2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Greta Betz
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Ursula Academy
- Deals:
2023 (Junior at Creighton)
Greta saw the pitch in four matches during the 2023 season, starting against Drake on Sept. 3 ... Combined for 44 minutes of action, logging a season-high 19 minutes in her lone start against Drake ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree.
2022 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Betz saw action in 16 matches in 2022, earning four starts ... Greta combined for 576 minutes on the pitch, firing off 10 total shots ... She earned her first start of the season, playing a season-high 86 minutes while logging a career-high five shots in the Bluejays’ 2-1 victory over Kansas City on Aug. 25.
2021 (Freshman at Creighton)
Greta appeared in 16 contests, starting eight matches during her first season with the Bluejays ... She logged a total of 709 minutes, highlighted by a season-high 98 minutes in the Bluejays 2-1 win over Montana (Aug. 19) ... Betz recorded one assist in the season-opener against Montana on Aug. 19 for her first point as a Bluejay ... Greta tallied nine shots, including firing off a shot in each of the first six matches of the season.
St. Ursula Academy & Club
A forward from St. Ursula Academy, Betz also played on the pitch for the Ohio Elite ECNL ... In eight matches during 2019, Betz delivered eight goals and six assists ... Over three seasons she appeared in 19 matches with 16 goals and 12 assists (44 points) ... A three-year starter, Greta was a two-time All-GGCL League selection, earning First Team honors as a senior ... She participated on an ECNL Conference Selection program, providing opportunities for the top players in the region ... Betz holds the St. Ursula Academy record with five assists in one contest ... Off the pitch she was a three-time Ohio High School Soccer Coaches Association Academic Team honoree as well as an Academic Excellence recipient.
Awards & Honors
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-21 Dean’s List
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 Dean’s List
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Personal
• Daughter of Jeff and Julie Betz.
• Has two siblings; Magda and August.
• Both of her parents played soccer at the collegiate level with Julie playing four years at UCF and Jeff four years at Xavier.
• Her aunt Jenny also played four years of soccer at Xavier while her aunt Kim ran track and cross country at Indiana.
• Pursuing a bachelors degree in Biology.
• Named Michelle Akers as her sports hero and her favorite soccer player.
• Favorite social media platform is TikTok.
• Dream dinner guests would be Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Kim Kardashian.
• Her first job was a concession stand worker at swim club.
• Superstition is that she has to put her shin guards and shoes on her right foot first then her left.
• Favorite food is tacos.
• Dream vacation destination is Italy.
• Go-to pre-game music artist is Drake.
• Favorite book is Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.
• Best sports memory was going to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament.
• Best friend on another college team is Dana Dahm (Kentucky women’s soccer).
• In 10 years, would like to be a pediatric dentist or orthodontist.
• Chose Creighton because of the outstanding academics, the post graduate opportunities and the culture within the team.
