2016 Women's Soccer Roster
Veronica Ellis
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
2016 (Senior)
• Team Captain
• Big Ten Preseason Watch List
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 20 games, splitting time as a midfielder and defender … put up 18 shots on the season … netted a goal against SMU on Sept. 5 … assisted on one of Mykayla Brown’s goals in Indiana’s 4-2 win against JMU on Sept. 11 … also assisted on Brown’s game-tying goal in Indiana’s 2-2 comeback draw at Purdue on Oct. 22 … finished her career tied for third all-time at Indiana for games played with 80 ... named Academic All-Big Ten.
2015 (Junior)
• Boilermaker Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team
• Stomp in the Swamp All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played and started in all 19 games, splitting time between midfielder and defender … tallied 15 shots on the season, including a season-high four at No. 18 Minnesota on Sept. 27 and against Ohio State on Oct. 18 … put up a shot on goal against Northwestern on Sept. 20 and against Ohio State … registered two shots on goal against Maryland on Oct. 15 ... named Academic All-Big Ten.
2014 (Sophomore)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in all 19 games, making six starts … scored two goals this season, both gamewinners … had five shots on goal out of 10 total shots … had the lone goal against Purdue … scored the second of two goals against UC Irvine … finished the season with four points … named Academic All-Big Ten.
2013 (Freshman)
• Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team (first for IU since 2008)
Played in 22 games, all as a reserve off the bench ... finished with three goals and one assist, with all three goals serving as game-winning goals ... scored her first collegiate goal in the second half against Minnesota in the Big Ten opener ... in the closing minutes of the second overtime period at Michigan State, she found the back of the net for her second goal of the season ... picked up an assist against Illinois in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament ... put home the game-winning goal in the second half versus DePaul in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
Prep/Personal
Was a four-year letterwinner at Naperville Central High School ... led NCHS to a 20-2-2 record in 2012, a school record ... received all-area recognition from the Naperville Sun and Daily Herald as a senior ... named all-conference as a junior as well as all-sectional ... team won conference title each of the past three seasons ... claimed a regional title in 2010 and 2011 ... participated on the Illinois ODP '94 State team in 2010 and 2011 and was part of the Region II ODP Pool those years as well ... played club soccer for Chicago Fire Juniors for four years before the team merged to form the Sockers FC prior to her senior year ... won a regional title with the Fire in 2009 and was a finalist at the U.S. Club Nationals ... claimed the Illinois State Cup in 2010 and was a finalist in 2011 ... the daughter of Ron and Toni Ellis ... has one sister, Taylor.
