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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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40 Ava Blackney

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Denton, Texas
  • High School Denton-Guyer

Biography

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2024:
Backup goalkeeper to Clare Longueville and Lauren McAlpine for the Maverick team, which finished as Division II National Runner-Up.

2023: NSIC All-Academic Team... Did not see any action in goal for the Mavericks.

2022: Appeared in two matches with 26:40 minutes of playing time…Named to the NSIC All-Academic team…Season-high of three shots faced vs. Minnesota Crookston.

2021: Made Maverick debut and first collegiate save in the Mavericks' 5-0 victory hosting Minnesota Crookston (Sept. 26)...Saw action in two total matches for MSU...Played 43:05 total minutes, saw one shot and made one save while contributing to a pair of combined shutouts, including MSU's 5-0 victory over Upper Iowa (Oct. 8).

2020-21: Did not compete in the Mavericks only official match of the 2021 spring season.

2019: Redshirted.

High School: Three-year starter at Trinity and Denton-Guyer High Schools and four-year starter for D’Feeters ECNL…Named team captain for D’Feeters in fall 2018 and for Trinity High School in spring 2018 before transferring…Won 2018 Labor Day Open Championship with D’Feeters…Senior season at DentonGuyer High School will be played in spring 2019.

Personal: Daughter of Toby and Marcia Blackney and Goerge and Kirsten Smith…Has four siblings: Andrew, Bailey, Cayla and Matthew…Grandpa, Jim, played basketball at University of Oklahoma…Brother, Bailey, plays football at Trinity Valley Community College…Born June 18, 2001.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2019Freshman

    GK
    6'0"
    32
  • 32

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    GK
    6'0"
    32
  • 1

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    GK
    6'0"
    1
  • 1

    2022Senior

    GK
    5'11"
    1
  • 00

    2023Senior

    GK
    5'11"
    00
  • 40

    2024Graduate Student

    GK
    5'11"
    40