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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

00 Myia Danek

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Laingsburg, Mich.
  • Highschool Laingsburg HS
  • Prev School Oakland University
  • Major Communication

Biography

2023 (at UE):
  • Appeared and started in all 17 games for the Purple Aces.
  • Spent a total of 1466 minutes in goal, allowing 1.23 goals a game.
  • Posted five shutouts, including a 1-0 win over UIC on October 8th.
  • Ranked second in the MVC in saves per match at 4.65 for 79 saves across 17 games for fourth in the MVC.
  • Made a season-high 10 saves at UNI on October 12th.
  • Faced a season-high 24 shots at Mercer on August 17th.
  • Helped the Aces to a program high nine draws during the 2023 season including four 0-0 ties.
2022 (at UE):
  • Started a team-high eight matches in goal, playing a team-best 720 minutes between the pipes
  • Recorded a shutout amongst four ties while posting a 1.75 Goals-Against Average
  • Ranked ninth in the MVC in saves per match at 3.25, recording 26 saves in eight matches
  • Posted her first shutout at Evansville by turning away five shots in a 0-0 draw at SIUE (9/1/22)
  • Made a season-high six saves while facing a season-high 27 shots against NCAA Tournament participant Vanderbilt (8/18/22) in her first match at UE
  • Registered four saves in a 2-2 tie against UNI at home (9/29/22)
  • Also helped UE earn draws against Austin Peay (1-1 – 8/21/22) and Drake (2-2 – 10/13/22) at home
2021 (at Oakland University):
  • Appeared in three matches, including one start in goal for the Golden Grizzlies
  • Went 1-0-0 with a 1.61 GAA in 167 minutes and 12 seconds in goal
  • Made her season debut at Bowling Green State (8/29/21), recording four saves and allowing a goal in 23 minutes of action as a reserve
  • Played the second half of Oakland’s 6-0 victory over Green Bay (9/19/21), recording a save on her only shot on goal, while facing seven shots total
  • Made her first collegiate start and earned her first career victory in a 3-2 overtime win at Detroit Mercy (10/27/21)
  • Recorded five saves, while facing 14 total shots, in the 3-2 victory at Detroit Mercy
  • Posted a 0.769 save percentage, as she stopped 10 of the 13 shots on frame that she faced, while facing 27 total shots overall
  • Earned a place on the Horizon League’s Academic Honor Roll for her work in the classroom
  • Played for Cap City Athletic 1847 in United Women’s Soccer during the summer 
2020-21 (at Oakland University):
  • Appeared in one game as a reserve goalkeeper in her first year at Oakland University
  • Made her collegiate debut in a 5-0 victory over Robert Morris (3/10/21)
  • Played 16 minutes and 53 seconds in the win over Robert Morris, recording two saves
PREP
  • Earned first-team All-Michigan honors as a junior at Laingsburg High School in 2019
  • Made 106 saves in 2019, while earning team MVP honors
  • Missed her high school senior season because of the COVID-19 pandemic (girls’ soccer is a spring sport in Michigan)
  • Set a school record with 16 shutouts as a sophomore, while earning All-District honors
  • Earned All-Area honors as a goalkeeper as a freshman
  • Member of the National Honors Society
PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Scott and Jill Danek
  • Has an older sister, Alexa, and an older brother, Jacob
  • Majoring in Communications at UE

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Historical Player Information

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    2022Junior

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    2023Senior

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    2024Graduate Student

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    5'6"
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