Anteater of the Week: Hailey Clingan
8/19/2026
Hailey Clingan - Women’s Soccer
August 19, 2026
Junior Hailey Clingan has been named Anteater of the Week after her performance in UC Irvine's season-opening 1-1 draw against Utah Tech.
The visiting Trailblazers took the early 1-0 advantage just 64 seconds into the game.
UCI continued to fight throughout the game, backed by strong defense from Clingan, who saved a ball off the goal line in the 47th minute to keep it a one-goal deficit.
In the 76th minute, Clingan sent a free kick from long range into the box. Teammate Allison Rabe and a Utah Tech defender went up for it with the defender reaching it just ahead of her goalkeeper and heading it into goal to tie the match up.
A team captain this year, Clingan started and played all 90 minutes on the back line, finishing with one shot.
UC Irvine is back in action at top-ranked Stanford on Sunday, August 23rd.
