Florida Olympic Development Standout Inks With MSU Soccer
May 25, 2016 | Soccer
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State head soccer coach Neil McGuire announced the third of four expected spring signees Wednesday morning as Florida superprep Betty Ann Casey (Coral Springs, Fla./Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS) signed her name to a national letter of intent to continue her playing career with the Bulldogs.
Casey comes to Starkville following an outstanding prep and club career in the state of Florida. She is expected to make an immediate impact for the Bulldogs upon her arrival next season.
"Betty Ann is a gifted soccer player who possess tremendous athleticism, tenaciousness and a willingness to win," McGuire said. "Her strength of character is something that will add greatly to this team and will help fashion our team's personality over the next four years. She is well-versed in big games, with both her high school and Olympic Development Regional pool experience giving her advanced college preparation. We are looking forward to Betty being a bulldog."
A three-year letterwinner in track and field and soccer at Stoneman Douglas, Casey has made her presence known in the prep ranks having scored 110 points on 41 goals and 28 assists during her senior campaign. The efforts followed a decorative junior season in which she logged 116 points on 51 goals and 14 assists en route to garnering MSD Offensive Player of the Year honors, as well as being named Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year. She also earned a first team all-county and FSYA first team selection.
Betty Ann is participant in the state of Florida olympic development program, as well as being a recognized in the Region III Olympic Development pool. Casey is also a standout for the Cape Coral Cyclones club organization and coach Kelvin Thomas. She helped lead the Cyclones to the 2002 Orange Bowl tournament and Premier League championships.
Born Betty Ann Casey on July 19, 1984, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she is the daughter of Maureen and Kurt Mendez. She has two brothers, George (19) and Sam (6), and two sisters, Danielle (22) and Kristen (16).
