Career Highlights
- NCAA Champion (2019)
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2018-19)
- Two College Cup appearances (2018-19)
- Drafted first overall in 2022 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC)
- Three-time team captain (2019-21)
- Two-time United Soccer Coaches All-America first team (2019, 2021)
- Two-time Pac-12 Defender of the Year (2019, 2021)
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
- Two-time United Coaches All-Region first team (2019, 2021)
- Two-time All-Pac-12 first team (2019, 2021)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI third team (2021)
- Three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21, 2019; Oct. 11, 2021, Oct. 25, 2021)
- Called into the full United States National Team (Nov. 27, 2019)
- Called into the full USWNT camp (Oct. 8, 2020)
- U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year (2020)
- College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player (2019)
- College Cup All-Tournament team (2019)
- ESPNW All-America (2019)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team (2019)
- All-Pac-12 third team (2018)
- All-Pac-12 freshman team (2018)
- TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI first team (2018)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America first team (2021)
- Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team (2019, 2021)
- Senior CLASS Award Finalist (2021)
- Senior CLASS Award All-America second team (2021)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America first team (2021)
- Three-time Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020-21, 2021)
As a Senior (2021)
- Team captain
- MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- United Soccer Coaches All-America first team
- Pac-12 Defender of the Year
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- United Coaches All-Pacific Region first team
- All-Pac-12 first team
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI third team
- Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11, Oct. 25)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team
- Senior CLASS Award Finalist
- Senior CLASS Award All-America second team
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America first team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Drafted first overall in 2022 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC)
- Started all 20 matches
- Team-high 1,745 minutes
- Anchored back line that posted nine shutouts and limited opponents to .85 goals per match on 6.90 shots per game
- Scored four goals, including a game-winner vs. Washington State (Oct. 7)
As a Junior (2020-21)
- Team captain
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Called into the full USWNT camp (Oct. 8, 2020)
- Took a redshirt season due to injury
As a Sophomore (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions
- Team captain
- MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- Called into the full United States National Team (Nov. 27, 2019)
- United Soccer Coaches All-America first team
- College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player
- College Cup All-Tournament team
- ESPNW All-America
- United Coaches All-West Region first team
- Pac-12 Defender of the Year
- All-Pac-12 first team
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21)
- Played nearly every minute of the season at center back, starting all 25 games with two goals and one assist
- Helped Stanford go 823:03 minutes without allowing a goal from Sept. 28 – Nov. 3.
- Stanford allowed just 133 shots and 1.92 shots on goal per game in 2019
- Assisted Sophia Smith’s goal at Oregon State (Oct. 10)
- Scored against Arizona (Nov. 3)
- Scored against California (Nov. 8)
- Scored a penalty in Stanford’s championship-deciding penalty shootout against No. 2 North Carolina (Dec. 8)
As a Freshman (2018) • Pac-12 Champions
- All-Pac-12 third team
- All-Pac-12 freshman team
- TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI first team
- Started 22 games with 23 appearances, scoring twice and assisting four others
- Netted first two career goals in a 4-1 win over Ole Miss (Nov. 16)
- Assisted Civana Kuhlmann's goal in a 3-0 win over Seattle University (Nov. 9)
- Had an assist in Stanford's 2-0 win over Utah (Oct. 18)
- Had an assist in Stanford's 2-0 win over Arizona (Sept. 21)
- First career assist in Stanford's 3-0 win over Cal Poly (Sept. 13)
National Team Experience
- Member of US Women's National Team
- Earned her first U.S. cap when she started on April 13 at Subaru Park against Uzbekistan
- U20 women’s national team CONCACAF Qualifiers in Trinidad & Tobago (2018)
- U19 women’s national team NSWI Cup CFA International Tournament in China (2017)
- U17 women’s national team CONCACAF Qualifiers in Grenada (2016)
- U17 women’s national team World Cup in Jordan (2016)
High School/Club
- 2018 Graduate of Pioneer High School in San Jose, California
- Captain of high school team (2016-2018)
- Played Club Soccer for CV Crossfire (2014-2016), De Anza Force & CA Thorns Academy (2016-2018)
- Team MVP (2016)
- League MVP (2016)
- Second at nationals with De Anza Force (2016)
Personal
- Born in San Jose, California
- Daughter of Girma Aweke and Seble Demissie, both of whom immigrated from Ethiopia in their teens
- One older brother, Nathaniel
- Introduced to soccer through the Ethiopian soccer community in the Bay Area, called Maleda Soccer