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Table of <strong>Content</strong>s<br />
Quick Facts & Table of <strong>Content</strong>s ............................... 1<br />
Rosters ...................................................................... 2<br />
Season Preview...................................................... 3-4<br />
2009 Schedule........................................................... 5<br />
Head Coach Domenic Martelli ................................ 6-8<br />
Coaching Staff ........................................................... 9<br />
Athletic Director Cheryl L. Levick............................. 10<br />
Support Staff ............................................................ 11<br />
Player Biographies ............................................. 12-23<br />
Seniors ............................................................ 12-14<br />
Juniors ............................................................ 15-17<br />
Sophomores.................................................... 17-20<br />
Freshmen and Newcomers ............................. 21-23<br />
Season in Review ............................................... 24-25<br />
2008 Statistics ......................................................... 26<br />
All-Time Results ................................................. 27-29<br />
Career Records ....................................................... 30<br />
Season and Match Records .................................... 31<br />
CAA Results and 2008 Standings ........................... 32<br />
Non-Conference Results ......................................... 32<br />
All-Time Roster ........................................................ 33<br />
All-Conference Honors ............................................ 34<br />
Academic Honors .................................................... 35<br />
Athletic Facilities ................................................. 36-37<br />
Georgia State University..................................... 38-39<br />
Georgia State Campus ....................................... 40-41<br />
Campus Housing ................................................ 42-43<br />
Academics/Panther Promise ................................... 44<br />
Strength & Conditioning........................................... 45<br />
Atlanta ................................................................ 46-47<br />
Colonial Athletic Association .................................... 48<br />
Cavan Fosnes<br />
Women’s Soccer SID<br />
Cavan Fosnes is in his second year as<br />
an employee of the sports communications<br />
offi ce and graduate student at Georgia State.<br />
He serves as the primary contact for women’s<br />
soccer and men’s and women’s golf.<br />
Fosnes has previously worked for the<br />
sports information departments of Vanderbilt<br />
and Emory University. In addition, Fosnes has written for<br />
the Robertson County Times and the Emory Wheel. Fosnes<br />
attended Oxford College of Emory University, where he<br />
lettered in basketball, before continuing to Emory. A native<br />
of Springfi eld, Tenn., Fosnes graduated in 2007 from Emory<br />
University with a BA in Creative Writing/English and is in his<br />
second year of graduate studies in sports administration.<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Quick Facts<br />
Location .................................................Atlanta, Ga.<br />
Founded ...........................................................1913<br />
Enrollment .....................................................29,000<br />
Nickname ................................................... Panthers<br />
Colors ..................................................Blue & White<br />
Affi liation ......................................... NCAA Division I<br />
Conference ..................Colonial Athletic Association<br />
<strong>Home</strong> Field ............ Panthersville Athletics Complex<br />
President ....................................Dr. Mark P. Becker<br />
Athletics Director ............................ Cheryl L. Levick<br />
Senior Woman Administrator ............ Gail Barksdale<br />
Program Information<br />
First Year of Soccer .................... 1994/16th Season<br />
All-Time Record ............ 143-129-22 (.523)/15 years<br />
All-Time CAA Record ............ 13-29-2 (.318)/5 years<br />
All-Time Conference Record ...........69-64-12 (.517)<br />
Conference Tourney Appearances/Last ........8/2003<br />
Conference Tournament Record ........................ 6-6<br />
Conference Championships ...................................1<br />
NCAA Tournament Appearances ................ 1 (1997)<br />
2008 Record ........................................... 11-9 (.550)<br />
2008 CAA Record ............................................... 4-7<br />
2008 CAA Finish/Total Teams .........................8th/12<br />
Starters Returning/Lost ........................................6/6<br />
Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...........................14/10<br />
Newcomers ...........................................................10<br />
Coaching Staff<br />
Head Coach ...................................Domenic Martelli<br />
Alma Mater, Year ...........................Ohio State, 1989<br />
Record at GSU ...........83-81-17 (.505)/10th Season<br />
Career Record .................................83-81-17 (.505)<br />
Martelli’s E-Mail .............. athdam@langate.gsu.edu<br />
Martelli’s Phone ..................................404.413.4075<br />
Assistant Coach ......................... Amanda Schneider<br />
Alma Mater, Year ..................... Georgia State, 2006<br />
Schneider’s E-Mail ............athals@langate.gsu.edu<br />
Schneider’s Phone .............................404.413.4087<br />
Assistant Coach ................................... Edgar Flores<br />
Sports Information Offi ce<br />
Associate A.D. of Comm. .................. Allison George<br />
George’s Phone ..................................404.413.4032<br />
George’s E-Mail .......................... ageorge@gsu.edu<br />
Women’s Soccer Contact ................. Cavan Fosnes<br />
Fosnes’s E-Mail .................athcaf@langate.gsu.edu<br />
Fosnes’s Phone ..................................404.413.4034<br />
Fax ......................................................404.413.4035<br />
Web Site ........................... GeorgiaStateSports.com<br />
Address .................... 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130<br />
...................................................Atlanta, Ga. 30303<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
Alphabetical Roster<br />
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. <strong>Home</strong>town/High School (Previous)<br />
11 Jocelyn Baker MF Fr. 5-4 Winder, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
12 Sarah Bennett D/MF Fr. 5-5 Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek<br />
19 Jessica Black MF Jr. 5-7 Walnut, Calif./Walnut<br />
31 Heidi Blankenship GK Jr. 5-9 Indianapolis, Ind./Avon<br />
6 Bri Cagle D So. 5-6 Houston, Texas/Clear Lake<br />
23 Marshett Clarke D Sr. 5-2 Snellville, Ga./Shiloh (Michigan State)<br />
1 Kellianne Collins GK So. 5-9 Conyers, Ga./Salem<br />
9 Stephanie Cuccia F Jr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls<br />
17 Sarah Dashiell F Jr. 5-6 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill (Young Harris)<br />
5 Emily Dover F So. 5-8 Canton, Ga./Sequoyah<br />
10 Megan Geiger D Fr. 5-9 Lawrenceville, Ga./Parkview<br />
8 Bridget Gilmore D Fr. 5-8 Woodstock, Ga./Etowah<br />
29 Apryl Goodwin F Jr. 5-5 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands<br />
14 Erin Hill D Fr. 5-6 Snellville, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
15 Haley Holderfi eld F Fr. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Buford<br />
21 Lani Huntley D So. 5-7 Grapevine, Texas/Carroll<br />
4 Carly Lafferty MF Fr. 5-9 Tucker, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
24 Sarah Lucisano MF So. 5-5 Duluth, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
13 Lindsay Mortellaro MF/F So. 5-2 Somerville, N.J./Somerville<br />
7 Kaila Muecke MF Jr. 5-3 Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah<br />
2 Erinique Owens MF So. 5-7 Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Bar<br />
3 Taylor Parks MF So. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Paideia (Alabama)<br />
22 Kari Quinn D RSr. 5-9 Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh<br />
20 Caitlin Smith MF/D Sr. 5-4 Conyers, Ga./Salem<br />
16 Virginia Wood D Sr. 5-6 Atlanta, Ga./Druid Hills (LSU)<br />
Numerical Roster<br />
1 Kellianne Collins GK Fr. 5-9 Conyers, Ga./Salem<br />
2 Erinique Owens MF Fr. 5-7 Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Bar<br />
3 Taylor Parks MF So. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Paideia (Alabama)<br />
4 Carly Lafferty MF Fr. 5-9 Tucker, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
5 Emily Dover F Fr. 5-8 Canton, Ga./Sequoyah<br />
6 Bri Cagle D Fr. 5-6 Houston, Texas/Clear Lake<br />
7 Kaila Muecke MF Jr. 5-3 Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah<br />
8 Bridget Gilmore D Fr. 5-8 Woodstock, Ga./Etowah<br />
9 Stephanie Cuccia F So. 5-5 Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls<br />
10 Megan Geiger D Fr. 5-9 Lawrenceville, Ga./Parkview<br />
11 Jocelyn Baker MF Fr. 5-4 Winder, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
12 Sarah Bennett D/MF Fr. 5-5 Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek<br />
13 Lindsay Mortellaro MF/F Fr. 5-2 Somerville, N.J./Somerville<br />
14 Erin Hill D Fr. 5-6 Snellville, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
15 Haley Holderfi eld F Fr. 5-5 Atlanta, Ga./Buford<br />
16 Virginia Wood D Jr. 5-6 Atlanta, Ga./Druid Hills (LSU)<br />
17 Sarah Dashiell F Jr. 5-6 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill (Young Harris)<br />
19 Jessica Black MF So. 5-7 Walnut, Calif./Walnut<br />
20 Caitlin Smith MF/D Jr. 5-4 Conyers, Ga./Salem<br />
21 Lani Huntley D Fr. 5-7 Grapevine, Texas/Carroll<br />
22 Kari Quinn D Sr. 5-9 Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh<br />
23 Marshett Clarke D Sr. 5-2 Snellville, Ga./Shiloh (Michigan State)<br />
24 Sarah Lucisano MF Fr. 5-5 Duluth, Ga./St. Pius X<br />
29 Apryl Goodwin F So. 5-5 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands<br />
31 Heidi Blankenship GK So. 5-9 Indianapolis, Ind./Avon<br />
Head Coach: Domenic Martelli (Ohio State ‘89, 10th Season)<br />
Assistant Coach: Amanda Schneider (Georgia State ‘06, First Season)<br />
Assistant Coach: Edgar Flores (Florida International, Third Season)<br />
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Pronunciation Guide<br />
Bri Cagle ..................................................................................Bree KAY-gull<br />
Marshett Clarke ....................................................................MAR-shett Clark<br />
Stephanie Cuccia ............................................................. Stephanie KOO-cha<br />
Sarah Dashiell .......................................................................Sarah DASH-eel<br />
Sarah Lucisano .......................................................... Sarah LOOCH-i-sah-no<br />
Kaila Muecke .........................................................................Kayla MICK-ee<br />
Erinique Owens .................................................................Air-in-EEK Owens<br />
Kari Quinn ............................................................................. Care-EY Quinn<br />
Lindsay Mortellaro ...................................................Lindsey MORT-a-lair-oh
Season Preview<br />
The Georgia State Panthers hope 2009 marks their fi rst-ever<br />
Colonial Athletic Association championship berth, continuing the<br />
positive strides they have taken over the past two seasons.<br />
In 2007, the Panthers posted their fi rst winning record since<br />
joining the CAA, fi nishing the year 9-8-1 (4-6-1 in conference).<br />
The following season, Georgia State exploded out of the gate with<br />
a season-opening six-game win streak en route to an 11-9 (4-7 in<br />
conference) fi nish. This season, Georgia State must once again<br />
improve as they attempt to move into the national spotlight.<br />
Georgia State’s road to the CAA championship opens with six<br />
consecutive games away from Panthersville. The Panthers open<br />
the season on the road at 2008 NCAA tournament team Morehead<br />
State (Aug. 22) before taking on North Florida and Jacksonville<br />
in a tournament hosted by UNF on Aug. 28 and 30.<br />
Next, Georgia State will travel to the Murray State Hampton Inn<br />
Classic (Sept. 4-6) where they will meet NCAA tournament team<br />
Alabama A&M before getting chance to test their mettle against<br />
SEC competition when they visit Georgia (Sept. 11).<br />
The Panthers open their home schedule on Sunday, Sept. 13<br />
against Georgia Southern. On Sept. 18, Georgia State will<br />
host the school’s fi rst-ever night game as South Alabama visits<br />
Panthersville.<br />
“Out of conference we have a nice fl avoring of teams from the<br />
top conferences in the southern United States,” said Georgia State<br />
head coach Domenic Martelli. “We will get the experience we<br />
need, in these early season games, against top competition to get<br />
us prepared for the very diffi cult CAA.”<br />
Georgia State will wrap up their non-conference schedule by<br />
travelling to Macon, Ga., to battle defending Atlantic Sun regular<br />
season champion Mercer on Sunday, Sept. 20.<br />
“During our non-conference schedule, we’re on the road quite<br />
a bit,” said Martelli. “These are places and games that we can<br />
hopefully use as a foundation to become more united as a team<br />
and a program with each individual.”<br />
Georgia State will open conference play in the diffi cult Colonial<br />
Athletic Association on a Thursday afternoon against Old<br />
Dominion before embarking on a three-game road trip against<br />
William & Mary, VCU, and James Madison.<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
“It’s very important for us to get some points out of those games<br />
before we return home, playing three of the top four CAA<br />
teams from last year,” said Martelli. “Winning on the road isn’t<br />
easy in this conference, but it’s important in order to make the<br />
tournament.”<br />
During CAA play, the Panthers will face off against three NCAA<br />
tournament teams (James Madison, William & Mary, and<br />
Northeastern) who each advanced past the fi rst round in 2008,<br />
as well as six teams that fi nished the season ranked regionally<br />
by Soccer Buzz (JMU, William & Mary, ODU, Northeastern,<br />
Hofstra, and UNCW). James Madison, the defending CAA<br />
champion, ended the year ranked No. 18 nationally.<br />
The Panthers will return Oct. 9 to begin a four-game homestand<br />
over the next two weeks against George Mason, Towson,<br />
Northeastern, and Hofstra.<br />
The fi nal stretch of Georgia State’s season will be a three-game<br />
road trip against Delaware, Drexel, and UNC Wilmington before<br />
the CAA conference tournament commences on Nov. 3.<br />
“The last two years we’ve played our way into contention up until<br />
the last weekend of the season,” said Martelli. “We hope to be<br />
able to do that again this year.”<br />
To navigate this diffi cult road to the postseason, Georgia State<br />
will rely on the leadership of three seniors: Kari Quinn, Caitlin<br />
Smith, and Virginia Wood. After losing a senior class of seven,<br />
Martelli feels fortunate to have another solid group of veterans to<br />
carry the squad through adversity.<br />
Other returning starters include junior forward Apryl Goodwin,<br />
junior goalkeeper Heidi Blankenship, and sophomore defenders<br />
Bri Cagle and Lani Huntley.<br />
“Last year we relied on a group of seven seniors. This year, we’ll<br />
rely on a larger, collective group,” said Martelli. “I’m excited to<br />
see who’s going to step in and pick up that challenge.”<br />
FORWARDS<br />
At forward, Georgia State will look for continued progress from<br />
junior Apryl Goodwin, who fi nished 2008 with the secondhighest<br />
goal total on the team. Goodwin’s fi ve goal tally trailed<br />
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Season Preview<br />
only senior Kay Harbrueger. After starting 18 of 20 games last<br />
season, Goodwin will be expected to lead the Panther offense for<br />
the majority of the season.<br />
Junior Stephanie Cuccia and sophomore Emily Dover will also<br />
be counted on at forward in 2009. Cuccia and Dover played in 34<br />
games combined during the 2008 campaign, but Cuccia registered<br />
the only start between the two. In 16 of 20 games, Cuccia notched<br />
three goals and one assist. Dover deposited two goals during her<br />
fi rst season to lead a talented freshman class.<br />
Newcomers at forward include Sarah Dashiell, a junior transfer<br />
from Young Harris, and freshman Haley Holderfi eld. Dashiell is<br />
coming off of an NJCAA All-American season in 2008 and backto-back<br />
NJCAA All-Region mentions.<br />
MIDFIELDERS<br />
A host of versatile midfi elders populate the roster for the Panthers<br />
in 2009, many of which will be asked to take on different roles<br />
during the season.<br />
Senior Caitlin Smith will look for an expanded role after playing<br />
in 15 of 20 games in 2008. Smith found her playing time in a<br />
crowded midfi eld, dominated by senior talent, last season.<br />
Also returning to the midfi eld are junior Jessica Black, and<br />
sophomores Sarah Lucisano, Lindsay Mortellaro, and<br />
Erinique Owens. Owens and Mortellaro each scored one goal<br />
and registered one assist last season. Black earned playing time<br />
in 14 of 20 matches last season.<br />
Owens played in all 20 games last season, earning two starts, after<br />
opening the season with her fi rst career goal against Tennessee<br />
Tech. Mortellaro, who also plays the forward position, managed<br />
one start during her freshman year, and scored her fi rst career<br />
goal in an important win over conference rival William & Mary.<br />
Newcomers to the midfi eld include Sarah Bennett, Carly<br />
Lafferty, Alabama-transfer Taylor Parks, and junior Kaila<br />
Muecke, returning to the Panthers after taking a break from<br />
soccer in 2008.<br />
Muecke played in 15 games, starting four, during the 2007 season.<br />
Parks transfers to Georgia State as a sophomore who earned<br />
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playing time in the highly competitive Southeastern conference<br />
a year ago.<br />
Freshmen Carly Lafferty and Sarah Bennett come from a pair of<br />
prestigious high school programs and hope to earn their way onto<br />
the pitch in 2009. Lafferty comes from St. Pius X, the NSCAA’s<br />
nationally top-ranked program from 2008. Bennett played her<br />
high school soccer at Cherry Creek in Colorado, state runners-up<br />
in 2007 and state semi-fi nalists in 2008.<br />
DEFENDERS<br />
Seniors Kari Quinn and Virginia Wood will be expected to lead<br />
the Georgia State defense, which features a number of talented<br />
youngsters. Wood started in all 20 matches in 2008, while Quinn<br />
started 18 of 19.<br />
Joining the seniors on the back line will, most likely, be<br />
sophomores Lani Huntley and Bri Cagle. Huntley comes off of<br />
a monster freshman season which saw her start all 20 matches.<br />
Huntley also scored the game-winning goal in a pivotal lateseason<br />
contest with Delaware. Cagle started in 11 of 17 matches<br />
registering three shots during the season.<br />
Vying for playing time at defender will be senior transfer<br />
Marshett Clarke, who joins the Panthers from Michigan State,<br />
as well as freshmen Megan Geiger, Bridget Gilmore, and<br />
Erin Hill. Geiger, Gilmore, and Hill are a trio of Georgia high<br />
school products, coming from Parkview, Etowah, and St. Pius X,<br />
respectively.<br />
GOALKEEPERS<br />
Junior Heidi Blankenship will be back in goal for the Panthers<br />
in 2009 after a rock-solid 2008 campaign. Entering the season,<br />
Blankenship is fi fth all-time in goals against average in school<br />
history. Blankenship’s 77 saves ranked her fi fth in the CAA.<br />
Kellianne Collins will also look for time in goal for Georgia<br />
State after seeing action in nine games for the Panthers in 2008.<br />
Collins proved to be an asset when she took over starting duties<br />
for two games during a Blankenship injury, shutting out Georgia<br />
Southern for 99 minutes in a Panther 1-0 overtime victory.
2009 Schedule<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Day, Date Opponent Time Location<br />
Sun., Aug. 23 @ Morehead State 1 p.m. Morehead, Ky.<br />
Fri., Aug. 28 @ North Florida # 4 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla.<br />
Sun., Aug. 30 @ Jacksonville # 3 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla.<br />
Fri., Sept. 4 @ SIU-Edwardsville % 2 p.m. Murray, Ky.<br />
Sun., Sept. 6 @ Alabama A&M % 12 p.m. Murray, Ky.<br />
Fri., Sept. 11 @ Georgia 7 p.m. Athens, Ga.<br />
Sun., Sept. 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1 p.m. Panthersville<br />
Fri., Sept. 18 SOUTH ALABAMA 7 p.m. Panthersville<br />
Sun., Sept. 20 @ Mercer 1 p.m. Macon, Ga.<br />
Thurs., Sept. 24 OLD DOMINION * 2 p.m. Panthersville<br />
Sun., Sept. 27 @ William & Mary * 2 p.m. Williamsburg, Va.<br />
Fri., Oct. 2 @ VCU * 7 p.m. Richmond, Va.<br />
Sun., Oct. 4 @ James Madison * 1 p.m. Harrisonburg, Va.<br />
Fri., Oct. 9 GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. Panthersville<br />
Sun., Oct. 11 TOWSON * 1 p.m. Panthersville<br />
Fri., Oct. 16 NORTHEASTERN * 7 p.m. Panthersville<br />
Sun., Oct. 18 HOFSTRA * 1 p.m. Panthersville<br />
Fri., Oct. 23 @ Delaware * 7 p.m. Newark, Del.<br />
Sun., Oct. 25 @ Drexel * 12 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa.<br />
Fri., Oct. 30 @ UNC Wilmington * 7 p.m. Wilmington, N.C.<br />
Fri.-Sun., Nov. 6-8 CAA Conference Tournament TBA<br />
(Top Four Teams Qualify)<br />
TBA<br />
* CAA Match<br />
# North Florida Tournament<br />
% Murray State Hampton Inn Classic<br />
<strong>Home</strong> Matches (CAPS) at Panthersville Complex<br />
All Times Eastern<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
Head Coach Domenic Martelli<br />
- 10th Season<br />
- Career Record: 83-81-17<br />
Domenic Martelli begins his tenth year at the helm as head coach<br />
of the Georgia State University women’s soccer program. Martelli<br />
looks forward to coaching one of Georgia State’s deepest women’s<br />
soccer teams in school history following a record-setting season in<br />
2008.<br />
Martelli has compiled the most wins in Panthers’ history with<br />
83 in his nine years with the program, which he has guided from<br />
the Atlantic Sun Conference into the exceptionally competitive<br />
Colonial Athletic Association.<br />
In his nine seasons, Martelli has coached 13 all-conference players<br />
and seven all-freshman honorees, while 58 of his student-athletes<br />
have been recognized with academic all-conference accolades.<br />
Last year, the Panthers opened the season with a six-game win<br />
streak, good for the best start in school history at 6-0-0. Senior<br />
captain Kay Harbrueger put together a phenomenal season, all of<br />
which was spent near the top of the national scoring list. Candace<br />
Gonzales made Panther history by being named a fi nalist for the<br />
6<br />
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Martelli took Georgia State to an 11-<br />
9-0 record (4-7-0) in conference, fi nishing in a tie for eighth place,<br />
just shy of the school’s fi rst-ever CAA conference tournament berth.<br />
In 2007, the Panthers navigated their way to a 9-8-1 record (4-6-1<br />
in conference) for Georgia State’s fi rst winning record since 2004.<br />
State began the year at 4-1, its best start since 1998, and fi nished<br />
with an RPI of 104. The Panthers entered the fi nal match of the<br />
season with a chance to secure a CAA championship berth but fell<br />
just one goal short, earning a 2-2 tie at UNC Wilmington.<br />
The 2006 season saw Georgia State battle to a 5-12-1 record (2-<br />
8-1 in conference) while facing one of the toughest schedules in<br />
Martelli’s tenure. The Panthers recorded back-to-back CAA wins,<br />
against Delaware and Drexel, matching a feat they also accomplished<br />
in 2005. Martelli’s defense was his team’s strength in 2006<br />
as the Panthers recorded seven shutouts.<br />
In 2005, Georgia State completed its fi rst season<br />
in the CAA and fi nished with a 9-11 overall record<br />
and a 3-8 conference mark. The Panthers found<br />
their spark at the end of the season by earning all<br />
three of their conference victories in the fi nal fi ve<br />
games.<br />
Martelli’s fi fth season at the helm in 2004 saw<br />
some unexpected turns as his team fi nished 7-<br />
7-5 overall and 4-4-2 in the Atlantic Sun. Under<br />
Martelli’s guidance, the Panthers extended their<br />
home unbeaten streak to 18 consecutive contests.<br />
The team also earned a double overtime 0-0 tie<br />
with Campbell, who was the A-Sun Champion and<br />
NCAA Cup participant.<br />
Georgia State enjoyed its best season under<br />
Martelli in 2003 with a 16-6 overall record and 7-3<br />
mark in Atlantic Sun Conference play. The squad
tied the school record for most wins during the regular season while<br />
posting its best winning percentage (.727) since 1997. Georgia State<br />
qualifi ed for its eighth consecutive A-Sun Tournament berth and<br />
reached the conference semifi nals before falling to Florida Atlantic.<br />
The Panthers put together a nine-match winning streak during the<br />
2003 season and lost just four times over the fi nal 15 matches. Martelli’s<br />
team earned a NCAA RPI ranking of 88, at the time marking<br />
the highest ranking of any Georgia State women’s team since 1994.<br />
The Panthers recorded nine shutouts on the season including four<br />
in a row. State picked up victories against teams in fi ve different<br />
conferences in 2003, including Birmingham-Southern and Winthrop<br />
(Big South), College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and Western<br />
Carolina (Southern), South Alabama (Sun Belt), Alabama A&M<br />
(SWAC) and Tennessee Tech (Ohio Valley).<br />
In 2002, the Panthers celebrated their fi rst winning season under<br />
Martelli as they compiled a 9-6-5 overall mark and fi nished 6-3-2 in<br />
league play. Martelli’s squad garnered an RPI ranking of 132.<br />
In 2001 in Martelli’s second season at the helm, the Panthers won<br />
seven of their fi nal 10 contests and knocked off fourth-seeded Jacksonville,<br />
2-1, in the conference tournament before falling to eventual<br />
champion UCF in the semifi nals. Georgia State fi nished 9-12-1<br />
overall and 5-4-1 in A-Sun action, earning an RPI ranking of 136.<br />
In his fi rst season as coach of the Panthers during 2000, Martelli<br />
guided the team to an 8-10-2 record and a fourth-place regular<br />
season fi nish in the Atlantic Sun. After opening the season with six<br />
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straight losses, Martelli and the Panthers rebounded by winning<br />
eight of their fi nal 12 matches and earning a 0-0 tie against in-staterival<br />
Georgia. State scored an overtime victory over Jacksonville<br />
State in the A-Sun quarterfi nals before falling in the semifi nals, 1-0,<br />
to Jacksonville.<br />
Prior to his arrival at Georgia State, Martelli was an assistant women’s<br />
coach at the United States Military Academy in West Point,<br />
N.Y. from 1993-2000. He helped lead the Black Knights to a Patriot<br />
League championship, four top-10 regional rankings, two ECAC<br />
post-season tournament berths and an 88-55-4 record. During his<br />
seven-year tenure, Martelli coached one NSCAA second team All-<br />
American and seven NSCAA East Regional All-Americans.<br />
Although State is Martelli’s fi rst stint as a collegiate head coach, he<br />
was certainly not new to success at the top of a coaching staff. In<br />
addition to his time at West Point, he spent four years as the head<br />
coach of the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program,<br />
where he led both the under-14 and under-16 teams to the Women’s<br />
East Regional semifi nals. He served from 1993-96 as the head<br />
coach and trainer for the Newburgh Storm club team and led the<br />
squad to the fi nals of the under-17 Boys New York State Cup in<br />
1995. Newburgh won the championship in 1996 and advanced to<br />
the USYSA Regional semifi nals. In 1990 and 1991, Martelli joined<br />
his father, Tony, a former assistant coach on Army’s men’s soccer<br />
staff, in coaching the Hudson Valley Boys Scholastic Team in the<br />
Empire State Games. Martelli has also coached several club teams<br />
that have competed on the local, state, and national levels. As a<br />
senior at Ohio State University, he launched his coaching career as<br />
the head coach of the Buckeyes’ women’s soccer club program.<br />
Since moving to Georgia, Coach Martelli has been a member of<br />
the Region 3 Olympic Development Program staff. Martelli guided<br />
the ‘85 Girls Georgia ODP team to the Region 3 ODP championship,<br />
where it qualifi ed for the National USYSA Championships in<br />
the spring of 2003 and fi nished third. During the summer of 2005,<br />
Coach Martelli helped lead the women’s Georgia Amateur State<br />
Team at the Region 3 national qualifying tournament in Huntsville,<br />
Ala., to a second place fi nish. He was the head coach of the very<br />
successful Atlanta Silverbacks Super Y PDP U-17 Girls team for<br />
two years. Beginning in 2007, Martelli began serving as assistant<br />
coach for the U19 Region 3 ODP team.<br />
Martelli’s playing career began on those very same club teams he<br />
later coached. He was a member of the Empire State Games Boys<br />
Scholastic Team in 1984 and Open Men’s squad in 1987, earning a<br />
silver medal. His on-fi eld days culminated with a standout career at<br />
Ohio State, where he was a four-year team member.<br />
An experienced clinician, Martelli was an assistant director at the<br />
West Point soccer camps and an instructor at numerous camps<br />
across the nation. He holds a National Soccer Coaches Association<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
of America (NSCAA) Advance National Diploma, USSF “C” license and is<br />
currently a candidate for a NSCAA Premiere license. In 2008, Martelli was<br />
named to the National Soccer Coaches Association ranking committee.<br />
Martelli graduated from Ohio State in 1989 with a degree in business<br />
administration and later earned his Master of Science degree in elementary<br />
education from Mt. Saint Mary’s College in Newburgh, N.Y., in 1993. In<br />
addition to his coaching duties, Martelli spent fi ve years as an instructor in<br />
West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance. He taught the Student Success<br />
Course to the freshmen cadets and worked with groups and individuals<br />
training them in sports psychology skills.<br />
“I come from an excellent academic institution in West Point and doing<br />
well in school is of primary importance to me,” commented Martelli on the<br />
education of his student-athletes. “I know Georgia State University commits<br />
itself to the development of its students by offering a quality education and<br />
encouraging each student to develop according to their own interests and<br />
abilities. This is what can help move people through their lives and I totally<br />
support this process.”<br />
Martelli had 14 players make at least one Dean’s List last season (3.5 or better),<br />
and six make Faculty Scholar (4.0). Ten players from last year’s team<br />
earned the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.<br />
Coach Martelli’s Panthers have earned the NSCAA College Team Academic<br />
Award for having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in 2005, 2006, 2007,<br />
and 2008.<br />
Domenic and his wife, Kirsten, are the proud parents of their daughter<br />
Brielle (10), and son, Nicolas (7).<br />
YEAR RECORD SCHOOL POST-SEASON<br />
1993-99 88-55-4 Army (Asst.) Two ECAC Tourney Berths<br />
2000 8-10-2 Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in Semis<br />
2001 9-12-1 Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in Semis<br />
2002 9-6-5 Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in 1st Rd.<br />
2003 16-6 Georgia State A-Sun Tournament, L in Semis<br />
2004 7-7-5 Georgia State<br />
2005 9-11 Georgia State<br />
2006 5-12-3 Georgia State<br />
2007 9-8-1 Georgia State<br />
2008 11-9-0 Georgia State<br />
Record at Georgia State: 83-81-17 (.505), 9 seasons<br />
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Head Coach - Georgia State University<br />
10th year -- 83-81-17 (.505)<br />
Four consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference<br />
tournament bids.<br />
Advanced to semifi nal game three times.<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
U.S. Military Academy (Army)<br />
1993-1999 -- 88-55-4<br />
Head ODP Coach<br />
Georgia ODP Coach, 2000-current<br />
Eastern N.Y. ODP, 1996-1999<br />
Region 3 ODP staff coach<br />
2003-present<br />
Head Club Coach<br />
Newburgh (N.Y.) Storm club team,<br />
1993-1996<br />
College Playing Career<br />
Ohio State University, 1985-88<br />
Bachelor’s Degree<br />
Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio),<br />
1989 - Business<br />
Master’s Degree<br />
Mt. Saint Mary’s College (Newburgh, N.Y.)<br />
1993 - Elementary Education<br />
Professional Licenses<br />
USSF C License<br />
NSCAA Advance National Diploma<br />
Family<br />
Wife, Kirsten<br />
Daughter, Brielle (10)<br />
Son, Nicolas (7)
Coaching Staff<br />
Assistant Coach Amanda Schneider<br />
- First Season<br />
Beginning her fi rst year on staff, Schneider comes to Georgia State from Jacksonville University, where she helped lead<br />
the Dolphins to a 9-9-2 (6-4-0) season, a conference tournament berth, and a trip to the Atlantic Sun conference semifi<br />
nals in 2008 as an assistant coach to Brian Copham.<br />
Schneider began her collegiate coaching career at Jacksonville in 2007 and helped the Dolphins to a 5-5-1 conference<br />
record and their fourth consecutive A-Sun Tournament berth.<br />
In 2006, Schneider coached several club teams at the Tophat Soccer Club in Atlanta and assisted in summer camps at<br />
Emory University and Auburn University. Schneider also worked locally, in Jacksonville, with the Westside Soccer<br />
Club as the Director of Girls’ Select.<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
A four-year letterwinner at Georgia State from 2002-05 as a center midfi elder, Schneider started 44 of 78 games while leading the squad to consecutive Atlantic<br />
Sun Conference Tournament appearances in 2002 and 2003. As a senior team captain, she enjoyed her best season by leading the team with six assists while<br />
also tallying three goals and 12 points. She fi nished her career with six goals, 14 assists and 26 points.<br />
Schneider graduated from Georgia State with a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in psychology in 2006.<br />
Assistant Coach Edgar Flores<br />
- Third Season<br />
Edgar Flores is beginning his third season as an assistant coach with Georgia State. Flores, serving as second assistant,<br />
came to the Panthers in 2007 from Oxford College of Emory University in Oxford, Ga. where he served as head coach<br />
from 2001 to 2007, compiling an impressive 75-34-8 record. During his fi rst season as an assistant at Georgia State,<br />
the Panthers improved by four wins. In 2008, he helped the Panthers to their fi rst back-to-back winning record since<br />
joining the Colonial Athletic Association. Flores is optimistic about his third year with the program. “I believe we have<br />
an overall more skilled and experienced team this year that will have to battle with 10 new additions to the group. I like<br />
the energy and the camaraderie the group is showing during our preseason,” said Flores.<br />
In 2007, Flores coached the Galloway school to their fi rst-ever state playoff berth and a sweet 16 appearance. Flores<br />
lead Galloway to the school’s fi rst championship, when they were awarded the Area Ten regular season title. He also<br />
spent time coaching at the club level for GSA and helping a team at Inter Atlanta. Two of the three teams he coached<br />
won their league titles, after losing a combined one game. During this time, his teams have won multipled tournaments,<br />
including the Atlanta Cup, the Lightning Showcase, the Peach Classic, and Germantown. His record over the last two years on the club level in Georgia is<br />
55-15-14, helping teams to three promotions. Coach Flores takes pride in helping players get better at the club level. “I fi nd tremendous joy in helping players<br />
with their overall development. I want the players to trust that I can help them get better,” said Flores.<br />
Flores led Oxford College to their most successful season in 2006 by losing only two matches and capturing the District and Regional titles. The Eagles fought<br />
their way to the National Final Four semi-fi nals, losing on penalty kicks. The team remained undefeated against Division III competition during the season.<br />
Oxford was ranked #1 in the nation by the NJCAA for the fi nal six weeks of the season.<br />
During his time as head coach, Flores guided the Oxford program to back-to-back Regional NJCAA Division I Championship Final Four appearances, in spite<br />
of being the only non-scholarship program in the Region at the time. Under Flores, Oxford shattered team records in goals scored, team goals-against average,<br />
shutouts, and All-Region and All-American selections. Flores produced more than 16 All-Region Players, an impressive 18 NJCAA Academic All-Americans,<br />
one NJCAA Division I All-American, three NJCAA Division III All-Americans, and two NSCAA All-Americans. His teams also traveled internationally and<br />
conducted preseason training at top soccer academies in Argentina, Brazil, and Spain.<br />
Flores has also coached on the club level in Florida and Georgia, highlighted by a State Club Championship while coaching with the Blue Angels Club in<br />
Miami. Flores holds the NSCAA’s Advanced National Diploma, National Diploma, and Euro 1996 Match Analysis Diploma.<br />
As the son of a former professional soccer player, Flores was exposed to soccer at an early age. Born in Nicaragua, Edgar, spent much of his youth attending<br />
professional men’s soccer practices and matches in which his father played or coached. His father was inducted into the Nicaragua Soccer Hall of Fame in<br />
2004. Flores holds an undergraduate degree in Physical Education K-12 from Florida International University and a master’s degree in Sports Administration<br />
from Georgia State University. Coach Flores is married and resides in Atlanta. He and his wife had their fi rst child, Olivia Sofi a, in the summer of 2008.<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
Athletic Director Cheryl L. Levick<br />
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-First Year<br />
Cheryl L. Levick brings a resume of experience<br />
and success from prestigious athletics programs<br />
across the nation to her position as Director<br />
of Athletics at Georgia State University.<br />
She is charged with leading Panther athletics in<br />
an era of unprecedented exposure and opportunity<br />
with the launch of Georgia State football<br />
and the continued growth of the overall program.<br />
Levick came to Georgia State from the University<br />
of Maryland, where she served as chief of<br />
staff/executive senior athletic director, overseeing<br />
daily management of 27 sports programs, a 180member<br />
staff and an annual budget of $51 million.<br />
Her impressive career is highlighted by a total<br />
of seven years as the director of athletics at<br />
Santa Clara University and Saint Louis University<br />
and also features nearly two decades in senior<br />
administrative positions at Maryland and at<br />
Stanford University as well as stints with the Pacifi<br />
c 10 Conference and the NCAA headquarters.<br />
“Cheryl Levick is widely considered one of the<br />
best collegiate athletics administrators in the<br />
country,” said Georgia State President Dr. Mark<br />
Becker as he introduced Levick on Feb. 25, 2009.<br />
“Her dedication to excellence both on and<br />
off the fi eld made her the obvious choice to<br />
lead the charge for exciting change in athletics<br />
here at Georgia State University.”<br />
A recipient of numerous awards for her work<br />
in athletics, Levick was named the 2001 Division<br />
I Athletic Administrator of the Year by<br />
the National Association of Collegiate Women<br />
Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). In 2005-<br />
06, she received the General Sports TURF Systems<br />
Athletic Director of the Year Award for<br />
the NCAA Division I Central Region, and she<br />
was recognized in both 1998 and 1999 as one<br />
of the nation’s Top 25 Female Sports Executives<br />
by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal.<br />
Levick is also a past president of the NCAA<br />
Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association.<br />
Before going to Maryland in August 2007, Levick<br />
served three years as athletics director at Saint<br />
Louis (2004-07), where she led the transition<br />
from Conference USA into the Atlantic 10 Conference<br />
while managing the 18-sport program.<br />
Not only did she lead fund-raising efforts for<br />
the school’s new $80 million on-campus arena,<br />
but she was also responsible for the design and<br />
layout of the 10,600-seat Chaifetz Arena as well<br />
as the adjacent practice and offi ce complex.<br />
In addition, she served on the 2005 NCAA<br />
Men’s Basketball Final Four executive committee<br />
and partnered with the St. Louis Sports<br />
Commission to serve as host for the 2006<br />
NCAA Men’s Soccer College Cup. She was<br />
honored with the 2006 Carl O. Bauer Award,<br />
presented by the Missouri Athletic Club, as the<br />
top amateur sports fi gure in the St. Louis area.<br />
Before joining Saint Louis in June 2004,<br />
Levick spent four years as the director of athletics<br />
and recreation at Santa Clara University,<br />
a 17-sport program in the West Coast Conference.<br />
She also was a senior administrator at<br />
the 8,000-student, Jesuit Catholic university.<br />
Levick oversaw a time of signifi cant growth at<br />
Santa Clara. In her fi rst three years at the Mission<br />
Campus, Levick reorganized the department’s<br />
administrative staff and oversaw a major renovation<br />
of the Broncos’ basketball arena as well as<br />
securing approval for a $42.75 million commitment<br />
within the University’s capital campaign.<br />
During that time, the department added new athletic<br />
scholarships, sold out and managed the 2002<br />
NCAA Men’s Basketball West Regional, won the<br />
school’s fi rst-ever NCAA title in a women’s sport<br />
with the 2001 soccer championship and successfully<br />
completed an NCAA certifi cation process.<br />
Prior to Santa Clara, she spent 12 years at Stanford<br />
as the senior associate athletic director and<br />
senior woman administrator. As the department’s<br />
chief operating offi cer, she supervised internal<br />
operations and served as the primary administrator<br />
for 33 varsity sports programs that<br />
for more than a decade have been considered<br />
the best in the country. She also oversaw student<br />
services, NCAA compliance and eligibility,<br />
sports medicine and strength programs,<br />
postseason championships and personnel.<br />
During Levick’s tenure at Stanford, the Cardinal<br />
won 44 national championships and<br />
six straight Sears Cup titles. She oversaw<br />
the addition of three women’s sports to the<br />
Cardinal program, which increased participation<br />
from 600 to 800 student-athletes.<br />
She was the WCC representative to the NCAA<br />
Management Council and completed a term as<br />
the chair of the NCAA Committee on Women’s<br />
Athletics. Levick also served on the board of<br />
directors for the San Jose Sports Authority, the<br />
organizing committee for the Bay Area’s bid<br />
for the 2012 Olympics and the Pacifi c-10 Conference<br />
Council. She chaired the Local Organizing<br />
Committee for the 1999 NCAA Women’s<br />
Basketball Final Four, which was hosted<br />
by Stanford and held at the San Jose Arena.<br />
In 2001, she was honored with a Bay Area Woman<br />
Achievement Award. Levick also is an active<br />
speaker on issues of sport and leadership, professional<br />
development and gender equity, and she<br />
has served as an executive mentor in the NCAA<br />
Fellowship Leadership Development Program.<br />
Prior to her stint at Stanford, Levick was an assistant<br />
commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference,<br />
an assistant director of communications and<br />
women’s programs at the NCAA, the women’s<br />
gymnastics coach and associate athletic director<br />
at Slippery Rock University, and the assistant<br />
gymnastics coach and synchronized swim<br />
coach at Indiana University. Levick began her<br />
career at Pattonville Senior High School in St.<br />
Louis, Mo., where she coached gymnastics and<br />
assisted in coaching the women’s track team.<br />
Levick is a 1974 graduate of the University<br />
of Missouri, and she holds a masters degree<br />
in athletic administration from Indiana University.<br />
She has two daughters: Heather, who<br />
is married to Michael Klass, and Melissa.
