Mandy McGlynn Season 2019

Career Honors

• 2020 NWSL Draft selection – No. 20 pick, Sky Blue FC
• 2019 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American, goalkeeper
• 2019 United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-American, goalkeeper
• 2019 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team, goalkeeper
• 2x United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region, goalkeeper (2018, 2nd Team; 2019, 1st Team)
• 2x All-ACC First Team, goalkeeper (2018, 2019)
• 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region First Team, goalkeeper
• 2019 Senior CLASS Award candidate
• 5x ACC Defensive Player of the Week - program record (Oct. 10, 2017; Aug. 21 and Oct. 2, 2018, Sept. 17 and Oct. 8, 2019)
• 2x All-ACC Preseason First Team, goalkeeper (2018, 2019)
• 2019 VaSID All-State Player of the Year
• 2x VaSID All-State First Team, goalkeeper (2018, 2019)
• VaSID Academic All-State Team (2020)
• 3x ACC All-Academic Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the week (Oct. 3, 2018)

Career Highlights: Started the final 60 matches of her Tech career, and played the final 5,255:20 minutes (56 straight matches), last being subbed out on Aug. 25, 2017 versus the College of Charleston … In her 68 career starts, McGlynn was 41-1-2 when the Hokies took a lead at any point in a match, surrendering only five leads – won two, tied two and lost one, versus No. 5 Florida State in double overtime (10/10/19) ... Became just the fourth Tech player to be named All-ACC First Team (Jazmine Reeves, 2013; Ashley Meier, 2015; Murielle Tiernan, 2014-16) and is the first goalkeeper to earn the honor and repeated those selections in 2019 … Became the first Hokie to earn a pair of player of the week honors in the same season, the third to earn at least three in a career (Tiernan, 3x ACC; Mallory Soldner, 2x BIG EAST, 1x ACC), and the first to earn five, earning to more again in 2019 … Posted a career-best 469:13 minutes of scoreless soccer (non-consecutive) from Aug. 20 to Sept. 4, 2017 … Career best consecutively played is 368:24 from Aug. 30 to Sept. 20, 2018 … Has two streaks of more than 300 consecutive minutes of scoreless soccer versus ACC foes – 309:16 (Sept. 24-Oct. 8, 2017) and 306:59 (Sept. 20-Oct. 4, 2018), which are the second and third best ever behind Dayle Colpitts (359:34, Sept. 12-26, 2013) … Set a school record with nine saves versus Arkansas (Nov. 16, 2018) in NCAA Championship second round match – the most ever in a single NCAA postseason game (8, Soldner, Nov. 11, 2004 vs. William & Mary; Colpitts, Nov. 24, 2013 vs. Santa Clara). 

Record Book Notes: Finished her Tech career first all-time in shutouts (32) and goals against average (0.99), second in wins (41), save percentage (.794) and goalkeeper minutes (7,014), third in saves (297), but the most since the team joined the ACC in 2004, and tied for 10th all-time in matches started (75) by any player, second among goalkeepers … In a single season, has her name included 14 times in five categories including all four seasons in goals against average: second (0.77, 2019), sixth (1.01, 2018), seventh (1.03, 2017) and ninth (1.15, 2016); all four years in  shutouts: tied for second (10, 2019, 2018), tied for fourth (2, 2017), and tied for 10th (5, 2016); three times in wins: third (12, 2019) and tied for fourth (11, 2018, 2016); twice in save percentage: second (.835, 2019) and ninth (.796, 2018); and once in saves: seventh (91, 2018).

