Savanah Sanchez

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Redshirted.

Hope Christian: Won state championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023… scored 170 goals and was credited with 67 assists for 407 points, with her goals leading all of New Mexico going back as far as 2002 and is second in New Mexico history in assists… in her freshman campaign, led the district, class and state in points and goals with 23 goals and seven assists, and improved to 42 goals and 24 assists as a sophomore, finishing second in the state in points and goals….her junior year, scored 59 goals with 23 assists to again lead the district and class in points and goals and finished second in state… capped her high school career with 46 goals, 13 assists and 103 points, averaging two goals a match… ranked first in district, class and state for both points and goals her senior season…named to the All-American Team by the United Soccer Coaches in 2023 in which she was New Mexico’s only female selection and was the only New Mexico player chosen to play in the All-American game in Charleston, South Carolina… selected as District Player of the Year in 2023, First Team All-District as well as First Team NMAA All-State all four years… named the state championship Player of the Game in 2022 and 2023… named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team in 2022 and 2023… honored as the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame Special Award recipient for setting a new NMAA career scoring record with her 170 goals… named an academic all-district in 2022 and 2023.

Club: Played for NMSA 06GA and has played for Rio 05GA and Rio 06… state championships in 2018, 2019, 2020… 2020 and 2021 West Region ODP Regional Camp Selection… 2017-21 NM ODP State Team.

Sanchez on choosing UNM: “Everything about it just feels right. I love the team, staff, and atmosphere. Getting the opportunity to play for and represent my hometown means so much to me.”