A Beautiful Winter Day!

If you like the change of seasons, we have that at Frostburg State! Our first day back for the Spring semester....a snow day!  We only got a few inches of snow from the big 'blizzard of 2015' but it was just enough for a day off. This top photo is the Upper Quad and comes from our Facebook Page.

Congratulations Jackie Donovan! 
A 4-year player, All-Conference defender, and former Graduate Assistant Coach here at FSU, Jackie Donovan has become a college head coach!  She is now the first-ever women's soccer coach at Lourdes University in Ohio after serving as the assistant at Adrian College in Michigan for 4 years. 
Congratulations and Good Luck Jackie.   LourdesAthletics.com

A Great Season and Semester!

We really did have a great 2014 season and semester and these numbers are really what matters.
Our team GPA was a 3.365 for the Fall Semester.
3 players earned perfect 4.0s- Kelsey Wentworth, AJ Malanik, and Melanie Bell
5 more had only 1 "B" grade and 22 of our 26 rostered players achieved at least a 3.0 GPA in the Fall semester.

Frostburg State is recruiting great students and producing graduates that have all the graduate school and professional options they could hope for.  The evidence is clear year after year.

Wishing everyone in the #BobcatNation a great Holiday and New Year!

What a Season!

We celebrated our terrific 2014 season on Sunday at our Awards Banquet at the Lyric Theatre on Main Street Frostburg.  We wish our Seniors all the best as they move on from their FSU careers.

Our 2014 Team Award Winners: 
Unsung Hero- Jessica Martz
Most Improved Player- Kelsi Folch
Best New Player- Alyssa Malanik 
Most Sportsmanlike Player- Chelsie McCoy
Defensive Most Valuable Player- Jessa DiTullo
Scholar-Athlete and Offensive Most Valuable Player- Stephanie Fazenbaker

Happy Holidays!

Some of our players, also elementary education majors, participated in Frostburg's Storybook Holiday.  A special community holiday event for children in the Frostburg Area.  They dressed as Elves for a breakfast event and participated in some 'Elf Olympics' to entertain the kids.

FSU Soccer "Elves" Paige Gray, Jessa DiTullo, Kourtney McLain, and Chelsie McCoy

NCAA Tournament

We had a great weekend overall in Baltimore for the 2014 NCAA Tournament first-round weekend. It seemed like our team had a crazy year of results and the NCAAs were a good example - we scored 3 goals in an NCAA game in 15 minutes!  We also allowed 3 goals in an NCAA game and were still in the game with a chance to advance.  Unfortunately, our fortune in the penalty kick shootout ran out on Saturday night and after a draw with the 19th ranked team in the nation, we did not prevail in the shootout and did not advance.  It was a dream start scoring 3 goals to open the game but our opponents came back into the match and tied it with only 4 minutes remaining.
Overall, we had a terrific year, winning our 2nd CAC Conference title in 3 years and many of our players will be honored for their commitment and hard work on the field and in the classroom in the coming weeks.

Fun Friday Practice!

Our Seniors have a tradition of breaking all our fashion rules in a late season practice.  Today, we had a great pre-game session in our stadium before traveling to Baltimore for our opening NCAA Tournament game Saturday at 7:30 at Johns Hopkins.

Practicing Pk's!

Today, we had an interesting and fun conclusion to our scrimmage as we prepare for the NCAA Tournament.  We'll kickoff at 7:30pm on Saturday night at Johns Hopkins Homewood Field vs SUNY-Geneseo.  Should we advance, we'll play again there Sunday at 5pm.

NCAA's at Johns Hopkins Link

Winning A Conference Championship!

A running theme with our team this year is that we have a habit of making things a bit more difficult than they should be.  Well after missing 3 PK's in the run of play Saturday on 3 different fouls, thankfully we scored 2 other terrific goals and captured the CAC Conference Championship here at FSU!  Its the 8th Conference Championship for FSU Women's Soccer in the past 14 years.  We'll find out on Monday where our season will continue in the NCAA Championship Tournament next weekend.  The Selection Show will be webcast at NCAA.com Monday at 1:00pm.   NCAA D3 Soccer Link

Seniors Receiving the CAC Champions Plaque

Playing for a Championship!

Every soccer player and fan knows that soccer is sometimes a crazy game.  In the past 3 years we've both advanced and been knocked out of our conference tournament in the Penalty Kick Shootout.  In 2012, we won the CAC Title after PKs and have advanced in the NCAA Tournament after shootouts as well.  Last night, the most improbable outcome in our conference tournament occurred.  We won a shootout at top-seeded CNU while Mary Washington beat #2 Salisbury.  Those results mean we get to host the CAC Championship here at FSU on Saturday at 2:00!!

This is our 12th Appearance in a Conference Championship Game in the past 14 years and we've won 7 to earn NCAA bids.  Should be a great day for soccer in Frostburg!

2014 CAC Championship Game
Mary Washington at Frostburg State
Saturday, November 8th, 2pm

Live Video and Stats

Our team celebrates with a selfie Wednesday night!

We had some free time to visit Colonial Williamsburg on the trip

"Survive and Advance"

A phrase used often in the post-season when every game is an opportunity to continue your season and march toward a championship.  We needed all 90-minutes to get the one goal required to defeat York on Saturday and will now travel for a CAC Semifinal at Christopher Newport.  We played well in a 1-1 draw with CNU on our Senior Day just a couple weeks ago so it should be a good competitive game.
Kickoff is set for 6:00 at CNU on Wednesday night.
Live Stats and Video

It's Playoff Time!

The post-season is a special time. You have to earn your invitation and you have to be good. There is plenty of pressure and anxiety but the teams that handle that best and really want to continue their seasons, often rise to the occasion.  We have a great opportunity to play several rematches with CAC teams including opening with York at home this Saturday.  It should be a beautiful day for soccer at FSU!

CAC Quarterfinal:
York at FSU, Saturday, 11/1 at 1:00pm

On-Line Stats and Video
CAC Tournament Bracket