Player Spotlight: Emily Pace

24 years old
Middleburg, Virginia
Midfield (left) ...but i prefer right! :)
Senior
This is my third year playing for SVU









If i could go on a date w/anyone....
it would be my husband, andy pace of course! :)

Any super power?
To fly

If i had to eat one meal for the rest of my life...
it would be...BBQ chicken sandwich, w/mashed potatoes and zuccinni and squash veggies on the side...( is that too many foods?) :)

Any job?
Painting...oil on canvas, watercolor... and get millions for my work! :) haha i wish!

Tell us how the soccer season is going:
improvements: we are starting out our games w/ more intensity than we did at first -the game we played on Friday (against Bluefield) we had some great passing, a lot of 1-2's we played well as a team. we need to work on our first touches, speed, anticipating what is going to happen, and having more intensity and focus in practices, that will translate into how we play in our games. I think this team is good at trusting players, and passing to everyone in game situations and in practice. Also there is no real drama or conflict between girls this year, so i think that unifies us. Goals i've accomplished: scoring a goal! :)Goal i have: giving every practice and game 100% effort.

Player Spotlight: Sarah Morgan

18 years old

From "the 850 in Florida"

Midfield and defense

Freshman

First year playing for SVU

If you could go on a date with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?

Fred Astaire

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?

Telepathy, why not?

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

Chicken and rice, it can be made anyway

If you could have any job regardless of pay or school, what would it be and why?

Tv personality, super easy

Tell us how you think the season is going-

umm.....it's very nice.

Player Spotlight: Rachel Lockhart

18 years old

Covington, VA

Defensive Mid

Freshman

1st year playing for SVU

Date anyone?

Chad Michael Murray

Super power?

Flying because i hate how long it takes to walk somewhere.

Food I'd eat for the rest of my life-

a subway turkey sandwich

Any job?

Being a preschool teacher;children are so loveable

Tell us how the season is going:

I think this season has gone awesome. I came from a small town where my high school team only won about 1 maybe 2 games a year, so SVU going to Nationals is a pretty awesome thing to be able to experience. at times I wish I was closer to different groups of girls on the team but all-n-all i'd have to say i love this season. It's been a great year and can't wait for next week at nationals! :)

Player Spotlight: Kelsey Bridge

19 years old

Bountiful, Utah

Started at Stopper/ moved up to Forward

Freshman

First year playing for SVU

Go on a date anyone?

James Dean, what a stud

Any super power?

Read peoples mind, but be able to control when i want to listen cuz that might be scary.

Eat one food for the rest of your life?

Panda express, i love it that fried rice and orange chicken is divine!

Have any job?

Architect, which i'm studying

Tell us how the season is going:

I think this season has be freakin awesome! We've gotten so good together that no one can stop us now! I think since the season is coming to an end we have gotten real good together and can play great together!!

More Pictures

Enjoy the extra pics. The ladies had fun taking them.

NATIONALS!!

WE'RE GOING TO NATIONALS!!!!

Here is an article from the SVU website: (link for the website is on the sidebar--)


Knights Receive Bid to USCAA Tournament

Southern Virginia women’s soccer has accepted a bid to the USCAA National Women’s Soccer Championships, which will be held at Vermont Tech from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

The Knights are 6-5-1 with two games remaining in the regular season. As of Oct. 15 they are ranked No. 1 in the USCAA standings. Under the guidance of second-year head coach Matt Grawrock, Southern Virginia has seen a complete turnaround from last season’s 5-10-0 team that failed to qualify for the tournament.

Sophomore Courtney Montagna and freshmen Melanee Guymon and Lauren Jensen are tied for the team lead in goals scored with five apiece. Guymon leads the team with four assists for a team-high 14 points.

Freshman defender Tamara Nagle and sophomore goalkeeper Arianne Johnson lead a Southern Virginia defense that has recorded four shutouts and allowed just one goal in four others.

The Knights have recorded victories this season against Trinity, Christendom, Lincoln (Pa.), Columbia Union, Mary Baldwin and Bluefield. They will look to improve to 7-5-1 on Monday at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia. The regular season concludes on Oct. 27 at Lees McCrae.

Southern Virginia has a rich tradition at the USCAA National Tournament with four titles (1998, 1999, 2005, 2006) and second-place finishes from 2000 to 2004.

Player Spotlight: Emma Alkonis
18 years of age
Claremont, California
Center Midfield (but right now center bench seeing as my acl was so rudely torn!)
Freshman
Numero uno (years played at SVU)






If you could go on a date with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?
Quiet David, or Mark Wahlburg

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
Well, seeing as though I already have the super power of not feeling pain, I would have to ask for number two super power to be to repell bugs... I hate bees.

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

One food eh? hmmm, I would have to go with potatoes. There is not one form of potatoes on this planet that i have yet to partake of that has disappointed me.

