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