21 Jennifer Grant
21 - Jennifer Grant
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
High School: Cardinal Gibbons
Position: CM
Major: Business - Accounting
Parents: Donald & Susan Grant
g 2
a 1
pts 5
gw 1

Senior (2014):

Grant started all 17 games she played in during her senior campaign, finishing the year with two goals and one assist for five points.  The midfielder scored the game-winning goal during Emory’s 3-1 win over Capital University on September 21st, and assisted on the game winner in the Eagles’ 2-0 victory against Birmingham-Southern College on October 28th.  Her other goal during the year came in the team’s 2-0 win at Virginia Wesleyan College on August 30th.  Grant finished her senior year with 25 total shots, including 12 on goal.  She ended her career with eight goals and four assists for 20 points, over the course of 54 games and 20 starts.

Junior (2013):

Grant recorded career highs in goals, assists, points, games played and starts, as she emerged as one of the Eagles’ key reserves during the 2013 season.  She finished the year with three goals (including one game-winning score) and three assists for nine points, coming over the course of 689 minutes of action.  The junior was one of eight Eagles to appear in each of the team’s 21 games, making three starts during the campaign.  Her first goal of the season proved to be the game winner during the Eagles’ 2-0 victory over Chicago on October 12th.  She added scores in the Eagles’ 3-0 win against Carnegie Mellon, and a key game-tying goal during Emory’s 2-1 NCAA Tournament win over then 11th-ranked Lynchburg.  Grant registered an assist on the only goal in the Eagles’ 1-0 win at Case Western Reserve on November 3rd, while also assisting on goals against Agnes Scott on October 23rd, and in the NCAA Tournament against Piedmont on November 16th.  The center midfielder notched at least one point in four-straight games from November 3rd – 17th.  Grant ended the year with 30 shots, including 13 on goal.

Sophomore (2012):

Grant appeared in 14 games off the bench during her sophomore campaign, registering a career-best two goals.  Her two goals came during the Eagles' 9-0 win over the University of the South on September 15th, and Berry College on September 23rd.  She saw action in five of the Eagles' six NCAA Tournament games.  During the NCAA Quarterfinal game against Carnegie Mellon, shooting third in the shootout, Grant converted a pair of penalty kicks, including one in the 13th and final round that allowed Emory to advance to its first NCAA Semifinal in the program's history.  She finished the season with 12 shots, eight of which were on goal. 

Freshman (2011):

Grant played in two games off the bench for Emory during her freshman year.  She scored her first collegiate goal against Agnes Scott College on September 28th.  Grant finished the year with five shots, all of which were on goal.   

Career Statistics:

  GP GS Goals Assists Points
2011 2 0 1 0 2
2012 14 0 2 0 4
2013 21 3 3 3 9
2014 17 17 2 1 5
Totals 54 20 8 4 20 

For complete career statistics, click here.

Prior to Emory:

Played on the Cardinal Gibbons High School soccer team for four seasons, serving as the squad's captain during her junior and senior seasons... Helped lead her team to the state finals in 2009... Was named her team's Most Valuable Defensive Player and to the all-county first team... Coached by Margo Flack... Also played club soccer for Team Boca, where she was coached by Rocky Orrizzoli and Stu Katz... Served as the club team captain for four seasons... Was also a United States Lacrosse Academic all-American in high school.

Personal:

Born August 8, 1993.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory for the fantastic academic environment and its great soccer program."

Recent Games
Oct 22 at LaGrange W, 9-0
Oct 28 at Birmingham Southern W, 2-0
Oct 31 Rochester (N.Y.) T, 0-0
Nov 2 Case Western Reserve W, 3-0
Nov 8 at Carnegie Mellon W, 1-0
Nov 15 vs. Kenyon L, 1-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 17 7
Games started 17 7
Goals 2 0
Assists 1 0
Points 5 0
Shots 25 4
Shot Pct .080 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 29 vs. Chris. Newport T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Aug 30 at Va. Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Sep 5 Trinity (Tex.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 12 Birmingham Southern   - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Sewanee W, 4-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Berry W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 21 Capital W, 3-1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 1
Sep 27 at Transylvania W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
Sep 28 at Centre W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 5 at Washington (Mo.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 7 Covenant W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 11 Chicago L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 13 at Birmingham Southern   - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at New York U. T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Brandeis T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 22 at LaGrange W, 9-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Birmingham Southern W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 31 Rochester (N.Y.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 2 Case Western Reserve W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Nov 8 at Carnegie Mellon W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 15 vs. Kenyon L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2011-12 2 - .50 .00 1.00 2.50 .200 2.50 1.000
2012-13 14 - .14 .00 .29 .86 .167 .57 .667
2013-14 21 3 .14 .14 .43 1.43 .100 .62 .433
2014-15 17 17 .12 .06 .29 1.47 .080 .71 .480
Total 54 20 .15 .07 .37 1.33 .111 .70 .528
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2011-12 2 - 1 0 2 5 .200 5 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
2012-13 14 - 2 0 4 12 .167 8 .667 0 0 0-0 0
2013-14 21 3 3 3 9 30 .100 13 .433 0 0 0-0 1
2014-15 17 17 2 1 5 25 .080 12 .480 0 0 0-0 1
Total 54 20 8 4 20 72 .111 38 .528 0 0 0-0 2
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 17 17 .12 .06 .29 1.47 .080 .71 .480
Conference 7 7 .00 .00 .00 .57 .000 .29 .500
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 7 7 .14 .00 .29 1.43 .100 .57 .400
Away 8 8 .13 .13 .38 1.13 .111 .63 .556
Neutral 2 2 .00 .00 .00 3.00 .000 1.50 .500
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Wins 9 9 .22 .11 .56 1.67 .133 1.00 .600
Losses 2 2 .00 .00 .00 2.50 .000 1.00 .400
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August 2 2 .50 .00 1.00 1.00 .500 1.00 1.000
September 5 5 .20 .00 .40 2.60 .077 1.20 .462
October 7 7 .00 .14 .14 .43 .000 .00 .000
November 3 3 .00 .00 .00 2.33 .000 1.33 .571
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 17 17 2 1 5 25 .080 12 .480 0 0 0-0 1
Conference 7 7 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 7 7 1 0 2 10 .100 4 .400 0 0 0-0 1
Away 8 8 1 1 3 9 .111 5 .556 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 2 2 0 0 0 6 .000 3 .500 0 0 0-0 0
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Wins 9 9 2 1 5 15 .133 9 .600 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 2 2 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 0 0 0-0 0
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August 2 2 1 0 2 2 .500 2 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
September 5 5 1 0 2 13 .077 6 .462 0 0 0-0 1
October 7 7 0 1 1 3 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0
November 3 3 0 0 0 7 .000 4 .571 0 0 0-0 0