Meredith Christopher
- position Forward
- height 5-8
- class Senior
- Hometown Fort Mill, S.C.
- High school Fort Mill
- position Forward
- height 5-8
- class Senior
- Hometown Fort Mill, S.C.
- High school Fort Mill
Meredith Christopher Bio
2019: Appeared in four matches… Appeared in two victories over ACC opponents for the Gamecocks (NC State, Notre Dame)… Had a shot in three of the four matches she played in… Played in a season-high 43 minutes against Jacksonville.
2018: Appeared in 10 matches… Scored first goal with Gamecocks against No. 23 Auburn in 3-0 win at Stone Stadium… Played a season-high 31 minutes against Fordham (8/17)… Appeared in NCAA Tournament match against Penn State.
2017: Selected as the CAA Rookie of the Year after finishing first in the league with 22 total points on seven goals and eight assists… Became the program’s first CAA major award winner and the program’s first Rookie of the Year at the Division I level… She became the program’s first Rookie of the Year overall in 23 years since the 1994 season… Earned spots on the All-CAA Third Team and the CAA All-Rookie Team in her first season… Collected CAA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 9 after putting together a six-point week matching one-goal and one-assist efforts in draws against William & Mary (10/5) and Northeastern (10/8)… Named CAA Player of the Week and to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week on Aug. 21 after scoring four goals and tallying an assist for nine points in a 2-0 week for Elon… Scored her fourth goal of the season and tabbed her first-career assist in a 2-1 win at Jacksonville (8/20)… Recorded her first-career hat trick in Elon’s season-opening 4-2 win at North Florida (8/18)… Became the first player in program history to tally a hat trick since 2013 and first Phoenix to do so in a season-opener since 2002… Finished the year playing in all of the team’s 19 matches and made nine starts… Recorded 51 total shots as 27 of her attempts went on frame.
PRE COLLEGE: Earned All-Region and All-Area selections in 2016… Named team MVP in 2016… Guided Fort Mill High School to regional soccer championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016… Helped her squad finished runner-up in 4A Upperstate and a top-five High School Massy Ranking in 2016… Fort Mill High School earned a No. 4 ranking in the Preseason 5A rankings in 2017 Played for Charlotte Soccer Academy ECNL… Finished with 14 goals in all ECNL competitions… Led her team to the 2015 ECNL National Championships in Seattle… Was a member of South Carolina ODP from 2013-15.
PERSONAL: Born September 24, 1998 • The daughter of Dee and Julie Christopher • Her father Dee Christopher was a football player at Furman University • Intends on majoring in exercise science.