God, Grace & The Grit In Between

Since I just officially graduated last week, I have had time to look back on my soccer career. I thought I would write a post to update friends, family, and supporters on what's going on and wrap up my USC career. I am able to happily reflect on the last home game I ever played with USC across my chest. My family got to come. They got to stand on the field of the LA Coliseum as I walked through a tunnel of teammates and fans on senior night. I hugged them and thanked them for four years of support. Four years of many ups and downs. I played my heart out that night. It might have been my best collegiate game actually. We played UCLA, our rivals, and had 10,128 fans there. It was amazing. But walking off the field watching UCLA win the PAC12 Championship stung. Something that has always hit home with me is seeing all the little kids at the games. I didn't have any sports heroes growing up and I strive to be a positive influence for kids. I just want them to know that hard wo