2016 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Annie Walker
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Grand Blanc H.S.
- Hometown:
- Grand Blanc, Michigan
Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23); Recipient of the Rice Soccer Warrior Award (as the Owl who plays with the most heart and desire in both practices and games); Games started (18), minutes played (1,223), goals (4), assists (9), points (17) and shots (43) have all increased every year she has been with the program... Led the conference, and tied for ninth in the nation, with 0.5 assists per game... C-USA league-leader with nine total assists, tied for the 22nd highest mark in Division I soccer... The nine assists is tied for the second-highest single-season mark in school history... Became the first Rice player since 2008 to record two assists in a single game twice during the season, C-USA victories over FAU and on the road at Old Dominion... Sensational road game at Old Dominion featured a pair of assists and a goal on four shots in just 48 minutes of action... Scored the lone goal of the game in the closing minutes of the first half against C-USA power Charlotte, helping Rice secure its first outright regular season league title in program history... Finished third on the team, and tenth in the conference, in both shots (43) and shots per game (2.39)... Was eleventh in the league in both points (17) and points per game (0.94)... Maintained a steady .488 shots-on-goal percentage... Averaged more than 67 minutes per game.
2016: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Earned the Rice Soccer Warrior Award (as the Owl who plays with the most heart and desire in both practices and games); Played in all 17 contests with 16 starts... Finished second on the team with 36 shots and was fourth with three goals (all of which were in road games)... Scored just 2:31 into the start of the Tulsa match, but biggest goal of the year was the game-winner in the 97th minute of overtime on the road against C-USA power Florida Atlantic... Proved to be an offensive catalyst, tying for third on the team with five assists... Tied for second on the team with a total of 11 points... Attempted a season-high five shots three different times (Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and UTEP in the C-USA Tournament... Maintained a .528 shots-on-goal percentage... Played 890 minutes, including a career-long 88 minutes against eventual Southern Conference champion Samford.
2015: C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Played in 16 matches and worked her way into four starts up top... Finished fifth on the team with 27 shots and maintained a .333 shots-on-goal percentage... Became the 20th player in program history to have her first career goal also be the game-winning goal - a dramatic, diving header from Lauren Hughes' cross in an upset victory over SEC power Arkansas... Played 472 minutes with a season-long 83 minutes against Arkansas.
Club: Vardar standout... ODP state and regional teams 2013, 2014... ECNL Player Development Program (Central Michigan University 2014 and University of Michigan 2013)... MVP midfielder 2013 and MVP forward 2012 at UNC soccer camps... Costa Rica Event 2014 (Champions) Boca Raton Invitational 2013 and 2014... Four-star player according to TopDrawerSoccer.com.
High School: Attending Grand Blanc High school in Michigan... Helped lead soccer team to three-straight Division 1 District Championships... First team All-State honoree in 2014 and a second team All-State honoree in 2013... Three-time All-Area and All-District selection... Has led the Bobcats in scoring each of the last three years, and was named the varsity MVP as a sophomore in 2013... Outstanding AP student who is a member of the National Honor Society... Multiple years on the A Honor Roll.
Personal: Full name: Annie Patricia Walker. Parents: Jim and Terri Walker of Grand Blanc, Michigan (two brothers, one sister).
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