Quick Facts UNIVERSITY Location ......................................... Greensboro, NC Founded .......................................................... 1891 Enrollment .................................................... 16,200 Nickname................................................... Spartans Colors ....................................... Gold, White & Navy Stadium ..............................UNCG Softball Stadium Affiliation ......................................... NCAA Division I Conference ................................................Southern Chancellor ............................ Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan Alma Mater ...Notre Dame College of St. John’s, 1963 Director of Athletics......................... Nelson E. Bobb Alma Mater ...................................Kent State, 1970 Athletics Dept. Phone ........................ 336-334-5952 Ticket Office Phone ........................... 336-334-3250 UNCG SOFTBALL Head Coach..................................... Jennifer Herzig Alma Mater ......................................Charlotte, 2001 Email...........................................jlherzig@uncg.edu Record at UNCG ............................... 0-0 (first year) Career Record ................................... 0-0 (first year) Assistant Coach..................................... Holly Burris Alma Mater ........................................ Stetson, 2004 Email......................................... hkburris@uncg.edu Softball Office Phone ......................... 336-334-5057 2005 Overall Record....................................... 20-40 2005 SoCon Record .................................7-14 (7th) Players Returning/Lost ......................................11/4 Position Starters Returning/Lost ......................... 6/2 Pitchers Returning Lost ...................................... 2/1
The 2006 University of North Carolina at Greensboro softball media guide was written by Mark Kimmel, UNCG Assistant Sports Information Director. This guide was designed using the Adobe Creative Suite 2.
Table of Contents SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director.............Mike Hirschman Email.......................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu Cell Phone ......................................... 336-202-5331 Assistant SID (Softball Contact) ......... Mark Kimmel Email......................................mdkimmel@uncg.edu Cell Phone ......................................... 336-207-2383 Intern .................................................Jay D’Abramo Email.......................................jedabram@uncg.edu Sports Information Phone .................. 336-334-5615 Sports Information Fax ...................... 336-334-3182 SID Office Address ......................... UNCG Athletics .......................................................... PO Box 26168 ................................... Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Website.............................. www.uncgspartans.com
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Student-Athlete Koury Duncan Heather Branche Kara Clouser Leslie Furness Vanessa Oakes Lyndsey Wilson Krista Judge Jennifer Bonilla Lyndsay Mouse Danielle Byrne Stephanie Talarek Hannah Angel Kelly Allen Gwen Johnson Adriane Audley Brandi Schnute
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Special thanks to Virginia Cornell, Rod Wyatt, UNCG university relations, and former sports information office staff members for their assistance in building this publication. On the front cover: UNC Greensboro seniors Kelly Allen, Danielle Byrne, Gwen Johnson and Krista Judge. Media members are reminded to refer to our institution as UNC Greensboro (no hyphen) or UNCG on second reference.
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Hometown/Previous School Eden, NC/Morehead (Rockingham CC) Greensboro, NC/Southeast Guilford Summerville, SC/Summerville Greenville, NC/JH Rose Wilmington, NC/New Hanover Monterey, CA/Monterey Fort Collins, CO/Rocky Mountain (FCCJ) Hope Mills, NC/South View McGuire AFB, NJ/Northern Burlington (NJ) Boca Raton, FL/Pope John Paul II Great Falls, VA/Langley Eastbend, NC/Forbush Harrisburg, NC/Central Cabarrus Boston, VA/Rappahannock (Louisburg College) Allen, TX/Allen Marietta, GA/Lassiter
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Table of Contents/Quick Facts............................... 1 Head Coach Jennifer Herzig ................................. 2 Assistant Coach Holly Burris ................................. 3 Player Bios ....................................................... 4-10 2005 Statistics ......................................................11 2005 Results/Leaders.......................................... 12 2005 SoCon Review ............................................ 13 UNCG Record Book ....................................... 14-18 All-time Results............................................... 19-21 Southern Conference .......................................... 22 This is UNCG.................................................. 23-25 UNCG Administration ..................................... 26-28 UNCG Athletics History .................................. 29-32
UNCG Sports Information, 12/01/2005
GREENSBORO, NC – UNC Greensboro softball coach Jennifer Herzig announced Thursday the signing of Amber Harrell as part of the National Letter of Intent program’s early signing period. (Get The Full Story)
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11/05/2005
New softball facility at UNCG nears completion
08/17/2005
Holly Burris named assistant softball coach
07/21/2005
Jennifer Herzig named UNCG softball head coach
06/14/2005
Jennifer Bonilla named to the North Carolina All-State Softball Team
06/14/2005
UNCG to play Chattanooga on Thursday in SoCon softball Tournament
06/14/2005
Kelly Allen tabbed SoCon Softball Player of the Week
05/23/2005
UNCG softball team splits doubleheader with Appalachian State
05/23/2005
UNCG softball team falls 5-3 in weekend finale at Georgia Southern
05/11/2005
Jennifer Bonilla named first team All-SoCon; Allen and Judge selected to the second team
05/10/2005
UNCG Softball team upends Fairfield, 9-7, at Seahawk Classic
05/10/2005
North Carolina shuts down UNCG in softball doubleheader sweep
05/08/2005
Chattanooga sweeps softball doubleheader over UNCG
05/08/2005
UNCG softball team finishes third at Georgia's Red and Black Challenge
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The new UNCGSpartans.com was launched this past Fall. The new website, designed in a partnership with XOS Technologies, combines the usual reliability of scores, stats, game previews and reviews with new features and cutting edge technology. As the new site continues to grow, it will also include multimedia features, including live and tape-delayed game footage, coach and game video features, “Spartan Headlines” with links to newspaper stories from all over featuring Spartan Athletics, an on-line store to buy tickets and the latest “Spartan Gear” and much, much more. 2006 UNCG Softball Media Guide • 1
Herzig graduated cum laude from Charlotte with a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice and a bachelor of science degree in psychology, and earned her master’s degree in physical education and sport management from East Tennessee State in 2003, where she spent two seasons as an assistant coach. She served as the program’s interim head coach during the Fall of 2002.
Jennifer Herzig begins her first season as the head coach of the UNC Greensboro softball program. Herzig was appointed by UNCG Director of Athletics Nelson E. Bobb on June 30, 2005. Herzig, 26, inherits a young squad, which graduated just one senior from a team that went 20-40 last season. In addition, the UNCG softball program will begin play in its newly rebuilt facility this year. The completely renovated UNCG Softball Stadium, which underwent a $3.5 million facelift in the past year, will resemble architecturally the UNCG Baseball Stadium.
In addition to her work as a player and coach, Herzig has served as a counselor at numerous softball camps at universities across the east coast, including Florida State, Ohio State, Georgia, North Carolina, and Furman.
“I am very excited for the opportunity to coach at UNC Greensboro and become a member of the Spartan Athletics family,” said Herzig. “First and foremost, my goal is to build a complete program that will know success on the field, as well as in the classroom. I am eager to begin working with such a solid core of returning players as well as the incoming recruits.” A 2001 graduate of Charlotte, Herzig has served as an assistant coach for the last two years at her alma mater under head coach Aimee DeVos. With the 49ers, Herzig assisted in all aspects of recruiting and other daily operations of the program, with an emphasis on working with the Charlotte hitters, infielders, and catchers. During her playing career, Herzig was honored for her work in the classroom repeatedly, earning two Conference USA Academic Medals (20002001) and NFCA Academic All-America honors in each of her four years (19982001). She was a four-year letterwinner as a catcher for the 49ers. In high school, Herzig was a three-time All-Metro honorable mention selection (1995-97) at Manassass, VA’s Osbourn High School.
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UNCG Softball Season-by-Season Record Division III Year
Record
Conference
Conf. Record Coach
1985
12-16
Dixie
6-5
Tere Dail
1986
18-12-1
Dixie
1-6-1
Tere Dail
1987
19-13
Dixie
6-8
Tere Dail
1988
22-14
Dixie
9-4*
Mary Jo Campbell
Division III Record: 71-55-1 (.563) Division II Year
Record
Conference
Holly Burris begins her first season as the assistant softball coach for the UNC Greensboro softball program in 2006.
1989
15-16
Independent
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Mary Jo Campbell
1990
26-13
Independent
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Mary Jo Campbell
A native of Germantown, TN, Burris arrives at UNCG by way of Stetson University where she starred for two seasons as a pitcher and first baseman for the Hatters. Prior to her time at Stetson, Burris began her collegiate softball career playing her first two seasons at the University of Mississippi where she competed primarily as a pitcher within the Southeastern Conference.
1991
14-21
Independent
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Mary Jo Campbell
A two-year letterwinner at Mississippi, Burris led the 2000 Rebels in the circle with 10 wins, while setting a school-record by tossing 22.1 consecutive scoreless innings. She recorded all three of the Rebels’ wins over Top 25 opponents during the 2000 season and posted a team-record 119.1 innings pitched before yielding a home run. At the plate, Burris led the 2001 squad in RBI (24), doubles (13) and home runs (2). She finished her career compiling 19 doubles and 38 RBI while starting in 84 of 91 games she played. During the 2002 season, Burris set the Stetson school record for home runs in a season as she belted 11 roundtrippers in her first season as a Hatter. The following season, she hit five more home runs, setting the school record for career home runs in a two-year period with 16 en route to earning 2003 Atlantic Sun Softball second team allconference accolades. Following her playing days, Burris has worked at the University of Houston’s Fast Pitch Softball Camps as a guest pitching coach since 2003. She returned home in 2004 to become the assistant coach at her alma mater, Houston High School, in Germantown, TN. During that time, Bur- r i s also worked as a private pitching and hitting instructor for Tri-State Fastpitch in Memphis.
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Conf. Record Coach
Division II Record: 45-50 (.474) Division I Year
Record
Conference
Conf. Record Coach
1992
31-18-1
Independent
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Melody Cope
1993
36-14-2
Big South
9-0-1*
Melody Cope
1994
35-23
Big South
10-4*
Melody Cope
1995
49-17
Big South
12-2
Melody Cope
1996
29-32
Big South
12-4
Melody Cope
1997
40-25
Big South
10-4
Melody Cope
1998
32-25
Southern
7-5
Katie Flynn
1999
31-33
Southern
7-9
Katie Flynn
2000
37-29
Southern
9-11
Katie Flynn
2001
31-27
Southern
11-9
Karen Matteson
2002
35-30-1
Southern
8-12
Karen Matteson
2003
38-18
Southern
14-6
Stephanie DeFeo
2004
30-30
Southern
8-12
Stephanie DeFeo
2005
20-40
Southern
7-14
DeFeo/Neil Avent
Division I Record: 477-361-4 (.569) All-Time Record: 535-398-4 (.573) * Conference Champions ! UNCG played slow pitch softball from 1976-1984
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2005: Named second team All-Southern Conference during junior season…hit .288 (47-for163) with 12 doubles and a team-leading 11 home runs and 37 RBI…one of four players to start all 60 games last season…led the SoCon with a .564 slugging percentage and drew a league-leading 33 walks…tied for second in homers and tied for third in on base percentage (.412) in the league…went 4-for-4 with three runs scored, six RBI and tied a UNCG record with three homers in a 16-1 rout of North Carolina A&T (4/22/05)…was named SoCon Player of the Week for the week of April 25 after hitting .500 (10-for-20) with five roundtrippers, three doubles and 13 RBI and a 1.600 slugging percentage…had three or more RBI seven times…had a .996 field percentage behind the plate, committing only one error in 248 total chances. 2004: Started 24 games for UNCG during her sophomore season…hit .275 (19-for-69) with 12 runs scored…had two doubles and six home runs…knocked in 17 RBI in only 69 at bats…had a .565 slugging percentage… had 12 walks. 2003: Competed in 20 games and made two starts during freshman season…had three hits and one homer…went 2for-3 against Monmouth. High School: Member of two state championship teams (2000 & 2001) at Central Cabarrus…four-year varsity catcher…three-time All-Big Eight Conference selection behind the plate…twotime defensive MVP…led team to three conference championships …earned one letter as a forward on the basketball team…Vice President of the Thespian Society…Treasurer of First Priority… member of the Beta Club…graduated with honors. Personal: Kelly Nicole Allen…daughter of Bill and Mary Allen…born June 28, 1984 in Charlotte, NC…special education major at UNCG.
Avg. .136 .275 .288 .272
GP/GS 20/2 24/24 60/60 104/86
AB 22 69 163 254
R 1 12 20 33
H 3 19 47 69
2004: Finished the season 12-12 with a 3.33 earned run average…appeared in 29 games, with 19 starts and had 14 complete games…scattered 180 hits and allowed 79 runs (46 earned) over 166.0 innings of work…struck out 102 batters…also saw time at the plate, hitting .191 (25-for-131) with eight runs scored…had three doubles, one triple and four homers…knocked in 14 RBI…made only one error in 96 chances in the field. 2003: Tossed 6.1 innings over three appearances…posted a 1.11 ERA…gave up one earned run and struck out four batters…drew a walk in her lone plate appearance on the season. High School: Was an all-conference, all-area and all-state performer at Pope John Paul II under head coach Tim Koerber…named all-area Player of the Year…2002 team Most Valuable Player…recorded the second highest strikeout total in Palm Beach County as a senior…led her team to a district title in 2001…honored with the Principal’s award for excellence…four-year honor roll student. Summer Ball: Was named the team MVP of the South Palm Sun Devils…led team to a third-place finish in the ISA Nationals in 2000…played for coach Mike Ryan. Personal: Danielle Ita Byrne…daughter of Kevin and Alyson Byrne…born August 1, 1984 in Dublin, Ireland…majoring in exercise and sport science…chose UNCG over Delaware, Florida, Central Florida and Florida Gulf Coast.
Byrne’s Career Offensive Stats
Allen’s Career Offensive Stats Year 2003 2004 2005 Career
2005: Had a 1-12 record as a junior with a 4.77 earned run average…started 15 games and made 23 appearances…had nine complete games…picked up the 5-4 win over George Washington at the Triangle Classic hosted by North Carolina State…allowed no earned runs on four hits over 7.0 innings with three strikeouts…opened the season with 1-0 extra inning setback to Coastal Carolina at the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, SC…scattered seven hits over 7.2 innings, allowing three runs (one earned) and struck out six batters…posted a .176 batting average (3-for-17) in limited at bats…drove in three runs and scored once…handled all 24 chances in the field without committing an error.
2B 0 2 12 14
3B 0 0 0 0
HR 1 6 11 18
RBI 1 17 37 55
BB 0 12 33 45
K 6 14 32 52
SB/SBA 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Year 2003 2004 2005 Career
GP/GS 2/0 51/47 28/20 81/67
AB 1 131 17 149
R 0 8 1 9
H 0 25 3 28
2B 0 3 0 3
3B 0 1 0 1
HR 0 4 0 4
RBI 0 14 3 17
BB 1 11 0 12
K 1 37 6 44
SH 0 2 0 2
SV 0 1 0 1
IP 6.1 166.0 98.1 270.2
H 8 180 142 330
R 2 101 96 199
ER 1 79 67 147
SB/SBA 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1
Byrne’s Career Pitching Stats Year 2003 2004 2005 Career
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Avg. .000 .191 .176 .188
ERA 1.11 3.33 4.77 3.80
W-L 0-0 12-12 1-12 12-12
App 3 29 23 55
GS 0 18 15 33
CG 0 14 9 23
BB 0 46 42 88
SO 4 102 38 144
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At UNCG 2005: Enjoyed a good first season with UNCG...started 56 games in the outfield during junior season...hit .273 (44-for-161) with a team-leading 37 runs scored...had nine doubles, two triples, two home runs and 14 RBI...finished second on the team with 25 walks...her .379 on base percentage was third on the team...stole a team-topping 14 bases in 17 attempts... possesses a powerful throwing arm that had eight outfield assists in 2005...made only one error in 77 total chances...went 4-for-4 with three runs scored, a homer and two RBI in an 8-0 win at North Carolina A&T...had 12 multiple hit games...also blasted a long ball in the 2-0 win over North Carolina State (2/26/05)...scored two or more runs on 10 occasions... raised her average .057 points over the final 16 games of the season.
At UNCG 2005: Named second team All-Southern Conference during first season at UNCG...started all 60 games in left field...hit .289 (54-for-177) with 29 runs scored, three triples and three RBI...had 13 stolen bases in 14 attempts...had an eight-game hitting streak and 15 multiple hit games during the year... went 3-for-4 with a run scored in a 5-4 win over George Washington (2/13/05)...went 5-for-9 with three runs scored in the doubleheader sweep of North Carolina A&T (4/22/05)...also had three hits against Appalachian State the following day.
At Louisburg: Played two seasons at Louisburg College... Named a third team NFCA All-American during sophomore season...twice named an All-Region X performer...hit .447 as a sophomore with 10 doubles, two triples and seven home runs...had 29 runs batted in and 28 stolen bases...hit. .476 (40-for-84) as a freshman with 10 doubles, four triples, 10 homers, 36 runs scored, 27 RBI and eight stolen bases.
At Florida Community College of Jacksonville: Played two seasons under coaches Jami Friedman and Jay Redfern... NJCAA and NFCA All-American...also named an Academic All-American...all-state and allconference honoree...led team to a third-place finish at the state tournament...holds the team record for highest batting average (.435)...Phi Theta Kappa member.
High School: Played four years at Rappahannock…was an all-state, all-region and allBull Run district honoree for the Panthers…played for coach Jon Smythe…led team to multiple class “A” state championships…played in the Virginia state all-star game in 2002…also was a point guard for the basketball team…was named all-district and all-region.
High School: Two-time all-conference honoree at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, CO...earned three varsity letters under coach Jeff Michie...also an all-conference member in softball and track...owns school record in 300m hurdles and medley relay...team won a state track championship in 2002...National Honor Society member...honored for academics all four years.
Summer Ball: Played two seasons for the Fairfax Firebirds under coach Tom Luckett…team competed in the 2002 ASA national championship in Dallas. Personal: Gwen Johnson…daughter of Sherman Slaughter and Gwen Castou…born December 9, 1984 in Culpeper, VA…exercise and sports science major.
Johnson’s Career Offensive Stats Year 2005
Avg. .273
GP/GS 57/56
AB 161
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R 37
H 44
2B 9
Summer Ball: Played for the Buckaroos of Fort Collins, CO for six seasons under coach Jerry Brumit...named offensive MVP. Personal: Krista Sue Judge...daughter of Ken Judge and Bonnie Condon...born October 8, 1983 in Gillette, Wyoming...mathematics major.
Judge’s Career Offensive Stats 3B 2
HR 2
RBI 14
BB 25
K 44
SB/SBA 14/17
Year 2005
Avg. .289
GP/GS 60/60
AB 187
R 29
H 54
2B 0
3B 3
HR 0
RBI 3
BB 5
K 33
SB/SBA 13/14
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2005: Started all 60 games during sophomore season...made 57 starts at second base... hit .251 (48-for-191) with 22 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, three home runs and 25 RBI...stole four bases in six opportunities...tied for the team-lead in triples...third on the club with 70 total bases...had 12 multi hit games, including three 3-hit contests...went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in the 14-6 win win over Stephen F. Austin, giving UNCG its first win of 2005...had three hits and her first homer of the season against College of Charleston (3/26/05)...also went 3-for-4 with three RBI in a 5-4 win over ETSU (4/30/05). 2004: One of four players to start all 60 games last season…started 31 games in the outfield…hit .228 (43-for-189) with 23 runs scored… showed good extra base power with five doubles, one triple and three home runs…knocked in 20 RBI…stole four bases…hit .291 with runners in scoring position… had 11 multiple hit games. High School: Played multiple positions for head coach Suzan Elza at Allen…was a four-year starter... led team to a district and bi-district championship in 1999-00 and 2002-03…three-time all-district selection…member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the NFCA. Summer Ball: Competed for two years with the Lethal Mizuno Sox of Rowlett, TX...was named to the Team Texas International team in 2003…team won the Triple Crown World Series Championship in 2003…finished runner-up in 2002. Personal: Adriane Elizabeth Audley…daughter of James and Nancy Audley…born February 22, 1985 in Watertown, WI…exercise and sports science major…chose UNCG over East Tennessee State, North Texas and Tulsa.
Avg. GP/GS .228 60/60 .251 60/60 .240 120/120
AB 189 191 380
R 23 22 45
H 43 48 91
2B 5 7 12
2004: Named second team AllSouthern Conference during freshman season…finished third on the team in batting with a .297 (54-for-182) average…started 57 games…scored 21 runs…showed good extra base power as a freshman by posting a .495 slugging percentage…was second on the team with 15 doubles and third in home runs with seven…led the team with 39 runs batted in…walked 11 times and was successful in all three stolen base attempts…hit .296 with runners in scoring position…had 11 multiple hit games and four 3-hit games. High School: Standout for Coach Eddie Dees at South View…was the Two Rivers Conference Player of the Year as a senior …also earned all-state and all-region accolades during senior campaign…named second team all-conference as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Summer Ball: Competed for four seasons with the Carolina Wildcats…played first and third base.
Audley’s Career Offensive Stats Year 2004 2005 Career
2005: Named first team All-Southern Conference at first base during sophomore season... finalist for conference Player of the Year honors...was named to the 2005 North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) University Division All-State softball team...hit a team-leading .350 (62-for-177) with 15 doubles, seven home runs and 30 runs batted in...she ranked third in the league in batting, fourth in both slugging percentage (.554) and doubles and fifth in on-base percentage (.407)...started all 60 games at first base for the Spartans...named SoCon Player of the Month in April after hitting at a .444 (32-for-72) clip with five home runs and five doubles...had a UNCG-leading 17 multi-hit games...eight multiple RBI games and a season-best eight game hitting streak...enjoyed a stretch of getting a hit in 32 of 39 games during the season...went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two homers and four RBI in a 16-1 win at North Carolina A&T (4/22/05)...went 3-for-3 with a double and a RBI in a 9-7 win over Fairfield (2/27/05)...was 1-for-3 with a homer and three RBI in a 7-3 win at Elon (4/3/05)...went 1-for-4 with two runs scored, a homer and three RBI in a 12-5 win over Appalachian State (4/23/05)...her 428 putouts were fourth most in the conference.
3B 1 3 4
HR 3 3 6
RBI 20 25 45
BB 15 6 21
K 29 20 49
SB/SBA 4/8 4/6 8/14
Personal: Jennifer Rae Bonilla…daughter of Edwin and Karen Bonilla…born July 16, 1985 in Fay, NC…human development and family studies major…chose UNCG over UNC Wilmington and UNC Pembroke.
Bonilla’s Career Offensive Stats Year 2004 2005 Career
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Avg. GP/GS .297 57/57 .350 60/60 .323 117/113
AB 182 177 359
R 21 23 44
H 54 62 116
2B 15 15 27
3B 0 0 0
HR 7 7 14
RBI 39 30 69
BB 11 17 38
K 34 34 68
SB/SBA 3/3 1/1 4/4
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2005: Started 24 games and appeared in 37 games as a sophomore...mostly saw action in right field...hit .231 (15-for-65) with eight runs, one double and two RBI...stole three bases in four attempts...had three multiple hit games and a season-high six game hitting streak... went 3-for-3 with a run scored at ETSU (5/1/05)...came up with a double and a run scored at Virginia Tech (4/26/05). 2004: Started 22 games and played in 29 contests…hit .167 (8-for-48) with eight runs scored…had one home run and knocked in a pair of runs…stole one base and came up with four walks…made one error in 30 chances in the field. High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball for Southeast Guilford…played for head coach Shannon Cowart…named honorable mention all-conference four seasons…led team to the state playoffs twice…holds team records in stolen bases and runs scored…also played basketball for the Falcons…Vocational honor society member. Summer Ball: Played seven years for the Carolina Crushers…shortstop, second base and outfield were her primary positions…played against the US National Team…won junior Olympics title two years in a row. Personal: Heather Michele Branche…daughter of Rex and Jenny Branche…born October 30, 1984 in Greensboro, NC…exercise and sports science major.
2005: Started 44 games and saw action in 48 contests as a sophomore...got the starting nod at third base in 40 games last year...hit .213 (20-for-94) with nine runs scored, five doubles, two home runs and knocked in 12 RBI...went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI and blasted her first homer of the year against College of Charleston (3/26/05)...also went 2-for-4 with a homer in a 7-3 win at Elon (4/3/05)...went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI in a 14-6 win over Stephen F. Austin (2/6/05), leading UNCG to its first win of the 2005 season...posted four multi-hit games. 2004: Started 59 games last season for the Spartans…hit .156 (20-for-128) with 11 runs scored…showed good power with four doubles and three home runs…ranked sixth on the team with 15 RBI…had 10 walks and was hit by a pitch a team-leading seven times…stole three bases in four attempts. High School: Earned three varsity letters at Summerville…led the team to a regional championship as both a sophomore and senior...also garnered team captain and team MVP honors…named Summerville’s best offensive player…also garnered all-state honors…selected to the North/South All-Star Game…batted .406 as a senior with two homers and 14 runs batted in…also had four doubles and five triples…was a team captain and forward on the girl’s basketball team…graduated with honors …winner of the Girl Scout Silver Award…member of the National Honor Society, the Key Club and FCA. Summer Ball: Played three years for Coach Steve Brush and the South Carolina Hurricanes. Personal: Kara Naomi Clouser…daughter of Dean and Mary Clouser…born March 3, 1985…majoring in elementary education…chose UNCG over East Tennessee State.
Branche’s Career Offensive Stats Year 2004 2005 Career
Avg. .167 .231 .240
GP/GS 27/22 37/24 64/48
AB 48 65 113
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R 8 8 16
H 8 15 23
2B 0 1 1
Clouser’s Career Offensive Stats 3B 0 0 0
HR 1 0 1
RBI 2 2 4
BB 4 3 7
K 21 16 37
SB/SBA 1/1 3/4 4/5
Year 2004 2005 Career
Avg. GP/GS .156 59/59 .213 48/44 .240 107/103
AB 128 94 222
R 11 9 20
H 20 20 40
2B 4 5 9
3B 0 0 0
HR 3 2 5
RBI 15 12 27
BB 10 3 13
K 49 37 86
SB/SBA 3/4 0/0 3/4
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2005: Became the staff ace during sophomore year...posted a 13-16 record with a 2.65 earned run average...led UNCG in wins, innings pitched (187.2), strikeouts (125), appearances (36), games started (30) and complete games (20)...ranked fourth in the SoCon in wins, innings pitched and starts...her punchout total is the sixth most in a single-season, while her 30 starts are tied for the sixth most in a season at UNCG...also posted four shutouts...scattered six hits over 7.0 innings and struck out four batters in a 2-0 shutout of North Carolina State (2/26/05)...allowed seven hits over the distance in a 2-0 shoutout of Ohio (3/22/05)... tossed a five-hit, 4-0, shutout at Furman (4/9/05)...pitched both ends of a doubleheader sweep at North Carolina A&T...allowed two hits in each of the 5.0 inning complete game victories...struck out a season-high eight batters in the nightcap win over the Aggies...hit .149 (7-for-47) at the plate...hit a homer in back-to-back days at Elon, which was the first two roundtrippers of her collegiate career. 2004: Enjoyed a good freshman season…finished the year 12-14 with a 2.96 earned run average…tied for the team lead in wins and second in ERA… pitched a team-leading 177.1 innings, allowing 202 hits, 100 runs (75 earned) and 45 walks…struck out a team-best 109 hitters…appeared in 38 and started 33 games…had 20 complete games and two shutouts… hit .100 (2-for-20) in limited
at-bats…had one run scored and one double.
High School: Four-year softball letterwinner for coach Lynn Mills at New Hanover…threetime all-conference and team MVP honoree…earned Hoggard Invitational Tournament MVP honors…set state record as a freshman for consecutive scoreless innings pitched (43). Summer Ball: Played three seasons with the Wildcats of Fayetteville, NC.
2005: Started 27 games and appeared in 41 contests during freshman season at UNCG... started 13 games at catcher, nine games at designated player and five games in right field... hit .173 (14-for-81) with six runs scored, four doubles and six RBI...went 1-for-3 with a double to pick up her first collegiate hit versus Delaware State (2/27/05)...was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the 12-5 win over Appalachian State (4/23/05)...also picked up two hits in a 4-2 win at ETSU (5/1/05). High School: Was a three-year starter for Lassiter high school...named all-state and All-Cobb County Player of the Year...also honored as a scholar-athlete and Lassiter Most Valuable Player in 2003...she led her high school team to three consecutive state playoff appearances, including a fourth-place showing in 2003 ...was named an AllCobb County catcher as a junior...also played three years of basketball for the Trojans. Summer Ball: Played for the East Cobb Bullets for 13 seasons under her father Greg...the club finished seventh at the ASA Nationals in 2003 in Garland, TX, after finishing fourth in 2002 in Sioux Falls, SD...garnered the best catcher award in 2003 at the CAMFEST tournament. Personal: Brandi Alaina Schnute...daughter of Greg and Marge Schnute...born November 13, 1985 in Hoover, AL...elementary education major...father played baseball for Florida State...brother Brock played football and baseball for the Air Force Academy...sister Kelly played softball for Florida State...sister Kim ran track for Auburn.
Personal: Vanessa Kay Oakes…daughter of William and Sharon Oakes…born August 20, 1985 in Jacksonville, NC…majoring in exercise and sport science…chose UNCG over UNC Wilmington.
Oakes’ Career Offensive Stats Year 2004 2005 Career
Avg. .100 .149 .134
GP/GS 17/13 40/31 57/44
AB 20 47 67
R 1 3 4
H 2 7 9
2B 1 1 2
3B 0 0 0
HR 0 2 2
RBI 0 3 3
BB 1 1 2
K 7 16 23
SH 2 4 6
SV 1 1 2
IP 177.1 187.2 365.0
H 202 217 419
R 100 110 210
ER 75 71 146
SB/SBA 0/0 0/0 0/0
Schnute’s Career Offensive Stats Year 2005
Avg. .173
GP/GS 41/27
AB 81
R 6
H 14
2B 4
3B 0
HR 0
RBI 6
BB 3
K 13
SB/SBA 1/1
Oakes’ Career Pitching Stats Year 2004 2005 Career
ERA 2.96 2.65 2.80
W-L 12-14 13-16 25-30
App 38 36 74
GS 33 30 63
CG 20 21 41
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BB 45 46 91
SO 109 125 234
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2005: Struggled through injuries during her freshman season appearing in 33 games and making 19 starts...hit .195 (8-for-41) with eight runs, two home runs and six RBI...stole one base...made 13 starts at shortstop and six in right field...went 2-for-4 in her first collegiate game against Stephen F. Austin (2/5/05)...hit her first homer of the season the following day in a 14-6 win over Stephen F. Austin (2/6/05)...went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a homer at North Carolina A&T (4/22/05). High School: Was a dominant force at Monterey leading the Toreadores to a Monterey Bay League Championship and a third-place showing in the Division 2 of the Central Coast section...had a .328 batting average to go along with a .998 fielding percentage…Wilson was named first team all-county, first team allleague and Central Coast section Honorable Mention…tabbed by the Salinas California Sports Writers as a “Best of the Best” team member…led team to a school-record 29-2 mark during the 2002-03 season…Toreadores won four straight league titles from 2001-04… also competed in softball and field hockey, earning three letters in each sport…played on the under-18 USA Futures Field Hockey team.
2005: Suffered a pre-season injury and did not see action during true freshman season... was awarded a red-shirt and regains freshman status for the 2006 season. High School: Pitched for Forbush high school…Led team to three straight 2A North Carolina state championships…she was named 2A player of the year in 2003 and was a threetime Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year…three-time all-state honoree…named state 2A tournament MVP twice, Forbush MVP and was featured in the June 2003 edition of Sports Illustrated…owned a career record of 40-0 and posted a 0.00 ERA as a junior…holds state record for most strikeouts in a season…also lettered four years in basketball…named an all-conference performer twice…ran cross country one season. Summer Ball: Pitched for two seasons with the Carolina Wildcats…coached by Jeff McPhail. Personal: Hannah Dawn Angel…daughter of Rex and Karen Angel…born January 30, 1986 in Forsyth, NC…undecided on a major.
Summer Ball: Helped the Salinas Storm 16’s summer team to a 13th-place finish at the ASA Nationals in Midland, TX…the squad took first in the Northern California State Championship in 2003 and tied for 25th at the 2002 ASA 16 Nationals in Sioux Falls, SD…coached by Scott Smith. Personal: Lyndsey Marie Wilson…daughter of Ken Wilson and Robin Steudler…born October 16, 1986…psychology major.
Wilson’s Career Offensive Stats Year 2005
Avg. .195
GP/GS 33/19
AB 41
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R 8
H 8
2B 0
3B 0
HR 2
RBI 6
BB 1
K 17
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High School: Was four year letterwinner at J.M. Morehead HS in Eden, NC…played for coach Suzanne Russell from 1998-2002…named All-Piedmont Triad Conference as a shortstop three times…was dubbed team Most Valuable Player once… also was named the Panthers best defensive player twice and top offensive player on one occasion…also competed on the basketball and volleyball teams…selected all-conference in basketball twice and named conference MVP in volleyball once…led Morehead to a conference volleyball championship…was named the schools best female athlete. Summer Ball: Played shortstop for the Carolina Connexion out of Winston-Salem during 2001-02 for coach Holly Brill…also played for the Greensboro Slammers from 1998-2001 for coach Pete Eller…the Slammers won ASA, NSA and USSA state championships. Personal: Koury Lynne Duncan…born January 31, 1984 in Eden, NC…daughter of the late Roger Duncan and Sandra Duncan…majoring in exercise and sports science at UNCG…attended Rockingham Community College before transferring to UNCG.
High School: Played four years as a catcher and third baseman at Northern Burlington High School in Columbus, NJ...coached by Brian Wolverton...was a team captain her final three years...batted over .350 for her career...named first team All-South Jersey and first team All-Burlington County as a senior...honored as a second team all-county member as a freshman...had the game winning hit as a freshman to lead her club to the Group III state championship in 2002...led the Greyhounds to a pair of sectional and Liberty Division titles in 2002 and 2005...also ran cross country two seasons and competed in the 200m and 400m events during winter track for three years...National Honor Society member. Summer Ball: Played for the NY Beach Girls in the under-18 Gold division and the NJ Breakers club teams...the NY team made it to the ASA Gold Nationals in 2003 and 2004... also led her under-16 team to nationals in 2001 and 2002. Personal: Lyndsay Leigh Mouse...daughter of Timothy and Gail Mouse...born April 27, 1987 in Melbourne, FL...nursing major...uncle Francis Mouse played in the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves minor league systems. 10 • 2006 UNCG Softball Media Guide
High School: Was a three-year varsity catcher at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, NC…she led the Rampants to consecutive state playoff appearances, including a 22-3 record in 2004…hit .387 that year and posted a .996 fielding percentage behind the plate… was named honorable mention all-state, second team all-area and first team all-Big East Conference in 2004…as a sophomore in 2003 she garnered the clubs Most Valuable Defensive Player award and was named second team all-area and first team all-conference…also played guard for two years on the basketball team and won the team’s sportsmanship award…National Honor Society member. Summer Ball: Competed for the Carolina Wildcats travel team that is based in Fayetteville, NC for three seasons from 2002-2005…led that team to a 64-8 record in 2004…she also led the U-16 Carolina Diamonds to a ninth-place finish out of 160 teams at the 2004 PONY Nationals. Personal: Leslie Anne Furness…daughter of Jeff and Noreen Furness…born June 7, 1987 in Manhattan, KS…majoring in exercise and sports science.
High School: Was a four-year varsity shortstop at Langley High School in McLean, VA…hit .406 with three home runs and 30 RBI as a senior…committed only two errors in 122 innings, with 25 putouts and 55 assists…Langley finished second in the Liberty District with a 9-3 record (18-6 overall)…was named first team all-state, All-Northern Virginia Region, AllLiberty District and All-Met by the Washington Post during senior year…led the Saxons to a Liberty District title as a junior in 2004 with a 21-4 record…was named first team all-district and second team all-region…named Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore, along with second team all-region and first team all-district plaudits…earned all-district honors as a freshman. Summer Ball: Competed for the Vienna Stars for two seasons under coach Mark Anderson. Personal: Stephanie Virginia Talarek…daughter of Walt and Paula Talarek…born June 26, 1987 in Fairfax, VA…nutrition major…brother Skip played baseball at Tusculum College.
