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Players

#00 Kelsey Hopper #1 sara Mccaw #2 Maryann sibrizzi #3 courtney stafford #4 carrie talbert #5 racHel didier

#6 ila torfin #7 Jessie davis #8 allie KaHler #10 saraH Murray #12 saraH varnell #13 KiMberly williaMs

#14 eliza evans #15 annaH Kane #17 nelson reaMes #18 Jessie breazeale #19 Megan aManatides #21 asHley flynn

#22 Morgan edwards #23 anna sMitHer #24 Haley carson

2011 soccer rosterNo. Name yr Pos Ht Hometown/ High school00 Kelsey Hopper SO GK 5’10” Wilmington, N.C./Ashley

1 Sara McCaw FR GK 5’9” Everton, N,J./Northwoods

2 Maryann Sibrizzi FR D/M 5’5” Clayton, N.C./Clayton

3 Courtney Stafford SR F 5’6” Jacksonville, N.C./Northside

4 Carrie Talbert JR M 5’5” Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover

5 Rachel Didier FR M 5’5” Cary, Ill./Praire Ridge

6 Ila Torfin SO D 5’3” Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge

7 Jessie Davis SO F/M 5’6” Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Fuquay-Varina

8 Allie Kahler FR M 5’10” Winston Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor

10 Sarah Murray SR M 5’7” Raleigh, N.C./Broughton

12 Sarah Varnell FR M/D 5’3” Kill Devil Hills, N.C./First Flight

13 Kimberly Williams JR M 5’2” Red Oak, N.C./Northern Nash

14 Eliza Evans SO M 5’6” Raleigh, N.C./Enloe

15 Annah Kane JR D 5’7” Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield

17 Nelson Reames FR M 5’3” Pine Mountain, Ga./LaGrange Academy

18 Jessie Breazeale SR M 5’5” Youngsville, N.C./Wake Forest-Rolesville

19 Megan Amanatides FR F/M 5’11” Greenville, N.C./Palmetto Bay (Fla.)

21 Ashley Flynn SO D 5’10” Raleigh, N.C./St. Mary’s

22 Morgan Edwards FR M/D 5’5” Wilmington, N.C./Wilmington Hoggard

23 Anna Smither FR M/F 6’0” Raleigh, N.C./St. Mary’s

24 Haley Carson FR F/D 5’8” Southern Shores, N.C./First Flight

head Coach: Paul Smith

assistant Coaches: Ashley Riggs and Jesse Saunders

athletics Director: Jackie Myers assistant athletics Director/sports

information Director: Greg Jarvis

WeatHersPooN GymNasiumThe home to Meredith’s basketball and volleyball teams. The facility

provides up-close seating for over 500 spectators. The complex also

includes locker rooms, athletics offices, a training room, a fitness

center, a 5,000 square-foot dance studio and a six-lane, indoor

swimming pool.

mereditH atHletic Field aNd track comPlexThe home to Meredith’s soccer and cross country teams. The complex

includes a lighted competition level track, a FieldTurf artificial playing

surface capable of supporting soccer and lacrosse games and a stor-

age facility. Future phases of the project will include a grandstand,

hospitality areas, support facilities, restrooms, brick arcade and locker

rooms. The cross country team uses the complex as well as the Col-

lege’s 225-acre campus and the Reedy Creek Greenway.

mereditH soFtball comPlexThe home of Meredith softball has recently undergone several

renovations. The addition of irrigation to the Bermuda field and

infield improvements have stepped up the playing conditions to

make it one of the best fields in the area. New dugouts have also

been completed to increase comfort for the players and enhance

the game atmosphere.

mereditH teNNis comPlexThe home of the Meredith tennis program includes six lighted tennis

courts with windscreen. Over the summer of 2007, the courts were

resurfaced with a new color scheme—a “US Open Blue” inner court

surrounded by a green outer court. This new color scheme will help to

heighten the visibility of the ball for players and fans.

atHletic Facilities

The Avenging Angels enjoy a home field advantage at the Meredith

Athletic Field and Track Complex.

coacHiNG staFFPaul smitH

Paul Smith enters his eleventh season

as head coach of the Meredith College

Soccer team. During the 2009 season

Meredith claimed the regular season

USA South title and Smith received

coach of the year honors. In 2008,

Smith led the Avenging Angels to Mer-

edith’s first ever USA South Confer-

ence Championship and an automatic

bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s

Soccer tournament. The team finished the regular season in second

place of the USA South with an overall 17-4 record and defeated

host and number one seeded Christopher Newport in the conference

tournament. The 2007 team finished with a fourth place finish in the

USA South. The 2006 season ended with 17 wins and their first ever

bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer tournament. The 2006

season also included a 12 game win streak, 14 game non-losing

streak and 14 shutouts. Five players were named to the USA South

All-Conference teams including the rookie of the year. Smith was

named the 2006 National Coach of the Year of the Association of

Division III Independents.

Smith has rebuilt the Meredith College program to a team capable

of consistently playing in the Division III NCAA tournament. Smith

came to Meredith from Garner High School where he served as the

head men’s and women’s soccer coach. While coaching there, he was

named the Region III Coach of the Year four times and the 1995 N.C.

High School Coach of the Year. He also coached the Capital Area Soc-

cer League (CASL) 1983 Spartan Vipers club team to a #2 national

ranking and the CASL 1978 team to a #6 national ranking. Smith

served as an N.C. Olympic Development coach from 1989-1996 and

has coached 14 National Team players or All-Americans. He has also

served as a play-by-play announcer and television analyst for the USISL

Raleigh Flyers professional soccer team.

Smith’s college playing experience at Methodist College from 1982-

1985 led to his being named three times to the Dixie Conference

All-Academic team. He was also named to the NSCAA/GTA Academic

All-American team in 1984. Smith was selected as a midfielder to

the Dixie All-Conference team and 1983 All South player. He partici-

pated in the 1983 USOC Under-20 Olympic team trials and played

USISL B league Pro Soccer from 1986-88 with the Molsen Golden

and Raleigh United.

asHley riGGsAshley Riggs enters her fourth season as assistant coach of the

Meredith College Soccer team. Riggs joins Coach Paul Smith in

continuing the success of Meredith’s soccer program.

Riggs has a wide range of soccer coaching experience. In 2006, she

served as the Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Coach at Leesville Road

High School. Previously she coached

at Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.) High

School in various roles. She was the

Girls Varsity Soccer Coach from 2000-

06, Girls Middle School Lacrosse

Coach from 2001-06, Girls Assistant

Varsity Lacrosse Coach in 2000, and

the Girls JV Soccer Coach from 1999-

2000. Her honors include New York

State AA High School Coach of the

Year 2005, Syracuse Post Standard Coach of the Year 2005, and the

Colonial League Coach of the Year 2004 and 2005. She led Cicero-

North Syracuse High School to 2005 League champions, sectional

champions and the State Final Four.

Riggs was also an accomplished player in college as a member of

the University of North Carolina Tarheels team that won three NCAA

Women’s Soccer Championships. She served as a team captain her

senior year and was a varsity letter winner all four years. As a high

school player, she was an N.C. Prep High School All-American, lead-

ing Sanderson to two North Carolina High School Athletic Association

(NCHSAA) regional championships and two NCHSAA 4A finals. She

was named the 1991 MVP of the championship team and set an

N.C. finals record with four goals. Riggs also was the captain of the

Under-16 National Champion Fairfax FC (Va.) team.

Riggs is a health and physical education teacher at Leesville High

School in Raleigh, N.C. Riggs graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in

physical education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill and a Master of Science in sports management from Illinois

State University.

meredith record (years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122-57-7 (10)

2009 record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5 (7-2 USA South)

alma mater/year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methodist/1985

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Previous records

year w l t Coach win% 2010 14 5 0 Smith 2009 15 4 1 Smith 2008 17 5 0 Smith 2007 10 7 0 Smith 2006 17 4 1 Smith 2005 14 5 1 Smith 2004 7 10 0 Smith 2003 10 5 1 Smith 2002 11 4 2 Smith 2001 7 8 1 Smith paul smith - meredith Career 122 57 7 10 seasons 0.682

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media iNFormatioN

All inquiries about interviews, press credentials, broadcasting

requests, and other related sports information areas should be sent

to Greg Jarvis, sports information director, at [email protected],

(919) 760-8811.

broadcastiNG iNFormatioN

The 2011-12 sports season will feature at least 45 Meredith

College athletics events to be broadcast live and archived on the

athletics web site. Meredith’s athletics broadcasting team is made

up of faculty member Michael Novak and guest broadcasters. All

broadcasts can be found on Meredith’s official athletics web site at

www.goavengingangels.com.

WWW.GoaveNGiNGaNGels.comFollow the Avenging Angels on Meredith’s official athletics web site

at www.goavengingangels.com throughout the 2011-12 season. The

site features game notes, schedules, rosters, player and coaches’ bios,

game recaps and special news related to the program.

sPorts iNFormatioN

mereditH colleGe Quick Facts

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh, N.C.

Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1891

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,982

Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Avenging Angels

Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon, Black and White

Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division III

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA South Athletic Conference

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Allen

Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Myers (Elon/1978)

Asst. Athletics Director/SID .....Greg Jarvis (Virginia Tech/1994)

Senior Woman Administrator/Athletic Trainer ..... Sharon Malley

Athletics Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8205

Athletics Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.goavengingangels.com

Mailing Address ....3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607

SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8811

SID Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

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the Usa south athletic Conference is home to 13 institutions, five

in Virginia, five in north Carolina, two in georgia and one in ten-

nessee. the conference consists of averett University, Christopher

newport University, Ferrum College, greensboro College, peace

College, shenandoah University, methodist University, mary

baldwin College, meredith College and north Carolina wesleyan

College. the two georgia institutions, agnes scott College and

lagrange College, became competing members of the conference

in the fall of 2009 as women’s lacrosse only members. the lone

tennessee institution, maryville College, entered the conference in

2005 as a football-only member. the 2012-13 season will see the

departure of shenandoah University and the addition of maryville

College, legrange College and piedmont College as full members.

mereditH colleGe atHletics HistoryAthletics at Meredith

College began in

1904 with the advent

of Meredith’s Athletic

Association. The first

competitive games

against other schools

were held in 1904 with two games against St. Mary’s College. In the

early years, Meredith athletic activities included swimming, soccer,

horseback riding, tennis, baseball, basketball, golf, football and field

hockey. The first events were primarily inter-class competitions. In

1937, Meredith became a part of the United States Conference.

In 1944, Meredith’s freshman-sophomore basketball team

defeated the team from what is now Peace College, marking the

beginning of a cross-town rivalry between the two Raleigh women’s

colleges. In 1952, the basketball team and the field hockey team

pulled out impressive victories against the University of North

Carolina and Duke.

In 1970, Meredith athletics took on a new life with the completion

of Weatherspoon Gymnasium. Volleyball and tennis saw their first

winning seasons during the 1970s. In 1980, the golf team won the

NCAIAW state championship while the tennis team took the confer-

ence title. The golf team finished second in the AIAW Division III

national tournament in 1981, in Meredith’s first bid for a national

championship. Softball was added as a varsity sport during the

1985-86 academic year. The most recent varsity sports to be

added were soccer in 1993 and cross country in 2005.

In recent years at Meredith, there has been an increase in the com-

petitiveness of the athletics programs on a regional and national level

in Division III. The program has had seven NCAA tournament bids

across three different sports since 2001 (basketball 2001, 2003;

tennis 2003, 2007, 2009; and soccer 2007, 2008). In 2007, Mer-

edith’s athletics identity became the “Avenging Angels” to emphasize

the prowess of Meredith athletes. The 2007-08 season marked the

first year of competition in the

USA South Athletic Confer-

ence. Meredith was the first

single gender institution to

win a conference title with

both tennis and soccer tour-

nament wins in 2008-09. The

soccer team added a regular

season title in 2009.

mereditH colleGe atHletics ProGramtHe divisioN iii exPerieNce

Meredith athletics teams participate in Division III of the National

Collegiate Athletic Association. Meredith College fully supports

the Division III experience that allows the student athlete to enjoy

competitive sports and other activities throughout their college years.

Division III athletics offers student-athletes the opportunity to become

well-rounded individuals who successfully integrate athletics and

academics while experiencing all aspects of college life. Division III

athletics feature athletes who can receive only academic financial

assistance and athletics departments that are staffed and funded like

any other department in the College.

academics

Meredith College’s commitment to academics is exemplified by its

athletics teams. Each year, the USA South Athletic Conference recog-

nizes its student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom by naming an

Academic All-Conference team. A student-athlete must have earned

a 3.0 GPA in each of the two semesters of a given year to be eligible.

The athletics department also offers a special Athletics Director’s

List that recognizes the athletes that receive a 3.5 each of the two

semesters. During the 2010-11 season, 45.8% of Meredith’s student

athletes finished with a 3.0 or higher and 18.8% received the Athlet-

ics Director’s award with a 3.5 or higher.

medical services

In addition to the academic and fitness programs available, the

athletic training staff provides excellent care for participants. The

athletic training support staff consists of head athletic trainer, Sharon

Malley, student athletic trainers from the University of North Carolina

and on-call physicians. Some of the services and equipment provided

in the Weatherspoon Gymnasium include a whirlpool, hydrocollator,

ultrasound, injury ice and electrical stimulation. Meredith College

serves as a clinical site for the UNC-Chapel Hill Undergraduate Ath-

letic Training Program.

commuNity service

Members from each team are elected to the Student Athlete

Advisory Committee that organizes support for each sport and also

coordinates community service. Past volunteer work includes Special

Olympics of Wake County, Habitat for Humanity, Service Raleigh,

and the USA South Athletic Conference’s Cans Across the Confer-

ence and Pennies for a Purpose.

about mereditH

academics aNd sPecial ProGrams• Meredith offers 32 majors.

