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2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Shea, Audrey
Jersey Number 21
Audrey Shea
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop Watterson
- Hometown:
- Upper Arlington, Ohio
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2022-23 academic year: 2
2021
2020(-21)
2019
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
SHEA - CAREER STATS
2021
- One of the top defenders in the MAC for the third-straight season
- Named to the All-MAC First Team, marking the third time in as many seasons that she has earned all-league honors
- Also named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
- Named to the Academic All-District Team, selected by CoSIDA
- Chosen to the OCSA All-Ohio Second Team as well as the Academic All-Ohio First Team
- And, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Additionally, was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a 'best of the best' list of student-athletes who earned both all-conference and academic all-conference honors
- Was ranked No. 17 on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason list of top-20 players in the MAC
- Moved up to No. 7 on the TDS Postseason list of the MAC's top players
- Started all 21 matches, playing a team-high 1,949 of the season's 1,962 minutes
- Finished fourth on the team in both goals (four) and points (10), adding a pair of assists
- Played 84 minutes at Notre Dame, then played all 90 minutes of the matches at Michigan and Ohio State
- Was the lone Falcon to play all 90 minutes of the home-opening win over Oakland, helping the Falcons record a shutout
- At the other end of the pitch, assisted on back-to-back goals in BG's 6-0 win over the Golden Grizzlies
- Got her head on a corner kick, with Madi Wolfbauer redirecting it into the net
- Then, played a ball from midfield to Nikki Cox at the top of the penalty area, as Cox scored BG's fifth goal of the match
- For her efforts, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on Aug. 31
- Played all 110 minutes and scored her first collegiate goal in the Falcons' 1-1 draw with #17 Xavier
- Was named the MAC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 22
- Helped the Falcons to a 2-0 shutout win in the MAC opener at Western Michigan, playing all 90 minutes
- Again played every second in the Northern Illinois match
- Played all 110 minutes vs. Ohio, taking one shot and helping BGSU post a shutout
- Contributed to the win at Kent State at both ends of the pitch
- Blocked a KSU shot off of the goal line early in the match
- Then, scored BGSU's second goal on a long free kick early in the second half
- Again contributed at both ends of the field at Ball State
- Helped the Falcons keep a clean sheet, and scored what would prove to be the winning goal
- Was at the far post to head home Jasmijn Dijsselhof's corner kick in the 15th minute of the match in Muncie
- Played all 90 minutes of the win over Miami
- Was the only non-goalkeeper to play all 90 minutes vs. Eastern Michigan, helping the Falcons record a shutout
- Played all 96-plus minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win at Central Michigan
- Had a shot on goal vs. Buffalo
- Played 83 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win at Akron, coming off the field with six-plus minutes left and the Falcons up by three goals
- Helped the Falcons record a second-straight shutout, playing every second of the OT victory vs. Toledo
- Played every second of another clean sheet, a 1-0 shutout victory over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinal
- Her long ball forward began the sequence that led to the lone goal of the match
- Scored BGSU's second goal in the league tourney final, a 3-0 win over Kent State
- The goal came on a header off of a scramble in the box
- At the other end, helped the Falcons to yet another shutout
- Played all 90 minutes of the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan
2020(-21)
- Named to the All-MAC Second Team for the second time in as many seasons with the Falcons
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a 'best of the best' list of student-athletes who earned both all-conference and academic all-conference honors
- And, was named BGSU's Defensive Player of the Year
- Started all eight matches, and led the team in minutes played
- Was on the pitch for 726 of the season's 743-plus minutes
- Anchored a BGSU defense that recorded shutouts in six of eight matches and allowed only three goals all season long
- Had an assist in BG's 5-0 exhibition win over Toledo
- Started and played 72 minutes of the regular-season opener, a 3-0 win at Akron
- After that UA match, played every second of the final seven contests
- Played all 93-plus minutes in the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
- Anchored a back line that held Miami to just two total shots in a 2-0 BGSU win
