Melissa Zeigler

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Cloverleaf
Hometown:
Lodi, Ohio

2012
Did not see match action.

2011
Saw action in 11 matches off the bench ... played a season-high total of 59 minutes in the Kent State match (Sept. 25) ... saw 45 minutes of work against Valparaiso (Sept. 18) ... played in five of the 11 MAC matches ... made a 'team save' in that Valpo match, blocking a Crusaders shot off of the goal line.

2010
Played in 10 matches, making five starts ... did not see game action during the first nine matches of the season, but then played in 10 of the last 11 contests, including the final nine ... all 10 of her appearances came vs. MAC foes ... started each of the last five contests ... made her collegiate debut in the win over Buffalo (Sept. 24), playing seven minutes ... after playing a total of 37 minutes over the Falcons' first 13 games (seeing action in just three of those 13 matches), then played 195 minutes over the next three games ... that began a streak in which she set career standards for minutes played in five consecutive matches ... played 57 minutes at Toledo (Oct. 8), 64 at Ball State (Oct. 10), 74 vs. Akron (Oct. 15), 79 against Ohio (Oct. 17) and 88 at Western Michigan (Oct. 22) ... played all 90 minutes in the final game of the season, vs. Miami (Oct. 28).

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Cloverleaf H.S. ('10) under coaches Val Baughman and Jake Miracle ... a two-time Suburban League First-Team selection as the Colts won the league crown in both 2008 and '09 ... CHS went 50-11-10 in her four years, including 32-2-3 over her final two seasons ... named team's Defensive MVP as a senior ... Colts were ranked seventh in the state and as high as 36th in the nation that season ... earned OHSAA Scholar Athlete award ... National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Melissa Nicole Zeigler was born on April 5, 1992 in Westlake, Ohio ... a biology major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.043 through the Spring 2013 semester ... daughter of Vince and Jennifer Zeigler ... the oldest of three children ... has two brothers ... has played club ball for Pennine United Soccer Club.

MELISSA ZEIGLER -- BGSU CAREER STATISTICS


OFFENSE               GP-GS     G    A  Pts Shots Shot%  SOG  SOG%  GW  PK-Att
2010................  10-5      0    0    0     2  .000    2 1.000   0   0-0
2011................  11-0      0    0    0     2  .000    2 1.000   0   0-0
2012................   0
TOTAL...............  21-5      0    0    0     4  .000    4 1.000   0   0-0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Shots: 2, at Northern Illinois -- Oct 24, 2010