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2012 FurmAN soCCer Facility (Capacity).............................. Eugene Stone III Soccer Stadium (3,000) First Year of Operation. ......................................................................................1995 Furman's Overall Record in Facility......................................................... 102-45-8 ................9.11.1995 vs. Liberty (1-0) First Regulation Game Played in Facility..........................9.11.1995 vs. Liberty First Regulation Game Victory in Facility. Stone Stadium Press Box Number.....................................................864.294.3672 eugeNe sToNe iii soCCer sTAdium aLL-decade Team Furman women's soccer program announced its All-Decade Team on September 10, as part of the Lady Paladin soccer program's ten-year anniversary celebration. The Furman women's soccer team are goalkeeper Melissa Barnes; defenders Liz Bielefeld-Rowe, Bridgett Giles, Lauren Killey-Briles, and Laura Wise- Saunders; midfielders Kaye Brownlee, Katie Carson, Sarah Tollick, and Leah Versteegen; and forwards Melissa Sutton, Emily Turgeon, and Melissa Turner-Wilkinson. The team combined to earn four All-America honors, seven Scholar-Athlete All America citations, three freshman All- America awards, 21 All-South region picks, 28 first team All-Southern Conference selections, and seven second team All- Southern Conference honors. Furman graduates were the only players eligible for the team as no current Lady Paladins were considered. Goalkeeper Melissa Barnes ` 02, was program was started in 1994 and compiled a 130-71-10 record in its inaugural ten years. Six Southern Conference titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances highlight the Lady Paladins' first ten years of existence. Earning a spot on the 12-member the team as a defender, though she also played forward during her career. Bielefeld-Rowe became the first Lady Paladin in school history to be inducted into the Furman Athletic Hall-of-Fame last weekend. She was a four time first team All-SoCon selection and she was the 1995 Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year. Bridgett Giles `01 was a three time against average of 1.15 while recording 23 shutouts over her four year career. Liz Bielefeld-Rowe `98 makes All-Southern Conference selection as she helped anchor Furman's defense for four years. time All-Southern Conference first team selection and earned All-South honors in 1999. recognized three times as All-Southern Conference and posted a career goals Five NCAA TourNAmeNT AppeArANCes as one of Furman's most decorated female athletes in school history. She was a four time first team all conference member, a first team All-American in 1999, the Southern Conference Female Athlete- of-the-Year in 1999, and the Southern of Furman's inaugural women's soccer team and earned SoCon freshman-of- the-year honors in 1994. She was a two- time All-Southern Conference first team selection. Midfielder Kaye Brownlee `02 ranks Laura Wise-Saunders `98 was part Lauren Killey-Briles `02 was a three Conference Freshman-of-the-Year in 1998. ,All-Southern Conference team member and served as captain for the Lady Paladins during the team's back-to-back 20 win campaigns in 1999 and 2000. Leah Versteegen `99 was the 1995 NSCAA Scholar Athlete All American and earned two All-Southern Conference awards. Sarah Tollick `01 was also a two-time Katie Carson `03 was a two time time All-Southern Conference performer, a second team NSCAA Scholar Athlete All-American, and ranks second all-time at Furman in career goals, assists, and points. SoCon Freshman-of-the-Year and was a three time All-Southern Conference performer. as a forward. Sutton was a two-time first team All-Southern Conference performer and ranks fourth in career goals and points on Furman's charts. Emily Turgeon `03 is the youngest Melissa Sutton `00 makes the team of women's soccer at Furman," said former head coach Brian Lee, who had coached the program since its inception prior to accepting the head coaching position at LSU in December. "This is a talented group of players who have helped define this program over this first decade. I am excited to have the opportunity to acknowledge them for the achievements." "We are proud of our first ten years 27 Furman All-Decade Team member of the Furman All-Decade Team. Turgeon is Furman's all-time leader in career goals and points. She was a three- time All-Southern Conference first team selection and was the 2000 Southern Conference freshman-of-the-year, 2000 Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year, and 2002 Southern Conference player-of- the-year. Melissa Turner-Wilkinson `02 rounds out the team. Turner-Wilkinson was a four- GK Melissa Barnes D Liz Bielefeld-Rowe D Bridgett Giles-Edwards D Lauren Killey-Briles D Laura Wise-Saunders MF Kaye Brownlee MF Katie Carson MF Sarah Tollick MF Leah Versteegen F Melissa Sutton F Emily Turgeon F Melissa Turner 49 FirsT TeAm All-soCoN seleCTioNs