Keever, Shimer Drafted By Houston Dash
January 18, 2018 | Women's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA - The National Women's Soccer League held the 2018 NWSL College Draft Thursday morning, with Huskies Kimberly Keever and Sarah Shimer each chosen by the Houston Dash. Keever was taken 12th overall, while Shimer went 33rd, allowing the Huskies to continue their playing careers together at the professional level. Three other Huskies, Shannon Simon, Amanda Perez, and Dominique Bond-Flasza, will also be continuing their soccer careers as they look to professional opportunities here and abroad.
Keever finished her four years at Washington as one of just nine Huskies to score at least 20 goals in her career, putting up 22 goals and 4 assists over 78 career games. Those 22 goals are the fifth-most in Husky history. She was honored by the Pac-12 every year of her career, earning All-Freshman Team in 2014 and All-Conference the next three years. Keever scored at least four goals every season and had six goals in three of her four years at UW.
Keever, who will graduate with her degree from UW in June, was excited for the road ahead, saying that "playing professional soccer has been a dream of mine for forever and I'm proud of the work I've put in to get myself in this position."
Shimer set the Husky single-season shutout record as a senior with 11 and tied the career mark for lowest GAA at 0.98. The Washington native had two shutout streaks of over 400 minutes in 2017, with a 515:54-minute streak that was the longest since 1991 for the Huskies and a 400-minute shutout streak immediately following that, broken up only by one goal allowed to #13 Cal.
"I'm really excited for this next chapter of my life, to face new challenges and work hard to overcome obstacles," said Shimer. "I'm ready to tackle all of the imperfections head on and make the most of every opportunity. I want to thank my parents and siblings for their never-ending support and the coaches and support staff at UW for helping me get to the next level. none of it would be possible without everyone I've encountered along the way."
Bond-Flasza's Husky career saw her finish third in school history in games started with 80, starting over 20 games three times in four years and making at least 19 starts every year. She played over 1500 minutes every year of her career, leading the team in minutes played in 2016 while scoring a goal and adding an assist. In all, Bond-Flasza had two goals and seven assists in her career while playing as a fullback.
"Soccer is a sport that I discovered at a very young age and has helped shape me into the person I am today," said Bond-Flasza. "I have developed a passion for playing the sport and I hope to continue playing the sport at the professional level."
A two-time Pac-12 All-Academic and All-Conference selection, Simon ended her career all across the Husky record books. She scored 18 goals, good for 13th in school history, and had 13 assists, the seventh-most. Simon's 49 points put her 11th in Washington history as well. The California native twice scored seven goals in a season and had two five-assist campaigns as well, reaching double-digit point totals three times in four years.
Simon plans to pursue professional soccer moving forward, wherever that takes her. "I want to better myself as a player and person by playing among the best in the world and spreading the love I have for the game," said Simon. "I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn and grow as a player, student, and person here at UW and I feel prepared to take on whatever challenges come my way in the future."
Perez was a two-time captain for the Huskies and will be playing professionally in Norway. This last season, Perez returned from an injury that cost her all but one game of 2016 to start 15 games, scoring two goals and adding an assist. Perez played all over the field for Washington, seeing time as a forward, midfielder, and even on defense in 2017 alone. She had eight goals and 23 total points in her career, making 60 starts.
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Keever finished her four years at Washington as one of just nine Huskies to score at least 20 goals in her career, putting up 22 goals and 4 assists over 78 career games. Those 22 goals are the fifth-most in Husky history. She was honored by the Pac-12 every year of her career, earning All-Freshman Team in 2014 and All-Conference the next three years. Keever scored at least four goals every season and had six goals in three of her four years at UW.
Keever, who will graduate with her degree from UW in June, was excited for the road ahead, saying that "playing professional soccer has been a dream of mine for forever and I'm proud of the work I've put in to get myself in this position."
Shimer set the Husky single-season shutout record as a senior with 11 and tied the career mark for lowest GAA at 0.98. The Washington native had two shutout streaks of over 400 minutes in 2017, with a 515:54-minute streak that was the longest since 1991 for the Huskies and a 400-minute shutout streak immediately following that, broken up only by one goal allowed to #13 Cal.
"I'm really excited for this next chapter of my life, to face new challenges and work hard to overcome obstacles," said Shimer. "I'm ready to tackle all of the imperfections head on and make the most of every opportunity. I want to thank my parents and siblings for their never-ending support and the coaches and support staff at UW for helping me get to the next level. none of it would be possible without everyone I've encountered along the way."
Bond-Flasza's Husky career saw her finish third in school history in games started with 80, starting over 20 games three times in four years and making at least 19 starts every year. She played over 1500 minutes every year of her career, leading the team in minutes played in 2016 while scoring a goal and adding an assist. In all, Bond-Flasza had two goals and seven assists in her career while playing as a fullback.
"Soccer is a sport that I discovered at a very young age and has helped shape me into the person I am today," said Bond-Flasza. "I have developed a passion for playing the sport and I hope to continue playing the sport at the professional level."
A two-time Pac-12 All-Academic and All-Conference selection, Simon ended her career all across the Husky record books. She scored 18 goals, good for 13th in school history, and had 13 assists, the seventh-most. Simon's 49 points put her 11th in Washington history as well. The California native twice scored seven goals in a season and had two five-assist campaigns as well, reaching double-digit point totals three times in four years.
Simon plans to pursue professional soccer moving forward, wherever that takes her. "I want to better myself as a player and person by playing among the best in the world and spreading the love I have for the game," said Simon. "I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn and grow as a player, student, and person here at UW and I feel prepared to take on whatever challenges come my way in the future."
Perez was a two-time captain for the Huskies and will be playing professionally in Norway. This last season, Perez returned from an injury that cost her all but one game of 2016 to start 15 games, scoring two goals and adding an assist. Perez played all over the field for Washington, seeing time as a forward, midfielder, and even on defense in 2017 alone. She had eight goals and 23 total points in her career, making 60 starts.
Make sure to follow Husky women's soccer on Twitter with the username @UW_WSoccer and on Instagram at uw_wsoccer.
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