Paige Mikula

AWARDS:
Redshirt-Freshman season (2019)
· SEC Academic Honor Roll 

2019: Returned to the Gamecocks after missing most of 2018 with injury by starting three matches and playing in all 24 for Carolina… Made first career start against William & Mary (Aug. 25), playing a season-high 65 minutes… Started two other matches against Jacksonville (Aug. 28) and Georgia (Sept. 20)…  Made NCAA Tournament debut against Samford in the First Round, playing 35 minutes… Made an appearance in all four of Carolina’s NCAA Tournament matches, including 24 minutes in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals… Attempted four shots during the season and one shot on goal… Aided the Carolina defense that led the SEC in shutouts, goals against average and that won the SEC Tourament without allowing a goal. 

2018: Competed in four matches for the Gamecocks during her first season in Columbia… Season cut short due to injury… Played a season-high 57 minutes against the College of Charleston (8/19)… Played a huge 47 minutes against Clemson (8/23) in the 1-0 win… South Carolina did not allow a goal in three of her four appearances on the field.

PRE COLLEGE: Played for the FC Pennsylvania Strikers of the U.S. Youth Soccer National League…helped lead the Strikers to championships at the state, regional and national league level…competed for Council Rock High School, where she garnered First-Team All-League honors and was selected as the Rookie of the Year…Council Rock won the Friends Schools League (FSL) during her time there.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 5, 2000…daughter of Trish and Jim Mikula…member of the National Honor Society as well as East Kentwood’s Student-Athlete All-Academic Team…her sisters Nicole (University of Hawaii) and Jillian (College of Ursinus) have played soccer at the college level…undecided major.