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2007-08 Annual Report
 

  Melissa Sanger

Melissa Sanger

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Mullica Hill, NJ

High School:
Kingsway Regional

Height:
5-8

Position:
Goalkeeper

Club Team:
South Jersey Banshees

2008: Earned her first shutout of the season in La Salle's season-opening 3-0 victory over Delaware State (8/29)...Made four saves in Explorers' 2-1 win at Wagner (8/31)...Had five saves in the Explorers' 2-1 come-back win versus Loyola (MD) (9/5) in the Villanova Classic...In 3-2 loss to #27-ranked host Wildcats (9/7), made seven saves...Was named to the All-Tournament Team...Had 11 saves - the most by a La Salle goalie since 2005 - in a 3-2 loss at #23 San Diego (9/12)...Earned her first career tie in a 1-1 draw at UC Riverside (9/14), stopping nine shots...Picked up career win #10 and her fourth career shutout in La Salle's 2-0 victory over George Washington (9/28) as she made seven saves.

2007: Was a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (both fall and spring)...Played in 12 games, while starting 11 and recording a 6-5-0 record with two shutouts...Saw her first collegiate action - playing 45 minutes, recording two saves, and sharing in the shutout - in La Salle's 5-0 win over Wagner (8/31)...Made her first start in a 2-1 loss versus Manhattan (9/14)...Won her first game with a shutout versus NJIT (10/5)...Picked up a pair of wins over Philadelphia teams, with a 5-2 victory over Saint Joseph's (10/12) with five saves, and a shutout win versus Temple (10/14) making three saves...Made five saves in a 2-1 win at Massachusetts (10/21)...Made a team-high, for the season, nine saves in a 2-1 loss to Dayton (10/26)...Picked up her team-leading fifth win in net in La Salle's 3-1 victory over Xavier (10/28)...Also, earned a 2-1 victory at Saint Bonaventure (11/2)...Led the team with 1,037:43 minutes in goal, a .775 save percentage, and 55 saves.

High School: Earned 11 varsity letters (four in soccer and softball, three in basketball)...Soccer experience includes four years with the Super Y League South Jersey Banshees...Was invited three times to the ODP National Camp in Cocoa Beach, FL...Was a two-time First Team All-Tri County Conference selection, a two-time First Team All-Gloucester County selection, and two-time Second Team All-South Jersey honoree...In 2006, was named to the Top "20" South Region and All-State teams.

Miscellaneous: Major is undecided business...Parents are Jon and Donna...Has an older brother, Joel...Born on September 22, 1989.