2024 Soccer Roster Choose a Player: Abbott, Norah Acosta, Ryleigh Bailey, Lena Barnes, Skye Bice, Paris Blom, Vera Butts, Njeri Campbell, Elyse Curtis, Josie DeLeon, Anna Donovan, Lauren Duval, Emma Emmanuel, Jayden Froitzheim, Lucy Goldberg, Alexa Hauser, Emilee Hill, Zamiyah Hinnenkamp, Megan Jones, Madison Malkin, Amelia McCloskey, Lauren McClure, Charlotte Nilsson, Liwa O'Coyne, Tatum Peña, Paloma Rasmussen, Oakley Standish, Kaela Tauzel, Delaney Tellex, Delaney Upton, Avery Vaka, Daviana White, Sophie Young, Madison Go 23 Daviana Vaka Height 5-7 Class Graduate Student High School Juan Diego Catholic H.S. Hometown Sandy, Utah Instagram davianavaka Twitter davianavaka1 Bio Related Stats Historical Biography 2023 All-SEC First Team 2023 All-Southeast Region Second Team 2024: · Started every match available (16) at center back, playing the entirety of 12 matches · Assisted on Vera Blom’s 25-yard at Georgia State · Southeastern Conference Fall 2024 Academic Honor Roll · Played with Tonga at Oceania Football Confederation Olympic Qualifier in February 2024. Served as captain for Feb. 13 match versus Vanuatu. 2023: · 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region second team · All-SEC first team · SEC Defensive Player of Week after Florida’s sixth shutout of season at LSU · Earned season opening TopDrawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors after playing entirety of shutout wins versus East Carolina and Maryland · Earned first assist as a Gator off free kick put in by Lena Bailey versus Auburn · No. 99 on TopDrawerSoccer postseason ranking of nation’s sophomores, juniors and seniors · Started every match at centerback, playing entirety of 16 matches. Led all UF players with average of 86.8 minutes per match. · Received Defensive Player of the Year at team banquet · SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll At BYU (2019-22): · Provided assist on game-winning goals in 2-1 wins versus Gonzaga and at Loyola Marymount in 2022 · Oct. 24, 2022 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week after assist and goal line clearance versus Gonzaga · Appeared in all but four matches in each of 2021 and 2022 seasons · Career high minutes (62) played in 1-1 OT match versus Stanford in 2022 NCAA Second Round (BYU advanced 5-4 on penalty kicks) · The Cougars advanced to NCAA action each of three seasons Vaka competed for BYU – 2022 (third round), 2021 (championship match) and 2020-21 (second round) · West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll in 2021-22 (bronze) High School/Club: · 2018 All-State 4A Second Team · 2017 Salt Lake Tribune All-State Honorable Mention · 2016 Salt Lake Tribune All-State Team · 2016 Top Goal Scorer in Utah (27 goals) · 2015 All-State 3A Honorable Mention · Scored twice in Juan Diego Catholic H.S.’s 3-0 win to claim 2016 Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) 3A State title · 2016-17 Player Development Program · 2015-17 ECNL Player to Watch · 2x All-American Junior Olympics track and field · Captain and 4-year starter for Juan Diego Catholic H.S. International: · Scored first international goal on July 23, 2022 versus Papua New Guinea in Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Nations Cup, playing entirety of 3-3 tie match Major: · Graduated from BYU with her bachelor’s degree in business management in May of 2023 · Earned sports management graduate certificate at UF at conclusion of fall 2023 semester · Graduated in fall of 2024 with a master's degree in Sports Management Daviana Vaka's Collegiate Stats Season Team GP-GS Min. Shot G A Pt. 2020 BYU 8-0 122 1 0 0 0 2021 BYU 20-0 514 4 0 0 0 2022 BYU 19-0 604 8 0 1 1 2023 UF 17-17 1476 2 0 1 1 UF TOTAL 17-17 1476 2 0 1 1 TOTAL 64-17 2718 15 0 2 2 Vaka’s Career Statistics (at BYU) Season GP-GS Min Shots G A Pts 2019 0-0 2020-21 8-0 120 1 0 0 0 2021 20-0 511 4 0 0 0 2022 19-0 595 8 0 2 2 2023 17-17 1476 2 0 1 1 Totals 64-17 2718 15 0 3 3 Related Content There is no related content available. Related Headlines Related Press Clips Related Videos Related Photos Statistics Season: 2024 2023 2024 Season Statistics Season Statistics No statistics available for this season. Career Statistics There are no statistics available for this player. Historical Player Information 23 2023Redshirt Senior D 5'7" 23 23 2024Graduate Student D 5'7" 23