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BLOOMINGTON, IN - 2019.09.08 - Women’s soccer vs. Morehead State

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - 2019.08.25 - Women's Soccer vs. UIC

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 - Midfielder Melanie Forbes #12 of the Indiana Hoosiers and Midfielder Allison Jorden #14 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrate during the game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Rose Bythrow/ Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - SEPTEMBER 07, 2018 - Midfielder Melanie Forbes #12 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 - Midfielder Melanie Forbes #12 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against Michigan State Spartans and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Amelia Herrick/Indiana Athletics

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Melanie Forbes

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-3
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Mississauga, Ontario
High School/Club:
Appleby College / GS United

2021 (Senior)
Played in 18 matches and made three starts on the season…five points with one goal and three assists…scored game-winning goal against Illinois…19 shots on the season with nine on goal.

2020-21 (Senior)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Co-Offensive Big Ten Player of the Week (March 2)
• Top Drawer Soccer’s Player of the Week (March 2)
Netted the gamewinner in the 94^th minute over Rutgers on Feb. 25 … recorded a brace in Indiana’s shutout win over Iowa on Feb. 28 … led the Hoosiers offense in points (6), total shots (25) and shots on goal (15) ... appeared in all 12 games and earned a total of eight starts.

2019 (Junior)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in all 19 games of the season … started all but one of the 19 games played … assisted on the in the long goal on Aug. 23 vs UIC … had the game-winning goal at Kentucky on Sept. 15 … took a season high four shots against Penn State on Oct. 10 …. scored a goal and put up three shots against Purdue on Oct. 27.

2018 (Sophomore)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in all 18 games … scored three goals and added three assists … scored her first career goal in Indiana’s win against Kentucky on Sept. 7 … had a pair of assists in IU’s 3-2 comeback win against Michigan on Sept. 13, including on Chandra Davidson’s game-winner in the 108^th minute … scored in back-to-back games against Michigan State on Sept. 16 and at Nebraska Sept. 20 … assisted on Grace Geise’s gamewinner at Maryland on Oct. 21

2017 (Freshman)
Played in all 19 games … put up 10 shots on the year with six being on goal … recorded her first career shot at Western Michigan on Aug. 27 … put up a career high three shots at Minnesota on Oct. 5.

Prep/Personal
Played club for GS United, where she was a two-time Ontario Cup champion and bronze medalist at the Canadian National Championships … won a silver medal at the 2017 Canada Games with Team Ontario, scoring a goal and adding four assists ... was a 2015 U16 Ontario Provincial Player, a 2014 U15 Provincial Player and a 2013 U14 Provincial Player … Ontario REX Player from 2014-15 … 2016 team captain for Appleby College, where she led the team to back-to-back CISAA Championships … two-time Duke of Ed Award winner for personal achievement … also played field hockey, hockey and ran cross country … parents are Scott Forbes and Ana Rendeiro … has two siblings, Andrew and Kayla ... Andrew is on the Laurentian rowing team and Kayla played softball at Queens University ... majoring in Human Biology.