Annabelle Abbott

Annabelle Abbott wins the 2024 AAC title

Photo by: Houston McCullough

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Position:
Defender/Forward
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Holly Spring
Hometown:
Holly Springs, N.C.
Major:
Communication

Career: 2024 American Athletic Conference Tournament Champion… Finished her time in Purple and Gold tied for the program record for most games played a career with 88 appearances for the Pirates… Her 86 starts wound up second in program history as of the close of her senior season behind only Maeve English’s 88… Scored seven goals with two assists for 16 points in her career, including three game winning goals… Played just under seven-thousand minutes, 6,992, in totality in her career… Played over a thousand minutes in all but the Covid-shortened 2020 season.

2024: Started all 21 games and went the full 90 (or 90-plus-OT) in 17 games… Transitioned into more of a box-to-box midfield role as a senior and excelled, helping the Pirates to their best record since 2008… Scored the game-winning goal in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game in overtime against No. 19 Memphis… The goal was her first of the season and sent the Pirates to their first-ever NCAA Tournament… Was named AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player for her efforts as well as being named to the All-Tournament Team… American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team.

2023: Appeared and started in all 19 games this season ... Scored two goals on the season against Temple (Oct. 5) and Tulsa (Oct. 15)... Scored with just seven seconds remaining to equalize against Tulsa... Named Second-Team All-Conference... Named Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at the Goldspys.

2022: Appeared and started in 18 games... Tallied two goals on 18 shots, including the game-winning goal against UNCW (Sept. 1) and SMU (Sept. 15)... Earn an AAC Weekly Honor Rol nod on Sept. 19... Made Dean's List in the Spring semester.

2021: Appeared in all 19 games, making 17 starts…Finished the season with three points on one goal and one assist…Set up the game-winning goal in a 1-0 overtime win at Houston (Oct. 10)…Scored East Carolina’s first goal against No. 23 Memphis (Oct. 24) in a 2-1 win, which helped ECU to not only beat a ranked team for the first time under Jason Hamilton, but also clinch a spot in the AAC Championship…Played at least 90 minutes on four occasions, including playing a season-high 98 minutes against both Cincinnati (Sept. 30) and Tulsa (Oct. 17)…Took a season-high four shots against Temple (Oct. 7) and three against Memphis.

2020: Started all 11 games…Finished the season with three points on one goal and one assist…Named to the AAC All-Rookie team, jus one of five Pirates ever to earn the honor…Set up Madie Knaggs’ goal at Temple for her first collegiate point…Scored her first East Carolina goal in the 4-0 win over Tulsa…Played the full 90 minutes against Cincinnati…Played at least 80 minutes on six occasions and played at least 57 minutes in 10 of ECU’s 11 games.

High School/Club: Played for the NC Courage Development Academy for three seasons, competing in the CASL Elite Clubs National League and the ECNL Champions League…Helped the Courage win the SRPL East Playoffs, the Region III Qualification Tournament and the Adidas Labor Day Shootout…Finished as a finalist at the NCYSA State Cup…Invited to and participated in US Soccer’s Market Training Center and US Club Soccer’s id2 Training Camp…Spent her freshman season playing for Holly Springs HS…Named the team’s Offensive MVP as well as earning a spot on the NCHSAA 4A First-Team All-Conference and All-Region squads…Named the runner-up for the NCHSAA 4A Conference Player of the Year.

Personal: Daughter of Rob and Allison Abbott…Has one younger brother, Campbell…Majoring in communication.