Caroline Meininger

Photo by: Jeffrey Camarati

Position:
Defense
Class:
Senior
High School:
Marriotts Ridge
Hometown:
Ellicott City, Md.
Major:
Special Education

Career: Appeared in 69 games, starting 67… Recorded 95 ground balls and 69 caused turnovers with five draw controls and one goal… Finished her career in second in program history in career caused turnovers and third in ground balls.

2025: Started all 17 games… Posted 31 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers… Finished the season with the fifth most caused turnovers in a season in program history… Recorded a high of four caused turnovers twice (Queens/Old Dominion)… Also added five ground balls against Old Dominion (4/5)… Had multiple caused turnovers in six games… Multiple ground balls in 10 games… Received American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team accolades.

2024: Started all 16 games… Posted 20 caused turnovers and a team-high 35 ground balls… Tied the then-program record with five caused turnovers as well as five ground balls vs. Navy (2/17)… Broke the program record with six caused turnovers as well as six ground balls vs. Florida (4/6)… Contributed multiple caused turnovers four times and multiple ground balls 10 times… Added two draw controls vs. Old Dominion (4/20).

2023: Started all 18 games... Recorded 12 ground balls and eight caused turnovers with zero turnovers... Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Furman (3/3)... Tallied three ground balls and a caused turnover against Mercer (3/25)... Made Dean's List in the Fall and Spring.

2022: Appeared in all 18 games, making 16 starts... Caused 18 turnovers... Collected 17 ground balls and two draw controls... Scored a goal against Stetson (3/7)... Tallied two ground balls and three caused turnovers against Campbell (3/23)... Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.

High School: Lettered for three years at Marriotts Ridge High School under head coach Amanda Brady…Led the Mustangs to the Maryland State Championship and Regional Championship in 2021, earning the MRHS 2021 Unsung Hero Athletic Award as well as All-County Honorable Mention honors…Helped win a 2A County Championship during her sophomore year…Named the team MVP and won a JV County Championship during her freshman campaign…Played for Heros 2021 Green under head coaches Matt Hanh, Mike Hume and Taylor Henson…Also lettered in field hockey, winning one State Championship and a pair of County Championships…Lettered in basketball, winning one Regional Championship.

Personal: Daughter of Glenn and Melissa Meininger…Has four siblings, Molly, Emma, Claire and Will…Father, Glenn, played goalkeeper for the soccer team at Penn University.