Lindsey Aiken

Position:
Defender
Class:
Junior
High School:
Emmaus
Hometown:
Macungie, Pa.

Career: 2024 American Athletic Conference Tournament Champion… Appeared in 66 games in her career with 58 games started… Finished with one goal and five assists for seven points in her career.

2024: Started all 21 games on the year, going the full 90 four times… Recorded an assist on Kylie Alvarez’ goal at UNCW (Sept. 1)… Provided a strong defense-to-offense presence with her speed as a wingback in the Pirates’ lineup, serving as both a defensive stopper on the back line and a potent option going forward… Went the full 90 in the NCAA Tournament at No. 14 South Carolina.

2023: Started all 19 games ... Scored one goal, against High Point (Sept. 3) ... Recorded five shots with two on goal.

2022: Played and started 17 games... Tallied three assists on the year... Assisted on both goals in the win at SMU (Sept. 15)... Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3... Also earned a Weekly Honor Roll nod on Sept. 19... Made Dean's List in the Fall and Chancellor's List in the Spring semester.

2021: Appeared in nine games, making one start before an injury cut her season short…Recorded her first collegiate point on an assist against VCU (Sept. 5)…Played a season-high 67 minutes at South Florida (Sept. 16)…Made her first start against James Madison (Sept. 19)… Helped the ECU freshmen class finish with a combined 30 points, the fifth-highest total by a rookie class in ECU history.

High School: Served as co-captain of Emmaus High School under head coach Sarah Oswald as well as playing for head coach Tino Mueller on the Penn Fusion Soccer Academy in the Elite Clubs National League…Helped lead Penn Fusion to the No. 1 ranking in the nation during the 2018-19 season…Was named a First-Team East Penn Conference All-Star for Lehigh County as well as a Morning Call All-Area Team during her senior season…Voted MVP for Emmaus during her final prep campaign.

Personal: Daughter of Melissa and Alan Aiken…Has one sibling, Alex…Her father, Alan, was the captain of the Hartford men’s lacrosse team…Brother, Alex, plays soccer at West Chester University.