Ava Akeel

BLOOMINGTON, IN - April 15, 2023 - Head Coach Erwin Van Bennekom and midfielder Ava Akeel #27 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Chris Conaway/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Chris Conaway/Indiana Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Rochester, Mich.
High School/Club:
Michigan Hawks

2024 (Senior)
Fall Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
Played in all 17 matches for the Hoosiers … recorded a shot in the 1-0 against Tennessee (8/15) … took a shot against Wright State (8/29) … recorded an assist in the 9-0 win against Lawrence (9/8) … had one shot against Ohio State (9/12) and Nebraska (10/27).

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 19 matches with three starts on the season … scored a goal in the 6-0 win over Hanover (9/10) and recorded a game high four shots against the Panthers … played a season high 66 minutes against No. 25 Tennessee (8/31) … recorded 14 shots through nine matches and held a .429 shots on goal percentage.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 12 matches and made five starts on the season … scored the game winning goal against Michigan … scored the first two goals in the win over Trine … scored a team high of three goals for the season ... logged a season best 58 minutes in a win over Michigan (10/23) ... recorded 13 shots over the season with nine shots on goal ... recorded a season best six shots with five shots on goal in a win over Michigan.

2021 (Freshman)
Did not play in the 2021 season.

Prep/Personal
Played for the Michigan Hawks club team … the team was an ECNL National Finalist in 2019 … daughter of Nezar and Tracy Akeel, who played soccer at Eastern Michigan … has three older brothers, Zack, Noah and Gabe, who is a student at IU … majoring in Pre-Med.