Sophie Reiser
- School
- Columbia University
- Position
- Forward/Midfielder
- Major
- Political Science/Visual Arts
- G
- 4
- A
- 2
- PTS
- 10
Classroom
Reiser became the first player in program history to be named to the NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America first team in 2008. She earned CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I first team honors and was also named to the Fall Academic All-Ivy League squad. Reiser maintains a 3.67 GPA with a double-major in political science and visual arts.
Character
Reiser was named captain by her teammates as a junior and senior. She is a vocal leader on the pitch and is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She helped lead the team to its highest regional ranking in program history (No. 2 in the Northeast) and receive votes in the national poll for the first time. She interned for the USA World Cup committee in the summer of 2009.
Community
Reiser has participated with her teammates in the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organization that improves the quality of life for children suffering with pediatric brain tumors by matching ill children with NCAA teams from around the country. She was a member of the women’s soccer team that won the inaugural Lions Cup in 2009, an athletics department-wide program at Columbia aimed at getting teams to support one another by awarding points for community service and attendance at Columbia sporting events.
Competition
Reiser was named Ivy League Player of the Year, Northeast Region Player of the Year and fourth team All-American after establishing career highs with 12 goals and 11 assists. She ranked seventh in the nation in assists per game (0.65) and 10th in points per game (2.06). She is a two-time first team All-Ivy League selection and ranks second in Columbia history in assists, fourth in points and eighth in goals for a career. She enters the 2009 season with a 13-match point-scoring streak. She tied the Columbia single-game record with three assists in a contest against Long Island. She scored her first career hat-trick against Dartmouth. She is part of a senior class that has helped the Lions finish .500 or better in Ivy League play in three straight seasons, the longest streak in program history.
