Player Profiles



Frances                            Silva
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Frances
Silva
Class: Jr.
Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.
Height: 5-4
Sport: Women's Soccer
Position: F

Biography

At West Virginia In 2011
• Started all 22 matches at forward
• Totaled 20 points on eight goals and four assists
• Eight goals are fifth most all-time by a WVU sophomore
• All-Big East Second Team
• Big East Championship All-Tournament Team
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (10/17)
• Multi-point games (1G, 1A) against Georgetown and Syracuse
• Netted game-winner at Providence

At West Virginia In 2010
• Appeared in all 24 matches, starting the final 20
• Recorded four goals and three assists for 11 points on the season
• Big East All-Rookie Team
• Soccer America All-Rookie second team
• Big East Rookie of the Week (10/18)
• Voted team’s most improved player
• Played the most minutes of any freshman in 2010, totaling 1,625
• Netted game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Providence
• First career goal at Bowling Green
• First career assist on Blake Miller goal against Villanova

In High School
• Four-year starter at Blue Valley North High, helped team to a state championship in 2007
• Totaled 41 goals and 17 assists
• Holds the school record for goals in a game (4), goals in a season (20), assists in a game (4), points in a game (8) and points in a season (48)
• Named all-state and all-league for three-straight seasons (2007-09)
• Kansas City Sun all-offensive and defensive teams (2007-09)
• Kansas City Star All-Metro (2007-09)
• Played club soccer with Blue Valley Stars Mallorca – six-time defending state cup champions
• ODP state team member in 2005-09
• Member of the ODP regional teams in 2006-09 and an ODP national pool participant in 2006
• Four-year honor roll student

Personal
• Daughter of Miguel Silva and Dina Leon
• One of three children
• Birthday is November 2
• Majoring in broadcast journalism
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll member
• Big East Academic All-Star
• President’s List

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