October 27, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Kaile Silva (Salt Lake City, UT) completed a hat trick with 23 seconds left in regulation lifting visiting Belmont Abbey to a 3-2 victory over St. Andrews in CVAC women’s soccer action on Wednesday.

The Crusaders, who improved to 9-9 overall and 9-0 in the CVAC, locked up the No. 1 seed in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Tournament while the Knights fell to 3-11-2 and 2-6-1.

Crystal Olu-Taylor (Raleigh, NC) put the Knights on top in the second minute of the game. Olu-Taylor beat one defender and then stuffed the ball in the back of the Crusaders net for her team leading ninth goal of the season.

Silva tied the game up at 1-1 in the 38th minute after finding a loose ball in a clogged Knights box and tapping it in for the easy score. The game remained deadlocked at one apiece until Silva scored her second goal of the game on a Heather Henesey (Flagstaff, AZ) pass at the 78:07 mark. Kara White (New Tripoli, PA) converted on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute for the Knights to tie the game up a 2-2.

In the last minute Lindsay Megill (Huntington Beach, CA) volleyed a long pass from the midfield that found Silva for a breakaway. Silva made a quick move to beat the St. Andrews goalkeeper and then knocked in the game winner at the 89:37 mark. The hat trick gives Silva eight goals on the season.

St. Andrews must win their regular season finale against Limestone and have a little luck on their side in order to make the CVAC Tournament. The Knights visit the Saints on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. while Abbey tries to complete a perfect conference regular season when they host Coker at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

October 23, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Neither St. Andrews or Lees-McRae could find the back of the net in 110-minutes of women’s soccer action on Saturday afternoon as the two teams played to a double-overtime 0-0 tie. The visiting Lady Bobcats remain one point ahead of the Knights in the CVAC standings with a 3-9-2 overall and 2-4-2 conference mark while SAPC holds a 3-10-2 and 2-5-1 mark.

The Knights had several opportunities out shooting Lees-McRae 10-8 while also holding a 7-4 advantage on corner kicks. St. Andrews goalkeeper Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) and Bobcats goalie Anita Hekman (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) each made six saves for their respective teams for the shutouts. Krissten Zimmerman led the Knights in shots with three while LMC’s Heather Klaus (London, Ontario, Canada) had four.

The Knights host CVAC rival Belmont Abbey on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. for their last regular season home game.

October 19, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Crystal Olu-Taylor and Kara White scored 24 seconds apart in the 89th minute to lift St. Andrews over Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe Coker College, 4-2, on Tuesday afternoon. The Knights, who are undefeated in their last two, improved to 3-10-1 overall and 2-5 in the CVAC while the Lady Cobras fell to 1-10-2 and 1-7.

Freshman Myra Miller (Atlanta, GA) scored her first collegiate goal at the 8:27 mark to put St. Andrews up 1-0. Olu-Taylor (Raleigh, NC) passed the ball to Miller, who rifled the shot from outside the box and under the Coker crossbar. The Knights had several other chances in the first frame, producing 10 of their 19 shots in the first 45-minutes, but had to settle for the one-goal lead at halftime.

The Lady Cobras tied the game up when Jen Backensto (Trenton, SC) beat St. Andrews goalie Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) from 10-yards out at 63:26. Exactly four minutes later the Knights regained the lead when Krissten Zimmerman (Raleigh, NC) scored her third goal of the season. Sarah Caron (Columbia, SC) volleyed a beautiful corner kick to Megan Zarnowiec (Maitland, FL), who headed the ball over to Zimmerman for the easy score.

Coker responded in the 73rd minute tying the game up for the second time when Megan Shaver (Athens, TN) found the far left corner of the Knights net. The Cobras kept the pressure on producing seven of their nine shot in the second half but could score again.

With 1:33 left in the game, Olu-Taylor put the Knights on top for good scoring her team-leading eighth goal and second game-winner of the season. White (New Tripoli, PA) insured the win for St. Andrews scoring at 88:51. Tenille Inman (Emporia, KS) played a big roll down the stretch for the Knights, assisting on both late goals. Yager picked up her third win in goal with three saves while Jacque Stewart (Cummings, GA) had seven stops for the Cobras.

