1 Meredith Downs
Meredith Downs
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Johnston, Iowa
  • Position:
    GK
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Johnston
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Bio

Honors & Awards
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Region Fourth Team (2024)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024)
  • All-A-R-C First Team (2024)
  • All-A-R-C All-Academic Team (2024)
  • Team Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
  • Team Co-Newcomer of the Year (2023)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2023, 24)
2024 | sophomore
  • Started 19 games for the Storm
  • Played over 1550 minutes in goal, compiling a 13-3-3 record
  • Finished the year with a 1.16 goals against average
  • Made 68 saves and recorded eight shutouts
  • Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region IX Fourth Team for the first time
  • Received CSC Academic All-District Honors
  • Named to the All-A-R-C First Team
  • Earned Defensive Player of the Year team award
  • Named to the A-R-C All-Academic Team
2023 | freshman
  • Played in nine games, making eight starts
  • Recorded 29 saves
  • Went 7-0-1 between the posts with a 0.60 goals against average
  • Named one of the team’s Newcomers of the Year
High School
  • Graduated from Johnston High School in 2023
  • 2023 Iowa State Soccer Champion
  • 2023 All-State Tournament First Team
  • Two-time second-team all-conference (2022-23)
  • Three-year letterwinner in soccer
  • Member of National Honor Society
Personal
  • Daughter of Suzanne and Randy Downs
  • Has one brother, Tanner
  • Majoring in Chemistry

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 18 at Buena Vista W, 3-1
Oct 22 Luther W, 3-0
Oct 25 Wartburg W, 2-0
Oct 28 at St. Catherine
Nov 1 Luther W, 2-1
Nov 5 at Loras L, 1-0
  Overall Conf
Games 16 8
Games started 16 8
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
Points 0 0
Shots 1 1
Shot Pct .000 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 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 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 30 at Millikin T, 0-0 1 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 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Cornell College W, 10-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Wis.-Platteville L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 18 at No. 16 Wis.-La Crosse L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Wis.-Eau Claire T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 27 at Coe W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 4 Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 8 Central (Iowa) W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 11 at No. 18 Loras L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 14 at Dubuque L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Buena Vista W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 22 Luther W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 25 Wartburg W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 28 at St. Catherine   - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Luther W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 5 at Loras L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 8 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
2023-24 9 8 83:04 .56 0.60 3.22 .853
2024-25 19 19 81:52 1.05 1.16 3.58 .773
2025-26 16 16 84:47 1.19 1.26 4.69 .798
Total 44 43 83:10 1.00 1.08 3.91 .796

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
2023-24 9 8 747:35 5 0.60 29 .853 7 0 1 3/1
2024-25 19 19 1555:25 20 1.16 68 .773 13 3 3 5/3
2025-26 16 16 1356:33 19 1.26 75 .798 9 5 1 4/1
Total 44 43 3659:33 44 1.08 172 .796 29 8 5 12/5

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
Event Total 16 16 84:47 1.19 1.26 4.69 .798
Conference 8 8 90:00 1.00 1.00 5.38 .843
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - -
Location Home 7 7 84:30 .71 0.76 4.29 .857
Away 9 9 85:00 1.56 1.65 5.00 .763
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - -
Result Wins 10 10 81:39 .60 0.66 3.50 .854
Losses 5 5 90:00 2.60 2.60 7.40 .740
Month August 2 2 90:00 .50 0.50 3.00 .857
September 5 5 72:00 1.80 2.25 4.00 .690
October 7 7 90:00 1.00 1.00 5.57 .848
November 2 2 93:16 1.00 0.96 5.00 .833

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
Event Total 16 16 1356:33 19 1.26 75 .798 9 5 1 4/1
Conference 8 8 720:00 8 1.00 43 .843 6 2 0 3/0
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0/0
Location Home 7 7 591:33 5 0.76 30 .857 6 1 0 3/0
Away 9 9 765:00 14 1.65 45 .763 3 4 1 1/1
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0/0
Result Wins 10 10 816:33 6 0.66 35 .854 9 0 0 3/1
Losses 5 5 450:00 13 2.60 37 .740 0 5 0 0/0
Month August 2 2 180:00 1 0.50 6 .857 1 0 1 1/0
September 5 5 360:00 9 2.25 20 .690 2 2 0 0/1
October 7 7 630:00 7 1.00 39 .848 5 2 0 3/0
November 2 2 186:33 2 0.96 10 .833 1 1 0 0/0

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