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#9 Melanee Smith
Position: Defender
Height: 5-6
Class: Senior
Hometown: Bloomfield Township, Mich.
High School: Detroit Country Day
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Quotes from the Coach: "Mel has the experience to accompany the natural instincts and abilities we've enjoyed since she arrived on campus. Steady at the back and always a threat on set pieces and in the air, we expect Mel to emerge as a leader of our backline this fall."
2008: Finished senior campaign ranked tied for second on the team with nine points, a new personal-best … set a career-high in assist with seven … started senior year off with a bang, tallying an assist and the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Virginia Tech to open the season … for her efforts, Smith was named to the SoCon Buzz magazine's Elite Feet National Team of the Week, Aug. 27 ... Academic All-SoCon for the second straight year ... recorded a two-assist contest in Davidson's 5-0 win over Chattanooga, Oct. 5 ... prior to that game, assisted on a Amanda Flink goal in the second half of a 3-0 win over Samford ... final assist of career was at Elon as the senior assisted on the game-winning goal ... was one of six Wildcats to start at least 17 games in final season ... named to the Academic All-SoCon team for second straight season.
2007: Missed nine games during the middle of the season after an injury … recorded first points of the season when she assisted on a Kyri-Bye Nagel goal in Davidson's 4-0 win over Chattanooga … part of a defense that allowed only 17 total goals, tied for tops in the Southern Conference … Academic All-SoCon.
2006: Scored three times on only eight shots … tied for third on team with six points … scored the game-winning goal in the first half of the Wildcats’ 1-0 win over UC Santa Barbara … part of a defense that allowed only 18 goals, tops in the Southern Conference.
2005: Second-team all-league selection … team leader in assists with five … honored as the SoCon Freshman of the Year … scored first career collegiate goal Sept. 18 versus Colorado College in a 2-2 tie … helped lead a Wildcat defense to 10 shutout, matching the single-season school record.
Prep and Personal: Captain of the 2005 state runner-up Detroit Country Day team … spent summer of 2005 as a member of the Detroit Jaguars of the USL W-League … 2004 state champs … two-time first-team selection to All-Oakland County, All-Metro Detroit and all-state teams … State Cup champs in 2000, 2001 and 2003 with Varder Soccer Club … president of Big Brothers/Big Sisters … founder of Inner-City Youth Soccer Education Program at Maybury Elementary … Bryan Scholar Athlete.
SMITH'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year |
G |
GS |
Shots |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
| 2005 |
20
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20
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11
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1
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5
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7 |
| 2006 |
17 |
15
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8
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3
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0
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6
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| 2007 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2008 |
17 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
| Totals |
65 |
59
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29 |
5
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13
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23
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