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Players
#0
Chloe Cook
#00
Kelsey Hopper
#1
Aslyn Rau
#2
Brittany Raper
#3 Courtney Stafford
#4
Carrie Talbert
#5
Annah Kane
#6
Alex Calvert
#7
Emmy Errante
#8
Kristin Braxton
#9
Ayla Koc
#10
Sarah Murray
#11 Charlotte Talbert
#12
Kelsey Hukee
#13 Kimberly Williams
#14
Eliza Evans
#15
Hannah Worley
#16
Shelby McLaurin
#17
Jesse Davis
#18
Jessie Breazeale
#20
Kaitlyn Murphy
#21
Maddie Burkey
#22
Caitlyn Jarvis
#23
Danielle Lee
#24
Brooke Walsh
#26
Jordan Wescott
#27
Ila Torfin
#29 Mary Kate Watson
2010 soccer Roster No. Name Yr 0 00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 29
Chloe Cook Kelsey Hopper Aslyn Rau Brittany Raper Courtney Stafford Carrie Talbert Annah Kane Alex Calvert* Emmy Errante Kristin Braxton* Ayla Koc Sarah Murray Charlotte Talbert Kelsey Hukee* Kimberly Williams Eliza Evans Hannah Worley Shelby McLaurin Jesse Davis Jessie Breazeale Kaitlyn Murphy Maddie Burkey Caitlyn Jarvis Danielle Lee Brooke Walsh Jordan Wescott Ila Torfin Mary Kate Watson
Head Coach: Paul Smith
SO FR JR FR JR SO SO SR SR SR JR JR SO SR SO FR SR FR FR JR FR FR SO FR FR FR FR SO
Pos Ht Hometown/ High School
GK GK GK F F M D F M D F M D D M M M M F/M M M D M F M F D M
Assistant Coach: Ashley Riggs and Jesse Saunders
5’9” 5’9” 5’5” 5’5” 5’6” 5’5” 5’7” 6’0” 5’7” 5’8” 5’8” 5’7” 5’5” 5’3” 5’2” 5’6” 5’6” 5’7” 5’6” 5’5” 5’8” 5’9” 5’2” 5’8” 5’9” 5’3” 5’3” 5’5”
Fuquay-Varina, N.C. / Fuquay-Varina Wilmington, N.C. / Ashley Ventura, Calif. / Ventura Wilson, N.C. / Wilson Hunt Jacksonville, N.C. / Northside Wilmington, N.C. / New Hanover Raleigh, N.C. / Wakefield Wilson, N.C. / James B Hunt Wilmington, N.C. / John T Hoggard Wilmington, N.C. / John T Hoggard Cary, N.C. / Cary Academy Raleigh, N.C. / Broughton Wilmington, N.C. / New Hanover Sanford, N.C. / O’Neal School Red Oak, N.C. / Northern Nash Raleigh, N.C. / Enloe Raleigh, N.C. / N. Raleigh Christian Apex, N.C. / Apex Fuquay-Varina, N.C. / Fuquay-Varina Youngsville, N.C. / Wake Forest-Rolesville Raleigh, N.C. / Cardinal Gibbons Cary, N.C. / Apex Cooper City, Fla. / Pembroke Pines Smithfield, N.C. / Smithfield Selma Raleigh, N.C. / Leesville Rocky Mount, N.C. / Rocky Mt. Acad. Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge Whitakers, N.C. / Faith Christian
*Team Captains
Athletic Facilities Weatherspoon Gymnasium The home to Meredith’s basketball and volleyball teams. The facility provides up-close seating for over 500 spectators. The complex also includes locker rooms, athletics offices, a training room, a fitness center, a 5,000 square-foot dance studio and a six-lane, indoor swimming pool.
