2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Ayo Oke
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Brookwood
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- Previous School:
- University of California
Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team … Played in 15 games and started five … Totaled two goals and one assist, all during postseason play … Assisted on the game-winning goal in the Big Ten quarterfinal game against Penn State … Scored the game’s second goal in the 2-0 Big Ten semifinal win over Washington … Recorded the Bruins’ lone goal in the NCAA second round against Virginia Tech.
2023
Selected to the All-Pac 12 second team for the second-straight year … Started and played in all 19 games … Totaled one goal and four assists and contributed to 11 shutouts … Scored the game-winning goal and assisted on the other goal in a 2-0 win over Cal … Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 30 … Ranked fourth amongst UCLA field players with 1,390 minutes played.
2022 (University of California)
Named to the All-Pacific Region first team and the All-Pac-12 second team … Appeared and started in 20 matches at Cal … Tied for the conference lead in assists with nine, a total which ranks second on Cal’s all-time single-season assist list … Recorded a three-assist game on Oct. 27 vs. Colorado … Totaled one goal and one assist on Oct. 20 vs. Oregon State.
2021 (University of California)
Named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team … Appeared in 13 matches, starting 11 … Ranked 10th on the team with 798 minutes played and tied for sixth with three points … Scored the game-winning goal against Arizona State … Her lone assist came in her first collegiate appearance at UC San Diego.
U.S. National Team
Member of the U.S. U-23 team for the 2023 Portland Thorns Preseason Tournament … Played in two games and started one for the U.S. at the 2022 Under-20 Women’s World Cup … Helped lead the U.S. to the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship … Named to the Best XI team at the 2022 Sud Ladies Cup … Member of the U.S Youth National teams since the U-15s … Selected to the U-16 Youth National Team that won the CFA International Youth Women’s Championship.
High School/Club
While playing for Brookwood HS, she earned Region Midfielder of the Year and All-Region honors in 2020-21 … Played club soccer with Tophat SC and earned All-America honors twice.
Personal
Full name is Ayooluwa Oke … Born in Lawrenceville, Ga. … Parents are Kolade and Ronke Oke … Has an older brother, Adeola … Wanted to attend UCLA because of the “competitive environment, great academics, and amazing location” … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as having her first U-20 World Cup start versus the Netherlands … Athletes she admires include Crystal Dunn, Abby Wambach and Trent Alexander-Arnold … Enjoys reading, watching movies, trying new foods and traveling … Sociology major with career aspirations to be a professional soccer player or lawyer.
