Biography
UIS:
2023- Appeared in 18 games while starting all of them, totaling 1256 minutes ... scored 7 goals and assisted 2 times ... named the United Soccer Coaches College Player of the Week after scoring five goals in a single weekend that included the first hat trick of her career, and the first in a decade for UIS women's soccer (10/16) ... recorded 33 shots with 18 being on goal ... named to Second Team All-GLVC ... named to United Soccer Coaches Midwest All-Region Third Team ... named to the Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) Women's Soccer All-Midwest Region First Team, becoming the UIS women's soccer program's first-ever selection to a regional First Team.
2022- Appeared in 20 games and starting all of them, totaling 1503 minutes ... played a full 90 minutes on five separate occasions ... scored six goals in six different games, including the game-winning goal in the GLVC Quarterfinals against Lewis (10/30) ... assisted goals against UMSL and Indianapolis ... recorded 43 shots with 24 being on goal ... named to Third Team All-GLVC ... named to the D2CCA All-Region Second-Team for second consecutive year.
2021- Named D2CCA Second-Team All-Region, becoming just the third all-region player in program history … appeared in 15 games, including 14 starts … ranked fourth in the GLVC in goals per game, and seventh in points per game … fifth in the conference in total goals and seventh in total points … recorded a team-high seven goals and 15 points, and had one assist … had the fifth-most single-season points and goals in UIS history … had team-highs with 30 shots and 15 shots on goal … played in 1010 minutes, and averaged 67.3 minutes per game … had at least one point in eight of her 15 games … scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Quincy … also scored against Purdue Northwest, Parkside, Missouri-St. Louis, Lindenwood, William Jewell, and Truman State … assisted on a goal against Southern Indiana … had a season-high five shots against Southwest Baptist, and had two shots on goal in five different contests … had a season-high 104 minutes against William Jewell … earned the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award, and named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
Spring 2021- Appeared in seven games, with six starts … attempted seven shots, and had three shots on goal … played 404 minutes, and averaged 57.7 minutes per game … had a season-high three shots against McKendree … attempted a season-best two shots on goal versus Lindenwood … had a season-high 83 minutes against Quincy … played over 50 minutes in every game but one … named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
2019- Appeared in 14 games, including 10 starts … recorded one goal and two points … was third on the team with 28 shots, and second with 16 shots on goal … played in 735 minutes, and averaged 52.5 minutes per game … in her first collegiate game, scored a goal against Ohio Dominican … attempted a season-high five shots against Parkside, and had three shots on goal against Parkside and McKendree … played a season-high 75 minutes against Indianapolis … played over 45 minutes in 10 of her 14 contests … earned the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award, and named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
High School:
IHSSCA All-State as a senior … her high school’s Athlete of the Year as a senior … two-time all-sectional player … four-time all-conference selection, including first-team honors in her freshman, junior, and senior seasons… twice named Journal Star honorable mention all-star team … team MVP and team Eagle Award as a junior, and team MVP, team captain, and team Silver Boot Award as a senior … helped her team win three regional championships and two conference championships … in her career, recorded 38 goals and 33 assists … a member of the John Gaspar Soccer Academy and Illinois Fires Juniors club programs … also lettered four years in cross country … an all-state and all-conference runner … helped her program win the 2017 state championship.
Personal:
The daughter of Heather and Peter Cenek … has two siblings, Samantha and Nicholas … an Exercise Science major.
