2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Deena DeSilva
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Col. Zadok A. Magruder
- Hometown:
- Gaithersburg, MD
2019: Saw action in 10 games and made one start as a senior … played 202 minutes on the pitch … helped the back line to their 1.04 GAA in A-10 action and five shutouts in 2019 … made her lone start of the season vs. St. Bonaventure (10/20), playing a season-high 53 minutes … helped the Colonials return to the Atlantic 10 Championship Finals for the first time since 1997.
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2017: Appeared in all 19 matches for the Colonials, making 16 starts ... led all GW defensemen with a career-high five points on one goal and three assists ... found the back of the net for the first time in 2017 at Richmond (Oct. 5) ... recorded an assist at George Mason (Sept. 21), at James Madison (Sept. 17), and against Saint Bonaventure (Oct. 1) ... made 17 shots on the season with 13 hitting their mark for a .765 shots on goal percentage ... amassed 1, 440 minutes ... helped team allow fewest goals (5) in the Atlantic 10 with a league-best 0.47 GAA in conference action ... helped Colonials turn in a league-high 10 clean sheets, eight of which took place in A-10 play.
2016: Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on Aug. 22...Netted gamewinner against Cleveland State on Aug. 21, for first career goal...Appeared in all 21 matches for GW as a rookie, making two starts...Added an assist at Saint Louis to total three points on the season...Logged 1,077 minutes... Helped GW post a league-best 0.77 GAA on the year with nine shutouts -- matching a conference high.
High School: First Team All-State and First Team All-Met honoree as a senior...2014 All-State Second Team selection...2014 Montgomery Gazette All-County Second Team selection...4x high school Most Outstanding Player selection...Helped high school squad reach Maryland 3A region finals...Received Team Academic Award in each year of career...Helped team grab five-straight Maryland State Championships (2011-15)...Helped team win a 2013 USYS National League title...Helped win 2012 US Youth Soccer National Champion and Region I Champion status.
Personal: Deena Patricia DeSilva...Born April 24, 1998, in Rockville, Maryland...Daughter of Christina and Jesper DeSilva...Has one older brother, Jordan, and one older sister, Shayna.
