Florida Soccer Announces 12 Additions for 2006 Season
Forward Angela Napolitano is a 2005 National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas High School All-America
selection. She also was
Three teammates of
Townsend on the Countryside Lightning club team will join the Gators next fall.
Caitlin Howard of
Jenny Taylor is
a 2005 FSWA 6A Second Team All-State selection for
Two newcomers to the
Shelley Lyle
of
"Talent runs
throughout this class," UF Head Coach Becky
Burleigh said. "These are players that will perform well on the field
and in the classroom. I look forward to working with these players this
fall."
The Gator soccer team
turned in a 13-6-1 record in 2004 and made its ninth NCAA Championship
appearance.
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Name |
Pos. |
High School/College |
Hometown |
| Erin Davis | Forward/Midfield | Pendletan H.S./Texas | Yardley | Jessica Eicken | Midfield | Lakewood Ranch H.S. | Bradenton Fla. |
| Ashlee Elliott | Forward | Norco H.S | Corona |
| Katie Fraine | Goalkeeper | Titusville H.S | Titusville, Fla. |
| Caitlin Howard | Defender | Sickles H.S. | Tampa, Fla. |
| Lauren Hyde | Defender | Bishop Chatard H.S. | Carmel Ind. |
| Shelley Lyle | Defender/Midfield | The Cambridge School/VCU | Tampa Fla. |
| Angela Napolitano | Forward | St. Ursula Academy | Cincinnati Ohio |
| Vanessa Rangel | Forward | Freedom H.S. | Lutz, Fla. |
| Anne Rose | Midfield | Portage Central H.S. | Portage Mich |
| Jenny Taylor | Forward | Apopka H.S. | Apopka Fla. |
| Tricia Townsend | Midfield | Gulf Coast H.S. | Naples Fla. |
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Erin Davis (Transfer) Enrolled at the
University of Florida in January after playing her freshman season at the University
of Texas in 2005…Immediately eligible to play for Florida…In freshman season
at Texas, saw action in 17 matches, recording three assists…Member of the
U.S. Under-17 (2002) and Under-16 (2002) national teams and was also a 2000
and 2001 national team pool player…
Played for the Region I ODP team for six (2000-05) years… Played for
the Pennsylvania State ODP team for eight years (1998-2005)… A 2003 National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Youth All-American who
helped guide her ODP squads to three Eastern Pennsylvania State Championships
and the Region I ODP title during the 2005 campaign…A midfielder/forward for
the Langhorne Strikers Soccer Club…Helped the Strikers claim four state
titles and reach the regional finals on two occasions…Assisted the Strikers
in winning both the Jefferson Cup and the Potomac Tournament in 2002…Helped
the Strikers to reach the finals of the 2000 WAGS Tournament…A
forward/midfielder at Pennsbury High School for two seasons (2001-03) who led
the soccer team in both goals and assists for two years…Led the high school
to a district semifinals appearance as a freshman and a 33-13 record during
that period… A two-time, first-team All-Suburban One League Patriot and All-Bucks
County selection (2002 & 2003) for Pennsbury H.S.…Ran track and holds
Pennsbury H.S.'s 400-meter run record…Also named
the 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer Rookie of the Year... Attended the IMG/Bollettieri Soccer
Academies in |
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Jessica Eicken 2005 and 2004 Florida
Sports Writers Association 5A Second Team All-State selection at midfield…2005
and 2004 all-area selection by Bradenton Herald and Sarasota Tribune…member
of Lakewood Ranch High School team that won the 2006, 2005 and 2004 district
championship…Lakewood Ranch reached the regional final in 2006…2005 Herald-Tribune
Player of the Year…2004 Sarasota Herald Tribune All-Area Winter Athlete of
the Year…2005 East County Newspaper Athlete of the Year…Captain of Lakewood
Ranch H.S. team in 2005 and 2006…Owns Lakewood Ranch's school goal records
for career (77), season (31) and match (4)…Florida State Olympic Development
Program team member in 2004 and 2005…Midfielder for the Countryside Lightning
Club team …U-19 Florida State runner-up in 2005 and coached by Siggi Nagele of Clearwater
Chargers…Coached by John Planamenta at Countryside
Lightning and Gaetano Virgilio
at Lakewood Ranch…Also ran cross country and track & field at Lakewood
Ranch H.S., winning 2004 district cross country title…Holds school record for
800-meters and 5,000 (cross country) and part of school-record 4x800 and
4x400 relay teams…National Honor Society and Yearbook Staff Senior Editor…Will
graduate from Lakewood Ranch H.S. this spring. |
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Ashlee Elliott Selected to the 2002,
2003 and 2005 California South Olympic Development Program (ODP) Girls State
Team selection…2005-2006 Olympic Development Program Winter Pool selection
for Girls '88… 2002 ODP Regional Team …Member of Slammers Futbol
Club team that claimed 2005 U.S. Youth Soccer Association’s (U.S.Y.S.A.)
