Helen Seed
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- Height:
- 5'11
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- Hometown:
- Preston, England
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- Position:
- D
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Runshaw College
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- 4
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- a
- 1
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- pts
- 9
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- gw
- 0
Bio
Seed (Preston, England) will finish with the fourth-most minutes played in the history of the women's soccer program at Carson-Newman tallying 6821. She started in 77 games over her four-career which is also good for third-best all-time, wrapping up one of the most, if not best, historic careers as a defender in program history
2017: Her 23 games started in 2017 tie a program record for a single season, recording a team-leading 2079 minutes. 2017 NCAA D2 Women's Soccer Championships All-Tournament Team Selection. SAC Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team for third-straight year. In her senior year, she came away with a career-high four goals and added one assist. She provided the Eagles with one of the best defenses in the nation shutting out opponents 14 times and holding 12 different teams to six shots or less through 90 minutes which included six straight shutouts from Oct. 7 to Oct. 31, a school record. She collected a two-goal game at Catawba on Oct. 7th in a 3-0 win over the Indians.
- 2017 D2CCA Second-Team All-America
- 2017 USC Third-Team All-America
- 2017 D2CCA First-team All-Region
- 2017 USC First-team All-Region
- 2017 CoSIDA Scholar First-team All-America
- 2017 SAC All-Tournament Team
- 2017 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2017 SAC First-Team
2016: Appeared in all 22 games for Carson-Newman, starting 19...Scored once while also adding an assist...Found twine against Catawba on Oct. 8th...Collected an assist on Oct. 25th versus Lincoln Memorial...Sent in eight shots, with three on target.
- 2016 All-SAC second-team
- 2016 SAC All-Tournament Team
2015: Preseason first team All-SAC selection... Made 20 appearances with 18 starts as a sophomore... Registered one assist on the season against King on Oct. 21st... Missed the first match of the season due to yellow card accumulation from the 2014 season... Member of the SAC Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament team.
2014: First-team All-SAC honoree as a freshman... First Eagle to be named first team since 2011... Appeared and started in all 17 matches... Scored two goals and an assist as a freshman... Scored her first career goal against Lincoln Memorial on Oct. 9th and also scored against Mars Hill on Oct. 22nd... Also recorded an assist against Mars Hill... Recorded nine shots... Played the full 108 minutes in the double OT loss to Lincoln Memorial.
High School: Attended Runshaw College from 2012 -14.... Made 19 starts for Blackburn Rovers Ladies FC (a member of the FA Women’s Premier League – Northern Division) in 2013-14... Played for Blackburn Rovers Girls Centre Of Excellence from 2006 to 2013 and was voted Players’ Player of the Year 2010-11... Captain of the U17 side that reached the FA Womens Youth Cup Final against Arsenal in 2013.. Played for Lancashire County Schools FA 2010-13 and was Captain when they won the Bolton Ladies U18 Cup, and participated in the Gothia World Youth Cup in 2013... Made her International debut for the English Schools FA U15 Girls against Scotland in 2011 and played 9 times for the English Colleges FA Womens U19s side 2012-14, scoring on her debut against Wales... Earned the Broughton High School 2011 Young Sports Leader award... Team captain of her netball team at Broughton 2007-11.
Personal: Daughter of Peter and Lorraine Seed, and is from Preston, Lancashire, England... Majors in Exercise Science.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 23 | 10 |
| Games started | 23 | 10 |
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Assists | 1 | 0 |
| Points | 9 | 6 |
| Shots | 14 | 6 |
| Shot Pct | .286 | .500 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Ferris St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | Georgia College | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Francis Marion | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 14 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wingate | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | Columbus St. | W, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | West Fla. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UC-Colo. Springs | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Central Missouri | L by PK, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Ferris St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 3 | Georgia College | W, 5-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 6 | at Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 9 | Francis Marion | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 16 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 23 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 30 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 7 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Oct 14 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 18 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 25 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 28 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oct 31 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 3 | vs. Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wingate | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 12 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 17 | Columbus St. | W, 6-0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 |
| Nov 19 | West Fla. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UC-Colo. Springs | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Dec 2 | vs. Central Missouri | L by PK, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Ferris St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | Georgia College | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Francis Marion | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wingate | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | Columbus St. | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | West Fla. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UC-Colo. Springs | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Central Missouri | L by PK, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | .61 | .286 | .26 | .429 |
| Conference | 10 | .60 | .500 | .40 | .667 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | .91 | .200 | .18 | .200 |
| Away | 7 | .43 | .667 | .43 | 1.000 |
| Neutral | 5 | .20 | .000 | .20 | 1.000 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | .67 | .286 | .29 | .429 |
| Losses | 1 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | .44 | .250 | .11 | .250 |
| October | 7 | .71 | .400 | .43 | .600 |
| November | 6 | .83 | .200 | .33 | .400 |
| December | 1 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 14 | .286 | 6 | .429 |
| Conference | 10 | 6 | .500 | 4 | .667 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 10 | .200 | 2 | .200 |
| Away | 7 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Neutral | 5 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 14 | .286 | 6 | .429 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 4 | .250 | 1 | .250 |
| October | 7 | 5 | .400 | 3 | .600 |
| November | 6 | 5 | .200 | 2 | .400 |
| December | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| December | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 23 | .17 | .04 | .39 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | .30 | .00 | .60 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | .18 | .00 | .36 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 21 | .19 | .05 | .43 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 9 | .11 | .00 | .22 |
| October | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 |
| November | 6 | 6 | .17 | .00 | .33 |
| December | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Entering his second season at the helm, Carson-Newman Women’s Soccer Coach Simon Duffy has announced the signing of six recruits for 2018. The team lost just two seniors following 2017, and is poised to add more depth in order to replace Helen Seed and Lauren Wade.
JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. – Two weeks removed from the National Championship for Carson-Newman women’s soccer, there has been plenty of time to reflect on the 2017 year for Simon Duffy’s staff and his players.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Helen Seed, Holly Talbut-Smith, and Lauren Wade headlined the 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's Scholar All-America Teams as announced on Friday afternoon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The second-ranked Carson-Newman Eagles season came to a close on Saturday in dramatic fashion after a 1-1 tie through 110 minutes with No. 1 Central Missouri sent the game to penalty kicks. The Jennies prevailed 5-3 capping off a 26-0 campaign to win their first ever National Championship.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Carson-Newman’s two seniors continue to rake in awards for their 2017 campaigns. Defender Helen Seed and forward Lauren Wade were selected as All-Americans by the 2017 Division II Conference Commissioners Association on Friday afternoon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carson-Newman has just two seniors on its 2017 roster, but their role in getting to the National Semifinal was recognized on Wednesday evening. Defender Helen Seed and forward Lauren Wade were selected as All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five Carson-Newman players have been named to the 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's All-Southeast Region Teams which is the most of any school named, as announced Tuesday evening.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Five Eagles remained from the 2015 team who fell at McCown Field to Columbus State 4-1. Almost two years to the date, top-seeded and second-ranked Carson-Newman throttled the second-seeded and 10th-ranked Cougars 6-0 claiming the Southeast Region Championship.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Less than 48 hours after claiming the Southeast Region Title, top-seed and second-ranked Carson-Newman will face a familiar foe in their quest for a second appearance in the NCAA Semifinals when fifth-seeded West Florida returns to Mossy Creek on Sunday.
JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. – Top-seeded and second-ranked Carson-Newman will host a rematch of the 2015 Southeast Region Final when second-seeded and 10th-ranked Columbus State visits Mossy Creek on Friday for the second time in three years. Kick-off from McCown Field on Nov. 17 is slated for 7 p.m.
ST AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Senior forward Lauren Wade has been named the Southeast Region Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season as announced today by the Conference Commissioners Association. She also joined three of her teammates who were named to the D2CCA All-Southeast Region teams.
INDIANAPOLIS – Following its seventh South Atlantic Conference Championship, the second-ranked Eagles received the No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region for the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championships.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Top-seeded and second-ranked Carson-Newman dominated second-seeded Wingate on Sunday evening, claiming their third-straight South Atlantic Conference Championship with a 4-0 victory. The Eagles move to 5-1 all-time when facing Wingate in SAC tournament play.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After a regular season in which the Carson-Newman Women’s Soccer team set multiple program records, seven Eagles were recognized on the South Atlantic Conference All-League teams as announced by the office on Wednesday morning. Lauren Wade was named SAC Player of the Year and Simon Duffy was voted Coach of the Year by the league's coaches.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The fourth-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team pushed their unbeaten streak to 14 games after defeating the King Tornado by a final of 5-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 7th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team has a chance to tie the program record for consecutive games unbeaten to start a season, when they take on the 25st-ranked Wingate Bulldogs at McCown Field on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Salisbury, N.C. – The 9th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team remains unbeaten through 11 games after defeating the Catawba College Catawba Indians by a final of 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 9th ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team remains unbeaten at McCown Field since 2015 after defeating the Queens Royals 4-2 on Saturday evening.
Rock Hill, S.C. – In its annual preseason all-league voting, Carson-Newman posted a league-best four student-athletes on First-Team All-Conference, and landed another three on the Second-Team, the league announced today.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The final part of our three part series previewing the 2017 Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will focus on the returning defenders and goalkeepers for the upcoming season. We highlight senior defender Helen Seed (Preston, England) and sophomore goalkeeper Jacqueline Burns (Cookstown, Northern Ireland) who talked about the teams expectations.
