2020 Women's Soccer Roster
Pearson, Gretchen

Jersey Number 20
Gretchen Pearson
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-5
- High School:
- Wheaton Academcy
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Bio
Major: History
2020 (Played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19): Started all 14 matches, logging 1,219 minutes • Had two assists and five shots on goal • Assisted on a goal and had two shots on goal at Western Carolina (2/21) • Had an assist at George Mason (3/28).
2019: Enjoyed a solid junior season, playing in and starting all 19 games as just one of three Wildcats to do so ... recorded a goal and personal-best four assists (tops on the team) for a new career-high six points ... given the team's Coach's Award ... took 22 shots and put half of them on goal ... picked up third career goal at Mercer ... assisted the 'Cats to wins at UNCG and UNC Asheville with an assist in each game ... earned one assist each in A-10 games vs. Saint Joseph's and VCU ... the assist in the win vs. SJU set up the game-winner, while the assist vs. VCU helped the Wildcats earn a 1-1 draw ... played 1,524 minutes, second-most on the team ... saw a season-high 101 minutes in the draw vs. the VCU Rams ... seven times played 90 or more minutes in a game.
2018: Played in 17 games and started all of them during sophomore season ... tallied a goal and one assist for two points ... earned assist in a 2-1 setback to UNCG at home and scored the 'Cats lone goal in a 2-1 defeat to UMass ... took 13 shots on the season and put seven of them on goal ... had a season-best four against Richmond ... played 1,553 minutes, three times playing over 100 minutes ... played all 110 minutes at Duquesne in a 1-1 draw ... also played 101 and 107 minutes, respectively, against La Salle and George Washington ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017: Had a nice debut season, scoring a goal and assisting on another in 19 games ... earned starts in seven of those games, including the final six games of the season ... recorded first collegiate goal at home against East Carolina ... earned first career assist in a 3-2 setback to VCU ... took four shots and put two on goal ... played 992 minutes during the season ... saw a season-high 104 minutes on the field at Fordham in a double-overtime scoreless draw ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Prep and personal: Athletic Honors: Soccer: Four-year varsity starter … Conference MVP … All-Conference, All-Section, and All-Area honoree … Team honors include Conference Champions, Regional Champions, Sectional/Super-Sectional Champions, Illinois State Champions … team captain for senior season … Cross-Country: four-year varsity runner, All-Conference, All-Region, State Championship Qualifier … two-time team captain.
Academic Honors: National Honor Society Member.
2020 (Played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19): Started all 14 matches, logging 1,219 minutes • Had two assists and five shots on goal • Assisted on a goal and had two shots on goal at Western Carolina (2/21) • Had an assist at George Mason (3/28).
2019: Enjoyed a solid junior season, playing in and starting all 19 games as just one of three Wildcats to do so ... recorded a goal and personal-best four assists (tops on the team) for a new career-high six points ... given the team's Coach's Award ... took 22 shots and put half of them on goal ... picked up third career goal at Mercer ... assisted the 'Cats to wins at UNCG and UNC Asheville with an assist in each game ... earned one assist each in A-10 games vs. Saint Joseph's and VCU ... the assist in the win vs. SJU set up the game-winner, while the assist vs. VCU helped the Wildcats earn a 1-1 draw ... played 1,524 minutes, second-most on the team ... saw a season-high 101 minutes in the draw vs. the VCU Rams ... seven times played 90 or more minutes in a game.
2018: Played in 17 games and started all of them during sophomore season ... tallied a goal and one assist for two points ... earned assist in a 2-1 setback to UNCG at home and scored the 'Cats lone goal in a 2-1 defeat to UMass ... took 13 shots on the season and put seven of them on goal ... had a season-best four against Richmond ... played 1,553 minutes, three times playing over 100 minutes ... played all 110 minutes at Duquesne in a 1-1 draw ... also played 101 and 107 minutes, respectively, against La Salle and George Washington ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017: Had a nice debut season, scoring a goal and assisting on another in 19 games ... earned starts in seven of those games, including the final six games of the season ... recorded first collegiate goal at home against East Carolina ... earned first career assist in a 3-2 setback to VCU ... took four shots and put two on goal ... played 992 minutes during the season ... saw a season-high 104 minutes on the field at Fordham in a double-overtime scoreless draw ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Prep and personal: Athletic Honors: Soccer: Four-year varsity starter … Conference MVP … All-Conference, All-Section, and All-Area honoree … Team honors include Conference Champions, Regional Champions, Sectional/Super-Sectional Champions, Illinois State Champions … team captain for senior season … Cross-Country: four-year varsity runner, All-Conference, All-Region, State Championship Qualifier … two-time team captain.
Academic Honors: National Honor Society Member.
PEARSON'S CAREER STATISTICS
Year | G | GS | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points |
2017 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
2020 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 59 | 57 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
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