A Good Preseason Result

FSU 2, Dickinson 0.
Over 3 30-minute periods at Dickinson College today, the Red Devils had lots of possession but could not score against a tough Frostburg defense in a preseason scrimmage in Carlisle, PA.  Amanda Wharton scored in the 2nd period after Adria Graham forced a turnover and put her into great space.  Wharton beat the keeper neatly and pushed the ball into an open net.  Lauren Russell also scored on a terrific individual effort as she corralled her own shot off the keeper and put the rebound in from a narrow angle.  Everyone on the roster put in a good shift today as we tried different combinations and continue to experiment with some new formations.  Our final scrimmage of the preseason will be on Saturday at home at 7pm...

Getting Started in 2010

2010 team at our Alumni Scrimmage Game

An intense few days to open our preseason concluded with a chance to play 11v11 with some of our alumni in Bobcat Stadium on Saturday.  The pre-season continues as we play at Dickinson on Wednesday before hosting Alderson-Broaddus in our final preseason game next Saturday at 7:00pm.

We're Playin' at the Plex!

On Saturday, September 4th at 4pm, FSU will play Catholic in a regular-season game at the Maryland Soccerplex Stadium in conjunction with the Thunder Soccerfest Tournament.  The Plex stadium hosts the WPS Washington Freedom and numerous professional events throughout the year.  Donations will be accepted at the gate for the Kicks Against Breast Cancer fundraising effort.
Game Flier from Thunder Soccer
KicksAgainstBreastCanc.com
MDSoccerPlex.org

Time to Start Thinking About the Fall!

July 4th is the peak of the college summer break and a wonderful reason to celebrate with friends and family.  It's also a gentle reminder that the fall soccer season begins just Next Month!
Our 2010 schedule has really been upgraded with our move to the CAC and that we'll play 4 NCAA tournament teams and 2 more that qualified for the ECAC post-season.
2010 SCHEDULE
8/21 ALUMNI GAME, 3:00
8/25 at Dickinson, 12:00
8/28 ALDERSON-BROADDUS, 7:00
9/1 E. MENNONITE, 7:00
9/4 vs Catholic (at MD Soccerplex), 4:00
9/9 at Hood, 4:30
9/11 vs Virginia Wesleyan (at CNU), 4:00
9/12 at Christopher Newport, 3:00
9/15 ST. VINCENT, 7:00
9/18 JUNIATA, 5:00
9/21 MARYMOUNT, 5:00
9/25 at Mary Washington, 1:00
9/28 MCDANIEL, 7:00
10/2 YORK, 3:00
10/5 PITT-GREENSBURG,7:00
10/8 WESLEY, 3:00
10/13 at Stevenson, 4:00
10/16 ST. MARY’S, 12:00
10/20 at Penn St. Altoona, 6:00
10/23 at Salisbury, 12:00
10/30 CAC Quarterfinal, tba
11/3 CAC Semifinal, tba
11/6 CAC Final, tba
11/10 NCAA/ECAC Round 1, tba

It Is All About the Numbers!

Congratulations!
The FSU Women's Soccer Team will qualify for the NSCAA Team Academic Award again this year after earning a 3.24 team average GPA in the Spring and 3.3 for the year.  5 players earned perfect 4.0s this past Spring while 7 more earned a 3.50 or better.  Fully 21 rostered players earned a 3.0 or better in the Spring semester with no players in any academic jeopardy at all.    The quality and commitment of our student-athletes is reflected in these numbers and will enable many of our players to compete successfully in a tough job market or further their education beyond FSU.  6 of our 8 graduating Seniors over the past 2 years are currently enrolled in or about to begin graduate school full time and one has already completed an accelerated MBA...Congratulations!

Relay for Life

The FSU women's soccer team raised nearly $1200 for the American Cancer Society at the annual Relay for Life event held in Bobcat Stadium last Friday night.  The team raised more than any other sports team at FSU this year and helped the entire campus community raise a total of over $40,000 for ACS.  Members of our team are seen below with the FSU men's soccer team and then at the Luminary ceremony held at dusk.

A Greek Goddess!

Sophomore Goalkeeper Michelle Buckmaster, also a sister of Delta Zeta, was named FSU's Greek Goddess for 2010 as part of Greek Week on the FSU campus this Spring. In the talent portion of the competition, Michelle sang a mix of Taylor Swift and the classic by Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby". She was sporting her crown Friday at the Relay for Life cancer fundraiser in our stadium.

Spring Game and Relay for Life

We played 2 games on Saturday at Shippensburg by drawing Kutztown 0-0 and losing 1-0 to Shippensburg, both teams from the D2 PSAC conference. Overall, we did very well and although we didn't score, we did create a good number of chances against both teams and defended well in a new system for our team.
This week is Earth Week with a variety of events on our campus culminating with a meaningful fundraiser for cancer research called Relay for Life. Our team is one of many that participates in this event in our stadium at FSU on Friday night. We'll play an intersquad scrimmage at 1:30 and then Relay for Life events will begin at 6pm. Please contribute to our "team" at the website below or come visit FSU for this wonderful event.
www.relayforlife.org/fsu

Our Fall Conference Championship celebration photo appeared in the latest edition of the FSU Alumni Magazine, the Profile. The Profile is paper mailed to thousands of FSU alumni, friends, and families. The link to the pdf version of the Spring 2010 edition is below. The photo was in the sports wrap-up section on page 36.

Profile -the FSU Magazine

You never know what you might see at FSU!

FSU is a regional resource in Western Maryland for academic discourse but also the arts, drama, music, entertainment, and of course, athletics. As a result, you never know what you might see on our campus any given weekend. A couple weeks ago it was the Harlem Globetrotters and each spring the Shrine Circus visits our Main Arena. Saturday, a few friends of the circus enjoyed lounging in the sun in front of our administration building.

Spring Play-Day and Fall Schedule Announced

The FSU Women's Soccer Team will play in a Spring Play-Day at Shippenburg University in PA on Saturday, April 17th -
1:00 vs Kutztown
3:30 vs Shippensburg

A tentative Fall schedule is available as a pdf file here:
2010 Schedule

Going to College in the Mountains

As everyone knows, it's snowed quite a bit in the Mid-Atlantic this season! At Frostburg, students get to take advantage of the winter at places like the Wisp Resort, about 30 miles from our campus. This is a photo of a recent sunset at the top of Wisp Mt. I took with my phone. Students get discounted season passes or can ski any Tuesday or Wednesday for $15.
www.SkiWisp.com