NIL Opportunities

Career Highlights

• Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
• 2022 Laura Redmond Ramirez Scholarship Designee
• 2024, 2023, 2022 CSC Academic All-District.

Fifth Year - 2024

• CSC Academic All-District
• Started all 18 matches on the season...logged career-best marks in starts, goals (4), assists (4), points (12) and shots (18).
• Her four assists were tied for the team lead.
• Scored her first goal of the season on Aug. 15 vs. Wright State.
• Tallied a goal and an assist on Aug. 25 vs. Illinois State.
• Sparked a 2-1 comeback win at Purdue on Oct. 6...scored the Illini's first goal of the contest and later assisted on Lia Howard's game winner.
• Scored her fourth goal of the season, a career-high, on Oct. 10 vs. No. 19 USC.
• Assisted on Sarah Foley's game-winning goal on Oct. 17 at Indiana.

Senior - 2023

• CSC Academic All-District.
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Started all 17 matches on the season, playing 1,317 minutes out of a possible 1,530.
• Set new career-high marks in goals (2) and assists (2) in the campaign.
• Scored her first goal of the season on Sept. 7 at Missouri from the penalty spot.
• Assisted on Sydney Stephens' match-winning goal on Sept. 10 vs. Pepperdine.
• Opened the scoring on Oct. 8 at Minnesota with a fourth-minute goal.
• Picked up her second assist of the season on Oct. 22 vs. No. 25 Nebraska.

Junior - 2022

• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-B1G
• 2022 Laura Redmond Ramirez Scholarship Designee
• Appeared in all 18 games, making 14 starts.
• One of nine outfield players to record 1000+ minutes on the season.
• Posted a career-high three points (1 G, 1 A).
• Provided first assist of her career on Sept. 4 vs. Indiana State.
• Scored first goal of the season, second of career, in season finale vs. Minnesota on Oct. 23...was a penalty kick.

Sophomore - 2021

• Academic All-B1G.
• Appeared in nine games for the Illini, starting one.

Freshman - 2020

• Appeared in 10 games for the Illini, starting two.
• Made her Illini debut vs. Iowa, 2/25/21.
• Scored her first career goal in the B1G Wildcard Weekend matchup vs Iowa, 4/8/21.

High School/Club

• Played for Eclipse Select Soccer Club from 2013-20
• Four-year team captain for Eclips Select
• 2017 ECNL National Playoff qualifier
• 2016 Illinois State Cup Champion
• Three-time Olympic Development Program State Team (2012-14)
• Named Illinois State Scholar by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
• Four-year National Honors Society member
• Thomas M. Dobry Memorial Scholarship recipient 
• Honored as salutatorian of the Fenwick High School Class of 2020

Personal

• Born December 20, 2001 in Bensenville, Illinois
• Daughter of Art and Debbie Berschel
• Has two sisters, Mackenzie (21) and Avery (14)
• Enjoys art and being active in her spare time
• Lists Mia Hamm as her favorite athlete and credits the soccer great as the biggest influence on her athletic career
• Trained with former Fighting Illini Jackie (Santacaterina) Manny