University of Memphis Athletics
Starnes Joins Memphis Women’s Soccer
Jan 17, 2017 | Women's Soccer
UT Martin transfer immediately eligible to play for the Tigers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Rebecca Starnes, a junior defender from Arlington, Tenn., has joined the University of Memphis women's soccer program after two seasons at UT Martin, Memphis head coach Brooks Monaghan announced Tuesday.
"It is always nice to add a player with college experience to your roster. Rebecca has played a lot of minutes in a vital role in her two years at UT Martin," Monaghan said. "She played a couple of different positions at UT Martin but we see her providing depth to our backline. We are hoping that she will make an impact similar to the one she had at UT Martin."
Starnes was a two-year starter and all-conference player for the Skyhawks, featuring in all 37 career matches and starting 34. In her UT Martin career she played a total of 3,111 minutes and contributed to four shutouts.
As a freshman in 2015 she earned All-Ohio Valley Conference first team and All-Newcomer accolades after starting all 19 matches and playing nearly every minute. During the final three regular-season matches, Starnes and the Skyhawk defense put together a shutout streak of 245 minutes.
Last season Starnes played in all 18 matches and made 15 starts as a sophomore. She logged 1,387 total minutes and played the full match 10 times.
Starnes is the daughter of David and Susan Starnes. She attended Bolton High School and played club soccer for FC Alliance. She was a three-time Commercial Appeal Best of Preps from 2012-14 and was named the Most Valuable Player in 2013 and 2013 while leading her squad to District 14 runner-up and Regional runner-up appearances.
"It is always nice to add a player with college experience to your roster. Rebecca has played a lot of minutes in a vital role in her two years at UT Martin," Monaghan said. "She played a couple of different positions at UT Martin but we see her providing depth to our backline. We are hoping that she will make an impact similar to the one she had at UT Martin."
Starnes was a two-year starter and all-conference player for the Skyhawks, featuring in all 37 career matches and starting 34. In her UT Martin career she played a total of 3,111 minutes and contributed to four shutouts.
As a freshman in 2015 she earned All-Ohio Valley Conference first team and All-Newcomer accolades after starting all 19 matches and playing nearly every minute. During the final three regular-season matches, Starnes and the Skyhawk defense put together a shutout streak of 245 minutes.
Last season Starnes played in all 18 matches and made 15 starts as a sophomore. She logged 1,387 total minutes and played the full match 10 times.
Starnes is the daughter of David and Susan Starnes. She attended Bolton High School and played club soccer for FC Alliance. She was a three-time Commercial Appeal Best of Preps from 2012-14 and was named the Most Valuable Player in 2013 and 2013 while leading her squad to District 14 runner-up and Regional runner-up appearances.
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