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Jersey Number 6
Paola van der Veen
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Inholland Hogeschool
- Hometown:
- Leidschendam, Netherlands
Bio
2017: United Soccer Coaches All-West Region selection ... Second Team All-Pac-12 honoree ... United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region scholar athlete ... Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ... tied for the team lead with eight goals and paced the Utes with 20 points … played in every game for the Utes … played every minute of three contests, including 101 minutes vs BYU … had a pair of goals, including the game-winner, at Cal State Fullerton … scored both goals in a draw with Arizona State … netted in a contest at No. 11 Duke … tallied a pair of goals and added two assists in a win over North Dakota State … scored in a win over South Dakota State … assisted on equalizer at BYU … notched assist in a contest with Arizona … led Utah with 67 shots
2016: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention … started five games and played in nine … assisted on equalizer at Arizona State … notched 21 shots, including seven vs. No. 10 BYU … played a season-high 75 minutes at Minnesota and vs. San Diego
2015: Named to the Pac-12's All-Freshman team … Played in 18 games, starting 17 during her debut season … led the team in assists and ranked sixth in the Pac-12 ... finished second in points for the Utes … her first career goal was the game-winner at Oregon and also notched an assist in the contest … first collegiate points came via a pair of assists in win over Houston … assisted on the game-winning goal vs. Arizona State … also assisted on the game-winning goal vs. Colorado and added a goal … notched a team-high 53 shots, 23 on goal ... ranked eighth in the conference in shots per game
Prior to Utah: Van der Veen was a member of the Dutch youth national teams since 2008 and was invited to train with the senior squad. She suited up for the Dutch U-17 team at the European Championships and the U-19 team during its Euro qualifying matches.
In 2012, van der Veen joined ADO den Haag in The Hague, Netherlands. Her first season saw the squad capture the KNVB Cup as well as second-place finish in the BeNe League Orange. In her final season, she was named team captain and led ADO den Haag to the KNVB Cup semifinals as well as a fourth-place finish In the reconfigured BeNe League.
Personal: Van der Veen is the daughter of Fred and Maria, and has a twin sister, Yvette ... Paola also spent two years at Inholland Hogeschool ... majoring in Film and Media Arts
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