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Cynthia Morote-Ariza

Cynthia Morote-Ariza

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Soccer
  • Is the first Rambler women's soccer player to enter the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame.
  • Was the star player during a successful period of Rambler women's soccer, leading the team to NCAA appearances in 2006 and 2007 and Horizon League regular-season titles in 2007 and 2008.
  • She graduated as Loyola's career leader in points (127), goals (45) and assists (37) and also holds single-season marks with 55 points, 18 goals and 19 assists, all set in 2008, when she was a Capital One Third Team Academic All-America selection.
  • Morote-Ariza led Loyola to a staggering 23-4-3 (.817) record in Horizon League play during her four-year career from 2006-09 and she was a two-time Horizon League Player of the Year honoree (2007, 2008).
  • The 2006 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, Morote-Ariza was a three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region performer.
  • In 2010, became the first Rambler to be drafted into the professional ranks, going in the fifth round of the Women's Professional Soccer Draft to the Boston Breakers.
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