Career Achievements: Three-time All-Missouri
Valley Conference performer (First Team in 2013, Honorable Mention in 2012, Second Team in
2011)...two-time Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District V selection, including first-team
honors in 2012...two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete Team choice (2013, 2012)...left the program
ranked third all-time in assists (20) and fourth all-time in points (66) and goals
(23)...also exited as the program's all-time leader with 79 games played.
Senior (2013): Notable...All-Missouri Valley Conference First
Team...Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District V Second Team...MVC Scholar-Athlete
Team...MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Aug.
28)...Season...started all 22 games at forward...registered 21
points on six goals and a career-high nine assists...scored two goals in the season-opening
victory over Miami (Ohio) (Aug. 23)...assisted on ISU's lone goal against Wisconsin (Aug.
25)...tallied assists in three-straight games against Texas (Sept. 8), SEMO (Sept. 15) and
No. 22 Marquette (Sept. 17)...recorded three points on a goal and an assist in the win at
Northern Iowa (Oct. 17), which began a five-game points streak...scored a goal against
Evansville (Oct. 20)...netted the game-winner at Missouri State (Oct. 31)...tallied an
assist in the MVC Tournament semifinal victory over Evansville (Nov. 8)...scored a goal in
the MVC Tournament championship match victory over Indiana State (Nov. 10)...converted a
penalty kick during the shootout that advanced ISU past Louisville in the NCAA Tournament
first round matchup (Nov. 16).
Junior (2012): Notable...All-Missouri Valley Conference
Honorable Mention...Capital One Academic All-District V First Team...MVC Scholar-Athlete
Team...became the first player in program-history to score four goals in one game against
Indiana State (Oct. 14)...one of just nine players nationally to score at least four goals
in one game...Season...appeared in all 20 matches, including 17
starts...finished second in the league and on the team in goals (eight) and points
(19)...tallied three points with a goal and assist against Florida Atlantic (Aug.
24)...scored her fifth-career MVC Tournament goal in the title match against Indiana State
(Nov. 4)...also found the back of the net at Bowling Green (Sept. 14) and against Green Bay
(Sept. 23).
Sophomore (2011): Notable...Missouri Valley Conference
Tournament MVP...All-MVC Second-Team...MVC All-Tournament
Team...SoccerSavings.com/Chicagoland Soccer News Player of the Week (Nov.
9)...Season...made 19 appearances and started the final 17 games
of the season...finished second on the team with eight goals and third with 22
points...netted a pair of goals against Bowling Green (Aug. 21), against Evansville in the
semifinal of the MVC Tournament (Nov. 4) and against Missouri State in the championship
match of the State Farm MVC Tournament (Nov. 6)...racked up eight points on four goals in
two matches to earn MVC Tournament MVP honors.
Freshman (2010): Season...started all 18 games, recording four
points on a goal and two assists...netted her first collegiate goal in ISU's 2-1 victory at
SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 20)...tallied assists in back-to-back games against Kansas (Sept. 5)
and at Northern Illinois (Sept. 10).
Bishop Foley/Vardar: Four-year starter at and two-year captain at
Bishop Foley ... led her team to two state finals (2008, 2009) ... named All-State(2009,
2008, 2007), All-District (2009, 2008, 2007), All-Catholic (2009, 2008), All-Region (2009,
2008, 2007), All-County (2009, 2008) and All-Academic (2009) ... voted Player of the Year
by the Daily Tribune (2009) ... member of the Vardar Soccer Club (six-time state champions)
... 2010 State Cup Tournament MVP ... team won the Michigan State Cup Finals in 2009 and
2010 ... scored the only goals in the championship games both years ... started on high
school varsity basketball team junior year and was team captain senior year ... member of
the National Honor Society and held Honors for all four years of high school.
Personal: Kyla Anne Cross ... born April 2, 1992 ... daughter of
Patrick and Marisol Cross ... her grandfather, Carlos Morales, competed on the Nicaraguan
national soccer team ... major: exercise science.