National U-16 Championships (scored a goal in championship match)…Won 2003 Gothia Youth World Cup Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden
with the Slammers…Slammers FC won 2004 U.S. Club Soccer Regional
Championship, 2004 California Premier Cup Championship, 2005 Jefferson Cup, 2005
Cal South National State Cup and 2005 Far West Regional Championship…Played three
seasons of high school soccer (freshman season at Silverado High, sophomore
and junior years at Norco H.S.)…First-team all-league as a sophomore and
all-league honorable mention as a freshman…Also member of varsity volleyball
and track & field teams…Coached by Ziad Khoury on Slammers FC…Association of Student Body Member…Will
graduate from Norco High School in spring of 2006. |
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Katie Fraine 2005 Florida Sports
Writers Association 4A Honorable Mention All-State selection for Titusville
High School…2005 Cape Coast Conference team selection…2005 All-Brevard County
selection by the Orlando Sentinel…Titusville H.S. advanced to 2004 and 2005
regional final and claimed district title the same years…Member of Indiatlantic Force Club team since 2004 where she is
coached by Mike Potier…Also played for the
Titusville Titans Club team from 2001-04 and was part of the teams that were
finalists at the 2003 President's Cup
and reached the round of 16 at the 2003 state cup…2004 Florida Olympic
Development Program (ODP) state pool member…Part of 2004 3V3 Challenge Sports
national championship team…2003-04 Outstanding Performance in Goal recipient
for Titusville H.S…Most valuable player for 2003 Titusville H.S. volleyball
team and 2002 and 2003 softball teams…Member of German and National Junior
Honor Societies…Will graduate from Titusville H.S. this spring. |
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Caitlin Howard 2005 Florida Sports
Writers Association 5A First Team All-State selection…2005 |
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Lauren Hyde Member of U-19
Region II team…Invited to attend the February, 2006 U-19 Inter-regional camp
in Carson, Calif.…Five-year member of Indiana State Olympic Development
Program (ODP) team…Center back for the Carmel Cyclones club team that won six
consecutive Indiana State Club Championships and has ranked among the
nation's top five for the past three years…Carmel Cyclones claimed 2003
Disney Showcase and was runner-up in 2004…Played forward at Bishop Chatard High School as a sophomore, junior and
senior…2005 Indiana Soccer Coaches Association (ISCA) Second team selection
and honorable mention in 2004…2004 Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports
Association (ICGSA) All-State Second team member... 2003-05 All-City … 2005
All-District 4 First Team selection…Coached by Gene Lindley at the Carmel
Cyclones and Ben Beasley at Bishop Chatard
H.S.…High school's Most Valuable Player in 2003 and 2005…Owns a 3.8 grade
point average, honor roll student and member of the National Honor
Society…Will graduate from Bishop Chatard H.S. this
spring. |
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Shelley Lyle (Transfer) Enrolled at the
University of Florida in January after playing her freshman and sophomore seasons
at the Virginia Commonwealth University …Immediately eligible to play for
Florida…Named to Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie team in 2004
after starting every match for VCU, posting seven goals and an assist…named
to 2004 CAA All-Tournament team and Soccer America Team of the Week after
scoring two goals, including the game-winner, in championship win against
William & Mary…Turned in eight points (one goal, seven assists) in 2005…A
four-time first-team all-conference selection during prep career for The
Cambridge School…Led Hillsborough County in scoring as a sophomore… 2004
Florida Sports Writers Association 2A All-State Honorable Mention selection…Played
club soccer for Hillsborough County United team that won the SuperClubs regional championship in 2001 and 2002. |
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Angela Napolitano 2005 National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas High School
All-American…2005 NSCAA/adidas Ohio High School Player of the Year…2004 NSCAA/adidas
All-Region II selection…Attended Region II adidas Cup and 86/87 Region II
Invitational camp in 2005…Participated in 2003 and 2004 Region II
camp…Three-time member of Ohio South Olympic Development Program (ODP) State
team (2000, 2002, 2004)…Played forward for the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy and
coached by Tim Lesiak…Club team advanced to U.S.
