www.southernmiss.com | 2023 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: ............................................Sun Belt President: ...........................................Dr. Joe Paul (Southern Miss, 1975) Director of Athletics: ..................Jeremy McClain (Delta State, 1999) Senior Woman Administrator: .........Sonya Varnell (Ole Miss, 1989) Faculty Athletic Representative:.....................Dr. Joseph Weinberg Athletics Department Phone: .......(601) 266-5017 History First Season of Competition: ........................1997 All-Time Record: ................165-243-41 (25 years) Sun Belt Tournament Appearances: ......................1 Conference Titles: ...............................................0 Coaching Staff and Support Head Coach: .........................Mohammed El-Zare Record at Southern Miss: 70-80-25 (11th Season) Career Record: ............................................Same Assistant Coach: ............................Morgan Brown Soccer Office Phone: ...................(601) 266-6539 2022 Team Information Overall Record: .........................................2-10-4 Home/Away/Neutral: ...............1-4-2 / 1-5-2 / 0-1 Sun Belt Record: .........................................2-5-3 Home/Away: ....................................1-4-2 / 1-5-2 Sun Belt Finish: ..................................4th in West Social Media Official Website: ............www.SouthernMiss.com Facebook (Soccer): ..............Southern Miss Soccer Instagram (Soccer): .............@southernmisssoccer Twitter (Soccer):......................@SouthernMissSoc Twitter (General Athletics): ..@USMGoldenEagles YouTube: ..............................Southern Miss Sports Communications Assistant AD for Media Relations: ....Jack Duggan Director of Communications: ....Jack MacDonald Office: ..........................................(601) 266-6240 Cell: ..............................................(630 659 5119 E-mail: .........................jack.macdonald@usm.edu 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. 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The official statistics will be available on the same day of home games and the day after road games. Quick Facts / Media Info 1 2023 Golden Eagles 2023 Schedule 2 2023 Roster 3 Player Profiles 4-9 Head Coach Mohammed El-Zare 10-12 Assistant Coach Morgan Brown 13 Year In Review 2022 Statistics 14 Sun Belt Standings 15 History and Records Year-by-Year Results 16-18 All-Time Records / Series Results 19-21 All-TIme Letter Winners 22-24 Career Records 25 Season Records 26 Game Records 27 All-Time Honor Roll 28-31 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: Sarah Hooper Table of Contents2 n 2023 Southern Miss Soccer | www.southernmiss.com 2023 Southern Miss Soccer Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (CT) Thursday, Aug. 4 PRCC (EXH) Poplarville, Miss. TBD. Thursday, Aug. 10 Jackson State (EXH) Hattiesburg, Miss. 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 Southeastern La. Poplarville, Miss. 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 LSU Baton Rouge, La. 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 Mississipi Valley State Hattiesburg, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 Northwestern State Hattiesburg, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 Georgia Athens, Ga. TBA. Thursday, Sept. 7 Alabama Hattiesburg, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Nicholls State Hattiesburg, Miss. 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 South Alabama* Hattiesburg, Miss. 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 Troy* Troy, Ala. TBA. Sunday, Sept. 24 Arkansas State* Hattiesburg, Miss. 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 Old Dominion* Norfolk, VA. TBA. Thursday, Oct. 5 Georgia State* Hattiesburg, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 Louisiana* Lafayette, La. 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 Georgia Southern* Hattiesburg, Miss. 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 App. State* Boone, N.C. TBA. Sunday, Oct. 22 ULM* Hattiesburg, Miss. 