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Laura Fuentes Season 2021

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PositionMIDFIELDER
Height5-3
ClassSenior
HometownNewark, Calif.

Honors & Awards
First Team All-Mountain West (2020)
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Pacific Region (2020)
Second Team All-Mountain West (2018, 2019)
Mountain West All-Newcomer Team (2018)
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (10/14/19)

As a Senior (2021 Season)
Started in all 20 games… Scored the game winning goal in the season opener against Army West Point (8/19)… Recorded assists against Saint Mary’s (8/26) and Boise State (10/1)… Attempted 22 shots and six shots on goal… Totaled single-game highs of four shots and three on goal against Army West Point (8/19)… Played a total of 1732 minutes with 90 or more minutes in 12 games.

As a Junior (2020)
MW Rankings: T-2nd in assists, 6th in assists per game
NCAA Rankings: 121st in assists, 125th in assists per game
First-team All-Mountain West… United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Pacific Region… A starter in all 11 games… Produced two goals, four assists and 11 shots… Eight points were third most on the team… Four assists are a single-season career-best, ranked second on the team and came vs. Nevada (3/5), two at San Jose State (3/12) and vs. San Jose State (3/28)… Three of her four assists came on game winners… Goals came on the game winner vs. Boise State (3/7) and vs. San Jose State (3/28)… Four of her 11 shots (.364 percent) were on frame… Goal vs. Boise State (3/7) came on a penalty kick, her third successful PK in as many seasons… Played a total of 968 minutes with a season-high 100 minutes at UNLV (4/3).

2019 Season
Second-Team All-Mountain West... Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (10/14)... Mountain West All-Tournament Team... Earned a starting assignment in all 20 contests… Scored four times and assisted on two others for a total of 10 points… Her goals, assists and points were all career-bests… Goals came in four successive games; one each at Boise State (10/11), at Utah State (10/13), at Air Force (10/18) and at Colorado College (10/20)… Her Utah State and Colorado College tallies were the game winners… Assists came on the final goals in victories vs. Colorado State (9/29) and vs. San Jose State (10/27)… Among her 18 shots, produced multiple attempts in four games, with three shots each at Boise State and at Air Force marking a season-high… Seven of 18 shots were put on goal and at Air Force, her two shots on goal were a season best… Went 1-of-1 in penalty kicks, cashing in at Air Force…Saw a total of 1,802 minutes of action.

2018 Season 
Mountain West Newcomer of the Year... Second-Team All-Mountain West... Mountain West All-Newcomer Team... One of four players, and one of two freshmen, to start in all 19 games... Scored three goals (verses Utah State & Air Force and at Nevada) and assisted on another (against Air Force)… Led all newcomers and ranked second on the team with seven points… Put 11-of-18 shots on goal…  Converted her one penalty kick attempt.

High School/Club
Went to Newark Memorial High School... Earned MVP and all-league first-team honors as a junior and senior midfielder; honorable mention as a freshman... Totaled 19 goals and 14 assists in 20 games as a senior... Helped the Cougars to a 32-7-5 record (21-2-5 league), over her final two seasons, according to MaxPreps... Trained with the U-18 U.S. Women's National Team... Competed at the ODP/PDP level... Played for the Palo Alto Soccer Club.