Ellie Lewis

Position:
Midfield/Defender
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Zionsville H.S.
Hometown:
Zionsville, Ind.
Prev School:
Murray State

CAREER HIGHS

Shots: 1 (3x, Most Recent: 10/28/21 vs. Indiana State)
Shots on Goal: 1 (9/15/19 vs. Morehead State)
Goals: 1 (9/15/19 vs. Morehead State)
Minutes: 74 (9/06/19 at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne)

2021 SEASON

Played in six matches, starting two ... played a season-high 23 minutes against Bellarmine ... recorded a shot against Indiana State on Oct 28.

2020-21 SEASON

Played in seven matches, starting season-opener against Western Kentucky on Feb. 20 ... played a season-high 59 minutes against Western Kentucky ... fired a shot against WKU ... contributed to the Saluki shutouts against Evansville and Drake.

2019 SEASON

Played in 13 games, starting two as a freshman ... finished the season with one goal ... played 53 minutes in her collegiate debut against Illinois Springfield on Aug. 23 ... played a season-high 74 minutes against Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 6 ... earned her first career start at Ohio on Sept. 8 ... her only goal of the season was a big one as it gave the Salukis a 2-1 victory over Morehead State on Sept. 15.

BEFORE SIU (MURRAY STATE)

Appeared in two games as a freshman at Murray State for a Racers team that won the OVC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

A four-year letterwinner at Zionsville High School ... helped Zionsville win a sectional title and finish runner-up at regionals in 2015 ... 2015 ICGSA All-State Third-Team selection ... two-time Indiana Academic All-State ... 2017 All-Conference honoree ... played club ball for ZYSA 00 Girls Select ... helped ZYSA win the 2016 Indiana State Cup.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Greg and Erika Lewis ... father, Greg, is an architect while her mother, Erika, is an administrator ... has one sister, Alexandra ... graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of the National Honor Society while at Zionsville.

WHY I CHOSE SIU

“SIU provides everything I am looking for in a school including great academics, people and atmosphere. Also, I am so excited to be a part of SIU's inaugural soccer team!”