2023 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 21
Joanna Verzosa-Dolezal
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Delta, British Columbia, Canada
- High School:
- Burnaby Central Secondary
Career Highlights
- Academic All-B1G (2021).
- 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- 2020 Co-Defensive MVP
- 2020, '21, '22, '22 C.H.A.M.P. Award winner
Senior 2023
- C.H.A.M.P Award Winner
- Started all 17 matches on the season.
- Picked up a career-high two assists on the season.
- Tallied first assist of the season on Aug. 17 vs. Loyola and her second on Oct. 22 vs. No. 25 Nebraska.
- Recorded a season-high 12 interceptions three times (Aug. 24 at No. 17 Xavier, Aug. 31 at Louisville and Oct. 8 at Minnesota).
Junior 2022
- Academic All-B1G
- C.H.A.M.P Award Winner
- Appeared in 17 games, making 12 starts.
- One of nine outfield players to record 1000+ minutes on the season.
- Played all 90 minutes in five games.
- Tallied first assist of her career on Oct. 23 vs. Minnesota.
Sophomore 2021
- Academic All-B1G.
- Appeared in all 17 games for the Illini, starting 12.
- Tallied first-career goal at Bowling Green 9/9/21.
Freshman- 2020
- 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- 2020 Co-Defensive MVP
- 2020 C.H.A.M.P. Award winner
- Started all 12 games for the Illini, playing all 1103 eligible minutes.
- Made her Illini debut in the season opener vs Purdue, 2/18/21.
- Recorded two shots and one shot on goal.
High School
- Named BC Soccer 2019-20 Player of the Year
- Played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite REX
- I was the team captain for 2 years
- Attended U-15 National Canadian Western ID Camp
- Attended U-15 National Canadian ID Camp
- Played in U-20 National Canadian Tournament in England
- Participated in Bluestars 2019 Tournament in Switzerland
- Represented Canada at the U20 CONCACAF Championship
- Four-year honor roll member
- Two-year Principal's list
- Earned academic excellence awards in Science (10th Grade) and Spanish (11)
- Coached girls youth soccer players with the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
Personal
- Born March 12, 2002 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Daughter of Kathy Dolezal and Aurora Versosa
- Has a dog named Kobe.
- Enjoys reading, baking, and being active in her spare time
- Credits her mother, Kathy Dolezal, as the biggest influence on her soccer career
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