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2022 Women's Soccer Roster

16 Christa Waterman

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position D
  • Major Public Health Practice and Policy
  • Hometown Perry Hall, Maryland
  • High School Eastern Tech
  • Prev School Fairleigh Dickinson
  • Instagram Christa_maliaka
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Biography

As a Graduate Student (Fall 2022):
  • Appeared in 15 games, starting 11
  • Played 1043 minutes
  • Registered one shot against George Mason (9/4/2022) and Ohio State (10/13/2022)

As a Senior at FDU (2021): 
  • Earned First Team All-NEC honors for the third consecutive season, becoming the first Knight since Rachel Hoekstra in 2015 to do so
  • Earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 12
  • Started an appeared in 18 matches for the Knights, playing at least 80 minutes in 16 of them
  • Scored the eventual game-winning goal for the Knights against Central Connecticut State on 10/10 in a 2-1 victory
  • Also logged a goal in the NEC Tournament Semifinals in the 5-3 victory over Sacred Heart on 11/5

As a Junior at FDU (2020-21): 
  • Named to the First Team All-NEC for the second straight year and second time in her career
  • Waterman consistently makes plays on the ball and plays a major part in a Knights defense that only allowed six goals in NEC play, which was good for a 0.86 goals against average
  • The junior started five matches on defense and logged over 373 total minutes. 

As a Sophomore at FDU (2019): 
  • Waterman started all 19 games and was named to the First Team All-NEC for her efforts as a sophomore
  • She consistently matched up with the opposing team's best forward and applied constant pressure
  • The sophomore netted two goals on the season in contests against William & Mary and Sacred Heart
  • Helped the Knights defense only allow 0.90 goals per game and post eight shutouts
  • Named to NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (min 3.20 GPA).

As a Freshman at FDU (2018): 
  • Made the Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (min. 3.20 GPA)
  • Started all but two of 19 games played at center back in her freshman season
  • Named the NEC Rookie of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal in the 76th minute of the season opener vs. Marshall (8/16)
  • Played every minute in 10 of 19 games, including five of eight NEC games
  • Attempted two shots at Bryant (10/7) and also one shot at Wagner (10/14). 

Prior To College: 
  • Played in high school for Eastern Technical and club soccer for Baltimore Union
  • Earned all-division and all-county honors in 2016 and the varsity coaches award
  • Helped her high school squad earn All-Academic Team Award honors from 2014 to 2017
  • Accepted into the National High School Honor Society
  • Also competed in track and field in high school and earned the team's MVP award.

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