First-year SAPC head coach Elizabeth Hernandez was relieved after the very emotional game saying, “this game was huge because if we did not win we probably would not make it to the playoffs. This game was just like the Queens game; we would take the lead but then get scored on. The game kept going back and forth, but we never gave up. They (St. Andrews) stuck to the game plan and the way they were coached and got the win. Having four different goal scorers’ shows this was a total team effort. After playing in several overtime games we made up our minds at halftime to have no more overtimes and the ladies came through.”

The Knights look to stay on track as they host CVAC rival Lees-McRae on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

October 16, 2004

SPARTANBURG, SC—Converse College was able to escape with a 1-1 double-overtime tie after visiting St. Andrews dominated play in women’s soccer action on Saturday afternoon. The Knights out shot the All Stars, 23-7, in route to their first tie of the season. SAPC has a 2-10-1 record while Converse stands at 2-7-2.

The Knights looked to be in complete control and took a 1-0 advantage early in the first half. Sophomore forward Crystal Olu-Taylor (Raleigh, NC) scored her seventh goal of the season after beating three defenders and taking the ball deep into the All Stars box. Olu-Taylor scored by sliding the ball past Converse goalie Katie Heos and sneaking it inside the far post.

Even with St. Andrews strong play, the All Stars never quit and they were able to tie the game up with less than 10 minutes left in regulation. Tracy Archenhold scored the unassisted Converse goal. The Knights had chances in both overtimes but had to settle for the tie.

The Knights had multiple chances throughout the game to add goals but were either stopped by Heos or had balls bounce off the All Stars goal posts. Heos make 17 saves in net to preserve the tie while SAPC goalie Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) had five saves in her 110-minutes of action.

Olu-Taylor led St. Andrews with eight shots including one that ricocheted off the post after she beat two defenders. The Knights had four other shots go off of the frame counting a Lindsey Lewis (Glenville, NC) shot. Krissten Zimmerman (Raleigh, NC) found the post three times; once on a cross, one time on a header that hit the crossbar and again on a set play directed by Sarah Caron (Columbia, SC).

The Knights return to Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference play on Tuesday afternoon when they host the Lady Cobras of Coker College at 4:00 p.m.

October 13, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Wingate University women’s soccer team scored three second-half goals in route to a 3-0 shutout of host St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Wednesday afternoon. With their first win in five games, the Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-6 while the Knights fell to 2-10.

SAPC goalkeeper Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) made three of her six saves in the first 45 minutes, keeping the game scoreless until the second half.

Forward Vy Le (Charlotte, NC) put Wingate on the board in the 58th minute on a nice move to get around Yager for the easy score. Less than three minutes later Le passed the ball to Rachel Patterson (Lilburn, GA), who converted from 5-yards out. Kelly Mottola (Middletown, NY) tacked on the Bulldogs third goal at the 70:08 mark, drilling a Lisa Service (Tyrone, Northern Ireland) header into the back of the Knights goal.

Wingate’s Erica Ruppert (Tallahassee, FL) made two saves for her first shutout and win of the season. Le increased her team leading point total to 17 as the Lady Bulldogs out shot the Knights, 14-3.

The Knights travel to Spartanburg, SC for a non-conference match against Converse College on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. while Wingate hosts SAC rival Carson-Newman on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

October 2, 2004

DUE WEST, SC—Senior Holly Tallents` goal at the 68:05 mark gave the Erskine College women’s soccer team a 2-1 win over St. Andrews on Saturday night at Huggins Field. The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Flying Fleet, who improved to 2-8 on the season and 1-3 in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference. The Knights fell to 2-9 and 1-5.

Erskine wasted no time getting started. Ashley Owens put the Fleet up 1-0 in the game’s first minute with a goal assisted by Melanie Cloy. St. Andrews tied the game at 1-1 at the 29:59 mark on Crystal Olu-Taylor’s (Raleigh, NC) unassisted goal. Olu-Taylor increased her team-leading goal total to six. The game remained tied at half.

The second half was tightly contested with most of the game played in the middle of the field. Tallents’ game-winning tally came on a loose ball that she picked up just right of the goal and rifled the shot past St. Andrews goalie Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC).

