University of Minnesota Athletics
2023 Soccer Roster
Izzy Brown
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Green Hope HS
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- Prev School:
- North Carolina
| PRONUNCIATION |
2023 | GRADUATE
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
• Scored five goals, second most on the season along with Sophia Boman
• Recorded a season high four shots against Niagara (Aug. 17), New Hampshire (Aug. 20), St. Thomas (Sept. 3), and Nebraska (Oct. 15)
• Finished her first goal of the season against the Niagara Purple Eagles
• Scored the game winner against Marquette (Aug. 27) and Ohio State (Oct. 12), most this season along with Megan Nemec
• Made 15 appearances along with 12 starts
• Scored the game-tying goal in Minnesota's 3-1 rally over Illinois (Oct. 8)
2022 | SENIOR
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
• Notched six points, the most points of any Gopher in a single game on the season against Drake (Sept. 1)
• Scored her first career hat-trick against the Bulldogs (Sept. 1), and was the first hat-trick for Minnesota since Sydney Squires in 2017
• Finished against Indiana
• Had 14 appearances with five starts
2021 | JUNIOR
• Appeared in all 17 of the team's matches during her first season at Minnesota and earned a starting spot 16 times
• Led the Gophers totaling six goals to tie for the team lead with 12 points
• Was one of two Minnesota players to record a multi-goal performance in 2021 coming at home against Wyoming (Sept. 5) as she scored the game winning goal just 61 seconds into the match and added her second in the 9th minute
• Was a perfect 1-for-1 from the penalty spot for the year with a goal against the Cowgirls (Sept. 5)
• Scored a goal in three-consecutive outings between Sept. 18-26 to begin Big Ten Conference action
• Added the game winning goal, her second of the year, at home against Penn State (Oct. 3)
• Posted at least one shot in 14 of her 17 matches played totaling 34 during the campaign, including 14 on goal, which tied for the most on the team
• Tallied a season-best five shots in the season finale versus Nebraska (Oct. 24)
• Was on the field for more than 1,000 minutes with a season-high 93 in a home draw against UIC (Aug. 22)
2020 | SOPHOMORE (at North Carolina)
• Appeared in all 12 games for the Tar Heels, helping power the team to an 11-1 record and a spot in the ACC Tournament Championship
• Headed in her first career goal against No. 7 Duke to lift North Carolina to a 2-0 victory on Oct. 23
• Concluded her Tar Heel tenure having appeared in 22 games for a total of 512 minutes played.
2019 | FRESHMAN (at North Carolina)
• Appeared in 10 games both in the midfield and as a forward, ultimately totaling 180 minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Green Hope High School in Cary, N.C., where she was a two-sport athlete as a member of the Fighting Falcons' varsity soccer and basketball teams • four-year honor roll student • graduated Summa Cum Laude • also played for Capital Area Soccer League of the Elite Clubs National League from 2015-17 and later for the North Carolina Courage Development Academy from 2017-19 • named to Top Drawer Soccer's IMG Girls Top 150 for the Class of 2019 • garnered recognition in Soccerwire's Top 100 Girls of 2019 • leading scorer for the first-ever N.C. Courage Girls' Development Academy U18/U19 team throughout the 2017-18 campaign • named a TDS Best XI at the 2017 GDA Winter Showcase • competed in international Olympic Development Program tournaments in Costa Rica, earning Tournament MVP honors in 2017 • ODP All-Star Team member • trained at the ODP National Team Training Camp in Phoenix, Ariz.
PERSONAL
Intends to major in communications studies at the University of Minnesota • daughter of Chucky and Melanie Brown • has two younger sisters, Amelia and Abigail • father is a former NCAA basketball student-athlete who went on to enjoy a 13-year career in the National Basketball Association, winning an NBA Championship with the Houston Rockets in 1995.
Why Minnesota Soccer: "I think that Minnesota has a wonderful family atmosphere and great team chemistry. I am so excited to be a part of such a great program!"
