Very smart defender who can dictate the pace of the game... fantastic game sense and can read the field well ... completes passes and can strike from long range... instant threat in all areas of the field.
2009: Had a phenomenal junior season, playing and starting all 20 contests for the Tars while seeing 1781 minutes on the pitch... third on the team in goals scored with a total of seven, and tacked on an assist for 15 points overall... earned two game-winning goals, including a rocket from 30 yards out to lift the Tars over Tampa in a 3-2 victory on October 21... was 3-for-4 on penalty shots... was a key member of a steadfast defensive squad that held opponents to just 13 goals, 161 shots, and 87 shots on goal all season, helping the team rack up a save percentage of .851 and 13 total shutouts (a new single season program record)... named First Team All-SSC, NSCAA Women''s NCAA Division II All-South Region First Team, and Daktronics Women''s All-South Region Second Team for her exemplary efforts.
2008: Started all 20 games for the Tars in her sophomore year seeing a total of 1711 minutes on the pitch... scored two goals and one assist from the back line... named First Team All-SSC, Second Team NSCAA/Adidas Division II All-South Region, and Daktronics All-South Region Second Team... was a key memeber of a stingy back line that helped the Tars to a record-breaking season with a program high 15-1-4 mark, earning their first ever Sunshine State Conference Regular Season Championship title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
2007: Took over an important spot at center midfield, starting all but one game and logging 1568 minutes, good for fourth on the team ... All-Sunshine State Conference second team selection ... named SSC Offensive Player of the Week on 10/29/07 ... scored two goals and added five assists ... scored the game-winner and assisted on the other goal in the Tars'' 2-1 win over Lynn in the regular season finale on 10/26/07.
High School: Four year letterwinner at Lake Brantley High School ... acted as team captain as a senior and earned Coach’s Award ... named MVP of the Orange/Seminole All-Star game and earned a spot on the state all-star team ... her team was the state runner-up in 2004 and a state finalist in 2005 and 2007 ... also played for the Orlando Sharks Elite II club team.
Personal: Born May 22, 1989 ... daughter of Andrea Niemira and Ed Hirsch ... undecided on a major.
