00Went 1-0-1 with 12 saves in 12 matches as a fresh-man ... Earned the win in AASU’s 5-1 victory over UNCP on 10/23 ... All-State performer at Savannah Christian.

Meghan Mayville5-8 • Soph. • GKSavannah, Ga.

1Played in 21 matches, going 13-4-2 with a 1.29 GAA as a junior in 2009 ... Career 31-14-5 record in three seasons as the Pirates’ starting goal-keeper.

Tracey Mitchell5-11 • Sr. • GKAlbany, Ga.

2Daktronics/CoSIDA HM All-American midfielder in 2009 ... Scored 12 goals and 7 assists for 31 points ... First team All-PBC and second-team NSCAA All-Region.

Morgan Mitchell5-9 • Soph. • MLilburn, Ga.

3Played in all 23 matches as a freshman ... Notched four assists and took 19 shots, 10 on goal ... Played club for Atlanta Fire ‘91 as well as Nor-cross ‘91 Fury Gold.

Katie Jesser5-6 • Soph. • FLawrenceville, Ga.

4Freshman who was the county and region Player of the Year for East Coweta HS ... Also played club for AFC Lightning 92 White and member of Georgia ODP.

Andye Dawson5-5 • Fr. • M/DSenoia, Ga.

5Played in all 23 matches for the Pirates as a fresh-man in 2009 ... Logged 1,295 minutes of action ... Georgia ODP Team member in 2006 and 2007.

Brooke Lamberth5-7 • Soph. • DBrooks, Ga.

6Scored two goals and tal-lied three assists as a ju-nior ... Scored the match-winning goal in the 90th minute in AASU’s 2-1 win over Lander in the PBC Semifinals.

Lianne Stricklen5-7 • Sr. • MMiddleburg, Fla.

7Notched five goals and five assists for 15 points as a sophomore in 2009 ... Scored three goals and two assists as a freshman ... Tied for ninth all-time at AASU in goals scored.

Erin O’Rourke5-9 • Jr. • M/FBerkeley Lake, Ga.

8Windsor Forest HS product who transfers to AASU after playing one season at Utah State University ... Played club football for AFC Light-ning ‘91.

Courtney Cawley5-7 • Soph. • M/FSavannah, Ga.

9Has played in 40 matches in three seasons with the Pirates ... All-PBC, All-PBC Tournament and All-Region defender as a freshman in 2007, with two goals and one assist.

Alyssa Anderson5-9 • Sr. • D/MNiceville, Fla.

10Member of the Brazilian U20 national team that won the South American Cup championship in March ... Attended the Catholic University of Brasilia before joining the Pirates.

Nadima Skeff5-7 • Soph. • M/FBrasilia, Brazil

11Two-time All-PBC Tournament defender for the Pirates ... Has three goals and one assist in 38 matches played over three seasons ... 3x PBC Presidential Honor Roll.

Kelli Bahr5-10 • Jr. • DMiddleton, Wisc.

12Played in 20 matches as a freshman ... Scored eight goals, ranking 10th in the PBC ... Also notched four as-sists for 20 points ... Scored goals in each of AASU’s NCAA matches in Nov.

Kristina Pascutti5-4 • Soph. • FLilburn, Ga.

14Played in all 23 matches as a freshman ... Scored two goals and notched four assists for eight points ... Member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll.

Emily Cattanach5-6 • Soph. • MFort Myers, Fla.

15Played for four years at Kell HS ... Also played club for NASA ‘10 Elite, a Georgia State Cup fi-nalist in 2007 and 2009 ... Club teammate of fellow freshman Taylor Schultz.

Stephanie James5-5 • Fr. • DMarietta, Ga.

16NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team defender as a junior in 2009 ... Also earned first-team All-PBC and All-PBC Tournament honors ... 2x PBC Presi-dential Honor Roll.

Carey Patterson5-9 • Sr. • M/DPanama City Bch, Fla.