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Batting Statistics Player 11 Jennifer Bonilla 8 Krista Judge 21 Kelly Allen 32 Gwen Johnson 23 Alixis Villarin 29 Adriane Audley 2 Heather Branche 3 Kara Clouser 10 Lynsi Pierce 33 Brandi Schnute 1 Lyndsey Wilson 14 Danielle Byrne 6 Vanessa Oakes 7 Brea Cheney 16 Tara Boone 18 Carolyn Lindsay
Avg. .350 .289 .288 .273 .253 .251 .231 .213 .178 .173 .195 .176 .149 .089 .056 .000
GP-GS 60-60 60-60 60-60 57-56 56-56 60-60 37-24 48-44 51-47 41-27 33-19 28-20 40-31 25-14 26-8 12-0
AB 177 187 163 161 158 191 65 94 101 81 41 17 47 45 36 1
R 23 29 20 37 14 22 8 9 16 6 8 1 3 2 1 3
H 62 54 47 44 40 48 15 20 18 14 8 3 7 4 2 0
2B 15 0 12 9 10 7 1 5 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 0
3B 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HR 7 0 11 2 3 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0
RBI 30 3 37 14 15 25 2 12 7 6 6 3 3 3 3 0
TB 98 60 92 63 59 70 16 31 32 18 14 3 14 8 3 0
SLG% .554 .321 .564 .391 .373 .366 .246 .330 .317 .222 .341 .176 .298 .178 .083 .000
BB 17 5 33 25 11 6 3 3 18 3 1 0 1 6 4 0
HBP 0 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SO 34 33 32 44 43 20 16 37 34 13 17 6 16 28 13 0
GDP 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
OB% .407 .311 .412 .379 .308 .281 .275 .245 .303 .212 .214 .176 .167 .192 .150 .000
SF-SH 0-0 0-3 1-1 1-5 1-2 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
SB-A 1-1 13-14 0-0 14-17 3-7 4-6 3-4 0-0 7-7 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1
Totals Opponents
.247 .287
60-60 60-60
1565 1610
202 294
386 462
69 80
9 9
36 35
169 244
581 665
.371 .413
136 170
13 35
386 245
6 7
.311 .366
4-26 8-49
48-59 67-92
LOB - Team (342), Opp (411). DPs turned - Team (19), Opp (17). CI - Team (1), Allen 1. IBB - Team (4), Bonilla 2, Schnute 1, Audley 1, Opp (1).
Pitching Statistics Player 6 Vanessa Oakes 10 Lynsi Pierce 14 Danielle Byrne
ERA W-L APP 2.65 13-16 36 3.93 6-12 23 4.77 1-12 23
GS 30 15 15
CG 21 9 9
SHO/CBO 4-0 1-0 0-0
SV 1 0 0
IP H 187.2 217 103.1 103 98.1 142
R 110 88 96
ER 71 58 67
BB 46 82 42
SO 125 82 38
2B 37 20 23
3B 5 1 3
HR 18 9 8
AB 770 413 427
Totals Opponents
3.52 20-40 2.61 40-20
60 60
39 32
5-0 14-2
1 4
389.1 462 400.0 386
294 202
196 149
170 136
245 386
80 69
9 9
35 36
1610 1565
60 60
B/Avg WP HBP .282 6 16 .249 24 10 .333 8 9 .287 .247
38 38
35 13
BK 0 0 0 0 0
PB - Team (15), Allen 13, Schnute 2, Opp (9). SBA/ATT - Allen (55-76), Oakes (23-37), Pierce (23-30), Byrne (21-25), Schnute (12-14).
Fielding Statistics Player 14 Danielle Byrne 16 Tara Boone 21 Kelly Allen 32 Gwen Johnson 11 Jennifer Bonilla 33 Brandi Schnute 6 Vanessa Oakes 7 Brea Cheney 29 Adriane Audley 2 Heather Branche 23 Alixis Villarin 10 Lynsi Pierce 3 Kara Clouser 8 Krista Judge 1 Lyndsey Wilson 18 Carolyn Lindsay
C 24 11 248 78 467 79 65 35 229 35 238 85 112 47 58 0
PO 5 5 215 69 428 70 8 16 109 29 87 44 23 37 23 0
A 19 6 32 8 31 7 53 16 98 2 123 30 73 3 21 0
E 0 0 1 1 8 2 4 3 22 4 28 11 16 7 14 0
FLD% 1.000 1.000 .996 .987 .983 .975 .938 .914 .904 .886 .882 .871 .857 .851 .759 .000
DPs 0 0 2 2 13 0 2 5 7 0 9 1 2 0 0 0
SBA 21 0 55 0 0 12 23 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0
Totals Opponents
1811 1716
1168 1200
522 446
121 70
.933 .959
19 17
67 48
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CSB SBA% 4 .840 0 21 .724 0 0 2 .857 14 .622 0 0 0 0 7 .767 0 0 0 0 25 11
.728 .814
PB 0 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 9
1 0
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Game-By-Game Results Date ^Feb 5 ^Feb 5 ^Feb 6 ^Feb 6 @Feb 11 @Feb 11 @Feb 12 @Feb 12 @Feb 13 @Feb 13 Feb 23 Feb 23 #Feb 25 #Feb 25 #Feb 26 #Feb 26 #Feb 27 #Feb 27 %Mar 4 %Mar 4 %Mar 5 %Mar 5 %Mar 6 Mar 20 Mar 20 &Mar 22 &Mar 22 *Mar 26 *Mar 26 *Mar 27 Mar 30 Mar 30 *Apr 2 *Apr 2 *Apr 3 *Apr 9 *Apr 9 *Apr 10 Apr 14 Apr 14 *Apr 16 *Apr 16 *Apr 17 Apr 20 Apr 20 Apr 22 Apr 22 *Apr 23 *Apr 23 *Apr 24 Apr 26 Apr 26 *Apr 30 *Apr 30 *May 1 *May 7 *May 7 *May 8 !May 12 !May 13
Opponent vs Stephen F. Austin vs Coastal Carolina vs South Carolina vs Stephen F. Austin vs NC State vs George Washington vs Toledo vs Campbell vs Elon vs George Washington at Campbell at Campbell vs Hampton vs Liberty vs N.C. State vs Longwood vs Fairfield vs Delaware State vs Maryland vs Georgia vs Radford vs Oakland vs Oakland at Radford at Radford vs Ohio vs UMES COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON LIBERTY LIBERTY at Elon at Elon at Elon at Furman at Furman at Furman at North Carolina at North Carolina CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE at North Carolina A&T at North Carolina A&T APPALACHIAN STATE APPALACHIAN STATE APPALACHIAN STATE at Virginia Tech at Virginia Tech at East Tennessee State at East Tennessee State at East Tennessee State at Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern vs Chattanooga vs Georgia Southern
UNCG Offensive Leaders Score L 5-10 L 2-3 L 0-8 W 14-6 L 0-9 L 0-2 L 0-1 L 4-5 L 5-8 W 5-4 L 0-1 L 0-4 W 8-2 L 1-4 W 2-0 L 0-8 W 9-7 L 1-8 L 3-5 L 1-7 L 0-8 W 6-2 W 3-2 L 1-4 L 2-5 W 2-0 W 10-0 L 7-10 L 1-5 L 3-11 W 4-2 W 5-4 L 2-9 L 1-3 W 7-3 W 4-0 W 4-1 L 1-8 L 0-8 L 0-6 L 1-6 L 1-2 L 0-5 L 2-7 L 5-8 W 8-0 W 16-1 L 4-9 W 12-5 L 4-6 L 1-7 L 4-7 W 5-4 W 8-5 W 4-2 L 0-3 L 1-4 L 3-5 L 0-8 L 0-7
* Southern Conference game ^ Gamecock Invitational (Columbia, SC) @ Triangle Classic (Raleigh, NC) # Seahawk Classic (Wilmington, NC) % Red and Black Challenge (Athens, GA) & Lancer Invitational Tournament (Farmville, VA) ! Southern Conference Tournament (Mt. Pleasant, SC) () extra inning game
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r-h-e 5-7-2 2-7-2 0-2-1 14-14-1 0-1-6 0-2-2 0-3-3 4-8-0 5-8-3 5-9-3 0-7-0 0-6-2 8-9-3 1-5-0 2-4-1 0-4-3 9-6-5 1-6-3 3-5-1 1-4-2 0-3-3 6-9-3 3-7-3 1-3-4 2-4-3 2-4-0 10-12-1 7-11-5 1-7-1 3-4-1 4-5-1 5-5-3 2-8-2 1-1-3 7-9-1 4-6-0 4-9-1 1-6-1 0-3-3 0-1-5 1-5-2 1-5-1 0-4-1 2-3-3 5-11-1 8-13-1 16-15-0 4-7-2 12-10-2 4-8-2 1-5-5 4-7-3 5-10-2 8-13-1 4-12-0 0-3-3 1-3-1 3-11-2 0-3-1 0-4-1
r-h-e 10-12-1 3-7-0 8-13-0 6-11-3 9-7-0 2-4-1 1-6-0 5-11-2 8-11-3 4-4-1 1-3-0 4-7-0 2-5-5 4-7-0 0-6-1 8-11-0 7-8-3 8-10-1 5-13-0 7-9-1 8-9-1 2-10-1 2-8-2 4-7-0 5-8-0 0-7-1 0-0-3 10-14-1 5-8-0 11-10-1 2-6-3 4-5-3 9-10-2 3-4-1 3-6-2 0-5-2 1-4-1 8-12-2 8-13-1 6-9-0 6-3-0 2-6-0 5-7-0 7-11-1 8-9-1 0-2-3 1-2-2 9-11-0 5-5-2 6-7-0 7-10-0 7-10-2 4-8-1 5-5-4 2-7-0 3-8-0 4-5-1 5-6-3 8-7-0 7-13-1
Inns 7 (8) 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 (8) 7 7 7 7 5 7
Record 0-1 0-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 2-8 2-9 2-10 3-10 3-11 4-11 4-12 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 6-16 7-16 7-17 7-18 8-18 9-18 9-19, 0-1 9-20, 0-2 9-21, 0-3 10-21 11-21 11-22, 0-4 11-23, 0-5 12-23, 1-5 13-23, 2-5 14-23, 3-5 14-24, 3-6 14-25 14-26 14-27, 3-7 14-28, 3-8 14-29, 3-9 14-30 14-31 15-31 16-31 16-32, 3-10 17-32, 4-10 17-33, 4-11 17-34 17-35 18-35, 5-11 19-35, 6-11 20-35, 7-11 20-36, 7-12 20-37, 7-13 20-38, 7-14 20-39 20-40
Pitcher of Record Pierce (L 0-1) Byrne (L 0-1) Byrne (L 0-2) Oakes (W 1-0) Byrne (L 0-3) Oakes (L 1-1) Pierce (L 0-2) Byrne (L 0-4) Pierce (L 0-3) Byrne (W 1-4) Oakes (L 1-2) Byrne (L 1-5) Oakes (W 2-2) Byrne (L 1-6) Oakes (W 3-2) Oakes (L 3-3) Oakes (W 4-3) Pierce (L 0-4) Oakes (L 4-4) Byrne (L 1-7) Byrne (L 1-8) Oakes (W 5-4) Pierce (W 1-4) Pierce (L 1-5) Oakes (L 5-5) Oakes (W 6-5) Pierce (W 2-5) Oakes (L 6-6) Pierce (L 2-6) Byrne (L 1-9) Oakes (W 7-6) Pierce (W 3-6) Oakes (L 7-7) Pierce (L 3-7) Oakes (W 8-7) Oakes (W 9-7) Pierce (W 4-7) Oakes (L 9-8) Byrne (L 1-10) Oakes (L 9-9) Pierce (L 4-8) Oakes (L 9-10) Oakes (L 9-11) Oakes (L 9-12) Byrne (L 1-11) Oakes (W 10-12) Oakes (W 11-12) Oakes (L 11-13) Pierce (W 5-8) Pierce (L 5-9) Oakes (L 11-14) Byrne (L 1-12) Oakes (W 12-14) Pierce (W 6-9) Oakes (W 13-14) Oakes (L 13-15) Pierce (L 6-10) Pierce (L 6-11) Pierce (L 6-12) Oakes (L 13-16)
Att. 150 450 367 200 102 25 25 25 35 25 109 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 187 331 176 167 156 107 107 45 25 112 112 47 51 73 62 62 75 112 112 96 41 41 71 71 68 57 57 25 25 94 94 97 239 239 102 110 115 111 111 105 0 317
Time 2:35 2:00 1:30 2:25 2:25 1:45 2:00 2:00 2:05 1:45 1:29 1:31 1:56 1:20 2:20 1:35 2:08 2:15 1:57 2:05 1:17 1:51 1:52 1:34 1:42 1:55 1:30 2:40 1:36 1:57 1:31 1:52 1:55 1:50 1:41 1:33 1:45 1:45 1:46 1:53 2:04 1:38 1:46 1:40 1:49 1:30 1:23 1:54 1:51 2:10 1:41 1:45 1:36 2:09 1:30 1:40 1:39 2:06 1:22 1:56
Batting Average Player ...........................................................................Avg. Jennifer Bonilla ............................................................. .350 Krista Judge.................................................................. .289 Kelly Allen ..................................................................... .288 Runs Scored Player ......................................................................... Runs Gwen Johnson................................................................. 37 Krista Judge..................................................................... 29 Jennifer Bonilla ................................................................ 23 Hits Player ............................................................................Hits Jennifer Bonilla ................................................................ 62 Krista Judge..................................................................... 54 Adriane Audley ................................................................ 48 Runs Batted In Player ............................................................................ RBI Kelly Allen ........................................................................ 37 Jennifer Bonilla ................................................................ 30 Adriane Audley ................................................................ 25 Home Runs Player ........................................................................... HRs Kelly Allen .........................................................................11 Jennifer Bonilla .................................................................. 7 Adriane Audley, Lynsi Pierce, Alixis Villarin ....................... 3 Doubles Player .................................................................... Doubles Jennifer Bonilla ................................................................ 15 Kelly Allen ........................................................................ 12 Alixis Villarin .................................................................... 10 On Base Percentage Player ...........................................................................OBP Kelly Allen ..................................................................... .412 Jennifer Bonilla ............................................................. .407 Gwen Johnson.............................................................. .379
UNCG Pitching Leaders Earned Run Average Player ...........................................................................ERA Vanessa Oakes ............................................................ 2.65 Lynsi Pierce .................................................................. 3.93 Danielle Byrne .............................................................. 4.77 Wins Player ..........................................................................Wins Vanessa Oakes ............................................................... 13 Danielle Byrne ................................................................... 6 Lynsi Pierce ....................................................................... 1 Strike Outs Player ..............................................................................Ks Vanessa Oakes ............................................................. 125 Lynsi Pierce ..................................................................... 82 Danielle Byrne ................................................................. 38 Innings Pitched Player ...............................................................................IP Vanessa Oakes .......................................................... 187.2 Lynsi Pierce ................................................................ 103.1 Danielle Byrne .............................................................. 98.1 www.uncgspartans.com
2005 SoCon Standings Conference Team W *College of Charleston 17 Chattanooga 15 Georgia Southern 14 East Tennessee State 10 Elon 9 Appalachian State 7 UNC Greensboro 7 Furman 3 * Regular season and tournament champions
L 4 4 7 9 12 14 14 18
Pct. .810 .789 .667 .526 .429 .333 .333 .143
W 53 46 28 25 31 24 20 15
L 18 21 32 33 32 36 40 47
Pct. .746 .687 .467 .431 .492 .400 .333 .242
2005 SoCon League Leaders Batting Average 1. Dani Concepcion, ELON ..................................................... .368 2. Janine Sprague, ETSU ........................................................ .358 3. Jennifer Bonilla, UNCG ..................................................... .350 4. Shanita Black, GSU ............................................................. .342 5. Renee Francis, COFC ......................................................... .328
Earned run avg 1. Rachael Stern, COFC.......................................................... 1.83 2. Lacey Swarthout, UTC ........................................................ 1.85 3. Logan Free, GSU ................................................................ 2.13 4. Courtney, ETSU................................................................... 2.23 5. Ashley Frizzell, UTC ............................................................ 2.27
Slugging Percentage 1. Kelly Allen, UNCG ............................................................. 2. Jayme Durand, COFC ........................................................ 3. Robyne Siliga, GSU............................................................ 4. Jennifer Bonilla, UNCG .................................................... 5. Renee Francis, COFC ........................................................
.564 .561 .556 .554 .533
Opposing bat avg 1. Lacey Swarthout, UTC ........................................................ .203 2. Logan Free, GSU ................................................................ .205 3. Ashley Frizzell, UTC ............................................................ .211 4. Rachael Stern, COFC.......................................................... .214 5. Rachel Henley, FUR ............................................................ .238
On base Percentage 1. Dani Concepcion, ELON .................................................... 2. Tara Tembey, UTC .............................................................. 3. Kelly Allen, UNCG ............................................................. Robyne Siliga, GSU............................................................. 5. Jennifer Bonilla, UNCG ....................................................
