2020 Women's Soccer Roster

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35 Lulu Manley

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool South County
  • Hometown Sumerduck, Va.

Biography

2019 - Junior Season -- Starting center back appeared in 17 games with 15 starts...Contributed to arguably the finest defense in program history as the Captains posted a record 0.53 goals against average...Earned Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a pair of shutouts against Mary Hardin-Baylor and nationally-ranked Trinity (Texas)...Registered a pair of assists with one against Methodist and one against York (Pa.)...Helped Captains secure ten shutouts...Played full time in six games including a 110-minute showing in a 1-1 draw against Dickinson...Earned CAC All-Academic honors for a third consecutive season

2018 - Sophomore Season -- Continued to lead dominant CNU defense and led team in minutes played for a second consecutive season with 1816 of a possible 2077...Earned first team All-State and first team All-Conference accolades...Started all 23 games in her second season...Led back line that helped CNU post a 0.61 goals-against average and 11 shutouts...Held opponents to just 14 goals in 23 games, and allowed more than one goal in a game only once...Opponents attempted just 8.6 shots per game against the vaunted CNU defense, including only 4.1 shots on-goal per game...Added a goal and an assist offensively for three points...Scored highlight-reel goal from long distance against York (Pa.) on October 13...Added assist earlier in the season at Roanoke on September 20...Named to CAC All-Academic Team for second straight year

2017 - Freshman - Led team in minutes played with 1738 of a possible 1913 as a first year player in the center of the Captains defense...Started all 21 games...Helped CNU defense record record-breaking season with just 12 goals allowed and a 0.56 goals-against average...Posted 12 shutouts, tied for the most in program history...Also added two assists with helpers against Catholic and St. Mary's (Md.)...Member of the Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

At South County -- Played defense all four years for the Stallions, including three as a center back under head coach Nina Pannoni...Four-time All-Conference selection, earning first team honors twice...Picked up second team All-Region laurels as a sophomore...Also earned All-Met Honorable Mention and All-South County Team honors as a senior...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal -- Alexi Elisabeth Manley was born in Springfield, Va. and goes by the nickname "Lulu"...Daughter of Ross and Andi Manley...Has one brother, Hunter, who wrestled at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga...Dream vacation is a trip to Greece...Person in history she'd most like to meet is Amelia Earhart...Most impressive person met is her mom...Favorite food is kettle corn...Favorite TV shows include "Game of Thrones" and "The Office"...Favorite musicians are Jake Owen and Luke Combs...Co-Founder and secretary of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at CNU...Favorite athlete is Sydney Leroux Dwyer...Majoring in Psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2017Freshman

    Defender
    5'7"
    35
  • 35

    2018Sophomore

    Defender
    5'7"
    35
  • 35

    2019Junior

    Defender
    5'7"
    35
  • 35

    2020Senior

    Defender
    5'7"
    35