The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Scorpions Athletics

2009 Women's Soccer

Record: 12-4-2 Home: 4-1 Away: 7-3 Neutral: 1-0 RRAC: 6-1-1

Juan de Dios Garcia

PT Assistant Coach

3rd Season

Juan de Dios Garcia joined the athletics staff of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College in August 2007 as Assistant Women's Soccer Coach and goalkeepers' coach.

Garcia, the pioneer, founder, coordinator, board member, referee and coach of all youth and adult Brownsville Soccer Leagues, has 47 years of soccer experience.

He is and has been a member of most the All-Star soccer teams in both Texas and Mexico. During the 1970s, Garcia was a Third Division Professional player in Tamaulipas, Mexico, a state champion, and a member of the V.M.C soccer team that won the Mexican National Championship.

He also coached the "Atletico Arsenal", a prospective Division Professional Team in Matamoros, Tamaulipas in 1978-79 and in 1980-81, played for The University of Texas-Pan American.

Garcia earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in Spanish and Sociology in 1982 from UTPA. Upon graduation, he began his position as head soccer coach at Brownsville Hanna High School.

Garcia continues to hold the position at Hanna High School along with other positions in professional organizations such as President of the Rio Grande Valley Soccer Coaches Organization and the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches, where he was named Regional Director in 2005.

2009 Women's Soccer Roster

#	Name	Cl.	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown	Prev. School
0	Jessica Hamer	JR	GK	5-4	Sao Bernardo, Brazil	Prof. Amadeu Oliveiro
	Emily Husband*	SO	D	5-7	Huddersfield, England	Huddersfield N. C.
	Melissa Moreno*	FR	D	5-5	Harlingen, Texas	Harlingen South HS
	Carling Rootes*	JR	D	5-8	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Lord Beaverbrook HS
	Abigail Saldivar*	FR	M	5-5	Harlingen, Texas	Harlingen South HS
2	Chelsea Maidment	FR	D	5-10	Aurora, Ontario, Canada	Cardinal Center HS
4	Jodie Hunter	FR	D	5-4	Batley, England	Bruntcliffe HS
5	Abigail Perez	FR	M	5-5	Glendale, California	Donna HS
8	Leah Russell	FR	F	5-9	Oakville, Ontario, Canada	Iroquis Ridge HS
9	Helen Wagstaff	SO	M	5-8	Heckmondwike, England	Spin Valley HS
10	Sara Di Benedetto	SO	M	5-6	Maple, Ontario, Canada	St. Elizabeth HS
11	Theresa Berman	SO	M	5-5	Newmarket, Canada	Sacred Heart HS
12	Sami Thorman	SR	F	5-4	Harlingen, Texas	UMHardin-Baylor
13	Laura Carpenter	JR	M	5-4	St. Catherine's, Ontario, Can.	Bethel (Tenn.)
16	Nicole Sereda	FR	D	5-6	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bishop Grandin HS
17	Linette Cuvillier	SO	F	5-1	Brownsville, Texas	Los Fresnos HS
19	Julia Dell' Aquila	SO	D	5-7	Thornhill, Ontario, Canada	St. Elizabeth HS
20	Verena Wonsikowski	SO	F	5-9	Kleve, Germany	Borken - Bocholt
21	Aimee Young	FR	M	5-4	Brownsville, Texas	Hanna HS
89	Stephanie Reid	JR	GK	5-10	Mississauga, Ontario, Can.	U. of Cumberlands

* Redshirt

Nik Barjaktarevic - Head Coach - 3rd season

Shane Sanchez - Assistant Coach - 1st season

Juan de Dios Garcia - PT Assistant Coach - 3rd season