18Started all 23 matches as a freshman for the Pirates in 2009 ... Logged 1,650 minutes of action, sec-ond-most on the team ... Tallied one assist ... PBC Presidential Honor Roll.

Amber Raney5-6 • Soph. • M/DMarietta, Ga.

19Saw action in 14 matches as a junior, scoring one goal on eight shots ... Member of the 2009 PBC All-Academic Team ... 3x PBC Presidential Honor Roll.

Elizabeth Kerkhoff5-5 • Sr. • MOxford, Ind.

20Has played in 28 matches in two seasons after transferring from Georgia Southwestern State ... Played in all 18 matches as a freshman for the Hurricanes.

Amanda Morphis5-4 • Sr. • DMiddleburg, Fla.

22Played in 15 matches as a freshman for the Pirates ... Member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Three-time All-County honoree for Cartersville HS.

Madison Reed5-3 • Soph. • MCartersville, Ga.

23Saw action in 22 matches as a freshman, tallying two assists ... Member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Three-time All-County honoree at Etowah HS.

Danielle Fey5-6 • Soph. • MWoodstock, Ga.

24Freshman who played for three years at Starr’s Mill HS ... Played club soccer for Concorde Fire South ... Club teammate of fel-low Pirates Jordan Otto and Brooke Lamberth.

Nettie Perkins5-3 • Fr. • DFayetteville, Ga.

25Played in all 23 matches as a sophomore, scoring five goals with six assists ... Notched game-win-ning goal in AASU’s 1-0 win over GCSU on 10/7 ...Scored twice in 19 matches as a freshman.

Erin Holt5-5 • Jr. • FMarietta, Ga.

34Played in 17 matches as a junior for the Pirates ... Notched one assist ... Has two career goals in 55 ca-reer matches ... Member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll.

Kyndal Schaaf5-8 • Sr. • M/DColumbus, Ga..

21Played four years for Kennesaw Mountain HS, Georgia State 5A Final Four participants in 2008 ... Played club for NASA ‘10 Elite along with fellow freshman Stephanie James.

Taylor Schultz5-6 • Fr. • DKennesaw, Ga.

26Freshman who played for four seasons at St. Vincent’s Academy ... 2010 Savannah Morning News All-Coastal Empire First Team honoree ... Played club soccer for Concorde Fire South.

Jordan Otto5-5 • Fr. • FSavannah, Ga.

2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions !

the 90th minute of AASU’s PBC Semifinal win over Lander - and also collected three assists, while junior Erin O’Rourke (5-9, Jr., Berkeley Lake, Ga.) ranked fourth on the team with five goals to go with five assists. Sophomore Emily Cattanach (5-6, Soph., Ft. Myers, Fla.) returns after assisting on a pair of goals in AASU’s PBC Tournament Championship match while senior Elizabeth Kerkhoff (5-5, Sr., Oxford, Ind.) and sopho-more Madison Reed (5-3, Soph., Cartersville, Ga.) also re-turns. The addition of a trio of talented newcomers will bolster the returning midfield for the Pirates. Freshman Andye Dawson (5-5, Fr., Senoia, Ga.) was the region Player of the Year for East Coweta HS and played club for AFC Lightning 92 White, the No. 2-ranked club in the country. Sophomore local product Courtney Cawley (5-7, Soph., Savannah, Ga.) joins the Pi-rates after spending her freshman season at Utah State Univer-

sity, while sophomore Nadima Skeff (5-7, Soph., Brasilia, Brazil) brings a wealth of inter-national experience as a mem-ber of the Brazilian U-20 Na-tional Team in 2009. Sophomore Kristina Pascut-ti (5-4, Soph., Lilburn, Ga.) scored eight goals as a true freshman complimenting the play of Burton in 2009. She’ll be joined up front by junior Erin Holt (5-5, Jr., Marietta, Ga.), who tallied five goals and six assists last season. Return-ees Katie Jesser (5-6, Soph., Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Dani-elle Fey (5-6, Soph., Wood-

