Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: S23

Career Recap: Austin Peay

As a graduate student in 2022:

• One of seven Governors to start all 18 matches.
• Second on the team with 30 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• Tied for fifth on the team with three points.
• Earned her first point as a Governor after assisting on Olivia Prock’s game-winning goal in the 75th minute against Alabama A&M, Sept. 11.
• Scored her lone goal of the seasons in the 27th minute at North Alabama, Sept. 25, to help lead the Govs to their first ASUN Conference win.
• Her 1,274 minutes were seventh on the team and second among forwards.

Career Recap: Utah State
A graduate transfer from Utah State where she appeared in 69 matches – not missing a game for the Aggies during her four-year career – and made 27 starts… recorded her first-collegiate goal and assist in the same game against Towson (9/2/2018) during her freshman season… scored a career-best three goals and dished out an assist during the COVID-shortened, 10-game 2020-21 season… finished her career as an Aggie with five goals and a pair of assists… was an Academic All-Mountain West selection and a Mountain West Scholar Athlete all four years she attended Utah State… earned Utah State’s Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award in all four years… graduated from Utah State with a bachelor’s in social work in May 2022.

Career Recap: Ridgeline HS
Began her prep career at Mountain Crest High School (2014-17) and found the back of the net 23 times in three seasons… earned All-Valley honors three times and All-State honors twice during her time as a Mustang… moved to Ridgeline High School for her senior year but did not play high school soccer because she was participating in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with her club team, La Roca… played for La Roca and head coach Pancho Ovalle for seven seasons, earning a selection to the Utah Olympic Development Program three times.

Personal
Marli Don Niederhauser is the daughter of Marcell and Lisa Niederhauser… has four siblings: Talisha Jones and Jadon, Taylon, and Tyann Niederhauser… born Sept. 17… pursing a master’s of social work.