California Irvine Athletics

University of Notre Dame

• Four-year career with the Fighting Irish that spanned 31 matches, 29 starts, and 2,608 minutes
  • Finished career with a 19-7-3 record, a 1.04 GAA, 70 saves, 6 shutouts
• 2023 senior season played and started in 8 matches patrolling the net for a total of 675 minutes
  • Boasted a 5-1-2 record, 1.07 GAA, earned one shutout, and made 10 saves
• 2022 junior season played in 6 games with 5 starts logging 459 minutes in net
  • Recorded a 4-1-0 record in games played, earned one complete shutout while helping seal off two others, notching 11 saves on the year, and a GAA of 0.98
• 2021 sophomore season started the final 16 games for the Irish, logging over 1,466 minutes in net
• ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2)
  • Allowed 17 goals while posting four solo shutouts (five combined), produced a 10-5-1 record when starting, finished with a GAA of 1.04, 49 saves, and a .742 save percentage
  • Recorded a career high 10 saves in the 2-1 victory over Wake Forest, delivered nine saves against top-8 ranked North Carolina in the match prior
  • Hero in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, helping the Irish advance past Purdue by saving back-to-back penalty kicks. Notre Dame advanced 4-3 in PK’s
  • Two nights later, Naylor put up a heroic effort in a nine-save performance against No. 2 seed Arkansas in the Sweet 16
  • Tallied a rare assist in the 4-1 win over Boston College. With 10 seconds left, Naylor punted the ball past the Eagles defense to a sprinting Sammi Fisher who tucked the ball away for the goal.
• 2020 freshman season played in one game making her collegiate debut in the second half of Notre Dame’s 6-0 road win over Miami.

Prep

• Three-time team captain and guided her high school team to the state finals for the first time in school history
• Holds the school record for most shutouts in a season
• Named team MVP after her sophomore year
• Two-time first team All-Bay League
• Earned the Charlaine Deatherage Award (junior year) – highest ranking juniors with 4.0 GPA and above
• Also competed on the school's surf team
• Played club for LA Breakers Futbol Club and coaches Jason Kelly and Mike Littman

Personal

• Dad played tennis at UC San Diego, mom attended Long Beach State
• Has one brother
• Graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in Neuroscience and Behavior in 2024
• Studying in the project management certificate program at UC Irvine
• Aspire to be a physician's assistant
• Has interned with the Pacific Perinatal Center as a medical assistant
• Spent time as a certified nurse assistant at Driftwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
• Been an assistant coach for her alma mater Mira Costa High School JV Women's Soccer team
• Served the community over 10 hours a year during her time in South Bend, Indiana
• "I am thrilled to be coming back to Southern California and only 45 minutes from where I grew up. And I'm even more excited to finish out my collegiate soccer career playing for UC Irvine. I love their approach to the game. I love their team chemistry both on and off the field. And I am honored to be playing for these incredible coaches who have so much experience as top D1 coaches. Being at UCI will provide countless opportunities for me as an athlete and as a student and will no doubt prepare me for the next best chapter in my life."
• Interests including playing piano, her three french bulldogs, Great Dane, and rabbit, and is an avid Los Angeles Kings fan