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2007: Made the start in 19 of the 20 games she played in on the season... Finished the year with one assist from her defender position, coming against Chattanooga... Took a pair of shots, one of which was on goal... Played 1,603 minutes on the year, for an average of over 80 minutes per game, which included two games of 110 minutes on the field...Named to the 2007 Southern Conference Fall Academic All-Conference Team.
2006: Played in 21 matches and started 19 ... Named to the TIAA-CREF Fall Academic Team ... Recorded a season-high two shots against East Carolina ... Had one shot on goal in five of the 21 matches played.
2005: Started each of the 11 games she saw action in at the start of the season prior to her ACL injury ... Has started each of the 29 games in which she has suited up for in her collegiate career ... Recorded a career-high four shots, including three on goal, as a sophomore prior to her injury in the Elon match ... Named to the WCU Dean's List for both the fall of 2005 and spring of '06 ... Was named to the SoCon TIAA-CREF Fall All-Academic team for the fall.
2004: Was only one of three players to start in every game during the 2004 season, joining classmate Heather Dittmer and Natasha Moore ... Finished the season with one credited assist and one point ... Notched her first career assist versus Elon (10/1/04) ... Dished a crossing pass to Stephanie Svoboda who beat the Phoenix keeper to give Western a 2-0 lead at the time.
High School: A two-time all-region pick out of Weddington HS for coaches Eddie Marquez and Chris Roegiers ... Helped lead Charlotte United Gold club team to the state cup semifinals in 2002 as a captain for coach Vic Johnson ... Was also a member of the North Carolina Olympic Development Program ... A torn ACL kept her out of action as a senior ... Finished third in the long jump and fifth in the 100-meter and 200-meter events at the 2003 North Carolina State Track and Field Championships ... Named the 2003 conference runner of the year and 2001 Weddington HS Female Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Full name is Melissa Anne Berry ... Daughter of Beverly and Rick Berry ... Majoring in Sport Management.