• Meredith awards Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of

Music; Bachelor of Social Work; Master of Business Administration;

Master of Education; Master of Arts in Teaching; and Master of Sci-

ence in Nutrition degrees.

• The Undergraduate Research Program supports student/faculty

partnerships in the pursuit of research and creative activity in all

fields. College funds support these projects and underwrite travel

costs for students presenting their work at conferences. 41% of

Meredith students participate in undergraduate research with a

faculty member (the national average is 21%).

• Study abroad options include faculty-led summer programs in Italy,

Switzerland, Costa Rica, Iceland, France, Spain and the United

Kingdom. Meredith offers a semester study abroad program in San-

sepolcro, Italy; students can also choose from a variety of semester

and year-long travel opportunities throughout the world. Semester

programs at the United Nations in New York City or in Washington,

D.C. are also available.

• Post-baccalaureate certificate programs at Meredith include the

Paralegal Program, the Pre-Health Program, and the Dietetic Intern-

ship Program.

Faculty• The undergraduate student-faculty ratio is approximately 11:1. The

average class size is 17.

• Of the 124 full-time faculty members, 91% have earned doctoral or

terminal degrees. Sixty-six percent of the full-time faculty is female

and 34% is male.

camPus aNd Facilities• Meredith’s 225-acre campus includes a 1,200-seat amphitheater

on a lake, seven residence halls, a music library, art galleries, a

research greenhouse, music practice rooms, auditoriums, a theater,

concert halls, a student center, computer labs, a child care lab, a

learning center, an autism lab, an astronomy observation deck, an

indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a dance studio, lighted ten-

nis courts, a putting green, an athletic field and track complex and

two miles of greenway connecting our campus to the community.

camPus liFe• Total enrollment for 2011-12 is 1,982, which includes 1,709

undergraduate students and 273 graduate-level students.

• Meredith sponsors juried student exhibitions, an active

concert schedule, visiting artists and exhibitions featuring

professional artists.

• Students participate in theatre and dance performance troupes and

a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles.

• Meredith students advance their leadership skills in programs such

as the Emerging Leader Seminar Series, Officer and Advisor Train-

ing, Sophie Lanneau Women’s Leadership Development Program

and the LeaderShape® Institute.

tuitioN aNd FiNaNcial assistaNce• Tuition and fees for full-time undergraduate students in 2011-12 is

$27,770, with room and board at $7,950, for a total of $35,720.

Cost for part-time students is $714 per credit hour, with a gradu-

ated fee schedule.

• In 2010–11, Meredith coordinated over $42.5 million in financial

aid for our students.

about raleiGH• The capital city of North Carolina has a population of more

than 350,000

• Raleigh is located 150 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean

and 190 east of the Great Smoky Mountains

• Raleigh has an annual average high of 70 degrees and low

of 47

• Raleigh is a true college town; in addition to Meredith, it is

home to NC State University, Peace College, St. Augustine’s

College and Shaw University. NC Central University, UNC-

Chapel Hill and Duke University are also located within 30

minutes of Meredith’s campus.

• Area sports teams include Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) Caro-

lina Mudcats (AA baseball), Durham Bulls (AAA baseball)

and Carolina Railhawks (USL-1 soccer).

• Raleigh is home to entertainment venues including the RBC

Center, Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion and the Progress

Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Some recent artists:

Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay and John Mayer.

• Raleigh’s active arts scene is supported by the N.C. Museum

of Art, which is connected to Meredith by a greenway that

runs through campus. Other museums include the North

Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina Museum

of Natural Sciences.

2011 soccer scHedule Date opponent time

September

1 Thur at Guilford 5 p.m.

3 sat salem - meredith College Classic 1 p.m. w

4 sun rutgers-newark 1 p.m. w

meredith College Classic

10 Sun vs. Bridgewater (Va.) 2 p.m.

@ Catholic University

11 Mon at Catholic 2 p.m.

14 wed roanoke 5 p.m. w

16 Fri piedmont 6 p.m.

18 sun wesleyan (ga.) 11 a.m.

24 Sat at Methodist * 2 p.m.

25 Sun at Greensboro * 2 p.m.

October

2 Sun at Lynchburg 2 p.m.

Date opponent time

8 sun shenandoah * 2 p.m. w

9 mon mary baldwin * 1 p.m. w

14 Fri at Averett * 4 p.m.

16 Sun at Ferrum * 2 p.m.

22 sat Chris. newport * 2 p.m. w

23 sun n.C. wesleyan * 2 p.m. w

28 Fri at Peace * 6 p.m.

November

1 Tues USA SOUTH QUARTER FINALS 7 p.m.

@ Higher Seed

4 Fri USA SOUTH SEMIFINALS 12 or 2:30 p.m.

Martinsville, Va.

5 Sat USA SOUTH FINALS TBD

Martinsville, Va.

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