4 Christina Sahly Class: RS Junior Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Naperville Central Height: 5-6 Position: F Birthdate: 08/28/1987

2008 - Sophomore: Appeared in 11 matches ... Made regular season debut with one shot against Washington State ... Saw considerable increase in playing time against Colorado College and played in next eight matches ... Recorded three shots against Northwestern and one more against Minnesota ... Scored goal on penalty kick against Missouri in NCAA Tournament match.

2007 - Redshirt Freshman: Recorded her first career goal in a win over Cal State Northridge ... Played in eight matches on the season with a total of 108 minutes.

2006 - Freshman: TTook a medical redshirt after sustaining a hamstring injury against Syracuse ... Played in four matches, taking two shots.

High School: Led Illinois State ODP team to a second-place finish at nationals in 2005 ... Traveled to Europe as a member of the Region II ODP team in 2005 ... Member of Illinois State Select ODP team in 2002, 2004 and 2005 ... Was an ODP Region II pool player in 2004 ... Led NSA club team to a U.S. Youth Soccer second-place finish in Region II and a state cup title in 2003 ... Member of the All-DuPage Valley Conference, Daily Herald and Naperville Sun All-Area teams in 2004-05 ... Named to the 2005 IHSSCA All-State team.

Personal: Born August 28, 1987 ... Majoring in community health ... Daughter of Ken and Elise Sahly ... Has two older sisters, Lauren and Karie ... Sister, Karie, played soccer at Bowling Green ... Involved in the Freshman Mentoring Program at NCHS.

Getting to Know Christina: Nickname: Tina ... Favorite Sports Movie: Love and Basketball ... Favorite Movie Quote: "I look good. I mean really good. Hey, everyone, come see how good I look!" - Anchorman ... Favorite TV Shows: Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Runs House, Rob & Big ... Favorite Singer: Frank Sinatra ... Favorite Foods: Pizza, black olives ... Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the state championship her freshman and sophomore years with the NCHS basketball team ... I Have Been Told I Look Like: Jennifer Aniston, by my grandma ... Three Words That Describe My Play: Aggressive, Quick, Creative ... Dream Job: Physical therapist.

Coach Rayfield on Sahly: "The spring season finally saw a healthy Christina Sahly doing what she does best - scoring goals! It has been a long fight through multiple injuries, but she has come through it and is now ready to put all that behind and get on the field and just play. And when she does, the Illini will see the ball in the back of the net on a regular basis. She can hold the ball up front, she has great vision and can put other players in great scoring position, and she is an instinctive finisher from anywhere on the field. Fit and healthy, Christina is ready to play and we are ready to have her on the field."

SAHLY'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	GP-GS	G	A	P	GWG	Shots	SOG
2006	4-0	0	0	0	0	2	1
2007	8-0	1	0	2	0	4	2
2008	11-0	0	0	0	0	6	3
TOTALS	23-0	1	0	2	0	12	6