Laura Armstrong

2007 Top Drawer Team of the Season (HM)
2006 SEC All-Tournament Team
2006 Top Drawer Team of the Season
2006 SEC Community Service Team
2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

OUTLOOK — Senior returning goalkeeper … Played all summer for Charlotte in W-1 League … Coming off great 2006 season … Captain … A leader on and off the field.

2006 — Started 20 matches in goal and compiled a 10-6-4 record with five shutouts … Allowed just 14 goals on the year and finished with a 0.70 goals against average, a single-season record for a goalkeeper at South Carolina … A fourth team Top Drawer Soccer College Team of the Season selection … Put together a streak of six consecutive shutouts in the season … Featured in the streak was a 1-0 win over Furman (9/11), 1-0 win over Clemson (9/15), a 6-0 win over Jacksonville State (9/17), a 2-0 victory at Alabama (9/22), a 1-0 win at Auburn (9/24) and a 0-0 tie with Tennessee (9/29) … Also recorded shutouts in a 1-0 win over MIssissippi State (10/13) and a 0-0 tie with Ole Miss (10/15) … Tallied a season-high seven saves in 1-1 tie at Arkansas (10/22) Put on an impressive showing to help South Carolina advance past Vanderbilt at the SEC Tournament into the semifinals with two saves in a shootout as well as a goal scored … Named to SEC All-Tournament team … Member of 2006 SEC Soccer Community Service team … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2005 — Played six matches with four starts in goal … Compiled a 2-1 record with one shutout … Won her first start of the year in 2-1 victory over Miami (Fla.) (9/18) finishing with one save … Recorded a shutout in 3-0 victory at LSU (10/23) while tallying two saves … Also started in 3-0 loss at Florida (10/28) and played in matches vs. Mercer (8/26), Auburn (9/23) and Kentucky (10/9) … Finished the season with 10 saves and a 1.05 goals against average … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and 2005 President[apos]s List.

2004 — Played eight matches in goal for Carolina with seven starts … Recorded a 4-3 record with two shutouts … Started opening game vs. Georgia State and earned first career shutout in 1-0 victory … Recorded her other shutout in 2-0 win over No. 7 Clemson … Also earned wins vs. Charlotte and LSU … Tallied season-high five saves vs. Georgia State and at Auburn … Named to 2004-05 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll … Named to Dean[apos]s List both the fall of 2004 and spring of 2005.

PRE-COLLEGE — Named to SC High School Sports Report ‘Elite’ Team … Earned all-state and all-region honors and was team MVP at Greenwood HS as a senior… Was a member of scsoccer.com[apos]s Super 18 team in 2004 … Played for Greenville Futbol Club and coach Andrew Hyslop.

PERSONAL — Full name is Laura Elizabeth Armstrong … Majoring in mechanical engineering … Palmetto Fellows Scholar, University Scholar and USC Engineering Scholar … Chose USC over Tennessee and Alabama … Listens to country music, hobbies include playing basketball and golf … Favorite athlete is Michelle Akers… Born on January 28, 1986 … Has an older sister Jennifer and a twin sister Katie … Parents are Sam and Beth Armstrong.