OVERVIEW

Aaliyhah Pierce (pronounced A-LEE-a) provides versatility to the lineup by have the skills to play both forward and midfielder ... Very physical player ... Technique is getting better, just needs to be polished ... Possesses a lot of grit and can really get after it.

FRESHMAN YEAR 2018

Played in 16 matches, all as a reserve … Finished the season with 10 points, four goals and two assists … Fired 10 shots, six on goal for a shots-on-goal percentage of .600 … Was also part of JCCC’s defensive pool that posted a goals against average of 1.70 with six shutouts … Recorded her goal and assist in a 10-0 win over MCC-Blue River (9-5-18) … Assisted on the eighth goal and scored the 10^th goal … Three days later scored the Cavaliers final goal in a 4-1 in over Allen (9-8-18) … Put the finishing touches on a 4-1 win over nationally ranked Butler netting the team’s final goal in the 83^rd minute (10-15-18) … Had her second three-point game of the season with a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win at Coffeyvile (10-17-18) … Assisted the first goal and scored the fourth goal in a 3-1 win over Hutchinson in the semifinals of the Region VI Tournament (10-25-18) ... Earned third-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with a 3.73 GPA.

HIGH SCHOOL 

Was a varsity player in basketball and track and field, and a junior varsity player in soccer and tennis at Olathe South High School, Olathe, Kan. … Helped the basketball team to a sixth place finish at the Kansas 6A State Tournament … Posted an 11th place finish in the shot put at the 2018 Kansas 6A State Meet with a mark of 34-feet, 11.25-inches … Qualified for state with a runner-up finish at the 6A Regional Championship with a season-best throw of 36-feet, 0.5 inches … Played two seasons of club soccer for KC Alliance coached by William Ragsdale, and one year with KC Elite coach by Paul Lawrence … Honor roll student.

PERSONAL

Born Aaliyah Brooke Pierce on July 20, 2000, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname is Alulu … Daughter of James and Jeni Pierce … Has one sister, Isabel … Bother her parents attended JCCC … Majoring in apparel design … Also recruited by Kansas City Kansas Community College … Favorite foods are salt and vinegar chips and Asian … Favorite fast food restaurants are Sheridans Frozen Custard and Unforked … Favorite restaurant is Blue Kui … Favorite TV shows are Friends, Sherlock, The Office, Parks and Red and New Girl … Favorite movie is Lilo and Stitch … Favorite sports movie is She’s the Man … Favorite actors are Chris Pratt and Jonny Depp … Favorite actress is Sandra Bullock … Favorite books are Ready Player One and The Skin I’m In … Favorite music entertainers are Adele, 21 Pilots, Kanye West and Paramore … Favorite cartoon character is Louis from Bob’s Burgers … Favorite athletes are LeBron James, Steph Curry, Sydney Leroux and Cary Lloyd … Favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors … Her greatest sport moment was qualifying for the 6A State Track Meet.