#8 Twila Kaufman
5-1
Midfielder
Sophomore
Los Angeles, Calif.
Harvard-Westlake HS
Club Team: SC Blues

1998: Named the UA's Rookie of the Year... Finished fourth on the team in scoring with four goals (eight points)... Played in all 17 games, starting 15... Tallied 24 shots... Her total of four goals is tied as eighth-best single season total ever... Scored final goal of 4-2 win over Northern Arizona (9/28/98)... Also had last goal in 3-1 win over Denver (9/25/98)... Collected first two collegiate goals to lead the UA to 2-1 win over Auburn (9/5/98)... Notched the gamewinner in that contest with only 30 seconds left in the match... Also had season high of five shots in that game... Had the highest GPA among the freshman soccer players... Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award winner...

Prep: Four-time first team All-Mission League selection... Three-year All-Los Angeles and All-Los Angeles County choice... Team MVP and Most Inspirational Player as a senior... First team All-CIF... Helped Wolverines to three Mission League championships and two berths in CIF quarterfinals... Club team, SC Blues, was two-time state champion... Four-year member of state and regional Olympic Development teams... Attended national ODP camp in Virginia in 1997...

Personal: Born Twila Argo Kaufman on Jan. 18, 1980, in Garfield, Calif..... Major is undecided... Daughter of Patricia Kaufman... Has a twin sister, Joan... Also has brother, Eric, and another sister, Elizabeth... Lists writing poetry and mountain biking among her hobbies.

Kaufman's Stats at Arizona
Year    GP      GS      Sh      G       A       Pts.    GWG
1998    17      15      24      4       0       8       1