Women's Soccer Inks 10 For 2007 Season

May 9, 2007

Indianapolis, Ind. - Butler women's soccer head coach Tari St. John announced the signing of her first recruiting class as the head mentor on Wednesday (May 9). The Bulldogs will begin the 2007 campaign with 10 new members, who will attend Butler and play soccer beginning in the fall.

The class includes a pair of forwards, three midfielders, three defenders and two goalkeepers. Five members of the class are native Hoosiers, while the remaining players hail from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.

"In this recruit class, we focused on recruiting a mentality of hard work and competitiveness, and all 10 of our newcomers share that common thread," St. John said. "Our returning players have worked extremely hard this spring in preparation for next fall. With the addition of this recruit class, I am excited about the competitiveness and intensity we will have in our training environment.

"I have no doubt that several of our newcomers will be competing for starting roles immediately."

A synopsis of each of the 10 recruits follows:

Cara Burchett
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
High School: Warren Central
Club Team: Carmel Crossfire
Planned Major: Education/Nutrition
Athletic Achievements: ICGSA All-State first team as a senior and second team as a junior...ISCA All-District in 2005 and 2006...Suburban East Honors Team in 2005 and 2006...all-county honorable mention as a junior and senior...a Hoosierfutbol Top 60 Senior...ISCA Top Team Player in 2006...IHSAA Role Model...finished as the team's leading scorer in 2006...named team's outstanding defender in 2005...four-year varsity letterwinner...helped her club team, the Carmel Crossfire, to the state championship in 2006.

Academic Achievements: Member of the National Honor Society and the Honor Roll...academic all-conference team member...tabbed as a scholar athlete.

Erin Duffey
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
High School: Hamilton Southeastern
Club Team: Carmel United Crossfire
Planned Major: Biology, Pre-Med
Athletic Achievements: Second-team all-state in 2006...all-state ISCGA, all-district and academic all-state in 2005 and 2006...all-conference in 2006 and honorable mention all-conference in 2005...awarded the Royal Pride Award in 2005 from head coach Greg Davidson...high school Wall of Fame inductee in 2006...defensive MVP in 2006...three-year letterwinner...posted 12 shut-outs and allowed just 14 goals against in 22 games as a senior, both of which are school records...helped team to the state semifinals as a senior...team earned sectional and regional championships and a conference second-place showing in 2006...guided Carmel United Crossfire to three state championships and a regional third-place showing.

Academic Achievements: Member of the French Club, Student Council Executive Team, National Honor Society, French National Honor Society and Key Club...named to Who's Who Among American High School Students...member of the National Honor Society of High School Scholars...presented with the Set A Good Example Excellence Award.

Lindsay Fox
Hometown: Columbus, Ind.
High School: Columbus North
Last College: Louisville
Club Team: Carmel United
Planned Major: Pre-Physician's Assistant
Athletic Achievements: NSCAA all-state first team as a senior, second team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore...district player of the year in 2004 and 2005 and Republic All-Area Player of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005...named to the all-conference team all four years and to the all-district first team in three...team MVP in two seasons and team offensive MVP three seasons...holds the high school record with 109 career goals and 244 career points...also holds the single-season records with 37 goals, nine assists and 83 points...helped team to the state semifinals in 2002, 2004 and 2005...as a freshman at Louisville, finished fourth with 10 points, scoring four goals and assisting on two...helped the Cardinals to the best record in school history at 13-4-3 and a trip to the NCAA Division I College Cup...team advanced to the second round of the Big East Tournament...played for the Carmel United club team.

Academic Achievements: Member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior, serving as an officer her senior year...graduated fourth out of 450 in her class...first-team all-state academic in 2004 and 2005...at Louisville, was a Dean's Scholar with a 4.0 grad point average...member of the honors program and a Student-Athlete Scholar.

Courtney Lord
Hometown: Brighton, Mich.
High School: Brighton
Club Team: '89 Novi Jaguars
Planned Major: Undecided
Athletic Achievements: Member of the all-state team as a senior...also earned all-conference, district and region honors in 2006...three-time all-area and all-county honoree...four-year varsity starter...named high school team captain for the 2007 spring season...has been a member of the '89 Michigan ODP State Team since 2000...helped the ODP '89 win the 2006 Region II Championship and earned a third-place finish at the 2007 ODP National Championship...her high school team finished as a state semifinalist as a sophomore and state runner-up as a junior...team earned regional semifinalist showing her senior season...helped squad to district championship three times and regional championship twice...helped the Novi Jaguars to the 2006 State Cup Semifinals.

Academic Achievements: Member of the National Honor Society...was named a scholar athlete all four years...four-year member of the Honor Roll.

Lauren Papierski
Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Ill.
High School: Glenbard West
Club Team: Windy City Pride Soccer Club
Planned Major: Journalism, Advertising and Marketing
Athletic Achievements: Conference offensive player of the year in 2006...named to the all-sectional team as a senior...tabbed to the Niles Invitational All-Tournament Team in 2006...four-year starter and letterwinner...team captain her senior year ...team earned conference championship as a freshman...helped her club team, the Windy City Pride, to the state championship runner up in 2006.

