Southern Miss 2019 Soccer A lm an a c Southern Misswww.southernmiss.com | 2019 Southern Miss Soccer n 1 Quick Facts General School: .............University of Southern Mississippi City: ......................................... Hattiesburg, Miss. Founded: ......................................................1910 Enrollment: ...............................................16,506 Nickname: ......................................Golden Eagles Colors: .........................................Black and Gold Stadium (Capacity): .............Southern Miss Soccer Complex (1,500) Surface: ...........................................Natural Grass Affiliation: .................................. NCAA Division I Conference: ............................... Conference USA President: ...............................Dr. Rodney Bennett (Middle Tennessee, 1990) Director of Athletics: .................. Jeremy McClain (Delta State, 1999) Senior Woman Administrator: ......... Sonya Varnell (Ole Miss, 1989) Faculty Athletic Representative:....................... Dr. Alan Thompson Athletics Department Phone: .......(601) 266-5017 History First Season of Competition: ........................1997 All-Time Record: ................139-209-31 (21 years) C-USA Tournament Appearances: ...........3 (1999, 2000, 2018) Conference Titles: ...............................................0 Coaching Staff and Support Head Coach: ......................... Mohammed El-Zare Record at Southern Miss: .......44-54-15 (7th year) Career Record: ............................................ Same Assistant Coach: ............................Megan Soileau Assistant Coach: ............................Abbey Barnum Soccer Office Phone: ...................(601) 266-6584 2018 Team Information Overall Record: ......................................... 13-6-1 Home/Away/Neutral: ............5-1-1 / 6-4-0 / 2-1-0 Conference USA Record: ............................ 5-4-1 Home/Away: .................................... 3-1-1 / 2-3-0 Conference USA Finish: ..................................6th Social Media Official Website: ............ www.SouthernMiss.com Facebook (Soccer): ..............Southern Miss Soccer Instagram (Soccer): .............@southernmisssoccer Twitter (Soccer):......................@SouthernMissSoc Twitter (General Athletics): .. @USMGoldenEagles Pintrest: .................................USM Golden Eagles YouTube: ..............................Southern Miss Sports Communications Assistant AD for Media Relations: .... Jack Duggan Director of Communications: ......... David Cohen Graduate Assistant (Soccer Contact): ............................ Anna Grissett Office: ..........................................(601) 266-6240 Cell: .............................................(601) 382-0585 E-mail: ...............................anna.grissett@usm.edu Phone: ..........................................(601) 266-6240 Mailing Address: ............. 118 College Ave. #5161 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Overnight Address: ...................2609 West 4th St. Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Media Information The University of Southern Mississippi Soccer Media Almanac has been designed as a source of information for members of the media and those interested in the Golden Eagles soccer program. Every effort has been made to include pertinent and timely information. Call Us Southern Miss The Southern Miss Department of Athletics and its 16 NCAA Division I sports programs respectfully request that only Southern Miss be used in all references. 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Table of Contents Quick Facts / Media Info 1 2019 Golden Eagles 2019 Schedule 2 2019 Roster 3 Player Profiles 4-7 Head Coach Mohammed El-Zare 8-9 Assistant Coach Megan Soileau 10 Assistant Coach Abbey Barnum 10 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Alex Richard Assistant Athletic Trainer Julie Butler Year In Review Year in Review 11 Conference USA Standings 12 History and Records Year-by-Year Results 13-14 All-Time Records / Series Results 15-16 All-TIme Letter Winners 17 Game Records 18 Season Records 19 Career Records 20 All-Time Honor Roll 21-22 Credits The Southern Miss Soccer Media Almanac has been designed as a source of information for members of the media and those interested in the Golden Eagle soccer program. Every effort has been made to include pertinent and timely information. Any media member needing further information can contact the Southern Miss Athletic Media Relations Office. Editor: Anna Grissett2 n 2019 Southern Miss Soccer | www.southernmiss.com 2019 Southern Miss Soccer Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (CT) Friday, Aug. 9 LSU (EXH) Baton Rouge, La. 