Erskine barely out shot the Knights, 12-10. Yager made three saves for St. Andrews while Shantika Britt made eight saves for the Fleet victory. Olu-Taylor led the Knights with five shots and Kara White (Tripoli, PA) had two shot on goal.

The Knights are off for 11 days before they host non-conference Wingate University on Wednesday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m.

September 30, 2004

SALISBURY, NC—Catawba College, ranked 17th in NCAA II, used a strong second half to pull away from visiting St. Andrews to claim a 7-1 win in women’s soccer action on Thursday afternoon at Frock Field. The Lady Indians stay undefeated, improving to 9-0, while St. Andrews fell to 2-8.

Junior Kyley Thompson opened the scoring for Catawba in the 16th minute as she collected a rebound off a shot from Hayley Bollinger. Less than two minutes later the Knights scored the equalizer as Crystal Olu-Taylor (Raleigh, NC) took a pass from Meaghan Tesh (Lexington, NC) and found the back of the net at the 17:14 mark. Olu-Taylor leads SAPC with five goals on the season.

The Lady Indian reserves would give the lead back to Catawba at the half as Kelly Fearman poked home a cross from Ashley Boles in the 30th minute. Catawba began to pull away in the second half as Lauren Whitley and Carrie Wollaston tallied in the 55th and 66th minutes, respectively.

McKenzie Burman took over the team lead in goals with two strikes in less than a two minute giving her 10 on the season. She tallied in the 80th and 82nd minutes. Leigh Telzrow closed out the scoring with a header off a Jennifer Lowe corner kick in the 87th minute.

The Knights travel to Due West, SC for a CVAC match-up with Erskine College on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

September 25, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Freshman forward Jessica Morris (Winston, GA) scored the game-winning goal for visiting Anderson College with 45 seconds remaining in first sudden death overtime, propelling the Lady Trojans soccer team to their first victory of the year, a 4-3 win against CVAC foe St. Andrews on Saturday afternoon.

Tiffany Friedl (Wilmington, NC) jump-started the Knights (2-7 overall, 1-4 CVAC) scoring 17 seconds into the game on a corner kick. The Lady Trojans (1-6, 1-1) responded with the next two goals of the first half to claim a 2-1 lead. Megan Delancey (Orlando, FL) and Ginny Cates (Linden, MI) scored in the 11th and 28th minutes, respectively, for Anderson. Senior Krissten Zimmerman (Raleigh, NC) tied the game up for the Knights with 37 seconds remaining in the first, converting on a loose rebound off the AC goalie.

Zimmerman tapped in a corner kick in the 66th minute for her second goal of the game, giving SAPC a 3-2 lead. Crystal Gaffney (Milford, OH) sent the game into overtime after tying the game up for the third time in the 81st minute, drilling a ball that just knocked St. Andrews goalkeeper Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) into the Knights goal.

Play remained even until the 100th minute, when Morris provided the heroics for the Lady Trojans. Cates assisted on the game-winning goal. Meghan Woodall (Angier, NC) picked up her first win in net for AC making seven saves while Catherine Thomas (Blythewood, SC) also picked up an assist.

Sophomore Crystal Olu-Taylor assisted on the Knights first two goals increasing her team leading point total to 12. SAPC’s Sarah Caron (Columbia, SC) received an assist and Yager made four saves.

The Knights will visit Catawba College on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 p.m.

September 18, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews soccer teams lost both ends of a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference doubleheader to Mt. Olive College on Saturday afternoon. Both games resulted in two-goal losses for the Knights as the women fell 2-0 and the men by a 3-1 score.

The Lady Trojans (6-1 overall, 3-1 CVAC) jumped out early in the 10th minute with a goal from Melanie Cobb (Richlands, NC). Cobb took control of a loose ball in front of the Knights (2-5, 1-2) goal and stuffed it away for the eventual game-winning goal. Cobb leads the league with 10 goals.

April Jacobs (Fayetteville, NC) added an insurance goal for MOC in the 60th minute. The Lady Trojans out shot the Knights, 28-2. Heather Ressler (Gahanna, OH) earned the shutout in goal for Mt. Olive needing to make only one save. Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) kept SAPC in the game making 13 saves in net.

St. Andrews will travel to Wilson, NC for a CVAC match-up with Barton College on Tuesday afternoon. The women start at 2:00 p.m. followed by the men at 4:00 p.m.

