2020(-21) Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 15
Rachel Muller
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Douglas County
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2021-22 academic year: 1
PRONUNCIATION
MULL-er
FUN FACT
2021
2020(-21)
2019
2018
2017
2016
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
MULLER - CAREER STATS
PRONUNCIATION
MULL-er
FUN FACT
- Part of five BGSU teams that reached the MAC Tournament's championship match
2021
- A team captain for the second consecutive season
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Earned the team's Leslie Dawley Fighting Falcon Award
- The award is given to the team member who, through words and actions, most accurately reflects the program's philosophy of "Today I gave all that I have, for everything I left behind is gone forever"
- Started all 21 matches, ranking second among field players with 1,862 total minutes of action
- Played 79 minutes of the season opener at Notre Dame, then played all 90 minutes at both Michigan and Ohio State
- Played 62 minutes of the home opener vs. Oakland, before leaving the match with the Falcons up by multiple goals in what would prove to be a 6-0 win
- Was on the pitch for all 110 minutes as the Falcons battled #17 Xavier to a 1-1 draw
- Played every second of the Falcons' 2-0 shutout win at Western Michigan
- Also played all 90 minutes vs. Northern Illinois
- Played all 110 minutes vs. Ohio, helping the BG back line post a shutout
- Again played the entire match as BGSU won at Kent State
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of the shutout win at Ball State
- Played all 90 minutes of the Senior Day win over Miami
- Finally came off of the field after playing the first 84 minutes of a 3-0 win over Eastern Michigan
- Played all 96-plus minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win at Central Michigan
- Blocked a CMU shot near the goal line in overtime, for a 'team save'
- Played every second of the Buffalo match, and had one shot attempt
- Played 71Â minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win at Akron
- Helped BG to a second-straight shutout, playing all 95-plus minutes of the OT victory vs. Toledo
- Again played every second as BG again kept a clean sheet, this time vs. Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinal
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of yet another shutout, a 3-0 win over Kent State in the league tourney final
- Played all 90 minutes of the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan
2020(-21)
- A team captain
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also received the United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award
- Was one of three finalists for the Falcon Medal of Honor, the highest award given by the athletic department, at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year (virtual) awards ceremony
- That award goes to just one male and one female athlete across all sports at the University
- Started all eight matches, and played a total of 648 minutes
- Helped BGSU record six shutouts in those eight matches
- Played at least 71 minutes of every match, including every second of the MAC Championship and the Falcons' match in the NCAA Championships
- Started and played 71 minutes of the season opener, a 3-0 win at Akron
- Played 80 minutes of the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
- Played 72 minutes against Kent State, helping the Falcons hold the Flashes to just three total shots in a 5-0 win
- Then, played the first 86-plus minutes of another shutout win, holding Ohio to just three shots as well
- One of just two field players to play all 90 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- Played all 110 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss
2019
- Played in just one match, due to injury
- Saw action off the bench in the second half of the season-opening match at Kentucky, but was injured and missed the rest of the season
2018
- Played in eight matches for the MAC regular-season and tournament champions, making one start
- Had a goal and two points on the year
- After missing the entire 2017 campaign, was in the starting lineup for the 2018 season opener vs. Loyola Marymount
- Played 41 minutes vs. the Lions, and saw action off the bench two days later vs. Hawai'i
- Also saw time vs. Oakland, as the Falcons posted a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener
- Scored her first goal of the season in the Youngstown State match
- After an Erica Hubert cross was passed along to her by Laura Bozzelli, she neatly lofted her shot over the YSU 'keeper and into the top of the net
- Played 30 minutes vs. the Penguins, and fired two shots, both on goal
- Also saw time off the bench in the Falcons' 2-0 win at Miami in the MAC opener
- Played 23 minutes of BG's victory over Northern Illinois at Cochrane Stadium
- Also saw action against Buffalo, as the Falcons recorded a 5-0 road win to clinch the MAC regular-season championship
- Came off the bench to play the final few minutes of the NCAA Tournament match at No. 14 Penn State
2017
- Missed the entire season due to injury
2016
- Played in 18 total matches, making 11 starts, and had two points on the year
- Fired a total of nine shots on the season
- Marked first career goal in the 2-0 shutout of Northern Illinois (Oct. 23), and that goal proved to be the game winner
- Had a season-high three shots in that win over the Huskies
- Played in five complete games, and logged 1,028 total minutes on the pitch
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Douglas County High School (’16) in Castle Rock, Colo.
- A two-time team captain
- Named to the All-Conference First Team three times after earning second-team honors as a freshman in 2013
- Led the team in goals in all four years
- Was the second highest goal scorer in the Continental League in 2014 as a sophomore
- Ranked fourth in the conference in goals and fifth in points in her senior season
- Totaled 42 goals and 18 assists during her time with the Huskies
- Earned the Huskie of the Quarter award in 2015
- A member of the varsity choir
PERSONAL
- Born in Littleton, Colo.
- Earned her undergraduate degree in exercise science at BGSU, with a 3.760 cumulative GPA
- Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in kinesiology, and has a 3.833 cumulative GPA
- Daughter of Joel and Trish Muller
- Has a younger brother, Brett
- Rode horses competitively and took part in competitions until the age of 16
- Played club ball for the Colorado Storm
- Was the leading scorer in 2013-14 for the U16 team and again in 2014-15 for the U17 squad
MULLER - CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18-11 | 1028 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .111 | 4 | .444 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 8-1 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2020-21 | 8-8 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-21 | 1862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 56-41 | 3679 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .143 | 6 | .429 | 1 | 0-0 |
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