2017 Women's Soccer Roster
Nikki Faris
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- San Clemente HS
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
Senior (2017):
- Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention
- Started all 19 games, taking 16 shots, five of which were on goal
- Played a season-high 101 minutes vs. Washington on Oct. 5
- Took a season-high six shots vs. Kansas State in the season-opener.
Junior (2016) [Game-by-Game Stats]
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Started all 20 games at forward.
• Led the team with six assists.
• Tied for the lead with six goals.
• Tallied 37 shots, including 19 being on goal.
• Scored game winning goals against Stephen F. Austin on Aug. 26 and against San Diego on Sept. 18.
• Recorded three points twice, first against Stephen F. Austin and again against San Diego.
Sophomore (2015) [Game-by-Game Stats]
• Started all 19 games, scoring two goals and tallying two assists.
• Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention.
• Scored a goal and tallied an assist against UCLA (10/16).
• Scored a goal against Colorado (10/4).
• Notched an assist against Fresno State (8/28).
• Set a season-high with seven shots and played a season-most 77 minutes against San Diego (9/20).
• Played 74 minutes at BYU (9/17).
Freshman (2014) [Game-by-Game Stats]
• Started all 20 games.
• Played 90+ minutes seven times.
• Tallied 29 shots on the season.
• Recorded three shots or more on five occasions.
• Notched three shots, including one on goal against Loyola Marymount (8/29) and Utah (10/12).
San Clemente HS
• Started all four years at forward, under head coach Stacey Finnerty.
• Set the school’s single-season scoring record with 25 goals and single-game record with four goals.
• South Coast League Player of the Year in 2014.
• First Team All-Orange County in 2013 and 2014.
• First-Team All-State in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
• Three-time First-Team All-Conference selection.
• Ranked Top Drawer Soccer’s No. 12 recruit in Southern California and No. 70 recruit in the nation among 2014 graduates.
Club
• Played for the So-Cal Blues, competing as a forward and outside-midfielder.
• Won the State Cup twice and the Surf Cup three times.
• Won the USA Cup once and the Coast Soccer League four times.
• Also played for the West Coast U18 team.
• Was part of the ECNL PDP in 2013 and 2014.
Personal
• Daughter of Kelly and Joe.
• Has one sibling, Kacie.
• Majoring in pre-business.
• Chose Oregon State because it provides her with the opportunity to experience something new and different in another state.
• Named a scholar athlete in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and made the Principals honor roll all four years of high school.
• Teammate of Niki Miyashiro, who currently plays for Ohio State.
• Played prep soccer with teammate Natalie Higgins.
