Salem College

The 2013 Salem Soccer unit became the first in team history to reach the NCAA Tournament, which resulted in a clash with Hanover on November 16th. 

The Spirits opened the season with a 3-0-2 mark under the direction of head coach Jay Callahan, claiming wins over N.C. Wesleyan, Guilford and Greensboro along with ties against Meredith and Methodist, both going to double overtime. 

Despite a series of one-goal setbacks to Barton (September 18) and Bridgewater (September 24), Salem added wins against West Virginia Tech (3-0) and Wesleyan (Ga.) (7-0), improving its mark to 5-3-2 at the close of September. 

Callahan and his unit amped up their defense, allowing just two goals throughout the course of October, while scoring 43 goals on offense, winning eight straight matches. The Spirits tallied at least four goals in all but one match during the streak as they rolled through Great South Athletic Conference play. 

Among the decisive wins during the eight-match winning streak were a pair of seven-goal outings against USC Lancaster (October 13) and Judson (October 18). Salem notched 10 goals, a season-high, in a win at Trinity (D.C.) on October 5th. October came to a close with a 1-0 win over rival Agnes Scott on October 26th.  

The success from October continued in early November as Salem posted a 5-0 win over Mills and a 2-0 victory against Agnes Scott to claim the Great South Athletic Conference crown and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. 

The Spirits faced Hanover in their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, suffering a 2-1 setback. 

2013 Statistical Leaders
-Tarryn Bundy was one of four Salem players to reach double digits in goals scored, notching a team-high 15 on the season. The others included Taylor Norman (13), Mackenzie Schmidt (13) and Sawyer Ferguson (10). 
-Bundy and Schmidt also shared the team lead in points (36). 
-Schmidt and teammate Bethany Kent led the way in assists with 10 apiece.
-Schmidt led the Spirits in shots (96) and shots on goal (50). 
-Bundy led all Salem players with six game-winning shots on the season. 
-Paige Ketchum logged 1340:12 in net for Salem, finishing with 58 saves (.829 save percentage). 
-Ketchum surrendered just 12 goals in net, while Kenzie Rathe allowed just three. 
-Rathe tallied 11 saves (.786 save percentage) in 2013. 

2013 Awards & Accolades
 

Player	Distinction	Entity
Victoria Chaffers	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Sawyer Ferguson	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Paige Hamilton	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Courtney Hedgecock	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Jackie Hogg	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Stephanie Hubbard	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Bethany Kent	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Michelle Lawler	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Amber Lee	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Nataly Mojica	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Summer Rich	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Stephanie Verdi	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
MacKenzie Schmidt	All-Academic Team	Great South Conference
Tarryn Bundy	All-Conference Team	Great South Conference
Morgan Canepa	All-Conference Team	Great South Conference
Sawyer Ferguson	All-Conference Team	Great South Conference
Stephanie Hubbard	All-Conference Team	Great South Conference
Nataly Mojica	All-Conference Team	Great South Conference
Taylor Norman	All-Conference Team	Great South Conference
MacKenzie Schmidt	All-Conference Team	Great South Conference
Morgan Canepa	All-Freshman Team	Great South Conference
Stephanie Hubbard	Player of the Year	Great South Conference
Jay Callahan	Coach of the Year	Great South Conference
MacKenzie Schmidt	Player of the Week	Great South Conference-Week 5
Stephanie Hubbard	Player of the Week	Great South Conference-Week 8
Stephanie Hubbard	All-South Region	National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
MacKenzie Schmidt	All-South Region	National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Sawyer Ferguson	All-South Region	National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Salem	Team Academic Award	National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Salem	Team Ethics Award	National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Stephanie Hubbard	All-State (First Team)	North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Assoc.
MacKenzie Schmidt	All-State (Second Team)	North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Assoc.

2013 Roster
Head Coach: Jay Callahan
 

Deanna Andrews

Tarryn Bundy

Morgan Canepa

Victoria Chaffers

Jocelyn Evans

Sawyer Ferguson

Paige Hamilton

Courtney Hedgecock

Jacqueline Hogg

Stephanie Hubbard

Heather Huffman

Sierra Hutchins

Becky Irvin

Destinee Jimenez

Bethany Kent

Paige Ketchum

Michelle Lawler

Amber Lee

Alexis Malena

Meghan Menard

Nataly Mojica

Taylor Norman

Kenzie Rathe

Summer Rich

Mackenzie Schmidt

Liz Smetana

Stephanie Verdi