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 Texas State* San Marcos, Texas TBA. Oct. 30-Nov. 5 Sun Belt Tournament Foley, Ala. 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 Sun Belt Conference gameRoster Information Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Hometown / Previous School 00 Lena Blake GK So. 6-1 San Antonio, Texas / Byron P. Steele HS 0 Kesaia Bruni GK Jr. 5-8 Ontario, Canada / Fresno State 1 Alex Helbling GK 5th 5-8 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Richmond 2 Victoria Clark F Jr. 5-2 San Luiz, Ariz. / Arizona Western College 3 Abby Badurak F Fr. 5-8 Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS 4 Esmeralda Figueroa M/F Gr. 5-4 Laurel, Miss. / Mississippi State 6 Hinano Nakagawa M Jr. 5-1 Komatsu, Japan/ Barton CC 7 Brooke Amos D/M Jr. 5-5 Tulsa, Okla. / Oklahoma 8 Taylor Stewart D/F So. 5-7 Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS 9 Emilie Torres M/F 5th 5-1 McKinney, Texas / Tulsa 10 Bernadett Stefan M So. 5-3 Budapest, Hungary / Budapest VI. Kerületi Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium 11 Adaira Nakano M/F Jr. 5-2 Ontario, Canada / St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic S.S 12 Mallory Tapper D So. 5-9 Brandon, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS 13 Sydney Magliocca F So. 5-6 Quebec, Canada / College Saint-Sacrement 14 Emily Welch D So. 5-3 Brandon, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS 15 Isold Runarsdottir F 5th 5-6 Reykjavik, Iceland / Tulsa 16 Shaelynn Quick M R-Fr 5-4 Florence, Miss. / Florence HS 17 Blessing Kingsley M/F Jr. 5-4 Carlow, Ireland / Presentation College 18 Alice Williamson F So. 6-0 Meridian, Miss. / West Lauderdale HS 19 Rebeka Vega F Fr. 5-5 Lafayette, La. / Acension of Episcopal 20 Tay Collum M Gr. 5-6 Brandon, Miss. / UAB 21 Marissa House D 5th 5-3 Jacksonville, Fla. / North Florida 22 Lexy Griffin D So. 5-9 Panama City, Fla. / Arnold HS 23 Melanie Carvalho D/M 5th 5-6 Le Chesnay, France / Lycée Hector Berlioz Coaching Staff Mohammed El-Zare (Lincoln Memorial, 1992), Head Coach, 11th Season Morgan Brown (North Alabama, 2018), Assistant Coach, 1st Season Juan Cediel (Mid American Christian-2021), Assistant Coach 1st Season Support Staff Tony Brutofsky (East Stroudsburg, 2018),Strength & Conditioning, 3rd Season Jessica Amoruso (Florida State, 2019), Athletic Trainer, 2nd Season Kevin Flores (Washington State, 2021), Graduate Assistant, 2nd Season Pronunciation Guide Adaira Nakano .............................................................Ad-air-ah Nack-an-o Esmeralda Figueroa .......................................Ez-Mah-Rah-Alda Fig-er-oh-ah Madisyn Flammia .........................................................................Flam-e-uh Head Coach: Mohammed El-Zare ......................................................L-zarh No. Name Pos. 00 Lena Blake GK 31 Julia Boaventura F 0 Kesaia Bruni GK 20 Tay Collum M 4 Eseralda Figueroa M-F 23 Madisyn Flammia D 30 Patricia Gasparovicova D 19 Grace Gilmore F 22 Lexi Griffin D 1 Alex Helbling GK 6 Ilana Izquierdo M 17 Blessing Kingsley M-F 13 Sydney Magliocca F 11 Adaira Nakano M-F 26 Elexia Nelson M 16 Shaelynn Quick M 15 Nolubabalo Shishuba D 32 Ryan Smith M 9 Bernadett Stefan M 8 Taylor Stewart D-F 5 Samantha Stiglmair M-D 12 Mallory Tapper D 14 Emily Welch D 18 Alice Williamson F 29 Natalie Wilson D Alphabetical Roster www.southernmiss.com | 2023 Southern Miss Soccer n 34 n 2023 Southern Miss Soccer | www.southernmiss.com 2022 (Sophomore): Played in three games for the Golden Eagles, earning 127 minutes of play- ing time ... Posted a 0.737 save percentage on the season, allowing five goals with 14 saves ... Had a season high of 10 saves versus Alabama on Aug. 25. 2021 (Fresno State, Freshman): Did not appear in any games. High School: U17 OPDL Cup finalist ... ROPSSAA finalist ... team MVP for U13, U14 and U15 teams and also in 2017, 2018 and 2019 ... club team captain U13-U15 ... high school captain sophomore and junior years. Personal: Born in Port Credit, Ontario ... daughter of Suzy and Mark Bruni ... has one younger sister, Anya ... majoring in kinesi- ology. 