0 Alexandra Kapicka Class: Junior Hometown: Arlington Heights, Ill. High School: Illinois Math and Science Academy Height: 5-9 Position: GK Birthdate: 02/28/1989

2008: Started all 23 matches in goal ... Posted a season goals-against average of 0.80, the second-best in school history ... Had eight games with at least four saves ... Notched nine shutouts on the season ... Allowed zero or one goal in 19 of 23 games ... Recorded six saves against Washington and was subsequently named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and to the Soccer America Team of the Week ... Tallied five saves in shutout of Purdue ... Named to the Big Ten Tournament team after recording five saves against Michigan State ... Blocked career high 11 shots in NCAA Tournament match against Missouri ... Soccer Net News Player of the Year Finalist ... Academic All-Big Ten ... NSCAA Scholar All-Central Region Second Team ... Team Co-Defensive MVP.

2007: Made three appearances on the season ... Allowed one goal in 58:29 minutes of play ... Recorded one save against Xavier.

2006: Played in two matches, collecting a 1-1-0 record ... Finished Illinois' shutout of South Carolina after Lindsey Carstens received a red card in the 40th minute ... Played all but 29 seconds against Missouri.

High School/Club: Led KUFC Premier squad to the 2005 United States Club Soccer U-16 national championship ... Also helped Eclipse Select to a state cup championship during her two years with the team ... Competed with KUFC in the state cup semifinals ... Named to the all-sectional team while playing with IMSA ... Named to the Aurora Beacon-News all-area team.

Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1989 ... Majoring in general engineering ... Daughter of Robert Kapicka and Barbara Anderson ... Involved in Habitat for Humanity ... Older brother, Bryan, is a student at Illinois.

Getting to Know Alexandra: Nickname: Picka ... Favorite Place on Campus: The cube at the Beckman Institute ... Favorite Teams: Chicago Fire, Chicago Cubs ... Favorite Movie Quote: "You make sure they remember, forever, the night they played the Titans!" - Remember the Titans ... Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts ... Favorite Singers: Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban ... Favorite Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl ... Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning U.S. club soccer nationals.

Coach Rayfield on Kapicka: "The 2008 campaign was a breakout season for Alex. She exceeded the expectations of people outside the program, but I believe she lived up to the standards she helped to establish and set for herself and the program. Her success was the direct result of her commitment to her own development and to doing everything she could to help this team succeed. The pressure of 2008 came from being the only goalkeeper and knowing she had to get things done. In 2009, the training environment changes and she will have the challenge of other goalkeepers to help drive her development even more. She now enters the year with confidence, with experience and with a competitive training environment. With all that, great things should lie ahead!"

KAPICKA'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	GP-GS	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	SV %	SHO	REC
2006	2-0	140:28	5	3.20	5	.500	0	1-1-0
2007	3-0	58:29	1	1.54	1	.500	0	0-0-0
2008	23-23	2131:02	19	0.80	76	.800	9	12-9-2
TOTALS	28-23	2329:59	25	0.97	82	.766	9	13-10-2