Goldey-Beacom Women’s Soccer 2017 Preview

Women's Soccer | 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM

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(2017 preview)

Goldey-Beacom women's soccer coach Dan Frick recently took time to chat about his team's upcoming campaign. That can be viewed by clicking here.

GBC (12-6-1, 8-3-1 CACC) last season finished third in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for its highest finish since 2005, also the last time it hosted a conference tournament game before last year. It also made the CACC Tournament a third straight season for the first time since going four consecutive years from 2003-06.

Helping pace the charge is senior midfielder Amy Runciman (Luton, England), a valuable player who does it all with her keen field awareness, scoring touch and great passing. The second team all-conference pick a season ago certainly earned it by closing 28th in the country with nine assists, 32nd with 0.47 assists per game, 90th with 23 points, 98th with 1.21 points per contest and eighth in the CACC with seven goals.

One of five returnees who started all 19 games last season and one of eight returnees overall, Runciman enters this year second in school history with 25 assists, fourth with 63 points and fifth with 19 goals.

Another key returnee among the midfielders is junior Cliona Crammond (Wicklow, Ireland), who also gives the Lightning plenty of scoring touch and once again should be one of the catalysts. Also starting all 19 games a year ago, Crammond ended sixth in the conference with five assists, 21st with 13 points and 30th with four goals.

Senior Tanner Turner-Rush (Harrisburg, PA) has been a four-year starter at center back and now becomes the leader for a defense which last season was third with 1.12 goals allowed per game and tied for third with seven shutouts. Junior midfielder Sophie Woods (Manchester, England) also returns after closing 21st in the CACC with three assists, 26th with 11 points and 30th with four goals.

Frick a season ago was tabbed CACC Coach of the Year.

Goldey-Beacom is home Friday for its season and conference opener vs. Bloomfield.

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Players Mentioned

#9 Cliona Crammond: F; 5' 6"; Junior

#10 Amy Runciman: M; 5' 6"; Senior

#3 Tanner Turner-Rush: D; 5' 7"; Senior

#7 Sophie Woods: M; 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#9 Cliona Crammond
: 5' 6"; Junior
: F

#10 Amy Runciman
: 5' 6"; Senior
: M

#3 Tanner Turner-Rush
: 5' 7"; Senior
: D

#7 Sophie Woods
: 5' 5"; Junior
: M