2023 Soccer Roster

vs
Kansas State

Sep 18 (Thu)

7 p.m.

Lila Dere vs Purdue
Photo by: Larry Dreyer
Lila Dere vs Arizona State
Photo by: Gavin Crowson
Lila Dere
Jersey Number 13

Lila Dere

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Grand Junction, Colo.
  • High School:
    Fruita Monument H.S.
  • Prev School:
    Colorado Mesa
Career Honors at Colorado Mesa 
  • 2021 & 2022 RMAC Player of the Year
  • First Team Daktronics/D2CCA All-American 
  • 2022 Daktronics/D2CCA Region Player of the Year 
  • First Team All-RMAC (3x) 
  • CSC Academic All-American (2x)
  • RMAC Academic Player of the Year 
  • United Soccer Coaches All-American 
At Colorado
Senior (2023)
  • Played in 19 games during the 2023 season
  • Scored her lone goal of the season in first game against Northern Colorado (8/17)
  • Saw the field for 328 minutes with seven shots this season (4 on goal)
  • Had two assists during the season one against Michigan State (8/27) and Arizona State (10/29)
Junior (2022 at Colorado Mesa):
  • Started all 19 matches. Led all of Division II last year in goals per game (1.21), shots per game (6.16), shots on goal per game (3.21), total goals (23) and was second in the nation with her 48 points 
  • Her 23 goals set the single season record for the Mavericks
  • Recorded seven games with two or more goals and had a pair of outings with three or more goals 
  • Owns school records for points (96), points per game (2.04), goals per game (0.96), shots (277), shots per game (5.89), penalty kicks made/attempted (6/6) and game-winning goals (15) at CMU 
 Sophomore (2021 at Colorado Mesa):
  • Led the CMU and was tied for the RMAC lead with 15 goals
  • Notched six game-winning goals
  • Had five multi-goal games
  • Scored four goals against Regis on Oct. 10, marking the first four-goal game in CMU history
  • Added four assists to give her 34 points on the season
Freshman (2020 at Colorado Mesa):
  • Played in 10 games, starting nine
  • Fired off 50 shots with 22 on target
  • Led CMU with seven goals
  • Recorded two two-goal games
 High School: 
  • Played for the Wildcats of Fruita Monument High School and coach Ethan Johnson
  • All-time leading scorer for Fruita Monument
  • Scored 33 goals during her junior season to lead the state
  • Four-time All-State Honorable Mention. Two-time Southwestern League Player of the Year
  • All-State Honorable Mention in basketball
 Club: 
  • Played for Matt Leach at Fire FC
  • Won the Surf Cup top bracket in 2019 and scored the game-winning goal in the final
  • Also played for USA Premier team in Utah
 In the classroom:
  • Is studying business administration 
Personal: 
  • Daughter of Brian and Jennifer Dere
  • Dad played baseball and Mom played softball at CMU
  • Enjoys trail running, floating the river, traveling and trying new foods
  • Has two younger brothers, Jack and Matthew
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