SEU Update after the New College of Florida game

Sun Conference Media Day Podcast

I don’t think I posted this podcast in retrospect so am choosing to add it here. (10 minute interview)

2024 Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Media Day – Southeastern

Sun Conference Player to watch (post 9/13/2024)

Player to WatchMadelyn DavidsonJunior | Carnation, Wash. | MidfielderDavidson started all 19 games of 2023, recording 11 goals, eight multipoint appearances and one assist. Her prowess earned her First-Team All-Sun Conference.

October 2nd, Madelyn was interviewed to the SEU Athletic Podcast hosted by President Kent Ingle and Director of Athletics Drew Watson.

A pretty cool 15 minute interview.

Season 3 Episode 5 (Feat. Caleb Roberts & Madelyn Davidson)

Team Updates

It’s been a tough start to the season playing many of the top teams in the nation but as they said the team’s pushing ahead towards the playoffs.

#8 Davidson, MadelynCloseDavidson, MadelynPosition:MHeight:5-5Bio:Full BioClass:JuniorHometown:Carnation, Wash.High School:CedarcrestDavidson, Madelyn - Game By Game StatisticsDate Opponent G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% MIN8/24/2024 Thomas 2 0 4 6 0.333 3 0.500 728/31/2024 Truett-McConnell 0 1 1 5 0.000 3 0.600 369/6/2024 Tennessee Southern 0 0 0 2 0.000 1 0.500 909/8/2024 William Carey (MS) 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 809/14/2024 Ave Maria (FL) 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 459/18/2024 Keiser 1 1 3 2 0.500 1 0.500 699/21/2024 SCAD Savannah 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 819/25/2024 Warner 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 3110/5/2024 New College of Florida 2 0 4 7 0.286 5 0.714 90

For news and the latest check out:

Women’s Soccer – Southeastern University Athletics (seu.edu)

SEU vs NCF News:

X.Com Posts: SEU Women’s Soccer (@SEUFireWSoccer) / X

2hGOAL!!Madelyn Davidson strikes first! Tapping in a cross and putting the Fire up 1-0!#FuelTheFire🔥
SEU Women's Soccer@SEUFireWSoccer·53mThat's TWO for Madelyn Davidson!!Davidson adds another in the 84th minute to put the Fire up 2-1!#FuelTheFire🔥

From SEU Fire Women’s Soccer News:

News (seu.edu)

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 10/5/2024 10:30:00 PM | Christopher MyersDavidson Leads Fire Past Mighty BanyansSCAD-SavannahNext Game:at SCAD-Savannah10/9/2024 | 7 p.m.Live StatsWatch LiveFull ScheduleRosterMatchup HistoryLAKELAND, Fla. – Madelyn Davidson powered in a pair of goals to lead Southeastern University past New College of Florida, 2-1, in Sun Conference play on Saturday evening.Tied at 1-1 with less than six minutes left in the match. Davidson capitalized on a consistent Fire attack on the Mighty Banyans and booted the game-winner at the 84:19 mark. The SEU defense held New College without a shot the rest of the way to seal the victory.The win was the second straight for the Fire, who improved to 3-5-1 (2-3 SUN) in the first-ever meeting with the Mighty Banyans, who fell to 2-5-1 (0-5-1 SUN).SEU outshot the home team by a wide margin of 28-6 and 16-6 in shots on goal. Ella Sebree saved five New College shots of the six she faced for the game.Along with the game-winner, Davidson netted the match's first goal midway through the opening half and had five total shots on goal for the match. Ariadna Lozano placed three balls on the net, while Olivia Thomassy and Rebecca Laface had two apiece.New College tied the contest right before half with a score coming at 43:24.The Fire aims to avenge an earlier loss in their next match on Wednesday night, Oct. 12. SEU takes on No. 14 SCAD-Savannah in a 7 p.m. contest.Print Friendly Version

In case you wanted to go back and check out the game, you can watch the on-demand version here: https://thesundigitalnetwork.com/?S=gobanyans&B=1382091

From SnoValley Sports Journal:

Rhett Workman (facebook.com)

Sunday Post:

We have a dual headliner this morning involving a pair of young ladies from the lower Valley who dazzled yesterday in their respective sports, helping their teams post successful results. First, we hit the soccer pitch, where Carnation's Madelyn "Mad Dog" Davidson was once again a difference maker for Southeastern University of Florida's ladies. The junior scored both of her team's goals, including the game winner with about five minutes left in regulation, helping SEU sneak past New College of Florida last night 2-1 on the Florida Gulf Coast. Davidson, a junior with the Fire, had a total of seven shots recorded in the game, five on goal, as the Fire needed every last bit of the Cedarcrest HS grad's energy to score that much-needed win as Southeastern has struggled to start the season. WTG Mad Dog!

A WIN starts the 2024 Women’s Soccer Season for SEU

The new regular season kicks off in Thomasville, GA playing against Thomas University. It was a tight first half as the NightHawks scored first and the half finished 2-1 with goals scored by Ariadna Lozano and Madelyn Davidson. The second half kicked off with two goals by the NightHawks, bringing the score to 2-3 against SEU. Madelyn Davidson then scored the equalizing goal, and a final own goal by a NightHawk player gave SEU a 4-3 victory.

