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Mallory Mooney Season 2024

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Mallory Mooney Season 2024

PositionD
Height5-2
ClassFifth Year
HometownBroomfield, Colo.

HONORS AND AWARDS
CSC Academic All-American - Third Team (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2022-23)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021-22)
Chi Sigma Alpha Honor Society (2021-22)
SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Apr. 19)
Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Apr. 20)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 21, 22, 23)

First Appearance: Sept. 18, 2020 vs. Mississippi State
First Start: Sept. 18, 2020 vs. Mississippi State
First Assist: Sept. 18, 2020 vs. Mississippi State
First Goal: Nov. 15, 2020 vs. Georgia 

FIFTH YEAR SEASON (2024)
Played in and started all 21 matches of the season at outside back... ranked third on the team with 1,665 minutes played... crucial member of the Auburn back line that issued 12 clean sheets, including eight in a row to begin the year... 12 shutouts also tied the program's single-season record set 21 years prior... chipped in on the attack with 12 points on four goals and four assists... laced six of 13 looks on frame (.462 SOG)... turned a solid 81-minute performance in the season-opener against No. 5 Clemson (Aug. 15) to see Auburn through to a 4-0 victory, also assisted on the second goal of the match... scored first goal in four seasons in the 55th minute at South Alabama (Aug. 29), sparking Auburn's second-half onslaught... had back-to-back matches with an assist against Old Dominion (Sept. 13) and Vanderbilt (Sept. 19)... scored the second goal in Auburn's 4-0 win at LSU (Oct. 4)... converted on a penalty kick to secure a tie against Georgia (Oct. 24)... scored on LSU again at the SEC Tournament (Nov. 3)... went the full 90 in 10 matches, played at least 75 minutes in four more. 

SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Played and started in all 20 matches for a total of 1,705 minutes... ranked third on the team for minutes played... went the distance in 12 matches and played at least 75 minutes in six others... bulk of starts came at left back, one came at outside mid... assisted on three scoring plays... placed five of 10 shots on goal... key member of the back line that posted seven total shutouts, including a 0.90 GAA and four clean sheets in SEC play... opened the season by blanking Samford (Aug. 17) and holding the Bulldogs without a shot on goal... picked up first assist on the season at Syracuse (Aug. 24), serving LJ Knox's 61st-minute game-winner off a corner kick... picked up another game-winning assist the very next match at Army (Aug. 27), passing to Anna Haddock for her go-ahead goal in the 62nd minute that handed the Black Knights their first loss at home in nearly two seasons... third assist was on yet another game-winner, this time via a cut back to Sydney Richards in the 68th minute against Missouri (Sept. 21)... delivered the defense needed the next match at Ole Miss (Sept. 24) to blank the Rebels in Oxford for the first time since 1993... wrapped up the regular season with back-to-back shutouts against LSU (Oct. 22) and at SEC East Champion Georgia (Oct. 26).

JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Coming off an injury, played eight games off the bench, logging 56 minutes... saw a season-high 15 minutes at Kentucky (Oct. 6)... ripped off shots versus UMass Lowell (Sept. 8) and at Texas A&M (Oct. 14).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
Started all 20 games on the back line and logged 1,675 minutes, the fourth most on the team … played the entirety of seven contests … played a vital role in seven shutouts, including a SEC-best five in SEC play … totaled four assists on the season, tied for third on the team and tied for the most among non-attacking players … played all 90 minutes in the first two contests of the season at Samford (Aug. 19) and vs. BYU (Aug. 21) … matched a career high with two assists in a 4-1 win vs. UAB (Sept. 2) … registered an assist in the SEC opening win vs. Georgia (Sept. 17) … tallied her fourth and final assist in a win vs. Florida (Oct. 17) … played a season-high 102 minutes in a 2-2 draw at Ole Miss (Oct. 24) ... named to the 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21)
Played in all 18 games and earned 17 starts as a freshman … logged 1,261 minutes in the midfield and up top … tied for the team lead with five goals and 14 points … tied for second on the team with four assists … 10 of her 17 shots on the season were on goal (.588 SOG%) … made her Auburn debut and put a shot on goal in the season opener against Mississippi State (Sept. 18) … scored her first career goal in  OT of the SEC Tournament win against Georgia (Nov. 15) … found the back of the net for the second time in as many contests against Arkansas (Nov. 17) … recorded a point for the third straight contests with an assists in the spring opener against Kennesaw State (Feb. 19) … registered a pair of assists in a 3-0 win against South Alabama (Apr. 3) … turned in a hat trick in a span of 12 minutes in the season finale vs. Virginia Tech (Apr. 17) … her hat trick was Auburn’s first since 2016 and the first by an Auburn freshman since 2011 … she matched the program record with three goals in the same half ... named to the 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

CLUB
Competed for the Colorado Rapids, appearing in seven games and earning two starts for the WPSL Team in 2019... named a two-time team captain ... scored 23 goals in 22 contests for the Rapids and helped led the team to the 2019 ECNL Northwest Division Championship ... named to the ECNL Northwest All-Conference Team ... has been invited to the ECNL PDP Camp in each of the last two seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed for Broomfield High School and head coach Jim Davidson ... recently named the 2019-20 Gatorade Player of the Year in Colorado ... registered 91 points on 37 goals and 17 assists during her sophomore and junior seasons ... two-time CHSSCA First Team All-State performer and two-time Top Drawer Soccer Spring All-Region honoree ... helped lead her team to a runner-up finish in the 2018 CHSSCA State Championship ... named a 2019 Allstate All-American as well as the Front Range League and Boulder County Player of the Year ... two-time member of the Academic All-State Team. 

PERSONAL
Daughter of Chris and Carrie Mooney ... has three siblings, Megan, Madison and Michael ... her mom and dad both ran cross country and track at Florida State ... all three of her siblings also run cross country and track at Division I universities. 

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Freshman
2020

Forward
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Sophomore
2021

Midfielder/Forward
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Junior
2022

Midfielder/Forward
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Senior
2023

Defender
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