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 Mississippi State (EXH) Starkville, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 Missouri Columbia, Mo. 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 Lamar Beaumont, Texas 1:00 p.m Sunday, Sept. 1 Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 South Alabama Hattiesburg, Miss. 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 Mississippi Valley Hattiesburg, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 Jackson State Hattiesburg, Miss. 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 Western Kentucky • Bowling Green, Ky. 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 North Texas • Denton, Texas 7:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 Florida International • Hattiesburg, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 Florida Atlantic • Hattiesburg, Miss. 1:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 Charlotte • Charlotte, N.C. 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 UTSA • San Antonio, Texas 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 UTEP • El Paso, Texas 1:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 Middle Tennessee • Hattiesburg, Miss. 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 UAB • Hattiesburg, Miss. 1:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 Louisiana Tech • Hattiesburg, Miss. 3:00 p.m. Nov. 6-Nov. 10 C-USA Championship Denton, Texas TBA Home games listed in BOLD and played at Southern Miss Soccer Complex (1,500) All times listed are CENTRAL and are subject to change | • – Denotes Conference USA gamewww.southernmiss.com | 2019 Southern Miss Soccer n 3 Roster Information Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown / Previous School 00 Karsen Gildea GK 5-8 Sr. Ocean Springs, Miss. / Pearl River CC 0 Sarah Preston GK 5-11 R-So. Menlo Park, Calif. / Oregon 1 Kendell Mindnich GK 5-10 Jr. Melbourne Beach, Fla. / Melbourne HS 2 Macie Pennington F / D 5-4 Jr. Bear, Del. / Caldwell University 3 Ariel Diaz F 5-0 Jr. Lubbock, Texas / North Texas 4 Hailey Pohevitz F 5-7 R-Jr. Chatsworth, Calif. / Cal State Fullerton 5 Jessica Shepherd D / M 5-8 Sr. Manchester, England / Miss. Gulf Coast CC 6 Hannah Moody D 5-9 Jr. Mobile, Ala. / South Alabama 7 Hailey Rogers D 5-7 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian School 8 Monica Maldonado M / F 5-5 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Creekside HS 9 Jenny Caracheo M 5-2 Jr. Royse City, Texas / Royse City HS 11 Olivia Durham M 5-8 So. Marietta, Ga. / Marietta HS 12 JoAnnie Ramos M 5-7 Jr. Katy, Texas / Obra D. Tompkins HS 13 Morgan Robertson F-D 5-6 So. Miramar, Fla. / Pembroke Pines HS 15 Chantae Blackwood D-F 5-8 Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. / Blanche Ely HS 16 Drew Knotts D 5-9 Jr. Plant City, Fla. / Georgia Southern 21 Kaitlin Fayard D 5-8 R-Sr. Mandeville, La. / Lakeshore HS 22 Alice Campos F 5-5 R-Jr. Campinas, Brazil / Northwestern Oklahoma State 23 Madisyn Flammia D 5-8 Fr. Lynn Haven, Fla. / A. Crawford Mosley HS 24 Caitlin Pierce D 5-9 Jr. Pantego, Texas / Mansfield Lake Ridge HS 25 Jacky Manteas D / M 5-8 R-Sr. Bielefeld, Germany / FIU 30 Mackenzie Hamilton F 5-5 R-So. Prosper, Texas / Prosper HS 32 Keely Hoppmeyer M 5-2 Jr. Dacula, Ga. / Mill Creek HS Coaching Staff Mohammed El-Zare (Lincoln Memorial, 1992), Head Coach, Seventh Season Megan Soileau (McNeese State, 2013), Assistant Coach, Second Season Abbey Barnum (Midwestern State, 2017), Assistant Coach, First Season Support Staff Alex Richard (Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2016), Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Second Season Julie Butler (Southern Miss, 2018) Assistant Athletic Trainer, Second Season No. Name Pos. 15 Chantae Blackwood D-F 22 Alice Campos F 9 Jenny Caracheo M 3 Ariel Diaz F 11 Olivia Durham M 21 Kaitlin Fayard D 23 Madisyn Flammia D 00 Karsen Gildea GK 30 Mackenzie Hamilton F 32 Keely Hoppmeyer D 16 Drew Knotts D 8 Monica Maldonado M-F 25 Jacky Manteas D-M 1 Kendell Mindnich GK 6 Hannah Moody D 2 Macie Pennington F-D 24 Caitlin Pierce D 4 Hailey Pohevitz F 0 Sarah Preston GK 12 JoAnnie Ramos M 13 Morgan Robertson F-D 7 Hailey Rogers D 5 Jessica Shepherd D-M Pronunciation Guide Karsen Gildea .................................................................................. Gill-day Kendell Mindnich ........................................................................Mend-nick Ariel Diaz ............................................................................................. D-as Hailey Pohevitz ........................................................................ Poh-hay-vitz Monica Maldonado ............................................................ Mal-duh-nod-oh Jenny Caracheo .................................................................... Cad-uh-che-oh JoAnnie Ramos ............................................................................... Rah-mos Chantae Blackwood ........................................................................Sean-tay Kaitlin Fayard .................................................................................... Fae-ard Alice Campos ..............................................................................Uh-lease-e Madisyn Flammia .........................................................................Flam-e-uh Jacky Manteas............................................................................. Man-tea-us Keely Hoppmeyer ............................................................................. Key-lee Head Coach: Mohammed El-Zare ......................................................L-zarh Assistant Coach: Megan Soileau ......................................................Swallow Alphabetical RosterC-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2018-19) Blake Nettles Scholarship Recipient (2018) 2018 (Junior): Did not see action during the regular season … Logged 33 minutes of playing time and two saves in Southern Miss’ exhibition match against Mississippi Valley State (Aug. 7) … Recipient of the Blake Nettles Scholarship … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2018-19 academic year. Pearl River CC: Played in the MACJC All-Star Game to cap off her successful career. High School: Named Sun Herald Player of the Year twice during her time at Ocean Springs High School … Notched 15 wins and seven shutouts as a senior and recorded a 1.01 goals-against average. Club: Played for the WPSL’s Gulf Coast Rangers in the Summer of 2019 … Spent her youth career competing for Gulf Coast United. Personal: Daughter of Gene Gildea and Todd and Melanie Steelman … Born on December 9, 1997 … Father, Gene played football at Southern Miss … Mother, Melanie played softball at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC … Has two brothers, Ryder Gildea and Michael Steelman, and one sister, Natalie Steelman. 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in seven match- es, earning one start … Lone start of the season came against Nicholls State (Sept. 9) … Played a career-high 90 minutes in the match against Nicholls State and recorded the first shutout of her Southern Miss career … Notched a career-high three saves in the match against Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 2) … Recorded 259 minutes of playing time over the course of the season … Posted a record of 1-0-0 … Tallied five saves and did not surrender a single goal during the season … Ended the season with a perfect 1.000 save percentage. 2017 (Freshman, Oregon): Redshirted … Did not see game action High School: Competed for the Woodside High School girl’s soccer team … Named a National Merit Scholar. Club: Helped lead the De Anza Force 98G to a second-place finish at nationals and a third place finish in 2014 and 2015 ... Served as the goalkeeper for ODP Cal North, De Anza Force and PSV Union from 2010-16. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Susan Preston … Born on March 11, 1999 in Redwood City, Calif. … Father, Jim is former IRONMAN triathlete … Mother, Susan represented the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics as a swimmer in the women’s 400 IM … Susan also finished as the runner-up in the 1983 Pan Pacific meet and won the women’s 400 IM at the USA-USSR dual meet in 1982 … Prior to her professional career, Susan swam for the University of Pittsburg from 1981-1985 where she was a four-time All-American and eight- time Big East Champion … Susan is a member of the 2019 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame Class … Has one brother, Cole. Southern Miss’ All-Time Single-Season Individual Shutouts Leader (Present) Southern Miss’ All-Time