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Cornell University Athletics

2021 Women's Soccer Roster

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12 Naomi Jaffe

  • Position Defender/Midfielder
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Fifth Year
  • High School McLean HS
  • Hometown McLean, Va.

Biography

As a fifth-year senior (2021)

• Appeared in all 16 games and started 11 contests in her final season with the Big Red.
• Named team captain for the third year in a row.
• Scored one goal over the season in Cornell’s victory over Canisius on Aug. 27.
• Attempted nine shots and landed five on goal during the season.
 

As a senior (2020)

• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Named team captain for second straight year.

As a junior (2019)

• Served as one of team's three captains, becoming the first junior to wear an armband since 2013 (Claire McManus '15).
• Ranked fifth in minutes (918) despite missing three games due to injury. 
• All 12 appearances were starts as an outside back, where she also produced three points on a goal and an assist moving forward.
• Second career goal served as the game's only strike in a Sept. 2 win against Siena on a looping, sharp-angled shot from 35 yards.
• Named a runner-up for the team's Jessica Gunter Inspirational Player Award, which is given annually to the player that displays the most inspiring performances and presence both on and off the field.
 

As a sophomore (2018)

• A fixture out wide on the back line, finishing second on the team with 1,351 minutes.
• Appeared in all of team's 15 games, including 14 starts.
• First collegiate goal was also team's first strike of the season, coming in the second half of Aug. 24 overtime victory at St. Bonaventure.
 

As a freshman (2017)

• Ranked second among team's freshmen with 783 minutes played.
• Appeared in all but two games, making eight starts.
• One of team's top options as defender on right flank, started each of team's final five games.
• Directed three shots toward goal with one on target.
 

Prior to Cornell

• Helped McLean HS capture 2015 conference championship.
• Earned all-conference second team honors after serving as captain senior year.
• Collected all-conference honorable mention in 2015 and 2016.
• Competing on club level with McLean Youth Soccer, helped team reach ECNL playoffs in 2016.
• Member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society.
 

Personal

• Naomi Romaine Jaffe is the daughter of Gregory and Margaret Jaffe, and she has an older brother and an older sister.
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017Freshman

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'5"
    12
  • 12

    2018Sophomore

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'5"
    12
  • 12

    2019Junior

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'5"
    12
  • 12
    C

    2020Senior

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'5"
    12
    C
  • 12
    C

    2021Fifth Year

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'5"
    12
    C