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Avery Gillahan Season 2025

Avery Gillahan Season 2025

PositionGK
Height5-11
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownStrongsville, Ohio
Previous SchoolIowa State

HONORS & AWARDS
CSC Academic All-District Team (2024)
Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week (10/9/24)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023, 2024)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S23, F23, S24, F24)
Big 12 Freshman of the Week (8/23/23 & 10/18/23)

First Start: Aug. 17, 2023 vs. Arizona
First Save: Aug. 17, 2023 vs. Arizona
First Shutout: Aug. 20, 2023 at Northern Colorado

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON AT IOWA STATE (2024)
Built upon her solid first season as a Cyclone, getting better in every statistical category in her redshirt-sophomore campaign... fell four saves shy of the century mark, finishing the year with five shutouts... totaled five clean sheets and finished the year with a 1.58 goals-against average... recorded a career-high 12 saves against Iowa (9/15)... played all but 20 minutes during the season, earning one Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honor (10/9).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON AT IOWA STATE (2023)
A two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week, Gillahan held down the goalkeeping responsibilities in her first season of collegiate action... Gillahan started all 18 matches for the Cyclones, playing all but 45 minutes on the year... recorded 62 saves, including a personal best eight against both Memphis (8/31) and Kansas (10/12)... recorded three clean sheets on the year and faced a high of 22 shots against the Jayhawks... recorded a save percentage of .660 and allowed 1.83 goals per contest.

FRESHMAN SEASON AT IOWA STATE (2022)
Did not see action. Redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Strongsville High School... multi-sport athlete in soccer and tennis... opted to play with her club team all four high school seasons, playing against various Division II and Division III colleges in the surrounding states during each fall season... four-year starter at goalkeeper for club team... club team was one of 16 teams to make it to the ECNL national playoffs in 202... honor Roll for all four years of high school and graduated with honors.

PERSONAL
Birthday is May 16... parents are Catherine and Michael Gillahan... has one younger sister, Margaret... plans to pursue her masters in public administration... chose Auburn over Minnesota, Iowa, Oregon and Nebraska. 

QUICK HITS
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Pro Players: Christiane Endler & Manuel Neuer
Dream NIL Deal: GT's Kombucha
Favorite Movie: Mamma Mia

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