Outlook

Athenta Dericotte is a very skilled defensive midfielder ...  Possesses good vision ... Good on ball and deliver balls with her right or left foot ... Projected to start in the midfield area.

Freshman Year 2021

Played in 14 matches, five as a starter … Finished tied for second on the team in points with eight and goals scored with three … Also had two assists … Picked up her first assist in a 3-1 victory at Neosho County (9-22-21) … Provided the game winning assist on the first goal and scored the second goal in a 5-0 win at Dodge City (9-25-21) …Was credited with the assist on JCCC’s first goal in a 3-3 double overtime tie against Kansas City Kansas (10-16-21) … Netted the final goal in a 3-0 home victory over Neosho County (10-20-21) … Had the assist in a 2-1 loss to at Barton in the first round of the Region 6 playoffs (11-1-21) … Fired 23 shots, 17 on goal, for a shots-on-goal percentage of .739 …  Was also part of JCCC’s defensive pool in the back that allowed only 19 goals, a goals against average of 1.23 with four shutouts.

Freshman Year 2020

Played in 14 games, 13 as a starter … Tallied six points with two goals and two assists … Fired 13 shots, seven on goal for a shots-on-goal percentage of .538 … Netted JCCC’s final score in a 4-2 win over Coffeyville (4-5-21) … Assisted on the third and fourth goals, and scored the eight goal in a 9-0 win over Garden City (5-1-21).

High School

Was a three-year letter winner for coach Erik Jones at Blue Valley Southwest High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Did not have the opportunity to play her senior year due to the COVID-19 pandemic …  Graduated 2020 … Helped the Timberwolves to back-to-back Kansas 5A Regional and State Championships in 2017 and 2018 ... Southwest also won back-to-back Eastern Kansas League titles in 2018 and 2019 … The Timberwolves finished 17-3-1 in 2017, 19-0-1 in 2018 and 15-3-0 in 2019 … Played two seasons of club soccer for KC Athletics, and three seasons for KC Fusion … Also competed in cross country … Principal’s Honor Roll student. 

Personal

Born Athena Nicole Dericotte on October 27, 2001 in Albuquerque, N.M. … Daughter of David and Audra Dericotte … Has two siblings, Aurora and Jared, and both attended JCCC … Majoring in psychology … Also recruited by the University of Alabama … Favorite food is Toppokii, a Korean spice rice cake … Favorite fast food restaurant is Wendy’s … Favorite restaurant is  Little Anita’s … Favorite TV show is Criminal Minds … Favorite movie is Howl’s Moving Castle … Favorite sports movie is Bend It Like Beckham … Favorite actress is Kiera Knightley … Favorite book is The Alchemist … Favorite music entertainer is Paula Cendejas … Favorite cartoon character is Howl in Howl’s Moving Castle … Favorite athlete is Christian Press … Favorite sports team is the United States Women’s National Team.