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Shay Montgomery

  • position Midfielder
  • height 5-9
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Arlington, VA
  • High school Yorktown
  • position Midfielder
  • height 5-9
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Arlington, VA
  • High school Yorktown

Shay Montgomery Bio

2022: Came off the bench in 21 of 24 games, the most of any freshman…finished season with 10 shots and five on goal…played 465 total minutes…tallied season-high three shots against NC State (Sept. 11)…had a shot on goal in the Gamecocks’ 6-1 win against Tennessee (Oct. 23)…played a season-high 42 minutes in 2-1 win at Virginia Tech (Sept. 8)…

PRE COLLEGE: Named the 2020-21 Gatorade Virginia Girls Soccer Player of the Year after scoring 20 goals and notching 12 assists for Yorktown High School… Named All-State, All-Region, and All-Conference… Helped lead her club team to three Mid Atlantic Conference Championships and three ECNL Champions League appearances… Named the ECNL Mid-Atlantic Conference Player of the year… Two-time ECNL All-Conference selection… Invited to participate in the US Club Soccer’s Player Development Program… Selected for the Virginia State Olympic Development Program and ECNL Conference Selection Program…

PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Whitney Montgomery…has one sister, Reese, and one brother, Cole…

Chose the University of South Carolina because: “I chose South Carolina for the sense of family on the team and with the coaching staff, the consistently high level of championship play in the SEC, the honors college, and the amazing campus and atmosphere.”