Koreena Bedford '22 Recruiting Profile

My heart has been with soccer since the earliest of age 5 or so.  My dream has been to play on the USWNT, play professional club, and continue to build and be part of the soccer community anywhere life takes me.

I am a dedicated athlete who studies and practices as best as I am able to become better everyday through dedication and perseverance.  As I look back on my childhood and into my teen years from playing recreational soccer in Virginia, to advancing to club when my family moved to California (we were a military family) and being able to clinch a starting position with another club team in Memphis where we've called home, I realize I am blessed to have matured and stepped up in my abilities and skill level.

I love to score, I love to assist, and most of all I love to be on the pitch.  Playing with others who have the same desire to give it all is what I wake up for when asked about soccer.  I stand out from other athletes because soccer is engrained in me, and when something is in your DNA, you know it internally.  Others may have been offered this sport to play due to financial or societal means and become good in it, but when it's part of you, you know you'll do great things with it.