Idaho State: (2012) played in eight games and started against North Dakota State (8/17) … Recorded shots on goal against Minot State (8/25) and Loyola Marymount (9/9).

(2011) Appeared in four games for the Bengals, competing against Northwest Nazarene (8/23), Utah State (9/11), Utah (9/18) and Utah Valley (9/22) … recorded one shot on goal against Utah Valley.


Previous School (New Mexico): Attended New Mexico from 2009-11 ... redshirted 2009 season and did not compete in 2010 ... was a member of the Mountain West Conference Championship team in 2010 that advanced to the first round of the NCAA tournament where the Lobos were overcome by the eventual tournament champion Notre Dame.


High School: Graduated from Waterford High School in 2009 with a 3.57 GPA ... lettered in soccer for four years under Head Coach Scott Stewart ... helped Waterford HS earn two state championships in 2006 (2A) and 2008 (3A) ... named first team all-state in 2006 and second team all-state in 2007 and 2008 ... advanced to quarter finalist of Far West Region tournament in 2006 ... received the National Charity League Mother Daughter Award in 2006 and 2007 ... earned academic high honors for two terms, academic scholar for two terms as well as earning academic honors for eight terms ... played club soccer for Utah State Cup Champion Utah Avalanche in 2006 and 2008 ... club team also won the 2008 Las Vegas Coaches Classic in 2008.


Personal: Father is Matt Ward ... brother Matt played soccer for Hamline University ... born on Feb. 20, 1991 in Salt Lake City, Utah ... full name is Melanie Ward ... major is accounting... summer of 2010 spent three weeks in Kenya working at the Ngala school for the deaf in Nakuru, Kenya and building an orphanage in Ngata, Kenya working through RaFIKis a non-profit organization ... worked in all of RaFIKis charity events to help raise money to build the orphanage.