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Jersey Number 27
Karina Gonzalez
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sanger, Calif.
- High School:
- Hallmark Charter School
CAREER: Has played in 58 games as a Wave and started 51 … total of three goals and eight assists … 25 shots taken with 9 being on goal.
PEPPERDINE 2024: Started all 21 matches for Pepperdine ... Played all but 136 minutes the entire season ... two assists tallied with the first against Georgia Southern (8/18/24) ... #88 on Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 Players ... All-WCC Second Team ... WCC Co-Midfielder of the Year.
PEPPERDINE 2023: Started every match for the Waves … first collegiate goal against CSUN 8/27/23 … three goals and six assists on the season … All-WCC Honorable Mention … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors.
CLUB: Played for Surf Bay Area Club and San Jose Earthquakes … Helped the Girls Academy win the 2021 national championship and her former club team San Jose Earthquakes win the national championship in 2019 … Selected to play with Team Japan on State PDP … Invited to an ID2 camp.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hallmark Charter School, located in Sanger, Calif., in 2022 … Played three years of varsity soccer … Scored 76 goals in her career with 38 assists … Named CMAC Player of the Year her senior season after scoring 39 goals … Was named All-CMAC first team twice … Led her high school team to a CIF section championship in 2022 … A four-year honor roll member and scholar athlete.
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-business administration ... Born in Fresno, Calif … Daughter of Alfred and Irma Gonzalez … Sister to Adrian, Mireya and Alex … Cousin, Gabriel Gonzalez, was a wrestler at Boise State … Chose Pepperdine because “it is a phenomenal place to learn, share and reinforce Christian ideals that will help me grow in intellect and character. I appreciate the smaller student-faculty ratio with possibilities for academic growth, spiritual discovery and proximity to diverse communities. Additionally, the coaching staff and the girls foster a sense of community and belonging.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Lionel Messi (pro athlete), FC Barcelona (pro team), The Scarlet Letter (book), Spiderman: Homecoming (movie), Vampire Diaries (TV show), Taylor Swift (musical artist), pasta and pizza (food) and basketball (sport besides soccer).
