2016 Women's Soccer Roster
Valerie Sanderson
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Boisbriand, Quebec
Academic Honors -Â Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club 2015.
2015 (Junior) - Named a first Team All-American Athletic Conference selection for the second consecutive season ... Led the team with 16 points and tied for the team lead with six goals ... Had a team-high four assists ... Started all 19 matches and logged the second-most minutes (1,781) of any field player for the Tigers ... Scored her first goal of the season at Samford … Bagged a pair of goals and an assist in a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over Idaho at home … Scored an overtime game-winning goal to beat Gonzaga 1-0 … Had a goal in the 2-2 draw at USF that spoiled a perfect home record for the Bulls … Enters senior season in the top-five in career points (83) and goals (36) in program history.
2014 (Sophomore) - First Team All-American Athletic Conference selection … Voted to Third Team All-Northeast Region … She started in all 19 of games as a forward for Memphis in 2014 and played in 1698 minutes of the team’s 1791 … Sanderson followed her superb freshman season with 13 goals in her second year, giving her 30 for her career, which is fifth all-time in the program … She also added four assists to help give her lead the team with 30 points … Had three multi-goal games, four game-winning goals and two game-tying goals … She was third in the conference in goals and points, and second in goals per game ... Sanderson’s first brace of the season came in the opener against Alabama (8/24) with two second half goals to defeat the Crimson Tide after falling behind a goal and  a woman in the first half … Also had braces against Kennesaw State (9/14) and in the last regular season game against SMU (11/2) …  Earned a season-high five points against SMU (9/14) with a pair of goals and an assist … Sanderson scored game-winners against Alabama (8/24), Kennesaw State (9/14), Tulsa (10/18) and SMU (10/26).Â
2013 (Freshman) -Â American Athletic Conference second team ... American Athletic Conference All-Rookie team ... Started in all 21 matches ... Set freshman program records for goals (17), points (37) and game-winning goals (5) ... Scored first goal in season-opening win against Samford on Aug. 23 .. Had hat trick at Middle Tennessee on Sept. 1 to net American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors ... Had goal and assist in the 6-0 win against Alabama on Sept. 13 ... Had game-winning goal at Florida Gulf Coast on Sept. 20 ... Had two goals and assist in the 4-0 win at FAU on Sept. 22 to earn American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for a second time ... Scored first goal in league play at Louisville on Sept. 27 ... Had goal in 2-1 win against SMU on Oct. 10 ... Scored goal in loss at UCF on Oct. 20 ... Had goal in 3-0 win against Temple on Oct. 24 and followed with game-winner against UConn on Oct. 27 ... Entered conference tournament with three-game scoring streak and scored twice against Houston, including the game-winner ... Also added assist against Houston for five-point match ... Scored two goals against Louisville in quarterfinal, including golden goal ... Picked up Disney/NSCAA National Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Week honors after four goals and assist in the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3.
Prior to Memphis -ACanadian U17 and U20 standout ... Played for U17 squad at the 2012 FIFA World Cup in Azerbaijian, scoring a goal before the side was eliminated in the quarterfinals ... In summer of 2012, helped U17 team to a silver medal at the CONCACAF Women's Championship in Guatemala ... Helped Team Quebec to three silver medals and a bronze over the last four years ... Played club soccer for FC Boisbriand and earned championships in 2009 and 2011 ... Named Club Elite Player of the Year in 2009 ... Top goal scorer in 2009 and 2010.
Personal -Â Daughter of Kevin Sanderson and Catherine Marceau ... Originially signed as part of 2012 signing class, but didn't enroll until spring 2013 semester after playing in FIFA U17 World Cup in fall of 2012 ... Enjoys listening to music, arts and crafts, swimming and skating.