stock, Ga.) give the Pirates added depth as well. This quartet will be joined by incoming freshman Jordan Otto (5-5, Fr., Savannah, Ga.), all-Coastal Empire honoree for St. Vincent’s Academy last season. In goal, senior Tracey Mitchell (5-11, Sr., Albany, Ga.) claimed a career-high 13-4-2 wins with a 1.29 GAA last season for the Pirates. Sophomore Meghan Mayville (5-8, Soph., Sa-vannah, Ga.) gave up just two goals in 362 minutes of action in her debut season with the Pirates. The Pirates have been picked to finish second in a preseason poll of the Peach Belt coaches. Carey Patterson and Morgan Mitchell were also named to the PBC Preseason All-Confer-ence team. AASU opens the season on Friday, September 3, traveling to Lynn for tournament action against the Knights and Florida Southern. AASU’s non-conference slate also fea-tures preseason SAC favorite Tusculum and preseason SSC favorite Rollins, as well as perennial strong regional programs Wingate and Queens (NC). The Pirates’ home opener will be on Wednesday, September 8, at 5:00 p.m. against Brewton-Parker.

The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s soccer squad ac-complished a pair of key firsts during the 2009 season, cap-turing the 2009 Peach Belt Conference tournament champion-ship with a 5-2 win over Montevallo and also claiming its first NCAA Championships victory with a 5-0 win over Belmont Abbey in the Southeast Regional. A key to the Pirates’ success in 2009 was the play of three-time Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year Kristin Burton, who finished her outstanding four-year career as the league’s all-time goal scoring leader with 95. Burton ranked among the top 10 in NCAA Division II history in goals scored and points scored and the Pirates will be searching for a way to replace the offense provided by Burton in 2010. The Pirates do have a strong core returning as 19 players will be back for AASU in 2010. With depth at every position, coach Faulconer is excited about potentially having his stron-gest team ever take the field for the Pirates this season.

Senior All-PBC and All-Region defender Carey Patterson (5-9, Sr., Panama City Beach, Fla.) anchors a back line that re-turns three of its four start-ers from a season ago. Pat-terson helped the Pirates record a team 1.14 GAA and notch nine shutouts during the season. Sopho-more Brooke Lamberth (5-7, Soph., Brooks, Ga.) saw a lot of time last sea-son as a true freshman as a central defender, while the Pirates expect back ju-nior Kelli Bahr (5-10, Jr., Middleton, Wisc.) at full strength after missing most

of last season with an injury. Sophomore Amber Raney (5-6, Soph., Marietta, Ga.) assumed a starter’s role early in the sea-son and played well in her first year as a Pirate. Other returnees at defender include seniors Alyssa Anderson (5-9, Jr., Nicev-ille, Fla.), Amanda Morphis (5-4, Sr., Middleburg, Fla.) and Kyndal Schaaf (5-8, Sr., Columbus, Ga.). The Pirates have also brought in a trio of freshman who will compete for time on the back line. Freshmen Stephanie James (5-5, Fr., Marietta, Ga.) and Taylor Schultz (5-6, Fr., Kennesaw, Ga.) played together in club for NASA ‘10 Elite, while Nettie Perkins (5-3, Fr., Fayetteville, Ga.) starred at Starr’s Mill HS and for Concord Fire South. As the Pirates have grown as a program from year to year, the midfield has progressively grown stronger, so much so that this year’s midfield is inarguably the deepest in AASU history. Honorable mention All-America sophomore Morgan Mitch-ell (5-9, Soph., Lilburn, Ga.) tallied 12 goals in her fresh-man campaign and became a deadly offensive weapon in the air on set pieces. Senior Lianne Stricklen (5-7, Sr., Middle-burg, Fla.) scored two goals - including the game-winner in

2010 Season Preview

Lianne Stricklen put the Pirates into the PBC Championship Match in 2009 with her goal in the 90th minute, giving AASU a 2-1 win over Lander in the PBC Semifinals.

