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Ali Whitney

  • position Defender
  • height 5-10
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Downingtown, Pa.
  • High school Downingtown West
  • position Defender
  • height 5-10
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Downingtown, Pa.
  • High school Downingtown West

Ali Whitney Bio

2013: Did not play.

2012: Strapped by injury, appeared in 10 matches, starting against Georgia (10/7)…scored one point, as assist against Arkansas (9/23)…totaled four shots, with two on goal.

2011: Played in 17 matches with 14 starts at left back before missing the final six games with a hamstring injury … Scored one goal with three assists for five points … Scored the golden goal at Arizona (8/26) to become the first South Carolina freshman to ever score a golden goal … Tallied an assist on the game-winning goal against Northeastern (9/2) … Also earned assists via corner kick on the first goals against Vanderbilt (10/2) and Auburn (10/9) … Team led the SEC regular season in nearly every major defensive category, including goals allowed (9), goals against average (0.79), shots on goal allowed (53) and points allowed (25) … Played for a backline that limited seven of 11 SEC opponents to four shots on goal or less … South Carolina[apos]s corner kick specialist … Registered two shots with both coming on goal.

PRE-COLLEGE: TopDrawerSoccer Pennsylvania Region Top 5 Recruit … A four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer … All-Area First Team (2009) … All-ChesMont League First Team (2009) … Pennsylvania AAA State Champion in 2009 … Three-time Ches-Mont League champion (2007-09) … Played for Penn Fusion `92 club team … Team captain for club team that is ranked No. 6 nationally … Three-time USYS Region I Finalist (2007-08, 2010) … Four-time EPYSA State Cup champion (2007-10) … Region I Premier League champion in 2009 … Disney Showcase Flight champion (2010) … Also lettered in swimming and was a four-time National YMCA ‘Top 16 Times’ award winner … YMCA Pennsylvania State Champion in the 100 freestyle (2004) and State Runner-Up in the 50 freestyle (2004) … Three-time Ches-Mont champions (2008-10).

PERSONAL: Full name is Alexandra Jean Whitney … Majoring in business … Chose USC over Alabama, Florida, UNC Charlotte, NC State, Pittsburgh and Georgetown … Born May 10, 1993 … Brother, Ian, swam at Boston College … Father, Eli, played lacrosse at Clarkson College … Parents are Eli and Debby Whitney.