2008 Soccer Roster
Roster
Meredith Jacobson
- Position:
- D/M
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Tomball HS
- Hometown:
- Tomball, Texas
MACDONALD ON JACOBSON:
"Meredith is one of the best center backs in the league in my opinion. She reads the game extremely well. She's a great tackler who is very aggressive and good at distributing the ball out of the backfield. Meredith is one of those players who has everything."
AS A JUNIOR (2007):
Started all but one of the team's 19 games ... Earned her second career selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Tied for the third-most goals on the season, netting her first two career goals on four shots ... Tallied five points and an assist in 1,759 minutes of action ... Went the distance in all 19 games, including a season-high 110 in a tie with South Carolina ... Notched both of the team's goals, including one via penalty kick, against Kentucky ... Assisted on Lauren Host's game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory over Alabama.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006):
Played in 16 games for Mississippi State, starting 15 contests ... Logged 1,391 minutes of playing time, an average of 87 minutes and 33 seconds per contest ... Played every minute of 13 contests, including a season-high 107 minutes against SMU.
AS A FRESHMAN (2005):
One of three players to start all 19 games for Mississippi State ... Logged a team-best 1,774 minutes and 55 seconds of playing time, an average of 93 minutes and 25 seconds per contest ... Took four shots, one of which was on goal (.250) ... Played every minute of 17 contests, including a season-high 110 minutes against Iowa State, Samford, Sacramento State and 23rd ranked Ole Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Prepped at Tomball High School for coach Rod Spears ... Played club soccer for the Texas Challenge and coach Dan O'Toole ... Played and started every game as a prep senior and scored two points on a pair of assists ... Earned all-region and all-district honors following final prep campaign ... Played strictly club/travel soccer as a prep junior, starting every game in the defensive third for the Challenge 86/87 ... Earned first team all-district honors as a prep freshman and sophomore at Tomball ... A four-year participant (2000, 2002-04) in the South Texas Olympic Development Program under coaches Bobby Murphy and Greg Ashton.
PERSONAL:
Born Meredith Lee Jacobson on Feb. 10, 1987, in Houston, Texas ... Daughter of Debbie and Bill Jacobson ... Has an older brother, Tucker ... A biological sciences (pre-medicine) major at MSU.
