophomore defender started in all 21 games in 2013 and potted three goals and three assists as she helped the Express to a 17-2-2 record. Along the way, the Express won a program-record 15 straight games and were ranked at No. 13, the highest in program history.

Theaker was named to the Region XII all-tournament team in 2013. She scored the game-winning goal for the Express in the tournament that gave the Express their first-ever national tournament appear-ance. In the national tournament, Theaker came up big again by scoring a goal to give the Express a PK victory in a 1-1 tie.

In her freshman year, Theaker started in 15 games. Playing a lot of time at centerback, she was an important part of the 10 shutouts the team garnished in 2012.

Theaker will finish her career at Owens with three goals and four assists in 36 games played.

Theaker joins Drew Plummer (Tif-fin University) and Jill Burkholder (University of Saint Francis) as one of three Express players in the pro-gram’s three-year history to play at a four-year school.

She will play for a MNU team that went 12-4-4 overall and 3-2-2 in the Heart of America Athletic Con-ference of the NAIA. The Pioneers never lost a game by more than a goal in the 2013 regular season and were undefeated at home with a record of 7-0-2.

Theaker Signs With MidAmerica Nazarene University

Elizabeth Theaker, in action here against Lake Michigan College as a sophomore, has signed with MidAmerica Nazarene University to con-

tinue her collegiate career. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

February 27, 2014

17th Year

Perrysburg, Ohio---The Owens Community Col-lege athletic department named Jessica Grindle (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) and Brandon Hoelzer (Fremont Ross/Fremont, Ohio) as the female and male athletes of the year at last night’s Athletic Awards Banquet.

Grindle, a sophomore on the Express women’s soc-cer team, was named a Second Team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) after a season of 23 goals and five assists. She finished her two-year career with 29 goals and eight assists.

Additionally, Grindle led the Express women’s soc-cer team to a 17-2-2 re-cord, a program record 15 straight wins, the pro-gram’s first Region XII tournament championship

and the program’s first ap-pearance in the National Junior College Athletic As-sociation (NJCAA) Division I National Tournament. At nationals, Grindle scored two goals and was named to the all-tournament team. Prior to that, Grindle scored two goals in the Region XII tournament and was named the tourna-ment MVP.

The Express women’s soccer team named Eliza-beth Theaker (Maumee/Maumee, Ohio) the team MVP and Marissa Ramirez (Northwood/Northwood, Ohio) the Coaches Award winner.

Theaker, who scored the game winning goal in the Region XII tournament championship game, had three goals and three as-sists as a sophomore defender this past year. She was named to the Re-

gion XII All-Tournament team, and she scored the game winning goal in PKs against Butler Commu-nity College at the national tournament.

She will play at MidAm-erica Nazarene University next year.

Ramirez, a sophomore de-fender, locked down the nation’s top two scorers in

the national tournament last year. She was named Second Team All-Region XII and NSCAA All-Central Region. She had one goal and two assists as a sopho-more.

Owens Honors Student-Athletes At Athletic Awards BanquetMay 5, 2014

Jessica Grindle accepts her Owens Female Athlete of the Year award from Owens President Dr. Mike Bower at last night’s athletic awards banquet. Photo by Nicholas

Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

17th Year


71#WeAreOwens @owensexpressTheaker Signs With MidAmerica Nazarene University

Toledo, Ohio---Erika Brinkman, the starting goalkeeper for the Ow-ens Community College women’s soccer team the past two years, has signed with Purdue University Calumet.

The Kalida High School product helped lead the Owens women’s soccer program to the first Region XII tournament championship in program history last year. Dur-ing the season, she started 19 of 21 games and made 48 saves. In those starts, she allowed only 18 goals and tallied a season-high five saves on four occasions - in-cluding each of the final three matches of the postseason. She also posted six shutouts as the team finished 17-2-2 and won a program record 15 straight games.

Brinkman closed her two-year ca-reer with 29 goals allowed and 121 saves. She had 14 career shutouts,

including back-to-back shutouts in the Region XII tournament her sophomore year, which helped her earn all-tournament honors.

