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2017 Women's Soccer Roster
MacKenzie Cerda
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Edison
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
2017
Earned third-team All-Pac-12 honors and Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention acclaim … Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week twice in the postseason (Nov. 13 and 28) … Established new career highs in goals (four) and points (11) … Scored the game-winning goal at Virginia … Played a role in every Bruin goal in the NCAA first round win over San Diego State, drawing the foul that gave UCLA a free kick in which it scored the game’s first goal, assisting on the game-winning goal and then scoring the insurance goal in a 3-1 win.
2016
Moved to the backline after playing as a forward the previous two seasons … Started in 18 of 20 games played … Ranked second on the team and fourth in the Pac-12 in assists with a career-high six … Assisted on the game-winning goals against Texas A&M, Penn State, Oregon State and Oregon … Selected the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 6 after assisting on the game-winner in overtime and contributing to a shutout against No. 13 Penn State.
2015
Played in 17 games and made 14 starts … Scored the game-winner against Oregon Sept. 25 … Recorded two assists on the season, one each against Arizona and Arizona State.
2014
Played in 17 games, seeing double-digit minutes in 14 contests … Scored her first career goal in the NCAA second round win over Harvard.
U.S. National Team
Participated in U.S. U-18 national team camp in December 2013.
High School/Club
Ranked as the No. 13 recruit in her class by Top Drawer Soccer … NSCAA High School All-American in 2013 … Named 2014 CIF Player of the Year and a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee … Totaled 68 goals and 23 assists in her prep career … Member of 2012 ODP National Championship team … Won 2012 ECNL Championships and 2011 National Cup with Slammers FC … 2012 ECNL San Diego All-Event Team … 2013 August ECNL/id2 National Camp participant.
Personal
Full name is MacKenzie S. Cerda … Born in Long Beach, Calif. … Hobbies and interests are surfing and being outdoors … Parents are Shannon and Louie Cerda … Has an older sister, Allyson, and two older brothers, Joshua and Jacob … Sociology major.
