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WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM EMBARKING ON DAY ONE OF EIGHT-DAY EUROPEAN TOUR
Head Coach Chris Johnson's team to spend four days in both England and Germany in early May
Chris Johnson
Ed Holdaway, IUPUI Sports Information
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5/7/2008 11:31:38 AM
INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer team is currently in day one of an eight-day tour of England and Germany. The Jaguars are slated to arrive in London on Thursday morning and return to the country on Friday, May 16. 

The team is scheduled for a training session tomorrow evening before playing the Chelsea Ladies Academy on Friday morning. Friday will conclude with a sight-seeing tour in London that includes stops at St. Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. On Saturday, team members will tour Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle among other educational experiences.

The Jaguars are scheduled to take on the Leicester City club on Sunday before departing London for Amsterdam on Monday. 

From there, Head Coach Chris Johnson's team will take part in a training session at Ostkampfbahn, right next to Cologne soccer stadium. Following the training session, the group will go sight seeing throughout Cologne and take part in a Rhein River Tour. The trip will conclude with day trips to Dusseldorf and Bonn, sandwiching a game versus FFC Brauweiler on Wednesday, May 14. 

Check back to www.IUPUIJags.com periodically for behind-the-scenes snippets from Coach Johnson and selected student-athletes, documenting portions of the trip.

Tentative Schedule of Events
May 7 - Depart Chicago to Detroit to London (Gatwick Airport)
May 8 - Arrive London / team training session
May 9 - Game vs. Chelsea Ladies / sight-seeing tour of London
May 10 - Sight-seeing tour of Hampton Court Palace & Windsor Castle
May 11 - Game vs. Leicester City / attend Birmingham City vs. Blackburn Rovers match
May 12 - Depart London (Heathrow Airport) to Amsterdam
May 13 - Training session at Ostkampfbahn / visit Cologne
May 14 - Day trip to Dusseldorf / match vs. FFC Brauweiler
May 15 - Day trip to Bonn
May 16 - Depart Amsterdam to Chicago (O'Hare)
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Student-Athletes of the Month
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Men's Golf
Freshman men's golfer Michael Powell has been chosen as the IUPUI Male Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of April. The rookie phenom posted a 76.40 stroke average in five rounds during the month, culminating in a 12th place finish at The Summit League Championships on Apr. 22. 

Powell notched a season-low 54-hole 221 at the three-day event, including a 73 on the final day. In his only other outing of the month he turned in a 36-hole 161 at the Fighting Illini Invitational on Apr. 13. 

Powell ranked second on the team in scoring average this past season and was the squad's low scorer in limited time during the spring. He missed nearly half of the spring schedule due to injury.
Emily Holsapple
Emily Holsapple
Women's Tennis
Sophomore Emily Holsapple has been chosen the IUPUI Female Student-Athlete of the Month for her performance on the tennis courts in the month of April.

Holsapple went 3-1 in singles play, winning all of her completed matches in IUPUI's Summit League cluster, as well as combining with senior Andrea Burkhardt to go 3-1 in doubles action.

While IUPUI went 1-3 in their Summit League cluster, Holsapple was undefeated, downing opponent from IPFW, South Dakota State and UMKC.  In her fourth match of the cluster, Holsapple was one game away from a straight set victory.

The Center Grove H.S.-product did not drop a set in singles play during the month until her final match of the season.

Teaming with Burkhardt, the duo was undefeated until their final match, going 3-0 up until that point.  Holsapple and Burkhardt took down foes from IPFW, South Dakota Staten and UMKC in the cluster, and were one game away from a win versus Oakland.

Holsapple wrapped up her sophomore season with a 7-19 singles record, playing at every level except for No. 1 and No. 6 singles.  In Summit League play, she was 3-4.
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