Shannon Martin Named USM Women’s Soccer Captain
Women’s College Soccer

September 1, 2008

GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine women’s soccer head coach Lisa Petruccelli announced recently that senior defender Shannon Martin (Gorham, Maine) had been selected as the team’s captain for the 2008 season.

A three-year starter, Martin is expected to play a major role on the Huskies’ back line this season. She is among the nine returnees from last year’s side that finished 7-11-0 overall and
3-4-0 in Little East Conference play.

“Shannon was selected unanimously by the players and coaches to serve as the team’s captain. She leads by example in all aspects - playing, practicing and in the classroom. She is a tremendous person who understands the value and importance of every member to the team which makes her an outstanding leader,” commented Petruccelli, now in her third season at USM.

Coming into the 2008 season, Martin had appeared in 46 matches, including making 35 starts. She had scored one goal and been credited with two assists.

The Huskies opened their 2008 schedule with a 10-0 win over SUNY Maritime College at home last Saturday (August 30). Martin tallied her second career goal in the victory.

Martin and her mates face four straight road matches at Gordon College on September 6, at the University of New England on September 10, at Maine Maritime Academy on September 14 and at the University of Maine at Farmington on September 16 before returning home to face Keene State College in their Little East Conference opener on September 20.

The Huskies close out the month of September entertaining Bowdoin College on September 23, traveling to Boston to play the University of Massachusetts Boston on September 27, and hosting Salem State College on September 30.

The Huskies have eight matches on the docket in the month of October, including five at home. They open the month with home matches against Plymouth State University on October 4 and Bates College on October 7. The Huskies will face conference rival, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, on the road on October 11, then return home to play Colby College on October 15 and Eastern Connecticut State University on October 18. Framingham State College and nationally-ranked Western Connecticut State University are travel destinations on October 21 and October 25 respectively. The Huskies play their regular season home finale on October 29 against St. Joseph’s College.

USM closes the regular season on November 1 with a road match at Rhode Island College. The Little East Conference playoffs begin November 4 with two first round playoff matches (#6 at #3 and #5 at #4). The semifinal matches will be played November 6, and the championship game will take place November 8 at the site of the highest remaining seed.