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Hailey Whitaker Season 2022

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Hailey Whitaker Season 2022

PositionDEFENDER/MIDFIELD
Height5-1
ClassSenior
HometownBirmingham, Ala.

HONORS AND AWARDS
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2022-23)
CSC Academic All-District (2022)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021-22)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2018, 19, 20, 21, 22)
SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Apr. 5, 2021)

FIFTH YEAR SEASON (2022)
Started all 18 games of the season at left back, going the distance in eight of them... contributed to the team's 0.72 GAA, the second-best mark in school history... held opposition to a single goal or less in 17 of 18 matches... began the season on a 582-minute streak of not allowing a goal in the run of play... found the back of the net in the Tigers' 9-0 victory against Southern Miss (Aug. 21)... assisted on a pair of goals, versus UMass Lowell (Sept. 8) and at Texas A&M (Oct. 14).... finished her career second in program history for games played (94) and tied for seventh in games started (85).

SENIOR SEASON (2021)
Played in all 20 games and made 18 starts, including the last 13 of the season … began the season as a forward and moved to outside back two games into SEC play … registered an assist in a 3-0 win vs. Chattanooga (Sept. 5) … came off the bench and recorded  a season high three shots in 32 minutes vs. Alabama A&M (Sept. 9) … put four of her 12 shots on frame (.333 SOG%) … helped lead the Tigers to four shutouts following her position change … played every minute in the last six games of the season and ultimately logged 1,463 minutes of action … named CoSIDA Academic All-District ... named to the 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

JUNIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Saw action in 17 of the team’s 18 contests and made 16 start up top and in the midfield … logged 1,240 minutes of action on the pitch … scored a pair of goal and added two assists for six points on the year … all six of her points came in the team’s final three matches … fired 28 shots on the season, including 13 on goal (.464 SOG%) … record multiple shots in 10 contests, including each of the last five … played a career-high 105 minutes in the season opener against Mississippi State (Sept. 18) … turned in a season-high five shots in a 1-1 draw against Kentucky (Oct. 24) … scored the game-winning goal in the team’s 2-1 win at archrival Alabama (Mar. 27), marking the fourth game-winner of her career … followed up her performance by matching a career high with four points on a goal and two assists in a 3-0 win against South Alabama (Apr. 3) … was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and earned honorable mention Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week honors for her effort ... named to the 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Played in all 19 matches and earned a start in 17 contests … registered career highs in goals (three), assists (four) and points (10) … tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winning goals, one coming against Syracuse (Sept. 5) and the other in double overtime at Kentucky (Sept. 19) … led the team with three assists and seven points in conference play … also tied for the team lead with two goals in league action … tallied the second most shots on the season (32), with 13 being on frame … came off the bench and registered a career high four points in one goal and two assists in the Iron Bowl of Soccer at Alabama (Oct. 27) ... named to the 2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll and 2019-20 Auburn AD Honor Roll. 

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Played in all 20 games as a freshman and started in 16 contests ...totaled seven points on two goal and three assists ... logged 1,108 minutes at all three levels of the field ... was named the team's Rookie of the Year at the annual banquet ... made her collegiate debut and earned the start in the season opener at Samford ... scored her first collegiate goal and added an assist in a 4-1 win vs. Louisiana ... assisted in back-to-back games against Cincinnati and Mississippi State ... scored the game-winning goal in Coach Hoppa’s 300th career win at Missouri ... fired off six shots and played 81 minutes against Florida in the SEC Tournament ... named to the 2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

ODP
London ODP International Trip … Costa Rica ODP International Trip … 2017 ODP All-Star.

CLUB
Played for Alabama FC … two-year ECNL club team captain … ranked in the top five in scoring in the ECNL Southeast Conference in 2015 and 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Christopher Blight at Oak Mountain High School … saw action in 103 contests and earned starts in 102 … totaled 272 points on 107 goals and 58 assists … was the team’s leading scorer from 2015-16 and in 2018 … helped lead the Eagles to the 2015 AHSAA 7A State Championship … three-time All-County First Team … MVP of North vs. South All-Star Game … three-time All-Metro Team … three-time team captain … 2017 AHSAA All-State First Team … 2018 First Team All-Metro ... 2018 Shelby County Player of the Year ...  was also a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Marci and Reggie Whitaker … has three siblings, Brandon, Cameron and Raegan … enrolled in the College of Sciences and Mathematics.

Whitaker

Freshman
2018

MIDFIELDER
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Sophomore
2019

Midfielder/Forward
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Junior
2020

Midfielder/Forward
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Senior
2021

Midfielder/Forward
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