Lily Render

AS A JUNIOR (2023): Played in all 21 matches for the Gamecocks, starting in 11…played 1112 total minutes for a new career-high, including a new game high of 84 minutes against LSU (Oct. 5) in front of a sold-out crowd…Scored her first goal of the season on the road at UMass Lowell (Aug. 27) to help South Carolina to a 2-0 win…had her second come at home against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 3) where the Gamecocks shut out the Chanticleers 5-0…tallied 16 shots on the year (fifth-most on team), with three coming against Florida (Oct. 26)…her nine points marked a career-high and the fourth most on the team for the 2023 season…SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022): Came off the bench in 15 games, fifth-most on the team…played in 22 of 24 games, including all three in the NCAA tournament…played a career-high 66 minutes against Clemson (Sept. 1)…tallied eight shots on the year, with two coming against Georgia in the SEC Tournament (Nov. 3)…had three shots on goal during the season against Vanderbilt (Oct. 14), Georgia (Nov. 3) and Wake Forest in the first round of the NCAA tournament (Nov. 12)…SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…

AS A FRESHMAN (2021): Came off the bench in 14 matches… Scored her first collegiate goal against Charlotte (9/6) in her only shot on goal of the season… Tallied a shot in three straight matches… Played a season high 59 minutes off the bench against Clemson (9/9).

Player Profile
• Four-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com
• Father, Stephen, played baseball at Virginia Tech
• Ran track while also playing soccer in high school
• Named ECNL Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year in 2019
• Was selected to Washington Spirit Advanced Development Program from 2018-2020
• Named to ECNL All-Conference team in 2017-18
• Selected to play in the ECNL National Selection Game in Phoenix in 2019
• Selected for the ECNL ID2 National Training Camp in Portland in 2018 and 2019
• Participated in US Club Soccer ID2 Training Camp in Massachusetts in 2017
• Named an ECNL Player to Watch from 2017-19
• National Training Center participant from 2015-19
• Won the ECNL Mid-Atlantic Division from 2017-19
• Earned an Academic Letter for four years in high school while also being a member of the Math and Spanish Honors Society
• Has three siblings Caroline, Elayna, and Nicholas
• Daughter of Nancy and Stephen Render

Chose the University of South Carolina because: “I chose USC because of the family atmosphere and the competitive soccer program. As soon as I stepped on campus and watched a training, I fell in love with the school and the team.”