2015 Women's Soccer Roster
Elliott, Paige
Jersey Number 8
Paige Elliott
- Position:
- D
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Chemical Engineering
- Hometown:
- Soddy Daisy, Tenn.
- High School:
- Baylor School
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “I was looking for a mid-size school with a challenging engineering program and an opportunity to play Division I soccer. When I visited Lehigh and attended one of the soccer clinics, I absolutely fell in love with the campus and overall atmosphere, so that was that.”
AS A SENIOR (2015): Played in all 18 games, making 16 starts … Dished an assist while firing four shots, including one on goal … Part of a defense, which finished the season with six shutouts, allowing just 1.28 goals per game … Tallied an assist, while firing a shot in 3-2 win over Saint Joseph’s (9/13) … Had a shot on goal two days prior vs. Monmouth (9/11) … Fired a shot at La Salle (9/3) and in the season opener vs. Mount St. Mary’s (8/21) … Garnered several academic honors, including CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-Patriot League for a second straight season.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Strong comeback season, starting 15 games (all starts) … Key member of a defense which held opponents to just 16 goals in 16 games including just six over nine Patriot League games … Named an Academic All-District honoree and earned a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League Team … Mountain Hawks finished with six shutouts for the season … Dished two assists on the year while adding ten shots and five shots on goal … Had a season-high three shots (one on goal) in regular season finale at Holy Cross (11/1) … Fired a shot on goal in Senior Night tie against Army (10/18). Lehigh’s defense allowed just seven shots and one shot on goal for the game … Assisted Lehigh’s first goal in big win at Lafayette (10/1) … Had a shot on goal in the Patriot League opener vs. American (9/20) … Two shots (one on goal) at Mount St. Mary’s (8/31) … Dished an assist, and had a shot on goal, in the season-opener vs. Binghamton (8/24) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Received the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award for a second straight year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in 12 games, making four starts … Scored a goal while firing five shots (two on goal) … Took a shot on goal against Penn (9/29) … Scored the game’s only goal in big win at Army. Goal came in the 27th minute … Key part of a defense that recorded four shutouts on the season … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Was presented with Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors at team’s annual end-of-year banquet.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Stellar freshman campaign, earning First Team All-Patriot League honors at defense ... Helped the defense shut out its opponents over the last 285:01 of the regular season … That helped the Mountain Hawks qualify for their second Patriot League Tournament in its last three years ... Dished an assist in the regular season finale vs. Holy Cross (10/27) while the defense allowed only eight shots (and four on goal) ... Earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts ... A week prior, helped lead a defense which held Bucknell to a single goal while shutting out league-leading Colgate (which entered averaging three goals per Patriot League contest) ... Was one of only 18 players nationally named a College Soccer 360 Primetime Performer of the Week ... Scored Lehigh’s lone goal at regionally-ranked Princeton (10/10) ... Assisted on the game-winning overtime goal at Columbia (10/1) ... Netted her first-career goal just minutes in at Stony Brook (9/16).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year letterwinner with the Baylor School … Squad won the Tennessee State Championship in 2010 and 2011 … In the fall of 2010, Baylor School was ranked #2 by the NSCAA and #12 by ESPN … Then finished #3 by ESPN and #11 by the NSCAA in 2011 … Was named 2011 Defensive Player of the Year by Chattanoogan.com … A year prior, earned MVP of the Tennessee State Championship Tournament … Garnered First Team All-Region and All-State, from the Fall 2011 Coaches Poll … Also named First Team All-State by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association … Captain of her club team, FC Alliance … Competed in Final Four, Disney, Region III Invitation and Las Vegas Players Showcase tournaments … Played for East Ridge Express and Redoubt FC prior to Chattanooga and Knoxville club teams combining in the Fall of 2010 … Ran on the Baylor School’s four-time Tennessee State Champion track team … Won state championships as part of the 4X400 and 4X800 relay teams … Stellar in the classroom as a National Merit Finalist … Member of Cum Laude Society and the National Honor Society … An AP Scholar with Honor … Was a School Ambassador and Writing Center Tutor … Recipient of Baylor’s Jim Pearce Leadership Trip Award … Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
CAREER STATISTICS
GETTING TO KNOW PAIGE
Nickname: Don't have one...
