9 Maria Sanchez
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Year:
- Junior
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- Hometown:
- American Falls, Idaho
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- High School:
- American Falls/Idaho State
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- Previous College:
- Idaho State
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- Position:
- Forward
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2017: Appeared in all 23 games and made 15 starts … tied for the WCC lead with six assists and scored five goals for 16 points … picked up an assist against San Jose State in her Bronco debut … had an assist at No. 7 UCLA … had an assist vs. Washington State … scored a goal vs. No. 23 Michigan … scored at Notre Dame … had one goal at Seattle … picked up an assist at Portland … scored a goal and had two assists vs. BYU … scored a goal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Vanderbilt.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015: Played at Idaho State ... played in 17 games for the Bengals with 17 starts ... led the squad in points (34), shots (90), shots on goal (46) and goals (15) and led the conference in shots, shots per game, points, points per game, goals and goals per game ... second on the team in assists with four ... finished ranked tied for 15th in the nation in goals scored and finished second goals scored in a single season in ISU history ... averaged 2.0 points per game to rank first in ISU history in points per game in a single season ... averaged .880 goals per game to rank first in ISU history in goals per game in a single season ... recorded the third-ever hat trick in ISU history after scoring three goals at Utah State on Sept. 13 ... scored at least two goals in four games ... was a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty kicks ... named First Team All-Conference in addition to earning the Big Sky Golden Boot award.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014: Played at Idaho State ... seven goals were the second most on the team and fourth highest in the Big Sky while her eight assists led the conference and team as well as ranking fifth in school history ... her 65 shots and 33 shots on goal are the third highest totals in school history ... honorable mention All-Conference ... named to Big Sky All-Academic team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at American Falls High School … was the leading scorer in the state for four years … was the team MVP for Four Years … scored 26 goals her freshman season, 34 goals her sophomore season, 50 goals her junior season and 68 goals her senior season for a career total of 178 … during Sanchez's senior season she scored a hat-trick in 13 consecutive games … led American Falls to the 2012 district championship … was twice the Idaho State Journal Soccer Player of the Year … was also a four-year letter winner in basketball, she lettered twice in track and once in softball … had her number retired by American Falls High School.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Roberto and Irene Sanchez ... has a brother, Samual, and a sister Liliana ... was elected homecoming queen ... a member of the U-20 Mexican National Team ... sutied up for one game for Mexico in the 2015 Women's World Cup.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | San Francisco | W, 2-0 |
| Nov 2 | San Diego | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 4 | BYU | W, 4-3 |
| Nov 11 | at California | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Vanderbilt University | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 19 | at South Carolina | L, 1-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 23 | 9 | ||
| Games started | 15 | 2 | ||
| Goals | 5 | 1 | ||
| Assists | 6 | 3 | ||
| Points | 16 | 5 | ||
| Shots | 46 | 18 | ||
| Shot Pct | .109 | .056 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | Red & White Scrimmage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 18 | San José State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | at California | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | at UCLA | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | Washington State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Michigan | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Notre Dame | L, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at USC | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Seattle University | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Stanford | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | UC Irvine | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Cal Poly | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | Loyola Marymount | W, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Pepperdine | L, 5-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Portland | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Gonzaga | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Saint Mary's | W, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Pacific | W, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | San Francisco | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | San Diego | W, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | BYU | W, 4-3 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at California | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Vanderbilt University | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at South Carolina | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
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| Total | 23 | 15 | .22 | .26 | .70 | 2.00 | .109 | 1.04 | .522 |
| Conference | 9 | 2 | .11 | .33 | .56 | 2.00 | .056 | 1.33 | .667 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 4 | .11 | .44 | .67 | 2.22 | .050 | 1.22 | .550 |
| Away | 12 | 9 | .17 | .17 | .50 | 1.92 | .087 | .92 | .478 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | .00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | .667 | 1.00 | .667 |
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| Wins | 15 | 8 | .20 | .33 | .73 | 2.13 | .094 | 1.20 | .563 |
| Losses | 7 | 6 | .14 | .14 | .43 | 1.71 | .083 | .71 | .417 |
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| August | 4 | 4 | .00 | .75 | .75 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .500 |
| September | 8 | 7 | .38 | .00 | .75 | 1.88 | .200 | .75 | .400 |
| October | 6 | 2 | .00 | .17 | .17 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.33 | .667 |
| November | 5 | 2 | .40 | .40 | 1.20 | 2.20 | .182 | 1.20 | .545 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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| Total | 23 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 46 | .109 | 24 | .522 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Conference | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | .056 | 12 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | .050 | 11 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Away | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | .087 | 11 | .478 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .667 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| Wins | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 32 | .094 | 18 | .563 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Losses | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .083 | 5 | .417 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
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| August | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .000 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .200 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| October | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .000 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .182 | 6 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
