Building a Team for 2011

2011 Team at Swallow Falls State Park

The team visited the Deep Creek Lake area and Swallow Falls on Friday for our annual preseason team retreat.  We swam at the Falls, did some teambuilding, visited the Whitewater Course at Wisp, and ate some locally famous Brenda's Pizza!

2011 Alumni Game

FSU Alumni returned to Frostburg this weekend and gave the current version of the women's soccer team quite a test on Saturday night in Bobcat Stadium.  Lauren Lentine scored a birthday goal for the "Senior" team to tie the game at 1-1 but the 2011 squad scored several times late including goals from Dorie Gedridge, Adria Graham, and 2 from Cassie Donahue.  THANK YOU to the terrific alumni players that came up to play in the game and enjoy a night in Frostburg.  It was the best attended and best quality alumni game we've had at FSU!

Pre-Season Underway!

Our preseason began today with fitness testing lots of games and an intersquad scrimmage.  We'll play an Alumni Game this weekend on Saturday at 6:00pm in our Stadium as our first 11v11 competition of the season.  Our final roster and player bios will be available on our official website next week.

The 2011 Schedule

The 2011 schedule is now available on our FrostburgSports.com website and is linked directly below.  Some highlights include renewing matchups with regional opponents Shenandoah, W & J, and Carnegie Mellon as well as some traditional rivals in Salisbury, St. Mary's, and Penn St-Altoona.  Note that Parents Weekend is Sept 24th and Senior Day is October 15th.

2011 Schedule Link

Congrats 'Coach' Donovan!

Jackie Donovan

Former 4-year player and recent Assistant Coach Jackie Donovan has earned her M.B.A. at FSU and decided to stay in the coaching ranks.  She will become the assistant women's coach at Adrian College in Michigan in the Division III MIAA Conference.  Congrats and Good Luck Jackie!
Adrian Women's Soccer Page

Chrissy Conrad

Our new Graduate Assistant is recent player Chrissy Conrad who just graduated in May with a B.S. in Psychology.  She will pursue a Masters in Education over the next 2 years while serving as the program's primary assistant coach. Welcome back Chrissy!

Did you have a "Good" year at FSU?

When I'm asked this question, I often say, 'wait til grades come out' before I know for sure.  Well by every measure, we've had a great year at FSU!  Our team just improved on a best-ever GPA from the Fall by earning a team average 3.59 this Spring semester.  7 players earned a perfect 4.0 in the Spring while 14 of our 20 active players earned a 3.5 or better! 19 players now have a cumulative GPA above 3.0.  We will easily earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 4th year in a row but more importantly - FSU women's soccer players are better prepared for the job market or graduate school than ever before.   The athletic and academic achievements of these players continues to be truly amazing as we set the bar higher and higher here at Frostburg State.

Relay for Life at FSU

Players in our Stadium during the 2011 Relay for Life event

The FSU Women's Soccer team raised nearly $1200 for the American Cancer Society as part of this year's annual Relay for Life Fundraising event in the FSU Stadium.  The team "relayed" on Friday night, played lots of soccer on the stadium field, and helped FSU raise over $50,000 for ACS this year. The team once again, raised more money than any other FSU sports team and was among the 12 best fundraising groups campus wide.

Relay for Life and Spring Play-Day

On Friday at 6pm, the annual Relay for Life Cancer Fundraiser will be held in the FSU Stadium. Its a meaningful and unifying fundraising event that nearly every organization on campus participates in in some way.  So far, FSU Women's Soccer has raised over $1,000 for this effort.  You'll find our team page at the FSU site linked here:
Relay For Life at FSU

On Saturday, we'll play 2 nearby Division II opponents in our stadium at FSU for our Spring Play Day.

Saturday, April 16th
3:00 - FSU vs Alderson-Broaddus
4:20 - Pitt-Johnstown vs Alderson-Broaddus
5:40- FSU vs Pitt-Johnstown

Spring Season Underway....

We finished our Spring Break and have begun practice sessions for the Spring season this week.  We'll host a play-day on Saturday April 16th here at FSU the day after the Relay for Life fundraiser in our stadium on Friday night.  We anticipate starting at 3pm vs Alderson-Broaddus and will also play Pitt-Johnstown as well later that evening.

Memories of Costa Rica

An important part of our team trip to Costa Rica was our visit to a Children's Center in the Capital of San Jose.  We presented some books and gifts to the children and then spent time with the preschoolers in the school courtyard. It was a moving experience for many of our players and parents.

This Way to the Beach!

We began our 3-day stay at Flamingo Beach on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica today.  80 degrees and simply beautiful.  This resort is fantastic!  The rooms, food, and location are all outstanding.  Some photos of today's sunset and the larger panoramic photo above are on the slideshow linked on the right of this page. As they say in Costa Rica "Pura Vida" !

A Great Game in the Mountains of Costa Rica!

FSU and the San Carlos Team after our game on Jan. 17th

A great game at the Tilajari Resort field saw FSU score 5 times on the way to a convincing victory on tour in Costa Rica.  Adria Graham put in a 1st-half goal before Amanda Wharton scored a hat-trick with 3 in a row over a 10 minute span in the 2nd half.  Erin Ford headed home a Liz Seligman corner to finish the scoring.  The San Carlos players, coaches, and parents were all wonderful hosts sharing gifts and local fruit after the game.  Perhaps the zip-line tour in the shadow of an active Volcano and visit to the Baldi Hot Springs resort provided the Frostburg players some inspiration!
Arenal Zip Line "Sky Trek"
Baldi Hot Springs