Lydia Anderson

Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Cleveland HS
Hometown:
Portland, OR

2014 -- Earned All-Big West Second Team status as a sophomore ... played in 17 games, starting nine of them (seeing 748 minutes altogether) — including the conference tournament semifinal vs. Long Beach State on Nov. 6 ... scored in the 27th minute against CSUN on Oct. 5, and tallied another goal in the 19th at UC Irvine on Oct. 17 ... also placed six other shots on target ... had four assists on the season, tying for seventh in the league ... again was an All-Big West Academic Team honoree.

2013 -- Played in 17 games, including starts in the first seven ... her assist at Bakersfield on Aug. 25 was for the third-fastest go-ahead goal in response to an opponent's equalizer in school history (just 2:39 later) ... also had an assist versus Sacramento State on Aug. 30 ... placed nine shots on goal during the year ... earned Big West Conference All-Academic honors.

2012 -- Redshirted.

Prep -- At Cleveland High School in Portland, Ore., earned first-team all-state accolades and was named the city's Interscholastic League Player of the Year ... the Warriors earned league championships all four years, advancing to the state championship in 2010 and 2011 ... as a senior, had nine goals and seven assists ... played for FC Portland, which won the state club title in 2012 ... also ran track, advancing to the state meet in the mile relay as a freshman ... was an honors student all four years and was valedictorian.

Personal -- Born on Aug. 1, 1994 in Palo Alto ... daughter of Chris and Heidi, each of whom also attended Cal Poly ... has a brother, Liam, and a sister, Isabelle ... was a referee in the Oregon Premier League ... is a member of Campus Crusade ... fan of Arsenal FC and the Portland Timbers; favorite players include Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta and Mesut Özil ... majors in environmental engineering.