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Location ....................... Greenville, SC 29613 Founded ..................................................1826 Enrollment ...............................................2600 Colors ..................................Purple and White Nickname ...........................................Paladins Mascot .......................Knight on a white horse Affiliation ................................NCAA Division I Conference .......................................Southern President ......................................Rod Smolla Athletics Director ......................Dr. Gary Clark Faculty Athletics Rep. ................Dr. Bill Pierce Dir. of Athletic Development ..........Ken Pettus Dir. of Compliance ....................Dan Brinkman Assoc. Athletics Director/SWA .... Elaine Baker Dir. of Sports Information ............. Hunter Reid Asst. SID/Soccer Contact ........Jordan Caskey Coordinator of Game Operations.........Andrew Barksdale Associate Athletics Director .................Chris Colvin ORIGIN OF THE PALADIN 2012 FurmAN soCCer FURMAN QUICK FACTS known by different names until the 1961 school year. The baseball team was "Hornets," the football team "Hurricane," and the basketball team "Paladins." The basketball team was dubbed "Paladins" Furman University athletic teams were by a Greenville sportswriter in the 1930s, and the name stuck. By vote of the student body, all Furman athletic teams became the "Paladins" on September 15, 1961. A Paladin is a knight on a horse, and is the recognized mascot of Furman's athletic teams. Gary Clark ...........................Office 294-2150 Athletic Director .............Home 585-8142 Andrew Burr, Head Coach ...Office 294-2053 April Raymer, Asst. Coach ....Office 294-3071 Jordan Caskey ....................Office 294-2376 Soccer SID ....................... Cell 567-1654 Andrew Barksdale ...............Office 294-3517 Game Operations ............. Cell 363-4718 Soccer SID Fax ............................. 294-3061 Soccer Press Box Phone ............... 294-3672 KEY PHONE NUMBERS (Area Code 864) Head Coach......................................................... Andrew Burr (Furman '91) Record at Furman............................................................ 86-52-11 (7 Years) Overall Record................................................................. 86-52-11 (7 Years) Assistant Coach...................................................April Raymer (Furman '05) Assistant Coach.........................................................................Brian Harper Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................................................................17/7 Starters Returning/Lost.............................................................................8/3 2011 Record ........................................................................................12-8-2 2011 Southern Conference Record (Finish) ...............................6-3-2 (T5th) 2011 Southern Conference Tournament Finish . L. vs. Samford, 1-0 (Semis) SOCCER INFORMATION HOW TO GET TO FURMAN UNIVERSITY tFrom Asheville, N.C., and points northwest: Take I-26 to Hendersonville, N.C., then U.S. 25 south. Stay on U.S. 25 business to Furman University exit. tFrom Charlotte, N.C., and points northeast: Take I-85 to Greenville. Take I-385 to North Pleasantburg Drive (Route 291). Follow 291 six miles north to U.S. 25 business and U.S. 276. Proceed three miles north to Furman University exit. tFrom Atlanta, Ga., and points southwest: Take I-85 to U.S. 25 (White Horse Road). Proceed 12 miles north to Duncan Chapel Road. Turn right and drive .8 mile to campus gate on your left. tFrom Columbia, S.C., and points southeast. Take I-26 to I-385. Take North Pleasantburg Drive (Route 291) six miles north to U.S. 25 business and U.S. 276. Proceed three miles north to Furman University exit. tTo Get to Stone Soccer Stadium: Entering campus at the main campus gate, drive 3/4 of the way around the traffic circle and turn right down the mall toward the Physical Activities Center (PAC). Stone Stadium is to the right of the PAC with parking available between the PAC and the Furman football fieldhouse. Furman University welcomes your coverage of Furman women's soccer in 2012. For more information, pictures, coaches and player interviews or notes, please contact soccer sports information director Jordan Caskey at (864) 294-3065. If you plan to attend a match, please notify the SID office in advance to reserve a place in the press box. MEDIA INFORMATION The 2012 Furman University Women's Soccer Media Guide is a publication of the Furman Sports Information Office. This publication was designed, written, and edited by Jordan Caskey. Special thanks to Hunter Reid and the soccer coach staff for their editorial assis- tance. Photographic contributions have been made by Patrick Collard, April Raymer and the Southern Conference. CREDITS Furman's Sports Information Department maintains a women's soccer web site on the world wide web. The site contains press releases, statistics, player bios, action photos, and much more. Visit the Furman website at www.furmanpaladins.com WEB PAGE Five NCAA TourNAmeNT AppeArANCes 49 FirsT TeAm All-soCoN seleCTioNs 1