If you could have any job regardless of pay or school, what would it be and why?

I think I would be a stand-up comedian who paints murals in peoples rooms and takes pictures in Hawaii

Tell us how you think the season is going-
Ive seen SO much improvement during this year, especially being able to attend every game except the trinity game, I have seen many of the girls improve tremendously! Watching all the games from the sideline is really hard for a player like me, who can't really control the fact that I can't play, but having girls on the field who work has hard as they can for the full 90 minutes makes me really happy! I thnk we're going to do well in nationals and hopefully walk away with a title!! But i do hope there aren't any bees... and some sunlight that would be nice, Vermont sounds cold...

Player Spotlight: Lauren Jensen

18 years old

Salina, UT

Forward

Freshman

First Year playing for SVU

Go on a date with anyone?

Channing Tatum or Micheal Jordan would be the most amazing dates ever, very attractive and ubber talented.

Any superpower?

I would want to fly because then I could go anywhere I wanted to go anytime I wanted to go.

One food for the rest of your life?

Smoothies and breadsticks they are just amazing.

Any job regardless of pay or school?

I want to be a surgeon and work on people hearts and brains.

Tell us how you think the season is going:

The season has been fun and for sure a new experience. Now to make it amazing winning nationals would be bomb. Scoring the first goal of the season was amazing and having great teammates and a lot of fun makes soccer worth all of the hard work. I was excited about the game against bluefield- I thought we played really well and we worked for each other and as a team the whole game long.

Player Spotlight: Meredith Dean

18 years old

Tampa, Florida

Forward/ Midfielder

Freshman

First year playing for SVU

Go on a date with anyone?

A good looking well behaved gentleman who treats a lady right!!

Have any super power?

To fly! duh!! With the rising gas prices I would save a ton! and be able to go shopping like every day or something! haha

Eat one food for the rest of your life?

Watermelon...seedless style- because it is the best thing ever!!

Any job regardless of pay or school?

A fashion merchandiser buyer for Betsey Johnson!!

Tell us how you think the season is going-

I think our season is going pretty well. there are always things that we are working on improving but I feel like with every game we get better!

Player Spotlight: Jordan Jarema
19 years old
Marlton, New Jersey (ain't no place better!)
Midfield and backup goalkeeper (but i always laugh when i say that)
Sophomore
Played for 2 years! yep BV is such a hoppin place i decided to come back for round two!

Go on a date with anyone?: Han Solo. There's just no one else in the galaxy. Haha Star Wars is my guilty pleasure.

Any super power?: Teleportation!! I could go anywhere in the world whenever i wanted! either that, or the power to turn off the light with my mind. I always forget and then i have to get up again to turn it off.

One food for the rest of your life?: Philly Cheesesteaks. I'm from a Philadelphia suburb, and i just can't picture life being worth it without a good cheesesteak!

Any job?: Babysitting puppies. I just want to play with them as my job. They're ridiculously cute. And it would just be like my job is being unconditionally loved by a bunch of fluffy cuddly cute animals. That would be the sweetest gig ever.

Tell us how the season is going: The season started out kinda rough, with all the new freshman and returners meeting eachother, and getting the team working together, but everything's going really well now, and hopefully we'll get ourselves to nationals!


Player Spotlight: Kilee Roberts
18 years old
Avon, Ohio.
midfield.
Freshman.
First year playing for SVU soccer.







If I could go on a date with anyone, dead or alive, it would be Usher because he's got rad dance moves.

If I could have any super power, I would choose to read peoples' minds so I would never have to guess again what anyone was thinking.

If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be Mexican food cause I love it oh-so-much!

If I could have any job regardless of pay or school, I would be a gameshow host... for a show like Dog Eat Dog or Fear Factor!...Don't laugh.

Tell us how the season is going: I think the season is going well. I think we have all improved from the beginning and that we are working together well as a team. I know I have a lot to work on personally, but I know I'm trying my best!

Third Time Is a Charm

After suffering through old uniforms, and uniforms that didn't work, we went with a name brand and the team looks great. They earned them on Tuesday against Ferrum, and will look to dominate on Friday against Columbia Union. Enjoy the photo.

Tusculum Game Pictures

The Tusculum Game:

Thanks Katie for the pictures.

Player Spotlights

Player Spotlight: Abi Arnold

Layton, UT

18 years old

Defense

First year playing for SVU

If you could go on a date with anyone, who would it be?

Michael Jordan

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Chocolate

If you could have a superpower, what would you choose?
Flying. It'd feel cool.

If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?
A surgeon

Tell us how the game against Trinity went:
It was a lot fun. We need to work on performing to our best ability whether the opposing team sucks or not.

Player Spotlight: Tamara Nagle

18- I'm an adult now!!

