Elisa Berzins

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Creighton

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#15 Memphis

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#11 Iowa

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Texas Tech

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Position:
Midfielder/Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Central
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2006, 2007, 2009)...ISU Iron Woman Award (2009)...Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)...ISU Scholar-Athlete (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)...Dean’s List (S06, F06, F07, S08, F08, S09, F09)...Chi Alpha Sigma member.

2009
Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honoree...earned ISU Iron Woman Award...played in 18 matches and made six starts...missed two games due to injury...provided the assist on Lauren Fader’s goal in a 2-1 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay...fired 10 shots, with five on goal...played 911 minutes...played the entire match at No. 23 Missouri.

2008
Redshirted after suffering an offseason injury.

2007
Was a dependable defender, playing in all 19 games off the bench...assisted on Amanda Nimtz’s equalizer in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals against No. 2 Texas A&M and Jordan Bishop’s game-winner against Baylor...took two shots against Texas Tech and followed with another shot against Western Illinois...took part in six shutouts for the ISU defense.

2006
Took a shot on goal against Kansas and Colorado...made her first collegiate start and collected a career-high 71 minutes in Iowa State’s win vs. Northwestern...member of Denver Mile High Edge women’s semi-professional team in summer 2006.

2005
Notched an assist in Iowa State’s 1-0 upset over No. 18 Texas A&M...played 62 minutes in Iowa State’s tie vs. Drake...came off the bench to spark ISU to a win against Colorado College, recording one assist in a three-shot effort...took the first shot of her career at Iowa...saw her first action in ISU’s 2-0 loss to Ole Miss.

High School
A four-year letterwinner and team captain...a three-time all-state performer...named to the all-metro team in spring 2004...three-time athlete-of-the-month selection...Outback Athlete of the Season in spring 2003...member of the Arsenal Strikers club team, serving as team captain for six years...two-year member of the Nebraska ODP team...coached in high school by Joe White and in club by Alex Mason...also lettered in volleyball and diving.

Personal
Born Jan. 24, 1987, in Littleton, Colo...daughter of Zig and Sabine Berzins...marketing and management double major with a minor in advertising...name pronounced e-LEE-SAH BURR-zins.