Shay Montgomery

Girls' Soccer
2022 Player of the Year

Shay Montgomery

Yorktown High School

Arlington,
Virginia

Impact Statement

“Shay is an excellent player who is able to control the middle of the field,” -Rob Bouchard, head coach

Biography

Montgomery currently has Yorktown ranked No. 1 in the Washington Post’s girls’ soccer poll. Montgomery, the 2020-21 Gatorade Virginia Soccer Player of the Year, has had an outstanding senior season, which currently finds Yorktown in the Class 6, Region D semifinals.

Through the first 12 matches of the Spring 2022 season, Montgomery tallied 20 goals with 13 assists. As a junior, she scored 20 goals with 12 assists.

She was named All-State, All-Region, and All-Conference during her high school career. Montgomery is the first Virginia student-athlete to win the NHSCA National Senior Girls’ Soccer Athlete of the Year Award.

One of the top recruits in the country with over a 4.0 GPA, Montgomery will play college soccer at the University of South Carolina. She also volunteers as a peer mentor and a youth soccer coach.


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Records

  • Named All-State
  • Professional Achievements

  • Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Personal Honors

  • Attends the University of South Carolina