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Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athleti

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Career Accolades

Second Team All-SEC
United Soccer Coaches All-Region second team honoree
Ranks 34th nationally in assists with eight this season, which ranks fourth all-time in program history for single-season assists
Tallied five goals and eight assists for 18 points
Ranked third on the team in assists with eight
Scored the game-winning goal against Auburn
Assisted the game-winning goal against No. 5 South Carolina, Texas A&M and No. 20 Ole Miss during the regular season and Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament
Started 26 games during the season
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Led the team in game-winning goals, netting the winning shot against Missouri, Mississippi State and Kentucky
Ranks six all-time at UA for single season game-winning goals
Tied for third on the team in goals (3), tied first in assists (3) and tied for fourth in points (9)
Tallied an assist versus Utah Valley, BYU and the game winner against Clemson
Took 20 shots on the season, putting 11 on frame
Competed in 18 games, starting 12

Played in 15 of the Gamecocks 16 matches during the season, starting in one
Registered one assist during the season in the Gamecocks' 4-1 win over Missouri
Left the program with the fifth-best shot percentage for a career (2018-20) at 22.6 percent

Had a breakout season for the Gamecocks in 2019, coming off the bench for nearly the entire year
Made one start and appeared in 23 matches, primarily out of the left forward position
Became the first Gamecock to score in three-straight NCAA Tournament matches
Was tied for the third-most goals on the team with five and assisted on two more for a total of 12 points, the fifth most on the team
Made only start of the season in the season opener against No. 21 NC State, playing 42 minutes
Played in a season-high 55 minutes against Florida (Oct. 27) and against Washington State (Nov. 29)
Scored first goal of the season against Georgia (Sept. 20)
Scored the game-tying goal against Florida (Oct. 27) to help Carolina draw with the Gators
Scored an insurance goal against Samford in the NCAA Tournament in a 3-0 victory
Scored in consecutive matches for the first time in her career when she netted the game-winning goal against Notre Dame in a 1-0 victory to help Carolina advance to the Third Round
Scored a huge insurance goal against Kansas in the NCAA Third Round to help Carolina reach the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the third time in four seasons
Had the best shot percentage (.313) on the team (min. 10 shots), the sixth-best in a single season in Carolina history
Through two seasons has the second best shot percentage (.291) in South Carolina women's soccer history
Five of her nine goals on goal this season resulted in goals

Competed in 17 matches for the Gamecocks, starting in one
Made South Carolina debut against Fordham (8/17), registering the game-winning goal on her lone shot of the match and playing a season-high 68 minutes
Made first career start against NC State (8/26) on the road, playing 51 minutes
Scored insurance goal against No. 11 Tennessee (9/16) to help obtain the 2-0 road win
Registered a season-high three shots against Tennessee
Finished with eight shots, three on goal
Played in a total of 531 minutes in her freshman campaign

Played for Midwest United FC (2017-18) and the Michigan Hawks (2015-17) at the club level
Participated in the 2016 Elite Clubs National League Training Camp
Named to the 2017 National Tournament Top XI after helping the Hawks win the national title that year
Earned All-Conference, All-District and First-Team All-State honors while playing for East Kentwood High School
East Kentwood won its conference, district and region and made it to the state’s final four during her time there

Born Oct. 15, 1999
Daughter of Bellatriz Rintala and Sean Tanner
Member of the National Honor Society as well as East Kentwood’s Student-Athlete All-Academic Team
Her sister Brittany plays soccer at Michigan State
Majoring in public health