The final home game of the season is always designated Senior Day, that time when tribute is paid to the players making their final regular-season appearance at their home venue.

Senior Day for the women's soccer team takes on a whole new meaning this Saturday. The women's soccer game will feature the final regular season home appearance for Terry Gurnett as the head coach at Rochester.

Gurnett is stepping down after the 2010 season to devote his full energy to his role as the Associate Director of Athletic Advancement. The University is planning a capital campaign and Gurnett's involvement is crucial relative to the athletic program.

Rochester will host Case Western Reserve at 5 pm Saturday in a University Athletic Association contest. (The men's game between the same two schools kicks off at 7:30 pm.) The NCAA will announce its 2010 Division III playoff field on Monday. Depending on the outcome of numerous matches around the country, Rochester could gain an at-large berth into the field. Sites for playoff matches will not be determined until the field has been selected.

He has been walking the sidelines for 34 seasons. Heading into Saturday's match against Case, his career record is 420 wins, 135 losses, and 65 ties. Rochester's record this year is 10 wins, four losses, and three ties.

In the University Athletic Association, his record for 24 years (this is the 24th year) is 111 wins, 32 losses, 17 ties. That's a winning percentage of 74.7%.

Rochester won the first two NCAA Division III national championships in women's soccer (1986 and 1987). The Yellowjackets have appeared in the NCAA playoffs 19 times and have been selected for post-season play for the last 25 years (six in the ECAC playoffs).

With Gurnett coaching, Rochester has won 12 team championships in the University Athletic Association in 23 years. The Yellowjackets have 10 outright titles – more than twice that of any other UAA school – and shared two others.

Twenty-seven of his players have received 33 All-America honors through the 2009 season. His student-athletes achieve excellence in academic settings as well. Three Rochester players have been selected to the ESPN Academic All-America Team (as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America). Seven others have been named to the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete Team as chosen by members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. As a team, Rochester has earned the NSCAA's prestigious Team Academic Award every year since 1999. Two Rochester players have earned Fulbright Scholarships in the past four years.