Maggie Pierce

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Crossroads Flex

Junior Year (2021): Appeared in all 18 games and made eight starts • started each of the last four games and seven of the final nine • logged 819 minutes of match time • her lone goal of the year - and only shot - was the game-winner against Boston College in the 97th minute for a 2-1 overtime victory • assisted on the game-winning goal at Pittsburgh for her only helper of the year • played a career-high 83 minutes in the double overtime tie against Florida State • on the pitch for 45 or more minutes in eight additional games.

Sophomore Year (2020-21): Competed in all 12 games of the fall 2020 season, coming off of the bench in each • proved to be an important piece off of the bench for the Tar Heels • attempted six shots, including one shot on goal against Notre Dame • played 355 minutes during the season, including a season-high 55 minutes in the season-opener against Wake Forest • competed just once in the spring season • saw action against Delaware on March 20.

Freshman Year (2019): Key player as a holding midfielder for UNC • overall has played 679 minutes, including a season-high 46 minutes against Belmont in NCAA first round game • missed three games in a row early in season but played in 24 matches overall with starts against Duke and Louisville in the midfield • played in first two games of season in the holding midfield position • saw 23 minutes against Indiana, recording two shots • started against Duke, playing 20 minutes before leaving game with leg injury • did not play in either game in Husky Invitational • returned to action, playing 35 minutes off the bench against UNLV in Duke Nike Classic • in middle of ACC season she played 27 minutes against both NC State and Notre Dame and a then season-high 43 minutes in 1-0 win over #8 Clemson • played 30 minutes off the bench in 3-1 win at Pittsburgh and 22 minutes at BC • played 23 minutes off bench in win over Florida State and 27 off bench against Virginia Tech, both shutout wins • played 31 minutes off bench at Miami • saw 45 minutes versus Michigan in NCAA third round, her second highest minutes total of the campaign.

High School: Attended both Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C. and Crossroads Flex High School in Cary, N.C. • played varsity soccer for Cardinal Gibbons as freshman and sophomore • ran indoor track for Cardinal Gibbons as a sophomore on a team which qualified for 4x800 meters state championship • as high school sophomore, she was finalist for N.C. Gatorade Player of the Year, a first-team high school All-America as chosen by Top Drawer Soccer, a third-team high school All-America as selected by USA Today, the News & Observer Metro Area Soccer Player of the Year and N.C. Soccer Coaches Association All-State and All-Region honoree • in her two years of high school soccer she scored 31 goals and had 34 assists in 34 games while advancing to the state championship. • A/B honor roll each semester with 3.9+ overall GPA.

Club: Played for CASL/NCFC in the ECNL and for NC Courage Academy in the Girls Development Academy • also competed for Oak City United in the Women’s Premier Soccer League • earned first U.S. cap in 2017 during a 6-2 win over the English U17 National Team • member of NC Courage Academy U18/19 Girls Development Academy team which won the Southeast Conference championship and advanced to GDA Nationals • was ranked in Top 50 players in U.S. in Class of 2019 IMG Academy rankings • with CASL U17 ECNL she was selected for ECNL National Camp, Player Development Program and id2 • played for Oak City United in Women’s Premier Soccer League, a college level summer league • was the first high school player selected for that club • selected for ODP National Camp twice • played for NC ODP Team competing in National Championships • member of ODP Region 3 Team.

Personal: Full name is Margaret Julia Pierce • goes by Maggie • daughter of Scott and Jennifer Pierce • stands 5-4 tall • has two sisters – Annie, 20, and Abby, 15 • was born in August 2001 in New York City • majoring in psychology • older sister Annie is on NC State cross country team and was a former runner at Cardinal Gibbons • younger sister Abby is a sophomore at Cardinal Gibbons active in chorus and academics • her father attended West Point and served in military • mother attended University of Illinois and worked for Teach for America • parents met while attending Wharton School pursuing their MBAs.