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2023 Women's Soccer Roster

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13 Piper Matson

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Henry D. Sheldon HS
  • Hometown Eugene, Ore.

Biography

Notable Awards
• All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2022)
• CCAA All-Academic (2022)
• All-GNAC Second Team with Western Oregon (2021)
• GNAC All-Academic (2021)
• Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award (2021-22)

As a Senior (2023)
- Appeared in 18 matches, starting 16 and logging 842 minutes
- Scoring her only goal at Biola (Sept. 16)
- Notched 2 assists at Stanislaus St. (Sept. 23) and San Francisco St. (Oct. 27)
- Recorded 18 shots with 9 being on goal
- Took a season high 6 shots against Central Washington

As a Junior (2022)
- Season debut with Chico State
- Received All-CCAA honorable mention
- Started all 18 matches she played, logging 1,144 minutes
- Collected 10 points, scoring 4 goals and notching 2 assists
- Net a team-most 4 match-winning goals
- Scored first goal as a Wildcat at Central Washington (Sept. 1)
- Recorded 31 total shots, 19 on goal

Pre-Chico Days
- Played two seasons at Western Oregon
- Posted 1 goal during the Spring 2021 season, with 3 goals and 3 assists during the fall 2021 campaign
- Earned second-team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors
- GNAC All-Academic selection
- A 2020 graduate of Henry D. Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon
- Helped lead the Irish to three straight postseason appearances
- First-team All-6A Southern Oregon League selection
- Recognized by OregonLive as one of Oregon’s top midfielders in 2018 and 2019
- Named team Most Valuable Player her junior and senior years
- Team captain as a senior

Personal
- Born May 15, 2002, in Portland, Oregon
- Daughter of James and Kathleen
- Has three older siblings: Connor, Anna, and Graham
- Her mom is her hero (“She is resilient and authentically herself. I am in awe of her willingness to help others and her humongous heart. Plus she beat breast cancer. She’s a rock star!”)
- The person she most admires in the sports world is Billie Jean King (“because of her advocacy for women in sports”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is ARTE 493 with Sang Min Lee
- Chose to attend Chico State “because of the culture maintained on the soccer team. It has long been cultivated by the coaching staff and is to be admired. As if the program and the coaches weren’t enough of a reason, Chico also offers a beautiful campus and community! And I don’t mind the sun either!”
- Her greatest sports moments are beating Seattle Pacific (“a major upset”) when playing for Western Oregon, and scoring her first goal for Chico State against UC Davis during the spring 2022 season
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is be part of a huge six-month high school fundraising competition (“The entire purpose in to raise money for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies in our local hospital. I got to meet families that had premature babies and hear their amazing stories. It was unique to anything I’ve ever done, and I ended up winning the competition and title ‘Ms. Irish’ along with my partner. It was by far one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done!”)
- The most impressive things she’s ever accomplished, "Finished the Twilight Saga book series cover to cover.”
- Has learned by playing soccer that “attitude and mentality is everything. How you do one thing is how you do everything”
- Enjoys being outside, gardening, hiking, and swimming in cool nature spots when she has some free time
- Her biggest non-soccer talents: “I am an excellent breakfast maker. I really exceed in the kitchen regarding breakfast foods. I have also been known to be a fabulous dancer to any and all genres of music”
- Has played piano for five years, and the saxophone for two years
- Admits that musical theaters songs and movie musicals are her guilty pleasure (“I love them!”)
- At the top of her bucket list: “Live in Europe and/or be an extra in a movie or TV show, or at least audition for kicks!”)
- Best advice ever received came from her coaches at Chico State, "How you do one thing is how you do everything"
- Majoring in education and liberal studies
- Plans on pursuing her teaching license and master degree in eduction at the University of Oregon, followed by taeching abroad

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2022Sophomore

    F
    5'6"
    13
  • 13

    2023Junior

    Forward
    5'6"
    13
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