Sophia Brown

Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Foothill HS
Hometown:
Pleasanton, CA

2018 -- Ranked No. 13 in the country in minutes played in goal (1,785’, a conference-leading total) ... her 5.84 saves-per-game average led the Big West in addition to ranking No. 28 nationally ... 13-save effort at UC Riverside on Oct. 5 moved into a tie for No. 3 in school history for a single-game performance while leading the Mustangs to a scoreless road draw ... started all 19 matches, finishing with 113 saves overall ... posted three shutouts during the season, also collecting clean sheets vs. Marquette on Aug. 16 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium and against CSUN in a 1-0 Big West victory at home Sept. 28 ... now with 276 career saves, enters 2019 season No. 3 all-time at Cal Poly ... additionally, with 53 career starts in goal, begins senior year No. 4 in program history in the category ... in ensuing spring-exhibition season, started five of six scrimmages, including a 1-0 blanking of Cal State Monterey Bay ... poised to start 2019 having played 4,943 career minutes between the posts, producing 10 total shutouts ... earned her second consecutive spot on the Big West All-Academic Team, while also qualifying for Conference Commissioner’s Highest Honors academically for a second straight year.

2017 -- Played 1,377 minutes in her 15 starts as a sophomore, including shutouts at CSU Bakersfield on Aug. 23 & Boise State on Sept. 1 and vs. Sacramento State on Sept. 15 ... made 71 saves (third in the conference with 4.7 per match) and compiled a 1.50 GAA with a .755 save percentage ... faced 207 shots ... made season-high 10 saves against Oregon on Sept. 3; next-highest total, nine stops, came in the Blue-Green Rivalry 1-1 draw at UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 29 ... in the spring scrimmage season, played in six exhibitions, including 1-0 wins over San Jose State (April 21) & Monterey Bay as well as a shared 4-0 victory vs. Fresno City College (May 12) ... also made the Big West All-Academic Team in addition to earning Conference Commissioner’s Highest Honors.

2016 -- Started all 19 games as a freshman ... was one of three goalkeepers in the Big West Conference to play every minute (1,781’) of the season ... had a 1.3 GAA and a .780 save percentage ... made 92 saves (ranking No. 7 in single-season school history) ... named Big West Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 22 after making 10 saves in a 1-0 loss at No. 18 Cal followed by a two-save, 2-0 road shutout of Pacific ... against the Golden Bears, turned away a penalty kick by Pac-12 Player of the Year Arielle Ship; later blocked another PK from All-Big East forward Liz Bartels at Marquette on Sept. 16 ... had four shutouts during the year (also vs. Saint Mary’s on Aug. 28, CSU Bakersfield on Sept. 11 and UC Davis on Oct. 30) ... season-high 11 saves came in the 2-1 win over Seattle on Sept. 25 ... won team’s Rookie of the Year award ... academically, earned a spot on the Big West Commissioner’s Highest Honor Roll.

Prep -- Graduated from Foothill High School in Pleasanton as the overall CIF Farmers Insurance Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2015-16 ... was selected from a pool of 400 candidates representing 1,576 schools around the state’s 20 sections; won a $5,000 scholarship and was honored at the State Capitol on May 26 ... played club soccer for Rage SC since 2003, and captained her ECNL team for two years ... in the summer of 2016, played for San Ramon FC in the Women’s Premier Soccer League ... was also an Olympic Development Program selection from 2011-14 ... outside of the club soccer schedule, was an All-East Bay Athletic League First Team lacrosse player in the North Coast Section (and Team MVP), as well as a captain and four-year varsity player in basketball (earning the Falcons’ 2015 Best Defender Award, plus All-EBAL first-team status as a senior) ... was a National AP Scholar, a California Scholarship Federation member and a National Merit Letter of Commendation student ... served as her graduating class’ ASB President ... also refereed for Cal North Soccer, participated in the National Charity League and was a youth commissioner for the City of Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Department.

Personal -- Majors in Aerospace Engineering.