As a freshman, Brinkman made 17 starts, made 73 saves and allowed 11 goals. On Oct. 17, she was named the National Junior College Ath-letic Association (NJCAA) Division I Goalkeeper of the Week.

In her two seasons, Brinkman and the Owens women’s soccer program went 30-4-5, captured a Region XII regular season champi-onship (2012), a Region XII tourna-ment championship and advanced to the program’s first NJCAA Divi-sion I National Tournament.

Purdue University Calumet fin-ished 3-13-1 overall last year, which was the second year of the program’s history. The team, led by head coach Leslie Ferguson, com-

petes at the NAIA level.

Brinkman becomes the third Ow-ens women’s soccer player from last year’s team to sign with a four-

year school. She joins Jill Burk-holder (University of Saint Francis) and Elizabeth Theaker (Mid Ameri-ca Nazarene University).

Owens Goalkeeper, Brinkman, Signs With NAIA Purdue University Calumet

Erika Brinkman corrals a loose ball against Kellogg Community College. The outgoing sophomore has signed with Purdue University Calumet.


June 23, 2014

Owens Honors Student-Athletes At Athletic Awards Banquet

17th Year

San Francisco, Calif.---Marissa Ramirez, who held two of the na-tion’s leading scorers to zero goals in the National Junior College Ath-letic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Tournament, is headed to NCAA Division II Academy of Art University.

The sophomore defender held But-ler Community College’s Morgan Foster, the nation’s leading scorer, and Darton State’s Lyana Perez, the nation’s third leading scorer, with-out a point in their games against Owens in the national tournament this past fall.

That duo combined for 81 goals and 190 points this past season.

Ramirez recorded one goal and two assists as a sophomore. She scored her lone career goal in a win over Delta College on Oct. 23.

Following the season, she was named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Sec-

ond Team All-Region XII and NSCAA All-Central Region.

Additionally, she was the recipient of the team’s Coaches Award for the second straight season.

The 2012 Northwood High School graduate was named Second Team All-Region XII after her freshman year, as well.

Ramirez joins Erika Brinkman (Pur-due University Calumet, NAIA), Jill Burkholder (University of Saint Francis, NAIA) and Elizabeth Theak-er (MidAmerica Nazarene Universi-ty, NAIA) as one of four sophomores to sign with four-year schools from last year’s Owens women’s soccer team.

Academy of Art University finished 3-14-1, but will be led by first-year head coach Katie Awerkamp, as well as former Owens women’s soccer head coach Mary Whisler, who is in her first year as an assis-tant there.

The team competes in the Pacific West Conference (PacWest).

Aside from Ramirez being from Northwood High School, the other three signees are also local play-

ers with Brinkman from Kalida High School, Burkholder from Bry-an High School and Theaker from Maumee High School.

Ramirez Taking Defensive Skills To NCAA Division II Academy of Art

Marissa Ramirez, in action against Cincinnati State in this photo, is headed to NCAA Division II Academy of Art University in San Francisco.


June 24, 2014



Owens Women’s Soccer Yearly

Results



Mercyhurst North EastJackson C.C.Kellogg C.C.

Lorain County C.C.Cincinnati State

Delta CollegeSchoolcraft College

Indiana Tech JVMercyhurst North East

Schoolcraft CollegeOhio Northern Club

Kellogg C.C.Indiana Tech JV

Lorain County C.C.Lewis & Clark C.C.Monroe C.C. (N.Y.)