Administration & Support Staff<br />
Dr. Mark P. Becker<br />
University President<br />
Joanna Harris<br />
Women’s Soccer<br />
Academic Advisor<br />
Gail Barksdale<br />
Associate Athletics Director/<br />
Senior Woman Administrator<br />
Aya Ieki<br />
Women’s Soccer<br />
Athletic Trainer<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Jamal Terry<br />
Assistant Strength &<br />
Conditioning Coach<br />
Cavan Fosnes<br />
Women’s Soccer<br />
SID<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
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Career: Started in 29 of 48 career games... Received a medical redshirt<br />
in 2007... Five career goals and two career assists for 12 points... Scored<br />
game-winning goal in her freshman year against Winthrop... Threetime<br />
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient... Named to<br />
the President’s List, twice to the Dean’s List, and twice to the Athletic<br />
Director’s Honor Roll.<br />
2008: Played in 19 games, starting 18... Scored one goal and registered<br />
one assist giving her a point total of three... Took 18 shots with nine on<br />
goal... Named to the President’s List for achieving a 4.0 GPA... Recipient<br />
of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.<br />
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Kari<br />
QUINN<br />
5’9 - Redshirt Senior<br />
Defender<br />
Peachtree City, Ga.<br />
McIntosh<br />
Quinn’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 19/18 18 1 1 3 0<br />
2007 5/0 3 0 1 1 0<br />
2006 14/4 19 1 0 2 0<br />
2005 10/7 17 3 0 6 1<br />
Totals 48/29 57 5 2 12 1<br />
2007: Appeared in just fi ve games as she was limited by injury ...<br />
Assisted on a score against Pittsburgh to record one point on the season<br />
... Recorded three shots, with each on goal.<br />
2006: Contributed to 14 matches with starting assignments in four ...<br />
Recorded one goal for two points ... Recorded 19 shots and placed ten<br />
on goal (.526) ... Scored the fi rst goal in a 1-1 tie at Charlotte off a<br />
throw in on Aug. 27 ... Was named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll<br />
each semester for her work in the classroom and also received the CAA<br />
Commissioner’s Academic Award.<br />
2005: Quinn started seven of 10 contests before suffering a knee injury<br />
causing her to miss the rest of the season ... Tied for fi fth on the team<br />
in scoring with three goals ... Scored her fi rst collegiate goal in State’s<br />
season opening win at Winthrop, 4-1, on Aug. 27 ... Scored twice in<br />
that game, including the game-winner ... Tallied her third goal of the<br />
season in 7-1 win at Mercer on Sept. 6 ... Earned CAA Commissioner’s<br />
Academic Award 2005-06 ... Made Dean’s List both semesters.<br />
Prep: Quinn was a four-year letterwinner for McIntosh High School ...<br />
Was a member of the Chiefs team that won the 5A State Championship<br />
in 2004 and semifi nal appearance in 2003 ... Was a four-year member of<br />
the ODP Region III Team from 2000-03 ... Guided the 87’ Lazers Elite<br />
Club to three State Championships and two Region III Premier League<br />
Championships ... The Lazers competed in the Region III Tournament<br />
four times under Quinn and advanced to the fi nal three times with a<br />
third-place national fi nish in 2001 ... Was named MVP and Iron Woman<br />
at McIntosh.<br />
Personal: Kari Ann Quinn was born May 11, 1987 in Arvada, Colo.<br />
... Daughter of Mike and Jami B. Quinn ... Has two sisters, Stacey and<br />
Kelsey ... Majoring in criminal justice.
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Caitlin<br />
SMITH<br />
5’4 - Senior<br />
Midfi elder/Defender<br />
Conyers, Ga.<br />
Salem<br />
Career: Has appeared in 40 games at Georgia State, starting 12... Tallied<br />
two career assists from midfi eld... Made appearances on the Dean’s List<br />
and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, recipient of the CAA Commissioner’s<br />
Academic Award.<br />
2008: Played in 15 games, starting one... Registered one assist in Georgia<br />
State’s 4-0 win over Jacksonville State for one point on the season...<br />
Took one shot... Named to the Dean’s List.<br />
2007: Contributed to 13 games as a sophomore ... Tallied one shot ...<br />
Named to the Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Received the<br />
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.<br />
2006: Played in 11 games as a freshman ... Recorded one assist to total<br />
one point ... Lone assist came in a 2-4 loss at George Mason on Oct. 1.<br />
Prep: Smith was a four-year letterwinner for Salem High School ...<br />
Was a member of the Seminoles teams that reached the Class 4A state<br />
semifi nals in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and the 2006 Region 8AAAA<br />
champions and state quarterfi nalists ... All-Area team member all four<br />
years ... 2006 All Area Defensive Player of the Year ... 2006 GASCA<br />
Player of the Month ... 2006 co-captain GASCA All-Star team ... 2003<br />
ODP Pool Player.<br />
Personal: Caitlin Alyse Smith was born April 25, 1988 in Coatsville, Pa.<br />
... She is the daughter of Dennis and Cynthia Smith ... Has an older sister,<br />
Ashley ... Majoring in fi nance.<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Smith’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 15/1 1 0 1 1 0<br />
2007 13/0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 12/11 0 0 1 1 0<br />
Totals 40/12 2 0 2 2 0<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
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14<br />
Virginia<br />
WOOD<br />
5’6 - Senior<br />
Defender<br />
Atlanta, Ga.<br />
Druid Hills (Louisiana State)<br />
Career: Has started in 32 of 35 games since joining the Panthers from<br />
Louisiana State University in 2006... Taken three career shots from her<br />
defender position.<br />
2008: Started in all 20 games... Took two shots, with one on goal.<br />
2007: Appeared in 15 games with 12 starts in her fi rst year as a Panther<br />
... Had one shot from her defender position.<br />
Prep: Wood was a four-year letterwinner for Druid Hills High School<br />
... Selected team MVP as a senior ... Named best defensive player as a<br />
junior ... Mentioned in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an athletic/<br />
academic standout in HS ... Won the Agnes Scott Award at Druid Hills<br />
for high academic achievement ... Also lettered in basketball (2), cross<br />
country (2), swimming and diving (2) and volleyball (2) ... Voted best<br />
rookie in swimming as a junior and hardest worker as a sophomore cross<br />
country runner.<br />
Personal: Virginia Scott Wood was born August 3, 1987 in Atlanta, Ga.<br />
... Daughter of Kate and Russell Wood ... Has a younger sister, Wyeth,<br />
and younger brother, George ... Majoring in psychology.<br />
Wood’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 20/20 2 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 15/12 1 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 35/32 3 0 0 0 0
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Black’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 14/0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 16/0 2 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 30/0 2 0 0 0 0<br />
2008: Contributed in<br />
14 of 20 games as a<br />
midfi elder.<br />
2007: Appeared in 16<br />
games as a freshman...<br />
Recorded two shots, both<br />
on goal.<br />
Jessica<br />
BLACK<br />
5’7 - Junior<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Walnut, Calif.<br />
Walnut<br />
Prep: Black was a<br />
two-year letterwinner<br />
for Walnut High School<br />
in metro Los Angeles<br />
... Selected Walnut<br />
Mustang of the Year for<br />
2003-04 ... Received<br />
best midfi elder honor in<br />
2004-05 ... Totaled eight<br />
assists and nine goals as<br />
a sophomore ... Member<br />
of the Mustangs’ 2004<br />
and 2005 California<br />
Interscholastic<br />
Federation (CIF) Division III championship teams ... Won the San<br />
Antonia League championship from 2004-07 ... Played on undefeated<br />
Walnut teams from 2004-06 ... Also participated in track and fi eld.<br />
Personal: Jessica Ellyse Black was born January 10, 1989 in West<br />
Covina, Calif. ... Only child of Rena and Gregory Black ... Majoring in<br />
journalism.<br />
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2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Heidi<br />
BLANKENSHIP<br />
2008: Started 18 of 20 games in goal, missing<br />
two due to injury... Notched one assist from<br />
in goal... Compiled a 1.61 GAA... Made<br />
77 saves, to rank fi fth in the CAA, in 1562<br />
minutes played... Finished the season with<br />
a 10-8 record in goal... Recorded a shutout<br />
against Birmingham-Southern... Finished<br />
the season ranked fi fth on the career goals<br />
against average list.<br />
5’9 - Junior<br />
Goalkeeper<br />
Indianapolis, Ind.<br />
Avon<br />
2007: Appeared in goal in 16 of 18 games<br />
as a freshman and started 11 ... Recorded<br />
51 saves, the most on the team, and had a .729 save percentage, second<br />
best on the team ... Started two shutouts as a freshman ... Allowed just 19<br />
goals in 16 games as a freshman for a goal allowed average of 1.67.<br />
Prep: Blankenship was a four-year letterwinner for Avon High School<br />
... Selected to the 2006 Indiana Coaches of Girls’ Sports Association<br />
(ICGSA) all-State fi rst team and the 2006 Indiana Soccer Coaches’<br />
Association (ISCA) all-State team ... Named 2006 all-Metro West Player<br />
of the Year ... Two-time all-Hoosiers Crossroads Conference honoree<br />
(2005, 2006) and three-time all-District 4 selection (2004, 2005, 2006)<br />
... 2005 Avon MVP and three-time captain (2004, 2005, 2006) ... Avon’s<br />
all-time career leader in games played (72), goals allowed (51), shut outs<br />
(34), minutes played (5,078) and goals-against average (0.8) ... Posted a<br />
.780 winning percentage at Avon ... Member of four state championship<br />
(2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and two regional semi-fi nalist (2005, 2006)<br />
squads with the Carmel Crossfi re Club team.<br />
Personal: Heidi Marie Blankenship was born May 25, 1989 in<br />
Indianapolis ... Only child of Jane and Dennis Blankenship ... Had jaw<br />
broken and wired shut for six weeks in 2006 ... Graduated Avon with<br />
honors ... Majoring in sociology.<br />
Blankenship’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct.<br />
2008 18/18 1562:31 28 1.61 77 .733<br />
2007 16/11 1022:34 19 1.67 51 .729<br />
Totals 34/29 2585:05 47 1.63 128 .731<br />
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9<br />
Georgia State University<br />
Cuccia’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 16/1 11 3 1 7 0<br />
2007 18/9 14 2 3 7 0<br />
Totals 34/10 25 5 4 14 0<br />
16<br />
Stephanie<br />
CUCCIA<br />
5’5 - Junior<br />
Forward<br />
Houston, Texas<br />
Cypress Falls<br />
2008: Played in 16 of 20 games, starting one... Recorded three goals on<br />
the season and one assist for seven total points... Compiled four shots on<br />
goal during the season... Represented Georgia State at the NCAA Leadership<br />
Conference at Disney World... Named to the Athletic Director’s<br />
Honor Roll.Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...<br />
Recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.<br />
2007: Named CAA Player of the Week...<br />
Started nine games and appeared in all 18<br />
of State’s 2007 games ... Led all Georgia<br />
State freshman in assists, with three, and<br />
record two goals ... Took 14 shots in the<br />
season, with seven shots on goal ... Scored<br />
a goal against Mercer on September 5 and<br />
followed up that performance with a goal<br />
and an assist against Pittsburgh on September<br />
7...Named to the Dean’s List in<br />
both the Fall and Spring... Received the<br />
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.<br />
Prep: Cuccia was a four-year letterwinner<br />
for Cypress Falls High School ... Selected fi rst-team all-District 17-5A<br />
in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... Named 2007 District offensive MVP ... Twotime<br />
MVP recipient (2005 & 2007) in high school ... Received the 2005<br />
Golden Eagle Award for hard work ... 2007 team captain ... Graduated<br />
as Cypress Falls school leader in career goals (96) and points ... Totaled<br />
65 career assists ... Posted a four-year HS record of 66-9-14 ... Member<br />
of the 2002 Snickers South Texas state championship team ... Four-year<br />
member of the honor roll and named to the National Honor Society.<br />
Personal: Stephanie Cuccia was born March 2, 1989 in Houston, Texas<br />
... Daughter of John and Cindy Cuccia ... Has a younger brother, Kyle ...<br />
Majoring in fi nance.<br />
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2008: Started in 18 of 20<br />
games, playing in all 20...<br />
Scored fi ve goals on the season<br />
including two game winners<br />
against Winthrop and in-state<br />
rival Georgia Southern... Gamewinner<br />
against Georgia Southern<br />
proved to be the only goal<br />
in a 1-0 Georgia State overtime<br />
win... Added three assists on the<br />
season, bringing her point total<br />
to 13... Took 40 shots, 20 of<br />
which were on goal... Member<br />
of the SAAC.<br />
2007: Contributed to 16 games<br />
as a freshman and started three<br />
... Tallied two goals for four<br />
points on the season ... Recorded<br />
12 shots with nine on goal.<br />
Apryl<br />
GOODWIN<br />
5’5 - Junior<br />
Forward<br />
The Woodlands, Texas<br />
The Woodlands<br />
Prep: Goodwin was a three-year letterwinner for The Woodlands High<br />
School ... Served as team captain ... Named district MVP for two years<br />
... Member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) ... Also participated<br />
in track and fi eld.<br />
Personal: Apryl Larrissa Goodwin was born February 23, 1989 in Midland,<br />
Texas ... Daughter of Jeanette and Larry Goodwin ... Has two older<br />
sisters, Joi and Amber, who served as swim team captain at Florida State<br />
...Majoring in computer information systems.<br />
Goodwin’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 20/18 40 5 3 13 2<br />
2007 16/3 12 2 0 4 0<br />
Totals 36/21 52 7 3 17 2
7<br />
Kaila<br />
MUECKE<br />
5’3 - Junior<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Woodstock, Ga.<br />
Sequoyah<br />
2008: Did not play in 2008... Named to the Dean’s List.<br />
2007: Played in 15 of 18 games, starting four... Took three shots over the<br />
course of the season.<br />
Prep: Muecke was a four-year<br />
letterwinner for Sequoyah High<br />
School ... Named to Atlanta Journal-<br />
Constitution and Cherokee Ledger<br />
fi rst-team all-county in 2005-06 ...<br />
Garnered AJC all-county honorable<br />
mention honors in 2004-05 ... Received<br />
the Coach’s Award in 2004-05 and<br />
2005-06 ... Selected Sequoyah HS<br />
best offensive player in 2003-04 ...<br />
Totaled 19 goals and 30 assists during<br />
HS career ... Member of Sequoyah’s<br />
Region 5 4A championship team as a<br />
senior ... Scored two goals and three<br />
assists in the Olympic Development<br />
Program (ODP).<br />
Personal: Kaila Rochelle Muecke<br />
was born July 13, 1989 in Milwaukee,<br />
Wisc. ... Daughter of Lauri and Mark Muecke ... Mother<br />
participated in soccer and track and fi eld in high school<br />
... Father wrestled and played baseball in HS ... Has one<br />
older sister, Jocelyn, who was a swimmer and played<br />
soccer in high school ... Majoring in health and physical<br />
education.<br />
Muecke’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2007 15/4 3 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 15/4 3 0 0 0 0<br />
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2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Bri<br />
CAGLE<br />
5’6 - Sophomore<br />
Defender<br />
Houston, Texas<br />
Clear Lake<br />
Cagle’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 17/11 3 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 17/11 3 0 0 0 0<br />
2008: Played in 17 of 20 games, starting in 11... Took three shots,<br />
all on goal, while anchoring the back line... Named to the Athletic<br />
Director’s Honor Roll... Recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic<br />
Award.<br />
Prep: Cagle joined the Panthers as a four-year starter for Clear Lake<br />
High School in Houston, Texas... Named team MVP as a junior and<br />
garnered team Defensive MVP honors in her sophomore and junior<br />
seasons... Only player in Clear Lake High School history to have been<br />
twice elected team captain, receiving the title in her junior and senior<br />
seasons. Started for the Eclipse Soccer Club in Sugarland, Texas...<br />
Team consistently ranked among the top three in South Texas and<br />
has played in the Disney Cup each of her last two years, winning<br />
their bracket once... Was in the South Texas ODP pool for 2004-07<br />
and was asked to guest play on the South<br />
Texas U23 Select Team... Member of the<br />
National Honor Society... Received the<br />
