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Averi Visage Season 2021

PositionD
Height5-10
ClassSophomore
HometownAcworth, Ga.
High SchoolHarrison

2022 
Season Notes: Started in all 19 of Tech's matches, logging 1,629 minutes of action... One of three Tech players to play more than 1,500 minutes of match time during the 2022 season... Tallied five shots, two on goal. 
• Recorded four shots within ACC play with one against #5 Florida State (Oct. 27), Clemson (Oct. 9), #22 NC State (Sept. 22), and Pitt (Sept. 16). 

2021
Season Notes: Appeared in 18 of Tech's 20 matches, making 12 starts ... Tallied a goal and five shots during sophomore campaign ... Was one of 10 Tech players who eclipsed 1,000 minutes of match time throughout the season (1,032). 
• NCAA Tournament:  Played 89 minutes in Tech's first round NCAA tournament matches against Ohio State (Nov. 12) and 90 minutes in the second round at No. 7 Arkansas (Nov. 19) ... Helped the Hokies earn their first NCAA tournament win since 2018 courtesy of their 3-1, opening round victory against the Buckeyes.
• Had one attempt on target saved during the second minute of Tech's 3-1 win against Ohio State (Nov. 12).
• Recorded one assist in the season opener versus Liberty, helping the Hokies win 3-0 (Aug. 19). 
2020-21: Started in 15 games for the Hokies ... Totaled the third-most minutes by a Tech freshman (1,342) on the season ... Recorded a shot on target vs. Auburn.

Club: Has almost a decade of club experience starting with seven years playing for the Tophat Club Soccer team as a forward and center back ... Highlighting that time includes two ECNL conference titles (2016, 2017) and three ECNL national playoff appearances (2016-18) ... Was also a conference player to watch (2017, 2018), an ECNL Southeast PDP invitee in 2018 and a three-time US Soccer Training Center invitee ... The past two years, played for coach Garvin Quamina with the Concorde Fire Platinum ECNL as a center back or holding midfielder ... The Fire were Southeast Conference champions after the 2018-19 season and made an ECNL national playoff appearance.

High School: For the Hoyas, earned three varsity letters playing under coach Jonathan Gross ... Was a 2019-20 Winter/Spring High School All-American, and All-Atlantic Region, as named by the United Soccer Coaches ... As a junior, she was the team's captain and MVP, and was the captain of the team for the 2020 spring season, which was not competed ... Harrison previously won regional titles in both 2017 and 2019, was the 6A Georgia state champions in 2017 and lost in the title game in 2019 ... Was an All-Region first team player after her freshman and junior years and was also an All-County choice in 2019.

Personal: Averi Elizabeth Visage … Born January 7, 2002 in Marietta, Georgia … Daughter of Bill and Kristi Visage ... Has an older sister, Colette, and a younger brother, Chase … Majoring in business.