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2022 Women's Soccer Roster

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19 Keeley Ayala

  • Position Midfielder, Forward
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Wichita Falls, TX
  • Highschool Rider

Biography

2022 (Graduate): Keeley Ayala was the leading scorer this season with six goals and two assists in her 14 games played. She had a season-high two goals against Rice, McNeese, and Southeastern Louisiana. Her second goal against McNeese tied the match as the Cardinals ended in a draw with the Cowgirls. She was named to the Southland Conference All-Academic second team. 

2021 (Senior): Appeared in all 21 games with 20 starts... played 1,568 minutes with three goals, two assists and 28 shots on goal.. Named to the Southland Conference Preseason Second Team. Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention. 

2020 (Junior): (Spring 2021) Appeared in 13 games and started six...played in 866 total minutes…second on the team with three goals and finished with six points on the year...recorded 28 shots with seven going on net...scored the game-tying goal of a 2-1 win against Prairie View A&M on February 5...scored one goal against Houston Baptist on February 12 and one against Nicholls on April 5.

2019 (Sophomore): Named to the Southland Conference All-Academic First Team... Ayala was named second-team All-Conference as a forward...with 13 goals on the season, Ayala scored at least one goal in eight of the 11 SLC matches...she boasted two multi-scoring matches, with two against Prairie View A&M (Sept. 6) and two goals against Houston Baptist (Oct. 11), including the game-winning golden goal in overtime... Her second golden goal shot on the season came against Sam Houston State (Oct. 25) in double overtime... Ayala stands third in the conference in shots with 76, while ranking tied for 15th in the nation for game-winning goals (5)... Her 30 shots on goal in 1,497 minutes of regular season play landed her with a SOG percentage of .429... Ayala stands first in the nation in penalty kicks attempted and scored with a record of 6-6... In the first round of the SLC Tournament, Ayala racked up seven shots (five on frame) against the Islanders... Ayala is a member of the squad that made UIW's first appearance at the Southland Conference Tournament in program history... She is part of a team that achieved a perfect single year 1,000 APR score, also helping the team to a 990 multiyear APR... Named to the Fall 2019 Southland Conference Honor Roll.
 
2018 (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games for the Cardinals, starting five... Put up nine shots, with five on goal.

High School: Ayala is a three-year letterwinner in women's soccer. She won First Team All-District honors as a freshman and junior, and added a Second Team All-State accolade last year during her junior campaign... As a sophomore, Ayala earned First Team All-State and Co-Offensive MVP honors... Off the pitch, she was a member of the Advanced Culinary Arts club.

Personal: The daughter of Raymond and Misty Ayala...major is undecided.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2018Freshman

    Forward
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2019Sophomore

    Forward
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2020Junior

    Midfielder, Forward
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2021Senior

    Midfielder, Forward
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2022Graduate Student

    Midfielder, Forward
    5'6"
    19