2022
• Season Notes: Made 17 reserve appearances, logging 478 minutes of play... Recorded four goals and one assist.
• Tallied one goal in the 2-0 shutout against Wake Forest (Sept. 25).
• Recorded the Hokies second goal of the match in the 32nd minute versus Northern Colorado 5-2 (Sept. 11).
• Opened the season co-leading the Hokies to victories against Elon 5-1 (Aug. 28), and Delaware 2-0 (Aug. 25).
2021
• Season Notes: Appeared in all of Tech's 20 matches, logging 497 minutes of play... Tallied three goals and two assists.
• Recorded the Hokies second goal in the 2-1 match against Syracuse (Oct. 28).
• Tallied one goal against Villanova (Sept. 9), and one against Elon (Aug. 26).
High School: Three-year varsity forward at Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, Virginia) under coaches Kimmy Moss and Jamie Rawson (2018-20) … Selected to the 2021 All-Virginia High School League (VHSL) Region 5C First Team ... Named to the 2019 VHSL Class 5 All-State Second Team, VHSL All-Met Second Team and the All-VHSL Region 5C, Conference 14 First Team … Co-led Briar Woods to the 2019 VHSL Conference 14 district title … Chosen to the 2018 VHSL Conference 14 All-District Second Team during Briar Woods’ run to the 2018 VHSL Class 5 state championship.
Club: Competed at forward for McLean Soccer (McLean, Virginia) under coaches Brent Leiba, Nadir Moumen and Clyde Watson … Helped guide McLean to the No. 2 national ranking per TopDrawerSoccer.com in October 2020 … Ranked fifth individually in scoring on the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) circuit during the 2019-20 season … Co-led McLean to the 2019 ECNL national tournament and championships at the Discovery Cup and Loudoun Showcase … Attended the 2017 Olympic Development Program (ODP) National Training Camp ... Competed in the ODP Region 1 and Virginia State pools (2016, 2017) under coaches Sam Bader, Matt Lacey and Paul Shaw … Nine-year academy forward at Loudoun Soccer ECNL (Leesburg, Virginia) under coaches Dave Bucciero and David Dimillio … Named to the 2017 U.S. Youth Soccer (USYS) National Championships Best XI … Earned the Silver Boot during Loudoun’s run to the 2017 USYS Region 1 championship … Won the 2017 Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) State Cup championship and finished runner-up during the 2016 event.
Personal: Sophia Maltese … Born Jan. 18, 2003, in Leesburg, Virginia … Daughter of Chris and Caryl Maltese … Middle of three siblings: Abby and Avery … Father, Chris, played soccer at James Madison … Sister, Abby, plays soccer at James Madison … Interested in studying business management at Virginia Tech … Aspires to pursue a career in management consulting … Inducted into the National Honors Society at Briar Woods … Served as student council public relations manager … Won first place in roleplay at the DECA district competition … Three-time honor roll member.
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Sophie Maltese Season 2021
PositionF
Height5-7
ClassFreshman
HometownAshburn, Va.
High SchoolBriar Woods
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