Player Name: Jessica Ayers Jersey #: 7 Age: 20 Position: Midfield Hometown: Seattle, Wash
Last Club: Colorado Rapids
Professional – Ayers played for the USL W-League Colorado Rapids during 2013.
College – Ayers is a Senior at NCAA Colorado College. In 2013, Ayers was named to the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I All-Central Region first team … A first-team all-Conference USA selection for the third year in a row … Started 21 of 22 games … Ranked first among the team's forwards and fourth overall with 1,641 minutes played … Led C-USA with six game-winning goals and tied for first with a career-high 13 tallies overall … Became the first Tiger to record double-digit goals since Emily Beans struck for 13 in 2006, and has climbed into a tie for ninth on CC's all-time list with 24 …. Also finished second in the league with a personal-best 27 points and has climbed into a tie for 11th in program history with 54 career points … Struck twice in a game on two occasions … Notched the 'golden goal' during the 4-3 overtime victory at Rice … Scored in all three games at the 2013 Conference USA Championship … Named a second-team Scholar All-American by the NSCAA and was a repeat selection on the Conference USA All-Academic team with a 3.75 GPA as a history and political science double major. During 2012, Ayers was named a second-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America … Became the 14th Tiger to be honored by the NSCAA, the first since Robyn Neigle, Karla Thompson and Cissy Wafford were recognized in 1990 … One of only four underclassmen among the 32 players to earn a spot on the first or second teams … Named Midfielder of the Year and a first-team all-Conference USA for the second year in a row … Started all 23 games and was fifth with 1907 minutes played … Led the Tigers with seven goals, was second with 18 points and tied for second with four assists, all of which were career highs … Ranked second in the conference in shots (69), fifth in shots per game (3.00) and tied for 10th in points … Struck for the game-winning goal in conference matches against Marshall (2-1) and Southern Miss (1-0) … Set up the deciding score in victories over Denver, Robert Morris and Tulsa … Also notched the equalizer during 2-2 ties against Utah and SMU … CC was 3-0-3 when she scored a goal and 6-0-3 when she had a point … Is tied for No. 38 in program history with 27 points after only two campaigns … A second-team selection on the Conference USA Women's Soccer All-Academic Squad. During 2011, Ayers was named Midfielder of the Year and Freshman of the Year by Conference USA … Also earned a spot on the all-conference first team as well as the all-freshman team … A second-selection on Soccer America's all-freshman team as well as a third-team all-Central Region pick by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America … Named CC's Freshman of the Year … Started 18 and played in all 20 matches … One of two freshmen to play in every game … Ranked fourth on the team with nine points (4g/1a) … Was second in C-USA games with seven points (3g/1a) … Scored the game winner against East Carolina … Set up the game-tying goal at UCF … Led first-year Tigers and was fifth overall with 1,423 minutes played … Colorado College was undefeated when she recorded a goal (4-0-0) or a point (4-0-1).
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