Jazmine Reeves

Jazmine Dahn Reeves (born January 30, 1992) is an American retired soccer forward who played one season in the National Women's Soccer League for the Boston Breakers.

Jazmine Reeves

Reeves, July 2014
Personal information
Full name	Jazmine Dahn Reeves[1]
Date of birth	(1992-01-30) January 30, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	San Bernardino, California
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Virginia Tech Hokies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Boston Breakers	17	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Born in San Bernardino, California to parents Harry and Katherine Reeves, Jazmine was raised in Dover, Delaware with her younger brother, Cody.^[2] She attended Caesar Rodney High School where she played varsity soccer for four years. Reeves was twice named Delaware Player of the Year from 2008–2009 and earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors in 2009 and 2010. During her freshman year at Caesar Rodney, her 50 goals set a state record.^[2]

Reeves was a member of the Olympic Development Program and played club soccer for the Vista Shockwave. She won the Virginia state championship with the team in 2009.^[2]

Virginia Tech

Reeves attended Virginia Tech where she played for the Hokies from 2010–2013.^[3] During her senior year, she scored 11 goals and helped the team reach the semi-finals of the NCAA College Cup. She was named first-team All-American – the first for the school's women's soccer program^[4] and was a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist.^[3] She set a new program record for appearances with 91 and recorded the second-most points in the school's history.^[3]

Playing career

Club

Boston Breakers

Reeves (left) plays against Keelin Winters (right) of Seattle Reign FC, July 6, 2014.

Reeves was selected by the Boston Breakers as the 21st overall draft pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft.^[5] With the selection, she became the first professional soccer draftee from Virginia Tech.^[6] In March 2014, she was signed to the team.^[7] During a match against the Portland Thorns, Reeves scored a hat trick and helped her team defeat Portland 4–1.^[8][9] She was subsequently named NWSL Player of the Week for week 8 of the 2014 season.^[10]

References

1. "Caesar Rodney High School Class of 2010". Dover Post. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
2. "Jazmine Reeves". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
3. "Jazmine Reeves". Virginia Tech University. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
4. "Virginia Tech women's soccer star Jazmine Reeves drafted". The Roanoke Times. January 17, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
5. Hays, Graham (January 17, 2014). "Who Scored in NWSL Draft?". ESPN. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
6. "Breakers Make Reeves First VT WOSO Pro Draftee". The Equalizer. January 20, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
7. "Boston Breakers signed third round pick Jazmine Reeves". NWSL News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
8. Stoehr, Steve (May 31, 2014). "Boston Breakers forward Jazmine Reeves Wins "Musketeer of the Month" Award". SB Nation. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
9. "Breakers Defeat Thorns FC, 4-1". National Women's Soccer League. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
10. "Jazmine Reeves Voted NWSL Player of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

External links

• Virginia Tech player profile Archived May 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Boston Breakers player profile Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine