16 Abbie Zander
16 Abbie Zander
Height: 5-9
Year: Senior
Hometown: Baneberry, Tenn.
High School: Jefferson County
Position: D
g 3
a 1
pts 7
gw 0

2023 Preseason All-SAC Second Team

2022 All-SAC Second Team

2023: (Senior): 

2022 (Junior): She was the only Eagle to start and play in all 17 games during the season. She scored one goal and added five assists. That goal came aganist Bluefield State on Oct 5, a game in which she also recorded three assists, giving her five points in the match. Her final assist of the season came in a 2-0 win over Lincoln Memorial on Oct 12. 

2021 (Sophomore) (Fall): In 18 appearances, was part of the starting XI for five matches. Netted three goals, including the game-winner in the SAC quarterfinals against Wingate, along with making one assist on the game-winning goal against Tusculum to make her season point total sit at seven. Fired off 31 shots, fifth-most on team, with 13 shots on goal which stood as fifth-most for an Eagle as well. Held two game-winners, one against Wingate in the SAC Quarterfinals and one against Belmont Abbey on Sept. 8. 

2021 (Freshman) (Spring): Made two starts in two appearances for C-N in her debut season. Collected her first collegiate goal against LMU on Feb. 25. Fired off three shots on goal in four attempts while adding an assist to compile three points for 2021. 

High School: Dual-sport athlete at Jefferson City, competing for both the soccer and track teams. Led the team in goals during the 2019 season with a total of 13. Named Conference Player of the Year, High School Offensive MVP, and First-Team All-Conference in 2019 while named Second-Team All-Conference in 2018. 

Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Gary Zander. Uncle, Carl Zander, played football at the University of Tennessee and for the Cincinnati Bengals. Sister, Kate, was a part of the soccer and track teams at LMU before joining the Carson-Newman roster this year. Intends to major in Nursing at Carson-Newman. 

Recent Games
Oct 23 Columbus St. L, 3-0
Oct 28 Limestone T, 2-2
Nov 1 Tusculum W, 3-2
Nov 4 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 2-1
Nov 10 vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 2-0
Nov 17 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 19 11
Games started 19 11
Goals 3 1
Assists 1 0
Points 7 2
Shots 17 8
Shot Pct .176 .125
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 31 North Greenville W, 5-3 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 2 Lee L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 6 at Young Harris T, 3-3 1 1 1 3 4 .250 0-0 0
Sep 9 Anderson (S.C.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 20 Emory & Henry W, 4-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Sep 23 at Coker W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 27 at Mars Hill T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 7 #22 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 11 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 14 #2 Catawba L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 18 Bluefield St. W, 2-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Oct 23 Columbus St. L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 28 Limestone T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 1 Tusculum W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Nov 4 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 10 vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 17 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2020-21 2 2 .50 .50 1.50 2.00 .250 1.50 .750
2021-22 18 5 .17 .06 .39 1.72 .097 .72 .419
2022-23 17 17 .06 .29 .41 .47 .125 .24 .500
2023-24 19 19 .16 .05 .37 .89 .176 .53 .588
Total 56 43 .14 .14 .43 1.07 .133 .54 .500
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2020-21 2 2 1 1 3 4 .250 3 .750 0 0 0-0 0
2021-22 18 5 3 1 7 31 .097 13 .419 1 0 0-0 2
2022-23 17 17 1 5 7 8 .125 4 .500 1 0 0-0 0
2023-24 19 19 3 1 7 17 .176 10 .588 2 0 0-0 0
Total 56 43 8 8 24 60 .133 30 .500 4 0 0-0 2
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 19 19 .16 .05 .37 .89 .176 .53 .588
Conference 11 11 .09 .00 .18 .73 .125 .36 .500
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 10 10 .20 .00 .40 1.00 .200 .50 .500
Away 8 8 .13 .13 .38 .88 .143 .63 .714
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
-
Wins 8 8 .25 .00 .50 1.00 .250 .50 .500
Losses 8 8 .00 .00 .00 .38 .000 .00 .000
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August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .000 1.00 .500
September 8 8 .25 .13 .63 1.00 .250 .75 .750
October 6 6 .17 .00 .33 .83 .200 .33 .400
November 4 4 .00 .00 .00 .50 .000 .25 .500
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 19 19 3 1 7 17 .176 10 .588 2 0 0-0 0
Conference 11 11 1 0 2 8 .125 4 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 10 10 2 0 4 10 .200 5 .500 1 0 0-0 0
Away 8 8 1 1 3 7 .143 5 .714 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 1 0 0-0 0
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Wins 8 8 2 0 4 8 .250 4 .500 1 0 0-0 0
Losses 8 8 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 1 0 0-0 0
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August 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 1 0 0-0 0
September 8 8 2 1 5 8 .250 6 .750 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 6 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 0 0 0-0 0
November 4 4 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 1 0 0-0 0