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Career Highlights |Ā Career Statistics

  • 2018 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic first team
  • 2017 All-Pac-12 second team.
  • 2017 winner of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average (4.05) at the College Cup.
  • 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
  • 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
  • 2017 United Coaches Academic All-Region third team
  • 2016-17 Pac-12 All-Academic first team
  • 2015 All-Pac-12 honorable mention
  • 2015 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

As a Senior in 2018

  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team
  • Scored one goal and finished with one assist in 16 appearances, including nine starts
  • Assisted CatarinaĀ Macario'sĀ goal in a 4-1 win over Ole Miss (Nov. 16)
  • Scored the opening goal in Stanford's season-opening 5-0 win at UC Davis (Aug. 17)

As a Junior in 2017

  • All-Pac-12 second team.
  • Winner of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average (4.05) at the College Cup.
  • United Coaches Academic All-Region third team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
  • Suffered a season-ending arm injury in Stanfordā€™s 1-0 win over Florida State during the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • Registered three assists in Stanfordā€™s 9-1 win over Utah Valley (Nov. 11) ā€“ she became the ninth player in program history with three or more assists in a game.
  • Scored in Stanfordā€™s 3-1 win at No. 5 USC (Oct. 29).
  • Scored in Stanfordā€™s 6-0 win over Oregon State (Oct. 22).
  • Assisted Kyra Carusaā€™s goal in a 1-0 win over Washington (Oct. 13).
  • Scored in 3-0 wins at Utah and Colorado ā€“ her goal at Utah was a length 50-yard run culminating in a fine finish inside the far post, and the goal at Colorado was of the highest quality, a left-footed screamer into the top corner from the left edge of the box.
  • Scored twice in a 6-0 win over Arizona State, also winning a penalty and assisting another (Oct. 1).
  • Scored a spectacular 30-yard belter in a 2-1 win against Santa Clara (Sept. 17) ā€“ she beat her marker before cutting onto her weaker right foot and smashing a dipping shot into the top corner.
  • Scored her first goal of the season in a 7-0 win against Yale (Sept. 10).
  • Had an assist in Stanfordā€™s 5-0 win against Wisconsin (Aug. 20).

As a Sophomore in 2016Ā 

  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team selection
  • Played in 21 games, making 12 starts
  • Contributed at least one point in 8-of-21 games
  • Recorded a goal and an assistĀ in a 4-0 victory against Houston Baptist inĀ the NCAA first roundĀ (Nov. 11)
  • Scored Stanford's first goal in a 4-1 victory at No. 21 California (Nov. 4)
  • Scored Stanford's second goalĀ in a 2-0 win against Utah (Oct. 23)
  • Assisted Stanford's second goalĀ in a 2-0 victory against No. 22 Colorado (Oct. 20)
  • Notched her third goal of the yearĀ in a 3-2 double-overtime victory at No. 10 UCLA (Oct. 9)
  • Scored the game-winning goal against Marquette with a chip shot from 20 yards out (Sept. 4)
  • Scored the game-winning goal in Stanford's season-opener at Navy (Aug. 21)

As a Freshman in 2015Ā | Game-By-Game StatisticsĀ 

  • All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Freshman Best XI Second Team
  • Played in all 23 games, making 22 starts
  • Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd (Oct. 5)
  • Scored Stanford's only goal in a 1-1 tie against No. 20 Duke in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (Nov. 27)
  • Assisted both goals in a 2-1 victory against Colorado (Oct. 16)
  • Netted the game-winning goal in the second minute against Oregon State (Oct. 8)Ā 
  • Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against UC Davis (Sept. 17)
  • Scored twice against Boston College for the first two goals of her collegiate career (Aug. 28)
  • Made her collegiate debut Aug. 21 at Hawai'i and registered five shots

National Team Experience

  • Played against NWSL teams in Portland and the Nordic Cup in Sweden with the U.S. U-23 Team.Ā 
  • Attended U.S. U-20 camps during 2016 and traveled with the team for the La Manga Tournament in Spain
  • Multiple camps with the U.S. U-19 National Team
  • Played with U.S. youth national teams in several age groups (U-14, U-17, U-18, U-19)
  • First joined U.S. squads at the U-14 level

High School/Club

  • 2015 Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year
  • Had 26 goals and 11 assists for Westside High as a senior
  • Two-time NSCAA Youth All-America
  • Best XI at the 2014 Elite Clubs National League camp in Portland, Oregon
  • Led club to five State Cup titles and a national championship tournament berth in 2014
  • Led club team Gretna Prima to a USYS National Championship in 2015 - the first team in Nebraska to win a national championship
  • Three-time All-Nebraska first-team choice for Westside
  • Had 64 goals and 30 assists in high school career

Personal

  • Daughter of Li Xiao and Jianrong Dai
  • Has a younger brother, Andy
  • Currently conducts research under the guidance of Dr. Geoff Abrams, studying the effects of microRNAs on tendinopathy.
  • Is a Playroom Volunteer at Stanford's Lucile PackardĀ Children's Hospital
  • As a part of the Stanford Bio-X USRP program, worked in the Stanford Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab (STBL) analyzing MRI of knee cartilage to detect early osteoarthritic changes.Ā 
  • During the summer of 2016, spent time in theĀ medicinal chemistry research lab at the University of Nebraska Medical Center working on synthesizing small molecules that could treat Alzheimer's Disease.
  • Published a paper from this research in the Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters Journal titled "Design and synthesis of new piperidone grafted acetylcholinesterase".Ā 
  • Nebraska state Junior Olympic 200m hurdles champion
  • Volunteered with a charity that donates soccer equipment around the world
  • Has coached youth soccer
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