Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 31
Jayna Searles
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- William Mason
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati United Premier
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Bowling Green |
- Made her first collegiate start and played 66 minutes of the season-opening win over Oakland
- Saw 77 minutes of action vs. Illinois
- Again drew the start in the Falcons' win over Cleveland State
- Was injured early in that CSU match and missed the next contest, but returned to action in the Cincinnati game
- Played 77 minutes vs. UC, helping the Falcons keep a clean sheet against their Big 12 Conference foes
- Was on the pitch for 72 minutes of the come-from-behind win over Robert Morris
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win over Duquesne
- Also played every second of the win vs. Kent State in the MAC opener
- Saw 81 minutes of time in the 1-1 draw at Ohio
- Played every second of the 1-1 tie vs. MAC preseason favorite Western Michigan
- Was on the field for 63 minutes of BGSU's 4-0 win over Central Michigan
- Played all 90 minutes at Toledo, as the Falcons kept a second-straight clean sheet
- Saw 75 minutes of action at Eastern Michigan, with her two shots including one on goal
- Played all 90 minutes against Miami
- Played 72 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Northern Illinois, and 86 minutes vs. Ball State three days later
- Was on the pitch for every second of the scoreless draw at Buffalo
- Saw 70 minutes of action against Akron and 82 in the win at UMass that clinched a MAC Tournament berth
- Played all 106-plus minutes of BGSU's 1-0, double-OT win over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round
2024 | Junior
- Did not see match action
2023 | Sophomore
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in 11 matches off the bench
- Came off the bench to play 17 minutes of the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State
- Saw 16 minutes of action in the win at Detroit Mercy
- Played 18 minutes of the match at nationally-ranked Pittsburgh
- Saw 10 minutes of time off the bench vs. nationally-ranked Notre Dame
- Played eight minutes and had a shot attempt in the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Was on the field for the final moments of the opening half vs. Western Michigan
- Played 10 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Ohio and also saw action in the victory at Miami
- Saw 12 minutes of time in the victory vs. Eastern Michigan
- Played 17 minutes at Buffalo and 16 in the win over Central Michigan
2022 | Freshman
- Was named the team's Most Improved Player
- Played in 13 matches off the bench, and had a pair of assists
- Saw action in 10 of the Falcons' 11 MAC matches
- Made her collegiate debut at nationally-ranked Tennessee, playing 10 minutes
- Saw six minutes of action in the Falcons' 3-0 win at Valparaiso
- Played six minutes at Western Michigan as well
- Came off the bench to play 17 minutes of the shutout win at Central Michigan
- Played five minutes vs. Ball State
- Saw 33 minutes of time at Akron, with her two shot attempts including one on goal
- Played 20 minutes of BGSU's second-straight 4-0 shutout win, this time vs. preseason MAC favorite Ohio
- Came off the bench to play 12 minutes against league-leading Buffalo
- And, played four minutes as BGSU topped Miami, 1-0, for a fourth shutout in five matches
- Recorded her first -- and her second -- career point, with a pair of assists in BGSU's 7-1 annihilation of Eastern Michigan
- Played five minutes of the win at Northern Illinois
- Saw three minutes of action off the bench in the MAC Tournament semifinal-round matchup vs. Ball State
William Mason High School |
Mason, Ohio |
- Attended William Mason H.S. ('22) where she played for coach Andy Schur
- Helped the Comets to three Greater Miami Conference titles and a 31-1-4 record in league play during her four years
- A two-time All-GMC First-Team selection who also earned all-county and All-Southwest Ohio First-Team accolades twice
Personal |
- Born in Mason, Ohio
- Daughter of Pete and Jennifer Searles
- Has a younger brother, Cooper
- Has played club ball for Cincinnati United CUP 04 Gold
- Favorite athlete is Rose Lavelle
- Lists her father as her biggest influence
- An exercise science major at BGSU
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