September 13, 2004

CHARLOTTE, NC—Crystal Olu-Taylor (Raleigh, NC) scored with less than nine minutes left in the game, lifting the St. Andrews women’s soccer team to a 2-1 upset victory over host Queens University of Charlotte on Monday afternoon. The Knights improved to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in the CVAC while the Lady Royals fell to 3-3 and 1-1.

Kellie Milam (Emporia, KS) put the Knights up early in the 11th minute scoring her first collegiate goal. Myra Miller (Atlanta, GA) crossed the ball to Melissa Nuelle (West Covina, CA), who then headed the ball to Milam for the goal.

The St. Andrews defense held off the strong Queens offense, keeping the score 1-0 until late in the second half. The Royals were finally able to get on the board as Maria Housiadas took advantage of a penalty kick in the 80th minute. The Knights would not let the late goal stop their momentum as Olu-Taylor responded a minute later with the game-winning goal. Olu-Taylor snatched the ball on a bad pass and drilled it past Royals goalkeeper Jenny Hasik.

Along with the SAPC defense, Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) came up big in goal making five saves on 17 Royals shots for her second victory of the season.

“Krissten Zimmerman (Raleigh, NC), J.J. Yager (Raleigh, NC), Corey Whitbeck (Newark, NY) and Sarah Caron (Columbia, SC) played really well for us in the backfield,” expressed Knights Head Coach Elizabeth Hernandez. “We were prepared and we stuck to our game plan. The girls kept battling even after Queens tied the game up late, which got us the win.”

The win gave St. Andrews some confidence and momentum going into Saturday’s CVAC match-up with Mt. Olive. The Knights host the Lady Trojans at 2:00 p.m.

September 11, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews soccer teams could not start off their conference seasons on the winning side, dropping a Saturday doubleheader to visiting Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe Pfeiffer University. The Lady Falcons knocked off the Knights by a 2-0 score and the Pfeiffer men followed with a 3-0 shutout.

The Pfeiffer women’s soccer team, who improved to 2-2-2 overall and 2-0 in the CVAC, scored one goal in each period defeating St. Andrews (1-4, 0-1) with the two-goal shutout. Katie Bastura (Eastord, CT) put the Lady Falcons up early scoring on a Michelle Vaudrieul (Jacksonville, NC) crossing pass in the 12th minute. Bastura added her second goal of the game in the 63rd minute popping the ball over Knights goalie Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC).

The Knights were out shot 16-6, but had a couple of scoring opportunities on shots by Crystal Olu-Taylor (Raleigh, NC) and Melissa Nuelle (West Covina, CA). Jennifer Lindow (Copley, OH) preserved the shutout in net for Pfeiffer making two saves while Yager stopped five for the Knights.

The Knights continue their conference schedule on Monday afternoon when they travel to Queens University of Charlotte. The women start at 2:00 p.m. followed by the men at 4:00 p.m.

September 8, 2004

PEMBROKE, NC—The UNC Pembroke women's soccer squad won their third straight contest on rain-soaked Wednesday evening, downing the Knights of St. Andrews Presbyterian College by a 2-0 score. Miia Heinonen and Simonae Taylor each recorded their first goals of 2004 in leading the No. 9 regionally ranked Lady Braves to a 3-0 record to start the season. With the loss, SAPC falls to 1-3 on the year.

The Braves got on the board in the 22nd minute. Heinonen gathered a loose ball in front of the net and fired it into the right corner. Taylor added an insurance goal in the 83rd minute when she nailed a rebounded corner kick past a diving Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) for the 2-0 final.

UNCP's defense dominated the game, as the Knights were only able to get off one shot, while Pembroke out shot SAPC 25-1. Yager turned in a spectacular game for St. Andrews, tallying 11 saves on the night.

The Knights begin their Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference season on Saturday afternoon when they host Pfeiffer University at 2:00 p.m.

September 4, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Two quick goals in the first 20 minutes helped lift the Newberry women’s soccer team past host St. Andrews, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Indians improved to 2-1 while the Knights fell to 1-2.

