Chico State Athletics

Notable Awards
• CCAA All-Academic (2020, 2021)
• Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award (2021-22)

As a Sophomore (2022)
- Started all 19 matches, playing 1,499 minutes
- Helped the defensive line to a 0.51 team goals-against average, which ranked 4th best in NCAA Division II
- Credited for posting 11 shutouts including three straight
- Limited opponents to 73 shots on goal

As a Freshman (2021)
- Appeared in three matches
- Posted 1 assist on the season vs. Holy Names (Sept. 13)

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2020 graduate of Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs
- Helped lead Bruins to a pair of Foothill Valley League titles, going undefeated in league play both years
- Named first-team All-FVL and the league’s MVP in 2018–19
- Earned team’s Offensive Player of the Year honors

Personal
- Born March 8, 2002, in Sacramento
- Daughter of David and Rena
- Has one younger brother, Blake
- Her hero is her family (“They have been my biggest support system and have made me into the person I am today. I wouldn’t be where I am right now without them”)
- The person she most admires in the sports world is Michael Jordan (“because he was cut from his high school basketball team, and rather than accepting fate and giving up on his dreams, he persevered and proved everyone wrong by becoming the best basketball player in NBA history”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Sports Injury Management, taught by head athletic trainer Devin Tacla
- Chose to attend Chico State “for both the competitive athletics and academics as well as the overwhelmingly welcoming aspects of the team, players, coaches, and athletic staff”
- Her greatest sports moment is scoring the game winner to beat IMG in the finals during a Florida Academy Showcase to move onto the finals in North Carolina
- The most interesting things she’s ever done are dissect a cat in her Anatomy and Human Physiology class, and examine a human cadaver last year
- The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is play soccer at a collegiate level for Chico State
- Has learned by playing soccer that “there will always be people who doubt you, you have to prove them wrong and show them who YOU are”
- Enjoys going on hikes, snowboarding, being around the water, and spending time with her family
- Her biggest talent outside of soccer is snowboarding
- Admits “I am competitive in everything I do, especially family game nights”
- At the top of her bucket list: “Traveling to Greece”
- Best advice ever received came from her dad: “Never let anyone tell you who you are or how you play. Always remember who you are and show others what you are capable of”
- Majoring in exercise physiology
- Plans to attend post graduate school for Physician’s Assistant to become a certified PA.