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Claire Watkins Season 2021

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PositionDEFENDER
Height5-5
ClassJunior
HometownSan Diego
Previous SchoolOregon

As a Junior (2021 Season)
Started in 19 games… Attempted six shots including a single-game high of two against Army West Point (8/19)… Played a total of 1418 minutes including 90 or more minutes in ten games.

As a Sophomore (2020 Season)
Earned a starting assignment in each of the team’s 11 games… Scored one goal, assisted on another and attempted six shots… Her goal, vs. Nevada (3/5), was the first of her collegiate career and the game winner… Her assist, the first of her collegiate career, came against San Jose State (3/28) and was on the game winner… Half of her six shots on the season came against Nevada (3/5)… Produced single shots against San Jose State (3/28), at UNLV (4/3), and at Boise State (4/9)… Lone shots on frame resulted in her goal vs. Nevada (3/5)… Played a total of 651 minutes with a single-game high 90 vs. UNLV (3/20).

As a Redshirt Freshman at Oregon (2019 Season)
Appeared in 11 matches, all as a reserve... Attempted three shots, one each at Fresno State, at Santa Clara and against Stanford... Saw a total of 415 minutes of field time with a season-high 78 against Colorado.

As a Freshman at Oregon (2018 Season)
Utilized her redshirt season.

High School/Club
A graduate of Helix High School in La Mesa, Calif.... A four-year letterwinner (coach Jeff Kepper)... A three-time All-Grossmont Valley League honoree (2015, 2016 & 2017)... A two-time All-CIF San Diego Section performer (2016 & 2017)... Helped lead Helix to both the 2016 San Diego CIF Division III Section and Southern California Regional championships... Played club soccer for Albion SC reaching the National Cup finals in 2014, 2015 and 2016... Competed on both the regional and state Olympic Development Programs (ODP) from 2011 to 2016, and in 2015 and 2016 won both the Cal South ODP regional and national championships.

Personal
Majoring in political science.