Appalachian Women's Soccer Appalachian State Game Results (As of Jul 17, 2009) 2008All Results Games Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Att
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Appalachian Women’s Soccer QUICK FACTS TEAM INFORMATION Location ............................................................Boone, N.C. 2008 Record ............................................................... 7-10-2 Founded ........................................................................1899 2008 Home Record .................................................... 3-5-2 Enrollment .................................................................16,600 2008 Away Record .................................................... 4-5-0 Nickname ....................................................Mountaineers 2008 Neutral Record .................................................... 0-0 Colors ..........................................................Black and Gold 2008 SoCon Record/Finish ........................... 3-7-1 ( 8th) Conference........................................................... Southern Letterwinners R/L ........................................................ 11/3 Chancellor ................................ Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock Starters R/L ...................................................................... 7/4 Faculty Representative ........................ Dr. Alan Hauser Newcomers ........................................................................ 15 Athletics Director ........................................Charlie Cobb Top Returnees ............ Caroline Lowe 3 G, 6 A, 12 pts. Senior Assoc. AD/SWA ................. Debbie Richardson .................................... Stephanie Balzano 3 G, 2 A, 8 pts. Facility ..............................Appalachian Soccer Stadium Seating Capacity ........................................................1,000 SPORTS INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Intern/Soccer Contact ............................ Eric Bohannon Office ............................................................. 828-262-7166 Head Coach .................................................. Ben Popoola Alma Mater .............................................. Clemson, 1979 Mobile ........................................................... 717-228-8153 Record at ASU ...................... 102-107-20 (12 seasons) Email .................................. [email protected] Career Record ....................... 287-143-25 (18 seasons) Fax .................................................................. 828-262-6106 Office Phone ............................................... 828-262-6999 Sports Information Director ......................... Mike Flynn Office Fax ..................................................... 828-262-2556 Associate SID ........................................ Charles Cochrum Email..................................... [email protected] Assistant SID ...................................... Courtney Burchett Assistant Coaches ........................................ Hallie Briggs Sports Information Intern ...................... Patrick Moree Alma Mater ....................................... Appalachian, 2007 Mailing Address ................................................ Box 32116 Email........................................ [email protected] .................................................................. Boone. N.C. 28608 Assistant Coach ........................................ Lindsay Cobb Website ................................................. www.GoASU.com Alma Mater ............................................... NC State, 1990 Credits Design and Editor: Eric Bohannon Editorial Assistance: Mike Flynn, Charles Cochrum, Court- ney Burchett, Patrick Moree, Andrew Huggins, Appalachian women’s soccer coaching staff Photography: Appalachian athletics archives, James Fay, Dave Mayo, Tommy Penick Front Cover: Leigh Morrow, Caroline Lowe and Paige Morrow Back Cover: Jennifer MacNeill, Emma White and Stephanie Balzano 1 Head Coach Ben Popoola 13th Season Clemson, 1979 Ben Popoola is in his 13th season as head coach of the over the previous year’s win total. women’s soccer program at Appalachian State Univer- In addition, Popoola guided the 2003 Mountaineer sity. Popoola has compiled a record of 102-107-20 while squad to a 3-1 win over the College of Charleston in the coaching the Mountaineers. Popoola’s 287 career wins on opening round of the SoCon Tournament, marking just the the women’s sidelines ranks 11th among active Division I second win ever and first under the eight-team format, for coaches. In addition, he also has an impressive record of ASU in SoCon Tournament play. 201-63-5 as a men’s soccer coach. Popoola’s efforts on the recruiting trail and the field As a testament to the solid program Popoola has built at paid off in 2001, as Appalachian was able to