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36 Jaya Daniel

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Albemarle
  • Hometown Charlottesville, Va.

Biography

2024 - Saw action in six games with two starts during her senior year ... Earned a shutout against Virginia Wesleyan (Aug 30) with two saves in a scoreless draw ... Added a win against Wisconsin-La Crosse (Sep 27) while playing full time in a 3-1 win ... Also appeared in games against Marymount (Oct 2), Salisbury (Oct 26), John Jay (Nov 16), and WashU (Dec 6) ... Made four saves and allowed one goal for a 0.33 goals-against average ... Registered an .800 save percentage and help contribute to a pair of combined shutouts ... Played in 269:25 minutes ... Appeared in two NCAA Tournament games ... Finished career as the all-time leader in goals-against average (0.41) with 11 goals allowed in 2408 minutes ... Ranked second in career save percentage (.859) ... Concluded career with a 20-0-3 record with 14 solo shutouts and eight combined shutouts

2023 - Started the first four games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury that held her out of remaining competition ... Secured three shutouts and made six saves while allowing just one goal over the first 360 minutes of the season ... Picked up clean sheets against Southwestern (Sep 3), Gettysburg (Sep 8), and Pacific Lutheran (Sep 9) ... Named C2C Defensive Player of the Week on September 11 after back-to-back shutouts ... Moved up to second all-time in career goals-against average (0.42) and third in career save percentage (.863) while improving to 19-0-2 all-time in goal ... Ranks seventh in career solo shutouts with 13 while also adding six combined ... Finishe dyear with a 0.25 goals against average and .857 save percentage

2022 - Earned third team D3soccer.com All-American plaudits, becoming the second goalkeeper in program history to garner the esteemed honor ... Earned third team All-Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches, second team All-State plaudits from VaSID and was a second team All-Conference pick ... Three-time Conference Defensive Player of the Week selection ... Started 20 games during her second year and set a program record for the most consecutive games with a win to start her career (14-0-0) ... Finished the year 18-0-2 with a 0.38 GAA and an .887 save percentage ... Ranked ninth nationally in goals-against average and 11th in shutouts ... Only the third sophomore in program history earn All-American honors ... Ranked second in program history in save percentage, GAA, and tied for second in total wins ... Played a role in 14 shutouts including 10 solo clean sheets, tying for the fifth most all-time at CNU

2021 - Appeared in four games with one start during her first season as a member of the Captains ... Made first career start against Pfeiffer on September 12, posting 45 shutout minutes in her debut ... Also appeared against Roanoke on September 15, making her first career save ... Saw action against Salisbury (October 20) and Piedmont (October 24) ... Helped CNU post a pair of shutouts and registered a 1.50 goals against average and a .500 save percentage ... Named to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Albemarle -- Played four years of varsity soccer, earning first team All-District, first team All-Region, and second team All-State honors ... Named team captain and helped lead team to 5A state championship in 2019 ... Three-time Region Champion and one-time district title winner ... Also competed with the SOCA 2018 State Cup Champions ... Ranked third in the region at USYS Eastern Regionals in 2018 ... East Region ODP (2018)

Personal -- Jaya Elise Daniel was born in Charlottesville, Va. ... Daughter of Brenda and Jason Daniel ... Has one sister, Kenzie ... Favorite athlete is Conor McGregor ... Favorite musician is Zach Bryan ... Would like to create and run her own non-profit organization in the future ... Majoring in Business Marketing and Management.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2021Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    36
  • 36

    2022Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    36
  • 36

    2023Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    36
  • 36

    2024Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    36