Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2011 (Freshman)

• Saw action in three contests, totaling 35 minutes of game action
• Played a season-high 17 minutes in Coastal's narrow 1-0 defeat to Gardner-Webb
• Was on the field for seven minutes in the Chanticleer's 3-0 win over VMI

Prior to Coastal Carolina

• Tallied seven goals and nine assists her junior season
• Guided her team to an Oak Red Conference championship title as a junior
• Led her high school team to a district championship as a sophomore
• Played for the Western Michigan Fire club team which finished as runner-up at the 2009 President's Cup finals
• Also played for the Western Michigan Fire Super-Y which placed fifth at the Super-Y finals in 2009
• A member of the Principle's Honor Roll all four years at Rockford High School

Personal

• Full name is Melanie Marie Esch
• Daughter of Richard and Terese Esch
• Father pitched for Grand Rapids Community College