Meredith Nye

20 Meredith Nye
Meredith Nye
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Jackson, Tenn.
  • Position:
    MF
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Previous School:
    Madison Academic Magnet
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    3
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    1
  • pts
    7
  • gw
    1
Bio

2022 (Junior): Nye’s stellar season led her to her third straight All-OVC second-team accolade, joining Karigan Owens as the only Golden Eagles to earn second-team All-OVC distinction in three consecutive seasons…started all 18 matches and ranked fourth among field players with 1,524 minutes of action…scored two goals for a four-point campaign…attempted 11 shots, three of which were on-goal for a .273 shot on-goal percentage…scored a dramatic game-tying goal in the 86th minute in an eventual 1-1 draw at Chattanooga on Sept. 1…found the back of the net to open the scoring in the 28th minute of a 2-2 tie at UT Martin on Oct. 2…played in all 90 minutes in 13 of 18 matches, including in the OVC Tournament championship match vs. SIUE on Nov. 6…played a pivotal role on a TTU defense that was responsible for six shutouts in eight OVC matches and tied for the lowest amount of goals allowed during conference play with four surrendered in eight league contests.

2021 (Sophomore): Despite being limited to 12 matches and only eight starts due to injury, Nye put together a standout campaign that saw her take home a spot on the All-OVC second team for the second-consecutive season… joined Selma Askildsen as first Golden Eagles to be named to the All-OVC second team in back-to-back seasons since Karigan Owens was recognized three straight years from 2015-17…accumulated 942 minutes of action…finished second on the team with three goals and second on the team with six points…attempted 10 shots, including five on goal for a .500 shot on-goal percentage…scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in the 89th minute in a 2-1 victory at Murray State in the OVC Tournament quarterfinals on Oct. 31, a match that was named as the TTU Athletics Department “Game of the Year” at the Golden Wings Awards and pushed Tech to the OVC Tournament semifinals for the fourth time in the last seven seasons…scored her first goal of the season in the OVC opener vs. SIUE on Sept. 26…scored the game-tying goal in the 56th minute and took a season-high three shots in an eventual 2-2 tie vs. Murray State on Oct. 21…played all 90 minutes and attempted a shot in the OVC Tournament semifinals at UT Martin on Nov. 5.

2020-21 (Freshman): Nye put together a huge rookie season on her way to an All-OVC second-team selection and a spot on the All-OVC Newcomer team…started in all 10 matches and finished third among field players on the club with 885 minutes on the pitch…scored a goal and had two points…took eight shots, four of which were on-goal for a .500 shot on-goal percentage…as a defensive-mid contributed significantly to a Tech defense from the back line that led the OVC with seven goals allowed and led the conference with a 0.67 goals against average…scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Austin Peay in her first collegiate contest on Mar. 2…played in each and every minute in seven of 10 matches…took a season-high two shots and appeared in 108 minutes in a 1-1 draw vs. Eastern Kentucky on Apr. 6 in the regular-season finale.

High School: A two-sport athlete at Madison Academic Magnet in Jackson, Tenn., Nye suited up in both soccer and basketball…four-time All-District performer, two-time All-Region player and two-time District MVP…helped lead her squad to three district championships, four region titles and four state quarterfinalist appearances…scored 85 goals and added 29 assists in her career…found the back of the net 36 times as a senior…on the hardwood, was twice named to the All-District team and was twice named to the All-Tournament team…academically, was a member of the National Honors Society, President of the Model UN and ranked third in her class with a 4.0 GPA.  

Club/ODP Experience: Nye was a member of the 01 Lady Wolves and the 01 Lobos…while on the 01 Lady Wolves, helped lead her team to two D2 Tennessee State championships in 2017 and 2018 as well as a D2 President Cup finalist appearance in 2016..while on the 01 Lobos, helped guide her team to a D1 Tennessee State championship, a D1 Region 3 championship and a D1 national finalist appearance in 2019…member of the Tennessee State Olympic Development Program.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Kelly Nye…born August 20, 2002…full name is Meredith Rochelle Nye…mother Kelly was a track & field athlete at Tennessee Tech and aunt Collin Carmichael Barr was a women’s basketball player at Tennessee Tech.

