2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 19
Sam Nieto
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Gabriel, Calif.
- High School:
- La Salle HS
- Major:
- Sociology
UC Irvine Soccer did not compete in 2020
FreshmanΒ
La Salle High School
Club
Personal
FreshmanΒ
- Played 4 games for the βEaters, all appearances came from the bench
- Recorded her career high 15 minutes of play time against ArizonaΒ
- Dean's List Winter and Spring 2020
- Co-President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
La Salle High School
- Reached the playoffs in all four years at La Salle High School
- Three-time all-league
- Team MVP once
- Scored one game-winner and assisted on another during most recent playoff run
- Three-time honor roll member and once high honors - member of National Honor Society
Club
- Played club soccer at So Cal Academy
- Broke team's league scoring record by sixΒ goals
- Surf Cup champion in 2015
- National Cup finalist
- Played four seasons at Legends FC under Carlos Guerrero
- Also played for Arsenal FC, La Verne Lazers, and LA Premiere
Personal
- Parents are Andy and Judy
- Father played baseball at Cal State Fullerton
- Mother attended CSUN
- Has one brother, Andrew-Cody, that plays baseball
- Majoring in sociology with a minor in business management
- Aspires to work in commercial real estate, advertising, or public relations
- Chose to come to UC Irvine because of the competitive program, welcoming and encouraging coaches, family feel of the team, and the highly ranked academic school
- Member of Associated Student Body, California Scholarship Foundation, National Honors Society
- Also a student ambassador, and graduated high school Cum Laude
- Girl scout member until age 14
- Father, Andy, played baseball professionally and now coaches in high school. He was a member of the 1998 USC coaching staff under retired Anteater head baseball coach, Mike Gillespie
- Grandfather, Mike Gillespie, was Hall of Fame College Baseball coach andΒ coached at UC Irvine from 2008-18
- Fan of Abby WambachΒ and Kelly O'Hara
- Enjoys spending time with family and friends, the color purple, country music, and shopping
- Enjoys TV show Modern Family and movies A League of their Own and The Italian Job
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