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2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2014 Mexican Women’s National Team Player Pool
2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2013 College Sports Madness Second-Team All-SEC
2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2012 U-20 Mexican Women’s National Team
2012 LSWA Honorable Mention All-Louisiana
2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER CAPSULE
Earned four letters with the Tigers during her collegiate career from 2012-15 … Honored as a Second-Team All-SEC performer by College Sports Madness following her sophomore season in 2013 … Also an honorable mention selection to the All-Louisiana Team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in the wake of a brilliant freshman season in 2012 … Made 82 appearances with 42 starts with the Tigers in her four seasons in Baton Rouge … Scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists for 31 points in her career … Matched her career highs with four goals apiece as a freshman in 2012 and sophomore in 2013 … Also set career highs with four assists and 12 points during her freshman season … An outstanding student with three-straight selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll from 2013-15 … Also named to the SEC’s First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2012.
SENIOR SEASON (2015)
A key figure in LSU’s return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 and fifth time in program history … Made 21 appearances with five starts during her senior season as the Tigers posted a 13-6-4 overall record on the year … Appeared in 10 matches with three starts in SEC play while helping the Tigers finish seventh on the final league table with a 5-4-2 record and 17 points … Scored the fourth goal of the match in LSU’s 4-1 home win over Western Kentucky on Aug. 28 … Provided two assists on the season while totaling four points in the attack … Assisted Jorian Baucom’s second goal of the match and fourth goal overall in a 5-1 win over Marquette in the team’s non-conference finale on Sept. 20 … Assisted Lexi Gibbs’ consolation in a 2-1 defeat at 12th-ranked Florida on Oct. 11 … Attempted eight shots with three shots on goal on the year … Honored for her outstanding performance in the classroom once again with a third-straight selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2014)
Appeared in all 20 matches while making 10 starts for the Tigers during her junior season in 2014 … Scored two goals and dished out two assists for six points on the campaign … Opened her account by scoring the game-winning goal in the eighth minute of play in LSU’s 3-0 shutout of Nicholls on Sept. 2 … Drew the Tigers level at 1-1 with No. 6-ranked Texas A&M while scoring the equalizer in the third minute of play just 29 seconds after the Aggies grabbed an early lead … Assisted goals in each of the team’s first two matches to open the season … Assisted Jorian Baucom’s game-winning goal just 48 seconds into LSU’s season-opening 2-0 win over Troy on Aug. 22 … Created the fastest goal to open a season in the history of the LSU Soccer program … Assisted Summer Clarke’s goal in the sixth minute of play in a 6-2 home win over Northwestern State … Started matches against Troy, Northwestern State, Rice, Nicholls, Stephen F. Austin, BYU and Marquette during the non-conference season and Missouri, Texas A&M and Arkansas in SEC play in 2014 … Attempted 12 shots with four shots on target for a .333 shots on goal average on the season … Matched season highs with three shots against both Nicholls and Stephen F. Austin … All three shots against Nicholls were on target … A second-team selection to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-SEC Teams released prior to the start of the 2014 season … Honored for her academic effort once again as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second season in a row … Earned her third varsity letter with the Tigers.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)
Honored as a Second-Team All-SEC selection by College Sports Madness following the 2013 season … Appeared in all 20 matches with 15 starts during her sophomore season with the Tigers in 2013 … Wrapped up the season as the team’s second-leading goal scorer while matching her career-high with four goals on the campaign … Also made one assist while scoring nine points as the team’s third-leading point scorer on the season … Recorded her first multi-goal game with two goals in LSU’s 6-0 win against Louisiana-Monroe, including the game-winner in the ninth minute of play … Also scored the game-winning Golden Goal in the 95th minute of LSU’s 2-1 overtime win at Vanderbilt in its SEC opener on Sept. 21 … Opened the scoring against No. 6-ranked BYU with the first goal of the match in the 21st minute before the Tigers fell 4-2 at the final whistle … Assisted Jodi Calloway’s late goal in a 2-1 home defeat to Georgia late in the regular season … Attempted 26 shots with 13 shots on goal on the season for a .500 shots on goal percentage … Received an invitation to train with the senior Mexican Women’s National Team for the first time in her playing career during the 2014 spring season … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season … Trained with the senior Mexican Women’s National Team during the 2014 spring season ahead of the start of the collegiate season … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
