Webster University Athletics

2019 SLIAC Fall All-Academic Team

2019 (SOPHOMORE): Played in five matches and totaled 148 minutes ... Recorded one assist and one point on the year ... Tallied eight shots and put two of those shots on goal ... Took a career high three shots at Eureka (10/5) ... In that match against Eureka, she had her only assist on the year ... Also had two shots against both Iowa Wesleyan (10/9) and at Principia (10/29) ... Played at least 20 minutes in all five matches, including a season high 46 against Iowa Wesleyan ... Saw action in five matches in SLIAC play and totaled 148 minutes.

2018 (FRESHMAN): Played in 15 matches and totaled 439 minutes ... Recorded three assists for a total of three points on the year ... Took a total of nine shots, including five of those shots coming on goal ... Had a .556 shots on goal percentage ... Tallied her first career collegiate assist against MacMurray (9/29) and also had assists against Blackburn (10/9) and at Iowa Wesleyan (10/23) ... Posted three matches with at least two shots ... Played 40 or more minutes in a match five times, including a season-high 57 minutes against Blackburn (10/9) and had 13 matches with double-digit minutes played ... Made her collegiate debut against Concordia-Chicago (8/31) and played a total of 17 minutes ... Played in eight of WU's nine SLIAC matches and totaled 291 minutes in league play.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played three years of soccer for Coach Matt Bettlach at Triad High School … Was a member of Triad’s Illinois Class 2A State Championship team as a junior in 2017 … Also was a part of two consecutive MVC Conference and Regional championship teams as both a junior and senior … In the classroom, was an MVC All-Academic Award honoree as a senior and also earned High Honors as a senior ... Graduated with Cum Laude honors … Played club soccer for J.B. Marine (Tracey Mathis), Gateway Rush (Jim Jackson) and Metro East Legacy (Patrick Jones).
 
PERSONAL: Born May 20 ... Daughter of Renee and Jim Busche … Biology major … Has three older sisters, Meghan (32), Shelby (29) and Hannah (24) … Chose Webster because it allowed her the opportunity to continue her athletic and academic career ... Lists the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team as her favorite sports team ... Names Becky Sauerbrunn and Alex Morgan as her favorite athletes ... Likes to read, hike, hang out with family and friends and spending time outside ... Wants to attend graduate school for physical therapy.

CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 1 (4x), last at Eureka, 10/5/19
Assists: 1 (4x), last at Eureka, 10/5/19
Shots: 3, at Eureka, 10/5/19
Minutes: 57, vs. Blackburn, 10/9/18