16 Alyssa Denkovich
16 - Alyssa Denkovich
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Greencastle, Pa.
High School: Greencastle Antrim HS
Position: D
g 2
a 4
pts 8
gw 1

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
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USA South First Team All-Conference (2018)
-USA South First Team East Division (2018)
-USA South First Team All-Conference (2019)
-USA South First Team All-Division (2019)

SENIOR (2019): Wrapped up her senior slate by finishing among the top-10 of four major statistical categories including assists (four—t-2nd), points (eight—t-6th), shots (24—t-6th) and goals (two—t-9th) … attempted 18 shots on goal for the Spirits … started all 18 matches that she played over the course of her final season … had a shot in the 5-4 win at Covenant (Sept. 7) … netted her first goal of the season in a tough 3-2 decision at Agnes Scott (Sept. 8) … posted two shots each in clashes with Brevard (Sept. 17) and Ferrum (Sept. 22) … had one assist each in meetings with Greensboro (Sept. 28) and Meredith (Oct 1), which included two shots against the Avenging Angels … came through with three shots in a 4-0 shutout of Averett (Oct. 5) … emerged with three shots in a 2-1 win over William Peace (Oct. 15) … drove home the game-winning overtime goal in a 1-0 win against Methodist (Oct. 23), one of two shots that she would attempt against the Monarchs … ended the regular season with four shots and an assist on Senior Day against Mary Baldwin (Oct. 26) … came through with an assist and one shot in a clash with Piedmont (Nov. 2) in the USA South Quarterfinals … made her 18th start of the season at Maryville (Nov. 8) in the USA South Conference Tournament.

JUNIOR (2018):
A solid presence for the Salem defensive attack, she made 19 starts over the course of the season … contributed offensive with four goals and two assists (10 points), while having 32 shots and 13 shots on goal … took three shots in contests against Bob Jones (Sept. 4), Transylvania (Sept. 9), Brevard (Sept. 18) and Covenant (Sept. 29) … drove home her first goal of the season in a 4-0 victory against Meredith (Sept. 30), taking six shots along the way … made one assist versus N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 6) … scored one goal in three straight matches against Methodist (Oct. 10), Greensboro (Oct. 13) and Lynchburg (Oct. 14).

SOPHOMORE (2017): Capped off the slate by playing in 16 matches, making 14 starts along the way, as she tallied two goals and five assists (second-most on the team), finishing with nine points … recorded 11 shots, including eight shots on goal … drove home her first goal of the season against Eastern Mennonite (Sept. 10), helping Salem post a 3-1 win … responsible for a goal in a 2-0 triumph over Southern Virginia (Sept. 12) … dished out her first assist of the season against Lynchburg (Sept. 16) … emerged with assists in back-to-back matches against Methodist (Sept. 27) and Greensboro (Sept. 30) … also had back-to-back assist performances against Averett (Oct. 18) and Methodist (Oct. 28).

FIRST YEAR (2016): Started 20 of the 21 matches in which she played, recording six assists while making 22 shots and 18 shots on goal … handed out one assist in a 2-0 triumph against Guilford (Sept. 9) … contributed one assist in each match against Agnes Scott (Sept. 24) and Wesleyan (Ga.) (Sept. 25), both resulting in Salem wins … assisted on a goal in Salem’s 4-0 win over Huntingdon (Oct. 2) … helped Salem’s offense with an assist in the 4-1 victory against Agnes Scott (Oct. 8) … capped off the 2-0 win against Maryville with an assist.

PREP: Graduated from Greencastle Antrim High School in 2016 … a four-year varsity letterwinner in soccer (2012-15) under the direction of head coach Greg Cole … captured the division championship over the course of her career.

PERSONAL: Alyssa Denkovich … daughter of Kristi and Kevin Denkovich … born October 23, 1997 … has one sibling, Abbey … played Club Soccer for the HMMS Eagle FC.

Recent Games
Oct 15 William Peace W, 2-1
Oct 17 Piedmont International W, 2-1
Oct 23 at Methodist W, 1-0
Oct 26 Mary Baldwin W, 8-2
Nov 2 Piedmont W, 2-0
Nov 8 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 2-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 18 8
Games started 18 8
Goals 2 1
Assists 4 3
Points 8 5
Shots 24 16
Shot Pct .083 .063
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 23 vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (ECNL)   - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Bob Jones W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 4 at Guilford L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Covenant W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 8 at Agnes Scott L, 3-2 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Sep 11 at Sweet Briar   - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Randolph-Macon L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 17 at Brevard W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 19 Emory & Henry W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 22 Ferrum T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 28 Greensboro L, 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 1 at Meredith W, 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 5 Averett W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 9 at Pfeiffer L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 12 at N.C. Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 15 William Peace W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 17 Piedmont International W, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Methodist W, 1-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 1
Oct 26 Mary Baldwin W, 8-2 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0-0 0
Nov 2 Piedmont W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 8 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2016-17 21 20 .00 .29 .29 1.05 .000 .86 .818
2017-18 16 14 .13 .31 .56 .69 .182 .50 .727
2018-19 19 19 .21 .11 .53 1.68 .125 .68 .406
2019-20 18 18 .11 .22 .44 1.33 .083 1.00 .750
Total 74 71 .11 .23 .45 1.20 .090 .77 .640
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2016-17 21 20 0 6 6 22 .000 18 .818 0 0 0-0 0
2017-18 16 14 2 5 9 11 .182 8 .727 0 0 0-0 1
2018-19 19 19 4 2 10 32 .125 13 .406 1 0 0-0 0
2019-20 18 18 2 4 8 24 .083 18 .750 5 0 0-0 1
Total 74 71 8 17 33 89 .090 57 .640 6 0 0-0 2
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 18 18 .11 .22 .44 1.33 .083 1.00 .750
Conference 8 8 .13 .38 .63 2.00 .063 1.63 .813
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 .00 .38 .38 1.75 .000 1.13 .643
Away 10 10 .20 .10 .50 1.00 .200 .90 .900
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 11 11 .09 .27 .45 1.73 .053 1.27 .737
Losses 6 6 .17 .17 .50 .50 .333 .50 1.000
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August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
September 8 8 .13 .13 .38 .88 .143 .63 .714
October 7 7 .14 .29 .57 2.29 .063 1.86 .813
November 2 2 .00 .50 .50 .50 .000 .00 .000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 18 18 2 4 8 24 .083 18 .750 5 0 0-0 1
Conference 8 8 1 3 5 16 .063 13 .813 3 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 0 3 3 14 .000 9 .643 2 0 0-0 0
Away 10 10 2 1 5 10 .200 9 .900 3 0 0-0 1
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Wins 11 11 1 3 5 19 .053 14 .737 2 0 0-0 1
Losses 6 6 1 1 3 3 .333 3 1.000 3 0 0-0 0
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August 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
September 8 8 1 1 3 7 .143 5 .714 3 0 0-0 0
October 7 7 1 2 4 16 .063 13 .813 2 0 0-0 1
November 2 2 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0