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