.450 .412 .412 .412 .407
Innings pitched 1. Rachael Stern, COFC........................................................ 283.1 2. Lacey Swarthout, UTC ...................................................... 265.1 3. Rachel Henley, FUR .......................................................... 227.2 4. Vanessa Oakes, UNCG .................................................... 187.2 5. Natalie Smith, COFC ......................................................... 180.0
Runs scored 1. Leshe’ Russell, COFC ............................................................ 55 Tara Tembey, UTC ................................................................... 55 3. Jeannie Cochran, UTC ........................................................... 50 4. Jessica Lyness, COFC ........................................................... 49 5. Jayme Durand, COFC ............................................................ 44
Batters struck out 1. Lacey Swarthout, UTC ......................................................... 282 2. Rachel Henley, FUR ............................................................. 218 3. Rachael Stern, COFC........................................................... 207 4. Natalie Smith, COFC ............................................................ 165 5. Belinda Barrera, ETSU ......................................................... 151
Hits 1. Dani Concepcion, ELON ........................................................ 74 2. Tara Tembey, UTC .................................................................. 70 3. Shanita Black, GSU ................................................................ 68 4. Leshe’ Russell, COFC ............................................................ 67 Berni Martinez, COFC ............................................................. 67
Wins 1. Rachael Stern, COFC............................................................. 32 2. Lacey Swarthout, UTC ........................................................... 30 3. Natalie Smith, COFC .............................................................. 21 4. Meredith Gay, ELON .............................................................. 13 Vanessa Oakes, UNCG .......................................................... 13
Runs batted in 1. Renee Francis, COFC ............................................................ 55 2. Melissa Ramirez, UTC............................................................ 50 3. Jayme Durand, COFC ............................................................ 48 4. Berni Martinez, COFC ............................................................ 45 5. Darcy Johnson, COFC ........................................................... 42
Saves 1. Rachael Stern, COFC............................................................... 3 Logan Free, GSU ...................................................................... 3 Brittney Lehrschall, ETSU ......................................................... 3 4. 4 tied at ..................................................................................... 2
Doubles 1. Dani Concepcion, ELON ........................................................ 20 2. Lindsay Glover, ASU............................................................... 18 Leshe’ Russell, COFC ............................................................. 18 4. Jennifer Bonilla, UNCG ........................................................ 15 Berni Martinez, COFC ............................................................. 15 Home runs 1. Jayme Durand, COFC ............................................................ 12 2. Leshe’ Russell, COFC ............................................................ 11 Meredith Miley, ELON.............................................................. 11 Kelly Allen, UNCG .................................................................. 11 5. 4 tied at ..................................................................................... 9 Stolen bases 1. Danielle Spetar, ETSU............................................................ 28 2. Shanita Black, GSU ................................................................ 27 3. Jeannie Cochran, UTC ........................................................... 25 4. Mary Beth Hazelwood, ETSU ................................................. 24 5. Natalie Willis, ASU .................................................................. 23
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Overall
Appearances 1. Rachael Stern, COFC............................................................. 53 2. Lacey Swarthout, UTC ........................................................... 46 3. Meredith Gay, ELON .............................................................. 38 Rachel Henley, FUR ................................................................ 38 5. 2 tied at ................................................................................... 36 Games started 1. Rachael Stern, COFC............................................................. 41 2. Lacey Swarthout, UTC ........................................................... 39 3. Rachel Henley, FUR ............................................................... 36 4. Vanessa Oakes, UNCG ......................................................... 30 Natalie Smith, COFC ............................................................... 30 Losses 1. Rachel Henley, FUR ............................................................... 25 2. Jennifer Hurley, ASU .............................................................. 17 3. Vanessa Oakes, UNCG ......................................................... 16 4. 3 tied at ....................................................................................13
First Team P P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF OF DP Utility
Rachel Stern, College of Charleston Lacey Swarthout, Chattanooga Jayme Durand, College of Charleston Jennifer Bonilla, UNC Greensboro Brittany Whitter, Chattanooga Jessica Lyness, College of Charleston Lindsay Glover, Appalachian State Janine Sprague, East Tennessee State Leshe Russell, College of Charleston Dani Concepcion, Elon Shanita Black, Georgia Southern Ashleigh Bull, Chattanooga Debbie Zeigler, Elon
Second Team P P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF DP Utility
Courtney Jenkins, East Tennessee State Logan Free, Georgia Southern Kelly Allen, UNC Greensboro Renee Francis, College of Charleston Bridget Loudermilk, College of Charleston Maria Laurato, Georgia Southern Berni Martinez, College of Charleston Megan Borgaard, Elon Aurora Johnson, Georgia Southern Krista Judge, UNC Greensboro Kristyn Hurt, Appalachian State Megan Jaudon, Furman
Player of the Year Janine Sprague, East Tennessee State
Pitcher of the Year Lacey Swarthout, Chattanooga
Freshman of the Year Robyne Siliga, Georgia Southern
Coach of the Year Chandelle Schulte, College of Charleston
2005 All-Tournament Team Rachael Stern, College of Charleston Bridget Loudermilk, College of Charleston Berni Martinez, College of Charleston Melissa Ramirez, Chattanooga Lacey Swarthout, Chattanooga Jeannie Cochran, Chattanooga Tara Temby, Chattanooga Dani Concepcion, Elon Rachael Henley, Furman Amber Nelson, Furman
Tournament Most Outstanding Player Rachael Stern, College of Charleston
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Single Season Batting Records Triples 1. Lisa Oltman ..........................................1992 ....................8 2. Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 ....................6 3. Erin Kluttz .............................................1995 ....................4 Erin Kluttz .............................................1994 ....................4 5. Megan Gough ......................................2002 ....................3 Win Hazlegrove ....................................1992 ....................3 Danielle Mirabal....................................1999 ....................3 Winn Hazlegrove ..................................1993 ....................3 Karyn Thompson ..................................1993 ....................3 Karyn Thompson ..................................1994 ....................3 Judy Baker ...........................................1999 ....................3 Krista Judge........................................2005 ....................3 Adriane Audley ...................................2005 ....................3
Lara Long Batting Average 1. Lara Long .............................................1995 ................398 Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ................398 3. Lisa Oltman ..........................................1992 ................389 4. Lara Long .............................................1998 ................387 5. Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 ................377 6. Danielle Sekula ....................................1996 ................372 7. Joni Gomez ..........................................2004 ................365 8. Karyn Thompson ..................................1994 ................363 9. Tara Steinhardt .....................................1995 ................362 10. Joni Gomez ..........................................2003 ................357 Hits 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Lara Long .............................................1995 ..................76 Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ..................72 Leigh Irwin ............................................2000 ..................71 Danielle Sekula ....................................1996 ..................70 Joni Gomez ..........................................2004 ..................69 Steph Workman....................................1997 ..................68 Shonda Spagnola.................................1995 ..................68 8. Lara Long .............................................1997 ..................64 9. Lara Long .............................................1998 ..................63 Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 ..................63
Home Runs 1. Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ..................14 2. Penny Thompson .................................2002 ..................13 3. Karyn Thompson ..................................1996 ..................12 4. Karyn Thompson ..................................1994 .................. 11 Kelly Allen ...........................................2005 .................. 11 6. Penny Thompson .................................2001 ..................10 Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 ..................10 Christine Sweeney ...............................2003 ..................10 Joni Gomez ..........................................2004 ..................10 10. Karyn Thompson ..................................1993 ....................9 Joni Gomez ..........................................2003 ....................9 Penny Thompson .................................2003 ....................9 Joni Gomez ..........................................2004 ....................9 Runs Batted In 1. Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ..................57 2. Karyn Thompson ..................................1996 ..................55 3. Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ..................48 4. Penny Thompson .................................2002 ..................47 5. Lara Long .............................................1995 ..................45 Erin Kluttz .............................................1994 ..................45 Lara Long .............................................1995 ..................45 8. Penny Thompson .................................2003 ..................39 Jennifer Bonilla .....................................2004 ..................39 10. Lara Long .............................................1997 ..................38 Slugging Percentage (min. 100 AB) 1. Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 ................695 2. Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ................691 3. Karyn Thompson ..................................1996 ................652 4. Karyn Thompson ..................................1994 ................649 5. Lara Long .............................................1998 ................644
Runs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Shonda Spagnola.................................1995 ..................66 Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ..................54 Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 ..................51 Shonda Spagnola.................................1994 ..................45 Karyn Thompson ..................................1996 ..................44 Joni Gomez ..........................................2004 ..................42 Kara Long.............................................1995 ..................41 Karyn Thompson ..................................1993 ..................41 9. Lisa Oltman ..........................................1992 ..................40 Karyn Thompson ..................................1994 ..................40 Winn Hazlegrove ..................................1994 ..................40
Doubles 1. Lara Long .............................................1998 ..................21 2. Lara Long .............................................1997 ..................20 3. Joni Gomez ..........................................2004 ..................16 4. Kim Benningfield ..................................2002 ..................15 Jennifer Bonilla .....................................2005 ..................15 6. Lara Long .............................................1995 ..................14 7. Penny Thompson .................................2002 ..................13 Jessie Marsh ........................................1998 ..................13 Jill Quilla ...............................................1997 ..................13 Erin Kluttz .............................................1993 ..................13
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Leigh Irwin 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Penny Thompson .................................2002 ................634 Joni Gomez ..........................................2003 ................614 Karyn Thompson ..................................1993 ................613 Lisa Oltman ..........................................1992 ............... .611 Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2004 ................575
At Bats 1. Leigh Irwin ............................................2000 ................214 2. Kristy Norton.........................................2000 ................210 3. Penny Thompson .................................2002 ................208 4. Leigh Irwin ............................................2001 ................200 5. Kristy Norton........................................2002 ................199 Jessie Marsh ........................................1997 ................199 7. Kim Benningfield ..................................2000 ................198 Kristy Norton.........................................1999 ................198 9. Shonda Spagnola.................................1995 ................196 10. Jill Quilla ...............................................1997 ................195 Walks 1. Karyn Thompson ..................................1996 ..................51 2. Karyn Thompson ..................................1995 ..................43 3. Judy Baker ...........................................1997 ..................33 Kelly Allen ...........................................2005 ..................33 5. Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2004 ..................29 6. Judy Baker ...........................................1999 ..................28 7. Judy Baker ...........................................1998 ..................27 8. Jennifer Aguilar ....................................2003 ..................26 Donna McLamb ....................................1993 ..................26 10. Karyn Thompson ..................................1993 ..................25 Stolen Bases 1. Leigh Irwin ............................................2001 ..................39 2. Leigh Irwin ............................................2000 ..................36 3. Lisa Oltman ..........................................1992 ..................26 4. Kim Benningfield ..................................2002 ..................22 Shonda Spagnola.................................1995 ..................22 6. Leigh Irwin ............................................1999 ..................20 7. Andrea Harrison ...................................2001 ..................19 8. Danielle Sekula ....................................1996 ..................17 9. Jessica Marsh ......................................1997 ..................16 Ashley Purcell ......................................2003 ..................16 Lynsi Pierce ..........................................2004 ..................16
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Single Season Pitching Records Wins 1. Christine Hornak............................. 1997 .........................27 2. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1995 .........................25 Christine Hornak............................. 1998 .........................25 4. Erin Chandler ................................. 1995 .........................23 5. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 .........................21 Erin Chandler ................................. 1996 .........................21 7. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1993 .........................19 Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1992 .........................19 9. Becky Gray ..................................... 1999 .........................18 10. Amber Watson................................ 2001 .........................16
Innings Pitched 1. Christine Hornak............................. 1997 ....................278.1 2. Erin Chandler ................................. 1996 ....................274.1 3. Christine Hornak............................. 1998 ....................220.1 4. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1995 ....................218.0 5. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 ....................216.1 6. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1992 ....................203.2 7. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1993 ....................201.0 8. Maureen Flynn ............................... 1999 ....................198.0 9. Becky Gray ..................................... 1999 ....................191.0 10. Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2005 ....................187.2
Winning Percentage 1. Erin Chandler ................................. 1993 ........... .929 (13-1) 2. Erin Chandler ................................. 1995 ........... .821 (23-5) 3. Amber Watson................................ 2003 ........... .733 (11-4) 4. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1995 ......... .714 (25-10) 5. Melissa Johnson ............................ 2003 ........... .684 (13-6) 6. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 ......... .677 (21-10) 7. Christine Hornak............................. 1998 ......... .658 (25-13) 8. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1993 ......... .633 (19-11) 9. Christine Hornak............................. 1997 ......... .628 (27-16) 10. Amy Poole ...................................... 2000 ........... .625 (15-9)
Appearances 1. Erin Chandler ................................. 1996 .........................54 2. Christine Hornak............................. 1997 .........................47 3. Maureen Flynn ............................... 1999 .........................42 Christine Hornak............................. 1998 .........................42 5. Becky Gray ..................................... 1999 .........................41 6. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 .........................40 7. Amy Poole ...................................... 2000 .........................38 Vanessa Oakes .............................. 2004 .........................38 9. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1995 .........................36 Kim Gaudio .................................... 1996 .........................36 Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2005 .........................36
Earned Run Average (min. 100 IP) 1. Erin Chandler ................................. 1993 ......................1.32 2. Amber Watson................................ 2003 ......................1.35 3. Amy Poole ...................................... 2001 ......................1.39 4. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1993 ......................1.50 5. Christine Hornak............................. 1997 ......................1.58 6. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 ......................1.68 7. Amy Poole ...................................... 2000 ......................1.73 8. Erin Chandler ................................. 1995 ......................1.87 9. Christine Hornak............................. 1998 ......................2.03 Amber Watson................................ 2000 ......................2.03 Strikeouts 1. Christine Hornak............................. 1997 .......................262 2. Erin Chandler ................................. 1996 .......................143 3. Maureen Flynn ............................... 1999 .......................142 4. Christine Hornak............................. 1998 .......................137 5. Amy Poole ...................................... 2001 .......................131 6. Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2005 .......................125 7. Amy Poole ...................................... 2000 ....................... 119 Amber Watson................................ 2003 ....................... 119 9. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1995 ....................... 112 10. Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2004 .......................109
Starts 1. Christine Hornak............................. 1997 .........................43 2. Erin Chandler ................................. 1996 .........................34 3. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1995 .........................33 Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2004 .........................33 5. Maureen Flynn ............................... 1999 .........................32 6. Erin Chandler ................................. 1995 .........................30 Christine Hornak............................. 1998 .........................30 Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2005 .........................30 9. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 .........................29 10. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1993 .........................28 Erin Chandler ................................. 1994 .........................28 Amber Watson................................ 2001 .........................28 Complete Games 1. Christine Hornak............................. 1998 .........................35 2. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1995 .........................30 3. Christine Hornak............................. 1998 .........................29 4. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 .........................28 5. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1993 .........................27 6. Erin Chandler ................................. 1996 .........................25 7. Maureen Flynn ............................... 1999 .........................21 Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2005 .........................21 9. Erin Chandler ................................. 1995 .........................20 Vanessa Oakes ............................. 2004 .........................20 Shutouts 1. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1993 .........................12 2. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 ......................... 11 Christine Hornak............................. 1997 ......................... 11 4. Christine Hornak............................. 1998 ...........................8 Amy Poole ...................................... 2000 ...........................8 6. Maureen Flynn ............................... 2000 ...........................7 Amber Watson................................ 2003 ...........................7 8. Five tied at..........................................................................6 Saves 1. Maureen Flynn ............................... 2002 ...........................8 2. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1992 ...........................7 3. Maureen Flynn ............................... 2001 ...........................4 4. Winn Hazlegrove ............................ 1994 ...........................2 Kim Gaudio .................................... 1995 ...........................2 Erin Chandler ................................. 1996 ...........................2 Amy Poole ...................................... 2000 ...........................2