Adriana Farfan (West Palm Beach, Fl.) took advantage of a nice corner kick by Nicole Nilica (St. Louis, Mo.), heading the volley past SAPC goalie Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC), giving Newberry the early 1-0 lead in the 15th minute. Yager had no chance on stopping the Indians next goal five minutes later. Farfan set up a quick indirect kick on a Knights foul, passing the ball to Brooke Tumblin (Florence, SC) who chipped in the easy goal from 5-yards out.

Newberry increased its lead to 3-0 in the 74th minute as Nilica ripped a shot into the back of the Knights goal from 10-yards out. St. Andrews broke up the shutout attempt in the 87th minute, converting on a free kick after a Newberry yellow card. Kara White (Tripoi, Pa.) assisted on Melissa Nuelle’s (West Covina, Ca.) shot that got by Indians backup goalkeeper Jennifer Fowler (Mooresville, NC).

Yager kept the game close for the Knights making eight saves on 22 Indians shots. Danielle Beckerle (St. Louis, Mo.) picked up the win for the Indians after playing the first 76 minutes in net.

St. Andrews will travel to UNC Pembroke on Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m.

August 28, 2004

MARS HILL, NC—With a 6-0 victory by the St. Andrews women’s soccer team, the Knights completed a doubleheader sweep of North Greenville on Saturday afternoon in the Mars Hill Soccer Classic.

Megan Zarnowiec (Maitland, FL) supplied the St. Andrews women’s soccer team with an early 1-0 lead over North Greenville (0-2), which they would never look back on. The Knights cruised to a 6-0 shutout; providing the team and new head coach Elizabeth Hernandez with their first win of the season.

Six-minutes into the game, Zarnowiec ripped a direct kick from 22-yards out to put the Knights up 1-0. Freshman Jamie Gomez (Saugus, CA) scored her first collegiate goal in the 27th minute. The Knights entered the second half with a 3-0 lead after the Crusaders netted an own goal at the 30-minute mark.

In the second half, Crsystal Olu-Taylor (Raleigh, NC) went on an offensive outburst scoring three goals in less than 12 minutes. Kara White (Tripoi, PA) assisted on the first Olu-Taylor goal. Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC) secured the shutout for the Knights making two saves in net.

The SAPC women will host Newberry College on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

August 26, 2004

MARS HILL, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s soccer team did not fair as well as the men in their season opener, losing a close 1-0 game to Mars Hill on Thursday evening in the first round of the Mars Hill Soccer Classic.

The SAPC women (0-1) had a tough time penetrating a very strong Lion defense, recording only two shots in the game. Mars Hill (1-0) ripped 13 of its 20 shots in the first half but could not get one in the net as the Knights goalkeeper, Meredith Yager (Raleigh, NC), had all seven of her saves in the first period.

In the second half, both teams continued their fine defensive play until the 67th minute when the Lion’s Becky Roa (Falls Church, VA) scored on a crossing pass from Jenna Towle (Greensboro, NC). Mars Hill goalies Claudia Cala (Hamilton, NJ) and Lindsey Stewart (Hayes, VA) combined for the shutout.

St. Andrews will continue play in the Mars Hill Soccer Classic on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader against North Greenville. The men will start play at 1:00 pm and the women will follow at 3:00 pm.

August 23, 2004

THOMASVILLE, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s soccer team was picked eighth in the 2004 CVAC Pre-season Poll, as voted upon by the coaches. The Knights are picked in the same eighth-place position that they finished the regular season last year. The ranking is two spots better than they were picked in 2003. First year head coach Elizabeth Hernandez will take over a program that has increased its win total in each of their last three years. Hernandez worked as the assistant coach for the team for the past four years. Hernandez looks to surprise some teams this year with a very young and deep roster that includes 10 returning starters, seven freshmen, one transfer and a red shirt for last year. The 2003 squad finished 5-13-2 overall and 3-5-2 in CVAC play, which qualified the team for their first postseason tournament.

Belmont Abbey women’s soccer coach Scot Wieland has five starters returning from the 2003 team that finished the season 15-7 and dominated the CVAC, going unbeaten in the regular season (10-0) and defeating Coker 2-1 in the CVAC tournament final in double-overtime. Leading the way this 2004 season will be three First Team All-CVAC performers from 2003.

