Erin Greening

Kansas State

Sep 18 (Thu)

7 p.m.

Photo by: Mike Greening

Photo by: Mike Greening

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Piedmont, Calif.
High School:
Piedmont

2015 CU Female Athlete of the Week (Sept. 7)
2016 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

SENIOR (2018): Greening started all 12 matches she appeared in this season, missing time due to injury. She was a part of three shutout wins, playing in a total of 911 minutes. Greening went three straight games with a point, earning assists against Arizona, Washington State and Washington. Her assist at Arizona helped tie the game just 14 seconds after the Wildcats scored, marking the response in program history. Greening totaled six shots on goal.

JUNIOR (2017): Greening was a major contributor to the Buffs as they reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament and broke school records for shutouts (14) and goals-against average (0.61). She saw action in all 22 matches and made 13 starts between right-outside back and outside midfielder and was on the field for 1,414 minutes. She recorded one assist and attempted eight shots. Greening saw 90 or more minutes of action twice, including a season-high 102 minutes in the season-opener at Colorado State on Aug. 18. She recorded her first career assist in a 3-0 win over Arizona State on Oct. 19. She had a season-high three shot attempts at No. 2 North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 17. For the season, CU had a 0.83 GAA and outscored its opponents 20-13 when Greening was on the field. She also earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention with a 3.32 GPA.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Greening made the transition from forward to outside back and she led the Buffs to the NCAA Tournament and a second-place finish in the Pac-12 after starting all 22 matches. Despite leading the team with three goals scored during the spring season, she made the successful move to the back during fall camp. Greening proved one of the most durable players on the team in 2016, finishing third on the team with 1,794 minutes played. She still remained dangerous when pushing forward, attempting five shots, including two on goal. She played 90 minutes or more six times, including against Pac-12 foes Oregon, No. 10 California, No. 9 UCLA and No. 23 Utah, and also in the NCAA Tournament against No. 3 South Carolina. Greening also earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention with her cumulative 3.28 GPA.

FRESHMAN (2015): Greening appeared in 18 matches and started five times at forward as a true freshman. She scored two goals and had 19 shot attempts, including eight on goal. Both of her goals were game-winning goals as well. Greening’s first career goal came at the 24-minute mark of a 3-0 win over Colorado College on Aug. 23 when her shot from 20 yards out banged into the goal off the crossbar. Her first career start came in a 4-0 win over New Mexico on Aug. 30. Greening scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati on Sept. 4, scoring just over two minutes into the second half, and once again, banking in her shot off the crossbar from 10 yards out. She was named CU Female Athlete of the Week on Sept. 7.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Greening lettered four years at Piedmont High School and was named All-League for all four seasons. She was the school’s all-time leading scorer, averaging 1.9 goals per game her senior season. The team was the league champion in each season except her senior year. Her club team, Bay Oaks Botafogo in Oakland, Calif. made it to the CYSA State Championship from 2011 to 2014 and won that championship in 2012 and 2013. Greening’s team also placed third at the 2013 US Soccer Club Nationals and was ranked ninth in the nation by Got Soccer. Her teammates on Botafogo included Colorado commits Brooklyn Varnadore and Stephanie Zuniga-Herrera.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Greening is majoring in strategic communication with a focus on advertising and anthropology. She has earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as a sophomore and junior and has a 3.32 cumulative GPA.

PERSONAL: Erin Greening was born in San Francisco, Calif. on June 20, 1997 to parents Michael and Teresa Greening. She has two sisters, both in college. Lauren is a marketing major at the University of San Francisco and Natalie, a sophomore at CU, studying advertising. Greening is following in her father, Michael’s footsteps as a collegiate athlete. Michael played rugby and was a member of the track team at Michigan State. In her free time, Greening likes to listen to music, travel, hike and practice yoga. She has also served as a volunteer with Oakland Parks and Recreation as a youth soccer coach for inner-city kids and spent three spring breaks in Mexico building houses on various mission trips. Greening chose to attend Colorado because of the experience and strength of the coaching staff, strong academics, the beautiful campus and the opportunity to play in the Pac-12 Conference.