Ellie Breech

Position:
GK
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
High School:
Cumberland Valley

Career: Pitt’s all-time wins leader in goal (24) … has 10 shutouts, including five in each of the past two seasons … ranks just outside the top 10 at Pitt with 121 saves … .712 save percentage is 10^th all-time, while 1.18 goals against average is third-best in program history … also ranks in the top 10 at Pitt in shots faced (8^th), minutes (4^th), ties (T-4^th), and starts (5^th).

2024: Started 16 games … played a total of 1,402:35 minutes … posted 34 saves with a .654 save percentage … registered a 1.16 goals against average … tallied five shutouts, including three in the first five matches of the season … finished with a 7-6-3 record overall … became Pitt’s all-time wins leader in goal with a 4-1 win over Clemson … had a season-high five saves in a 0-0 draw at Miami … faced double-figure shot attempts in nine games with a season-high 13 at Loyola-Marymount.

2023: Started in all 24 games played this season…totaled 2108 minutes played…tied for most games played…made 77 saves for a 0.740 save percentage…owned a 17-6-1 record and a 1.15 goals against average…went undefeated at home…made seven saves at Clemson (10/22)…faced 20 shots against Florida State (11/24).

2022: Played in four games this season…totaled 228:30 minutes played…made 10 saves for a 0.714 save percentage…owned a 0-1-0 record and 1.58 goals against average…made seven saves at Florida State (11/20).

Club: Ranked No. 85 in TopDrawerSoccer's IMG rankings as a four-star recruit and also the No. 10 goalkeeper in the nation and No. 3 overall in Pennsylvania … attended the U-18/U-19 US National Camp and Youth National Regional ID Clinic in New Jersey this year and US Soccer Youth National Training Centers from 2016-18 … participated in the Washington Spirit Advanced Development Program since the beginning of 2020 … selected the TopDrawerSoccer Development Academy Weekly Standout four times in 2019: November 2-3 and 16-17, October 19-20 and April 13-14 … served as captain for PA Classics Girl's U-19 Academy for two years … led team to the 2016 EPYSA State Cup Championship and an undefeated regular season in 2020-21 for a first place finish in the Mid-Atlantic Conference and third in the national U-19 girls' academy standings … helped team to another undefeated record in the 2021 PA Classics Winter Showcase … played above her age group for the club as a freshman and sophomore in high school … lettered twice in indoor track.

High School: Didn't play at Cumberland Valley.