10 Whitney Briggs
10 - Whitney Briggs
Height: 5-1
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
High School: Centennial
Previous College: Univ. of South Carolina
Position: D/F
Major: Biology
Parents: Robert & Jennifer Briggs

Senior (2008):

Briggs became the third player in the history of the Emory Women's Soccer Team to be named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Player of the Year, as the senior finished the season leading all UAA players with three game-winning goals in conference play, in addition to ranking second in the conference with four UAA goals and third with nine points.  Briggs was also named to the all-UAA First Team, marking the second-consecutive year that she has earned all-UAA honors, and earned her first NSCAA/ Adidas All-South Region honor with a spot on the First Team.  Overall, she scored six goals and two assists for 14 points during the campaign, the second-best total on the team, including a team-best four game-winning goals.  Defensively, the co-captain helped lead an Emory backfield that allowed the Eagles outshoot opponents 375-135, and held opposing teams to a .0553 goals-against average, the 23rd-lowest in Division III.  Briggs' season was highlighted by her ‘golden goal' in the second overtime period of Emory's season finale against Carnegie Mellon University, which lifted the Eagles to a share of their fifth UAA Championship.  Briggs finished her three-year Emory career with 13 goals and six assists for 32 points.

Junior (2007):

One game into the 2007 season, Briggs made the switch from forward to defender, and became one of the most impactful players on the Emory squad.  She earned a spot on the all-University Athletic Association (UAA) second team, the first postseason honor of her career.  Briggs helped lead an Emory defense that recorded 13 shutouts and a 0.48 goals against average for the season, the 11th-best mark in the country.  Her play allowed Emory to hold its opponents to just over three shots on goal per match, and outscore teams 47-10 during the season.  Briggs was one of just three players to start all 20 matches for the Eagles during the season, scoring one goal and adding two assists during the campaign.  Against Oglethorpe University (Ga.) on September 23rd, she scored a goal and assisted on another during the Eagles' 4-1 win over the Stormy Petrels.    

Sophomore (2006):

Briggs finished fourth on the team in scoring during her first season with the Eagles, after transferring from University of South Carolina at the beginning of the season.  Briggs' six goals were the second-most on the Eagles.  Four of her goals came in conference play (tying her for the University Athletic Association lead), including a game-winning scores against the University of Chicago (Ill.) and Case Western Reserve University (Ohio).  She recorded her first multiple-goal game as an Eagle on October 22nd, scoring a pair against Mary Baldwin College (Va.).  Briggs started 12 of the 14 games she played in for the Eagles during the campaign, as 17 of her 36 shots landed on goal.

Career Statistics:

 GPGSGoalsAssistsPoints
200614126113
20072020124
200819196315
Totals535113632

For complete career statistics, click here.

Honors:

2007All-UAASecond Team
2008NSCAA/ Adidas All-South RegionFirst Team
UAA Player of the Year
All-UAAFirst Team

 

 

 

Prior to Emory:

Attended the University of South Carolina where she played varsity soccer for one year... Attended Centennial High School where she was a four-year member of the soccer team ... Served as captain her final year... Named the Offensive Player of the Year in 2003 & 2004... Played for Tony Cianciola... Member of the United Quest Soccer Club where she played for Dave Smith... Her club was the State Cup Champions from 2000-'05.

Personal:

Born on October 5, 1985

Quote:

"Emory is an amazing school, creating great opportunities for my future. "