Tracey Mitchell has won 31 games in three seasons at the Pirates’ starting goalkeeper since 2007.

Head Coach Eric Faulconer Eric Faulconer begins his sixth season at the helm of the Armstrong Atlantic State women’s soccer program. In just five short seasons, Faulconer has com-piled a 70-27-8 record for the Pirates. His over-all record stands at 138-71-14 in 11 seasons. In 2009, Faulconer led the Pirates to their first-ever Peach Belt Conference tournament

championship with a 5-2 victory over Montevallo in the title match. AASU also earned its third NCAA Championships berth and collected its first NCAA postseason victory with a 5-0 shutout of Belmont Abbey in the first round of the Southeast Regional. Over-all, the Pirates went 16-4-3, finished 8-2 in the Peach Belt and also finished the year ranked No. 23 in the NSCAA’s Division II Top 25 Poll. For his efforts, Faulconer earned NSCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors for the third time in his career and second time at AASU. Faulconer graduated from Florida State with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1992 and a master’s degree in public admin-istration in 1996, with additional graduate course work in sports administration.

2010 Coaching Staff

2010 ScheduleDate Opponent TimeSept. 3-5 Lynn University Invitational (Boca Raton, Fla.)Sept. 3 at Lynn 3:00 p.m.Sept. 5 vs. Florida Southern NoonSept. 8 Brewton Parker 5:00 p.m.Sept. 11 at Lander * 4:30 p.m.Sept. 13 at Tusculum 2:00 p.m.Sept. 18 at Clayton State * 3:30 p.m.Sept. 22 Wingate 4:00 p.m.Sept. 25 at Georgia Southwestern * 5:00 p.m.Sept. 29 USC Aiken * 5:00 p.m.Oct. 2 Montevallo * 1:00 p.m.Oct. 6 at GCSU * 6:30 p.m.Oct. 9 Columbus State * 3:30 p.m.Oct. 12 at Queens (NC) 6:00 p.m.Oct. 16 North Georgia * 1:00 p.m.Oct. 20 at Flagler * 7:00 p.m.Oct. 23 UNC Pembroke * 3:30 p.m.Oct. 30 at Rollins 7:00 p.m.Nov. 2 PBC Tournament First-Round (Site TBA)Nov. 5-7 PBC Tournament Final Four (Evans, Ga.)Nov. 12-14 NCAA Regional (Site TBA)Nov. 19-21 NCAA Quarterfinals (Site TBA)Dec. 3-5 NCAA Final Four (Louisville, Ky.)* - Peach Belt Conference

2010 Quick FactsGeneral Information

School: Armstrong Atlantic State UniversityCity/Zip: Savannah, GA 31419Founded: 1935Enrollment: 8,000Nickname: PiratesColors: Maroon and GoldField Name: AASU Soccer FieldCapacity: 1,000Affiliation: NCAA Division IIConference: Peach Belt ConferencePresident: Dr. Linda M. BleickenAthletic Director: Andy CarterAthletic Phone: (912) 344-2813Head Coach: Eric Faulconer (Florida State, ‘92)Record at AASU: 70-27-8 (5 years)Career Record: 138-71-14 (12 Years)Office Phone: (912) 344-3095Dir. of Sports Communications: Chad JacksonOffice Phone: (912) 344-3114Website: www.aasupirates.com

Assistant Coach Leeanna Woodworth Leeanna Woodworth begins her third sea-son as an assistant coach on Eric Faulconer’s women’s soccer staff at AASU. Woodworth was elevated to assistant coach prior to the 2008 season after serving the previous two years as a volunteer assistant coach. The 2004 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year for Gardner-Webb, Woodworth enjoyed a standout

career for the Bulldogs, earning CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as a senior while also earning Atlantic Sun All-Conference honors three times. Woodworth graduated from Gardner-Webb with a bachelor’s de-gree in sports management and from AASU with a master’s degree in sports medicine.

