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Jersey Number 7
Meghan Bain
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Berlin, N.J.
- High School:
- Eastern Regional
Bio
As a senior: NFHCA Senior All-Star... ECAC Award of Valor in Oct. for battle back from injuries during her junior season as a result of an accident... preseason All-CAA... started 16 games for the Dukes and appeared in three others... scored her first goal of the season in the second half of a 3-1 loss to #2 Wake Forest... hit one of five JMU penalty strokes in the 3-2 stroke-off (5-3) win over American... recorded two goals in 5-1 win over Hofstra and added another in 3-2 win over Drexel... scored only goal in 2-1 loss to Delaware in the CAA Tournament semifinal... finished her JMU career 12th in points with 90, seventh in goals scored with 42, and second in game-winning goals with 20.
As a junior: 2009 John H. Randolph Inspiration Award from the Colonial Athletic Association... CAA All-Tournament team... tied for third in the CAA for game-winning goals with four... tied for eleventh all-time for JMU in career goals... ranked second for game-winning goals in JMU history... closing in on the top 15 for JMU in career points... started 20 out of 21 games... finished the season with nine goals... scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Ohio... recorded a goal in a 6-1 victory at Towson... netted a goal in a 4-0 win against Virginia Commonwealth... helped defeat William and Mary with the game winning goal in a 3-1 game... recorded two goals and the game-winner in a 5-0 victory against Northeastern... two goals including a game-winner in a 4-1 win during the first round of the CAA tournament against William and Mary.
As a sophomore: Longstrength/NFHCA Division I Second Team All-Region (South)... VaSID First Team All-State... CAA Second Team All-Conference... CAA Preseason All-Conference... moved into 13th place on JMU’s career scoring list and second in career game-winning goals... made season playing debut with a goal in the 7-0 shutout against Georgetown... 11 goals and two assists this season... first season multiple-goal game against Towson with two... started in 22 of 23 games played... seven game-winning goals... scored game-winning goal in 5-4 victory over Duke in first round for JMU’s first NCAA win since 1995.
As a freshman: Womensfieldhockey.com National Rookie of the Year, National All-Rookie Team, and Third Team All-American... NFHCA Second Team All-Region... CAA Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team... CAA First Team All-Conference... CAA Player of the Week Oct. 23 & Oct. 9... CAA Rookie of the Week Oct. 23, Oct. 9, and Sept. 11... womensfieldhockey.com National Rookie of the Week Oct. 9 and Sept. 11... ECAC Player of the Week Oct. 9... VaSID State Rookie of the Year and First Team All-State... nine game-winning goals led the nation... led JMU in points and goals... set freshman record for game-winning goals... second in freshman points and goals... 16 goals on 52 shots for solid .308 shot percentage... two goals in first collegiate match at Kent State... added a goal against Albany for three on the weekend... recorded first two assists against Radford... put together impressive weekend with two goals in 2-1 win at Towson and three goals in 4-1 win over William & Mary, including the game winner in both contests... two goals and one assists in 3-0 shutout of Delaware... scored JMU’s only goal in 1-0 win over Hofstra in CAA semifinal match.
High school and club: NFHCA All-America second team as a senior. NFHCA all-region first team, Associated Press all-state first team, Newark Star-Ledger first team all-state, and All-South Jersey by Philadelphia Inquirer and Camden Courier-Post as a junior and senior. NJFieldHockey.com first team all-state as a senior. Field Hockey Club of South Jersey Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and first team All-South Jersey as a junior and senior. South Jersey season scoring champion as a junior (48 goals, 17 assists) and senior (35 goals, 24 assists). All-Group IV by Camden Courier-Post three times and by Newark Star-Ledger twice. All-Olympic Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior. Senior All-Star Game. Philadelphia Inquirer Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore, when she led all sophomores in the state with 18 goals. Team MVP and co-captain as a senior. Member of four (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) state group IV champion teams at Eastern. U.S. Field Hockey Assocation Junior National Team Camp 2006. Played on silver-medalist team at USFHA National Futures Tournament 2005. Under-19 Futures Elite 2005 and 2006. Also played lacrosse, and was all-conference as a junior and senior and team co-captain and MVP as a senior. Also Camden Courier-Post all-group A and Women's Lacrosse Club of South Jersey first team as a senior.
Personal: Meghan Bain. JMU sophomore field hockey players Ashley, Lauren and Melissa Walls are her first cousins. Bain's mother, Debbie, and the Walls' mother, Dorothy, are twin sisters. Her high school coach, Danyle Hefferman Heilig (JMU '95), played on JMU's 1994 NCAA champion field hockey team, is co-holder of JMU's career assist record (36), was a two-time JMU lacrosse All-America and ranks among JMU's all-time lacrosse scorers.
Getting to know Meghan...
Why did you choose JMU?
It’s a great campus and I fell in love with the team and coaching staff. The idea of going to a college far from home was really hard for me at first but with my cousins being here, it made the transition much easier.
What is your major and why did you choose it?
I chose sports management because I want to pursue a career that works closely with sports teams and athletes.
What do you enjoy most about JMU field hockey?
The competition and being with the team.
What are your goals for this year?
To win the NCAA tournament.
What is your favorite pre-game music or ritual?
When each of us joins hands and steps over the line as one at the beginning of each game.
Who is the silliest/goofiest person on the team?
Lauren Stefaniak
Who motivates you and why?
The coaches and each one of my teammates motivate me by pushing me to always try my hardest and to do my best to help us work towards achieving our team goals.
What influenced you to play field hockey?
My parents, being athletes themselves, have been a great influence in my field hockey career, and my mother played at the same high school.
Do you have a nickname within the team?
Some call me Meems.
