Megan Olszewski

Position:
Goalkeeper
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-7
Major:
Journalism
High School:
Exeter
Hometown:
Exeter, N.H.

Major: Journalism

2023 (Senior): Started in two games before injury … Split time in net, tallying 86 minutes and combined for one shutout in the 0-0 tie at Vanderbilt (8/20).

2022 (Junior): Started in seven of 10 games played … Completed the year with a 2-3 record … Recorded a season-high eight saves out of 23 shots faced against Pittsburgh (8/25) … Finished the season with a 1.69 goals against average and a .703 save percentage … Logged 585 minutes in net for the Minutewomen

2021 (Sophomore): Earned Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (8/30) ... Started 18 games and appeared in 19 contests in goal for the Minutewomen … Finished the season with 53 saves … Recorded a .828 save percentage and a 0.80 goals against average … Picked up two shutouts and four combined shutouts … Logged 1,237 minutes in goal … Had a season-high eight saves in a 2-1 win over Boston University (8/29) … Picked up five saves in regular season finale against La Salle (10/24).

2020-21 (Freshman): Did not compete.

Before UMass: Played club for the FC Stars of Massachusetts ECHL U18/19 composite under coach James Blackwell … Was also a member of Massachusetts ODP (2014-2016), Regional ODP Pool (2014 and 2015), National ODP Pool (2016), and the Interregional Boca Raton ODP Tournament Roster for Region I (2015) … Attended Exeter High School, where she holds the school record for career shutouts in varsity history and single-season shutouts (16 in 2019) … Finished her high school career with a 0.40 GAA, highlighted by a 0.157 GAA as a senior in 2019 … Served as a team captain as a senior in 2019, helping the program to a state championship … Was a First Team All-State NHIAA and New Hampshire High School All-New England GK in 2019 … Second Team All-State NHIAA in 2018 … Also a two-time NH State Cup Champion (2015 and 2016), two-time USYS MA State Cup Champion (2017 and 2018) and two-time USYS Region I Championships semi-finalist (2017 and 2018) … Also played four years of varsity ice hockey while at Exeter … While at Exeter, she was a member of the National Honor Society and won the Scholar Athlete Award from 2017 to 2019.

Dowiak on Olszewski: “Megan is a very intellectual goalkeeper. She loves the game, watches professional soccer and talks about the game as well as any player I’ve ever recruited. She really puts in that intellect and understanding of soccer IQ into her play. She won the New Hampshire state championship with her high school team, while also recording the single season record for shutouts, giving up only three goals the entire season. Picking up Meg was another amazing get for us.