2023 Women's Soccer Roster
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Gaynor, Celia
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Jersey Number 15
Celia Gaynor
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Notre Dame Preparatory
- Hometown:
- Shelby Township, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Butler
Bio
2023: Appeared and started in 20 matches, totaling four points from a pair of goals in 1,559 minutes ... Played 90 minutes on the Spartan back line in the season-opening win over Cincinnati ... Helped MSU to a 7-0 shutout win at Northern Colorado (8/24) ... Recorded one shot attempt in 87 minutes at Colorado (8/27) ... Played 58 minutes in the 6-0 rout of Eastern Michigan ... Played a full 90 against Notre Dame (9/3) ... Notched a shot attempt against Dayton in 90 minutes of play (9/10) ... Played 81 minutes in MSU's historic 1-0 victory at Wisconsin (9/24) ... Tallied 90 minutes in four-straight Big Ten matches (Penn State, Michigan, Indiana, Rutgers) ... Scored her first goal of the season on her only shot attempt in MSU's 2-0 victory at Rutgers (10/15) ... Scored a penalty kick goal in the 3-0 win over Iowa to clinch MSU's second-straight conference title (10/22) ... Appeared in all three of the Spartans' NCAA Tournament matches, helping MSU to its first appearance in the NCAA Third Round ... Named First-Team All-Big Ten and Third-Team United Soccer Coaches All-Region ... Academic All-Big Ten and CSC Academic All-District.
2022: Arrived in East Lansing and appeared in all 23 contests for the Spartans, starting in 22 of them… Tallied 1,425 minutes of work on the season, notching a trio of goals and two assists for a total of eight points… Made the start in her Michigan State debut and played 49 minutes with one shot attempt at BGSU (8/18)… Started and saw 37 minutes of action with a pair of shots in the home opener against Central Michigan (8/25)… Tallied 89 minutes on the road at Arkansas (9/4)… Recorded her first assist of the season in a 3-0 road win against Illinois (9/18)… Recorded 90 minutes in pivotal road win against then-No. 6 Penn State (9/29)… Found the back of the net in a decisive 4-0 victory over Maryland (10/2)… Followed that up by scoring the game winning goal on the road at Northwestern (10/16)… Recorded 86 minutes at Ohio State to clinch the B1G regular season title (10/20)… Dished out an assist in 80 minutes of work in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against Minnesota at home (10/30)… Played 25 minutes in MSU’s first-ever NCAA Tournament home contest against Milwaukee, notching a goal on her only shot alongside her sister Justina (11/11)… Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in the postseason.
Spring 2021 (junior at Butler): Played in 10 of the team's 12 matches...took one shot on the season.
2019 (sophomore at Butler): Appeared in all 19 games... Made 15 starts... Tallied three assists and a goal on the year... Had a three-point game off a goal and an assist at Morehead State (Aug. 22)... Also took a season-high six shots against the Norse... Finished the year with 17 shots and five total points.
2018 (freshman at Butler): Played in 12 games… Made Butler debut against IUPUI (Aug. 20) and tallied an assist and a shot… Took one shot against Baylor (Sept. 13)… Had a shot against Seton Hall (Sept. 27).
Prior to MSU: Played three years of women's soccer at Butler ... Three-year starter at Notre Dame Prep... Helped her team win the Michigan MHSAA D2 State Title in 2016... Won two CHSL Division Championships (2015, 2016)... Tabbed First Team All-State, All-Region and All-District as a junior after scoring 15 goals and dishing out 17 assists... Named All-State honorable mention, All-Region and All-District with 18 goals and 16 assists as a sophomore... Posted a 53-11-8 overall record over the last three years with a 14-4-2 mark against conference foes ... Played club ball for Nationals DA U-18/19... MSYSA State Cup Finalists in 2015, 2016 and 2017... Played as a team captain on the 2016 Disney Showcase Championship team... Unit made the 2017 Midwest Regional Championship semi-finals
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Rita Gaynor … Brother, Nathaniel attended MSU and sister Justina is a current student and also on the MSU women’s soccer team … Received a BA in Strategic Communication and Communication Sciences and Disorders from Butler and plans to get her master’s in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at MSU.
2022: Arrived in East Lansing and appeared in all 23 contests for the Spartans, starting in 22 of them… Tallied 1,425 minutes of work on the season, notching a trio of goals and two assists for a total of eight points… Made the start in her Michigan State debut and played 49 minutes with one shot attempt at BGSU (8/18)… Started and saw 37 minutes of action with a pair of shots in the home opener against Central Michigan (8/25)… Tallied 89 minutes on the road at Arkansas (9/4)… Recorded her first assist of the season in a 3-0 road win against Illinois (9/18)… Recorded 90 minutes in pivotal road win against then-No. 6 Penn State (9/29)… Found the back of the net in a decisive 4-0 victory over Maryland (10/2)… Followed that up by scoring the game winning goal on the road at Northwestern (10/16)… Recorded 86 minutes at Ohio State to clinch the B1G regular season title (10/20)… Dished out an assist in 80 minutes of work in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against Minnesota at home (10/30)… Played 25 minutes in MSU’s first-ever NCAA Tournament home contest against Milwaukee, notching a goal on her only shot alongside her sister Justina (11/11)… Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in the postseason.
Spring 2021 (junior at Butler): Played in 10 of the team's 12 matches...took one shot on the season.
2019 (sophomore at Butler): Appeared in all 19 games... Made 15 starts... Tallied three assists and a goal on the year... Had a three-point game off a goal and an assist at Morehead State (Aug. 22)... Also took a season-high six shots against the Norse... Finished the year with 17 shots and five total points.
2018 (freshman at Butler): Played in 12 games… Made Butler debut against IUPUI (Aug. 20) and tallied an assist and a shot… Took one shot against Baylor (Sept. 13)… Had a shot against Seton Hall (Sept. 27).
Prior to MSU: Played three years of women's soccer at Butler ... Three-year starter at Notre Dame Prep... Helped her team win the Michigan MHSAA D2 State Title in 2016... Won two CHSL Division Championships (2015, 2016)... Tabbed First Team All-State, All-Region and All-District as a junior after scoring 15 goals and dishing out 17 assists... Named All-State honorable mention, All-Region and All-District with 18 goals and 16 assists as a sophomore... Posted a 53-11-8 overall record over the last three years with a 14-4-2 mark against conference foes ... Played club ball for Nationals DA U-18/19... MSYSA State Cup Finalists in 2015, 2016 and 2017... Played as a team captain on the 2016 Disney Showcase Championship team... Unit made the 2017 Midwest Regional Championship semi-finals
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Rita Gaynor … Brother, Nathaniel attended MSU and sister Justina is a current student and also on the MSU women’s soccer team … Received a BA in Strategic Communication and Communication Sciences and Disorders from Butler and plans to get her master’s in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at MSU.
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