MARYVILLE, Tenn.- Morgan Goodman has committed to continue her education, and soccer career at Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn.

The daughter of Donna Goodman from Jackson, TN, Morgan was a standout at goalkeeper for the Crusaders under Head Coach Julie Carter. Morgan also plays with the Jackson Soccer Club.

In her time as a Crusader Goodman was selected to the All-District, and All-Region Teams on multiple occasions, and was twice named as the Jackson Sun Goalkeeper of the Year. During her club career she was a two-time state champion and was a three year member of the Tennessee ODP state pool.

Pepe Fernandez, head coach of the Maryville College women’s soccer team, said, “Over the years Maryville has been know for its great goalkeepers. Morgan will continue this tradition, and we expect her to compete for the starting job on day one”.

This fall, Goodman will join a team that finished the 2007 season with a 17-5-1 record winning the regular season, and conference tournament titles for the sixth consecutive year. They finished the season as the number 1 ranked scoring offense in the nation, and received their fourth successive bid, and fifth in seven years to the NCAA National Tournament. Six players made the All-Conference team last year, and the Scot’s return 16 players from last year’s squad including Great South Athletic Conference Player of the year, and All-South selection Sarah Harmon.

Fernandez has led the men and women’s soccer programs at Maryville College since 1989. The coach’s win-loss record with the women’s program is 205-93-15. (Ranked 23rd all-time in career wins)

Located in Maryville, Tenn., Maryville College is ideally situated between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state’s third largest city. Founded in 1819, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the South. With a focus on the liberal arts, College faculty and staff are dedicated to preparing students for life in a global community of accelerated change through education of the whole person. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), the college is recognized in the John Templeton Foundation’s Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges and its “Colleges that Encourage Character Development” guide. For twelve of the last thirteen years, it has been ranked in the top 10 of U.S. News and World Report’s listing of the best Southern liberal arts colleges.

The team will compete in the Southern Regional - which showcases some of the best players in the country - this summer at the University of Alabama.

Grueser, a member of the Jackson Wolves '91 squad, made the team for the second time.

"It is a great honor for him," Wolves coach Paul Conway said. "The best players in the state are selected, and this is his second year. We have a talented group of players. It shows the growing strength of the players in the area. David deserves the recognition."

Conway, the Lambuth men's head soccer coach, said the players from club teams are playing at a high level.

"They go to an elite level to prove they can play, not just the Wolves, or the (Olympic Development Program), but perhaps the collegiate level as well," Conway said. "The Wolves are looking at the younger kids, and we're excited about the kids we have in place. We have new speed and agility programs that expose the players to better coaching."