Megan Mischler 7 >> Position: Forward >> Year: Senior >> Height: 5-5 >> Hometown: Moon Township, Pa. >> Major: Journalism At West Virginia In 2009 Led WVU in goals (five), game-winners (three) and points (12) in 2009 … NSCAA third team all-Northeast region … all-BIG EAST third-team selection … preseason all-BIG EAST choice … started all 23 matches, working 90-plus minutes in 11 matches … scored WVU’s first goal of the season in victory at No. 5 Penn State … one goal and one assist-effort against Duquesne … one assist and six shots at Pitt … five shots in win over Tennessee ... goals in back-to-back league games against No. 8 Notre Dame and DePaul ... five shots, including two on-goal, in shutout win over Syracuse ... two shots in loss at Georgetown ... four shots in 106 minutes at Connecticut ... three shots, including team-leading fifth goal, in 1-0 win at Providence … five shots in BIG EAST semifinals against Marquette … tied season and career high with six shots against Loyola (Md.) in NCAA tournament. At West Virginia in 2008 Stellar sophomore season cut short with broken fibula on Oct. 12 against Connecticut … led team in scoring at time of her injury … started first 15 matches before missing final eight matches of the season … averaged 80 minutes per contest … third team all-BIG EAST … First Tennessee Lady Vols Classic all-tournament team … First Tennessee Lady Vols Classic Offensive MVP … Notre Dame Inn at St. Mary’s Classic all-tournament team Mischler’s Career Numbers Year M MS S 2007 21 0 23 2008 15 15 48 2009 23 23 63 Career 59 38 134
G 1 6 5 12
… goal in season-opener against Towson … lone WVU goal against No. 21 Santa Clara … four shots in 104 minutes against Washington State … tied career high with six shots against Kentucky … a pair of two-goal efforts in wins over No. 6 Virginia and BIG EAST foe Syracuse … three shots and first career assist in win over Providence.
six years on the Pennsylvania ODP team and spent five years on the Region I pool teams ... played club for the Pittsburgh Strikers ... two-time NSCAA Regional All-American ... three-time state cup champions with Beadling Soccer Club and Pittsburgh Strikers … ran track and field in high school, a state qualifier in the hurdles ... four-year honor roll member and four-year student council member.
At West Virginia in 2007 Outstanding freshman season, appearing in 21 of 25 games at forward … Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Freshman all-Region … logged 481 minutes, the most of any freshman … took two shots against nationally ranked Virginia and Penn State … scored first career goal in the 76th minute at Syracuse to tie the game … named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Oct. 1 … attempted a season-high six shots in 1-0 win at Villanova … fired two shots in 43 minutes against USF … gave 28 solid minutes off the bench in NCAA round one win over Navy.
Personal Daughter of Kathy and James Mischler ... one of two children ... brother, Ryan, runs cross country and track at West Virginia Wesleyan … birthday is August 8 … majoring in journalism ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member … BIG EAST Academic All-Star … a member of WVU’s Student Government Association’s Public Relations team.
In High School Soccer Buzz Top 75 recruit ... four-time all-section player at Moon Area High ... was a three-time all-WPIAL and all-state choice ... school’s career record holder in goals, assists and points ... 2004 and 2006 PIAA state finalists ... four-time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Star and two-time West Player of the Year ... three-time Pittsburgh Tribune Review Elite 11 All-Star ... played
GWG 0 1 3 4
A 0 1 2 3
Pts 2 13 12 27
C/E 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Mischler’s Single Game Career Highs Shots 6, four times, most recent vs. Loyola (Md.) (11/13/09) Shots on Goal 4, vs. Syracuse (9/28/08) Goals 2, two times, most recent vs. Syracuse (9/28/08) Assists 1, three times, most recent at Pitt (09/18/09) Points 4, two times, most recent vs. Syracuse (9/28/08)
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