Vendula Strnadova Class: Junior Hometown: Las Cruces, N.M. High School: Las Cruces HS Height: 5-5 Position: Midfielder Experience: 2L

Vendula Strnadova

"We are extremely excited to have a player of Vendula's caliber joining us in the fall. She is definitely one of the best players to come out of New Mexico this year. She is versatile in the fact that she can play in the middle our up top. She also brings a lot of experience with having been in the U.S. National Pool system and now playing for the Czech Republic U-19 Team." Head Coach Brooks Monaghan

2008 (Sophomore)- Started in 20 of the Tigers 22 matches... Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Year...Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team... Received NSCAA First Team All-Central Region honors... Also named Soccer Buzz All-Central Region First Team... Recognized by CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine as First Team Academic All-District.IV... Alson named C-USA All-Academic Team... Received the C-USA Commissioner's Medal for her academic performance... Ranked second on the Lady Tigers in goals (8), assists (4), shots (57), and SOG (27). Scored game-winning goals against Ole Miss, Rice, and Houston...Also scored goals against Oklahoma, Tulsa, SMU, and Marshall...Netted a goal in the C-USA Tournament Championship game against East Caroline... One of two Lady Tigers to score goals in five consecutive matches.

2007 (Freshman) - One of eight players to see action in all 22 matches ... Starting 21 of them ... Was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year ... C-USA First Team, the only freshman to receive first team honors ... C-USA All-Freshman Team ... Soccer Buzz Central Region first team ... Soccer Buzz Central Region All-Freshman team ... Soccer Buzz Central Region Freshman of the Year, while also earning a spot on the Soccer Buzz Freshman All-Americas second team ... NSCAA/adidas All-Central Region second team ... She rounded out the season with six goals and two assists, including the gamewinner that earned the Lady Tigers their first C-USA Championship title ... She had a stellar freshman campaign as she dominated the midfield for the Lady Tigers.

Prior to Memphis - A member of the Czech Republic U-19 National Team since 2006 ... Selected for the U.S. Olympic Developmental National Pool ... Leading high school scorer in New Mexico in 2004 ... Was a two-time first team All-State selection ... Helped Las Cruces High School to state championships in 2003 and 2005 ... Led her club team to four State Cup Championships ... Was a member of two 3v3 national champion teams.

Personal - Born Nov. 20, 1989, in Liberec, Czech Republic to Jana and Ivan Strnadova ... Member of Amnesty International ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Likes camping, biking and playing tennis.