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UC San Diego

2020 Women's Soccer Roster

9 Mia Bonifazi

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Mountain Vista HS
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • Major Psychology

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2020
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
CCAA All-Academic ... Appeared in eight games for the Tritons.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
Made Triton debut in opener at Concordia Irvine (8/30), entering at forward in first half ... Recorded her first goal as a Triton in UC San Diego's 2-1 win over Cal State East Bay (9/16).

AS A FRESHMAN AT USF IN 2017
Spent 2017-18 academic year at University of San Francisco and competed for Division I Dons of West Coast Conference (WCC) ... Appeared in eight matches and played 71 minutes ... Made college debut vs. Texas Tech (8/20) in Albuquerque, N.M., playing season-high 23 minutes ... Added 17 minutes at UC Irvine (9/24).

CLUB
Played for U19 Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Real Colorado, having had previous stint with club's U18 ECNL national team ... Also played for Colorado Rush ECNL 98/99, which participated in 2016 ECNL Regionals ... Led Olympico with 14 goals, competing against players older than her.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo. ... Aided Golden Eagles to Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Class 5A state title as a senior, after back-to-back semifinal appearances and runner-up effort in 2016 ... CHSAA All-State honorable mention in 2016 ... Also CHSAA All-State in 2017 ... Three-time All-Continental League selection ... Led team in assists ... Produced 21 goals and 21 assists for career ... Academic All-State award in 2015 and 2016 with 4.2 GPA ... Member of National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Key Club.

PERSONAL
Born June 14 in Denver, Colo. ... Parents are Dan and Pauline Bonifazi ... Father attended Colorado State and mother went to University of Colorado Denver ... Has two younger sisters named Annabella and Francesca ... Uncle, Mike Bonifazi, played lacrosse at Chapman University in 1995 ... Cousin, Marie Dreher, played soccer at Colorado Mesa University ... Cousin, Domi Richardson, played collegiately at Missouri and now professionally for Sky Blue FC ... Cousin, Kelly Cook, played at Santa Clara from 1989-90 ... Psychology major with a specialization in Human Health at Warren College ... Plans after earning undergraduate degree from UC San Diego include going to medical school and becoming a doctor ... Top soccer memory was playing Point loma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament because after the team went down 2-0, she was subbed in and got a ball from Ashlynn Kolarik and touched it around their keeper and two defenders and scored, and the team ultimately fought back to a 3-2 win ... Favorite UC San Diego memory was the team's 2018 Final Four run because of the amazing soccer and the time she got to spend with the team going to Amarillo and Pittsburgh and having a fun trip ...  Enjoys traveling ... Loves to cheer for the Colorado Avalanche ... Favorite athlete is U.S. soccer legend Mia Hamm ... Top movie is Bridesmaids ... Loves coffee ... Enjoys karaoke but is bad at it ... Nominated as a Colorado delegate to National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists' Congress of Future Medical Leaders, a highly-selective national program, in June of 2017 ... Attended two medical camps created for future doctors.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2018Sophomore

    Forward
    5'2"
    9
  • 9

    2019Junior

    Forward
    5'2"
    9
  • 9

    2020Senior

    Forward
    5'2"
    9

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