Club National Tournament and claimed regional team titles in 2003 and
2004…Member of 2004 Ohio South State Cup semi-finalist team…Club team claimed
2004 Buckeye Premier League Elite and Midwest National League championships…2005
Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (OSSCA) Division I and Cincinnati
Enquirer Division I Player of the Year…2005 OSSCA first-team selection and a
second-team member in 2004…Cincinnati Enquirer all-city first team selection
in 2005 and 2004…2005 and 2004 Girls Greater Cincinnati League's (GGCL)
Player of the Year… All-GGCL first-team selection in 2005 and 2004…2005 St.
Ursula Academy team captain, leading team in assists and ranking second in
scoring…Led team in scoring in 2004…Coached by Danielle Newman at St.
Ursula…Four-year honor roll student at St. Ursula…Participated in Student
Outreach Service, Hands Across Campus and Girls Athletic Association…Will
graduate from St. Ursula Academy this spring. |
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Vanessa Rangel 2001, 2002 and 2004
Florida State Olympic Development Program (ODP) selection…Forward for the
Countryside Lightning Club team that won the won 2003 Atlanta Cup, 2001
Orange Classic…2005 and 2002 Florida State Cup runner-up with Countryside
Lightning…Won state club title in 2000 and 2001 (U-13)…Most Valuable Player
of 2001 Orange Classic…2005 and 2004 Florida Sports Writers Association Class
4A second team selection…2005, 2004 and 2003 all-city/county team selection…Leading
scorer for Freedom High School as a freshman, sophomore and junior…Named
Freedom H.S.'s Most Valuable Player as a freshman,
sophomore and junior… Coached by John Planamenta at
Countryside Lightning and Sandra Slaouha at Freedom
H.S.…Four-year Honor Roll Student at Freedom H.S.…Student Government Vice
President, Treasurer of Spanish Honor Society and National Honor Society
Member…Will graduate from |
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Anne Rose Six-year member of
Michigan State Olympic Development Program (ODP) "1987"
team…Central midfielder for TKO club team that was 2003 Michigan State
runner-up…TKO Most Valuable Player and team captain (2003-05)…Coached by Neil
Ridgeway and Chris Keenan at TKO…Four year starter at central midfield for
Portage Central High School…Portage Central won conference titles in 2003,
2004 and 2005 and claimed 2004 and 2005 district titles… Michigan High School
Soccer Coaches Association (MHSSCA) 2005 Division I All-State honorable
mention team member… All-region, all-district and All-Southern Michigan
Athletic Conference (SMAC) conference selection in 2003, 2004 and 2005…Coached
by BJ Snow and Pat Norman at |
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Jenny Taylor 2005 Florida Sports
Writers Association Class 6A All-State second-team selection…2006 Orlando
Sentinel Central Florida Player of the Year…Four-year All-Metro Conference
selection, earning most valuable player honors in 2006…2006 Christmas Holiday
Tournament MVP…Invited to play on the East team for the 2006 Florida Athletic
Coaches Association (FACA) All-Star match set for March 10-11…Tied the Orange
County single-season goals record with 60 as a senior…2005 and 2006 Orlando
Sentinel All-Central Florida first-team selection at forward…Set All-Metro
Conference and county records for single season goals (61 as a senior) and
career (187)…Coached by Douglas Matthews at Apopka High School…Forward for
the IUS Hayasa club team for the past three
years…Led Region III Premier in 2005 fall season with 12 goals…Coached by Jim
Powell at IUS Hayasa…National Honor Society
member…Will graduate in the top two percent of Apopka High School’s class of
2006 this spring. |
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Tricia Townsend 2005 and 2004
"86/87" Region III Olympic Development Program (ODP)
selection…2003, 2004 and 2005 member of Florida ODP state team…Starting left
midfielder of fourth-place team at 2004 ODP National Championships…Part of
2004 and 2005 U-18 Orange Classic championship teams…Member of Countryside
Lightning 2003 State Cup semifinalist team…Played club soccer for Florida
Premier the last three years and coached by John Steinweg…2005
Florida Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State first-team
selection…Naples Daily News Player of the Year in 2005…2004, 2005 and 2006
All-Southwest Florida first team selection…All-Collier County first team
member in 2005 and 2006 and honorable mention in 2004…Gulf Coast High School
2005 most valuable player…Member of 2005 district and 2006 conference
championship teams…Coached by Mark Voorhees at Gulf Coast H.S…Holds Gulf
Coast H.S.'s 400-meter run record…Volunteer coach
for Florida Premier U-14 and U-12 girls teams…Will graduate in the top three
percent of Gulf Coast H.S.'s class of 2006 this spring. |


