Eagan, Minn. - Former goalkeeper
Jodi Medina (Coral Springs, Fla.) helped South Georgia Tormenta FC to a 2-1 victory against Minnesota Aurora FC in the 2022 USL W League Championship game. Medina played in front of a sellout crowd that consisted of 6,489 fans at TCO Stadium on Saturday, July 23. The win was South Georgia's fifth consecutive victory for the season and has fueled a 10-4-1 record.
The USL W League is a pre-professional women's soccer league that started in May, 2022 with the main goal being to serve as the nation's premier pre-professional league and to be the pipeline for women soccer players between college and a professional career. There are over 44 teams across 20 states in its inaugural season.
Medina had an outstanding season in 2021 and she was named Preseason and Postseason Goalkeeper of the Year, becoming the first Bulldog to do so. She dominated the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) with nine shutouts, including five straight shutouts from October 22 - November 4. Medina made a whopping 142 saves, only allowed 34 goals and played a total of 1,679 minutes.
The Florida native earned the SWAC honor of Goalkeeper of the week on October 27 after delivering two solid performances that saw her produce back-to-back shutouts. During the pair of games she made 14 saves and played a total of 180 minutes.
She started the week against Southern (10/22) making seven saves and securing the shutout while playing the entire game. Two days later Medina would end the week against Jackson State (10/24) at Bulldog Field by anchoring the defense and playing 90 minutes to once again make seven saves to notch the 1-0 shutout victory.
Ahead of the 2021 SWAC Tournament, Medina was named SWAC Goalkeeper of the Year after delivering a tremendous season, starting all 17 games for the Bulldogs. She was the leader in shutouts in the SWAC with eight and had four consecutive blankings that set a program single season record.
Those occurred from October 22-29 against Southern, Jackson State, Grambling and Alabama State. She entered the Tournament at 9-7-1 and 8-1-0 in the SWAC and had made 129 saves, only allowed 32 goals while having a save percentage of 0.801 and played 1485 minutes before making her way down to the Tournament held at Prairie View.
The Bulldogs took on Southern (11/4) in the Tournament quarterfinals and won with a 1-0 score in a game that lasted 104 minutes. Medina helped AAMU advance to the semifinals for the first time since November 7, 2008 and tied the most wins in a season since 2007. She would make 11 saves and produce her ninth shutout of the season and a program record fifth straight shutout.
One day later No. 2 seed Alabama A&M would face off against No. 3 seed Grambling (11/5) and fall by a 2-0 decision to end their season. Medina would play all 90 minutes while making two saves to wrap up her historic season as a Bulldog.
Medina will continue her pre-professional career with South Georgia Tormenta FC based in Statesboro, Georgia.
