Boise State Athletics

2025 Women's Soccer Roster

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Ava De Leest
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Ava de Leest

  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Fullerton, Calif.
  • Position:
    GK
  • High School:
    Troy HS
  • Club:
    Legends FC ECNL
CAREER HONORS
  • Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2025)
  • Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (2025)
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region, Second Team (2025)
  • All-Mountain West, First Team (2025)
  • Mountain West All-Newcomer Team (2025)
  • 3x Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 29, 2025, Oct. 27, 2025, Nov. 1, 2025)
  • 2x Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Sept. 29, 2025, Nov. 1, 2025)
  • Fall Academic All-Mountain West (2025)
 
BOISE STATE CAREER
FRESHMAN (2025)
  • Honors: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year…Mountain West Newcomer of the Year…United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region, Second Team…All-Mountain West, First Team…Mountain West All-Newcomer Team…three-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 1)...two-time Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Sept. 29, Nov. 1).
  • Notable Statistics and Rankings: 1837 goalkeeper minutes played (first MW / 29th NCAA)...0.931 goals against average (third MW / 78th NCAA)...0.771 save percentage (sixth MW)...six shutouts (third MW / 75th MW)...10 wins…six shutouts.
  • Top Highlights: Appeared in all 21 matches, including 20 starts…logged 1,837 goalkeeper minutes…made her collegiate debut in the season-opening 1-1 draw at Idaho State (Aug. 17)...notched a career-high seven saves against San Jose State (Oct. 9), defeating the Spartans 3-0...recorded her first career shutout against North Dakota (Sept. 11) in a 0-0 draw…made appearances in the semifinal and title matches of the Mountain West Championship against San Diego State (Nov. 5) and Utah State (Nov. 8), respectively, playing the full 110-minutes in both matches…recorded six saves against San Diego State in the semifinal.
 
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
  • High School: A graduate of Troy HS from Fullerton, Calif…named three-time Freeway League Champion…two-time Goalkeeper of the League…selected to the 2023 all-league second team and 2024 all-league first team…was a AP Scholar with honor and also an NHS Chapter Service Pillar Award recipient.
Club: Played club ball for Legends FC ECNL under Josh Hodges…reached the ECNL national finals twice.
SOC | Nampa Fire Department
Wednesday, September 10
Jim Thomas Mic'd up
Friday, August 08
SOC | Boas Soccer Complex Repitching Update
Friday, June 20
WBB | Highlights vs Nevada
Monday, March 10