Verdoia has garnered numerous awards including the 2014 Senior CLASS Award for Division I women’s soccer as well as the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America of the Year award. She ended her Seattle U career as the program leader in career goals and points and the single season leader in goals for 2014. Verdoia also was named Third Team All-American by the NSCAA and finished No. 33 on Top Drawer Soccer’s National Top 100.
A political science major, Verdoia has earned a 3.96 cumulative GPA, serves as Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) vice president, and is involved in the Western Athletic Conference SAAC, among other involvements on and around campus.
To be named a Scholar All-American, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) throughout his or her career, start more than 50 percent of all games, and be a significant contributor to the team, and be nominated by an institution that is a current NSCAA College Services member.
For the full list of honorees, visit http://www.nscaa.com/awards/2014-womens-scholar-all-america-teams--university-?utm_medium=short_url.
Fan voting is currently open for the 2015 MTR Western Sports Star of the Year Awards and Verdoia is one of six nominees for the Female Sports Star of the Year. The awards show will take place on Jan. 21 and fan voting will close Jan. 14. Fans can vote once per day per email address at http://ssy.seattlesports.org/ssyvoting/.