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Sunsets on Goodman Campus
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering
Favorite Food: Tortellini
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite Musical Artist: Gavin DeGraw
Favorite Movie: A League of Their Own
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Website: Google
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Kirk Herbstreit
Favorite Pro Team: Arsenal
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Peyton Manning
Hobbies: Hiking, Running, Crafts
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: New Zealand
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play guitar
Dream Job: Graphic Designer
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: 8 is Infinity on its side ;)
If I Didn't Play Soccer, I Would Play: Tennis
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give half to charity, then take a long trip across Europe or New Zealand
AS A SENIOR (2015): Played in all 18 games, making 16 starts … Dished an assist while firing four shots, including one on goal … Part of a defense, which finished the season with six shutouts, allowing just 1.28 goals per game … Tallied an assist, while firing a shot in 3-2 win over Saint Joseph’s (9/13) … Had a shot on goal two days prior vs. Monmouth (9/11) … Fired a shot at La Salle (9/3) and in the season opener vs. Mount St. Mary’s (8/21) … Garnered several academic honors, including CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-Patriot League for a second straight season.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Strong comeback season, starting 15 games (all starts) … Key member of a defense which held opponents to just 16 goals in 16 games including just six over nine Patriot League games … Named an Academic All-District honoree and earned a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League Team … Mountain Hawks finished with six shutouts for the season … Dished two assists on the year while adding ten shots and five shots on goal … Had a season-high three shots (one on goal) in regular season finale at Holy Cross (11/1) … Fired a shot on goal in Senior Night tie against Army (10/18). Lehigh’s defense allowed just seven shots and one shot on goal for the game … Assisted Lehigh’s first goal in big win at Lafayette (10/1) … Had a shot on goal in the Patriot League opener vs. American (9/20) … Two shots (one on goal) at Mount St. Mary’s (8/31) … Dished an assist, and had a shot on goal, in the season-opener vs. Binghamton (8/24) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Received the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award for a second straight year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in 12 games, making four starts … Scored a goal while firing five shots (two on goal) … Took a shot on goal against Penn (9/29) … Scored the game’s only goal in big win at Army. Goal came in the 27th minute … Key part of a defense that recorded four shutouts on the season … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Was presented with Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors at team’s annual end-of-year banquet.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Stellar freshman campaign, earning First Team All-Patriot League honors at defense ... Helped the defense shut out its opponents over the last 285:01 of the regular season … That helped the Mountain Hawks qualify for their second Patriot League Tournament in its last three years ... Dished an assist in the regular season finale vs. Holy Cross (10/27) while the defense allowed only eight shots (and four on goal) ... Earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts ... A week prior, helped lead a defense which held Bucknell to a single goal while shutting out league-leading Colgate (which entered averaging three goals per Patriot League contest) ... Was one of only 18 players nationally named a College Soccer 360 Primetime Performer of the Week ... Scored Lehigh’s lone goal at regionally-ranked Princeton (10/10) ... Assisted on the game-winning overtime goal at Columbia (10/1) ... Netted her first-career goal just minutes in at Stony Brook (9/16).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year letterwinner with the Baylor School … Squad won the Tennessee State Championship in 2010 and 2011 … In the fall of 2010, Baylor School was ranked #2 by the NSCAA and #12 by ESPN … Then finished #3 by ESPN and #11 by the NSCAA in 2011 … Was named 2011 Defensive Player of the Year by Chattanoogan.com … A year prior, earned MVP of the Tennessee State Championship Tournament … Garnered First Team All-Region and All-State, from the Fall 2011 Coaches Poll … Also named First Team All-State by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association … Captain of her club team, FC Alliance … Competed in Final Four, Disney, Region III Invitation and Las Vegas Players Showcase tournaments … Played for East Ridge Express and Redoubt FC prior to Chattanooga and Knoxville club teams combining in the Fall of 2010 … Ran on the Baylor School’s four-time Tennessee State Champion track team … Won state championships as part of the 4X400 and 4X800 relay teams … Stellar in the classroom as a National Merit Finalist … Member of Cum Laude Society and the National Honor Society … An AP Scholar with Honor … Was a School Ambassador and Writing Center Tutor … Recipient of Baylor’s Jim Pearce Leadership Trip Award … Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts. | Sh. | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
| 2012 | 18-16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .200 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2013 | 12-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2014 | 15-15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .000 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 18-16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 63-51 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 29 | .103 | 11 | .379 | 1 | 0-0 |
GETTING TO KNOW PAIGE
Nickname: Don't have one...
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Sunsets on Goodman Campus
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering
Favorite Food: Tortellini
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite Musical Artist: Gavin DeGraw
Favorite Movie: A League of Their Own
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Website: Google
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Kirk Herbstreit
Favorite Pro Team: Arsenal
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Peyton Manning
Hobbies: Hiking, Running, Crafts
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: New Zealand
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play guitar
Dream Job: Graphic Designer
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: 8 is Infinity on its side ;)
If I Didn't Play Soccer, I Would Play: Tennis
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give half to charity, then take a long trip across Europe or New Zealand
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