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Jersey Number 27
Marleen Schimmer
- Position:
- Midfielder/Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- HS:
- Otto-Schott-Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Mainz, Germany
- Major:
- Psychology
GCU
2021 | Senior
2019 | Sophomore
2021 | Senior
- Became GCU's first WAC Offensive Player of the Year.
- Earned All-WAC First Team and WAC All-Tournament team honors.
- Also is the first Lope to be drafted professionally, going 9th overall to San Diego Wave FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft.
- Set GCU single season records in goals (13), assists (14) and points (40).
- Became the first GCU player to record double-digit goals and assists in a single season.
- Led the WAC in most offensive categories and scored nine goals and 10 assists in conference matches.
- Scored a goal in five of six matches from Sept. 25 to Oct. 17 including a first-half hat trick against California Baptist on Oct. 1.
- Was one of two players in Division I women's soccer to finish with double digit goals and assists.
- Named Academic All-WAC.
- Appeared in 17 games with 15 starts.
- Scored four goals and four assists in route to earning First Team All-WAC honors.
- Became the fourth transfer to earn All-WAC honors in their first season as a Lope and the first player to make the first team.
- Scored first GCU goal with a game-winning penalty kick against Utah Valley on Feb. 20.
- Recorded a goal and assist in shutout wins at home against UTRGV and California Baptist on March 20 and April 3.
2019 | Sophomore
- Appeared in 17 games with 15 starts including starting in all nine conference games.
- Scored six goals with four assists finishing with 17 points.
- Her six goals ranked second on the team.
- Scored the game winning goal against UC Irvine.
- Earned All-Pac 12 Third team honors.
- Played with GCU teammate Alexis Worley.
- Appeared in 18 games with 13 starts.
- Recorded five goals with one assist for 11 points.
- Her five goals ranked second on the team.
- First collegiate goal was the game winner against Northern Arizona on Sept. 14.
- Competed in the 2017 U-17 UEFA Championship with the Germany.
- Made 35 appearances and scored 16 goals for TSV Schott Mainz, a soccer club in the second tier of the Bundesliga in Germany.
- Parents are Markus and Marion Schimmer.
- Hobbies include riding her motorcycle, video games and playing guitar and piano.
- Top places to visit on vacation is Egypt and Germany.
- Favorite professional sports team is FC Bayern Munich.
- Favorite professional athletes are Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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