Alex Brandan
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- D
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Bearden
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Bio
2018: Second-team All-Southeast Region, First-team All-SAC. The Knoxville, Tenn. native was also a huge part of C-N’s dominant defense that held opponents to single digits shots in 13 of the team’s 20 games including seven straight from Sept. 22 to Oct. 20. Brandan has played 80 games as an Eagles accumulating over 6500 minutes played, a top-five mark in the history of the program. In her final season, she recorded one goal and three assists. She was also named to a first-team All-SAC member.
2017: Brandan was a key member of the Eagles back line during the 2017 campaign starting all 23 games as a junior. She helped the team record 14 shutouts during the year, a new school record, and held teams to five shots or less 10 different times during the regular season. The team allowed just two goals during regulation through its five NCAA tournament matches and which included an astonishing total 12 goals conceded through the teams 23 games. She was third on the team in minutes played throughout the year at 2028. Despite collecting no goals, she added seven helpers on the season two of which came in the NCAA tournament en route to a trip to the National Championship. Brandan was lauded as a second-team All-SAC selection, an honor achieved for the first time in her career.
2016: Included in the Starting XI a total of 12 times with 19 total appearances...Totaled three goals and four assists...Headed in the overtime winner for C-N against Anderson (S.C.) on Oct. 1st...Tallied the team's final goal of 2016 against North Georgia on Nov. 13th and also picked up an assist in that match...Also got on the scoresheet against King (Tenn.) on Oct. 5th...Assisted on scores against Francis Marion, Tusculum and Anderson (S.C.)...Earned a spot on the All-SAC Tournament team...Sent in 19 total shots with 12 on goal.
2015: Appeared in 18 matches and made 17 starts as a freshman... Registered two goals and an assist... Scored her first career goal against Tusculum on Oct. 27th... Also scored against Coker on Oct. 31st... Assisted on a goal against Queens on Sept. 27th... Tallied 18 shots with 13 landing on frame.
High School: Played club soccer for FC Alliance 97 Girls Black with Averi and Bailey Williams... Member of the 2012 and 2014 Tennessee State Finalist and the 2013 Tennessee State Champions with FC Alliance... Led her club team in goals scored via a header. Played volleyball at Bearden and was named to All-District, All-District Tournament, Prepxtra Second-Team volleyball teams... Team MVP and Captain with the Bulldogs. The Bearden volleyball team won the District 4-AAA Championship in 2013 and 2014 and the 2012 Region 2-AAA Championship.
Personal: Daughter of Georges and Cindy Brandan... Father, Georges, played soccer and tennis at Tennessee Tech... Cousin, Katelyn Hurst, played soccer at Lee... Grandmother, Beverly Cope Little, graduated from Carson-Newman... Majors in Veterinary Medicine.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 20 | 10 |
| Games started | 20 | 10 |
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 3 | 3 |
| Points | 5 | 5 |
| Shots | 33 | 24 |
| Shot Pct | .030 | .042 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. West Fla. | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Columbus St. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | Lees-McRae | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Lee | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | Coker | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | Belmont Abbey | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 3 | Tusculum | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | Mars Hill | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Wingate | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | Limestone | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | Wingate | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | Lincoln Memorial | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. West Fla. | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 2 | at Columbus St. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 5 | Lees-McRae | W, 7-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Sep 8 | at Lee | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 19 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 22 | Coker | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 26 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Sep 26 | Belmont Abbey | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 3 | Tusculum | L, 2-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Oct 6 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 |
| Oct 13 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 17 | Mars Hill | W, 4-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 20 | at Wingate | W, 3-0 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 5 | .625 |
| Oct 24 | Limestone | W, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 27 | Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 30 | Wingate | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 4 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 10 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 11 | Lincoln Memorial | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
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| Aug 31 | vs. West Fla. | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Columbus St. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | Lees-McRae | W, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Lee | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | Coker | W, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | Belmont Abbey | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 3 | Tusculum | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Mars Hill | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Wingate | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | Limestone | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | Wingate | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | Lincoln Memorial | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| November | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 20 | 1.65 | .030 | .70 | .424 |
