Claudia Dickey

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Charlotte Latin School

Junior Year (2020-21): First Team All-ACC Selection • competed for all 90 minutes in each of the 20 games in the split season • allowed just nine goals • made 48 saves recorded a save percentage of 0.813 • accumulated a season record of 18-2 • ranked first nationally for shutouts, recording 15 • ranked 12th in the NCAA for goals against average, with an average of 0.450 • pitched solo shutouts against Virginia Tech, Duke, Clemson and Syracuse, consecutively, and against Duke and Virginia Tech, again, Notre Dame and Virginia later in the fall season • Allowed just three goals in the NCAA tournament, all against Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup • Pitched three shutouts in the NCAA tournament against Denver, Washington, and Texas A&M • logged 1,800 minutes • ACC All-Tournament team for the second year in a row.

Sophomore Year (2019): Competed in goal in 26 games, while starting in 11 • allowed just six goals in over 1,671 minutes of game action for a goals against average of .32 • made 46 saves throughout her sophomore campaign for a save percentage of .885 • led the Tar Heels to a 16-1-2 record when in goal • faced 129 shots • played the second half in each of the first five games of the season and then started and went all the way in wins over UNLV and Wake Forest when Marz Josephson was out with an injury • returned to playing the second half for the next 10 games before missing game at Miami altogether • earned goalie win at Washington while making three saves in second half as Tar Heels rallied from 2-1 halftime deficit to win 3-2 • also recorded goalie wins against LSU, UNLV, Wake Forest, NC State, Clemson, Pitt, Florida State, Notre Dame, NC State, Virginia, Belmont, Colorado, Michigan and USC • has pitched solo shutouts against UNLV, Wake Forest, Notre Dame (ACC Tournament), NC State (ACC Tournament), Colorado and Michigan • made a career high six saves in 2-0 shutout win over #5 Florida State • had four saves in NCAA third round win over Michigan • her five saves in NCAA quarterfinal win over USC were the second most she has had in a game in her career Faced 21 shots against Stanford in the 2019 national championship game and did not allow a goal • allowed multiple goals in just two matches • named to the 2019 All-ACC tournament team • named to the U.S. U-20 National team on Feb. 13, 2020.

Freshman Year (2018): Began the season rotating with Samantha Leshnak with each player going one half of the game in goal • played in goal 16 games, including six starts • earned goalie wins versus Illinois, Pitt, Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse and Miami • made what became a victory-saving stop against Clemson in the opening minutes of the game in an eventual 1-0 over the Tigers in regular season • had 0.88 goals against average in 16 games and .682 save percentage • made career high four saves versus Texas • matched her career high for saves in a game by making four in the first half of the win at Notre Dame • played in 16 games overall, starting six games and posting a 6-2-1 goalkeeper record • converted UNC’s fourth penalty kick in NCAA quarterfinal game against UCLA in 4-2 shootout win • was called up to U.S. Soccer U20 National Team training camp in December 2018 • also played on UNC women’s basketball team in 2018-19 season • earned membership on 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll • called up to U20 National team camp in December 2018.

High School: Attended Charlotte Latin School • played four years of varsity basketball as a point guard from 2015-18 • played on soccer team from 2015-17 as a goalkeeper • also played midfield in her junior year on the pitch • member of U.S. National Team in women’s soccer at U18 and U20 levels in 2016 and 2017 • All-America and All-State soccer selection in 2017 • North Carolina Soccer Coaches Player of the Year in 2017 • All-State basketball player in 2017 • named greater Charlotte goalkeeper of the year three straight years from 2015-17 • during the 2017 calendar year she trained with the U18, U19 and U20 women’s soccer national teams • in 2016, she earned second-team All-America honors and was also named All-State • tapped for All-Conference Team in basketball in 2016 • in 2015, she was named All-State in soccer and All-Conference in basketball • in 61 games in her soccer career at Charlotte Latin she played 3,276 minutes and compiled a 0.391 goals against average • she made 260 saves and averaged 4.3 saves per game • she also scored 16 goals • in her basketball career, she averaged 12.4 points per game while also averaging 5.3 assists, 6.9 rebounds and 3.9 steals • member of Spanish National Honor Society • named to Headmaster’s List in both semesters of junior year.

Personal: Full name is Claudia Jane Dickey • daughter of Alex and Christa Dickey • stands 5-10 tall • has one older brother, Jackson • was born in January 2000 in Charlotte • has not yet declared a major • played cello in lower school • she pitched and played shortstop in boys’ baseball, making All-Stars at age nine.