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Zaria Katesigwa - Women's Soccer - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Zaria Katesigwa

Position

F

Height

5-2

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

Albuquerque High School

Major

Psychology

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2023-24 (Junior) – #20

Played in two matches and 57 minutes before missing the rest of the season due to injury… Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

2022-23 (Sophomore) – #20

Played in all 19 matches and started 15 as a sophomore…ranked third on the team with three goals scored…added one assist for seven total points, ranking fourth on the team…placed 7 of 15 shots taken on target…scored one game-winning goal, on Sept. 8 in UNM’s 2-0 win at UC San Diego…played 681 minutes for an average of 35.9 minutes per match…played a season-high 66 minutes on Oct. 9 against San Jose State…took a season-high two shots on five different occasions…helped the Lobos to their third straight Mountain West regular-season title…Mountain West academic all-conference selection… named a MW Scholar-Athlete.

2021-22 (Freshman) – #20

Played in all 21 matches, earning 19 starts and totaling 1, 096 minutes… racked up the second-most goals scored with 10 on the season, just one goal behind team leader Jadyn Edwards… scored her first two goals in the Lobos’ 5-1 win over Dixie State, including the game-winning goal… overall, she led the team with four game-winning goals on the season, including in the Lobos’ 2-1 win over Washington, in the 4-1 win over Wyoming, and the golden goal game winner in overtime in the MW Semifinal 2-1 win over Utah State… fired off 30 shots, including 19 on goal… accounted for three assists, tied for second most on the team with Karlee Maes… named Mountain West Freshman of the Week on Sept. 27… earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors… named Mountain West Newcomer of the Year, as well as being named All-Conference Second Team and MWC Tournament MVP…helped the Lobos to their second straight Mountain West regular-season title and to the Mountain West tournament title.

Albuquerque High School (Class of 2021)

Attended Albuquerque High School where she was named Second Team All-State, First Team All-District (twice) and was the leading goal scorer at AHS as a freshman … was named Player to Watch her junior and senior years and has registered an astounding 57 goals and 21 assists at the time of her signing … also served as the Black Student Union President and has lettered in soccer, basketball and track and field … at the club level, she has also competed for AUFC, Classic FC and Sting.