A Great Start to Conference Play

A massive home win on Sunday in our first CAC game against Mary Washington gives us a great start in the conference race.  We had to recover from a tough home loss to a good Carnegie Mellon team on Thursday and the players certainly responded.   Erin Proctor kept a deep corner alive in the box and Chelsea Paskowski headed home the game winner.  Our defense held up in the end for another hard-earned shut out on the year. 

As a result of our week and the 6-1 start to our season, we've moved up in the NSCAA Regional Rankings to #7.  To see all the rankings, click the link below and scroll down to the most recent rankings for Division III.  We are in the South Atlantic Region.

NSCAA Rankings Page

Player and Goal of the Week

FSU sophomore Adria Graham was named both the FSU and Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Week! She scored 4 times last week including both goals in a 2-1 win over Capital on Saturday.  Her first goal on Saturday, scored in the opening minute of the game, is shown on our YouTube Channel on the right of this page.  Check the FrostburgSports.com website on Tuesday afternoon for a YouTube interview with Adria.

The Hard Work Does Pay Off

Scheduling 3 games in 4 days is not something we would typically try to do but when we had an opportunity to host a tournament here at FSU, we took it.  Our players proved this week that their hard work in preseason and on strength and conditioning over the last year has really paid off.  We were able to defeat 2 conference champions from last year and a good Ohio team in Capital to remain undefeated.  We've only allowed 2 goals going 5-0 to start our season and earned a regional ranking in the latest NSCAA Poll.  We've won each of our games in a different way and our key players are in good form.  There is a very good chemistry building in our team but every week presents a new challenge.  A talented Carnegie Mellon side will visit us on Thursday before we begin our conference schedule hosting Mary Washington on Sunday.

Goal of the Week

 

Dorie Gedridge slams home a shot after an FSU corner in our home opener on September 1st, 2011.  Dorie also scored the game winner on Friday in overtime vs E. Mennonite

A Great Opening Weekend

2 very different games but 2 good results to start our season. After a 5-0 win at home with 5 different players scoring on Thursday, we had to go to overtime to defeat E. Mennonite 1-0 on Friday. After dominating the 2nd half, it took a terrific pass in the first overtime from Adria Graham to set Dorie Gedridge free down the right flank to finish a nice breakaway goal. After the Holiday break, we'll play 3 games at home in 4 days starting Wednesday at 7pm.

2011 Season Begins on Thursday!

Our 2011 Season Preview and final roster are both now posted on our official website and linked below.  We open at home on Thursday at 7pm against Concord, a Division II team from the WVIAC conference, before traveling to E. Mennonite in Harrisonburg, VA on Friday night for a 7pm start.

2011 Season Preview

Preseason Growth

We concluded our preseason on Saturday with a good 1-0 result at Division II Alderson-Broaddus on Saturday. They were a physically tough and athletic team that really pushed us to keep possession and increase our speed of play.  We've shown terrific growth in a short time in the preseason and are ready for our home-opener on Thursday night.

Although we've been unaffected by Hurricane Irene here in Western Maryland, we know many friends and family who have been and our thoughts and prayers are with them throughout the storm and recovery - particularly those at CAC member schools directly in the path of the storm.

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!