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9 | Frances Silva 5-4 | Senior Forward Overland Park, Kan.
SILVA At West Virginia In 2012 • 2012 NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Third Team • 2012 All-Big 12 Second Team • 2012 Academic All-Big 12 Soccer Team • Started all 20 matches as a junior • Scored a team-best 11 goals to go with two assists for 24 points • Five goals came in Big 12 play, including three game-winners • Recorded game-winning score in win over No. 1-ranked Stanford • Multi-point game (2G, 1A) against Towson • Attempted a career-high 11 shots against Duquesne • Scored game-winner against Texas Tech – WVU athletics’ first win as Big 12 members • First-ever Mountaineer to score multiple goals in three consecutive games (Towson, High Point, Texas Tech) • Became only the fourth different Mountaineer to score a goal in fourconsecutive matches (Towson, High Point, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State) • Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week (9/26) • Soccer News Net National Player of the Week (9/26) • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/25) • ECAC Player of the Week (9/25) • TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (9/24) • Soccer America Team of the Week (9/26) • CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week (9/25) At West Virginia In 2011 • All-Big East Second Team • Big East Championship All-Tournament Team • Started all 22 matches at forward • Totaled 20 points on eight goals and four assists • Eight goals are fifth most all-time by a WVU sophomore • TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (10/17) • Multi-point games (1G, 1A) against Georgetown and Syracuse • Netted game-winner at Providence At West Virginia In 2010 • Big East All-Rookie Team • Voted team’s most improved player • Appeared in all 24 matches, starting the final 20 • Recorded four goals and three assists for 11 points on the season • Soccer America All-Rookie second team • Big East Rookie of the Week (10/18) • Played the most minutes of any freshman in 2010, totaling 1,625 • Netted game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Providence • First career goal at Bowling Green • First career assist on Blake Miller goal against Villanova
• Named all-state and all-league for three straight seasons (2007-09) • Kansas City Sun All-Offensive and Defensive teams (2007-09) • Kansas City Star All-Metro (2007-09) • Played club soccer with Blue Valley Stars Mallorca – six-time defending state cup champions • ODP state team member in 2005-09 • Member of the ODP regional teams in 2006-09 and an ODP national pool participant in 2006 • Four-year honor roll student Personal • Daughter of Miguel Silva and Dina Leon • One of three children • Birthday is November 2 • Earned bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism in 2013 • Currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big East Academic All-Star • President’s List and Dean’s List • 2013 Jerry P. Wilkins Scholarship recipient • 2013 Dr. Gerald Lage award winner – the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor Silva’s Career Numbers Year M 2012 20 2011 22 2010 24 Career 66
MS 20 22 20 62
S 68 45 33 146
G 11 8 4 23
GWG A 4 2 1 4 1 3 6 9
Pts C/E 24 0/0 20 1/0 11 0/0 55 1/0
Silva’s Single Game Career Highs Shots 11, vs. Duquesne (9/6/12) Shots on Goal 5, at Iowa State (10/7/12) Goals 2, four times, last at Iowa State (10/7/12) Assists 1, nine times, last vs. Towson (9/14/12) Points 5, vs. Towson (9/14/12)
In High School • Four-year starter at Blue Valley North High, helped team to a state championship in 2007 • Totaled 41 goals and 17 assists • Holds the school record for goals in a game (4), goals in a season (20), assists in a game (4), points in a game (8) and points in a season (48)
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