ROCKINGHAM — A fast start to her final soccer season has named senior forward Allie Rodgers as the Official Richmond County Female Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Rockingham NC Self Storage.
A three-year starter for the Lady Raider soccer team, Rodgers used her goal-scoring ability to help Richmond to a pair of wins during its opening week.
One of several returning players this spring expected to guide the team with her leadership, Rodgers earned her fourth career recognition.
Athletic Profile
Year: Senior
Spring Sport: Soccer
Position: Forward
Varsity Experience: 3 seasons
Other Sports: Volleyball
CLASSROOM CREDITS WITH ALLIE RODGERS
Set to graduate in a few months, Rodgers is a quarter of the way through her final semester at Richmond. She’s a dual-enrollment student taking courses at the high school and Richmond Community College.
In the fall, she took five total courses and earned four As — Annual Production Honors, English IV Honors, Math 171 and Economics 251 — and one B in Philosophy 240.
This semester Rodgers is taking five more courses, including three at RichmondCC — Math 172, Sociology 225 and Psychology 281. At the high school, she’s continuing with Annual Production Honors and is taking Economics and Personal Finance Honors.
Rodgers currently has a 4.53 weighted GPA and is a member of Richmond’s National Beta Club and National Honor Society. She also played volleyball for four seasons.
“IN THE NET” WITH ALLIE RODGERS
Richmond played two non-conference games last week and tallied a pair of one-goal victories.
The Lady Raiders defeated Jack Britt High School 5-4 to open the season and followed with a 3-2 victory over Uwharrie Charter Academy in their home opener.
Rodgers started her senior campaign with a hat trick against the Lady Buccaneers and scored twice against the Lady Eagles. In both games, Rodgers netted the eventual game-winning goal.
On the road at Jack Britt, Rodgers scored a goal in the first half to give Richmond a 2-1 lead. She made a run down the left side before sending a shot into the net.
Adding to the team’s lead early in the second half, Rodgers scored again to make it 4-2. She added her final goal, Richmond’s fifth, off a header on a near post run during a corner kick.
Playing on their home pitch against Uwharrie Charter, Rodgers scored Richmond’s first and third goals as part of the victory.
In the 10th minute she headed in another goal off a corner kick, redirecting the ball just under the crossbar to make it a 1-0 lead.
Early in the second half, with the score tied 2-2, Rodgers took a pass from Mariana Gonzalez and found twine for the second time in the game.
Through two matches this season, Rodgers leads the Lady Raiders with five goals. That puts her second in the Sandhills Athletic Conference behind Gillian Garrison of Lee County High School (six goals).
The Lady Raiders (2-0) will play twice this week, starting with a home match against non-conference Terry Sanford High School Wednesday at 7 p.m.
RAPID RESPONSE VIDEO WITH ALLIE RODGERS
The Richmond Observer will publish its Official Richmond County Male Student-Athlete of the Week soon.
