MSU Athletics

The Cottrell File

Parents: John and Christine Cottrell

Birthday: Feb. 7, 1994

Major: Environmental Science

Club Teams: Victory '94 White, Solar '94 Navy, Polaris '94

Honors

NSCAA All-South Central Region 2013 (1st) Daktronics All-South Central Region 2013 (1st) LSC Offensive Player of the Year 2013 LSC Freshman of the Year 2012 All-Lone Star Conference 2012 (1st), 2013 (1st) LSC Postseason Tournament MVP 2013 LSC Postseason All-Tournament Team 2013 LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year 2013, 2014 LSC Offensive Player of the Week 10/10/12, 9/18/13 LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll 2014 (F), 2015 (S), 2015 (F), 2016 (S)

Statistics

2012

2013

2014

2015

At Midwestern State

Senior (2015)
- made 14 appearances with three starts at the striker position after missing the first two weeks of the season because of injury.
- concluded MSU career eighth in career goals (22) and ninth in points (50).
- recorded one goal and one assist on the season.
- scored her lone goal of the season with an equalizer in the 74th minute against Texas Woman’s (Nov. 1).
- assisted on Nicole Coetzer’s game-tying goal against West Texas A&M (Oct. 4).
- played all 97 minutes in a 2-1 overtime loss to Texas Woman’s (Nov. 1) in the regular season finale.
- placed 10 of her 14 shots on goal (.714). 

Junior (2014)
- made 14 starts at the forward position.
- the LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year accounted for three goals and three assists for a total of nine points.
- tallied goals in three consecutive games in wins over Oklahoma Chrisitan (Sept. 16), Lubbock Christian (Sept. 19) and Southern Nazarene (Sept. 23).
- added an assists against Southern Nazarene as part of a 6-1 MSU victory.
- assisted on Destinee Williamson's game winner as MSU took 2-1 result over West Texas A&M (Oct. 24).
- notched an assist in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament semifinal against Texas A&M-Commerce (Nov. 7).

Sophomore (2013)
- earned NSCAA and Daktronics All-South Central Region First Team honors after leading Mustangs to a Lone Star Conference Championship and an NCAA Division II postseason appearance.
- named LSC Offensive Player of the Year after leading league in points (24), goals (11), goals per game (.524) and game winning goals (5).
- ranked 42nd in NCAA Division II in total goals (11.0), 76th in goals per game (0.524) and 77th in total points (24.0).
- appeared in each of MSU's 21 matches making 20 starts at the striker position.
- placed 22 of her 41 shots on frame (.537) while accounting for an efficent .268 shot percentage.
- named LSC Postseason Tournament MVP after netting two goals in title game against West Texas A&M including the dramatic equalizer in the 88th minute (Nov. 10).
- successfully converted PK in title game to help Mustangs claim LSC postseason tournament title.
- tallied MSU's lone NCAA Division II Postseason goal in third minute of a 2-1 loss to Metro State (Nov. 15).
- garnered LSC Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring two goals and dishing out an assist in 3-0 win at Oklahoma Christian in a reserve role (Sept. 14).
- tallied two goals in three matches -- Oklahoma Christian (Sept. 14), Central Oklahoma (Oct. 1) and West Texas A&M (Nov. 10).
- was a perfect 2-for-2 on penalty kick chances -- both coming in consecutive matches against Central Oklahoma (Oct. 1) and Texas Woman's (Oct. 4).
- became the third player in program history to lead the team in points in freshman and sophomore seasons joining Megan Dodson (2002, 2003) and Kelsey Hill (2008, 2009).
- entered season as LSC's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

Freshman (2012)
- garned Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year honors and was named an All-LSC first teamer.
- appeared in each of MSU's 20 matches making seven starts at forward.
- led team with seven goals and 14 points.
- efficient scorer netting seven goalson 15 shots (46.7 percent) while placed 10 of her 15 shots on frame (66.7 percent).
- ranked fourth in the LSC in goals scored and fifth in total points.
- beat the buzzer at regulation for first collegiate goal to help MSU snap a five-game skid with a 1-1 draw at Angelo State (Sept. 14).
- garnered LSC Offensive Player of the Week honors notching two goals in a 4-1 win over West Texas A&M (Oct. 7), just two days afer scoring her second goal of the season in a 2-1 loss to Eastern New Mexico.
- tallied six goals in a four-match stretch from Oct. 5-19 including two-goal efforts against West Texas A&M and Texas Woman's and single goals against Eastern New Mexico and Incarnate Word.
- started first collegiate game against Fort Lewis (Colo.) (Aug. 31).

At Summit High School
- a four-year letterwinner for coach Kirby Davis at Summit High School.
- garnered TASCO All-State and All-Region honors after helping Jaguars to an 18-3 mark and Class 4A Region I quarterfinal appearance in 2012.
- named the District 16-4A Midfielder of the Year as a junior and senior (2011, 2012).
- earned second-team All-District 4-5A accolades as a sophomore in 2010 and received honorable mention as a freshman in 2009.
- a part of District 16-4A championship campaigns in 2011 and 2012 as Jaguars advanced to the state playoffs in three of her four prep seasons.
- played club ball for Victory '94 White, Solar '94 Navy and Polaris '94.
- member of clubs that claimed first place honors in the 2012 Lake Highlands Division II League and the 2010 Arlington Premiere League championship.
- served as Senior Secretary of the National Honor Society at SHS, was Student Body Secretary in Student Council and was a member of the Athletic Council.