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2017 Women's Soccer Roster

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23 Varin Ness

  • Position Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Sogndal, Norway
  • Prev School Carson Newman

Biography

As A Senior (2017) | Game-By-Game Stats
2017 ASUN Tournament MVP
2017 ASUN Conference Second Team All-Conference


Named ASUN Second Team All-Conference and the ASUN Tournament MVP after scoring eight goals including the winner in FGCU’s come-from-behind win over Lipscomb in the Final … Scored her first goal for FGCU against Eastern Michigan (Aug. 27) and tallied an assist as well in the win … Assisted on the match-winner in the home-opener opposite Kent State (Sept. 1) … Scored the second of four match-winners at Arizona (Sept. 8), 1 -0 victory for FGCU … Produced two goals against Webber International (Sept. 18) … Helped FGCU secure a 3-0 victory over Kennesaw State (Oct. 1) with a goal … Scored in three-straight matches to end the season including the winner against UNF that gave FGCU it’s eighth-straight ASUN regular season title (Oct. 21) … Later scored in the ASUN Semifinals against Jacksonville (Nov. 3) … Capped a comeback victory for FGCU in the ASUN Final opposite Lipscomb, scoring in double overtime to send FGCU to its sixth NCAA Tournament in seven seasons (Nov. 5) … Finished the season with eight goals and two assists over 1242 minutes.

At Carson-Newman
As A Sophomore (2016)

Started all 22 games...Finished the season with 11 assists, which tied her for the most on the team and in the South Atlantic Conference...Her assist total tied her for 11th in Division II...Collected three assists against Lees-McRae on Sept. 3rd...Assisted on both Eagle goals against Wingate in the SAC title game on Nov. 6th...Added assists against USC-Aiken, Queens (N.C.), King (Tenn.), Catawba, Tusculum and Limestone...Tallied a pair of goals, including the game-winner against Lincoln Memorial on Oct. 25th in a 1-0 C-N victory...Also scored against Tusculum on Oct. 19th...Attempted 62 shots with 27 on goal.

As A Freshman (2015)
Consensus second team All-Southeast Region pick by the NSCAA and D2CCA... SAC Freshman of the Year... First team All-SAC selection... Set the school record for goals by a freshman with 12 goals... Contributed five assists 19 appearances... Registered at least one point in her first four matches in her career and scored in her first appearance in the Orange and Blue against Ohio Dominican on Sept. 11th... Scored the game-winning goal against Lincoln Memorial in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals in the 59th-minute off a free kick when the Eagles were playing a player down on Nov. 3rd...  Scored the Eagles' lone goal in the Southeast Region Championship against Columbus State on Nov. 21st... Tallied multi-goal games against Mars Hill and Lees-McRae... Also scored against Lenoir-Rhyne, Lincoln Memorial, King, Brevard and Coker... Finished tied for fifth in the SAC with 12 goals... Ranked fifth in the SAC and 48th in the nation with 29 points... Recorded 58 shots, which was eighth-most in the conference. 

High School 
Played in the second division in Norway and was on the team that finished in second.

Personal 
Daughter of Siv Laila Eriksen and Tom Nes... Native of Norway... Undecided on a major. 

Statistics

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