May 1, 2009

ATHENS, Ohio - The Ohio women's soccer team has announced its 2009 Alumni Weekend, May 15-16, in conjunction with the annual spring Ohio soccer alumni game. As part of the weekend's events, the 1998 Ohio MAC championship squad will be honored.

Festivities for the weekend will get under way Friday, May 15, with a welcome reception from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Baker Center 1804 Lounge. Saturday, the `Cats will hold a pregame lunch at 11 a.m. before culminating the festivities with the annual alumni game between current Ohio soccer players and soccer alumni at 1 p.m.

Alumni looking to attend the event need to RSVP with a registration form found on www.ohiobobcats.com. They may do so by clicking here, and then selecting the 1998 Soccer Team Reunion link. A log in window will then open. The username is Soccer and the password is 1998Team. For further questions regarding the weekend's events, please contact the Ohio soccer office at 740-593-1176.

The 1998 Ohio MAC championship team was one of the best soccer teams to ever don the green and white. They finished the season with a 16-6 overall record, including a 9-1 mark in conference play to capture the first of the `Cats' three MAC crowns, which currently ties for the most women's soccer championships by any league school. Five players from the 1998 squad garnered numerous postseason awards that year, including Mindy Boggs, Vanessa Dennis, Marie LaGuardia, Nicki Pendleton and Lori Spitler. Boggs was also honored as the Ohio Soccer Coaches Association's player of the year. Then-coach Wendy Logan earned both MAC Coach of the Year and OHSCA Coach of the Year award, as well.

Ohio will wrap up its spring season with the alumni game May 16, before beginning fall training later this summer. The Green and White will open up the 2009 campaign Aug. 21, at Purdue.