The Lady

Lakers soccer team of Clayton College and State

University added sixteen players to their team recently.

Fourteen of

them are incoming freshmen and two are junior college

transfers. Of the 16, nine are from the metro Atlanta

area.

Three of

the girls played for Morrow High School. Zulynette Olivo

was a three-year starter for the Mustangs and scored

seven goals this past season. She was senior captain of

the team and named to the 1999 News/Daily All-Area team.

Her teammate Julie Washo also scored seven goals this

past season, bringing her career numbers at Morrow to 26

goals, second most in the school's history. Kristen

Campbell, also from Morrow High School, joins the team.

Heritage

High School in Conyers has a few players joining the Lady

lakers as well. Bonnie Elliot was a defensive leader for

Heritage and was named to the Rockdale Citizen's All-Area

First team this past season. Elliot is joined by her

teammate, Dana Peterson. Peterson is a goalie who

recorded 15 shutouts this season and did not allow a goal

to be scored until the regional playoffs.

Elliot and

Peterson will join a former opponent on the team this

fall, Star Meyer from Salem High School in Covington.

Meyer recorded seven goals and seven assists for the

Seminoles and took home the MVP award for her team this

past season.

The Lady

Lakers also picked up Erica Castillo from Southwest

DeKalb. She scored 24 goals and recorded 10 assists as a

junior, winning best offensive, best forward, and best

female athlete awards during her high school career.

Rachel van Ness played at South Gwinnett High School and

won the Coach's Award as junior team captain.

The Lady

Lakers will have a former Fayette countian playing for

them this year as well. Kayla Seabolt, a graduate of

Sandy Creek High School, led the team in scoring during

her freshman year.

She has

been attending Truett-McConnell College for the past two

years.

Clayton

State coaches said the new blood being infused into the

Lady lakers is expected to help them improve on their

9-7-1 record from last year, which was the best record in

team history for the Lady Lakers. The program started in

1995 and returns its top scorer from last season, Heather

Roberson, and their goalkeeper Michelle Smith. �q

All rained

out games will be rescheduled before the tournament July

30-31.

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