Zakiya Bywaters Class: Junior Hometown: Las Vegas, NV High School: Rancho Height: 5-1 Position: MF

U.S. National Team
Was a member of the U.S. team that won the 2010 CONCACAF U-20 Championships in Guatemala in January of 2010 ... Played in four matches during qualifying and had one assist ... Played in 14 total matches for the USA in 2010 heading into the World Cup, including 12 international games ... Scored one international goal, that coming against Mexico in a pre-World Cup friendly ... Called into her first U.S. U-20 Women's National Team camp in January of 2009 ... Represented the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the Future Stars Tournament in New Zealand in 2008 ... Earned five caps and scored one goal for the USA at the U-17 level, but was one of the last roster cuts for the World Cup Team ... Played for the Under-16 U.S. National Team in 2007 ... Attended the U.S. U-14 Development I.D. Camp in 2005.

2010
Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection ... Only field player to start all 23 matches ... Ended the season with 10 points on three goals and four assists ... Lone game-winning goal came in the team's 7-0 victory over Cal Poly in the season opener ... Also had an assist in that match.

2009
Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ... Only freshman to play in all 25 matches ... Made 23 starts ... Ended the season with 11 points on three goals and seven assists ... Registered a goal and an assist in a 3-2 double-overtime victory over ASU ... Also had a goal and an assist in 5-1 win over Oregon.

High School/Club
Parade All-American (2009) ... ESPN RISE Top 50 Recruit (No. 17 overall) in class of 2009 ... Listed as a four-star recruit (No. 21 overall) in the class of 2009 by Top Drawer Soccer ... NSCAA/adidas Youth Girls All-Region IV selection (2008) ... NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-American (2008) ... NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-American (2007) ... Played club soccer for Southern California Blues ... Named to the adidas ESP Camp (2007).

Personal
Full name is Zakiya Abeni Bywaters ... Born July 24, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Daughter of Thomas and Beverly Bywaters ... Brothers are Omar and Jelani ... Sister's name is Kamilah ... Admires Argentina's Lionel Messi ... Enjoys singing, dancing and reading in her spare time.