Naya Cardoza

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Photo by: Jamie Fiedorek

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Naya Cardoza vs Mississippi State celebrating goal

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Position:
Defense
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ajax, Ontario
Prev School:
Pickering HS

2025 (Sr.): Unanimous First Team All-Ivy after collecting seven goals (t-most during the regular season) ... United Soccer Coaches First Team All-East Region, NEWISA Senior Bowl and Ivy All-Tournament selection ... Appeared and started in all 17 matches ... Two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15 and Sept. 22) ... TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 list and earned a spot on the TDS National Team of the Week on Sept. 17 ... Scored twice in the 4-0 shutout at CCSU (Sept. 14) ... anchor on the Brown defense that produced eight shutouts ... Jamaican Senior National Team member.

2024 (Jr.): Named Honorable Mention All-Ivy for the second time in her career ... Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28) ... Scored three goals and the game-winning goal against Cornell (Oct. 26) ... Goal against Cornell clinched a spot for Brown in the Ivy League Tournament ... Appeared and started in 14 games, providing a key defensive presence in the five shutouts produced.

2023 (So.): Started all 17 games, collecting three goals and two assists ... Member of the Jamaican National Team during the spring semester ... Scored a goal in the NCAA Second Round contest vs. No. 18 Mississippi State (Nov. 17) ... Began the season with a career-high four points in the 6-0 victory vs. Albany (Aug. 25) ... Part of the back line that allowed 0.76 goals per game and tallied eight shutouts ... Helped Brown win its fourth consecutive and league-leading 16th Ivy League title.

2022 (Fr.): Named to All-NEWISA Second Team ... TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Best XI Second Team ... Ivy League Honorable Mention ... Started 17 games ... Scored once and assisted once for three points ... Scored the game-winning goal for first collegiate strike against Central Connecticut (Sept. 1) ... Part of a back line that allowed just 0.72 goals per game, good for 26th in the nation ... Helped Brown win its third straight and league-leading 15th Ivy League Title.

Before Brown: Member of the Woodbridge Soccer Club ... Selected to both Ontario Provincial Team and U17 Jamaican National Team ... Played varsity soccer at Pickering High School ... Scored 76 goals in her career at Pickering, including a career-high 28 during the 2021 season ... Member of the Honor Roll each year in high school.

Why Brown: “I chose Brown because being on campus was a perfect match. I knew I would enjoy my time here; everyone I met was amazing. On top of it all, I knew I would be able to experience the best of both worlds in terms of academics and athletics.”