Carlile Award at graduation naming her<br />
“Most Outstanding Student”... Named<br />
Clear Lake’s homecoming queen.<br />
Personal: Bri Cagle was born February<br />
28, 1990 in Charleston, W. Va. ... She is<br />
the daughter of Al and Jeane Cagle... Plans<br />
to major in History and pursue a career<br />
teaching in high school... Majoring in<br />
history.<br />
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1<br />
Georgia State University<br />
Collins’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct.<br />
2008 9/2 289:43 4 1.24 20 .833<br />
Totals 9/2 289:43 4 1.24 20 .833<br />
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Kellianne<br />
COLLINS<br />
5’9 - Sophomore<br />
Goalkeeper<br />
Conyers, Ga.<br />
Salem<br />
2008: Played in nine games including taking over starting duties for<br />
two games while sophomore Heidi Blankenship was sidelined with<br />
injury... Recorded her fi rst career shutout against Georgia Southern...<br />
Notched 20 saves and compiled a 1-1 record... Recorded an .833 save<br />
percentage, allowing only four goals in 289 minutes in goal... Named<br />
to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Recipient of CAA Commissioner’s<br />
Academic Award.<br />
Prep: Earned three letters at<br />
Salem High School in Conyers,<br />
Georgia... Also lettered<br />
in basketball... Led Salem’s<br />
women’s basketball team to<br />
the Elite Eight of the playoffs<br />
during Sophomore year, but<br />
took the following year off to<br />
focus exclusively on soccer...<br />
Returned to basketball in her<br />
senior season and again led<br />
her team to the postseason...<br />
Most recently played for the<br />
08 Tophat Golf R3PL team...<br />
Played in the R3PL league<br />
for three seasons... Finished<br />
second nationally in 2002<br />
in the Elks National Soccer<br />
Shoot contest in the U13<br />
bracket... Selected to the Georgia Olympic Development Region Pool<br />
as the U14 goalkeeper in the 2003.<br />
Personal: Kellianne Veronica Collins was born June 27, 1990 in<br />
Valenica, Calif. ... She is the daughter of Ken and Julianne Collins...<br />
Has a brother Chris, 22... Major is undeclared.<br />
5<br />
Emily<br />
DOVER<br />
5’8 - Sophomore<br />
Forward<br />
Canton, Ga.<br />
Sequoyah<br />
Dover’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 18/0 23 2 0 4 0<br />
Totals 18/0 23 2 0 4 0<br />
2008: Played in 18 of 20<br />
games... Registered her<br />
fi rst career goal against<br />
Jacksonville State in<br />
the second game of the<br />
season... Dover fi nished<br />
the year with two goals<br />
and four points... Mounted<br />
10 shots on goal, the fi fth<br />
most on the team, to lead<br />
all freshmen... Named to<br />
the Athletic Director’s<br />
Honor Roll.<br />
Prep: Four-year letterwinner<br />
at Sequoyah High<br />
School in Canton, Georgia... Named Cherokee County Player of the<br />
Year during a junior season in which she set a county record with 41<br />
goals and led her team to a Regional championship... Was the school<br />
record holder in career goals with 63 entering her senior season... Garnered<br />
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Cherokee Tribune, and Cherokee<br />
Ledger-News fi rst-team honors for each season she played at Sequoyah.<br />
Was named co-captain her senior season... Won offensive MVP honors<br />
in her freshman and junior seasons... Played club soccer for Atlanta’s<br />
NASA 08 Elite R3PL team her last two seasons... Was a State Cup<br />
fi nalist for NASA in 2005-06... Attended the Region 3 Regional Championships<br />
in 2006.<br />
Personal: Emily Morgan Dover was born March 28, 1990 in Edgewood,<br />
KY... Daughter of Vance and Kim Dover... Has three siblings,<br />
Ashley, 20, Whitley, 16, and Andrew, 9... Majoring in early child<br />
education.
21<br />
Lani<br />
HUNTLEY<br />
5’7 - Sophomore<br />
Defender<br />
Grapevine, Texas<br />
Carroll<br />
Huntley’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 20/20 8 1 1 3 1<br />
Totals 20/20 8 1 1 3 1<br />
2008: Started in all 20 games as a freshman... Scored the game-winning<br />
goal, the fi rst goal of her career, against conference rival Delaware, in<br />
Georgia State’s fi nal win of the season... Notched one assist, giving her<br />
a season point total of three... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor<br />
Roll.<br />
Prep: Four-year starter at Carroll High School in Dallas... Named team<br />
captain during her senior year when she garnered Fort Worth Star-<br />
Telegram Spotlight Player recognition... Was a regional fi nalist and<br />
named fi rst team All-District... Was named to the All-Region 5A Team, an<br />
Academic All-State<br />
Team member... Was<br />
co-captain of her<br />
squad... Played for<br />
FC Dallas ‘90 at the<br />
club level... Her team<br />
won the State Cup<br />
in 2004... Played for<br />
State Cup runners-up<br />
in 2007.<br />
Personal: Leilani<br />
Adele Huntley was<br />
born November 10,<br />
1989 in Panama City,<br />
Fla. ... She is the<br />
daughter of Douglas<br />
and Maria Huntley...<br />
Has an older brother<br />
Ryan, 21, and an older<br />
sister Tiffany, 23...<br />
Major is undecided.<br />
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Sarah<br />
LUCISANO<br />
5’5 - Sophomore<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Duluth, Ga.<br />
St. Pius X<br />
2008: Contributed in fi ve games as a freshman, taking one shot.<br />
Prep: Earned fi ve letters in soccer after moving from New York to<br />
Georgia during her junior season... Played three fall seasons of soccer for<br />
Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, New York... Moved to Georgia<br />
during junior season allowing her to play two spring seasons at St. Pius<br />
X Catholic High School in Atlanta... Scored eight goals and tallied<br />
18 assists, helping St. Pius fi nish second in the region after a penalty<br />
shootout loss in the third round of the state playoffs... Named captain for<br />
her senior season... Played club soccer for NASA 08 Elite R3PL along<br />
with fellow signees Carl and Dover... Played with the Rochester Junior<br />
Rhinos, a NY West Finalist in 2006... Previously played for the Syracuse<br />
Blitz Titans who won the NY West in 2005 before winning the State Cup<br />
Championships.<br />
Personal: Sarah Elizabeth Lucisano was born August 9, 1989 in<br />
Rochester, N.Y. ... She is the daughter of Robert and Katrina Lucisano...<br />
Has two brothers, Robert, 17, and Andrew, 4, and two sisters, Alexandria,<br />
23, and Annika, 6... Majoring in journalism.<br />
Lucisano’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 5/0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 5/0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
13<br />
Mortellaro’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 16/1 7 1 1 3 0<br />
Totals 16/1 7 1 1 3 0<br />
20<br />
Lindsay<br />
MORTELLARO<br />
5’2 -Sophomore<br />
Midfi elder/Forward<br />
Somerville, N.J.<br />
Somerville<br />
2008: Played in 16 of games, starting one... Scored her fi rst career goal in<br />
a win over conference rival William & Mary... Added one assist to bring<br />
her season point total to three... Took seven shots with two on goal...<br />
Named to the Dean’s List.<br />
Prep: Was on Top<br />
Drawer Soccer’s 150<br />
best “Players to Watch<br />
List” from 2002<br />
through 2008... Served<br />
as a team captain<br />
for Somerville High<br />
School in New Jersey<br />
during her senior<br />
season... Accumulated<br />
43 goals and 73 assists<br />
in her high school<br />
career... Scored gamewinning<br />
goal to give<br />
her school its fi rst<br />
ever sectional title<br />
in the Group 2 state playoffs... Earned All-State, All-Area, All-Group,<br />
All-County, and All-Conference honors... Was an honor roll student...<br />
Was a member of the ranked PDA Power team that climbed as high as<br />
second nationally. Team was Region 1 Champions and USYSA National<br />
Championship Finalist in 2005... PDA Power won the New Jersey State<br />
Cup 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2008... PDA Power advanced to the 2008<br />
regional semi-fi nals.<br />
Personal: Lindsay Alexandra Mortellaro was born April 2, 1990... She<br />
is the daughter of Donna Morello... Has a brother, Justin, 22... Major is<br />
undeclared.<br />
2<br />
2008: Played in all 20 games<br />
as a freshman, starting two...<br />
Recorded fi rst career goal in<br />
the opening game of the season<br />
against Tennessee Tech...<br />
Added one assist on the season,<br />
bringing her point total to three<br />
for the season... Named to the<br />
Dean’s List.<br />
Erinique<br />
OWENS<br />
5’7 - Sophomore<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Diamond Bar, Calif.<br />
Diamond Bar<br />
Prep: Was a four-year starter for<br />
Diamond Bar High School in<br />
California... Earned four letters<br />
in volleyball and one in track...<br />
Earned Sierra League First-Team<br />
honors... Was a scholar athlete,<br />
member of the leadership crew, girl’s league, and science club... Played<br />
club soccer for OJSC Barcelona based out of Orange, California... Made<br />
Principal’s Honor Roll and Sierra League All-Academics.<br />
Personal: Erinique Owens was born May 23, 1990 in Fontana, Calif.<br />
... She is the daughter of Eric and Karen Owens, an LAPD Offi cer...<br />
Has an older brother Eric, Jr. and a younger sister Eleeza... Majoring in<br />
biological science.<br />
Owens’s Career Statistics<br />
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG<br />
2008 20/2 7 1 1 3 0<br />
Totals 20/2 7 1 1 3 0
11 5’4<br />
Jocelyn<br />
BAKER<br />
- Freshman<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Winder, Ga.<br />
St. Pius X<br />
Prep: Baker joins the Panthers as a<br />
four-year varsity starter for nationallytop<br />
ranked St. Pius X... Named best<br />
offensive player on the team for her<br />
sophomore season... In the Georgia ODP<br />
pool for 2006-2007 and a member of the<br />
ODP state team in 2007... Played Super Y for three years and played<br />
on the South Atlantic Division Championship team in 2004, 2005, and<br />
2006... Named to the Red Bull U-17 National League All Event Team by<br />
Top Drawer Soccer in 2007... Plays club soccer for Norcross Fury Gold<br />
91... Received the Dr. Cindy Schafer Scholarship to benefi t outstanding<br />
student achievement this year and the Jesse Griffi n scholarship her<br />
sophomore year.<br />
Personal: Baker was born November 7, 1990 in Lawrenceville, Georgia...<br />
Daughter of David and Leslie Baker... Has two brothers Jordan and<br />
Justin, and one sister Kylie... Major is undeclared.<br />
23<br />
Marshett<br />
CLARKE<br />
5’2 - Senior<br />
Defender<br />
Snellville, Ga.<br />
Shiloh<br />
(Michigan State)<br />
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Shiloh...<br />
Started all-four seasons, captaining<br />
team in 2006... Team MVP in 2006...<br />
Defensive Player of the Year in 2005<br />
and 2006... Three-time All-Gwinnett<br />
County fi rst-team selection in 2004,<br />
2005, and 2006... Super 6 Player in 2005 and 2006…Played Club soccer<br />
for the Gwinnett Soccer Association... Led U-17 Phoenix Red to 2005<br />
State Championship and a third-place fi nish at the Eastern Regional<br />
Championship.<br />
Personal: Born August 23, 1988... Marshett is the daughter of Ray and<br />
Linda Clarke... Has two older sisters, Kendra and Shanelle... Majoring<br />
in psychology.<br />
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2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Sarah<br />
BENNETT<br />
5’5 - Freshman<br />
Defender/<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Centennial, Colo.<br />
Cherry Creek<br />
Prep: Bennett joins the Panthers as a<br />
member of her U23 State Select team in<br />
2007 and 2008... High school fi nished<br />
state runner-up in 2007 and made the<br />
state semi-fi nals in 2008... Member of the ODP state pool from 2004-<br />
2008... Graduates with 10 letters, three in varsity soccer, fi ve in varsity<br />
academics, and two in DECA... Received high academic honors with a<br />
4.2 GPA... Recognized as a Scholar Athlete at Cherry Creek.<br />
Personal: Bennett was born July 12, 1991 in Littleton, Colorado... Her<br />
mother Rita Bennett, and father Larry Bennett, both graduated from<br />
University of Wyoming... Major is undeclared.<br />
17<br />
Sarah<br />
DASHIELL<br />
5-6 - Junior<br />
Forward<br />
Lawrenceville, Ga.<br />
Collins Hills<br />
(Young Harris)<br />
2007-08 (at Young Harris): NJCAA All-<br />
American in 2008... NJCAA All-Region<br />
team in 2007 and 2008, helping Young<br />
Harris to the region fi nals each year.<br />
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Collins Hill... Named All-County in 2005,<br />
2006, and 2007... Named Outstanding Offensive Player four consecutive<br />
seasons... Set career records in goals scored and games played... Gwinnett<br />
Daily Post Super 6 Selection in 2007... Named Gwinnett Prep Rally<br />
Player of the Week... Competed four years in Region 3 Premier Team<br />
with GSA... Member of the Georgia State Cup winner and Regional<br />
participant in 2006 and 2007.<br />
Personal: Born March 30, 1989 in Lawrenceville, Ga., Sara is the<br />
daughter of Glenn and Babby Dashiell... She has a brother Jason and<br />
a sister Ellie.<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
10<br />
22<br />
Megan<br />
GEIGER<br />
5’9 - Freshman<br />
Midfi elder/Forward<br />
Lawrenceville, Ga.<br />
Parkview<br />
Prep: Four-year varsity letter winner<br />
from back-to-back state champions<br />
(2007, 2008) and four-time region<br />
champions Parkview High School...<br />
Named to the All-Gwinnett County<br />
team... Holds the single-season assist<br />
record at Parkview... Recognized as a scholar-athlete at Parkview...<br />
Played club soccer for the Norcross Soccer Association, winners of the<br />
U-14 state championship, the U-16 Disney COPA championship, and the<br />
Southern Regional tournament in 2006 and 2007.<br />
Personal: Born February 25, 1991... Daughter of Cherrie and Jerry<br />
Geiger... Has two sisters Sarah and Jessica, and a brother, Jared... Plans<br />
to major in journalism.<br />
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Erin<br />
HILL<br />
5’6 - Freshman<br />
Defender<br />
Snellville, Ga.<br />
St. Pius X<br />
Prep: Comes to Georgia State as a<br />
senior co-captain from nationally topranked<br />
St. Pius X High School... Threeyear<br />
letterman... Played in the state<br />
championship game in 2008... Named<br />
the team’s Defensive Player of the Year<br />
for her junior season... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s All-<br />
City team as a junior... Played with the Norcross Fury Gold R3PL team.<br />
Personal: Born October 7, 1990 in Dallas, Texas... She is the daughter<br />
of Steve and Bridget Hill... Has two older brothers, Steven and Taylor...<br />
Member of the National Honor Society... Editor of the Carpe Diem<br />
Magazine... Has worked as a trainer with NST Soccer Camps... Major<br />
is undeclared.<br />
8<br />
15<br />
Bridget<br />
GILMORE<br />
5’8 - Freshman<br />
Defender<br />
Woodstock, Ga.<br />
Etowah<br />
Prep: Gilmore joins the Panthers as a<br />
three-year captain at Etowah... Named<br />
All-Cherokee County fi rst team all 4<br />
year... Team MVP sophomore, junior<br />
and senior year... Played club soccer for<br />
Eric Ritter & NASA (GA State Champs<br />
2008)... Her GA Region III Premier team ranked 28th nationally in<br />
2009, and was Region III Premier League Finalist in 2007... Club team<br />
2006 Disney Showcase champs... Academic Award Winner in 2006 and<br />
2007... Member of Leadership Council from 2006 – 2009... Worked with<br />
a variety of programs including Athletes in Action, Boston Elementary<br />
Readers’ Program and Top Soccer/Challenged Kid’s Program.<br />
Personal: Gilmore was born December 22, 1990 in LaPlata, MD...<br />
Daughter of Mary and Tim Gilmore... Has two sisters, Karla and Rachel...<br />
Majoring in pre-nursing.<br />
Haley<br />
HOLDERFIELD<br />
5’5 - Freshman<br />
Forward<br />
Atlanta, Ga.<br />
Buford<br />
Prep: Holderfi eld comes to Georgia State<br />
as a team captain and four-year starter<br />
at forward... Entering her senior season,<br />
Holderfi eld ranked third on her high<br />
school’s career scoring and assists lists...<br />
Has scored 55 career goals and notched<br />
26 assists in 60 games... Helped her team reach the state semi-fi nals two<br />
consecutive years, compiling a record of 36-6-1... Selected All-Area fi rst<br />
team and fi rst team in the North Georgia Cup... Played club soccer with<br />
the Gwinnett Soccer Association, Lanier Soccer Association, and one<br />
year with the Atlanta Silverbacks Super-Y team.<br />
Personal: Holderfi eld was born November 10, 1990 in Buford, Georgia...<br />
Her parents are Hank and Cathy Holderfi eld... Has two brothers and<br />
three sisters... Rides horses competitively in Western Reining and<br />
Horsemanship... Holderfi eld also breeds Championship AKC Golden<br />
Retrievers... Major is undeclared.
