Player Bio: Kylla Sjoman

2007:

Competed in and started all 20 matches as a defender.
Ranked first on the team in assists (7), second in points (11) and tied for fourth in goals (2). H
er seven overall assists tied the second-best single-season mark in school history while her four assists in Pac-10 play ranked fourth in the conference.
Scored her first career goal at home against Creighton on Sept. 30.
Added her second goal of the season vs. Cal (Oct. 26).
Named to the Pac-10's Academic honorable mention list for the second consecutive season.
Was named the recipient of the team's Sun Devil award following the season.

2006:

Competed in and started all 19 matches on the season.
Led the team in assists with five, which also placed her tied for ninth in the Pac-10 conference in the category.
Recorded her first collegiate assist in the season opener at UC-Irvine (Aug. 25) on freshman Britney Doty's first career goal in a 3-0 shutout.
Contributed five points and took four shots for the team during the season
Earned Academic All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention Team honors.

2005:

National Teams:

Named a Canadian National Pool player in 2002
Was invited to four U-16/U-17 Canada National Camps in 2003
Competed for the Canadian National U-17 team in international tournament play in 2003
Appeared in matches against the Germany and U.S. U-17 National teams
Invited to the U-20 Canada National camp in 2005.

High School:

A 2005 graduate of Burnaby Central Secondary School (Burnaby, British Columbia)
Was named a Top 25 international soccer recruit by Soccer Buzz for 2005
A three-sport athlete in soccer, basketball, and volleyball... played for the Burnaby Jazz of the U-18 Metro League in British Columbia, Canada
Captained her team for four years from 2001-2005
Was named MVP of her basketball team for both the 2000-2001 and the 2001-2002 seasons
Was named the Female Athlete of the Year two years in a row
Also selected as the Roman Tulis School Girl of the Year in 2000
Helped her team to the District, Provincial, and Coastal Cup championships in five consecutive years
Took two Top 4 finishes in the Canada Club Nationals, a fourth-place finish in 2001 and a third-place finish in 2003
Was named to the British Columbia U-15/17 All-star teams three consecutive years (2002-2004), helping her team to a second-place national finish in 2002
Earned her youth community coaching certificate for soccer in 2004... was assistant coach of the U-7 Cliff Avenue boys soccer team in 2000-2001.

Personal:

Major is exercise and wellness.
Parents are Pentti and Julie Sjoman.
Has one sister: Kirsten... born in August of 1987 in New Westminster, BC.
Enjoys playing golf, tennis and basketball, volunteers for the Maricopa fostering county animal shelter, favorite food is Chipotle
Full name is Kylla Liisa Sjoman.