1 Meredith Downs
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Johnston, Iowa
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- Position:
- GK
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Johnston
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- gp
- 16
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- gs
- 16
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- min
- 1356:33
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- ga
- 19
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- gaa
- 1.26
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- sv
- 75
Bio
Honors & Awards
- One-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region Fourth Team (2024)
- One-time A-R-C First Team All-Conference (2024)
- One-time A-R-C All-Conference Honorable Mention (2025)
- Two-time CSC Academic All-District (2024, 25)
- Two-time A-R-C All-Academic (2024, 25)
- Team Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
- Team Co-Newcomer of the Year (2023)
- Three-time letterwinner (2023, 24, 25)
2025 | junior
- Appeared in 16 games with 16 starts, logging 1357 minutes in goal.
- Team leader in saves (75), shots faced (147), games started (16), games played (16) and shutouts (four).
- Finished with four shutouts, including a three-save clean sheet in a zero-zero tie vs. Millikin (Aug. 30) and a three-save shutout vs. Neb. Wesleyan (Oct. 4).
- Posted a season-high 10 saves while facing 31 shots vs. Wis.-La Crosse (Sep. 18).
- Recorded nine saves vs. Dubuque (Oct. 14) and nine saves in a two-zero win vs. Wartburg (Oct. 26).
- Logged 90 minutes with seven saves vs. Central (Iowa) (Oct. 8) and seven saves in the A-R-C Tournament (Nov. 5).
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
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 16 | 8 | ||
| Games started | 16 | 8 | ||
| Minutes | 1356:33 | 720:00 | ||
| Goals against | 19 | 8 | ||
| Goals-against average | 1.26 | 1.00 | ||
| Saves | 75 | 43 | ||
| Save pct | .798 | .843 | ||
| Wins | 9 | 6 | ||
| Losses | 5 | 2 | ||
| Ties | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shutouts | 4/1 | 3/0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | Truman | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 22 | at Westminster (Mo.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 29 | at Ill. Wesleyan | W, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | .750 |
| Aug 30 | at Millikin | T, 0-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Sep 5 | at Macalester | W, 1-0 | 1 | 45:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 7 | Carleton | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | Cornell College | W, 10-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | Wis.-Platteville | L, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 5 | .714 |
| Sep 18 | at No. 16 Wis.-La Crosse | L, 5-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 5 | 5.00 | 10 | .667 |
| Sep 20 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | T, 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Monmouth (Ill.) | W, 5-1 | 1 | 45:00 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 27 | at Coe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | .800 |
| Oct 4 | Neb. Wesleyan | W, 5-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Oct 8 | Central (Iowa) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 7 | .875 |
| Oct 11 | at No. 18 Loras | L, 3-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 6 | .667 |
| Oct 14 | at Dubuque | L, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 9 | .818 |
| Oct 18 | at Buena Vista | W, 3-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | .667 |
| Oct 22 | Luther | W, 3-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Oct 25 | Wartburg | W, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 1.000 |
| Oct 28 | at St. Catherine | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nov 1 | Luther | W, 2-1 | 1 | 96:33 | 1 | 0.93 | 3 | .750 |
| Nov 5 | at Loras | L, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 7 | .875 |
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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