| Jenny Matteson |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Cinnaminson, N.J.
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 | High School: Cinnaminson HS
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 | Height: 5-4
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 | Position: D
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Career Notes: Enterting her senior season, Jenny currently ranks 11th in games started (63) and tied for 15th in games played (64)trailing Arlan Whittle (88-87) in both categories.
2008: For the second-straight season, became one of only three players on the team to start all of the season's matches with 23 ... Scored her only goal against The Citadel (10/26) in a 6-0 victory ... Tallied two assists on the year and four points overall ... Ended the season with 12 shots ... Played the most minutes on the team with 2,016 on the year, starting as a defender ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament team and 2008 SoCon Fall Academic All-Conference Team.
2007: Was one of only three players on the team to start all of the season's 20 matches... Notched her lone goal against Chattanooga (10/14)... Took a season-high seven shots in the same game... Ended the season with 18 total shots, seven of which were on goal... Played a total of 1,704 minutes on the year, averaging 85 minutes per match...Named to the 2007 Southern Conference Fall Academic All-Conference Team.
2006: Played in 21 matches and started 20 ... Ranked third on the team in assists with three ... Notched a season-high three shots against UNC Greensboro (10/01) ... Scored a total of three points, had 12 shots and 10 shots on goal.
High School: Was named to the South Jersey Coaches Association (SJCA) first team and dubbed the SJCA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, helping Cinnaminson High to a 13-3-1 record ... Was also named an all-star by the New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association (NJGSCA) ... Was a two-time, first team All-Burlington County selection, earning the distinction as both a junior and senior ... Tabbed third team all-state as a sophomore and first team in each of her final two seasons ... Scored a total of eight goals, including a game-winner during her junior campaign, as a defender ... In addition to playing soccer, she also ran track & field during her first two years as a prep, winning the South Jersey Championship and finishing fifth in the state as a part of the 4x400-meter relay team during the indoor season.
Club: Played for the Medford Strikers Shockers with WCU classmate, Danielle Tesoriero ... Helped lead her squad to the USYA Region I Championship, as well as winning the East Brunswick Labor Day tournament ... In 2003, was on the Kirkwood College Showcase championship team.
Personal: Full name is Jennifer Lynn Matteson ... Daughter of Thomas and Beth Matteson ... Has two younger siblings; Kellyann and Taylor.