Lucy Whipp was signed in the summer of 2019 by previous Birmingham City Women manager Marta Tejedor. She’s been a regular in the side playing either as an attacking forward, winger or a defensive midfielder. Whipp scored a vital goal away to Bristol City to help Blues avoid relegation in 2019/20.
LUCY WHIPP IS AMONG BLUES WOMEN'S CLUTCH OF NEW SIGNINGS FOR THE FORTHCOMING CAMPAIGN.
She has spent the past four years at St. John's University, in the New York City borough of Queens, playing for the Red Storm in the Big East.
But now she's back after completing her studies a better and more rounded player than she was when making her Barclays Women's Super League debut aged 17 for Everton Ladies.
Ironically, Everton are the opposition for Blues opening league game of the season at Solihull Moors on 8 September (2pm), and Whipp can't wait.
We caught up with the Ormskirk-born attacker this week after training to talk to her about joining Blues Women and her return to these shores from the USA.
How have you settled in Lucy?
"The team and the staff have been really welcoming. There's a lot of new players so we've all kind of been in the same situation, so that's nice and it helps. We are all trying to build up something good together."
Does it help that so many of the squad are new and have been thrown into things together?
"Yes, finding a house with one another, small things like that. Just getting used to the surroundings, training, new team - we're all in the same boat."
Read the full article at: https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/lucy-whipp-keen-to-make-her-mark-after-returning-to-the-wsl-with-blues/
St John’s Red Storm are based in New York, USA
As a Senior (2018): One of four Red Storm captains during the 2018 campaign … Started all 19 matches for the Red Storm … Scored a career-best four goals on 15 shots, eight of which were on goal … Finished third on the team in goals (4) and game-winning goals (1) … Finished fourth in points (10), tied for fourth in shots on goal (8) and fifth in assists (2) … Named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District First Team … Registered her first multi-goal game against Buffalo (Aug. 20) with a pair of scores and three shots on goal … Recorded the game-winning goal to put St. John’s ahead against Stony Brook (Sept. 2)
As a Junior (2017): Started in all 18 games for the Red Storm over the 2017 season … Led the squad in assists with five to ran fifth overall in the BIG EAST … Tallied the second most points on the team during the 2017 season with seven … Recorded 20 shots this season with seven of them taken on the goal … Logged a career-most 1,319 minutes of playing time … Played more than 55 minutes in 17 games this season … Made the game tying-goal against Lehigh (Sept. 10) … Recorded her first multi-assist game with two, helping the Red Storm to a 2-1 victory over Villanova (Oct. 19).
As a Sophomore (2016): Played in all 20 games and made 10 starts at forward … Registered two goals and an assist for five total points … Netted her first goal of the season in a 5-1 win over Fairfield (Sept. 4) … Assisted on the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over La Salle (Sept. 18) … Added a goal in the Johnnies 3-1 win at Xavier (Oct. 20).
As a Freshman (2015): Had a stellar campaign in her first year in Queens, finding a spot on the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team and tying for third on the squad with eight points… Played in all 20 games and made 19 starts at forward… Recorded her first collegiate points and her first multi-point game with a goal and an assist against Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 20)… Made it two-straight games with a goal by scoring against Seton Hall (Sept. 27)… Tallied at least one point for the third-straight contest with an assist on the game-winner at Butler (Oct. 1)… Picked up an assist in a 4-0 drubbing of Creighton (Oct. 11)… Assisted on the Red Storm’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Butler in the BIG EAST Semifinals (Nov. 6).
Whipp joined the Everton academy aged 12. She was promoted to the first team in 2013, playing two seasons in the FA WSL before the team was relegated at the end of the 2014 season. On 1 June 2014, Whipp was part of the Everton squad that played in the FA Cup final, appearing as a 71st minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal.
