2016 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Annie Alvarado
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Corona del Mar
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
2016
Team co-captain for the second consecutive year โฆ Started in 21 games and played in all 22 โฆ Scored three goals with a career-high six assists โฆ Scored the game-winning goal in the NCAA 2nd Round vs. Nebraska โฆ Scored the game-winning goal with a volley in a 1-0 victory over No. 5 USC in the regular season finale โฆ After her game-winner against USC, she was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week and selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week โฆ Scored on a diving header against No. 6 Florida โฆ Assisted on the game-winners against No. 25 Pepperdine and Washington State โฆ Rated No. 63 on Top Drawer Soccerโs Midseason Top 100 โฆ Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors for the third-straight year.
2015
Team captain โฆ Started all 19 games and ranked third on the team in goals (three) and points (eight) โฆ Tied for the team lead in game-winning goals with two, netting the game-winners via penalty kick against Pepperdine in the 90th minute and Colorado in the 77th minute โฆ Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention for the second consecutive year โฆ Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Sept. 22 after her game-winner against Pepperdine.
Started in 23 of 24 games, her only non-start coming on Senior Day โฆ Finished the season with one goal and two assists โฆ Scored her first career goal in the 2-1 win over Stanford and also had an assist on the game-tying goal โฆ Earned multiple awards following her heroics against Stanford, being named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and College Soccer 360 Primetime Player of the Week, as well as being selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week โฆ Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic.
2013
Saw action in 20 games โฆ Played in a season-high 51 minutes against Cal State Northridge.
High School/Club
Three-time All-CIF and all-league honoree โฆ Earned all-county honors in 2012 โฆ Totaled seven goals and a team-high seven assists during her senior season despite missing a month with an injury โฆ Named her teamโs Offensive MVP as a junior after scoring 13 goals with nine assists and was the Dream team Player of the Year for Newport-Mesa โฆ Recorded 10 goals with 11 assists as a sophomore โฆ Helped lead Corona del Mar HS to a No. 1 national ranking for several weeks in 2012 โฆ Named to the โBest Elevenโ at the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Championships โฆ Won three state championships and a regional title with the SoCal Blues โฆ Scored the only goal for SoCal FC in the 2015 WPSL championship match.
Personal
Full name is Anna Marie Alvarado โฆ Born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill as committing to UCLA ... Admires Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant โฆ Hobbies include surfing, going to the beach and playing beach volleyball โฆ Parents are Mike and Julie Alvarado โฆ Has an older sister, Kate, and younger siblings Joe and Jen โฆ Both of her parents and her older sister attended UCLA โฆ Political Science major.
