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Essence Canady

5 Essence Canady

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    North Huntingdon, Pa.
  • High School:
    Oakland Catholic
  • Position:
    F/D
g 0
a 0
pts 0
gw 0

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 10 Green Bay L, 1-0
Oct 14 UIC W, 1-0
Oct 17 at Youngstown State T, 0-0
Oct 23 Robert Morris W, 2-0
Oct 27 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 1-0
Oct 31 at Green Bay L, 4-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 17 9
Games started 16 9
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
Points 0 0
Shots 5 5
Shot Pct .000 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 8 Buffalo L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 13 at Duquesne L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 Kent State L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 22 Canisius W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 26 at No. 5 Pitt L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 29 at Akron   - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Miami (Ohio) T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 5 at Niagara L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 9 at Akron L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 12 Ohio L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 16 IUPUI W, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Detroit W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 23 Milwaukee L, 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 26 at Northern Kentucky L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 2 Wright State L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Oakland L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 10 Green Bay L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 14 UIC W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 17 at Youngstown State T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 23 Robert Morris W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 27 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Green Bay L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 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 17 16 .00 .00 .00 .29 .000 .18 .600
Conference 9 9 .00 .00 .00 .56 .000 .33 .600
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 9 9 .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .11 .333
Away 8 7 .00 .00 .00 .25 .000 .25 1.000
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 4 .00 .00 .00 .25 .000 .00 .000
Losses 11 10 .00 .00 .00 .27 .000 .18 .667
-
August 3 3 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
September 7 7 .00 .00 .00 .14 .000 .14 1.000
October 7 6 .00 .00 .00 .57 .000 .29 .500
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 17 16 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 9 9 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Home 9 9 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 0-0 0
Away 8 7 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Wins 4 4 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 11 10 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0 0-0 0
-
August 3 3 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
September 7 7 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 6 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0