Southern Conference Honors All-SoCon First Team Jill Quilla ...............................................1998 Lara Long .............................................1998 Danielle Sekula.....................................1998 Leigh Irwin ............................................2000 Kristy Norton .........................................2000 Joy Stogner ..........................................2000 Penny Thompson .................................2000 Leigh Irwin ............................................2001 Penny Thompson .................................2001 Penny Thompson .................................2002 Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003 Amber Watson ......................................2003 Joni Gomez ..........................................2004 Jennifer Bonilla .....................................2005
All-SoCon Second Team Christine Sweeney................................2002 Jennifer Aguilar .....................................2003 Jennifer Bonilla .....................................2004 Kelly Allen .............................................2005 Krista Judge..........................................2005
All-SoCon Tournament Joy Stogner ..........................................1998 Danielle Sekula.....................................1998 Amy Poole ............................................2000 Joy Stogner ..........................................2001 Kim Benningfield...................................2003
SoCon Player of the Year Lara Long .............................................1998 Leigh Irwin ............................................2001 Penny Thompson .................................2002 Jennifer Hubbard ..................................2003
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Career Batting Records 8. Joy Stogner ...............................1998-01 .........................31 Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 .........................31 10. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-94 .........................27 Jennifer Hubbard .......................2003-04 .........................27 Jennifer Bonilla .......................2004- .............................27 Triples 1. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 ...........................9 Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 ...........................9 Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 ...........................9 4. Lisa Oltman ...............................1992-95 ...........................8 5. Jennifer Hubbard .......................2003-04 ...........................6 6. Lori Leete ..................................1993-96 ...........................5 7. Courtney Adams ........................1992-93 ...........................4 Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 ...........................4 Adriane Audley ........................2004- ...............................4 10. Nine tied with ......................................................................3
Karyn Thompson Batting Average 1. Lara Long ..................................1995-98 .......................370 2. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................352 3. Jennifer Hubbard .......................2003-04 .......................348 4. Danielle Sekula .........................1996-98 .......................323 Jennifer Bonilla .......................2004- ...........................323 5. Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .......................313 6. Kris Harris..................................1992-94 .......................307 Joni Gomez ...............................2001-04 .......................307 8. Tara Steinhardt ..........................1993-96 .......................306 9. Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 .......................300 10. Jessie Marsh .............................1996-99 .......................299 Hits 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Runs 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................227 Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 .......................222 Jessie Marsh .............................1996-99 .......................212 Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 ....................... 211 Lara Long ..................................1995-98 .......................203 Leigh Irwin .................................1998-01 .......................196 Jill Quilla ....................................1995-98 .......................175 Joni Gomez ...............................2001-04 .......................158 Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 .......................154 Silvia Gabalda ...........................1994-97 .......................140 Shonda Spagnola......................1992-95 .......................140 Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................179 Shonda Spagnola......................1992-95 .......................143 Jessie Marsh .............................1996-99 ....................... 116 Kim Benningfield .......................2000-03 ....................... 111 Silvia Gabalda ...........................1994-97 ....................... 111 Leigh Irwin .................................1998-01 .......................108 Lara Long ..................................1995-98 .......................107 Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 .......................101 Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .......................100 Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 .........................94
Doubles 1. Lara Long ..................................1995-98 .........................55 2. Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 .........................41 3. Jill Quilla ....................................1995-98 .........................40 4. Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .........................39 5. Kim Benningfield .......................2000-03 .........................38 Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .........................38 Jessie Marsh .............................1996-99 .........................38
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Home Runs 1. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .........................46 2. Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .........................36 3. Joni Gomez ...............................2001-04 .........................20 Jennifer Hubbard .......................2003-04 .........................20 5. Kelly Allen ................................2004- .............................17 6. Jennifer Bonilla .......................2004- .............................14 7. Christine Sweeney ....................2002-03 ......................... 11 8. Jennifer Moran ..........................2002-03 ...........................9 9. Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 ...........................8 Lara Long ..................................1995-98 ...........................8 Danielle Sekula .........................1996-98 ...........................8 RBI 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................194 Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .......................151 Lara Long ..................................1995-98 ....................... 111 Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 .......................106 Jill Quilla ....................................1995-98 .........................98 Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 .........................90 Tara Steinhardt ..........................1993-96 .........................79 Judy Baker ................................1997-99 .........................79 Kris Harris..................................1992-94 .........................79 Danielle Sekula .........................1996-98 .........................79
Slugging Percentage (min. 200 AB) 1. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................654 2. Jennifer Hubbard .......................2003-04 .......................633 3. Kelly Allen ................................2004- ...........................565 4. Jennifer Bonilla .......................2004- ...........................524 5. Lara Long ..................................1995-98 .......................522 6. Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .......................483 7. Joni Gomez ...............................2001-04 .......................476 8. Erin Kluttz ..................................1993-95 .......................442 9. Danielle Sekula .........................1996-98 .......................426 10. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 .......................404
Kim Benningfield 10. Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 .........................51 Joni Gomez ...............................2001-04 .........................51 Stolen Bases 1. Leigh Irwin .................................1998-01 .......................102 2. Kim Benningfield .......................2000-03 .........................61 3. Jessie Marsh .............................1996-99 .........................53 4. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .........................45 5. Shonda Spagnola......................1992-95 .........................41 6. Silvia Gabalda ...........................1994-97 .........................36 7. Andrea Harrison ........................2000-02 .........................33 8. Rashida Bryant ..........................1997-00 .........................28 9. Danielle Sekula .........................1996-98 .........................27 10. Lisa Oltman ...............................1992-95 .........................26 Games Started 1. Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 .......................252 2. Leigh Irwin .................................1998-01 .......................243 3. Tracy Strommer.........................1996-99 .......................242 4. Kim Benningfield .......................2000-03 .......................240 5. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................236 6. Jessie Marsh .............................1996-99 .......................235 7. Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .......................227 8. Jill Quilla ....................................1995-98 .......................222 9. Joy Stogner ...............................1998-01 .......................215 Amanda Johnson ......................1999-02 .......................215
At Bats 1. Kristy Norton..............................1999-02 .......................785 2. Kim Benningfield .......................2000-03 .......................744 3. Jessie Marsh ............................1996-99 .......................709 4. Leigh Irwin .................................1998-01 .......................698 5. Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .......................675 6. Jill Quilla ....................................1995-98 .......................658 7. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................644 8. Tracy Strommer.........................1996-99 .......................610 9. Joy Stogner ...............................1998-01 .......................570 10. Lara Long ..................................1995-98 .......................548 Walks 1. Karyn Thompson .......................1993-96 .......................141 2. Judy Baker ................................1997-99 .........................88 3. Penny Thompson ......................2000-03 .........................75 4. Kim Benningfield .......................2000-03 .........................70 5. Tracy Strommer.........................1996-99 .........................63 6. Shonda Spagnola......................1992-95 .........................58 7. Jessie Marsh .............................1996-99 .........................57 8. Jill Quilla ....................................1995-98 .........................53 9. Lori Leete ..................................1993-96 .........................52
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Career Pitching Records
Yearly Offensive Leaders Saves 1. Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 .........................12 2. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 .........................10 3. Amy Poole .................................2000-03 ...........................2 Amber Watson...........................2000-03 ...........................2 Christine Hornak........................1997-98 ...........................2 Kim Gaudio ...............................1995-98 ...........................2 Erin Chandler ............................1993-96 ...........................2 Starts 1. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 .......................120 2. Erin Chandler ...........................1993-96 ....................... 113 3. Amber Watson...........................2000-03 .........................88 4. Amy Poole .................................2000-03 .........................84 5. Christine Hornak........................1997-98 .........................73 6. Vanessa Oakes ........................2004- .............................63 7. Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 .........................51 8. Kim Gaudio ...............................1995-98 .........................42 9. Becky Gray ................................1999-00 .........................36 10. Danielle Byrne .........................2003- .............................33
Winn Hazlegrove Wins 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 .........................84 Erin Chandler ............................1993-96 .........................70 Christine Hornak........................1997-98 .........................52 Amber Watson...........................2000-03 .........................48 Amy Poole .................................2000-03 .........................43 Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 .........................26 Vanessa Oakes ........................2004- .............................25 Becky Gray ................................1999-00 .........................22 Jessica Vanderploeg .................2002-03 .........................19 Melissa Johnson .......................2003...............................13 Danielle Byrne .........................2003- .............................13
Earned Run Average (min. 150 IP) 1. Christine Hornak........................1997-98 ......................1.78 2. Amy Poole .................................2000-03 ......................1.87 3. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 ......................1.89 4. Amber Watson...........................2000-03 ......................2.05 5. Erin Chandler ............................1993-96 ...................... 2.11 6. Tara Cxernecky .........................1992-94 ......................2.28 7. Becky Gray ................................1999-00 ......................2.45 8. Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 ......................2.46 9. Jessica Vanderploeg .................2002-03 ......................2.72 10. Vanessa Oakes ........................2004- ..........................2.80
Appearances 1. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 .......................147 2. Erin Chandler ............................1993-96 .......................136 3. Amber Watson...........................2000-03 ....................... 115 4. Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 ....................... 114 5. Amy Poole .................................2000-03 ....................... 112 6. Christine Hornak........................1997-98 .........................89 7. Vanessa Oakes ........................2004- .............................74 8. Kim Gaudio ...............................1995-98 .........................73 9. Becky Gray ................................1999-00 .........................57 10. Danielle Byrne .........................2003- .............................55 Innings Pitched 1. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 ....................839.0 2. Erin Chandler ............................1993-96 ....................702.1 3. Christine Hornak........................1997-98 ....................498.2 4. Amy Poole .................................2000-03 ....................528.0 5. Amber Watson...........................2000-03 ....................522.0 6. Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 ....................392.2 7. Vanessa Oakes ........................2004- ........................365.0 8. Danielle Byrne .........................2003- ........................270.2 9. Kim Gaudio ...............................1995-98 ....................261.2 10. Becky Gray ................................1999-00 ....................246.0
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Batting Average 1992............. Lisa Oltman............................................................389 1993............. Tara Csernecky ......................................................320 1994............. Silvia Gabalda........................................................375 1995............. Lara Long...............................................................398 1996............. Danielle Sekula ......................................................372 1997............. Steph Workman .....................................................352 1998............. Lara Long...............................................................387 1999............. Jessie Marsh..........................................................333 2000............. Leigh Irwin .............................................................332 2001............. Penny Thompson...................................................316 2002............. Penny Thompson...................................................339 2003............. Jennifer Hubbard ...................................................377 2004............. Joni Gomez............................................................365 2005............. Jennifer Bonilla ......................................................350 Hits 1992............. Lisa Oltman..............................................................58 1993............. Tammy Reavis/Donna McLamb ...............................43 1994............. Karyn Thompson .....................................................61 1995............. Lara Long.................................................................76 1996............. Danielle Sekula ........................................................70 1997............. Steph Workman .......................................................68 1998............. Lara Long.................................................................63 1999............. Kristy Norton ............................................................56 2000............. Leigh Irwin ...............................................................71 2001............. Kristy Norton ............................................................54 2002............. Penny Thompson.....................................................62 2003............. Jennifer Hubbard .....................................................63 2004............. Joni Gomez..............................................................69 2005............. Jennifer Bonilla ........................................................62
Strikeouts 1. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 .......................416 2. Christine Hornak........................1997-98 .......................399 3. Erin Chandler ............................1993-96 .......................368 4. Amy Poole .................................2000-03 .......................351 5. Amber Watson...........................2000-03 .......................332 6. Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 .......................247 7. Vanessa Oakes ........................2004- ...........................234 8. Jessica Vanderploeg .................2002-03 .......................152 9. Danielle Byrne .........................2003- ...........................140 10. Lynsi Pierce ...............................2004-05 .......................137 Shutouts 1. Winn Hazlegrove .......................1992-95 .........................29 2. Erin Chandler ............................1993-96 .........................21 3. Christine Hornak........................1997-98 .........................19 4. Amber Watson...........................2000-03 .........................17 5. Maureen Flynn ..........................1999-02 .........................13 6. Amy Poole .................................2000-03 .........................10 7. Vanessa Oakes ........................2004- ...............................6 8. Jessica Vanderploeg .................2002-03 ...........................5 9. Becky Gray ................................1999-00 ...........................3 10. four players tied with ..........................................................2
Joni Gomez
Amber Watson
Doubles 1992............. Lisa Oltman..............................................................11 1993............. Erin Kluttz ................................................................13 1994............. Winn Hazlegrove .....................................................11 1995............. Lara Long.................................................................14 1996............. Jill Quilla ..................................................................12 1997............. Lara Long.................................................................20 1998............. Lara Long.................................................................21 1999............. Kristy Norton ............................................................10 2000............. KeKe Grady .............................................................12 2001............. Penny Thompson/Joy Stogner ................................10 2002............. Kim Benningfield ......................................................15 2003............. Jennifer Hubbard .....................................................11 2004............. Jennifer Hubbard .....................................................16 2005............. Jennifer Bonilla ........................................................15
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Yearly Offensive Leaders (cont.)
Yearly Pitching Leaders
Regional/National Honors
Home Runs 1992............. Lisa Oltman................................................................2 1993............. Karyn Thompson .......................................................9 1994............. Karyn Thompson .....................................................11 1995............. Karyn Thompson .....................................................14 1996............. Karyn Thompson .....................................................12 1997............. Tracy Strommer .........................................................4 1998............. Lara Long...................................................................7 1999............. Becky Weedman........................................................2 2000............. Penny Thompson.......................................................4 2001............. Penny Thompson.....................................................10 2002............. Penny Thompson.....................................................13 2003............. Jennifer Hubbard/Christine Sweeney ......................10 2004............. Jennifer Hubbard .....................................................10 2005............. Kelly Allen ................................................................11
Wins 1992..............Winn Hazlegrove .....................................................19 1993..............Winn Hazlegrove .....................................................34 1994..............Winn Hazlegrove .....................................................40 1995..............Winn Hazlegrove .....................................................25 1996..............Erin Chandler ..........................................................21 1997..............Christine Hornak......................................................27 1998..............Christine Hornak......................................................25 1999..............Becky Gray ..............................................................18 2000..............Amy Poole ...............................................................15 2001..............Amber Watson .........................................................16 2002..............Amber Watson .........................................................12 2003..............Melissa Johnson......................................................13 2004..............Vanessa Oaks/Danielle Byrne .................................12 2005..............Vanessa Oakes .......................................................13
NFCA All-Region First Team Penny Thompson ...................................................................2002