- Was the lone Falcon to play all 90 minutes of a 5-0 win over Kent State, as BG held the Flashes to three shot attempts
- Was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week (March 23) for her efforts in the MU and KSU matches
- Again played all 90 minutes and helped BG limit the opponent to only three total shots, in a 3-0 win at Ohio
- One of just two field players to play all 90 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- And, played all 110 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss, with one shot attempt
- That shot was a blast off of a BG corner kick that was blocked by the Rebels' defense
2019
- Named to the All-MAC Second Team
- Also was selected to the MAC's All-Freshman Team
- And, was named to the OCSA's All-Ohio Second Team
- Was named the team's New Player of the Year
- Played in 22 of the Falcons' 23 matches, starting all 22
- Started all 11 MAC regular-season matches
- Played a team-leading 2007 minutes on the season
- In MAC matches, tied for the team lead, playing 1004 of the 1024 total minutes
- Drew the start in her first-ever collegiate match, playing 108 minutes of the double-overtime contest at Kentucky
- Again got the start in the Xavier match, seeing 46 minutes of action
- Missed the Valparaiso contest due to an injury suffered against Xavier, but returned to action in the Dayton match
- Drew the start vs. the Flyers and played all 109-plus minutes of that 2-1, double-OT win, and started every match for the rest of the season
- Played all 90 minutes at Michigan and all 91-plus minutes of the Michigan State match, and was on the field for 87 minutes of the DePaul contest
- Played the entire match at West Virginia as well as vs. Akron, as BG kept a clean sheet and limited the Zips to just one shot on goal in the MAC opener
- Was on the field for every second of the Buffalo match as well
- Played all 180 minutes as BG picked up a pair of 3-1 wins on the road, vs. Kent State and Ohio
- Played all 110 minutes of BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan, and was on the pitch for every second of another overtime victory three days later, this time a 2-1 win at Eastern Michigan
- Was named to the Top Drawer Soccer midseason list of Top 100 Freshmen in the nation, checking in at No. 89
- She was the only MAC freshman on the list
- Was the lone field player to play all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win over Miami
- Began that match at her customary outside-back position, but ended the match at center back, and anchored a defense that did not allow a shot on goal or a corner kick all night
- Played all 100-plus minutes of the Ball State match two days later
- Played the first 70 minutes of the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois, helping BG limit the Huskies without a shot in that road shutout win
- That match, played on Oct. 24, marked the first time she had come off the field since Sept. 5
- She had played every second of 13-straight matches before being subbed out at NIU
- Was back on the pitch for all 90 minutes two days later, as the Falcons downed Western Michigan, 1-0, to clinch a tie for the MAC regular-season title
- Played all 90 minutes four days after that, in BG's 3-1 win at Toledo that clinched the title outright
- And, played every second as BGSU downed CMU, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' semifinal-round win over Buffalo
- Was on the field for all 110 minutes of the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan, helping the Falcons record a shutout
- And, played every second of the NCAA Championships match at Michigan
HIGH SCHOOL
- A graduate of Bishop Watterson H.S. (’19), playing for coach Scott Dempsey
- Helped the Eagles to a Central Catholic League championship in 2018, her lone season on the team
- Bishop Watterson won district and regional championships as well, advancing to the Division I state semifinals
- Played fall ball with her club team during her first three years of high school
- National Honor Society
PERSONAL
- Born in Columbus, Ohio
- Daughter of Steve and Kelley Shea
- Would like to become a pediatrician
- Has a younger sister, Avery
- Played club ball for Ohio Premier, helping that program to a 2019 ECNL National final four appearance
- Favorite athlete is Tobin Heath
- Lists her father as her biggest influence
- A biology major at BGSU
SHEA - CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22-22 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2020-21 | 8-8 | 726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-21 | 1949 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | .364 | 7 | .636 | 1 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 51-51 | 4681 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | .267 | 9 | .600 | 1 | 0-0 |
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