Monica Wilson (2013) - Eckerd College Athletics Hall of Fame

Eckerd College Athletics Hall of Fame

Monica Wilson

Class

2003
Induction

2013
Sport(s)

Women's Soccer

As part of a four-year dynasty for the Eckerd College women's soccer program, Monica Wilson was a terror on the field as a midfielder after being converted as a defender in her prep career at Franklin High School.
From 1999 to 2002, the skilled offensive player from El Paso, Texas, combined 30 goals, 18 assists and 78 points in her career, ranking third, fourth and second-best all-time among all players in school history.
She appeared in 65 games and capped her career as an NSCAA First Team All-South Region Scholar-Athlete as EC racked up 36 wins as a team in that span.
Her skills also translated into multiple selections as the SSC Offensive Player of the Week.
Wilson was a three-time All-Sunshine State Conference selection and earned SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll status in all four years eligible.
In 2002, Wilson was voted the Most Valuable Player of the Tritons and was a three-year team captain.
EC carved out runner-up honors in the SSC regular-season standings with a 10-5 record in 2001 and the Tritons posted a pair of fourth-place efforts and a third-place finish during her tenure on the field.
In a decorated senior campaign, Wilson torched the University of Tampa for a hat trick and then some, scoring four goals in a single game, while scoring two more goals, including a game winner in double overtime against Rollins College with just 40 seconds to spare.
Wilson graduated from Eckerd with a double major in Computer Science and Marine Science with a concentration in Marine Geology.
She later worked to get her Masters and PhD in Marine Sciences from USF in 2013.
Wilson is currently the Florida Sea Grant Oil Spill Research Extension Specialist.
She is the wife of current Eckerd men's basketball assistant Coach Kendrick Wilson and the mother of three children, K.J., Kaleb and Gabby.