HONORS AND AWARDS
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
Second Team All-SEC (2024)
TDS Midseason Top 100 Players - #26 (Oct. 9, 2024)
Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week - Honorable Mention (Sept. 10)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 26)
Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Aug. 20)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
SEC Community Service Team (2023)
Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society (2022-23)
AUSPYs Inspiration Award (2022)
Auburn Soccer Coaches' Award (2022)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2022-23)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022)
First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021, 22, 23)
First Appearance: Sept. 26, 2021 vs. Texas A&M
First Start: Aug. 17, 2023 vs. Samford
First Assist: Aug. 20, 2023 vs. Troy
First Goal: Aug. 24, 2023 at Syracuse
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Played and started at center back in all 20 matches... went the distance in 19 of 20 to lead the team with 1,787 minutes played... stepped up as captain of the back line following a season-ending injury to Madeline Moore... led the defense to seven shutouts, including four in SEC play for a dazzling 0.90 goals-against mark in league action... picked up an assist and first career goal, which came as a game-winner... placed three of six shots on frame... began the season holding Samford (Aug. 17) scoreless with zero chances on goal... earned an assist in the 56th-minute against Troy (Aug. 20), heading service off a corner kick to the boot of Sydney Richards for the score... netted first career goal off an attacking header in the 61st minute at Syracuse (Aug. 24) to secure the Tigers' 2-1 victory... stymied the opposing attack at Ole Miss (Sept. 24) to secure Auburn's first shutout in Oxford since 1993... held the potent Arkansas attack to one (Oct. 8) to lift the Tigers to a 2-1 victory and their first top-10 win since 2017... blanked the league's top-scoring squad, Texas A&M (Oct. 13), in the very next match... recorded two more shutouts in back-to-back fashion against LSU (Oct. 22) and at SEC East Champion Georgia (Oct. 26).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Saw 185 minutes over 14 contests... contributed to the defense's 0.72 GAA, the second-best average in school history... aided in holding the opposition to a single goal or less in 17 of 18 matches, including a 1,348-minute streak of not allowing multiple goals through the first 14 matches of the season... played a season-high 26 minutes against UMass Lowell (Sept. 8).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Played in seven contests and logged 130 minutes in her first season on the Plains … made her Auburn debut and played eight minutes in a shutout win against Texas A&M (Sept. 26) … saw action in back-to-back shutouts against LSU (Oct. 10) and Florida (Oct. 17) … played 20 minutes in the team’s home regular season finale vs. Arkansas (Oct. 21) … played a season-high 70 minutes and recorded a shot in the SEC Tournament semifinal vs. the Razorbacks (Nov. 4).
CLUB
Played for Tennessee Soccer Club of the ECNL … was club teammates with current Auburn Tiger Anna Haddock … voted team captain by her teammates.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played soccer, basketball, volleyball and ran track at Brentwood Academy … earned soccer First Team All-State honors as a senior and is a two-time all-region honoree … member of the West Team in the 2020-21 High School Soccer All-American Game … helped lead the track team to a trio of state championships … member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Rachel and David Knox … her mom ran track at Samford and her dad played basketball at Belmont … brother, Dawson, is TE for the Buffalo Bills and late brother, Luke, played football at FIU and Ole Miss.
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LJ Knox Season 2024
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LJ Knox Season 2024
PositionD
Height5-10
ClassSenior
HometownBrentwood, Tenn.