2021 Women's Soccer Roster
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Reale, Lilly
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Jersey Number 4
Lilly Reale
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Hingham
- Hometown:
- Hingham, Mass.
Bio
2024
First-team All-American, All-North Region and All-Big Ten โฆ Semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy โฆ Selected the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, marking the third consecutive year she has won conference Defensive Player of the Year honors ... Became just the fourth Bruin ever to earn four first-team all-conference honors ... Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient 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 Selected to Top Drawer Soccerโs Best XI first team โฆPlayed and started in 23 games, totaling one goal and two assists โฆ Led UCLAโs defense, which ranked No. 1 in the nation in goals against average (0.415) and shutouts (16) โฆ The Bruins allowed just 10 goals in 2024 and posted 16 shutouts, numbers that rank No. 3 all-time at UCLA โฆ Rated the No. 1 player in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer in its midseason Top 100 โฆ Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors and selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week after scoring the gameโs only goal on an coast-to-coast 85-yard run against Cal Poly and assisting on the game-winner in the 1-0 win over No. 11 Santa Clara ... Included on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch List โฆ UCLAโs record during Realeโs four years was 71-9-7.
2023
Earned first-team All-America honors from the United Soccer Coaches โฆ Semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy โฆ Received her third-straight first-team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 honors โฆ Became the first player ever to earn back-to-back Pac-12 Defender of the Year acclaim โฆ Started and played in 17 games, logging a total of 1,340 minutes and playing in 11 full games โฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23 โฆ Contributed to 11 shutouts, with a 0.63 goals against average โฆ Selected to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team, and to the United Soccer Coachesโ Preseason Watch List - Defenders โฆ Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year.
2022
Became the third Bruin soccer player to win the Honda Sport Award โฆ Named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the College Cup โฆ Selected by College Soccer News as a first-team All-American โฆ Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI second team โฆ Earned first-team All-Pacific Region honors for the second time โฆ Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team โฆย Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection โฆ Started and played in 24 games, missing only the season opener while playing with the U.S. at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup โฆ Leads all Bruin field players with 1843 minutes played โฆ Scored the game-winning goal in the 62nd minute in a 1-0 win over Washington State โฆ Assisted on the game-winner at Oregon State,ย a goal that was scored 49 seconds into the gameโฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 โฆ Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week three times in November โฆ Selected to the Hermann Trophy Watch List โฆ Earned preseason second-team All-America honors by College Soccer News.
2021
Named to Top Drawer Soccerโs Freshman Best XI first team and to College Soccer Newsโ All-Freshman first team โฆ First-team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ Started and played in 19 games โฆ Scored her first collegiate goal in the 4-1 win at Oregon State โฆ Earned an assist at LMU โฆ Played a total of 1,683 minutes, second-most amongst UCLA field players โฆ Played 90 minutes or more in 15 games, including four games with over 100 minutes played โฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 8 โฆ Twice named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week, on Oct. 19 and Nov. 2 โฆ Rated the No. 3 freshman in Top Drawer Soccerโs Postseason Top 100.
U.S. National Team
Has been attending U.S. Youth National Team camps since 2017 โฆ Selected to U.S. U-23 squad for a 2023 training camp in France and for the 2023 Thorns Preseason Tournament โฆ Starter on U.S. Under-20 team that won the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship and Sud Ladies Cup โฆ Started five games at the Concacafย Championship and scored a goal in a Round of 16 win over Suriname.ย ย
High School/Club
Three-time South Shore Select All-American, All-Region, All-State and all-league selection at Hingham HS โฆ Scored 15 goals as a freshman and 21 as a sophomore before moving to center back โฆ Played club soccer with South Shore Select and earned Player of the Year honors once.
Personal
Full name is Lilly Ann Reale โฆ Born in Boston, Mass. โฆ Parents are Melissa and Jeff Reale โฆ Has a younger sister, Sophie, who is also on the Bruin team, and a younger brother, J.T. โฆ Wanted to attend UCLA because โI admired their competitive spirit and culture, driven/highly advanced players and supportive coaches who will motivate me to be the best player and, most importantly, person I can be.โ โฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill as beating Japan in the final of a tournament in Italy with the U.S. YNT โฆ Athletes she admires are Julie Ertz and Kobe Bryant โฆ Hobbies include skiing, surfing, tennis, hiking, long runs and drives by the water at sunset โฆ Sociology major whose career aspirations are in the business field.
