University of South Alabama Athletics

2017 (Mississippi State): Played in 15 games with two starts and scored two goals for Mississippi State last season… Both goals came in 6-2 win over Colgate…

High School: Earned all-state honors at Faith Academy… Led team to 5A area titles in 2012-17… Named Coastal Player of the Year by AL.com and was named to all-county team in 2013, 2015 and 2016… Participated in Battle of the Bay all-star game from 2014-16 and named MVP in 2015… Ended career holding school records for most career goals and minutes played.

Club: Played for Gulf Coast United Futbol Club from 2014-17… Team won state titles in 2015 and 2016, and reached final in 2014 and 2017.

Personal: Full name is Gracie Noelle East… Born Oct. 20, 1998 in Olangapo, Philippines… Daughter of Mark and Stephanie Coulson… Has two younger sisters… Chose South Alabama because it was close to home… Favorites – movie: “How to Train your Dragon”; book: “The Count of Monte Cristo”; athlete: Ali Krieger; foods: spaghetti and ice cream; class: math… Likes watching New Girl, the color purple, puppies and food, and dislikes rude people… Would like to meet Rihanna… Says she hated her first season of soccer and almost quit… Has lived in more countries than states – was adopted from South Korea when she was five, and is half-Korean, half-Filipino… Three wishes: ability to fly, read minds, be invisible.

Major: Business administration