CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Records: In 2021 became USC's all-time leading scorer by surpassing the program record of 48 career goals, breaking a mark which had stood for 21 years...54 career goals are the 12th most in Pac-12 history.
2022 Fall - Senior+ Season
Awards: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/25)...Second Team All-Big Ten...First Team All-North Region Honors.
Season: Started 22 of 23 games played...Scored seven goals including two game-winners...Produced 11 assists...Led the Big Ten in assists (11) alongside teammate Kate Wiesner.
West Virginia (8/25): Tallied one assist in a 2-0 win. Monmouth (8/28): Netted one goal in a 3-1 win. Liberty (9/8): Had one assist in a 2-1 win. No. 4 Rutgers (9/22): Netted one goal in a 2-0 win. Illinois (9/25): Totaled two goals in a 5-0 win. Maryland (10/9): Tallied one assist in a 2-0 win. Wisconsin (10/13): Netted one goal and had one assist in a 3-0 win. Nebraska (10/20): Produced two assists. No. 12 Northwestern (11/3): Tallied two assists in a 2-0 win of Big Ten Tournament Semifinal. No. 6 Michigan State (11/6): Had one assist in a 3-2 win of Big Ten Tournament Championship. Quinnipiac (11/13): Netted one goal and tallied two assists in NCAA Tournament First Round. West Virginia (11/18): Netted one goal in a 4-0 win in NCAA Tournament Second Round.
2021 Fall - Senior Season at USC
Awards: Third Team All-American...First Team All-Pacific Region...First Team All-Pac-12...Pac-12 Forward of the Year...Senior CLASS Award Finalist.
Season: Scored 12 goals, notched six assists and posted 30 total points...Helped team to NCAA Second Round.
2021 Spring - Junior Season at USC
Awards: United Soccer Coaches All-America first team ...Semifinalist for the Mac Hermann Trophy...Earned All- Pacific Region first team recognition...Named the Pac- 12 Forward of the Year and a member of the All-Pac-12 first team...Named to the COSIDA Academic All-America second team.
Season: One of four Trojans start all 14 matches, leading USC to a berth in the NCAA Tournament...Led the Trojans with ten Goals, good for the 2nd highest mark in the Pac- 12 and 12th in the nation...Was second for the Trojans with 23 total points (Ten goals, Three assists) and 3rd in the Pac-12...Her three game-winning goals led the Trojans and were good enough for 5th in the Pac-12...Scored or assisted in eight of the 14 games... Notched two multi- goal games...
Washington (4/2): Posted a seven point game scoring three goals and posting one assist.
2019 - Sophomore Season at USC
Awards: Named to the All-Pac-12 first team...Named to the All-Pacific Region first team...Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 second team recognition...Earned Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week honors.
Season: Played in all 23 games for the Trojans as a forward, starting all but one to help the team to an NCAA Quarterfinals appearance...Finished season with 18 goals and seven assists (43 total points)...18 goals led the team, were second in the Pac-12 and tied for sixth nationally, and are the second most ever scored in a season by a Trojan...43 total points tied for second in the Pac-12 and tied for sixth in the NCAA, also tied for second most posted in a season by a Trojan...Became the first USC player to score at least ten goals in each of her first two collegiate seasons... Second in the Pac-12 and tied for fifth nationally with seven game-winning goals... Posted five games on the season with at least a goal and an assist...Notched at least a point in all but seven games on the year...Seven assists were third on the team.
No. 1 Florida State (9/1): Scored game-winning goal in overtime. Nebraska (9/8): Had a two goal game. Cal State Fullerton (11/16): Set a USC postseason record by scoring four goals in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament...Also added an assist in the game for a program record nine points in the contest.
2018 - Freshman Season at USC
Awards: Named Pac-12 Freshman of the year and All Pac-12 second team in her rookie season...Earned Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman first team honors...Also named All-Pacific Region second team...Earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week honors on 10/22.
Season: Saw action in 20 games for a total of 1019 minutes played as a freshman forward...Led USC and the Pac-12 with 14 goals scored, tied for the second most ever by a Trojan in a single season...Was third in the Pac- 12 and first on the team with a total of 34 points...Scored three game-winning goals on the season.
Long Beach State (9/14): Garnered two assists. Oregon State (10/18): Had a two-goal performance. Oregon (10/21): Notched the 14th hat trick in program history.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
Has competed for the U.S. U-20 National Team...Made her first cap for the U-20 USWNT in March 2018 in a friendly against France...Competed for the U-20 team at the World Cup in France during the summer of 2018, appearing as a sub against Spain and Paraguay.
BEFORE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Was a two-time offensive MVP in the Crestview League and earned All-League first team honors each of the last three years for Canyon High School... Led her team to league championships in 2015 and 2016...Was a key player for the SoCal Blues in 2017-18, scoring 34 goals in 17 games...Helped the Blues to a State Championship in 2013 and to a National Championship in 2015... Was the 20th ranked player in the 2018 recruiting class according to Top Drawer Soccer.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Venetta and Denny Hocking, sister is Iliana ... Father, Denny, played 13 years in the MLB for the Twins, Rockies and Royals ... Mother, Venetta, played basketball in college...Twin sister, Iliana, plays soccer at Arizona... Majoring in Sociology.
WHY I CHOSE PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State because I believe it is the perfect combination of an elite soccer program, and a team culture that exudes and expects high standards in all aspects of the student-athlete experience. I look forward to competing in one of the best conferences in the country next to the most elite players and learning from an incredibly successful and committed coaching staff to ensure my growth as a player. I love the sense of school spirit and pride that Penn State has, and I can't wait to call Happy Valley home!"