2014 (Game-by-Game): Started all 16 games she played in … Finished third on the team with three goals and 10 points … Tied for second on the squad with four assists … Recorded a season-high three points, including the game-winning goal on a penalty kick and an assist 27 seconds later in the season opener vs. Missouri-St. Louis (8/29) … Netted the game-winning goal with just over five minutes remaining to clinch the OVC regular season co-title at SIU Edwardsville (10/31) … Scored on a header when the team was down a player vs. UT Martin (10/3) … Finished with 15 shots including seven shots on goal … Played 1,059 total minutes, the fifth-highest total on the team ... President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2013 (Game-by-Game): Played in 15 games with four starts … Tied for third on team with two goals … Scored vs. Lindenwood (10/4) and at Morehead State (10/13) … Attempted nine shots, including three on goal … Averaged 0.75 shots and 0.33 points per game ... Inaugural recipient of the Director of Athletics Leadership Award for academic excellence, social development and competitive success ... Named a Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2012 (Game-by-Game): Started all 21 matches at midfield … Named to the OVC All-Tournament Team … Named a Southeast Scholar-Athlete … OVC Medal of Honor recipient and member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Played 1,845 minutes, the third most on the team … Led the team with six goals and 12 points … Took 33 shots, 18 of which were on goal … played every minute in 14 of 21 matches … Scored a career-high two goals twice: vs. Murray State (9/28) and at Tennessee Tech (10/26) … Headed in the game-winning goal against Morehead State (10/14) … Scored the lone goal of the match in the Redhawks’ OVC Tournament win over Belmont (11/1).
2011 (Game-by-Game): Started 18 of 19 matches at midfield … Named a Southeast Scholar-Athlete … Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Played the entire match in nine contests, including four straight from Sept. 2-16 … Played a total of 1,555 minutes … Tallied seven points on two goals and three assists (tied for the team lead) … Recorded points in three-straight contests from Aug. 28-Sept. 9 … Assisted on the game-winning goal against Arkansas State (8/28) and Butler (9/9) … Scored the game-winning goal at Evansville (9/2) … Also scored in the regular-season finale against Tennessee Tech (10/30).
Prep/Club: Four-year starter at Columbia High School … Registered 42 goals and 23 assists in her prep career … Two-time team captain … garnered honorable mention all-metro honors as a junior and first-team all-metro accolades as a sophomore … Scored 16 goals and finished with 13 assists for 45 points her junior season … Led her team to a third-place finish at the IHSSCA State Soccer Championships as a freshman … Four-year letterwinner on the cross country and basketball teams … Four-time state qualifier in cross country … All-conference cross country pick … 2010 Illinois State Scholar and National Honor Society member … Ranked third in her graduating class … Competed in the JB Marine Soccer Club … Helped club team to three Missouri State Cup runner-up finishes.
Personal: Born Feb. 16, 1993 … Daughter of Robert and Jan Byrd … Younger sister of teammate Taylor Byrd ... Majoring in Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy with a minor in Spanish … Plans to pursue a Doctorate in Physical Therapy following graduation.
