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2021 Women's Soccer Roster

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28 Katie Gilligan

  • Position Midfielder/Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-4
  • High School Weald of Kent Grammar School
  • Hometown Kent, England

Biography

CAREER: Started 60 of 62 games played ... Scored 13 goals with 10 assists for 36 points ... Had five game-winning goals.

2021: Started 15 of 17 games played ... Finished second on the team with seven points on two goals and three assists ... Led the team with three assists ... In the season opener against Longwood (8/20) scored in the 10th minute and then scored the unassisted game-winner in the 98th minute ... Took five shots at USC Upstate (9/3) ... At Kennesaw State (9/19) had an assist in the first half ... At Furman (9/24) assisted on a goal in the 39th minute ... Against UNC Greensboro (10/15) assisted on the game-winning goal in the 49th minute

2020-21: Started all nine games ...  Named All-Southern Conference Second Team ... Led the team with three assists and was third on the team with three points ... Took eleven shots on the season, seven of which were on goal ... Had an assist late in the second half against The Citadel (3/5) ... Added an assist on a goal by Mia Bookhard in the first half at VMI (3/14) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal by Dani Segovia at East Tennessee State (3/26) ...

2019: Started all 19 games on the season ... Led the team with seven goals and 15 points ... Ranked fourth in the Southern Conference in goals and was tenth in points among league leaders ... In the season opener against South Carolina State (8/23) scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and had an assist for five points ... Scored two goals at Winthrop (8/31), with the game-winner on a penalty kick in the second half ... Added a goal against Radford (9/8) ... Notched the game-winner against VMI (10/4) ... 

2018: Started all 17 games played ... Finished second on the team with eleven points, recording four goals and three assists ... Fourth on the team in minutes with 1,431 minutes played ... Made her debut playing a season-high 104 minutes against UNC Asheville (8/17) ... Scored first career goal in 4-0 win against Alabama A&M (8/31) ... Added a goal against Presbyterian (9/9) ... Tallied a goal and assist in 3-1 win against VMI (10/5) and 3-2 win against The Citadel (10/14) ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Starting defender for the Millwall Lionesses developmental team ... Was named Managers player of the year for both the 2016-2017 and 2015-2016 seasons ... In January of 2017, made her debut for the Millwall Lionesses 1st team ... Represented Kent at both youth and women’s level, winning the league and reaching the Inter-County Cup Finals at the youth level ... Played in the FA Youth Cup in consecutive seasons ... Has competed in the Women’s Super League 2/WSL Developmental League (Southern Division), second highest Women’s Soccer league in England ... Was also named to the FA Girls’ England Talent pathway U17’s ... In 2015-2016 member of the U17 squad as part of the Center of Excellence.

PERSONAL: Born on June 9, 1999 in London, England ... Daughter of David and Jacqueline Giligan ... A finance major.

HONORS & AWARDS
- 2018-19 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team
- 2020-21 Southern Conference All-Academic Team
- 2021 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team
- 2021 All-Southern Conference Second Team

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2018Freshman

    Defender
    5'4" 123 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2019Sophomore

    Defender
    5'4" 0 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2020Junior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'4" 0 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2021Senior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'4" 0 lbs
    28