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#15 Melissa Shelton Season 2002

Position
Midfielder
Height
5'5
Class
Senior
Hometown
Mandeville, La.
High School
Mandeville HS

SENIOR SEASON (2002)
Provided LSU with an explosive offensive threat at the forward position … Scored two goals and notched a key assist despite missing six games due to an injury … Has always been an influential leader for the Tigers and has played a major factor in LSU’s 37-33-4 overall record during her four years in Baton Rouge … Earned her third varsity letter.

JUNIOR SEASON (2001)
Logged valuable minutes for the team and her presence proved to be a major influence on the offensive side of the ball … Recorded one goal and two assists on the season for a total of four points … Tallied a goal-scoring performance against Arkansas on Nov. 2 … Recorded assists against Nicholls State (Sept. 21) and South Carolina (Oct. 14) … Finished the year tied for second place on the team in assists (2) … Played in 16 of the 18 games and started five times … Earned her third varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2000)
Entered the Tigers’ starting line-up against Northwestern State and made an immediate impact by scoring the game-winning goal … Played in 15 games and started in 12 games during the season … Netted goals against Louisiana-Lafayette (Sept. 26), Ole Miss (Sept. 28), Tennessee (Oct. 8) and Tulane (Oct. 25) … Recorded two assists against Alabama A&M in her first appearance of the season on September 15 … Finished the season ranked fourth statistically for the Tigers with five goals, four assists and 14 points … Earned her second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (1999)
Became a solid addition to the Tigers’ midfield in 1999 by seeing action in 19 games with nine starts … Netted one goal to go along with two assists equaling four points in 1999 … The first goal of her career was a game-winner in the Tigers’ 2-1 victory over eventual Southeastern Conference Western Division champion Ole Miss … Recorded an assist in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory over Nicholls State on Sept. 17 … Added an assist on Oct. 1 in the Tigers’ non-conference match-up against Oklahoma State … Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
Member of the Louisiana powerhouse Mandeville High School program … Helped lead Mandeville to back-to-back district titles in 1998 and 1999 … Named a two-time All-District selection … Scored 27 goals and added six assists as a senior.

PERSONAL
Full name is Melissa Leigh Shelton… Parents are Lee and Cindy Shelton… Has one brother, Chris … Majoring in kinesiology and minoring in psychology … Her nickname, “Mo”, was given to her by her father … Born Nov. 25, 1980.

CAREER STATS
G/S SH G A PTS GWG
1999 19/9 10 1 2 4 1
2000 15/12 25 5 4 14 1
2001 16/5 13 1 2 4 0
2002 14/14 20 2 1 5 0
Totals 64/40 68 9 9 27 2

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