Melissa Funsten

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
High School:
Ravenscroft
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.

Coach’s Quote: “Melissa is a fierce competitor who has great poise on the ball. As a midfielder, Melissa has excellent defensive skills, but she is also an aggressive attacker, which will fit perfectly into our style of play.”

2015 (Senior):
Served as team captain … Selected to play in the 2015 Victory Sports Tour/NFCHA Division I Senior Game … Started all 18 games this season … Registered her first goal of the season at Georgetown (8/28) … Tallied the lone goal at Lehigh (8/30) … Found the back of the net against Vermont (9/12) … Scored the lone goal versus Michigan (9/13) … Had a goal versus Longwood (9/20) … Handed out an assists at Lock Haven (10/4) … Recorded a goal and an assist versus Saint Louis (10/9) … Assisted the game-winning goal against Richmond (10/16).

2014 (Junior):
Earned second-team all-conference status ... Started all 19 games for Davidson in its inaugual season in the Atlantic 10 conference … Led the squad with nine points (3g, 3a) ... Handed out an assist in the first victory of the season against Rider (Sept. 6) … Tallied her first goal of the season in the 1-0 win at Saint Louis (Oct. 4) … Dished out a helper in a 2-1 defeat at Missouri State (Oct. 5) ... Registered the lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Lock Haven (Oct. 11) ... Tallied a goal in a narrow 2-1 overtime defeat at Vermont (Oct. 19) ... Assisted teammate Hannah Fisher's game-winning goal against VCU (Oct. 31).

2013 (Sophomore):
NorPac East All-Conference Team … SoCon Honor Roll … NorPac Offensive Player of the Week … Led the team in both points and goals as a sophomore … Collected seven goals and two assists for 16 points and had a team-high 63 shots on the season ... Started all 20 games on offense … Notched a goal and an assist in the ‘Cats’ 6-0 win over Georgetown to open the season (8/30) … Tallied another score in the 2-1 win vs. Towson (9/1) … Recorded a hat trick to tie the game in regulation in Davidson’s 4-3 overtime triumph of Vermont (9/6) … Scored the Wildcats’ lone goal in a 2-1 loss at Appalachian State (9/17) … Had a goal and an assist to lead the ‘Cats to a 2-1 victory over the Mountaineers (10/11)…

2012 (Freshman):
Made an immediate impact in her rookie campaign, starting all 22 games at midfield … Finished the season with four goals and six assists for 14 points ... Scored her first career goal in the ‘Cats’ 4-0 win over Georgetown (8/26) to start a three-game scoring streak … Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss to Louisville (9/1) … Dished out a pair of assists and added a goal of her own for a four-point effort in a 4-1 win over Ball State (9/2) … NorPac East Rookie of the Week (9/4) ... Scored in the ‘Cats’ 2-0 win over Colgate (10/14) … Had an assist vs. App State (9/23 and 10/2) and Longwood (10/5) … Made the game-winning shot in the shoot out vs. Longwood, giving Davidson the 3-2 win.

Before Davidson:
Three-time all-state and all-conference player at Ravenscroft … Two-time TISAC Conference Player of the Year … Named to NC Independent Schools All-Star Team and was the team’s MVP as a junior and senior … all-region as a junior … Made the varsity team as an eighth grader and was the team’s second leading scorer … Holds the schools record for career points (68) ... Helped her National Futures team place third … Also a four-year letterwinner and all-conference player in lacrosse … two-year letter winner in basketball 10th and 11th grade … Member of National Honors Society … Honor roll student.

Personal:
Daughter of Landon and Martha ... Brother Lanny was a wide receiver on the Wildcat football team from 2009-12 ... Has a sister Jennifer ... Studying Psychology.