Meriel Orham

Photo by: Sean Arbaut

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-3
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
St. Michael, Minn.

Honors and Awards: 2024-25 NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award … 2024 CSC Academic All-District … 2024 NSIC All-Academic … 2023 NSIC All-Academic … 2022 NSIC All-Academic

2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played every minute in net in her junior campaign, recording an 11-4-5 record with a 0.75 goals-against-average and a .795 save percentage with seven shutouts … Her 0.75 GAA set a new program record for a single season, while her 11 wins rank fourth and seven shutouts rank fifth … Among career records, she finished her collegiate career ranked second in goals-against-average (0.84), eighth in save percentage (.786), ninth in shutouts (seven), 10^th in wins (12) and 10^th in minutes played (1945:46) … Recorded first career shutout in 2-0 win over Roosevelt (Sept. 7) … Had a three-save shutout in 1-0 win at UW-Parkside (Sept. 15) … Had back-to-back shutouts against Wayne State (Sept. 29) and Concordia-St. Paul (Oct. 4) … Recorded shutout in 4-0 win over MSU Moorhead (Oct. 18) … Had four saves in 1-0 shutout victory over Southwest Minnesota State (Oct. 25).

2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in and made one start in her redshirt sophomore season with the Huskies … Started in goalkeeper against Sioux Falls (Oct. 20), playing all 90 minutes and earning the win while making three saves and allowing one goal.

2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Earned Academic All-NSIC honors … Appeared in one game in redshirt freshman season … Logged 53 minutes in the net for the Huskies… Recorded five saves against Northern Michigan (Aug. 25).

2021 (FRESHMAN): Orham's first season with the Huskies.

Personal: Orham will bring depth to the Huskies at the goalkeeper position after serving as one of the best keepers in the state throughout her high school career. A five-year letter winner, Orham earned All-Conference honors her freshman, sophomore, junior and senior seasons and additionally was named Second Team All-State in 2019 and First Team All-State in 2020. Additionally, Orham maintained a .900+ save percentage as a junior and senior, including a career-high .920 save percentage her final season.