Eddy Vargas Season 2024

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PositionGK
Weight185 lbs
Height6-0
YearSenior
HometownYakima, Wash.
Previous SchoolVermont
ClubXF Crossfire

WAC All-Academic Team (2025)
WAC Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 30, 2025)

2025 Season
Appeared in all 14 matches while making 13 starts in goal… Went 5-6-2 with two shutouts and a 1.46 goals allowed average… Had 45 saves with a 70.3% save percentage… Was named WAC Goalkeeper of the Week after making 11 save and shutting out Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 27)… Also shutout Howard (Aug. 24)… Served as team captain… After the season was named to the WAC All-Academic Team.

2024 Season
Appeared in five matches and made four starts… Went 2-1-1 with one shutout (vs. Sacramento State, 9-6-24)… Had a goals allowed average of 0.93… Made 12 saves and had a 75% save percentage across 385 minutes.

At Vermont (2019-23):
Served as Vermont’s backup goalkeeper… Appeared in four games and allowed just one goal in 224 minutes with collecting five saves… Was Vermont’s team captain in 2023… Helped Vermont reach a national ranking as high as No. 4 in the country in 2022… Helped Vermont reach the Elite Eight in 2022 and the Sweet 16 in 2023.

High School/Club
Attended La Salle HS and played for XF Crossfire and the Albany Rush.

Personal:
Born in Yakima, Wash… Enjoys working on graphic design projects… Lists Canelo Alvarez and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athletes… Earned a degree in public communication from Vermont and is working on a master’s in data analytics.

Coach Hopkins Take:
“Eddy brings a wealth of experience from Vermont and the USL 2 ranks. His leadership qualities are of the highest caliber and we look forward to him competing to win the starting goalkeeper job.”

1 Eddy Vargas

Senior
2025

GK
6-0 / 185 lbs