Meredith Athletic Field and Track Complex The home to Meredith’s soccer and cross country teams. The complex includes a lighted competition level track, a FieldTurf artificial playing surface capable of supporting soccer and lacrosse games and a storage facility. Future phases of the project will include a grandstand, hospitality areas, support facilities, restrooms, brick arcade and locker rooms. The cross country team uses the complex as well as the College’s 225-acre campus and the Reedy Creek Greenway.
The Avenging Angels look to defend their new home turf.
Meredith Softball Complex The home of Meredith softball has recently undergone several
Meredith Tennis Complex
renovations. The addition of irrigation to the Bermuda field and
The home of the Meredith tennis program includes six lighted tennis
infield improvements have stepped up the playing conditions to
courts with windscreen. Over the summer of 2007, the courts were
make it one of the best fields in the area. New dugouts have also
resurfaced with a new color scheme—a “US Open Blue” inner court
been completed to increase comfort for the players and enhance
surrounded by a green outer court. This new color scheme will help to
the game atmosphere.
heighten the visibility of the ball for players and fans.
Coaching Staff ashley riggs
paul smith Meredith Record (Years).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108-52-7 (9)
Ashley Riggs enters her fourth season as assistant coach of the
2009 Record.. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4-1 (8-1 USA South)
Meredith College Soccer team. Riggs joins Coach Paul Smith in
Alma Mater/Year.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methodist/1985
continuing the success of Meredith’s soccer program.
Phone.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-2250 Email.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . smithp@meredith.edu
Riggs has a wide range of soccer coaching experience. In 2006, she served as the Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Coach at Leesville Road
Paul Smith enters his tenth season as
High School. Previously she coached
head coach of the Meredith College
at Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.) High
Soccer team. During the 2009 season
School in various roles. She was the
Meredith claimed the regular season
Girls Varsity Soccer Coach from 2000-
USA South title and Smith received
06, Girls Middle School Lacrosse
coach of the year honors. In 2008,
Coach from 2001-06, Girls Assistant
Smith led the Avenging Angels to Mer-
Varsity Lacrosse Coach in 2000, and
edith’s first ever USA South Confer-
the Girls JV Soccer Coach from 1999-
ence Championship and an automatic
2000. Her honors include New York
bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s
State AA High School Coach of the
Soccer tournament. The team finished the regular season in second
Year 2005, Syracuse Post Standard Coach of the Year 2005, and the
place of the USA South with an overall 17-4 record and defeated
Colonial League Coach of the Year 2004 and 2005. She led Cicero-
host and number one seeded Christopher Newport in the conference
North Syracuse High School to 2005 League champions, sectional
tournament. The 2007 team finished with a fourth place finish in the
champions and the State Final Four.
USA South. The 2006 season ended with 17 wins and their first ever bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer tournament. The 2006
Riggs was also an accomplished player in college as a member of
season also included a 12 game win streak, 14 game non-losing
the University of North Carolina Tarheels team that won three NCAA
streak and 14 shutouts. Five players were named to the USA South
Women’s Soccer Championships. She served as a team captain her
All-Conference teams including the rookie of the year. Smith was
senior year and was a varsity letter winner all four years. As a high
named the 2006 National Coach of the Year of the Association of
school player, she was an N.C. Prep High School All-American, lead-
Division III Independents.
ing Sanderson to two North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) regional championships and two NCHSAA 4A finals. She
Smith has rebuilt the Meredith College program to a team capable
was named the 1991 MVP of the championship team and set an
of consistently playing in the Division III NCAA tournament. Smith
N.C. finals record with four goals. Riggs also was the captain of the
came to Meredith from Garner High School where he served as the
Under-16 National Champion Fairfax FC (Va.) team.
head men’s and women’s soccer coach. While coaching there, he was named the Region III Coach of the Year four times and the 1995 N.C.
