Women's Soccer Southern Conference

Furman Women's Soccer Team Reports To Camp

GREENVILLE, SC -- The Furman women's soccer team reported to campus
August 12 and will begin preseason workouts on Wednesday in preparation for
its 2002 season.

The Lady Paladins return five starters off a team that posted a 13-7-1
record and claimed a share of the Southern Conference regular season
championship, its third straight title.

Furman will be led by five seniors, including NSCAA Scholar Athlete
All-American and first team All-Southern conference midfielder Katie
Carson. Junior Emily Turgeon will look to build on her record setting
freshman season, which saw her lead the nation in scoring with 63 total
points as she was named Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year and
Freshman-of-the-Year.

The Lady Paladins also welcome an incoming class ranked as the 12th
best in the nation by Soccer Buzz. Furman's class features ten freshmen,
including six members of the Region II and III Olympic Development Program
(ODP) Teams and Pools, and two transfers.

Included in the Lady Paladin freshman class are the North Carolina and
South Carolina Players-of-the-Year in Andie Hinshaw and Stacy Simpson
respectively. The Lady Paladins also welcome two transfers, Ashley Murray
from Texas A&M and April Raymer from Wake Forest.

"I believe that we have one of the nation's best recruiting classes,
and I am excited to see what they will add to this program," said head
coach Brian Lee.

Furman's home schedule is highlighted with non-conference matches
against Auburn, Georgetown, Charlotte, and Michigan State. The Lady
Paladins also face challenging road matches as they travel to Georgia and
Clemson as well as Southern Conference rivals Western Carolina, UNC
Greensboro, and Davidson.

Lee, who enters his ninth season as head coach, has high expectations
for this season.

"This year's team is a lot different than last year's, but our goals
will remain the same," said Lee. "Each year we want to win the Southern
Conference and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Hopefully, we will be
able to achieve these goals and make a deep run into the tournament."