2006: Appeared in 18 games with 10 starts ... fourth on the team with
eight points on three goals and two assists ... netted goals in back-to-back games against
Central Michigan (9/03) and Oakland (9/07) ... added a third goal in ISU's 4-0 shutout over
IPFW (9/16) ... recorded assists against Northern Illinois (9/01) and Missouri (9/24) ...
second on the squad with 52 shots ... enters the season ranked first at ISU in shots on
goal per game (1.78), second in goals per game (0.27) and points per game (0.70) and third
in assists per game (0.16) and shots per game (2.68) ... AFNI Honor Roll selection.
2005: Named to the Valley All-Freshman Team ... appeared in 19 games,
with 16 starts, the most of any freshman ... led the team with 18 points on seven goals and
four assists ... the second Redbird freshman to lead the team in points (Annie Wayland,
1999) ... netted goals against UW-Green Bay (8/28), Ball State (9/2), Eastern Michigan
(9/11), Loyola (9/20), IPFW (10/2) and Northern Iowa (10/23) ... three of those goals were
game-winners (9/2, 10/2, 10/23) ... AFNI Honor Roll member.
Prior to ISU: In 2004, played with the Alberta outdoor provincial team
and won the championship ... earned the 2003 MVP award and was named Player of the Year in
2002 ... also played volleyball and basketball ... in 2004 and 2005, trained with the
Canadian National Training Center.
Personal: Melissa Lee Routledge ... born November 19, 1987 ... daughter
of Dave and Shirley Routledge ... majoring in elementary education.
