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• Scene Setter
Washburn will open the ninth season of Lady Blues' soccer on Friday, Sept. 1 when they will travel south for a Texas two-step facing Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas followed by a Sept. 4 contest with St. Edward's. Washburn is coming off an 5-9-4 season in 2010.

• About Incarnate Word
Cardinal notes:
Incarnate Word was tabbed fourth in the Lone Star Conference Poll, five back of Angelo State in third place. Abilene Christian was voted second and Midwestern State was tabbed as the team to beat.

About the coach:
Tina Patterson is 234-86-24 in her 19th season as the Cardinals head coach. Incarnate Word reached the first round of the Lone Star Conference Tournament.

About the Cardinals:
The Cardinals return six starters of the 2010 team which went 9-7-2 last season.

Series history with the Cardinals: The Lady Blues and the Cardinals have met only once and the match was played last season in Topeka on Sept. 11. The teams tied 1-1.
Series history with Incarnate Word (Series tied 0-0-1)
H: 0-0-1, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 • Goals: WU 1, UIW 1
09/11/10    Topeka    T 1-1 (2ot)    100

Last meeting with Incarnate Word:
(9/11/10) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Lady Blues scored their first goal of the season and had a goal waved off on an offsides call in a 1-1 double overtime tie with Incarnate Word at Yager Stadium.
After a scoreless first half in which each team recorded three shots, the Lady Blues scored first in the second half in the 59th minute on a Lauren Henry goal from inside the penalty box on an assist from Leah Talley. However 104 seconds later Incarnate Word tied the score from the left corner when Sarah Layendecker scored from the left corner into the far corner of the goal knotting the score at 1-1.
In the first half, Rachel Hansen scored on a header in the 19th minute, but the goal was waved off disallowing the goal on an offside call.
In the two overtime periods, there were two shot attempts for each team with neither going on goal for the Cardinals, as neither team was able to score in either of the extra frames.
Overall the Lady Blues were out shot by the Cardinals 12 to 9. The Cardinals were also whistled for 17 fouls compared to eight for the Lady Blues. Lady Blues goalkeeper Ashley Klone had four saves allowing the lone second half goal.

• About St. Edward's
Hilltopper notes:
The Hilltoppers were 17-2-2 in 2010 and reached the NCAA Quarterfinals. St. Edward's opens the season on Sept. 2 against Angelo State. They are ranked No. 6 in the National Soccer Coaches Association Preseason top 25 poll.

About the coach:
Nick Cowell is in his sixth season at St. Edward's leading the Hilltoppers to a 80-15-8 overall record.

About the Hilltoppers:
The St. Edward's University Hilltoppers have been picked to win the 2011 Women's Heartland Conference soccer championship by the conference head coaches and SID's. The Hilltoppers will be looking for their second straight championship when they kick off the 2011 season. They received all 12 first place votes.

Series history with the Hilltoppers:
St. Edward's leads the all-time series 1-0-0 after winning the only meeting on Sept. 3, 2010 in Austin.

Series with St. Edward's (Hilltoppers leads 1-0-0)
H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 • Goals: WU 0, SEU 1
09/03/10    Austin, Texas    L 0-1    275

Last meeting with St. Edward's: Sept. 3, 2010 -- AUSTIN, Texas -- A penalty kick goal by the host squad turned out to be the difference in a 1-0 loss to No. 15-ranked St. Edward's over the Lady Blues in the first action of 2010.
The penalty kick in the 12th minute by SEU's Kelly Servage was part of a 6-2 shots over the Lady Blues. In the match, the Lady Blues were outshot 12 to 2 with SEU recording six in each half holding Washburn without a shot attempt in the final 45 minutes of the match. St. Edward's also held a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Ashley Klone had seven saves while Stefanie Stuever recorded the lone shot on goal. Lauren Henry recorded the other shot attempt for Washburn.

• 2011 Lady Blues Preview
The 2011 Washburn Lady Blues will be young at first look by taking a peak at the roster, but they will be full on experience with their high school backgrounds. Twenty-one of the 23 uniformed players have played on some of the best club teams in the region.
The Lady Blues return 12 players who saw action last year as Washburn is looking to rebound from last season's 5-9-4 season and a sixth-place showing in the MIAA race with a 5-8-3 record.
Washburn has only five upperclassmen on the roster with three juniors and two seniors leading a new group of seven sophomores, a redshirt freshman and 10 true freshman.
“We're looking forward to the challenge,” ninth-year head coach Tim Collins said. “We look young on paper - which we are. But I believe we have a talented group from top to bottom who are ready to play this season.
Forwards
Returning Players    G    A    PTS    SOG
Tia Stovall, Jr.    2    2    6    10
Leah Talley, Jr.    2    2    6    8
Rachel Hansen, So.    2    0    4    3
Caysie Beetley, So.    1    0    2    6
Kelsey Ewert, So.    0    0    0    3
On the front line of the Lady Blues attack, Washburn returns five players who saw action last season. Second team all-MIAA pick Tia Stovall scored two goals last season while passing off two assists recording 10 shots on goal. Fellow junior Leah Talley was an honorable mention all-MIAA selection with two goals and two assists with eight shots on goal. Both Lady Blues had a match-winning goal.
A trio of sophomores also return in Rachel Hansen who recorded two goals with three shots on goal in eight total shots while Caysie Beetley is back after missing the first half of the 2010 season with a knee injuy. Beetley scored one goal last year. Also returning is Kelsey Ewert who appeared in 15 matches attempting three shots on goal.
Incoming freshmen Tori Schimming and Whitney Skinner will challenge for playing time in their first season in a Washburn uniform. Schimming was an all-state pick as a junior earning all-city honors as a junior and senior while playing in the Kansas Soccer Coaches Association Girls' all-star game. Skinner also played in the all-star game and added all-league honors.

Midfielders
Returning Players    G    A    PTS    SOG
Lauren Henry, Sr.    4    0    8    16
Caysie Beetley, So.    1    0    2    6
Lindsey Lambert, Jr.    0    1    1    4
Brianna Ament, So.    0    0    0    3
Danielle Curtis, So.    0    0    0    0   
Washburn's leading returning scorer Lauren Henry leads a solid group of midfielders into her senior season. Henry scored four goals in 2010 collecting team-highs with 42 shots and 16 shots on goal en route to second team all-MIAA honors for the third straight season.
Junior Lindsey Lambert appeared in 17 matches last season and had the match-winning assist against Missouri Western in a 1-0 win.
Sophomore Danielle Curtis appeared in 16 games taking one shot while fellow sophomore Brianna Ament played in six matches recording three shots on goal. Forwards Caysie Beetley along with incoming freshmen Whitney Skinner and Tori Schimming can also play from the midfielder's positions. Freshmen Valerie Harms and Jenna Cunningham can also move up from a defender's position to the midfield.

Defenders
Returning Players    G    A    PTS    SOG
Megan Buckley, So.    2    1    5    5
Kelsey Raiman, Sr.    0    0    0    1
Taylor Mayhew, So.    0    1    1    0
The Lady Blues are going to have to reload three-fourths of their backline with the graduation of Danielle Sicard, Ashley Hynek and Jordan Shefte as senior Kelsey Raiman is the only returning starter. Raiman started all 18 matches in 2010 and recorded one shot on goal.
Sophomore Megan Buckley started the final nine matches of the season playing in 17 during the season and recording two goals adding an assist. Her two goals were both scored on free kicks and her first goal of her career was a 45-yard blast against Truman.
Fellow sophomore Taylor Mayhew recorded an assist against Northwest Missouri which was the match winner in double overtime in the 105th minute.
Newcomers Maggie Ault, Tracy Ewert, Valerie Harms, Carly Hooker and Jenna Cunningham will all look for playing time this season.
Ault was an all-state pick who appeared in the KSCA all-star game and scored the winning goal with 11 seconds remaining in the match. Ewert, who played her prep soccer at Sigonella High School in Catania, Sicily, Italy, was an all-European pick as a junior and senior. Harms, who could also see action in the midfield, scored two goals and five assists as a senior at Washburn Rural High School. Hooker was an all-state pick as a junior and senior earning all-conference honors as well. Cunningham was a four-year letterwinner and can also play the midfield position.

Goalkeepers
For the first time in four-years of the Lady Blues' program, Washburn will not have a returning goalkeeper in net as three new faces will vie for time in 2011.
Mallorie Monhollon, a transfer from Nebraska, joined the Lady Blues in the spring. She was a three-time all-state pick at Shawneee Heights high school prior to redshirting for the Huskers last season.
Incoming freshmen Tori Fuglister and Jenna Lack will join Monhollon in the battle for playing time this season.
Fuglister earned honorable mention all-league honors as a senior while her club team won four state championships including qualifying for nationals in 2010.
Lack earned all-league honors and all-state honors at Urbandale High School in Iowa while her club team won six straight state championships.

The Season
In 2011, the Lady Blues and the rest of the MIAA will play an unbalanced schedule as teams have forgone the home-and-home scheduling. The Lady Blues will open the season with five straight non-conference regional matches taking on Incarnate Word, St. Edward's, Rockhurst, Texas Woman's and Dallas Baptist. The last two will take place in Warrensburg. Washburn will then begin MIAA play with Central Misouri opening up its home schedule on Sept. 15.
The Lady Blues will take on Central Missouri, Fort Hays State, Emporia State and Missouri Western in both home and away matches this season. The Tigers are in their first year of collegiate soccer.
Washburn will then take on Southwest Baptist, Missouri Southern, Northwest Missouri and Truman only once.
Washburn will also take on former MIAA school Nebraska-Omaha, who made the jump to the Summit League and Division I status on Oct. 22 in Omaha.
The MIAA has also added a six-team conference tournament which will be held Nov. 3, 5 and 6th in Kansas City hosted on the Missouri-Kansas City Campus. The top two teams in the regular season standings will have byes and take on the winner of the 3-6 and 4-5 match ups.

• Lady Blues Soccer History
Washburn is 76-60-26 (.560) all-time in its ninth season of competing. In MIAA play, the Lady Blues are 53-46-19 (.537). In home matches, the Lady Blues are 36-22-12 and they are 33-33-11 on the road. In matches on neutral sites, the Lady Blues are 7-5-3.

• Up next
The Lady Blues will continue their five-match roadtrip to open the season as they will face Rockhurst on Sept. 6 followed by Texas Woman's on Sept. 8 and Dallas Baptist on Sept. 10. The matches with the Pioneer's and the Patriots will take place in Warrensburg, Mo., at the UCM Invitational. Washburn will have its first home match of the year on Sept. 15 when they will play host to Central Missouri at 6 p.m. in Yager Stadium.