UC Riverside

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2015 Scored a pair of goals in the Highlanders' 4-2 victory vs. Southern Utah (box score/recap)  ... Assisted on the game-winning score in the team' 2-0 win at Cal Poly (box score/recap) ... Also assisted on th game-winning goal in the Highlanders' 2-0 win over Houston Baptist (box score/recap), and the 3-0 victory over CSU Bakersfield (box score/recap)  ... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team (story) ... 

2014 Named to the All-Big West Honorable Mention Team ... Tied for third on the team in goals and was fifth in points ... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team ... 

2013 Played and started in every game ... Netted both goals in the 2-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield (box score/recap) ... Also scored a goal in the 2-1 loss against UC Davis (box score/recap) ... Was the third leading point scorer for the Highlanders ...

2012 Made the first appearance of her UC Riverside career in the Highlanders 2-1 season-opening win over CSU Bakersfield on August 17, picking up her first career assist on a goal by Crystal Lopez (box score/recap) ...

High School Played four years in the midfield at Canyon Springs High School for Head Coach John Drew ... Won league championships during her sophomore and junior seasons advancing to the CIF finals as a junior and the semifinals as a senior ... Named First-Team, All-League all four years and First-Team All-Area Southern Section on three occasions ... Scored 8 goals and dished out 11 assists as a senior as the Cougars went 22-3-2 including 11-2-1 in league play ... Advanced to the CIF-SS D4 Championship game as a junior as team went 24-2-4 including 13-0-1 in league play ... Scored 13 goals and added 20 assists during her junior campaign ... Also lettered in track and cross country ...

Personal Alexa Jeanine Bustamante is the daughter of Michael and Cheryl Bustamante ... Her father has had the biggest influence on her athletics career because he inspired her when he used to run in college ... Named prom queen as a senior ... Majoring in pre-business with a minor in psychology ... Cheers for the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers, the San Diego Chargers and Chelsea ... Considers Ronaldo, Rhondo, Kobe Bryant, Messi and LaDainian Tomlinson to be her favorite athletes ... Enjoys the written works of Harper Lee, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain and John Steinbeck ... Her favorite books are "Catch 22," "To Kill A Mockingbird," "The Great Gatsby" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God" ... Enjoys eating Mexican food, salads and pizza ... Lists "Teen Mom, "True Life" and "The Game" among her favorite TV shows ... "Think Like A Man," " Super Bad" and "Project X" are her favorite movies ... Listens to the music of Michael Jackson, The Weekend and Frank Ocean ... Her hobbies include soccer, school, socializing and writing ...