Varin Ness
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Sogndal, Norway
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- Position:
- M
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Sogndal Vidaregåande Skule
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- g
- 2
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- a
- 11
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- pts
- 15
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- gw
- 1
Bio
- 2016 First-team All-SAC
- 2016 NSCAA Third-team All-Southeast Region
- 2016 D2CCA Second-team All-Southeast Region
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.
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... Born on April 19th, 1994... Undecided on a major.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 22 | 11 |
| Games started | 22 | 11 |
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Assists | 11 | 3 |
| Points | 15 | 7 |
| Shots | 62 | 38 |
| Shot Pct | .032 | .053 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | at Ala.-Huntsville | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Francis Marion | W, 10-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at USC Aiken | W, 9-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Newberry | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Mars Hill | W, 8-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | Catawba | W, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Wingate | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | Tusculum | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | at Brevard | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | Coker | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Catawba | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Wingate | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Limestone | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at North Georgia | L, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 22 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 17 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| October | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| November | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
News mentions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Soccer Coaches Association of American has released its 2016 All-Southeast Region teams and four Eagles have earned recognition. Lauren Wade (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) and Julianne Herrity (Donegal, Ireland) were selected to the first-team, Heida Ragney (Akureyri, Iceland) was chosen for a spot on the second-team and Varin Ness (Sogndal, Norway) made the third-team.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Carson-Newman junior midfielder Lauren Wade (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) was named the Southeast Region Player of the Year by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association on Wednesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – After picking up their second NCAA Tournament win in two years on Friday, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team moves into the second round, where they will face one of the host schools in the Southeast Region, the second-seeded and 20th ranked North Georgia Nighthawks, on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at the University of North Georgia Soccer Complex in Dahlonega, Ga.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Carson-Newman Eagles scored two goals in less than two minutes as the sixth seeded C-N women’s soccer team upset the third-seeded Limestone Saints, 2-0, in their first round match in the NCAA Tournament’s Southeast region on Friday in Dahlonega, Ga.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – On Friday, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will make its ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament when the sixth-seeded Eagles face the third-seeded Limestone Saints at 2 p.m. at University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Ga.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the second consecutive season, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (16-3-1) has brought home the hardware, as they knocked off the Wingate Bulldogs (12-6-1), 2-1, in Sunday’s South Atlantic Conference Tournament final to claim their second straight SAC title and the sixth in the program’s history.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Jacqueline Burns broke the SAC record for clean sheets in a season with her 13th this year and the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team erased the Anderson (S.C.) Trojans, 5-0, in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinals at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – After taking out Catawba in the first round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament on Tuesday, the second-seeded and SAC regular season champion Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will face the Anderson (S.C.) Trojans in the semifinals in Rock Hill, S.C. on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After a regular season in which she led the SAC in goals and points and tied for second in assists, Lauren Wade (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) has been named the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year. Wade is also one of a Carson-Newman record ten players to be chosen for the league’s all-conference teams.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – For the second straight season, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team has earned the title of South Atlantic Conference champions and with it, a spot in the SAC tournament. The Eagles are the two seed in the tourney, which gives them home-field advantage for their first round match-up with the seventh seeded Catawba College Catawba Indians, who will visit McCown Field for a 5 p.m. match.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Goalkeeper Jacqueline Burns (Cookstown, Northern Ireland) collected her program record tenth shutout of the season as the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team edged the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 1-0 on Tuesday night at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – On Tuesday evening, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will play the second-to-last game on their regular season schedule, as they host the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters at 5pm at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Coming off a victory over the top team in the South Atlantic Conference, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team makes a trip to Brevard for their final regular season road game of 2016, as they’ll face the Tornados at Brevard Soccer Field at 5 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – A hat trick by Lauren Wade (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) led the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team past the Tusculum Pioneers, 4-1, on Wednesday evening at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Having seen their three-game win streak snapped at Wingate on Saturday, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team turns their attention to a Wednesday evening battle with the Tusculum Pioneers at McCown Field that’s set for 5 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman women’s soccer team stormed to 5-0 first half lead and never looked back, as they dominated the Catawba College Catabwa Indians, 6-0, at McCown Field on Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - Looking to build on the momentum of their 1-0 overtime win over Anderson (S.C.) on Saturday, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will be back at McCown Field on Wednesday night to host the King Tornado at 5pm in their final non-conference game of the regular season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Alex Brandan headed in the golden goal in the 94th minute to break a scoreless tie against the Anderson (S.C.) Trojans and give the Carson-Newman Eagles a 1-0 victory on Saturday evening at McCown Field in Jefferson City, Tennessee.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Looking to continue the momentum of their current five-game win streak, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team travels to Hickory, North Carolina for their final match in September as they take on the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears at the Moretz Sports Athletic Complex at 7pm.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Julianne Herrity (Donegal, Ireland) put together her fifth multi-goal game of the season, scoring both of the goals for the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team as they took down the Queens Royals 3-0 at the Queens Sports Complex in Charlotte, N.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Julianne Herrity (Donegal, Ireland) netted a pair of first half goals and the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team powered past the Mars Hill Lions by a score of 8-0 on Wednesday evening at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Having played their last four games on the road, including their conference opener on Saturday at Newberry, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team returns to McCown Field on Wednesday night, as they host Mars Hill at 5pm.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – After winning their previous two contests by a combined score of 19-0, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team gets their 2016 SAC schedule underway by visiting Newberry on Saturday for a 1pm match.
AIKEN, S.C. – Lauren Wade (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) tied the season-high for goals in a game in the NCAA and set the season-high in Division II by scoring five times to spearhead a 9-0 thrashing of USC-Aiken by the No. 10 Carson-Newman women’s soccer team on Monday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Looking to rebound from a 3-1 loss to Alabama-Huntsville in their most recent game on Tuesday, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team has a pair of road games on their schedule as they look to get back on track.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior forward Julianne Herrity (Donegal, Ireland) has been selected as the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week on Wednesday following two games in which she totaled three goals and an assist.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With two games already in the win column in 2016, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team starts a string of four straight road games on Tuesday when they travel to play Alabama-Huntsville at 1pm.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Just two days after opening the 2016 season with a 3-1 victory at Trevecca Nazarene, the Carson-Newman women's soccer team will be back on the pitch for their home opener.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Julianne Herrity scored 88 seconds in and the Carson-Newman Eagles never looked back on their way to a 4-0 victory in their home opener over the Lees-McRae Bobcats at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The defending South Atlantic Conference Champion Carson-Newman women’s soccer team starts off the 2016 season on the road against the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans on Thursday evening at 5pm.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a year in which they captured both the South Atlantic Conference regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team has been picked as the preseason favorite to win the SAC. The Eagles received seven of a possible 12 first place votes.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - The South Atlantic Conference has announced its preseason first and second team for women’s soccer and Carson-Newman has had six student-athletes selected for the two lineups.
Part two of a three part series previewing the 2016 Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will focus on the midfielders returning for the upcoming season. One of those midfielders is sophomore Heida Ragney(Akureyri, Iceland), who stopped by to discuss the unit.
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