2017 Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Catalina Perez
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School/Previous School:
- Saint Andrews' School
- Hometown:
- Boca Raton, Fla.
Bio
2017 (SENIOR)Named to the SEC Preseason Watch List… First Team United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region and Third-Team All-American… First Team All-SEC in goal for the Bulldogs after spending the previous four seasons at Miami… Recorded a career-high 68 saves in net for MSU… Her 1.00 goals against average ranks second in program history for GAA in a single season… Tallied a career-best six shutouts for the Bulldogs, which ranks third in program history for clean sheets in one season… Tallied her first assist of the year, along with four saves vs. Central Arkansas on Aug. 27… Hauled in a season-high seven saves against Missouri on Sept. 21, which tied her career-best… Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23) after combining for 10 saves against Georgia (Oct. 19) and Ole Miss (Oct. 22)… Tied her career and season high with seven saves against San José State on Nov. 4, while also assisting on MaKayla Waldner’s game-winner.
2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT MIAMI [FL])
Played a total of 47 minutes and 25 seconds over two matches without allowing a goal… Helped Miami set a record for fewest goals allowed (16) and lowest goals against average in a season (0.82)… Played the final 27 minutes of the match in a season-opening shutout of North Florida on August 19… Played the last 20 minutes against Jacksonville on August 28, recording a save to help preserve the shutout.
2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT MIAMI [FL])
Appeared in 10 games, with eight of them being as the starter… Recorded 46 saves and had six or more saves in six of her contests… Allowed 21 goals, including one or less in four-straight outings… Went the distance in eight of her appearances… In conference play, ranked third in the ACC in saves per game (4.71) and seventh in total saves (33)… Made six saves in her first career collegiate start vs. Florida on September 27… Earned her first victory and clean sheet in a double-overtime win vs. Notre Dame on October 2 while playing all 106 minutes and logging six saves… Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on October 6… Awarded National Primetime Player of the Week on October 7 by College Soccer 360… Set a new career high with seven saves against Duke on October 8… Logged her second win by playing all 109 minutes in a double-overtime win against North Carolina State on October 11… Made five saves and earned her first career assist at Boston College on October 25… Tallied six saves against North Carolina on October 31… Named ESPN Deportes West Palm 760 AM Palm Beach County Hispanic Female Athlete of the Year.
2014 (SOPHOMORE AT MIAMI [FL])
Redshirted due to recovery from surgery.
2013 (FRESHMAN AT MIAMI [FL])
Saw time in six contests as a backup keeper for the University of Miami, recording four wins… Made 10 saves in those six appearances, including four stops in a 2-1 victory vs. Milwaukee on September 1… Totaled over 240 minutes in her first season in Coral Gables.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year player at Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, Florida… Earned Palm Beach All-County honors in 2010-11… Named to the Sun Sentinel All-County first team in 2010… Also competed in cross country, water polo and tennis at Saint Andrew’s… Named “Most Athletic” as a senior… Competed for Team Boca Soccer Club from 2004-2013… Won the Disney Showcase Championship in 2013 and led her team to the semifinals of the Florida State Cup in 2008 and 2009.
COMMUNITY SERVICE/ACADEMICS
Accepted into the UM chapter of the Golden Key International Society… Was UM’s top female scholar-athlete for the 2015-16 academic year… Member of Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society… Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society… Has been named to the ACC Honor Roll… Has been named a President’s Scholar, Dean’s Scholar, and Provost’s Scholar… Has been named to the Athletic Director Honor Roll.
INTERNATIONAL
Member of the Colombian Senior Women's National Team at the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup… Garnered the starting nod in the World Cup Round of 16 match against the United States and did not allow a goal during her time in the net, marking the team's first-ever knockout round match... Trained with Colombian Senior Women’s National Team during pre-Olympic trials in 2012... Helped Colombia to fourth-place finish at 2011 Pan American Games... Competed with Colombia U-20 Women’s National Team at 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Germany.
PERSONAL
Born Catalina Perez on November 11, 1994 in Bogotá, Colombia… Daughter of Alejandro and Luz Maria Perez… Has a brother, Jose… Intends to earn a master’s degree in sport administration at MSU… Studied business administration with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship at Miami… Chose MSU because of the people, the level of soccer and the passion for sports in Starkville… Names U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Carli Lloyd as the best player she’s ever faced.
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Tennessee
Friday, September 12
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Media Session
Wednesday, September 10
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Highlights vs. Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