Runs Batted In 1992..............Courtney Adams/Kris Harris ....................................27 1993..............Karyn Thompson .....................................................34 1994..............Karyn Thompson .....................................................48 1995..............Karyn Thompson .....................................................57 1996..............Karyn Thompson .....................................................55 1997..............Lara Long ................................................................38 1998..............Danielle Sekula .......................................................31 1999..............Kristy Norton............................................................30 2000..............Penny Thompson ....................................................34 2001..............Penny Thompson ....................................................31 2002..............Penny Thompson ....................................................47 2003..............Penny Thompson ....................................................39 2004..............Jennifer Bonilla ........................................................39 2005..............Kelly Allen ................................................................37
ERA 1992..............Winn Hazlegrove ..................................................2.30 1993..............Erin Chandler .......................................................1.32 1994..............Winn Hazlegrove ..................................................1.68 1995..............Erin Chandler .......................................................1.87 1996..............Erin Chandler .......................................................2.63 1997..............Christine Hornak...................................................1.58 1998..............Christine Hornak...................................................2.03 1999..............Becky Gray ...........................................................2.31 2000..............Amy Poole ............................................................1.73 2001..............Amy Poole ............................................................1.39 2002..............Jessica Vanderploeg ............................................2.11 2003..............Amber Watson ......................................................1.35 2004..............Lynsi Pierce ..........................................................2.28 2005..............Vanessa Oakes ....................................................2.65
Stolen Bases 1992..............Lisa Oltman .............................................................26 1993..............Shonda Spagnola ......................................................9 1994..............Karyn Thompson .....................................................13 1995..............Shonda Spagnola ....................................................22 1996..............Danielle Sekula .......................................................17 1997..............Jessie Marsh ...........................................................16 1998..............Jessie Marsh ...........................................................14 1999..............Leigh Irwin ...............................................................20 2000..............Leigh Irwin ...............................................................36 2001..............Leigh Irwin ...............................................................39 2002..............Kim Benningfield .....................................................22 2003..............Ashley Purcell..........................................................16 2004..............Lynsi Pierce .............................................................16 2005..............Gwen Johnson ........................................................14
Innings Pitched 1992..............Winn Hazlegrove ................................................203.2 1993..............Winn Hazlegrove ................................................201.0 1994..............Winn Hazlegrove ................................................216.1 1995..............Winn Hazlegrove ................................................218.0 1996..............Erin Chandler ....................................................274.1 1997..............Christine Hornak.................................................278.1 1998..............Christine Hornak.................................................220.1 1999..............Maureen Flynn ...................................................198.0 2000..............Amy Poole ..........................................................181.2 2001..............Amber Watson ....................................................168.2 2002..............Jessica Vanderploeg ..........................................149.1 2003..............Amber Watson ....................................................119.0 2004..............Vanessa Oaks ....................................................177.1 2005..............Vanessa Oakes ..................................................187.2 Saves 1992..............Winn Hazlegrove .......................................................7 1993..............None ..........................................................................0 1994..............Winn Hazlegrove .......................................................2 1995..............Kim Gaudio................................................................2 1996..............Erin Chandler ............................................................2 1997..............Christine Hornak........................................................1 1998..............Christine Hornak........................................................1 1999..............None ..........................................................................0 2000..............Amy Poole .................................................................2 2001..............Maureen Flynn ..........................................................4 2002..............Maureen Flynn ..........................................................8 2003..............Melissa Johnson........................................................1 2004..............Vanessa Oakes/Danielle Byrne .................................1 2005..............Vanessa Oakes .........................................................1
NFCA All-Region Second Team Leigh Irwin ..............................................................................2000 Penny Thompson ...................................................................2000 CoSIDA Academic All-American Winn Hazlegrove ...............................................................1992-93 Winn Hazlegrove ...............................................................1993-94 Kris Harris ..........................................................................1993-94 Winn Hazlegrove ...............................................................1994-95 Jennifer Moran...................................................................2002-03
Big South Honors All-Big South First Team Winn Hazlegrove ................................... 1993 Karyn Thompson ................................... 1993 Donna McLamb ..................................... 1993 Kris Harris .............................................. 1993 Winn Hazlegrove ................................... 1994 Karyn Thompson ................................... 1994 Kris Harris .............................................. 1994 Erin Chandler......................................... 1995 Winn Hazlegrove ................................... 1995 Tara Steinhardt ...................................... 1995 Karyn Thompson ................................... 1996 Danielle Sekula...................................... 1996 Jessie Marsh ......................................... 1997 Christine Hornak .................................... 1997
All-Big South Second Team Shonda Spagnola .................................. 1994 Erin Kluttz .............................................. 1994 Lara Long .............................................. 1995 Lori Leete............................................... 1995 Jill Quilla ................................................ 1996 Erin Chandler......................................... 1996
Big South Tournament MVP Winn Hazlegrove ................................... 1994 Erin Chandler......................................... 1996 Christine Hornak .................................... 1997
Big South MVP Erin Chandler......................................... 1995 Christine Hornak .................................... 1997
Big South Coach of the Year Melody Cope ......................................... 1995
Big South Scholar Athlete Winn Hazlegrove ................................... 1995
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1992 Record: 31-18-1 Head Coach: Melody Cope 2/19......... USC Spartanburg ...................... L 3-10 2/19......... USC Spartanburg ........................ L 6-9 2/22......... Campbell ...............................W 2-1 (8) 2/22......... Campbell ...............................W 2-1 (8) 3/3........... at Longwood ...............................W 8-0 3/3........... at Longwood ...............................W 8-4 3/5........... Elon ............................................. L 0-1 3/5........... Elon ............................................W 8-2 3/7........... vs. Virginia@ ............................... L 0-1 3/8........... vs. George Mason@...................W 9-5 3/8........... vs. East Carolina@ ...................... L 2-8 3/9........... at Francis Marion ........................W 8-0 3/9........... at Francis Marion ........................W 4-2 3/11 ......... at Charleston Southern...............W 4-1 3/11 ......... at Charleston Southern...............W 4-2 3/13......... vs. Campbell$ .............................W 8-6 3/13......... vs. Charleston Southern$ ...........W 4-0 3/13......... vs. Catawba$ ..............................W 4-2 3/13......... vs. Francis Marion$ ....................W 6-5 3/14......... vs. Catawba$ ..............................W 4-1 3/14......... vs. Charleston Southern$ ......W 1-0 (8) 3/14......... vs. Campbell$ .............................. L 1-3 3/21......... Drake ........................................... L 0-4 3/21......... Drake ........................................... L 0-7 3/23......... Ohio ............................................W 3-2 3/23......... Ohio ............................................W 6-4 3/24......... at Charlotte .................................. L 0-8 3/24......... at Charlotte .................................. L 2-4 4/2........... at Elon ......................................... L 2-9 4/2........... at Elon ........................................W 7-6 4/3........... vs. Radford% ..............................W 7-0 4/3........... vs. Gardner-Webb% ...................W 5-1 4/3........... vs. Charleston Southern% ..........W 7-4 4/4........... vs. Longwood% ........................ W 11-1 4/4........... vs. UNC Wilmington% ................W 2-0 4/4........... vs. California (PA)% ..................... T 3-3 4/6........... Charlotte ...................................W 10-0 4/6........... Charlotte .....................................W 3-1 4/8........... at North Carolina ......................... L 0-4 4/8........... at North Carolina ......................... L 0-7 4/10......... Georgia Tech ............................... L 1-3 4/10......... Georgia Tech ............................... L 4-6 4/11 ......... at Campbell ................................W 3-0 4/11 ......... at Campbell .............................. W 11-1 4/15......... at Virginia ....................................L 1-11 4/15......... at Virginia ..................................... L 1-4 4/25......... North Carolina ............................L 1-11 4/25......... North Carolina ............................. L 1-2 4/26......... George Mason ............................W 6-0 4/26......... George Mason ..........................W 10-3 @ East Carolina Tournament, Greenville, NC $ UNCW Invitational, Wilmington, NC % UNCG Invitational, Greensboro, NC
1993 Record: 36-14-2 (7-0-1 Big South, 1st) Head Coach: Melody Cope 2/20......... at UNC Wilmington@ .................W 2-0 2/20......... vs. Eastern Michigan@................ L 2-3 2/20......... vs. Penn State@.........................W 3-2 2/21......... vs. North Carolina@ .................... L 0-1 2/21......... at UNC Wilmington@ .................W 5-0 2/21......... vs. Penn State@.......................... L 0-2 2/24......... at Charlotte ...............................W 14-0 2/24......... at Charlotte .................................W 8-2 3/2........... Radford* ...................................W 12-6 3/2........... Radford* ...................................W 10-0 3/5........... at Winthrop* ................................W 2-0 3/5........... at Winthrop* ................................W 7-2 3/7........... vs. Valparaiso$ ...........................W 9-0 3/7........... vs. Illinois-Chicago$....................L 0-11 3/8........... vs. Evansville$ ............................W 8-2 3/8........... vs. Indiana State$ ........................ L 8-9 3/10......... vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay$ .......... L 2-5 3/10......... vs. Iowa State$ ............................ L 3-4 3/11 ......... vs. St. Louis$ ..............................W 2-0 3/11 ......... vs. Maine$ ................................... L 4-5 3/12......... vs. Evansville$ ............................W 4-0 3/12......... vs. SE Missouri State$ ...............W 4-0 3/17......... Elon ............................................. L 1-3
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3/17......... Elon ............................................. T 2-2 3/20......... North Carolina ............................. L 2-3 3/20......... North Carolina ............................. L 1-6 3/22......... Charleston Southern* .................W 6-0 3/22......... Charleston Southern* .................. T 7-7 3/30......... East Carolina ............................... L 0-5 3/30......... East Carolina ..............................W 7-5 4/6........... New York Tech ............................W 4-1 4/6........... New York Tech ............................W 6-0 4/8........... Coastal Carolina*........................W 1-0 4/8........... Coastal Carolina*........................W 6-1 4/9........... vs. Longwood% ..........................W 8-2 4/9........... vs. Radford% ............................W 13-3 4/9........... vs. Adelphi% ...............................W 1-0 4/10......... vs. St. Francis (PA)% ..................W 6-2 4/10......... vs. Campbell%.......................W 1-0 (8) 4/10......... vs. California (PA)% ....................W 4-2 4/12......... Barton .........................................W 9-0 4/12......... Barton .......................................W 10-1 4/17......... Campbell* ...................................W 5-3 4/17......... Campbell* ..............................W 2-1 (9) 4/18......... Longwood .................................W 12-0 4/18......... Longwood ...................................W 8-0 4/20......... Charlotte .....................................W 8-1 4/20......... Charlotte .....................................W 2-0 4/22......... vs. Radford& ...............................W 5-4 4/22......... vs. Winthrop& .............................W 7-0 4/23......... vs. Campbell& ............................. L 1-3 4/23......... vs. Towson&................................. L 1-2 * Big South Conference Game @ Seahawk Classic, Wilmington, NC $ Rebel Spring Games, Orlando, FL % UNCG Invitational, High Point, NC & Big South Tournament, Buies Creek, NC Big South Reg. Season Champions
1994 Record:35-23 (10-4 Big South, 3rd) Head Coach: Melody Cope 2/19......... at Charlotte .................................W 3-0 2/19......... at Charlotte .................................W 7-3 2/20......... St. Peter’s .................................W 15-0 2/20......... St. Peter’s ...................................W 6-1 2/25......... Virginia ......................................... L 1-2 2/25......... Virginia ........................................L 0-11 3/5........... vs. Purdue@ ...............................W 6-4 3/5........... vs. East Carolina@ ...................... L 2-6 3/6........... vs. UNC Wilmington@ ................. L 3-4 3/6........... vs. Canisius@.............................. L 4-5 3/7........... vs. SE Missouri State$ ................ L 1-2 3/7........... vs. Temple$.................................. L 2-4 3/8........... vs. Maine$ ................................... L 0-7 3/8........... vs. Illinois-Chicago$..................... L 0-7 3/10......... vs. Valparaiso$ ...........................W 3-0 3/10......... vs. Loyola$ .................................. L 3-6 3/11 ......... vs. Detroit$ .................................. L 1-4 3/11 ......... vs. St. Louis$ ..............................W 4-0 3/12......... vs. Radford$ ...............................W 2-0 3/12......... vs. Detroit Mercy$........................ L 3-4 3/15......... UMBC*........................................W 7-1 3/15......... UMBC*........................................W 3-0 3/16......... at North Carolina A&T...............W 25-0 3/16......... at North Carolina A&T...............W 16-1 3/19......... Winthrop* ..................................W 17-0 3/19......... Winthrop* ....................................W 7-4 3/22......... at Coastal Carolina*..................... L 1-2 3/22......... at Coastal Carolina*..................... L 1-3 3/23......... Coppin State .............................W 31-0 3/23......... Coppin State .............................W 18-3 3/25......... vs. Stetson%................................ L 0-2 3/25......... vs. Furman% ..............................W 9-5 3/26......... vs. Akron%................................... L 0-5 3/26......... vs. Charlotte% ............................W 5-1 3/30......... Marshall ......................................W 3-2 3/30......... Marshall ....................................W 10-2 4/1........... vs. Marshall# ............................... L 0-8 4/1........... vs. Campbell# .............................W 4-0 4/2........... vs. College of Charleston# .......W 12-4 4/2........... vs. Marshall# ............................... L 2-3 4/5........... Liberty* .......................................W 6-1 4/5........... Liberty* .........................................W -0 4/9........... at Charleston Southern* .............W 5-4
4/9........... at Charleston Southern* .............W 3-0 4/14......... at Radford* .................................W 5-0 4/14......... at Radford* .................................W 6-0 4/16......... at Campbell* ................................ L 0-3 4/16......... at Campbell* ................................ L 5-8 4/21......... vs. UMBC& .................................. L 2-3 4/21......... vs. Winthrop& .............................W 6-2 4/22......... vs. Towson&................................W 6-3 4/22......... vs. Coastal Carolina& ...............W 10-0 4/23......... vs. Campbell& .......................W 1-0 (8) 4/23......... vs. UMBC& .................................W 3-2 4/23......... vs. UMBC& .................................W 5-0 3/7........... vs. Canisius# ............................... L 1-5 3/7........... vs. Canisius# ..............................W 5-2 3/8........... vs. Canisius# ............................... L 5-8 * Big South Conference Game @ East Carolina Tournament, Greenville, NC $ Rebel Spring Games, Orlando, FL % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC # Furman Spring Fling, Greenville, SC & Big South Tournament, Rock Hill, SC # NCAA Play-in Series, Greensboro, NC Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Play-in Series
1995 Record: 49-17 (12-2 Big South, 1st) Head Coach: Melody Cope 2/25......... vs. Marshall@ .............................W 5-2 2/25......... vs. UNC Wilmington@ ...........W 4-3 (8) 2/26......... vs. Morgan State@ ...................W 22-0 2/26......... vs. Morgan State@ ...................W 12-0 2/26......... vs. Marshall@ .............................W 6-0 3/5........... vs. Creighton$ ............................. L 2-4 3/5........... vs. Temple$.................................W 3-2 3/6........... vs. Illinois-Chicago$....................W 1-0 3/6........... vs. Loyola (IL)$ ...........................W 1-0 3/7........... vs. Maine$ .............................. L 3-4 (8) 3/7........... vs. Illinois-Chicago$..................W 10-4 3/8........... vs. Detroit$ .................................. L 1-4 3/8........... vs. Loyola (IL)$ ....................... L 1-2 (8) 3/9........... vs. SE Missouri State$ .............. L 9-10 3/9........... vs. Stetson$ ................................W 9-2 3/11 ......... at Coastal Carolina*....................W 8-4 3/11 ......... at Coastal Carolina*....................W 3-0 3/14......... at North Carolina ........................W 8-6 3/14......... at North Carolina ........................W 5-0 3/18......... Towson* ......................................W 2-1 3/18......... Towson* ....................................... L 5-8 3/19......... UMBC*......................................... L 0-3 3/19......... UMBC*........................................W 8-3 3/21......... at Winthrop* ................................W 2-1 3/21......... at Winthrop* ................................W 3-0 3/22......... Akron ..........................................W 5-2 3/22......... Akron ..........................................L 3-11 3/24......... vs. Georgia Tech%.................W 5-4 (8) 3/24......... vs. Akron%................................... L 2-5 3/25......... vs. Charlotte% .....................W 7-5 (10) 3/25......... vs. Georgia Southern% ..............W 6-4 3/25......... vs. North Carolina%....................W 5-1 3/26......... vs. Kent State% ......................... L 2-10 3/28......... at North Carolina A&T...............W 19-0 3/28......... at North Carolina A&T...............W 19-1 3/30......... Kent State ...................................W 3-2 3/30......... Kent State ...................................W 4-1 4/1........... Virginia ........................................W 3-1 4/1........... vs. North Carolina .......................W 8-1 4/2........... vs. North Carolina .......................W 5-3 4/2........... at Virginia ..................................... L 6-7 4/5........... North Carolina A&T...................W 32-0 4/5........... North Carolina A&T.....................W 9-0 4/7........... at Liberty* ...................................W 5-2 4/7........... at Liberty* ...................................W 9-1 4/8........... UNC Wilmington .........................W 6-1 4/8........... UNC Wilmington .........................W 8-0 4/11 ......... Charlotte .....................................W 6-0 4/11 ......... Charlotte .....................................W 8-0 4/13......... at Radford* ...............................W 12-4 4/13......... at Radford* ...............................W 12-4 4/15......... Charleston Southern* .................W 6-0 4/15......... Charleston Southern* .................W 5-0 4/21......... vs. Liberty& .................................W 9-1
4/21......... vs. Winthrop& .............................W 8-7 4/22......... vs. UMBC& .................................W 4-3 4/23......... vs. UMBC& ............................. L 0-1 (8) 4/23......... vs. UMBC& .................................W 4-2 4/26......... at Furman ............................... L 2-3 (8) 4/26......... at Furman .................................... L 0-3 4/29......... vs. South Carolina! .....................W 5-2 4/29......... vs. George Mason! .....................W 1-0 4/29......... at Virginia! .................................... L 0-3 5/11 ......... at Campbell# ............................... L 5-6 5/11 ......... Campbell# ..................................W 3-2 5/12......... at Campbell# ............................... L 0-3 * Big South Conference Game @ UNCW Tournament, Wilmington, NC $ Rebel Spring Games, Ocoee, FL % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC & Big South Tournament, Rock Hill, SC ! Virginia Classic; Charlottesville, VA # NCAA Play-in Series; Buies Creek, NC Big South Reg. Season Champions Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Play-in Series
