Abi Gearing
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Libertyville, Ill.
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- Position:
- MF
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Libertyville HS
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- Major:
- Special Education
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- Previous School:
- Libertyville HS
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- g
- 6
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- a
- 2
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- pts
- 14
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- gw
- 2
Bio
2015 (Junior): Gearing started in all 20 matches, recording 1,909 minutes of action, the sixth most ever in a single season in program history…served as an offensive force with a team-best four goals and 11 points…added three assists… named to the All-OVC first team, the first Tech player to be recognized on the first team since 2009…scored three-game winning goals…registered 22 shots, 16 of which were on-goal for a .727 SOG%...went a perfect 2-2 in penalty kick attempts throughout the season…played in all 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Alabama in the program’s first ever win against an SEC school on Aug. 30…collected at least one point in five of six OVC matches from Sep. 24 to Oct. 15…assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Belmont in the OVC opener on Sep. 24…scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Jacksonville State on Sep. 27…scored a goal and notched an assist in a 3-0 win over Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 2…assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at SIUE on Oct. 11…scored a goal in a 2-1, double-overtime win against Austin Peay on Oct. 15…scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Morehead State in the regular season finale on Oct. 29…played all 90 minutes in the OVC Tournament semifinals against SEMO on Nov. 6.
2014 (Sophomore): Gearing appeared and started in 18 of a possible 19 matches for the Golden Eagles…finished tied for first on the club with two goals and third on the team with four points…ended the year second on Tech in both shots with 19 and shots on-goal with eight…played in 1,491 minutes on the season, tallying at least 90 minutes in 12 matches…scored a goal in the season-opener against ETSU on Aug. 24…scored the game-winner in a victory over Georgia State on Sep. 5…took a season-best five shots in 110 minutes of action as part of a 2-2 tie with Eastern Illinois on Oct. 11…played in 110 minutes in a tie at Austin Peay on Oct. 19.
2013 (Freshman): Gearing showed a ton of promise as a freshman for the Golden Eagles, appearing in all 19 matches, starting the final 13 for Tech…tallied 1,278 minutes on the year…finished second on the team with six points…second with two assists and tied for second with two goals…second on TTU in both shots with 21 and shots-on-goal with 10…fourth on the team with a .476 shot-on-goal percentage…collected the game-winning score at Findlay on Sep. 6, her first career goal…scored Tech’s lone goal against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 27, taking a season-high four shots as well…picked up two assists in the span of four matches from Sep. 20-29…played in at least 80 minutes on five separate occasions.
High School: Gearing played both volleyball and lacrosse at Libertyville High School, while playing year-round club soccer…member of a lacrosse team that finished fourth in state in 2010…made honor roll all four years at LHS…member of the National Honor Society and awarded the Prairie State Achievement Award.
Club/ODP Experience: Gearing suited up for the Eclipse Select Soccer Club, playing amongst the nation’s best for three years…the team, which ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the Midwest Conference, placed fifth in the 2010-11 USYSA National League Blue Division and third in the 2011-12 USYSA National League Red Division…led the club in scoring in 2011-12 in the National League and was tied for third overall…participated on U16, U17, U18 teams with the Eclipse.
Personal: Daughter of Jeffrey Ray and Wendi Gearing… born December 9, 1994… full name is Abigayle Kristin Gearing
Academic: Majoring in special education... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll six times and the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll three times... two-time OVC Medal of Honor winner... named a 2016-17 OVC Scholar-Athlete.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 21 | 10 |
| Games started | 21 | 10 |
| Goals | 6 | 2 |
| Assists | 2 | 1 |
| Points | 14 | 5 |
| Shots | 26 | 12 |
| Shot Pct | .231 | .167 |
| Penalty kicks | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | Chattanooga | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 19 | at UNC Asheville | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 21 | at UNCG | L, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | Wright State | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28 | Mercer | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 4 | Louisiana Tech | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Middle Tennessee | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | ETSU | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | at Radford | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Western Carolina | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Jacksonville State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | Belmont | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Morehead State | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | at Murray State | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Austin Peay | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Southeast Missouri | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | at UT Martin | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | SIUE | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Belmont | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W by PK, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| September | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| October | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
News mentions
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team’s exhilarating 2016 campaign came to a halt Friday afternoon as the No. 3-seeded Golden Eagles were upended in penalty kicks after their semifinal bout with No. 2 Eastern Kentucky went scoreless through regulation and overtime.
