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Sacramento State

2024 Women's Soccer Roster

3 Alejandra Melendez

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oakland, Calif.
  • High School Bishop O'Dowd HS
  • Prev School Dominican University

Biography

SACRAMENTO STATE
SENIOR (2024):
Appeared in 18 of the team’s 21 matches, making her lone start of the season against Houston Christian (8/17)… Finished with her first point as a Hornet with an assist in a 1-1 draw against UC Santa Barbara (8/22)… Attempted single shots in four different matches, placing on one goal at Portland (9/5)… Competed in a season-high 41 minutes in the regular season opener at UC Davis (8/15).

DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
Played three seasons for the Penguins from 2021-23… Scored three goals as a sophomore in 2021, putting six of her 13 shot attempts on frame…Appeared in 14 matches that year with eight starts... Earned Academic All-PacWest honors that year, finishing second on the team in goals… Netted a goal on 19 shots in 2022, collecting the game-winning score against Academy of Art in a 3-0 win on Oct. 16… Appeared in 15 games, making 13 starts, putting nine of her 19 shots on frame… As a junior in 2023, started 18 matches with a team-high four goals, putting 13 of her 33 shots on goal.

MONTANA
Played her freshman season at Big Sky rival Montana in 2020-21… Earned Academic All-Big Sky honors… Appeared in five matches, attempting two shots — both against Sacramento State in an overtime win over the Hornets on April 4 during that pandemic-delayed spring season… Helped the Lady Griz to a Big Sky Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance.

BISHOP O'DOWD HS
Played varsity as a freshman in 2017, helping the Dragons to a league title with a 10-0-0 record without allowing a goal… She was the only freshman to appear in every match that season.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Gabriela Villareal… Has a younger brother Ivan… Played club soccer for the De Anza Force ECNL/California Thorns DA… Selected for the NorCal Regional Player Development Program from 2013-15 and the NorCal State Player Development Program from 2015-17… Walked on to the state ODP team from 2015-16… Magna Cum Laude graduate from Bishop O’Dowd.

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