1996 Season: 29-32 (12-4 Big South, 1st) Head Coach: Melody Cope 2/23......... vs. Penn State@.......................... L 2-3 2/23......... vs. Marshall@ ....................... L 3-6 (10) 2/23......... vs. St. Francis@ .........................W 3-0 2/24......... vs. Temple@ ................................ L 1-2 2/24......... vs. Minnesota@ ......................... L 2-10 2/25......... Virginia ......................................... L 4-5 2/25......... Virginia .................................... L 4-6 (9) 2/28......... North Carolina ............................. L 0-9 2/28......... North Carolina ............................. L 4-8 3/1........... at Georgia Southern .................... L 3-4 3/1........... at Georgia Southern ...................W 6-4 3/3........... vs. Boston University$ ...............W 3-2 3/3........... vs. Boston College$ .................... L 1-2 3/4........... vs. Maine$ .................................W 3-2 3/4........... vs. Temple$ ................................. L 0-2 3/5........... vs. Temple$ ................................W 4-2 3/5........... vs. Detroit$ ................................. L 3-7 3/7........... vs. Maine$ .................................. L 2-8 3/7........... vs. Boston University$ ................ L 1-5 3/8........... vs. UNC Wilmington$ ................W 2-1 3/8........... vs. Valparaiso$ ..........................W 4-3 3/9........... at Charleston Southern* .............W 7-0 3/9........... at Charleston Southern* .............W 7-3 3/12......... Canisius ....................................... L 0-6 3/12......... Canisius .................................. L 4-5 (9) 3/16......... Winthrop* .................................. W 11-3 3/16......... Winthrop* ................................ L 2-3 (8) 3/22......... vs. Wright State% ...................... L 5-12 3/22......... vs. Georgia Southern% ............... L 0-3 3/23......... vs. George Mason% ................. W 11-5 3/23......... vs. Drexel% ................................W 5-3 3/23......... vs. Miami (OH)% ....................... L 4-10 3/26......... Radford* .....................................W 7-4 3/26......... Radford* .....................................W 5-4 3/27......... Charlotte .....................................W 8-3 3/27......... Charlotte ...................................... L 5-6 3/30......... Coastal Carolina*......................... L 2-5 3/30......... Coastal Carolina*......................W 10-3 3/31......... East Carolina*......................W 4-3 (10) 3/31......... East Carolina*.............................W 3-2 4/3........... at Liberty* ...................................W 1-0 4/3........... at Liberty* ............................... L 6-5 (8) 4/5........... at UMBC*................................... L 2-12 4/5........... at UMBC*....................................W 6-5 4/6........... at George Mason ......................... L 2-3 4/6........... at George Mason ......................W 16-0 4/9........... at Charlotte .................................. L 4-5 4/9........... at Charlotte .................................. L 1-4 4/13......... at UNC Wilmington*...............W 6-2 (8) 4/13......... at UNC Wilmington*..................... L 4-5 4/16......... Campbell ..............................W 7-6 (8) 4/16......... Campbell ....................................W 2-1 4/17......... Furman ........................................ L 0-7 4/17......... Furman ........................................ L 5-6 4/19......... vs. UNC Wilmington& .................W 3-1 4/19......... vs. UMBC& .................................W 7-4
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4/20......... vs. Coastal Carolina& .................W 5-1 4/21......... vs. East Carolina& ..................... L 3-19 4/21......... vs. East Carolina& ......................W 4-1 5/9........... vs. Jacksonville State# ......... L 2-9 (10) 5/9........... vs. Jacksonville State# ................ L 0-6 * Big South Conference Game @ Triangle Classic Raleigh, NC $ Rebel Spring Games, Ocoee, FL % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC & Big South Tournament, Rock Hill, SC # NCAA Play-in Series, Greensboro, NC Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Play-in Series
1997 Season: 40-25 (10-4 Big South, 3rd) Head Coach: Melody Cope 2/22......... vs. Ohio$ ..................................... L 0-1 2/22......... vs. Georgia Tech$ ........................ L 1-7 2/22......... vs. Illinois-Chicago$..................... L 1-2 2/22......... vs. Kentucky$ .............................W 7-4 2/23......... vs. East Carolina$ ......................L 3-11 2/28......... at College of Charleston ...........W 16-2 2/28......... at College of Charleston .............W 6-0 3/2........... vs. Boston College@ ................... L 2-9 3/2........... vs. Detroit@ ................................W 6-1 3/2........... vs. Maine@.................................W 4-2 3/3........... vs. Campbell@ ...........................W 2-1 3/5........... vs. Valparaiso@..........................W 9-0 3/5........... vs. Boston College@ ................... L 0-1 3/6........... vs. Maine@.................................W 7-2 3/6........... vs. St. John’s@...........................W 4-3 3/7........... vs. Fairfield@............................... L 3-7 3/7........... vs. Detroit@ ................................W 3-2 3/11 ......... Liberty* .......................................W 2-0 3/11 ......... Liberty* .......................................W 3-2 3/17......... Dayton ...................................W 1-0 (8) 3/17......... Dayton ........................................W 3-2 3/20......... Eastern Kentucky ...................W 3-2(9) 3/20......... Eastern Kentucky .......................W 8-0 3/21......... vs. Cleveland State%................... L 0-2 3/21......... vs. Rhode Island%......................W 4-1 3/22......... vs. George Mason% ................. W 11-2 3/23......... vs. Chattanooga% ....................... L 0-5 3/23......... vs. Cleveland State% .................. L 1-9 3/24......... Towson .......................................W 3-1 3/24......... Towson .......................................W 6-5 3/26......... Georgia Southern .......................W 6-1 3/26......... Georgia Southern .......................W 8-2 3/27......... UMBC*........................................W 1-0 3/27......... UMBC*........................................W 7-3 3/29......... Charleston Southern* .................W 5-0 3/29......... Charleston Southern* .................W 7-2 4/2........... at Radford* ............................W 5-4 (8) 4/2........... at Radford* ............................. L 4-5 (8) 4/4........... at Coastal Carolina*..................... L 0-2 4/4........... at Coastal Carolina*...............W 3-1 (8) 4/5........... at East Carolina*.......................... L 0-6 4/5........... at East Carolina*.......................... L 1-2 4/8........... at Campbell ................................W 3-0 4/8........... at Campbell ................................. L 1-3 4/10......... at Winthrop* ................................W 7-1 4/10......... at Winthrop* ................................W 7-3 4/15......... at Furman .................................... L 0-3 4/15......... at Furman .................................... L 0-8 4/18......... at Tennessee! .............................. L 1-9 4/18......... vs. South Florida!......................... L 0-6 4/18......... vs. Eastern Kentucky! .................W 6-2 4/19......... vs. Jacksonville State! ................. L 3-4 4/19......... vs. Morehead State! .................... L 3-4 4/20......... vs. Morehead State! ..............W 4-2 (8) 4/20......... vs. Tennessee! ........................... L 1-15 4/24......... at Virginia Tech ...........................W 5-4 4/26......... at Virginia ....................................W 1-0 4/26......... vs. East Carolina ......................... L 1-5 4/26......... vs. Liberty ...................................W 7-0 5/2........... vs. UNC Wilmington& .................W 4-2 5/2........... vs. Liberty& .................................W 9-1 5/3........... vs. East Carolina& ......................W 6-0 5/4........... vs. East Carolina& ......................W 3-0 5/16......... at South Carolina# ....................... L 0-5 5/17......... vs. South Florida#................... L 0-2 (9)
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* Big South Conference Game $ Rebel Spring Games, Ocoee, FL @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC ! Tennessee Tournament; Knoxville, TN & Big South Tournament, Rock Hill, SC # NCAA Regional, Columbia, SC Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament
1998 Record: 32-35 (7-5 SoCon, 2nd) Head Coach: Katie Flynn 2/13......... Campbell ....................................W 7-2 2/15......... Virginia ......................................... L 0-2 2/15......... Virginia ........................................W 4-2 2/20......... vs. Minnesota@ ........................... L 0-5 2/21......... vs. Ohio@ ...................................W 6-3 2/21......... vs. Temple@ ................................ L 1-2 2/21......... vs. UMBC@ ................................. L 0-2 2/28......... at Georgia .................................... L 0-5 2/28......... at Georgia .................................... L 0-7 3/2........... vs. Providence$ ........................ W 11-4 3/2........... vs. Boston College$..................... L 1-3 3/3........... vs. Detroit$ ............................... W 11-7 3/3........... vs. Maine$ ..................................W 8-0 3/5........... vs. Providence$ ........................W 12-3 3/5........... vs. Boston College$..................... L 0-7 3/6........... vs. Detroit$ .................................W 3-1 3/6........... vs. Valparaiso$ ...........................W 2-1 3/7........... vs. St. John’s$ ............................W 8-1 3/7........... vs. LIU Brooklyn$ ........................ L 4-5 3/10......... George Mason ............................W 1-0 3/10......... George Mason .......................W 2-1 (8) 3/11 ......... at East Carolina ..........................W 3-1 3/11 ......... at East Carolina ........................... L 3-4 3/18......... Eastern Kentucky .......................W 2-0 3/21......... vs. Saint Joseph’s%..................... L 3-4 3/21......... vs. Penn State% .......................... L 1-5 3/21......... vs. Kent State% ........................... L 0-1 3/22......... vs. College of Charleston ...........W 4-0 3/24......... Cleveland State ..........................W 4-2 3/24......... Cleveland State ..........................W 8-5 3/28......... at UNC Wilmington .....................W 4-0 3/28......... at UNC Wilmington ...................... L 1-7 4/1........... at Liberty .....................................W 3-1 4/1........... at Liberty .....................................W 8-5 4/4........... Furman* ......................................W 2-0 4/4........... Furman* ......................................W 9-7 4/5........... Furman* ......................................W 2-0 4/5........... at Furman* ...........................W 2-1 (10) 4/8........... Elon ............................................W 2-1 4/8........... Elon ............................................. L 1-2 4/10......... at Chattanooga*........................... L 0-7 4/10......... Chattanooga*............................... L 2-3 4/11 ......... at Chattanooga*........................... L 5-6 4/11 ......... Chattanooga*............................. L 0-16 4/14......... North Carolina ............................W 4-1 4/14......... North Carolina ............................. L 5-6 4/21......... at Charlotte .................................. L 3-5 4/21......... at Charlotte .................................. L 0-2 4/25......... Georgia Southern* ...............W 2-1 (10) 4/25......... at Georgia Southern* .............W 6-2 (8) 4/26......... Georgia Southern* ......................W 7-0 4/26......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 3-4 4/28......... Virginia Tech ...............................W 3-2 4/28......... Virginia Tech ...............................W 2-0 5/2........... vs. Georgia Southern.............W 5-4 (9) 5/2........... vs. Chattanooga .......................... L 1-7 5/3........... vs. Georgia Southern................... L 3-6 * Southern Conference Game @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC $ Rebel Spring Games, Ocoee, FL % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC & SoCon Tournament, Chattanooga, TN
1999 Record: 31-33 (7-9 SoCon, 3rd) Head Coach: Katie Flynn 2/16......... at Campbell ................................W 4-1
2/16......... at Campbell ................................W 2-1 2/19......... vs. Youngstown State@..............L 1-11 2/20......... vs. Radford@..............................W 7-3 2/20......... vs. Illinois-Chicago@ ................... L 0-9 2/21......... vs. Ball State@ ...........................W 5-3 2/21......... vs. Virginia@ ............................... L 1-8 2/27......... vs. Mercer# .................................W 6-1 2/27......... vs. North Carolina A&T# ........... W 11-7 2/27......... vs. Winthrop#..............................W 3-0 2/28......... vs. Mount St. Mary’s# .................W 6-3 2/28......... vs. Winthrop#............................... L 4-6 3/1........... vs. St. John’s$ ............................. L 2-8 3/1........... vs. Providence$ ..........................W 6-3 3/2........... vs. St. Francis$ ............................ L 0-1 3/2........... vs. St. Francis$ ...........................W 8-5 3/4........... vs. Providence$ ..........................W 3-0 3/4........... vs. Maine$ ..................................W 7-4 3/5........... vs. St. John’s$ ............................. L 1-5 3/5........... vs. Villanova$..............................W 2-1 3/6........... vs. Maine$ ................................... L 0-1 3/6........... vs. LIU Brooklyn$ .......................W 8-0 3/13......... Iona........................................... W 11-2 3/13......... Iona.............................................W 8-0 3/15......... at North Carolina ......................... L 2-8 3/15......... at North Carolina .................... L 1-2 (8) 3/17......... Colgate .......................................W 1-0 3/17......... Colgate .......................................W 4-3 3/19......... vs. Maine% .................................. L 2-5 3/19......... vs. Radford% ............................... L 3-6 3/20......... vs. Akron%................................... L 2-6 3/20......... vs. Colgate% ............................... L 1-3 3/25......... Radford .......................................W 2-1 3/25......... Radford .......................................W 3-2 3/27......... at Furman* ..................................W 7-2 3/27......... at Furman* ..................................W 5-0 3/28......... at Furman* ................................... L 2-5 3/28......... at Furman* .............................W 5-4 (8) 3/30......... Liberty .......................................... L 0-5 3/30......... Liberty .......................................... L 0-1 4/2........... Chattanooga*............................. L 1-15 4/2........... Chattanooga*............................... L 1-4 4/3........... Chattanooga*.......................... L 0-4 (8) 4/3........... Chattanooga*............................... L 1-5 4/6........... at Elon ........................................W 3-2 4/6........... at Elon .................................... L 3-4 (8) 4/8........... Charlotte .....................................W 5-3 4/8........... Charlotte ...................................... L 1-4 4/10......... College of Charleston*................W 5-2 4/10......... College of Charleston*................W 8-0 4/11 ......... College of Charleston*................W 3-2 4/11 ......... College of Charleston*................W 1-0 4/15......... East Carolina ............................... L 0-8 4/15......... East Carolina ............................... L 1-2 4/18......... UNC Wilmington .........................W 7-2 4/18......... UNC Wilmington .......................... L 0-7 4/21......... at Virginia Tech ............................ L 0-1 4/21......... at Virginia Tech ............................ L 0-3 4/24......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 1-4 4/24......... at Georgia Southern* ................. L 1-15 4/25......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 1-3 4/25......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 0-3 5/1........... vs. College of Charleston& .......... L 2-6 5/2........... vs. Furman& ........................... L 2-4 (8) * Southern Conference Game @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC # Charleston Cougar Classic, Charleston, SC $ Rebel Spring Games, Ocoee, FL % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC & SoCon Tournament, Charleston, SC
2000 Record: 37-29 (9-11 SoCon, 3rd) Head Coach: Katie Flynn 2/18......... vs. Youngstown State@..............W 9-1 2/19......... vs. Virginia Tech@ ....................... L 0-4 2/19......... vs. Ball State@ ................W 12-11 (12) 2/19......... vs. North Carolina@ .................... L 0-2 2/20......... vs. Minnesota@ ........................... L 1-5 2/22......... Campbell ....................................W 3-0 2/22......... Campbell ....................................W 3-0 2/25......... vs. George Mason# ....................W 5-1 2/25......... vs. Manhattan# ...........................W 2-0 2/25......... vs. Delaware# .............................W 1-0
2/26......... vs. La Salle# ...............................W 5-3 2/27......... vs. Towson# ................................W 4-3 2/27......... vs. Canisius# ..............................W 1-0 2/27......... at East Carolina# .................. L 4-5 (11) 2/29......... North Carolina ........................... L 0-10 2/29......... North Carolina ............................. L 0-2 3/3........... vs. UMBC$ .................................W 3-0 3/3........... vs. Campbell$ .............................. L 2-5 3/3........... vs. George Mason$ ..................... L 2-4 3/4........... vs. Lehigh$ .................................W 6-5 3/5........... vs. East Carolina$ .................. L 1-2 (8) 3/9........... Delaware State .........................W 13-0 3/11 ......... at Charlotte .................................W 5-1 3/17......... vs. South Carolina State%........W 10-0 3/17......... vs. Akron%................................... L 0-5 3/18......... vs. Elon%....................................W 7-3 3/18......... vs. Radford% .........................W 4-3 (8) 3/18......... vs. Ohio State% ........................... L 0-9 3/22......... Winthrop ................................. L 4-6 (8) 3/22......... Winthrop ................................W 3-2 (8) 3/28......... at Liberty ...................................... L 1-5 3/28......... at Liberty ...................................... L 2-4 4/1........... at Chattanooga*........................... L 0-5 4/1........... at Chattanooga*........................... L 2-6 4/2........... at Chattanooga*........................... L 1-4 4/2........... at Chattanooga*......................... L 3-10 4/8........... at College of Charleston*............W 2-0 4/8........... at College of Charleston*............. L 1-4 4/9........... at College of Charleston*............W 3-1 4/9........... at College of Charleston*............. L 0-7 4/11 ......... at Radford ...................................W 4-2 4/11 ......... at Radford ...................................W 6-0 4/15......... UNC Wilmington*...................... W 11-0 4/15......... UNC Wilmington*......................... L 0-3 4/16......... UNC Wilmington*.................... L 1-2 (8) 4/16......... UNC Wilmington*........................W 3-0 4/18......... at East Carolina ..........................W 5-0 4/18......... at East Carolina ..........................L 0-11 4/21......... Georgia Southern* ......................W 2-0 4/21......... Georgia Southern* ....................... L 1-9 4/22......... Georgia Southern* ......................W 5-4 4/22......... Georgia Southern* ....................... L 1-3 4/27......... Charleston Southern............... L 2-3 (9) 4/27......... Charleston Southern...................W 1-0 4/29......... Furman* ....................................... L 0-1 4/29......... Furman* ......................................W 4-3 4/30......... Furman* ...............................W 1-0 (10) 4/30......... Furman* ......................................W 3-0 5/3........... Elon ............................................W 8-0 5/3........... Elon ............................................W 7-1 5/5........... vs. College of Charleston ...........W 3-0 5/5........... vs. Furman................................... L 0-3 5/6........... vs. UNC Wilmington ...................W 7-3 5/6........... vs. Georgia Southern................... L 0-2 * Southern Conference Game @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC # East Carolina Lady Pirate Classic, Greenville, NC $ Millennium Dixie Classic, Virginia Beach, VA % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC & SoCon Tournament, Greensboro, NC
2001 Record: 31-27 (11-9 SoCon, 4th) Head Coach: Karen Lee Matteson 2/16......... vs. Miami (OH)@ ......................... L 2-3 2/16......... vs. Radford@..............................W 9-4 2/17......... vs. Purdue@ ................................ L 0-3 2/17......... vs. Long Island@ ......................... L 3-4 2/18......... vs. UNC Wilmington@ ................W 8-0 2/18......... vs. Temple@ ..........................W 2-1 (8) 2/23......... vs. Temple#.................................W 2-1 2/23......... vs. Fairfield# ........................... L 1-2 (9) 2/24......... vs. Fairfield# ...............................W 3-1 2/25......... vs. Towson# ................................W 6-0 2/27......... Radford .......................................W 2-0 2/27......... Radford .......................................W 7-2 3/2........... vs. St. John’s$ ............................W 3-0 3/2........... vs. UMBC$ .................................W 5-3 3/2........... vs. Akron$ ..............................W 5-2 (8) 3/3........... vs. St. John’s$ ............................W 2-1 3/3........... vs. East Carolina$ ....................... L 0-5 3/7........... at Coastal Carolina ................. L 1-4 (8) 3/7........... at Coastal Carolina ................. L 2-3 (8)
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3/13......... Appalachian State* .....................W 5-2 3/13......... Appalachian State* ...................... L 0-2 3/14......... Appalachian State* ................W 4-3 (9) 3/17......... vs. Towson% ...............................W 7-4 3/17......... vs. Robert Morris% ...................... L 0-2 3/17......... vs. Virginia% ................................ L 0-2 3/18......... vs. Middle Tennessee State%...... L 0-1 3/24......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 1-2 3/24......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 0-2 3/25......... at Georgia Southern* ..................W 5-3 3/28......... East Carolina ............................... L 3-4 3/28......... East Carolina ..............................W 5-2 3/31......... College of Charleston*................W 3-2 3/31......... College of Charleston*................W 1-0 4/4........... at Elon ........................................W 2-0 4/4........... at Elon ........................................W 9-5 4/7........... at UNC Wilmington*..................... L 5-9 4/7........... at UNC Wilmington*....................W 4-2 4/8........... at UNC Wilmington*..................... L 3-9 4/11 ......... Charlotte ...................................... L 4-5 4/11 ......... Charlotte .....................................W 4-3 4/13......... at ETSU*.....................................W 6-4 4/13......... at ETSU*.....................................W 8-0 4/14......... at ETSU*.....................................W 4-2 4/16......... at Campbell ................................. L 1-4 4/16......... at Campbell ................................. L 5-6 4/19......... Liberty .........................................W 5-3 4/19......... Liberty .........................................W 2-1 4/21......... Chattanooga*..............................W 3-2 4/21......... Chattanooga*............................... L 0-8 4/22......... Chattanooga*............................... L 1-7 4/24......... at North Carolina ......................... L 0-8 4/24......... at North Carolina ......................... L 4-6 4/28......... at Furman* .............................W 5-1 (8) 4/28......... at Furman* ................................... L 1-2 4/29......... at Furman* ................................... L 0-1 5/3........... vs. ETSU& ..................................W 1-0 5/4........... vs. Chattanooga& ........................ L 0-2 5/5........... vs. College of Charleston& .......... L 2-5 * Southern Conference Game @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC # East Carolina Lady Pirate Classic, Greenville, NC $ Millennium Dixie Classic, Virginia Beach, VA % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC & SoCon Tournament, Chattanooga, TN
2002 Record: 35-30-1 (8-12 SoCon, 6th) Head Coach: Karen Lee Matteson 2/12......... Elon ............................................W 8-5 2/12......... Elon ............................................. T 0-0 2/15......... vs. Ohio@ .................................... L 4-8 2/16......... vs. Virginia@ ............................... L 3-4 2/16......... vs. Radford@..............................W 4-3 2/16......... vs. Charlotte@ ............................W 5-2 2/17......... vs. Boston University@ ..............W 5-2 2/17......... vs. Ohio@ ...................................W 5-0 2/20......... at Radford ...................................W 4-0 2/20......... at Radford ................................. W 11-1 2/23......... vs. Elon# .....................................W 9-0 2/23......... vs. Michigan State# ....................W 1-0 2/24......... vs. Michigan State# ....................W 2-1 2/24......... vs. Elon# .....................................W 7-1 3/1........... vs. St. John’s$ ............................. L 2-3 3/1........... vs. Binghamton$ ....................W 5-1 (8) 3/1........... vs. Delaware$ .............................W 7-6 3/6........... at #24 South Carolina .................. L 0-6 3/6........... at #24 South Carolina .................. L 1-9 3/8........... at #1 UCLA% ............................... L 0-8 3/8........... vs. Long Beach State% ............... L 1-7 3/8........... vs. Syracuse% ............................W 4-3 3/9........... vs. Buffalo% ................................W 6-0 3/9........... vs. Santa Clara% ........................W 2-0 3/9........... vs. San Jose State% ................... L 0-2 3/11 ......... at St. Mary’s ................................W 5-1 3/11 ......... at St. Mary’s ...........................W 4-1 (8) 3/13......... at Santa Clara.............................. L 0-1 3/13......... at Santa Clara.............................. L 0-1 3/16......... ETSU*........................................ L 2-13 3/16......... ETSU*.......................................... L 3-4 3/17......... ETSU*.........................................W 7-5 3/22......... vs. #20 Florida State^ .................. L 1-3 3/22......... vs. Central Florida^ ...................... L 2-4
