2009 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
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Rachael Howard
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- St. Petersburg, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Petersburg HS
Career Honors
-Five-time Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Honoree (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
As a Senior, 2008: Started in five games before suffering a season ending injury ... was listed as a medical redshirt ... recorded 11 saves against USF, which was good enough for third in UNF's all-time saves in a single game ... she on top of UNF's career record in saves with 241, third in wins (20) and in shut outs (8).
As a junior, 2007: Started in 19 of the Lady Ospreys 20 matches … named pre-season all-conference … made 89 saves earning a .742 saves percentage … saw time as a forward in the Lady Ospreys 13-0 victory over Alabama State on Sept. 2, scoring her first career goal just seconds after entering the match … ended the season with 1.60 goals against average … recorded two shutouts, including a key victory over instate rival Stetson on Oct. 12 … played 1,742.35 minutes in goal … ended the season with a 7-11-1 record.
As a sophomore, 2006- Played in 14 of the Lady Ospreys' 19 games, starting 14... sidelined due to an ankle injury late in the season... played 1,184.14 minutes recording a 1.29 goals against average... made 44 saves throughout the season including nine against South Alabama at the South Alabama Tournament on Sept. 8... posted a 6-3-1 record... had two shutouts which came against South Alabama and South Carolina State.
As a freshman, 2005: One of five Lady Ospreys to start all 18 matches in 2005 ... was part of a UNF defense that allowed just 1.23 goals per game ... helped the Lady Ospreys record five shutouts, including a streak of three in a row that started with a 1-0 win over Atlantic Sun Conference rival Stetson on Oct. 8 and ended with a 1-0 win over Belmont on Oct. 16 ... tallied 1512:16 in goal for UNF ... allowed 21 goals for a goals-against-average of 1.25 ... recorded 76 saves (.784) ... recorded four shutouts, including a streak of three in a row that started with a 1-0 win over Atlantic Sun Conference rival Stetson on Oct. 8 and ended with a 1-0 win over Belmont on Oct. 16 ... recorded her first career shutout in the Lady Ospreys' inaugural Division I match with McNeese State on Aug. 26 ... recorded a shutout in two of her first three matches, including a shutout in UNF's scoreless double-overtime tie with Florida International on Sept. 2 at the FIU Soccer Invitational ... tallied a season-high nine saves twice, first against conference rival Mercer in a 2-1 UNF win on Oct. 6 and then against Gardner-Webb in a 1-1 tie on Oct. 20 ... recorded five or more saves eight times ... finished the season with an 8-8-2 mark.
High School: Graduated from St. Petersburg High School in 2005 ... four-year letterwinner for head coach Rui Farias ... earned team MVP honors as a junior and the Coach's Pick Award as a senior ... two-time selection for the St. Petersburg Times All-Conference team ... earned second-team all-state honors as a senior ... two-time, first-team all-county selection (2004-05) ... reeled off a 15-game shutout streak as a senior ... tallied 115 saves in 2005 en route to a .2 goals against average ... recorded 415 saves in four seasons ... started every match of her high school career ... only player in 2005 to receive unanimous votes for all-county, all-conference and senior all-star teams ... played club soccer for Oldsmar Outlaws ... helped guide squad to 2005 President Cup championship ... also participated in softball and volleyball in high school ... member of the National Honor Society, National Honor Roll, Who's Who Among American High School Students ... chose UNF over Florida State.
Personal: Graduated in the spring of 2009 and is happily married ... born June 29, 1987, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... daughter of Gary and Kathleen Howard ... has a brother, Justin and a sister, Jessica
Year |
Games |
Starts |
Saves |
Goals |
GAA |
Shut outs |
2005 |
18 |
18 |
76 |
21 |
1.25 |
4 |
2006 |
14 |
13 |
44 |
17 |
1.29 |
2 |
2007 |
20 |
19 |
89 |
31 |
|
2 |
2008 |
5 |
5 |
34 |
9 |
1.31 |
0 |
2009 | 18 | 18 | 67 | 25 | 1.33 | 3 |
Total |
76 |
74 |
310 |
76 |
1.38 |
11 |