First-team All-American, All-North Region and All-Big Ten โฆ Semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy โฆ Selected the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, marking the third consecutive year she has won conference Defensive Player of the Year honors ... Became just the fourth Bruin ever to earn four first-team all-conference honors ... Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient 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 Selected to Top Drawer Soccerโs Best XI first team โฆPlayed and started in 23 games, totaling one goal and two assists โฆ Led UCLAโs defense, which ranked No. 1 in the nation in goals against average (0.415) and shutouts (16) โฆ The Bruins allowed just 10 goals in 2024 and posted 16 shutouts, numbers that rank No. 3 all-time at UCLA โฆ Rated the No. 1 player in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer in its midseason Top 100 โฆ Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors and selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week after scoring the gameโs only goal on an coast-to-coast 85-yard run against Cal Poly and assisting on the game-winner in the 1-0 win over No. 11 Santa Clara ... Included on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch List โฆ UCLAโs record during Realeโs four years was 71-9-7.
2023
Earned first-team All-America honors from the United Soccer Coaches โฆ Semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy โฆ Received her third-straight first-team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 honors โฆ Became the first player ever to earn back-to-back Pac-12 Defender of the Year acclaim โฆ Started and played in 17 games, logging a total of 1,340 minutes and playing in 11 full games โฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23 โฆ Contributed to 11 shutouts, with a 0.63 goals against average โฆ Selected to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team, and to the United Soccer Coachesโ Preseason Watch List - Defenders โฆ Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year.
2022
Became the third Bruin soccer player to win the Honda Sport Award โฆ Named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the College Cup โฆ Selected by College Soccer News as a first-team All-American โฆ Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI second team โฆ Earned first-team All-Pacific Region honors for the second time โฆ Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team โฆย Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection โฆ Started and played in 24 games, missing only the season opener while playing with the U.S. at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup โฆ Leads all Bruin field players with 1843 minutes played โฆ Scored the game-winning goal in the 62nd minute in a 1-0 win over Washington State โฆ Assisted on the game-winner at Oregon State,ย a goal that was scored 49 seconds into the gameโฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 โฆ Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week three times in November โฆ Selected to the Hermann Trophy Watch List โฆ Earned preseason second-team All-America honors by College Soccer News.
2021
Named to Top Drawer Soccerโs Freshman Best XI first team and to College Soccer Newsโ All-Freshman first team โฆ First-team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ Started and played in 19 games โฆ Scored her first collegiate goal in the 4-1 win at Oregon State โฆ Earned an assist at LMU โฆ Played a total of 1,683 minutes, second-most amongst UCLA field players โฆ Played 90 minutes or more in 15 games, including four games with over 100 minutes played โฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 8 โฆ Twice named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week, on Oct. 19 and Nov. 2 โฆ Rated the No. 3 freshman in Top Drawer Soccerโs Postseason Top 100.
U.S. National Team
Has been attending U.S. Youth National Team camps since 2017 โฆ Selected to U.S. U-23 squad for a 2023 training camp in France and for the 2023 Thorns Preseason Tournament โฆ Starter on U.S. Under-20 team that won the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship and Sud Ladies Cup โฆ Started five games at the Concacafย Championship and scored a goal in a Round of 16 win over Suriname.ย ย
High School/Club
Three-time South Shore Select All-American, All-Region, All-State and all-league selection at Hingham HS โฆ Scored 15 goals as a freshman and 21 as a sophomore before moving to center back โฆ Played club soccer with South Shore Select and earned Player of the Year honors once.
Personal
Full name is Lilly Ann Reale โฆ Born in Boston, Mass. โฆ Parents are Melissa and Jeff Reale โฆ Has a younger sister, Sophie, who is also on the Bruin team, and a younger brother, J.T. โฆ Wanted to attend UCLA because โI admired their competitive spirit and culture, driven/highly advanced players and supportive coaches who will motivate me to be the best player and, most importantly, person I can be.โ โฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill as beating Japan in the final of a tournament in Italy with the U.S. YNT โฆ Athletes she admires are Julie Ertz and Kobe Bryant โฆ Hobbies include skiing, surfing, tennis, hiking, long runs and drives by the water at sunset โฆ Sociology major whose career aspirations are in the business field.
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