2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Armstrong, Trinity
Jersey Number 3
Trinity Armstrong
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Hebron/IMG Academy
Bio
Career Honors
Freshman Season (2024)
2024 National Champion • U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year nominee • NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team • United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team • United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team • All-ACC First Team • ACC All-Freshman Team • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team • TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Sept. 27) • ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27) • Only true freshman to win an ACC Defensive Player of the Week honor in 2024 • Started all 21 matches she played in • Missed six games due to playing with the USYNT at the FIFA U17 World Cup where she earned bronze • Logged 1,734 minutes with 16 games of a full 90+ • Lone goal of the season was the game-winner in the ACC Tournament Semifinals vs. #1 Duke • Helped anchor a back line which limited opponents to 8.0 shots per game and 3.8 shots on goal per game, and only conceded one goal throughout the NCAA Tournament with zero goals allowed in the College Cup • First Tar Heel to be named both All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Freshman Team since Alessia Russo in 2017 • First UNC rookie to earn All-America honors since Russo in 2017 • First UNC freshman on the All-Region First Team since Maycee Bell in 2019 • Fired off 11 shots with three landing on frame • Was No. 4 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshman rankings • Ended the year as TopDrawerSoccer's No. 2-ranked freshman.
U.S. Youth National Team (2023-24)
Earned bronze with the United States U-17 Youth National Team at the FIFA U17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic in October/November 2024 • One of four college players on the roster • Played every minute of all six matches, helping the U.S. secure three shutouts • Was the USA's best finish and first medal since the inaugural event in 2008 • Was part of the U-17 squad that won the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship in February in Mexico which secured Team USA’s spot at the U-17 World Cup • Was named captain against Puerto Rico, and was the youngest player on that team • Was also a member of the U.S. U16 Youth National Team.
High School/Club
Attended Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas as a freshman before going to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida • Coached by Bobby Vaughn at Hebron and Tom Shortland at IMG • Was named Freshman of the Year, All-District and All-American during her lone season at Hebron • Named MVP, Defensive MVP and team captain as a sophomore at IMG • Honor Roll student • Played club soccer for FC Dallas under head coach Gareth Evans.
Personal
Trinity Zion Armstrong is the daughter of Karla Nunn • Mother played college soccer at Kentucky and holds a U.S. Soccer coaching license • Has two older brothers, Xavier and Kristopher • Xavier, was on a World of Dance group team • Birthday is July 25 • Undecided on a major.
Why Carolina?
I loved the environment and had a strong feeling about it.
- 2024 National Champion
- 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year nominee
- 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team
- 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team
- 2024 All-ACC First Team
- 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2024 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team
- 2024 NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team
- 2024 ACC All-Tournament Team
Freshman Season (2024)
2024 National Champion • U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year nominee • NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team • United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team • United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team • All-ACC First Team • ACC All-Freshman Team • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team • TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Sept. 27) • ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27) • Only true freshman to win an ACC Defensive Player of the Week honor in 2024 • Started all 21 matches she played in • Missed six games due to playing with the USYNT at the FIFA U17 World Cup where she earned bronze • Logged 1,734 minutes with 16 games of a full 90+ • Lone goal of the season was the game-winner in the ACC Tournament Semifinals vs. #1 Duke • Helped anchor a back line which limited opponents to 8.0 shots per game and 3.8 shots on goal per game, and only conceded one goal throughout the NCAA Tournament with zero goals allowed in the College Cup • First Tar Heel to be named both All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Freshman Team since Alessia Russo in 2017 • First UNC rookie to earn All-America honors since Russo in 2017 • First UNC freshman on the All-Region First Team since Maycee Bell in 2019 • Fired off 11 shots with three landing on frame • Was No. 4 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshman rankings • Ended the year as TopDrawerSoccer's No. 2-ranked freshman.
U.S. Youth National Team (2023-24)
Earned bronze with the United States U-17 Youth National Team at the FIFA U17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic in October/November 2024 • One of four college players on the roster • Played every minute of all six matches, helping the U.S. secure three shutouts • Was the USA's best finish and first medal since the inaugural event in 2008 • Was part of the U-17 squad that won the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship in February in Mexico which secured Team USA’s spot at the U-17 World Cup • Was named captain against Puerto Rico, and was the youngest player on that team • Was also a member of the U.S. U16 Youth National Team.
High School/Club
Attended Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas as a freshman before going to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida • Coached by Bobby Vaughn at Hebron and Tom Shortland at IMG • Was named Freshman of the Year, All-District and All-American during her lone season at Hebron • Named MVP, Defensive MVP and team captain as a sophomore at IMG • Honor Roll student • Played club soccer for FC Dallas under head coach Gareth Evans.
Personal
Trinity Zion Armstrong is the daughter of Karla Nunn • Mother played college soccer at Kentucky and holds a U.S. Soccer coaching license • Has two older brothers, Xavier and Kristopher • Xavier, was on a World of Dance group team • Birthday is July 25 • Undecided on a major.
Why Carolina?
I loved the environment and had a strong feeling about it.
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