Single-Season Individual Wins Leader (Present) C-USA All-Tournament Team (2018) C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week (2018) C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (2017-18) C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2017-18) 2018 (Sophomore): Became Southern Miss’ all-time single-sea- sonindividual shutouts leader and wins leader after notching seven shutouts and 11 wins over the course of the season … Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team, becoming just one of three players in the history of the program to ever earn the honor … Named C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 16, becoming the first player in the history of the program to earn the honor … Played in 19 matches, starting 18 … Logged 1,593 minutes of playing time … Tallied 67 saves … Finished the season with an 11-6-1 record and a .779 save percentage … Surrendered 19 goals … Allowed an average of 1.07 goals per game … Recorded a career-high seven saves versus North Texas (Sept. 20) … Played a career-high 120 minutes versus UTEP (Oct. 14). 2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 matches, earning a starting nod at Middle Tennessee ... Played a total of 515 minutes, including 86 at Ole Miss ... Registered a career-high five saves in that game, as well as four more against Houston and LA Tech ... Seven of her 10 matches played came on the road … Earned a C-USA Commissioner’s Aca- demic Medal for the 2017-18 academic year … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2017-18 academic year. High School: Tabbed an Honorable Mention player … Helped lead Melbourne Senior High School to a District 6-4A title … Named to the Cape Coast Conference First Team for the 2016-17 school year … Selected to the 2017 FACA All-Star Classic East Team … Won the 2017 All-Star Classis with the East squad. Club: Played for Brevard Soccer Alliance. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Heather Mindnich … Born on July 1, 1999 in Red Bank, N.J. … Has one sister, Karly … Karly played lacrosse at Georgetown College. 2018 (Sophomore, Caldwell University): Was a member of the Cougars’ 2018 CACC Championship team … Won the CACC Top XVI Award … Started all 20 matches … Earned 1,733 minutes of playing time … Scored one goal, notched three assists, tallied five points and logged .500 shot percentage and a .500 shots on goal percentage … Selected to the CoSIDA Google Cloud NCAA Division II – District 1 Academic All-District First Team. 2017 (Freshman, Caldwell University): Played in 18 matches, start- ing 14 … Finished the season ranked second on the team in points (12) and goals (5) … Added two assists and one game-winning goal. High School: Won four state titles in girl’s soccer at Caravel Academy … Runner-up for Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year (girls soccer) as a senior … Tabbed a First Team All-State selection as a senior and a junior … Selected to the Top XI team as a senior and a junior … 4 n 2019 Southern Miss Soccer | www.southernmiss.com Meet the Golden Eagles 00 – Karsen Gildea GK | 5-8 | Sr. | Ocean Springs, Miss. Ocean Springs High School | Pearl River CC 1 – Kendell Mindnich GK | 5-10 | Jr. | Melbourne Beach, Fla. Melbourne Senior High School 2 – Macie Pennington F-D | 5-4 | Jr. | Bear, Del. Caravel Academy | Caldwell University 0 – Sarah Preston GK | 5-11 | R-So. | Menlo Park, Calif. Woodside High School | Oregonwww.southernmiss.com | 2019 Southern Miss Soccer n 5 Meet the Golden Eagles Named a Second Team All-State selection as a sophomore and a freshman … Also competed in track and field … Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Student Government Association. Club: Competed for the CAFC Ospreys. Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Mandy Pennington … Born on March 15, 1999 in Townsend, Del. … Has two sisters, Mia and Marlayna. C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2017-18) 2018 (Sophomore, North Texas): Was a member of the Mean Green squad that finished the season as the C-USA Regular-Season Champions, won the C-USA Tournament and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament … Played in 14 matches, earning two starts … Recorded five shots on goal … Played a season-high 64 minutes versus UAB (Oct. 7) and also scored off of a corner kick. 2017 (Freshman, North Texas): Was a part of the Mean Green team that won the C-USA Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament … Played