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Essence Canady

5 Essence Canady

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    North Huntingdon, Pa.
  • High School:
    Oakland Catholic
  • Position:
    F/D
g 3
a 2
pts 8
gw 1

2019 - JUNIOR SEASON
Played in 13 matches, starting in 12... scored a career-high tying three goals and recorded a career-high two assists... the three goals tie for second-best on the team, while the two assists are second-most on the team... tallied a career-high eight points... Canady's eight points tied for second-most on the team... notched 23 shots, included 11 shots on goal... recorded a .478 SOG%... scored first goal in a 1-0 win at Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 1... tallied one goal and one assist on Oct. 12 in a 3-0 victory at Northern Kentucky... also notched one goal and one assist in a 3-2 win at Wright State on Nov. 1.

2018 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 16 matches and made 15 starts... finished the season with three goals and six points... named to the Horizon League All-Tournament team... scored two goals in the Vikings 4-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (Aug. 31)... had a goal in Cleveland State's 5-0 win against Green Bay (Oct. 6)... had a season-high four shots versus Green Bay... her three goals came on eight shots... her three goals scored ranked fifth on the team... Cleveland State recorded six shutouts in the 15 matches in which she started.

2017 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 11 games, starting each time on the backline... missed final eight games of season due to injury... key part of defense which posted four shutouts, including three when she was on the field... was on the field for the first 377 minutes of her career before subbing out in final minute vs. Canisius (Sept. 6).

HIGH SCHOOL
Helped squad to first section championship in her senior year… totaled 76 goals and 24 assists for her career… was team's leading scorer all four years… all-section selection in each of her four years… All WPIAL last two years… was named Team MVP and was voted Most Outstanding forward.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 10, 1999, in Wilson, NC... daughter of Darryl and Taleeta Canady... her brother Major Canady is a senior guard on the Drexel basketball team... member of National Honor Society… criminology major.

Recent Games
Oct 6 Oakland T, 2-2
Oct 12 at Northern Kentucky W, 3-0
Oct 19 at IUPUI L, 1-0
Oct 23 Detroit W, 1-0
Oct 27 at UIC L, 3-0
Nov 1 at Wright State W, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 13 9
Games started 12 8
Goals 3 2
Assists 2 2
Points 8 6
Shots 23 15
Shot Pct .130 .133
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 12 at Buffalo T, 1-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Duquesne L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 at Kent State T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Aug 25 Akron W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Aug 30 at Ohio L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 1 at Miami (Ohio) W, 1-0 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 1
Sep 6 at UTSA L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. Rice L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Niagara T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Canisius L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Green Bay W, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 28 Milwaukee L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 2 Youngstown State L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
Oct 6 Oakland T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 12 at Northern Kentucky W, 3-0 1 1 1 3 1 1.000 0-0 0
Oct 19 at IUPUI L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 23 Detroit W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 27 at UIC L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 1 at Wright State W, 3-2 1 1 1 3 3 .333 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2017-18 11 11 .00 .00 .00 .09 .000 .00 .000
2018-19 16 15 .19 .00 .38 .50 .375 .38 .750
2019-20 13 12 .23 .15 .62 1.77 .130 .85 .478
2020-21 10 10 .00 .00 .00 .30 .000 .30 1.000
2021-22 17 16 .00 .00 .00 .29 .000 .18 .600
Total 67 64 .09 .03 .21 .60 .150 .34 .575
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2017-18 11 11 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0
2018-19 16 15 3 0 6 8 .375 6 .750 0 0 0-0 0
2019-20 13 12 3 2 8 23 .130 11 .478 1 0 0-0 1
2020-21 10 10 0 0 0 3 .000 3 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
2021-22 17 16 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0 0-0 0
Total 67 64 6 2 14 40 .150 23 .575 1 0 0-0 1
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 13 12 .23 .15 .62 1.77 .130 .85 .478
Conference 9 8 .22 .22 .67 1.67 .133 .89 .533
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 5 5 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .000 .80 .400
Away 8 7 .38 .25 1.00 1.63 .231 .88 .538
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 5 .50 .33 1.33 1.67 .300 .83 .500
Losses 5 5 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .000 1.20 .600
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August 3 3 .00 .00 .00 1.67 .000 .67 .400
September 3 2 .33 .00 .67 1.33 .250 .33 .250
October 6 6 .17 .17 .50 1.83 .091 1.17 .636
November 1 1 1.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 .333 1.00 .333
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 13 12 3 2 8 23 .130 11 .478 1 0 0-0 1
Conference 9 8 2 2 6 15 .133 8 .533 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 5 5 0 0 0 10 .000 4 .400 1 0 0-0 0
Away 8 7 3 2 8 13 .231 7 .538 0 0 0-0 1
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Wins 6 5 3 2 8 10 .300 5 .500 1 0 0-0 1
Losses 5 5 0 0 0 10 .000 6 .600 0 0 0-0 0
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August 3 3 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 0 0 0-0 0
September 3 2 1 0 2 4 .250 1 .250 0 0 0-0 1
October 6 6 1 1 3 11 .091 7 .636 1 0 0-0 0
November 1 1 1 1 3 3 .333 1 .333 0 0 0-0 0