Kylie McDermott

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hometown:
Eastvale, Calif.

CAREER HIGHS

Shots: 5 (9/19/21 at Murray State)
Shots on Goal: 2 (9/19/21 at Murray State)
Minutes: 90 (8x, Most Recent: 9/17/23 vs. UIC)
Goals: 0
Assists: 0

2023 SEASON

Played in 17 matches and made 15 starts ... started the first 12 games of the season before coming off of the bench vs. Belmont on Oct. 5 and Indiana State on Oct. 8 ... finished the year with three-straight starts ... was featured in a full 90 minutes in each of her first eight appearances ... attempted four shots total with one being a shot-on-goal ... lone shot-on-goal came at Murray State on Oct. 15 ... finished the season with a total of 1227 minutes played.

2022 SEASON

Made five appearances during the year ... played double-digit minutes twice ... had a season-high 17 minutes against SIUE on Sept. 8 ... also played 15 minutes on Oct. 30 vs. Murray State in the conference tournament ... made season-debut on Sept. 4 at home vs. Purdue Fort Wayne.

2021 SEASON

Started first three matches of the season ... saw action in 12 games, with five starts ... tallied seven shots with five shots-on-goal ... career high five shots, 2 on-goal at Murray State (9/19) ... posted shots at North Alabama and Lipscomb ... recorded 598 minutes on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Played varsity since freshman year... finished 3rd in big VIII conference all four years... finished in both 1st and 2nd rounds of CIF all four years...team captain junior and senior years... played club for Legends FC G03 DPL...unbeaten record in USYS National League in 2019... SCDSL Flight 1 Champions Division Champions in 2019, So. Cal. Blues Cup Champion in 2019... DPL National Champions in 2021... All-Academic Team junior and senior season.

PERSONAL

Born on June 16, 2003... majoring in nursing... daughter of Tim and Jennifer McDermott... has two siblings, Matthew and Torin.

WHY I CHOSE SIU

“SIU came to me out of the blue and I was astonished at how passionate Coach Grant was about his program and every aspect that deals into it. I'm excited to learn and grow with my experiences on the soccer field and in the classroom there for the next 4 years!"