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  Rachel Wiggins

Rachel Wiggins

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Acworth, Ga.

High School:
Darlington

Height:
5-8

Position:
Forward

Drake comments: "Rachel can be a great goal scorer and plays well with her back to the opponent. She is creative, has deceptive speed and tremendous 1v1 ability."

Rachel Wiggins enters her senior season at George Mason and is a returning starter along the forward line... Majoring in social work/pre-law.

2006: Was named All-CAA for first time in career earning second-team honors... Led the team in goals and scoring for the second straight season... Scored nine goals with five assists and converted on more than half of her shots on goal... Recorded a point in the first five contests, the fifth-longest streak in school history... Started all 19 games... Had the team's lone goal in season-opener at Virginia Tech... Scored at home against Coastal Carolina and had the game-winning goal and an assist against Georgetown... Had Mason's lone score against American... Was named to the D.C. Invitational All-Tournament team after games against Georgetown and American... Had an assist in a 1-0 win against Seton Hall... Was held without a point for five straight games before having a goal or assist in five of final eight games... Scored against UNCW, Drexel and William & Mary and had a goal and assist against Georgia State and VCU... Goal against VCU was on a penalty kick... Will enter 2007 tied for 10th in school history in scoring and just two goals shy of tying for 10th on the Mason career goals scored list... Has played in 60 games, tied for 24th on the school's career games played list.

2005: Led the Patriots in goals, assists, points and game-winning goals and was second on the team in shots and shots on goal... Started all 19 games for Mason... Scored first goal of the season at American (Aug. 30)... Had seven points in Mason's 6-1 win over St. Joseph's (Sept. 6), scoring three goals, including the game-winner, and adding an assist... Also scored game-winner in a 2-1 win over Towson (Sept. 24)... Added two goals against Northeastern (Oct. 7) in 6-5 win... Of the 38 shots she took, 53.6 percent were shots on goal... took eight shots against St. Joseph's and had four or more shots in a game a total of five times.

2004: Appeared in 20 games with four starts... Logged three assists and three points... Attempted 16 shots... Recorded an assist against Boston University... Helped on back-to-back scores versus Texas Christian, including the game-winner... Saw action in all nine CAA contests.

2003: Received medical hardship waiver after sustaining an injury two games into the season, retaining full eligibility... Saw action in two games, earning one start... Netted one goal... Accounted for two assists... Posted four points... Scored first collegiate goal in first game of the season versus Virginia Tech... Assisted on game-winning goal against the Hokies... Logged an assist versus La Salle... Attempted one shot... Earned a spot on the Dean's List (Spring 2004) and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (both semesters) for outstanding work in the classroom... Received the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

High School/Club: Earned four varsity letters at Darlington High School... Was the Greater-Rome Area Player of the Year as a senior... Scored 81 goals over final three seasons... Received Most Valuable Player honors in final two seasons... Was a member of the Georgia State Olympic Development Program (ODP) for six years and went to the 2003 ODP Nationals... Also a member of WAGS for two years, MNYSA for four years and the Concorde '03 Silver for two years.

Personal: Full name is Rachel Leigh Wiggins... Born June 12, 1985... Daughter of Kathy Sultze and Joe Wiggins... Has one brother, Joseph... Father played tennis for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy... 2003 graduate of Darlington High School, where she also competed in track & field for two seasons and cross country and swimming for one season each... Member of National Honor Society, French Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta, and graduated cum laude... Enjoys reading and watching movies.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP/GS Goals Assists Points Shots GWG 2003* 2/1 1 2 4 1 0 2004 20/4 0 3 3 16 0 2005 19/19 7 3 17 38 2 2006 19/19 9 5 23 40 1 TOTALS 60/43 17 13 47 95 3

* - Medical hardship redshirt

 

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