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Jersey Number 21
Esmeralda Figueroa
- Position:
- Midfielder / Forward
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Northeast Jones HS / Jones College [MS]
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Miss.
2021 | Senior
Has not seen game action.ย
2020 | Junior
Saw action in five total games with 50 minutes of playing time and one shot which was on goal ...ย Saw her debut in the Maroon and White at the SEC Tournament where she faced eventual champion Vanderbilt for 12 minutes off the bench (11/15) ... Came off the bench against Louisiana (2/28) ...ย Came off the bench against Arkansas State (3/13) ... Recorded one shot on goal against Troyย (3/20) ...ย Saw the pitch for 18 minutes against Columbus State (4/1).ย
2019 | Sophomore (at Jones College)
Named all-conference and all-region โฆ earned NJCAA First Team All-Academic honors started 16 matches, scoring 17 goals and adding five assists โฆ led Jones in goals, points and shots โฆ served as a team captain โฆ scored twice in the season-opening shutout win at Hinds CC (8/22) โฆ scored in four straight games beginning at Holmes CC (8/27) and concluding with a hat trick against Meridian CC (9/6) โฆ scored twice at Spartanburg CC (9/20) โฆ netted the game-winner at Northwest Mississippi CC (9/24) โฆ recorded consecutive multi-goal games with two goals at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (10/1) and a hat trick at Meridian CC (10/8) โฆ also had an assist at Meridian to match her career-high with seven points.ย
2018 | Freshman (at Jones College)
Named all-conference โฆ team won the Region XXIII Championship โฆ appeared in 17 matches, making 15 starts โฆ scored 16 goals with eight assists for a 40-point season โฆ served as a team captain โฆ made her collegiate debut against East Central CC (8/24) โฆ scored first collegiate goal at Northwest Mississippi CC (8/27) and picked up her first career assist in the next game against Mississippi Gulf Coast (9/7) โฆ scored at Meridian CC (9/14) โฆ picked up a hat trick with an assist for a career-high seven points at Southwest Mississippi CC (9/25) โฆ scored twice at Pearl River CC (10/12) โฆ scored all three goals in the game against Meridian CC (10/15) โฆ recorded a hat trick against LSU-Eunice (10/27) in the Region XXIII Championship match.ย
High School/Club
Played at Northeast Jones High School where she scored 155 goals in her high school career with 24 hat tricks โฆ added 51 assists over a five-year career โฆ was a Mississippi Wendyโs High School Heisman Finalist and served as a team captain as a senior โฆ named to the Best of MSPreps First Team and was Sports 601โs Jones County Soccer Player of the Year โฆ won the golden boot with a school-record 53 goals in her final campaign, which ranked 13th nationally and led the state โฆ named first team all-state, all-region and was the Region 4 MVP โฆ played in the MHSAA All-Star Game for the North State team โฆ won offensive MVP honors as a junior and sophomore and was the Female Athlete of the Year at the 7v7 Soccer State Games โฆ team won district championships as a freshman and sophomore โฆ scored game-winning goal in the South State Championship as a freshman โฆ reached the state championship game as a freshman and scored the tying goal to send the game into double-overtime and penalty kicks โฆ also played on the state championship team as an eighth grader โฆ as a junior, team won the State Games โฆ also played tennis and softball, ran track and was on the cheer squad โฆ qualified for the state meet in the 1200m as a freshman and sophomore and won a doubles district championship in tennis โฆ played club soccer for Mississippi RUSH Premier โฆ scored the golden goal to win the 2019 state championship in the MSA Premier Cup โฆ team also won the MSA State Cup in 2017 โฆ played in the 2016 Disney Showcase Championship โฆ member of the RUSH Select Program Player Pool for national and international play as one of 900 players out of 35,000 nominees โฆ five-year member of the Region III Olympic Development Program โฆ ODP team won the Champions of Orange Classic International Tournament in 2016.ย
Community Service/Academics
Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the fall of 2020 ... Named to the SEC First-Year Honor Roll in 2020 โฆ named to NJCAA All-Academic First Team in 2019 โฆ was a Principle Scholar as a senior and was Class Officer Secretary-Treasurer โฆ served on the Student Council for three years โฆ member of the Serteens, Beta Club, Spanish Club, Key Club, FCA and TARS.ย
Personal
Born Esmeralda Denise Figueroa on Aug. 4, 2000 โฆ daughter of Pedro and Mary Figueroa โฆ has a twin sister, Araceli โฆ majoring in chemistry โฆ aย certified high school soccer referee.Friday, September 18
Friday, September 18
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