Phallon Abaigeal Tullis-Joyce (born October 19, 1996) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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(NWSL) club

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. She previously played for French

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club

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

Early life and education

Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Tullis-Joyce attended

Longwood High School Longwood Central School District covers in central Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It serves the hamlets of Ridge, Gordon Heights, Middle Island, Coram, and Yaphank, and parts of Shoreham, Shirley, Medford, an ...

where she was a five year varsity player and most valuable player (MVP). A multiple-award winner, Tullis-Joyce was named all-league, all-conference and all-county her last three seasons and Named League 1 Player of the Year in 2012. She was also named to the state team in 2012-13. Tullis-Joyce played club soccer for Match Fit Colchesters and helped lead the team to the US Youth National League Championship in 2013. She previously played for the Farmingdale United and WPSL FC Westchester Elite. She played for the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program (ODP) as well as the regional ODP team. Tullis-Joyce attended the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl ...

where she played collegiate soccer for

Miami Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes (known informally as The U, UM, or The 'Canes) are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The Hurricanes compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic A ...

. As a redshirt freshman, she started in goal nine times, made 24 saves, and conceded 13 goals with one or fewer allowed in five of the matches she played. She ranked ninth in the

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

(ACC) in shutouts per game (0.22). During her sophomore season with the team, Tullis-Joyce was the starting goalkeeper and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team. She earned NSCAA College Player of the Week ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors in September 2016.

Club career

Reims, 2019–2021

On January 19, 2019, Tullis-Joyce signed with French club

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. She made her debut on April 14, 2019 in a 4–0 league win against Brest. During the 2019-2020 season, she was the starting goalkeeper in 16 matches. Reims finished the regular season in eighth place with a record. During the 2020-2021 season, she started in all 22 matches. Reims finished the season in sixth place with a record.

OL Reign, 2021–

On April 8, 2021, Tullis-Joyce signed a 1.5-year contract with American club

. During the 2021 season, she was a backup goalkeeper for French international

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and made one appearance during the season. The Reign finished in second place during the regular season with a record. After advancing to the

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, they were eliminated by eventual champions

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. Tullis-Joyce was the starting goalkeeper during the

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and 2022 season. As of May 2022, she had earned five Save of the Week honors in eleven matches. In July 2022, she signed a contract extension through the 2024 season with the Reign.

International career

In June 2022, Tullis-Joyce was included in United States national team's 59-player provisional squad for the

2022 CONCACAF W Championship The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional ...

Career statistics

Honors

OL Reign *

NWSL Shield The NWSL Shield is an annual award given to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team with the best regular season record as determined by the NWSL points system. The NWSL Shield has been awarded annually since 2013 and is recognized as a ...

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The Women's Cup The Women's Cup is an annual club women's soccer invitational tournament hosted by Racing Louisville FC in the United States. History Launched by OnSide Entertainment, FXE Futbol, and Agrinzonis Management Group in 2021, it currently features si ...

Individual *

NWSL Team of the Month The National Women's Soccer League Team of the Month is a monthly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The NWSL Media Association, composed of journalists who regularly cover the league, select a Best XI o ...

: May 2022 *

NWSL Challenge Cup The NWSL Challenge Cup, currently known as the UKG NWSL Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual tournament organized by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top-tier women's league in the United States soccer league system. Th ...

All-Tournament Team:

NWSL Save of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Save of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League since 2016. The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have scored the be ...

: 5x in

Personal life

Tullis-Joyce majored in marine biology and is a certified scientific diver.

References

External links

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Miami Hurricanes profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tullis-Joyce, Phallon 1996 births Living people American women's soccer players Women's association football goalkeepers Division 1 Féminine players Miami Hurricanes women's soccer players Stade de Reims Féminines players Expatriate women's footballers in France American expatriate sportspeople in France OL Reign players Soccer players from New York (state) People from Shoreham, New York Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York American expatriate women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players