Alexis Kiefer

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
High School:
St. Charles East
Hometown:
West Chicago, Ill.

2022: Started all 17 matches for Akron...led the Zips in shots (95), while ranking second in goals (29), points (32) and shots on goal (69), while contributing 27 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers...registered a season-best four goals at Youngstown State (March 3) and versus Central Michigan (April 30)...collected a season-high nine shots, including seven on goal, against Saint Francis (Feb. 27)...recorded a season-best six draw controls versus Cincinnati (March 6)...ranked fourth in the MAC in shots per tilt (5.59) and seventh in ground balls (2.33).

2022 ACCOLADES: Earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2021: Started all 15 matches for Akron...led the Zips in goals (48), points (53), shots (110), shots on goal (89) and draw controls (46), while rating second in ground balls (35) and adding 11 caused turnovers and five assists...ranked 19th in the NCAA in shots on goal per contest (5.93), 30th in goals (48), 31st in shots per tilt (7.33) and 39th in goals per game (3.20)...rated second in the MAC in goals per game (3.20), third in shots (7.33), fourth in points per contest (3.53) and eighth in draw controls (3.07).

2021 ACCOLADES: Earned Second-Team All-MAC accolades...named Academic All-MAC.

2020: Started all seven matches for Akron...registered a team-best three assists and 20 shots, while ranking third in points (8), shots on goal (13), caused turnovers (9) and ground balls (15) and fifth in goals (5).

2020 ACCOLADES: Named an Academic All-Atlantic Sun selection.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Three-year letterwinner at midfielder for coach Veronica Kluener at St. Charles East HS...2018 All-State Honorable Mention...Team MVAP at Midfield...as a junior in 2018, had 43 goals, 67 ground balls, nine assists, 28 caused turnovers, 34 draw controls, and two interceptions...team won the 2018 sectional championship and finished 15-2 overall...2017 Rookie of the Year...also played point guard for the basketball team for four seasons...played golf for two seasons...National Honor Society member...Illinois State Scholar...Breakfast of Champions participant...teammate Tahlia Townsend is also a Zip.

PERSONAL: Parents are John Kiefer and Tanya Kiefer...has a younger sister Olivia... cousin Kelly O’Brien (1982-85) played football at Iowa...uncle Jason Kiefer (1990-94) was a baseball catcher at Clark College...wants to pursue a career in the renewable energy field...chemistry major.

7-5-22