East Tennessee State University

2024 Season - In her second season in Johnson City, Ekern played in 16 matches and made three starts...She made her first collegiate start against The Citadel on September 19...Scored a goal and added an assist on October 10 against Wofford...Played a total of 528 minutes...Tallied 12 shot attempts (four on goal) on the season...Had four shot attempts against Wofford and added three more against Mercer on September 29...Played a season-high 56 minutes at VMI on October 27. 

2023 Season - Made 11 appearances as a substitute for the Bucs, providing a high-energy presence up front... made her debut with 16 minutes against Winthrop on September 11th... fired two shots, including one on goal, against VMI on September 24th... played 148 of her 247 mniutes in the last four matches of the season, including 62 in the regular season finale versus Western Carolina.

Prior to ETSU - 2020 and 2022 TSSAA All-State team selections ... 2021 TSSAA First Team All-Region selection ... 2022 Farragut Lady Admirals Varsity MVP.

Personal - Daughter of Dave and Christie Ekern ... Born Sept. 17, 2005 ... Plans to major in Phycology with a concentration in Health Professions ... Brother, Fletcher Ekern, played for the ETSU men's soccer program from 2014-17.