2023 Soccer Roster
Fenchel, Avery

Jersey Number 5
Avery Fenchel
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Novi
- Hometown:
- Novi, Mich.
Bio
Ball State Sports Link (Feb. 17, 2023): Kicking it with Avery Fenchel
Accolades
No. 2 in BSU history with 11 goals in a season
Tied for No. 4 in BSU history with 22 points in a season
Tied for No. 8 in BSU history with 13 goals in a career
Tied for No. 20 in BSU history with 26 points in a career
2022 All-MAC First Team
2022 Academic All-MAC Team
2021 Academic All-MAC Team
2024 (Graduate Student): Started in 17 of 18 games played for a total of 1,144 minutes … scored six goals and had six assists for a total of 15 points … took 40 shots and placed 18 of them on goal … scored goals in three consecutive wins at Austin Peay (9/8) and vs Queens (9/8) and IU Indy (9/12) … tied program career goals record (30) with score at Western Michigan (10/27) … had goals in back-to-back matches vs Ohio (10/13) and Miami (10/18)
2023 (Senior): Named First Team All-MAC … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … named to the CSC Academic All-District Team … MAC Medal of Excellence recipient … earned her first MAC Offensive player of the Week honor (Oct. 17) … appeared and started in 17 matches … scored 11 goals, including 3 against Mercyhurst (Aug. 17) … scored three match-winning goals, ranking second in the MAC … recorded her first collegiate assist against Loyola Chicago (Sept. 3).
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2022: (Junior): Named to the All-MAC First Team … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … led the team with 11 goals, which is second most in a season … led the team with 22 points, which is tied for fourth most in a season … recorded two goals in three matches, Valparaiso (9/4), NIU (9/29), and Toledo (10/6) … tallied 21 shots on goal … logged 1,090 minutes on the season.
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2021 (Sophomore): Named to the Academic All-MAC Team … appeared in 13 matches, including one start … tallied four points, on two goals … recorded her first collegiate goal against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 5 … produced her second goal of the season on Oct. 10 against NIU.
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2020-21 (Freshman): Appeared in eight of the team’s 10 matches off the bench … made her collegiate debut at home against Western Michigan … played at least 30 minutes in each of the final seven matches … finished the year with four shots, placing three of them on goal.
High School/Club: A four-year letterwinner at Novi as a midfielder and forward … played for head coach Todd Pheiffer … an Allstate Insurance All-American, All-State Dream Team and United Soccer Coaches All-North Region selection as a junior … two-time All-State Division 1 First Team … three-time all-conference and all-district choice … helped Novi to back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior, finishing the second of those runs with a 28-0-1 record … Novi was the nation’s top-ranked team by Top Drawer Soccer … senior season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic … recorded 60 goals and 28 assists in her three high school seasons … registered 27 goals and 14 assists as a junior and 22 goals and 10 assists as a sophomore … a two-time All-Conference Academic selection … played club soccer for the Michigan Jaguars and coach Paul Tinnion … helped the team win State Cup championships in 2017 and 2019 … also lettered four years in field hockey at Novi.
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Personal: Daughter of Ken and Lisa Fenchel … has one sister, Laine … father was a collegiate cross country runner at Alma College.
Accolades
No. 2 in BSU history with 11 goals in a season
Tied for No. 4 in BSU history with 22 points in a season
Tied for No. 8 in BSU history with 13 goals in a career
Tied for No. 20 in BSU history with 26 points in a career
2022 All-MAC First Team
2022 Academic All-MAC Team
2021 Academic All-MAC Team
2024 (Graduate Student): Started in 17 of 18 games played for a total of 1,144 minutes … scored six goals and had six assists for a total of 15 points … took 40 shots and placed 18 of them on goal … scored goals in three consecutive wins at Austin Peay (9/8) and vs Queens (9/8) and IU Indy (9/12) … tied program career goals record (30) with score at Western Michigan (10/27) … had goals in back-to-back matches vs Ohio (10/13) and Miami (10/18)
2023 (Senior): Named First Team All-MAC … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … named to the CSC Academic All-District Team … MAC Medal of Excellence recipient … earned her first MAC Offensive player of the Week honor (Oct. 17) … appeared and started in 17 matches … scored 11 goals, including 3 against Mercyhurst (Aug. 17) … scored three match-winning goals, ranking second in the MAC … recorded her first collegiate assist against Loyola Chicago (Sept. 3).
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2022: (Junior): Named to the All-MAC First Team … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … led the team with 11 goals, which is second most in a season … led the team with 22 points, which is tied for fourth most in a season … recorded two goals in three matches, Valparaiso (9/4), NIU (9/29), and Toledo (10/6) … tallied 21 shots on goal … logged 1,090 minutes on the season.
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2021 (Sophomore): Named to the Academic All-MAC Team … appeared in 13 matches, including one start … tallied four points, on two goals … recorded her first collegiate goal against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 5 … produced her second goal of the season on Oct. 10 against NIU.
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2020-21 (Freshman): Appeared in eight of the team’s 10 matches off the bench … made her collegiate debut at home against Western Michigan … played at least 30 minutes in each of the final seven matches … finished the year with four shots, placing three of them on goal.
High School/Club: A four-year letterwinner at Novi as a midfielder and forward … played for head coach Todd Pheiffer … an Allstate Insurance All-American, All-State Dream Team and United Soccer Coaches All-North Region selection as a junior … two-time All-State Division 1 First Team … three-time all-conference and all-district choice … helped Novi to back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior, finishing the second of those runs with a 28-0-1 record … Novi was the nation’s top-ranked team by Top Drawer Soccer … senior season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic … recorded 60 goals and 28 assists in her three high school seasons … registered 27 goals and 14 assists as a junior and 22 goals and 10 assists as a sophomore … a two-time All-Conference Academic selection … played club soccer for the Michigan Jaguars and coach Paul Tinnion … helped the team win State Cup championships in 2017 and 2019 … also lettered four years in field hockey at Novi.
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Personal: Daughter of Ken and Lisa Fenchel … has one sister, Laine … father was a collegiate cross country runner at Alma College.
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