Assistant Coach Hilary George Hilary George begins her fourth season working with the AASU women’s soccer team, specifically the goalkeepers. A four-year standout at Gardner-Webb University, George still holds the GWU single-season shutout record (7.5) and GAA record (0.81). George received her master’s degree in sports science and pedagogy from Gardner-Webb, car-

rying a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Graduate AssistantKristin Burton

Student AssistantKayley Ralton

2010 Armstrong Atlantic State University Numerical Soccer Roster

No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown / Previous School00 Meghan Mayville 5-8 Soph. GK Savannah, Ga./Savannah Christian1 Tracey Mitchell 5-11 Sr. GK Albany, Ga./Deerfield-Windsor HS2 Morgan Mitchell 5-9 Soph. M Lilburn, Ga./Parkview HS3 Katie Jesser 5-6 Soph. F Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood HS4 Andye Dawson 5-5 Fr. M/D Senoia, Ga./East Coweta HS5 Brooke Lamberth 5-7 Soph. D Brooks, Ga./Whitewater HS6 Lianne Stricklen 5-7 Sr. M Middleburg, Fla./Ridgeview HS7 Erin O’Rourke 5-9 Jr. M/F Berkeley Lake, Ga./Providence Christian8 Courtney Cawley 5-7 Soph. M/F Savannah, Ga./Utah State University9 Alyssa Anderson 5-9 Sr. D Niceville, Fla./Stillwater HS (Minn.)10 Nadima Skeff 5-7 Soph. M/F Brasilia, Brazil/Catholic University of Brasilia11 Kelli Bahr 5-10 Jr. D Middleton, Wisc./Middleton HS12 Kristina Pascutti 5-4 Soph. F Lilburn, Ga./Parkview HS14 Emily Cattanach 5-6 Soph. M Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers HS15 Stephanie James 5-5 Fr. D Marietta, Ga./Kell HS16 Carey Patterson 5-9 Sr. M/D Panama City Beach, Fla./Arnold HS18 Amber Raney 5-6 Soph. M/D Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS19 Elizabeth Kerkhoff 5-5 Sr. M Oxford, Ind./Benton Central HS20 Amanda Morphis 5-4 Sr. D Middleburg, Fla./Georgia Southwestern State21 Taylor Schultz 5-6 Fr. D Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain HS22 Madison Reed 5-3 Soph. M Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville HS23 Danielle Fey 5-6 Soph. M Woodstock, Ga./Etowah HS24 Nettie Perkins 5-3 Fr. D Fayetteville, Ga./Starr’s Mill HS25 Erin Holt 5-5 Jr. F Marietta, Ga./Walton HS26 Jordan Otto 5-5 Fr. F Savannah, Ga./St. Vincent’s Academy34 Kyndal Schaaf 5-8 Sr. D/M Columbus, Ga./Shaw HS

2010 AASU Women’s Soccer Squad. Standing (l-r): Assistant Coach Leeanna Woodworth, Head Coach Eric Faulconer, Assistant Coach Hilary George, Morgan Mitchell, Erin O’Rourke, Kelli Bahr, Tracey Mitchell, Meghan Mayville, Carey Patterson, Courtney Cawley, Alyssa Anderson, Brooke Lamberth, Assistant Coach Kayley Ralton, Assistant Coach Kristin Burton. Kneeling (l-r): Katie Jesser, Emily Cattanach, Taylor Schultz, Andye Daw-son, Nadima Skeff, Amber Raney, Lianne Stricklen, Kyndal Schaaf, Danielle Fey, Erin Holt. Sitting (l-r): Stephanie James, Madison Reed, Kristina Pascutti, Jordan Otto, Nettie Perkins, Elizabeth Kerkhoff, Amanda Morphis.

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