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2015 (Junior): Appeared in eight games on the backline, starting three of them … suffered a season-ending injury versus Southeast Missouri on October 8 … started and played a season-high 87 minutes against the Redhawks … played 50 minutes in a 1-0 shutout of OVC foe Austin Peay on September 27 … attempted her only shot on goal of the season versus Xavier on September 13.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 18 games and started 14 of them … notched the game-winning assist to Emmi Carroll in EKU’s season-opening road win at Western Carolina on August 22 … went the distance in five of EKU’s first seven games … played through a mid-season injury before finding her form again at the end of the year … went the distance in EKU’s final four games of the year … attempted eight shots on the year, three of which were on goal.

2013 (Freshman): Started all 19 games as a freshman, proving to be a steady and reliable option on EKU’s backline … displayed great fitness as she went the distance in 16 games, including the final seven of the season … was part of four shutouts on the year … attempted two shots, including one on goal during a 3-1 win over Tennessee Tech on Oct. 27.

High School and/or Club Experience: Team captain at Great Oak High School … as a junior in 2011-12, was named a second team All-Southwestern League selection and helped lead Great Oak to the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Playoffs, where the Wolfpack eventually lost to Sunny Hills High School, then the top-ranked team in the country … also a captain for her club team, the Strikers FC out of Irvine, Calif … was selected to the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Player Development Program in Los Angeles in June of 2012.


Get to Know Mikayla Brillon …

If she could live anywhere, it would be: Oregon or Boston

Her proudest accomplishment: Getting a 4.0 her junior year, fall semester

What would she sing at Karaoke night: "Sugar We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy

Her favorite social media forum: Instagram

What would she do if she won the lottery: Travel the world, visit Fenway Park and lots and lots of shoes and corndogs

If she could have one meal for the rest of her life, it would be: Chicken tortilla soup for Casa