2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Brynn Gardner
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Whitehouse, Ohio
- High School:
- Anthony Wayne HS
2024 (Junior at Bowling Green)
An anchor of the Bowling Green frontline, Gardner started all 18 matches for the Falcons in 2024 ... She accumulated 1,307 minutes of action, ranking tied for third on the team with seven points on two goals and three assists ... Opened the season in style, tallying a goal and an assist in a 3-1 season-opening win over Detroit Mercy (Aug. 15) ... Assisted on the game-clinching goal in a 2-0 win at Cleveland State (Sept. 8) ... Added an assist in a 2-0 win at Ball State in the MAC opener on Sept. 19 ... Played a career-high 90 minutes and scored the Falcons’ lone goal at Central Michigan on Oct. 18 ... Excelled off the pitch, earning a spot on the MAC All-Academic Team.
2023 (Sophomore at Bowling Green)
A First Team All-MAC and OCSA All-Ohio Second Teamm selection, Brynn started each of the 17 games she played in during the 2023 season ... She led the Falcons with six goals, including three game-winners, and 16 points while ranking second on the team with four assists ... In 1,095 minutes of action, Gardner was eighth in goals and points, ninth in shots (39) and 10th in shots on goal (22) ... Brynn did most of her work in league play, ranking sixth in points (14), seventh in points per game (1.27), seventh in goals (5) and goales per game (0.45) and tied for sixth in assists (4) and assists per game (0.36) ... Scored the game-winning goal early in the home opener against Loyola Chicago (Aug. 27) ... Converted a second-half penalty kick in the Falcons’ MAC-opening win at Toledo (Sept. 21) ... Had her first muilt-assist game, dishing out a pair of assists in a 3-2 victory at Miami (OH) on Oct. 5 ... Followed that performance by recording a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over Eastern Michigan (Oct. 8) ... Collected the first brace of her career, scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory at Ball State (Oct. 22) ... Off the pitch, Brynn was named to the MAC All-Academic Team.
2022 (Freshman at Bowling Green)
A MAC All-Freshman Team selection, Gardner appeared in 19 matches, earning 15 starting in her first season with the Falcons ... Named the Bowling Green Newcomer of the Year, Brynn ranked second on the team with 19 points, netting six goals and dishing out a team-high seven assists in 1,162 minutes of action ... She ranked fourth in the MAC in assists per game (0.37) and tied for fourth in total assists, while tying for sixth with 1.00 points per game ... Came off the bench to make her collegiate debut against Michigan State (Aug. 18) ... Made her first collegiate start and scored her first collegiate goals in a 1-1 draw against Cincinnati (Aug. 25) ... Posted three-point games, recording a goal and an assist in matches against Toledo (Sept. 22), Ohio (Oct. 9) and at NIU (Oct. 27) ... Scored a second-half goal equalizer in the MAC Tournament Semifinals against Ball State (Nov. 3).
Anthony Wayne High School and Club
Gardner graduated from Anthony Wayne High School, where she earned four letters for coach Lori Williams ... A two-time All-Ohio First Team selection and a 2021 United Soccer Coaches Association All-American, Brynn scored 51 career goals and added 38 assists, while helping lead the Generals to a 67-8-10 record, including four Northern Lakes League titles and a 25-0-3 league mark ... Over the course of her four-year career, Gardner was named the Northern Lakes League Player of the Year twice while earning First Team All-League honors as both a junior and senior ... Earned United Soccer Coaches High School All-American honors in 2021, Gardner was named to the United Soccer Coaches Association First Team All-Central Region after netting 19 goals and leading her team to the OHSAA state semifinals for the third consecutive season.
Awards & Honors
2022 MAC All-Freshman Team
2022 BGSU Newcomer of the Year
2022 TopDrawerSoccer No. 90 Top Freshman
2022 TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week, 11/1
2023 All-MAC First Team
2023 OCSA All-Ohio Second Team
2023-24 MAC All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024-25 MAC All-Academic Team
2024-25 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Brian and Angela Gardner.
• Has two siblings; Emilie and Braden.
• Her sister, Emilie, played soccer at Bowling Green from 2021-24.
• Earned her bachelors degree in nursing from Bowling Green in the spring of 2025 and is currently pursuing a masters degree in organizational leadership from Creighton.
• Chose Creighton because of its tradition of excellence, a commitment to development both on and off the pitch, and a culture that feels like family, in addition to already playing for Coach Walker at Bowling Green.
• Sports hero is Mallory Swanson.
• Best friend on another college team is Emily Hollar (Bowling Green women’s soccer).
• Dream NIL endorsement is Lululemon.
• Gameday superstition is getting pregame starbucks.
• Life advice to other is to always be kind to other.
• Favorite actor is Kevin Hart.
• Opponent she can’t wait to play is Arkansas.
• Super power she wishes she had is the ability to read minds.
• Favorite professional sports team is the United States Women’s National Soccer Team.
• Besides soccer her favorite sport to watch is baseball.