Academic Achievements: Academic Letter Award recipient...received the Outstanding Student in Social Studies Award...Spanish Honors Society...Senior Mentor Team selection.

Sarah Phelps
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
High School: Warren Central
Club Team: Dyanmo 89
Planned Major: Biomedical Engineering
Athletic Achievements: ICGSA First-Team All-State and ISCA Third-Team All-State in 2006...first-team all-district as a junior and senior and second-team all-district as a sophomore...Indianapolis Star and coaches all-county all four years...all-conference in 2006 and All-East in 2004, 2005 and 2006...high school team MVP three years...named team's Outstanding Defender in 2004...led the team in assists as a senior...played for the ODP from 2002-05...ranks fifth in school history in career assists and eighth in career goals...helped her high school team to sectional finalist showings in 2005 and 2006...club team claimed the state championship in 2004 and was state runner-up in 2005 and 2006...Dyanmo 89 was a regional participant in 2005 and regional semifinalist in 2004 and 2006.

Academic Achievements: Named to the all-academic team three years...tabbed as a scholar-athlete all four seasons...member of the National Honor Society...graduated in the top five percent of her class...member of Student Council...received the Set A Good Example Award.

Jessica Schein
Hometown: Mentor, Ohio
High School: Mentor
Club Team: Cleveland Soccer Academy
Planned Major: Biology
Athletic Achievements: First-team all-state as a senior and third-team all-state as a junior...named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-Region Team in 2006...first-team All-Greater Cleveland in 2005 and 2006, second-team in 2004 and honorable mention in 2003...earned all-conference honors all four years, including first-team recognition in her final three seasons...Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Year in 2006 and News Herald Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006...team MVP from 2004 to 2006 and team offensive MVP in 2004...holds the freshman record with 11 goals and eight assists in 2003...tied the school mark with four goals in one game...set the school mark with 14 shut-outs as a senior...finished with a 0.45 goals allowed average in 2006...named to the Olympic Development Program All-State Team as a forward and goalkeeper from 2003 to 2006...2005 Region II Pool Team Goalkeeper...SYL Regional Pool Team from 2003 to 2006...helped high school team to conference and district championships and regional semi-finalist showings in 2005 and 2006...helped her club team, the Cleveland Soccer Academy, to the 2003 and 2006 OYSAN State Cup Championships...team finished as SYL National Finalists.

Academic Achievements: Honor Roll from 2004 to 2007...recipient of the Pam Berman Humanitarian Award in 2004...Governor's Award in Governor's Art Show in 2005...member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters in 2006-07.

Alex Shaffer
Hometown: Clayton, Ohio
High School: Northmont
Club Team: DSA/BLAST FC
Planned Major: Undecided
Athletic Achievements: First-team all-conference and second-team All-Dayton North as a senior...team captain her senior year...second-team all-conference and third-team All-Dayton North as a junior...four-year varsity letterwinner...along with her twin sister, led the team in assists...team finished as conference champions all four years...helped squad to district championship and a regional semifinalist showing in 2005...helped the North team to its first North-South Game win in 15 years, scoring a goal in a 2-1 victory.

Academic Achievements: Member of the National Honor Society and the Northmont High School Honor Society...named a high school Scholar Athlete.

Brooke Shafer
Hometown: Fishers, Ind.
High School: Hamilton Southeastern
Club Team: Dyanmo 89
Planned Major: Finance
Athletic Achievements: All-state honorable mention as a senior...earned all-district honors in both 2005 and 2006...all-conference as a junior and all-county as a senior...named to the Northside All-Topics Team her senior year...helped team to sectional and regional championships her senior season...also played basketball, helping her squad to back-to-back conference and sectional championships as a junior and senior.

Academic Achievements: Member of the National Honor Society...earned academic all-state honors in 2005 and 2006...Set A Good Example award winner.

Olivia Walter
Hometown: Fairview, Tenn.
High School: Fairview
Club Team: Tennessee Futbol Club '89 Blue
Planned Major: Media/Recording Industry Studies
Athletic Achievements: All-state selection by the TACA and Associated Press in 2006...all-district all-four years...named to the all-tournament team in 2005 and 2006...earned the team's MVP award as a sophomore, junior and senior...holds the school record with 39 saves in a game...helped team to the district championship as a junior and senior, earning a regional semifinalist showing in 2006...guided the Tennessee Futbol Club '89 Blue to the state championship in 2003, 2004 and 2005 before notching a runner-up showing in 2006...team was the National Premiere League runner-up in 2006...club earned a Region III semifinalist showing in 2006 and a quarterfinalist bid in 2004.

Academic Achievements: Student Council Treasurer and Secretary...Junior Class Treasurer...member of the Health Occupation Services Club and Beta Club...Jacket Time Representative.