UC Riverside

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2013 Netted a goal in the 2-1 (OT) victory over New Mexico State off a penalty kick (box score/recap)...

2012 Saw her first action, made the first start of her UC Riverside career, and picked up the game-winning goal in the Highlanders 2-1 season-opening win over CSU Bakersfield on August 17 (box score/recap) ...

High School Played four years at Canyon Springs High School for Coach John Drew ... Set the Inland Valley League record for most goals with 41 after scoring 38 as a junior ... Team advanced to the CIF Division 4 Championship Game during her junior season as they went 24-2-4 on the season ... Her senior year, the Cougars advanced to the CIF Division 4 semifinals ... Canyon Springs won league titles during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... Named HSGameTime Press-Enterprise Player of the Year as a senior and Co-Player of the Year as a junior ... In 2011 and 2012, was named to the All-CIF Division I First Team, Inland Empire Press-Enterprise All-Area First Team, All-League First Team, and Inland Valley All-League Offensive MVP ... Earned MVP honors at the Fifth Annual Inland Empire, San Bernardino County vs. Riverside County All-Star Game as well as at the San Gorgonio High School Winter Classic Tournament ... Named Citrus Belt Area Athlete of the Year in 2012 ... Honored with the US Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete of the Year award as a senior ... Was a four-year scholar athlete honoree ... Named PSHS Athlete of the Year as a senior ...

Personal Crystal Elaine Lopes is the daughter of Jorge Lopez and Dulce Rojas ... Is the first person in her family to go to college ... Has yet to declare a major but is planning on minoring in psychology and would like to become a lawyer or a business owner following graduation ... Volunteers at Charter Hospice, Riverside County Regional Medical Center and CSHS Adopt-A-Trail ... Served as a volunteer coach at the annual Riverside El Protector Soccer Clinic ... Was a member of the National Honors Society, Health Careers Academy, Fit Club, Environmental Health Club, Ethics Club and Student Advisory Council in high school ... Cheers for Real Madrid, the Men's Mexican National Team, the US Women's National Team, and Barcelona ... Considers Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Dos Santos, Iker Casillas and Ronaldinho to be her favorite athletes ... Enjoys the written works of Ernest Hemmingway and Paulo Coelho ... Lists "The Great Gatsby," "The Alchemist" and "A Farewell To Arms" To be her favorite books ... Enjoys eating Mexican and Italian food ... Watches "Pawn Stars," "Storage Wars" and "ABDC" on television ... Her favorite movies are "Life As We Know It," "Fast Five" and "Rock Of Ages" ... Listens to the music of Foreigner, Usher, Mana and lots of songs from the '80s ... Lists drawing, scrapbooking and outdoor activities among her hobbies ... Lists her club coach, Gabe Mendoza, as having had the biggest influence on her athletics career because he challenged her skills, and always motivated her to play physically and with heart and passion ...

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