Linsey McFarland

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
High School:
Fremont HS
Hometown:
Hooper, UT

2006 All-Big Sky Conference First Team
2006 Big Sky All-Tournament Team
2005 All-Big Sky Conference First Team
2005 Big Sky All-Tournament Team
2004 Big Sky All-Tournament Team
2003 Big Sky All-Academic Team

CAREER:
• Linsey was a four-year starter for Weber State, playing in 77 matches with 72 starts.
• Is the program’s all-time leader in points with 65 and goals scored with 25.
• Recorded the second-most assists in WSU history with 15.
• Also holds the school career record with 12 game-winning goals.
• Ranks second on the all-time individual season lists at WSU in goals (10) and points (29) and is tied for first on the single-season game-winning goals list (5).
• Ranks third on the school’s single season lists in assists (9) and shots (61).
• Shares the WSU single-match record for goals with three, and is fourth on the single-match list for points with six.
• The Wildcats were 37-32-10 for her career, with a Big Sky record of 15-6-4.
• WSU advanced to the Big Sky Championship Tournament all four years of her career, winning two Big Sky regular season titles (2003, 2005) and two conference tournament titles (2004, 2005).
• The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA College Cup twice during Linsey’s career, and pulled off a first-round upset of nationally-ranked Brigham Young in 2005.

As a Senior in 2006:
• Linsey led the Wildcats in points, assists, shots on-goal, and game-winning goals, despite being the No. 1 target for opposing defenses.
• Scored 22 points on eight goals and six assists.
• Her eight goals was just one off the team lead (Natalie Ellis, 9).
• Scored a single-match career-high six points against the University of Ohio on Sep. 17, on three goals. The hat trick was just the fourth in Weber State history, matching the school record for goals, and was just one point shy of the WSU single-match record in points.
• Also recorded a multi-goal match in the team’s previous outing (vs. Iowa State), giving her five goals and 11 points for the week.
• Her goal in the final regular-season match of her career (vs. Idaho State on Oct. 28) tied her for the school career goals and points records.
• Was named to the All-Big Sky Conference First Team and to the Big Sky All-Tournament Team.
• Was named the Big Sky Player of the Week on both Sep. 19 and Oct. 31.

As a Junior in 2005:
• Linsey had an outstanding season for the Wildcats, breaking the program’s single-season points record with 29 points, but was matched and surpassed by teammate Rochelle Hoover, who tallied 30 points. Linsey’s total of 29 was one better than the previous school record of 28, set by Tara Ferrin in 1997.
• Recorded a career-high nine assists after not having recorded an assist as a freshman and sophomore (14 career points on seven goals entering the year). The nine assists ranks third all-time in WSU history for a single season, one short of the school record of 10 shared by Ferrin (1997) and Lisa Anthony (1998).
• Her 10 goals matched the previous school record (Ferrin, 1996), but she was again surpassed by Hoover, who scored 11 goals in 2005.
• Was one of two unanimous selections to the All-Big Sky Conference First Team (joined by Hoover).
• Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team after posting four points on a goal and two assists in the team’s 4-1 win over Northern Arizona in the conference championship game on Nov. 5.
• Scored three or more points in a game four times.
• Was named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week three times (Sep. 20, Sep. 27, Oct. 24), joining Natalie Hensley (2001) and Meagan Thunell (1999) as the only Wildcats to earn three Player of the Week awards in a single season.
• Scored the game-winning goal in four-straight Wildcat wins from Sep. 15 to Sep. 25, a first in Weber State history.
• Also scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Montana on Oct. 23, giving her five for the season, which ties the school record set by Celeste Collins in 1998 and matched by Natalie Hensley in 2001.
• Was named the MVP at Drake University’s Clash at Cownie tournament after scoring seven points on three goals and an assist in wins over Northern Colorado and Drake.
• Scored two goals in a game twice (Sep. 15 vs. Idaho and Sep. 23 vs. Northern Colorado).

As a Sophomore in 2004:
• Linsey started all 20 games for the Wildcats.
• Was the team’s third-leading scorer with eight points on four goals.
• Her four goals ranked second on the team behind freshman Naomi Felix.
• Two of her goals were game winners (1-0 win over Nevada on Oct. 7 and a 2-0 win over Portland State on Nov. 5 in the Big Sky Tournament semifinals).
• The Wildcats were 3-1 in games in which Linsey scored.
• Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team.

As a Freshman in 2003:
• Linsey immediately became one of the team’s most potent scorers as she recorded a team-high tying three goals in her first year as a Wildcat.
• All three of her goals were game-winners, two of which were Big Sky games (Montana - Oct. 18; NAU - Nov. 1). Two of the three also came in double overtime (Southern Utah - Sep. 22; NAU). The goal against NAU clinched the Big Sky regular season title for the ‘Cats.
• Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team.

During her Prep career:
• Linsey is a 2003 graduate of Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah, where she was a four-year letterwinner.
• She was the Silverwolves’ leading scorer for three years, earning the team Offensive MVP award each year.
• She was a three-time All-Area selection, a two-time All-State selection, and was selected to play in the 2002 Utah High School Senior Showcase.
• Her Advantage club team finished second in the state twice.

Notes: Played multiple seasons with the Utah Spiders of the Women’s Premier Soccer League.