UC Riverside

2009 Led the Highlanders in goals, assists and points ... Scored the game-winning goal in UC Riverside's 2-0 win over Bowling Green on September 18 ...

2008 One of seven players to appear in all 20 matches ... Tied for fourth on the team in goals scored and assists, and tied for sixth in total points ... Earned her lone goal of the season in UCR's 4-0 rout of Cal State Bakersfield on Aug. 24 ... Picked up her lone assist on the season on a Tessa Lennala goal on Oct. 12 at Pacific ...

2007 One of seven players to appear in all 18 matches for the Highlanders ... Made her first start for the Highlanders on August 31 in a 3-2 win over Florida Atlantic ...

2006 Made her first collegiate appearance on September 3 in a 3-1 win over Southern Utah ... Scored the first goal of her career – the game winner – in a 2-0 win over UC Davis on October 25 ... Picked up the first assist of her career on an Ashley Parks goal vs. UC Irvine on October 20 ...

High School Four-year letter winner in soccer and track at Cajon High School in San Bernardino ... Helped the Cowboys win the San Andreas League soccer championship as a senior ... Reached the CIF playoffs all four years, advancing to the second round in 2006 ... Also reached CIF first round in 2005 ... Named league Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and senior, earning all-league honors all four seasons ... Participated in the Division III Senior All-Star Game ... Won a combined 10 league titles in track over four years ... Competed at CIF Masters, State, and Finals meets ... Named Cajon’s Athlete of the Year after freshman, sophomore, and junior years ... Participated in the International Baccalaureate program ...

Personal Denise Nicolle Thomas is the daughter of Dexter Thomas and Michele Martin ... Majoring in psychology ... Enjoys eating teammate Sumariya’s cooking, grapefruit, Chinese food, and Mexican food ... Lists “The Gun Seller”, “Their Eyes Were Watching God” and “Socrates in Love” as her favorite novels and enjoys reading the works of Hugh Laurie and Zora Neal ... Her favorite athletes are former teammate Loana Holness, Mike Randolph, and NFL running back Reggie Bush ... E-40, Cool Kids and Lil Wayne are her favorite musical artists ... Watches “House”,  “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” and “Scrubs” on TV ... Lists her favorite movies as “Undercover Brother” and all three “Rush Hour” movies ... Her hobbies include reading and listening to music ...

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Career Stats

Year	Team	GP-GS	G	A	Pts	Sh	Shot%	SOG	SOG%	YC-RC	GW	PK-ATT
2006	UCR	6-0	1	1	3	2	.500	1	.500	0-0	1	0-0
2007	UCR	18-5	1	0	2	7	.143	7	1.000	0-0	0	0-0
2008	UCR	20-11	1	1	3	9	.111	2	.222	3-0	1	0-0
2009	UCR	19-19	4	3	11	36	.111	21	.583	3-0	1	1-1
	Totals	63-35	7	5	19	54	.130	31	.574	6-0	3	1-1