2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Julia Saunicheva
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Leland
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
2022
Played in eight games and made one start, against Iowa … Played in a season-high 31 minutes against the Hawkeyes.
Called into U.S. U-20 National Team training camp in Oct. 2021 and has been part of the national team pools from U-15 to U-20 … … Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2019 U-15/16 matchup against the Netherlands.
High School/Club
Competed for two years at Leland High School and was a part of the 2021 BVAL League Champion team … Named BVAL Junior of the Year in 2020 and led her team in both goals (10) and assists (three) … Played for FC Bay Area Surf, which ranked as the No. 1 club team since the 2015-16 season and won the 2019 and 2021 national championship … Named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Best XI in 2019.
Personal
Full name is Julia Konstantinovna Saunicheva … Born in San Jose, Calif. … Parents are Galina and Konstantin Saunichev … Has an older brother, Michael … Wanted to attend UCLA because of the “incredible soccer program, supportive environment, amazing teammates and coaching staff, and lots of academic options and majors to choose from” … Describes her greatest athletic thrills as winning back-to-back national championships and scoring the winning goal in the 2021 GA semifinals to send FC Bay Area Surf to the finals … Admires Rose Lavelle … Enjoys art … Physiological science major.
