FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State women's soccer program announced the commitment of transfer Lynette Hawkins for the upcoming 2023 season. Hawkins is a transfer from University of Tennessee-Martin, where she spent two years and was a starter for the Skyhawks last year. She has been a member of the Puerto Rico national team.
Hawkins saw one year on the pitch at UT-Martin after having to miss the 2021 season due to injury. In 2022, she started 15 matches at defender and notched one assist. She was the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week once during the 2022 season and was a two-time all-academic performer in the OVC.
Prior to her two years at UT-Martin, Hawkins spent two years at Western Illinois University. She earned Summit League All-Freshman Team honors in 2019 and was named Western Illinois' Newcomer of the Year. She started all 17 matches she played and logged a total of 1,495 minutes, playing the entirety of nine matches and over 100 minutes in a pair of double overtime matches. She was also an all-academic performer in the Summit League. She opted not to participate in the COVID-19 year of 2020-21.
Hawkins is from Aurora, Colorado, where she was a first-team all-league performer at Cherokee Trail High School. She has been a member of both the Puerto Rico U19 national team and the senior national team.