2009 Women's Soccer

22 Sophia Merrifield

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Punahou
  • Hometown Honolulu, HI

Biography

Notes:Startedevery game of her Yale career.

2009:Teamcaptain… NSCAAAll-Mid-Atlantic third team selection…Named first teamAll-Ivy… Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Candidate…Anchored a defense that posted seven shutouts… Assisted onthe game-winning goal against Central Connecticut… ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-District third team selection.

2008:Namedsecond team All-Ivy... Earned first team All-New England honors...Named Yale''s most valuable defensive player at Santa Clara AdidasClassic... Helped anchor a Yale defense that posted sevenshutouts... Started all 17 games... Scored her only goal againstColumbia.

2007:Earnedfirst team All-Ivy recognition... Named to SoccerBuzz All-NortheastRegion second team... One of only five players to start all 17games... Tallied assists against Cornell and Brown.

2006:Secondteam All-Ivy selection... Tied for fifth on team in scoring... Onlyfreshman and one of just four players overall to start all 17games... Scored first career goal against Cornell... Notchedassists against UMass and Central Connecticut.

BeforeYale: Firstteam all-state selection in 2005 at the Punahou School... Earnedfirst team all-league recognition as a senior and helped leadPunahou to three state championships... Recipient of the 2005McEldowney-Matthias Memorial Award for contribution in citizenship,scholarship and athletics in the junior class... Played for theHawaii Soccer Club Bulls, the 2005 under-17 U.S. Club SoccerNational Cup champions.

YearGPGSGAPts
20061717124
20071717022
20081717102
20091616011
Career6767259

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2007First Year

    D
    5'9"
    26
  • 22

    2008Sophomore

    D/MF
    5'9"
    22
  • 22
    C

    2009Senior

    D
    5'9"
    22
    C