2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Liz Mann
- Position:
- MF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Staley
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
2019: A starter in 17 of her 17 matches played... Finished with three goals -- tied for third-most on the team -- one assist and seven points on the year... Named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 26 - the first of her career -- after she helped the Roos defense pitch consecutive shutouts to begin the year... Earned the game-winner in the 1-0 shutout of Utah Valley on Oct. 20... Had a season-high three points with one goal and one assist in win at Chicago State on Nov. 2... Had eight games when she played the entire length... 2019 Academic All-WAC selection.
2018: Started in 20-of-21 games she played in ... Made her lone goal of the season count as she nailed the game-winner in the win against Western Illinois (Aug. 26) ... Collected 10 overall shots, with four of them on-goal for the season ... Went for three shots in three different games ... Logged at least 80 minutes in 11 matches, including six of the last seven games ... Big reason the defense shut out 10-of-21 opponents on the year and ranked 45th (tie) in the NCAA in shutout percentage (.476)... 2018 Academic All-WAC Selection.
2017: Played in all 20 matches, making 19 starts on the season as a freshman ... Finished the year with one goal and two assists with 14 shots and five shots on goal ... Served as a key member of the Kansas City defensive unit that pitched 11 shutouts, including shutouts in 6 of 7 WAC contests ... Helped lead the defensive unit from her defensive midfielder position to WAC-leading marks in goals allowed (16), goals against average (0.79), and shutouts (11) ... Scored first career goal in an 2-0 win over Illinois-Chicago (8/25) ... Recorded a career-high 2 assists, tied for 2nd in Kansas City single-game history, in a 8-0 win over Chicago State (10/28) ... 2017 Academic All-WAC Selection.
High School: Four-year starter under head coach Johnny Chain at Staley High School … Registered 96 goals as a midfielder with 59 assists in 96 games … Has earned a spot on the all-conference first team and all-district first team on four occasions … Named Staley's team MVP her junior year after being awarded the team's Offensive Player of the Year her freshman and sophomore seasons … Collected conference Player of the Year accolades her junior season … Member of the all-state third team her junior year … Helped her team finished first or second in the conference in each of her four seasons … Ended senior year with conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors as an All-State Honorable Mention ... Played club soccer with Futura Forte Elite … Member of National Honor Society for her success in the classroom ... Named to the Academic All-State team in her final year at Staley.
Personal: Born May 24 in Overland Park, Kansas … Daughter of Jeff and Lori Mann … Has one brother, Jarod … Parents attended K-State, Kansas and UMKC for education … Plans to study Pre-Pharmacy while competing at UMKC.
