Kimmy Gillespie

2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

OUTLOOK — Excellent in the air, good technically … Returns to her central defender spot … Has been a solid contributor in the backfield for the last three years.

2006 — Started all 22 matches on the year … Important contributor to defense that allowed just 0.69 goals on the year, lowest total in school history … Tallied assist to game-winning goal in 1-0 victory vs. Mississippi State (10/13) … Also assisted game-winning goal in double overtime of a 2-1 win over LSU (10/20) … Represented South Carolina at the 2007 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., one of only 331 student-athletes in all three divisions of the NCAA …. Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2005 — Returned from a preseason injury to play in final 12 matches of the year with eight starts between midfield and defender … Scored first goal of the season, a game-winner in 3-0 victory at LSU (10/23) … Named to Dean[apos]s List in spring of 2006.

2004 — One of three players on the squad to start all 20 matches … Scored first career goal, in 1-1 tie at Vanderbilt (10/8) … Also recorded an assist to Sarah Lentz[apos]s game-winning goal vs. Clemson (9/15) … Key contributor to defense and midfield in first year … Named to Dean[apos]s List in fall of 2004 … Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

PRE-COLLEGE — Named to Region II-AAAA ‘All-Region’ Team four consecutive years (2001-2004) … Member of high school squad that was a three-time AAAA state championship finalist … 2003 Wendy[apos]s HS Heisman state finalist … Gatorade Circle of Cup Champion Player of the Year … Played for Greenville Futbol Club and coach Andrew Hyslop; won three state cup championships … Student Body Co-President of Mauldin HS.

PERSONAL — Full name is Kimberly Ann Gillespie … Majoring in exercise science … Enjoys water skiing, playing video games and hiking in her spare time … Favorite athlete is Babe Didrickson Zaharias … Born on October 8, 1985 … Has an older sister, Kelly, and an older brother, Kenny … Parents are Todd and Cindy Gillespie.