#12 Abbye Garcia
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Height: 5-10
Class: SO
Position: F
Hometown: Stillman Valley, Ill.
High School/Previous: Stillman Valley
 

Honors and Awards

  • MCC Newcomer of the Year (2008)
  • First Team All-MCC (2008)
  • Honorable Mention All-MCC (2009)
  • Academic All-MCC (2009)

 

Garcia's Career Highs

  • Goals - 2, four times with most recent vs. Cornell College (9/23/09)
  • Assists - 2, twice vs. Knox College (10/28/08) and (9/19/09)
  • Points - 5, vs. Waldorf College (10/18/08)

2009 (Sophomore): Started 11 of the 19 games she appeared in as a sophomore…Contributed eight goals and eight assists…24 total points ranked tied for third on the team…Broke a 2-2 tie against Viterbo University (Oct. 31) with a 74th-minute goal en route to a 5-2 Saints victory…Netted the game winning goal in the 88th minute vs. William Penn University (Oct. 14)…Scored twice against Cornell College (Sept. 23).

2008 (Freshman): Appeared in 17 games while making 16 starts and led the team in goals (15) and points (35) in her freshman year, garnering First-Team All-MCC accolades and MCC Newcomer of the Year honors…Ranked second in the MCC behind Viterbo University's Ashley Sorensen (2.10) in points per game at a 2.06 clip…Also ranked second in the conference in goals per game behind Sorensen (1.00) at 0.88 per contest…Was third in the MCC in shots on goal per game (2.47)…Credited with a pair of game-winning goals against Coe College (Sept. 10) and William Penn University (Oct. 15)…Scored at least one goal in four consecutive games on two occasions…Her first career goal came against Coe College, a game-winner less than a minute into the game…Tacked on her first career assist against Calumet College (Sept. 22), setting up Erika Jakobsen in the 24th minute…Had a career-high five points against Waldorf College (Oct. 18), scoring a pair of goals and recording an assist…Registered a season-best two assists against Knox College (Oct. 28), helping Kira Favaro and Cassandra Broderick score goals…Had a goal and assist in three games against Calumet College, Iowa Wesleyan College (Oct. 11) and Waldorf College.

Prior to Ashford: Two-time All-Conference selection while at Stillman Valley High School…Served as team captain for two years…Paced Stillman Valley as a sophomore in both goals and assists…Made the All-Sectional Honorable Mention Team…Voted as Conference's Rookie of the Year as a freshman…Selected as the Cardinals' offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Personal: Born Abigail Alicia Garcia on July 22, 1990…Daughter of Jim and Deb Lawson and Jesus Garcia…Has a sister, Amelia…Enjoys photography, discovering new music and spending time with friends…Chose Ashford over Iowa Wesleyan College and Robert Morris College.

Major: Computer Graphic Design.


2009 Women's Soccer Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownHigh School / Previous
00Jerika CastilloFRGK5-3Coralville, IowaIowa City West/Kirkwood C.C.
1Kylie WilletJRGK5-5East Moline, Ill.United Township
2Elyce BarkSOMF5-2DeWitt, IowaDeWitt/Western Illinois
3Katie SchulteJRMF5-5Davenport, IowaDavenport North
4Amanda CamposFRMF5-2Sao Paulo, BrazilColegio Anglo Indaiatuba
5Erika JakobsenJRMF5-7Rock Island, Ill.Rock Island
6Cate SarrazinSOD5-4Iowa City, IowaIowa City
7Chelsea FisherFRMF5-7Calgary, AlbertaCentral Memorial
8Brittany CaddelFRMF5-6Calgary, AlbertaCentral Memorial
9Cassandra BroderickJRF5-4Bettendorf, IowaBettendorf
10Mackenzie MuellerSOMF5-3Sycamore, Ill.Sycamore
11Paige LambFRMF5-8Spring Lake, N.C.Overhills
12Abbye GarciaSOF5-10Stillman Valley, Ill.Stillman Valley
13Samantha GreenSRD5-5Clinton, IowaClinton
15Stephanie SpencerSOMF5-4Chilliwack, British ColumbiaSardis
16Alara LambSOMF5-6Sanford, N.C.Overhills
18Cassie FitzgeraldSOD5-5Chilliwack, British ColumbiaSardis
19Shannon MyersSRF5-5West Chicago, Ill.Community/Upper Iowa University
21Nikki PattersonSOD5-8Maquoketa, IowaMaquoketa
22Kira FavaroJRD5-6Sault Ste. Marie, OntarioSt. Mary's College Preparatory
Mick Regan - Head Coach - 6th season
Krysti Walker - Graduate Assistant Coach - 1st season