#4 - Amanda Naeher
Class:
Senior |
Height:
5-8
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Hometown:
Seymour, CT |
Position:
Midfielder |
High School:
Christian Heritage
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2010 Season - Senior
Started all 25 games. . .scored 32 goals (1st in Div. III) and assisted on 11 others (3rd on Team) for a total of 75 points (1st in Div. III). . .earned First Team All-Commonwealth Conference, First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, First Team All-American, D3Soccer.com First Team All-American, Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year, and NSCAA National Player of the Year. . .her 75 points beat her 2009 points total as the new Single Season Points record for Messiah. . .scored 9 game-winning goals. . .on Oct. 16, scored her 100th career goal, becoming the 16th player in NCAA Div. III history to reach the century mark — the first Falcon to the mark.
2009 Season - Senior
Started all 26 games. . .Scored 31 goals (1st on Team, CC, 3rd in Div. III) and assisted on 11 others (2nd on Team, CC) for a total 73 points (1st on Team, CC, T-2nd in NCAA). . .earned First Team All-Commonwaelth Conference, First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, and First Team All-America honors. . .her 73 points sets a new Single Season Point record for Messiah, besting her own previous mark of 72. . .was held to 0 points in three games, averaging 2.96 points per game. . .scored 12 game winning goals.
2008 Season - Junior
Started all 26 games. . .scored a record 33 goals (1st on team and Commonwealth) on 132 shots (1st on team and in Commonwealth). . .assisted on 6 goals (T-3rdt on team, T-5th in Commonwealth) for a total of 72 points (1st on team and in Commonwealth). . .scored 6 game-winning goals. . .earned First Team All-Commonwealth Conference , First Team Mid-Atlantic Region, First Team All-America, and NCAA Division III National Player of the Year honors.
2007 Season - Sophomore
Played in 24 games, starting 5. . .scored 12 goals (3rd on team, 4th in Commonwealth) on 68 shots (2nd on team and Commonwealth). . .assisted on 8 goals (T-1st on team, T-4th in Commonwealth) for a total of 32 points (3rd on team, 4th in Commonwealth). . .scored 2 game-winning goals. . .earned Second Team All-Commonwealth Conference honors.
2006 Season - Freshman
Was a memeber of the Messiah women's basketball team. Did not play collegiate soccer.
Personal
Amanda Katharine Naeher was born April 20, 1988 in Bridgeport, CT. . .daughter of John and Donna Naeher. . .majoring in Health and Physical Education. . .she has 2 sisters; Abigail (16) and a twin named Alyssa (20). . .in high school, she was selected to the All-League and Conference teams and was her teams' MVP. . .her best athletic moment was her free kick goal versus Elizabethtown in 2007. . .her favorite food is mint chocolate chip ice cream. . .her favorite movie Anchorman. . .the people she most admires are her mom and dad. . .in the future she plans to graduate on time.
Naeher By The Numbers
| YEAR |
GP-GS |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
Shots |
Shot % |
GW Goals |
PK-ATT |
| 2010 |
25-25 |
32 |
11 |
75 |
120 |
.267 |
9 |
0-0 |
| 2009 |
26-26 |
31 |
11 |
73 |
135 |
.230 |
12 |
1-1 |
| 2008 |
26-26 |
33 |
6 |
72 |
132 |
.250 |
6 |
0-1 |
| 2007 |
24-5 |
12 |
8 |
32 |
68 |
.176 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 2006 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Totals |
101-82 |
108 |
36 |
252 |
455 |
.235 |
29 |
1-2 |
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