SEU Fire reports:

Women's Soccer 8/24/2024 4:45:00 PM Christopher MyersFire Rally to Edge NighthawksBox Score THOMASVILLE, Ga. – After playing to a 2-1 halftime lead, the Fire had to come from behind to beat the Thomas Night Hawks, 4-3, to take the season opener. The Fire gave up a goal just 14 seconds into the contest when Pearl Mortimer found the back of the net. Ariadna Lozano tied the game for SEU four minutes later from an assist by Alivia Knapp. Madelyn Davidson gave the Fire a 2-1 lead when she scored at the 40:18 mark, assisted by Amelia Hammond. The Night Hawks scored twice in just over a two-minute period midway through the second half, the second by Mortimer, to take a 3-2 lead. The Thomas lead lasted only six minutes, as Davidson scored her second goal of the game after tapping in a rebound off a Katie Carnes shot to tie the match for a third time, 3-3, at 71:50.Only 6:19 later, Southeastern pressured the Night Hawks again when Lozano belted her shot toward the goal and the rebound went to Vogel who sent it back in, only to have it knocked into the net by a Thomas defender for an own goal for what would be the winning score and 4-3 final tally. The SEU defense held Thomas to a single shot over the final 12 minutes of play.The Fire victory runs the program's win streak in the series with Thomas to eight-straight matches dating back to 2016. The teams last met in Thomasville on November 1, 2022, resulting in a 2-0 SEU win. The Fire win also is the first opening victory since two years to the day in a 2-0 road win over the Olivet Nazarene. Davidson took a team-high six shots and scored on two of her three shots on goal. Lozano had three shots. In net, keeper Madison Songer stopped nine of the 12 shots she faced over 90 minutes. Southeastern will enjoy the opening win for a week before its first home match next Saturday, September 3, at 1 p.m. against No. 13 Truett McConnell.

Rhett provides some highlights after stopping posts to SnoValley Sports Journal:

Good Sunday morning everyone. Even though I am retired at this point, I want to take a quick moment to thank all of you for your longtime and faithful support of my coverage the past 23 years here in the Valley. And as a token of my appreciation, I am going to do something nice for all of you here on Facebook starting this morning.What it is I think I will do for you guys is do a weekly rundown of the best performances from each week for our many local athletes playing collegiately this fall. Some of you know I despite having hung it up still compiled the fall schedules for our local college athletes and I figure, well, how about I put this to some good use and continue to let all of you know how kids are doing at the next level. So it is my plan at this point to probably do this once a week here on Sundays most likely but if we have something of major significance that deserves its own shoutout, I’ll do those as needed during the week. With that said, here are my Week “0” shoutouts and both of these came out of women’s action yesterday.On the soccer pitch, Florida’s Southeastern University got all it could handle in their season opener with Thomas University from Georgia, but Carnation’s Madelyn “Mad Dog” Davidson, who is a junior this fall with the Fire, scored two goals and helped her SEU squad hold off Thomas 4-3. Good stuff for the Mad Dog and I’m sure the Fan Club approves. Right, Phil? There was also a season debut for North Bend’s Friley Curtiss on the volleyball floor yesterday, as she played in both matches for her Southern Oregon University squad at a tournament in California. Curtiss, a sophomore this fall, pounded 10 kills and a dig in a five-set 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 25-27, 15-7 SOU win over Life Pacific, then dropped six more kills along with a second dig and a block pacing a three-set Raider sweep over Westcliff 25-17, 25-9, 25-9. Fantastic effort Friley and good job!Davidson is a Cedarcrest High School alum while Curtiss is a Mount Si High School alum. WTG ladies!

Stats from the game:

Individual Overall Offensive Statistics# Player GP GS MIN G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PG-PA8 Davidson, Madelyn1 1 72 2 0 4 6 0.333 3 0.500 0-0 0 0-0
#8 Davidson, MadelynCloseDavidson, MadelynPosition:MHeight:5-5Bio:Full BioClass:JuniorHometown:Carnation, Wash.High School:Cedarcrest HSDavidson, Madelyn - Game By Game StatisticsDate Opponent G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% MIN8/24/2024 Thomas 2 0 4 6 0.333 3 0.500 72
Pause8Madelyn DavidsonPosition MidfielderHeight 5-5Class JuniorHighschool Cedarcrest HSHometown Carnation, Wash. Bio Related Stats HistoricalStatisticsSeason:20242024 Season StatisticsSeason HighsSeason HighsStatistic Value Date OpponentShots 6 8/24/2024 at ThomasShots On Goal 3 8/24/2024 at ThomasGoals 2 8/24/2024 at ThomasAssists 0 8/24/2024 at ThomasMinutes 72 8/24/2024 at ThomasGame-by-Game StatisticsDavidson, Madelyn - Game By Game StatisticsDate Opponent GP GS Score G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT MIN8/24/2024 at Thomas * * 4-3 2 0 4 6 0.333 3 0.500 0-0 0 0-0 72Totals 1 1 4-3 2 0 4 6 0.333 3 0.500 0-0 0 0-0 72Career StatisticsScoring StatisticsScoring StatisticsSeason GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN2022 12 2 2 2 6 12 0.167 5 0.417 0 0-0 4332023 19 19 11 1 23 46 0.239 27 0.587 2 0-0 13522024 1 1 2 0 4 6 0.333 3 0.500 0 0-0 72Total 32 22 15 3 33 64 0.234 35 0.547 2 0-0 1857

Conclusion of the 2023 Season Updates

Student First:

It was interesting this week to get a message from a local reporter who seems to be able to find things that others miss. He shared with me a link to Announcing 2023 CSC Academic All-District® M/W Soccer Teams – Academic All-America (academicallamerica.com). He then found the details on the criteria to be on the list and shared this link with me: Academic All-America® Nomination Criteria – Academic All-America (academicallamerica.com). It was incredible to get to see Madelyn’s name on this list of NCAA and NAIA athletes that made the cut.

Acad_WSOC_2023_24Download

A huge congratulations to all the players who made this list and point to the importance and remembrance that they are student athletes rather than athletic students.

Athlete Second:

Doing web searches for Madelyn, I ended up discovering this highlight video location for her that I didn’t realize but probably should have known was there based on the streaming services used being affiliated with Hudl: Madelyn Davidson – Hudl.

To wrap the season, let’s check out the season stats from around the league.

SEU Overall summary:Games Played 19Games Started 19Minutes Played 1352Goals 11Assists 1Points 23Shots 46Shots on Goal 27Game Winning Goals 2

Doing some HTML tweaks to get all the stats onto a single page, here are the leaders for the Sun Conference:

Sun Conference Stats Leaders#2 in Goals#9 in Game Winning Goals#5 in Shots on Goal#4 in Points

Found Rhett’s article and wanted to make sure to highlight him and his work for the kids of the Valley.

Wednesday news……Good Wednesday morning. We’ll take a look at gymnastics in a moment here this morning and preview Mount Si High School’s gymnastics season, but we have some news from college soccer and recognition for a trio of Valley college soccer players for their work not just on the field, but in the classroom as well.The College Sports Communicators of America, an organization that represents college sports information directors and their departments, yesterday named a large number of players from around the United States competing at all levels of college soccer to their Academic All-District teams, recognizing players for their academic and on-field excellence. Of those, women’s players Joelle Buck of Pacific Lutheran University and Madelyn “Mad Dog” Davidson from Southeastern University of Florida, and men’s player Sullivan Smith from Northwest Nazarene University are from the Valley.Buck, a senior this fall, is a Mount Si High School alum from Snoqualmie. Davidson, a sophomore this fall, is a Cedarcrest High School alum from Carnation and Smith, a junior this fall, is a MSHS alum from Fall City. The three will now be included for consideration in the Academic All-America recognition and that will be announced in about a month. Voting started for that following the release of this announcement yesterday.A congratulations from us to all three of these young athletes on their recognition. Examples once again of the young men and women your local schools are producing. Way to go all of you.

Update…(was looking to see if any news on the 2024 season yet but found an additional summary of 2023 season.

SOPHOMORE (2023): Davidson started all 19 games. Her strong offensive endeavors resulted in 11 goals with one assist. Eight multipoint games were fueled by three two-goal games, in two of those games her goals were the difference in a 2-0 win over Keiser and a 3-1 win over Ave Maria. 27 shots on goal were a product of 46 shots taken. This all resulted in First-Team All-Sun Conference honors. She was also successful academically with CSC Academic All-District, All-Sun Academic, and Daktronics Scholar-Athlete awards.

Final update to the 2023 Season.

Wow, what an exciting season and getting to have a home game in the second round of the National Finals too. The team got to play in the conference championship game. The team went to the last game for the regular season to be decided. Wow, what a year.

Once the final releases are out and such, I will look to put together a year in review post too. 🙂

SEU Fire Women’s Soccer site has 7 posts that look to have been posted after my last update and here are the Madelyn callouts:

Fire Host Bobcats for SUN Semifinal

Women’s Soccer 11/7/2023 9:00:00 AM Samantha Holcomb

Southeastern averages 2.63 goals and 16.3 shots per game while holding opponents to 1.19 goals and 12 shots per game. The offense is led by Madelyn Davidson who sits second in the conference in goals with 10. Micaela Owen has been a large part of the Fire's seven shutouts this season, posting an .818 save percentage with 81 saves.

Two-Goal Night from Lopez Sends Fire to SUN Championship

Game Recap: Women’s Soccer | 11/7/2023 9:55:00 PM | Samantha Holcomb

Madelyn's first assist of the season:In the 74th minute, Madelyn Davidson made a long run up the near sideline, crossed the ball into the box for a one-touch shot into the bottom right for the game-winning goal.

Women’s Soccer Holds No. 12 Ranking in Final Poll

Women’s Soccer 11/8/2023 11:30:00 AM Samantha Holcomb

Madelyn Davidson sits second in the conference with 10 goals while Katie Carnes has tallied eight goals and three assists. In goal, Micaela Owen has posted an .806 save percentage with 83 saves.

Women’s Soccer Named Host Site for National Tournament

Women’s Soccer 11/13/2023 1:56:00 PM Samantha Holcomb

The defense has been the strong point for the Fire this season, holding opponents to 1.28 goals per game and completing seven shutouts this season. In goal, Micaela Owen holds an .804 save percentage behind 90 saves on 125 shots faced. Offensively, the Fire average 2.5 goals and 15.4 shots per game and has been led by sophomore Madelyn Davidson. Davidson finished the regular season second in the SUN in goals with 10 while Katie Carnes has recorded eight goals and three assists.

Women’s Soccer Hosts National Tournament Opening Round

Women’s Soccer 11/15/2023 4:33:00 PM Alex Munroe

Madelyn Davidson leads the Fire with 10 goals on the season, and right behind her are Katie Carnes and Naira Lopez, with eight and seven goals respectively. Lopez tallied two goals in the Sun Conference semi-final helping the Fire achieve victory over the Bobcats. The Fire also have five players with Sun Conference first and second team honors.