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3/23......... vs. Princeton^ .............................W 5-0 3/23......... vs. Campbell^ .............................W 4-3 3/27......... at Appalachian State* .................W 9-1 3/27......... at Appalachian State* .................. L 0-6 3/29......... Georgia Southern* ....................... L 1-2 3/29......... Georgia Southern* ....................... L 3-9 3/30......... Georgia Southern* ......................W 3-2 4/3........... at Charlotte .................................. L 0-6 4/3........... at Charlotte .................................W 6-2 4/6........... at College of Charleston ........W 2-1 (8) 4/6........... at College of Charleston .............W 5-2 4/7........... at College of Charleston .............. L 2-4 4/11 ......... Campbell ....................................W 3-1 4/11 ......... Campbell ................................ L 0-1 (8) 4/13......... UNC Wilmington*......................... L 0-1 4/13......... UNC Wilmington*........................W 4-2 4/14......... UNC Wilmington*........................W 3-0 4/17......... at Liberty .....................................W 2-1 4/17......... at Liberty .....................................W 6-1 4/20......... at Chattanooga*..........................W 3-0 4/20......... at Chattanooga*........................... L 4-7 4/21......... at Chattanooga*......................... L 4-10 4/24......... at East Carolina ........................... L 0-2 4/24......... at East Carolina .....................W 5-4 (8) 4/27......... Furman* ....................................... L 3-4 4/27......... Furman* ....................................... L 0-2 4/28......... Furman* .................................. L 2-7 (8) 4/30......... North Carolina ............................W 1-0 4/30......... North Carolina ............................. L 0-2 5/2........... vs. Furman& ................................ L 1-4 5/5........... vs. UNC Wilmington& .................W 5-0 5/5........... vs. ETSU& ................................... L 3-4 * Southern Conference Game @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC # Elon Invitational, Burlington, NC $ Millennium Dixie Classic, Virginia Beach, VA % National Invitational Tournament, Pleasanton, CA ^ Buzz Classic Tournament, Atlanta, GA & SoCon Tournament, Chattanooga, TN
2003 Record: 38-18 (14-6 SoCon, 2nd) Head Coach: Stephanie DeFeo 2/8........... vs. Boston College^ ....................W 1-0 2/8........... at South Carolina^ ....................... L 1-3 2/9........... vs. Georgia Tech^ .......................W 1-0 2/9........... at South Carolina^ ....................... L 0-3 2/11 ......... at Campbell ..............................W 10-4 2/11 ......... at Campbell ................................W 8-4 2/14......... vs. Fordham@ ............................W 5-4 2/14......... vs. Wisconsin@ ......................... L 0-10 2/21......... Toledo .........................................W 7-0 2/21......... Toledo .........................................W 3-2 2/23......... Kent State ...................................W 4-3 2/23......... Toledo .........................................W 2-0 3/8........... vs. Centenary#............................W 7-0 3/8........... vs. Canisius# ..............................W 7-0 3/9........... vs. Belmont# ...............................W 9-2 3/9........... vs. Monmouth# ...........................W 6-0 3/9........... vs. Central Florida# ....................W 4-1 3/14......... vs. Akron%..................................W 6-1 3/14......... vs. SE Missouri State% ..............W 8-2 3/18......... Marshall .................................. L 0-3 (8) 3/18......... Marshall ......................................W 6-3 3/19......... East Carolina ..............................W 8-6 3/19......... East Carolina ..............................W 5-4 3/22......... Chattanooga*..............................W 2-0 3/22......... Chattanooga*..............................W 3-2 3/23......... Chattanooga*..............................W 5-2 3/25......... at Virginia ..................................... L 0-9 3/25......... at Virginia ..................................... L 5-8 3/29......... at ETSU*...................................... L 3-5 3/29......... at ETSU*...................................W 12-4 4/1........... Hawaii ........................................ L 0-10 4/1........... Hawaii .........................................W 5-4 4/3........... Charlotte .....................................W 5-4 4/3........... Charlotte .....................................W 6-4 4/5........... Appalachian State* .....................W 9-0 4/5........... Appalachian State* ................... W 11-0 4/6........... Appalachian State* ................... W 11-1 4/12......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 0-1 4/12......... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 1-2 4/13......... at Georgia Southern* ..................W 8-0
4/18......... College of Charleston*................W 5-3 4/19......... College of Charleston*................W 8-1 4/19......... College of Charleston*................. L 4-9 4/23......... at North Carolina ......................... L 1-3 4/23......... at North Carolina ......................... L 0-4 4/26......... at UNC Wilmington*..................... L 2-3 4/27......... at UNC Wilmington*....................W 4-1 4/27......... at UNC Wilmington*....................W 7-0 5/1........... at Elon* .......................................W 5-0 5/1........... at Elon* ................................... L 6-7 (8) 5/3........... at Furman* ................................... L 2-4 5/3........... at Furman* ..................................W 9-1 5/4........... at Furman* ..................................W 7-2 5/8........... vs. UNC Wilmington& .................W 5-0 5/9........... vs. Chattanooga& ................... L 1-3 (9) 5/9........... vs. Georgia Southern& ................ L 0-2
5/8........... Elon* ............................................ L 4-5 5/9........... Elon* ............................................ L 0-6 5/13......... at Elon& ....................................... L 3-9 5/14......... Appalachian State& ................... L 3-13
* Southern Conference Game ^ Gamecock Invitational, Columbia, SC @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC # Charleston Southern Tournament, Charleston, SC $ Millennium Dixie Classic, Virginia Beach, VA % Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC & SoCon Tournament, Chattanooga, TN
2/5 .......... vs. Stephen F. Austin^ ............... L 5-10 2/5........... vs. Coastal Carolina^ .............. L 2-3 (8) 2/6........... at South Carolina^ ....................... L 0-8 2/6........... vs. Stephen F. Austin^ ..............W 14-6 2/11 ......... at NC State@ .............................. L 0-9 2/11 ......... vs. George Washington@............ L 0-2 2/12......... vs. Toledo@ ................................. L 0-1 2/12......... vs. Campbell@ ............................ L 4-5 2/13......... vs. Elon@ .................................... L 5-8 2/13......... vs. George Washington@...........W 5-4 2/23......... at Campbell ................................. L 0-1 2/23......... at Campbell ................................. L 0-4 2/25......... vs. Hampton# .............................W 8-2 2/25......... vs. Liberty# .................................. L 1-4 2/26......... vs. NC State# .............................W 2-0 2/26......... vs. Longwood# ............................ L 0-8 2/27......... vs. Fairfield# ...............................W 9-7 2/27......... vs. Delaware State# .................... L 1-8 3/4........... vs. Maryland% ............................. L 3-5 3/4........... at No. 13 Georgia% ..................... L 1-7 3/5........... vs. Radford% ............................... L 0-8 3/5........... vs. Oakland% .............................W 6-2 3/6........... vs. Oakland% .............................W 3-2 3/20......... at Radford .................................... L 1-4 3/20......... at Radford .................................... L 2-5 3/22......... vs. Ohio& ....................................W 2-0 3/22......... vs. UMES& ...............................W 10-0 3/26......... College of Charleston*............... L 7-10 3/26......... College of Charleston*................. L 1-5 3/27......... College of Charleston*................L 3-11 3/30......... Liberty .........................................W 4-2 3/30......... Liberty .........................................W 5-4 4/2........... at Elon* ........................................ L 2-9 4/2........... at Elon* ........................................ L 1-3 4/3........... at Elon* .......................................W 7-3 4/9........... at Furman* ..................................W 4-0 4/9........... at Furman* ..................................W 4-1 4/10......... at Furman* ................................... L 1-8 4/14......... at North Carolina ......................... L 0-8 4/14......... at North Carolina ......................... L 0-6 4/16......... Chattanooga*............................... L 1-6 4/16......... Chattanooga*............................... L 1-2 4/17......... Chattanooga*............................... L 0-5 4/20......... Charlotte ...................................... L 2-7 4/20......... Charlotte ...................................... L 5-8 4/22......... at North Carolina A&T.................W 8-0 4/22......... at North Carolina A&T...............W 16-1 4/23......... Appalachian State* ...................... L 4-9 4/23......... Appalachian State* ...................W 12-5 4/24......... Appalachian State* ...................... L 4-6 4/26......... at Virginia Tech ............................ L 1-7 4/26......... at Virginia Tech ............................ L 4-7 4/30......... at East Tennessee State* ...........W 5-4 4/30......... at East Tennessee State* ......W 8-5 (8) 5/1........... at East Tennessee State* ...........W 4-2 5/7........... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 0-3 5/7........... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 1-4 5/8........... at Georgia Southern* ................... L 3-5 5/12......... vs. Chattanooga! ......................... L 0-8 5/13......... vs. Georgia Southern!.................. L 0-7
2004 Record: 30-30 (8-12 SoCon, 5th) Head Coach: Stephanie DeFeo 2/13 ........ vs. Mercer@ ...............................W 5-2 2/13......... vs. Kent State@..........................W 5-3 2/14......... vs. George Mason@...................W 7-5 2/20......... vs. Winthrop^ ..............................W 5-3 2/20......... vs. Delaware State^ ....................W 6-1 2/21......... vs. Wright State^.......................... L 0-4 2/21......... vs. UMBC^ ..................................W 8-7 2/22......... at UNC Wilmington^ ...................W 4-3 2/22......... at St. John’s^ ..............................W 4-3 2/28......... vs. Boston College#....................W 2-0 2/28......... vs. IPFW# ...................................W 8-3 2/29......... vs. Eastern Illinois#...................... L 3-7 2/29......... vs. Furman#................................W 6-2 2/29......... vs. Charleston Southern# ...........W 3-2 3/3........... at Charlotte .................................. L 1-3 3/3........... at Charlotte .................................. L 3-4 3/9........... at UNC Wilmington ................W 7-3 (9) 3/9........... at UNC Wilmington ...................... L 3-9 3/10......... at Coastal Carolina ................. L 3-5 (8) 3/10......... at Coastal Carolina .....................W 3-2 3/12......... vs. Mount St. Mary’s$ .................W 3-2 3/13......... vs. James Madison$ ...................W 1-0 3/13......... vs. Charlotte$ .............................. L 2-5 3/14......... vs. Georgia Southern$................. L 0-1 3/19......... vs. Connecticut% ......................... L 2-8 3/20......... vs. Miami (OH)% ........................W 5-1 3/20......... vs. UNC Wilmington% ................W 6-3 3/21......... vs. Coastal Carolina% ................. L 4-6 3/24......... Radford ........................................ L 5-6 3/24......... Radford .......................................W 9-0 3/27......... Furman* ......................................W 4-3 3/27......... Furman* ....................................... L 5-9 3/28......... Furman* ................................ L 1-2 (12) 4/3........... at Chattanooga*........................... L 0-7 4/3........... at Chattanooga*........................... L 0-8 4/4........... at Chattanooga*........................... L 5-6 4/7........... NC State ...................................... L 2-7 4/7........... NC State ...................................... L 4-7 4/9........... ETSU*.........................................W 5-3 4/9........... ETSU*.........................................W 8-1 4/10......... ETSU*.........................................W 2-1 4/15......... North Carolina ............................. L 1-6 4/15......... North Carolina ............................. L 3-4 4/17......... at Appalachian State* .................W 5-0 4/17......... at Appalachian State* .................. L 1-5 4/18......... at Appalachian State* .................. L 1-5 4/20......... North Carolina A&T.....................W 8-0 4/20......... North Carolina A&T...................W 12-4 4/22......... Longwood ...................................W 7-1 4/22......... Longwood .................................... L 1-2 4/24......... Georgia Southern* .................W 6-5 (8) 4/24......... Georgia Southern* .................. L 2-3 (9) 4/25......... Georgia Southern* ......................W 2-1 5/2........... at College of Charleston*............. L 3-6 5/2........... at College of Charleston*............. L 1-5 5/8........... Elon* ...........................................W 7-5
* Southern Conference Game @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC ^ UNCW Seahawk Classic, Wilmington, NC # Charleston Southern Tournament, Summerville, SC $ Charlotte Tournament, Charlotte, NC % Georgia Tech Buzz Classic, Atlanta, GA & SoCon Tournament, Chattanooga, TN
2005 Record: 20-40 (7-14 SoCon, 5th) Head Coach: Stephanie DeFeo/Neil Avent
* Southern Conference game ^ Gamecock Invitational, Columbia, SC @ Triangle Classic, Raleigh, NC # UNCW Seahawk Classic, Wilmington, NC % Red and Black Challenge (Athens, GA) & Lancer Invitational (Farmville, VA) ! SoCon Tournament (Charleston, SC)
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The Southern Conference, which enters its 85th season of intercollegiate competition in 2005, has become known as one of the nation’s leaders in emphasizing the development of the studentathlete and defining the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has excelled as the premier Division I-AA football conference since earning that classification in 1981. The Conference currently consists of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Throughout its history, the Southern Conference has been an innovator in college athletics. The Southern Conference was the first “super conference” with its charter membership including the likes of Alabama, Auburn, and North Carolina. The SoCon, as it has come to be known by headline writers throughout the country, is the league that gave birth to the three-point shot in college basketball and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship winners have been selected from the conference. The Southern Conference office is located in the Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, SC. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, the Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the SoCon a first class meeting area as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.
SoCon Membership Appalachian State Mountaineers (Boone, NC • 1971) College of Charleston Cougars (Charleston, SC • 1998) The Citadel Bulldogs (Charleston, SC • 1936) Davidson Wildcats (Davidson, NC • 1936-88, 1991) Elon Phoenix (Elon, NC • 2003) Furman Paladins (Greenville, SC • 1936) Georgia Southern Eagles (Statesboro, GA • 1991) UNC Greensboro Spartans (Greensboro, NC • 1997) Chattanooga Mocs (Chattanooga, TN • 1976) Western Carolina Catamounts (Cullowee, NC • 1976) Wofford Terriers (Spartanburg, SC • 1997)
MEMBERSHIP HISTORY
The Southern Conference was formed on February 25, 1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Fourteen institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began in the fall of 1921. In 1922, six more schools - Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and Vanderbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the University of the South joined the ranks. Virginia Military Institute became a member in 1925 and Duke University came into the fold in 1929. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions having been affiliated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history. The first occurred in December 1932 when the Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the membership. The second major shift happened in 1953 when Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest officially withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. This change was brought about due to the desire of many of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular season basketball games against their local rivals. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that spans four Southeastern states. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. The most recent addition, Elon University, joined the Southern Conference on July 1, 2003. The Phoenix replaced Virginia Military Institute which left the conference on June 30, 2003. East Tennessee State, which joined the SoCon in 1978, left the conference following the conclusion of the 2004-05 academic year.
LEADERSHIP
Entering the 2005 football campaign, Geoff Cabe serves as the Southern Conference’s interim commissioner. A member of the conference staff since 1988, Cabe has been involved in every facet of the SoCon’s operation. Since 2002, he has been senior associate commissioner where his duties have included serving as the executive
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producer for all of the SoCon’s championship events and coordinator of all external relationships for the conference. Cabe previously headed up the league’s media relations department (1991-95) and its championships area (1995-99) and has been both an assistant commissioner and associate commissioner. Cabe, now in his second term as the interim commissioner, replaced Danny Morrison who served as commissioner from November 13, 2001 until June 15, 2005. Morrison recently became the director of athletics at Texas Christian University. The Southern Conference named its first commissioner in December 1950. Duke head football coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the first person at the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to include women’s athletics. He was succeeded by Dave Hart in 1987 who spearheaded the transfer of the league office from Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball Tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, introduced the current SoCon logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. He became the president of the Asheville franchise of the National Basketball Development League in 2001.
CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. In May of 1923, the league held its first outdoor track and field championship in Montgomery, Ala. Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) captured six individual titles on its way to winning the team championship. Two other sports - cross country and tennis - held their first championships during the 1920s. North Carolina won the initial cross country team championship in 1926 in Athens, Ga. Tennis crowned its first singles and doubles champions in New Orleans, La. in 1928. Donald Cram of Vanderbilt was the league’s first singles champion, while Leonard Chamberlin and Maurie Bayon of Tulane
won the doubles title. The 1930s saw four more sports - wrestling, indoor track and field, swimming and golf - celebrate their first conference championships. VMI played host to and won the first league wrestling team championship in 1930. Washington & Lee won the first indoor track team championship, which also took place in 1930 and was held at Chapel Hill, N.C. The University of Virginia hosted and won the first league swimming championship in 1933, while Duke captured the first conference golf team title at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. later that same year. Baseball was introduced as a Southern Conference sport in 1947 as Clemson captured the league championship that year. Rifle held its first conference championship in 1956, while soccer was the most recently added men’s sport in 1967. The Southern Conference began sponsoring women’s sports during the 1983-84 season. That year, volleyball, basketball and tennis championships were held in the league. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Southern Conference currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball.
COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS
The Southern Conference has also been a breeding ground for some of college athletics’ most recognized coaches and administrators. Legendary basketball coaches Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and Everett Case of North Carolina State both worked the sidelines in the Southern Conference. Rupp guided the Wildcats to a 30-5 mark during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for all his coaching accomplishments, Rupp never led Kentucky to a Southern Conference tournament championship. Case mentored the Wolfpack to six consecutive Southern Conference Tournament championships from 1947 through 1952. In North Carolina State’s final season in the league, the Wolfpack won the regular season title but fell in the tournament championship game to Wake Forest, 71-70. Despite coaching in the conference for just seven seasons, Case is the ninth winningest coach in league history and averaged 26.7 wins per year during his tenure, the best mark in conference history. Case was named Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year three times. Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins earned league Coach-of-the-Year honors three times in the late ’70s and early ’80s while at Appalachian State. Terry Holland saw his basketball coaching career take off at Davidson when he returned to his alma mater in 1970. Holland was honored as the Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year for three consecutive seasons from 1970-72 and led the Wildcats to the conference tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1970. Holland later led Virginia to the Final Four in 1984. After his coaching career concluded, Holland returned to the Southern Conference as the athletic director at Davidson from 19901995 before accepting the same position at Virginia. Even the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant got his coaching start in the Southern Conference as he guided the Maryland Terrapins in 1945. A former Southern Conference football coach who reached “folk legend” status is the late Frank Howard of Clemson, who guided the Tigers as a league member from 1940-52. The incomparable Howard won 69 Southern Conference games which still ranks tied for fourth on the league’s all-time coaching victories list. The Southern Conference has been represented on the sidelines at five Super Bowls in recent years. Bobby Ross, who piloted the San Diego Chargers to the 1996 Super Bowl, was the head coach at The Citadel from 1973-77. Former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy directed William & Mary from 1964-68. He was succeeded at William & Mary by Lou Holtz. William & Mary competed in the Southern Conference from 1936-77. Wallace Wade coached the Duke football program to six Southern Conference championships in his 16-year term as the Blue Devils head coach. Wade was the league’s all-time winningest gridiron coach with 110 victories until that mark was surpassed in 2002 by Appalachian State’s Jerry Moore.
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