Casey Craft

Position:
Midfielder/Defender
Class:
Freshman
High School:
T.L. Hanna
Hometown:
Anderson, S.C.

High School: Four-year starter at T.L. Hanna High School leading her team to 3 consecutive Regional Championships from 2006-2009 ... was an All-Tournament selection in 2006 & 2007 as well as an All-Area, All-Region, and All-State honoree in 2008-09 ... was named Area Player of the Year in 2009 and was also an honorable mention selection to the ESPNRise.com All-America team ... also represented the state of South Carolina in the annual Clash of the Carolinas All-Star match ...

Club/ODP: Member of the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy ’90 Premier team since 2005 leading her team to three State Championships as well as three Regional Tournament births finishing as a Regional Quarterfinalist in 2005 ... A five-year member of the South Carolina State ODP where she lead her team to a Region III Quarterfinal appearance in 2007 ... Chose the College of Charleston over South Carolina, Furman, Clemson, and UNC-Charlotte ...

Coach Dempsey Says: “As one of the top players in the state, we are really excited to have Casey join our program. She will bring a lot of athleticism to the team and will compete for playing time in many positions.”

Personal: The daughter of Bruce and Dana Craft ... father played baseball at Erskine, while older sister Taylor is currently on the Erskine soccer team ... is majoring in health science ...