MELANIE AT A GLANCE: A strong shot stopper with high-level collegiate experience ... Returning starter between the pipes.
SENIOR (2018): Started in 16 games ... Appearing in all 17 games going 14-1-1 ... Had a 0.38 goals against average including eight solo shutouts with a 87.2 save percentage for the season ... Was a first-team All-SSC pick ... Named Second-team Google Cloud Academic All-American ... She finished her career as the Bucs all-time leader with a 0.57 goals against average ... Played a total of 1414 minutes in the season ... Made seven saves against Nova Southeastern on November 4 ... Ended the season with 8 shutouts ... President’s list in fall and spring ... Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll.
JUNIOR (2017):Â Started all 14 games, going 9-3-2 with a 0.77 goals against average ... Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference ... SSC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23 ... Spent 1,293 minutes between the pipes ... Recorded six solo shutouts, and combined for one other ... Made 40 saves ... Faced 122 shots ... Had .784 saves percentage ... Stopped season-high eight shots in 1-0 shutout of Florida Tech on Oct. 14 ... Made six saves vs. Nova Southeastern on Oct. 4 ... Had five saves vs. North Alabama on Sept. 3 ... President's List in fall ... Dean's List in spring ... SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in fall.Â
SOPHOMORE (2016 - Bridgeport): Played in 10 games, going 3-1 with a 1.38 goals against average for the Purple Knights under coach Magnus Nilerud ... Helped the team with an 18-4-0 mark as they made a run to the NCAA Quarterfinals ... Worked in goal in five of the Knights' 11 team shutouts, including a solo shutout against New York Tech on Oct. 8 ... Did not allow a goal in seven of 10 appearances ... Compiled a 53.8 save percentage.
FRESHMAN (2015 - Bridgeport): Worked in seven games, going 3-0 with an 0.22 goals against average as the Purple Knights advanced to the NCAA Semifinals ... Allowed only one goal ... Had solo shutouts against Queens (N.Y.) on Sept. 23, Wilmington (Del.) on Oct. 8 and Nyack on Oct. 17 ... Had a scoreless streak of 258:30 minutes ... Had a 94.4 save percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB: Attended Immanuel Kant Gymnasium in Germany ... Played for Warendorfer SU club ... Won the title in the Westfalenliga in 2013-14 under Max Ende and Andre Kuhlmann.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Hans Juergen Ziegner and Claudia Belting Ziegner ... Has an older brother, Daniel ... Majoring in business.
