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2018 Women's Soccer Roster

15 Vanessa Valadez

  • Position F
  • Height 5-8
  • Class RS SR
  • Hometown Kingwood, Texas

Biography

CAREER STATS
Games/Starts: 54/54
Goals: 23 (season-high: 9, 2016)
Assists: 12 (season-high 8, 2016)
Penalty Kicks (Att/Made): 6/6

HONORS
AAC All-Academic Team (2018-19)
2017 Preseason All-AAC
2016 AAC All-Tournament Team
2016 First Team All-AAC
2015 AAC All-Rookie Team

2017 (Jr.): Played and started in first nine games of the season before a season-ending leg injury... Recorded 10 points behind a team-leading five goals... Had three game-winners (Washington, Sam Houston State, TCU)... Scored two goals vs. Sam Houston State.

2016 (So.): Started all 22 games... Scored nine goals with eight assists... Had two multi- goal games (2, Abilene Christian | 2, Tulsa)... Had one multi-assist game (2, Northwestern State)... Recorded two game-winning goals... Posted a team-best 55 shots and 31 shots on goal... Tallied 1,553 minutes… Logged 90 minutes or more in three games.
 
2015 (Fr.): Started all 18 games at forward...Led the Mustangs in goals (8), points (20) and tied for the team-lead in assists with four...Had two multi-goal games against Northwestern State (9/13) and East Carolina (9/27)...Scored a game-winner in the final minute against East Carolina to win 2-1...Also had goals against Kansas (8/28), Texas Southern (8/30), Cincinnati (9/24) and at Temple (10/22)...Was named AAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals in two matches against Cincinnati and East Carolina...Led the team in shots(42) and shots on goal (20).

2014 (Medical): Received a medical hardship after suffering a season-ending injury... Played in five games, starting all five... Scored the game-winner, her first career goal, against Texas Southern (Aug. 29)... Tallied 11 shots, including seven on goal, on the season... Recorded seven shots against Texas Southern.

Prep: Valadez played club soccer for Challenge SC ECNL and at Kingwood Park High School... Also participated in the 2013 and 2014 ECNL Player Development Program in Frisco, Texas... Co-captained her Challenge team in 2013-14... Named to the 2012 all-event team in Sanford, Fla., and was the leading goal scorer during the 2012 ECNL Regionals... Named first team all-district in high school three straight years from 2010-13 and named honorable mention all-state in 2013... In 2011 and 2012, led her team to a bi-district championship... After scoring 40 goals with 17 assists in 2012-13 her team advanced to the regional semifinals... Earned one VYPE Magazine Houston Player of the Month honor and was named academic all-district 2010-13.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2014FR

    Forward
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2015RS FR

    Forward
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2016RS SO

    Forward
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2017RS JR

    Forward
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2018RS SR

    Forward
    5'8"
    15