BC Interruption Hall Of Fame Class of 2020: BCI Inducts Kristie Mewis

Every summer, BC Interruption staff inducts a group of former BC athletes/coaches/administrators into the BC Interruption Hall of Fame. You can find the previous inductees here.

This year’s class is comprised of 6 former athletes and coaches. Our first inductee of the year is BC women’s soccer midfielder Kristie Mewis.

Mewis played at Boston College from 2009-2012, where she was a integral part of the two winningest seasons in program history (2009 and 2010). As a freshman, Mewis started in 23 games and recorded 5 goals and 6 assists. As a sophomore, Mewis recorded points in 11 straight games, a program record that still holds. She continued to be a starter throughout her time at BC and as a senior recorded 21 points, the second most in program history for a single season.

Mewis is second in program history in career points (116), third in program history with 89 career goals, and second in program history with 38 career assists). She had 3 multi-goal games as an Eagle, including a hat trick against Harvard

While at BC Mewis was named to the All-ACC Freshmen Team, the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie team, the Soccer America All-Rookie team, the All-ACC first team (three times), the All-ACC Tournament first team, the NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team (three times), the NSCAA All-American first team (twice), the Soccer America MVP first team, and the College Sports Madness All-American first team. Additionally, she was named to
the Top Drawer Soccer second team, the Soccer America MVP second team, and the NSCAA Division 1 All-America third team.

Mewis was the New England Soccer News Player of the Year as a sophomore
and won numerous Player of the Week honors from a variety of sources. She was also a Hermann Trophy semifinalist three times and earned BC’s Offensive Team MVP as a junior. As a senior, Mewis was a Division 1 ECAC All-Star.

Mewis attended a USWNT training camp in 2013 and made her senior team debut on February 9, 2013. Since graduating from BC, Mewis has played for a number of professional teams in Australia, Europe, and the US (including the now defunct Boston Breakers). Since 2017 she has played for the Houston Dash in the NWSL. She has 36 starts for the Dash and has recorded 6 goals with the team. Mewis is expected to remain with the Dash whenever the NWSL season is able to resume.