4<br />
Carly<br />
LAFFERTY<br />
5’9 - Freshman<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Tucker, Ga.<br />
St. Pius X<br />
Prep: Lafferty comes to Georgia State<br />
as a senior captain from St. Pius X, the<br />
top-ranked high school program in the<br />
nation according to the NSCAA High<br />
School poll... In her junior season, was<br />
named team MVP after recording 28 goals and 38 assists, leading St. Pius<br />
X to the state championship game... Played club soccer for Norcross Soccer<br />
Academy where she was team captain for six years... Norcross Soccer<br />
Academy won three straight state cup championships, and made the fi nal<br />
four each of the other three years... Made her school’s honor roll in 2008,<br />
carrying a cumulative GPA of 3.9.<br />
Personal: Lafferty was born October 1, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia... She<br />
is the daughter of Jim and Jennifer Lafferty... Has one half-sister, Tanya...<br />
Ran AAU track prior to high school... Won the female junior golf championship<br />
at Northwood CC in 2001 and 2002... Major is undeclared.<br />
3<br />
Taylor<br />
PARKS<br />
5’5 - Sophomore<br />
Midfi elder<br />
Atlanta, Ga.<br />
Paideia<br />
(Alabama)<br />
2008: Lettered as a freshman at Alabama...<br />
Recorded fi rst collegiate point<br />
only one minute after entering her fi rst<br />
career game.<br />
Prep: Four-year starter for the Paideia<br />
School, state playoff participant in 2006 and 2007... Team captain in<br />
2008... Leading scorer during freshman and sophomore campaigns...<br />
Played club for TOPHAT ‘08 Gold... Helped TOPHAT to the Georgia<br />
State title in 2005 and R3PL title in 2006... Member of Georgia State<br />
ODP pool in 2005, 2006, and 2007... Attended Super-Y ODP national<br />
championship in 2005 and 2007.<br />
Personal: Taylor was born April 3, 1990... The daughter of Mitch and<br />
Becky Parks... Has two brothers, Coleman (15) and Ethan (6), and two<br />
sisters Lauren (22) and Kendall (11)... Lettered in basketball... Majoring<br />
in fi nance.<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
2008 Year in Review<br />
The 2008 season saw Georgia State women’s soccer program<br />
take stage on the national level both athletically and academically<br />
behind senior captains Kay Harbrueger and Candace Gonzales.<br />
Harbrueger positioned herself near the top of the national scoring<br />
lists, ranking fi fth in the nation in points per game (2.39) and<br />
sixth in goals per game (1.0). Candace Gonzales made waves in<br />
the academic arena by being named as one of ten fi nalists for the<br />
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for her scholastic achievements at<br />
Georgia State. As the Panthers piled up accolades, the season came<br />
to a conclusion with Georgia State narrowly missing out on the<br />
school’s fi rst-ever CAA Championship<br />
berth.<br />
Leadership came from a variety of sources<br />
on the 2008 squad. An accomplished<br />
senior class of seven led the Panthers<br />
to the best start in school history (6-0-<br />
0). Seniors Kay Harbrueger, Caroline<br />
Harvischak, Candace Gonzales, Karli<br />
Klein, Kara Vezza, Jessica Carithers,<br />
and Kristen McKillop took Georgia<br />
State from the Atlantic Sun to the role<br />
of contenders in the Colonial Athletic<br />
Association during their careers.<br />
The season opened with a dominating performance for Georgia<br />
State as they defeated Tennessee Tech 5-1 at Panthersville to<br />
begin the season. The opener saw a blend of senior leadership<br />
and freshman talent as seniors Kay Harbrueger and Candace<br />
Gonzales notched two goals each before freshman Erinique<br />
Owens deposited her fi rst career goal to fi nish off the Golden<br />
Eagles. The win also netted senior Kay Harbrueger her fi rst of<br />
two CAA Player of the Week awards for the season.<br />
The season-opening win over Tennessee Tech paved the way for a<br />
pair of 4-0 victories for Georgia State over Jacksonville State and<br />
Winthrop the following week, the latter of the pair representing<br />
the Panthers’ fi rst road win of the season.<br />
After vanquishing Birmingham-Southern 3-0 in a hard fought<br />
game that remained scoreless until the 72nd minute, Georgia<br />
State traveled to Jacksonville for the Fun in the Sun tournament at<br />
Jacksonville University. In the fi rst of two games in Jacksonville,<br />
Kay Harbrueger recorded a hat-trick to down UNC Asheville 5-1.<br />
The hat-trick was the eighth in school history and the fi rst time<br />
since the feat was accomplished by Amber Collins-Cephers in a<br />
2003 game against Jacksonville. The win pushed the Panthers’<br />
record to 6-0-0. Unfortunately, the record would receive its fi rst<br />
blemish in the very next game, a 1-0 double overtime loss to<br />
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Fairfi eld. The loss to Fairfi eld had an additional sting, the game<br />
saw Kay Harbrueger and Kara Vezza ejected due to red cards.<br />
With the pain of their 1-0 loss to Fairfi eld still fresh on their<br />
minds, Georgia State returned to form with a tough 1-0 overtime<br />
win over Georgia Southern without starting senior forwards<br />
Harbrueger and Vezza. The win pushed the Panthers to the best<br />
start in school history, 7-1-0.<br />
After dropping a 2-0 decision to Mercer and losing their<br />
conference opener 5-0<br />
to #25 Old Dominion,<br />
Georgia State made another<br />
leap forward with a 2-1<br />
win over conference rival<br />
William & Mary. Georgia<br />
State head coach Domenic<br />
Martelli called the win<br />
over the region’s’ seventh<br />
ranked team “the biggest<br />
in program history”. The<br />
Panthers played heroically<br />
on both ends of the fi eld.<br />
Trailing 1-0 for most of<br />
the game, sophomore<br />
goalkeeper Heidi Blankenship kept the Panthers alive with 12<br />
saves on the afternoon. In the 79th minute, senior Kay Harbrueger<br />
found freshman Lindsay Mortellaro for her fi rst career goal to tie<br />
the game. Nearing overtime, Harbrueger snatched the lead away<br />
from the Tribe with a goal of her own in the 82nd minute.<br />
After returning to .500 in conference with the win over William &<br />
Mary, Georgia State dropped a pair of conference games to VCU<br />
and James Madison. Facing a four game road-trip, the Panthers<br />
realized time was running short. Georgia State answered the call<br />
with a shutout road win over George Mason and a 2-1 double<br />
overtime win over Towson.<br />
Unfortunately, Georgia State would suffer another setback the<br />
following week. Missing Harbrueger for the second time during<br />
the season, the Panthers dropped a 3-0 decision to Northeastern,<br />
followed by an excruciating 3-4 loss to Hofstra. Against Hofstra,<br />
Georgia State battled back from a 2-0 halftime defi cit with stellar<br />
play from seniors Caroline Harvischak and Kay Harbrueger.<br />
Harbrueger found the back of the net twice in the second half, the<br />
latter coming in the 80th minute to tie the game 3-3. The Georgia<br />
State rally was cut short, however, when Hofstra delivered the<br />
knockout blow in the 83rd minute to take the win.
Year in Review<br />
Sitting at 3-5 in conference and 10-8 on the season, Georgia State<br />
had to hang tough to secure a CAA Championship berth.The<br />
most critical test of the season would come during a home match<br />
against Delaware.<br />
With heavy rain showers soaking the fi eld at Panthersville, the<br />
game would be relocated to the Atlanta Silverbacks artifi cial turf<br />
north of Atlanta. In a wet and wild game, in front of only a handful<br />
of diehard fans, the Panthers put on one of their best shows of the<br />
year. Kay Harbrueger opened the game with her 18th and fi nal<br />
goal of the season only 44 seconds into the match. The Panthers<br />
managed to hold off Delaware in the slippery conditions until a<br />
goal in the 66th minute tied the score. Knowing that a tie would<br />
not suffi ce, the Panthers launched a tremendous attack down the<br />
home stretch, fi ring away at every opportunity. Senior Candace<br />
Gonzales played a ball into Apryl Goodwin, which was defl ected<br />
out of the box by Delaware defenders. Seeing an opportunity,<br />
freshman Lani Huntley streaked up the fi eld from her defender<br />
position to rip a shot past the Delaware keeper in the 88th minute,<br />
sealing the win for Georgia State.<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
The fi nal two games of the season would leave the Panthers out<br />
of the conference tournament, however. Drexel denied Georgia<br />
State on senior day with a 2-0 win followed by a 3-0 loss at the<br />
hands of UNC Wilmington. Georgia State would fi nish in a tie for<br />
8th place, one spot out of the tournament.<br />
The terrifi c 2008 campaign netted the Panthers a number of<br />
awards and accolades. Kay Harbrueger set the Panther record for<br />
game-winning goals in a season (6), fi nished her career third in<br />
career goals, sixth in career assists, third in career points, and<br />
was named 2nd team All-CAA. Candace Gonzales enjoyed<br />
national attention during the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award<br />
voting process. Gonzales was featured on the site for a number of<br />
weeks during the national fan vote. Gonzales also made history as<br />
Georgia State’s fi rst-ever CoSIDA Academic All-District award<br />
recipient. Ten Panthers also earned conference all-academic<br />
honors (Samatha Bily, Bri Cagle, Jessica Carithers, Kelsey Carl,<br />
Kellianne Collins, Stephanie Cuccia, Candace Gonzales, Karli<br />
Klein, Kristen McKillop, and Kari Quinn).<br />
2008 Women’s Soccer Game-By-Game Results<br />
Overall: 11-9-0 Conference: 4-7-0 <strong>Home</strong>: 6-5-0 Away: 5-3-0 Neutral: 0-2-0<br />
Date Opponent Result Goals Saves<br />
Aug. 23 Tennessee Tech 5-1, W Harbrueger (1,2), Gonzales (1,2), Owens (1) Blankenship 1<br />
Aug. 29 Jacksonville State 4-0, W Harbrueger (3), Vezza (1), Goodwin (1), Dover (1) Blankenship 2, Collins 1<br />
Aug. 31 at Winthrop 4-0, W Goodwin (2), Vezza (2), Quinn (1), Harbrueger (4) Blankenship 4, Collins 3<br />
Sept. 5 UNF 3-1, W Goodwin (3), Harbrueger (5, 6) Blankenship 4<br />
Sept. 7 at Birmingham-Southern 3-0, W Harbrueger (7), Dover (2), Cuccia (1) Blankenship 4<br />
Sept. 12 UNC-Asheville^ 5-1, W Harbrueger (8, 9, 10), Harvischak (1), Wright (1) Blankenship 4<br />
Sept. 14 Fairfi eld^ 1-2 2OT, L Harbrueger (11) Blankenship 5<br />
Sept. 19 at Georgia Southern 1-0 OT, W Goodwin (4) Collins 3<br />
Sept. 21 Mercer 0-2, L N/A Collins 10<br />
Sept. 26 at #25 Old Dominion* 0-5, L N/A Blankenship 1<br />
Sept. 28 William & Mary* 2-1, W Mortellaro (1), Harbrueger (12) Blankenship 12<br />
Oct. 3 VCU* 0-1, L N/A Blankenship 4<br />
Oct. 5 James Madison* 2-4, L Cuccia (2, 3) Blankenship 2, Collins 1<br />
Oct. 10 at George Mason* 3-0, W TEAM (1), Harbrueger (13, 14) Blankenship 4, Collins 2<br />
Oct. 12 at Towson* 2-1 2OT, W Goodwin (5), Harbrueger (15) Blankenship 5<br />
Oct. 17 at Northeastern* 0-3, L N/A Blankenship 7<br />
Oct. 19 at Hofstra* 3-4, L Harvischak (2), Harbrueger (16, 17) Blankenship 8<br />
Oct. 24 Delaware* 2-1, W Harbrueger (18), Huntley (1) Blankenship 5<br />
Oct. 26 Drexel* 0-2, L N/A Blankenship 3<br />
Oct. 30 UNC Wilmington* 0-3, L N/A Blankenship 2<br />
*- Colonial Athletic Association Matches ^- Jacksonville Fun in the Sun Tournament Game-winning goals in BOLD<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
2008 Statistics<br />
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Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jul 14, 2009)<br />
All games<br />
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL<br />
ALL GAMES........... (11- 9- 0) ( 6- 5- 0) ( 5- 3- 0) ( 0- 1- 0)<br />
CONFERENCE.......... ( 4- 7- 0) ( 2- 4- 0) ( 2- 3- 0) ( 0- 0- 0)<br />
NON-CONFERENCE...... ( 7- 2- 0) ( 4- 1- 0) ( 3- 0- 0) ( 0- 1- 0)<br />
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT<br />
---------- ---------------------- --- ----- ----- --------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Aug 23 TENN TECH W 5-1 270 4 Harbrueger, Kay 18 18 7 43 87 .207 46 .529 6 0-0<br />
Aug 29 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 4-0 140 29 Goodwin, Apryl 20 5 3 13 40 .125 20 .500 2 0-0<br />
Aug 31 at Winthrop W 4-0 175 12 Vezza, Kara 19 2 3 7 32 .062 12 .375 0 0-0<br />
Sep 05 UNF W 3-1 86 10 Harvischak, Caroline 20 2 4 8 28 .071 11 .393 0 0-0<br />
Sep 07 at Birmingham-Southern W 3-0 71 5 Dover, Emily 18 2 0 4 23 .087 10 .435 0 0-0<br />
Sep 12 UNC-ASHEVILLE W 5-1 187 8 Gonzales, Candace 20 2 2 6 20 .100 8 .400 1 0-0<br />
Sep 14 vs Fairfield LO2 1-2 217 22 Quinn, Kari 19 1 1 3 18 .056 9 .500 0 0-0<br />
Sep 19 at Georgia Southern W OT 1-0 93 11 Klein, Karli 20 0 0 0 12 .000 6 .500 0 0-0<br />
Sep 21 MERCER L 0-2 227 9 Cuccia, Stephanie 16 3 1 7 11 .273 5 .455 0 1-1<br />
*Sep 26 at #25 Old Dominion L 0-5 590 21 Huntley, Lani 20 1 1 3 8 .125 2 .250 0 0-0<br />
*Sep 28 WILLIAM & MARY W 2-1 157 2 Owens, Erinique 20 1 1 3 7 .143 4 .571 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 03 VCU L 0-1 86 13 Mortellaro, Lindsay 16 1 1 3 7 .143 2 .286 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 05 JAMES MADISON L 2-4 154 23 McKillop, Kristen 14 0 2 2 7 .000 2 .286 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 10 at George Mason W 3-0 453 15 Wright, Sarah 10 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 12 at Towson University W O2 2-1 159 6 Cagle, Bri 17 0 0 0 3 .000 3 1.000 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 17 at Northeastern L 0-3 113 16 Wood, Virginia 20 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 19 at Hofstra L 3-4 214 24 Lucisano, Sarah 5 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 24 DELAWARE W 2-1 103 20 Smith, Caitlin 15 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 26 DREXEL L 0-2 214 3 Carl, Kelsey 5 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
*Oct 30 UNCW L 0-3 79 19 Black, Jessica 14 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
17 Bily, Samantha 8 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
TEAM STATISTICS GAST OPP 14 Carithers, Jessica 5 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
--------------------------------------------------- 7 Richmond, Khrystal 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
SHOT STATISTICS.......... 1 Collins, Kellianne 9 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
Goals-Shot attempts.... 40-311 32-281 31 Blankenship, Heidi 18 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0<br />
Goals scored average... 1.94 1.55 Total............... 20 40 28 108 311 .129 145 .466 10 1-1<br />
Shot pct............... .129 .114 Opponents........... 20 32 22 86 281 .114 137 .488 8 1-2<br />
Shots on goal-Attempts. 145-311 137-281<br />
SOG pct................ .466 .488<br />
Shots/Game............. 15.6 14.1 |-GOAL AVERAGE-| |-SAVES-|<br />
Assists................ 28 22 ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho<br />
CORNER KICKS............. 98 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
PENALTY KICKS............ 1-1 1-2 1 Collins, Kellianne 9 289:43 4 1.24 20 .833 1 1 0 1<br />
PENALTIES................ 31 Blankenship, Heidi 18 1562:31 28 1.61 77 .733 10 8 0 1<br />
Yellow cards........... 13 6 Total............... 20 1852:14 32 1.55 105 .766 11 9 0 5<br />
Red cards.............. 3 0 Opponents........... 20 1852:14 40 1.94 105 .724 9 11 0 6<br />
ATTENDANCE...............<br />
Total.................. 1703 1868<br />
Dates/Avg Per Date..... 11/155 8/234 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total<br />
Neutral Site #/Avg..... 1/217 -------------------- --- --- --- --- -----<br />
Georgia State....... 16 22 1 1 - 40<br />
Opponents........... 13 18 0 1 - 32<br />
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total<br />
-------------------- --- --- --- --- -----<br />
Georgia State....... 151 157 2 1 - 311<br />
Opponents........... 141 133 4 3 - 281<br />
SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total<br />
-------------------- --- --- --- --- -----<br />
Georgia State....... 53 50 1 1 - 105<br />
Opponents........... 54 50 1 0 - 105<br />
CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total<br />
-------------------- --- --- --- --- -----<br />
Georgia State....... 49 47 2 0 - 98<br />
Opponents........... 34 38 2 1 - 75<br />
FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total<br />
-------------------- --- --- --- --- -----<br />
Georgia State....... 90 80 1 0 - 171<br />
Opponents........... 92 93 4 0 - 189
