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Players
#00
Kelsey Hopper
#0
Margaret Wyatt
#1
Sara McCaw
#77
Brook verburg
#3 brittany larussa
#4
nicole miller
#5
Rachel Didier
#6
Ila Torfin
#7
Jessie Davis
#8
Meghan ingram
#9 savannah pierson
#10
Kelly Winborn
#11
Taylor Davis
#12
Sarah Varnell
#13
christa jackson
#14
Eliza Evans
#15 meredith mccarty
#16
Megan Luke
#17
Nelson Reames
#18
ellice johnson
#19 Megan Amanatides
#20
Robin moore
#21 samantha mendez
#22 samantha siomkos
#23
danielle lee
#24
anna smither
#25
#26 brittany millice
victoria tate
#27
brianna garcia
2013 soccer Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School 00 0 1 77 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Kelsey Hopper Margaret Wyatt Sara McCaw Brook Verburg Brittany LaRussa Nicole Miller Rachel Didier Ila Torfin Jessie Davis Meghan Ingram Savannah Pierson Kelly Winborn Taylor Davis Sarah Varnell Christa Jackson Eliza Evans Meredith McCarty Megan Luke Nelson Reames Ellice Johnson Megan Amanatides Robin Moore Samantha Mendez Samantha Siomkos Danielle Lee Anna Smither Victoria Tate Brittany Millice Brianna Garcia
Head Coach: Paul Smith
Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr.
GK GK GK GK F M M D F/M F/M D/M D M M/D D M M D/M M M F/M M D M F M/F M D D/M
Assistant Coach: Ashley Riggs
Conf: 8-3
Home: 9-3
Away: 4-3
Neutral: 0-1
## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 7 Jessie Davis 20 11 9 31 62 .177 35 .565 4 0-0 23 Danielle Lee 20 6 2 14 47 .128 26 .553 4 1-1 8 Taylor Brown 20 11 5 27 40 .275 20 .500 2 1-1 5 Rachel Didier 20 6 3 15 33 .182 21 .636 0 0-0 24 Anna Smither 19 3 0 6 23 .130 16 .696 0 0-0 13 Kimberly Williams 18 3 5 11 21 .143 13 .619 2 0-0 14 Eliza Evans 15 3 3 9 16 .188 11 .688 0 0-0 4 Carrie Talbert 14 1 1 3 15 .067 7 .467 0 0-0 26 Brittany Millice 20 1 2 4 12 .083 8 .667 0 0-0 22 Morgan Edwards 20 2 1 5 11 .182 6 .545 0 0-0 16 Megan Luke 20 0 4 4 9 .000 7 .778 0 0-0 3 Katie Childers 11 1 0 2 5 .200 3 .600 0 0-0 17 Nelson Reames 13 0 1 1 4 .000 3 .750 0 0-0 11 Taylor Davis 15 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 0 0-0 19 Megan Amanatides 4 1 0 2 3 .333 2 .667 0 0-0 6 Ila Torfin 13 0 1 1 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 18 Mary Jacobs 16 0 1 1 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0-0 10 Kelly Winborn 18 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 00 Kelsey Hopper 20 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 15 Annah Kane 18 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 77 Shyanne Stone 5 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 Maryann Sibrizzi 2 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 Margaret Wyatt 7 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 12 Sarah Varnell 6 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1 Sara McCaw 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Total 20 51 40 142 314 .162 186 .592 12 2-2 Opponents 20 23 20 66 179 .128 112 .626 6 1-1 ## 7 7 00 0 1
Goalie Shyanne Stone Kelsey Hopper Margaret Wyatt Sara McCaw Total Opponents
GP 5 20 7 4 20 20
Min. 69:31 1630:47 109:38 27:34 1846:50 1846:50
GA 0 19 3 1 23 51
GAAvg 0.00 1.10 2.46 3.26 1.19 2.64
Wilmington, N.C. / Ashley Wilmington, N.C. / New Hanover Pittsboro, N.C. / Northwood Fuquay-Varina, N.C. / Fuquay-Varina Raleigh, N.C. / Knightdale Hendersonville, N.C. / West Henderson Cary, Ill. / Prairie Ridge Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge Fuquay-Varina, N.C. / Fuquay-Varina High Point, N.C. / Westchester Country Day Chinquapin, N.C. / East Duplin Greensboro, N.C. / Grimsley Aydlett, N.C. / Currituck Kill Devil Hills, N.C. / First Flight Fuquay-Varina, N.C. / (Wake Technical CC) Raleigh, N.C. / Enloe Swansboro, N.C. / Jacksonville Huntersville, N.C. / Hickory Grove Pine Mountain, Ga. / LaGrange Academy Cary, N.C. / Athens Drive Miami, Fla. / Palmetto Bay (Fla.) Apex, N.C. / Middle Creek (Wake Technical CC) Apex, N.C. / Middle Creek Greensboro, N.C. / Northern Guilford Smithfield, N.C. / Smithfield-Selma Raleigh, N.C. / St. Mary’s Cary, N.C. / Athens Drive Raleigh, N.C. / Leesville Miami, Fla. / Mater Academy Charter