Jackson C.C.Delta College

Cincinnati State

Schoolcraft College

Aug. 28Aug. 31Sept. 4Sept. 7

Sept. 10Sept. 11Sept. 14Sept. 21Sept. 24Sept. 28

Oct. 2Oct. 5Oct. 9

Oct. 12Oct. 14Oct. 16Oct. 19Oct. 22Oct. 23

Oct. 29

W L

W W W L L

W W L

W W W W L L

W L

W L

10-11-0

10-011-03-23-15-04-15-04-06-17-15-07-01-04-01-02-13-1

2-1

2011RECORD: 12-8-0

REGION XII RECORD: 5-5-0HEAD COACH: MARY WHISLER

REGION XII TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS Sophomore Marissa Szabo is interviewed following the program’s first game on Aug. 28, a 10-1 win over Mercyhurst North East



Cincinnati StateSchoolcraft College

Monroe C.C. (N.Y.) Mercyhurst North East

Muskegon C.C.Delta CollegeJackson C.C.Kellogg C.C.

Ohio Northern ClubDelta College

Indiana Tech JV Schoolcraft College

Muskegon C.C.Indiana Tech JV

Kellogg C.C.Jackson C.C.

Cincinnati State

Muskegon C.C.

Aug. 25Aug. 29Sept. 1Sept. 2Sept. 8Sept. 12Sept. 15Sept. 16Sept. 20Sept. 22Sept. 28

Oct. 3Oct. 7Oct. 9

Oct. 13Oct. 14Oct. 20

Oct. 27

W W L

W W W T

W T

W W T

W W W W W L

5-01-03-04-02-0

1-0 (F)1-1 (2 OT)

4-10-02-16-0

0-0 (2 OT)3-03-04-14-04-1

1-0

2012RECORD: 13-2-3

REGION XII RECORD: 10-0-2 (1st)HEAD COACH: MARY WHISLER

REGION XII TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS

(F) - originally lost, but won due to forfeitSophomore transfer Drew Plummer, who only played one year with Owens,

strikes a ball during a game in 2012.



Lake Michigan CollegeMuskegon C.C.

Jackson CollegeSchoolcraft College

Mercyhurst North East C.C.Indiana Tech JVCincinnati State

Lorain County C.C.Muskegon C.C.

Lake Michigan CollegeSchoolcraft College

Delta CollegeKellogg C.C.

Indiana Tech JVJackson College

Delta College Cincinnati State

Delta CollegeCincinnati State

Darton State CollegeButler C.C.

Darton State College

Aug. 24Aug. 25Aug. 31Sept. 4Sept. 8

Sept. 15Sept. 18Sept. 21Sept. 28Sept. 29

Oct. 2Oct. 9Oct. 12Oct. 16Oct. 18Oct. 23Oct. 26

Nov. 2Nov. 3

Nov. 18Nov. 19Nov. 20

W W L L

W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W T T

T (*)

5-02-13-23-17-09-25-0

10-02-13-0

2-1 (2 OT)3-15-13-14-04-12-1

2-02-0

1-1 (6-5 PK)1-1 (4-3 PK)0-0 (3-1 PK)

2013RECORD: 17-2-2

REGION XII RECORD: 10-1-1 (2nd)HEAD COACH: MARY WHISLER

REGION XII TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS

Pictured is the 2013 Owens women’s soccer sophomore class during the NJCAA Division I National Tournament Banquet. This group led Owens to a

30-4-5 record in their two years.

NJCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

*Group play tiebreaker, does not count in overall W-L-T standings


2014 Owens Women’s Soccer Media Guide76ALL-TIME ROSTER

AAlmester, AlehaAvers, Taylor

20112012-13

BBrinkman, ErikaBurkholder, JillBurnette, Amber

2012-132012-13

2013-present

CCharniga, ChelseaChristian, Kendyl

20112013-present

DDudzik, Joanna 2013

EEitniear, Kendra 2011-12

GGasser, HaleyGregory, MelanieGrindle, JessicaGroll, Abby

2011-132012

2012-132013-present

KKastel, ShaunaKreger, Haley

20112012-13

LLankey, ErikaLehmann, KaylaLieber, Alyvia

20112013-present

2011

OOrtman, Lacee 2013-present

PPlummer, DrewPowell, BrittanyPreble, Tara

20122013-present

2012-13

RRamirez, MarissaRamirez, ShelbyRedinger, TaylerRoumaya, AmandaRuiz, SaraRutherford, Kristina

