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Sophia Smith Season 2019
PositionFORWARD
Height5-6
ClassSophomore
HometownWindsor, Colo.
Career Highlights
- NCAA Champion (2019)
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2018-19)
- Two College Cup appearances (2018-19)
- 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 (2019)
- College Cup All-Tournament team (2019)
- All-Pac-12 second team (2019)
- MAC Hermann Trophy watch list (2019)
- All-Pac-12 second team (2018)
- All-Pac-12 freshman team (2018)
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
- 2018 Graduate of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado
- Played Club Soccer for REAL Colorado (2014-2018)
- Captained high school team in 2017
- 2017 nationals appearance
- 2017 TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year
- 2017 NSCAA All-American
- 2016 2nd place ECNL Finals
- 2016 NSCAA All-American
- State playoffs (2015)
- 2015 Soccer 1st team All-Conference
- 2015 4th place ECNL finals
- 2014 2nd place ECNL Finals
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
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Macario Gets the Call
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Girma Named Player of the Year
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National Team Calls
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Duo Drafted
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Honor Roll Announced
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A Year to Remember
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Third Star in a Thriller
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Smith Powers Semifinal Rout
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Ticket Punched
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Four Called to Camp
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Second-Half Surge
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Record-Setting Rout
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Awards Season
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Senior Day Success
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Sunday Shootout
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Five in a Row
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Ten in a Row
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Cardinal Outlasts Bruins
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Perfect in Pac-12 Play
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Six in a Row
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Cardinal Takes Control
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Cardinal Quiets Cougars
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Broncos Beaten
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Smith Strikes Late
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Waves Upset Stanford
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Cat Trick
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Smooth Sailing
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Two to Watch
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College Cup Bound
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Quarterfinal at Cagan
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Dancing Away
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Leaders of the Pac
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A Brand New Season
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Regular Season Concludes
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Cardinal Heads North
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Perfect in Pac-12 Play
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Home Schedule Concludes
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Duel in the Desert
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Cruising in Corvallis
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A Moment of Brilliance
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Back on the Road
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Two Earn Weekly Honors
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Smith Sinks USC
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Macario Magic
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Conference Play Continues
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Macario Shines in Win
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Pac-12 Play Begins
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Sunday Stalemate
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Record-Setting Win
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Nonconference Play Concludes
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Haley the Hero
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Streak Continues
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Long Homestand Begins
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Hiatt to the Rescue
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Cardinal Faces Road Tests
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Five on Friday
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Home Again
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Title Defense Begins
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More Preseason Honors
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Extra Time: Sophia Smith
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Four to World Cup
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Five to France
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