This season is a historical one for the Iowa State women’s soccer team.

Cyclone de-fender Ann Davy will be-come the first ever four-year soccer player for the Cyclones at the end of this season.

The St. Paul, Minn., native began her career with the Cyclones in 1995 on the exhibition team, starting all ten matches.

She started 18 games in her sophomore season, as the Cyclones won eight games in their debut season in the Big 12.

As a junior last season, Davy scored her first career goal against Kent and first career assist against Kansas Newman. With a school record 12 victories, the squad advanced to the Big 12 Championship in November.

Being the first four-year senior, Davy has had the opportunity to see the development and growth of the ISU soccer program.

Davy said the changes have been dramatic and positive.

“The facilities have grown, the coaches have grown, and they’ve worked hard to bring in good players,” Davy said. “The coaches have developed our team and have picked out things that we need to focus on to make us different and better than other teams.”

For her efforts, Davy, the lone senior on this year’s squad, was honored this past Sunday on senior day during the game against Oklahoma. It was her last home game of her career.

“Today’s game has to be the best memory of my career,” Davy said. “We had a big crowd and we won. It was just an exciting game.”

An award, the Ann Davy Commitment Award, was named in her honor and will be handed out every season to the player who shows the biggest commitment to team success.

Davy said she felt humbled by having an award named after her, but she still feels honored by the award.

“I guess this award shows that I was committed to the team’s success, and if I am going to be remembered, I’d like to be remembered as a hard worker and someone who stayed committed to the program,” Davy said.

Head Coach Cathy Klein will attest to Davy’s commitment to Iowa State soccer. She said Davy is the heart and soul of the team.

“She exemplifies everything we’re trying to build, in terms of work ethic, commitment and outright intensity,” Klein said. “She is what every coach wants; she asks nothing of you and gives you everything.”

Klein notes that Davy, despite her quiet physical demeanor, is a hard-nosed player who makes her presence felt on the field.

“You could be in a room with Ann for 30 days and never know she’s there, but if you’re on a soccer field with her for 30 minutes, you’re going to know what she’s made of.”

As her career winds down, Davy reflected on her four years at ISU. She looks fondly on the past but maintains her focus on the present.

“It’s nice to know that I’ve been working on everything for four years and, now that we’re winning, I’m glad I stuck with it,” Davy said. “We have good team, and I’m just looking forward to trying to make it into the Big 12 tournament.”