in all 22 matches, starting 17 … Finished the season tied for the second-most goals scored (7) and points recorded (17) on the team … Recorded the third-most shots on goal (20) … Scored the game-winning goal versus FAU in the C-USA Tournament Semifinals (Nov. 3) … Scored two goals in 18 minutes of playing time versus FIU (Oct. 29) … Posted the first multi-goal game of her career (Sept. 28 versus MACU) … Played a season-high 79 minutes in a 3-3 tie versus Indiana (Sept. 10) … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2017-18 academic year. High School: Was a member of the Monterey High School girl’s soccer team … Named Lone Star Varsity Soccer Player of the Year and District 4-5A MVP as a senior … Led District 4-5A with 58 goals and 38 assists and helped guide the Lady Plainsmen to the Region I-5A final during her senior campaign, marking the pro- gram’s deepest postseason run … Named First Team All-District and Texas Association of Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team as a junior … Scored 29 goals and collected 14 assists during her junior season … Named District Offensive MVP as a sophomore … Also earned TASC Honorable Mention All-Region honors as a sopho- more … Racked up 34 goals and 21 assists during her sophomore season … Named District Offensive MVP as a freshman … Tabbed an honor student. Club: Played her club soccer for the ECNL’s FC Dallas … Named a National Elite Prep Showcase All-Tournament Team Honorable Mention pick in 2016 and 2017 … Was ranked in the 2017 Girl’s IMG Academy 150 Player Pool … Attended the U.S. Club Soccer’s id2 Program Training Camp in 2013 … Earned an invitation to the U-17 Mexican National Team Camp. Personal: Daughter of Frank and Yvette Diaz … Born on April 23, 1999 in Lubbock, Texas … Has one brother, Frankie. 2018 (Junior, Cal State Fullerton): Redshirted. 2017 (Sophomore, Cal State Fullerton): Appeared in 14 matches during the season ... Recorded one assist in a goal that led the Titans to a 4-0 victory over Grand Canyon (9/24) ... Kicked three corners and totaled 188 minutes of play for the season. 2016 (Freshman, Cal State Fullerton): Appeared in two matches during the season … One against Arizona State (9/16) … Played a season-high 17 minutes at San Diego (9/23). High School: Played three years of varsity soccer at Birmingham Community Charter High School in the West Valley League … Named a Player to Watch prior to her sophomore and junior seasons by the L.A. Daily News … Photo editor of both The Pearl Post and Prestige Yearbook. Club: Competed for Simi Valley Eclipse and Real So Cal. Personal: Daughter of Dan and Jill Pohevitz … Born on July 24, 1998 in Chatsworth, Calif. … Has two brothers, Austin and Blake. C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2018-19) Dean’s List (2018) 2018 (Junior): Played in 19 matches, earning 10 starts … Logged a total of 854 minutes of playing time … Took seven shots over the course of the season … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2018-19 academic year … Earned a spot on the Southern Miss Dean’s List. 2017 (Sophomore, Mississippi Gulf Coast CC): Tabbed an All- Region 23 selection … Started in 13 of the 14 matches for MGCCC where she scored four goals and posted six assists ... Two of her goals scored during her sophomore campaign were game-winning goals ... Shepherd held a .648 shots on goal percentage … Named a NJCAA Scholar All-American … Earned a spot on the MGCCC President’s List. 2016 (Freshman, Mississippi Gulf Coast CC): Named an All-Region 23 and an All-MACJC selection … Named the Offensive MVP of the MGCCC women’s soccer team … At MGCCC, Shepherd was tied for the team-high 13 goals and added nine assists as a freshman ... Named to NJCAA All-Academic Second Team and Distinguished Academic All-MACJC Team … Earned a spot on the MGCCC Vice President’s List. High School: Was a member of the Parrs Wood High School girl’s soccer team. Club: Competed for the WPSL’s Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves and Chattanooga FC … Competed for Manchester City during her youth career … Won the 2019 WPSL Regular Season Championship and WPSL Conference Tournament Championship with the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves … Was a member of the Chattanooga FC team that won 2018 WPSL Regular Season Championship. Personal: Daughter of Maxine Shepherd … Born on April 6, 1997 in Manchester, England … Was a member of England’s National Handball Team (2012-13). 