Riggs is a health and physical education teacher at Leesville High
High School Coach of the Year. He also coached the Capital Area Soc-
School in Raleigh, N.C. Riggs graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in
cer League (CASL) 1983 Spartan Vipers club team to a #2 national
physical education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
ranking and the CASL 1978 team to a #6 national ranking. Smith
Hill and a Master of Science in sports management from Illinois
served as an N.C. Olympic Development coach from 1989-1996 and
State University.
has coached 14 National Team players or All-Americans. He has also served as a play-by-play announcer and television analyst for the USISL Raleigh Flyers professional soccer team. Smith’s college playing experience at Methodist College from 19821985 led to his being named three times to the Dixie Conference All-Academic team. He was also named to the NSCAA/GTA Academic All-American team in 1984. Smith was selected as a midfielder to the Dixie All-Conference team and 1983 All South player. He participated in the 1983 USOC Under-20 Olympic team trials and played USISL B league Pro Soccer from 1986-88 with the Molsen Golden and Raleigh United.
Previous Records Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Paul Smith - Meredith Career
W 15 17 10 17 14 7 10 11 7 108
L 4 5 7 4 5 10 5 4 8 52
T 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 7
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Tennessee. The conference consists of Averett University, Christopher Newport University, Ferrum College, Greensboro College, Peace College, Shenandoah University, Methodist University, Mary Baldwin College, Meredith College and North Carolina
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Wesleyan College. The two Georgia institutions, Agnes Scott College and LaGrange College, became competing members of the conference in the fall of 2009 as women’s lacrosse only
Georgia
members. The lone Tennessee institution, Maryville College, entered the conference in 2005 as a football-only member.
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Meredith College Quick Facts
requests, and other related sports information areas should be sent
Location . ......................................... Raleigh, N.C.
to Greg Jarvis, sports information director, at jarvisgr@meredith.edu, (919) 760-8811.
Founded .................................................. 1891 Enrollment ............................................... 2,262
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Nickname ...................................... Avenging Angels
Follow the Avenging Angels on Meredith’s official athletics web site
Colors ................................ Maroon, Black and White
at www.goavengingangels.com throughout the 2010-11 season. The
Affiliation.................................... NCAA Division III
site features game notes, schedules, rosters, player and coaches’ bios, game recaps and special news related to the program.
Conference . .................. USA South Athletic Conference President . ................................... Maureen Hartford
Broadcasting Information
Athletics Director ................... Jackie Myers (Elon/1978)
The 2010-11 sports season will feature
Asst. Athletics Director/SID......Greg Jarvis (Virginia Tech/1994)
at least 45 Meredith College athletics
Senior Woman Administrator/Athletic Trainer...... Sharon Malley
events to be broadcast live and archived
Athletics Department Phone ................. (919) 760-8205
on the athletics web site. Meredith’s
Athletics Web Site ................. www.goavengingangels.com
athletics broadcasting team is made up
Mailing Address ..... 3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607
of faculty member Michael Novak and guest broadcasters. All broadcasts can
SID Office Phone ............................. (919) 760-8811
be found on Meredith’s official athletics
SID Email.. ............................. jarvisgr@meredith.edu
web site at www.goavengingangels.com. Michael Novak, “Voice of the Avenging Angels”
Meredith College Athletics History Athletics at Meredith
NCAIAW state championship while the tennis team took the confer-
College began in
ence title. The golf team finished second in the AIAW Division III
1904 with the advent
national tournament in 1981, in Meredith’s first bid for a national
of Meredith’s Athletic
championship. Softball was added as a varsity sport during the
Association. The first
1985-86 academic year. The most recent varsity sports to be
competitive games
added were soccer in 1993 and cross country in 2005.
against other schools were held in 1904 with two games against St. Mary’s College. In the
In recent years at Meredith, there has been an increase in the com-
early years, Meredith athletic activities included swimming, soccer,
petitiveness of the athletics programs on a regional and national level
horseback riding, tennis, baseball, basketball, golf, football and field
in Division III. The program has had seven NCAA tournament bids
hockey. The first events were primarily inter-class competitions. In
across three different sports since 2001 (basketball 2001, 2003;
1937, Meredith became a part of the United States Conference.
