Martel records first collegiate soccer point for San Jose State

Sophie Martel – the county’s all-time leader in goals – collected her first collegiate point with an assist for the San Jose State women’s soccer team.

Having started the Spartans first three matches, the 5-foot-3 sophomore forward has logged 168 minutes in a 1-2-0 start.

Last year Martel played in 13 matches for San Jose State as a true freshman, starting seven games in 441 minutes of action on the pitch.

Martel set a single-season school record for goals at Soledad as a sophomore in 2022 with 51. She owns the county’s all-time record for goals with 127, despite only playing half her senior season.

The Cypress Division Most Valuable Player in 2022 and Mission Division MVP in 2023, Martel graduated early from Soledad to play for the top high school girls’ soccer team in Japan in 2024.