PLNU Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2024)
Earned Academic All-PacWest honors ... Started in all seven games played before suffering a season-ending injury … Scored the game-winning goal at Menlo (9/26/24)... Added 2 assists on the season… Totaled 491 minutes on the pitch.

AS A JUNIOR (2023)
Named to the All-PacWest Second Team… Started all 21 games… Scored 3 goals… Scored in back-to-back 3-0 victories at Hawaii Hilo (10/21/23) and Dominican (10/30/23) … Played the full 90 minutes 10 times during the season… Totaled 1,705 minutes on the field, ranking 3rd on the team … Named All-PacWest Academic honoree.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)
Third Team All-PacWest selection for the second-straight year… Played in 20 matches for the Sea Lions, starting in all 20 of them… Played a combined 1,664 minutes on the season… Scored the game-winning goal against Sonoma State in the NCAA West Regional First Round on Nov. 10… Assisted a goal against Cal State San Bernardino on Sep. 10.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)
Named to the third team All-PacWest as a midfielder... Earned Academic All-PacWest recognition with a 3.95 GPA in computer science... One of only five players on the team to start all 17 matches as she helped Point Loma win a share of the PacWest title... Scored one goal with two assists on nine shots, putting five of them on frame... As a midfielder, she was a key part of the team recording a 0.51 goals against average, which is sixth-best in PacWest history tied with the Sea Lions' 2014 team... Assisted the game-winning goal in the season opener against San Francisco State... Scored a goal against Central Washington and recorded an assist against Academy of Art... Played all 200 minutes in the NCAA West Regional.

COVID SPRING (2021)
PacWest All-Academic selection...Had an assist in the season finale against Concordia…Helped the Sea Lions go undefeated in the COVID-shortened season...Started all four matches as a midfielder...PLNU's defense allow just one goal on the season and rank 10th in the country with just .250 goals allowed per match and 10th in shutout percentage…Point Loma posted three shutouts…Played at least 72 minutes in all four matches…Played all 90 minutes in both matches against Concordia.
 
PRIOR TO PLNU
Graduate of Newport High School in Washington…Played soccer and swam for the Knights...Lettered in soccer twice...Named KingCo 4A Honorable Mention and National Honor Society. 
 
PERSONAL
Born in Portland, Oregon...Computer Science major...Parent's are Russ and Carrie Sovde...Has two siblings, Susanna and Chad.
 
OTHER STUFF
Hobbies: Hiking and Skiing
Favorite non-athletic thing to do: Travel
Favorite TV Show: Parks and Rec
Favorite Sports Team: Seattle Seahawks
Favorite Athlete: Megan Rapinoe
Favorite Food: Blueberries
Favorite dessert: Apple cobbler
Bucket list item: Be on American Ninja Warrior