2022 (Freshman): Started and appeared in one game ... Had two saves and faced 21 shots against Auburn on Aug. 21 and allowed seven goals. High School: Prepped at Byron P. Steele High School ... Earned All-State honors after 2021 campaign ... Twice (‘21, ‘22) earned All- District honors ... Defensive MVP ... Four-time Academic All-District and one-time Academic All-State (‘22) ... Played club soccer for SA City in San Antonio under Dennis Byron. Personal: Born in Cibolo, Texas ... Father is in the US Air Force ... Plans to study Polymer Engineering ... Born Feb. 10, 2004. 2022 (Senior): Appeared and start- ed in 14 games ... Played 1244 minutes ... Had a 0.649 save percentage with 27 goals against and 50 saves ... Faced a season-high of 22 shots against Ole Miss on Sep.11 and aided in the first scoreless tie in program history. 2021 (Junior): Appeared in five games, making two starts ... Played 271 minutes ... Notched two clean sheets ... Made 12 saves ... Did not allow a goal all season ... Played all 90 minutes against Little Rock and Jackson State. Spring 2021(Sophomore) (Richmond): Started two games against George Washington and Davidson in net…Made six saves, holding GW to one goal in 104:53 in the first game of the season…Finished with six saves in two games and played all 90 minutes at Davidson… 2019 (Freshman) (Richmond): Appeared in four games, making 3 starts in goal…Finished with a season-high seven saves against Rhode Island…Earned a shutout in her first collegiate start against VCU…Played 14 minutes in the second half at Towson… High School/Club: A goalie from Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands, Co… Captain, All-conference and scholar athlete in 2019…She was a three-year starter and letter winner…Was named 2016 Continental League honorable mention…Played for the U.S. Soccer development academy for the Colorado Rush U-18-19 team… Played in 13 games and made eight starts in net. Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Theresa…Has one brother Conner who played baseball at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2015-19). Major: Biochemistry 2022 (Sophomore, Arizona Western): Started and appeared in 15 games ... Recorded a career high of 14 goals and nine assists for 37 points on the year ... Aided the Lady Matadors win their second consecutive Region I titles. 2021 (Freshman, Arizona Western): Played in 14 games, making 13 starts, for the Lady Matadors as a freshman ... Recorded five assists and four shots on goal ... Made her collegiate debut in a 5-3 win over Southern Nevada on Aug. 22, recording an assist. High School/Club: Attended San Luis High School ... . Led the Sidewinders in goal for two seasons, scoring 18 goals and recording nine assists in 2018-19 when she was named 6A Southwest Region Player of the Year ... .Was a member of the San Luis varsity squad all four years ... .Helped team to Chandler Prep Winter Classic cham- pionship in 2017. High School: Prepped at Gulfport High School ... Played club soccer for South Mississippi SC Elite Quickshots ... Scored 39 goals and had 18 assists in her senior season. 2022 (Graduate): Appeared in 16 games, start- ing in 14 for the Golden Eagles ... Attained 1117 minutes of play ... Posted 0.786 shots on goal percentage ... Made two goals on 14 shots ... Scored eight points and had four assists. 2021 (Mississippi State, Senior): Did not see any action. 2020 (Mississippi State, Junior): Saw action in five total games with 50 minutes of playing time and one shot which was on goal ... Saw her debut in the Maroon and White at the SEC Tournament where she faced eventual champion Vanderbilt for 12 minutes off the bench (11/15) ... Came off the bench against Louisiana (2/28) ... Came off the bench against Arkansas State (3/13) ... Recorded one shot on goal against Troy (3/20) ... Saw the pitch for 18 minutes against Columbus State (4/1). 2019 (Jones College, Sophomore): Named all-conference and all-region … earned NJCAA First Team All-Academic honors started 16 matches, scoring 17 goals and adding five assists … led Jones in Meet the Golden Eagles #0 Kesaia Bruni GK | 5’ 8’’ | Jr. Ontario, Canada / Fresno State #1 Alex Helbling GK | 5’ 7’’ | 5th Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Richmond Univ. #2 Victoria Clark F | 5’ 2’’ | Jr. San Luiz, Ariz. / Arizona Western College #3 Abby Badurak F 5’ 8’’ Fr. Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS #4 Esmeralda Figueroa M/F | 5’ 4’’ | Gr. Laurel, Miss. / Mississippi State #00 Lena Blake GK | 5’ 11’’ | So. San Antonio, Texas / Byron P. Steele HSwww.southernmiss.com | 2023 Southern Miss Soccer n 5 Meet the Golden Eagles goals, points and shots … served as a team captain … scored twice in the season-opening shutout win at Hinds CC (8/22) … scored in four straight games beginning at Holmes CC (8/27) and conclud- ing with a hat trick against Meridian CC (9/6) … scored twice at Spartanburg CC (9/20) … netted the game-winner at Northwest Mississippi CC (9/24) … recorded consecutive multi-goal games with two goals at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (10/1) and a hat trick at Meridian CC (10/8) … also had an assist at Meridian to match her career-high with seven points. 2018 (Jones College, Freshman): Named all-conference … team won the Region XXIII Championship … appeared in 17 matches, making 15 starts … scored 16 goals with eight assists for a 40-point season … served as a team captain … made her collegiate debut against East Central CC (8/24) … scored first collegiate goal at Northwest Mississippi CC (8/27) and picked up her first career assist in the next game against Mississippi Gulf Coast (9/7) … scored at Meridian CC (9/14) … picked up a hat trick with an assist for a career-high seven points at Southwest Mississippi CC (9/25) … scored twice at Pearl River CC (10/12) … scored all three goals in the game against Meridian CC (10/15) … recorded a hat trick against LSU-Eunice (10/27) in the Region XXIII Championship match. High School/Club: Played at Northeast Jones High School where she scored 155 goals in her high school career with 24 hat tricks … added 51 assists over a five-year career … was a Mississippi Wendy’s High School Heisman Finalist and served as a team captain as a senior … named to the Best of MSPreps First Team and was Sports 601’s Jones County Soccer Player of the Year … won the golden boot with a school-record 53 goals in her final campaign, which ranked 13th nationally and led the state … named first team all-state, all-region and was the Region 4 MVP … played in the MHSAA All-Star Game for the North State team … won offensive MVP honors as a junior and sophomore and was the Female Athlete of the Year at the 7v7 Soccer State Games … team won district championships as a freshman and sophomore … scored game-winning goal in the South State Championship as a freshman … reached the state championship game as a freshman and scored the tying goal to send the game into double-overtime and penalty kicks … also played on the state championship team as an eighth grader … as a junior, team won the State Games … also played tennis and softball, ran track and was on the cheer squad … qualified for the state meet in the 1200m as a freshman and sophomore and won a doubles district championship in ten- nis … played club soccer for Mississippi RUSH Premier … scored the golden goal to win the 2019 state championship in the MSA Premier Cup … team also won the MSA State Cup in 2017 … played in the 2016 Disney Showcase Championship … member of the RUSH Select Program Player Pool for national and interna- tional play as one of 900 players out of 35,000 nominees … five- year member of the Region III Olympic Development Program … ODP team won the Champions of Orange Classic International Tournament in 2016. Personal: Born Esmeralda Denise Figueroa on Aug. 4, 2000 … daughter of Pedro and Mary Figueroa … has a twin sister, Araceli … majored in chemistry … a certified high school soccer referee ... Working towards a Masters in Public Health. 2022 (Sophomore, Barton CC): Played in 23 games, starting in 22…Scored three goals with eight assists…Had an unassisted game-winning goal against Neosho County CC. 2021 (Freshman, Southeastern CC): Started and played in 17 games…Scored five goals on 26 shots…Had six assists. 2022 (Sophomore, Oklahoma): Did not see any action. 