Elizabeth Sinclair

2012-13 Gamecock Spotlight Video

2013: Started all 23 matches … Led all field players with 2,026 minutes as a defensive midfielder … Averaged 88 minutes per game … Recorded three assists … Named to CS360 Primetime Performers of the Week (8/26) after wins over UNCW and No. 7 Duke … Tallied assist on the game-winner in a 2-0 defeat over SMU (9/8) … Notched an assist one the game-winning goal minutes into the first overtime at Tennessee (10/6) … Had an assist in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Furman (11/15) … Named South Carolina’s Scholar Female Athlete of the Year … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Started 16 of her 17 appearances…tallied two points on assists…had the game-winning assist against ECU (9/9)…added her second assist against Arkansas in the opening round of the SEC Tournament (10/29)…logged five shots, two on goal.

2011 – Started all 23 matches as a defensive midfielder … Averaged 87 minutes per game on the season, and her 2004 minutes were the second-most on the team … Earned an assist on the game-winning goal at Ole Miss (10/16) … Registered 12 shots and three on goal … Helped lead the top defense in the SEC from her holding midfield position, including limiting seven of 11 SEC opponents to four shots on goal or less.

2010 – Played in all 25 games and made 23 starts as a defensive midfielder … A workhorse that averaged 89 minutes per game on the season, and her 2228 minutes were the third-most on the team … Earned an assist against Clemson (9/10) … Registered 11 shots, including three at Kentucky (9/26) … Named to Gamecock Courtyard Cup All-Tournament Team … Helped lead the nation’s 17th-ranked defense from her holding midfield position, including limiting a streak of 11 opponents to four shots on goal or less … Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

PRE-COLLEGE: Participated in Adidas ESP Camp (February 2008) … Participated in National Red Bull League (2007-08) … Two-time Missouri ODP team selection (2005-06) … ODP Region Pool (2006) … Two-time honorable mention all-conference (2007,2009) … Played for St. Louis Scott Gallagher club team … Club team captain (2006-09) … Missouri State Cup champions (2005-06, 2009) … Three-time USYSA Region II tournament participant.

PERSONAL: Full name is Elizabeth Sinclair … Majoring in accounting … Chose USC over Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Indiana and Missouri … Born April 2, 1992 … Has three brothers and one sister … Father (Dan) played football at Washington University of St. Louis … Cousins (Kimberly and Sally Sinclair) played soccer at Saint Louis University … Cousin (Michelle) played field hockey at Saint Louis University … Cousin (Lori) played field hockey at Missouri State … Cousin (Matt) played football at Illinois … Cousin (Elizabeth Grana) played basketball at Knox College … Parents are Daniel and Mary Sinclair.

WHY USC?: All the pieces of the puzzle fit together for me at South Carolina. I love the school, the soccer program, the coaches and the girls!!! When I visited, I experienced one of those gut feelings where I knew USC is where I belonged.