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2019 Women's Soccer Roster

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9 Laura Mitchell

9 Laura Mitchell

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Llanfyllin
  • Hometown:
    Powys, Wales
  • Club Team:
    Everton F.C./ Wrexham F.C.

Summary

Biography

Major(s)
Anthropology

2019 (Senior)
Appeared in seven matches, making two starts • Finished the year with a total of two points • Scored her lone goal of the season in an 8-0 win over Hampton (9/15) • Posted a season-high three shots in a 5-0 victory against UNC Asheville (9/8) • Played a season-high 45 minutes in her first start of the season against Northeastern (11/1) • Logged a total of 161 minutes of action this season

2018 (Junior)
Participated in 12 matches and made two starts during her junior year • Clocked 392 total minutes and finished the year with two assists for two total points • Tallied her first of two assists on the year in her first appearce at Liberty (8/16) • Made starts in back-to-back matches at No. 11 Duke (8/26) and High Point (8/31) • Recorded her second assist of the season in Elon's 2-0 victory against Richmond (9/2) • Played a season-high 50 minutes against Charlotte (9/6) • Completed the season with 13 total shots as seven ended up on frame • Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Sophomore)
Appeared in six matches finishing the season with one goal scored • Played a season-high 35 minutes in a 4-2 victory at North Florida (8/18) • Scored her first-career goal on her lone shot of the season in a 5-1 win versus High Point (9/10) • Entered matches against North Florida (8/18), Jacksonville (8/20), Chattanooga (8/27), NC State (9/4), High Point (9/10) and Delaware (10/19) • Played nearly 100 minutes in her second season • Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2016 (Freshman)
Played in 15 matches and made five starts in her first season as a Phoenix • Recorded six shots and three on frame in 560 minutes of action • Got off a season-high two shots and put one on frame against No. 8 Clemson (8/28) • Made her first-career start at Coastal Carolina (9/1) and recorded one shot on frame in 58 minutes • Started in a 1-0 win over Western Carolina (9/4) and played a season-high 71 minutes • Made three additional starts against Richmond (9/11), Davidson (9/15), and Towson (9/23) • Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

High School/Club
Was part of the National Wales School Champions for two consecutive years • Scored three goals and has seven assists in two seasons • Was part of the FA Futsal U-16 championship team • Played at County Level for Shropshire • Played club football for Everton F.C. • Member of the Centre of Excellence and Development Squad for five seasons • Reached the England Youth Cup Semi-Final in 2013 and England Youth FA Cup Final in 2014 • The FA Cup final was played at MK Dons Stadium, Milton Keynes, England in front of several thousand spectators before England's FA women's National Cup final • Moved from Everton to Wrexham in January 2015 due to academic exam studies and for remainder of season • Played in 11 games, scored 8 goals with 4 assists with Wrexham.
 
International (Wales)
Made 40 appearances for the U-14, U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 Welsh National teams •  Made her debut with U-19 Welsh National team against Austria at the age of 16 • Called up to Wales' senior squad against Belarus • Played matches in other countries with Wales including Latvia, Belgium, Turkey, Poland, Norway, Denmark, England, Ireland and Scotland.
 
Personal
Born March 9, 1997 • The daughter of Heather Mitchell.

 
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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2016Freshman

    Forward
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2017Sophomore

    Forward
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2018Junior

    Forward
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2019Senior

    Forward
    5'7"
    9