Sophia Smith - Women's Soccer 2019 - Stanford Cardinal

PositionFORWARD

Height5-6

ClassSophomore

HometownWindsor, Colo.

Career Highlights

As a Sophomore (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft by the Portland Thorns
Called into the full United States National Team (Dec. 27, 2019)
Called into the full United States National Team (Nov. 27, 2019)
College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player
College Cup All-Tournament team
All-Pac-12 second team
Finished with 17 goals and nine assists in 21 total appearances with 17 starts
Tied for the seventh-most goals in program history and the most of any player not named Catarina Macario since Lindsay Taylor scored 20 in 2011
First appearance since Oct. 18, 2018 in Stanford’s 9-0 win at San Francisco, scoring once
Scored the only goal of Stanford’s 1-0 win at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 15)
One goal and one assist against No. 14 Washington State (Oct. 3)
Scored against Washington (Oct. 6)
Scored and assisted Stanford’s other goal in a 2-0 win at Oregon State (Oct. 10)
Scored at Oregon (Oct. 13)
One goal and one assist at Utah (Oct. 27)
One assist against Arizona State (Oct. 31)
Scored against Arizona (Nov. 3)
Scored against California (Nov. 8)
Three goals and two assists against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15)
One goal and one assist against Hofstra (Nov. 22)
One assist against BYU (Nov. 29)
Scored a hat trick in Stanford’s 4-1 win over No. 7 UCLA in the College Cup semifinal (Dec. 6)
Scored a penalty kick in Stanford’s title-winning penalty shootout against No. 2 North Carolina (Dec. 8)

As a Freshman (2018) • Pac-12 Champions

All-Pac-12 second team
All-Pac-12 freshman team
Scored seven goals with two assists in 13 total appearances, including 11 starts
Led Pac-12 play with three game-winning goals, ranking eighth in goals per game (0.50)
Suffered a season-ending injury against Utah (Oct. 18)
Pac-12 Forward of the Week (Oct. 2)
Scored in Stanford's 2-0 win against Utah (Oct. 18)
Scored the golden goal in Stanford's 1-0 win over No. 2 USC (Sept. 30)
Netted the game winner in Stanford's 3-2 win over No. 16 UCLA (Sept. 27)
Scored Stanford's only goal in a 1-1, double-overtime draw against Santa Clara (Sept. 16)
Scored in Stanford's 2-1 overtime win against No. 2 North Carolina (Sept. 9)
Scored in Stanford's 3-1 win against Notre Dame (Sept. 7)
Had an assist in Stanford's 2-1 win at Minnesota (Sept. 2)
Scored 17 minutes into her debut against San Francisco, a 5-1 win, also assisting Catarina Macario's second goal (Aug. 24)

National Team Experience

Has spent time with the United States U14, U15 U17, U18, U19, U20, and U23 national teams
Women’s national team Russia friendlies (2017)
Women’s national team training camps in Texas (2017)
U23 women’s national team Sweden Nordic Tournament in Sweden (May 2017)
U23 women’s national team training camp in Seattle, Washington (July 2017)
U20 Nike Friendlies in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (December 2017)
U20 women’s national team Matches in Spain, England, and Germany (2017)
U18 women’s national team Matches in England (February 2017)
U18 women’s national team Camps in Germany, Switzerland, China, Calif., and Fla. (2017)
US Striker Camp in Carson, Calif. (December 2016)
U17 World Cup Qualifiers in Qualifiers in Grenada, Spain (March 2016)
U17 World Cup in Jordan (October 2016)
U17 NTC Friendlies in Carson, Calif. (February 2016)
U17 women’s national team camp in Fla., Oregon, Calif., Michigan, North Carolina (2016)

High School/Club

Personal

Born in Fort Collins, Colorado
Daughter of Kenny and Mollie Smith
Two older sisters, Gabrielle and Savannah
Father, Kenny, played basketball at University of Wyoming
Sister, Savannah, record breaking basketball player at University of Northern Colorado
Broke the family legacy of playing collegiate basketball to pursue soccer

2018

Forward

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Sophia Smith Season 2019