Paige Tolentino

Paige Tolentino
University of North Carolina Women's Soccer v Florida State
ACC Tournament Final
Wake Med Soccer Park
Cary, NC
Sunday, November 6, 2022

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Defender/Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pinehurst, N.C.
High School:
Pinecrest

Senior Season (2023)
Saw action in four matches • Logged 56 minutes, highlighted by a season-high 38 against Gardner-Webb • Took one shot at NC State • Season-ending injury cut her senior campaign short.

Junior Season (2022)
Played in 17 matches and logged 470 minutes • Averaged 27.6 minutes per match • Recorded one point with an assist against Pittsburgh • Tallied three shots, one on goal versus Boston College • Played a season-high 47 minutes in consecutive matches at Miami and Louisville • On the pitch for 46 minutes in the ACC Championship match against Florida State • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.

Sophomore Season (2021)
Appeared in 15 games and made one start (at Miami) • Tallied four assists and four shots in 526 minutes of action • Assisted on Maycee Bell's game-winning goal in overtime against Stanford • Assisted on Emily Colton's game-tying goal against Virginia Tech helping UNC battle back from a 2-0 deficit to earn a 2-2 double overtime tie • Played a season-high 59 minutes against the Hokies • Recorded assists at Illinois and Florida • Played 45 or more minutes in seven additional games.

Freshman Season (2020-21)
Played in 14 games, which included a start in first three of the season three • Participated in a total of 334 minutes, including a complete game against Virginia Tech in the fall • Suffered injury against Duke which limited minutes for the remainder of the fall • Started every game in the spring • Recorded assists in back-to-back games against Columbus State and Denver • The assist against Denver were the first points she recorded in an NCAA Tournament match • Logged 11 total starts.

High School
Attended Pinecrest High School in Pinehurst, N.C. • USWNT U20 and U18 national team domestic camp invite • Member of the National Honors Society • Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Personal
Daughter of Rodney and Kelly Tolentino • born March 3, 2002 in New Brunswick, Canada • Mother, Kelly, competed in multiple Ironman Triathlons and made it to the World Championship in 2012 • Father, Rodney, also competed in multiple Ironman Triathlons • Has a younger brother, Caden.