Auburn Goes 2-1 At Orange Beach To Close Out Spring Exhibition Season

AUBURN, Ala. - The Auburn soccer team closed out its spring exhibition season with a pair of wins, defeating Columbus State and South Alabama by identical 3-0 scores in 45-minute matches on Sunday. The team also fell to LSU, 2-1, on Saturday in a full 90-minute exhibition match to finish its spring exhibition season, 4-2-0.
Katy Frierson collected a pair of assists in the win over Columbus State on Sunday, serving a corner kick to Julie King in the 22nd minute and then hitting Stephanie Fransoso in the 36th minute. In between it was Chelsea Yauch finishing after Columbus State was unable to clear a corner kick.
Rebecca Howell picked up a goal and an assist in the win over South Alabama, feeding Lizzie Hamersly for a header off of a corner for the first goal of the match and then taking a pass from Caitlin King at the top of the 18 to put Auburn up, 2-0. Frierson then connected with Caitlin King for the day's final score, playing the ball in behind a 1v1 for the finish. more
 

Alabama Adds Shannon Lathrop

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama head soccer coach Todd Bramble has added Shannon Lathrop of Birmingham's Oak Mountain High School to the Crimson Tide roster for the 2008 season. Lathrop, a 5-7 midfielder, was a 2007 First Team All-Metro selection and was voted Mountain Brook's Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior.

"Being able to add a play of Shannon's quality at this late date is exciting," Bramble said. "Her comfort level on the ball and her tactical feel for the game make Shannon a perfect fit for our style of play. I see her competing for playing time right away." more

Auburn Soccer Signs Eight To NLIs on Wednesday

The Auburn soccer team has received signed National Letters of Intent from eight high school seniors on Wednesday, head coach Karen Hoppa announced. The eight signees will bring a wealth of ODP experience with them when they join the Auburn soccer program this summer. The signees are Maddie Barnes (McDonough, Ga./Woodward Academy), Ana Cate (Lithia, Fla./Joe E. Newsome), Mary Coffed (Atlanta, Ga./Marist School), Amy Howard (Mandeville, La./Mandeville), Jessica Rightmer (Austin, Texas/Manor), Christine Schweer (Birmingham/Oak Mountain), Caitlin Torie (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School) and Tasia Williams (Marietta, Ga./Carlton Kell).

"This 2009 class makes us better in every position. The quality and depth that this class adds to our program is going to significantly improve our already talented team. They all come to Auburn with terrific youth soccer resumes and are clearly one of the top classes in the Southeast Region," Hoppa said. more

Bramble Inks 10 on National Signing Day

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama head soccer coach Todd Bramble announced that 10 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play soccer for the Crimson Tide. The class is the first true signing class for coach Bramble as he enters his second year at the helm of the Tide soccer program.
"Having graduated eight players - six of whom were starters - this class comes in with big shoes to fill," head coach Todd Bramble said. "Fortunately, through the efforts of our coaching staff and current student-athletes, we have attracted a talented group to the Capstone that is capable of continuing to move this program forward. Of particular interest in this class is that four of the 10 signees hail from the far west region.
Not only are we excited to be adding such a talented group to our team, these players must be awfully excited about the opportunity they have to make such significant contributions so early in their playing career."  more