Erin Guthrie

Classroom

Guthrie is acquiring a bachelor of arts degree in history, with a minor in political science. She hopes to play in the Women’s Professional Soccer league after college. She boasts a 3.291 cumulative GPA and has been named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Guthrie earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all three years. She was named to the Dean’s List in the spring of 2009. She has been nominated for the Rutgers University History Department Honors program.

Character

Guthrie suffered an ankle injury that required surgery over the summer of 2008, giving her only three weeks to physically and mentally prepare for the season. As a captain, she pushed her team to continue to work hard, despite the bleak outlook. With a squad that only consisted of 11 healthy players at the start of the season, two of whom were goalies, she led her team to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, just four minutes away from the Elite Eight. Guthrie made a career-high 10 saves, before RU fell to No. 5 Stanford, 1-0. Always modest, when asked about last season, Guthrie said, “It was easy to lead a team like last year’s because they were such hard workers, with nothing to lose. They wanted to win more than anything.”

Community

Guthrie participated in NEA’s Read Across America in 2006 and 2007. She volunteers her time to gift wrap holiday gifts, raising money for local families in need. She ran in the Big Chill 5K Fundraising Run in 2006, 2007 and 2008, which collects new toys for the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and other local charities. She has volunteered at National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a clinic for local middle school children as part of a team community service activity in 2007 and 2008. She has worked as a Rutgers women soccer camp instructor in 2007 and 2008. She also works as an individual soccer trainer, helping girls and boys improve their soccer skills with one-on-one instruction.

Competition

Guthrie ranks second all-time in Rutgers history in shutouts (33) and minutes played (6137), third in goals against average (.75), fifth in save percentage (.814), and sixth in saves (223). She was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-American second team, as well as the All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team and was a SoccerBuzz second team All-American as a junior. She earned Soccer America second team MVP and All-BIG EAST second team honors. For the 2008 and 2009 seasons, she served as team captain. She started every game and played all but 17 minutes in net during the 2008 season. She finished the season tied for 15th nationally and third in the BIG EAST in save percentage (.861), putting her ninth on the single-season charts. She ranked fourth in the BIG EAST, and 17th in the U.S., in goals against average (.619), good enough for fifth on the RU single-season list (she also holds second place for her 2006 season, where she maintained a .508 GAA). She ended the season with a career-high 87 saves and nine shutouts. The nine shutouts tie her for fifth on the single-season charts. She also holds first (14) and third (10) place for her 2006 and 2007 seasons, respectively.