Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Oregon State on September 7, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Murdzek, Avery
Jersey Number 10
Avery Murdzek
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Wis.
- High School:
- Hudson H.S.
- Major:
- Human Biology
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2023: The 2023 Summit League Midfielder of the Year and an All-Summit League First Team selection … finished season with team highs in points (21), goals (8), assists (5), shots (58) and shots on goal (25) … named a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team performer … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District choice … first goals of season came in victories at Drake (Sept. 24) and versus Iowa State (Sept. 27) en route to earning Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week honors … had a brace in the Oct. 15 win against St. Thomas … scored a goal and recorded an assist in SDSU’s NCAA Tournament appearance at Nebraska on Nov. 10 … had seven shots in the contest … competed for 1,535 minutes on the pitch over the course of the season … played for full 90 minutes in three matches and had six other 80-plus minute showings.Â
2022: Played in 17 games and started in 13 … competed 60-plus minutes in eight matches … scored three goals on the season and an assist for seven points … registered nine multi-shot matches and had a .469 shots on goal percentage … scored game-winning goal in 83rd minute in SDSU’s 1-0 victory at GCU on Aug. 22 … scored a goal and had an assist the next day in a 3-2 win at Northern Arizona … an All-Summit League Second Team choice … Picked as Academic All-District selection by CSS.Â
2021: Played in all 22 games and started in 12 of them … competed for 1,221 minutes (55.5 minutes per game) over the course of the season … ended the year with 19 points behind six goals and seven assists … point total was third most on the team while her assist mark was the most ever by a freshman in program history … finished second on team in scoring and was highest scoring freshman in the Summit League … her seven assists also were third most in the Summit League and was the 94th most in the nation … found a spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on Oct. 30 with one of her two game winners on the season with a goal at Omaha … had a two-goal effort versus Morningside on Sept. 12 … played a season-high 73 minutes on two occasions (Oct. 1 versus Western Illinois and Nov. 4 versus Omaha) … finished season being selected as the 2021 Summit League Newcomer of the Year … picked to the all-Summit League Newcomer Team and was an all-Summit League Second Team selection ... would currently rank first in assists per game (0.32), seventh in points per game (0.86), eighth in goals per game (0.27) and 10th in shots-on-goal per game (0.87) on career program charts after first season ... member of the 2021-22 Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Before SDSU: Graduated from Hudson High School in Hudson, Wisc. in May 2021 … signed with the Jackrabbits along with her twin sister, Laney … named the 2021 Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference after scoring 16 goals and assisting on eight more … also tabbed as a 2021 First Team All-State selection and United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team member ... led the Raiders to a 16-1 record and an appearance in the state title match in 2021 … scored 50+ goals between 2017-19 … 2018-19 State Cup runner-up … played club soccer for St. Croix Academy.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2024 All-Summit League Honorable Mention
- 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- 2023 Summit League Midfielder of the Year
- 2023 All-Summit League First Team
- 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team
- 2023 & 2022 Academic All-District Team (College Sports Communicators)
- 2022 All-Summit League Second Team
- 2021 Summit League All-Newcomer Team & All-Summit League Second Team
- 2021 Summit League Newcomer of the Year
- Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week (Aug. 28, 2023)
- 2023-24 & 2024-25 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 & 2024-25 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
2023: The 2023 Summit League Midfielder of the Year and an All-Summit League First Team selection … finished season with team highs in points (21), goals (8), assists (5), shots (58) and shots on goal (25) … named a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team performer … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District choice … first goals of season came in victories at Drake (Sept. 24) and versus Iowa State (Sept. 27) en route to earning Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week honors … had a brace in the Oct. 15 win against St. Thomas … scored a goal and recorded an assist in SDSU’s NCAA Tournament appearance at Nebraska on Nov. 10 … had seven shots in the contest … competed for 1,535 minutes on the pitch over the course of the season … played for full 90 minutes in three matches and had six other 80-plus minute showings.Â
2022: Played in 17 games and started in 13 … competed 60-plus minutes in eight matches … scored three goals on the season and an assist for seven points … registered nine multi-shot matches and had a .469 shots on goal percentage … scored game-winning goal in 83rd minute in SDSU’s 1-0 victory at GCU on Aug. 22 … scored a goal and had an assist the next day in a 3-2 win at Northern Arizona … an All-Summit League Second Team choice … Picked as Academic All-District selection by CSS.Â
2021: Played in all 22 games and started in 12 of them … competed for 1,221 minutes (55.5 minutes per game) over the course of the season … ended the year with 19 points behind six goals and seven assists … point total was third most on the team while her assist mark was the most ever by a freshman in program history … finished second on team in scoring and was highest scoring freshman in the Summit League … her seven assists also were third most in the Summit League and was the 94th most in the nation … found a spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on Oct. 30 with one of her two game winners on the season with a goal at Omaha … had a two-goal effort versus Morningside on Sept. 12 … played a season-high 73 minutes on two occasions (Oct. 1 versus Western Illinois and Nov. 4 versus Omaha) … finished season being selected as the 2021 Summit League Newcomer of the Year … picked to the all-Summit League Newcomer Team and was an all-Summit League Second Team selection ... would currently rank first in assists per game (0.32), seventh in points per game (0.86), eighth in goals per game (0.27) and 10th in shots-on-goal per game (0.87) on career program charts after first season ... member of the 2021-22 Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Before SDSU: Graduated from Hudson High School in Hudson, Wisc. in May 2021 … signed with the Jackrabbits along with her twin sister, Laney … named the 2021 Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference after scoring 16 goals and assisting on eight more … also tabbed as a 2021 First Team All-State selection and United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team member ... led the Raiders to a 16-1 record and an appearance in the state title match in 2021 … scored 50+ goals between 2017-19 … 2018-19 State Cup runner-up … played club soccer for St. Croix Academy.
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