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2024 Catamount Women's Soccer Roster

Ashley Evans, WCU Communications and Marketing

17 Abbie Lainhart

  • Position Midfield/Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Bluffton, S.C.
  • High School Hilton Head
  • Class Senior

Biography

2024 (Senior): Appeared in 20 of WCU’s matches, starting 5 of them… recorded her first career brace with a two-goal effort against VMI (10/3/24)... set a career-high in assists with 3 this season 

2023 (Junior): Saw action in all 21 matches including making a pair of starts during the 2023 season… totaled 847 minutes throughout the 2023 season including a season-high 70 minutes in road contest against ETSU… tied for fourth on the team with three goals scored… all three of her goals were scored in SoCon play which put her in a tie for second on the team… scored game winning goal in SoCon opening win over Samford on the road… added back-to-back goals in match wins on the road over Mercer and The Citadel… had five matches with two shots… finished third on the team with 11 shots…Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll...

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 17 matches and started seven … Tied career-high with two goals adding an assist for five points … Scored the game-winner in the 1-0 win over ETSU securing the No. 5 seed for the Catamounts in the 2022 Southern Conference Championships … Took a total of 13 shots...2022-23 SoCon Honor Roll. 

2021 (Fall) (Freshman): Played in all 20 matches and started nine … Scored goals against UT Martin and Furman also added an assist Chattanooga … Ended the season with five points … Took 24 shots and 10 shots on goal.

Club Team: United Soccer Alliance GA & USA Mount Pleasant 01

Prior to WCU: 2021 high school state champion … Scored game-winning goal in state championship game … Named All-Region for three seasons … All-State 2021 … High school MVP 2021.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2021Freshman

    Midfield/Defender
    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

    Midfield/Defender
    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2023Junior

    Midfield/Defender
    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2024Senior

    Midfield/Defender
    5'8"
    17