1 Melissa Lowder
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
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- High School:
- Cathedral Catholic HS
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- Position:
- Goalkeeper
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- Major:
- Communication
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016: All-WCC honorable mention … started 20 games … allowed 14 goals for a 0.68 GAA … made 74 saves for a .841 save percentage … had eight solo shutouts and shared two on the year … made first career start vs. No. 11 USC … set a career-high with 14 saves at No. 2 Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015: Appeared in three games ... made collegiate deubut vs. CSUN and made one save.
CLUB: In 2013 and 2014, Lowder proved to be a force in goal, helping lead her club team to back-to-back national championships competing in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League ... won the title at the U-17 Girl's Blue Division level ... propelled her team to a 6-1 record in tournament play and allowed just four goals ... the previous year, the team achieved its first title while playing at the U-16 level ... in the final, Lowder withstood the pressure of a penalty shootout to help her squad capture the national crown.
PERSONAL: Away from the soccer field, Lowder enjoys going to the beach, camping, fishing and hiking.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | Portland | W, 1-0 |
| Nov 5 | at San Francisco | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 12 | Long Beach State | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 18 | at Stanford | W, 1-0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. North Carolina St. | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 26 | at Georgetown | L, 1-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 20 | 9 | ||
| Games started | 20 | 9 | ||
| Minutes | 1843:33 | 842:31 | ||
| Goals against | 14 | 6 | ||
| Goals-against average | 0.68 | 0.64 | ||
| Saves | 74 | 27 | ||
| Save pct | .841 | .818 | ||
| Wins | 11 | 6 | ||
| Losses | 6 | 2 | ||
| Ties | 2 | 1 | ||
| Shutouts | 8/1 | 4/0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | Seattle University | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.000 |
| Aug 19 | USC | W, 3-2 | 1 | 96:11 | 2 | 1.87 | 3 | .600 |
| Aug 21 | California | W, 1-0 | 1 | 106:02 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.000 |
| Aug 25 | at Washington State | L, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | .667 |
| Aug 28 | at Washington | L, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | .500 |
| Sep 1 | Marquette | T, 1-1 | 1 | 45:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 4 | Wisconsin | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | Notre Dame | T, 0-0 | 1 | 110:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Sep 11 | Minnesota | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Stanford | L, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 | .667 |
| Sep 22 | UC Irvine | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at BYU | T, 0-0 | 1 | 110:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.000 |
| Oct 1 | at San Diego | L, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | .833 |
| Oct 7 | Pacific | W, 3-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Oct 9 | Saint Mary's | W, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 21 | at Pepperdine | L, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | .500 |
| Oct 23 | at Loyola Marymount | W, 2-1 | 1 | 97:09 | 1 | 0.93 | 4 | .800 |
| Oct 28 | Gonzaga | W, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Oct 30 | Portland | W, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Nov 5 | at San Francisco | W, 2-1 | 1 | 95:22 | 1 | 0.94 | 2 | .667 |
| Nov 12 | Long Beach State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Nov 18 | at Stanford | W, 1-0 | 1 | 107:54 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 1.000 |
| Nov 20 | vs. North Carolina St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 85:55 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.000 |
| Nov 26 | at Georgetown | L, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | .800 |
| gp | gs | min/g | ga/g | gaa | sv/g | sv% | |
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| Total | 20 | 20 | 92:11 | .70 | 0.68 | 3.70 | .841 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 93:37 | .67 | 0.64 | 3.00 | .818 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | .00 | - | 3.00 | 1.000 |
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| Home | 9 | 9 | 89:41 | .33 | 0.33 | 2.56 | .885 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 95:02 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 4.50 | .804 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 85:55 | .00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 1.000 |
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| Wins | 11 | 11 | 94:25 | .45 | 0.43 | 4.09 | .900 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 90:00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.17 | .679 |
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| August | 4 | 4 | 95:33 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 3.25 | .722 |
| September | 4 | 4 | 88:45 | .50 | 0.51 | 3.50 | .875 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 91:01 | .71 | 0.71 | 2.71 | .792 |
| November | 5 | 5 | 93:50 | .40 | 0.38 | 5.60 | .933 |
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | |
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| Total | 20 | 20 | 1843:33 | 14 | 0.68 | 74 | .841 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8/1 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 842:31 | 6 | 0.64 | 27 | .818 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4/0 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
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| Home | 9 | 9 | 807:13 | 3 | 0.33 | 23 | .885 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6/0 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 950:25 | 11 | 1.04 | 45 | .804 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2/0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 85:55 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 |
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| Wins | 11 | 11 | 1038:33 | 5 | 0.43 | 45 | .900 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6/1 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 540:00 | 9 | 1.50 | 19 | .679 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 |
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| August | 4 | 4 | 382:13 | 5 | 1.18 | 13 | .722 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 |
| September | 4 | 4 | 355:00 | 2 | 0.51 | 14 | .875 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2/0 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 637:09 | 5 | 0.71 | 19 | .792 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3/0 |
| November | 5 | 5 | 469:11 | 2 | 0.38 | 28 | .933 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 |