Academic: Majoring in electrical engineering.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 16 9
Games started 16 9
Goals 3 3
Assists 1 1
Points 7 7
Shots 12 9
Shot Pct .250 .333
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 UT Martin W, 3-2
Oct 15 at Southeast Missouri W, 1-0
Oct 19 at Morehead State L, 2-1
Oct 22 Little Rock W, 2-1
Nov 2 Little Rock W, 2-0
Nov 5 Morehead State L, 1-0
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Misc.
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 9 at UNC Asheville - - - - -
Aug 13 at Belmont - - - - -
Aug 17 at WKU T, 1-1 - - - - -
Aug 20 Chattanooga L, 1-0 - - - - -
Aug 25 at Liberty L, 2-0 - - - - -
Aug 31 ETSU T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 3 at IUPUI L, 5-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 7 at UAB L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 10 Lipscomb W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 17 Middle Tennessee T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Lindenwood W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 4
Sep 24 Southern Indiana W, 7-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 1 Eastern Illinois W, 3-1 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 5 at SIUE T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 8 Western Illinois W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 12 UT Martin W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Southeast Missouri W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Morehead State L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 22 Little Rock W, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Nov 2 Little Rock W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 5 Morehead State L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Misc.
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 9 at UNC Asheville - - - - -
Aug 13 at Belmont - - - - -
Aug 17 at WKU T, 1-1 - - - - -
Aug 20 Chattanooga L, 1-0 - - - - -
Aug 25 at Liberty L, 2-0 - - - - -
Aug 31 ETSU T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 3 at IUPUI L, 5-2 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 7 at UAB L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 10 Lipscomb W, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 17 Middle Tennessee T, 2-2 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 21 at Lindenwood W, 3-0 1 4 .500 2 .500
Sep 24 Southern Indiana W, 7-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 1 Eastern Illinois W, 3-1 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Oct 5 at SIUE T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 8 Western Illinois W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 12 UT Martin W, 3-2 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Oct 15 at Southeast Missouri W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 19 at Morehead State L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 22 Little Rock W, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 2 Little Rock W, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 5 Morehead State L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Game Log - Misc.
Game Log - Misc.
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 9 at UNC Asheville - - - - -
Aug 13 at Belmont - - - - -
Aug 17 at WKU T, 1-1 - - - - -
Aug 20 Chattanooga L, 1-0 - - - - -
Aug 25 at Liberty L, 2-0 - - - - -
Aug 31 ETSU T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 3 at IUPUI L, 5-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 7 at UAB L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 10 Lipscomb W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 17 Middle Tennessee T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 at Lindenwood W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 24 Southern Indiana W, 7-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 1 Eastern Illinois W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 5 at SIUE T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 8 Western Illinois W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 12 UT Martin W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 15 at Southeast Missouri W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Morehead State L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 22 Little Rock W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 2 Little Rock W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 5 Morehead State L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Career Stats - Season Scoring
Statistic gp gs g a pts
2020-21 10 10 1 0 2
2021-22 12 8 3 0 6
2022-23 18 18 2 0 4
2023-24 16 16 3 1 7
2024-25 20 20 1 1 3
Total 76 72 10 2 22
Career Stats - Season Shooting
Statistic gp sh sh% sog sog%
2020-21 10 8 .125 4 .500
2021-22 12 10 .300 5 .500
2022-23 18 11 .182 3 .273
2023-24 16 12 .250 6 .500
2024-25 20 9 .111 3 .333
Total 76 50 .200 21 .420
Career Stats - Season Misc.
Statistic gp yc rc pk gw
2020-21 10 0 0 0-0 1
2021-22 12 1 0 1-1 1
2022-23 18 0 0 0-0 0
2023-24 16 0 0 0-0 1
2024-25 20 1 0 0-0 1
Total 76 2 0 1-1 4
Career Stats - Game Scoring
Statistic gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2020-21 10 10 .10 .00 .20
2021-22 12 8 .25 .00 .50
2022-23 18 18 .11 .00 .22
2023-24 16 16 .19 .06 .44
2024-25 20 20 .05 .05 .15
Total 76 72 .13 .03 .29
Career Stats - Game Shooting
Statistic gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2020-21 10 .80 .125 .40 .500
2021-22 12 .83 .300 .42 .500
2022-23 18 .61 .182 .17 .273
2023-24 16 .75 .250 .38 .500
2024-25 20 .45 .111 .15 .333
Total 76 .66 .200 .28 .420
Split Stats - Season Scoring
Statistic gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 16 16 3 1 7
Conference 9 9 3 1 7
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 10 10 1 1 3
Away 6 6 2 0 4
Neutral - - - - 0
Result
Wins 9 9 3 1 7
Losses 4 4 0 0 0
Month
August 1 1 0 0 0
September 6 6 2 0 4
October 7 7 1 1 3
November 2 2 0 0 0
Split Stats - Season Shooting
Statistic gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 16 12 .250 6 .500
Conference 9 9 .333 5 .556
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 6 .167 3 .500
Away 6 6 .333 3 .500
Neutral - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 10 .300 5 .500
Losses 4 2 .000 1 .500
Month
August 1 0 - 0 -
September 6 7 .286 3 .429
October 7 4 .250 3 .750
November 2 1 .000 0 .000
Split Stats - Season Misc.
Statistic gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 16 0 0 0-0 1
Conference 9 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 10 0 0 0-0 1
Away 6 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - 0 0 0-0 -
Result
Wins 9 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 4 0 0 0-0 0
Month
August 1 0 0 0-0 0
September 6 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 0 0 0-0 1
November 2 0 0 0-0 0
Split Stats - Game Scoring
Statistic gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 16 16 .19 .06 .44
Conference 9 9 .33 .11 .78
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 10 .10 .10 .30
Away 6 6 .33 .00 .67
Neutral - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 9 .33 .11 .78
Losses 4 4 .00 .00 .00
Month
August 1 1 .00 .00 .00
September 6 6 .33 .00 .67
October 7 7 .14 .14 .43
November 2 2 .00 .00 .00
Split Stats - Game Shooting
Statistic gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 16 .75 .250 .38 .500
Conference 9 1.00 .333 .56 .556
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 .60 .167 .30 .500
Away 6 1.00 .333 .50 .500
Neutral - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 1.11 .300 .56 .500
Losses 4 .50 .000 .25 .500
Month
August 1 .00 - .00 -
September 6 1.17 .286 .50 .429
October 7 .57 .250 .43 .750
November 2 .50 .000 .00 .000
News mentions
Nye named 2023 November Unsung Leader presented by Golden Oak Sedation Dental & Implant Center
Nye named 2023 November Unsung Leader presented by Golden Oak Sedation Dental & Implant Center