build the first ASU, the Apps have posted records at .500 or better in five winning record in program history, going 9-8-3. ASU was of the last six seasons, including four campaigns with 10 or undefeated at home that year – in fact, only one goal was more victories. Popoola’s 2003 squad was by far the best scored by an opponent at Kidd Brewer Stadium during the in school history, compiling a 12-5-3 mark, for a winning entire campaign. Under the tutelage of Coach Popoola, a percentage of .675. That tally was a six-game improvement young Mountaineer team battled to six overtime games and managed to knock off traditional SoCon power Fur- man on Oct. 12 of that year. Popoola came to Appalachian from Lambuth University, where his 1996 team had a record of 12-4-1. Prior to his one-year stint at Lambuth, Popoola was both head men’s and women’s soccer coach at Park University in Missouri. His men’s squad tallied a 201-63-5 record in 13 years, while his women’s team went 173-30-4 in seven years. Popoola owns an all-time women’s head coaching record of 287-143-225. A 1979 graduate of Clemson, Popoola played on the Nigerian national team from 1971-75 before joining Clem- son in the fall of 1975. A former member of the Kansas City Comets, he has also had MISL experience playing in Chicago and Cleveland. He was an NASL starter for the Memphis Rogues and has also competed for his native Nigeria in the World Cup. Popoola and his wife, Christine, have two children. ASU HEAD COACHING RECORDS Overall Conference Coach Season(s) Yrs W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Tracy Davis 1994-96 3 11 43 3 .193 4 15 1 .190 Ben Popoola 1997 7 8 2 .471 3 3 1 .500 Ben Popoola 1998 7 11 0 .389 3 5 0 .375 Ben Popoola 1999 8 11 1 .425 3 6 0 .333 Ben Popoola 2000 7 11 2 .400 2 6 1 .278 Ben Popoola 2001 9 8 3 .525 6 3 1 .650 Ben Popoola 2002 6 12 1 .342 2 7 1 .250 Ben Popoola 2003 12 5 3 .675 5 4 2 .545 Ben Popoola 2004 10 9 1 .525 5 5 1 .500 Ben Popoola 2005 10 7 1 .555 3 6 1 .300 Ben Popoola 2006 9 9 1 .528 5 4 1 .550 Ben Popoola 2007 10 6 3 .605 4 5 1 .450 Ben Popoola 2008 7 10 2 .421 3 7 1 .318 Ben Popoola 1997-Pres. 12 102 107 20 .489 44 61 11 .427 TOTAL 15 113 150 23 .436 45 69 11 .404 2 3 AppalachianAssistant Coach Women’s SoccerAssistant Coach Hallie Briggs Lindsay Cobb Fourth Season Fifth Season Appalachian, 2007 N.C. State, 1990 Hallie Briggs enters her fourth season on the Moun- Lindsay Cobb begins her fifth season assisting with the taineer coaching staff after a four-year playing career at Appalachian women’s soccer program and will continue to Appalachian from 2002-05. Briggs played in 43 matches at train the team’s goalkeepers. midfield for the Apps before having her senior season cut A year ago helped Caroline Clarke into the ASU record short by a knee injury. books, as the goalkeeper’s 101 saves in 2008 was third She has been in charge of the defense the past four most in single-season school history. Combined, Clarke seasons including in 2007, when the Mountaineers tied for and Emma White have 20 career shutouts, White being first in the SoCon with 0.89 goals allowed per game and set second on ASU’s all-time list with 11, while Clarke is third a school single-season record with 11 shutouts. with nine. A native of Boca Raton, Fla., Briggs graduated from St. Cobb was a three-time first-team All-ACC goalkeeper for Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale where she NC State from 1988-90. During her four-year career with the Wolfpack, Cobb was was a member of the 1999 state champion, 2001 state in goal for the ACC championship team and helped lead finalist and 2002 state runner-up teams. She was also a the Wolfpack to a 65-21-7 record (.737) and a pair of NCAA 2002 Miami Herald all-county team selection and played for Final Fours. Cobb was named Tournament MVP when NC Broward County Hall of Fame coach Carlos Giron. State won the 1988 ACC championship after allowing one Briggs has also played internationally with St. Thomas goal and recording 14 saves in 270 minutes. A year later, Aquinas, taking second place in the Dana Cup in Denmark, she was named to the NCAA Final Four’s all-tournament second in Italy’s Renaissance Cup and first in Ireland’s team after recording 15 saves in the semifinals against Emerald Cup. North Carolina. Currently, Cobb is ranked second all-time in ACC history with 396 career saves. Assistant coach Hallie Briggs, head coach Ben Popoola, assistant coach Lindsay Cobb 2 3 2009 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Last School 00 Caroline Clarke GK 5-10 Jr. Greenwood, S.C. Greenwood Christian 0 Emma White GK 5-7 Sr. Arden, N.C. T.C. Roberson 1 Ashley Scott GK 5-8 Jr. Reidsville, N.C. Gardner-Webb 2 Jordan Horvath MF 5-5 So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Lanser 3 Katy Dodd D 5-9 So. Apex, N.C. Apex 4 Amanda Lightner MF 5-3 So. Asheville, N.C. A.C. Reynolds 5 Paige Morrow MF/F 5-8 Sr. Chapel Hill, N.C. East Chapel Hill