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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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18 Arely Alaniz

  • Position D
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Deer Park, Texas
  • Highschool Deer Park HS

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
Preseason Southland All-Conference First Team (2023)...United Soccer Coaches Player to Watch - Defender (2023)...Southland Conference Defender of the Year (2022, 2023)...First Team All-Southland Conference (2022, 2023, 2024)...All-Southland Conference Tournament Team (2023)...All-Southland Conference Tournament MVP (2023)...Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/19/23, 9/3/24)...United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team (2023)

2024: GRADUATE
Tallied 1444 minutes...Scored a goal at Rice (8/29/24)...Dished out four assists, including two at Texas A&M-Commerce (10/20/24)...Led LU to six shutouts on the season...Took 22 shots including three vs. Sam Houston (9/1/24) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10/11/24)...Took 10 shots on goal, including two at Rice (8/29/24)...Named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/3/24)...Named First Team All-Southland Conference

2023: SENIOR

Tallied 1736 minutes in 21 games played...Scored a goal vs. Houston Christian (game-winner) (9/22/23) and McNeese (11/5/23)...Dished out an assist vs. Xavier (9/14/23), UIW (10/13/23), and A&M-Corpus Christi (10/20/23)...Named Southland Conference Defender of the Year...Named Southland Conference Tournament MVP...Named All-Southland Conference Tournament Team...Named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/19/23)...Named First Team All-Southland Conference

2022: JUNIOR

Tallied 1482 minutes in 19 games played with 15 starts...Scored two game-winning goals:  UIW (9/30/22) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10/23/22)...Dished out an assist against Louisiana (9/1/22) and Northwestern State (9/16/22)...Fired 19 shots with eight on goal...Named first team All-Southland Conference...Named Southland Conference Defender of the Year 

2021: SOPHOMORE
Tallied 126 minutes in six games played...Recorded a shot on goal against UTRGV (10/23/21)

2020: FRESHMAN
Tallied 443 minutes played in her first season in Beaumont...Recorded two total points on the year...Boasted nine shots in total...Recorded two shots on goal in the 2-1 win at Abilene Christian (Mar. 5)...Tallied 65 minutes played in the win over Houston Baptist (Feb. 28)...Recorded her first collegiate points as she tallied two assists in the 3-0 win over A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 26)...Tallied two shots in the conference opener against SE Louisiana (Feb. 12)...Made her collegiate debut in the win over Texas State (Sept. 11)

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner at Deer Park HS...Helped lead the varsity soccer program to four straight District Championships, capturing four straight...Four-time First Team All-District honoree...Named District Offensive MVP her freshman and sophomore years...Four-time Team Offensive MVP...Second Team All-Greater Houston her junior year...First Team All-State her senior year as well as being named the District MVP

PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 18, 2001 in Deer Park, Texas...Daughter of Jose and Maria Alaniz...Has three sisters...Plans to major in General Studies or Communications while at Lamar

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020Freshman

    F
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2021Sophomore

    F
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2022Junior

    F
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2023Senior

    D
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2024Graduate Student

    D
    5'5"
    18
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