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11 Melissa Alston
Melissa Alston
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • High School:
    Henry Ford
  • Position:
    MF
  • Major:
    Athletic Training
  • g
    5
  • a
    0
  • pts
    10
  • gw
    0

Bio

2009 at Defiance: Made 17 starts for the Jackets at her midfielder position, recording two goals with a .688 shot-on-goal percentage…Scored in two-consecutive games to lead the Jackets to a DC Classic Tournament title.

2008 at Defiance: Played in 15 games for the Yellow Jackets as a sophomore, recording one goal and a .308 shot-on-goal percentage.

2007 at Defiance: Registered two assists and three goals as a freshman, including the game-winner in DC’s 1-0 victory over Heidelberg.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at Sterling Heights High School under head coach Carl Territto.

Personal: Daughter of Bob and Dee Alston…Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0
Oct 16 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-2
Oct 19 Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0
Oct 23 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1
Oct 27 at Bluffton T, 2-2
Oct 30 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1
  Total Conference
Games 17 9
Games started 17 9
Goals 5 2
Assists 0 0
Points 10 4
Shots 27 10
Shot Pct .185 .200
Penalty kicks 1-1 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 3 Greenville L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 4 Waynesburg (Pa.) W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 11 Marietta L, 3-2 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 14 Trine (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Rochester (Mich.) T, 1-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 22 Alma (Mich.) L, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Heidelberg L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Marygrove W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 9 Franklin (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-2 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 19 Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 27 at Bluffton T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 30 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 3 Greenville L, 1-0 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Sep 4 Waynesburg (Pa.) W, 2-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 11 Marietta L, 3-2 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Sep 14 Trine (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 4 .000 0 .000
Sep 18 at Rochester (Mich.) T, 1-1 1 3 .333 1 .333
Sep 22 Alma (Mich.) L, 2-1 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Sep 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 28 at Heidelberg L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 2 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 5 at Marygrove W, 1-0 1 5 .000 2 .400
Oct 9 Franklin (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 16 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-2 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Oct 19 Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 23 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 27 at Bluffton T, 2-2 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 30 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 2 .500 1 .500

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 3 Greenville L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 4 Waynesburg (Pa.) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 11 Marietta L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 14 Trine (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Rochester (Mich.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 1-1 0
Sep 22 Alma (Mich.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 28 at Heidelberg L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 2 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 5 at Marygrove W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 9 Franklin (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 16 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 19 Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 27 at Bluffton T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 30 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2008-09 1 - 0 0 0
2009-10 17 17 2 0 4
2010-11 17 17 5 0 10
Total 35 34 7 0 14

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2008-09 1 0 - 0 -
2009-10 17 16 .125 11 .688
2010-11 17 27 .185 16 .593
Total 35 43 .163 27 .628

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2008-09 1 0 0 0-0 0
2009-10 17 0 0 0-0 0
2010-11 17 0 0 1-1 0
Total 35 0 0 1-1 0

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2008-09 1 - .00 .00 .00
2009-10 17 17 .12 .00 .24
2010-11 17 17 .29 .00 .59
Total 35 34 .20 .00 .40

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2008-09 1 .00 - .00 -
2009-10 17 .94 .125 .65 .688
2010-11 17 1.59 .185 .94 .593
Total 35 1.23 .163 .77 .628

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 17 17 5 0 10
Conference 9 9 2 0 4
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 10 10 3 0 6
Away 7 7 2 0 4
Neutral - - - - 0
Result          
Wins 4 4 0 0 0
Losses 9 9 4 0 8
Month          
September 8 8 3 0 6
October 9 9 2 0 4

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 17 27 .185 16 .593
Conference 9 10 .200 8 .800
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 15 .200 9 .600
Away 7 12 .167 7 .583
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 4 8 .000 4 .500
Losses 9 10 .400 9 .900
Month          
September 8 13 .231 7 .538
October 9 14 .143 9 .643

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 17 0 0 1-1 0
Conference 9 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 10 0 0 0-0 0
Away 7 0 0 1-1 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 -
Result          
Wins 4 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 9 0 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 8 0 0 1-1 0
October 9 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 17 17 .29 .00 .59
Conference 9 9 .22 .00 .44
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 10 .30 .00 .60
Away 7 7 .29 .00 .57
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 4 4 .00 .00 .00
Losses 9 9 .44 .00 .89
Month          
September 8 8 .38 .00 .75
October 9 9 .22 .00 .44

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 17 1.59 .185 .94 .593
Conference 9 1.11 .200 .89 .800
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 1.50 .200 .90 .600
Away 7 1.71 .167 1.00 .583
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 4 2.00 .000 1.00 .500
Losses 9 1.11 .400 1.00 .900
Month          
September 8 1.63 .231 .88 .538
October 9 1.56 .143 1.00 .643

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