2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Whitely, Ciara
Jersey Number 19
Ciara Whitely
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Collins Hill HS
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
Bio
Awards/Accolades
Season-by-Season
2022 (Sr.)
Before Mercer
High School
- 2019 All-SoCon Second Team
- 2019 SoCon All-Freshman Team
- 2019-20 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 Preseason All-SoCon Team
- 2020-21 All-SoCon Second Team
- 2020-21 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 Academic All-SoCon Team
- 2021 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 All-Socon Second Team
- 2022 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
Season-by-Season
2022 (Sr.)
- One of three Mercer players to start in all 20 games
- Had 11 points on the season (4G, 3A) - tied for fourth most points on team
- Put 12-of-27 (.444%) shots on goal
- Had a season-high four points (1G, 2A) against South Carolina State (Sept. 9)
- Had a season-high six shots against South Carolina State (Sept. 9)
- Played and started in all 18 matches.
- Scored her lone goal of the season in a 10-0 win over Mississippi Valley State.
- Registered an assist in a 2-2 draw at VMI (Oct. 10).
- Finished fifth on the team with 14 shots on goal for the season.
- Played the third-most minutes on the team with 1,392.
- Played in all 19 contests. Started all but one match.
- Placed 9-of-16 (.563) shots on target.
- Assisted on Pace Stephenson’s goal against The Citadel (Oct. 9) and Kendall Cook’s match-winner against Kennesaw State (Feb. 21).
- Had a multi-goal performance against Wesleyan (Feb. 11).
- Scored her final goal of the season against VMI (March 21).
- Finished tied for 12th in the Southern Conference in goals (3) and assists (2).
- Ended the season tied for 14th in the conference with eight points.
- Appeared in all 20 matches. Received the starting nod in 19.
- Played 1,582 minutes – the fourth most on the team.
- Scored goals against Kennesaw State (Aug. 22), Wofford (Oct. 25) and Furman (Oct. 27), all of which were game-winning goals.
- Recorded her first career assist against The Citadel (Oct. 3).
Before Mercer
High School
- Attended & played for Collins Hill High School under head coach Jeff Tinklepaugh
- Led high school team to 2016 State Championship Final Four & the 2017 State Championship Elite Eight
- Chosen to the 2017 Class 7A All-County squad
- Named her team's Offensive Player of the Year in 2016
- Scholar Athlete Award winner & member of the school's National Beta Club & Spanish National Honor Society
- Played three years of club soccer for the NTH Tophat Development Academy for Coach Troy Garner
- Her club team won 2015 & 2017 Southeastern ECNL Conference Championship, 2014 Georgia State Cup Championship & advanced to 2015 ECNL Championship Final Four
- Parents are Winston and Ada Whitely
- Her brother, Trenton Whitley, played for the Mercer men's soccer team (2014-17) where he earned All-Southern Conference honors
Mercer Football Press Conference (Week 3 vs. Wofford)
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. South Florida Men's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05
