Summer Denigan

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Union, Ky.
High School:
Larry A. Ryle High School
Prev School:
Georgia

Senior Season (at Georgia)
United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team • MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist • MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List • United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Third Team • Ranked No. 30 on TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100 Players List • First Team All-SEC • SEC All-Tournament Team • Started all 21 matches • Logged 1,688 minutes on the pitch • Led team in points (), goals (), shots (), and shots on goal ()• No. 19 on TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Players List • SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 25 and named to TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week • Became first Georgia player in four years to score 10 plus goals • Took 56 shots with 24 on goal • Team captain • SEC Preseason Watch List • J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA.

Junior Season (at Georgia)
Appeared in 21 matches with 18 starts • Compiled 1,309 minutes played • Tied for team lead in assists (4) • Recorded five goals • Scored career-high three goals against Kennesaw State, posting first Georgia hat trick since 2018 (Aug. 25) • SEC Preseason Watch List • Ranked No. 92 on TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100 Players List • SEC Academic Honor Roll and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (at Georgia)
United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team • No. 23 on TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100 Freshman List • SEC Co-Freshman of the Year • Second Team All-SEC • SEC All-Freshman Team • Played in 22 matches with 15 starts • Tallied 1,220 minutes. On the pitch • Tied for team lead in goals (6) • Took 42 shots with 16 on goal • Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (at Florida State)
Played in three matches before season-ending injury, tallying 83 minutes.

High School/Club
Attended Larry A. Ryle High School in Union, Ky. • Played club soccer with Kings Hammer FC • Played for Kings Hammer FC • Two-times United Soccer Coaches All-America • Named to Girls DA Winter Showcase U16/17 Best XI • Selected to ECNL Tennessee National Selection Game • Played for Kings Hammer FC USL-W team in 2020 season, scoring six goals in six matches, including hat trick against Racing Louisville • Played place kicker for Ryle High School, earning Special Teams MVP honors • Played for U-17 USYNT in matches in Czech Republic and for U-15 team against Germany • Attended nine USWNT training camps, earning MVP honors once • Member of United State Youth Futsal National Team and two-time MVP.

Personal
Daughter of Robin and Michael Denigan • Father played college soccer • Older brother Trey Denigan played D1 and NAIA men’s soccer • Younger brother Brice Denigan plays in the MLS Next league • Birthday is Dec. 9 • Pursuing a masters in Applied Professional Studies.

Why Carolina?
UNC provides an elite competitive environment that will push my development as a player and prepare me for success beyond college. I also love that Carolina blue.