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COSTA Honolulu, Hawaii KALANI Redshirt-Junior • FORWARD • 5-8 CAREER STATS Season GP-GS G A PTS GWG SH 2009 Redshirt Season 2010 19-8 9 5 23 3 45 2011 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 19-8 9 5 23 3 45
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM (2010) ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM (2010) SOCCER NEWS NET SUPPORTERS’ CHOICE AWARD (2010) PHILLY SOCCER NEWS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2010) PHILLY SOCCER NEWS BEST XI (2010) TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM NATIONAL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM (2010)
BEFORE PENN STATE First Team All-State three times...Four-year starter at Kalani...Leading goalscorer in state junior and senior years...First Team All-Star squad selection three straight years...Named Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year junior and senior seasons...Member of three-time Division I East champions...Named to the 2008 NSCAA All-American team...Finalist for the Hawaii Quarterback Club Female Athlete of the Year...Member of the 2007 adidas Elite Soccer Program as an All-Star and team captain. CLUB EXPERIENCE Member of the Leahi Soccer Club coached by Michelle Nagamine...Team won 2008 Surf Cup U-19 Gold Division championship. PERSONAL Full name is Tani Lei Costa...Born September 27, 1991 in Honolulu ...Daughter of Derek and Renee Costa...Has an older sister, Erin, and a younger brother, Derek...Was a sprinting champion in track as a freshman, earning first place in the 100m dash at states...Enjoys to read and go to the beach in her free time...Majoring in pre-med with the intent to become a doctor. QUOTING COSTA ON PENN STATE “It feels right to me and the fact the team is a 14-time Big Ten Champion.” QUOTING WALSH ON COSTA “Tani is one of the best goal-scorers I’ve seen at any level. Her ability in the box is almost unsurpassed and adds another dimension to our attack.”
2011 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE) Missed the season due to an injury during preseason training. 2010 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN) Named to the All-Big Ten Second and Freshman Teams...Earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Week (11/1)...Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice (10/11, 11/1)...Saw time in 19 games, making eight starts including the last six games...Led team with nine goals and points (23)...Scored the overtime game-winner at West Virginia (8/20)...Tallied assist vs. Virginia (8/27)... Made first career start vs. Connecticut (9/5)...Tallied three-point day at Iowa (10/10)...Scored vs. Wisconsin (10/17)...Added assist at Illinois (10/24) ...Recorded 19th hat trick in PSU history against Indiana (10/28)... Scored two goals at Purdue (10/31)...Assisted on game-winning goal vs. Michigan (11/7) to clinch PSU’s 13th straight Big Ten title...Led all players in points (20) during Big Ten season and tied for conference-high in goals (7)...Scored game-winner over Penn (11/12) in the NCAA Tournament First Round...Tallied assist on lone goal vs. West Virginia (11/14) in NCAA Second Round. 2009 (FRESHMAN) Redshirt season. U.S. NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE Member of training camp roster for U-18 and U-20 U.S. National Team squads...As a member of the U-17 Nationals, scored first goal against Germany in Tournament of the Stars in New Zealand to win the championship...Member of CONCACAF Champions team in Trinidad & Tobago... Sat out FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile due to injury.
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PENN STATE 2012 • WOMEN’S SOCCER
17 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES 1995-2011