Megan Santa Cruz Season 2025

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PositionMF
Height5-4
YearJunior
HometownBurbank, Calif.
Previous SchoolWashington State
PRIOR TO PURDUE / WASHINGTON STATE 2023-24

2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE
  • Scored three goals as a junior, with five assists for 11 points
  • Started and played in all 19 games, with 1326 minutes
  • Earned career-highs in goals, assists, points, shots, SOG, and minutes played

2023 / AS A FRESHMAN 
  • Played in all 19 matches, starting 18 of them, and finished the season with 1,188 minutes played
  • Scored first-career goal against San Diego State, Aug. 31, netting the game-winner in the fifth minute
  • First-career assist came in win at Arizona, Oct. 5, finding Margie Detrizio for the equalizer in the 55th minute
  • Named to the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list at No. 23
  • Registered second assist in tie at Oregon State, playing fellow freshman Reagan Kotschau late in the first half
  • Garnered Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honors
  • Finished No. 56 in the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 10 Freshmen List.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM CAREER
  • Member of the US women’s national team pool
  • Called up for U-17 US Girls National Team virtual camp in February 2021
  • Called up to the U-15 Girls Youth National Team ID camp in October 2019
COLLEGE HONORS AND AWARDS
  • 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Freshmen, No. 23
  • 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100 Freshmen, No. 56
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Two-time First Team All-Sunshine League midfielder out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. … led the Knights in scoring every season since freshman year … led Notre Dame to a 15-4-3 record during junior season and a second-place league finish … competed for the LA Surf in club soccer … club's leading goal scorer for three seasons … named to the Surf's club showcase, netting the game-winning goal.