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On June 10, 1992, the Indiana University Athletics Committee approved the addition of women's soccer as a varsity sport for the 1993-94 season and on December 21, 1992 IU Athletic Director Clarence Doninger announced the hiring of Joe Kelley as the women's soccer coach. Kelley previously served as an assistant coach for the men's program under Jerry Yeagley for 15 seasons and played for the Hoosiers in 1975.
On February 11, 1993, head coach Joe Kelley traveled to St. Charles, MO for his first in-home visit with then high school senior Wendy Dillinger. On May 27, 1993, Coach Kelley announced his first Indiana University women's soccer recruiting class which included Dillinger, Brooke Breer, Betsy Costello, Angie Doss, Amy Friedrich, Cheri Hooper and Quincy Wolkowitz.
Dillinger attended Indiana University from 1993–1997 (1996 redshirt) where she started 75 matches. She currently holds school career records for goals (37), assists (24), and points (98). She was a two-time first team All-Big Ten selection in 1994 and 1997. Dillinger also earned All-Region recognition in 1993 (All-Central), 1994 (All-Mid East) and 1997 (All-Great Lakes). Her 13 goals in 1993 mark the second-highest single-season total. She tallied eight assists in each of the 1993 and 1997 seasons, a mark that is tied for first in school history (Carrie Watts 1998). Her efforts make her the first player ever at Indiana to record three multi-goal games in one season. She also holds the school record with eight total multi-goal games. Dillinger, a biology major, received Academic All-Big Ten laurels in 1994-95.
- 1993 - For the first time in the history of Indiana University, women's soccer competed as a varsity sport. On September 5, The Hoosiers kicked off their home opener in front of a Bill Armstrong Stadium crowd of 2,027 fans and went on to beat the University of Cincinnati 3-1. Dillinger notched 13 goals for the Hoosiers, five of which were game winners and added eight assists on 61 shots. She led the Hoosiers in every offensive category. Only two Hoosiers have tallied three assists in a single game, Dillinger against Detroit on September 8, and Megan Pipkens in a 3-0 win over Oakland on September 30, 2004. On October 31, Dillinger scored twice and Sheryl Mansberger added another goal as the women's soccer team beat UW-Green Bay, 3-1, to cap a nine-game winning streak and finish Indiana's first varsity season with a 12-6-0 record.
- 1994 - In the Big Ten's inaugural season and Indiana's first ever Big Ten match, Dillinger scored three against the Northwestern Wildcats on September 9, the first of only six Indiana hat tricks in program history (Kristen Arnold vs Northwestern September 28, 2007; Kim Grodek vs Marquette August 27, 2004; Lindsay McCarthy vs Oakland September 30, 2004; Kris Fosdick vs IUPUI September 6, 1998; Abby Ryan vs Pittsburgh September 8, 1996). On September 14, Dillinger netted two goals against Louisville in a span of 70 seconds to set a school record for quickest back-to-back goals. She added six more for a season best 11 goals (3rd in the Big Ten) as well as five assists as the Hoosiers finished with a final record of 8-10-0.
- 1995 - She dished out a team best three assists alongside Amy Friederich and Tracy Grose. She was named Big Ten Player of the Week and to the Soccer America Team of the Week after a 1-0 win against Wisconsin on October 8 in which she scored the game-winning goal. Dillinger played in all 19 matches and notched four goals on 27 shots. Indiana finished the season 8-10-1.
- 1996 - Redshirt
- 1997 - Dillinger tied a school record with eight assists on top of nine goals. During the first weekend of play, Dillinger earned the Nike/Butler University Kick-off Classic Tournament Most Valuable Player. On September 12, she notched the second of the quickest pair of goals scored by Hoosiers just 30 seconds after Tory Dolan in a 6-1 routing of Bowling Green. Dillinger's final career point came in the form of an assist in her final regular season match against Kentucky when she connected with Kris Fosdick in the 36th minute for the game winner. The 2-0 win was Coach Kelley's and the women's soccer program's 50th win. Coach Kelley's squad ended with an 11-9-0 record.
Dillinger's Indiana University Women's Soccer Records
- Career Goals (37) - 1st
- Career Assists (24) - 1st
- Career Points (98) - 1st
- Career Game Winning Goals (13) - 1st
- Career Multi-Goal Games (8) - 1st
- Career Shots (216) - 1st
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