Christopher Newport University

2024 - Earned third team All-American honors from the United Soccer Coaches ... Selected as a first team All-Region pick while adding first team All-State and first team All-Conference accolades ... Became just the seventh player in program history to earn first team All-State honors three years in a row ... Named to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... Earned Scholar All-America honors after one of the most reliable careers in program history, playing in 89 of 90 possible games during her career with 75 consecutive starts ... Continued to be a hinge point for the CNU offense as well as serving as a tenacious defender for the finest era in CNU women's soccer history ... Scored a career-high eight points on three goals and two assists during her final season as a Captain including the game-winning goal against Southern Virginia on October 9 ... Scored goals against Ohio Northern (Sep 8) and John Jay (Nov 16) ... Added assists at Roanoke (Oct 15) and against Vassar (Nov 17) ... Logged 29 total shots including 12 on-frame ... Played full time in four of the five NCAA Tournament games including against top-ranked WashU in the national semifinals ... Took a season-high five shots, putting three on target, in 75 minutes against Southern Virginia ... Ranked third among field players in total minutes with 1,902, participating in 91.9 percent of possible minutes ... Also repeated as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection

2023 - Repeated as a first team All-Region selection by the United Soccer Coaches in the midfield ... Earned second team All-Conference honors after putting together another reliable season organizing the Captains midfield ... Started all 22 games, playing 1,857 minutes for over 91 percent of possible on-field minutes ... Scored three goals and added one assists for seven points during the year ... Finished the year with 33 total shots, including 11 on goal ... Scored one game-winning goal when she netted the lone tally against Methodist on the road (Sep 20) ... Added goals at Salisbury (Oct 28) and in the NCAA Tournament first round win against Marymount (Nov 11) ... Also earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors

2022 - First Team All-Region (United Soccer Coaches) ... Earned First Team All-State (VaSID) and All-Conference honors ... Named to the C2C All-Tournament Team ... Started all 21 games she played in her second season at CNU, missing only a single game after an injury forced her out of the previous outing ... Still managed to rank fifth on the team in total minutes played ... Contributed a pair of assists with one at Roanoke (Sep 28) and versus Salisbury (Nov 04) ... Also a key player in the CNU defense, helping the Captains register 16 shutouts and a 0.31 goals-against average ... Took 17 shots and put seven on-goal for a .412 SOG% 

2021 - Appeared in 23 games with nine starts as an integral member of the midfield during her first season with the Captains ... Selected to NCAA Division III All-Championship Team ... Started all six games in the NCAA Tournament and did not leave the field in the final five on route to a national championship ... Notched one assist, in her collegiate debut, with a helper against Catholic on September 5 ... Ranked eighth among field players in total minutes during her first year ... Took seven total shots and put two on-goal ... Named to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Western Albemarle -- Played soccer for four years with the Warriors, earning first team All-District, All-Conference, and All-State honors ... Helped lead team to 3A state championship three times ... Also won two region titles and one district championship...Named team captain ... Also played with SOCA Elite, ranked third in the region at the USYS Eastern Region Tournament in 2018 ... SOCA 2018 State Cup Champions

Personal -- Ellie Grace Cox was born in Charlottesville, Va. ... Daughter of Toni and Matthew Cox ... Has one sister, Julia ... Favorite food is sushi...Dream vacation is a trip to Greece ... Favorite TV show is "New Girl" ... Majoring in Psychology.