St. John's University Athletics
2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Collins, Ava
WSOC at Saint Joseph's Highlights
Sunday, August 24
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Thursday, October 31
WSOC Highlights at Penn
Sunday, September 15
WSOC vs Cornell 9.12.24 Highlights
Thursday, September 12
Jersey Number 8
Ava Collins
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Cuthbert's College
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
Bio
2023: Appeared in 12 games, making nine starts after missing seven games due to injury… Ranked third on the team with three goals… Ranked third in the BIG EAST with 0.43 goals per game in conference play… Logged one assist… Tallied all seven points in conference play, which ranked top-10 in the BIG EAST… Fired 15 shots on the season with seven on target…Scored game-winning goal in 3-1 victory over Butler (Oct. 12)… Added a tally in road triumph over Marquette (Oct. 22)… Logged a goal in 3-2 road victory at Creighton (Oct. 5)… Recorded an assist against Villanova (Oct. 1)… Rang off a season-high three shots at Marquette (Oct. 22)
2022: Appeared in 17 matches making 15 starts... Logged 1,177 minutes... Tallied three goals and two assists for eight points which ranked tied for third on the team... Fired 23 shots with 13 on target... TopDrawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 2)... Scored a brace in the 3-0 rout over Central Connecticut State (Sept. 5)... Added a goal during a 3-1 road win over Butler (Oct. 13)... Recorded an assist on Brooke Boyd's game-tying goal against Creighton... Recorded an assist in the BIG EAST Quarterfinal against UConn (Oct. 30)
Fall 2021: Played in 20 matches making 15 starts… Logged over 1,000 minutes for the season…Posted a goal against Lehigh (Sept. 2), at Delaware (Sept. 9), against DePaul (Sept. 26) and against Brown (Nov. 13)… recorded the game-winning goal against DePaul and Brown… Tallied an assist against Columbia (Aug. 27), at Marquette (Oct. 14) and at Xavier (Nov. 4)… Played a season-high 98 minutes against Brown.
Spring 2021: Played in all 12 matches for the Red Storm, earning starts in 11 of those contests … Landed a spot on the All-BIG EAS Freshman Team … Found a spot on the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team … Checked in at no. 32 on the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason top-100 freshmen list and no. 55 on the midseason’s top-100 freshmen list … Two-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week … Paced the way for St. John's in assists, recording five helpers to tie for third overall in the conference … Found the back of the net twice for a combined nine points … She burst onto the scene in her first collegiate appearance, scoring once and assisting on a pair of goals against the University at Albany (Feb. 21) ... She picked up her second goal of the season, while also registering an assist in the Johnnies' draw with BIG EAST foe Villanova (March 21).
Before St. John's: Collins brings international talent to the Red Storm squad … The 5-foot-10 central midfielder saw success at the U19 World Cup Qualifiers in September, netting six goals for the U20 New Zealand Football Ferns … Earned St. Cuthbert's College Sports Honorary Colours Award, this is presented to a student-athlete who is a good role model to other students within their sport and the wider college community, displaying characteristics of good sportsmanship and fair play … Was named to the Emerging Talent Programme at St. Cuthbert's College … Helped the St. Cuthbert's soccer program finish second at the Kathy Seaward Tournament in New Zealand and was named the Kathy Seaward Most Valuable Player.
2022: Appeared in 17 matches making 15 starts... Logged 1,177 minutes... Tallied three goals and two assists for eight points which ranked tied for third on the team... Fired 23 shots with 13 on target... TopDrawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 2)... Scored a brace in the 3-0 rout over Central Connecticut State (Sept. 5)... Added a goal during a 3-1 road win over Butler (Oct. 13)... Recorded an assist on Brooke Boyd's game-tying goal against Creighton... Recorded an assist in the BIG EAST Quarterfinal against UConn (Oct. 30)
Fall 2021: Played in 20 matches making 15 starts… Logged over 1,000 minutes for the season…Posted a goal against Lehigh (Sept. 2), at Delaware (Sept. 9), against DePaul (Sept. 26) and against Brown (Nov. 13)… recorded the game-winning goal against DePaul and Brown… Tallied an assist against Columbia (Aug. 27), at Marquette (Oct. 14) and at Xavier (Nov. 4)… Played a season-high 98 minutes against Brown.
Spring 2021: Played in all 12 matches for the Red Storm, earning starts in 11 of those contests … Landed a spot on the All-BIG EAS Freshman Team … Found a spot on the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team … Checked in at no. 32 on the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason top-100 freshmen list and no. 55 on the midseason’s top-100 freshmen list … Two-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week … Paced the way for St. John's in assists, recording five helpers to tie for third overall in the conference … Found the back of the net twice for a combined nine points … She burst onto the scene in her first collegiate appearance, scoring once and assisting on a pair of goals against the University at Albany (Feb. 21) ... She picked up her second goal of the season, while also registering an assist in the Johnnies' draw with BIG EAST foe Villanova (March 21).
Before St. John's: Collins brings international talent to the Red Storm squad … The 5-foot-10 central midfielder saw success at the U19 World Cup Qualifiers in September, netting six goals for the U20 New Zealand Football Ferns … Earned St. Cuthbert's College Sports Honorary Colours Award, this is presented to a student-athlete who is a good role model to other students within their sport and the wider college community, displaying characteristics of good sportsmanship and fair play … Was named to the Emerging Talent Programme at St. Cuthbert's College … Helped the St. Cuthbert's soccer program finish second at the Kathy Seaward Tournament in New Zealand and was named the Kathy Seaward Most Valuable Player.