During summer training this week, the UA women’s soccer team will return to Tucson to get some practice in before the school year begins.
Midfielder Zoe Barrie reflects on her soccer career thus far as she approaches her sophomore season as a UA Wildcat.
Barrie was just four years old when she started playing soccer, and since then her passion for the fast-paced sport has only grown. She also played softball while growing up, but knew she would have to pick one sport over the other if she hoped to play at the college level.
“Once I got to high school, I decided to go down the soccer route because I was on a really good club team for soccer,” Barrie said, “and I loved my coach and the girls on the team, which made my decision to stick with soccer my best option.