1998 Soccer Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 27
Meredith Flaherty
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Vista / Clemson
- Hometown:
- Oceanside, Calif.
1998 NCAA Championship Tournament Defensive MVP
1998: Started all 26 matches she played in, totaling 1,959 minutesโฆNSCAA All-Southeast Region First Team selectionโฆCollege Soccer Weekly All-America second-team selectionโฆNamed the NCAA Championship Tournament Defensive MVP after leading the Gators to consecutive 1-0 shutout wins over Santa Clara and North CarolinaโฆLed the Southeastern Conference with 10.53 shutoutsโฆRecorded a 20-1-0 mark with 67 savesโฆSet the UF record for goals against average in a career with 0.643โฆEstablished UF season records for minutes played, games, starts, saves, wins, and shutoutsโฆAllowed only two goals in UFโs eight postseason matchesโฆSet an SEC Tournament record by recording shutouts in all three Gator victoriesโฆMissed only the Hartford match, when she was injured in a car accident the week prior to the game.
1997: Played in 12 matches, starting 11 for 874 minutes...Had three shutouts, including one solo shutout...Finished the season with a GAA (goals against average) of 1.44, giving up 14 goals...Split playing time with Suzanne PutnamโฆAttended 1997 U.S. National Training CampโฆTraveled with U.S. team on Nike Tour.
1996: Redshirted the 1997 season after starting three matches due to hand injury.
1995: Started 20 games for the Lady Tigers for 1,710 minutes...Named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and second-team All-South Region...Shutout seven opponents, finishing the season with an 0.84 GAA...Second in the league with a save percentage of 0.828.ย
1994: Started 16 of the 18 matches played, posting a GAA of 1.05.
High School: 1994 graduate of Vista High School.ย Club: Member of ODP (Olympic Development Program) in California...Earned Goalkeeper-of-the-Year honors for the San Diego Surf Club Team.
Major: Pursuing a masterโs degree in counseling
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1998: Started all 26 matches she played in, totaling 1,959 minutesโฆNSCAA All-Southeast Region First Team selectionโฆCollege Soccer Weekly All-America second-team selectionโฆNamed the NCAA Championship Tournament Defensive MVP after leading the Gators to consecutive 1-0 shutout wins over Santa Clara and North CarolinaโฆLed the Southeastern Conference with 10.53 shutoutsโฆRecorded a 20-1-0 mark with 67 savesโฆSet the UF record for goals against average in a career with 0.643โฆEstablished UF season records for minutes played, games, starts, saves, wins, and shutoutsโฆAllowed only two goals in UFโs eight postseason matchesโฆSet an SEC Tournament record by recording shutouts in all three Gator victoriesโฆMissed only the Hartford match, when she was injured in a car accident the week prior to the game.
1997: Played in 12 matches, starting 11 for 874 minutes...Had three shutouts, including one solo shutout...Finished the season with a GAA (goals against average) of 1.44, giving up 14 goals...Split playing time with Suzanne PutnamโฆAttended 1997 U.S. National Training CampโฆTraveled with U.S. team on Nike Tour.
1996: Redshirted the 1997 season after starting three matches due to hand injury.
1995: Started 20 games for the Lady Tigers for 1,710 minutes...Named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and second-team All-South Region...Shutout seven opponents, finishing the season with an 0.84 GAA...Second in the league with a save percentage of 0.828.ย
1994: Started 16 of the 18 matches played, posting a GAA of 1.05.
High School: 1994 graduate of Vista High School.ย Club: Member of ODP (Olympic Development Program) in California...Earned Goalkeeper-of-the-Year honors for the San Diego Surf Club Team.
Major: Pursuing a masterโs degree in counseling
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| Flahertyโs Collegiate Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | G-GS | Min. | SV | ย GA | ย GAA | SHO | W-L-T | |
| 1994^ | 18-16 | 1,460 | 91 | 17 | 1.05 | 4 | ||
| 1995^ | 20-20 | 1,710 | 77 | 16 | 0.84 | 7 | ||
| 1996-RS | 0-0 | |||||||
| 1997^ | 12-11 | 874 | 53 | 14 | 1.44 | 3 | ||
| 1998 | 26-26 | 1,959 | 67 | 14 | 0.64 | 10.53 | 20-1-0 | |
| Totals | 88-63 | 5,123 | 169 | 45 | 0.79 | 28.53 | 42-7-1 | |
| ^At Clemson University | ||||||||
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