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Gianna Montini Season 2018

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Gianna Montini Season 2018

PositionMIDFIELDER
Height5-7
ClassSenior
HometownSan Diego, Calif.
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
  • Played and started in 19 contests and a senior captain
  • Totaled five points on two goals and an assist
  • As a holding midfielder, also played a role in nine shutouts on the season, tied for the fourth most in program history
  • Logged 1,724 minutes of action and went the distance in 17 matches
  • Scored the game-winning goal in front of her family and friends at Long Beach State, marking her first goal since 2016
  • Assisted on a goal against Ole Miss
  • Got Auburn on the scoreboard and fired off three shots in the Iron Bowl of Soccer vs. Alabama
  • Played all 200 minutes in the team’s two postseason contests
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
  • Played in all 20 Auburn matches and earned 15 starts
  • Logged a career-high 1,504 minues as a midfielder
  • Assisted on the opening goal of the Iron Bowl at Alabama (10/10)
  • Registered eight shots on the season with three on frame (.375)
  • Put a shot on goal in matches vs. Lipscomb (8/20) at Tennessee (9/21) and vs. Arkansas (10/5)
  • Started in both NCAA Tournament matches and was on the field for all but six minutes
  SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
  • Competed in 19 matches, including four starts, for the Tigers
  • Logged 558 minutes on the pitch as a midfielder
  • Tallied three points through a goal and two assists
  • Took nine shots on the season with three on target (.333)
  • Made season debut at South Alabama (8/21)
  • Earned first career start and notched first career point by way of an assist against Arkansas (10/14)
  • Notched the game-winning goal in the NCAA Second round victory over UConn (11/18) on a header from a set piece to send the Tigers to the NCAA Sweet 16
  • Started the NCAA Sweet 16 and NCAA Quarterfinal matches versus Florida (11/20) and USC (11/25), respectively
  FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
  • Saw action in 15 matches off the bench
  • Played the entirety of 208 minutes
  • Took two shots with one on target (.500)
  CLUB
  • Played for Felicia Kappes of Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks
  • Was a team captain since U9’s
  • Won National Championship two-straight years
  HIGH SCHOOL
  • Scored 23 goals in her high school career for Torrey Pines
  • Notched a career-high 17 assists during her junior season (2013-14)
  • Had 10 or more assists each year
  • Named to U-T San Diego All-Academic Team (2011-2015)
  • 2014 First-Team All-CIF
  • 2014 Falcon Award winner
  • 2014 Avocado League Player of the Year
  PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Sam and Wendy Montini
  • Has one sister, Mia
  • Enrolled in the Harbert College of Business
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Freshman
2015

MIDFIELDER
5-7 / -
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Sophomore
2016

MIDFIELDER
5-7 / -
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Junior
2017

MIDFIELDER
5-7 / -