Long Beach State University Athletics
2026 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 8
Cherrie Cox
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Torrance, Calif.
- High School:
- West Torrance HS
- Prev School:
- West HS
2026 PRESEASON ALL-BIG WEST TEAM
2025 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG WEST
2023 FIRST-TEAM UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-WEST REGION
2023 BIG WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2023 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE
2022 BIG WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2022 BIG WEST ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Long Beach State (2025): An every game starter for Long Beach State, anchoring the team’s midfield … Tied for fourth on the team with seven points on the year … Finished with two goals and three assists … Played a total of 1,389 minutes, sixth-most on the team … Scored her first goal of the season against Nevada … Had an assist in a 1-1 draw with San Diego … Scored the only goal for the Beach in a 1-1 tie with UC Irvine … Had assists in back-to-back road games at Cal State Bakersfield and UC Davis … Named CSC Academic All-District … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2024): Saw time in 17 matches, starting 14 times in the midfield ... Played 1,134 minutes ... First career assist came on what proved to be Penny Smith's game winning goal at the University of San Diego ... Took nine shots, four on goal.
(2023): Appeared in 16 matches, playing 245 minutes ... Lone goal of the season, was the game winner in Long Beach State's 1-0 victory at Fresno State on Sept. 3 ... Took three shots on the year, including a season-best two at No. 11 BYU on Aug. 24.
High School: Played three years of varsity soccer at Sandia High School … Named the New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year after recording 26 goals and 15 assists in her senior season … Also named an All-American and a first-team 5A All-State selection … Named a first-team 5A All-State selection as a freshman as well … Totaling 14 years with NMSA 05 girls club soccer, she was a three-time NM State Cup Champion, 2020 USYS Desert Conference Champion, two-time Arsenal Challenge Champion, and finalists in the 2021 USYS Desert Conference, 2019 and 2021 USYS National League, and 2018 Surf Cup … Earned Academic Honors every year of high school, including 2020 National Honor Society.
Personal: Invited to participate in the inaugural NCAA Legacy Lab, empowering student-athletes to build entrepreneurial futures in 2025 … Sister, Juliana, played soccer at the University of Wyoming … Majoring in International Business.
Long Beach State (2024): Did not compete during the 2024 season.
(2023): Selected first-team United Soccer Coaches All-West Region ... named Big West Offensive Player of the Year (the sixth LBSU player to earn the honor) and first-team All-Conference ... led the Big West in goals scored (13), points (30), and shots on goal (33) ... She is tied for fourth all-time in single-season goals at the Beach, and is already in the Top 10 in career goals ...Second in the Big West in shots (54) and tied for ninth in the league in assists (4) with nine other players including teammates Kassandra Ceja and Makayla Demelo ... Tied for second in the Big West in game winning goals (2) with seven other players including teammate Elysia Laramie ...Named Big West Offensive Player of the Week a league-high two times ... Scored twice in a match on five occasions ... Finished the year eighth in Division I In goals per game (0.76), ninth in points per game (1.76), 16th in shots on goal per game (1.94), 17th in total goals, 21st in shot accuracy (.611), 24th in total points, and 65th in shots per game (3.18)... Started all 17 matches in which she appeared, playing 1,258 minutes.
(2022): Named the Big West Freshman of the Year, the sixth in program history … Also named to the Big West All-Freshman Team and a Big West Honorable Mention … Appeared in all 21 games of the season, making 17 starts … Totaled 1,540 minutes and played all 90 minutes in three games … Tied for second on the team with 15 points, 12 of which came during Big West play … Enjoyed a stretch of four consecutive games with a goal, three of which also included an assist … Registered her first career goal against Fresno State, her first collegiate assist against San Diego, and her first multi-point effort on the road at Hawai’i … Best game of the season came in a 4-1 win over CSUN, where she recorded a goal and two assists … Totaled 59 shots in her rookie campaign, 26 being on target, for a .441 shot on-goal percentage.
High School: Prepped at West Torrance High School … Led the Warriors to the CIF D3 State Championship in 2021-22 … Won back-to-back Pioneer League Varsity Championships as a junior and senior … Was named Pioneer League and West HS Season MVP in consecutive seasons to end her high school career … Owns her high school’s single-season and career goals scored record … Totaled 40 goals in her senior season.