2018 (Sophomore, South Alabama): Saw action against Chattanooga on August 24. 2017 (Freshman, South Alabama): Was a part of the Jaguars’ 2017 squad that won the Sun Belt Conference Championship, the Sun Belt Tournament title, and participated in the NCAA Tournament … Appeared in six matches, earning starts against SEC opponents LSU and Ole Miss … Played substantial minutes against Alabama and nationally ranked Auburn. 5 – Jessica Shepherd D-M | 5-8 | Sr. | Manchester, England Parrs Wood High School | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 6 – Hannah Moody D | 5-9 | Jr. | Mobile, Ala. Mary G. Montgomery High School | South Alabama 3 – Ariel Diaz F | 5-0 | Jr. | Lubbock, Texas Monterey High School | North Texas 4 – Hailey Pohevitz F | 5-7 | R-Jr. | Chatsworth, Calif. Daniel Pearl Magnet High School | Cal State Fullerton6 n 2019 Southern Miss Soccer | www.southernmiss.com High School: Lettered in soccer three times at Mary G. Montgomery High School … Named to the Press-Register All-Region girl’s soccer team … Was a member of the National Honor Society and Hi Q team … Finished her high school career ranked in the top 10 aca- demically. Club: Spent the Summer of 2018 playing for the Gulf Coast Rangers of the WPSL … Competed for the Gulf Coast Texans … Spent time with the Florida and Alabama ODP teams … Was also a Discovery Player for the Birmingham United Soccer Association and the Gwinnett Soccer Academy … Tabbed an ECNL Southeast Conference Player to Watch and was a USL Super-Y National ODP camp participant … Invited to train at four U.S. Soccer National Training Centers and was a U.S. Club Soccer id2 Program Training Camp participant. Personal: Daughter of Joe and Jodi Moody … Born on August 11, 1999 in Mobile, Ala. … Has one sister, Kaitlyn. High School: Competed for the ECS girl’s soccer team for four years … Helped lead the Eagles to a Regional Runner Up finish and two state titles … Tabbed a two-time All-Region selection and was named Region MVP … Also competed in track and field for ECS … Was a member of the Honors Society and the Spanish Honors Society … Graduated with Honors and a GPA above 4.0. Club: Played her club soccer for the Collierville Lobos Rush … Won three state titles as a member of Lobos Rush. Personal: Daughter of Shawn and April Rogers … Born on March 23, 2000 in Memphis, Tenn. … Father, Shawn played basketball at Lambeth University … Mother, April played soccer for Christian Brothers University … Has two brothers, Branden and Jax. 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in 14 matches … Played a total of 444 minutes over the course of the season … Scored three goals, tallied six points and took 12 shots (nine on goal) … Ended the season with a .250 shot percentage and a .750 shots on goal percentage … Scored the game-winning goal versus UTSA (Oct. 11) … Logged a season-high 69 minutes versus UTEP (Oct. 14). 2017 (Sophomore): Played in the opening 3-1 win over Nicholls, scoring a game-winning header in the 46th minute before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. 2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 13 matches in her first season with the Golden Eagles ... Finished the season with six points after recording two goals and two assists ... Scored her first collegiate goal against Southern (Sept. 15) and notched her two assists of the season ... Scored her second goal of the season against Jackson State (Sept. 11). High School: Named MVP of the Creekside High School girl’s soccer team ... Selected to the 2016 All-County Girl’s Soccer Team ... FACA 2016 MVP. Club: Began her club career with the Jacksonville Fury Soccer Club and then competed for the Florida Elite Soccer Academy (FESA). Personal: Daughter of Neftalie Tabales and Milagros Cadiz ... Born on April 29, 1998 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico … Mother, Milagros played volleyball at Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico … Has one brother, Daniel Tabales, and one sister Destiny Tabales. C-USA All-Tournament Team (2018) C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2018-19, 2017-18) 2018 (Sophomore): Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team, becoming just one of three players in the history of the program to ever earn the honor … Played in all 20 matches, earning 18 starts … Racked up 1,429 minutes of playing time … Scored three goals, recorded one assist and collected seven points … Took 19 shots (nine on goal) … Ended