2012-132011201220112011

2011-13Aleha Almester S

Sesock, JaimeSoncrant, MeganStarkey, SamanthaSzabo, Marissa

2011-122013-present

2012-132011

TTheaker, Elizabeth 2012-13

ZZurvalec, Kelly 2012-13

WWeaver, SarahWilliams, SharaWright, Malaysia

2011-1220112011

Alyvia Lieber

Erika Lankey

Amanda Roumaya

Shelby Ramirez

Jaime Sesock

Marissa Szabo

Sarah Weaver


95#WeAreOwens @owensexpressALL-TIME ROSTER

Kendra Eitniear

2011-12

- program’s top career scorer- 21 goals in 2011, 11 goals in 2012- 76 career points- program’s first NJCAA All-American



ALL-REGION XII

HISTORY

OWENS EXPRESS: A WINNING TRADITION

KENDRA EITNIEAR

2011, 2012ALL-REGION XII

JESSICA GRINDLE

2013 FIRST TEAMALL-REGION XII



ALL-REGION XII STUDENT-ATHLETES

2011

Alyvia Lieber

2011

Marissa Szabo

2011, 2012

Kendra Eitniear

2012

Drew Plummer

2012, 2013

Marissa Ramirez

2012, 2013

Jill Burkholder

2013

Jessica Grindle



JILL BURKHOLDER

ALL AMERICANSThe Owens Community College women’s soc-

cer team has produced three All-Americans in three years of existence. Kendra Eitniear (2011-

12) is the program’s all-time leading scorer and the only NJCAA All-American (Honorable Mention, 2012). Meanwhile, Jessica Grindle

(Second Team) and Jill Burkholder (First Team) both earned NSCAA All-American honors during the 2013 season. The trio, pictured to the right,

comprise the top three scorers in program history.

OWENS EXPRESS: A WINNING TRADITION



RECORD BOOK

MARISSA SZABO



Goals In A GameName Opponent Date

Kendra EitniearKendra Eitniear

Marissa SzaboMarissa SzaboAlyvia LieberJaime Sesock

Marissa SzaboJessica GrindleJessica Grindle

Mercyhurst N.E.Lorain County


KelloggLorain CountyLorain County

Mercyhurst N.E.Cincinnati State

Aug. 28, 2011Sept. 7, 2011Aug. 28, 2011Sept. 7, 2011Oct. 5, 2011Sept. 7, 2011Oct. 12, 2011Sept. 8, 2013Sept. 18, 2013

No.643333333

ALYVIA LIEBER



Goals In A SeasonName Season

Marissa SzaboJessica GrindleKendra EitniearJill BurkholderKendra EitniearKendyl Christian

Alyvia Lieber

2011201320112013201220132011

Total25232113111010

JILL BURKHOLDER



Goals In A CareerName Years

Kendra EitniearJEssica GrindleMarissa Szabo

Jill BurkholderHaley GasserAlyvia Lieber

Kendyl ChristianSarah WeaverHaley KregerJaime Sesock

2011-122012-13

20112012-132011-13

20112013-present

2011-122012-132011-12

Total32292521101010987

HALEY KREGER



Assists In A GameName Opponent Date

Haley GasserDrew Plummer

Jill BurkholderMarissa SzaboAlyvia Lieber

Amanda RoumayaKendra Eitniear

Cincinnati StateKellogg

Mercyhurst N.E.Lorain CountyLorain County

KelloggLorain County

Sept. 18, 2013Oct. 13, 2012Sept. 2, 2012Sept. 7, 2011Sept. 7, 2011Oct. 5, 2011Oct. 12, 2011

