2014-15 Women's Soccer

5 Melissa Hetherington

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Burnley, England
  • High School Fishermore HS
  • Prev School Hutchinson C.C.

Biography

Career Honors and Achievements
2013 All-Peach Belt Conference First-Team
2013 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 4)

2013: Started a program record 22 games in first season with team … finished with 11 goals, four assists and 26 points … was second on club in both goals and points … named All-Peach Belt Conference First-Team … earned PBC Player of the Week honors (Nov. 4) … scored a goal in each of first three games as a Laker, adding an assist for three points against Wingate (9/5) in first game … notched game-winner in 1-0 decision over Flagler (9/21) and goal and assist against both UNC Pembroke (9/28) and Young Harris (10/30) … had assist in 2-1 win over Lander (11/8).

Hutchison Community College
2012: Started all 17 games appeared in … HCC went 16-2 overall, 12-1 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) and  finished No. 9 in the nation  … earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Second-Team All-American … finished sixth in the country with 30 goals, along with 19 assists for 79 points … ranked second in game-winning goals with five, third in points and fifth in assists … had at least one point in 15 games … delivered incredible 16 points behind seven goals and a pair of assists in 13-0 win over Independence C.C. (9/7) … had 13 points with six goals and an assist vs. Cloud County C.C. (10/22) … posted three goals and two assists for eight points in season opener, a 7-0 win over Neosho County C.C. (8/28) … became the only player in program history with back-to-back 30-goal seasons … finished with program record 66 career goals …

2011: Played in 20 games … helped lead Blue Dragons to 17-3-0 overall record … led the nation with 36 goals along with 14 assists for an incredible 86 points … named NJCAA First-Team All-American, All-Region VI First-Team, All-Jayhawk Conference First-Team and the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Year … notched eight game winning goals and converted on more than half of shots on goal (36-of-74) … delivered six goals vs. Pratt C.C. and scored five goals with an assist against Independence C.C. (9/28) … drilled four goals and had three assists vs. Coffeyville C.C. (10/20)

Fishermore High School: Competed in soccer for FHS.

Personal: Born on November 24, 1992, Melissa is the daughter of Christine and Douglass Herrington … currently majoring in Health & Fitness Management.

Career Honors and Achievements

2013 All-Peach Belt Conference First-Team

2013 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 4)

 

2013: Started a program record 22 games in first season with team … finished with 11 goals, four assists and 26 points … was second on club in both goals and points … named All-Peach Belt Conference First-Team … earned PBC Player of the Week honors (Nov. 4) … scored a goal in each of first three games as a Laker, adding an assist for three points against Wingate (9/5) in first game … notched game-winner in 1-0 decision over Flagler (9/21) and goal and assist against both UNC Pembroke (9/28) and Young Harris (10/30) … had assist in 2-1 win over Lander (11/8).

 

Hutchison Community College

2012: Started all 17 games appeared in … HCC went 16-2 overall, 12-1 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) and  finished No. 9 in the nation  … earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Second-Team All-American … finished sixth in the country with 30 goals, along with 19 assists for 79 points … ranked second in game-winning goals with five, third in points and fifth in assists … had at least one point in 15 games … delivered incredible 16 points behind seven goals and a pair of assists in 13-0 win over Independence C.C. (9/7) … had 13 points with six goals and an assist vs. Cloud County C.C. (10/22) … posted three goals and two assists for eight points in season opener, a 7-0 win over Neosho County C.C. (8/28) … became the only player in program history with back-to-back 30-goal seasons … finished with program record 66 career goals …

 

2011: Played in 20 games … helped lead Blue Dragons to 17-3-0 overall record … led the nation with 36 goals along with 14 assists for an incredible 86 points … named NJCAA First-Team All-American, All-Region VI First-Team, All-Jayhawk Conference First-Team and the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Year … notched eight game winning goals and converted on more than half of shots on goal (36-of-74) … delivered six goals vs. Pratt C.C. and scored five goals with an assist against Independence C.C. (9/28) … drilled four goals and had three assists vs. Coffeyville C.C. (10/20)

 

Fishermore High School: Competed in soccer for FHS.

 

Personal: Born on November 24, 1992, Melissa is the daughter of Christine and Douglass Herrington … currently majoring in Health & Fitness Management.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2013-14Junior

    F
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2014-15Senior

    F
    5'10"
    5