15 Ava Croft
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Polk City, Iowa
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- Position:
- D/M
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- North Polk
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- g
- 1
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- a
- 0
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- pts
- 2
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- gw
- 0
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Letterwinner (2024)
- Co-Breakout Player of the Year Team Award (2024)
2024 | freshman
- Appeared in 18 games for the Storm
- Played for the first time against Illinois Wesleyan
- Made her first career start against Wis.-La Crosse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
- Took six shots on the season
- Earned Co-Breakout Player of the Year team award
High School
- Graduated in 2024 from North Polk High School
- Three-time all-conference selection in soccer (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Named team captain of her soccer team her senior year
- Helped lead her team to the State Championship game (2024)
- Reached the State quarterfinals four straight years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- First-team all-conference in volleyball (2023)
- Second-team all-conference in volleyball (2022)
- Member of the National Honors Society
- Earned DMACC President’s List
Personal
- Parents are Aaron and Mary Croft
- Has two siblings, Lauren and Adam
- Majoring in biology and health and exercise science with a minor in psychology
Player Profile
|   | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 19 | 8 | ||
| Games started | 3 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 1 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 2 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shot Pct | 1.000 | - | ||
| Penalty kicks | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | Truman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 22 | at Westminster (Mo.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 29 | at Ill. Wesleyan | W, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at Millikin | T, 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Macalester | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Carleton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Cornell College | W, 10-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wis.-Platteville | L, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at No. 16 Wis.-La Crosse | L, 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | T, 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Monmouth (Ill.) | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Coe | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Neb. Wesleyan | W, 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | Central (Iowa) | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at No. 18 Loras | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Dubuque | L, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Buena Vista | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Luther | W, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Wartburg | W, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at St. Catherine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nov 1 | Luther | W, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Loras | L, 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. A-R-C Tournament | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 19 | 3 | .05 | .00 | .11 | .05 | 1.000 | .05 | 1.000 |
| Conference | 8 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 9 | 2 | .11 | .00 | .22 | .11 | 1.000 | .11 | 1.000 |
| Away | 10 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 11 | 2 | .09 | .00 | .18 | .09 | 1.000 | .09 | 1.000 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - | |
| Month | August | 2 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| September | 8 | 3 | .13 | .00 | .25 | .13 | 1.000 | .13 | 1.000 | |
| October | 7 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - | |
| November | 2 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Conference | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Result | Wins | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Month | August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | |
| October | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| November | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Storm shower Cornell with 10 goals
Simpson put on a dominant performance at home on Tuesday night, defeating Cornell 10-0 behind goals from eight different players.
September 9, 2025




