2016 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Amber Munerlyn
- Position:
- Forward/Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Santiago
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
2016
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention selection โฆ Played in all 22 games and started 14 โฆ Third on the team in goals scored with six and in points with 15 โฆ Scored two goals in the NCAA Tournament, recording a goal in the 1st Round vs. Seattle and the 2nd Round vs. Nebraska โฆ Backheeled a pass to herself and lobbed a long-distance shot into the goal at San Diego State in the season opener โฆ Scored a goal and assist against Stanford โฆ Also scored goals against Long Beach State and Washington โฆ Assisted on the game-winner against Arizona State.
2015
Played in all 19 games and had five starts โฆ Earned UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honors after scoring the game-winning goal against Wisconsin โฆ Also scored the game-winner against Arizona and the teamโs first goal against Colorado โฆ Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win at Wake Forest.
2014 (UNC)
Started 17 of 20 games and ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 10 points โฆ Ranked third on the team in assists with four โฆ Scored the game-winning goal in the NCAA first round game vs. South Dakota State โฆ Recorded the game-winner in double overtime to defeat No. 7 Penn State โฆ Had her first career multi-assist game in the Tar Heelsโ 3-2 win over Virginia Tech.
2013 (UNC)
Appeared in 22 games, starting in 16, and logged 1,109 minutes โฆ Ranked fifth on the team in scoring with eight points (2g, 4a) โฆ Named an All-ACC Freshman selection โฆ Had a goal and an assist in the win over NC State โฆ Assisted on game-winning goals against Clemson and Wake Forest โฆ Notched her second goal of the season in the NCAA second round win over Indiana โฆPlayed a season-high 77 minutes against Virginia.
U.S. National Team
Has been a member of U.S. Youth National Teams since 2009 at the U-15 level โฆ Played with the U-18s at the 2014 Ten Nations Tournament โฆ Member of U-20 team at the 2013 12 Nations Tournament in Spain โฆ Earned a spot on the U.S. team at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2012 โฆ Scored the game-winning goal against Canada in the gold medal match to secure the 2012 CONCACAF title โฆ Earned 17 career caps and scored six international goals as a member of the U-17 team โฆ Helped the U-17s win the 2010 Nordic Cup.
High School/Club
Gatorade National Player of the Year finalist and Californiaโs Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2012-13 โฆ Two-year NSCAA Youth All-American โฆ Recorded 19 goals and five assists during her senior season at Santiago HS, earning All-CIF and league MVP honors โฆ All-CIF Southern Section Offensive MVP in 2012 โฆ Finished her high school career with 63 goals and 17 assists despite missing 12 games due to national team commitments โฆ Competed on the track and field team in 2010 and won the 200-meter dash league title โฆ Member of National Honor Society โฆ Played club soccer with SoCal Blues.
Personal
Full name is Amber Briana Munerlyn โฆ Born in Fontana, Calif. โฆ Lists her greatest athletic thrill as scoring the game-winner against Canada in the U-17 World Cup qualifiers in Guatemala โฆ Admires Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant โฆ Hobbies are going to the beach, shopping and playing lacrosse โฆ Parents are Cubby and Marian Munerlyn โฆ Has an older sister, Tiffany โฆ Sociology major whose career objective is to be a physician assistant.
