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2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 9
Sofia Cook
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Marina
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
Bio
2024
First-team All-North Region and All-Big Ten selection โฆ United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region first-team selection โฆ Received the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award โฆ Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team โฆ Earned first-team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar honors โฆ Tied for the team lead in goals scored with four โฆ Three of her four goals were game-winners - against Santa Clara and at Indiana and Purdue โฆ Also scored a goal against Illinois โฆ Played in 17 games and made 13 starts.
2023
Earned All-Pac-12 second-team honors โฆ Played in 15 games and started the teamโs last 10 games โฆ Scored a goal in the Pac-12 title-clinching game against Stanford โฆ Recorded two assists, including an assist on the game-winner at Colorado โฆ Logged 819 minutes played โฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year.
2022
Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman second team โฆ Selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team โฆ Rated No. 19 in Top Drawer Soccerโs Freshman 100 โฆ Played in 24 games and started seven โฆ Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with seven goals and 18 points โฆ Recorded the game-winning goal in overtime in the NCAA quarterfinals against Virginia to send the Bruins to the College Cup โฆ Was named the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week and selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week following her quarterfinal heroics โฆ Scored a goal in her first career game against CSUN โฆ Totaled two goals and an assist at the Oregon schools, recording a one goal, one assist game at Oregon State โฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.ย
U.S. National Team
Played with the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2023 Concacaf Championships โฆ Selected to U-20 National Team training camps throughout 2024 โฆ Was on the U-15 National Team that won the 2018 Concacaf Championships.
High School/Club
Played for the SoCal Blues on their ECNL top team โฆ Rated No. 19 overall by Top Drawer Soccer โฆ Attended Millikan High School and graduated from Marina High School but did not letter in a sport โฆ Graduated early to enroll at UCLA in Winter 2022.
Personal
Full name is Sofia Gabriela Cook โฆ Born in Los Angeles, Calif. โฆ Parents are Gabriela and Jerome Cook โฆ Has a younger brother, Santiago โฆ Enrolled at UCLA in Winter 2022 โฆ Wanted to attend UCLA because โI love the way the soccer team plays and the Westwood campus and areaโ โฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill as playing in the UEFA Development Tournament in England, saying โEach game was hard, but it was exciting to succeed against the top players from Europeโ โฆ Athletes she admires include Lionel Messi, Carli Lloyd, Rose Lavelle and Neymar โฆ Hobbies include soccer, reading, food, spending time with friends and listening to music โฆ Major is International Developmental Studies.
First-team All-North Region and All-Big Ten selection โฆ United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region first-team selection โฆ Received the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award โฆ Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team โฆ Earned first-team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar honors โฆ Tied for the team lead in goals scored with four โฆ Three of her four goals were game-winners - against Santa Clara and at Indiana and Purdue โฆ Also scored a goal against Illinois โฆ Played in 17 games and made 13 starts.
2023
Earned All-Pac-12 second-team honors โฆ Played in 15 games and started the teamโs last 10 games โฆ Scored a goal in the Pac-12 title-clinching game against Stanford โฆ Recorded two assists, including an assist on the game-winner at Colorado โฆ Logged 819 minutes played โฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year.
2022
Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman second team โฆ Selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team โฆ Rated No. 19 in Top Drawer Soccerโs Freshman 100 โฆ Played in 24 games and started seven โฆ Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with seven goals and 18 points โฆ Recorded the game-winning goal in overtime in the NCAA quarterfinals against Virginia to send the Bruins to the College Cup โฆ Was named the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week and selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week following her quarterfinal heroics โฆ Scored a goal in her first career game against CSUN โฆ Totaled two goals and an assist at the Oregon schools, recording a one goal, one assist game at Oregon State โฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.ย
U.S. National Team
Played with the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2023 Concacaf Championships โฆ Selected to U-20 National Team training camps throughout 2024 โฆ Was on the U-15 National Team that won the 2018 Concacaf Championships.
High School/Club
Played for the SoCal Blues on their ECNL top team โฆ Rated No. 19 overall by Top Drawer Soccer โฆ Attended Millikan High School and graduated from Marina High School but did not letter in a sport โฆ Graduated early to enroll at UCLA in Winter 2022.
Personal
Full name is Sofia Gabriela Cook โฆ Born in Los Angeles, Calif. โฆ Parents are Gabriela and Jerome Cook โฆ Has a younger brother, Santiago โฆ Enrolled at UCLA in Winter 2022 โฆ Wanted to attend UCLA because โI love the way the soccer team plays and the Westwood campus and areaโ โฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill as playing in the UEFA Development Tournament in England, saying โEach game was hard, but it was exciting to succeed against the top players from Europeโ โฆ Athletes she admires include Lionel Messi, Carli Lloyd, Rose Lavelle and Neymar โฆ Hobbies include soccer, reading, food, spending time with friends and listening to music โฆ Major is International Developmental Studies.
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