2020-21 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Madelyn Desiano
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Aliso Niguel
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
2022
Starter on UCLAโs NCAA Championship team โฆ Played all 110 minutes in the Championship game and scored a goal in the semifinal win over Alabama โฆ Played in all 25 games and started 23 and scored 11 points off three goals and five assists โฆ Recorded the game-winner in the NCAA Round of 16 win over Northwestern โฆ Scored her first collegiate goal in the 4-0 win over Arizona State โฆ Had a two-assist game at Pepperdine โฆ Ranked fifth on the team with five assists โฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Oct. 10 โฆ Earned College Soccer News Team of the Week distinction Nov. 22 โฆ Helped lead UCLA to 14 shutouts and a team goals against average of 0.55, its lowest since the 2014 team compiled a 0.25 GAA.
2021
Led UCLA and ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with nine assists from a left back position โฆ Played in 18 games and made 12 starts โฆ Recorded an assist in each of the first six games of the season, including two in the season opener against UC Irvine โฆ Assisted on the game-winner against Colorado in double overtime, backheeling the ball just before it crossed the endline to set up the golden goal โฆ Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 24 and Sept. 13) โฆ Selected to the College Soccer News Team of the Week Sept. 13 after helping to shut out Santa Clara and assisting on the gameโs only goal โฆ Played the full 90, a career-best, in the win at Cal State Fullerton.
2020
Played in 11 games after missing the previous two seasons due to ACL injuries โฆ Made her collegiate debut on Feb. 16, playing 24 minutes against San Diego โฆ Played in a career-high 66 minutes at USC on Apr. 16.
2019
Sat out the season after undergoing a second knee surgery in the off-season.
2018
Redshirted the season after undergoing knee surgery in the Spring.
U.S. National Team
Member of the U.S. Youth National Teams since 2014 when she played with the U-14s โฆ Played with the U-19s in China in Sept. 2017 and with the U-18s in Switzerland in April 2018.
High School/Club
Lettered three years at Aliso Niguel HS before graduating early and enrolling at UCLA in January 2018 โฆ Third-team All-American and South Coast League MVP in 2017 โฆ Three-time All-CIF SS and all-league selection โฆ Member of her schoolโs dance team for three years and was voted the teamโs Distinguished Dancer in 2017 โฆ Also helped her team win a national championship in 2015 โฆ Played club soccer with SoCal Blues, which won the U15 ECNL National Championship in 2015 and the Surf Cup Championships in 2015 (U15) and 2017 (U18/U19).
Personal
Full name is Madelyn Marie Desiano โฆ Born in Mission Viejo, Calif. โฆ Parents are Ann-Marie and Tom Desiano โฆ Has one younger brother, Tommy โฆ Both parents are high school teachers and collegiate athletes; her father played basketball at San Jose State, and her mother was a cheerleader at Long Beach State โฆ Chose UCLA for the stellar academics, pristine athletic/womenโs soccer program and ideal location โฆ Greatest athletic thrills are winning the ECNL National Championship and every time she gets to represent the United States internationally โฆ Hobbies include dancing, going to the beach and working out โฆ Graduate student in the Transformative Coaching and Leadership program of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies.
