Maya Gonzales

Height:
5-1
Class:
First Year
Hometown:
Orange, CA
High School:
Rosary HS
Position:
F
Major:
Bioengineering

AT UCSC: Tied for second on the team with six goals as a freshman in 2019. Started 12 games and played in 16; scored first UCSC goal Sept. 14 at Caltech. Had first career hattrick October 1st against Mills to earn ACAA Offensive Player of the Week.

HIGH SCHOOL: Varsity Athlete for 4 years at Rosary Academy in Fullerton. League Honorable Mention 2018 and Offensive MVP 2019. Won Scholar Athlete and Principal Honors all 4 Years, plus Royal Achievement in American Sign Language. Played club for LA Galaxy OC.

PERSONAL: Parents are Manny and Jennifer,sister is Dakota. Most influential person is her sister because "she has persevered through many obstacles and she always makes me laugh. I always look up to her and strive to be as kind and empathetic as her."

Picked UCSC because she liked how it was a larger university with a diverse student body which would allow meeting many people, the beautiful forest scenery surrounding it, while still being very close to the beach, and everyone she met, especially the women’s soccer program, were "extremely welcoming and kind towards me and all genuinely care about the wellbeing of others."

Hobbies include going to the beach, hanging out with friends, watching The Office and going to Trader Joe’s.