27 Melinda Altamore
27 - Melinda Altamore
Height: 5-3
Year: Sr.
Hometown: West Windsor, NJ
High School: W. Windsor-Plainsboro South
Position: M
Major: Business & English
Parents: Steven & Regina
g 2
a 3
pts 7
gw 0

Senior (2017):

 

Played in 14 games during her senior season while appearing in the starting lineup on two occasions…Finished the season with two goals and three assists for seven points…Both tallies came during Emory victories against Meredith College (9/10) and Birmingham-Southern (9/17)…Added an assist on the game winner versus the Avenging Angels…Made her first start of the season on September 23rd against Agnes Scott, recording one assist while playing a season-high 70 minutes.

Junior (2016):

Altamore appeared in 16 games, making two starts, as a junior in 2016…Recorded two assists for two points…Assisted on the Eagles’ game-winning goal in overtime against previously unbeaten and 23rd-ranked Centre College on September 25th…Also assisted on the game-winning goal in Emory’s 5-0 victory over Division II Brevard College on October 25th…Finished with 10 shots including four shots on goal…Logged a season-high 61 minutes twice against 16th-ranked Lynchburg College on September 10th and Birmingham-Southern on September 16th.

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
2016 16 2 0 2 2
2017 14 2 2 3 7
Totals 67 19 6 7 19 

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...Was a student council representative and National Honor Society member in high school...Daughter of Steven and Regina Altamore.

Why she chose Emory:

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

Recent Games
Oct 21 Roanoke W, 2-0
Oct 23 at Covenant
Oct 27 at Carnegie Mellon L, 2-1
Oct 29 at Case Western Reserve L, 5-2
Nov 2 at Piedmont L, 1-0
Nov 4 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 2-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 14 4
Games started 2 1
Goals 2 0
Assists 3 0
Points 7 0
Shots 13 0
Shot Pct .154 -
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 1 at Georgia Gwinnett W, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 4 at Pfeiffer W, 4-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 9 at Johns Hopkins L, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Meredith W, 3-0 - 1 1 3 6 .167 0-0 0
Sep 15 Chris. Newport L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 17 Birmingham Southern W, 5-0 - 1 1 3 3 .333 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Sewanee W, 5-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 23 Agnes Scott W, 7-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 26 at Berry   - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Washington (Mo.) L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 3 Huntingdon W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Chicago L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 13 New York U. T, 1-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Brandeis W, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 21 Roanoke W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Covenant   - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Carnegie Mellon L, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Case Western Reserve L, 5-2 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Piedmont L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 4 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 2-0 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 14 2 .14 .21 .50 .93 .154 .50 .538
Conference 4 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 2 .13 .25 .50 .63 .200 .38 .600
Away 6 0 .17 .17 .50 1.33 .125 .67 .500
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 10 2 .20 .30 .70 1.30 .154 .70 .538
Losses 4 - .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
-
September 8 1 .25 .38 .88 1.63 .154 .88 .538
October 4 - .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
November 2 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 14 2 2 3 7 13 .154 7 .538 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 4 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Home 8 2 1 2 4 5 .200 3 .600 0 0 0-0 0
Away 6 0 1 1 3 8 .125 4 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Wins 10 2 2 3 7 13 .154 7 .538 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 4 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
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September 8 1 2 3 7 13 .154 7 .538 0 0 0-0 0
October 4 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
November 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0