Volunteer Assistant Coaches: Milton Valerio, Jesse Saunders
2012 Team statistics Overall record: 13-7
5’10” 5’9” 5’9” 5’4” 5’3” 5’7” 5’5” 5’3” 5’6” 5’4” 5’6” 5’6” 5’6” 5’3” 5’5” 5’6” 5’5” 5’8” 5’3” 5’6” 5’11” 5’3” 5’4” 5’4” 5’8” 6’0” 5’6” 5’9” 5’4”
Saves 3 81 5 0 89 135
Pct 1.000 .810 .625 .000 .795 .726
W-L-T 0-0-0 13-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 13-7-0 7-13-0
Sho 0 3 0 0 6 3
Coaching Staff paul smith Meredith Record (Years).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141-73-11 (11) 2012 Record........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7-0 (8-3 USA South) Alma Mater/Year...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methodist/1985 Phone. . ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-2250 Email.................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . smithp@meredith.edu
Paul Smith enters his thirteenth season as head coach of the Meredith College soccer team. Forty of Smith’s players earned All-Conference recognition since Meredith joined the USA South in 2007. The Avenging Angels finished third in league standings at the close of the 2012 regular season with a USA South record of 8-3. The team lost
Previous Records Year W 2012 13 2011 6 2010 14 2009 15 2008 17 2007 10 2006 17 2005 14 2004 7 2003 10 2002 11 2001 7 Paul Smith - Meredith Career 141
L 7 9 5 4 5 7 4 5 10 5 4 8 73
T 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 11
Coach Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith 12 Seasons
Win%
0.651
ashley riggs Ashley Riggs enters her sixth season as assistant coach of the Meredith College Soccer team. Riggs has a wide range of soccer coaching experience. In 2006, she
a heartbreaker in the semifinal round to the eventual tournament
served as the Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Coach at Leesville Road
champions of Averett University.
High School. Previously she coached at Cicero-North Syracuse
During the 2009 season Meredith claimed the regular season USA
(N.Y.) High School with both the girls’
South title and Smith received Coach of the Year honors. Midfielder
soccer and lacrosse programs. While
Alex Calvert was named the conference women’s soccer Player of
in New York, Riggs earned State AA
the Year.
High School Coach of the Year and
In 2008 Smith led the Avenging Angels to Meredith’s first ever USA South Conference Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA
Syracuse Post Standard Coach of the Year in 2005, and the Colonial League
Division III Women’s Soccer tournament. The team finished the
Coach of the Year 2004 and 2005.
regular season in second place of the USA South and defeated host
Riggs was also an accomplished
and number one seeded Christopher Newport in the conference
player in college as a member of the
tournament.
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
The 2007 team finished with a fourth place finish in the USA South.
team that won three NCAA Women’s Soccer Championships. As
Five players were named to the USA South All-Conference teams
a high school player, she was an N.C. Prep High School All-Ameri-
including the Rookie of the Year.
can, leading Sanderson to two North Carolina High School Athletic
The 2006 season ended with 17 wins and the program’s first ever bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer tournament. The season also included a 12-game win streak, 14 game non-losing streak
Association (NCHSAA) regional championships and two 4A finals. She was named the 1991 MVP of the championship team and set a state finals record with four goals.
and 14 shutouts. Smith was named the 2006 National Coach of the
Riggs is a health and physical education teacher at Leesville High
Year of the Association of Division III Independents.