2021 (Freshman, Rogers State): Played in 16 games, starting in all but one and averaging 80.5 minutes per game ... Helped the team keep five clean sheets ... Scored her lone goal in her second career match against William Jewell on Sep. 5 ... Earned an All-MIAA Honorable Mention honor as a freshman. 2022 (Freshman): Started in four of her 13 appearances, playing 407 minutes ... Registered five shots ... Had her first assist of the season against Arkansas State on Oct.23. High School/Club: Prepped at Oak Grove High School and played for Clay Smith ... Named First Team All-State ... 2022 Pine Belt Player of the Year ... First Team All-District ... Played in the Mississippi North vs. South All-Star game ... Played club for Hattiesburg Futbol Club. Personal: Born April 1, 2004 in Hammond, La ... Daughter of Jennifer and Stephen Stewart ... Plans to study Pre-Med. 2022 (Senior, Tulsa): Started in 12 of 16 games … scored a goal against Kansas City and the game-winner at Houston … recorded an assist against Central Arkansas … attempted 13 shots … was named TU’s “Player of the Match” against Kansas City and Houston. 2021 (Junior, Tulsa): Started in two of nine games … attempted three shots. 2020 (Sophomore, Tulsa): Started in four of eight games … scored a goal against Arkansas-Pine Bluff … attempted three shots. 2019 (Freshman, Tulsa): Started in 16 of 19 games ... had three goals for six points ... scored goals against Grambling, Kansas City and Temple ... attempted 24 shots, 11 of which were on goal ... was named TU’s “Player of the Match” against Kansas City and Temple. #6 Hinano Nakagawa M | 5’ 1’’ | Jr. Komatsu, Japan / Barton CC #7 Brooke Amos D/M | 5’ 5’’ | Jr. Tulsa, Okla. / Oklahoma #8 Taylor Stewart D/F | 5’ 7’’ | So. Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS #9 Emilie Torres M/F | 5’ 1’’ | 5th McKinney, Texas / Tulsa6 n 2023 Southern Miss Soccer | www.southernmiss.com Prior to Tulsa: Played club soccer for the D’Feeter Kicks SC ‘00 ECNL ... with her club team, captured four State Cup Championships, the 2016 Region 3 Championship, the 2015 National League Championship, and made an appearance at the 2015 National Finals ... was a four-year letter winner at McKinney North High School ... led MNHS to 51 wins, a Bi-District Championship as a junior and senior, and to the Bi-District finals as a freshman and sophomore ... was tabbed as the District 14-5A Utility Player of the Year as a junior and the Midfielder of the Year as a sophomore. 2022 (Freshman): Started in all 16 games for the Golden Eagles, played 1323 minutes ... Scored two goals on the season with one spoiling the shutout against South Alabama on Oct.16. Prior to Southern Miss: Represented the Hungarian National Team and U19 National Team. 2022 (Sophomore): Appeared in 16 games and made eight starts ... Saw 668 minutes of playing time ... Recorded five shots with them each being on frame. 2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games and made 12 starts ... Saw 709 minutes of playing time ... Registered two assists for two points ... Finished with six shots on net. High School/Club: Played club soccer for the London Whitecaps under Jeff Cambridge ... Spectra Award nominee ... STA Female Athlete of the Year nominee (grade 9,10, & 11) ... Attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic S.S. where she was an honors student all four years ... Graduated with the Award of Distinction and was an Ontario Scholar. Personal: Daughter of Yoshi Nakano and Laura Hogarth… Born on Sep. 22, 2003 in London, Ontario, Canada… Has one sister, Lila, who currently plays soccer for Laurier University in Ontario ... Major: Health Sciences 2022 (Freshman) : Appeared in 14 games, start- ing in nine ... Played 932 minutes ... Made four shots on the season. High School/Club: Prepped at Northwest Rankin High School ... Played in the Mississippi North vs. South All-Star Game ... 2022 Mississippi 6A State Champion ... Played club for Mississippi Rush ... Was a 6A Scholar Athlete ... Was teammates with current Golden Eagle Emily Welch at Northwest Rankin. Personal: Birthday is March 27 ... Father, Shane, played football at Mississippi College and mother, Marcie, cheered at Mississippi College ... Grandfather played football at Southern Miss ... Plans to study Kinesiology. 