Amherst College Athletics

• "I selected Virginia Wesleyan because the soccer team is so close and I love the coaches, it's in a beautiful area, the beach is nearby, and it has a beautiful campus and athletic facilities."
• Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Elizabethtown College, Coastal Carolina University and the United States Naval Academy

VWC Career Statistics

Season Highlights

2013

• TBA

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Transferred to Virginia Wesleyan from Elizabethtown College

Prep Accolades

• Started and played every soccer game for Walkersville four four consecutive seasons
• Four-time All-Monocacy Valley Athletic League honoree, first team as a rookie and senior, second team as a sophomore and junior
• Four-time All-Area Frederick News Post honoree, including first team in 2010 and 2011
• Helped guide Walkersville to a Piedmont Division championship as a rookie
• Scored 31 career goals and recorded 24 career assists
• Competed for the Bethesda Soccer Club, the 2007 State Cup champion
• 2008 Manchester United Nike Premier Invitational participant
• Scored the game-winning goal for FC Frederick Premier in the 2009 Jersey Shore Champions Cup Gold Flight
• Competed for ASC Intensity 2011 championship team in the Lititz College Showcase and the MSSL Winter College Showcase
• Also competed in indoor and outdoor track and field
• Ran a leg for the All-MVAL 4x800 championship relay team that qualified for state finals
• Ran on the 4x400 relay that qualified for the state finals
• Graduated with a 4.57 GPA
• Three-time Scholar Athlete Award "Minds in Motion" for soccer and indoor and outdoor track and field
• Member of the National Honor Society and the Science National Honor Society
• Maryland Distinguished Scholar candidate
• Student Ambassador

Personal

• Daughter of Roberta and Joseph Small; dad attended Lycoming College
• Has a brother, Luke Bedard, and a sister, Mary Smalts
• Enjoys country music and spending vacation time in Maine
• A fan of Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves, hockey's Washington Capitals and actors Jennifer Aniston, Will Smith and Buzz Lightyear
• Favorites include the book "The Christmas Shoes," the movie "Toy Story," and the TV series "Under the Dome"
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "I am a determined, hardworking and dedicated goofball"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "nobody else wakes up when it's still dark outside and works their body into the ground just to get a fraction of a percent better. You are always working to improve yourself in any way possible."
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "one v one attacking"
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to win an ODAC (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) championship, make it to the Sweet 16 and to improve every aspect of my game"
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "outgoing, adventurous, friendly, hard worker"
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "The President of the United States in 2050, so I can see if I need to prepare for a zombie apocalypse and how best to do that."
• People might be surprised to know: "I clean my cleats after every game and practice, and I have a dog named Yoda"
• It's the year 2030 and: "I have a family, a job, a house and a dog or four"
• The most important advice I've received is: "remember to eat your veggies" -- Mom