Lydia Ojuka Athlete Profile - WSOC

Lydia Ojuka

Midfielder Forward 20

Class

Senior

Hometown

Tucson,

Arizona

Last School

Sahuaro High School

Roster Years

2000-2003

Parents: Grace and Edward
Siblings: Adrianna, Emily, David, Rodney and Ken
Hobbies: Hiking, reading, waterskiing, cliff jumping
Sports Hero: Michael Jordan
Most Influential Person: Mother
Biggest Sports Thrill: Scoring first goal of BYU career against Arizona last year

All-State in 1999 and 2000
All-Southern Arizona 1997-2000
Holds school record for goals scored in a career (102)
Team MVP from 1997 to 2000
Member of the club team St. Francis Demons that was 1999 state cup champions
Letterwinner in track and field, placing second at state in both the 400 meter and 800 meter races
Holds HS record in the 800 meter race

One of the fastest players in Division I soccer
A few highlights in her career include scoring both goals in the MWC Tournament against Utah to advance the Cougars to the finals and nailing the game-winning goal against Kansas in the NCAA Tournament
As a sophomore Ojuka was named the MWC Tournament MVP after helping the Cougars to their second MWC title

Year	Games Played	Shots	Goals	Assists	Points
2000	19	16	4	1	9
2001	20	30	6	3	15
2002	22	30	5	4	14
2003	26	65	8	5	21
Career	87	141	23	13	59

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2000

Played in 19 games contributing four goals and one assist for her nine points from 16 shots

Sophmore Year 2001

Played in 20 games, had six goals and three assists with 15 points out of 30 shots
MWC All-Tournament Team, MWC MVP
Stellar post-season play continued in NCAA tourney where she scored the game-winning goal against Kansas to extend BYU's season one more game
Scored both goals in the 2-0 shutout over Utah in semifinal action in last year's MWC Championships
Finished the season with a total of 15 points, good for fourth place in total points on the team
Also had six goals on the year which was good for fourth place in the most goals scored category
Her six goals came in six straight games, starting with Air Force and finishing with Kansas

Junior Year 2002

Gave Cougars 3-1 win over Washington State with a goal in the waning moments of the game
Scored vs. Montana to put BYU up 3-1
Fed Brooke Bowman in electrifying sliding assist for game-winner vs. UNLV
Again found Bowman on a beautiful crossing pass to put BYU up 3-1 vs. SDSU
Headed in goal to give Cougars 5-0 lead over SDSU in MWC tourney, then assisted on another goal
Assisted on a goal and then less than a minute later scored BYU's fifth goal in 5-1 win over New Mexico in MWC tourney championship
Finished the year with five goals and four assists

Senior Year 2003

Recorded three of the team's five goals and also had an assist during the MWC Championships
Tied for the team lead with eight goals on the season
Named to the MWC Tournament Team
Scored the game-winning goal against University of Kentucky
Scored the first goal for BYU in the MWC Tournament to put BYU up 1-0 against Air Force
Scored two goals in 3-2 victory over New Mexico in MWC Tournament
Assisted on goal in NCAA first round in 1-0 victory over Colorado
Assisted again in 2-0 victory over Idaho State in next round of NCAA tournament
Finished with 21 points on the season

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year