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2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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3 Avery Whitehead

  • Position Defense
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.
  • High School St. George's Independent School
  • Previous School Furman

Biography

Graduated in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in health sciences ... Working on graduate courses towards Physician Assistant School.

Honors
2022 ASUN All-Conference Second Team
2021 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year
2021 All-SoCon First Team
2019 SoCon All-Tournament Team
2019 All-SoCon Second Team
2018 All-SoCon Second Team
2018 All-SoCon Freshman Team



Prior to Coastal Carolina

2021 (Senior) at Furman

  • Named the 2021 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year
  • Earned a spot on the 2021 All-SoCon first team
  • Twice named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week
  • Voted team captain
  • A key part of a Furman defense that held opponents to six goals or less five times
  • Ranked in the top-five in the SoCon with an average of 1.00 caused turnovers per game
  • Played in and started 16 games for the Paladins
  • Ranked second on the team with 36 draws
  • Also picked up 21 ground balls and caused 16 turnovers
  • Named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll


2020 (Junior) at Furman *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

  • Voted team captain
  • Named to the preseason All-SoCon team
  • Started in all seven games in the shortened season
  • Led the team with 15 ground balls
  • Contributed seven draw controls and seven caused turnovers
  • Tied her career-high of four ground balls twice - against Liberty and Johns Hopkins
  • Recorded three ground balls in a home win over Fresno State
  • Won three draws during a 19-14 win against Bucknell
  • Caused two turnovers in the season-opening win over East Carolina
  • Named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll


2019 (Sophomore) at Furman

  • Named the 2019 All-SoCon second team
  • Earned a spot on the 2019 SoCon All-Tournament team
  • Started in all 19 games
  • Finished with two points on one goal and one assist
  • Was second on the team with 35 ground balls
  • Also posted 19 caused turnovers and 10 draw controls
  • Scored her only goal of the season in a 22-0 win over Howard
  • Added an assist against Wofford
  • Named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll


2018 (Freshman) at Furman

  • Named the 2018 All-SoCon second team
  • Also earned a spot on the 2018 All-SoCon freshman team
  • Appeared in 19 games on the year, making 12 starts
  • Scored one goal against Delaware State
  • Picked up 14 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers
  • Won 39 draws, including 10 against Stetson
  • Named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll


High School

  • A multi-sport letterwinner in lacrosse and soccer at St. George's Independent School
  • Named an All-American her junior season
  • A four-time all-state and all-region in lacrosse
  • A two-time Team MVP her senior year
  • Was twice a "Best of Preps" nominee
  • Named team’s most valuable defensive player as a sophomore
  • Two-time team captain and led her team to back-to-back conference championships her junior and senior seasons
  • Recorded 29 goals, 11 assists, 22 ground balls, and won 39 draws as a senior
  • Scored 23 goals, tallied 29 assists, caused 56 turnovers, won 91 draws, and picked up 97 ground balls as a junior
  • An Academic All-American

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