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2015 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SOCCER RECORD BOOK The Southeastern Conference has continued its rise as one of the top confer- SEC SOCCER SID CONTACTS ences in women’s soccer. SEC Craig Pinkerton SEC women’s soccer will begin its 23rd season in the year of 2015 deeply (205) 458-3000 [email protected] rooted in the national scene of collegiate soccer. Since the SEC initiated wom- Alabama Michael Stimpert en’s soccer as a varsity sport in 1993, the sport’s popularity has grown through (205) 348-6084 [email protected] the country and especially in the Southeast. Arkansas David Beall The 2014 women’s soccer season reaffirmed the SEC’s prominence in the (479) 575-3114 [email protected] country. A record-tying eight Southeastern Conference soccer teams were Auburn John Thomas among the 64 competing for the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer (334) 844-9800 [email protected] Championship. It ties the league record set in 2011 and marks the seventh time Florida Mary Howard in the last eight seasons that at least six SEC teams have received postseason (352) 375-4683 x6110 [email protected] bids. The SEC led all conferences with three teams (Florida, South Carolina and Georgia Payton Arnold Texas A&M) in the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals. The ACC and Pac-12 each had (706) 542-1621 [email protected] two and the Big Ten has one team. Kentucky Chris Shoals In 2014, SEC teams posted a 70-31-8 (.678) record in non-conference (859) 257-3838 [email protected] action, outscoing their non-conference opponents 232-109. LSU Will Stafford Texas A&M’s 9-1-1 league record earned the Aggies the 2014 SEC Cham- (225) 578-8226 [email protected] pionship. It was the second straight regular season title for Texas A&M, who Ole Miss Adam Kuffner shared the 2013 crown with Florida. (662) 915-7522 [email protected] Texas A&M’s G Guerrieri and Shea Groom were named SEC Coach and Mississippi State Tyson Rodgers Offensive Player of the year, respectively. Kentucky’s Arin Gilliland was named (662) 325-2703 [email protected] Defensive Player of the Year while South Carolina’s Savannah McCaskill is Missouri Kate Lakin Freshman of the Year. Alabama’s Laura Lee Smith was named Scholar-Athlete (573) 884-8519 [email protected] of the Year. South Carolina Chelsea Carlson That incremental growth, combined with increasing exposure on the nation- (803) 777-8844 [email protected] al and regional scene, has SEC women’s soccer looking to blossom to new Tennessee Stephen Lee heights in the year 2015 and beyond. (865) 974-7478 [email protected] Texas A&M Thomas Dick In 2014, the SEC boasted ... (979) 862-5486 [email protected] • Five NSCAA Scholar All-Americas Vanderbilt Jerome Boettcher • Seven Capital One Academic All-Americas (615) 343-0019 [email protected] • 12 Capital One Academic All-District picks • 12 programs earning NSCAA College Team Academic Awards • Five All-Americas, including two first team selections TABLE OF CONTENTS • 22 student-athletes on the NSCAA All-Region teams SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE • Eight teams advancing to the NCAA Championships Composite Schedule 2 • At least six teams advancing to the postseason for the seventh time in the YEAR IN REVIEW past eight seasons 2014 Standings / Postseason Results 3 • Seven of the eight postseason participants advanced to at least the second 2014 Honors 4-5 round Team Statistics (All-Games) 6 Individual Statistics (All-Games) 7 • Texas A&M advanced to the national semifinals while Florida and South Car- Team Statistics (SEC Games) 8 olina advanced to the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship Individual Statistics (SEC Games) 9 SEC TOURNAMENT SEC Tournament Bracket 10 SEC SOCCER BROADCAST INFORMATION SEC Tournament Results 11-12 On August 14, 2014 SEC Network launched in 62 million homes nation- All-SEC Tournament Teams 13 wide. On that day, SEC Network became the most successful new channel SEC Tournament Records 14 launch in cable history and it hasn’t stopped going since. Currently boasting 70 RECORD BOOK million subscribers, the network produced 1,500 events surrounded by 1,400 All-Time Records 14 hours of original programming in its debut year. All-Time SEC Standings 15-16 • Thursday Night Game Of The Week package features soccer teams each Annual Leaders 17 week on SEC Network beginning Thursday, September 10. Single-Game Records 18 • 17 regular season games are scheduled to be televised on SEC Network. Season Records 19 • Four regular season games are scheduled to be televised by ESPNU. Career Records 20 Career Leaders/Miscellaneous Records 21 • The entire SEC Tournament will be televised to a national audience. The SEC in the Final Polls 22 first three rounds of the tournament will be televised by SEC Network and the championship game will be on ESPNU. