2020-21 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Karina Rodriguez
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Torrance
- Hometown:
- Torrance, Calif.
2020
Named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Best XI second team … Earned first-team All-Region and All-Pac-12 honors … Honored with a United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award … Played in 14 games with 13 starts … Had a streak of 54 consecutive starts snapped when she joined the Mexican National Team for a pair of games against Costa Rica in February … Returned to UCLA in a reserve role against Oregon State on Mar. 7 and started every game since … Scored the game-winning goal on Senior Day against Washington … Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week Mar. 15 after UCLA’s shutout wins at Colorado and Utah … Twice named UCLA’s Bruin of the Match (vs. Arizona State, Washington) … Picked up by the Washington Spirit as a Discovery selection.
2019
One of four players to start all 24 games and went into her senior season having made 52 consecutive starts … Ranked third on the team in minutes played with 1,990 out of 2,180 … Contributed to 13 shutouts … Scored one goal against Arizona State and had an assist in the Bruins’ regular season win over Florida State … Selected to Top Drawer Soccer’s preseason Best XI third team.
2018
Earned United Soccer Coaches second-team All-Pacific Region honors … All-Pac-12 third-team selection … Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honoree … One of just two players to start all 22 games … Led UCLA in minutes played with 1,978 out of 2,035 … Contributed to 12 shutouts and scored three goals … Scored her first collegiate goal at San Diego State … Also scored off set pieces at Utah and against North Carolina State … Assisted on the game-winner with two seconds left against Long Beach State … Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honoree.
2017
Selected to Top Drawer Soccer’s Freshman Best XI Second Team … Played in all 25 games, making 23 starts … Ranked second among field players in minutes played with 2041 … Contributed to nine shutouts.
Mexican National Team
Called up to the full Mexican National Team in February 2021 for a pair of games against Costa Rica … Earned her first cap in a 0-0 shutout on Feb. 23, 2021 … Called up for a training camp in Japan in May-June, 2021.
U.S. National Team
Member of U.S. squad at 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship … Participated in the 2016 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup … Started and played in all four matches at the 2016 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship and picked up one assist in helping the USA to the regional title and a Under-17 Women’s World Cup berth … Also trained with the U.S. Under-19 National Team in 2016 and the Under-20s in 2017 … Played with the Under-15 National Team in 2014.
High School/Club
Member of the So Cal Blues and was named to the Best XI as the Blues won the 2016 U-19 U.S. Club Soccer National Championship … Two-time youth All-American … Nominee for 2016 player of the year … Played two seasons of soccer at Torrance HS.
Personal
Full name is Karina Anais Rodriguez … Born in Torrance, Calif. … Parents are Rafael and Elia Rodriguez … Played with older sister Anika at UCLA for three years … Has three younger siblings, Cristian, Nikaela and Nicolas … States that getting to play college soccer and experience college life alongside her sister is a dream come true … Lists her greatest athletic thrill as representing the U.S. at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup … Political Science major.