tennis 2003, 2007, 2009; and soccer 2007, 2008). In 2007, Meredith’s athletics identity became the “Avenging Angels” to emphasize
In 1944, Meredith’s freshman-sophomore basketball team
the prowess of Meredith athletes. The 2007-08 season marked the
defeated the team from what is now Peace College, marking the
first year of competition in the
beginning of a cross-town rivalry between the two Raleigh women’s
USA South Athletic Confer-
colleges. In 1952, the basketball team and the field hockey team
ence. Meredith was the first
pulled out impressive victories against the University of North
single gender institution to
Carolina and Duke.
win a conference title with both tennis and soccer tour-
In 1970, Meredith athletics took on a new life with the completion
nament wins in 2008-09. The
of Weatherspoon Gymnasium. Volleyball and tennis saw their first
soccer team added a regular
winning seasons during the 1970s. In 1980, the golf team won the
season title in 2009.
Meredith College Athletics Program THE DIVISION III EXPERIENCE
athletes finished with a 3.0 or higher and 21% received the Athletics
Meredith athletics teams participate in Division III of the National
Director’s award with a 3.5 or higher.
Collegiate Athletic Association. Meredith College fully supports the Division III experience that allows the student athlete to enjoy
MEDICAL SERVICES
competitive sports and other activities throughout their college years.
In addition to the academic and fitness programs available, the
Division III athletics offers student-athletes the opportunity to become
athletic training staff provides excellent care for participants. The
well-rounded individuals who successfully integrate athletics and
athletic training support staff consists of head athletic trainer, Sharon
academics while experiencing all aspects of college life. Division III
Malley, student athletic trainers from the University of North Carolina
athletics feature athletes who can receive only academic financial
and on-call physicians. Some of the services and equipment provided
assistance and athletics departments that are staffed and funded like
in the Weatherspoon Gymnasium include a whirlpool, hydrocollator,
any other department in the College.
ultrasound, injury ice and electrical stimulation. Meredith College serves as a clinical site for the UNC-Chapel Hill Undergraduate Ath-
ACADEMICS Meredith College’s commitment to academics is exemplified by its
letic Training Program.
athletics teams. Each year, the USA South Athletic Conference recog-
COMMUNITY SERVICE
nizes its student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom by naming an
Members from each team are elected to the Student Athlete
Academic All-Conference team. A student-athlete must have earned
Advisory Committee that organizes support for each sport and also
a 3.0 GPA in each of the two semesters of a given year to be eligible.
coordinates community service. Past volunteer work includes Special
The athletics department also offers a special Athletics Director’s
Olympics of Wake County, Habitat for Humanity, Service Raleigh,
List that recognizes the athletes that receive a 3.5 each of the two
and the USA South Athletic Conference’s Cans Across the Confer-
semesters. During the 2009-10 season, 37.9% of Meredith’s student
ence and Pennies for a Purpose.
about Meredith Campus Life • Total enrollment for 2009-10 was 2,262, which included 1,967 undergraduate degree students and 249 graduate-level students. Seventy-eight non-degree students also took undergraduate courses. • Meredith sponsors juried student exhibitions, an active concert schedule, visiting artists and exhibitions featuring professional artists. • Students participate in theatre and dance performance troupes and a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles. • Meredith students advance their leadership skills in programs such as the Emerging Leader Seminar Series, Officer and Advisor Training, Sophie Lanneau Women’s Leadership Development Program and the LeaderShape® Institute.
Academics and Special Programs • Meredith offers 32 majors.
Tuition and Financial Assistance
• Meredith awards Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of
• Tuition and fees for full-time undergraduate students in 2010-11 is
Music; Bachelor of Social Work; Master of Business Administration;
$26,200, with room and board at $7,500, for a total of $33,700.
