< Previous100 OLYMPIC SPORTS UPDATE: SOCCER AUBURNTIGERS.COM When fifth-year senior Maddie Pro- haska first announced she would be playing soccer at Auburn, she received mixed reactions. “It’s a big difference when you’re from Ohio, that’s Big Ten territory,” she ex- plained. “When I said I was going to Au- burn, the first question was: ‘What state is that in?’” The Westchester, Ohio native always knew she wanted to play soccer thanks to watching her older sister, Abby, ex- periment with other sports. Maddie chose accordingly. She then navigated her path towards goal keeping when her best friend chose to play as a forward. “It made sense to be the goalkeeper, so she gets some shots in,” joked Prohaska. Despite her best friend and sister remaining near home, the eventual 2020 SEC All-Freshman Team member branched outward to begin her colle- giate career. At 17-years-old, Prohaska made the jump down south with the support of her family, teammates and coaches alike. Although Prohaska had full support, moving away from home — not to men- tion during a nationwide pandemic — is a significant life change. Such a decision speaks to the mental toughness that the four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll stu- dent displays both on and off the field. She explained the importance of a tough mentality as a goalkeeper — to know how much confidence you require within yourself as well as the confidence your team must put in you to be able to play well. “I think the biggest thing for a goal- keeper is having confidence, sometimes even false confidence,” said Prohaska. “As long as the people around you believe you’re confident, you’re doing your job.” Since arriving at Auburn, Prohaska has served as her squad’s primary goalkeep- er from day one. During her freshman year, she recorded a 0.80 goals-against average, marking the lowest from a Tiger in a single season since 2004. Throughout her four years at Auburn, the graduate student has gone the dis- tance in goal in 72 of 76 appearances, including all 20 during her sophomore season. But for Prohaska, being a student athlete means so much more than play- ing the full 90, it involves a great deal of mental health practice, which is her pas- sion. “There’s a lot that people don’t see — the low moments when you don’t know if you want to play the sport anymore,” she said. “People don’t realize that we’re just kids at the same time.” As one of the program’s veterans, Prohaska had the opportunity to step into a leadership role during the 2023 season, serving as one of four team cap- tains. She explained that her leadership style is about understanding what she stands for and learning her core values, to allow herself to lead others around her instead of relying on what she believes they need from her. Prohaska is set to reprise her role as a captain for the approaching 2024 season. “I think anytime that you have a voice, you can utilize that and talk to people,” she said. “That doesn’t mean you’re talking to hundreds or thousands of peo- ple but understanding that if you can just reach the people around you and your community, that’s a big deal.” In between her time on the field and in the classroom, Prohaska helps coach young girls at a local soccer club. “Knowing that they don’t care how I perform or what the score is, they’re so stoked to get to come up and hug me. To know that I created that excitement in their life, that’s so much bigger than the sport.” Auburn’s record-breaking goalkeep- er will have the opportunity to pursue soccer professionally and eventually coach college soccer to create the same impact on players that she has felt in her time at Auburn. “I really do believe this is the place I became the person that I am,” said Pro- haska. “I’m really going to miss calling this place home. I think I’ll always call it home.” ON THE PLAINS WITH MADDIE PROHASKA BY KAITLYN STOCUM ‘THIS IS THE PLACE I BECAME THE PERSON THAT I AM’YellaWood ® brand pressure treated pine stands unrivaled in providing the best available protection against rot, fungal decay and termite attack. Enjoy the uncompromising beauty of a backyard made with high quality natural wood products from YellaWood ® brand pressure treated pine. Visit yellawood.com for more information. THE BEST IS ALWAYS IN DEM A ND . 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