Rachael Watkin
	Hometown: Boca Raton, FL Position: Manager Experience: 1st Season

As a four-year starter for the Seminole soccer team, Rachael Watkin is considered the iron woman of Florida State soccer. She is the all-time leader in starts for FSU (83) and is second in all-time game appearances (83). She started every match she appeared in and always played big in FSU’s biggest games. Two of her three goals in 2000 came in a 4-1 win against No. 8 Texas A&M (including the game-winner) and an equalizer just after halftime against No. 5 Clemson. Watkin also came through with an assist against the Aggies and she assisted on the equalizer in a 3-2 win over then-No. 2 North Carolina. Watkin helped FSU advance to the second round of the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history when she scored a goal and converted the game-winning PK in a sudden-victory shootout against Wake Forest.

After leading FSU into the second round of the ACC Tournament, Watkin was named FSU’s first-ever All-ACC Tournament team selection. She was also named second team All-Southeast Region by SoccerBuzz and third team All-Southeast Region by the NSCAA.

Watkin started every game during her junior season at sweeper before taking over a role in FSU’s central midfield as a senior. As a sophomore, Watkin was the only player to start all 21 matches. She scored the game-winning goal against Auburn and had assists against Wake Forest and Furman.

In high school, Rachael was named a 1995 All-State sweeper and a 1996 All-State midfielder. She was a member of the Boca Select Team (1992-97) and a member of the Boca Raton U-17 Select team and named to the All-State team during her sophomore through senior seasons. Watkin was named her team's MVP and captain junior and senior years and was a member of the Florida ODP team from 1994-95.

Watkin has worked the Patrick Baker Soccer Camp for the last three seasons and she is a volunteer coach at her alma mater Boca Raton High School.

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2012-13 Season

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