Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus UC Irvine on August 14, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 4
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Jersey Number 2
Brenna Alderson
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- HS:
- Perry
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- Major:
- Marketing and Advertising
Bio
GCU
2024 | Senior
2024 | Senior
- Team captain
- Finished career tied for 7th all-time in assists with 12 and tied for 7th in game-winning goals with 4.
- Achieved her fifth career game-winning goal against NAU on Sept.12th
- Started a career-high 18 games and tallied 1,287 minutes played.
- All-WAC Academic Team
- Achieved a career-high in shots with 33
- Battled injury all season
- Played most minutes at the end of the season (89 mins vs. USC in NCAA's)
- 7-2-2 in matches she appeared in. 2 goals and 2 assists in short season.
- Appeared in all 20 matches with 19 starts in the GCU midfield.
- Scored two goals and collected three assists tallying seven points.
- All seven points came in WAC play.
- Had goals in back-to-back wins at home against Abilene Christian and Tarleton.
- Recorded 27 shots with a .481 shot on goal percentage.
- Earned First Team All-WAC honors.
- Scored four goals and a new career high five assists in in 22 games with 13 starts.
- Eight of her 13 points came in WAC play.
- Scored one goal with three assists in a four-game stretch against conference opponents.
- One of nine Lopes that finished with a shot on goal percentage above .500.
- Named Academic All-WAC.
- Named to the All-WAC Freshman team after leading all GCU freshmen with four goals and two assists.
- Recorded her first collegiate point with an assist against Arizona State on Feb. 11.
- Scored two goals against Chicago State in a 4-0 road win on March 27.
- Appeared in all 18 games with six starts.
- Led GCU freshman with 24 shots and nine shots on goal.
- Played at Perry with GCU teammates Remmi Deutsch and Logan Van Dine.
- Named to the United Soccer Coaches High School All-American team her junior and senior year
- Broke Perry's scoring record finishing with 53 goals.
- United Soccer Coaches High School State Player of the Year for Arizona in 2019.
- Named first team 6A All-Region in 2017-18 and 2019-20.
- 2018-19 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region
- Named the overall MVP for Perry in 2017-18 and 2019-20, and offensive MVP in 2018-19.
- Graduated Cum Laude
- Won three state championships with Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club. Played with teammate Alex Sampson.
- Parents are Scott and Christy Alderson
- Her father Scott played soccer at Sterling and Wichita State from 1986-90.
- Her sister Blair Alderson played soccer at Arizona State from 2010-2014 while sister Brandi Alderson played soccer at Mesa Community College from 2016-2018.
- Hobbies include going to the lake and wake surfing, playing sand volleyball, shopping, hanging out with friends.
- Favorite professional team is the US Women's National Soccer Team.
- Favorite professional athletes are Alex Morgan, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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