2022 (Freshman): Played in 12 games for the Golden Eagles ... Made her first career shot against James Madison on Sep. 25. High School/Club: Prepped at College Saint-Sacrement ... Nabbed the Determination and Athletic Award ... Played club for A.S. Laval ... Played five seasons with Express du College Saint- Sacrement Futsal Team ... Five-time Quebec Champion ... 2017 USA Cup Champion ... Named to the 2021 Quebec Provincial Team for the 2021 Canadian National Tournament ... Also did figure skating and ran cross country. Personal: Born May 11, 2004 in Ontario, Canada ... Daughter of Nancy Belardo and Frank Magliocca ... Plans to major in Biomedical Science. 2022 (Freshman): Made a single appearance for 20 minutes of playing time against Auburn on August 21. High School/Club: Prepped at Northwest Rankin with cur- rent Golden Eagle Mallory Tapper ... Went 23-1-2 en route to a Mississippi 6A State Championship during her senior season ... Northwest Rankin Defensive MVP ... 2022 First Team All-State ... Played in the East vs. West and North vs. South All-Star games ... Played club soccer for Rush 03/04 Premier. Personal: Born Oct. 14, 2003 in Brandon, Miss ... Father played football at ULM, while her mother played rowed at Duquesne ... Sister played soccer at Millsaps College, while her uncle played football at Ole Miss ... Plans to study Biology. 2022 (Senior, Tulsa): Started in 13 of 15 games … ranked fifth in goals (5) in The American … tallied goals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF and Memphis … recorded an assist against UAPB … attempted 30 shots … was named TU’s “Player of the Match” against East Carolina and Cincinnati. 2021 (Junior, Tulsa): Started in 10 of 15 games … had six goals and an assist for 13 points … attempted 19 shots, 10 of which were on goal … scored two goals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, including the game winner … added a goal against Missouri State, Central Arkansas, Kansas City and Oral Roberts … recorded an assist against Kansas City … was named TU’s “Player of the Match” against Central Arkansas and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Meet the Golden Eagles #10 Bernadett Stefan M | 5’ 3’’ | So. | Budapest, Hungary / Budapest VI. Kerületi Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium #11 Adaira Nakano M/F | 5’ 2’’ | Jr. Ontario, Canada / St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic S.S. #12 Mallory Tapper D | 5’ 9’’ | So. Brandon, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS #13 Sydney Magliocca F | 5’ 5’’ | So. Quebec, Canada / College Saint-Sacrement #14 Emily Welch D | 5’ 4’’ | So. Brandon, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS #15 Isold Runarsdottir F | 5’ 6’’ | 5th Reykjavik, Iceland / Tulsawww.southernmiss.com | 2023 Southern Miss Soccer n 7 Meet the Golden Eagles 2020 (Sophomore, Tulsa): Started in seven of eight games … scored a goal against Arkansas-Pine Buff … recorded an assist against UCF … attempted six shots, four of which were on goal … was named TU’s “Player of the Match” against Temple. 2019 (Freshman, Tulsa): Appeared in seven games ... recorded a goal against Texas Southern ... attempted three shots, two of which were on goal. Prior to Tulsa – Played in 17 games with the U17 Iceland National Team and one game with the U19 National Team ... par- ticipated in the U16, U17 and U19 Iceland National Team camps ... played in the Fylkir Championship League (2016-2018), the KH Championship League (2016) and Valur (2005-15) ... helped her club teams capture the 2018 Lengjubikar Championship, the 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018 Icelandic Championships, and the 2016 Cup Championship, as well as various Rey-Cup and Reykjavik champion- ships ... was named the 2011 and 2015 Valuable Player of the Year, and the 2017 Fylkir Player of the Year. 2022 (Freshman): Did not see any action. High School/Club: Prepped at Florence High School and played for Bill Hood ... Earned All-State and All-District honors ... Went 22-1 and won the Mississippi State Championship during her senior campaign ... Played in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Mississippi All-Star Game ... Was a State Champion in the 4x100 Relay ... Inducted into the Florence High School Hall of Fame ... Played club for MS Rush United. Personal: Born Nov. 19, 2003 in Florence, Miss ... Daughter of Regina and Deric Quick ... Plans to study Kinesiology. 