2018 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Lyon, Melissa

Jersey Number 16
Melissa Lyon
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Perkasie, Pa.
- High School:
- Pennridge
Bio
2021 / Graduate Student
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…started all 15 matches she appeared in for the Dragons…played 925 minutes…scored twice and tied for the team lead with two assists…netted the game-winning goal at Lafayette (8/29)…tallied the Dragons first goal of the game against UMass Lowell (9/12)…had assists in back-to-back CAA games against UNCW (10/14) and Delaware (10/17).
2020 / Senior
Named to the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared in seven matches for the Dragons, starting the final five contests of the year…ranked fifth on the team with 549 minutes played…eclipsed the 100-minute mark twice, against Towson and Hofstra…posted six shots, four on goal.
2019 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic honor roll…turned in her best offensive numbers to date…set new personal highs with three goals, two assists and eight points…was second on the team in goals, assists and points…played in all 19 games and started the final nine for the Dragons…scored her first goal of the season at Hofstra then added markers against Towson and William & Mary…Netted the game-winning goal against Towson...assisted the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Seton Hall and added another helper at Loyola Marymount.
2018 / Sophomore
A reserve off the bench…saw action in 11 matches for the Dragons…appeared in five Colonial Athletic Association matches.
2017 / Freshman
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic honor roll...appeared in all but one game as a rookie…finished the season with four points on two goals…recorded one goal in a 3-0 victory against Quinnipiac before netting her second in a 4-0 conference win against Elon.
Background
Played four years of soccer for Pennridge High School…led her team to three conference championships and the PIAA State Quarterfinals in 2016…earned First Team All-League honors as a junior while also being named MVP of her team…a member of the CRUSA/FC Bucks club soccer team…has also competed for Warrington SC…also ran track for two years…an honor roll student and a member of the National Honors Society.
Personal
Daughter of Michele and Mark Lyon…has two older brothers, James and Kevin…majoring in biomedical engineering.
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…started all 15 matches she appeared in for the Dragons…played 925 minutes…scored twice and tied for the team lead with two assists…netted the game-winning goal at Lafayette (8/29)…tallied the Dragons first goal of the game against UMass Lowell (9/12)…had assists in back-to-back CAA games against UNCW (10/14) and Delaware (10/17).
2020 / Senior
Named to the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared in seven matches for the Dragons, starting the final five contests of the year…ranked fifth on the team with 549 minutes played…eclipsed the 100-minute mark twice, against Towson and Hofstra…posted six shots, four on goal.
2019 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic honor roll…turned in her best offensive numbers to date…set new personal highs with three goals, two assists and eight points…was second on the team in goals, assists and points…played in all 19 games and started the final nine for the Dragons…scored her first goal of the season at Hofstra then added markers against Towson and William & Mary…Netted the game-winning goal against Towson...assisted the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Seton Hall and added another helper at Loyola Marymount.
2018 / Sophomore
A reserve off the bench…saw action in 11 matches for the Dragons…appeared in five Colonial Athletic Association matches.
2017 / Freshman
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic honor roll...appeared in all but one game as a rookie…finished the season with four points on two goals…recorded one goal in a 3-0 victory against Quinnipiac before netting her second in a 4-0 conference win against Elon.
Background
Played four years of soccer for Pennridge High School…led her team to three conference championships and the PIAA State Quarterfinals in 2016…earned First Team All-League honors as a junior while also being named MVP of her team…a member of the CRUSA/FC Bucks club soccer team…has also competed for Warrington SC…also ran track for two years…an honor roll student and a member of the National Honors Society.
Personal
Daughter of Michele and Mark Lyon…has two older brothers, James and Kevin…majoring in biomedical engineering.
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