2019: One of five Hokies to start all 19 matches during the season … Was also one of five Hokies to see more than 80 percent of the total team minutes played for the year, logging every minute (1,748:37) for the second straight year … Won 12 games and posted 10 shutouts during the year … Twice during the season, posted three straight shutouts – Aug. 22-30 (vs. Liberty, Cincinnati and at Georgia) and Sept. 13-21 (vs. College of Charleston, UNCW and Miami) … Earned a spot on the Battle at the Beach tournament hosted by UNCW (9/13-15) ... Also, posted shutouts against Alabama (9/5), No. 10 Duke (10/6), Wake Forest (10/18) and at Pitt (10/31) … Twice had 10-plus saves in a game, tying her career high with 11 at No. 9 Clemson and 10 against No. 5 Florida State … Had at least seven saves in two other matches – Alabama and Duke ... Finished the season ranked in five categories among the nation's best, including 16th in shutouts, 38th in goals against average, 42nd in save percentage, 65th in minutes and 112th in total saves ... In the ACC, was second in the league in saves, save percentage and shutouts, while finishing fourth in goals against average.

2018: One of five Hokies to start all 22 matches during the season and has 41 consecutive starts … Was one of two (Kelsey Irwin) to play every minute of the season (2,057) … First goalkeeper at the school to play every minute of the season since 2004 (Soldner, 1,800) … Second-most minutes ever played by a goalkeeper for Tech in a single season (Colpitts, 2,443, 2013) … Won 11 games and posted 10 shutouts during the year … Twice during the season, posted three straight shutouts, Sept. 2-10 (at Georgia, Villanova and vs. ETSU) and Sept. 23-30 (at Miami and vs. No. 6 Virginia and Pittsburgh) – this streak, all against ACC foes, marked just the second time in school history a goalkeeper shut out three straight ACC teams (Sept. 15-22, 2013) … Also, posted back-to-back shutouts to open the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship (at No. 17 Texas, Nov. 9, and vs. Arkansas, Nov. 16) for only the second time in school history as well (Colpitts, four, 2013) … Twice had nine saves in a game, setting her season high versus Notre Dame (10/18) and matching it against the Razorbacks (11/16) to help Tech advance into the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship’s Round of 16 … Had at least seven saves in three other matches, including the season opener versus San Diego (8/17) ... Finished the season ranked in five categories among the nation's best, including 12th in minutes played and shutouts, 67th in total saves, 99th in GAA and 115th in save percentage ... In the ACC, tied for first in shutouts, was second in saves and minutes, and third in save percentage.

2017: Started in all 18 of the Hokies’ games … Had 72 saves, which was good for a 1.02 goals against average … Tallied seven shutouts on the year, recording a 7-6-5 overall record.

2016: Started in 16 of the team’s 19 matches as a freshman … Tallied 58 saves, holding a 1.17 goals against average … Logged six shutouts on the year, recording an 11-4-1 overall mark.

National Team: Was a member of the United States Under-18 Women’s National Team under coach April Heinrichs … Competed in a 10-day long tournament in Northern Ireland, missing three of the team’s last four matches in 2016 ... Played with the U-20 WNT and helped the squad qualify for the 2018 FIFA Women's World Cup ... Started four games in goal at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and posted a 3-1 record as the team finished in second place earning a spot in the World Cup ... Invited to a three tune-up camps with the U-20 team in preparations for the World Cup ... Participated in a U.S. U-23 WNT camp, the 2019 Thorns Spring Invitational in Portland, Oregon, under head coach B.J. Snow. 

Club: Played seven years for the Jacksonville FC Storm 98/99 club under coaches Eric Dade and Mike Walker, leading her team to back-to-back USYSA National Championships (2014-15) … Was the USYSA Golden Glove Award (top goalkeeper) winner two years in a row (2014-15) … Participated at the 2015 ECNL Nike National Training Camp … Ranked as TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 1 player in Florida in 2016 … Also played for Orlando City ECNL for two seasons under coach Allan Hugh.

High School: Was a two-year letterwinner at Sandalwood for coach Tammy Lipson, playing both goalkeeper and forward … Was named the team MVP and all-conference selection as a goalkeeper her sophomore year … Additionally, earned all-conference as a forward her senior year … Also lettered in volleyball for one season (2013).

Personal: Amanda McGlynn ... Born November 3, 1998 … Daughter of Dale and Shannon McGlynn … Has an older brother, Matthew … Majoring in human nutrition, food and exercise with plans to attend medical school.