Renee Mendiola

Renee Mendiola in the Big West Conference Soccer match against UC Irvine at George Allen Field, Sat. Oct. 20, 2012.

Renee Mendiola in the Under Armour Invitational match against Army at Titan Stadium, Sun., Sept. 16, 2012.

Renee Mendiola in the non-conference match against San Diego at George Allen Field, Long Beach, Calif., Fri., Sept. 21, 2012.

Position:
MF/D
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Major:
Child Development and Family Studies
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.
High School:
Wilson HS
Prev School:
Wilson HS

2012 (Freshman): Played in 14 games, making seven starts ... Tied for fourth on the team with seven points ... Finished with three goals and one assist ... First career goal came in a 5-1 win at UC Riverside on Sept. 28 ... Had an assist and scored the game-winner in a 2-1 victory vs. UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 5) ... Found the back of the net again two days later against Cal Poly ... Fired off a season-high three shots vs. Saint Francis (Aug. 24) and Texas Tech (Sept. 14) ... Totaled 13 attempts on the year with seven coming on target.

2011 (Redshirt): Did not play in any regular season games.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Wilson High School ... Helped the Bruins to four consecutive Moore League titles and a CIF Division I championship as a freshman ... Led the squad to the CIF Division II title game as a senior ... Garnered first-team all-league and second-team all-state honors ... Also earned honorable mention all-league recognition as a junior ... Club: Played two years for Beach Futbol Club.

Personal: Older sister, Jasmine, was a four-year letterwinner on the women's soccer team at Tulsa (2008-11) ... Majoring in child development and family studies.