Sometimes, It IS About the Numbers...

The FSU Women's Soccer Team has just had another outstanding semester in the classroom!
FSU players this Spring collectively earned a 3.571 semester GPA that will easily qualify the team for the NSCAA Team Academic Award for a 5th year in a row.  The 3.571 is one of our highest ever team marks based on the strength of 6 players earning perfect 4.0s!  4 more players earned 3.7 or better GPA's with only 1 B grade this Spring.  That means these 10 players earned a combined 38 "A" grades in 42 total classes this semester. All our players should be very proud of their commitment to academic and athletic excellence here at FSU!

A special congratulations and best wishes to our Seniors!  Shown here at our Sr luncheon last week.

FSU Awards Banquet

Adria Graham

The Women's Soccer program had a great night Monday at the FSU All-Sports Athletic Banquet.  Sophomore Adria Graham was named the FSU Female Athlete of the Year and Senior Cassie Donahue was awarded by the Strength and Conditioning Staff as their Female Athlete of the Year. Adria was the CAC Conference Player of the Year  and a 1st Team Selection after leading the conference in scoring. 

2011 Seniors

Cassie was part of a Senior class that won a remarkable 68 games over their 4-Year careers in the FSU Women's Soccer Program.   They ended their Senior year with a home win this past Fall in the ECAC South Region tournament.  The banquet marks the last official function for the 2012 graduating class and we wish them all the best.

2011-12 FSU Awards Banquet

Relay for Life 2012!

On Friday night in our Stadium at FSU, the women's soccer team raised nearly $2000 on the way to an FSU total of near $60,000 for the American Cancer Society through the FSU Relay for Life effort.  Pictured here are members of the team as the Relay begins on Friday. 

6 of our incoming recruited players also came up on Friday to participate in Relay events and visit with the team.

Spring Games and Relay for Life

We did very well on Sunday playing Shippensburg to a 1-1 draw before dropping a 1-0 contest to Millersville.  We defended well and created good chances to score against both Division 2 PSAC teams and it was the perfect kind of competition for us at this stage in the year.  Everyone left Sunday feeling great about the growth of our team and the upcoming Fall season.

One of the most meaningful days of our year is the Relay for Life fundraiser we participate in at FSU.  It begins at 6pm this Friday night in our Stadium as we help our campus raise thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society.  Click here to help our cause or learn more:
RELAY for LIFE at FSU

Spring Season 2012

FSU will play 2 teams in a Spring Play Day at Shippenburg in their soccer stadium on Sunday, April 22nd:
11:30 vs Shippensburg and 2:30 vs Millersville

In the meantime, the team is training in our Stadium 3 times a week but also participating in lots of campus events. For FSU's "D-III week", the team did a photo scavenger hunt and took some pictures:

 

from the Libary deck overlooking the Stadium

in front of Coach Conrad's Apartment

at the FSU Sign on Braddock Rd.

New CCIT Building Well Underway

 Our newest campus building is in progress and will be an awesome addition.  Replacing Tawes Hall in the center of campus, the new CCIT will house the Departments of Communications and Computer Science as well as many computer labs, classrooms, the FSU TV3 Station Studio and the WFWM Campus Radio Station.  It will also have a rooftop greenhouse and gardens visible from other buildings on campus.

CCIT Portal (with pdf renderings and a construction WebCam)

Summer Camp Dates Announced!

Our unique Soccer-Leadership and Team Camp is being offered again this year beginning July 29th.  Individuals are welcome to register and any team groups will be trained together.  It's a great way to experience more than what a typical college camp offers, prepare for the fall season of course, and learn what FSU is all about!
For more information and to Register:
FrostburgSoccerCamps.com

The Great Year that was 2011

What a year we had here at FSU!  Here are some highlights from 2011:

• Posted a CAC Best 3.52 Team GPA (from 2010-11) winning our 4^th Consecutive NSCAA Team Academic Award
• Shutout 14 opponents allowing only 11 goals (2nd fewest in FSU History and 15th best in the Nation)
• Appeared in our 11th Consecutive Post-Season Tournament (NCAA or ECAC)
• Won the ECAC South Region Championship outscoring our opponents 10-2 in the tournament
• Were regionally ranked in the NSCAA South Atlantic Poll for 8 weeks (as high as #7)
• FSU players led the CAC in:  Goals, Points, Save %, Goals Against Avg. and 5 other categories 
• Lost only 2 games, fewest in our history, going 17-2-2, our 3rd year in a row winning 17 or more games
• Senior Goalkeeper Michelle Buckmaster finished the season ranked 31st in the Nation in GAA, 16th in Save %, and now holds FSU records for Season and Career GAA
• Placed 5 players on All-Conference Teams including the CAC Player of the Year, Sophomore Forward, Adria Graham
• Had 2 players selected to NSCAA All-Region Teams and recognized as ECAC All-Stars (Adria Graham and Erin Proctor)
• Earned the NSCAA Team Ethics Silver Award for our 4th straight year (only 2 yellow cards)
• Raised nearly $1200 for the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life event in the FSU Stadium and donated 2 complete Thanksgiving dinner baskets to the Allegany County Food Bank

Competitive on the Field AND in the Classroom

The NSCAA has published the winners of the 2011 Team Academic Award and the FSU Women's Soccer Team has been honored for the 4th straight year!
The team GPA of 3.52 for the 2010-2011 academic year is a best-ever for the program and the highest GPA in the Capital Conference and the State of Maryland among all men's and women's college soccer teams. The FSU team GPA also ranks in the top 40 of the 571 women's college teams that earned the award this year in all NCAA Divisions.

Congratulations to these committed students!

NSCAA Team Academic Award Winners

2011 ECAC South Champions!

Our 2011 Season ended Sunday with a big home win to capture the 2011 ECAC South Championship!  Liz Seligman, our all-conference right back, hit a wonder goal from 30 yards after running with the ball for 60. [Check our YouTube channel on the right of this page] Stevenson is a very good team that pressured us throughout the game but both our back line defending and goalkeeping were terrific.
It was our 12th shutout as we finished the year with a 17-2-2 record.

 The Cumberland Times News covered our game and included this photo of Liz running to score the game winner on Sunday.

Playing for a Championship on Sunday!

We had a terrific burst of offense against Altoona and won 5-1 today in the ECAC Semifinals here at FSU.  As a result, we'll host the ECAC South Region Final at Noon on Sunday against our conference rivals from Stevenson. It's the 3rd time in 4 years, we've hosted the ECAC Final and hope to prevail at home here in 2011.

fashion statement?

Our Seniors decided to show their fashion sense at our final practice of 2011.