School in Raleigh, N.C. Riggs graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in physical education from Chapel Hill and a Master of Science in
Smith came to Meredith from Garner High School where he served as the head men’s and women’s soccer coach. While at Garner, he
sports management from Illinois State University.
was named the Region III Coach of the Year four times and the 1995
milton valerio
jesse saunders
N.C. High School Coach of the Year. He also coached the Capital
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Area Soccer League (CASL) 1983 Spartan Vipers club team and the CASL 1978 team to a top ten national ranking and coached 14 National Team players or All-Americans. Smith played soccer at Methodist College from 1982-85. He participated in the 1983 USOC Under-20 Olympic team trials and played USISL B league Pro Soccer from 1986-88.
USA South Athletic Conference The USA South Athletic Conference is home to 13 institutions, five in North Carolina, three in Virginia, two in Georgia, two in Tennessee and one in Alabama. Beginning with the 2013-14 year, Covenant and Huntingdon Colleges join Averett University, Ferrum College, Greensboro College, LaGrange College, Piedmont College, Mary Baldwin College, Maryville College, Meredith College, Methodist University, North Carolina Wesleyan College and William Peace University as full members. Agnes Scott College became a competing member of the conference in the fall of 2009 as a women’s lacrosse-only member, and Christopher Newport remains in the conference one final year as an affiliate member for football.
sports information Media Information All inquiries about interviews, press credentials, broadcasting requests and other related sports information requests should be sent to Wendy
Meredith College Quick Facts
Jones, assistant athletic director/sports information director,
Location .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh, N.C.
at joneswen@meredith.edu, (919) 760-8811.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 1891
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Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 1,947
The 2013-14 sports season will feature most Meredith College home
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athletics events to be broadcast live and archived on the athletics web
Colors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon, Black and White
site. The schedule for athletics events can be found on Meredith’s official athletics web site at goavengingangels.com.
goavengingangels.com Follow the Avenging Angels on Meredith’s official athletics web site at goavengingangels.com throughout the 2013-14 season. The site features game notes, schedules, rosters, player and coach bios, game recaps and special news related to the program.
Affiliation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division III Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA South Athletic Conference President.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... Jo Allen Athletic Director.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Myers Asst. Athl. Dir./Sports Info. Dir... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy Jones Senior Woman Administrator/Athletic Trainer.. . . . . Sharon Malley Athletics Department Phone .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8205
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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, cross country and lacrosse 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
The Avenging Angels enjoy a home field advantage at the Meredith Athletic Field and Track Complex.
College’s 225-acre campus and the Reedy Creek Greenway.
Meredith Softball Complex
Meredith Tennis Complex
The home of Meredith softball has recently undergone several ren-
The home of the Meredith tennis program includes six lighted tennis
ovations. The addition of irrigation to the Bermuda field and infield
courts. The courts, which were recently repaired and resurfaced, bear a
improvements have stepped up the playing conditions to make it
“US Open Blue” inner court surrounded by a green outer court. This new
one of the best fields in the area. New dugouts have also been
scheme helps to heighten the visibility of the ball for players and fans.
completed to increase comfort for the players and enhance the game atmosphere.
Meredith College Athletics Program THE DIVISION III EXPERIENCE
MEDICAL SERVICES
Meredith athletics teams participate in Division III of the National Col-
The athletic training staff provides excellent care for student-athletes.
legiate Athletic Association. Division III athletics offers student-athletes
The athletic training support staff consists of head athletic trainer,
the opportunity to become well-rounded individuals who successfully
Sharon Malley, and Assistant Athletic Trainer Heidi Roach. Dr. Doug
integrate athletics and academics while experiencing all aspects of
Martini of Cary Orthopedic serves as the program’s team physician. In
college life. Student-athletes who compete at this level can receive aca-
addition, Meredith College serves as a clinical site for the UNC-Chapel
demic and need-based financial assistance. The athletic department is
Hill Undergraduate Athletic Training Program. Services and equipment
staffed and funded like any other department in the College.
provided include a whirlpool, hydrocollator, ultrasound, injury ice and electrical stimulation.
