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2023 Women's Soccer Roster

Photo: Spencer Stewart Photograp

10 Wayny Balata

  • Position MF
  • Height 5-8
  • Class GS
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec

Biography

2023 (GR.) – Named to AAC Championship All-Tournament Team after scoring two goals in semifinal vs. FAU...Scored game-winning goal at FAU (Oct. 12)...Played and started in 10 matches...Named to AAC Preseason Watchlist...Team captain.

2022 (SR.) – Played in 11 games and started in 7, scoring 4 goals and assisting on 1. AWARDS: Preseason All-AAC. Ranked 1st in the conference for Penalty Kicks with 1...Named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2021 (Jr.): Played in 15 matches with 14 starts...Named to the All-American Athletic Conference Second Team...Led the team and tied for fifth in the conference with six goals...Scored gamewinners in home matches against Oklahoma (9/19) and ECU (10/30)...Scored a career-high two goals in the home win against ECU...Also scored at Denver (9/6), at Cincinnati (10/17), and in the NCAA Tournament win against Texas (11/14)...Had two assists on the season, tallying one in each of the first two matches...Had a .488 SOG%, placing 21-of-43 shots on frame...American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team (2021), All-American Athletic Conference Second Team (2021).

2020-21 (So.): Started both matches played ... Scored a goal against Temple (March 17) in the season opener ... Played 174 minutes.

2019 (Fr.): Played in 18 and started in 17 matches ... Scored her first career goal at Tulsa (Oct. 24) ... Netted a second goal against Houston (Oct. 31) ... Tallied one assist against Rice (Sept. 12) and one at Tulsa (Oct. 24) for a total of six points on the season ... Played a full game nine times ... Logged 1454 minutes ... Named to AAC All-Rookie Team ... AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 28)... American Athletic ConferenceAll-Rookie Team (2019), American Athletic ConferenceAll-Academic Team (2019-20).

Prep: Played with Canada at the U-17 World Cup in Uruguay where they finished fourth ... Played with U-17s in the CONCACAF Championships and won bronze ... Named Canada's Top Player, made all-star teams, won a gold medal and captained the squad with Quebec provincial team ... Played club with Lakeshore SC and NGG Soccer Association ... Named female youth player of excellence for 2017 ... Helped her club win back-to-back gold medals at Canadian National Championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Won silver in 2018 ... Named 2016 Student Athlete of the Year, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and HOPE Athlete of the Year in high school ... Academically, earned distinctions in science and technology, financial education, history and physical education

Personal: Hopes to be a Pre-Med major at SMU

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2019FR

    Midfielder
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2020-21SO

    Midfielder
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2021JR

    Midfielder
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2022SR

    Midfielder
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2023GS

    Midfielder
    5'8"
    10