March 26, 2002
Norfolk, VA-The Old Dominion women's soccer team has signed seven incoming freshman for the upcoming 2002 campaign.
With an emphasis on offense, five forwards, one midfielder and one defender have been signed for the upcoming season.
"As a recruiting class it's very athletic and very versatile. Graduating as many players as we did this year (12), it's important to replace that speed and to fill those positions. One of the great features of this class is their speed and they have the versatility to fill those positions."
Pennsylvania stand-outs Laura Beeman (Chalfont, PA/ Central Bucks West), Danielle Heusser (Hummelstown, PA/ Lower Dauphin) and Melissa Sheranko (Hershey, PA/ Hershey) will be joining the Monarchs after successful high school careers. North Carolina's Meredith Worsley (Durham, NC/ Jordan) rounds out the new recruits playing forward.
Old Dominion also enjoyed another great year of recruiting in Hampton Roads, VA, nabbing two of the top local products
Heather Vaughan (Va. Beach, VA/ Princess Anne), a multi-sport star at Princess Anne, has been tabbed for the midfield and the versatile Kim Snyder (Va. Beach, VA/ Tallwood) can play up front or in the middle.
A standout defender from the state of Maryland, Heather Jones (Waldorf, MD/ Westlake HS) has been signed to help a young ODU backfield.
Old Dominion finished the 2001 season with a 5-10-2 record after a 13-7-1 campaign in 2000. The Lady Monarchs will be returning 17 letterwinners in the fall.
2002 ODU Women's Soccer Signees:
Laura Beeman (Central Bucks West)Forward1st Team All-League1st Team All-AreaODP-Pennsylvania State Team
Danielle Heusser (Lower Dauphin)Forward/ Midfielder1st Team Mid-Penn Division All-Star1st Team Patriot News Big 11EPYSA Olympic Development ProgramU-19 Region 1 Team
Melissa Sheranko (Hershey)Forward1st Team Patriot News Big 11 (2000, 2001)1st Team Mid-Penn Division All-StarEPYSA Olympic Development Program
Kim Snyder (Tallwood)ForwardVirginia ODP State Team (1996-98, 2000-01)2001 All-Beach, All-Eastern Region, All-Tidewater selectionTallwood's All-time career scoring leaderTeam MVP, 2000 & 2001
Meredith Worsley (Jordan)ForwardNorth Carolina ODP State Team 1996 & 2000ODP State Team National Tournament-Las Vegas 2001Three-time All-Conference selectionWho's Who Among American High School Students
Heather Vaughan (Princess Anne)MidfielderVirginia ODP U-17 State Team1st Team All-Beach District1st Team All-Eastern RegionTidewater Player of the Year (field hockey)Virginia State Co-Player of the Year (field hockey)Member of Princess Anne's state champion basketball team
Heather Jones (Westlake)DefenderThree-time 1st Team SMAC selectionWashington Post: Preseason Playmaker to Watch (2000-01)Member of Waldorf Piranhas U-18 State Cup Championship TeamNSCAA All-State Team