NIL Opportunities

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• B1G Co-Freshman of the Week (9/12).
• Tied Illinois freshman record of 13 saves at #21 Michigan, most saves in a game since 2000 (Sarah Anderson vs. Penn State 11/3/2000).

SOPHOMORE 2022

• Did not make an appearance.

FRESHMAN 2021

• Appeared in nine matches for the Illini, recording 43 saves and a .782 save percentage.
• Made her Illini debut at Bowling Green 9/9/21, recording three saves on ten shots faced.
• Named B1G Co-Freshman of the Week for the week of 9/12-9/19 after a saving 13 shots on 35 shots faced at #21 Michigan 9/17/21.
• Tied Illinois freshman record with 13 saves at #21 Michigan 9/17/21, the most saves in a game by an Illini since Sarah Anderson vs. Penn State on Nov. 3, 2000 (13).

HIGH SCHOOL

• Four-year letter winner at Freeport High School.
• Played for coach Nick Namio.
• Three-time All-Conference honoree in the NIC-10.
• Team MVP, All-Sectional in her sophomore year.
• 2019 All Star Preps Best of Rock River Valley.
• 2021 Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year.
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches High School All-American.
• Tied for first in IHSA in most consecutive shutouts in a season with 15.
• 16-1-0 record propelled team to NIC-10 Conference Championship.
• Played club for Rockford Raptors, earning a state championship in her time.

PERSONAL

• Born March 17, 2003 in Freeport, Ill.
• Daughter of Thedford and Carmela Jackson.
• Has two brothers, Isaiah (23), Jalen (25), and one sister, Arcey.
• Majoring in Criminal Justice.
• Cousin of former Illini Aaron Bailey of the Baltimore Ravens.
• Has a strangely accurate British accent.
• Enjoys fishing, playing video games, tennis, swimming, and bike riding.
• Favorite athlete is Abby Smith.
• Credits her father as the biggest influence on her athletic career.
• Chose Illinois because “I loved the environment the school gave off and just the way it felt walking around campus on my visit. It felt like home.”