2016 Soccer Roster
Chay McNitt
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hartland
- Hometown:
- Fenton, Mich.
Awards
All-Mid-American Conference Second Team (2016)
Academic All-MAC (2014, 2015, 2016)
MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2016)
2016 (Senior)
Named to the All-MAC Second Team … selected Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … appeared in all 20 games and made 19 starts … built upon her reputation as one of the best technical players in the league … logged 1,765 minutes from her defensive midfield position … served as the first line of defense for a BSU squad that led the MAC and ranked 25th nationally in goals against average (0.72) … BSU tied the school record with 10 shutouts … registered an assist Oct. 16 against Toledo.
2015 (Junior)
An Academic All-MAC selection for the second straight year … started all 20 games … a major factor in helping Ball State control the action in the midfield … recorded one assist, which came in the season opener at Jacksonville State (Aug. 21) … logged 12 shots for the year, including three on goal.
2014 (Sophomore)
An Academic All-MAC selection … appeared in all 20 games and made 19 starts in the midfield … ranked fourth on the team and first among midfielders with 1,679 minutes played … recorded four shots on the season and put two of them on goal.
2013 (Freshman)
Appeared in eight games and started six times ... started the first four games of the season before being sidelined by injury ... made her return halfway through the conference schedule ... registered three shots on the year, including one shot on goal ... played a season-high 79 minutes in the opener against Northern Iowa (Aug. 23).
High School
Played at Hartland for coach Andrew Kartsounes ... recorded 10 goals and 14 assists as a junior on her way to all-county and all-academic honors ... helped her team win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship ... played club soccer for the Michigan Hawks and coaches Michele Krzisnik and Doug Landefeld ... her under-17 team was a finalist at the U.S. Club Soccer National Championships ... her under-16 team won the Region II U.S. Youth Soccer title, placed third at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships and finished seventh at the U.S. Club Soccer National Championships.
Personal
Full name is Chaylynne Christine McNitt ... daughter of Scott and Lisa McNitt ... born June 14, 1995 in Howell, Mich. ... has one brother, Brayden ... a georgraphy major.
