2021 Soccer Roster

vs
Kansas State

Sep 18 (Thu)

7 p.m.

Jade Babcock-Chi vs Colgate
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Jade Babcock-Chi and family with head coach Danny Sanchez during Senior Day
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Jade Babcock-Chi
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Babcock-Chi
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Babcock-Chi
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Babcock-Chi
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jade babcock-chi vs. northern colorado 2019
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Babcock-Chi
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Babcock-Chi
Jersey Number 16

Jade Babcock-Chi

  • Position:
    Midfielder
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Del Mar, Calif.
  • High School:
    Torrey Pines H.S.
  • Major:
    Aerospace Engineering Sciences (Computer Science Minor)
At Colorado:
Career Honors
  • 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll 
  • 2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll 
  • 2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll 
  • 2022 CSC Academic All-District  
  • 2022 Team Strength & Conditioning Award
  • 2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

Graduate (2023):

  • Started 13 of the 14 games that she appeared in during the 2023 season
  • Played 1,040 minutes with six shots
  • Scored her lone goal of the season on a PK at Denver in the 3-1 victory
  • Had her only assist in the 2-1 victory over conference rival Oregon State
  • Helped CU to five shutouts during the season
  • Played 90 minutes three times
  • Forced to sit out the final seven games due to injury

Senior (2022):

  • Started in 15 of the 16 games she took the field in
  • Handed out a career-high three assists
  • Had one shot on goal during CU’s 2-0 loss at Stanford (10/30)
  • Totaled nine shots on the season, the second most in her career
  • Played 90 minutes twice and totaled 1103 total minutes

Junior (2021):

  • Started all 19 games in 2021
  • Recorded the game-tying goal in CU’s 2-2 draw against Stanford, helping the Buffs earn their first-ever result against the Cardinal
  • Had two assists on the season to give her a career-high four points
  • Had career-highs in shots (16) and shots on goal (6)
  • Played a career-high 1629 minutes
  • Helped CU to four shutouts from her midfield position

Sophomore (2020): 

  • Started 11 of the 12 matches she played in the truncated season
  • Registered two shots
  • Played all 110 minutes in CU’s 0-0 draw at Washington
  • Totaled 986 minutes played

Freshman (2019):

  • Babcock-Chi appeared in 17 of the Buffs’ 22 matches in her rookie season
  • She came on strong at the end of the year, with a shot in five of the last seven games
  • Babcock-Chi scored her first career goal in CU’s 6-0 win over Northern Colorado in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
  • She put in a total of 627 minutes, twice playing 90 minutes against California and Washington
  • Babcock-Chi finished with a .571 shots on goal percentage

High School: 

  • Babcock-Chi graduated from Torrey Pines in 2019
  • Started every game at Torrey Pines during her freshman and sophomore seasons
  • Was the only three-sport varsity athlete as a freshman in 2015-16
  • Was a First-Team All-Avocado West League selection in 2017
  • Sat out her junior and senior seasons in accordance with US Soccer DA rules
  • Also lettered in track and field, cross country and badminton

In the Classroom: 

  • Graduated with her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Computer Science
  • She is currently continuing her accelerated M.S. in Aerospace Engineering with a focus in Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation (ASN)

Club: 

  • Played club with San Diego Surf
  • Helped SD Surf claim the 2014 USYS National Championship
  • She helped the Surf to an ECNL runner-up finish in 2015

ODP: 

  • Was in the ODP player pool in both 2014 and 2015
  • Won the ODP Region IV Championship in 2014 as part of ODP Southern California 

Personal: 

  • Both of her parents played volleyball at UCSD and has one younger brother, Lucky
  • Attended the Global Leadership Conference in 2018 as an AP Scholar with Distinction honoree
  • Enjoys surfing, hiking, drawing, ceramics, biking and going to the beach
  • Is big in volunteer work, registering multiple volunteer hours across numerous events


 

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