What other hobbies and/or activities do you enjoy?
Hanging out with friends, and participating in other extra-curricular activities including soccer and lacrosse
Who or what is your favorite:
Food? I love everything and anything edible
Movie? My Best Friends Wedding
TV Show? Americas Next Top Model
Actor/Actress? Orlando Bloom
Music Group? Rascal Flatts
Athlete? Mia Hamm
As a junior: 2009 John H. Randolph Inspiration Award from the Colonial Athletic Association... CAA All-Tournament team... tied for third in the CAA for game-winning goals with four... tied for eleventh all-time for JMU in career goals... ranked second for game-winning goals in JMU history... closing in on the top 15 for JMU in career points... started 20 out of 21 games... finished the season with nine goals... scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Ohio... recorded a goal in a 6-1 victory at Towson... netted a goal in a 4-0 win against Virginia Commonwealth... helped defeat William and Mary with the game winning goal in a 3-1 game... recorded two goals and the game-winner in a 5-0 victory against Northeastern... two goals including a game-winner in a 4-1 win during the first round of the CAA tournament against William and Mary.
As a sophomore: Longstrength/NFHCA Division I Second Team All-Region (South)... VaSID First Team All-State... CAA Second Team All-Conference... CAA Preseason All-Conference... moved into 13th place on JMU’s career scoring list and second in career game-winning goals... made season playing debut with a goal in the 7-0 shutout against Georgetown... 11 goals and two assists this season... first season multiple-goal game against Towson with two... started in 22 of 23 games played... seven game-winning goals... scored game-winning goal in 5-4 victory over Duke in first round for JMU’s first NCAA win since 1995.
As a freshman: Womensfieldhockey.com National Rookie of the Year, National All-Rookie Team, and Third Team All-American... NFHCA Second Team All-Region... CAA Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team... CAA First Team All-Conference... CAA Player of the Week Oct. 23 & Oct. 9... CAA Rookie of the Week Oct. 23, Oct. 9, and Sept. 11... womensfieldhockey.com National Rookie of the Week Oct. 9 and Sept. 11... ECAC Player of the Week Oct. 9... VaSID State Rookie of the Year and First Team All-State... nine game-winning goals led the nation... led JMU in points and goals... set freshman record for game-winning goals... second in freshman points and goals... 16 goals on 52 shots for solid .308 shot percentage... two goals in first collegiate match at Kent State... added a goal against Albany for three on the weekend... recorded first two assists against Radford... put together impressive weekend with two goals in 2-1 win at Towson and three goals in 4-1 win over William & Mary, including the game winner in both contests... two goals and one assists in 3-0 shutout of Delaware... scored JMU’s only goal in 1-0 win over Hofstra in CAA semifinal match.
High school and club: NFHCA All-America second team as a senior. NFHCA all-region first team, Associated Press all-state first team, Newark Star-Ledger first team all-state, and All-South Jersey by Philadelphia Inquirer and Camden Courier-Post as a junior and senior. NJFieldHockey.com first team all-state as a senior. Field Hockey Club of South Jersey Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and first team All-South Jersey as a junior and senior. South Jersey season scoring champion as a junior (48 goals, 17 assists) and senior (35 goals, 24 assists). All-Group IV by Camden Courier-Post three times and by Newark Star-Ledger twice. All-Olympic Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior. Senior All-Star Game. Philadelphia Inquirer Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore, when she led all sophomores in the state with 18 goals. Team MVP and co-captain as a senior. Member of four (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) state group IV champion teams at Eastern. U.S. Field Hockey Assocation Junior National Team Camp 2006. Played on silver-medalist team at USFHA National Futures Tournament 2005. Under-19 Futures Elite 2005 and 2006. Also played lacrosse, and was all-conference as a junior and senior and team co-captain and MVP as a senior. Also Camden Courier-Post all-group A and Women's Lacrosse Club of South Jersey first team as a senior.
Personal: Meghan Bain. JMU sophomore field hockey players Ashley, Lauren and Melissa Walls are her first cousins. Bain's mother, Debbie, and the Walls' mother, Dorothy, are twin sisters. Her high school coach, Danyle Hefferman Heilig (JMU '95), played on JMU's 1994 NCAA champion field hockey team, is co-holder of JMU's career assist record (36), was a two-time JMU lacrosse All-America and ranks among JMU's all-time lacrosse scorers.
Getting to know Meghan...
Why did you choose JMU?
It’s a great campus and I fell in love with the team and coaching staff. The idea of going to a college far from home was really hard for me at first but with my cousins being here, it made the transition much easier.
What is your major and why did you choose it?
I chose sports management because I want to pursue a career that works closely with sports teams and athletes.
What do you enjoy most about JMU field hockey?
The competition and being with the team.
What are your goals for this year?
To win the NCAA tournament.
What is your favorite pre-game music or ritual?
When each of us joins hands and steps over the line as one at the beginning of each game.
Who is the silliest/goofiest person on the team?
Lauren Stefaniak
Who motivates you and why?
The coaches and each one of my teammates motivate me by pushing me to always try my hardest and to do my best to help us work towards achieving our team goals.
What influenced you to play field hockey?
My parents, being athletes themselves, have been a great influence in my field hockey career, and my mother played at the same high school.
Do you have a nickname within the team?
Some call me Meems.
What other hobbies and/or activities do you enjoy?
Hanging out with friends, and participating in other extra-curricular activities including soccer and lacrosse
Who or what is your favorite:
Food? I love everything and anything edible
Movie? My Best Friends Wedding
TV Show? Americas Next Top Model
Actor/Actress? Orlando Bloom
Music Group? Rascal Flatts
Athlete? Mia Hamm
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