Lily Wilson

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
McCordsville, Ind.
High School:
Mount Vernon

2024: Played in 14 games, averaged over 30 minutes per appearance … reserve defender for a pair of shutouts (Akron, Sept. 22; Western Michigan, Sept. 29) … played season-high 78 minutes in 2-1 victory over Cincinnati (Aug. 25) … Academic All-MAC

2023: Played in all 16 games with 14 starts as a center back … played 1,357 minutes, second-most on the team and most by a defender … started for both of CMU’s shutout victories (Wright State, Aug. 27; Akron, Oct. 15)

2022 at Bellarmine: Transferred to Central Michigan from Bellarmine University (KY) of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) … appeared in all 17 games with 15 starts and logged 1,184 minutes … attempted one shot in four different matches … made collegiate debut and started in season opener against Wright State (Aug. 18) … played full game in last four matches…Amassed 63 minutes or more in 13 contests … checked into the Dean’s List in all three semesters (spring and fall 2022, spring 2023) … named to the ASUN Honor Roll

High School: Graduated early, and top ten in her class, from Mount Vernon High School in the fall of 2021, attended Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Ind. (2018-20) … was named All-Indiana (2021) … also earned a varsity letter as a Hamilton Southeastern freshmen in track and field … led Mount Vernon to a conference title as a defender and the Marauders’ second-leading scorer (2021) … was an honor roll recipient in all seven semesters

Club: Played club soccer for FC Pride and helped team make history by being the first team from Indiana to make it to the Final Four in the country competing at the ECNL level … team also made the Elite Eight twice and won its ECNL conference three times in a row.

Personal: Daughter of Ryan and Laura Wilson … has one older brother, Jack … “The biggest scar on my leg is from my graduation party. I was super excited when my grandma had showed up at my house and I ran down the driveway, tripped on my own 2 feet and ate the concrete.”

Why CMU?: “I chose CMU because of the opportunity it had to offer moving forward. Once I stepped foot on campus, I knew it felt like home. The coaching staff is one of a kind and I am ready to go get that ring!”