2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Kaila Novak
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Bill Crothers Secondary School
- Hometown:
- St. Thomas, Ont., Canada
Played in 15 games and started the first two games of the season … Recorded an assist in the 3-1 win at Washington … Missed five games in September with a leg injury … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight season.
2020
Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman honors … Selected the FTF Canada Freshman Offensive Player of the Year … Played in 16 games with 11 starts … Scored her first collegiate goal against Arizona State … Had a four-game point scoring streak from Mar. 14-Apr. 2, totaling one goal and three assists … Assisted on the game-winning goal at Utah and the game-tying goal late in regulation against USC on Mar. 18.
Canadian National Team
Played with Canada at the 2020 U-20 Concacaf Tournament and helped Canada qualify for the 2022 U-20 World Cup … Scored two goals in a win over Cayman Islands in group play … Started three of Canada’s four games at the 2020 Concacaf U-20 Championship and scored a goal in its opening match victory over El Salvador … Helped Canada win bronze at the 2018 Concacaf U-17 Championship … Led Canada to a fourth-place finish at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2018 … Totaled 11 caps and two goals at the U-17 level.
High School/Club
Played club soccer with FC London … Led the Ontario Women’s Soccer League in scoring in 2017 with 16 goals in 11 game appearances.
Personal
Full name is Kaila Lilyanna Novak … Born in London, Ontario, Canada … Parents are Jeanette and Jan … Has a younger sister, Tai … Enrolled at UCLA in Winter 2020 … Decided to attend UCLA because of the competitiveness in both academics and athletics … Describes her greatest athletic thrill to be assisting the game-winning goal in a quarterfinal match during the U17 Women’s World Cup in 2018 … Admires Cristiano Ronaldo and Megan Rapinoe … Hobbies include snowboarding, traveling, reading and exploring new places with friends and family … Neuroscience major who aspires to play professional soccer or attend medical school.