ACADEMICS Meredith College’s commitment to academics is exemplified by its
COMMUNITY SERVICE
athletics teams. Each year, the USA South Athletic Conference rec-
Members from each team are elected to the Student Athlete Advisory
ognizes its student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom by naming
Committee that organizes support for each sport and also coordinates
an Academic All-Conference team. In 2013, 54 Meredith students
community service. Past volunteer work includes Special Olympics
were named to the team, eight of whom earned a perfect 4.0 GPA.
of Wake County, Habitat for Humanity, Service Raleigh, and the USA
The Meredith athletics program further recognizes student-athletes
South Athletic Conference’s Cans Across the Conference and Pennies
who earn a 3.5 cumulative GPA as members of the Athletics Director’s
for a Purpose.
Club and those who earn a perfect 4.0 GPA with the Vice-President’s Scholar-Athlete Award.
what makes us strong Chartered in 1891, Meredith College is one of the largest independent private women’s colleges in the U.S. Meredith also offers coeducational graduate programs in business, education and nutrition, as well as post-baccalaureate certificate programs in pre-health and business, a dietetic internship program, a didactic program in dietetics and a paralegal program. Rankings: Meredith is ranked 2nd among colleges in the South and 9th for “Best Value” among colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report, and one of the “Best Colleges in the Southeast” according to The Princeton Review.
Enrollment: 1,947 including 266 graduate students. Students come from 31 states and 42 countries. Multicultural students: 27% Student/faculty ratio: 12:1 Average class size: 17
94 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS participate in study abroad, internships, underGraduate research or another kind of experiential learning
Majors, minors and concentrations: 70
Meredith is ranked 2nd among regional colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report
meredith is one of only two women’s colleges in the world accredited by aacsb.
Faculty: 122 full-time teaching faculty members. 92% of full-time professors hold doctoral or terminal degree in their field.
Average amount of financial assistance awarded to freshmen: $24,704
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Athletics: 7 NCAA Division III teams (basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball)
percent of Meredith students study abroad. (compare that to a 9% national average.)
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Pre-professional preparation: For students interested in law, dentistry, or medicine—individualized advising, clinical experience and work-study opportunities.
Campus: Historic 225-acre campus includes a 1,200-seat amphitheater on a lake, seven residence halls and student apartments, student center, indoor swimming pool and fitness center, athletic field and track complex.
91 percent of our graduates are employed
Student clubs and organizations: 100
or pursuing graduate
Freshmen who receive financial assistance: Over 95%
study within 9 months of graduation
2013 soccer Schedule Date Opponent Time
Date Opponent Time
Aug. 31
at Va. Wesleyan %
1 p.m.
Sep. 27
at Piedmont *
4 p.m.
Sept. 1
vs. Chris. Newport @ Va. Beach, Va. % 4 p.m.
Sep. 28
at Covenant *
5 p.m.
Sep. 7 New Paltz St. #
12 p.m.
Oct. 5
at Greensboro *
1 p.m.
Sep. 8
2:15 p.m.
Oct. 11
at Maryville (Tenn.) *
5 p.m.
Sep. 11 Randolph
6 p.m.
Oct. 13 William Peace *
2 p.m.
Sep. 15
at Mary Baldwin *
1 p.m.
Oct. 16 Methodist *
6 p.m.
Sep. 18
at Guilford
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 Averett *
1 p.m.
Sep. 21 Huntingdon *
12 p.m.
Oct. 27 Ferrum *
1 p.m.
Sep. 22 LaGrange *
12 p.m.
Oct. 30
3 p.m.
Salem #
% - Orthopaedic Associates of Virginia Classic # - 2013 Meredith Classic * - Conference Game Home Games in bold
at N.C. Wesleyan *
Schedule is subject to change. Visit goavengingangels.com for up-to-date information.
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