No.3333333

HALEY GASSER



Assists In A SeasonName Season

Haley GasserHaley Gasser

Jill BurkholderAlyvia Lieber

Jill BurkholderKendra EitniearDrew PlummerJaime Sesock

Jessica GrindleSarah Weaver

2011201320122011201320112012201220132011

Total151199887655

SARAH WEAVER

Assists In A CareerName Years

Haley GasserJill BurkholderKendra Eitniear

Jaime SesockAlyvia Lieber

Jessica GrindleDrew PlummerSarah Weaver

2011-132012-132011-122011-12

20112012-13

20122011-12

Total271712109875



DREW PLUMMER



Points In A GameName Opponent Date

Kendra EitniearMarissa Szabo

Jessica GrindleKendra EitniearJessica GrindleMarissa SzaboMarissa SzaboAlyvia LieberJaime Sesock



Cincinnati StateMercyhurst N.E.Lorain County

KelloggLorain County

Aug. 28, 2011Sept. 7, 2011Sept. 8, 2013Sept. 7, 2011Sept. 18, 2013Aug. 28, 2011Oct. 12, 2011Oct. 5, 2011Sept. 7, 2011

No.1297866666

JAIME SESOCK



Points In A SeasonName Season

Marissa SzaboJessica GrindleKendra EitniearJill Burkholder

Haley GasserAlyvia Lieber

Kendra EitniearJill BurkholderKendyl Christian

Haley GasserDrew PlummerJessica Grindle

201120132011201320112011201220122013201320122012

Total545150342929262524171715

KENDYL CHRISTIAN



Points In A CareerName Years

Kendra EitniearJessica Grindle

Jill BurkholderMarissa SzaboHaley GasserAlyvia Lieberjaime Sesock

Kendyl ChristianSarah WeaverHaley KregerDrew Plummer

2011-122012-132012-13

20112011-13

20112011-12

2013-present2011-122012-13

2012

Total7666595447292424231917

KENDRA EITNIEAR

JESSICA GRINDLE



Team RecordsYear Total201320112012

754475

GOALSYear Total201120132012

594734

ASSISTSYear Total201120132012

209197122

POINTS

Postseason History2011

Region XII SemisL (2-1) vs Schoolcraft

2012Region XII Semis

L (1-0) Vs Muskegon

2013Region XII Semis

W (2-0) vs Delta

2013Region XII FinalsL (2-1) vs Schoolcraft

2013Nationals - Pool PlayT (1-1) vs Darton State (5-6 PKs)

2013Nationals - Pool Play

T (1-1) vs Butler (4-3 PKs)

2013Nationals - Playoff

T (0-0) vs Darton State (1-3 PKs)*3-WAY POOL PLAY TIE Format: Two 10 Minute PERIODS, PENALTY KICKS

IF TIED*FIRST IN NJCAA SOCCER NATIONAL

TOURNAMENT HISTORY

Overtime HistoryOct. 2, 2013 - 2-1 W In 2 OT vs SchoolcraftOct. 3, 2012 - 0-0 T in 2 OT vs Schoolcraft

Sept. 15, 2012 - 1-1 T in 2 OT vs JacksonOct. 14, 2011 - 1-0 L in OT to Lewis and Clark

Oct. 22, 2011 - 2-1 L in 2 OT to Delta



Save Records

Total1037348211

SEASONPlayer

Shara WilliamsErika BrinkmanErika Brinkman

Jaime SesockTayler RedingerMegan Soncrant

Year201120122013201120122013

Total121103211

CAREERPlayer

Erika BrinkmanShara Williams

Jaime Sesockmegan SoncrantTayler Redinger

Years2012-13

20112011

2013-present2012

Total121077777

GAMEPlayer

Erika BrinkmanShara WilliamsErika BrinkmanErika BrinkmanErika BrinkmanShara WilliamsShara Williams

Date9-1-129-28-1110-27-129-20-128-29-1210-19-119-10-11

OpponentMonroe C.C.

SchoolcraftMuskegon

ONU JVSchoolcraft

JacksonCincinnati State

Brinkman

Williams

2014 Owens Express Women’s Soccer Media Guide

Jessica Grindle (2012-13)

2014 owens c.c. women's soccer media guide

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