2015 Soccer Roster
Roster
Christen Westphal
- Position:
- D/MF
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Walsh Jesuit H.S.
- Hometown:
- Brecksville, Ohio
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2015 & 2013 All-American |
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2015 SEC Defensive Player of the Year |
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2015, 2014 & 2013 All-SEC First Team |
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2012 Soccer America All-Freshman second team |
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2012 All-SEC second team |
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2012 SEC All-Freshman team |
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2015: National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America first teamβ¦NSCAA South Region first teamβ¦Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Yearβ¦All-SEC every year of collegiate career, including three consecutive appearances on first teamβ¦Gators tri-captainβ¦Played the entirety of 21 matches as center backβ¦Led Gators with 13 assists, which is first in the SEC and T4th in the nationβ¦That total also tied for fifth on Florida Season Records Chartβ¦Third among Gators with 19 points β the most ever in a season by a Gator defenderβ¦SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player with seven points earned over three matches β including registering game-winning goals off free kicks in semifinal and final matchesβ¦Part of CollegeSoccer360.com and TopDrawerSoccer.com National Teams of Week after SEC Tournamentβ¦Averaged 90 minutes per matchβ¦No. 36 on Top Drawer Soccer's Postseason Top 100 Players listβ¦Finished second on Gator Career Charts for complete matches played (77), minutes (8,486) and consecutive starts (95)β¦Among the 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Listβ¦Named to U.S. Under-23 team for 2015 Four Nations Tournament played in Norway at end of Mayβ¦Played entirety of each of the three matches at Four Nations Tournament...Β Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2014: National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Region and All-Southeastern Conference first-team for second consecutive yearβ¦ Provided assist on Annie Speeseβs game-winning goal versus Texas Tech in NCAA Round of 16β¦ Credited with an assist on Havana Solaunβs goal versus Vanderbiltβ¦ Played entirety of 17 of 23 matches at center backβ¦ Second among the Gators with average of 87.3 minutes per matchβ¦ Among the 63 players listed for the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Listβ¦ Attended U.S. Under-23 Womenβs National Team camp at U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California in December of 2013 and May of 2014...Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2013: NSCAA All-America second teamβ¦ NSCAA South Region first teamβ¦ All-SEC first-team and SEC All-Tournament selectionβ¦ Named to College Sports Madness All-America fourth teamβ¦ Started every match at center backβ¦ Led Gators with average of 89.04 minutes per matchβ¦ Part of Top Drawer Soccerβs National Team of the Week on Sept. 11 after shutout wins versus Oklahoma (3-0) and Oklahoma State (2-0)β¦ Named to TDS and College Soccer 360 National Teams of the Week after two shutout wins β at Tennessee (3-0) and versus Texas A&M (2-0) β and providing assist on Savannah Jordanβs second goal versus Texas A&Mβ¦ Named final SEC Defensive Player of the Week of season after scoring on a 40-yard free kick to open Floridaβs scoring at Georgiaβ¦ Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2012: NSCAA All-South Region third teamβ¦ Southeastern Conference second team and also named to SEC Freshman teamβ¦ SEC All-Tournament selection, playing the entirety of the Gatorsβ three matchesβ¦ Appeared on Soccer Americaβs All-Freshman second teamβ¦ Second-team selection to Top Drawer Soccerβs National Freshman Team of the Seasonβ¦ No. 13 on Top Drawer Soccerβs final list of top 100 freshmen of 2012β¦ Started all but the season opener, appearing in every match at center backβ¦ Led Floridaβs field players with average of 87.2 minutes per match...Played the entirety of 20 matches, including overtime contests at then No. 14 North Carolina, versus then No. 2 Duke and at Auburnβ¦ Member of SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Four-year member of Walsh Jesuit High School team, which topped the final 2010 Powerade Fab 50 ESPN National Rankings⦠Walsh Jesuit also won the 2010 Division 1 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championship⦠Coached by Dino McIntyre at Walsh Jesuit H.S⦠Awarded girls soccer player of the year honor by the Touchdown Club of Greater Akron in January of 2012⦠Named to 2011 Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Division II All-State first team as a senior⦠2011 NSCAA All-Region team⦠Academic All-State honor⦠Also lettered in varsity basketball, playing through sophomore year.
Club: Part of 2011-12 U.S. Under-18 National Team player poolβ¦ Traveled to Portugal with regional Olympic Development Program (ODP) teamβ¦ Member of Region II ODP team for three yearsβ¦ Among TopDrawerSoccer.comβs final 2012 Top 100 National Players listβ¦ Plays with Cleveland Internationals soccer club, which has won five state titles in six yearsβ¦ Coached by Zdravko Popovic at Cleveland Internationals.
Major:Β Psychology
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Westphalβs Collegiate Statistics |
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Year |
GP/GS |
Min. |
Shots |
G (GW) |
A |
Pts. |
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2012 |
25/24 |
2,180 |
0 |
0 (0) |
1 |
1 |
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2013 |
24/24 |
2,137 |
5 |
1 (0) |
1 |
3 |
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2014 |
23/23 |
2,009 |
15 |
0 (0) |
2 |
2 |
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2015 |
24/24 |
2,160 |
20 |
3 (2) |
13 |
19 |
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Totals |
96/95 |
8,486 |
40 |
4 (2) |
17 |
25 |