Master of Education; Master of Arts in Teaching; and Master of Sci-
Cost for part-time students is $675 per credit hour, with a graduated
ence in Nutrition degrees.
fee schedule.
• As part of the Meredith Technology Initiative, freshmen receive a laptop loaded with professional and educational software to use on
• In 2009–10, Meredith coordinated $41 million in financial aid for more than 2,100 students.
Meredith’s wireless campus environment. • The Undergraduate Research Program supports student/faculty partnerships in the pursuit of research and creative activity in all fields. College funds support these projects and underwrite travel costs for students presenting their work at conferences. • Meredith recently launched a semester study abroad program in Sansepolcro, Italy. • Honors and Teaching Fellows programs are offered. Meredith is one of five private colleges participating in the N.C. Teaching Fellows program.
Faculty • The undergraduate student-faculty ratio is approximately 10:1. The average class size is 16. • Of the 138 full-time faculty members, 90% have earned doctoral or terminal degrees. Sixty-six percent of the full-time faculty is female and 34% is male.
Campus and Facilities • Meredith’s 225-acre campus includes a 1,200-seat amphitheater on a lake, seven residence halls, a music library, art galleries, a research greenhouse, music practice rooms, auditoriums, a theater, concert halls, a student center, computer labs, a child care lab, a learning center, an autism lab, an astronomy observation deck, an indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a dance studio, lighted tennis courts, a putting green, an athletic field and track complex and two miles of greenway connecting our campus to the community.
about raleigh • The capital city of North Carolina has a population of more than 350,000 • Raleigh is located 150 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean and 190 east of the Great Smoky Mountains • Raleigh has an annual average high of 70 degrees and low of 47 • Raleigh is a true college town; in addition to Meredith, it is home to NC State University, Peace College, St. Augustine’s College and Shaw University. NC Central University, UNCChapel Hill and Duke University are also located within 30 minutes of Meredith’s campus. • Area sports teams include Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) Carolina Mudcats (AA baseball), Durham Bulls (AAA baseball) and Carolina Railhawks (USL-1 soccer). • Raleigh is home to entertainment venues including the RBC Center, Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion and the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Some recent artists: Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay and John Mayer. • Raleigh’s active arts scene is supported by the N.C. Museum of Art, which is connected to Meredith by a greenway that runs through campus. Other museums include the North Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
2010 soccer Schedule Date
Opponent
Time
Date
Opponent
Time
1 Wed
vs. Louisburg College
7 p.m. W
10 Sun
vs. Ferrum*
2 p.m. W
4 Sat
vs. Guilford
1 p.m. W
16 Sat
@ Chris. Newport *
2 p.m.
17 Sun
@ N.C. Wesleyan *
5 Sun
vs. Salem
2 p.m.
1 p.m. W
10 Fri
23 Sat
vs. Methodist *
2 p.m. W
@ Piedmont
7 p.m.
24 Sun
vs. Greensboro *
2 p.m. W
12 Sun
@ Agnes Scott
1 p.m.
29 Fri
vs. Peace * Think Pink Game
6 p.m. W
15 Wed
@ Roanoke
7 p.m.
19 Sun
vs. Catholic (D.C.)
1 p.m. W
25 Sat
vs. Warren Wilson
1 p.m. W
2 Tue
USA South Quarter Finals
TBA
29 Wed October
vs. Lynchburg
5 p.m. W
5 Fri
USA South Semifinals
TBA
Martinsville, Va.
2 Sat
@ Shenandoah *
2 p.m.
6 Sat
USA South Finals
3 Sun
@ Mary Baldwin *
1 p.m.
Martinsville, Va.
8 Fri
vs. Averett *
7 p.m. W
September
* - USA South Conference Game W - Web cast on Meredith athletics web site Home Games in bold
November
TBA
Schedule is subject to change. Visit www.goavengingangels.com for up-to-date information.
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