STYLE OF SOCCER PLAY ISN'T MEEK.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - Stephanie Meek meek adj. meek·er, meek·est 1. Showing patience and humility; gentle. 2. Easily imposed on; submissive. doesn't know why she never made the All-Golden League team despite being the league's leading scorer her senior year and setting a Lancaster High career record for goals. She suspects it's because her intensely competitive nature and fearless playing style were misinterpreted as mean-spirited, if not hostile, behavior. And frankly, Meek doesn't really care. She's been too busy putting together what's turned out to be one of the most distinguished careers in Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. women's soccer history. Meek, who last season set the program's single-season record with 25 goals, recently broke the 36-goal career mark set last season by former teammate Stephanie Kneifl. Meek led the Marauders with 14 goals and was tied for 10th in the state with 34 points going into Friday's game against Desert of Palm Desert. She had 39 career goals with four regular-season games remaining. Whether the perception among some that she was an over-the-top high school bully was accurate is debatable de·bat·a·ble adj. 1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible. 2. Open to dispute; questionable. 3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country. . However, her involvement in an altercation against a Littlerock player her senior year, for which she was issued a red card and was assigned to meet with a high school counselor A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools, and have historically been referred to as "guidance counselors" or "educational counselors," although "Professional School Counselor" is now the preferred term. to address ``anger management'' issues, and a fist fight fist fight fist n → Faustkampf m during club play, admittedly didn't help diffuse the negative perceptions. But in the process of shattering school records at AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C , she believes she's also shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. what she considers misconceptions Misconceptions is an American sitcom television series for The WB Network for the 2005-2006 season that never aired. It features Jane Leeves, formerly of Frasier, and French Stewart, formerly of 3rd Rock From the Sun. about her persona. In what by all accounts has been a relatively drama-free collegiate career, she's been issued just one yellow card in 30 games. Meek says she hasn't changed anything, and attributes the reduced on- field conflict to the cleaner playing style more talented collegians play. ``If people are going to cheap-shot me, they're going to get it back, that's basically it,'' Meek said. ``I've always been like that, even in youth soccer.'' Meek attributes her intense playing style to growing up in a sports-oriented family. Her father Brent played football and wrestled at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High, and her younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
AVC coach Lemuel Galvao, who coached against Meek as the Highland coach, never shared the negative view of Meek others had. ``The conceptions out there about her, if they were there, I would say they were wrong,'' Galvao said. ``If they saw her as a dirty player or a mean-spirited player, I would say they were wrong. I would say it's a misconception mis·con·cep·tion n. A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding: had many misconceptions about the new tax program. and one yellow (card) in two years is an example of that misconception.'' AVC sophomore defensive standout Tracy Staggs (Palmdale High), who said she didn't care much for Meek when she played against her in high school, now has a different perception of her. ``I never knew how friendly she is,'' Staggs said. ``I never thought I'd get along with her, but then we both came out here last year. She was totally opposite of what I thought she was like. She's just really cool.'' Meek hopes to continue her soccer career at a four-year school, but she has only received offers from out-of-state schools she won't consider because of the close relationship she has with her family. Galvao believes Meek can make an impact at a four-year school. He said he's been as impressed with her compact yet powerful shot and exceptional field vision as he has with her unselfish play. He's even criticized Meek at times for passing the ball when she has a chance to force the issue herself. ``Talk about misconceptions, you'd think that someone who scores that many goals would be a selfish player, but she scores within the framework of the team,'' Galvao said. ``She's very much a team player.'' Gideon Rubin (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: AVC's Stephanie Meek set the program's single-season record with 25 goals last year. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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