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  Monica Afanador

Monica Afanador

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.

High School:
Pope

Height:
5-7

Position:
Midfielder

Club:
Tophat 06 Gold

2008 - Appeared in 22 games, starting four ... All four starts came in the preconference schedule ... Finished the year with two goals and one assist, taking 12 shots ... Scored first goal of the season in the 74th minute of the season-opening win over Grambling ... Also connected for a goal in the 84th minute against Samford ... Had the second assist on Kara Kasten's goal in the 39th minute in the SEC West Championship-clinching win over Alabama ... Played a season-high 67 minutes against Missouri ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 - Earned first career start at Florida State (Sept. 15) ... Scored first career goal in 84th minute of 3-0 win over Pittsburgh on a penalty kick ... Took PK after Kara Kasten was dragged down by a Pitt defender ... Had a pair of assists in 4-1 win over Kentucky ... Injured in Ole Miss match and missed the LSU-Arkansas weekend ... Returned against South Carolina after missing three matches.

SUMMER 2007 - Played for Tophat 06 Gold at Regionals.

2006 - Redshirted ... Auburn Top Tiger.

High School - Graduated from Pope High School where she was teammates with former Auburn star Ronda Brooks ... Listed on the Greater Atlanta's Top Soccer Players Best List in 2006 ... Two-time Pope HS MVP (`05, `06) ... Played on four ODP '87 Georgia State Teams and the 2003 Super-Y South Atlantic ODP Regional Team ... All-Area selection by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Marietta Daily Journal All-County First Team (`05, `06) ... Team captain for Todd Shulenberger's Tophat '06 Gold two-time State Cup Finalist Team for four seasons ... Team captain at Pope in 2006 .... Carried a 4.03 GPA and was a Who's Who Recipient in 2006.

Personal - Monica Annette Afanador ... Daughter of Sharon and Bruce Salter & Brian Afanador ... Has a sister, Katie (23).

Off the pitch with Moni...
Major: Public Relations
Birthday: December 17, 1987club team: Tophat `06 Gold
Favorite Class: Rhetoric and Social Influence with Dr. Sutton
Favorite Auburn Tradition: Call Outs at Cater Hall
Most Memorable Summer Experience: Going to Kings Island, an amusement park in Ohio, with my family
Dream Job: Owning a special events/wedding venture with my sister and best friends.
Soccer Mentor: Ronda Brooks

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