2022 (Junior) : Appeared in 16 games, starting in seven ... Scored the lone goal in the Golden Eagles 1-0 victory versus Louisiana on Oct. 27. 2021 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 17 games, making 15 starts ... Played 1,100 minutes ... Tallied 14 points (6 goals, 2 assists) ... Her 14 points ranked 10th amongst all C-USA players ... Tallied goals against LSU, Jackson State, Marshall, UAB, Rice and FAU ... Registered 16 shots on goal ... Had one game-winning goal ... Named to the United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-South Region. Spring 2021 (Freshman): Started in eight of her nine appearances for the Golden Eagles, notching 648 minutes on the field ... Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team. High School/Club: Accrued nine caps for Ireland’s U-17 National Team, nothing one goal ... Competed in the UEFA Champions League for the Wexford’s Youth team ... Given the Carlow Nationalist Women’s Soccer Sports Star Award in 2017, 2019, and 2020 ... Was the top scorer for Wexford Youth FC in 2018 and 2019 ... Won the So Hotels FAI Women’s Cup in 2018 and 2019 ... Named the 2018 Viking Cup U-16 Star of the Tournament ... Winner of the 2018 Continental Tyres Women’s National League Championship and Development Shield ... Top scorer in 2017 for the Hanover Harps FC U-16 team ... Honored as the 2016 Hanover Harps FC Player of the Year. Personal: Daughter of Joy Blessing … Born on Jan. 15, 2002 in Carlow, Ireland … Has one sister, Destiny ... Major: Undecided 2022 (Freshman): Played in 14 games for the Golden Eagles, starting in nine ... Played 514 min- utes ... Had a total of six shots on the season 2021 (R-Freshman): Did not see any action. High School/Club: Attended West Lauderdale High School were she won four State Championships (2016-2020) ... MHSAA 4A District 2 MVP in her junior year ... MHSAA 4A District 2 Most Valuable Offensive Player in her senior year ... MHSAA 4A All-District First Team (10th-12th grade) ... West Lauderdale High School Soccer Offensive Player of the Year (11th grade) ... Clarion Ledger All-State Team (11th & 12th grade) ... Competed in both the Mississippi Coaches All-Star Game and the Central All-Star Game ... Earned four varsity letters in both soccer and tennis ... Played club soccer for Alabama Futbol Club. Personal: Daughter of Nate and Amanda Williamson … Born on Oct. 4,2002 in Meridian, Miss. … Has one sister, Farrah ... Major: Exploratory Studies High School: Prepped at Ascension Episcopal ... Has the record for most goals scored (40) and the record in the long jump at Ascension…Member of National Honor Society…Played club soccer for Albion Hurricanes FC ... Played for the U23 Venezuela National Team the summer of 2023; aided the team in a 13-0 win over Dominica witha score and an assist and a 2-0 feat over Nicaragua. 2022 (R-Senior): Started all 16 matches, play- ing 1357 minutes ... Made nine shots on the season with six coming from the game versus Coastal Carolina on Oct. 6. 2021 (R-Junior): Started all 17 matches for the Golden Eagles, playing 1,635 minutes ... Registered six shots ... Backstopped a defense that posted six shutouts ... Limited opponents to a .063 shooting percentage ... Helped Southern Miss to its first C-USA West Diision title in program history. Spring 2021 (R-Sophomore): Started in four of her eight caps for the Golden Eagles, attaining 492 minutes of play ... Donned the Black and Gold for the first time against Nicholls (Feb. 3, 2021) #16 Shaelynn Quick M | 5’ 4’’ | R-Fr. Florence, Miss. / Florence HS #17 Blessing Kingsley M/F | 5’ 4’’ | Jr. Carlow, Ireland / Presentation College #18 Alice Williamson F | 6’ 0’’ | So. Meridian, Miss. / West Lauderdale HS #19 Rebekah Vega F | 5’ 5’’ | Fr. Lafayette, La. / Acension of Episcopal #20 Tay Collum M | 5’ 7’’ | Gr. Brandon, Miss. / UABNext >