USD Women's Soccer 2006

a formidable defender earning Bay Valley HS All League Defender from 2002-2005. Longmire currently plays for the Pleasanton Rage club team. Elyse Juliano is a defensive newcomer to the Toreros and will look to be an instant help to San Diego's defense. Juliano comes to San Diego after a four-year ca– reer at Rosary High School in Santa Ana , Calif. She was tabbed as a first-team All– Serra League as a senior. USD's next newcomer is sophomore transfer Tara Hodgson, who played her freshman season at the University of Wash– ington. During her freshman season she played in 11 matches recording seven total shots, two on goal. Cassandra Tinyo comes to the Tore– ros after a standout career at Aliso Viejo High School. She was a catalyst for her team winning three consecutive Sea View League championships en route to earning three consecutive first-team All-Sea View League selections. As a senior she was named Division I third-team AII-CIF. The next newcomer to the Toreros roster in 2006 is Marina Heberer, who hails from Oceanside, Calif. While attending Carls-

bad High School she was twice named to the Union Tribune's All-Academic team, was once named All-Avocado League hon– orable mention and was named her team's Best Defender of the Year as a senior. She helped her team advance to the semifinals in the CIF playoffs as a sophomore, and was a catalist for her senior season's team in making the CIF Quarterfinals. The Toreros' final newcomer is Esmer– alda Olamendi, who comes to the Toreros from Dana Point, Calif. While attending Dana Hills High School she was a member of the soccer team that saw her named the team's best midfielder as a freshman , sophomore and junior. She is also a mem– ber of the FC United Futbol soccer club team, and helped her team win the 2004 Celtic Cup Championship, while earning her team's MVP award . ◄ SCHEDULE The Toreros 2006 schedule is difficult, but this is a surprise to no one, as USO has become an elite program. Over the past 10 plus years USO has consistently made the NCAA College Cup Tournament and has also been in the national polls. This season the Toreros will once again have to battle through a schedule that features seven teams that were in last season 's NCAA College Cup Tournament including the defending national champion University of Portland . USO will compete against three teams in the Pacific 10 Conference (UCLA, USC, Arizona State), four teams from the Big West Conference (Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly SLO) and play two out of region teams in Dayton and Ohio State at the Pepperdine Tournament. USO 's final hurdle in the schedule will be to play through the tough WCC schedule which features four teams from last season 's NCAA College Cup Tournament in Portland, Santa Clara , Pepperdine and Gonzaga. The wee is perceived as one of the best conferences for women's soccer in the country, so the Toreros don't get a lull in their schedule for 2006, it will be tough from start to finish . "I am excited about our schedule and about our team," said Greenwood. "I think that our schedule is going to be very tough, but I am confident that we can do well and get back to the NCAA Tournament."

In the net for the Toreros there is a battle going on between junior Karen Cook and sophomore Brittany Cameron . Last season each keeper took their turn seeing time in the net and both looked solid with Cameron playing a majority of the minutes. Cameron posted a 3-8 record with one shutout and had a GAA of 1.84. Cook, USD's starter as a freshman, posted a 3- 4-1 record with one shutout and a GAA of 2.00. Greenwood said that these two will battle it out in camp to determine who will be the starter. ◄ NEWCOMERS The Incoming freshman class and other newcomers , according to Greenwood, are a very versatile and talented group of athletes. He sees all of them as having a chance at making the starting line-up in 2006. Natalie Vinti is one of the versatile play– ers on the 2006 roster Greenwood says he can stick in anywhere on the field . Vinti is a four-time AII-CIF player from Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. As a senior she helped lead her team to the CIF Division Ill championship and as a junior she was a catalyst for the team earning a share of the CIF championship. Another versatile newcomer to the San Diego roster will be Hallie Huston from La Jolla Country Day School, who is among Soccerbuzz.com's top-50 recruits in the nation. Houston comes to USO after four consecutive first-team AII-CIF selections, four first-team AII-Costal League selections and leading her team to a CIF Division IV championship as a senior. She was a member of the Olympic Development Program and was named a 2005 NSCAA All-American . Jessica Larabee joins the Toreros ros– ter after a standout career at Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, Calif. As a senior she was selected first-team AII-CIF Division V after leading her team to a Pio– neer League championship and a trip the second round of the CIF playoffs. She was a four-time first-team All-Pioneer League selection and was named her teams Best Offensive Player as a senior. Giuliana Longmire brings a wealth of high-level experience to the program hav– ing been a member of the Region IV team, made the National Pool, and attended the National Camp since 2002 . She has been

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USD WOMEN'S SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004