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SEC in the NCAAs 22 • SEC Network + will make many more games available to SEC soccer fans. NCAA Championship Appearances 23-24 SEC Network + provides additional digital only events to fans through the Annual Appearances 25-26 WatchESPN app on smartphones, computers, and tablets, Amazon Fire TV and HONORS Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Annual SEC And National Honors 27 All-SEC Selections 28-29 Freshman All-SEC Selections 30 SEC Athletes of the Week 31-32 Community Service Teams 33 2015 SEC SOCCER COMPOSITE SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Monday, August 10 Friday, September 4 Sunday, September 27 Tennessee at Clemson (Exh.) 5:30 p.m. Alabama at Harvard 7:00 p.m. Texas A&M at Georgia ESPNU 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma State at Florida SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Florida at Auburn SECN+ 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 11 Clemson at Georgia SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Missouri at Mississippi State SECN+ 2:00 p.m. Troy at Florida (Exh.) 7:00 p.m. Colgate at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Tennessee at Vanderbilt SEC Network 5:00 p.m. Navy at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Alabama at South Carolina SECN+ 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 12 Texas A&M at Florida State 7:00 p.m. Arkansas at Kentucky SECN+ 6:00 p.m. Mississippi State at UT-Martin (Exh.) 11:00 a.m. Louisville at Kentucky SECN+ 7:30 p.m. LSU at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Missouri at UCLA (Exh.) 6:30 p.m. Oregon State at Missouri SECN+ 7:30 p.m. Samford at Auburn SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1 Thursday, August 13 UCF at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Auburn at Alabama SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Alabama at Vanderbilt (Exh.) 7:00 p.m. Nicholls State at Mississippi State SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Auburn at Kennesaw State (Exh.) 7:00 p.m. Dartmouth at Vanderbilt SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 2 Arkansas at Oral Roberts (Exh.) 8:00 p.m. Ball State at LSU 8:30 p.m. Kentucky at Florida SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Georgia at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 14 Sunday, September 6 Ole Miss at Missouri 7:30 p.m. South Carolina at NC State (Exh.) 7:00 p.m. Indiana at LSU SECN+ 2:00 p.m. South Carolina at Arkansas 8:00 p.m. Central Arkansas at Ole Miss (Exh.) 7:30 p.m. Old Dominion at Auburn SECN+ 3:00 p.m. Vanderbilt at LSU SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Southern Miss vs. LSU at Orange Beach, AL (Exh.) 8:00 p.m. Lipscomb at Vanderbilt SECN+ 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Ohio at Kentucky SECN+ 6:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15 Arkansas-Little Rock at Ole Miss SECN+ 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 8 Florida Gulf Coast at Florida (Exh.) 7:00 p.m. Murray State at Tennessee SECN+ 6:30 p.m. Auburn at South Carolina SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Furman at Georgia (Exh.) SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Alabama at Rhode Island 7:00 p.m. Arkansas vs. Missouri at Kansas City, MO (Exh.) 8:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 9 Mercer at Auburn (Exh.) 8:00 p.m. Abilene Christian at Texas A&M SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Florida at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Memphis at Mississippi State (Exh.) 8:00 p.m. Arkansas at Rice 8:00 p.m. Mississippi State at Georgia SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Tulsa at Texas A&M (Exh.) SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Missouri at Northwestern 8:00 p.m. Vanderbilt at Kentucky SECN+ 7:30 p.m. Alabama at Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 21 Monday, September 7 Ole Miss at Arkansas 8:00 p.m. Auburn at UC Irvine 3:00 p.m. South Carolina at Charlotte 5:30 p.m. Missouri at LSU SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Florida at UCF 7:00 p.m. Georgia at High Point 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10 Sunday, October 11 Ole Miss at Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 p.m. Texas A&M at Florida SEC Network 7:00 p.m. LSU at Florida SECN+ 1:00 p.m. Northeastern at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Arkansas at Vanderbilt 2:00 p.m. Lipscomb at Tennessee SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 11 Georgia at Missouri 2:00 p.m. Washington at Kentucky SECN+ 7:30 p.m.