2022 Women's Soccer Roster

Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Aaron Meullion
Chandler Prude
Liam Kissinger
Julian Canales

21 Avery Thies

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
  • High School Timber Creek HS
  • Major Exercise & Sports Science

Biography

Career Accolades
- 2022 CSC Academic All-District
- 2022 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
- 2022 Texas State Player of the Year
- 2022 Texas State Defensive MVP
- 2022 Team Captain
- 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
- 2022 Texas State Star of Excellence Award (4.0 GPA in a semester)
- 2021 Texas State Player of the Year
- 2021 Texas State Defensive MVP
- 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
- 2021 Texas State Star of Excellence Award (4.0 GPA in a semester)
- 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
- 2020 Texas State Star of Excellence Award (4.0 GPA in a semester)

2022: Played and started 17 matches... Scored one goal... Recorded one assist... Attempted 10 shots with five on goal... On the pitch for 1,494 minutes, most among field players... Played all 90 minutes 14 times... Recorded first career assist on match-winning goal while taking three shots against St. Mary's (TX) (8/18)... Scored first goal and match-winning tally against Rice (9/8)... Place a shot on frame against South Alabama (10/20) and App State (10/27).

2021: Played and started all 17 matches... Attempted four shots with one on goal... On the pitch for 1,561 minutes, most on the team... Played all 933 possible minutes in Sun Belt Conference play... Took a shot that was on frame at Prairie View A&M (8/22)... Had a shot attempt at Abilene Christian (9/5)... Played all 100 minutes against Coastal Carolina (9/16)... Attempted a shot against Arkansas State (10/1)... On the field for all 110 minutes at Louisiana (10/17)... Took a shot agianst ULM (10/22).

2020-21: Played in 14 matches, starting 13... Attempted one shot that was on goal... On the pitch for 1,240 minutes... Played 53 minutes in season debut off the bench against Abilene Christian (9/18)... Took lone shot attempt of the season at Louisiana (10/4)... On the field for season-high 101 minutes against Arkansas State (10/10)... Played all 90 minutes in three spring matches against North Texas (2/28), Texas (3/5) and #23 Texas A&M (3/27).

2019: Played in 14 matches, starting two... Attempted one shot that was on goal... On the pitch for 538 minutes... Played 53 minutes in season opener against Incarnate Word (8/23)... Made first career start and played season-high 83 minutes against Prairie View A&M (8/25)... Totaled 68 minutes of action against Houston Baptist (9/1)... Registered first career shot at New Mexico State (9/8)... Started and played 36 minutes at Arkansas State (9/29)... On the pitch for 46 minutes at Georgia State (10/20)... Played 42 minutes in first round of Sun Belt Championship versus Arkansas State (11/6).

High School: Graduated from Timber Creek High School... Selected 2019 Texas Association of Soccer Coaches All-Region 1-6A Second Team... Named to 2019 All-District 5-6A First Team... Part of backline that helped record 11 shutouts apiece in 2019 and 2018... Selected to Texas Association of Soccer Coaches All-Region 1-6A Second Team as a sophomore... Was a 2017 All-District 3-6A First Team honoree... Named District 5-6A Newcomer of the Year her freshman year... Member of the National Honor Society, Student Council and HOSA.

Club: Plays for Solar SC Development Academy... Part of 2018 team that reached the quarterfinals at the national tournament held in Oceanside, California... Scored 19 goals during the 2017-18 season.

Personal: Daughter of Cody and Allison Thies... Has a younger brother, Brody, and sister, Gabby... Her Dad played golf at Texas Wesleyan... Her sister plays soccer at Central Arkansas... Favorite soccer player is Neymar... Favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys... Enjoys traveling and reading... Volunteers at Classy Cats, a cat shelter.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2019Freshman

    Defender
    5'9"
    32
  • 32

    2020Sophomore

    Defender
    5'9"
    32
  • 21

    2021Junior

    Defender
    5'9"
    21
  • 21

    2022Senior

    Defender
    5'9"
    21