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#11 Alyssa Walker

Height 5-10
Class Graduate Student
Hometown Centerville, Ohio
High School Centerville
Previous School Richmond
Club Team Ohio Premier ECNL
Alyssa Walker - Women's Soccer - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Item — Transferred to Iowa prior to 2021.

2021 Honors – Third-team All-Big Ten… Iowa’s Offensive MVP… United Soccer Coaches North Region Third-Team… earned Academic All-Big Ten honors… letterwinner. 2021 — In her first season as a Hawkeye she Started 19 games, logged 1,466 minutes… scored nine goal and tallied two assists… had 66 shots with 27 being on goal… tallied goals in wins over DePaul (8/19), Purdue Fort Wayne (9/02),  Mississippi St.  (9/05), Purdue (9/26), Maryland (9/30), Nebraska (10/14), Wisconsin (10/24), and Michigan St. (10/31)… scored her first career goal for Iowa in the season opener win over DePaul (8/19)… member of an Iowa offense that averaged a goal an a half every game.

At Richmond (2020) — Played and started all eight games as a forward… led the team with 21 shots, including four on goal… scored a goal against George Mason off a header… fourth on the team in minutes played (583).

At Richmond (2019) — Second-team Atlantic-10 All-Conference selection… appeared in 17 of 18 games, making 17 starts as a forward… scored the game-winning goal against VCU… finished first in the A-10 in goals with 11… led the team with a career-high 11 goals and 25 points (11 goals, three assists)… scored two goals, including the game-tying goal at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 15… finished the season in style with a hat-trick on Senior Day against Saint Joseph’s… led the team with 35 shots, with 20 on goal.

At Richmond (2018) — Sat out season due to injury.

At Richmond (2017) — Appeared in 16 games, making 11 starts… finished second on the team with six points on two goals and two assists… took 33 shots, also good for second on the team… scored first goal of the season in 2-1 loss at JMU (8/27)… second goal came in 2-1 loss to Elon (9/7)… logged assists vs. Old Dominion (9/17) and at St. Bonaventure (9/24).

At Richmond (2016) — Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team… one of three Spiders to start all 19 games… scored five goals and added two assists to finish third on the team with 12 points… five goals were good for third on the team… logged 28 shots, 18 of which were on goal… scored two game-winners, against Holy Cross in overtime (9/2) and La Salle (10/20).

High School  — Three-year varsity starter at Centerville High… earned All-State honors in 2015… first-team Miami Valley 2014 and 2015… named to GWOC All-Conference and GWOC Central first team in 2014 and 2015… named Offensive Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015… led the team in scoring in 2013, 2014 and 2015… GWOC sixth Stats Leader in 2013, fourth Stats Leader in 2014 and seventh Stats Leader in 2015… led Elks to District titles and GWOC titles in 2014 and 2015 and to the District finals in 2013… at the Club level, team finished with ECNL Championships ranks of No. 8 in 2013 and No. 30 in 2014, and No. 7 in 2016… ranked No. 34 in the 2015 ECNL North American League… team had a 2013 Top Drawer Soccer rank of No. 11, a 2014 Top Drawer Soccer rank of No. 25 and a 2016 Top Drawer Soccer rank of No. 17… also lettered one year in both track and basketball… track relay teams won GWOC 4x200m and 4x100m relays and finished second in the 4×200 at districts and fifth at regionals… finished sixth in the GWOC and fourth in the district in the in the 200m dash, qualifying for the Regional 200m Open… National Honor Society member, Scholar Athlete and 3-sport varsity letter award recipient… head coach was Jim Gobrail.

Personal — Daughter of Chris and Carie Walker… has three siblings, Zack, Cameron and Alex.