Tied as the team’s leading goal scorer and point scorer as one of the SEC’s elite freshmen during her rookie season … Led the Tigers by scoring four goals and 12 points on the 2012 campaign … Also dished out four assists in her first collegiate season … Started 12 of 21 matches as both a forward and wing midfielder … Cracked LSU’s starting 11 in six of 13 SEC matches during the regular season, scoring three goals and dishing out one assist for seven points against league opponents … Scored a pair of game-winning goals in the 78th minute in a 2-1 victory over Stephen F. Austin and 86th minute in a 3-2 victory over Arkansas in LSU’s regular-season finale at the LSU Soccer Stadium … Goal against Stephen F. Austin was the first of her collegiate career … Also scored goals in a 3-1 home loss to Auburn and 3-2 overtime defeat at 23rd-ranked Tennessee in SEC play … Assisted a pair of game-winning goals by Heather Magee in a 2-0 shutout of Houston and by Colby Maffei in a 3-1 victory over 16th-ranked Missouri during the regular season … Also credited with assists in a 2-1 victory over Memphis and 1-1 draw with Rice in a pair of matches played at the LSU Soccer Stadium … Attempted 34 total shots with 18 shots on goal on the offensive end for a shot percentage of .118 and shots on goal percentage of .529 … Received an honorable mention selection to the All-Louisiana team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association following the 2012 season … Honored for her academic performance with a selection to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll following the 2013 spring semester … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the most dynamic attacking players in North America to join the NCAA Division I ranks in 2012 … Competed as a member of the Under-20 Mexican Women’s National Team in 2012 … Coached by Roberto Medina with the U-20 Mexican Women’s National Team … Helped lead Mexico to a third-place finish at the 2012 Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) U-20 Women’s Championships in Panama … Made three appearances for Mexico during the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championships … Came off the bench in matches against Jamaica and Canada before earning a start in a semifinal match against the United States … Earned the right to represent Mexico at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup held in Japan after scoring a 5-0 win over Panama in the third-place game at the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championships … A veteran of the U-17 Mexican Women’s National Team that competed at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago … Scored two goals for Mexico while making two starts in group play at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup … Scored the fourth goal of the match in the 77th minute in a 4-0 victory over South Africa … Also assisted on Mexico’s second goal of the match on an end-line cross to Andrea Sanchez in the 52nd minute to push the score to 2-0 … Scored Mexico’s only goal of the match in a 4-1 defeat at the hands of South Korea when she tied the score at 1-1 in the 37th minute … Her goal against South Korea was named by FIFA as one of the Top 10 goals scored during the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup … Helped guide the U-17 Mexican Women’s National Team to an appearance at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a second-place finish at the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championships in Costa Rica … Came off the bench to score Mexico’s fifth goal of the match in the 84th minute in a 6-0 win over Panama in round-robin play at the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championships … Earned a start in each of Mexico’s matches in a 3-1 win over Costa Rica in the semifinal and a 1-0 defeat to Canada in the final at the 2010 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championships … Debuted with the U-17 Mexican Women’s National Team on Nov. 28, 2009 … Helped Mexico take first place in a Four Nations Tournament held in Trinidad & Tobago prior to the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup … Scored a goal against Canada in the Four Nations Tournament in Trinidad & Tobago in 2010 … Played club soccer for the University Tecnologico de Monterrey under the direction of head coach Alejandro Frias … Led University Tecnologico de Monterrey to first-place team finishes at both the 2009 Fair Play Championship and 2010 Torneo de la Amistad … Guided the club to a second-place team finish at the 2010 Torneo Apertura while being recognized as the best goal scorer in the tournament.
PERSONAL
Full name is Maria Fernanda Piña Gomez … Born on Dec. 17, 1993 … Parents Armando Piña and Consuelo Gomez … Has one older sister named Consuelo Piña … Maintained a sparkling 3.6 cumulative grade-point average during her prep career … Majoring in studio art with a concentration in photography.