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2020(-21) Women's Soccer Roster
Barnes, Sophia
Jersey Number 19
Sophia Barnes
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Buckeye
- Hometown:
- Valley City, Ohio
Bio
2020(-21)
2019
2018
2017
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
BARNES - CAREER STATS
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also received the United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award
- Played in seven matches, making one start
- Was on the pitch for a total of 271 minutes on the year
- Came off the bench to play 37 minutes in a 3-0 win at Akron in the regular-season opener
- Played 40 minutes in the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
- Started and played a season-high 63 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- Saw 27 minutes of action in the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss
- Played in all 23 matches, making 22 starts
- Was one of six Falcons to start all 11 MAC regular-season matches
- Played 79 minutes of the regular-season opener at Kentucky
- Again was in the Starting XI at Xavier, and played 50 minutes
- Saw 79 minutes of field time in the home-opening win over Valparaiso
- Played 94 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1, double-OT win over Dayton, and played 78 minutes at Michigan
- Again was in the starting XI at Michigan State, playing 87 of the 91-plus minutes, and played 101 minutes of the DePaul match
- Started the West Virginia match as well
- And, started the Akron contest, playing 43 minutes and firing a shot
- Saw 68 minutes of time against Buffalo
- Drew the start in a pair of 3-1 road wins, at Kent State and Ohio, and was in the Starting XI for BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan
- Played 39 minutes at Eastern Michigan, with one shot attempt in the Falcons' 2-1 OT victory
- Was on the pitch for 72 minutes of BG's 3-0 win over Miami, with a shot on goal
- Drew the start and had a shot on goal vs. Ball State
- Played 71 minutes of the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois, with a shot on goal
- Started the Falcons' 1-0 win at Western Michigan that clinched a tie for the MAC regular-season title
- Played 40 minutes of BG's 3-1 win at Toledo, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season crown outright
- Played 56 minutes as BGSU downed CMU, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Started the semifinal match as well, as the Falcons topped visiting Buffalo
- And, was in the Starting XI for the league tourney championship match vs. Eastern Michigan
- For the first time all season, came off the bench for the NCAA Championships match at Michigan, playing 20 minutes
2018
- Played in all 22 matches for the MAC regular-season and tournament champions, making nine starts
- Had two points on the season, on a game-winning goal
- Had 10 shots on the year, and put eight of those 10 shots on goal
- Started each of BGSU's two matches during the season-opening weekend in Hawai'i
- Played 61 minutes vs. Loyola Marymount and 55 minutes vs. UH
- Drew the start against Oakland, playing 57 minutes as the Falcons posted a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener
- Was tripped in the penalty area late in the first half, resulting in the penalty kick that gave the Falcons the lead for good
- Had an assist on Marissa Swindell's goal at Valparaiso, but the statistics from that match did not count, as the game was halted late in the first half due to lightning and was ultimately canceled
- Played 93 minutes against Xavier, with a shot on goal
- Started vs. both No. 15 Northwestern and DePaul, playing 47 minutes vs. the Wildcats and 49 against the Blue Demons
- Played 27 minutes off the bench vs. Youngstown State, and 39 minutes in the win at Miami in the MAC opener
- Played 49 minutes off the bench in the Falcons' 3-0 win at Ball State
- Played 47 minutes of BG's victory over Northern Illinois at Cochrane Stadium
- Saw 45 minutes of action against Western Michigan, as BGSU moved to 4-0-0 iin the MAC for the first time in program history
- Scored her first goal of the season at Central Michigan, and it proved to be the game-winning goal in BG's 3-1 win
- Came off the bench to play 48 minutes at CMU
- Moved past her defender to get her head on a cross from Jennifer Reyes, putting the ball into the right side of the net from about 10 yards out
- The goal gave BG a 2-0 lead in the first half
- Played 43 minutes off the bench in the win over Eastern Michigan
- Had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Eagles
- Saw 41 minutes of time, the highest total of any player off the bench, in BG's 3-1 win over MAC preseason favorite Kent State
- Came off the bench to play 26 minutes in another 3-1 win two days later, this time against Ohio
- Played 20 minutes at Akron, and had a shot on goal
- Saw 24 minutes of time against Buffalo, as the Falcons recorded a 5-0 road win to clinch the MAC regular-season championship
- Played 37 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win over Toledo to end the regular season, and fired a shot on frame
- Three days later, drew the start and played 45 minutes as the Falcons topped Eastern Michigan in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Had a shot on goal vs. the Eagles
- Started and played 40 minutes of the semifinal-round win over Ohio, as the Falcons blanked the Bobcats, 1-0
- Fired a shot on goal early in that match, forcing the Ohio 'keeper to make a spectacular diving save
- Two days later, again drew the start and played 30 minutes vs. Ball State, as the Falcons captured the MAC Tournament title
- Played 58 minutes, the most of any of BG's players off of the bench, in the NCAA Tournament match at No. 14 Penn State
2017
- Played in 20 of BGSU's 21 matches, including each of the final 19, in her initial season as a Falcon
- Made six starts during the regular season
- Five of those starts occurred in MAC games (vs. Ball State, vs. Miami, vs. Akron, at Ohio, at Kent State)
- Registered 1,005 minutes
- Played a season-high 95 minutes in two-overtime draw at Ohio
- Clocked 72 minutes apiece at Eastern Michigan and against Buffalo
- Posted two goals and an assist to total five points
- First career point was an assist on opening goal in 2-1 home win over Robert Morris
- First career goal was the final score in a 4-1 home win over Miami and occurred just 22 seconds into the second half
- Posted BGSU's only goal in 2-1 OT loss at Eastern Michigan
- Her two goals came on just four shots on goal
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Buckeye High School
- Competed in the Patriot Athletic Conference for the Bucks
- Played in four seasons for head coaches Derrick and Amanda Gullen and Bud Roberts
- Team compiled 56-8-8 overall record and 36-1-1 conference mark in her four seasons
- Team was league champions and district semifinalists in all four years
- Scored 55 goals and 42 assists at Buckeye, including 15 and 11 as a senior
- First team All-PAC in all four seasons
- PAC MVP and first team All-District as junior and senior
- Team captain in junior and senior seasons
- Also competed in basketball and track
- Served as class president
PERSONAL
- Full name is Sophia Rollene Barnes
- Born in Valley City, Ohio on Oct. 20, 1998
- Daughter of Jeff and Shannon Barnes
- Has a younger brother, Ben, and an older sister, Norah
- Norah is a member of the women's soccer team at Notre Dame College
- Mother is a graduate of BGSU
- A sales and services marketing major at BGSU, with a 3.178 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester
- A member of the BGSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
- Served as that organization's President in the 2019-20 academic year, and will be President in 2020-21 as well
- Favorite athlete is Tobin Heath
- Played club ball for several teams including Excalibur SC, Cleveland FC and Concordia SC
- Won a state cup championship in 2014 and advanced to the state cup finals in both 2015 and '16
BARNES - CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20-6 | 1005 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .250 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 22-9 | 981 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .100 | 8 | .800 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 23-22 | 1227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2020-21 | 7-1 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 72-38 | 3484 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26 | .115 | 16 | .615 | 1 | 0-0 |
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