8 Meredith Doherty
8 - Meredith Doherty
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.
Hometown: McLean, VA
High School: Langley
Position: CM
Major: Undecided
Parents: Mark Doherty & Marcia Dush
g 0
a 1
pts 1
gw 0

Senior (2014):

Despite being limited by injury her senior season, Doherty played in 13 games and made seven starts for Emory in 2014, while serving as the team’s co-captain.  Her lone point on the year came on an assist on the ‘golden goal’ in the team’s 1-0 double-overtime win at Centre College on September 28th.  The midfielder finished the year with six shots, three of which were on goal.  For her career, Doherty appeared in 65 games and made 17 starts, collecting three goals and eight assists for 14 points.

Junior (2013):

Doherty saw action in all 21 of Emory’s games during her junior season, recording career highs with two goals, four assists and eight points.  She registered a career-high four points (a goal and two assists) during Emory’s NCAA Tournament match against Piedmont, including an assist on the game-winning goal.  Doherty recorded the first game-winning goal of her career against Centre on September 29th.  The center midfielder added assists during the year against Rhodes on September 28th and Agnes Scott on October 23rd.  Doherty started eight of Emory’s final 10 games of the year, and Emory won eight of the career-high nine games she started during the season.  She totaled 29 shots in 2013, 16 of which were on goal.

Sophomore(2012):

Doherty finished the 2012 season with one goal and three assists, and was one of 12 Eagles to appear in all 24 games during the year, matching the school record for games played in a single season.  She scored her first collegiate goal on September 15th, during the Eagles' 9-0 win over the University of the South.  In the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament, Doherty assisted on the game-winning goal, helping the Eagles to a 2-1 win over Loras College.  She also had assists in back-to-back games against Birmingham-Southern College on September 21st, and Berry College on September 23rd.  Doherty ended the year with 22 shots, including seven on goal.

Freshman (2011):

Doherty appeared in seven games for Emory during her inaugural campaign with the team.  She started one game, the Eagles' season-opening 4-0 win at Chapman University.  The midfielder took a season-high three shots against Agnes Scott College on September 28th, two of which were on goal.  Doherty finished the year with four shots, including two on goal.

Career Statistics:

  GP GS Goals Assists Points
2011 7 1 0 0 0
2012 24 0 1 3 5
2013 21 9 2 4 8
2014 13 7 0 1 1
Totals 65 17 3 8 14 

For complete career statistics, click here.

Prior to Emory:

Played on the Langley High School soccer team for four seasons, serving as the team captain during her junior and senior seasons... Named to the All-Liberty District Second Team, in addition to winning the Liberty District Merit Award and being named her team's Most Valuable Player... Coached by Ken Savietevre... Played club soccer for FC Virginia Explosion, where she was coached by Terry Foley... Also played basketball in high school.

Personal:

Born July 15, 1993.

Why she chose Emory:

"I wanted a competitive athletic and academic environment, and a balance between the two."

Recent Games
Oct 22 at LaGrange W, 9-0
Oct 28 at Birmingham Southern W, 2-0
Oct 31 Rochester (N.Y.) T, 0-0
Nov 2 Case Western Reserve W, 3-0
Nov 8 at Carnegie Mellon W, 1-0
Nov 15 vs. Kenyon L, 1-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 13 7
Games started 7 4
Goals 0 0
Assists 1 0
Points 1 0
Shots 6 3
Shot Pct .000 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 29 vs. Chris. Newport T, 1-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 at Va. Wesleyan W, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 Trinity (Tex.) T, 1-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Birmingham Southern   - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Sewanee W, 4-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Berry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Capital W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Transylvania W, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 28 at Centre W, 1-0 - 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 5 at Washington (Mo.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 7 Covenant W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 11 Chicago L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 13 at Birmingham Southern   - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at New York U. T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Brandeis T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 22 at LaGrange W, 9-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 28 at Birmingham Southern W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 31 Rochester (N.Y.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 2 Case Western Reserve W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 8 at Carnegie Mellon W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 15 vs. Kenyon L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2011-12 8 1 .00 .00 .00 .50 .000 .25 .500
2012-13 24 - .04 .13 .21 .92 .045 .29 .318
2013-14 21 9 .10 .19 .38 1.38 .069 .76 .552
2014-15 13 7 .00 .08 .08 .46 .000 .23 .500
Total 66 17 .05 .12 .21 .92 .049 .42 .459
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2011-12 8 1 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0
2012-13 24 - 1 3 5 22 .045 7 .318 0 0 0-0 0
2013-14 21 9 2 4 8 29 .069 16 .552 0 0 0-0 1
2014-15 13 7 0 1 1 6 .000 3 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Total 66 17 3 8 14 61 .049 28 .459 0 0 0-0 1
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 13 7 .00 .08 .08 .46 .000 .23 .500
Conference 7 4 .00 .00 .00 .43 .000 .29 .667
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 3 .00 .00 .00 .50 .000 .25 .500
Away 8 4 .00 .13 .13 .50 .000 .25 .500
Neutral 1 - .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
-
Wins 7 4 .00 .14 .14 .57 .000 .29 .500
Losses 2 - .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
-
September 2 - .00 .50 .50 .00 - .00 -
October 8 6 .00 .00 .00 .63 .000 .25 .400
November 3 1 .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .33 1.000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 13 7 0 1 1 6 .000 3 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 7 4 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Home 4 3 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Away 8 4 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
-
Wins 7 4 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 2 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
-
September 2 - 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
October 8 6 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 0 0 0-0 0
November 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0-0 0