| Liz Hamlin |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Kenner, La.
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 | High School: Mt. Carmel HS
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 | Height: 5-4
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 | Position: Defender
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 | Birthdate: 10/02/1987
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Had an excellent freshmen year in the back ... Makes good decisions coming out of the backline and can create good opportunities for herself and others going forward ... The coaching staff embraces her "never-say-die" attitude and her desire to work tirelessly ... Dean's List ... Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... 2006 (Fr.): Participated in 17 matches, making 15 starts ... Made her first career start against Louisiana-Lafayette (8/27) ... Posted four shots on the season, all on goal ... Recorded her first career shot on goal against Murray State (9/1) ... Registered a career-high two shots on goal against Mississippi Valley State (9/22) ... Also recorded a shot against East Carolina (10/15) ... Ranked No. 10 on the team in shots, No. 8 in shots on goal and No. 1 in shots on goal percentage ... Prep: Two-year letterwinner for Coach Rob Villio at Mount Carmel Academy ... As a senior, started each game at center defender and served as the team captain ... Helped the team to a 10-1 record ... Part of the defense that did not allow a goal until the last game of the season ... Scored two goals ... As a junior, started all games at center defender ... Helped lead the team to a 34-1-1 record ... Defense allowed seven goals ... Helped team win the Louisiana State Championship ... Helped the team to a No. 8 national ranking and No. 1 ranking in the region ... Named all-district, all-metro and all-state as a junior and senior ... All-district MVP as a junior and senior ... Named team MVP as a senior ... Received the Ruth McDonald Award for all-around athleticism ... Also played tennis and ran cross country ... National Honor Society ... Mount Carmel Service Award ... Club Soccer: Played at the Baton Rouge Soccer Club (U-18) for Head Coach Melissa Ramsey ... Won the Louisiana State Championship ... Also played club soccer at the New Orleans Soccer Academy (U-16-17) ... Won Louisiana State Championship ... Also played club soccer for the Lafreinere Sting ... Played on the Louisiana `87 Olympic Development Program team from 2000-04 ... Riverside Indoor Soccer Champions in 2004 and 2005 ... Personal: Daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Hamlin ... Enrolled in general studies ... Born Oct. 2, 1987.