Claire Palya

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8 Claire Palya
Claire Palya
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    D/MF
  • Year:
    R-So.
  • Previous School:
    Chattanooga
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  • pts
    2
  • gw
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Bio

2023 (Sophomore – Chattanooga): Palya did not play during the 2023 season.

2022 (Freshman – Chattanooga): Palya did not play during the 2022…member of the Mocs first Southern Conference championship team.

High School: Palya attended Hardin Valley Academy…three-time All-State selection…three-time All-District and All-Region first-team selection…2020 All-Prepxtra Team…2020 All-5star Preps Team…helped guide team to 2019 District 4-AAA championship and 2018 District and Region 4-AAA runner-up…member of the National Honors Society.

Club/ODP Experience: Palya played club for FC Alliance ECNL from 2017-22.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Candice Palya…mother played field hockey for College of Wooster…born November 25, 2003 in Baltimore, Md…full name is Claire Elizabeth Palya.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 9
Games started 16 9
Goals 1 1
Assists 0 0
Points 2 2
Shots 17 9
Shot Pct .059 .111
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 at Southern Indiana W, 4-1
Oct 13 SIUE T, 1-1
Oct 17 at Eastern Illinois L, 2-1
Oct 20 at Western Illinois W, 3-1
Oct 27 Lindenwood W, 2-0
Nov 7 Morehead State T, 0-0
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 4 Mercer - - - - -
Aug 10 at Georgia - - - - -
Aug 15 at Samford L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 18 Miami (OH) T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0
Aug 22 Saint Mary's (CA) L, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 25 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 at Mississippi State L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 Columbia T, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Chattanooga T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 8 South Alabama L, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 Belmont L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 15 at Furman T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 22 at Little Rock L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 26 Southeast Missouri W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at UT Martin W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 3 Morehead State W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 6 at Southern Indiana W, 4-1 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 13 SIUE T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Eastern Illinois L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Western Illinois W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 27 Lindenwood W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 7 Morehead State T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 4 Mercer - - - - -
Aug 10 at Georgia - - - - -
Aug 15 at Samford L, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Aug 18 Miami (OH) T, 2-2 1 0 - 0 -
Aug 22 Saint Mary's (CA) L, 4-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Aug 25 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-2 1 1 .000 0 .000
Aug 29 at Mississippi State L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 1 Columbia T, 4-4 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 5 at Chattanooga T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 8 South Alabama L, 3-2 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 12 Belmont L, 3-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 15 at Furman T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 22 at Little Rock L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 26 Southeast Missouri W, 3-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 29 at UT Martin W, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 3 Morehead State W, 1-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 6 at Southern Indiana W, 4-1 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Oct 13 SIUE T, 1-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 17 at Eastern Illinois L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 20 at Western Illinois W, 3-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 27 Lindenwood W, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 7 Morehead State T, 0-0 1 3 .000 1 .333
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 4 Mercer - - - - -
Aug 10 at Georgia - - - - -
Aug 15 at Samford L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 18 Miami (OH) T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 22 Saint Mary's (CA) L, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 25 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 29 at Mississippi State L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 1 Columbia T, 4-4 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 5 at Chattanooga T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 8 South Alabama L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 Belmont L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Furman T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 22 at Little Rock L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 26 Southeast Missouri W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 29 at UT Martin W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 3 Morehead State W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 6 at Southern Indiana W, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 13 SIUE T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 17 at Eastern Illinois L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Western Illinois W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 27 Lindenwood W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 7 Morehead State T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2024-25 20 16 1 0 2
2025-26 22 22 2 1 5
Total 42 38 3 1 7
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2024-25 20 .85 .059 .15 .176
2025-26 22 .41 .222 .32 .778
Total 42 .62 .115 .24 .385
gp sh sh% sog sog%
2024-25 20 17 .059 3 .176
2025-26 22 9 .222 7 .778
Total 42 26 .115 10 .385
gp yc rc pk gw
2024-25 20 0 0 0-0 0
2025-26 22 0 0 0-0 0
Total 42 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2024-25 20 16 .05 .00 .10
2025-26 22 22 .09 .05 .23
Total 42 38 .07 .02 .17
gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 20 16 1 0 2
Conference 9 9 1 0 2
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 10 8 0 0 0
Away 10 8 1 0 2
Neutral - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 6 1 0 2
Losses 8 6 0 0 0
Month
August 5 2 0 0 0
September 8 7 0 0 0
October 6 6 1 0 2
November 1 1 0 0 0
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 20 .85 .059 .15 .176
Conference 9 1.00 .111 .22 .222
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 1.20 .000 .20 .167
Away 10 .50 .200 .10 .200
Neutral - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 1.17 .143 .17 .143
Losses 8 .63 .000 .00 .000
Month
August 5 .40 .000 .00 .000
September 8 .63 .000 .00 .000
October 6 1.17 .143 .33 .286
November 1 3.00 .000 1.00 .333
gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 20 17 .059 3 .176
Conference 9 9 .111 2 .222
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 12 .000 2 .167
Away 10 5 .200 1 .200
Neutral - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 7 .143 1 .143
Losses 8 5 .000 0 .000
Month
August 5 2 .000 0 .000
September 8 5 .000 0 .000
October 6 7 .143 2 .286
November 1 3 .000 1 .333
gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 20 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 9 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 10 0 0 0-0 0
Away 10 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - 0 0 0-0 -
Result
Wins 6 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 8 0 0 0-0 0
Month
August 5 0 0 0-0 0
September 8 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 0 0 0-0 0
November 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 20 16 .05 .00 .10
Conference 9 9 .11 .00 .22
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 8 .00 .00 .00
Away 10 8 .10 .00 .20
Neutral - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 6 .17 .00 .33
Losses 8 6 .00 .00 .00
Month
August 5 2 .00 .00 .00
September 8 7 .00 .00 .00
October 6 6 .17 .00 .33
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00
News mentions
Morehead State knocks off Tech in PKs in semifinals of OVC Tournament
  • Article
  • November 07, 2024
Morehead State knocks off Tech in PKs in semifinals of OVC Tournament

90 minutes of regulation and two overtime periods of golden goal were not enough to decide a winner in the Tennessee Tech soccer team’s appearance in the 2024 OVC Tournament, hosted by the purple and gold Thursday afternoon at Tech Soccer Field.

  • November 07, 2024
Golden Eagles put four-match winning streak on line with Sunday home affair vs. SIUE
  • Article
  • October 11, 2024
Golden Eagles put four-match winning streak on line with Sunday home affair vs. SIUE

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  • October 11, 2024
Tech topples Southern Indiana behind four unanswered goals
  • Article
  • October 06, 2024
Tech topples Southern Indiana behind four unanswered goals

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A flood of offense and a relentless attack propelled the Tennessee Tech soccer team to a 4-1 win at Southern Indiana Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles (4-7-4, 4-1-0) claimed their fourth consecutive Ohio Valley Conference victory at Strassweg Field.

  • October 06, 2024
Tech Women's Soccer tabbed first in OVC preseason poll, Toney named to Player to Watch list
  • Article
  • August 08, 2024
Tech Women's Soccer tabbed first in OVC preseason poll, Toney named to Player to Watch list

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The last two seasons have proved that the road to the Ohio Valley Conference women’s soccer championship goes through Cookeville. The league sees that trend happening again in 2024 as the Tennessee Tech women’s soccer team was picked to finish first in the OVC once again. The Golden Eagles earned 12 of the 20 first-place votes for 153 total points, topping SIUE by 12 points with the Cougars’ six first-place votes. Morehead State took the other two top spots on the ballot as the Eagles were picked third.

  • August 08, 2024