All-Time Results<br />
1994 (2-16-1 Overall, 1-6-1 TAAC)<br />
9/4 at College of Charleston ...........T, 1-1<br />
9/5 at Charleston Southern ............ L, 2-4<br />
9/10 at Stetson ................................. L, 0-1<br />
9/11 at Florida Atlantic ..................... L, 1-2<br />
9/13 BREWTON PARKER .............. W, 7-1<br />
9/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ........... L, 1-3<br />
9/18 MIDWAY COLLEGE ................. L, 0-6<br />
9/24 at Centenary ............................ L, 1-4<br />
9/25 at Arkansas-Little Rock ............ L, 1-2<br />
9/28 MERCER ................................. L, 0-3<br />
10/1 at Clemson ............................... L, 1-6<br />
10/3 at Campbell .............................. L, 2-5<br />
10/12 at Mercer .................................. L, 0-3<br />
10/14 CAMPBELL .............................. L, 0-5<br />
10/15 AUBURN .................................. L, 1-5<br />
10/19 CENTENARY ........................... L, 0-2<br />
10/22 COL. OF CHARLESTON ........ W, 1-0<br />
10/29 at South Alabama ..................... L, 0-5<br />
10/30 at Alabama ............................... L, 0-2<br />
1995 (7-10-2 Overall, 3-5-2 TAAC)<br />
9/2 CHARLES. SOUTHERN ......... W, 2-1<br />
9/3 at Georgia ................................ L, 0-4<br />
9/8 at Campbell .........................T, 0-0 OT<br />
9/9 at North Carolina State ............ L, 0-5<br />
9/12 at Centenary ............................ L, 0-2<br />
9/13 at SE Louisiana ....................... W, 2-1<br />
9/16 SOUTH ALABAMA ................... L, 1-3<br />
9/19 at Mercer .................................. L, 1-3<br />
9/21 at Jacksonville ....................... W, 12-0<br />
9/23 JACKSONVILLE ST. ...........T, 3-3 OT<br />
9/24 SE LOUISIANA ....................... W, 3-2<br />
9/29 UNC-CHARLOTTE .................. L, 0-4<br />
10/3 at Jacksonville State ............... W, 4-1<br />
10/11 MERCER ................................. L, 0-1<br />
10/14 WOFFORD ............................. W, 1-0<br />
10/18 CENTENARY ........................... L, 0-4<br />
10/20 CAMPBELL .............................. L, 0-3<br />
10/24 APPALACHIAN STATE ........... W, 5-1<br />
10/29 at Davidson .............................. L, 0-2<br />
1996 (10-10-1 Overall, 6-2-0 TAAC West)<br />
9/1 vs. Georgia (at Stone Mtn.) ...... L, 1-5<br />
9/4 at Auburn .................................. L, 0-4<br />
9/8 MISSISSIPPI STATE...........T, 3-3 OT<br />
9/13 at Centenary ............................ L, 2-3<br />
9/14 SE Louisiana .......................... W, 2-0<br />
9/18 MTSU ...................................... W, 8-0<br />
9/21 JACKSONVILLE ..................... W, 7-0<br />
9/24 at Mercer .................................. L, 2-3<br />
9/27 SE LOUISIANA ....................... W, 2-1<br />
9/30 at Jacksonville State ............... W, 3-0<br />
10/3 MERCER ................................ W, 5-1<br />
10/5 vs. Mississippi ......................... L, 3-4<br />
10/6 vs. Florida St. .......................... L, 1-2<br />
10/10 at Appalachian State ............... W, 3-1<br />
10/16 CENTENARY .......................... W, 1-0<br />
10/19 at Wofford................................. L, 1-3<br />
10/23 at Georgia Southern ............L, 2-3 OT<br />
10/26 JACKSONVILLE STATE ......... W, 3-0<br />
10/28 at UNC-Charlotte ..................... L, 1-2<br />
10/30 at Tennessee-Chattanooga ..... W, 7-1<br />
*11/8 vs. FlU ............................... L, 2-2 OT<br />
* TAAC Tourn. Semifi nal; lost on penalty kicks,<br />
3-2<br />
1997 (18-4-2 Overall, 6-1-1 TAAC)<br />
8/30 vs. Georgia Southern ............ L, 0-1<br />
9/3 at Georgia ............................... L, 2-4<br />
9/5 at Northern Illinois ...............T, 2-2 OT<br />
9/7 vs. Iowa .................................. W, 3-0<br />
9/9 at Jacksonville State ............... W, 4-2<br />
9/11 JACKSONVILLE ............... W, 3-2 OT<br />
9/16 MERCER ............................T, 3-3 OT<br />
9/17 TENN-CHATTANOOGA .......... W, 5-1<br />
9/20 at Campbell ............................. W, 3-1<br />
9/26 COLL. OF CHARLESTON ...... W, 1-0<br />
9/28 RADFORD .............................. W, 4-1<br />
9/30 at Mercer .................................. L, 0-1<br />
10/3 at Troy State ............................ W, 6-0<br />
10/6 at Tennessee Tech .................. W, 3-0<br />
10/16 CAMPBELL ............................. W, 1-0<br />
10/18 SAMFORD .............................. W, 6-0<br />
10/22 at MTSU .................................. W, 2-1<br />
10/25 at Coll. of Charleston ........ W, 1-0 OT<br />
10/26 at Jacksonville ......................... W, 3-0<br />
10/29 BELMONT ............................... W, 1-0<br />
11/6 JACKSONVILLE STATE ....... W, 10-0<br />
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11/7 CENTENARY .......................... W, 7-1<br />
11/8 UCF ......................................... W, 2-0<br />
11/11 *vs. Cincinnati .................. L, 1-2 OT<br />
*NCAA Tournament play-in game<br />
1998 (14-2-1 Overall, 5-0-0 TAAC West)<br />
9/2 at Georgia Southern .......... W, 2-1 OT<br />
9/6 NORTH CAROLINA ST. ........... L, 1-4<br />
9/8 at Jacksonville State ............... W, 3-1<br />
9/11 at Liberty ................................. W, 5-0<br />
9/12 at Furman ................................ W, 1-0<br />
9/16 at Belmont ............................... W, 1-0<br />
9/21 at Jacksonville ................... W, 2-1 OT<br />
9/26 JACKSONVILLE ..................... W, 3-0<br />
9/29 at Florida State ....................T, 1-1 OT<br />
10/2 CENTENARY .......................... W, 1-0<br />
10/6 at Samford ........................ W, 2-1 OT<br />
10/16 TROY STATE .......................... W, 8-0<br />
10/21 at Mercer ................................. W, 5-2<br />
10/25 TENNESSEE TECH ............... W, 3-0<br />
10/27 at Wofford................................ W, 5-1<br />
10/30 NICHOLLS STATE .................. W, 7-1<br />
11/6 T-vs. Jacksonville ..................... L, 0-1<br />
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All-Time Results<br />
1999 (10-8-1 Overall, 7-2-1 TAAC)<br />
8/29 at Georgia .............................. L, 0-4<br />
9/1 GEORGIA SO. . ................ W, 5-4 OT<br />
9/6 BELMONT ................................ L, 1-2<br />
9/10 vs. Northern Arizona ............... W, 1-0<br />
9/12 vs. Loyola University ............... W, 5-1<br />
9/16 JACKSONVILLE ............ W, 3-2 OT2<br />
9/18 STETSON ............................... W, 5-0<br />
9/23 at Florida Atlantic ................T, 1-1 OT<br />
9/25 at UCF ...................................... L, 0-2<br />
9/28 at Wofford................................. L, 1-3<br />
10/1 vs. Butler .................................. L, 0-3<br />
10/3 at New Mexico ......................... L, 0-3<br />
10/14 at Troy State ............................ W, 1-0<br />
10/16 at Mercer ................................. W, 3-1<br />
10/20 JACKSONVILLE STATE ......... W, 2-1<br />
10/23 SAMFORD .............................. W, 3-2<br />
10/26 FURMAN .................................. L, 1-2<br />
10/30 at Campbell ............................. W, 5-1<br />
11/5 T-vs. Jacksonville ..................... L, 0-2<br />
2000 (8-10-2 Overall, 5-5-1 TAAC)<br />
8/25 vs. Old Dominion .................... L, 1-4<br />
8/27 vs. UCLA .................................. L, 0-5<br />
8/30 at Georgia Southern ................. L, 0-6<br />
9/1 N. ILLINOIS ..................... L, 3-4 OT2<br />
9/5 MERCER ................................. L, 3-4<br />
9/8 vs. Charleston Southern .......... L, 1-2<br />
9/10 TULANE .................................. W, 4-2<br />
9/15 COL. OF CHARLESTON ........ W, 3-2<br />
9/17 GEORGIA ........................T, 0-0 OT2<br />
9/22 at Jacksonville .......................... L, 0-5<br />
9/24 at Stetson .......................... W, 1-0 OT<br />
9/27 MTSU ...................................... W, 2-1<br />
9/30 CAMPBELL .......................T, 1-1 OT2<br />
10/7 TROY STATE .......................... W, 3-0<br />
10/13 at Jacksonville State ............... W, 1-0<br />
10/19 UCF .......................................... L, 2-3<br />
10/21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC ................ L, 1-2<br />
10/26 at Samford .............................. W, 1-0<br />
11/2 T-vs. Jacksonville St. ........ W, 3-2 OT<br />
11/3 T-vs. Jacksonville .................... L, 0-1<br />
(Jacksonville, Fla.)<br />
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2001 (9-12-1 Overall, 5-4-1 TAAC)<br />
8/31 at Auburn ................................. L, 0-3<br />
9/2 vs. Rutgers ............................... L, 1-4<br />
9/4 at Campbell .............................. L, 1-2<br />
9/7 BELMONT ............................... W, 8-1<br />
9/13 JACKSONVILLE ...................... L, 0-3<br />
9/15 STETSON ............................... W, 5-0<br />
9/21 at Air Force ............................... L, 2-4<br />
9/23 at Colorado College ................. L, 0-2<br />
9/27 at UCF .................................L, 1-2 OT<br />
9/29 at FAU ...............................T, 1-1 OT2<br />
10/1 at Georgia ................................ L, 0-6<br />
10/5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ........... L, 2-4<br />
10/8 at College of Charleston ......... W, 1-0<br />
10/11 at Troy State ............................. L, 1-3<br />
10/13 at Mercer ................................. W, 3-1<br />
10/18 SAMFORD .............................. W, 1-0<br />
10/20 JACKSONVILLE STATE ......... W, 2-0<br />
10/23 at MTSU ................................... L, 0-3<br />
10/29 at Birmingham Southern ........ W, 2-1<br />
11/3 WESTERN CAROLINA ........... W, 2-1<br />
11/8 T-Jacksonville (Orlando) ......... W, 2-1<br />
11/9 T-UCF (Orlando) ...................... L, 2-5<br />
2002 (9-6-5 Overall, 6-3-2 A-Sun)<br />
8/30 at Southern Mississippi .......... W, 2-1<br />
9/1 at Mississippi ............................ L, 2-3<br />
9/3 GEORGIA ................................ L, 0-3<br />
9/7 COLL. OF CHARLESTON ........T, 3-3<br />
9/13 AIR FORCE ............................. L, 0-2<br />
9/14 CHARLESTON SO. ................ W, 2-0<br />
9/19 at Jacksonville State ............... W, 1-0<br />
9/21 at Samford ................................T, 1-1<br />
9/26 UCF .......................................... L, 0-1<br />
9/28 FAU .......................................... L, 1-2<br />
10/1 at Belmont ............................... W, 4-1<br />
10/5 MERCER ................................ W, 3-1<br />
10/7 TROY STATE .......................... W, 3-0<br />
10/10 at Stetson ................................ W, 3-2<br />
10/12 at Jacksonville ...........................T, 2-2<br />
10/17 GARDNER-WEBB .................. W, 3-1<br />
10/19 CAMPBELL .............................. L, 0-1<br />
10/22 MTSU ...................................... W, 4-2<br />
10/30 at Georgia Southern ..................T, 1-1<br />
11/7 T-Jacksonville St.* ....................T, 1-1<br />
(Buies Creek, N.C.)<br />
* Lost on penalty kicks in OT, 6-5<br />
2003 (16-6-0 Overall, 7-3-0 A-Sun)<br />
8/29 BIRMINGHAM-SO. ........ W, 2-0<br />
9/1 at Western Carolina ...... W, 2-0<br />
9/5 at High Point ...... L, 1-2<br />
9/7 at Georgia ..... L, 1-2<br />
9/9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN .......... W, 4-0<br />
9/12 at Coll. of Charleston .............. W, 1-0<br />
9/14 WINTHROP ............................ W, 2-1<br />
9/19 vs. Alabama A&M .................... W, 1-0<br />
9/21 at South Alabama .................... W, 2-1<br />
9/23 at Tennessee Tech .................. W, 3-1<br />
9/26 TROY STATE .......................... W, 3-1<br />
10/3 JACKSONVILLE ..................... W, 7-3<br />
10/5 STETSON ....................... W, 2-1 OT2<br />
10/10 at UCF ...................................... L, 0-1<br />
10/12 at #1 FAU ................................. L, 0-3<br />
10/16 at Campbell .............................. L, 0-1<br />
10/18 GARDNER-WEBB .................. W, 4-0<br />
10/24 at Belmont ............................... W, 1-0<br />
10/26 at Lipscomb ............................. W, 3-0<br />
10/29 at Mercer ................................. W, 3-0<br />
11/6 T-Gardner-Webb .................... W, 4-1<br />
11/7 T-Florida Atlantic ..................... L, 1-2<br />
(Boca Raton, Fla.)<br />
2004 (7-7-5 Overall, 4-4-2 A-Sun)<br />
8/27 at South Carolina ..................... L, 0-1<br />
8/29 at Georgia .................................T, 1-1<br />
9/3 HIGH POINT ........................... W, 1-0<br />
9/10 EAST TENN. STATE ............... W, 3-0<br />
9/12 WESTERN CAROLINA ........... W, 4-1<br />
9/17 MOREHEAD STATE .........T, 0-0 OT2<br />
9/19 at Georgia Southern ..........T, 2-2 OT2<br />
9/24 at Middle Tennessee St. ......L, 0-1 OT<br />
9/26 at Troy* ............................. L, 0-0 OT2<br />
10/1 at Stetson* ....................... L, 2-2 OT2<br />
10/3 at Jacksonville* ........................ L, 1-0
All-Time Results<br />
10/8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC .........T, 1-1 OT2<br />
10/10 UCF ......................................... W, 1-0<br />
10/14 CAMPBELL .......................T, 0-0 OT2<br />
10/16 at Gardner-Webb ..................... L, 1-2<br />
10/21 LIPSCOMB ............................. W, 5-0<br />
10/23 BELMONT ............................... W, 4-1<br />
10/27 MERCER ................................ W, 2-0<br />
10/31 at Mississippi State .................. L, 1-2<br />
* Forfeited contest due to NCAA rules<br />
2005 (9-11-0 Overall, 3-8-0 CAA)<br />
8/27 at Winthrop .............................. W, 4-1<br />
9/2 MISSISSIPPI STATE............... W, 2-1<br />
9/4 GEORGIA ................................ L, 0-3<br />
9/6 at Mercer ................................. W, 7-1<br />
9/9 at Navy ..................................... L, 0-3<br />
9/11 HOWARD ................................ W, 4-2<br />
9/16 KENNESAW STATE ................ L, 0-1<br />
9/18 JACKSONVILLE ..................... W, 2-1<br />
9/23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN .......... W, 4-1<br />
9/25 at UNC Wilimington .................. L, 0-3<br />
9/30 at William & Mary ..................... L, 1-5<br />
10/2 OLD DOMINION ...................... L, 2-3<br />
10/7 at James Madison ................... L, 0-1<br />
10/9 at VCU ..................................... L, 1-2<br />
10/14 TOWSON ................................. L, 0-1<br />
10/16 GEORGE MASON .................. W. 4-0<br />
10/21 HOFSTRA ............................... W, 1-0<br />
10/23 NORTHEASTERN ................... L, 0-1<br />
10/27 at Drexel .................................. W, 2-1<br />
10/29 at Delaware .............................. L, 0-3<br />
2006 (5-12-3 Overall, 2-8-1 CAA)<br />
8/25 at Kennesaw State ................... L, 0-3<br />
8/27 at Charlotte ...............................T, 1-1<br />
9/1 vs. Tennessee Tech................. W, 1-0<br />
9/3 at Mercer ................................. W, 2-0<br />
9/8 at NC State .............................. L, 1-3<br />
9/10 vs. East Carolina ...................... L, 2-3<br />
9/15 at Georgia Southern ................ W, 1-0<br />
9/17 at Georgia ................................ L, 0-2<br />
9/19 at Jacksonville State .................T, 0-0<br />
9/22 JAMES MADISON ....................T, 0-0<br />
9/24 VCU ......................................... L, 2-3<br />
9/29 at Towson ................................. L, 0-1<br />
10/1 at George Mason ..................... L, 2-4<br />
10/6 at Hofstra ................................. L, 1-2<br />
10/8 at Northeastern ........................ L, 0-1<br />
10/13 DREXEL .................................. W, 2-0<br />
10/15 DELAWARE ............................ W, 2-0<br />
10/20 WILLIAM & MARY.................... L, 0-3<br />
10/22 at Old Dominion ....................... L, 0-1<br />
10/28 UNC WILMINGTON ................. L, 1-3<br />
2007 (9-8-1 Overall, 4-6-1 CAA)<br />
8/31 vs. Jackson State ....................W, 2-1<br />
9/2 vs. UAB ....................................L, 0-2<br />
9/5 MERCER.................................W, 3-0<br />
9/7 PITTSBURGH .........................W, 4-1<br />
9/9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ..........W, 2-0<br />
9/20 at Georgia ................................L, 0-1<br />
9/23 at Tennessee Tech ..................W, 3-2<br />
9/28 at James Madison ....................L, 1-3<br />
9/30 at VCU......................................L, 0-3<br />
10/5 TOWSON ........................W, 1-0 OT2<br />
10/7 GEORGE MASON ...................L, 1-2<br />
10/12 HOFSTRA ................................L, 1-2<br />
10/14 NORTHEASTERN ..................W, 2-0<br />
10/19 at Drexel ..................................W, 2-0<br />
