by Geoff Roberts/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, Ohio---Elizabeth Theaker (Maumee/Maumee, Ohio) has signed with the MidAmerica Nazarene University women's soccer program out of Kansas. 

The sophomore defender started in all 21 games in 2013 and potted three goals and three assists as she helped the Express to a 17-2-2 record. Along the way, the Express won a program-record 15 straight games and were ranked at No. 13, the highest in program history.

Theaker was named to the Region XII all-tournament team in 2013. She scored the game-winning goal for the Express in the tournament that gave the Express their first-ever national tournament appearance. In the national tournament, Theaker came up big again by scoring a goal to give the Express a PK victory in a 1-1 tie.

In her freshman year, Theaker started in 15 games. Playing a lot of time at centerback, she was an important part of the 10 shutouts the team garnished in 2012.

Theaker will finish her career at Owens with three goals and four assists in 36 games played.

Theaker joins Drew Plummer (Tiffin University) and Jill Burkholder (University of Saint Francis) as one of three Express players in the program's three-year history to play at a four-year school.

She will play for a MNU team that went 12-4-4 overall and 3-2-2 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference of the NAIA. The Pioneers never lost a game by more than a goal in the 2013 regular season and were undefeated at home with a record of 7-0-2.