Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2020 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Manley, Caroline
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Jersey Number 25
Caroline Manley
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Arlington HS
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Tenn.
Bio
Graduate Student (2023): Started in all 18 matches and played all 90 minutes in each match…set the program record in career minutes played, with 7,212…first Blue Raider to enter the 7,000-minutes played club…started each match in her career…played 5,936 consecutive minutes to finish her career, last being substituted on Oct. 11, 2019…named to CUSA All-Conference Third Team…was named team captain for fourth consecutive year, becoming the only four-year captain in program history to date…had an assist in win over Belmont (Aug. 20) and earned CUSA Defensive Player of the Week accolades Aug. 22…collected two shots on goal at Loyola Maryland (Aug. 24)…helped lead five shutouts on back line.
Senior (2022): Started and played every minute of the 17-game season for the Blue Raiders…finished 2022 with 4,496 consecutive minutes across 49 matches dating back to late in her freshman year, and has not missed a start in four years…served as a team captain for third consecutive year…named to Academic All-Conference USA second-team…had a season-high two shots against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 8)…logged an assist at UAB (Sept. 18).
Junior (2021): Served as captain, and appeared in and started all 19 contests for the Blue Raiders…totaled a team-high 1790 minutes on the field, playing every minute of all 19 games… recorded a career-high 110 minutes twice against Samford (Aug. 22) and in the C-USA quarterfinals against Rice (Nov. 3)… Posted a season-best two shots and two shots on goal in the C-USA quarterfinals against Rice (Nov. 3)… recorded the game-saving block in the 89th minute to secure the Blue Raiders 2-1 upset win at Vanderbilt (Sept. 12)...named to Conference USA All-Tournament Team.
Sophomore (2020-21): Started all six games as team captain...Only Raider to play every minute of every game... Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending March 7 after MTSU shut out Old Dominion... Collected first-career points in win at Marshall with a penalty-kick goal and an assist.
Freshman (2019): Started every game on the Blue Raider backline…Led the team in minutes played with 1,732 out of 1744 possible minutes, played 17 full games... Played a career-high 110 minutes in a 2-2 double overtime draw with Rice (9/26)... Took one shot vs FAU (10/20).
High School: Started all three years of soccer at Arlington High School under Head Coach Zeke Vezina and Cooper Rawls…Named to the 2016 and 2017 HS Region 7AAA All-Region Team…2016 Tennessee HS All-State Team…2017 Varsity Team Captain…2017 HS Golden Boot Award Winner…Named the 2019 Regional Champions... Led the team to 2019 State Championship… 2019 National Finalists... Awarded 2019 National Championships Best Eleven... Member of National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta-National Mathematics Honor Society and Beta Service Club…played seven years of club soccer for ’01 Lady Lobos Rush Premier under Head Coach Tony McManus…2013-2017 Team Captain… Two-time Tennessee State Champions (2015, 2018)…Southern Regional Premier League Champions (2017-18)…2017 Disney Showcase Champions…2018 Jefferson Cup Champions…Earned Second Place at 2018 Regional Tournament…Currently play in Southern Regional Premier League and National League (2018-19).
Personal: Born May, 15, 2001 in Memphis, Tenn….Daughter of Toby Manley and Crystal Howeth…Has one brother, Caden…Mother, Crystal, played basketball and volleyball at Williams Baptist College (1991-93) and softball and volleyball at Freed-Hardeman (1993-94)…Plans to major in Biochemistry.
Senior (2022): Started and played every minute of the 17-game season for the Blue Raiders…finished 2022 with 4,496 consecutive minutes across 49 matches dating back to late in her freshman year, and has not missed a start in four years…served as a team captain for third consecutive year…named to Academic All-Conference USA second-team…had a season-high two shots against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 8)…logged an assist at UAB (Sept. 18).
Junior (2021): Served as captain, and appeared in and started all 19 contests for the Blue Raiders…totaled a team-high 1790 minutes on the field, playing every minute of all 19 games… recorded a career-high 110 minutes twice against Samford (Aug. 22) and in the C-USA quarterfinals against Rice (Nov. 3)… Posted a season-best two shots and two shots on goal in the C-USA quarterfinals against Rice (Nov. 3)… recorded the game-saving block in the 89th minute to secure the Blue Raiders 2-1 upset win at Vanderbilt (Sept. 12)...named to Conference USA All-Tournament Team.
Sophomore (2020-21): Started all six games as team captain...Only Raider to play every minute of every game... Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending March 7 after MTSU shut out Old Dominion... Collected first-career points in win at Marshall with a penalty-kick goal and an assist.
Freshman (2019): Started every game on the Blue Raider backline…Led the team in minutes played with 1,732 out of 1744 possible minutes, played 17 full games... Played a career-high 110 minutes in a 2-2 double overtime draw with Rice (9/26)... Took one shot vs FAU (10/20).
High School: Started all three years of soccer at Arlington High School under Head Coach Zeke Vezina and Cooper Rawls…Named to the 2016 and 2017 HS Region 7AAA All-Region Team…2016 Tennessee HS All-State Team…2017 Varsity Team Captain…2017 HS Golden Boot Award Winner…Named the 2019 Regional Champions... Led the team to 2019 State Championship… 2019 National Finalists... Awarded 2019 National Championships Best Eleven... Member of National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta-National Mathematics Honor Society and Beta Service Club…played seven years of club soccer for ’01 Lady Lobos Rush Premier under Head Coach Tony McManus…2013-2017 Team Captain… Two-time Tennessee State Champions (2015, 2018)…Southern Regional Premier League Champions (2017-18)…2017 Disney Showcase Champions…2018 Jefferson Cup Champions…Earned Second Place at 2018 Regional Tournament…Currently play in Southern Regional Premier League and National League (2018-19).
Personal: Born May, 15, 2001 in Memphis, Tenn….Daughter of Toby Manley and Crystal Howeth…Has one brother, Caden…Mother, Crystal, played basketball and volleyball at Williams Baptist College (1991-93) and softball and volleyball at Freed-Hardeman (1993-94)…Plans to major in Biochemistry.
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