the season with a .158 shot percentage and a .474 shots on goal percentage … Scored the game winning goal against Jackson State (Sept. 13) … Registered a career-high 120 minutes ver- sus UTEP (Oct. 14) … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2018-19 academic year. 2017 (Freshman): Appeared in all 18 matches, starting 14 (includ- ing every C-USA battle) ... Scored the team’s lone goal in a tie with Old Dominion ... Had six shots on goal for the season, including two at Houston ... Totaled 1,251 minutes … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2017-18 academic year High School: Named to the All-District Team twice during her time at Royse City High School … Also named the Co-MVP Midfielder. Club: Competed for the Solar Soccer Club. Personal: Daughter of Jaime Caracheo and Maribel Bautista ... Born on May 12, 1999 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Has one brother, Jimmy, and one sister, Jocelyn … Jocelyn is currently a member of the East Central University women’s soccer team. C-USA All-Freshman Team (2018) C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (2018-19) C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2018-19) Member of SAAC (Present) 2018 (Freshman): Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team … Played in 20 matches, starting 12 … Played a total of 1,104 minutes … Scored four goals and logged eight points … Took 10 shots (seven on goal) … Recorded a shooting percentage of .400 and a shots on goal percentage of .700 … Scored the game-winning goal against Charlotte (Oct. 5), who at the time, was ranked #1 in C-USA … Played a season-high 90 minutes against Jackson State (Sept. 13) … Earned a C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal for the 2018-19 academic year … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2018-19 academic year. High School: Helped her team to a second-place finish in Region 3-7A despite having just one other senior. Club: Competed for Cherokee Impact. Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Marsha Durham … Born on January 24, 2000 in Marietta, Ga. … Father, Jeff played football at Furman University … Has one sister, Reagan … Member of SAAC … Completed a summer marketing internship with Engel & Volkers. Meet the Golden Eagles 7 – Hailey Rogers D | 5-7 | Fr. | Memphis, Tenn. Evangelical Christian School 8 – Monica Maldonado M-F | 5-5 | R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. | Creekside High School 9 – Jenny Caracheo M | 5-2 | Jr. Royse City, Texas | Royse City High School 11 – Olivia Durham M | 5-8 | So. Marietta, Ga. | Marietta High Schoolwww.southernmiss.com | 2019 Southern Miss Soccer n 7 Meet the Golden Eagles Puerto Rico Women’s National Team Training Camp Participant (Spring of 2019) Google Cloud Academic All-District Women’s Soccer NCAA Division 1 – District 6 First Team (2018) C-USA All-Academic First Team (2018) C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (2018-19, 2017-18) C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2018-19, 2017-18) Southern Miss Leadership Academy (Fall of 2017-Spring of 2019) SAAC President (Current) 2018 (Sophomore): Started all 20 matches … Logged 1,680 min- utes of playing time … Scored three goals, collected three assists and tallied nine points … Recorded 11 shots (seven on goal) … Posted a .273 shooting percentage and a .636 shots on goal percentage … Was selected to participate in training camp with the Puerto Rico Women’s National Team in the Spring of 2019 … Named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District Women’s Soccer NCAA Division 1 – District 6 First Team … Tabbed a C-USA All-Academic First Team selection … Earned a C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal for the 2018-19 academic year … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2018-19 academic year. 2017 (Freshman): Played in 14 matches, earning five starts ... Took six shots on the season (five on goal) ... Collected an assist in a 10-0 win over Jackson State ... Totaled 530 minutes ... Prior to the season she was named one of 20 members to represent her native Puerto Rico in the initial phase of CONCACAF Caribbean qualifying for the FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup in France in 2018 … Earned a C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal for the 2017-18 academic year … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2017-18 academic year. High School: Named Varsity