University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2021

• Started one out of the three games she appeared in for her freshman season with the Gauchos, playing in over 100 minutes

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• Erika Tilford attended Wll C. Wood High School in Vacaville, Calif.
• Named All-Monticello Empire League as a junior and senior.
• Scored 18 goals and eight assists as a senior.
• As a junior, Tilford tallied 15 goals and three assists.
• In all, she scored 43 goals and 14 assists at Will C. Wood HS.
• Attended Vacaville High School as a freshman, playing for the junior varsity team.
• Had a four-goal game in high school and had a hat trick each of her high school years. Her hat trick as a junior came in six minutes.
• Played for Davis Legacy at the club level.
• Selected as part of the ECNL Conference Selection Team.
• Was named All-Tournament at the 2018 Davis Legacy Soccer Showcase.
• Among her club coaches was Nate Boyden, a former UCSB men's star.

PERSONAL
• Erika Louise Tilford was born April 1, 2002 in Vallejo, Calif.
• The daughter of Baxter and Naomi Tilford.
• Hopes to major in global studies at UCSB.
• Aspires to play professional soccer or to be a media mogul.
• Has one brother, Ken.
• Also competed in volleyball and track & field as a high school athlete.
• A member of the Principal's Honor Roll in high school.
• Won High School honors for track & field as a freshman and sophomore and volleyball as a freshman and senior.
• Favorite novel is Becoming by Michello Obama and What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey.
• Favorite athletes are Megan Rapinoe and LeBron James.
• Favorite sports teams are the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and Dortmund of the Bundesliga.
• Favorite movie is Avengers Infinity War.
• Speaks Japanese as well as English.
• Favorite musician/band is Jhene Aiko.
• Hobbies include reading, hanging out with friends and family, and working out.
• Her most memorable sports achievement was earning a scholarship to play soccer at UCSB.
• Would someday like to travel the world.