Missy Meyer Bio
6/30/2008 4:08:00 AM | General
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN(2009): Started six games with eight appearances in goal...Had a 2.68 goals against average with a .709 save percentage, recording 39 saves...Saved a season-high nine shots against Georgia State (9-13) and Samford (10-23)...Saved seven shots in the 3-2 win over Wofford (10-18).
FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played on Atlanta Fire United Elite, in addition to competing for Super Y and the state ODP team... A three-year member of the Atlanta Fire United, she was a captain all three years, helped lead the team to a Georgia state championship and two state semifinal appearances...Played at South Forsyth High School...Earned all-county accolades the last two years... Was a four-year letterwinner, and as a freshman, the War Eagles won the regional championship and finished second in the state championship... An all-county goalkeeper her sophomore and junior seasons and a team MVP as a junior... In her final season, posted nine shutouts, including four in the state playoffs... Named all Northside team goalkeeper by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
PERSONAL: Born Melissa Danné Meyer on May 30, 1990 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota to Howard & Pam Meyer... Moment in history she would like to have seen would be Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech... Chose Georgia Southern because of the campus and atmosphere... Three people she would invite to dinner are Chris Brown, Brady Quinn and Dane Cook... Favorite sports figure is Pelé and her favorite pro team is the Oakland Raiders... Favorite pre-game meal is pasta...Majoring in business.
