NIL Opportunities

Fifth Year - 2024

• Appeared in five matches, making four starts...suffered season-ending injury on Aug. 31 vs. Kentucky.
• Opened the season with assists in consecutive matches vs. Wright State on Aug. 15 and vs. DePaul on Aug. 18.
• Tallied her third assist of the season on Aug. 25 vs. Illinois State.
• Logged a season-high 74 minutes on Aug. 31 vs. Kentucky.

Junior - 2023

• CSC Academic All-District.
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in all 17 matches, making 15 starts.
• Ranked second on the team with four goals scored during the campaign, a new career-high mark.
• Tallied two assists on the season.
• Scored the opener on Aug. 31 at Louisville.
• Picked up the first brace of her career and scored the match-winner on Sept. 10 vs. Pepperdine.
• Scored the equalizer on Sept. 21 vs. Indiana.
• Collected assists on Oct. 15 vs. Purdue and Oct. 22 vs. No. 25 Nebraska.

Sophomore - 2022

• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-B1G
• Appeared in 16 games, making 13 starts.
• One of nine outfield players to record 1000+ minutes on the season.
• Finished third on the team with 22 shots.
• Tallied an assist on Sept. 4 vs. Indiana State...also recorded a season-high four shots in the contest.
• Scored first goal of the season on Sept. 22 at Maryland.
• Scored her second goal of the season on Oct. 16 vs. No. 20 Ohio State.

Freshman - 2021

• Appeared in all 17 games for the Illini, starting 14.
• Led the team with five assists on the season.
• Scored first goal as an Illini at Toledo, 9/12/21.
• Made Illini debut in season opener vs. Missouri 8/19/21.
• Tied Illini record for assists in a half with three at Bowling Green 9/9/21.

FRESHMAN - 2020 (GEORGIA)

• Played for coach Billy Lesesne.
• Appeared in 10 of 14 games for the Bulldogs.
• Part of Women’s Soccer Equality Advocacy Group while at Georgia.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Four-year letter winner at Waterloo High School.
• Played for coach Chad Holden.
• Amassed 21 assists and 12 goals in her high school career.
• Varsity captain.
• IHSSCA All-Sectional Team
• MVC First-Team
• St. Louis Post Dispatch Girls All-Metro Team Republic
• Times All-Local Girls Soccer First Team
• Made it to the elite 8 while earning one conference championship in her time at Waterloo.
• Played club for St. Louis Scott Gallagher.
• Class President.

PERSONAL

• Born April 9, 2002.
• Daughter of Kris and Sally Stephens.
• Has two sisters, Kathy (28) and Lexi (16).
• Studying Early Childhood Education with a minor in Psychology.
• Favorite athlete is Julie King.
• Credits her sister for being biggest influence on career.
• Best friends with Keith Randolph of Illini Football.
• Chose Illinois because “this staff has what it takes for me to grow as a player and person underneath them.”