Meredith Speck, #25
Pronunciation: “MERR-ih-dith SPECK”
Position: MID
Height: 5-3
Birthday: 2/1/93
Hometown (Affiliation): Rockville Centre, NY (USA)
College: Yale
NWSL Experience: 9th Year
Acquired: Signed with Western New York Flash during the 2016 season
2023: Appeared in 10 games, including nine starts, logging 633 minutes and one goal… created three chances… won 44.26% of duels and 64.7% of tackles… had a career-high 81.1% pass accuracy… placed on Season Ending Injury list in July after suffering a torn ACL.
2023 Challenge Cup: Started three games, logging 253 minutes… won 48% of duels and 57.1% of tackles… completed 80.2% of passes.
2022: Appeared in 19 games, including nine starts, logging 909 minutes, one goal and two assists… created 10 chances… won 46.4% of duels and 43.3% of tackles… made nine interceptions… completed 77.35% of passes.
2022 Challenge Cup: Appeared in all eight games of the competition, including three starts, logging 319 minutes… created two chances… won 45.1% of duels and 57.1% of tackles… made 10 interceptions… completed 79.31% of passes.
2021: Appeared in 18 games, including eight starts, logging 844 minutes, two goals and one assist… created 13 chances… completed 63.5% of passes… won 44.9% of duels and 60.9% of tackles… made 12 interceptions.
2021 Challenge Cup: Appeared in and started three games, logging 249 minutes and one assist… created four chances.
2020: No regular season.
2020 Challenge Cup: Appeared in three games, including one start, logging 76 minutes… created two chances… won nine duels… completed 72.7% of passes.
2020 Fall Series: Started all four games of the competition, logging 325 minutes and two assists… created four chances… won 34.2% of duels and 88.9% of tackles… made three interceptions… completed 65.1% of passes.
2019: Appeared in eight games as a substitute, logging 72 minutes… completed 71.2% of passes.
2018: Appeared in 15 matches, including two starts, logging 246 minutes… created two chances… won 56.8% of duels and 66.7% of tackles… completed 66.3% of passes.
2017: Moved from Western New York Flash as franchise was sold and relocated… appeared in four matches, including two starts, logging 197 minutes… won 66.7% of tackles.
Prior to NC Courage: Had a four-year college career at Yale… appeared in 56 games, scoring seven goals and assisting 15 more… named First Team All-Ivy three times… named Offensive MVP as a senior… named to Portland Thorns preseason roster in 2015… played one season in Sweden for Västerås BK30 before returning to the U.S. and signing with Western New York Flash… appeared in six games, including five starts, logging 369 minutes and one assist.
International: Named to U.S. U-23 roster for Three Nations Tournament in 2012 but missed the tournament due to injury.
