Wake Forest defeated Penn State 4-2 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament
Awards
2011 All-ACC Second Team
2011 NSCAA All-Southeast Region Second Team
2011 (Junior):
Voted to the All-ACC Second Team ... Also an NSCAA All-Southeast Region Second Team Selection ... One of the centerpieces of the Wake Forest back line that kept 14 shutouts, which ranked as the second-highest total in school history ... Made 25 starts this season, missing only one game with an injury ... Ranked second on the team with 2,218 minutes played ... Did not come off of the field once in Wake Forest's last 17 games of the season ... Notched her first-career assist for her lone point of the season ... Earned the first assist of her career against Virginia ... Took a career-high two shots against NC State
2010 (Sophomore):
Played in 16 games for Wake Forest, including 15 starts ... Totalled one goal and two points ... Member of Wake Forest back line that recorded shutouts of UNC Wilmington, Kentucky and Clemson ... Missed seven games following the Virignia game with a high ankle sprain ... Returned to come off the bench in Wake Forest's NCAA Tournament second round game against UC Irvine ... Scored the Demon Deacons' first goal against LSU off a corner kick in the ACC/SEC Challenge ... Named to ACC/SEC Challenge All-Tournament Team
2009 (at West Virginia): Graduated high school early and enrolled at West Virginia in January 2009 ... As a freshman, played in 12 matches, starting 11 while battling injuries ... Scored winning goal in 1-0 win vs. #9 Rutgers in Big East quarterfinal.
Background: Did not play high school soccer, opting to play club with the Rockville Centre Tornadoes ... Guided club team to the state cup finals in 2007 and 2008 for Region I ... Played ODP for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association for two seasons ... Was a standout softball and track performer for Oceanside High, earning all-conference honors in track with a school record 300-meter time of 41.2 ... Excelled in softball, earning all-conference and all-county recognition.
Personal: Born August 7, 1991 ... Daughter of Don and Caron Keppler.
