Madison Meiring

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Martinsville
Hometown:
Martinsville, Ind.

CAREER HIGHS

Shots: 5 (9/15/19 vs. Morehead State)
Shots on Goal: 3 (9/15/19 vs. Morehead State)
Goals: 1 (9/15/19 vs. Morehead State)
Assists: 1 (11/02/19 vs. California Baptist)
Minutes: 90 (11/02/19 vs. California Baptist)

2020-21 SEASON

Played and started five games in the season ... played a season-high 76 minutes against Valparaiso on Feb. 28 ... tallied two shots-on-goal at Indiana State on March 5 ... took a shot-on-goal in season-opener against Western Kentucky on Feb. 20 ... tabbed fourth for Salukis in SOG percentage, .600 ... recorded shots against Northern Iowa and Illinois State.

2019 SEASON

Played in 16 games, starting 10 as a freshman ... finished the season with one goal, one assist and 17 shots (nine on goal) ... showed the early offensive aggression in her first collegiate action by firing off two shots in 35 minutes of action against Illinois Springfield on Aug. 23 ... fired off a season-high five shots and scored her first career goal against Morehead State on Sept. 15 ... put two shots on goal against Eastern Illinois University on Oct. 10 ... played a full 90 minutes in two matches, once against SIUE on Oct. 18 and again against California Baptist on Nov 2.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Played for the FC Pride club team in 2018 and was the team’s leading scorer ... team won the Indiana State Cup championship ... played varsity soccer as a freshman and was Offensive Player of the Year and won the Superintendent’s Award ... also participated in cross country, swimming and track & field.

PERSONAL

Last name is pronounced My-ring ... daughter of Tony and Starr Meiring ... father is a logistics manager and mother is an LPN ... born April 10, 2001 in Greenwood, Ind. ... in high school, was president of National Honors Society (2018-2019) and state qualifier in Business Professionals of America (2015) ... lived in Seattle for two years and met many famous soccer players when they played for the women’s Sounders.

WHY I CHOSE SIU

“I chose to come to SIU because I am so excited to be a part of the first soccer team in Carbondale. I am also excited to study biology and Spanish while being a student-athlete. I can’t wait to play soccer at the highest collegiate level.”