2015 Women's Soccer

0 Rachel Ames

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Huntsville
  • Hometown Huntsville, Ala.

Biography

2015: Led the Ivy League with 78 saves and 5.2 saves per game… Started 13 games… Posted shutouts against Sacred Heart, Villanova and UMass… Made a season-high nine saves against Hofstra.

2014: Appeared in eight games in goal, including making four starts… Ninth in the Ivy League with 23 saves… Tied for the team lead with four victories… Season-high six saves against New Hampshire… Played 45 minutes in shutout wins over Quinnipiac and Western Kentucky.

2013: Started six games in goal… Fifth in the Ivy League with 50 saves… Posted shutout in victory over Stony Brook in season opener… Made a season-high nine saves against Dartmouth.

2012: Played every minute of seven Ivy League games in goal… Third in the Ivy League in save percentage (.814) and saves per game (4.07)… Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after posting first career shutout in 1-0 win over Cornell… Shared the team’s Captain Cup Award, which is presented by the seniors to the freshman that represents the program well on and off the field… Made a season-high nine saves in the 2-2 tie at Brown. 

Off the Field: 

  • Leader and member of Athletes in Action
  • Volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven mentoring the youth and teaching soccer and life skills
  • Office Assistant and films the Yale Women''s Basketball team

Before Yale: Alabama Player of the Year as a junior at Huntsville High School… Posted 35 shutouts in a 12-month span, ranging from State League to ECNL and international play… TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Player To Watch, No. 36 (No. 4 goalkeeper)… Helped Huntsville to three state championships… Two-year member of the Region III Olympic Development Program… Participated in the ODP Region III Germany and Argentina training tours.

Personal: U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award recipient… Father Marc was captain of the soccer team at Cumberland College.

Why Yale? “After visiting the campus and meeting with the team and coaches, I knew that Yale was the place for me. I am looking forward to the great academic and athletic opportunities that Yale has to offer.”

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