May 19, 2004

Mobile signs Lindsay Gillis to soccer scholarship

MOBILE, Ala. -- Lindsay Gillis, a transfer from Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., signed a scholarship to play soccer next season with the University of Mobile head coach Uwe Tittl announced on Wednesday.

Gillis who played two seasons at PVCC, scored three goals and recorded seven assists last season as a starting defender while serving as team captain for the Pumas.  Her freshman year, Gillis finished with one goal and a school record 15 assists, starting in all 19 matches as the team’s center midfielder.

In high school, Gillis was a four-year varsity letterman and team captain of her junior and senior teams.  Gillis was a First-Team All-Region selection and Honorable Mention All-State her senior season and was named Grand Canyon MVP, First-Team All-Region and Second-Team All-State her junior year.

Even as a sophomore, Lindsay was named “Defender of the Year” and selected as a Second-Team All-Region player.

Born in Flagstaff, Ariz., Gillis was a member of the National Honor Society in high school and participated in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters and Adopt a Highway programs.  She also volunteered at The Peaks Adult Center and was a volunteer soccer coach for a girls U-12 team.

Lindsay is the daughter of Frank and Marsha Gillis.

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