2014 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Cynthia Sanchez
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gilroy, CA
- High School:
- Gilroy HS
2017 All-Big West Second Team
2016 All-Big West Second Team
2015 NSCAA All-West Region Third Team
2015 All-Big West First Team
2014 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2014 Big West All-Freshmen Team
2017 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Started all 21 matches and scored six goals to go along with an assist, 13 points and 62 shots with 31 on goal ... Posted three game-winning goals, giving her 13 for her career ... Led the Matadors with five points in conference play ... Earned All-Big West Second Team honors, giving her all-conference accolades for the fourth-straight season ... Finished first in the Big West in shots, tied for second in game winning goals and tied for fourth in goals ... Second Matador in team history to earn four all-conference nods ... Concluded her career the all-time school leader in goals (23), points (52) and shots (183) while she finished tied for the most matches played (80) ... Scored a game winner against Houston (8/24/17) ... Hit a game-tying goal in the second half against Fresno State (8/31/17) ... Picked up an assist on a goal from Amy Aquino vs. UC Santa Barbara (10/5/17) ... Tallied another goal in a win over Cal Poly (10/8/17) ... Collected another game winner with a second-half strike at Hawai'i (10/15/17) ... Notched two goals to become the all-time Matador career scoring leader vs. UC Riverside at the Big West Tournament (11/2/17).Â
2016 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Started 20 matches and finished tied for second on the team in scoring with three goals ... Finished tied for third in assists (2) and points (8) ... Her 43 shots on the season is tied for eighth-most in a single season in team history  ... Posted 20 shots on goal ... Earned All-Big West Second Team Honors and received all conference accolades for the third-straight season ... Sixth all-time in shots in her career with 121 ... Scored first goal of the season and added an assist in a win over South Dakota (8/28/16) ... Recorded a golden goal at UC Santa Barbara in the 91st minute (10/6/16) ... Picked up an assist on a game-winning goal from Lindsay Kutscher at Cal Poly (10/9/16) ... Netted her second game winner of the season at UC Irvine with a score in the fourth minute (10/16/16) ... Sits at 17 career goals and needs five more to tie for the most goals in program history.Â
2015 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Sanchez made 17 starts and led the team in goals (11), points (25), shots (48), shots on goal (27) and game-winning goals (6) ... Set new career highs in many categories including games started, goals, assists, points, shots and game-winning scores ... Earned All-Big West Conference First Team honors in addition to a NSCAA All-West Region Third Team award ... Became just the eighth Matador in history to receive an All-West Region honor ... Set a new CSUN single-season scoring record with 11 goals ... Tied Brianna Monka for the most points in a season with 25 ... Scored goals in five straight games against Portland State, Southern Utah, New Mexico State, Fresno State and Detroit ... Recorded first career brace at Fresno State (9/4/15) ... Posted back-to-back two goal performances against San Jose State (9/20/15) and UC Irvine (10/8/15) ... Sits in sixth place in CSUN history in career goals (14) and eighth place in total points (31).Â
2014 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Sanchez appeared in all 20 matches and made 14 starts as a redshirt freshman … Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West Honors and a place on Big West Conference All-Freshmen Team … Tied for team lead with three goals and six points … Scored first career goal in victory over San Diego … Added game-winning goals vs. UC Riverside and UC Davis … Totaled 30 shots and put 13 on goal.
2013 Season (Freshman)
Sanchez appeared in two games in her freshman season ... Received a Medical Hardship Waiver for the season.Â
Gilroy High School
Sanchez played four seasons of soccer ... Earned all-league first team honors three times ... Graduated in 2013.Â
Personal
Born on August 14, 1995 ... Daughter of Liliana and Sergio Sanchez ... Has a brother, Sergio ... Favorites include FC Barcelona, Frank Lampard, "Dumb and Dumber" and The Backstreet Boys ... Lists her dad as her greatest hero ... Majoring in Health Sciences.