Club: Played club with Beach FC … Helped her team win the ECNL-RL Southwest Conference Championship and ECNL Open Cup Championship.
Major: Criminology/Criminal Justice
2025 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG WEST
2023 FIRST-TEAM UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-WEST REGION
2023 BIG WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2023 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE
2022 BIG WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2022 BIG WEST ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Long Beach State (2025): An every game starter for Long Beach State, anchoring the team’s midfield … Tied for fourth on the team with seven points on the year … Finished with two goals and three assists … Played a total of 1,389 minutes, sixth-most on the team … Scored her first goal of the season against Nevada … Had an assist in a 1-1 draw with San Diego … Scored the only goal for the Beach in a 1-1 tie with UC Irvine … Had assists in back-to-back road games at Cal State Bakersfield and UC Davis … Named CSC Academic All-District … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2024): Saw time in 17 matches, starting 14 times in the midfield ... Played 1,134 minutes ... First career assist came on what proved to be Penny Smith's game winning goal at the University of San Diego ... Took nine shots, four on goal.
(2023): Appeared in 16 matches, playing 245 minutes ... Lone goal of the season, was the game winner in Long Beach State's 1-0 victory at Fresno State on Sept. 3 ... Took three shots on the year, including a season-best two at No. 11 BYU on Aug. 24.
High School: Played three years of varsity soccer at Sandia High School … Named the New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year after recording 26 goals and 15 assists in her senior season … Also named an All-American and a first-team 5A All-State selection … Named a first-team 5A All-State selection as a freshman as well … Totaling 14 years with NMSA 05 girls club soccer, she was a three-time NM State Cup Champion, 2020 USYS Desert Conference Champion, two-time Arsenal Challenge Champion, and finalists in the 2021 USYS Desert Conference, 2019 and 2021 USYS National League, and 2018 Surf Cup … Earned Academic Honors every year of high school, including 2020 National Honor Society.
Personal: Invited to participate in the inaugural NCAA Legacy Lab, empowering student-athletes to build entrepreneurial futures in 2025 … Sister, Juliana, played soccer at the University of Wyoming … Majoring in International Business.
Long Beach State (2024): Did not compete during the 2024 season.
(2023): Selected first-team United Soccer Coaches All-West Region ... named Big West Offensive Player of the Year (the sixth LBSU player to earn the honor) and first-team All-Conference ... led the Big West in goals scored (13), points (30), and shots on goal (33) ... She is tied for fourth all-time in single-season goals at the Beach, and is already in the Top 10 in career goals ...Second in the Big West in shots (54) and tied for ninth in the league in assists (4) with nine other players including teammates Kassandra Ceja and Makayla Demelo ... Tied for second in the Big West in game winning goals (2) with seven other players including teammate Elysia Laramie ...Named Big West Offensive Player of the Week a league-high two times ... Scored twice in a match on five occasions ... Finished the year eighth in Division I In goals per game (0.76), ninth in points per game (1.76), 16th in shots on goal per game (1.94), 17th in total goals, 21st in shot accuracy (.611), 24th in total points, and 65th in shots per game (3.18)... Started all 17 matches in which she appeared, playing 1,258 minutes.
(2022): Named the Big West Freshman of the Year, the sixth in program history … Also named to the Big West All-Freshman Team and a Big West Honorable Mention … Appeared in all 21 games of the season, making 17 starts … Totaled 1,540 minutes and played all 90 minutes in three games … Tied for second on the team with 15 points, 12 of which came during Big West play … Enjoyed a stretch of four consecutive games with a goal, three of which also included an assist … Registered her first career goal against Fresno State, her first collegiate assist against San Diego, and her first multi-point effort on the road at Hawai’i … Best game of the season came in a 4-1 win over CSUN, where she recorded a goal and two assists … Totaled 59 shots in her rookie campaign, 26 being on target, for a .441 shot on-goal percentage.
High School: Prepped at West Torrance High School … Led the Warriors to the CIF D3 State Championship in 2021-22 … Won back-to-back Pioneer League Varsity Championships as a junior and senior … Was named Pioneer League and West HS Season MVP in consecutive seasons to end her high school career … Owns her high school’s single-season and career goals scored record … Totaled 40 goals in her senior season.
Club: Played club with Beach FC … Helped her team win the ECNL-RL Southwest Conference Championship and ECNL Open Cup Championship.
Major: Criminology/Criminal Justice
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