2020-21 Women's Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Nneka Moneme
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Union, N.J.
- High School:
- Union
2020-21 All-Big Ten Third Team
2020-21 Big Ten Player to Watch
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 All-Region Second Team
2019 All-Big Ten Second Team
As a sophomore (2020-21): Started 15 of 16 games...added a goal in the Big Ten semifinal match (April 15) scored the equalizer in the 1-1, double-overtime at Michigan (April 3)...cushioned the 3-1 victory over Michigan State with an unassisted goal (March 4).
As a junior (2019): Started all 21 matches…totaled 1709 minutes...named All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Region Second Team, after leading the team with 11 goals and six game winners in the regular season...her five game winners in conference games only tied for first, while her seven total goals ranked second in league contests only...picked up Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for second straight week after extending her streak to four straight game winners, notching two goals in the 3-2 win at Michigan State (Oct. 27)...scored her third straight game winner in the 1-0 win at No. 16 Michigan (Oct. 24)...scored back-to-back golden goals in a pair of 1-0 overtime wins against Purdue and Indiana, earning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors (Oct. 22)...posted the game winner in the 2-0 victory over Northwestern (Oct. 6)...registered a goal in the 2-0 win over Minnesota (Sept. 20)…scored the equalizer in the 4-1 win over Hofstra (Sept. 5)…assisted the game winner in the 1-0 win over No. 11 Tennessee (Aug. 29)…recorded a hat trick in the 5-0 win over Fordham (Aug. 25)....scored the game winner in overtime in a huge 1-0 win over Purdue (Oct.17)... scored the game winning goal in overtime in the 1-0 win over Indiana (Oct. 20)...scored her third consecutive game winner in the 1-0 victory over Michigan (Oct. 24)... scored two of the three goals made against the 3-2 win over Michigan State (Oct. 27).
As a sophomore (2018): Saw action in all 20 matches, starting the last 14...scored three goals and added two assists...aided the game winner in the 2-1 victory over Purdue (Oct. 21)…assisted the golden goal in the overtime victory against Illinois (Oct. 7)…posted RU’s first goal in the 2-1 victory at Maryland (Sept. 23)…scored the equalizer in the 2-1 double overtime victory against Iowa (Sept. 16)…earned her first career start against La Salle, scoring her first goal of the season and third of her career (Sept. 9).
As a freshman (2017): Saw action in 17 matches…added her first career assists on Alaysia Lane’s game winner in the 1-0 shutout of Michigan (Oct. 25)…scored the equalizer in the 1-1 tie at Nebraksa (Oct. 8)…registered the first goal of her career as the game winner in overtime of RU’s 2-1 victory at Illinois (Sept. 24)…notched a shot in the 2-0 win at George Mason (Sept. 8)…made her collegiate debut in the 2-0 win over Drexel (Sept. 3).
Prior to Rutgers: Member of PDA Soccer Club, one of the top ranked clubs in the country … four-year letterwinner at Union High School … earned all-county and all-state recognition … also a three-year basketball letterwinner and four-year track and field letterwinner … served as team captain for both soccer and basketball.
Personal: Daughter of Victor and Ifeoma … has four siblings, Chioma, Obinna, Adora and Onyeka … Chioma was a member of the Rutgers rowing team, while Adora currently plays for Rutgers women’s soccer … her brother, Obinna, attends Rutgers … intends to major in exercise science - applied kinesiology.
Career Single-Game Highs
Points: 6, Fordham -- Aug 25, 2019
Goals: 3, Fordham -- Aug 25, 2019
Assists: 1, 5 times
Shots: 4, 11 times
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