Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2017, 2018, 2019).

2019 SEASON (SR): Appeared in all 19 matches with 17 starts... Played in 1,252 minutes, logging a season-high 95 minutes at UNLV (9/27)... Recorded two points on two assists... Tallied both assists at Marquette (9/8)... Totaled 20 shots on the year with 10 on frame... Named academic all-Mountain West... Earned the Wayne Estes Memorial Award, presented to a USU graduating student-athlete that excels in scholarship, citizenship and leadership... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete.

2018 SEASON (JR): Played in 18 matches, starting in eight during the year... Scored her lone goal of the year at New Mexico (Oct. 7)... Attempted nine shots with four on goal... Recorded a season-high two shots at Towson (Sept. 2) and at San Diego State (Oct. 5)... Played in a total of 1,040 minutes... Played in a season-high 80 minutes at Idaho State (Sept. 8)... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete... Earned academic all-MW honors.

2017 SEASON (SO): Played in all 19 matches, making five starts... Scored her first-career goal at Oakland (Sept. 17), scoring the game-winner... Also had one assist on the year, doing so at Nevada (Oct. 22)... Took eight shots, four of which were on goal... Played a career-high 66 minutes against Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 27)... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient... Part of the USU squad that earned its 15th-straight NSCAA Team Academic Award.

2016 SEASON (FR): Played in 17 matches, starting five... Made her first-career start against Colorado State (Sept. 23)... Had three assists on the year, including two against Sam Houston State (Sept. 11)... Took seven shots, one of which was on goal... Played a season-high 65 minutes in two different matches... Part of the USU squad that earned its 14th-straight NSCAA Team Academic Award.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Was a four-year letterwinner at Mountain Crest High School in Hyrum, Utah, playing for coach Dennis Giles... Was an all-state second-team honoree as a senior, while earning all-area accolades in 2014 and 2015... Helped the Mustangs to a region championship in 2014, while advancing the semifinals of the state tournament... Team ended the 2015 season in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs... Played club soccer for La Roca under Adolfo Ovalle for six seasons, helping the team to its three consecutive state runner-up finishes and an appearance in the US National Tournament after claiming the US Soccer Region IV Championship in 2015... Was also a four-time state Olympic Development Program (ODP) participant.

PERSONAL: Married Sam Merrill, a USU basketball player who is also the younger brother of assistant coach Molli Sorenson, in May, 2018... Daughter of Barry and Melinda Ward... Has two younger brothers and one younger sister... Majoring in human development and family studies.