Libby Harper

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Townsend Church Of England School
Hometown:
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

As a Freshman (2019):2019 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, the first FOY honors in Akron women’s soccer program history … named to the 2019 All-MAC Freshman Team … went 7-8-2 between the posts in her first season of collegiate soccer … ended the campaign allowing just 18 goals, made 63 saves, tallied a 1.02 goals-against average, recorded a .778 save percentage, garnered four solo shutouts and two combined shutouts … in program history ranks seventh in single-season clean sheets (4), fourth in single-season GAA (1.02), and third in single-season wins (7) … made 14 straight starts down the stretch of the campaign … pulled in a season-high nine saves in the regular-season finale against Buffalo while facing a season-high 24 shots … earned her first career win in a 2-1 victory against Niagara … ranked inside the top-7 in three statistical categories inside the MAC; GAA (2^nd), shutouts per game (4^th), and saves (7^th) … in the NCAA, ranked 93^rdin GAA, 136^thin minutes played, 146^thin save percentage … totaled 1,641 minutes of action that included 15 90+ minute matches.

Club: Earned the No. 1 goalkeeper spot for Arsenal FC … helped lead Arsenal FC’s U21 team to a FA Cup Championship … Prior to Arsenal, competed for Chelsea FC for six seasons … began her soccer career with U9-U12’s for Arsenal FC.

Personal: Daughter of Helen and Lee Harper … has four older siblings; Tiona, Ellesse, Parys, and Danielle … majoring in exercise science.