Bella Geist

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Rex Putnam HS
Hometown:
Milwaukie, Ore.

Senior (2017):

Selected in the third round of the NWSL Draft by the Portland Thorns
Set Oregon State career record with 394 saves, the third-highest total in Pac-12 history
Played 72 career games, holding 18 clean sheets
CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Started 17 games in her senior season, making 97 saves and holding six shutouts
Posted back-to-back clean sheets against Washington and Washington State
Posted a season-best 12 saves against Stanford on Oct. 22.

Junior (2016) [Game-by-Game Stats]
• Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• Started all 20 matches in goal for the Beavers.
• Recorded four shutouts, allowing an average of 1.40 goals per game.
• Set the second most saves for a junior with 86.
• Moved into third place in all-time saves with 297.
• Recorded a season-high eight saves at California on Sept. 23.

Sophomore (2015) [Game-by-Game Stats]
•   First Team Pac-12 All-Academic.
•   Started all 18 games she played.
•   Named Pac-12 Goalie of the Week on Sept. 1.
•   Named to Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Aug. 25.
•   Held five shutouts on the season, allowing an average of 1.10 goals per game.
•   Held a shutout in a 2-0 win over Colorado on Oct. 4.
•   Posted back-to-back clean sheets against Missouri (9/4) and Kansas (9/6).
•   Set a season-high with 10 saves against Stanford on Oct. 8.

Freshman (2014) [Game-by-Game Stats]
•   Started 18 games, recording 126 saves, the second highest total in school history as a freshman.
•   Recorded three shutouts.
•   Notched 14 saves in a shutout of Loyola Marymount on Aug. 29.
•   Saved five shots to hold a clean sheet against Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 7.
•   Tallied six saves to post a shutout against Portland on Sept. 19.

Rex Putnam HS
•   Started all four years in goal under head coach Alex Ponce.
•   Was a three-time All-NWOC First-Team honoree (2011-13) and earned NWOC Second-Team honors in 2010.
•   Was named the NWOC Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
•   Earned First-Team All-State honors in 2013, and Second-Team All-State honors in 2012.
•   Also served as placekicker on the football team, earning First-Team All-State and All-NWOC honors in 2013.

Club
•   Played two years for the Lake Oswego Soccer Club, under head coach Geoff Skipper.
•   Helped the squad win the State Cup in 2009.
•   Spent three years with OSSA under Fraser Morrison, winning the State Cup in 2010 and 2012, as well as the Surf Cup in 2012.
•   Also played one year for Corssfire OR, coached by Alan Cox.

Personal
•   Daughter of Alyson and Dean.
•   Has one sister, Natalie, and one brother, Gage.
•   Her father and sister both attended Oregon State, along with her cousins Kevin and Taylor.
• Majoring in biology.
•   Chose Oregon State because of the fantastic atmosphere in Corvallis, and because the soccer team felt like family.
•   Was an honor roll recipient and Dr. Rex Putnam Award finalist in high school.
•   Favorite athlete is Tim Howard.