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Leadership is not always found solely on the field of competition. A true leader takes those qualities, skills, and patience and applies them to whatever they do, whenever they do it.

Morehead State tops Tech in double overtime in OVC Tournament championship match
Morehead State tops Tech in double overtime in OVC Tournament championship match

A thriller of a title tilt swung Morehead State’s direction, as the Tennessee Tech soccer team fell just short of an OVC Tournament championship behind a 1-0 double-overtime loss in Sunday’s final in Cookeville.

Golden Eagles meet Morehead State in matchup of top two seeds for OVC title
Golden Eagles meet Morehead State in matchup of top two seeds for OVC title

A battle for all the marbles will take center stage Sunday afternoon in Cookeville, as the Tennessee Tech soccer team will host Morehead State in the OVC Tournament championship match in a clash of the tourney’s top two seeds.

Golden Eagle soccer secures OVC-leading 10 postseason awards to tie program record
Golden Eagle soccer secures OVC-leading 10 postseason awards to tie program record

It was another night to remember for the Tennessee Tech soccer team during Wednesday evening’s Ohio Valley Conference Championship Banquet.

Champs again: Tech soccer takes second-consecutive regular-season title in dramatic fashion
Champs again: Tech soccer takes second-consecutive regular-season title in dramatic fashion

Theatrics took center stage for the Tennessee Tech soccer team in a match that had the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship hanging in the balance Sunday afternoon at Tech Soccer Field.

Tech soccer stays unbeaten in OVC play with scoreless draw at SIUE
Tech soccer stays unbeaten in OVC play with scoreless draw at SIUE

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team stayed unbeaten in OVC action, as the Golden Eagles played SIUE to a scoreless draw Thursday night at Ralph Korte Stadium for Tech’s first nil-nil deadlock of 2023.

Golden Eagles put perfect OVC record on the line Thursday at SIUE
Golden Eagles put perfect OVC record on the line Thursday at SIUE

The Tennessee Tech soccer team will put its undefeated conference record on the line Thursday evening, as the Golden Eagles hit the road to tangle with SIUE in a rematch of last year’s OVC Tournament championship contest.

Yao Giada Zhou named OVC Offensive Player of the Week for second-straight week
Yao Giada Zhou named OVC Offensive Player of the Week for second-straight week

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – A bit of déjà vu for Yao Giada Zhou, as the senior midfielder once again was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Week after helping guide the Tennessee Tech soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Eastern Illinois in Sunday’s conference affair.

Tech soccer stays perfect in OVC play behind 3-1 win over Eastern Illinois
Tech soccer stays perfect in OVC play behind 3-1 win over Eastern Illinois

Another surge of scores highlighted the Tennessee Tech soccer team’s Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles put up a three-spot on the way to a 3-1 victory over Eastern Illinois to begin the month of October.

Tech soccer hosts Southern Indiana in Sunday’s conference home opener
Tech soccer hosts Southern Indiana in Sunday’s conference home opener

The Tennessee Tech soccer team returns to Cookeville for its OVC home opener, as the Golden Eagles get set to entertain Southern Indiana Sunday afternoon.

Golden Eagles unwrap OVC play with 3-0 victory at Lindenwood
Golden Eagles unwrap OVC play with 3-0 victory at Lindenwood

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – An early second-half surge to the tune of three goals within the first 15 minutes after intermission, coupled with a lights out defensive showing, led the Tennessee Tech soccer team to a 3-0 victory at Lindenwood in Thursday night’s Ohio Valley Conference opener.

Tech soccer hosts Chattanooga in Sunday’s 2023 home opener
Tech soccer hosts Chattanooga in Sunday’s 2023 home opener

The Tennessee Tech soccer team’s much anticipated 2023 home opener has arrived, as the Golden Eagles are set to toe the pitch in Cookeville for the first time this season Sunday evening.

Tech soccer opens 2023 season at WKU Thursday night
Tech soccer opens 2023 season at WKU Thursday night

The start of another Tennessee Tech soccer season, and for all intents and purposes, the start of another year of Golden Eagle athletics has arrived.