Melissa Minton

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Lake Charles, La.
High School:
St. Louis Catholic HS

Major: General Studies

2011 - Junior
Made 19 starts, while playing in all 20 contests during junior campaign … Led the team, attempting 56 corner kicks … Scored three goals and tied a team-high with three assists … Posted 25 shots with 14 coming on goal … Scored first goal of the season in a 3-0 triumph over Prairie View A&M (9/4) … Recorded two assists and fired three shots in a 3-0 victory at Mississippi Valley State (9/9) … Posted an assist and had two shots on goal against Florida Atlantic (10/20) in the 4-0 win … Scored a career-high two goals, leading the Cajuns to a 4-0 victory over ULM (10/28).

2010 – Sophomore
Played in all 21 matches, earning six starts … Started the last five games of the season in the Cajuns midfield … Posted an assist vs. FIU (10/24) and vs. La.-Monroe (10/29) … Recorded six shots on the season with two coming on goal

2009 – Redshirt
Received a hardship-redshirt upon suffering an injury.

2008 – Freshman
Played in all 19 matches as a true freshman, including 14 starts … Had 11 shots on the year and eight shots on goal … Had a season-high two shots on goal against McNeese State on Sept. 9.

High School
Played at St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles … Posted a 3.6 GPA … Was a member of the Cyclones Soccer Club … Named to the All-State Freshman Team in 2004 and was an All-State selection from 2004-2007 … All-District in 2006 and 2007 and was tabbed District Defensive MVP in 2006 … All-District MVP, All-State 3-A MVP and State Game MVP in 2007 … All-State soccer player in 2006 an 2007 … Ran cross country and was named All-District from 2004-07 … Helped St. Louis Catholic to the 2005 state championship in cross country and state runner-ups in 2006 and 2007 … All-State cross country runner in 2006 Claimed the State Championship in the 4x400 … All-District, All-Regional and All-State in track in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 … Led the team to the state championship in 2008 … Was the AAU Junior Olympics Regional Heptathlon Champion, ranking 10th in the nation, and placed third in the 4x800 National Meet.

Personal
Full name is Melissa Mae Minton … Daughter of Dwight and Betty Minton … Has two brothers, David and Mark … Born on Dec. 21, 1989 in Lake Charles … Graduated with a General Studies degree in May 2012 … NCAA SAAC Sun Belt representative and named SBC SAAC president … Selected as Miss UL 2012.