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2007 Soccer Team
Front row, left to right: Lia Kelinsky, Eliza Broaddus, Morgan Hosea, Song Yi Chang, Maria Montes, Elizabeth Bills, Caitlin Couper, Caroline Studley, Hnin Wint Nyunt Hman, Olivia Farrow, Kelly Roidt
Back row, left to right: assistant coach Lizz Steinmetz, assistant coach Kasey Garrito, assistant coach Landon Moore, Laura Bieging, Kelsi Orsak, Colleen Thamm, Emma Kirks, Kelly Davidson, Kristie Pullen, Jennifer Pipitone, Kit Collins, Allison Kibler, head coach Carrie O'Keeffe |
The Hollins soccer program is strongly committed to a combination of athletics, academics and tradition, and our student-athletes demonstrate their talent and will to compete at the collegiate level. Players and recruits come from as far away as foreign countries and from as nearby as the Roanoke Valley. Hollins competes in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association within the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) – one of the strongest conferences in the nation.
2007 Season Recap
In 2007, Hollins Soccer had its best finish in conference play since 2001. Sophomores Kelly Davidson and Morgan Hosea led the team in goals scored while Hosea also led the team in assists. Juniors Laura Bieging and Lia Kelinsky spearheaded the defense and freshman Elizabeth Bills did a tremendous job in goal all season. Both Bieging and Colleen Thamm '11 earned Honorable Mention All-ODAC. With the graduation of only one senior and a core of strong players returning, Hollins looks to continue climbing up the ODAC ranks..
Hollins' 2007 soccer team ended the season with a 3-13-1 record (1-9-1 ODAC), rising to a 10th place finish in the 12-team conference after tying for last in 2006.
The offense was sparked by a trio from the class of 2010. Morgan Hosea, Kelly Davidson, and Colleen Thamm led the team in scoring and all three will return next season to lead Hollins. Hosea ranked 10th in the ODAC in shots per game and Hollins as a team was the least penalized team in the conference.
The defense also showed significant improvement. Led by Laura Beiging '09 and Elizabeth Bills '11, the defense reduced their goals against from 94 in 2006 to 82 this season. Bills ranked third in the ODAC in saves (142) and saves per game (10.92).
Soccer: A Hollins Tradition
In 1983, Hollins was one of the first four schools to compete in ODAC women's soccer. In its first year of conference play, Hollins competed in the championship game against Randolph-Macon College, losing a close 3-2 contest -- a phenomenal debut for the Hollins kickers under coach Marjorie Berkley. Berkley coached the soccer team through the mid-1980s, each year qualifying for the ODAC tournament.
Hollins Soccer has reached another milestone in its history – excitement fills the athletic office in anticipation of the accomplishments to come. With the hiring of new head coach Carrie Moore O’Keeffe and the momentum from the strides that have been made over the last two seasons, the campus is buzzing. Already the bar has been raised, and competing with the best in the ODAC has become a primary goal for the program. The new staff is presently recruiting highly skilled athletes who want to be successful in the classroom and on the soccer field. |
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Head coach Carrie Moore O’Keeffe comes to Hollins from Washington, D.C., where she was a coach and player with the Washington Freedom Soccer Club. She played in the WUSA for the Washington Freedom during all three years of the league’s existence, earning a spot on the all-star team in 2002. With teammates Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach, she played a vital role at center back on the Freedom team that won the 2003 WUSA championship, playing in every minute of every game. Before turning pro, O’Keeffe starred at the College of William & Mary, making the conference team every year. Her coaching experience includes stints at Harvard University and in the Washington Freedom club system.
Carrie is assisted by her brother Landon Moore. Landon graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 2003 and got his first bit of coaching experience at Fuqua High School in Farmville, Virginia, in the spring of his senior year. He is currently going into his fourth year as head coach at William Fleming High School in Roanoke, where he has engineered the rebuilding of the soccer program. Over the span of two years, he took a team that had not won a single game in five years to a team that won ten games – including a playoff game – last year. Landon is also Director of Youth Academies for the Roanoke Star Soccer Club and holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America National License.
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