Lillie Rusher

25 Lillie Rusher

Height:

5-7
Year:

Sr.
Hometown:

Salisbury, N.C.
High School:

Salisbury HS
Position:

Defense
Club Team:

Charlotte Independence SC

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4
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7
pts

15
gw

4

Bio

Career Accolades

2023 (Junior)

Started in each of Catawba's 23 matches during the 2023 season ... Logged two goals and six assists, most of which coming as the team's main corner kick taker ... Dished an assist in the season-opening win at Chowan on Aug. 31 ... Scored both goals on the year in a 10-day stretch in wins over Newberry (Sept. 13) and Tusculum (Sept. 23) ... Recorded assists in wins over Lincoln Memorial, Limestone (twice, one in regular season meeting, one in SAC Quarterfinal), Emory & Henry and in the win over North Georgia in the NCAA Tournament Second Round

2022 (Sophomore)

Appeared in 16 contests as a sophomore ... Recorded three goals on 28 shots along with two assists ... Tallied goals in three straight appearances in wins over North Greenville (Sep. 3), Emory & Henry (Sep. 7) and Bluefield State (Sep. 16) ... Added an assist in the win over E&H

2021 (Freshman)

Played in eight matches as a freshman for a Catawba team that claimed SAC regular season and tournament titles ... Tallied a goal and an assist on the year, both coming in 8-0 win vs Coker on Oct. 2

High School

Received four varsity letters for soccer, three letters for tennis, and one letter for swimming ... In soccer, she earned All-State (2018, 2019, 2021), Salisbury High School Defender of the Year (2018, 2019), Central Carolina Conference Defender of the Year (2018, 2019), and Charlotte Observer 1st Team (2019) ... In tennis, she earned All-Conference (2017, 2019, 2020), Conference Player of the Year (2020), and All-State (2020) while being a part of the NC State Championship team in 2017 ... Scored 25 career goals while holding the Salisbury High School Career Assist Record with 85 assists

Personal

Daughter of Bobby and Kathy Rusher ... Born in Salisbury, N.C. ... Her older brother, Bo, played baseball for Gardner-Webb from 2020-2023, and will play his graduate year for Catawba College in 2023-24

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 26	Mars Hill	W, 6-0
Nov 2	at Newberry	W, 6-0
Nov 6	at #15 Lenoir-Rhyne	T, 1-1
Nov 9	(6) Anderson (S.C.)	L, 2-1
Nov 22	vs. (5) Flagler	W, 3-0
Nov 24	at (1) #2 Columbus State	L, 6-0

	Overall	Conf
Games	19	11
Games started	19	11
Goals	4	3
Assists	7	5
Points	15	11
Shots	16	9
Shot Pct	.250	.333
Penalty kicks	3-3	2-2
Game-winning goals	4	3

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	g	a	pts	sh	pct	pk	gw
Sep 6	#15 Embry-Riddle	W, 3-2	1	1	0	2	1	1.000	1-1	1
Sep 8	Georgia College	W, 3-1	1	0	1	1	0	-	0-0	0
Sep 11	West Virginia State	T, 1-1	1	0	0	0	2	.000	0-0	0
Sep 14	Montevallo	T, 0-0	1	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Sep 18	Carson-Newman	T, 2-2	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0-0	0
Sep 21	at Lincoln Memorial	W, 3-0	1	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Sep 25	at North Georgia		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 29	Limestone	W, 5-0	1	0	2	2	0	-	0-0	0
Oct 2	Coker	W, 4-0	1	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Oct 5	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 5-1	1	1	1	3	2	.500	1-1	1
Oct 9	at #3 Columbus State	L, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Oct 13	at Tusculum	W, 1-0	1	1	0	2	2	.500	0-0	1
Oct 16	Wingate	T, 0-0	1	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Oct 19	Emory & Henry	W, 4-0	1	0	1	1	2	.000	0-0	0
Oct 26	Mars Hill	W, 6-0	1	1	0	2	2	.500	1-1	1
Nov 2	at Newberry	W, 6-0	1	0	1	1	0	-	0-0	0
Nov 6	at #15 Lenoir-Rhyne	T, 1-1	1	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Nov 9	(6) Anderson (S.C.)	L, 2-1	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0-0	0
Nov 22	vs. (5) Flagler	W, 3-0	1	0	1	1	2	.000	0-0	0
Nov 24	at (1) #2 Columbus State	L, 6-0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0-0	0

Game
Season

Career Stats - Game

	gp	gs	gpg	a/g	pts/g	sh/g	sh%	sog/g	sog%
2021-22	8	-	.13	.13	.38	.63	.200	.38	.600
2022-23	16	0	.19	.13	.50	1.75	.107	.69	.393
2023-24	23	23	.09	.26	.43	1.22	.071	.57	.464
2024-25	19	19	.21	.37	.79	.84	.250	.37	.438
Total	66	42	.15	.24	.55	1.17	.130	.52	.442

Career Stats - Season

	gp	gs	g	a	pts	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	yc	pk	gw
2021-22	8	-	1	1	3	5	.200	3	.600	0	0-0	0
2022-23	16	0	3	2	8	28	.107	11	.393	0	0-0	0
2023-24	23	23	2	6	10	28	.071	13	.464	1	0-0	0
2024-25	19	19	4	7	15	16	.250	7	.438	0	3-3	4
Total	66	42	10	16	36	77	.130	34	.442	1	3-3	4

Game
Season

Splits Stats - Game

		gp	gs	gpg	a/g	pts/g	sh/g	sh%	sog/g	sog%
Event	Total	19	19	.21	.37	.79	.84	.250	.37	.438
	Conference	11	11	.27	.45	1.00	.82	.333	.36	.444
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	11	11	.18	.36	.73	.82	.222	.36	.444
	Away	7	7	.29	.29	.86	.71	.400	.43	.600
	Neutral	1	1	.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	.000	.00	.000
Result	Wins	11	11	.36	.64	1.36	1.00	.364	.45	.455
Result	Losses	3	3	.00	.00	.00	.67	.000	.33	.500
Month	September	7	7	.14	.43	.71	.57	.250	.29	.500
	October	7	7	.43	.29	1.14	1.14	.375	.57	.500
	November	5	5	.00	.40	.40	.80	.000	.20	.250

Splits Stats - Season

		gp	gs	g	a	pts	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	yc	rc	pk	gw
Event	Total	19	19	4	7	15	16	.250	7	.438	0	0	3-3	4
	Conference	11	11	3	5	11	9	.333	4	.444	0	0	2-2	3
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0-0	-
Location	Home	11	11	2	4	8	9	.222	4	.444	0	0	2-2	2
	Away	7	7	2	2	6	5	.400	3	.600	0	0	1-1	2
	Neutral	1	1	0	1	1	2	.000	0	.000	0	0	0-0	0
Result	Wins	11	11	4	7	15	11	.364	5	.455	0	0	3-3	4
Result	Losses	3	3	0	0	0	2	.000	1	.500	0	0	0-0	0
Month	September	7	7	1	3	5	4	.250	2	.500	0	0	1-1	1
	October	7	7	3	2	8	8	.375	4	.500	0	0	2-2	3
	November	5	5	0	2	2	4	.000	1	.250	0	0	0-0	0