Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - South Carolina

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GIRLS SOCCER

Miya Poplin

Midfielder
HILTON HEAD ISLAND HS
HILTON HEAD , SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

6

2020 goals

3

2020 assists

24

2019 goals

13

2019 assists
“Miya Poplin is a complete soccer player. She’s a true playmaker with a tremendous work ethic. She’s all over the field creating defensive and attacking plays.”
Memo Suarez
Head Coach Head coach at Socastee High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 senior midfielder scored six goals and passed for three assists in seven games this spring before the remainder of the season was cancelled. A three-time All-State honoree, Poplin posted 24 goals and 13 assists as a junior. Also a three-time All-Region selection, she is ranked as the South Atlantic region’s No. 15 recruit in the Class of 2020 by Top Drawer Soccer.

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Academic Achievement

Poplin has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Furman University.

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Exemplary Character

Poplin has volunteered locally on behalf of a retirement community, youth soccer programs and the Waddell Mariculture Center in association with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.