OVERVIEW

Vanessa Silva is a talented goalkeeper who possesses good hands and quickness between the pipes … Very good feet … Solid shot stopper … Ability to cover a lot of ground … Good communicator … Leaves ranked among the top 10 in four career categories … Ranks third in total minutes with 3,207:10, tied for fourth with 26 wins, sixth in saves with 149 and tied for eighth in shutouts with 10.

SOPHOMORE YEAR 2018

Started all 20 games in net for the Lady Cavaliers in 2018 … Earned second-team All-East Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference … Finished with an 11-6-2 record with three shutouts and three shared shutouts … Posted a goals against average of 1.77 with 86 saves and a save percentage of .723 … Logged 1,679:06 minutes, second highest total among conference goalkeepers, and ranks eighth in team history … Her 11 wins tied for second in the conference and three shutouts tied for fifth … Also Ranked ninth in the conference in goals against average and 10^th in save percentage … Her 11 wins also tie for 15^th on JCCC’s season chart … Her 86 saves are the ninth-highest total in team history … Registered a career high 11 saves in a 3-1 loss to Lewis & Clark (9-2-18) … Has seven saves in a 4-2 win over Coffeyville (9-22-18) … Matches her career second-best save total with nine in a 2-0 loss to nationally ranked Richland (9-30-18) … Came up six big saves to help lead Johnson County to a 4-1 upset over nationally ranked Butler (10-15-18).

FRESHMAN YEAR 2017

Started all 20 games in the net for the Lady Cavaliers in 2017 … Named first-team All-East Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and second-team All-Region VI at goalkeeper … Twice was named the KJCCC Goalkeeper of the Week, earning the honors in week three and week six … Finished with a 15-5-0 record, with seven shutouts, and goals against average of 0.82 … Logged 1,528:04 minutes between the pipes while posting a save percentage of .818 … Allowed just 14 goals … Ranked second in the conference in goals against average, third in save percentage, tied for first in shutouts and led all goalkeepers in victories … Nationally, her 15 wins ranked fourth, and her goals against average ranked 20th … Her win total ranks seventh on JCCC’s season chart … Also ranks tied for ninth in season shutout, eighth in minutes and 10th in save percentage… Saved a season high nine shots in a hard-fought 2-0 loss at No. 5 ranked Eastern Florida State (9-3-17) … Stopped all eight shots she faced in a 2-0 shutout over No. 11 ranked Butler (9-29-17) … Also saved eight shots in a 1-0 shutout over Coffeyville (10-12-17).

HIGH SCHOOL 

Was a four-year starter for coach Kevin Haspela at Hood River Valley High School, Hood River, Ore. … Graduated 2017 … Garnered Oregon 5A All-State second-team honors as a senior …Was a three-time All-Columbia River Conference first-team selection at Goalkeeper … Selected the Columbia River Conference Goalkeeper of the year in 2014 and 2016 … Helped her team win the Columbia River Conference all four varsity seasons … The team qualified for the 5A State Tournament three straight years, 2014-16, and reached the quarterfinal round in 2014 and 2015 … Played 10 seasons of club soccer, eight for BSC Oregon coached by Scot Thompson and Ryan Youngblood, and two for Portland Thorns Academy.

PERSONAL

Born Vanessa Silva on Oct. 4, 1998, in Hood River, Ore. … Daughter of Rodrigo Silva and Maricela Perez … Has a sister, Christina … Majoring in exercise science … Also recruited by Western Oregon University, Blue Mountain Community College and Yakima Valley Community College … Favorite food is enchiladas … Favorite restaurant is Red Lobster … Favorite TV show is Riverdale …. Favorite actress is Reese Witherspoon … Favorite athlete is Hope Solo … Favorite sports teams are the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and the Portland Thorns.