Watson played for the women's soccer program from 2006-09 earning two First Team NSCAA All-Region honors and was ODU's first NSCAA Scholar All-American in 2006-07. A two-time First Team All-CAA honoree, she led the league in scoring as a freshman with 13 goals and seven assists for 33 points and was third in 2008-09 with 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points. Watson was a key cog in helping ODU to its first national ranking coming in 25th by Soccer America on Sept. 25, 2008, and had a hat trick against Akron that season. She helped lead ODU to its only CAA title and first NCAA Tournament appearance as a freshman. For her career she finished fourth in points scored (75) and sixth in goals scored (26). She graduated with a degree in sports management.