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 Stanfordās 1-0 win over Florida State during the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Registered three assists in Stanfordās 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 Stanfordās 3-1 win at No. 5 USC (Oct. 29).
- Scored in Stanfordās 6-0 win over Oregon State (Oct. 22).
- Assisted Kyra Carusaās 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 Stanfordās 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