Team Chicago Academy-Botafogo midfielder, and current U17 National Team right back, Zoey Goralski has verbally accepted a very generous scholarship offer to be part of the UCLA 2013 recruiting class.

UCLA is one of the top Division I programs in the country, and Goralski will be part of a very elite soccer family. A family rich in tradition that includes current U.S. Women’s National Team star Lauren Cheney, and for the 2011 season Neuqua Valley graduate Megan Oyster.

UCLA is coached by BJ Snow who is a former Indiana University standout and NCAA Division I National Champion. Coach Snow also played youth and semi-pro soccer under Team Chicago Academy Director Phil Nielsen, and he is married to U.S. Women’s National Team star Lindsay Tarpley, also a former player of Coach Nielsen’s