Susan Byrne
Senior
Defender
Dublin, Ireland / St. Joseph’s High School
As A Junior In 2006: Started 14 games as a
defender and was named the winner of the Marianne
Viscovich-Powderly Memorial Award (presented annually to the
outstanding member of the women’s soccer team whose courage,
leadership qualities and love of the game inspires her teammates)
for the 2006 season … scored the game-tying goal at Pittsburgh
(Sept. 22) … volleyed a loose ball into the back of the net with
less than 10 minutes left in the game vs. the Panthers to give St.
John’s an important road tie and a point in the BIG EAST standings
… had an assist during the regular-season against Seton Hall (Oct.
13) … re-served the ball back into the penalty box and found Vaila
Barsley, who headed it home.
As A Sophomore In 2005: Started 15 games as a
defender for the Red Storm … played complete games in all but one
of those contests … had two shots on the year, one on goal …came
back from a mid-year injury to consistently anchor the St. John’s
defense.
As A Freshman In 2004: Played for the Irish
National Team in the World Cup Qualifying rounds during the summer
of 2005 … joined the team late during the 2004 season … scored her
first collegiate goal in her St. John’s debut, knocking in a header
just moments after checking in vs. Wagner (Sept. 12) … tallied the
game-winning goal in St. John’s must-win game at Providence (Oct.
24) … that goal catapulted the Red Storm to its fourth-straight BIG
EAST Tournament appearance.
Before St. John’s: Named to Ireland’s National
Team in 2004 … was a member of the Irish Under-17 Olympic Squad
where she competed in Olympic qualifying rounds in Paris, France,
in 2003 … played club soccer for the St. James Gate Senior women’s
team … was named St. James’ 2002 Player of the Year.