2020 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 9
Melissa Symmes
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Gonzaga Prep HS
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
Graduate Student (2020)
- Appeared in two games.
- Tallied 20 minutes on the season.
- A member of the 2019 Mountain West Tournament champions.
- A member of the 2019 Mountain West Regular-Season Women’s Soccer title team.
- 2018 Fall Academic All-Mountain West honoree.
- Played 16 matches, logging 408 minutes.
- Saw over 30 minutes in five different matches.
- Played a career-high 52 minutes at New Mexico State (Sept. 9).
- Recorded a shot at home against Nevada (Sept. 21).
- Logged 50 minutes against Colorado State (Sept. 28)
- A member of the 2018 Mountain West Regular-Season Women’s Soccer title team.
- Appeared in six games.
- Saw a season-high 23 minutes against Cal Poly (Sept. 1).
- Also saw double-digit minutes against Southern Utah and Colorado College.
- Missed season recovering from injury.
- Was a four-year letterwinner.
- 2015 undefeated league champions
- Advanced to 4A state semifinals.
- Named first-team all-league and honorable mention 4A all-state as defender.
- Named team defensive MVP as junior and senior.
- Earned second-team all-league as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore.
- Played for the Spokane Shadow under Kevin Moon.
- Was a Northwest Champions League champion.
- Finished as a Washington State Champion in the state cup.
- Daughter of Gena and Billy.
- Has a brother, John, and sister, Samantha.
- Intends to work towards her Master’s in Public Policy to one day work in the government or in a nonprofit focused on environmental protection.
- Chose Oregon State because she fell in love with the school and culture around Corvallis and because the degree allows her to build connections around the Pacific Northwest.
- Enjoys hiking, traveling, skiing and photography.
Oregon State Women's Soccer Doernbecher Children's Hospital Visit
Tuesday, March 14
Oregon State's McKenzie Redberg finds herself through Air Force service, returns home to Corvallis
Thursday, March 02
Recap: Oregon State women's soccer closes out season with win over Oregon
Thursday, March 02
Recap: Cal women's soccer tallies three goals in win over Oregon State
Thursday, March 02
