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2022 Men's Soccer

3 Richard Gillespie

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 185
  • Year Senior
  • Position D
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Charlotte Country Day School

Biography

2022:

  • Stagg Medal winner
  • D3soccer.com Co-Defender of the Year
  • First Team All-American (D3soccer.com and United Soccer Coaches)
  • First Team All-Region (USC)
  • First Team All-UAA
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • First Team Academic All-America (CSC)
  • Started in all 23 of the team's games
  • Recorded 2 goals and 3 assists
  • Part of a defensive unit that allowed only 0.48 goals per game and recorded 13 shutouts
  • Recorded 2 assists against Concordia Chicago
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Sept. 12, Sept. 19, Oct. 3, Nov. 14)
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • UAA All-Academic Team
  • 2022-23 UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team 

2021:

  • Started in all 23 of the team’s games
  • Part of a defensive unit that allowed only 0.48 goals per game and recorded 13 shutouts
  • Recorded five goals and two assists in 23 games played
  • Tallied either a goal or assist in three consecutive wins against North Park, Case Western Reserve, and Carnegie Mellon
  • Earned a team-high shooting percentage of 22.7 percent as a defender
  • Had a game-winner on two separate occasions 
  • D3Soccer.com Defender of the Year, First Team All-American
  • USC First Team All-Region
  • First Team All-UAA
  • USC Third Team Scholar All-American
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Nov. 15)

2020:

  • UAA All-Academic

2019:

  • USC Second Team All-Region
  • UAA Rookie of the Year
  • Second Team All-UAA
  • Started 16 games
  • Totaled two goals and two assists on the season
  • Part of a defensive unit that tallied 10 shutouts and allowed 0.68 goals per game
  • Scored the game-winning goal versus Carnegie Mellon

Personal:

  • Club Team: Charlotte Soccer Developmental Academy
  • NCISAA 4A First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference
  • Team captain, four-year starter
  • 2017 National Cup Champion with Charlotte Eagles U17 team
  • National Merit Finalist
  • Co-founder of RICE (Refugee Immigrant Care and Education), a service club helping refugees and immigrants in the Charlotte community

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Freshman

    D
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020Sophomore

    D
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Junior

    D
    6'3" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Senior

    D
    6'3" 185 lbs
    3