University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2013 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Amanda Knapp
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Youngsville, N.C.
Overview: One of Asheville's top strikers and should compete for Big South All-Conference honors as a senior...really came into her own in 2011 and ended up leading the Bulldogs in scoring...enjoyed a spectacular high school career at Franklinton...enters the season ninth all-time in career scoring at Asheville with 15 and 10th in points with 41.
2012: Second on team in scoring with six goals and 14 points…top game came in final game of the season at Presbyterian College when she scored two goals and added an assist in 6-3 Asheville triumph…scored game-winning goal in that contest…tallied goal and an assist at Charleston Southern (10-13)…picked up a goal vs. Wofford (9-9), Appalachian State (9-14) and VMI (9-27)…third on team in shots taken with 31.
2011: One of five players to start and play in all of Asheville's 20 matches...tied for team lead in goals (6)...led Bulldogs in assists (4) and points (16)...second in shots taken (52)...26 of her 52 shots were on goal...three of her goals were game-winners...scored first goal of season in near upset of Georgia State (9-16)...tallied twice, including game-winner vs. South Carolina State (9-18)...also had game-winning goal in 3-0 BSC win over Presbyterian College (10-4)...scored twice in 5-0 victory over Charleston Southern (10-15)...named Attacking Player of the Week on Sept. 20 after scoring three goals in two matches...picked up two assists vs. S.C. State (9-18)...also had assist vs. Charleston Southern (10-15).
2010: Played in 16 matches and earned 11 starts...finished the season as Asheville's second leading scorer with three goals, two assists and 11 points...scored at least one goal in last two games of the season at Liberty (10-27) and near upset of Big South champion High Point (10-29)...tallied first career goal vs. VMI (10-3)...also had an assist against Keydets (10-3) and at Liberty (10-27)...second on team in shots taken with 27...had two matches with four shots and five matches with three shots taken.
Before UNC Asheville: Attended Franklinton HS where she was the team MVP all four years she played...scored an amazing 165 goals in her career...first-team all-conference all four years she played...served as captain as a sophomore, junior and senior...top goal scoring year was junior year when she scored 51 goals...tallied 49 goals as a sophomore...senior year scored 38 goals with 24 assists...all-region performer as a sophomore, junior and senior...was named Northern Carolina Conference Player of the Year following senior campaign...earned Wendy's Heisman Award as junior...member of North squad in North Carolina State games in 2008 & 2009...was named as 2010 U.S. Army National Scholar Athlete...named to All-State team as a senior...led Franklinton to conference championship as a senior and helped team advance to third round of state playoffs...also led school to Brassfield Commercial Classic Tournament title for four straight years...played club for CASL 91 Spartan Premier...team finished first in Premier Division in 2010 and #5 ranking in North Carolina...played in East-West All-Star Game in Greensboro in July 2010.
