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Gianna Montini Season 2015
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Gianna Montini Season 2015
PositionMIDFIELDER
Height5-7
ClassFreshman
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