GOLDEN, Colo. – One of the greatest players in the history of Colorado School of Mines women's soccer, striker Reese McDermott will embark on the next step of her career in the coming days as she takes her talents overseas to Austria where she will join FC Pinzgau Saalfelden.
 
McDermott, recently recognized by the Sportswomen of Colorado as the Sportswoman of the Year in Division II soccer in Colorado, graduated in December of 2024 with a degree in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering after leading the Orediggers to a sweep of the RMAC Championships, the South Central Region Championship and a spot in the national quarterfinals. She has joined the team ahead of their season opener Sunday March 1 against SPG Geretsberg Bürmoos.

The back-to-back RMAC Academic Player and Player of the Year, McDermott scored a career-high 19 goals with seven assists for 45 points with seven game-winning scores in 1,457 minutes. She recorded a point in 16 of 23 matches last fall, scoring in 14, assisting in seven and doing both in five matches. McDermott recorded a hat trick and an assist on her way to seven points against West Texas A&M and strung together a six-match goal streak from October 6-25 during which she tallied eight goals while posting an eight-match point streak starting at the same time and running until November 1, during which she recorded 18 points. During the Orediggers' postseason run, she scored three goals with two assists including the equalizer in the RMAC semifinals against UCCS and the game-winner tournament title game against Fort Lewis. She also scored in the regional championship against Angelo State. McDermott ended 2024 tied for second in Division II in goals scored and also set the program record for fastest consecutive goals by an individual (29 seconds apart on Sept. 20 at Saint Martin's) and the latest goal and game-winner in program history (89:53 on Oct. 20 vs. MSU Denver).
 
The D2 CCA South Central Region Player of the Year, CSC First Team Academic All-America® honoree, RMAC Tournament Most Valuable Player and two-time All-America selection in 2024, McDermott started 81 times in 86 matches for 5,288 minutes in her career with 53 goals and 19 assists for 125 points with 18 game-winners on 288 shots with 141 on goal. She ranks third all-time in goals, points, game-winners, shots and shots on goal and is fifth all-time in assists. She also ranks inside the top 10 all-time in matches captained and is on top five lists when it comes to single-season goals, points, assists and game-winners. She also holds the record for the two fastest goals scored to begin a match in program history and has several goal and point streaks that place among the best in program history.
 
FC Pinzgau Saalfelden competes in the Austrian Frauen Bundeslinga 2. The club was formed in 2007 after the merging of the town's two top football clubs 1. Saalfeldner SK (founded in 1947) and ESV Saalfelden (founded in 1952) into one unified force. The club plays at the stunning 1508 Saalfelden Arena with the dramatic backdrop of the Alps making it one of the most beautiful venues for soccer in Europe.
 
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