2018 Women's Soccer Roster
Perea, Peyton
Jersey Number 14
Peyton Perea
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Riverside Poly HS
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
Bio
2018 Third Team All-ACC
Career Summary
Played in 63 career games and made 53 starts, playing throughout the midfield ... Totaled 29 points on 12 goals and five assists ... Netted a game-winning goal in each of her four seasons ... Took 128 total shots, 54 of them on target.
2018 (Senior)
Appeared in and started all 20 games, primarily at the holding midfield position ... Finished the season with eight points on three goals and two assists ... Recorded a five-point effort against Longwood (Sept. 9), scoring twice and adding an assist ... Also found the back of the net against College of Charleston (Aug. 26) ... Added an assist against Michigan (Aug. 30) ... Took 37 total shots, 13 of them on frame ... Was on the pitch for 1,804 minutes, playing 90+ minutes 14 times ... Earned All-ACC honors for the first time in her career.
2017 (Junior):
Started in eight games while making 15 appearances…Missed much of October due to an ankle injury suffered against Virginia Tech (Oct. 5)…Finished the season with one goal and three assists for a total of five points…Scored the lone goal in the season-opener at Georgia (Aug. 18)…Recorded an assist at Davidson (Aug. 20)…Had a two-assist game at Michigan State (Sept. 7)…Suffered an injury against Virginia Tech and returned to the field to face Georgetown (Nov. 10) in the first round of the NCAA Championships…Also saw the field against Penn State (Nov. 17)…Despite the injury, she still finished second on the team with 14 shots on goal and third with 28 shots.
2016 (Sophomore):
Appeared in all 18 games, starting 17 of them ... Led the team with six goals and 49 shots, finishing tied for second with 12 points ... First goal of the year was a game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Dartmouth (Sept. 2) ... Also found the back of the net against New Hampshire (Sept. 4), Clemson (Sept. 16), Miami (Oct. 2), North Carolina (Oct. 9) and Syracuse (Oct. 20) ... Took four-or-more shots in a game eight times, including a season-high six against New Hampshire.
2015 (Freshman):
Played in 10 total games and made eight starts, missing more than a month of the season due to injury ... Finished the season with four points on a pair of goals ... Tallied the game-winner in the season finale, a 2-1 win over Louisville ... Scored her first-career goal against Virginia Tech ... Totaled 14 shots, seven of them on target ... Took a season-high six shots against Virginia.
Background:
Spent time with the United States U14 and U15 National Teams, and as a member of the U17 Player Pool ... Rated as the No. 28 recruit nationally by TopDrawerSoccer ... A four-star recruit, Perea was listed as the No. 9 midfielder ... Named an NSCAA Youth All-American in 2013 ... Claimed the 2012 US Youth National Soccer championship ... Won Region IV championships in 2013 and 2014 ... Member of the Cal South ODP State team from 2011-14, scoring a goal to help win the championship in 2014.
Personal:
Daughter of Christian and Ingrid Perea ... Born March 28, 1997 ... Full name is Peyton Leigh Perea ... Older sister, Channing, played soccer at New Mexico and California Baptist.
Career Summary
Played in 63 career games and made 53 starts, playing throughout the midfield ... Totaled 29 points on 12 goals and five assists ... Netted a game-winning goal in each of her four seasons ... Took 128 total shots, 54 of them on target.
2018 (Senior)
Appeared in and started all 20 games, primarily at the holding midfield position ... Finished the season with eight points on three goals and two assists ... Recorded a five-point effort against Longwood (Sept. 9), scoring twice and adding an assist ... Also found the back of the net against College of Charleston (Aug. 26) ... Added an assist against Michigan (Aug. 30) ... Took 37 total shots, 13 of them on frame ... Was on the pitch for 1,804 minutes, playing 90+ minutes 14 times ... Earned All-ACC honors for the first time in her career.
2017 (Junior):
Started in eight games while making 15 appearances…Missed much of October due to an ankle injury suffered against Virginia Tech (Oct. 5)…Finished the season with one goal and three assists for a total of five points…Scored the lone goal in the season-opener at Georgia (Aug. 18)…Recorded an assist at Davidson (Aug. 20)…Had a two-assist game at Michigan State (Sept. 7)…Suffered an injury against Virginia Tech and returned to the field to face Georgetown (Nov. 10) in the first round of the NCAA Championships…Also saw the field against Penn State (Nov. 17)…Despite the injury, she still finished second on the team with 14 shots on goal and third with 28 shots.
2016 (Sophomore):
Appeared in all 18 games, starting 17 of them ... Led the team with six goals and 49 shots, finishing tied for second with 12 points ... First goal of the year was a game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Dartmouth (Sept. 2) ... Also found the back of the net against New Hampshire (Sept. 4), Clemson (Sept. 16), Miami (Oct. 2), North Carolina (Oct. 9) and Syracuse (Oct. 20) ... Took four-or-more shots in a game eight times, including a season-high six against New Hampshire.
2015 (Freshman):
Played in 10 total games and made eight starts, missing more than a month of the season due to injury ... Finished the season with four points on a pair of goals ... Tallied the game-winner in the season finale, a 2-1 win over Louisville ... Scored her first-career goal against Virginia Tech ... Totaled 14 shots, seven of them on target ... Took a season-high six shots against Virginia.
Background:
Spent time with the United States U14 and U15 National Teams, and as a member of the U17 Player Pool ... Rated as the No. 28 recruit nationally by TopDrawerSoccer ... A four-star recruit, Perea was listed as the No. 9 midfielder ... Named an NSCAA Youth All-American in 2013 ... Claimed the 2012 US Youth National Soccer championship ... Won Region IV championships in 2013 and 2014 ... Member of the Cal South ODP State team from 2011-14, scoring a goal to help win the championship in 2014.
Personal:
Daughter of Christian and Ingrid Perea ... Born March 28, 1997 ... Full name is Peyton Leigh Perea ... Older sister, Channing, played soccer at New Mexico and California Baptist.
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