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Jersey Number 26
Pernille Velta
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kongsvinger, Norway
- High School:
- Norges Toppidrettsgymnas
- Major:
- Health Science
- Birthday:
- 6/20/96
Bio
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2019 (Senior):
- Chosen as Conference USA First Team and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region after a dynamic senior season
- Tied for the team lead, and ranked fourth in C-USA, with 25 points
- Scored nine goals and led FAU with seven assists, placing her sixth and third in the league, respectively
- Those three marks all register on the FAU all-time single-season ledger: ninth in assists and points, and 11th in goals
- Tied for the team best with three game-winning goals, topping Darmouth, UTSA and North Texas
- With a goal against UNT and two goals and an assist versus Rice in the Owls' weekend sweep, earned C-USA Player of the Week honors
- Had two assists twice, in matches versus Marshall and the C-USA title game against UNT
- Also was successful on her PK attempt against Louisiana Tech in the C-USA quarters
- For those latter two efforts, was named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team
- Started all 21 matches and totaled 1,394 minutes on the pitch
- Finished her career with these rankings on the FAU all-time list: second in assists (18), 10th in points (54), seventh in shots (54), second in matches played (82) and 10th in starts (74)
2018 (Junior):
- Team leader, and sixth in Conference USA, with six assists
- Two came in the team's win over Niagara, others were against Florida, Ole Miss, Marshall and Middle Tennessee
- Also scored twice, both in Owl shutout victories, over Oral Roberts and Southern Miss
- Appeared in all 21 matches, with 20 starts, and recorded 1,245 minutes, seventh-highest on the squad
- Ten times, went up and over 60 minutes, with a high of 85 against Old Dominion
- Was second on the team with 31 shots taken, and had 11 on goal
2017 (Sophomore):
- Led the team with 12 points, on four goals and four assists, with both those marks ranking second
- Was also third in shot attempts (24) and fourth in shots on goal (11)
- First goal came to ice an early victory over St. Francis
- Scored the first two goals in a conference win vs. Southern Miss, and added another on the road against C-USA foe Marshall
- Assists came against Eastern Michigan, Rice, Southern Utah and Charlotte
- Started 16 of 21 matches and was ninth on the team with 1,158 minutes played
2016 (Freshman):
- Third on the team in points (seven) and goals (three)
- Had the Owls' only two-goal match of the year, in a 2-1 home win over Marshall
- Scored at UTEP as well
- Assisted on the team's first goal against North Carolina
- Took 30 shots, tied for third highest on the squad, and put 16 on goal
Prior to FAU:
- Played at Norges Toppidrettsgymnas for coach Age Steen
Personal:
- Daughter of Tove Velta
- Majors in health science
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