2013 - Junior - Second team NSCAA All-South Region selection...Earned first team All-Conference and first team All-State (VaSID) honors in the midfield...Tied for team lead with six assists, which ranked tied for fourth in the league...Added three goals to finish season with career-high 12 points, ranking third on the team and doubling her career total...Posted game-winning strike against Salisbury on Oct. 16...Named to CAC All-Academic Team.
2012 - Sophomore - Started 20 games during her second year in Newport News…Excelled late in the season on the offensive end, earning USA South All-Tournament honors for her efforts in the postseason…Scored her first goal of the year at Mary Baldwin on Oct. 24 before a breakout performance in the first round of the playoffs…Collected two goals, including the game-winner, during a 4-0 victory over Greensboro on Oct. 27…Named to the USA South All-Sportsmanship and Academic All-Conference teams as well.
2011 - Freshman - Saw action in 18 games in her first season, starting in 13 of those games...Had an impressive game against Kean scoring CNU’s two goals in a 3-2 loss...Posted 21 shots.
At Albemarle - Played three years of varsity soccer for head coach Jon Hall...Won Commonwealth District Regular Season championship in her senior season...First Team All-District and All-Region her senior season...Earned Coaches Award, Sam Terry Award and was named the Team Captain...Also an Honorable Mention All-District selection her junior year and earned Coaches Award.
Personal - Joy Catherine Piirto was born April 20, 1993...Daughter of Michael Piirto...Has one sister, Hope, and one brother, David...Favorite sports personality is Michael Phelps...Favorite movie is "Hitch"...Favorite book read is "The Princess Bride"...Majoring in Business.
