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Zoe Swift - Women's Soccer - University of Kentucky Athletics 4

ZoeSwift

  • class Senior
  • High school Naperville

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2016 (Senior): Was a forward and Kentucky’s leading returning scorer, but was converted to a centerback to start the season due to injuries in preseason … That then transitioned into a wide back after two matches, where she started as the right back vs. USF … Scored UK’s third goal at Louisville and also had two assists on Sunday in UK’s 3-0 win over High Point … Game-tying goal in 89th minute vs. No. 5/1 Florida … Had an assist vs. Auburn … Scored vs. Vanderbilt to equalize the match and also had an assist … Scored vs. Texas A&M in third minute to put UK ahead 1-0 … GWG vs. Arkansas. 

2015 (Junior): Game-winning goal vs. Ohio University … Five shots, a goal and an assist vs. UNC Greensboro … Four shots on goal, a goal and an assist vs. Toledo … Leads the team in shots with 35 … Had the game-winning goal and an assist vs. Ole Miss … Assist on game-winning goal vs. Arkansas.

Sophomore (2014): SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/20) … CollegeSportsMadness SEC Player of the Week (10/21) … CS360 National Team of the Week (10/21) … TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week (10/22) … Has started in 10 of the 17 matches that she has appeared in this season … Had the Wildcats’ second goal at Louisville in the 87th minute to put the match away late on a counter attack … Has taken 30 shots, which is fourth-most on the team … Had the game-winning goal over Auburn off of a corner kick-header … Scored GWG’s against Ole Miss and No. 5 Florida to secure a 2-0-0 weekend … Has four GWG … Scored vs. No. 22 UGA … Drew game-winning PK vs. Tennessee in the SEC Semifinals

Freshman (2013): SEC All-Freshman Team … SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/9) … Had the first hat trick for UK since 2006 when she scoredthree times vs. Eastern Kentucky … Has nine goals on the year and four assists … Second onthe team in assists behing Arin Gilliland … Scored five game-winning goals, just two shy of thecurrent UK freshman record for game-winning goals … Scored in the second minute at Vanderbiltto give UK the early 1-0 advantage … Had assist on goal to Stuart Pope at Alabama toice the game and give UK the 4-2 lead late … Had game-winning goal vs. LSU off long-rangefree kick that she buried the rebound near post … Scored clinching goal vs. Ohio State in 76th minute.

Pre-College: Comes to Lexington from Naperville, Ill., where she played club soccer for the Chicago Botafogo … With her club team, Swift was the club’s leading scorer in 2012 in addition to being the State Cup champions and a 2012 All-America award winner … Was a member of the U.S. National Team pool in 2008, 2009 and 2010 while also winning the national championship for club soccer with the NSA Fury in 2010 … Attended high school at Naperville North High School where she was a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee, all-area member for soccer and basketball, state champion her junior year and MVP her junior season as well … Daughter of Lorenzo and Shantae Swift and spends countless hours in the community working with Feed My Starving Children, Young Life Youth Group and special-needs children at her school.

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