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Jags goalie named Gatorade Player of Year

— Spain Park’s Lauren Arnold became the second goalkeeper to ever be named Gatorade Player of the Year in Alabama when the award was announced Tuesday.

Arnold found out about the honor at Tuesday night’s sports banquet.

“I was so excited,” Arnold said. “Not a lot of juniors get it. I didn’t think I was going to get it this year. I was surprised.”

Arnold collected 11 shutouts this season to help lead Spain Park to the Class 6A girls’ soccer championship May 9. One of the games that helped set her apart from the rest of the players in the state was a 3-0 shutout of No. 2 Grissom in the state semifinal May 1. Arnold considers the win the closest thing she has had to a perfect game, as she collected eight saves, including two that she tipped over the crossbar.

“What helps her stand out above all of the other keepers is her ability to make the big saves,” Spain Park head coach Jonathan Weimer said. “She’s definitely a big part of the reason we are state champions.”

Arnold said defending the Jaguars’ goal this season was easy because of the defense she had to work with and called the team the best to ever go through Spain Park. more

 

Auburn High shuts out Northview in sub-state

AHSAA GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Auburn High shuts out Northview in sub-stateAuburn High’s girls rarely gave the Northview defense time to breathe Tuesday night.

The Tigers were in a seemingly constant attack mode in their 3-0 win over the Cougars in the first round of the AHSAA soccer playoffs at Duck Samford Stadium.

Auburn (16-3-1) outshot Northview 25-3 on the night.

“This is as good of attacking soccer as I’ve ever seen them play,” coach Mac Matthews said. “Because I give Northview credit. They were an organized team in what they were doing and they were hard to break down. I was very pleased with that.”

The Tigers shook off a relatively slow start and got on the board in the 20th minute. Christine Schwartz found Kristin Boydston at the top of the Cougars’ box and the senior rifled it in off the crossbar.

Auburn added another goal three minutes later, with Briana Hunsberger finding the upper left corner of the net on a corner kick to send the Tigers into the half up 2-0. more

 

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


lead photoAUBURN, 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."
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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