2026 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Ariana Salvador
- Position:
- Midfielder/Forward
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Newhall, Calif.
- High School:
- William S. Hart HS
CAREER: Has appeared in 40 games with 30 starts over two seasons ... Total of three goals and two assists ... 1x WCC Offensive Player of the Week
PEPPERDINE 2025: Appeared in 19 games making 17 starts for the Waves ... Notched one goal and one assist ... Played all 90 minutes at San Francisco (11/8/25)
PEPPERDINE 2024: Appeared in all 21 games with 13 starts ... Tallied two goals and an assist on the season ... Scored first collegiate goal against Santa Clara (10/9/24) ... 13 shots with seven on goal for a percentage of .538 ... WCC Offensive Player of the Week (10/14/24) ... #36 on Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 Freshman ... All-WCC Freshman Team ... WCC Commissioner's honor roll "bronze"
NATIONAL TEAM: Called up to the Phillipine U20 National Team in 2023 for the Asian Cup Qualifiers
CLUB: Most recently played for LAFC So Cal Youth ECNL … Previously played for Real So Cal ECNL … 2023 ECNL Southwest U-17 All Conference First Team … 2023 Phillipine U-20 Women’s National Team member for the Asian Cup Qualifiers … 2022 ECNL Southwest U-16 All Conference second team
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from William S. Hart High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. in 2024 … a four-year Academic Excellence Award recipient for GPA 4.0+ … captained her team junior and senior year with a combined 36 goals scored and 42 assists … 2023-2024 Foothill All-League Player of the Year … 2023-2024 William S. Hart Athlete of the year … Played for the Philippine U-20 Women’s National Team (PWNT) at the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers
PERSONAL: Born in Glendale, Calif. … daughter of Chesa Parsio and Albert Salvador … has two younger siblings, Adrielle and Aiden … Chose Pepperdine “for its positive athletic and academic atmosphere and continued goals of developing women of character. At Pepperdine, I see myself developing in my academic and athletic goals as well as growing in my relationship with God. Plus, it’s a bonus to wake up to the ocean-front views of Malibu!”
FAVORITES: Enjoys hiking, going to the beach, and cooking new recipes with her siblings … Favorites include Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham (pro athletes), Real Madrid (pro team) One Tree Hill (TV show), The Handmaid’s Tale (book), poke and acai (food), She’s the Man (movie), Don Toliver (artist), and pickleball (sport outside of soccer)