10/21 at Delaware ..............................L, 3-4<br />
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10/26 at William & Mary .....................L, 0-3<br />
10/28 OLD DOMINION .....................W, 3-0<br />
11/1 at UNC Wilmington................... T, 2-2<br />
2008 (11-9-0 Overall, 4-7-0 CAA)<br />
8/23 TENNESSEE TECH ................W, 5-1<br />
8/29 JACKSONVILLE STATE .........W, 4-0<br />
8/31 at Winthrop ..............................W, 4-0<br />
9/5 NORTH FLORIDA ...................W, 3-1<br />
9/7 at Birmingham-Southern .........W, 3-0<br />
9/12 vs. UNC-Asheville ...................W, 5-1<br />
9/14 vs. Fairfi eld .......................L, 1-2 OT2<br />
9/19 at Georgia Southern ..........W, 1-0 OT<br />
9/21 MERCER..................................L, 0-2<br />
9/26 at Old Dominion .......................L, 0-5<br />
9/28 WILLIAM & MARY ...................W, 2-1<br />
10/3 VCU..........................................L, 0-1<br />
10/5 JAMES MADISON ...................L, 2-4<br />
10/10 at George Mason ....................W, 3-0<br />
10/12 at Towson ........................W, 2-1 OT2<br />
10/17 at Northeastern ........................L, 0-3<br />
10/19 at Hofstra .................................L, 3-4<br />
10/24 DELAWARE ............................W, 2-1<br />
10/26 DREXEL ...................................L, 0-2<br />
10/30 UNC WILMINGTON .................L, 0-3<br />
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Goals<br />
Georgia State University<br />
Career Records<br />
1. Kara Fitzgerald, 1994-97 .....................................57<br />
2. Chandra Yorgason, 1997-2000 ............................47<br />
3. Kay Harbrueger, 2005-2008 ................................34<br />
4. Ashley Edwards, 1999-2002 ................................31<br />
5. Amber Collins-Cephers, 2003-06 ........................26<br />
Michelle Sacco, 1995-98 .....................................26<br />
7. Nathalie Carter, 2004-07......................................24<br />
8. Lauren Chavez, 2003-06 .....................................23<br />
Sarah Feske, 2001-04 .........................................23<br />
10. Brooks Daniel, 2002-04 .......................................20<br />
Assists<br />
1. Michelle Sacco, 1995-98 .....................................38<br />
2. Christine Wolff, 1996-99 ......................................35<br />
3. Kara Fitzgerald, 1994-97 .....................................29<br />
4. Dana Van Winkle, 2003-2005 ..............................25<br />
5. Chandra Yorgason, 1997-2000 ............................23<br />
6. Kay Habrueger, 2005-2008..................................22<br />
7. Lauren Chavez, 2003-06 .....................................17<br />
8. Ashley Edwards, 1999-02 ....................................13<br />
Gina Decker, 1997-2000 ......................................13<br />
Alisa Thwing, 1997-2000 .....................................13<br />
Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1997.................................13<br />
Points<br />
1. Kara Fitzgerald, 1994-97 ...................................143<br />
2. Chandra Yorgason, 1997-2000 ..........................117<br />
3. Kay Harbrueger, 2005-2008 ................................90<br />
3. Michelle Sacco, 1995-98 .....................................90<br />
5. Christine Wolff, 1996-99 ......................................83<br />
6. Ashley Edwards, 1999-2002 ................................75<br />
7. Lauren Chavez, 2003-06 .....................................63<br />
8. Amber Collins-Cephers, 2003-06 ........................60<br />
9. Sarah Feske, 2001-04 .........................................58<br />
10. Nathalie Carter, 2004-07......................................53<br />
Game-Winning Goals<br />
1. Kara Fitzgerald, 1994-97 .....................................14<br />
2. Chandra Yorgason, 1997-2000 ............................12<br />
3. Kay Habrueger, 2005-2008..................................11<br />
Ashley Edwards, 1999-02 ......................................9<br />
4. Amber Collins-Cephers, 2003-06 ..........................8<br />
Nathalie Carter, 2004-07........................................8<br />
6. Lauren Chavez, 2003-06 .......................................7<br />
Kim Forrest, 1999-02 .............................................7<br />
Michelle Sacco, 1995-98 .......................................7<br />
9. Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1997...................................6<br />
10. Brooks Daniel, 2002-04 .........................................5<br />
Sarah Feske, 2001-04 ...........................................5<br />
Goals-Against Average<br />
(Minimum 1,000 minutes)<br />
1. Sarah Crawford, 1997-98 .................................0.83<br />
2. Alexa Pasquarelli, 2002-05 ...............................1.16<br />
3. Charlotte Vargo, 2004-07 ..................................1.34<br />
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4. Jennie Hinson, 1996-97 ....................................1.42<br />
5. Heidi Blankenship, 2007- ...............................1.63<br />
6. Jennifer Espinal, 1999-2001 .............................1.95<br />
7. Shari Noyes, 1999-2000 ...................................1.96<br />
8. Heather English, 1995-96 .................................2.29<br />
Shutouts<br />
1. Sarah Crawford, 1997-98 .................................14.5<br />
2. Alexa Pasquarelli, 2002-05 ...............................13.0<br />
3. Jennifer Espinal, 1999-2001 .............................10.0<br />
4. Jennie Hinson, 1996-97 ......................................6.0<br />
5. Heather English, 1995-96 ...................................4.5<br />
6. Megan Macdonald, 2006-07 ...............................3.5<br />
Charlotte Vargo, 2004-07 ....................................3.5<br />
7. Heidi Blankenship, 2007- .................................3.0<br />
8. Shari Noyes, 1999-2000 .....................................2.0<br />
Career Matches Played<br />
1. Sarah Feske, 2001-04 .........................................83<br />
2. Kara Fitzgerald, 1994-97 .....................................81<br />
3. Christy Walls, 2000-03 .........................................80<br />
Christine Wolff, 1996-99 ......................................80<br />
Jill Mayotte, 1996-99............................................80<br />
6. Sue Bobel, 1994-97 ...................................... 79<br />
7. Ashley Edwards, 1999-02 ....................................78<br />
Mary Feistl, 1995-98 ............................................78<br />
Amanda Schneider, 2002-05 ...............................78<br />
Karli Klein, 2005-08 .............................................78<br />
Career Matches Started<br />
1. Christine Wolff, 1996-99 ......................................80<br />
2. Kara Fitzgerald, 1994-97 .....................................79<br />
3. Christy Walls, 2000-03 .........................................78<br />
Jill Mayotte, 1996-99............................................78<br />
Mary Feistl, 1995-98 ............................................78<br />
6. Michelle Sacco, 1995-98 ................................... 77<br />
Christa Mann, 2004-07 ........................................77<br />
7. Sarah Feske, 2001-04 .........................................75<br />
8. Kay Harbrueger, 2005-08 ....................................73<br />
9. Amber Collins-Cephers, 2003-06 ........................71<br />
10. Karli Klein, 2005-08 .............................................70<br />
Saves<br />
1. Alexa Pasquarelli, 2002-05.................................312<br />
2. Jennifer Espinal, 1999-2001 ...............................277<br />
3. Sarah Crawford, 1997-98 ...................................184<br />
4. Heather English, 1995-96 ...................................179<br />
5. Heather Fortner, 1994 ........................................142<br />
6. Heidi Blankenship, 2007- .................................128<br />
7. Charlotte Vargo, 2004-07 .....................................92<br />
8. Jennie Hinson, 1996-97........................................87<br />
9. Megan Macdonald, 2006-07 .................................60<br />
10. Shari Noyes, 1999-2000 .......................................43
Season & Match Records<br />
Individual Season Records<br />
Goals<br />
1) Kara Fitzgerald, 1996 24<br />
2) Kara Fitzgerald, 1997 19<br />
Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1997 19<br />
4) Kay Harbrueger, 2008 18<br />
Assists<br />
1) Michelle Sacco, 1997 16<br />
2) Michelle Sacco, 1996 15<br />
3) Kara Fitzgerald, 1997 14<br />
Christine Wolff, 1996 14<br />
Points<br />
1) Kara Fitzgerald, 1996 54<br />
2) Kara Fitzgerald, 1997 52<br />
3) Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1997 51<br />
Shots<br />
1) Kara Fitzgerald, 1996 136<br />
2) Kara Fitzgerald, 1997 135<br />
3) Kay Harbrueger, 2008 87<br />
INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS<br />
Goals<br />
3 Kay Harbrueger, vs. UNC-Asheville, Sept. 12, 2008<br />
Amber Collins-Cephers, vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 2, 2003<br />
Ashley Edwards, vs. Stetson, Sept. 15, 2001<br />
Chandra Yorgason, vs. Tulane, Sept. 10, 2000<br />
Ashley Edwards, at Campbell, Oct. 30, 1999<br />
Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, vs. Mercer, Sept. 16, 1997<br />
Kara Fitzgerald, vs. UTC, Oct. 30, 1996<br />
Ashley Brooks, vs. MTSU, Sept. 18, 1996<br />
Assists<br />
4 Kara Fitzgerald, at Jacksonville, Sept. 21, 1995<br />
Total Points<br />
8 Kara Fitzgerald (2 G, 4 A), at Jacksonville, Sept. 21, 1995<br />
Shots<br />
13 Chandra Yorgason, at Samford, Oct. 4, 1998<br />
Saves<br />
16 Jennifer Espinal, vs. Air Force, Sept. 21, 2001<br />
vs. Rutgers, Sept. 2, 2001<br />
vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 10, 1999<br />
Game-Winning Goals<br />
1) Kay Harbrueger, 2008 6<br />
Kara Fitzgerald, 1997 6<br />
Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1997 6<br />
3) Nathalie Carter, 2007 5<br />
Chandra Yorgason, 1998 5<br />
Kara Fitzgerald, 1996 5<br />
Matches Played<br />
1) Sarah Crawford, 1997 24<br />
Jill Denslow, 1997 24<br />
Mary Feistl, 1997 24<br />
Kara Fitzgerald, 1997 24<br />
Jill Mayotte, 1997 24<br />
Anna-Kais Moilanen, 1997 24<br />
Michelle Sacco, 1997 24<br />
Christine Wolff, 1997 24<br />
Matches Started<br />
1) Sarah Crawford, 1997 24<br />
Mary Feistl, 1997 24<br />
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Kara Fitzgerald, 1997 24<br />
Anna-Kais Moilanen, 1997 24<br />
Christine Wolff, 1997 24<br />
Jill Mayotte, 1997 24<br />
Saves<br />
1) Heather Fortner, 1994 142<br />
2) Jennifer Espinal, 2001 133<br />
3) Alexa Pasquarelli, 2005 106<br />
Goals-Against Average<br />
1) Alexa Pasquarelli, 2004 0.75<br />
2) Sarah Crawford, 1998 0.79<br />
3) Alexa Pasquarelli, 2003 0.84<br />
Shutouts<br />
1) Sarah Crawford, 1997 9.5<br />
2) Alexa Pasquarelli, 2003 6.0<br />
3) Jennifer Espinal, 2000 5.0<br />
Sarah Crawford, 1998 5.0<br />
TEAM MATCH RECORDS<br />
Goals<br />
12 at Jacksonville, 9/21/95<br />
Assists<br />
15 at Jacksonville, 9/21/95<br />
Total Points<br />
39 at Jacksonville, 9/21/95<br />
Shots<br />
52 at Troy State, 10/3/97<br />
Saves<br />
16 vs. Air Force, 9/21/01<br />
vs. N. Arizona, 9/10/99<br />
vs. Rutgers, 9/2/01<br />
Former Georgia State Panther Kay Harbrueger (pictured<br />
above) registered the eighth hat trick in school history in<br />
a 5-1 win over UNC-Asheville last season. Harbrueger is<br />
currently playing with the USL’s Boston Renegades.<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
All-Time CAA Results<br />
W L T Last Meeting<br />
Delaware .......................2 ........2 ......0 .......W 2-1 (2008)<br />
Drexel ............................3 ........1 ......0 .......L 0-2 (2008)<br />
George Mason ...............2 ........2 ......0 .......W 3-0 (2008)<br />
Hofstra ...........................1 ........3 ......0 .......L 3-4 (2008)<br />
James Madison .............0 ........3 ......1 .......L 2-4 (2008)<br />
UNC Wilmington ............0 ........3 ......1 .......L 0-3 (2008)<br />
Northeastern ..................1 ........3 ......0 .......L 0-3 (2008)<br />
Old Dominion .................1 ........4 ......0 .......L 0-5 (2008)<br />
Towson ..........................2 ........2 ......0 .......W 2-1 2OT (2008)<br />
VCU ...............................0 ........4 ......0 .......L 0-1 (2008)<br />
William & Mary ...............1 ........3 ......0 .......W 2-1 (2008)<br />
All-Time Non-Conference Results<br />
School W L T Last Meeting<br />
Air Force ..................................0 2 0 L, 0-2 (2002)<br />
Auburn .....................................0 3 0 L, 0-3 (2001)<br />
Alabama ..................................0 1 0 L, 0-2 (1994)<br />
Alabama A&M ........................1 0 0 W, 1-0 (2003)<br />
Alabama-Birmingham ........0 1 0 L, 0-2 (2007)<br />
Arkansas-Little Rock................0 1 0 L, 1-2 (1994)<br />
Appalachian State ...................2 0 0 W, 3-1 (1996)<br />
Belmont ...................................6 1 0 W, 4-1 (2004)<br />
Birmingham-Southern..............3 0 0 W, 3-0 (2008)<br />
Brewton-Parker........................1 0 0 W, 7-1 (1994)<br />
Butler .......................................0 1 0 L, 0-3 (1999)<br />
Campbell .................................3 6 3 T, 0-0 OT2 (2004)<br />
Centenary ................................3 5 0 W, 1-0 (1998)<br />
Charleston Southern................2 2 0 W, 2-0 (2002)<br />
Charlotte ..................................0 2 1 T, 1-1 (2006)<br />
Cincinnati .................................0 1 0 L, 1-2 (1997)<br />
Clemson ..................................0 1 0 L, 1-6 (1994)<br />
College of Charleston ..............6 0 2 W, 1-0 OT2 (2003)<br />
Colorado College .....................0 1 0 L, 0-2 (2001)<br />
Davidson..................................0 1 0 L, 0-2 (1995)<br />
East Carolina ...........................0 1 0 L, 2-3 (2006)<br />
East Tennessee State ..............1 0 0 W, 3-0 (2004)<br />
Fairfi eld ....................................0 1 0 L, 1-2 OT2 (2008)<br />
Florida Atlantic .........................0 5 3 T, 1-1 OT2 (2004)<br />
Florida International .................0 1 0 L, 2-3 (1996)<br />
Florida State ............................0 1 1 T, 1-1 (1998)<br />
Furman .................................1 1 0 L, 1-2 (1999)<br />
Gardner-Webb .........................2 1 0 L, 1-2 (2004)<br />
Georgia ...................................0 10 2 L, 0-1 (2007)<br />
Georgia Southern ..................7 5 2 W, 1-0 OT (2008)<br />
High Point ................................1 1 0 W, 1-0 (2004)<br />
Howard ....................................1 0 0 W, 4-2 (2005)<br />
Iowa .........................................1 0 0 W, 3-0 (1997)<br />
Jackson State ....................1 0 0 W, 2-1 (2007)<br />
Jacksonville ..........................10 6 0 W, 2-1 (2005)<br />
Jacksonville State ...................12 0 3 W, 4-0 (2008)<br />
Kennesaw State ......................0 2 0 L, 0-3 (2006)<br />
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2008 CAA Standings<br />
---Conference--- ---Overall---<br />
W L T Pct. W L T Pct.<br />
1. William & Mary 9 2 0 .818 15 7 1 .674<br />
2. James Madison 8 3 0 .727 14 7 2 .652<br />
3. UNC Wilmington 8 3 0 .727 12 7 1 .625<br />
4. Old Dominion 7 3 1 .682 14 4 2 .750<br />
5. Hofstra 7 3 1 .682 11 8 3 .568<br />
6. Northeastern 6 5 0 .545 13 9 2 .583<br />
7. VCU 5 5 1 .500 9 9 1 .500<br />
8. Georgia State 4 7 0 .364 11 9 0 .550<br />
9. Delaware 4 7 0 .364 7 10 1 .417<br />
10. Drexel 2 8 1 .227 7 11 1 .395<br />
11. George Mason 2 8 1 .227 5 13 1 .289<br />
12. Towson 1 9 1 .136 4 14 1 .237<br />
Liberty ......................................1 0 0 W, 5-0 (1998)<br />
Lipscomb .................................2 0 0 W, 5-0 (2004)<br />
Loyola-Chicago........................1 0 0 W, 5-1 (1999)<br />
Mercer ....................................10 8 1 L, 0-2 (2008)<br />
Middle Tennessee ...................4 2 0 L, 0-1 (2004)<br />
Midway College .......................0 1 0 L, 0-6 (1994)<br />
Mississippi ...............................0 2 0 L, 2-3 (2002)<br />
Mississippi State ......................1 1 1 W, 2-1 (2005)<br />
Morehead State ......................0 0 1 T, 0-0 OT2 (2004)<br />
Navy ........................................0 1 0 L, 0-3 (2005)<br />
New Mexico .............................0 1 0 L, 0-3 (1999)<br />
Nicholls State...........................1 0 0 W, 7-1 (1998)<br />
N.C. State ................................0 3 0 L, 1-3 (2006)<br />
North Florida ..........................1 0 0 W, 3-1 (2008)<br />
Northern Arizona......................1 0 0 W, 1-0 (1999)<br />
Northern Illinois .......................0 1 1 L, 3-4 (2000)<br />
