2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Chavoshi, Zara
Jersey Number 24
Zara Chavoshi
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Thomas S. Wootton HS
- Hometown:
- Potomac, Md.
Bio
Accolades:
Second-Team All-ACC… Fourth-Team All-American… Ranked as high as the No. 20 player nationally by TopDrawerSoccer… ACC All-Academic… Started all 24 matches… Played a major role in helping the Demon Deacons reach the National Championship match for the first time in program history... In addition to posting the best goals-against average in the conference, the Wake Forest defense only conceded seven goals during ACC play, the fewest in the conference as well as the second-most clean sheets with five… She led the team with 2,152 minutes on the pitch and was the only player on the back line to have started every game… Logged two assists, including one against USC in the NCAA quarterfinals
2023 (Junior)
Appeared in 15 matches, started 14… Played a major role on the backline at right back… Went the full 90 in 12-consecutive matches… Scored the lone goal in the home finale against Louisville with a free kick in the 29th minute… Fired two shots with both coming on-goal… Played a role in the program-record for fewest goals allowed (15)... Helped the team go unbeaten at home for the first time since 2007 (5-0-4)... The team finished third in the ACC in shutout percentage (.500) and fourth in goals-against average (.833)
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in 16 matches, starting 14… Scored her first career goal with a penalty in the 7-0 victory at High Point… Logged 1,329 minutes of action on the backline… Played the full 90 in 12 of her 14 starts, including the final six matches of the season… Helped the Deacs to eight clean sheets.
2021 (Freshman)
Started in 18 games during the season all on the backline ... Picked up one assist against Syracuse ... Played the full 90 minutes in 15 games ... Helped the Deacs record 12 shutouts last season, tying the most since 2017 and limited opponents to a combined 17 goals, a new program record for the fewest goals allowed in a single season ... Totaled 1564 minutes of game action.
Background
Picked up All-State Honorable Mention in 2019... Earned four Mind in Motion Awards (Higher than 3.25 GPA during season)... Played club soccer for McLean Youth, which is the same club as former Deacon Madison Hammond... Guided the McLean Youth Soccer program to two ECNL Champions... Attended the 2020 National Team Regional ID Session... Invited to the US National Team Training Centers... Earned an invite to the 2015 National Team Combine
Personal
Daughter of Soheil and Cindy Tran-Chavoshi... Born Decemeber 6, 2002... Has one brother (Kiyaan) and one sister (Shireen)... Majoring in health and exercise science.
- 2024 Second-Team All-ACC
- 2024 Fourth-Team All-American
- 2024 All-Atlantic Region
- No. 20 player nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.
- Two-time ACC All-Academic
Second-Team All-ACC… Fourth-Team All-American… Ranked as high as the No. 20 player nationally by TopDrawerSoccer… ACC All-Academic… Started all 24 matches… Played a major role in helping the Demon Deacons reach the National Championship match for the first time in program history... In addition to posting the best goals-against average in the conference, the Wake Forest defense only conceded seven goals during ACC play, the fewest in the conference as well as the second-most clean sheets with five… She led the team with 2,152 minutes on the pitch and was the only player on the back line to have started every game… Logged two assists, including one against USC in the NCAA quarterfinals
2023 (Junior)
Appeared in 15 matches, started 14… Played a major role on the backline at right back… Went the full 90 in 12-consecutive matches… Scored the lone goal in the home finale against Louisville with a free kick in the 29th minute… Fired two shots with both coming on-goal… Played a role in the program-record for fewest goals allowed (15)... Helped the team go unbeaten at home for the first time since 2007 (5-0-4)... The team finished third in the ACC in shutout percentage (.500) and fourth in goals-against average (.833)
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in 16 matches, starting 14… Scored her first career goal with a penalty in the 7-0 victory at High Point… Logged 1,329 minutes of action on the backline… Played the full 90 in 12 of her 14 starts, including the final six matches of the season… Helped the Deacs to eight clean sheets.
2021 (Freshman)
Started in 18 games during the season all on the backline ... Picked up one assist against Syracuse ... Played the full 90 minutes in 15 games ... Helped the Deacs record 12 shutouts last season, tying the most since 2017 and limited opponents to a combined 17 goals, a new program record for the fewest goals allowed in a single season ... Totaled 1564 minutes of game action.
Background
Picked up All-State Honorable Mention in 2019... Earned four Mind in Motion Awards (Higher than 3.25 GPA during season)... Played club soccer for McLean Youth, which is the same club as former Deacon Madison Hammond... Guided the McLean Youth Soccer program to two ECNL Champions... Attended the 2020 National Team Regional ID Session... Invited to the US National Team Training Centers... Earned an invite to the 2015 National Team Combine
Personal
Daughter of Soheil and Cindy Tran-Chavoshi... Born Decemeber 6, 2002... Has one brother (Kiyaan) and one sister (Shireen)... Majoring in health and exercise science.
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