Fall Sun Conference All-Academic Members Announced

Football 11/16/2023 1:50:00 PM Samantha Holcomb

Women's SoccerDanniane ArboledaMakenzie BryantKatie CarnesKaylee CoueyMadelyn DavidsonKarissa KingAlivia KnappNaira LopezAriadna LozanoMicaela OwenEllie Unzueta

Women’s Soccer Hosts National Tournament Opening Round

Women’s Soccer 11/17/2023 9:30:00 AM Alex Munroe

Madelyn Davidson leads the Fire with 10 goals on the season, and right behind her are Katie Carnes and Naira Lopez, with eight and seven goals respectively. Lopez tallied two goals in the Sun Conference semi-final helping the Fire achieve victory over the Bobcats. The Fire also have five players with Sun Conference first and second team honors.

Just in from the SEU Fire Women’s Soccer News…

Women’s Soccer Drops Heartbreaker in Shootout

Game Recap: Women’s Soccer | 11/18/2023 5:05:00 PM | Donnie Smith

Visit the SEU site for the full details, link above or clicking on the highlights will get you there.

LAKELAND, Fla.—Despite battling back from a 2-0 deficit in the 55th minute, the Southeastern women's soccer season came to a close with Bethel advancing on penalty kicks 5-4 after a 3-3 draw.

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The Fire (11-5-3) got on the board in the 70th minute of the game when Rebecca LaFace drove a free kick into the box and was headed into the back of the net by Madelyn Davidson for her 11th goal of the season.

Box Score:

#8 Davidson, MadelynSHOTS 4SOG 3GOALS 1ASSISTS 0

This week in Review – 11/4/2023

Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal News:

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Soccer Articles from 2023:

POSTEDHEADLINECATEGORY
11/2/2023Women’s Soccer Lands Five on SUN All-Conference TeamsWomen’s Soccer
11/1/2023Women’s Soccer Back to 12thWomen’s Soccer
10/28/2023Women’s Soccer Draws with No. 6 Bees in SUN Regular Season ChampionshipWomen’s Soccer
10/28/2023Fire Women’s Soccer Game Day ProgramWomen’s Soccer
10/25/2023Carnes Captains Dominating Offensive EffortWomen’s Soccer
10/25/2023Women’s Soccer Slides to No. 13 in Coaches’ PollWomen’s Soccer
10/24/2023Regular Season Conference Title on the Line This WeekWomen’s Soccer
10/21/2023Women’s Soccer Completes Comeback Win on Senior DayWomen’s Soccer
10/18/2023Women’s Soccer Falls in NAIA Top 25 ShowdownWomen’s Soccer
10/18/2023Women’s Soccer Up a Spot in New NAIA Top 25 PollWomen’s Soccer
10/17/2023Two Match Week for No. 13 Women’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer
10/16/2023Carnes and Owen Named Conference Players of the WeekWomen’s Soccer
10/16/2023This Week in Fire Athletics 9/16/2023Football, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, esports
10/14/2023Women’s Soccer Coast Past Warner RoyalsWomen’s Soccer
10/11/2023Women’s Soccer Defeats No. 17 St. ThomasWomen’s Soccer
10/11/2023Women’s Soccer Maintains Ranking in Sixth Coaches’ PollWomen’s Soccer
10/10/2023Women’s Soccer Looking For More Conference WinsWomen’s Soccer
10/9/2023This Week in Fire AthleticsFootball, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, Bass Fishing, esports
10/7/2023Trio of Second Half Goals Fuels Women’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer
10/4/2023Women’s Soccer Falls to No. 7 SCADWomen’s Soccer
10/4/2023Women’s Soccer Up One in Coaches’ RatingWomen’s Soccer
10/3/2023Challenging Week Ahead for Women’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer
10/2/2023This Week in Fire Athletics 10/2/2023Football, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball
9/30/2023Women’s Soccer Blanks WebberWomen’s Soccer
9/27/2023Offense Shines as Women’s Soccer Blanks Florida MemorialWomen’s Soccer
9/27/2023Women’s Soccer Slips to 14th in Coaches’ RatingWomen’s Soccer
9/26/2023Women’s Soccer Pushes Forward in Sun Conference PlayWomen’s Soccer
9/25/2023This Week in Fire Athletics 9/25/2023Football, Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball
9/23/2023Women’s Soccer Powers Past WarnerWomen’s Soccer
9/21/2023Women’s Soccer Plays to Draw with St. ThomasWomen’s Soccer
POSTEDHEADLINECATEGORY
9/20/2023Women’s Soccer Rises in NAIA Top 25 PollWomen’s Soccer
9/19/2023Owen Earns National Recognition for Clean Sheet against NAIA Top 5 OpponentWomen’s Soccer
9/18/2023NAIA Top 5 Win Earns SUN Player of the Week Sweep for Fire Women’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer
9/18/2023This Week in Fire Athletics 9/18Football, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, Bass Fishing
9/16/2023Davidson Scores Twice as Women’s Soccer Blanks No. 5 KeiserWomen’s Soccer
9/15/202315 Fire Programs Named NAIA Scholar TeamMen’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Tennis, Softball, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Volleyball, Wrestling, Women’s Track & Field
9/13/2023Late Goal Gives Women’s Soccer First WinWomen’s Soccer
9/13/2023Women’s Soccer 15th in First RatingWomen’s Soccer
9/13/2023Women’s Soccer Begins SUN SlateWomen’s Soccer
9/11/2023This Week in Fire Athletics 9/11/2023Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball
9/10/2023Women’s Soccer Drops Second Contest in FoleyWomen’s Soccer
9/8/2023Women’s Soccer Falls to No. 9 to Open SeasonWomen’s Soccer
9/7/2023Women’s Soccer Opens Season with Tough Slate in Orange BeachWomen’s Soccer
9/6/2023Women’s Soccer Holds National RankingWomen’s Soccer
9/5/2023This Week in Fire Athletics 9/5/2023Football, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, Bass Fishing
8/18/2023Returners Look to Lead Women’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer
8/16/2023Women’s Soccer Begins Season Ranked No. 11 in NAIAWomen’s Soccer
8/14/2023Women’s Soccer Picked Second in SUN Preseason PollWomen’s Soccer
5/9/2023No. 9 Women’s Soccer Releases 2023 ScheduleWomen’s Soccer
1/2/2023Year in Review: Fire Women’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer

Sun Conference Announcements:

SunConference Women's Soccer All-Academic Team 2023

NAIA News (late finds)

Twitter post I caught on my phone …

Exciting updates since the last post about SEU Fire

Being away last weekend, I didn’t have time to share news or post updates and so will be looking to help get us all caught up since the last post with news and updates found on the SEU Women’s Soccer News page as well as the Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal too. The team has a game later today for Seniors’ Day, you can find the team’s schedule here: 2023 Women’s Soccer Schedule – Southeastern University Athletics (seu.edu)

Let’s get started with the news from SEU Women’s Soccer News page:

10/10/2023 updates: Women’s Soccer Looking For More Conference Wins

Women's Soccer 10/10/2023 12:30:00 PM Alex MunroeWomen's Soccer Looking For More Conference WinsLAKELAND, Fla- The women's soccer team split a pair of Sun Conference games coming into another week of conference play. The Fire are currently 6-3-1 (6-1-1 SUN) on the season.The Fire started last week in Savannah, Ga. with a loss to the undefeated, seventh ranked SCAD Savannah Bees. Naira Lopez and Karissa King had the only goals for the Fire, ultimately falling short 3-2.A few days later, the Fire returned home and secured their second victory this season against Ave Maria University, 3-1. Madelyn Davidson scored her fourth and fifth goals of the season, and Ariadna Lozano scored her third of the season late in the second half.Coming into this week, The Fire will travel to Miami Gardens, Fla. on Wednesday, looking to get back in the win column against the 17th ranked St. Thomas University Bobcats. The Fire and Bobcats tied 0-0 in their last meeting this season. The Bobcats are currently third in the Sun Conference rankings with a 8-1-2 (5-1-2 SUN) record. The defense for the Bobcats has been lights out so far this season, only allowing six goals in 11 games. Isabella Penaranda leads St. Thomas in saves, with 27. Gabrielle Cimino leads the team with four goals on the season.On October 14th, the women's soccer team will host the Warner University Royals, looking to sweep the regular season against Warner with another win. Southeastern defeated Warner 3-0 in September. The Fire have won the last 11 meetings with the Royals, outscoring Warner 42-7 in those games. The Royals will look to Oddny Helgadottir, who is leading the team with seven goals. Moa Bjorestam sits right behind with six goals this season.

10/11/2023 has 2 updates: Women’s Soccer Maintains Ranking in Sixth Coaches’ Poll and Women’s Soccer Defeats No. 17 St. Thomas

Women's Soccer 10/11/2023 11:26:00 AM Donnie SmithWomen’s Soccer Maintains Ranking in Sixth Coaches’ PollKANSAS CITY, Mo.—Southeastern remains ranked 13th in the latest version of the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25, released this afternoon. The Fire check in at 6-3-1 on the season and are 6-1-1 in Sun Conference play. Tonight will be SEU's fifth game against a team ranked in the Top 25 when it travels to No. 17 St. Thomas. Sophomore Madelyn Davidson leads the team in scoring with five goals and 10 total points on the season. Viktoria Lederer and Naira Lopez have nine points each, both with three goals and three assists. The Sun Conference has four teams ranked in the Top 25 with SCAD Savannah now fifth, SEU 13th, St. Thomas 17th, and Keiser 18th.
Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 10/11/2023 10:04:00 PM | Rebecca CookWomen's Soccer Defeats No. 17 St. ThomasWarner University (Fla.)Next Game:Warner University (Fla.)10/14/2023 | 1 p.m.RECAPLIVE STATSWATCH LIVEFULL SCHEDULEROSTERMATCHUP HISTORYMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - An early goal fueled things offensively for Southeastern in a 3-1 win over St. Thomas and advances them to 7-3-1 and 7-1-1 in SUN. In the first half, Katie Carnes got things going early for Southeastern with a goal in the first minute of play, making it her second goal of the season. St. Thomas remained scoreless in the first half with 13 shots in the half alone. Micaela Owen had seven saves in the first half to keep the Bobcats off the board. Naira Lopez sank her fourth goal of the season in the 54th minute of play to advance the lead 2-0 over the Bobcats. The goal was assisted by Ramsey Watkins. Just six minutes later, Madelyn Davidson scored to advance the lead 3-0 in the 60th minute, assisted by Danniane Arboleda. It was Davidson's team-leading sixth goal of the season. St. Thomas (8-1-2, 5-1-2 SUN) got on the board in the second half off a goal by Cristina Blaya San Pedro in the 60th minute of the contest. Owen finished the game with 16 saves. The Fire had ten shots in the contest compared to St. Thomas's 26 shots. Southeastern will take on Warner University at home on Saturday at 1 p.m.

