Emily Moxley

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Emily Moxley
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Moxley with North Carolina in 2023
Personal information
Full name Emily Rose Moxley [1]
Date of birth (2000-10-29) October 29, 2000 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Carolina Ascent
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 17 (5)
2021–2023 North Carolina 67 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Carolina Ascent 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emily Rose Moxley (born October 29, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who is a defender for Carolina Ascent FC of the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

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Early life

Moxley was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of four children of Jennifer Moxley. [1] She played two seasons of high school soccer for Panther Creek High School, earning all-region honors as a freshman and sophomore. [3] [4] She played club soccer for the NC Courage Academy. [3]

College career

As a freshman, Moxley was a starting forward at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2019. [1] In her first two games, she scored two goals and was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Offensive Player of the Week. [5] She finished the season with five goals and a team-best eight assists and was named to the CAA All-Rookie team. [1] She played with Oak City United, an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club based in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2021. [6]

Moxley transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a starting defender and midfielder from 2021 to 2023. [3] She recorded two assists in a 2–0 win over her former team, Wilmington, in August 2022. [3] [7] In the 2022 ACC tournament, she scored the winning penalty kick in the semifinals and was named to the all-tournament team. [3] [8] She assisted Julia Dorsey on a free kick for the game winner in the semifinals of the 2022 NCAA tournament. [9] She finished her career at North Carolina with 17 assists in three seasons. [3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Moxley trained with the Orlando Pride and then was signed by Charlotte's new Carolina Ascent FC in May 2024. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Emily Moxley – Women's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Emily Moxley". Carolina Ascent FC . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emily Moxley – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ Ulrich, Logan (May 19, 2016). "Panther Creek girls soccer back in the fourth round, beats Sanderson 1-0" . The News & Observer . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
    Blake, J. Mike (March 28, 2017). "Panther Creek girls soccer, sophomore Emily Moxley, have high hopes" . The News & Observer. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Moxley Earns CAA Weekly Honor". UNC Wilmington Athletics. August 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Forrest, Scott (May 12, 2022). "WPSL Season Kick Off Features Carolinas Conference Match Up". Women's Premier Soccer League . Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ Koh, Michael (August 21, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Continues Hot Start With Win Over UNC-Wilmington". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Thomae, Lucas (November 4, 2022). "Moxley sends UNC women's soccer to ACC Championship final in shootout against Duke". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ "North Carolina women beat defending champ FSU in College Cup". Associated Press. December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ "UNC Tar Heel Champion, Emily Moxley, Joins Carolina Ascent FC". Carolina Ascent FC. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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