Emily Moxley
_115_(cropped2).jpg) Moxley with North Carolina in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Rose Moxley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2000 (age 23–24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / midfielder / defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 17 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | North Carolina | 67 | (0) |
Emily Rose Moxley (born 2000) is an American soccer player. She played college soccer for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Early life[edit]
Moxley was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of four children of Jennifer Moxley.[1] She played two seasons of high school soccer for Panther Creek High School, earning all-region honors as a freshman and sophomore.[3][4] She played club soccer for the NC Courage Academy.[3]
College career[edit]
As a freshman, Moxley was a starting forward at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2019.[1] In her first two games, she scored two goals and was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Offensive Player of the Week.[5] She finished the season with five goals and a team-best eight assists and was named to the CAA All-Rookie team.[1] She played with Oak City United, an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club based in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2021.[6]
Moxley transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a starting defender and midfielder from 2021 to 2023.[3] She recorded two assists in a 2–0 win over her former team, Wilmington, in August 2022.[3][7] In the 2022 ACC tournament, she scored the winning penalty kick in the semifinals and was named to the all-tournament team.[3][8] She assisted Julia Dorsey on a free kick for the game winner in the semifinals of the 2022 NCAA tournament.[9] She finished her career at North Carolina with 17 assists in three seasons.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Emily Moxley – Women's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "U-18/19 NC Courage Academy (1999/2000)". North Carolina FC Academy. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Emily Moxley – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Ulrich, Logan (May 19, 2016). "Panther Creek girls soccer back in the fourth round, beats Sanderson 1-0". The News & Observer. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
Blake, J. Mike (March 28, 2017). "Panther Creek girls soccer, sophomore Emily Moxley, have high hopes". The News & Observer. Retrieved January 7, 2024. - ^ "Moxley Earns CAA Weekly Honor". UNC Wilmington Athletics. August 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Forrest, Scott (May 12, 2022). "WPSL Season Kick Off Features Carolinas Conference Match Up". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (August 21, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Continues Hot Start With Win Over UNC-Wilmington". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Thomae, Lucas (November 4, 2022). "Moxley sends UNC women's soccer to ACC Championship final in shootout against Duke". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "North Carolina women beat defending champ FSU in College Cup". Associated Press. December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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- Living people
- 2000 births
- Soccer players from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Sportspeople from Cary, North Carolina
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association football forwards
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
- UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen