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COACH PROFILES<br />
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TARA ERICKSON<br />
HEAD COACH • EIGHTH SEASON • WASHINGTON, ‘96<br />
Tara Erickson is entering her eighth season as head coach of the University<br />
of Oregon women’s soccer program, and 12th season overall as a head<br />
coach at the NCAA Division I level. Erickson, a former All-Pac-10 player and<br />
the 2006 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, is UO’s all-time winningest coach with<br />
a seven-year mark of 62-61-16. She is 91-99-26 in 11 seasons overall as a<br />
head coach.<br />
Playing in the newly formed Pac-12 Conference, Erickson was not afraid to<br />
put new faces out on the pitch during the 2011 season as she worked freshmen<br />
into the rotation. Oregon tallied 19 goals on the season and the freshmen<br />
contigent of Shanelle Simien (1) and Bri Pugh (4) and Ally Aschbacher<br />
(1) added six of those goals. Erickson led Oregon to a season-opening 4-0-1<br />
unbeaten streak, including a scoreless draw with then-#16 Santa Clara in<br />
the Oregon Nike Tournament. The Ducks played seven ranked opponents<br />
during the 2011 campaign, including four straight to end the season and<br />
highlighted their tough schedule with a 1-0 win over then-#18 Washington<br />
State on Oct. 23 in Eugene. In the season finale, the much anticipated Civil<br />
War, Erickson led the Ducks to a 1-1 tie against the Beavers, marking the<br />
third time in five years that the teams tied in the series.<br />
Under Erickson’s direction, Scout Libke and Bri Pugh received all-conference<br />
nods, while Libke became the first Duck since 2006 to earn a NSCAA<br />
All-Region selection. Erickson’s Ducks capped off the 2011 campaign with<br />
eight being tabbed to the Pac-12 All-Academic list.<br />
Continuing with the trend of forming new alliances, Erickson was on hand<br />
on Oct. 27, 2011 when the University of Oregon athletic department broke<br />
ground on the new state-of-the-art soccer and lacrosse facility. Adding<br />
more excitement to the program, Erickson made the announcement on<br />
Feb. 3, 2012 to bring in Portland-native Paul Karver to her coaching fold.<br />
Erickson’s also spent two years with the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National<br />
Team coaching staff from 2009-10. She also coached at the U.S. Super Team<br />
Camp in 2008, working with both the U-20 and U-18 teams at the Olympic<br />
Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.<br />
COACH PROFILES<br />
Erickson redefined the Oregon soccer program in 2009 when she brought<br />
in assistant coach Mac Wilson.<br />
As a result of that hire, UO’s recruiting footprint has now expanded into seven<br />
states and provinces, recently tapping into Colorado, Georgia and Texas’<br />
strong recruiting base. Over a third of those new Ducks have <strong>com</strong>peted at<br />
an elite level with ODP and U.S./Canadian National Team programs.<br />
In 2010, Erickson led Oregon to its most league wins and best home record<br />
since the 2006 campaign. Erickson became the all-time wins leader<br />
in UO’s 2-1 non-league victory over San Diego State in September, passing<br />
Bill Steffen who had 49 wins in nine seasons at the helm. Senior forward<br />
Jen Stoltenberg had 12 goals and five assists for a school-record 29 total<br />
points, be<strong>com</strong>ing UO’s all-time career points leader in the process. Stoltenberg<br />
earned first team all-conference honors for her play. UO also had a<br />
banner year in the classroom, with 10 total players being recognized as part<br />
of the Pac-10 All-Academic teams, the most of any Erickson-coached team.<br />
In addition, Stoltenberg was named a Third Team Scholar All-America by<br />
the NSCAA.<br />
During the 2009 season, Oregon won eight of its first 10 matches ranking<br />
the Ducks as high as No. 18 in the NCAA’s RPI report and No. 14 in the Soccer<br />
America Women’s Top 25 poll. UO’s strong non-conference mark (8-2-1)<br />
included wins over then No. 15 Colorado and No. 21 Denver. Freshman midfielder<br />
Scout Libke was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team and junior<br />
forward Jen Stoltenberg was named honorable mention all-conference for<br />
the second consecutive season. The Ducks also had eight student-athletes<br />
recognized as part of the Pac-10 Conference’s All-Academic teams.<br />
The Ducks went 9-9-2 in 2008, highlighted by seven consecutive matches<br />
without a loss where UO went 6-0-1 from Sept. 5 through Oct. 3. Six Oregon<br />
players were named to the Pac-10 Conference’s All-Academic First and<br />
Second teams, the most of any school. Senior defender Nicole Dobrzynski<br />
(Business Administration, 3.81 GPA) was named the Pac-10’s Female Scholar-Athlete<br />
of the Year. Sophomore forward Jen Stoltenberg was named<br />
honorable mention all-league, while freshman goalkeeper Cody Miles
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