Anna Patten

AWARDS: 
Senior Season (2020)
· All-SEC First Team
· 2020 SEC Watch List
· TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Week 3 &4)
Junior season (2019) 
· All-SEC Second Team
· United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Southeast Region 
· Two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week 
· Boilermaker Challenge Cup Defensive MVP
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020: Completed her Carolina career in the fall of 2020… Was a captain for the Gamecocks during the 2020 fall season… Named to the All-SEC First Team during the fall… Finished with a team-high three assists during the fall season… Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime agaisnt Vanderbilt on the road from the penalty spot… Notched an assist agaisnt Missouri in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals in a 3-2 win… Assisted the game-winning goal agaisnt Kentucky in a 1-0 win for the Gamecocks… Had an assist in the Gamecocks 4-2 win over Florida at home… Played the second-most minutes on the team during the fall season (889), including every minute of every match except for the Florida match where she played 66 minutes… Anchored the first shutout of the season against Kentucky and helped the Gamecocks post two clean sheets during the fall season.

2019: Made her South Carolina debut against No. 21 NC State, starting at center back in a 2-1 win for the Gamecocks… Missed a pair of matches with the Gamecocks due to being called up to the England National Team camp prior to the 2019 World Cup… Returned to start every match for the Gamecocks the remainder of the season, totaling 22 during the season while scoring three goals and adding one assist… Scored her first Carolina goal against Purdue on a penalty kick in a 2-0 win… Was named the Boilermaker Challenge Cup Defensive MVP after leading the Gamecocks to two shutout wins over Purdue and DePaul… Scored a penalty kick against then-undefeated Notre Dame to aid Carolina in a 2-1 win… Got back on the scoring sheet against Auburn in the regular season finale, scoring on a header in the 3-0 win and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time for the performance… Played the entire match 18 times during the season, including a stretch where she didn’t miss a minute for 12-straight matches… Has reached the Third Round or better in the NCAA Tournament in each of her first three seasons as a collegiate student-athlete.

2018 (at Florida State): Appeared in 23 games as a sophomore with 12 starts… Tied for fifth on the team with 10 points in 2018 off four goals and two assists… Part of a Seminole defense that shutout 16 of its opponents on the year, including No. 1 Stanford and No. 3 UNC in the 2018 College Cup to win the 2018 national championship… Recorded her first goal of the season in the Seminoles’ 4-1 victory over No. 2 UCLA… Tallied two assists on the season, both in ACC play at Notre Dame (September 27) at home against Wake Forest (October 7)… Registered goals in back-to-back games on the road at Pitt and in the Seminoles’ first ever win at No. 6 Virginia… Scored the game-winning goal for Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament over Loyola Chicago on November 9.

2017 (at Florida State): Appeared in 18 games as a freshman and made 13 starts, including each of the final 11 matches of the season… Averaged 66 minutes played per match and was on the pitch for every minute of five different games in 2017… Tallied two assists on the season – on the road at Clemson on October 26 and at home versus Ole Miss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on November 10… Competed primarily as a defender and holding midfielder during the season, but added 10 shots offensively, with six on goal. Her .600 shot on goal percentage ranked second on the team among players with at least 10 shots… Defensively, aided the Seminoles to seven shutouts on the season, including two in the NCAA Tournament… Missed three games this season due to international competitions for England – UNC Greensboro (August 18), South Alabama (August 20) and North Carolina (September 17).

PRE-COLLEGE: Competed with Arsenal Women FC… Won the FA Youth Cup with Arsenal Ladies Centre of Excellence U-17 team in both May 2016 and May 2015… Earned Southeast England League titles in 2014-15 and 2015-16… Made first full appearance with Arsenal Ladies in February 2017 versus Bayern Munich… Made first appearance on the U-15 team in 2014 and has since played in 46 international matches… Placed third at the 2016 U-17 UEFA Women’s Championship… Reached the Quarterfinals of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup… Earned a spot on the team for the 2017 UEFA U-19 Women’s European Championship… Competed with the U-20 team at the 2017 Nike Friendlies… Participated in the 2018 U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup.