2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Tejia Murray-Powell
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pickering, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Bill Crothers Secondary School
- Deals:
2024 (Sophomore at Creighton)
In her second season as a Bluejay, Murray-Powell appeared in 15 matches ... She earned the starting nod nine times, logging 802 minute of action and three total shots, one shot on goal ... Tejia logged a career-high 69 minutes and placed her lone shot on frame during the Bluejays’ 3-1 win over DePaul on Oct. 20 ... Also tallied shots against No. 19 Saint Louis (Sept. 6) and Kansas City (Sept. 15).
2023 (Freshman at Creighton)
Murray-Powell played in 11 matches, earning six starts during her first season with the Bluejays in 2023 ... Tallied one assist and two shots in 381 minutes of action on the pitch ... Earned first career start against Saint Louis, logging a season-high 63 minutes of playing time ... Tejia notched her first point as a Bluejay, assisting on the game-winning goal against Seton Hall on Oct. 12 ... Registered lone shots of the season in matches at Drake (Sept. 3) and at Villanova (Oct. 8).
Bill Crothers Secondary School & Club:
Powell earned a spot and participated at the Canadian Women’s U17 National Team camp in July of 2023 ... She helped Team Ontario secure a gold medal at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, as her team did not concede a goal and outscored their opponents 28-0 in four tournament matches ... She also helped her National Development Centre Ontario Club team to the League One championship in the spring of 2023 ... Tejia grew up participating in soccer, cross country, volleyball, badminton and track and field.
Personal
• Daughter of Kacia Murray and Kahlil Powell.
• Has two siblings; Jeloni and Temaya.
• Her brother, Jeloni, plays soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
• An psychology major.
• Dream vacation destination is Italy.
• Sports hero is Cristiano Ronaldo.
• Favorite food is any type of seafood.
• Person she’d love to meet is J Cole.
• Dream NIL endorsement is Nike.
• Favorite ice cream flavor is cookies n’ cream.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Drake.
• Favorite professional sports team is Manchester United.
• Named Jennifer Yee as her favorite professor at Creighton.
• Life advice to others it “hard work will always beat talent when talent doesn’t work hard and it all starts with preparation as failing to prepare leads to preparing to fail”.
• Best sports memory was when she got called up to the Canadan U17 Team.
• Favorite Netflix series is Grey’s Anatomy.
• Ten years from now, she would like to be finishing up a professional soccer career and starting her professional career in psychology.
• Movie she has watched the most is The Princess and the Frog.
• Super power she wishes she had is teleportation.
• Opponents she can’t wait to play is Xavier.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York City.
• Besides soccer her favorite sport to play is volleyball and her favorite sports to watch are basketball, volleyball and track and field.
