2016 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 0
Michelle Denley
- Position:
- GK
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oakville, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Prev School:
- Bowling Green
Honors
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (8/23)
Senior - 2016
- Played in nine games for the Illini, earning eight starts
- Shutout three opponents, Morehead State (8/19), Illinois State (8/21) and Evansville (9/11)
- Grabbed a career high 10 saves against Illinois State
- Was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 23
- Finished the season with a 3-5-0 record
Junior - 2015
- Did not appear for the Illini
Sophomore - 2014
- Made four appearances for the Illini including two starts as goalkeeper
- Finished the season with a 2-1 record
- Made 10 saves total against Notre Dame (5), Louisville (4) and Oakland (1)
Freshman - 2013 (At Bowling Green)
- Played in two matches off the bench
- Was between the posts for a total of 112:59
- Both matches came in MAC play, as she appeared in the Kent State and (Sept. 29) and Western Michigan (Oct. 6) matches on back-to-back Sundays
- Played just under 68 minutes at KSU, making three saves
- Played the second half of the WMU game and had six stops
High School
- Played two years at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (`13)
- Named the team's Rookie of the Year as a freshman and was the Raiders' MVP as a junior
- Did not play in her sophomore and senior years as she trained with the Canadian National Development Program
- Also played field hockey, volleyball and track and field
- Captained both the soccer and field hockey teams
- Helped the Raiders to the league (Greater Halton Athletic Conference) finals on two occasions
- Was a GHAC finalist in the high jump in track
- A four-year member of the Honor Roll
Personal
- Full name is Michelle Kathleen Denley
- Born on March 28, 1995
- Parents are Larry and Kelly Denley
- Youngest of three children and has a brother and a sister
- Father played collegiate hockey at York University
- Has played at the Canadian National Training Center
- Major is undecided
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