Finishing second in the pre-season poll is Queens University of Charlotte. Having finished the 2003 season with a 9-9-2 (5-3-2 CVAC) record, the Lady Royals look to improve their standings in the CVAC riding on the senior leadership of Lauren Nguyen and Sarah Brown who were both 2003 All-CVAC Honorable Mention members. Having only lost two seniors to graduation, the Lady Royals will return nine starters and fifteen players while bringing in six talented and experienced freshmen for the upcoming season.

The Barton College women’s soccer team returns nine lettermen, including seven starters, from a young team that surged to a third-place CVAC finish (6-3-1) last season and finished 8-9-1 overall in order to claim a tie for third place positioning in the coaches preseason poll. Barton, under the direction of second-year head coach Stacey Tant, has added five talented freshmen and one transfer to its lineup.

Also tying for third place in the preseason poll is Lees-McRae College. The Bobcats return a solid squad from last year’s campaign. They will be led by junior goalie Anita Hekman, and senior defender Amanda Caron. In the midfield the Bobcats anchors are sophomores Heather Klause (a Second Team All-CVAC member in 2003), and Danielle Glenn. Lees-McRae will look to improve on their 11-6-3 overall and 7-1-2 conference record from 2003 (2nd Place CVAC finish).

CVAC Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll (# of First Place Votes in Parenthesis)
1. Belmont Abbey (10) 100
2. Queens (1) 82
T-3. Barton 73
T-3. Lees-McRae 73
5. Pfeiffer 71
6. Coker 56
7. Erskine 42
8. St. Andrews 36
T-9. Anderson 27
T-9. Limestone 27
11. Mount Olive 18

February 17, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College athletic department was pleased to announce Tuesday that Stevan Hernandez will take over the men’s soccer program and Elizabeth Bowden will be promoted to head coach of the women’s soccer program.

Hernandez will shift from the women’s team to the men’s team and will be helped two-year assistant coach Geoff Krampe. Stevan was the head coach of the women’s soccer program for five years and is in the midst of his fifth season as head softball coach. Elizabeth Bowden, who was the assistant women’s soccer coach for four years, will take over the women’s soccer program.

Both coaches will begin their new duties immediately. Stevan remains coaching softball and Elizabeth will maintain her positions as assistant athletic director for administration and compliance officer.

In his tenure at St. Andrews, Hernandez was responsible for re-instating the women’s soccer program in the fall of 1999. Since then Stevan has improved the team each year as they qualified for the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Tournament for the first time in 2003. Hernandez has also had success coaching softball leading the Knights to a fourth place finish in the standings last year, the program’s highest regular-season ranking since the mid-90’s.

Hernandez will take over a very young and talented team that will be very competitive in the future. Last years team featured 13 freshmen. The Knights only lost three seniors after the 2003 season that went 7-12-1 overall and 5-4-1 in the CVAC and earned the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament.

Hernandez, an Upper Saddle River, New Jersey native, had a solid playing career in which he captained the Bergen Community College men’s soccer team from 1991-1992. Hernandez also holds a National Diploma from the NSCAA.

Bowden’s main goal will to be to continue the improvement of a young women’s program that went 5-13-2 overall, 3-5-2 in the CVAC, and were the No. 8 seed in the conference tournament last year.

Bowden, an Atlanta, Georgia native, had a successful playing career before coming to St. Andrews. Elizabeth was a four-year starter for Belmont Abbey College, where she was instrumental on a team that advanced to the NCAA National Tournament Quarterfinals in 1998 and 1999 while also claiming two CVAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships. Bowden served as the Crusaders team captain during her senior year.

A 2000 graduate of Belmont Abbey, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English. In the summer of 2003, Bowden completed a Master of Arts degree in English Education from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Elizabeth also holds her NSCAA Level 1 Goalkeeping License as well as her National Diploma from the NSCAA.

Athletic Director Carl Ullrich was pleased to make these announcements stating, “After Tom Frambach left for Division I North Carolina State, we had a national search for his successor and Stevan rose to the top of the list. The decision was made easier knowing that we had someone capable in taking over the women’s program with Elizabeth.”

Ullrich added, “I truly believe our two soccer programs will thrive under the leadership of these two selfless, capable and inspiring young coaches.”

It should be a fun and exciting time for these programs and the fans of Knights athletics.