Alex Brandan
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- D
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Bearden
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- g
- 3
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- a
- 4
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- pts
- 10
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- gw
- 2
Bio
2016: Included in the Starting XI a total of 12 times with 19 total appearances...Totaled three goals and four assists...Headed in the overtime winner for C-N against Anderson (S.C.) on Oct. 1st...Tallied the team's final goal of 2016 against North Georgia on Nov. 13th and also picked up an assist in that match...Also got on the scoresheet against King (Tenn.) on Oct. 5th...Assisted on scores against Francis Marion, Tusculum and Anderson (S.C.)...Earned a spot on the All-SAC Tournament team...Sent in 19 total shots with 12 on goal.
2015: Appeared in 18 matches and made 17 starts as a freshman... Registered two goals and an assist... Scored her first career goal against Tusculum on Oct. 27th... Also scored against Coker on Oct. 31st... Assisted on a goal against Queens on Sept. 27th... Tallied 18 shots with 13 landing on frame.
High School: Played club soccer for FC Alliance 97 Girls Black with Averi and Bailey Williams... Member of the 2012 and 2014 Tennessee State Finalist and the 2013 Tennessee State Champions with FC Alliance... Led her club team in goals scored via a header. Played volleyball at Bearden and was named to All-District, All-District Tournament, Prepxtra Second-Team volleyball teams... Team MVP and Captain with the Bulldogs. The Bearden volleyball team won the District 4-AAA Championship in 2013 and 2014 and the 2012 Region 2-AAA Championship.
Personal: Daughter of Georges and Cindy Brandan... Father, Georges, played soccer and tennis at Tennessee Tech... Cousin, Katelyn Hurst, played soccer at Lee... Grandmother, Beverly Cope Little, graduated from Carson-Newman... Majors in Veterinary Medicine.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 19 | 9 |
| Games started | 12 | 5 |
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Assists | 4 | 1 |
| Points | 10 | 3 |
| Shots | 19 | 12 |
| Shot Pct | .158 | .083 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Ala.-Huntsville | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Francis Marion | W, 10-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at USC Aiken | W, 9-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Newberry | W, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Mars Hill | W, 8-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | Catawba | W, 6-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Wingate | L, 1-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | Tusculum | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Brevard | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | Coker | W, 7-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Catawba | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Wingate | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Limestone | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at North Georgia | L, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Conference | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Away | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| October | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| November | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
News mentions
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Three goals in the last 15:03 spurred a stunning comeback for the North Georgia Nighthawks, who shocked the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team 4-3 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at North Georgia Soccer Complex in Dahlonega, Ga.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Carson-Newman Eagles scored two goals in less than two minutes as the sixth seeded C-N women’s soccer team upset the third-seeded Limestone Saints, 2-0, in their first round match in the NCAA Tournament’s Southeast region on Friday in Dahlonega, Ga.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the second consecutive season, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (16-3-1) has brought home the hardware, as they knocked off the Wingate Bulldogs (12-6-1), 2-1, in Sunday’s South Atlantic Conference Tournament final to claim their second straight SAC title and the sixth in the program’s history.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a win over Anderson (S.C.) in the South Altantic Conference semifinals, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team is one win away from their second consecutive SAC title. The final obstacle remaining in the Eagles quest to repeat is the Wingate Bulldogs and these teams will collide in the SAC Tournament final on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Jacqueline Burns broke the SAC record for clean sheets in a season with her 13th this year and the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team erased the Anderson (S.C.) Trojans, 5-0, in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinals at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – After taking out Catawba in the first round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament on Tuesday, the second-seeded and SAC regular season champion Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will face the Anderson (S.C.) Trojans in the semifinals in Rock Hill, S.C. on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – A hat trick by Lauren Wade (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) led the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team past the Tusculum Pioneers, 4-1, on Wednesday evening at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Having seen their three-game win streak snapped at Wingate on Saturday, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team turns their attention to a Wednesday evening battle with the Tusculum Pioneers at McCown Field that’s set for 5 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Holly Talbut-Smith (Crawley, England) registered her sixth goal of the season and added her eighth assist to lead the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team to a 3-0 shutout of the King Tornado at McCown Field on Wednesday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - Looking to build on the momentum of their 1-0 overtime win over Anderson (S.C.) on Saturday, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will be back at McCown Field on Wednesday night to host the King Tornado at 5pm in their final non-conference game of the regular season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Alex Brandan headed in the golden goal in the 94th minute to break a scoreless tie against the Anderson (S.C.) Trojans and give the Carson-Newman Eagles a 1-0 victory on Saturday evening at McCown Field in Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Part one of a three-part preview of the 2016 Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will highlight the squad’s defenders and goalkeepers, a group that didn’t lose a single player to graduation, but did add to its depth.
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