University of West Florida

Career: In her career she has tallied 44 goals, 22 assists for 110 points in 92 matches played during her four year career at West Florida. She is a three time Gulf South Conference First Team selection along with earning two selections to the GSC All-Tournament Team including being named the Most Outstanding Player in 2006. Since her arrival in 2006 she has earned three Daktronics First Team All-South Region honors and two Daktronics First Team All-America nods. She has also been named twice a NSCAA All-South Region Second Team selection...Franco is among the top ranks in UWF history in a career goals (4th), career assists (9th) and career points (4th).

2009: Daktronics First Team All-America... NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-American and First Team All-Region...NSCAA/adidas Second Team Scholar All-American and First Team All-Region..Daktronics All-South Region First Team...Named to the All-GSC First Team... Preseason All-GSC Team...Scored a goal and assists in the Argos 4-0 season opener against Florida Tech (8/28)...Recorded a goal in each of the Argos first five matches...Scored twice, including the eventual game winner in a win over Ouachita Baptist (10/2)...

2008: Named a Daktronics First Team All-American... Daktronics First Team All-South Region... NSCAA First Team All-South Region... GSC First Team... GSC Defender of the Week (9/9)... GSC All-Tournament Team... Started all 26 matches, totaling 1,901 minutes played... recorded the second most points on the team with 50.. Scored 20 goals and 10 assists... Recorded four game winners... Was 4-6 in penalty kick attempts... Recorded at least a goal in each of the Argos first four games and six out of the first seven... Tallied at least a goal and an assist in six matches this season...
 

Summer 2008: Played for San Diego United.

2007: Redshirt

2006: Named to the inaugural Daktronics All-South Region team... Received NSCAA/adidas All-South Region accolades... Earned her first All-GSC honor... Became the fourth Argonaut to be named the GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player... Scored the Argonauts first goal in the 5-0 win in the GSC Tournament semifinals (10/27)... Recorded at least one point in six of the first seven matches... Tallied the equalizer goal in a 1-1 tie at the Colorado School of Mines (8/27)... Scored a goal in consecutive matches against Rollins (9/8) and Florida Southern (9/10)... Netted the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Ouachita Baptist (9/22)... Scored four goals over three matches, including two goals against Delta State (10/8).

2005: Appeared in 24 matches with 10 starts... Scored a goal in consecutive games against Alabama State (9/18) and Thomas (9/21)... Added a goal against Eckerd (9/4) and Delta State (10/21)... Assisted on the lone goal in West Florida's 1-0 win over Tampa in the NCAA Division II South Region championship match (11/13)... Collected an assist in victories over Harding (10/2) and Alabama-Huntsville (10/9)... Named to the GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Attended Colegio Visconde de Porto Seguro... Played for the national U-20 Brazillian Team.

Personal: Daughter of Artur and Marcia Franco... Has a brother, Pedro... Majoring in business finance... Had the opportunity to study abroad in Switzerland in the Spring of 2008.

Photo courtesy of Jim Hogue