Annie Messer

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio
Prev School:
West Carrollton
High School:
West Carrollton

2008 (sophomore):
Academic All-MAC Team Honorable Mention ... Played in all 18 games, making starts in the final 17 ... Had three goals and was second on the team with three assists ... Two of her three goals scored were game-winners ... Her 43 shot attempts were one off the team lead (Caitlin Hester) ... Ranked 10th in the MAC with 4.4 shots per game ... Had a streak of four straight games during the year in which she either scored a goal or had an assist ... Had the game-winning score in 1-0 victory at Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 19) ... Had a three-point afternoon against Akron (Sept. 28) as the Golden Flashes earned win No. 100 in school history ... Produced the eventual game-winner while adding an assist against the Zips.

2007 (freshman):
Registered starts in four of her 12 games played ... Started four straight games from Sept. 30-Oct. 12 ... Scored her lone goal of the year at home against Youngstown State (Sept. 19) ... The goal came in the 33rd minute and proved to be the game-winner in a 2-0 KSU victory ... Attempted eight shots on the season ... Was one of nine different Kent State players and one of three freshmen to score a goal during the season.

Prior to Kent State:
Named All-Area D1 first team as a junior and senior at West Carrollton High School ... Was the Ohio D1 total points (78) leader as a junior with 33 goals and 12 assists ... Ended her prep career with 74 goals and 40 assists ... Set a school single-game record with six goals ... Coached by Brittany Brown ... Played club soccer for Courage Elite, winning three premier league championships ... Also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal:
Daughter of Doug and Tara Messer ... Older sisters Amanda ('02-'05) and Kaitlin ('07-'08) both played soccer for the Golden Flashes ... Also has one brother ... Majoring in communication studies.