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2018 Horizon League Freshman of the Year
2018 All-Horizon League First Team
2018 Horizon League All-Freshman Team
2018 United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team
2018 Top Drawer Soccer Freshmen Best XI First Team
2018 College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team
2019: Made 16 appearances and 13 starts on the year...had five goals and assists...Put together a brace alongside an assist in NKU's 5-0 shutout over Bradley (Nov. 1)...Assisted two goals in NKU's 3-1 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne (Oct. 29).
2018: Made 16 starts in 17 appearances for the Norse…Scored 16 goals and recorded seven assists for 39 points…His 16 goals were the fourth-most in the NCAA and were the most by a freshman…His 39 points ranked fifth in the nation and were the most by a freshman…Earned the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week award and College Soccer News National Team honors for his play from Aug. 27-Sept. 2…Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and to the All-Horizon League First Team...Also earned Top Drawer Soccer Freshmen Best XI First Team and College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team honors....Selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team...He was the only freshman to earn recognition in the region, which included all four teams that advanced to the Final Four of the College Cup.
Prior to NKU: Willis joins NKU from Charlton Athletic Football Club in London, England, where he plays as a center forward. Over the past two seasons, he has appeared in 62 matches, helping the team to a 39-16-6 record. In those contests, he has recorded 42 goals and 16 assists. From the U-8 to U-23 levels, Willis has scored more than 500 goals. He has helped his current squad to the 2015-16 National Category 2 Championship and the 2016-17 National Category 2 Semifinals. On May 4, 2018, Willis collected two assists as Charlton defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 to win the Professional Development League 2 National Championship. Willis was reportedly scouted by Premier League club Everton earlier this year, before deciding that NKU would be his destination of choice.
Coach Riddle on Willis: “We literally scoured the globe to be able to find a striker of Alex’s prominence, and I am absolutely delighted that Norse fans will get to see him play for our side this fall and beyond. I fully expect him to come in and hit the ground running and be someone who will turn heads with his statistics right away. To score over 500 goals during a 12-year period with a club like Charlton Athletic is mind-blowing, and I am excited to see him score many more in an NKU shirt.”
