2023 Soccer Roster
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McWhirter, Haley
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Jersey Number 6
Haley McWhirter
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Austin HS/East Carolina
- Hometown:
- Magnolia, Texas
Bio
Career Honors
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 AAC Rookie of the Year
2021 AAC All-Rookie Team
2021 Second Team All-AAC
2023 (Junior)
Voted captain ahead of the season by her peers … named to the SEC Preseason watchlist … appeared in 23 matches making 21 starts ... tallied an assist vs. Northwestern State (8/24) … played a season-high 82 minutes against South Alabama (9/7) … secured a season-high in shots on goal (3) and scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute... vs. Auburn (9/15) … tallied an assist vs. Tennessee (9/29) … logged 1,349 minutes in 2023.
2022 (Sophomore)
Named to the SEC Preseason Players to Watch list ... Fired four shots at Miami (8/18) which was tied for most on the team in the match ... Posted a team-leading four shots at FIU (8/21), turning one into a goal - her first as a Bulldog, and first MSU goal of the season ... Fired her only shot against Lipscomb (8/25) on goal, in 72 minutes of action ... Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal against Minnesota (8/28) ... Logged three shots against South Alabama (9/1), with one being goal in her second 80-minute outing of the season ... Scored the game-winning goal in a come-from-behind win over LA Tech (9/4) and put three of her four shots on target ... Scored her third goal of the season at Southern Miss (9/8) and recorded an assist in the 2-0 win ... Recorded an assist in a 4-0 win over Presbyterian (9/11)... Fired off one shot against Arkansas (9/16) in her first 90-minute outing of the season ... Recorded one shot at Texas A&M (9/22)... Recorded an assist on the first goal and scored the game-winning goal (3-2) on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute against LSU (9/25) ... Started and played the full 90 at Missouri (9/30) ... Logged 79 minutes against South Carolina (10/6) ... Started and played the full 90 at Auburn (10/9)... Scored her fifth goal of the season at Ole Miss (10/13), her third of which being in game-winning fashion... Scored MSU's only goal against Alabama (10/20) ... Tallied a season-high four shots and tied her season-high of four shots on goal... Started and played 81 minutes at Vanderbilt (10/23) ... Scored her seventh goal of the season against Georgia (10/27) ... Now tied for fourth-most goals scored by a MSU sophomore... In the SEC Tournament's first round match against Texas A&M (10/30), started and played 107 minutes, registering one shot on goal... Registered one shot on goal at the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals against Alabama (11/1) ... Recorded both assists in the 2-1 win over New Mexico State (11/11) in the NCAA Tournament regional round ... Fired off two shots against Memphis (11/18) in the NCAA Tournament's second round match.
EAST CAROLINA
2021 (Freshman)
McWhirter became the first player in ECU history to be named Rookie of the Year by the American Athletic Conference … Selected unanimously for the AAC All-Rookie Team and found a spot on the All-Conference Second Team … Had a record-breaking season featured six goals, one assist and 13 points … Her five goals and 11 points in conference play lead all players in the conference, leading to three straight AAC Rookie of the Week honors.
EASTÂ CAROLINA
2020
Trained with the team during the pandemic-shortened spring season, but could not compete in matches due to the NCAA Covid-19 policies.
High School/Club
The No. 2 ranked student academically at the University of Texas at Austin High School … Competes year-round with the Houston Dash Academy … A dynamic, attacking player that has combined for more than 100 goals and assists over the last three seasons … Ranked 13th in the 2020 Top-Drawer Development Academy League Scorers and has been selected to the Top-Drawer Weekly Standout Players to Watch list more than 20 times … US Market Training Center and Combine invitee from 2014-2018.
Personal
Born Haley McWhirter on Feb. 21, 2003 ... Daughter of Tim and Jill McWhirter ... Has a brother, Ryan ... Majoring in Supply Chain Logistics
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 AAC Rookie of the Year
2021 AAC All-Rookie Team
2021 Second Team All-AAC
2023 (Junior)
Voted captain ahead of the season by her peers … named to the SEC Preseason watchlist … appeared in 23 matches making 21 starts ... tallied an assist vs. Northwestern State (8/24) … played a season-high 82 minutes against South Alabama (9/7) … secured a season-high in shots on goal (3) and scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute... vs. Auburn (9/15) … tallied an assist vs. Tennessee (9/29) … logged 1,349 minutes in 2023.
2022 (Sophomore)
Named to the SEC Preseason Players to Watch list ... Fired four shots at Miami (8/18) which was tied for most on the team in the match ... Posted a team-leading four shots at FIU (8/21), turning one into a goal - her first as a Bulldog, and first MSU goal of the season ... Fired her only shot against Lipscomb (8/25) on goal, in 72 minutes of action ... Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal against Minnesota (8/28) ... Logged three shots against South Alabama (9/1), with one being goal in her second 80-minute outing of the season ... Scored the game-winning goal in a come-from-behind win over LA Tech (9/4) and put three of her four shots on target ... Scored her third goal of the season at Southern Miss (9/8) and recorded an assist in the 2-0 win ... Recorded an assist in a 4-0 win over Presbyterian (9/11)... Fired off one shot against Arkansas (9/16) in her first 90-minute outing of the season ... Recorded one shot at Texas A&M (9/22)... Recorded an assist on the first goal and scored the game-winning goal (3-2) on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute against LSU (9/25) ... Started and played the full 90 at Missouri (9/30) ... Logged 79 minutes against South Carolina (10/6) ... Started and played the full 90 at Auburn (10/9)... Scored her fifth goal of the season at Ole Miss (10/13), her third of which being in game-winning fashion... Scored MSU's only goal against Alabama (10/20) ... Tallied a season-high four shots and tied her season-high of four shots on goal... Started and played 81 minutes at Vanderbilt (10/23) ... Scored her seventh goal of the season against Georgia (10/27) ... Now tied for fourth-most goals scored by a MSU sophomore... In the SEC Tournament's first round match against Texas A&M (10/30), started and played 107 minutes, registering one shot on goal... Registered one shot on goal at the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals against Alabama (11/1) ... Recorded both assists in the 2-1 win over New Mexico State (11/11) in the NCAA Tournament regional round ... Fired off two shots against Memphis (11/18) in the NCAA Tournament's second round match.
EAST CAROLINA
2021 (Freshman)
McWhirter became the first player in ECU history to be named Rookie of the Year by the American Athletic Conference … Selected unanimously for the AAC All-Rookie Team and found a spot on the All-Conference Second Team … Had a record-breaking season featured six goals, one assist and 13 points … Her five goals and 11 points in conference play lead all players in the conference, leading to three straight AAC Rookie of the Week honors.
EASTÂ CAROLINA
2020
Trained with the team during the pandemic-shortened spring season, but could not compete in matches due to the NCAA Covid-19 policies.
High School/Club
The No. 2 ranked student academically at the University of Texas at Austin High School … Competes year-round with the Houston Dash Academy … A dynamic, attacking player that has combined for more than 100 goals and assists over the last three seasons … Ranked 13th in the 2020 Top-Drawer Development Academy League Scorers and has been selected to the Top-Drawer Weekly Standout Players to Watch list more than 20 times … US Market Training Center and Combine invitee from 2014-2018.
Personal
Born Haley McWhirter on Feb. 21, 2003 ... Daughter of Tim and Jill McWhirter ... Has a brother, Ryan ... Majoring in Supply Chain Logistics
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Highlights vs. Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Chelsea Wagner Media Session
Wednesday, September 03
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Kennedy Husbands Media Session
Tuesday, August 26