10/14/2023 Updates: Women’s Soccer Coast Past Warner Royals

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 10/14/2023 4:44:00 PM | Alex MunroeWomen's Soccer Coast Past Warner RoyalsKeiser UniversityNext Game:at Keiser University10/18/2023 | 1:30 p.m.RECAPLIVE STATSWATCH LIVEFULL SCHEDULEROSTERMATCHUP HISTORYLAKELAND, Fla- It was all Fire from the start, as they cruised past the Warner University Royals, 9-0 in their women's soccer game on Saturday, moving the Fire to 8-3-1 (8-1-1) on the season.Naira Lopez kicked things off with her fifth goal of the season in the fourth minute of the game, followed by back to back goals from Katie Carnes (3, 4) less than ten minutes after. Madelyn Davidson decided to join the party, adding on her team leading seventh and eighth goals just one minute apart from each other. Olivia Thomassy and Ariadna Lozano rounded off the first half with their first and fourth goals of the season.After the first half, the Fire added two more goals to the score, thanks to a Rebecca Leface free kick and a goal from Viktoria Lederer. Leface's third of the season and Lederer's fourth of the season helped propel Southeastern to victory.On the defensive side, the Fire have now shut out their seventh Sun Conference opponent this season. Micaela Owen had two saves in the first half, and Madison Songer tallied her first save of the season in the second half.The Fire travel to West Palm Beach, Fla. next on October 18th to play the #18 ranked Keiser Seahawks.

10/17/2023 Updates: Two Match Week for No. 13 Women’s Soccer

Women's Soccer 10/17/2023 6:00:00 PM Samantha HolcombTwo Match Week for No. 13 Women's SoccerLAKELAND, Fla.- Southeastern women's soccer will have two chances to build on their 8-3-1 and 8-1-1 Sun Conference record this week as they take on No. 18 Keiser University and Webber International. The No. 13 ranked Fire will head to West Palm Beach, Fla. on Wednesday for a 1:30 p.m. contest against the Seahawks and will conclude the week on their home pitch at 7 p.m. against Webber on Saturday. The Fire went 2-0 last week with a 3-1 road win over No. 17 St. Thomas before a dominating 9-0 win over Warner University at home on Saturday. Collectively, Southeastern averages 2.58 goals and 17.2 shots per contest while holding opponents to 1.08 goals per game. Madelyn Davidson recorded another multi-goal game last week to move her season total to a team-leading eight goals. Naira Lopez has posted five goals and three assists while Viktoria Lederer has recorded four goals and four assists. Keeper Micaela Owen holds a .831 save percentage with 64 saves which ranks second in the conference. The Seahawks currently sit fourth in the conference with a 5-3-2 SUN record and are coming off a 1-0-1 week after tying No. 5 SCAD-Savannah 1-1 and beating Florida Memorial 3-0. The Seahawks average 2.5 goals per game and 19.9 shots per game while allowing 1.14 goals and just 7.4 shots per game. Lauren Riley leads the offense with seven goals and three assists while keeper Zara Board has posted a 6.75 save percentage with 27 saves. Earlier this season, the Fire recorded their third historical win over Seahawks with a 2-0 win in Lakeland. The Webber Warriors (3-9-1, 2-7-1 SUN) dropped their most recent contest to No. 17 St. Thomas by a score of 3-0 and currently average less than a goal per game while allowing 2.15 goals per game. Abbie Larocca has posted a team-best five goals while Cameron Laine holds a .740 save percentage with 27 saves. Southeastern moved their historical record to 10-9-2 over the Warriors earlier in the season with a 2-0 win in Babson Park and will look to extend their nine-match winning streak. To purchase tickets to Saturday's home contest, go to https://southeastern.universitytickets.com/.

10/18/2023 Updates: Women’s Soccer Up a Spot in New NAIA Top 25 Poll and Women’s Soccer Falls in NAIA Top 25 Showdown

Women's Soccer 10/18/2023 11:19:00 AM Samantha HolcombWomen's Soccer Up a Spot in New NAIA Top 25 PollLAKELAND, Fla.- Southeastern women's soccer has moved up one spot to No. 12 in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll. The Fire hold an 8-3-1 record and 8-1-1 Sun Conference record with their only SUN loss coming against No. 5 SCAD-Savannah. Southeastern averages 2.58 goals and 17.2 shots per game while the defense has completed seven shutouts and held opponents to just 1.08 goals per contest. Madelyn Davidson leads the Fire offense with eight goals while Micaela Owen holds an .831 save percentage with 64 saves. Southeastern will take on No. 17 Keiser University today in West Palm Beach at 1:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer 10/18/2023 3:41:00 PM Samantha HolcombWomen's Soccer Falls in NAIA Top 25 ShowdownBox Score WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- Southeastern women's soccer saw very little offensive momentum today in a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Keiser University to move to 8-4-1 and 8-2-1 in Sun Conference play. The Fire's leading goal scorer, Madelyn Davidson, got the Fire an early lead with a right-footed shot into the upper left corner on an assist by Katie Carnes and Kyndal Glover in the 12th minute. After losing two defenders due to injury, the Fire struggled to hold off the Seahawks for the remainder of the half as the Seahawks would get off 13 shots including the equalizer in the 32nd minute after a deflection off the post. The Seahawks netted the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal in the 75th minute off the foot of Olivia Pousette, her second of the day. Southeastern was held to just four shots for the entirety of the contest compared to 23 by the Seahawks. Micaela Owen concluded the contest with eight saves after facing 23 shots. The No. 12 ranked Fire will look to bounce back on Saturday as they host Webber International at 7 p.m. for Senior Day.

