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Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
- 34th overall pick by the Montreal Impact in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft
- 2015 College Cup All-Tournament Team
- 2015 NSCAA All-Far West Region Third Team
- 2015 CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American
- 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2015 All-Pac-12 Second Team
- 2015 Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
- 2014 Capital One Academic All-District
- 2014 Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
- 2013 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
- Started 42 matches and made 72 total appearances
- Scored 13 goals to go along with 19 assists for 45 points
- Put home six game winners
- Put nearly half of his 95 career shots on frame (47-of-95)
- Tied for ninth in Stanford history in career assists (19)
As a Redshirt Senior (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
- College Cup All-Tournament Team
- NSCAA All-Far West Region Third Team
- CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- All-Pac-12 Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
- Started all 23 matches in the midfield
- Tied for the team lead in assists (13) and was tied for third in points (17) while adding two goals
- Tied for second in the country in assists with teammate Corey Baird and sixth in assists per game (0.57)
- Verso and Baird became the first Cardinal teammates with at least 13 assists in a season since 1978 (Ted Rafalovich/Dan McNevin)
- Tied for fifth in Stanford single-season history in assists
- Stanford was the only team in the country that had two players in double digits in assists
- Assist total was the highest for Stanford since 2002 and the most in the Pac-12 since 2010
- His 19 career assists tied Angel Vazquez (1981-85) for ninth all-time at Stanford
- Scored Stanford's fourth and final goal in the NCAA title match against Clemson (12/13)
- Converted for the Cardinal in its penalty shootout win against Akron in the NCAA semifinals (12/11)
- Had a five-match streak with at least one assist against Oregon State (10/11), UCLA (10/16), San Diego State (10/18), UCLA (10/23) and San Diego State (10/26)
- Scored his sixth career game winner in the 108th minute at SMU (9/13) and also added an assist early in the second half
- Tallied his first career multi-assist match with two against VCU (9/6) and added another two-assist effort against San Diego State (10/26)
- Played a role in Jordan Morris' 100th minute winner against Davidson (9/20) and the junior's 65th minute winner at UCLA (10/16)
As a Redshirt Junior (2014) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Capital One Academic All-District
- Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
- Made seven starts in 16 total appearances
- Set career highs in goals (5), assists (5) and points (15)
- Finished second on the team in goals and assists
- Five assists tied for 10th in the Pac-12 and 119th in the nation
- Assists per game average ranked ninth in the league and 89th in the nation (0.31)
- Eighth in the conference in points per game and 104th nationally (0.94)
- Scored goals against Omaha (8/31), San Jose State (9/6), Delaware (9/21), Oregon State (11/9) and California (11/16)
- Put home back-to-back game winners against Omaha (8/31) and San Jose State (9/6)
- Assisted on goals in three straight games against Omaha (8/31), San Jose State (9/6) and UC Santa Barbara (9/9)
- Also tallied assists against San Francisco (10/24) and on Austin Meyer's 98th minute overtime winner at San Diego State (11/2)
- Put 13 of his 28 shots on frame
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2013) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Started 12 of the 18 matches in which he appeared
- Scored three goals
- Netted the winner in a 1-0 victory at Santa Clara (9/7)
- Scored another winner in a 1-0 victory over Colgate (9/22)
- Scored in 3-3 draw against San Diego State (10/13)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2012) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
- Came off the bench in 15 matches
- Tied for third on the team with three goals
- Scored his first collegiate goal in a 2-0 win over San Diego State (9/30)
- Netted goals in the season's final two matches at San Diego State (11/3) and California (11/9)
- First career assist came in the 6-1 victory against the Golden Bears (11/9) in the final game of the season
As a Freshman (2011)
- Did not see action due to injury
High School/Club
- A 2011 graduate of St. Francis High School in La Canada, Calif
- Won the league championship as a freshman and regional championship as a sophomore
- Second Team All-American in 2008
- Named Player of the Year by The Los Angeles Daily News, Pasadena Star-News and Glendale News-Press
- First Team All-CIF and team MVP
- Active on both the CZ Elite and LA Galaxy Youth Academy club teams
Personal
- Son of Dave and Bonnie Verso
- Younger brother Mark is also on the Stanford soccer team