2007 Soccer Roster
Roster
Melanie Booth
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Aldershot H.S.
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Canada
2012 Olympian for Canada
| Olympic Medal Summary | |
| 2012 London Games | 1 Bronze [def. France 1-0] |
| Event | Result |
| 2012 London Games | |
| Preliminary Round, Group F | Japan 2, Canada 1 (not active) |
| Preliminary Round, Group FΒ | Canada 3, South Africa 0 (not activated) |
| Preliminary Round, Group F | Tied Sweden: 2-2 (active for game) |
| Quarterfinals | Defeated Great Britain 2-0; entered game |
| Semifinals | Canada lost to USA, 4-3; did not appear in match |
| Bronze Medal Game vs. France | WON BRONZE MEDAL - defeated France, 1-0 (Booth did not enter game) |
2005 All-SEC First Team
2003, '04 & '05 All-American
2003 & β04 All-SEC Second Team
2003 All-SEC Freshman Team
2007: National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America second-team selection at defenderβ¦SoccerBuzz.com All-America second team selectionβ¦Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5β¦First goal of the season off a 23-yard free kick was game-winner in 2-0 win versus South Carolinaβ¦NSCAA/adidas and SoccerBuzz.com All-Southeast Region first-team memberβ¦Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season honorable mention selectionβ¦National team of the week selection by both Soccer America and SoccerBuzz.com on Nov. 6β¦Named to the Soccer America preseason All-America team in Augustβ¦Member of Canadian National Team and missed the first seven matches of the collegiate season due to the FIFA Women's World Cup in Chinaβ¦Canada did not advance out of Group play and Booth joined UF team on Sept. 22 in Lincoln, Nebβ¦Made her first appearance for the Gators since the conclusion of the 2005 season on Sept. 23 at Nebraska, playing 64 minutesβ¦Turned in nine complete matchesβ¦Provided UF with a pair of assists versus Alabamaβ¦Played 15 compete matches for Canadian National Team since June of 2006β¦Canada took the bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games.
2006: Β Sat out the 2006 collegiate season due to commitments to the Canadian National Team that played several international matches in the fall of 2006.
2005: NSCAA All-America first-team selection at defenderβ¦ Soccer Times All-America first team and SoccerBuzz.com All-America third-team selectionβ¦Named to the 2005 All-SEC first teamβ¦NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team memberβ¦ SoccerFLA.com All-Florida team selection at defenderβ¦Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12β¦Turned in first goal of the season versus Loyola Collegeβ¦First-half goal versus Vanderbilt ended the Commodores five-match shutout streakβ¦Finished 2004 tied for second on the team in goals (5) and points (13)β¦ Team tri-captainβ¦Played nine complete matchesβ¦Second among the 2005 Gators in minutes played (1,606), averaging more than 80 minutes per matchβ¦Started every match that UF has played during her careerβ¦Led UF with 51 shots overall, 29 in SEC action.
2004: SoccerBuzz.com All-America honorable mention selectionβ¦NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team memberβ¦Selected to SoccerFLA.com All-Florida teamβ¦Team tri-captainβ¦Third among the Gators in minutes, averaging more than 87 per matchβ¦Made second consecutive appearance on All-SEC second teamβ¦Also named to the SEC All-Tournament teamβ¦ Began season at wide midfield, but injuries to UF personnel forced her to return to the backlineβ¦Scored first collegiate goals on consecutive Friday evenings β at Kentucky and versus Mississippi State β both on free kicksβ¦Recorded two assists in Floridaβs 5-1 victory over Dukeβ¦Seventh among the Gators with nine points off of two goals and five assistsβ¦SEC Academic Honor Roll member.
2003: Soccer AmericaAll-Freshman team selectionβ¦All-America third-team member by SoccerBuzz.com β also on All-Freshman first team by SoccerBuzz.comβ¦NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team memberβ¦Started every match, averaging 84.8 minutesβ¦Named to the All-SEC second teamβ¦Also earned a spot on the first-ever SEC All-Freshman teamβ¦Finalist for Soccerbuzz.com National Freshman of the Yearβ¦Recorded first career assist against Florida State when she recorded twoβ¦Led Florida in assists with 11, which ranks eighth all-time for assists in a seasonβ¦Turned in an assist in five of the last nine matchesβ¦Played entirety of three double overtime matchesβ¦No. 7 on Soccer Americaβs 2003 list of top-50 recruits.
High School: Played hockey, basketball and volleyball in high schoolβ¦Assistant coach of Aldershot High Schoolβs varsity soccer team in 2003 and was head coach of AHSβs junior soccer team in 2002β¦Played Rep hockey for the Burlington Barracudas and named MVP at the 2000 Peterborough tournament and the 2001 Burlington tournament.
Club: Member of the Canadian National Teamβ¦Part of Canada's 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup team in Septemberβ¦ Scored first Canadian Women's Senior National team goal in November of 2006 versus Jamaicaβ¦Owns 31 caps for Canadian Senior National Teamβ¦Member of Canadaβs silver medal team at the 2002 Gold Cupβ¦Earned 22 caps and scored three goals playing on the Canadian U19 National Teamβ¦Played every minute of Canadaβs six 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship matchesβ¦Canada took the U-19 Womenβs World Cup silver medalβ¦Member of Canadaβs 2002 Algarve Cup and 2001 Nordic Cup teamsβ¦Played with Ontario's Provincial U20 team that won the gold medal in the 2001 Canada Games and the Provincial U17 team that won 2000 Canadian National Championshipβ¦Member of two Canadian National Championship teams (1999 and 2002) with the Burlington Flamesβ¦Member of Toronto Lady Lynx W-League team.
Major: Fitness and Wellness| Booth's Collegiate Statistics | ||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Min. | Shots | G (GW) | A | Pts. |
| 2003 | 25/25 | 2121 | 25 | 0 (0) | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 23/23 | 2010 | 22 | 2 (0) | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 20/20 | 1606 | 51 | 5 (3) | 3 | 13 |
| 2006 | RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 18/17 | 1410 | 20 | 1 (1) | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 86/85 | 7147 | 118 | 8 (4) | 21 | 37 |