Pittsburgh ...........................1 0 0 W, 4-1 (2007)<br />
Radford ...................................1 0 0 W, 4-1 (1997)<br />
Rutgers ....................................0 1 0 L, 1-4 (2001)<br />
Samford ...................................5 0 1 T, 1-1 (2002)<br />
South Alabama ......................1 2 0 W, 2-1 (2003)<br />
South Carolina .........................0 1 0 L, 0-1 (2004)<br />
Southeastern Louisiana ...........4 0 0 W, 2-1 (1996)<br />
SIU-Edwardsville .................... First Meeting<br />
Southern Mississippi................1 0 0 W, 2-1 (2002)<br />
Stetson ....................................5 2 0 L, 2-2 OT2 (2004)*<br />
Tennessee-Chattanooga .........2 0 0 W, 5-1 (1997)<br />
Tennessee Tech .......................6 0 0 W, 5-1 (2008)<br />
Troy .........................................6 2 0 L, 0-0 OT2 (2004)*<br />
Tulane ......................................1 0 0 W, 4-2 (2000)<br />
UCF .........................................2 6 0 W, 1-0 (2004)<br />
UCLA .......................................0 1 0 L, 0-5 (2000)<br />
UNC Asheville..........................1 0 0 W, 5-1 (2008)<br />
Western Carolina .....................3 0 0 W, 4-1 (2004)<br />
Winthrop ..................................3 0 0 W, 4-0 (2008)<br />
Wofford ....................................2 2 0 L, 1-3 (1999)<br />
* Forfeited Match (NCAA Rules)<br />
- 2009 non-conference opponents in bold
All-Time Roster<br />
B<br />
Rebecca Babot, 2007<br />
Halle Bargen, 2004-05<br />
Melissa Bell, 1994<br />
Jessica Bentley, 1999<br />
Rebeccah Bernard, 2003-06<br />
Paige Beyer, 2004-06<br />
Samantha Bily, 2007-08<br />
Jessica Black, 2007-<br />
Tiffany Blackmon, 2003-06<br />
Kate Blank, 1998<br />
Heidi Blankenship, 2007-<br />
Brittany Bobbitt, 2006<br />
Susanne Bobel, 1994-97<br />
Veronica Botold, 2004<br />
Ashley Brooks, 1994-96<br />
Sabrina Buchanan, 1996<br />
C<br />
Bri Cagle, 2008-<br />
Jessica Carithers, 2008<br />
Kelsey Carl, 2008<br />
Nathalie Carter, 2004-07<br />
Catherine Cawley, 2007<br />
Jenny Centers, 1994<br />
Lauren Chavez, 2003-06<br />
Kellianne Collins, 2008-<br />
Amber Collins-Cephers, 2003-06<br />
Cassie Coggins, 2003<br />
Summer Conners, 2000<br />
Lauren Corley, 2001-02<br />
Tenisha Cohen, 2003-06<br />
Sarah Crawford, 1997-98<br />
Lyndy Croft, 1999-2000<br />
Stephanie Cuccia, 2007-<br />
Amanda Cunningham, 1998-<br />
2001<br />
D<br />
Brooks Daniel, 2002-04<br />
Rachel Davis, 1998<br />
Gina Decker, 1997-2000<br />
Jill Denslow, 1997-2001<br />
Paige Dirscherl, 1994-95<br />
Kelly Dorin, 2001-04<br />
Emily Dover, 2008-<br />
E<br />
Ashley Edwards, 1999-02<br />
Heather English, 1994-97<br />
Sarah Emerson, 1995-96<br />
Jennifer Espinal, 1999-2001<br />
F<br />
Mary Feistl, 1995-98<br />
Sarah Feske, 2001-04<br />
Stephanie Fidanza, 2000-03<br />
Kara Fitzgerald, 1994-97<br />
Melissa Fletcher, 2004-06<br />
Kim Forrest, 1999-2002<br />
Heather Fortner, 1994<br />
Kallen Forster, 2001-05<br />
G<br />
Esther Garatie, 2001-02<br />
Liz Gardner, 2002-03<br />
Meghan Gleason, 2004-05<br />
Anne Glees, 1995-96<br />
Candace Gonzales, 2005-08<br />
Apryl Goodwin, 2007-<br />
Joy Gorman, 1994<br />
Lindsey Griffi n, 2001-02<br />
Ashley Grisafi , 2003<br />
Jenny Grimsley, 1997<br />
H<br />
Kay Harbrueger, 2005-08<br />
Andi Harless, 1994<br />
Caroline Harvischak, 2006-08<br />
Jennie Hinson, 1996-97<br />
Lauren Horne, 1998-2000<br />
Lani Huntley, 2008-<br />
J<br />
Sharon Jassen, 2003-06<br />
Mari Joergensen, 1999<br />
Melanie Jones, 2001-02<br />
K<br />
Angela Kelley, 1994-95<br />
Karli Klein, 2005-08<br />
Randee Koeppel, 1994<br />
L<br />
Lori Leclerc, 1999-2000<br />
Erica Leicher, 1999<br />
Roni Lilly, 1994<br />
Sarah Lucisano, 2008-<br />
M<br />
Megan Macdonald, 2006-07<br />
Samantha Malone, 2001-02<br />
Christa Mann, 2004-07<br />
Jill Mayotte, 1996-99<br />
Maureen Maxted, 1994-95<br />
Natalie Mason, 2002-03<br />
Kristen McKillop, 2005-08<br />
Haley Mitchum, 2001-03<br />
Kaila Muecke, 2007, 2009-<br />
Shauna Mueller, 2003-04<br />
Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1997<br />
Lindsay Mortellaro, 2008-<br />
N<br />
Shari Noyes, 1999-2000<br />
O<br />
Rosie O’Toole, 2003-06<br />
Erinique Owens, 2008-<br />
P<br />
Kara Palmquist, 1998-99<br />
Alexa Pasquarelli, 2002-05<br />
Christina Peek, 2000-03<br />
Aja Picou, 1998-2001<br />
Vivian Pletzke, 2003<br />
Nikki Potterbaum, 1995-98<br />
Q<br />
Kari Quinn, 2005-<br />
R<br />
Jill Rahnert, 1998-2000<br />
Jeanai Ranero, 2004-05<br />
Jaque Redman, 2002-05<br />
Khrystal Richmond, 2007-08<br />
Caroline Riehl, 1995<br />
Bethany Robertson, 1997-00<br />
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Heather Roddenberry<br />
Jamie Rushing, 1996-97<br />
S<br />
Michelle Sacco, 1995-98<br />
Amanda Schneider, 2002-05<br />
Anna Shawcross, 1999-2000<br />
Jennifer Silva, 1995<br />
Caitlin Smith, 2006-<br />
Micki Stone, 2000-03<br />
Shanna Stricklen, 1999-02<br />
T<br />
Alisa Thwing, 1997-2000<br />
V<br />
Dana Van Winkle, 2002-05<br />
Charlotte Vargo, 2004, 2006-07<br />
Kara Vezza, 2007-08<br />
W<br />
Tessy Wallace, 1995<br />
Christy Walls, 2000-03<br />
Laura Walls, 2001-02<br />
Ashley Waters, 1994<br />
Adilah Wazeerud-Din, 2000-01<br />
Tiffany White, 1996<br />
Christine Wolff, 1996-99<br />
Virginia Wood, 2007-<br />
Sarah Wright, 2008<br />
X<br />
Erin Xenos, 2000<br />
Y<br />
Chandra Yorgason, 1997-2000<br />
Amy Youngblood, 1994<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
All-Conference Honors<br />
2008 Kay Harbrueger, 2nd Team<br />
2007 Christa Mann, 2nd Team<br />
Heidi Blankenship, All-Freshman<br />
2004 Veronica Botold, 1st team<br />
Alexa Pasquarelli, 2nd team<br />
Dana Van Winkle, 2nd team<br />
Christa Mann, 2nd team<br />
Christa Mann, All-Freshman<br />
2003 Christy Walls, 1st team<br />
Amber Collins-Cephers, 1st team<br />
Amber Collins-Cephers, All-Freshman<br />
Lauren Chavez, All-Freshman<br />
2002 Christy Walls, 2nd team<br />
Kim Forrest, 2nd team<br />
Brooks Daniel, All-Freshman<br />
2001 Ashley Edwards, 1st team<br />
Sarah Feske, All-Freshman<br />
2000 Ashley Edwards, 2nd team<br />
Chandra Yorgason, 2nd team<br />
Christy Walls, All-Freshman<br />
1999 Kim Forrest, 1st team<br />
Chandra Yorgason, 1st team<br />
Christine Wolff, 1st team<br />
1998 Jill Mayotte, 1st team<br />
Chandra Yorgason, 1st team<br />
Christine Wolff, 1st team<br />
Aja Picou, 3rd team<br />
1997 Jill Mayotte, 1st team<br />
Anna-Kaisa Moilanen, 1st team<br />
Michelle Sacco, 1st team,<br />
Christine Wolff, 2nd team<br />
Sarah Crawford, 3rd team,<br />
Jill Denslow, 3rd team<br />
1996 Kara Fitzgerald, 1st team<br />
Michelle Sacco, 2nd team<br />
Christine Wolff, Honorable mention<br />
1995 Kara Fitzgerald, 2nd team<br />
Angela Kelley, Honorable mention<br />
1994 Kara Fitzgerald, 2nd team<br />
All-Tournament Lauren Chavez, 2003<br />
Ashley Edwards, 2001<br />
Sarah Crawford, 1997<br />
Jill Mayotte, 1997<br />
Christine Wolff, 1997<br />
Kara Fitzgerald, 1996<br />
Christine Wolff, 1996<br />
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Christa Mann<br />
Kara Fitzgerald<br />
Amber<br />
Collins-Cephers
Conference All-Academic Award<br />
Rebecca Babot 2007<br />
Samantha Bily 2007, 2008<br />
Rebeccah Bernard 2005, 2006<br />
Paige Beyer 2004, 2005, 2006<br />
Tiffany Blackmon 2004, 2006<br />
Susanne Bobel 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997<br />
Brittany Bobbitt 2006, 2007<br />
Bri Cagle 2008<br />
Jessica Carithers 2007, 2008<br />
Kelsey Carl 2008<br />
Nathalie Carter 2007<br />
Cassie Coggins 2003<br />
Tenisha Cohen 2004<br />
Kellianne Collins 2008<br />
Sarah Crawford 1998<br />
Lyndy Croft 1999, 2000<br />
Amanda Cunningham 2001<br />
Stephanie Cuccia 2007, 2008<br />
Rachel Davis 1998<br />
Jill Denslow 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001<br />
Kelly Dorin 2002, 2004<br />
Ashley Edwards 2000, 2001, 2002<br />
Sara Emerson 1995, 1996, 1997<br />
Mary Feist 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998<br />
Sarah Feske 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004<br />
Stephanie Fidanza 2001<br />
Kalli Forster 2001<br />
Liz Gardner 2003<br />
Meghan Gleason 2004, 2005<br />
Anne Glees 1995, 1996, 1997<br />
Candace Gonzales 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008<br />
Lindsey Griffi n 2002<br />
Sharon Jassen 2003, 2004, 2006<br />
Mari Joergensen 1999<br />
Melanie Jones 2001, 2002<br />
In 2008, Candace Gonzales<br />
(pictured right) became<br />
Georgia State’s fi rst-ever<br />
CoSIDA Academic All-District<br />
Award winner in addition to<br />
being the fi rst Lowe’s Senior<br />
CLASS Award fi nalist in<br />
school history.<br />
2009 Panthers Soccer<br />
Angela Kelley 1995<br />
Karli Klein 2007, 2008<br />
Randee Koeppel 1994<br />
Megan Macdonald 2006, 2007<br />
Christa Mann 2005, 2007<br />
Natalie Mason 2003<br />
Kristen McKillop 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008<br />
Kaila Muecke 2007<br />
Jill Mayotte 1998<br />
Rosie O’Toole 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006<br />
Kara Palmquist 1998, 1999<br />
Alexa Pasquarelli 2004, 2005<br />
Christina Peek 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003<br />
Aja Picou 2000<br />
Nicole Potterbaum 1996, 1997, 1998<br />
Kari Quinn 2005, 2006, 2008<br />
Jill Rahnert 1998, 2000<br />
Jeanai Ranero 2004, 2005<br />
Carol Richl 1995<br />
Bethany Robertson 1998, 1999, 2000<br />
Michelle Sacco 1998<br />
Hannah Secunda 2007<br />
Caitlin Smith 2007<br />
Anne Shawcross 1999, 2000<br />
Dana Van Winkle 2005<br />
Jennifer Silva 1995<br />
Shanna Stricklen 2002<br />
Micki Stone 2002<br />
Charlotte Vargo 2006, 2007<br />
Dana Van Winkle 2003, 2004<br />
Christy Walls 2002, 2003<br />
Christine Wolff 1996, 1997, 1998<br />
*Note:<br />
1994-2004 (TAAC All-Academic Team)<br />
2005-Present (CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award)<br />
CoSIDA Academic All-District Award<br />
Candace Gonzales 2008<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
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Georgia State University<br />
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Colonial Athletic<br />
Association<br />
The Colonial Athletic Association celebrates<br />
its 25th Anniversary in 2009-10 with memories of a<br />
proud and storied past and visions of an exciting future.<br />
Regarded as one of the nation’s top collegiate<br />
conferences, the CAA encompasses fi ve of the<br />
nation’s nine largest metropolitan areas with a geographic<br />
footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta.<br />
The conference has produced 16 national team<br />
champions in fi ve different sports, 33 individual national<br />
champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national<br />
coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. Just<br />
as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated<br />
away from competition, which include fi ve Rhodes<br />
Scholars and 20 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In<br />
2008-09, the CAA had more than 1,700 of the league’s 4,000 student-athletes<br />
received the Commissioner’s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade<br />
point average while lettering in a varsity sport. The conference ranked in the top<br />
10 in the nation in 12 of its 23 sports in the latest APR report released by the<br />
NCAA.<br />
Member Institutions<br />
Delaware<br />
Drexel<br />
George Mason<br />
Georgia State<br />
Hofstra<br />
James Madison<br />
UNC Wilmington<br />
Northeastern<br />
Old Dominion<br />
Towson<br />
VCU<br />
William & Mary<br />
The landscape of the conference stretches<br />
along the majority of the East Coast, and includes<br />
six of the nation’s top 25 media markets – New<br />
York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Atlanta (8),<br />
Washington, D.C. (9) and Baltimore (25). The<br />
number of television homes in the CAA market<br />
exceeds 20 million.<br />
The CAA currently sponsors 23 sports with<br />
the addition of a 12-team football league in<br />
2007 and women’s rowing in 2009. Male athletes<br />
compete for championships in baseball, basketball,<br />
cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer,<br />
swimming & diving, tennis, track & fi eld and<br />
wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference<br />
titles in basketball, cross country, fi eld hockey,<br />
golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming<br />
& diving, tennis, track & fi eld and volleyball. In<br />
2008-09, 28 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 45 student-athletes<br />
received All-America honors.<br />
CAA squads have combined to win 10 fi eld hockey national titles<br />
since the championship began in 1981. Delaware and Towson have each reached<br />
the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Three women’s<br />
soccer teams have reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the<br />
past two seasons and at least one men’s soccer team has advanced to the fi nal<br />
16 of the NCAA Championship in fi ve of the last seven years. In men’s cross<br />
country, William & Mary placed 16th nationally as a team in 2008 and Georgia<br />
State’s Mark Steeds earned All-America status after a 12th-place individual effort.<br />
On the mat, ODU’s Ryan Williams was one of three wrestling All-Americans<br />
after fi nishing as the national runner-up at 141 pounds. The CAA has sent<br />
multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 12 years<br />
and has had 12 or more players selected in the last seven Major League Baseball<br />
drafts. The conference also boasts numerous All-Americans in tennis, golf, track<br />
and fi eld and swimming and diving.<br />
CAA member institutions are committed to excellence in the classroom.<br />
The Colonial Academic Alliance was created in 2002 by the league’s presidents<br />
with a goal of expanding their partnership to all aspects of university life<br />
outside of intercollegiate athletics. Among the programs already established are<br />
an undergraduate research conference, coordination<br />
of study abroad programs and granting visiting<br />
academic status to student-athletes traveling to an<br />
away contest so that they have access to libraries,<br />
academic resource centers and computer labs.<br />
In 2002, two faculty members from CAA institutions<br />
were awarded academia’s most coveted distinction<br />
– the Nobel Prize. John B. Fenn, a research<br />
professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia<br />
Commonwealth University, received the Nobel<br />
Prize for chemistry, and Vernon Smith, a professor<br />
of economics and law at George Mason University,<br />
shared the Nobel Prize in economic sciences.<br />
Commissioner Thomas E. Yeager has guided<br />
the CAA since its inception. The conference traces<br />
its roots back to 1983 when three of its current members- George Mason University,<br />
James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were<br />
aligned with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and the<br />
University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). During the next<br />
two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University<br />
of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided<br />
to form a new association. The transformation<br />
from ECAC South to CAA took place on June<br />
6, 1985.<br />
Charter members George Mason,<br />
James Madison, UNC Wilmington and William<br />
and Mary were joined by Old Dominion University<br />
in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth<br />
University in 1995. The conference added the<br />
University of Delaware, Drexel University,<br />
Hofstra University and Towson University in<br />
2001. Georgia State University and Northeastern<br />
University became members of the conference<br />
on July 1, 2005.<br />
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary,<br />
the CAA takes great pride in producing student-athletes<br />
who stand out on the playing<br />
fi eld and in the classroom.<br />
CAA Women’s Soccer in 2008<br />
- Three CAA teams won fi rst round NCAA Tournament<br />
matches (James Madison, William & Mary, and Northeastern).<br />
- Six CAA teams were ranked regionally in Soccer Buzz’s fi nal<br />
poll of the season.<br />
- Six CAA teams were ranked in the top 75 of the fi nal NCAA<br />
RPI. James Madison led the way, ranked 37th.<br />
- The CAA placed two or more teams in the NCAA<br />
Tournament fi eld for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons.<br />
- Four CAA players were selected as All-Americans by the<br />
NSCAA. Twelve players were named All-Region.