MURRAY, Ky. – It was a banner evening for the Tennessee Tech soccer team at the OVC Awards Banquet as a slew of Golden Eagles captured All-Conference honors behind one of the best seasons in program history.
It’s down to the final four in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and the Tennessee Tech soccer team is right in the mix in its bid for the program’s first OVC championship since 2000.
Behind an offensive barrage that tied a season-high in goals, the Tennessee Tech soccer team came through swimmingly in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament, blanking No. 6 Belmont, 3-0, to move on to the semifinals.
With still a lot at stake heading into its regular season finale, the Tennessee Tech soccer team will be at Eastern Kentucky Thursday afternoon, locking up with the Colonels at 2 p.m. CT.
Following a weekend that saw the Tennessee Tech soccer team collect a pair of shutout victories, senior midfielder Abi Gearing was recognized as the adidas® OVC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday afternoon.
It seemed only fitting that on Senior Day, the Tennessee Tech soccer team got goals from two of its seniors to help pave the way to a 2-0 victory over Eastern Illinois in the regular season home finale.
The Tennessee Tech soccer team saw its stingy defense carry the way once again, pacing the Golden Eagles to a 1-0 shutout win over SIU Edwardsville that officially clinched a spot in the OVC Tournament.
As the 2016 regular season nears its conclusion, the Tennessee Tech soccer team will say its final goodbyes in Cookeville as the Golden Eagles will have their last two home matches over the weekend.
An early score and a lights out defensive effort paved the way for the Tennessee Tech soccer team as the Golden Eagles seized a 1-0 home win over Southeast Missouri amidst an overcast day at Tech Soccer Field.
With half of the 10-match conference slate now in the rearview mirror, the Tennessee Tech soccer team is ready to launch into the final five OVC matches, beginning with a pair of crucial weekend tilts.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in the last three matches, the Tennessee Tech soccer team checked the tie column as the Golden Eagles and Austin Peay played to a scoreless draw Sunday afternoon through 110 minutes in Clarksville.
It’s an uncharacteristic week for the Tennessee Tech soccer team as the Golden Eagles dip into mid-week action with a Wednesday afternoon showdown at Murray State.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team (6-4-2, 2-0-1) kept its unbeaten mark in Ohio Valley Conference play true Sunday afternoon, fighting and batting against Morehead State (3-8-2, 0-3-1) through 90 minutes of regulation and two, 10-minute overtime periods for a 1-1 draw.
The lights get just a tad brighter around this time of year as the Tennessee Tech soccer team leaps into the most compelling part of its season with the start of Ohio Valley Conference play.
The Tennessee Tech soccer team will put a lid on its non-conference slate over the weekend, closing out pre-OVC action with a pair of road contests as the Golden Eagles (4-2-1) head to Radford Friday evening and Western Carolina Sunday afternoon.
In a match the featured a season-high 26 shots, the Tennessee Tech soccer team checked the tie column for the first time in 2016 as the Golden Eagles and East Tennessee State played to a 1-1 deadlock Sunday night.
It’s a weekend that will have more than its fair share of in-state flavor as the Tennessee Tech soccer team prepares to hook up with a pair of schools from the Volunteer State.
Louisiana Tech scored with only 50 seconds remaining in double-overtime to hand the Tennessee Tech soccer team its first home loss of the season, taking down the Golden Eagles, 2-1, Sunday afternoon.
Off to its best start since 2004, the Tennessee Tech soccer team will look to make it a perfect home-stand over the weekend, welcoming Louisiana Tech to Tech Soccer Field Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.
Following a perfect weekend on the pitch for the Tennessee Tech soccer team, junior Karigan Owens was recognized as the adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, receiving the honor Tuesday afternoon.
A lengthy weather delay did not damper the Tennessee Tech soccer team’s chances as the Golden Eagles fought through a nearly two and a half hour stoppage to roll to a 3-0 victory over Mercer in a 70-minute, weather-shortened match.
The Tennessee Tech soccer team’s season has indeed officially kicked off, however for those in the Upper Cumberland, this weekend promises to have a more definitive feel to the beginning of the year as the Golden Eagles make their home debut.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A pair of Abi Gearing goals and a lights-out showing from between the pipes out of Kari Naerdemann served as the difference in the Tennessee Tech soccer team’s season-opener as the Golden Eagles downed UNC Asheville, 2-0, under the lights at Greenwood Field.
Believe it or not the 2016 has arrived for the Tennessee Tech soccer team as the Golden Eagles are ready to hit the road to christen their upcoming campaign in North Carolina.
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