Eliza Bentler

The University of Montana Grizzly soccer team defeats the Washington State Cougars at a home game in Missoula, Montana on September 21, 2025.

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The Montana Grizzlies defeat the Montana State-Billings Yellowjackets on Sunday September 7, 2025, at South Campus Stadium, in Missoula, Montana.

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Montana vs Northern Arizona University; Sunday Sept 29, 2024; South Campus Stadium; Missoula, Mont.

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Montana Grizzly women’s soccer plays IU Indianapolis at South Campus Stadium in Missoula on Sunday, Sept. 1.

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Montana beat Montana State-Billings 2-0 on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 at South Campus Stadium in Missoula, Mont.

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Montana vs. Montana State Billings; Sunday, Aug. 25; South Campus Stadium; Missoula, Mont.

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Photo by: Ryan Brennecke

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Scenes from Soccer Media day on July 23, 2025.

Year:
Senior
Position:
F
Hometown:
Billings, Mont.
Previous School:
Billings Senior HS

2024 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 14 of 19 matches
Averaged 14.6 minutes per match played
One of team’s 12 goal-scorers
Scored the game-winner in 2-0 home win over MSU Billings
Netted lone goal of the season in 67th minute off a pass from Mia Parkhurst
Took two shots on the season, put both on goal
Played a season-high 27 minutes in home win over MSU Billings
Logged 26 minutes at Fresno State, 23 at Wyoming

2023 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 18 of 19 matches, made five starts
Ranked third on team with 11 points
Totaled four goals and three assists
Took 21 shots, putting nine on goal
Put Montana up 3-0 in 12th minute in 3-1 win at North Dakota State
Scored the next match as well, Montana’s second goal in 4-0 home win over MSU Billings
Added Montana’s final goal in 4-0 home win over Miami (Ohio)
Scored insurance goal in 2-0 home win over Sacramento State that clinched the Big Sky championship
Assisted on Abby Gearhart’s goal in home win over MSU Billings, on Kathleen Aitchison’s goal in 4-0 win over Utah Tech in Spokane
Assisted Gearhart again in 3-0 road win at Northern Colorado
Took five shots at North Dakota State, four at Northern Arizona in Big Sky tournament semifinal match
Played a season-high 70 minutes at North Dakota State

2022 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 18 of 20 matches, made two starts
Totaled 458 minutes (25.4/g)
One of six players to score multiple goals
Totaled two goals, one assist
Tied for fifth on team with five points
Took seven shots, put four on goal
Scored first collegiate goal in 3-0 home win over CSU Bakersfield
Scored match’s first goal in 2-1 home win over Northern Colorado
Assisted on Riley O’Brien’s first collegiate goal in 6-0 home win over CSU Bakersfield
Started both matches on Idaho State-Weber State road trip
Four times played more than 40 minutes in a match
Played 46 minutes in home match against Northern Arizona

Career Highs (entering the 2025 season)
Goals: 1, seven times
Assists: 1, four times
Points: 3 (MSU Billings, 8.24.23)
Shots: 5 (North Dakota State, 8.20.23)
Shots on goal: 2, two times
Minutes: 70 (North Dakota State, 8.20.23)

Prep: A 2022 graduate of Billings Senior High … A four-year starter … Voted all-state as a junior and senior … Named team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman, Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior, captain as a junior and senior … US Youth Soccer state champion with Billings United Premier and team MVP as a junior and senior … Selected for ODP regional camp … Picked up as a discovery player for Northwest Elite ECNL.

Personal: The daughter of Jim and Ceci Bentler … Has an older sister, Clara, an older brother, Finn, a younger sister, Beatrice, and a younger brother, George ... A business management major.