| Conference | 10 | 2.40 | .042 | 1.10 | .458 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 1.80 | .000 | .70 | .389 |
| Away | 7 | 2.14 | .067 | 1.00 | .467 |
| Neutral | 3 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 15 | 1.93 | .034 | .80 | .414 |
| Losses | 4 | .75 | .000 | .25 | .333 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| September | 7 | 1.43 | .000 | .43 | .300 |
| October | 8 | 2.50 | .050 | 1.25 | .500 |
| November | 4 | .75 | .000 | .25 | .333 |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 20 | 33 | .030 | 14 | .424 |
| Conference | 10 | 24 | .042 | 11 | .458 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 18 | .000 | 7 | .389 |
| Away | 7 | 15 | .067 | 7 | .467 |
| Neutral | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 15 | 29 | .034 | 12 | .414 |
| Losses | 4 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| September | 7 | 10 | .000 | 3 | .300 |
| October | 8 | 20 | .050 | 10 | .500 |
| November | 4 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Losses | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| November | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | .05 | .15 | .25 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | .10 | .30 | .50 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | .00 | .20 | .20 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | .14 | .14 | .43 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 15 | 15 | .07 | .20 | .33 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| September | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| October | 8 | 8 | .13 | .38 | .63 |
| November | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
News mentions
TUSCULUM, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Women’s Soccer program tied a school record on Monday morning as five Eagles were named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region teams.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – A duo of Carson-Newman women’s soccer defenders were named to the D2CCA Southeast All-Region on Wednesday afternoon following the voting from the region’s Sports Information Directors.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 14th ranked and second-seeded Carson-Newman Eagles fell to the sixth-seeded Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 5-3 in penalty kicks on Sunday night in the NCAA Southeast Region semifinal match from McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following its fourth-straight South Atlantic Conference regular season title and a fourth-consecutive trip to the league championship match, the 16th-ranked Eagles received the No. 2 seed in the Southeast Region as announced by the NCAA during the Division II Women’s Soccer Championships selection show on Monday, Nov. 5.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the third straight season, Carson-Newman Women’s Soccer has had seven players crack the South Atlantic All-Conference teams. The league announced the first, second, and honorable mention squads on Thursday morning including the end of season individual awards.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off a win over No. 13 Limestone, No. 20 Carson-Newman will turn its heads to the final opponent of the regular season in the Catawba College Catawba Indians on Saturday, Oct. 27. Game time from McCown Field is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
WINGATE, N.C. - No. 20 Carson-Newman Women’s Soccer claimed its fourth-straight regular season South Atlantic Conference Championship on Saturday after topping the Wingate Bulldogs 3-0 at the Wingate Soccer Complex.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference announced its women’s soccer players of the week on Tuesday morning as Carson-Newman forward Magda Mosengo earned the honor for the second time this season.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A rematch of the 2017 Southeast Region Semifinal concluded on Saturday afternoon as No. 19 Carson-Newman topped the Queens Royals for the fifth-straight time in the 2-0 final at the Queens Sports Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 12 ranked Carson-Newman bounced back into the win column on Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 victory over Anderson at McCown Field, handing the Trojans their first South Atlantic Conference loss of 2018.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 12 Carson-Newman battled to the end with a man down on Wednesday night falling to the Tusculum Pioneers at McCown Field in a 2-1 final. It was the first loss for the program at home since dropping a match 2-1 to Ohio Dominican on Sept. 11, 2015.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 21 Carson-Newman had a coming out party in a return to McCown Field for just the second time this season. The Eagles have claimed back-to-back 7-0 wins at home after topping conference foe Coker on Saturday afternoon. The other club included on the boat was Lees-McRae back on Sept. 5.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference has announced the 2018 Preseason All-Conference teams and the preseason polls which placed Carson-Newman as the early favorites to win the regular season title for the third-consecutive season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Part two of a three-part series previewing the second-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer program focuses on the midfielders and defenders for the upcoming 2018 campaign, positions where the Eagles lost just one player on the back line.
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