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Gonzaga: Boyden comes to Villanova from Gonzaga where she played in 36 games over two seasons with nine starts. She scored a goal this past season and added on a pair of assists to bring her career total to three. In 1182 minutes on the pitch, she has landed five shots on goal in 12 attempts.

Skyline High School: Prior to Gonzaga, the Salt Lake City native was a four-year varsity midfielder at Skyline High School where she was a two-time UHSAA 5A soccer State Champion in 2021 and 2022 along with being a 5A All-State Award Recipient. Academically, she was a member of the National Honor Society in 2023 and 2024, was a four-year High Honor Roll recipient from 2020-2024, was an AP Scholar with Distinction and a Mayor’s Star of Excellence Award Recipient. She earned a First Team Northwest All-Conference ECNL nod with La Roca FC in 2023 and 2024, a team she played with from 20-18-2024, and was a 2021 UYSA National Champion with the team in 2021, earning a No. 6 National Ranking and a 20-0 record. That same year, she was a US Youth National Team ID Training Center Selectee as well. In her final club season, she was the leading goal scorer with 11 regular season net-movers for a team that finished fifth at the ECNL Champions League National Playoffs in 2024.

Personal: Native of Salt Lake City, Utah born Dec. 16, 2005 ... One of six children to Sara and Tom Boyden ... Has five siblings: Thomas, Lily, Jacob, Vivienne and Xander ... Brother, Thomas ran track and cross country at Stanford from 2020-2025 before moving on to BYU while sister, Lily, has played soccer at UCLA in 2024 and 2025  after playing at Washington State in 2022 ... Mother, Sarah, ran track and cross country at BYU ... Business major ... "I chose to attend Villanova because of its strong emphasis on both athletics and academics, as well as its supportive and welcoming community. It also offers great competition and opportunities to grow on such a beautiful campus."