Brandi Dawson

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Forest Grove HS
Hometown:
Gaston, Ore.

OREGON STATE
JUNIOR (2012)
Played in 18 matches, starting 11 ... Logged 1,054 minutes of play on the pitch, while scoring three goals and dishing out four assists ... Earned a total of ten points and was one of only three players with at least three goals and three assists her team ... Took 19 shots, with ten of them going on goal ... Had one game winning goal on the year, which came at Portland in a 1-0 win (Aug. 20) ... Given Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors with her 3.96 GPA, which was tied for third highest in the conference ... Also named to Capital One's Academic All-District Women's Soccer First Team.

SOPHOMORE (2011)
Played in 13 games after returning from an injury early in the season ... Scored her first collegiate goal against Florida International and notched an assist against Colorado ... Finished the season with four shots and played a total of 354 minutes.

FRESHMAN (2010)
Played in seven games ... First collegiate match was against Pacific ... Had two shots and one on goal during the season ... Played 21 minutes and had a shot on goal against Memphis in the NCAA Tournament ... Played 131 minutes on the season.

ODP
Played for Oregon Olympic Development Program four years and was invited to regional camp.

CLUB
Played club soccer with Tualatin Hills United and FC West Fire ... Won state four years in a row and played in Spain, Hawaii and Florida ... Also won the Far West Regional League.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Forest Grove High School in 2010 ... Lettered four seasons in soccer ... Was Second Team All-State and an Oregonian Athlete of the Week as a senior ... Won the Golden Boot Award for most goals and assists for Forest Grove High School as a senior ... Was an All-League selection all four years ... Had 22 goals and 16 assists as a senior and 16 goals and nine assists as a junior ... Lettered four years in track ... Holds the freshman school record in the pole vault ... Was the school's Valedictorian.

PERSONAL
Born in Hayward, Calif. ... Daughter of Mark and Sharon Dawson ... Father is a general contractor and mother is an office assistant ... Has five brothers, Ben, Freeman, Blaine, Darren and Michael ... Majoring in Exercise and Sport science ... Chose Oregon State because "I loved the campus and I can tell the program is heading in the right direction and I wanted to compete in the Pac-10 Conference."