Sasha Pickard
Sasha Mae Pickard is an American soccer player that plays as Defender for Liga MX Femenil club Santos Laguna.
Early life
Pickard played youth soccer with the Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club and attended Saratoga High School, where she also participated in cross country and track. Pickard committed to play for the University of Alabama in 2018 during her senior year.College career
Pickard played for the Alabama for five seasons and is recognized as one of the most accomplished players in program history. She became just the third player in school history to reach 100 game appearances and finished with a program-record 8,170 minutes played.In 2022, Pickard was an integral part of a dominant Alabama team that included future professional players such as: Reyna Reyes, Riley Tanner, Ashlynn Serepca, Felicia Knox and Riley Parker. Together, they helped Alabama reach its first-ever NCAA semifinal appearance during the [2022 NCAA Division I women's Association football|soccer tournament|2022 NCAA women's soccer tournament]. Alabama ultimately lost to UCLA in the semifinals. Alabama finished with a final season record of 23–1–1.
Pickard's contributions at Alabama earned her multiple honors, including Second Team All-SEC, SEC All-Tournament Team, and a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week.