Michaela Abam

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Harmony Science Academy Houston HS

Ranks No. 8 all-time with 32 career goals and needs 21 scores to match program record
Ranks No. 9 all-time with 77 career points and needs 48 points to match program record

2016 (Jr.)

NSCAA All-America Second Team
NSCAA All-Central Region First Team
Co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
All-Big 12 First Team
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Started all 27 matches and logged 1,791 minutes
Paced team in scoring for third straight season with 12 goals
Finished with a team-best and career single-season high 33 points (12 G, 9 A); assists ranked No. 2 on team and also were a career single-season best
Assist total is seventh-best single-season output for a Mountaineer, while point total ranks No. 8 and goal total ranks No. 10
Goal, assist and point totals rank No. 3 all-time for Mountaineer juniors
Finished season ranked No. 1 in Big 12 Conference in points and goals, and No. 2 in assists
Five game-winning goals also tied for No. 1 in Big 12
Also ranked No. 24 nationally in points, No. 25 in game-winning goals, No. 32 in goals and No. 34 in assists
Notched game-tying goal in season opening 1-1 (2OT) draw at No. 2-ranked Penn State (Aug. 19); finished with a season-high four shots on-goal
Assisted on Hannah Abraham’s game-winning goal in 2-1 win against No. 19 Ohio State (Sept. 4)
Tallied game-winning goal and insurance score in 3-1 win at No. 6 Duke (Sept. 9)
Game-winning goal in 2-0 victory over Baylor (Sept. 30) came just 3:11 into match, the team’s third-fastest goal of the season; feat ranks No. 17 in program history
Tallied three points (1 G, 1 A) and a game-high seven shots in 2-0 win vs. No. 23 Oklahoma (Oct. 2)
Broke scoreless play in the 52nd minute with game-winning goal in 3-0 victory at TCU (Oct. 21); victory clinched team’s fifth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title
Assisted on game-winner and insurance scores in 3-0 win vs. Texas Tech in Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal (Nov. 2)
Netted team’s first goal, assisted on game-tying score and registered a season-high eight shots in 3-2 (OT) comeback win vs. TCU in Big 12 Championship Final (Nov. 6)
Following 103:12 minutes of scoreless play, connected on a long, lofting shot to deliver 1-0 (2OT) victory over Ohio State in NCAA Tournament Second Round (Nov. 18)
Assisted on Sh’Nia Gordon’s score in 1-1 (2OT) draw against No. 14 UCLA in NCAA Tournament Third Round (Nov. 20)
Earned the assist on Alli Magaletta’s goal in 1-0 win vs. No. 5 Duke in NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (Nov. 26)
Broke scoreless play with unassisted goal in 74th minute in 1-0 win over No. 6 North Carolina in NCAA College Cup Semifinal (Dec. 2)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Oct. 4)
TDS.com Team of the Week (Sept. 13, Nov. 22)
TDS.com Midseason No. 35
Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team
TDS.com Preseason No. 39

2015 (So.)

All-Big 12 First Team
Started all 23 matches
Tied Kailey Utley with a team-best 12 goals, her first career double-digit goal season
Finished second on team with 28 points (12 G, 4 A); assists were first of career
Point goals rank fourth all-time for a Mountaineer sophomore
Ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 in goals and No. 3 in points
Scored two or more goals in a game twice, including a WVU record four in an 8-0 win over Villanova (Sept. 6)
Eight points against Villanova also a WVU single-game record
Two goals, including game winner, in 4-0 victory vs. Longwood (Sept. 13)
Broke a 1-1 draw in the 82nd minute with game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over TCU (Oct. 2)
Netted first career assist in 2-1 win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal (Nov. 4)
Finished with a career-high two assists in 5-2 win vs. Loyola Marymount in NCAA Tournament Third Round (Nov. 22); also tallied first goal of the game for four points
Tallied a career-high 10 shots twice, bringing career total to four matches
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)
TDS.com Team of the Week (Sept. 8)
No. 57, TDS.com Midseason Top 100
Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team
No. 64, TDS.com Preseason Top 100

2014 (Fr.)

NSCAA All-Central Region Second Team
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
Soccer America Women’s All-Freshman Second Team
TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Freshman First Team
CollegeSports Madness Freshman of the Year
All-Big 12 Newcomer Team
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Saw time in all 22 matches and started six
Paced team in goals (8), points (16) and game winners (4)
Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in goals and No. 6 in points
Season goal total is second-best all-time showing for a Mountaineer freshman; point total ranks No. 4
Produced two two-goal performances (vs. Villanova, Sept. 21; vs. Baylor, Oct. 31)
Scored first career goal and game winner in team’s 4-1 win over Duquesne (Sept. 14)
Tallied a career-high 10 shots twice; mark was team’s top single-game performance
Two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 23, Nov. 3)
Ranked No. 4 on TopDrawerSoccer.com Mid-Season Freshman Top 100