Florida State University Athletics
2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Abbey Newton
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Fleming Island, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Johns Country Day HS
2019 Highlights (FSU):
* Played 24 games her sophomore season, starting in 23 of them.
* Made starts in both of the Seminoles’ ACC Tournament games and all four NCAA Tournament games.
* Registered 11 points on three goals and five assists.
* Earned her first goal as a Seminole against Samford (9/8) in the only game she did not start.
* Earned two assists in the NCAA Tournament with one against South Alabama (11/16) and one against Brown (11/22).
* Her five goals were good for a tie for third on the team
* Was one of the most versatile players on the field playing as a forward, midfielder and defender throughout the season.
2018 Highlights (LSU):
*Started all 24 of the matches she played in
*Made two starts in the NCAA Tournament
*Registered 11 points off of four goals and three assists
*Earned her first goal against Liberty (8/23)
*Scored points in five consecutive games with a goal again Liberty followed by an assist against Texas State and Lamar. She ended that streak with goals in back to back games against Stetson and Samford.
*Recorded her fourth goal of the season against Ole Miss
Prior to LSU:
*Played high school soccer from sixth grade until her senior season (2012-18)
*Won seven straight district and state championships
*Won back-to-back national championships in her junior and senior seasons (2017-18)
*Named the 2017-18 Gatorade Girls Player of the Year
*Scored 134 goals and assisted on 124 other scores in high school
* Four-time first-team all-state
*First ever back-to-back First Coast Times-Union Player of the Year
*Florida Dairy Farmers Payer of the Year Class 1A (2017)
*2017 FACA Player of the Year
Personal:
*Daughter of Tammy and Mark Newton
*Majoring in Physical Sciences
*Has one sister, Ariel