Norco, Ca.
(its horsetown USA)

Sweeper

First year playing for SVU



If you could go on a date with anyone, who would you pick?
Heath Ledger (RIP) or Pierce Brosnan- I'm a James Bond fan and he was very sexy and attractive in Mamma Mia. He has a good voice. Maybe even Brad Pitt..

If you could have any super power what would you have?
I would have the power to absorb everyone elses powers like Peter Petreli from Heros.

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Mac & Cheese- the good kind
Chocolate shakes also, its my kryptonite..

If you could have any job, what would it be?
I would want to be a professional doodler or a photographer becasue i like taking pics.. but i really doubt that will happen.

Tell us about the game against Trinity:
A good first win. We need to work on being more aggressive and going all in. We shouldn't be afraid to sacrifice our body 100%. We need to win 50/50 balls. We need to go harder than the other team everytime and we'll always win. Its a proven Tamara Fact that if you go in harder not afraid to sacrafice your body then you wont et hurt.. but they might.. Also, touches... GOOD FIRST TOUCH IS A MUST!!!

Random Stuff

The past week has been fun. Wednesday the team played their first game, and then today the team received their uniforms for the season. You read that correctly. The uniforms showed up hours after we left for our first game. Ironic. The games went well and the team won 4-1 over Trinity College in D.C. Finishing left something to be desired as we fired off 39 and could only convert on 4. Oh well. A win's a win. a full rundown of the game will be upcoming. The uniforms look good, even if they are a little small. What can you do?
Here are some practice photos for people to have fun looking at.

Player Spotlight: Jessica Scott
17 years old
Sophomore
Portland area of Oregon
2nd year on team- Last season injured from torn ACL
Mid

If you could go on a date with anyone, dead or alive who would it be?
James Dean, young Sirius Black.

If you could have any super power, what would it be?
The power of healing.

If you could have any job, regardless of pay or schooling, what would it be?
A Globe Trekker (tour around foreign countries) until I have a family. Then I want to swim with dolphins and own a ski resort.

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Couscous and couscous salad. I just wouldn't get sick of it.

Tell us what you thought of our scrimmage against W&L=
Emma Alkonis was the most impressive. Arianne made noteworthy saves in the goal. Emmalani did a nice job in the back- real scrappy. The team has the potential to do better. The forwards were unable to connect with the defense. Caring Captain Courtney was her normal incredible self. Tamara did the work of thousands. Melanee was like Odysseus- smart and powerful but unable to get home because she was tossed about in the sea.

Player Spotlight: Candace Call (soon to be Osegueda)
19
Northern California
2nd year playing for SVU
defense/mid

If you could go on a date with anyone, dead or alive who would it be?
Younger Cary Grant. An Italian underwear model with a defined chin. Chris Brown with a defined chin. An exotic foreign man with a defined chin.

If you could have any super power, what would it be?
I'd make people bend to my will, I want to power to control people. No, actually I want to make things come to me. I want to be Matilda aka summoning powers. I could have breakfast in bed. Or shower in bed.

If you could have any job, regardless of pay or schooling, what would it be?
Cheesecake tester or ice cream tester

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Homemade Mac&Cheese

How did you meet Cisco?
We were playing Capture the Flag. He made fun of me.

Tell us what you thought of our scrimmage against Bridgewater=
It was a great start to the season. Tamara could feed a 3rd world country with her energy and blood, sweat and tears. She's a fighter. Melanie is Norcalicious, and a good communicator. It was a solid first game.

Player Spotlight: Katie Dalton

Spring City, PA (outside Philadelphia)
21 years old
Senior
2nd year playing for SVU
Forward

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
I would read people's minds...but usually I pick flying.

If you could have any job regardless of schooling or paycheck, what would it be?
A professional scuba diver/picture taker for National Geographic. OR a surfing instructor.

An embarrassing moment:
I have many.... I wore my soccer warm-ups backwards for a Spanish presentation and realized it during my presentation and told the whole class.

If you could eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Fruit from an island. Kashi's Heart to Heart - the organic form of Honey Nut Cheerios. And milk to go with it.


If you could go on a date with any well-known person, who would it be and why?
Edward Cullen (from Twilight)- he's mysterious and charming
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Colonel in the Union army during the Civil War)- he's mysterious and charming
Batman- (not Christian Bale- but he's still ok) - he's service oriented
the Fox from Disney's RobinHood- he's service oriented, dashing and funny

Tell us how you think pre-season is going and how the team will do in the coming season:
I'm very excited because we're pretty solid and work well together. The girls are a lot of fun to be around and we've got a lot of potential.

Opening Day

Well the season is not started yet, but the preparations have started. This is the first post of the season. As the coach I'll be starting it but the players, once they arrive on campus, will be running this blog. There are a lot of positives for the upcoming season, and hopefully all of you that will follow along will enjoy the season beyond what we simply do on the field. Let us know what you would like to see on this blog, and feel free to comment about our season and experiences.