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Midfielder Saorla Miller (11) during the Memphis vs. Tulsa Womenâ??s Soccer game on 10202022.

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Midfielder Saorla Miller (11) during the Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic University Womenâ??s Soccer game on 09082022.

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Saorla Miller

Position:
Midfielder/Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Honors

- 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Second Team
- 2023 AAC All-Conference First Team
- 2023 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (x2)
- 2023 AAC Offensive Player of the Week (x2)
- 2023 AAC Preseason Watch List
- 2022 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 24)
- 2022 AAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
- 2022 AAC Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2021 AAC Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player
- 2021 AAC All-Tournament Team
- 2021 AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 23)
- 2019 AAC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 28)
- 2023 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American
- Dean’s List (F19, S20)
- Academic Honor Roll (F19, S20)
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 AAC All-Academic Team

2023 (Fifth Year)

- Started and played in all 22 matches totaling 1,548 minutes of action
- Led the team with 12 goals while assisting on three
- Ranked first in the AAC in total goals following conference play
- Recorded six game-winning goals during the season
- Had two multi-goal games this season: Southern (Aug. 17) and Iowa State (Aug. 31)

2022 (Senior)

- Second on the team with six goals and six assists while netting three game-winning goals for the Tigers
- Played a career high 1,762 minutes
- Netted an insurance goal in the team's 3-0 win over Iowa State (Aug. 25)
- Scored in the 2' at Cincinnati (Sept. 22)
- Scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, and assisted on the equalizer in team's 5-2 win over Tulsa (Oct. 20)
- Recorded her fifth goal of the season as the game-winner against #10 Saint Louis (Nov. 12) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament
- Netted her second consecutive GWG off a free kick over Mississippi St. (Nov. 18) in NCAA Second Round

2021 (Junior)

- Opened the season with a hat trick in the team's 4-0 win over SEMO (Aug. 19)
- Scored the tying goal in the teams 2-1 win over Cincinnati (Oct. 10)
- Netted the game-winning goal in the team's 1-0 AAC Semi-Final win over Houston (Nov. 4)
- Scored the second penalty kick to give the Tigers the AAC Championship (Nov. 7)

2020-21 (Sophomore)

- Played and started in all 12 matches for the Tigers
- Recorded one assist for the season against Temple (March 21)
- Fired off 26 shots in sophomore campaign with 14 of them being on-goal

2019 (Freshman)

- Played in all 21 matches for the Tigers with one start
- Scored one goal and assisted on a goal in 585 minutes played
- Posted first career assist against Houston (Oct. 24)
- Scored first collegiate goal, which was also the game-winner, in the regular-season home finale against SMU (Oct. 27)
- Recorded 16 shots throughout the season with seven being on-goal

Prior to Memphis/Personal

- Helped lead Team Nova Scotia to a bronze medal at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
- Also a member of the 2018 Provincial championship team and attended the 2018 Senior Women's Canadian National Championship
- Lettered in basketball and volleyball in high school and earned high honors from the 2016-19 academic seasons
- Daughter of Liesl Gambold and Jeffrey Miller
- She is also the granddaughter of the late Bob Gambold, a standout at Washington State University and NFL quarterback who later coached college football at Washington State, Oregon State, Stanford and Illinois along with pro coaching stops with the Denver Broncos and Houston Oilers