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Girls Soccer - Maryland

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GIRLS SOCCER

Payton Patrick

Forward
HEREFORD HS
PARKTON, MARYLAND
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

11

Season Goals

8

Season Assists

81

Career Goals

48

Career Assists
“Payton Patrick is a game-changer on the field. Her pace on and off the ball is a problem for defenders. She has the speed to get on the end of a long pass in behind your backline or she can beat you on the dribble. Payton has a genuine will to win and it shows in her competitive level.”
Matt Smoot
Head Coach - head coach of Perry Hall High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior forward led the Bulls to a 7-0 record this past season. Patrick scored 11 goals and passed for eight assists, notching five multi-goal games. A member of the U.S. Soccer Under-19 Women’s National Team player pool, she is a three-time First Team All-State honoree and was selected to play in last month’s High School All-American Game. Ranked as the No. 103 recruit in the Class of 2021 by TopDrawerSoccer.com, she concluded her prep soccer career with 81 goals and 48 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Patrick has maintained a weighted 4.78 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of South Carolina this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Patrick has developed a training program for young soccer players called ACE (Attitude-Commitment-Execution). She has volunteered locally on behalf of a fundraising campaign to benefit Alzheimer’s research, and she has donated her time at the House of Ruth, a home for abused women and children.