Now onto the local reports coming from Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal:

Updates from October 12th, 2023: Thursday news…..

Soccer: “Mad Dog” delivers again for Southeastern-FL ladies in winAs we mentioned here last weekend, this 2023 season is becoming a special one for Carnation’s Madelyn Davidson, and she last night continued to show why she is fast becoming one of the most potent offensive threats in her entire league.The “Mad Dog” pocketed her sixth goal of the season in last night’s 3-1 Southeastern University of Florida women’s soccer win over in-state rival St. Thomas University of Florida, in a battle of nationally-ranked teams in the NAIA, down in Miami. Davidson, a sophomore who graduated from Cedarcrest High School in 2022, is leading the team in scoring – and is tied for fourth overall in the conference – with those six tallies, the sixth which was the Fire’s third goal of the night and pretty much cemented things for Southeastern in the second half. Davidson started and worked just 54 minutes with that goal coming on her lone shot on goal of the game; she recorded three shots total in the contest for the Fire, who moved to 7-3-1 on the season, 7-1-1 overall in the Sun Conference of NAIA.Southeastern is home on Saturday hosting another in-state rival, Warner University.

Updates from October 15th, 2023: Your Sunday college wrap…..

SoccerSoutheastern (FL) women 9, Warner 0: The Fire were on fire in this one, scoring seven first-half goals to cruise to a home win over the visiting in-state foe in Lakeland, FL. Carnation’s Madelyn “Mad Dog” Davidson scored twice in the span of 72 seconds in that seven-goal first half onslaught, and finished having logged those two goals on three shots in 30 minutes, with she and other starters getting early rest thanks to the very strong start. That rest proved useful for the sophomore, a Cedarcrest HS grad from 2022, as she was honored last night as the university’s athlete of the week prior to Southeastern’s football game with cross-town rival Thomas University. Davidson now has eight goals on the season, and leads the team in that category.This is an image on the scoreboard at Southeastern University’s stadium in Lakeland, FL, last night, where prior to the school’s football game with local rival Thomas University, SEU recognized Carnation’s Madelyn Davidson as the university’s athlete of the week. Davidson, a sophomore, has eight goals on the season for the Fire women’s soccer team, adding two more yesterday for SEU in a 7-0 win over in-state foe Warner. (Courtesy photo)

Updates from October 19th, 2023: Thursday news….

Soccer: “Mad Dog” tally not enough for Fire women in road lossA goal by Carnation’s Madelyn “Mad Dog” Davidson proved not to be enough for Southeastern University of Florida’s women’s soccer team, as they took a road loss against a solid league opponent yesterday.Opposing Keiser rallied from that early 1-0 hole to score a 2-1 home win in West Palm Beach, FL, over the Fire dropping Southeastern to 8-4-1, 8-2-1 in league play within the NAIA Sun Conference. Davidson, a sophomore and 2022 Cedarcrest High School alum, got the ball from a teammate in the 13th minute and as two defenders were coming close, Davidson was able to flick a shot towards the upper left corner of the Keiser goal, and it hit its target, giving the “Mad Dog” her team-leading ninth goal of the season. The host Seahawks though responded with a late goal in the first half, then won it on a goal with 15 minutes left in regulation time.Davidson finished having played 81 minutes of the game with the goal being on the lone shot on goal she had in the contest, one of only four the team had all game, so a good defensive effort as well by Keiser in this one to limit the offense for Southeastern to just Davidson’s early tally. Southeastern is home on Saturday night for Senior Night against Webber International.

To wrap up this post, capturing the latest stats for Madelyn and the SEU Fire Women’s Soccer team: (as at 10/21/2023 8:33am PST)

Scoreboard before the football game where they announced Athelete of the Week to be #8 Madelyn Davidson at SouthEastern University.
2023 Women's Soccer Cumulative StatisticsView PDFSelect a Season...TEAM INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME MISCELLANEOUSBox Score MenuTeamTeam (8-4-1, 8-2-1)Overall Team StatisticsStatistic Southeastern (FL) OpponentsSHOTSGoals 32 15Goals Per Game 2.46 1.15Shots 210 168Shots Per Game 16.2 12.9Shots Percentage 0.152 0.089Shots On Goal 103-210 90-168Shots On Goal Percentage 0.490 0.536PENALTIESYellow Cards 10 11Red Cards 0 0MISCELLANEOUSAssists 19 16Saves 74 69Fouls 103 108Corner Kicks 48 48Penalty Kicks: Goals-Attempts 2-2 0-0
#8 Davidson, MadelynDavidson, MadelynPosition:MHeight:5-5Bio:Full BioClass:SophomoreHometown:Carnation, Wash.High School:Cedarcrest HSDavidson, Madelyn - Game By Game StatisticsDate Opponent G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% MIN9/8/2023 Tennessee Southern 0 0 0 3 0.000 1 0.333 909/10/2023 William Carey (MS) 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 769/13/2023 Ave Maria (FL) 0 0 0 4 0.000 2 0.500 779/16/2023 Keiser 2 0 4 3 0.667 3 1.000 779/21/2023 St. Thomas 0 0 0 3 0.000 2 0.667 789/23/2023 Warner (FL) 0 0 0 3 0.000 2 0.667 369/27/2023 Florida Memorial (FL) 0 0 0 2 0.000 0 0.000 489/30/2023 Webber International 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 5310/4/2023 SCAD Savannah 0 0 0 3 0.000 1 0.333 8310/7/2023 Ave Maria (FL) 2 0 4 4 0.500 3 0.750 8210/11/2023 St. Thomas 1 0 2 3 0.333 1 0.333 5410/14/2023 Warner (FL) 2 0 4 3 0.667 3 1.000 3010/18/2023 Keiser 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 81

Just had an aha moment as the team shows up and posts their updates on X formerly known as Twitter, here are some of those updates in case you wanted to check them out:

Weekend Review and News

Well the team played this weekend and heading into the second half down 1-0, the excitement began.

