#20 Veronica Godbolt Season 2024
JUNIOR SEASON (2008)
One of seven Tigers to start all 20 matches during the 2008 season … A left back who was a member of the top defensive unit in the SEC … Helped the Tigers post a league-best 0.82 goals against average, while also limiting opponents to a league-low 0.85 goals per game … A key contributor in the Tigers run to its second-straight SEC Western Division championship and second-straight at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament …Attempted one shot on the season … Earned her third varsity letter.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007)
Played 14 games during the 2007 season while making three starts … Cracked the playing rotation in the defensive midfield and along the back line … Scored her only goal of the season in a 5-0 shutout of McNeese State on Sept. 14 … Also recorded an assist in LSU’s 4-1 win over Miami on Sept. 8 … Finished the season with three points … Attempted just one shot with one shot on goal on the season … Missed 10 games in the middle of the season with a severe ankle injury … Earned her second varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006)
Sat out the entire 2006 season while rehabbing a torn medial collateral ligament in her right knee following reconstructive surgery in June 2006 … Received a redshirt and competed as a sophomore in 2007.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2005)
Played in 15 games while getting the starting nod in 14 as a freshman … Finished the season with two goals and one assist for a total of five points … Led all LSU freshmen in goals scored … Scored her first career goal in LSU’s 2-0 shutout of Belmont on Sept. 9 … Scored the game-winning goal in LSU’s 4-0 shutout of Jackson State on Sept. 11 … Attempted six shots on the season, including three shots on goal, with a team-leading shot percentage of .333 … Missed five games in the middle of the season due to a sprained MCL in her right knee … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Finished a decorated career at William B. Travis High School in 2005 … Earned first-team all-district 26-4A and Team MVP honors as a senior … Was a member of the All-Texas Team from 2001-04 … A two-time first-team All-Bayou Region selection and Bayou Region MVP in 2003 … Played club soccer for the Austin Warriors … Led club team to the 2001 and 2004 Texas Club State Championship … Was a member of the 2001 Texas State Olympic Developmental Program Team … Also starred on the volleyball court in high school … Named first-team all-district 26-4A and District 26-4A MVP in volleyball as a senior … Earned first-team all-district 25-5A and District 25-5A MVP in 2003.
PERSONAL
Full name is Veronica Lynn Godbolt … Born on April 2, 1987 … Parents are Michael and Patricia Godbolt … Has an older brother, A.J., who has played professionally in Major League Soccer … Has a younger sister, Jordan, who plays soccer for the Texas Longhorns … Graduated from William B. Travis High School.