Sophie Gillies Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 8/23/2021 Sport Women's Soccer School UC Irvine Year Freshman Position Forward Hometown Petrockstowe, England High School King's College Read more on the Women's Soccer Players of the Week for Aug. 23 >>> Sophie Gillies captures her first Big West Women’s Soccer Player of the Week award as she helped UC Irvine to a 1-1 split against No. 5 UCLA and Southern Utah. The freshman earned five points (two goals, one assist) in two games to start her collegiate career. Gillies prevented the Anteaters from being shutout in the season opener, as she scored in the 89th minute, in a loss to 5th-ranked UCLA. She followed that performance with a goal and assist, both in the first half, in a 6-0 triumph over Southern Utah.