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#4 Allysha Chapman Season 2024

Position
Midfielder/defender
Height
5'3
Class
Senior
Hometown
Courtice, Ontario, Canada
Previous School
UAB
High School
Courtice Secondary School

2011 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year
2011 First-Team All-SEC
2011 NSCAA Third-Team All-South Region
2011 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana
2011 CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week (Oct. 4)
2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 First-Team All-SEC
2010 NSCAA Third-Team All-South Region
2010 LSWA Louisiana Player of the Year
2010 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana
2010 CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week (Sept. 14)
2010 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13)
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2009 Second-Team All-SEC
2009 NSCAA Third-Team All-South Region
2009 LSWA Louisiana Newcomer of the Year
2009 LSWA Honorable Mention All-Louisiana
2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2008 U-20 Canadian Women’s National Team
2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Participant
2008 Canadian Women’s U-20 Player of the Year Runner-Up
2007 Conference USA All-Freshman Team

CAREER CAPSULE
The most decorated defensive standout in the history of the LSU Soccer program … Earned All-SEC honors in each of her three seasons with the Tigers from 2009-11 … Earned back-to-back First-Team All-SEC selections in 2010 and 2011 after claiming Second-Team All-SEC honors in her first season with the team as a sophomore in 2009 … Became the first Tiger to be named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year with her performance as a senior in 2011 … Left the program as one of only five Tigers to earn three All-SEC honors in a career, joining the likes of Melissa Clarke, Ashley Mitnick, Chelsea Potts and Malorie Rutledge … Joined Rutledge as the only LSU Soccer players to earn at least two First-Team All-SEC honors in a career … Was also a three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region performer, earning third-team honors in 2009 and 2010 and first-team accolades in 2011 … Started 66 of 67 career games in her three seasons with the Tigers … Helped guide the team to SEC West championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009 and 2011 … Also helped lead the Tigers to a pair of runner-up finishes in the SEC season standings in those two years … Finished her career with one goal and seven assists for nine points on the offensive end of the field … An outstanding student who was a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Graduated from LSU in December 2011 with a degree in biology.

SENIOR SEASON (2011)
Was recognized once again as one of the top defensive talents in all of college soccer with her effort as a senior in 2011 … Selected as the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-SEC performer as the leading defensive standout in the Southeastern Conference for 2011 … Earned First-Team All-South Region honors for the first time in her career from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America … Helped the Tigers claim their fourth SEC Western Division championship and at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament in five seasons … Also led the Tigers to a runner-up finish in the final SEC standings for the third time in four seasons with a 13-8-1 overall record and 8-3 mark for 24 points in league play …Started all 22 matches for the Tigers while playing as a wing midfielder, defensive midfielder and left back … Provided the foundation of a defensive unit that finished the season with a 1.24 goals against average while allowing 28 goals to opponents in 2011 … Also helped the Tigers pitch eight shutouts on the season … Scored the first goal of her LSU career in a 3-2 SEC victory over Ole Miss on Sept. 25 as she gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the 54th minute of the second half … Assisted on Taryne Boudreau’s first goal of the match in a 2-1 road win at Houston on Sept. 6 … Also credited with an assist on Natalie Martineau’s second goal of the match in a 2-0 road shutout at Kentucky on Oct. 9 … Picked as a CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week after leading the Tigers to a weekend sweep with a 2-0 shutout of 10th-ranked Tennessee on Sept. 30 and a 2-1 win over Georgia on Oct. 2 … Attempted 24 total shots with eight shots on goal on the year … Honored for her performance in the classroom with her third-straight selection to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll … Earned her third varsity letter with the Tigers.

JUNIOR SEASON (2010)
One of the most dominant left backs in college soccer with her performance in 2010 … Started 20 of 21 games for the Tigers on the season … Honored with her second career All-SEC selection as she was voted a first-team performer by the league’s 12 head coaches following the season … Also picked up her second career all-region honor with a selection to the NSCAA/Performance Subaru Third-Team All-South Region Team … Voted the Louisiana Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Louisiana selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … A leader of LSU’s defensive unit that finished the season with a 0.72 goals against average while tying the school’s single-season record by allowing just 16 goals in 21 matches … LSU finished the 2010 season ranked No. 1 in goals allowed and No. 3 in goals against average in the SEC … Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week and a CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week for the week of Sept. 13 following her performance in a pair of shutouts against 10th-ranked BYU (0-0) on the road and Louisiana-Lafayette (1-0) at home … Also provided LSU with an offensive spark at times during the 2010 season while playing on the left wing … Established a new career high with three assists on the season … Assisted on Natalie Martineau’s game-winning goal in an 8-0 shutout against South Alabama in the season opener on Aug. 22 … Also assisted Martineau on the game-tying goal in a 1-1 road draw against Tennessee on Sept. 26 … Added an assist in a 2-0 shutout of McNeese State on Sept. 19 … Recorded 18 shots with eight shots on goal for the season … Earned her second varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009)
One of the Tigers’ top newcomers in 2009 … A defensive midfielder who started all 24 matches on the season … Also played along LSU’s defensive back line at times as a starting left back … Arguably the top defensive midfielder in the Southeastern Conference … Earned a second-team All-SEC selection as voted by the league’s 12 head coaches … Was also a third-team selection to the All-South Region Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America … Also honored by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as the Louisiana Newcomer of the Year and an honorable mention All-Louisiana performer … A leader of one of the top defensive units in the SEC … Helped anchor a defense that limited opponents to just 18 goals scored and a 0.71 goals against average … The Tigers ranked No. 3 in GAA and No. 4 in goals allowed in the SEC in 2009 … LSU’s 0.71 goals against average is also a team record for a single season … Credited with two assists and two points on the year … Recorded an assist in a 6-0 win over No. 8-ranked Georgia on Sept. 25 and a 4-0 win over Mississippi State on Oct. 18 … Attempted 15 total shots with six shots on goal on the season … Posted a season high four shots against Kentucky … Honored for her performance in the classroom with her first career selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
A Canadian international who represented her country in the 2008 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile … Cracked Canada’s starting lineup on the back line in all three group play matches … Made a total of 15 international appearances as a member of the U-20 Canadian National Team during her career … Was honored by a panel of Canadian media and coaches following her performance at the World Cup by being named one of six finalists for the Canadian Women’s U-20 Player of the Year award … Finished runner-up in the voting for the award … Won a gold medal as a member of the Canadian U-20 National Team at the 2008 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championships in Puebla, Mexico, with a 1-0 win over the United States in the tournament final … The win secured Canada’s spot in the U-20 Women’s World Cup … Has earned extensive international experience while also competing with the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 Canadian National Teams … Has played with the W-League’s Toronto Lynx since the summer of 2006 … Also played on her U-14, U-15 and U-16 provincial teams, while helping her U-16 team win a national championship … Played club soccer for Ajax United Eclipse, which was runner-up at the Ontario Summer Games in 2004 before advancing to the quarterfinals of the Ontario Cup in 2005 and 2006 … Spent her freshman season at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, where she was a unanimous selection to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team … Made 13 starts in 18 appearances for the Blazers as a true freshman in 2007.

PERSONAL
Full name is Allysha Lyn Chapman … Born on Jan. 25, 1989 … Daughter of Brian and Karen Chapman … Has two sisters, Natasha and Jenna, and one brother, Brett … Majoring in biology.

 

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