Screenshots of coverage below, click the image to see the full website view.

SEU Fire News: 3-2 Victory over Ave Maria

LAKELAND, Fla.—Southeastern had to rally from a halftime deficit to pick up its sixth win of the season Saturday night. A pair of goals by Madelyn Davidson helped the Fire come up with a 3-1 win over Ave Maria, scoring three times in the final 39 minutes to move to 6-1-1 in Sun Conference play. "The key to the second half was just trying to get some movement and get moving for the game overall," said coach Caleb Roberts. "We started a little slow after travel and a quick turnaround, but got our legs under us at halftime and recenter where we wanted to be." Ave Maria (3-4-4, 1-4-3 SUN) got on the board first in the ninth minute of play and made that tally stand all the way until the 51st minute. Davidson's first goal of the game came sprinting on a breakaway after a pass from Naira Lopez which was finished to the far post for her third of the season. Davidson scored again in the 77th minute when Lopez fed her the ball at the top of the box from the right wing and snuck it just under the crossbar. Ariadna Lozano hammered home a one-time feed with her left foot from inside of six yards from Karissa King with 5:57 to play for the game's final score. Micaela Owen made three saves in the win. The Fire will be back on the road Wednesday at St. Thomas.

SnoValley Sports Journal News:

This season is turning into a special one for Carnation’s Madelyn Davidson, and last night, the “Mad Dog” made her presence felt for Southeastern University of Florida’s women’s soccer team as she piloted a come-from-behind win.The sophomore, a Cedarcrest High School grad, scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 77th minute, as Southeastern rallied from a 1-0 hole early and handled in-state rival Ave Maria 3-1. Davidson’s two goals move her to five on the season, as she asserted control of the goal-scoring lead this season amongst Fire players with last night’s performance. Davidson finished having logged 82 minutes, with four shots, three on goal. The game-winning goal was posted to Twitter, and this thing was an absolute beaut.DAVIDSON AGAIN!FIRE LEAD!#FuelTheFire🔥 pic.twitter.com/8cPXo5aNdm— SEU Women's Soccer (@SEUFireWSoccer) October 8, 2023The win moved Southeastern to 6-3-1 on the season, 6-1-1 in Sun Conference (NAIA) play, with their next game being on Wednesday night.

SEU Fire Updates: What’s happened since the last update.

Coach gets interviewed on SEU Fire Talk YouTube Channel before the St. Thomas game:

President Kent Ingle and Director of Athletics Drew Watson sit down with Head Women’s Soccer Coach Caleb Roberts to discuss the team’s big win over No.5 Keiser. They also discuss upcoming fall sports including the volleyball home opener and football’s return to action.

Team tied a hard-fought game 0-0 against St. Thomas:

Game LeadersChoose a category:PlayersDAVIDSON,MADELYN#8 Davidson, MadelynSHOTS 3SOG 2GOALS 0ASSISTS 0LOPEZ,NAIRA#11 Lopez, NairaSHOTS 3SOG 0GOALS 0ASSISTS 0WATKINS,RAMSEY#10 Watkins, RamseySHOTS 2SOG 2GOALS 0ASSISTS 0KNAPP,ALIVIA#24 Knapp, AliviaSHOTS 2SOG 2GOALS 0ASSISTS 0
Southeastern (FL) 0, St. Thomas (FL) 0: The in-state NAIA rivals played to a draw last night with no one scoring goals in the contest in Lakeland, FL. Sophomore Madelyn Davidson, from Carnation and a Cedarcrest HS alum, started up front for the Fire and logged 78 minutes, recording three shots, two on goal with no goals scored.

Next Game scheduled for later today: (7pm EDT) at Warner University (Lake Wales, Fla.)

Post Game interview and Players of the Week

Yesterday I received a message from a local writer of the SnoValley Sports Journal that he found a YouTube video of the post game interviews and thought I would share them here with you.

Post-game Interviews:

Postgame interviews with Coach Caleb Roberts, Micaela the Goalie, and Madelyn

Then I noticed a post from Sun Conference for the players of the week:

And the Snoqualmie Valey Sports Journal posted something about it too:

College conference recognition for the “Mad Dog”: A fantastic Saturday for one Carnation product earned her recognition from her college’s conference yesterday.Southeastern University of Florida women’s soccer player Madelyn “Mad Dog” Davidson was named the NAIA Sun Conference’s women’s soccer offensive player of the week on the strength of her two-goal effort this past Saturday for Southeastern’s Fire; those two goals were the lone goals of the contest as the Fire beat nationally-ranked Keiser University 2-0 in an upset at home in Florida. Davidson, a sophomore, is a 2022 Cedarcrest HS grad, and the recognition we believe is the first she has had at the college level for her efforts on the field. Good stuff and we know her friends and family are thrilled with the news.Southeastern hosts another Florida rival, St. Thomas University, tomorrow evening at home in Lakeland, which is between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4 and should be familiar to baseball fans as the spring training home for the Detroit Tigers. Game time here in the Valley is at 4:00 p.m.