Miah Araba

Taylor Otto, Emily Fox, Natalie Chandler, Miah Araba, Laura Sparling

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
Carrboro

Dorrance on Miah: “Miah Araba is another player with wonderful character and 4.0 level academics whose ambition is to continue to improve. She improved a lot this past spring. Her challenge is to make the travel roster. She is predominantly a midfielder.”

Senior Year (Fall 2020): Saw one minute of action against Notre Dame

Junior Year (2019): Academic team captain • saw her first action of year versus Portland, playing four minutes • played 15 minutes in win over UNLV

Sophomore Year (2018): Saw first action of year, playing 10 minutes versus Marquette • also saw two minutes of action versus Pitt and seven minutes versus Louisville • named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll • tapped as a 2018-19 UNC Scholar Athlete • made Dean’s List in fall semester 2018 and spring semester 2019.

Freshman Year (2017): Played in four games, totaling 33 minutes • scored a spectacular goal in the 89th minute of 5-0 win over Auburn to record her first career tally • named to the 2017-18 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Attended Carrboro High School where she played four years of varsity soccer from 2014-17 • was captain of high school team in her final two years • led squad to NCHSAA girls’ soccer 2A state championships three years in a row (2015-17) • was the MVP of the state title game in 2015 • won NCHSAA Performance of the Week Award on June 2, 2015 • named to high school All-Mid-Atlantic Team in both 2016 & 2017 • in three successive years from 2015-17, she was named NCSCA girls’ 2A all-conference, all-region and all-state • News & Observer All-Metro honoree in 2016 • received invitations to play in Clash of the Carolinas game and East vs. West All-Star game • played 47 games in her career, scoring 54 goals, passing for 39 assists and totaling 147 points • breakdown by years were 16 games, 17 goals, 16 assists, 50 points as senior; 11 games, 16 goals, 9 assists, 41 points as junior; 15 games, 17 goals, 12 assists, 46 points as sophomore; 5 games, 4 goals, 2 assists, 10 points as freshman • Carrboro High School valedictorian in 2017 • North Carolina Academic Scholar • National Technical Honor Society inductee • 2017 Schmoock Scholar for Excellence • Carrboro High Scholar-Athlete.

Club: Played for TUSA Gold from 2008-15.

Personal: Full name is Miah DeVaughn Araba • daughter of Miloud and Bridgitte Araba • stands 5-3 tall • has twin siblings – Kenza and Maysa – who are 22 years old • was born in September 1999 in Des Moines, Iowa • Environmental Studies major with a Food Studies minor • her father is originally from Morocco • her sister Kenza plays for the White Club soccer team at UNC.