MVP, Offensive MVP and First Team All-District at Obra D. Tompkins High School ... Recorded 12 goals and 14 assists. Club: Played for Albion Hurricanes FC. Personal: Daughter of Jorge Ramos and Michelle Aleman … Born on December 28, 1998 in Ponce, Puerto Rico … Has one brother, Jay … Was a member of the Southern Miss Leadership Academy (Fall of 2017-Spring of 2019) … Member of SAAC … Voted to serve as the SAAC President for the 2019-20 academic year. 2018 (Freshman): Played in 17 matches, earning three starts … Totaled 468 minutes of playing time … Recorded the first assist and point of her Southern Miss career versus Texas Southern (Aug. 24) … Logged nine shots (two on goal) … Finished the season with a .222 shots on goal percentage. High School: Played for the Pembroke Pines Charter High School girl’s soccer team … Tabbed an All-County selection. Club: Competed for the Boca United Football Club … Was the only female youth player to be selected for Valencia Camp in Jamaica. Personal: Daughter of Tyrone and Nicola Robertson … Born on July 14, 2000 in Miramar, Fla. … Has one brother, Nicolas, and one sister, Racquel. High School: Competed for the Blanche Ely High School girl’s soccer team for four years. Club: Played her club soccer for Prime FC … Also competed for the Florida ODP squad. Personal: Daughter of Dianne Taylor … Born on November 3, 2001 in Plantation, Fla. … Mother, Dianne competed in track and field at G.C. Foster College … Has one brother, Ray Lewis. Team Captain (2018) Who’s Who Among Students and American Universities and Colleges on the campus of Southern Miss (Present) Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society (Present) Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society (Present) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Present) Southern Miss Leadership Academy (Fall of 2017-Spring of 2018) C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (2016-17) C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16) 2018 (Senior): Missed the entire season due to injury … Received a medical redshirt … Was voted a team captain … Recognized as a Who’s Who Among Students and American Universities and Colleges on the campus of Southern Miss … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2018-19 academic year. 2017 (Junior): Appeared in 18 matches, starting in 17 ... Scored her lone goal as a reserve in the 10-0 win over Jackson State ... Recorded assists against SFA and Old Dominion ... Totaled 1,485 minutes on the field and had five shots on goal … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2017-18 academic year. 2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in eight matches for the Golden Eagles ... Registered one shot on goal … Earned a C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal for the 2016-17 academic year … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2016-17 academic year. 2015 (Freshman): Appeared in eight matches, starting two … Totaled 347 minutes of playing time … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2015-16 academic year. High School: Played for the Lakeshore High School girl’s soccer team ... Helped the Titans to the playoffs all four years of her high school career ... Named First Team All-District as a sophomore and junior, while earning Second Team All-District accolades as a freshman ... Scored 13 goals, including a pair of penalty kicks, and added five assists as a senior for 31 total points … Was an Honor Student. Club: Played for the Mandeville Soccer Club – Lakers. Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Esther Fayard ... Born on November 3, 1996 in Lafayette, La. … Has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Kristen … Member of the Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society … Member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society … Member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society … Was a member of the Southern Miss Leadership Academy from the Fall of 2017-Spring of 2018 … Completed an accounting internship with The First, A National Banking Association (Hattiesburg, Miss.). 12 – JoAnnie Ramos M | 5-7 | Jr. Katy, Texas | Obra D. Tompkins High School 15 – Chantae Blackwood D | 5-8 | Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. | Blanche Ely High School 21 – Kaitlin Fayard D | 5-8 | R-Sr. Mandeville, La. | Lakeshore High School 13 – Morgan Robertson F-D | 5-6 | So. | Miramar, Fla. Pembroke Pines Charter High SchoolNext >