Finley Amato

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
Position:
Forward
High School:
Lake Forest
Hometown:
Lake Forest, Ill.

Turner on Amato: “Finley’s success last season has propelled her overall game to the next level, including both her mental and physical play. Her overall movement on the field is natural and effective. Finley’s determination to score drives her to do whatever it takes on the field to make a play. She will be a key player on our forward line this fall.”

2011: Became the first two-time winner of the NorPac East Player and Offensive Player of the Year in Davidson history … joined teammate Christine Rua as the first-ever Davidson selections to the All-South Region team … also named to the All-NorPac East team and was the division’s scoring leader for the second consecutive season … three-time NorPac Offensive Player of the Week … led the team and division in points (37), goals (14) and assists with a team single-season record of nine … improved to fourth in Davidson history with 34 career goals, third with 17 career assists, and second with 85 total points ... named NorPac East Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a goal and an assist against No. 16 Louisville … scored lone Davidson goal in 2-1 loss at VCU … scored a goal and an assist in back-to-back games against Siena and Robert Morris … took a career high of 11 shots in the Siena game … amassed a five-game point-scoring streak (5 goals, 2 assists – 12 points) in games against Longwood, Appalachian State, Saint Louis, Wake Forest and Radford … scored two goals in back-to-back NorPac games against Longwood and at Appalachian State to earn second player of the week award … started another five-game point scoring streak with a goal at Longwood … recorded first career hat trick against Appalachian State and then assisted on both goals in a crucial 2-1 win over Radford to secure the NorPac East No. 2 seed and earn offensive player of the week honors for a third time … also named to the Womensfieldhockey.com Division I honor roll for the week for the performance … scored a goal and an assist in first-round win over UC Davis at the NorPac Tournament … assisted on a goal in loss to No. 6 Stanford.

2010: NorPac East Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year … named to All-NorPac East team … set new single-season Davidson scoring record of 39 points on 16 goals and 7 assists … point and goal totals led the NorPac … three-time NorPac East Player of the Week honoree … named to the Womensfieldhockey.com Division I honor roll and NorPac East POTW for the final week of the regular season after scoring an overtime winner over Radford and then scoring a goal and an assist against App. State to secure the division title … scored career-high four points in a game four times during the season … recorded points in eight of first 10 games … scored three goals and an assist in pair of 5-0 season-opening wins over Bryant and St. Francis … scored game-winning goal in 3-0 win vs. Lafayette … notched goals in back-to-back games against William & Mary and Penn … assisted on goal in loss to No. 7 Wake Forest … earned NorPac East POTW honors after scoring against Richmond and then drawing a turnover in the final seconds of regulation, leading to the game-tying goal with exactly one second remaining, and then scored Davidson’s lone goal against Georgetown and iced the game in the deciding penalty stroke competition … scored twice in back-to-back games against Longwood and Brown to earn NorPac East POTW award … assisted on both goals in 2-1 win over Pacific in first round of NorPac tournament … scored goal in penalty stroke loss to Cal in NorPac semifinals … led team in shots (87) and shots on goal (47) … played in all 22 games, starting all except Senior Day.

2009: Two-time NorPac East Rookie of the Week … finished fourth on the team in scoring with nine points (4 goals, 1 assist) … played in all 19 games, starting 11 … first collegiate goal came in second career game and turned out to be the game-winner in 1-0 win over Sacred Heart … the accomplishment earned her first NorPac rookie award … scored goal at Longwood … tallied a goal and an assist in 7-0 rout of Catawba … earned second NorPac rookie award after scoring goal against Radford … finished with 17 shots on goal on 26 shots (.654).?

Prep/Personal: Started for three seasons on varsity ... named to all-state and all-academic teams following her junior and senior years ... team was state champions in 2006 and 2008, finishing second in 2007 ... was the MVP of the Windy City Winter Select club team ... also all-academic in soccer, where she was the starting goalkeeper for two seasons.