UC Riverside

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2012 ...

2011 One of three members of the Highlanders to start at least 18 matches ...

2010 Led the Highlanders in goals scored and points on the season ... Saw her first action, and picked up her first start, as a member of the Highlanders in UCR's season-opening 1-0 loss to UNLV on August 20 (box score/recap) ... Scored the first goal of her collegiate career off of a Deborah Musa pass in a 1-0 win over Texas State on September 3 (box score/recap) ... Her second career goal was unassisted in a 2-1 loss at Cal State Fullerton on October 14 (box score/recap)...

High School Letter winner in soccer at San Jacinto High School ... Led the Tigers to a 23-3 record in 2009, a League Championship, and a spot in the Division 6 final ... Set and broke her own school record for most goals scored in a season (27 as a freshman, 38 as a sophomore, 37 as a junior, and 63 as a senior) ... Named League Offensive MVP and All-CIF Second-Team in 2007 and 2008 ... Was selected as the July 2007 Sports Illustrated Latino Magazine Youth Athlete ... Named to The Press Enterprise All-Region team and The Valley Chronicle Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2009 ... National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2008 All-Region selection ... Participated in ASB and volunteered with muffins for mommies ...

Personal Melisa Escamilla is the daughter of Martin and Elsa Escamilla ... Majoring in biochemistry with a minor in neuroscience ... Career goal is to become a physical therapist ... Roots for the Los Angeles Galaxy and considers Landon Donovan her favorite athlete ... Watches True Blood, Desperate Housewives and One Tree Hill on television and lists “The Hangover”, “Pineapple Express”, and “Transformers” as some of her favorite movies ... Enjoys reading the works of Stephenie Meyer and considers the Twilights series among her favorite books ... Favorite foods include steak, mashed potatoes and garlic bread ... Hobbies are playing soccer, swimming, and listening to music ... Cites her parents and Daniel Saylor to be her biggest influences because “they have always been there for me no matter what and always helped me do my best in soccer” ... Her most memorable sports moment was scoring the game-tying goal in a championship game ...

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