2007 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Monica Lydon
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Midfielder/Defender
- Height:
- 5-5
THIS YEAR: One of the top players in the GSAC, senior Monica Lydon returns for her final season ... Is very versatile and will play a variety of positions ... Brings a wealth of experience and leadership ability ... Very smart and tactically aware ... Is strong and physical ... Poised to become just the second Lancer ever to earn four straight All-GSAC honors.
2006: Earned her third straight All-GSAC honor after switching from midfield to the defense ... Anchored a defense that was fourth in the GSAC with a 0.76 goals against average ... One of four players to start all 18 games ... Tallied her lone point with an assist against Fresno Pacific ... Named GSAC/NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
2005: Named All-GSAC for the second straight year ... Played in all 19 games, starting 14 of them ... Led the team with eight assists and 22 points ... Was second on team with seven goals ... Had three game-winning goals, including two in overtime wins against nationally-ranked Biola ... Both goals came on direct kicks ... Registered at least one point in each of the last five matches of the season ... Scored in each of the first three games of the season and posted a pair of assists in two of them ... Also notched two assists versus San Diego Christian ... Received GSAC/NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
2004: Appeared in all 17 games, starting 16 ... One of two Lancers named All-GSAC ... Was third on the team with 14 points, scoring three goals and assisting on eight others, the tenth highest single-season total in program history ... Scored goals vs. Alliant International, Hope International and Westmont ... Added three assists along with a goal in a win over Alliant International ... Notched four of her assists in a five-game span during GSAC-play.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from La Sierra High in Riverside in 2003 ... Played four years of varsity soccer ... Team MVP all four years ... Made all-league first team as a senior and junior and second team as a freshman ... School’s Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Also played varsity volleyball and ran track and cross country ... Earned school valedictorian honors.
OTHER: Born June 23, 1985, in Coatesville, Pa., to William and Mary Putnam Lydon ... Has two brothers and one sister ... Majoring in criminal justice ... Sister, Mary Elizabeth, and brother, Billy, attended California Baptist and played soccer in 1995 and 1997, respectively ... Enjoys reading, watching movies and hanging out with friends.
