Laney Murdzek

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Megan Glover | South Dakota State

Photo by: Travis Gallipo

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hudson, Wis.
High School:
Hudson H.S.
Major:
Exercise Science

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

2024 & 2022 All-Summit League First Team
2023 All-Summit League Second Team
2023 & 2022 Academic All-District Team (College Sports Communicators)
2022 United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team
Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week (10/17/22)
2022 Summit League All-Academic Team
2021 Summit League All-Newcomer Team
Four-time Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2021-24)
2023-24 & 2024-25 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2024: A First Team All-Summit League performer … played in all 22 matches and started in 20 … competed for a career-high 1,318 minutes … scored 10 points on the season behind three goals and four assists … had team’s lone goal in season opener versus Kansas (Aug. 15) … recorded a brace at Omaha on Sept. 29 to begin conference schedule … registered two assists across Summit League tournament, including one in championship victory over Oral Roberts on Nov. 10 … played 70-plus minutes on three occasions … appeared for season-high 72 minutes in NCAA tournament match at Minnesota (Nov. 15) … Ended college career among best in several categories … In SDSU record book at the close of the 2024 season ranked tied for second in games started (79) and multi-assist games (3), tied for sixth in assists (16), 10th in games played (83), 12th in points (44), 17th in goals (14) and 22nd in minutes played (5,116) … an Impact Award honoree for her success as a Jackrabbit from the SDSU Athletics Department.

2023: An All-Summit League Second Team performer … selected as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District choice … played and started in all 20 Jackrabbit matches during the season … finished second on the team in shots (35) and third in shots on goal (14) … registered nine points behind two goals and five assists on the year … her five assists tied for a Summit League individual best mark … recorded multiple assists in victories over Manitoba (Aug. 17) and Green Bay (Sept. 10) … scored goals against North Dakota (Oct. 1) and Oral Roberts (Oct. 29) … played full 90 minutes in Oct. 22 match at Kansas City … appeared for over 70 minutes in six games.

2022: Played and started in all 19 matches … scored four goals and dished out three assists for 11 points … recorded 24 shots and a .458 shots on goal percentage … had three game-winning goals on the season … played fourth most minutes on team (1,248) and most among non-defenders … registered seven multi-shot games … played a season-high 81 minutes versus South Dakota on Sept. 24 … scored a game-winning goal in 77th minute versus Oral Roberts in a 1-0 Oct. 14 win in Brookings … claimed Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week honors on Oct. 17 for that effort and a goal against Kansas City on Oct. 16 … named to the All-Summit League First Team … a United Soccer Coaches NCAA DI Women’s All-West Region Third Team choice … One of conference-high four Jackrabbits picked to The Summit League Women’s Soccer Academic All-League Team … an Academic All-District selection chosen by CSS.

2021: A starter in 20 of 22 games played … named to the 2021 all-Summit League Newcomer Team … scored five goals and four assists (14 points) … tallied second highest shot percentage on team (.278) and second highest shots-on-goal percentage (.611) … had a three-point performance with a goal and assist in the season opener versus Augustana … recorded two assists in Sept. 12 victory versus Morningside … played over 58 minutes per contest … ended season with strong performances at the Summit League tournament … assisted on game-winning goal in extra time and played 90 minutes in 1-0 victory over Omaha (Nov. 4) … scored a goal in the Nov. 6 conference championship match against Denver ... 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, Avery … named to the 2021 All-Big Rivers Conference First Team … led the Raiders to a 16-1 record and an appearance in the state title match in 2021 … scored 40+ goals between 2017-19 … 2018-19 State Cup runner-up … played club soccer for St. Croix Academy.