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

Setting the bar higher and higher

Our team won a championship and broke lots of records this year on the field - wins in a season, goals scored, best won-loss record, for example...but the most impressive thing our players did this year, they did off the field. The FSU women's soccer team just earned it's best-ever semester team GPA with a 3.36 average. 5 players earned perfect 4.0s, and 4 more were right there with 3.8's, or only one B. Overall, 20 players earned better than a 3.0...truly an awesome performance in the classroom.

I continue to be amazed and impressed at the quality and commitment of our players here at Frostburg...

2009 Awards Banquet

Our 2009 Seniors at our annual Awards Banquet.
Congratulations and Good Luck Seniors!

Our 2009 Team Award Winners
Scholar Athlete: Meische Cox
Unsung Hero: Shonna Ferree
Most Improved Players: Olivia Winant, Kristin Prochniak
Best New Players: Amanda Wharton, Liz Seligman
Sportsmanship Award: Kierstin Stevenson
Defensive MVP: Heather Fleishell
Offensive MVP: Lauren Russell

More Player Honors...

3 of our players were named to 2009 ECAC South Region All-Star teams. Lauren Lentine was named to the 2nd team while Lauren Russell and Amanda Wharton were named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. The ECAC South Region includes 55 NCAA Division III schools from 9 conferences across the Mid-Atlantic.

ECAC All-Star Press Release

All-Conference Honors

Lauren Russell was named AMCC Player of the Year and Amanda Wharton was named AMCC Newcomer of the Year to sweep the 2009 conference player awards in our last year in the AMCC. Lauren scored 27 goals and Amanda added 24 in a record-breaking effort that ranked them both in the top 20 in Division III scoring across the nation in 2009. A total of 6 FSU players were named to All-Conference teams this year:
2009 All-AMCC Teams

Season Ending....

It's always difficult and emotional when the season ends. You don't really realize it fully until Monday comes and there's not going to be a practice for the first Monday since August. When we look back and remember our final game of the year in the NCAA Tournament, I think we'll recognize there wasn't really that much difference between Frostburg State and a top-10 team in the country. Perhaps we can't say we went "toe to toe" with Otterbein but we absolutely had our chances to tie the game late and we felt more comfortable playing this level an opponent than we ever have in the 5 NCAA Tournaments we've played in here in my 8 years. We did have a wonderful season and have terrific players here who are highly committed to the sport of soccer and to each other. They've made their coaches, their families, and their University very proud...

NCAA Tournament Info

We'll play at Otterbein near Columbus, Ohio on Saturday at 11am. Here are some relevant links:
Otterbein College Sports Site
NCAA Women's Soccer Website
Division III Bracket Link

We Did It!

In dramatic fashion, Lauren Russell slammed home a terrific shot from 20 yards in overtime to end a tense championship game and help us claim our 6th AMCC Conference Title on Saturday. Our Seniors have had a wild ride in the AMCC Tournament in recent years and they've earned the right to be called "Champions" in our last season in the AMCC. We'll find out Monday where and when we'll play in the NCAA Tournament.

Hosting a Conference Championship

Our players have remained focused on our team's objectives throughout the year and one of our primary goals is to win the AMCC Conference Championship. Being able to host the Final on Saturday in our own stadium gives us a huge boost and we hope to see lots of friends and family in attendance! The game will kickoff at 3pm and in our last year in the AMCC, we hope to leave under the best possible circumstances - with a title in hand...

A good post-season win at home

Conference Quarterfinal: FSU 4, Hilbert 0.
A bit of a slow start tonight but our pressure on Hilbert eventually paid off as we scored twice in each half for a comfortable home win to start our conference tournament. Our forwards Lauren Russell and Amanda Wharton traded first-half goals before Russell assisted Wharton for a 2nd after halftime. Christine Fitzgerald then crossed a dangerous ball into the goal box that resulted in a well-deserved tally for Olivia Winant. Our team also earned its 5th consecutive shutout giving us 14 on the year. We'll host the AMCC Semifinal on Wednesday...

It's Playoff Time!

The most important part of our season is now here and we've earned the opportunity to play as many as 2 home games beginning Saturday. The winner of the AMCC Conference Tournament earns an automatic qualification to the NCAA Championship Tournament. The team is excited and ready to play as many more games as we can. We invite you to come see us play or follow our live stats on our official website at FrostburgSports.com

AMCC Conference Tournament
Quarterfinal
Sat., October 31 - #7 Hilbert at #2 Frostburg St., 4:30p

Semifinal - Wed., November 4
Winner of Pitt-Bradford/Medaille vs. Winner of Hilbert/Frostburg St.

AMCC Final: Sat., November 7
at highest remaining seed

Senior Profile- Kaleigh Herring

-Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science and will pursue Graduate School and wants to work for Gatorade
-Would love to eventually live in Colorado or Florida
-Favorite food is Maryland Blue Crabs (with lots of Old Bay)
-If she could, would like to have met John Lennon and Robert Kennedy. I feel as though the two of them had such a great impact on society then and now.
-Favorite Soccer Moment - It’s hard to narrow down but watching a girl sub herself into a game, to staying in the classiest hotel in Niagara Falls, to all the bus rides and stories shared, to all the championship games we’ve experienced; but if I had to pick one big event it would have to be our trip to Costa Rica.
-Most Rewarding thing about playing college soccer –probably the day my roommate and I received a personal letter from the President of our University telling us what an honor it was to have players like us representing the school. It was this letter that made me realize how respected we are as college athletes and students.
-Advice for future players at FSU - the best piece of advice I could give is to enjoy your time in college, live it up, and have fun. Never look back and have no regrets!