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2021 Soccer Roster

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21 Maria Contreras

  • Position Midfielder
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-2
  • Hometown Guatemala City, Guatemala

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
Chi Alpha Sigma National Scholar-Athlete Society
2x Academic All-Southern Conference (Fall, 2018, Fall 2019)
Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal (2019-20)
3x Southern Conference Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)


GRADUATE STUDENT (2021-22): Became the winningest player in program history this season... Captained the team to 10 wins on the year, the most since 2010… Started all 18 games she appeared in with a combined playing time of 1517 minutes for the season… Was an integral part of the Bulldog midfield and tallied 2 goals and 3 assists for the year giving her 7 points… Posted a season high of 110 minutes in back-to-back games playing Mercer (Oct. 15) and Wofford (Oct. 22)… Assisted in consecutive games against Samford (Oct. 3) and the 2-0 win over VMI (Oct. 8)… Tallied 3 shots on goal in the win 8-0 win over Johnson (Tenn.) (Sept. 11)… Her Bulldog career concludes with 11 assists and 10 goals with a total of 31 points.

SENIOR (2020-21): Started all 17 matches in which she played, logging 1,400 minutes, third-most among the team’s midfielders behind Rachel Posner and Leanne Bryant… Scored goals against Georgia Southern (Oct. 16) and North Florida (Feb. 23)… Assisted on the third goal against VMI to guarantee The Citadel a third-straight win over its archrival (March 19)… Played 90 or more minutes in five of the final six matches of the season, including a season-high 110 minutes in the double-overtime draw with Western Carolina in the season finale (April 3)… Her eight career assists are tied for the eighth-most in program history.

JUNIOR (2019): Ended her junior season tied for seventh in program history with seven career assists … Her 19 career points at the end of the season rank 19th in program history … Her two career game-winning goals rank tied for 12th in program history … Her three goals scored as a junior rank tied for ninth in program history for the junior class … Her two assists rank tied for eighth in junior class history … Her eight points as a junior rank 11th in program history for the junior class … Her 18 starts as a junior rank tied for 10th in program history in the junior class … One of five players to play in all 19 games, starting 18 … Averaged 68.1 minutes per game, including playing every minute in four of the last five contests … Recorded 11 shots, including five on goal … In the Bulldogs’ 7-0 win over Columbia International (Sept. 19), recorded five points off two goals and an assist, becoming the 23rd Bulldog in program history to score multiple goals in a game … Added a goal in the Bulldogs’ regular-season game at ETSU (Oct. 20) … Recorded her second assist of the season in The Citadel’s 1-1, double-overtime home draw with Jacksonville (Sept. 22).

SOPHOMORE (2018): Ended her sophomore season tied for 12th in program history with five career assists and tied for 11th with two game-winning goals … Played in 18 games and made 15 starts, including the first 13 games of the season … Averaged 61.4 minutes per contest, and played every minute in five games, including a season-high 91 in the Bulldogs’ 2-1 overtime win over Francis Marion … Scored two goals on the season and notched a pair of assists … Her two goals scored rank tied for 12th in program history for goals scored by a sophomore … Her two assists rank tied for 15th in program history for the sophomore class … Scored her first goal of the season in the win over the Patriots of Francis Marion on her only shot of the contest … Recorded the second game-winning goal of her career in the Bulldogs’ 2-0 road win over South Carolina State (Aug. 29), again on just one shot … Recorded both of her assists in the 4-0 home win over Bob Jones (Sept. 7).

FRESHMAN (2017): Played in all 18 games as a true freshman, making 13 starts … Led the team with three assists to go along with one goal scored for five points on the year … Her five points was tied for fourth-most on the team … Started the first 10 games of her collegiate career … Averaged 61 minutes per game and played all 90 minutes in four contests … Scored her first collegiate goal in the Bulldogs’ 5-3 win over Hampton (Aug. 18) off four shots … Her goal over the Pirates proved to be the game-winner … Had two assists in The Citadel’s 2-1 win over S.C. State (Aug. 27) … Recorded her third assist of the season in the Bulldogs’ 3-2 win over Presbyterian (Sept. 3).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Montverde Academy … Helped her team to a 19-0-1 record during her sophomore season as they ranked No. 1 nationally by NSCAA … Finished with an impressive 14-2-1 record junior season … Won district championship and posted a 21-2-0 record as a senior … Played on Unifut team in Guatemala, ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2014.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Erick Contreras and Patricia Munoz … Major is computer science.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2017Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    21
  • 21

    2018Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    21
  • 21

    2019Junior

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    21
  • 21

    2020-21Senior

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    21
  • 21

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    21

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