2016 Soccer Roster

Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Justin Manning
Justin Manning

Mikayla Uyokpeyi #6 M/F

  • Position:
    Midfielder/Forward
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Experience:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Garland, Texas
  • High School:
    Garland HS

Summary

Biography

2016 All-Sun Belt Second Team

2016:
Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team after a tremendous senior season...Played in all 21 matches and started 20 for the Trojans in her senior year...Led the team in minutes played with 1,744 in the midfield...Scored a goal vs. Troy (Oct. 23) and had her only assist of the season against Georgia Southern (Oct. 21)...Took 18 total shots including seven on goal...Played the full 90 minutes or more in 15 matches...Played a season-high 110 minutes at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 9).

2015: Started and played in all 20 games for Little Rock during her junior year, playing in more than 1,800 minutes of action in the defensive midfield...Her 1,840 minutes played set a career single-season best...Tied a career-high with two goals and also added an assist for five total poitns on the year...Scored the game-winning goal against UAPB on Sept. 8 and also tallied the Trojans' only goal at Appalachian State on Sept. 27...Assisted on a goal at MVSU (Sept. 17)...Was a crucial member of the team throughout the season, helping the the team break its record for team goals against average in a year...Played in the full length of the game 17 out of 20 times and played more than 90 minutes on eight occasions.

2014: Played in all 20 games for the Trojans in the midfield, starting 19 games...Scored a goal in the season opener against Chicago State (Aug. 22) and another at Georgia Southern (Oct. 5)...Picked up assists in six different games including Chicago State, Southern (Aug. 24), Northwestern State (Sept. 5), Louisiana (Oct. 10), Arkansas State (Oct. 18) and South Alabama (Oct. 26)...Finished the year with 15 points, the seventh-highest total on the Little Rock roster...Played the full 90 minutes eight times and finished the season with over 1,400 minutes...Took a career-high 19 shots and 10 on goal...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll for achieving a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 during the 2014-15 academic year.

2013: Got better as the season wore on, finishing with one goal and three assists for five points, fourth on the roster...Started in 17 games and played in all 18...Reached 1,115 minutes on the season...Scored the Trojans' only goal against Georgia State (Oct. 18)...Had four points in conference play on a goal and two assists...Assisted on a goal in her first career game against Southern (Aug. 25)...Assisted on Paige Mason's goal at Arkansas State (Sept. 29)...Earned an assist on Alyson Rohane's goal at Louisiana (Oct. 11)...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49.

Before Little Rock: Was named the Garland HS Newcomer of the Year...Claimed Offensive Player of the Year honors at Garland...Played club soccer with the Dallas Sting.

Personal: Daughter of Maurice and Jeri Uyokpeyi.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2013Freshman

    Forward
    5'6"
    20
  • 6

    2014Sophomore

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'6"
    6
  • 6

    2015Junior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'6"
    6
  • 6

    2016Senior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'6"
    6