1 Steph Panozzo Class: Freshman Hometown: Maple Ridge, B.C. High School: Maple Ridge Secondary School Height: 5-6 Position: GK Birthdate: 05/15/1990

High School/Club: U-20 Canadian National Team pool ... Represented Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship in Puebla, Mexico and the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile ... Played three seasons with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the W-League ... Led North Shore Storm to provincial championship three times ... With the B.C. Provincial All-Stars, won U-14 National Championship and finished second with U-16 team.

Personal: Born May 15, 1990 ... Majoring in business ... Daughter of George and Becky Panozzo ... Has an older brother, Dave ... Member of honor roll for five years at Maple Ridge Secondary ... Hobbies include reading, baking and watching sports.

Getting to Know Steph: Favorite athlete: Roger Federer ... Biggest sports thrill: Winning 2008 U-20 CONCACAF championship ... Favorite pro team: Inter Milan ... Favorite actor: Gerard Butler ... Favorite TV shows: Bones and The Ultimate Fighter ... Favorite place on campus: The Quad ... Favorite movie: Moulin Rouge ... Favorite book: White Oleander ... Favorite pregame meal: Pasta with marinara sauce and chicken ... Dream job: Working for an NFL team.

Coach Rayfield on Panozzo: "Steph had the spring to get herself acquainted with college soccer, and that should pay off as she returns for her first competitive season as a Fighting Illini. She has extensive youth national and international experience and that will be invaluable as she battles for playing time with Alex and Katelyn. She has tremendous distribution with her hands, extremely quick feet and lots of training at a very high level. It will be great to have such experience pushing the level of our entire goalkeeping environment and challenging Alex to be even better."