Auburn’s soccer team is having one of its greatest seasons in school history. The Tigers have been a mainstay in the top 10 rankings this season and have established themselves as a prime SEC and national title contender, going 13-4 (6-4 SEC) overall and 9-1 at home.
One of the prime factors of Auburn’s success has been Casie Ramsier. The junior from Dallas has 10 goals this season – the most for an Auburn player since Sarah Steinmann recorded 12 goals in 2003. Ramsier’s 10-goal total is currently tied for the sixth-best season in school history, and her four game-winning goals is tied for fourth-best.
With so much attention being given to her as one of the best players to come through Auburn, Ramsier maintains her success comes solely from the help of her teammates.
“The team has provided me with so many opportunities to be successful,” Ramsier told AuburnTigers.com. “Whether it is a great assist or a great corner or someone else making a run to open the space for me, none of my success would happen without them.”
Ramsier is especially driven by the team’s senior class, which has helped the Tigers improve every season since she arrived.
“They’ve been amazing,” Ramsier said of the senior class. “They’re such a huge part of this program, and for me, personally, I just want to send them out with something they can hold onto forever, whether it’s going far in the NCAA Tournament or getting a ring.”
Ramsier finds motivation in sending out Auburn’s seniors as champions.
“They’re just an amazing group of girls and people you really want to work hard for,” she said. "I’m trying to do the best that I can for them.”
However, while crediting her success to her teammates, she still understands her importance and acknowledges that she’s in a leadership role. She described being put in a position of leadership by her teammates as “humbling.”
“Knowing that they trust me with this responsibility makes it easier to demand more from them,” Ramsier told AuburnTigers.com.
Many Auburn fans have come to love Ramsier and see her as the face of the program, but none may be a bigger fan than Auburn soccer coach Karen Hoppa, who praised Ramsier’s movement and work ethic.
“Casie is dangerous every time she steps on the field, and she is such a hard worker,” Hoppa told AuburnTigers.com. “But she is also very modest and humble, and you can see that her main focus is to help the team any way she can.”
Ramsier and the Tigers have one more regular-season test against Mississippi State on Oct. 29 before moving on to the SEC Tournament.
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