#9 Maya Gordon Season 2022
2x Fall SEC Academic Honoree (2020, 2021)
2020 All-SEC Second Team
2019-20 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Played in all 20 of LSU’s matches including 19 starts on the backline … part of a defensive unit that only allowed a GAA of 1.23 … played a part of all eight of LSU’s shutouts on the season … registered first assist of collegiate career in LSU’s 8-0 win over Sam Houston on Aug. 22 … played the entirety of five matches on the season including a season high of 110 minutes in LSU’s 0-0 draw versus Georgia on Oct. 31 in the first round of the SEC Tournament … tallied 1,342 minutes of playing time on the season to rank fifth on the team.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
Played in 17 matches for LSU at centerback, starting 15 of them … logged a total of 1,439 minutes on the pitch this year … LSU’s lockdown defender that put the clamps on opposing teams’ best attackers … played with aggression and came up with key slide tackles in every game … took three shots on the season, two of which were on frame … helped LSU pick up a shutout against Alabama on Nov. 13 in the opening round of the SEC Tournament … named to the All-SEC Second Team … helped LSU register six shutouts on the season.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (FALL 2020 UPDATE)
Played in and started all 11 matches for LSU at centerback … logged a total of 1,032 minutes on the pitch this year … LSU’s lockdown defender that put the clamps on opposing teams best attacker … played with aggression and came up with key slide tackles in every game … took three shots on the season, two of which were on frame … helped LSU pick up a shutout against Alabama on Nov. 13 in the opening round of the SEC Tournament … named to the All-SEC Second Team … bio updated January 5, 2021.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Played in 10 matches and earned eight starts during her freshman season … played on LSU’s backline for the whole season … her only shot attempt of the season came against James Madison … played the entirety of a match twice during the season … made her LSU debut on Sept. 15 against Arizona State … started six of LSU’s 10 SEC matches.
PRIOR TO LSU
Named to the Best XI for the 18 u girls age group for her performance at the 2018 US Youth Soccer National Championships in Frisco, Texas, in 2018 … she helped Sunrise SC claim its first ever national title in 2018 … led Cypress Bay High School to back-to-back-to-back district titles ranging from 2016-18 … she helped Cypress Bay to a 47-7-3 record over the last three years.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kassandra Fried … has three siblings (Maxwell, Marley, Malcolm) … Honor Roll student … chose LSU because the campus was wonderful and she felt at home … favorite soccer memory is winning nationals as a member of the Sunrise SC.