University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2021 Soccer Roster
Wheeler, Izzy
Jersey Number 5
Izzy Wheeler
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Leeds, England
- High School:
- Queen Etherlburga's Collegiate
Bio
2021 (Senior): Played and started in 15 matches during the season, logging 1,240 minutes and going full time in eight contests ... played 110 minutes in matches at Georgia Southern (10/10) and against Little Rock (11/1) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... attempted five shots on the season with four on-goal ... posted assists in matches against Southeastern Louisiana (9/3) and Troy (9/24).
2020-21 (Junior): Played in all 20 matches during the season for Louisiana and earning a start on the back line in the final 14 matches of the season ... logged a career-best 1,417 minutes on the pitch which included seven matches of 90 minutes or greater ... recorded one shot on the season and credited with an assist at Mississippi State (2/28) ... part of a back line that produced six consecutive shutouts and did not allow a goal for a school-record 724 minutes.
2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 matches during the season, earning starts on the back line against ULM (10/13) and Georgia State (10/18) ... logged 509 minutes on the season, playing season-high 90 in a shutout win at ULM ... played 78 minutes in a startingg role at GSU ... part of a back line that helped produce the lowest goals against average (1.16) in school history.
2018 (Freshman): Made eight appearances on the season with six starts ... totaled 516 minutes on the season ... played 50 minutes in her collegiate debut at Ole Miss (8/17) before being limited to 14 minutes in a start against Sam Houston State (8/19) ... missed the next 10 matches due to injury before returning to play 45 minutes at Coastal Carolina (10/5) ... started in the final four matches of the season for Louisiana ... credited with a shot on goal against South Alabama (10/19).
High School: Played and captained Leeds United from 2008-14, in the English FA Girls Centre of Excellence Northeast Region ... runner-up in the 2016 U17's Northeast League and reached the 2016 National Cup 2016 quarterfinals ... following 2016 season moved to the Sheffield Ladies club (Women's Super League 2) and was the youngest player signed for a U20 squad at the age of 15 ... also played field hockey, playing wing back and center midfield, representing Yorkshire at the Junior Regional Performance Center ... selected as Sportswoman of the Year at Horsforth School in field hockey (2013) ... was the Sportswoman of the Year at Horsforth School (2012) ... won a team cross country title in the North West Leeds Region in 2011.
Personal: Born on July 20, 2000 in Worcester, United Kingdom ... the daughter of Ruth and Andy Wheeler ... has one brother ... inspired by Manchester United, at the age of five, to go out and play soccer ... majoring in business informatics.
2020-21 (Junior): Played in all 20 matches during the season for Louisiana and earning a start on the back line in the final 14 matches of the season ... logged a career-best 1,417 minutes on the pitch which included seven matches of 90 minutes or greater ... recorded one shot on the season and credited with an assist at Mississippi State (2/28) ... part of a back line that produced six consecutive shutouts and did not allow a goal for a school-record 724 minutes.
2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 matches during the season, earning starts on the back line against ULM (10/13) and Georgia State (10/18) ... logged 509 minutes on the season, playing season-high 90 in a shutout win at ULM ... played 78 minutes in a startingg role at GSU ... part of a back line that helped produce the lowest goals against average (1.16) in school history.
2018 (Freshman): Made eight appearances on the season with six starts ... totaled 516 minutes on the season ... played 50 minutes in her collegiate debut at Ole Miss (8/17) before being limited to 14 minutes in a start against Sam Houston State (8/19) ... missed the next 10 matches due to injury before returning to play 45 minutes at Coastal Carolina (10/5) ... started in the final four matches of the season for Louisiana ... credited with a shot on goal against South Alabama (10/19).
High School: Played and captained Leeds United from 2008-14, in the English FA Girls Centre of Excellence Northeast Region ... runner-up in the 2016 U17's Northeast League and reached the 2016 National Cup 2016 quarterfinals ... following 2016 season moved to the Sheffield Ladies club (Women's Super League 2) and was the youngest player signed for a U20 squad at the age of 15 ... also played field hockey, playing wing back and center midfield, representing Yorkshire at the Junior Regional Performance Center ... selected as Sportswoman of the Year at Horsforth School in field hockey (2013) ... was the Sportswoman of the Year at Horsforth School (2012) ... won a team cross country title in the North West Leeds Region in 2011.
Personal: Born on July 20, 2000 in Worcester, United Kingdom ... the daughter of Ruth and Andy Wheeler ... has one brother ... inspired by Manchester United, at the age of five, to go out and play soccer ... majoring in business informatics.
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