Christopher Newport University

2025 - Appeared in all 19 games in her second year at CNU while making seven starts in the midfield for the Captains ... Made first collegiate start on October 15 against Virginia Wesleyan and held the starting spot for the remaining seven games on the schedule ... Helped secure the Captains midfield defensively, assisting in 13 shutouts during 19 games played ... Added a spark offensively with 24 total shots including 11 on frame for a .458 SOG% ... Played in 898 minutes including a season-high 95 in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championship game ... Logged full time in four of her seven starts ... Took a season-high four shots twice

2024 - Saw action in 11 games during her first season with the Captains as a member of the midfield ... Helped CNU lock down eight shutouts in those 11 games ... Made collegiate debut against Texas-Dallas on September 6 ... Registered first career shot against Vassar in the NCAA Tournament second round ... Appeared in three NCAA Tournament contests ... Played in a season-high 39 minutes against John Jay in the NCAA Tournament opening round

At Kellam -- Served as team captain for the Knights as a senior ... Won VHSL 5A state championship and earned first team All-State and All-Region honors ... Collected second team All-Tidewater honors ... Helped lead team to 2022 region championship and state semifinals appearance ... Also played for Beach FC ECNL from 2014-24 ... Served as team captain for five years

Personal -- Avery Lyon Spell was born in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Daughter of Shelley and Ken Spell ... Has two brothers, Bryson, and Landon ... Her brother, Landon, plays football at Virginia and her brother, Bryson, is a basketball player at Liberty ... Favorite athlete is Virgil Van Dijk ... Most impressive person met is her mother ... Dream vacation is a trip to the Maldives ... Superstitions include watching Sergio Busquets highlights on the day of a game ... Favorite food is barbecue ... Favorite movies are Miss Congeniality 1 and 2 ... Favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls and favorite author is Taylor Jenkins Reid ... Favorite musician is Justin Bieber ... Aspires to be on a marketing team for an NBA or English Premier League team ... Majoring in Marketing.