Greensboro College - Women's Soccer Review

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National Title Games

Greensboro College men's soccer reached the NCAA Division III championship game in both 1989 and 1998.

GC Golf

The Pride men's golf team qualified for its 32nd NCAA Division III championship in 2010.

Pacifico was a Smash

Carrie Pacifico was named the USA South women's tennis player of the year in 2006, '07 and '08. She did not lose a conference match during those three years.

2010 Softball

The 2010 Greensboro College Pride softball team posted 28 wins, had a 17-game winning streak, won the USA South tournament and qualified for the program's first NCAA tournament.

Sutton Successful

Greensboro College's David Sutton posted a program-best 12-0 record at #1 tennis singles in 2007. The next year, he became GC's first ever alternate to the NCAA tournament.

Cooke Made NCAAs

Alex Cooke is the only Pride swimmer to reach the NCAA championships. She did not disappoint as she earned All America Honors in the 100 backstroke at the 2009 championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

Pride Women Excelled

In the first year of presenting separate All-Sports trophies, the Greensboro College women won the 2004-05 USA South President’s Cup.

Pride Sweeps Scalf

GC is the only USA South institution to sweep the prestigious Don Scalf award. GC's Carrie Pacifico (women's tennis) and Daniel Poindexter (baseball) earned the conference's highest honor in 2007-08. Two years later, Andrew Clark (men's soccer) and Michelle Lemmons (women's tennis) did it again for The Pride.

2010 Women's Lacrosse

The 2010 Greensboro College women’s lacrosse team won 14 games, the most in program history.

Eccles Set USAS Record

Dione Eccles scored a USA South record (both for men and women) 54 points in Greensboro College women's basketball 's conference tournament semifinal win. The Pride defeated the Panthers, 117-113 in double overtime, on Feb., 29, 2008.

Student-Athlete Academic Success

From 2003 to 2007, Greensboro College athletes led the USA South Conference with the most student-athletes achieving academic team honors.

Theriault the Runner

In his first year of intercollegiate cross country, Francois Theriault finished second at the 2006 USA South Cross Country championships, the highest placing in the history of the program. He later earned all-region honors, a first for a GC harrier.

Nelsen Led Kiwis

Former Pride men's soccer student-athlete Ryan Nelsen served as captain for his native New Zealand in the 2010 World Cup. He and the "All Whites" went undefeated with a 0-0-3 record.

Women's Hoops Set Record

The 2008-09 Pride women's basketball team had the best statistical mark of any GC hoops team. GC finished 27-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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Women's Soccer Review

Tessa Hall

Pride Sports Info.

12/8/2009 4:59:31 PM

The 2009 Greensboro College women's soccer team posted a record of 10-8-1. The Pride placed third in the USA South and advanced to the conference semifinals.

Second year head coach Ian Spooner guided a young squad of 12 freshmen on a roster of 21. Pride field was good for the team as GC lost only once at home.

The young team started 1-4 before starting a run of 9 victories to just 4 loses and one draw. The Pride defeated Averett University, 2-0, in the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual champion CNU 2-0.

"I was very pleased with how we developed this season with such a young team," said Spooner. "For most of the season we had 6 freshmen starting for us and they settled in very quickly which bodes well for the future. Tessa Hall (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale), as our only senior, was instrumental in our success again and will be sorely missed."

Hall ended her Pride career as one of the best in program history. She had five goals and seven assists in 2009. For her four years at GC, Hall dished 30 assists which is a program benchmark. In all, she scored 78 points (24 goals, 30 assists), good enough for fourth all time. Hall was picked to the USA South's first team for the the third straight season.

The 2009 team, however, boasted a balanced attack as three players Hall, Cara Wilcox (Charlotte, NC/Mallard Creek) and Mary Reinhardt (Winston-Salem, NC/Mount Tabor) all tallied 17 points. Three others Meredith Kelly (Snow Camp, NC/Southern Alamance), Michelle Reger (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) and Melissa Torzewski (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees) accounted for 12 points each. Offensively the GC scored 2.28 goals per game during the season.

Defensively The Pride had a stingy 0.98 goals against average spearheaded by the efforts of first team all-conference member Kelli Viana (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) and third team all-conference goalkeeper Katie Allegro (Statesville, NC/West Iredell ).

"What was also pleasing about this year was the depth we had throughout the squad with a number of players providing some key performances from the bench," Spooner said. "I feel we have an excellent foundation of players for future seasons and future success."

GC women's soccer honors: Tessa Hall (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale), USAS first team; Kelli Viana (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South), USAS first team; Cara Wilcox (Charlotte, NC/Mallard Creek), USAS second team; Katie Allegro (Statesville, NC/West Iredell ), USAS third team; Mary Reinhardt (Winston-Salem, NC/Mount Tabor), USAS third team; Meredith Kelly (Snow Camp, NC/Southern Alamance), USAS third team; Melissa Gallaher (Severna Park, Md/Severna Park), USAS honorable mention; Jessica Kile (Salisbury, MD/Parkside), USAS honorable mention; Jessica Jameson (Columbus, OH/Davidson), USA South All Sportsmanship team.

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