2004 Women's Soccer Roster

Tanya Payne
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Prescott, Ariz.
- Position:
- M
- Prev School:
- Prescott HS
2006 (Jr.): Played in 18 games, starting 17 … member of a strong defense unit which helped Liberty post a 1.07 GAA, the second lowest in program history, and eight shutouts … also netted a goal and added an assist … scored goal in 2-0 win at John Brown (9/1) … added a helper in 3-0 victory over second-seeded Coastal Carolina in the semifinals of the Big South Championship (11/3) … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll … elected by members from the Big South's nine institutions as the conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative to the NCAA Division I SAAC …
2005 (So.): Started all 21 matches … named to Big South all-conference first team … named to VaSID all-state first team … led team in scoring with five goals and four assists, totaling 14 points … team record was 7-1 when she recorded either a goal or an assist in a match … had an assist on game-winning goal in season opener against UMBC (8/26) … assisted on game-winning goal and then scored another goal herself in 2-0 victory over Charleston Southern (10/1) … scored a goal on a penalty kick in 4-2 win over Radford (10/4) … scored team's only goal in 4-1 loss against UNC Asheville for her third-straight game with a goal (10/11) … scored GW goal in the rain at Howard (10/24) … had an assist in the first and semifinal matches of the Big South Championship against Birmingham-Southern (11/3) and Radford (11/4), respectively … scored game-winning goal on a penalty kick in 3-0 win over UNC Asheville in championship game (11/6) … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll …
2004 (Fr.): Appeared in all 17 games with 16 starts ... first collegiate goal was game-winner in 2-1 OT win at Winthrop (10/1) ... scored goal in 2-0 win over High Point (10/12) ...named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll ...
Prep: Graduate of Prescott High School … a four-year letterwinner … second team all-state selection in 2003 and 2004 … four-time first team all-region honoree …
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Paige Payne … Birthdate: Sept. 5.