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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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9 Alex DePerno

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Middle Creek
  • Hometown Apex, N.C.

Biography

(SINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS)
Category Statistic Opponent / Date
Goals: 1 vs. Radford (Sept. 27, 2023)
Assists: 3 2x, vs. UNC Asheville (Oct. 26, 2024)
Points: 3 2x, vs. UNC Asheville (Oct. 26, 2024)
Shots: 2 4x, vs. Radford (Nov. 7, 2024)
Shots on Goal: 2 vs. Radford (Sept. 27, 2023)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  • Big South All-Tournament Team (2024)
  • Big South Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
  • Big South Defensive Player of the Week (2024)
  • Big South All-Tournament Team (2023)
  • Big South Defensive Player of the Week (2023)
  • Big South First Team All-Conference (2023)
  • Big South Second Team All-Conference (2022)
  • Big South First Team All-Conference (2020-21)
  • Big South Defensive Player of the Week (2020-21)
  • Ranked No. 65 and No. 69 Top Freshman by TopDrawerSoccer
  • Named to College Soccer News Women's National Team of the Week (2021)
  • Big South Defensive Player of the Week (2021)
  • Big South Freshman of the Week (2021)
  • 8x Millis Scholar-Athlete
  • Started and played in every game (86) of five-year career
  • Broke Big South minutes played record with 7,648 career minutes

Graduate (2024)
  • Started every game (19)
  • Registered a season-high three assists vs. UNC Asheville (Oct. 26)
  • Led the team in assists (five)
  • Helped record eight clean sheets
  • Led the team in minutes played (1,681)
Senior (2023)
  • Started in all 18 games and played every minute
  • Led the team in minutes played (1,620)
  • Registered an assist versus Winthrop (Sept. 23)
  • Scored first collegiate goal against Radford (Sept. 27)
  • Helped defense to five shutouts
Junior (2022)
  • Started in every game played (18)
  • Logged a team second-most minutes (1,528)
  • Recorded an assist in a 3-0 win over Winthrop (Oct. 19)
  • Contributed in a pair of blank sheets versus Gardner-Webb (Oct. 15) and Winthrop (Oct. 19) 
Sophomore (2021)
  • Appeared in all 20 matches during the season
  • Shared a team-high six assists with teammates Salome Prat and Emily Mashinski.
  • Tallied two assists against Charleston Southern (Sept. 25)
  • Was instrumental in a 7-0 win against Hampton (Oct. 23) with a three-assist outing
  • Handed out one assist in the 2-1 win at Campbell (Nov. 7)
Freshman (2020-21/Spring)
  • Appeared and started in all 11 matches
  • Finished the season with two assists and two shots on goal
  • Recorded first High Point assist against Charleston-Southern (Mar. 14)
  • Played a season-high 104 minutes against Charleston-Southern (Mar. 14)
Prep Career
  • Team captain of NC Courage Development Academy for 3 consecutive years.
  • Helped lead NC Courage Development Academy to Nationals and achieve a ranking of #8
  • Selected to NCHSAA 4A Academic All-Conference 
Personal
  • Born on May 20, 2002
  • Majoring in Biology
  • Daughter of Chris and Sue DePerno
  • Has one brother, Christopher
  • Father played soccer at Central Michigan University

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020Freshman

    Center Back
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    Center Back
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    Center Back
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Defender
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2024Graduate Student

    Defender
    5'8"
    9