| Height: | 5-9 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Libertyville, Ill. |
| High School: | Libertyville HS |
| Position: | F |
| Major: | Special Education |
| Previous School: | Libertyville HS |
In 2014 (Sophomore): Abi appeared and started in 18 of a possible 19 matches for the Golden Eagles…finished tied for first on the club with two goals and third on the team with four points…ended the year second on Tech in both shots with 19 and shots on-goal with eight…played in 1,491 minutes on the season, tallying at least 90 minutes in 12 matches…scored a goal in the season-opener against ETSU on Aug. 24…scored the game-winner in a victory over Georgia State on Sep. 5…took a season-best five shots in 110 minutes of action as part of a 2-2 tie with Eastern Illinois on Oct. 11…played in 110 minutes in a tie at Austin Peay on Oct. 19.
In 2013 (Freshman): Abi showed a ton of promise as a freshman for the Golden Eagles, appearing in all 19 matches, starting the final 13 for Tech…tallied 1,278 minutes on the year…finished second on the team with six points…second with two assists and tied for second with two goals…second on TTU in both shots with 21 and shots-on-goal with 10…fourth on the team with a .476 shot-on-goal percentage…collected the game-winning score at Findlay on Sep. 6, her first career goal…scored Tech’s lone goal against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 27, taking a season-high four shots as well…picked up two assists in the span of four matches from Sep. 20-29…played in at least 80 minutes on five separate occasions.
HIGH SCHOOL: Gearing played both volleyball and lacrosse at Libertyville High School, while playing year-round club soccer…member of a lacrosse team that finished fourth in state in 2010…made honor roll all four years at LHS…member of the National Honor Society and awarded the Prairie State Achievement Award.
CLUB/ODP EXPERIENCE: Gearing suited up for the Eclipse Select Soccer Club, playing amongst the nation’s best for three years…the team, which ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the Midwest Conference, placed fifth in the 2010-11 USYSA National League Blue Division and third in the 2011-12 USYSA National League Red Division…led the club in scoring in 2011-12 in the National League and was tied for third overall…participated on U16, U17, U18 teams with the Eclipse.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeffrey Ray and Wendi Gearing…born December 9, 1994…full name is Abigayle Kristin Gearing…once named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll…intends to pursue a career as a special education teacher…majoring in special education.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Austin Peay | W, 2-1 |
| Oct 18 | Murray State | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 22 | UT Martin | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 25 | at Southeast Missouri | T, 0-0 |
| Oct 29 | Morehead State | W, 1-0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Southeast Missouri | L, 2-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 20 | 10 | ||
| Games started | 20 | 10 | ||
| Goals | 4 | 4 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 3 | ||
| Points | 11 | 11 | ||
| Shots | 22 | 15 | ||
| Shot Pct | .182 | .267 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 3 | 3 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | Little Rock | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | Middle Tennessee | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 28 | at ETSU | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | Alabama | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at Mercer | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Georgia State | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Radford | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | Troy | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Chattanooga | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Belmont | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Jacksonville State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | Eastern Kentucky | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .250 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at SIUE | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Austin Peay | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Murray State | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | UT Martin | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Southeast Missouri | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | Morehead State | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Southeast Missouri | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 19 | 12 | .11 | .11 | .32 | 1.11 | .095 | .53 | .476 |
| 2014-15 | 18 | 18 | .11 | .00 | .22 | 1.06 | .105 | .44 | .421 |
| 2015-16 | 20 | 20 | .20 | .15 | .55 | 1.10 | .182 | .80 | .727 |
| 2016-17 | 21 | 21 | .29 | .10 | .67 | 1.24 | .231 | .48 | .385 |
| Total | 78 | 71 | .18 | .09 | .45 | 1.13 | .159 | .56 | .500 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | .095 | 10 | .476 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2014-15 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .105 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | .182 | 16 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 26 | .231 | 10 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Total | 78 | 71 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 88 | .159 | 44 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 7 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 | 20 | .20 | .15 | .55 | 1.10 | .182 | .80 | .727 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | .40 | .30 | 1.10 | 1.50 | .267 | 1.10 | .733 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 11 | 11 | .27 | .09 | .64 | 1.18 | .231 | .82 | .692 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | .13 | .25 | .50 | .88 | .143 | .75 | .857 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .500 |
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| Wins | 8 | 8 | .50 | .38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | .364 | 1.00 | .727 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.25 | .000 | .88 | .700 |
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| August | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .75 | .000 | .50 | .667 |
| September | 7 | 7 | .14 | .14 | .43 | .71 | .200 | .57 | .800 |
| October | 8 | 8 | .38 | .25 | 1.00 | 1.50 | .250 | 1.13 | .750 |
| November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .500 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | .182 | 16 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | .267 | 11 | .733 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | .231 | 9 | .692 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .143 | 6 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| Wins | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | .364 | 8 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 7 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| August | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .200 | 4 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| October | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | .250 | 9 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
