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SC Hosted Successful Free Clinic May 1, 2009 GALLERY The South Carolina women's soccer team's free youth soccer clinic was a giant success. Columbia-area girls ages 5-12 came out to learn the basics with the help of the players. The team signed posters and t-shirts. Two lucky girls won jerseys autographed by the whole team. South Carolina Completes 2009 Signing Class
"Overall, this 2009 incoming class will add some important depth to the program," head coach Shelley Smith said. "Our team is coming off a great season and is in a good position to take the program to another level. With a tremendous returning group, the loss of only one senior and further developing a large freshmen class through their first spring season, we are all looking forward to coming back stronger than ever. The incoming class has the benefit of learning from and playing with such a strong returning group of players. They will be looking to earn their time on the playing field while pushing the players ahead of them. We should have some tremendous competitiveness among our roster that will make us stronger from top to bottom. With the addition of two goalkeepers, we especially address the depth of that position among others. They are a wonderful group of student-athletes. We are excited to see what the freshmen bring to the field in August and to have them represent our Gamecock Women's Soccer program on and off the field." South Carolina went 11-7-4 last season, earning the program's third consecutive SEC Tournament bid and second consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. Fourteen of Carolina's 28 players were freshmen in 2008, and the Gamecocks lose only one senior in midfielder Danila Monteiro. The team returns 14 freshmen, five sophomores and six juniors including All-SEC and All-Region selections Kayla Grimsley (Fr./Mid) and Blakely Mattern (Jr./Def) more |
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COLUMBIA,
S.C. - The South Carolina women's soccer program
has announced that seven student-athletes will join the Gamecocks in the
2009 season. The list includes the Georgia high school Player of the Year, a
player with national level experience in England, two regional Olympic
Development Program members, a Scholar All-American, two NSCAA All-Region
selections and an adidas ESP Camp all-star selection.