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Lizzy Shim
Back
Position
5'4''
Height
Freshman
Class
Charlottesville, Va.
Hometown
The Covenant School
High School
Lizzy Shim
AT VIRGINIA
2021
- Sidelined due to an injury
- Finished her career with 20 appearances including nine starts
2020
- Was in the starting line-up for the season-opener against Wake
- Moved to defensive back after being a striker the previous season
- Played in all 11 games in the fall, making nine starts. Did not play in the spring due to an injury
2019
- Missed the first 12 games of the season recovering from an off-season medical issue
- Made her collegiate debut at Louisville (10/11)
- Appeared in six games
2018
- Was injured for much of the season and did not appear in a game
High School/Club Hockey
- US U19 National Indoor Team
- Four-time All-State, All-League of Independent Schools and team MVP
- Two-time Max Field Hockey All-Region
- 2017-18 CBS19 Female Student-Athlete of the Year
- Led Covenant to the state title in 2016
- 2016 All-VISAA Division II Player of the Year
- Also played lacrosse at Covenant, earning Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore and first-team as a junior
- Played for the WC Eagles club team, traveling to China for a U18 tournament
Personal
- Daughter of Mike and Jamie Shim
- Has a younger sister, Abigail
- Father, Dr. Michael Shim, is a Virginia alum and an Endowed Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the UVA medical school
- Studied classical piano for eight years
- Foreign affairs major