27 Melinda Altamore
27 - Melinda Altamore
Height: 5-3
Year: So.
Hometown: West Windsor, NJ
High School: W. Windsor-Plainsboro South
Position: CM/F
Major: Business & English
Parents: Steven & Regina
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Sophomore (2015):

Altamore saw her role increase during her sophomore season as she played in all 18 games, making 14 starts. She was named to the All-UAA team for the first time in her career, earning an Honorable Mention selection. For the season, she registered two goals and one assist for five points. Her first goal of the season came against Washington & Lee on September 12th and proved to be the game winner as Emory won 1-0. She converted a penalty kick for her second tally of the season in the Eagles’ 3-1 win at Berry College on September 20th. Altamore added an assist in the win over Brooklyn College on September 25th. For the season, she had 19 shots with eight being on goal. She logged a season-high 93 minutes in a 0-0 tie with #23 Case Western Reserve on October 16th

Freshman (2014):

Altamore was one of just two freshman and five Emory players overall to appear in each of the team’s 19 games during the 2014 season, including one game in a starting role.  She finished the season with five points, coming on two goals and one assist.  The midfielder scored the game-winning goal during the team’s 3-0 win at Transylvania University on September 27th, adding on an assist during the contest as well.  Altamore’s other goal during the season was the team’s only score during a 1-1 double-overtime draw at Brandeis University on October 17th.  She finished the 2014 campaign with 16 shots, nine of which were on goal.

Career Statistics:

  GP GS Goals Assists Points
2014 19 1 2 1 5
2015 18 14 2 1 5
Totals 37 15 4 2 10 

For complete career statistics, click here.

Honors:

2015 All-University Athletic Association Honorable Mention

Prior to Emory:

Played soccer for West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South for four years, serving as the team captain during her senior campaign... Was named to the All-State Team in 2013, and was selected as one of the top-20 players in Central New Jersey... Also earned all-county honors in 2013, and was an all-conference selection in 2012 and 2013... Was coached by Christine Miller in high school... Played club soccer for the Hibernian Fusion from 2012-14, where she was coached by Tom Bayless... Also played basketball in high school.

Personal:

Born February 27th... Father, Steven, played football at Juniata... Was a student council representative and National Honor Society member in high school.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because it has a beautiful campus, great academics and a great soccer team."

Recent Games
Oct 16 at Case Western Reserve T, 0-0
Oct 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 1-0
Oct 27 at Kennesaw St. T, 1-1
Oct 30 Brandeis T, 0-0
Nov 1 New York U. T, 1-1
Nov 7 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 17 7
Games started 14 7
Goals 1 0
Assists 1 0
Points 3 0
Shots 18 7
Shot Pct .056 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 1 at Sewanee W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 4 vs. Puget Sound L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 5 vs. William Smith L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Wash. & Lee W, 1-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 1
Sep 13 vs. Bridgewater (Va.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 16 LaGrange W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 18 Birmingham Southern W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Berry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Brooklyn W, 9-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 27 Lynchburg L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 3 at Chicago L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 10 Washington (Mo.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 16 at Case Western Reserve T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 27 at Kennesaw St. T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 30 Brandeis T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 1 New York U. T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Nov 7 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2014-15 19 1 .11 .05 .26 .84 .125 .47 .563
2015-16 17 14 .06 .06 .18 1.06 .056 .41 .389
2016-17 16 - .00 .13 .13 .63 .000 .25 .400
2017-18 14 2 .14 .21 .50 .93 .154 .50 .538
Total 66 17 .08 .11 .26 .86 .088 .41 .474
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2014-15 19 1 2 1 5 16 .125 9 .563 0 0 0-0 1
2015-16 17 14 1 1 3 18 .056 7 .389 0 0 0-0 1
2016-17 16 - 0 2 2 10 .000 4 .400 0 0 0-0 0
2017-18 14 2 2 3 7 13 .154 7 .538 0 0 0-0 0
Total 66 17 5 7 17 57 .088 27 .474 0 0 0-0 2
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 17 14 .06 .06 .18 1.06 .056 .41 .389
Conference 7 7 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .14 .143
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 .00 .13 .13 1.13 .000 .38 .333
Away 6 5 .17 .00 .33 1.17 .143 .50 .429
Neutral 3 1 .00 .00 .00 .67 .000 .33 .500
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Wins 7 6 .14 .14 .43 1.57 .091 .86 .545
Losses 6 4 .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .17 .500
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September 9 6 .11 .11 .33 1.22 .091 .67 .545
October 6 6 .00 .00 .00 .83 .000 .17 .200
November 2 2 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .00 .000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 17 14 1 1 3 18 .056 7 .389 0 0 0-0 1
Conference 7 7 0 0 0 7 .000 1 .143 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 0 1 1 9 .000 3 .333 0 0 0-0 0
Away 6 5 1 0 2 7 .143 3 .429 0 0 0-0 1
Neutral 3 1 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0
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Wins 7 6 1 1 3 11 .091 6 .545 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 6 4 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0
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September 9 6 1 1 3 11 .091 6 .545 0 0 0-0 1
October 6 6 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0 0 0-0 0
November 2 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0