Mikayla Coghill

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
5-3
Prev School:
Mountain View HS
Hometown:
Fredericksburg, Va.

2022 (Jr.)

• Started all 19 games

• Named ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (March 15) for first time in her career

• Placed on the ASUN All-Academic Team

• Included on the ASUN Academic Honor Roll for a fourth straight year

• Finished third on team in caused turnovers with 32 and fourth in ground balls with 39

• Collected a season-high seven ground balls and six caused turnovers against No. 12 Florida on March 9, becoming the second player in program history with those numbers

• Scored first career goal against Delaware State on April 2

• Tallied nine games with multiple ground balls and seven games with two or more caused turnovers.

• Key starter for Liberty defensive unit which led the nation in caused turnovers per game (13.58) and ranked No. 4 in ground balls per game (20.89)

2021 (So.)

• Started all 19 games

• Selected to ASUN All-Conference second team

• Garnered inclusion on the ASUN Academic Honor Roll

• Finished fourth on the team with 32 ground balls, added 14 caused turnovers and three draw controls

• Tallied multiple ground balls 10 times, including a career-best four ground balls at Stetson (April 23)

• Generated two caused turnovers on four occasions

• Part of Liberty defensive unit which was No. 4 in the country in caused turnovers per game (12.26) and No. 5 in ground balls per game (21.47

2020 (So.)

• Appeared in four contests

• Garnered inclusion on the ASUN Academic Honor Roll

• Notched two ground balls, one caused turnover and one draw control on the season

• Generated first career caused turnover and a career-best two ground balls in 17-9 home triumph over Winthrop, Feb. 26

*Note: Remainder of the season was cancelled on March 13, 2020 due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus

2019 (Fr.)

• Competed in four games

• Garnered inclusion on the ASUN Academic Honor Roll

• Recorded one ground ball and one draw control on the year, both of which came at Kent State on April 24

Prep

• Graduate of Mountain View High School

• Four-year letter winner and two-year varsity team captain

• Four-time first team all-conference honoree

• Named first team all-area twice

• Garnered inclusion on all-region team as a junior and senior

• First team all-state honoree as a senior

• Commonwealth District Player of the Year and Free Lance Star Player of the Year in 2018

• Scored 166 goals over her final three seasons at Mountain View, including a career-best 65 goals as a senior to go along with 83 draw controls and 57 ground balls

• Guided her team to a 35-17 record over her final three seasons, including a Commonwealth District title and state quarterfinals appearance as a senior

• Competed at the club level for Storm Elite 2018 Lacrosse

• Also participated in cheerleading (sideline and competitive) in high school

Personal

• Daughter of George and Velisa Coghill

• Father, George, played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints in the 1990s and is a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Broncos

• Brother, Tre, played football at Virginia Tech

• Brother, PJ Hayden, played football at Norfolk State

• Uncle, Antonio Coghill, played football, basketball and baseball at Ferrum

• Earned bachelor’s degree in exercise science – therapeutic science, currently pursuing a master’s degree in athletic training

• Birthday is May 10